The Kremlin Letter(1970): I thought this was going to be a serious thriller, and it sort of was, but I was misled by some goofy James Bond shit near the beginning, then further misled by a scene where the boss spy yelled at the new recruit: "You think this is going to be like ...
As he later related, he borrowed a pencil, used the envelope of a letter from home, and wrote the following, which was published in the Literary Digest in October 1918: NEAR NO MAN’S LAND There wa’n’t no bugler there a-blowin’ taps; The regimental chaplain, tho, was ‘round; An...
When the book opens, Thomas Burton, a novelist who lives in Maine, receives a letter from Amy Nofzinger who claims to be his sister. She was born before him and was abandoned by their parents. From then on, Thomas tries to unearth the truth in order to know if her claim is founded....
But they’re also just the tip of the iceberg, or, more accurately, the first half of The Life of Klim Samgin, a tetralogy that Wikipedia describes as “Gorky’s most ambitious work, intended to depict ‘all the classes, all the trends, all the tendencies, all the hell-like commotion ...
{position:absolute;pointer-events:none;top:1em;font-size:100%;left:0;width:3em;letter-spacing:-1px;border-right:1px solid #999;-webkit-user-select:none;-moz-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none}.markdown-preview pre.line-numbers .line-numbers-rows>span{pointer-events:...
Wilderness Letter (1961) The first seven essays, written between 1955 and 1989 are all about Stegner’s childhood.Letter, Much Too Lateis a vibrant letter to his mother and her resilience as a Frontier woman. Stegner is 80 when he writes this letter and he’s a survivor. People died you...
This chapter argues that both—media and capitalism—have a long history with the history of the media dating back long before capitalism emerged. While one of the key inventions supporting the widespread use of the media has been Gutenberg’s printing..
How thankful I am forthat! He is the One who’s been my hope and confidence since my youth(v. 5). I’ve been a Jesus-follower since age four.Neverhave I toyed with the idea of abandoning my faith in him, because I learned early on from the saints around me: ...
Douglass was inspired and energized by Wells’ writing and anti-lynching work, and his letter in praise ofSouthern Horrorsserved as the pamphlet’s introduction. He visited her in New York City where she was living for a little while as a writer for and part owner of theNew York Age,which...
《华尔街日报》(英语:The Wall Street Journal,简写:WSJ)是美国具有影响力的报刊,共获得37座普利策奖;它创办于1889年,是侧重于金融、商业领域报导的日报,隶属于新闻集团旗下的道琼斯公司。该日报是美国发行量最大的报纸之一。除了美国国内版本外,国际发行以英文撰写的版本有欧洲、亚洲、印度,以及中文版、日文版。