Showing results for "Hand in Hand" in Biographies & Memoirs

The Dealmaker is a frank and honest account of how a severely dyslexic child who struggled at school went on to graduate from Oxford and become a serial entrepreneur. It describes Guy Hand's career in private equity, first at Nomura and then as head of his own company, Terra Firma. It looks in detail at the huge deals that Terra Firma has done over the years, involving everything from cinema chains and pubs to waste management, aircraft leasing and green energy.

In rural Ohio, a kidnapped woman risks her life by calling 911 with her captor's phone. After she is rescued, investigators turn their attention to her kidnapper: a man named Shawn Grate. As detectives interview Grate, they realize that he may be behind the disappearances of multiple missing women in the area. Could they be face to face with a serial killer?

Born in Hamburg in the 1930s, Marione Ingram fled Nazi Germany only to find racism as pervasive in the American South as anti-Semitism was in Europe. As a white woman and a Holocaust refugee, Marione was the most unlikely of heroes in the fight for civil rights for African Americans. This is her empowering story - a tale of courage, strength, and determination.

Averil Mansfield established herself as a pioneer in every sense of the word when she qualified as a surgeon in the early 1970s. At the time just two per cent of her colleagues were female, and she was often met with surprise, bordering on disbelief and amusement, when telling people what she did. But time and again, Averil proved herself more than capable of the role which had been her greatest dream since the age of eight. After a formidable operating career in Liverpool and London, she went on to became the UK's first ever female professor of surgery.

Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous year 1918, amidst the relentless Great War, lies an ancient English country house steeped in blood and mystery. This tranquil setting is disrupted when a young, listless wife organizes a gathering for her friends from the bustling city of London. Her invitees include war workers, men in uniform, and a renowned explorer with an affinity for jewels. The revelry ends in despair when shes found dead with a gunshot wound and an invaluable heirloom pearl necklace goes missing. Scotland Yard, seemingly barking up the wrong tree, is on the case. Will the ...

In 1960 Argentina, a covert team of Israeli agents hunted down the most elusive war criminal alive: Adolf Eichmann, chief architect of the Holocaust. The young spy who tackled Eichmann on a Buenos Aires street - and fought every compulsion to strangle the Obersturmführer then and there - was Peter Z. Malkin. For decades Malkin's identity as Eichmann's captor was kept secret. Here he reveals the entire breathtaking story - from the genesis of the top-secret surveillance operation to the dramatic public capture and smuggling of Eichmann to Israel to stand trial.

இந்த போட்காஸ்ட், வாழ்க்கையில் நாம் எப்படி பிரச்சனைகளை எதிர்கொள்கிறோம் என்பதையும், எந்த சூழ்நிலையையும் சமாளித்து வெற்றிகரமாக வெளியே வரக்கூடிய பல திறன்களால் நாம் அனைவரும் எப்படி நிரம்பியுள்ளோம் என்பதைப் பற்றி பேசுகிறது...

Dallin H. Oaks may not have seemed the likeliest choice to become an Apostle. His life path had been anything but conventional. He was only seven when his mother became a widow. His young adulthood saw him joining the National Guard and marrying at nineteen. But all along that path, the Lord was preparing him for the call that would eventually come. This engaging biography by noted historian Richard E. Turley, Jr. takes the listener on a fascinating journey through the life of an extraordinary leader.

Seine Lieder, wie "Meine Zeit steht in deinen Händen", "Mag sein, du kannst es nicht verstehn" oder "Kommt, atmet auf" gehören zum festen Liedgut vieler Kirchengemeinden. Einige seiner Kompositionen sind sogar im Evangelischen und Katholischen Gesangbuch zu finden. Peter Strauch erzählt in seiner spannenden Biografie von seinen wichtigsten Lebensstationen, aber auch von schwierigen Wegstrecken und Erfahrungen.

