The Founding Fathers on Leadership: Classic Teamwork in Changing Times – GOOD

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The Founding Fathers on Leadership: Classic Teamwork in Changing Times - GOOD Product Id:0446674257 Condition:USED_GOOD Notes:Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc...

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Fortune Teller and Dreamer’s Dictionary, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback

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Fortune Teller and Dreamer's Dictionary, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback Originally published in 1863, The Fortune Teller and Dreamer's Dictionary by Madame LeMarchand--a "celebrated Parisian fortune teller"--is a little gem of occult knowledge. Readers will learn to tell fortunes using dice or ordinary playing cards, read tea leaves and coffee grounds, interpret dreams, make charms, read palms, and much, much more. The contents include the "Lady's Love Oracle," as well as the "Art of discovering Truth from Falsehood, Augury of the Flower, Charms and Ceremonies, and How to tell fortunes by Moles." There are also instructions for telling a person's character by assigning numerical values to the letters in his or her name, adding the numbers, and referring to the number in the book's chart. Filled with diagrams and illustrations to supplement and clarify the written text, this is a reissue of a rare and unusual Civil War-era book.

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How to Grow the Peanut, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback

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How to Grow the Peanut, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback Originally published in 1916, this innovative peanut recipe book by prominent Black scientist George Washington Carver is just as delicious today. How many ways can you possibly prepare the peanut? At least 105, according to George Washington Carver. In this book, Carver compiles recipes from agricultural bulletins, cookbooks, magazines, and newspapers, such as the Peerless Cook Book , Good Housekeeping , and Berry's Fruit Recipes . The recipes featuring peanuts include: Bisque Doughnuts Sausages Omelet Macaroni & Cheese Taffy Candy And 99 more In addition to recipes, Carver shows readers how to grow the peanut--where to plant peanuts, when to harvest them, and everything in between. Carver's clear instructions are accessible even to farming hobbyists. How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption was the most popular of forty-four practical bulletins distributed by the Tuskegee Institute from 1899 to 1936. Spearheaded by Carver, the university's Agriculture Department promoted sustainable farming practices--such as growing soil-enriching peanuts--that empowered Black sharecroppers who had been dependent on resource-draining cotton.Whether you're looking to grow peanuts or simply eat them every which way, this groundbreaking book by George Washington Carver is sure to satisfy.

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What Mrs. Fisher Knows About So. Cooking, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback

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What Mrs. Fisher Knows About So. Cooking, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback This is a wonderful collection of one-hundred and sixty authentic and tasty recipes of the Old South. Originally published in 1881, it was the first African-American cookbook. Prior to Applewood's edition, it had been reprinted only once in a limited edition of one hundred copies.

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McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader, USA, McGuffey Readers, Paperback

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McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader, USA, McGuffey Readers, Paperback McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader continues and extends the reading skills learned in the First Reader, for children as young as six all the way to adults learning to read. Seventy-one lessons use short stories to teach meaning, spelling, pronunciation, and punctuation. Each lesson highlights 8 to 20 new words and charming 19th-century illustrations accompany the text. This is the revised 1879 edition. The McGuffey Readers are among the best known schoolbooks in the history of American education, having sold more than 120 million copies since the time of their first publication in 1836.

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