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Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually, he stayed for good. In the first audiobook to consider the hidden heart and history of the Netherlands from a modern perspective, the author explores the length and breadth of his adopted homeland and discovers why one of the world's smallest countries is also so significant and so fascinating. 

A deeply human story, Fentanyl, Inc. is the first deep-dive investigation of a hazardous and illicit industry that has created a worldwide epidemic, ravaging communities and overwhelming and confounding government agencies that are challenged to combat it.

New York Times bestselling author Ben Mezrich pulls back the curtain on the most volatile, complex, and bizarre corporate takeover in history: Elon Musk’s acquisition and subsequent occupation of Twitter. ‘An excitable, high-octane account’ – Independent In October 2022, Elon Musk...

Recorded at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York City, the audiobook features narration and storytelling by Questlove, who expertly weaves together a rich sonic tapestry of hip-hop tales large and small, well-known and obscure. From hearing “Rapper’s Delight” for the first time...

Author and music industry insider Ben Wardle has interviewed scores of Mark Hollis’ friends, musicians, collaborators and record company executives to complete this important and substantial biography.

The very best journalism from one of Britain’s most admired and outspoken science writers, author of the bestselling Bad Science and Bad Pharma. In Bad Science, Ben Goldacre hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science. In Bad Pharma, he put the $600...

If your world erased God and rewrote history—would you recognize the Truth if it returned? On Halcyon, the weary suffer in silence while the powerful prosper. The governing intelligence known as the System promises safety and prosperity, but it rules through surveillance, fear, and orchestrated Judgments that destroy entire communities. Scripture has been erased. History has been rewritten. No one remembers God, or why they ever needed Him. Then Drew Carter arrives. A stranger from another world, Drew is an anomaly the System cannot explain or control.

Out of Character is a raw and honest podcast about identity, creativity, burnout, emotions, overthinking, life, and the things people usually keep to themselves. No fake motivation. No pretending everything is perfect. Just real conversations, personal thoughts, reflections, and moments where we stop performing for the world and actually talk like human beings. Hosted by Ben Ramos.

How do we improve existing homes in ways that are durable, practical, and built for long-term performance?Renewing Homes is a long-form podcast about residential retrofits and the real-world complexity of improving existing homes. Hosted by Ben Hildebrandt, the show features thoughtful conversations with builders, designers, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders working across Canada and North America.Episodes explore building science, retrofit strategy, house-as-a-system thinking, workforce challenges, policy, and the practical trade-offs involved in improving homes for comfort, ...

Step into the quiet luxury of your own thoughts with The Well-Bred Mind. Blending the refined tranquility of posh ASMR with insights drawn from trusted mental health professionals. Unwind, center yourself, and cultivate your calm through premium, research-backed relaxation.Podcast sources are cited in description.

Why we shouldn’t colonize Mars or the Moon, or even vacation there If certain business titans, corporations, and governments have their way, humans will someday be living, working, and vacationing in space. This is the much-vaunted New Space Age, and in Lunacy, philosopher Ben Bramble explains...

THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES "This isn’t London. The rules are different up here…" All Detective Sergeant Peter Grant wanted was a nice holiday up in Scotland. He'll need one once this is over... Sea: check. Sand: some. Sun: sort of - but...

Ugly Americans is the true story of John Malcolm, a Princeton graduate who traveled halfway around the world in search of the American dream and pulled off a trade that could be described as the biggest deal in the history of the financial markets. Without speaking a word of Japanese, with...

The former head of Lockheed's SKUNK WORKS reveals the amazing story of the secret aircraft that changed the course of history - from the U-2 to the Stealth Fighter. A must-read for anyone interested in aviation, advanced technologies, Cold War history, and thrilling true stories. SKUNK WORKS is...

Far above the small town of Zion Falls, the stars fall from the sky. Deep below the sleepy city, an ancient evil awakens. Caught in the middle are four teens with hidden powers beyond their wildest dreams.

Amazon has a reputation for rolling out some of the best technology and computerized gadgets on the market, and it just keeps getting better with the creation of the Amazon Fire TV Stick. Regardless if you are using the Kindle to do some reading or managing your time with the Echo Dot, there is no denying that Amazon has something for everyone's taste. You can now stop paying those high prices for movie tickets because the Amazon Fire TV Stick has brought the movie theater right to your living room.

A boundless source of consolation and intellectual stimulation and one of the central texts of Judaism, the Talmud is not only a great compilation of ancient wisdom concerning law, religion, history, ethics, metaphysics, and folklore; it is also a treasure trove of aphorism, maxims, and witty sayings, including:Adversity is the true school of mind. Avoid anger and thou wilt not sin. Too many captains sink the ship. The noblest of all charities is in enabling the poor to earn a livelihood. Dignity does not consist in a silk dress.

In 2006, Ben S. Bernanke was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve, capping a meteoric trajectory from a rural South Carolina childhood to professorships at Stanford and Princeton, to public service in Washington's halls of power. There would be no time to celebrate, however - the burst of the housing bubble in 2007 set off a domino effect that would bring the global financial system to the brink of meltdown.

For business owners who feel like their days define them instead of the other way around - and are ready to do something about it.Real stories of brave action from people who stopped pretending everything was fine and actually made a change. Not polished success stories or corporate LinkedIn bullshit. Just honest conversations about the leaps people took, what they risked, and what's happened since - the messy, the meaningful, and the still-figuring-it-out.We talk about what shaped you, the moments that changed you, and what joy looks like now that you're building a business without selling ...

[Contains explicit content] America may be polarized, but we are united in one key respect: most of us were horrifically awkward teenagers. In this episode of Sounds Like America, comedian and host Michelle Buteau is your chaperone on a comical field trip through puberty, crushes, teen rebellion, and the beginnings of adulthood.