Sam: 2572 books
by Sam Rogers
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
He was one of the most brilliant men in the world. His music inspired millions of lives and changed culture as we know it. But who was he really? This book, just for kids, will look at his childhood, education, marriage and work to see what made him who he was!
KidLit-o is a leading electronic...
What's So Great About Chopin?
A Biography of Frederic Chopin Just for Kids!
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
If you ever study music, chances are that you will end up hearing the name “Chopin” somewhere along the line. The Polish composer is one of the most famous musicians of all time, and throughout his life he penned absolutely beautiful music that is still popular today. Frederic Chopin wrote music...
What's So Great About Sacagawea?
A Biography of Sacagawea Just for Kids!
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
There are so many ways to think of Sacagawea. Some see her as a young mother trying to find her way home; some imagine her as a wise Native American guide showing American explorers though her homeland; and still others visualize her acting as an ambassador who helps bring peace to different groups...
What's So Great About Bach?
A Biography of Johann Sebastian Bach Just for Kids!
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
If you ever study music, chances are that you will end up hearing the name “Bach” somewhere along the line. The German composer is one of the most famous musicians of all time, and throughout his life he penned absolutely beautiful music that is still popular today. Johann Sebastian Bach, sometimes...
What's So Great About Benjamin Franklin?
A Biography of Benjamin Franklin Just for Kids!
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Benjamin Franklin was born in extraordinary times. The people of the thirteen colonies were considering rebelling against their English masters, and each person would be forced to choose where they would stand on the issue of independence. The young nation would need brave men and women to stand up...
What's So Great About Marco Polo?
A Biography of Marco Polo Just for Kids!
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Marco Polo’s sense of wonder started when he was young. As a child growing up in the streets of Venice, Italy, his imagination often turned to Asia and to what might be going on there. Little did he know that soon he would be traveling to that mysterious continent personally. You may know his...
Family Affair
Greed, Treachery, and Betrayal in the Chicago Mafia
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
The true story of the vicious Chicago underworld from a New York Times bestselling author.
With a contract out on his life, Nicholas "Nicky Breeze" Calabrese turned government witness and revealed the truth about the murders of a notorious Mob enforcer and his brother-culminating in a criminal case that would challenge the Mob from the street to the highest seats of power.
The Disneyland Story
The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream is the story of how Walt Disney's greatest creation was conceived, nurtured, and how it grew into a source of joy and inspiration for generations of visitors. Despite his successors' battles with the whims of history...
Why Should I Care About Walt Disney?
A Biography of Walt Disney Just for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Walt Disney was a man who had both an incredible artistic talent and a powerful imagination. His career as an artist began when he was just seven years old, living with his family in Marceline, Missouri. You may know his name, but perhaps you've wondered, "Why Should you care about him?"
This...
by Sam Jefferson
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize. Six men died in the brutal and close-fought contest, and the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen's pursuit...
IdeaSelling
Successfully Pitch Your Creative Ideas to Bosses, Clients & other Decision Makers
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2010
Don't let your creative ideas get picked apart and put down!
If you're like most creative people, chances are high that you've had your share of ideas rejected by clients or decision makers. While we sometimes make the mistake of believing ideas should sell themselves, the fact is that the...
Off-Centered Leadership
The Dogfish Head Guide to Motivation, Collaboration and Smart Growth
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2016
Find out what happens when companies stop competing and start collaborating.
Off-Centered Leadership considers an innovative approach to business by exploring what happens when companies stop competing and start collaborating — both externally in the marketplace and internally in building...
Reading Like a Historian
Teaching Literacy in Middle and High School History Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Featuring an expanded introduction, this award-winning bestseller has been updated to link curriculum to the Common Core State Standards.This popular text shows how to apply Wineburg's highly acclaimed approach to teaching—Reading Like a Historian—to middle and high school classrooms, increasing...
Bomb
The Author Interviews
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Thirty years of interviews that offer “a window into the minds and the writing processes of some of the world’s best practitioners of poetry and prose” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Since 1981, the quarterly magazine Bomb has been the gold standard for artist-on-artist interviews,...