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The Jamestown settlers imagined life in the New World would be flowing with abundance, but things were not as they expected. Not only were they agriculturally inexperienced, but they had bad luck negotiating with the natives and faced delays of their food shipments from England. In “The Starving Time”, Captain John Smith recounts the bleak conditions of the winter of 1609-10, including tales of people so desperate they resorted to cannibalism. It was a time of starvation indeed - of the colony’s 500 residents, only 60 lived till spring.

In this account, Gottlieb Mittelberger reveals the plight of poor German families who migrated to America in the 18th century. It was normal at the time for poor Europeans to fund their journey to the New World by agreeing to a period of indentured servitude. Yet what Mittleberger observed was more akin to slavery: workers were auctioned off upon arrival with no formal contract. This enlightening record reveals a darker side to early American history.

The New York Times bestselling collection from FOX News star Greg Gutfeld features his best and pithiest monologues on the current state of the world, covering everything from pop culture to politics, annotated for the modern day with all new content. “Wherever I go, I am hit repeatedly by the...

In her bestselling book The Beauty Detox Solution, Kimberly Snyder—one of Hollywood's top celebrity nutritionists and beauty experts—shared the groundbreaking program that keeps her A-list clientele in red-carpet shape. Now you can get the star treatment with this guide to the top fifty...

In 1919, American headlines proclaimed the fix and cover-up of the World Series as "the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America." In this painstaking review, Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the scandal, in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation’s leading gamblers to throw the series to Cincinnati. Asinof vividly describes the tense meetings, the hitches in the conniving, the actual plays in which the Series was thrown, the Grand Jury indictment, and the famous 1921 trial.

The story of the Incas is a powerful one, and their legacy remains a potent influence in the Andes of South America. In this insightful lecture series, Columbia University professor Terence D'Altroy focuses on Inca life at the height of the empire, the society's origins, its military, religion, ruling structure, and finally, the Inca legacy today.

On February 2, 2002, Stephen King, Pat Conroy, John Grisham, and Peter Straub gathered at New York's Town Hall for a very special evening. These four best selling authors stepped up to the microphone to raise money for one of the most recognizable voices in audiobooks, Frank Muller, an actor who sustained terrible injuries from a motorcycle accident. All profits will be donated to The Wavedancer Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports artists who fall prey to illness or injury.

On the morning of July 3, 1994, the site of a forest fire on Storm King Mountain in Colorado was wrongly recorded by the district's Bureau of Land Management office as taking place in South Canyon, thereby mislabeling forever one of the greatest tragedies in the annals of firefighting. That...

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From the organization We Need Diverse Books and Dhonielle Clayton, the co-author of Blackout, comes a fantasy collection of short stories from a list of diverse, award-winning, and bestselling authors. This critically acclaimed young adult anthology welcomes every voice to lead, empower, and...

Named to Oprah Magazine's Best Caribbean Books for Your 2021 reading list, imagination and adventure run wild in the most talked about middle grade debut of the year! A small village on a Jamaican island. A girl who doesn't remember the previous summer. A best friend who is no longer acting like...

Do you know the real story behind the New Testament? We all share a fascination for discovering ‘the rest of the story.’ We enjoy learning the behind-the-scenes facts about seemingly familiar events. In this eight-session Bible study, well-known Bible scholars N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird...

Super Account Manager provides a practical guide for (new) account managers using the Gentleman-in-Business method, aimed at achieving sales success through customer focus and distinctive actions.

Super Accountmanager biedt een praktische gids voor (startende) accountmanagers met de Gentleman-in-Business methode, voor succes in sales door klantgerichtheid en onderscheidend handelen.

The Artisan's Compass introduces Artisan Parenting®—a powerful philosophy that helps parents raise children who can stand on their own, make wise decisions, and contribute meaningfully to the world.

You thought it was love… until you could no longer recognize yourself. And then came the realization that changed everything. For nearly eight years, Gwyn Devereaux fought a battle that did not end with separation. It followed her into courtrooms where truth was questioned, procedure...

When Rhett Mayes brings his family and some friends along on a beach vacation to Mexico, trouble is the farthest thing from his mind. But when their trip takes a dark and dangerous turn, he finds himself at the mercy of mysterious forces he can’t begin to understand. As an unknown illness takes hold of his family, Rhett is thrust into a new world, a strange place not quite like home. In it, he discovers that not all is as it seems, and he must learn to navigate the new world around him if he hopes to save his family —and himself.

Weston is spending his summer trying to earn money for a new bike. Instead of mowing lawns or opening a lemonade stand. Weston's uncle offers him a job helping out at the local junkyard. Thrilled to learn how to use a bulldozer or a grapple he jumps at the opportunity. On his first day he is shown around the junkyard. In the very back corner of the place there is a stack of cars piled up around something. Weston is told to never mess with that stack of cars. One day while training with the excavator Weston knocks one of the stacks of cars over.

Nach einem verzweifelten Versuch, ihrem Leben ein Ende zu setzen, findet sich Wynn in Harlow Sanctum wieder. Das altehrwürdige Sanatorium ist bekannt für seine unkonventionellen Therapiemethoden und berüchtigt für die Geheimnisse, die hinter seinen Mauern lauern. Dort lernt Wynn schließlich auch Liam kennen. Liam ist düster, grausam, gebrochen – und dennoch voller Lebenswillen. Die beiden könnten nicht unterschiedlicher sein. Aber können sie ineinander auch Heilung finden?

Set against the backdrop of East Texas in February 1994, this true-crime account begins with the disappearance of seventeen-year-old Lilli Anne, a responsible Lindale High School junior whose late-night shift at Sonic ended like any other until she never returned home. Her mother’s horrifying discovery the next morning launched an intense search involving local law enforcement and the Texas Rangers, but Lilli seemed to vanish without a trace.