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University of Berkshire Hathaway is a remarkable retelling of the lessons, wisdom, and investment strategies handed down personally from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger to shareholders during 30 years of their closed-door annual meetings. From this front row seat, you'll see one of the greatest wealth-building records in history unfold, year by year. If you're looking for dusty old investment theory, there are hundreds of other books waiting to cure you of insomnia. However, if you're looking for an investing book that's as personal as it is revelatory, look no further.

Once upon a time Rolling Stone contributing editor Erik Hedegaard became the last mainstream media journalist to interview Charles Manson. But the story he wrote for RS in 2013 didn’t begin to capture the strange and lingering effect Manson would have on his life. Now, in this Audible Original, you’ll hear about the making of that story, including audio of the phone calls Hedegaard received from Manson on a regular basis, interviews he conducted with Los Angeles District Attorney Vincent Bugliosi, as well as conversations he had with Manson Family members.

A bittersweet and humorous memoir of family—of the silence and ignorance that separate us, and the blood and stories that connect us—from an award-winning New York Times writer and comedian. Approaching his 30 birthday, Sopan Deb had found comfort in his day job as a writer for the New York...

'Michael Sheridan is one of the best informed and wisest writers on China' - Chris Patten, last governor of Hong Kong The Red Emperor presents an eye-opening portrait of Xi Jinping, the man who presides over 1.4 billion people and the second largest economy on earth. Born a 'princeling' to one...

Staring down the barrel of her 40th year, Samantha Irby is confronting the ways her life has changed since the days she could work a full 11 hour shift on 4 hours of sleep, change her shoes and put mascara on in the back of a moving cab and go from drinks to dinner to the club without a second thought. Recently, things are more 'Girls Gone Mild.'

Brought to you by Penguin. Guide-dog Laura needed a new home. And, after listening to her owner, Jaina, talk on the radio about what would happen to her much loved guide and companion when she retired, Martin Clunes picked up the phone. He’d always been a soft touch when it came to animals...

Rachel Cohen's A Chance Meeting is a dazzling group portrait that offers a striking new vision of the making and remaking of the American mind and imagination from the Civil War to the Vietnam War. How does the happenstance of daily life become history? Cohen shows us, describing a series of, now boldly, now subtly, transformative encounters between a wide and surprising range of Americans.

Most scholars consider Melanchthon to be a Reformation enigma. He, the developer of the Reformation doctrine of forensic justification, is contrarily condemned as a synergist. Known well as the Protestant preceptor of Germany, he was Martin Luther's lifelong friend, colleague, teacher of Greek, and fellow reformer. Upon arriving at Wittenberg, Melanchthon was a theologian neither by trade nor by training. He was a classically trained expert in classical languages, neo-Latin poet, textbook author, Greek scholar, humanist, and above all, an educator

(Richard Henry Stoddard) began long enough ago to have had his early poetry refused by Poe because it was too good to be the work of an obscure stripling. From 1870 to 1873, he was a confidential clerk to George B. McClellan in the New York dock department, and from 1874 to 1875 city librarian of New York. He was a literary reviewer for the New York World (1860–1870); one of the editors of Vanity Fair; editor of The Aldine (1869–1879), and literary editor of the Mail and the Mail and Express (1880–1903).

Each week AA Grapevine holds an open virtual AA meeting with a host and two speakers. We record the meeting to create this podcast.

They started a podcast because they were jealous of their husband's hobbies. But more importantly, to chat with each other, and others, about the messy and memorable moments in life.The Morning Meeting is a podcast creating an inclusive environment to normalize and amplify rarely talked about experiences.As moms, wives, educators, and entrepreneurs, Sarah and Jess explore their female experience in a cozy atmosphere that’s inviting, funny and warm. It’s like you just sat down with two friends, poured a glass of wine or cup of tea, to have a laugh while talking about the real stuff.

A podcast about addiction, recovery, and mental health — with a focus on gambling, alcohol, and substance use.Hosted by Adam Lyons, a compulsive gambler in recovery, The Modern Meeting shares real stories, support, and strategies for anyone impacted by addiction.🎧 New episodes every Tuesday.If you’re struggling, supporting someone who is, or just looking for connection, this is for you.

Step into an insightful journey where women, particularly women of color, are reshaping our global narrative. Embark with Tiffany Green and Gisella Koepf-Ojeda as they navigate the intricacies of being professionals, spouses, mothers and expats in a global context. Each episode is an exploration of the challenges, adventures, and unique experiences they encounter. Brace yourself for powerful narratives that illuminate global perspectives and embolden women of color and their allies on this remarkable journey. Tune in, learn and enjoy!

They started a podcast because they were jealous of their husband's hobbies. But more importantly, to chat with each other, and others, about the messy and memorable moments in life.The Morning Meeting is a podcast creating an inclusive environment to normalize and amplify rarely talked about experiences.As moms, wives, educators, and entrepreneurs, Sarah and Jess explore their female experience in a cozy atmosphere that’s inviting, funny and warm. It’s like you just sat down with two friends, poured a glass of wine or cup of tea, to have a laugh while talking about the real stuff.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 to January 30, 1948) was an Indian lawyer, thinker, anti-colonial activist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (from Sanskrit, meaning great-souled, or venerable), first applied to him in South Africa in 1914, is used worldwide.

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In February 1999, Pakistani Army personnel, disguised as jihadi militants, infiltrated into mountainous Kargil and occupied key vantage points. Their intrusion triggered a limited war between the world's newest nuclear states. It was a bitter battle, and one that threw up important lessons for...

Bonus episodes from the LGBTQ history podcast "Queer Serial." Listen to a few free bonus eps below and subscribe to the full bonus series here when you're ready!Standalone episodes feature historical figures from the serial on their own journeys, deep dives into stories that didn’t make the cut, and interviews between Devlyn Camp and some of the real activists from the movement. 🔎👠🎧"Infamous Crimes" is a new serial in a new town with no Mattachine, no Bilitis, and no one to turn to — and a true scandal in queer history. In 1955, citizens of Boise were sent into a panic and they ...

‘A masterly performance by the greatest literary biographer of his generation’ Oldie In this kaleidoscope of stories spanning art, science and poetry, award-winning writer Richard Holmes travels across three centuries, through much of Europe and into the lively company of many earlier...

Virginia Jacko's extraordinary odyssey begins at Purdue University, where she is diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa while serving as a highly successful senior financial executive. As the darkness grew around her, she realized that she would slowly, but surely, go completely blind. Refusing to retreat to bemoan her fate, Virginia starts over as a vocational rehabilitation client at the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.