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Lincoln's Melancholy

How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness

by Joshua Wolf Shenk ...

A nuanced psychological portrait of Abraham Lincoln that finds his legendary political strengths rooted in his most personal struggles.Giving shape to the deep depression that pervaded Lincoln's adult life, Joshua Wolf Shenk's Lincoln's Melancholy reveals how this illness influenced both the President's character and his leadership. Mired in personal suffering as a young man, Lincoln forged a hard ... Read more

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A nuanced psychological portrait of Abraham Lincoln that finds his legendary political strengths rooted in his most personal struggles.Giving shape to the deep depression that pervaded Lincoln's adult life, Joshua Wolf Shenk's Lincoln's Melancholy reveals how this illness influenced both the President's character and his leadership. Mired in personal suffering as a young man, Lincoln forged a hard
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Powers of Two

How Relationships Drive Creativity

by Joshua Wolf Shenk ...

The power of collaboration, from Lennon and McCartney to Wozniak and Jobs: “An inspiring book that also happens to be a great read” (Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive).Throughout history, partners have buoyed each other to better work—though often one member is little known to the general public. (See Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, or Vincent and Theo van Gogh.) Powers of Two draws on ... Read more

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The power of collaboration, from Lennon and McCartney to Wozniak and Jobs: “An inspiring book that also happens to be a great read” (Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive).Throughout history, partners have buoyed each other to better work—though often one member is little known to the general public. (See Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, or Vincent and Theo van Gogh.) Powers of Two draws on
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In Lincoln's Hand

His Original Manuscripts with Commentary by Distinguished Americans

Edited by Harold Holzer, Joshua Wolf Shenk ...

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and in conjunction with the Library of Congress 2009 Bicentennial Exhibition, In Lincoln’s Hand offers an unprecedented look at perhaps our greatest president through vivid images of his handwritten letters, speeches, and even childhood notebooks—many never before made available to the public.Edited by leading Lincoln scholars ... Read more

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On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and in conjunction with the Library of Congress 2009 Bicentennial Exhibition, In Lincoln’s Hand offers an unprecedented look at perhaps our greatest president through vivid images of his handwritten letters, speeches, and even childhood notebooks—many never before made available to the public.Edited by leading Lincoln scholars
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Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845–1893

by Joshua D. Wolff ...

This work chronicles the rise of Western Union Telegraph from its origins in the helter-skelter ferment of antebellum capitalism to its apogee as the first corporation to monopolize an industry on a national scale. The battles that raged over Western Union's monopoly on nineteenth-century American telecommunications - in Congress, in courts, and in the press - illuminate the fierce tensions over ... Read more

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This work chronicles the rise of Western Union Telegraph from its origins in the helter-skelter ferment of antebellum capitalism to its apogee as the first corporation to monopolize an industry on a national scale. The battles that raged over Western Union's monopoly on nineteenth-century American telecommunications - in Congress, in courts, and in the press - illuminate the fierce tensions over
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Dating - Philosophy for Everyone

Flirting With Big Ideas

by Fritz Allhoff ...

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DATINGPHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONESpeed dating, online dating, group blind dating, dating consultants… A booming dating industry is catering to an ever-increasing number of single adults in the twenty-first century, with the market for a mate now pulling in more than a billion dollars a year in the United States. So, how do we successfully attempt to navigate the dating minefield?Progressing from the ... Read more

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DATINGPHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONESpeed dating, online dating, group blind dating, dating consultants… A booming dating industry is catering to an ever-increasing number of single adults in the twenty-first century, with the market for a mate now pulling in more than a billion dollars a year in the United States. So, how do we successfully attempt to navigate the dating minefield?Progressing from the
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Legendary LitRPG

An All Genres LitRPG Anthology

by Sean Oswald, Dean Henegar, Han Yang, Somnus Quill, J. Arthur Klein, Anders Hansen, Ledyr Tabot, Michael Head, R.J. Triveri, Sunny Sain, Cale Plamann, Joshua Kern, Troy Osgood, Wolfe Locke, Timothy McGowen, Gregory Blackburn, Amanda Head, RK Billiau, Ian Hawk, E. Lorenzo Peterson, Nicholas King, Sean Hall, D.C. Haenlien, Alex Kozlowski, Rohan M. Vider, Lorne Ryburn, A.F. Kay, Noah Drake ...

Dive into worlds of wonder, action, adventure, and so much more. This collaboration includes short LitRPG stories of all types.Warning: Expect stats, character sheets, and experience points. This is meant for the PG 13 audience and avoids intense adult content. ... Read more

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Dive into worlds of wonder, action, adventure, and so much more. This collaboration includes short LitRPG stories of all types.Warning: Expect stats, character sheets, and experience points. This is meant for the PG 13 audience and avoids intense adult content.
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Powers of Two

How Relationships Drive Creativity

by Joshua Wolf Shenk ...

