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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.

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.

Arianna Huffington's latest book, The Sleep Revolution, examines the ancient, essential, and mysterious phenomenon of sleep and explores the ways sleep can be utilized to regain control over our lives.

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.

In 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do author and psychotherapist Amy Morin offers a fresh perspective on mental strength and behavior. She points out 13 things to avoid, thus hopefully arming the listener with knowledge to avoid having to learn by trial and error. She explains each "Don't" with excellent examples and case studies, and gives the listener tools to avoid those mistakes by offering what "to do" in simple to understand terms.

In the span of scarcely more than a half century, the West developed from a handful of scattered fur trapping enterprises, predominantly inhabited by males, to a region full of burgeoning rustic communities. Before the government’s official “closure” of the frontier as a lawless expanse, Western societies were essentially living apart from traditional American rule of law.

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.

Funny, heart-warming, charming, surprising, honest, and fresh. Fredrik Backman got his start as a Swedish blogger, but the almost instant success of A Man Called Ove has catapulted him into much-deserved fame. With this debut novel, Backman has undoubtedly written the feel-good book of the year.

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!

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.

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!

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.

Vishen Lakiani's New York Times best-selling book, The Code of the Extraordinary Mind is a combination of the author's philosophy and the life experiences of brilliant thinkers and creators who have achieved greatness in their own lives. It touches on the limiting beliefs that constrain people from living their lives to the fullest.

With this guide, you’ll learn that self-esteem isn’t about telling kids they're “special.” It’s about helping them embrace the freedom that comes with a quiet ego - a way of being in the world that isn't preoccupied with self-judgment, and instead embraces a compassionate view of oneself and others that allows for both present awareness and personal growth. When kids are less focused on evaluating and comparing themselves with others, they are freer to empathize with others, embrace learning, and connect with the values that are bigger than themselves.

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.

Despite her distinction and other more notable accomplishments, many people today are not familiar with the groundbreaking actress Dorothy Dandridge, even though she was among the most charismatic and beautiful actresses of the era. Her alluring nightclub acts set pulses pounding across the globe, and she was Hollywood’s first black leading actress. Sadly, all of it came at a high price.

If you want to learn how to live and deal with bipolar disorder, then get How to Live with Bipolar Disorder, written by a person with real-life experience in this topic. This is a how to guide on how to live with bipolar disorder. It's about bipolar disorder or manic depressive illness. The methods expressed in this how to deal with bipolar guide, have been proven to work. I believe that they would work for anyone who has the initiative to use and develop them.

Do want to change your life and achieve anything you want? Then this is a book that will truly change one’s life, if the information learned is applied. There will be a step-by-step process on exactly what to do for a 30-90-day period with goal-setting. The information in the book was compiled by years and years of study of public figures such as Bob Proctor, Jack Canfield, Joe Vitale, Napoleon Hill, John Assaraf, and etc.