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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

The Barbara Payton Story

by John O’Dowd ...

Narrated by David “Ghosty” Wills ...

Unabridged

17 hours 1 min

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story is the only family-authorized biography of the late Hollywood actress whose promising film career in the 1950s was quickly overtaken by a disastrous and scandal-ridden personal life that left her career in ashes. Barbara Payton’s story has long been considered one of the saddest and most potent cautionary tales the town has ever known. ... Read more

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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story is the only family-authorized biography of the late Hollywood actress whose promising film career in the 1950s was quickly overtaken by a disastrous and scandal-ridden personal life that left her career in ashes. Barbara Payton’s story has long been considered one of the saddest and most potent cautionary tales the town has ever known.
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Escape to Clayoquot Sound

Finding Home in a Wild Place

by John Dowd, Bea Dowd ...

A couple's affectionate retrospective of their decade spent living off the grid, in a coastal paradise for paddlers, whale watchers, and naturalists.Twenty years ago, two empty-nesters with a love of the outdoors stumbled upon a vacant beach house on a small island in Clayoquot Sound, part of an off-grid, ten-acre stretch nestled within a provincial park reserve. Escape to Clayoquot Sound is an ... Read more

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A couple's affectionate retrospective of their decade spent living off the grid, in a coastal paradise for paddlers, whale watchers, and naturalists.Twenty years ago, two empty-nesters with a love of the outdoors stumbled upon a vacant beach house on a small island in Clayoquot Sound, part of an off-grid, ten-acre stretch nestled within a provincial park reserve. Escape to Clayoquot Sound is an
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Sea Kayaking

The Classic Manual for Touring, from Day Trips to Major Expeditions

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Sea Kayaking covers the basics of equipment and technique, including types of paddles and strokes, as well as such essential skills as how to read the weather and the water, how to navigate with and without GPS and how to travel with a group.Still regarded as “the bible” for both new and experienced kayakers after more than thirty years in print. Drawing on his many years of experience paddling in ... Read more

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Sea Kayaking covers the basics of equipment and technique, including types of paddles and strokes, as well as such essential skills as how to read the weather and the water, how to navigate with and without GPS and how to travel with a group.Still regarded as “the bible” for both new and experienced kayakers after more than thirty years in print. Drawing on his many years of experience paddling in
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Two World Wars and Hitler: Who was Responsible?

Anglo-American Money, Foreign Agents and Geopolitics

by Jim Macgregor, John O'Dowd ...

A radical re-interpretation of events between 1914 and 1945, this book is a scholarly revision of the history of Nazi Germany that is sure to open the eyes of many thus far reluctant to face the truth. Deeply researched, well-sourced, evidence relates the true origins of the world wars, Corporal Hitler's meteoric rise to supreme power thanks to Britain and the United States of America, and how in ... Read more

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A radical re-interpretation of events between 1914 and 1945, this book is a scholarly revision of the history of Nazi Germany that is sure to open the eyes of many thus far reluctant to face the truth. Deeply researched, well-sourced, evidence relates the true origins of the world wars, Corporal Hitler's meteoric rise to supreme power thanks to Britain and the United States of America, and how in
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Zigs and Zags

A Memoir of Ventures, Adventures and Misadventures on Land and Sea

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THE ARC IS WIDE, the zigzags are many in John Dowd’s candid and compelling memoir of eight decades of ventures, adventures, and misadventures—from his youth in postwar New Zealand to grandfatherhood on a Canadian homestead. In between, Dowd threads back and forth around the world at speed, taking or making jobs for himself as he goes, his journal close at hand.We are swept right along: with him we ... Read more

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THE ARC IS WIDE, the zigzags are many in John Dowd’s candid and compelling memoir of eight decades of ventures, adventures, and misadventures—from his youth in postwar New Zealand to grandfatherhood on a Canadian homestead. In between, Dowd threads back and forth around the world at speed, taking or making jobs for himself as he goes, his journal close at hand.We are swept right along: with him we
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A Description of Millenium Hall and the Country Adjacent (Unabridged)

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by Sarah Scott ...

Narrated by John Dowd, Cathleen Fritz, Nichole Laban, Mary Boyd ...

Unabridged

8 hours 15 min

Tired of a world ruled by men? Escape to Millennium Hall, a hidden paradise where women have built a utopia. In this audiobook, narrated by [Your Name], listen as a lost gentleman stumbles upon a grand estate inhabited solely by intelligent, independent women. Here, education reigns supreme, property is shared, and a spirit of equality thrives. But will societal norms shatter upon his arrival? ... Read more

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Tired of a world ruled by men? Escape to Millennium Hall, a hidden paradise where women have built a utopia. In this audiobook, narrated by [Your Name], listen as a lost gentleman stumbles upon a grand estate inhabited solely by intelligent, independent women. Here, education reigns supreme, property is shared, and a spirit of equality thrives. But will societal norms shatter upon his arrival?
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America's Expiration Date

The Fall of Empires and Superpowers . . . and the Future of the United States

by Cal Thomas ...

