![]() He accepts the narrative of aides who present themselves as “the self-appointed adults in the room” and claim to have a taming influence on Trump’s wilder instincts. And Wolff seems happy to oblige, adding bleach to the whites. “Landslide” is told through sources within the Trump White House and reelection campaign, people with a vested interest in laundering their reputations through Wolff. It’s clear that Wolff finds all of this both captivating and repulsive, but he is unable or unwilling to fully grapple with his own role in it, the way reality TV producers may create a hyper-exploitative franchise like “My 600-Lb Life” and tell themselves that they’re only giving viewers what they want - or worse, that they’re doing something for the greater good (for them, perhaps it’s a claim to expanding our empathy for Wolff, it’s ostensibly the work of political journalism). ![]() ![]() In telling the story of Donald Trump’s failed reelection campaign and his tumultuous final weeks in office, Wolff spins a tale of a comically inept legal team, a White House and a campaign full of hangers-on who grow successively less tethered to reality, and a wholly demented president who has quite simply lost it. ![]() It is sordid and foul-mouthed, darkly funny, appropriately excoriating of its main subject, and entirely addictive, and in that sense, it is a very good book. Let’s first stipulate that Michael Wolff’s “ Landslide” is a very entertaining book. ![]()
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![]() In 1945 she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Ellen Brent in "Leave Her to Heaven" (1945). She tried her hand at screwball comedy in "Rings on Her Fingers" (1942), which was a great success. The next year would prove to be a very busy one for Gene, as she appeared in "The Shanghai Gesture" (1941), "Sundown" (1941), "Tobacco Road" (1941) and "Belle Starr" (1941). Later that year she appeared in" The Return of Frank James" (1940). Her first role as Barbara Hall in "Hudson's Bay" (1941) would be the send-off vehicle for her career. ![]() Zanuck during a stage performance of the hit show "The Male Animal" (1940), Gene was signed to a contract with 20th Century-Fox. Her wealthy father set up a corporation that was only to promote her theatrical pursuits.Īfter being spotted by the legendary Darryl F. ![]() ![]() Her father was a very successful insurance broker and her mother was a former teacher.īy 1938 she was performing on Broadway in "What a Life!" and understudied for "The Primerose Path" (1938) at the same time. Gene Tierney was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 19, 1920, to well-to-do parents. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Art of War remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare and has influenced both East Asian and Western military theory and thinking and has found a variety of applications in a myriad of competitive non-military endeavors across the modern world including espionage, Ĭulture, politics, business, and sports. For almost 1,500 years it was the lead text in an anthology that was formalized as the Seven Military Classics by Emperor Shenzong of Song in 1080. ![]() Each one is devoted to a different set of skills or art related to warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun"), is composed of 13 chapters. 'Sun Tzu's Military Method', pinyin: Sūnzǐ bīngfǎ) is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period (roughly 5th century BC). ![]() ![]() ![]() Locke rocketed to fame when he sold over a million copies of his books in five months. Both Locke and Howey owe their publishing success to the Kindle editions of their books, which they self-published on Amazon. Howey’s contract is very similar to the one John Locke, author of the indie published Donovan Creed novels, also signed with Simon & Schuster. ![]() ![]() The North American print editions are expected sometime in March. Wool has been an unquestioned ebook success, selling over 300,000 copies. As part of the contract, Howey will retain the rights to the ebook. Simon & Schuster announced recently that indie author Hugh Howey signed an agreement giving them the print rights to his self-published hit Wool. ![]() ![]() “I’m glad to see younger generations opting out of exploitative work cultures.” ![]() “This is all very familiar to me,” she told me over email. Others have argued that scaling back at work is too risky for women and people of color.ĭerek Thompson: Three myths of the Great ResignationĪmelia Nagoski, a co-author, with her sister Emily Nagoski, of the book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, thinks the new term is useful-although she isn’t surprised by the discourse around it. “Back in the day it was called a regular work shift,” reads the top comment, with more than 24,000 likes, on one TikTok. Is this really anything new? Many people have criticized the term, saying that it’s just another phrase for having a job. The polling company Gallup found that at least half of Americans-maybe more-fit the definition of quiet quitting. ![]() TikToks dissecting the concept have amassed millions of views, prompting many national media outlets to publish explainers on the topic. ![]() To cite the Oxford English Dictionary of our very online times, Google searches for quiet quitting were basically nonexistent until this past August.