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What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization - in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics - that have transformed the way we live.

Welcome to Bernie Collins' world. Formula 1 drivers are the public face of Grand Prix racing but behind every driver is a team of several hundred people sharing the same passionate desire to win. On race day it's the Team Strategist who calls the shots, working under immense pressure to make split second and crucial decisions. Through her eyes and experience as a Performance Engineer and Head of Race Strategy, Bernie takes you behind the scenes of a Formula 1 team - both in the factory and at the races - to uncover what it takes to put two Formula 1 cars on the grid and go racing.

“A convincing case for Powell’s legacy as a pioneering conservationist.”--The Wall Street Journal "A bold study of an eco-visionary at a watershed moment in US history."--Nature A timely, thrilling account of the explorer who dared to lead the first successful expedition down the Colorado...

Experience the thrilling adventures in wildlife conservation from "the Indiana Jones of Biology" (Entrepreneur) in this action-packed and educational memoir filled with danger and intrigue. Very few individuals can truthfully say that their work impacts every person on earth. Forrest Galante is...

A curated compendium of poetry and prose from the award-winning poet Mary Oliver, including the book-length masterpiece The Leaf and the Cloud, the collection What Do We Know, andessays from Long Life—with a foreword by fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Postcolonial Love Poem Natalie...

Hailed as a “worthy successor” to John McPhee (Kirkus Reviews), Ben Weissenbach —a digital native with little prior wilderness experience—embarks on a series of scientific adventures across the wilds of Alaska with some of the state's most distinguished and audacious researchers. At the...

O Brasil tem uma população superior a 200 milhões de habitantes, mas pouco mais de uma dezena de clubes detém quase toda a torcida nacional. Hoje são instituições centenárias, vencedoras, cuja paixão passa de pais para filhos. Mas nem sempre foi assim. Quais razões sociais, econômicas, políticas e esportivas transformaram clubes fundados sem qualquer histórico de popularidade em grandes paixões nacionais? Que personagens foram fundamentais neste processo? “Como Nascem os Grandes” não é um podcast apenas sobre futebol. Ele percorre parte da História do Brasil desde o ...

A podcast focusing on Moto3 downwards. Updates, race previews and race reactions from Moto3, MotoJunior, Moto4 British Cup, FIM MotoMini UK, Fab Racing & More!

Enzo uncovers a wealth of new facts about the origins, ambitions, and private life of Enzo Ferrari. Drawing on years of original research conducted in Italy and abroad, this book lays bare the hidden aspects of Ferrari's career. From his earliest failed business ventures, to his political dealings with Italy's fascist government, Allied occupiers, and even Communist leaders. Revisit all the highlights of Ferrari's rise to greatness. Including his driving career in the 1920s, his management of racing teams for Alfa Romeo in the 1930s and the launch of his own company and team in the late 1940s.

A real-life thriller in the vein of The Devil in the White City, Kate Winkler Dawson's debut Death in the Air is a gripping, historical narrative of a serial killer, an environmental disaster, and an iconic city struggling to regain its footing. London was still recovering from the devastation...

Le podcast qui explore l’itinérance, la montagne et la vie dehors, aux côtés de ceux qui en font leur terrain de jeu. Aux commandes : Régis Cahn, 1m98 de passion pour le trek, le bivouac et la montagne. Son magasin Aventure Nordique est devenu un repère pour les aventuriers, ses conseils une boussole, et sa curiosité un moteur pour découvrir les histoires qui se cachent derrière chaque sac à dos. Bienvenue dans Le Grand Dehors.

High Crimes is journalist Michael Kodas's gripping account of life on top of the world--where man is every bit as deadly as Mother Nature. In the years following the publication of Into Thin Air, much has changed on Mount Everest. Among all the books documenting the glorious adventures in...

Every year the Grand National produces very different stories from jockeys and horses alike; uplifting scenes from a victor and heartbreak when a mere inch divides the loser from the winner at the end of nearly four-and-a-half miles and 30 challenging fences. The race has evolved over the years, but there is one constant: luck, or the lack of it. How fitting, then, that in 1839 the first winner was named Lottery.

Dans ce podcast, mon invité est le nouvel attaquant du FC Fostin qui va devoir tenter de faire gagner son équipe dans le livre-jeu "Êtes-vous un grand footballeur ? Quel attaquant êtes-vous ? Le jeu de rôle".Fort de la fiche de joueur qu'il aura construit au préalable (et pour laquelle il a parfaitement eu le droit de se mettre par exemple un 10 sur 10 en dribble) et d'une paire de dés, il sillonne le terrain à travers plusieurs actions de jeu pour essayer de marquer des buts et faire gagner ses couleurs. Il doit faire les bons choix et montrer quel footballeur il est.Et vous, ...

La transmission est centrale dans la vènerie. La transmission d'une passion, d'une connaissance unique, d'un savoir-faire multi-centenaire, d'une tradition cynégétique.. Dans ce podcast, des grands noms du monde de la vènerie livrent leur histoire, leur expérience Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In the wake of the stock-market crash and the dawn of the Great Depression, a ray of light emerged from the world of sports. In the summer of 1930, Bobby Jones, a 28-year-old amateur golfer, mounted a campaign against the record books. In four months, this natural, self-taught player conquered the British Amateur Championship, the British Open, the United States Open, and finally the United States Amateur Championship.

Na melhor tradição do novo jornalismo, Adriano Wilkson constrói uma história vibrante e dramática, cheia de personagens de carne e osso (e músculos) inesquecíveis, em que o ringue onde as batalhas se desenrolam se torna uma alegoria dos percalços que a vida impõe a milhões de brasileiros. Acácio Pequeno precisa evaporar de seu corpo cerca de três litros de água para ter acesso à luta mais importante de sua carreira.

ESPN’s Tim MacMahon goes behind the scenes of Luka Dončić’s years with the Dallas Mavericks—before his trade to the Lakers stunned the basketball world—telling the story of a franchise’s quest to build a championship team around a prodigy. In 2018, the Dallas Mavericks landed the...

Juanma López Iturriaga y Fernando Romay son, como dirían Le Luthiers, Grandes Hitos o, visto de otra manera, ‘grandesitos’. Los dos subcampeones olímpicos, acompañados de Luis Fermoso, conversan con un deportista. Saben de lo que hablan.

Enzo Ferrari diceva: "Date un foglio di carta a un bambino, dategli dei colori e chiedetegli di disegnare un'automobile, sicuramente la farà rossa." Devo dire che aveva ragione. Dalla prefazione di Charles Leclerc. La storia della Formula 1 è un vero e proprio romanzo iniziato il 13 maggio del 1950 in Inghilterra. Da allora sono trascorsi settant'anni, ricchi di avventure, successi, gioie, ma anche di dolori e tragedie.