IRB Media
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The Second Continental Congress appointed George Washington as commander in chief of the Continental army, but before he could take command, the bloody Battle of Bunker Hill had further ruptured the relationship between the colonies and Britain, making any attempt at a late peace seem even more improbable.
#2 The Boston Port Act and the New England Restraining Act...
Author
Description
Get the Summary of Casey Maxwell Clair's An Only Child and Her Sister in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Casey Maxwell Clair's memoir, "An Only Child and Her Sister," recounts her turbulent upbringing and the complex dynamics within her family. Clair's early life was marked by her mother Eve's neglect and her father Eddie's favoritism, which led to a strained relationship with her sister Christine. At thirteen,...
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist who developed the concept of classical conditioning. He studied the relationship between salivation and digestion, and between autonomic functions and the nervous system. This research led to the development of his most important concept, the conditioned reflex.
#2 Pavlov was a Russian scientist who studied the relationship between...
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The nine cities of Troy were built on the ruins of their predecessors, and Pompeii was buried by a volcanic eruption. In America, the archaeology of fast-moving men on a nearly empty continent was spread plain and thin on the surface.
#2 The American experience of being in transition is changing. The pace of change has greatly increased in the past century, and many...
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 I had planned to escape from India during the war, but the war suddenly began, and I was taken prisoner. I was then transferred to another camp. With the help of like-minded companions, I collected compasses, money, and maps.
#2 We were transferred to another camp in India, and this time we were transported by rail to the biggest POW camp in India. The conditions...
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The desire to cheat death and live forever, to achieve immortality apart from God, has been a driving force throughout history. As for Jones, a few weeks after the initial call, a specialist realized there had been an error in the diagnosis.
#2 Jones's research found that much of philosophy is dedicated to conquering the fear of death. For example, Plato wrote that...
Author
Description
Get the Summary of Stacy Schiff's The Revolutionary in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Revolutionary" by Stacy Schiff chronicles the life of Samuel Adams, a key figure in the American Revolution. Initially struggling to find his path, Adams discovered his revolutionary purpose at 41, becoming a driving force behind the movement for independence. His strategic and secretive efforts, including the formation of...
Author
Description
Get the Summary of Lisa Wilkinson's It Wasn't Meant to Be Like in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book.
Original book introduction:
Subjected to horrific bullying as a teenager, Lisa survived by making herself as small as possible. But, she swore when she left school that no one was ever again going to determine, who she was, or limit what she was capable of. That determination and drive led to Lisa blazing an unprecedented...
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The bomber dream was the hope of air force commanders that their bomber aircraft would be the main instruments of winning future wars. The seeds had been sown in the First World War, when air commanders took planes away from the direct support of the field armies and sent them deep behind the enemy lines.
#2 The American bomber dream was based on the belief...
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview:
#1 I had a lot of problems in school, because I was constantly being made fun of for my mom's looks. I would take scissors and cut off my horn, because that is what the kids would say about me.
#2 My grandma was wrong about the wart being a mole. It was actually a wart, and she took me to the doctor to have it removed. She told me that warts are caused by nasty people...
Author
Description
Get the Summary of Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe's Vanderbilt in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book. Original book introduction: When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father's small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build...
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The first hint by Jesus to his parents about what they would have to expect was the saying above, which was the first indication that his life would be completely dedicated to God. All parents should start their children on the right road in life by making them proficient in contacting God and doing everything with God consciousness.
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The offense of prayer is that it does not essentially tie in to mental efficiency. It is conditioned by one thing alone: spirituality. One does not need to be spiritual to preach, but preaching cannot be done without spirituality.
#2 The church today is standing on the sidewalk, watching with frustration as the sin-dominated evil geniuses of Moscow strut down the...
Author
Description
Get the Summary of Ian Toll's Pacific Crucible in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Pacific Crucible" by Ian Toll offers a comprehensive account of the early stages of the Pacific War, beginning with the shocking attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The narrative captures the initial confusion and chaos, the devastating impact on the Pacific Fleet, and the unifying effect of the attack on the American public...
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 The CRT movement is a collection of activists and scholars who study and transform the relationship between race, racism, and power. They consider many of the same issues that conventional civil rights and ethnic studies discourses take up, but they place them in a broader perspective that includes economics, history, setting, group and self-interest, and emotions...
Author
Description
Get the Summary of William Howard's How to Talk Effectively in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. William Howard's book "How to Talk Effectively" delves into the intricacies of communication, emphasizing the importance of active listening, clear expression, and assertiveness for successful interactions. It outlines the detrimental effects of poor communication habits and offers a roadmap to enhance communication skills....
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 The world has changed a lot since the days of “Tom's Start-Up Guide”. Today, you can't succeed alone. You need to hire the right people in the right way, or your business will not succeed.
#2 The first question to ask yourself if you consider yourself an entrepreneur is: Is HR a core process that will make or break the company. If the answer is yes, you're probably...
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 I was dressed up to go out with my brother, Alexander, to Chinatown with our father, Peter Papi Wong. Our father was coming to pick us up from our apartment in Morningside Heights, which was then Harlem.
#2 I remember my father, Peter Wong, very clearly. He was Chinese, and he had two dark-looking children who looked like they could be Asian. But they looked more...
Author
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 Datt was a midwife, and he delivered Mem's baby. He had plans to move to Minnesota with his family, and he enticed Mem with stories about the dark, rich soil and fresh water.
#2 Datt and I had secured a job on an English farm, milking cows and feeding pigs, in exchange for room and board. Our new landlords, Ted and his wife Lita, came to pick us up at the train station.
#3...