Narrated by Andrew Garman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 18 min

A revelatory synthesis of cultural history and social psychology that shows how one-to-one collaboration drives creative success Weaving the lives of scores of creative duos-from John Lennon and Paul McCartney to Marie and Pierre Curie to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak-Joshua Wolf Shenk identifies the core qualities of that dizzying experience we call "chemistry." Revealing the six essential stages ... Read more

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A revelatory synthesis of cultural history and social psychology that shows how one-to-one collaboration drives creative success Weaving the lives of scores of creative duos-from John Lennon and Paul McCartney to Marie and Pierre Curie to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak-Joshua Wolf Shenk identifies the core qualities of that dizzying experience we call "chemistry." Revealing the six essential stages
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Lincoln's Melancholy

How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness

by Joshua Wolf Shenk ...

Narrated by Derek Shetterly ...

Unabridged

11 hours 22 min

Drawing on seven years of his own research and the work of other esteemed Lincoln scholars, Shenk reveals how the sixteenth president harnessed his depression to fuel his astonishing success.Lincoln found the solace and tactics he needed to deal with the nation’s worst crisis in the “coping strategies” he had developed over a lifetime of persevering through depressive episodes and personal ... Read more

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Drawing on seven years of his own research and the work of other esteemed Lincoln scholars, Shenk reveals how the sixteenth president harnessed his depression to fuel his astonishing success.Lincoln found the solace and tactics he needed to deal with the nation’s worst crisis in the “coping strategies” he had developed over a lifetime of persevering through depressive episodes and personal
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How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own

Understanding the Impact on Americans’ Public and Private Lives

by Kevin Calcamp, Michelle Colpean, Matthew Corr, Meghann Droeger, Joy Jenkins, Kristina Kraus, Timothy Michaels, Joseph Mirando, Dylan Rollo, Dominique Schuster, Meg Tully0, Tia Tyree1, Bradley Wolfe2, Joshua N. Azriel3, Riva Tukachinsky Forster4, Deborah S. Bowen5, Holeka G. Inaba6, Carol M. Madere8, Melvin L. Williams9, J. David Wolfgang0, Janelle Applequist1, Michelle Williams2 ...

Famous: How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own explores the effects celebrities have on their impressionable audience's lives, from copycat suicides, to postfeminist hypersexuality, to taking questionable celebrity health advice, and more. Celebrity advocacy and philanthropy are analyzed as contributors discuss Brad Pitt's rebuilding effort after Hurricane Katrina, Angelina Jolie's recent casting ... Read more

$126.99 CAD

Famous: How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own explores the effects celebrities have on their impressionable audience's lives, from copycat suicides, to postfeminist hypersexuality, to taking questionable celebrity health advice, and more. Celebrity advocacy and philanthropy are analyzed as contributors discuss Brad Pitt's rebuilding effort after Hurricane Katrina, Angelina Jolie's recent casting
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Assemble Artifacts Short Story Magazine: Summer 2023 (Issue #4)

by Artifacts Magazine, various authors, Joshua Sky, April Wolfe, Michael Griffo, K. T. Jayne, Gretchen McNeil, Isabel J. Kim ...

Narrated by Alex Boyles, Bernadette Dunne, Eric Jason Martin, Donald Corren, David Marantz, Grover Gardner, Erica Sullivan, Kirsten Potter, various narrators ...

Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

Assemble ArtifactsA short story magazine that assembles a thrilling new mix of stories from genres including horror, science-fiction, comedy, and suspense. Buried at the heart of every story in the magazine is a unique artifact, an object that has inspired our storytellers to create a big idea, an irresistible question, a new immersive world, or a sense of wonder. Unearth your next great read with ... Read more

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Assemble ArtifactsA short story magazine that assembles a thrilling new mix of stories from genres including horror, science-fiction, comedy, and suspense. Buried at the heart of every story in the magazine is a unique artifact, an object that has inspired our storytellers to create a big idea, an irresistible question, a new immersive world, or a sense of wonder. Unearth your next great read with
... Read more

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Grant’s Tomb

The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon

by Louis L. Picone ...

Narrated by Robert Fass ...

Unabridged

9 hours

The final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, the victorious general in the Civil War and the eighteenth president of the United States, is a colossal neoclassical tomb located in the most dynamic city in the country. It is larger than the final resting place of any other president or any other person in America. Since its creation, the popularity and condition of this monument have reflected not ... Read more

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The final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, the victorious general in the Civil War and the eighteenth president of the United States, is a colossal neoclassical tomb located in the most dynamic city in the country. It is larger than the final resting place of any other president or any other person in America. Since its creation, the popularity and condition of this monument have reflected not
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The Great Silence

Britain from the Shadow of the First World War to the Dawn of the Jazz Age

by Juliet Nicolson ...

Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon ...

Unabridged

12 hours 34 min

As the euphoria of Armistice Day in 1918 quickly subsided, there was no denying the carnage that the Great War had left in its wake. Grief and shock overwhelmed the psyche of the British people—but from their despair, new life would slowly emerge.For veterans with faces demolished in the trenches, surgeon Harold Gillies brings hope with his miraculous skin-grafting procedure. Women win the vote, ... Read more

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As the euphoria of Armistice Day in 1918 quickly subsided, there was no denying the carnage that the Great War had left in its wake. Grief and shock overwhelmed the psyche of the British people—but from their despair, new life would slowly emerge.For veterans with faces demolished in the trenches, surgeon Harold Gillies brings hope with his miraculous skin-grafting procedure. Women win the vote,
... Read more

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