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Whispers of the Majestic Guardian

By: Robert Kicklighter

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Whispers of the Majestic Guardian

By: Robert Kicklighter

In a town overshadowed by dark secrets, five boys from different corners of the world are brought together by a twist of fate. They find themselves trapped in a complex web woven by the enigmatic Ms. Abernathy. On the surface, she appears as a guardian angel, offering sanctuary to these orphaned and vulnerable boys under the pretense of foster care at her sprawling Montana estate. Yet this facade of benevolence conceals a sinister alliance with the powerful Mexican cartel. Together, they orchestrate a harrowing operation deeply entrenched in child trafficking. The story exposes Ms. Abernathy's cruel business. It sheds light on the rampant abuse of children across the globe, from the war-torn streets of Ukraine to the poverty-stricken alleys of Latin America. Into this grim setting emerges the Majestic Guardian, El. In the form of a magnificent black panther, El is God's earthly embodiment, intervening to champion the cause of the oppressed. His piercing blue eyes, brimming with divine wisdom, and his sleek ebony fur, which seems to echo the sorrows of countless souls, mark him as a beacon of hope and a force against evil. Guided by El, the boys navigate a treacherous path rife with danger, deception, and the ever-looming shadow of the cartel. The narrative crescendos in a riveting confrontation between the young heroes, the malevolent Ms. Abernathy, and the formidable Mexican cartel. Yet with El's divine presence, they pursue their freedom and justice for all the voiceless victims of exploitation. In the aftermath, the Montana estate transforms from a hub of nightmares to a beacon of hope. With the Majestic Guardian's guidance, it becomes a sanctuary for rescued souls, demonstrating the enduring power of hope and redemption. Through their experiences, the boys unveil the dark underbelly of their immediate surroundings and the global epidemic of child abuse, emphasizing the resilience and strength of the human spirit when illuminated by divine grace.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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ISBN 13

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Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Love

By: Robert Marro

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Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Love

By: Robert Marro

Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Love is the only sequel published to Charles Dickens’ beloved Christmas classic that follows Ebenezer Scrooge’s quest to rediscover true love after his harrowing Christmas Eve ‘Night of the Ghosts.’ But even true love is not without its pitfalls. In a thrilling and poignant sequel to the World’s most beloved Christmas tale of love and redemption, Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, a reformed Ebenezer Scrooge finds that his newfound mental and spiritual peace of mind cannot solve his remaining enduring problem: loneliness. Scrooge knows a pair of adopted kittens playfully named Julius and Caesar cannot make up for the love of a woman. By sheer coincidence, Scrooge discovers his estranged former fiancée Allyce Bainbridge is a widow whose husband died valiantly while serving with Her Majesty’s Coldstream Guards in the Crimean War; however, Scrooge’s socially awkward attempts to regain her trust are bitterly rebuffed. It takes another visit from the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, to tell Scrooge that only “The Ghost of Christmas Love” can unlock the chains of resentment binding Allyce’s twice-broken heart. Marley further compounds Scrooge’s dilemma by enigmatically telling him that this “Ghost of Christmas Love” will only manifest to Allyce if Scrooge is willing to make a sacrifice that all his wealth and gold cannot buy. Scrooge sets out to right the wrong from his past nagging at his soul breaking Allyce’s heart. He enlists the unlikely but sincere help of Florence Nightingale and a cast of endearing characters, not all of whom are what they seem to be, in a satisfying story that answers the question: What happened to Ebenezer Scrooge after his Christmas Eve visit from the ghosts and his change of heart?

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Simon and Schuster

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All the Way

A Play

By: Robert Schenkkan

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All the Way

A Play

By: Robert Schenkkan

This Tony Award–winning, “jaw-dropping political drama” chronicles LBJ’s fight for the Civil Rights Act and includes an introduction by Bryan Cranston (Variety). Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Play, as well as Best Play awards from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, the Outer Critics Circle, the Drama League, and numerous other awards, All the Way is a masterful exploration of politics and power from the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Robert Schenkkan. All the Way tells the story of the tumultuous first year of Lyndon Baines Johnson’s presidency. Thrust into power following the Kennedy assassination and facing an upcoming election, Johnson is nevertheless determined to end the legacy of racial injustice in America and rebuild it into the Great Society—by any means necessary. In order to pass the landmark 1964 Civil Rights bill, LBJ struggles to overpower an intransigent Congress while also attempting to forge a compromise with Martin Luther King, Jr., and navigate the increasingly fractious Civil Rights Movement. Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston played President Johnson in the play’s celebrated Broadway production, for which he was awarded the Tony Award for Best Actor. In this edition, Cranston provides an illuminating and personal introduction.

