Tag: Chasing

Above the Noise My Story of Chasing Calm


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English | September 10, 2024 | ISBN: 0593581261 | True EPUB | 240 pages | 1 MB
From one of the most outspoken and respected NBA athletes comes a groundbreaking and remarkable memoir chronicling a very public struggle with depression, in the hopes that other people will not suffer alone.

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Chasing Shadows The Life and Death of Peter Roebuck


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English | 2015 | ISBN: 1743790120 | EPUB | pages: 292 | 9.7 mb
The cricketer Peter Roebuck died in a fall from a South African hotel window in 2011, after being accused of sexual assault. He had been known as an erudite analyst, but his obsessive feud with Ian Botham and uncompromising approach to controversy revealed a complex, antagonistic personality. For this meticulous investigation, the authors have tracked down not only his colleagues, friends and family but also his alleged victims.

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Chasing Hope A Reporter’s Life [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CGRYZJT5 | 2024 | 17 hours and 00 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 502 MB
Author: Nicholas D. Kristof
Narrator: Nicholas D. Kristof

From New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, and best-selling author Nicholas D. Kristof, an intimate and gripping memoir about a life in journalism. Since 1984, Nicholas Kristof has worked almost continuously for The New York Times as a reporter, foreign correspondent, bureau chief, and now columnist, becoming one of the foremost reporters of his generation. Here, he recounts his event-filled path from a small-town farm in Oregon to every corner of the world. Reporting from Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo, while traveling far afield to India, Africa, and Europe, Kristof witnessed and wrote about century-defining events: the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, the Yemeni civil war, the Darfur genocide in Sudan, and the wave of addiction and despair that swept through his hometown and a broad swath of working-class America.

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Chasing Boaz Manor [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0D1VT84FG | 2024 | 3 hours and 56 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 215 MB
Author: Leah McLaren
Narrator: Serinda Swan

A masterclass of manipulation-dive deep into the true story of a cat-and-mouse game with law enforcement that spans the globe and help piece together the clues in a race against time. Boaz Manor was a finance wunderkind. He started a hedge-fund company in Canada and later burst onto Wall Street with a product that could transform the crypto market. By all accounts, he was incredibly hard-working. Possibly brilliant. And…a shameless con man who ended up wanted in multiple countries. Chasing Boaz Manor explores Boaz’s schemes through the perspective of those he left in his wake. An anxious employee who got to know Boaz’s alter ego. A hardened financial investigator who chased him across the globe. An obsessed journalist who gets caught in his mind games. A high school frenemy out for revenge. Our host, actress and star of Reacher Serinda Swan, guides us through the sprawling crimes of a man who just can’t seem to be stopped. Chasing Boaz Manor takes listeners deep into the world of an enigmatic character who, against all odds, keeps slipping away.

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Chasing the Light the Cloud Cult Story


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2014 | 200 Pages | ISBN: 0816696535 | PDF | 7 MB
"Cloud Cult’s grand, unkempt indie rock is at once jam band, emo, and avant-garde. Their songs, born out of personal tragedy, are otherworldly lessons in being human." -PitchforkDuring the past decade, Minnesota-grown band Cloud Cult has become one of the most inspirational indie bands, with a deeply devoted fan base and an approach to music and the environment that is hard not to admire. Beyond a musical biography, Chasing the Light tells the story of the heartbreaking yet affirming journey of lead singer and songwriter Craig Minowa and delves into the career of the band known by music lovers as the least cynical and most idealistic band in the country.Tracing Cloud Cult’s rise to critical acclaim, author Mark Allister details the band’s defining moments, beginning with the death of Craig and Connie Minowa’s two-year-old son and the hundreds of songs that grew out of the tragic loss. Allister describes the band’s unique philosophy and principles, including how Minowa created a zero carbon footprint for the band’s recording and touring, adopting DIY and green-sustainable practices well before the ideas became mainstream. Allister also presents a first-person account of a day in the life of a quintessential indie band and conveys the immense emotional impact of Cloud Cult’s albums and live shows. Described by a fan in the book as "the anthem for the soul searcher in us all," Cloud Cult’s music and message are both stirring and sincere.Featuring rarely seen photos from Cloud Cult’s history and passionate testimonials by fans, Chasing the Light is a testament to the profound influence one band’s personal evolution can have on its followers and on indie rock aficionados in search of beauty, meaning, and redemption.

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