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  Airmen's Incredible Escapes -...

  Bryn Evans

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  Harrowing true stories of WWII Allied airmen who were shot down and survived, with maps and photos included. 
   
  Allied air power made a major, arguably decisive, contribution to victory in the Second World War both in the European and Pacific theaters. But the cost in men and machines was horrific, with Bomber Command suffering 50% aircrew casualties. While many perished, others—shot down over enemy territory or water—survived only after overcoming extraordinary danger and hardship. Their experiences often remained untold, not just for the duration of the war but for many years. 
   
  In this book, Bryn Evans has gathered together a wealth of unpublished stories from airmen of many nationalities, be they British, Commonwealth, or American. Some involve avoiding or escaping from capture, others surviving against all the odds, braving extreme elements and dodging death from wounds, drowning, or starvation. 
   
  Importantly, the accounts of those who survived the battle in the skies cheating the enemy and the grim reaper give us a chilling insight into the fate of the many thousands of brave young men who were not so fortunate. The result is an inspiring and gripping read which bears testimony to human courage and resilience.

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  Get Capone - The Secret Plot...

  Jonathan Eig

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  Acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Jonathan Eig blows the lid off the Al Capone story. Based on never-before-seen government documents and newly discovered letters written by Al Capone himself, Get Capone presents America's greatest gangster as you've never seen him before. In addition to IRS files, Eig got hold of the personal papers of the U.S. attorney in Chicago who prosecuted Capone. He even found family members who would share stories about their notorious relative.The author, a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal, brings his uncompromising standards for research and his superb knack for storytelling to one of the most thrilling stories in American history. This eye-opening biography reveals that Capone was the target of one of the most intense criminal investigations in American history-with orders coming directly from the White House. Capone flaunted his criminal success so openly that President Hoover insisted the gangster be stopped. And, despite his many misdeeds, Capone may have been the victim of a rigged trial.Get Capone also offers a bold new theory to explain the Valentine's Day Massacre and sheds new light on Capone's connection-or lack thereof-to the crime.

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  Tales of the Old West - Cowboys...

  Jimmy Gray

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  From Chautauqua presentations and medicine shows to rodeos and the singing cowboys of the Silver Screen, the history of itinerant entertainment is as old as the frontier itself. Tales of the Old West: Cowboys, Clowns & Carnies takes the listener on an evocative journey through the outrageous cast of men and women-quack doctors, unscrupulous pitchmen, exotic dancers, and silent movie stars-who brought to frontier life the sights and sounds of a fabled Western ideal the likes of which will never be seen again.     The Great American Medicine Show:  Laudanum, Whiskey & Hope, Hamlins Wizard Oil, The Kickapoo Indian Show, Dr. Beedle's Remedies, Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound     Meet Me at the Fair:  Sideshows & Chump Stands, The King of Ballyhoo, Blue Ribbons & Watermelon Preserves, Frog Men & Firewalkers, Little Egypt Wild West Shows, Rodeos & the Silver Screen     Selected stories include: Buffalo Bill Cody, The Wild West Show, The Rodeos, King of the Dime Novels, Heroes of the Silver Screen     Jimmy Gray serves as our senior staff writer and is the inspiration behind many of our audio books. Jimmy has written for various periodicals including Field & Stream and Outdoor Life. Additionally, he has been a contributing writer for USA Today newspaper. Jimmy is a living history book.    Bennie Shipley is an acclaimed voice-over artist and actor. He produces the Country Countdown for Crook & Chase. Bennie's voice can be heard on hundreds of national commercials. Douglas Combs and Melissa McDonald (married couple) are well know throughout middle Tennessee as radio personalities. Their credits are plentiful. Don King's voice-over credits are numerous. He is a country music artist and song-writer, a TV show host, and an Emmy Award Winner.

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  Interview in Weehawken - As Told...

  Harold C. Syrett, Jean G. Cooke

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  This annotated collection of original documents takes readers inside the historic rivalry that ended in America’s most famous duel. 
   
  The subject of a critically acclaimed biography and a sensational Broadway musical, the conflict between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr has long fascinated historians. This closely annotated volume of primary source documents offers a riveting account of the disastrous duel between these two early American statesmen. 
   
  From the summer of 1804, we have the fiery correspondence between Hamilton and Burr, notes and accounts from their seconds-in-command, and other documents that provide an immediate sense of the personalities and times. The introduction and conclusion provide a concise and informative perspective on the parallel lives of Hamilton and Burr and of the duel’s lasting impacts on American history.

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  J Robert Oppenheimer: The Life...

  Charles River Editors

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  Tens of millions died during World War II as the warring powers raced to create the best fighter planes, tanks, and guns, and eventually that race extended to bombs which carried enough power to destroy civilization itself. While the war raged in Europe and the Pacific, a dream team of Nobel Laureates was working on the Manhattan Project in America, a program kept so secret that Vice President Harry Truman didn’t know about it until he took the presidency after FDR’s death in April 1945.  
  The pursuit of nuclear weapons moved the scientist nearer to the role of combatant, placing special responsibilities on the scientific community to make critical moral decisions. However, as they developed atomic weapons, they could at the same time only warn military powers of their use. Advocates for nuclear power as a civilian energy resource but expressing misgivings about nuclear war put them at odds with uninformed branches of the military. The American government and the population at large, who possessed little understanding of the perilous science behind the technology, brought about charges of unpatriotic behavior for such misgivings. Scientists, meanwhile, were caught between the excitement of creating a new paradigm, and the dread of their eventual use.  
  The American war effort against the Japanese and Germans also included denying either one the use of a practical nuclear weapon. Physics was in its highest stage of advancement in Europe during this time, while J. Robert Oppenheimer emerged as an extraordinary scientific mind in the United States. Despite requiring the work of thousands of scientists and assistants in fashioning the weapon that eventually came to pass, Oppenheimer alone has been become renowned as the “father of the atomic bomb” due to his leadership of the Manhattan Project.

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  Returning العودة

  Mais Amad

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  The journey of a woman who was raised and developed between West & East. Through reality's pitfalls and joyful bursts, she begins a path to experience the Divine within, or so she thinks until the years and experiences around her have shown her that she, along with many others, are in fact returning to their spiritual essence. Returning is subtle, it looks like sleeping habits, physical activity, eating well, embracing community, and enriching the mind & soul. The dramatic outcome, yet also subtle, is ego shifting, pride lifting, inward sincerity deepening, and the limitless and weightless way of living.

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