This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Barack Obama is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017, becoming the first African American to hold the office. Born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, he graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the first Black president of the Harvard Law Review. Obama began his political career as a community organizer in Chicago and served in the...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era, born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria. Renowned as a child prodigy, he began composing at the tender age of five and swiftly gained fame throughout Europe for his extraordinary musical talent. Over his short life, Mozart composed more than 600 works, including symphonies, operas, chamber music, and choral pieces, many of which are considered p...

Throughout the book, readers take a journey throughout time and observe how people around the world have understood these patterns of quantity, structure, and dimension around them. The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries: A Brief History in a Cultural Contex provides a brief overview of the history of mathematics in a very straightforward and understandable manner and also addresses major findings that influenced the development of mathematics as a coherent discip...

East Ham was sparsely inhabited in the fourteenth century and had not changed much with the advent of the railway in the 1850s. Farmers and market gardeners grew crops for the 'distant' London market, their houses scattered thinly from Wanstead flats in the north to just south of the turnpike road.A phenomenal transformation came in the second half of the nineteenth century as the demands of Britain's growing industries and population led to the use of land for fac...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, was a complex and controversial figure in American history. Known as "Old Hickory" for his toughness, Jackson rose to national prominence as a military hero during the War of 1812, particularly for his victory in the Battle of New Orleans. A founder of the Democratic Party, he positioned himself as a champion of the common man, advocating for expanded suffrage...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Warren Buffett, born on August 30, 1930, is one of the most successful and widely respected investors of the 20th and 21st centuries. Known as the "Oracle of Omaha," he is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a conglomerate holding company. Buffett is renowned for his investment philosophy, which emphasizes value investing, long-term strategies, and the importance of fundamental analysis. Under his leadership, Berkshire Hathaway ...

Helen Wilson is back in "Horrorscope II." When a psychic is forced by the mafia to provide them with predictions of their forthcoming criminal plans, she was murdered in "Horrorscope," the first novel in this trilogy. Her death caused a physical manifestation of the signs of the zodiac signs, who have sought revenge for his murder. AC Nicolo and his brother Mauro return as the two seek Helen's heir, and whether or not that person has the same powers that she did. Detective Merton Howard an...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.J.K. Rowling is a British author best known for creating the immensely popular Harry Potter series, which has become a global phenomenon since the release of the first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," in 1997. Born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, in 1965, Rowling's journey to success was marked by personal challenges, including financial struggles and the difficulties of single motherhood before her writing career to...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Oprah Winfrey is a highly influential American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer, and philanthropist, best known for her ground-breaking talk show, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which aired for 25 years from 1986 to 2011. Born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Oprah rose to prominence from modest beginnings through sheer determination, becoming a trailblazer in media and entertainment. She is celebr...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Renowned for his robust personality and progressive policies, he became the youngest president in U.S. history following the assassination of William McKinley. Roosevelt was a driving force behind the Progressive Era, advocating for significant reforms such as antitrust regulations, labor rights, and consumer protection. A passionate conservationi...

The ancient market town of Romford has developed out of all recognition. Once a quiet country town which mainly came alive on market days it is now a busy shopping centre, with dozens of coffee shops and restaurants. In the 1930s South Street changed from a largely residential route into a shopping mecca known as the Golden Mile. This became thronged by potential buyers from all over the London region and going to Romford became almost a tourist trip. In the town many distinctive, local bu...

Hornchurch is often recognised as a World War II front line RAF Airfield, but the town has a long and varied history dating back to the last Ice Age. Hornchurch Through Time brings together a colourful collection of old and modern pictures and postcards of the area. The popularization of photography in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries reveals a village centre filled with interesting buildings many centuries old in Essex vernacular style. Drawn from family albums, local col...