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How Do We Get Out Of Here
$30.00Add to cartHow Do We Get Out of Here? is R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.’s intimate memoir, detailing his leadership in the conservative movement and his relationships with its major personalities from 1968 to the present.
When R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. was a conservative college student in 1968, he watched as Senator Robert Kennedy gave a rousing campaign speech. When Senator Kennedy asked him, “How do we get out of here?” Tyrrell-the only other person onstage-not only escorted the candidate to his car but boldly pressed a “Reagan for President” button into the legendary Democrat’s hand.
This early, irreverent political prank marked Tyrrell’s entrance into what would become a decades-long engagement at the heart of American politics as founder and publisher of the legendary conservative magazine, The American Spectator. Tyrrell has now written a candid memoir of those tumultuous years, complete with fascinating-and often, uproarious-behind-the-scenes vignettes of the turbulent politics and the most prominent political and literary personalities of the era, including the Spectator’s furious political battles with Bill Clinton, the author’s close association with Ronald Reagan, his warm relations and competition with William F. Buckley of the National Review, his friendship with a post-presidential Richard Nixon, and the chaotic years of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Written in Tyrrell’s trademark unfailing and bitingly satirical style, How Do We Get Out of Here? is an invaluable and intimate recount of the political and cultural battles that shaped our contemporary politics, written by a raconteur whose fearless muckraking materially impacted the politics of the modern era.
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Why Did Slavery End
$9.99Add to cartSlavery has been around for a long time. In the Bible, Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery, and the Israelites were slaves in Egypt until God freed them. Even much more recently, people were kidnapped and made to work. For a while, Christians ignored that slavery is wrong and pretended that enslaved people were not their neighbors. But a lot of Christians realised they were wrong, and between 1688 and 1888 AD there was a big fight to put a stop to slavery. This is the story of these Christians who loved their neighbors and how they fought to free them. Includes the story of how the abolition of the slave trade came about internationally, and facts about modern slavery, as well as a timeline of key dates.
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Women Of The Bible Timeline Pamphlet
$4.99Add to cartEnjoy having a chronological overview of 100 key women of the Bible with this full-color pamphlet! From Eve and Esther to Mary Magdalene and the Samaritan woman at the well, dive into the stories of these 100 women side by side at a glance!
There are dozens of key women of the Bible to remember, but it can be difficult to keep track of who is who and which women lived in which era. Now you can get a solid overview using this handy foldout timeline which features more than 100 women from the Old and New Testaments alongside dozens of key biblical events. This stunning timeline is packed with:
*Brief summaries with key information
*Colorful illustrations
*Scripture references
*Key events and time periods in Bible historyPerfect for classrooms, study reference use, and as gifts for friends!
This Pamphlet is Filled with Fascinating Facts
It’s never been more fun to dive into the histories of these incredible women of the Bible!
Learn fascinating facts such as:*Mary, mother of Jesus, was present when Jesus turned water to wine, at his crucifixion, AND was likely present at Pentecost
*Deborah, widely known as a prophet and a judge, also gained prominence as a wise ruler and a warrior who went into battle
*Described as a “prophet” Noadiah attempted to stop Jeremiah from building a wall around Jerusalem
*Following a visitation from an angel, Samson’s mother bore Samson as a result of a miracle
Get a Solid Overview of 100 Women of the Bible
Learn about famous women from the Bible:
*Matriarchs of Israel, like Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah
*Faithful and courageous women, like Hannah, Ruth, and Esther
*Notorious women, like Jezebel and Herodias, who killed the prophets of God
*Women in the Gospels whose lives were changed by Jesus, like Mary Magdalene, the
*Samaritan woman, and sisters Mary and Martha
*Early Christian leaders, like Lydia, Priscilla, and PhoebeDiscover lesser known but fascinating women:
*Jehosheba, who saved a child prince from being killed
*Huldah the prophet, whose words to a king changed a nation
*Shiphrah and Puah, who defied the pharaoh of Egypt
*Five sisters who argued for their family’s right to a place in Israel
*An Athenian named Damaris who became a believer after hearing Paul’s Mars Hill sermonThis pamphlet’s high-gloss coating makes it a durable, convenient resource you’re sure to keep with you and use time and again. Fits in the back of most Bibles so you can take it any
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6 : The Untold Story Of America’s First Women Astronauts
$32.50Add to cartIn the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America’s first women astronauts-six extraordinary women, each making history going to orbit aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle.
When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots-a group then made up exclusively of men-had the right stuff. It was an era in which women were steered away from jobs in science and deemed unqualified for space flight. Eventually, though, NASA recognized its blunder and opened the application process to a wider array of hopefuls, regardless of race or gender. From a candidate pool of 8,000 six elite women were selected in 1978-Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, and Rhea Seddon.
In The Six, acclaimed journalist Loren Grush shows these brilliant and courageous women enduring claustrophobic-and sometimes deeply sexist-media attention, undergoing rigorous survival training, and preparing for years to take multi-million-dollar payloads into orbit. Together, the Six helped build the tools that made the space program run. One of the group, Judy Resnik, sacrificed her life when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded at 46,000 feet. Everyone knows of Sally Ride’s history-making first space ride, but each of the Six would make their mark.
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Inseparable : The Hess Twins’ Holocaust Journey Through Bergen-Belsen To Am
$29.99Add to cartStefan and Marion Hess’s happy childhood was shattered in 1944. Torn from their home in Amsterdam, the six-year-old twins and their parents were deported to a place their mother called “a dying hell”–the infamous concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen.
Inseparable is the vivid account of one family’s struggle to survive the Holocaust. When caught in childish mischief, Stefan and Marion ran from SS soldiers, making a game of seeing who could get closest to the guard towers before being warned he would be shot. They witnessed their father beaten beyond recognition, dodged strafing warplanes, and somehow survived in a place where “the children looked for bread between the corpses.” Above all, this is the unforgettable story of a young mother and father who were willing to sacrifice everything for their children.
From the Hesses’ prosperous pre-war life in Germany to their desperate ride in a bullet-strafed boxcar through the rubble of the collapsing Third Reich, Faris Cassell weaves Stefan and Marion’s personal memories and historical details into a gripping narration of this heroic family’s ordeal.
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Crowned With Glory
$17.99Add to cartAmerica was founded on the concept of the innate and inalienable rights of humankind. Many Christians see an echo of the imago Dei–that every human being carries the image of God–within those ideals. Yet these rights were systemically withheld from the Black and enslaved residents of this country for centuries. Through it all, Black people have proclaimed the truth of their dignity and personhood in powerful and profound ways.
Crowned with Glory collects many of the writings of these men and women, both familiar and lesser-known, to shine a light on what has always been there: an enormous movement of Black Americans demanding the liberty they were promised and deserved. With moving and insightful reflections on these oft-forgotten or suppressed voices, author Jasmine L. Holmes offers a hopeful and encouraging testament to the power of unrelenting cries for justice that will strike a chord with anyone looking for a robust Christian history of resistance.
