This book is as much about a love affair over the years as it is about the great classical artists, their work, and the New York art gallery scene. The attraction that Daniel had to the ambitious but less interested Lacey underpins the narrative which is written from his Point of View. As the story unfolds, the reader is given an appreciation of the referenced art through the use of full color reproductions embedded within the text. There are also evocative and memorable one liners peppered into the story. For example: “Sometimes money falls like light snow on open palms, sometimes it falls stinging and hard from ominous clouds.” “It’s harder to sell something that is for sale than it is to sell something that wasn’t.” “Objects of beauty are converted into objects of value.” “Art is a commodity held up by air.”
There is an art crime driven by ambition that upends the lives of Daniel and Lacey. The resolution leaves us wondering what could have been had this not occurred. Over all, the text is breezy and flows well with a balance of dialog and exposition to move the story along.
Lacey Yeager is young, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the NYC art world by storm. Groomed at Sotheby's and hungry to keep climbing the social and career ladders put before her, Lacey charms men and women, old and young, rich and even richer with her magnetic charisma and liveliness. Her ascension to the highest tiers of the city parallel the soaring heights--and, at times, the dark lows--of the art world and the country from the late 1990s through today.
This is a non-fiction and deep dive into the congressional hearings conducted in the aftermath of the deadly attack on the United States Embassy in Benghazi, Libya. The author was a participant in the investigation and exhaustively researched all the events running up to the attack and the actions of responsible members of the US government, including President Obama. The conclusions offer a clear and stunning example of the breakdown in military and diplomatic procedures leading to the cover up that tried to exonerate those decision makers involved.
Written with the objective of adding clarity to how congressional investigations were conducted, especially partisan investigations, versus how they should be conducted, the author’s hope is that the same mistakes will not be repeated now or in the future.
Fire Alarm: The Investigation of the U.S. House Select Committee on Benghazi is a study of legislative-executive friction, partisanship, and Congress's attempt to recount events surrounding the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Beghazi, Libya that killed four Americans. Using publicly available sources, Bradley F. Podliska details the history of congressional investigations, arguing that both Republicans and Democrats use taxpayer-funded investigations as an arena to mount political attacks for electoral advantage regardless of the consequences. He traces the events of September 11, 2012, and applies a new partisan model to frame the role of Speakers of the House John Boehner…
This is one of the most controversial, non-fiction books of 2021, written by a passionate and knowledgeable author. Published during the politically driven COVID pandemic, the author traces with detailed scientific references, the people and organizations involved in what is argued, was the most profound breakdown in public health policy in American and world history. Whether the reader believes the conclusions or not, it is hard to come up with a rebuttal to the citations and conclusions. The author posits that money, power, and hubris drives big pharma, the billionaire, and political elite to make policy and business decisions that are not in the best interests of the general population. Scathing commentary is leveled at household names for their alleged and egregious, decades long, abuses of human populations for personal gain.
If one is interested in another perspective of how the pharmaceutical/medical industry, and the powerful allegedly operate under political cover, this is a must read.
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Over 1,000,000 copies sold despite censorship, boycotts from bookstores and libraries, and hit pieces against the author.
Pharma-funded mainstream media has convinced millions of Americans that Dr. Anthony Fauci is a hero. Hands down, he is anything but.
As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Dr. Anthony Fauci dispenses $6.1 billion in annual taxpayer-provided funding for rigged scientific research, allowing him to dictate the subject, content, and outcome of scientific health research across the globe-truly…
Cassandra Anapour was a child in Afghanistan during the American occupation. Her family fell victim to Taliban savagery when they were abandoned during the subsequent evacuation. Maturing into a leadership position and working covertly with the CIA, she united and led insurgent groups in a fight for freedom.
Years later, after being relocated to the United States by the CIA and achieving a successful career as a tech consultant, her unique skillset became valuable to a newly formed, hybrid CIA Clandestine Services – FBI Domestic Terror Mitigation Task Force. After rigorous training, she was recruited to infiltrate insurgent group leadership, gain their trust and insight into future operations, and disrupt coordinated actions which could cripple America and lead the deaths of hundreds of millions of lives as essential, life sustaining services collapsed.
While Cassandra faces increasingly dangerous challenges, including the sanctioning of a string of attacks where, by design, Americans became collateral damage, her unit command begins to question the veracity of her plan.
