They've sold more than 20 million albums, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they're one of Homer Simpson's favorite bands-but even today, fifty years after they first formed, Cheap Trick remains to many a club band with a cult following. They certainly started out that way, with a carnival-like stage show featuring four perfectly mismatched characters: guitarist Rick Nielsen, in bowtie, sweater, and baseball cap, stood next to blonde dreamboat Robin Zander, while ...

This book tells the stories behind four ancient events you might have never heard before.The topics include: Pompeii, The Legend of the 49 Ronin, The Letter of JesusThis is a collection of previous published books, which may also be purchased separately.

The life experiences of an Oklahoman in the twentieth century, including recognizably significant historical events.

"My Colored Battalion" by Warner A. Ross is a compelling narrative that delves into the experiences of African American soldiers during a pivotal time in history. The book highlights the struggles, bravery, and resilience of these men as they fought for their country while also battling the prejudices of society. Ross's vivid storytelling brings to life the camaraderie and challenges faced by the battalion, offering readers a unique perspective on the contributions of Black soldiers in the...

You have done me this honor tonight because you know that I was the commander of a wonderful fighting Infantry Battalion composed entirely (myself excepted) of American colored officers and colored men. You know, too, that for some time, during the Great World War, we were in the very front lines of that magnificent wave of determined Allies in France who held and at last swept back the fiendish forces of autocracy and tyranny and made it possible for liberty loving people to continue thei...

It's true! A gluten-free diet can help you shed those stubborn pounds for good--and you don't even have to have celiac disease to benefit.Dieting can be difficult, but here nutritionist Gini Warner lays out a 7-day meal plan that makes going gluten-free surprisingly simple, and chef Ross Harris delivers gourmet meals that guarantee weight loss. Inside, you'll find 200 recipes that taste so good you won't even realize you're leaving something out, including:

Under cover of the bombardment, the Germans blew gaps in the wire and cleared paths through the minefield. By the following morning, they had established a hole through the outer defences a mile and a half wide and taken more than 100 prisoners. Their charismatic leader, the dynamic Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, was the most highly respected German general of World War II.Read about the daring exploits of General Erwin Rommel during World Wars I and II in this tale of True Combat. ...

The first volume of the expansive Pulitzer Prize-winning series The Story of Civilization.**Discover a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the Death of Alexander, and in India, China, and Japan from the beginning; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.

An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him. In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories of the man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.

What was the soldiers experience of the Battle of the Somme? How did the men who were there record their part in the fighting or remember it afterwards? How can we, 100 years later, gain an insight into one of the most famous and contentious - episodes of the Great War? Matthew Richardsons graphic account, which is based on the vivid personal testimony of those who took part, offers us a direct impression of the reality of the battle from the perspective of the ordinary soldiers and junior...

John Buchan's The Battle of the Somme – First & Second Phase offers a contemporary account of the 1916 offensive, tracing its strategic aims, battlefield geography, troop movements, and shifting fortunes across its opening and subsequent operations. Written in lucid, disciplined prose, it blends military narrative with patriotic interpretation, standing within the wartime documentary tradition that sought both to inform the public and to dignify unprecedented sacrifice. Buchan, later Lord ...

The spectre of the Great War still haunts us. No other conflict so dramatically illustrates the waste of life, and the slaughter of innocents, as that of 1914-18. And none has so dramatically shaped the modern world: the Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, the break-up of Empire, the supremacy of America and World War II all stem from the four years of the 'war to end all wars'.Here is the eye-witness chronicle of that war, from the trenches of Flanders to the staff rooms of the...