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Having spent 10 years as Jayne Mansfield's press secretary, Raymond Strait knows intimately both the public image and the private person that was Jayne Mansfield. Sitting through hundreds of hours of interviews and private conversations - not only with Jayne but also with her husbands, her lovers, and her children - gave Ray the opportunity to present a revealing portrait of the woman. He records her drive for fame and success and her overpowering need to be loved and to love.

When we think of ancient Egypt we think of the great pyramids, the Sphinx, Egyptian gods, and the great myths. But what influenced this great civilization to create and live as they did? This book provides a unique insight into how ancient Egypt's fascination with death and the afterlife shaped Egypt's great architecture, beliefs, and ultimate influence on world civilization.

Sherlock Holmes undertakes one of the strangest adventures of his career when he agrees to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Mr. James Phillimore, who stepped back into his house to get his umbrella and was never seen again. The great detective's inquiries take him down a sometimes-false trail from a home in Surrey to a music hall in London and back again before he finds the astonishing answer to this puzzling problem.

Did you know that the dog who played Toto in The Wizard of Oz earned more money for the film than any of the munchkins did? Or that three quarters of the women James Bond has slept with have tried to kill him? Would you be surprised to find out that censors in New Zealand cut The Muppet Movie because (according to them) it featured scenes of gratuitous violence?

How to Make a Living as a Commercial Actor includes 10 absolute acting musts and top tips for being a successful commercial actor.

One of the most common diseases in the world is diabetes, and it has been on the rise. With age comes a greater risk of developing the disease, and if you have any of the other risk factors, that may raise your risk even more. The good thing is, diabetes is extremely manageable, and with the right education and treatments, you can live a long full life with diabetes. If diabetes runs in your family, your child has been diagnosed with it, or an elderly family suffers from it, then you are probably looking for some information.

Your prayers have been answered: you have finally been given the opportunity to listen to an instruction manual that will give you everything you need in order to turn yourself into a self-made millionaire. Listen, it's time to stop relying on the lottery and luck. The simple reality is that neither of those factors will get you rich. If they do, you're going to lose it all due to a lack of the mindset habits that are required for you to maintain your income and remain a millionaire.

It is time to absorb the new and improved facts about diabetes and eradicate all the things you thought you knew to be true. Aren't you ready to start feeling physically better about your life as a diabetic? Or is someone that is close to you in your life struggling with the fight to manage their diabetes properly? While diabetes is not an easy disease to live with, the contents of this audiobook are a great way to begin walking the right path so that you can live your life without your ailment always weighing you and your daily activities down.

When Rebecca Troyer's childhood friend brings news that his father has been murdered, she's not sure what shocks her the most - the news of the murder, or seeing her old chum Jeremiah Fisher grown tall and handsome. Though she is skeptical at first, Rebecca agrees to investigate, and she soon finds herself suspecting foul play as well.

When an heiress goes missing and her cousin is found murdered, it is up to Mr. Peabody to track her down.