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Biographies
Manage episode 104690380 series 87289
Innhold levert av Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl, Nancy Pearl, and Steve Scher. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl, Nancy Pearl, and Steve Scher eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
We discuss biographies this episode.
Their power resides in their place in history. New facts emerge, new understandings reshape our understandings of the person. Biographies remind us the ways the present influences the past.
Biographies we mentioned in this episode
“Steve Jobs, Insanely Great” by Jesse Hartland
“Jonas Salk, A Life,” by Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs
“Daughters of the Samuri: A Journey From East and West and Back” Janice P. Nimura
“Phillis Wheatley: Biography of a Genius in Bondage,” Vincent Carretta
“A Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames,” by Kai Bird
“The Bully Pulpit,” Doris Kearns Goodwin
“Bolivar: Aerican Liberator” by Marie Arana
“The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government,” by David Talbot
“Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, and Tragedy Inside the Johnson & Johnson Dynasty,”
by Jerry Oppenheimer
“Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty” by Daniel Schulman
“King of the World: Muhammed Ali and the Rise of an American Hero,” David Remnick
“Catharine the Great: Portrait of a Woman,” Robert K. Massie
68 episoder
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Manage episode 104690380 series 87289
Innhold levert av Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl, Nancy Pearl, and Steve Scher. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl, Nancy Pearl, and Steve Scher eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
We discuss biographies this episode.
Their power resides in their place in history. New facts emerge, new understandings reshape our understandings of the person. Biographies remind us the ways the present influences the past.
Biographies we mentioned in this episode
“Steve Jobs, Insanely Great” by Jesse Hartland
“Jonas Salk, A Life,” by Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs
“Daughters of the Samuri: A Journey From East and West and Back” Janice P. Nimura
“Phillis Wheatley: Biography of a Genius in Bondage,” Vincent Carretta
“A Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames,” by Kai Bird
“The Bully Pulpit,” Doris Kearns Goodwin
“Bolivar: Aerican Liberator” by Marie Arana
“The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government,” by David Talbot
“Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, and Tragedy Inside the Johnson & Johnson Dynasty,”
by Jerry Oppenheimer
“Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty” by Daniel Schulman
“King of the World: Muhammed Ali and the Rise of an American Hero,” David Remnick
“Catharine the Great: Portrait of a Woman,” Robert K. Massie
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Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it. Subscribe for book discussions, author interviews, hot releases, and news from the genre fiction world!
…
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An investigative podcast hosted by world-renowned literary critic and publishing insider Bethanne Patrick. Book bans are on the rise across America. With the rise of social media, book publishers are losing their power as the industry gatekeepers. More and more celebrities and influencers are publishing books with ghostwriters. Writing communities are splintering because members are at cross purposes about their mission. Missing Pages is an investigative podcast about the book publishing ind ...
…
continue reading
The iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast is a weekly talk show all about the best new current comic book releases. Lifelong friends, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about what they loved and (sometimes) hated in the current weekly books, from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW, Aftershock, Valiant, and more. The aim is to have a fun time, some laughs, but to also really understand what makes comic books work and what doesn’t, and trying to under ...
…
continue reading
Ryan Jennings ran from the horrors of Crayton 18 years ago. Now is is coming back to face his greatest fears and search for answers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
…
continue reading
Tangentially Speaking is dedicated to the idea that good conversation is organic, uncensored, revelatory, and free to go down unexpected paths with unconventional people. chrisryan.substack.com
…
continue reading
Three thousand years after a chunk of iron the size of Khufu’s pyramid collides with Europa, Jupiter’s sixth moon, an asteroid borne of the collision crashes into Earth’s Arctic ice shelf carrying extraterrestrial microbial life. The first man to come into contact with the microbes hears voices—and then dies. After determining the meteorite originated from Europa, the Global Exploratory Corporation sends oceanographer and biologist, Kathy Connelly, and her crew to the moon aboard the Surveyo ...
…
continue reading
Design Matters with Debbie Millman is one of the world’s very first podcasts. Broadcasting independently for over 15 years, the show is about how incredibly creative people design the arc of their lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
…
continue reading
Marvel’s “Wolverine: The Lost Trail” is an epic quest that takes place in the Louisiana bayou. Following the events of Marvel’s “Wolverine: The Long Night,” Logan (Richard Armitage) returns to New Orleans in search of redemption, only to discover that his ex-lover, Maureen is nowhere to be found. And she's not the only one. Dozens of humans and mutants have gone missing, including the mother of a teenage boy, Marcus Baptiste. With Weapon X in close pursuit, Logan and Marcus must team up and ...
…
continue reading
Hosted by award-winning story coach K.M. Weiland, the Helping Writers Become Authors podcast will take you deep into story theory, writing techniques, and all the incredible wisdom of story. There is no such thing as "just a story." Come along to find out how to write YOUR best story, astound the world, and (just maybe) change your life!
…
continue reading
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