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Dan Rooney was one of the most influential sports executives of his generation—the man who transformed the Pittsburgh Steelers into one of the National Football League's greatest dynasties and premiere franchises. Some of Dan Rooney’s most important achievements, however, took place off the playing field as he sought to bring about equity in the league's hiring practices and peace in his ancestral homeland of Ireland. In A Different Way to Win, Jim Rooney takes listeners behind the scenes and share stories of Dan Rooney’s life and achievements.

Did you know that Seminole Indians were farmers who grew corn, raised cattle and ponies and didn't always live in a swamp? Did you also know that Osceola was born in 1804 as William 'Billy' Powell and was not a full-blooded Indian? In fact, he was part Creek, part Scots English, part black and half white. In the early 1800's, having slaves escape to Indian villages in Florida became a big problem for the U.S. government. To handle the problem, the government decided that all Seminole Indians would be moved out of Florida to a new 'Indian Territory' west of the Mississippi River. They ...

Big Bad Gator Claude will do anything to have a taste of Petite Rouge...even if it means putting on a duck bill, flippers, and frilly underwear. He presents no match for the spunky heroine and her quick-thinking cat TeJean, though, as they use some strong Cajun hot sauce to teach Claude a lesson he will never forget! The combination of hilarious rhyme and exaggerated art creates a highly original retelling of the classic fairy tale. This is Little Red Riding Hood as she's never been seen before.

Newly elected MP Bobby Khan is forced to question his own motivations and political and personal values when his cousin is arrested on a terrorism charge. Bobby Khan has a tight knit community who have backed his campaign to become their MP but as trouble builds in his community, can he navigate his life back home with his life in Westminster.

When Amelia Earhart attempted to fly around-the-world in 1937, she was shot down by the Japanese at Jaluit Atoll. Unknown to Amelia at the time, two Japanese and one American had a company on Jaluit and were involved in illegally trading commodities before the war, during and after the war. While being held in a Japanese prison, Amelia recognized the American as someone she had met previously in Washington, D.C., when she was at a social function hosted by President Roosevelt. When the American realizes that she knows him, he shoots her straight in the chest and she is buried under a ...

Thirty-nine terrifying stories that will keep you up all night and make you want to call in sick to work. Enjoy stories of karma, fear, supernatural horror, deadly women, and retribution.The Better Off Dead Series delves into the farthest corners of your mind, where your deepest, darkest fears lurk. These masters of horror will haunt your dreams and stalk your nightmares, taking you to the edge of sanity before pushing you to the brink of madness!

Charles Woods was born in Alabama in 1921. His mother, unable to care for her children, placed Charles and his two brothers in a state orphanage at an early age. They never saw their mother again. At the age of six Charles was adopted by Mr. P.A. Woods of Headland, Alabama. He never saw his tro brothers again. When the United States became involved in WWII, he joined the U.S. Army Airforce and served in England, North Africa and India. In India, Captain Charles Woods flew B-24 Liberators heavily loaded with 28,000 pounds of aviation gasoline across the Himalayan mountains to help supply ...

Charles Woods was 23 and just the right age to believe he was invincible. You had to believe you were invincible to fly the Hump, day after day, snaking through treacherous tops of the snow-covered mountains, with a four-engine plane loaded with 28,000 pounds of aviation gasoline. The B-24 Liberator he flew daily carried fuel from Kurmitola, India to Clair Chennault's 'Flying Tigers' in Lulaing, China. But on December 24th, 1944, his B-24 crashed on take-off and burst into flames. Although it was against regulations, Charley never buckled his seat belt on take-off, choosing to wait until ...

Expedition Leader Mike Harris is an accomplished writer, explorer and film producer who has led a number of major expeditions throughout the world, including the first expeditions to search for the Titanic in the North Atlantic. On Mike's first expedition in 1971 he led a group of professional divers and film makers to Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands where they dove on American, German and Japanese warships that were sunk by atom bomb testing after WWII. Mike produced a film of his first adventure called "Deadly Fathoms" which featured Rod Serling and won a Silver Medal at the Atlanta ...

Expedition Leader, Mike Harris, gives a behind-the-scenes look at how he led a team of professional divers and filmmakers to Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, where they dove on American, German and Japanese warships that were sunk by atom bomb testing after WWII. 150-pages and 35 photographs provide a dramatic look at how they put dive equipment, two wet-subs and two decompression chambers on board a DC-6 named 'Bikini Gal', flew out to Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands, and loaded it all onto an island freighter called the Mieco Queen. From Majuro they traveled to Wotje Atoll, ...

