Time Out of Mind
The misguided notion that time is money actually costs us money. And it costs us time.
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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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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 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
In, "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin," the life story of one of the most important figures in American history is recounted. The book tells the story of Franklin's early days as a printer, publisher and inventor through to the year 1757 where the Autobiography ends uncompleted. Franklin 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 Franklin and here the reader will delight in an intimate portrait of the man.

Author: Benjamin Franklin
Paperback:  108 pages
Company: Digireads.com  (2005-01-01)
ISBN: 0760768617
List Price: $4.95
Amazon Price: $3.82
Used Price: $1.99

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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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