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June Wilkinson came to the United States as a big bust model originally from East Bourne, Sussex, England. Playboy boosted her image with a series of six layouts that showcased her 44-inch bustline. Eventually Wilkinson grew tired of the singular attention that focused on her pulchritude. She wanted...

Existentialism is a European philosophical movement that was fostered by Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard in the early 19th Century. French writer Jean-Paul Sartre revived existentialism in 1943 with the publication of Being and Nothingness. Sartre and Kierkegaard are examples of the extremes...

Best Memory Improvement Techniques to Train You Brain Memory improvement can be achieved in two ways; by improving the health of your brain, and by using memory skills. This memory improvement techniques book provides you with lots of strategies and advice that can help you get a better memory....

Connie Kreski was among the most visible of the Playboy Playmates of the 1960s. She was Playmate of the Month of January 1968 and was selected Playmate of the Year. Soon she entered movies and television, playing small roles in a variety of popular 1970s comedy series and crime dramas. Among these...

Of the 17th century French explorers of North America, La Salle was among the most ambitious. The Griffon or Griffin was a ship that was built from the white oak trees native to the Niagara Falls region. My e-book looks at La Salle's embassies to the Seneca Indians and their capitol Tagarondies...

Louis Pioggi was a gangster who worked in association with Paul Kelly, a notorious Five Points underworld figure. This was an era that produced Monk Eastman, Kid Twist, Sam Tietch, the Sirocco gang and many more notorious hoodlums. Pioggi hung out at dives in Coney Island, Brooklyn and Manhattan....

The William E. Dickens-Sidney Power Gang was active in the New England states in the late 1930s. The gang leaders were killed in shootouts with law enforcement by the end of 1937. However several associates weren't apprehended by law enforcement until early 1938 and later. The gang pulled robberies,...

Ministry of Imagination An Idea of Impossible Progress - Immediately This is an idea on Awareness, and Higher Consciousness. It is of the Presence we are all engulfed by: Divinity. Nothing observed or described here should be interpreted to infer with any religious beliefs, labels or habits. Maybe...

The years 1926 and 1927 marked the beginning of an anti-obscenity campaign in Philadelphia. According to news accounts many publishers and distributors of illicit literature had relocated to Philly from other major cities. Despite the support of Catholic leaders and others New York City didn't approve...

Frank Cammarata was a mobster heavily involved in the music and jukebox business in the 1950s. His base was Detroit and Ohio. Deported from the United States in 1939 he reentered the country as a stowaway on a ship bound for New York City. Cammarata was hired specifically to break up a dispute between...

‘Call the Midwife compellingly transposed from the East End of London to the Borneo rainforest’ Lynne Tembey, Worldwide President of the Mothers’ Union1959. Newcastle nurse Wendy Grey leaves her comfortable life and answers a call from people in Borneo to run a clinic in a place so remote, many...

A gambling syndicate that operated above a prominent Terre Haute, Indiana restaurant in the late 1950s was a multi-million dollar operation. The business was nationwide and featured mobsters from Chicago, Minneapolis, Indianapolis and Las Vegas. My e-book looks at the reach of the betting ring and...

William Sailor Freedman was a lightweight boxer who came to Philadelphia from Brooklyn as a runaway youth. He worked as a newsboy before he became an employee of gambler Max Hoff. In later years he resumed his connections with organized crime associates like Hoff. Hoff was a rum runner during the...

My e-book looks at Playboy Playmates and models from 1973-1988. I've included random happenings. Included within is a remembrance of a 1973 Playmate who dined at the White House. She was a guest of President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon and the companion of a former Vietnam POW. A late 1980s...