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'Not merely the conclusive homage to a compulsively fascinating character, but an insightful study into the biographical process itself' Nicholas Shakespeare'Now that he is dead, we can know him better.'Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Nowhere was this more so than in his private life. Apparently content in his marriage, the novelist conducted a string of love affairs over four decades. To keep these relationships secret, he made use of tradecraft that he had learned as a spy: code names and cover stories, cut outs, safe houses and dead letter boxes.Such affairs introduced both jeopardy and excitement into what was otherwise a quiet, ordered life. Le Carré seemed to require the stimulus they provided in order to write, though this meant deceiving those closest to him. It is no coincidence that betrayal became a recurrent theme in his work.Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, revealed much about the elusive spy-turned-novelist; yet le Carré was adamant that some subjects should remain hidden, at least during his lifetime. The Secret Life of John le Carré is the story of what was left out, and offers reflections on the difficult relationship between biographer and subject. More than that, it adds a necessary coda to the life and work of this complex, driven, restless man. The Secret Life of John le Carré reveals a hitherto-hidden perspective on the life and work of the spy-turned-author and a fascinating meditation on the complex relationship between biographer and subject. 'Now that he is dead,' Sisman writes, 'we can know him better.'

Denna bok vill påvisa den avgörande betydelsen av KOMPETENTA KUGGAR OCH FIXARE i en internationell utlandsinsats. För andra tidigare soldater och som erfarenheter för aktuella nya avsedda för insatser. För anhöriga som vill veta mera och för dem som i morgon ansvarar att rekrytera, organisera, utbilda samt insätta nya svenska och skandinaviska enheter. Motsvarande den första mekaniserade förstärkta skandinaviska bataljonen år 1993 i konflikten/kriget i Bosnien.Små KUGGAR vilka TILLSAMMANS i samarbete utgör de cirka 80 procent av den totala personalstyrkan som krävs inom samtliga funktioner för att förmå att understödja de cirka 20 procenten övriga i en militär organisation i ett konfliktområde. Där de sistnämnda ofta hamnar i direkt livshotande situationer där dödligt våld förekommer. T ex under beskjutningar och hinder.KUGGAR och PROBLEMLÖSARE som fortsatt alltid behövs, som t ex i Ukraina I DAG, om än där i ett avsevärt större dödligt krig på grund av teknikutveckling och hänsynslöshet. KUGGAR i nya internationella insatser I MORGON. Och KUGGAR som behövts långt tidigare t ex i Kongo. Liksom åren 1993-1994 och därefter, inom NORDBAT2 i Bosnien. Alla KUGGAR och FIXARE med målet att kunna lösa enhetens utmaningar och med ett positivt RESULTAT, oavsett vad och var!Genom oss 23 MEDFÖRFATTARE försöker vi i boken beskriva och måla vad som krävs, behoven och vilka människor tillika rekryterade soldater som utgör dessa otaliga KUGGAR och FIXARE. ALLTID, oavsett var och när!

Här får vi följa med en pojkes och en flickas uppväxt i efterkrigstidens Stockholm. Närmare bestämt till barnaåren på Kungsholmen och i Klarahallen på 40-talet. Flytten till förorten på 50-talet och till Ekerö på 60-talet.Hur var det att vara barn mitt i en storstad då? Hur kändes det att gå i en av Europas största folkskolor? Vad gjorde de under rasterna och på fritiden? Vad påverkade deras yrkesval? Hur försörjde de sig och vart gick semestern?Svaren kommer från mängder av pusselbitar som tillsammans ger en bild av bland annat förortsliv, tonårsdrömmar, spirande kärlek, arbetsplatser, kamratskap, resor i främmande länder, bostadsbristens vedermödor och längtan efter att sätta eget bo.Historien består till största delen av deras egna ord som de själva skrivit ner eller berättat vid köksbordet på 2000-talet.

My name is Marion Dees, Author, Grandfather, Father, and Husband. I've worked in construction for over forty-five years in varies positions. As for me and many others, Covid changed our life, it was something none of us were prepared for. Those of us with existing medical conditions under control at the time had no idea what was coming at us. Covid attacked the weak parts of our bodies and though some of us into a roller coaster ride for life, I was one of those, others died. During this time, unable to work I started writing, just trying to keep my mind busy. Quickly I fell in love with writing, and researching my stories, this is my fourth book. Although I've made no money, and have spent more than I could afford, it has been worth it. This year I turn sixty-six years old, I don't know how many more I have in me. But with the help Jesus I hope to do more, please try my books and God Bless you.

