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It was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were intellectuals - too smart, they believed, for the police to catch them. When they were apprehended, state's attorney Robert Crowe was certain that no defense could save the ruthless killers from the gallows.

In February 1971, as Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell hurtled Earthward through space, he was engulfed by a profound sense of universal connectedness. He intuitively sensed that his presence and that of the planet in the window were all part of a deliberate, universal process, and that the glittering cosmos itself was, in some way, conscious. The experience was so overwhelming, Mitchell knew his life would never be the same.

Nearly a hundred years ago, two wealthy and privileged teenagers—Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb—were charged and convicted in a gruesome crime that would lead to the original “Trial of the Century”. Even in Jazz Age Chicago, the murder was uniquely shocking for the motive of the killers: well-to-do Jewish scions, full of promise, had killed fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks for the thrill of it. The trial was made even more sensational by the revelation of a love affair between the defendants and by defense attorney Clarence Darrow.

I "Mit livs løb" fortæller 20 af de største navne i dansk cykelsport om store sejre, spændende spurter, slemme styrt, taktiske spil og øjeblikke, der har defineret deres karrierer. Spænd hjelmen og kom med helt ind i feltet og på en fascinerende rejse gennem 50 års cykelhistorie.

Descended from the founders of two major Wall Street firms - Lehman Brothers and Loeb, Rhodes - former US ambassador to Denmark John L. Loeb Jr. weaves his fascinating, poignant personal story with an insider's perspective on diplomacy, the environment, and the social life of New York's elite from the 19th century to the present. This highly personal and revealing memoir is narrated by James Lurie.

General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In the New York Times bestseller All In, military expert Paula Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the...

One of the most sensational crimes of the 20th century took place when two wealthy young men decided to commit the perfect crime. Travel back in time to learn of how they planned their dastardly deed. From the carefully laid out plans for ransom and the brutal murder of a young boy, these two young men chose path which weaved through the Cook County courtroom with America's most famous attorney who slipped them off the hangman's gallows into prison for life.

From New York Times bestselling author Simon Baatz, the first comprehensive account of the murder that shocked the world. In 1901 Evelyn Nesbit, a chorus girl in the musical Florodora, dined alone with the architect Stanford White in his townhouse on 24th Street in New York. Nesbit, just sixteen...

Lions Club International, maailma suurim heategevusorganisatsioon, ühendab üle 1,35 miljoni liikme 204 riigist, kes kõik osalevad ühise eesmärgi nimel – aidata kogukondi ja luua paremat tulevikku, muutes heategevus ühiskonna normaalseks osaks. Eesti lionite podcast “Lahkus Loeb” toob sinuni unikaalsed lood ja kogemused, mis peegeldavad meie liikmete pühendumust kogukonna toetamisele ja isiklikule arengule. Igas saates keskendume inspireerivatele projektidele ja algatustele, mis loovad positiivseid muutusi. Kuula ja vaata meie episoode, et saada inspiratsiooni ja teadmisi otse ...

Ever wonder what that '90s song "Peaches" is really about? How about that other hit from Presidents of the United States of America, "Lump"? We've got the answers, along with the stories behind "Mr. Jones," "Wicked Game," "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" (evil stepmother alert!) and other memorable songs from the decade directly from the singer-songwriters who made them.

Femme de lettre devenue icône sulfureuse et libertaire, Françoise Sagan passionne. "Je ne renie rien" transmet l'originalité de ton, la beauté de langage et la délicate impudeur qui caractérisent Sagan à travers 35 ans d'entretiens et d'interviews donnés de 1954 à 1992. Caroline Loeb, star de la chanson des années 1980 et comédienne au théâtre partage avec son héroïne une forme de lascivité poétique et intellectuelle. Elle guide cette plongée dans le jardin secret de l'écrivaine où tout et tous sont abordés par ses souvenirs, ses passions et ses inspirations.