Bøger af John Reed

From John Reed, author of the controversial Orwell parody, Snowball's Chance, comes a subversive satire of modern culture, the complete lack thereof, and a lost generation that no one even tried to look for. In the middle of America's heartland, a young boy digs a small hole in the ground...which grows into a big hole in the ground...which then proceeds to drag the boy, his parents, his dog, and most of their house into a deep void. Then, as abruptly as the hole started growing, it stops. So begins the first in a series of events that takes the beautiful-if-not-brainy Thing on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious Hole. Inspired by visions, signs, and an unlimited supply of pink cocktails served by an ever-lurking "e;Black Rabbit,"e; Thing and her dogged production crew travel around America, encountering Satanists, an Extraterrestrial/Christian cult group, and a surprisingly helpful phone psychic. Their search for answers could very well decide the fate of the world as they know it. But the more Thing learns about the Hole, her shocking connection to it, and the mind-boggling destiny that awaits her, the more she realizes that human civilization isn't all it's cracked up to be -- and that it's just about time to start over.

"This book is a slice of intensified history-history as I saw it.? So begins John Reed's first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Much anticipated when it was published in 1919, Reed's narrative remains as riveting today as when the events he describes were still reverberating throughout the world.Reed was hardly a disinterested observer, and his involvement in the Communist labor movement lends urgency and passion to his classic account. He vividly describes events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace and seized the reins of power.Despite Reed's personal leanings, which he made no attempt to hide, the book garnered praise from luminaries across the political spectrum. George F. Kennan, the American diplomat, and father of the policy of Soviet containment, said that "Reed's account of the events of that time rises above every other contemporary record for its literary power, its penetration, its command of detail. It will be remembered when all others are forgotten."Reed was committed to telling the story of the Russian revolution as truthfully as possible. That the book was banned by Russian premier Josef Stalin is a testament to the author's success in carrying out his mission. One hundred years after Russia and the world trembled, Ten Days that Shook the World brings alive the momentous events of 1917.

From the bands roots in north London, through their emergence as part of 2-Tone and onto their late 80s fall and subsequent rise via the Madstock festivals, House of Fun celebrates a very British musical phenomenon.

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.

John Reed's reportage with Pancho Villa.

This reference book provides an encyclopaedic guide to every song by Schubert for solo voice and piano, 600 in all, including different versions, unfinished songs and variants.

Den russiske revolution er den største begivenhed i menneskehedens historie. For første gang tog almindelige arbejdere og bønder magten og gjorde det af med undertrykkende feudalherrer og pengegriske kapitalister. En revolutionær bølge bredte sig verden over. Også i dag er det nødvendigt at lade sig inspirere og studere den russiske revolution. John Reeds bog 10 dage der rystede verden giver både baggrunden for oktoberrevolutionen 1917 og navnlig en aldeles enestående øjenvidneskildring af disse verdenshistoriske begivenheder i oktober og november. Mange af disse situationer ville kun være meget ufuldstændigt kendt, hvis John Reeds øje, øre og tanke ikke have fanget dem ind og bragt billedet videre til os.Overalt var han: fra kongressen i Smolnyj ilede han til møde i den revolutionære Duma; med fare for sit liv gik han ned i skyttegravene, stod sammen med Petrograds proletariat på barrikaderne, talte med revolutionære og kontrarevolutionære. Han var med, da den provisoriske regering blev arresteret, han fulgte soldaternes storm på Vinterpaladset og deltog i den 2. alrussiske sovjetkongres, der vedtog dekreterne om fred og jord.Lenin, der sammen med Trotskij ledte den russiske revolution, skrev i forordet til den amerikanske udgave af bogen: ”Her er en bog jeg gerne ville se trykt i millioner af eksemplarer og oversat til alle sprog. Den giver en sandfærdig og levende skildring af begivenhederne…”