October 15, 2008The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Dover Thrift Editions) The greatest statesman of his age, Benjamin Franklin was also a pioneering scientist, a successful author, the first American postmaster general, a printer, a bon vivant. In addition, he was a man of vast contradictions. This best-selling biography by one of our [...]
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October 13, 2008Count Us Frankophiles for 300 Years A real hero for Presidents’ Day: Benjamin Franklin, an American giant who just turned 300. Source: select.nytimes.com
Russian Princess Stands With Franklin as Comrade of the Enlightenment Ekaterina Dashkova, a Russian princess, [...]
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October 10, 2008The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
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October 7, 2008Time Out of Mind The misguided notion that time is money actually costs us money. And it costs us time. Source: www.nytimes.com
The Great Seduction The most rampant decadence today is financial decadence, the trampling of decent norms [...]
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October 5, 2008Benjamin Franklin Books Benjamin Franklin, who turns 300 this year, has received a fine birthday gift in these two volumes. Source: www.nytimes.com
OBSERVATORY University of Bristol researchers Nigel R Franks and Tom Richardson lead study on learning behaviors [...]
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October 3, 2008Religious Intent A Christian America? A secular America? Steven Waldman argues the founders had in mind something else entirely. Source: www.nytimes.com
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Author: Benjamin Franklin [...]
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September 30, 2008Religious Intent A Christian America? A secular America? Steven Waldman argues the founders had in mind something else entirely. Source: www.nytimes.com
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin An intuitive understanding of the things children love to know, combined with the [...]
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September 27, 2008Cast-Iron Builder, Iron-Clad Renown The building at 63 Nassau Street is one of the few surviving architectural works of the cast-iron pioneer James Bogardus, a building designated a Landmark last year. Source: www.nytimes.com
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with Related Documents (The Bedford Series [...]
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September 25, 2008The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with Related Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) /Benjamin Franklin Publisher, inventor, educator, and statesman, Benjamin Franklin was a complex and appealing character. Here is a wide-ranging selection of his writings from Poor Richard’s Almanac, scientific essays, and political commentaries, plus a generous [...]
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September 22, 2008Religious Intent A Christian America? A secular America? Steven Waldman argues the founders had in mind something else entirely. Source: www.nytimes.com
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin, writes journalist and biographer Walter Isaacson, was that rare Founding Father [...]
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