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Oh Really, Riley?

The Story of Riley’S Trick Shop and the Family Behind It

By: Jim Riley

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Oh Really, Riley?

The Story of Riley’S Trick Shop and the Family Behind It

By: Jim Riley

For more than seventy years, Rileys Trick Shop has been a source of fun for generations of families who live on the south side of Chicago. Founded in 1937 by Jim and Eleanor Riley, the shop stocks joy buzzers, whoopee cushions, and fake vomit; they greet their customers like old friends. In Oh Really, Riley?, the owners son, Jim Riley, details the true story of his familys long-time business. In 1937, the Rileys dream was simpleto eke out a living during the Great Depression. From before World War II to the dawning of the new millennium, Riley shares how the business managed to survive through dedication, perseverance, pranks, and laughs amid the cornucopia of gags, party items, and costumes. Riley narrates the fascinating story of how one kernel of popcorn somehow expanded into a trick shop that would become the center of a community, serving as a gathering place for amateur magicians and jokesters alike. In the spirit of the continued success of every small family businesses, Oh Really, Riley? spans seven decades as it shares the compelling story of one mans dream and how he made it come true.

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1450265480

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Berkeley Noir

By: Jim Nisbet,Lucy Jane Bledsoe,Barry Gifford,Susan Dunlap,Shanthi Sekaran

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Berkeley Noir

By: Jim Nisbet,Lucy Jane Bledsoe,Barry Gifford,Susan Dunlap,Shanthi Sekaran

Sixteen storytellers shed light on the darkness that lurks in the California city in this fun collection of crime tales. Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. With stories by: Barry Gifford, Jim Nisbet, Lexi Pandell, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Mara Faye Lethem, Thomas Burchfield, Shanthi Sekaran, Nick Mamatas, Kimn Neilson, Jason S. Ridler, Susan Dunlap, J.M. Curet, Summer Brenner, Michael David Lukas, Aya de León, and Owen Hill. Praise for Berkeley Noir “Each story evokes the dark side of a Berkeley neighborhood and pays tribute both to the city's history as a haven for outcasts and as a literary metropolis. If you race through it, consider picking up San Francisco Noir and Oakland Noir.” —Diablo Magazine, a Top Ticket choice “In “Lucky Day,” Thomas Burchfield reveals the evil that can come when a well-meaning aide breaks his boss’s cardinal rule never to allow patrons into the library early. A worried mom from Holloway wangles her son a prized place in the Berkeley school district in Aya de León’s “Frederick Douglass Elementary.” . . . . J.M. Curet’s “Wifebeater Tank Top,” the tale with the firmest criminal pedigree, is the most violent, but its poetic language and come-from-nowhere ending make it the best.” —Kirkus Reviews “The 16 stories set in Berkeley, Calif., in this above average Akashic noir anthology offer little actual noir but a heaping helping of crime, with almost every entry featuring at least a murder or kidnapping . . . . Readers will be glad that many of these tales are fun in a way that traditional noir isn’t.” —Publishers Weekly

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1617758132

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Murder at Whitechapel Road Station

The gripping wartime murder mystery

By: Jim Eldridge

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Murder at Whitechapel Road Station

The gripping wartime murder mystery

By: Jim Eldridge

April, 1941. At the former Whitechapel Road Underground station, repurposed as an air raid shelter since the onset of the Blitz, the body of a woman has been discovered, stabbed and eviscerated. With the ghoulish history of Jack the Ripper and his victims not far from their thoughts, Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson are called from Scotland Yard to examine the scene. In the station's dark and dingy tunnels they stumble across a battered Victorian doctor's case containing surgical tools. Has it been deliberately left to be discovered? With the spectre of London's most famous killer looming large over their investigation, Coburg and Lampson are under pressure to swiftly conclude this very difficult case as more victims come to light. But that proves to be a challenge when King George and the Prime Minister Winston Churchill seek their help with a puzzling inquiry that also has links to Whitechapel.

