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Some historians refer to the United States' 2000s as the "Disasters and Digital Decade”. It was a year that began with people worrying their computers would stop working. Very few computer failures were reported when the clocks rolled over into 2000. Still, the decade was to have advances, worries, and disasters.

Some historians refer to the USA 1990s or Nineties as the “Prosperity and Conflict Decade”....

Business owners today are constantly faced with difficult challenges and eight of 10 new businesses will not survive the first five years. Competition is difficult and building a sustainable, profitable business is arguably the most challenging sport in all of business today. In The Ultimate Business Tune Up, Rich Allen combines the experiences of his father’s own small business, his personal experiences running and growing a business, and his learning from advising hundreds of small business owners into a powerful, step-by-step guide for small business owners everywhere.

Some historians refer to the USA 1980s or '80s as “The Conservative Decade”. It was a time when traditions were emphasized such as social and family stability, economic growth, military strength, and free enterprise. For most of this decade, the conservative Ronald Reagan was president.

You can enjoy bird watching almost everyday of the year. Bird-watching is also called birding. Beside using your naked eye, you can study birds with binoculars, spotting scopes, or telescopes. A camera with a zoom lens allows you to take and save photos to refer to later. Keep a bird-watching journal with you. Write the date, time, location, description, and other information. You do not need to know the birds’ names.

In the Middle Ages, east of the Caspian Sea is a place that the Persians call Turan (TWO-ran). A wealthy sultan rules the land and lives in a palace. The roofs of the Sultan’s well-guarded palace are covered in pure gold. Someone known as Amit, the Great Thief of Turan, wants to steal that gold.

La memoria es uno de los elementos más fundamentales para el ser humano, aunque muchas veces nos llegue a fallar un poco, bien sea por la edad o por estrés o cualquier otro factor que puede llevarnos a estar un poco confundidos con algo que necesitamos recordar. Ahora bien, sé que no todos manejamos la misma capacidad de retención y memoria, unos las tenemos más desarrollados que otros, y nos preguntamos entonces a qué se debe esto que la memoria sea buena o mala, así como decimos muchas veces, o qué debo hacer para que mi memoria sea mejor.

Some historians refer to the 1970s or '70s as "a United States in flux". It was a time of great changes. For some Americans, it was a time of self-realization and self-fulfillment, and for others, it was concern and care for the environment.

This book is about the history behind the slave trade. The origin of the slave trade and where it started, evolved, ended, and also a little bit of what's happening now in our generation.

Is Christmas more than an old religious relic based on made-up stories, or is it a doorway into a meaningful life? Rich McCaskill invites you to slow down your busy life and ponder together with him as he unwraps the evidence, one piece at a time. Uncovering the sparkling insights of academics and artists, refugees and rock-stars, Questioning Christmas will help you examine life's biggest questions in an accessible way. Where does our complexity come from?

The 1960s or Sixties, in the USA, is referred by some historians as a Social Revolution. It was a time of the Vietnam War, civil rights movements, assassinations, and the beginning of a generation gap. A slogan used during this time was Flower Power, which was a symbol of passive resistance and nonviolence.

The 1950s or fifties is referred to as the beginning of the Golden Age of American capitalism. Income grew and many Americans entered the middle class that made up about 60 percent of Americans who were neither very rich nor very poor. Many could afford to travel, buy houses and own cars.

Curl up by the fire, and dive into this cozy murder mystery with old friends Byrd Jeffcoast and Emmaline Beard, as they work to discover the truth behind the death of an old high school chum. For decades, it has been believed by most that their friend, David, had driven to the river and jumped in, never to be seen again. As fortune would have it, Emmaline's purse, left at a long-closed amusement park, turns up with a mysterious note, and the pieces of the truth begins to unfold.

Take a journey through 29 chapters exploring the realms of both science and the Bible. You will experience self-discovery, understanding, and revelation. Various Biblical characters are explored to gain a deeper understanding of their motives and actions and how they relate to God’s purpose for your life. The 17 hours of content help unlock these mysteries by discovering their answers in the Bible.

The first contact of alien life. What do they want? Why are they here? Visitors from another world can be exciting. The unknown can be seen, the plot discovered. Who are these new neighbors? Seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old curious girl, wondering if they come in peace or war.

World War 2 started as two different wars that merged as one. It became the deadliest war in human history. What can we learn from World War 2?

Ancient Chinese history has alternated between periods of political unity and peace, and periods of war and failures.

This is a collection of poems and prose about the feelings invoked by the coronavirus and the ongoing pandemic. The first part #Wuhan (bit.ly/wuhanpoetry) was mainly about the feeling of the people living through Wuhan's lockdown. As of March 19, Wuhan's lockdown is released. Regardless, people are still afraid and wear masks everywhere.

Poetry, humor, a personal examination of mental challenges, along with a deep grasp of spiritual matters infuse this big, easy-listening work by Rich Melcher.

Horses are an important part of our lives. There are more than 250 breeds of horses and ponies in the world. Horses vary in size from a small pony to a full-sized horse. Around 50 million years ago, the ancestors of the horse were small with three to four toes on each foot. It may have had a striped coat for camouflage from predators.