WikiLeaks came to prominence in 2010 with the release of 251,287 top-secret State Department cables, which revealed to the world what the US government really thinks about national leaders, friendly dictators, and supposed allies. It brought to the surface the dark truths of crimes committed in our name: human rights violations, covert operations, and cover-ups.The WikiLeaks Files exposes the machinations of the United States as it imposes a new form of imperialism on the ...

This publication follows the lawman’s mantra—if an outlaw goes for its gun, it’s time to “kill or be killed.” The hero, after years of bounty hunting and being a US Marshal, becomes an innovative cattle baron who converts his herd of Texas Longhorns to crossbreeds. Unlike his previous books, the heroine now develops two enterprises—chicken farming and writing novels. The story includes plenty of shooting, romance, restitution and natural comedy. Without a cliff hanger, the story flows into...

Lily Cole stars as Helen of Troy, ‘the face that launched a thousand ships’, in Simon Armitage’s vivid, visceral adaptation of Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s AeneidFor ten years, the Greeks have been laying siege to Troy to win back their abducted queen, Helen. But as the war drags on, and the battlefields run scarlet with blood, the opposing forces are entrenched in a bitter stalemate. As Gods and mortals squabble amongst themselves for the spoils of...

There is probably nothing more important than sharing our love with someone else. Finding words can feel awkward and difficult at times. Many years ago, while driving in our car, I innocently asked my son, Jake, “Have I told you how much I love you today?”He was three or four. He replied, “No, Momma, you haven’t.”I wanted to express something really big to capture my feelings and my love, so I thought about how I could express my endless love for him. I replied, “Well then,...