Applewood Books

Grab a pencil and take a trip around the Northwest, whether by car or couch. You are sure to discover unique, weird, and inspiring places to enhance your journey. These fun and challenging puzzles will engage travelers both young and old Inside you will find puzzles themed around Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.

Grab a pencil and take a trip around the Mid-Atlantic, whether by car or couch. You are sure to discover unique, weird, and inspiring places to enhance your journey. These fun and challenging puzzles will engage travelers both young and old Inside you will find puzzles themed around Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D. C., and West Virginia.

100 Puzzles from our Great American history, providing fun for young and old alike

Rembrandt van Rijn is revered as a genius of painting. He infused every painting with emotion and intensity. He was also one of the great marketers and thoroughly understood the value of branding himself. Rembrandt left us with paintings so stunning that artists through the ages have studied his work, striving to emulate it. The Short Biographies series from Applewood's Benna Books imprint features short, intriguing, and entertaining biographies of world-renowned figures. Each beautiful hardcover book includes an interesting retelling of a single person's life, suitable for young adults and adults alike. These little gems will become beloved souvenirs of a favorite artist or a memorable trip to a museum.

All of us remember our first beer. Where we were and when we had it. Maybe who we were with. Time--or the beer--probably have made some of the specifics hazy, but for those of us who like drinking beer, the memory usually brings a smile to our faces. This handy, portable, personal journal is the perfect companion for your next visit to the local brew pub--or the cool new brewery you've just discovered. It's also a great way to keep track of that bottle or can of craft beer you picked up at your favorite store or in your travels, which could brewed in Texas, California, Massachusetts or any state in between.

This handsome guide to the Star-Spangled Banner is a concise collection of the history and etiquette of our national anthem. The book, bound in hardcover in a distinctive red leatherette with gold stamping, includes details of how the anthem was written by Francis Scott Key and why, the complete poetry, a listing of famous performances, protocol for reciting the anthem, other writings by Key and a brief biography of Francis Scott Key. It makes the perfect gift for anyone who cherishes the Star-Spangled Banner and 'the land of the free and home of the brave' it represents.

"The audacity of hope In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation; the belief in things not seen; the belief that there are better days ahead." -Keynote Address Democratic National Convention, July 27, 2004 Contained in this volume are sixteen of the most important speeches that Barack Obama delivered in his two terms as 44th president of the United States. These speeches reflect Obama's vision for America, from five years before his first inauguration until his last day in office. The addresses selected in this edition can be seen in five categories: expressions of hope, discourses on economics, instructions on tolerance, insights on conflict, and commentaries on the state of domestic terrorism. The speeches not only codify a historic presidency; they present pivotal changes in the nation's social fabric through the course of Obama's time in office. This collection reaffirms his prowess as an orator and casts a light upon an administration now characterized by feelings of warmth and nostalgia. "It falls to each of us to be those anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy; to embrace the joyous task we've been given to continually try to improve this great nation of ours. Because for all our outward differences, we all share the same proud title: Citizen." -Farewell Address McCormick Place, January 10, 2017

A curated boxed set of three Inspirational Books: A White Heron, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, A Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions

Create a cherished keepsake of your favorite cycling journeys with this elegant and inspiring pocket-sized bicycle travel journal. Record your travel plans, accommodations, companions, challenges, observations and insights, memorable moments, interesting people met, and favorite sights, meals, and adventures. Includes cycling-specific packing and travel tips, trip charts for cycling stats, an on-the-road repair guide, conversion charts, a point page, and a place to record the addresses of loved ones back home--to send postcards, of course Sprinkled throughout are stimulating quotations from famous cyclists and biking enthusiasts throughout history, like Albert Einstein, Susan B. Anthony and Eddy Merckx, just the encouragement you need to write down your memories each day and re-live your journey for years to come.

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was an American painter who spent little time in the US. He grew up in a privileged, somewhat nomadic family living in Italy and France. Exposure to European art from an early age guided his exquisite paintings that captured both everyday life and portraits with drama and elegance. The Short Biographies series from Applewood's Benna Books imprint features short, intriguing, and entertaining biographies of world-renowned figures. Each beautiful hardcover book includes an interesting retelling of a single person's life, suitable for young adults and adults alike. These little gems will become beloved souvenirs of a favorite artist or a memorable trip to a museum.

Farewell Addresses of the Presidents of the United States collects ten addresses delivered by departing presidents, from George Washington in 1796 to Barack Obama in 2017. The book was published the day following President Obama's farewell speech in Chicago on January 10, 2017. George Washington's farewell address set the standard for speeches delivered by departing leaders of the United States, and has been followed by nine subsequent presidents. President Washington's address has been so respected and influential, that it has been read aloud in the Senate chamber each year since 1896. In it, Washington gave his view of the Union, the Constitution, and good citizenship. The ten presidential farewell addresses gathered here - Washington (1796); Andrew Jackson (1837); Andrew Johnson (1869); Harry S Truman (1953); Dwight D. Eisenhower (1961); Jimmy Carter (1981); Ronald Reagan (1989); Bill Clinton (2001); George W. Bush (2009); and Barack Obama (2017) - provide a revealing look at our country's leaders, their view of their legacies, and their visions for the future.