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Allison & Busby Ltd

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0749031514

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9780749031510

Psi Spies

The True Story of America's Psychic Warfare Program

By: Jim Marrs

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Psi Spies

The True Story of America's Psychic Warfare Program

By: Jim Marrs

Takes readers behind the scenes of the U.S. Army's formerly top-secret remote viewing unit, discussing how the military has used this psychic ability to its advantage since the unit's creation in the 1970's.

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Red Wheel/Weiser

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1564149609

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9781564149602

The Cowboy

By: Jim Dyer

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The Cowboy

By: Jim Dyer

Jim Dorion was recruited and trained to launder money for an International Trust Co. He was told that this money was investors' money. He later found out that he was investing millions of dollars for an organized crime family as well as the Colombia Cocaine Cartel. With the IRS hot on Jims trail for laundering money, someone stole $500,000 of the Cartel's money; and he was held responsible. Now, with $500,000 of the Cartel's money missing, he became a hunted man with $100,000 reward on his head, dead or alive. Discarded by his mentor with nowhere to hide, he had to disappear. For six years he hid in seclusion on a remote Mesa in Utah, but the abduction and rescue of a woman forced him to come out of seclusion and face the world. The Cartel still wanted him dead and was looking for him all over the world. He finally decided that he was tired of running; he had nowhere to go and nothing left to lose. He decided if it's war they wanted, it's war he would give them. He would hit them where it really hurt, and they wouldn't see it coming. Greed would be his weapon.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1450091334

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9781450091336

Murder at Aldwych Station

The heart-pounding wartime mystery series

By: Jim Eldridge

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Murder at Aldwych Station

The heart-pounding wartime mystery series

By: Jim Eldridge

December, 1940. With the Luftwaffe pounding the city nightly, Londoners seek refuge in underground stations. Aldwych has been taken out of service to provide shelter for the British Museum's priceless Elgin Marbles, as well as civilians escaping the bombing. When the body of a young man is discovered on the tracks, wearing evening dress but barefoot, Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson are on the case. Before long, more bodies are discovered, and Coburg's wife Rosa becomes a target for the brutal killer. Caught up in a world of underground jazz clubs, abandoned tube stations and looters, Coburg and Lampson must track down the ruthless murderer before it's too late.

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Allison & Busby Ltd

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0749028386

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9780749028381

Enos Jones 2011 Edition

By: Jim Schneider

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Enos Jones 2011 Edition

By: Jim Schneider

Enos Jones of Augusta County, Virginia, was the son of Robert Jones & Anne Coulston of the Welsh settlement of Gwyndd in what is today Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. They were Friends or Quakers if you prefer, as were the majority of the first settlers of Gwyndd, fleeing from the religious intolerance of 17th Century England. These early Quakers were soon joined by a host of 18th Century settlers from Germany, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England who also contributed their unique heritage to the growth of our country's culture. They were quickly followed by others from almost every corner of the world. Around the time of the American Revolution, Enos Jones and his wife Lydia, daughter of Palatine Germans, packed up their family and, along with Lydia's brothers, made their way west into the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The following generations moved on west in search of new lands to farm stopping in Ross County, Ohio, then Linn County, Iowa, and finally in Page County, Iowa where the tale ends.

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Lulu.com

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1300814969

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9781300814962

Remote Viewers

The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies

By: Jim Schnabel

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Remote Viewers

The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies

By: Jim Schnabel

Remote Viewers is a tale of the Pentagon's attempts to develop the perfect tool for espionage: psychic spies. These psychic spies, or "remote viewers," were able to infiltrate any target, elude any form of security, and never risk scratch. For twenty years, the government selected civilian and military personnel for psychic ability, trained them, and put them to work, full-time, at taxpayers' expense, against real intelligence targets. The results were so astonishing that the program soon involved more than a dozen separate agencies, including the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Council, the FBI, the National Security Agency, the Secret Service, the Navy, the Army, the Air Force, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Drug Enforcement Agency, the US Customs Service, the US Special Forces Command, and at least one Pentagon drug-interaction task force. Most of this material is still officially classified. After three years of research, with access to numerous sources in the intelligence community--including the remote viewers themselves--science writer Jim Schnabel reveals the secret details of the strangest chapter in the history of espionage.

