John Reed Orden de los libros

When you know your life is soon to end, where would you go? How would you spend your time? Perhaps on a beach in the Caribbean, or at the heights of the Swiss Alps. Soundtrack for the Dead takes you to Trieste, an obscure Italian City, to follow the protagonist to his death. Faced with the finality of a terminal cancer diagnosis, the dying speaker journeys from the cloying shores of New York to Trieste, previous home of the seminal writer James Joyce and current home to an excellent coffee, to confront his pending end. Filled with dripping irony and commentary on the woes of modernity, Soundtrack for the Dead is a sober narrative of life, loss and meaning, a meaning sometimes found in pack of medication or in a good cup of coffee and a chat with a friend from above. Reed's prose is blunt and seething, inviting you to consider mortality and the fear that follows.

Kontynuacja Folwarku zwierzęcego Georga Orwella napisana przez Johna Reeda. Historia zaczyna się od śmierci Napoleona. Niepokojące się o swą przyszłość zwierzęta dowiadują się, że wygnany niegdyś Snowball żyje i ma się dobrze. Gotów jest też wrócić na farmę. Wraz z nim pojawia się kapitalizm i indywidualizm. Książka z humorem ukazuje zadziwiające perypetie kolejnych zmian w małej zwierzęcej społeczności, w której pojawiają się i rozwijają nowe idee.

Exploring the origins of Orwell's Animal Farm, this book delves into the historical context and influences behind the classic novel. It includes a translation of the Russian/Ukrainian source material, offering insights into the themes of power and corruption. The narrative questions Orwell's legacy, examining whether his once-heroic image has faded over time. Through this analysis, readers gain a deeper understanding of the political and social commentary embedded in the story.

Why Political Democracy Must Go is an insightful analysis of the origins of the socialist movement in the United States, written by famed journalist John Reed.

Illustrated with more than 190 photographs, this is a pictorial history of the trucks and vans manufactured during the company's first 50 years since 1931.

Exploring the impact of war on various cultures, the author emphasizes the significance of understanding how different peoples live, their traditions, and behaviors during crises. The narrative reveals that while peace often conceals human qualities, war brings them to the forefront, highlighting both personal and racial characteristics under public stress. This insightful examination of human nature and societal dynamics during tumultuous times offers a profound perspective on the relationship between conflict and identity.

John Reed greift Orwells Fabel um die „Farm der Tiere“ auf und erzählt die Geschichte unter geänderten historischen Bedingungen - nach dem Ende des Kalten Krieges und dem Zusammenbruch der sozialistischen Staaten - weiter. Schneeball, das intelligente, clevere Schwein, das nach der Schlacht am Kuhstall wegen Verrat von Napoleons Hunden vom Hof vertrieben worden war, kehrt zurück. Mit ihm hält die Marktwirtschaft Einzug auf der Farm der Tiere: Reichtum für alle, das Recht auf „pursiut of happiness“? Wenn da nicht die Waldlandtiere wären, allen voran die erzkonservativen und radikalen Biber, die den „Lehren der Alten Biberwelt“ anhängen und sich, mit allen Mitteln, gegen den Einfluss der Farmtiere wehren - bis hin zum Anschlag auf die Zwillingswindmühlen.

"The year is 1859. Seven-year-old Alma Flynt arrives in the small Kentucky town of Cotterpin Creek to begin a new life in her aunt's home. There, a whole new world opens up before her eyes - a world of impossible grace and comfort, of lush pastures and billowing bluegrass. And there, Alma will meet a family who will shape the course of her life. The Clevelands, with their sprawling mansion and gleaming thoroughbred horses, are magnificent. But from the beginning, one Cleveland draws all her attention - the youngest son, John Warren. Of their childhood bond, Alma later recalls: "The stubborn fact was, without the slightest hint of imagination, that it was clear to him, and to me, and to everyone, that we were meant to be together."". "But like a swift storm cloud, the Civil War descends on Cotterpin Creek, taking men from the land and husbands from wives, never to return. Swept into the chaos are the Clevelands, and John Warren himself, leaving their fading mansion and sprawling horse farm behind. Against this turbulent backdrop, Alma will come of age. And when the fighting is over, the story of a brave young man riding off to battle becomes a haunting journey of vengeance, loss, and redemption. But for Alma, yet another journey begins on the day a strange, battered, starved, and tormented young soldier staggers back into her life."--BOOK JACKET.