Publishing Revolution

Historian and biographer James Srodes tells Benjamin Franklin's incredible life story, making full use of the previously neglected Franklin papers to provide the most riveting account yet of the journalist, scientist, polilician, and unlikely adventurer. From London, Paris, Philadelphia to his numerous romantic liaisons, Franklin's life becomes a panorama of dramatic history.

If you are thinking about getting a puppy or simply want to learn how to train your perfect dog in a happy, positive way, then keep reading. This guide uses a fresh approach which puts strong emphasis on the relationship with the individual dog, informed by breed-specific traits. It contains the distilled information of decades of dog training experience in one master guide with clear, sympathetic, intelligent guidelines for successful dog training.

Decrees were legislative acts of the highest Soviet institutions, primarily of the Council of People's Commissars (the highest executive body — Sovnarkom) and of VTsIK (the highest legislative body between sessions of the Congress of Soviets). The Bolshevik Initial Decrees were announced as soon as the Bolsheviks declared their success in the October Revolution (October 26, 1917). The Decrees seemed to conform to the popular Bolshevik slogan "Peace, Land and Bread". The slogan succinctly articulated the grievances of the Russian peasantry, armed forces and proletariat.

Nat Turner is the leader of Rising Sun, the manifestation of a vision he had while serving time in the Federal Penitentiary. His ideas are a threat to the existing power structure; a structure that profits off of the blood of blacks and minorities. In an effort to unite rival gangs under one banner (Rising Sun), Nat Turner barely escapes a vicious death plot. The unknown forces failed attempt, only breathed life into the Rising Sun movement. The organization starts to quickly progress upon Ms. Prina Carrington coming on the scene. A thriving young journalist representing on of the most ...

A haunted White House, a naked Prime Minister, an ancient Indian Curse, and a never-ending ghostly party. The definitive collection of nearly three hundred years worth of Presidential ghost stories. Robert Buccellato, the author of Rum Runners and Moonshiners of Old Florida, and Jimmy Carter in Plains presents a unique tale of America's relationship with Presidential Ghosts.

Speed of Advance (SOA): the speed of a ship anticipated along an intended track; the average speed required to arrive at a destination at a specified time. In the Navy, nothing is left to chance. Every strategy is tested, every resource utilized with minimal excess and remarkable efficiency.

Jesus Farted by Demetric Canada is a gut-busting, mind-opening read that flips the script on how to handle crime—and it's not your typical cop story! Set in the gritty streets of Juarez, follow a resourceful Mexican police officer who keeps the peace using, shall we say, unconventional methods. Spoiler alert: no bullets, no bruises—just pure comedic genius! This book boldly tackles the global issue of police brutality with humor that’ll leave you gasping for air (in a good way). Think of it as a sharp-witted social commentary wrapped in a laugh-out-loud package. But don’t let the ...

The story of George Washington’s first crisis of the fledgling republic: In the war’s waning days, the American Revolution neared collapse when Washington’s senior officers were rumored to be on the edge of mutiny. A Crisis of Peace provides a fresh look at the end of the American Revolution while speaking to issues that concern us still: the fragility of civil-military relations, how even victorious wars end ambiguously, and what veterans and civilians owe each other.

A well-known novelist and journalist from the coastal city of Jableh, Samar Yazbek witnessed the beginning four months of the Syrian uprising first-hand and actively participated in a variety of public actions and budding social movements. With rare empathy and journalistic prowess Samar Yazbek compiled oral testimonies from ordinary Syrians all over the country. Filled with snapshots of exhilarating hope and horrifying atrocities, she offers us a wholly unique perspective on the Syrian uprising.

Yakov Blumkin claimed to have had nine lives. Born to a poor Jewish family and orphaned as a child, he was a Socialist Revolutionary, a terrorist, the assassin of the German ambassador Wilhelm von Mirbach, a poet close to the avant-garde, a member of Cheka, a military strategist, a secret agent, and Leon Trotsky’s secretary. Executed in 1929 on Stalin’s orders at the age of only twenty-nine, he has continued to inspire a powerful curiosity, and wild rumors and falsehoods about his extraordinary life abound today.

