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April 12, 1945: After years of bloody conflict in Europe and the Pacific, America is stunned by news of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death. In an instant, Vice President Harry Truman, who has been kept out of war planning and knows nothing of the top-secret Manhattan Project to develop the world’s first atomic bomb, must assume command of a nation at war on multiple continents—and confront one of the most consequential decisions in history. Countdown 1945 tells the gripping true story of the turbulent days, weeks, and months to follow.

On August 27, 2010, three CIA officers ask for a private meeting with CIA Director Leon Panetta. During that secret session, they tell Panetta that agents have tracked a courier with deep Al Qaeda ties to a three-story house at the end of a dead-end street in Abbottabad, Pakistan. But they say it’s more than a house—it’s a heavily protected fortress. No one in the meeting says the name bin Laden. They don’t have to. Everyone understands that finally, after nearly a decade, maybe, just maybe, they’ve found the world’s most wanted man.

Originally published in 1954 to honor Stevens’ 57th birthday, the book was rushed into print for the occasion and contained scores of errors. These have now been corrected in one place for the first time by Stevens scholars John N. Serio and Christopher Beyers, based on original editions and manuscripts. The Collected Poems is the one volume that Stevens intended to contain all the poems he wished to preserve, presented in the way he wanted. It is an enduring monument to his dazzling achievement.

The new history by Chris Wallace, bestselling author of Countdown 1945 and Countdown bin Laden.

The greats of comedy, when they were young and struggling, performing their great early routines.

In the 1850s, Australia was a thriving colony of the British Empire, with its own sense of importance. The Indigenous population didn't fit well with colonial plans. Against this backdrop comes the amazing story of an all Aboriginal cricket team playing at the home of cricket in England. The Dreaming Team brings those Indigenous players to life and follows them on an unbelievable adventure that arguably changed Australian history.

If you want to hear from artists, performers, and other people in the art world, you're in the right place! As an added bonus to our in person art show, we have this podcast where art meets vulnerability, and creativity knows no bounds! Expect insightful discussions, thought-provoking interviews, and delve into the creative process that brings breathtaking art to life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Winner of Best Comedy Podcast at the 2015 UK Podcasters Awards, every week Jack, Chris and Phil press the Random Article button on Wikipedia and talk woefully under-qualified nonsense about whatever it throws up. Encyclopædia Moronica, if you will. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1945. Millones de personas han muerto durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Hitler se suicidó y Mussolini ha sido fusilado. Los soldados estadounidenses esperan regresar a casa, pero Japón, el enemigo de Oriente, sigue en pie.