Benjamin Franklin's Books
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN"The first book to belong permanently to literature. It created a man." -- From the IntroductionFew men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually...Read More
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Agoura Hills Acorn, November 6, 2009
...lecturer, Rabbi Simcha Weinstein, is the author of the book “Up, Up and Oy Vey!” which received the Benjamin Franklin Award for the best book of 2007. He chairs the Religious Affairs Committee at the New York Art School, Pratt Institute. Weinstein...
The Almanac.net, November 4, 2009
...Night with champion Mark Hayward, 7 p.m. Nov. 12. Call 412-921-9291 to register. Mt. Lebanon n Discover Benjamin Franklin with Dr. Cleon Cornes, 10 a.m. Nov. 6. n Health and Wellness with holistic health counselor Eleanor Haddad, 7 p.m. Nov. 9. n Be A...
PR.com, November 4, 2009
...block the Confederacy's efforts to acquire ships in Europe. He published an edition of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin in 1868, and "The Life of Samuel J. Tilden" in 1895. He and assisted Tilden in exposing the Boss Tweed administration in New...
Street Insider, November 3, 2009
...only expanded but also gained importance among people from other places. Readers will learn that historical figures like Benjamin Franklin enjoyed Pennsylvanian wine while President George Washington and Thomas Jefferson signed a patent that provided for...
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo!, November 3, 2009
...only expanded but also gained importance among people from other places. Readers will learn that historical figures like Benjamin Franklin enjoyed Pennsylvanian wine while President George Washington and Thomas Jefferson signed a patent that provided for...
United States Army, November 2, 2009
...instantly helped to establish the identity of the U.S. Army. Von Steuben volunteered his military experience through Benjamin Franklin, who wrote a letter of recommendation to George Washington. In 1778, Von Steuben met Washington for the first time at...
Suite101.com, November 2, 2009
...Twain studied the styling of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe before attempting The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Even Benjamin Franklin practiced a technique of imitating by creating exercises where he paraphrased passages, rewrote them into poetry, and...
Resources Shelf, November 1, 2009
...this with pleasure and ease.” The Library Company (Philadelphia, PA) The Library Company in Philadelphia was started by Benjamin Franklin in 1731 when he and a group of friends each bought a share of stock in a new entity that they...
Bucks County Courier Times, November 1, 2009
...artifacts share space with modern reading material, including William Penn's dining room chair and books bought from Benjamin Franklin. The first large donation to the library came from Anna Mary Williamson of Langhorne, who gave $4,000 for the 'purchase...
Wicked Local Cape Cod, October 31, 2009
...in protective cushioning. The maritime room is nearly empty. Four cabinets of ships, the saltworks model and the Benjamin Franklin Baker displays will be stored at the West Dennis Graded School, where Derick hopes to set regular hours for public visits....
The Wholesaler, October 17, 2009
...to buy it today. It is called The Way to Wealth by that sage philosopher and wise man Benjamin Franklin. Yep! That Founding Father of the U.S. had a lot of wisdom, and his words are truer today than ever. I think ole Ben has some profoundly accurate...
Madison Eagle, October 16, 2009
...Benjamin Franklin-related works and Betty Kushen?s unpublished doctoral dissertation at New York University on the attitudes of Benjamin Franklin?s biographers towards him. A representative selection of books from the collection will be displayed in...
Lynden Tribune, October 16, 2009
...the present, and encourages kids to explore their artistic styles through hands-on activities. ??This title also won the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for excellence in independent publishing earlier this year. The recognition ceremony for this...
WaveForm, October 15, 2009
...best-selling author of all computer and technology books, across all categories and is the recipient of the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award. For more information on Scott Kelby visit his blog: http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/ . KelbyTraining LIVE...
Florham Park Eagle, October 10, 2009
...an insight as to the inspiration to her books,? said Tietjen. Funari-Willever?s books have won the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award and have been named New Jersey Battle of the Book selections. Her books have been displayed at the White House as...
CommodityOnline, October 6, 2009
...$16) is Jim Rogers' love letter to his daughters, Happy and Baby Bee. Reminiscent of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, which was also written by a father to his child, Rogers' book is full of no-nonsense, unsentimental fatherly advice. This...
Wicked Local Hopedale, October 2, 2009
...in history, mystery and ritual, one that has claimed as members some of history's most influential men: Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Mozart and Teddy Roosevelt, among others. Brown spent time in Washington and at a Masonic museum in Alexandria,...
Amherst Bulletin, October 1, 2009
...The cabal dates to the Lincoln assassination. No wait! To the Founding Fathers. Chapter One: Renowned Founding Father Benjamin Franklin peered over his glasses. "Fear's the ticket," Franklin said. "Keep 'em afraid; they'll be putty in our hands. Then...
Clarksdale Press Register, October 1, 2009
...odd notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy. Why would this column be called ? In 1732, Benjamin Franklin first published Poor Richard's Almanack. It was intended to be a guide to weather forecasts and wise, pithy sayings. Franklin wrote under a...
Boston Globe, September 28, 2009
...who also taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, also wrote biographies of, among others, Ferdinand Magellan, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Frederick Douglass, Theodore Roosevelt, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark...
Financial Express Bangladesh, September 27, 2009
...written by them. Acharjo Prafulla Chandra Roy used to get inspiration from the famous scientist and political leader Benjamin Franklin. Franklin?s autobiography inspired him for the whole life. You may collect the photographs of those persons who...
Daily Item, September 25, 2009
...African-American community in Pittsburgh, which serves as the locale of much of his fiction. He was awarded a Benjamin Franklin scholarship by the University of Pennsylvania, where he not only won a creative writing prize but also earned membership in...
Braintree Forum, September 25, 2009
...Paul Giamatti in the title role, lead actress Laura Linney as Abigail, and supporting actor Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin. Despite his painstaking research, McCullough had never seen Adams?s birth records until he was invited to deliver a speech...
Hudson Hub Times, September 23, 2009
...for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for biography/autobiography. Another Brands biography, 'The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin' (2000), also was a Pulitzer finalist, as well as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Brands will...
Hudson Hub Times, September 20, 2009
...for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for biography/autobiography. Another Brands biography, 'The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin' (2000), also was a Pulitzer finalist as well as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The program...
USA Today, September 17, 2009
...or after-school programs. I really can't believe this is even an option, especially in a city where Benjamin Franklin formed the first public lending library. A notice on the Free Library of Philadelphia's website urges patrons to contact local...
Associated Content, September 16, 2009
...you have nothing at all planned to do. I'll end on a quote by the late, great Benjamin Franklin.'Dost thou love life? Then waste not time; for time is the stuff that life is made of.' More resources http://lrstewart0711.blogspot.com/2009/03/time.html...
Time, September 15, 2009
...not entirely unexpected result pops up: the entry for 'Scapegoats.' The secretive organization that once counted George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Voltaire among its ranks has been a favorite target for conspiracy theorists since the 17th century,...
ABC News, September 14, 2009
...the sixth largest public library in the nation, and its precursor, the Library Company of Philadelphia, created by Benjamin Franklin, was the first public library in the United States. Come October 2nd, all 53 library buildings throughout the city will...
Business Intelligence Middle East, September 11, 2009
...US$16) is Jim Rogers' love letter to his daughters, Happy and Baby Bee. Reminiscent of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, which was also written by a father to his child, Rogers' book is full of no-nonsense, unsentimental fatherly advice. This...
Lakeland Ledger, September 10, 2009
..." he said.Brands' book on Roosevelt and his book "The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin" were both finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.The Florida Lecture Series is sponsored by Florida Southern's Lawton Chiles Center for Florida...
Street Insider, September 10, 2009
...$16) is Jim Rogers' love letter to his daughters, Happy and Baby Bee. Reminiscent of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, which was also written by a father to his child, Rogers' book is full of no-nonsense, unsentimental fatherly advice. This...
USA Today, September 9, 2009
...and free 'public domain' books from Google. More than a million are available. I found The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Reading best sellers and other works electronically may no longer be novel. But Sony and others are proving these are...
Student Operated Press, September 2, 2009
...aired on CNN and on TBS. Griessman is the author of The Achievement Factors (winner of the 1991 Benjamin Franklin Award) and six other books and research monographs, plus articles for newspapers and magazines in the United States and abroad. He has...
