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Imagine you have the power to analyze people. Know what makes them tick! And from that info be able to make them do your bidding. That phrase sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi movie and yet people from all strands of life are using the same techniques in this book to get what they without anyone even noticing.

In the 19th century, the young United States was exposed to the profound changes that historians call the Market Revolution. Cities experienced drastic changes as manufacturing and trade created jobs that hungry job seekers from the countryside migrated towards, but the hype triumphed over the realities, and more unemployed recent migrants lived in the cities than the number of gainfully employed workers. Urban stresses dominated American cities and also attracted the attention of reformers.

The Wild West made legends out of many men and women through the embellishment of their stories, but it was Buffalo Bill Cody who truly brought the Wild West to life and provided the images that people still associate with the 19th century West today. Though he had a long career that spanned service in the Civil War, trapping, and even a stint with the Pony Express, Buffalo Bill eventually became synonymous with his world-famous Wild West Show.

Celebrants of the first Independence Day took little time to ponder the status of equality between the races. Primarily, their attention was taken up with the overthrow of a foreign colonial power, one not accomplished through the will of an overwhelming majority. The bold move shaped by colonial legislators and promoted to the colonies by the founding fathers represented a first-of-its kind emancipation, as no European colony had so completely faced down its mother country in a test of wills.

From the moment Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortés first found and confronted them, the Aztecs have fascinated the world, and they continue to hold a unique place both culturally and in pop culture. Nearly 500 years after the Spanish conquered their mighty empire, the Aztecs are often remembered today for their major capital, Tenochtitlan, as well as being fierce conquerors of the Valley of Mexico who often engaged in human sacrifice rituals.

Attention residential contractors. Ever wonder how to get as many leads and sales as possible from your website? This book is for you. This is the ultimate guide on how residential contractors can make more money with their business by using a smart online presence. You'll find out secrets like how to build an effective lead-generating website, get listed on search engines to start driving leads to your website, and more!

What if you could prove that Santa Claus was real? And what if Old Saint Nick's reaction to this was, well, less than jolly?

The Emerging Kingdom explores the relationship between money, the economy, and our personal well-being. It also explores the spiritual realm, free will, and how wildly off-track our opinions can be. It turns out we are running our technologically advanced economy on an outdated operating system. With the right upgrade, we have the potential to live in a new era of prosperity that few imagine possible today.

The Ottoman Empire: The Untold Story to its Rise and Fall Plus the Revolutionary War: The Making of America (2 Books in 1) brings that history and the life-changing accounts to life. This two-book bundle takes a deep dive into the everyday lives of colonists, explores the upheaval and rebellions that shaped the lives of those who were there and for generations to come, the stronghold the Ottoman Empire had on the world, the origins of its storied population and how they came to power, the contributions they made, and more.

Do you want a safe and effective way to beat the bulge? Anti-Inflammatory Diet plus the Secrets to Intermittent Fasting (2 in 1 Book): How You Can Stay Healthy, Slow Down the Aging Process, and Have a Lot of Energy is the quintessential two-book guide to beat chronic inflammation, avoid an inflammatory meltdown, shed pounds, and feel and look better. Intermittent fasting has been practiced all over the world throughout the ages and with good reason. It works.

If you are interested in day trading, you might have heard about the fantastic and fascinating stories of some significant monetary benefits that day trading brought for some investors, or you might want to change your daily routine by switching it from an active job to work from home. Many courses and seminars have been held regularly on the importance and techniques of day trading. The key to mastering the art of day trading is maintaining knowledge and discipline.

What does it mean to be a winning day trader? If your ultimate goal is to become a successful and profitable day trader, then you are on the right path. But what does that mean, and how do we do it? Becoming a successful trader requires a lot more than a set of tools. It requires a mind-set and an understanding of some of the obstacles that nearly all traders face.

Options can be valuable for supporting your risk or formulating hypotheses since they give you the right, not commitment, to purchase/sell a security at a predetermined cost. Options offer elective procedures for investors to benefit from trading basic protections. There are a variety of methodologies, including various combinations of options, hidden assets, and different derivatives.

Unique to this title is: A historical introduction and a study of the themes present in A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol and The Chimes. Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He was born in 1812 in Portsmouth. When his father was sent to jail because of unsettled debt, Dickens had to leave school and get a job in a factory. Dickens is believed to be the best novelist of the Victorian era and he became very popular during his lifetime. His novels are still widely read and translated.

Occasionally a book comes along that can change your life, and this is one of these books! Everything we do and all our interactions with other people is dictated by psychological factors, and we can often find ourselves the victims of manipulation. What if the tables were turned? What if we knew exactly what was happening all the time?

Machines are able to interpret and understand human beings, and also interpret the data that is fed to them because of artificial intelligence. So, what is artificial intelligence? If you have been reading the basics, you will know that artificial intelligence is a human being’s attempt to make a machine smart enough to handle processes that a human being would normally do. It is not easy to do this, since you will need to understand the system and also learn the required programming languages to instruct the computer to behave in the required manner.

Billions of users are active on social media platforms across the world. This means that businesses can gain massive exposure and connect with customers on a global scale like never before. This can only be done if you tap into the world of social media marketing like other successful businesses over the last decade. But, how do you stand out among others and make a significant impact in the mad scramble of the social media world? There are only a few people who have managed to understand how this can be done, and that is what you will learn in this book.

Human emotions can be scary and unpredictable when you don't have the knowledge of how to handle them. You can't even handle other people's emotions if you can't deal with yours! Not being able to deal with other's emotions means you'll have a tougher go at persuading people to see things your way or to be of service or help to you. In other words, not having the critical skills that are the pillars of emotional intelligence is costing you opportunities for growth in business, in your career, in love, and in other aspects of life!

Greed, lust for power, and ruthless ambition are what drive Richard Grant. All he needs is the Big G to consolidate his hold on the territory. Only his cousin Harry Grant, the legitimate heir, stands in the way. When Harry guns down the hired killers sent on Richard’s orders, a crooked sheriff and a bent judge make sure Harry ends up in prison. Life is tough for the young cowboy, but he survives, only to face, on his release from prison, more assassins sent to make sure he never returns home to claim his inheritance.

If trench warfare was an inevitability during the war, it is only because the events leading up to the First Battle of the Marne were quite different. The armies at the beginning of the war moved quickly through the land, but the First Battle of the Marne devolved into a bloody pitched battle that led to the construction of trenches after the Germans retreated, blocked in their pursuit of Paris.