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Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was one of the most prominent leaders in advancing African American civil rights. He points out that those who are freed cannot be members of society because they are not given the same opportunities. Washington concludes the book with five principles that will aid African Americans in their fight to have equal rights and opportunities.

Incluye las siguientes historias: "La metamorfosis", "La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow", "El entierro de las ratas", "Herbert West Reanimador", "El horror de Dunwich", "El morador de las tinieblas", "El fantasma de Caterville", "El hombre de arena".

The conventional wisdom is everyone should invest in securing their future financial health, but not everyone has the money to invest. This book aims to help you learn about a financially feasible way, on any budget, to jump into the penny stock market and earn an extra income to help secure your financial future. Inside this easy to understand book, author Yolanda Washington-Cowan breaks penny stocks down into digestible tidbits of information and helps you understand how they work, why you should invest, and how to avoid the pitfalls of the stock market.

Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow o La leyenda del jinete sin cabeza es un relato corto de terror y romanticismo, escrito por Washington Irving en 1820, en su colección de ensayos e historias cortas The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. La historia se sitúa en 1784, en los alrededores del asentamiento neerlandés de Tarry Town (Tarrytown, Nueva York), en un apartado valle llamado Sleepy Hollow conocido por sus historias de fantasmas y el ambiente embrujado que impregna la imaginación de sus habitantes y visitantes.

Making a deal with the devil was easy for Tom Walker after being married to a tall termagant (an overbearing or nagging woman), fierce of temper, loud of tongue, and strong of arm. The problem is making the deal is easy, but payback grows more difficult the closer to the due date of the note. Remember when you make a deal with the devil you may have to shake his hand. Award-winning audiobook narrator and producer Mike Vendetti reads this tale by Washington Irving. As true then as it is now.

George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation is an amazing book composed by Washington. It is based on a set of rules put forth by French Jesuits in the late 16th century.

Ichabod Crane llega a Sleepy Hollow, pequeña y tranquila ciudad que algunos dicen está encantada, para ocupar una plaza de maestro. Gana muy poco dinero y no le queda más remedio que complementar sus ingresos dando clases de canto a las hijas de los granjeros, que a su vez le dan de comer y le permiten quedarse a dormir en sus casas.Ichabod se enamora perdidamente de la belleza de su joven alumna Katrina Van Tassel y también del dinero de su padre.

As applicable today as it was in 1796, no Senate tradition has been more steadfastly maintained than the annual reading of President George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address. In this letter to "Friends and Citizens," Washington warned that the forces of geographical sectionalism, political factionalism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation's domestic affairs threatened the stability of the Republic. He urged Americans to subordinate sectional jealousies to common national interests. Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti reads this address.

George Washington, the first president of the United States makes his inaugural address. Narrated by Mike Vendetti.

Wouter van Twiller appears in A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty by Diedrich Knickerbocker, a satirical history by Washington Irving published in 1809. The putative narrator offers a history of New Netherlands, often ignoring or altering facts. Descriptions of the founding and landmarks of early New Amsterdam, and the “golden reign” of Governor Wouter van Twiller are included in the history. Van Twiller is described as a very wise Dutchman who never said a foolish thing.

Washington Irving was an 18th century American short story writer, historian, and diplomat. He was born into a merchant family of Scottish/English descent and was the youngest of 11 children. Irving was one of the first American writers to become popular in Europe. He was admired by some of the best-known British writers, including Charles Dickens, Lord Byron, and Walter Scott.

I know you’ve seen those custom action figures sold, time and again, on eBay at outrageous prices. Have you ever seen a figure that made you say, “How did he do that?” or even better yet, “How did he get that much?” What if I told you that you too could learn how to make custom action figures of your own? Believe it or not, you can! And the best part is you can do it all by yourself! I will walk you through all the steps needed to produce such figures as the ones seen online.

As believers, our reality in Christ Jesus is established by our faith in God. Whenever we are going through difficult times, we should always remember and believe God’s promises for our lives according to the scripture. The paths across life are not always smooth and straight. But God has assured us of his care and love if we can trust and have faith in Him. Faith is a powerful spiritual tool to unlock closed doors of healing, abundance, deliverance, fruitfulness, and favor.

The greedy Tom Walker, a selfish miser, worships money. When he takes a walk in the swamp, he meets the devil (referred to as "Old Scratch"). Old Scratch makes a deal with Tom Walker, offering a treasure hidden in the swamp in exchange for a great price. One day, the payment becomes due....

Ichabod Crane es un larguirucho, pretencioso, severo, superticioso y comilón profesor de escuela en Tarrytown, un pueblo de Sleepy Hollow, que sueña con conquistar a la bella Katrina Van Tassel, la hija y única heredera del hombre más rico del pueblo, pero para ello no solo tendrá que enfrentarse a Bran Bones, su rival en el amor por la joven heredera, sino también a la terrorífica leyenda del jinete sin cabeza.

An anthology of chilling, classic horror stories, including "The Tale-Tell Heart", "The Pit and the Pendulum", and "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe; "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving; "The Hand", "Was it a Dream?", and "The Horla" by Guy de Maupassant; "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells; "Moon-Face" by Jack London; "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

George Washington was America’s foremost political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. He commanded patriot forces in the new nation's vital American Revolutionary War and led them to victory over the British. Washington also presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which established the new federal government. For his manifold leadership during the American Revolution, for all of this and more he has been called the "Father of His Country". This is his story.

I stood there, looking at this stranger with eyes like mine, hair like mine. It slowly dawned on me that it was her. After all these years...it was her. A wave of rage coursed over me as I stood there, staring at this woman. I couldn't bring myself to call her that because she was never that to me. Just an egg donor as far as I was concerned. Then my dad spoke. "Abriana, I would like to introduce you to Acadia...your mother."

George Washington was America’s foremost political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. He commanded Patriot forces in the new nation's vital American Revolutionary War and led them to victory over the British. Washington also presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which established the new federal government. For his manifold leadership during the American Revolution, for all of this and more he has been called the "Father of His Country". This is his story.

It's time to be restored! Whether you are hurting now, or you’ve been hurt in the past and don’t know how to overcome, you must renew your mind every day according to God's word. After listening to Restoration After Devastation by M. Renee' Washington, you will learn to handle every situation you face differently.