#UN holds a straw poll today, Oct 16, on its next leader: Secretary? Or a general? As Arthur C Clarke’s novel shows, the UN & secretary-general’s office is portrayed as powerful only in fiction! #thisweekthosebooks has 2 great reads. Spiffing nugget thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/world-secr...

#UN holds a straw poll today, Oct 16, on its next leader: Secretary? Or a general? As Arthur C Clarke’s novel shows, the UN & secretary-general’s office is portrayed as powerful only in fiction! #thisweekthosebooks via @medium.com medium.com/this-week-th...

Greta Thunberg joined Paris student protests. 2 young ‘Cockroach’ leaders sent to prison for 5 days in India. Read about Hemingway’s novel, which marks a 100 years. So old…but so young in capturing the discontents and passions #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/the-young-...

The May 68 protests in #Europe was about blowing open the doors of a rigid society to a new future. But in #France today, are students fighting to stop the doors slamming shut on them? #thisweekthosebooks looks at youthful protests in France & #India via @medium.com medium.com/this-week-th...

#India #France…youth discontent and the novel that marks its 100th birthday. Read #thisweekthosebooks
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The young ones..IRL version Context on youth protests in #India, #France, via #Hemingway #GeneSharp & @medium.com #thisweekthosebooks medium.com/this-week-th...

Two really exciting books provide context on youth movements and protest. #thisweekthosebooks has a 5-minute free read. Have a look. Makes you sound smarter, faster!
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In light of @politico.com ’s scoop on the #Trump administration disliking all the current candidates for #UN secretary general, here’s crucial context on the world’s chief diplomat. #thisweekthosebooks
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In light of @Politico’s scoop on the #Trump administration disliking all the current candidates for #UN secretary general, here’s crucial context on the world’s chief diplomat. #thisweekthosebooks
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Brilliant but deeply troubling story by Algerian former army officer Mohammed Moulessehoul under his nom de plume. #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/on-suicide...

On suicide watch
Haunting novel about a spouse revealed as bomber. And martyrology. #thisweekthosebooks via @medium.com medium.com/this-week-th...

On suicide watch
Haunting novel about a spouse revealed as bomber. And martyrology. #thisweekthosebooks via @medium.com medium.com/this-week-th...

#Flydubai case 25 years after 9/11. #thisweekthosebooks has context on #suicide attacks.
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Whatever the details of the #Flydubai case, a #suicide attack triggers horror, outrage and distress. #thisweekthosebooks offers context from 2 books, in just 5 minutes thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/on-suicide...

Whatever the details of the #Flydubai case, a #suicide attack triggers horror, outrage and distress. #thisweekthosebooks offers context from 2 books, in just 5 minutes thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/on-suicide...

After the latest #UN Security Council straw poll, the race for Secretary-General came down to Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan. Or perhaps a winner who isn’t even in the race yet? 2 books offer context on the UN secretary-general post #thisweekthosebooks
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The #UN is holding a 'straw poll' tomorrow, Sept 29, to pick its new leader. Will the world will get a secretary or a general? #thisweekthosebooks offers context – what this top job is & what sci-fi thinks it is! thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/world-secr...

The #UN is holding a 'straw poll' tomorrow, Sept 29, to pick its new leader, but don’t expect any clarity yet on whether the world will get a secretary or a general? #thisweekthosebooks offers context – what this top job is & what sci-fi thinks it is! thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/world-secr...

The #UN is holding a 'straw poll' tomorrow, Sept 29, to pick its new leader, but don’t expect any clarity yet on whether the world will get a secretary or a general? #thisweekthosebooks offers context – what this top job is & what sci-fi thinks it is! thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/world-secr...