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1984 by George Orwell 2 years 9 weeks ago

In 1984 George Orwell examines the effects of absolute totalitarianism on individual consciousness and the loss of human integrity under tyranny. In 1984 the reader witnesses the destruction of all human reason epitomised in the statement that two and two makes five. In the world of 1984 personality is a crime and significant human relationships are impossible.

First Edition Book Sells for $150K 2 years 8 weeks ago

A signed first edition of Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell, who went on to write 1984 and Animal Farm has just sold at auction for $150,000. The book was in excellent conditionwith its dust jacket, but all the same the price represents a recor for this book. First edition books can be an excellent way of making money. It will usually take some time for a modern first edition to rise in value to the thousands, but not always.

North Korea - the most bizarre country in the world 1 year 51 weeks ago

Imagine a country where your mobile phone is taken from you at the airport with no explanation or apology, where there's no access to the internet, where your minders watch every move and you're reported if you try to leave your hotel alone.

A country which has not been at war for half a century but has one of the largest standing armies in the world and where people are expected to worship a president who died 16 years ago.

No, I am not describing Big Brother and the country of Airstrip One in George Orwell's 1984 - it's the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2010.

The Triond Anthology: Volume III 2 years 36 weeks ago

A collection of writings from some of the finest writers Triond has to offer. For those unfamiliar, Triond is a social writing site; and a gathering forum for some of the best undiscovered talent on the internet. The list of authors, artists, and poets who have gone on to success is long and varied. Here you will find a collection of writing from some of the premier authors of today. You will find the collection amazingly diverse… men and women from all over the world; young and old. The styles vary greatly, from short tongue in cheek pieces to some rather epic in nature selections.

George MacDonald's books inspired C.S. Lewis 1 year 14 weeks ago

Fantasy writer George MacDonald was one of the main sources of inspiration for much of the work of C. S. Lewis. MacDonald takes his reader into another world parallel with this one in his book Phantastes. His books are fairy stories and fantasies but also have philosophy and great spirituality embedded within, which is not surprising seeing as George MacDonald was a Christian minister as well as an author and poet. His book Lilith is an examination of good and evil in many ways.