If you want to understand how we got here, read this book. If you want to know where we go from here, read it again.
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Night Train To Nashville
$29.99Add to cartSet against the backdrop of Jim Crow, Night Train to Nashville takes readers behind the curtain of one of music’s greatest untold stories during the era of segregation and Civil Rights.
In another time and place, E. Gab Blackman and William Sousa “Sou” Bridgeforth might have been as close as brothers, but in 1950s Nashville they remained separated by the color of their skin. Gab, a visionary yet opportunistic radio executive, saw something no one else did: a vast and untapped market with the R&B scene exploding in Black clubs across the city. He defied his industry, culture, government, and even his own family to broadcast Black music to a national audience.
Sou, the popular kingpin of Black Nashville and a grandson of slaves, led this movement into the second half of the twentieth century as his New Era Club on the Black side of town exploded in the aftermath of this new radio airplay. As the popularity of Black R&B grew, integrated parties and underground concerts spread throughout the city, and this new scene faced a dangerous inflection point: Could a segregated society ever find true unity?
Taking place during one of the most tumultuous times in US history, Night Train to Nashville explores how one city, divided into two completely different and unequal communities, demonstrated the power of music to change the world.
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Remaking The World
$29.99Add to cartHow 7 Transformational Events in 1776 Paved the Way for Today’s Post-Christian West
With dizzying social transformations in everything from gender to social justice, it may seem like there’s never been a more tumultuous period in history. But a single year in the late 18th century saw a number of influential transformations–or even revolutions–that changed the social trajectory of the Western world. By understanding how those events influenced today’s cultural landscape, Christians can more effectively bear witness to God’s truth in a post-Christian age.
In Remaking the World, Andrew Wilson highlights 7 major developments from the year 1776–globalization, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the Great Enrichment, the American Revolution, the rise of post-Christianity, and the dawn of Romanticism–and explains their relevance to social changes happening today. Carefully examining key documents and historical figures, Wilson demonstrates how a monumental number of political, philosophical, economic, and industrial changes in the year of America’s founding shaped the modern West into a “WEIRDER” society: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic, Ex-Christian, and Romantic. This thoroughly researched yet accessible book offers a unique historical perspective on modern views of family, government, religion, and morality–giving Christians the historical lens they need to understand today’s post-Christian trends and respond accordingly.
*Relevant Cultural and Historical Analysis: Skillfully connects key ideas and events from the past to the present
*Comprehensive: Examines important developments from 1776, including the American Revolution, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; James Watt’s steam engine; Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations; and Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason
*Informative: Covers key historical figures, including John Adams, Edmund Burke, and David Hume
*Biblical: Equips and encourages readers to share the gospel in a post-Christian world
*A Great Resource for Pastors, Scholars, and Readers of Carl Trueman’s The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
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Christ In Dachau
$21.95Add to cart“What we priests were forced to endure under the Nazi regime, especially in Dachau concentration camp, is no more than a cup filled from the vast sea of human suffering in the world today,” wrote Fr. John Lenz. “It is not this suffering as such that is important. The important thing is to show those who have crosses of their own to bear in life just what the grace of God can do for those who follow faithfully in the footsteps of Christ the Crucified. It is no less important to reveal the wickedness of Hell.”
The Nazi hellhole Dachau concentration camp held the largest number of Catholic priests – more than 2,400 – in the Nazi camp system. They came from two dozen countries, from every background – parish priests and prelates, monks and friars, teachers and missionaries. More than one-third were killed.
Among the survivors was Fr. Lenz, who was asked by his superiors to write an account of what he saw – and experienced – so that it would not be forgotten. This book, filled with gripping real-life stories and eighty photos, was the stunning result and became an immediate sensation.
This work is unique among those written on the Holocaust; it reveals how, by tireless sacrifice amid barbaric suffering, the Church was victorious in one of the darkest times in human history. When the Nazis entered several European countries, many people were afraid to speak up. Numerous priests, however, continued to preach the gospel and the truth about the dignity of life and freedom. Through their courageous witness you will learn about:
*The arrest and imprisonment of priests and other faithful citizens
*What really happened at Dachau and the horrific treatment of prisoners
*How priests ministered to fellow prisoners and prayed unceasingly in the camps
*Ways in which priests secretly brought the Blessed Sacrament to the people and heard confessions
*Spiritual lessons learned in the face of death and despair
“Only when we are forced to endure the most profound suffering and hardship do we learn how to catch hold of God’s hand in our misery,” Fr. Lenz reflected. “We learn to pray.”
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Place We Make
$25.00Add to cartA thoughtful investigation into the incredible true story of a Black man convicted and exiled under the Oregon Exclusion Law in 1851–and a contemporary White woman wrestling with racism and faith after learning she’s a descendant of two men who assisted in the exile.
Moving back to the outskirts of Portland, called the “Whitest city in America,” prompted Sarah’s curiosity about the colonization of the West, her ancestors, and the legal exile of a Black man. She examined four city leaders involved in Jacob Vanderpool’s case–Oregon City’s founder, the case judge, Jacob’s accuser, and a local pastor–and the cultural and theological fallout of their decisions. Along the way, Sarah took a hard look at her tendencies, unconscious and deliberate, to ignore the possibility of prejudice in her heart.
Vanderpool’s case proved a fascinating lens on a far bigger story than one trial, illuminating truths to help us all come to honest terms with our past, learn to repent, and contribute to the good of the people and places around us.
Journey through this sensitive expedition into the events that remain a thorn under America’s skin and discover afresh the vast potential of the flawed but endlessly redeemable–human heart.
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Kabul : The Untold Story Of Biden’s Fiasco And The American Warriors Who Fo
$29.00Add to cartThis is the definitive account of the Biden administration’s most disgraceful hour — and the chaos it unleashed in the world.
America’s chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield.
Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members–eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11–were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented.Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground.
Kabul’s original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best.
Ultimately, this book explains how Biden’s Afghanistan retreat spurred a dangerous new era that persist for decades. While Americans watched the fall of Afghanistan with disbelief, our nation’s enemies were also paying close attention.
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Politically Incorrect Guide To The Supreme Court
$21.99Add to cartJustice in the Balance
Alexander Hamilton famously predicted that the judiciary would be “the least dangerous” branch of government. How’s that working out?
The Supreme Court stands as arbiter over a country increasingly unable to govern itself. Americans can’t agree on the meaning of the Constitution or even the rule of law. Are the nine high priests enthroned in their marble temple the saviors of the Republic or the pallbearers of democracy? Are they defenders of the Constitution as written or super-legislators who make law from the bench? What did the Founders envision when they vested the “judicial Power” in “one supreme Court”?
