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In George Orwell: The Man and the Mind Behind 1984, Professor Michael Shelden will show you how 1984 presents a plausible reality of thought control and totalitarian power that feels contemporary even as it reflects its own time.

Since its publication nearly 70 years ago, George Orwell’s 1984 has been regarded as one of the most influential novels of the modern age. Politicians have testified to its influence on their intellectual identities, rock musicians have made records about it, TV viewers watch a reality show named for it, and a White House spokesperson tells of “alternative facts”.

In October of 1949, a few months after publication of George Orwell‘s masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four, he received a letter from fellow author Aldous Huxley, a man who, 17 years previous, had seen his own nightmarish vision of society published in the form of the classic, Brave New World. What begins as a letter of praise soon becomes a brief comparison of the two novels, and an explanation as to why Huxley believes his own earlier work to be a more realistic prediction

In this rare and engaging interview, David Bowie shares his thoughts on music, creativity, film, fame, and the artistic journey that defined his career. Reflecting on albums such as Let's Dance, Low, and Diamond Dogs, Bowie discusses songwriting, live performance, acting, and the influence of his time in Berlin. Insightful, thoughtful, and often revealing, this conversation offers a unique look into the ideas and experiences behind one of the most innovative artists of the modern era.

El estudio definitivo sobre el intelectual más influyente del siglo XX La literatura de George Orwell se ha convertido en un fenómeno de masas mundial. Hay pocas estanterías en las que falten sus dos clásicos intemporales: la parábola de la revolución bolchevique Rebelión en la granja y...

Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing The Ministry of Truth charts the life of George Orwell's 1984, one of the most influential books of the twentieth century and a work that is ever more relevant in this tumultuous era of...

Siguiendo los pasos de Theodor W. Adorno, Susan Sontag, Michel Foucault y Paul K. Feyerabend, Espíritus del presente crea un amplio panorama de las ideas de la posguerra en Occidente. Wolfram Eilenberger ofrece un relato cautivador de los albores de una nueva ilustración que conduce directamente a las fallas de nuestro tiempo.

Memorie di un libraio è un ironico, colto, originale viaggio nel mondo dei libri in compagnia di uno dei più grandi autori del Novecento. George Orwell descrive le lunghe giornate trascorse come commesso in una libreria dell’usato, tra volumi polverosi e clienti stravaganti; ci fa apprezzare...

John Lennon‘s now well-known maternal half-sister Julia Baird joined forces with famous author Geoffrey Giuliano in the early 1980s to write a riveting book on her life and times on the famous Beatle. With a stirring, revealing introduction by close friend Paul McCartney, it was an immediate, internationally best-selling smash! The sometimes rocky relationship between Mrs. Baird and Mr. Giuliano, however, makes for an exciting, behind the scenes inside story.

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De décembre 1984 à octobre 1987, les femmes blondes de la ville rose ont vécu dans l’insécurité la plus totale. En effet à cette époque, si vous étiez une femme blonde, menue et d’apparence bourgeoise, il fallait être très prudente dans les rues de Toulouse. Tout démarre un 24 décembre 1984 .https://www.lepetitjournal.net/31-haute-garonne/2024/04/09/1984-1987-quand-le-tueur-des-parkings-toulousains-sevissait/

Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs verkörpern vier Philosoph:innen die Suche nach einem neuen Menschenbild und einer neuen Aufklärung: Theodor W. Adorno, Susan Sontag, Michel Foucault und Paul K. Feyerabend. Mit dem Ziel, die Welt besser zu verstehen und der lebensweltlichen Enge zu entfliehen, gehen sie zwischen Frankfurt, Paris, London, Berkeley und New York neue Wege, die direkt zu den großen Bruchlinien unserer Gegenwart führen. Wolfram Eilenberger legt erneut ein erzählerisches Meisterwerk vor, das Geschichte und Philosophie auf einzigartige Weise verbindet.

The definitive account of pop music in the mid-eighties, from Prince and Madonna to the underground hip-hop, indie rock, and club scenes Everybody knows the hits of 1984 - pop music's greatest year. From "Thriller" to "Purple Rain," "Hello" to "Against All Odds," "What's Love Got to Do with It"...

A series of autobiographical short stories where the author recalls his university days studying law at Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand, staying at the hostel Selwyn College and a student flat on Castle Street, plus working as security at the Sweetwaters Music Festival at Pukekawa.

A series of autobiographical short stories where the author recalls his university days studying law at Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand, staying at the Selwyn College hostel, and a student flat on Castle Street, plus working as security at the Sweetwaters Music Festival at Pukekawa.

"Rich and compelling. . .Lynskey’s account of the reach of 1984 is revelatory.” --George Packer, The Atlantic An authoritative, wide-ranging, and incredibly timely history of 1984--its literary sources, its composition by Orwell, its deep and lasting effect on the Cold War, and its vast...

Rikosreportaasi Pohjoismaista on kokoelma jännittäviä ja autenttisia poliisitarinoita Ruotsista, Norjasta ja Tanskasta. Tarinat ovat rikostutkimuksissa mukana olleiden poliisien kirjoittamia. Tarinat ovat saaneet päätöksensä ja rikosten tekijät on tuomittu. Rikosreportaasit ovat hengästyttävää luettavaa, sillä totuus on usein tarua ihmeellisempää. Lukija pääsee kurkistamaan Skandinavian poliisihistorian dramaattisimpiin tarinoihin ja tutustumaan siihen palapeliin, joka on koottava syyllisten löytämiseksi.

Rikosreportaasi Suomesta sisältää monia jännittäviä ja autenttisia poliisiselontekoja Suomesta. Tutkintatyössä mukana olleet poliisit ovat kirjoittaneet selonteot. Kaikki tapaukset on käsitelty loppuun ja niistä on langetettu tuomiot. Reportaasia lukiessa voi vain haukkoa henkeä ja todeta, että todellisuus on tarua ihmeellisempää. Lukija saa seikkaperäisen kuvauksen pohjoismaisen poliisihistorian dramaattisimmista tapauksista ja tutustuu siihen palapeliin, joka liittyy rikollisten löytämiseen. Pohjolan poliisi kertoo -sarja on historiallinen teos.

Pensieri, ricordi, poesie... Kuki Gallmann raccoglie i frammenti di una vita trascorsa in Africa. Una vita dove la felicità è stata distrutta dalla morte del marito, Paolo, e del figlio, Emanuele. L'Africa ha tolto moltissimo a Kuki Gallmann. Ma le ha anche dato molto. Forse proprio per questo lei in Africa è rimasta. La sua vita, oggi, è la vita della Fondazione Gallmann, creata per ricordare Paolo ed Emanuele. Un atto d'amore che lega il passato al futuro. Che è diventato una promessa di salvezza per la natura e gli animali in pericolo.

This audiobook arose from a conversation between Hugh Cameron, an orthopedic surgeon, and Edna Quammie, an OR nurse, reminiscing about their shared memories. It was proposed at a dinner meeting of the Dinosaur Club, a group of doctors and nurses and technicians who worked in the operating room in Toronto General Hospital in the 70s and 80s. It tells of the thrills and spills - sometimes funny, sometimes sad - about life in the OR at that time which followed Woodstock, which, in a sense, changed a North American generation.