Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 James Swan was a diarist who lived in North Carolina during the American Revolution. His journal covers the period from the 1760s to the 1790s, and it's full of neat details about everyday life in North Carolina in the 18th century. His diary is available online. I find him to be a fascinating character, and I think that you will, too, if you read his story in its...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview:
#1 The Motivation Hacker shows you how to summon extreme amounts of motivation to accomplish anything you can think of. From precommitment to rejection therapy, this is your field guide to getting yourself to want to do everything you always wanted to want to do.
#2 I had planned to finish my startup's iPhone app before moving to California. I had no plan for how to...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 In 1940, the French spy Jacques Allier was sent to bring back heavy water from Norway, which the Germans were also interested in. He needed to secure the stock before the Germans did.
#2 Allier traveled to Amsterdam, where he met with three French intelligence agents. He gave them the letter of credit and authority to recruit any French agents needed in smuggling...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
#1 On March 15, 1939, the Czech city of Prague was invaded by Nazi troops. Two men, who had been Czechoslovak spies in Germany, asked for asylum at the U. S. Legation. The diplomat turned them away, as there was nothing he could do.
#2 In Prague, the German army marched through the city, taking over the government buildings and stations. Hitler declared Bohemia and Moravia to be part...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 I was able to interview the commanding officer of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance platoon, Lyle Bouck Jr. He was a true American officer and gentleman, and he handed over years of careful documentation and press clippings.
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview:
#1 The interview was a public scandal in Russia, but it was a sign of the times in the perestroika period. The country's tentative steps toward greater openness were tantalizing, but they knew they could be punished at any moment.
#2 The Soviet Union held its first real election in March 1989, and the Communist Party only won 85 percent of the seats in the Congress...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The French were shocked by the speed of the German victory, and how young and healthy the troops looked. They were stunned by the fact that a nation whose military valour was epitomized by the battle of Verdun in the First World War and whose defences had been guaranteed by the supposedly impregnable Maginot line, had been reduced to a state of vassalage in just...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 After Joshua's death, the Israelites were vulnerable to an attack from the Canaanite tribes because there was no leader to lead them. The Lord chose a different strategy, speaking to the hearts of the tribal leaders, and they asked Him which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites.
#2 The Israelites conquered the cities of Bezek, Jerusalem, and Hebron, and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 Elizabeth's birth was greeted with indifference by the unruly Protestant population of Scotland. The Scottish aristocracy was hopelessly, almost comically fractured by geography, ancestry, religion, and politics.
#2 The infant Elizabeth was sent to Linlithgow Palace, about fifteen miles west of Edinburgh, to be raised by guardians. She had a governess and two...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
#1 The concept of the Visionary within an organization is one of the great breakthroughs experienced by clients. Understanding and implementing this concept is both eye-opening and empowering.
#2 As a Visionary, you are extremely passionate about your product, service, company, and customers. You are extremely entrepreneurial, a creator, and likely a founder of your firm. You have...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview:
#1 The dream of every soldier is to find peace, but it is far easier to find quiet than it is to find peace. Peace must come from within yourself.
#2 I was born in 1918 in Pennsylvania. My family moved to Ephrata when I was young, and then to Lancaster when I was eight years old. I was scared to go to school, but I eventually adjusted to my changing environment.
#3...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview:
#1 The metabolic approach to cancer is a naturopathic nutrition program that utilizes the medicinal powers of traditional foods, therapeutic diets, and nontoxic lifestyle approaches as cancer counteragents and preventatives. It was developed by Dr. Nasha during her thirty years of work in the fields of naturopathy, Oriental medicine, acupuncture, nutrition, and integrative...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview:
#1 The summer before my fortieth birthday, I was with friends on Folkestone beach, which juts into the English Channel as if reaching out to France. I snapped the seaside town bathed in the warmth of an Indian summer.
#2 I was there for the surgeon to explain the extent of the infection with something approaching awe. I was there to fret over H's temperature refusing...
Author
Language
English
Description
Get the Summary of Gracie Gold's Outofshapeworthlessloser in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Outofshapeworthlessloser" by Gracie Gold is a candid memoir that delves into the figure skater's life, both on and off the ice. Gold recounts her early years, marked by a natural inclination for organization and a passion for figure skating that emerged despite trying other sports. She reflects on the familial support and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 The Identity Switch method was born out of my own experiences. I had lost touch with some of my old friends, and when I met up with them, I noticed that they seemed to be enjoying their lives while I was miserable.
#2 The Identity Switch method is not guaranteed to work for you, but I do have high hopes. The power of good habits combined with the power of your identity...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 As children, we are unable to understand the dangers of the world, so we accept at face value what we are told by our parents and authority figures. From an evolutionary perspective, this makes sense.
#2 The most important question we should ask ourselves is whether or not we are morally justified in exploiting animals. By living this way, we fail to consider...
Author
Language
English
Description
Get the Summary of Mary-Frances Winters' We Can't Talk about That at Work! in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Politics, religion, race - we can't talk about topics like these at work, right? But in fact, these conversations are happening all the time, either in real life or virtually via social media. And if they aren't handled effectively, they can become more polarizing and divisive,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 My brother stunned us with his plan on a Saturday afternoon in October. I liked the chill in the air and the feeling of winter coming on because it meant I would have time to spend with my father.
#2 My brother shocked me with his plan in October. I liked the chill in the air and the feeling of winter approaching because it meant I would have time to spend with my...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 On the first day of winter, December 21, there are only about four hours of milky daylight in Fairbanks, about 110 miles below the Arctic Circle.
#2 Crane was a player of considerable finesse, knowing when to push his luck and when to pull back. He was popular on base since arriving there in October 1940 on one of the transport flights that hopscotched north from...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 Obesity, the condition of having excess fat, is typically viewed as bad and unhealthy. However, obesity is a savior that allows animals to survive deadly winters or droughts.
#2 Animals that migrate and hibernate increase their food intake in the fall to prepare for the cold winter ahead. By eating more while using less energy, more of the food they eat is turned...
Didn't find it?
Didn't find it in the Minuteman Library Network? Request it from other Massachusetts library systems.
Can't find what you are looking for? Recommend it to your local library as a future purchase. Suggest a Purchase