īut now it’s everywhere. The second thing you need to know is that the term is brand-new, so everyone is still figuring out the rest. Instead, the quitter keeps their job and chooses to do only the bare minimum rather than go above and beyond. The first thing you need to know about quiet quitting is that it’s not actually quitting. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. 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Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse ![]() Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() ![]() As you’ll see shortly, his descriptions of Rand's classic novel are so extremely caricatured and unfounded that you really have to doubt his claim that he’s actually read the book. It didn’t take long before I came across a couple of videos and articles from Thom Hartmann, a popular far left-wing commentator, and I knew my suspicions were justified. I’ve long heard the rumor that Atlas critics give such undue hostility to the book that it’s plausible to imagine that most of them never read it in the first place!Ītlas Shrugged is a vast and complex forest but Hartmann is peering only at a couple of the trees. In the meantime, I became a little curious to see what other people online had to say about the book. ![]() ![]() The book left such a positive impression on me six years ago when I read it for the first time that I vowed to re-read it every five years or so to keep picking up on new things. I’ve just begun to re-read Ayn Rand’s 1,200-page behemoth Atlas Shrugged. ![]() ![]() and he just wasn't going to take "no" for an answer. Jamie should've stayed away from her - he was eighteen, he was in her Literature class and he was the Principle's son - but when did he ever follow rules? he knew what he wanted - Melody. ![]() so now this tight Brotherhood partied together, watched each other's backs, did whatever they liked and f everyone else. However, underneath their reckless bravados there was usually something missing at home that made them that way. ![]() oh no, he was one of the School's infamous sexy Four Hotholes - all entitled privileged bad boys, who were cocky handsome troublemakers whose charismatic personalities and rich parents got them out of trouble. So, twenty six year old Teacher Melody bagged herself an eighteen year old toy boy! and not just any toy boy. ![]() but, because I'd just listened to Vicious' book, and been wowed by it, I had to go back to the beginning and hear Jamie's story too. This is the sort of book I would normally have passed on (YA and a Novella). A HOT LITTLE TREAT TO KICK THE SERIES OFF ![]() ![]() ![]() Jenkins, co-author of the best-selling Left Behind series with Tim LaHaye (a loyal supporter of Liberty University), spoke to students at Friday’s convocation, sharing anecdotes of moments where God made him humble.Īfter entertaining the crowd with funny stories, Jenkins reminisced about his experiences with Graham, telling of the evangelist’s constant dedication to the Lord. “And he reached out of his chair and put his hand flat on the floor.” ![]() “ said, ‘When I think of the number of times that I have failed the Lord, I feel this low,’” Jenkins recalled. Upon hearing these words, Graham reacted in a way that left the writer utterly speechless. Sitting in Graham’s office, Jenkins struck up a conversation with the evangelist, noting how people often view him as a protestant pope. Through his travels with Graham, he himself became inspired by a man who lived his life sold out for Jesus Christ. Billy Graham with his autobiography, “Just As I Am,” author Jerry Jenkins wanted readers to be uplifted and motivated by the memoir. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The character of life between buildings changes with changes in any given social context, but the essential principles and quality criteria to be employed when working with life between buildings has proven to be remarkably constant. The intensity in which fine public spaces are used at this point in time, as well as the greatly increased general interest in the quality of cities and their public spaces emphasises this point. These intervening years have also shown that the liveliness and liveability of cities and residential areas continues to be a important issue. Now 40 years later, many architectural trends and ideologies have passed by over the years. The book carried an appeal to show concern for the people who were to move about between buildings, and it urged an understanding of the subtle, almost indefinable - but definite - qualities, which have always related to the interaction of people in public spaces, and it pointed to the life between buildings as a dimension of architecture that needs to be carefully treated. ![]() Abstract: The first Danish language version of this book, published in 1971, was very much a protest against the functionalistic principles for planning cities and residential areas that prevailed during that period. ![]() |