Ergebnis für "Daisy" in Politik & Sozialwissenschaften

A podcast about all the things that make us wonder. Each week, we’ll tell you a true story that will fascinate and terrify you: a family who receive letters from a “Watcher” after moving into their new house, a hotel that’s seen so much death that it has to be cursed, UFO encounters, hauntings, Bigfoot sightings, and so much more. Written and hosted by Tony Award-winning actor and celebrated writer Daisy Eagan, “Strange and Unexplained” is a journey into the uncomfortable and the unknowable that will leave you both laughing and sleeping with the lights on.

Thinking about education in the past can help us make sense of it in the present and the future. In this podcast Daisy and Elizabeth consider what lessons the history of education can teach us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daisy Miller is the story of a beautiful, unconventional American girl who becomes the fascination of Frederick Winterbourne, a sophisticated compatriot. His pursuit of her is hampered by her flirtatiousness and flagrant disregard for the customs and behavior of the other expatriates when they meet in Switzerland and Italy.

The Missing Room is a gripping narrative podcast hosted by Daisy Dobson, dedicated to illuminating the shadows surrounding true crime, missing persons, and the relentless pursuit of justice. Each episode invites listeners into the complex emotional landscape of unresolved cases, offering a compassionate yet rigorous examination of the facts that define these tragic stories. Through immersive storytelling, the show provides clarity and context for families seeking answers and for an audience eager to understand the human impact behind the headlines.Dive deep into unsolved mysteries, cold cases,...

Drawing upon Queen Victoria's previously unpublished journals, Elizabeth Longford's classic biography recalls the contrasts and curiosities of an earlier era with exquisite detail - and transforms the queen from a severe, time-worn effigy into a human being who loved, feared and fumed. Longford...

'From classical painting to video games, this survey of the taboo and the twisted won't let you look away . . . A timely and punchy new book' Guardian 'Skips with panache across periods and genres, connecting disparate ideas and artworks . . . Even at its most provocative, Dixon's book remains...

Iris Murdoch once observed: 'philosophy is often a matter of finding occasions on which to say the obvious'. What was obvious to Murdoch, and to all those who read her work, is that Good transcends everything—even God. Throughout her distinguished and prolific writing career, she explored questions of Good and Bad, myth and morality. The framework for Murdoch's questions—and her own conclusions—can be found here.

Berlin, 1933. Enorme bål af forbudte bøger oplyser nattehimlen. Nazistpartiet vokser, Berlin er ikke længere et sikkert sted for unge Freya. Hun kan kun se forfærdet til, mens fascismen siver ind gennem alle sprækker i hendes elskede by – og den ellers lovlydige Freya må træffe et valg...

When Pliny the Elder perished at Stabiae during the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, he left behind an enormous compendium of knowledge, his 37-volume Natural History, and a teenaged nephew who revered him as a father. Grieving his loss, Pliny the Younger inherited the Elder's notebooks - filled with pearls of wisdom - and his legacy. At its heart, The Shadow of Vesuvius is a literary biography of the younger man, who would grow up to become a lawyer, senator, poet, collector of villas, and chronicler of the Roman Empire.

Growing up in a New Jersey factory town in the 1980s, Daisy Hernández believed that her aunt had become deathly ill from eating an apple. No one in her family, in either the United States or Colombia, spoke of infectious diseases, and even into her 30s, she only knew that her aunt had died of a rare illness called Chagas. But as Hernández dug deeper, she discovered that Chagas - or the kissing bug disease - is more prevalent in the United States than the Zika virus. 

The second tie-in to ITV drama Victoria unveils the complex, passionate relationship of Victoria and Albert. What happened after the Queen married her handsome prince? Did they live happily ever after, or did their marriage, like so many royal marriages past and present fizzle into a loveless...

Only the scathing wit and searching intelligence of Jessica Mitford could turn an exposé of the American funeral industry into a book that is at once deadly serious and side-splittingly funny. When first published in 1963, this landmark of investigative journalism became a runaway bestseller...

Newly revised and updated, this landmark anthology offers gripping portraits of American life as seen through the eyes of young women of color It has been decades since women of color first turned feminism upside down, exposing the feminist movement as exclusive, white, and unaware of the...

“Timely and punchy... won't let you look away”—The Guardian “Essential, sparklingly smart.”—Dan Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Plantagenets and Henry V A bold, expansive argument for a new way to understand immoral art in our time of cultural and political upheaval...

Artificial intelligence may be the most transformative technology of our time. As AI’s power grows, so does the need to figure out what—and who—this technology is really for. AI Needs You argues that it is critical for society to take the lead in answering this urgent question and ensuring that AI fulfills its promise.

Zusammenleben zwischen Vater und Tochter. Allgemeine Alltagsthemen bis zu den Unterschieden der Generationen.

Step into the charming world of the May family in a quaint English town, where each member navigates the transformative years of their lives. As they confront the changes that threaten to upend their close-knit family, we are invited to reflect on the essence of growing up. As the preface beautifully states, this is more than just a Family Chronicle; its a heartfelt exploration of the home events—both significant and subtle—that shape our characters. Join us as we trace the dreams and aspirations that define youth, through the lives of the May family. Meet the cast, from parents ...

You are not as lost as you think.The Daisy Chain is a weekly podcast for women who feel behind, lost, or like everyone else got the map except them.Every Thursday at 3pm, Daisy Ogle sits down with a remarkable woman who has lived a little further down the road. Together, they unpack the moments that shaped her — the things she got wrong, the things she learned, and the things she wishes she'd known sooner.Then come the daisies: four pieces of wisdom to pass on to the woman listening.Something she'd tell her younger self.Something someone once gave her.Something she's still figuring out.And ...

‘Never less than compelling … She consistently succeeds in bringing what might otherwise seem dusty and remote to vivid life’ Tom Holland, Literary Review ‘Starts with an erupting volcano – and then gets more exciting … Wonderfully rich, witty, insightful and wide-ranging’ Sarah...

Daisy Jones & The Machine We Built is a requiem for authenticity in an age of performance. Behind every song lies an algorithm, behind every voice a brand. This book explores how passion becomes product, how rebellion becomes rhythm, and how the hunger for art is replaced by the machinery of attention. Daisy’s story becomes a parable for a generation that traded intimacy for influence, and creation for visibility.