I’ve just gone back through some of my drafts, fixed them up and hit publish on them as though they had actually been published when I first wrote them. Thought it’d be a little strange to set the publish date to now, as they were much more relevant to my life at the times when I […]
I’ve just gone back through some of my drafts, fixed them up and hit publish on them as though they had actually been published when I first wrote them. Thought it’d be a little strange to set the publish date to now, as they were much more relevant to my life at the times when I […]
About the Book A science fiction thriller that zeroes in on one man's desperate desire to have more children--risking all in the process. Book Synopsis From your favorite "tell-it-like-it-is" storyteller, Salustiano Berrios, whose novels have been praised for their lack of censorship, comes his most sensational work yet, a science fiction thriller that zeroes in on one man's desperate desire to have more children--risking all in the process.A maid in a motel just south of the Texas-Mexico border is the first person to find the recording--and listen to it, while finishing her shift. She then hands it to Mexican authorities, who listen to it, before handing it over to Houston PD. This results in a two-prong investigation that discovers corpses in one house, and a prostitute ring and underground scientific chamber performing illicit--and possibly illegal--experiments in another. The investigation is ongoing, at the center of which is the recording.Enter Jim Simple, the voice behind it all.As a single father struggling to come to terms with raising his autistic teenage son, Jim comes to a drunken realization that he's been robbed of the normal experience of fatherhood, and is likely never to get it back. Accepting that his son, Robin, is a lost cause, Jim is newly determined to explore different avenues through which he can secure more children--healthy children--before the time on his clock runs out. But as a man, and as a widower unwilling to have children with a woman other than his deceased wife, the options are few and far between, forcing Jim to take a leap of faith into the arms of a black-market scientist, called Passenger. But not all is what it seems, and sometimes the hope of gaining back what was lost, results in the hell of losing everything else.Told in a single sit-down, Jim excises all his demons through this confession of sins, old and new. Seeking not to excuse his behavior but to explain it, Jim fearlessly bares the uncomfortable truth of his story for all to hear.Brave ears only. Review Quotes "What a wonderfully strange novel. As my husband's first, first-person novel, he has really knocked it out of the park. The voice of Jim Simple is a revelation, and the tale he weaves is one for the ages: honest, heartbreaking, but perhaps most importantly...honorable."Amika Berrios"Hell of a read. The believability of it all-Jim Simple isn't a fiction. Jim Simple is as real as real gets. This story is mesmerizing. Growing Children is a treat for the senses."Juan Martinez
In spite of harsh censorship, conservative morals and a lack of investment, women documentarists in the Arab world have found ways to subtly negotiate dissidence in their films, something that is becoming more apparent since the 'Arab Revolutions'. In this book, Stefanie Van de Peer traces the very beginnings of Arab women making documentaries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), from the 1970s and 1980s in Egypt and Lebanon, to the 1990s and 2000s in Morocco and Syria. Supporting a historical overview of the documentary form in the Arab world with a series of in-depth case studies, Van de Peer looks at the work of pioneering figures like Ateyyat El Abnoudy, the 'mother of Egyptian documentary', Tunisia's Selma Baccar and the Palestinian filmmaker Mai Masri. Addressing the context of the films' production, distribution and exhibition, the book also asks why these women held on to the ideals of a type of filmmaking that was unlikely to be accepted by the censor, and looks at precisely how the women documentarists managed to frame expressions of dissent with the tools available to the documentary maker. | Author: Stefanie Van de Peer | Publisher: Edinburgh University Press | Publication Date: Mar 21, 2017 | Number of Pages: 248 pages | Language: English | Binding: Hardcover | ISBN-10: 0748696067 | ISBN-13: 9780748696062
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Leviathan by Harrison Chase displays a world in which censorship, corruption, and communism reign supreme. The story focuses on a man named Adam Ferguson who works at the Agency in the Message Control sector, where he monitors and makes changes to existing content, either by posting favorable information or deleting comments and accounts in order to ensure that the public is in favor of the Party. Adam is given the task of taking down Alvar Marks, the supposed leader of an international terrorist group named Voleur Politique that specializes in political leaks and has therefore instigated several riots with their releases of information. While Adam is told that it is important to find Marks, it is more important that his reputation is ruined so that he has no longer has the credibility or public support to inspire such uprisings. As he gets further involved, Adam begins to question his loyalty to the Party, asking “do you ever wonder what we’re doing this for?” Fans of dystopian fiction, this one is for you! Chase grabs your attention right from the beginning with rich descriptions that permeate your senses and pull you through the pages of the novel and straight into a whole other world. Although parts of the story can be confusing, with wry similarities that allude to but do not directly reference another, more famous party, as well as Adam’s own confusion and lack of knowledge which inhibits that of the reader, the richness of the story makes it much easier for readers to immerse themselves in the world of Leviathan.
