![]() ![]() As his amanuensis, he chooses Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler, a young New York City journalist, and together they explore both Burr's past and the continuing political intrigues of the still young United States. And he is determined to tell his own story. Burr retains much of his political influence if not the respect of all. In 1833, Burr is newly married, an aging statesman considered a monster by many. In 1807, he was arrested, tried, and acquitted of treason. In 1804, while serving as vice president, Aaron Burr fought a duel with his political nemesis, Alexander Hamilton, and killed him. With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the American political and imperial experience as interpreted by one of its most worldly, knowing, and ironic observers.īurr is a portrait of perhaps the most complex and misunderstood of the Founding Fathers. Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. ![]()
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![]() ![]() 'The most favorable moment to seize a man and influence him,' Ellul writes, 'is when he is alone in the mass it is at this point that propaganda can be most effective. It shows how modern, committed man, surrounded and seized by propaganda, more often than not surrenders himself to it only too willingly, especially in democracies-because he is educated for his rule as dupe. Ellul has made many splendid contributions in this book." "The theme of Propaganda is quite simply.that when our new technology encompasses any culture or society, the result is propaganda. With the logic which is the great instrument of French thought, explores and attempts to prove the thesis that propaganda, whether its ends are demonstrably good or bad, is not only destructive to democracy, it is perhaps the most serious threat to humanity operating in the modern world." "A far more frightening work than any of the nightmare novels of George Orwell. ![]() ![]() "One thing alone distresses him in Akheron (Acheron): not that he left the sun behind and found there the halls of Lethe."Īpollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1. Greek Lyric III) (Greek lyric C6th to C5th B.C.) : Poets often used Lethe as a metaphor for the underworld in general. The shades of the dead were required to drink from its water in order to forget their earthly life. Also known as the Ameles Potamos (River of Unmindfulness), the river flowed around the cave of Hypnos where its murmuring induces drowsiness. The River Lethe flowed through the plain of Lethe in Hades. "Thanatos (Death), and Lethe (Forgetfulness) with oblivious stream, mankind thy genuine brothers justly deem." Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.ĬLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES THE RIVER-GOD LETHE A river in the lower world likewise bore the name of Lethe. LETHE (Lêthê), the personification of oblivion, is called by Hesiod ( Theog. The river-goddess Lethe was sometimes identified with the daimona Lethe, forgetfulness personified. The other four rivers of the underworld were the Styx, Akheron (Acheron), Pyriphlegethon and Kokytos (Cocytus). ![]() According to some it formed the border between gloomy Haides and the paradise realm of Elysion (Elysium). ![]() The shades of the dead drank of its waters to forget their mortal lives. LETHE was the underworld river of oblivion and its goddess. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Red Deal is a call for action beyond the scope of the US colonial state. Now, in response to popular demand, the Red Nation expands their original statement filling in the histories and ideas that formed it and forwarding an even more powerful case for the actions it demands. ![]() When the Red Nation released their call for a “red deal,” it generated coverage in places from Teen Vogue to Jacobin to the New Republic, was endorsed by the DSA, and has galvanized organizing and action. Politicians may or may not follow-it is up to them-but we will design, build, and lead this movement with or without them. Only mass movements can do what the moment demands. It is time to reclaim the life and destiny that has been stolen from us and rise up together to confront this challenge and build a world where all life can thrive. We have barely a decade to turn back the tide of climate disaster. ![]() We-Indigenous, Black and people of color, women and trans folks, migrants, and working people-did not create this disaster, but we have inherited it. One-part visionary platform, one-part practical toolkit, The Red Deal is a platform that encompasses everyone, including non-Indigenous comrades and relatives who live on Indigenous land. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a fast-paced, want to devour it one sitting, make an all-nighter of it, contemporary romance. Who needs candlelight and rose petals when you can have a baby goat in pajamas and a luscious grilled cheese sandwich served by a hot younger man?! This book has one of the best seduction scenes ever. What starts out as just sex because Alexis doesn’t think Daniel could fit into her socialite privileged world comes to mean so much more to both. So it’s the height of comfort-care when the two get together. And a cheating, emotionally abusive ex-fiance who won’t move out of their house.ĭaniel lives in a small town, running his family’s B&B, trying to stay afloat long enough to buy the business from his unpredictable, emotionally unavailable mother. About Part of Your WorldĪlexis is a wealthy doctor with cold and distant parents who have crushing expectations for her. