Tag: Shocking

Free Download Scoops: The BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews from Prince Andrew to Steven Seagal by Sam McAlister
English | September 13, 2022 | ISBN: 0861544404 | 288 pages | PDF | 2.84 Mb
The secrets of a former Newsnight producer who found her way to Buckingham Palace

Free Download Matt Richards, "83 Minutes: The Doctor, the Damage, and the Shocking Death of Michael Jackson"
English | 2016 | pages: 432 | ISBN: 1250108926 | EPUB | 0,9 mb
A definitive look at Michael Jackson’s final minutes, revealing for the first time the shocking details behind the tragic death of one of the world’s biggest pop stars.

Free Download Voyage of the Damned: A Shocking True Story of Hope, Betrayal, and Nazi Terror by Max Morgan Witts, Chris Kayser, Gordon Thomas
English | 2013 | ISBN: B00DG7C34K | Format: M4B / Bitrate: 32 Kbps / 10 hours and 9 minutes + EPUB | 140 Mb
This book is a meticulous reconstruction of a tragic episode in the history of the Nazi persecution of the Jews. The SS. St. Louis left Hamburg in May of 1939 with 937 Jewish refugees on board who thought they had bought visas to enter Cuba. Refused entry in Cuba and the United States the ship eventually had to turn around and return to Europe. The voyage to freedom was in the end nothing more than a roundabout journey to the concentration camps.

Free Download The Description to Seize the Whitehouse: The Shocking True Story of the Conspiracy to Overthrow FDR by Jules Archer, Ken Maxon, Audible Studios
English | 2013 | ISBN: B00BAFOSZ2 | Format: M4B / Bitrate: 64 Kbps / 8 hours and 22 minutes | 228 Mb
Most people will be shocked to learn that in 1933 a cabal of wealthy industrialists – in league with groups like the K.K.K. and the American Liberty League – planned to overthrow the U.S. government in a fascist coup. Their plan was to turn discontented veterans into American "brown shirts," depose F.D.R., and stop the New Deal. They clandestinely asked Medal of Honor recipient and Marine Major General Smedley Darlington Butler to become the first American Caesar. He, though, was a true patriot and revealed the Description to journalists and to Congress. In a time when a sitting President has invoked national security to circumvent constitutional checks and balances, this episode puts the spotlight on attacks upon our democracy and the individual courage needed to repel them.

Free Download For F*ck’s Sake: Why Swearing Is Shocking, Rude, and Fun (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CL2MDGN7 | 2023 | 9 hours and 36 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 278 MB
Author: Rebecca Roache
Narrator: Polly Lee
Why do we love to swear so much? Why do we get so offended when others do it? In this lively and amusing exploration of the various puzzles that surround swearing, philosopher Rebecca Roache argues that what makes swearing offensive is not really the words at all: the offensiveness lies in what we don’t say. The unspoken-and usually unconscious-inferences that speakers and listeners make about each other are key to explaining swearwords’ capacity to shock. Swearing is unique among etiquette breaches in that it is designed to convey disrespect-swearing packs more of a punch than failing to say "please." Roache helps listeners understand how swearing works, celebrating its power as a communicative tool and source of humor while also taking a close and serious look at specific words-those directed at women and women’s bodies, for example-that function in particular, complex ways. She also examines the often-hypocritical ways swearing can be punished or censored. Finally, Roache helps listeners appreciate that swearing isn’t always bad. When it’s not used offensively, it can foster social intimacy, can help people withstand pain, and might even help us curb our violent impulses.

Free Download Rebecca Roache, "For F*ck’s Sake: Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude, and Fun"
English | ISBN: 0190665068 | 2023 | 272 pages | PDF | 10 MB
Why do we love to swear so much? Why do we get so offended when others do it? With wit and insight, philosopher Rebecca Roache seeks answers to these and other puzzling questions about bad language.

Free Download John Owens, "Confessions of a Bad Teacher: The Shocking Truth from the Front Lines of American Public Education"
English | 2013 | pages: 272 | ISBN: 1402281005 | EPUB | 0,8 mb
An explosive new look at the pressures on today’s teachers and the pitfalls of school reform, Confessions of a Bad Teacher presents a passionate appeal to save public schools, before it’s too late.