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Abraham Lincoln once said that "most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be". That's right, if we want to be happy, all we have to do is control our minds. Compare every possible decision that you make and see whether those decisions will make you happy or less happy. It's a choice we make, and the more you feel deserving of the good things, the more you will attain those things which makes you happy. This book will offer practical...
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The United States of America has had many presidents that Americans agree were either great or awful, while some fall into a mediocre category of irrelevance. In many cases a national consensus has been reached on men like Abraham Lincoln and James Buchanan. But the president with the most controversial legacy might be "Old Hickory", Andrew Jackson. In his lifetime, Jackson came to represent what middle class Americans viewed as the quintessential...
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The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of England • Saladin, historic Muslim leader • Genghis Khan, famous leader of the Mongol empire • Catherine the Great, the woman who turned Russia into an empire • Abraham Lincoln who stopped slavery in the USA • Queen Victoria, the famous British Queen BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 6,360 • Headword count: 628 • PLUS: visit...
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"Well-written, thoroughly researched, and impeccably organized, Poems by Presidents explores an intriguing and unexpected side to many American presidents: they wrote poetry! In this excellent anthology of presidential poems, Michael Croland offers us a new way to celebrate some of our most celebrated leaders." -Susan Katz, author of The President's Stuck in the Bathtub.
This first-ever anthology features poems by eleven presidents who, through...