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America’s Romance with the English Garden is the story of tastemakers and homemakers, of savvy businessmen and a growing American middle class eager to buy their products. It’s also the story of the beginnings of the modern garden industry, which seduced the masses with its images and fixed the English garden in the mind of the American consumer. Seed and nursery catalogs delivered aspirational images to front doorsteps from California to Maine, and the English garden became the look of America.

Ten years after the end of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, a career Foreign Service officer, Thomas J. Corcoran, set down in writing his thoughts on the history of US State Department policy during America's involvement with South Vietnam. Like many Americans of his generation, he was perplexed by the failure of America to achieve its goals in South Vietnam. As an ambassador and with over thirty years of diplomatic experience he brought to his analysis a long and rich personal experience with events in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

England im Jahr 1882: Es ist Nacht, eine junge Dienstmagd ist auf der Flucht vor der Rache ihres Herrn. Mit allerletzter Kraft schafft sie es, sich in den Waggon eines Güterzugs zu retten – nur um dort eine Entdeckung zu machen, die ihr Leben für immer verändern wird: ein Baby, dessen Haut in einem blauen Schimmer leuchtet. Damit beginnt ein Abenteuer, das von England, in den Wilden Westen bis nach Tokio und an die Grenzen des Vorstellbaren führt. Ein Abenteuer voll Magie, Wunder und tödlicher Geheimnisse.

Join Thomas, Emily, and Shep as they try to come up with movie plots based on everyday objects.

Dive into the enchanting world of Jātaka tales, ancient Indian folktales that are integral to Buddhist teachings. These captivating stories recount the Buddhas past lives, offering moral lessons that resonate even today. Much like Aesops fables, they not only inspire ethical conduct but also guide listeners toward profound insights. - Summary by Scotty Smith

The world is going back to the Moon! The new Moon Race has launched a new age of space exploration that will bring exciting new discoveries in the future. But as new missions take off and new research gets underway, what are the old questions still left unanswered since humans last set foot on the Moon?

Join host William M. Lynk, CML, CPS, CMIL, ICML, M.Ed. as he interviews the brightest minds involved with the locksmith industry.

An Irish grandfather's memoir of his childhood in the Connemara region of Ireland from 1936 and beyond to his life as an immigrant coming to America in 1958. His story of the women he loved and lost, the adventures of trying to make it in New York with little formal education and struggling to achieve the American dream. Passionately told with humor, a no-holds-barred story spanning over 70 years, authored for his children and grandchildren, will be greatly enjoyed by everyone.

In The Balanced Wealth Approach, certified financial planner and wealth manager Tom Hine reframes the retirement discussion by placing the emphasis on healthcare as much as wealthcare.

Hinter jedem Märchen lauert ein Albtraum. Kopenhagen 1834: Es ist eine dunkle Zeit, Elend und Hunger wachsen stetig. Der junge Hans Christian Andersen träumt davon, als Dichter zu Ruhm zu gelangen - stattdessen verhaftet man ihn wegen Mordverdachts. Eine junge Prostituierte, bei der er am Vorabend gesehen worden war, wird tot aus dem dreckigen Wasser des Kanals gezogen. Auf Bitten eines Mäzens bekommt Andersen drei Tage Zeit, seine Unschuld zu beweisen

The mercenaries of the Stone & Shield have fulfilled their contract for the Emrosian Empire. Now, it's time to get paid. But a long march and an unforgiving past stand between them and the capital of Emros City. After years of fighting, the wasting sickness that has plagued Emperor Dremnes has finally claimed his life. What will come of the Empire under the control of his untried son Ras Dremnes II?

You are invited to look into how the Old Testament Scriptures present Yahweh, the one true God and Creator of all, as interacting with humans in the visible form of a man—thus anticipating our understanding of the Second Person of the Godhead and His Incarnation.

This audiobook examines how spring brings observable changes in weather, nature, and people.

Arrows of Allah is the second in the Christie Cole trilogy. Following her deep undercover investigation in Voices in the Fog, Arrows of Allah follows the now-married Christie Cole-McCarren into the shadows of the Islamic terrorists' war on infidels.

Bearing uncanny similarity to the iron-willed personas of contemporary baseball owners such as Marge Schott and George Steinbrenner, Von der Ahe was embroiled in legal battles and baseball disputes throughout the 1880s that culminated in his own kidnapping and his ballpark being burned to the ground. Such a financial disaster is only one of the many bizarre events discussed in this insightful and evocative biography of one of America’s early baseball owners. Chris Von der Ahe emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1867 and settled in St. Louis, Missouri. Starting out as a clerk in...

Assistant US Attorney Joe Haise is off-balance. The bodies were so carefully concealed, the evidence meticulously destroyed, and the king was protected. A homicidal federal prosecutor can be forgiven for feeling above the law. But all of it is coming undone at the hands of his one-time protégé, Jackie Dekker. She knows precisely what he is, and she’s done running. Move and counter, thrust and parry, the two warily begin the final match. Murder is such a wonderful game.

Another thrilling summer has begun in the Florida Keys for seventeen year old CJ Jansen and sixteen year old Skye Somers and their two friends, Flapper the pelican and Squeaky the dolphin, with whom Skye has the amazing ability to communicate. Diving around the Marquesas Keys, they discover a large gold chain that has a beautiful emerald surrounded by diamonds attached. The teens are elated about their find until a note on Poppy’s door warns them to stay away from the Marquesas. Skye, undaunted by the note, learns from Squeaky that more gold can be found in deeper water. Excitement, ...

Four years later, a new summer adventure begins as CJ and Skye are invited by President John Shannon to spend several days with him, his six year old son Tristan, and five Secret Service Agents, at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. The two arrive in Cap’s old shrimp boat, with their friends Flapper and Squeaky in tow. Everyone except Tristan is skeptical about Skye’s ability to communicate with them. The agents soon learn about the pelican and dolphin’s dedication to Skye and CJ when a band of paid mercenaries attack the fort with the goal of killing the president and everyone with ...

You will be introduced to Serial Killers and follow them on their killing sprees. Each story is an unedited account by the Serial Killers, themselves. Documented footage through the eyes, and brains that others question and study. This is a collection of Serial Killer Newsletter Issues 1-3.

Hello fans and welcome to another issue of TSKN. Here in issue three you will find our first confession from an artist at work. His story of his first kill will leave you wanting to hear more of his art and the growing gallery. Do you like the stories your grandparents told you as a kid? We have one that will leave you wishing for those fairy tales you miss. Did you ever want to build your own friend the way you wanted them. Read Build-A-Friend and you may change your mind. The whole card is ready to take on TV in Ace of Spades and it may not turn out the way our hero wants it to. Finally, ...