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Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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0802191738

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Howard Zinn's Southern Diary

Sit-ins, Civil Rights, and Black Women's Student Activism

By: Robert Cohen

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Howard Zinn's Southern Diary

Sit-ins, Civil Rights, and Black Women's Student Activism

By: Robert Cohen

The activist and author of A People’s History of the United States records an in-depth and personal account of the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, students of Spelman College, a black liberal arts college for women, were drawn into the historic protests occurring across Atlanta. At the time, Howard Zinn was a history professor at Spelman and served as an adviser to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Zinn mentored many of Spelman’s students fighting for civil rights at the time, including Alice Walker and Marian Wright Edelman. Zinn’s involvement with the Atlanta student movement and his closeness to Spelman’s leading activists gave him an insider’s view of the political and intellectual world of Spelman, Atlanta University, and the SNCC. He recorded his many insights and observations of the time in his Spelman College diary. Robert Cohen presents Zinn’s diary in full along with a thorough historical overview and helpful contextual notes. It is a fascinating historical document of the free speech, academic freedom, and student rights battles that rocked Spelman and led to Zinn’s dismissal from the college in 1963 for supporting the student movement.

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University of Georgia Press

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082035323X

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9780820353234

Alias Frank Canton

By: Robert K. DeArment

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Alias Frank Canton

By: Robert K. DeArment

nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth. Western historian Robert K. DeArment has tracked down the facts of the mysterious Canton's early life and misdeeds in Texas; his participation in the Johnson County War as an agent of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association; his pursuit of the Daltons, Bill Doolin, and other outlaws in Oklahoma Territory; his experiences as a peace officer and gold prospector in Alaska; his career as a bounty hunter; and his.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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080612900X

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When the Children Marched

The Birmingham Civil Rights Movement

By: Robert H. Mayer

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When the Children Marched

The Birmingham Civil Rights Movement

By: Robert H. Mayer

Referred to as the "most segregated city in America," Birmingham, Alabama, became a hotbed for civil rights activity in the early 1960s. Great African-American leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, helped lead the civil rights movement in the city. In Birmingham, African-American youth marched, sang, and spoke out against segregation. Although they faced police dogs and fire hoses, they offered non-violent resistance and did not back down. This book explores the civil rights leaders who organized the movement and the brave children and teens at the heart of the fight.

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Enslow Publishing, LLC

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076604503X

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Higher Hope

Tides of Truth, Book 2

By: Robert Whitlow

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Higher Hope

Tides of Truth, Book 2

By: Robert Whitlow

The Tides of Truth series follows one lawyer's passionate pursuit of truth--in matters of life and the law. Competition is tough at the Savannah law firm where Tami Taylor serves as a law clerk. But Tami's work sets her apart--and the firm's partners see something special in her. So they assign her to a libel case against an abrasive, outspoken preacher who is either a prophet or a lunatic. On the surface it appears to be an open and shut case; the preacher seems fully outside the bounds of law. And Tami's strict religious upbringing could be the firm's ace-in-the-hole. But as the investigation continues, Tami is troubled by the preacher's uncanny prophetic abilities. And their client seems to be hiding something. Tami returns to her hometown, struggling with several critical choices--as two very different men from the firm vie for her heart. Just when the challenges seem insurmountable, hope for Tami arrives from a surprising place. And it's a higher hope than she's ever imagined.

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Thomas Nelson

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141857564X

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The American Indian in Western Legal Thought

The Discourses of Conquest

By: Robert A. Williams Jr.

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The American Indian in Western Legal Thought

The Discourses of Conquest

By: Robert A. Williams Jr.

Exploring the history of contemporary legal thought on the rights and status of the West's colonized indigenous tribal peoples, Williams here traces the development of the themes that justified and impelled Spanish, English, and American conquests of the New World.

