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Roland Arnolds Leben zeigt, dass nichts unmöglich ist. Ohne Startkapital, ohne privilegierte Voraussetzungen – und ohne aufzugeben: Roland Arnold hat aus bescheidenen Anfängen eine beeindruckende Karriere aufgebaut. Seine Geschichte inspiriert Menschen jeden Alters, ihre Träume zu verfolgen und Hindernisse als Chance zu sehen. Roland Arnold ist der Beweis dafür, dass Erfolg nicht von den äußeren Umständen abhängt, sondern von innerer Stärke, Entschlossenheit und der Bereitschaft, niemals aufzugeben.

يمثل سيدني سميث استنساخًا حقيقيًّا لجوزيف بيل، طبيب الجراحة بأدنبرج الذي استوحى منه آرثر كونان دويل شخصية شارلوك هولمز.

«Ero tra i consulenti dei massimi dirigenti dell'azienda, Mark Zuckerberg e Sheryl Sandberg, mentre escogitavano il modo in cui l'organizzazione avrebbe interagito con i governi di tutto il mondo. Alla fine, li ho guardati, senza più speranze, fare la corte a regimi autoritari come quello cinese e, con assoluta noncuranza, ingannare l'opinione pubblica. Ero su un jet privato con Mark il giorno in cui finalmente capì che con ogni probabilità Facebook aveva contribuito a portare Donald Trump alla Casa Bianca, e ne trasse le sue personali e oscure conclusioni.»

As PhD students at Stanford University, Larry Page and Sergey Brin devised a powerful search engine. Google, the company they founded in 1998 became a brand, the world's pre-eminent search engine, a centre of artificial intelligence and a source of data collection. This fascinating biography looks at the background behind the formation of the company, as well as the technology and the business model that led it to become so successful.

True Crime – Echte Kriminalfälle: Wie Ermittler, DNA und Zufall das Böse entlarvenWahre Verbrechen. Echte Opfer. Und die Spurensuche nach der Wahrheit. Dieses Buch führt dich tief hinein in die dunkelsten Kapitel der Kriminalgeschichte – dort, wo die Grenze zwischen Menschlichkeit und Monstrosität verschwimmt. Von den eiskalten Küsten Long Islands über das blutige Apartment in Moskau bis hin zu den stillen Straßen Kaliforniens – jede Geschichte in diesem Buch ist real.

«Pretendo reivindicar con este libro la vigencia del México profundo y sus civilizaciones originales, sometidas y negadas […] , pues considero una ingratitud no reconocer que, debido a esas raíces y enseñanzas, los mexicanos de hoy somos libres, fraternos, trabajadores, honestos y felices. Por esas benditas culturas nuestro país ha resistido todo tipo de calamidades y su pueblo, aunque eventualmente desfallece, siempre se levanta y vuelve a ponerse de pie para seguir caminando hacia el porvenir».

Behind the headlines and Hollywood myths lies the true story of America’s most secretive Mafia empire. The Genovese Crime Family: The Mafia’s Silent Superpower traces their rise from Prohibition-era gangs to shadow rulers of unions, Wall Street, construction, and even Las Vegas. While rivals crumbled under betrayals and FBI heat, the Genovese thrived through discipline, deception, and invisibility.

On March 18, 1990, two men disguised as police officers entered Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and vanished with masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Degas, and more—an art haul worth over $500 million. Decades later, not a single piece has been recovered. The Gardner Museum Heist unravels the daring crime, the mob connections, the false leads, and the enduring mystery that haunts the art world. Equal parts true crime and cultural history, it’s the definitive account of America’s greatest unsolved art theft.

In February 2003, thieves pulled off the impossible—breaching Antwerp’s “impenetrable” vault and vanishing with over $100 million in diamonds, gold, and cash. No alarms, no broken locks, no trace. Dubbed the heist of the century, this true-crime account reveals how a crew of Italian specialists infiltrated the world’s diamond capital, outsmarted state-of-the-art security, and disappeared into legend. Riveting and meticulously researched, The Antwerp Diamond Heist uncovers the planning, execution, and enduring mystery of history’s greatest gem theft.

On December 11, 1978, masked men stormed JFK Airport’s Lufthansa terminal and escaped with nearly six million dollars in cash and jewels—the largest cash robbery in American history. What began as the perfect crime soon unraveled into paranoia, betrayal, and murder. The Lufthansa Heist: The Mafia’s Greatest Airport Robbery pulls you inside the planning, execution, and bloody aftermath of a job that made history, destroyed lives, and remains unsolved in the eyes of the law.

