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The Sailing of the Intrepid

Dec 4, 2024 | audible.com | Sun Tzu |Jack Weatherford |Bill Bryson |Scott Lewis

From twenty-two-year naval and marine veteran Montel Williams comes a thrilling history of how one World War II aircraft carrier’s crew defied all odds, redefining the very meaning of what it means to struggle, persevere and survive. 1944. The USS Intrepid set sail on its first combat voyage, only to be struck by a Japanese torpedo plane, jamming its rudder at a forty-five-degree angle. It could only sail in circles amid treacherous waters.
Pumpkinflowers

Nov 5, 2024 | audible.com | Matti Friedman |Sun Tzu |Jack Weatherford |Scott Lewis

A Soldier's Story of a Forgotten War Narrated by: Matti Friedman Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.
Backfired: Attention Deficit

Oct 3, 2024 | audible.com | Leon Neyfakh |Sun Tzu |Scott Lewis |G. L. Lambert

ADHD may be the defining diagnosis of our time. According to the latest data, more than 10 percent of American children (that’s 7.1 million kids) have been diagnosed with ADHD. And the number of stimulant prescriptions for adults in their 30s has shot up nearly threefold since 2012, hitting 15.3 million in 2021. It’s increasingly common to hear people who haven’t been diagnosed at all say they’re “so ADHD,” as if it’s more of a personality trait—or a zodiac sign—than a medical condition.
The Parole Room

Sep 26, 2024 | audible.com | Ben Austen |Sun Tzu |G. L. Lambert |Scott Lewis

Will Johnnie Veal—convicted of the murder of two police officers in 1970—be granted parole after 50 years in prison? How can he convince the parole board he’s reformed when he insists he’s innocent? What is prison time even supposed to accomplish? These are the questions that propel The Parole Room forward as it builds toward Johnnie’s 20th parole hearing—after 19 rejections.
Recoding History: The Audacious Women Who Shaped Our Digital World

Feb 29, 2024 | audible.com | Sun Tzu |Graham Hancock |Scott Lewis |Phil Mason

Recoding History: The Audacious Women Who Shaped Our Digital World is an immersive look into the lives of some of computer history's most ingenious and audacious women. Pulling from the Computer History Museum’s archives and hosted by Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code, listeners will learn and laugh along with these great minds as they recount their stories in their own words.
Keir Starmer

Feb 29, 2024 | audible.com | Tom Baldwin |Sun Tzu |Graham Hancock |Scott Lewis

This authoritative – but not authorised – biography by Tom Baldwin provides answers by drawing deeply on many hours of interviews with the Labour leader himself, as well as unprecedented access to members of his family, his oldest friends and closest colleagues. Together, they tell an unexpectedly intimate story filled with feelings of grief and love that has driven him on more than any rigid ideology or loyalty to a particular faction.
Dropkick Murphy

Feb 27, 2024 | audible.com | Emily Sweeney |Sun Tzu |Graham Hancock |Scott Lewis

Newspapers called him the “the man with the cast-iron toes,” “the best drop-kicker in wrestling,” and “one of the mat game's biggest box office attractions.” But Dr. John “Dropkick” Murphy's legacy extends far beyond the wrestling ring. Decades before the Betty Ford Center became a household name—and long before the band the Dropkick Murphys named themselves in his honor—the phrase going to Dropkick’s meant a person struggling with addiction needed help and would soon get some.
17th Century Tottenville History Comes Alive

Feb 23, 2024 | audible.com | Sun Tzu |Jack Weatherford |Scott Lewis |Angie Mangino

Become a part of living Tottenville history with me in this first book in a series, looking at Tottenville from a more global perspective. Meet the people from each century, rather than only studying a list of historical dates and facts. Immerse yourself into the century to experience how events impacted life in Tottenville through what was happening on Staten Island, in New York City, in the United States, and in the World.