The enthralling story of the greatest Civil War battle at sea by the award-winning and bestselling historians Phil Keith and Tom Clavin.On June 19, 1864, just off the coast of France, one of the most dramatic naval battles in history took place. On a clear day with windswept skies, the dreaded Confederate raider Alabama faced the Union warship Kearsarge in an all-or-nothing fight to the finish, the outcome of which would effectively end the threat...

The enthralling story of the greatest Civil War battle at sea by the award-winning and bestselling historians Phil Keith and Tom Clavin.On June 19, 1864, just off the coast of France, one of the most dramatic naval battles in history took place. On a clear day with windswept skies, the dreaded Confederate raider Alabama faced the Union warship Kearsarge in an all-or-nothing fight to the finish, the outcome of which would effectively end the threat...

The incredible story of the first African American military pilot, who went on to become a Paris nightclub impresario, a spy in the French Resistance and an American civil rights pioneerEugene Bullard lived one of the most fascinating lives of the twentieth century. The son of a former slave and an indigenous Creek woman, Bullard fled home at the age of eleven to escape the racial hostility of his Georgia community. When his journey led him to Europe, he garnered w...

An essential guide for artists of all levels, on how to live and work as a creative, from a popular artist and TED speaker.When we're kids, our parents tell us that being creative is fun, fun, fun. But when you decide to turn art into your career, whether that's painting, writing, drawing, or sculpting Edgar Allan Poe out of earthworms, that's when things get tough. Let's be honest. Creativity isn't always fun. It's also hard work.In this insightful and hea...

Twelve-year-old Jake is busy with school. In his spare time, he loves learning about computers and robots. His dad has other interests. He enjoys hunting for cryptids. This time, he’s looking for the creepy doglike creature called chupacabra. Soon, Jake and his dad are in Texas looking for the blood-sucking beast. Jake thinks it’s a waste of time. He doesn’t believe the chupacabra is real. Then he sees a scruffy, hissing creature in the darkness. Could it really be the chupacabra? With an ...

Neil Young took on the music industry so that fans could hear his music—all music—the way it was meant to be heard.Today, most of the music fans listen to is streamed via online services and highly compressed. It’s convenient, but, frustratingly, this comes at the cost of quality. Gone are the days when it was technologically necessary to compress music into the smallest possible file size, yet this remains the industry standard.The result is music that is ...

THE ENEMY IS ON BOARD.Two massive ships are on a dual path to destruction. One is a freighter carrying nuclear materials to Japan; the other, a cruise ship heading for the Mediterranean. Neither will reach their destinations. Two factions—Japanese eco-terrorists and Middle East extremists—have joined forces to infiltrate the ships, incapacitate the crew, and change course toward a common target: the United States of America.DETONATION HOUR IS APPROACHING.In Washingt...

Stephen Coonts and William H. Keith's Deep Black: Death Wave continues the bestselling technothriller series.Deep within the NSA is Desk Three, a top-secret unit of special operatives inserted into the field when the threat is great and the response demands sensitivity and invisibility. Charlie Dean, a former Marine sniper, is a senior officer. With his colleagues Lia DeFrancesca and newcomer Ilya Akulinin, they form the core of a high-tech team known ...

Stephen Coonts and William H. Keith's Deep Black: Death Wave continues the bestselling technothriller series.Deep within the NSA is Desk Three, a top-secret unit of special operatives inserted into the field when the threat is great and the response demands sensitivity and invisibility. Charlie Dean, a former Marine sniper, is a senior officer. With his colleagues Lia DeFrancesca and newcomer Ilya Akulinin, they form the core of a high-tech team known ...

Fourteen Bible Study modules on Hebrews, each with commentary and thought-provoking questions which are ideal for group or personal study.Moses and the people left the bondage of one country to seek the blessings of another, believing that God was not only able to bring them out but to bring them in (Ex.6:7,8). They discovered the reality of God's promise to Moses about Jordan, "The LORD your God Himself crosses over before you" (Deut.31:3). They were only following where He had go...

Among music lovers everywhere, Keith Jarrett is known as an artist of rare gifts. Here he brings those gifts to a captivating discussion of his work, especially the ineffable art of improvisation--or, as we termed it here, "jumping" (as in "jumping off the deep edge").

Alexei Sayle stars in this comical story of Britain's first Communist football teamA secret descendant of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, Ricky Lenin is a dyed-in-the-wool Marxist, fervently committed to overthrowing the decadent world of British football. As a midfield maestro, he's perfectly placed to infiltrate England's top club, Felchester Rovers, where he proceeds to introduce his radical ideas. But there's more to his fellow players than meets the eye, and ...