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Dell

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030779038X

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9780307790385

Oops! They Did It Again!

More Movie Mistakes That Made the Cut

By: Matteo Molinari,Jim Kamm

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Oops! They Did It Again!

More Movie Mistakes That Made the Cut

By: Matteo Molinari,Jim Kamm

Almost every film, from the classic to the guilty pleasure, contains blunders that can be so blatant, one wonders how filmmakers ever missed them. In this second all-new volume in the Oops! series, readers will discover hundreds more bloopers from Bringing Up Baby (1938) to the Oscar-winning Croushing Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Each entry lists title, credits, plots, non-bloopers, oddities, fun facts, and, of course, bloopers, each described and keyed to the on a video player for easy locating.

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Citadel Press

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0806523204

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9780806523200

The Great Radio Sitcoms

By: Jim Cox

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The Great Radio Sitcoms

By: Jim Cox

On January 12, 1926, radio audiences heard the first exchanges of wit and wisdom between "Sam 'n' Henry"--the verbal jousters who would evolve into Amos 'n' Andy and whose broadcasts launched the radio sitcom. Here is a detailed look at 20 of the most popular such sitcoms that aired between the mid-1920s and early 1950s, the three-decade heyday of radio. Each series is discussed from an artistic standpoint, with attention to the program's character development and style of comedy as well as its influence on other shows. The book provides complete biographical profiles of each sitcom's stars as well as several actors whose careers consisted primarily of supporting roles. Appendices include an abbreviated summary of 13 sitcoms beyond those discussed in the main body of the book, and a comprehensive list of 170 radio sitcoms. Notes, bibliography, index.

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McFarland

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0786491809

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9780786491803

Hockey in Charlotte

By: Jim Mancuso

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Hockey in Charlotte

By: Jim Mancuso

Charlotte is considered the birthplace of professional hockey in the South. The city of Charlotte, home of the Checkers (originally known as the Clippers), is the greatest Southern town in the history of professional hockey, winning the most play-off championships: three Eastern Hockey League titles, two Southern Hockey League titles, and one East Coast Hockey League title. Several Charlotte players and coaches starred in the National Hockey League--including Walter "Turk" Broda, John Brophy, Fred Creighton, Bill "Cowboy" Flett, Mike Hartman, Pat Kelly, Jackie Leclair, and John Muckler.

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Arcadia Publishing

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073854230X

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Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan

The Ultimate Episode Guide

By: Jim Milio,Cesar Millan,Melissa Jo Peltier

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Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan

The Ultimate Episode Guide

By: Jim Milio,Cesar Millan,Melissa Jo Peltier

Provides overviews of 150 segments from the television program "Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan" and includes follow-ups and dog training tips.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416561439

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9781416561439

SHOTZ FIRED and DEADLY WIRED

By: Jim Warren

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SHOTZ FIRED and DEADLY WIRED

By: Jim Warren

Two novels in one book. In Shotz Fired Officer Griffith (Zoo) Park is forced to kill to save his partner's life. The dead man and his half brother were partners in a criminal venture. Vengeance and the Zoo Man's coming too close to uncovering the criminal activity lead to a kidnapping and cross country adventure that tragically ruins the Zoo Man's vacation. In Deadly Wired a low key crime family uses wayward youth to carry out criminal activities under the guise of a social club. As things start to fall apart the police officers work to unravel the crime web to save Capitol City from anexplosive situation. The two novels cover the whole range of human conditions: life and death, sex and violence, humor and pathos.

