The American Senator (Selected Works of Anthony Trollope)

The American Senator (Selected Works of Anthony Trollope) Review

Unflagging in his pursuit of material for a lecture on the irrationality of the English, the Senator tramples roughshod over the feelings of his host and of much of the population of Dillsborough. Equally energetically, the increasingly desperate Arabella Trefoil pursues her prey to the altar.

The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath

The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath Review

The Sabbath is a gift that Senator Joe Lieberman, as an observant Jew, received from his parents who, in turn, received it from their parents, who received it from generations of Jews before them. According to ancient tradition, the line of transmission extends back to Moses at Mt. Sinai, who received the Sabbath as the fourth of the Ten Commandments. In this book, Lieberman will offer the gift of Sabbath observance—a gift that has anchored, ordered, and inspired his life—to readers of all faiths. 

In the past century, the Sabbath has fallen on hard times. It is thought of as just another day or as a time to squeeze in some extra errands or recreation that you may have missed during the workweek. The weekend passes in a blur of often meaningless activity. Combining personal and political memoir with history and broadly informed religious reflection, this book is a practical how-to guide, with simple suggestions for introducing the Sabbath into your own life. It will be a very personal book, yet also one animated by reflections on history and larger social trends. It will also include profound reflections of both classical and modern Jewish sages, from the Talmud and the ancient Jewish prayer book, the Siddur, to Maimonides, to Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and Rabbi Soloveitchik. 

Senator's Bride (Brides of Montclair, Book 12)

Senator's Bride (Brides of Montclair, Book 12) Review

'Have you any plans for the rest of the day?' he asked. 'Plans?' she echoed. 'Whatever they were, cancel them.' He grinned. Crystal nodded, dazed, knowing somehow that if he had proposed a trip to Mars she would have been helpless to refuse. She had come to Virginia to work, not to fall in love -- certainly not with someone like Kip Montrose. Both Kip and his ancestral mansion, Montclair, had captured her imagination. The history of the house intrigued her as much as its master. Even ten years after the end of WWI, the families of Mayfield, VA, still feel its destructive effects. With his days as a dare-devil flying ace behind him, Kip Montrose is having a hard time settling down in the small Southern town and finding a new direction for his life. At the same time, the twins, Cara and Kitty Cameron, are also trying to rebuild their lives shadowed by loss. Then, the arrival of Crystal Kirk, an attractive young career woman, to rent Eden Cottage, and the return of Garnet with Bryane, and her English companion, Jill, sparks excitement, romance, as well as unexpected problems. The era of the Roaring Twenties brings new challenges to the younger members of the Montrose and Cameron clans, as they search for new purpose for their lives, face their inherited destiny, and hope for lasting love. Suddenly, a senatorial campaign tears the families apart and plunges old friends into a bitter political battle in which both winners and losers attain unexpected results.

Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators: The Last Winning Season

Ted Williams and the 1969 Washington Senators: The Last Winning Season Review

Heading into their ninth season, the expansion Washington Senators had never won more than 76 games in a season. New Senators owner Bob Short hired Hall of Famer Ted Williams to manage the team. Williams sparked the Senators to their only winning record for a Washington team since 1952. This book recounts that 1969 season in-depth.

Play ball: Braves vs. Senators: can the metro market sustain two professional baseball teams?(comparative analysis between Mississippi Braves and ... An article from: Mississippi Business Journal

Play ball: Braves vs. Senators: can the metro market sustain two professional baseball teams?(comparative analysis between Mississippi Braves and ... An article from: Mississippi Business Journal Review

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Title: Play ball: Braves vs. Senators: can the metro market sustain two professional baseball teams?(comparative analysis between Mississippi Braves and Jackson Senators)
Author: Lynne Jeter
Publication:Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 11, 2005
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 27 Issue: 15 Page: A1(3)

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The Fraudulent Senator: A New Media Investigation into Hillary Clinton's 2000 Senatorial Campaign

The Fraudulent Senator: A New Media Investigation into Hillary Clinton's 2000 Senatorial Campaign Review

What you are about to read is essentially five independent examinations of Event 39, a star-studded gala created to not only as a thank you send-off for President Bill Clinton in the last days of his presidency but to also serve as a potent fundraiser for Hillary Clinton’s 2000 senatorial campaign. Each analysis was done independently and views the event from a different perspective, thus creating a 180 degree look at the facts. After reading the five independent analyses that comprise this book it will be abundantly clear that Event 39 was the catalyst and the vehicle for the single greatest instance of campaign finance fraud in the history of the United States.

