Author: Saul David
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316245402
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid of Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David. On June 27, 1976, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked by a group of Arab and German terrorists who demanded the release of 53 terrorists. The plane was forced to divert to Entebbe, in Uganda -- ruled by the murderous despot Idi Amin, who had no interest in intervening. Days later, Israeli commandos disguised as Ugandan soldiers assaulted the airport terminal, killed all the terrorists, and rescued all the hostages but three who were killed in the crossfire. The assault force suffered just one fatality: its commander, Yoni Netanyahu (brother of Israel's Prime Minister.) Three of the country's greatest leaders -- Ehud Barak, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin -- planned and pulled off one of the most astonishing military operations in history.
Operation Thunderbolt
Author: Saul David
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316245402
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid of Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David. On June 27, 1976, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked by a group of Arab and German terrorists who demanded the release of 53 terrorists. The plane was forced to divert to Entebbe, in Uganda -- ruled by the murderous despot Idi Amin, who had no interest in intervening. Days later, Israeli commandos disguised as Ugandan soldiers assaulted the airport terminal, killed all the terrorists, and rescued all the hostages but three who were killed in the crossfire. The assault force suffered just one fatality: its commander, Yoni Netanyahu (brother of Israel's Prime Minister.) Three of the country's greatest leaders -- Ehud Barak, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin -- planned and pulled off one of the most astonishing military operations in history.
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316245402
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid of Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David. On June 27, 1976, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked by a group of Arab and German terrorists who demanded the release of 53 terrorists. The plane was forced to divert to Entebbe, in Uganda -- ruled by the murderous despot Idi Amin, who had no interest in intervening. Days later, Israeli commandos disguised as Ugandan soldiers assaulted the airport terminal, killed all the terrorists, and rescued all the hostages but three who were killed in the crossfire. The assault force suffered just one fatality: its commander, Yoni Netanyahu (brother of Israel's Prime Minister.) Three of the country's greatest leaders -- Ehud Barak, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin -- planned and pulled off one of the most astonishing military operations in history.
Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers
Author: Tom Wolfe
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 142996118X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers is classic Tom Wolfe, a funny, irreverent, and "delicious" (The Wall Street Journal) dissection of class and status by the master of New Journalism The phrase 'radical chic' was coined by Tom Wolfe in 1970 when Leonard Bernstein gave a party for the Black Panthers at his duplex apartment on Park Avenue. That incongruous scene is re-created here in high fidelity as is another meeting ground between militant minorities and the liberal white establishment. Radical Chic provocatively explores the relationship between Black rage and White guilt. Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers, set in San Francisco at the Office of Economic Opportunity, details the corruption and dysfunction of the anti-poverty programs run at that time. Wolfe uncovers how much of the program's money failed to reach its intended recipients. Instead, hustlers gamed the system, causing the OEO efforts to fail the impoverished communities.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 142996118X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers is classic Tom Wolfe, a funny, irreverent, and "delicious" (The Wall Street Journal) dissection of class and status by the master of New Journalism The phrase 'radical chic' was coined by Tom Wolfe in 1970 when Leonard Bernstein gave a party for the Black Panthers at his duplex apartment on Park Avenue. That incongruous scene is re-created here in high fidelity as is another meeting ground between militant minorities and the liberal white establishment. Radical Chic provocatively explores the relationship between Black rage and White guilt. Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers, set in San Francisco at the Office of Economic Opportunity, details the corruption and dysfunction of the anti-poverty programs run at that time. Wolfe uncovers how much of the program's money failed to reach its intended recipients. Instead, hustlers gamed the system, causing the OEO efforts to fail the impoverished communities.
The Dark Knight Trilogy
Author: Christopher Nolan
Publisher: Opus Books
ISBN: 1623160006
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
(Book). At nearly six hundred pages, The Dark Knight Trilogy , a behemoth of script and storyboards, captures on the page the dark mythic expanse of the cinematic Batman. These definitive, vibrant film blueprints published on the heels of the final film's closely guarded release are destined to be enshrined on every fan's bedside table, studied in universities, and emulated by filmmakers.
Publisher: Opus Books
ISBN: 1623160006
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
(Book). At nearly six hundred pages, The Dark Knight Trilogy , a behemoth of script and storyboards, captures on the page the dark mythic expanse of the cinematic Batman. These definitive, vibrant film blueprints published on the heels of the final film's closely guarded release are destined to be enshrined on every fan's bedside table, studied in universities, and emulated by filmmakers.