PRWeb, August 31, 2009
...products and services. ');'> Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) August 31, 2009 -- After receiving a nomination for the Benjamin Franklin award in 2008 and glowing reviews from peers including respected Walt Disney Imagineer, Bran Ferren of Applied Minds,Inc.,...
Georgetown University, August 30, 2009
...by Fathali Moghaddam, director of the Conflict Resolution Program and professor of psychology, as finalist for the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award. The award recognizes excellence in independent publishing. Multiculturalism and Intergroup Relations:...
Hudson Hub Times, August 26, 2009
...for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for biography/autobiography. Another Brands biography, 'The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin' (2000), also was a Pulitzer finalist as well as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Among his...
Vermont Public Radio, August 21, 2009
...I'll be only five minutes.' One of the first Americans to see the value of libraries was Benjamin Franklin, who set up a subscription library that was the first to lend books to members. That tradition has continued unbroken, maintained by private...
Blogcritics.org, August 21, 2009
...dull food. What a racket. Gross speculation maybe, but good old Epicurus reminds me of another philosopher ? Benjamin Franklin ? who once testified: ?to lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.? However enduring the aphorism sounded at the time, this...
Huffington Post, August 19, 2009
...new seal for the United States. As proof of its importance, the committee was comprised of three members, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Franklin and Jefferson independently proposed that Moses appear as the public face of the new...
Earthtimes.org, August 18, 2009
...advancements for the magazine." The Saturday Evening Post, the nation's oldest magazine, traces its roots to Benjamin Franklin and is famous for covers that illustrate the lives and experiences of the American people. For more information, visit...
CNN Money, August 12, 2009
...found himself discussing the early balloon flights. 'Someone asked me -- what's the use of a balloon?' Benjamin Franklin said. 'I replied -- what's the use of a newborn baby?...
Broadcast Newsroom, August 11, 2009
...characters, fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her eleven-year-old brother, Dan. The series highlights famous historical figures kicking off with Benjamin Franklin in 'The Maze of Bones,' Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 'One False Note,' Toyotomi Hideyoshi in...
Philadelphia Inquirer, August 11, 2009
...the The Omnivore's Dilemma, carrying out the theme of food. In 2005, it was The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Nationally, some schools use films for the orientation project. Others give students cameras and let them document about their start on...
Philly.com, August 5, 2009
...Quran, the prophet Muhammad, and his companions were common practice among the Founding Fathers, writers, and poets, from Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson to Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman. Emerson, the father of American transcendentalism,...
Contra Costa Times, July 28, 2009
...on the experiences of the disabled. Alan Brightman, whose 'DisabilityLand' won the 2009 Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Award in the Parenting/Family category, is a pioneer in championing the cause of using new technology to...
Examiner.com, July 6, 2009
...since some Christians have been known to make these things up once in awhile... The first, purportedly by Benjamin Franklin, was '...Unless the Lord builds a house, those who build it, labor in vain.' I found this one quite easily and, lo and behold, it...
Winston-Salem Journal, July 4, 2009
...special-interest magazines crammed into tight niches. Industry experts say that the Post -- which traces its origins to Benjamin Franklin, although it had a hiatus from 1969 to 1971 -- risks alienating its core readers while trying to buck a decades-long...
Comic Book Bin, June 29, 2009
...by Exhibit A Press) has been announced as the winner in the graphic novel category of the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Awards. The Franklin Awards were presented last week during BookExpoAmerica by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA; formerly...
Forbes.com, June 24, 2009
...awards were announced during Book Expo America in New York BloodIslandby H. Terrell Griffin has been awarded the Benjamin Franklin 2009 Silver Medal Award in the mystery/suspense category. An annual awards program that recognizes excellence in...
PR Newswire via Yahoo!, June 24, 2009
...Oceanview Publishing is pleased to announce award-winning books in the 2008 ForeWord Book of the Year Awards, The Benjamin Franklin Awards(TM), and the 2009 Write Touch Readers Awards. Four books from Oceanview have been named award-winners in the 2008...
Beauty and the Dirt, June 24, 2009
...at Columbia?s radio station, where he spent an hour recording passages by Jack Kerouac, Leo Tolstoy and Benjamin Franklin, and another hour talking about poets only poets know of ? Eleanor Wilner, for example. I then threw out the idea of him reading...
PR.com, June 12, 2009
...--(PR.com)-- Biography of the Year Benjamin Franklin Awards 2009 Thomas Lippman's Arabian Knight: Colonel Bill Eddy USMC and the Rise of American Power in the Middle East was awarded the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award for...
Highland Community News, June 12, 2009
...a hippo attack in Zimbabwe. Marty Essen has won multiple book awards for travel essay writing, including the Benjamin Franklin Award, the Best Books Book Award, and the National Indie Excellence Award. In addition, he won a first place award at 2009...
PR Newswire via Yahoo!, June 11, 2009
...has announced that its title DisabilityLand is the winner of the 2009 Independent Book Publishers Association's (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Award in the 'Parenting/Family' category. Named in honor of America's most cherished publisher & printer, these...
Article Dashboard.com, June 9, 2009
...power that Moses supposedly stole from Egypt, and brought to Jerusalem. Gage is an American and protege of Benjamin Franklin, so he knows something about electricity. He puts his knowledge to use more than once, including during a major French siege of...
TwinCities.com, June 6, 2009
...Ryan Skinner published by Edina-based Beaver's Pond Press, won top honors in the multicultural category of the Benjamin Franklin Awards. Sponsored by Independent Book Publishers Association, the Franklin Awards recognize excellence in publishing. Rich...
Dallas Morning News, May 29, 2009
...lectures, with several dating from the 1940s. They include homages to the venerated, such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin (the latter was the subject of Morgan's best-selling 2002 biography), as well as celebrations of 'people who said no' and...
Associated Content, May 22, 2009
...religion, philosophy, mythology, science, economics, government, history, poetry, and plays. Authors include Plato, Aristophanes, Darwin, Adam Smith, Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Milton, and Shakespeare. Whether or not you agree with or even like the works...
Suite101.com, May 18, 2009
...in Poor Richard's Alamack in 1757. The man who originated the famous quote was none other than Benjamin Franklin. Whether this concept is consistent with the Bible's teachings depends on the context. In terms of work, the Bible emphatically teaches...
TransWorldNews, May 16, 2009
...a founder of the FBI?s Behavioral Analysis Program. Homeland Insecurity has also been nominated for the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award by IBPA, the Independent Book Publisher Association for the university and Independent publishers of America and...
University of Chicago, May 15, 2009
...Social Thought, Philosophy and the College, has been elected a member of the American Philosophical Society. Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743, the Philadelphia-based organization is the nation?s oldest learned society. Though the American...
Bismarck Tribune, May 10, 2009
...campfire and entertain us for hours. Memoirs by Dave Eggers and Chuck Klosterman are examples of this; even Benjamin Franklin's voice is front and center in his autobiography. Horan, however, is still searching for her voice. 'Once Upon a Farm' isn't a...
Helium, May 10, 2009
...the presses kept rolling, so to speak. (I am indebted here and throughout to Frank Donovan's 'The Benjamin Franklin Papers' and Franklin's Autobiography for fine points.) Fraternal arguments parted the brothers. Benjamin was off to Philadelphia. 'Poor...
PR Newswire, May 5, 2009
...INDIANAPOLIS, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Saturday Evening Post, the nation's oldest magazine, traces its roots to Benjamin Franklin and is famous for covers that illustrate the lives and experiences of the American people. In an effort to continue this...
Comic Book Bin, May 4, 2009
...published by Exhibit A Press) is one of three finalists in the graphic novel category of the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Awards. Named in honor of America's most cherished publisher/printer, the Benjamin Franklin Awards recognize excellence in independent...
Concord Monitor, April 25, 2009
...California, San Diego, had come to the end of a trip to London to research a book about Benjamin Franklin. He thought he might spend the day having fun with friends but decided to make one more visit to the British Library. In his last request for...
Concord Monitor, April 24, 2009
...California, San Diego, had come to the end of a trip to London to research a book about Benjamin Franklin. He thought he might spend the day having fun with friends but decided to make one more visit to the British Library. In his last request for...
