![]() ![]() ![]() To Churchill, the British would be second to none. Hitler underestimated the depth of Churchill’s reverence for England’s imperial traditions. As he saw it, the United Kingdom would retain its colonies but assume the role of Germany’s junior partner in world domination. He sought to emulate, not supplant, the British Empire: the German empire would comprise the Slavic countries to the east. Hitler believed that the so-called Nordic race, which in his view included Germans and Britons, was destined to rule the world. What is it about Churchill and Britain that Hitler misunderstood in this regard? You write that Hitler never fully embraced the Indian nationalist cause because he expected Britain to reach some accommodation with Germany that allowed it to retain most of its empire, and specifically India. I put six questions to her about her book and some of the pushback it has drawn from Churchill’s defenders:ġ. ![]() Madhusree Mukerjee, a former editor at Scientific American and the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, has published a bombshell book about Churchill’s attitudes toward India and the steps that he took during World War II that contributed to a horrific famine in Bengal in 1943. ![]()
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The leavers novel5/12/2023 ![]() It's the story of one mother and her son: what brings them together and takes them apart. Set in New York and China, THE LEAVERS follows one young man's search for his mother, an undocumented Chinese immigrant who disappears when he's 11 years old, after which he is adopted by a white family. I'm the author of THE LEAVERS, a novel that won the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction and was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award in Fiction. ![]() ![]() Find me on Twitter, learn more about my journey to publication on my website, and check out my PEN Ten interview. I'm a believer in the long game: I started writing stories when I was 5 years old and published my first book at 41. ![]() ![]() Laura marx fitzgerald books5/12/2023 ![]() With The Gallery, author Laura Marx Fitzgerald offers a mystery that will delight fans of Chasing Vermeer, The Westing Game, and even Jane Eyre. 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Hadrians Wall Path Wallsend to Bowness-on-solway (British Walking Guide S.) 1 edition by Henry Stedman. ![]() ![]() Henry Stedman has been writing guidebooks for almost two decades now for various publishers including Rough Guides, Bradt and Trailblazer. Hadrians Wall Path by Henry Stedman, November 2006, Trailblazer Publications edition, Paperback in English - 1 edition. ![]() Shadow frost by coco ma5/11/2023 ![]() That is, of course… if the demon doesn’t get to them first. With no one else to turn to, they are forced to decide just how much they are willing to sacrifice to protect the only world they have ever known. Asterin and her companions begin to wonder how much of their lives have been lies, especially when they realize that the center of the web of deceit might very well be themselves. To kill it.īut as they hunt for the demon, they unearth a plot to assassinate the Princess herself instead. The task that countless, trained soldiers have failed. With the help of her friends and the powers she wields - though has yet to fully understand - Asterin sets out to complete a single task. ![]() Synopsis: When Asterin Faelenhart, Princess of Axaria and heir to the throne, discovers that she may hold the key to defeating the mysterious demon terrorizing her kingdom, she vows not to rest until the beast is slain. Published: October 1st, 2019 (Blackstone Publishing) ![]() Assassin? by Joe Craig5/11/2023 ![]() A Hitman Turned Drag Queen Searches For Her Missing Drag Sister In Scout Comics Upcoming Series DEATH DROP DRAG ASSASSIN! Logline: A hitman turned drag queen searches for her missing drag sister as a rash.A Man’s Quest For Escapism Goes Off The Rails When A Mission Takes A Turn For The Worse! SIDEQUEST Releases In June From SCOUT COMICS! Logline: A man’s quest for escapism through adventuring goes off the rails when a mission.RANGER STRANGER TPB Kickstarter Is LIVE!!!! 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At once humorous, romantic, and sad, Don Quixote is a literary landmark.Īnd a knight with his banners all bravely unfurled But his quest leads to more trouble than triumph. Sixteenth-century Spanish gentleman Don Quixote, fed by his own delusional fantasies, takes to the road in search of chivalrous adventures. ![]() Called the first modern novel, this marvelous book has stood the test of time to become irrevocably intertwined with the fabric of society. Available for free on Project Gutenberg.ĭon Quixote is the classic story. ![]() Intensity by dean koontz5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() She hides under the RV while he’s pumping gas. The “intensity” comes from the fact that the killer remains completely unaware of Chyna. So, she sets off after him in one of the dead attendant’s cars. ![]() But, she’s learned he is holding a young girl captive. When the killer stops at a gas station and murders the two attendants, Chyna has the chance to escape. Believing her friend might still be alive, Chyna stows away on the killer’s RV as he sets off down the road to return to his home. She goes to spend the weekend with a friend and her family when a serial killer breaks in during the night and murders everyone but Chyna. Intensity is the story of Chyna, a college girl whose had a rough childhood with pretty wild parents. ![]() Intensity was their pick for October, and due to reading two books at the same time I’m just now 100 pages into it. Yep! Started another Koontz book this month thanks to my online reading group, Koontzlanders over at GoodReads. ![]() Flora dane books in order5/11/2023 ![]() It’s as if every time Lisa Gardner sits down to write a book, she gets better and better. **A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.** As layer by layer they peel away the half-truths and outright lies, they wonder: How many secrets can one family have? and Flora are about to discover that in this case the truth is a devilishly elusive thing. Overcome with guilt that she never tracked him down, Flora is now determined to learn the truth of Conrad’s murder.īut D.D. She remembers a night when she was still a victim–a hostage–and her captor knew this man. But for D.D., two coincidental murders is too many.įlora Dane sees the murder of Conrad Carter on the TV news and immediately knows his face. ![]() ![]() ![]() Evie’s father was killed in a shooting that was ruled an accident. Warren arrives on the scene and recognizes the woman–Evie Carter–from a case many years back. But his computer has been shot twelve times, and when the cops arrive, his pregnant wife is holding the gun.ĭ.D. A man is dead, shot three times in his home office. ![]() |