In An Experiment in Treason, a packet of incendiary letters is stolen from the London residence of a prominent official, and turns up in the colony of Massachusetts. Why are the contents of the letters so controversial? Why has a suspect in the theft turned up dead? And what should Sir John do about his feeling that Benjamin Franklin himself is somehow complicit? While the tensions rise, Sir John and Jeremy search for answers - and find that justice isn't always served by the letter of the law.
International superstar, Ricky Martin, who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, opens up for the first time about memories of his early childhood, experiences in the famed boy band Menudo, struggles with hi identity during the Livin' la Vida Loca phenomenon, reflections on coming to terms with his sexuality, relationships that allowed him to embrace love, and life-changing decisions like devoting himself to helping children around the world and becoming a father. Me is an intimate memoir about the very liberating and spiritual journey of one of the most iconic pop-stars of our time.
Noam Chomsky - For free humanity: For anarchy (Chumbawamba live)
Noam Chomsky - American linguist, political writer and theorist. In addition to linguistic work, Chomsky is widely known for his radical left-wing political views and criticism of foreign policy the U.S. government. Chomsky himself calls himself a libertarian socialist and a supporter of anarcho-syndicalism.
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The Inheritors: An Extravagant Story
In the novel, the metaphor of the "fourth dimension" is used to explain a societal shift from a generation of people who have traditional values of interdependence, being overtaken by a modern generation who believe in expediency, callously using political power to bring down the old order. Its narrator is an aspiring writer who himself makes a similar transition at a personal level only to feel he has lost everything.
Doug Stanhope's fixing to kill himself. The method is the problem. The way he figures it, if he's going to kill himself, he'd better make a spectacular exit. It's gotta be a good story, or he'll have wasted his biggest punchline. Performing overseas, he did get one particularly ingenious suggestion from a European fan, but when a comedian commits suicide, he sure as hell isn't going out as a hack, doing some other guy's material! And that about sums up Doug Stanhope: he's living life the way he wants to die, surrounded by the kind of fans who will spend precious hours thinking up newer and better ways for the stage veteran to off himself.