TransWorldNews, April 24, 2009
...James Heaphey of Williamsburg, Virginia, new to trade book publishing, has received a nomination for the Benjamin Franklin Award, career category, for his book How to Survive in an Organization, a realistic look at the dynamics of human interaction in...
Los Angeles Times, April 24, 2009
...UC San Diego, had come to the end of a trip to London to research a book about Benjamin Franklin. He thought he might spend the day having fun with friends, but decided to make one more visit to the British Library. In his last request for documents, he...
Washington Post, April 24, 2009
...deep in a library archive in London has stumbled upon 47 previously unknown letters from, to and about Benjamin Franklin. The sensational find, announced in the upcoming issue of the William & Mary Quarterly, centers on Franklin's interactions with Gen....
Los Angeles Times, April 24, 2009
...UC San Diego, had come to the end of a trip to London to research a book about Benjamin Franklin. He thought he might spend the day having fun with friends, but decided to make one more visit to the British Library. In his last request for documents, he...
Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2009
...UC San Diego, had come to the end of a trip to London to research a book about Benjamin Franklin. He thought he might spend the day having fun with friends, but decided to make one more visit to the British Library. In his last request for documents, he...
LiveScience.com, April 23, 2009
...Shirley Jr. to Governor Morris; at the bottom is the start of letter #26, from William Franklin to Benjamin Franklin; the bottom two lines are: ''Tis scarcely to be believed what havock & oppression have been committed by the army in their march. Hardly...
Todays Sunbeam, April 17, 2009
...humpback whales and surviving a hippo attack in Zimbabwe. Essen has won awards for travel/essay writing, including the Benjamin Franklin Award, the Best Books Book Award, and the National Indie Excellence Award. In addition, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune...
Bio-IT World, April 9, 2009
...biologist at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), has beaten out stiff competition to win the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award. The annual award, presented by the Bioinformatics Organization, is given to a scientist who epitomizes the open-source...
Houston Chronicle, April 9, 2009
...contains anecdotes of such women as Mrs. Benedict Arnold, who was in it from the beginning, and Mrs. Benjamin Franklin, who was left to defend the Franklin home from an angry mob that opposed her husbands position on the Stamp Act. Other influential...
Prudent Press Agency, March 28, 2009
...a glowing review from a Disney® Imagineer, her book 'Laura and the Leprechauns' was recently nominated for the Benjamin Franklin Award in the following category: Interior Design, Children¹s/Young Adult. The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Award winner will be...
Christian Science Monitor, March 26, 2009
...Great Americans And The Education That Made Them, Daniel Wolff looks at a dozen people ranging chronologically from Benjamin Franklin to Elvis Presley, examining each one?s early life. His working premise is the one posed in ?The Education of Henry...
Huntsville Times, March 25, 2009
...and journalist. And the bifocals were a dead giveaway. One of the country's most recognizable, historical personalities, Benjamin Franklin, stopped by the Madison Public Library on March 5. 'Ben was here to share his love of reading with children and...
Blogcritics.org, March 22, 2009
...sensible instinct for self-preservation to get him through battles and perils. He was an assistant to the late Benjamin Franklin and knows something of the infant science of electricity, and is a crack shot to boot, but hes also a gambler, would-be...
Victoria Star, March 20, 2009
...Wailua Falls, Kauai, Hawaii. -And 10 best innovators' homes: Samuel Morse, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Rachel Carson, Springdale, Pa.; Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia; Benjamin Banneker, Baltimore; Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Va.; Orville and Wilbur...
Canada East, March 20, 2009
...Wailua Falls, Kauai, Hawaii. -And 10 best innovators' homes: Samuel Morse, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Rachel Carson, Springdale, Pa.; Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia; Benjamin Banneker, Baltimore; Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Va.; Orville and Wilbur...
Tulsa World, March 15, 2009
...to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.' ? Benjamin Franklin This from Franklin and other musings from some of our Founding Fathers concerning newspapers and freedom of speech and the press have...
Honolulu Advertiser, March 11, 2009
...When Benjamin Franklin was in his final years as Minister to France in 1783-85 he commented on the Order of Cincinnati and the subject of the absurdity of descending honor. Franklin-descendant and...
Green Valley News and Sun, March 10, 2009
...the research and was fascinated learning the fates of William Wrightson and Gilbert Hopkins and a gun-for-hire named Benjamin Franklin Daniels. One very little-known fact learned while doing research was that the first completely solar-heated house in...
Lafayette Journal & Courier, March 10, 2009
...their opposition to organized religion, and in particular, Christianity. Among the anticlerical founders were ... George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.' Facts: 1. Gen. George Washington, June 8, 1783, in his postwar...
WorldNetDaily, March 4, 2009
...Union: America Becomes a Nation.' Watch how a handful of brilliant men, including James Madison, George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, lead a political battle to create a new form of government, one that establishes the standard of self-government to...
San Bernardino County Sun, March 4, 2009
...He is also the author of 'Honestly Abe: A Cartoon Biography of Abraham Lincoln,' which received the 1999 Benjamin Franklin Award. Information: (909) 381-8236, www.sbpl.org. The Adult Mystery Book Club will meet at 12:30p.m. today in the Community Room of...
Houma Today, March 2, 2009
...8. BEN FRANKLIN The Library System was selected by the American Library Association to hold the traveling exhibit 'Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World.' This exhibit is based on a major exhibition by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary to...
St. Petersburg Times, March 1, 2009
...The history lessons were as diverse as the students' selections. Cameron Bayko played Abraham Lincoln, Gabriel Chambers was Benjamin Franklin, Skylar Charron was Betsy Ross, Jasmine Clemens was Elizabeth Blackwell, Felicity Cox chose Hillary Clinton,...
PR inside, February 26, 2009
...In Midlife (ISBN 978-1-4196-9501-8, Touch the Sun Publishing, 2008) by Dr. Nancy Irwin has been nominated for the Benjamin Franklin Book Award that is awarded by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) in the self-help category. The Benjamin...
Patriot-News, February 13, 2009
...employees. It also contains a state-of-the-art rare-books room that preserves a collection of books and newspapers started by Benjamin Franklin. Supporters of the library said it plays an important role during a recession as people without computers...
PR inside, February 12, 2009
...earning a worldwide following. Among the acclaim that the author and book has earned are nominations for the Benjamin Franklin Award in Independent Publishing, the Nautilus Award, the Eric Hoffer Award, and the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award....
BreakPoint, February 8, 2009
...Benjamin Franklin and William Cowper C.S. Lewis and Jane Austen are among his admirers. Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote a poignant poem after visiting his grave. He was subject of a...
Genetic Engineering News, January 27, 2009
...by the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie (FMC) and the (CHF). Named for Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and Benjamin Franklin, two of the 18th century's greatest minds, this prize recognizes unusually meritorious efforts in the preservation or promotion of...
Monsters and Critics, January 27, 2009
...interesting and illuminating statistic: in the 165 letters that passed between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, the name Benjamin Franklin is mentioned five times, George Washington three times, Alexander Hamilton twice-and Joseph Priestley, a foreign...
Philadelphia Daily News, January 22, 2009
...1872 at a cost of $8,895.54. Others are at the Library Company of Philadelphia, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731 as a subscription library. While the historical significance of Darby's library - located in a rough-and-tumble town that was once a stop...
North County Times, January 17, 2009
...Theatre. Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, is the author of 'Einstein: His Life and Universe,' 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life' and 'Kissinger: A Biography.' The lecture is part of the university's annual Writers Week, which runs...
Christian News Wire, January 17, 2009
...personal growth tip. There is a lot to learn in the book about what George Washington, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and others had to say about God. America's founders and leaders were men of faith in Christ and were not ashamed to say...
The Desert Sun, January 14, 2009
...head of the Aspen Institute, he directs educational and public policy initiatives. His latest book is the best-selling ''Benjamin Franklin: An American Life.'' Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, who rose to fame with colleague...
PR inside, January 13, 2009
...by Michael E. McGrath, the first book in the Decide Better! decision series, has been nominated for the Benjamin Franklin Book Award that is awarded by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) in the self-help category. The Benjamin Franklin...
