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Growing up in a poor Yiddish speaking home in 1950s London, Lillian – then just a teenager – marries charming older man Raymond. One day he takes their children to the local park. But he never returns.

Equal parts hilarious and achingly human, The Greatest Possible Good spans ten years in the lives of the Candlewicks, asking universal questions about what it means to live a good life and if there is a “right” way to be a good person, while introducing the world to one of the most memorable and dysfunctional families in contemporary literature.

Welcome to Smart Scale, the channel where high-achieving entrepreneurs unlock the strategies to build profitable agencies and achieve financial freedom. Hosted by Ben Brand, this channel is your go-to resource for turning your vision into reality. From choosing the perfect niche and signing high-ticket clients to scaling with confidence and purpose, we break down actionable steps to help you take your agency to the next level. Whether you’re launching your first agency or optimizing a thriving business, this is your roadmap to success. Subscribe now, take action, and start building the ...

In 2011, Laura Moulton founded Street Books, a mobile library serving people living outside in Portland, Oregon. That summer, Ben Hodgson became one of her most dedicated regulars, setting the still-unbroken single-season record for borrowing. Then Ben's routines changed, and he didn't cross paths again with Laura for almost two years. Loaners is the story they began to tell when they reconnected, offering a street-level perspective of a community whose stories are seldom told.

In contemporary public discourse, Gaza tends to be characterized solely as a theater of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. However, little is known about Gaza's society, politics, economy, and culture during the Ottoman era. Drawing on a range of previously untapped local and imperial sources, Yuval Ben-Bassat and Johann Buessow explore the city's history from the mid-nineteenth century through WWI.

Lovely Jan, With her radio, knee-high socks, and curls. In some ways she was different to other lovely girls. She had two wonky eyes that made things hard to see. If you held up two fingers, Jan most likely saw three! But Jan didn’t mind.

Where ambition, artistry, and self-belief intersect.Refined Focus, the podcast where we dive deep into the intersection of creativity, business, and the beauty in everyday life. I’m Ben Marcum, a photographer and creative entrepreneur, here to share insights, stories, and perspectives that inspire you to see the world—and yourself—a little differently. Whether you’re an artist, a dreamer, or just someone looking for a fresh perspective, this is the space to refine your focus and thrive in work, life, and everything in between.

Giuliano Pompadoro, Juliana De Beni and Luca. A family (Italian, Brazilian and Swiss) who loves to travel and even more than getting to know places, we love to get to know deeply the people from those places. In this podcast you will find inside information from countries we visit, rather from a local rather from friends who lives there. History facts, food , culture and much more.

Wie klingt eigentlich Oshiwambo, die Sprache, die von der Mehrheit der Menschen in Namibia gesprochen wird? Welche Sicherheitsvorkehrungen solltest du auf deiner Namibiareise treffen? Wann ist in diesem Land eigentlich die Regenzeit und in welchen Gebieten? Welche Entstehungsmythen stecken hinter dem Etosha Nationalpark oder dem Fish River Canyon? Wie war das eigentlich nochmal genau mit der Befreiung der letzten Kolonie des afrikansichen Kontinents und was dürfen Reisende, vor allem aus Deustchland, auf keinen Fall über den Genozid an den Ovaherero und Nama vergessen?

Liebe tut weh: Ein skrupelloser Betrüger hat es auf einsame Herzen abgesehen. Aufregung bei der Häkelmafia: Landarztwitwe Witta Claaßen ist auf einen Heiratsschwindler hereingefallen. Die Polizei kann ihr nicht helfen, also eilt Undercover-Ermittlerin Kari Blom zu Hilfe. Alle Spuren führen zum lokalen Theaterfestival. Doch der Hauptverdächtige wird schneller ermordet, als Kari ihn beschatten kann. Also schleust sie sich ins Festival ein, um den Romance-Scammern auf die Schliche zu kommen. Wie sich herausstellt, ist Witta nicht deren erstes Opfer - und nicht ihr letztes.