To many people the Jersey Devil is real. It's not just a legend. Stories have been told for years about a demon of some kind living in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. In the 1700's, stories began about Mrs. Lucy Leeds giving birth to her 13th child. Mrs. Leeds was murdered, her demonic child stolen and raised by someone, or something, in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey and has been terrorizing people ever since. Mike Harris studied the legend and came up with an interesting story that you will read about in this book. In a Jersey City College classroom located close to the Pine Barrens, ...

River of Dreams is a story that features an intriguing cast of colorful characters in a deadly search for wealth, power and survival. It involves a vengeful female executive with a secret agenda, a couple of reckless characters driven by greed, an attractive feisty cigar-chewing female helicopter pilot, a misfit pair of military vets operating as unscrupulous soldiers of fortune, and two young prostitutes fleeing from their violent pimp. This unlikely group soon join forces, launching a quest to recover a legendary cache of priceless black emeralds in the South American jungle of Guyana. ...

After many years of unique ambitions, interests and experiences, I've been able to (1) lead the first expeditions to search for the Titanic in the North Atlantic and obtain first-ever sonar pictures of Titanic's bow, stern and debris field, plus first photo of a Titanic prop, (2) what really happened to Amelia Earhart after she crashed on take-off at Hawaii trying to become the first person, man or woman, to fly around the world in 1937, (3) why Teamster President Jimmy Hoffa got involved with the mob, why the mob eventually turned on him and had him killed and who killed him, (4) who ...

Amelia Earhart's Final Flight is a riveting story about how Amelia and her navigator, Fred Noonan, tried to fly around the world in 1937, while being covered by newspaper people trying to find the truth about her historic flight and the U.S. government agencies trying to keep everything secret. We learn she got lost in bad weather, couldn't find her landing area, Howland Island, so headed into the Marshall Islands and landed at Mili Atoll, the first island that came into view. Unfortunately, tor Amelia and Fred, three weeks earlier, the Japanese declared war on China, were now on a war ...

Play It Again!, with the voice of the Blue Devils, Bob Harris, and color commentator Mike Waters, features radio highlights from Duke University's 1991 MCAA Men's Basketball National Championship run that saw the team defeat Louisiana-Monroe, Iowa, UConn, St. John's, and exact revenge on UNLV, before beating the University of Kansas, 72-65, on April 1, 1991, in the title game. Three players from the 1991 squad (Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley, and Grant Hill) had their jerseys retired by Duke. Go Blue Devils!

Be afraid. Be very afraid. That noise in the dead of night. The shadow that slips by almost unnoticed. The fear that pulverizes your sense of reasoning and pushes you deep down under seven layers of covers. There is no escaping it, and when the dark forces of the universe come after you, the world will know exactly what you are made of. Will you run? Will you fight? Maybe you’ll join forces with the darkness that rips through your quiet little life. Everyone’s dying to find out.

Play It Again II, with the voice of the Blue Devils Bob Harris and color commentator Mike Waters, features radio highlights from Duke University's 1992 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship run that saw the team defeat Campbell, Iowa, Seton Hall, and edge Kentucky in what is widely considered one of the greatest college basketball games ever played, before beating Indiana and the University of Michigan's Fab Five in the title game.

Jared Stone traveled out to the Marshall Islands to conduct research on why vast areas of corals had died out completely at Jaluit Atoll. While conducting research, he accidentally comes upon an old twin-engine aircraft on the edge of the blighted areas of coral. Intrigued by his unexpected discovery, Jared takes his dive knife and pries loose, a metal I.D. plate that contains the name Lockheed and the aircraft's number. When he takes the I.D. plate back to Lockheed in the States, hoping they will tell him who the old plane belonged to, Jared's troubles begin! First, he gets the runaround ...

Lizzie, Megan and Sam became accidental friends over good coffee, banter and wrong-world jokes at school drop off. Lizzie is a part-time midwife with four kids and a secret past. Sam is an ex-chef and stay-at-home dad with an absent, high-flying corporate wife. Megan is an ex-model single mum with a thriving online business and no time for loneliness. None of them have much interest in their school community, but when tragedy deals Baytree Primary’s reputation a potentially crippling blow, this unlikely trio has to step up.

I want to share with you the POWER & IMPORTANCE of true community. The right people in your life can save your life, increase your net worth, and help you reach your dreams. My goal is to give flowers to those out there changing lives BEFORE their funerals.