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Astrid and Caroline, two post grad young professionals have begun their podcast journey! Sit down with them over the next couple weeks, months and maybe years as they delve into what post grad and your 20s means to them and how it may relate to you as well.

Fifteen million Americans a year are plagued with alcoholism. Five million of them are women. Many of them, like Caroline Knapp, started in their early teens and began to use alcohol as "liquid armor", a way to protect themselves against the difficult realities of life. In this extraordinarily candid and revealing memoir, Knapp offers important insights not only about alcoholism, but about life itself and how we learn to cope with it.

A welcoming refuge with its tempting pantry, shelves of books and inquisitive dog, Caroline Eden finds comfort away from the road in her basement Edinburgh kitchen. Join her as she cooks recipes from her travels, reflects on past adventures and contemplates the kitchen’s unique ability to tell human stories. This is a hauntingly honest, and at times heartbreaking, memoir with the smell, taste and preparation of food at its heart.

Nearly a decade ago, infamous literary 'it' girl Caroline Calloway created the proposal for a book she called School Girl while cutting up lines of Adderall with her Cambridge student ID. She promised followers and publishers alike that her life was a perfect fairytale up until the day she went to rehab. As her 2015 book deal crumpled without a manuscript, Calloway was called a scammer, a fraud and a one-woman Fyre Fest, although during this time she managed to get and remain 'amphetamine-sober'. She also promised herself that she would never again sell a book without a finished manuscript.

Welcome to the Come Back Era. Your new favorite corner of the internet — a cozy, candid space where two friends, Caroline Lunny and Kayla Lochte, invite you to pull up a seat (or throw in your AirPods) and feel like you’re on a FaceTime call with your ride-or-die. Think belly laughs, real talk, deep feels, and the occasional “wait, what were we talking about?” detour. We’re not here to fix you – but to help us, together, grow, chat, connect, and recharge your spirit like only your besties can.This show is for the women who feel and think through everything, who want to laugh at the...

This gripping true story follows a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure—perfect for fans of Cheryl Strayed.​ During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of...

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Caroline Darian erzählt in diesem tagebuchartigen Bericht, wie die Familie den Pelicot-Prozess erlebt hat. In ihrem zweiten Buch beleuchtet Caroline Darian, Tochter des Opfers Gisèle und des Täters Dominique Pelicot, klar und mutig die erheblichen Lücken im Ermittlungsverfahren. Caroline setzt ihren Kampf gegen die sogenannte chemische Unterwerfung fort, damit all die Opfer ohne Beweise oder Erinnerungen nicht vergessen werden.

A thrilling biography of Edda Mussolini—Benito Mussolini’s favorite daughter, one of the most influential women in 1930s Europe—and a heart-stopping account of the unraveling of the Fascist dream in Italy, from award-winning historian and author of the acclaimed Resistance Quartet...

Part cultural history, part literary criticism, and part memoir, A Body Made of Glass is a definitive biography of hypochondria. Caroline Crampton’s life was upended at the age of seventeen, when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a relatively rare blood cancer. After years of...

'Thoughtful, beautiful, incredibly necessary. People need to read this book, especially if they feel a resistance to. I wish everyone would.' Sofie Hagen ‘Uncompromising, anguished, combative: culture wars have victims, and this is an agonising story told with honesty and passion.’ Richard...

An honest and deeply reported account of five women and the opportunities and frustrations they face in the year following their graduation from an elite university. Recent Princeton graduate Caroline Kitchener weaves together her experiences from her first year after college with that of four...

In Walking the Tideline, Caroline Kurtz solo hikes the rugged, beautiful Oregon Coast—an expedition of isolation, adventure, joy, and grief inside the emotional wilderness of finding one's identity after the death of a loved one.

Red-hot advice from the redhead who doesn't pull any punches Mother, wife, and fan favorite Caroline Manzo has been through it all as one of the original breakout stars of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New Jersey. The explosive and addicting reality series has seen some of the craziest moments...

The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter and Village of Secrets delivers the next chapter in ""The Resistance Quartet"": the astonishing story of the aristocratic Italian family who stood up to Mussolini's fascism, and whose efforts helped define the path of Italy in the years between the World...

Two husbands, four trials and one bloody execution: Winner of the 2015 Davitt Award for Best Crime Book (Non-fiction) -- the terrible true story of Louisa Collins. In January 1889, Louisa Collins, a 41-year-old mother of ten children, became the first woman hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol and the...

In this rich, transparent, and witty memoir, the Co-Founder of WangaWoman LLC, current President & CEO of Essence Ventures, and ambassador of authenticity navigates the lifelong battle between her intuition and inner saboteur delivering “instigational” inspiration with a passion to help...

THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CLASSIC OF POLITICAL INTEGRITY Introduction Written and Read by Caroline Kennedy; Book read by John F. Kennedy Jr. John F. Kennedy’s enduring classic resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues—courage and patriotism—and remains a moving...

Get ready to break the rules and uncover a side of Dua Lipa you've never heard of. It's time to levitate into the real world of one of the most beloved pop phenomenons to date. From humble beginnings in London to ruling the global pop scene, how did she rise so meteorically to fame? With unparalleled talent and unapologetic boldness, Dua Lipa has become an icon for a generation. DUA LIPA: The Unauthorized Biography explores the depths of her character and the whirlwind of her career to uncover what has shaped one of the most influential voices in modern music.

Op 19 december 2024 eindigde het proces van Mazan, waarin 51 mannen werden beschuldigd van verkrachting van dezelfde vrouw, Gisèle Pelicot. Caroline Darian, de dochter van het slachtoffer en de veroordeelde, biedt haar unieke perspectief op deze tragedie, onthult wat in het onderzoek is weggelaten en zet haar onvermoeibare strijd tegen chemische onderwerping en voor het onthullen van de waarheid voort. Zodat we ons blijven herinneren wat er in Mazan is gebeurd. Zodat we de slachtoffers niet vergeten, die zelf beroofd werden van hun herinneringen. Zodat de schaamte definitief van kant wisselt.