John Yoo, a professor of law at UC Berkeley, and Robert J. Delahunty, a fellow at the Claremont Institute Center for the American Way of Life, provide the answers with an incisive reading of the law and constitutional history. The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Supreme Court explains:
*The turbulent history of the court’s early years, and the eventual triumph of “judicial supremacy”
*The Bill of Rights: how the Court has defined free speech, freedom of religion, and the right to bear arms
*The Court’s notorious rulings and how they were overturned-from Dred Scott to Roe v. Wade
*Why “court-packing” is a constant temptation for Democratic presidents
*The Supreme Court’s best and worst justices-and what qualities distinguished them
*The future of the Supreme Court: Will it be the rubber stamp of corrupt administrations or the ultimate watchdog protecting our nation’s liberties?
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Supreme Court offers a penetrating and irreverent account of the justices-ideologues and cowards, geniuses and mediocrities, all of them thoroughly human-and a fascinating analysis of a Court that has swung like a pendulum from preserving the Republic to undermining government by the people and back to defending the Constitution. Sprightly, informative, and powerfully argued, this book is guaranteed to give the reader a deeper understanding of America’s most powerful judicial body.
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Peoples Justice : Clarence Thomas And The Constitutional Stories That Defin
$32.99Add to cartFor thirty years, Clarence Thomas has been denounced as the “cruelest justice,” a betrayer of his race, an ideologue, and the enemy of the little guy. In this compelling study of the man and the jurist, Amul Thapar demolishes that caricature.
Every day, Americans go to court. Invoking the Constitution, they fight for their homes, for a better education for their children, and to save their cities from violence. Recounting the stories of a handful of these ordinary Americans whose struggles for justice reached the Supreme Court, Thapar shines new light on the heart and mind of Clarence Thomas.
A woman in debilitating pain whose only effective medication has been taken away by the government, the motherless children of a slain police officer, victims of sexual assault– read their eye-opening stories, stripped of legalese, and decide for yourself whether Thomas’s originalist jurisprudence delivers equal justice under law.
“Finding the right answer,” Justice Thomas has observed, “is often the least difficult problem.” What is needed is “the courage to assert that answer and stand firm in the face of the constant winds of protest and criticism.”
That courage–along with wisdom and compassion–shines out from every page of The People’s Justice. At the heart of this book is the question: Would you want to live in Justice Thomas’s America? After reading these stories, even his critics might be surprised by their answer.
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3rd Grade Math With Confidence Student Workbook Bundle (Student/Study Guide)
$53.90Add to cartThese two workbooks (first A, then B) provide all the necessary practice and reinforcement for every lesson in Kate Snow’s Third Grade Math with Confidence Instructor Guide. Simple, straight forward workbook pages give children practice with new concepts and provide daily review of previously-learned skills.
These colorful, whimsical pages support you in your teaching and give your child written practice with new concepts and review of previously-learned skills.
Lesson activity pages include visual aids, real-world examples, and game boards to simplify your teaching
*Practice pages provide written practice with new skills
*Review pages ensure students retain what what they’ve learned and master essential skills
*Unit Wrap-Ups at the end of each unit provide review and assessmentYou’ll use Workbook Part A for Units 1-8, and Workbook Part B for Units 9-16. Together with the Instructor Guide, these books provide a full year of thorough and engaging math instruction.
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Pope At War
$22.00Add to cartWhen Pope Pius XII died in 1958, his papers were sealed in the Vatican Secret Archives, leaving unanswered questions about what he knew and did during World War II. Those questions have only grown and festered, making Pius XII one of the most controversial popes in Church history, especially now as the Vatican prepares to canonize him.
In 2020, Pius XII’s archives were finally opened, and David I. Kertzer–widely recognized as one of the world’s leading Vatican scholars–has been mining this new material ever since, revealing how the pope came to set aside moral leadership in order to preserve his church’s power.
Based on thousands of never-before-seen documents not only from the Vatican, but from archives in Italy, Germany, France, Britain, and the United States, The Pope at War paints a new, dramatic portrait of what the pope did and did not do as war enveloped the continent and as the Nazis began their systematic mass murder of Europe’s Jews. The book clears away the myths and sheer falsehoods surrounding the pope’s actions from 1939 to 1945, showing why the pope repeatedly bent to the wills of Hitler and Mussolini.
Just as Kertzer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Pope and Mussolini became the definitive book on Pope Pius XI and the Fascist regime, The Pope at War is destined to become the most influential account of his successor, Pius XII, and his relations with Mussolini and Hitler. Kertzer shows why no full understanding of the course of World War II is complete without knowledge of the dramatic, behind-the-scenes role played by the pope. “This remarkably researched book is replete with revelations that deserve the adjective ‘explosive, ‘” says Kevin Madigan, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard University. ” The Pope at War is a masterpiece.”
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Revolutionary Heroes : True Stories Of Courage From America’s Fight For Ind
$16.99Add to cartIntroduce Young Readers to Inspiring Figures from Early American History
We live in scary and unpredictable times, and times of crisis call for heroes. Despite our recent obsession with all things superhero, real heroes are just regular people who rise to the challenge when the going gets tough–like the people who won the American Revolutionary War.
Some famous, some obscure, but all models of courage under fire, these ordinary people followed their convictions, took tremendous risks, and faced dire consequences should they fail. Yet they stuck to their principles, winning the most unlikely of victories and not only shaping a new country but reshaping the world. Now Pat Williams brings their stories to vivid life for children ages 9-12.
These engaging stories of men, women, and even kids who showed courage despite overwhelming odds during America’s fight for freedom will inspire young readers to face their fears, take calculated risks, and imagine a better future for themselves and their country.
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Dictionary Of Paul And His Letters
$70.00Add to cartThe Dictionary of Paul and His Letters is a one-of-a-kind reference work. No other resource presents as much information focused exclusively on Pauline theology, literature, background, and scholarship.
This second edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the acclaimed 1993 publication. Since that groundbreaking volume was published, developments in Pauline studies have continued at a rapid pace, with diverse new scholars entering the conversation, new ideas and methods gaining attention, and fresh expressions of old topics shaping the present discussion. Those who enjoyed and benefited from the wealth in the first edition will find this new edition an equally indispensable and freshly up-to-date companion to study and research.
Classic topics such as Christology, justification, hermeneutics, and book studies of individual epistles receive careful treatment by specialists in the field. Topics new to this edition–including Paul and politics, patronage, and interpretations from various historical and cultural perspectives–expand the volume’s breadth and usefulness. Over 95% of the articles have been written specifically for this edition.
This work bridges the gap between scholars and pastors, teachers and students, and all interested readers who want a thorough treatment of key topics in a summary format. In curating and compiling these articles, the editors have sought to make them comprehensive, accessible, and useful for those pursuing further research on particular subjects. Each article’s bibliography, in addition, will serve a new generation of readers for years to come.
The updated Dictionary of Paul and His Letters takes its place alongside the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, 2nd ed., and the other volumes in the IVP Bible Dictionary Series as a unique presentation of the fruit of biblical studies–committed to Scripture, using the best of critical methods, and maintaining dialogue with both contemporary scholarship and the challenges facing the church. The reference volumes in the series provide in-depth treatment of biblical and theological topics in an accessible encyclopedia format, including cross-sectional themes, methods of interpretation, significant historical or cultural background, and each Old and New Testament book as a whole.
