Author: Children's History Press
Publisher: Children's History Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Children's History Press presents: 101 Amazing Presidential Facts! Great presidential trivia and little known facts about the all of the United States Presidents! This book is a great way to introduce the American Presidents to young readers. But this book isn't just for kids! There is a lot of great trivia here that parents will love too! By the way, there are a lot more than 101 bits of presidential trivia here! In fact there are now over 200 presidential facts in this book! (But hey, "101" makes for a catchier title!) Here's just a sample of what what is inside: Learn which American President had installed a soda machine in the oval office Discover who liked to go skinny dipping in the Potomac River Find out which president sold off the White House furnishings in a yard sale! And much, much more!
101 Amazing Presidential Facts
Author: Children's History Press
Publisher: Children's History Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Children's History Press presents: 101 Amazing Presidential Facts! Great presidential trivia and little known facts about the all of the United States Presidents! This book is a great way to introduce the American Presidents to young readers. But this book isn't just for kids! There is a lot of great trivia here that parents will love too! By the way, there are a lot more than 101 bits of presidential trivia here! In fact there are now over 200 presidential facts in this book! (But hey, "101" makes for a catchier title!) Here's just a sample of what what is inside: Learn which American President had installed a soda machine in the oval office Discover who liked to go skinny dipping in the Potomac River Find out which president sold off the White House furnishings in a yard sale! And much, much more!
Publisher: Children's History Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Children's History Press presents: 101 Amazing Presidential Facts! Great presidential trivia and little known facts about the all of the United States Presidents! This book is a great way to introduce the American Presidents to young readers. But this book isn't just for kids! There is a lot of great trivia here that parents will love too! By the way, there are a lot more than 101 bits of presidential trivia here! In fact there are now over 200 presidential facts in this book! (But hey, "101" makes for a catchier title!) Here's just a sample of what what is inside: Learn which American President had installed a soda machine in the oval office Discover who liked to go skinny dipping in the Potomac River Find out which president sold off the White House furnishings in a yard sale! And much, much more!
101 Amazing Abraham Lincoln Facts
Author: Jack Goldstein
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1782345817
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Do you want to know the important facts about Abraham Lincoln's Life? Amongst many other things, the 16th US President abolished slavery, made the Gettysburg Address and was assassinated whilst in office. This easy-to-digest eBook gives you the information you need to know about President Lincoln in handily organised sections. Whether you are writing a history project on ‘Honest Abe' or you just want to find out more about one of the greatest presidents of all time, this pocket-sized fact-book is an easy way to get the information you want, fast!
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1782345817
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Do you want to know the important facts about Abraham Lincoln's Life? Amongst many other things, the 16th US President abolished slavery, made the Gettysburg Address and was assassinated whilst in office. This easy-to-digest eBook gives you the information you need to know about President Lincoln in handily organised sections. Whether you are writing a history project on ‘Honest Abe' or you just want to find out more about one of the greatest presidents of all time, this pocket-sized fact-book is an easy way to get the information you want, fast!
Barack Obama 101
Author: Brad M. Epstein
Publisher: 101 Book
ISBN: 9781607300441
Category : African American legislators
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Celebrate the historic accomplishments of the 44th president of the United States of America! Barack Obama 101 is the required primer for every young American. From his childhood in Hawaii to early career in Chicago and road to The White House in 2008. you can share the memories and history with your children and grandchildren.
Publisher: 101 Book
ISBN: 9781607300441
Category : African American legislators
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Celebrate the historic accomplishments of the 44th president of the United States of America! Barack Obama 101 is the required primer for every young American. From his childhood in Hawaii to early career in Chicago and road to The White House in 2008. you can share the memories and history with your children and grandchildren.
