Resultados para "Kanada" en Biografías y memorias

A former veterinarian, Ben Kane is the best-selling author behind five historical fiction series, including The Forgotten Legion Trilogy and Hannibal series. Now, Ben Kane turns his attention to the Roman conquest of Greece in the first book of his new series, Clash of Empires, published in May 2018. Ben Kane talks to us about his latest book, his travels across the world and when his love of ancient Roman history first began.

Nata in un piccolo paese vicino Tianjin tre mesi prima del massacro di piazza Tienanmen del 4 giugno 1989, Karoline Kan ci racconta la sua storia, e la storia della sua generazione, stretta tra la politica autoritaria cinese, il boom economico e il rapidissimo sviluppo tecnologico. Karoline, trent'anni, rientra a pieno diritto nella generazione dei millennial, e da quel punto di vista ci rivela ciò che lei e tre generazioni della sua famiglia hanno vissuto sulla propria pelle.

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Nicolai Moltke-Leth fortæller i "Jo, du kan" så levende om livet som jægersoldat, at de små nakkehår rejser sig, og man føler kulden gennem sin skjorte, når han kaster sig ud fra 10 kilometers højde i håb om, at faldskærmen til sidst folder sig ud. Han beskriver også øvelserne bag fjendens linjer og de umenneskeligt hårde prøvelser, man udsættes for. Og han fortæller om barndommen og om at være et søgende, mediterende ungt menneske, der altid vil prøve sig selv og sine grænser af.

Joining us at Audible Studios is award winning comedian, presenter, actor and author Russell Kane, who has just released his book, The Son of a Silverback. Kane was born in London and was brought up in Essex. He initially worked as an advertising copywriter but went on to pursue a career in comedy and in 2004 won the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year. In August 2006 Kane performed his debut comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe, entitled The Theory of Pretension. He has hosted Big Brother's Big Mouth as well as a show on Q Radio.

Alting kan gå itu er Ingers historie om den forældrefremmedgørelse man oplever, når ens børn fornægter, tager afstand og langsomt forsvinder ud af ens liv. Hvor alene man føler sig med sorgen, vreden og frustrationen. Og hvordan man navigerer i den lange vej fra benægtelse til erkendelse og accept. Bogen er Ingers personlige fortælling, hvor hun 20 år efter sin komplicerede og groteske skilsmisse skildrer sit livs mørkeste tid og vejen tilbage til lyset.

"Patrick, jag hoppas att du hittar ett jobb en dag så att det kan bli något vettigt av dig. Men det kommer inte att bli lätt." - Patricks klassföreståndare i högstadiet. Det börjar i Lindängen i Malmö. När alla andra barn ville bli polis, brandman, miljonär ville Patrick bli sportjournalist. 1981 stegar den sextonårige Patrick med tomma händer in på Kvällspostens sportredaktion. Han skulle bli kvar där i tio år. Nyfiken på vad som händer efter att tv-kamerorna stängts av?

Joel Plaskett has earned an awful lot of honorifics in his career so far, counting folk hero, indie darling, and national treasure among them. And that’s just since the Halifax musician started making records of his own in 1999. For a decade before that, he was one-quarter of Thrush Hermit, a band of scrappy Superchunk disciples who became hard-rock revivalists and one of the last survivors of the ’90s pop “explosion” of major-label interest in Halifax.

Joel Plaskett has earned an awful lot of honourifics in his career so far, counting folk hero, indie darling, and national treasure among them. And that's just since the Halifax musician started making records of his own in 1999. For a decade before that, he was one quarter of Thrush Hermit, a band of scrappy Superchunk disciples who became hard-rock revivalists and one of the last survivors of the '90s pop "explosion" of major-label interest in Halifax.

Jan Heemskerk heeft de afgelopen jaren alles gedaan wat binnen zijn macht ligt om sterker en gezonder te worden dan hij ooit is geweest, zowel geestelijk als fysiek. Ondanks de schok van de diagnose besloot Jan het beste van de situatie te maken. Met zijn kenmerkende humor schreef hij een praktisch en inspirerend boek, boordevol inzichten over parkinson, van herkenning tot aanpak.

Mange forbrydelser har mere eller mindre deres udspring i overdreven spiritusindtagelse, hvilket også er tilfældet i den følgende beretning, hvor en meget ung mand var så tæt på at blive drabsmand, som man kan komme det, men hvor netop øl paradoksalt nok var den direkte årsag til, at han ikke blev det.

