Crowley County Combined Library

Chronicles the evolution of record breaking while incorporating thousands of new entries, hundreds of new photographs, highlights of classic records, and access to a bonus "See It 3D Augmented Reality" app of interactive digital content.

Lists records, superlatives, and unusual facts in the areas of fame, business, crime, the natural world, technology, war, the arts, music, fashion, and sports.

A potential employer scans your resume. Will your resume have what it takes to get the interview? Martin Yate, America's most respected career expert, shows you how to create an irresistible resume that will open the doors to the job interviews and offers you want. Turn the plain facts of your skills and background into a powerful sales pitch. Make your resume stand out, catch an employer's attention, and make them want to hire you. Learn how to create...

First published in 1922 under title: Etiquette in society, in business, in politics, and at home. The standard reference book on etiquette for all occasions.

"From one of our most beloved authors, a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home--now richly illustrated with almost four hundred images. A national bestseller, At Home is Bill Bryson's epic chronicle of domestic history. In this lavish new edition, his riveting room-by-room journey of discovery around his house--a Victorian parsonage in southern England--is enhanced by some four hundred carefully selected full color and...

Thousand of tips and techniques anyone can use to heal everyday health problems.--Title page. Home remedies from 537 doctors and health care professionals covering 138 common conditions and ailments.

One of the most widely consulted works in any reference collection, this volume is an authoritative and unique compilation of statistics and other data concerning the American presidency and those who have held the office, from George Washington to George Bush. Compiled for the general reader and the researcher alike, the book contains thousands of pieces of information about Presidents, their lives, their backgrounds, their families, their Vice Presidents,...

Widely referred to as the "Father of History", Greek Historian Herodotus lived during the 5th century BC and "The Histories" is generally accepted as the first work of historical literature in Western Civilization. Departing from the ancient Homeric tradition of treating historical subjects as epically romantic figures, Herodotus instead approached his subjects with a systematic method of investigation. "The Histories" of Herodotus describe the important...