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Lincoln's studies lead to him becoming a successful lawyer in Illinois. He is often published anonymously during the political campaign of 1837 and his works include detailed rebuttals against opposing politicians. As a pivotal member of the Whig party, Lincoln openly begins to condemn mob violence and lynching, and begins to publicly denounce slavery in his speeches. This chapter details much of the wrongdoings and disorderly conduct that mark the political landscape of the time.

This point in Lincoln's life is marked by a sudden return to the practice of law. Highly moral and judicious, he often took little or no money for cases, and would not represent a client if he didn't believe in his case. Lincoln tried to settle many cases out of court. He developed a persona of being affable and open, especially to juries, giving him a noted advantage. He also served on the circuit courts, where lawyers had to prepare cases quickly and where lodging was often quite difficult to find.

They say that legends are born, not made. But for Jeremy Goodson and Masaru Hagen that is far from the truth. Confronted by something that neither of them can explain, two complete strangers from opposite sides of the world embark on an unforgettable journey that will forge them into living legends.

Whether you’re visiting a museum, a national park, or even the local zoo, you most likely see signs directing you to “exit through the gift shop.” That’s the idea behind Gift Shop of Gratitude. Slow down as you pass through the gift shop—a metaphor for life itself. Slow down and examine the snow globes and ball caps, the toys and postcards and jewelry. Put a new spin on the gifts and people and places in our lives that have brought us happiness and joy. Through the lens of gift shop items, award-winning author and journalist Peter Lovenheim asks you to look for gratitude in a new way.

Over the years, author Steve Gottry has discovered 13 significant “you can’ts.” These 13 are deceptively simple. They are also simply deceptive. Most of us, in failing to achieve them, feel that we have been defeated by events and circumstances that we should have been able to control. But the problem has nothing to do with our inability to control things around us, and everything to do with how we deal with, and eventually accept, what we can and can’t do. This book is about living a life of contentment, by moving beyond your expectations and limitations.

Alby O'Brien is hiding in his cave-like garage apartment in southern New Jersey to escape the wrath of terrorists who are after him. Believing he is safe, while wrestling with terrifying nightmares of what happened in Iraq. Within the first twenty-four hours of this one-week, fast-paced thriller, Alby becomes the unintentional instigator of a major robbery, encounters Ginger, a gorgeous, fast-talking woman with a mysterious past, and collides with a psychotically polite and vicious killer named Jagger. Something very valuable has been taken from a mob-run bank and everyone is after Alby.

While employees may possess the knowledge and skills to do their jobs, they are unaware of what best-selling customer service author Steve Curtin calls job purpose: how their specific tasks contribute to the organization’s reason for being. They understand what to do and how to do it, but not why they do it. Curtin offers a fresh tool to overcome this challenge. Instead of just having assignments to work on, they now have a purpose to work toward. Service quality goes from transactional to exceptional.

He started his life out in the shadows of the steel mills in Gary, Indiana. Instead of home or school being his safe places to learn and grow, Tom Pado found his own ways of learning. All the adventures led him into a life of excitement and success as he pioneered the offshore remotely operated vehicle (ROV) industry for deep-sea oil drilling. His ideas powered the industry that powers the world. In Damn the Pressure, Full Speed Ahead, Pado shares the story of how he made his way across the globe and built a multimillion-dollar company that has truly altered the world.

The Capitalist and the Activist offers an engaging and thoughtful look at the new reality of corporate social activism - its driving forces, promises and perils, and implications for our businesses and personal lives. Weaving deep research and fascinating stories that span business, entertainment, history, science, and politics, Tom Lin provides an insightful road map for how society arrived here and a practical compass for moving forward.

Off Our Chests recounts the story of Liza and John’s experience with her diagnosis and treatment. Written in alternating voices, Liza details her treatment and the complex decisions she had to make throughout her course of chemotherapy and radiation, including clinical trial participation and an elective double mastectomy, with the added complexity of being treated at the cancer center of which John was the chief of hematology and oncology and dealing with the emotional impact of knowing she may die as a young woman with young children.

Leadership is a very different skill from day-to-day management. This is because leadership is focused on the business, whereas management is devoted to solving problems that arise in the business. That may seem to suggest that leadership is the easier of the two paths, but the truth is that leadership is far harder for many people, because it is less tactical. Not all sales managers are sales leaders, but sales managers can learn to be sales leaders.

Scientists have shown bilingualism to be brain-changing. It can also be life-changing. In America's Bilingual Century, author Steve Leveen takes you on a journey of reinvention - of yourself, your children, and the country - that takes place when we embrace bilingualism. Based on a decade of research and hundreds of interviews with experts and successful bilinguals, Steve found that a new America is emerging: One where more and more people are speaking English and another language.

Organizations need to offer customers breakthrough products, services, and solutions to effectively compete in today’s innovation-hungry economy. The challenge is customers often don’t know precisely what they want. As Henry Ford is reputed to have said, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."

Josh Seibert's new book Winning from Failing: Build and Lead a Corporate Learning Culture for High Performance shows company leaders how to harness the natural adult learning progression. His book shows sales leaders (and others) how to create, support, and sustain a workplace learning culture that measurably improves performance.

There are four stages of transition that all of us experience when making a successful adjustment to a new work situation...and eight common, potentially negative consequences that are likely to accompany any organizational change initiative. Leaders who understand these four stages and who understand the human dynamics behind the eight most common challenges can improve their odds of success.

Take a new approach to success! Let words of wisdom from billionaires, entrepreneurs, and businesspeople motivate you and help you on your own path to success. In this witty collection of business know-how, you will find quotations grouped into categories that reflect the full scope of business success, from "Pit Bull Management" to "Slaying Life's Goliaths". Great Quotes for Great Businesses will give listeners the extra spark of courage and inspiration they need to reach their goals!

People v Money gives an unprecedented, first-hand account of widespread corruption at the highest levels of Florida government. From America’s best foreclosure defense attorney to investigative journalist to author, Mark’s narrative takes you on an epic journey through that corruption. Just when you think the corruption can’t go any deeper, it does - from trial courts to the Florida Supreme Court, the attorney general’s office, and the governor’s mansion!

Brokering is as easy as you want it to be. However, our tendency is to overcomplicate. It’s time to regain clarity and focus on your business, and your life, through 17 simple lessons learned through 1,700 “complicated” transactions. Embrace unconventional wisdom, make smart hires, and be an analogue standout in a digital world. Because having the best tech alone won’t get you where you want to be.

Dr. Moshe Finkelman emerges as an expert on Jewish faith in his book God Is Not Dead: Man’s Pursuit of Faith in Judaism. For the first time since the 18th century’s The Path of the Upright of Rabbi Luzzatto, there is a book that describes a system of growth in faith, from the initial level to the ultimate level of knowledge of God, leading to closeness to God. Dr. Finkelman gradually and convincingly takes the listener through steps of growth in faith, leaving no argument unsettled and no subject unexplained.

The problem isn’t that liberal authors present their opinions or interpretations of history from an obvious left-wing bias. Students learn, for example, that the Founding Fathers were elitists who drafted the Constitution in order to protect their own economic interests; that Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation only because he needed black soldiers; that racist groups such as the KKK represented our society in the early twentieth century.