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In My Two Elaines, author Marty Schreiber, former governor of Wisconsin, watches his beloved wife, Elaine, gradually transform from the woman he fell in love with in high school, and who diligently supported his political career, to the Elaine who knows she is declining and can’t remember how to cook a meal, and finally to the Elaine who no longer recognizes Marty or their children. Beyond sincere, practical advice, My Two Elaines gives the listener permission to feel the full spectrum of emotions, including humor, even in the face of this relentless illness.

Terry learned compassion and love because of the saying she learned to live by, “My parents are the best bad example I could have ever had.” She decided her life would never follow their example because what if that nightmare life didn’t happen, and she ended up like them? The family curse had to be broken. For this, she found gratefulness.

Liz Parker dreams of being a gumshoe, like her hardboiled heroes Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer. But instead, she's stuck as secretary at the Ace Agency, a small-time investigation bureau above a curry house in the backstreets of Birmingham. Her lecherous boss, Mr Antrobus, is too tied up with typist Gloria to pay much attention to the cases that come in - so Liz decides to solve them herself.

The writer and historian Dr. Volker Wagner traces Berlin's development from riverside settlement to the capital of reunified Germany. A guide that piques your interest in the past and the present, making it fun to discover how the city evolved. 99 sections that can be selected in any order. Includes an orientation booklet with three maps of downtown Berlin.