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Wartime radio at its most provocative - that's "Words at War"! The Office of War Information, in cooperation with The Council on Books in Wartime, brought listeners journalistic accounts of battle, first-person narratives, and novels inspired by actual events. Each story was adapted for radio…and for maximum emotional impact.

Gentlemen and Pigs could best be described and compared to the television show Seinfeld. It's a book about nothing. But of course we all know that it is the story within the story that ties all the loose ends together as you laugh yourself silly along the way. Gentlemen and Pigs is a real hoot! Its author and narrator, Robert C. Brewster, brings his characters to life in some very unique ways. Sit back, listen, and enjoy.

On the Road to Find Out is a thought provoking memory emoting listen for a generation that lived it and for those younger and wise enough to want to discover what it was like to live in the moment. It is rooted in the time period of 1967 to 1974 and unfolds mainly in the seaside resort town of Wildwood, New Jersey. It’s a story of heartbreak and discovery. It’s a wild ride through America as seen through the eyes of this young Canadian as he digs deep inside his self in the hopes of recapturing the one thing he lost.

While today's global economy is experiencing a significant cycle of outsourcing across industries, leadership cannot be outsourced; it must be organically transformed. The Next Gen Leader will show you how to discard outworn traditions and become the next-generation leader you were born to be! It is a system designed to help you maximize individual, team, and organizational leadership potential, regardless of your position, pay, or power.

Without self-pity, former New York City newspaperman and prize-winning magazine editor, Robert C. Samuels tells his own harrowing story of medical survival. He's filled it with tears, humor, love, and triumph.

In the latter part of the nineteenth century the west was changing rapidly. East Texas In particular, was becoming intolerant of lawlessness. One farmer said: "If you spit on a sidewalk, you better get a bucket of wash-water and get busy, or go to jail." That summed it up very well. Industry was becoming more widespread in major cities such as Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and Jefferson, "The city at the end of the river." By the late 1860s and 1870s, Jefferson was second only to Galveston in commerce.

Authors Robert Toto and Richard Geschke have expanded their horizons of their original book, In Our Duffel Bags, Surviving the Vietnam Era, with a poetic interpretation of life in the army. Tracking their adventures in Germany, Panama and Vietnam, the authors wax the poetic version of what they found in their duffel bags looking deeper into the fast changing times of the Vietnam era. With Shadows of Combat the listener will sense the history of what took place in this crucial time in American history.

"The Perfect Crime" is written in the first person: "I know I committed the perfect crime." Phoebe Wallowes, a well educated American woman, really irritates him. He also has a genuine terror that she will one day marry him. Something therefore has to be done.

Her mother's deathbed revelation that she is a descendant of Nicholas II, Russia's last tsar, launches reclusive Kate Gavrill on a bold search for a lost family fortune. But nothing is simple in the tragic history of the Romanov clan. Only by finding the rarest of precious gems - a fabulous, long-missing alexandrite - can Kate claim her treasure. At her side as she journeys across continents is Simon Blake, a respected New York gemologist, whose powerful attraction to Kate is undercut by deep fears.

Why is the city a battleground of hostile principalities and powers? What is the mission of the church in the city? How can the church be supported in accomplishing that mission? These are the questions that Robert Linthicum treats in his comprehensive and probing biblical theology of the city...

Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to Syracuse University, where as a sophomore he led his team to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1959, and earned his nickname: the Elmira Express. Two seasons later, Davis broke the legendary Jim Brown's rushing records and became the first black athlete to be awarded the Heisman Trophy.

Light Up the World tells the story of America's endeavors to alleviate their reliance and dependency on foreign countries for its energy needs. A Massive hydroelectric project of the scope the world has never seen before is being built in the furthest northern regions of Quebec. Funded by huge American oil conglomerates, tobacco companies, and other international institutions, project HOPE (Hydro Ocean Powered Eletcricity) will generate enough electrical power to satisy more than half of North America's energy needs. Everything was going to plan until the unexpected happened...

The queen and the pope are both expected to arrive in Canada within two weeks of each other and Montreal is in turmoil as the city prepares for its 350th anniversary. The Gippson Brothers' farewell tour is also passing through the city and Zachary Gippson, the new "King of Pop" has some very deceptive and deceitful plans for his minions of fans who would see him live on this world tour. And Montreal's vibrant and distinctive underworld is in chaos as it's mafia capoa are meeting with very untimely and mysterious deaths due to an unknown spirit who possesses them.

Fresh out of high school, young Bobby Marshall enters the Army and soon finds himself in the raw world of war that is Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. His exploits on the ground and in the air make up the graphic story of what Vietnam was for the small cadre of Army aviators that crewed the famed but little understood OV-1 Mohawk. Join Bobby as he matures from a typical teenager to a seasoned soldier in this story of Cambodia and Vietnam.

London 1895 - Im kältesten Januar des Jahrhunderts wird auf der obersten Plattform des Watkins Tower in Wembley die nackte Leiche eines Mannes gefunden. Er wurde mit Handschellen an einen Stahlträger gekettet und ist erfroren. Als der Bruder des Opfers in einer Knabenschule in Blackheath einer spontanen Selbstverbrennung zum Opfer fällt und ein weiterer Verwandter bei einem Flugversuch ums Leben kommt, wird Inspector Swanson klar, dass jemand im Begriff ist, eine ganze Familie auszulöschen.

England 1895 - Oscar Wilde kämpft in London um seinen Ruf und seine Karriere, als sich in Oxford ein brutales Verbrechen ereignet: Ein angesehener Professor für englische Literatur wird in der Bodleian Library erschlagen aufgefunden. War es der Racheakt eines Studenten? Neid unter Kollegen? Oder liegt das Motiv vielmehr in einem alten, geheimnisvollen Buch, das seit dem Mord verschwunden ist? Chief Inspector Swanson und sein Team sind mit einem undurchdringlichen Netz aus Lügen, Verstrickungen und Intrigen konfrontiert.

Excellent biographies have been written about Clara Barton, Sarah Josepha Hale, Julia Ward Howe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Harriet Tubman, but their lives have never been looked at together as they intertwined with the Civil War narrative. Plumb compares and contrasts the qualities of the women to discover their common attributes for success and what was unique to each woman. Without leading troops in battle or wielding political power, these five women profoundly influenced the start of the war and its conduct throughout as North and South clashed.

Numerous life changes come with the territory of getting older - as we're reminded every day by anti-aging campaigns - but one change the media doesn't often mention is the need for a shifting approach to personal financial management. Personal Finance After 50 for Dummies, 2nd Edition offers the targeted information you need to make informed decisions regarding your investments, spending, and how to best protect your wealth. You've worked your whole life for your nest egg - why not manage it as effectively as possible?

An urgent, historically-grounded take on the four major factors that undermine American democracy, and what we can do to address them. While many Americans despair of the current state of U.S. politics, most assume that our system of government and democracy itself are invulnerable to decay. Yet...

Ausgangsbeschränkungen lähmen das öffentliche Leben. Die Furcht vor einer Ansteckung schränkt die Bewegungsfreiheit der Menschen ein. Der Feind ist unsichtbar. Er verbreitet sich epidemisch und bedroht die Welt. Bis ein Gegenmittel gefunden wird, bleibt es beim Lock-down. Im eigenen Körper eingeschlossen ist das Opfer im Kurzkrimi "Locked-in". Auch in den anderen vier Hörkrimis verfehlen tödliche Substanzen nicht ihre Wirkung. - Fünf Kurzkrimis für den Weg zur Arbeit, für Pendler in Bus und Bahn, beim Fitnesssport oder bei der Hausarbeit.