Fleming Community Library

A critical biography of the former vice-presidential candidate discusses personal secrets about Palin's marriage, her extremist religious views, her selection as John McCain's running mate, and her presidential aspirations for 2012.

While serving as a Secret Service Officer, Gary Byrne protected President Bill Clinton and the First Family in the White House and outside the Oval Office. There, he saw the political and personal machinations of Bill and Hillary Clinton and those who were fiercely loyal to them. Now Byrne provides a firsthand account of the scandals -- known and unknown -- and daily trials ranging from the minor to national in scale.

At Death's Door: End of Life Stories from the Bedside tells the powerful story of Sebastian Sepulveda's experiences in working with patients at the end of their lives. In some cases, death came quickly, after the patient was first diagnosed with a terminal condition and entered the hospital. In other cases, patients had a long, progressive illness that got increasingly worse over the months or years until they were in their final days. In some cases,...

"Directed to parents and gatekeepers of today's youth, renowned speaker and author Josh McDowell focuses on the how-to's of teaching teens and pre-teens to make right moral choices...why today's kids feel they have the right to determine what is "right" or "wrong" for themselves; how culture reinforces that there are no universal truths and where this misconception historically originated; how to motivate kids to make good choices; it is God's character...

Don Alfonso esta en turno como comisario acompanado de su secretario, el gloton Manuelito. A ambos se les presenta una serie de casos de robos, enganos e injusticias que resuelven siempre viendo la justicia por delante. Luis, hijo de don Alfonso, atropella con su coche a una muchacha y huye. Don Alfonso, como juez, hace comparecer a su propio hijo a la comisaria y, pese a los ruegos de su esposa, se levanta una acta. Alfonso, a judge who always views...

A powerful visualization meditation designed to help you release repressed anger in a positive, safe manner.

"John Dean knows what happens behind closed doors at the White House. As counsel to President Richard Nixon, he witnessed the malignant influence of excessive secrecy and its corruption of good intentions. Pundits and partisans can point fingers. Only Dean can reveal with true insider knowledge the dangers of a presidency that has crossed the line. In Worse than Watergate, Dean presents a stunning indictment of George W. Bush's administration. He...

"A groundbreaking investigation of how and why, from the 18th century to the present day, American resistance to our ruling elites has vanished. From the American Revolution through the Civil Rights movement, Americans have long mobilized against political, social, and economic privilege. Hierarchies based on inheritance, wealth, and political preferment were treated as obnoxious and a threat to democracy. Mass movements envisioned a new world supplanting...

America is in crisis, from the university to the workplace. Toxic ideas first spread by higher education have undermined humanistic values, fueled intolerance, and widened divisions in our larger culture. Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton? Oppressive. American history? Tyranny. Professors correcting grammar and spelling, or employers hiring by merit? Racist and sexist. Students emerge into the working world believing that human beings are defined by...