Discover the man behind the myth.One hundred fifty years after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains one of America's most fascinating, brilliant, and visionary leaders. He's idolized as a hero, a legend, and even a secular saint. But what about the real man behind the stone monument?In this engaging, intelligent book, you'll learn about more than just his savvy political skills and Civil War power plays. 101 Things You Didn't Know about Lincoln revea...

One hundred fifty years after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains one of America's most fascinating, brilliant, and visionary leaders. He's idolized as a hero, a legend, and even a secular saint. In this engaging, intelligent book, you will learn about more than just his savvy political skills and Civil War power plays, including:How Lincoln escaped death more than once as a childWhy the Lincolns kept goats at the White HouseHow John Wilkes Booth's brother ...

Move over, Benedict Arnold . . .Oh to be sure, America's first traitor is one of the 101 bastards you will find in this one-of-a-kind account of bad guys in Washington. But compared to some of the gross misconduct in this frighteningly funny history book, well, let's just say he's in good company. This page-turner of a potboiler reveals all the dirtiest little secrets readers never learned in history class. From illegitimate children (we thought Grover Cleveland w...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Framers job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a much stronger do...

Yorkshire’s hilarious adventurer-pensioners wreak havoc in twelve classic TV episodes from the world’s longest-running sitcom, presented as audio soundtracks with linking narration by Peter Sallis.The story centres on a trio of older men in the Yorkshire town of Holmfirth whose attempts to inject adventure into retirement routinely descend into farce. Across its long run, the central trio evolved, but the combinations of Compo (Bill Owen), Clegg (

Your one-stop guide to caring for your avian companionPet birds are intelligent, affectionate, and rewarding companions. No matter what bird you choose, you need to set up a happy home for him with the right stuff. You also need to keep your bird healthy by performing routine care and knowing what a healthy bird looks like and how he behaves.This friendly guide describes the birds that make the best pets, explains how to select the bird that's best for you,...

Harold Finch fixes things. Washing machines, dishwashers, clocks, and anything else that can be understood through careful observation, proper tools, and a complete written record.Then he inherits a small brass device from his late grandfather—along with a letter explaining that it can send him briefly into the past.Harold intends to use it once. His goal is modest: erase an embarrassing family story that has followed him since an eighth-grade dance. He identifies the small...

Which lake in Massachusetts has one of the longest names of any body of water in the United States?Which U.S. state began as a prison?In which state is half of the popcorn eaten in America is grown and packaged?You'll learn all of this and more fun facts and interesting trivia about the history, geography and landmarks in all of the 50 states - from California and Washington all the way to Maine and Florida--in The Everything Kids' States Book

Wireless networking has become standard in many business and government networks. This book is the first book that focuses on the methods used by professionals to perform WarDriving and wireless pentration testing.Unlike other wireless networking and security books that have been published in recent years, this book is geared primarily to those individuals that are tasked with performing penetration testing on wireless networks. This book continues in the successful vein of books for penet...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In a world where every second is accounted for and efficiency is worshipped, what is the true cost of our obsession with the clock? In Cultural Time Bomb—The Societal Fallout of Clock Worship: How Obsession with Time is Destroying Creativity, Connection, and Our Humanity, Alex Thornton delivers a provocative, unflinching exploration of how our rigid time structures have reshaped society—and at what expense.This groundbr...

Essentials of Economics in Context is specifically designed to meet the requirements of a one-semester introductory economics course that provides coverage of both microeconomic and macroeconomic foundations. It addresses current economic challenges, paying specific attention to issues of inequality, globalization, unpaid work, technology, financialization, and the environment, making the text a genuine 21st-century introduction to economics.Aspects of history, institution...

Your one-stop guide to caring for your avian companionPet birds are intelligent, affectionate, and rewarding companions. No matter what bird you choose, you need to set up a happy home for him with the right stuff. You also need to keep your bird healthy by performing routine care and knowing what a healthy bird looks like and how he behaves.This friendly guide describes the birds that make the best pets, explains how to select the bird that's best for you,...