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What made FDR a more successful leader during the Depression crisis than Hoover? Why was Eisenhower more effective as supreme commander during World War II than he was as president? Why was Grant one of the best presidents of his day, if not in all of American history? What drove Bobby Kennedy into the scrum of electoral politics? Find the surprising and revelatory answers to these questions and more in this collection of new essays by great historians.

Volume 6 contains the following 21 stories: "Perchance to Dream" by Richard Stockham, "Father Image" by Robert Silverburg, "Tree, Spare That Woodman" by Dave Dryfoos, "Disaster Revisited" by Darius John Granger, "Subversive" by Mack Reynolds, "The Stutterer" by R. R. Merliss, "Infinite Intruder" by Alan E. Nourse, "A Bottle of Old Wine" by Richard O. Lewis, "B12's Moon Glow" by Charles A. Sterns, "A Logic Named Joe" by Murray Leinster, and many more.

Do you love sparkly vampires? Well, too bad, because you won’t find a single one of those fancy-dancy bloodsuckers anywhere in this collection! It Came from the Trailer Park began as a fun idea to revisit the classic horror and old-school creature feature genres, with a hefty helping of B-rate tropes thrown in for good measure. Who doesn’t love a good Bruce Cambell or classic Vincent Price flick on a dark and dreary night? Emmy award winner Bill Oberst, Jr. opens the collection and sets the stage for the stories to come.

On April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. The "shot heard round the world" catapulted this sleepy New England town into the midst of revolutionary fervor, and Concord went on to become the intellectual capital of the new republic. In The Minutemen and Their World, Robert Gross has written a remarkably subtle and detailed reconstruction of the lives and community of this special place, and a compelling interpretation of the American Revolution as a social movement.

JFK issued the historic moon landing challenge. These are the stories of the visionaries who helped America complete his vision with the first lunar landing fifty years ago...

Salvage System is a beacon of hope, and a number of other races continue looking toward it as an inspiration for how to live and govern themselves, and - in some cases - for assistance in defending themselves and throwing off oppressive regimes. But the galaxy is a big place, and many of the races in it aren’t friendly. Would these forces like to take over Salvage System and acquire its resources? Absolutely.

Priscilla Presley schildert in ihrer ehrlichen und offenherzigen Autobiografie die schwierige Zeit nach der Trennung, den Schock, als sie vom Tod von Elvis erfuhr und den langen Weg zur Selbstbestimmung. Doch eine Konstante bestimmt auch heute noch Priscilla Presleys Leben: Es ist die andauernde Liebe zum »King of Rock'n'Roll« und die Bewahrung seines Vermächtnisses.

You do not need to be superrich to enlist quality financial services. From next-gen financial education to family governance, Your High-Performing Virtual Family Office highlights how a virtual family office can strengthen your financial well-being.

Rudy and Babs are just trying to get through the day—but the universe has other plans. When a curious doctor stumbles onto an idea that could upend everything, their path takes a thrilling turn. Forever Now is a wildly funny ride through love, wonder, and the kind of adventure that might just last forever.

The Angry Bald Man talks weight loss, hunger management, lifestyle, common sense, logic, and life. Check us out at DamnCollective.com Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alanrobertsuncensored/support

The Multiplying Church is a primer for pastors and lay leaders involved in, or wanting to learn about, the church multiplication groundswell in North America. It shows how multiplying churches should be a natural, regular function of every church to reach the 70 percent of Americans who have no...

Dirty Bertie—the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits—is back for another helping of comic chaos, ever-increasing madcap schemes and crazy capers. A collection of stories to delight everyone who revels in his revolting ways. The volume contains Disco!, Mascot!, Spider! and Bees!.

Harmon Tomeral and his friends wanted nothing more than to go to space, and they have beaten the odds, time and again, to get there. They developed a mech and won the Top Fleet Marine competition. They brought back a battle cruiser from an unknown system and made it their own. They made allies who helped them achieve great victories, and they, ultimately, founded new colonies in what has become known as the Salvage System.

Join Bertie in Poop! as he tries to prove Whiffer isn’t the mystery pooper, scuppers Miss Boot’s chances of winning Teacher of the Year and steals the spotlight on the set of a blockbuster movie.

Short Stories by Texas Authors – Volume 10 (2025) showcases the range and punch of contemporary Texas storytelling—gritty realism, luminous literary work, and bold imagination—curated by Texas Authors Press, a division of the Texas Authors Museum & Institute of History. Drawn from the annual short story contest and arranged by score, this limited 2025 edition moves from a motel-room survival in Cheryl King’s “A Wonderful Horrible Life” to myth-forged courage in Emeryl Williams’s “Guardian of the High Reaches: The Story of Jul and Ari,” then roots itself in place with B. ...

Incredible Science Fiction: Amazing Tales from the 50's and Beyond, Volume Two collates a collection of some of the very best science-fiction stories published in the '50s together. All these stories (with the exception of The Anatomy of Fear) are now in the public domain and were original published in various science-fiction magazines that were very popular in the 1950s. This is a lovingly curated collection of some of the very best stories published during this time. This collection includes a further story from the Hugo Award-nominated Rog Phillips.

#HACKED2 is the follow-up to an award-winning book #HACKED, that was written with industry leaders in cybersecurity. It offers practical advice about what you can do if your business or privacy has been threatened, but it also provides multiple viewpoints on how these issues are being addressed across various fields around the globe - making this resource essential for anyone who wants better awareness of global threats faced today!

Worms!: Join Bertie as he tries to get out of a pink party, fails to be polite for a whole day and makes a really rubbish entry into the summer fair's flower arranging competition. Fleas!: Join Bertie as he takes a flea-ridden Whiffer to the vet, does a naughty dare at school and gets a ride in shiny red fire engine! Mud!: Join Bertie in three hilarious stories as he faces a barrage of footballs as the school's new goalie! Bogeys!: Join Bertie as he tries to stop picking his nose, gets more than he bargained for with a magic trick and drives a museum potty on a school outing!

This insightful book demonstrates how to become a stronger, more confident leader -- one who can use communication to build alignment, enthusiasm, and productivity. In turbulent times, the ability to communicate with power and purpose becomes a crucial leadership competency. Smart executives...

William Shatner hat mehr erlebt und gesehen als die meisten anderen Menschen. Sein Leben wurde sowohl von traumatischen Ereignissen wie dem schrecklichen Unfalltod seiner Frau Nerine bestimmt als auch von Triumphen wie der Verleihung des "Golden Globe" und des "Emmy". Captain Kirk, wie er immer noch liebevoll genannt wird, präsentiert dem Leser in seinem fesselnden Buch originelle Gedanken zu Liebe und Leidenschaft, zu Hass und tiefempfundener Menschlichkeit.