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The award-winning and surprisingly hopeful story of one woman's search for resiliency in a warming world Several years ago, ecologist Lauren E. Oakes set out from California for Alaska's old-growth forests to hunt for a dying tree: the yellow-cedar. With climate change as the culprit, the death...

Imperial conquest and colonization depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder. European empires amassed global power by asserting a right to use unilateral force at their discretion. They Called It Peace is a panoramic history of how these routines of violence remapped the contours of empire and reordered the world from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries.

If you grew up in the '80s or '90s, you might be familiar with the story of Koko’s Kitten. It’s the tale of a giant gorilla named Koko who made friends with a tiny baby cat called All Ball. But this gorilla wasn’t just any ape—she spoke sign language. Or at least a gorilla version of it. And when Koko wanted her kitty brought to her, she just signed his name. The story riveted people young and old across America.

She wanted mixology trends. She got a spirit with a cognac obsession.Welcome to Lauren & Hardy, a fictional comedy podcast that follows Lauren Duplessis, a struggling mixologist and Brooklyn-based podcaster, who accidentally teams up with a very enthusiastic (and possibly undead) 19th-century British gentleman: Anthony Hardy, founder of the historic Maison Hardy Cognac.Together, they dive into the wild, weird, and surprisingly dramatic world of cognac history, French terroir, family legacies, and legendary spirits—all told through witty banter and a soundscape so rich you can practically ...

From the birth of hip-hop in the 1970s to today, women have been just as integral to the growth and development of the rap game as their male counterparts. Nonetheless, they’re consistently shortchanged as artists, creators, renegades, and cultural visionaries in prevailing histories of the genre. The Motherlode changes that.

Présentation de la chaireLes recherches effectuées au sein de la chaire Histoire contemporaine du monde arabe, sous la responsabilité du Pr Henry Laurens, couvrent une période chronologique allant de la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle jusqu'à nos jours. Les relations entre Orient arabe et Occident en constituent toujours l'axe principal. Des thématiques telles que le suivi de trajectoires nationales (Égypte, Syrie, Palestine), les relations internationales, bilatérales (Palestine et Égypte ; Syrie et France) ou multilatérales (France et pays de la Méditerranée) restent au cœur ...

A timely, riveting book that presents for the first time an alternative history of 1930s Britain, revealing how prominent fascist sympathizers nearly succeeded in overturning British democracy—using the past as a road map to navigate the complexities of today’s turn toward authoritarianism...

Pancho Barnes was a force of nature, a woman who lived a big, messy, colorful, unconventional life. She ran through three fortunes, four husbands, and countless lovers. She outflew Amelia Earhart, outsmarted Howard Hughes, outdrank the Mexican Army, and out- maneuvered the U.S. government. In...

Come with me on a journey to discover all the creepy shit that you never knew happened. Trust me... there's a lot. New Episodes Released Every Thursday Follow me on Instagram@CreepyHistoryPod

Exposes the new generation of whiteness thriving at the expense and borrowed ingenuity of black people—and explores how this intensifies racial inequality. American culture loves blackness. From music and fashion to activism and language, black culture constantly achieves worldwide influence...

This groundbreaking book introduces a new branch of theological thought Adams calls womanish, as a play on the womanist tradition (the theology of Black womanhood). "Womanish," remembers Adams, is a term Black mothers used for young girls as they grew more interested in doing grown-up things. Adams draws on her own life story as well as the life stories of other Black girls to explore theological concepts such as Scripture, theodicy, salvation, prayer, neighborly love, and the image of God.

'Amazing – what perfect timing for fashion's new wave' Barbara Hulanicki, Founder of BIBA These 10 classic fashion items are part of the universal language of style: the White T-shirt, Miniskirt, Hoodie, Jeans, Ballet flat, Breton top, Biker jacket, Little black dress, Stiletto, Trench. While...

Pivoting from studies that emphasize the dominance of progressivism on American college campuses during the late sixties and early seventies, Lauren Lassabe Shepherd positions conservative critiques of, and agendas in, American colleges and universities as an essential dimension of a broader conversation of conservative backlash against liberal education. This book explores the story of how stakeholders in American higher education organized and reacted to challenges to their power from the New Left and Black Power student resistance movements of the late 1960s.

This is your Lauren Sanchez podcast.Discover "Lauren Sanchez Living Biography," a captivating podcast that delves into the inspiring life of Lauren Sanchez. Updated regularly, this biographical series offers in-depth insights and untold stories from her incredible journey. Whether you're a long-time admirer or new to her story, tune in to explore her achievements, challenges, and ongoing legacy.For more info go to https://www.quietplease.aiCheck out these deals https://amzn.to/48MZPjs

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She's the judge, the DNA’s the jury! Daytime Emmy-award-winning court show, Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court - is now available as a podcast! Every episode, Judge Lauren Lake settles shocking paternity mysteries with unquestionable DNA results. Tune in every weekday for shocking DNA reveals, and Lauren’s trademark brand of brutal honesty and wisdom, on Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court!

Greetings witches, welcome to the Casket Coven where we unbury the past and discuss all things death and macabre...Regular episodes release every 2nd and last Friday of each month at 6pm (GMT) / 11am (PST)

Just after midnight on October 9, 2017, as one of the nation's deadliest firestorms swept over California's Wine Country, hundreds of elderly residents from two posh senior living facilities were caught in its path. The frailest were blind, in wheelchairs, or diagnosed with dementia, and their community quickly transformed from a palatial complex that pledged to care for them to one that threatened to entomb them. The rescue of the final 105 seniors left behind on an inflamed hillside depended not on employees, but strangers whose lives intersected in a riveting tale of terror and heroism.

Two professors who love pop culture discuss why everything old (in movies, tv, music, and fashion) is new again.PhDs in History, advanced training in sass.Don’t forget to read your footnotes!

The winner of France's prestigious Prix Femina Essai (2009), this imaginative and captivating audiobook explores the many dimensions of the room in which we spend so much of our lives - the bedroom. Eminent cultural historian Michelle Perrot traces the evolution of the bedroom from the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans to today, examining its myriad forms and functions, from royal king's chamber to child's sleeping quarters to lovers' trysting place to monk's cell.