Crazy Contraptions

Crazy Contraptions

Author: Laura Perdew

Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781619308268

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Presents machines designed by Goldberg, which were based on complicated chain reactions and used to accomplish simple tasks.


The Caregiver's Survival Handbook

The Caregiver's Survival Handbook

Author: Alexis Abramson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780399529986

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A practical handbook for women confronting the problems of caring for an aging parent explains how to deal with the changing parent/child roles, foster aging parents' independence, get help from other family members, find time for oneself, and balance work, family, and caregiving responsibilities. Original.


Boomer Nation

Boomer Nation

Author: Steve Gillon

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-05-11

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1439137633

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, form the single largest demographic spike in American history. Never before or since have birth rates shot up and remained so high so long, with some obvious results: when the Boomers were kids, American culture revolved around families and schools; when they were teenagers, the United States was wracked by rebelliousness; now, as mature adults, the Boomers have led America to become the richest and most powerful country in the history of the world. Boomer Nation will for the first time offer an incisive look into this generation that has redefined America's culture in so many ways, from women's rights and civil rights to religion and politics. Steve Gillon combines firsthand reporting of the lives of six Boomers and their families with a broad look at postwar American history in a fascinating mix of biography and history. His characters, like America itself, reflect a variety of heritages: rich and poor, black and white, immigrant and native born. Their lives take very different paths, yet are shaped by key events and trends in similar ways. They put a human face on the Boomer generation, showing what it means to grow up amid widespread prosperity, with an explosion of democratic autonomy that led to great upheavals but also a renewal from below of our churches, industries, and even the armed forces. The same generation dismissed as pampered and selfish has led a revival of religion in America; the same generation that unleashed the women's movement has also shifted our politics into its most market-oriented, anti-governmental era since Woodrow Wilson. Gillon draws many lessons from this "generational history" -- above all, that the Boomers have transformed America from the security- and authority-seeking culture of their parents to the autonomy- and freedom-rich world of today. When the "greatest generation" was young and not yet at war, it was widely derided as selfish and spoiled. Only in hindsight, long after the sacrifices of World War II, did it gain its sterling reputation. Today, as Boomer America rises to the challenges of the war on terror, we may be on the cusp of a reevaluation of the generation of Presidents Bush and Clinton. That generation has helped make America the richest, strongest nation on the planet, and as Gillon's book proves, it has had more influence on the rest of us than any other group. Boomer Nation is an eye-opening reinterpretation of the past six decades.


The Vanishing American Adult

The Vanishing American Adult

Author: Ben Sasse

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2017-05-16

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1250114411

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In an era of safe spaces, trigger warnings, and an unprecedented election, the country's youth are in crisis. Senator Ben Sasse warns the nation about the existential threat to America's future. Raised by well-meaning but overprotective parents and coddled by well-meaning but misbegotten government programs, America's youth are ill-equipped to survive in our highly-competitive global economy. Many of the coming-of-age rituals that have defined the American experience since the Founding: learning the value of working with your hands, leaving home to start a family, becoming economically self-reliant—are being delayed or skipped altogether. The statistics are daunting: 30% of college students drop out after the first year, and only 4 in 10 graduate. One in three 18-to-34 year-olds live with their parents. From these disparate phenomena: Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse who as president of a Midwestern college observed the trials of this generation up close, sees an existential threat to the American way of life. In The Vanishing American Adult, Sasse diagnoses the causes of a generation that can't grow up and offers a path for raising children to become active and engaged citizens. He identifies core formative experiences that all young people should pursue: hard work to appreciate the benefits of labor, travel to understand deprivation and want, the power of reading, the importance of nurturing your body—and explains how parents can encourage them. Our democracy depends on responsible, contributing adults to function properly—without them America falls prey to populist demagogues. A call to arms, The Vanishing American Adult will ignite a much-needed debate about the link between the way we're raising our children and the future of our country.


Smoking Typewriters

Smoking Typewriters

Author: John McMillian

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2014-08-13

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0199376468

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What caused the New Left rebellion of the 1960s? In Smoking Typewriters, historian John McMillian argues that the "underground press" contributed to the New Left's growth and cultural organization in crucial, overlooked ways.


Really Really Large Print Word Search

Really Really Large Print Word Search

Author: Mind Tree

Publisher:

Published: 2024-08-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781956686401

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Boost your Cognitive Skills 🧠 & Enhance your short-term Memory 🤓, while having fun with this delightful word search book by Mind Tree. Not to mention you can actually SEE IT 👀 With LARGER THAN NORMAL TEXT Great for seniors and adults (or children 10+) Medium to Hard Difficulty. If you love TRIVIA and and are intrigued by this amazing world💐 you'll enjoy this book. This super LARGE PRINT word search collection will bring you hours of puzzlement and curiosity. By completing this book you'll learn a lot about the world 🌎 around you - and make new connections in your synapses. After you discover something new look it up to learn more!.📖 As well as being jam-packed with great wordsearch puzzle activites there are interesting facts and even a final page with questions for you to consider and jot down things you've learned and what you want to explore next. There are many topics from natural science and arts and entertainment. 😜 Words can be arranged in any direction. Answers are in the back. Word lists are not in alphabetical order, but arranged to fit aesthetically. Buy this book for yourself AND your friends and family 💝 who might enjoy word search, or who want to try something new and exercise their mind! Thank you for having fun while building minds and appreciating our world! 🐙 Leave us a Review!


A Senior Moment Is Just a Wrinkle in Time Word Searches

A Senior Moment Is Just a Wrinkle in Time Word Searches

Author: Product Concept

Publisher: Product Concept

Published: 2019-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781733625029

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Word Searches to spark your memory of timeless trivia and the good ol' days. If you remember sock hops, drive-in movies, radio mysteries, and the introduction of microwaves and answering machines, this book will bring back memories for you. Keep your mind sharp and your observation skills keen with these fun and challenging puzzles.


Cabin Fever Word Search Puzzles

Cabin Fever Word Search Puzzles

Author: Cottage Door Press

Publisher: Parragon Books

Published: 2022-01-04

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781646383672

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Packed with over 450 brain-boosting word search puzzles, this collection of unique challenges is designed to keep your mind sharp and thoroughly entertained, perfect for combatting cabin fever and boredom. Keep your brain fit by searching vertically, diagonally, forwards, and backward in pursuit of hidden words. While these puzzles may technically be for adult ages, kids will love getting in on the fun, as well. Help improve memory and focus by completing a new find-the-word challenge every day! Keep your brain fit with over 450 challenges for hours of fun and entertainment Word search puzzles for adults help improve memory, vocabulary, and focus Lightweight, spiral bound book for easy transport is perfect for at-home or on-the-go entertainment Give your brain some exercise and seek words within a broad range of subjects throughout the book Word search puzzle books for adults and seniors are great gifts for birthdays, holidays, and more Check out large print word search books, Sudoku, and even Bible-themed puzzle books by Cottage Door Press!


Bob Dylan In America

Bob Dylan In America

Author: Sean Wilentz

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2011-02-15

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1407074113

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A brilliantly written and groundbreaking book about Dylan's music – now the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2016 – and its musical, political and cultural roots in early 20th-century America Growing up in Greenwich Village in the 1960s Sean Wilentz discovered the music of Bob Dylan as a young teenager. Almost half a century later, now a distinguished professor of American history, he revisits Dylan's work with the critical skills of a scholar and the passion of a fan. Drawing partly on his work as the current historian-in-residence on Dylan's official website, Sean Wilentz provides a unique blend of biography, memoir and analysis in a book which, much like its subject, shifts gears and changes shape as the occasion demands.