John Reed Bücher

Aus der kindlichen Sicht von Alma wird ihre Liebe zu John Warren geschildert, die durch den ausbrechenden Bürgerkrieg eine völlig neue Wende erfährt.

Die berühmten Augenzeugenberichte und Reportagen John Reeds von der Russischen Revolution 1917 sind gerade heute angesichts der revolutionären Entwicklungen in den arabischen Ländern hochaktuell. „Im Kampf waren meine Sympathien nicht neutral. Aber in meiner Schilderung der Geschichte dieser großen Tage habe ich versucht, die Ereignisse mit den Augen eines gewissenhaften Reporters zu sehen, der nichts anderes will als die Wahrheit schreiben.“ John Reed

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ..."

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-