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Politics, science, and murder. Dr. Abina Owusu, a faculty member researching racial health care inequities at the Maine Translational Research, is shocked when she’s arrested by ICE agents and told that she’s been deemed a threat to national security. While she’s spoken out against the administration’s cuts to funding for medical research, climate change, and health care, she insists that she’s done nothing wrong. Nonetheless, she’s held in a county jail awaiting transfer to a deportation facility. It therefore comes as a relief when two men posing as ICE agents appear at the ...

The Untold Story of Steve Jobs's Wilderness Years—and the Creation of a Legend In 1985, Steve Jobs—the brilliant, volatile founder of Apple Computer—walked out of his company's headquarters, driven from the very corporation he had created. What happened next would transform not only his...

From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, The Roosevelts, and others: a human-centered history of America’s founding struggle—expanding on the landmark, six-part PBS series to be aired in November 2025 “From a small spark kindled in America, a flame...

From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The Roosevelts, and others: a vivid, uniquely powerful history of the conflict that tore America apart--the companion volume to the major, multipart PBS film to be aired in September 2017. More than forty years...

The true story of the world's largest art heist, as told by the FBI agent who investigated the case. On March 18, 1990, thirteen works of art were plucked from the walls of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston by two subjects posing as police officers. They rang the night bell, claiming...

Immortality has always been the dream of mankind. The story relates efforts and experiments to realize that goal. The scientists use the genes of long-lived animals to genetically engineer primates to give them an extended existence, with the anticipation of applying the technology to humans.

Fáilte roimh Thuiscint ar Ailse na Leanaí leis an Dr Geoff. Is mise an Dr Geoff McCowage, oinceolaí péidiatraiceach in Ospidéal na Leanaí ag Westmead, an t-ospidéal leanaí is mó in Sydney, san Astráil. Chruthaigh mé na heipeasóidí podchraolta seo go príomha do thuismitheoirí leanaí atá á gcóireáil le haghaidh ailse agus leicéime, cé go bhféadfadh siad a bheith cabhrach freisin do dhaoine eile, lena n-áirítear gaolta, cúramóirí, agus foireann ospidéil a bhíonn i mbun cúraim a thabhairt do na leanaí seo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

डॉ. जियोफ के साथ बाल कैंसर को समझने में आपका स्वागत है। मैं डॉ. जियोफ मैककोवेज हूँ, द चिल्ड्रन्स हॉस्पिटल एट वेस्टमैड में बाल कैंसर विशेषज्ञ, जो सिडनी, ऑस्ट्रेलिया का सबसे बड़ा बाल अस्पताल है। मैंने ये पॉडकास्ट एपिसोड मुख्यतः ...

The Vietnam War cast a shadow over the American psyche from the moment it began. In its time it sparked budget deficits, campus protests, and an erosion of US influence around the world. Long after the last helicopter evacuated Saigon, Americans have continued to battle over whether it was ever a winnable war.

What does it mean for God to restore? Is it simply fixing what is broken— or is it something far greater? In Restoration: God’s Work of Making All Things New, Geoffrey Schmitt explores one of the most hope-filled themes in Scripture: God’s relentless work of bringing life, healing, and wholeness out of what has been lost. Through a rich and pastoral journey, this study unfolds the powerful “re-words” of the Christian faith: Redemption — the price paid to bring us back Reconciliation — the relationship restored Resurrection — life rising from death Regeneration — the new ...

What does it really mean to pray for the weather? Is prayer meant to change the world around us—or to change how we live within it? In The Umbrella and the Levee: Praying, Preparing, and Trusting God in an Uncertain World, Geoffrey Schmitt explores the intersection of faith, wisdom, and real life. Through Scripture, personal stories, and practical insight, this study moves beyond simple answers to ask deeper questions: Why do some prayers seem answered—and others not? What is the difference between faith and presumption? How do we trust God while still acting wisely? What does it look ...

In this engaging life of the 20th century's most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them, and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the transformative potential of words and his voracious appetite for reading guided him throughout his years. A biography as well as an intellectual portrait, this book explores all aspects of Stalin's tumultuous life and politics.

The son of a Protestant missionary and small-town pastor with secrets of his own to keep, Ferdinand Ward came to New York at 21 and in less than a decade made himself the business partner of a former president of the United States and was widely hailed as the "Young Napoleon of Finance". In truth, he turned out to be a complete fraud, his entire life marked by dishonesty, cowardice, and contempt for anything but his own interests. This is a great story about a classic American con artist, told with boundless charm and dry wit by one of our finest historians.

In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set out on a small British naval vessel in search of a missing continent. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook's 'discovery' of Australia. Captain Cook's Epic Voyage reveals the hardships and adventure of this remarkable quest, and the euphoria of discovering new lands.

Are you stuck in a season that feels like it’s on hold? Do you feel like you’re just “getting through” instead of truly living? Whether you’re between assignments, waiting on breakthrough, or unsure of what’s next, this season is not a waste. You don’t have to sit idle, frustrated, or spiritually dry—because God never wastes a waiting season.

Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T. Darbee, and Eugene E. Harmon explore the fascinating history of this popular institution and tell a tale of a company hindered by its flawed origin and uneven quality of leadership, subjected to political gamesmanship and favoritism, and mired in a perpetual philosophical debate about whether it is a business or a public service. Featuring interviews with former Amtrak presidents, the authors examine the current problems and issues facing Amtrak and their proposed solutions.

In Damian Lillard: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Star Guards, you will learn the incredible story of one of basketball's greatest guards, Damian Lillard. Since being drafted by the Portland Trailblazers with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, Lillard has dazzled for Portland fans. In his time thus far in the league, Lillard has consistently been one of the best point guards in the entire league, and helped Portland contend every year in the difficult Western Conference.

In Stephen Curry: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Sharpest Shooters, you'll hear about the inspirational story of one of basketball's premier point guards, Stephen Curry. Curry has had an electrifying five-year career playing in the National Basketball Association. In this short audiobook, we will learn about how Steph became the star point guard that he is today.

In 2083, Benjamin Brandt is among the millions of “slummers” who are relegated to poverty and struggle on the outskirts of society. As a minority growing up in the gritty underbelly of Cleveland’s Industrial Valley, Ben sees the way genetically designed “elites” live only from a distance: from the shadows of public spaces people like him are forbidden to use, and on TV, where he watches the enhanced athletes compete at an extraordinary level. For years, a national track championship has inspired Ben to ferociously cultivate his own talent as a runner.

Six narrated TV soundtrack adventures starring William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton as the First and Second Doctors - plus bonus features. Absent from the TV archives, these stories survive in their entirety only as soundtrack recordings. Now remastered, with additional linking narration, you can enjoy them again: plus bonus interviews with Anneke Wills, and the BBC Radio 3 programme Dance of the Daleks.