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Wondering what to do now that the kids have flown the coop? Look no further than Turning Points for Empty Nesters, wherein answers to the questions and challenges now facing you reside. Fuel-for-the-journey chapters address issues such as redefining and rediscovering yourself, deliberate downsizing, dealing with depression, balancing new responsibilities, becoming part of the sandwich generation, living with a renewed purpose, and so much

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2) The founding of the Jesuits, 1540

Author

Foss, Michael

Series

Publisher

Weybright and Talley

Pub. Date

[between 1900 and 1999?]

Language

English

3) 1848: the fall of Metternich and the year of revolution

Author

Ward, David

Series

Publisher

Weybright and Talley

Pub. Date

[1970]

Language

English

4) The destruction of Knossos: the rise and fall of Minoan Crete

Author

Mellersh, H. E. L

Series

Publisher

Weybright and Talley

Pub. Date

[1970]

Language

English

5) The Great Schism, 1378

Author

Smith, John Holland

Series

Publisher

Weybright and Talley

Pub. Date

[1970]

Language

English

6) The Battle of Britain

Author

Markl, Julia

Series

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

1984.

Language

English

Description

Traces the events that led to the attempted German invasion of Great Britain in 1940 describing the prolonged bombing of Londonby the Luftwaffe, the tactical errors made by the Germans, and how the outcome of the battle affected the course of the war.

7) D-Day

Author

Dank, Milton

Series

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

1984.

Language

English

Description

Traces the events of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion ofGerman-occupied France from the beaches of Normandy, which tookplace on June 6, 1944.

8) Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Author

Miner, Jane Claypool

Series

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

1984.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the planning for and the aftermath of the American useof the atomic bomb which destroyed two Japanese cities in August 1945.

9) Pearl Harbor

Author

Shapiro, William E

Series

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

1984.

Language

English

Description

Traces events leading up to and resulting from the December 7, 1

10) The Battle of Gettysburg

Author

Coffey, Vincent J

Series

Publisher

Silver Burdett Co

Pub. Date

1985.

Language

English

Description

Silver Burdett library selection
Turning points in American history

Presents the events in the Civil War leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg and describes that clash and its aftermath.

11) The bridge at Selma

Author

Miller, Marilyn

Series

Publisher

Silver Burdett

Pub. Date

[1985]

Language

English

Description

Silver Burdett library selection
Turning points in American history

Describes the far-reaching repercussions of the events of March7, 1965 when 525 men, women, and children in Alabama attempted to march from Selma to the state capitol in Montgomery in order to register to vote.

12) The Constitutional Convention

Author

McPhillips, Martin

Series

Publisher

Silver Burdett

Pub. Date

[1985]

Language

English

Description

Silver Burdett library selection
Turning points in American history

Describes how delegates from the thirteen original states came together in 1787 to create a Constitution to preserve the newly born United States.

13) The Lewis and Clark expedition

Author

McGrath, Patrick

Series

Publisher

Silver Burdett

Pub. Date

[1985]

Language

English

Description

An account of the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition which explored the unknown Louisiana Purchase territory and the Pacific Northwest from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River.

14) One giant leap for mankind

Author

Smith, Carter

Series

Publisher

Silver Burdett Co

Pub. Date

[1985]

Language

English

Description

Discusses the developing events taking rockets, satellites, andman into space.

15) D-day

Author

Miller, Marilyn

Series

Publisher

Silver Burdett Co

Pub. Date

[1986]

Language

English

Description

Trace the events of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France from the beaches of Normandy which took place on June 6, 1944.

16) The transcontinental railroad

Author

Miller, Marilyn

Series

Publisher

Silver Burdett

Pub. Date

[1986]

Language

English

Description

New true book
Turning points in U.S. history

Describes the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts by meeting at Promontory Point, Utah, and views both the early days of railroads preceding that event and the effects of the transcontinental railroad thus formed.

17) The Declaration of Independence

Author

Fradin, Dennis B

Series

Language

English

Description