Douglas: 4895 books
The Secessionist States of America
The Blueprint for Creating a Traditional Values Country . . . Now
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Millions of American families from every race, creed, and economic background are losing hope as the United States continues slide deeper into fiscal insanity and moral decay. Where will America stand when we lose our traditional values, border security, and limited government?
Having gained...
by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Rudolf Hess's flight to Britain in May 1941 stands out as one of the most intriguing and bizarre episodes of the Second World War. In The Truth About Rudolf Hess, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton explodes many of the myths which still surround the affair. He traces the developments which persuaded Hess...
The Nixon Effect
How Richard Nixons Presidency Fundamentally Changed American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
The Nixon Effect examines the 37th president’s political legacy in broad-ranging ways that make clear, for the first time, the breadth and duration of his influence on American political life. The book argues that Nixon is the key political figure in postwar American politics in multiple ways, some...
Rightful Heritage
The Renewal of America
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
The acclaimed, award-winning historian—“America’s new past master” (Chicago Tribune)—examines the environmental legacy of FDR and the New Deal.
Douglas Brinkley’s The Wilderness Warrior celebrated Theodore Roosevelt’s spirit of outdoor exploration and bold vision to protect...
The Quiet World
Saving Alaska's Wilderness Kingdom, 1879-1960
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2011
In this fascinating follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Wilderness Warrior, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley offers a riveting, expansive look at the past and present battle to preserve Alaska’s wilderness. Brinkley explores the colorful diversity of Alaska’s wildlife, arrays the forces...
by Douglas Adams
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
“It is Mr Adams’s genius to hurl readers into a plot that seems to go everywhere and nowhere, then suddenly drop the pieces into place, click, click, click, like tumblers in a lock. . . . Delightful.”—Baltimore Sun
It’s easy to get disheartened when your planet has been blown up and...
The Nightingale Christmas Show
(Nightingales 9)
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
THE BRAND NEW NIGHTINGALES NOVEL
BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DONNA DOUGLAS
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It's Christmas, 1945. The war is over, but its scars remain.
Matron Kathleen Fox has the job of putting the Nightingale Hospital back together. But memories and ghosts of those lost fill the bomb-damaged...
Three Tastes of Nuoc Mam
The Brown Water Navy and Visits to Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
During the War, Vietnam's coast had to be protected against Viet Cong ambushes and smuggling. The U.S. forces had destroyers, cruisers and gargantuan aircraft carriers, none suited for inshore patrol. This is the story of the Brown Water Navy, the garage-band flotilla assembled to do the job.Douglas...
Islands at the Crossroads
Migration, Seafaring, and Interaction in the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2011
A long sequence of social, cultural, and political processes characterizes an ever-dynamic Caribbean history. The Caribbean Basin is home to numerous linguistic and cultural traditions and fluid interactions that often map imperfectly onto former colonial and national traditions. Although much of...
The Learning Leader
How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2006
“We can’t do that in our school district.” “I don’t have time to add that to my curriculum.” “We’re fighting against impossible odds with these students.” Effective school leadership does not have to be a losing battle. In The Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for...
by Jack Douglas
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
“My Brother Was an Only Child” was Jack Douglas’ very first humour book, having written for famous radio and television celebrities such as Jack Paar, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Jimmy Durante, as well as TV shows such as “Adventures of Harriet and Ozzie”, “The George Gobel Show”, and...
Voices from the Korean War
Personal Accounts of Those Who Served
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Voices from the Korean War presents a collection of first-person accounts of those who served in the Korean War.
The Korean War is often dubbed the Forgotten War, although more than 36,000 soldiers died in this three-year conflict. In Voices from the Korean War, author Douglas Rice makes certain...
by J. Douglas Smith
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Winner of the Henry Adams Prize from the Society for History in the Federal Government
A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction
A Slate Best Book of 2014
The inside story of the Supreme Court decisions that brought true democracy to the United States
As chief justice of the U.S....
They Died With Custer
Soldiers' Bones from the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2013
Dead men tell no tales, and the soldiers who rode and died with George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn have been silent statistics for more than a hundred years. By blending historical sources, archaeological evidence, and painstaking analysis of the skeletal remains, Douglas...