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Roosevelt to The Hamptons: The War on Both Sides is a powerful and thought-provoking audiobook written by Keith Daniel Saunders Sr., expertly narrated by Khareme Lambie, and produced by Audiobook Producer and Audiobook Publishing Services. In this compelling memoir, Keith Daniel Saunders Sr. shares his extraordinary journey from the segregated streets of Roosevelt, Long Island, to becoming a respected educator, community advocate, and leader.

Længe ventet insiderbog om Moderaterne er på gaden Moderaterne skulle handle om noget, ikke nogen. Om politik, ikke personer. En bevægelse af ”rigtige mennesker”, der ville forny folkestyret fra midten. En vild idé, der blev til et regeringsparti – på under to år. Et år efter var...

'منْ قتل أشرف مروان؟ هل كان جاسوسًا مزدوجًا بين مصر وإسرائيل؟' العميل بابل هو الاسم الحركي الذي أطلقه الموساد على رجل الأعمال المصري أشرف مروان وصهر الرئيس...

'سوف أتحدث عن تجربتي دون أن أنزلق إلى إعطاء الدروس لن أروى من الوقائع إلا ما رأيته بعيني أو سمعته بأذني، ولن أعمد إلى تبييض صفحتي أو تلويث خصومي، لي بالطبع أصدقاء...

Cada época tiene sus héroes. Y sus locos. La historia universal está llena de episodios extraordinarios que no siempre salen en los libros del colegio. Por estas páginas desfilan figuras fascinantes y situaciones improbables que demuestran que el pasado fue cualquier cosa menos previsible. Relatos de valentía y ambición, de fanatismo y honor…, pero también de casualidades, imprudencias y extravagancias que cambiaron el rumbo del mundo.

Firenze, 1938. Teresa ha diciassette anni quando, tra i banchi di scuola, si alza in piedi per contraddire un professore che difende le leggi razziali. In un'Italia che pretende silenzio, la sua voce è troppo libera per restare muta. Il prezzo è l'espulsione da tutti gli istituti del Regno. Ma Teresa non ha mai saputo piegarsi. Cresciuta accanto a un padre apertamente antifascista, in una famiglia già impegnata nella militanza, sceglie presto la lotta clandestina.

From two of the world’s leading intelligence and espionage historians comes the definitive—and most unsettling—account of the assassination of Leon Trotsky. features almost 100 images, with dozens of archival photographs includes graphics outlining Trotsky's compound as well as the...

The gripping tale of three Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America. “A moving, beautifully written account, by turns raw and tender.” —Los Angeles Times 1987 and 1989, Alepho...

Composers and musicians continue to create, living through unimaginable horrors? Was it an act of defiance, a means of continuity in a world gone mad, or a desperation to survive by clinging to familiar patterns? Composing in Hell interprets biographical material, records, and observations in order to reveal motivations. For some, it was a creative endeavor, while for other composers it was an encounter with aspects of Jewish identity.

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and self proclaimed Holy Man. He was also an illiterate drunk, rapist and debaucher on a grand scale. It was believed that he had exceptional powers of hypnosis and could perform unexplained miracles. Over the years his fame or infamy grew such that he was often described as ' The second coming of Christ' or ' The Devil incarnate'. This audiobook relates his amazing transformation from small village horse thief to Tzar Nicholas and Alexandra's most trusted adviser and healer to their haemophiliac son.

Johannes Vermeer has fascinated a growing number of 21st century viewers with his most intimate depictions of the nature of human existence. The formal perfection of his compositions and the precision of his painting technique, expressing his fantastic narrative ability and accurate realism, have become a quintessential characteristic of the Dutch Golden Age of painting. Nearly 400 years later, Vermeer is still celebrated for his incomparable sense of timelessness, human dignity and unprecedented talent for creating luminosity and purity of color in his scenes.

A gripping new biography of one of the most influential and fascinating figures in classical history: Cicero When the Roman statesman Cicero was murdered in 43 BCE, his head was cut off and his tongue pierced with pins – a final, brutal act of revenge against a man whose words had shaped a...

William Blake was an English poet, painter, and engraver who lived during the Romantic era. This was a time of revolution, radical ideas, and sweeping change, and Blake’s output was vast and varied, weaving together words and images in ways that had never been done before. During his lifetime, Blake was recognized as a talented painter and engraver, but he invariably missed out on the fame and fortune he so desperately wanted. No matter how hard he chased it, mainstream success remained just out of reach.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Geneva, 1553. John Calvin rules the city as absolute theocrat. When the scholar Michael Servetus arrives, fleeing the Catholic Inquisition, Calvin has him arrested, tried for heresy, and burned alive—slowly, over green wood, taking half an hour to die...

"Waiting for Roxana" by Ligia Giovannoni is a powerful memoir set during Argentina's "Dirty War," capturing the story of two sisters bound by love and torn by political violence. Ligia admires her older sister, Roxana, a brilliant student who becomes a fervent activist. As Roxana joins the underground Montoneros, risking her life against the oppressive regime, Ligia watches with admiration and concern. A military raid on their family home marks the beginning of relentless danger, with Roxana forced into hiding.

In "Biographies of Working Men" (1884), the notable Victorian naturalist and social critic Grant Allen presents an inspiring collection of biographical sketches celebrating the lives of ordinary laborers who achieved greatness through sheer perseverance and self-education. This classic work...

Altmontal, ein deutsches Dorf in der Schwarzmeerebene. Hier wird Hedwig Krämer 1919 geboren und erlebt, wie ihre Bullerbü-Märchenwelt durch Hungersnöte, Verfolgung und Krieg zur Hölle wird, der sie 1942 entkommt. Michael Riepl erzählt einfühlsam die frühen Jahre seiner Großmutter und blickt dabei immer wieder auf die heutige Ukraine im Krieg.

Es ist das Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts. Lebensgier und Weltuntergang liegen in der Luft. Geboren 1877 in Stein bei Nürnberg, wächst Ottilie in der wohlhabenden Welt der Faber-Dynastie auf – geprägt von ihrem Großvater Lothar von Faber, dem «König aller Bleistifte». Ottilie steht im Mittelpunkt rauschender Feste und glänzender Gesellschaften, schließlich ist sie Debütantin aus dem aufstrebenden Industrieadel. Als ihr Großvater stirbt, wird sie Alleinerbin der Bleistiftfabrik A. W. Faber.

A ground-breaking and revelatory exploration of the remarkable friendship between Queen Elizabeth II and Winston Churchill. In February 1952, when the young Elizabeth returned to London after her sudden accession to the throne, Churchill was first to greet her as she stepped off the aircraft...

'A really thrilling discovery . . . This is a real extension of our knowledge of women of the period, engagingly told' - Philippa Gregory 'It held me captive from the first page to the last. Utterly breathtaking' - Tracy Borman The youngest of the Maitland siblings, Marie had watched her elder...