The Senator and the Sharecropper: The Freedom Struggles of James O. Eastland and Fannie Lou Hamer

The Senator and the Sharecropper: The Freedom Struggles of James O. Eastland and Fannie Lou Hamer Review

In this fascinating study of race, politics, and economics in Mississippi, Chris Myers Asch tells the story of two extraordinary personalities--Fannie Lou Hamer and James O. Eastland--who represented deeply opposed sides of the civil rights movement. Both were from Sunflower County: Eastland was a wealthy white planter and one of the most powerful segregationists in the U.S. Senate, while Hamer, a sharecropper who grew up desperately poor just a few miles from the Eastland plantation, rose to become the spiritual leader of the Mississippi freedom struggle. Asch uses Hamer and Eastland's entwined histories, set against a backdrop of Sunflower County's rise and fall as a center of cotton agriculture, to explore the county's changing social landscape during the mid-twentieth century and its persistence today as a land separate and unequal. Asch, who spent nearly a decade in Mississippi as an educator, offers a fresh look at the South's troubled ties to the cotton industry, the long struggle for civil rights, and unrelenting social and economic injustice through the eyes of two of the era's most important and intriguing figures.

The Washington Senators (Writing Sports)

The Washington Senators (Writing Sports) Review

A facsimile edition of the celebrated 1954 history of the Senators

Shirley Povich's history of the Washington Senators originally appeared in 1954 as part of the popular series of major league team histories published by G. P. Putnam. With their colorful prose and delightful narratives, the Putnam books have been described as the Cadillac of the genre and have become prized collectibles for baseball readers and historians.

One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1901 as the Washington Senators. In 1905 the team changed its name to the Washington Nationals. However, fans and newspapers persisted in using the "Senators" nickname, and over time the use of "Nationals" faded and "Senators" reemerged as the team's official name.

In their first nine seasons the Senators finished last four times and didn't climb above sixth place until 1912. The major catalysts in their rise were the ascendance to greatness of Walter Johnson, who emerged in 1910 as the American League's best pitcher, and the hiring of Clark Griffith as manager in 1912. Griffith pioneered in the use of relief pitchers and in signing Caribbean talent. Although the team's new respectability faded, the 1924 hiring of twenty seven-year-old Bucky Harris as player-manager brought instant results, with a surprise World Series Championship in Harris's first season at the helm. The club repeated as AL champions in 1925 and its best season came in 1933, when it captured the AL title with a team record 99-53 mark. The Senators had only four more winning seasons over the next twenty six years.

Povich's unique insight as a Washington Post sportswriter led to thoughtful advice and comfort for the long-suffering Senators fans. Legends like Walter Johnson, Gabby Street, Bucky Harris, Roger Peckinpaugh, Sam Rice, Firpo Marberry, Joe Cronin, and Leon "Goose" Goslin fill these pages, and their colorful exploits are woven into the fabric of each season's story. Sure to be treasured by baseball lovers everywhere, The Washington Senators is another enjoyable addition to the Writing Sports Series.

The Senator and the Priest

The Senator and the Priest Review

One of America's most beloved storytellers, Father Andrew Greeley returns with an explosive novel about the corrosive political culture tearing apart America--and one man's family.

Tommy Moran, an Irish Catholic kid from the West Side of Chicago, fights for the underprivileged on the floor of the United States Senate. Swearing off negative attack ads, Moran is determined to restore civility and compassion to American politics. But his opponents don't share his scruples. Almost from the beginning, Tommy and his family find themselves besieged by vicious personal attacks, false rumors…and attempts at assassination!

As a freshman senator, Tommy must also cope with the temptations--both political and carnal--regularly thrown his way. The job takes its toll on him, but at least he has the support and love of his devoted wife, a daughter of Chicago's raucous O'Malley family.

But the opposition that hits home the hardest comes from an unlikely source: his own brother.

Father Tony Moran, a conservative Catholic priest, has never approved of Tommy's senatorial career, much to Tommy's dismay. So when Father Tony sides with Tommy's political enemies, it may be more than one man can bear.

Can anything heal the rift between…the Senator and the Priest?

Dirt: a story about gardening, mothering, and other messy business

Dirt: a story about gardening, mothering, and other messy business Review

Emmy is a typical suburban mother--at least on the outside. On the inside she's a mess. She's trying to raise her three sons alone, and that is proving to be a discouraging struggle. Her oldest, Nick, is profoundly autistic and increasingly frustrated with the world around him. Henry, her normally dependable middle child seems to be drifting away from her into morose adolescence. And then there's Dan, her eight-year-old who seems perpetually angry at everyone in the family. Emmy's estranged husband Eric is no help at all, just a weekend dad who pops in when he's not wanted and takes the boys out for fast food or visits to the Science Museum. Emmy's haven from it all is her garden, and her dream is to start a landscape design business. But lack of time and energy keep her stuck selling real estate--it is all Emmy can do just to keep her life under control. When a flirtation, a brush with the law and a near tragedy occur within a few weeks of each other, Emmy is certain that she has failed adulthood completely. Dirt presents a portrait of complicated relationships and the ways that people find refuge--and each other.

