"Shortly after Hitler's armies invaded Western Europe in May 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt activated a new agency within the Executive Office of the President called the Office for Emergency Management (OEM). The OEM went on to house many prewar and wartime agencies created to manage the country's arms production build-up and economic mobilization. After WWII a consensus by historians quickly gelled that OEM was unimportant, viewing it as a mere administrative holding company and legalistic convenience for the emergency agencies. Similarly they have dismissed the importance of the Liaison Officer for Emergency Management (LOEM), viewing the position as merely a liaison channel between OEM agencies and the White House. In FDR, Wayne Coy, and the Office for Emergency Management, 1941-1943 author Mordecai Lee presents a revisionist history of OEM, focusing mostly on the record of the longest serving LOEM, Wayne Coy. Drawing upon largely unexamined archival sources, including the Roosevelt and Truman Presidential Libraries and the National Archives, Lee gives a precise account of what Coy actually did and, contrary to the conventional wisdom, concludes he was an important senior leader in the Roosevelt White House, engaging in management, policy, and politics."--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to simple machines and how they help to lift and move heavy objects.

A comprehensive, upbeat guide to help you survive the moving process from start to finish, filled with fresh strategies and checklists for timing and supplies, choosing which items to toss and which to keep, determining the best place to live, saying farewell and looking forward to hello. Moving is a major life change—time consuming, expensive, often overwhelming, and sometimes scary. But it doesn’t have to be! Instead of looking at it as a burdensome chore, consider it a new adventure. Ali Wenzke and her husband moved ten times in eleven years, living in seven states across the U.S. She created her popular blog, The Art of Happy Moving, to help others build a happier life before, during, and after a move. Infused with her infectious optimistic spirit, The Art of Happy Moving builds on her blog, offering step-by-step guidance, much-needed comfort, practical information, and welcome advice on every step of the process, including: How to stage your home for prospective buyers How to choose your next neighborhood How to discard your belongings and organize your packing How to say goodbye to your friends How to make the transition easier for your kids How to decorate your new home How to build a new community And so much more. Ali shares invaluable personal anecdotes from her many moves, and packs each chapter with a wealth of information and ingenious tips (Did you know that if you have an extra-large welcome mat at the entrance of your home, it’s more likely to sell?). Ali also includes checklists for packing and staging, and agendas for the big moving day. Whether you’re a relocating professional, newly married, a family with kids and pets, or a retiree looking to downsize, The Art of Happy Moving will help you discover ways to help make your transition an easier one—and be even happier than you were before.

Help little ones learn first words and build vocabulary with this things that go baby ebook that's filled with cars, trucks, planes, boats, tractors, and diggers. Favourite vehicles are clearly labelled on every page, and the exciting photos combined with fun illustrations provide lots to talk about, learn about, and smile about. 100 First Things That Go is a colourful picture ebook that is great for sharing, and an attractive baby gift. Part of a beautiful, first word ebook series, which includes the award-winning 100 First Words, the pages are toddler tough, and cover everything from cool cars, terrific trucks, and awesome fire engines, to vehicle colours and kids' own bikes and ride-on toys. There are even some entertaining make-believe things that go, such as a fantastic pirate ship and a magic broomstick. Word labels encourage picture-and-word association, building language and reading readiness, while the inviting pictures stimulate talking. Cleverly designed to inform and entertain, 100 First Things That Go takes your baby on an exciting learning adventure.

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Young readers will explore which modes of transportation move people and which ones move goods and provide services.