The Pessimists Guide To History

Author : Doris Flexner
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006095745X
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pessimist's Guide to History written by Doris Flexner and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2000-06-20 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic look at the past with a very jaundiced eye-now updated with even more disheartening facts! The original "irreverent jaunt through the catastrophes, cataclysms and outrages that shaped our world" has sold more than 73,000 copies. This updated edition takes us from the Big Bang (it was an explosion, after all) to the turn of the millennium, with more than 10,000 new words and 100 new entries that chronicle the disasters, bad decisions, and downright evil events that have taken place since September 1991 (the last entry in the first book). With a light but informative tone and a handy timeline of events, this is addictively friendly fare for those who want a different--some might argue more intriguing-view of history.

Author : Stuart Berg Flexner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pessimist's Guide to History written by Stuart Berg Flexner and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Doris Flexner
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061980250
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pessimist's Guide to History written by Doris Flexner and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-11-05 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic irreverent look at the past—now updated with even more appalling facts! Fourteen billion or so years ago, the Big Bang exploded—and it's been downhill from there. For every spectacular discovery throughout history, there have been hundreds of devastating epidemics; for every benevolent despot, a thousand like Vlad the Impaler; for every cup half-full, a larger cup half-empty. This enthralling, enlightening, and devilishly entertaining chronicle of disasters and dastardly deeds brings to light the darkest events in history and the most abysmal calamities to strike the planet . . . so far. 88 BC: Mithridates VI Eupator provides an early example of genocide by massacring 100,000 Romans. 1347: Saint Vitus' Dance Epidemic shimmies across Europe like a deadly disco fever, leaving its victims twitching, uncontrollably leaping, and foaming at the mouth. 1888: Jack the Ripper stalks through the dark alleys of Whitechapel, England, turning the world's oldest profession into the world's most dangerous one. 1939: A Swiss chemist wins a Nobel Prize for developing DDT—and the environment gets another nail in the coffin. 2005: Hurricane Katrina devastates the Gulf Coast. In a classic double whammy, the government response also devastates the Gulf Coast. And much, much more!

Author : Jimmy Fallon
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 044655359X
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Hate This Place written by Jimmy Fallon and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Grammy-nominated star of Saturday Night Live and his equally talented sister comes a delightfully cynical look at life through a half-full glass. I HATE THIS PLACE is the book for anyone who’s ever tired of crossing to the sunny side of the street, looking for that elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, or reading self-help books that are meant to bring peace and prosperity. Guaranteed to shatter illusions, extinguish all hope, and keep the jaded and the disgruntled laughing all the way, it is filled with such daily “affirmations” as “If you don’t have anything nice to say, welcome to the club,” and advice like “Knock, and the door shall be slammed in your face.” Rife with the wit and wisdom of Jimmy Fallon and his sister Gloria, this book promises to tickle the funny bone of the pessimist in everyone.

Author : Larry Schweikart
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698173635
Total Pages : 1005 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Patriot's History of the United States written by Larry Schweikart and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 1005 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way America’s past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of America’s patriots and the achievements of “dead white men.” As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than on George Washington; more about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II than about D-Day or Iwo Jima; more on the dangers we faced from Joseph McCarthy than those we faced from Josef Stalin. A Patriot’s History of the United States corrects those doctrinaire biases. In this groundbreaking book, America’s discovery, founding, and development are reexamined with an appreciation for the elements of public virtue, personal liberty, and private property that make this nation uniquely successful. This book offers a long-overdue acknowledgment of America’s true and proud history.

Author : Set Sytes
Publisher : Microcosm Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1621067025
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Not to Kill Yourself written by Set Sytes and published by Microcosm Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly imaginative and relatable guide for anyone who needs the reassurance that suicide is NEVER worth it. Are you inclined to escape the crumminess of everyday life into fantasy worlds? Are you smart and imaginative in a way that isn't really suited to your surroundings? Are you definitely misunderstood, likely angry, and almost certainly depressed? Set Sytes, hailing from the UK, would prefer you stay alive and sort things out rather than the alternative, thanks. He figures there are better opportunities for you out there and lays it all out in a way that's compelling, funny, sharp, and useful. This zine turned book (please don't call it a self-help guide, asks the author) is ultimately about how to be a person in the world. It can be done non-miserably, we promise.

Author : James E. Mueller
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806151072
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shooting Arrows and Slinging Mud written by James E. Mueller and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The defeat of George Armstrong Custer and the Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn was big news in 1876. Newspaper coverage of the battle initiated hot debates about whether the U.S. government should change its policy toward American Indians and who was to blame for the army’s loss—the latter, an argument that ignites passion to this day. In Shooting Arrows and Slinging Mud, James E. Mueller draws on exhaustive research of period newspapers to explore press coverage of the famous battle. As he analyzes a wide range of accounts—some grim, some circumspect, some even laced with humor—Mueller offers a unique take on the dramatic events that so shook the American public. Among the many myths surrounding the Little Bighorn is that journalists of that time were incompetent hacks who, in response to the stunning news of Custer’s defeat, called for bloodthirsty revenge against the Indians and portrayed the “boy general” as a glamorous hero who had suffered a martyr’s death. Mueller argues otherwise, explaining that the journalists of 1876 were not uniformly biased against the Indians, and they did a credible job of describing the battle. They reported facts as they knew them, wrote thoughtful editorials, and asked important questions. Although not without their biases, journalists reporting on the Battle of the Little Bighorn cannot be credited—or faulted—for creating the legend of Custer’s Last Stand. Indeed, as Mueller reveals, after the initial burst of attention, these journalists quickly moved on to other stories of their day. It would be art and popular culture—biographies, paintings, Wild West shows, novels, and movies—that would forever embed the Last Stand in the American psyche.

Author : Alan F. Skrainka
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN 13 : 1622876040
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principle Based Investing: A Sensible Guide to Investment Success written by Alan F. Skrainka and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principle Based Investing is the belief that principles must guide our long-term investment decisions and that predictions are useless, regardless of the source. Principles are the foundation of sensible investing. They are what allow us to ignore the day-to-day noise and emotional clatter that can jeopardize rational thinking and sound investment decision-making. In this sensible, well-reasoned book, Alan Skrainka draws on his many years as a successful investment manager to describe the process he has followed to help investors attain their specific objectives. These principles provide the guidance to enable investors to set a logical course, stay on course, and gain the advantages of a sound long-term investment program. Take these lessons to heart. They'll make your investment voyage easier and more successful. Clearly, the proof is in the principles.

Author : Arthur Herman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684827913
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Idea of Decline in Western History written by Arthur Herman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enth.: "Historical and Cultural Pessimism. Jacob Burckhardt and Friedrich Nietzsche" (S. 76-108).

Author : Jackie Wellman
Publisher : Publish America
ISBN 13 : 9781413776546
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Clarity written by Jackie Wellman and published by Publish America. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is the more spiritual person, the woman on a Sunday morning excursion for coffee and a newspaper who swerves to avoid hitting a dog or the man who hits the dog in his haste to get to church on time? Who knows? My point is that going to church has absolutely nothing to do with being a good person. Questions about religion have always troubled me. I decided to find some answers. This book contains my discoveries. Spiritual Clarity is easy to understand and does not attempt to influence its readers. Writing it has empowered me and led me to a conclusion that I feel good about.