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Flora Miller Biddle was born a blue-blood. The granddaughter of the Whitney museum founder, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, her childhood played out in a sort of Wharton landscape as she was shielded from the woes of the world. But money itself is not the source of happiness. In this wonderfully evocative memoir, Flora Miller Biddle examines, critiques, and pays homage to the people and places of her childhood that shaped her life.

It happens everywhere: offices, schools, even your own backyard. And, seemingly, anything can trigger it: cell phones, sirens, bad music, constant distractions, your boss, or even your spouse. We all know certain things get under our skin. Can science explain why? NPR's Joe Palca and Flora Lichtman take you on a scientific quest through psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and other disciplines to uncover the truth about being annoyed.

When the body of eight-year-old Timothy Watts is found wrapped in a blue blanket in a Portland, Maine park, homicide detective Joe Burgess (introduced in Playing God) vows to find the killer. Everyone in the neighborhood loved Timmy except his abusive family, but people are unwilling to talk. Even Iris, Timmy's deaf sister, will not share what she knows and soon goes missing.

On a cold and snowy night in Portland, ME, Police Detective Joe Burgess catches a nasty murder case: oncologist Steven Pleasant, who had a habit of picking up prostitutes, is found dead in his car with a metal rod rammed down his throat. No one wants to talk to the police, yet both his family and his work colleagues knew about his sordid predilection.

Discover the leaders and history makers that helped forge the way for the State of Israel to come into existence. Never before released audio programs! Throughout the 1970's Dr. Samuel J. Citron took it upon himself to interview leading authorities on special topics in contemporary Jewish...

Old Slater O'Shea, the golden goose, was ruler of a peculiar roost. A gaggle of free-loading O'Sheas were lazing around the mansion, letting Slater foot the bills, while they waited for him to die and leave them his money. But Uncle Slater was in fine health, and someone got tired of waiting. When Slater went upstairs for a little nip before his nap, his bottle of bourbon was labeled "Rest in Peace".

Police captain Bartholdi sometimes indulged himself in a harmless fantasy. His thoughts, he would imagine, were irresponsible imps that wriggled out of his head and scampered around with an abandon that was often embarrassing. A woman had been kidnapped. The woman was dead. Bartholdi was convinced that a murderer was at that moment having a grim laugh at his expense. He knew who the murderer was. He would have bet his pension and his sacred soul that he knew.

Now in her early teens, Laura moves to the village of Candleford Green to work in the post office under the tutelage of her cousin Dorcas Lane, and grow into womanhood. In Candleford Green, new ideas and new ways are coming in from the outside world, from Dorcas' famous telegraph machine to the scandalous sight of ladies riding bicycles. There are also new people entering Laura's life: the curmudgeonly old servant Zillah, the grand Sir Thomas, the Irish Harvesters and the ardent young gamekeeper Philip White.

In the little hamlet of Lark Rise times are changing and Laura is growing up. Although she must attend the nearby village school, she would far rather read and make up stories in her head. Real-life excitement comes, however, when she and her beloved younger brother Edmund are allowed to walk on their own to the grand market town of Candleford to stay with their relatives one summer. There, Laura discovers the joys of the shops, the ways of boy-talk with her cousins and the secret world of 'Bookworms Ltd' with her Uncle Tom, before an offer arrives that will determine her future.

As war rages across the world, Princess Elizabeth comes face to face with the dashing naval officer she first met in London nine years before. One of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy, Philip represents everything she has always been taught to avoid. Instability. Audacity. Adventure. But when the king learns of their relationship, the suitability of the foreign prince is questioned by all at court. He is the risk she has never been allowed to take. The risk not even the shadow of the crown will stop her from taking.

When Margie Bauer joins the Army Nurse Corps in 1941, she is delighted to be assigned to Manila - the Pearl of the Orient. Though rumors of war circulate, she feels safe - the island is fortified, the airbases are ample, and the Filipino troops are well-trained.

As the fragile negotiations of the international Peace Conference get underway, typist Stella Rutherford throws herself into her work and the mixture of glamour and devastation the City of Light reveals. Anything to escape the grief coming in waves for her beloved brother Jack. Her sister Corran is about to put her academic career to use among the troops in France, a chance to see what the experience was like for countless men, including her fiancé Rob.

Listen, life is hard. You don’t have to do it alone. As a mindset coach, physician, mom, and an infertility warrior, I have mastered techniques to help move you towards contentment and growth. I can’t wait to go along with this crazy ass life journey with you while making sure you feel like your best self. This podcast is meant to have you feel unstuck from your rut and less alone. Let’s do this.

Elisabeth Riley est déterminée, ambitieuse et volcanique. Journaliste, elle n'a pas sa langue dans sa poche mais sa bonne humeur et sa bienveillance la rendent irrésistible. Suite à un passé amoureux difficile, elle a tiré un trait sur les hommes. Son problème ? Sa rencontre avec Mathias Wilson, le lieutenant de l'unité d'élite du GRIMP au sein de la caserne 91. Séducteur notoire, il est aussi exigeant qu'insupportable. Avec sa plastique de rêve et son regard ténébreux, il est impossible de lui résister.

En Astralis, les étoiles dictent les lois et orchestrent les mariages royaux. Alors, quand elles décrètent l'union de Pandia, douce princesse Piscies, avec le prince d'un territoire banni depuis un millénaire, sa sœur jumelle Dia prend sa place pour lui éviter un destin funeste. Mais un secret court sous sa peau, et il pourrait bien bouleverser tout l'ordre d'Astralis. Lesath, prince Scorpio, accepte cette union par devoir.

Dans ce podcast, je vous raconte mon parcours d'entrepreneure. En 2014, je suis devenue entrepreneure. J'ai créé ESSCAPADE. J'organise des événements engagés pour créer du lien et mettre en avant des initiatives positives et solidaires. Pour fêter les 10 ans, j'ai décidé de faire le bilan et de regarder dans le rétro pour revenir sur ces années: comment je suis devenue entrepreneure, qui j'ai rencontré, qui m'a encouragé, ouvert son carnet d'adresses. Que s'est-il passé pendant ces 10 ans ? Je vais partager avec vous mes réussites, mes échecs, mes galères, et les lieux et ...

Have you got your teddy? Settle down for bedtime this Easter with a collection of enchanting short stories and fairy tales.

Grab your teddy and join us as we enter into the magical world of Flora Annie Steel’s Fairy Tales.

Benvenuti a Carosello Notturno, il podcast dove le luci si abbassano e il microfono si accende per dar vita a un girotondo di risate, intuizioni e pura comicità. Ogni episodio, condotto da Gianluca di Flora, è un viaggio nel cuore del cabaret, un'immersione nelle battute più argute e negli sketch più esilaranti che hanno segnato la storia e l'attualità della comicità.Sei pronto a salire a bordo? Ogni settimana, ti condurremo attraverso un palcoscenico immaginario. Non sarà solo un elenco di gag, ma un'analisi curiosa e divertente: scopriremo insieme il "perché" dietro la risata, il ...

En el recinto de la Feria se erige suntuoso uno de los mejores retratos de la sociedad inglesa de principios del siglo XIX, cuyo director de escena de mirada desencantada no es otro que William M. Thackeray, maestro en el arte de crear personajes femeninos. Así, pronto veremos pisar el escenario a dos mujeres inolvidables: la dulce y apocada Amelia Sedley y la inteligente y ambiciosa Becky Sharp cobran vida en un juego fascinante, lleno de trampas y de emoción con las Guerras Napoleónicas como trasfondo, en una obra magistral de la literatura de todos los tiempos: La feria de las vanidades.