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  Summary of Kevin Hart & Neil...

  Falcon Press

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  Buy now to get the main key ideas from Kevin Hart & Neil Strauss's I Can't Make This Up 
    
  I Can’t Make This Up (2017) is superstar comedian Kevin Hart’s funny, heartbreaking, and inspiring memoir about survival, achievement, and the value of believing in yourself. Written with bestselling author Neil Strauss, the memoir starts with Hart’s childhood and chronicles all the obstacles he has faced. His father was a heroin addict who was in and out of jail, his sibling was a minor thief and a crack dealer, and his mother was harsh, slapping him with belts, frying pans, and even his own toys. 
  Hart overcame family problems, struggles in school, and a rocky start as a comedian in his rise to international fame, wealth, and success. He did it not only through hard work, determination, and talent, but also via his unique perspective on the world. Hart sees life like a book - a collection of chapters that we each get to compose for ourselves. 
   

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  The Life and Teaching of Karl...

  Max Beer

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  Written to commemorate the centenary of Karl Marx's birth, Max Beer, an Austrian historian of the socialist and Marxist movements, presents a clear, detailed and highly accessible work: the first half comprises a biography, full of fascinating quotations and insightful observations whilst the second analyses many aspects of Marx's historical and economic teachings, with useful exemplars. Furthermore, Beer gives a comprehensive description of Hegel's dialectical method, vital to an understanding of Marxism, and explores Marx's attitudes to the 'Dictatorship of the Proletariat' and Bolshevism in action. The Life and Teaching of Karl Marx was translated by T.C. Partington and H.J. Stenning. It is read by Greg Wagland.

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  Eli Whitney: The Life and Legacy...

  Charles River Editors

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  In the 1600s, cotton and silk fabrics that bore colorful and exotic printed patterns, known as “calico,” were flying off the shelves of the East India Company’s stores. The rapidly escalating demand for calico had taken a visible toll on the European textile businesses. The trend spread across Europe and North America, and picking cotton was such an arduous task that even when relying almost entirely on slave labor, it was hard to make cotton a profitable industry in North America. 
  	That all changed with Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin near the end of the 18th century. Able to more effectively separate the cotton fiber from seeds, Whitney’s cotton gin turned the cotton industry into one of the antebellum South’s biggest cash cows, and as a result, the region became even more dependent on slave labor than before. The cotton gin exponentially increased the labor output, which in turn brought an exponential increase in the number of slaves throughout the South, despite the fact the international slave trade was banned in the fledgling United States in the early 19th century. By the dawn of the Civil War, there were over 3 million slaves in the South, and cotton was so crucial to the Southern economy that the Confederacy would try to compel European countries to intervene on their side by refusing to export cotton to them.  
  	The Industrial Revolution’s changes also meant mass production was taking hold on both sides of the Atlantic, and Whitney’s principle of interchangeable parts was put to good use not only by the inventor himself, but by several other progressive business executives. After inventing the cotton gin, Whitney had won several lawsuits against farmers for non-payment by suing their states, and with an amassed figure of $90,000, he was able to start additional businesses. When war with France seemed like it was looming and the national armory could only produce 1,000 muskets in three years, Whitney intervened.

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  You Can't Do It! - There Are a...

  Marcus Johns

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  At some point in our lives, we all hear some version of "You can't do it." When that influential voice (whether outside or inside you) tells you why you can't--maybe that's the perfect reason why you can. At 27, actor, viral YouTuber, and one of the top former Vine stars Marcus Johns wants to shift our perspective on the resistance and obstacles that discourage our most powerful contributions.  
  Whether it's conducting outrageous experiments or creating content we love to share, some unusual people use the voices of doubt--including their own--as motivation to press on and prove them all wrong. 
  Sharing lighthearted insights from his life as a social media phenom, Marcus knows what it takes to be influential both online and off. How does one balance family, friends, faith, and fame--not to mention, finding the fun--and what does true success look like when the cameras are off? 
  With his signature wit and transparency, Marcus shares his unconventional thoughts on:How to overcome self-doubt and move aheadKnowing who's on your team--and who's notWhat it really means to follow your gutDeveloping your skills by embracing failureRemaining humble and sharing your success with others 
  A must-listen for any passionate go-getter, You Can't Do It may just be the magical phrase pointing you to the right track.

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  Arms and the Covenant

  Winston S. Churchill

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  This inspiring collection of campaign speeches from the British prime minister bring his oratory brilliance and powers of persuasion to life.   Legendary politician and military strategist Sir Winston Churchill was a master not only of the battlefield, but of the page and the podium. Over the course of forty books and countless speeches, broadcasts, news items and more, he addressed a country at war and at peace, thrilling with victory but uneasy with its shifting role on the global stage. In 1953, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for “his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.” During his lifetime, he enthralled readers and brought crowds roaring to their feet; in the years since his death, his masterful writing has inspired generations of eager history buffs.   Well before Britain entered World War II, Winston Churchill warned his government about the growing Nazi threat, even as many European leaders were still urging caution and diplomacy. In this collection of forty-one speeches from 1928 to 1938, the great politician’s prescience and political skill—vital to Britain’s role as the first country to stand against Hitler—are clearly on display.   This collection, which includes the famous “Disarmament Fable” speech, presents a fascinating look at Churchill’s campaign to mobilize Britian against the rising Nazi threat, and showcases his versatility and genius as one of the best orators of the twentieth century.

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  Ghosts

  Henrik Ibsen

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  Controversy and hidden pasts are suddenly and painfully exposed as wealthy widow Mrs Alving prepares to open a new orphanage in memory of her seemingly beloved husband. Her treasured son Oswald’s return from Paris and her relationship with old friend Pastor Manders are no longer the source of joy they once were, as secrets are turned into a frightening and desperate reality.

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