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Lulu.com

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0557417708

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9780557417704

Ghost Towns of the Southwest

Your Guide to the Historic Mining Camps & Ghost Towns of Arizona and New Mexico

By: Jim Hinckley

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Ghost Towns of the Southwest

Your Guide to the Historic Mining Camps & Ghost Towns of Arizona and New Mexico

By: Jim Hinckley

For centuries, the stunning panoramas of Arizona and New Mexico served as the backdrop for a veritable cavalcade of human history. From Anasazi cities built within towering canyon walls to early outpost villages of an expanding young nation, the Southwest served as the home to a range of communities that first thrived and ultimately demised in the region's rugged, sprawling landscapes. Today, the Southwest lures visitors with its majestic natural scenery and links to a fascinating chapter in our nation's history. In Ghost Towns of the Southwest, Jim Hinckley and Kerrick James present the colorful stories, colorful characters, and colorful landscapes that bring to life these landmarks of our past.

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Quarto Publishing Group USA

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1616738952

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9781616738952

Derby Dreams

By: Jim Bolus

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Derby Dreams

By: Jim Bolus

People in racing have to be dreamers," says Jim Bolus in the beginning of his fourth chronicle of the Kentucky Derby. The Derby itself has been dreamlike in its history. After nearly fading into oblivion at the turn of the century, the Kentucky Derby has grown into a national cultural institution and the premier annual horse race in America, if not the world. The stories about this great race and its participants have grown through the years. They have evolved into both heroic epics and much-maligned tragedies. The author relates the triumphant tale of Regret, the first filly to win the Derby on what was her very first start of the year. He also tells of Riley, who, in spite of a muddy track, won the first Kentucky Derby held in the rain. Some of the shattered Derby dreams are described as well. Included is the story of the tumultuous feud between horse owner Jim T. Williams and jockey Roscoe Troxler, whom Williams accused of throwing the 1911 race. The author entertains and informs with his Kentucky Derby tales of the dreams realized and the dreams never achieved at Churchill Downs.

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Pelican Publishing

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156554207X

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9781565542075

Philip Augustus

King of France 1180-1223

By: Jim Bradbury

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Philip Augustus

King of France 1180-1223

By: Jim Bradbury

This is the first major study in English of the reign of Philip Augustus who ruled France from 1180 - 1223. Outshone for posterity, by his flamboyant contemporaries, the Angevin family of Henry II and his feuding sons, Philip was in fact far more successful than any of them, astutely playing them off against each other and recovering for the French crown their vast estates in Northern France including Normandy itself. As well as reasserting the power of the Capetian monarchy, he was also leader of the Third Crusade. Drawing together all the threads in the life of one of France's most forceful rulers, this new study offers a study of the nature of monarchy in late medieval Europe as well as an insight into a subtle and secretive personality.

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Routledge

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1317899024

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The Life and Adventures of Jodie

By: Jim D. Rollins

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The Life and Adventures of Jodie

By: Jim D. Rollins

After being falsely accused of killing a man, sixteen-year-old Jodie Brown hightails it out of town and ends up on a moored houseboat in postCivil War Florida. Sheriff Pennyfellow and his posse try to chase him down, but Jodie makes for the riverand the adventure of a lifetime! He nearly freezes to death during an ice storm, but the Rollinses, a kind, elderly couple, save his life. The three embark down the river in search of buried treasure, and when they find a pirates chest of gold and jewels, Jodies fortunes take an unbelievable turn. He decides to stay on the river and see where it takes him, good or bad, and bids a hearty goodbye to the Rollinses. Jodie soon befriends two young twin boys, saves a village from an unscrupulous carpetbagger, meets a pretty banker in Tallahassee, and sets off on the Ocala Trail. During it all, Jodie tries to figure out a past he cant remember and embrace a future hes none too sure about. But Sheriff Pennyfellow is about to gum up the works. Will Jodie be able to talk his way out of this mess or is his future behind bars? A rollicking western with a tough-as-nails hero, The Life and Adventures of Jodie is action-packed and full of surprises!

