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The Exile joins Osama bin Laden as he escapes into Pakistan in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, bringing to vivid life the years leading up to his death spent on the run and in exile. It tells the human story, and illuminates the global political workings. It is a tale of evasion, collusion, betrayal and the deep pain of isolation.

Echoes of Exile reveals the seismic disruptions of twentieth-century European history through the intimate lens of one family's struggle to survive. Setting out to record the life of her mother, Ruth, Daniela Spenser unearthed personal facts and stories that additionally illuminate the shared traumas and experiences of millions of Czech, Polish, and German Jews who died in the Holocaust, as well as the stories of those who survived and lived under Communism and the Cold War.

1997年の刊行以来、若者のバイブルとして今も読み継がれる「エグザイルス~すべての旅は自分へとつながっている」(講談社)の著者ロバート・ハリス。 作家兼ラジオパーソナリティーとして活躍する著者が、既刊「エグザイルス」・「エグザイルス・ギャング」(東京書籍)・「人生の100のリスト」(講談社)を自ら監修し再構成。新たな書下ろし部分を加え、少年時代からJ-WaveでDJとしてデビューするまでの若き日々を、著者自身の声で語る自叙伝の登場です。 「自分の道を行く者」はみな「EXILE(放浪者)」である――。ヒッピー文化全盛期の1960年代後半、自分の可能性を求めて日本を脱出した若者がいた。ヨーロッパ・インド・中東・バリを巡る放浪の旅、セラピーを通じた自己との対話、オーストラリアでの書店経営と破産、ハリウッドスターとの映画製作、そして、激しく甘い恋愛の数々。仲間と出会い、いくつもの困難を乗り越えて、孤独な若者は大人になり、そして「自分」という居場所を発見する。「束縛されず、自分らしく生きていきたい」と願う全ての人々に捧げる、魂の巡礼の物語です。-プロローグ~旅人の可能性/第1章 横浜少年時代/第2章 放浪人生の幕は上がった/第3章 心の旅とヒッピー文化/第4章 内なる砂漠/第5章 魂は彷徨する/第6章 友はエグザイルの中にいた/第7章 新たな出発/第8章 野生の嵐/第9章...

Exile and Ecstasy sets out to explore the psychedelic path that occupies the crossroads between the Ram Dass movement and Hasidism. It's a path of seeking and escape, rebellion and return, medicine and magic. Bridging the polar ends of the Jewish and psychedelic worlds, while buttressing the...

Filled with deep insights and never-before-seen details, Trump in Exile is an explosive, all-access account from behind the scenes at Mar-a-Lago as former president Donald Trump regroups from an election defeat that he refuses to acknowledge and plots his return. The Capitol riots on January 6...

A memoir of danger, oppression, and international politics by a survivor of the Eritrean dictatorship. A view into a secretive country and the uneasy alliances of Africa, and a story of family resilience.

Welcome to "Out Of Exile Podcast," where we highlight resilience, redemption, and the inspiring journeys of those who have transformed their lives after incarceration. In each episode, host Warren "Ren" Hynson talks with individuals who have turned their past struggles into powerful stories of hope and inspiration. Join us as we examine the paths these remarkable people have taken to overcome their pasts and become positive influences in their communities. From entrepreneurs and activists to educators and mentors, our guests share their personal experiences, the challenges they've faced, and ...

Txinaski en su exilio permanente, apátrida con patria nos trae, tras largos años en que lo echábamos de menos, sus inquietudes, que como siempre son muchas; sus reflexiones, sus deseos… Escuchemos lo que quiera compartir con todos nosotros.

This rollicking and panoramic history of Casablanca during the Second World War sheds light on the city as a key hub for European and American powers, and a place where spies, soldiers, and political agents exchanged secrets and vied for control. In November 1942, as a part of Operation Torch...

Leslie Maitland is an award-winning former New York Times investigative reporter whose mother and grandparents fled Germany in 1938 for France, where, as Jews, they spent four years as refugees—the last two under risk of Nazi deportation. In 1942 they made it onto the last boat to escape France before the Germans sealed the harbors. Then, barred from entering the United States, they lived in Cuba for almost two years before immigrating to New York.

Just trying to make sense of it all.

Eine spannende Zeitreise ins Schicksalsjahr berühmter Frauen. Unda Hörner folgt den Spuren berühmter Frauen in zwölf lebendig erzählten Kapiteln durch das Jahr 1939: Hannah Arendt gelingt die Flucht nach New York, Helene Weigel zieht mit dem Brecht-Tross nach Schweden. Marlene Dietrich nimmt die amerikanische Staatsbürgerschaft an, Erika Mann veröffentlicht mit Bruder Klaus ein Who's who der deutschen Kultur im Exil.

When Jessa Crispin was 30, she burned her settled Chicago life to the ground and took off for Berlin with a pair of suitcases and no plan beyond leaving. Half a decade later, she's still on the road, in search not so much of a home as of understanding, a way of being in the world that demands neither constant struggle nor complete surrender.

Through the eyes of two frontline journalists comes a gripping narrative history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement centered around a cast of core activists, culminating in the 2019 mass protests and Beijing's brutal crackdown. Hong Kong was an experiment in governance. Handed back to China...

In autumn 1942, Anna Goldenberg's great-grandparents and one of their sons are deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Hans, their elder son, survives by hiding in an apartment in the middle of Nazi-controlled Vienna. But this is no Anne Frank-like existence; teenage Hans passes time in the municipal library and buys standing-room tickets to the Vienna State Opera. Hans never sees his family again. Goldenberg reconstructs this unique story in magnificent reportage.

George Blake was the last remaining Cold War spy. As a senior officer in the British Intelligence Service who was double agent for the Soviet Union, his actions had devastating consequences for Britain. Yet he was also one of the least-known double agents, and remained unrepentant. In 1961, Blake was sentenced to 42 years imprisonment for betraying to the KGB all of the Western operations in which he was involved, and the names of hundreds of British agents working behind the Iron Curtain. This was the longest sentence for espionage ever to have been handed down by a British court

July 13, 1938: The renowned nuclear physicist Lise Meitner, approaching the age of 60, sits on the train that will take her to the German-Dutch border and then to the safety of exile in Sweden. After months of uncertainty and fear, as a Jew in Nazi Germany, she has abandoned everything: her friends, her career, and her beloved adopted home, the city of Berlin, where she had become a pioneer in the world of nuclear physics.

To all God’s children who have been the victims of abuse in silence: Christ has regarded your helpless estate; like the woman in the bible with the infirmity that could in no wise lift herself. I want you to know it is well. And I’ve dedicated this song to all the women and children who are the victims of rape: sexual, physical, verbal, emotional, and mental abuse. I want you to know that I am a survivor of all of the above. I would also like to share a fraction of my story with you, which I called: Silent Captivity.

When mysterious boxes land on his Vancouver doorstep, best-selling Canadian author Timothy Taylor embarks on a journey of discovery that takes him to Germany and into a hidden family history, spoken about rarely and in whispered tones. Following the breadcrumbs from remote farmhouses to the well-appointed offices of Germany’s cultural elite, Timothy’s on a mission to piece together his family’s experiences of persecution, death, exile and survival under the Nazis, to make sure his mother and grandparents are properly commemorated, to give voice to those the Nazis tried to silence. As ...