Showing results for "Evolution" in Biographies & Memoirs

Early one morning in the summer of 1999, authorities in the tiny West Texas town of Tulia began a roundup of suspected drug dealers. By the time the sweep was done, over 40 people had been arrested and one of every five black adults in town was behind bars, all accused of dealing cocaine to the same undercover officer, Tom Coleman.

We are taught that the world is a top-down place. Acclaimed author, Matt Ridley, shows just how wrong this is in his compelling new book. We are taught that the world is a top-down place. Generals win battles; politicians run countries; scientists discover truths; artists create genres...

Everyone knows what Charles Darwin said. Almost everyone is wrong. He did not discover that species change; his own grandfather had written verse about that. He did not say we descended from monkeys, and he was careful not to. What he did was stranger and far more dangerous: he removed foresight from the explanation of complexity. Before him, the appearance of design required a designer. After him, it required only time, variation, and the quiet arithmetic of who leaves offspring. This book follows that idea from a Shropshire garden to the inside of a machine.

This audiobook opens and ends with music from Gary Numan's 2021 album Intruder A Daily Mail 'best TV and showbiz memoir' for 2020 From humble beginnings in Middlesex, where money was scarce but dreams were encouraged, to the award-winning godfather of electronica, Gary Numan has seen it all. His...

For three extraordinary seasons at Bayern Munich, Marti Perarnau was given total access around the German super club - to its players, its backroom staff, its board members and, above all, its manager, Pep Guardiola. In the follow-up to his critically acclaimed account of Guardiola's first full season at Bayern, Pep Confidential, Perarnau now lifts the lid on the Catalan's whole tenure in Bavaria.

An inspiring memoir by CrossFit legend Annie Thorisdottir, the first woman to win the CrossFit Games twice. In 2011, Annie Thorisdottir earned the title “Fittest Woman on Earth” after winning the CrossFit Games in only her third year as a competitor. In 2012, she did it again, becoming the...

The companion volume to the multimillion-copy bestseller No Easy Day by former Navy SEAL Mark Owen reveals the evolution of a SEAL Team Six operator. Mark Owen’s instant #1 New York Times bestseller, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden, focused on the...

In football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play. When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father...

Featuring an introductory interview with LL Cool J and epilogue from Paul Rosenberg, Eminem's manager In 1999, a former dishwasher from Detroit became the most influential music artist in the world. Eminem's dexterity, wit and honesty turned him into one of the biggest-selling artists of all...

The long awaited republishing of NYHC Legend, John Bloodclot Joseph's raw and unfiltered autobiography. As real as it gets! Updated with new chapters.

Through her books The Color Purple, The Temple of My Familiar, and Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker is familiar to millions of readers. Who is this woman, who rose from the shadows of the segregated South to win the Pulitzer Prize? How did she find the courage to address with grace and...

How is a person changed by commitment to their passion, and how does their commitment change over time? These are questions that esteemed climber Sonnie Trotter asks as he reflects on the most thrilling adventures of his sport and his life. 2025 is Sonnie Trotter’s 30th year climbing. He’s...

Mary Anning was only 12 years old when, in 1811, she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton - of an ichthyosaur - while fossil hunting on the cliffs of Lyme Regis, England. Until Mary's incredible discovery, it was widely believed that animals did not become extinct.  

Not since the atomic bomb has a technology so alarmed its inventors that they warned the world about its use. Not, that is, until the spring of 2015, when biologist Jennifer Doudna called for a worldwide moratorium on the use of the new gene-editing tool CRISPR - a revolutionary new technology that she helped create - to make heritable changes in human embryos.

In football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play. When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father...

Born into Russian nobility, Peter Kropotkin became a geographer and naturalist before emerging as a revolutionary and one of anarchism’s leading theorists. Across four major works, Kropotkin challenges the belief that competition, hierarchy, and concentrated power are necessary for human progress. In their place, he makes the case for mutual aid, voluntary cooperation, and decentralized production.

"I am a doctor." Every year, thousands of medical school graduates utter these four simple words. But as you will hear in Playing God, earning an MD is just the first step to becoming a real physician. In this thrilling and moving memoir, Dr. Anthony Youn reveals that the true metamorphosis from student to doctor occurs not in medical school but in the formative years of residency training and early practice. Here, you will take a journey through the world of surgery, hospitals, and the practice of medicine unlike any that you have traveled before.

“The Book of Lucifer” is a thought-provoking exploration of Lucifer, a complex figure often associated with rebellion, pride, and the pursuit of forbidden knowledge. This theme goes beyond the traditional view of evil, diving into historical, religious, and philosophical interpretations of Lucifer—from a “bearer of light” to a fallen being. It invites listeners to reflect on free will, disobedience, truth, and power, raising deep questions about the nature of good and evil throughout human history.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/evolution--6940557...

Humanity faces an unprecedented crisis that threatens all life on Earth. Desert Storm fighter pilot and NASA astronaut Ron Garan addresses this head-on in Floating in Darkness: A Journey of Evolution. Ron takes us on an extraordinary journey through outer space and inner space. He explores the dancing, intersecting orbits of religion, spirituality, and science while grappling with his own role in the violence of combat and the effects of war on all aspects of human life.

Welcome to "Through the Lens: The Evolution of Visual Storytelling"In this podcast, I take you on a journey through the evolution of photography, graphic design, and visual storytelling, all from my unique perspective as a seasoned photojournalist and graphic designer.Through stories from my career and deep dives into industry trends, I explore how technology and innovation have reshaped the creative process. From the analog days of film and darkrooms to the rise of digital photography, AI, and advanced design tools, I reflect on how these changes have impacted the way we work, create, and ...