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"I saw his face." Deborah Hall's words launched the destiny of two men from very different worlds. Ron Hall was an international art dealer with upscale tastes; Denver Moore was a homeless drifter with a dangerous past. Millions have read about their unlikely bond through their first book, Same Kind of Different as Me - a New York Times best seller and now a major motion picture.

Once described by The Washington Post as "the most interesting mayor you've never heard of", Pete Buttigieg, the 36-year-old Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has improbably emerged as one of the nation's most visionary politicians. First elected in 2011, Buttigieg left a successful business career to move back to his hometown, previously tagged by Newsweek as a "dying city", and transformed it into a shining model of urban reinvention.

Reuben Miller, a chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago and now a sociologist studying mass incarceration, spent years alongside prisoners, ex-prisoners, their friends, and their families to understand the lifelong burden that even a single arrest can entail. What his work revealed is a simple, if overlooked truth: life after incarceration is its own form of prison. The idea that one can serve their debt and return to life as a full-fledge member of society is one of America's most nefarious myths.

Why You Think the Way You Do traces the development of the worldviews that underpin the Western world. Professor and historian Glenn S. Sunshine demonstrates the decisive impact that the growth of Christianity had in transforming the outlook of pagan Roman culture into one that—based on biblical concepts of humanity and its relationship with God—established virtually all the positive aspects of Western civilization.

In Charlie Mike, Joe Klein tells the dramatic story of Eric Greitens and Jake Wood, larger-than-life war heroes who come home and use their military discipline and values to help others. This is a story that hasn't been told before, one of the most hopeful to emerge from Iraq and Afghanistan - a saga of lives saved, not wasted.

The United States has always been a nation of immigrants---never more so than in 1917 when the nation entered the First World War. Of the 2.5 million soldiers who fought with U.S. armed forces in the trenches of France and Belgium, some half a million---nearly one out of every five men---were immigrants. In The Long Way Home, David Laskin, author of the prizewinning history The Children's Blizzard, tells the stories of 12 of these immigrant heroes.

Over the course of six decades, an unprecedented wave of black Americans left the South and spread across the nation in search of a better life - a migration that sparked stunning demographic and cultural changes in 20th-century America. Through gripping and accessible historical narrative, author and activist Blair Imani examines the largely overlooked impact of the Great Migration and how it affected - and continues to affect - black identity and America as a whole.

Better Than Homemade is food biographer Carolyn Wyman’s freewheeling and entertaining cultural history of the innovative packaged foods that changed the way we eat. It highlights the fascinating stories behind the food inventions; the histories behind the brands and icons that have become synonymous with them; the jingles that have made them such a large part of our popular culture; and the recipes that have tutored generations of homemakers and comfort-food master chefs.

Nineteen-year-old Jovan Mosley, a good kid from one of Chicago's very bad neighborhoods, was coerced into confessing to a crime he didn't commit. Charged with murder, he spent five years and eight months in a prison for violent criminals. Without a trial. Jovan grew up on the rough streets of Chicago's Southeast Side. With one brother dead of HIV complications, another in jail for arson and murder, and most kids his age in gangs, Jovan struggled to be different. Until his arrest, he was.

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What can you make out of fresh air? Quite a lot actually.

As the winter chill sets in, it becomes essential to consider innovative heating solutions, such as the Inverboost Heat Pump, to transform your home office into a warm and inviting space. Embracing sustainable heating practices not only enhances productivity but also elevates the overall experience of working from home during the colder months. In this pursuit of a cozy atmosphere, here are 10 ways to seamlessly integrate air source heat pumps from leading heat pump manufacturers and other elements to create a more enjoyable and productive home office this winter. 

Call Me On The Way Home is to ask two major questions of our guest: What have you mastered? What are you working on and hope to master? I want to learn from my network about the cool things they are doing and publish our conversations. The title comes from my lengthy time in a car on my evening commutes in LA. And you only talk to people you really want to on the way home, usually good friends. My hope is to stay connected with my network through interesting dialogue, thought provoking questions, and laughs and giggles. 

No Way Home (formerly Under the Rug) is a weeklyish podcast that highlights crime stories including murders, hoaxes, heists, and frauds. Thanks for listening!

Bruce Hopkins takes his father and brother's ashes back home to Stewart Island. But he’s taking the long way there; walking the length of New Zealand on Te Araroa trail.

Conversations On The Way Home is an eavesdrop into intimate conversations on the way home to one's greatest self. Please listen carefully. Hosted by Tiffany Bender-Abdallah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After spending her formative years abroad, Fatema Al Darii settled in Muscat in 2020 to start her post-graduation life. Through this collection of stories and conversations, she shares a glimpse of what made her feel like she’s On The Way Home.

In this episode, I discuss my takeaways from the novel by Wesley J. Wildman titled The Winding Way Home. This work of fiction explores the life of Jesse as he navigates his way through the latter half of his life. Along the way, Jesse experiences much joy and much agony, nurturing a journey towards spiritual fulfillment along the way.In my discussion, I relate the Buddhist teachings of dukkha dukkha, viparinama dukkha, and sankhara dukkha to the characters in the novel and to my own life.I found these references to be helpful to my understanding of the dukkhas:https://www.lionsroar.com/...

A new study suggests some employers in Australia are planning to reduce pay for workers who continue to work from home. - Sebuah studi baru menunjukkan beberapa perusahaan di Australia berencana mengurangi gaji bagi pekerja yang terus bekerja dari rumah.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 20th of October, 2023, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.We start in the Book of Hebrews 5:9 in the New Testament:“And having been perfected, He (that’s Jesus) became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, …’Yes, although He was God’s only Son, Jesus went through all the suffering on earth and learned obedience and trust in His Father. He wasn’t exempt. He didn’t just arrive on earth. No, He went through every trial and every tribulation that you and I are going through ...