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In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire history of religion - from the dawn of religious belief to the 21st century - with deepest respect and a keen commitment to accuracy. Writing for those with faith and those without, and especially for young listeners, he encourages curiosity and tolerance, accentuates nuance and mystery and calmly restores a sense of the value of faith.

No Indian spymaster has, until now, written a memoir. A.S. Dulat is the first to do so, and in A Life in the Shadows he does it with considerable elan. He is one of India's most successful spymasters, his name synonymous with the Kashmir issue. His methods of engagement and accommodation with...

Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it.

Little Fires Everywhere – The Official Podcast is a companion piece to Hulu’s Original Series - Little Fires Everywhere, starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. Hosted by Liz Tigelaar, Show Runner, Executive Producer, and Writer for Little Fires Everywhere; and Jamie Loftus, Comedienne, Writer and Host of the iHeartRadio Original Podcast The Bechdel Cast and My Year in Mensa, the Podcast offers a deeper dive into the adaptation from Celeste Ng’s brilliant novel; the Cast, Writers, Creatives that made it happen, and the many poignant topics explored by this powerful series.

It's no surprise that our fast-paced, overly self-analytical culture is pushing many people—especially women—to spend countless hours thinking about negative ideas, feelings, and experiences. Renowned psychologist and award-winning researcher Dr Susan Nolen-Hoeksema calls this overthinking, and her groundbreaking research shows you how to break free of it and reclaim your life.

THE BRAND NEW REVELATORY ROYAL MEMOIR FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR PAUL BURRELL. 'A moving and at times jaw-dropping account - not just of his two decades when he had a ringside seat at the heart of the Royal Family, but also of the years since,' Richard Kay, DAILY...

A CIA analyst's "revealing and utterly engrossing account" of the world of high-stakes foreign intelligence and her role within the campaign to stop top-tier targets inside Al-Qaida (Joby Warrick). In 1999, 30-year-old Nada Bakos moved from her lifelong home in Montana to Washington, D.C., to...

Author, syndicated columnist, occasional actress, and businesswoman Ariana Huffington examines the ways in which fear affects the lives of women, and the steps anyone can take to conquer fear. Observing that her own teenage daughters were beginning to experience some of the same fears that had...

True Tales of People Who Just Can't Take It Anymore. What can you do when the world is pushing you over the edge? More than you think. For some of us, it's the automated voice that answers the phone when we'd rather talk to a real person. For others, it's the fact that Starbucks insists on...

The most extreme form of bereavement is parental bereavement, I know firsthand of this pain, after losing my baby girl Milli at only 6 days old with no indication of complication prior to her birth. As the weeks passed & we were riding the tsunami of grief those around us expressed how useless they felt. They didn't know, we too, felt so useless. From Milli's life & death, this podcast was birthed. A space for family & friends to be educated with us. A safe space for loss parents to share their story of baby loss Support & join the conversation, more info: https://linktr.ee/rochelleanddylan

Compassion, Kindness, Acceptance and a deep desire to learn from each other's life experiences. That's what 'Little Life Lessons' is all about. Together, we create a safe, nonjudgmental space for both listeners and guests. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diana-wanjiru7/support

Sharing crazy stories about life and the struggles that make us stronger.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Billy Howle, known for his roles in Dunkirk, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and On Chesil Beach. This definitive recording includes an introduction by David Bradshaw. The Dowells, a wealthy American couple, have been close friends...

We've all got sad little lives at the moment, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT! This podcast is brought to you by the mind of Asim Chaudhry aka Chabuddy G, it will be filled with special guests, music/film/tv discussion, a bit of politics, and most importantly BANTER! #WhatASadLittleLifePodcast YOUTUBE VIDEO LINKhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PuzarygU5s&feature=youtu.be Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Yurok Tribe and an Indigenous family share a moving multigenerational story of their fight to undam the Klamath river—the largest river restoration project in history—and save the planet. Includes exclusive audio content! The Water Remembers is the story of Indigenous resistance and an...

The hilarious, charming, and candid story of writer Christopher Ingraham’s decision to uproot his life and move his family to Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, population 1,400—the community he made famous as “the worst place to live in America” in a story he wrote for the Washington Post. Like...

Not trained experts in love or marriage, but Annie and Kent Kilko have been happily married for 16 years and are here to share life as they know it. No topic is off limits as they discuss raising his and her kids, sex and marriage, aging, and their beloved dogs, Blakely and Lincoln. As you might expect, with all the love, also comes little arguments. Listen in as they discuss those petty fights and weigh in on whose side you are on. Are you Team Annie, or Team Kent?

Professor David Wilson has spent his professional life working with violent men - especially men who have committed murder. Aged 29 he became, at that time, the UK's youngest ever prison governor in charge of a jail, and his career since then has seen him sat across a table with all sorts of killers: sometimes in a tense interview; sometimes sharing a cup of tea (or something a little stronger); sometimes looking them in the eye to tell them that they are psychopaths.

In the summer of 2006, Colour-Sargeant Kailash Limbu's platoon was sent to relieve and occupy a police compound in the town of Now Zad in Helmand. He was told to prepare for a 48-hour operation. In the end he and his men were under siege for 31 days - one of the longest such sieges in the whole of the Afghan campaign.

Debutante of the year. Able politician. Femme fatale. Just some of the many labels attached to the irrepressible, controversial Raine Spencer: Countess, socialite and stepmother to Diana, Princess of Wales. But who was the real Raine? What was hidden behind the immaculately manicured public façade and her overwhelmingly negative tabloid image? From her childhood days as daughter of romantic novelist powerhouse, Barbara Cartland, to Westminster councillor and wife of Earl Spencer, Three Times a Countess recounts Raine's compelling and glamorous life.