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Author: David Blankenship
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2014-09-23
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1312532416
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA myriad of challenges threatened the dream of a self-proclaimed Band of Brothers who shared the mountains and valleys of reaching the pinnacle of high school football. No team in school history had marched into such territory of glory, or had shouldered such a season of expectation. The push was fraught with an emotional tug of war.
Author: Glenn Greenwald
Publisher: Working Assets Publishing
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGlenn Greenwald was not a political man — neither liberal nor conservative. To him, the U.S. was generally on track and would remain forever centrist. But all that has changed. Over the past five years, a creeping extremism has taken hold of our federal government, which threatens to alter our system of governing ourselves and our national character. This extremism is neither liberal nor conservative, but is driven by the Bush administration's radical theories of executive power. Greenwald writes that we cannot abide these unlimited and unchecked presidential powers if we are to remain a constitutional republic. Because when you answer to no one, you're not a president — you're a despot. This is one man's story of being galvanized into action to defend his country, and his concise and penetrating analysis of what is at stake for America when its president has secretly bestowed upon himself the powers of a king. From 9/11 to the question of nuclear war in Iran, Greenwald shows how Bush's claims of unlimited power play out. In the spirit of the colonists who once mustered the strength to denounce a king, Greenwald asks: how would a patriot act today?
Author: Pepper Johnson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780071408776
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTaking a group of diverse individual talents and bringing them together with a single goal -- to win.
Author: Christopher Price
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2017-09-05
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 125016706X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrive for Five presents the behind-the-scenes look at the legendary 2016 New England Patriots season from the rocky start to the Super Bowl finish by award-winning sportswriter Christopher Price. Foreword by Patriots safety Devin McCourty Afterword by Patriots wide receiver Matthew Slater There are certain moments that simply transcend sports. They become larger than life and bigger than anyone ever thought possible, leaping off the field, the court, or the diamond and into the annals of not only history, but the very fabric of the American milieu. We all just witnessed such a moment on February 5th, 2017, when the New England Patriots battled back from the largest deficit in Super Bowl history to once again become world champions and secure Tom Brady’s legacy as the greatest quarterback of all time. Amid a season of controversy, turmoil, and the most tumultuous political climate of our lifetime, the Patriots won. In spite of becoming entangled in the national spotlight on several occasions, the Patriots won. And in spite of being faced with any number of circumstances that would sink almost every other franchise in the NFL, the Patriots won. The season began with the fallout around Deflategate and losing their MVP-caliber quarterback for the first four games of the season, but honestly, the Deflategate saga was just a small part of it all. This is the story of how the Patriots rallied together as a team to surpass their obstacles on and off the football field and how that led to a remarkable run to the title – and the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. Complete with player interviews, behind-the-scenes stories never told before, and content provided by Patriots players themselves, Drive for Five provides a unique level of insight and access to the story behind the legendary New England Patriots’ 2016 season.
Author: Kathrine Switzer
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2017-04-04
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 030682566X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new edition of a sports icon's memoir, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Kathrine Switzer's historic running of the Boston Marathon as the first woman to run. In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the all-male Boston Marathon, infuriating one of the event's directors who attempted to violently eject her. In one of the most iconic sports moments, Switzer escaped and finished the race. She made history-and is poised to do it again on the fiftieth anniversary of that initial race, when she will run the 2017 Boston Marathon at age 70. Now a spokesperson for Reebok, Switzer is also the founder of 261 Fearless, a foundation dedicated to creating opportunities for women on all fronts, as this groundbreaking sports hero has done throughout her life. "Kathrine Switzer is the Susan B. Anthony of women's marathoning."-Joan Benoit Samuelson, first Olympic gold medalist in the women's marathon
Author: Jayna Baas
Publisher: For Liberty and Conscience
Published: 2020-04-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781734717501
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Robert Boothe risks everything to stand for religious freedom against the power of the British Crown, how far will he go to protect his church and family? "Entertaining, inspiring, and worthwhile" (The Old Schoolhouse).
Author: Robert Ludlum
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2015-09-29
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 1409149382
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJapan and China are thrown close to the brink of war when a Japanese warship is attacked. Meanwhile top Covert-One operative Jon Smith is sent to recover mysterious material from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactor. Smith vanishes, and CIA agent Randi Russell goes on an unsanctioned mission to find him. She discovers that the missing samples may be evidence that Japan, led by Chief of Staff Masao Takahashi, has been developing next-generation weapons systems in preparation for a conflict with China. The Covert-One team must prevent Takahashi from sparking a war, or the world will be dragged into a battle certain to kill tens of millions of people and leave much of the planet uninhabitable.
Author: Larry Schweikart
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-11-25
Total Pages: 1005
ISBN-13: 0698173635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way America’s past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of America’s patriots and the achievements of “dead white men.” As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than on George Washington; more about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II than about D-Day or Iwo Jima; more on the dangers we faced from Joseph McCarthy than those we faced from Josef Stalin. A Patriot’s History of the United States corrects those doctrinaire biases. In this groundbreaking book, America’s discovery, founding, and development are reexamined with an appreciation for the elements of public virtue, personal liberty, and private property that make this nation uniquely successful. This book offers a long-overdue acknowledgment of America’s true and proud history.
Author: Stuart Moore
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
Published: 2018-05-01
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1785659596
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSecond title in Titan Books' Marvel fiction reissue program, featuring the classic story: Civil War SPIDER-MAN IRON MAN CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FANTASTIC FOUR THE EPIC STORY THAT BLOWS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE APART! Iron Man and Captain America: two core members of the Avengers, the world's greatest super hero team. When a tragic battle blows a hole in the city of Stamford, killing hundreds of people, the U.S. government demands that all super heroes unmask and register their powers. To Tony Stark--Iron Man--it's a regrettable but necessary step. To Captain America, it's an unbearable assault on civil liberties. SO BEGINS THE CIVIL WAR. BASED ON THE SMASH-HIT GRAPHIC NOVEL THAT HAS SOLD MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES.
Author: Stuart Moore
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Published: 2016-03-02
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1302485318
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Marvel Universe is changing. In the wake of a tragedy, Capitol Hill proposes the Super Hero Registration Act, requiring all costumed heroes to unmask themselves before the government. Divided, the nation's greatest champions must each decide how to react - a decision that will alter the course of their lives forever! Experience Marvel's blockbuster event like never before in this illustrated prose adaptation of the smash-hit graphic novel that has sold more than half a million copies in print and digital formats!
