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The Graves Are Walking

The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People

by John Kelly ...

"Though the story of the potato famine has been told before, it's never been as thoroughly reported or as hauntingly told." — New York PostIt started in 1845 and before it was over more than one million men, women, and children would die and another two million would flee the country. Measured in terms of mortality, the Great Irish Potato Famine was the worst disaster in the nineteenth century—it ... Read more

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"Though the story of the potato famine has been told before, it's never been as thoroughly reported or as hauntingly told." — New York PostIt started in 1845 and before it was over more than one million men, women, and children would die and another two million would flee the country. Measured in terms of mortality, the Great Irish Potato Famine was the worst disaster in the nineteenth century—it
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The Great Mortality

An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time

by John Kelly ...

“Powerful, rich with details, moving, humane, and full of important lessons for an age when weapons of mass destruction are loose among us.” — Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombThe Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern.The ... Read more

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“Powerful, rich with details, moving, humane, and full of important lessons for an age when weapons of mass destruction are loose among us.” — Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombThe Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern.The
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Journey Beyond Borders: 30 Books on Immigration Experiences

Pelle the Conqueror, Little Aliens, The Italians, The Able McLaughlins, Mr. Dooley Says, etc.

by Martin Andersen Nexø, Myra Kelly, Frances Minto Dickinson Elliot, Margaret Wilson, Friedrich Gerstäcker, Finley Peter Dunne, Broughton Brandenburg, Mary Antin, Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge, Peter A. Speek, George Fraser Black, Sui Sin Far, United States. Office of Education, Inc. Columbia Broadcasting System, John Robertson Henry, Council of Women for Home Missions, Home Missions Council, Eva Stern, Anzia Yezierska, Eustace Hale Ball, Stephen Graham, Emily P. Weaver, Thomas Ostenson Stine, J. P. MacLean, George T. Flom, Clara M. S. Lowe, Patrick Matthew, Scots New Zealand Land Company, F. S. Brereton, James Seton Cockburn, George A. Birmingham ...

Journey Beyond Borders: 30 Books on Immigration Experiences offers a profound exploration of the immigrant narrative through an array of literary styles, from poignant autobiographies to insightful essays and fiction. This anthology embraces the complexity of the immigrant experience by collating stories that discuss the nuances of cultural identity, displacement, and assimilation. The works ... Read more

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Journey Beyond Borders: 30 Books on Immigration Experiences offers a profound exploration of the immigrant narrative through an array of literary styles, from poignant autobiographies to insightful essays and fiction. This anthology embraces the complexity of the immigrant experience by collating stories that discuss the nuances of cultural identity, displacement, and assimilation. The works
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Porch Swings, Parlors & Pryin’ Eyes

Gossip, Gumption, and the Glories of Small-Town Life

by Anne Warner, Edna Ferber, Booth Tarkington, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, O. Henry, Benjamin Stevenson, Mary Stewart Cutting, Madeline Yale Wynne, Katharine M. Roof, Wilbur D. Nesbit0, May McHenry1, James Whitcomb Riley2, William James Lampton3, Thomas Bailey Aldrich4, Carl Sandburg5 ...

Narrated by Meghan Kelly6, Emma Faye7, Alex Picard8, John Hopkinson9, Rebecca Stern0, Shannon Nicole Locke1, A.J. Schuck2 ...

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8 hours 11 min

In the towns where the porch lights glow late, the screen doors creak often, and no secret stays secret for long, life unfolds with charm, chatter, and more than a touch of mischief.Porch Swings, Parlors & Pryin’ Eyes invites you into parlors both prim and peculiar, where romances are whispered behind teacups, rivalries simmer at choir practice, and widows form committees with suspicious speed. ... Read more

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In the towns where the porch lights glow late, the screen doors creak often, and no secret stays secret for long, life unfolds with charm, chatter, and more than a touch of mischief.Porch Swings, Parlors & Pryin’ Eyes invites you into parlors both prim and peculiar, where romances are whispered behind teacups, rivalries simmer at choir practice, and widows form committees with suspicious speed.
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Symptom of the Universe: A Horror Tribute to Black Sabbath

by Kasey Hill, J.C. Maçek III, Thomas R. Clark, J. Rocky Colavito, Melissa Howard Corrigan, Scott J. Couturier, Bert Edens, Thomas A. Erb, Jason R Frei, Thomas Folske, Stewart Giles, Mawr Gorshin, Rhys Hughes, Gail Ice, Shayne K. Keen, Keith Keesler, Neil Kelly, Ezekiel Kincaid, Daniel E. Lambert, Tom Lucas, Tony Millington, Edward Morris, Duane Pesice, John Reti, Neil Sanzari, Jayaprakash Satyamurthy, John Claude Smith, John Sowder, David L Tamarin, Rob Tannahill, Emmy Viane, Don Webb, Sidney Williams ...

A worldwide gathering of award winning horror authors have come together to craft a collection of dark fiction stories covering every album and every era of Black Sabbath. Each story is inspired by one of Black Sabbath's greatest songs from the biggest hits to the most obscure album tracks. SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE: A HORROR TRIBUTE TO BLACK SABBATH is an immediate classic for rock fans and horror ... Read more

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A worldwide gathering of award winning horror authors have come together to craft a collection of dark fiction stories covering every album and every era of Black Sabbath. Each story is inspired by one of Black Sabbath's greatest songs from the biggest hits to the most obscure album tracks. SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE: A HORROR TRIBUTE TO BLACK SABBATH is an immediate classic for rock fans and horror
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The Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism, Volume I

Endings and New Beginnings, 1530-1640

Edited by James E. Kelly, John McCafferty ...

