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"The Suffragents is the untold story of how some of New York's most powerful men formed the Men's League for Woman Suffrage, which grew between 1909 and 1917 from 150 founding members into a force of thousands across thirty-five states. Brooke Kroeger explores the formation of the League and the men who instigated it to involve themselves with the suffrage campaign, what they did at the behest of the movement's female leadership and why. She details...
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"Tells the story of the energy boom's impact on a small town at the edge of Appalachia--and one woman's transformation from a struggling single parent to an unlikely activist. Stacey Haney is a local nurse working hard to raise two kids and keep up her small farm when the fracking industry comes to her hometown of Amity, Pennsylvania. Intrigued by reports of lucrative natural gas leases in her neighbors' mailboxes, she strikes a deal with a Texas-based...
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First he was known as Tommy, then Woodrow, and eventually, Mr. President. Born on December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia, Thomas Woodrow Wilson was a born leader. He was the president of Princeton University, served as governor of New Jersey after that, and was then elected president of the United States. But not everything was so easy for Wilson. He was ahead of his time in wanting a League of Nations after World War I to help prevent another war...
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A US Marine veteran recounts the experiences of his platoon in the Vietnam War following their enlistment at a Minnesota Twins baseball game.
In the evening of June 28, 1967, 150 young Americans were sworn into the Marine Corps as part of the pre-game ceremonies of a Minnesota Twins baseball game. Before the end of the fourth inning these volunteers were being hustled on to buses, on their way to boot camp. It was a journey that would take them from...
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Stephen C. Jefferson and the First Lady are prepared to pull you right into the mix. This is a new era, and things in the U.S. are not what they used to be. The man who now holds the keys to the Oval Office was born and raised in the rough streets of St. Louis, where he discovered how to silence his enemies by wielding knowledge and power. Now, his enemies come in the form of a do-nothing Congress, an untrustworthy administration, and a wife with...
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Here are 16 huge hits compiled from the studio albums of the ever-popular Pink: Dear Mr. President * Don't Let Me Get Me * Family Portrait * F***in' Perfect * Get the Party Started * Glitter in the Air * Just like a Pill * Please Don't Leave Me * Raise Your Glass * So What * Sober * Stupid Girls * There You Go * Trouble * U & UR Hand * Who Knew.
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The new year is here, and we're celebrating with some old radio sounds, including The Adventures of Maisie, Broadway is My Beat, and Mr. President.
We'll also review the newest movies from Tom Hanks and Will Ferrell, have trivia contests and the latest in Hollywood news.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
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On this edition of Hollywood 360, we'll celebrate our nation's birthday with Edward Arnold as Mr. President.
We'll also spend some time with Lum and Abner, Richard Diamond Private Detective, and The Hall of Fantasy.
Plus movie critic Sarah Adamson reviews the biggest hit of the summer, "Jurrasic World".
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
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On this edition of H30, we'll hear Tom Conway as the world's most famous detective on The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. You'll also hear The Charlie McCarthy Show, Six Shooter, and Mr. President.
Plus, Eve Arden stars as Our Miss Brooks, and we'll close out with more mystery with The Whistler.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
56) Remembering WWII
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Seventy-five years after the start of World War II, Readers Digest presents the "World War II Special Edition bookazine", a moving portrait of Americans and their beloved country during wartime.
We will speak with its executive editor Jeff Ashworth. Plus, laughs with Abbott and Costello, drama courtesy of Mr. President and suspense on Suspense!
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
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Complete with period paintings and photos, a comprehensive guide provides profiles, biographies, administration highlights, and political and personal accomplishments of every president in the history of the United States, along with a review of Air Force One, the Secret Service, and a look at the various Presidential retreats.
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"Drawing extensively on exclusive access and interviews with both Bush presidents, Updegrove reveals for the first time their influences and perspectives on each other's presidencies; their views on family, public service, and America's role in the world; and their unvarnished thoughts on Donald Trump, and the radical transformation of the Republican Party he now leads."--
Updegrove tracks the two Bush presidents from their formative years through...
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"From New York Times bestselling biographer Bob Spitz, a full and rich biography of an epic American life, capturing what made Ronald Reagan both so beloved and so transformational. More than five years in the making, based on hundreds of interviews and access to previously unavailable documents, and infused with irresistible storytelling charm, Bob Spitz's REAGAN stands fair to be the first truly post-partisan biography of our 40th President, and...
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Ronald is at it again...
This new book is such a great follow-up to No, Mr. President, That's Not OK! Ms. Waddles Williams' new book finds our friend Ronald behaving callously once again. He is a chronic, unrepentant litterbug who shrugs off multiple hints from fellow students, friends, and his teacher that it's high time he learns to clean up after himself.
Once Ronald sees the light, he turns his energy toward going the extra mile and finding...