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Author Sir Salman Rushdie tells the BBC World Service in an interview that Pakistan is "on the road to tyranny".
The world is in the grips of mass formation--a dangerous, collective type of hypnosis--as we bear witness to loneliness, free-floating anxiety, and fear giving way to censorship, loss of privacy, and surrendered freedoms. It is all spurred by a singular, focused crisis narrative that forbids dissident views and relies on destructive groupthink. Desmet's work on mass formation theory was brought to the world's attention on The Joe Rogan Experience and in major alternative news outlets around the globe. Read this book to get beyond the sound bites! Totalitarianism is not a coincidence and does not form in a vacuum. It arises from a collective psychosis that has followed a predictable script throughout history, its formation gaining strength and speed with each generation--from the Jacobins to the Nazis and Stalinists--as technology advances. Governments, mass media, and other mechanized forces use fear, loneliness, and isolation to demoralize populations and exert control, persuading large groups of people to act against their own interests, always with destructive results. In The Psychology of Totalitarianism, world-renowned Professor of Clinical Psychology Mattias Desmet deconstructs the societal conditions that allow this collective psychosis to take hold. By looking at our current situation and identifying the phenomenon of \"mass formation\"--a type of collective hypnosis--he clearly illustrates how close we are to surrendering to totalitarian regimes. With detailed analyses, examples, and results from years of research, Desmet lays out the steps that lead toward mass formation, including: An overall sense of loneliness and lack of social connections and bonds A lack of meaning--unsatisfying \"bullsh*t jobs\" that don't offer purpose Free-floating anxiety and discontent that arise from loneliness and lack of meaning Manifestation of frustration and aggression from anxiety Emergence of a consistent narrative from government officials, mass media, etc., that exploits and channels frustration and anxiety In addition to clear psychological analysis--and building on Hannah Arendt's essential work on totalitarianism, The Origins of Totalitarianism--Desmet offers a sharp critique of the cultural \"groupthink\" that existed prior to the pandemic and advanced during the COVID crisis. He cautions against the dangers of our current societal landscape, media consumption, and reliance on manipulative technologies and then offers simple solutions--both individual and collective--to prevent the willing sacrifice of our freedoms. \"We can honor the right to freedom of expression and the right to self-determination without feeling threatened by each other,\" Desmet writes. \"But there is a point where we must stop losing ourselves in the crowd to experience meaning and connection. That is the point where the winter of totalitarianism gives way to a spring of life.\" \"Desmet has an . . . important take on everything that's happening in the world right now.\"--Aubrey Marcus, podcast host \"[Desmet] is waking a lot of people up to the dangerous place we are now with a brilliant distillation of how we ended up here.\"--Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. \"One of the most important books I've ever read.\"--Ivor Cummins, The Fat Emperor Podcast \"This is an amazing book . . . [Desmet is] one of the true geniuses I've spoken to . . . This book has really changed my view on a lot.\"--Tucker Carlson, speaking on The Will Cain Podcast
