Before the advent of radio and television, Americans learned about their world through magazine articles such as those written by Cleveland Moffett and published in this collection published in 1903. From Steeple Climbers to Wild Animal Trainers, Railroad Engineers to Deep-Sea Divers, these jobs, which we now find quaint (and in many cases extinct) helped build America at the beginning of the 20th century. If Moffett were reporting today, these would be podcasts or YouTube videos.

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Brad Wenneberg wasn’t always a 6th degree Black Belt. Nor was he always a father, a husband, a teacher, a mentor, a community leader and a man of conviction. He was, however, an alcoholic spinning out of control—so much so that he found himself on the wrong end of a gun one warm spring evening.

It wasn’t until Wenneberg committed to a complete personal transformation that he was able to begin his journey toward personal, emotional, financial, and spiritual freedom. In Unleash Your Inner Warrior, Wenneberg challenges us to transform our own lives for the better—to commit to basic success principles that allow us to create a life of happiness, wealth, and abundance as well as leaving a lasting and meaningful legacy.

“Unleashing my inner warrior was a challenge to me in every way: a challenge to the way I do business, to my habits, to my self-esteem, and to my comfort zones. It is a challenge to learn what I need to know, not what I want to know,” writes Wenneberg.

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Evil doers and thieves beware! The Pinkerton Detective Agency is on your tail. From the archives of the world’s most successful agency come tales of daring heists and stories of the brave men who tracked down the bad guys. Train robbers, safe crackers, grifters, and murderers—all brought to justice by Pinkerton Detectives. Written by NY Herald staff reporter Cleveland Moffett (1863-1926) and performed by award-winning narrator Jim Seybert.

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History’s oldest man spills his beans in this tell-all autobiography, written originally on stone tablets. Methuselah shares his recollections of Adam (his great-great-great-great grandfather) and Eve, a woman he refers to as Madame Eve. He tells of his concerns that his son Noah is building a giant boat 25 miles from the nearest ocean and his fear that people will believe rumors Noah is involved in a massive investment scandal. Meth’s views on suffrage for the women of his day will surprise you, as his thoughts on his uncles Cain and Abel. A must-listen for any serious student of history, now made much more accessible as in its original version (carved into stone) the weight of the book exceeded many hundreds of tons.

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The Job is an early work by American novelist Sinclair Lewis. It is considered an early declaration of the rights of working women.

Despite the traditional expectations of marriage placed on Una Golden in her small Pennsylvania town, she travels to New York to work due to a family illness. But once there, Una discovers a talent for the traditional male bastion of commercial real estate.

However, while her company claims to value her work, Una struggles to achieve the same status of her male coworkers. Her unique role as a working woman, doing a man’s job, becomes a challenge in finding an appropriate suitor when Una decides it is time to marry after all, and an even greater challenge when she decides it may be time to end the marriage she eventually achieves.

First published in 1917, before Lewis achieved any significant fame, The Job is now seen as an early classic of a celebrated author, as well as a literary vanguard for its female lead character and its early declaration and examination of the rights of working women, issues still being grappled with a century later.

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Many of his stories became the inspiration for a popular TV show in the 1980s, featuring a mountain man and his pet bear. This is the true story behind the legend, as told by Adams to respected California historian Theodore Hittell.

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Others like you were assassinated. Alexander Michhailovich was the Grand Duke of Russia, a member of the Romanov family. In this touching story written in the first third of the 20th century, he interviews deposed European rulers – many of whom were his friends – and shares how they feel about their predicaments and their futures. Twilight of Royalty is an insider’s look at the intimate details of royals in exile.

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