John Farrell
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"At the end of World War II, navy lieutenant "Nick" Nixon returned from the Pacific and set his cap at Congress, an idealistic dreamer seeking to build a better world. Yet amid the turns of that now-legendary 1946 campaign, Nixon's finer attributes gave way to unapologetic ruthlessness. The story of that transformation is the stunning overture to John A. Farrell's magisterial biography of the president who came to embody postwar American resentment...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the legendary defense attorney and progressive covers his decision to leave a promising career to advocate on behalf of disadvantaged groups, his campaign against Jim Crow policies, and his achievements in headline-making trials.
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This history of medieval inventions, focusing on the eleventh to the fourteenth centuries, vividly portrays a thriving era of human ingenuity--and the results are still being felt to this day. From the mechanical clock to the first eyeglasses, both of which revolutionized society, many of the commonplace devices we now take for granted had their origin in the Middle Ages. Divided into ten thematic chapters, the accessible text allows the reader to...
Author
Publisher
Ghostlight
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Set in the Renaissance, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are trying to keep their acting company afloat. In an attempt to outdo Shakespeare, they consult a soothsayer, who informs them that the future of theatre involves acting, singing, and dancing - sometimes all at once.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work provides readers with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others.
Whether you’re coaching soccer or teaching a child to play the piano, writing a novel or trying to improve your golf swing, this revolutionary book shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a newly discovered brain mechanism.
Drawing on cutting-edge neurology
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