DescriptionAfter her recent divorce, the last thing Diane "Andy" Calhoun wants is another relationship. But then she meets Tom Dabney, a strong and sensitive man who focuses on protecting the wilderness. Andy can't help falling in love with this committed environmentalist who lives alone in the woods. Their passionate affair inspires Andy, as does Tom's battle to stop the building of a nuclear arms plant, but as time marches on, she must decide whether to spend her life with the man she has come to love.
DescriptionEven as loyalty programs are launched left and right, many are being scuttled. How can that be? These days, everyone knows that an old customer retained is worth more than a new customer won. What is so hard about making a simple loyalty program work? Quite a lot, Joseph C. Nunes and Xavier Dreze say in this complete article from the April 2006 The Harvard Business Review . - From the April 2006 issue of Harvard Business Review…
DescriptionWhen confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love. Then, one day, a raging, record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town. Denise Holton, a young single mother, is driving through it when her car skids off the road. With her is her four-year-old son, Kyle. Unconscious and bleeding, she - not Kyle - is found. And when she wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them: Kyle is gone. During the search for Kyle, the connection, the lifeline, between Taylor and Denise takes root. Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will lead him to the possibility of his own rescue from a life lived without love. That it will dare him to live life to the fullest by daring to love.
DescriptionThe New Rascals Comedy Hour brings you the funniest live sets from comedy stars of today and tomorrow. Every week, Audible and Rascals bring you a new show featuring established and up-and-coming stand-up stars in a live recording straight from Rascals Comedy Club, America's premiere comedy club. This live performance features Frankie Hudak, Jeff Caldwell, and Brian Lowery. The evening was emceed by Brian Sheil. It was recorded live on August 19, 2005.
DescriptionThe United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against "failed states" around the globe. In this much-anticipated sequel to his international best seller Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky turns the tables, charging the…