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Ultimate Infographic Guide To The Bible
$26.99Add to cartWhy can I be confident the Bible is reliable?
Who decided which books made the final cut?
What else do I need to know to understand what I’m reading?
You know firsthand that spending time in the Bible is a key part of your walk with God. But whether you’re reading His Word for the first time or what feels like the hundredth, you’re bound to ask questions along the way.
For new and seasoned believers, The Ultimate Infographic Guide to the Bible is here to provide invaluable historical, cultural, and contextual insights to help you better understand God’s Word. These fascinating charts, graphics, and timelines will enrich your reading experience by:
*highlighting the key events, themes, and applications found in each book of the Bible
*giving you important background on the Bible’s reliability, translation process, and preservation
*pointing out how God’s character and love for you is revealed throughout the Bible’s overarching story
The Ultimate Infographic Guide to the Bible will enable you to understand the significance of every book of the Bible and recognize how the message of each one is relevant to your life today.
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Hugh OFlaherty : The Irish Priest Who Resisted The Nazis
$12.95Add to cartMonsignor Hugh O’Flaherty was working in the Vatican when dictator Benito Mussolini fell from power and Germany invaded Italy in 1943. This courageous Irish priest who resisted the Nazi occupation was made famous by the movie, The Scarlet and the Black, starring Gregory Peck. The Monsignor O’Flaherty brought to life in this story is as intriguing and exciting as the film version.
Witty, brilliant, and fearless, Monsignor O’Flaherty helped escaped Allied prisoners of war and persecuted Jews to elude capture by the Germans. At great risk to themselves, Monsignor O’Flaherty and his equally brave friends–priests, nuns, and lay men and women, including a few aristocrats–saved thousands of lives. They constantly needed to stay one step ahead of the ever-persistent Nazis until their surrender to the Allies in 1945.
This is the 35th title in the acclaimed Vision Books series on saints and heroes for youth. Not just a thrilling adventure story, this book offers a portal into a real-life battle between good and evil. It also tells of the need after a war for forgiveness and redemption.
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Saint Patrick The Forgiver
$18.00Add to cartHello, my name is Patrick.
You may have heard my story.
I walked the span of Ireland
to tell of God’s great glory.
And with a wee green shamrock
I shared of the Three-in-One:
our God–the blessed mystery–
Father, Spirit, and the Son.Everybody’s Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day. But did you know that Patrick–the greatest bishop of Ireland–wasn’t Irish? Combining Patrick’s words from his Confessions with a few of the legends about him, this whimsical retelling will teach families about the fascinating life of the real Saint Patrick and help them discover a remarkable story of love and forgiveness along the way.
Told in rollicking rhyme and beautifully illustrated with Ned Bustard’s signature linocut artwork, this children’s book will be enjoyed by kids and the adults who read with them. Also included is a note from the author to encourage further conversation about the content.
Discover IVP Kids and share with children the things that matter to God!
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1000 Trivia Facts About The Bible
$12.99Add to cart1,000 Trivia Facts About the Bible?is a fun, informative, and entertaining way to see how well you know the Good Book. This trivia book is perfect for people of all ages and is a great resource for families or church groups.
Designed to be a creative way to entertain and educate both kids and adults, this Bible trivia book will make learning a treat. Packed with facts and trivia from both the Old and New Testaments, it’s a perfect tool to build your own Bible trivia quizzes or keep the kids engaged during road trips.
Inside this Bible trivia book you’ll discover questions such as:
*According to Jewish tradition, how old was Jacob when he first laid eyes on Rachel?
*What are the four names used for God in the book of Genesis?
*Do you know which miracles were placed in the Ark of the Covenant?
*How many chapters and verses are in Exodus?Organized by books of the Bible, this affordable trivia book is great for anyone interested in the Bible, small groups and youth groups, and homeschoolers. 1,000 Trivia Facts About the Bible is a great resource to have in your library, an Easter basket gift, or as a perfect stocking stuffer.
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Noise Of Typewriters
$27.99Add to cartW.H. Auden famously wrote: “Poetry makes nothing happen.” Journalism is a different matter. In a brilliant study that is, in part, a memoir of his 40 years as an essayist and critic at TIME magazine, Lance Morrow returns to the Age of Typewriters and to the 20th century’s extraordinary cast of characters–statesmen and dictators, saints and heroes, liars and monsters, and the reporters, editors, and publishers who interpreted their deeds. He shows how journalism has touched the history of the last 100 years, has shaped it, distorted it, and often proved decisive in its outcomes.
Lord Beaverbrook called journalism “the black art.” Morrow considers the case of Walter Duranty, the New York Times’ Moscow correspondent who published a Pulitzer Prize-winning series praising Stalin just at the moment when Stalin imposed mass starvation upon the people of Ukraine and the North Caucasus in order to enforce the collectivization of Soviet agriculture. Millions died.
John Hersey’s Hiroshima, on the other hand, has been all but sanctified–called the 20th century’s greatest piece of journalism. Was it? Morrow examines the complex moral politics of Hersey’s reporting, which the New Yorker first published in 1946.
The Noise of Typewriters is, among other things, an intensely personal study of an age that has all but vanished. Morrow is the son of two journalists who got their start covering Roosevelt and Truman. When Morrow and Carl Bernstein were young, they worked together as dictation typists at the Washington Star (a newspaper now extinct). Bernstein had dedicated Chasing History, his memoir of those days, to Morrow. It was Morrow’s friend and editor Walter Isaacson–biographer of Leonardo Da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs–who taught Morrow how to use a computer when the machines were first introduced at TIME.
Here are striking profiles of Henry Luce, TIME’s founder, and of Dorothy Thompson, Claud Cockburn, Edgar Snow, Joseph and Stewart Alsop, Joan Didion, Norman Mailer, Otto Friedrich, Michael Herr, and other notable figures in a golden age of print journalism that ended with the coming of television, computers, and social media. The Noise of Typewriters is the vivid portrait of an era.
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Kindergarten Wipe Off Workbook
$12.99Add to cartActivity Books, Heather Stella
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Featuring easy-to-use, wipe-clean pages and an attached dry-erase marker, the Get Ready for School: Kindergarten Wipe-Off Workbook is packed with teacher-approved, common-core aligned activities that cover everything from numbers and letters, to colors and shapes.Help the young student in your life prepare for school with this friendly, colorful, and re-useable activity book that introduces and reinforces basic skills through quizzes, tracing, fill-in-the blank prompts and more. Get Ready for School: Kindergarten Wipe-Off Workbook offers a wide variety of curriculum-based topics that will help your child:
*Recognize and write all 26 letters of the alphabet in upper- and lowercase
*Identify and write numbers 1 through 20
*Learn to tell their left from their right, and to differentiate between up and down, and things that are similar and different
*Understand scientific concepts such as where animals live and what they eat, states of matter, and the five senses
*Learn to tell time and to identify and write the days of the week and the months of the year
*Differentiate between common shapes and colors
Time-tested and teacher-approved, Get Ready for School: Kindergarten Wipe-Off Workbook will help your child develop a love for learning while enhancing their essential motor and problem-solving skills. Colorful workbook pages combine a sense of fun with a feeling of accomplishment, and parents will love that this spiral-bound workbook reflects current academic standards and aligns with the Common Core.
