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From the moment Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, uprooted their lives in England and crossed the Channel permanently, they never looked back. Here the beloved author of A Year in Provence pays tribute to the most endearing and enduring aspects of his life in France—the charming and indelible...

Twenty, Stella Benson’s first poetry collection, was first published in 1918. It deals with topics such as personal independence, the First World War and London’s landscape. (Summary by Newgatenovelist)

The moving, untold family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world. Abraham Zapruder didn't know when he ran home to grab his video camera on November 22, 1963 that this single spontaneous decision would change his family's...

Growing up on a farm in Ohio, George always preferred being outdoors and exploring. This made school a challenge, but his hunting, fishing, and trapping skills helped put food on his family's table. As a poor teenager living in a rough area, he got into regular brawls, and he found holding down a job hard because of his wanderlust. After working out West with the CCC, he decided that joining the Marines offered him the opportunity for adventure plus three square meals a day; so he and his brother joined the Corps in 1941.

Thomas C. Foster, acclaimed author of the phenomenal bestseller How to Read Literature Like a Professor, returns with a hugely entertaining appreciation of twenty-five works of literature that have greatly influenced the American identity. In a delightfully informative, often wry manner...

An ideal book for fans of Ian W. Toll, Gordon W. Prange, and James D. Hornfischer. On the evening of 11 February 1942 the German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau left their Atlantic port. Twenty-four hours later they had made their way through the supposedly impenetrable English Channel...

A long-overdue history of America's "forgotten flattop". On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of the crew. In terms of lives lost, it was the costliest carrier sinking in United States naval history. Liscome Bay's loss came on its first combat operation.

Juliet Corson has put together a few books on economic housekeeping, and this is a fine example. Almost 150 years after publication (1878), it has become quite impossible to feed anyone on 25 cents, but the principles on how to cook economically have not changed much. In any case, modern listeners can still enjoy the recipes Ms Corson has compiled, and learn from her introductory notes.

The Old Rules of Leadership Are Broken Most leadership books tell you to take charge and command the room. But what if the most effective leaders do the opposite? In Lead Last, Marine Corps officer and award-winning author Olaolu Ogunyemi reveals twenty-one counterintuitive principles that challenge conventional wisdom and drive real, measurable results. Drawing from over a decade of experience leading high-performing teams, he offers a refreshing blueprint rooted in servant leadership, emotional intelligence, and long-term vision.

Dive into the enchanting world of Twenty Two Goblins, where 22 captivating tales unfold as a clever Goblin spins stories for King Vikram. Each narrative presents a challenge, as the king must solve riddles posed by the elusive vetala to prevent it from escaping back to its tree. With each failed attempt, the stakes grow higher, and the tension mounts—Vikram must speak or risk dire consequences. This collection, derived from the ancient Baital Pachisi, showcases one of the oldest recensions found in the Kathā-Sarit-Sāgara, a masterful work of Sanskrit literature compiled in the 11th century...

Hello! You’re very welcome to Twenty-Five. hosted by me, Clodagh Traynor. In this series, I sit with South Armagh women as they reflect on their life when they were around the age of 25.The purpose of this podcast is to act as a time capsule, preserving and amplifying the stories of South Armagh women, in their own words, so they can be heard now and in the future.Each episode starts with similar questions, but what I found is that every woman has a completely different experience of that time in her life. And at the same time, we get to see the thread that connects us, no matter the era or ...

Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, was a trailblazer in social reform and community service. As the founder of Hull-House in Chicago, she dedicated her life to addressing the pressing issues of her time, including child welfare, public health, and global peace. A public philosopher and a staunch advocate for womens suffrage, Addams believed that women had a unique role in improving their communities and emphasized the importance of their right to vote. Her legacy as a role model for middle-class women who sought to uplift their neighborhoods is profound. ...

In this engaging excerpt, we explore a pivotal moment in American history when Mr. Cleveland took office after a long absence of Democratic leadership. For an entire generation, citizens had only known Republican governance, leading to a deep intertwining of party and national interests in the public consciousness. The Democrats, having faced continual electoral defeat, were often dismissed as mere obstructionists, raising questions about their role in a vibrant democracy. Join us for a thought-provoking look at this era, as narrated by Celine Major. Note Footnotes will not be read but will be...

In August 1995, twenty-six passengers and a crew of three board a commuter plane in Atlanta headed for Gulfport, Mississippi. Shortly after takeoff they hear an explosion and some see a mangled engine lodged against the wing. From that moment, nine minutes and twenty seconds elapse until the...

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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER A scalding history of twenty-five years of Republican attempts to hold on to political power by any means necessary, by a hugely popular Washington Post political columnist "A thorough and scathing account of how the Republican Party fell prey to Trumpism."—The...

The never-before-told inside story of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center — an epic tale of business, politics, and engineering by the man who spent two decades working to make it happen After the terrorist attacks of 9/11 destroyed the World Trade Center, New Yorkers and Americans faced...

​“Truly thrilling. Daniel Levin brilliantly conveys both the menace and the evil of Middle Eastern intrigue, and some victories of human kindness over cruelty and despair.” —Daniel Kahneman, New York Times bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow “In laying bare the raw human toll...

Beloved music critic Tom Breihan's fascinating narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of game-changing #1 singles from the Billboard Hot 100. When Tom Breihan launched his Stereogum column in early 2018, “The Number Ones”—a space in which he has been writing about every...

This is a collection of French fairy tales by different famous authors. Included in this collection are such famous tales as Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, but also tales which are now not as well-known but closely connected and certainly of interest to anyone enjoying fairy tales of that description. The translation is well made by James Planché (1858), a connoisseur of historical costume, which to this day plays a big role in fairy tales. - Summary by Carolin