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The Battles that Made Abraham Lincoln

How Lincoln Mastered his Enemies to Win the Civil War, Free the Slaves, and Preserve the Union

By: Larry Tagg

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The Battles that Made Abraham Lincoln

How Lincoln Mastered his Enemies to Win the Civil War, Free the Slaves, and Preserve the Union

By: Larry Tagg

A timely look at the atmosphere of political hostility surrounding the Civil War, and the venom faced by America’s sixteenth president. Today, Abraham Lincoln is a beloved American icon, widely considered to be our best president. It was not always so. This book takes a look at what Lincoln’s contemporaries actually thought and said about him during his lifetime, when political hostilities, and ultimately civil war, raged. The era in which our sixteenth president lived and governed was the most rough-and-tumble in the history of American politics. The hostility behind the criticism aimed at Lincoln by the great men of his time, on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line, is startling, the spectacular prejudice against him often shocking for its cruelty, intensity, and unrelenting vigor. The plain truth is that Lincoln was deeply reviled by many in his time. This book is both an entertaining read and a well-researched, serious look at the political context that begat the president’s predicament. Lincoln’s humanity has been unintentionally trivialized by some historians and writers who have hidden away the real man in a patina of bronze. This book helps us better understand the man he was, and how history is better and more clearly viewed through a long-distance lens. “Not the warm and fuzzy portrait we’re used to seeing . . . An eye-opening study, the first of its kind to focus on what Lincoln’s contemporaries really thought of him. On the other hand, this is not mean-spirited Lincoln-bashing . . . Tagg assesses his presidency through the social and political context of mid-19th century America. It was a time, for example, when ‘the rabid press routinely destroyed the reputations of public men,’ when the stature of the presidency, ‘stained by feeble performances from a string of the poorest presidents in the nation’s history,’ had plunged over decades.” —Civil War Times Magazine

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1611211271

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The Battles that Made Abraham Lincoln

How Lincoln Mastered his Enemies to Win the Civil War, Free the Slaves, and Preserve the Union

By: Larry Tagg

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How Lincoln Mastered his Enemies to Win the Civil War, Free the Slaves, and Preserve the Union

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The Generals of Shiloh

Character in Leadership, April 6–7, 1862

By: Larry Tagg

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The Generals of Shiloh

Character in Leadership, April 6–7, 1862

By: Larry Tagg

The author of The Generals of Gettysburg examines the characters and actions of the military leadership at this Tennessee Civil War battle. “Character is destiny,” wrote the Greek philosopher Heraclitus more than twenty-five centuries ago. Most writers of military history stress strategy and tactics at the expense of the character of their subjects. Larry Tagg remedies that oversight with The Generals of Shiloh, a unique and invaluable study of the high-ranking combat officers whose conduct in April 1862 helped determine the success or failure of their respective armies, the fate of the war in the Western Theater, and, in turn, the fate of the American union. Tagg presents detailed background information on each of his subjects, coupled with a thorough account of each man’s actions on the field of Shiloh and, if he survived that battle, his fate thereafter. Many of the great names are found here in this early battle, from Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, and Don Carlos Buell to Albert S. Johnston, Braxton Bragg, and P. G. T. Beauregard. Many more men, whose names crossed the stage of furious combat only to disappear in the smoke on the far side, also populate these pages. Each acted in his own unique fashion. This marriage of character (“the features and attributes of a man”) with his war record offers new insights into how and why a particular soldier acted a certain way, in a certain situation, at a certain time. Nineteenth century combat was an unforgiving cauldron. In that hot fire some grew timid and listless, others demonstrated a tendency toward rashness, and the balance rose to the occasion and did their duty as they understood it. This book explores all of their individual stories. “Does a good job of shining a bright light upon the great preponderance of highly placed citizen-generals in the Shiloh armies.” —Civil War Books and Authors

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1611213703

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The Generals Of Gettysburg

the Leaders Of America's Greatest Battle

By: Larry Tagg

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The Generals Of Gettysburg

the Leaders Of America's Greatest Battle

By: Larry Tagg

Filled with insightful anecdotes and lively narrative, The Generals of Gettysburg presents detailed information on the character and personality of all 133 combat-command officers as well as an in-depth account of each man's actions on the field. This marriage of character --the features and attributes of a man -- with each general's battlefield record, offers new insights into the battle and its outcome.

