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This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed by Charles E. Cobb
epub, azw3 |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Charles E. Cobb [Cobb, Charles E.]

A Civil War–era card depicting a rebelling slave. Open resistance to slavery was rarely, if ever, nonviolent. (Library of Congress) African American troops fighting for the Union in Dutch Gap, ...
( Category: African-American Studies August 18,2014 )
Dave Barry Slept Here by Dave Barry
epub |eng | 2010-07-27 | Author:Dave Barry [Barry, Dave]

THE AWAKENING OF IMPERIALISM The first thing American imperialism noticed when it woke up was Cuba. At the time Cuba technically belonged to Spain, which alert readers will remember as ...
( Category: Humor August 18,2014 )
Taken by Tuesday (Weekday Brides Series)
mobi |eng | 2014-08-12 | Author:Bybee, Catherine [Bybee, Catherine]

They walked back to the house, his arms sat on her shoulders as he attempted to shelter her from the strong winds blowing off the ocean. So many emotions swam ...
( Category: Family Life August 18,2014 )
The Hard Way on Purpose by David Giffels
epub |eng | | Author:David Giffels

But not me, baby, I’m too precious . . . Fuck off! And then began punching again. After a while, it did start to hurt. When the song ended, in ...
( Category: State & Local August 18,2014 )
Paradise Under Glass by Ruth Kassinger
epub |eng | 2010-08-13 | Author:Ruth Kassinger

We hung out in the vivarium for a time while I oohed and aahed over the butterflies. I learned that although their lives are sweet, they’re short: usually two to ...
( Category: State & Local August 14,2014 )
The Bite Fight by George Willis
epub |eng | 2013-04-11 | Author:George Willis

9. Man in the Middle Mills Lane had just finished a three-mile run across the back roads outside of Reno, Nevada, an exercise he undertook at least four times a ...
( Category: State & Local August 1,2014 )
Liberty's Torch: The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty by Mitchell Elizabeth
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-07-15 | Author:Mitchell, Elizabeth [Mitchell, Elizabeth]

In 1884, one could walk down rue de Vigny toward boulevard de Courcelles and hear hammers ringing in the street. In Parc Monceau, children chased pigeons beside the flower beds. ...
( Category: Europe July 31,2014 )
Blood and Daring by John Boyko
epub |eng | 2013-05-27 | Author:John Boyko [Boyko, John]

CHICAGO The American peace movement, spearheaded by the anti-Lincoln machinations of Thompson and the Copperheads, had sputtered as the Union made successful military advances in 1863, but it was revived ...
( Category: Civil War July 31,2014 )
Kill by Smith L J
epub, mobi |eng | 1994-06-09 | Author:Smith, L J [Smith, L J]

"Does anybody have aspirin?" Jenny said. "I lost mine." Michael, who had taken off his sweatshirt and was trying to wrap Audrey's arm in his undershirt, thrust a hand in ...
( Category: Spine-Chilling Horror July 31,2014 )
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [3] by J. K. Rowling
mobi |eng | 1999-07-15 | Author:J. K. Rowling

CHAPTER 12 THE PATRONUS Harry knew that Hermione had meant well, but that didn’t stop him from being angry with her. He had been the owner of the best broom ...
( Category: Fantasy July 31,2014 )
Super Bowl Monday by Adam Lazarus
epub |eng | 2010-12-31 | Author:Adam Lazarus [Lazarus, Adam]

Ottis Jerome (O. J.) Anderson stares at the camera during Super Bowl XXV. The New York Giants running back would finish the game with twenty-one carries, 102 yards rushing, one ...
( Category: State & Local July 29,2014 )
Baseball's Creation Myth by Brian Martin
epub |eng | 2013-05-28 | Author:Brian Martin

Cooperstown residents apparently needed time to digest the village’s newfound status as the cradle of baseball, since little was done to capitalize on it in the near term. The lack ...
( Category: State & Local July 29,2014 )
The New York Rangers
epub | | | Author:Broadway's Longest Running Hit

( Category: Miscellaneous July 29,2014 )
The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer by Dean Baker
epub, mobi |eng | 2006-07-15 | Author:Dean Baker [Baker, Dean]

13 These data are taken from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2006, Table 11). 14 This estimate is derived in Baker (2005a). 54 would eliminate the incentive to ...
( Category: Economic Conditions July 29,2014 )
Escape from Alcatraz by J. Campbell Bruce
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-02-21 | Author:J. Campbell Bruce [Bruce, J. Campbell]

EX-CONVICT TELLS WHY By Robert de Roos It is easy to forget that the convicts who died in the abortive Alcatraz Prison break had friends. Yesterday, a former Alcatraz inmate ...
( Category: State & Local July 27,2014 )

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