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  American Business History - A...

  Walter A. Friedman

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  By the early twentieth century, it became common to describe the United States as a "business civilization." President Coolidge in 1925 said, "The chief business of the American people is business." More recently, historian Sven Beckert characterized Henry Ford's massive manufactory as the embodiment of America: "While Athens had its Parthenon and Rome its Colosseum, the United States had its River Rouge Factory in Detroit . . . " How did business come to assume such power and cultural centrality in America? 
   
   
   
  This volume explores the variety of business enterprise in the United States and analyzes its presence in the country's economy, its evolution over time, and its meaning in society. It introduces listeners to formative business leaders (including Elbert Gary, Harlow Curtice, and Mary Kay Ash), leading firms (Mellon Bank, National Cash Register, Xerox), and fiction about business people (The Octopus, Babbitt, The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit). It also discusses Alfred Chandler, Joseph Schumpeter, Mira Wilkins, and others who made significant contributions to understanding of America's business history. This VSI pursues its three central themes—the evolution, scale, and culture of American business—in a chronological framework stretching from the American Revolution to today.

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  History of Europe for Kids: A...

  Captivating History

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  Four manuscripts in one audiobook:European History for Kids Vol. 1: A Captivating Guide to the Early History of Europe from Prehistoric Times, through Ancient Europe and the Middle Ages, to the Renaissance and the Age of DiscoveryEuropean History for Kids Vol. 2: A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe from the Age of Enlightenment through the Industrial Revolution to the 21st CenturyMedieval Europe for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the Middle Ages in European HistoryThe Renaissance for Kids: A Captivating Guide to a Period in the History of Europe Following the Middle Ages 
  In the first part of this audiobook, you will discover:Woolly mammoths were used for the craziest things!Brrr! Ice Ages last how long?How man’s best friends are related to wolves!The Americas were discovered by mistake! 
  In the second part of this audiobook, you will learn:What inspired the US Declaration of Independence?Who believed telling the truth was the most important thing, even if it hurts people?Did you know that children as young as four years old once had full-time jobs? 
  In the third part of this audiobook, you will discover:How exactly did the Middle Ages begin, and why is it sometimes called the Dark Ages?The twelve-year-old girl who was visited by God and led an army at sixteen!The importance of the date 1066 
  In the fourth part of this audiobook, you will learn:Why did humanism power the Renaissance?Did Machiavelli really believe what he wrote in The Prince?How did the Black Death help start the Renaissance? 
  So, what are you waiting for? Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to begin your journey in History of Europe today!

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  Pearl - Part of The Poems of the...

  Malcolm Andrew, Ronald Waldron

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  ‘Lovely pearl, which it pleases a prince to set radiantly in gold so bright….Alas! I lost her in a garden; through the grass to the ground it slipped from me. I languish, grievously wounded by the power of my love for that spotless pearl of mine.’"Pearl" is the first of the four poems of the Pearl manuscript, a fourteenth century work contemporaneous with Chaucer, Langland and Gower. It is widely acknowledged as a masterpiece of medieval English literature. In the poem the grief-stricken protagonist describes the loss of a precious pearl in a garden. He falls asleep and in his dream sees a vision of a beautiful Maiden , who through complex imagery is gradually revealed as the pearl, a lost loved one, often interpreted as the Dreamer’s young daughter, though never explicitly identified. The Dreamer questions the Maiden and receives instruction in Christian doctrine and morality with a remarkable degree of dramatic intensity, psychological insight, and human sympathy.  The Dreamer awakes with his initial anguish extinguished, resigned, but with a new recognition of the comfort offered by his faith.The near-literal prose translation is designed to facilitate understanding, and is faithfully based on Andrew and Waldron’s fifth edition of The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript. This audio edition, expertly read by Professor Sarah Peverley, includes the unaltered introduction to Poems of the Pearl Manuscript in Modern English Prose Translation, and "Pearl" itself.

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  Left for Dead at Nijmegen - The...

  Marcus A. Nannini

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  When Metcalfe boarded the C-47 which would drop him at Groesbeek Heights, just outside of Nijmegen, Holland, he was handed a box of twelve dozen condoms by an overconfident British lieutenant. He was to be among the first to jump into what should have been a picture-book meadow, free of German troops. Instead, it was defended by three German antiaircraft cannon emplacements. 
   
    
   
  As he jumped into a hail of bullets and exploding shells he watched his plane roll over and plummet into the ground. It was at that moment he realized the condoms had either been a bad joke or the planners of Operation Market Garden had seriously underestimated German resistance. Gene was listed as KIA and left for dead by his patrol, who presumed the worst when they saw his injuries from a shell explosion. 
   
    
   
  The rest of his story is equally gripping, as he became a POW held outside Munich, being moved between various camps ridden with disease and a severely undernourished population. Eventually, after making an escape attempt and being captured within sight of the snow-capped Swiss mountains, his camp was liberated by American troops in April 1945.

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  How to Have Happy Children - The...

  Dr Martin

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  Parenting can be tough – tougher still when everyone has an opinion on raising a child. From the press, social media and online influencers right through to our friends and family, we’re bombarded with advice – and criticism – on how to be good parents. Our kids aren’t born with a manual, so How to Have Happy Children is the book you need. Dr Martin J. Coles has seen it all, and having spent a lifetime working with and for children, his expert knowledge, research and experience are condensed here into ten brilliant bite-sized chapters, the Ten Commandments of Parenting: 
  1. You shall not be perfect 
  2. You shall prefer presence to praise 
  3. You shall respect change 
  4. You shall not make for yourself a false idol in screen time, but covet sleep time 
  5. You shall take care of your child’s friendships 
  6. You shall honour discipline 
  7. Remember literacy to keep it holy 
  8. You shall covet for your child play of all types 
  9. You shall covet good relations with your partner and family members 
  10. You shall take for thyself positive thinking 
   
  Packed with simple strategies, practical tips and straight-talk, this book will empower your decision-making and give you the confidence to tackle the unique challenges of parenting.

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  Pure Goldwater

  John W. Dean, Jr. Barry M....

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  Barry Goldwater was a defining figure in American public life, a firebrand politician associated with an optimistic brand of conservatism. In an era in which American conservatism has lost its way, his legacy is more important than ever. For over fifty years, in those moments when he was away from the political fray, Senator Goldwater kept a private journal, recording his reflections on a rich political and personal life. Here bestselling author John Dean combines analysis with Goldwater's own words. 
   
  With unprecedented access to his correspondence, interviews, and behind-the-scenes conversations, Dean sheds new light on this political figure. From the late senator's honest thoughts on Richard Nixon to his growing discomfort with the rise of the extreme right, Pure Goldwater offers a revelatory look at an American icon—and also reminds us of a more hopeful alternative to the dispiriting political landscape of today.

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