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Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map-if they get on at all-only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity, Virginia; New Freedom, Pennsylvania; New Hope, Tennessee; Why, Arizona; Whynot, Mississippi." His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience.

Sie sind Firefighter mit Leib und Seele - doch das Feuer verzeiht keine Fehler. Anne Ashburn und Danny Maguire arbeiten in derselben Einheit des New Brunswick Fire Departments. Seit Anne vor zwei Jahren zu der Truppe gestoßen ist, knistert es zwischen ihnen, doch private Beziehungen innerhalb eines Teams sind verboten. Als ein Kollege heiratet, kommen sie sich während der Hochzeitsvorbereitungen näher und können sich der Leidenschaft, die zwischen ihnen herrscht, nicht länger erwehren. Aber dann kommt es zu einem Brand, der ihr Leben für immer verändern wird.

In the old times, women were told to stay at home to take care of the family. However, five brave women dared to defy what society has dictated. They become faces of the American Revolution. They fought for equality and made significant contributions to the country. Learn the story of Molly Pitcher, Deborah Sampson, Mercy Otis Warren, Laura Wolcott, and Sybil Ludington.

For nearly a decade, Palley has been on the frontline of fire. He has witnessed homeowners on the worst day of their lives. He’s seen puddles of aluminum where cars were once parked. He’s watched as 150-foot walls of flame cascaded down mountainsides and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. And he’s captured, time and again, the tireless commitment of firefighters as they work to save lives and homes, in terrain where fire always seems to have the upper hand.