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Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.
The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. Even as the powerful defended the status quo, others defied voices from the margins...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Being a parent can be tough and there are times when you just don't have all the answers. For parents finding themselves faced with a seemingly endless spiral of conflict, poor behaviour and ineffective discipline, this is the evidence-based step-by-step parenting program you need,"--page [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"An explosive, sweeping account of the scandal that has sent the Catholic Church into a tailspin -- and the brave few who fought for justiceIn the mid-1980s a dynamic young monsignor assigned to the Vatican's embassy in Washington set out to investigate the problem of sexually abusive priests. He found a scandal in the making, confirmed by secret files revealing complaints that had been hidden from police and covered up by the Church hierarchy. He...
69) Gridiron gang
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Sean Porter was a football player who turned into a juvenile detention counselor. He wrestles with the seemingly insolvable problem. The vast majority of young men who leave detention fall right back into crime. Looking for a way to give these not-yet-hardened kids a taste of self-esteem and discipline, Porter manages to persuade his superiors to let him teach the kids football - and then take on other high school football teams. Based on a true story....
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Twenty years after the Starr Report and the Clinton impeachment, former special prosecutor Ken Starr finally shares his definitive account of one of the most divisive periods in American history. You could fill a library with books about the scandals of the Clinton administration, which eventually led to President Clinton's impeachment by the House of Representatives. Bill and Hillary Clinton have told their version of events, as have various journalists...
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