At the age of forty-nine, driven by an urgent restlessness, Laurie Woodford rents out her house, packs her belongings into two suitcases, and relocates to Asia. What begins as an opportunity to teach college English overseas, evolves into a nomadic adventure as Laurie works and volunteers in South Korea, Ethiopia, Peru, Spain, and Mexico. After four years of traveling, Laurie's return "home" to the U.S. becomes an unexpected adventure of its own when she ends up in Arkansas and meets Bruce, a bird-loving, bearded Quaker, who challenges her to reconcile her life of fierce independence with her longing to feel settled and loved.

This book is based on Luke's story. Some of the contents are fact and some of them are fiction as I can only presume what Luke thought or how he made his varied decisions during this time of our lives. It is written from my memories of a time that now seems so long ago and yet it is all so vivid. Luke's story is only one of hundreds of stories out there are about the many kinds of addiction. What it does clearly show, is the terrible impact that addiction can have on everybody involved. This book is not the end of the story as there is yet more to come.

Fusing memoir and cultural history, this is an essential exploration of disordered eating in the internet era.

Week-by-week predictions for every zodiac sign.

A true story about coping and dealing with the many different emotions felt from bereavement and grief. Flaps and Chats follows the sad, traumatic but also liberating, and sometimes hilarious, journey of the author 'going it alone' after the loss of her beloved husband, her mother-in-law and finally her own mother. From Chatlines to affairs, from dating apps to swinging clubs, from foot fetishes to random sexual encounters. Free-falling into a hedonistic but unrealistic and unsustainable lifestyle.Eventually realising that grief can manifest itself emotionally and physically, along with crazy, irrational behaviour. Almost to the extent of pushing that self-destruct button in life and not caring about the outcome. Constantly looking for that 'quick fix' as a distraction, to numb any emotion and pain felt in the aftermath of bereavement.This book has short, sharp chapters reliving events with a no holds barred approach. Flaps and Chats tells the story of the high sexual euphoria of being wanted followed by the downward spiral and lows of depression and despondency soon afterwards. This book will have you feeling a mix of many emotions including laughter, tears and amazement.

An intimate, unvarnished look at the making of the Sunday sections of The New York Times in their pre-internet heyday, back when they shaped the country's political and cultural conversation. Over 30 years, Robert Stock edited seven of those sections, innovating and troublemaking all the way - getting the paper sued for $1 million, locking horns with legendary editors Abe Rosenthal and Max Frankel, and publishing articles that sent the publisher Punch Sulzberger up the wall.On one level, his memoir tracks Stock's amazing career from his elevator job at Bonwit Teller to his accidental entry into journalism to his public relations tours deep inside the aviation and oil industries to his Times years, which included the creation of a pioneering column about issues affecting the elderly.On another level, this is a book built on stories and anecdotes, comical and deadly serious. Rod Laver challenged Stock to a tennis match. He played a clarinet duet with superstar Richard Stoltzman. A Hopi tribal chairman and a Greek archaeologist introduced him to their lost worlds. He shared a sail with music mogul Ahmet Ertegun, a Mafia-spiced brunch with Jerry Orbach, and an embarrassing moment with Jacqueline Kennedy.From Stock's early days as an air raid bicycle messenger in Bridgeport CT... to his seat at the captain's table on the SS France...to his belated sowing of wild oats at age 45...to his stopping the presses at The New York Times...his book offers a fresh perspective on a not-that-long-ago era and industry that were, in so many ways, very different from the now.Me and The Times should find favor among readers who enjoyed Carl Bernstein's Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom, and Adam Nagourney's The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism.

God's Supernatural Provision,Modern Miracles and Testimonies,Women's Christian Memoir,Faith and Hope in Difficult Times,Unchanging Nature of God,Biblical Misconceptions Debunked,God's Redemptive Love,Women's Personal Growth and Empowerment,Encountering God in Everyday Life,Journey of Faith and Courage

A fascinating true storyChrissy grew up surrounded by the beauty of love and the ugliness of pain. The daughter of a pastor whose church was located in a rough-and-tumble area of Brooklyn, she witnessed the ravaging effects of the streets on the lives of the most desperateΓÇödrug addicts, derelicts, and other destitute people. Yet her own home was a haven of warmth, filled with affection and love.Then something happened that tore her away from it. With the flip of a switch, Chrissy fell deeper and deeper into deception where haunting images and songs pointed to one thingΓÇöperfection. Longing to be the girl in the song, she became entangled in an obsessive relationship. Before long, secret after secret led her down the path to becoming someone she didnΓÇÖt even recognize. Locked in to an impossible life, Chrissy found release from a surprising direction.Girl in the Song tells the gripping, true story of a young woman whose choices led her to despair and incredible triumph. More than the story of one lost girl, ChrissyΓÇÖs experience points to the power of hope to lead us away from destructive relationships and into a life that just might end happily ever after.

