Many people came to America in the early 1900s looking for jobs, opportunity, and freedom, and a lot of them were kids. But what happened to all these immigrant children after...
Modern Scholar, The: Law of the Land A History of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States represents our most unusual and least understood branch of government. Unlike the other branches, the high court marches to an overtly...
Planet of the Blind
Blindness in the 1950s was a social stigma. Stephen's mother wanted a normal life for him, so he fought desperately to uphold the illusion of sight. For a child frantic to fit in,...
The Flu of 1918 Millions Dead Worldwide
Describes the 1918 influenza (sometimes called the Spanish influenza), explaining the causes of the disease, how it affects the body, and how it became a pandemic.
Swear To God The Promise and Power of the Sacraments
Best-selling author Scott Hahn is a greatly admired Catholic theologian and lecturer as well as the director of the Institute for Applied Biblical Studies. His modern classic, ...
The Lost Boy A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
The Lost Boy has spent over two years on the New York Times best-seller list and has profoundly influenced more than one million readers’ lives. Following the tremendous success...
Change or Die
"CHANGE OR DIE. What if you were given that choice? We're talking actual life and death now. Your own life and death. What if a well-informed, trusted authority figure said you...
So You Want to be President?
Have you ever thought about being President of the United States? There are good things and bad things about the job. One good thing is you get to live in a giant house with a...
The Confessions of Max Tivoli
From critically acclaimed, award-winning author Andrew Sean Greer comes a story like no other. Max Tivoli is uniquely cursed. His mind ages normally, but he is born with the...
A Child Called "It" One Child's Courage to Survive
Dave Pelzer’s astonishing, disturbing account of his early years describes one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. This book has spent over 175 weeks on...
