Duffy’s Tavern was a radio comedy series featuring tavern manager Archie, his get-rich-quick schemes, and his well-known guest stars.The familiar opening song “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” is interrupted by the ring of a telephone and actor Ed Gardner’s New Yorkese accent as he answered, “Hello, Duffy’s Tavern, where the elite meet to eat. Archie the manager speakin’. Duffy ain’t here—oh, hello, Duffy.”Duffy’s Tavern, first heard in 1940, was cocreated and...

A dive bar before dive bars were cool — that’s Duffy’s Tavern. Radio’s favorite Third Avenue watering hole was full of zany New York characters and A-List guest stars, all presided over by your genial master of malaproprial management, Archie himself (played to perfection by Ed Gardner)!Join the Tavern regulars Eddie the Waiter, Clifton Finnegan, and Miss Duffy — plus VIP vistors like Bing Crosby, Dennis Day, and Artie Shaw — for sixteen laugh-packed episodes!Episodes Include: Archie’s Lif...

In one of the goofiest slapstick comedies on the radio, Archie the bartender assaulted the English language, and insulted most of Hollywood. Portrayed by series creator Ed Gardner, Archie had hard luck with the ladies. But, he must have had some appeal to draw a group of guest stars like Marlene Dietrich, Gypsy Rose Lee, Chester Morris, Ed Wynn, Bob Crosby, Rudy Vallee, and more. Or, maybe the credit goes to his compatriots Finnegan, Eddie, Miss Duffy, Clancy the Cop, Slippery McGuire, and...

The engrossing account of one of World War II's legendary figures.A member of the legendary Band of Brothers, Ed Shames was involved in some of the most important battles of World War II. His incredible combat record includes parachuting into Normandy on D-Day, and service during Operation Market Garden, at Bastogne and in Germany itself.Shames' own words and recollections fuel a searing account that gives a soldier's glimpse into the ferocity of t...

Everything changes, that’s just how the world works. But sometimes those changes, those transformations, go far beyond the expected. Whether it’s a slow ferment transmogrifying one molecule at a time or the frenzied rush of an inner monster clawing its way to freedom, the one thing that’s certain is that once you experience that transformation, there’s no going back.Welcome, then, to the new you. The you that can’t stop grinning as you get lost in the dark.Fun in the Da...

Available for the first time on CD, this 9-Hour re-release of our Duffy's Tavern Volume One is the very first in our Archives collection. Once again these fantastic episodes from the 1951 season are available - along with a bonus track: the series' 1940 audition performance on Forecast.Come on back to the place where "the elite meet to eat" and visit with Archie and the gang. There is never a dull moment at the tavern on New York's 3rd Avenue.Episodes Include: Guest Joan Bennett 12-18-46, ...

For twenty years Suspense brought radio listeners incalculable sharp inhales, tingled spines, and shortened breaths. Every week brought a fresh slate, a fresh cast, and a fresh challenge with an attention to detail and consistent script quality that never lost ground. From beginning to end, Suspense stands as one of radio’s lasting achievements — and the creative peak of the broadcast anthology format.Suspense: Omnibus includes twenty of the best episodes from the series that, true to form...

Can you be gay and Christian? Does the Bible really require celibacy outside of heterosexual marriage? Isn't it unrealistic and unfair, imposing loneliness and the loss of basic human satisfactions like sex and marriage? Is what the church teaches about homosexuality a plausible way of life?In this honest book, Ed Shaw shares his pain in dealing with same-sex attraction - and yet he is committed to what the Bible says and what the church has always taught about mar...

Shortlisted for the Booker? Unlikely.Pulitzer prize-winning? No.A damn good read filled with thrills and chills? You bet!Forget all those books you feel you ought to be reading and rediscover the pure joy of down-to-earth fiction with Trash Tales: An Anthology of Trashy Fiction.These 29 short stories are guaranteed to put a smile on your face, send a shiver down your spine and put some lead in your pencil. Personally selected by YouTube's champion of trashy li...

Reviews the impact of climate change on the increasing threat of biotic and abiotic stresses to the turfgrass industry, as well as the challenge of treating diseased turf in the face of fungicide resistanceConsiders the development of alternative, more sustainable management practices that utilise and/or optimise fewer agricultural outputs, such as fertilisers, pesticides and fuel to power agricultural machineryProvides a selection of case studies that detail the ...

What if future criminals played games of skill for their freedom? Would spellcasters dare use magic to skew chance in their favor? What if aliens judged us based on the games we play? Can a dying woman literally cheat Death?Games are about more than winning and losing. They’re about risk and reward, strategy and blind fortune, our need to win and our fear of being outplayed. And when magic and science infuse a game, the stakes can be of cosmic importance. Each move could decide lif...

Apply a trauma-informed lens to classroom management with the timely third edition of this bestselling book—soon to be a go-to guide for every K–12 teacher. Developed by experts on trauma-informed and positive behavior support, this new edition offers practical guidance for creating a safe, supportive, and smoothly functioning classroom environment for all learners, including those who have experienced trauma.Written in the down-to-earth, accessible style that made the previous edi...