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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A revelatory history of one of Stalin's greatest crimes, the consequences of which still resonate today, as Russia has placed Ukrainian independence in its sights once more—from the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gulag and the National Book Award finalist Iron Curtain."With searing clarity, Red Famine demonstrates the horrific consequences of a campaign to eradicate 'backwardness' when undertaken by a regime in...

**AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gulag and the National Book Award finalist Iron Curtain, a revelatory history of one of Stalin's greatest crimes—the consequences of which still resonate today**In 1929 Stalin launched his policy of agricultural collectivization—in effect a second Russian revolution—which forced millions of peasants off their land and onto collective farms. The result was a catastrop...

Please Note: This is an unofficial companion guide mean to enhance your appreciation of Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine by Anne Applebaum and does not contain any text of the original book.Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine by Anne Applebaum is a very controversial topic in history. The book explains the war from different angles as well as their connecting details to frame the highlights of the event. It also talks about the history of Stalin’s decisi...

[Siren Menage Everlasting: Erotic Paranormal Menage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, shape-shifters, public exhibition] Narcisse Laurent heads out on a swamp tour. On the bayou, she sees Armand Vitrac and Nelson Rey turn from sexy men to vicious alligators right before her eyes. She's surprised to find she's not afraid. But what surprises her more is when their fling becomes an accidental mating. The gator congregation's fishing business is threatened when a competitor starts overfishing, threateni...

A revelatory new history of the Irish Great Famine, showing how the British Empire caused Ireland’s most infamous disaster.“Vigorous and engaging.” —Fintan O’Toole, The New YorkerIn 1845, European potato fields were attacked by a novel pathogen. But it was only in Ireland that the blight’s devastation reached apocalyptic levels, leaving more than a million dead and forcing millions more to emigrate. In Rot...

"A sweeping tale of survival, rebellion, and destiny—from the starving fields of Ireland to the halls of power in America and the battlefields of revolution."Ireland, 1845—The Great Famine has begun. The O’Donaghue family, once proud tenant farmers, are torn apart as hunger, oppression, and betrayal drive them in different directions. Christopher, the eldest, escapes to New York, where he rises through the ranks of Tammany Hall, navigating the ruthless world of Irish-American polit...

Robert Kindler's seminal work is a comprehensive and unsettling account of the Soviet campaign to forcefully sedentarize and collectivize the Kazakh clans. Viewing the nomadic life as unproductive, and their lands unused and untilled, Stalin and his inner circle pursued a campaign of violence and subjugation, rather than attempting any dialog or cultural assimilation. The results were catastrophic, as the conflict and an ensuing famine (1931-1933) caused the death of nearly one-third of th...

Includes all three novels in the trilogy, two prequel novellas, and a short storyWhen the God of Hunger reawakens, the final feast begins… Over 1300 pages of forbidden magic, deadly intrigue, and titanic clashes between gods and mortals.Airene the Finch is a scrappy peddler of rumors, accustomed to eking out a living among the shadows. But fate has grander plans for her.When her king is assassinated and her brother vanishes without a trace,...

If 1916 is the founding myth of the Irish state then the famine is the founding tragedy.It was a tragedy on a truly epic scale, the events of the famine came to pass not in one of the worlds poorest nations, but in what was at the time part of metropolitan Britain (following the Act of Union of 1800).Caused by the destruction of the staple food of the ordinary Irishman and women, the potato, by blight. the famine resulted in the massive depopulation of Irel...

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of London in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Louis Tracy's 'The Red Year' masterfully weaves a narrative combining elements of political intrigue, espionage, and dramatic suspense. With a sharp, concise prose style, Tracy immerses readers in the chaotic world shaped by global unrest, where personal destinies entwine with larger socio-political currents. The novel's intricate plotting and vivid characterizations are hallmarks of early 20th-centur...

In 1972, the young philosopher Peter Singer published "Famine, Affluence and Morality," which rapidly became one of the most widely discussed essays in applied ethics. Through this article, Singer presents his view that we have the same moral obligations to those far away as we do to those close to us. He argued that choosing not to send life-saving money to starving people on the other side of the earth is the moral equivalent of neglecting to save drowning children because we prefer not ...

Sibert Award Winner: This true story of five years of starvation in Ireland is "a fascinating account of a terrible time" ( Kirkus Reviews).In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people. Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These years are known today as the Great Irish Famine,...