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  Marked for Death aka Murder...

  Terry Gould

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  Organizations such as the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters sans frontières bring us the death toll from around the world, and that number is truly daunting: since 1992 more than 730 journalists have been killed-nearly three-quarters of them targeted and murdered. Over 85% of the fallen have been local journalists trying to unveil violence and corruption in their own back yards. Worse, 95% of the people who ordered their murder remain unpunished. 
  Who are these journalists who have sacrificed literally everything for the story? Where did they find their courage? Investigative reporter Terry Gould traveled to the five most dangerous countries in which to be a journalist-Iraq, the Philippines, Russia, Colombia and Bangladesh. This audiobook presents Gould’s unforgettable portraits of seven murdered journalists who carried on despite death threats from terrorists, corrupt politicians, gangsters and paramilitary leaders. 
  Gould brings us the lovers, the colleagues, the rivals, the critics and even the accused murderers of these courageous men and women, searching for the moment when each of his protagonists understood that they were willing to die in order to get a story out. He finds intriguing and complex reasons for such bravery. Their stories show how selflessly humans can love justice and their fellow citizens; how dogged and resourceful people can be in attempts to thwart injustice; how vital it is to show the defeated and the indifferent, as well as the powerful, and that there really are some things worth dying for. 
  All of Gould’s subjects, no matter how fallible or flawed, “went to work each morning with the conviction that the calling of journalism was to defend the defenseless.” Gould honors their memories by “bringing their lives and the stories they worked on to light, telling truth to those who would murder truth-tellers.” 
  Published by Post Hypnotic Press Inc. Distrubited by Big Happy Family LLC.

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  Unfinished Lives - What If Our...

  Paul Rosenfeld

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  Norma Jean Baker was a Hollywood starlet who transformed into Marilyn Monroe, a Hollywood sex symbol and one of the world's most iconic figures. Sadly, she died at age 36 in 1962 from a drug overdose. Montgomery Clift was a highly regarded actor who earned four Academy Award nominations for such classics as A Place in the Sun and From Here to Eternity. Dependent on drugs and alcohol, Clift was only 45 when he died of heart disease in 1966.But imagine if the lives of the costars of The Misfits had not been cut short? In this pair of speculative biographies, two writers suppose what might have been if Monroe and Clift had survived their drug-related demises. Would Monroe have solidified her burgeoning reputation as a comic actress? Would Clift conquer his demons and find personal happiness? These vividly imaginative "biographies" are thoughtful, honest, heartfelt—             and entirely within the realm of possibility, as the authors engage in an intriguing exercise of “             What if...             ?”

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  My Appetite for Destruction -...

  Steven Adler, Lawrence J. Spagnola

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  From the original Guns N’ Roses drummer comes a tale of sex, drugs, excess, hairspray, and an intense 20-year struggle with addiction. 
   
  Guns N’ Roses is one of the world’s most successful rock bands, with estimated sales of 90 million albums worldwide. Steven Adler is the original drummer, with an infamous past of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll that led to his removal from the band. 
   
  And here, for the first time, Steven Adler tells it all. In My Appetite for Destruction, he reveals with wit and candour his personal struggles with drug addiction, including the financial ruin he faced after being kicked out of Guns N’ Roses and the health problems that almost claimed his life several times—two heart attacks, a suicide attempt, and a debilitating stroke, as well as an epic 20-year addiction to crack and heroin. 
   
  Now clean and sober, Steven sets the record straight on his life and his time with Guns N’ Roses, during the rise and collapse of one of the greatest rock bands of all time. 
   
  “Great for the die-hard GNR fan . . . This is a cautionary tale, all the way.” —Penthouse

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  The Seeds of Greatness Are...

  Wayne Dawson, Deante Young

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  "Where I didn't achieve, you will achieve." 
  - Annie L. Dawson 
  Fueled by those prophetic words and constant reassurance from his mother, Wayne Dawson overcame the crime-ridden neighborhoods of his youth, his parents' spiraling marriage and years of juvenile delinquency to become one of the most beloved and successful broadcasters in Northeast Ohio television history. 
  The Seeds of Greatness Are Within You: A Memoir, is the highly anticipated debut of Dawson, the author. He is already an 11-time Emmy winner, a member of the Broadcaster's Hall of Fame and the Cleveland Press Club. 
  The Kent State University alumni is the lead anchor of Fox 8 in the Morning and has been a fixture at its television station for an astounding 42 years, proving that he is truly one of Cleveland's Own. 
  He's been a notable public speaker, community activist and philanthropist for decades before co-founding the Dawson foundation with his brother, East Cleveland judge William Dawson. Since 2018, he has served as pastor of Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lyndhurst, Ohio. 
  In this revealing memoir, the venerable newsman reveals the stunning details of his hard won path to excellence which include:How he got an "F" in Black History class and almost flunked high schoolWhy girls, drugs and alcohol almost ruined his life as an adolescentThe reason he had to be a father figure to his baby brotherHow and why government assistance helped him get through collegeThe magic moment that got him hired as a news reporter at WJKW-TVThe heartbreaking situations that led to his marriage and career as a pastor 
  And much more!

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  Leonardo DaVinci

  Sigmund Freud

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  "Leonardo da Vinci" by Sigmund Freud is a seminal work exploring the life, art, and psyche of the renowned Italian Renaissance polymath, Leonardo da Vinci. In this book, Freud delves into da Vinci's personality, creativity, and inner conflicts, drawing on his psychoanalytic framework to analyze the complexities of the artist's mind. Freud examines da Vinci's relationships, his artistic endeavors, and his intellectual pursuits through the lens of psychoanalysis, offering insights into the motivations behind his work and the intricacies of his character.

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  The Three Actors - Behan Shaw &...

  Peggy Webber

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  Excerpts from three one-man shows, starring three of CART's, and the world's, finest actors.Featuring:"Five Men with a Pen" with Dan O'Herlihy; "Confessions of an Irish Rebel" with Shay Duffin; William Windom as James Thurber, and CART's announcer, John Harlan.Produced by Peggy Webber.

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