From prosecuting the Mafia and Martha Stewart to helping change the Bush administration's policies on torture and electronic surveillance, overseeing the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation as well as ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, Comey has been involved in some of the most consequential cases and policies of recent history. deputy attorney general in the administration of President George W. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the U.S. Comey served as Director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader. Former FBI Director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions.
0 Comments
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Visual Representation He burnt up to 90% of everything he published, even leaving a note for his friend to burn his remaining works (which included The Trial and The Castle) after he died. Today, little of Kafka’s full oeuvre remains. Kafka died ten years later after contracted tuberculosis. It had been written several years earlier over a brief period of three weeks. He published The Metamorphosis when he was thirty-two years old. First, because his job was deemed essential and later because he contracted TB. Despite this, he did not fight in the war. During his youth, the First World War broke out after Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914. Antagonist: The transformation that Gregor undergoes and his family members who turn against himįranz Kafka’s political beliefs were defined by the time period he grew up in.Climax: When Gregor leaves his room during Grete’s concert.Setting: Somewhere in Europe, in an apartment, mostly Gregor’s room.Point-of-View: Third-person limited with exceptions.When/where written: In three weeks in 1912 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.Unfortunately, things only get worse from there and the last days of his life are filled with guilt, suffering, and fear. It follows Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who wakes up one day to discover that he’s been transformed into a giant insect. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is a disturbing and thrilling book that leaves a reader with more questions than answers. When it was first announced that Mazzei and Goldhaber were taking on the project, it was said that their story will center on a female moderator of a YouTube-like website whose job is to weed out offensive and violent content and who herself is recovering from a serious trauma, who stumbles across a group that is re-creating the murders from the original film. Mazzei and Goldhaber provided the following statement about their approach to the concept: “ Faces of Death was one of the first viral video tapes, and we are so lucky to be able to use it as a jumping off point for this exploration of cycles of violence and the way they perpetuate themselves online.“ Now writer Isa Mazzei and director Daniel Goldhaber, the team that brought us the Netflix release Cam, are making the remake for Legendary Entertainment and producers Don Murphy and Susan Montford’s company Angry Films. Seven sequels followed over the next twenty-one years. It was written and directed by John Alan Schwartz, who used multiple pseudonyms for several crew jobs on the flick. In reality, most of the death scenes were staged, but no matter, the movie had its producers’ desired effect: outrage, revulsion, banning (although not in 52 countries, as hyped by the film’s makers), and, of course, a money-making hit that spawned sequels and imitators. The first Faces of Death was about a pathologist exploring gruesome ways to die via footage purportedly culled from around the world. Grumley was interested in cryptozoology, he was the author of a book on Bigfoot, titled There are Giants in the Earth the book was first published in 1975 with a later edition appearing in 1976. Grumley and Ferro are buried together under the Ferro-Grumley memorial in Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, New York.įollowing their deaths, the Ferro-Grumley Foundation, which manages their estate, created and endowed the annual Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT fiction in conjunction with Publishing Triangle. He wrote a regularly appearing column Uptown for the New York Native. His partner, another founding member of the Quill, was Robert Ferro. He was a founding member of The Violet Quill. Degree with a major in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on June 7, 1964. He attended the University of Denver, the City College of New York and the Iowa Writers' Workshop Grumley received a B.S. Michael Grumley (J– April 28, 1988) was an American writer and artist. We come away from this work with a better understanding of gravity’s pliancy, of both Dr. Frame by frame, Gay’s voice stays at once bouyant and bold, keeps us afloat even as we sink deeper into the poem. On video or in photographs, in basketball history as in museums, what we see isn’t only what we see. Be Holding is a wondrous, profound exploration of how much captured moments in time can mean. J, leaping off into all that Gay makes possible with language and memory, collective and personal. On its surface, the poem is an ode to Julius Erving, to a great move in basketball history, but this man and moment seamlessly unfold and transcend until before we know what is happening, we are transfixed, as if staring at a spinning ball on a finger, or as if kept midair with Dr. Judges: Vievee Francis, Fred Moten, Tommy Orangeīe Holding: A Poem, Ross Gay (University of Pittsburgh Press)įrom the judges’ citation: “Ross Gay’s Be Holding is nothing short of glorious. To a book-length work of any genre for its originality, merit, and impact, which has broken new ground by reshaping the boundaries of its form and signaling strong potential for lasting influence. 