![]() The failures of the FBI, CIA, and NSA to share intelligence that might have prevented the 9/11 attacks. ![]() Prince Turki's transformation from bin Laden's ally to his enemy.O'Neill's heroic efforts to track al-Qaeda before 9/11, and his tragic death in the World Trade towers.The birth of al-Qaeda and its unsteady development into an organization capable of the American embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania and the attack on the USS Cole.The crosscurrents of modern Islam that helped to radicalize Zawahiri and bin Laden.The Looming Tower achieves an unprecedented level of intimacy and insight by telling the story through the interweaving lives of four men: the two leaders of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri the FBI's counterterrorism chief, John O'Neill and the former head of Saudi intelligence, Prince Turki al-Faisal. ![]() Lawrence Wright's remarkable book is based on five years of research and hundreds of interviews that he conducted in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, England, France, Germany, Spain, and the United States. A sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9/11, a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas, the terrorist plans and the Western intelligence failures that culminated in the assault on America. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Gili is also the founder of the social poetry movement, Apples Etc. She honed her skills in various workshops and was first published at the age of 21. Her major poetry experience began at the age of 13, following the second Lebanon War in Israel. She soon began learning other languages, including Spanish, Romanian and French, and developed an interest in linguistics. She picked up English as a native tongue despite it not being spoken at her home, and her parents encouraged this by playing her music and shows in English. ![]() Gili was born in Kfar Saba, a city near Tel Aviv, in Israel. ![]() Selections from the Body of Work series were published in Issue #4 of Skin to Skin magazine in December 2013. In 2013, Gili's poem "More or Less" was published in the online literary journal Saudades. Gili is published in several magazines and collections on and offline, and in a poem anthology that celebrates Leonard Cohen's work. Gili has studied literature at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and creative writing at the School of the Arts Institute in Chicago and at Emerson College in Boston. Born and raised near Tel Aviv, Israel, she uses dense and rich language to create striking poetry that explores themes such as love and relationships and queer life. Gili Estlin "G.E." Hirsch is a poet, playwright, screenwriter, and author. ![]() ![]() He is currently a PhD candidate in Islamic Studies at Boston University. His research interests include early and medieval Islamic history, jurisprudence of minorities in Islam, and Islamic ethics and spirituality. ![]() MOHAMMAD ABDERRAZZAQ is the author of several encyclopedia articles on various topics, including “Sunnis” and “Khawarij-Ibadiyah” (in Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Oxford University Press, forthcoming) and “Native Americans,” “Dar al-Islam,” “Ansarullah Community,” “Elderly,” and “Muslim Peace Fellowship” (in Encyclopedia of Islam in America, Greenwood Press, forthcoming). The poem is a folk song written in the Han Dynasty Musical Bureau yuefu style. ![]() ![]() ANONYMOUS (HAN ERA) wrote “South of the Walls We Fought” sometime during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.–220 C.E.). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I must admit to never feeling much connected to her, as I found she didn’t seem to have many interests or passions in the manner that Eagan did. I don’t think it’s ever made explicit who Miki is, but as a reader, I picked up on that quickly and found it a nice touch.Īs for Amelia, her story is told entirely from the present perspective. The dual perspective helps push the plot forward, and I quite enjoyed the person that Eagan runs into while in the afterlife. Postmortem, we see Eagan interact with her present self in the afterlife and her past life on Earth. Eagan’s passion for ice skating is well-delivered, as is her rocky relationship with her mother. Told through alternating perspectives and time frames, we learn about the horrible heart condition that has impacted Amelia’s life forever and about the passion for ice skating that ultimately takes Eagan’s life.Įllsworth’s prose is lovely and fluid, and she offers us unique insights into the lives of two very different characters. ![]() In a Heartbeat by Loretta Ellsworth tells us the interwoven stories of two girls whose lives change in a matter of microseconds. A half an inch changed Eagan’s life, but a half an inch saved Amelia’s. ![]() ![]() Review: Imagine you return from war half the person you once were, a traumatic brain injury leaving you unable to rely on any sense of direction, an inability to focus long enough to do calculations as simple as counting, and yet still a whole man, physically. Laurence sets out to give Avery the greatest gift of all-his heart and with it the chance to live for more than the fleeting winter weeks he’s been sentenced to.Ī story from the Dreamspinner Press 2017 Advent Calendar “Stocking Stuffers.” Laurence’s investigations lead him to the story of an ancient fairy curse-Avery is doomed to spend only Christmas Eve to Twelfth Night in human form until he finds true love. ![]() He spends a magical twelve days of Christmas celebrating with Avery, but then wakes to find his lover has vanished and the cottage has fallen to ruin overnight. Avery claims to be an Elizabethan wizard, and Laurence struggles to explain away the atmosphere of the cottage as mere coincidence and trickery. At a Glance: With gentle and endearing characters, a simple, sweet story, and a lovely ending, this story will be just the ticket for those who allow their imaginations to soar.īlurb: When wounded doctor Laurence Payne is stranded in the snowy English countryside on Christmas Eve, 1946, he is surprised to stumble upon Mistle Cottage and its mysterious inhabitant. ![]() ![]() "A romantic thriller that handily juggles emotional intensity and a heart-pounding, James Bond-ian adventure. "An unputdownable thrill ride."