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Most people don’t go past the surface level when learning about Benjamin Franklin. Unfortunately, because of that, they fail to realize how amazing he was. Benjamin Franklin was a person full of ambition. For many, the honor of being called a Founding Father would have been enough, but not for him. He went on to do so much more with his life. Being born into a poor family, he had to work extra-hard to get the things he wanted in life. And because of his ambition and drive, in just 50 years, he was able to go from living in poverty to living in exceptional wealth and status.

Tackling very non-serious issues in our modern world. Listen, as we view current events, sports, entertainment and unhelpful trivia from a truly idiotic lens. Follow us, and ponder the question, "So they just let anyone make a podcast?"

Zombieland is fiendish and dangerous. The place that has gobbled up many, leaving only ground bones, draws Elb and his team ever deeper into its decaying bowels. Doing battle with eternally hungry beasts who were once people, Elb is fast gaining status, as well as the respect of other zombie hunters. Zombieland, however, is capable of stopping and killing even the most deadly of hunters. This time around, the system provides the impossible Blue Light task, whose coordinates are given as: Room Number 191-28 Pain. 

Hinter den alten Mauern der Oxford-Universität ist nicht alles so ehrwürdig, wie es scheint. Der fast taube Nicholas Quinn wird überraschend zum Mitglied des Verbands für Auslandsprüfungen der Oxford-Universität berufen. Quinn lebt sich schnell ein in die Welt der angesehenen Professoren, der Nachmittagssitzungen mit gutem Rotwein und der bequemen Ledersessel. Nur hat er kaum Gelegenheit, sich an seinem neuen Job zu erfreuen: Schon kurz nach seiner Ernennung wird Quinn vergiftet in seiner Wohnung aufgefunden.

You want energy and vitality. You want to live your best life. We all do. Perhaps you’ve heard about the benefits of a whole-food, plant-based (beyond vegan) lifestyle. You’re interested, but don’t know where to begin. In Eat Plants Feel Whole, Dr. George Guthrie shows you the way.

A homeless man, who's struggling to survive a freezing, rainy night in the desert, recalls how the Nazis gave his grandfather the choice of death or helping them discover who murdered three SS men in Prague. He relives how his connection to it upended his life.Blending memoir and fiction with an unconquerable pursuit of hope, Last Jew in Prague is about lifting yourself up when all you want to do is keep falling.The story guided me above the bottom that I had fallen through. It inspired me forward.I hope you find it as inspiring.

Arthur Harris is a happily married man whose wife, Fiona, decides to leave him. Devastated by this, he tries to commit suicide. After a few failed attempts, one day the doorbell rings. An "odd job man" asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform, so Arthur decides to hire the man to kill him. When his wife returns, Arthur is unable to cancel the contract, and the man he hired still tries to kill him.

SNL alum and sage satirist Colin Quinn is here to take no prisoners. In this hilarious stand-up show, performed live at the Minetta Lane Theatre, no political view is safe. Quinn takes on political division highlighting the truth, absurdity, and humor on both sides of the aisle. This isn’t Colin Quinn vs. liberals or conservatives. This is Colin Quinn deftly roasting liberals, conservatives, and everyone in between.

A celebration of adult literature and reading. The whole book industry, including booksellers, librarians and publishers, were invited come together and pick out their favourite titles to be included the final list of 25 books by authors from the UK and Ireland. The final list included fiction, poetry and memoirs, among others. There were some best sellers, some classics and some lesser known.

John Gammon was beginning to question his life and career. Had he done right coming back to the Peak District? So many lives had changed non more than his own. With his personal life taking major downturns, then his professional life having problems. Book number three from Series One gives all its listeners a full emotional roller coaster ride.

For John Gammon, celebrated Peak District detective, life was now taking him places he could never imagine. Emotionally and professionally, his life would now always be different. The second book of the first series about Detective John Gammon based in the beautiful Peak District of Derbyshire.

Though the Bible is the perennial best-selling book, many people don’t know where to begin. Open the Bible in 30 Days is a comprehensive and engaging tool that gives you an overview of God’s Word. Colin Smith opens the Bible in three stages: the Old Testament where we meet God the Father, the Gospels where we learn to trust Christ the Son, and the New Testament letters where we discover life in the Holy Spirit.

A calm, non-shouty, non-polemical, weekly news analysis podcast for folks of all stripes and leanings who want to know more about what's happening in the world around them. Hosted by analytic journalist Colin Wright since 2016. letsknowthings.substack.com

Ein Neubauprojekt der Menschen bedroht den Thalerwald: Bäume werden gefällt, der Teich wird zugeschüttet und das Trinkwasser wird knapp. Die Tiere müssen ihre Heimat so schnell wie möglich verlassen und sich ein neues Zuhause suchen. Die Kröte hat auf ihrer langen Wanderung ein ideales Plätzchen entdeckt: den Hirschpark, ein Naturschutzgebiet. Allerdings liegt dieser Park weit entfernt. Die Tiere können die gefährliche Reise nur gemeinsam schaffen. Darum schließen sie untereinander einen Friedenspakt und machen sich auf den Weg.

A collection of charming and hilarious tales about two dogs, Fearless and Stanley, from the award-winning writer Colin Thompson. This audiobook includes: 'Fearless': when the Claybourne-Willments got Fearless as a little puppy, it seemed a good name for him. Except Fearless wasn't. How does Fearless finally live up to his name? By accident, of course! 'Fearless in Love': The only thing Fearless could remember his mother telling him was, 'Life is much nicer if you love everyone.'

Sieht aus, als könnte Dr. Siri endlich in Rente gehen. Obwohl der Pathologe seine Arbeit liebt, ermüdet den bald Achtzigjährigen der Job zunehmend. Außerdem möchte er vor seinem baldigen, vom örtlichen Wahrsager prophezeiten Tod mehr Zeit mit seiner Gattin verbringen. Doch zu früh gefreut! Siri erhält einen Auftrag von der laotischen Regierung: Er soll die internationale Suche nach einem amerikanischen Piloten überwachen, dessen Hubschrauber ein Jahrzehnt zuvor über dem thailändischen Dschungel abstürzte.

Dr. Siri Paiboun hatte bislang nur mit lebenden Patienten zu tun. Doch nun wird er mit 72 Jahren noch zum einzigen Pathologen von ganz Laos...

Als auf dem Seziertisch von Dr. Siri die Leiche einer jungen Frau landet, schlittert er prompt in seinen nächsten Kriminalfall. Denn das Mädchen wurde brutal ermordet: an einen Baum gefesselt, gefoltert und erwürgt. Dr. Siri muss nicht nur erkennen, dass es sich um eine ganze Mordserie handelt, sondern auch, dass der Killer es nicht allein auf hübsche Frauen abgesehen hat - auch dreiundsiebzigjährige Pathologen schweben in höchster Gefahr.

Etwas Wildes und Böses macht die Hauptstadt von Laos unsicher. Es scheint, als würde ein entlaufener Bär hilflose Frauen angreifen und töten...

Zombies and Calculus is the account of Craig Williams, a math professor at a small liberal arts college in New England, who, in the middle of a calculus class, finds himself suddenly confronted by a late-arriving student whose hunger is not for knowledge. As the zombie virus spreads and civilization crumbles, Williams uses calculus to help his small band of survivors defeat the hordes of the undead.