Showing results for "Wolf" in Biographies & Memoirs

Now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could, on drugs, sex, and international globe-trotting. From the binge that sank a 170-foot motor yacht, crashed a Gulfstream...

In this perceptive, compelling essay, Katharine Murphy offers a profile of Anthony Albanese in motion – a piece about character, the balance of forces, and the mood of the nation. Are Albanese and his party up for change? Are Australians up for it? What does the new prime minister embody, if anything? Has the centre of the polity shifted, with the success of the Teals and the Greens? Where could – and should – the new government be ambitious?

Wolf Messing: The True Story of Russia’s Greatest Psychic by Tatiana Lungin is the first comprehensive biography of the renowned psychic Wolf Messing. This fascinating memoir recounts Messing’s rise to fame in Europe, his escape from Nazi persecution, and his incredible career in the USSR, where he became a psychic sensation even under Stalin’s scrutiny. In this, the first biography and personal memoir of Wolf Messing to appear in the West, Tatiana Lungin limns a revealing portrait of one of the greatest psychic performers of the twentieth century.

On July 15, 2018, in Washington, DC, a young Russian woman named Maria Butina was arrested by the FBI and charged with acting as a foreign agent. Branded a “red sparrow,” trained seductress, and Kremlin spook, Butina faced years in prison and a lifetime of infamy. Meanwhile, down Pennsylvania Avenue, Midwesterner Alfred Carry was a rising star in the pro bono world after a win before the DC Court of Appeals.

From the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, who finished writing this extraordinary book just days before her assassination, comes a groundbreaking vision of how to bridge the widening gap between the Islamic world and the West. Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan in October 2007, after eight...

The Heart of the Bad Wolf is a long-form, deeply human exploration of the fighters who step into the cage and the people they are when they step out of it. Hosted and created by Nicholas James Muscarella, a lifelong student of combat and connection, this podcast goes beyond records, rankings, and highlight reels to uncover the stories that shape the warriors of mixed martial arts.With a background in wrestling, Kyokushin karate, Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, acting, and psychology, Nicholas brings a rare blend of discipline, empathy, and presence to every conversation. Here, fighters are seen not just...

This program is read by the author. A leadership book by former Navy SEAL and New York Times bestselling author Mark Divine, Staring Down the Wolf focuses on harnessing the principles of purpose and discipline in life to achieve success. What does it take to command a team of elite individuals?...

Er beschreibt seine Kriegserlebnisse aus der Sicht eines Frontoffiziers, welcher nicht nur das Bindeglied zwischen Truppe und Stab darstellte, sondern es auch verstand seine Männer im Kampf mit nach vorne zu reißen. In den Zeilen findet man schrecklichen und schöne Erlebnisse wieder, welche das Leben und Sterben des Deutschen Soldaten täglich begleiteten.

A raw interpretation of my own struggles with mental health. There's no current upload schedule. As this is an outlet to process my thoughts, I use it as such. There may be multiple uploads within a week, and silence for months.Too often we glorify and glamify mental health issues like anxiety and depression, and overlook the rotting carcass that they leave in their wake.We absolutely need more Mental Health Awareness, and a deeper understanding of what it's like to live with it. And I believe that starts with an honest conversation about the darker side of it. Nobody truly understands what ...

Crying Wolf is a gripping true crime podcast that follows the story of Lee Harris, who was wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to 90 years in prison after a coerced confession. In prison, he formed a deep bond with fellow inmate Robert, who vowed to clear Lee's name. After two decades of relentless effort, exposing corrupt detectives, prison informants, and with the help of a determined defense attorney, Robert succeeded. In 2023, Lee walked free—only to die suddenly a few months later. This podcast delves into the chilling legacy of Detective Richard Zuley, notorious for ...

In the tradition of classic collections of observations and musings such as Christopher Isherwood’s I Am a Camera and Truman Capote’s The Dogs Bark, Waiting on the Moon is a treasure trove of vignettes from a legendary musical figure whose career spans more than six decades and is still...

Jack London was born a working-class, fatherless San Franciscan in 1876. In his youth, he was a boundlessly energetic adventurer on the bustling west coast—by and by playing the role of hobo, sailor, and oyster pirate. From his vantage point at the margins of Gilded Age America, he witnessed such iniquity and abuses that he became a life long socialist and advocate for reform. Award-winning western historian James L. Haley paints a vivid portrait of London—adventurer, social reformer, and the most well-known American writer of his generation.

The Veil is a chilling true crime podcast that pulls listeners deep into the world’s darkest and most haunting cases. Hosted by Ryan Wolf, each episode is crafted like an immersive thriller - a story told not just through facts, but through atmosphere, tension, and detail that makes you feel as though you’re standing inside the crime scene itself.These are not urban legends or ghost stories; every case is real, every victim and every clue drawn from documented fact.From unsolved murders to bizarre disappearances, infamous trials to cold cases that still whisper through history, The Veil ...

Tune in to Wolf to Wolf Podcast — the podcast where love, life, and adventure collide! Hosted by a dynamic husband-and-wife duo, Wolf to Wolf Podcast brings you behind-the-scenes stories, raw conversations, and real-world insights from a young couple navigating the wild ride of marriage, personal growth, and chasing big dreams together as one. Whether they’re talking about their journey as partners in life, sharing tips on building a strong relationship, or diving deep into the challenges and triumphs of balancing it all, this podcast is the perfect blend of authenticity and inspiration. ...

Henry Stuart’s life is the last great forgotten Jacobean tale. Shadowed by the gravity of the Thirty Years’ War and the huge changes taking place across Europe in seventeenth-century society, economy, politics and empire, his life was visually and verbally gorgeous. NOW THE SUBJECT OF BBC2...

During the Second World War, Flt Lt Richard Stevens led an extraordinary campaign as an RAF nightfighter. Known to contemporaries as "Cat's Eyes" and by the height of his success in July 1941 as the "Lone Wolf", Flt Lt Stevens was the RAF's highest scoring nightfighter pilot with 14 victories. What makes his story unique is that all this was achieved without the aid of radar or another crew member. Instead, Flt Lt Stevens used extraordinary skill, instinct, and innate marksmanship.

In the late 1940s, a small pack of wolves crossed the ice of Lake Superior to the island wilderness of Isle Royale, creating a perfect "laboratory" for a long-term study of predators and prey. As the wolves hunted and killed the island's moose, a young graduate student named Dave Mech began research that would unlock the mystery of one of nature's most revered (and reviled) animals - and eventually became an internationally renowned and respected wolf expert. This is the story of those early years.

Anna Wolf In The Cabin is an intimate podcast space where stories are shared, leaving room for the listener to reflect, question, and form their own understanding. Through personal testimony and lived experience, I speak about my relationship with Jesus Christ and how walking with Him has reshaped my life, my faith, and the way I see the world. This podcast reflects a journey out of New Age spirituality and into a grounded, Christ-centred life one marked by surrender, truth, and grace.

Our friend Evan has devoted his life to women: romancing them, pursuing them, loving them. Women have been the singular focus of his life, which is why he has a list, a very long one...of every single person he has ever slept with. On this lost are stunning triumphs, amorous affairs, and lots of cringey failures. Behind each woman is a story and Evan is telling them, one paramour at a time.

What happens when a father asks his son to lie for the greater good? Growing up, Scott C. Johnson always suspected that his father was different. Only as a teenager did he discover the truth: his father was a spy, one of the CIA’s most trusted officers. At first the secret was thrilling. But over time, Scott began to have doubts. How could a man so rigorously trained to deceive and manipulate simply turn off those skills at home? His father had been living a double life for so long that his lies were hard to separate from the truth.