- LEXI BLAKE, New York Times bestselling author "A fast-paced, spine-tingling thriller you won't want to put down!"- LAURA GRIFFIN, New York Times bestselling author "Fast-paced, intense, and sexy-a must-read romantic suspense!"- CYNTHIA EDEN, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Settle back and savor this one."- STEVE BERRY, New York Times bestselling author Praise for Juno Rushdan's Every Last Breath: ![]() ![]() With time running out, an unlikely bond pushes limits-and forges loyalties. Thrust into the crossfire of an insidious international conspiracy, Gideon will do anything to keep Willow safe.even if that means waging war against his own. Hes never given reason to doubt his loyalty. He also knows that without him, Willow will be dead before sunrise. Title: Nothing to Fear Author: Juno Rushdan Release Date: August 27th, 2019 Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Synopsis: Fearsome Gray Box operative Gideon Stone is devoted to his work and his team. Willow claims she's innocent-that she has nothing to prove-and despite himself, Gideon believes her. ![]() He's never given anyone reason to doubt his loyalty.until he's tasked with investigating Willow Harper, a beguiling cryptologist suspected of selling deadly bio-agents on the black market. The countdown has begun and time is running out-the final hour is upon them.įearsome Gray Box operative Gideon Stone is devoted to his work and his team. A thrilling romantic suspense wrapped in mystery and intrigue from acclaimed author Juno Rushdan. ![]() ![]() I naturally have the right to destroy millions of men of inferior races who increase like vermin. ![]() Do I propose to exterminate entire nationalities? Yes, it will add up to that. Only then can we drive out the tenderness from our people. We must regain a clear conscience about brutality. After the war the memoir was introduced as Allied prosecution exhibit USSR-378 at the main Nuremberg "war crimes" trial.Īmong the damning quotations attributed to Hitler by Rauschning are these memorable statements: in 1940 as The Voice of Destruction, Rauschning presents page after page of what are purported to be Hitler's most intimate views and plans for the future, allegedly based on dozens of private conversations between 19. In the book known in German as Conversations with Hitler ( Gespraeche mit Hitler) and first published in the U.S. ![]() ![]() One of the most widely quoted sources of information about Hitler's personality and secret intentions is the supposed memoir of Hermann Rauschning, the National Socialist President of the Danzig Senate in 1933-1934 who was ousted from the Hitler movement a short time later and then made a new life for himself as a professional anti-Nazi. Rauschning's Phony 'Conversations With Hitler': An Update ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, Fox was dealing at the time with an excruciatingly painful pinched sciatic nerve and had to cut the trip short. I’m not worthy.” Adorned with a massive skull ring, cocktail in his hand, Richards and Fox (virgin piña colada in hand) enjoyed the fireworks show together at a Turks and Caicos resort. Fox rang in New Year’s Day 2018 next to Keith Richards, “swashbuckling pirate king, immortal rock god, and Rolling freaking Stone. But Netflix offered a “Hollywood ending,” funding a pick-up day to return to set about six months later, reassembling the cast and crew and belatedly completing Fox’s scene.Įven big-shot actors get starstruck. The day Fox was set to film a cameo in the 2019 Spike Lee-produced movie “ See You Yesterday,” he had a serious fall - only four months after a critical surgery to remove a tumor from his spine (unrelated to Parkinson’s). ![]() Like many Parkinson’s patients, Fox has begun to notice cognitive changes, including memory loss, confusion, delusions and dementia - something he has “rarely contemplated before now, much less spoke of.” He describes looking for his car keys before remembering he can no longer drive mistaking one of his twin daughters for the other and uttering, “What did you think?” to “the person to my left, who isn’t there.” Fox describes the early years with his first son, Sam, as “Miller Time.” Looking back on it, Sam “tells me that his earliest memories include going to the fridge to get me beers.” Fox quit drinking when Sam was 3 and has been sober ever since. ![]() ![]() After years of trying to find a way to pay back his CO, Jimmy never thought his debt would get him mixed up with his commander’s uptight, British daughter. Her savior is Jimmy Panama, a cocky and annoyingly handsome former Navy SEAL. Instead, Sophie is attacked and almost kidnapped by her father’s enemies. ![]() ![]() Rather than mailing it as instructed, Sophie hops on a flight to Florida.But the family reunion never happens. When he sends her a mysterious medallion and asks her to forward it to him in Miami, she can’t help herself from doing something totally un-Sophie-like. Perfect for fans of Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Janet Evanovich, this action-packed debut from a fresh voice in contemporary romance offers a sexy and comedic take on love, adventure, and what it means to trust your heart.English socialite Sophie Davies-Stone has been longing to meet her father since she was a little girl. ![]() ![]() While living at the capital, Ian teaches Poppy numerous skills, such as lock-picking until he ascends. At the age of 13, Poppy is forced to don the veil of the Chosen. Poppy and Ian are raised at the capital by Isbeth and her handmaidens. She is bitten by the Craven but survives without turning into one. At the time, Poppy believes that Cora and Leo are killed by the craven. While they are at an inn in Lockewood, Alastir Davenwell betrays them and allows the Craven to attack the group. At a young age, Cora and Leo attempt to escape from Solis with Poppy and Ian. ![]() ![]() Poppy grew up believing that Ian Balfour is her brother. She is raised by Coralena Balfour and Leopold Balfour as one of their own children. Poppy is the daughter of Queen Isbeth and the god Ires. ![]() |