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How far would you go to save a dog's life?The extraordinary story of one man who has driven more than 1 million miles to rescue thousands of dogs from hunger, abuse and neglect and give them a second chance at life and love.For years, Greg Mahle struggled to keep the last of his family-run restaurants afloat in Ohio. When it finally closed, he was broke and unsure what to do next. Then a stranded van-load of puppies changed his life forever. Join journalist Peter Zheutlin as he travels with Greg from Ohio to the Gulf Coast on his Rescue Road Trips to bring hard-luck dogs from the deep South to loving "forever families" up north, with the help of many selfless volunteers along the way. From Houston's impoverished Fifth Ward--where thousands of strays roam the streets--and high-kill shelters in Louisiana, to joyous scenes of adopters embracing their new pups in the Northeast, Rescue Road is full of heart: an inspiring story about the unique bond between dogs and humans, and how going the extra mile can make a life-changing difference for these loyal canines-and for us all.

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorWhile his earthly vision dims, the glory of Heaven illumines as beloved evangelist Billy Graham, shares from his past, and present, the reality of eternity in Where I Am. Although Mr. Graham no longer preaches from the stadiums of the world, you will sense his heart still beats strong with the resounding assurance that he will spend eternity with Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, as he invites others to contemplate their eternal hope.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for LiteraturePerhaps the most American of American classics, The Grapes of Wrath follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation during the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s. It is also the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads, who are driven off their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California.

A German shepherd police dog witnesses a murder and if his owner - an Iraq war vet and cop-turned-thief - is convicted of the crime, the dog could be put down. No one loves man's best friend more than attorney Andy Carpenter, and he decides to represent the poor canine. When he discovers that the dog and his owner have unwittingly become involved in a case of much larger proportions, Andy will need the help of the police-trained dog.

Billy Graham shares God s gentle, reassuring promise of spiritual calm of authenticpersonal peace amidst a personal life wracked with too much stress, too manyburdens, too great a heartache. InPeace with GodBilly Graham asks God to help this book find its way intothe hands and hearts of a lost, confused, and searching world . . . men, women, andyoung people everywhere [who] thirst for peace with God. In spite of a life drenched with responsibilities and rewards, are you thirsting?Searching for some nameless thing that is more important than anything in life?You are not alone. All mankind is seeking the answer to the confusion, the moralsickness, the spiritual emptiness that oppresses the world. All humanity is cryingout for guidance, for comfort . . .for peace. Reverend Graham shares God s gentle, reassuring promise of spiritual calm of authenticpersonal peace amidst a personal life wracked with too much stress, too manyburdens, too great a heartache. I know men who would write a check for a million dollars if they could find peace, writes Reverend Graham. Millions are searching for it. But we Christians have found it!It is ours now and forever. We have found the secret of life! . . .When your spousedies or your children get sick or you lose your job, you can have a peace that youdon t understand. You may have tears at a graveside, but you can have an abidingpeace, a quietness. God s peace can be in your heart right now . . .Whatever the circumstances, whatever the call, whatever the duty, whatever the price, whatever the sacrifice His strength will be your strength in your hour of need. It s all yours, and it s free. You don t have to work for it . . . . Do not put it off. "

From the author of the runaway bestseller The Orphan's Tale comes a remarkable story of friendship and courage centered around three women and a ring of female secret agents during World War II.1946, ManhattanOne morning while passing through Grand Central Terminal on her way to work, Grace Healey finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. Unable to resist her own curiosity, Grace opens the suitcase, where she discovers a dozen photographs--each of a different woman. In a moment of impulse, Grace takes the photographs and quickly leaves the station.Grace soon learns that the suitcase belonged to a woman named Eleanor Trigg, leader of a network of female secret agents who were deployed out of London during the war. Twelve of these women were sent to Occupied Europe as couriers and radio operators to aid the resistance, but they never returned home, their fates a mystery. Setting out to learn the truth behind the women in the photographs, Grace finds herself drawn to a young mother turned agent named Marie, whose daring mission overseas reveals a remarkable story of friendship, valor and betrayal.Vividly rendered and inspired by true events, New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff shines a light on the incredible heroics of the brave women of the war and weaves a mesmerizing tale of courage, sisterhood and the great strength of women to survive in the hardest of circumstances.

Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. A New York Times Bestseller Basis for the movie Lincoln On May 18‚ 1860‚ William H. Seward‚ Salmon P. Chase‚ Edward Bates‚ and Abraham Lincoln waited for the results from the Republican National Convention. Lincoln won‚ Goodwin demonstrates‚ because of his extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men. It was this capacity that enabled Lincoln as president to bring his disgruntled opponents together and marshal their talents to the task of preserving the union and winning the war. This product is part of: Popular and Narrative Nonfiction - Large Print Standing Order Plan The Thorndike Popular and Narrative Nonfiction - Large Print Standing Order Plan offers a broad range of current and bestselling nonfiction titles, along with biographies, histories, social commentaries, travelogues, politics, essays and humor. Five titles shipped every other month. Actual Large Print covers may be different from those shown.

I m a person who listens for a living. I listen for wisdom, and beauty, and for voices not shouting to be heard. This book chronicles some of what I ve learned in what has become a conversation across time and generations, across disciplines and denominations. Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and National Humanities Medalist Krista Tippett has interviewed the most extraordinary voices examining the great questions of meaning for our time. The heart of her work on her national public radio program and podcast, "On Being, "has been to shine a light on people whose insights kindle in us a sense of wonder and courage. Scientists in a variety of fields; theologians from an array of faiths; poets, activists, and many others have all opened themselves up to Tippett's compassionate yet searching conversation. In"Becoming Wise," Tippett distills the insights she has gleaned from this luminous conversation in its many dimensions into a coherent narrative journey, over time and from mind to mind. The book is a master class in living, curated by Tippett and accompanied by a delightfully ecumenical dream team of teaching faculty. The open questions and challenges of our time are intimate and civilizational all at once, Tippett says definitions of when life begins and when death happens, of the meaning of community and family and identity, of our relationships to technology and through technology. The wisdom we seek emerges through the raw materials of the everyday. And the enduring question of what it means to be human has now become inextricable from the question of who we are to each other. This book offers a grounded and fiercely hopeful vision of humanity for this century of personal growth but also renewed public life and human spiritual evolution. It insists on the possibility of a common life for this century marked by resilience and redemption, with beauty as a core moral value and civility and love as muscular practice. Krista Tippett's great gift, in her work and in "Becoming Wise," is to avoid reductive simplifications but still find the golden threads that weave people and ideas together into a shimmering braid. One powerful common denominator of the lessons imparted to Tippett is the gift of presence, of the exhilaration of engagement with life for its own sake, not as a means to an end. But presence does not mean passivity or acceptance of the status quo. Indeed Tippett and her teachers are people whose work meets, and often drives, powerful forces of change alive in the world today. In the end, perhaps the greatest blessing conveyed by the lessons of spiritual genius Tippett harvests in"Becoming Wise"is the strength to meet the world where it really is, and then to make it better."