Iuniverse imprint: 16529 books
Brooklyn Boomer
Growing up in the Fifties
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2011
Martin H. Levinson lived in Brooklyn from his birth in 1946 to 1962, the height of the baby boom following World War II. He grew up two blocks from Ebbets Field, the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and attended Erasmus Hall High School, which boasts alums such as Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand, and...
Practical Feng Shui for the Office
Finding Your Individual Balance in the Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
I have met with so many people in the last few years who apologize for their office. Apologize? For what? Well, a lot of them are embarrassed. They dont really like their workspace. The problem is in the flow, the routine and the organization of their work. Feng shui can help you with all of these...
Love What You Do
Building a Career in the Culinary Industry
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2009
Starting or changing careers can be an intimidating process. For those seeking their first job, there is much to learn, while career changers may face doubts about their options or obstacles in pursuing their dream. LOVE WHAT YOU DO demystifies the career decision process and guides readers through...
by Joseph Howard Tyson
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
Early associates such as Rudolf Hess, Ernst Hanfstaengl, and Hermann Esser all claimed that Hitler revered alcoholic playwright Dietrich Eckart more than any other colleague. Eminent German historians Karl Dietrich Bracher, Werner Maser, Georg Franz-Willig, and Ernst Nolte have confirmed this assessment....
The Hatchet and the Plow
The Life and Times of Chief Cornplanter
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
The Seneca war-chief Cornplanter was one of the most prominent and influential of all Native Americans during colonial times and throughout the American Revolution. The son of a Dutch trader and an Indian woman, he lived a long and intensely active life. Drama attended him everywhere.
Chief...
Reshaping the Tornado Belt
The June 16, 1887, Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Tornado
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
When a devastating tornado hit Grand Forks and East Grand Forks on June 16, 1887, nobody saw it coming.
Even the United States Signal Service believed there was a northern limit for tornadoes in the United States. The frontier towns of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks were located about seventyfive...
Echoes from the West
1828–1853
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
The American West remains a period of fascination for many. In the relatively unknown years between 1828 and 1853, however, it experienced a critical transition, one that would define the emergence of the West for years to come.
Possessing remarkable historical and literary aptitude, Echoes...
The Rockefeller Women
Dynasty of Piety, Privacy, and Service
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2000
Based on neverbefore used letters, diaries, and photographs from the Rockefeller Archive, The Rockefeller Women reveals the life of four generations of an extraordinary family: Eliza Davison Rockefeller, the Mother of John D., who instilled in her sons drive for success in business and Christian service;...
Something to Do with Wings
A Memoir 2010, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2010
This memoir chronicles the life of an artist who began his professional career as a Harvard trained lawyer before discovering the artist within.
Novak, now 86, looks back on a life of unpredictable twists and turns that have led to a sense of fulfillment, happiness and celebration. The key...
by Richard T. Stanley
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
The Fabulous Fifties were America's "Happy Days." The Eisenhower Years produced amazing contributions to our American culture -- and to other cultures around the world. In so many ways, Americans innovated, and the world imitated -- from Elvis Presley and rock 'n' roll to the Salk anti-polio...
by Everett Stephenson, Jr
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Is the United States losing its creative edge and unrivaled position in producing and commercializing big ideas for over a century? These stories explore contemporary issues where innovation is a central theme and characters push the envelope.
* A retired college professor in Savannah's Historic...
by Mike Shepherd
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
This is the story of Mick Scott, some of which is based on the author's Vietnam wartime experiences as an Air Force correspondent for Armed Forces Radio. In the fictionalized version of events, on his way to Vietnam, Scott is ordered to report to US Intelligence in San Francisco where he is recruited...
The Sixth Man
A String of Pearls
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2010
This is the memoir of an eighteen-year-old World War II Army Air Corp Cadet. Join him as he matures over his three years in the military learning to fly, handle success, failure, and love. If you`re looking for the usual war story, this isn`t it, but you will experience the military environment at...
Surviving Life as a Dumbass
It Doesn't Have to Be a Life Sentence
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2008
Michael E. Webster's story begins in the Navy, where he becomes an aggressive alcoholic, managing to survive a series of episodes that should have been deadly. Still, he manages to graduate from two top Navy schools.
After being discharged, Webster returns to his hometown, but he has no plans...