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  20 Game Changers in History...

  Patrick Marcus

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  Want to learn about the most INSPIRING figures in history, without the information overload? Then keep reading. 
  Whether it’s the Greatest: Military Leaders, Flawed Geniuses, Religious Leaders, Polar Explorers, Revolutionaries, or Ground-Breaking Scientists… this book has what you need. Add in the most notable Ancient Philosophers, Emperors, Musicians, Artists, Con-Artists, and more—and there is someone here for everyone. 
  This book contains:Summaries of the Greatest Historical Figures that ever lived.Their impact and ACHIEVEMENTS which changed the world.The unique stories of each character told an easy-to-follow, engaging manner.The ADVERSITIES and SETBACKS they faced.The moments of INSPIRATION they found in their darkest hour.Rare characteristics and and their most inspirational QUOTES. 
  The List of Historical Figures Includes:Nikola TeslaCarl JungMarcus AureliusProphet MuhammadRoald AmundsenMiyamoto MusashiNapoleon BonaparteRagnar LothbrokNelson MandelaAnne FrankFrank AbagnaleVictor E FranklCharles DarwinGeorges LemaitreMichelangeloMarie CuriePlatoLudwig van BeethovenRosa ParksLucifer

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  Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors...

  National Records of Scotland

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  The revised and updated seventh edition of the bestselling guide to easily discovering more about your Scottish ancestry. 
   
   
   
  Scotland has the best-maintained records and facilities of any country in the world for undertaking family research, and now that the National Archives of Scotland are available online they can be consulted by anyone from whatever country. 
   
   
   
  Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is the National Archives' official guide and is written in an accessible style from the unique perspective of a custodian of the records. It details all the latest internet developments, including a chapter on family history on the web. It also points to more traditional resources, explaining step by step how to research records of births, marriages, and wills. 
   
   
   
  "Excellent help with every phase of genealogical research . . . This book will be a valuable finding aid for many people using the Scottish Record Office, and by no means only for the family historian." —Books in Scotland 
   
   
   
  "Includes the sort of online sources that have transformed the field since its first publication in 1990, this guide is indispensable for the serious investigator." —The Scotsman

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  Confederate Bushwhackers: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  The Civil War is best remembered for the big battles and the legendary generals who fought on both sides, like Robert E. Lee facing off against Ulysses S. Grant in 1864. In kind, the Eastern Theater has always drawn more interest and attention than the West. However, while massive armies marched around the country fighting each other, there were other small guerrilla groups that engaged in irregular warfare on the margins, and perhaps the most famous of them was led by Colonel John Mosby. Mosby, the “Gray Ghost” of the Confederate lore that celebrates the Lost Cause, has an image that has proven nearly impossible to corrupt or change, and time has done little good against it. Unlike the vanished 19th century code of honor that he represented, Mosby has retained the image and all its connotations. 
  Quantrill’s Raiders operated along the border between Missouri and Kansas, which had been the scene of partisan fighting over a decade earlier during the debate over whether Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as free states or slave states. In “Bloody Kansas”, zealous pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces fought each other, most notably John Brown, and the region became a breeding ground for individuals like Quantrill who shifted right back into similar fighting once the Civil War started. Rather than target military infrastructure or enemy soldiers, the bushwhackers rode in smaller numbers and targeted civilians on the other side of the conflict, making men like Bloody Bill Anderson and John Mosby notorious. However, none are remembered like Quantrill and his men, not only because of their deeds during the Civil War but because of the actions of some of the former Raiders after it. Quantrill is best known for raiding Lawrence, Kansas in August 1863 and slaughtering nearly 200 boys and men between the ages of 14 and 90 under the pretext that they were capable of holding a gun and thus helping the Union cause. 

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  Saving MacArthur - The Story of...

  Rudy Tomedi

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  A photo in the New York Times on June 10, 1942 depicted a naval officer, John Duncan Bulkeley, and his wife in the back of a car as they were being treated to a New York ticker tape parade. Hundreds of thousands of people were cheering him in a hero's welcome. The thirty-year-old Bulkeley was back from the Philippines, where he had pulled off one of the most spectacular rescues in United States naval history by taking General Douglas MacArthur out of the besieged islands aboard a PT boat.MacArthur's escape from the Philippine death trap was front-page news. America's most illustrious soldier had been a hair's breadth away from being killed or captured by the Japanese. Both MacArthur and Bulkeley were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. But no mention was ever made of the nearly eighty officers and men of Bulkeley's squadron who were left behind, a tragic sacrifice that no one would admit was unnecessary.Saving MacArthur is the story of the fateful friendship of two otherwise very different men who shared an unquenchable thirst for fame and a willingness to turn history into myth, a story that is as much about the nature of human beings as it is about a glorious moment in our past. But above all it is the story of the men history has forgotten. Saving MacArthur captures their hardships, close escapes, and ultimate triumph.

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  William Turner: A short...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  William Turner, English painter and inventor of the abstract: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  Chaos To Calm: Surviving And...

  Charlotte Hale

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  Chaos to Calm: Surviving and Thriving with an Oppositional ADHD Kid is the essential guide for parents struggling to navigate the challenges of raising a child with oppositional behavior (ODD) and ADHD. 
  This compassionate, practical book offers effective strategies to turn everyday chaos into calm, helping you build a stronger, more supportive relationship with your child. 
  Learn how to handle power struggles, defiance, and emotional outbursts while fostering a positive environment that promotes cooperation and growth.Proven Parenting TechniquesBehavioral ToolsParenting With EmpathyPositive Family DynamicsReal-Life Stories 
  Find your way from frustration to fulfillment and help your child thrive with the practical wisdom in Chaos to Calm.

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