Colors of Life in Black and White
Author: Tanmoy Das
Publisher: Tanmoy Das
ISBN: 1507662831
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Tanmoy Das, better known as Tan, is a writer of his kind. He has been writing since childhood and here is his first book – a compilation of his stories. A lot can be told in less words. Tiny stories as he calls them, are very much different from regular short stories. The author has tried to come up with a set of tiny stories that talk about subtle instances in the lives of the protagonist(s). The idea is to present a few pages from big untold novels and let the readers envisage riding on their own imagination. Overall, this compilation is a good mixture of thoughts, imagination and sentiments, wrapped in simplicity and delicate human propensities and emotions. It will allow the readers to let loose of their imagination and think beyond the pages in this book. The stories start with no background and end abruptly, almost every time, in a situation where there would be more that remains untold and the reader is free to see through his mind's eye. This book will be able to make the readers ponder upon infinitesimal occurrents from the daily life which are brutally and habitually ignored in the wonted hubbub. The tiny stories would provide previews of few of the countless colors of life in black and white.
Publisher: Tanmoy Das
ISBN: 1507662831
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Tanmoy Das, better known as Tan, is a writer of his kind. He has been writing since childhood and here is his first book – a compilation of his stories. A lot can be told in less words. Tiny stories as he calls them, are very much different from regular short stories. The author has tried to come up with a set of tiny stories that talk about subtle instances in the lives of the protagonist(s). The idea is to present a few pages from big untold novels and let the readers envisage riding on their own imagination. Overall, this compilation is a good mixture of thoughts, imagination and sentiments, wrapped in simplicity and delicate human propensities and emotions. It will allow the readers to let loose of their imagination and think beyond the pages in this book. The stories start with no background and end abruptly, almost every time, in a situation where there would be more that remains untold and the reader is free to see through his mind's eye. This book will be able to make the readers ponder upon infinitesimal occurrents from the daily life which are brutally and habitually ignored in the wonted hubbub. The tiny stories would provide previews of few of the countless colors of life in black and white.
Well Look at You Turning 52 and Shit
Author: Paperland
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9781034727378
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Coloring on many sarcastic quotes and pictures makes you relax and have fun. A humorous adult coloring book that will surely get a big laugh from your beloved birthday celebrant. Best birthday gift ideas for your friend, husband, wife, family member's birthday. Each book has 62 pages, there are blank pages in between designs to ensure that you are not coloring on the back of an image.
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9781034727378
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Coloring on many sarcastic quotes and pictures makes you relax and have fun. A humorous adult coloring book that will surely get a big laugh from your beloved birthday celebrant. Best birthday gift ideas for your friend, husband, wife, family member's birthday. Each book has 62 pages, there are blank pages in between designs to ensure that you are not coloring on the back of an image.
My Omaha Obsession
Author: Miss Cassette
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 149622471X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
My Omaha Obsession takes the reader on an idiosyncratic tour through some of Omaha’s neighborhoods, buildings, architecture, and people, celebrating the city’s unusual history. Rather than covering the city’s best-known sites, Miss Cassette is irresistibly drawn to strange little buildings and glorious large homes that don’t exist anymore as well as to stories of Harkert’s Holsum Hamburgers and the Twenties Club. Piecing together the records of buildings and homes and everything interesting that came after, Miss Cassette shares her observations of the property and its significance to Omaha. She scrutinizes land deeds, insurance maps, tax records, and old newspaper articles to uncover a property’s singular story. Through conversations with fellow detectives and history enthusiasts, she guides readers along her path of hunches, personal interests, mishaps, and more. As a longtime resident of Omaha, Miss Cassette is informed by memories of her youth combined with an enduring curiosity about the city’s offbeat relics and remains. Part memoir and part research guide with a healthy dose of colorful wandering, My Omaha Obsession celebrates the historic built environment and searches for the people who shaped early Omaha.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 149622471X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
My Omaha Obsession takes the reader on an idiosyncratic tour through some of Omaha’s neighborhoods, buildings, architecture, and people, celebrating the city’s unusual history. Rather than covering the city’s best-known sites, Miss Cassette is irresistibly drawn to strange little buildings and glorious large homes that don’t exist anymore as well as to stories of Harkert’s Holsum Hamburgers and the Twenties Club. Piecing together the records of buildings and homes and everything interesting that came after, Miss Cassette shares her observations of the property and its significance to Omaha. She scrutinizes land deeds, insurance maps, tax records, and old newspaper articles to uncover a property’s singular story. Through conversations with fellow detectives and history enthusiasts, she guides readers along her path of hunches, personal interests, mishaps, and more. As a longtime resident of Omaha, Miss Cassette is informed by memories of her youth combined with an enduring curiosity about the city’s offbeat relics and remains. Part memoir and part research guide with a healthy dose of colorful wandering, My Omaha Obsession celebrates the historic built environment and searches for the people who shaped early Omaha.
Living in Two Worlds
Author: Else Behrend-Rosenfeld
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316519090
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
The personal writings of a remarkable couple who lived parallel lives during the Second World War, surviving persecution and exile.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316519090
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
The personal writings of a remarkable couple who lived parallel lives during the Second World War, surviving persecution and exile.
