The Asylum: The Renegades Who Hijacked the World's Oil Market
They were a band of outsiders unable to get jobs with New York's gilded financial establishment. They would go on to corner the world's multitrillion-dollar oil market, reaping unimaginable riches while bringing the economy to its knees.
What makes a great world history textbook? Thorough scholarship and an engaging story. Glencoe World History (2008) is a full-survey world history program authored by a world-renowned historian, Jackson Spielvogel, and the National Geographic Society. Experiencing world history and understanding its relevance to the modern world is the goal of this program. The program addresses the importance of motivating students and engaging them in meaningful learning - learning that links the past with issues confronting young people today.
Shadows in the Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II
A new account of World War II heroism from the national bestselling author of Biggest Brother. Determined to retake the Philippines ever since his ignominious flight from the islands in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur organized a first- rate intelligence-gathering unit. They were called the Alamo Scouts. Larry Alexander follows the men who made up the elite recon unit that served as General MacArthur's eyes and ears in the Pacific War.
magazine is an authoritative and informed history publication examining and re-examining key historical events, turning points in history, wider trends within history, and different eras as a whole. It publishes articles written by experts in their field on all periods of history, whether that’s Ancient Egypt, Tudor England, or the Second World War, and brings cutting-edge historical research and new theories to a wider audience in an accessible, engaging format.
Never Ever Give up is a motivational cartoons and quotes that will inspire you to keep going when the going gets tough!
Cartoon Motivators will keep you focused on your road to success. Richard Duszczak (Pronounced Du-shack!) is a reasonably well known cartoonist in the United Kingdom, on a mission to become a reasonably well known cartoonist in the world.
(And when he achieves that he’ll up his goals to become a EXTREMELY WELL KNOWN cartoonist in the world…etc!)