From the bustling garment factories of New York to daring heists and courtroom showdowns, the Lucchese Crime Family carved its legacy through power, profit, and fear. This gripping account traces their rise under Tommy Lucchese, their grip on unions and industry, and their role in some of America’s most infamous crimes. Packed with intrigue, betrayal, and real-life drama, this book reveals how one Mafia family stitched itself into the very fabric of New York—and how law enforcement unraveled it piece by piece.

In August 1963, a Royal Mail train was stopped in the dead of night and £2.6 million in cash vanished into the darkness. The Great Train Robbery: Britain’s Most Daring Railway Heist uncovers the full story—from meticulous planning and the dramatic raid itself to Scotland Yard’s relentless pursuit, harsh sentences, and notorious prison escapes. More than a crime, it became a legend—an audacious tale of ambition, folly, and consequence that continues to captivate over half a century later.

In 2005, a team of criminals tunneled beneath the streets of Fortaleza, Brazil, and pulled off one of the largest bank heists in history. Disguised as landscapers, they built an 80-meter tunnel, cut into the Banco Central’s vault, and vanished with 3.5 tons of cash—nearly $70 million. This gripping true-crime account reveals the daring plan, the nationwide manhunt, and the betrayals that turned fortune into bloodshed. A story of ambition, greed, and the fragility of institutions, it remains Brazil’s most infamous “heist of the century.”

You know the myths. You’ve seen the biopics. But if you’re the kind of music fan who craves the rest of the story—the stuff they buried or cleaned up for streaming and theaters—this is your podcast. DISGRACELAND is the award-winning show that reveals the deeply human, highly dramatic, true crime–fueled chaos behind legendary musicians like Amy Winehouse, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sean “Diddy” Combs, the Grateful Dead, Blondie, and more. While we dig into the dark side, we do so with reverence for the artists—and an understanding of the extreme highs, lows, and personal costs that come ...

Giuffre schildert schonungslos ihre Zeit mit Epstein und Maxwell, die sie und andere junge Frauen an einflussreiche Männer vermittelten. Sie erzählt von dem Missbrauch, den sie bereits als Kind ertragen musste, und von ihrer mutigen Flucht aus Epsteins und Maxwells Fängen im Alter von neunzehn Jahren. Giuffre baute sich ein neues Leben auf und fand nicht nur den Mut, ihre Täter zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen, sondern auch für andere Betroffene einzutreten.

When she was a child, Monisha Rajesh’s family uprooted to Madras in the hope of making India their home, but soon returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths. Two decades on, Monisha turns to a map of the Indian Railways, embarking on an adventure around India in 80 trains. Her journey takes her on toy trains, luxury trains, Mumbai’s infamous commuter trains and even a hospital on wheels. Along the way she meets a kaleidoscopic cast of characters and discovers why the railways are considered the lifeline keeping the country’s heart beating.

Jackie McCarthy O'Brien has led a truly remarkable life, from being born in 1961 to an Irish mother and Jamaican father (whom she never met) in Birmingham to growing up in Limerick. She was put in an industrial school as a baby by a priest for being an "illegitimate" black child and not recovered by her mother until she was five. As a teen she excelled at sport and played for Ireland in soccer, but when she was sexually harassed by a coach she changed to Irish rugby team.

When British Arab and ‘Southerner’ Dr Ahmed Handy suddenly found himself working as a junior doctor in the Midlands, a part of the country with which he was wholly unfamiliar (and which was equally unfamiliar with people like him), he was faced with something of a culture shock. But that was only the beginning of his bizarre junior doctor experience.

The 911 call was harrowing. “I accidentally killed someone. Please!” the man said, his voice rising. “Who?” “My stepmom. My name is Ian Anselmo. Sue-Ellen Anselmo, she’s in the car with me. My dad is going to kill me. I guess I strangled her. I don’t remember doing it. I remember the argument.” The call disintegrated quickly, with the 20-year-old howling and sobbing so pitifully that the dispatcher could not understand what he was saying, except that he was calling from a cemetery.

O novo agora é a brilhante sequência de Feliz ano velho e Ainda estou aqui. Nele, Marcelo Rubens Paiva intercala memórias e acontecimentos familiares para construir uma narrativa envolvente e íntima sobre a paternidade. E recria, com sensibilidade, um momento desafiador da história recente do país.Escritor, pai depois dos cinquenta anos, cadeirante e considerado inimigo pelo governo vigente: assim Marcelo Rubens Paiva se descreve, neste livro franco e emocional, sequência autobiográfica de Feliz ano velho e Ainda estou aqui...