![]() ![]() 'Blowback' is a CIA term first used in March 1954 in a recently. O nce upon a time, long, long agoactually, it was early in the year 2000I was involved in publishing Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire. In a new edition that addresses recent international events from September 11 to the war in Iraq, this now classic book remains as prescient and powerful as ever. Blowback by Chalmers Johnson The Nation magazine, OctoFor Americans who can bear to think about it, those tragic pictures from New York of women holding up photos of their husbands, sons and daughters and asking if anyone knows anything about them look familiar. servicemen in Okinawa to our role in Asia's financial crisis, from our early support for Saddam Hussein to our conduct in the Balkans, Johnson reveals the ways in which our misguided policies are planting the seeds of future disaster. 'An Owl Book. In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overextended empire, which insists on projecting its military power to every corner of the earth and using American capital and markets to force global economic integration on its own terms. ![]() The term "blowback," invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended results of American actions abroad. Johnson predicts that blowback will ultimately produce a crisis that suddenly, wrenchingly impairs or ends Americans hegemonic influence. Now with a new and up-to-date Introduction by the author, the bestselling account of the effect of American global policies, hailed as "brilliant and iconoclastic" (Los Angeles Times) ![]()
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![]() ![]() It's usually the young for whom poetry is such an urgent matter. Older than his hard-edged voice suggests. I look down and see that his head is bowed and his shoulders, though broad, are sloped. Can he really believe he has something new to say? And does he think he might need me to help him keep track of all his characters, or to fill those empty moments where the metre doesn't fit the tale? Every impossible journey, every shipwreck, every homecoming: these stories have all been told, and countless times. How much epic poetry does the world really need?Įvery conflict joined, every war fought, every city besieged, every town sacked, every village destroyed. But it is surprising that he hasn't considered how many other men there are like him, every day, all demanding my unwavering attention and support. Certainly he hasn't: like all poets, he thinks only of himself. Perhaps he hasn't thought of what it is like to be me. ![]() But I am not in the mood to be a muse today. If I were minded to accede to his wish, I might say that he sharpens his tone on my name, like a warrior drawing his dagger across a whetstone, preparing for the morning's battle. Sing, Muse, he says, and the edge in his voice makes it clear that this is not a request. ![]() ![]() ![]() Washington" - one of the very first branded food products. His state-of-the-art mill produced flour which he exported to Europe in sacks stamped "G. Unlike his Virginia neighbors who remained wedded to tobacco, Washington planted seven types of wheat. ![]() On his estate, he grew countless varieties of trees and built a greenhouse full of exotic fruits, herbs, and plants. He was the first to breed horses with donkeys to produce the American mule. His library was filled with books on agriculture, history, and philosophy. But he was a patron of inventors and inveterate tinkerer, and just as intelligent as Jefferson or Franklin. History has depicted Washington as a gifted general and political pragmatist, not an intellectual heavyweight. In George Washington, Entrepreneur, John Berlau presents a fresh, surprising take on our forefather's business pursuits. George Washington: general, statesman.businessman? Most people don't know that Washington was one of the country's first true entrepreneurs, responsible for innovations in several industries. A business biography of George Washington, focusing on his many innovations and inventions. ![]() ![]() ![]() He often historical data to set a scene to wonderful effect, describing in detail, for example, the strange and elaborate mechanisms magicians used to make bodies disappear and devils fly. It’s very clear that the author himself is enchanted by the history of magic. ![]() Woven throughout is his suspicious involvement in Harding’s death, which he can never shake, along with a rather odd federal agent, who dogs him every step of the way. After Carter turns his back on Yale and hits the vaudeville trail, eager to learn his craft, we follow him through the defeats of rival magicians, a meeting with Houdini, the early development of television, and on to his arrival at the pinnacle of the profession. Should he let the country in on it? From here, Gold backtracks to Carter’s early life in upper-middle-class, turn-of-the-century San Francisco, a period and place he lovingly re-creates. Indeed, the depressed Harding and the mysterious Carter even had an opportunity for a chat, in which, supposedly, Harding confided to Carter that he knew a terrible secret. ![]() ![]() Debut historical, based on the real life of magician Charles Carter, that manages to get several balls in the air at once, only to let them drop along the way.