Land Memoir

Hi there! It's so nice meeting you. I'm very happy to see that you're interested in listening to my adventures. Why don't I give you a sneak peek of my story? Heading to an unknown land to preach the good news to a Northern Indian tribe living just above the Arctic Circle may not sound like a good life, but I didn't care. As long as I was with my husband, I could do everything. And with Christ on our side, we left everything behind to live in the remote wilderness of Alaska.

"The land of little joys" is a book aimed at those who love their place of origin, for those who have been absent for short or long periods and felt the need to go back, to those who never abandoned it despite everything, because in it there are only small joys that at least limit the degree of general dissatisfaction of those who live there.

On November 13th 2001, John Simpson and a BBC news crew walked into Kabul, and the liberation of the Afghan capital was broadcast to a waiting world. It was the end of a sustained campaign against the Taliban, a campaign that Simpson had covered from the beginning, despite appalling difficulties and, often, great danger. In this, his third riveting volume of autobiography, John Simpson focuses on how journalists set about finding the stories that make the headlines.

Den 7. oktober 1981 lagde skibet Falados von Rhodos til i havnen i en sydfynsk købstad. Ombord var en person, der havde begået fire drab. Da han forlod byen, var fire blevet til fem drab, og inden han ca. 3 år efter blev afsløret, var det blevet til 6 drab.

Everyone's journey to their promised land starts differently. My journey started when I 15, pregnant, and living in the projects. I realized my mission in life became my ministry. The pain became my plan. God's plan took me from the projects to my promised land to use me for the kingdom to help other women.

What does a child do when mom is lost in her own world of fear and pain? What does a child do when dad escapes to the world of alcohol to numb his wounds and sense of failure? What does a child do when there's no answer to the questions that need so much to be answered? Frightened, confused, hurting, angry children. They grow up and repeat the mistakes of their parents. Is there any way out of this cycle?

In the small hours of the annual Punta Carnivale celebrations held by Central American communities of the West Bronx, residents witness flames and smoke coming from a popular nightspot known as Happy Land. Fire and rescue personnel arrive at the scene within three minutes, only to find all 87 party-goers trapped inside already dead. The victims have died at an unfathomable speed, succumbing to suffocation and the effects of lethal gases before the flames could even reach them.

"In Consequences I," Kesselheim recalls how when things sometimes go wrong, the key players have to make immediate decisions. In 1979, Kesselheim and companions were involved in a canoe that had capsized in the frigid lake waters of northern Quebec and he was thrust into the role of rescuer. In "Consequences II," the story is told from the perspective of one of the capsized paddlers.

A follow-up to the memoir Land of Allusions which focuses on Andrew Davie's continued recovery from a ruptured brain aneurysm and also offers a philosophical reflection of those events, as well as more applicable movie references.

In August of 1945, two days after the Japanese surrendered to the allies, Sukarno declared the Republic of Indonesia. However, the Netherlands did not give up without a fight and when they tried to reclaim what they believed was theirs, a bloody war for independence followed. One child in an unfortunate family inadvertently caught up in World War II and the subsequent war for independence called the Bersiap period, it was a five-year-old boy called Frits. This his story.

Moms in Medicine: Navigating Mental Health Challenges is a heartfelt and empowering guide that delves into the unique challenges faced by mothers who work in the medical field. Written by Sarah El Yaman, a seasoned physician, and mother herself, this book offers invaluable insights, practical advice, and real-life examples to support doctor moms in balancing their careers with motherhood.

Da Goethes Intellekt sich gerne und ausgiebig mit interdisziplinären Gegenständen auseinandersetzte, wird der geneigte Zuhörer mit Themen aus Wissenschaft, Kunst, Kultur, Politik und Gesellschaft konfrontiert, in welchen das persönliche Verständnis und Verhältnis des Autors dazu im Vordergrund steht. Anekdoten aus dem Privatleben und Reflexionen über Gott und die Welt mit den Geistesgrößen seiner Zeit runden dieses aufschlussreiche, höchst interessante und amüsante Hörbucherlebnis ab. Der Reiseblätter fünfter Teil.

While Disneyland’s magical attractions are known the world over, many overlook the Magic Shop on Main Street as a wondrous showplace of its own. A former Disneyland magician takes listeners on a journey through that legendary shop in the 1970s. Go beyond the magic tricks that dazzled park guests to discover the behind-the-counter shenanigans the public never saw. Through hilarious anecdotes, learn what working at the Happiest Place on Earth was like before smartphones and social media.

Throughout the many long years Geoffrey Giuliano has worked as a rock biographer and became an intimate to many of those of his generation who made the music, he knew the groundbreaking band Cream best. As the author of Ginger Baker’s yet unpublished first autobiography, a close friend of Jack Bruce and a casual acquaintance of Eric Clapton, Giuliano had unique access to the complex relationships which knitted together formed this unexpected, unforgettable trio of musical titans.

While this story is told by Donald Trump, more or less, it is fictional. No resemblance to the actual Donald is intended. Uh-huh.

Jes Stein Pedersen fortæller om sin barndom i et årti, der er præget af optimisme, materiel fremgang - og oprør. Det er forandringernes tid, hvor blandt andet fænomener som kvindebevægelse, p-piller, kollektiver og månelanding opstår. Jes Stein Pedersen (f. 1959) er uddannet cand.phil. i samfundsfag og har arbejdet som journalist for dagblade som Det Fri Aktuelt og Politiken. Fra 2004-2012 var Jes Stein Pedersen vært på Deadline 2. sektion på DR2 og blev efterfølgende ansat som litteraturredaktør ved Politiken.

En esta sorprendente narración les presentamos las exuberantes historias de Marco Polo, sus viajes y aventuras narrados de manera extraordinaria por el mismo y acompañado de personajes que crean ambientes impensados y muy entretenidos. La historia de Marco Polo hechiza con sus relatos y debe contarse entre los principales estímulos de la primera época de exploraciones, cuando portugueses y españoles comenzaron a surcar los mares.