John Reed Book order (chronological)

When you know your life is soon to end, where would you go? How would you spend your time? Perhaps on a beach in the Caribbean, or at the heights of the Swiss Alps. Soundtrack for the Dead takes you to Trieste, an obscure Italian City, to follow the protagonist to his death. Faced with the finality of a terminal cancer diagnosis, the dying speaker journeys from the cloying shores of New York to Trieste, previous home of the seminal writer James Joyce and current home to an excellent coffee, to confront his pending end. Filled with dripping irony and commentary on the woes of modernity, Soundtrack for the Dead is a sober narrative of life, loss and meaning, a meaning sometimes found in pack of medication or in a good cup of coffee and a chat with a friend from above. Reed's prose is blunt and seething, inviting you to consider mortality and the fear that follows.

Kontynuacja Folwarku zwierzęcego Georga Orwella napisana przez Johna Reeda. Historia zaczyna się od śmierci Napoleona. Niepokojące się o swą przyszłość zwierzęta dowiadują się, że wygnany niegdyś Snowball żyje i ma się dobrze. Gotów jest też wrócić na farmę. Wraz z nim pojawia się kapitalizm i indywidualizm. Książka z humorem ukazuje zadziwiające perypetie kolejnych zmian w małej zwierzęcej społeczności, w której pojawiają się i rozwijają nowe idee.

Exploring the origins of Orwell's Animal Farm, this book delves into the historical context and influences behind the classic novel. It includes a translation of the Russian/Ukrainian source material, offering insights into the themes of power and corruption. The narrative questions Orwell's legacy, examining whether his once-heroic image has faded over time. Through this analysis, readers gain a deeper understanding of the political and social commentary embedded in the story.

Why Political Democracy Must Go is an insightful analysis of the origins of the socialist movement in the United States, written by famed journalist John Reed.

Illustrated with more than 190 photographs, this is a pictorial history of the trucks and vans manufactured during the company's first 50 years since 1931.

In Time is Running Out: Reflections on an Alternative Way of Being, John Reed presents the reader with an honest and uncompromising appraisal of how politics, capitalism, social conditions and climate change are interrelating so as to constitute a 'perfect storm' of challenges that will determine the future of civilisation.John Reed explains that 'the ones most adaptable to change' will be those with the necessary psycho/spiritual resources. This book examines what that means and how human consciousness must evolve to make life sustainable in society and on the planet as a whole.

Exploring the impact of war on various cultures, the author emphasizes the significance of understanding how different peoples live, their traditions, and behaviors during crises. The narrative reveals that while peace often conceals human qualities, war brings them to the forefront, highlighting both personal and racial characteristics under public stress. This insightful examination of human nature and societal dynamics during tumultuous times offers a profound perspective on the relationship between conflict and identity.

With uncompromising honesty, John Reed recounts his struggles between the `true path' and that of personal egoism, the lure of money and 'the good life'. Many years later, the entire 'house of cards' of his material ambitions collapses around him. Part modern-day morality play, One mistake after Another is also the candid account of how the spiritual inclinations of a contemporary seeker are constantly challenged by the need to adapt to the highly secular world we live in - and, of course, his own shortcomings! From the succession of triumphs and failures Reed describes in these pages, he emerges with a deeper understanding of his psycho/spiritual condition and the needs of the planet. Having learned from his own experience, he ends on a hopeful note. Unlike the socio-political solutions we place our faith in, only more widespread spiritual awareness, he suggests, can provide us with abiding solutions to the problems we face in the world today. John Reed is the author of Elegant Simplicity.

John Reed greift Orwells Fabel um die „Farm der Tiere“ auf und erzählt die Geschichte unter geänderten historischen Bedingungen - nach dem Ende des Kalten Krieges und dem Zusammenbruch der sozialistischen Staaten - weiter. Schneeball, das intelligente, clevere Schwein, das nach der Schlacht am Kuhstall wegen Verrat von Napoleons Hunden vom Hof vertrieben worden war, kehrt zurück. Mit ihm hält die Marktwirtschaft Einzug auf der Farm der Tiere: Reichtum für alle, das Recht auf „pursiut of happiness“? Wenn da nicht die Waldlandtiere wären, allen voran die erzkonservativen und radikalen Biber, die den „Lehren der Alten Biberwelt“ anhängen und sich, mit allen Mitteln, gegen den Einfluss der Farmtiere wehren - bis hin zum Anschlag auf die Zwillingswindmühlen.

