“One of the most entertaining of all Civil War books.” —Henry Steele Commager
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- Hard Tack and Coffee
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 11/06/08
Formats: Digital Audy
Throughout history, from antiquity to the present, service in the armed forces of one’s country has provided an almost endless source of material to entertain and even enlighten listeners. Military life has usually been a unique and peculiar experience for most civilians exposed to it. Originally published in 1888, Hard Tack and Coffee is the fascinating account of the everyday life of a footsoldier in the US Army of one hundred years ago. John Billings describes all aspects of a soldier’s life, including living quarters, foraging, wagon trains, offenses and punishments, equipment, transportation, food, hospitals, and much more. This is a detailed, comprehensive, and highly absorbing resource on the common soldier’s life in the Civil War army.
- Hard Tack and Coffee
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 11/06/08
Formats: Digital Audy
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- The Practice of the Presence of God and As a Man Thinketh
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By Brother Lawrence and James Allen
Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 10/01/02
Formats: Digital Audy
Brother Lawrence, a Carmelite monk and former soldier,decided that he needed to concentrate on a simple idea: loving God in whatever he did. The Practice of the Presence of God is a record of the conversations and letters exchanged between Brother Lawrence and people in his community, who came to him for advice once they noticed his passionate living for God. This collection of his thoughts and observationscontinue to inspire those seeking a stronger, more potent spirituality today.
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen is considered a classic self-help book. It reveals how our thoughts determine reality, as well as how our uderlying beliefs shape our character, our health, our appearance, our circumstances, and our destinies. Noble thoughts make a noble person, but lowly thoughts make a miserable person. Allen provides examples to illustrate how the "mind is the master weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance," so that people may begin to weave in enlightenment and happiness.
- The Practice of the Presence of God and As a Man Thinketh
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By Brother Lawrence and James Allen
Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 10/01/02
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Uncle Daddy
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 8/01/02
Formats: Digital Audy
Rivers’ real father left him and his mom six years ago, and Uncle Daddy has been taking care of Rivers in all the ways a dad cares for a son—even teaching him how to play baseball.
When his real father returns, Rivers is confused and angry. He had always thought that he’d express his anger at his father by socking him in the stomach. Now, face-to-face with his father, Rivers experiences feelings that are more complicated than he’d imagined. Will the reappearance of his dad affect his relationship with Uncle Daddy?
This heartfelt story, told from the point of view of a nine-and-a-half-year-old boy, is filled with insight and touches of humor.
- Uncle Daddy
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 8/01/02
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Tales of the Greek Heroes
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 5/01/02
Formats: Digital Audy
Gods and heroes are brought to life in this masterful retelling of the legends and tales of ancient Greece.
Here are the great stories of the Heroic Age, from the myths of the making of the universe to the death of Heracles—also called Hercules. Set against the colorful background of Greece and the Aegean, the adventures of heroes such as Perseus the Gorgon-slayer, Dionysus, Theseus, and Jason and the Argonauts once again come to life.
In this skillful retelling, these tales are as vivid and exciting as when they were first told three thousand years ago. With just the right levels of complexity, action, and adventure, this volume will satisfy listeners of all ages. The story of ancient Greece is continued in The Tale of Troy.
- Tales of the Greek Heroes
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 5/01/02
Formats: Digital Audy
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- The Tale of Troy
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 4/01/02
Formats: Digital Audy
“It is in my mind,” said Zeus, “to cause the great and glorious war of Troy, that shall be famous to the end of time.”
The Tale of Troy tells of the last great adventure of the Heroic Age. It is the story of Helen and the judgment of Paris; of the gathering of the heroes and the siege of Troy; of Achilles, reared by the centaur on wild honey and the marrow of lions; of Odysseus, his great strategy of the Wooden Horse, and of his many adventures on his long journey home to Greece.
These legends have been told again and again, passed down for over three thousand years. This masterly retelling makes them as vivid and exciting as they were all those years ago.
- The Tale of Troy
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 4/01/02
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Martin Luther, the Lion-Hearted Reformer
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 2/01/02
Formats: Digital Audy
"When a boy who has poverty for his companion is inclined to find fault with the company that he is forced to keep, he should comfort himself by reading about the boyhood days of Martin Luther—a son of poverty who by the strength of God and the grace of Christ stamped his name on every page of history written subsequently to his day."—from the book
Dedicated by its author to the "Youth of the Land," this book is the inspiring story of Martin Luther, who was born to poverty in 1483, who was beaten in school on a regular basis, but who rose above his circumstances to change the course of history.
- Martin Luther, the Lion-Hearted Reformer
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 2/01/02
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Looking Backward
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 6/01/01
Formats: Digital Audy
The time is tomorrow. The place: a utopian America. The hero: anyone who has ever longed for escape to a better life. This is the backdrop for Edward Bellamy’s prophetic novel about a young Boston gentleman who is mysteriously transported from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century—and from a world of war and want to a world of peace and plenty.
Translated into more than twenty languages and the most widely read novel of its time, Bellamy’s visionary view of the future offers a blueprint of the “perfect society,” a guidebook that stimulated some of the most prominent thinkers of our age. John Dewey, Charles Beard, and Edward Weeks, in separate surveys conducted in 1935, all listed Edward Bellamy’s novel as the most influential work written by an American in the preceding fifty years.
- Looking Backward
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Read by Edward Lewis
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Release Date: 6/01/01
Formats: Digital Audy