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An exploration of the cultural impact of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, the Piet of music, and its enigmatic composer. In the first book ever to explore Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, music and literary critic Thomas Larson tells the story of the prodigal composer, his seminal masterpiece and its fascinating history as America's secular hymn for grieving our dead.

John and David, two inseparable friends, were filled with youthful exuberance and an insatiable thirst for adventure. Growing up just miles from the sea west of Boston, they found themselves drawn to the oceans enchanting call as they approached manhood in the aftermath of America’s Revolutionary War. Fueled by their shared dream, they embarked on a two-day journey to Boston, and within just one day, they found themselves aboard a ship, ready to embark on a whirlwind of adventures that would surpass their wildest imaginations. The next fifteen years would carve out a destiny for these ...

Where the smoke is thick, the money’s tight, and the lessons are the kind you wish someone told you sooner. Join John Thomas—KCBS pitmaster, Montana dad, and BBQ underdog—as he dishes out bite-sized stories, common-sense tips, and head-smacking lessons from the world of competition barbecue. This podcast isn’t for the pros with a $50k rig and a sauce sponsorship—it’s for the rest of us: the new teams, the small crews, the weekend warriors trying to figure it out without blowing the budget. No brisket flexing. Just real talk, rookie mistakes, and hopefully some insights that help.

Novelist and essayist Mallon talks with Freeman, critic and American editor of Granta, about the great, lost art of letter writing and the current frenzy of electronic messaging. A discussion with the audience ensues.

In Book Seven of this inspiring series, we delve into the remarkable lives of women who have shaped history, featuring iconic figures such as George Eliot, Joan of Arc, and Madame Recamier. Join us as we celebrate their stories and contributions, narrated by KHand.

If you enjoyed Ashton-Kirk, Investigator, youll find this follow-up both engrossing and thrilling. Ashton-Kirk, with his special set of skills, has proven invaluable to the U.S. government in matters of national security. In an age where colossal nations teeter on the brink of war, a steady, secretive, and sure hand is required to maintain balance and keep calamity at bay. Ashton-Kirk embodies these qualities, navigating through treacherous situations that often go unnoticed by the public eye. His adventures reveal a series of dangers each nation has endured, dangers that seem insignificant at...

Channeled messages of hope offers answers from the Other Side to a world facing the biggest challenges in history. Through a process known as spirit channeling, we asked Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla about emerging clean energy technology, Wayne Dyer and Saint Francis about healing our planet and ourselves, and Gandhi and Ronald Reagan about motivating the public to action. Nineteen souls in all responded to our call for answers to subjects related to global warming and climate change, and now we are bringing their messages of hope to you. Hear the souls speak! Based on the audiobook ...

Serving Christ by serving others in the Heart of Troup. John 15:12.

Welcome to Soirée Gun - cool music from the 50s, 60s, and 70s - Beach Party Spy Music - on 88.1 KWVA - everything from BEATNIK to SCI-FI DISCO - including but not limited to tiki, exotica, poliziotteschi soundtracks, eurosleaze, bossa nova, foreign language covers, western, bachelor pad, lounge, spaceage, funk, sunshine and baroque pop and much much more...

A five-part series telling the untold story of Tony, Caro & John and their remarkable musical survival. sam@incrediblesociety.co.uk

Thomas Steinbeck, son of famed writer and Pulitzer Prize recipient John Steinbeck, sits down with Patricia Lawrence for a casual conversation about his life; his published short stories, Down to a Soundless Sea; fictional accounts of life around Monterey Bay California...and his father!

John Singleton became a living legend at just 24 years old when he earned Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Boyz N the Hood, the sleeper hit of the summer of 1991 and one of the decade’s most important films. Though he wasn’t victorious on Oscar night, it didn’t detract from his achievements.

Amazing Grace is the surprising true story of John Newton, author of the song that has touched millions. A biography that reads like a novel, it reveals Newton’s dramatic story of sin and salvation as a slave trader before his ultimate transformation to speaking out against the horror of...

Audiobuch über das Leben und Wirken des legendären Sängers und Songwriters. John Denver lebt: zumindest in den Gedanken der immer noch riesigen Fangemeinde des 1997 durch einen Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben gekommenen amerikanischen Sängers und Songwriters. Jetzt ist ein Hörbuch über ihn erschienen, das über das Leben und Wirken des Künstlers informiert. Das Hörbuch enthält dazu Interviewpassagen von einer Pressekonferenz, die John Denver auf seiner letzten Deutschlandtournee im Jahre 1995 gegeben hat.

Erstmals im Hörspiel: Der spannende Roman des Nobelpreisträgers, bekannt durch die berühmte Verfilmung mit James Dean. Es ist die Geschichte zweier ungleicher Brüder, die um die Liebe des Vaters buhlen und derselben Frau ins Netz gehen. Wir lauschen den Kämpfen des Adam Trask, hören vom Verrat seines Brudes Charles und seiner Frau Cathy, schlüpfen in die Köpfe der Söhne Caleb und Aron und fiebern am Totenbett der Versöhnung entgegen. Über 40 namhafte Schauspieler und Schauspielerinnen und meisterhafte Soundcollagen entführen uns ins Amerika des Wilden Westens bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg.

🎥 +🍻 Does the world need another movie podcast? No – it needs this one, dammit! A couple of Okies & their buddy in the bayou host in-depth discussions about the latest films, pit seminal classics against one another, and catch up the cinematic staples they’ve somehow overlooked. PLUS! beer + movie pairings, recommendations, and a whole lot more!

In the early 1990’s, Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien are drawn into a bizarre case in New York, linked both to Hellboy’s 1980 adventure with Anastasia in Brazil and to The Lobster’s encounter with the Proteus Club in 1933. A strange community of bizarre humans has been living in secret beneath Manhattan for more than sixty years. Now, though, someone is stalking them, murdering them one by one—someone who claims to be the ancient goddess Sem-Karul. With aid from the now elderly Cynthia Tynan, Hellboy and the BPRD must face the Goddess of Manhattan, and the monsters who serve her.

The remarkable and inspiring story of how London was transformed after the Great Fire of 1666 into the most powerful city in the world, and the men who were responsible for that achievement. Opening in the 1640s, as the city was gripped in tumult leading up to the English Civil War, The Phoenix charts the lives and works of five extraordinary men who would grow up in the chaos of a world turned upside down: the architect, Sir Christopher Wren; gardener and virtuosi, John Evelyn; the scientist, Robert Hooke; the radical philosopher, John Locke; and the builder, Nicholas Barbon.

A Gentleman Gets Dressed Up is not a book about style—it is a book about the rules—rules that will allow any man to feel more comfortable in the choices he makes about what he wears. Let’s get one thing straight. Clothes do not make the man . . . but they do make a difference. And...

Harry Cohn was the cofounder and president of Columbia Pictures, which he ran from the 1930s through 1950s. Cohn—who abhorred personal publicity—left no writings, made no speeches, and rarely submitted to interviews. Despite this, acclaimed biographer Bob Thomas brilliantly illuminates the life of the powerful but elusive studio head in King Cohn: The Life and Times of Hollywood Mogul Harry Cohn. Thomas details the studio head's rise from a New York City song-plugger to a Poverty Row impresario, highlighting his reign as one of the most powerful men in Hollywood.