In July 1983, James Morgan Kane returned home in the evening to find a corpse in his living room. Fearing that he would be held responsible, and sensing that his wife was involved, he wanted to do all he could to protect his young family. Jamie worked through the night to dispose of the body. But his luck ran out days later, as he was arrested and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Jamie entered the American prison system and was to stay there for 34 years with stints in San Quentin, Folsom State Prison and the notorious Deuel Vocational Institution in California.

Unmasked documents the unlikely true story of a boy who was taunted and beaten relentlessly by bullies throughout his childhood. Kane only escaped his tormentors when he moved to a tiny island in the South Pacific where he lived for all of his teen years. After living shirtless in a jungle for a while, he headed back to America where he fell in love with doing stunts - only to have his love burn him, literally.

Dan "Hendo" Henderson was the first fighter in MMA history to become a double champion, winning championships in PRIDE Fighting Championships and Strikeforce. He faced the biggest names in MMA, on his unparalleled run through the early days of MMA through its remarkable rise in popularity, squaring off against the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Wanderlei Silva, Michael Bisping, Vitor Belfort, and Renzo Gracie. Henderson's first fight against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in 2011 is considered one of the greatest fights in UFC history.

Humanity is on an astronomical trajectory and according to aerospace professional and popular science communicator Kellie Gerardi, that future doesn’t rest solely on the shoulders of rocket scientists. Gerardi’s non-traditional path in the space industry shows us that humanity’s next giant leap will require the contributions of artists, engineers, and everyone in between. Gerardi takes us on a tour of this unique window in history and offers encouragement and advice for anyone who has ever dreamed of the stars and galaxies far, far away.

I 1977 begyndte 18 kvinder på Politiskolen. De blev Danmarks første kvindelige politibetjente, og de var med til at bryde en af samfundets allersidste rent mandsdominerede bastioner ned. I "Selvfølgelig kan vi det" fortæller 14 tidligere og nuværende kvindelige betjente om modtagelsen hos politiet, om jobbet og om udviklingen i forholdet mellem mænd og kvinder - både i samfundet, på arbejdsmarkedet, i hjemmene og på uddannelsesinstitutionerne. Preben Lund (f. 1955) er forfatter, journalist og tidligere fængselsbetjent.

"Jeg var sangerinden Misen. Så blev jeg moren Misen. Derefter blev jeg sklerose-Misen, og nu er jeg pludselig sangerinden Misen igen. Som at have haft en forkert frakke på for længe, jeg pludselig kan få krænget af. Jeg kan jo for helvede stadig synge! Jeg har da ikke sklerose i stemmen - eller i mine følelser eller i mit hjerte! Det virker på én gang selvfølgeligt og overraskende." Sangerinden Misen Groths liv tog en pludselig drejning, da hun som 35-årig fik konstateret sklerose.

I mitten av september 2011 rusar en förtvivlad mor in på länsmanskontoret i Nord-Gudbrandsdal. Hennes minderåriga dotter har berättat att hon haft en sexuell relation med borgmästaren i en av grannkommunerna, som även är släkt med familjen. Borgmästaren är dessutom bror till deras närmaste granne, som är borgmästare i kommunen som de bor i. Mannen i fråga är Rune Øygard, borgmästare i Vågå och en av de mest framstående politikerna i regionen - något som han hade varit de senaste 15-16 åren, och det här är den sanna historien om hans fall.

William Randolph Hearst, known to his staff as the "Chief", was a brilliant business strategist and a man of prodigious appetites. By the 1930s, he controlled the largest publishing empire in the United States, including 28 newspapers, the Cosmopolitan Picture Studio, radio stations, and 13 magazines. He quickly learned how to use this media stronghold to achieve unprecedented political power. In The Chief, David Nasaw presents an intimate portrait of the man famously characterized in the classic film Citizen Kane.

The generation of young men who grew up in the shadow of World War II but were too young to fight came of age idealizing patriotism and adventure. They burned to live life to the fullest and do their part in the Cold War. In 1951, when BAYARD FOX graduated from Yale, the CIA promised a unique opportunity to do both by serving as a double agent. Assigned to Europe, the Congo, and Iran, Fox—who spoke several languages and was always game to learn new ones—grew disillusioned and resigned after 12 years. Soon after, a horse he was riding cartwheeled on him, shattering his hip.