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Feodor Fitz
Journey to Harmony Ville
2012
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When Feodor Fitz stumbles upon the town of Harmony Ville in search of his wife. He finds that there is no harmony to be found. Feodor must now help the old and young people unite against the evil bandits before Harmony Ville is over taken and destroyed. Feodor Fitz: Journey to Harmony Ville, is the first of many in Feodor Fitz journeys exploding with adventure and rhyme. This tale is a must-read for people of every age.
The Gospel at Work
How the Gospel Gives New Purpose and Meaning to Our Jobs
2018
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Reclaim God's vision for your life.Many Christians fall victim to one of two main problems when it comes to work: either they are idle in their work, or they have made an idol of it. Both of these mindsets are deadly misunderstandings of how God intends for us to think about our employment.In The Gospel at Work*,* Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert unpack the powerful ways in which the gospel can transform how we do what we do, releasing us from t...
Is the West in Decline?
Historical, Military, and Economic Perspectives
2015
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Is the West in Decline? is a collection of ten essays by prominent scholars of international relations and current history, many of them associated with the European Studies program of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. The essays explore the question of decline from several perspectives: theoretical, historical, counterfactual, and contemporary. Thomas Row’s essay uses alternative history to show how an unfallen Habsburg Empire might have evolved into a state syst...
And Sons
A Novel
2013
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington Post • The New Yorker • Esquire • The Austin Chronicle • Kansas City Star • The Guardian (UK) • BookPage • Flavorwire • Bookish“[A] big, brilliant novel.”—The New York Times Book ReviewWho is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperor’s Children, and Wonder Boys—the panoramic,...
Love and Struggle
My Life in SDS, the Weather Underground, and Beyond
2011
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A nice Jewish boy from suburban Boston—hell, an Eagle Scout!—David Gilbert arrived at Columbia University just in time for the explosive Sixties. From the early anti-Vietnam War protests to the founding of SDS, from the Columbia Strike to the tragedy of the Townhouse, Gilbert was on the scene: as organizer, theoretician, and above all, activist. He was among the first militants who went underground to build the clandestine resistance to war and racism known as “Weatherman.” And he was amon...
2020
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Join Wally White on his first adventure into the world of Alien intervention and Government deception as he and his old war buddies work to remove the President of the United States for treason while at the same time earn the trust of an Alien race that will change the world for all mankind.
The End of Catholic Mexico
Causes and Consequences of the Mexican Reforma (1855–1861)
2024
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In The End of Catholic Mexico, historian David Gilbert provides a new interpretation of one of the defining events of Mexican history: the Reforma. During this period, Mexico was transformed from a Catholic confessional state into a modern secular nation, sparking a three-year civil war in the process. While past accounts have portrayed the Reforma as a political contest, ending with a liberal triumph over conservative elites, Gilbert argues that it was a much broader culture war ...
2021
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The Story collection, Central Casting, follows the acclaimed story collections, Overland and A Third Bridge. Central Casting is a wide-ranging collection of short and longer stories that were written before and after the questions of who can write and whose story can be told emerged.These stories addressed and ignored this challenge. For example, a writer's big hair changes in a series of photos chronicling her difficulties with identity. A violent designer uses a calculated violen...
The Patient Revolution
How We Can Heal the Healthcare System
2019
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The NHS is in crisis - it's in record demand, and care services are at breaking point - but what if the solution to rescuing the NHS is in the hands of the patients themselves?In this refreshingly positive and remarkable book, David Gilbert shares the powerful real-life stories of 'patient leaders' - ordinary people affected by life-changing illnesses, disabilities, or conditions, who have all gone back into the fray to help change the healthcare system in necessary and inspiring w...
2012
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David Gilbert arrived at Columbia University just in time for the explosive Sixties. From the early anti-Vietnam war protests to the founding of SDS, Gilbert was on the scene: as organiser, theoretician and, above all, activist. Writing from a maximum security prison following the disaster of the 1982 Brinks robbery, he recounts the Weather Underground movement in this extraordinary memoir. Written with candour and humour, this is an uncompromising and reflective account of the Sixties and...
2012
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Kitchen Vagabond chronicles chef David Gilbert's remarkable journey from making scrambled eggs in his parents' kitchen, to breaking though the shells of some of the world's most demanding and cutthroat hotels and restaurants.
2019
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A personal record of over a half-century of experiences and thoughts offered with a no-nonsense approach. PC it is not. With a goal of inspiring stimulating thought, Waning Years is truly a short offering that is sure to stir the emotions of the reader whether the reader agrees with the observations or not.