Whether it’s used during summer break, for extra practice during the school year, or for at home schooling, the Get Ready for School: Kindergarten Wipe-Off Workbook is the perfect study aid for every young learner.
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PreK Wipe Off Workbook
$12.99Add to cartActivity Books, Heather Stella
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Featuring easy-to-use, wipe-clean pages and an attached dry-erase marker, the Get Ready for School: Pre-K Wipe-Off Workbook is packed with teacher-approved, common-core aligned activities that cover everything from learning the alphabet and basic counting, to identifying colors and shapes.Help the young student in your life prepare for preschool with this friendly, colorful, and re-useable activity book that introduces and reinforces basic skills through quizzes, tracing, fill-in-the blank prompts and more. Get Ready for School: Pre-K Wipe-Off Workbook offers a wide variety of curriculum-based topics that will help your child:
*Learn the alphabet, and how to write upper- and lowercase letters
*Learn to count to twenty, and to write numbers one through twenty
*Identify common shapes like triangles, squares, and rectangles
*Identify common colors like red, orange, yellow, and green
*Familiarize themselves with scientific concepts like the five senses and the four seasons
*Understand basic concepts like telling left from right, and identifying objects that are similar and differentTime-tested and teacher-approved, Get Ready for School: Pre-K Wipe-Off Workbook will help your child develop a love for learning while enhancing their essential motor and problem-solving skills. Colorful workbook pages combine a sense of fun with a feeling of accomplishment, and parents will love that this spiral-bound workbook reflects current academic standards and aligns with the Common Core.
Whether it’s used during summer break, for extra practice during the school year, or for at home schooling, the Get Ready for School: Pre-K Wipe-Off Workbook is the perfect study aid for every young learner.
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American Amnesia : How We Lost Our National Memory–And How To Recover It
$27.99Add to cartPeople are who they are because of what they have been through, where they came from, who they learned from, and all the things that have happened to them. The same is true not just for individuals, but also for families, communities, and nations. America, too, has its own unique character, also formed by its memories, history, things it has been through, and what it has learned.
If people, communities, or even nations lose their memory, they lose their character. That is why cultures throughout the world work at maintaining their identity and passing traditions along to future generations. But what if a nation purposely decides it no longer wants to remember its history? What if a country imposes amnesia on itself?
Helen Krieble argues persuasively that this is precisely what has happened to America. It has lost the memory of its own founding principles, and the sacrifices made over the past 250 years to preserve them. The nation is losing its character. She writes that America cannot be preserved as “the last best hope of Earth” if its own people no longer understand why that is true and are no longer willing to do what it takes to preserve it.
“The duties of citizenship are vitally important,” Krieble writes, “but they are not complicated. It is our duty, as the owners, to defend our freedom against all threats, and to pass it along to future generations undiminished.”
Americans are failing in that duty, but Krieble says there is still time to cure our national amnesia. It begins with rebuilding our understanding of, and commitment to, those founding principles, regaining our national memory.
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W E Vines New Testament Word Pictures Hebrews To Revelation
$24.99Add to cartEvery key word from Vine’s famous Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words now presented in a handy verse-by-verse format.
From Hebrews to Revelation
Study the meaning of biblical words in the original languages without spending years learning Greek. W. E. Vine’s New Testament Word Pictures places every key word from Vine’s classic Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words in Bible book and verse-by-verse order. The text of the King James Version of the Bible is included for context, but W. E. Vine’s New Testament Word Pictures is keyed to the Strong’s numbering system and can be used with any Bible translation.
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words:
*Explains key words in original Greek context
*Does not require knowledge of Greek
*Includes Strong’s numbers for further study
*Is ideal for busy Bible preachers and teachers
*Combines the features of a dictionary, concordance, and commentary -
W E Vines New Testament Word Pictures Romans To Philemon
$34.99Add to cartEvery key word from Vine’s famous Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words now presented in a handy verse-by-verse format.
From Romans to Philemon
Study the meaning of biblical words in the original languages without spending years learning Greek. W. E. Vine’s New Testament Word Pictures places every key word from Vine’s classic Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words in Bible book and verse-by-verse order. The text of the King James Version of the Bible is included for context, but W. E. Vine’s New Testament Word Pictures is keyed to the Strong’s numbering system and can be used with any Bible translation.
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words:
*Explains key words in original Greek context
*Does not require knowledge of Greek
*Includes Strong’s numbers for further study
*Is ideal for busy Bible preachers and teachers
*Combines the features of a dictionary, concordance, and commentary -
Christian Writers Market Guide 2023 Edition
$34.99Add to cartAn Essential Resource for Getting Published
Foreword by Jerry B. Jenkins
The 2023 Christian Writers Market Guide is the most comprehensive and recommended resource on the market for finding an agent, an editor, a publisher, a writing coach, a podcast, or a writing course.
Wherever you are in your writing journey the Guide will help you find what you are looking for. Nearly 1,000 listings including more than 200 book publishers, 130 periodical publishers, 45 specialty markets, 215 writers conferences and writers groups around the world, 45 literary agencies, 240 freelance editors and designers, as well as dozens of legal and accounting services, speaking services, podcasts, courses, and contests.
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Lighthouse Of Stalingrad
$30.00Add to cartA thrilling, vivid, and highly detailed account of the epic siege during one of World War II’s most important battles, told by the brilliant British editor-turned-historian and author of Checkpoint Charlie, Iain MacGregor.
To the Soviet Union, the sacrifices that enabled the country to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II are sacrosanct. The foundation of the Soviets’ hard-won victory was laid during the battle for the city of Stalingrad, resting on the banks of the river Volga. To Russians it was a pivotal landmark of their nation’s losses, with more than two million civilians and combatants either killed, wounded, or captured during the bitter fighting from September 1942 to February 1943. Both sides endured terrible conditions in brutal, relentless house-to-house fighting.
Within this life-and-death struggle, Soviet war correspondents lauded the fight for a key strategic building in the heart of the city, “Pavlov’s House,” which was situated on the frontline and codenamed “The Lighthouse.” The legend grew of a small garrison of Russian soldiers from the 13th Guards Rifle Division holding out against the Germans of the Sixth Army, which had battled its way to the very center of Stalingrad. A report about the battle in a local Red Army newspaper would soon grow and be repeated on Moscow radio and in countless national newspapers. By the end of the war, the legend would gather further momentum and inspire Russians to rebuild their destroyed towns and cities.