Series series Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism
The first volume of The Oxford History of British & Irish Catholicism explores the period 1530-1640, from Henry VIII's break with Rome to the outbreak of the civil wars in Britain and Ireland. It analyses the efforts to create Catholic communities after the officially implemented change in religion, as well as the start of initiatives that would set the course of British and Irish Catholicism, ... Read more

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The first volume of The Oxford History of British & Irish Catholicism explores the period 1530-1640, from Henry VIII's break with Rome to the outbreak of the civil wars in Britain and Ireland. It analyses the efforts to create Catholic communities after the officially implemented change in religion, as well as the start of initiatives that would set the course of British and Irish Catholicism,
... Read more
Church Leadership Training

Understanding God's Expectation for Excellence

by John Kelly ...

Understanding God's Expectation for Excellence is a great tool for use in any church, large or small to provide training and mentoring. If you are a Pastor in need of a guide that can assist you in teaching your servant leaders about Biblical leadership, or if you are a servant leader desiring to have a greater knowledge on how to serve your Pastor and church body as an earnest leader, I invite ... Read more

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Understanding God's Expectation for Excellence is a great tool for use in any church, large or small to provide training and mentoring. If you are a Pastor in need of a guide that can assist you in teaching your servant leaders about Biblical leadership, or if you are a servant leader desiring to have a greater knowledge on how to serve your Pastor and church body as an earnest leader, I invite
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The Greatest Works of Mack Reynolds (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. SF Classics, Short Stories & Novellas: Ultima Thule, Black Man's Burden, Border, Breed nor Birth, Frigid Fracas, Adaptation

by Mack Reynolds, George Schelling, Lloyd Birmingham, Graham Fairmere ...

The Greatest Works of Mack Reynolds (Illustrated Edition) gathers a vigorous body of speculative fiction distinguished by political imagination, social satire, and restless inquiry into the organization of future societies. Moving across adventure, dystopian projection, utopian speculation, and sharp-edged economic fable, the collection situates Reynolds within the mid-twentieth-century science ... Read more

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The Greatest Works of Mack Reynolds (Illustrated Edition) gathers a vigorous body of speculative fiction distinguished by political imagination, social satire, and restless inquiry into the organization of future societies. Moving across adventure, dystopian projection, utopian speculation, and sharp-edged economic fable, the collection situates Reynolds within the mid-twentieth-century science
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The Masters of Science Fiction - Mack Reynolds Collection (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Ultima Thule, Black Man's Burden, Border, Breed nor Birth, Frigid Fracas, Adaptation

by Mack Reynolds, Winter Fernwick ...

The Masters of Science Fiction - Mack Reynolds Collection (Illustrated Edition) gathers the work of a writer whose fiction helped define the sociological turn of mid-twentieth-century science fiction. These stories are less concerned with technological marvels for their own sake than with the systems—economic, political, military, and psychological—that shape human behavior. Written in a brisk, ... Read more

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The Masters of Science Fiction - Mack Reynolds Collection (Illustrated Edition) gathers the work of a writer whose fiction helped define the sociological turn of mid-twentieth-century science fiction. These stories are less concerned with technological marvels for their own sake than with the systems—economic, political, military, and psychological—that shape human behavior. Written in a brisk,
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Hiroshima Sunset

by John Kelly ...

In 2007, self-publishing author, Amanda Blackburn accepts an assignment in Japan to help exonerate the name of a former soldier who served in the post-war Australian occupation army in 1946. The soldier's damning exploits are revealed in a journal written by an unidentified veteran. A tender love story set against the background of Atomic devastation. ... Read more

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In 2007, self-publishing author, Amanda Blackburn accepts an assignment in Japan to help exonerate the name of a former soldier who served in the post-war Australian occupation army in 1946. The soldier's damning exploits are revealed in a journal written by an unidentified veteran. A tender love story set against the background of Atomic devastation.
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The Collected Works of Harry Harrison (Illustrated Edition)

Deathworld, The Stainless Steel Rat, Planet of the Damned, The Misplaced Battleship

by Harry Harrison ...

e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited Harry Harrison collection, formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Deathworld The Stainless Steel Rat Planet of the Damned The Repairman The Misplaced Battleship The Ethical Engineer Toy Shop Arm of the Law The Velvet Glove The K-Factor Navy Day ... Read more

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e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited Harry Harrison collection, formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Deathworld The Stainless Steel Rat Planet of the Damned The Repairman The Misplaced Battleship The Ethical Engineer Toy Shop Arm of the Law The Velvet Glove The K-Factor Navy Day
... Read more
The Erosion of Free Speech in the UK

by John Kelly ...

The right to speak freely, to express one's thoughts and ideas without fear of reprisal, is the bedrock upon which any robust democracy is built. Yet, in the United Kingdom, as in many nations worldwide, this fundamental liberty is facing unprecedented challenges. The digital age, with its rapid dissemination of information and potent tools for surveillance, has introduced new battlegrounds for ... Read more

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The right to speak freely, to express one's thoughts and ideas without fear of reprisal, is the bedrock upon which any robust democracy is built. Yet, in the United Kingdom, as in many nations worldwide, this fundamental liberty is facing unprecedented challenges. The digital age, with its rapid dissemination of information and potent tools for surveillance, has introduced new battlegrounds for
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