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Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.Was Joan of Arc accused because she was a woman? Then why did so many fierce and battle-hardened male warriors line up their troops behind her? Yet, not even one of her soldiers, be they longbow men, cavalry riders, knights, artillery men, and nobles ran from the command of a woman. Instead, they marveled at her as she mounted the ladders to a heavily defended castle, right along with the men, shot arrows, thrust spears and galloped on her great white steed along with the best of them. She was wounded twice and yet did not shirk from battle.Inside you’ll read aboutFrance to be Restored to its GloryJoan of Arc – The French Victory 1429-1453Joan of Arc – The Loire Valley BattlesThe Coronation of Charles and its AftermathThe Brutal TrialThe Exoneration of Joan of ArcAnd much more!This is the story of Joan of Arc; her personal fears, her courage despite the odds and an unshakeable faith in forces that lie above and beyond what mortals don’t understand. It should never be overlooked that this woman was more than a woman; she was an extraordinary event in the history of humanity. The story about Joan of Arc’s life is a factual one, not an imaginary one, and not a questionable myth nor a fanciful legend. It happened.

Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.Frida Kahlo was ahead of her time. She was bisexual and would have fit in perfectly in the time we live in now. Her disabilities would be acceptable in our society of today and her husband, Diego would probably be run out of town by the Real Housewives of “Cheaters.” Frida came with a lot of baggage in her life starting when she was only six years old and even more baggage piled on when she was in high school. Her suffering was more than anyone can imagine but she kept her head held high and forged her way forward.Inside you’ll read aboutFrida’s Birth and FamilyFrida and Diego Begin Their Life TogetherDiego’s First Fight with Penile CancerFrida’s LoversFrida Was Rotten to the CoreA Lifetime of Frida’s CreationsA Medical Doctor’s Perspective on FridaAnd much more!If Frida had not had a unibrow, waxed her upper lip, and shaved under her arms, she may have appeared more feminine than she did, and it may have given her more self-confidence. She never gave herself a chance because she felt it was her job to be the boy in the family.

Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.Unlike most artists, Van Gogh developed very slowly, beginning with work as an art dealer that exposed him to many great works. He undertook this work for several years, after which he spent time as a missionary for the Dutch Reformed Church. Thereafter, he drifted for several years before re-turning home to his parents’ house, where he took up painting, largely self-taught with books on anatomy and painting. His great works all date from the later years of his life. Frida Kahlo was ahead of her time. She was bisexual and would have fit in perfectly in the time we live in now. Her disabilities would be acceptable in our society of today and her husband, Diego would probably be run out of town by the Real Housewives of “Cheaters.” Frida came with a lot of baggage in her life starting when she was only six years old and even more baggage piled on when she was in high school. Her suffering was more than anyone can imagine but she kept her head held high and forged her way forward.Inside you’ll read aboutVincent van Gogh. Early LifeVincent van Gogh. Stylistic Developments and InfluencesVan Gogh’s DeathFrida’s Birth and FamilyFrida’s LoversA Lifetime of Frida’s CreationsA Medical Doctor’s Perspective on FridaAnd much more!Totally neglected in his life, Van Gogh suffered from psychosis for much of his life, and was treated for depression, unsuccessfully. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on July 29th, 1890. Only after his death, thanks to the efforts of his brother, Theo, he achieved recognition as a great artist. If Frida had not had a unibrow, waxed her upper lip, and shaved under her arms, she may have appeared more feminine than she did, and it may have given her more self-confidence. She never gave herself a chance because she felt it was her job to be the boy in the family.

Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.Why should anyone who is not interested in Aviation or History be interested in the Wright Brothers? What do their life and struggle have to add to the lives of the common person out there? Do world changers possibly have more in common with us than many of us realize? As you will read in this book, the Wright Brothers encountered many challenges within their lives. The buzzwords of the business world today all encompass what the Wright Brothers possessed in great abundance.Inside you’ll read aboutDreaming of the (propeller) bladeDeveloping the bladePerfecting the bladeProtecting the bladeAnd much more!The dream of flight was a lifelong pursuit for the Wright Brothers. Their first experience with the pursuit of flight involved a child’s toy. They loved that toy and eventually broke it. How many hours did the brothers put into fixing that toy before achieving their goal of allowing it to fly again?

Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.Nikola Tesla pursued his ideas for wireless lighting and worldwide wireless electric power distribution in his high-voltage, high-frequency power experiments. Tesla explained the principles of the rotating magnetic field in an induction motor by demonstrating how to make a copper egg stand on end, using a device that he constructed known as the Egg of Columbus and introduced his new steam powered oscillator AC generator.Inside you’ll read aboutA promising intellectHealth complicationsInventive workA troubled mindUnusual experiencesMental breakdownControversial viewpointsA forgotten mindFrom breakdown to brainstormOvershadowed by rivalsDeath of a forgotten mindAnd much more!Based on Tesla's new ideas for electrical equipment, including a thermo-magnetic motor idea, Alfred S. Brown and Charles F. Peck formed the Tesla Electric Company. Nikola Tesla developed an induction motor that ran on alternating current (AC), a power system format that was rapidly expanding in Europe and the United States because of its advantages in long-distance, high-voltage transmission.

Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.John D. Rockefeller, Sr. makes it look easy to become a billionaire when you read this book. But, if you pay attention as you read this book, you will understand that he was still little more than a child when he thrust himself into the adult work world. He was so fast to catch on as to how to make money, and he never wavered in his thoughts on what he was taught as he grew up. His biblical teachings and his mother’s never-ending faith in what she taught him about: “Make money, make it honestly, and you can give it wisely.” He lived by this rule faithfully and never wavered from it. It seemed to hold for his entire life.Inside you’ll read aboutJohn Davison Rockefeller, Sr. Gets His Start in the WorldJohn D. Rockefeller, Sr. Takes A WifeStandard Oil is BornLudlow Mining DisasterThere is Always That One Siblingb>And much more!You will find some information about the Standard Oil Antitrust Suit against John D. Rockefeller's oil company but will also learn when you look at that over 100 years later, maybe that was only a “Myth.” Face it, no matter where you turn today, there seem to be monopolies in business, and there are no antitrust suits brought against the dominant companies. It seems to be true that history always repeats itself. If that is so, why are we not drilling our oil and here in the United States and refining it here, so we are not dependent on other nations?

Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.As you begin to read this book, you will undoubtedly feel that Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louise XVI led spoiled lives. You will be right in what you think; but you will also find out that with their parents arranging their marriages at a very young age, neither of them was ever able to experience the feelings of young love. Because Antoinette was from Austria, she had to be married twice, once in Austria and then again in France. When married in Austria her husband to be could not be present, so, weird as it seemed, her brother stood in for the groom.Inside you’ll read aboutThe Arrival of a Doomed Future QueenTwo Shall Become One or Not?Marie Antoinette Takes a LoverVersailles - A Private GetawayDiamonds Were Not Her Best FriendThe French Revolution BeginsPrisoners in the TowerKing Louis XVI is BeheadedOff with Another Head – Antoinette’sAnd much more!You will see what horrors and terrors that Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, their children, and Louis’ sister had to suffer through for four years before their deaths. If you could just put yourself in their shoes, it will bring tears to your eyes. You will realize that they in no way deserved the treatment they received and then you will read how they were forced to meet their deaths.

Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.This book is about two great scientists. Isaac Newton’s main body of work was as a physicist and mathematician. He was a part of a scientific revolution in the 17th century which would fundamentally change the way that people would see the world. In the field of optics, he would advance our understanding of light and how we saw it. Albert Einstein was an outstanding physician and mathematician of the 20th century. He was a pure genius who created a formula that would build a bomb capable of killing thousands at a time. Albert learned to play the violin. He could play a few notes on the piano or the violin, and then he would jot down notes on some theory. Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.Inside you’ll read aboutIsaac Newton. Born into TragedyIsaac Newton. The Start of His GeniusNewton and His RivalsIsaac Newton. The Apple MythNewton’s Dark ObsessionsNewton’s Weird and Wonderful PersonalityAlbert Einstein. A Genius Shows Up with a Deformed HeadEinstein Finds He Has EnemiesAlbert Had His Problems TooAlbert Einstein. The End is Soon to ComeAnd much more!In mechanics Newton would create his famous three laws of motion but it’s in physics that he became most well-known for his understanding of gravity, and in mathematics for his discovery of calculus and his writing perhaps the single most important scientific book of all-time, the ‘Principia’ which is still referenced today. As far as the way Einstein lived his life, well, read on, and you be the judge to see if you think he had a full and happy life. Einstein’s story awaits you on the pages ahead.

Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.If we could peer at each other’s driveways right now, there is a more than reasonable chance that we would be looking at a vehicle with an elliptical blue badge. Written in white across its middle will be the word ‘Ford.' If we find ourselves in one of many countries: the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom - often New Zealand - then that car not only has a fair opportunity of being a Ford. It is more likely to be of that brand than any other. Even in some surprising outposts, Ford reigns supreme – Nigeria, Venezuela to name just two. Indeed, the very fact that there is an automobile in our driveways at all is in large part down to one man. Henry Ford.Inside you’ll read aboutAn Automobile for AllBorn to CreateThe Power of FordA Political Beast Plagued by Imperfections‘If I’d Listened to Customers, I’d Have Given Them a Faster Horse’And much more!Is everything about Henry Ford good? This is a man who was more than liberally doused in dogma. Ford was a man whose existence changed the way we live. With the Ford Model T, he brought affordable, flexible transport to the masses. Henry Ford opened up the world. Here is the story of a man of contrasts – genius and pendant, pacifist and supporter of thuggery, social liberator, and Orwellian Big Brother. Whatever we conclude about Henry Ford, he is undoubtedly a man about whom we should know more.

Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.Is Charlie Chaplin a true “rags-to-riches” story or a “sad clown”? He was a “purist” in the sense of being a perfectionist who carefully coordinated all the elements involved in the making of movies – the direction, production, the acting, and even the music. Chaplin came from a background of dire poverty, and the flavor of the common man and the plight of poor people permeated his movies, especially his trademark character, the “Little Tramp.” That accounted for much of his popular appeal. When he was only 26-years-old, he negotiated a half-a-million-dollar contract! Chaplin had a wild love life, and sometimes impregnated women whom he married out of obligation. He was a very good-looking man when young and quite charming. For him, women were easy to love. Most of the women he dated or married starred with him in his films, and they were, as a matter of fact, quite beautiful.Inside you’ll read aboutFrugal YearsScandalous Love LifeThe Epitome of Chaplin’s Political SatireChaplin: A Communist? Or A Gentleman FarmerAnd much more!Charlie Chaplin was one of the most versatile and flexible of all comedians and actors during the beginning of the 20th Century. He was unafraid and experimental in his approach. He even experimented with dark humor – a most unusual trend that was imitated by others. Improvisation characterized his silent work, and that tended to be a challenge to his fellow actors. Chaplin was, however, very well-liked among his colleagues as well as respected by them.

Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smart phone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, nominally survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. She was also a diplomat, naval commander, polyglot, and medical author. As a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder, Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.Inside you’ll read aboutRome comes to EgyptSibling rivalryCaesar and CleopatraAssassinationAntony and CleopatraAn Alexandrian idyllDusk approachesAnd much more!Julius Caesar maintained a private affair with Cleopatra that produced a son, Caesarion (Ptolemy XV). When Caesar was assassinated Cleopatra attempted to have Caesarion named as his heir, but this fell instead to Caesar's grandnephew Octavian. In the Liberators' civil war Cleopatra sided with the Roman Second Triumvirate formed by Octavian, Mark Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Cleopatra had an affair with Antony that would eventually produce three children: Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene II, and Ptolemy Philadelphus. Octavian's forces invaded Egypt and defeated those of Antony, leading to his suicide. When Cleopatra learned that Octavian planned to bring her to Rome for his triumphal procession, she committed suicide by poisoning, the popular belief being that she was bitten by an asp.

Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.Ludwig van Beethoven is a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Classical music. Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and by composer and conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe.Inside you’ll read aboutBackground and early lifeEstablishing his career in ViennaMusical maturityLoss of hearingPatronageMiddle periodPersonal and family difficultiesLate worksIllness and deathAnd much more!At the age of 21, he moved to Vienna, where he began studying composition with Joseph Haydn and gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. He lived in Vienna until his death. By his late 20s his hearing began to deteriorate, and by the last decade of his life, he was almost completely deaf. In 1811 he gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from these last 15 years of his life.