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You Could Look It Up
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Author : Jack Lynch
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2016-02-23
You Could Look It Up written by Jack Lynch and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-23 with History categories.
"Knowledge is of two kinds," said Samuel Johnson in 1775. "We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it." Today we think of Wikipedia as the source of all information, the ultimate reference. Yet it is just the latest in a long line of aggregated knowledge--reference works that have shaped the way we've seen the world for centuries. You Could Look It Up chronicles the captivating stories behind these great works and their contents, and the way they have influenced each other. From The Code of Hammurabi, the earliest known compendium of laws in ancient Babylon almost two millennia before Christ to Pliny's Natural History; from the 11th-century Domesday Book recording land holdings in England to Abraham Ortelius's first atlas of the world; from Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language to The Whole Earth Catalog to Google, Jack Lynch illuminates the human stories and accomplishment behind each, as well as its enduring impact on civilization. In the process, he offers new insight into the value of knowledge.
Need Drug Info You Could Look It Up
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Author : Egon Weck
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Need Drug Info You Could Look It Up written by Egon Weck and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Drugs categories.
The Meaning Of Everything
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Author : Simon Winchester
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
The Meaning Of Everything written by Simon Winchester and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with History categories.
The creation of the first Oxford English Dictionary was an extraordinary endeavour, lasting over 70 years. In The Professor and the Madman, Simon Winchester recounted one fascinating episode; in The Meaning of Everything, he tells the whole story of the host of characters who carried out 'the greatest enterprise of its kind in history'.
Veeck As In Wreck
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Author : Bill Veeck
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2012-05-24
Veeck As In Wreck written by Bill Veeck and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-24 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Bill Veeck was an inspired team builder, a consummate showman, and one of the greatest baseball men ever involved in the game. His classic autobiography, written with the talented sportswriter Ed Linn, is an uproarious book packed with information about the history of baseball and tales of players and owners, including some of the most entertaining stories in all of sports literature.
The Quote Verifier
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Author : Ralph Keyes
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 2007-04-01
The Quote Verifier written by Ralph Keyes and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with Reference categories.
Our language is full of hundreds of quotations that are often cited but seldom confirmed. Ralph Keyes's The Quote Verifier considers not only classic misquotes such as "Nice guys finish last," and "Play it again, Sam," but more surprising ones such as "Ain't I a woman?" and "Golf is a good walk spoiled," as well as the origins of popular sayings such as "The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings," "No one washes a rented car," and "Make my day." Keyes's in-depth research routinely confounds widespread assumptions about who said what, where, and when. Organized in easy-to-access dictionary form, The Quote Verifier also contains special sections highlighting commonly misquoted people and genres, such as Yogi Berra and Oscar Wilde, famous last words, and misremembered movie lines. An invaluable resource for not just those with a professional need to quote accurately, but anyone at all who is interested in the roots of words and phrases, The Quote Verifier is not only a fascinating piece of literary sleuthing, but also a great read.
The Last Lecture
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Author : Randy Pausch
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2008-04-08
The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-08 with Self-Help categories.
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned—about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have—in this life-changing classic. "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." —Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull over the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave—"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"—wasn't about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because "time is all you have . . . and you may find one day that you have less than you think"). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living. In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come.
The First 20 Hours
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Author : Josh Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-06-06
The First 20 Hours written by Josh Kaufman and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-06 with Self-Help categories.
'Lots of books promise to change your life. This one actually will' Seth Godin, bestselling author of Purple Cow Have you always wanted to learn a new language? Play an instrument? Launch a business? What's holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time it takes to acquire new skills - time you can't spare? ------------------------------------------------ Pick up this book and set aside twenty hours to go from knowing nothing to performing like a pro. That's it. Josh Kaufman, author of international bestseller The Personal MBA, has developed a unique approach to mastering anything. Fast. 'After reading this book, you'll be ready to take on any number of skills and make progress on that big project you've been putting off for years' Chris Guillebeau, bestselling author of Un-F*ck Yourself 'All that's standing between you and playing the ukulele is your TV time for the next two weeks' Laura Vanderkam, author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast
The Cooperstown Symposium On Baseball And American Culture 1999
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Author : Peter M. Rutkoff
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2000-06-16
The Cooperstown Symposium On Baseball And American Culture 1999 written by Peter M. Rutkoff and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06-16 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This is an anthology of 23 papers that were presented at the Eleventh Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, held June 9-11, 1999, and co-sponsored by the State University of New York at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The papers focus on the antecedents of baseball and the early history of America's national pastime and are divided into five parts: "Baseball and the American Imagination," "Baseball and American Culture," "Baseball and American Society," "Baseball and American Business" and "Baseball and the Fan." The preface is by series editor Alvin L. Hall, and an introduction is provided by the editor of the volume, Peter M. Rutkoff.
The Little Engine That Could
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Author : Watty Piper
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2020-06-23
The Little Engine That Could written by Watty Piper and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-23 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The special anniversary edition of The Little Engine That Could™ contains the entire text and original artwork. Young readers, as well as parents and grandparents, will treasure the story of the blue locomotive who exemplifies the power of positive thinking.
Ultimate Cleveland Indians Time Machine Book
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Author : Martin Gitlin
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-04-01
Ultimate Cleveland Indians Time Machine Book written by Martin Gitlin and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
As the anchor titles in a new “Time Machine” Lyons Press baseball series, The Ultimate Cleveland Indians Time Machine presents a timeline format that not only includes the Indians’ greatest moments—including World Series appearances and individual achievements—but would focus also on some very unusual seasons and events, such as the team’s 20-134 season of 1899 (the absolute worst in baseball history), the "Crybabies" of 1940 (who received this nickname after complaining about their manager to such as extent that fans even turned on them), or the infamous “Ten Cent Beer Night of 1974” (when thousands of drunken fans stormed the field and forced the team to forfeit). Of course there are other events to recall, like 17-year-old Bob Feller making his debut and striking out 17 batters in 1936, or Albert Belle famously pointing at his muscle after a playoff opponent claimed (rightly) that he had corked his bat and one of his teammates sneaked into the umpire's room to steal it back so the umps could not find out that it was corked. There are dozens of impressive, wild, wacky and wonderful stories over the years regarding Indians history and Gitlin is the perfect person to write it with his trademark humor and thorough knowledge of Indians lore.