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Da Capo Press

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0786743948

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The Gods That Failed

How Blind Faith in Markets Has Cost Us Our Future

By: Larry Elliott,Dan Atkinson

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The Gods That Failed

How Blind Faith in Markets Has Cost Us Our Future

By: Larry Elliott,Dan Atkinson

The Gods That Failed tells the story of how the financial elite brought us to the brink of collapse. It shows how over the past three decades democratic governments have ceded control to a new elite of super-rich, free-market operatives and their ...

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1459600126

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The American Counterrevolution

A Retreat from Liberty, 1783-1800

By: Larry E. Tise

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The American Counterrevolution

A Retreat from Liberty, 1783-1800

By: Larry E. Tise

A refutation of virtually the entire historiography surrounding the outcomes of the Revolution, this epic narrative traces the shift from the ideas of liberty to the politics of order during the difficult period between 1783 and1800. 70 illustrations.

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Stackpole Books

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081170100X

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9780811701006

Pittsburg County

By: Larry J. Hoefling

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Pittsburg County

By: Larry J. Hoefling

North of the thick pine and oak forests of the Ouachitas Mountains, in the foothills beyond the Kiamichi and the Winding Stair Mountains, two trails crossed in the rolling valley nestled between the Shawnee Hills and the Sans Bois Mountains. In the early 1800s, that valley became the home of the Mississippi Choctaw tribe, part of the U.S.-designated Indian Territory. When the railroad boom of the late 1800s occurred, the tracks followed the same cattle trails and pioneer roads, creating a transportation hub at the point where rail lines intersected, a place that later became the county seat of Pittsburg County.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439635110

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9781439635117

Successful Project Management

EBook Edition

By: Larry RICHMAN

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Successful Project Management

EBook Edition

By: Larry RICHMAN

Successful Project Management, Third Edition, covers the fundamentals of project management, focusing on practical skills you can apply immediately to complete projects on time, on budget, and on target! This book teaches you how to use proven strategies in large or small projects to clarify the objectives, avoid serious errors of omission, and eliminate costly mistakes. Gain the skills to: • Set measurable project objectives and create a practical plan to achieve them. • Manage the time, cost, and scope of the project. • Lead the project team and manage relationships effectively and productively across the spectrum of project stakeholders. Modern project management is a premier solution in business and nonprofit organizations. Project managers find success using a structured approach to project planning, scheduling, resourcing, decision making, and management. This book isn’t just for project managers. Team members need to know how to carry out their part of the project, and business executives need to understand how they must support project management efforts in the organization. Now you can master the skills and techniques you need to bring projects in on schedule, and on budget, with Successful Project Management. No matter how complex or extensive your project, you’ll understand how to exercise the strict planning, tracking, monitoring, and management techniques needed to stay on top of every project. This is an ebook version of the AMA Self-Study course. If you want to take the course for credit you need to either purchase a hard copy of the course through amaselfstudy.org or purchase an online version of the course through www.flexstudy.com.

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AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn

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0761215182

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9780761215189

Branding Strategies for Success (Collection)

By: Larry Light,Joan Kiddon,Brian D. Till,Donna Heckler,Ryan D. Mathews,Russ Hall,Watts Wacker

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Branding Strategies for Success (Collection)

By: Larry Light,Joan Kiddon,Brian D. Till,Donna Heckler,Ryan D. Mathews,Russ Hall,Watts Wacker