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Oxford University Press

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0198021739

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Nothing but Love in God’s Water

Volume 2: Black Sacred Music from Sit-Ins to Resurrection City

By: Robert Darden

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Nothing but Love in God’s Water

Volume 2: Black Sacred Music from Sit-Ins to Resurrection City

By: Robert Darden

Volume 1 of Nothing but Love in God’s Water traced the music of protest spirituals from the Civil War to the American labor movement of the 1930s and 1940s, and on through the Montgomery bus boycott. This second volume continues the journey, chronicling the role this music played in energizing and sustaining those most heavily involved in the civil rights movement. Robert Darden, former gospel music editor for Billboard magazine and the founder of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project at Baylor University, brings this vivid, vital story to life. He explains why black sacred music helped foster community within the civil rights movement and attract new adherents; shows how Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders used music to underscore and support their message; and reveals how the songs themselves traveled and changed as the fight for freedom for African Americans continued. Darden makes an unassailable case for the importance of black sacred music not only to the civil rights era but also to present-day struggles in and beyond the United States. Taking us from the Deep South to Chicago and on to the nation’s capital, Darden’s grittily detailed, lively telling is peppered throughout with the words of those who were there, famous and forgotten alike: activists such as Rep. John Lewis, the Reverend Ralph Abernathy, and Willie Bolden, as well as musical virtuosos such as Harry Belafonte, Duke Ellington, and The Mighty Wonders. Expertly assembled from published and unpublished writing, oral histories, and rare recordings, this is the history of the soundtrack that fueled the long march toward freedom and equality for the black community in the United States and that continues to inspire and uplift people all over the world.

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Penn State Press

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0271080140

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The Great Society

By: Robert Schenkkan

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The Great Society

By: Robert Schenkkan

The minute you gain power, you start to lose it. In his second term of office, LBJ struggles to fight a war on poverty as the war in Vietnam spins out of control. Besieged by opponents, Johnson marshals all his political wiles to try to pass some of the most important social programs in U.S. history. THE GREAT SOCIETY depicts the larger-than-life politician’s tragic fall from grace, as his accomplishments—the passage of hundreds of bills to enact reform in civil and voting rights, poverty, and education—are overshadowed by the bitter failure of the Vietnam War. THE GREAT SOCIETY is complemented by its companion piece, the Tony Award winning All the Way, depicting LBJ’s first term in office.

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Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

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0822236524

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Angels and Heroes 3-in-1

Inspiring True Stories

By: Robert D. Lesslie

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Angels and Heroes 3-in-1

Inspiring True Stories

By: Robert D. Lesslie

Three of Dr. Robert Lesslie's popular books of inspiring true stories are now gathered into one ebook set for the first time ever! In Angels and Heroes, Angels in the ER, and Angels on Call, Dr. Lesslie shares moving accounts of remarkable people and incidents from his 25 years as an ER doctor. During this rich history he has witnessed many amazing moments of people exhibiting the grace and strength of angels in the face of danger every day. In this uplifting set of books, readers will be inspired by the human connections and divine moments in: breathtaking stories from the front lines of the police firefighters' extraordinary adventures poignant tales from the men and women of EMS ER patients who choose life despite difficult circumstances people who embrace hope—for themselves and others These fascinating true stories will encourage readers to appreciate those who serve others—and to watch for those moments when they too can turn emergencies into opportunities and trials into demonstrations of God's grace.

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736973664

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Angels in the ER

Inspiring True Stories from an Emergency Room Doctor

By: Robert D. Lesslie

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Angels in the ER

Inspiring True Stories from an Emergency Room Doctor

By: Robert D. Lesslie

Twenty-five years in the ER could become a résumé for despair, but for bestselling author Dr. Robert D. Lesslie, it's a foundation for inspiring stories of everyday "angels"—friends, nurses, doctors, patients, and even strangers who offer love, help, and support in the midst of trouble. "The ER is a difficult and challenging place to be. Yet the same pressures and stresses that make this place so challenging also provide an opportunity to experience some of life's greatest wonders and mysteries." Dr. Lesslie illuminates messages of hope while sharing fast-paced, captivating stories about discovering lessons from the ER frontline watching everyday miracles unfold holding on to faith during tragedy and triumph embracing the healing balm of hope For anyone who enjoys true stories of the wonders of the human spirit, this immensely popular book is a reminder that hope can turn emergencies into opportunities and trials into demonstrations of God's grace.