Īccording to Gold’s account, President Warren Harding’s death in 1923 came only hours after he attended, and participated in, one of Carter’s performances. ![]() ![]() The Tyack and Frayne Mystery series by Harper FoxĪnd Fur Kids, just because yes, they count:Petsįinding Matt by J.D. The Mannies series by Amy Lane (and because it also had great dads too) THIRDS by Charlie Cochet (the Dex and Cael’s Tony) ![]() Church (children don’t show up until the second book and in the spin-off sequel we to see the kids grown and finding their own mates <3) The Rebuilding Year series by Kaje Harperįrog by Mary Calmes (not a dad but mannies count right?) yes they do! It’s Christmas Everywhere But Here by Liam Livingsįaith, Love and Devotion series by Tere Michaels Shaking the Sugar Tree series by Nick Wilgus So will more categories! STRW Great LGBTQIA Dads/Parents/Family Book Recs!įun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel ![]() Please feel free to write us with books you think should be added into all the categories listed. STRW has started compiling rec lists from our readers. Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Readers Recommended Stories by Category ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If there’s anything they can count on, it’s each other.Ĭlementine and Erika are each other’s oldest friends. Sam and Clementine have a wonderful, albeit busy, life: they have two little girls, Sam has just started a new dream job, and Clementine, a cellist, is busy preparing for the audition of a lifetime. In Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty turns her unique, razor-sharp eye towards three seemingly happy families. ![]() “Captivating, suspenseful…tantalizing.” - People Magazine “ Here’s the best news you’ve heard all year: Not a single page disappoints.The only difficulty with Truly Madly Guilty? Putting it down. Winner of Goodreads Choice Award for Best FictionĮntertainment Weekly's “ Best Beach Bet ”Ī USA Today Hot Books for Summer Selection THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES, now an HBO series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Boldface has been added to excerpts: 1997, True Love: Stories Told To and By Robert Fulghum by Robert Fulghum, Section: Perspective, Start, Quote, HarperCollins Publishers, New York. Yet, Fulghum adapted a stance of acceptance and asserted the universality of weirdness. I would be surprised if you didn’t think that at least a couple of times while reading these stories. The volume presented a variety of stories about love, and after recounting one eccentric amorous escapade Fulghum commented: However, this quote appeared in another 1997 book “True Love: Stories Told To and By Robert Fulghum” in a section called “Perspective”. ![]() The quotation should be credited to the minister, painter, and top-selling author Robert Fulghum who is best known for the collection of essays “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”. ![]() ![]() There is no substantive evidence that Theodor Geisel who died in 1991 spoke or wrote this expression. I have been unable to find this in any of the books written by Dr. We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird… The statement is usually attributed to Theodor Geisel who is better known as Dr. Seuss? Theodor Geisel? Robert Fulghum? Anonymous?ĭear Quote Investigator: I hope you will be able to trace a quotation for Valentine’s Day. ![]() ![]() ![]() Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians. ![]()
![]() ![]() Reid Alexander can sum up his life in one word: boring. The only thing standing in her way is the girl he can’t forget. Having just survived three months on location with her ex-Hollywood’s reigning golden boy-she’s older and wiser and has set her sights on her close friend Graham. Now she’s a beach sitcom star turned conceited heiress on the big screen. Brooke Cameron was a fresh-faced Texas girl when she arrived in LA. After spending months burying her feelings for the two night-and-day guys who vied for her heart while filming her last movie, a twist of fate puts her in a coffee shop in the middle of Manhattan with the one she still misses. Emma Pierce is forsaking an up-and-coming Hollywood career to embark on a life she’s only dreamed of-the life of a regular girl. Now home in New York, his life is once again under control, until Emma appears and shows him how not over her he is. ![]() As they grew closer, he did everything in his power to keep from falling for a girl being pursued by superstar Reid Alexander. Graham Douglas doesn’t do romantic relationships, but he was knocked for a loop when he met Emma Pierce on the set of his last film. ![]() ![]() When fighting, he sees Amara and the two come across the Princeps Memorial. The perspective then shifts to a young boy, known as Tavi, whose family have been attacked by Marat soldiers, enemies of the Aleran empire. She makes contact with the head of the Cursori, First Lord of Alera, Gaius Sextus, who tells her to go to the city of Garrison. Her mentor, Fidelias, betrays her and a watercrafter named Odiana. The main protagonist is a young girl called Amara, a trainee to become a member of the Cursori spies. The story is set in the fictional Aleran Empire, made up of “crafters”, individuals who have control over the elements. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() |