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Character Is What Counts: A Novel Based on the Life of Vince Lombardi

by Jonathan Brown ...

Faith. Fairness. Fortitude. And Football.Every time he confessed his sins, young seminarian Vince Lombardi sought forgiveness for the one he just couldn't stop committing—playing football. Football was more than a game to Lombardi. It was life. And the values it took to succeed—"perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority"—were ones he lived by and ... Read more

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Faith. Fairness. Fortitude. And Football.Every time he confessed his sins, young seminarian Vince Lombardi sought forgiveness for the one he just couldn't stop committing—playing football. Football was more than a game to Lombardi. It was life. And the values it took to succeed—"perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority"—were ones he lived by and
... Read more
Images and Ideas in Seventeenth-Century Spanish Painting

by Jonathan Brown ...

Series series Princeton Essays on the Arts
Art historians have often minimized the variety and complexity of seventeenth-century Spanish painting by concentrating on individual artists and their works and by stressing discovery of new information rather than interpretation. As a consequence, the painter emerges in isolation from the forces that shaped his work. Jonathan Brown offers another approach to the subject by relating important ... Read more

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Art historians have often minimized the variety and complexity of seventeenth-century Spanish painting by concentrating on individual artists and their works and by stressing discovery of new information rather than interpretation. As a consequence, the painter emerges in isolation from the forces that shaped his work. Jonathan Brown offers another approach to the subject by relating important
... Read more
Tracing Your Rural Ancestors

A Guide For Family Historians

by Jonathan Brown ...

Series series Tracing Your Ancestors
Many family historians will come across direct links to ancestors who lived and worked in the countryside as farmers, laborers, landowners, village tradesmen and professionals for most of us have rural ancestors. Yet despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy, these people have rarely been written about with the family historian in mind. No previous book has provided a guide to the documents and ... Read more

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Many family historians will come across direct links to ancestors who lived and worked in the countryside as farmers, laborers, landowners, village tradesmen and professionals for most of us have rural ancestors. Yet despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy, these people have rarely been written about with the family historian in mind. No previous book has provided a guide to the documents and
... Read more
ChatGPT SEO Playbook for Service Businesses

How to Rank on ChatGPT, Claude, Google, Get Reviews, and Book More Local Customers Without Paying for Ads

by Jonathan Brown ...

You picked up this book because you run a local service business and you have noticed something shifting under your feet, the way your customers find you is changing, and you are not sure you like where it is going. A homeowner with a flooded basement no longer scrolls through a list of blue links, and they ask a chatbot which company to call, and the chatbot names two businesses and leaves ... Read more

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You picked up this book because you run a local service business and you have noticed something shifting under your feet, the way your customers find you is changing, and you are not sure you like where it is going. A homeowner with a flooded basement no longer scrolls through a list of blue links, and they ask a chatbot which company to call, and the chatbot names two businesses and leaves
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Claimed Harder

A Dark Mafia Romance

by Em Brown ...

Narrated by Jonathan Waters ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Claimed Trilogy
Unabridged

5 hours

Don’t fall in love with a gangster. And don’t have his baby.Of course, I didn’t know that Darren Lee was part of an international triad until it was too late. All I knew was that my body couldn’t resist his touch.Even when what he does to me scares me, I burn for him. And he knows it.He’s on a mission to push my limits, but how much can I take? A baby changes everything. I can’t have mine growing ... Read more

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Don’t fall in love with a gangster. And don’t have his baby.Of course, I didn’t know that Darren Lee was part of an international triad until it was too late. All I knew was that my body couldn’t resist his touch.Even when what he does to me scares me, I burn for him. And he knows it.He’s on a mission to push my limits, but how much can I take? A baby changes everything. I can’t have mine growing
... Read more
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Bound to Him - Episode 3

An International Billionaire Romance

by Em Brown ...

Narrated by Jonathan Waters ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Bound to Him
Unabridged

48 min

A woman driven to marry out of desperation. A billionaire who cannot stand gold diggers. The heat between them will lead to one or both of them getting burned.For richer, for poorer...in bondage and submission.In Episode 3, Alena questions Chen's financial situation, and Chen pushes Alena's comfort zone--in the men's room.Advisory: This is a single short story episode that is part of a longer ... Read more

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A woman driven to marry out of desperation. A billionaire who cannot stand gold diggers. The heat between them will lead to one or both of them getting burned.For richer, for poorer...in bondage and submission.In Episode 3, Alena questions Chen's financial situation, and Chen pushes Alena's comfort zone--in the men's room.Advisory: This is a single short story episode that is part of a longer
... Read more
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Beauty and the Vampire (Book 1)

A Dark Paranormal Retelling of Beauty and the Beast

by Demelza Brown, Em Brown ...

Narrated by Jonathan Waters ...

