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SAINT VERONICA GIULIANI NOVENA
The life of Saint Veronica Giuliani and the nine days prayers
2023
EN
"Embark on a transformative spiritual journey with 'Saint Veronica Giuliani Novena' - a captivating and insightful exploration of devotion, miracles, and the profound legacy of an extraordinary saint. Discover the inspiring life of Saint Veronica Giuliani, a mystic and stigmatist who defied all odds, and let her powerful novena guide you towards healing, faith, and a deeper connection with the divine. Through engaging narratives, heartfelt prayers, and timeless wisdom, this book will awake...
Novena to Saint Philip neris
Novena prayers to Saint Philip neris and devotions
2023
EN
The novena to Saint Philip neris is a devotional and inspirational prayer guide for individuals.This book is also a spiritual guide for individuals who believe in Saint Philip novena prayers.You will also understand the life of Saint Philip and his impact to the church.Grab the copy of this book and meditate.
Secret Formula
The Inside Story of How Coca-Cola Became the Best-Known Brand in the World
- Narrated by
- Kyle Tait
Unabridged
22 hours 57 min
2024
EN
A "highly entertaining history [of] global hustling, cola wars and the marketing savvy that carved a niche for Coke in the American social psyche" (Publishers Weekly).Secret Formula follows the colorful characters who turned a relic from the patent medicine era into a company worth $80 billion. Award-winning reporter Frederick Allen's engaging account begins with Asa Candler, a nineteenth-century pharmacist in Atlanta who secured the rights to the...
A Decent, Orderly Lynching
The Montana Vigilantes
2013
EN
The deadliest campaign of vigilante justice in American history erupted in the Rocky Mountains during the Civil War when a private army hanged twenty-one troublemakers. Hailed as great heroes at the time, the Montana vigilantes are still revered as founding fathers.Combing through original sources, including eye-witness accounts never before published, Frederick Allen concludes that the vigilantes were justified in their early actions, as they fought violent crime in a remote corne...
Novena to Saint Charbel
The life of Saint Charbel and the nine-day prayers
2023
EN
In this captivating book, 'St. Charbel Novena,' readers are invited on a profound journey of faith, hope, and miracles. Inspired by the life and teachings of Saint Charbel Makhlouf, a revered Lebanese saint renowned for his holiness and intercessory powers, this book beautifully delves into the transformative power of the novena—a nine-day prayer practice dedicated to seeking Saint Charbel's divine intercession.Throughout the pages of 'St. Charbel Novena,' readers will find themsel...
Saint John the baptist novena
A guide to the life, prayers and devotions in the saint John the baptist novena
2023
EN
"Saint John the Baptist Novena:In this spiritually uplifting book, embark on a profound journey of devotion and renewal as you delve into the inspiring Novena dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. Discover the powerful prayers, meditations, and reflections that connect you intimately with the life and teachings of this revered biblical figure. Drawing from historical accounts and scriptural insights, this book provides a comprehensive guide to the Novena, inviting readers to explore...
The Big Change
America Transforms Itself, 1900–1950
2016
EN
The New York Times–bestselling history of the first half of the twentieth century—five decades that transformed America—from the author of Only Yesterday.During the first fifty years of the twentieth century, the United States saw two world wars, a devastating economic depression, and more social, political, and economic changes than in any other five-decade period before. Frederick Lewis Allen, former editor of Harper's magazine, recount...
The Great Pierpont Morgan
A Biography
2016
EN
A revealing biography of J. P. Morgan, one of the most powerful and enigmatic financiers in history, from bestselling author Frederick Lewis Allen.Celebrated as a titan of industry by some and decried as a monopolizing robber baron by others, John Pierpont Morgan was without a doubt a dominant player in American finance at the turn of the twentieth century. He founded U.S. Steel, a conglomeration of leading steel and iron producers, which was the nation's largest c...
2009
EN
"This book is an attempt to tell, and in some measure to interpret, the story of what in the future may be considered a distinct era in American history: the eleven years between the end of the war with Germany (November 11, 1918) and the stock-market panic which culminated on November 13, 1929, hastening and dramatizing the destruction of what had been known as Coolidge (and Hoover) Prosperity." -Preface
2013
EN
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Only Yesterday
An Informal History of the 1920s
- Narrated by
- Grover Gardner
Unabridged
11 hours 47 min
2010
EN
Prohibition. Al Capone. The President Harding scandals. The revolution of manners and morals. Black Tuesday. These are only an inkling of the events and figures characterizing the wild, tumultuous era that was the Roaring Twenties. Originally published in 1931, Only Yesterday traces the rise of post–World War I prosperity up to the Wall Street crash of 1929 against a colorful backdrop of jazz, flappers, speakeasies, the first radio, and the scandalous rise of skirt hemlines. In th...
Unabridged
12 hours 48 min
2022
EN
Future War and the Defence of Europe offers a major new analysis of how peace and security can be maintained in Europe: a continent that has suffered two cataclysmic conflicts since 1914. Taking as its starting point the COVID-19 pandemic and way it will inevitably accelerate some key global dynamics already in play, the book goes on to weave history, strategy, policy, and technology into a compelling analytical narrative. It lays out in forensic detail the scale of the challenge ...











