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Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.

The classic, nationally bestselling book that first articulated the principles of lean production, with a new foreword and afterword by the authors. When The Machine That Changed the World was first published in 1990, Toyota was half the size of General Motors. Twenty years later Toyota passed...

Expanded, updated, and more relevant than ever, this bestselling business classic by two internationally renowned management analysts describes a business system for the twenty-first century. Expanded, updated, and more relevant than ever, this bestselling business classic by two internationally...

From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier “An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times...

Jon Hamm returns as intrepid private eye Jack Bergin in this thrilling, hard-boiled Audible Original series. Set against the backdrop of the real-life battle to bring the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles, Bergin investigates a brutal murder at the request of an old flame (Ana de la Reguera), and uncovers a deadly conspiracy to forcefully evict a Mexican-American community.

SEA STORIES tells the entire tale. You will find excerpts of some of the most famous nautical stories of all time. Most of us have passed through a period of life during which we have ardently longed to be, if not actually a rover, a buccaneer, or a pirate, at least and really a sailor!

Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory at the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Stroke by stroke, a remarkable young man strives to regain his shattered self-regard, to dare again to trust in others–and to find his way back home.

Did you know that having even one drink per day significantly increases your risk of cancer, clouds your focus, and holds you back from reaching your full potential? In CLEAR, James Swanwick exposes the hidden costs of alcohol and provides a neuroscience-backed, step-by-step system to help high achievers quit drinking without willpower, rehab or 12-step programs like AA. If you're struggling with alcohol, CLEAR is your roadmap to a sharper, healthier, and more powerful life — without it. It's time to take your power back.

If you prefer to take your horror yarns with copious amounts of spilled blood, eviscerated guts, dollops of messy gore, and dark, disturbing themes, then boy howdy, does HellBound Books have a terrifying treat in store for you! If not, please not this book is definitely not for the faint of heart! With a foreword and brand-spanking-new, never-read-before short story by the grand maestro of extreme horror himself, Matt Shaw, this collection of eighteen stomach-churning tales of terror is guaranteed to have the bile rising and heart thumping with each turn of the page.

In this 15-story collection, horny women experience threesome sex for the first time. Fifteen sexy scenarios are explored.

North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms, which periodically incites risky military clashes with the larger, richer, liberal South, and which forces each and every person to play a role in the "theater state" even as it pays little more than lip service to the wellbeing of the overwhelming majority.

The Listener' First, it was a strange array of cats, then an increasingly mysterious, and then terrifying increase in...happenstances and...appearances... 'Number Thirteen' Unlucky for some this room is...on a visit to a Denmark with an ancient presence... 'The Horla' Yes, I believed, that an invisible being lived beneath my roof. How weak our head is, and how quickly it is terrified and goes astray, we immediately imagine terrible mysteries and supernatural powers. 'The Beast with Five Fingers' With murderous vengeance, the beast pursues the two friends. Will secrecy, intense surveillance and...

Private, het meest prestigieuze en technologisch geavanceerde onderzoeksbureau ter wereld, is belast met de beveiliging van de Olympische Spelen van 2012 in Londen. Maar een crimineel meesterbrein heeft zo zijn eigen plannen. Ze hebben 400 specialisten ingezet om meer dan 10.000 atleten uit 200 landen te beschermen. Maar uren voor de openingsceremonie wordt privédetective en alleenstaande vader Peter Knight naar de plaats van een brute moord geroepen.

Adaptation of the story of Robinson Crusoe for grammar school children. Tells how the shipwrecked sailor makes a new life for himself on the island, providing shelter, food, and clothing for himself from the few tools he rescued from the ship and what he is able to find on the island. He lives on the island over twenty years before he is finally rescued and during that time must re-invent almost everything necessary for daily sustenance. (Summary from The Baldwin Project.)

The Book of American Negro Poetry is one of the earliest and most essential anthologies of African-American verse ever brought to print. Edited by writer and diplomat James Weldon Johnson, this collection was published with the hope of bringing to the public a greater awareness of the art and literature created by Black writers. This is the first edition of this long-republished anthology and collects seminal works by Paul Dunbar, W.E.B. Du Bois, Claude McKay, Leslie Hill, James Corrothers, and many more. - Summary by ChuckW

Hey there, Ever felt like a prisoner in your mind and like you're being held captive by your very own thoughts? We've been there too. But guess what? We've got something thrilling in store for you!Welcome to our podcast, where we break free from those mental chains and invite you to join the ride. Join us as we talk about how we cracked the code to unleash our mind's full potential. And hey, we're not stopping there. We're spilling all the beans on how you can do it too. Get ready to ditch the limitations and start living your most epic life!Thank you for helping us out by subscribing, ...

Soft Chaos podcast is a sonic exploration on the borderlands of the experimental, ambient, and post classical musical landscapes. Los Angeles-based artist, writer, and producer Daniel James hosts dynamic conversations centered around process, influence, and inspiration. Soft Chaos shines a light on creators on the edge of the mainstream — those seeking new ways to inspire, challenge and create beauty through sound.

Comedians Daniel Lukas and James Surgeoner try, they really try. I mean really try. The results don’t speak for themselves, they are mute, deaf and currently in intensive care. The results might never been seen and if they are, god save us, the world will be doomed. We also talk about movies and stuff.

A comprehensive 20 lesson study of songwriting.

"A demento-phantasmorgianic gospel oddyssey: lithesome unguent for the souLsicK wretch of Me as such a purring kitty-puss. The fuLy licensed lady-pirate? with a thick Boston accent? Second only to a Russian Vampire omg haha "Where is the guy with the hat?!" or something, it was sooo funny. That is to say nothing of the time Loop! I'm on the London Murder Case now followed on by, of course "Dont Show me No Goats" finale... sigh. Favorite track: HALLOWEEN." - gaucheman