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The book reviews the history of the cold war through presidential speeches, spanning five decades (1941-1991) with additional commentary. The speeches span from Roosevelt's comments during the second world war, through to George H. W. Bush's 1991 press conference with Gorbachev. Speeches are selected for their historical significance and given in chronological order with additional commentary provided on the speeches themselves. Speeches include the Eisenhower and Truman doctrines, speeches on Cuba, Vietnam, nuclear treaties, and assessments of foreign policy initiatives.

This play has been adapted into plain English and is performed as a theatrical full-cast production. At just over 20 minutes long, it is an abridged and adapted version of one of the relatively underperformed works in Shakespeare's canon. The plan opens with a threat from the French. Negotiations, conflict, and palace intrigue follow, as King John works his way through many issues of war and diplomacy in classic Shakespearean fashion.

Titus Andronicus is believed to be Shakespeare's first tragedy and the revenge play is among the most violent and bloody of his canon. The story tells of a famous Roman general engaged in a cycle of revenge with his opponents. The version is abridged and adapted into plain English. This is a theatrical audio production by a full cast.

Chris - born Lazarus - had to contend with everything from abuse to assault and attempted murder growing up. Whether it was his birth mother, his foster families, or adoptive parents, no one seemed to care about him or want him. Even the police were not on his side: At age sixteen, he was arrested for defending himself against abuse. He spent birthdays and holidays alone in a group home, thinking of ways to end his life. Everyone told him he would end up in jail or dead. But at the group home, he met some people who changed his life.

Local painter Calder Brumen has three goals in life: be the best artist in San Francisco; make good on his promise to his best friend; and marry the mermaid with the glittery leg tattoos. When the vanishing woman leaves sandy footprints behind, Calder decides she’s more than a figment of his imagination, and his infatuation becomes an obsession. But a mysterious temptress worms her way into his best friend’s world, and Calder has to figure out how to save his childhood pal from the evil clutches of a witch...without losing his chance at landing his happily ever after.

A modern interpretation of the original Tao Te Ching. The meter has been preserved to its original intent, while the subject matter is about skateboarders and non-skateboarders instead of merchants and farmers. May this bring peace, empathy, compassion, and stoke to all who hear it.

In his first collection of condensed stories, James uses his quick wit and bizarre sense of humor to provoke laughter and gaiety. From the awkward moment that ensues after his boss mistakenly discovers a pornographic image on his cellphone, to the struggles of toilet training three cats in a one-bedroom apartment, James always has a way of finding the silver lining.

Everyone knows the story of Pandora.... However, every 5,000 years, one of Pandora’s descendants must pass the trials of the gods and master each element to renew the one thing that keeps humans from sinking into misery and the evil of this world: hope. Without hope, our world is doomed. The goddess, Hera, came to me and revealed the truth about my lineage. Now I have less than six months to learn how to use magic and win these Olympian trials before time runs out. But with the gods and Titans vying to control me, the last thing I need is to lose my heart to them.

An alien, Tashan Zho, on a rescue mission to the distant planet Earth is transported into the dying body of bootlegger Ryan Costello. Upon his death, Costello’s body is reanimated by the alien and endowed with supernatural powers. Unfortunately, the body is so damaged from years of alcohol abuse that the alien’s memory and his vital files are corrupted. All that remains of his mission plan is one phrase: “Find the one called Mike Kelly.”

Bitcoin. Cryptocurrencies. Digital dollars. They’re all built on the world-changing technology known as blockchain. This audiobook single explains blockchain in a format that’s friendly and fun. Written for busy technology leaders, entrepreneurs, and students, Sir John Hargrave and Evan Karnoupakis show you how leading-edge organizations are building blockchain into their businesses.

Speed limits. Internet speeds. The speed of Earth. There are so many aspects of human life that are ruled by speed, even if we don’t realize it everyday. In this best of Seeker collection, you’ll learn how we decide speed limits, how fast a thought travels, how much acceleration the human body can take, and the simple discovery that let us fly faster than the speed of sound.

Lions, tigers, and bears are some of the largest, most ferocious animals in the world, but did you know that we all pee for the same amount of time? In this best of Seeker collection, you’ll learn the answers to questions like why polar bears don’t hibernate, why you’ll never have a pet lion, how a genetic mistake could save white tigers, and if elephants really never forget.

It seems like dogs have always been man’s best friend, but when did it become official? Explore the world of our favorite furry friends from the beginning when humans started to take wild animals like wolves and give them a place in our homes. In this Seeker collection, you’ll also learn how new dog breeds are created, why dogs can remember smells better than humans, and if your dog really needs that sweater you bought it.

Ryan Cawdor awakens from a mat-trans jump to inexplicably find himself in a version of his past (just after the events of Deathlands 45: Starfall). Ryan's son Dean is back, Krysty isn’t pregnant yet, and Ryan, who is the only one who feels the pull of the timeline split, is trying to keep it together. The companions are in immediate need of medical supplies and get caught up in a clash between warring barons and a traveling gypsy caravan and circus. Someone ambushes and is sabotaging the gypsies and the companions decide to help.

An orphaned teen with the ability to transform into a vicious whirlwind latches on to Ryan and the companions as they travel through former North Dakota. Her deadly power seems like a boon at first, until it starts to control her. When threatened, she destroys everything in her path...including those she loves. Then a group of outcast fighters kidnaps the young woman and manipulates her — and her terrifying mutation — for their own destructive agenda. With the vortex unleashed, the companions face a tough decision: chill the orphan or perish in her violent wake.

A civil war raging in the Des Moines River valley forces Ryan and his companions to take sides, or die. Because somewhere in the middle of the generations-old conflict is a lost redoubt. But Snake Eye, the deadliest gunslinger in Deathlands, stands between them and the way out. And the mutie contract chiller won't step aside until he has Ryan's head.

A vision of an explosion in a laboratory triggers a strange headache and dreams depicting a day in the future for an unsuspecting computer programmer. Michael Ward attributes the dreams to stress and coincidence until they reliably repeat themselves day after day. He soon discovers he isn’t alone in his dreams. A terrifying shadow will seemingly stop at nothing to sever his connection to the future.

A mashup of science fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy, set in New York during prohibition, the characters interact with actual historic figures, including mobster Jack “Legs” Diamond, heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey, and World War heroine Edith Cavell. The story follow an alien anthropologist, Tashan Zho, on a rescue mission to the distant planet Earth in 1926. Zho, is transported into the dying body of bootlegger Ryan Costello.

This audiobook is dedicated to making sure that you understand the industry and so that you know how to navigate through it successfully and easily. Many people can misinterpret what this saying means, and it can get them into trouble because they spend so much more than they need to. This audiobook goes into detail about the importance of needing a strategy, move through mistakes, understanding the limits that you have as well, and make sure that you are able to navigate yourself successfully.

I'm honest about what I am. You want to screw until you can't see straight? I'm your guy. You want to experience the best oral orgasm of your life, don't pass go and collect 200 dollars. Eating you for dessert is my specialty. I live for that. Skinny, average, or meat on your bones, I don't care. Blonde, brunette...white, Asian, black... Are you pink where it counts? Then you're my type. I'm your guy. For the duration of our affair, I will call you Sugar because I can't bother to retain your name. That's the kind of man I am, and you will know that going in. I make sure of it.