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'Live at the Continental'...The inside story of the world famous Continental Baths I built the Continental Baths in 1968 and discovered Bette Midler in 1969. The Baths were not only an expression of sexual liberation, but also heralded in a rebirth of Cabaret in the city of New York. Artists of the ilk of Barry Manilow, Manhattan Transfer, Peter Allen, Margaret Whiting, Melba Moore, Liz Torres, Patti LaBelle and countless others in addition to Bette got their first big break at the Continental Baths. The Baths and I are the subject of several chapters in the latest biography of Bette called Bette (1995 Birch Lane press, Carol Publishing Group). The Baths and I have also been extensively written about in Bette's own book, A View From A Broad, Barry Manilow's autobiography My Sweet Life; James Gavin's Intimate Nights; The Golden Age of Cabaret, Stephen Maclean's The Boy From Oz, and countless other books depicting the age of sexual revolution etc. In addition the Baths were the subject of a major motion picture The Ritz, which was released in the late seventies. The Continental was a phenomenon that came out of a pre-AIDS world that we will probably never experience again. But more than just being a bathhouse and showplace, the Baths were a place where people came out of their closets and found out who they were. It was the first gay establishment to treat gay people as equals and not exploit them. It was instrumental in having the laws against homosexuality rescinded and gave birth, along with Stonewall, to a whole generation where gay was in. Beyond that it ushered in an era of sexual liberation and alternative lifestyles that, to this day, has never been equaled. I feel that it is now time for me to tell the whole story of the Baths for the first time. The inside story of how and why it came about, and the whole subculture is engendered. But far from being just another chronicle of a bygone era, and as I was a rather prominent fellow in the gay world, having been crowned 'King Queen' in a 16-page Rolling Stone article, I also relate my own life story, leading up to what motivated me to create such a place and the ramifications it had on myself and my family as I, too, was liberated together with the Baths. Much has been written about the Baths, but the story of how it came about---the 200 raids by the New York Police Department; the pressures from the Mafia; the famous people who visited it; the relationships that were formed; the drug culture that existed in the city; the political upheaval in the city of New York---all of this has never been revealed. During the 8 years that the Continental was in vogue, over 1 million people a year came through its doors. I believe that there is a large market for this book in the gay world, where it is internationally famous, and in the straight world, because of the prominence of its stars. The gay population of the US, using Kinsey's formula of about 10% to 16% of the population, would be well over 20 million. Latest census figures show that 25% of that population is over the age of 40. These 5 million people, I would presume, would be our primary target. The book, however, would not only appeal to those who lived through the 70's, but also to the young amongst us to whom the 70's, the Baths and Bette Midler represent a fascinating golden era that they will never experience, but can only read about. Woven through the book is my own journey as I simultaneously pursued an operatic career, having sung with some of the most famous opera stars in the world in Germany, France, the United States, Canada and Australia. I also try to explore and share the confusion and frustrations I have felt as a bisexual, not understood by the gay or the straight world.

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Jean Edwards, a Maine native whose ancestry ties her to coastalMaine, began writing poetry as a child. This collection embodiesher appreciation of the ocean, rivers, islands and all those who liveand work on the Maine coast or sail the seas. Some of these poemsare serious, some playful, while others express dreams, thoughtsand yearnings.Her recent historical novel, "The Glove," traced the life of a Maine girlwho grew up on Appleton Ridge and became an actress in New York.It was published in 2005.Of "The Glove", the Camden Herald writes: " Interspersed throughoutthe story are Edwards' own poems, which add poignancy and textureto the narrative."

This book covers basic bridge principles relating to all three aspects of bridge - bidding, defending and declaring a hand. I have imparted ideas that I have learned in over twenty years of playing high-level tournament and rubber bridge.

The Roots of Disease: Connecting Dentistry and Medicine represents the collaborative efforts of a dental surgeon, Dr. Robert Kulacz, and a cardiologist, Dr. Thomas Levy. For almost a decade now, these two health care professionals have had the opportunity to directly observe the enormous negative impact that infective dental toxicity has had on the health of many patients. Drs. Kulacz and Levy have also found that the removal of, and complete healing of, sites of infective dental toxicity can often result in seemingly near-miraculous improvement in many of the patients so treated. At the very least, substantial improvements in the clinical conditions and abnormal laboratory profiles of many patients so treated have been observed very frequently by the authors. It is the opinion of Drs. Kulacz and Levy that many, if not most, medical conditions and diseases result from the inability of the body to completely neutralize its many daily toxic stresses. Certainly, all medical conditions can be expected to be aggravated and worsened by any ongoing and unneutralized toxin exposures, regardless of what may have caused the medical conditions to develop in the first place. The Roots of Disease endeavors to demonstrate that for most victims of chronic degenerative disease, one or more sources of infective dental toxicity can be identified and eliminated. While infective dental toxicity occurs in multiple settings, including root canal treated teeth, dental implants, cavitations, abscessed teeth, and periodontal disease, it would appear that root canal treated teeth do the greatest amount of damage to the health and immune systems of the greatest number of people. The very nature of the root canal procedure allows the elimination of tooth pain while still harboring a situation of chronic anaerobic infection. Eliminating the most natural warning sign of a deep-seated infection is an especially dangerous situation. And like anaerobic infections encountered anywhere else in the body, the associated infective toxicity in the root canal treated tooth can always be expected to eventually overtax the immune system of the patient. However, immune system "collapse" will often occur years after the performance of the root canal procedure, and the proper blame for the subsequent immune incompetence rarely ever gets assigned to the root canal treated tooth. A chronic degenerative disease, such as cancer, heart disease, or arthritis, just "appears" one day, and both doctor and patient alike think it is the unlucky and/or inevitable consequence of aging. Hopefully, this book will both educate and enrage its readers. The appendices in this book further attempt to demonstrate to the reader that a very large amount of hard scientific data already exists to support all of the assertions made. Dentistry and medicine must always be practiced in conjunction with each other, although presently such collaboration is rarely found. Dentists and physicians need to become working colleagues on a regular basis. Until this happens, many more patients will suffer from the historical isolation and separation of these two noble professions.

Flying Free: The Story of Kaddy Steele is the true story of a remarkable woman whose independent spirit and love of adventure made her a pioneer in flying as a WASP and as an airshow pilot. It is the story of a woman who, while growing up, hated school and later became a successful educator herself. It is the story of a woman who has been eager to embrace new challenges and to persist until she conquered them. It is, finally, the story of a woman who has taken what the poet Robert Frost calls "the road less traveled by."

As Wide as The Sky by T D Biagas illustrated by Travis and Alex Thompson (son and father) We all need to simplify things for kids so that they can understand. So in the book, As Wide as The Sky, two brothers, find out how much they are loved by their parents, in a way they can comprehend. They soon find out who loves them even more....