Then put gun down.” He advanced cautiously and spent a minute or two watching the bear for movement, but when there was none he set the gun against a tree (big mistake!) and strode forward to claim his prize. Just as he reached it, the bear
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“Lucky Luciano himself has personally funded Sinatra’s rise to celebrity.”
― Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
― Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
“Senator John Kennedy, relentless in his pursuits of women, will involve himself with a young lady named Judith Campbell—who will soon become the mistress of the very dangerous Sam Giancana. CHAPTER THIRTEEN FEBRUARY 7, 1960 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 10:00 P.M.”
― Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
― Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
“Every guy knows that for 10 minutes after jerking off, nothing in the world is attractive. All sexual objectivity normally assumed by women is gone, and they are reduced to being actual people, with feelings, hopes, dreams, and even families who love them.”
― Embarrassing Confessions of a Marine Lieutenant: Operation Branding Iron 2.1A
― Embarrassing Confessions of a Marine Lieutenant: Operation Branding Iron 2.1A
“wheat has a chemical that impedes the action of zinc and can lead to stunted growth;”
― At Home: A Short History of Private Life
― At Home: A Short History of Private Life
“We may know nothing of their beliefs, but we still pay homage to three of their gods—Tiw, Woden, and Thor—in the names of our three middle weekdays, and eternally commemorate Woden’s wife, Frig, every Friday.”
― At Home: A Short History of Private Life
― At Home: A Short History of Private Life
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