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  Stories Behind the Greatest Hits...

  Ace Collins

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  Much like The Stories Behind The Best-Loved Songs Of Christmas, The Stories Behind The Great Traditions of Christmas and More Stories Behind The Best Loved Songs of Christmas this new Collins Christmas book will fill a void in the book world.  With a look at these secular classics, people who love the music of the season will finally have a source that gives the stories behind the creation of these wonderful songs, the way they found their way into the hands of those who made them famous and the reason they climb the charts.The Stories Behind the Greatest Hits of Christmas is really a guide or a map that connects Christmas past with Christmas present.  It will be a time machine that connect the past to the present and makes the experience of hearing Christmas classics even more special.  Completed with thoughts of those who penned these classics, along with the artists, such as Brenda Lee, who made them famous, this will be a book that is sure to generate fan interest.

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  Who Is Alex Trebek? - A Biography

  Lisa Rogak

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  After a contestant wrote “We love you, Alex!” as his Final Jeopardy! answer, fans around the world quickly chimed in to proclaim their own love and support for beloved Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. In the wake of his devastating cancer diagnosis, the moment provided the perfect opportunity to reflect on what the show — and the man – meant to them.It was no surprise, since millions of devoted viewers have long considered Alex Trebek to be a part of their daily lives ever since he began hosting the show in 1984. Now, bestselling biographer Lisa Rogak gives listeners a look at Trebek's early life, his career, and his personal life throughout the years, drawing on many sources to tell his full story for the first time.There are many surprises, like the fact that Trebek was almost 50 when he discovered that he had a half brother, as well as the revelation that for a short time he actually dreamed of becoming a priest. The native Canadian also struggled with depression after the failure of his first marriage, and for years afterward he despaired of ever having a family of his own until he met the woman who would become his soulmate.Who Is Alex Trebek? is the first biography of the much-loved game show host, and as such, celebrates the man who has created a remarkable legacy that will live on in popular culture for generations to come.A Macmillan Audio production from Thomas Dunne Books

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  Brad Lansky and the Result War

  J.D. Venne

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  The Rogue Planet missed Earth by a few thousand kilometers and quickly receded into the blackness of space. 
  The Sleepers, the smartest form of biological life ever encountered, showed no interest in Earth and shunned all communication, even with GAIA.  
  The massive object deflected Earth inward, toward the Sun. 
  Earth’s new orbit is elliptical - a colossal shock for every creature. 
  For those who cling to life, the new normal means long dismal winters, punctuated by short summers of searing heat.Worst of all, the new orbit is chaotic, because it gets too close to Venus. 
  All of humanity is anxiously looking at GAIA to restore certainty, and with it, hope. 
  GAIA’s vast computational abilities are being brought to bear on a single, fiendishly difficult result: 
  What is the future of Earth’s orbit? 
  But this result is also of great interest to others. So great, that someone has started a very public ‘result war’ with GAIA. 
  Someone anonymous, with monumental computing power, for reasons only a paranoid AI could begin to comprehend.Track 1 - The Great Uncertainty - The Full Advantage ponders the refusal of the Ankaans to make contact, despite having left Earth with an unstable orbit.Track 2 - Mythaxium (& After Math Result 1) - A strange and somewhat paranoid AI calls Brad. Not an easy conversation for either of them.Track 3 - The Digital Divide - Brad and Alex on foot in the off-grid African savannah. Will their illegal tech be a help or hindrance?Track 4 - Highly Programmed Insect (& Result 2) - Something is very wrong with Brinn. The entity 'Anonymous' issues its first prediction on the future of Earth's orbit.Track 5 - Cycle Farm (& Result 3) - Someone is systematically hacking Brinn's mind. But who? And why?Track 6 - Dream Lucid - They learn what they can, but the attacker will not be easy to find.Track 7 - Chaos (& Result 4) - Brad and Brinn talk about chaos. GAIA issues a scary result.Track 8 -  Doors Of Interception - Brinn manages to take a back seat in her mind, with fruitful results.Track 9 - Lowlife - They confront the hacker in his compound with the help of AI, and insects. Track 10 - Ejection (& Result 5) - Just as they celebrate their victory, GAIA issues a shocking result.Track 11 - Seed Bank, Ross Island - Mythaxium persuades them that all roads lead to Scott Base in Antarctica, or what's left of it.Track 12 - Benny - Brad and Alex are no strangers to alien life forms, but this.....Track 13 - Scott Base - Trapped deep under the ice, and way out of their depth.Track 14 - Forward Errors - Struggling on, at the mercy of tech that is scarcely distinguishable from magic.Track 15 - A Very Different Ejection (& Result 6) - They find a way to force the Ankaans' hand. Great powers converge upon Brad with a laser focus.Track 16 - Analog Life - Brad is gone, somewhere in exile. The hacker is back.  Track 17 - Ship’s Log - The future of Earth's orbit is now certain, and dreadful. But B-life now has 'Scotti'.