Philadelphia Inquirer, January 13, 2009
...Whitfield J. Bell Jr. was such an authority on Benjamin Franklin that Franklin seemed to affect his life. His niece, Susan Bell Smith, said her uncle's spiritual beliefs 'were pretty consistent with Benjamin Franklin, who really felt that the...
Sunday Gazette-Mail, January 11, 2009
...his rebellious personality and his gift for thinking in unorthodox ways. Isaacson also has written acclaimed biographies of Benjamin Franklin, Henry Kissinger, Dwight Eisenhower and other Cold War leaders. He is president of The Aspen Institute, a think...
Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald, January 3, 2009
...Benjamin Franklin knew the value of a good book. He worked with a group of shop owners and craftsmen called the Leather Apron Club to pool resources and raise money to...
GoSanAngelo.com, December 29, 2008
...Benjamin Franklin is one of my favorite figures of American history. He is famous but could never make the usual claims to fame. He was not a president of our country...
Send2Press Newswire, December 27, 2008
...D. Mangelsen's latest book 'The Natural World' (ISBN 978-189031042-4) was a winner at the PMA, the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Awards. The book took top honors in the Coffee Table/Large format category. 'The Natural World is one of the most spectacular...
Star-Telegram, December 21, 2008
...Schuster Audio, unabridged edition, $49.95 18 CDs (approximately 22 hours) Walter Isaacson, who also wrote the bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Kissinger, turns his talent for historical research and narrative writing to the tale of the 20th century?s...
Riverside Press Enterprise, December 20, 2008
...is president and CEO of the Aspen Institute. He is also author of 'Einstein: His Life and Universe,' 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life' and 'Kissinger: A Biography.' Past Hays lecturers have included Benjamin C. Bradlee of the Washington Post, Chicago...
Georgetown University, December 18, 2008
...to spread his ideas to broad social groups. At the same time, Benezet's friends and correspondents, including Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Rush, Abb Raynal, Granville Sharp and John Wesley, gave his ideas an audience in the highest intellectual and...
Ascribe, December 16, 2008
...s 'All Things Considered' and 'Talk of the Nation.' He played a major role in PBS's series, 'Benjamin Franklin,' which was based in part on his 1984 dual biography, 'Benjamin Franklin and His Son' and was featured in the 13-part History Channel series,...
Elkhart Truth, December 15, 2008
...receive a call the next day saying the desired books are in. Thanks for such great service. Old Benjamin Franklin would be proud. GARY ASKEW Elkhart...
SignOn San Diego, December 14, 2008
...and Jill Lepore (chair of Harvard University's History and Literature Program) aimed to produce a novel that Benjamin Franklin would have enjoyed reading. This great American made his living printing the lowbrow literary fare of his age: travel...
Send2Press, December 10, 2008
...book 'The Natural World' (ISBN 978-189031042-4) was a winner at the PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association 2008 Benjamin Franklin Awards. The book took top honors in the Coffee Table/Large format category. Wed, 07 May 2008, 07:31:44 EST ?...
Los Angeles Times, December 9, 2008
...Asimov Saul Bellow Alain de Botton Truman Capote J.M. Coetzee Roald Dahl Roger Ebert Jonathan Safran Foer Benjamin Franklin Thomas Friedman Brendan Gill Thomas Hardy Ernest Hemingway Immanuel Kant Pauline Kael Anthony Lane Philip Larkin Elmore Leonard...
The Independent, December 2, 2008
...s rode roughshod over academic boundaries. Nominally a mathematician, he made pioneering studies in electricity, introduced Germany to Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod, wrote passionately about British theatre and Hogarth's etchings, and coined some of...
Market Wire via MSN Money, December 2, 2008
...characters, fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her eleven-year-old brother, Dan. The series kicks off in the first book with Benjamin Franklin taking center stage in 'The Maze of Bones'; and in 'One False Note,' the focus shifts to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart....
Centre Daily Times, November 26, 2008
...essays published under a pseudonym but written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay; 'The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin'; 'The Journals of Lewis and Clark'; 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau; 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' by Harriet Beecher Stowe;...
StarBanner.com, November 20, 2008
...a number of years, has been awarded the Florida Historical Society's Patrick Smith Florida award and the Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense. More information is available at her Web site, www.maryannaevans.com...
Seacoast Online, November 18, 2008
...we can figure out ways to minimize the cost and maximize the benefits of services that are important. Benjamin Franklin, whose adage 'A penny saved is a penny earned' became a common proverb, is also credited as being the first person in American history...
Mmegi Online, November 9, 2008
...did. Today's Thought Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn. - Benjamin Franklin Editorial 1. A leaf from McCain's...
paws and reflect..., October 20, 2009
...the Philadelphia Award . At the time of her death in 1973, she was working on a biography of Benjamin Franklin , which was published posthumously. Catherine married Ezra Bowen, Chair of Economics at Lehigh University and author of "Social Economics."...
Savvy Thinker, October 19, 2009
...before and the role they play in our lives. We pretty much take it for granted that we... Benjamin Franklin, the original personal finance blogger I just finished reading "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" which is actually just a collection of...
WallStreetBlips - Top Finance News, Videos, and Bl, October 19, 2009
...America has always been a country that thrives on hard work, thrift and self-reliance. We have all absorbed Benjamin Franklin’s maxim: “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” This helped create jobs. In an...
Cynical-C Blog, October 14, 2009
...re cleaning out your closet and you come across a copy by all means enjoy. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin . A story about a boy who becomes wealthy early through publishing, who then goes on to invent bi-focals, a glass armonica, and the...
The Happiness Project, October 13, 2009
...learned a lot from that disappointment, and that was a comfort. My former boss Reed Hundt often quoted Benjamin Franklin: “Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.” I never watch the insanely popular TV show American Idol...
Hctor.com, October 13, 2009
...is perhaps best known for his steampunk series The Age of Unreason, which features historical figures such as Benjamin Franklin and Isaac Newton, neither of which will be appearing in The Infernal City. The novel takes place four decades after Oblivion,...
Your Story, October 13, 2009
...Service Guaranteed Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 at 11:12 am Font size: San Rafael, California, 13 October 2009 : Benjamin Franklin, a well known name in providing punctual plumbing services is offering guaranteed services to all their clients for at...
Hunter Nuttall . com, October 11, 2009
...Hepworth’s 1986 interview with Bob Dylan , Hepworth noted that Dylan autographed his album with his left hand. Benjamin Franklin The confusion here comes from Benjamin Franklin’s essay a petition of the left hand . It’s written from the point of...
The Sermons and Musings of Carl J. Westman, D.D., October 8, 2009
...quantity of work was done well. No wonder he was admired by two American geniuses, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. In a brief talk, one can only touch upon the many phases of Priestley’s genius. I’m not sure what a genius is –...
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home, October 6, 2009
...May Never Hear in Church, Andrew Farley 8. Starfist: First to Fight, David Sherman 9. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 10. A Touch of Dead, Charlaine Harris Sony 1. The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown 2. Outlander, Diana Gabaldon 3. Other Than...
Julia's Books Corner !, September 29, 2009
...with life and death in war-torn colonial America. With stunning cameos of historical characters from Benedict Arnold to Benjamin Franklin, Echo in the Bone is a soaring masterpiece of imagination, insight, character, and adventure - a novel that echoes...
YesButNoButYes Stories, September 28, 2009
...book released in November. I have no doubt the tome will be on par with The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and "Profiles in Courage." There is even a title. The AP reports the coloring book will be called "Going Rogue: An American Life." Of course, I...
Gawker, September 28, 2009
...American Life." Here's a brief list of people with biographies subtitled "An American Life" Ronald Reagan Benjamin Franklin Jerry Garcia Joe Papp D.W. Griffith Ben Hogan Dr. Spock Burt Lancaster Martha Washington Condoleezza Rice Pat Robertson Elizabeth...
The good, the bad and the bookish, September 27, 2009
...Blurb from the back of the book: The coded journal of Benjamin Franklin. A hidden map. A legendary gospel. These are the first pieces to an ancient puzzle so powerful, it could destroy the very foundation of Christianity… in a world of...
