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  Looking for Votes in All the...

  Rick Ridder

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  The veteran presidential campaign manager recounts his many adventures, travesties, triumphs, and lessons from more than forty years on the trail.   Over his long and legendary career, campaign strategist Rick Ridder has been at the center of everything from presidential death matches to the legalization of marijuana. In this lively memoir, he recounts his life on the trail from the McGovern campaign to more recent candidates and causes. Along the way, he reveals his “twenty-two rules of campaign management”―each one illustrated by entertaining, instructive, and mostly true stories from his own experiences.   Rick offers an unsparing, often hilarious self-portrait of the political guru as a young man, criss-crossing the country from one drafty campaign headquarters to the next, making mistakes and pulling rabbits out of hats, wrangling temperamental celebrities, winning some elections and losing others.   Through his stories, you’ll meet the state legislature candidate who said he’d win thanks to his reputation as a judge in cat competitions; the US Senate candidate who told the Southern press, “I hate southern accents”; a young Senator Al Gore who campaigned for President in 1988 by eating his way through New York City alongside Mayor Koch; Leonard Nimoy, good-naturedly trekking through rural Wisconsin in Rick’s own Jeep because Rick was too young to rent a more appropriate vehicle; and many other colorful characters.

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  Not Tonight Josephine - A Road...

  George Mahood

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  Two Brits, George and Mark, set off from New York City to explore the back roads of America. In this calamity-ridden travel tale, George sets out in true clichéd fashion to discover the real America. 
  Throw in plenty of run-ins with the police, rapidly dwindling finances and Josephine – the worst car in the world - and you have all the ingredients for a classic American road trip. Will George and Mark make it all the way to California? 
  And then there is Rachel, George’s girlfriend, left back in England. Would travelling to the United States without her turn out to be the stupidest decision he had ever made?

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  You Can't Lose Them All - Tales...

  Sal Iacono, Jimmy Kimmel

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  In this informative and entertaining book, learn from Cousin Sal how not to gamble your life away -- along with many other life lessons -- so you don't have to learn the hard way.Over the last forty years, Cousin Sal has made bets with doctors, lawyers, teachers, agents, bookies, writers, comedians, radio DJs, tv producers, baseball players, front office executives, bandleaders, movie stars, publicists, weed lab owners, hedge fund operators, and even professional wrestlers. From his early days growing up in Brooklyn and Long Island flipping baseball cards to now hosting podcasts and TV shows and managing several offshore accounts we don't talk about, Cousin Sal has truly become the average American sports fan's go to source for gambling tips. So here's how not to do it . . .With hilarious tales of love and loss, winning and (a lot) of losing, crazy family and fatherhood, and a life saga that inspired the Phil Collins' song, "Against All Odds," Cousin Sal has now written THE Vegas super-system, MIT-algorithmic, sharp-approved book for how to gamble like a pro -- or at least not how not to go broke and lose your kids to Child Protective Services.

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  Taming of the Shrew (version 2)

  William Shakespeare

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  When local drunkard Christopher Sly walks into a tavern, the last thing he expects is a complex trick where, to the amusement of many others, he is tricked into believing that he's a nobleman! And so begins the Taming of the Shrew, one of Shakespeare's earlier comedies. For the enjoyment of this "lord", a group of players perform a tale of love and devotion, where the beautiful Bianca is pursued by many suitors. But there's a catch. Before her father will allow Bianca to marry, he must find a suitable match for his older daughter, the fiery "shrew" of the title, Katherina. Enter Petruccio, who has "come to wive it wealthily in Padua" and will stop at nothing to tame this shrew!  This play was recorded in two weeks as part of Librivox's celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death Cast ListNarrator, Philip: RachelChristopher Sly: LindaBHostess, Bianca, Peter: Esther ben SimonidesLord, Grumio: Phil SchempfFirst Huntsman, Messenger, Biondello, Joseph: SoniaSecond Huntsman, Katharina, Fourth Servant, Nicholas: Adele de PignerollesPlayer, Lucentio, Nathaniel: Charlotte DuckettFirst Servant, Pedant, Tailor: Maria KasperSecond Servant: Elijah FisherThird Servant, Vincentio: Ray KasperPage, Petruchio: Tony AddisonTranio: RoohiBaptista: TriciaGGremio: Delmar H DolbierHortensio, Curtis: HamletHaberdasher: Kathrine EnganWidow: Jennifer FournierAudio edited by: Esther ben Simonides, Adele de Pignerolles, Maria Kasper, Rachel, & Kim

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  Minimalist Living: 2 in 1:...

  Mary Connor

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  Has life been feeling cluttered lately? Does everything seem overwhelming and too much to handle? Are you tired of having a lot of debt pile up and that it never seems to end?For some, minimalism might be a radical idea. Others might find that this is the solution they’ve been eagerly waiting for. No matter how you might initially feel about minimalism, reading this book will provide answers on how to better live your life. Each person is going to find that creating a minimalism budget is going to be a unique experience for them. This guidebook will discuss all the things that you need to know to get started with this kind of budgeting method.You might have heard of the concept of minimalism before, but there are many misconceptions about what is actually involved. The basic idea behind minimalism is the stripping down of the essential aspects of one’s life in order to put more emphasis on what is important, and less weight on the materialist things in life. In addition, minimalism budgeting is a great way to really take a look at your finances and ensure that you actually spend your money on things that are important to you, instead of wasting it on things that bring you no joy.Living minimally will introduce you to the life you have always dreamed of, but in a way you have never seen before. So, if you are ready to change your life in a way that will actually stick, buy this book today!

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  Jesus Is Not Republican - A...

  Kate Rice

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  This sassy memoir by a party girl with a broken heart takes an irreverent look at religious teachings that made her an easy victim of a love gone wrong. And in telling her story, she shows how the right hijacked Jesus—and gives moderates and progressives of all faiths and of no faith a recipe for taking back God, flag and country. 
  Here are revelations, Kate Rice style. For example, the Apostle Paul says (in ancient Greek), shit happens. (Corinthians 6; 1-13). Also, Bible wasn’t written in English. It was written Aramaic, Hebrew and ancient Greek. A literal interpretation of the Bible is impossible. 
  She introduces the tatted up minister who preaches the joy of sex, church-going progressives standing strong in a rural America that is not as red as you think, and believers and non-believers who work together! 
  This battle-scarred veteran of three different religions explains our nation’s wrestling match with religion, politics, and sex by viewing it through the prism of her own struggles. She pokes fun at hypocrites but shows love and respect for true people of faith. And then she gives us all a pep talk about what we can do to keep our nation one that guarantees freedom for all.

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