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  Greatest Western Shows Volume 10...

  Various Various

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  Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through the early 1950s, the golden era of radio. The series features seven exciting themes with 100 episodes in each. That is 700 classic radio programs in all.   Greatest Western Shows   Hit the dusty trails with the Cisco Kid, Luke Slaughter, Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers, Tales of the Texas Rangers, Wild Bill Hickok. Follow the original Matt Dillon’s exploits on Gunsmoke, and enjoy the Tales of the Texas Rangers in these great adventures of the old west. 100 great Western classics in ten volumes. Volume 10 Tales Of The Texas Rangers 2-3-52 Rub Out with Joel McCreaTales Of The Texas Rangers 2-10-52 Hitchhike with Joel McCreaTales Of The Texas Rangers 3-2-52 Iceman with Joel McCreaTales Of The Texas Rangers 3-9-52 Dream Farm with Joel McCreaTales Of The Texas Rangers 3-16-52 Prelude to Felony with Joel McCreaTales Of The Texas Rangers 3-30-52 Night Hawk with Joel McCreaWild Bill Hickok 09-23-51 Dangerous Wedding with Guy Madison and Andy DevineWild Bill Hickok 10-07-51 Mixed Brands with Guy Madison and Andy DevineWild Bill Hickok 10-21-51 Mysterious Fist with Guy Madison and Andy DevineWild Bill Hickok 10-28-51 Range War with Guy Madison and Andy Devine

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  Land of Stone - A Journey...

  Roger Emmerson

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  'Welcome to a journey of remarkable
  buildings and remarkable thoughts about
  these buildings, shaped as they are by deep time, modern ideas and Scottish culture. Readers are sure to see new vistas in the land of stone open before them' From the Foreword by PROFESSOR ANDREW PATRIZIO
  
  What makes Scottish architecture Scottish?
  What ideas drive Scottish architecture?
  What has modern architecture in Scotland
  meant to the Scots?
  
  Ever since the 'granny-tops', rattling and clanking in the wind to draw smoke up the tenemental flues from open coal fires, caught my attention as a three-year-old, architecture and its many parts, purposes, processes and procedures has fascinated me. For me, architecture has always had profound significance. 
  
  'Land of Stone' seeks to disengage widely-held conceptions of what a Scottish architecture superficially looks like and to focus on the ideas and events – philosophical, political, practical and personal – that inspired architects and their clients to create the cities, towns, villages and buildings we cherish today.

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  Come From Away: Welcome to the...

  Irene Sankoff, David Hein,...

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  Come from Away: Welcome to the Rock — a companion volume to the hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, featuring the book and lyrics for the first time in print, backstage stories and the real history behind the show's events, character design sketches, and songs that ended up on the cutting room floor.The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Come from Away tells the remarkable true story of a small town that welcomed the world. On September 11, 2001, 38 planes and 6,579 passengers were forced to land in the provincial town of Gander, Newfoundland. The local residents opened their arms to the displaced visitors, offering food, shelter, and friendship. In the days that followed, cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.Come from Away: Welcome to the Rock is the ultimate companion piece to Irene Sankoff and David Hein's smash-hit musical based on that extraordinary experience. Featuring the complete book and lyrics, a foreword by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and exclusive photos of the company and physical production, this essential companion also includes original interviews with passengers, Gander residents, and the actors who portray them. The narrative by theater historian Laurence Maslon details the events of that memorable and challenging week and also traces the musical's development from the 10-year reunion of residents and airline passengers in Gander, where the idea for the musical was born, to the global phenomenon it is today.Come from Away: Welcome to the Rock gives an unprecedented look behind the curtain and demonstrates why the story has touched so many so deeply: because we come from everywhere, we all come from away.

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