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Sara Daniel, a star European correspondent and one of the few women reporters covering Iraq, dares to venture where few have gone, in this gripping and fascinating memoir. In June of 2002, war looms and Saddam Hussein still has a brutal grip on a nation in disarray. Sara Daniel travels the length and breadth of Iraq, following the fast-evolving events and interviewing people from all walks of life and all religious and political affiliations: from the Kurds in the north to the rising new politicians in Baghdad and beyond....

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From Wilkie Collins to the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the traditional image of the Victorian detective is male. Few people realize that women detectives successfully investigated Victorian Britain, working both with the police and for private agencies, which they sometimes managed themselves. Sara Lodge recovers these forgotten women’s lives. She also reveals the sensational role played by the fantasy female detective in Victorian melodrama and popular fiction, enthralling a public who relished the spectacle of a cross-dressing, fist-swinging heroine.

Glør er en sosialistisk podcast der Sara diskuterer kjente skrifter fra venstresida og forklarer konteksten. Målet til Glør er å gjøre arbeiderkampens historie og teoretiske grunnlag mer tilgjengelig på norsk.

I Sara Bovin Podcast inviterer Sara (tidligere vært på Skyggekvinder) gæster ind til samtaler om livets kriser og livsforandrende oplevelser. Fortællinger om alt fra giftige affærer, bedrag og den kollektive uro, vi alle mærker i en tid præget af konflikter og en verden i op brud. En podcast om mennesker – og de livserfaringer, der former og forandrer os.

Read by the author and set in one of the world’s most beautiful landscapes, Kuleana is the story of an award-winning journalist’s effort to hold on to her family’s ancestral Hawaiian lands—and find herself along the way. “A powerful story of land, belonging, loss, and survival that...

In 1837, Sara Coleridge introduced the enchanting Phantasmion, her longest original work, which has been hailed by critic Mike Ashley as the first fairytale novel written in English. Literary historian Dennis Butts describes it as a remarkable pioneering fantasy and a testament to Coleridges extraordinary talent. The fairy tale is celebrated not only for its captivating narrative but also for its lyrical songs, such as Sylvan Stag and One Face Alone, which garnered admiration from notable critics like Leigh Hunt. With its rich language and beautiful storytelling, Phantasmion may even have ...

Året är 1868 och Emelie Skjöldebrand är en välsedd adelsfröken i Stockholms societet. Hon lever obunden och frigjord. I hemlighet skriver hon erotiska berättelser under pseudonymen Anteros, så detaljerade och skandalösa att myndigheterna gjort det till högsta prioritet att få stopp på dem. Hon är föräldralös eftersom hennes mor och far år 1849 gav sig av till Afrika för att tillsammans med den berömde upptäcktsresanden David Livingstone korsa Kalahariöknen. Hennes förmyndare Emil beskyddar henne och förvaltar hennes tillgångar väl.Men mörka moln hopar sig. Hennes ...

Nel cuore di Milano c’è una targa, unico segno di una casa che non esiste più. Lì, quasi un secolo fa, viveva Anna Kuliscioff, che aveva scelto Milano come la sua città. In quelle stanze accoglieva politici e intellettuali, ma soprattutto donne: operaie, sartine, lavoratrici che cercavano ascolto, diritti, dignità. Sono le loro voci, fragili, spesso ignorate, a guidare il suo impegno. Nonostante le origini nella borghesia russa, Anna orienta presto il suo sguardo sulle disuguaglianze di genere e di classe. Vive molte vite: medica che cura le donne povere, rivoluzionaria in giovinezza e ...

World War I saw an unprecedented loss of life in Western Europe, and destruction on a scale no one alive had ever seen. All those who experienced it were irrevocably changed, including many writers and artists upon whose oeuvre it left an indelible mark. This captivating series examines the impact of the war on artists and thinkers through the prism of their great works. In each episode, a leading figure from the worlds of science, culture and the arts reflects on a single iconic piece, and discusses how the events of 1914-18 shaped its creation.

Come si fa a stabilire qual è il secolo d'oro dell'antica Roma? Ci fu davvero un secolo d'oro? Quello che è certo è che si può parlare di un'epoca di oltre un secolo e mezzo piena di eventi che hanno portato Roma all'acme della sua potenza per poi dare inizio a un fisiologico e inesorabile declino. Questo audiolibro si propone di analizzare il periodo che va dal principato di Augusto fino alla morte di Marco Aurelio per capire come è cambiata Roma in quegli anni e perché. Ogni imperatore ha contribuito a plasmare l'impero romano ma anche a favorirne il crepuscolo.

Though often taken for granted, the modern American public defender is a recent invention with a surprisingly contentious history - one that offers insights not only about the "carceral state" but also about the contours and compromises of 20th-century liberalism.

En medrivende historie om en gruppe modige, unge danske mænd, der – ofte ad omveje, der førte dem kloden rundt – kom til at flyve Spitfires i allieret tjeneste. Det er krigens år fortalt gennem en personlig historie – om flugt fra Danmark, lejrliv og kampmissioner. Det er viljen til (og kampen for) at gøre en forskel og kæmpe for friheden, ofte med livet som indsats.

Prachtige, hartverscheurende memoires over de Holocaust, waarin Sara Leibovits en haar dochter Eti Elboim samen vertellen hoe Sara als jong meisje Auschwitz wist te overleven, als enige van haar hele familie. De trein kwam langzaam tot stilstand met piepende remmen. Het was donderdagochtend 18 mei 1944. Al sinds maandag hadden we in de duisternis en smerigheid van de veewagon opeengepakt gezeten en hongergeleden. Onze reisgenoten waren tranen, beklemming en onze angst voor het onbekende geweest. Het zestienjarige Joodse meisje Sara Leibovits zat samen met haar familie in deze trein.

Join your host, Sara Causey, at this after-hours spot to contemplate the things we're not supposed to know, not supposed to question. We'll probe the dark underbelly of the state, Corpo America, and all their various cronies, domestic and abroad. Are you ready?Music by Oleg Kyrylkovv from Pixabay.

Stories about people places and things with historical significance making them relevant to today.

From 1941 to 1947, the United States planted a liaison mission in the headquarters of Chinese Communist forces behind the lines. Nicknamed the "Dixie Mission," for its location in "rebel" territory, it was an interagency delegation that included intelligence officers from the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Mission to Mao is a social history of the OSS officers in the field that reveals the weakness of United States intelligence diplomacy in the 1940s.

Stadio Lenin, Mosca, 26 luglio 1980. Finale del salto in alto. In pedana due donne: la tedesca dell'Est Rosemarie Ackermann, prima donna al mondo a superare il "muro" dei due metri, già campionessa olimpica a Montrèal 1976 e Sara Simeoni, medaglia d'argento a Montreal, alla quale è "toccato" per ben due volte alzare l'asticella a 2,01 mt. Tutti gli esperti si attendono questo duello, il pallottoliere degli scontri diretti dice 6 a 2 per la Ackermann.

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Discover never-before-told details of POW underground operations during the Vietnam War told through one airman's inspiring story of true love, honor, and courage. Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle "Smitty" Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965 and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo...