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Poland, 1939. Kadish is barely more than a boy when war breaks out. Forced to grow up fast, he takes it upon himself to provide for his family in the ghetto–stealing through the sewers under the cover of darkness to smuggle food and supplies back to his helpless parents and younger cousin Robbie, who’s always looked up to him.

Amos Barshad has long been fascinated by the powerful. But not by elected officials or natural leaders - he's interested in their scheming advisors, the dark figures who wield power in the shadows. And, as Barshad shows in No One Man Should Have All That Power, the natural habitat of these manipulators is not only political backrooms. It's anywhere power dynamics exist - from Hollywood to drug cartels, from recording studios to the NFL.

Comedian Stephen K Amos is one of eight children, whose parents came to London from Nigeria in the 60s. In these three series, co-written with multi-award-winning British playwright Jonathan Harvey, he takes us back in time to the 1980s, as he reminisces about his dysfunctional childhood and formative experiences, and shares the dramas and traumas of his teenage years.

Take a chill pill, get ready to catch boogie fever, and turn it up to 11! Do You Fear Like We Do is set in an alternate scary ’70s where "disco inferno" isn’t just a song tile, an FM radio DJ who works the graveyard shift finds out what "catch you on the flipside" really means, and a rock band faces death flying the not-so-friendly skies. Stories include "Tiny Danger", "Comfortably Dumb", and "While My Guitar Gently Reaps".

The various crises we experience in society and culture today, at their root, reveal a spiritual problem: a profound lack of meaning. The mystical truths revealed in scripture can surely help. “Entering the Desert”, introduces the listener to principles of awareness, deep listening, and contemplation as essential for “hearing” what Scripture has to say. Part Two details the importance of mystery and struggle in the process of healing from any past or present wounds. Part Three explores the “undivided heart” that is possible when we come to know God in silence and stillness.

Touching on themes from perceptions of beauty to the betrayals of the body, from what it means to give consent to how we grapple with demons internal and external, Woman, Eat Me Whole is an entirely fresh and powerful look at womanhood and personhood in a shifting world. Moving between Ghana and the United States, Diaka probes those countries’ ever-changing cultural expectations and norms while investigating the dislocation and fragmentation of a body—and a mind—so often restless or ill at ease.

Beau For my best friend Cali, I'd do anything. Including joining an anonymous mail-order bride website once she tells me she's signing up. I thought we were getting closer. Like, friends turned lovers kind of closer. I guess I was wrong... But I'm determined to find out why, because Cali's mine, even if she doesn't realize it yet. Cali It's a dream come true when Beau Woods asks me to dance. He's gripping my waist and staring at me like the grown woman that I am. Not like I'm still just his best friend's little sister. I've been waiting for this day for years... that is until I hear the ...

Madison Montgomery wollte nichts als endlich ein ganz normales Leben führen. Doch Vincent Bishop Hayes zog sie in eine Welt aus Macht, Intrigen und Geheimnissen. Obwohl sie sich versprochen haben, immer ehrlich zueinander zu sein, verbirgt er seine Gefühle hinter meterhohen Mauern. Und immer, wenn Madison glaubt, auf dem Weg zur Wahrheit ein weiteres Puzzleteil gefunden zu haben, schlägt der Elite Kings Club alles, was sie zu wissen glaubt, in tausend Stücke. Werden die Geheimnisse um die Kings für immer zwischen ihnen stehen, oder kann Maddie Bishop endlich vertrauen?

Este podcast es una invitación a la conexión con el amor propio.

Der Roman setzt ein im Jerusalem der vierziger Jahre, dem Fluchtpunkt all jener, die den Nationalsozialisten entkamen...

Award-winning jokesmith and self-confessed idiot Stephen K. Amos teams up with some of the world's sharpest comic minds to compile a dummies' guide to being a modern human. From raising children and having a mid-life crisis, to first impressions and facing your fears, who better than a bunch of comedians to lead us through life's existential maze?

Hosts MA and LB bring you a weekly storytelling podcast of firsthand encounters with the other side.

Revolution in Military Affairs explores military innovation and modern warfare's evolution. Revolution in Military Affairs adheres to the position that the science of war exceeds the bounds of ideology. As such, Revolution of Military Affairs promotes the marketplace of ideas, and not just the advocacy of preferential thinking. Revolution in Military Affairs emphasizes military theory, dissecting wisdom from strategic minds that guide war. We discuss its relevance to today's challenges. Join us for conversations with experts and leaders, scrutinizing pressing issues from geopolitics to ...

Volunteering at a mall gift wrapping station should lend Larelle Larson some clarity for celebrating Christmas. But a stubborn door latch puts her into the warming arms of Norde Howell, the tall MBA student posing as mall janitor while he works his way through college. Norde willingly steps into the role of fake date for Larelle, but every nuance seems to be more genuine as a string of Christmas events draws them together as a couple. With outside-the-box ideas to stimulate the mall’s business, Norde slowly wins her heart—until the allure of the opulent east-side mall confuses Larelle ...

Jaxon Butterflies aren't meant to be bound. It kills them faster than any predator. So when my best friend's little sister, Ayla is ready to spread her wings in a brand new city for photography school, I do all in my power to help her. Then I say goodbye forever...except forever isn't as long as I expected. My curvy, red-headed butterfly is flitting around Covet County for now, but I can't delude myself into thinking this county, including me has all that she needs to soar. I'm a grump. A recluse. She's sunshine after a bout of rain. It'll never work. Ayla I've soared. I've flown. And now ...

In the last years of his life, the writer Amos Oz talked regularly with Shira Hadad, who worked closely with him as the editor of his final novel, Judas. These candid, uninhibited dialogues show a side of Oz that few ever saw. What Makes an Apple? presents the most revealing of these conversations in English for the first time, painting an illuminating and disarmingly intimate portrait of a towering literary figure.

Maya My first and only love Levi Woods has been off-limits ever since our parents got married. For three years, I've been struggling to crush this crush, and working and living beside my Norse god replica of a stepbrother, isn't helping. I need to put some distance between us, even if it's just after hours. So when I discover the perfect, scenic property nestled on the mountainside, I know it's destined to be mine. But when disaster strikes the lodge, the brothers decide that selling the property ASAP can cover the renovations. The problem? I only have half the money. Desperate times call ...

Reclaim yourself and begin to see yourself as God sees you! It's possible with this practical audiobook for the busy Christian woman on a quest to love herself, build a solid self-esteem, and increase her self-confidence. If you are looking for a solid way of loving you, placing value on you, and accepting yourself irrespective of your challenges, flaws, weaknesses, and trials, then this audiobook is for you.

New in town, Willow Stevens arrives at The Master’s Toolbox hardware store, hoping to get some assistance with a detailed home improvement project. Caught soldering a seam for his latest metal-craft project, Evan Masterson soon becomes interested in another type of bond—right in time for Valentine’s Day. When Willow offers to help with his Etsy page and shares an idea to improve the store’s garden section, how can Mr. Fix-it refuse? Find out why Evan’s toolbox might need a trinket to guard it from here on out. When romance flutters down on Sweetwater, Kansas, the hardware store ...

Après plusieurs années d'absence, un homme resurgit dans la vie de sa compagne et de leur jeune fils. Il les entraîne aux Roches, une vieille maison isolée dans la montagne où lui-même a grandi auprès d'un patriarche impitoyable. Entourés par une nature sauvage, la mère et le fils voient le père étendre son emprise sur eux et édicter les lois mystérieuses de leur nouvelle existence. Hanté par son passé, rongé par la jalousie, l'homme sombre lentement dans la folie. Bientôt, tout retour semble impossible.