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Milton Gold is a fringe operating "hustling lawyer", barely making it in the cutthroat chaos of 1970s New York City. His world is suddenly turned inside out when he meets the mysterious and beautiful Karla Smith, a Polish-American woman, who approaches him with an assignment that will test his skills beyond anything he has ever experienced.

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From her life as a slave child who was whipped for stealing a lump of sugar, to her role as a leader in the Underground Railroad, and as a nurse and spy during the Civil War, Harriet Tubman lived a fascinating life that is clearly presented in A Book of Harriet Tubman. This lively biography is well-paced and includes the added feature of brief songs that set the tone of the times.

Find out how a monkey gets the better of a crocodile, how an unassuming spider helps her community when all of the stronger animals fail, and how a rabbit is rewarded for making a special sacrifice.

Cam and Eric are in line to buy concert tickets when someone dressed as a ghost jumps out at them, scaring everybody. Then, the clerk in the box office is mysteriously robbed. Only Cam’s photographic memory—she takes pictures with her mind to remember them later—will help solve this crime.

In A Book of Abraham Lincoln, all the pertinent facts of the life, times, and importance of the 16th president of the United States are presented in a simple, straightforward program that accurately expresses Lincoln's life story, as well as the flavor of the 1800's.

A womanizing married senator, enjoying a tryst in his Delaware beach home with a beautiful black woman, discovers that his paramour has accidentally drowned. Aware of the scandal that could ensue and destroy his political career, the senator mounts a campaign of cover-up and cynical lies designed to deflect the potential damage. This suspenseful tale of adultery, media manipulation, and political chicanery has familiar overtones and exposes the dilemma faced by any public figure who chooses the path of dissimulation and lying to protect his or her career.

Rumors are abuzz at the Supreme Court that an associate justice has a not-so-secret sadomasochistic fetish. When Metropolitan Police detective Fiona Fitzgerald is called in to investigate the city's latest gruesome murder that involves S&M, she is forced to look at these rumors - and face her own painful memories.

When an outspoken senator is found dead, there isn't enough evidence to point to the senator's death as a suicide, as everyone thinks. There is something just too perfect about the life of Frances "Frankie" McGuire - mother, Irish Catholic congresswoman from Boston, and powerful pro-life senator. Sergeant Fiona Fitzgerald, daughter of a Senator, takes nothing at face value, especially when politics are involved. Everyone in Washington has a secret, and the senator's personal world turns out to be much more complicated than anyone ever knew.

When Charlie and Molly's son dies, their daughter-in-law remarries and is vaulted into an upper class world of money and privilege. She is now determined to lead a new life and keep her son free from the blue-collar influences of her ex in-laws. Forced to sue for their right to visit their beloved grandson, Charlie and Molly enter a world of courtroom conflict that deeply affects everyone involved, including the trial judge. Each of the players in this remarkable drama must search their souls for the right decision.

Der Holländer Peter de Boer zerschlägt große Firmen - professionell. Eines Tages soll er für den irakischen Nachrichtendienst ein internationales Unternehmen zerstören. Ein Auftrag, den er nicht ablehnen kann, denn er wird mit einem dunklen Kapitel aus seiner Vergangenheit unter Druck gesetzt. Die ehrgeizige und intelligente Nicky Landsaat soll ihn bei seinem riskanten Auftrag unterstützen, der sie beide schon bald in tödliche Gefahr bringt.

For Metropolitan Police detective Fiona Fitzgerald, the mysterious case of the Austrian ambassador's beautiful wife's death is a stark reminder of her upbringing. High-class soirees, men with power, and bored political wives are abundant in this high-profile case. Underneath it all, Fiona understands the publicity nightmare for the Washington elite - and the lengths they will go to for damage control in order to protect their hallowed reputations.

Der alte Kaiser beschließt seinen Sohn zu verheiraten. Da der Sohn sehr musikalisch ist, willigte er in diesen Plan nur ein, wenn sich ein Mädchen findet, die die Melodie, die er vorgibt, nachsingen kann. Nach langem Suchen finden die Boten des Königs ein solches Mädchen, die sehr schön ist, aber aus einfachen Verhältnissen kommt. Der König weigert sich, seinen Sohn mit einem einfachen Mädchen zu vermählen und verschweigt darum ihre Existenz.

Diplomacy, ethics, and passion clash in these chronicles of the social scene in the nation's capital. Originally published in Dossier magazine, these stories are a priceless series from Warren Adler about the rarely revealed, behind-the-scenes peccadilloes of official Washington. Revelations of life in the nation's capital, these stories make you privy to Washington's socially elite circles.

Is cyberterrorism the next great threat? Listen to a discussion with features Reuters editor-in-chief Stephen J. Adler, George Washington University’s Center for Cyber and Homeland Security Director Frank J. Cilluffo, Marc Gordon, Constitutional law scholar Michael McConnell, and Mike Sheehan.

Is all the stalking and cryptic messages being sent by ghosts from her past or forces in her present who have something even more sinister in mind? When independent Wren signed up to join the commanding Talon Greenlee's state-of-the-art facility, she had no clue the past they secretly shared would lead them both to a future filled with mystery, danger, and possibly death. While their past continues to plague them, Wren discovers their story is not limited to her hometown but bridges from Seattle to San Francisco.

Wren Poe, a self-made executive, doesn't take orders from anyone - especially men. Though beautiful Wren may seem to have it all; success, money, power, and a quirky best friend, the one thing she doesn't have--is love. Wren isn't the type who wants to find love…not until the day she walks into Greenlee Athletics. Talon Greenlee; thirty-nine years old, tall, dark and handsome..Torn between their past that drives them and their future that fuels their passion, join Wren and Talon on their journey in this three part series.

During the bad old days of the Soviet Union, famous American cancer specialist Dr. Alex Cousins is sent by the president of the United States to Russia to prolong the life of the secretary general of the Politburo. While in Russia, Cousins learns that the Soviets plan to attack China. Suspecting that he knows their secret, the Soviets send him home via the Trans-Siberian Express, which, they hope, will keep him silent until it is too late to stop the attack.

Emmy award-winning actress Cynthia Nixon brings her experience as a life-long New Yorker to this special reading of Warren Adler's New York Echoes. New York itself becomes a character in these seven deftly crafted and compelling stories. As in his celebrated novels, Adler's themes in New York Echoes deal primarily with human relationships ¿ the mysterious nature of love and attraction; the fragile bond between husbands and wives, and parents and children; the divide between generations.