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Dive into the remarkable life of Clarissa Harlowe Barton, the pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. From her role as a hospital nurse during the American Civil War to her time as a teacher and patent clerk, explore Bartons extraordinary journey. Despite the lack of formal nursing education, her self-taught nursing care made a significant impact. Bartons humanitarian work and civil rights advocacy, at a time when women did not even have the right to vote, are truly inspiring. Follow her journey up until the years following the Civil War in Volume 1. Bartons legacy is ...

Discover the inspiring journey of Clarissa Harlowe Barton in Volume 2 of her biography. Born on Christmas Day in 1821, Barton was a formidable figure in American history who wore many hats - a self-taught nurse, a teacher, a patent clerk and most notably, the founder of the American Red Cross. Her contributions during the American Civil War, her relentless civil rights advocacy during a time when women were yet to gain voting rights, and her induction into the National Womens Hall of Fame in 1973, cement her place as a pioneer in American history. This volume delves into her tireless efforts ...

Riding into Willow Springs, Texas, Jefferson Davis King trails a horse behind him intended as a gift for his friend, C. D. Hollis. But Sheriff Hollis isn't around to collect; he'd been killed with a shotgun blast weeks earlier by an unknown gunman.

Texas Ranger, J. D. King feels like he's been rode hard and put away wet. After a shotgun blast took his half-brother, C. D. Hollis, King had nearly lost an arm seeing to the killer. Now, he's heading home for Christmas and a hard reunion with Hollis' family. Edwin Spivey has plans for Christmas and for King too. Some time back, Sheriff Hollis and Tom Trueblood put him in prison. Now, he's broken out to make them all pay, including their kin.

Bud Tilden had intended to be a farmer outside Comanche, Texas. But when he unexpectedly walked into an ambush of the town deputy and killed one of the attackers, the whole town called him a hero. Before he knew it, Bud had raised his gun again and again, and soon he was living by the gun.

When Marshal Tom Sturdivant unpinned his badge, he meant to lay down the gun that had made him famous and retire to his Wyoming ranch. Then a violent incident in Lodestone, Colorado, gave him a score to settle and one more job to do - a job that would bring him face to face with A. J. Adler, the notorious gunman who'd stolen his woman so long ago.

Adam Hunter has more than his share of battles to fight, and demons to dodge. He's searching the Colorado high country for a killer he's never seen but knows only too well. When Hunter saves the life of ranch foreman Edge Pardee, and the ranch owner asks him to stay on and help, he agrees. But the last thing a man needs when he's stalking a killer is to be stuck in the middle of a range war with responsibilities and a woman he can't resist....

Texas was just as noisy, reckless, and wide open in 1914 as it was in the days of the Wild West - with one important exception: success no longer paid off in livable wages, it paid off in millions. Lee Temple, fresh out of a Fort Worth jail and broke, knew that to survive he'd have to give in to change. No sooner had he ditched his saddle than he got caught in a fracas involving the newly-rich oil trash Hargroves.

This new release on negotiation provides you 13 simple principles, refined over decades of real-world negotiations, that will improve your interactions and outcomes when dealing with anyone from Wall Street to Main Street. You don’t need to belong to the world of business in order to successfully employ the art of negotiation. Don’t Forget to Ask is a comprehensive collection of time-tested principles of negotiating that can be learned, perfected, and applied to virtually any situation with anyone.

Cuong was born during the Vietnamese war and was transported in a cardboard box, by soldiers, to Australia where he was adopted. Other children objected to his exotic appearance, so different from that of his curly-haired, blue-eyed family, but his adopted family always reassured him and his brother stuck up for him against bullies. Through Cuong's eyes, children can learn about the pain of being different and the joy of being loved, by people who adopt, adore and stand up for him.