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Today, Turkey stands at the center of the world, as it has for millennia. Yet, once again, its position as an international power is ambiguous. It straddles the Occident and the Orient, yet it is neither comfortable . . .
In Volume One, LEGACY, we witnessed the death of the Ottoman Empire. The Western Powers, who thought they’d have an easy time dismembering the corpse, somehow never reckoned with the . . .
Nowhere in modern literature has any story exceeded COMING OF AGE in the drama that symbolizes, no matter how large or small a role one plays, how important each human being is . . .
Originally, The Motherland Saga ended in 1983, and what came thereafter was a brief epilogue. However, the past thirty-eight years have witnessed unimaginable changes in the fabric of the people, the culture, and . . .
“1943: The tide of the War has turned against Hitler. Mussolini is deposed, imprisoned, and hidden. A single commando leads gliders to the top of the highest peak in the Apennine to rescue . . .
Hang on for a wild ride! The craziest “coalition” in history is out to destroy ISIS! Forty years ago, Don Tommy Aiello was the most feared mafia leader in the United States. Each week, he counted . . .
In this monumental historical novel of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, Lev Arkady survives the murder of his entire family in the closing days of World War II. Rescued by the ultimate showman . . .
Thirty-five years ago, Libertyville had a population of 2,000. Its citizens thought it would become the next Atlanta. But it’s now 1989, and the population is down to 278 and falling. The town’s remaining . . .
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Does the rescue of 1600 men, women, and children justify aiding and abetting the murder of more than half a million others? Under these circumstances, is it morally imperative for one man to bring down . . .
LISTEN!
The other day, my closest friend and I were walking near a particularly scenic and spectacular section of the Pacific Ocean near Big Sur. When we got back, he asked, “What did you hear during our walk?” For a moment, I was befuddled. Then, I answered, “I have no idea.”
He responded, “That's what most people say. Can you remember what you heard in any of the places you've visited?” I had to admit I didn't. Then he replied, “You know, you can get an entirely different feel for a place if you listen rather than just look.”
The more I thought about what he said, the more it made sense, particularly for a writer, who has to recapture “images” from all five senses: sight, of course, but also sound, smell, taste, and touch, and to somehow translate those sounds onto a printed — or electronic digital — page. That's harder to do than it sounds, because while we're used to describing something we see, it can be quite difficult to capture in words — which we also see on a page — the sounds we hear.
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