Are you ready to dive into the exciting world of real estate wholesaling but don't know where to start? Look no further! Wholesaling Real Estate Revolution is the ultimate resource for beginners seeking to launch a successful wholesaling career.

Sold into slavery to pirates at the young age of four, Summer learns to survive the rough seas of subterfuge and thieves through silence. When the boat she's lived on most of her life is destroyed, Summer finds herself washed up on the shore of a new world, a phantom universe full of the bizarre and extraordinary. She meets Gage, the one boy who understands the girl with no speech. But when their lives are put on the line, will Summer finally call out? Or will all be lost in the fathomless depth of silence?

Alyson Franz suffered a painful loss and didn’t know how she could ever get past it. Being a therapist herself at the time, she tried many traditional approaches with no success. This led her to a journey of healing, transformation, and a complete change in her professional work. She has now rebuilt both her life and her professional practice based on what she has learned on this journey which includes extensive training in transformative healing and coaching modalities. She specializes in helping others heal from grief and loss.

In the thrilling conclusion to the Heart of Dragons trilogy, The Call of the Endless brings the saga to an explosive and unforgettable end. Muk’bar’s treachery left cities destroyed and allies scattered across Skarria. Elyon remains in Shio Frain, preparing his army to fight back against forces they can barely comprehend. He promised Ayla he would reclaim her dragon—but was the promise a lie? Bhen returned home to piece together the broken family he left behind. Can they forgive him for choosing Ayla over them? Romar returned as a hero, celebrated for his victory in Shio Frain. But ...

"Simply Magnificent!" – Stew Ross, author of Where Did They Put the Guillotine? France 1794. Zoé Ariane Donet was in love with love until she met the young commander of the royalist army fighting the revolutionaries tearing apart France. When the dashing young general is killed, she joins the royalist cause, rescuing émigrés fleeing Robespierre’s Reign of Terror. One man watches over her: Frederick West, the brother of an English earl, who has known Zoé since she was a precocious ten-year-old child. At sixteen, she promised great beauty, the flower of French womanhood about to bloom...

In Unleashing an Abundant Energy Revolution, best-selling author Todd Thomas takes you behind the scenes of the most powerful energy breakthroughs of our time. From fusion reactors and AI-powered grids to carbon-neutral fuels and radical efficiency gains, this book reveals how visionary leaders, engineers, and scientists are reshaping the global energy landscape.

The last 14 months of the American Revolution, the final phase after Yorktown, were crucial for the declared "united States" to achieve their collective and sovereign independence. This groundbreaking, updated history of The Revolutionary War is based on recently deciphered and transcribed, first-person correspondence from the American military, civilian, political, and diplomatic leaders who were running the war.

Packed with never-before-heard stories and timeless wisdom on the art of computer science, the business of technology, and the durable power of relationships, The Bleeding Edge provides a rare history of how and why the internet looks and feels the way it does today.

Shrink reveals the missing link between longing to be healthy and achieving extreme, vibrant health - without even feeling like you are trying! Use life’s tough challenges to propel you forward and make you unstoppable! Transforming from the inside-out is the real key to lasting health and fitness! Change your heart. Change your mind. Change your life. Shrink is for the brave souls like you, who truly want to get past the internal baggage and roadblocks that have kept you unhealthy in the past.

Daniel and Alexander Macmillan arrived in London in the 1830s at a crucial moment of social change. These two idealistic brothers, working-class sons of a Scottish crofter, set up a publishing house that spread radical ideas on equality, science and education across the world. They also brought authors like Lewis Carroll, Thomas Hardy and Charles Kingsley, and poets like Matthew Arnold and Christina Rossetti, to a mass audience. No longer would books be just for the upper classes. In Literature for the People Sarah Harkness brings to life these two amusing, warm-hearted men.