DescriptionIt is hardly an exaggeration to call Mark Twain one of the true giants of American literature, a master humorist, and a brilliant novelist. But while he is rightfully famed for such masterpieces as Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, the range and depth of his lesser known works is equally impressive. The Mark Twain Sampler is an unforgettable collection of some of his most witty, passionate, fiery, and profound writings. Included here are the best of Twain's short stories, memoirs, letters, and speeches, from "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" to "The Report of My Death, " and many other classic examples of his prodigious talent.
DescriptionRascals gives you the past, present, and future of stand-up comedy. Only Rascals can bring you comedy superstars before they were stars and the breaking stars of tomorrow, TODAY! Take a trip down comedy's memory lane and catch the routines that made comedy history. This is the "Behind the Music" of comedy and the comedy behind the comics. Join us live, from one of our A+ comedy clubs all over the country to hear the best comedy routines from the comics you know and the ones you will know soon. For a great time the whole family can enjoy, take five for FUNNY! This selection features performances by Rich Gagliardi, Suzy Soro, and Mick Lazinski. Master of ceremonies is Mike Eagan.
DescriptionThis audiobook can help you overcome shyness in social situations, handle criticism, and deal with difficult people. The first part gives you all the information you need to prepare for the actual visualization exercises: How your interior monologue makes you shy, exposing the hidden advantages of being shy, the secrets of confident body language, and expressing yourself with "I" messages. The second part takes you through an eyes-closed visualization exercise. First you visualize a scene from your own life in which you felt shy. You explore the meaning your shyness has for you, what you say to yourself about being shy, and any benefits you may be enjoying from your shyness. Next you visualize the same scene, changing your posture, your self-talk, and your statements to a more outgoing and assertive style. Finally, you create an "inner coach" to help you when you feel shy in the future.
DescriptionOn the surface, everything is all right with Babbitt's world: he is the solid, successful businessman. But in reality, George F. Babbit is a lonely middle-aged man who doesn't understand his family, who has an unsuccessful fling at an affair, who voices sympathy for some striking workers and is almost financially ruined by his action, who finds his only safety lies deep in the fold of those who play it safe. He is a man who has added a new word to our language: "Babbitt"...a word which means a booster, a success...a sheep.
DescriptionOn November 4, 1979, a group of radical Islamist students, inspired by revolutionary Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini, stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. They took 52 Americans hostage and kept nearly all of them captive 444 days. The Iran hostage cri…
DescriptionWhen Hitler declared war on the United States, he bet that the young men brought up in the Hitler Youth would outfight the youngsters brought up in the Boy Scouts. Now, in this magnificent retelling of the war's most climactic battle, acclaimed Eisenhower…
