Best Selling Books by Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings is the author of The Century (1998), The Century for Young People (2009), MEganize! (2013), In Search of America (2002), Pagan Paths (2008).

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The Century

release date: Jan 01, 1998
The Century
The 20th Century in pictures and words.

The Century for Young People

release date: Sep 22, 2009
The Century for Young People
Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive. Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers! The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first-person accounts, the most surprising and the most terrifying events of the past hundred years. These are the voices of ordinary people--children and adults--who were part of history in the making. Their joys and sorrows, their hopes and fears provide a compelling insider''s look at momentous events that have reshaped the world. The Century for Young People is a riveting read and an essential research resouce. It is the story of our time for all time.

MEganize!

release date: Jul 01, 2013
MEganize!
MEganize addresses how and why the educational system is not enabling children to become as productive they have the potential to be, and outlines how to get there, giving a child the "best education for life." This is a must read for all parents in order to understand motivation, career guidance, and increasing the probability of their child''s success academically and emotionally. MEganize is a unique approach to learning and how to boost their IQ and EQ, to facilitate their learning capability for life. This is a challenge to our education system as a whole as well as a guide for the individual, looking at home-schooling a realistic option. MEganize is in part a complement to John Gatto''s "Dumbing US Down".

In Search of America

release date: Sep 03, 2002
In Search of America
In this essential new volume, Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster, the bestselling authors of The Century, take readers on a journey through the United States, and into the great themes of American identity. In Search of America explores the most controversial and liveliest debates of the day, and then moves back in time to the earliest days of the country''s founding, to answer this central question: How have the ideals and principles on which the United States was founded served us -- have they withstood the inexorable march of time?

Pagan Paths

release date: Sep 04, 2008
Pagan Paths
Revised 20th anniversary edition. Embrace your magickal awakening with this essential guide to modern paganism. From Wicca to Druidry, Shamanism to Heathenry, Paganism is bound together by a collection of spiritual paths that are rooted in the ancient religions of our world. In this enlightening guide, pioneer of the modern Pagan movement Pete Jennings introduces the core concepts of each unique strand of Paganism, explaining their foundations, beliefs and practices to help you in your own personal spiritual journey. Exploring magick, sacred sites, celebrations and organisations and the pivotal role of nature and the divine, this is your guide to finding the path that feels good and true to you.

For Want of 40 Pounds

release date: Feb 15, 2019
For Want of 40 Pounds
In 1938, 13 year old Berthold Skurmann, an Austrian Jew, set off on foot from Vienna to Amsterdam, looking to sail to England, where he would find a way to save his family from Nazi death camps. Without food, money or a map, he evaded Nazis for 3 months, walking over 1100 km, with only a compass, courage and a fierce determination to survive.

The Governors' Island

release date: Jan 01, 1993

The Century for Young People: Changing America, 1961-1999

release date: Jan 01, 2009
The Century for Young People: Changing America, 1961-1999
Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive. Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers! The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first-person accounts, the most surprising and the most terrifying events of the past hundred years. These are the voices of ordinary people--children and adults--who were a part of history in the making. Their joys and sorrows, their hopes and fears provide a compelling insider''s look at momentous events that have reshaped the world. The Century for Young People is a riveting read and an essential research resource. It is the story of our time for all time.

Shark Assault

release date: Nov 28, 2015
Shark Assault
One of the most dreadful experiences humans fear is a shark attack. This horrifying agony is exactly what happened to Nicole Moore. Surviving gruesome misery, including the amputation of her left arm and attempts to rebuild her disfigured leg, she fought on to become a source of inspiration for those facing seemingly insurmountable challenges.