Unabridged

3 hours 47 min

This vampire is worse than a beast.For years the Earl of Blackbourne has suffered a thirst for blood and a desire for flesh. His victims have been many. Condemned alongside him is his kindhearted half-brother. But hope arrives in the form of a beautiful debutante, whose servants could satiate his appetites while he attempts to undo the curse.An oppressed indentured servant, Daliyah yearns only for ... Read more

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This vampire is worse than a beast.For years the Earl of Blackbourne has suffered a thirst for blood and a desire for flesh. His victims have been many. Condemned alongside him is his kindhearted half-brother. But hope arrives in the form of a beautiful debutante, whose servants could satiate his appetites while he attempts to undo the curse.An oppressed indentured servant, Daliyah yearns only for
... Read more
Audiobook

ChatGPT SEO Playbook for Service Businesses

How to Rank on ChatGPT, Claude, Google, Get Reviews, and Book More Local Customers Without Paying for Ads

by Jonathan Brown ...

Narrated by AI Voice Eric Smith ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. You picked up this book because you run a local service business and you have noticed something shifting under your feet, the way your customers find you is changing, and you are not sure you like where it is going. A homeowner with a flooded basement no longer scrolls through a list of blue links, and they ask a chatbot which company to call, and the ... Read more

$13.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. You picked up this book because you run a local service business and you have noticed something shifting under your feet, the way your customers find you is changing, and you are not sure you like where it is going. A homeowner with a flooded basement no longer scrolls through a list of blue links, and they ask a chatbot which company to call, and the
... Read more
Audiobook

Meeting the New Master

A Short Story Prequel to the Beauty and the Vampire Trilogy

by Demelza Brown, Em Brown ...

Narrated by Jonathan Waters ...

Series Audiobook 0 - Beauty and the Vampire Trilogy
Unabridged

23 min

New to Castle Blackbourne, a pretty young housemaid is drawn to the dark and handsome master of the house, but a dalliance with the Earl of Blackbourne would be unwise…for a reason most deadly.Themes: Vampire, Paranormal, Supernatural, Historical, Short Story, Steamy, Adult ... Read more

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New to Castle Blackbourne, a pretty young housemaid is drawn to the dark and handsome master of the house, but a dalliance with the Earl of Blackbourne would be unwise…for a reason most deadly.Themes: Vampire, Paranormal, Supernatural, Historical, Short Story, Steamy, Adult
... Read more
Audiobook

Beauty and the Vampire, Book 2

A Dark Paranormal Retelling of Beauty and the Beast

by Demelza Brown, Em Brown ...

Narrated by Jonathan Waters ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Beauty and the Vampire Trilogy
Unabridged

5 hours 10 min

Now she belongs to a Beast.Montague thinks he has found a way around his curse by purchasing the indentured servant Daliyah to serve as his next meal and tumble. If his appetites should overwhelm her, it would be a pity, but, if need be, he would move on to his next victim.But his brother, Addison, threatens to upend Montague’s plans when he falls in love with the gentle maid.Devastated that she ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Now she belongs to a Beast.Montague thinks he has found a way around his curse by purchasing the indentured servant Daliyah to serve as his next meal and tumble. If his appetites should overwhelm her, it would be a pity, but, if need be, he would move on to his next victim.But his brother, Addison, threatens to upend Montague’s plans when he falls in love with the gentle maid.Devastated that she
... Read more
Audiobook

CLAIMED

A Dark Mafia Romance

by Em Brown ...

Narrated by Jonathan Waters ...

Series Audiobook 6 - His For A Week
Unabridged

4 hours 53 min

Note to self: don’t fall in love with a gangster.I’m the good girl: a college student who studies hard, wants to do good, and plays by the rules.I shouldn’t be falling for a guy like Darren Lee, the bad boy owner of an exclusive nightclub that, unbeknownst to me, caters to an international triad.We’re absolutely wrong for each other. Maybe that’s why the heat between us is so sizzling hot…But ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Note to self: don’t fall in love with a gangster.I’m the good girl: a college student who studies hard, wants to do good, and plays by the rules.I shouldn’t be falling for a guy like Darren Lee, the bad boy owner of an exclusive nightclub that, unbeknownst to me, caters to an international triad.We’re absolutely wrong for each other. Maybe that’s why the heat between us is so sizzling hot…But
... Read more
Engaging with Engagement

Analysing the Formation of Promises, Contracts and Voluntary Obligations in Scots Law

by Jonathan Brown ...

Series Book 1 - Anthem Studies in Law Reform
Scotland does not have a ‘law of contract’, as most comparable jurisdictions do, but rather – due in large part to the intellectual innovations of Viscount Stair – possesses a unitary ‘law of voluntary obligations’, of which contracts form but a part. This fact is highly significant, but is frequently overlooked. Indeed, the significance of this has even been overlooked by the Scottish Law ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Scotland does not have a ‘law of contract’, as most comparable jurisdictions do, but rather – due in large part to the intellectual innovations of Viscount Stair – possesses a unitary ‘law of voluntary obligations’, of which contracts form but a part. This fact is highly significant, but is frequently overlooked. Indeed, the significance of this has even been overlooked by the Scottish Law
... Read more