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"Abraham: The Father of Faith" is a captivating journey through the life, faith, and profound impact of the biblical patriarch, Abraham. This meticulously researched and engaging non-fiction book offers readers an in-depth exploration of the man who played a central role in the foundations of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. At its core, this book delves into the story of a man who received a divine call and embarked on a remarkable journey. From his initial call to leave his homeland and journey to the Promised Land to the ultimate test of faith—the willingness to sacrifice his son, ...

What if your greatest interruption is actually God’s greatest invitation? Before Abraham became the “father of nations,” he was simply a man with a predictable life—until God disrupted it with a call that changed everything. The Life of Abraham explores what it means to step away from comfort and into calling, to walk in faith even when the road ahead is uncertain. This compelling journey through Abraham’s life shows that God often speaks in life’s interruptions—sudden changes, quiet stirrings, or divine nudges that won’t go away. With no roadmap and only a promise to guide ...

We face a dilemma these days. We want to be honest about our history and the racism and oppression that Americans have both inflicted and endured. But we want to be proud of our country, too. In The Nation That Never Was, Roosevelt shows how we can do both those things by realizing we’re not the country we thought we were. Reconstruction, Roosevelt argues, was not a fulfillment of the ideals of the Founding but rather a repudiation: we modern Americans are not the heirs of the Founders but of the people who overthrew and destroyed that political order.

It is evident in the Genesis account that Abram had a religious encounter with a new Deity that became a life changing and revolutionary experience. So radical was the encounter that Abram even heard the voice of his new God and his message challenged Abram like never before. How long this new found relationship existed is curious, but his new God appeared to him and said, "Get out of your country and from your people and come into a land that I will show you." Thus the journey for Abram began.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear. “Gripping and inspiring, The Soul of America is Jon...

The Bible picks up the story of Abraham when he is in his seventies, but there is so much more in Jewish historical documents like the Midrash, the writings of Flavius Josephus, and the Book of Jasher. This novella uses those resources to bring to life Abraham's birth, the signs in the sky that led King Nimrod to order his death as a baby, his youth with Noah and Shem, and how God spared Abraham from the Chaldean furnace. This is a novel view of how those and other events may have played out, while exploring the intimate relationship between Abraham and his family, as well as his faith and ...

Have you ever wondered why God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son in Genesis 22? The Angel stopped Abraham showing God did not intend for him to kill Isaac, but what did God desire?

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is a Good God by Rev. John Eugene Miller is a profound exploration of our Heavenly Father's unwavering love and goodness. This compelling book takes readers on a journey through the Bible, uncovering the depth of God's love revealed in every book, from Genesis to Revelation. In a world filled with pain, suffering, and questions about God's presence, Rev. Miller addresses some of the most challenging aspects of faith with compassion and clarity. Through careful examination of Scripture and thoughtful reflection, he answers why a loving God allows ...

An epic, revelatory account of the Battle of Gettysburg, where George Meade, Lincoln's unexpected choice to lead the Union army, defeated Robert E. Lee and changed the course of the Civil War, from the award-winning author of James Monroe: A Life By mid-1863, the Civil War, with Northern...

The official nonfiction companion to HISTORY’s dramatic series Texas Rising (created by the same team that made the ratings record-breaker Hatfields & McCoys): a thrilling new narrative history of the Texas Revolution and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers who patrolled the violent...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist's "astonishing" and "enthralling" New York Times bestseller and Notable Book about how the Founders' belief in natural rights created a great American political tradition (Booklist) -- "easily one of the best books on American Conservatism ever written"...

Make no mistake: Our founding fathers were more bandanas-and-muscles than powdered-wigs-and-tea. As a prisoner of war, Andrew Jackson walked several miles barefoot across state lines while suffering from smallpox and a serious head wound received when he refused to polish the boots of the...

By the bestselling author of American Nations and Nations Apart, the story of how the myth of U.S. national unity was created and fought over in the nineteenth century--a myth that continues to affect us today Union tells the story of the struggle to create a national myth for the United States...

Examine the ways in which expertise, reason, and manners are continually under attack in our institutions, courts, political arenas, and social venues with this collection from the Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist. In this collection, George F. Will, referred to by the Wall Street...

“Distinct, clear, and balanced. . . . Davis has a gift for deftly rendering the essentials.”—New York Times Book Review “Lively and relevant.” —USA Today Millions of Americans, bored by dull textbooks, are in the dark about the most significant event in our history. Now New York...

My Son, the desert has held you long enough. For four thousand years, a silence has hung between the tents of Isaac and Ishmael. A separation that began with a bottle of water in the wilderness of Beersheba has grown into a chasm of theology, history, and blood. But now, the silence is broken. Written from the perspective of Abraham, the Father of Faith, this book is a collection of intimate, pleading letters addressed to his firstborn son, Ishmael. It is a call across the centuries, inviting the sons of the desert to return to the tent of promise. Drawing exclusively from the King James ...

**Winner of the Barondess/Lincoln Award** **Winner of the Lincoln Group of New York's Award of Achievement** From acclaimed Abraham Lincoln historian Harold Holzer, a groundbreaking account of Lincoln’s grappling with the politics of immigration against the backdrop of the Civil War. In the...

The enthralling story of the greatest Civil War battle at sea by the award-winning and bestselling historians Phil Keith and Tom Clavin. On June 19, 1864, just off the coast of France, one of the most dramatic naval battles in history took place. On a clear day with windswept skies, the dreaded...

“A fascinating tour inside the mind—and the heart—of Abraham Lincoln . . . An important and timeless work.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of His Truth Is Marching On From the New York Times bestselling author of A. Lincoln and American Ulysses, a revelatory glimpse into...

“One of the best books on the American presidency to appear in recent years” (The Wall Street Journal) and based on a decade of research and reporting, this is a delightful new window into the public and private lives America’s presidents as authors. Most Americans are familiar with...