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Let Go, Trust God, Become Who You Were Meant To Be is not a step-by-step guide to fixing your life—it’s a gentle companion for the seasons when nothing makes sense. In these pages, Rebecca Simon offers soulful reflections for anyone sitting in the in-between: between heartbreak and healing...

Between August and October 1720, two female pirates named Anne Bonny and Mary Read terrorized the Caribbean in and around Jamaica. Despite their short career, they became two of the most notorious pirates during the height of the eighteenth-century Golden Age of Piracy. In a world dominated by men, they became infamous for their bravery, cruelty and unwavering determination to escape the social constraints placed on women during that time.

During his life and even after his death, Captain William Kidd’s name was known around England and the American colonies. He was infamous for the very crime for which he was hanged, piracy. This book by Rebecca Simon dives into the details of the two-year manhunt for Captain Kidd and the events that ensued afterward. Captain Kidd was hanged in 1701, and from that sprung a massive hunt for all pirates led by the British during a period known as the Golden Age of Piracy. Ironically, public executions only led to pirates’ growth in popularity and interest.

The Wireless World sets out a new research agenda for the history of international broadcasting, and for radio history more generally. It examines global and transnational histories of long-distance wireless broadcasting, combining perspectives from international history, media and cultural history, the history of technology, and sound studies. Bringing together their knowledge of a wide range of different countries, languages, and archives, the coauthors show how broadcasters and states deployed international broadcasting as a tool of international communication and persuasion.

What listeners really don’t like are dull werewolf stories. So, we tasked the horror community with writing the weirdest, wildest, most creative, utterly bonkers tails (ha!) of lycanthropic lunacy possible.

Captivating and inspiring, listeners traverse stunning survival and loss, spanning continents and cultures. Maiming, death, divorce, disease, and a global pandemic provide the backdrop for an unlikely merger of stories and reflections shared by Paul Templer and Rebecca M. Simons. This unexpected duo provides insight, illuminating the path to discovering the magnificence and resilience that resides within us all.

It’s been a long time...since there was a spark of joy. Are you ready to get inspired? Are you ready to get fired up? These 10 visionaries survived grief, overcame obstacles, and built road maps along the way. They have each done something extraordinary. These changemakers are on a mission with a single goal. Change the world, one woman at a time! As they created their businesses, something remarkable happened. Each one developed a burning desire to help other women experience the power, confidence, and satisfaction that comes with success.

Dieses Hörbuch enthält drei Folgen der SWR2-Reihe "Klappstuhllesungen". Bei den "Klappstuhllesungen" wird an irgendeinem Ort in der Öffentlichkeit, z.B. im Bahnhof, auf einem Marktplatz usw. ein Klappstuhl aufgestellt, auf den sich der Sprecher setzt und vorliest.