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Al Murray's passion for military history and the Second World War in particular has always been a duel passion with his comedy and was brought to the fore with several acclaimed and award winning television shows and the recent huge success of his podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk, which he hosts fellow best-selling military author James Holland. Command showcases Al Murray's passion for this pivotal period in the 20th century, as he writes an engaging, entertaining and sharp analysis of the key allied military leaders in the conflict.

These 20 digitally restored and re-mastered episodes co-star Gale Gordon as the blustery, autocratic Osgood Conklin; Richard Crenna as the ever-exuberant Walter Denton; and, Jane Morgan as absent-minded landlady Mrs. Davis.

This audio-based course is designed to introduce learners to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), the standardized and literary variety of Arabic used in writing and formal speech throughout the Arab world.

Twenty billion people live on the Earth in a city with no end. Pollution, corruption, high unemployment, and the lack of clean water leave the population scratching out a meager existence. Easton Miller Takes a chance on a job in the colonies on a new world. Expecting to find a better life he is faced with knowledge of a horrifying secret buried deep inside of him. A secret that will change the existence of mankind and the very perception of what and who we are.

War has been declared…on comedy. After decades of being under federal surveillance, mob boss Victor Grant finally figured out a way to beat them at their own game and hold a mob meeting in private. He arranges a Caribbean cruise, where, in international waters he and his mob cohorts can meet in peace and quiet and plan and scheme. Back home all goes well until, under the watchful eye of Grant’s British housekeeper, his young son is kidnapped. Elizabeth, the housekeeper, in a panic calls Jack Pellegrino, Grant’s nephew for help with paying the one million dollar ransom. Thus sets in ...

The rise of artificial intelligence is nothing short of a technological revolution. AI is poised to completely transform asset management and investment banking, yet its current application within the financial sector is limited and fragmented. Existing AI implementations tend to solve very narrow business issues, rather than serving as a powerful tech framework for next-generation finance. Artificial Intelligence for Asset Management and Investment provides a strategic viewpoint on how AI can be comprehensively integrated within investment finance.

Krass, brisant, ungeschönt: Die brutale Alltagsrealität arabischer Clans. "Mein Wort zählt. Nicht nur innerhalb der eigenen Familie, auch bei anderen Clans. Jugoslawen, Türken, Kurden, Russen - wir kennen uns alle, respektieren uns gegenseitig. Wenn mal jemand daneben tritt, wird auch mal ein Auge zugedrückt. Aber wenn die Grenze des Respekts überschritten wird, fließt Blut." Der schonungslose Blick hinter die Kulissen der arabisch-libanesischen Clans. Mahmoud Al-Zein ist Oberhaupt des Al-Zein-Clans, einer der einflussreichsten Familien in Deutschland.

Crucial Conversations exploded onto the scene 10 years ago and revolutionized the way people communicate when stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong. Since then, millions of people have learned how to hold effective crucial conversations and have dramatically improved their lives and careers thanks to the methods outlined in this book. Now, the authors have revised their best-selling classic to provide even more ways to help you take the lead in any tough conversation.

Before he can retire to work his Montana ranch full-time, he has one more important task to perform. A junior marshal who Tillman appointed in Laramie, Wyoming, a few years earlier has taken a wrong path and Tillman must remove him from office. Tillman leaves his two grown sons and his sister, Alice, on the ranch and sets out for Wyoming by railroad. Along the way, Tillman makes a few detours and stops to visit old friends and colleagues. As he travels south to Laramie, Tillman relives his life in flashbacks. From the Big Woods of Wisconsin, where he was born and met his wife, Tillman's ...

[Contains explicit content] Join comedian and host Al Madrigal for the greatest journey of all! No, not Coachella...parenting! You'll hear all about comedians' triumphs and failures as parents as well as hilarious stories about their offspring.

The Perfumed Garden is perhaps the most comprehensive treatise on the art of love making and sexual pleasure. Written over 400 years ago in Arabia by Shayakh Umar ibn Muhammed al-Nefzawi it is unquestionably one of the greatest books ever written on the subject of eroticism. It delicately and joyously catalogues innumerable and imaginative acts of coitus. .

In this audiobook, Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya collects the sayings related to benevolence toward parents and covers many aspects of how to treat your parents. He highlights how Islam sees kindness toward parents as a core part of the religion and enforces that in both parents' lives and even after they pass away.

Included here are two classic volumes (A Layman's Life of Jesus and A Life of Christ for Children) telling the life of Jesus. These are authored in easy-to-understand language that simply tells the story from Christ's birth to death to resurrection. They tell of his travels, miracles, family, friends, loved ones, and foes. In these stories, we glimpse the life of not just Jesus the savior, but Jesus the man.

After 12 years, Corrie Phaeder is returning home to Orangefield - the last place in the world he wants to be. Orangefield is a town of nightmares, a town where the impossible and the horrific happen all too often, where ghosts rise screaming from their graves, and where trick-or-treating goblins have no need for scary costumes. Something is waiting patiently for Corrie's homecoming. This Halloween, a messenger from a realm of shadows, with the body of a scarecrow and the head of a pumpkin, will usher Corrie into what might prove to be his last nightmare.

This collection brings all five series of this tense, fast-paced drama set in an ambulance control for the first time.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Let's Re-Great Britain, by Al Murray, read by Al Murray. Al Murray grabbed the headlines when he announced his intention to stand in the UK General Election as his most famous creation, the 'Pub Landlord', for the newly-formed Free United Kingdom Party. He will be contesting the seat of South Thanet against UKIP leader Nigel Farage, in a battle that is sure to see comedy and clashes from now until polling day.

The authors of the New York Times best seller Crucial Conversations show you how to achieve personal, team, and organizational success by healing broken promises, resolving violated expectations, and influencing bad behavior. Discover skills to resolve touchy, controversial, and complex issues at work and at home - now available in this follow-up to the internationally popular Crucial Conversations.

Get retail sales without stress, embarrassment, or rejection. Shy? Don't want to talk to your friends? Afraid to connect with strangers? Don't know where to start? Don't know what to say? Never feel guilty again. Learn how to position your retail sales so people are happy to buy. Learn exactly what to say to make your retail sales soar.

Years before the CIA was formed there was something called the Office of Strategic Services. Georgetown Township resident Al Johnson was a charter member of this clandestine group during World War II, joining forces with the French Underground and then fighting the Japanese occupation of China. The OSS conducted secret missions hundreds of miles behind enemy lines. Al Johnson who is 98 years old said one of the toughest part might have been "keeping a lid on" everywhere he was and everything he did. "It was such a hush-hush group. We couldn't talk about it when we got home on furloughs. We ...

History is written by the winners unless you are writing your own. Elizabeta is no longer dead. Hades has cast her out of the Underworld in hopes that she can find Eloise, the one who escaped. Elizabeta and Thana rest in the swamp they were made in. To pass the time. Elizabeta tells her story. A tale of love and heartache, loss, and ecstasy. The Queen of the Vampires story. Told by her. Who says you can’t write your own history? Queen of the Vampires is the fifth book in The Witch Coroner Series. Get Queen of the Vampires today!