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Glass has reported extensively from the Middle East and travelled frequently in Syria over several decades. Here he melds together reportage, analysis, and history to provide an accessible overview of the origins and permutations defining the conflict, situating it clearly in the overall crisis of the region. His voice, elegant and concise, humane and richly informed, is a vital antidote to the sloganizing that shapes so much commentary and policy concerning the civil war.

They killed her father for speaking out For decades, the oil-rich Niger Delta—an important wetland and farming region—has seen its environment devastated by oil extraction that has brought little economic benefit to its people. After a nonviolent campaign for environmental and human rights...

Washington Is Burning reveals the inner workings of Trump's Washington—a grotesque carnival of corruption. Andrew Cockburn sets fire to US pieties, focusing on the spectacular greed at the heart of the nation's political system.

Honest conversations about fear, uncertainty, and what it means to build things when the ground keeps shifting. Season One is sponsored by WorkOS and Augment Code.

On the morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad tracks dividing black from white in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and obliterated a black community then celebrated as one of America's most prosperous. The Burning will recreate the town of Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explore the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its black residents and neighboring Tulsa's white population, narrate events leading up to and including Greenwood's annihilation, and document the subsequent silence that surrounded the tragedy.

Burning Daylight takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, Elam Harnish, nicknamed "Burning Daylight" was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith. Bringing his fortunes to the States he is cheated out of it by a crowd of money kings, and recovers it only at the muzzle of his gun. Embarking on a new life in California, he makes another fortune by underhanded means . . . only to find his corrupt life suddenly turned around by the love of a woman.

With chapters covering sexual and cultural identity, body hair, colourism and mental health, and a particular focus on the suffocating beauty standards South Asian women are expected to adhere to, Sharan Dhaliwal speaks openly about her journey toward loving herself, offering advice, support and comfort to people that are encountering the same issues.

Brought to you by Penguin. From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays -- funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient -- which seek answers to Burning Questions such as: Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? How much of yourself can you...

Sol Bishop explores Exodus 3's burning bush — where fire doesn't consume, God refuses easy naming, and a shepherd's ordinary day becomes liberation's hinge. Discover why this sacred interruption still matters when stumbling into holiness. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Sol Bishop traces the Emmaus road's burning heart metaphor across Scripture, tradition, and spiritual experience. From Luke's revelation sequence to Wesley's strangely warmed heart, this series explores why Christian communities reach for fire when describing genuine divine encounter. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Host Ava Grey explores Burning Man, the annual desert experiment where 80,000 people build a temporary city in Nevada based on radical self-reliance and art. From its origins on a San Francisco beach to today's dust storms and effigy burnings, discover what really happens when commerce disappears and creativity reigns. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Journey into Black Rock City where 70,000 participants create monumental art installations destined for flames, then vanish without a trace from the Nevada desert. This series examines the radical principles, massive logistics, and transformative culture behind the world's most audacious temporary city and outdoor art experiment. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Join Aria as she unpacks Burning Man's radical principles, brutal playa survival, and the cathartic art of watching masterpieces burn. This isn't a festival recap—it's a spiritual deep-dive into why decommodification, dust storms, and temporary beauty might transform how you see community, self-reliance, and letting go. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

For readers of Caste and Radical Dharma, an urgent call to action to end caste apartheid, grounded in Dalit feminist abolition and engaged Buddhism. “Dalit” is the name that we chose for ourselves when Brahminism declared us “untouchable.” Dalit means broken. Broken by suffering. Broken...

In 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad. Today, much of Syria has become a war zone where foreign journalists find it almost impossible to report on life in this devastated land. Burning Country explores the horrific and complicated reality of life in present-day Syria with unprecedented detail and sophistication, drawing on new first hand testimonies from opposition fighters, exiles lost in an archipelago of refugee camps, and courageous human rights activists among many others.

In this gripping coming-of-age novella, a lonely 12-year-old boy recuperates alongside his beautiful mother, trapped in a loveless marriage, at a picturesque European resort. When they meet a charming gentleman who sets his sights on seducing the boys mother, the unsuspecting boy finds himself unwittingly entwined in a web of adult desires. As the relationship develops, he grows increasingly isolated and suspicious, grappling with the loss of his childhood innocence. Translated from the original German work, Brennendes Geheimnis, this poignant narrative by the acclaimed Stefan Zweig explores ...

Along with his groundbreaking essays that redefine politics, language, identity, and friendship in the light of gay experience and desire, this magisterial collection of 25 years of White's nonfiction writings includes dazzling subversive appreciations of cultural icons as diverse as Truman Capote and Cormac McCarthy, Robert Mapplethorpe and the singer formerly known as Prince.

Rolling Stone Best Music Books of the Year "Definitive...Not just for Talking Heads fans—it’s a masterful dive into downtown New York in the 70s, and the changing face of rock music.”—Town & Country "Riveting"—New York Post "A masterful achievement." —Booklist (starred review) On the...

Listen to Burning Daylight with a movie-style soundtrack and amplify your audiobook experience. Burning Daylight, Jack London's fictional novel published in 1910, was one of the best-selling books of that year and it was his best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, nicknamed Burning Daylight was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith.

Welcome to The Burning Butter, a Singapore Podcast Show hosted by a group of realtors to talk and spread a little bit of charm from a cosy homelike setting.Join Mary Tan in the podcast where we melt unimaginable amount of topic ranging from funny daily life encounters to property advices. We hope to bring laughter to listener while learning some bitesize property knowleadge.