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Veteran Morgan Stanley banker Alok Sama thought he’d seen it all. Then he found himself chief dealmaker at the most influential technology investor in the world: SoftBank, backer of Arm Holdings, Yahoo, Nvidia, TikTok, Uber, T-Mobile, Alibaba and WeWork. The Money Trap is Sama’s thrilling, stranger-than-fiction personal odyssey detailing his experiences alongside SoftBank’s iconic founder Masayoshi Son – a visionary maverick who wants to be remembered as ‘the crazy guy who bet on the future’ and whose mission is ‘happiness for everyone’.

A pilot of calculated courage, "Trap" entered the Navy when test pilots were more like stuntmen than engineers. Airplanes had not yet come into their own as weapons of war, and they had an undeveloped role in the fleet. His vision and leadership shaped the evolution of naval aviation through its formative years and beyond. When the threat of war in 1940 raised an alarm over the Navy's deficiency in aircraft - especially fighters - Trap was appointed to lead the Flight Test Section to direct the development of all-new Navy airplanes.

Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Sesali Bowen learned early on how to hustle, stay on her toes, and champion other Black women and femmes as she navigated Blackness, queerness, fatness, friendship, poverty, sex work, and self-love. Her love of trap music led her to the top of hip-hop journalism. But despite all the beauty, complexity, and general badassery she saw, Bowen found none of that nuance represented in mainstream feminism. Thus, she coined Trap Feminism, a contemporary framework that interrogates where feminism meets today's hip-hop.

At Jessica McCord's house, law enforcement officials found windows covered in blankets, a cache of weapons and ammunition, carpets torn up, new tile on the floors, and the couch missing. Then they learned about the nasty divorce and bitter custody battle that had landed Jessica in jail. Along with her new police officer husband, Jessica became the prime suspect in this brutal double murder.

Gargoyle is a compilation of written work by British journalist Jake Hanrahan, collecting his on-the-ground reporting from all the wrong crowds. In this book, he visits hidden places and speaks to tough people - from the militant hideouts in Kurdistan, to the secret safehouses of dark web drug dealers.

Real life stories of my life and funny stories in the trap house

In the dark heart of the adult entertainment industry, nefarious individuals operate. Join investigative journalist, Ellie Flynn, as she ventures into this unique world to meet a group of glamour models intent on sharing their story. For more from Novel visit Novel.Audio

In the late summer of 1968, several intelligence sources stated that numerous American POW's were being held in bamboo cages for transport by vehicle up the Ho Chi Minh Trail from the North Vietnamese Army stronghold the Plei Trap Valley. Special Forces CPT Joe Dietrich and 1LT Don Bendell volunteered to lead a helicopter assault into the Plei Trap Valley with 100 Montagnard mercenaries as the point element of a joint task force of soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division.

The Codependency Trap takes us on a journey of self-discovery through one woman’s life. Growing up in a dysfunctional family, Florence had always felt tolerated, rather than unconditionally loved, as a child and she spent her adult years seeking acceptance. A series of relationships were almost convenient rather than for all the right reasons. This would lead her eventually to the realization that she was co-dependent and always needed others’ approval for her own happiness.

With the gradual shift away from traditional hip-hop, a new style of music known as trap paved way for inner-city youth, bringing out new flavor from new and old artists all over the globe. This is now referred as the "Era of Trap". T.I., Waka Flocka Flame, Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, Travis Scott, and many more brought in a new urban sound that is now competing with America‘s loudest street voice, known as hip-hop. This book takes you behind the scenes, giving you a fresh look at the new era of urban artistic talent that hopes to stay for many years to come.

A podcast bringing you Unsolved True Crime & Conspires, tag along on this journey as we attempt to solve some of the worlds most interesting mysteries.

On June 4, 1989, the bodies of Joan, Michelle and Christe Rogers were found floating in the serene waters of Tampa Bay. They were stripped below the waist, bound, and tied to concrete blocks. How could such a tragedy strike in paradise?

Sexy, single, and 60, and recently divorced from a cheating husband, Audrey wanted to find a new partner but was scared of braving the dating world again. But nothing could have prepared her for the truth. The first man was wonderful, funny, warm, romantic, and serious about commitment, what could possibly go wrong? A lot, it seemed. This is a true story and cautionary tale that every mature woman - and man - should listen to.

Infamous Individuals is a podcast about the people behind the crimes. Join us as we discuss the dastardly deeds & crooked crimes that set these individuals on the path to infamy.