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One of the great economists of the 20th century, Milton Friedman has always challenged the prevailing economic orthodoxy. At the same time, his work has become popular because it is engagingly written and because it helps in practical prediction. Thanks to Friedman, money is now regarded as a far more powerful factor than it had been before. It offers the prospect of permanently controlling the inflation that has become the most important economic problem of our age.

A landmark collaboration between a thirty-year veteran of the CIA and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, The Main Enemy is the inside story of the CIA-KGB spy wars, told through the actions of the men who fought them. Based on hundreds of interviews with operatives from both sides, The Main Enemy puts us inside the heads of CIA officers as they dodge surveillance and walk into violent ambushes in Moscow. This is the story of the generation of spies who came of age in the shadow of the Cuban missile crisis and rose to run the CIA and KGB in the last days of the Cold War.

There is no disputing that John Milton is considered one of the supreme writers in the history of English letters. Yet, for a number of reasons, many modern readers are unaware of the pleasures of his poetry and prose. These 12 lectures examine Milton's life and work in order to understand the richness and depth of his poetry, its ways of representing 17th-century English life and culture, and its impact on later writers and on English literary history as a whole.

When Michael was growing up, his father would drive him out to his ranch. There, Ronald Reagan taught Michael how to ride a horse, how to shoot a gun, and much more. As they drove together or did chores together, Michael's father told him stories and taught him about life, love, family, faith, success, and leadership.

In the wake of his deeply powerful viral videos ("Before You Call the Cops" and "Walking While Black"), Tyler Merritt shares his experiences as a black man in America with truth, humor, and poignancy. Tyler Merritt's video "Before You Call the Cops" has been viewed millions of times. He's...

Den 5. maj 2007 bliver en mand hentet af politiet fra sin luksuriøse penthouselejlighed i Malmø. Han mistænkes for at have voldtaget en 23-årig kvinde. En ufattelig historie udfolder sig – om narcissisme, vanvid, undertrykkelse og tavse vidner. Dette er historien om den berømte og berygtede plastikkirurg Carl-Åke Troilius.

Åsa, Roger och deras fem barn blev kända för oss som Ystadsfamiljen. Flera år senare minns vi dem fortfarande. Barnen som inte kunde äta en banan själva, barnen som aldrig fick gå i skolan. Hur kunde det hända? I Sverige? Det är tyvärr långt ifrån ett enskilt fall. Ami-Ro bodde isolerad på en gård i Skåne tillsammans med sina sju syskon, sin mamma Stina och pappa Bengt. De levde frånkopplade från omvärlden och utsattes konstant för hot och våld. Pappan fick senare öknamnet ”pastorn” i tidningarna när han dömdes till fängelse för vad han utsatt sina familjemedlemmar för.

Valta-aseman väärinkäyttö ja seksuaalinen väkivalta, peittely-yritykset ja vaienneet todistajat: tämä on plastiikkakirurgi Carl-Åke Troiliuksen tarinaToukokuun 5. päivänä 2007 poliisi pidättää Carl-Åke Troiliuksen, tunnetun plastiikkakirurgin tämän ylellisessä kattohuoneistossa Malmössä. Häntä epäillään 23-vuotiaan potilaansa raiskauksesta. Alkaa hämmentävä näytelmä, jonka tarkoituksena on selvittää, mitä hyvämaineisella vastaanotolla todella tapahtui.

Den 5 maj 2007 hämtas en välkänd man upp av polisen från sin lyxiga takvåning i Västra hamnen i Malmö. Han är misstänkt för att ha våldtagit en 23-årig kvinna. En ofattbar historia vecklas ut - en om narcissism, galenskap, härskartekniker och tysta vittnen. Det här är historien om plastikkirurgen Carl-Åke.

On April 27, 1934, a little boy was born who grew up to become a vagabond evangelist in patchwork pants fiercely daring us to believe a line too good to be true—God loves you as you are and not as you should be. His name was Brennan Manning. He boldly preached of the love of Jesus vast, unmeasured, boundless, and free. And he always faithfully pointed to a tender, elemental fury that blows where it wills; in a word, grace.

In a world where nothing is as it seems, Lieutenant Phelan faces the daunting task of solving a mysterious murder. Lawrence Straw, a sharp-witted auditor, has been brutally stabbed and left in a semi-public self-service elevator. Yet, there are no signs of a struggle, no blood traces - nothing that would point Phelan towards a killer. The list of suspects is short, each with their own ironclad alibi. When his prime suspect meets a similar fate, Phelan finds himself at a dead end. Enter Professor Caldwell, a psychology expert, and his spirited assistant, Bendy Brinks. With a knack for unveiling...

Milton Erickson gilt als Hypnotiseur ohnegleichen. Er ist vor über zwanzig Jahren gestorben, doch viele Therapeuten in aller Welt verstehen sich...

His life was one devastating blow after another, losing multiple family members over the years to suicide, growing up in foster care, and being bullied. How does one pull themselves out of a storm like that? Surviving Loss: My Journey of Hope follows a man who often has reason to ask Why me? Many people ask themselves the same question when life pummels them, but this is a story of hope and coming out the other side, of recognizing the gifts and blessings between the pain and struggle.

Few people had a better perspective on comedy and comedians than the master of it all, Steve Allen. In Funny People, Allen conveys insightful and personal observations—by anecdote and example—of some of the 20th century' s greatest comic performers: Jack Benny, George Burns, Milton Berle, and Jimmy Durante. Laugh along with Steve as he offers witty and perceptive looks at comedy legends whose work has stood the test of time.