![]() ![]() Men are things that think a little but chiefly forget. War is frightful and unnatural weariness, water up to the belly, mud and dung and infamous filth. You've got to remember that this morning there's three thousand kilometers of equal evils, or nearly equal, or worse. 1 - The Vision It's with us only that they make battles. Le Feu : journal d'une escouade (1915 - 1916) translated by Fitzwater Wray as Under Fire: The Story of a Squad (1917) Full text online Ch. Under Fire (1916) Two armies at death-grips - that is one great army committing suicide. But one may also say that it is in Stalin more than anyone else that the thoughts and words of Lenin are to be found. Wherever there are revolutionaries, there is Lenin. The dead do not survive except upon earth.About Joseph Stalin, Stalin: A New World Seen Through One Man (1935), p.His power lies in his formidable intelligence, the breadth of his knowledge, the amazing orderliness of his mind, his passion for precision, his inexorable spirit of progress, the rapidity, sureness and intensity of his decisions, and his constant care to choose the right men. He is as strong and yet as flexible as steel. The name by which he is known describes it: the word Stalin means "steel" in Russian. Since 1917, not a single year of his career has passed without his having done something which would have made any other man famous. His history is a series of victories over a series of tremendous difficulties. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But before all that, he was a bomb that exploded his parents' lives-or so he was told. He's been an altar boy, a bartender, a fat kid, a smuggler, a biker, a prince of New England. pulling no punches on the path to truth, but it always finds the capacity for grace and joy." – Esquire, "Best Memoirs of the Year" A TIME Must-Read Book of the Year * A Rolling Stone Top Culture Pick * A Publishers Weekly Best Memoir of the Season * A Buzzfeed Book Pick * A Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Book * A Chicago Tribune Book Pick * A Book You Should Read * A Los Angeles Times Book to Add to Your Reading List * An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Month Isaac Fitzgerald has lived many lives. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER Winner of the New England Book Award for Nonfiction "The best of what memoir can accomplish. Most Popular Audio Between 5 and 10 Hours Long.Most Popular Audio Between 3 and 5 Hours Long.Popular "Always Available" eBooks - No Wait!.Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. ![]() ![]() If she can reach its doors, she will be safe. The Villa is on the hill, on the northwest promontory of the island. She feels it in her calves and hopes again she is going the right way. Now the path is moving upward, the grade increasing. The stuccoed walls loom, the bell tower hidden behind the overgrown foliage. There it is, a flash of white through the trees. A gamble that he makes it before the storm is upon them. A crack of lightning, and she sees the silhouette of the captain in the pilothouse, looking out to the turbulent seas ahead. From what she remembers, they are between the church and the artists’ colony, the four cottages cowering on the hillside, empty and waiting.Ī horn shrieks, and she realizes the ferry is pulling away. ![]() In her panic, she barely notices the pain. Her hair has come loose from its braid, flies unbound behind her like gossamer wings. ![]() A deep cut blooms red along her thigh, and the blood runs down her calf. The hem catches on a branch a large rend in the fabric slashes open, exposing her leg. ![]() The white dress, long and filmy, hampers her effort to run. ![]() ![]() ![]() PW spoke with Browder about his experience with Russia, the ongoing investigations, how his book keeps him busy, and more.ĭid you foresee anything like the Russia scandal while writing Red Notice? Browder, now actively working as a humanitarian, published the story of his run-ins with Russia's criminal state in the book Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice (S&S), which received a PW starred review, in 2015. Browder, who spent years doing business in Russia, is responsible for pushing the passing of Magnitsky Act, a law intending to punish human rights violators in Russia by holding Russian officials responsible for the death of Russian tax accountant Sergei Magnitsky, a friend and former business associate of Browder's. ![]() ![]() Bill Browder, the co-founder of the investment fund Hermitage Capital Management, has made a number of headlines of late as the Congressional investigation into potential ties between Russia and the campaign of President Donald Trump has heated up. ![]() ![]() “Leonora Carrington: Revelación,” on view at Fundación MAPFRE in Madrid, is the first retrospective devoted to the artist in Spain and offers a fresh presentation of her influences, thematic concerns, and technical and intellectual development. ![]() She left behind a vast oeuvre-paintings, sculptures, drawings, tapestries, masks, costume and stage designs, plays, short stories, novels, and more-that is so multivalent in its inspiration, inventive in its forms, and radical in its propositions that only now, a little more than a century after her birth, have we begun to fully appreciate her vision. © Estate of Leonora Carrington/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.