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The story of a Scottish city as seen by its residents and visitors: "It's a fine treasure-house-and even Glaswegians may learn something new from it." -Scotsman
This is the story of the fabled former Second City of the British Empire, from its origins as a bucolic village on the rivers Kelvin and Clyde, through the Industrial Revolution to the dawning of the second millennium. Arranged chronologically and introduced by journalist and Glasgowphile...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor tells the riveting story of a war that redefined North America. In a world of double identities, slippery allegiances, and porous borders, the leaders of the American Republic and the British Empire struggled to control their own diverse peoples. Taylor's vivid narrative of an often brutal, sometimes farcical, war reveals much about the tangled origins of the United States and Canada.
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In the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States series, edited by Eric Foner, Alan Taylor challenges the traditional story of colonial history by examining the many cultures that helped make America, from the native inhabitants from millennia past, through the decades of Western colonization and conquest, and across the entire continent, all the way to the Pacific coast. Transcending the usual Anglocentric version of our colonial past,...
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From a Pulitzer Prizewinning historian comes a brilliant, absorbing study of Thomas Jefferson's campaign to save Virginia through education. By turns entertaining and tragic, this beautifully written history reveals the origins of a great university in the dilemmas of Virginia slavery. It offers an incisive portrait of Thomas Jefferson set against a social fabric of planters in decline, enslaved black families torn apart by sales, and a hair-trigger...
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From a Pulitzer Prize—winning historian, the powerful story of a fragile nation as it expands across a contested continent. In this beautifully written history of America's formative period, a preeminent historian upends the traditional story of a young nation confidently marching to its continent-spanning destiny. The newly constituted United States actually emerged as a fragile, internally divided union of states contending still with European...
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In the traditional narrative of American colonial history, early European settlements, as well as native peoples and African slaves, were treated in passing as unfortunate aberrations in a fundamentally upbeat story of Englishmen becoming freer and more prosperous by colonizing an abundant continent of "free land."
Over the last generation, historians have broadened our understanding of colonial America by adopting both a trans-Atlantic and a trans-continental...
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Mariella Montague has grown up surrounded by wealth and privilege, but she has a kind heart and a generous spirit. When she is not volunteering her services and her allowance to charitable events she often feels out of step with her world. When her world crumbles around her she takes the bold step of moving to Montana, where she unexpectedly finds a true home and the answers that were always out of reach. Will Shepton is new to Silver River, but as...
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A cowboy lawyer turned bodyguard...including the celebrity country singer looking for a quick and quiet resolution to her problems. Can opposites Beau and Lily really attract this Christmas?Beau Whittaker has watched his brothers find love one by one, but every attempt he's made has ended in disaster. He's carved more time for dating by leaving his busy law practice in favor of living out at Whiskey Mountain Lodge and providing private law help and...
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Celia is finally ready to date again-but not the man whose family has a century-old feud with hers... Can Celia and Zach really make their Romeo and Juliet love story end in love and not tragedy?Celia Armstrong has spent almost two decades mourning the loss of her husband, raising her two girls, and taking care of everyone except for herself. When her best friend gets married, Celia's right there, taking care of everything at Whiskey Mountain Lodge.Before...
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Journey to Coral Canyon, Wyoming and meet all four Whittaker Brothers in one boxed set! Experience family saga fiction, strong brotherly ties, Christmas traditions, and the swoon-worthy cowboy billionaire romance from USA Today bestseller and Top 10 Kindle All-Star Author Liz Isaacson!You'll get FOUR full-length novels, each featuring a Whittaker brother, feel-good sweet romance, and Christmas stories full of heart in this Christmas in Coral Canyon...
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Camille Germain is a newcomer to America. Fresh off the boat and still not sure of her footing. A chance encounter brought her moderate fame, an old family friend helped her to accept who she truly was and what she really wanted. But will a complete stranger be the one to finally give her everything she has ever craved? Harry Whitton has always been a nomad. The Saloons and stables of every town in the country have been his home as he drove his stage...
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Her sons want her to be happy, but she's too old to be set up on a blind date...isn't she? Can Amanda and Finn make their blind date into lasting love?Amanda Whittaker has been looking for a second chance at love since the death of her husband several years ago. When her long-time relationship breaks up, she finally authorizes her sons to set her up on a blind date, sure nothing good will come of it.She said no cowboys, and the man who shows up to...
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As you mourn the loss of a loved one, this collection of intimate personal reflections, Scripture, and heartfelt prayers from a fellow griever offers comfort and hope in the days, months, and beyond as you navigate life after loss.
The funeral comes and goes, and you're forced to deal with the chasm your loved one left behind. But grief doesn't operate on a predictable timeline. You may find yourself somewhere you didn't expect-drowning, kicking,...
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Madelaine Crane has led a life of privilege, but her comfortable life has been ripped apart by scandal. Can she overcome the gossip and forge her way to a life of fulfilment and love despite their censure? Doctor William Havering is busy. His practice in Sun River means he spends all his time caring for everyone but himself, but he wants so much more. Has he bitten off more than he can chew with feisty and forthright Madelaine? Will he understand...
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A graceful, biblical way to reclaim sanity for the home and dignity for the suffering spouse in a dysfunctional or dangerous marriage. Thousands of conscientious believers wanting to honor the sacred vows they took before God suffer in dysfunctional, even dangerous marriages. Each and every day they must choose between the lesser of two evils: divorce without sound biblical support or a life of perpetual, unrelenting misery. Somewhere between the...
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The Art and Skill of Buddhist Meditation offers a practical guide to building a strong meditation practice by unifying mindfulness, concentration, and insight into a single, integrated approach. Mindfulness and insight-clearly knowing what is happening in one's present moment experience-and concentration-the ability of the mind to remain steady and undistracted-are foundational elements of meditation, yet people are often confused about how these...
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A public relations director who moonlights as a cowboy, the woman who dislikes him and his energy company, and the job that could bring Andrew and Becca together...Andrew Whittaker is used to having every little thing in place, from his hair to his tie. He's the public face for the Whittaker Brothers' family energy company, and with his older brother's robot about to be announced, he needs a press secretary to help him get everything ready and tour...
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A man who's traded his power suits for cowboy boots has feelings for his nanny...can Eli and Meg find love this Christmas?Since the death of his wife a few years ago, Eli Whittaker has been running from one job to another. He's decided to brave the snow in Coral Canyon, Wyoming. Now that his older brother is back in their hometown and running the energy company, Eli wants his son, Stockton, to have a closer connection to family.Meg Palmer is Stockton's...
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A billionaire bull rider and the pretty country music singer he's boarding with...Can Todd and VI make the best of a difficult situation and maybe even find love this Christmas?Todd Christopherson has just retired from the professional rodeo circuit and returned to his hometown of Coral Canyon. Problem is, he's got no family there anymore, no land, and nothing to do. But when his old friend, Graham Whittaker, offers him the opportunity to work on...
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Rick Joyner says, "We have tended to over-focus on the end of the age-the end times. But this is not just the end, it's the beginning of a new age when Christ will rule over the earth! For the church to reclaim the high ground of hope for the future, we must begin to proclaim the beginning, the coming of the kingdom. " In A Prophetic Vision for the 21st Century, Joyner discusses why revival tarries for America, what it means to be delivered from the...