Results for "The Accidentals" in Social Sciences

The Accidental Billionaires is the inspiration behind the Oscar winning film, The Social Network, dramatising Zuckerberg’s success and proving you don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies… Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg – an awkward maths prodigy and a painfully shy computer genius – were never going to fit in at elite, polished Harvard. Yet that all changed when master-hacker Mark crashed the university’s entire computer system by creating a rateable database of female students.

Accidental First Lady shares Kerry Kriseman's 22-year journey as the political spouse and first lady of St. Petersburg, Florida, the state's 5th largest city. This memoir offers an insider's perspective on the evolution of local politics, revealing the resilience, faith, and tenacity required to navigate the public and private challenges of a political life.

Accidental Rebel: My Story of Interracial Love and Loss is a poignant and courageous memoir that chronicles Annie Waxman’s journey of love, self-discovery, and resilience against the backdrop of 1960s Kentucky, a time of racial tension and rigid social norms.

In early 2013 same-sex marriage was legal in only 10 states and the District of Columbia. That year the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor appeared to open the door to marriage equality. In Texas, Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes, together for 16 years and deeply in love, wondered why no one had stepped across the threshold to challenge their state's 2005 constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. They agreed to join a lawsuit being put together by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLD.

This is the story of an independent woman who is a model for our time—photographer Toby Molenaar. It begins in Holland during World War II, when her country is decimated by the occupying German army and she is literally left to starve. As a little girl, she learns to be self-sufficient—survival is the order of the day. Courage, indomitable spirit, an open mind, and accountability only to herself are the stuff of this fascinating and inspirational story.

One of Elle's Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of 2024 A personal memoir in which Lyn Slater, known on Instagram as “Accidental Icon,”brings her characteristic style, optimism, forward-thinking, and rules-are-meant-to-be-broken attitude to the question of how to live boldly at any age. When...

Women over fifty-five are of the generation that changed everything. We didn't expect to. Or intend to. We weren't brought up much differently from the women who came before us, and we rarely identified as feminists, although almost all of us do now. Accidental Feminists is our story. It...

A freelance writer learns what it's like to be a single, heterosexual guy in an unsteady world when he's invited to travel cross-country for six months on the "Playboy Bus" in search of the Playmate of the Millennium...

An unvarnished, story-driven, practical guide to working across cultures. The book features real stories of companies going global and highlights the realities of doing business overseas in a post-globalisation world. Each story gives fascinating insights and lessons into the cultural realities and unexpected surprises of modern globalisation. The Accidental Business Nomad is for anyone working in a more global environment and who is looking to gain critical insights and communications skills needed for a shrinking world. 

Todos los asesinatos se parecen. Al fn y al cabo, todos ellos suponen la muerte de una persona inocente. Lo que les confere su particularidad, lo que les imprime su sello único, personalísimo, son los motivos que incitan a un individuo a cometerlos. Descubrir esos factores que llevan a una persona cualquiera a convertirse en un implacable asesino es lo que nos inquieta. Desentrañar qué motivaciones se ocultan tras actos criminales, a menudo difíciles de explicar, es el propósito de este nuevo libro de la jurista y criminóloga Paz Velasco.

Adult, irreverent, ill-prepared podcast in Western Massachusetts. Be a guest: accidentalthreesome.com. Produced graciously at E•Media by the wonderful, Jackson.

Accidental Transcendentalwith PaulA playful, poetic, and deeply personal journey through awakening, neurodivergence, and the weird beauty of being.Each episode traces a spiral through consciousness, creativity, and curiosity — one joyful explorer’s attempt to map the infinite from within.Expect wonder, glitches, memory loops, and the occasional cosmic joke.

A sharp and timely exploration of race, online activism, and real communication in the age of social media rants, trolls, and call-out wars, from veteran video blogger and star of MTV's Decoded Franchesca Ramsey. Franchesca Ramsey didn't set out to be an activist. Or a comedian. Or a commentator...

Explore the journey of owning a country pub and the unexpected role of becoming a counsellor. Discover the importance of country pubs in communities, the unique culture of Coonamble, and the challenges of outback pub management. Personal stories highlight interactions with local patrons and the pub's colourful history, including the renovations, ghosts and a murder. Future episodes promise to delve into local tales and characters that make the outback. #country pub #community #counsellor #local tales #Coonamble #outback

The year Evan turned 19, his mother died, and he became a father. He put aside his college plans and chose to raise his son. 15 years and another kid later, Evan gets candid about his struggles as a young dad and how he's now taking the time to discover who he is beyond the role of "parent". Interviewed by LeNora, his sister, who is not a parent, by choice, Evan shares his journey with humor and some sibling banter.

A monthly podcast in which artist @stevexoh follows a fascinating and wonky chain of thought that meanders through creativity, philosophy, psychology, nature, neurodiversity, mental health, creatures, wonder, and whatever weird project is consuming his attention at the time.Steve originally set out to create an accessible audio version of his Substack but quickly realised he had accidentally started a podcast.“Ruminations on the turning of the seasons, creativity and neurodiversity, all to the tune of birdsong. Lovely.” — Podcast Rex"Joycean stream of consciousness" - Frank Racioppi

Charlene Garrett is an Executive Coach, Adjunct Professor, Leadership Consultant, and now a Podcast host. Charlene is passionate about mentorship and how easy and natural it can be. She has been mentored and has mentored others for over 30 years and is excited to share stories and inspire others to view and experience mentorship in new ways. In Season 1, Charlene interviews her close friend Julie. They reminisce about how they met 20 years ago and reflect on their friendship and personal growth journey. Julie shares her experiences of overcoming anxiety and addiction and how her faith has ...

The Accidental Pumpkin is a collection of true life warped comedy observations, that Vicky and Mark have stumbled into during their miserable but sometimes exciting existance to date, ranging from childhood experiences, through to current day disasters as adults, talking about bizarre sex and failed dating stories, The duo offer podcast listeners poor relationship advice based on their crap experiences. A Must Listen, on this unbelievably funny slither of their real lives... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Accidental Paranormal is the show for anyone who’s ever experienced something strange… without asking for it. Hosted by metaphysical expert and intuitive storyteller Maggie, this podcast explores the spooky, the spiritual, and the straight-up unexplainable moments that crash into our normal lives: the shadow in the corner, the glitch in time, the voice you swear you heard, the dream that came true, the energy you felt before you could name it. Every week, Maggie breaks down real listener stories, viral encounters, and her own “accidental” brushes with the paranormal.

Lindsey Stephens has spent her working life across the media, so she knows a good story. And that’s what sparked her idea for the Accidental Careers podcast, where she talks frankly and with great humour with fascinating people who are in jobs they never imagined would be their 9 to 5 (and then some) when they were sitting in front of the careers officer at school. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.