This story has become a pillar of the Stalingrad legend and one that can now be analyzed and told accurately. The Lighthouse of Stalingrad sheds new light on this iconic battle through the prism of the two units who fought for the very heart of the city itself. Iain MacGregor traveled to both German and Russian archives to unearth previously unpublished testimonies by soldiers on both sides of the conflict. His riveting narrative lays to rest the questions as to the identity of the real heroes of this epic battle for one of the city’s most famous buildings and provides authoritative answers as to how the battle finally ended and influenced the conclusion of the siege of Stalingrad.
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Franciscan Field Guide
$19.99Add to cartGet ready to discover Franciscan flora and fauna! This handy reference book provides a complete overview of the history, major figures and locations, and most influential texts of the Franciscan tradition. From Pica Bernardone to the “Prayer to the Trinity,” Sister Rosemary Stets has compiled an at-your-fingertips guide to the people, places, practices, and prayers that comprise the Franciscan tradition.
Whether you’re a new member of the order, a layperson working for a Franciscan organization, or simply someone with a Franciscan heart, you will be inspired by the rich history and deep spirituality of the Franciscan way of life.
Franciscan Field Guide includes sections on:
*The Franciscan family of religious orders and congregations
*Franciscan gospel values
*Places, symbols, and topics key to understanding the Franciscan tradition
*People whose lives shaped the Franciscan story
*Selected Franciscan writings and sources
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Dreams That Built America
$19.99Add to cartMore than twenty years ago, Alan Elliott shared his positive outlook and uplifting view of the spirit of the American people in A Dose of the American Dream. Now in this revised, modernized, and newly titled edition, Elliot showcases the vision, accountability, faith, and essential values that are the essence of real American success and displays the dreams that make America and its people great.
Dreams That Built America includes:
*365 short daily readings
*inspiring stories meant to motivate, encourage, and uplift
*a wide variety of people, such as Irving Berlin, Thomas Edison, Steven Spielberg, and more
*topics such as inventions, exploration, politics, pop culture, art, and everything in between
*spotlights on American successes and victories that continue to shape our country
*modern perspectives on contributions made by leaders in the past
*celebrations of the American spiritIf you want to begin your day not only with inspirational messages but also with stories of purpose and triumph, Dreams That Built America will make your first step a positive one that will carry you all throughout the year.
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Mere Natural Law
$32.99Add to cartHadley Arkes, groundbreaking legal philosopher and acolyte of legendary political thinker Leo Strauss, takes a sledgehammer to both legal relativism and originalism, arguing that the principles the Founders embodied in the U.S. Constitution are built in to the general human condition, and that the path away from national dysfunction and ruin lies in reinvigorating our understanding of these innate moral principles and reapplying them to modern life.
Mere Natural Law seeks to recover, for a new generation, the understanding of natural law that has never been learned by the lawyers and judges of our day. And it does that in part by returning to the American Founders, in their understanding of those axioms, or necessary truths, that form the moral ground of our law.
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Brave Companions : Portraits In History
$22.99Add to cartMaster historian David McCullough’s classic book about some of history’s most daring and accomplished figures from Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Lindbergh.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough has written profiles of exceptional men and women who shaped the course of history and changed how we see the world. Their remarkable stories express much that is timeless about the human condition.
Here are Alexander von Humboldt, whose epic explorations of South America surpassed in scope the Lewis and Clark expedition; Harriet Beecher Stowe, “the little woman who made the big war”; Western artist Frederic Remington; the extraordinary Louis Agassiz of Harvard; Charles and Anne Lindbergh, and their fellow long-distance pilots Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Beryl Markham; Harry Caudill, the Kentucky lawyer who awakened the nation to the tragedy of Appalachia; and David Plowden, a contemporary photographer of vanishing America.
Different as they are from each other, McCullough’s subjects have in common a rare vitality and sense of purpose. These are brave companions: to each other, to David McCullough, and to the reader, for with rare storytelling ability McCullough brings us into the times they knew and their very uncommon lives.
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United And Independent
$44.99Add to cartJohn Quincy Adams is widely recognized as America’s most distinguished diplomat, taking into account the length and breadth of his public service and his influence on American foreign policy. In the course of this remarkable journey, John Quincy documented his ideas and actions through his writings, speeches, letters, diary entries, and state papers. To aid those interested specifically in learning more about the man and his views on foreign policy, the editors have compiled a collection of the most important and often-cited works, such as his famous July 4, 1821 Oration: “she goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.”
We include items that provide insights into his diplomatic practices and to the critical issues and developments that marked his life. We divide the volume into ten sections, corresponding chronologically to the phases of his career. Each section has a short introduction specific to that period. The documents are framed by a header. Wherever possible we have included the full text but given the immensity of the available material and John Quincy’s style of writing, we have used discretion to abridge certain documents. We have also omitted some lengthy documents, but have provided the reader with a header (italicized) and an appropriate reference. We have based our transcripts on the best available primary source.
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Letter To The American Church
$22.99Add to cartIn an earnest and searing wake-up call, the author of the bestseller Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy warns of the haunting similarities between today’s American church and the German church of the 1930s. Echoing Bonhoeffer’s prophetic call, Eric Metaxas exhorts his fellow Christians to repent of their silence in the face of evil before it is too late.
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.
Not to speak is to speak.
Not to act is to act.
God will not hold us guiltless.”Can it really be God’s will that His children be silent at a time like this? Decrying the cowardice that masquerades as godly meekness, Eric Metaxas summons the Church to battle.
The author of a bestselling biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Metaxas reveals the haunting similarities between today’s American Church and the German Church of the 1930s. Echoing the German martyr’s prophetic call, he exhorts his fellow Christians to repent of their silence in the face of evil.
An attenuated and unbiblical “faith” based on what Bonhoeffer called “cheap grace” has sapped the spiritual vitality of millions of Americans. Paying lip service to an insipid “evangelism,” they shrink from combating the evils of our time. Metaxas refutes the pernicious lie that fighting evil politicizes Christianity. As Bonhoeffer and other heroes of the faith insisted, the Church has an irreplaceable role in the culture of a nation. It is our duty to fight the powers of darkness, especially on behalf of the weak and vulnerable.
Silence is not an option. God calls us to defend the unborn, to confront the lies of cultural Marxism, and to battle the globalist tyranny that crushes human freedom. Confident that this is His fight, the Church must overcome fear and enter the fray, armed with the spiritual weapons of prayer, self-sacrifice, and love.
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Life On The Mississippi
$19.99Add to cartThe eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller Rinker Buck, Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds a wooden flatboat from the grand “flatboat era” of the 1800s and sails it down the Mississippi River, illuminating the forgotten past of America’s first western frontier.
Seven years ago, readers around the country fell in love with a singular American voice: Rinker Buck, whose infectious curiosity about history launched him across the West in a covered wagon pulled by mules and propelled his book about the trip, The Oregon Trail, to ten weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Now, Buck returns to chronicle his latest incredible adventure: building a wooden flatboat from the bygone era of the early 1800s and journeying down the Mississippi River to New Orleans.
