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Crime wave: reportage and fiction from the underside of L.A
By James Ellroy. 1999
Pieces first published in GQ magazine by the crime writer. Ellroy relates his mother's murder in 1958 as well as…
other crimes against women, including Nicole Simpson. Depicts some corrupted characters on the dark side of Los Angeles. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1999Commando Ombra III
By G G Vega. 2018
Verità sul narcotraffico e la lotta nel mondo contro questo sistema illegale. Scrivendo questo libro riguardo un tema così delicato,…
di un sistema sociale così potente economicamente e altresì ambiguo, lo scopo prefissato è quello di dare le migliori informazioni possibili riguardo la situazione globale, nella maniera più sintetica possibile affinché il lettore possa farsi un’idea generale riguardo il tema e trarre le proprie conclusioni, nonostante l’obiettivo del libro stesso non sia quello di smascherare i colpevoli, dato che sarebbe talmente complesso che porterebbe ad un groviglio confuso riguardo un sistema che affetta tutti i livelli sociali. L’obiettivo primario del libro non è dunque quello di denunciare il narcotraffico, bensì quello di onorare il valore di coloro che hanno focalizzato le loro vite combattendo contro un sistema considerato altamente dannoso per la salute pubblica. Al giorno d'oggi, il narcotraffico è un problema che colpisce direttamente più di 50 paesi in tutto il mondo, ed una delle nazioni maggiormente invase, è allo stesso tempo una delle più potenti al mondo, ossia gli Stati Uniti d'America. Nel 2012, gli Stati Uniti d'America hanno investito più di 1.000 milioni di dollari esclusivamente per combattere il narcotraffico in Colombia ed in Messico, anche se negli ultimi anni hanno ridotto un po’ la cifra. Il Messico per la sua personale lotta al narcotraffico ha speso in 10 anni 50.000 milioni di dollari e, dal 2007, 200.000 persone sono state assassinate da parte di bande narcotrafficanti. Già nel 2014, il narcotraffico faceva girare più di 320.000 milioni di dollari nel mondo. Dal 2008, gli Stati Uniti hanno contribuito attraverso l'Iniziativa Mérida, con una cifra vicina al 1.405 milioni di Euro (il Congresso ha accettato altri 937 milioni di Euro). Dalla sua parte, il Messico, dal 2007, ha speso, più o meno, 50.600 milioni di Euro per la sicurezza e la difesa. È stato altresComandos Sombra 3: Golpe Al Diablo
By G G Vega. 2018
O propósito deste livro é dar-te uma visão de um certo grau da realidade do mundo do narcotráfico, uma informação…
básica e essencial e a história de uma operação em território Paraguaio, na fronteira com o Brasil, das Forças Especiais Comandos Sombra. Não é muito extenso mas é muito rico e educativo em conteúdo.The Road: Short Fiction and Essays
By Vasily Grossman. 2010
By the author of Life and Fate, now a major Radio 4 drama starring Kenneth Branagh. Vasily Grossman is widely…
recognized as one of the outstanding literary figures of the twentieth century. The short fiction collected here - satire, comedy, tragedy and pure narrative - illustrate the remarkable breadth of his work, and demonstrate all the bold intelligence, delicate irony and extraordinary vividness for which he has become known. In addition to the eleven stories, this volume includes the complete text of 'The Hell of Treblinka', one of the first descriptions of a Nazi extermination camp; a powerful and harrowing piece of journalism written only weeks after the camp was dissolved. Beautifully illuminated by Robert Chandler's introductions and endnotes, with photographs from the family archive, and an Afterword by Grossman's stepson, Fyodor Guber.The People Immortal
By Vasily Grossman. 2022
One of Grossman's three great war novels - alongside Life and Fate and Stalingrad."A significant, valuable addition to Grossman's small…
but powerful body of work" WILLIAM BOYD"A remarkable novel that illuminates the terrible realities of Barbarossa and the banal horror of warfare with incomparable understanding and insight" JONATHAN DIMBLEBY"There are always good reasons for reading Grossman, but few times are as resonant as our own" Financial Times"At the heart of his writing lies a tireless humanity and empathy" Telegraph"Grossman combines a journalist's eye with a novelist's empathy" SpectatorSet during the catastrophic defeats of the war's first months, it tracks a Red Army regiment that wins a minor victory in eastern Belorussia but fails to exploit this success. A battalion is then entrusted with the task of slowing the German advance, and eventually encircled, before ultimately breaking out and joining with the rest of the Soviet forces.Grossman's descriptions of the natural world - and his characters' relationship to it - are both vivid and unexpected, as are his memorable character sketches: eleven-year-old Lionya is determined to hang on to his toy revolver as he walks a long distance behind German lines; his defiant grandmother slaps a German officer in the face and is shot; Kotenko, a fiercely anti-Soviet peasant who initially welcomes the Germans, hangs himself in despair when they treat him with contempt; and Semion Ignatiev, a womanizer and gifted story-teller, turns out to be the boldest and most resourceful of the rank-and file soldiers.Grossman spent most of the war years close to the front line. But The People Immortal is far from being mere morale-boosting propaganda. On the contrary, as letters included in this volume make clear, it was read as a textbook, and as a work of military education. This edition includes not only the unredacted novel itself, translated here for the first time since 1946, but also a wealth of background material.A heavily redacted English translation of The People Immortal was published in 1946. This current edition is the first that reflects Grossman's original text.Translated from the Russian by Robert and Elizabeth ChandlerFearless Warriors
By Drew Hayden Taylor. 2008
Internationally acclaimed as a playwright, screen-writer, comic and sardonic commentator on the endless gaffs, absurdities and the profound and painful…
misunderstandings that continue to characterize social interactions between aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples, Taylor's stories in Fearless Warriors are a full frontal assault on stereotypes of all kinds and an edifying affirmation of humanity unlike anything else in fiction.Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: Stories And Essays
By Tim McLoughlin. 2022
An enthralling collection of short fiction and nonfiction that draw upon McLoughlin's three-decade career in the criminal justice system. In…
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Tim McLoughlin draws upon his three-decade career in the criminal justice system with his characteristic wit and his fascination with misfits and malfeasance. A lifetime immersed in New York City feeds short stories that evoke a landscape of characters rife with personal arrogance and misjudgment; and nonfiction essays about toeing the line when the line keeps disappearing. An opioid-addicted catsitter electronically eavesdrops on his neighbors only to hear devastating truths. A degenerate gambler stakes his life on a long shot because he sees three lucky numbers on the license plate of a passing car. In the nonfiction essays, we learn that the system plays a role in supporting vice, as long as it gets a cut. Altar boys compete to work weddings and funerals for tips in the shadow of predatory priests. Cops become robbers, and a mob boss just might be a civil rights icon. McLoughlin shines a light on worlds that few have access to. A recurring theme in his urban, often New York–centric work is chronic displacement, people standing still in a city that is always changing. These are McLoughlin’s ghosts, these casualties of progress, and he holds them dear and celebrates them.