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6 hours

A warning and a wake-up call to learn history so we are not doomed to repeat it. A must-read for anyone who longs for a promising future for our great nation.What is wrong with America today? Is it possible that America could crumble and our democracy fail?Questions like these plague Americans and cause us to be anxious about the future of the "land that we love." Individuals may come to different ... Read more

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A warning and a wake-up call to learn history so we are not doomed to repeat it. A must-read for anyone who longs for a promising future for our great nation.What is wrong with America today? Is it possible that America could crumble and our democracy fail?Questions like these plague Americans and cause us to be anxious about the future of the "land that we love." Individuals may come to different
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Educational Ecologies

Toward a Symbolic-Material Understanding of Discourse, Technology, and Education

by John Dowd ...

This book elucidates how technology has impacted the discourse and practices of higher education. Dowd situates current educational movements centered on new technologies, such as the Do It Yourself (DIY) movement, within broader ideological concepts concerned with education, progress, technology, and work. Knowledge of how the discourse and practices of higher education have been impacted enables ... Read more

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This book elucidates how technology has impacted the discourse and practices of higher education. Dowd situates current educational movements centered on new technologies, such as the Do It Yourself (DIY) movement, within broader ideological concepts concerned with education, progress, technology, and work. Knowledge of how the discourse and practices of higher education have been impacted enables
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Art of Software Security Assessment, The

Identifying and Preventing Software Vulnerabilities

by Mark Dowd, John McDonald, Justin Schuh ...

The Definitive Insider’s Guide to Auditing Software SecurityThis is one of the most detailed, sophisticated, and useful guides to software security auditing ever written. The authors are leading security consultants and researchers who have personally uncovered vulnerabilities in applications ranging from sendmail to Microsoft Exchange, Check Point VPN to Internet Explorer. Drawing on their ... Read more

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The Definitive Insider’s Guide to Auditing Software SecurityThis is one of the most detailed, sophisticated, and useful guides to software security auditing ever written. The authors are leading security consultants and researchers who have personally uncovered vulnerabilities in applications ranging from sendmail to Microsoft Exchange, Check Point VPN to Internet Explorer. Drawing on their
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Interest-Based Bargaining

A Users Guide

by Jerome T. Barrett, John O'Dowd ...

Interest-Based Bargaining: A User's Guide provides a detailed account of why it makes sense to negotiate on the basis of interests rather than positions. It provides a detailed set of guidelines for negotiators who wish to develop a cooperative, problem solving approach to their bargaining. It draws on the experiences of using interest-based approaches in the USA and Ireland.Interest-based ... Read more

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Interest-Based Bargaining: A User's Guide provides a detailed account of why it makes sense to negotiate on the basis of interests rather than positions. It provides a detailed set of guidelines for negotiators who wish to develop a cooperative, problem solving approach to their bargaining. It draws on the experiences of using interest-based approaches in the USA and Ireland.Interest-based
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My Friend, Yvette Vickers: In Her Own Words, as told to John O’Dowd

by Yvette Vickers, John O’Dowd ...

Narrated by Yvette Vickers ...

Unabridged

4 hours 28 min

When Yvette, a New York model for White Rain shampoo, first appeared in Sunset Boulevard (1950), she could not have imagined that her own death would be as bizarre as Norma Desmond’s gigolo, Joe’s.After roles in Short Cut to Hell (1957) and Reform School Girl (1957), Yvette’s fate cast her into dubious signature roles in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) and Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) ... Read more

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When Yvette, a New York model for White Rain shampoo, first appeared in Sunset Boulevard (1950), she could not have imagined that her own death would be as bizarre as Norma Desmond’s gigolo, Joe’s.After roles in Short Cut to Hell (1957) and Reform School Girl (1957), Yvette’s fate cast her into dubious signature roles in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) and Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
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What Is the Future of Social Work?

A handbook for positive action

by Peter Dowd, Chris Jones, John Harris, Gurnam Singh, Peter Beresford, Jan Walmsley, Iain Ferguson, Mark Lymbery, Brid Featherstone ...

Social work is under unprecedented pressure as a result of funding cuts, political interventions, marketisation and welfare transformations which, combined, are dramatically reshaping the relationship between individuals and the welfare state.A wide range of distinguished academics provide a comprehensive analysis of the evolving challenges facing contemporary social work, reflecting on both the ... Read more

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Social work is under unprecedented pressure as a result of funding cuts, political interventions, marketisation and welfare transformations which, combined, are dramatically reshaping the relationship between individuals and the welfare state.A wide range of distinguished academics provide a comprehensive analysis of the evolving challenges facing contemporary social work, reflecting on both the
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