![]() ![]() ![]() Capitulation to the Nazis is not an option.Ĭhurchill then underscores the intention to fight the enemy, wherever they are encountered: on the beaches, on the oceans, in the air, in the streets, in the hills. Even if it takes years, and even if Britain must defend itself alone without any help from its allies, this is what must happen. He reassures them that if nothing is neglected and all arrangements are made, he sees no reason why Britain cannot once more defend itself against invasion: something which, as an island nation, it has always been susceptible to by sea, and now by air. Having brought his listeners up to speed with what has happened, and what needs to be done, Churchill comes to the peroration of his speech: by far the most famous part. ![]()
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Denenberg works in the natural and political causes of the Irish potato famine, the dangers and discomforts of overseas passage, and class differences in 1840s America, among other themes. Despite the book's shortcomings, it is chock-full o' historical facts and background. Unfortunately, the effort does not convey the rhythm of Irish speech. The author uses expressions and Irish-like syntax to give the effect of an Irish's girl's language. ![]() The purpose of using a diary format seems to be to allow enough white space on the page to keep readers from being daunted by the flat language and plodding plot. Ancient Greece is brought brilliantly to life by renowned author Barry Denenberg. In this departure from our first person diaries, we leap into ancient times in a third person novel filled with action, adventure, and glory - all the drama of life in ancient Greece. 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What you allow others to do? ![]() The Ask and the Answer gives rise to ethical reflection and disturbs us. ![]() Is it enough to tell? Really?īecause this book?! It actually made me think more than most of those I’ve read for years. I mean, that seems crystal clear, huh? The main characters are young, aren’t they? The Ask and the Answer is supposed to be a children’s book. But sometimes – sometimes there’s no such thing as a right choice. Of course there are situations where what to do is obvious because one of the possibilities is utterly bad. ![]() Of course I’d be so proud if I was able to say that I’d do the right thing whatever it takes, and I want to think I’d do it. I must confess that the only honest answer I can give you is : What would you choose if you had the faith of someone you love in your hands? This is the second title in the "Chaos Walking" trilogy. "The Ask and the Answer" is a tense, shocking and deeply moving novel of resistance under the most extreme pressure. ![]() The Ask and the Answer ( Chaos Walking #2) ![]() ![]() ![]() If you're interested in global Shakespeare, if you're interested in Italy, this book is a must.” (Carol Chillington Rutter, Professor of English and Director of the CAPITAL Centre, The University of Warwick, UK) Bassi's historically alert, theoretically acute, and beautifully written account maps this appropriation, showing how Italy's reading, misreading, translating, and owning of Shakespeare is a key to the nation's political unconscious. ![]() This book is a dazzling revelation in telling us what Italy has made, and continues to make, of Shakespeare. At once a gifted storyteller and an alert commentator on cultural politics and critical theory, Bassi emphasizes the dynamic exchange between past and present and between literature and political philosophy.” (Julia Reinhard Lupton, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine, USA) “Dozens of books tell us what Shakespeare made of Italy. “Timely, inventive, and wide-ranging, Bassi has assembled a fascinating collection of encounters between Shakespeare and Italy, most of which will be unfamiliar to Anglophone readers-and to most Italian ones as well. ![]() ![]() Aided by CIA Deputy Director (Operations) Robert Ritter and CIA director Arthur Moore, the plan involves inserting light infantry troops of Hispanic descent (divided into four 11 man teams, codenamed BANNER, KNIFE, OMEN and FEATURE) into the country to stake out airstrips used by the cartel (SHOWBOAT), which then allows F-15 Eagles to intercept drug flights (EAGLE EYE). ![]() National Security Advisor James Cutter seizes an opportunity to help the president initiate covert operations within Colombia with the intent to disrupt the illegal drug trade there. 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