3 breakthrough guides to building, revitalizing, and sustaining great brands — and profiting from them! In three indispensable books, you’ll discover powerful new ways to build, rebuild, and sustain any brand — and leverage branding to supercharge profits and growth. In Six Rules for Brand Revitalization, Larry Light and Joan Kiddon teach the invaluable lessons of one of history’s most successful brand revitalizations: the reinvigoration of McDonald’s®. Drawing on that experience, the authors introduce a systematic blueprint for resurrecting any brand, and driving it to unprecedented success. Learn how to refocus your entire organization around common goals and a common brand promise...restore brand relevance based on profound knowledge of your customers... leverage innovation to reinvent your total brand experience… create a “plan to win,” and execute on it. The Truth About Creating Brands People Love reveals 51 bite-size, easy-to-use techniques for building great brands, and keeping them great. Learn powerful truths about positioning brands and developing brand meaning; using brands to drive corporate profits; managing advertising, pricing, and segmentation, and much more. Finally, What’s Your Story?: Storytelling to Move Markets, Audiences, People and Brands shows how to leverage the universal human activity of storytelling: your most powerful, most underutilized tool for competitive advantage. Legendary business thinkers Ryan Mathews and Watts Wacker help you take control of the stories your business tells, make them believable and unforgettable, make them move your customers to act! From world-renowned leaders and experts, including Larry Light, Joan Kiddon, Brian D. Till, Donna D. Heckler, Ryan Mathews, and Watts Wacker

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FT Press

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0133039021

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9780133039023

On The Margins Of Art Worlds

By: Larry Gross

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On The Margins Of Art Worlds

By: Larry Gross

During the late 1980s, the near-worship of artistic genius produced auction sales of works by Vmcent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso for tens of millions of dollars, over $15 million for a painting by Jasper Johns, and record prices for works by many other deceased and even living masters. At the same time, it was no longer controversial in academic and intellectual circles to maintain that art works are the products of what Howard Becker has termed collective activity carried out within loosely defined art worlds: Works of art, from this point of view, are not the products of individual makers, "artists" who possess a rare and special gift. They are, rather, joint products of all the people who cooperate via an art world's characteristic conventions to bring works like that into existence. Artists are some sub-group of the world's participants who, by common agreement, possess a specialgift, therefore make a unique and indispensable contribution to the work, and thereby make it art. (1982: 35) The concept of the art world-with its central focus on the collective, social, and conventional nature of artistic production, distribution, and appreciation--confronts and potentially undermines the romantic ideology of art and artists still dominant in Western societies.

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Routledge

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1000307158

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I, Of Limited Mercy

By: Larry M. Rosen

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I, Of Limited Mercy

By: Larry M. Rosen

Maxine Kordell's high school reunion is marred when al-Qaeda hijacks her plane, a female gang accosts her, her friend Marty Blair is murdered, and she's threatened by a drug cartel, coyotes, and the police. Joined by Mena Harling and Willi Mayers, 3-M investigate, but are almost killed while in custody. Haley joins them, but events intrude involving lost Francisco Goya paintings, a Jim Bowie silver hoard, Sherlock Holmes, Pope Pius XII, The Cluster, a list compiled by former Vice President Aldrich Fellerson implicating The Vatican in war crimes, and a plan for hiding the list devised by Holmes. So Pope John Paul II brings the foursome to Rome, where they're caught in a feud between two cardinals and become targets of the Mafia. 3-M and Haley soon learn their foes include four professional assassins. Aided by born again Christian/Sherlockian Nora Kelly, they find a letter from Holmes, pursue the treasures and list, then Max must face Marty's killer, whose lethality may exceed her own.

