True story about
21 Aug 2010 15:13:30
It isn’t ordinary book for armchair war junkies. It's the true story about what Wilfred Owen called "the pity of war". The centre and the pity of Jim Frederick's account is the murder of the Janabis, an Iraqi family, and the rape of their 14-year-old daughter by four US soldiers. The most chilling aspect of the crime was the casual manner in which it was carried out. It was almost a jape – something to break the boredom of endless hours at a checkpoint. The soldiers did it because they had the ... Read Full Story
How earn $70 million in 63-years
21 Aug 2010 15:02:49
It is new bestselling thriller fiction from the fantasy writerJames Patterson, his new book become very popular, and he earns $70 million, which includes his latest deal to pen 17 books by the end of 2012 for an estimated $100 million as the Forbes says.
The Forbes rankings were based on earnings from books, film rights, television, gaming deals and other income from June 1, 2009, through June 1, 2010.
The 63-year-old Patterson has written more than 50 bestsellers and sold more than 170 milli... Read Full Story
Some things about Russian socialism
21 Aug 2010 14:57:17
My first trip to Moscow was at the time when in Russia was socialism. All people tried to live with the Lenin's famous phrase "Socialism plus electrification equals communism". The slogan encapsulated several central aspects of communist thought. First, optimism for the future. Second, that science and technology were both by definition progressive forces but were impeded by capitalism; only under communism could they enable the building of a society of abundance for the many, not just the few.
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Book whith speaker name
20 Aug 2010 21:55:26
In the bookshops there is new book from children's writer, poet and broadcaster Michael Rosen. The books name is “The Books That Made Me”. He guides us through the rolling library bookcases in the former mayoral coachhouse that acts as his study, and reveals how a childhood of summer camps informed his reading.
He also explains why, in terms of the books he loves, he's "a rootless cosmopolitian", who gets as much pleasure from German expressionist plays and books of French history as from Eng... Read Full Story
Fantastic surprise for fans from Ricky Martin
20 Aug 2010 21:41:52
All girls, women and grandmothers from all the world become very happy, because in November famous pop-star singer Ricky Martin will publish his autobiography called "Me."
The Puerto Rican singer is set to release his memoir on Nov. 2. It will also be released in Spanish the same day. That edition will be titled "Yo," which is Spanish for "I" and "me."
Martin has said that preparing to write the book was one of the reasons he decided to reveal earlier this year that he is gay.
Martin sa... Read Full Story
New story from Lauren Weisberger
20 Aug 2010 21:35:30
This interesting story is about one woman Brooke who has got a struggling musician-husband Julian. All her life she worked, and now she has got two jobs, more over she faithfully attends all of Julian's performances.
He finally gets a big break: a record deal and a booking on "The Tonight Show." Julian suddenly becomes an "It" guy in the music world. He's got a publicist, wears expensive clothes and has the paparazzi following his every move.
Brooke, like many people, has a healthy appetite f... Read Full Story
Old woman will publish a new book
19 Aug 2010 04:26:55
It isn't funny, but in 2011 it will be publish a new book "Listen Up!" from the 88-year-old actress, who has a two-book deal with G.P. Putnam's Sons.
The publisher said Wednesday that the book will include what White has learned over "her incredibly varied, decades-long career in Hollywood." Subjects will include life, love, sex and celebrity.
White, known for such sitcoms as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Golden Girls," this year became the oldest person to host "Saturday Night Live."... Read Full Story
"Spies of the Balkans" by Alan Furst
19 Aug 2010 04:20:22
"Spies of the Balkans" by Alan Furst
This story is startes with description of police officer Constantine Zannis, the string of odd occurrences adds up to big trouble for his city. German invasion seems inevitable, and that realization only steels his patriotic resolve.
Tough, resourceful and humane, Zannis fits the mold of other heroes in Alan Furst's 11 noir thrillers about Europeans in World War II. The newest tale focuses on a seven-month period when Zannis comes to grips with the N... Read Full Story
The winner of the Dayton literary prize
19 Aug 2010 04:15:13
We have got the information about the winner of the Dayton literary prize,which took place on Tuesday, the winner became Geraldine Brooks. He is a journalist and Pulitzer prize-winning historical fiction author who wrote 2008's well-received "People of the Book" set in war-torn Sarajevo.
Brooks, 54, is a former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent who covered regions of the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans before reporting for "The New Yorker" on human interest stories emerging in the... Read Full Story
New "Unstuff Your Life!" by professional organizer Andrew J. Mellen
18 Aug 2010 00:28:22
As for everybody for whom mental image makes sigh with longing, the new book "Unstuff Your Life!" written by professional organizer Andrew J. Mellen methodically, logically and humorously walks the reader through a complete reorganization, promising "you will never again find yourself drowning in stuff."
The bite-sized steps toward this nirvana are anchored in two main principles: "Like with Like" — grouping all similar items together — and "One Home for Everything" — deliberately choosing whe... Read Full Story
"I'd Know You Anywhere" by Laura Lippman
18 Aug 2010 00:25:38
Some time ago Eliza was just 15, and one man called Bowman kidnapped her for weeks. At the time of her under the hatches there were one another kidnapped girl. Finally police finally rescued her when they pulled Bowman over for a routine traffic stop. Her testimony put him on death row.
Over the years, Eliza successfully walled off her past, but Bowman's letter brings it all back. Why, she wonders, did this monster let her live? Eliza loathes the very idea of any contact with Bowman, bu... Read Full Story
Tony Blair’s new book
18 Aug 2010 00:17:09
Soon it will be publish a book called "A Journey", it will be the first personal account of Tony Blair's company, critics say that it will become a bestseller.According to reports, the former premier has already received a 4.6-million-pound (5.6-million-euro, 7.2-million-dollar) advance for the book which should generate an even bigger sum.
"Tony Blair decided on leaving office that he would donate the proceeds of his memoirs to a charity for the armed forces as a way of marking the enormous... Read Full Story
