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Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Years in the making-the definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his...

What if being yourself is the real reinvention—be inspired by stories of historical women who dared to be themselves.Roots & Reinvention explores the raw, emotional journeys of women in history who defied expectations, and rebuilt their lives from scratch on their own terms. These are stories of women who changed the world by choosing to be themselves—no matter the cost.Whether you're navigating divorce and rebuilding your identity, facing midlife and questioning everything, dealing with career change or job loss, adjusting to an empty nest, grieving a profound loss, feeling stuck in the ...

Welcome to the Reinvention Unlimited Podcast where we have conversations with extraordinary people who have literally reinvented themselves, their lives and even their companies. We talk about what led up to that, what it took to reinvent themselves and where they are now to the future.

Aerospace journalist Joe Pappalardo has witnessed space rocket launches around the world, from the jungle of French Guiana to the coastline of California. In his comprehensive work Spaceport Earth, Pappalardo describes the rise of private companies in the United States and how they are reshaping the way the world is using space for industry and science. Spaceport Earth is a travelogue through modern space history as it is being made.

Provence, 1970 is about a singular historic moment. In the winter of that year, more or less coincidentally, the iconic culinary figures James Beard, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, Richard Olney, Simone Beck, and Judith Jones found themselves together in the South of France. They cooked and ate...

Marianne Faithfull’s relationship with Mick Jagger was a defining chapter in her life, one that shaped both her artistic journey and public perception. Initially seen as a glamorous rock and roll couple, their relationship eventually unraveled, leaving Faithfull to navigate a world that had often defined her solely in relation to Jagger. The infamous Redlands drug raid and subsequent media scrutiny cemented her as a tragic figure, but Faithfull ultimately transcended this role. Struggling with addiction and homelessness in the years after their breakup, she found her true artistic voice, ...