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About the first year of Winston Churchill, his family, and related persons during his first-year government. During WW2. -           From May 1940 to May 1941. Provides an internal view of how to approach and manage something so enormous and destructive as the war and the dangers of a German invasion.   -           The book’s title comes from a line in John Colville’s ( private secretary) diary about the peculiar beauty of watching bombs fall over his home city: “ never was there such a contrast of natural splendor   and human vileness”   -           Great introduction to WW2, from Britain point of view, without the Jews and Holocaust issues dominating the story.   -           Presentation of leader qualities under pressure and how determination skills can influence the change...

From what I have learned, to become a good writer, you need to manage a good level of grammar, know some rules of style and creative writing guidelines, and the most important write every day. I understand all this, applied to people who desire to write a novel, a book, and become famous short after. But I had decided that I am not interested in such an adventure. Everything related to plot, characters, dialogue, bores me and cannot image all time wasted thinking in these activities. But all these parts of the “writing” seems a very important part of the trade. I acknowledge it is required a good deal of experience and imagination to select a good theme, do a proper research and then record it in the paper following all rules and adding a beautiful mastery of sentences to inspire readers. I agree, on the other hand, on the excitement and emotions in reading nonfiction, most importantly the part that transports you to another space and time. This is the benefit of a reader. But not ...

I don’t know where this picture was taken. Looks very ancient, part of a house in the middle of a small valley, taken on early morning or located at some altitude where the weather always involves mist. This is almost all you can say looking at the picture. But there is more; you can imagine that the people who build it, may have been very happy to create a refuge, against the winds. A lot of work to find and carry all stones, but important to withstand the weather forces. A small window, to give more protection, but with a view. One can imagine all stories within the walls, as is the case when a stone house becomes a home. How many generations developed in this place? How many children abandoned their parents to find their own homes? How many tales the walls will tell if this were possible? What will happen to our houses with the past of the times? For sure we will not leave vestiges to be looked at for future inhabitants. Maybe they will be demolished and new housing ideas co...

It is important to understand the consequences of the lack of potable water in poor communities in the world. Government and non-governmental organizations are focusing their efforts to alleviate this problem, but until now  results are showing that there is more to do. Deprivation of potable water is the first cause of several health issues, that prevent the possibility of advancement in the fight against poverty. Women and children are first affected by this insufficiency as this impacts health since childbirth through the first years of development.  We should not let politicians and organizations deceit the public with false statistics, diminishing the significance of this service shortage. Surveillance groups should be created to ensure resources are applied where they need to be. All efforts will be compensated just capturing the delight of all earth communities watching the liquid flowing from pipes as a promise of a better future. 

Wondering what are they thinking at the early hours. For them is maybe a chore, work chore. Feeling the seeds weight, wet feet, and maybe cold.   For the spectator is a beautiful picture. Something different from daily landscapes, the repetition of the cones shapes, the light, the shades, and the synchronous movements. Hope this is only a reflection of an ancient practice, and not today’s way of performing the task. But unfortunately, chances are this is happening in remote areas in Asia. Where industrial agriculture had not reached all areas. Or maybe this is the best way to do it , allowing the labourers to keep their thoughts for themselves as it had happened for millenniums

The costume to dance under the notes of a live flute was a medieval activity very well regarded for all social affairs at main households. Nowadays,   dancing at house parties had disappeared almost completely. Today you go dancing at clubs, with strangers, having nothing in common, and on very important occasions like weddings, anniversaries, state balls, museum galas, etc. And for the flute playing alive, it had been segregated practically at the main symphonic orchestras performances and the classes practices from virtuosos students. I am wondering if people at that time ever imagined that the pleasure to have live flute music as a regular activity was going to be completely overrun by electronic devices, like if for example we predict today that Italian food will not use garlic in the future, being replaced by who knows which unknown substance. We can only hope that time and development will preserve things that have an impact on our happiness and well being, keeping...

A trip to the cottage is always an adventure. Several unexpected activities will lead to experiment sensations never imagined. Sometimes these encounters with nature and the corresponding rewards are different pending the personality and user customs. For example, the indiscriminate use of beer and alcoholic beverages will reduce the effects and outputs of the event, as your senses will be compromised. Will be necessary to exhibit bravery avoiding the enhancement of the senses expected from the use of alcohol. It can be possible that your beliefs can be changed, giving different properties to regular, normal objects or things. For example, the unexpected visit of a wolf can be welcomed as coming from a domesticated animal, like let’s say a cow , with very different outcomes and possible not very pleasant consequences. On the other hand, the experience can be remembered as a hilarious situation to be referenced always in the future as amazing or funny.