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Volume 7
• Lux Radio Theatre 03-10-47 It's A Wonderful Life
• Fibber McGee & Molly 12-26-54 Your Presence Is Requested with Jim & Marian Jordan
• The Marian and Lewis Show 12-21-51 with Dean Martin Jerry Lewis and Guest Helen O'Connell
• Milton Berle Show 12-23-47 A Salute to Christmas with Milton Berle
• Mr. President 12-25-49 Man at The Gate of The World with Edward Arnold
• My Favorite Husband 12-16-49 George's Christmas Present
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Howard Duff was a big part of the golden-age of radio. Not only did he star as Dashiell Hammett's tough-as-nails private eye Sam Spade (two episodes included in this collection), but he appeared on hundreds of radio shows during the 1940s and 50s. Here's sixteen radio broadcasts that either star Howard Duff or have him in the supporting cast. You won't have any problem identifying his deep baritone voice!
Suspense, 4/5/45-"A Guy Gets Lonely w/ Dane...
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This wonderful collection is full of the witty anecdotes and stories told by and about Abraham Lincoln. Here's an example: SORRY FOR THE HORSES When President Lincoln heard of the Confederate raid at Fairfax, in which a brigadier-general and a number of valuable horses were captured, he gravely observed: "Well, I am sorry for the horses." "Sorry for the horses, Mr. President!" exclaimed the Secretary of War, raising his spectacles and throwing himself...
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"A moving, laugh-out-loud memoir from one of today's best-loved British actors, whose credits include Downton Abbey, Notting Hill, and Paddington. From getting his big break as Third Shepherd in the school nativity play, to navigating Highclere Castle's complex Labrador policies, to bizarre Hollywood encounters, Hugh Bonneville creates a brilliantly vivid picture of a career on stage and screen. What is it like working with Judi Dench and Julia Roberts,...
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No other book in the history of publishing has assembled in one volume 80 years of pansexual scandals associated with the Kennedys, all in one guilty pleasure of a sizzling book. Meticulously researched, it showcases the indiscretions and extramarital romps of America's most famous political clan. In addition to lesser, known and often shocking scandals about Jack (Mr. President), other parts of this pioneering page-turner will be devoted to Bobby...
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Get the Summary of John Boehner's On the House: A Washington Memoir in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: John Boehner is the last of a breed. At a time when the arbiters of American culture were obsessing over organic kale, cold-pressed juice, and SoulCycle, the man who stood second in line to the presidency was unapologetically smoking Camels, quaffing a glass of red, and hitting the golf...
68) The Last Monarch
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Thank's to Chiun's "emptying basin" technique, past U.S. presidents remember nothing about CURE, America's most secret defense organization. Now a former head of state believed to have lost his mind suddenly finds it - and calls Dr.
Harold Smith to say hi. But before Remo and Chiun can redo their amnesia trick, the old guy is kidnapped by bumbling eco-terrorists eager to sell him to a desert despot with a grudge. As the ex-Mr.
President doggedly...
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They say that anybody who wants to be president should be automatically qualified for the job, and after reading this special "Chief Executive" edition of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, you'll see why. We've dug up the most compelling and confounding dirt...er...statistics on these otherwise ordinary men who achieved great power. Which ones used it wisely? Which ones squandered it? And which ones would have rather been fishing? You'll get an up-close...
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From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation!
Please to meet you, Mr. President!Karen's family is taking a gigundoly exciting trip--to Washington, D.C.! They will see lots of important sights and special places. Karen is hoping to meet the President of the United States. After all, he lives there! But everyone tells Karen that he is too busy running the country. Is there any...
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More than fifty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe remains as famous as ever. Rediscover the screen legend with dozens of intimate photos from the archives of LIFE magazine. Insightful text reveals Monroe’s journey from Norma Jeane to international star and American icon. Includes special access to the famous “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” performance for John F. Kennedy as well as the more than 30 movie roles that made her an icon. Some
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 The day we left for Texas began like every other presidential trip. People were hustling to get last-minute changes to speeches typed. The president and first lady's schedules were planned to the minute. The trip was important politically, but Mrs. Kennedy was also eager to make a good impression.
#2 The buzzer system sounded three times, indicating the president...
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They say history is written by the victors. In the case of the Civil War, that's largely true. But historian Samuel Mitcham brings the Southern point of view to life in Voices from the Confederacy. In it, you will read about the heroic, the scoundrels, the clever, the vanquished, and the hungry. Rich or poor, black or white, “Voices from the Confederacy” shares hundreds of poignant and revealing moments during the war between the states. From...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest drama episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1946 to 1952.
This collection contains sixteen of the greatest drama shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of The Green Hornet, Cloak & Dagger, Counterspy, and many others. Relive the best radio drama shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection.
The Adventures...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest drama episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1938 to 1953.
This collection contains sixteen of the greatest drama shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of Dragnet, Escape, Gunsmoke, and many others. Relive the best radio drama shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection.
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Defense Attorney,...
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Each war entails the destruction of the human soul" (Henry Miller). Humanity should not lose its memory, even if some may try to conceal it. From the hindsight afforded by the passing of 75 years from the events narrated, with freedom of thought and a totally independent standpoint, Pacific Media have undertaken an arduous research which has resulted in the series: The Finest Hours of WWII". From the atrocious moment in which Hitler ordered the invasion...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest drama episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1946 to 1952.
This collection contains sixteen of the greatest drama shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of Cloak & Dagger, Dragnet, Escape, and many others. Relive the best radio drama shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection.
The Adventures of Frank Race,...
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"Millions will die unless you act. "Two doctors had entered my office, despite my Chief of Staff's best effort to keep my schedule organized. Apparently, their message and dire looks affected his better judgement on interrupting me. Again."Mr. President, the mathematical models don't lie. China has loosed another plague and we need to act. -And you're both saying that the only solution to this is quarantine everyone? "They nodded with serious faces....
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"What I'm telling you is, this is temporary. Okay? Believe me. I may not be a scientist but I can tell you that. It's temporary. In the meantime, we got the best armed forces and police responders in the world keeping us safe. These guys, right here," He indicated the soldiers. "Aren't they great? Great guys." "But, sir?" Elliott appeared starstruck as he stepped forward. "I mean, Mr. President. Isn't it true that CNN was reporting that most of our...