Exciting If I Forget Thee by Robert S deRopp
A vivid historical novel set in 66 AD follows Lucius a Roman patrician and Britannicus a blond barbarian as they navigate a Jewish revolt. Rebecca daughter of the High Priest Ananias faces starvation and bondage in siege while Lucius fights with Titus to save the Holy City, ending with a secret reunion beneath Solomon's treasure.
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Robert S. deRopp
New York
St. Martin’s Press
Lucius
Britannicus
Rebecca
Ananias
Miriamne
Joseph Ben Manahem
Sicarii
Titus
Ivy B. Barr
The Exuberance Of Politics The Fabulous Democrats
Book review by Bob Horney analyzes David L. Cohn’s partisan history of the Democratic Party from Jefferson to Stevenson, tracing lineage, contrasts Jeffersonian majority rule with Federalist elites, and highlighting Jacksonian roots, Monroe to Adams era, and North Carolina incidents illustrated with LOC and National Archives images.
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David L. Cohn
New York
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Thomas Jefferson
Jackson
Democratic Party
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Harford
New England
National Committee
Martin van Buren
Asvell
Library of Congress
National Archives
Cohn
North Carolina
Bob Horney
Sagan’s A Certain Smile Prompts Rapid Paris Print Run
The author of Bonjour Tristesse, Françoise Sagan, has released A Certain Smile in the United States with a 120,000 first printing in Paris and a $2.95 price. The 21-year-old writer, noted for her youth and rapid career rise after failing Sorbonne exams, is at work on a third novel and hopes to finish by age 23. The profile photo credit goes to Rete Saint-Paul.
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Francoise Sagan
Riviera
Paris
Mile. Sagan
Sorbonne
France
America
Mile
Sagan
Marcel Proust
Rete Saint- Paul
William Brinkley
New York
Random House
Brinkley
Goodby
Tulura
South Pacific
Max Siegal
Melora
New Books Hit Shelves With Fall Titles
A round up of forthcoming reads features Walter Magnes biography The Search for Captain Slocum and In Search of Adam by Herbert Wendt. Also spotlighted are Blessed Are the Debonair by Margaret Case Harriman Tolbecken by Samuel Shellabarger and Minn esota Gothic by Walter O Meara plus novels Speak to the Winds The Unquiet Spirit and The Wonderful Sibleys.
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Adam
Herbert Wendt
Margaret Case Harriman
Algonquin Hotel
Algonquin
Douglas Fairbanks
John Barrymore
Tallulah Bankhead
Valentino
Clare Boothe Luce
Tolbecken
Samuel Shellabarger
Shellabarger
Castile
Vanity
Elbert Russell Autobiography A Life of a Quaker Educator
The autobiography completed by Elbert Russell’s family portrays his life as a preacher educator and world Christian leader. It includes his Duke Divinity School impact and insights into Duke University the World Council of Churches and international missions. The foreword and final chapters reflect his spirit and historical influence while his son contributes the last decade’s account.
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Elbert Russell
Jackson
Tenn
Friendly Press
Dean Russell
Lionetta Cox Russell
Marcia Russell Gobbel
America
Josiah C. Russell
University of New Mexico
Duke Divinity School
Duke University
World Council of Churches
International Affairs
World Missions
Howard C. Wilkinson
Parent Teacher Associations in Japan Reach 16 Million Members
Japan hosts a vast network of Parent-Teacher Associations with an estimated 16 million members. These groups engage in school support activities and community education initiatives across the country.
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Parent-Teacher Assn
Japan
Independence Hall Restoration Project Underway
Independence Hall in Philadelphia undergoes a $30 million restoration to preserve the site where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Attorneys Seek Heir to Fortune in Sacramento Case
Six Sacramento lawyers search for the heir to Kathryn Henesey the late New York millionaire. Henesey died in New York two years ago leaving a fortune valued at 14 million dollars. Principal claimants are Connecticut cousins. A former maid testified she believes Henesey married and had a daughter between 1880 and 1905 in Sacramento.
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Sacramento
Calif
New York
Kathryn Henesey
Miss Henesey
Connecticut
Miss Hvenesey
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Chin Island
Maine
Minnesota
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Robert Marks
English ST
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Washington District
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High Point
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