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0736931201

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Barksdale Chronicles in America

The Stories of John Hickerson and Hickerson Barksdale

By: Robert Groves

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Barksdale Chronicles in America

The Stories of John Hickerson and Hickerson Barksdale

By: Robert Groves

Barksdale Chronicles in America, Volume I is the first published book by Maj Robert A. Groves. His research into his maternal ancestors began at the millennium due, in large part, to the colorful family stories he recalled his mother and her siblings sharing during his childhood. Family chronicles define and preserve the contributions of ancestors to their families and communities. Through a study of our roots, we gain an appreciation of what helped shape us as individuals and citizens. This edition captures but a small part of the Barksdale family as it starts out in the New World. As followed through the lineage of John Hickerson Barksdale, early ancestors began forging a life for themselves in Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas. They courageously served their country in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. Some dipped their toes into the political waters of our country and served their communities, states and nation as elected officials. Using their creativeness, they turned resources available to them into entrepreneurial opportunities in agriculture, merchandising, and manufacturing. Some heard a higher calling and faced the moral issues of the time from rural pulpits. Indeed, the early Barksdale ancestors played a vital role in shaping the communities where they settled and the environment into which following generations were born.

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1452059977

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Birmingham and the Long Black Freedom Struggle

By: Robert W. Widell, Jr.

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Birmingham and the Long Black Freedom Struggle

By: Robert W. Widell, Jr.

Birmingham, Alabama looms large in the history of the twentieth-century black freedom struggle, but to date historians have mostly neglected the years after 1963. Here, author Robert Widell explores the evolution of Birmingham black activism into the 1970s, providing a valuable local perspective on the "long" black freedom struggle.

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Springer

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1137340967

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Emergent Economies, Divergent Paths

Economic Organization and International Trade in South Korea and Taiwan

By: Robert C. Feenstra,Gary G. Hamilton

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Emergent Economies, Divergent Paths

Economic Organization and International Trade in South Korea and Taiwan

By: Robert C. Feenstra,Gary G. Hamilton

This book, first published in 2006, offers an explanation of the development paths of post-World War II Korea and Taiwan.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521622093

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An Unfinished Life

John F. Kennedy, 1917 - 1963

By: Robert Dallek

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An Unfinished Life

John F. Kennedy, 1917 - 1963

By: Robert Dallek

Drawing on previously unavailable material and never-before-opened archives, An Unfinished Life is packed with revelations large and small -- about JFK's health, his love affairs, RFK's appointment as Attorney General, what Joseph Kennedy did to help his son win the White House, and the path JFK would have taken in the Vietnam entanglement had he survived. Robert Dallek succeeds as no other biographer has done in striking a critical balance -- never shying away from JFK's weaknesses, brilliantly exploring his strengths -- as he offers up a vivid portrait of a bold, brave, complex, heroic, human Kennedy.

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Little, Brown

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0759528284

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9780759528284

River of Dreams

By: Robert E Ferguson

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River of Dreams

By: Robert E Ferguson

When you have achieved the greatest treasure discovery of your life, so notably told in Fool's Paradise, Bobby McAllister discovers that one of his many collections could be a fake. This greatly disturbs him and sets into motion one of the most daring search efforts that is steeped in art, history, mystery and greed. With a passion to find the truth, he calls upon his friend Granger Lawton, and launches a most daring effort to find the ones responsible for this forgery. This now takes them from the shores of the Savannah River, to Paris; London and St. Petersburg, where he learns about the history of the Faberge' Eggs; the Romanov Dynasty; the involvement of KGB agents to flood the art world with fake treasures of art history. Tragedy strikes close to home as the search for truth reveals colossal fraud perpetrated by members of the nobility; elements of government; privateers and enemies of McAllister. An incredible discovery reveals the location of lost treasures at the mouth of the River of Dreams. A violent confrontation eliminates those responsible for this fake scheme and the recovery of the real Faberge' Eggs. This set into motion this incredible adventure, and finding the truth is now fulfilled.

