The Never End

Die berühmten Augenzeugenberichte und Reportagen John Reeds von der Russischen Revolution 1917 sind gerade heute angesichts der revolutionären Entwicklungen in den arabischen Ländern hochaktuell."Im Kampf waren meine Sympathien nicht neutral. Aber in meiner Schilderung der Geschichte dieser großen Tage habe ich versucht, die Ereignisse mit den Augen eines gewissenhaften Reporters zu sehen, der nichts anderes will als die Wahrheit schreiben."John Reed

The writings contained in this book exemplify the emotional roller coaster of life due to life's experiences, from a spiritual standpoint, reminding all spiritual warriors that no matter how grim a situation looks, there is always a silver lining and a way out.

Ten Days That Shook the World, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable volume falls within the genres of History General and Eastern Hemisphere Russia, Former Soviet Republics, Poland

"Ten Days That Shook the World" is American journalist and socialist John Reed's first-hand account of the Russian October Revolution of 1917. While it is intended as an impartial and unbiased historical account, by Reed's own admission, "in the struggle [his] sympathies were not neutral". An important historical document of an event that would shape the political landscape for most of the 20th century, "Ten Days That Shook the World" is a must read for those interested in the socialistic movement and how it shaped Russian history.

Collected Lies and Love Poems, selects from a sequence of sonnets written from 2008-2015. Reed, the author of five previous books (three novels and two "stunts") lends his voice and eclectic abilities to this singular work, which, in addition to being a book of sonnets, is part love letter, part literary ode, and part delusion. Evolving the classical sonnet, a form which still captures our spirits, Reed summons our contemporary yearning: sugar sweet to splash of acid. "Come to me," writes Reed in sonnet #6, "like tomorrow to a child." Sonnet #41, in contrast, offers the lyrical confession, "All I want to do is stab people." With his plaintive lines, Reed gives expression to the inner ghost of the Twenty-First Century; sonnet #65, a valentine, wonders "Momma, are there other wooden children?" Free Boat spans 54+ sonnets, and that's a lot of sonnets, but Reed's stylistic ease guides his audience through an experience more akin to reading a photo essay. Indeed, of the 23 images in Free Boat, 9 are photographs by the author. Rhapsody, serenade, picaresque, Free Boat would be as comfortably tabled with Nadja by André Breton, as it would be with The Dream Songs by John Berryman, Delta of Venus by Anais Nin, or Under the Net by Iris Murdoch. HYPE John Reed exploded my concept of a sonnet. - Erika Anderson, Electric Literature This may be what it takes to get people to read poetry. - Vice Magazine Reed is a heartthrob of a writer. - Molly Peacock A wicked illusionist. - Graham Reed, Los Angeles Journal A swift and satisfying read, viciously funny. - William Georgiades, New York Post We haven't experienced this much haughtiness since college! - Timeout New York A proven Thomas Edison … sophisticated fun. - Allan Jalon, Huffington Post A dizzying feat of writing and… constant trouble. - Lynne Tillman Reed has brought music's remix culture to literature with stunning results. - David Gutowski, largeheartedboy John Reed excels in the realm of the strange. - San Francisco Examiner