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iUniverse

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1450299830

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Gathering Strays

Stories from Kansas and the Southwestern Plains

By: Jim Hoy

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Gathering Strays

Stories from Kansas and the Southwestern Plains

By: Jim Hoy

Celebrated folklorist and author Jim Hoy has spent most of his life living in the heart of the famed Flint Hills of Kansas and documenting and celebrating his fellow Kansans and plains folk. Like rounding up stray cattle in a rolling pasture, Hoy has gathered over a hundred stray stories, tales without a single theme or unified narrative, and corraled them up here for the very first time. Branding these stories in sections like Cattle Towns, Outlaws, and Cowboy Music, Hoy’s vignettes teach, excite, charm, and instill a deep pride in anyone fortunate enough to have lived on the Great Plains. In Gathering Strays, Hoy gives us a collection of stories about Kansas, the Great Plains, and Western life that reflect his life-long love of the land, experience, and history of the region. Hoy introduces us to folks like Elmer McCurdy, a failed train robber whose arsenic-embalmed body went on tour and made money for the undertaker, and Ame Cole, who scolded Russian Grand Duke Alexis on his table manners. Writing as an easygoing storyteller, Hoy covers familiar areas like rodeos and cattle drives, takes us from Dodge City to Beer City and everywhere in between, explains why Kansas has the best state song in the nation, and expands our picture of cowboys with stories of Australian drovers, Black cowboys, and Mexican vaqueros. Throughout, his easy-to-read yet authoritative style describes the people, places, and events that make the region so distinctive and celebrated. Gathering Strays will be hailed by anyone interested in the heroes and villains, towns and ranges, and myths and legends of the West.

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University Press of Kansas

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070063410X

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9780700634101

Counterpoint-Point

Daily Front-Line Reports from Battlefield Earth 2023

By: Jim Davis

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Counterpoint-Point

Daily Front-Line Reports from Battlefield Earth 2023

By: Jim Davis

Are Satan and his minions active around mankind through the world, the flesh, and the devil? Is the enmity between his seed and the seed of the woman real and on display? Can humans do anything to protect themselves from this real threat? Does God provide protection and answers for these threats? Join Jim Davis, in the style of C.S. Lewis and Frank Peretti, in exploring and answering all these questions with a year-long daily review of actual Yahoo News headlines of 2023 presenting this spiritual warfare examination with the face of the reality of evil and the promises and hope of a Savior.

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9798823026048

Women on Waves

A Culture History of Surfing—From Ancient Goddesses and Hawaiian Queens to Malibu Movie Stars and Millennial Champions

By: Jim Kempton

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Women on Waves

A Culture History of Surfing—From Ancient Goddesses and Hawaiian Queens to Malibu Movie Stars and Millennial Champions

By: Jim Kempton

A captivating look at two centuries of surfing—"the Sport of Queens"—from Native Hawaiian royalty to the breakout style and jaw-dropping feats on the waves today. Few subjects in the world of sports and or the outdoors is more timely or compelling than women’s surfing. From smart, strong, fearless women shattering records on 80-foot waves to professional athletes fighting for equal pay and a more fair and just playing field, these amazing, wave-riding warriors provide an inspirational and aspirational cast of powerful role models for women (and men) across all backgrounds and generations. Over the past two-hundred years, and especially the past five decades, the surfing lifestyle have become the envy of people around the world. The perception of sun, sand, surf, strong young women and their inimitable style, has created a booming lifestyle and sports industry—and the sport that is set to make it’s Olympic exhibition debut in Tokyo 2021. A massive shift from when colonizers tried to extinguish all traces of Native Hawaiian surfing and its sacred culture. What is it about the surfing that intrigues people of all ages, from all corners of the world? The beaches and idyllic locations? The unique style and mystique that surfers project? These women, on the beach and riding giant waves, or in the media, have made their mark on not just their sport, but our wider culture. Women on Waves is filled with phenomenal athletic performance, breakthrough female achievements, and plenty of inspiration and fun to see us through until the time when we can all hit the surf once more! Spanning a millennia, From Hawaii to Malibu, New York to Australia, South Africa to the South Pacific and beyond, Jim Kempton presents a fascinating new narrative that will captivate anyone who loves sports and the outdoors.

