Charles E. Mercer

An easy-to-read biography of the Pittsburgh Pirate, famous for his hitting and his untimely death at an early age.

In graphic art format, presents the life of Alexander the Great, who became king of Macedonia in 336 B.C. and conquered the ancient world's largest empire.

A brief introduction to thirty European countries with emphasis on major industries, products, and tourist sites.

Examines the causes and effects of earthquakes, discusses earthquake predicting, and recounts some of earth's most disastrous quakes.

With the infamy of Pearl Harbor still fresh in their minds, the men of the U.S. Pacific Fleet waited for the Japanese Imperial Navy at Midway Island. This time, however, the element of surprise had shifted, and the American troops would be the victors of a battle that marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific. Like At Dawn We Slept, Miracle at Midway brings together eyewitness accounts from the men who commanded and the men who fought on both sides. The sweeping narrative takes you into the thick of action and shows exactly how American strategies and decisions led to the triumphant victory and the crushing defeat of Japan.

A simple biography of the thirty-eighth President, who was first to be sworn into office as a result of a Presidential resignation.

Enough Good Men is a novel of our seedtime, from the vague stirrings of a desire for freedom to the great deadlock of the opening armies that assured final American victory. It is the story of Micah Heath, bound boy, smuggler and soldier of the tatterdemalion army that forever walked; Alex March, intelligent Philadelphia lawyer and patriot who thoroughly understood the nature of the struggle and refused to turn his back on it; Philly Twillow, bound girl, servant and valiant patriot who loved both Micah and Alex; Kathy Murdoch, proud and ambitious, who married Alex and refused to try and understand the time of ferment.

About a medical missionary in the Congo who is torn between her romantic desires and her concern for doing the work of God in the mission.

How does a peanut farmer become Governor of Georgia and President of the United States? Only in America could such a story be true. Not satisfied with the climate of injustice he witnessed in his daily life, Carter sought a political career and was elected state senator in 1962 and again in 1964. He successfully won the 1970 campaign for Governor of Georgia. In 1975, Carter announced he would run for President. An army of loyal supporters, friends, neighbors, and elected officials, known as the Peanut Brigade, joined the campaign. They traveled across the country, joining Jimmy and Rosalynn, knocking on doors, standing at factory gates, walking streets, asking voters to vote for Jimmy Carter for President. While the basics of his story are well known, they have never been told from the perspective of a "soldier" in the Peanut Brigade. Dorothy Padgett, with an earthy, honest, and Southern voice, tells the story as if new to all of us. Humor and insight abound in this direct telling of how a peanut farmer from Georgia became President and leader of the United States. The secret is in his character, his morality, and in his being truly human.

A simple introduction to the mode of life and economic and social problems of a number of peoples on the vast African continent.

Humans, having been driven by the Cylons from the last surviving colonies in the universe and hoping to find Earth, their last chance for help, must battle the destructive Cylons again from their craft in space.

Throughout the centuries Alexander the Great has fascinated all manner of men all over the world. Handsome, youthful, he conquered the entire known world, then suddenly died at the age of thirty-two. Alexander the Great is an extraordinary book that in one volume pulls together the scattered images of Alexander and his life, and presents them will all the color and drama characteristic of his time. From Macedonia, to Greece, to modern Turkey, through Palestine and Egypt all who stood in his way were conquered. Then, turning east he set his sights on defeating the greatest empire of the time: Persia. His success was breathtaking. How he managed it, how he conducted himself, and what it all led to are questions that challenge and worry men today as we view our own divided world.