Kraft est une série d'évènements qui réunit la communauté créative autour de masterclasses et de podcasts avec des intervenants de renom dans le domaine du design et de la création.On ne vous en dit pas plus, bonne écoute !Nous sommes également très preneurs de vos retours, laissez-nous un petit commentaire avec vos remarques et/ou questions.Et bien sûr, abonnez-vous pour ne pas manquer les prochains épisodes.Rejoignez la communauté Kraft sur Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/lekraft.club/Ce podcast est disponible sur Youtube et sur les plateformes de streaming audio : Spotify...

The London Silver Vaults—for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world. It has more locks than the Bank of England and more cameras than a paparazzi convention. Not somewhere you can murder someone and vanish without a trace—only that’s what happened. The disappearing act, the reports of a blinding flash of light, and memory loss amongst the witnesses all make this a case for Detective Constable Peter Grant and the Special Assessment Unit.

Celebrated crypto and Bitcoin expert Ben Armstrong delivers an exciting and fresh new exploration of Bitcoin and digital currencies. He explains what Bitcoin is, how it works, and how and why we're all transitioning to a digital economy as we speak. He discusses the deficiencies of traditional fiat currency, how it's commonly manipulated, and how we can all benefit from the adoption of new digital assets.

Packed with slaughter and swordplay, these audio dramas, written by Black Library authors including Gav Thorpe, James Swallow, Ben Counter and more, offer fresh insight into two of the Imperium's most beloved fighting forces.

1179. Henry II is King of England, Wales, Ireland, Normandy, Brittany and Aquitaine. The House of Plantagenet reigns supreme. But there is unrest in Henry's house. Not for the first time, his family talks of rebellion. Ferdia - an Irish nobleman taken captive during the conquest of his homeland - saves the life of Richard, the king's son. In reward for his bravery, he is made squire to Richard, who is already a renowned warrior. Crossing the English Channel, the two are plunged into a campaign to crush rebels in Aquitaine.

Some of today's greatest storytellers reveal their choices of the ideal grown-up bedtime story: writers such as Margaret Drabble, Ken Follett, Tessa Hadley, Robert Macfarlane, Patrick Ness, Tony Robinson, and Warsan Shire. Fold away your laptop and shut down your mobile phone. Curl up and crash out with the ultimate bedside book, one you'll return to again and again. Full of laughter and tears, moonlight and magic, Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups joyfully provides the dream way to end the day - and begin the night....

When retired FBI Agent Patrick Henderson calls in an 'X-Ray Sierra India' incident, the operator doesn't understand. He tells them to pass it up the chain till someone does. That person is FBI Special Agent Kimberley Reynolds. Leaving Quantico for snowbound Northern Wisconsin, she finds that a tornado has flattened half the town—and there's no sign of Henderson. Things soon go from weird to worse, as neighbors report unsettling sightings, key evidence goes missing, and the snow keeps rising—cutting off the town, with no way in or out . . .

In 1942, in a quiet village in the leafy English Cotswolds, a thin, elegant woman lived in a small cottage with her three children and her husband, who worked as a machinist nearby. Ursula Burton was friendly but reserved, and spoke English with a slight foreign accent. By all accounts, she seemed to be living a simple, unassuming life. Her neighbors in the village knew little about her. They didn’t know that she was a high-ranking Soviet intelligence officer. They didn’t know that her husband was also a spy, or that she was running powerful agents across Europe.

America is about to face the deadliest terrorist attack on its soil since 9/11. Iran has been planning a revenge attack for years, with three goals in mind. Bring America to its knees. Assassinate the popular US President J. P. Dellenbaugh. And neutralize their most successful agent, Dewey Andreas.

For the last 50 years, the trees of the boreal forest have been moving north. The Treeline takes us along this critical frontier of our warming planet from Norway to Siberia, Alaska to Greenland, to meet the scientists, residents, and trees confronting huge geological changes.