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In this riveting personal account, an authentic American hero relives the perils and triumphs of eight harrowing patrols aboard one of America's most successful World War II submarines. Courageous deeds and terror-filled moments - as well as the endless hard work of maintaining and operating a combat sub - are vividly recalled in Calvert's candid portrait.

The courtroom moments, landmark verdicts, and trials that defined justice — 60 seconds each.

New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed presidential historian Douglas Brinkley chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties (1960-1973), telling the story of an indomitable generation that saved the natural world under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon...

I started making a list in my diary entitled “Things I Have Been Silent About.” Under it I wrote: “Falling in Love in Tehran. Going to Parties in Tehran. Watching the Marx Brothers in Tehran. Reading Lolita in Tehran.” I wrote about repressive laws and executions, about public and...

'Gripping and essential reading' - TIM SPECTOR 'A compelling true crime story' - THE NEW YORK TIMES 'Strips away the lies to show what's really happening in the world' - OLIVER BULLOUGH 'Totally compelling' - ELIZABETH KOLBERT Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives. But the companies making it...

Raised near New Orleans as one of six children, Dorothy Newton was surrounded by abuse and poverty as she grew up. But she became the first in her family to graduate from college and moved out of poverty. She then began to live out her dreams in Dallas of a better home and life when she married...

Silent Evidence is a deep-dive true crime podcast focused on breaking down real cases in detail. From timelines and forensic evidence to motives and missed clues, each episode takes a closer look at how crimes unfold—and what they reveal about human behavior. If you’re drawn to the “why” behind the crime, this is where the story begins.

Every crime scene holds secrets, and the evidence never lies. Welcome to "The Silent Witness Podcast", a thrilling true crime podcast! Join veteran Detective John Mulholland as he cracks chilling cases with cutting-edge forensics. From microscopic traces to shocking revelations, he uncovers the truth hidden in plain sight. From Heart-pounding mysteries await--subscribe now for more episodes that will put you in the crime scene. "The Silent Witness Podcast"--Where evidence speaks louder than words!

In 1987, somebody shoved a flyer into the hand of Peter Staley: Massive AIDS demonstration, it announced. After four years on Wall Street as a closeted gay man, Staley was familiar with the homophobia common on trading floors. He also knew that he was not beyond the reach of HIV, having recently been diagnosed with AIDS-related complex. A week after the protest, Staley found his way to a packed meeting of the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power - ACT UP - in the West Village. It would prove to be the best decision he ever made. 

Silent Verdict is a true crime podcast exploring real criminal cases, hidden clues, and shocking revelations. Every episode uncovers mysteries, exposes evidence, and brings justice-seeking stories to light. Listen and discover where silence meets the truth.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/silent-verdic--6854639/support.

Silent Waves – Deine kleine Auszeit, nur für dich Silent Waves ist ein Podcast mit Frequenz-Audio-Sessions für Momente, in denen du innerlich müde bist, aber weiterfunktionierst – zwischen Job, Familie, Care-Arbeit, Mental Load und all den unsichtbaren Aufgaben des Alltags. Hier musst du nichts leisten und nichts erklären. Kopfhörer auf, Augen zu – und für eine Weile darfst du einfach nur bei dir sein. Silent Waves richtet sich besonders an Frauen ab 40, die sich im Dauerfunktionieren wiedererkennen und sich nach Entlastung, Ruhe und mehr innerer Weichheit sehnen. Die Sessions ...

Welcome to Silent Roads: Midwest, where the stretches of highway feel endless and the quiet hides more than it reveals. Out here, the towns are small, the stories run deep, and the missing are never forgotten. Every week, we dig into unsolved disappearances and cases that never found closure. We’ll walk the county roads, sift through local memories, and follow the threads that still linger in the shadows of the Midwest. Some of these stories are well known. Most aren’t. But all of them matter. So settle in. Let’s take the first steps together down a road that’s been silent for far too ...

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Hosted by Jen & Mike We tell the stories of victims who murders have never met headline news and were soon forgotten

In her late 40s, after a noisy upbringing as one of six children and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland found herself living alone in the country and, to her surprise, falling in love with silence. In this fascinating, intelligent, and beautifully written book, Maitland describes how she began to explore this new love, spending periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Scottish hills, and a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye.

Eric Duaine Osborne is a native of West Virginia and Virginia. He has been a conscientious Bible student since age 12, having four years of formal Bible training. He also is a history buff, who became interested in genealogy and discovered this direct ancestor in his family tree. Over the years, Osborne has studied differing denominational doctrines. He has had the privilege to travel internationally for his faith. He describes himself as a Redneck Liberal, who feels that all sides should have a voice. So much so, he never votes straight ticket in elections.

The human body is the primary instrument of war, yet those waging war often confront soldiers' bodies in a detached or merely intellectual way. In The Tenderness of Silent Minds, Martha C. Nussbaum, a leading thinker on emotion, morality, and justice, conducts a pioneering study of Benjamin Britten's musical representations of the tender male body amidst the brutality of war, and their ability to transform consciousness by evoking potent, non-personal emotions.

It's the night before Christmas when Casey and Mike get the call. A 12-year-old girl, stuck between a rock and a hard place. Her father is on a ventilator, fighting for his life, while her mother is currently on remand in prison. Despite claiming she attacked him in self-defence, she's been charged with his attempted murder. The girl is called Bella, and she's refusing to say anything. The trouble is that she is also the only witness....

A crime scene. A murder. A mystery. The most important person on the scene? The forensic scientist. And yet the intricate details of their work remains a mystery to most of us. Silent Witnesses looks at the history of forensic science over the last two centuries, during which time a combination of remarkable intuition, painstaking observation, and leaps in scientific knowledge have developed this fascinating branch of detection.

A mysterious burgary of the British Consulate at Leghorn, coupled with the even more mysterious visit of an English yacht, leads to a trail of espionage and underground criminal activity that carries to reader to London, to Scotland, and ultimately to Finland, then groaning under the oppression of its imperial Russian masters. Our hero, fortunately, is a man of great perspicacity (half a century later he might have been named Double O Seven), but even he finds his limits tested as he attempts to find the truth. - Summary by Nicholas Clifford