As the only maximum-security prison in the state, the Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) has housed some of the most violent criminals on the West Coast, including brutal serial killers Charley Panzram in 1915 and Jerry Brudos in 1969. Sixty men have been executed inside OSP. The prison was originally built in Portland in 1851 but moved to Salem 15 years later, after Oregon became a state. From that time forward, the Oregon State Penitentiary grew from 23 prisoners in 1866 to 1,912 by 1992. T...

This collection of children’s stories offers a mix of some best-loved tales as well as newer favorites. Included are: “Puss in Boots,” read by Robby Benson; “A Day at Santa’s Workshop,” read by Betty White; “Elfis, the Elf Who Saved Christmas,” read by Brian Austin Green; “Jack and the Beanstalk,” read by John Ritter; “Peter Pan,” read by Sandy Duncan; “Wild Swans,” read by Michael York; and “The Elves and the Shoemaker,” read by Michael York.

These classic stories of magic, imagination, and inspiration will capture children’s interest and spark their imagination story after story.“Jack and the Beanstalk” is read by John Ritter. “Puss in Boots” is read by Robby Benson. “A Day at Santa’s Workshop” is read by Betty White. “Elfis, the Elf Who Saved Christmas” is read by Brian Austin Green. And “The Elves and the Shoemaker” is read by Michael York.

Tupperware ladies, eighties people, and leisure concept salesmen beware: Dave Barry is on the loose and no one is safe! In this collection of eighty essays, the inimitable columnist observes everything that makes America the unique, special place you've grown to love: taxes, toilets, airbags, baseball, beer commercials, and numerous other American artifacts.With his beloved brand of zany humor, Barry covers it all, from lauding the little-appreciated characteristics of yeast to the...

Children the world over have believed in the legend of Santa Claus forever—until told differently. Now, there is no reason to think otherwise! Robert Sullivan, a senior editor at Life magazine, has diligently compiled documentation to prove that Santa and flying reindeer are anything but myths and that Santa Claus does, in fact, make his trek around the globe each Christmas Eve. With the expertise of some of the world's most renowned Arctic experts, wildlife biologists, historians...

Ever notice how bad song lyrics get stuck in your head? It's not just you. After Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's column about this tendency, reader response was enormous. But Barry didn't know what he was getting himself into when he invited his Legion of Alert Readers to submit their nominees in the Bad Song Survey. "Song badness," he soon learned, "is an issue that Americans care deeply about."Encompassing such categories as "songs people always get wrong," "teen dea...

Welcome to the channeling sessions from the old friends of Olivia Newton John who have passed over. Once we pass there is an interactive file left in the Akashic Records that a psychic such as Sussan can access.There is a great deal of information available to what happened in Olivia's career, however she was a very private person and until now has kept the real person close to her heart.From her first boyfriend Ian Turpie, we follow her life and career through the words of...

The name John Lennon immediately conjures up thoughts and images of the iconic sixties band 'The Beatles', the 'Let It Be' roof top concert, a pedestrian crossing at Abbey Road Studios, a white room, the song 'Imagine' and Yoko Ono. A whole generation was inspired by the words and music of the song 'Imagine', possibly the most remembered song from a generation that imagined there could be peace and good will between peoples and nations. It is also a song of possibilities for the future, an...

Endlich als E-Book: Die Folgen der Kult-Serie John Sinclair aus den Jahren 1980 - 1989! Die grausamen Ritter. Sie kamen wie der Sturmwind über das Land. Sieben Gestalten. Sieben grausame Ritter, die längst in den Sarkophagen hätten vermodert sein müssen. Doch sie lebten, und sie kannten keine Gnade. Vor fast 1000 Jahren hatten sie angefangen, die Gegend mit Mord, Totschlag und Plünderungen unsicher zu machen. Heute wollten sie wieder an ihre große Vergangenheit anknüpfen, und dabei standen...

Endlich als E-Book: Die Folgen der Kult-Serie John Sinclair aus den Jahren 1990 - 1999!Ritter, Blut und Teufel.Das Licht der Laterne warf keinen Schatten, aber plötzlich war jemand da. Von der Seite her wischte er heran, und Julie Francis erschrak bis ins Mark. Im Bruchteil einer Sekunde fiel ihr ein, dass es wohl keine so gute Idee gewesen war, sich hier mit ihrem Freund zu verabreden.Es war einfach zu einsam und auch noch nicht warm genug für Liebespaare.D...

Endlich als E-Book: Die Folgen der Kult-Serie John Sinclair aus den Jahren 1980 - 1989!Ritter Tod (1.Teil).Die Schwester war so steril wie die gesamte Klinik. Sie lächelte künstlich, als sie vor dem Patienten stehen blieb. »Nun, wie fühlen Sie sich, Sir?«»Prima, Kitty.«Sie strahlte noch mehr. »Tatsächlich, Sir?«»Wenn ich es Ihnen doch sage.«Kitty verdrehte die Augen. »Das ist ja super, wunderbar, einfach grandios. Das muss ich berichten. Ich ...

In 2020, COVID-19 became a global pandemic devastating physical and mental health, social wellbeing, and the economic status of millions globally. Unforgettable images of death and the deep wounds inflicted on the livelihoods of employees and business owners were broadcast daily in the media. Less visible was the political fallout that threatened the rights of countless voters seeking to exercise their democratic rights under exceptional conditions. In the United States, the scourge of the...