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The Children’s Book Marketing Podcast teaches self-published children’s book authors how to use branding to connect with readers, leverage content to sell more books, and grow a business that goes beyond the book.

Abducted from Earth as a baby by a well-meaning alien, Terra has grown up far across the galaxy on planet Fnrr. Terra has always known she was different. Her skin isn’t grey. Her eyes are a weird blue color. She has... ears. And now, Terra is starting high school. A daunting prospect, even without being the only human in class.

Israel - at least the largely secular and progressive version of Israel that once captured the world’s imagination - is over. Although that Israel was always in some ways a fantasy, the myth was at least grounded in reality. Today that reality has changed, and the country that has replaced it is profoundly different from the one its founders imagined almost 70 years ago. Since the last elections, in March 2015, a number of slow-moving trends have accelerated dramatically.

The war of 1812–1815 was a bloody confrontation that tore through the American frontier, the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada, and parts of the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The conflict saw British, American, and First Nations forces clash, and in the process, shape the future of North American history. Carl Benn explains what led to America's decision to take up arms against Great Britain and assesses the three terrible years of fighting that followed on land and sea, where battles such as Lake Erie and Lake Champlain launched American naval traditions.

From award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn comes this beautifully layered portrait of motherhood, immigration and sacrifice. Patsy yearns to escape the beautiful but impoverished Jamaican town where she was raised for a new life in New York and the chance to start afresh. Above all, she hopes to be reunited with her oldest friend, Cicely, and to rekindle their young love. But spreading her wings will come at a price: she must leave her five-year-old daughter, Tru, behind. And Patsy is soon confronted by the stark reality of life as an undocumented migrant in a hostile city.

When he turns 65 years old, grumpy old Harold's strenuous life grows even worse. His future may last only five years. He just got divorced and is broke, and, what's worse, he meets fusspot old George outside the courtroom. He, too, just got divorced. They rent a four-bedroom flat together with dull mate Michael. Lively George decides to rob the Mafia, with the help of Michael. Harold does not want to steal on principle. However, when Harold discovers they stole a suitcase full of newspapers instead of money, he gets angry.

What We Didn't Know is a podcast all about diving deeper into things we're aware of but didn't really know all that much about. In each episode, we learn fun facts, intriguing timelines, and interesting developments about stuff that always made us wonder, "what's their story" from the Michelin Star to the richest man to ever exist, and even quicksand (honestly what is it). Stay tuned with two unlicensed, nonprofessionals as we discover the world and share what we learn.

Tess is driving through a rainy road in the mountains when she hits a car parked on the road. In the distance, she sees a deformed man pulling a woman in the woods. She follows the man to an isolated cabin where she discovers that he's holding numerous women captive. Unable to get help, Tess uses the survival lessons she learned as a soldier in Afghanistan to attempt to rescue the women...and herself.

When Tony Benn left Parliament after 51 years he quoted his wife Caroline's remark that now he would have "more time for politics". And so this has proved: in the first seven years of this century he has helped reinvigorate national debate through public meetings, mass campaigns, and appearances in the media, passionately bringing moral and political issues to wide audiences. And throughout, as ever, he has been keeping his diaries.

Terra, the human girl raised by aliens, is back on Earth. but not for long. It's been two years since Terra returned to Earth. It had seemed like such a good idea at the time...Get to know her real parents. Attend high school with actual humans. But Terra's world has been anything but ordinary. Across the galaxy, her alien homeland is in grave danger...A death planet. A mysterious prophecy. And a society warped beyond all recognition. Terra's adoptive father and friends desperately need help. If Terra knew this, she'd be on the first spaceship away from Earth. But she doesn't.

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a mix of stand-up, sketches, and songs, along with Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin, Mitch Benn, and Marcus Brigstock, in an hour-long download-only special. This compilation features the highlights from the last five years.

Let's thrive. Thriving Adoptees helps adoptees thrive. What does thriving mean to you? Healing? Post Traumatic Growth? Evolving? Listen in as we explore what's helped adoptees do all that... Email me at simon@thrivingadoptees.com if you'd like to have a chat about being a guest on the show. There have been 93,000 downloads of the show since launch in April 2021.

Born into a family with a strong, radical dissenting tradition in which enterprise and public service were combined, Tony Benn was taught to believe that the greatest sins in life was to waste time and money.

Gottfried Benn im Originalton Gottfried Benns lyrisches Werk gehört zum Sprachgewaltigsten, was die deutsche Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts hervorgebracht hat. Diese Auswahl setzt nicht einseitig auf Bekanntes, sondern lädt zu neuen Entdeckungen ein. Der melancholische Klang von Gottfried Benns Stimme und die leise Musikalität seines Vortrags verleihen den Texten eine ganz eigene Intensität.

After he announced his retirement to 'spend more time with politics', much-loved parliamentarian Tony Benn brought his unmistakable presence to the stage in a sell-out 'Evening with' event. His only props: a flask of tea, some rubbed tobacco, and his trademark pipe.... An Audience with Tony Benn is a mix of politics, opinion, and debate as the man himself explores issues of today spiced with memories of the past. He then fields questions from a live audience, answered with his usual mixture of insight, analysis, and piercing wit.

These episodes are created with the love of grassroots, community action at the heart of them. We showcase inspiring stories from people who have made their ideas come to life.

In this final volume of diaries, Tony Benn reflects on the compensations and the disadvantages of old age. With the support of a small circle of friends and his extended family, he continues his activities on behalf of social justice, peace and accountability in public life, to a background of political change and the international economic crisis.

Forfatter Michael Carlsens venskab med Boris forliste i 1980’erne, da Boris forførte hans kæreste Monica. Siden har de ikke set hinanden. Men da Michael søger tilflugt i Ljubljana fra et alvorligt tilfælde af skriveblokering, får han at vide, at Boris er forsvundet i København, sidst set overvældende beruset ved Christianshavns Kanal.

Yuppiefamilien Peter, Nanna og deres lille guldklump Natasha har forladt det hektiske storbyliv for at tage i sommerhus og være sammen som familie – noget der umiddelbart lyder som opskriften på et hyggeligt og tiltrængt afbræk fra en travl hverdag. Men den ønskede fred og ro bliver jaget på flugt, da de første gæster melder deres ankomst – med letpåklædte fristelser, kokain og lige lovligt meget alkohol.

Det er søndag og den første rigtige sommerdag. Men Killes mor skal død og pine arbejde. Så Kille må tage med far. Med far og hans mærkelige venner til årets vigtigste fodboldkamp ...