ĪS LEONARA CARRINGTON’S STAR continues to ascend, propelled by an explosion of exhibitions, publications, theatrical productions, and documentary films-last year’s Venice Biennale was named after her children’s book, The Milk of Dreams-it is gratifying to see that her work holds up under all the scrutiny. Leonora Carrington, El mundo mágico de los mayas (The Magical World of the Mayans), 1963–64, casein tempera on panel, 6' 6 3⁄4" × 14' 1 3⁄4". ![]() ![]() ![]() In some ways, it’s a relatively straight forward story. So, in 2001, Kelley Armstrong published Bitten, a fantasy novel complete unto itself featuring a female werewolf (Elena), her wolf ex-lover responsible for turning her (Clay) and the members of her erst-while pack (the alpha Jeremy and a few others with varying levels of important roles). (If it’s not clear by now, sometimes I compulsively read all the books in a lengthy series.) The final book in the series (straightforwardly titled, wait for it, Thirteen) included a note from the author, which I found interesting as it reflects a bit on her planning (or lack thereof) for the series. Having just finished the final, thirteenth book in the series, I wanted to reflect a bit on at least one aspect of the books. I, however, easy prey that I am, watched the first two seasons and, more importantly, I’ve read the book series from author Kelley Armstrong, which began with Bitten and became the Women of the Otherworld. As someone else said, it’s perhaps more of a “noflix” than anything else. You might have tried it. You might have been ambivalent about it. ![]() If you have Netflix, you’ve probably been prompted to watch Bitten. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A new interplanetary conflict would be devastating for both sides. Now, Kangaroo has to stop a disaster which would shatter the delicate peace that’s existed between Earth and Mars ever since the brutal Martian Independence War. It turns out he isn’t the only spy on the ship–and he’s just starting to unravel a massive conspiracy which threatens the entire Solar System. While he tries to make the most of his exile, two passengers are found dead, and Kangaroo has to risk blowing his cover. But he's pretty sure the agency only keeps him around to exploit his superpower.Īfter he bungles yet another mission, Kangaroo gets sent away on a mandatory “vacation:” an interplanetary cruise to Mars. But what sets him apart is “the pocket.” It’s a portal that opens into an empty, seemingly infinite, parallel universe, and Kangaroo is the only person in the world who can use it. ,30.259204,-081.436893,Waypoint,Kangaroo Lil Champ ,30.264789,-081.606488,Waypoint,Lil Champ Hess ,30.264531,-081.607004,Waypoint,Hess Gate2 ,30.264703. Sure, he has extensive agency training, access to bleeding-edge technology, and a ready supply of clever (to him) quips and retorts. With Waypoint Kangaroo, Chen makes his debut with this outer space thriller. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Mumbai, his conscience awakens as he sees firsthand the horrors of the sex trade and the corrupt judicial system that fosters it. Haunted by the tragic death of his infant daughter and estranged from his wife, he makes the fateful decision to pursue a pro bono sabbatical in India with an NGO that prosecutes the subcontinent's human traffickers. Halfway across the world, in Washington, D.C., attorney Thomas Clarke faces his own personal and professional crises. As they struggle to reach the safe haven of the convent where they attend school, they are abducted by human traffickers and thrust into a hidden world of sexual violence and illicit commerce, where the most valuable prize is the innocence of a child. ![]() When a tsunami rages through their coastal town in India, 17-year-old Ahalya Ghai and her 15-year-old sister Sita are left orphaned and homeless. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now working as a dancer in an upscale club in Manhattan, Cam is brought face-to-face with the man she once loved. A few months later, Cam realized that she would never fulfill her dream of dancing for the New York City Ballet. He just didn't think they would come with a tragedy that would change how he viewed the sport forever.Ĭameron Reed was in her second year at Juilliard when her childhood sweetheart, Zeus Kincaid, walked away from her. Those are the words that Zeus Kincaid has been waiting to hear since he first put on a pair of boxing gloves. 'I love a good second chance romance story and this one was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G'Īnd the new heavyweight champion of the world is. Samantha Towle really knows how to make her characters jump out of the page and into our hearts as their journey becomes our own' 'Wow! What a story, I can't even begin to tell you just how much I loved. As seen on TikTok, f rom Samantha Towle, the New York Times bestselling author of Wardrobe Malfunction and Breaking Hollywood, comes a the first dramatically powerful and passionate novel in the Gods series. ![]() ![]() ![]() All proceeds, totaling over $100,000, will benefit Opera Colorado’s Education and Community Engagement Programs. Guests enjoy a one-night stay at The Lodge at The Stanley, complete with an elegant cocktail hour, dinner, and a breakfast Q&A with the opera’s composer and librettist. Guests are invited to experience an exclusive preview of the opera’s most dramatic moments in their adaptation of The Shining. Opera Colorado and The Stanley Hotel join forces to offer a one-of-a-kind event February 5 and 6, 2022, that explores the operatic adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, The Shining. ![]() This exclusive experience, a fundraiser for Opera Colorado’s education programs, includes lodging, elegant dining, and a performance of highlights from Moravec & Campbell’s The Shining Opera Colorado and The Stanley Hotel Present an Immersive Weekend Exploring the Operatic Adaptation of The Shining (February 5 & 6) ![]() |