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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A bold work from the author of The Black Swan that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our...

Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism. That war is real, but it sits atop an older struggle between Kabul and the countryside, between order and chaos, between a modernist impulse to join the world and the pull of an older Afghanistan - a tribal universe of village republics permeated by Islam. Now, Tamim Ansary draws on his Afghan background, Muslim roots, and Western and Afghan sources to explain history from the inside out and to illuminate the long, internal struggle that the outside world has never fully understood.

India's relations with the People's Republic of China have captured the popular imagination ever since the 1950s but have rarely merited a detailed understanding of the issues. Individual episodes tend to arouse lively debate, which often dissipates without a deeper exploration of the factors...

The Great Game in Cuba uses the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution to examine the CIA's inner workings during the '50s and '60s. Detailing the agency's lies and deceits, Mellen paints a vivid behind-the-scenes picture of the CIA in Cuba after the Castro revolution: what it wanted and the lengths it was willing to go to in order to paralyze the opposition to Fidel Castro.

A perceptive and provocative history of Henry Kissinger's diplomatic negotiations in the Middle East that illuminates the unique challenges and barriers Kissinger and his successors have faced in their attempts to broker peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. “A wealth of lessons for...

A twice a week (Monday and Thursday mornings just so you know) 20 episode series of super short podcasts looking at the incredible people, whacky sports, bizarre events and crazy happenings that have happened in the last 128 years of the Olympic Games. The shows start from 1896 in Athens and the super strange 100m Freestyle for Greek Navy Sailors all the way through to the Breakdancing that will happen in Paris 2024. In between, we will look at the cheats, the mad sports, the deleted events, the Olympic gold medal in town planning, the self administered electric shock torture to win medals and...

In-depth, quirky, occationally funny history podcast by Francis Lundh

In 2007, two CIA spooks meet with an American colonel in military intelligence. The war is going badly, and President Bush, who steadfastly refuses to back down, remains unchallenged at home as Democrats and Republicans focus on the 2008 elections. Meanwhile, Iran's pursuit of nuclear energy will yield enriched uranium by 2012 - uranium that could be used to manufacture suitcase nukes. The US military is too drained to invade Iran, and a preemptive strike is out of the question.

“It’s one of the best books on politics of any kind I’ve read. For entertainment value, I put it up there with Catch 22.” —The Financial Times “It transports you to a parallel universe in which everything in the National Enquirer is true….More interesting is what we learn about the...

Have you ever been with a group of people watching a sports game and wondered what the heck they are talking about? You are definitely not the only one. I’m Erika, the host of the She’s Game Ready Podcast. I’m here to help you understand the gibberish you are hearing about the most popular sports teams. As a daughter and sister who has heard my family speak about these topics almost 24/7, I feel like I am almost an expert in these topics. We will also dive into the history, fun facts, and new news about all your favorite sports teams. This podcast is a weekly sports podcast that will ...

The definitive account of how regime change in the Middle East has proven so tempting to American policymakers for decades—despite never achieving the far-reaching aims of its proponents—and how it’s finally time to forge a new path forward. Since the end of World War II, the United States...

" A Game Changed History, but It's Hardly Been Seen Since" is from the March 27, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard Sandomir and narrated by Caroline Miller.

A former counterterrorism official explores how modern evangelicalism and right-wing conservatism intermingled to form the combustible ideology that resulted in the January 6 attacks on the Capitol—and which threatens to destroy the American Church from within. How did a Church that purports...

McInerney and Vallely, retired U.S. Generals, are now military analysts for FOX News. In Endgame, they direct their experience and expertise to the question of how to win the war on terror. Unlike past enemies, radical Islam is not confined to particular nationsm - and thus cannot be defeated solely through conventional warfare against enemy states.

The unvarnished and unbiased inside story of President Donald Trump and his White House by New York Times bestselling author Ronald Kessler Based on exclusive interviews with the president and his staff, The Trump White House: Changing the Rules of the Game tells the real story of what...

From Qasem Soleimani to the nuclear deal, a deeply reported exploration of Iran’s decades-long power struggle with the United States—in the tradition of Steve Coll’s Ghost Wars and Lawrence Wright’s The Looming Tower “A front-row view of the spy games, assassinations, political...

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Chapter 1: The Humble Origins Our story begins in the late 1980s, a time when video games were just beginning to capture the hearts and minds of a generation. It was against this backdrop that two young Harvard Business School graduates, James McCurry and Gary Kusin, had a vision: to create a space where gamers could come together, explore new worlds, and share their passion. With this dream in mind, they founded a small software retailer in Dallas, Texas, and named it Babbage's, after the father of the computer, Charles Babbage. Step into Babbage's in those early days, and you'd be greeted by...

In every game there’s a moment that turns the tide. A single play can change the outcome of a game, and even shift the course of human history.

Hello, everyone! Today we're diving deep into the incredible world of the Invictus Games. As we approach the anniversary of this awe-inspiring event, it's only fitting that we take a closer look at its history, purpose, and the profound impact it has had on the lives of wounded, injured, and sick service personnel and veterans across the globe. Let's start from the beginning, shall we? The Invictus Games were born from the vision and passion of none other than Prince Harry himself. Having served in the British Army for a decade, including two tours in Afghanistan, Prince Harry witnessed ...