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Simon and Schuster

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1643137255

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Democratic Socialism and Economic Policy

The Attlee Years, 1945-1951

By: Jim Tomlinson

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Democratic Socialism and Economic Policy

The Attlee Years, 1945-1951

By: Jim Tomlinson

This major study analyses the economic policies of the Attlee government.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521892597

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Moon Pool

The True Life Story of a Global Adventurer

By: Jim Broman

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Moon Pool

The True Life Story of a Global Adventurer

By: Jim Broman

From a fifth-grader who brought a pickled octopus in a jar for show-and-tell, to a high-school dropout who joined the military tactical fighter squadron, to a deep-water diver, international entrepreneur, and adventurer, to a hippie and Australian bushman, author Jim Broman has seen it all, done it all, and lived it all. Throughout his storied life, Broman made the most of the wisdom gained through diving and living. Moon Pool tells how he discovered life is a series of moon pools, the openings in drill ships divers jump into in order to traverse the oceans depths. Some of the moon pools brought Broman to the face of death; others have shown him the true meaning of life. Theyve all been life-altering experiences in their own way: challenges, opportunities for growth or change or healing, incredible moments of varying duration filled with deep and far-reaching significance. This memoir describes his life of risk and adventure and also his love of nature and the sea, set against the backdrop of some of the most magnificent exotic locales in the world. By his own admission, Broman always loved thrills and extremes. But it takes more than loving them to survive combat and deep-water diving. You have to know how to access the inner core of yourself if youre going to make it and thrive through extreme situations. This memoir chronicles his adventures, his inward journey, and the place where they merged: the moon pool.

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1491750413

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9781491750414

The Medieval Siege

By: Jim Bradbury

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The Medieval Siege

By: Jim Bradbury

In medieval warfare, the siege predominated: for every battle, there were hundreds of sieges. Yet the rich and vivid history of siege warfare has been consistently neglected. Jim Bradbury's panoramic survey takes the history of siege warfare in Europe from the late Roman Empire to the 16th century, and includes sieges in Byzantium, Eastern Europe and the areas affected by the Crusades. Within this broad sweep of time and place, he finds, not that enormous changes occurred, but that the rules and methods of siege warfare remained remarkably constant. Included are detailed studies of some of the major sieges including Constantinople and Chateau-Gaillard. Throughout, Bradbury supports his narrative with chronicles and letters. irst-hand accounts of danger, famine and endurance bring the acute reality of siege warfare clearly before the reader.

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Boydell & Brewer

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0851153577

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9780851153575

Broadway Tails

Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars

By: Bill Berloni,Jim Hanrahan

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Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars

By: Bill Berloni,Jim Hanrahan

The sun always comes out tomorrow for the shelter animals Bill Berloni rescues—sometimes from death’s door—and then trains to meet the demands of the stage. Berloni was a nineteen-year-old theater apprentice more then three decades ago when he was offered his first big break: find and train a dog to appear in the original production of the Broadway hit Annie. Defying the odds, he rescued a down-on-his-luck dog from a local shelter and, together, they redefined what animal performers could do. Since then Berloni and his trainers have provided animals for hundreds of films, commercials, and television shows as well as live theater, including productions of The Wizard of Oz and Winn-Dixie, all over North America. In this heartwarming book, he tells the true stories of “throw-away” animals who came back to work with some of entertainment’s biggest names, names like Bernadette Peters, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mike Nichols, the New York City Ballet, and many more. This updated edition includes an account of Berloni’s search for the newest Sandy to star with everyone’s favorite red-headed orphan.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762790083

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Junior Seau

The Life and Death of a Football Icon

By: Jim Trotter

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Junior Seau

The Life and Death of a Football Icon

By: Jim Trotter

This intimate biography of the NFL icon by a veteran sports reporter sheds light on his singular life and the controversy surrounding his tragic death. Tiaina Baul “Junior” Seau is widely considered to be among the best linebackers in NFL history, a ten-time All-Pro, a twelve-time Pro Bowl selection, and a first-ballot entrant into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But in 2012, just two years after retiring from football, Junior Seau committed suicide. Studies of his brain by the National Institutes of Health concluded that Seau suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease often caused by repeated hits to the head. Seau’s suicide spawned numerous investigations into the brains of deceased NFL players, and many were found to have CTE. Drawing on exclusive access to Seau’s family as well as Seau’s never-before-seen diaries and letters, Jim Trotter paints a moving and revealing portrait of a larger-than-life sports star whose achievements on the field were rivaled by his personal demons. “Few people knew Junior Seau like Jim Trotter . . . he took a sports book and artistically crafted it into a lyrical narrative about dreams, love, and, ultimately, heart-wrenching loss.”—Lars Anderson, author of The All Americans