A modern-day Huck Finn, Buck casts off down the river on the flatboat Patience accompanied by an eccentric crew of daring shipmates. Over the course of his voyage, Buck steers his fragile wooden craft through narrow channels dominated by massive cargo barges, rescues his first mate gone overboard, sails blindly through fog, breaks his ribs not once but twice, and camps every night on sandbars, remote islands, and steep levees. As he charts his own journey, he also delivers a richly satisfying work of history that brings to life a lost era.
The role of the flatboat in our country’s evolution is far more significant than most Americans realize. Between 1800 and 1840, millions of farmers, merchants, and teenage adventurers embarked from states like Pennsylvania and Virginia on flatboats headed beyond the Appalachians to Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Settler families repurposed the wood from their boats to build their first cabins in the wilderness; cargo boats were broken apart and sold to build the boomtowns along the water route. Joining the river traffic were floating brothels, called “gun boats”; “smithy boats” for blacksmiths; even “whiskey boats” for alcohol. In the present day, America’s inland rivers are a superhighway dominated by leviathan barges–carrying $80 billion of cargo annually–all descended from flatboats like the ramshackle Patience.
As a historian, Buck resurrects the era’s adventurous spirit, but he also challenges familiar myths about American expansion, confronting the bloody truth behind settlers’ push for land and wealth. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced more than 125,000 member
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Life On The Mississippi
$32.50Add to cartThe eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller Rinker Buck, Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds a wooden flatboat from the grand “flatboat era” of the 1800s and sails it down the Mississippi River, illuminating the forgotten past of America’s first western frontier.
Seven years ago, readers around the country fell in love with a singular American voice: Rinker Buck, whose infectious curiosity about history launched him across the West in a covered wagon pulled by mules and propelled his book about the trip, The Oregon Trail, to ten weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Now, Buck returns to chronicle his latest incredible adventure: building a wooden flatboat from the bygone era of the early 1800s and journeying down the Mississippi River to New Orleans.
A modern-day Huck Finn, Buck casts off down the river on the flatboat Patience accompanied by an eccentric crew of daring shipmates. Over the course of his voyage, Buck steers his fragile wooden craft through narrow channels dominated by massive cargo barges, rescues his first mate gone overboard, sails blindly through fog, breaks his ribs not once but twice, and camps every night on sandbars, remote islands, and steep levees. As he charts his own journey, he also delivers a richly satisfying work of history that brings to life a lost era.
The role of the flatboat in our country’s evolution is far more significant than most Americans realize. Between 1800 and 1840, millions of farmers, merchants, and teenage adventurers embarked from states like Pennsylvania and Virginia on flatboats headed beyond the Appalachians to Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Settler families repurposed the wood from their boats to build their first cabins in the wilderness; cargo boats were broken apart and sold to build the boomtowns along the water route. Joining the river traffic were floating brothels, called “gun boats”; “smithy boats” for blacksmiths; even “whiskey boats” for alcohol. In the present day, America’s inland rivers are a superhighway dominated by leviathan barges–carrying $80 billion of cargo annually–all descended from flatboats like the ramshackle Patience.
As a historian, Buck resurrects the era’s adventurous spirit, but he also challenges familiar myths about American expansion, confronting the bloody truth behind settlers’ push for land and wealth. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced more than 125,000 member
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Basics Of The Christian Faith Made Easy
$6.99Add to cartBasics of the Christian Faith Made Easy outlines key Christian beliefs and practices and explains the Christian understanding of who God is. It details what we can do to have a real relationship with God, and describes practices that assist our growth in faith.
This pocket-sized book is an excellent introduction for new believers or refresher for mature believers. It addresses common questions about Christian faith, trusting the Bible, the Trinity, life after death and it highlights God’s attributes, defines essential doctrines, explains prayer and other spritual practices for growth.
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She Led The Way
$14.99Add to cartBorn into slavery, Rebecca Crumpler became the first Black female physician in America. Stuntwoman Bessie Coleman was the first Black person in the world to obtain a pilot’s license. The work of Harlem Renaissance sculptor Selma Burke can be found on the American dime. The calculations of NASA mathematician Katherine Goble Johnson were critical to the success of US manned spaceflight.
These Black women and many more overcame tremendous obstacles and prejudices to make their mark on American history. In She Led the Way, you’ll read their inspiring stories and the stories of ten more innovative, courageous, artistic, and driven women who broke through barriers of gender and color in order to reach their goals and fulfill their potential in a world that was too often indifferent and even hostile. Includes illustrations.
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Encyclopedia Of Confederate Generals
$49.99Add to cartA renown military historian and frequent television commenter brings to life the generalship of the South during the Civil War in sparkling, information-filled vignettes. For both the Civil War completist and the general reader!
Anyone acquainted with the American Civil War will readily recognize the names of the Confederacy’s most prominent generals. Robert E. Lee. Stonewall Jackson. James Longstreet. These men have long been lionized as fearless commanders and genius tacticians. Yet few have heard of the hundreds of generals who led under and alongside them. Men whose battlefield resolve spurred the Confederacy through four years of the bloodiest combat Americans have ever faced.
In The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals, veteran Civil War historian, Samuel W. Mitcham, documents the lives of every Confederate general from birth to death, highlighting their unique contributions to the battlefield and bringing their personal triumphs and tragedies to life.
Packed with photos and historical briefings, The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals belongs on the shelf of every Civil War historian, and preserves in words the legacies once carved in stone.
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Sonic Warrior : Chronicles Of A Top Gun Pioneer
$19.99Add to cartThis aircraft was so incredibly fast, ushering in the era of the Sonic Warrior.
Captain Kevin Smith’s The Sonic Warrior: Chronicles of a Top Gun Pioneer offers a riveting look at the legacy of the Navy Fighter Weapons School founded by Captain Dan Pederson. Famously known as Top Gun, this elite fighter-pilot community was mission critical to delivering close-in-air combat training. Kevin Smith, a Sonic Warrior of distinction, helped lead the way in solving one of aviation’s greatest challenges.
More than just a memoir or historical account of supersonic aviation, The Sonic Warrior provides a unique look into the thrills and challenges of flying supersonic-capable aircraft, and of executing combat maneuvers at sonic speed.
The Sonic Warrior provides insight for solving complex problems and optimizing human performance in any high-stress, intense, time-compressed scenario, and is an inspiring study in leadership and critical thinking.
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Sonic Warrior : Chronicles Of A Top Gun Pioneer
$32.99Add to cartThis aircraft was so incredibly fast, ushering in the era of the Sonic Warrior.
Captain Kevin Smith’s The Sonic Warrior: Chronicles of a Top Gun Pioneer offers a riveting look at the legacy of the Navy Fighter Weapons School founded by Captain Dan Pederson. Famously known as Top Gun, this elite fighter-pilot community was mission critical to delivering close-in-air combat training. Kevin Smith, a Sonic Warrior of distinction, helped lead the way in solving one of aviation’s greatest challenges.