The Armed Forces of New Zealand and the ANZUS Split

release date: Jan 01, 1988

Australia and Asia-Pacific Regional Security

release date: Jan 01, 1992

Exercise Golden Fleece and the New Zealand Military

release date: Jan 01, 1989

Voices Of A House Past

release date: Aug 20, 2019
Voices Of A House Past
He knew it as soon as he had stood in the clearing on the shore of the Rappahannock River, having just arrived in Virginia in 1608. The house would be built here and nowhere else. The seemingly eternal history of the house would begin here and continue with all of those who would follow in the coming centuries. The house wasn''t ordinary to those who lived in it. It only seemed that way to those who passed by and only gave it a passing glance, how could they have known the experiences, the memories, and the history of all the people who called it home that were contained within its walls. Having stood as a sentinel against all that nature and people could throw against it. This house has seen it all. From before the landing of the Europeans in the New World, to the establishment of the colony, the birth of a new nation, the beginning of new lives, the horror of lives cut short by evil, to people just trying to survive in a new age. This collection of wood and bricks and mortar gel together to become something, to become part of someone, someone''s dreams, someone''s past, this house of voices, voices of this house past.

The Osiris Connection

release date: Oct 01, 2013
The Osiris Connection
The Osiris Connection (http://www.theosirisconnection.com) is a thriller based on spectacular real-life events. The novel centers around Mick Kamin, a conflicted individual capable of strong business prowess. As he excels and builds a power base, he struggles to bury a secret past, fighting debilitating anxiety battles that endanger the very self-assurance he must maintain to succeed. An extraordinary love story swirls throughout the plotline, featuring frustrating “hit and miss” encounters of Mick Kamin and Karen Reynolds, two people destined to unite, but cast apart by fate. Their lives collide when Karen becomes involved with the antagonist, Jim Siriso, whose goal becomes to destroy Mick''s career while employing graft, theft, smuggling and murder to build an illicit empire. Haunted by the influence of an ancient Egyptian god, Osiris, three people''s lives are propelled from the corrupt US/Canada border to the ruthless streets of Caracas, South America where an illicit $325,000,000 fortune stolen from the U.S. and Canadian governments is at stake.The Osiris Connection is written by Peter Jennings and Steve Douglas. Steve experienced many of the shocking events revealed in the book.

Until I Smile At You

release date: Nov 12, 2020
Until I Smile At You
"Until I Smile At You" reveals for the first time the life of one of the most enduring musical talents in the 20th century: a young Canadian girl named Ruth Lowe, who wrote a song that dynamited Frank Sinatra''s career into the stratosphere in 1940, "I''ll Never Smile Again." The song charted on Billboard for an unheard of 12 weeks and has been recorded by more than 150 performers around the world. In fact, it''s still being recorded today (the book opens in studio as famed Blood, Sweat & Tears singer, David Clayton-Thomas, records his own unique version). Ruth Lowe has been called "One of the Architects of the American Ballad," she is the recipient of a Grammy Award, her songs have been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and she''s about to be added to the Great American Songbook Foundation Hall of Fame. As Nancy Sinatra says in the book''s Foreword, "There''s a reason why ''I''ll Never Smile Again'' has endured: it was a perfect song, interpreted by the perfect singer, at the perfect time." The book reveals that Ruth Lowe was no one-hit-wonder: she went on to write Sinatra''s theme song, "Put Your Dreams Away" (the last song played at his funeral) plus 50 other tunes for Broadway and Hollywood. ("Until I Smile At You" reveals the humorous story of how she had to write Sinatra''s theme song in under 24 hours.) Amazingly, no one has been privy to Ruth Lowe''s life story until now. Peter Jennings, the book''s author (who has written six other books), was personally selected by her family to write "Until I Smile At You." And there''s this to add to Ruth''s narrative: in today''s era of women claiming their full rights, consider that she was one of the earliest liberated females who worked in a man''s world (Tin Pan Alley) and never let her gender, or her attractive good looks, get in the way of her outstanding talent. One of the interesting features of "Until I Smile At You" is Peter Jennings'' interviews with such luminaries as Bernie Taupin (Elton John''s lyricist for over 50 years), Sir Tim Rice (who writes lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber), Alan Bergman (who has written award-winning songs for Barbra Streisand, Sinatra, etc.), the late Frank Sinatra Jr., music historian Chuck Granata, Sinatra biographer, James Kaplan, and many others... all of whom cast a glow on Ruth''s talents. Also featured are stories from Ruth''s late sister Mickey Cohen, who regales the author with details about how Ruth, whom she adored, wrote "the song." There is also an interview with noted businessman/philanthropist Seymour Schulich who worked with Ruth''s second husband, Nat Sandler. (It was MGM that wanted to make a movie of Ruth''s life back in the day, staring Judy Garland, but Nat nixed the deal because he didn''t want her clinging to the past.) With the world facing increased levels of stress and anxiety, this is an ideal time for a story like "Until I Smile At You" with its positive, feel-good story of resilience.

