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The astonishing life of the modest New Jersey businessman who anonymously gave away 10 billion dollars and inspired the "giving while living" movement In this bestselling book, Conor O'Clery reveals the inspiring life story of Chuck Feeney, known as the "James Bond of philanthropy." Feeney was...

An exuberant, behind-the-scenes look at the designers and the company that brought us Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, and so much more, illuminating Nintendo's singular ethos, its massive cultural impact, and the innovative solutions behind its creative triumphs “Comprehensive but never too dense...

I've been a Private Chef for Michael Jackson's Family and Kobe Bryant, a caterer for the legendary Mark O'Connor and infamous Joe Walsh. Countless other celebrities, billionaires and captains of industry fill these pages too. You'll recognize them by their initials. Their lawyers prefer it that way.. I’ve had more burns, long nights, and impossible clients than I can count in my thirty years as a chef. A few thought that a “private chef” meant personal therapist, they weren’t wrong. This isn’t a cookbook; it’s a confession.

What if the chill running down your spine wasn't just your imagination? What if the shadows really are watching? Join author and paranormal investigator Shawn Thomas as he trades the lonely, rugged highways of the Alberta wilderness for the dark backroads of reality itself. The Long Road to the Unknown is more than just a collection of supernatural tales; it’s the boots-on-the-ground story of one man’s journey from semi-truck driver to frontline explorer of the unexplained.

Rosalind Franklin The Unsung Hero of DNA Discovery is an illuminating and deeply human portrait of one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant yet underappreciated scientists. Far beyond the familiar narrative of a single photograph, this audiobook explores the full sweep of Franklin’s remarkable career, revealing a woman whose intellectual discipline, technical mastery, and unwavering pursuit of truth reshaped modern science.

In this entertaining, informative, and thoroughly unconventional wine guide, award-winning sommelier, winemaker, and wine educator André Hueston Mack presents listeners with the 99 bottles that have most impacted his life. Instead of just pairing wines with foods, Mack pairs practical information with personal stories, offering up recommendations alongside reflections on being one of the only African Americans to ever work at the top level of the American wine industry.

The Essence of Invention tells the story of medical inventors who have laid the foundation for modern patient care, from the development of anesthesia and safe surgery to the advent of vaccines against smallpox, polio, and COVID-19, and how, through creativity and persistence, they have changed the world.

An urgent rethinking of the Western approach to mental health, which treats the symptoms rather than the exploitative systems causing our distress—by a Rhodes Scholar and Harvard Medical School physician-anthropologist—offering lessons from the rest of the world. What if the mainstay of...

The remarkable story of hope, determination, and resilience at a celebrated school in Newark, New Jersey, the students who thrive there, and a community that refused to let its children’s education become a casualty of a growing racial divide. In 1967, as the city of Newark, New Jersey, was...

Growing up at Farmleigh, a country house outside Dublin, Arthur Edward Guinness – Ned for short – was fascinated by the secrets and legends that surrounded the early generations of his famous family of brewers. Against a backdrop of epic and convulsive times in Ireland and Britain, he outlines the struggles and passions of his ancestors, who went from obscurity in Kildare to the pinnacle of Irish and British society.

Inside CDD Vault takes listeners into a different kind of Silicon Valley story — one balancing long-term growth with a mission catalyzing scientific progress for the greater good. Go deep into the hearts of the people helping scientists discover new medicines. Told through the personal journeys of team members — from executives to engineers to scientists — this book reveals the human stories behind the software, the values that shape the company's unusual path.

This is not a typical kitchen story. It’s about what happens when the fire, pressure, and chaos of the culinary world meet the search for discipline, purpose, and truth. Told by a former Michelin-starred chef who walked away from the chaos to rebuild his life, this memoir takes you from the heat of elite kitchens to the stillness of Muay Thai gyms in Thailand. It’s a story of breaking down and rebuilding stronger — not just as a chef, but as a human being.

What does it truly cost to survive war, and who carries the burden when the fighting comes home? Unbreakable Valor is a raw, firsthand account drawn from real-world U.S. Army Special Forces missions, written by retired Green Beret combat medic and physician assistant Drew Webb. Through unfiltered storytelling, Webb takes listeners inside the firefights, medical trauma, and impossible decisions of combat in Afghanistan, then follows the quieter aftermath few ever witness.

V roce 1939 zorganizoval Sir Nicholas Winton záchrannou akci, během které se mu podařilo zachránit 669 českých dětí z nacisty okupovaného Československa. Jedním ze zachráněných dětí byl také Benjamin Bedřich Abeles (1925 – 2020). Americký fyzik, jehož výzkum germanium-křemíkových slitin v 60. letech 20. století ve Spojených státech vedl k vývoji technologie, používané jako zdroj elektřiny pro kosmické sondy programu Voyager. Vyrůstal v Rakousku a v Československu.

Letters for My Father explores grieving and making sense of a relationship between a father and son while also being so much more. Written by the influential existential psychologist Louis Hoffman, who has worked extensively with grieving throughout his career as a psychotherapist, this is also a book of love, self-exploration, relational depth, and the world and realities that shaped his relationship with his father. As Hoffman journeys into grieving, he journeys into himself and into existence.

What if the most qualified guide for your healing journey is someone who has walked every painful step themselves?

Built to Heal is the compelling memoir of Margo Rukashaza, a Rwandan-American engineer and leader whose life was transformed by an unexpected health crisis. With grace and humor, she recounts her journey through a life-saving liver transplant, her deep roots and cross-cultural upbringing, and the emotional strength required to start anew. Rukashaza reflects on love, loss, family, purpose, and the quiet victories that help rebuild a life from within.

In 1992, Ben Watt, a member of the band Everything But The Girl, contracted a rare life-threatening illness that baffled doctors and required months of hospital treatment and operations. This is the story of his fight for survival and the effect it had on him and those nearest him.

One man's journey into the depths of Reddit trading forums chasing the promise of a 'better life': a must-read follow-up for viewers of Louis Theroux's Into the Manosphere 'A fantastically compelling personal story that is also the story of a generation . . . Told with perfect timing.' - SIMON...

'Part memoir, part beginner’s guide, part self-help, but wholly wonderful book … It's a real treat to read these nuggets of winged wisdom' MAIL ON SUNDAY ‘A small masterpiece, written with heart, self-belief and wisdom. Wonderful!’ PAUL THEROUX A true story of Bird and writer Candida...