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He was the only sitting member of the House of Representatives elected President to date, but he served only about half a year in the office. He was the second president in less than 20 years felled by an assassin’s bullet. Yet James A. Garfield, a man little known outside his own party before his “dark-horse” nomination by the Republican Party in 1880, was significant in a number of ways. Garfield’s short term marked the first entrance of a “reformist” strain into the presidency that sought to root out corruption and political favoritism in government.

This FastReads Summary & Analysis offers supplementary material to Eat That Frog! to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective.

Hypnosis is an amazing tool that can literally reshape your life. If your life is not quite how you envisioned it, then it's time to take a look at what kind of information you have programmed into it over time This incredible book can show you how to get your mind and body in sync, how to write effective self-hypnosis scripts, and tell you everything you need to know about hypnosis.

In Scott Adam's life-changing book, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, the author encourages listeners to invite failure into their professional lives as it is often the raw material for success. He asserts that no matter how many times you fail, you can come out ahead if you learn something in the process.

How to Draw is a practical drawing course that will guide you in learning how to draw in general. This guide will teach you different techniques in drawing different kinds of things - the most fundamental skill of the arts.

Lamott takes a conventional approach and uses personal narratives to convey lessons on writing in her time-tested book, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. She paints elaborate pictures of her family, friends and personal struggles. For Lamott, writing and life go hand in hand.

This book takes you through the step-by-step process to crochet a patchwork blanket using designs borrowed from the granny square, the granny hexagon, the granny star, and as a special delight, the knitted hexagon.

Jenny Lawson's bestselling collection of hysterical, off-beat wisdom, Furiously Happy tells the story of her struggle with depression and anxiety through her hilarious, laugh-out-loud point of view that manages to put everything into perspective.

This FastReads Summary & Analysis offers supplementary material to Furiously Happy to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective. Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory or simply decide whether or not this book is for you, FastReads Summary & Analysis is here to help. Absorb everything you need to know in under 20 minutes!

The Know Nothing movement can actually be tied to a number of violent episodes and ethnically charged riots that occurred during the last 1850s. The debate over immigration in the 1850s was more than a clash of worldviews - it touched upon the core of America’s values. While nativists, like the Know Nothings, believed that immigrants who embraced politics from their native lands represented a threat to America’s values, those who opposed them argued that it was precisely America’s values that made immigration a necessity and a valuable component of American life.

With her own life lessons and struggles, as well as stories from clients and friends, Gabrielle Bernstein teaches the listener to trade fear for love. Through a general view of a personal higher being, she leads with love without stepping on religious ground. Connection to the higher power through love, the greater good, and the individual's pursuit of enlightenment are her goals with this book. Much time is spent on how humans process emotions and default to fear.

Don't miss this summary of the first installment of the newest saga in the Harry Potter adventures! J.K. Rowling debuts her first screenplay with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Learn about the world of wizardry in America long before Harry and friends are ever born!

If you want to learn beaded jewelry making then get this step-by-step guide.

Ever wanted to make your own jewelry? Well now you can with this detailed and instructive guide. You'll amaze your friends and family when you tell them that an amazing jewelry piece was made by you. The author guides you through step by step. Even if you've done some jewelry-making before, this guide is chock full of great information. The guide is specifically designed so you can jump right in to a specific project or start from the beginning.

What will you gain from listening to this book? A better understanding of the hardships facing African Americans throughout history. A new perspective of the brutality that slavery inflicted on the enslaved. A perspective of how history might have turned out if a few things had been only slightly different. A unique look into life in 19th century America. An understanding of what the journey towards freedom looked like for many people, and the different ways that freedom can be misidentified.

In the time period between the fall of Rome and the spread of the Renaissance across the European continent, many of today’s European nations were formed. The Catholic Church rose to great prominence. Some of history’s most famous wars occurred. And a social class system was instituted that lasted over 1,000 years.

As humanity has spent more and more time on earth, we have begun to understand better, albeit in little bits, our world and its impact on us. Astrology is perhaps the most ancient of all arts, beginning in Babylon and enjoying, over time, some Hellenistic cultural edits, but its accuracy has never been in doubt, giving birth to the zodiac signs and their use in the classification of people.

Don't miss out on this simple, yet life-changing insight presented by famed television producer and author Shonda Rhimes in her book Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person. This FastReads' Summary includes key takeaways and analysis to help you quickly grasp the essence of her story and learn how to say YES today!

This is a book that gives excellent insight to those who want to understand how to perform the emotional freedom technique, which is also known as EFT. The author provided step-by-step instructions on how to perform the process and be able to become emotionally free within minutes. The author also offers additional resources a person can use to visually see the process being performed to give another perspective to the listeners of the book. This book is action-packed with information to make sure the listeners are well-informed and receive great value.

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently. Don't miss Pema Chodron's in-depth look at fear, suffering, loneliness, and the Buddhist-inspired teachings that can help you become the best version of yourself. Accepting the struggle is part of transcending it, and this audiobook will show you how you can do that.

This is a highly informative step-by-step guide that demonstrates the fundamentals of hemp jewelry-making in a fun and whimsical way. It supplies a treasure trove of information where everything is covered: from tools that are needed, to the history of macramé, to choosing beads and hemp to work with. There is even a section dedicated to dying hemp. The main focus is in teaching basic macramé knots, along with other techniques such as braiding and weaving, to give the listener a well-rounded, cognizant base on which to start making jewelry of his or her own.