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As a fifteen-year-old apprentice, Millard Fillmore was so enflamed by the threat of an unjust master to whip him in that the lad stood upon the log he had been chopping and raised his axe. "You will not chastise me, " young Millard warned, "If you approach me, I will split you down." Thirty-five years later, as the 13th President of the United States, Millard Fillmore would sign into law - and zealously enforce - the Fugitive Slave Act, arguab...

As a fifteen-year-old apprentice, Millard Fillmore was so enflamed by the threat of an unjust master to whip him in that the lad stood upon the log he had been chopping and raised his axe. "You will not chastise me, " young Millard warned, "If you approach me, I will split you down." Thirty-five years later, as the 13th President of the United States, Millard Fillmore would sign into law - and zealously enforce - the Fugitive Slave Act, arguab...

In the evidence room of the Central Police Services building, Juvenile Probation Officer L.C. Teller is examining a police-taped toy box in which a four-year-old boy was buried alive twelve years ago. She has just caught the post-release supervision case of Louis Kepler, who has survived his years in confinement after the murder by telling himself his own story of Doctor Cornelius Revels' Traveling Medicine Show, in which Louis sees himself as...

In the evidence room of the Central Police Services building, Juvenile Probation Officer L.C. Teller is examining a police-taped toy box in which a four-year-old boy was buried alive twelve years ago. She has just caught the post-release supervision case of Louis Kepler, who has survived his years in confinement after the murder by telling himself his own story of Doctor Cornelius Revels' Traveling Medicine Show, in which Louis sees himself as...

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A collection of previously printed volumes, 5 Octavos includes The Very Last Dragon, a musical comedy for children about preserving wildlife habitat, The Death of Rumpelstiltskin, a treatise exploring the historical and contemporary significance of the Grimms' story, Cornfield with Crows, a true story from childhood, and the liner notes and lyrics from the author's Anthology of New York State Folk Music. Interspersed with poems and illustrated...

A collection of previously printed volumes, 5 Octavos includes The Very Last Dragon, a musical comedy for children about preserving wildlife habitat, The Death of Rumpelstiltskin, a treatise exploring the historical and contemporary significance of the Grimms' story, Cornfield with Crows, a true story from childhood, and the liner notes and lyrics from the author's Anthology of New York State Folk Music. Interspersed with poems and illustrated...

John Humphrey Noyes founded "the most revolutionary of all communal experiments in the nineteenth century" - and in American history - the Oneida Community. As the selfordained "Father" of his utopian followers for thirty years, Noyes collectivized labor in the Community's industries and abolished private property on the grounds of its Mansion House at Oneida, New York. But the defrocked preacher of Christian "Perfectionism" went still further...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Why do "you" lose at poker? Before you answer that question, think about this. There is no magic key that unlocks the door to poker. You might be able to pinpoint a leak or two in your game, but you may be surprised to find that there are many more lurking under the surface. This book shows you the sixteen most common errors in poker, and how to avoid them. You will learn the keys to finding the leaks in your game and plugging them for good. S...

Because of television, the game of choice for most new poker players is no-limit Hold'em. This has led to changes in the game. With so many players trying to emulate their TV heroes, they tend to play too many weak hands, call too many bets with marginal to poor holdings, and try to make too many big bluffs. Today's skilled player must learn to adapt to these changes in this complex game. This book covers all aspects of the smaller, fixed buy-...

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