Yoe Apolinario dreamed of dancing in music videos and on concert stages, just like her idols. She hustled to save enough money to move out of Tampa at the age of nineteen. But nothing could've prepared Yoe to break into the Los Angeles dance industry. She had to learn fast-how to deal with toxic work environments, shady people, and her newfound So You Think You Can Dance fame. She pushed through sixteen-hour workdays and coped with unhinged celebrities. And don't even ask about that one hot-but-taken dancer on tour...In this heartfelt and sassy memoir, professional dancer Yoe Apolinario reveals what it's really like to live and work in LA-the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Yoe's journey has led her to perform with artists like Taylor Swift, Usher, and Cardi B, and she has no shortage of captivating stories and laugh-out-loud moments to share. Whether you want to live the LA dream or witness it in action, let Yoe guide you through the City of Angels.

Humans were created to discover the unknown.All you have to do is look at history:¿ around 600 BCE, the Greek philosopher Thales discovered static electricity;¿ in the early 1600s, Hans Lippershey discovered the telescope;¿ in 1687, Newton discovered the infinitesimal calculus;¿ In 1966, Bishop John Nathaniel Hardy discovered the invisible, mysterious intelligent Being called the Almighty God.In this book, the author shares the lessons he learned on an incredible journey that resulted in him meeting our Almighty God. While he does not claim to have ever seen the Lord, he has felt His energy - and is still feeling it to this day.His purpose is to provide an accurate account of his sojourn with natural and supernatural phenomena and to propose the idea that there must be a supernatural being somewhere who monitors our affairs. We may not understand how it is done, but as Scripture tells us, "The firmament sheweth his handiwork" (Psalm 19:1 KJV).Join the author as he challenges us to discover God and shares powerful truths about what it means to be one of His faithful servants.

God's plan is often not the plan we have for ourselves. What do you do when God leads you from stability into the unknown? When destiny is calling, do you answer? And how much will it cost you?

The book seems to take on a foreign Hallmark twist as it winds through various joys and difficulties of one young immigrant teenager from Europe, but never quite attains the warm-fuzzy ending of a Hallmark that the reader will come to understand is part of the "misery" of Antonia's life. The golden thread of faith and hope that weaves through the book is the age old promise that God is still in control - if you let Him! As Antonia, your goal in life is to hold fast through the ups and downs, hang on to each win or learn from each loss, and find your unwavering faith!

This book is about an unassuming life. It is not about how I scaled mountains and bought fate to its knees, so if you are looking for a book to help you stir up storms, now would be a good time to shut this one down and pick another from the aisle. But if you are looking for a book that can push you enough to look within and extract and liberate yourself from yourself, the pages that will follow might have the magic you are looking for.

No matter how much of a sinner you are, no matter how far you drift from His presence, no matter how long you stay away. He will not forsake you or leave you.

Through the course of our lives nearly all of us experience the heartbreak that accompanies a failed relationship - all the more poignant when the relationship was a long-standing one. Theo Kemp's Heartbreak Hotel Diary is a candid exposé of the myriad emotions that run riot during this time, but it is also an uplifting celebration of life itself and the sort of spirit that overcomes adversity. Although written from the male perspective, it is never gender specific, because heartbreak is universal and affects us all in one way or another. Tackling the difficult subjects of love, relationships and mental health, Heartbreak Hotel Diary is a deeply personal account and a powerful and thought-provoking read.

Elvie, Girl Under Glass tells the poignant story of a child transplanted from a sunny mountain village in Italy to Montreal, Quebec, in 1952.Raised in a household ruled by a cruel, controlling father, her desire to free herself from his oppression mirrors the French-language majority's battle to wrest control of the province's economic resources from the English-speaking elite.Unlike some of the separatists who eventually turn violent, Elvie responds to her father's growing strictures by withdrawing deeper into herself. Respite comes from the company of friends and long hours immersed in the thrall of books. Nevertheless, this coping mechanism results in an adult plagued by bouts of depression.The memoir explores Elvie's experience of growing up by the rules of an Italian household while navigating the French-English divide in Montreal with ease. She learns French on the streets of her lower-working-class neighbourhood and attends school in the English system.Her efforts to break free of her constricting heritage coincide with the aftermath of Quebec's Revolution of the 1960s and subsequent bloodshed and violence as the French-language majority wrests control of the province's resources from the English elite.Elvie, Girl Under Glass peeks into one person's heart and soul as she seeks safe harbour.

