Behind the politics, beneath the religious fervour, a dark and ancient evil is reawakening. And into this world steps a man like no other, seeking to bind all – man and woman, emperor and slave – to his own mysterious ends.īut the fate of men – even great men – means little when the world itself may soon be torn asunder. An exiled barbarian chieftain seeks vengeance against the man who disgraced him. The spiritual leader of the Thousand Temples seeks a Holy War to cleanse the land of the infidel. A military genius plots to conquer the known world for his Emperor but dreams of the throne for himself. Part Dante’s “Inferno” and part Conrad’s “Heart Of Darkness”, this is fantasy literature like you’ve never read before.’ – BlogcriticsĪ score of centuries has passed since the First Apocalypse and the thoughts of men have turned, inevitably, to more worldly concerns…Ī veteran sorcerer and spy seeks news of an ancient enemy. ‘A journey unlike any other you have experienced. The final cinematic scene, of a vast landscape filled with enormous armies, nicely sets the stage for book three of this daringly unconventional series in the Tolkien mold.’ – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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The problems Arendt identified then-diminishing human agency and political freedom, the paradox that as human powers increase through technological and humanistic inquiry, we are less equipped to control the consequences of our actions-continue to confront us today. In her study of the state of modern humanity, Hannah Arendt considers humankind from the perspective of the actions of which it is capable. The past year has seen a resurgence of interest in the political thinker Hannah Arendt, “the theorist of beginnings,” whose work probes the logics underlying unexpected transformations-from totalitarianism to revolution.Ī work of striking originality, The Human Condition is in many respects more relevant now than when it first appeared in 1958. The murder is shown in first person so you know Reich is guilty and get to follow along as finds a surprising way to block the mind readers around him. The detective in the story is at the highest skill level of so-called "espers" or "brain peepers". The setting is a strange future world in which there are settlements on other planets and their satellites, there are rental cars called "jumpers" that can fly short distances, and many people can read minds but there are different levels of mind-reading ability and an exclusive group that only the mind readers can belong to. Set in the 24th century, The Demolished Man is the story of a wealthy business owner, Ben Reich, who decides he must kill his competition, literally, and the mind-reading detective who uses his fine-tuned ESP skills to prove the killer's guilt. I only knew that I wanted to read something very different from my previous read, The Evening Chorus. I had no idea what I was getting into when I picked up The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester and began reading. Maddow's tone will be familiar to viewers of her show: It's knowing, cynical, and snide. "Seems unlikely," she writes, "but it all ties." In short, accessible chapters, Maddow covers apparently distinct topics, from fracking in Oklahoma to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to the Sochi Olympics to corruption in Equatorial Guinea to the ring of inept Russian spies that inspired The Americans and, finally, to Russian interference in the 2016 election. Halfway through Blowout, Maddow's new book about the industry's impact on democracy worldwide, these claims begin to feel understated. The oil and gas industry, according to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, is "ranging like a ravenous predator on the field of democracy." It is "Godzilla over downtown Tokyo." It is "the richest, most powerful, and most destructive industry on the globe." Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Blowout Subtitle Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth Author Rachel Maddow Rise of the Governor is also written in a surprisingly smart way. It gets right into the head-smashing goodness from the start, as Brian Blake hides with his niece Penny in a closet, while Philip and Nick take to clearing out a house full of walkers. The chapters have multiple breaks in them, with each section lasting about a page or two. This eventually leads them to move on from Atlanta, and accidentally discover the fledgling town of Woodbury.Īt just over 300 pages, the book is still a fairly fast read. It’s an insightful character study, but this ultimately leads to one of the darkest points for Philip Blake, when he gets too emotionally involved with April Chalmers. Midway through the book, the group reaches an apartment building in Atlanta where they meet the Chalmers family who used to be a folk band. Much of the storyline doesn’t have much of an overarching plot, but is a basic survival story. What I didn’t expect was the majority of the story being Philip, his daughter Penny, his brother Brian, and friend Nick traveling from here to there trying to scrape by a semblance of a living. What I expected was a cataloging of how The Governor, or Philip Blake, came to Woodbury and gradually took power. But behind her husband’s cold, haughty mask, there lives a tender, vital, sensual man.the man Alexandra married. But