Steel Homes, September 25, 2009
...William Blount - U.S. Senator George Clymer - U.S. Representative William Few - U.S. Senator Benjamin Franklin - Inventor and Statesman William Houston - Lawyer William S. Johnson - President of Columbia College William Livingston - Governor of New...
About LTLS Members, September 23, 2009
...Urbana, Illinois--The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library has acquired its 11-millionth volume, Benjamin Franklin’s edition of M. T. Cicero’s Cato Major, or his Discourse of Old-Age--the first English translation of Classical...
Sachref's Weblog, September 16, 2009
...“The inspiration and namesake for the project comes from the Junto society founded by a young Benjamin Franklin in 1727. The Junto was free, educational, and devoted to the spread of knowledge. To broaden their horizons members pooled their books...
Steel Homes, September 9, 2009
...William Blount - U.S. Senator George Clymer - U.S. Representative William Few - U.S. Senator Benjamin Franklin - Inventor and Statesman William Houston - Lawyer William S. Johnson - President of Columbia College William Livingston - Governor of New...
The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian's Weblog, September 8, 2009
...Verne. #23. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. #27 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. #28. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin. #30. The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Sir James Knowles. #33. Dracula by Bram...
Netwest Mountain Writers and Poets, September 5, 2009
...is a book editor who wrote the Agatha Award-winning triple-nominated DON'T MURDER YOUR MYSTERY and the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award-winning DON'T SABOTAGE YOUR SUBMISSION.www.writersinfo.info AUTHORS-AUDIENCE DISCUSSION "What Else You Need to Know About...
Academic Productivity, August 28, 2009
...copies of the Gutenberg bible, Audubon’s bird drawings, early Shakespeare editions and – a definite highlight – Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography. I’m not sure why I suddenly remembered this now, almost four years later, but when he wasn’t...
Vicki Hinze 1 Writer 1 Life, August 27, 2009
...it, click HERE. Blessings, Vicki VICKI HINZE www.vickihinze.com Kill Zone, 7/09 FORGET ME NOT, 3/10 success, Benjamin Franklin, virtues, keys to success, vicki hinze, vickihinze, writers zone, writers library, self-help, self-improvement, writers,...
Take Time to Smell the Coffee, August 19, 2009
...United States. Downstairs in Congress Hall. This is where we sat to hear the beginning of the tour Benjamin Franklin Library...We will spend some time here when we go back in two years. To read more about this historic place, click here . upstairs...
HG's WORLD, August 8, 2009
...posters from artofmanliness.com I came across these finds while checking my blog links for things that caught my interest. A feature at 1776 online history magazine led me to discover these motivational posters featuring Theodore Roosevelt and George...
cafedave.net, August 1, 2009
...Currently doing the rounds is this whimsical, rambling, illustrated portrait of the life of Benjamin Franklin...
Travel Blog, June 14, 2009
...Carol Guthrie’s Glacier National Park : The First Hundred Years (2008) received a Benjamin Franklin Award from the Independent Book Publishers Association at the May 28 presentation ceremonies at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Read the original...
First Book Blog, June 12, 2009
...Times lists 60 recommendations of new releases. Auction of Poor Richard almanac nets $557,000 A copy of Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard almanac was recently auctioned off for $556,500. It is one of three known copies of the 1733 book...
Never Yet Melted, June 10, 2009
...inventorying its collection of Early America almanacs, and discovered it possessed a rare 1733 first annual edition of Benjamin Franklin ’s Poor Richard’s Almanack . The almanac, bound with several others, proved authentic, and was sold yesterday at...
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Physics Forums, June 3, 2009
...posting just now in another forum about how our assignment of positive and negative charge goes back to Benjamin Franklin, I looked to see if his "Experiments and Observations on Electricity" (published in London in 1751) was available anywhere. About 25...
Bold Strokes Books's MySpace Blog, May 28, 2009
...Benjamin Franklin Independent Publishers Award: POPULAR FICTION A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend Lambda Literary Award: EROTICA In Deep Water's 2 by Radclyffe and Karin Kallmaker Congrats to Radclyffe and Catherine!...
Candid Diversions, May 21, 2009
...order to even open my blog -gah!): He that can have patience can have what he will. - Benjamin Franklin Let's hope ol' Ben is right. I have giveaways to post and a travel blog to continue...
Lost In Translation, May 12, 2009
...Marilynne Robinson. Books read: (Reading) Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 by Max Hastings, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin , Shakespeare Wrote for Money by Nick Hornby, The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout...
Bold Strokes Books's MySpace Blog, May 10, 2009
...PRESS RELEASE April 22, 2009 BOLD STROKES BOOKS congratulates its IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Finalists: A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend: Popular Fiction The Lonely Hearts Club by Radclyffe: Gay/Lesbian IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers...
Lost In Translation, May 4, 2009
...Benjamin Franklin is a giant of American history-the only man to sign all four major of the founding of the United States. He figures in prominently in the John Adams miniseries...
Box of Chocolates, April 30, 2009
...running through my head. Certain quotes even made more sense; I didn’t realize that when Benjamin Franklin mocks extending the olive branch that he was referring to the Olive Branch Petition . There were a few factoids that I wasn’t sure if the...
Boston 1775, April 29, 2009
...to date with this C.N.N. report on a recent discovery of copies of lost letters by Benjamin Franklin . Actually, they weren’t lost; they were apparently in the repository’s catalogue. But scholars didn’t recognize their significance...
ChattahBox News Blog, April 26, 2009
...in London to research his latest Franklin tome and found a veritable treasure trove of 47 copies of Benjamin Franklin letters, never before published, which sat undiscovered on the dusty shelves of the British Library for 250 years. Alan Houston,...
Blog 4 History: American & Civil War History, April 25, 2009
...imagine why? He never owned slaves and immediately on his arrival (late 1774) denounced slavery and even joined Benjamin Franklin as a member of Franklin’s anti-slavery society. Paine also was an outspoken critic of the English Crown, parliament and...
PhillySound: new poetry, April 24, 2009
...works will then be performed on a pair of Network for New Music concerts at the Society's Benjamin Franklin Hall on February 19 and 21, 2010. For details & submission guidelines, go here . -posted by Jenn McC. # posted by a Philly Sound Poet PhillySound...
Faye Kane's MySpace Blog, April 23, 2009
...deep in a library archive in London has stumbled upon 47 previously unknown letters from, to and about Benjamin Franklin. The sensational find, announced in the upcoming issue of the William & Mary Quarterly, centers on Franklin's interactions with Gen....
Greg's MySpace Blog, April 23, 2009
...and co-created their upcoming PERSONAL DEMONS cover. Anyway, Dan's JOHNNY GRUESOME cover was just nominated for Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Cover Design: Fiction . I'll be honest, I've never heard of the Benjamin Franklin Awards before, but...
Latest posts from “பொன்னியின் செல்வன் வரலாற்று பேர, April 22, 2009
...the right place, but far moredifficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."-- Benjamin Franklin...
OUPblog, April 13, 2009
...to the Library Company of Philadelphia, created in 1731 and considered to be America’s first public library? (Benjamin Franklin) 2. What 18th century English poet said, “The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write:...
OUPblog, April 13, 2009
...to the Library Company of Philadelphia, created in 1731 and considered to be America’s first public library? (Benjamin Franklin) 2. What 18th century English poet said, “The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write:...
No Snivelling, April 11, 2009
...Joseph Priestly, a man who prospered during the Enlightenment Age (during the late 18th century, along with contemporaries Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and others) -- and presents a compelling picture of a man who combined passions for Scientific...
PDF CHM Books Catalogue, April 9, 2009
...Mary B. Woods has been a librarian in the Fairfax County Public School System in Virginia and the Benjamin Franklin International School in Barcelona, Spain. She writes with her husband, Michael Woods. Their previous books include the eight-volume...
Blog 4 History: American & Civil War History, April 6, 2009
...am working towards my masters. Though its not an assigned reading I spent part of the weekend reading Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, which I had not read before. I found something that I wanted to share: Observations on my reading history, in...
