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In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made...

In this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Carl Van Doren incorporates materials from Franklin's letters, manuscripts, journals, and published works to give the most accurate and comprehensive portrait ever written of this great American.

Left unfinished at the time of his death, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has endured as one of the most well-known and influential autobiographies ever written. From his early years in Boston and Philadelphia to the publication of his Poor Richard's Almanac to the American Revolution and beyond, Franklin's autobiography is a fascinating, personal exploration into the life of America's most interesting founding father.

Why is Benjamin Franklin so compelling? What made him so successful in his day? And why has he continued to influence generations of Americans? Tackle these questions and more in The Age of Benjamin Franklin, a thorough - and sometimes surprising - course that presents a full portrait of a personality that defies easy definition.

Ce modeste fils de marchand de chandelles a été imprimeur, journaliste, essayiste, éditeur de livres, de journaux populaires, homme de lettres et fondateur d'associations. Un vrai touche-à-tout ! Parti de rien, jusqu' à devenir le Père fondateur des États-Unis, cette biographie révèle les chemins qui l'ont mené au succès et à la gloire ! Vous voulez réussir dans le business ? Asseyez-vous donc aux pieds de B. Franklin pour un coaching de haut-niveau ! C'est un must-read pour tous les entrepreneurs !

‘Astonishing … A work of moral courage’ BRIAN ENO ‘Revelatory’ WILLIAM DALRYMPLE ‘An important work’ AFUA HIRSCH ‘Remarkable’ YANIS VAROUFAKIS ‘A book of extraordinary moral clarity’ NATHAN THRALL A sweeping and revelatory history of the hidden tradition of Jewish thinkers...

Suivez l'ascension fascinante d'un simple apprenti devenu l'architecte visionnaire d'une nation en quête de liberté. Plongez dans un récit historique immersif qui transforme vos trajets quotidiens en une véritable leçon de réussite. Cette exploration rigoureuse et inspirante saura captiver...

In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made...

In Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s “compelling” (The Economist) and “fascinating” (The Wall Street Journal) New York Times bestselling autobiography, the prime minister of Israel tells the story of his family, his path to leadership, and his unceasing commitment to defending his...

This autobiography collection contains My Life and Work: The Autobiography of Henry Ford, My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla, and The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

Parce que la liberté n'est jamais un acquis, l'auteur de ces quelques pages restées célèbres nous rappelle avec justesse que si les démocraties modernes furent construites afin de promouvoir la liberté des individus citoyens, faut-il encore que ceux-ci ne se replient pas sur la défense de leurs intérêts particuliers et ne s'abstiennent pas de faire vivre cette citoyenneté au sein d'une démocratie à laquelle chacun doit s'efforcer de participer.

Experience firsthand the story of one of the most remarkable and influential figures in history through his very own words. Left incomplete at the time of his death, "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" remains a seminal and iconic piece of autobiography that has shaped generations.

Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant follows Franklin's remarkable career through the lens of the trends and innovations that the Protestant Reformation started (both directly and indirectly) almost two centuries earlier. His work as a printer, civic reformer, institution builder, scientist, inventor, writer, self-help dispenser, politician, and statesmen was deeply rooted in the culture and outlook that Protestantism nurtured. 

One of the most famous and influential examples of autobiography, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin himself from 1771 to 1790. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them.

Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? Are entrepreneurs who embezzle and cops who kill the outgrowths of bad systems or are they just bad people? Are tyrants made or born? If you were thrust into a position of power, would new temptations to line your pockets or torture your...

Benjamin Franklin es reconocido como uno de los padres fundadores de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y el Primer Presidente Estadounidense. En la historia de Estados Unidos se le nombra por su trascendencia en la política del siglo XVIII; su firma se encuentra en la Declaración de Independencia de Estados Unidos. También destacó en ámbitos de creación como científico, inventor, editor e impresor de diversos periódicos de su época.

Long before the pandemic, Ruha Benjamin was doing groundbreaking research on race, technology, and justice, focusing on big, structural changes. But the twin plagues of COVID-19 and anti-Black police violence inspired her to rethink the importance of small, individual actions. Part memoir, part manifesto, Viral Justice is a sweeping and deeply personal exploration of how we can transform society through the choices we make every day.

Entdecke diese historische Biografie eines Selfmade-Mannes, dessen unermüdlicher Erfindergeist eine neue Nation formte. Vom bescheidenen Druckerlehrling zum visionären Staatsmann zeigt dieser inspirierende Lebensweg, wie eiserne Selbstdisziplin und grenzenloser Ehrgeiz den Grundstein für...

Between 1846 and 1873, California's Indian population plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000. Benjamin Madley is the first historian to uncover the full extent of the slaughter, the involvement of state and federal officials, the taxpayer dollars that supported the violence, indigenous resistance, who did the killing, and why the killings ended. This deeply researched book is a comprehensive and chilling history of an American genocide.

In Mossad, authors MichaelBar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions in the agency's 60-year history.