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Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the Congressional Gold Medal, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel offers an unforgettable account of Hitler's horrific reign of terror in Night. This definitive edition features a new translation from the original French by Wiesel's wife and frequent translator, Marion Wiesel.

Uncovering what the daylight forgot. 🔦 Cold cases, dark history, and the truth in the shadows. 📂 New mysteries every [Day of Week]. 🕰️

Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times best sellers including Talking to Strangers and host of the podcast Revisionist History, uses original interviews, archival footage, and his trademark insight to weave together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in Central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard. As listeners hear these stories unfurl, Gladwell examines one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history.

A group of U.S. soldiers emailed their observations and experiences from Iraq and their candid opinions on fighting an insurgency. This book is the result. This startling collection of emails is a thoughtful and compelling narrative that carries the reader from the alleys and city streets to the homes of long-suffering Iraqis, and from the soldiers’ concrete bunkers to the “majestic” army base.

A dramatic account of the politics and personalities behind NBC's calamitous attempt to reinvent late-night television. When NBC decided to move Jay Leno into prime time to make room for Conan O'Brien to host the Tonight show-a job he had been promised five years earlier-skeptics anticipated a...

22 December 1949: A conspiracy that began with the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi culminated in the execution of the Ayodhya strategy. Late that night, a little-known sadhu, Abhiram Das, and his followers entered the Babri Masjid and planted an idol of Rama inside it. While it is known that the...

A retelling of the classic myths and timeless tales by bestselling author Annette Giesecke that underlie the 88 named constellations in the night sky--from Andromeda to Orion to Ursa Major. Classical Mythology of the Constellations is a stargazer's guide to the wondrous stories of the gods...

The Titanic collided with an iceberg on the night of April 14, and 1,500 people died in the freezing waters as the ship met her watery grave. Spectacular in many ways, it's a story that has spurred legends and still sends shivers down the spine a century later. This minute-by-minute account of the sinking is based on over 20 years of research and offers amazing detail of that fateful night.

Set against the backdrop of St. Helena Island in July 1863, North by Night immerses listeners in a fictional narrative inspired by the real-life experiences of Lieutenant Timothy Bradford, whose story echoes that of Captain V. B. Chamberlain of the Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. This regiment was part of an expeditionary force that arrived in South Carolina in October 1861, tasked with occupying coastal islands and establishing a strategic base for military operations aimed at Charleston. The narrative vividly recounts the Union troops occupation of Beaufort on Port Royal Island and ...

Israel Meir Lau, one of the youngest survivors of Buchenwald, was just eight years old when the camp was liberated in 1945. Descended from a 1,000-year unbroken chain of rabbis, he grew up to become Chief Rabbi of Israel--and like many of the great rabbis, Lau is a master storyteller. Out of the Depths is his harrowing, miraculous, and inspiring account of life in one of the Nazis' deadliest concentration camps, and how he managed to survive against all possible odds.

Many soldiers enlist from urban backgrounds, often feeling disoriented and fearful in the dark. They may startle at shadows, stumble over flat ground, and create excessive noise, all while grappling with intense nervousness. However, with a focused program of individual training, these same men can learn to operate confidently in complete darkness. Once they gain that confidence, further instruction becomes much simpler. - Summary by Book Chapter 1

The Armies of the Night chronicles the famed October 1967 March on the Pentagon, in which all of the old and new Left - hippies, yuppies, Weathermen, Quakers, Christians, feminists, and intellectuals - came together to protest the Vietnam War. Alongside his contemporaries, Mailer went, witnessed, participated, suffered, and then wrote one of the most stark and intelligent appraisals of the 1960s.

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‘Enlightening, moving’ SIR IAN MCKELLEN From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untangle comedy and tragedy, learning and loving in our modern lives. ‘The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and...

Step into the enchanting world of Stories from the Arabian Nights, where the legendary Scheherazade spins tales that have captivated audiences for centuries. As the clever heroine of the Thousand and One Nights, she wove stories not just for entertainment, but as a means of survival. In this collection, six exceptional tales retold by Laurence Housman stand out for their beauty and depth. These timeless narratives deserve to be shared aloud by those who cherish the art of storytelling—perfect for anyone who loves to immerse themselves in the magic of a well-told tale. - Summary by Phil ...

Dive into the enchanting world of the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, a mesmerizing collection of stories that have been woven together over millennia by various authors, translators, and scholars. This rich tapestry of mythology and folklore hails from the Indian subcontinent, Persia, and Arabia. Though no original manuscript has ever been uncovered, the tales are believed to have originated between AD 800 and 900. The narrative unfolds through the clever storytelling of Shahrazad, who captivates her husband Shahryar with cliff-hangers to save her life. Within this volume, discover ...

In this captivating final volume of Middle Eastern tales, originally penned in Arabic, the clever Scheherazade weaves enchanting stories to captivate her husbands attention and secure her own fate. With each tale, she draws him deeper into a world of wonder and intrigue, fighting for her life with every word. - Summary by Gillian Hendrie

In this enchanting collection of tales, the main narrative follows King Shahryar and his new bride, Scheherazade. After discovering his ex-wifes betrayal, the king vows to marry a virgin each night only to execute her the following morning, believing all women to be unfaithful. However, Scheherazade, clever and resourceful, marries him and begins to weave a captivating tapestry of stories each night, leaving them unfinished to prolong her life and intrigue the king. As the nights unfold, readers are treated to a myriad of adventures, some nested within others, featuring beloved tales such as ...

Dive into the enchanting world of A Thousand Nights and a Night, a mesmerizing collection of stories woven together over centuries by a diverse array of authors, translators, and scholars. This rich tapestry of mythology and folklore spans the Indian subcontinent, Persia, and Arabia, with its origins believed to date back to between AD 800-900. At the heart of these tales is the clever Shahrazad, who captivates her husband, Shahryar, with cliff-hanger stories to save her life. Among the many beloved narratives that have emerged from this compilation are the adventures of Ali Baba and the Forty...

Dive into the enchanting world of A Thousand Nights and a Night—a mesmerizing anthology of tales that have captivated audiences for centuries. This rich collection weaves together mythology and folklore from the Indian subcontinent, Persia, and Arabia, all brought to life through the artful storytelling of Shahrazad. As she spins her captivating narratives to delay her fate at the hands of her husband, Shahryar, youll encounter iconic stories such as Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and the daring voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. This edition features the second of sixteen volumes translated by ...