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FriesenPress

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177097900X

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strugglin'

By: Robert L.W Gant

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strugglin'

By: Robert L.W Gant

Black ideology and black political thoughts were a direct out-growth from the civil rights movement and struggle during the early 60’s. In 1963 I was invited into the civil rights movement by Dick Gregory. At this time I was living on the westside of Chicago. I was born in Augusta, GA. and raised by my grand-parents. “Rawbean! Rawbean! It’s time to get up boy!”, my grandmother yelled (Mrs. Annie Gant). It was 5:00 a.m. and still dark outside and I was still asleep. I could barely hear her yelling. At first I just laid there not fully aware of life and then my nose alerted my taste buds that it must be breakfast time. As the smell of fresh bacon and hot homemade biscuits perfumed the air in my bedroom, again my grandmother called. “Rawbean if you haven’t gotten up and in here in one minute I’m gonna come and get you and you ain’t gonna like it.” I got up and immediately began my morning chores because I knew what grandmother meant and I sure wasn’t in the mood for that especially so early in the morning. When I finally arrived to the kitchen table my grand-dad and my cousins James and Francis were already tasting breakfast. The thought made my mouth water something awful. Our kitchen was like any other country style kitchen of the 30’s for a poor black family. We had a wood burning stove that was in fairly good shape. An ice-box which wasn’t electric but rather one which held a solid block of ice with compartments for food. We had a solid oak kitchen table with six chairs and the kitchen was beautifully decorated with what was not of my grandmother’s choosing. My grandmother was a beautiful African lady! And my grand-dad was Indian. They were a very beautiful couple. They had eight children and my mother was the baby and very spoiled and very beautiful. She was what every one called a Georgia peach. My dad was a Williams and the Williams family was an upper middle class family. My dad worked for one of Augusta’s leading brick companies and operated his own business a fruit and vegetable stand. The weekend was upon us and everyone was busy getting things ready for Sunday. There appears to be something big going on at our family church. I noticed my grandmother taking out my Sunday-best. “Grandmother am I goin’ to church with you!?” “No Rawbean. Come here baby. I’m going to try to explain this to you the best way that I can. Rawbean your grand-dad isn’t your real dad.” “He’s not.” “No, your real dad name is Albert Williams and he would like to see you. Your step-dad will be by later to visit with you and I’m going to dress you now and please don’t get your clothing dirty!” I had never seen my real dad or my step-dad. All of this was new and exciting! Also very sad, because, in my mind grand-dad was my real father. Grandfather and I worked together, played together: He was my best friend and there was nothin’ that could come between us. However, I was thrilled to meet my real father. That afternoon my step-dad arrived on time and my grandmother invited him in. He was tall, dark and handsome with alikeable personality. My mother had remained at their apartment with two brothers and a sister whom I had never seen before; William Jr., Daniel and Flora Bell. I was really thrilled! To know I had brothers and sisters to play with. It was truly a beautiful day. Mr. Johnson introduced himself to me and said, “Robert I’m a friend to your dad and he asked me if I would bring you out to his home to visit him. Would you like to go visit with him?” “Yes!!” My grandmother kissed me and said for me to hurry back. “Mr. Johnson, please take care of the baby!” I had no idea how far my dad really lived. However, once on the outside there was a beautiful automobile awaiting us. My step-dad picked me up and sat me inside. I was thrilled! Mr. Johnson started the motor and began to pull off. I looked back to see grandmother standing in the doorway with a v-e-r-y serious look on her face. It was a very lovely Sunday afternoon. On our way to visit wit

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1450062644

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968

By: Robert Hamilton

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968

By: Robert Hamilton

This book introduces new audiences to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final initiative, the multiracial Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) of 1968. Robert Hamilton depicts the experience of poor people who traveled to Washington in May 1968 to dramatize the issue of poverty by building a temporary city, Resurrection City. His narrative allows us to hear their voices and understand the strategies, objectives, and organization of the campaign. In addition, he highlights the campaign's educational aspect, showing that significant social movements are a means by which societies learn about themselves and framing the PPC as an initiative whose example can teach and inspire current and future generations. The study thus situates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and teachings in relation to current events and further solidifies Dr. King’s cultural and sociopolitical relevance. In the decades since 1968, we have seen increasing global inequality leading to greater social polarization, including in the United States. Hamilton offers the insight that the radical politics of Dr. King—as represented in the civil rights and human rights agendas of the PPC—can help us understand and address the challenges of this polarization. Hamilton highlights Dr. King’s commitment to ending poverty and explains why Dr. King’s ideas on this and related issues should be brought to the attention of a wider public who often view him almost exclusively as a civil rights, but not a human rights, leader.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820358290

