"James B. Conant was a towering figure who stood at the center of the great crises and challenges of the twentieth century. He shaped national policy as a scientist, nuclear pioneer, Cold War statesman, diplomat, and educational reformer for nearly fifty years. As a brilliant young chemist, he supervised the production of poison gas in WWI. As the Nazi threat loomed, he boldly led the interventionist cause in WWII and was tapped by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to be one of the scientific chiefs at the helm of the Manhattan Project, personally overseeing the massive secret effort to develop the atomic bomb. He went on to become one of America's first cold warriors, led the bitter fight to reject the hydrogen bomb, and campaigned tirelessly for the international control of atomic weapons. He continued to exert his influence as President Eisenhower's high commissioner, and then ambassador, to Germany, helping to secure the country's future and strengthen Europe's defenses against Soviet aggression. He achieved national prominence in his twenty-year reign as president of Harvard--the very symbol of the intellectual and social elite--and yet was a champion of meritocracy and open admissions, helping to create the SAT and devoting his later life to improving public schools as the "engine of democracy". For all his brilliance, he never understood the depression that ravaged his family but struggled to keep his wife from succumbing, in the process alienating both his sons. With Man of the Hour, Jennet Conant paints a rich, nuanced portrait of a great American leader and visionary, the last of a vanishing breed."--Jacket.

DIVDIVAfter a teacher saves his students from a terrorist attack, he finds himself at the center of the investigation/divDIV /divDIVConey Island is a weird place, packed with people from every walk of life, and David Fitzgerald fits in well. An English professor at a tough public school, he works hard to connect with students with whom he has little in common. Sometimes he succeeds; sometimes he fails. But one of his failures is about to become a catastrophe./divDIV /divDIVA former student of David’s, Nasser Hamdy, has fallen in with a group of Islamic extremists who practice a cheap kind of jihad, mugging and robbing in the name of their holy war. But when they graduate to bomb-making, David finds himself wrapped up in their scheme—first as a target, and then as a suspect./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Blauner including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div /div

KIDNAPPED! It was every mother’s worst nightmare come to life. After her daughter’s abduction from a shopping mall, Glynnis March didn’t know where to turn. Fortunately, quick-thinking Dan O’Neill was in charge of the investigation, and he was determined that Glynnis get her child back, no matter what. But this wasn’t just another case for the handsome, dedicated detective. Dan couldn’t get the beautiful single mom, or her splintered family, out of his mind. He was racing against the clock—and the ghosts of his past—to save little Livvy. Could he solve the case…and, in the process, repair his shattered heart?

David can recover his good name only by tracking them down and stopping them.

Night Of Love Once Steven had given sweet Meg Shannon his love, but she'd thrown it all away. Now, well, he didn't care that she was back in town; Steven had learned his lesson the hard way. This bachelor wasn't going to get burned again, no matter what Meg said about 'circumstances beyond her control'. His control was doing just fine, and she could forget all about rekindling their flame! King's Ransom Ahmed ben Rashid claimed to be a foreign diplomat in need of a hiding place. And though Brianna Scott needed Ahmed's generosity to take care of her brother, she wasn't about to play housemaid to some overbearing sheikh! Yet the biggest surprise was 'His Majesty's' demand that she become his bride. But Brianna wasn't walking down the aisle until her royal suitor learned a much-needed lesson in love... Secret Agent Man Former secret agent Lang Patton had battled his conscience for years after breaking his engagement to pretty Kirry Campbell. She had wanted promises he couldn't keep, needed him in ways he couldn't fulfil. Now Kirry was back in his life, and she desperately needed his skills to protect her from a violent pursuer. This time, Lange vowed not to let her down - or let her go!

A riveting narrative of Wall Street buccaneering, political intrigue, and two of American history's most colossal characters, struggling for mastery in an era of social upheaval and rampant inequality. It seemed like no force in the world could slow J. P. Morgan's drive to power. In the summer of 1901, the financier was assembling his next mega-deal: Northern Securities, an enterprise that would affirm his dominance in America's most important industry-the railroads. Then, a bullet from an anarchist's gun put an end to the business-friendly presidency of William McKinley. A new chief executive bounded into office: Theodore Roosevelt. He was convinced that as big business got bigger, the government had to check the influence of the wealthiest or the country would inch ever closer to collapse. By March 1902, battle lines were drawn: the government sued Northern Securities for antitrust violations. But as the case ramped up, the coal miners' union went on strike and the anthracite pits that fueled Morgan's trains and heated the homes of Roosevelt's citizens went silent. With millions of dollars on the line, winter bearing down, and revolution in the air, it was a crisis that neither man alone could solve. Richly detailed and propulsively told, The Hour of Fate is the gripping story of a banker and a president thrown together in the crucible of national emergency even as they fought in court. The outcome of the strike and the case would change the course of our history. Today, as the country again asks whether saving democracy means taming capital, the lessons of Roosevelt and Morgan's time are more urgent than ever. Winner of the 2021 Theodore Roosevelt Association Book Prize Finalist for the Presidential Leadership Book Award

This is the graphic, authentic and often humorous autobiography of a young man's journey into Melbourne's underworld and nightclub scene in the recent past. 'The Hammer' was a feared enforcer capable of inflicting indescribable pain on anyone that stood in has way. Supreme violence and a manipulative calculating streak were tools of the trade. This story gives the reader a rare insight into addiction, the dark art of violence and ego involved in the world of a drug dealer, debt collector and stand over man in Melbourne's underworld scene. An embracing family background and unwavering ability to believe he was destined for redemption allowed 'The Hammer' to claw his way back from the darkness and use his hard-earned experience to assist men to break the cycle of addiction and crime and re-discover their own power and spirit. Nice work mate! Proud of you and glad to call you my friend. - Trevor Hendy AM