"The year is 1859. Seven-year-old Alma Flynt arrives in the small Kentucky town of Cotterpin Creek to begin a new life in her aunt's home. There, a whole new world opens up before her eyes - a world of impossible grace and comfort, of lush pastures and billowing bluegrass. And there, Alma will meet a family who will shape the course of her life. The Clevelands, with their sprawling mansion and gleaming thoroughbred horses, are magnificent. But from the beginning, one Cleveland draws all her attention - the youngest son, John Warren. Of their childhood bond, Alma later recalls: "The stubborn fact was, without the slightest hint of imagination, that it was clear to him, and to me, and to everyone, that we were meant to be together."". "But like a swift storm cloud, the Civil War descends on Cotterpin Creek, taking men from the land and husbands from wives, never to return. Swept into the chaos are the Clevelands, and John Warren himself, leaving their fading mansion and sprawling horse farm behind. Against this turbulent backdrop, Alma will come of age. And when the fighting is over, the story of a brave young man riding off to battle becomes a haunting journey of vengeance, loss, and redemption. But for Alma, yet another journey begins on the day a strange, battered, starved, and tormented young soldier staggers back into her life."--BOOK JACKET.

Dünyayı Sarsan On Gün kitap özeti Bu kitap gördüğüm bir tarih dilimidir. Ekim devrimi’nin, yani rus asker ve işçilerinin başındaki Bolşeviklerin devlet gücünü ellerine geçirip onu Sovyetlerin ellerine bıraktıkları günlerin etraflıca bir öyküsü olmaktan öteye bir iddiası yoktur. Kavga sırasında sevgim bağımsız kalamadı. Ama bu büyük günlerin tarihini yeniden yazarken, gerçekleri saptamaya uğraşan titiz bir tarihçi olarak olayların üstüne eğildim. -John Reed-

My Ever Changing Mood is the first comprehensive biography of Paul Weller, the Modfather of British rock. It traces Weller's career from his upbringing in Woking, through his years with The Jam and the difficulties he faced after its demise, to his current status as one of Britain's most respected songwriters.

Americký novinář zachytil v knize události z mexické revoluce v letech 1913 až 1914. Líčí své zážitky z bojů v severoamerickém pohraničí, několik reportáží věnuje legendárnímu vojevůdci Panchovi Villovi,charakterizuje představitele různých proudů mexické revoluce a přináší i folklórně laděné obrázky ze života vesničanů.

The narrative follows the life of a young outlaw who, after killing a government official at sixteen, becomes a fugitive. His status escalates when he commits the grave offense of cattle theft from wealthy landowners, leading to a bounty on his head from the Mexican government. Set against the backdrop of the Madero revolution, the story explores themes of rebellion, social injustice, and the struggles of the marginalized in early 20th-century Mexico.

Radikálny mexický revolucionár Pancho Villa (1878-1923) je jednou z najznámejších historických postáv začiatku 20. storočia. Mnohými bol považovaný za mexického národného hrdinu, inými za obyčajného banditu a jeho život sa stal legendou i vďaky niekoľkým filmovým spracovaniam. John Reed zachytáva v knihe autentický obraz o udalostiach v Mexiku.

Preslávené dielo amerického publicistu, ktorý prežil ako očitý svedok udalosti októbra 1917 a podal živý i vierohodný obraz dní, v ktorých sa rodil prvý socialistický štát sveta.

Proslulé dílo amerického publicisty, přesvědčeného komunisty, který prožil jako očitý svědek události Října 1917 a podal neobyčejně živý a věrohodný obraz dnů, v nichž se rodil první socialistický stát světa. V předmluvě k 1. vydání napsal Lenin r. 1920 o Reedově knize: "Bez výhradji doporučuji dělníkům celého světa. Přál bych si, aby vyšla v milionových nákladech a byla přeložena do všech jazyků ..."

Ten Days That Shook the World is John Reed's eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution. A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping record of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Containing verbatim reports both of speeches by leaders and the chance comments of bystanders, set against an idealized backcloth of the proletariat, soldiers, sailors, and peasants uniting to throw off oppression, Reed's account is the product of passionate involvement and remains an unsurpassed classic of reporting.