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Midnight Express tells the gut-wrenching true story of a young man's incarceration and escape from a Turkish prison. In 1970, Billy Hayes was an English major who left college in search of adventures to write about, like his hero Jack London. He had a rude awakening when he was arrested at the airport in Istanbul trying to board a plane while carrying four pounds of hashish, and given a life sentence.

The Midnight Express Letters is a compelling collection of letters that Billy Hayes wrote to his family, girlfriend, and friends during his years in a Turkish prison. Here is the raw source material from which Midnight Express—the worldwide best-selling book and Academy Award-winning film--is drawn. These letters tell Billy’s story of both the events and the inner journey, in his original words, with the urgency and intimacy of the moment.

Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to Syracuse University, where as a sophomore he led his team to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1959, and earned his nickname: the Elmira Express. Two seasons later, Davis broke the legendary Jim Brown's rushing records and became the first black athlete to be awarded the Heisman Trophy.

Mark Vonnegut set out in search of Eden with his VW bug, his girlfriend, his dog, and his ideals, but genetic predisposition and a whole lot of shit going down made him crazy in a culture that told him mental illness is a myth and schizophrenia is a sane response to an insane society. Describing his experiences during the late '60s and early '70s, Eden Express reveals how Mark went from being a recent college grad who was in love and living communally on a farm to having nervous breakdowns.

The thrilling true story of train-robbing revolutionaries and passengers who got more than they paid for in this Murder on the Orient Express–style adventure, set in China’s republican era. In 1923 Shanghai, native and foreign travelers alike are enthralled by the establishment of a new...

It is the early '70s. Two best friends and a toddler (the future rock star Melissa Auf der Maur) set out in a red post office van on a 2,000-mile drive from Hay-on-Wye in Wales to Marrakesh in North Africa. Their meandering journey changes abruptly when they meet two American drug dealers from Amsterdam on a secret intelligence mission, with a plentiful supply of pure black Afghan hash. Amidst the dope smoking world of gangster aristocrats and dislocated hippies, they gaze into the hidden worlds within ancient Venetian glass goulamine beads, and that’s when worlds collide.

Join Dyke Darrel, the tenacious railroad detective, as he delves into a daring train heist and the murder of a close friend. Experience Victorian serial melodrama at its peak!

Dyke Darrel investigates an audacious train robbery that included the murder of a friend, and embarks on a man-hunt. High Victorian serial melodrama at its best! (Summary by Sibella Denton).

Grief is messy, ugly, and nobody tells you that. We do.Nobody hands you a roadmap when someone you love dies. There's no script, no timeline, and definitely no one warning you that grief will hit you in the cereal aisle at 11 am on a Tuesday.Hot Mess Express: Grief Unfiltered is the podcast for people who are doing grief wrong, or at least that's what it feels like. Two real women, in the thick of their own losses, sitting down with people from an actual grief support group to talk about what this really looks like. Not the highlight reel. The whole disaster.We're Canadian, we're unfiltered, ...

In this powerful memoir, Charles W. Wright—legendary frontman of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band—recounts a journey that cuts deep into America’s racial past while climbing toward artistic greatness. With raw clarity and poetic grit, Wright chronicles his youth in the Jim Crow South, the family struggles that shaped him, and his early coming-of-age battles with schoolyard injustice, poverty, and police brutality in 1950s Los Angeles.

As the passengers in the sleeping car of the Rome Express are jolted awake with news of their imminent arrival in Paris, a flurry of activity ensues. Yet, one occupant remains stubbornly unresponsive to the porters urgent knocks. When the door is finally forced open, a chilling discovery awaits the passenger lies dead, a knife plunged into their heart. Now, amidst the growing panic, the true challenge begins — to unmask the murderer hidden among them... (Summary by Carolin)

El Orient-Express fue durante décadas el símbolo de una Europa diversa llena de diversos personajes, olores, colores y sabores, unidos por este tren que, más que un medio de transporte, fue una forma extraordinaria de civilización y entendimiento entre los pueblos. Mauricio Wiesenthal, con su prosa envolvente y fragante, nos transporta a países y estaciones.

The public thinks he’s a motorcycle cop, but he’s a civilian, and an inexperienced rider at that. This new job as a police motorcycle escort for funeral processions is the best job he’s ever had, affording him respect and dignity that has so far eluded him. A colorful cast of characters help and hinder in his struggle to find meaning as they deliver the hearse and the deceased on its final journey to the grave. With constant reflections on mortality and a distinct sense of humor, Edwards tells his story with unflinching honesty and insight.

Von Konstantinopel aus unternimmt der 25-jährige John Dos Passos 1921 eine Reise durch den Orient. Er sieht die Zerstörungen des Türkisch-Griechischen Kriegs. Er verbringt drei Wochen in Bagdad und beobachtet die Neuordnung des Irak durch die Briten, schreibt über die Ermordung der Armenier, über islamischen Fundamentalismus. Er lässt sich einen Bart wachsen und überredet die Chefin des britischen Nachrichtendienstes, ihn bei einer Expedition durch die syrische Wüste zu unterstützen.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An edge-of-your-seat military memoir and true story about a group of retired Green Berets who come together to save a former comrade—and 500 other Afghans—targeted by the Taliban amid the chaos of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. In April 2021, a...

الحياة مو سريعة؛ احنا اللي سريعينالناس مو بطيئة، برضو احنا اللي سريعينالناس اللي تسمع فويسات الواتساب مسرعة *٢للناس اللي دائما عندها ٥ دقايق تخلص فيها شيالناس المشغولة الرايقةالملولة، المبدعة، المختلفةاللي فهمت اللعبةالناس اللي تبغى أكتر في هادي الحياة 💕البودكاست دا ليكم

On August first of this year, I lost my mind. Months later I was diagnosed as bipolar. This is the story of my trip down to rock bottom and my attempt to stand back up.

The story focuses on a journalist, Sarah, and a private investigator, Jack, who find themselves on a train with a mysterious passenger who vanishes. As they investigate the disappearance, a bloody handkerchief and a hidden compartment in the passenger's abandoned briefcase reveal a potential crime. Sarah and Jack's efforts to unravel the truth lead them to a nervous conductor, a second missing passenger, a locked cabin, and a series of cryptic notes. This chain of events sets the stage for a thrilling mystery with a potential killer among the train's passengers, hidden secrets, and a dramatic

Life is crazy but life with adhd just turns up the heat a little. on this show, we talk about some of those crazy experiences like running a spice syndicate, Ailen adventures, crazy projects, and business.

Welcome aboard the Lunatics Express podcast 🎙️✨ Come be crazy with us as we just talk the curious, be silly and share our personal insights on different topics 🤪 Get on with us on this wild, creative ride 🚀 Let us tickle your imagination and thoughts for the week 🤔😂