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Brought to you by Penguin. Gold (noun): A precious, yellow metal, prized for its beauty. Inert, immune to corrosion, highly malleable though with little utility. Seen as pure wealth. The definitive biography of the metal that has shaped our world – and may yet determine its fate. The Secret...

Every book has two stories: the one it tells, and the one it hides.The Secret Life of Books is a fascinating, addictive, often shocking, occasionally hilarious weekly podcast starring Sophie Gee, an English professor at Princeton University, and Jonty Claypole, formerly director of arts at the BBC. Every week these virtuoso critics and close friends take an iconic book and reveal the hidden story behind the story: who made it, their clandestine motives, the undeclared stakes, the scandalous backstory and above all the secret, mysterious meanings of books we thought we knew.-- To join the ...

A fascinating tour through the curious history of Western civilization told through its most emblematic invention–the book.

Did you know? Freemasonry's first American lodge included a young Benjamin Franklin among its members. The Knights Templar began as impoverished warrior monks then evolved into bankers. Groom Lake, Dreamland, Homey Airport, Paradise Ranch, The Farm, Watertown Strip, Red Square...

Who really rules the world? According to some people, a shadowy cabal of hidden men rule over the world governments from behind the scenes. These invisible puppets masters are tied into conspiracy theories across the world, taking in everything from the assassination of John F. Kennedy to the attack on New York on September 11th, 2001. Typically, if you trace these conspiracies back far enough, you will come across one name. The Freemasons.

*National Bestseller* A sweeping account of America's oldest unsolved mystery, the people racing to unearth its answer, and the sobering truths--about race, gender, and immigration--exposed by the Lost Colony of Roanoke In 1587, 115 men, women, and children arrived at Roanoke Island on the coast...

A vast, sweeping survey on the origin of creation, its expansion, contraction, maintenance and instructions for humanity in the contexts of 19th century science and ancient texts thousands of years old such as the Puranas, Upanishads, Vedas and Kabbalah.- Summary by Czandra

"If, two years ago, when I was sixteen, I hadn’t wanted money to buy a white frock with roses on it, which I saw in Selfridge’s window, a secret crisis between the United States and Mexico would have been avoided; and the career of a splendid soldier would not have been broken.” Read here what happened to the girl, the soldier, and the white frock. - Summary by Carolin

Albert Richardson was a daring reporter for Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune who took on the perilous task of going undercover in the American South, documenting the rising secession crisis. When the Civil War erupted in April 1861, he joined the Union armies as a war correspondent, tirelessly sending dispatches from the front lines for two years. His journey took a harrowing turn in May 1863 when he was thrown from a burning barge into the Mississippi River while trying to evade a Confederate battery near Vicksburg. Captured as a prisoner, Richardson believed his status as a civilian ...

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Dive into Mary Elizabeth Braddons captivating debut novel, Lady Audleys Secret, which took Victorian readers by storm upon its serial publication in 1862. This enthralling tale follows the enchanting Lucy Graham, who transforms into Lady Audley, all while hiding a scandalous secret from her husband and his family. With a gripping mix of madness, bigamy, attempted murder, and seduction, this sensational narrative remains one of the quintessential examples of 19th-century fiction, sure to keep you spellbound from beginning to end. (Summary written by gloriana).

Welcome to "THE SECRETS OF POWER: The Masters of Politics, Strategy and War" Podcast: A Journey Through the World's Most Influential Texts on War, Power, Politics, and Strategy.Step into "THE SECRETS OF POWER" Podcast, a curated collection of the most timeless and impactful texts ever written on the intricate realms of war, power, politics, and military tactics. This podcast is your gateway to understanding how history’s most brilliant strategists, military leaders, and political thinkers shaped the world as we know it. Through these carefully chosen works, you'll embark on a journey through...