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This is not CSI. What you encounter as a true bomb detective-or "Bomb Doctor," as some in the FBI call me-are fields of twisted metal containing soot-covered fragments intermingled with human remains. You have carnage and chaos. As you wade into that sea of wailing sirens and screaming survivors awash with the stench of diesel fuel and decaying bodies, your job is to ferret out forensic clues in a type of macabre scavenger hunt to ultimately reconstruct...
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Jazz is a language and that language has evolved throughout the past 100 years. The piano is the heart of the jazz harmonic language and as such, the grandmaster jazz piano players throughout history have had the greatest influence on the evolution of jazz.
In this audiobook, Richie Beirach - himself one of the great jazz stylists - describes in detail the distinguishing characteristics of the 10 most influential jazz pianists of the 20th and 21st...
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Learn about the many talents and achievements of Oscar Wilde-the playwright, novelist, critic, poet, and essayist.
Author Charles J. Finger is critical of Wilde as a novelist, claiming that only “The Picture of Dorian Gray” will be remembered in posterity. But he is effusive in his praise of Wilde as a playwright and essayist, and explores each creative aspect of this talented man's endeavors.
4) Mutproben
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Sein Coming-out 2014 als homosexueller Profifußballer war ein Meilenstein für den Kampf gegen Schwulenfeindlichkeit im Fußball und in der Gesellschaft. Seine Fußballerkarriere war eine Reise voller Erfolge und Abenteuer.
Den Mut, mit dem sich Thomas Hitzlsperger am 8. Januar 2014 als erster deutscher Fußballprofi öffentlich zu seiner Homosexualität bekannt hat, hat er in seinem Leben immer wieder gezeigt: Schon als 18-Jähriger wechselte er...
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A fresh, unique insider's view of what it's like to be a woman aviator in today's US Navy-from pedicures to parachutes, friendship to firefights.
Caroline Johnson was an unlikely aviation candidate. A tall blonde debutante from Colorado, she could have just as easily gone into fashion or filmmaking, and yet she went on to become an F/A-18 Super Hornet Weapons System Officer. She was one of the first women to fly a combat mission over Iraq since...
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This is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James, the fight wasn't over; he'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.
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Fernando Valenzuela was only twenty years old when Tom Lasorda chose him as the Dodgers' opening-day starting pitcher in 1981. Born in a remote Mexican town, the left-hander had moved to the US less than two years before. He became an instant icon and there hasn't been a player since who created as many Dodgers fans.
After the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles in the 1950s, relations were badly strained between the organization and the Latin world. Mexican...
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The first full reappraisal of one of Britain's great fighter aces, this book examines the truth behind Tuck's 1956 biography, Fly for Your Life. It looks at the evidence behind the myths, checks out some of the exaggerated stories and reveals the real Stanford Tuck. In January 1942 Bob Tuck was the top-scoring British fighter ace with an official score of twenty-nine enemy aircraft destroyed. During the Battle of Britain his legendary prowess grew,...
10) The trap
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The trapIt is a book that expresses the ways of trapping people and turning them into puppets, the world moves through traps and people are trapped and made captive.
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"My American Privilege" is a deeply personal and inspiring memoir by Alma Ohene-Opare, a Ghanaian immigrant who embarks on a transformative journey to American citizenship. This gripping narrative begins with Alma's early years in Ghana, capturing the essence of his childhood, rich in cultural heritage, and shaped by the values and traditions of his homeland. His story is a tapestry of vivid memories, challenges, and aspirations that lay the foundation...
12) City Baby
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GBH'The Led Zeppelin of punk.' Robert Plant.GBH aren't just a punk band, they're legends.For over thirty years, they've been making music, making friends, and making trouble.They've toured the world, but stayed true to their Birmingham roots.In this book, bassist Ross Lomas tells his story.It's the story of how punk rock, and love, saved his life.
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Life has always had its challenges that I had to overcome. I Loved sports and loved to go hunting. I helped my dad construct wood objects, such as fences between houses, and I have used those lessons in building the home I have built. Learning how to invest in the stock markets and braving the ups and downs of the market coming from working on a farm, I wanted more out of life. That was when I enlisted in the U.S. Navy. I stayed in the Navy, and that...
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THIS COMPILATION OF THREE SHORT SELECTIONS ARE BASED UPON THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE DURING MY CHILDHOOD. AS ALWAYS MY CHILDHOOD HAD ADVENTURES AND OTHER HAPPENING OF INTEREST.
UNEXPECTED FRIENDSHIP IS THE STORY OF A STUDENT "DARREN SKYHAWK" WHO HAD LIVED ON A RESERVATION FOR MOST OF HIS YOUNG LIFE. HIS PARENTS MOVED OFF THE RESERVATION, AT WHICH TIME DARREN HAD TO ENROLL INTO PUBLIC SCHOOL, WHICH HE HATED. HE HATED HOW THERE WERE SNEERS AND STARES...
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This book details the authors daily life while incarcerated in the county jail. Citing true events that would both shock and incite the reader, 1 DRINK 2 DRINKS AGO will challenge and change the way millions of people around the world think about depression and addiction. This book is for anyone who has ever fought their way out of a deep dark hole and for those who are still fighting.
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Told through the eyes of a girl struggling with the gut-wrenching loss of her mother while forced to live in the unbalanced world of her father as revealed through graphic details and anecdotes. On the surface, this girl's early life was mundane: a well-manicured house, a privileged life, a group of daughters whose father was a doctor and who outwardly displayed a healthy lifestyle.But the details behind that surface tell her story. It includes a...
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Born to illiterate parents, in a deprived area of Glasgow ensured Joe Armstrong would be stigmatized from day one. His father was an indolent, gambling, alcoholic and his Mother; a hard-nosed, illiterate workaholic. With no one to turn to in times of need; Joe was left to his own devices; to do whatever he had to do to survive.Despite the trauma and shame associated with abject poverty and perceived ignorance, Joe was forced to survive in a world...
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Have you ever filled your pants pockets with sweet potatoes just to avoid trying one bite? Have you sold pretend puppies to your classmates? Or, have you ever traded for a bike, a go-cart and an air rifle all in one day? Well, author Troy Kidder has done all these things and much more as you will discover as you go on these delightful adventures with him. You'll experience the kind of passion and quirkiness that can only come from the Soul of a Boy....
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My book is forty years in the making. If you like sex, drugs, and rock and roll, this book is for you. I hope this will bring back happy memories of the '70s, '80s, '90s, and 2000s. I put you and my head as I reflect back to the party days. You will meet famous people like Ted Turner; Jane Fonda; Chris Evert; Ernie D.; Dennis Conner; Governor Carey of New York; and Angus King, the governor of Maine to name a few as Gerry Garcia sang. What a strange...
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praise for 'But after the gig...'"...a compulsive read, and one that you won't easily forget. It's a no-holds-barred tale of music, life on the road but ultimately survival." Louder Than War"This is no casual rock autobiography.... It's a series of adventures and misadventures in punk bands from Discharge to UK Subs..." 8/10. Vive le Rock"Done in a day. My kind of read! Superb." Ginger WildheartFrom the opening tale in this book, where punk legend...
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