Maggie Haberman

A gripping account by two New York Times reporters on the 2020 election and the first year of the Biden presidency, revealing the deep divides within both parties and the struggles to hold together a changing country. With shocking, never-before-seen details and interviews, the book explores the national crises of the pandemic, the attack on the Capitol, and Biden's political challenges. Will American democracy, as we know it, ever work again?

Discover the incredible true story of the first Americans to be dropped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan after 9/11. Meet the CIA's Team Alpha, an eclectic band of linguists, tribal experts, and elite warriors, tasked with tracking down Al-Qaeda and preventing future attacks on America. Follow them on their covert mission as they ride into battle on horseback alongside Afghan warlords. First Casualty is a gripping and intimate account of the CIA's early victory and the lessons that were tragically ignored, fueling a decades-long conflict.

Роман принадлежит к числу наиболее интересных произведений американской прозы 1970-х гг. Центральный конфликт, воплощенный в судьбе главного героя Мейкона Помера, отражает стремление автора понять исторические судьбы негритянской Америки. Мейкон - герой-искатель, которому важно обрести себя как личность, понять и выразить заложенные в нем духовные стремления.