Blogcritics, March 22, 2009
...sensible instinct for self-preservation to get him through battles and perils. He was an assistant to the late Benjamin Franklin and knows something of the infant science of electricity, and is a crack shot to boot, but he’s also a gambler, would-be...
feminist blogs, March 22, 2009
...is a much more fascinating topic than I would ever have thought; I have learned, for example, that Benjamin Franklin was involved in a huge plagiarism scandal involving his use of a poem by the 13th century poet Sa’di–and about the Persian language,...
Ben and Alice, March 14, 2009
...of an unreliable narrator. Maybe Ekskybalauron will have to be that book for me, or The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (described as a printer's exercise in correcting one's errata) would be another cool version of it. Labels: Benjamin Franklin ,...
The Bilerico Project, March 13, 2009
...enough, Beck even went to the trouble to create a logo, or more just steal and modify one Benjamin Franklin created (I'm sure Franklin would love to see how the great experiment in democracy turned out). In the context of the Revolutionary War, "UNITE,...
The Lipstick Chronicles, March 8, 2009
...issues my husband and I have batted back and forth in our marriage is the question of whether Benjamin Franklin invented Daylight Savings Time. The truth is - sorry, Charlie - that he DID come up with the idea, though it wasn't implemented until 1918 as...
Magic Squares Worksheet, March 8, 2009
...reprinted courtesy of DutchNews.nl .) This magic square is, in fact, very similar to one of the famous Benjamin Franklin Squares, although these pupils have managed to make the two corner diagonals sum to the magic total, which Franklin was unable to...
The UFO Group, March 7, 2009
...UFO Studies. In the 1990s he published a massive three volume UFO Encyclopedia, which earned him the 1998 Benjamin Franklin Award in the Science category. He has written and co-written several books on UFOs. Stanton T. Friedman: Nuclear Physicist. He...
the diary of rozovskii, March 4, 2009
...the more I realized that many great leaders used the same system… leaders like Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Jackson and so on. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE! » And that’s when I discovered… CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE! »...
Tao, Ow and Ka-pow of Jesus Crisis, March 3, 2009
...40. Anyway, here goes... in no particular order. The Bible Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck The Satanic Bible by Anton Szandor LaVey The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand The Autobiography of...
Blogging Tips, March 2, 2009
...They waste too much time. Time Is Your Number One, Make-Money-Online Resource TIME is a precious commodity. As Benjamin Franklin so eloquently said, “If you love life, don’t waste time, for that is what life is made of.” I thought to myself, this...
atl - my life, March 2, 2009
...real estate advice from successful people like Andrew Carnegie, Ralph Waldo Emerson, John F Kennedy, J Paul Getty, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Donald Trump and many many more⦠CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE! » It&# ;strue. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE! »...
poesy galore, February 26, 2009
...comments/reviews, gleaned from marginalia in their books, from their letters, or from remarks they made elsewhere. Here's Benjamin Franklin's library . Here's a sample "review" from Franklin, on William Cowper's Poems : ""The relish for reading poetry...
Amazon.com Book Case, February 24, 2009
...Life and Universe Binding: Paperback Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Product Description: By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin , this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How...
Own This City, February 24, 2009
...economic ruin, and covers themes including but not limited to “work, war, sex, class, race, child-rearing, romantic comedies, Benjamin Franklin, cooking shows on death row, the old-model brain, the commercialization of sadness and the eroticization of...
cyberschyving, February 19, 2009
...of Diamonds by Russell H. Conwell(coming soon) CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE! » The Way to Wealth by Benjamin Franklin(coming soon) CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE! » The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles(coming soon) CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE! » The Art of...
ingrid, February 19, 2009
...on the nation: the secret dinner that determined the site of the capital and America’s financial future; Benjamin Franklin’s call for an end to slavery; George Washington’s farewell address to the nation; John Adams’s term as president; Hamilton...
PhiloBiblos, February 19, 2009
...my own sanity in the last week, but I am more than a little delighted to report that Benjamin Franklin's library is now entirely entered into LT . All 3,742 titles of it. Some statistics are here, including info on languages (2,583 in English, 906 in...
arabella, February 16, 2009
...on the nation: the secret dinner that determined the site of the capital and America’s financial future; Benjamin Franklin’s call for an end to slavery; George Washington’s farewell address to the nation; John Adams’s term as president; Hamilton...
antonio, February 16, 2009
...on the nation: the secret dinner that determined the site of the capital and America’s financial future; Benjamin Franklin’s call for an end to slavery; George Washington’s farewell address to the nation; John Adams’s term as president; Hamilton...
Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog, February 15, 2009
...an announcement on my own blog referring to this as a form of the Junto Club, founded by Benjamin Franklin, where several people from diverse backgrounds would meet to discuss the latest book and other issues of the day. At the beginning of each meeting...
PhiloBiblos, February 15, 2009
...employees.It also contains a state-of-the-art rare-books room that preserves a collection of books and newspapers started by Benjamin Franklin." (That collection is now online at LT here ). Awful news, and I hope that the state can figure out a way to...
Psychology Today Blogs, February 14, 2009
...he wrote at age 66, Taxation No Tyranny. And one of the revolutionaries he wanted to hang was Benjamin Franklin, who in his seventies was guiding the revolution so hateful to Johnson. Athletics, physics, and math aside, there is at least anecdotal...
Integral Options Cafe, February 14, 2009
...13 books he believes most shaped America. They include Of Plymouth Plantation, The Federalist Papers, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Uncle Tom's Cabin , and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . Parini discusses his choices and their influence on...
Kaleighs Blog, February 12, 2009
...of the 1970’s, 16 million people subscribed.It is near Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the famous Benjamin Franklin House.The property has 150 guestrooms and suites which features elegance and comfort.In order to help you find some real reviews on...
AchieveMax Blog by Motivational Speakers and Con, February 11, 2009
...Greatness Month and International Boost Self-Esteem Month. When the Going Gets Tough - 1 Lucille Ball The Beatles Benjamin Franklin Sir Isaac Newton Babe Ruth Chicken Soup for Soul Series When the Going Gets Tough - 2 Beethoven Katie Couric Home Depot...
pedro, February 10, 2009
...on the nation: the secret dinner that determined the site of the capital and America’s financial future; Benjamin Franklin’s call for an end to slavery; George Washington’s farewell address to the nation; John Adams’s term as president; Hamilton...
Blooming Twig Books LLC, February 9, 2009
...a newsletter, sponsors seminars, provides co-op promotional mailings, exhibits members’ books at trade conventions, and sponsors the annual Benjamin Franklin Awards for the best books of the year published by independent publishers. www.pma-online.org...
That Was Zen, This Is Tao: Zen and the 21st, February 9, 2009
...steeped in Western literature, Catholic values and American pop culture, as my curious mind lapped up Emily Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin and Nirvana, rather than José Rizal, Lapu Lapu and the Apo Hiking Society. Edgemont , An Xiao I can't help but...
amiyah, February 7, 2009
...Franklin. Tours include: The Independence Hall Rittenhouse Square Society Hill West Philadelphia Penn s Landing and Camden The Benjamin Franklin Parkway Southwark and Queen Village Fairmount Park The City Hall area Germantown This is an essential guide...
E Pluribus Unum, February 7, 2009
...figure in American politics, the only other book to which I can compare it is The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin . Because Obama wrote it when he was still relatively unknown, having just become a podunk state legislator from the south side of...
dana, February 7, 2009
...of church and state. As the drama unfolds, Founding Faith vividly describes the religious development of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the morality-focused Puritan theology of his youth and the reason-based Enlightenment philosophy of his...
b l o g o s, February 4, 2009
...Priestley to America's founding fathers. It's not hard to do--Priestley was, after all, good friends with Benjamin Franklin, and the two traded notes on their electricity experiments for some years. But that story falls a little flat next to the story...
Writing and Ruminating, January 30, 2009
...do. An epigram is a short, clever, usually witty statement that is memorable. Here is an epigram from Benjamin Franklin, writing as Poor Richard: Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise Franklin used repetition (early to),...
Eloise by the Book Piles, January 27, 2009
...read Balzac as several works were included. My first trial of the machine was with The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin which is a surprisingly good read and a very interesting view of life in eighteenth century America. I got halfway through it in a...
alanna, January 27, 2009
...of church and state. As the drama unfolds, Founding Faith vividly describes the religious development of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the morality-focused Puritan theology of his youth and the reason-based Enlightenment philosophy of his...
richardhowe.com, January 27, 2009
...people got for books in December. Here’s what I got from my two brothers: The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Gordon S. Wood and Between You and Me, A Memoir by Mike Wallace with Gary Paul Gates. I picked up a couple of books for myself around...
