John Adams
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John Adams is one of the most respected and loved of contemporary composers, and "he has won his eminence fair and square: he has aimed high, he has addressed life as it is lived now, and he has found a language that makes sense to a wide audience" (Alex Ross, The New Yorker). Now, in Hallelujah Junction, he incisively relates his life story, from his childhood to his early studies in classical composition amid the musical and social
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In this second volume of A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, John Adams continues his argument against Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot and his theories of "collecting all authority into one center."
Delving into the Italian republics of the middle age, Adams uses pure history, extensive extracts from the works of Italian historians, to demonstrate to the American people, and the world, that the same tumult,...
3) Masculine Emotional Intelligence: The 30 Day EI Mastery Program for a Healthy Relationship With Y
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Here's a small part of what you'll discover inside “Masculine Emotional Intelligence”, Use 'The Emotional X-Ray Scan' to recognize emotions from other people, solely based on body language and facial expressions. Mastering this will get you a lot of respect and a high social status and can be used both at work as at home. (Warning this can give you an unfair advantage) (page 80) Why society gives men in general an unfair disadvantage regarding...
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Do you have a negative self-image?
Is hard for you to say: 'No'?
Do you compare yourself with others all the time?
Then keep reading...
Do you compare yourself a lot with others who are in a better position than you? Only to talk yourself down? Maybe you say to yourself that the others are better and smarter. Or that you don't deserve what they have reached for whatever reason.
Do you have this inner-critic talking to you all the time? It's needless...
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Available for the first time in a modern and readable edition!
Preceding The Federalist by several years, this first volume of John Adams' A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a profound work of political and governmental theory.
What prompted Adams to write such a remarkable treatise was a letter, a letter exchanged between a French statesman and a Welsh philosopher, between Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot...
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In this third and final volume of A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, John Adams brings to a close his lengthy argument against "collecting all authority into one center."
By first continuing his exposition of the Italian republics of the middle age, Adams acutely demonstrates the disharmony and upheaval that result from governments being improperly balanced. He then turns to theory, beginning with the letter...
7) Assertiveness for Men: Stop Being a Pushover and Learn to Say No by Using These Proven Techniques
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Do you consider yourself a people pleaser or Mr. Nice Guy?
Are you sick of being a doormat?
Do you have enough of hearing yourself saying 'Yes' when wanted to say 'NO'?
Then keep reading.
People around you consider you a very nice person. Your colleagues know they can ask you for help, because they know you will get it done in time. But for important decisions your colleagues go to someone else. They skip asking for your take on the situation. Sometimes...
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It is the summer of 1939 in England when soldiers start digging trenches in a local park. Suddenly, seven-year-old John Adams is forced to face a new reality. He and his school are abruptly evacuated to an unknown destination. Two days later, war is declared. As the sky lights up with searchlights and German bombing raids increase, Adams natural instincts to dig for the real story kick in beginning what would eventually become a remarkable journey...
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This book gives you a perspective on The Bible like, you've never had before.
It's a collection of nine heartfelt letters written by the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, to his teenage son. "Their purpose is the inculcation of love and reverence for the Holy Scriptures, and a delight in their perusal and study."
These letters are disarmingly honest and persuasive. If you find yourself identifying with the son, young and passionate...
11) Wedlock
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In his collection titled Wedlock, John Adams offers two horrifying short stories, both of which turn domestic life into living nightmares. Bold and haunting, these stories are bound to stay chiseled in your memory. Includes stories Wedlock and A Friend from Childhood.
12) Practical Thought Models for Men: Use Mental Techniques of the World´s Greatest Leaders to Make B
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Are you overcomplicating, doubting or rethinking decisions on a regular basis?
Do you have trouble making the right decision at work or at home?
Do you want to become more efficient so you can enjoy the fun things in life? Then keep reading... What is the difference between the successful billionaires and you? There are a lot of people with a higher IQ than billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Most of those people still belong to the...
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"America's first power couple," John and Abigail Adams enjoyed a relationship of mutual respect and affection. Their exchange of more than 1,000 letters - from their 1762 courtship to the end of John's political career in 1801 - covers topics ranging from politics and military strategy to household matters and family health. "An extraordinarily personal view of our country's founding." - The New York Times.
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Abby Adams is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he stayed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Continental Congresses. John frequently sought the advice of Abigail on many matters, and their letters are filled with intellectual discussions on government and politics.
The letters serve as eyewitness accounts of the American Revolutionary War home front.
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Do you consider yourself a people pleaser or Mr. Nice Guy?
Are you sick being a doormat ?
Do you have enough of hearing yourself saying ´Yes´ when wanted to say ´NO´?
Then keep reading.
People around you consider you a very nice person. Your colleagues know they can ask you for help, because they know you will get it done in time. But for important decisions your colleagues go to someone else. They skip asking for your take on the situation. Sometimes...
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Do you have a negative self-image?
Is hard for you to say: ´No´?
Do you compare yourself with others all the time?
Then keep reading...
Do you compare yourself a lot with others who are in a better position than you? Only to talk yourself down? Maybe you say to yourself that the others are better and smarter. Or that you don´t deserve what they have reached for whatever reason.
Do you have this inner-critic talking to you all the time? It´s needless...
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Do you consider yourself an introvert?
Do you have an inner-critic whispering all the time?
Then keep on reading.
Do you compare yourself with others? Do you say to yourself: ´Damn, they are lucky and more successful. They have what I want. I can´t do that or will never get what they have because ... ´
You are talking yourself down all the time. No wonder you don´t feel good.
You might think that it´s the way you´re born. It´s in your genes....
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´As time goes on and technology gets more and more advanced, EQ (emotional intelligence) will become far more important than IQ – excited to be living at the dawn of this era and to watch it unfold!´
- Quote from Gary Vaynerchuck, Chairman of VaynerX, CEO of VaynerMedia, 5'time NYT Bestselling author and Internet Celebrity.
Keep reading to discover what a higher EQ can mean for you
The way you understand your own and other people´s emotions…...
19) The Long Shadow
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When two daughters of the South, Director Frances Causey and Producer Sally Holst, set out to find causes for the continuing racial divisions in the United States, they discovered that the politics of slavery didn't end after the Civil War. In an astonishingly candid look at the history of anti-black racism in the United States, "The Long Shadow" traces the blunt imposition of white privilege and its ultimate manifestation-slavery. Causey and Holst...
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Lightspeed is the critically acclaimed, online science fiction magazine edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams. Each month at lightspeedmagazine.com, top authors and brilliant new voices alike span the genre's full spectrum, from near-future sociological SF to star-spanning hard SF and everything in between. Lightspeed: Year One collects all of the fiction published during Lightspeed's first journey around the sun: Nebula
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