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For thousands of years, we have set out sailing for all kinds of reasons - for battle, for infinite wealth, for the excitement of exploring the unknown, and for escape from the mundane. We have always had a primal relationship with the sea - even those who have never been to sea remain fascinated by the seafaring life and tales of salty adventure. Now in a brand–new series collection, The Best Sailing Stories Ever Told brings together such diverse authors as Charles Dickens, Jack London, John Masefield, Stephen Crane, Herman Melville, and dozens more.

Over the years, thousands of tales both true and fantastic have been told about the dastardly thievery of pirates. Their rum-drunk exploits and high-seas violence never fail to delight. Now in a brand new series collection, The Best Pirate Stories Ever Told includes many of the very best pirate yarns ever created on history’s most debaucherous scalawags. Anyone who loves a good story full of excitement, adventure, thrills, and laughs will find this collection irresistible.

For the first time, the truth behind the best-selling adventure narrative The Long Walk.

Since 1956, The Long Walk has been, for many, the symbol of an immense love of freedom and has become one of the greatest true-life adventure stories of all time. The harrowing story about a group of POWs who escaped a labor camp in Siberia and walked to freedom in India during WWII deeply affected thousands of its readers, and Linda Willis was one of those moved by the story. But she had questions about its authenticity.

Nothing Ever Dies, Viet Thanh Nguyen writes. All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory. From the author of the best-selling novel The Sympathizer comes a searching exploration of a conflict that lives on in the collective memory of both the Americans and the Vietnamese.

Set in Newcastle upon Tyne in north-east England, the show follows the friendship, resumed after five years apart, of two working-class young men, Bob Ferris (Rodney Bewes) and Terry Collier (James Bolam). The word "likely" in the title referred, in the 1960s series, to those showing promise, but also to those likely to get up to well-meaning mischief. The humour was based on the tension between Terry's firmly working-class outlook and Bob's aspirations to join the middle class, through his new white-collar job, suburban home and impending marriage to prissy librarian Thelma Chambers...

Navy veterans reliving their days spent abroad submariners as told to Bill Nowicki.

The last forty years have seen nothing short of a revolution in the world of tabletop games. No longer synonymous with family arguments over a game of Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit, board games and the once niche hobby of tabletop gaming have moved into the mainstream over the last four decades, with modern classics like CATAN, Ticket to Ride and Carcassonne becoming established household names. In this informative and entertaining volume, this revolution in tabletop gaming is revealed and reviewed by one of the most knowledgeable commentators there is.

Long the dominant icon embodying the spirit of America's frontier past, the image of the cowboy no longer stands alone as the ultimate symbol of independence and self-reliance. The great canvas of the western landscape-in art, books, film-is today shared by the figures called "Mountain Men."...

Taking listeners from Thucydides to the origin of the French Revolution to the Civil War and beyond, James M. Banner, Jr., explores what historians do and why they do it. Banner shows why historical knowledge is unlikely ever to be unchanging, why history as a branch of knowledge is always a search for meaning and a constant source of argument, and why history is so essential to individuals' awareness of their location in the world and to every group and nation's sense of identity and destiny. 

Join host Raven Thorne as she investigates the 1963 assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers and the three trials spanning three decades. Through examination of evidence and institutional failures, this series reveals how justice delayed tested the meaning of justice itself. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

From the gold-laden granaries of Mansa Musa's Mali to the silver rivers of Potosí that fueled Spain's Golden Age, this show explores the most staggering accumulations of wealth in recorded history. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the rise and fall of economic superpowers: the Incan empire's state-controlled redistribution system, the Silk Road caravans that made Samarkand a byword for luxury, the Indian subcontinent's legendary diamond mines and the Mughal Peacock Throne, the Song dynasty's paper money revolution, and the Dutch East India Company—the world's first multinational ...

From the steppes of Central Asia to the highlands of the Andes, empires have risen through blood and iron, leaving legacies of terror and transformation. This show explores the most brutal empires the world has ever seen: the Mongol Empire, whose cavalry annihilated entire cities under Genghis Khan; the Aztec Empire, which practiced mass human sacrifice atop the Templo Mayor; the Assyrian Empire, which pioneered systematic terror with impalement and deportation; the Roman Empire, whose gladiatorial games and crucifixions were state-sanctioned spectacles; and the Third Reich, which ...

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This audiobook attempts to answer as many of those questions as possible through an informal, narrative style. It focuses on the overall experience and the feelings and emotions of the people going through it rather than just on facts and figures. It covers every aspect of the Titanic saga from inception and construction to the recent rediscovery of the ship. It also examines the impact of the disaster on society and culture.

Le sport est aujourd'hui un business où les stars gagnent des millions. Mais cet argent, si fugace, s'efface devant les gestes sublimes parfois insensés des sportifs. Ce podcast leur est dédié.Je présenterai chaque fois un geste inoubliable en rappelant le contexte et en écoutant quand c'est possible les commentateurs qui nous aident à décupler nos émotions. Bon voyage. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Step into the golden age of the Mali Empire and meet Mansa Musa, the 14th-century ruler whose pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 CE remains one of history's most extravagant displays of wealth. With a caravan stretching for miles, laden with gold and accompanied by thousands, Musa single-handedly reshaped the economies of Cairo, Medina, and beyond—flooding markets with so much gold that its value took a decade to recover. But his legacy is far more than glittering treasure. Under his reign, Timbuktu became a beacon of learning, home to the Sankore University and thousands of manuscripts that fused ...

A podcast peeking in to the unsolved mysteries and strange legends that keep the world interesting.Gmail - eversoslightlypod@gmail.comhttps://www.instagram.com/_eversoslightlyhttps://twitter.com/_eversoslightlyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@_eversoslightly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A podcast for anyone who loves history but doesn't have a lot of time. A Short History of... delivers fascinating, bite-sized stories from throughout history, in under 15 minutes. Join our host and special guests as we cut through long-winded history lessons to give you the most compelling moments from the Tudors, the Romans, and more. From the intriguing lives of kings and queens to the dramatic fall of civilizations, each episode is a quick, entertaining, and informative look at the past. If you're looking for short, witty, and unforgettable historical stories, this is the podcast for you.

Wiki 4-ever plockar ett ord ur Wikipedias bottenlösa ocean av kunskap och låter sig flyta med i dess slingriga och halsbrytande associationsbanor. Vi bjuder in forskare och andra gäster till ett samtal som utgår från ett uppslagsord i Wikipedia. Podden görs av Malmö universitet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chaotic paranormal reporting meets dive bar banter - Tara and Das are on a mission to ask everyone on the planet if they’ve ever seen a ghost.