Adam Smith's Lost Legacy, January 27, 2009
...Natural religion, 1751; Sketches of the History of Man, 1774), which apparently counts for nothing with John Kozy. Benjamin Franklin also met Lord Kames – perhaps he was ‘guilty’ of whatever too? Smith’s appointment as a tutor to ‘the young...
Teresas Blog, January 26, 2009
...And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer at Amazon.com Find out about Similar Products On Amazon.com Benjamin Franklin The Ultimate Math Refresher for the GRE GMAT and SAT The Only Kayak A Journey into the Heart of Alaska And Then There Were None...
three ravens on a tree, January 25, 2009
...Diary of Anne Frank" "Cat's Cradle," Kurt Vonnegut "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," Betty Smith "Benjamin Franklin," Walter Issacson "A Humble Plea," Randall Terry "The Upanishads" "Uncle Dynamite," P. G. Woodhouse "From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese...
amy, January 23, 2009
...of church and state. As the drama unfolds, Founding Faith vividly describes the religious development of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the morality-focused Puritan theology of his youth and the reason-based Enlightenment philosophy of his...
Local officials continue their efforts to identify, January 22, 2009
...the duo will welcome this album. This picture book biography Holiday House, by David Adler presents information about Benjamin Franklin’s accomplishments as a printer, an inventor, and a statesman as well as his contributions to American history. DND...
Crooks and Liars, January 22, 2009
...has to scrape together every dime. Thanks, Bush-O-Nomics! The library's first book purchase (shown here ) was from Benjamin Franklin's London bookseller. (Franklin helped John Bartram, the nation's first botanist, to set up the library. Bartram...
My Best Associates, January 22, 2009
...An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest! - Benjamin Franklin - Wealth, Riches & Money Book Review 22Jan09 Forex Broker Review Start trading currencies with only $25. No downloads, user friendly paltform! Read forex review first! Wealth,...
Suburban Guerrilla, January 22, 2009
...community that has to scrape together every dime. Thanks, Bush-O-Nomics! The library’s first book purchase was from Benjamin Franklin’s London bookseller. (Franklin helped John Bartram, the nation’s first botanist, to set up the library. Bartram...
mckinnell blog, January 19, 2009
...-: Reading Jazz: A Gathering of Autobiography, Reportage, Reading Jazz: A Gathering of Autobiography, Reportage, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Penn Reading Pr The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Penn Reading Pr NEW Reading the Rocks: The...
MoneyBlogNetwork (powered by pfblogs.org), January 17, 2009
...exploring the nature of thrift. A typical chapter offers a short biography of a thrift advocate (Daniel Defoe, Benjamin Franklin, movie director Frank Capra) followed by quotes from that person’s work. As I say, the book’s target audience is narrow:...
Get Rich Slowly, January 16, 2009
...exploring the nature of thrift. A typical chapter offers a short biography of a thrift advocate (Daniel Defoe, Benjamin Franklin, movie director Frank Capra) followed by quotes from that person’s work. As I say, the book’s target audience is narrow:...
irene, January 16, 2009
...of church and state. As the drama unfolds, Founding Faith vividly describes the religious development of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the morality-focused Puritan theology of his youth and the reason-based Enlightenment philosophy of his...
Britannica Blog, January 16, 2009
...fully 303 years ago this week, on January 17, 1706, but there is little that seems old-fashioned about Benjamin Franklin today except, perhaps, his work ethic. The child of a debt-ridden manufacturer of candles and soap, he had to go to work early,...
Queercents, January 14, 2009
...book called the Gnomologia , a collection of sayings compiled by a British doctor in 1732. The Gnomologia inspired Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack , and was a fascinating read containing sayings that were insightful, familiar and some...
Unplug Your Kids, January 14, 2009
...the glass and less water. What happens to the pitch? What about an empty glass? NOTE: Benjamin Franklin invented a mechanical glass harmonica like this modern one based on his design (he called it an “armonica”): If you have never heard it, you...
The James Logan Courier, January 14, 2009
...Wilson Memorial Foundation Gold Medal award ("in recognition Of his contribution to public life"), May 1947 * International Benjamin Franklin Society's Gold Medal (for distinguished world statesmanship in 1947), January 1948 * Freeman of the City of...
mark, January 12, 2009
...Click The Pic To Check out The Littlest Prices For Benjamin Franklin! Click Here To Buy Benjamin Franklin at Amazon.com An intuitive understanding of the things children love to know, combined with the d’Aulaire’s extraordinary artistic ability make...
Hack the Day, January 12, 2009
...the Law of Attraction theory, which has been acknowledged as one of the primary sources for The Secret. Benjamin Franklin ’s The Way to Wealth - a famous essay written in 1758 for the Poor Richard’s Almanac Acres of Diamonds by Russell H. Conwell -...
steve, January 12, 2009
...The Revolution in Horsemanship And What It Means to Mankind The First American The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin Mastering Windows Server 2003 The Assist Hoops Hope and the Game of Their Lives You need to know that The Law of Attraction The Basics...
bryson, January 11, 2009
...Uncover Similar Products On Amazon.com Seducing the Boys Club Uncensored Tactics from a Woman at the Top Benjamin Franklin Church Marketing 101 Preparing Your Church for Greater Growth Genju no Seiza Volume 6 The Mind and the Brain Neuroplasticity and...
JD2718, January 11, 2009
...Imperial Rivalry at Old Fort Niagara Ellis Island: Public Health, and the American Workforce, 1891–1924 A Rising People: Benjamin Franklin and the Americans, Philadelphia Women’s Suffrage on the Western Frontier, Wyoming Inventing America: Lowell and...
kamden, January 11, 2009
...The Ultimate Board Member’s Book A 1 Hour Guide to Understanding and Fulfilling Your Role and Responsibilites Benjamin Franklin An American Life Forests The Shadow of Civilization Taming the Truffle The History Lore and Science of the Ultimate Mushroom...
german, January 11, 2009
...of church and state. As the drama unfolds, Founding Faith vividly describes the religious development of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the morality-focused Puritan theology of his youth and the reason-based Enlightenment philosophy of his...
darius, January 10, 2009
...And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer at Amazon.com Find out about Similar Products On Amazon.com Benjamin Franklin The Ultimate Math Refresher for the GRE GMAT and SAT The Only Kayak A Journey into the Heart of Alaska And Then There Were None...
taylor, January 10, 2009
...of church and state. As the drama unfolds, Founding Faith vividly describes the religious development of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the morality-focused Puritan theology of his youth and the reason-based Enlightenment philosophy of his...
jerome, January 9, 2009
...narrative, neither extreme has it right. At the heart of the American experiment lies the God of what Benjamin Franklin called “public religion,” a God who invests all human beings with inalienable rights while protecting private religion from...
taydus blog, January 7, 2009
...& Similar products on Ebay.com: On the Bus with Joanna Cole: A Creative Autobiography ( The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin NEW Footprints in the Snow: The Autobiography of a C… Genome: The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters, Genome: The...
smetana blog, January 5, 2009
...narrative, neither extreme has it right. At the heart of the American experiment lies the God of what Benjamin Franklin called “public religion,” a God who invests all human beings with inalienable rights while protecting private religion from...
To Motherhood And Beyond..., January 5, 2009
...For Baker Baker Coloring Sheet B is For Bat Bat Coloring Sheet 0-5 Coloring Sheet 6-11 Coloring Sheet Benjamin Franklin Resume (cute) Benjamin Franklin Coloring Sheet Books: As you saw from the previous list I listed all the books one by one right in the...
Full Halloween, January 4, 2009
...common symbol of occult usage, we note that the Freemasons were able, through the influence of Grand Master Benjamin Franklin, to have the triangle became the sun-lit capstone above the pyramid on the obverse (reverse) side of the Great Seal of the...
