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During the five full years of his presidency (1964 - 1968), Lyndon Johnson initiated a breathtaking array of domestic policies and programs, including such landmarks as the Civil Rights Act, Head Start, Food Stamps, Medicare and Medicaid, the Immigration Reform Act, the Water Quality Act, the Voting Rights Act, Social Security reform, and Fair Housing.

Mister Good Times is the enthralling story of a black kid growing up in a (largely white) working class world; of vivid, often violent experiences on the football terraces; of the emerging club scene growing out of a melting pot of styles; of how Jay, with his contemporaries, took the music of black America, gave it a distinctly London twist and used the marriage of styles to forge a hugely successful career as a trailblazing DJ and broadcaster, becoming an inspiration to a whole generation of dance music fans, black and white, without ever compromising his integrity.

LSD: Wie alles begann und was in der Gegenwart daraus wurde. Wie Norman Ohler in seinem internationalen Bestseller Der totale Rausch am Beispiel der NS-Zeit gezeigt hat, spielen Drogen und Drogenpolitik eine dramatische, immer noch unterschätzte Rolle in der Geschichte der Menschheit. In seinem neuen Buch nimmt der Autor diesen Faden wieder auf und untersucht, wie Entwicklung, Produktion und Verbreitung psychedelischer Substanzen Politik und Gesellschaft von der Nachkriegszeit bis in die Gegenwart geprägt haben.

In his first audiobook, The Lazarus Strategy, Norman will inspire listeners to embrace the coming years with equal measures of optimism and determination; celebrating the good news of his research - that staying active is scientifically proven to keep the body young and healthy and stave off age-related diseases. His lifestyle blueprint will show us that the positive changes we can make now are both simple and easily actionable but have the power to help us reap the rewards in later life and enjoy an independent and productive old age.

In October 1975, an assassin tried to murder Norman Scott on Exmoor, but the trigger failed and he only succeeded in shooting Scott's beloved dog, Rinka. Scott subsequently found himself at the centre of a major political scandal and became an unlikely queer icon. But this was never his intention.

How do you know what you know - or what you think you know? Have you ever wondered why you believe in God, why some people don’t believe in God, or what it means to be religious? How do you answer the question, “Who are you?” Norman Orr provides new ways to think about these questions and many more in this book that promotes the idea of embracing biological humanism.

La revolución Bitcoin cubrió el mundo entero como una ola enorme, cada vez más gente interesada en este ”oro digital”. En los últimos años, Bitcoin ha pasado de ser algo conocido sólo por unos pocos nerds de la tecnología a una moneda revolucionaria que ha cambiado rápidamente la forma en que pensamos sobre el concepto de dinero. Sin duda, ahora se aceptan pagos de Bitcoin en todo tipo de lugares, pero, si puedes creerlo, solía ser un procedimiento bastante complicado para encontrar lugares que te permitieran pagar en Bitcoin.

Throughout the world, people regard Peter Sellers purely as a comedic genius: surely, one of the greatest ever to have lived. But, the astute observer will notice that he always appeared to be acting, even when being interviewed. So, who was Peter Sellers?

Norman Grubb, the son of an Irish clergyman, was born in England in 1895. He served as a lieutenant of the Bloucester Regiment, receiving the Military Cross for his service during World War I. Following the war, he attended Trinity College, Cambridge, and married Pauline Studd, the youngest daughter of the famous missionary C. T. Studd. The Grubbs served as missionaries in the Belgian Congo where Norman translated the New Testament into Bangala. After Studd's death in 1931, Norman served as British General Secretary of the Worldwide Evangelization Crusade until 1965.

Deputy Aiden McGuire had a secret; her name was Harley. In front of his friends, he pretended that she didn’t exist. They bantered, they argued, and then they went their separate ways. But, at night, she snuck over to his apartment, and the two of them were electric. Aiden couldn’t put his finger on it, but something wasn’t right. She never asked for more; no commitment, no promises, no ring. When he used his police skills to do a little research, he was shocked to discover that Harley kept more than just him as a secret.

In many ways, Kasey Van Norman has suffered more heartbreak than one woman can bear. Growing up, she endured her parents' divorce, date rape, and years of addiction to sex and cutting. As an adult, she suffered the pain of an emotional affair, rejection by her friends and community, and her mother's death from cancer. But at the end of this twisting path of heartbreak, Kasey walked out of the wilderness and into a place of God's merciful and miraculous healing. In Named by God, Kasey shares her story.

Single mom, Calliope Jones, has a fear of flying. Only one thing can keep her calm on a plane: watching highlight reels of her hockey crush, Ripley Russo, brawling on the ice. But when Ripley boards her flight and accuses her of stealing his seat, she starts to wonder if it isn’t just the on-ice fisticuffs that keep her calm, but the sexy brute himself. Soaring through the clouds at 36,000 feet, their spark is down-right flammable. But will the embers keep burning after the wheels touch down? Mile-High Sticking is a spicy, hockey romance you can easily devour in one sitting.

Set in a frontier town, this series follows a U.S. Marshal as he maintains law and order. The show combines action with moral dilemmas of the Old West.

When Norman Eisen moved into the US ambassador's residence in Prague, returning to the land his mother had fled after the Holocaust, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture. From that discovery unspooled the captivating, twisting tale of the remarkable people who lived in the house before Eisen. Their story is Europe's, telling the dramatic and surprisingly cyclical tale of the endurance of liberal democracy.

From Summerfield to Melrose Springs, Harold "The Great Gildersleeve" Peary is back in an all-new role! As "Honest Harold" Hemp, he's a radio personality extraordinaire, crooner de la crème, and idol of all the ladies - at least in his own mind. Co-starring Jane Morgan, Cathy Lewis, Olan Soule, Joseph Kearns, and Gloria Holliday, here are 16 warm and funny episodes of The Harold Peary Show, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

Mistaken identity + misbehaving doctor = perfect final book in this quartet. So this is book four in the Iron Ladies series, it's the final book of the four main women of the group and it quite frankly was absolutely awesome. Olivia Vinning believed that all men were trouble. In fact, her career was dedicated to bringing lying, cheating, chauvinistic men to their knees. When she spies Drake Bannon, her current client, she decides to get him to make a pass at her to end the case swiftly. But what she doesn’t realize, her mark...is not Drake.

When billionaire, Keanen Connelly’s son is kidnapped he needs an expert negotiator. The ransom note says no police but it says nothing about private organizations. Melanie Oakes is smooth, sexy, and just what Keanen needs. But there is one problem, she co-owns the Iron Ladies, an all ladies detective service that is committed to helping women. And Keanen most definitely is not a woman. Can Melanie negotiate the rescue of his son, while Keanen negotiates a place in her heart?

From USA Today best-selling author Danielle Norman comes this three-book small-town romance collection.

It’s never been easier to hide than now. We live in a world where so many experience the emotions of anxiety, fear, and shame, in unprecedented proportions - yet the thought of being seen and known as we really are has caused a generation to hide behind their screens, scroll through people’s lives, to shield and protect themselves behind a mask.

Motorcycle deputy, Sadie Lazar is no damsel in distress. She loves her life of independence. But when she is on scene at a mass car pile-up and finds a missing child, a pair of piercing blue eyes changes her world. Widower and single dad Dr. Ryan Montgomery is in over his head. It's been four years since his wife's death, and his former mother-in-law refuses to let him move on. When he finally starts dating, an accident makes him realize that dating a cop could put him right back in a world of grief and loss - a place he barely survived the first time around.