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Clearly the definitive book of Eleanor Roosevelt quotes. Albion does excellent work weeding out all the apocryphal quotes so often attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, giving us only the real thing."--Christy Regenhardt, associate editor of The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, Volume 2 "Eleanor Roosevelt remains a compelling and interesting person, and these quotes give her greater voice."--Kenneth Bindas, author of Remembering the Great Depression in th...

The fascinating quotes in this collection are the words of an articulate, honest, and thoughtful woman whose ideas still resonate today. Organised by topic - government, money, art, education, class, relationships, emotions - these quotations reveal the personal thoughts Roosevelt shared in letters and conversations alongside the strong opinions she expressed in speeches and interviews.

The voice of the man who turned on the lights for the world "Edison dispensed his opinions on every topic from microbes to the meaning of life."--Thomas Graham, author of Flagler's St. Augustine Hotels"Michele Albion gives us a treat by carefully peeling back time and history to expose Thomas Edison's complex, and beautiful natural wood grain. You will laugh, ponder, and ruminate about the great man and his views, and his observations about li...

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A fearless pioneer and a record-breaking pilot, Amelia Earhart engaged the world when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The Quotable Amelia Earhart brings together statements from a variety of sources and covers a wide range of topics, including Earhart's flights and her opinions on politics, work, religion, and gender equality.

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was America's most famous and, arguably, most prolific inventor. But few realize the extent to which he called Florida, not New Jersey, home.