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What Machines Can't Do

Politics and Technology in the Industrial Enterprise

By: Robert J. Thomas

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What Machines Can't Do

Politics and Technology in the Industrial Enterprise

By: Robert J. Thomas

Virtually every manufacturing company has plans for an automated "factory of the future." But Robert J. Thomas argues that smart machines may not hold the key to an industrial renaissance. In this provocative and enlightening book, he takes us inside four successful manufacturing enterprises to reveal the social and political dynamics that are an integral part of new production technology. His interviews with nearly 300 individuals, from top corporate executives to engineers to workers and union representatives, give his study particular credibility and offer surprising insights into the organizational power struggles that determine the form and performance of new technologies. Thomas urges managers not to put blind hopes into smarter machines but to find smarter ways to organize people. As U.S. companies battle for survival in an era of growing global competition, What Machines Can't Do is an invaluable treatise on the ways we organize work. While its call for change is likely to be controversial, it will also attract anyone who wishes to understand the full impact of new technology on jobs, organizations, and the future of the industrial enterprise.

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0520915070

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Chasing the Moon

The People, the Politics, and the Promise That Launched America into the Space Age

By: Robert Stone,Alan Andres

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Chasing the Moon

The People, the Politics, and the Promise That Launched America into the Space Age

By: Robert Stone,Alan Andres

JFK issued the historic moon landing challenge. These are the stories of the visionaries who helped America complete his vision with the first lunar landing fifty years ago. A Companion Book to the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE® Film on PBS® Going in depth to explore their stories beyond the PBS series, writer/producer Robert Stone—called “one of our most important documentary filmmakers” by Entertainment Weekly—brings these important figures to brilliant life. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy proposed the nation spend twenty billion dollars to land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. Based on eyewitness accounts and newly discovered archival material, Chasing the Moon reveals for the first time the unknown stories of the fascinating individuals whose imaginative work across several decades culminated in America’s momentous achievement. More than a story of engineers and astronauts, the moon landing—now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary—grew out of the dreams of science fiction writers, filmmakers, military geniuses, and rule-breaking scientists. They include • Science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, whose writing inspired some of the key players in the Moon race. A scientific paper he wrote in his twenties led to the U.S. beating Russia in one area of space: communications satellites. • Wernher von Braun, the former Nazi military genius who oversaw Hitler's rocket weapons program. After working on ballistic missiles for the U.S. Army, he was recruited by NASA to manage the creation of the Saturn V moon rocket. • Astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the first mission to circumnavigate the Moon, whose powerful testimony before Congress in 1967 decisively saved the U.S. lunar program from being cancelled. • Poppy Northcutt, a young mathematician who was the first woman to work in Mission Control. Her media exposure as a unique presence in this all-male world allowed her the freedom to stand up for equal rights for women and minorities. • Edward Dwight, an African American astronaut candidate, recruited at the urging of the Kennedy White House to further the administration’s civil rights agenda—but not everyone welcomed his inclusion. Setting these key players in the political, social, and cultural climate of the time, and including captivating photographs throughout, Chasing the Moon focuses on the science and the history, but most important, the extraordinary individuals behind what was undoubtedly the greatest human achievement of the twentieth century.

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1524798126

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Spotlight on America: African Americans Grade 5-8

By: Robert W. Smith

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Spotlight on America: African Americans Grade 5-8

By: Robert W. Smith

Encourage students to take an in-depth view of the people and events of specific eras of American history. Nonfiction reading comprehension is emphasized along with research, writing, critical thinking, working with maps, and more. Most titles include a Readers Theater.

