Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope.” —Bill Gates “A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable.” —NPR ...

In this thoughtful, affectionate collection of interviews and letters spanning three decades, beloved poet Gary Snyder talks with South African writer and scholar Julia Martin.

... Snyder , The Establishment of the Constabulary , p . 18 . 8. Ibid . , p . 19 . 9. Ibid . , pp . 24 , 33 . 10 ... Carl Cunningham , USA ( Ret . ) , to Rauer , 15 Sep 97 , in author's possession . 21. Snyder , The Establishment of ...

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award A Sydney Taylor Notable Book Tablet Magazine's Best Jewish Kids Books of the Year A young teen falls in with the mob, and learns a lesson about what kind of person he wants to be.

For additional historical publications produced by the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, please check out these resources here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/naval-history-heritage-command Year 2016 marked the 71st anniversary of ...

"This book is the result of a study in which the authors identified all of the American women who earned PhD's in mathematics before 1940, and collected extensive biographical and bibliographical information about each of them.

... Snyder Smith , Ruth Wiley . Ancestors and Descendants of John Nelson Sibcy , Who Came to Hamilton County , Ohio , in ... Carl Rudolph Schneider and Elizabeth Lena Bahler , Later Spelled Beller , John G. Bahler ( Beller ) and Anna ...

This "gorgeously written" National Book Award finalist is a dazzling, heart-rending story of an oil rig worker whose closest friend goes missing, plunging him into isolation and forcing him to confront his past (NPR, One of the Best Books ...