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After enduring a turbulent year in 1995, Vince McMahon was looking to rebuild his sinking empire in 1996. He had high hopes for a new World Wrestling Federation flag bearer, Shawn Michaels - the man he was looking to as the leader of the WWF’s "New Generation". With Michaels supported by a strong cast of established characters, some old faces, and an influx of new blood, McMahon fully expected the WWF to dominate rivals WCW in the burgeoning Monday Night War. It did not work out that way.

Recorded in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this fantastic anthology features a host of diverse short stories, composed and performed by a veritable Who's Who of stand-up comedians. By turns hilarious and irreverent, poignant and bittersweet, together they make up a superb selection box of tasty treats.

To celebrate 30 years of the Champions League, James Richardson speaks to big-name winners about their memories of lifting European club football’s ultimate prize.

Do you want exponential growth? In this book, Dr. James Richardson outlines a four-part approach to thinking smarter about growth as a CPG entrepreneur. It is based on years of anthropological research into how and why consumers pay for premium-priced CPG items and intensive 4P pattern analysis among an elite club of premium CPG brands that all reached $100M+ in less than a decade.

The Totally Football Yearbook isn't just a collection of statistics. It's analysis, insight, authority and irreverence. It's the views of some of the biggest names in football writing, the same names that make The Totally Football Show one of the world's biggest independent football podcasts. It's the breathless story of the season just passed and an eager look ahead to the season still to come. But yes, there's loads of statistics as well. I mean, we couldn't stop ourselves if we tried.

Married young to the love of his life. A hardworking man who encourages his wife to pursue her legal career. Spending time together. Enjoying each other, or so he thought. Then, one night, everything changes on a dime. His life left in shambles as he struggles to pick up the pieces of what he once knew. The fates had more in store for Magnus Condon than he ever thought possible. Something beyond even his wildest dreams.

A man out of time turned against his will and faces forces older than time. Edward turned into the thing he is today and must face his maker and all those that he had escaped, centuries ago. With the sons of Cain corrupting supernatural beings to enslave the world, can he overcome his anger toward these people who tore him from his mortal life and tossed him into his supernatural one or will he succumb?

Conner Ambrose is not what you would think as your typical vampire. No. This man, if you can call a supernatural being a man, has walked the Earth for over 1,000 years. The son of a being from the very beginnings of man's history fought in countless battles to keep his kind protected from the forces of man. Yet all was not to be for this pure-blooded vampire, not with Lilith as the man's mother. After 900 years, Conner thought he had found the one he has sought for all that time, only to be betrayed by the ones he thought he could trust.

An actual play D&D “podcast” from YouTube creators Heroes of Irthos. We are a motley crew of nerds trying to weave a tale of adventure, and have some fun. Join us on our fantasy adventures!

Callum MacRoe was faced with the most difficult of challenges that life could present before anyone. Rising a child on their own. However, as the years passed, Shari grew into a happy child, yet something was missing from her life. Her mother. A mother who at the time wanted nothing to do with the child she and Callum brought into the world. Nevertheless, in the cruelest twist of fate, Vanessa was faced with the most earth-shattering news any woman could hear. She could never have another child.

Cominus‘ sorrow seeps into his core at the loss of his brother. Angry at the gods, angry at himself for not being able to save Draco. However, upon freeing the lost dwarfen city, hope swells in his mind as his brother’s image appears before him, after his battle with the fire elemental. Cominus learns that things aren’t as peaceful as he once thought they would be, after his brother’s death ended the war. Armed with Draco’s warning, he, Aryl and Shadow Fang set out for the city of Tysinger, looking for the third ring of Orion. Why? Cominus wished he knew.

A world torn asunder by old ancestral greedy forces, its fate now resting in the hands of the very people that these forces exiled from this world eons ago. Gods and foes, dragons and riders, races of many, long since divided over the many hard challenges faced in these dark times.

Rob's life is shattered when he comes home early from a business trip to surprise his new wife, only to find his brother Brad in his bed f-cking her from behind. Turning a blind eye to it all. His family choosing to keep the proverbial peace instead of choosing what's right and what's wrong. Leading Rob to forgo his family and start a journey through heartbreak, betrayal, and the road to meet someone new.

Three nerds and a business guy discussing the weekly adventures, fun, and struggle of scaling a high-tech startup. (and other loosely related matters.)

Who is it For? Founders of CPG start-ups. What is It? Zero B.S. perspective on running your start-up well, understanding the biases of industry stakeholders and getting the industry to work for you, not the other way around. When? Every month. Your Host: Dr. James F. Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions, LLC www.premiumgrowthsolutions.com If you want to take my founder's Quiz to see if you are ready for exponential growth, please visit : www.premiumgrowthsolutions.com/founder_resources and sign up for my e-mail list to download it. Transcripts and an entire episode library are on my podcast ...

Jason Watson was just a normal teenage boy, intent on providing a life for his sister that’s was all he ever wanted; however, all of that changed one fateful night. Forced to watch as the thing that created him, torture and kill his sister, the only person he had in this cold world. Haunted by his four long days under this man’s hand and the screams of his sister, Jason has hunted the beast that stole his world away for five long years.

Imperialist problems do not end when your empire falls. Sebastian Landis encounters his own issues as his life starts to fade. However, with help from his crew and a hidden source, can his life be saved? Time is short to get Sebastian the help he and the people of Randor desperately need and to avoid an interstellar war.

Homicide Detective Catherine Halford finds herself in a situation she thought wasn't even possible. She's faced with a gruesome murder scene in an uneventful townhouse in Chicago. In an unexpected turn of events, she finds a man who changes her world forever. As they delve into the case to find those responsible, Catherine suspects John Adams isn't who he seems to be. Catherine must chose between the man she loves or the fate of the world to stop Lucifer's rising.

Six months have passed since Luicfer sought to escape his cage. Now mankind faces a new threat, one far more deadlier than that fallen angel. The Sins have been freed from their imprisonment. Catherine Halford races to return them to their confines before innocent souls are caught in their wake. However, that isn't all that awaits the reborn Catherine. No. From a jealous goddess to a power hungry she-demon, Catherine must prove that she is worthy to sit beside that dark being. Something old and something beyond ancient stirs in the darkness.

Captain Lulu Winters has commanded the Silver Wind since the end of the Umbria war, leading a motley crew of pirates and smugglers. Lulu and her crew races to find a cure for a doomed planet. Yet something isn't right with her engineer - Sebastian Landis. Lulu knew something wasn't right with him when she signed him onto her crew. Yet his skills at the time put her doubts to the side. However, on a planet ruled by ruthless brothers, Lulu sees a side to Sebastian that makes her wonder.