36 Volumes Book of Proverbs

release date: Apr 05, 2017
36 Volumes Book of Proverbs
36 Volumes is a self-study guide to help broaden your horizons, in order to give you a practical understanding on the Spiritual perspective of the word of truth. The Volumes in this book are numerically and chronologically composed for the ben�efit of making it easier for you to retain passages from its pages. The knowledge contained within this book is to give you an in depth look at the Divine Spirit of Yah''s Wisdom for the sake of distinguishing it from the pretext of the wisdom of Satan. Each topic is addressed precisely from a Divine perspective in a practical and comprehensible manner, for it is my dutiful responsibility to administer truth in a manner unprecedented to the world of religion.

Ruth's Wonderful Song

release date: Jan 20, 2021
Ruth's Wonderful Song
Ruth''s Wonderful Song is a true story of a young woman who loved to play her bright yellow piano. She wrote a wonderful song that people are still listening to more than 80 years after she wrote it. Tom, Ruth''s son, tells the story of how Ruth wrote her wonderful song and what happened next. Adults may enjoy reading all about Ruth Lowe in the new book "Until I Smile At You" by Peter Jennings at untilismileatyou.com.

It's Your Language

release date: Jan 01, 1985

Searching for Insecurity

release date: Jan 01, 1994

The Good Birdwatchers Guide

release date: Jan 01, 1991

Children of the Troubles

release date: Jan 01, 1986

The Wit and Wisdom of Barney Stinson

release date: Mar 16, 2017
The Wit and Wisdom of Barney Stinson
Quotes captures your subconscious mind, which forms 90% of your total mind. The subconscious mind is the creative mind. So, when it is frequently filled with positive commands it will bring an overall change in your overall personality.Most of the quotes will hardly take you 10-20 seconds to swallow. However the message contained in these quotes are quite heavy, which will be sufficient for months or even years.If you closely make a study of quotes, you will come to see, they were not created, rather it happened by accident.Great leaders and visionaries say things from their life experience which will be picked up by their followers and they will publicize it to the world. So it is not sold to you, rather it is passed from generation to generation, like a rare gem."Girls are like cartons of milk. Each one has a hotness expiration date and you''ve hit yours. I''m not saying the occasional guy won''t still go to the fridge, open you up, take a sniff, shrug and take a sip anyway: but it''s all downhill from here."- Barney StinsonBarney Stinson is awesome. How do we know? Because the supremely confident womanizer played by Neil Patrick Harris on How I Met Your Mother never lets anyone forget it. The show may be about the road to romantic love for main character Ted Mosby, but the most entertaining parts of any episode are the hilarious one-liners and bold proclamations made by Barney. "Okay, pep talk! You can do this, but to be more accurate, you probably can''t. You''re way out of practice and she''s way too hot for you. So, remember, it''s not about scoring. It''s about believing you can do it, even though you probably can''t. Go get ''em, tiger!"- Barney Stinson

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The Queen Mother's Century Celebrated in Stamps

release date: Jan 01, 2000

The Wit and Wisdom of Bob Dylan

release date: Mar 16, 2017
The Wit and Wisdom of Bob Dylan
Quotes captures your subconscious mind, which forms 90% of your total mind. The subconscious mind is the creative mind. So, when it is frequently filled with positive commands it will bring an overall change in your overall personality.Most of the quotes will hardly take you 10-20 seconds to swallow. However the message contained in these quotes are quite heavy, which will be sufficient for months or even years.If you closely make a study of quotes, you will come to see, they were not created, rather it happened by accident.Great leaders and visionaries say things from their life experience which will be picked up by their followers and they will publicize it to the world. So it is not sold to you, rather it is passed from generation to generation, like a rare gem.
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