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Few politicians have risen to national prominence as quickly as Marco Rubio. Here is the full story of his unlikely journey. Florida Senator Marco Rubio electrified the 2012 Republican National Con­vention by telling the story of his parents, who were struggling immigrants from Cuba. They...

Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas. The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its most popular leader, young Mosab assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to assume his legacy, politics, status...and power. But everything changed when Mosab turned away from terror and violence and embraced instead the teachings of another famous Middle East leader.

The journey that Peled traces in this groundbreaking memoir echoed the trajectory taken 40 years earlier by his father, renowned Israeli general Matti Peled. In The General's Son, Miko Peled tells us about growing up in Jerusalem in the heart of the group that ruled the then-young country, Israel. He takes us with him through his service in the country's military and his subsequent global travels...and then, after his niece's killing, back into the heart of Israel's conflict with the Palestinians.

From the time she was a little girl, Maryam rebelled against the terrible second-class existence that was her destiny as an Afghan woman. She had witnessed the miserable fate of her grandmother and three aunts, and wished she had been born a boy. As a feisty teenager in Kabul, she was outraged when the Russians invaded her country. After she made a public show of defiance, she had to flee the country for her life. A new life of freedom seemed within her grasp, but her father arranged a traditional marriage to a fellow Afghan, who turned out to be a violent man....

Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather's Son is the story of one of America's most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words. Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his life he holds dear, detailing the...

A haunting account of teaching English to the sons of North Korea's ruling class during the last six months of Kim Jong-il's reign Every day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lines, singing praises to Kim Jong-il and North Korea: Without you, there is no motherland...

Like the Rockefellers and the Kennedys, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of the modern age, but they have never been the subject of a major biography -- until now. Not long after the death of his father, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter the family...

Today's Birmingham—led by Mayor Randall Woodfin—is a phoenix rising from the ashes of systemic racism and white flight. This first Southern city to pluck the feathers off Jim Crow, where peaceful protesters endured attacks by police dogs, where high-pressure water hoses tore at the flesh of men and women marching for their rights, and where children locked arms and sang "We Shall Overcome," is a living, breathing redemption story.

From renowned biographer and New York Times bestselling author of The Kennedy Women and The Kennedy Men comes THE SONS OF CAMELOT, the second volume in a multi-generational history bound to be considered an American epic. Almost a year before publication, THE SONS OF CAMELOT: The Fate of an...

“Popular history in its most vital and accessible form. Standiford has recovered the mentality of America’s first group of young radicals, the Sons of Liberty, and tells their story with flair and grace.” —Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding Brothers Les...

Adeline Avril anime tous les mois l'émission "Le Son Des Planches". 30 minutes Un invité venu du monde du Théâtre nous parle de la place de la musique dans son travail. Deux ou trois morceaux de musiques diffusés, significatifs pour l'invité. Retrouvez l'émission tous les deuxième et quatrième jeudi du mois à 19h

Derek Black was raised to take over the White nationalist movement in the United States. Derek’s father, Don Black, was a former Grand Wizard in the Ku Klux Klan and started Stormfront, the internet’s first White supremacist website—Derek built the kids’ page—and David Duke was a mentor. Racist hatred, though often wrapped up in respectability and American history, was all Derek knew. It was their inheritance, their community, their identity. Then, while in college in 2013, Derek publicly renounced White nationalism and apologized for their actions and the suffering that they had caused.

A young American lost in Russia. An FBI-cover up. A mystery leading from Washington to the heart of the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. When Billy Reilly vanished, his parents embarked on a desperate search for answers. Was their son’s disappearance connected to his mysterious work for the FBI, or...

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Hola soy Tacho, tengo muchos años, como 30, pero de trabajar en Son News, un periódico muy importante de mi ciudad y soy el encargado del archivo.Antes, clasificaba las noticias para que los estudiantes y reporteros las pudieran consultar, ahora que todo se ha modernizado, digitalizo todo lo que sale en el periódico, el tema que más me gusta es la política por eso les quiero platicar de lo que veo, no solo en las notas del periódico, porque en los pasillos me entero de cosas que no siempre se publican. Espero les resulte interesante y no dejen de seguirme para estar en la jugada y estar ...

Sons and Daughters of Liberty Radio is a network of podcasts where we break down and interpret the news. We will debate and discuss everything breaking in our country and through out the world. The founding shows are ”We The People Are The News” (updates on the day’s news) and ”The Patriot Panel” (full talk show format / interviews / news updates). We post episodes Monday - Friday. SaDoL was founded by John Matland, a former healthcare worker turned activist and candidate for US Congress in NYC. Be part of the movement and help us Forge Freedom Forward.

Du son pour les cages à miel, c’est votre nouveau podcast musique qui va vous faire aimer le bruit ! Nos trois compères, Clem, Redg et Lohẽn, aux univers musicaux bien différents, se retrouvent sur un point d’accord : une passion pour les musiques qui tabassent !Métal, hardcore, punk, rock, ils vous en parlent en disséquant les événements, les albums, les vies d’artistes, mais aussi les impacts sociaux et culturels des musiques extrêmes.Ils expriment également leur amour de cette musique à travers des anecdotes, des ressentis ou des analyses complètement subjectives ! ...

WE ARE The Sons of Liberty. 2 salty 1st CivDiv Marines talk politics, satire and current state of America, Political faces, And the worst fraud this country has seen. Are we in trouble? can the Republic last?

Good evening, and welcome to our in-depth report on the life and crimes of one of America's most notorious serial killers, David Berkowitz, also known as the "Son of Sam." Born Richard David Falco on June 1, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, Berkowitz's early life was marked by turmoil and abandonment. His mother, Elizabeth Broder, had an affair with a married man, Joseph Klineman, which led to David's birth. Unable to care for her child, Elizabeth made the difficult decision to give him up for adoption shortly after he was born. A middle-class Jewish couple, Pearl and Nathan Berkowitz, welcomed ...

Le Son des Territoires est le podcast de l’Institut Terram, dédié à l’exploration des initiatives, des défis et des perspectives qui façonnent nos espaces de vie. À chaque épisode, un invité, qu’il soit chercheur, expert, dirigeant d'entreprise, fonctionnaire ou acteur influent de la société civile, propose des solutions innovantes et des initiatives concrètes pour mettre nos territoires en mouvement. Ce podcast est animé par Victor Delage, fondateur de l’Institut Terram. Institut Terram : https://institut-terram.org/ -- Le Son des Territoires est un podcast produit par...