“Lyrical and down-to-earth, wry and heartbreaking, This Life Is in Your Hands is a fascinating and powerful memoir. Melissa Coleman doesn’t just tell the story of her family’s brave experiment and private tragedy; she brings to life an important and underappreciated chapter of our recent...

In In My Hands, surgical oncologist Dr. Steven Curley shares the empowering lessons he's learned over 25 years from his cancer patients' unique stories of struggle, perseverance, and triumph. As Chief of Surgical Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Steven Curley has worked with cancer...

These are the extraordinary realities of the NHS front line. From the historic junior doctor strikes to the 'humanitarian crisis' declared by the Red Cross, the overstretched health service is on the precipice. This is a powerful polemic on its systematic degradation and a letter of optimism to that same health service and those who support it. It captures with tenderness a new doctor's experiences of an NHS at breaking point.

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jon Meacham offers a collection of inspiring words about how to be a good citizen, from Thomas Jefferson and others, and reminds us why our country’s founding principles are still so important today. Thomas Jefferson believed in the covenant between a...

The World in Hands (TWH) is a podcast about people. We started as a photoblog project, aiming showcase stories we found inspiring, or simply fun. The catch is - we combine stories with photos of people hands, as elements of their body that combine intimacy with visibility. Here, we aim to share the full interviews we take, the full picture. Here, we tap into a different person's world every week. Here, we show the world, in hands. Follow us on instagram: @theworldinhands.co

Wir leben das gewisse Extra - das Down Syndrom!Der erste Podcast von Menschen mit dem gewissen Extra.Und von Ihren BegleiterInnen.Was du zu hören bekommst :"Nachgefragt" : Gespräche mit spannenden Menschen."Mythen-Crasher" Das heißt : Wir sprechen über Vor - Urteile."Jetzt mal ehrlich" : Gespräche über das Leben.und NEU seit Staffel 2: "InTeam" : Wir stellen euch unser Team vor"Faktencheck": Spannende Einblicke in neue ThemenMutig - offen - ehrlich.Hast du Fragen an uns ?Dann schreibe uns bitte : zentrum@down-syndrom.at(C) Musik: Mag. Werner Radzik (Lied: "Everything changes")(C) Foto/...

What would you tell your younger self? How would you inspire her? Uplift her? The women in this book took on this assignment, writing letters to their younger selves. On the other side of the challenges that shaped them, they told their younger selves that they are loved. The Dream Is in Your Hands: She Can Do It is a powerful volume that showcases 39 women from multiple industries who have achieved some of their biggest dreams. Listen to these letters and get a glimpse into the lives of strong, bold women. Inspire yourself.

Beginning in the summer of 1903, an insidious crime wave filled New York City, and then the entire country, with fear. The children of Italian immigrants were kidnapped, and dozens of innocent victims were gunned down. Bombs tore apart tenement buildings. Judges, senators, Rockefellers, and society matrons were threatened with gruesome deaths. The perpetrators seemed both omnipresent and invisible. Their only calling card: the symbol of a black hand.

My name is Hans Karlsson, and I'm a Swede who first visited Japan in 1986 and eventually made it my permanent home in 1989. The road has been long, with many twists and turns, odd occurrences, wonderful meetings, and hard lessons. I am broadcasting this podcast from the small town of Tajimi, on the countryside in central Japan. If you plan to travel, study, or work in Japan, or if you are just curious about the country and are in for some good stories from an alternate reality, I look forward to sharing them with you.

The lives and crimes of Hollywood’s biggest names and the people around them.Hollywood in Handcuffs is the podcast that goes past the polished facade of fame, digging into the arrests, scandals, and coverups the stars hoped you’d never hear about.For entertainment purposes only. All stories based on public records. Alleged unless proven.

Empty Hands is the inspiring memoir of Zulu nurse and healthcare activist Sister Abegail Ntleko. Growing up poor in a rural village with a father who didn't believe in educating girls, against seemingly insurmountable odds Sister Abegail earned her nursing degree and began work as a community...