Bruce Duffy channels a profound personal tragedy into his writing, exploring dark themes and complex human destinies. His novels are characterized by an ambitious style and a deep dive into the psychology of his characters. Inspired by his own life experiences and extensive travels, Duffy's work offers a unique perspective on the human condition. His early work was hailed as exceptionally ambitious, marking him as a significant literary voice.
The life of Arthur Rimbaud is marked by dramatic transformation and passionate relationships, particularly his affair with the married poet Paul Verlaine. Emerging as a literary sensation in 1871, Rimbaud's journey took him from a rural background to becoming a trader and arms dealer in Ethiopia. His vibrant yet tumultuous existence was cut short by illness, leading to his return to France and untimely death at thirty-seven. Rimbaud's legacy is defined by his revolutionary voice and the intensity of his experiences.
Over the years that followed-and to this day-the presidents relied on, misunderstood, sabotaged, and formed alliances with one another that changed history. The world's most exclusive fraternity is a complicated place: its members are bound forever because they sat in the Oval Office and know its secrets, yet they are immortal rivals for history's favour. Some presidents needed their predecessors to keep their secrets; others needed them to disappear. Truman enlisted Hoover to help him save Europe; Kennedy turned to Ike on Cuba; Nixon sought Johnson's advice on getting re-elected, but then tried to blackmail him; Ford and Carter couldn't stand each other until they saw what they had in common; Reagan and Clinton relied on Nixon as an emissary to Russia; Bush put Clinton and his father to work and they became like father and son; and Obama and Clinton became quiet rivals for the same crown. ThePresidents Clubwill change the way we think about the presidency, for the club itself is an instrument of presidential power.
THE WORLD AS I FOUND IT centers around Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most powerfully magnetic philosophers of our time--brilliant, tortured, mercurial, forging his own solitary path while leaving a permanent mark on all around him.