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Lulu.com

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1105774716

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9781105774713

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

By: Sarah S. Long,Larry K. Pickering,Charles G. Prober

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Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

By: Sarah S. Long,Larry K. Pickering,Charles G. Prober

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Disease provides the comprehensive and actionable coverage you need to understand, diagnose, and manage the ever-changing, high-risk clinical problems caused by pediatric infectious diseases. With new chapters, expanded and updated coverage, and increased worldwide perspectives, this authoritative medical reference offers the latest need-to-know information in an easily-accessible, high-yield format for quick answers and fast, effective intervention! Spend less time searching thanks to a consistent, easily-accessible format featuring revised high-yield information boxes, highlighted key points, and an abundance of detailed illustrations and at-a-glance tables. Be prepared for the unexpected! A veritable "who's who" of global authorities provides practical knowledge to effectively diagnose and manage almost any infectious disease you may encounter. Quickly look up the answers you need by clinical presentation, pathogen, or type of host. Get expanded coverage for all types of infectious diseases including new chapters on infection related to pets and exotic animals, and tickborne infections. Apply the latest recommendations and treatments for emerging and re-emerging diseases including the H1N1 virus.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455739855

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9781455739851

The Other Few

The Contribution Made by Bomber and Coastal Aircrew to the Winning of the Battle of Britain

By: Larry Donnelly

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The Other Few

The Contribution Made by Bomber and Coastal Aircrew to the Winning of the Battle of Britain

By: Larry Donnelly

This title pays tribute to the achievements of Bomber and Coastal Command pilots who made such a vital contribution to the war, but whose efforts have gone largely unrecorded.

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Red Kite / Air Research

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0954620127

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9780954620127

The Generals of Shiloh

Character in Leadership, April 6–7, 1862

By: Larry Tagg

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The Generals of Shiloh

Character in Leadership, April 6–7, 1862

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1611213703

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Water Supply Systems Security

By: Larry W. Mays

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Water Supply Systems Security

By: Larry W. Mays

Presenting detailed coverage of the major infrastructure issues in water system security; this book provides professional guidance on designing; operating; maintaining; and rehabilitating water systems to ensure state-of-the-art security. --

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071425314

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9780071425315

The Generals Of Gettysburg

the Leaders Of America's Greatest Battle

By: Larry Tagg

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the Leaders Of America's Greatest Battle

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Da Capo Press

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0786743948

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This is Larry Morrow

My Life on and Off the Air

By: Larry Morrow

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This is Larry Morrow

My Life on and Off the Air

By: Larry Morrow

Larry Morrow is one of Cleveland's most popular celebrities. In this book he tells stories from a lifetime in radio--how he got into broadcasting, early days in Detroit, the exciting times at Cleveland's AM powerhouse WIXY 1260 in the 1960s and '70s, and his long on-air runs at WERE AM and WQAL FM. He tells about many interesting celebrities he interviewed and unusual promotions he was involved in. Morrow was named "Mr. Cleveland" by mayor George Voinovich for his decades of tireless effort promoting his adopted city, and he has been selected as master of ceremonies for most major Cleveland events in the past three decades, including Cleveland's bicentennial celebration. He is in great demand as a public speaker and a communications teacher.

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Gray & Company, Publishers

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159851069X

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9781598510690

Larry L. King

A Writer's Life in Letters, Or, Reflections in a Bloodshot Eye

By: Larry L. King

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Larry L. King

A Writer's Life in Letters, Or, Reflections in a Bloodshot Eye

By: Larry L. King

Larry L. Kings life story.

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TCU Press

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0875652034

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9780875652030

Tell Me More

By: Larry King,Peter Occhiogrosso

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Tell Me More

By: Larry King,Peter Occhiogrosso

The award-winning radio talk-show host presents anecdotes about the hundreds of interesting individuals who have passed through his life, including Jackie Gleason, Elvis, Nixon, Rosanne Barr, Stephen King, and Gore Vidal

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St Martins Press

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0312926901

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9780312926908

Larry Watkin

A Memoir of an American Man of Letters

By: Larry Watkin,Lawrence Edward Watkin

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Larry Watkin

A Memoir of an American Man of Letters

By: Larry Watkin,Lawrence Edward Watkin

From Death to Disney. Larry Watkin won the National Book Award in 1937 for his novel ON BORROWED TIME, about Death imprisoned in an apple tree. From there, after an adventurous stint in the US Navy, he joined the Disney studio, working alongside Walt Disney himself on live-action classics.

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