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony. Everyone who has read this at Harper has fallen in love with Meg Mason’s fierce, tricky, funny heroine, and we are all deeply proud to be publishing this amazing novel.”Ĭasarotto Ramsay and HarperCollins Australia brokered the deal. On Sorrow and Bliss, Jonathan Burnham, president and publisher, Harper Division, HarperCollins US, commented, “How can something so hilarious move the reader to tears? How can such a sad story make one laugh so much? Meg Mason pulls off this brilliant feat in Sorrow and Bliss. “Meg is a tremendously talented writer and we are excited to bring Sorrow and Bliss to screen,” said Yariv Milchan, New Regency’s chairman and CEO. Sorrow and Bliss will be published across 21 countries and 16 translation territories. New Regency Adapting Cormac McCarthy's 'Blood Meridian' Into Feature Film With John Hillcoat Directing in International Strategic Studies with a specialty in International Political Economy from Brazil’s Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.īefore becoming a world-renowned journalist, author, and authority on the inner workings of global finance, Nomi cut her teeth at some of the world’s largest and most prominent financial institutions. Latest: See Why Five Billionaires are Buying This $4 ‘Liquid Energy’ Stockīorn in 1967 in Poughkeepsie, New York, Nomi graduated with a major in mathematics from SUNY Purchase and an MS in statistics from NYU. Prins has become an outspoken advocate for economic reform with her unique perspectives from both the ground level and the point of view of prominent decision-makers shaping the world’s geopolitical and financial framework. Following years of serving senior roles at major financial institutions, Dr. She has also acquired inside knowledge of the inner workings of Wall Street and the global financial system. She has built a world-renowned reputation as an insider and leading authority on the role economics and global financial events play in our daily lives. Nomi Prins is an American economist, historian, statistician, thought leader, public speaker, investigative journalist, and best-selling author. I was never bored with this story, like some contemp romances have left me lately. It spans over a few years, with quite a bit of excitement and a smidgen of angst. This book goes pretty fast, in the sense that a lots happens in between the pages. She knows she shouldn’t want to be with him, but she just can’t help it. She loves Matt and if this is a way to be close, then so be it. She took on the roll perfectly with poise and lots of heart. You can’t work close like that and not have feeling resurface. You see where this will go, right? Exactly where we hope it does. He decides to make her the acting First Lady so she has a platform to do all the things she wants to do. Matt decides if he can’t date her out in the open, then he’ll bring her inside to him and have her anyways. But the heart wants what the heart wants and you have to just get on board with it. He saw how his mom was treated, as first lady, and didn’t want to do that to her. President you’ll know that Matt didn’t want to want Charlotte. Thankfully Commander in Chief gave me more. She was sufficiently traditional that whenever Jasmin did something "un-Iranian", Lili would keep talking about the good daughter who did good things. Lili is one of those amazing heroines, who don't let their fates decide the rest of their lives. Even after all these days, I still remember how awesome this book was. I finished it in just two weekdays though sadly my review is a couple of months late. This is one of those magnificent reads from which I found it so hard to look away. Jasmin herself didn't know much about her mother until she accidentally comes across an old photo featuring her mother with her first husband, whom Jasmin does not know at all. The revolution is a sour taste in the whole of Iran's history, but the people who came forward to say that story have been wonderful. The book is full of all things Iranian that I love. Jasmin Darznik's The Good Daughter is a beautifully written compelling biography about her own mother, Lili, who was born in Iran - almost doomed to a docile and probably condemned life but instead goes on to pursue her studies in Germany and eventually moves to the United States at the dawn of the revolution. In her mind, there needs to be radical change in order to achieve the fair treatment of women in the modern world. No, in this case her goal would be a revolution, a systematic overhaul of the assumptions around feminist issues. Perhaps also, her ideas might be seen as Marxist in light of her understanding of women as a historically oppressed class, in which case her goal would not be to merely identify the problem and offer a suggestion on paths forward. Instead, she uses incisive, aggressive rhetorical devices to help break down the paradigmatic resistance to reform. This is not just an important feature of her feminist theory, but it also indicates the attitude she takes in her writings. She skips right over those to pursue government control of the market for sexually explicit material. She is not advocating for the correct treatment of sex workers or the restoration of the depiction of women. Take for instance her commentary of pornography, a commonly criticized position. Her feminism is unbridled and if not vengeful, then at least formidable. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. |