In a series of episodes as fantastic as any fiction, a powerful civilization crumbled at the hands of a small band of warriors. Written by one of America's great historians, this gripping chronicle draws upon the firsthand accounts of eminent sixteenth-century captains and statesmen to relate the overthrow of the Inca empire by the Spanish adventurers under Pizarro's command. Author William H. Prescott's immensely readable narrative crackles with...

Get the Summary of Michael Lewis's Flash Boys in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Flash Boys is about a small group of Wall Street guys who figure out that the U.S. stock market has been rigged for the benefit of insiders and that, post—financial crisis, the markets have become not more free but less, and more controlled by the big Wall Street banks. Working at different firms, they...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The men in the canoes were skilled, but they knew disaster was just a moment away. They were navigating among the islands of wbanakik, a beautiful but dangerous edge of the world. #2 The Wapánahki were not a unified people. The languages spoken by those living far away were similar but subtly different from those of Ktə̀hαnəto and his relatives. They knew that...

The story of music making in early African societies and its importation to America. A review showing the musical influences of Africa onto America. Chapters includes: Africa's history, musicology, instruments,the middle passage, seasoning in the islands, new world Africans arrive with their music,conversion to Christianity, the spirituals, camp meetings,the blues and hip hop's real origins.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The American Revolution changed Thomas Brown's life. He had arrived in the colonies in 1775 to start a plantation, and within nine months, he had built a fine house and acquired land. But when the revolution began, he chose to side with the British. #2 After the attack, Brown was taken to Augusta, where the patriots forced him to sign the association. He then rallied...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Presidents are, by their very nature, the subjects of copious written material. However, in many cases, the absence of juicy sex stories is not due to the unsullied conduct of the president, but because of a dearth of detailed information in the form of love letters, autobiographies, and newspaper reports. #2 Many American presidents have had affairs, and many of...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Dusko Popov and Johann Johnny Jebsen were friends who met in 1936 at the University of Freiburg in southern Germany. Popov was a law student, while Jebsen was taking an economics degree. They were both Spoilt, Charismatic, and Irresponsible. #2 Jebsen was a rich, rootless orphan who had visited Britain as a teenager. He spoke English in preference to German, and dressed...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Penn State University, the largest and most prestigious public university in Pennsylvania, was also the most inaccessible. It was a small town with a big university. #2 Penn State University, the largest public university in Pennsylvania, was also the most inaccessible. It was a small town with a big university. #3 The Penn State University library was the most inaccessible....

La guerra de independencia en la Costa Caribe, que culminó con la capitulación de Cartagena y la salida de las tropas realistas, en octubre de 1821, fue un episodio decisivo de la emancipación colombiana de España. Este libro contiene ocho excelentes ensayos de destacados historiadores sobre cómo fue completándose estratégicamente la independencia de la Nueva Granada. Fue un momento heroico y único, dice Rodolfo Segovia en el Prólogo, que...

En este análisis sobre los procesos que han constituido la ficción teórica del Alto Cauca, una región que incluye municipios de los departamentos del Cauca (Santander de Quilichao, Buenos Aires y Suárez) y el Valle del Cauca (Jamundí), se trabajaron, a la vez, dimensiones como el desarrollo y la producción agrícola, la distribución desigual de la tierra, la gestión y el manejo ambiental, el multiculturalismo, los cultivos de uso ilícito,...