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Great leadership capitalizes on the business’s potential. In Founder’s Legacy, you will learn how to address the breadth of challenges that founders and leaders face in a way that is consistent with your strengths, values, and purpose so you can successfully grow your business. Collecting his twenty-five years of experience in helping founders across the globe strengthen their leadership and his insights gained from founding his own consulting company, Simon Court has created fifty succinct lessons that anyone who wants to be a successful leader can benefit from.

Standing on London’s Victoria docks with the wind biting through her shawl, Rose Munday realises she’s been abandoned by her sweetheart. She had risked everything to get to London, but, stumbling through the pea-soup fog, she has nowhere to go and no one to turn to. Scared and alone, Rose steps straight into danger, only to be rescued by two women with even less to their names - a woman of the night and her young sidekick, Sparrow.

When Poppy Robbins is targeted by a blackmailer threatening to reveal secrets from her family’s past, she turns to the mysterious Edward Taverner for help. Taverner proposes an escape to his country manor, and to maintain a respectable appearance, he asks her to pose as his fiancée. She reluctantly agrees, but then finds herself trapped, unwelcome and alone in a threadbare mansion. Has her engagement secret put her in greater danger, or will it change her life forever?

When 17-year-old Belinda Phillips falls in love with a handsome Anglo-Indian officer, she knows that he is a man she can never hope to marry. When he is reported missing, believed killed in action, Belinda discovers that she is pregnant. Facing disgrace and ruin, she has no option other than to accept an arranged marriage with a middle-aged widower, knowing she must keep the secret of her child's birth for ever. Reluctantly she sends her beloved daughter to a foster mother in Cripplegate, little realising she has entrusted Cassy's care to Biddy Henchard, a woman who runs a notorious baby farm in an area full of poverty and disease.

Tineka Smith always knew that growing up Black in America meant certain restrictions. Don’t talk back to white people, expect to be stopped by the police, always be on your guard. So, when she moved to the UK - and fell in love with Alex Court, a white man - she wondered if things might be different. When Alex proposed to Tineka, it was the easiest decision in the world. What he didn’t anticipate was the reaction - sometimes subtle, sometimes overt - from friends and strangers alike.

King of England, claimant King of France, Lord - and later King - of Ireland, Supreme Head of the Church of England and, perhaps most famously, six times a husband, Henry VIII is England's most notorious monarch. Succeeding his father, Henry VII, he allied with the Holy Roman Emperor and began his many obsessive invasions of France. From his childhood to his later years and famed appetites for food, sex and validation, Henry VIII: History in an Hour describes the life of a man whose desires and determination changed England and the world.

The Let’s Go To Court podcast brings together two of the greatest legal minds of our time. Just kidding. *** LGTC ended in early 2024, but Kristin Caruso is still podcasting... and this time she has teamed up with her husband, Norm! Please subscribe to their new show, An Old Timey Podcast. It's well researched, wide-ranging, and deeply silly!

The All Night Society is a multi-award-winning Vampire: the Masquerade Camarilla chronicle following four neonate Kindred as they navigate the murky waters of Chicago politics. Prince Kevin Jackson has big plans for the Windy City, but Anarch agitators, rogue Lycans, and Sabbat terrorists threaten to undermine him at every step. Can the coterie help the young Prince build an empire to rival those of the Old World? Or will they join his broken regime in the ashes of vampire history?

Every week, London’s courts take in the dregs of an increasingly unhinged city. Every week, they dispense justice, as London’s court reporters watch on from the press gallery. Court reporters are witnesses to the front lines of modern crime. From the bleak to the bizarre. The tawdry to the tragic. Old Bailey Weekly is the show that lets you hear what the court reporter saw. Straight from the mouths of those who were there.

"A Southern View of the Invasion of the Southern States and War of 1861-65" is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the Civil War, offering a compelling counterpoint to traditional historical interpretations. Ashe's work is essential listening for anyone seeking a nuanced and insightful perspective on this pivotal chapter in American history.

For nearly a decade the Gemini Thief, a serial kidnapper who abducts three boys on June 1st, has terrorized Tennessee. The June Boys being held captive endure thirteen months of being stolen, hidden, observed, and fed before they are released, unharmed, by their masked captor. The Thief is a pro, managing to elude authorities while abducting over twelve boys over the past ten years. No one knows why - but they do know they don’t want to be next.

Here we have echoes of John Wyndham’s Midwich Cuckoos, Stephen King’s Children of the Corn, and so many more tales of child-driven terror—all of which serve as tales so cautionary against procreating, the Catholic church might just try to ban Kids Are Hell!

Every story, every trial, every case has at least two sides. "Vinnie Politan Investigates" looks at all sides of the cases making true crime headlines. This new investigative true-crime podcast, led by Court TV's seasoned host and former prosecutor, Vinnie Politan, features the best moments from the show Closing Arguments. The podcast takes listeners on a gripping journey from the crime scene to the courtroom. Vinnie and his insightful guests provide listeners with a comprehensive understanding of the crime, the suspects, and the victims.

Two brothers are on trial for the August 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in the family’s Beverly Hills mansion. The brothers were arrested in March 1990 after Erik confessed during a session with his psychologist. During the highly publicized trial, the prosecution claimed the motive was greed, as the brothers stood to inherit $14 million. The defense claimed that it was an act of self–defense in a desperate attempt to escape years of childhood family violence and sexual abuse.

Uncover the motives and mindsets that can lead to murder in "Interview with a Killer." Join journalist David Scott as he confronts killers in high-security prisons for their heinous crimes.

Welcome to She-Wolves! Raunched-out hosts Elle & Court discuss monstrous women in history, mythology, and folklore with a heavy dose of tomfoolery, sarcasm, and booze. Warning: bad language and badder jokes.

We discuss how to use strategy in Family Court to get the results you want. A family law professional with twenty years of experience in the field will share with you what really matters in Family Court. Whether you are going through divorce or custody, if you are representing yourself you need to know the tactics that will end the torment you have been enduring up until this point. We will share tips, tricks, techniques, and everything else that your lawyer will never divulge. If you have been getting disappointment from lawyers, the judge, or the overall process, tune in to get help on ...

The Civil Team at Pump Court Chambers present this regular podcast featuring discussion of a variety of topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alors que la jeune Noah déménage avec sa mère en Californie pour rejoindre le nouvel époux millionnaire de cette dernière, elle ne se doute pas que sa vie est sur le point de prendre un virage qui la bouleversera à jamais.

The official HM Courts & Tribunals podcast brings you a behind-the-scenes look at the justice system. Hear from our court staff, service users, judges, lawyers, mediators, researchers and more. Learn about the challenges they face, the achievements they celebrate, and the insights they share. You’ll also get a glimpse of the human side of the system, the stories behind the cases, and the values that guide decisions. Website: Inside HMCTSX: @HMCTSgovuk