Ergebnis für "Ghost" in Politik & Sozialwissenschaften

For decades, Fred Burton was a key figure in international counterterrorism and domestic spy craft. As a member of the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service in the mid 1980s, he was on the front lines of America's first campaign against terror. Now, in this hard-hitting memoir, Burton emerges from the shadows to reveal who he is, what he has accomplished, and the threats that lurk unseen except by an experienced, world-wise few. Told in a no-holds-barred, gripping, nuanced style, this behind-the scenes account of one counterterrorism agent's life and career is a riveting listen.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of When the Body Says No and The Myth of Normal—The definitive book for understanding the roots and behaviours of addiction. Dr. Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction. His radical findings—based on...

Journey into the eerie origins of gothic horror and global folklore to discover why restless spirits haunt our world. Perfect for a dark, suspenseful late-night commute, this atmospheric deep-dive explores how memory, grief, and treacherous landscapes birth our most chilling supernatural legends...

The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents...

When the Otis family moves into a notoriously haunted English mansion, they expect a quaint adventure but find themselves at odds with the resident ghost, Sir Simon. This isn't your typical ghost story; it’s a hilarious clash of cultures as the ghost, with centuries of frightful experience, struggles to scare a family that’s more amused than terrified. Sir Simon, trapped between his ghostly duties and the relentless banter of the Otis family, faces an existential crisis that only Oscar Wilde could craft. As the ghost attempts to reclaim his frightening reputation, he discovers that the ...

Spooky Ghost Stories Collection is a rotating public-domain audiobook show of ghost stories, gothic tales, and classic horror. Each episode is a complete book that already found listeners on other Sol Good Media podcasts, gathered here because it fits the collection. New titles move through the feed, so there is always another story waiting. More free classic audiobooks at solgoodmedia.com.

Ghost Short Stories Collection is a rotating public-domain audiobook show of classic short stories and anthologies. Each episode is a complete book that already found listeners on other Sol Good Media podcasts, gathered here because it fits the collection. New titles move through the feed, so there is always another story waiting. More free classic audiobooks at solgoodmedia.com.

This collection of writings by Mark Fisher, author of the acclaimed Capitalist Realism, argues that we are haunted by futures that failed to happen. Fisher searches for the traces of these lost futures in the work of David Peace, John Le Carré, Christopher Nolan, Joy Division, Burial, and many others.

'Indispensable and timely' - Melissa Chan, Emmy-nominated international affairs correspondent 'Few books qualify as essential reading but Ghost Nation is one of them' - Clive Hamilton, bestselling co-author of The Hidden Hand The gripping story of Taiwan's past and precarious present from one of...

'All the staples of the prison memoir are here: sadistic guards and attempted break-out, the terrors of solitary confinement, the joys of freedom . . . The result is a truly gripping piece of testimony' Sunday Telegraph A darkly comic, sometimes shocking account of life in San Pedro, the world's...

Classic Ghost Stories Collection is a rotating public-domain audiobook show of ghost stories, gothic tales, and classic horror. Each episode is a complete book that already found listeners on other Sol Good Media podcasts, gathered here because it fits the collection. New titles move through the feed, so there is always another story waiting. More free classic audiobooks at solgoodmedia.com.

Christmas Ghost Stories Collection is a rotating public-domain audiobook show of ghost stories, gothic tales, and classic horror. Each episode is a complete book that already found listeners on other Sol Good Media podcasts, gathered here because it fits the collection. New titles move through the feed, so there is always another story waiting. More free classic audiobooks at solgoodmedia.com.

Two Girls One Ghost is a paranormal comedy podcast, deemed “The Most Haunted Podcast in America”. Award-winning hosts and best friends Corinne Vien and Sabrina Deana-Roga bring an obsession with the strange, the spooky, and the supernatural to deeply researched stories and listener-submitted encounters from the other side. If you've ever wanted to genuinely be creeped out and laugh until you cry in the same fifteen minutes, this is your show... but be warned: countless listeners have reported their own encounters with the other side after tuning in. Listen at your own risk. To bring your ...

The must-read exploration of the earliest human ghost stories from leading expert Irvine Finkel, author of The Ark Before Noah 'It's enthralling stuff, mixing the scholarly with the accessible and placing storytelling right at the heart of the human experience.' - History Revealed There are few...

Holiday Ghost Stories Collection is a rotating public-domain audiobook show of Christmas, Halloween, and holiday stories. Each episode is a complete book that already found listeners on other Sol Good Media podcasts, gathered here because it fits the collection. New titles move through the feed, so there is always another story waiting. More free classic audiobooks at solgoodmedia.com.

Graveyard Ghost Stories Collection is a rotating public-domain audiobook show of ghost stories, gothic tales, and classic horror. Each episode is a complete book that already found listeners on other Sol Good Media podcasts, gathered here because it fits the collection. New titles move through the feed, so there is always another story waiting. More free classic audiobooks at solgoodmedia.com.

An A&E original podcast presented by Rewind Studios, Celebrity Ghost Stories is adapted from the first and only series where celebrities share their real-life personal encounters with the paranormal, told completely through first-person narratives by the respected actors, musicians, and athletes who experienced these phenomena themselves. From ghosts and angry spirits to real-life haunted homes, unexplainable spells and magic, these descriptive, first-person POV’s from our favorite stars deliver a brand-new way to experience the thrills and chills of the paranormal.Celebrity Ghost Stories is...

An "ominous and persuasive" study of when violence starts in child development—and the preventive measures to stop it (The New York Times Book Review).

Jadie never spoke. She never laughed, or cried, or uttered any sound. Despite efforts to reach her, Jadie remained locked in her own troubled world - until one remarkable teacher persuaded her to break her self-imposed silence. Nothing in all of Torey Hayden's experience could have prepared her for the shock of what Jadie told her - a story too horrendous for Torey's professional colleagues to acknowledge.

The Whispering Woods: After Dark was formerly known as Obscurata.It is still the place for the darker stories. The unsolved cases, strange disappearances, true crime, occult history, paranormal reports and unexplained events that don’t quite fit anywhere else.Each episode looks at the stories that linger after the lights go out. Some are rooted in crime. Some in folklore. Some in witness accounts, old reports, rumours, fear and the things people have never been able to fully explain.Different name. Same dark corners.Brought to you by the creators of The Whispering Woods. Hosted on Acast. See...