Larry McKeever
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Definitive, highly regarded study tells the full story of the brothers' lives and work - before, during and after the historic flight at Kitty Hawk: early experiments and glider flights on Indiana sand dunes, exhilarating days on North Carolina's Outer Banks, the bitter patent fight that followed, Wilbur's untimely death, and more.
2) Centennial
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A novel depicting the history and development of a section of Colorado and the lives of the people of the area.
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Emory M. Thomas, a professor of history at the University of Georgia, takes a fresh look at a much-examined hero: Jeb Stuart, the Confederacy's famous cavalry chief. From his childhood in Virginia to his astonishing exploits on the battlefields of the Civil War, from his controversial role in the Battle of Gettysburg to his untimely death at Appomatox, Jeb Stuart rises to life more vividly than ever before.
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Even struggling readers will find it hard to resist our exciting series of audiobooks in a variety of popular genres. These stories deal with mature themes involving culturally diverse characters. Written specifically for the struggling reader, these fast-paced books maintain student interest until the last page. Questions at the end of each title test students' strategy skills, vocabulary, and comprehension. Roger impresses Jay with his dumpsters...
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Know Why You Believe will help you think through the answers to such questions as: How do I know there's a God? Are miracles possible? Why is there pain and evil? Know Why You Believe is a thinking person's book by a man regarded by many as one of the best communicators of Christian truth in our day.
7) Patriots
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George Washington was a man of honor, and his soldiers loved him-even if his military strategies were a bit shaky. Almost everyone in Congress liked Thomas Jefferson, though no one liked his constant leaves of absence. Benedict Arnold cut a dashing figure with the ladies, but when a suitor came to court his sister, Arnold reached for his pistols. All the dynamic personalities, all the legendary moments from the Revolution come to life in this vivid...
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Know What You Believe has helped countless new and longtime believers understand the basic truths of their Christian faith. The book clearly explains what the Bible teaches with regard to the Holy Trinity, Christ's death and resurrection, the angelic and demonic realms, sin and salvation, and coming events.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12 - AR Pts: 32
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The classic tale of Hawkeye, Natty Bumppo, the frontier scout who turned his back on "civilization," and his friendship with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters through the dangerous wilderness of Indian country in frontier America.
"This novel remains the most popular of Cooper's 'Leatherstocking Tales', a classic story of the French and Indian War. The battles and exciting pursuits, which constitute the book's plot, are rounded out by...
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Books on Tape
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2015
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English
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The Bridge at Andau is James A. Michener at his most gripping. His classic nonfiction account of a doomed uprising is as searing and unforgettable as any of his bestselling novels. For five brief, glorious days in the autumn of 1956, the Hungarian revolution gave its people a glimpse at a different kind of future—until, at four o’clock in the morning on a Sunday in November, the citizens of Budapest awoke to the shattering sound
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