Resurrection: The Confirmation of Clarence Thomas

Resurrection: The Confirmation of Clarence Thomas Review

When U.S. Senator and Christian minister John C. Danforth sponsored Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court nomination, he was not prepared for the explosion caused by Anita Hill's charges of sexual harassment. Here is a deeply moving story of spiritual regeneration and a revealing account of an important moment in American history.

The Senator's Agenda (Dead Air Series, Book 3)

The Senator's Agenda (Dead Air Series, Book 3) Review

Bill Baldwin, an old college friend of Wess, wins the U.S. Senate primary election in Colorado. Moments after the triumph, amid the confetti-strewn bedlam of the victory gala, Baldwin's press secretary shockingly puts a gun to his head and pulls the trigger...but not before issuing an ominous warning.

Senator Joe McCarthy

Senator Joe McCarthy Review

The story of Senator Joseph McCarthy's rise to unprecedented power and the decline of his influence is a dramatic one. Richard Rovere documents the process by which a clever, power hungry individual came to mislead and manipulate members of Congress and the American public and to damage countless lives. A new foreword for this edition by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. places the book in historical context and relates it to current issues in American public life.

Death of the Senator

Death of the Senator Review

The worlds oldest trees are mysteriously bursting into flames. A fictional short story based on the real life demise of one of the worlds oldest living things. Written in memorial to the 3500 year old Senator, Big tree Park, Altamonte Springs, Florida.

You Are the Senator (Great Decisions)

You Are the Senator (Great Decisions) Review

Examines eight historic decisions of the United States Senate: Prohibition, the Social Security Act, the Taft-Hartley Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, direct election of the president, the War Powers Act, the Gramm-Rudman bill, and the Brady bill.

Fifty Years of Public Service: Personal Recollections of Shelby M. Cullom, Senior United States Senator from Illinois (Classic Reprint)

Fifty Years of Public Service: Personal Recollections of Shelby M. Cullom, Senior United States Senator from Illinois (Classic Reprint) Review

FOREWORD
OH, that mine adversary had written a bookl"
Such was the exclamation of one who, through the
centuries, has been held up to the world as the symbol of patience
and long sufi' ering endurance, and who believed that
he thus expressed the surest method of confounding an
enemy.
I have come to that age in life where I feel somewhat indifferent
Soc; to consequences, and, yielding to the suggestions
and insistence of friends, I determined that I would undertake
to write some recollections, as they occurred to me, of
the men and events of my time.
Naturally, to me the history of the period covered by my
life since 1829 is particularly interesting. I do not think
that those who do me the honor of reading this narrative will
say that I am prejudiced when I assert that while this period
has not been great in Art and Letters, from a material,
scientific, and industrial standpoint it has been the most wonderful
epoch in all the world's history.
About the period of my

Table of Contents

CONTENTS; PAGE; BIRTH TO ADMISSION TO THE BAR, 1829 TO 1855 1; SERVICE AS CITY ATTORNEY AT SPRINGFIELD, 1855 AND; 1856 14; ELECTION TO THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE: LINCOLNDOUGLAS; DEBATES, 1856 TO 1858 • ££; OTHER DISTINGUISHED CHARACTERS OF THAT DAY, 1858; ANn 1859 33; NOMINATION OF LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS FOR THE PRESIDENCY,; 1859 AND 1860 57; SPEAKER OF THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE, AND A MEMBER; OF CONGRESS, 1860 TO 1865 74; LINCOLN, 1860 TO 1864 82; NOTABLES IN THE THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS, 1864 TO; 1870 109; IX THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON 143; X SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATURE, AND GOVERNOR, 1871 TO; 1883 159; XI GRANT 169; XII GENERAL JOHN A LOGAN • 180; XIII

The Senator and the Sin Eater

The Senator and the Sin Eater Review

Seneca Falls, West Virginia, is a picturesque town. Tucked between the foothills of the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, it lives in the shadow of the Dunning and Munroe families, mining moguls who have competed for coal in the region for generations. It is a place Joshua Chacón would rather forget. The scorned biracial stepson of the Dunning dynasty, Chacón has acquired a national reputation and a Pulitzer Prize for his books revealing political skullduggery. Drawn back to the hometown he abandoned by news of the mysterious murder of his half brother, Senator Stewart Dunning, Josh soon becomes entangled in a murder plot thick with the power politics of the ruling families of West Virginia's mining country.

"Any time you pick up a book with Bill Buchanan's name on the cover, there is one thing of which you can be certain: Colonel Buchanan always deals with his characters kindly and gently. The Senator and the Sin Eater, his last book before his death, provides a perfect example of this. . . . [It] is much more than a murder mystery. It is an examination of what sometimes goes wrong in a small, friendly town."--Tony Hillerman, from the Foreword