These short anecdotes provide remarkable insight into the human character. Ranging from the humorous to the tearful, they span classical history, recent politics, modern science, and the arts. Bartletts Book of Anecdotes is a gold mine for anyone who gives speeches, is doing research, or simply likes to browse.
The Wilson Name in History is a customized book offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about the Wilson name. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the Our Name in History collection. Each book in the collection is printed on demand and is compiled from hundreds of millions of records from the world's ...
The Davis Name in History is a customized book offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about the Davis name. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the Our Name in History collection. Each book in the collection is printed on demand and is compiled from hundreds of millions of records from the world's largest ...
The Gambinos--they arrived in America from Sicily when the `20's roared with bootleg liquor. For thirty years they fought a bloody battle for control of New York's underworld to emerge as the nation's richest and most powerful crime family. Now Mafia expert John H. Davis tells their compelling inside story. Here are the chilling details and deceptions that created a vast criminal empire. Here ...
The Lee Name in History is a customized book offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about the Lee name. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the Our Name in History collection. Each book in the collection is printed on demand and is compiled from hundreds of millions of records from the world's largest ...
An eye-opening account of the great black personalities of world history.In this first volume: outstanding blacks of Asia and Africa, and historical figures before Christ -- including Akhenaton, Aesop, Hannibal, Cleopatra, Zenobia, Askia the Great, the Mahdi, Samuel Adjai Crowther, and many more.World's Great Men of Color is a comprehensive account of the ...