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In Another Man's War, follow Sam Childer's remarkable transformation from violent thug to a man of faith, and his ongoing battle to save children in one of the world's most lawless areas.

A quiet, wealthy plantation owner, Jack Hinson watched the start of the Civil War with disinterest. Opposed to secession and a friend to Union and Confederate commanders alike, he did not want a war. After Union soldiers seized and murdered his sons, placing their decapitated heads on the gateposts of his estate, Hinson could remain indifferent no longer. He commissioned a special rifle for long-range accuracy, he took to the woods, and he set out for revenge.

California Senator Omer Rains had been a politician on the global stage, a power-broking lawyer of A-list celebrities, and conqueror of some of the highest mountains in the world. But when a paralyzing brain aneurysm and stroke hit him at age 61, he became more helpless than a small child. In Back to the Summit, Rains takes readers on a courageous journey toward recovery, both physical and spiritual, as he reflects on the people, events, and American history that shaped his life and gave him the strength to dare to walk again.

ONE DOLLAR MAN er den glemte historie om cykelsmeden, der udvandrede med immigrantskib fra København i 1900 med 30 dollars på lommen. Han kæmpede sig op fra bunden af det amerikanske samfund og blev en af USAs største og bedst betalte erhvervsfolk, inden han blev hentet til Washington DC for at hjælpe præsidenten. William S. Knudsen havde et usædvanligt talent for at organisere mænd og maskiner. Han satte samlebåndsproduktionen i system hos Ford, skabte bilmærket Chevrolets store succes og blev øverste direktør for General Motors med 250.000 ansatte.

Everyone tries to find the solution to his problem in his own way. It is his right. Whoever comes to help us, he has his own limitations, too. We never should cross that limit. This true story presents such a case where a crime occurred due to crossing limitations. You will be astonished by knowing the technique the police team used to catch the criminal(s). Continue listening to find out.