when she is swept into the endlessly fascinating world of London society, free-spirited Alexandra becomes ensnared in a tangled web of jealousy, revenge, and overwhelming passion. Alexandra Lawrence, an innocent country girl, and Jordan Townsende, the rich and powerful Duke of Hawthorne, have always had a stormy relationship. “Judith McNaught not only spins dreams but makes them come true” (RT Book Reviews) in this sensual and moving tale of a tempestuous marriage facing its ultimate test. Let New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught who “is in a class by herself” (USA TODAY) sweep you off your feet and into another time with her sensual, passionate, and spellbinding historical romance classics, featuring her “unique magic” (RT Book Reviews). ⚠️ This book will unfortunately be removed from the service on the 14th of May. ".now she knew tht you didn't survive on your own. I'm going to start with a quote straight from the book. Very little language, but a couple of steamy love making, and a couple of nasty violent scenes (all of which had to be there to make the book so great). The Russian Concubine contains fictional characters and events, but Kate made use of the extraordinary situation that was her mother's childhood experience - that of two White Russian refugees, a mother and daughter, stuck without money or papers in an International Settlement in China.įirst of all I give this book two big thumbs up. It was when her mother died in 2000 that Kate decided to write a book inspired by her mother's story. She travelled widely, giving her an insight into how different cultures function which was to prove invaluable when writing The Russian Concubine. Then into advertising where she met her future husband, Norman. Kate went to London University where she studied English and from there she went into publishing, writing material for a series of books on the canals of Britain. These values Kate explores in The Russian Concubine. Her mother, whose own childhood was spent in Russia, China and India, discovered at an early age that the world around us is so volatile, that the only things of true value are those inside your head and your heart. Kate Furnivall was raised in Penarth, a small seaside town in Wales. dbr:Little_Brother_(Cory_Doctorow_novel).Em um capítulo do livro, Swartz escreveu: "estas ferramentas podem ser usadas por qualquer pessoa motivada e talentosa o suficiente. Doctorow, nesse livro, baseou-se em conselhos de Swartz estabelecendo que seu protagonista poderia usar a informação já disponível sobre os eleitores para criar uma campanha política antiestablishment de raiz”. Robbins, que entrou com uma ação contra sua escola ao descobrir que os educadores vigiavam os estudantes através das webcams dos laptops. A novela está licenciada nos termos da licença Creative Commons Atribuição-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 e está disponível gratuitamente no site do autor.A ideia do livro nasceu de eventos do caso de um estudante, Blake J. Homeland é uma sequência do livro Pequeno Irmão de Cory Doctorow lançado em fevereiro de 2013.The novel includes two afterword essays by computer security researcher and hacker Jacob Appelbaum, and computer programmer and Internet activist Aaron Swartz. It was released in hardback on February 5, 2013, and subsequently released for download under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) license on Doctorow's website two weeks later on February 19, 2013. It is a sequel to Doctorow's earlier novel, Little Brother. Homeland is a novel by Cory Doctorow, published by Tor Books. Read what we know and what has never been discovered about the case that inspired Poe's terrifying tale at CrimeReads. Tales immediately grew up around the true crime, and were even published, many of which have since been debunked. Poe's account expands upon the crime, and adds the twist of the cat, but the bones of the story are there in a real life report from Connecticut. It just so happened that the year before, a sensational story about a woman's remains found plastered into a cellar wall was syndicated in newspapers across the the country. "The Black Cat" is fiction, but Poe took inspiration from real events. He tries to cover up the murder by hiding her body in the wall of the cellar, closing up the wall before the police arrive. It concerns a man who abuses his one-eyed black cat, and in so doing manages to kill his wife. Edgar Allan Poe's haunting short story "The Black Cat" was first published in The Saturday Evening Post in August of 1843. This biography-perfect for middle-grade readers-tells the life story of Clarence Birdseye, the man who revolutionized the frozen food industry, and is adapted from Mark Kurlansky’s adult work Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man.Īdventurer and inventor Clarence Birdseye had a fascination with food preservation that led him to develop and patent the Birdseye freezing process and start the company that still bears his name today. Today Clarence Birdseye seems on the one hand very old fashioned but on the other curiously modern. The story of an odd man of imagination who changed the world of food. Each edition includes an 8-page black-and-white photo insert. Frozen in Time: Clarence Birdseye's Outrageous Idea About Frozen Foodĭelacorte Books for Young Readers Simultaneously available in a hardcover and trade paperback edition. |