Ben Franklin Ideas http://benjaminfranklinideas.com Thoughts from Benjamin Franklin Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:01:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 The Autobiography of (Benjamin Franklin) Benjamin Franklin http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-benjamin-franklin-9 http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-benjamin-franklin-9#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:01:01 +0000 Ben http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-benjamin-franklin-9 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin <b>Franklin</b>” align=”left” style=”margin-right: 15px;” /> In, “The Autobiography of Benjamin <b>Franklin</b>,” the life story of one of the most important figures in American history is recounted. The book tells the story of <b>Franklin</b>’s early days as a printer, publisher and inventor through to the year 1757 where the Autobiography ends uncompleted. <b>Franklin</b> wrote this autobiography during three different periods in his life and it is supposed that it is left unfinished due to his dying before its completion. There may be no greater figure in American history than Benjamin <b>Franklin</b> and here the reader will delight in an intimate portrait of the man.</p> <p> <b>Author:</b> Benjamin <b>Franklin</b> <br /> <b>Paperback:</b>  108 pages <br /> <b>Company:</b> Digireads.com  (2005-01-01) <br /> <b>ISBN:</b> 0760768617<br /> <b>List Price:</b> $4.95<br /> <b>Amazon Price:</b> $3.75<br /> <b>Used Price:</b> $3.75</p> <p><i>Source: www.amazon.com</i></p> <p><b>Benjamin <b>Franklin</b>: An American Life</b><br /> <img src=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.
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Count Us Frankophiles for 300 Years
A real hero for Presidents’ Day: Benjamin Franklin, an American giant who just turned 300.
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In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story.
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Benjamin Franklin Books
Benjamin Franklin, who turns 300 this year, has received a fine birthday gift in these two volumes.
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Russian Princess Stands With Franklin as Comrade of the Enlightenment
Ekaterina Dashkova, a Russian princess, was the first woman in the world to head a national academy of sciences. It is a rarity to this day.
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American Footprints in the Old Country
England is dotted with both large and small tributes to American history and culture. No need to feel homesick here.
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]]> http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/benjamin-franklin-the-long-hot-summer-and-the-more-perfect-union-2/feed 0 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with Related Documents (The Bedford Series in History and (Benjamin Franklin) Culture) http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-with-related-documents-the-bedford-series-in-history-and-benjamin-franklin-culture http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-with-related-documents-the-bedford-series-in-history-and-benjamin-franklin-culture#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:00:11 +0000 Ben http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-with-related-documents-the-bedford-series-in-history-and-benjamin-franklin-culture The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with Related Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
The Autobiography of Benjamin <b>Franklin</b>: with Related Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)” align=”left” style=”margin-right: 15px;” /> <b>Author:</b> Benjamin <b>Franklin</b> <br /> <b>Paperback:</b>  208 pages <br /> <b>Company:</b> Bedford/St. Martin’s  (2003-04-02) <br /> <b>ISBN:</b> 0312404158<br /> <b>List Price:</b> <br /> <b>Amazon Price:</b> $7.05<br /> <b>Used Price:</b> $3.00</p> <p><i>Source: www.amazon.com</i></p> <p><b>Russian Princess Stands With <b>Franklin</b> as Comrade of the Enlightenment </b><br /><a target=Ekaterina Dashkova, a Russian princess, was the first woman in the world to head a national academy of sciences. It is a rarity to this day.
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Looking for Liberty
The Declaration of Independence is a national treasure but like many treasures, the quest it inspires may be more rewarding than the illusion of possession.
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Of Cannon Fire and Daylight Saving Time
Conserving energy has always been the object of daylight saving time, but a recent study indicates that it may increase residential electricity demand.
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Benjamin Franklin Books
Benjamin Franklin, who turns 300 this year, has received a fine birthday gift in these two volumes.
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The Great Seduction
The most rampant decadence today is financial decadence, the trampling of decent norms about how to use and harness money.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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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.
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Nonfiction Chronicle
New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, Brian Murphy and Jesse Helms.
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The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union
In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story.
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Religious Intent
A Christian America? A secular America? Steven Waldman argues the founders had in mind something else entirely.
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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.
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The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union
In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Of Cannon Fire and Daylight Saving Time
Conserving energy has always been the object of daylight saving time, but a recent study indicates that it may increase residential electricity demand.
Source: www.nytimes.com