Being the owner of vast stretches of land in certain areas of Pakistan meant you could marry the most beautiful girl of any nearby village, a devout Muslim woman from an affluent family born of a traditional Hindu caste and the eldest daughter of a neighboring landlord. Looking back in writing this now, I think about all the people who were supposed to care about me who had bad intentions related to why they claimed to welcome me as an American, never bothering to fill me in as to the reasons why I traveled to Pakistan. I found myself in a strange new land left to raise Sameer and Asad without a father. Thrust into a world of strangers disguised as well-meaning relatives extending a hand to greet me as a foreigner from the United States, I found myself standing in the middle of a deserted field trying not to see Daniyal in new relatives offering flowers and Muslim prayers of protection in Urdu. I was no longer called by my birth name Samantha but morphed into a Pakistani woman known only by my Muslim name, Kasra Say You'll Wait for Me is my first book based on a true- to life experience of meeting and marrying an immigrant from a rural village area of Ganish, Pakistan. As I struggle to fit in with a large, eccentric joint family as a foreigner from Louisiana who knows next to nothing about Pakistani customs, haphazard attempts at blending in with my Muslim family turn into a series of cultural blunders and missteps. Secretive in-laws appear as well-meaning family members offering Muslim prayers, revealing a series of family betrayals and secrets surrounding an ongoing legal case in Karachi, Pakistan involving the acquisition of ancestral property. A territorial dispute in Karachi, Pakistan spirals out of control in the form of an ongoing family feud.What remains of my time in a rural village area of Ganish is a true story comprised of people who lied to me, and a broken promise of a happy life in a foreign country that existed in a past memory. The beginning of our financial issues began more than five years ago over a valuable piece of property in Karachi. The most tragic part of my real-life experience about marrying a Pakistani wasn't that years later I had come to find out my immigrant husband's ancestral land had been stolen from him and he could no longer return to his birth country. I prayed for the land to be returned to its rightful owner. Say You'll Wait for Me

Fanny Burney is an English author of novels and plays. Her book "Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World" is one of her works. The narrative follows Evelina, the main heroine, as she negotiates the difficulties and social complexity of affluent society in 18th-century England. The work, which is written in the style of Evelina's journal, gives a thorough and personal description of her experiences when she first joins society. A young woman named Evelina, who is unrecognized and orphaned, is brought to London's aristocratic society. She comes across a variety of personalities, each of whom represents distinct socioeconomic strata and moral perspectives. Burney examines topics like love, courting, class, etiquette, and the place of women in society via Evelina's interactions. "Evelina" by Fanny Burney had a big impact on manners books and coming-of-age stories that came after it.

Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the most well-known poets of the Romantic period, published a collection of essays titled "A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays" in 1818. Several notable articles that provide deep insights on the nature and function of poetry, as well as other subjects including art, politics, and society, are included in this book. In literary criticism, the article with the same title, "A Defence of Poetry," is regarded as a classic. According to Shelley, poetry has a strong influence that goes beyond simple enjoyment and plays a significant part in influencing society. He argues that poetry has the power to spark the imagination, motivate moral and social change, and foster a better knowledge of the human condition. The eloquence, poetic sensitivity, and visionary viewpoint that define Shelley's writing. His work is characterized by a deep trust in the transformational power of art and a sincere excitement for the power of the imagination. In addition to demonstrating Shelley's talent as a poet, "A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays" also demonstrates his breadth of knowledge and dedication to utilizing literature as a tool for social and political reform.

Letters of a Javanese Princess' is a poignant and inspiring collection of correspondences written by Raden Adjeng Kartini, an Indonesian noblewoman, and feminist icon. Composed in the early 20th century, the book provides a unique glimpse into the life and aspirations of Kartini, who fought against the prevailing norms and restrictions imposed on women in Java during the colonial era. Through her heartfelt letters, Kartini articulates her struggles, dreams, and desires for women's emancipation and education. She challenges traditional customs and expresses her yearning for freedom and equality. Her words resonate with readers, inspiring generations to come, and her ideas continue to influence the fight for gender equality in Indonesia and beyond. This timeless collection serves as a testament to Kartini's courage, intellect, and unwavering commitment to women's rights, making it an essential read for anyone interested in feminism, cultural history, and the struggle for social justice.