America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil WarAbraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president—the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedo...

The monograph addresses a canonical problem in linear water wave theory, through the development-detailed, asymptotic analysis of contour integrals in the complex plane. It is anticipated that the methodology developed in the monograph will have applications to many associated linear wave evolution problems, to which the reader may adapt the approach developed in the monograph. The approach adopted in the monograph is novel, and there are no existing publications for comparison.

Critically acclaimed author Cammie McGovern's powerful and heartwarming middle grade novel will appeal to readers who loved R. J. Palacio's Wonder, Holly Sloan's Counting by 7s, and Lynda Mullaly Hunt's Fish in a Tree. "This brave story, told with wry humor, is inspirational," raved Ann M. Martin, New York Times bestselling author of Rain Reign.Fourth grade is not going at all how Benny Barrows hoped. He hasn't found a new best friend. He's still not a great bike rider—even though ...

Make your favourite Chinese takeaway dishes at home!According to Statista, as a nation we spend £10 billion each year on takeaways, and in a 2019 poll, Chinese food was voted Britain's favourite takeaway.The Chinese Takeaway Secret offers a wide selection of popular recipes that will ensure the reader's home-made dishes look and taste exactly like those offered by their favourite restaurants. Make starters and sides from Spring Rolls and Spare Ribs to Satay Skewers...

From breakfast through brunch, lunch and dinner (with some sweet treats for dessert), the book is packed full of recipes and cooking techniques designed to help readers create their own unique American diner experience.Through several visits to America, Kenny McGovern spent time observing the traditions and treats offered by American diner outlets to customers around the clock. As well as experiencing the delicious dishes on offer, Kenny immediately became captivated by the atmosph...

The voluminous records of the Pierce and Poor families weave a story that runs from the late eighteenth century until World War I. The extent and qual-ity of their source materials, and their positions as representative middle-class to upper-middle-class New England families, make these subjects of Yankee Family particularly well suited for analyzing processes of continuity and change. McGovern reviews the life-styles of the Pierce and,Poor families both on the frontier and in the Boston a...

Maple is in fifth grade—again. Now everyone will find out she struggles with reading—or will they? An engaging read for anyone who has ever felt different.Maple Mehta-Cohen has been keeping a secret: she can’t read all that well. She has an impressive vocabulary and loves dictating stories into her recorder—especially the adventures of a daring sleuth who’s half Indian and half Jewish like Maple herself—but words on the page just don’t seem to make sense to her. De...

Critically acclaimed author Cammie McGovern presents a heartwarming and humorous middle grade novel about the remarkable bond that forms between an aspiring service dog and an autistic boy in need of a friend. “Joyful, inspiring, and completely winning, Chester and Gus is unforgettable,” proclaimed Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Medal winner The One and Only Ivan.Chester has always wanted to become a service dog. When he fails his certifica...

Sixteen short stories by Thomas McGovern:As Far as Tulsa / Dealing at the "Dove" / Winesburg, New Jersey / A Counseling Life / The Comedian / The Suit Coat / A Festive Occasion / Of Love and Local Color / The Wisdom of the Turk / The Girl Who Didn't Marry Clark Gable (1. At Home / 2. Rectory / 3. Rectory, Home) / Faculty Room Imbroglio / The Education of James P. Mulvaney (A Vocation Lost and Found) / In This Corner / Time of the Wangels / Mensch / Women and Some Philosophers

Seventeen-year-old Rose Levenson has a decision to make: Does she want to know how she's going to die? Because when Rose turns eighteen, she can take the test that tells her if she carries the genetic mutation for Huntington's disease, the degenerative condition that is slowly killing her mother.With a fifty-fifty shot at inheriting her family's genetic curse, Rose is skeptical about pursuing anything that presumes she'll live to be a healthy adult-including her dream career in ball...

Behind the scenes, the people take center stage. In 1999, long before they became prominent figures in a historic presidential campaign, Brett McGovern knew Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his law professors. At Widener University School of Law, McGovern studied under then-Senator Biden in a course focused on constitutional law and the separation of powers. There, he examined the complex and often contentious boundaries among the executive, legislative, and judicial branch...

This little book is both a discussion and practical guide to one of the most British of pastimes - pottering.Author Anna McGovern writes with charm about the joy and practicality of living in the meandering moment, not asking too much of yourself and yet still getting things done in the gentlest of ways.This is the book for people who want to discover productivity at an easier pace, and above all the contentment you achieve when accepting that you can only do what you can do...