![]() Travelling to 25 countries to compare ultra movements around the world, he takes the reader to warehouses, forests, terraces and underpasses. Montague is a brilliant and daring guide. It is typified by the word dišpet used by its members from Hadjuk Split: “a term of defiance that roughly means to oppose something no matter the consequences … Dišpet means to be anti-everything.” There’s a bloody-minded contrariness to the ultras. It’s that which unites the movement: there is, Montague writes, a “mistrust in any type of authority”. The “1312” of the title refers to the alphabet code for ACAB, an ubiquitous acronym which stands for “all cops are bastards”. ![]() James Montague has spent many years with them (his subtitle – “among the ultras” – seems a conscious nod to Bill Buford’s acclaimed if flawed book on British hooligans, Among the Thugs). The ultra mentality is all about the local – your street, suburb or city – but it’s also a globalised subculture in which fans thousands of miles apart influence each others’ songs, protests, politics and philosophies. ![]() ![]() Plenty of ultras are neo-fascist, but there are many far-left groups, too. They are the most hardcore and extremist of football fans, but while many groups have become criminal gangs, morphing into semi-secretive, paramilitary organisations that accumulate great power and wealth, others are idealistic crusaders against injustice and tyranny. U ltras are notoriously difficult to define. ![]()
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Tatiana and the Russian Wolves deals with questions left behind in that agonizing aftermath. Suicide can run in families as loved ones face the bewildering jumble of frustration, depression, guilt, and a subliminal anger that can trigger self-loathing. ![]() Three friends from my college days committed suicide I’m still dealing with the irresolvable sadness. The fulcrum between the back and primary stories includes Tatiana’s secrets and Alexander’s attempts to unravel them. Today’s headlines have prompted a renewed interest in Russia the back story’s characters, plot development, and themes are distinctly Russian. The primary story deals with Russian business intrigue, family origins, collaboration with the Nazis, and an unconventional relationship that provokes blackmail. Tatiana, Alexander Romanovsky’s mother, suffered from depression that became insanity (the Russian Wolves) and led to her suicide-leaving Alexander fragile and vulnerable. The Revolution’s casualties are incalculable and include the many émigrés who fled Russia and fell into penury and despair, as did Tatiana’s family. I’ve always been fascinated with Russian history, especially the Revolution’s futuristic promises that devolved into a sinister despotism lasting seventy years. As I embark on my publishing debut with Tatiana and the Russian Wolves. In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of visits with author Stephen Evans Jordan. ![]() ![]() ![]() Damaged Like Us can be read and enjoyed without reading any of Krista & Becca's other novels. ![]() The Like Us series is a true series, one continuous timeline, that follows a family of wealthy celebrities and the people that protect them. Together, boundaries blur, and being exposed could mean catastrophic consequences for both. But when feelings surface, protecting the sexy-as-sin, stubborn celebrity becomes increasingly complicated. Flirting, dating, and hot sex falls far, far out of the boundary of his bodyguard duties and into “termination” territory. Twenty-seven-year-old Farrow Keene has one job: protect Maximoff Hale. ![]() When he’s assigned a new 24/7 bodyguard, he comes face-to-face with the worst case scenario: being attached to the tattooed, MMA-trained, Yale graduate who’s known for “going rogue” in the security team - and who fills 1/3 of Maximoff's sexual fantasies. By two, his face is all over the internet.īorn into one of the most famous families in the country, his celebrity status began at birth. By noon, lunch can turn into a mob of screaming fans. Headstrong, resilient, and wholly responsible - the twenty-two-year-old alpha billionaire can handle his unconventional life. ![]() ![]() Sipping on Starbucks and hanging out with their two dogs, a German shepherd mix and a gordito Wheaten Terrier reading a good book. When M isn’t in the cave writing her next epic love story, you will find her shopping and living on a boat in Florida with her real life pirate, her lobster, her husband Bossman. She writes everything from contemporary to suspense romance and is best known for her novel, El Diablo. ![]() Dive into her visionary world that will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and leave you wanting more. Robinson is the Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author crowned as the “Queen of Angst” by readers around the world. ![]() MAFIA CASANOVA: Full length Standalone Romantic Suspense Novel One might say she was the female version of me. In a world where nothing mattered but staying at the top, I made sure no one slipped through my fingers. Making people believe what I wanted them to was an art I perfected. Then… I’d send them to hell after giving them nothing but heaven. 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