This week we’re reading a powerful excerpt from Jan Alexander’s novel 'Vacancy'. We follow the tale of Mick and Jillie, half-siblings trying to cope with an abusive, alcoholic, father while navigating the isolated lifestyle of the Texas panhandle. This excerpt starts in a hard place, and we share a content warning for depictions of domestic violence, but it transforms into a story of found family, love, and glimmers of hope in grim situations. This snippet is only a part of what i...

This illustrated children’s book recounts the classic adventure of Peter Pan, who invites Wendy and her brothers to travel from their London home to the magical Never Land. Throughout their journey, the siblings encounter various inhabitants of the island, including mermaids, Native Americans, and the jealous fairy Tinkerbell. The primary conflict involves the villainous Captain Hook, who captures the children after Tinkerbell inadvertently reveals their location. After Peter Pan heroically defeats

“The Mathematician Who Beat the Dealer, the Market, and Madoff”👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: A Man for All Markets Author: Edward O. Thorp Category: Memoirs & Life Stories, Career Growth, Economics & Global Markets, Motivation & Self-Improvement What if the house edge isn't fixed — what if the odds actually shift as the game goes on? Sam and Sophie open with the

Laura Thompson is an award-winning author whose latest book is 'Eleven Days: The fascinating true account of Agatha Christie's mysterious disappearance'. 100 years on, Laura walks in Agatha's footsteps and seeks to unpick the story of her eleven-day 'disappearance'  - the greatest mystery ever created by the greatest-ever mystery writer!Catch Hannah live - 'TRE In The Afternoon' - Monday-Thursday from 16.00CET - on tre.radio

Amanda Perry is a serial entrepreneur, coach, and speaker who has launched, scaled, and sold four businesses. She is passionate about helping ADHD entrepreneurs turn their ideas into thriving, sustainable ventures. as people with ADHD are twice as likely to start a business as neurotypical people. She is the author of 'Brain First Business: The ADHD Entrepreneurs Guide to Success' Catch Hannah live - 'TRE In The Afternoon' - Monday-Thursday from 16.00CET - on tre.radio

Upon his retirement in 2020 at the age of 70, he set himself three goals; to become a published writer, to play football for England, and to become a recognised songwriter. Listen to the interview to hear how he managed to achieve all three!Catch Hannah live - 'TRE In The Afternoon' - Monday-Thursday from 16.00CET - on tre.radio

“The Four Villains Wrecking Your Choices, and the WRAP That Beats Them” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Decisive Author: Chip and Dan Heath Category: Motivation & Self-Improvement, Decision-Making & Critical Thinking How many decisions did you make yesterday? Most of us guess a handful, then realize it was closer to hundreds — and the big ones are where our wiring quietly betrays

“Trolling Isn't a Bug, It's the Whole Operating System” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things Author: Whitney Phillips Category: Culture & Society Why does the internet feel like it's designed to make us angry? Sam and Sophie open the episode with that question, and Whitney Phillips' answer is the one that rearranged their

Mike Hanlan realizes an alarming secret...Uploaded 17-09-17Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ideasoficeandfireArgue With me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IDEASOFICE_FIRELike me on Facebook!: https://www.facebook.com/IOIAFJust sharing my ideas one of my favorite book series, A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. This video may contain spoilers for those of you who are not up to date with the series. That goes for the HBO show and the books.I'm just speculating and guessing on

St. Paul opens today’s First Reading with some harsh words. “You stupid Galatians!” he writes. “Who has bewitched you?”He was angry with them. They had received the faith, but they were just going through the motions. They had not truly responded. And Paul is telling them, that doesn’t produce faith. Faith comes from hearing the Word of God and acting on it and allowing the Word of God to take root in you and bear fruit.We need to take a look at that in our own hearts and lives.Do you allow the

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.comHollay Ghadery’s The Unravelling of Ou is a strange, funny and deeply moving novel about motherhood, memory, identity and survival with a sock puppet telling us all. When Minoo’s daughter demands Ecology Paul disappear if Minoo would like a relationship with her, a lifetime of secrets begins to unravel. Painting: Today I painted a sock puppet Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include: The Unravelling

“The High-Definition Camera: Why Feeling Everything Is a Superpower, Not a Flaw” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Sensitive Author: Jenn Granneman & Andre Sólo Category: Psychology & Human Behavior, Motivation & Self-Improvement, Personal Growth, Emotional Intelligence What if the thing you've been told to fix about yourself is actually the most precise instrument you

“Why Your Brain Is the Real Portfolio” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: The Psychology of Money Author: Morgan Housel Category: Personal Finance & Investing, Career Growth, Motivation & Self-Improvement, Economics & Global Markets Why does a book about money feel less like a finance manual and more like a therapy session? Sam and Sophie open with that question, and Morgan

Arsalan retells how Kay Kavus's foolish invasion of Mazandaran forces Zal to send Rostam out to undertake his Seven Trials and rescue the blinded Iranian king.

“What Thousands of Near-Death Experiences Reveal About the Afterlife” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Imagine Heaven Author: John Burke Category: Faith, Spirituality & Meaning, Philosophy & Big Ideas What if thousands of people who died and came back all described the same handful of things? Sam and Sophie open Imagine Heaven by John Burke with exactly that question, and neither

Cindy Sampson and JasonPriestley are reprising their fan-favorite roles as private investigators Angie Everett and Matt Shade from the hit series PRIVATE EYES, which ran for five seasons and was licensed in more than 180 territories worldwide. Now, the duo is heading west for a brand-new chapter, opening a P.I. firm in British Columbia and taking on a new slate of cases - from tracking a missing student in the wilderness to trying to extract a murder confession from a surfer in Tofino.Here's the

Send us Fan Mail In a few nights, the clock would strike midnight. The museum would become still. Those dark eyes would open. And I would have to find a gentle way to tell Edgar Allan Poe that death had not silenced him. It had only kept him from hearing the applause. Mr. Poe, you famously wrote this poem about the fact that you always felt alone– From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw—I could not bring My passions from a common spring— From the s...

A hole through the wall should have been enough. But on their first night inside a London safe-deposit building, the Hatton Garden burglars met an obstacle they could not move. They left, then came back.True Crime Stories for No Sleep. Calm, carefully researched stories for unwinding. Each episode stands alone; confirmed facts and possible explanations are kept distinct. Historical disappearances do not necessarily involve a crime.If you are new here, start with Hatton Garden. For a related story,

“The Fifty-Year Project: How a Small Elite Rewrote America” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Evil Geniuses Author: Kurt Andersen Category: Politics & Current Affairs What if the last fifty years of American life weren't an accident, but a project — designed, funded, and executed on purpose? Sam and Sophie open Evil Geniuses by Kurt Andersen with exactly that question, and it

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