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David Rundell - one of America's foremost experts on Saudi Arabia - explains how the country has been stable for so long, why it is less so today, and what is most likely to happen in the future. The book is based on the author's close contacts and intimate knowledge of the country where he spent 15 years living and working as a diplomat. Vision or Mirage demystifies one of the most powerful, but least understood, states in the Middle East and is essential for anyone interested in the power dynamics and politics of the Arab world.

A shocking expos on the life and death of political peace activist Mary Pinchot Meyer, whose relationship with John F. Kennedy sheds new light on the circumstances surrounding his assassination. Who really murdered Mary Pinchot Meyer in the fall of 1964? Why was there a mad rush by CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton to immediately locate and confiscate her diary? What in that diary was so explosive and revealing?

Rick Joyner says, "We have tended to over-focus on the end of the age-the end times. But this is not just the end, it's the beginning of a new age when Christ will rule over the earth! For the church to reclaim the high ground of hope for the future, we must begin to proclaim the beginning, the...

What would you do if Jesus appeared to you in a dream and told you to follow Him? What if these visions continued for over thirty days? And what if you were Muslim? Pastor Tom Doyle has spent eleven years as a full-time missionary in the Middle East and Central Asia, spreading the word of Jesus...

Can God stir revival by his Holy Spirit, even in our culture today? Do we really believe he can? In a day of diminished expectations, A God-Sized Vision: Revival Accounts That Stretch and Stir recounts global examples of prior revivals, beginning with the Reformation and the Great Awakenings. It...

“A convincing case for Powell’s legacy as a pioneering conservationist.”--The Wall Street Journal "A bold study of an eco-visionary at a watershed moment in US history."--Nature A timely, thrilling account of the explorer who dared to lead the first successful expedition down the Colorado...

Women comprise at least half the world, and usually more than half the church, but so often Christian teaching to women either fails to move beyond a discussion of roles or assumes a particular economic situation or stage of life. This all but shuts women out from contributing to God’s kingdom...

Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic-including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few have seen - William McCants's The ISIS Apocalypse explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophecy shaped the Islamic State's...

Hosted by Emmy Award-winning historian Bob Carruthers, Visions of War Podcast brings military history to life through rare primary sources and expert storytelling. With over 30 years of experience producing acclaimed documentaries, Carruthers shares the voices, documents, and first-hand accounts that shaped the course of warfare across the centuries. Each episode delivers a deep dive into pivotal battles, strategies, and personal experiences of soldiers and leaders-giving listeners an unfiltered perspective on the history of conflict.

The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended the status quo, others defied it. Edward L. Ayers's rich history examines the visions that moved Frederick Douglass, Margaret Fuller, the Native American activist William Apess, and others to challenge entrenched practices and beliefs.

The late twentieth century saw charities grow from timid service deliverers into major providers with campaigning teeth. What caused this? How did they gain confidence and strength? In this fascinating history, examined through the eyes of RNIB from 1970 to 2010, Ian Bruce examines the internal drivers and the external socio-political environment that allowed and encouraged this explosion.

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An absolutely harrowing first-person account of the 94th Infantry Division’s bold campaign to break through Hitler’s “impregnable” Siegfried line at the end of World War II Eighteen-year-old William Foley was afraid the war would be over before he got there, but the rifleman was sent...

Co-directed by Ursula Sullivan and Joanna Strumpf, the gallery operates a dynamic exhibition program representing over 40 artists and estates across its Sydney and Melbourne spaces, as well as its itinerant programming in Singapore and London. Regularly consulting to major public and private museums, Sullivan+Strumpf acts in an advisory capacity to public and private collections internationally.With diverse, innovative and progressive programming with currently over 25 exhibitions annually, extensive public talks and publishing, including a bi-monthly magazine, and a recently re-ignited global...

Vision Extra is the feature blindness related interview each week, talking to authors, elite sports people, newest technology, high achievers in employment, education or other aspects of life for a person who is blind or has low vision.

A group of teens from Dobbins High School in Philadelphia set out to make a documentary investigating the root causes under the record levels of violence in the city. The story became a document of their own action-research journey through meeting with community leaders, developing an interest in urban farming, and starting a community garden at school along with experiments in harvesting food and developing natural cosmetics. Featuring interviews with YEAH Philly, House of Umoja, North Philly Peace Park, Urban Creators, Soil Generation, and U School. Disclaimer: This is audio from a video ...

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🇬🇧 Youth Visions podcast gives the mic to young adults on the front lines of political, economic, and climate crises. Without knowing it, they embody a whole contemporary program: resilience, determination, courage, and yet, they are not recognised. We are currently shooting a movie in immersion in the daily life of 5 young adults from India, Indonesia, Lebanon, and France to the United Nations in New York. More information on our website (https://www.youth-visions.com/) & follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/youthvisions_movie/) ! Sound recording, editing, mixing: ...

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