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Barely a year into college, nineteen-year-old Indrajeet More is offered to host a travel show on budget backpacking across India.As he undertakes a year-long journey across thirteen cities in India, what unfolds is a string of surreal life experiences—from getting lost in the forests of...

The first authorized biography of Soli Sorabjee ‘A gripping life story of a Goliath who strode the Indian legal canvass for nearly seventy years.’ – Mukul Rohatgi, former Attorney General of India ‘Superbly researched, this book by Abhinav Chandrachud is a must read. ‘ – Madhavi...

"My family doesn't do happy endings. We do sad endings or frustrating endings or no endings at all. We are hardwired to expect the next interruption or disappearance or broken promise." Hope Solo is the face of the modern female athlete. She is fearless, outspoken, and the best in the world at...

Growing up in the Canadian Rockies, the mountains have always been home for Jenny Tough. Travelling the world, she's always discovered commonalities with mountains—and mountain people. Her major project is to run solo and unsupported across a mountain range on every continent where indigenous mountain people live isolated from the outside, urban world. Running solo and unsupported comes with obvious logistical as well as physical challenges, but running is also a common language.

Mitchell es un respetado asesor financiero y un defensor dedicado a los jóvenes, pero lo que no se conoce mucho es su tumultuosa niñez. Los escritos de sus memorias revelan su vida en el orfanato después de que su mama lo abandonó a los tres años y sus luchas para encontrar amor...

Two new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of Roald Dahl's gripping autobiographical stories. These two compelling adaptations, based on Roald Dahl’s real-life tales of his of his boyhood and youthful overseas adventures, celebrate his remarkable life and commemorate his genius. Boy Dahl’s...

Nel 1997 nascono i Sun Eats Hours, la prima band di Francesco Lorenzi. Sono quattro giovanissimi vicentini alle prese con un grande sogno: fare della musica la propria professione. Dopo qualche anno hanno già all'attivo quattro dischi in inglese, più di trecento concerti, migliaia di fan del loro punk melodico e il premio come Miglior punk rock band italiana nel mondo. Ma il grande successo ha anche un altro volto: la loro vita si smarrisce dietro a eccessi e comportamenti autodistruttivi, l'energia della giovinezza e della celebrità si disperde tra relazioni falsate, bugie, ubriacature moleste.

Freedom Looks Like This is a podcast for women over 40 who feel restless, disconnected, or tired of waiting for the “right time” to start living differently. Hosted by Damianne President, the show explores intentional solo travel as a way to rebuild self-trust, stop waiting for permission, and create a life that actually feels like yours again. Solo travel is just where the story starts. What this show really explores is what happens when women stop waiting, take themselves seriously, and begin making decisions for themselves, without over-explaining or asking for approval. Episodes ...

Divorziata, carismatica, ambiziosa e regina di stile: per lei Edoardo VIII lasciò il trono inglese. La sua debolezza? Quella di tante donne: affidare il suo destino nelle mani di un uomo.

From the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet, U.S. Navy Commander Frank Weisser conveys the lessons he learned flying as the Lead Solo for the Blue Angels, on multiple combat deployments, and as stunt pilot for Top Gun: Maverick. Each chapter opens with a flight sequence and describes a lesson, skill, or value that Weisser learned in the sky and that carried him through a life of service with the Navy: finding focus, developing trust, opening communication, overcoming adversity, facing failure, and recognizing courage within oneself.

Roland Arnolds Leben zeigt, dass nichts unmöglich ist. Ohne Startkapital, ohne privilegierte Voraussetzungen – und ohne aufzugeben: Roland Arnold hat aus bescheidenen Anfängen eine beeindruckende Karriere aufgebaut. Seine Geschichte inspiriert Menschen jeden Alters, ihre Träume zu verfolgen und Hindernisse als Chance zu sehen. Roland Arnold ist der Beweis dafür, dass Erfolg nicht von den äußeren Umständen abhängt, sondern von innerer Stärke, Entschlossenheit und der Bereitschaft, niemals aufzugeben.

Es esta una fascinante historia de perseverancia, superación individual y espíritu de equipo. Con orígenes en la Depresión norteamericana y a pocos años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Daniel James Brown narra la epopeya del equipo de ocho remeros y su timonel de la Universidad de Washington, y su épica misión de ganar la medalla de oro en 1936 en los Juegos Olímpicos del Berlín de Hitler. El equipo de remo estadounidense que sorprendió al mundo y que transformó este deporte atrajo la atención de millones de personas.

Con orígenes en la Depresión norteamericana y a pocos años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Daniel James Brown narra la epopeya del equipo de ocho remeros y su timonel de la Universidad de Washington, y su épica misión de ganar la medalla de oro en 1936 en los Juegos Olímpicos del Berlín de Hitler. El equipo de remo estadounidense que sorprendió al mundo y que transformó este deporte atrajo la atención de millones de personas.

The Standard Feed for the KoFi Solo audio program, normally available at ko-fi dot com, published here with only slight delay and with an RSS feed!

"Oggi le mafie non sparano, ma il loro potere non è mai stato così forte." In questo nuovo saggio Nicola Gratteri e Antonio Nicaso ci riportano nel cuore oscuro della criminalità organizzata, svelandone i legami nascosti con i mercati finanziari e la politica e di - mostrando come essi siano ormai diventati, di fatto, "una cosa sola". Abbandonata la plateale violenza del passato, le mafie oggi sono vere e proprie imprese globali, capaci di gestire transazioni economiche complesse, nascondere i loro guadagni attraverso il riciclaggio e collaborare con grandi reti di criminalità internazionale.

South Solo is a story of indomitable courage, of passion to save an endangered species like the albatross, and the unique adventure of solo kayaking in the frigid waters off Antarctica.

Liliana Segre ha compiuto da poco otto anni quando, nel 1938, con l’emanazione delle leggi razziali, le viene impedito di tornare in classe: alunni e insegnanti di "razza ebraica" sono espulsi dalle scuole statali, e di lì a poco gli ebrei vengono licenziati dalle amministrazioni pubbliche e dalle banche, non possono sposare "ariani", possedere aziende, scrivere sui giornali e subiscono molte altre odiose limitazioni. È l’inizio della più terribile delle tragedie che culminerà nei campi di sterminio e nelle camere a gas.

On August 28, 1997, just as she was starting her junior year of college at the University of Kentucky, Holly Dunn and her boyfriend, Chris Maier, were walking along railroad tracks on their way home from a party when they were attacked by notorious serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, a.k.a. The Railroad Killer. After her boyfriend is beaten to death in front of her, Holly is stabbed, raped, and left for dead. In this memoir of survival and healing from a horrific true crime, Holly recounts how she lived through the vicious assault.

Liv's Alone is an honest and hopeful memoir that captures the joy and the challenge that is parenting alone by choice. From smashing the fairy tale story that we're fed from a young age and grieving the life you thought you were going to have, to buying sperm from Denmark and bringing a baby into the world, Liv guides listeners through the highs and lows with warmth, humour and understanding.

Après avoir traversé des centaines d'épreuves, le corps fatigué et l'esprit déstabilisé par le soleil qui ne se couche jamais, alors même que sa traversée de l'Antarctique en solitaire est avancée, Frédéric Dion est victime d'une mauvaise bourrasque et perd son traîneau. Commence alors son combat contre le vent, la poudrerie naissante et le froid mordant afin de retrouver au plus vite son matériel de survie. D'expérience, Frédéric sait qu'il ne lui reste qu'une vingtaine de minutes, car, passé ce seuil, son traîneau sera recouvert de neige et impossible à repérer.