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The superstitious Ichabod Crane, schoolmaster of Tarrytown, joins in rivalry for the hand of the delectable Katrina Van Tassel, the country belle. But will the powers that lurk in the dark hollow allow him to pursue his quarry unhindered? Or does the infamously renowned Galloping Hessian of the Hollow have another judgment to lay upon Ichabod?

DeShawn Watts has always followed the rules and obeyed law enforcement for as long as he could remember. But why does a life in the suburbs with a loving wife, a beautiful daughter, and a nice job feel so hollow whenever DeShawn talks to his jailbird brother, Darnell? Respectability is a short story detailing the lives of Black men and asking what it really means to be free today in America.

Personal finance expert, America’s Money Maven turned go-to holistic lifestyle integrator, and award-winning author Patrice Washington has used her platform The Redefining Wealth Podcast to teach millions that wealth is so much more than money and material possessions.

The most profound and important speeches ever delivered are here collected in this anthology, featuring some of the most influential figures in world history. From ancient times to the American Revolution to as recently as this past century, Fort Raphael Publishing has collected some of the most important and iconic speeches of all time and recorded them for this series.

There has never been a better time to consider how your skills can be harnessed within the tech industry. Tech is driving change in almost every major industry, and so can you. Be on the front line of solving important issues, reengineering ecosystems, and contributing to meaningful change. The tech jobs of tomorrow require your narrative. After all, technology will only be as good as the people that it does the least for.

The struggle for human rights, emancipation, civil rights, social justice, voting rights, and freedom from discrimination and tyranny is captured here in this volume of speeches by some of the most influential and brilliant Black orators in history.

This collection contains authentic re-enactments of all of George Washington's (1732-1799) major speeches during his two presidential term of office as America's first president after victory in the War for Independence. It includes his farewell address in full, regarded as a fine example of his political beliefs, as well as eight annual messages to Congress and two inaugural addresses.

Malia Lamar might have her father's superstrength and super speed, but can she manage to keep up with him when he's so busy saving the world? Being the daughter of Mr. Universe, aka Simon Lamar, might be ideal on paper, but when there are downtown fires, bank robberies, and cats stuck up in trees, can Malia manage to get ANY alone time with her dad or is the whole weekend a bust?

In recent years, when we experience health problems - whether that be stress, anxiety, or depression - medical professionals often refer to traditional and apparent solutions such as pills or therapy. Imagine if there was an alternative solution. What if you didn't have to take pills to feel better? What if there was a natural solution that didn’t require you to take medications? What if applying an oil or using a diffuser could help you relax and blow those aches and pains away?

For many, the ultimate career goal is to achieve a passive income. A passive income is one which requires little to no work to achieve, leading to a whole range of amazing opportunities whether it is an early retirement, or simply the freedom to live your life however you please without the typical nine-to-five workday tying you down. Affiliate marketing is an outsourcing tool that can potentially provide financial freedom.

Simple advise that was originally written in 1909, now updated and modernized slightly to be available to you. The advice in this book has really been tested over the course of time. It is a short listen that includes some fantastic pointers on attitude and philosophy, simple pointers and perspectives that can really help you shape you life moving forwards.

Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher, came to Tarry Town in the glen of Sleepy Hollow to ply his trade in educating young minds. He was a gullible and excitable fellow, often so terrified by locals' stories of ghosts that he would hurry through the woods on his way home, singing to keep from hysterics. Until late one night, he finds that maybe they're not just stories. What is that dark, menacing figure riding behind him on a horse? And what does it have in its hands? And why wasn't schoolteacher Crane ever seen in Sleepy Hollow again?

The immersive audio experience presented here - complete with sound effects, music, and atmospherics - allows the listener to feel as if they were in attendance when these speeches were first delivered. The orations are performed by a select group of amazing actors who uniquely capture the essence, power, and complexity of these magnificent addresses, universally acknowledged as some of the greatest speeches in world history.

This collection contains: Twelve Years a Slave, Up from Slavery, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, The Life of an American Slave (Fifty Years in Chains), The Experience of Rev. Thomas H. Jones, Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave, From Log Cabin to the Pulpit, and many more.

Count Dracula. Frankenstein's creature. Mr. Hyde. The Headless Horseman. Four figures that helped define horror. More than 31 hours of classic horror and Gothic fiction come together in Horror Stories Collection: Bram Stoker's Dracula, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Together, these four works helped shape the vampire story, the monster tale, psychological horror, and the American ghost story.

Washington Irving (1783-1859) was a short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat. The short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" is about a miserly man who makes a deal with the devil. Irving’s fictional character Diedrich Knickerbocker is a Dutch-American historian and narrator of "The Conspiracy of the Cocked Hats" and the “golden age” of Wouter van Twiller, the Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam.

Carte Blanche is the alarming tale of how the right of Americans to say "no" to risky medical research is eroding at a time when we are racing to produce a vaccine and treatments for Covid-19 This medical right that we have long taken for granted was first sacrificed on the altar of military...

Messages, meanings, movements—how does art history help us understand our world? Join curators, historians, artists, musicians and filmmakers as they explore art and its histories in a search for our shared humanity. Download the programs, then visit us on the National Mall or at www.nga.gov, where you can explore many of the works of art mentioned.

Souled Out is a one-of-a-kind podcast that empowers people to live on purpose. In its rawest form, this podcast captures history in the making by examining what it means to be “souled out”: to be all-in, to feel & respond to what burdens the soul, and to practice vulnerability. Curated by Miki L. Grace and Reesheda Graham Washington , Souled Out is rooted in the belief that human value is higher than the effort we have expensed toward our transformation. We are worth it.

Welcome to Leadership Lessons from the Fast Lane, brought to you by the Washington Speakers Bureau. In this space, we will explore some of the most pressing challenges that leaders of today face, with the world’s most respected, creative, and successful thought leaders.