Moral Reasoning: A Text and Reader on Ethics and Contemporary Moral Issues

David Morrow

Oxford University Press Academic US

The Great Conversation

Norman Melchert

No one is more intriguing than a survivor, which is why the editors of the acclaimed Armchair Reader series have compiled more than 450 pages of survivor stories. You ll read about crazy twists of fate, tales of perseverence and courage, and eyewitness accounts of some of history s most harrowing events. Yes, you ll find it all in Armchair Reader: The Last Survivors of Historical Events, Movies, Disasters, and More. Learn about the last living Revolutionary War veteran and the last living survivor of the Titanic tragedy. Read about German legislators who voted agains the Nazis, the wives of Henry VIII, the original Siamese twins, and hundreds of other people who lived to tell about their ordeals. Here are some of the other people you ll discover in Armchair Reader: The Last Survivors of Historical Events, Movies, Disasters, and More: Jasper Kanseah, Geronimo s nephew and the last living survivor of the Apache chief s bitter surrender to the U.S. army in 1886 Ralph Miller, the last surviving 19th-century professional baseball player John Astin, the last living cast member from the beloved Addams Family television series William T. Coleman Jr., the last living attorney who worked on the landmark Brown v. Board of Education legal case Armchair Reader: The Last Survivors of Historical Events, Movies, Disasters, and More is a fascinating trip through the annals of history. Once you start reading it, you won t be able to put it down.

Armchair Reader: The Last Survivors of Historical Events, Movies, Disasters, and More

Jeff Bahr

Robert Ernest Hubbard

J.K. Kelley

West Side Publishing

My Kind of Town, Chicago is a fascinating collection of little-known anecdotes, legends, untold stories, and fascinating facts about the Windy City. From the popular Armchair Reader series, this source of Chicago factual fun will delight and inform the curious of all ages. Much has been said about the city of Chicago it s a Midwestern metropolis, the third-largest city in the United States, and a hub of commerce and culture rising from the shores of Lake Michigan. Indeed, there s plenty to talk about: the Great Chicago Fire, the World s Fair of 1893, windy politics, stunning architecture, and more. This book is all things Chicago from its history, sports, and politics to its food, neighborhoods and music. Each topic is covered concisely in a few pages, so you can pick up My Kind of Town, Chicago anytime, anywhere to quench your thirst for Chicago-related knowledge. You ll get a unique taste of the Windy City, past and present, from each interesting tidbit. My Kind of Town, Chicago includes: A wide range of Chicago trivia presented in a clear and entertaining format Information on Chicago stars, legends, and titans of business, including Marshall Field, Oprah Winfrey, Resurrection Mary, and the city s most famous ghost Fast Facts pages that offer tidbits about Chicago sports, politics, history, and more You Can Thank Chicago, which details Chicago s wide range of contributions to the world, including Twinkies, Tinkertoys, and the skyscraper Chicago s ludicrous laws, like a $5 penalty against anyone who throws a rock or casts a stone in public Timelines that highlight key points in the city s history

Armchair Reader: My Kind of Town, Chicago

NM Gamso

May Fons-Misetic

Kelly Wittmann

Adam Selzer

Mark W. Anderson

You ve never really needed a book like you need Armchair Reader: Vitally Useless Information. It includes everything you never wanted to know about many topics. From the popular Armchair Reader series, the book is packed with articles, statistics, facts, and lists covering topics that range from absurd to useless to hilarious. Here is a sampling of what you will find in this compendium of informatoon: Inventors killed by their own inventions. The most deadly occupations. What s visible on Earth from space. How the birds and bees really do it. Statistics on everything from ER visits to Facebook. Everything you never wanted to know about The Simpsons, MAD magazine, Barbie, GI Joe, and more. The 468 pages of trivia, articles, statistics, and lists in Armchair Reader: Vitally Useless Information provide countless hours of entertainment and amusement. It s nothing you must to know, but is worth reading nonetheless. Trivia buffs of all ages will love this book. Can you survive without it? Maybe. The question is: Why would you want to?

Armchair Reader: Vitally Useless Information

Diane Lanzillotta Bobis

Tim Frystak

Tom Harris

Noah Liberman

Matt Modica

Terri Schlichenmeyer

Pat Sherman

Donald Vaughan

Vivian Wagner

Jodi Webb

Dan, Rafter

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