The End of Greatness
Author: Aaron David Miller
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1137464461
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Presidency has always been an implausible—some might even say an impossible—job. Part of the problem is that the challenges of the presidency and the expectations Americans have for their presidents have skyrocketed, while the president's capacity and power to deliver on what ails the nations has diminished. Indeed, as citizens we continue to aspire and hope for greatness in our only nationally elected office. The problem of course is that the demand for great presidents has always exceeded the supply. As a result, Americans are adrift in a kind of Presidential Bermuda Triangle suspended between the great presidents we want and the ones we can no longer have. The End of Greatness explores the concept of greatness in the presidency and the ways in which it has become both essential and detrimental to America and the nation's politics. Miller argues that greatness in presidents is a much overrated virtue. Indeed, greatness is too rare to be relevant in our current politics, and driven as it is by nation-encumbering crisis, too dangerous to be desirable. Our preoccupation with greatness in the presidency consistently inflates our expectations, skews the debate over presidential performance, and drives presidents to misjudge their own times and capacity. And our focus on the individual misses the constraints of both the office and the times, distorting how Presidents actually lead. In wanting and expecting our leaders to be great, we have simply made it impossible for them to be good. The End of Greatness takes a journey through presidential history, helping us understand how greatness in the presidency was achieved, why it's gone, and how we can better come to appreciate the presidents we have, rather than being consumed with the ones we want.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1137464461
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Presidency has always been an implausible—some might even say an impossible—job. Part of the problem is that the challenges of the presidency and the expectations Americans have for their presidents have skyrocketed, while the president's capacity and power to deliver on what ails the nations has diminished. Indeed, as citizens we continue to aspire and hope for greatness in our only nationally elected office. The problem of course is that the demand for great presidents has always exceeded the supply. As a result, Americans are adrift in a kind of Presidential Bermuda Triangle suspended between the great presidents we want and the ones we can no longer have. The End of Greatness explores the concept of greatness in the presidency and the ways in which it has become both essential and detrimental to America and the nation's politics. Miller argues that greatness in presidents is a much overrated virtue. Indeed, greatness is too rare to be relevant in our current politics, and driven as it is by nation-encumbering crisis, too dangerous to be desirable. Our preoccupation with greatness in the presidency consistently inflates our expectations, skews the debate over presidential performance, and drives presidents to misjudge their own times and capacity. And our focus on the individual misses the constraints of both the office and the times, distorting how Presidents actually lead. In wanting and expecting our leaders to be great, we have simply made it impossible for them to be good. The End of Greatness takes a journey through presidential history, helping us understand how greatness in the presidency was achieved, why it's gone, and how we can better come to appreciate the presidents we have, rather than being consumed with the ones we want.
What a President Should Know
Author: Lawrence B. Lindsey
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1461663431
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The winner of the presidential election will need to get quickly up-to-speed on how to manage the government. What are the likely issues he will encounter on the first day in the Oval Office? What does he do about the cost of the Iraq War? He'll get blamed if there's another terrorist attack, so what does he need to do that first day and the days and weeks to come to realistically and prudently prevent such an attack? How's the economy? What kind of policies can he now really propose based upon the present state of the economy and the tax-base that supports federal programs? He promised during the campaign to tackle big issues like healthcare, education, energy, immigration, international trade, and taxation. If he's going to hold himself to his own campaign rhetoric then he'd better surround himself with political savvy, fiscally astute advisers—like Lindsey and Sumerlin. This book is for the next president of the United States, all the policy-makers-in-waiting, and, most importantly, political junkies who appreciate that these authors were Oval Office advisors and that they understand what it takes to get a new administration up-and-running.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1461663431
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The winner of the presidential election will need to get quickly up-to-speed on how to manage the government. What are the likely issues he will encounter on the first day in the Oval Office? What does he do about the cost of the Iraq War? He'll get blamed if there's another terrorist attack, so what does he need to do that first day and the days and weeks to come to realistically and prudently prevent such an attack? How's the economy? What kind of policies can he now really propose based upon the present state of the economy and the tax-base that supports federal programs? He promised during the campaign to tackle big issues like healthcare, education, energy, immigration, international trade, and taxation. If he's going to hold himself to his own campaign rhetoric then he'd better surround himself with political savvy, fiscally astute advisers—like Lindsey and Sumerlin. This book is for the next president of the United States, all the policy-makers-in-waiting, and, most importantly, political junkies who appreciate that these authors were Oval Office advisors and that they understand what it takes to get a new administration up-and-running.
So You Want to Be President?
Author: Judith St. George
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399243178
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-second president, George W. Bush. There are now three Georges in the catalog of presidential names, a Bush alongside the presidential family tree, and a new face on the endpaper portraiture. Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-two men who have risen to one of the most powerful positions in the world. Perfect for this election year--and every year!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399243178
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-second president, George W. Bush. There are now three Georges in the catalog of presidential names, a Bush alongside the presidential family tree, and a new face on the endpaper portraiture. Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-two men who have risen to one of the most powerful positions in the world. Perfect for this election year--and every year!
