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Author
Publisher
CFI
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
Each member of the LDS Church brings a story to the waters of baptism. Some were born in the covenant. Others were converted, sometimes amid great opposition. Those who stand faithful in their testimonies bring strength to their witness of the truth of the gospel. In Heroes and Heroines, Marlene Bateman Sullivan chronicles stories of ordinary people who made extraordinary sacrifices for the gospel. From around the world and from different languages...
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Tucked into a crook of Doyers Street in New York City's Chinatown, Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been serving some of the world's greatest dim sum for a hundred years. Here are the century-old secrets and recipes behind the restaurant's legendary dishes, including giant pork bao, soup dumplings, egg rolls, chef's specials, moon cakes, and more. Owner Wilson Tang captures a community at the crossroads, poised between respect for tradition and adaptation,...
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The hundreds of photographs of unique homes, including tiny houses, shipping containers, yurts, boathouses, and vans, in unexpected places from all around the world, invite you to slow down, read about the dwellers' experiences and consider a new lifestyle where you truly live by your own rules.
Author
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Christ said, 'And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free' (John 8:32). Using this theme, Hank Smith shares life-changing insights on ways we can be truly free from the chains of the adversary. In this inspiring talk, he teaches that true freedom comes from choosing to follow the commandments. With his trademark humor, Hank tells the story of a young man whose friends literally jumped off a cliff, so he gave in to peer pressure...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
A volume of moral and ethical lessons for parents to share with their children presents a collection of original profiles of individuals who exemplify such qualities and values as diligence, forgiveness, humor, confidence, and honesty.
746) Founding brothers
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Volume 1: Begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2: Explores the ideological conflict that existed between...
Author
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"How do we talk about Black history and racism in the United States on college campuses? In a series of essays, Professor Leonard Moore outlines how he has taught courses on African American history at colleges with a largely white student body. As an African American professor, he has had to find ways to teach to a diverse classroom, but one that is often dominated by white students with little prior knowledge of this history. Moore discusses how...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Poet Laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life. In the second memoir from the first Native American to serve as US poet laureate, Joy Harjo invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her "poet-warrior" road. A musical, kaleidoscopic meditation, Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of compassion and healing, poetry...
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