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. a period tale of sentimental education, it's deliciously readable, with a clever epilogue zooming into the present day for a last gasp surprise * Daily Mail * Sylvia falls in love with an older man - but. But the apparently pleasant town is not all it seems. the pace gathers, making for a deeply poignant climax * Financial Times on 'Cousins' * Quirky and charming * Love It! * This beautifully crafted novel is a tribute to the power of books * S Magazine, Sunday Express * Excellent. Sylvia Blackwell, a young woman in her 20s, moves to East Mole, a quaint market town in middle England, to start a new job as a childrens librarian. ![]() ![]() It is a hymn to the power of children's lightful * The Times * A nostalgic treat.involving and hopeful * Mail on Sunday * No one can dig down into the shrouded recesses of the human heart quite as forensically as Vickers * Sunday Times * Vickers writes of relationships with undaunted clarity - Adam Phillips Vickers lays bare the inner workings of one family, possibly every family, with an often disconcerting clarity * The Times on 'Cousins' * Vickers' real skill as a story teller is in allowing each distinct voice to contribute to a complete, or as complete as can be, picture of one family. ![]() The Librarian will wring the heart of anyone who fell in love with books as a child. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book made an impression for several reasons: first, because no one had ever written a novel sympathetic to the king before second, because it covered his entire life from before birth until. Urn:isbn:0333367197 Scandate 20110415223323 Scanner . Told in Cleopatras own voice, The Memoirs of Cleopatra is a mesmerizing tale of ambition, passion, and betrayal in the ancient Egyptian world. O元355211W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 97.14 Pages 985 Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0312187459 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:42:03 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA138324 Boxid_2 CH116301 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Comment Removing Scanfee from Billable Books scanned before June 2011 which appear to have manually set scanfees Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1st ed. ![]() ![]() Highly recommended can be read as a standalone outside the Vino & Veritas series. Humor, banter, and all the feels (regret, anger, acceptance, love) Cow named Sidney (because Rainn is not farmer material) No melodrama (The men do have a fairly major argument toward the end, but it was a necessary one, I think, and they both handled it like adults.) Well-sketched secondary characters (I loved Whit's close-knit, supportive family.) Fake wingman situation (Let's face it Rainn always wanted Whit for himself.) A slow(ish) burn (Rainn isn't sure where he fits on the LGBQT spectrum but wants to explore with Whit and is never ashamed of having a boyfriend.) It's not that Whit is saving himself his runaway mouth just gets the best of him sometimes.) Great chemistry, smoldering sexy times, plus virgin alert! (Rainn's first time with a man and Whit's first time period. ![]() Two buff hockey players (one former, one current) getting it on (muscles and stamina, baby!) ![]() ![]() ![]() Original Male Character/Temptor (All Tomorrows).Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con.TW/some comic horror, general sadness, slavery of a species Language: English Words: 2,625 Chapters: 4/? Comments: 1 Kudos: 5 Bookmarks: 1 Hits: 122įragileAdonis Fandoms: All Tomorrows - Nemo Ramjet And while many re content now, it started in a much different way With no mouth, a language most other creatures don't understand, and being seen as easy labor, life has been very strange to these creatures. And the largest population are the simple and mostly pacifist creatures called Waddle Dees. Popstar is a strange little planet, a cartoon world in a horrifying and deadly universe, home to some of the most powerful creatures alive. show something you love it by writing it in a horrifying fanon backstory.all tomorrows but in the kirby universe.SpoopySpider Fandoms: Kirby (Video Games), All Tomorrows - Nemo Ramjet Forgotten Yesterday (waddle dee evolution) ![]() ![]() ![]() By the time he wakes up, Debra's ad hoc group has taken control of the Hall of Presidents, and is planning to replace its old-fashioned animatronic robots with the synthetic memory imprinting of the experience of being the president for a moment. At the park, Julius is murdered and soon refreshed. He moves in with Julius and Lil in order to rebuild his life. ![]() Dan, who has hit rock bottom and lost all his Whuffie, doesn't believe in rejuvenation and wishes to die, but not while he's at rock bottom. Julius and girlfriend Lil are working with the committee (called an ad hoc) that oversees the Magic Kingdom's Liberty Square. The story is told in first person by Julius, whose old college buddy Dan used to be one of the most popular people in the country (as measured by Whuffie). Disney World is run by rival adhocracies, each dedicated to providing the best experience to the park's visitors and competing for the Whuffie the guests offer. This future history book takes place in the 22nd century, mostly in Walt Disney World. ![]() The novel was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2004. ![]() Concurrent with its publication by Tor Books, Doctorow released the entire text of the novel under a Creative Commons noncommercial license on his website, allowing the whole text of the book to be freely read and distributed without needing any further permission from him or his publisher. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom is a 2003 science fiction book, the first novel by Canadian author and digital-rights activist Cory Doctorow. ![]() |