101 Amazing Facts about Pirates
Author: Jack Goldstein
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1783335289
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Arrr matey! Are you loaded to the gunwalls? Do you know what Blackbeard's ship was called? Which pirate ate a man's heart? Who makes the list of the top ten pirates of all time? All these facts and more can be found in this excellent quick-read guide to pirates. Whether you’re Henry Morgan himself, or just some unlucky Jonah, this book containing over one hundred facts is sure to float your boat. Land ahoy!
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1783335289
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Arrr matey! Are you loaded to the gunwalls? Do you know what Blackbeard's ship was called? Which pirate ate a man's heart? Who makes the list of the top ten pirates of all time? All these facts and more can be found in this excellent quick-read guide to pirates. Whether you’re Henry Morgan himself, or just some unlucky Jonah, this book containing over one hundred facts is sure to float your boat. Land ahoy!
Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law
Author: Maurice Adams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316883256
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
Rule of law and constitutionalist ideals are understood by many, if not most, as necessary to create a just political order. Defying the traditional division between normative and positive theoretical approaches, this book explores how political reality on the one hand, and constitutional ideals on the other, mutually inform and influence each other. Seventeen chapters from leading international scholars cover a diverse range of topics and case studies to test the hypothesis that the best normative theories, including those regarding the role of constitutions, constitutionalism and the rule of law, conceive of the ideal and the real as mutually regulating.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316883256
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
Rule of law and constitutionalist ideals are understood by many, if not most, as necessary to create a just political order. Defying the traditional division between normative and positive theoretical approaches, this book explores how political reality on the one hand, and constitutional ideals on the other, mutually inform and influence each other. Seventeen chapters from leading international scholars cover a diverse range of topics and case studies to test the hypothesis that the best normative theories, including those regarding the role of constitutions, constitutionalism and the rule of law, conceive of the ideal and the real as mutually regulating.
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro
Author: Joel A. Rogers
Publisher: Ravenio Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher: Ravenio Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Oval Office Oddities
Author: Bill Fawcett
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061748854
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Every four years Americans go to the polls to elect a leader—a personage of unimpeachable sobriety and moral standing who will serve as a paragon for the rest of us. But truth be told, presidents and their families are people too—with quirks and character flaws like everyone else . . . and plenty of skeletons rattling around in their closets. Oval Office Oddities is a grand compendium of fascinating, sometimes embarrassing presidential facts, gaffes, and oddball behaviors—available in plenty of time for Election Day! White House Whoopee: We've all heard about the dalliances of Clinton and Kennedy—but what were Washington, Jefferson, FDR, and Ike doing behind closed doors? America's Imelda: Mary Todd Lincoln had an endearing little clothing fetish . . . and once purchased 300 pairs of gloves in a single month! Go West, Young Prez: "California Dreamin'" was not a top presidential priority . . . since no Commander in Chief bothered to visit the neglected coast until Rutherford B. Hayes did in 1880. Crazy Jack: Many prominent leaders were absolutely convinced that John Adams was stark raving bonkers!
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061748854
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Every four years Americans go to the polls to elect a leader—a personage of unimpeachable sobriety and moral standing who will serve as a paragon for the rest of us. But truth be told, presidents and their families are people too—with quirks and character flaws like everyone else . . . and plenty of skeletons rattling around in their closets. Oval Office Oddities is a grand compendium of fascinating, sometimes embarrassing presidential facts, gaffes, and oddball behaviors—available in plenty of time for Election Day! White House Whoopee: We've all heard about the dalliances of Clinton and Kennedy—but what were Washington, Jefferson, FDR, and Ike doing behind closed doors? America's Imelda: Mary Todd Lincoln had an endearing little clothing fetish . . . and once purchased 300 pairs of gloves in a single month! Go West, Young Prez: "California Dreamin'" was not a top presidential priority . . . since no Commander in Chief bothered to visit the neglected coast until Rutherford B. Hayes did in 1880. Crazy Jack: Many prominent leaders were absolutely convinced that John Adams was stark raving bonkers!