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Flags of our fathers
By James Bradley, Ron Powers. 2000
Recounts the story of the six young Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima during fierce combat on the…
obscure Japanese-held island in 1945. Author Bradley, the son of one of the soldiers, recreates his father's experiences as well as those of the five men who fought beside him. Bestseller. 2000.Proof of heaven: a neurosurgeon's journey into the afterlife
By Eben Alexander. 2012
Account of fifty-four-year-old Harvard-educated neurosurgeon Alexander and his 2008 recovery from a coma induced by bacterial meningitis. Describes his near-death…
experience--including a feeling of unconditional love and acceptance--that convinced him of the existence of heaven and a personal God. Bestseller. 2012The book of Merlyn: the unpublished conclusion to The once and future king
By T. H. White, T. H White, Trevor Stubley. 1977
Begins with an aged and weary King Arthur sitting alone in his tent at Salisbury awaiting his last battle. Merlyn…
comes to renew their master-pupil relationship and to assure Arthur that legend will perpetuate the story of the Round Table. Bestseller. For junior and senior high and older readersThe origin: a biographical novel of Charles Darwin
By Irving Stone. 1980
Fictional account of the scientist whose theory of evolution made him a controversial figure. The story begins in 1831 when…
the twenty-two-year-old Darwin, trained for the church but drawn to nature, is unexpectedly invited to join H.M.S. 'Beagle' on a surveying trip around the world. BestsellerAuthor of Windows 10: The Missing Manual (DB 83406) and host of "Making Stuff" episodes on PBS's NOVA presents tips…
and shortcuts for a wide variety of everyday occurrences. Topics include cars, travel, food, clothes, out and about, house and home, animals, cleaning, electronics, your body, social hacks, and lying. Bestseller. 2015