Daily Kos, January 4, 2009
...is most decidedly focused on Priestley, it's also a good reminder of something that often gets forgotten: Benjamin Franklin was an astoundingly important figure not just in the United States, but around the world. If all that remains of Priestley for...
The Happiness Project, January 1, 2009
...re hard to keep. I often comfort myself with the thought of the patron saints of resolutions -- Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Johnson, and St. Therese of Liseiux -- who talked often about how they failed to live up to their resolutions. But they still...
lampe blog, January 1, 2009
...are a fortunate people, blessed with generations of leaders who repeatedly renewed the meaning of America.” -Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life “The importance of America: The Last Best Hope probably exceeds anything Dr. Bennett has...
Zubon Book Reviews, December 31, 2008
...Castle by Philip K. Dick The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton and Catherine Liszt (+) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Ida B by Katherine Hannigan Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition edited by Rich Horton How to Tell a...
Neurotopia (version 2.0), December 31, 2008
...Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens by Jane Dunn. 21) Napoleon in Love by R.F. Delderfield. 22) Benjamin Franklin: An American Life , by Walter Isaacson. I would have enjoyed this a lot more if the author lost the many references to Franklin's...
Christian Personal Finance, December 29, 2008
...best financial books for under a buck! Poor Richard’s Almanac Poor Richard’s Almanac is the famous Benjamin Franklin classic. Since it was written hundreds of years ago, I assumed that most of the proverbs contained in it would no longer be relevant....
kalinowski blog, December 27, 2008
...Benjamin Franklin And Where To Find Them Online I really relish my Benjamin Franklin! Benjamin Franklin is such an awe-inspiring product that I dont know how I’ve lived without it...
jada, December 16, 2008
...Search of the Dynamic Landscape Tenth Anniversary Edition For Better or for Best Mover Of Men & Mountains Benjamin Franklin An American Life How to Sleep Alone in a King Size Bed A Memoir You need to know that Women’s Strength Training Anatomy is an...
PhiloBiblos, December 15, 2008
...1825. Note: I've "blog-ified" the announcement here by adding additional links. Have you ever wondered what books Benjamin Franklin , John Adams and Thomas Jefferson had in their personal libraries? How about 18th-century Virginia musician Cuthbert Ogle...
Busy Family Meal Planning, December 15, 2008
...is also active member of the American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetes Association. Her cookbooks — all Benjamin Franklin Award winners — are designed to prove that healthful eating doesn’t have to take a lot of time in the kitchen....
emiliano, December 14, 2008
...are a fortunate people, blessed with generations of leaders who repeatedly renewed the meaning of America.” -Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life “The importance of America: The Last Best Hope probably exceeds anything Dr. Bennett has...
Born Again Redneck Bourgeois, December 14, 2008
...Iroquois revered their greatest orators— in fact, the League owed its existence to these silver-tongued persuaders. While both Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine openly admired the Iroquois League, historians debate how much influence it had on the...
charity, December 13, 2008
...of church and state. As the drama unfolds, Founding Faith vividly describes the religious development of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the morality-focused Puritan theology of his youth and the reason-based Enlightenment philosophy of his...
Wordsalad, December 11, 2008
...barakat. pencil (arabic). universe of poetry . james galvin . you know what people say. lethal frequencies. jeff mcdaniel. the benjamin franklin of monogamy. attack of the urbanabots. wordsmith press. kathryn mockler . wedding reception. sampler CD....
Water and Wastewater Blog, December 10, 2008
...« Grounding Connectivity: Do rivers have aquifer rights? | Main Yucky Business: Paying for what we put down the drain December 10, 2008 Posted by Joseph Taylor at December 10, 2008 10:09 AM “A penny saved is a penny earned.“ -Benjamin Franklin...
pascoe blog, December 10, 2008
...XI Here are some current Ebay.com auctions just like I got my deal on: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin NEW Franklin, Be Through the Eyes of the Enemy: The Autobiography of Sta Reflections Without Mirrors: An Autobiography of the M The...
Palin Campaign 2008, December 8, 2008
...all there for the reader to peruse. The only spoiler I offer is the peculiar selection of a Benjamin Franklin letter as the very first entry of the set. Franklin fears the Constitution yet is willing to embrace it just the same. In a way, this might be...
Path of Life Newsletter-FaithWorks, December 7, 2008
...Lord Blog Talk Radio Segment October 6, 2008 Sincerely In Jesus Christ , a fellow servant, Jim Legington 3535 Benjamin Franklin Lane Missouri City, Texas 77459 Fort Bend County, Greater Houston, Texas 832-539-1208 Office Phone United States of America...
Cards Oasis, December 7, 2008
...with an English teacher, feel free to point out that people such as John Donne, William Wordsworth, and Benjamin Franklin split infinitives at will. The larger problem occurs when a writer consistently splits their infinitives. If splitting the...
jarrett, December 7, 2008
...Out The Anger Management Book at Amazon.com Fetch Similar Products On Amazon.com Dressing Nifty After Fifty Benjamin Franklin Autobiography Poor Richard Autobiography Poor Richard and Later Writings The Secret Swan Men in Midlife Crisis The Third Option...
sawyer, December 6, 2008
...are a fortunate people, blessed with generations of leaders who repeatedly renewed the meaning of America.” -Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life “The importance of America: The Last Best Hope probably exceeds anything Dr. Bennett has...
Jumping off cliffs, December 6, 2008
...Twist by Charles Dickens 16. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 17. Dracula by Bram Stoker 18. Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin 19. Tom Jones by Henry Fielding 20. Essays by Michel de Montaigne 21. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 22. History of the...
aaron, December 5, 2008
...Table Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns 19th Edition 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African American History Benjamin Franklin An American Life You need to know that All That Remains A Scarpetta Novel is an astounding product! I love my All That...
Schaffer Law Library Blog, December 2, 2008
... Some more news books just added to our collection: Benjamin Franklin Unmasked: On the Unity of His Moral, Religious and Political Thought (Jerry Weinberger) E302.6 .F8 W545 2005 Reno’s Big Gamble: Image and Reputation in the Biggest Little...
The Writing Nag, December 1, 2008
...of 12 books)** o "Odd Lot; Stories to Chill the Heart" by Steve Burt (winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award; winner of 6 Honorable Mentions for Year's Best Fantasy & Horror; Honorable Mention Best Horror Book by ForeWord Magazine and Honorable Mention...
Know The Lies - America's new motto... "Please Pre, November 25, 2008
...because the Bank of England had run up so much debt the government needed revenue to reduce it. Benjamin Franklin, in fact, believed that was the real cause of the American Revolution. Most of the Founders also understood the danger that could result...
Online Foreclosures News, November 24, 2008
...the sale! (p.165) An amazing closing technique I learned from a master salesman! (p.174) Benjamin Franklin’s secret of success and what it did for me! (p.186) ============================================================ == Those will do. I...
Path of Life Newsletter-FaithWorks, November 23, 2008
...Lord Blog Talk Radio Segment October 6, 2008 Sincerely In Jesus Christ , a fellow servant, Jim Legington 3535 Benjamin Franklin Lane Missouri City, Texas 77459 Fort Bend County, Greater Houston, Texas 832-539-1208 Office Phone United States of America...
The School of Success, November 22, 2008
...to win people over to your way of thinking. A must for any salesperson. 3. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Ben Franklin Learn from the life of one of the greatest figures in American history. This book is considered by many to be America’s...
Tragedy of the Age, November 22, 2008
...Lately, my fingers have been refusing to work on their own. Whereas often, I have been able to sit and let my fingers take control, my mind has been preventing this. Not so much writer’s block, just a feeling of so much going through my mind, just so...
Internet Business Learning To Wealth, November 21, 2008
...Poor Richard’s Legacy; American Business Values from Benjamin Franklin (Hardcover) newly tagged “finance” Poor Richard’s Legacy; American Business Values from Benjamin Franklin ( Hardcover ) By Peter BAIDA 1 used and new from $3.99 First tagged...
Positive Psychology News Daily, November 19, 2008
...Habits of Highly Effective People . Simon & Schuster Ltd; 15th Anniversary Edition Franklin, B. (1996) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin . Dover Publications Inc.; New edition Ivanhoe, P. J. (2000) Confucian Moral Self Cultivation . Hackett...
