Jack Kelly
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Band of Giants brings to life the founders who fought for our independence in the Revolutionary War. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin are known to all; men like Morgan, Greene, and Wayne are less familiar. Yet the dreams of the politicians and theorists only became real because fighting men were willing to take on the grim, risky, brutal work of war. We know Fort Knox, but what about Henry Knox, the burly Boston bookseller who took over the American...
2) Gunpowder: alchemy, bombards, and pyrotechnics : the history of the explosive that changed the world
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When Chinese alchemists fashioned the first manmade explosion sometime during the tenth century, no one could have foreseen its full revolutionary potential. Invented to frighten evil spirits rather than fuel guns or bombs-neither of which had been thought of yet-their simple mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal went on to make the modern world possible. As word of its explosive properties spread from Asia to Europe, from pyrotechnics to battleships,...
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2021.
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First edition.
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"The wild and suspenseful story of one of the most crucial and least known campaigns of the Revolutionary War when America's scrappy navy took on the full might of Britain's sea power. "Few know of the valor and courage of Benedict Arnold... With such a dramatic main character, the story of the Battle of Valcour is finally seen as one of the most exciting and important of the American Revolution." ?Tom Clavin author of Dodge City and co-author of...
4) You Will Get That Great New Job: Interviewing Tips From A Top Recruiter That Will Help You Succeed
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Jack Kelly will help you get that great new job!
Jack provides insightful interviewing and job search advice learned from his 22-plus years of hands-on recruiting experience placing thousands of people in great jobs with top-tier companies. He brings a refreshing and real world, behind-the-scenes understanding of how the hiring process actually works.
The book's goal is to effectively communicate, motivate, coach and provide the tools and knowledge...
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This essay, the second in Jack Kelly's series of modern treatments of Hawaiian history, frames a historic alliance that would shape the future of Hawaii – between the famed British explorer Captain George Vancouver, and King Kamehameha of the Big Island. Arriving in Kealakekua Bay 15 years after Captain Cook's bloody death, Vancouver was intent on the mission of the British Empire, to foster order and trade. But in dismissing the Hawaiians as uneducated...
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Native Hawaiians have long been confused by the history they learn at school, which doesn't match up with the family stories they have heard so often from their elders. Drawing on oral histories and personal interviews with elderly Hawaiians, author Jack Kelly presents this first essay in a series of modern treatments of Hawaiian history, reflecting the truth as it was lived, told and retold by the people of the Islands. This grassroots history of...
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"A Great American Love Story" tells the tale of how the young enterprising poor American Boy became a man through hard work, ingenuity, perseverance and luck. How a boy with no capital from a small Western New York town joined the military, went to Cornell on scholarships, survived a marine calamity, came to Wall Street, starting as a "board boy", started a company, survived 6 mergers, married a beautiful German immigrant girl and built a beautiful...
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[2016]
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"The technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn't just dream; they built a 360-mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through wilderness. As excitement crackled down its length, the canal became the scene of the most striking outburst of imagination in American history. Zealots invented new religions and new modes of living. The Erie Canal made New York the financial capital of America...
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2023.
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First edition.
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"A gripping exploration of the intense psychology and character of Benedict Arnold, arguing that he was essential to victory before he was a traitor. Benedict Arnold committed treason-- for more than two centuries, that's all that most Americans have known about him. Yet Arnold was much more than a turncoat-- his achievements during the early years of the Revolutionary War defined him as the most successful soldier of the era. GOD SAVE BENEDICT ARNOLD...
12) Sanctuaries: the complete United States : a guide to lodgings in monasteries, abbeys, and retreats
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[1996]
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Updated edition.
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English
13) The edge of anarchy: the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America
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2019.
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First Edition.
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English
14) Dracula
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After discovering the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
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The folks of the valley are a superstitious lot, believing in witches and globlins and ghosts and things they can't see, as much as they believe in the real world around them. This leads to some might adventures for some wonderful characters like Ichabod Crame, Rip Van Winkle, Brom Bones and a host of others. Thrill to the tales of theHeadless Horseman, the long night's sleep that lasted twenty years, and the most surprising ending to any treasure...
18) Maverick
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2005
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"Maverick's the name. Poker's the game. And fun is the payoff in this 3-episode disc of the tv classic that lassoed an Emmy for best western series.
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2013.
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Wisecracking ladies' man Bret Maverick and his more serious brother Bart are two handsome bachelors on the loose in the wild west. They have more success at the game of poker than the game of love. Yet they keep trying their luck in one frontier outpost after another.
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[2014]
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It's the Moore the merrier as Jack Kelly teams up with new cast member Roger Moore for the fourth rollicking season of Maverick. Faces may change, but the card and con games remain the same, as Beau Maverick deals himself in with his cousin Bart, and they take on murder frame-ups, crooked sheriffs, cursed goldmines, comely witches, and more in the complete 32-episode collection. Featuring appearances by spaghetti western icon Lee Van Cleef and Oscar-winner...
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