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Stephen A. Smith has never been handed anything, nor was he an overnight success. Growing up poor in Queens, the son of Caribbean immigrants and the youngest of six children, he was a sports-obsessed kid who faced struggles, from undiagnosed dyslexia to getting enough cereal to fill his bowl. As a basketball player at Winston-Salem State University, he got a glimmer of his true calling when he wrote a newspaper column arguing for the retirement of his own Hall of Fame coach, Clarence Gaines.

On The Stephen A. Smith Show, Smith gives you his renowned point of view, breaking barriers beyond the world of sports, and tackling pertinent issues across entertainment, pop culture, society, business, and politics. Three times a week, you'll hear his unfiltered opinions on the day’s biggest headlines as well as straight-shooting interviews with top celebrities, game-changers, and thought leaders across the societal arena. The Stephen A. Smith Show is sure to entertain, inform, and motivate anyone who tunes in.

Stephen Smith is the boy who did not exist. Born out of wedlock in the early 1960s, Steve's parents - both devout Catholics - had felt so 'shamed' by their son's illegitimate birth that they hid him away from the world by locking him in the cellar...for 13 years. Apart from a few admissions to hospital as a result of his 'imprisonment', Steve remained in the coal cellar of the family home where he was deprived of daylight, his childhood, school and human contact until he'd reached his teenage years.

Published in commemoration of the centennial of President John F. Kennedy's birth, here is the definitive compendium of JFK's most important and brilliant speeches, accompanied by a commentary and reflections by leading American and internationals figures - including Senator Elizabeth Warren, David McCullough, Kofi Annan, and the Dalai Lama.

Hot Exercise will show you how to obtain multiple streams of physical and mental benefits from one training method. It will arm you with the knowledge and motivation to access your inner warrior and strengthen your mind and body with more workout in less time. So if you are a beginner or if you are a professional athlete, Hot Exercise is your guidebook to blaze a trail through the bold new infrared fitness frontier.

Do you struggle with conflicts in your relationship? Is your relationship tearing apart because of communication problems? Communication lies at the heart of any relationship, and the importance gets tenfold when it comes to intimate relationships. With a detail-oriented structure and relatable everyday examples, this audiobook takes you through the depths of the world of couple’s communication. Dive and explore the secrets of couple communication, implement them in your life, and see your love life growing in front of your eyes.

Audible's Comedy Club gives you a front row seat for full length comedy shows from some of the best stand-ups on the scene.

How can a 20-year-old man who is blind, autistic and still believes in Santa Claus play the most sophisticated improvisational jazz piano? How can a child who appears withdrawn and mentally disabled gaze at a building for only a minute then draw an exact reproduction on paper? Producer Stephen Smith explores the mysterious powers of savants — people with profound mental disabilities who develop an island of genius in music, mathematics or art.

The most incredible true story ever told. Stephen, aged 14, addicted to amphetamine, became the apprentice to Gentleman George, the legendary jewel thief. A massive crime at the age of 20 financed 10 years of millionaire-drugged lunacy. Swallowing 100 tablets a day, he lost everything, ending up on the streets and sleeping in shop doorways for five years. A German student student rescued him. They married and had children. It looked like a fairy-tale end for Stephen - when his life exploded big-time! Devastated, he returned to London to execute the biggest robbery of all time.

What is visible to the naked eye has been exhaustively raked over; in Underground London, acclaimed travel writer Stephen Smith provides an alternative guide and history of the capital. It's a journey through the passages and tunnels of the city, the bunkers and tunnels, crypts and shadows. As well as being a contemporary tour of underground London, it's also an exploration through time.

From Stephen E. Smith comes an easy-to-follow, educational book of law and how to understand lawsuits entitled, Lawsuits in the American Society. This book, unlike many others, breaks down exactly what a lawsuit is and goes into incredible depth and detail of the US legal system. Throughout this book, listeners will understand how the US legal system works and will better comprehend how to think like a professional lawyer.

Soul Custody calls listeners to pay attention to the state of their soul - and free it to thrive. Every day, inner and outer violence ravages the soul, leaving us weak, fearful, and malnourished. In Soul Custody, Stephen W. Smith presents eight choices to help listeners reclaim custody of their one and only life - choices about silence, community, vocation, honoring the body, finding one’s true self, and more.

'Terrahawks, stay on this channel....' Back in action after 30 years comes Terrahawks, the fondly remembered action-adventure comedy originally brought to you by the men who created Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Dick Spanner. In the not too distant future, the Earth finds itself under constant threat from Zelda, a bloodthirsty android who, along with her fiendish family and monstrous creations, has established a base on Mars.

Ten-year-old Pinchas is separated from his parents and twin sister when they are deported from the Warsaw ghetto to the killing site of Majdanek. As Pinchas is sent on to a series of concentration camps, he shuts himself off to the terrors surrounding him and tries his best not to be noticed, to become almost invisible.

Who Do You Think You Are? helps parents, school counselors, and administrators get teens thinking about - and interested in - their future careers. Success in college and beyond relies on thorough prior preparation; by identifying interests and passions early on, young people are better able to plan for the career they want by mapping out the academic path to support it. This book shows you how to guide teens along on this journey and how to stick with them until they reach the goals they've set.

A child travel writer visits Spain. McSweeney's is a literary journal based in San Francisco.

If you are looking for awesome outdoor gear, you have found the show.

Matt Bowman is a seasoned pilot, flying for the CIA and defending his country. He has been selected to stop the deadliest epidemic in history from being spread throughout the world, and eliminate its creator, Dr. Sing. But Bowman discovers he is unable to do that without the help of a most unlikely ally: Zhang Min, second generation American and AP international news reporter.

Hate crimes are a persistent problem in America, even in seemingly quiet, politically tolerant communities. Producers Stephen Smith and Dan Olson focus on two such communities, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Portland, Oregon, each of which face disturbing levels of assault, vandalism, harassment and even murder committed on the basis of the victim's race, religion, sexual preference, or gender.

We're all animals, and like the bears and deer, our bodies are governed by circadian rhythms -- biological imperatives to sleep and to wake. So what happens if your job is in conflict with those rhythms? Producer Stephen Smith stays up late with some night workers and some biological experts to examine the effects of the graveyard shift on the human body and mind.