Living for Change
Author: Grace Lee Boggs
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 145295447X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
No one can tell in advance what form a movement will take. Grace Lee Boggs’s fascinating autobiography traces the story of a woman who transcended class and racial boundaries to pursue her passionate belief in a better society. Now with a new foreword by Robin D. G. Kelley, Living for Change is a sweeping account of a legendary human rights activist whose network included Malcolm X and C. L. R. James. From the end of the 1930s, through the Cold War, the Civil Rights era, and the rise of the Black Panthers to later efforts to rebuild crumbling urban communities, Living for Change is an exhilarating look at a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to social justice.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 145295447X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
No one can tell in advance what form a movement will take. Grace Lee Boggs’s fascinating autobiography traces the story of a woman who transcended class and racial boundaries to pursue her passionate belief in a better society. Now with a new foreword by Robin D. G. Kelley, Living for Change is a sweeping account of a legendary human rights activist whose network included Malcolm X and C. L. R. James. From the end of the 1930s, through the Cold War, the Civil Rights era, and the rise of the Black Panthers to later efforts to rebuild crumbling urban communities, Living for Change is an exhilarating look at a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to social justice.
Why I Killed Gandhi
Author: Nathuram Godse
Publisher: Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
While the nation was celebrating Independence from British Rule and singing all praises for the ‘Father of The Nation’ – Mahatma Gandhi, the news of his assassination came as a shock. He was shot in the chest three times while he was walking towards the prayer grounds at the Birla House, New Delhi. The man behind the assassination – Nathuram Godse was a well known nationalist. He was arrested at the crime scene and sentenced to death after a year long trial. The book contains the final speech given by Godse in the court, mentioning the reason behind the drastic step he took.
Publisher: Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
While the nation was celebrating Independence from British Rule and singing all praises for the ‘Father of The Nation’ – Mahatma Gandhi, the news of his assassination came as a shock. He was shot in the chest three times while he was walking towards the prayer grounds at the Birla House, New Delhi. The man behind the assassination – Nathuram Godse was a well known nationalist. He was arrested at the crime scene and sentenced to death after a year long trial. The book contains the final speech given by Godse in the court, mentioning the reason behind the drastic step he took.
Indigo
Author: Satyajit Ray
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143068099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Indigo is a collection of stories about the supernatural, the peculiar and the inexplicable from Satyajit Ray, one of the best-loved writers of our times. There are tales here of dark horror, fantasy and adventure along with heart-warmingly funny stories about ordinary people in extraordinary situations. In 'Big Bill' Tulsi Babu picks up a newly-hatched chick from a forest and brings it home only to find it growing bigger and fiercer by the day; in 'Khagam' a man kills a sadhu's deadly pet snake and invites a curse which brings about horrifying changes in his body; and in the title story, a young executive resting in an old abandoned bungalow for a night, finds himself caught up in a chilling sequence of events which occurred more than a century ago. Also included here is 'The Magical Mystery', a brand new Feluda story discovered amongst Ray's papers after his death, and several tales featuring Uncle Tarini, the master storyteller who appears in translation for the first time. From Mr. Shasmal, who is visited one night by all the creatures he has ever killed, to Ashamanja Babu, who does not know what to do when his pet dog suddenly begins to laugh, the unforgettable characters in these stories surprise, shock and entertain us in equal measure. Indigo is a veritable treasure trove especially for those who like a taste of the unusual in a short story and an unexpected twist at the end. Translated from the Bengali by the author and Gopa Majumdar.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143068099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Indigo is a collection of stories about the supernatural, the peculiar and the inexplicable from Satyajit Ray, one of the best-loved writers of our times. There are tales here of dark horror, fantasy and adventure along with heart-warmingly funny stories about ordinary people in extraordinary situations. In 'Big Bill' Tulsi Babu picks up a newly-hatched chick from a forest and brings it home only to find it growing bigger and fiercer by the day; in 'Khagam' a man kills a sadhu's deadly pet snake and invites a curse which brings about horrifying changes in his body; and in the title story, a young executive resting in an old abandoned bungalow for a night, finds himself caught up in a chilling sequence of events which occurred more than a century ago. Also included here is 'The Magical Mystery', a brand new Feluda story discovered amongst Ray's papers after his death, and several tales featuring Uncle Tarini, the master storyteller who appears in translation for the first time. From Mr. Shasmal, who is visited one night by all the creatures he has ever killed, to Ashamanja Babu, who does not know what to do when his pet dog suddenly begins to laugh, the unforgettable characters in these stories surprise, shock and entertain us in equal measure. Indigo is a veritable treasure trove especially for those who like a taste of the unusual in a short story and an unexpected twist at the end. Translated from the Bengali by the author and Gopa Majumdar.