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1420633953

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Atlanta's Public Art

By: Robert M. Craig

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Atlanta's Public Art

By: Robert M. Craig

The public art in Atlanta includes a broad range of media, subjects, styles, and artistic merit. Statuary and figurative sculpture, often in bronze, memorialize historic individuals, while contemporary sculpture includes large-scale abstract works in stone, stainless or weathering steel, and other materials. Street artists and muralists have created more than 1,000 urban murals throughout the city, including large and colorful abstract "canvases," with thematic subjects referencing sports, nature, social issues, the city's African American and Hispanic communities, and Atlanta's leadership in the civil rights movement. Some guerrilla artists began as traffickers of graffiti who tagged buildings, railroad boxcars, and underpasses, creating iconic compilations such as the Krog Street Tunnel. Street art styles embrace photo-realism, abstract expressionism, or folk, op, or pop art, with the latter inspired by fantasy, comic-strip graphics, or Goth. Native Atlantan Alex Brewer (also known as HENSE) has executed commissions from Peru to Australia, while artists from Barcelona, Rome, and Zimbabwe have contributed to Atlanta's status as an international city.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467107395

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9781467107396

Let My People Go!

The Miracle of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

By: Robert J. Walker

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Let My People Go!

The Miracle of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

By: Robert J. Walker

Perhaps the most extensive book to date ever written on the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Let My People Go! may prove to be the encyclopedia of this pivotal event in American history. While other books written on the boycott primarily focus on the point of view of one key leader, this book discusses the boycott from several viewpoints and takes the reader on an historical journey through time, illustrating how God consistently intervened in the course of history to free His people from the evils of human injustice. Although historically based, this book is mostly inspirational, in that readers will feel inspired to activism. This work serves, in particular, to remind readers that the same God who delivered 50,000 African-American citizens of Montgomery out of the bondage of Jim Crow, is still in the business of delivering His people out of any circumstances. God still speaks to the forces of evil by willing, "Let My People Go!

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University Press of America

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076183706X

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9780761837060

Martin Luther King, Jr

Civil Rights Leader

By: Robert E. Jakoubek,Heather Lehr Wagner

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Martin Luther King, Jr

Civil Rights Leader

By: Robert E. Jakoubek,Heather Lehr Wagner

Presents a biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights.

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1438100906

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Project Download

By: Robert Wann

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Project Download

By: Robert Wann

Henrik's ambitions were different than anyone else in his field, or as a matter of fact, in the world. He could have simply taken the road to success and had an illustrious career as a neurosurgeon with a model wife, four children and a beautiful home in the suburbs, but he wanted more and was driven by a force that could not be explained. A force to conquer the human brain and communicate with it in ways that would change the world as we know it today. His early experiments had already proven that he could retrieve the memories of the dead, but now he had more ambitious goals. He was on a quest to capture the memories of the living and ultimately provide his subjects with new memories, all without harming them. Memories that he had retrieved from previous subjects. Unfortunately, he could have never predicted the casualties that would occur in the wake of his success.

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1456746391

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The World of Darkness

By: Robert Hatch

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The World of Darkness

By: Robert Hatch

Though vampires have their intrigues, werewolves have their wars, mages have their realities, wraiths have their passions and changelings seek to return to their homeland, there are supernatural powers at work in the world that concern all of these beings. Indeed, there are people and forces in the world of Darkness that endanger all those who exist. Learn the secrets, alliances, enemies and plans of these shadowy beings in a series of world of Darkness books that can be integrated into all of the storyteller games. The source on the reaches of the World of Darkness.

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White Wolf Games Studio

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1565042077

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9781565042070

Gaston County, North Carolina, in the Civil War

By: Robert C. Carpenter

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Gaston County, North Carolina, in the Civil War

By: Robert C. Carpenter

Civil War histories typically center on the deeds of generals and sweeping depictions of battle. This unique study of one Southern county's war experience tells of ordinary soldiers and their wives, mothers and children, slaves, farmers, merchants, Unionists and deserters--through an examination of tax records. The recently discovered 1863 Gaston County, North Carolina, tax list provides a detailed economic and social picture of a war-weary community, recording what taxpayers owned, cataloging slaves by name, age and monetary value, and assessing luxury items. Contemporary diaries, letters and other previously unpublished documents complete the picture, describing cotton mill operations, the lives of slaves, political disagreements, rationales for soldiers' enlistments and desertions, and economic struggles on the home front.

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1476623309

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9781476623306

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