The Great Seduction
The most rampant decadence today is financial decadence, the trampling of decent norms about how to use and harness money.
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]]> http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/cast-iron-builder-iron-clad-renown-benjamin-franklin/feed 0 Knowing a Man (Ben Franklin), but Not Melons (Benjamin Franklin) http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/knowing-a-man-ben-franklin-but-not-melons-benjamin-franklin-3 http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/knowing-a-man-ben-franklin-but-not-melons-benjamin-franklin-3#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:00:58 +0000 Ben http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/knowing-a-man-ben-franklin-but-not-melons-benjamin-franklin-3 Knowing a Man (Ben Franklin), but Not Melons
Benjamin Franklin is celebrated for being both a pragmatist and visionary in two new shows in Philadelphia and Washington.
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Benjamin Franklin’s the Art of Virtue: His Formula for Successful Living
Benjamin <b>Franklin</b>’s the Art of Virtue: His Formula for Successful Living” align=”left” style=”margin-right: 15px;” /> Benjamin <b>Franklin</b>’s The Art of Virtue consists of a collection of <b>Franklin</b>’s writings organized around his timeless philosophy on such topics as: goal setting and personal achievement, obtaining wealth and preserving health, human relations and family living, religion and morality, aging and dying, and much, much more. <P>Full of profound insights, delightful humor, quotable quotes, and plenty of common sense; The Art of Virtue provides wonderful reading for both young and old alike.</p> <p> <b>Author:</b> Benjamin <b>Franklin</b> <br /> <b>Paperback:</b>  312 pages <br /> <b>Company:</b> Acorn Publishing  (1996-06-01) <br /> <b>ISBN:</b> 0938399101<br /> <b>List Price:</b> $14.95<br /> <b>Amazon Price:</b> $9.64<br /> <b>Used Price:</b> $7.49</p> <p><i>Source: www.amazon.com</i></p> <p><b>Religious Intent </b><br /><a target=A Christian America? A secular America? Steven Waldman argues the founders had in mind something else entirely.
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Count Us Frankophiles for 300 Years
A real hero for Presidents’ Day: Benjamin Franklin, an American giant who just turned 300.
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Cast-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.
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A Christian America? A secular America? Steven Waldman argues the founders had in mind something else entirely.
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Benjamin <b>Franklin</b>: An American Life” align=”left” style=”margin-right: 15px;” /> Benjamin <b>Franklin</b> is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson shows how the most fascinating of America’s founders helped define our national character.<P>In a sweeping narrative that follows <b>Franklin</b>’s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the spunky runaway apprentice who became, during his 84-year life, America’s best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behind <I>Poor Richard’s Almanac</I> and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation’s alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution.<P>Above all, Isaacson shows how <b>Franklin</b>’s unwavering faith in the wisdom of the common citizen and his instinctive appreciation for the possibilities of democracy helped to forge an American national identity based on the virtues and values of its middle class.</p> <p> <b>Author:</b> Walter Isaacson <br /> <b>Paperback:</b>  608 pages Bargain Price <br /> <b>Company:</b> Simon & Schuster  (2004-05-04) <br /> <b>List Price:</b> $16.95<br /> <b>Amazon Price:</b> $6.49<br /> <b>Used Price:</b> $11.69</p> <p><i>Source: www.amazon.com</i></p> <p><b>Russian Princess Stands With <b>Franklin</b> as Comrade of the Enlightenment </b><br /><a target=Ekaterina Dashkova, a Russian princess, was the first woman in the world to head a national academy of sciences. It is a rarity to this day.
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The Great Seduction
The most rampant decadence today is financial decadence, the trampling of decent norms about how to use and harness money.
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Nonfiction Chronicle
New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, Brian Murphy and Jesse Helms.
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Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
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Conserving energy has always been the object of daylight saving time, but a recent study indicates that it may increase residential electricity demand.
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American Footprints in the Old Country
England is dotted with both large and small tributes to American history and culture. No need to feel homesick here.
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The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union
In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Religious Intent
A Christian America? A secular America? Steven Waldman argues the founders had in mind something else entirely.
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OBSERVATORY
University of Bristol researchers Nigel R Franks and Tom Richardson lead study on learning behaviors of ants; research, which is published in journal Nature, finds that ants use tandem running technique in which learner ant trails along with teacher ant; David F Raikow of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and colleagues conduct study of chemical menadione, natural product that is called SeaKleen and is used to treat ballast water and its impact on dormant eggs of marine species bu…
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Cast-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

