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I wrote this book after getting numerous questions from both experienced and occasional horse players regarding horse racing systems or handicapping tips they wanted when they would visit the local race track. Let’s face it, if you are going to spend a day at the track, you’d rather come out a...

This hilarious compendium of all that's weird and wonderful about life in the British Isles uncovers the eccentricity, bizarre bureaucracy, and outright oddity reported over the last year by the nation's newspapers. Jack Crossley spent some 40 years in Fleet Street and is the ideal companion to guide...

Restore your faith in humanity in just 50 pages. This very special e-book will lift your spirits with inspiring stories of heroism, overcoming adversity, random acts of kindness, wise thoughts, and some really weird tales of people who benefitted from amazing luck. So put on your rose-colored...

This book is an anthology of quotes from Alexander Hamilton and selected facts about Alexander Hamilton. “Learn to think continentally.” “I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect men.” “Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.” “A nation which can...

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Digest & Review From award-winning author Chimamanda Adichie comes an affectionate, yet powerful story that teaches lessons about race and self. Americanah is about the lives of Ifemelu and Obinze, a young Nigerian couple in love, who escape a military-controlled...

German: (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist and philosopher of science. He developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics. He is best known in popular culture for his mass–energy...

This book is your ultimate Larry Page resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Larry Page's whole picture right away. Get countless Larry...

This book is your ultimate resource for Facebook. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Facebook's whole picture right away. Get countless Facebook...

This book is your ultimate VentureBeat resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about VentureBeat's whole picture right away. Get countless VentureBeat...

Language wears many hats, but its most important job is to help us name or describe what's in the world. Words define us, our actions, even our existence. And just when you think that you have all the words you need, you discover new ones, hear new uses for old ones or see them mutate right before...

This book is your ultimate MasterCard resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about MasterCard's whole picture right away. Get countless MasterCard...

This book is your ultimate Los Angeles resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Los Angeles's whole picture right away. Get countless Los...

Last year Stephen Pile attempted to deliver a daring blow to the success ethic that so pervades Western culture. To his dismay, The Ultimate Book of Heroic Failures sold many copies and even became the Sunday Times 'Humour Book of the Year.' Nothing daunted, Stephen returns with a new selection...

'FASCINATING' Daily Mail 'FULL OF AMAZING FACTS' The QI Elves Each of the United Kingdom's 124 postcode areas has a story to tell, an unexpected nugget to dust off and treasure. Mark Mason has embarked on a tour of the country, immersing himself in Britain's history on a roundabout journey...