In life and in death, fame and glory eluded Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779-1813). The ambitious young military officer and explorer, best known for a mountain peak that he neither scaled nor named, was destined to live in the shadows of more famous contemporaries--explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. This collection of thought-provoking essays rescues Pike from his undeserved obscurity. It does so by providing a nuanced assessment of Pike and his actions within the larger context of American imperial ambition in the time of Jefferson.

Pike's accomplishments as an explorer and mapmaker and as a soldier during the War of 1812 has been tainted by his alleged connection to Aaron Burr's conspiracy to separate the trans-Appalachian region from the United States. For two hundred years historians have debated whether Pike was an explorer or a spy, whether he knew about the Burr Conspiracy or was just a loyal foot soldier. This book moves beyond that controversy to offer new scholarly perspectives on Pike's career.

The essayists--all prominent historians of the American West--examine Pike's expeditions and writings, which provided an image of the Southwest that would shape American culture for decades. John Logan Allen explores Pike's contributions to science and cartography; James P. Ronda and Leo E. Oliva address his relationships with Native peoples and Spanish officials; Jay H. Buckley chronicles Pike's life and compares Pike to other Jeffersonian explorers; Jared Orsi discusses the impact of his expeditions on the environment; and William E. Foley examines his role in Burr's conspiracy. Together the essays assess Pike's accomplishments and shortcomings as an explorer, soldier, empire builder, and family man.

Pike's 1810 journals and maps gave Americans an important glimpse of the headwaters of the Mississippi and the southwestern borderlands, and his account of the opportunities for trade between the Mississippi Valley and New Mexico offered a blueprint for the Santa Fe Trail. This volume is the first in more than a generation to offer new scholarly perspectives on the career of an overlooked figure in the opening of the American West.

"Falling Down Getting Up" is about an incredible journey in life. It begins with a personal and revealing story of the author, Michael Harris, and his falling down in life. There were a few big falls like losing more than half of his liver in an accident at 12 years old, becoming an alcoholic by 16, and nearly losing his legs from vascular disease at 27. Once Michael gets you through the gory details of the mess he found himself in, he'll tell you what he did to get back up out of that mess. Perhaps as you read "Falling Down Getting Up," you will chuckle a little (or a lot) and be entertained as Michael shares his journey of falling down and getting back up. If you find yourself falling down in life, hopefully the suggestions in "Falling Down Getting Up" just might help you get back up too. Michael Harris is a writer, business coach, and popular yoga teacher. He is driven by an incredible enthusiasm for living a full life. Michael has been interviewed by a broad range of media including NBC, NPR, BBC, The Los Angeles Times, The Oregonian, and The Bend Bulletin. Michael loves to travel and, in his spare time, you can find him hiking the mountains near his home in Bend, Oregon.

Social Media Body Language: How To Spot the Con Artists of Social Media is all about social media marketing, social media strategy, social media planner, social media roi, social media management, social media gospel, and social media dangers. Cyber crime is on the increase worldwide and the social media is filled with nefarious characters bent on harming you. How do you protect yourself but better yet, how do you spot the bad guys in order to protect yourself? Body Language is a visual outward expression but it is also visible through the words and content that people post online. This book teaches you how to spot the bad guys by using the very content and words that they post in social media. It is a dynamic way to learn the many things that words convey. Just like visual body language, the body cannot lie and so it is with words. Yes the words can lie but not the way people form their sentences and meanings. You will be utterly surprised how behavioral scientists like Dr. Harry Jay are trained to profile bad guys using their own content against them. Now you can learn these techniques too and in so doing add another tool to your personal interaction toolkit.

Anxiety Treatment - Anatomy of Anxiety is new research on anxiety and anxiety disorders that doctors don't want you to know. Mental health is BIG business. Over $148 billion dollars is spent on mental health treatment each year and over one-third of this figure is for anxiety and anxiety related disorders such as panic attacks symptoms and the resulting depression and anxiety. People are more interested in relief versus cure so to cure anxiety, a certain patient awareness must occur. Do you know the symptoms of anxiety? Once you become aware of the symptoms, anxiety treatment can begin. Information is power Anxiety Treatment - Anatomy of Anxiety delves into anxiety and stress disorders deeply and reveals amazing new information about these problems that you will not find anywhere else. If you suffer from anxiety and stress, you need to read this book.

Non-Verbal Communication - Body Talk is NOT body language Body Language is defined as an involuntary form of mental and physical ability of human non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements and purposeful body expression. Humans send and interpret such signals almost entirely subconsciously. Body Talk is defined as a voluntary and purposeful form of mental and physical ability of human non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals entirely consciously. Body Language is covert while Body Talk is overt. People practice Body Language without being knowingly aware they are doing it. People that use Body Talk are fully aware of what they are doing and in most cases are very good at it. Body Talk is used in business as well as personal. Business communication training teaches Body Talk. All Body Talk training and communication is an intense form of communication training. What is communication skill as it applies to Body Talk? It is a person's non-verbal skills. People use Body Talk all of the time. Think romance? That certain walk, the quick smile and eye contact. The skills of communication are very important in business and personal. Without Body Talk, a person cannot become successful