Nonfiction Chronicle
New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, Brian Murphy and Jesse Helms.
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]]> http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/benjamin-franklin-of-cannon-fire-and-daylight-saving-time/feed 0 Benjamin Franklin – Nonfiction Chronicle http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/benjamin-franklin-nonfiction-chronicle-4 http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/benjamin-franklin-nonfiction-chronicle-4#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:00:08 +0000 Ben http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/benjamin-franklin-nonfiction-chronicle-4 Nonfiction Chronicle
New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, Brian Murphy and Jesse Helms.
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Time Out of Mind
The misguided notion that time is money actually costs us money. And it costs us time.
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Cast-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 Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union
In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Of Cannon Fire and Daylight Saving Time
Conserving energy has always been the object of daylight saving time, but a recent study indicates that it may increase residential electricity demand.
Source: www.nytimes.com

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]]> http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/benjamin-franklin-nonfiction-chronicle-4/feed 0 Benjamin Franklin – Benjamin Franklin’s the Art of Virtue: His Formula for Successful Living http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/benjamin-franklin-benjamin-franklins-the-art-of-virtue-his-formula-for-successful-living http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/benjamin-franklin-benjamin-franklins-the-art-of-virtue-his-formula-for-successful-living#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:00:20 +0000 Ben http://benjaminfranklinideas.com/benjamin-franklin-benjamin-franklins-the-art-of-virtue-his-formula-for-successful-living Benjamin Franklin’s the Art of Virtue: His Formula for Successful Living
Benjamin <b>Franklin</b>’s the Art of Virtue: His Formula for Successful Living” align=”left” style=”margin-right: 15px;” /> Benjamin <b>Franklin</b>’s The Art of Virtue consists of a collection of <b>Franklin</b>’s writings organized around his timeless philosophy on such topics as: goal setting and personal achievement, obtaining wealth and preserving health, human relations and family living, religion and morality, aging and dying, and much, much more. <P>Full of profound insights, delightful humor, quotable quotes, and plenty of common sense; The Art of Virtue provides wonderful reading for both young and old alike.</p> <p> <b>Author:</b> Benjamin <b>Franklin</b> <br /> <b>Paperback:</b>  312 pages <br /> <b>Company:</b> Acorn Publishing  (1996-06-01) <br /> <b>ISBN:</b> 0938399101<br /> <b>List Price:</b> $14.95<br /> <b>Amazon Price:</b> $10.17<br /> <b>Used Price:</b> $7.49</p> <p><i>Source: www.amazon.com</i></p> <p><b>Religious Intent </b><br /><a target=A Christian America? A secular America? Steven Waldman argues the founders had in mind something else entirely.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Nonfiction Chronicle
New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, Brian Murphy and Jesse Helms.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Time Out of Mind
The misguided notion that time is money actually costs us money. And it costs us time.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Knowing a Man (Ben Franklin), but Not Melons
Benjamin Franklin is celebrated for being both a pragmatist and visionary in two new shows in Philadelphia and Washington.
Source: www.nytimes.com

The Great Seduction
The most rampant decadence today is financial decadence, the trampling of decent norms about how to use and harness money.
Source: www.nytimes.com

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