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Books, Resources & Products We Recommend - Miscellaneous
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| A Presidential Legacy and the Warren Commission |
Tim Miller
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In this powerful book, the late President Gerald R. Ford gives direct rebuttal to the forty-years of conspiracy theories and explains the many connections between key figures of his administration and key figures within American politics and even the George W. Bush administration. These key political figures include President George Herbert Walker Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and Alan Greenspan. President Ford remained a political force in worldwide affairs, .... [Read More] |
| Between Two Junes Is A Forest |
Geoffrey Dilenschneider
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Geoffrey's grasp of the ironic, unusual, and unexpected are the hallmarks of a new generation. Leaving no stone unturned, no vision incomplete, BETWEEN TWO JUNES IS A FOREST is about love, loss, growth, pain, and tolerance. Geoffrey easily disproves the old stereotype that teenagers are superficial and naive. He exudes maturity as he communicates his political views with more eloquence than most adults, but at the same time he is a typical teen interested in girls, .... [Read More] |
| Celebrations: A Joyous Guide to the Holidays from Past to Present |
Jim McCann
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With festivities fashioned according to time-honored traditions, Celebrations brings families and friends together for a year of happy occasions with unique historical, traditional, and modern touches. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, Celebrations features the professional advice of celebration stylists Jim McCann and Jeanne Benedict. |
| Don't Know Much About History |
Kenneth Davis
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Finally, someone who tells history like it was, without the old textbook gloss that's put so many students into premature naptime and misinformed the few who stayed awake. Davis corrects the myths and misconceptions from Columbus up through the Clinton administration, and shows that truth is more entertaining than propaganda. -Amazon.com |
| Don't Know Much About Mythology |
Kenneth Davis
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What is a myth? How does it differ from legend, fairy tale and allegory? Do myths cross cultures? Davis answers these and many other questions with his characteristic humor and charming storytelling. He examines the myths created by societies ranging from Egypt, Greece and Rome to Africa, India and the Americas, proceeding, as in his other books, by way of question and answer as he surveys each mythmaking culture... Because Davis ranges widely and with such sparkling .... [Read More] |
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| Friendshifts: The Power of Friendship and How It Shapes Our Lives |
Jan Yager
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This is a comprehensive exploration of one of the most vital but least understood relationships that enhances our lives, friendship. Based on original research beginning with the author's sociology dissertation, Friendshifts covers everything from childhood and friendship to how friendships begin, are maintained, or end; work and friendship; pets as friends; friendship principles that might help how you get along with family members, and more. |
| What Animals Teach Us: Love, Loyalty, Heroism, and Other Life Lessons |
Mary Hessler Key
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In What Animals Teach Us, author Mary Hessler-Key uncovers how the animals we share our homes with can teach us valuable lessons about living and loving. Inside are touching stories and beautiful examples of how the day-to-day companionship of an animal can teach you how to enrich your life, enhance your physical and emotional well-being, and soothe your soul in moments of grief |
| When Friendship Hurts: How to Deal With Friends Who Betray, Abandon, or Wound You |
Jan Yager
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In When Friendship Hurts, Jan Yager, recognized internationally as a leading expert on friendship, explores what causes friendships to falter and explains how to mend them -- or end them. In this straightforward, illuminating book filled with dozens of quizzes and real-life examples, Yager covers all the bases. The first highly prescriptive book to focus on the complexities of friendship, When Friendship Hurts demonstrates how, why, and when to let go of bad friends and .... [Read More] |
| Winking At Life |
Wink Martindale
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Mr.Game Show, Wink Martindale, tells about his secret for success in Hollywood's fast lane. He takes us on a journey from Jackson, Tennessee to Tinseltown and lets us peek behind curtains of game shows, radio programs, concerts, and exclusive interviews with Elvis. Winking At Life is no quick dismissal of trouble, but an intimate, informed, and insightful choice. |
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