Surprisingly, no previous book has ever explored how family life shaped the political careers of America’s great Founding Fathers—men like George Mason, Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. In this original and intimate portrait, historian Lorri Glover brings to life the vexing, joyful, arduous, and sometimes tragic experiences of the architects of the American Republic who, while building a nation, were also raising families.
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As the changes in the traditional family accelerated toward the end of the twentieth century, a great deal of attention came to focus on fathers, both modern and ancient.
Аудиокнига американского политика, сенатора США от штата Иллинойс, члена Демократической партии, кандидата на пост президента США в 2008-м году. (пост с ссылками на книгу в pdf-формате опубликован на этом сайте раньше)
Barack Obama, a black man raised by his white mother and grandparents, decided to journey to Kenya to learn more about his African father after receiving news of his death. This memoir is not about his father's life, but about Obama's, and he brings that home with an intimate tone rather than that of his public speeches. (His 2004 Democratic Convention keynote address is included at the end.)
Longman video dialogues Восемь видеодиалогов на английском от Longman (каждый размером около 14 Mb). Уровень языка - примерно Intemediate. Скрипты (тексты диалогов) прилагаются.
VIDEO 1. A LOST BAG AT THE AIRPORT VIDEO 2. LOST ON A COUNTRY ROAD VIDEO 3. JOB INTERVIEW VIDEO 4. ORDERING A MEAL IN A RESTAURANT VIDEO 5. STUDENTS AFTER THEIR EXAMS VIDEO 6. MEETING FATHER'S BUSINESS COLLEAGUE VIDEO 7. GETTING A PARKING TICKET VIDEO 8. HIRING A CAR REUPLOAD NEEDED
Seven Events That Made America America: And Proved That the Founding Fathers Were Right All Along
Every schoolchild is taught the great turning points in American history, such as Gettysburg, Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy assassination, and 9/11. But other, equally significant events have altered the USA destiny without being understood—or even widely noticed.
Acclaimed conservative historian Larry Schweikart now takes an in-depth look at seven such episodes and reveals the profound ways they have shaped America. He also asks readers to reconsider them not just in terms of what happened, but in light of the Founding Fathers' vision for the American nation. What would Washington, Jefferson, or Madison have said about these events?
Аудиокнига американского политика, сенатора США от штата Иллинойс, члена Демократической партии, кандидата на пост президента США в 2008-м году. 