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0544237145

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9780544237148

I'm Just Dead, I'm Not Gone

By: Jim Dickinson

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I'm Just Dead, I'm Not Gone

By: Jim Dickinson

I'm Just Dead, I'm Not Gone chronicles Jim Dickinson's extraordinary life in the Memphis music scene of the fifties and sixties and how he went on to play with and produce a rich array of artists, including Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Duane Allman, Arlo Guthrie, and Albert King. With verve and wit, Dickinson (1941–2009) describes his trip to Blind Lemon's grave on the Texas flatlands as a college student and how that encounter inspired his return to Memphis. Back home, he looked up Gus Cannon and Furry Lewis, began staging plays, cofounded what would become the annual Memphis Blues Festival, and started recording. The blues, Elvis, and early rock 'n' roll compelled Dickinson to reject racial barriers and spurred his contributions to the Memphis music and experimental art scene. He explains how the family yardman, WDIA, Dewey Phillips, Furry Lewis, Will Shade, and Howlin' Wolf shaped him and recounts how he went on to learn his craft at Sun, Ardent, American, Muscle Shoals, and Criteria studios from master producers Sam Phillips, John Fry, Chips Moman, and Jerry Wexler. Dickinson is a member of the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame and an inaugural inductee of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Engineering and Production from the Americana Music Association, a Brass Note on the Beale Street Walk of Fame in Memphis, and a Heritage Marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail. This memoir recounts a love affair with Memphis, the blues, and rock 'n' roll through Dickinson's captivating blend of intelligence, humor, and candor.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1496811208

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9781496811202

A Spirited Gift

By: Joyce and Jim Lavene

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A Spirited Gift

By: Joyce and Jim Lavene

As the mayor of Duck, North Carolina, Dae is playing host to twenty North Carolina elected officials attending her first Mayors' Conference Weekend at the Blue Whale Inn. When the body of Mayor Sandi Foxx is discovered the morning after a severe storm, Dae receives a vision through the mayor's ring; that there's a killer among the guests who's as deadly as any hurricane.

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Penguin

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1101558970

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Corporate Rock Sucks

The Rise and Fall of SST Records

By: Jim Ruland

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Corporate Rock Sucks

The Rise and Fall of SST Records

By: Jim Ruland

A no-holds-barred narrative history of the iconic label that brought the world Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, and more, by the co-author of Do What You Want and My Damage. Greg Ginn started SST Records in the sleepy beach town of Hermosa Beach, CA, to supply ham radio enthusiasts with tuners and transmitters. But when Ginn wanted to launch his band, Black Flag, no one was willing to take them on. Determined to bring his music to the masses, Ginn turned SST into a record label. On the back of Black Flag’s relentless touring, guerilla marketing, and refusal to back down, SST became the sound of the underground. In Corporate Rock Sucks, music journalist Jim Ruland relays the unvarnished story of SST Records, from its remarkable rise in notoriety to its infamous downfall. With records by Black Flag, Minutemen, Hüsker Dü, Bad Brains, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Screaming Trees, Soundgarden, and scores of obscure yet influential bands, SST was the most popular indie label by the mid-80s--until a tsunami of legal jeopardy, financial peril, and dysfunctional management brought the empire tumbling down. Throughout this investigative deep-dive, Ruland leads readers through SST’s tumultuous history and epic catalog. Featuring never-before-seen interviews with the label's former employees, as well as musicians, managers, producers, photographers, video directors, and label heads, Corporate Rock Sucks presents a definitive narrative history of the ’80s punk and alternative rock scenes, and shows how the music industry was changed forever.

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0306925478

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