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Comedian Rob Riggle’s frank, funny, and inspirational memoir about how the lessons he learned while serving in the US Marines prepared him for life, especially when it came to pursuing his comedy dreams. Before he graced movie screens in films like The Hangover and television in shows like The...

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!There are just two classes of boys who should be permitted to read these fascinating pages. The ambitious boys are in one class; those who are determined to make their lives count. That type of boy will be helped toward finding the best outlet for his services. He will learn of fields of investment for his life work which have brought rich returns to other boys. His vision will be broadened, his objective made higher. The other class of boy who should read this book is that in whom the fires of ambition have not yet been kindled; ...

In God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy, Mike Huckabee asks, "Have I been taken to a different planet than the one on which I grew up?" The New York Times bestselling author explores today's fractious American culture, where divisions of class, race, politics, religion, gender, age, and other fault lines...

"As a woman, finding motivation and discipline has always been a challenge for me. I first needed to find a supportive community of like-minded women. Then, staying focused and motivated became easier to me”. My name is Bethany Wilson.  I’m the host of “Wild with Grit” podcast. An uplifting podcast especially for women.I’ve created “Wild With Grit” to be a podcast that will motivate & inspire women everywhere.With each episode of “Wild with Grit” you’ll get to glimpse into the lives of AMAZING, INCREDIBLE women from throughout history. The stories you’ll hear every week...

Discover the stories of 12 women who heard the call to settle the West and who came from all points of the globe to begin their journeys. As a slave Clara watched helplessly as her husband and children were sold, only to be reunited with her youngest daughter as a free woman six decades later. As a young girl, Charlotte hid her gender to escape a life of poverty and became the greatest stagecoach driver who ever lived. As a Native American, Gertrude fought to give her people a voice and to educate leaders about the ways and importance of America's native people.

🎙️Real Stories. Real History. Real People.Engage with YOUR VOICE in the ongoing, and exponentially growing digital-industrial revolution in the global village where voices feel harder to hear than ever. I offer honesty, humour, directness, authenticity, depth, breadth, and democratic voice to ALL Canadians. Critically thoughtful, original, on-the-nose, engaging, & fun. Interweaving global history, travel, pop culture, rock 'n' roll, movies, sports, space, and technology. As "The Dealer of Perspectives," I look for determined, committed Canadians of GRIT... people like YOU, YOUR FAMILY,...

An Audio History of Cowboys, the masculine icon of independence and boldness that formed the backbone of the American West.

Join Mattie Ross, of True Grit fame, as she tells the tales of adventure and life along the True Grit Trail. In each episode, Mattie reaches into the late 1800s to tell the stories of heroes, villains, residents, and those passing through True Grit territory. You can learn more about life outside of Charles Portis's book, True Grit when you hear the true stories as told by Mattie Ross. Learn more by visiting truegrittrail.com