Thirty Years

The testimony that the author has gleaned for this audiobook from the 30-year record of the House Un-American Activities Committee focuses on HUAC's treatment of artists, intellectuals, and performers. This highly readable and absorbing collection of significant excerpts from the hearings shows with painful clarity how HUAC grew from a panel that investigated possible subversive activities in a "dignified" manner to a huge, unrelenting accusatory finger from which almost no one was safe.

P. J. O'Rourke, 'the funniest writer in America', harbours a guilty pleasure – ever since growing up the son of a car dealer in Ohio, he has been crazy about cars. In Driving Like Crazy, he reveals in his love for all things vehicular. From a thousand-mile expedition across Mexico to a trek through Kyrgyzstan in the back of the Soviet army surplus truck; from an alcohol-fuelled weekend in North Carolina to an eventful journey from Islamabad to Calcutta.

This book came out of a life-changing episode of "perfect storm" dimensions. As a 65-year-old man, life as I had known it became a force-10 gale. My career had crashed, my marriage of 27 years had ended suddenly, and I was nearly broke. AA was no longer the help it had been for me - no longer the flotation device or life preserver tossed to a victim who had washed overboard. Instead, it offered virtually no solutions at all - because I had finally outgrown it - and according to AA, you're not supposed to do that.

"THE QUICK AND DIRTY GUIDE TO PERSONAL AND SMALL BUSINESS BRANDING" is a comprehensive and practical handbook that takes you on a journey to build and establish a strong brand for your small business. Written by an experienced entrepreneur who has successfully navigated branding challenges, this book provides valuable insights, tips, and step-by-step guidance to help you create a compelling brand identity.

It’s only thirty days. Pretending to be his fake fiancée for a month is no big deal, right? That’s what I keep telling myself anyway. Plus, there are some nice added benefits to our little arrangement. Those dark caramel eyes for starters. Oh, and how could I forget those gorgeous bulging biceps. I’ve already given him my V-card. What’s next? My heart? To make this work for both of us, I have to submit myself completely to him. And all I seem to be receiving in return are secrets from this wealthy bad boy. I feel like we’re playing a game. A game where I have something Aaron ...

From living in the country and jamming with her cousins to the latest Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam album, to being forced by a determined great-aunt to play the role of a disgruntled Peter Cottontail in the annual church Easter program, to experiencing the worst relationships in the history of mankind, before being reunited with her one true love (life was good!), join this Southern girl as she shares her 32 years of growing up in Georgia.

The face of America’s workforce is changing rapidly. Freelancing, or side hustles, have become the new labor force driving the economic wheel. Nearly 40 percent of the workforce in the United States is made up of freelancers. Wouldn’t you love to join them? In this book, I will share with you my personal experiences while navigating the world of freelancing. I will give you practical, real-world advice about how to start your own business as a freelancer in your chosen field.

Eighty-four original poems, written between 1981 and 2014. Some never before published, and many others pulled from my various poetry collections of family, sports, arts, love, and places poems.

After 30 years as a mountain rescue volunteer, the author invites the listener to look in on 42 of his search and rescue operations, some of which made international news. As a bonus, two more stories are included just for fun. Most rescue missions end successfully, though sometimes with a patient in need of medical attention, some end sadly. All are interesting.

Der Dreißigjährige Krieg! Es gibt eine Fülle guter deutscher Romane, Ebooks und Kurzgeschichten in unserer Literatur. Im Internet und auch offline entstehen immer mehr Geschichten über die Schlachten des 30ig jährigen Kriegesund das Leben der Soldaten. Dieses Werk gibt zahlreiche Informationen über die Grausamkeit des Krieges und die daraus folgende Trauer Europas. Nahende Apokalypse? Wie erlebten die Menschen vor 400 Jahren Tod, Vertreibung und Barbarei? Kämpfte man entschlossen genug um die eigene Freiheit zu verteidigen?

When sisters Celine and Pip get a call telling them their reclusive mother has died, the two women assemble at her riverside home in Arundel to pick up the pieces. But someone is missing - their sister, Vanessa, brutally murdered years ago and the victim of an unsolved case. As the sisters confront ghosts from the past, the discovery of another body in similar circumstances throws new light on Vanessa's death.