Showing results for "Survivors" in Politics & Social Sciences

True stories of death and desperation One survivor chooses loneliness. One chooses exile. One chooses oblivion. Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately. Some seal their own fate in slow motion; others do so in the blink of an eye. In The Survivors, award-winning true-crime...

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE NONFICTION CROWN AWARD 'Gripping … remarkably wide-ranging' THE TIMES This is an immersive and revelatory history of the survivors of the Clotilda, the last ship of the Atlantic slave trade, whose lives diverged and intersected in...

Christina Crawford’s Mommie Dearest cast a spotlight on the unspoken horrors of family violence and exorcised the demons of her childhood. But in the years following the controversial best seller’s publication, the author’s resilience was tested in ways she never expected. Crawford was forced to brave a stunning backlash intended to shame her, a film adaptation that bastardized her story and compounded the trauma, a descent into alcoholism, a divorce, and a massive stroke that left her paralyzed. Staying true to her fighting spirit, she made a remarkable comeback.

Brought to you by Penguin. One of the last great untold stories of the Holocaust, The Survivor is an astonishing account of one man's unbreakable spirit, unshakeable faith, and extraordinary courage in the face of evil. At only sixteen years old, Josef Lewkowicz became a number, prisoner 85314...

Fifteen-year-old Carolyn Maull McKinstry was just a few feet away when the Klan - planted bomb that killed four of her friends exploded in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. It was one of the seminal moments in the Civil Rights movement, a sad day in American history…and the turning point in a young girl's life.

A lesson in survival or a blubbering mess? Serious talk about childhood trauma and trying to come out from the darkness into the light If I cannot help, I will do my best to steer you towards a solution CashApp : $ChrisLaino Please help keep the lights on if you feel moved to, currently cashapp is preferred because listener support function is slower than my typing ;)

Death defying acts of survival are fascinating. Join us as we go in depth discussing true stories of survival scenarios - from shipwrecks to horrific crimes - and almost everything in between. The only thing they have in common is someone survived to tell the tale.

A survivor's perspective on sexual violence as part of a long cultural story. We examine the forces that increase the risk for violence and the forces that help protect against it.

After her plane crashes, a 17-year-old girl spends 11 days walking through the Peruvian jungle. Against all odds, with no food, shelter, or equipment, she gets out. A better equipped group of adult survivors of the same crash sits down and dies. What makes the difference?

Everyone has a plan until they hit Shit Creek.In 2007, Ralph Watkins watched a $10 million empire vanish in a Category 5 hurricane of bankruptcy and betrayal. He didn't just lose his business; he lost his identity. He sat on his sofa for months, paralyzed, waiting for the water to take him. But he didn't go under. He found a paddle.The Shit Creek Survivor Podcast is a raw, unfiltered field manual for anyone navigating a "total collapse"—whether it’s financial ruin, a career meltdown, or a personal dark night of the soul. Hosted by Ralph Watkins, author of 10 Habits of Shit Creek Survivors,...

On New Year's Eve 2019, Rafael Behr had what is clinically known as a massive bloody heart attack. In part, it was the result of his compulsive relationship with politics, working as a journalist in Westminster, on the front line of bitter information wars. When he was discharged from hospital, he asked himself how he would ever re-engage with politics—how would he care enough to write about it—without the stress? Something had to change. In 2021, Rafael published an essay about that experience and some of the lessons he had learned.

The untold story of an Israeli spy’s epic journey to bring the notorious Butcher of Latvia to justice - a case that altered the fates of all ex-Nazis.

The CROC Podcast is a regularly scheduled program hosted by Dr. Thomas Eanelli whose sole purpose is to support cancer survivors and their families who strive to “turn tragedy into triumph.” Welcome to the CROC Podcast… A Podcast for Cancer Survivors by Cancer Survivors. I look forward to our Journey…

Grounded in investigative research and real survivor stories, Surviving Modern Yoga uncovers the physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by Ashtanga yoga leader Pattabhi Jois—and reckons with the culture, structures, and mythos that enabled it. Yoga culture sells well-meaning westerners the full...

Welcome to the official podcast for Australian Survivor, where Nick Iadanza and Shonee Bowtell bring you exclusive interviews with the cast of Australian Survivor: RedemptionWatch all episodes of Australian Survivor on 10 Streaming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining the ranks of Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Zora Neale Hurston’s rediscovered classic Barracoon, an immersive and revelatory history of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to land on US soil, told through the stories of its survivors—the last documented...

Holocaust Stories are true life stories of those who were survivors of the Holocaust.

Disobedient Survivors offers the uncut musings of SLEEC founders Bryony and Meggan talking on male violence, rage and state chaos. Platforming the stories, experiences and ideas that are often left out of these conversations; we explore the complex, messy and difficult.Hosted by Meggan Baker and Bryrony Ball.For more information please visit https://sleec.net/ or @sleec_proj on instagram.Content warning: We are having conversations about male violence, sexual violence and struggles under oppressive and violent systems. This means in our work we will cover many things that could be difficult, ...

I am a surviver of childhood sexual abuse. Sometimes life if fine. Other times, i struggle. Follow me as I speak on my day to day struggles and accomplishments while i try and work on my mental health to become a better me to motivate others experiencing or who have experienced abuse

On August 6, 1993, twenty-year-old Natasha Alexenko was assaulted at gunpoint. After nearly a decade, her backlogged rape kit was finally tested and her rapist, who roamed free for ten years, was brought to justice. On the day he was sentenced, Alexenko vowed that she would no longer be a statistic and would do whatever she could to help police on behalf of other rape victims. In 2011, she founded Natasha’s Justice Project (NJP), a nonprofit committed to ending the rape-kit backlog. This unflinching memoir chronicles her journey from trauma to triumph.