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Known as one of America's most dangerous cities, New Orleans plays host to incidents ranging from the tragic and disturbing to the completely bizarre - and during his career as an emergency medic, Jon McCarthy saw it all. He chronicles some of the most formative calls of his career in this autobiography that sounds like crime fiction. McCarthy demonstrates with detail and clarity that the difficult choice is often the right choice. While not for the faint of heart, each entry in this collection provides poignant insight into the bonds between medics and the people and city they serve.

In the years since the Vietnam War, the elite unit known as SOG has spawned many myths, legends, and war stories. Special Forces medic Joe Parnar served with SOG during 1968 in FOB2/CCC near the tri-border area that gave them access to the forbidden areas of Laos and Cambodia. Parnar recounts his time with the recon men of this highly classified unit, as his job involved a unique combination of soldiering and lifesaving.

In Doc Holliday: The Life and Legend, the historian Gary Roberts takes aim at the most complex, perplexing, and paradoxical gunfighter of the Old West, drawing on more than 20 years of research - including new primary sources - in his quest to separate the life from the legend. Doc Holliday was a study in contrasts: the legendary gunslinger who made his living as a dentist; the emaciated consumptive whose very name struck fear in the hearts of his enemies

With Storytelling and the Sciences of Mind, David Herman proposes a cross-fertilization between the study of narrative and research on intelligent behavior. The book as a whole centers on two questions: How do people make sense of stories, and how do people use stories to make sense of the world? Examining narratives from different periods and across multiple media and genres, Herman shows how traditions of narrative research can help shape ways of formulating and addressing questions about intelligent activity, and vice versa.

As seen on A Current Affair - the shocking story of Florida's most bizarre multiple murder case. As Lisa and Kosta Fotopoulos lay sleeping in their home, a burglar broke in and shot Lisa at point-blank range in the head. Miraculously, she survived to learn the sobering truth about her would-be assassin - and about her sociopathic husband's deadly agenda.

Licensed practical nurse Anne Capute administered a fatal dose of morphine to a dying patient, Norma Leanues. Anne claimed she was following common practice at Morton General, with a verbal approval by Dr. Hillier, to administer unrestricted doses of morphine as a humane antidote to the unbearable suffering of terminal cases.

An entertaining, thought-provoking blend of memoir, old-time storytelling, homespun philosophy, and the occasional errant thought, all delivered with Southern style and a distinctive country flavor. These treasures are the result of matriculation in The Advanced School of Hard Knocks (from which I graduated summa cum laude), and I felt it was only right to share them. Perhaps, one or two will bring a smile to your face and a lift to your spirit.

This audiobook is about my life convictions and the pain and sorrows that I encountered while going through the storms in my life. This audiobook is meant to encourage and uplift your spirit and is designed to make you think about how good God is and what he’s done, and is doing in your life. It is not intended to take away from the Holy Bible or to replace the Holy Bible.

In book one of The Grey Ham Series, retired police Lieutenant Don Wood stumbled upon a new form of communications he called ParaCW. After visits from the FCC and FBI, Don and his wife, Nikki, suffered the loss of one of his dogs being killed by an FCC agent. In book two, it was revealed why an FBI agent wanted Don's ParaCW and the measures he took to get it. In this final book, Don will team up with his new friend from the FCC to take not only the corrupt FBI agent down but others involved, too.

From the Roaring '20s to the 1970s, detectives reigned supreme in police departments across the country. In this tightly woven slice of true crime reportage, Thomas A. Reppetto offers a behind-the-scenes look into some of the most notable investigations to occur during the golden age of the detective in American criminal justice. 

Sent to a Navy supply depot in the Pacific Northwest to investigate the cause of an inordinately large number of submarine battery failures, Emerson Francis Whitman finds more than either he or the Navy bargained for. Determining the problem with the batteries is child’s play. But deciding what to do about the discovery could have shocking - and possibly deadly - results.

Emerson Francis Whitman, whose parents were great admirers of philosophy - and philosophers - has the distinction of being the technical representative of Primary Pulse Energy Systems of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. As a tech rep, Emerson travels to a variety of trade shows to assist distributors and dealers of the company's product line to learn the equipment and to sell more of the same. The work itself is pleasant and relatively undemanding. It allows him to travel across the country in a leisurely fashion.

In book one, retired police lieutenant Don Wood stumbled upon a new form of communications he calls ParaCW while tinkering around in his ham radio shack. Word of it got out which drew the interest of the FCC and, eventually, the FBI. Now, in book two, it will be revealed why FBI Agent Watkins wants Don's ParaCW and the measures he will take to get it.

They are battered women, grieving parents, and burglarized homeowners who responded to criminal violence by taking the law into their own hands. Their cases have struck a deep chord in American society. Are they victims of a failing judicial system or criminals themselves? True crime writer Gary Provost examines the stories of ordinary citizens who have taken on the roles of judge, jury and - sometimes - executioner.

The new drug of choice, heroin, is pouring into the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. The drug pipeline starts below the border and extends through the northeast US and then to West Virginia and Kentucky. The addicts flock for the new, cheap, stronger high. Many are dying from overdoses. Nearly every family has lost someone to the drugs.

When Cletus J. Diggs and his buddy Jasper decide to go fishing, Jasper tells him two fishermen they know saw a dinosaur in The Great Dismal Swamp, Cletus is ready to chock it up to shadows and too much beer. When he and Jasper are out fishing themselves and find a bass boat jammed nose first into the bottom of the Perquimans River with nothing left of the other two men but a boot with a leg protruding from it and one big-assed track in the mud, things get serious.

Folk music is more than an idealized reminder of a simpler past. It reveals a great deal about present-day understandings of community and belonging. It celebrates the shared traditions that define a group or nation. In America, folk music - from African-American spirituals to English ballads and protest songs - renders the imagined community more tangible and comprises a critical component of our diverse national heritage.

The Penn Traffic Department Store is back in business in this one-of-a-kind book. Now's your chance to revisit this Johnstown, Pennsylvania, landmark or experience its magic for the very first time. The whole true story of the legendary store, its employees, and the shoppers who loved it is right here, complete with all your favorite treats and traditions.

Whether it's getting better grades, creating better relationships with your friends, parents, or teachers, getting a car, getting into the college that's right for you, getting a date for the prom, or finding your dream job, the Law of Attraction works! Like attracts like - when we align our goals with our best intentions and highest purpose, we can more easily have a better, brighter life.

An electrical engineer by training, Crutcher applies his in-depth knowledge of electrical engineering principles and practical engineering experience detailing the scientific explanation of why human beings become what they think about. Addressing classic and quantum physics, the conscious and subconscious mind, infinite intelligence and free will, Electric Living: The Science Behind the Law of Attraction deftly gives listeners a practical, step-by-step analysis for how to harness their thoughts and emotions so that the law of attraction will benefit them in their pursuit of success and vibrant living.