Battles and Leaders of the Civil War V3 - The Tide Shifts

Robert Underwood Johnson

Battles and Leaders of the Civil War V1 - The Opening Battles

/Robert Underwood Johnson Begins with a view of Washington on the eve of the war, gives an account of the fall of Fort Sumter, the preparations for war in the North and South, and the formation of the Confederacy. Detailed are the battles of the first year in the war. Ove

Carolyn Jones (Author)

Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS

This moving and beautiful book offers unprecedented insight into the astounding strength of the human spirit when confronted with illness, pain, loss, and death. Features 75 black-and-white photographs. Carolyn Jones's vivid and life-affirming portraits capture people from all backgrounds--children and grandmothers, men and women of all races--living with HIV and AIDS. It is estimated that over one million people in the United States would test positive for the Human Immune Virus, and many others are already suffering from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. A common-and harmful-misconception holds that AIDS is an instant death sentence but, in fact, testing positive for HIV does not mean immediate illness. Carolyn Jones has collaborated with George DeSipio, Jr., and Michael Liberatore (co-founders of the project), and the seventy-three people who volunteered to pose for these photographs in an inspiring effort to change the way we think about AIDS. Jones's compelling portraits have the power to profoundly alter perceptions about this disease, and about the way we all live and die. AIDS poses challenging questions that we must each grapple with, whether healthy or not. These ...

Courage Books

New York City: A Photographic Celebration

From Broadway to Madison Avenue and the Hudson River to the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. With this book you can take a photographic tour of the city and its landmarks, such as the World Trade Center, Times Square, and Rockefeller Center. Includes more than 100 full-color photos with informative captions and anecdotal quotations from some of the city's most famous residents.