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  The Road to Yorktown - The...

  Norman Desmarais

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  The fate of the American Revolution had yet to be decided when a remarkable 21-year-old Frenchman arrived in America. Louis-François-Bertrand, the Count of Lauberdière, belonged to an old noble family that traced its heritage back to the Crusades. His father, François-Charles-Mathieu, was musketeer of the guard of King Louis XV. More important, his uncle was General Rochambeau, the commander of all French forces in America. The Count of Lauberdière kept one of the most remarkable diaries of the entire war, and it is published here for the first time as The Road to Yorktown: The French Campaigns in the American Revolution, 1780-1783, by Louis-François-Bertrand du Pont d’Aubevoye, comte de Lauberdière, translated and edited by Norman Desmarais.  Serving as aide-de-camp on General Rochambeau’s staff, the young and well-educated Lauberdière enjoyed a unique perspective of the war. He rubbed shoulders with some of the Revolution’s most important personalities (including George Washington and Lafayette), and was in the epicenter of many of the war’s momentous events. His journal covers a host of topics in remarkable detail, including descriptions of the French army’s camp in Newport, Rhode Island, the long march to Yorktown, the siege, and capture, and a fascinating examination of the people and their distinctive colonial culture.  His keen eye and sharp descriptions of the Army’s daily activities and movements provide a wealth of information for inquisitive readers and historians—details found only in this diary. For example, nearly all French diaries mention the army’s arrival and landing at Newport, but only Lauberdière’s identifies exactly where it occurred. Anti-French prejudices were common, and the nephew recorded how Rochambeau dispelled them and won over the locals. Culture fascinated the young Count, who keenly observed how the colonials attempted to imitate European manners and styles, marveling at how Philadelphia adopted Parisian fashions in the brief time between his visits there. He even visited Washington’s home at Mount Vernon and made pointed comments about his wife, Martha.  With its expertly crafted footnotes, maps, and illustrations, The Road to Yorktown offers a fresh and invigorating firsthand account that will satisfy even the most demanding student of the American Revolution.

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  Coping with Chronic Illness - 7...

  Julie Boyle

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  Managing chronic illness is no laughing matter. It often hurts more than just physically, and that fact can have far-reaching consequences. 
  Feelings of frustration with ongoing pain and fatigue can be difficult for those who are "not in your boat" to understand. 
  Through fifty years of trial and error, I have discovered a combination of 7 simple habits that truly help me, and those closest to me, cope and find some balance as I manage daily, with illnesses such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and more recently, fibromyalgia. 
  Perhaps you picked up this book because you have been a long-time sufferer of a chronic illness or two, and you are feeling worn down by your illness symptoms. 
  Perhaps you looked at this book because you, or someone you care about, has recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness, and you are searching for ways to help manage this new health consideration. 
  If so, Coping with Chronic Illness is a book written for you. 
  It details 7 simple habits that when done in isolation, are certainly helpful. 
  BUT… done in combination and practised regularly, have the power to turn your life around! 
  If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you are going to keep getting what you’ve always got. –Henry Ford 
  The addition of chronic illness to your life necessitates changes in how you will manage each day. Make those changes work to your advantage. In this book, you will find my "tried and true" game plan for doing just that. 
  By sharing the essential 7 habits I have in my "Coping Toolkit," it is my sincerest hope, that you too may rediscover the joy of living a life that is not always dominated by illness. 
  Give yourself a gift of hope and 
  Listen to a copy of Coping with Chronic Illness today!

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  Dealing with Emotions Bundle

  G. R. Gabriels, Gregory S....

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  Dealing with Emotions Bundle: 3 in 1 Bundle, Anger Management, Mood Therapy, and Emotional First AidI'm sure you've heard of the term Emotional Intelligence more and more in recent years. It's even become ordinary to hear the letters EQ when we're discussing how we feel and react towards certain situations. Even in kids, some parents are trying to focus more on their child's emotional quotient rather than their intelligence quotient.There have been a lot of scientific studies dedicated to studying emotional intelligence and how it affects our lives. In the past, the focus was more on IQ as the gold standard for predicting performance. Intelligent people are those who are often described as having high "IQs." But recent studies have shown that the more capable, competent and effective individuals are actually those that have a high emotional quotient. In fact, researchers have discovered that people with average IQs outperform those with high IQs 70% of the time.This three-in-one bundle series includes the following audiobooks:1. Anger Management: The Ultimate Guide to Anger Management, Learn About Proven Strategies on How to Understand and Control Your Anger to Master Your Emotions and Get Control of Yourself2. Mood Therapy: The Essential Guide to Stabilizing Your Mood, Learn Expert Tips and Advice on How to Manage Your Moods and Stay Positive in Life3. Emotional First Aid: A Step-by-Step Guide to Developing Your Emotional Intelligence, Discover How You Can Improve Your People Skills and Expand Self-Awareness to Create Happier and Fruitful RelationshipsGet your copy of Dealing with Emotions Bundle: 3 in 1 Bundle today!

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  The Kaepernick Effect - Taking a...

  Dave Zirin

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  In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the US national anthem. By "taking a knee," Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to America's persistent racial inequality. 
   
   
   
  Critically acclaimed sports journalist and author of A People's History of Sports in the United States, Dave Zirin chronicles "the Kaepernick effect" for the first time, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations and motivations behind a mass political movement in sports, through deeply personal and inspiring accounts of risk-taking, activism, and courage both on and off the field. 
   
   
   
  A book about the politics of sport, and the impact of sports on politics, The Kaepernick Effect is for anyone seeking to understand an essential dimension of the new movement for racial justice in America.

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  Hypnotism - Learn How to Use...

  Noah Jeecks, Devon Hales

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  This is a 2-book bundle, consisting of these books: 
    
  Book 1: In a way, a mentalist performs an art. It’s an intricate combination of deception, show, and psychology. Clairvoyance is another one of those terms that people often get confused about. In this guide, we’ll talk about these topics, as well as telepathy, the very nature of parapsychology, precognition, mentalism tricks, and more. 
    
  Book 2: Hypnosis and self-hypnosis have beneftted many people. Seeing that you have taken the initiative to look at this book, it’s safe to assume that you are intrigued by the possibilities it may offer.

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  Bringing Home the White House -...

  Melissa Estes Blair

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  In Bringing Home the White House, Melissa Estes Blair introduces us to five fascinating yet unheralded women who were at the heart of campaigns to elect and reelect some of our most beloved presidents. By examining the roles of these political strategists in affecting the outcome of presidential elections, Blair sheds light on their historical importance and the relevance of their individual influence. 
   
   
   
  In the middle decades of the twentieth century both major political parties had Women's Divisions. The leaders of these divisions—five women who held the job from 1932 until 1958—organized tens of thousands of women all over the country, turning them into the "saleswomen for the party" by providing them with talking points, fliers, and other material they needed to strike up political conversations with their friends and neighbors. The leaders of the Women's Divisions also produced a huge portion of the media used by the campaigns—over 90 percent of all print material in the 1930s—and were close advisors of the presidents of both parties. 
   
   
   
  In spite of their importance, these women and their work have been left out of the narratives of midcentury America. In telling the story of these women, Blair reveals the ways that women were central to American politics from the depths of the Great Depression to the height of the Cold War.

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