More than just a memoir or historical account of supersonic aviation, The Sonic Warrior provides a unique look into the thrills and challenges of flying supersonic-capable aircraft, and of executing combat maneuvers at sonic speed.
The Sonic Warrior provides insight for solving complex problems and optimizing human performance in any high-stress, intense, time-compressed scenario, and is an inspiring study in leadership and critical thinking.
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Gates Of Hell
$29.99Add to cartThe gates of hell shall not prevail.
Decimated by war, revolution, and famine, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia was in critical condition in 1921. In The Gates of Hell, Matthew Heise recounts the bravery and suffering of German–Russian Lutherans during the period between the two great world wars. These stories tell of ordinary Christians who remained faithful to death in the face of state persecution.
Christians in Russia had dark days characterized by defeat, but God preserved his church. Against all human odds, the church would outlast the man–made sandcastles of communist utopianism. The Gates of Hell is a wonderful testimony to the enduring power of God’s word, Christ’s church, and the Spirit’s faithfulness.
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Created Equal : The Painful Past, Confusing Present, And Hopeful Future Of
$29.00Add to cartBestselling author and conservative icon Dr. Ben Carson lays out a hopeful and inspiring road map for how America can come together.
External physical characteristics that are genetically encoded are things over which no individual has control. But rather than appreciating the gift of diversity, some have chosen to use it to drive wedges between groups of people. Some of these external characteristics are associated with the past moral failing of slavery. Though slavery in America formally ended in the 1860s, the vestiges of that evil institution are still with us today, and those vestiges often inflict guilt on some and facilitate feelings of victimhood in others.
In Created Equal, Dr. Carson uses his own personal experiences as a member of a racial minority, along with the writings and experiences of others from multiple backgrounds and demographics, to analyze the current state of race relations in America. Instead of using race as an excuse to remake America into something completely antithetical to the Constitution, Dr. Carson suggests ways to enhance and bring great success to our nation and all multiethnic societies by magnifying America’s incredible strengths instead of her historical weaknesses.
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Let My People Know
$29.99Add to cartOn January 28, 2020, the Trump peace plan was unveiled at the White House. The following 11 months, concluding with the signing of the Israel-Morocco normalization agreement, comprised one of the most fascinating and impactful periods of U.S. foreign policy in a generation. The Middle East was given real respite from what had been an almost perpetual state of strife. But then, in less than 150 days, the White House’s next occupant succeeded in bringing back the tragic status quo.
Let My People Know will explain what the Biden administration doesn’t understand about diplomacy and foreign affairs, what it must do moving forward, and what the Middle East as a whole should now attempt in order to return to the path of security and prosperity.
Aryeh Lightstone had the unique privilege of being in the room for nearly every major decision and discussion involving U.S.-Middle East foreign policy. He was tasked with the most complex and sensitive component of the momentous Abraham Accords: putting them into practice–and quickly. He was on every flight to and from Israel and the other Accords nations. Further, he headed the Abraham Accord Business Summit and the Abraham Fund and served as the key contact between Israel and the Accords nations.
As such, Lightstone was the bridge that spanned myriad cultures and personalities, all during a pandemic and amid extraordinary geopolitical events. He also happens to be a rabbi and an enthralling storyteller. Let My People Know will provide readers with an unvarnished account of the contours and idiosyncrasies of the Middle East–and an expert look at what lies ahead. It will be the book to which many different audiences will turn for years to learn exactly how the “deal of the century” was struck, achieving what had seemed impossible for decades.
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50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know (Expanded)
$17.99Add to cart50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know is a young man’s guide to becoming the type of guy that people respect and enjoy. Without being overly preachy, this resourceful guide will help young men learn how to gain trust and earn respect, understand how to do things the right way and why it’s important, and realize immediate benefits of good behavior.
Some of the manners and etiquette topics include:
*how to shake hands
*how to be a good sport
*how to give a genuine compliment
*how to speak his mind without being offensive
*how to get friends to listen and how to return the favor
*how to achieve the perfect knot in a necktie and, more importantly, when he should be *wearing a tie in the first place
*when to wear a baseball cap and when to leave it at home on his dresser50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know is a thoughtful gift for:
*birthdays and graduations
*Easter baskets, stocking stuffers and holiday gift givingBecoming a gentleman doesn’t happen in an instant; it’s a lifelong exercise in refining etiquette, social interaction, and personal discipline. It all begins here.
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Fierce Mercy : Daring To Live Out God’s Compassion In Bold And Practical Wa
$29.99Add to cartAbby Johnson thought she knew what mercy was when she ushered desperate women toward abortion as the director of a Planned Parenthood facility. She was wrong. It wasn’t until she understood the blood on her hands that she personally experienced the power of God’s fierce yet tender mercy to transform her life. But she never imagined what could happen once she allowed that very mercy to infiltrate her life and spill out into a hurting world.
In Fierce Mercy, Abby calls you to experience a transformation of your own. Against the backdrop of her first decade involved in the pro-life movement, Abby helps you discover God’s unrestrained mercy at work in your own life and take steps toward becoming a channel of that life-changing mercy in the world around you. She shows you how to model God’s mercy, freely offer mercy to those who seem undeserving, respond with mercy when others err or offend, and bear witness to God’s unrestrained compassion so that others may know him.
This is Abby’s challenge to you: dare to do what is hard, what is right, and what is good. And do all of it in love.
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Judaism Of The Second Temple Period Volume 1
$33.99Add to cartDavid Flusser was a very prolific scholar of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and his contributions to Scrolls research, apocalypticism, and apocalyptic literature are inestimable. With this English translation of many of his essays, Flusser’s insights are now available to a wider audience than ever before.
Here Flusser examines the influence of apocalypticism on various Jewish sects. He states that the teachings of Jesus, while reflecting first and foremost the views of the sages, were also influenced by Jewish apocalypticism. Examining the Essenes, their effect on Hebrew language, the split of sects, and much more, Flusser’s collected essays offer an important source of study for any Dead Sea Scrolls scholar.
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Fierce Mercy : Daring To Live Out God’s Compassion In Bold And Practical Wa
$16.99Add to cartAbby Johnson thought she knew what mercy was when she ushered desperate women toward abortion as the director of a Planned Parenthood facility. She was wrong. It wasn’t until she understood the blood on her hands that she personally experienced the power of God’s fierce yet tender mercy to transform her life. But she never imagined what could happen once she allowed that very mercy to infiltrate her life and spill out into a hurting world.
In Fierce Mercy, Abby calls you to experience a transformation of your own. Against the backdrop of her first decade involved in the pro-life movement, Abby helps you discover God’s unrestrained mercy at work in your own life and take steps toward becoming a channel of that life-changing mercy in the world around you. She shows you how to model God’s mercy, freely offer mercy to those who seem undeserving, respond with mercy when others err or offend, and bear witness to God’s unrestrained compassion so that others may know him.
This is Abby’s challenge to you: dare to do what is hard, what is right, and what is good. And do all of it in love.
