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The #1 national bestseller now revised and updated with a new Epilogue.
Now aged 75, Peter C. Newman at last tells the story of his stranger-than-fiction life. Try to keep up as we follow his many lives: as a pampered child in a Czech chateau; a Jewish kid in short pants being machine-gunned by Nazi fighter planes on the beach at Biarritz, en route to the last ship to escape from France in 1940; as a refugee on an Ontario farm; as an outsider on a scholarship at Upper Canada College; as a Financial Post journalist, then an author whose Renegade in Power made Canadian politics dramatic and disrespectfully exciting for the first time; as the man who revealed the secrets of the rulers of the Canadian business world in The Canadian Establishment , and other huge business success stories, including The Establishment Man , on Conrad Black; or the millionaire who turned his back on business books and tackled Canadian history ( Company of Adventurers and other triumphs), in a career where his work has dominated the bestseller lists in politics, business, history, and current affairs.
In the midst of all this were his years at the Toronto Star and Maclean’s where, as editor, he took the magazine weekly – a huge accomplishment. He is still a legend there, where his columns continue to run.
He knew and wrote about every prime minister from Louis St. Laurent to Paul Martin and every prominent Canadian – hero or villain – in between. Yet his most interesting character is – Peter C. Newman. Incredibly, this central figure known to millions of Canadians sees himself as a perennial outsider. In personal terms, the rich little Czech boy whose nannies never stayed talks frankly about his marriages and the women he has known before his ultimate marriage to his beloved Alvy. His enthusiasms – from jazz to the Canadian Navy, not to mention his adventures on his beloved sailboat – make for a rich portrait of an astonishingcharacter, one who never stops being controversial.
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这本《Here Be Dragons》简直是我的年度惊喜！我常常在想，究竟是什么样的作者，才能创造出如此令人惊叹的故事。从开篇的那一刻起，我就知道我即将踏上一段非凡的旅程。作者的文字充满了力量，能够轻易地触动人心最柔软的地方。我喜欢书中对人性的深刻洞察，那些复杂的情感纠葛，那些艰难的选择，都描绘得淋漓尽致。我甚至能够感受到角色们内心的挣扎，他们的痛苦与希望，都那么真实。我常常会在阅读过程中，因为某个情节而眼眶湿润，又或是因为某个角色的坚持而感到鼓舞。这本书不仅仅是在讲故事，更是在探索生命的意义，探讨人与人之间的关系，以及我们在世界中的位置。The imagery in this book is incredibly vivid, painting pictures in my mind that I won't soon forget. It's a truly immersive experience, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a book that will move them, challenge them, and leave them with something profound to ponder.
评分这本书的阅读体验简直是……难以言喻！它就像一场精心编排的交响乐，每一个音符都恰到好处，共同奏响了一曲震撼人心的乐章。作者的语言风格非常多变，时而慷慨激昂，时而温柔低语，恰如其分地烘托了故事的情感氛围。我被那些充满想象力的场景深深吸引，仿佛置身于一个全然不同的世界，亲身经历着那些惊心动魄的冒险。书中的人物塑造也是我特别欣赏的一点，他们并非完美无瑕，却都真实得让人动容。他们的缺点和优点一样鲜明，他们的选择和挣扎都充满了人性的光辉。我甚至会在阅读过程中，不自觉地代入其中某个角色，去感受他们的痛苦与快乐。这种代入感，是很多书都无法给予的。The pacing of the story is excellent, building tension and releasing it at just the right moments, keeping me on the edge of my seat. I found myself thinking about the characters even when I wasn't reading, which is always a good sign of a truly captivating story.
评分说实话，拿到这本书的时候，我并没有抱太高的期望，毕竟市场上好书太多，能够真正打动我的并不容易。然而，这本书彻底颠覆了我的认知。它以一种非常独特的方式，讲述了一个我从未想象过的故事。作者的叙事视角非常新颖，常常会在不经意间抛出一些引人深思的问题，让人忍不住停下来思考。书中的世界观构建得宏大而又细致，每一个细节都经过严谨的考量，仿佛真的存在过一样。我特别喜欢作者对细节的描绘，那些微不足道的元素，却能串联起整个故事的脉络，展现出非凡的洞察力。读这本书的过程，就像是在解开一个巨大的谜团，每一章的进展都让我更加好奇，渴望知道接下来会发生什么。而且，这本书让我看到了人类情感的复杂性和多样性，那些人物之间的关系，错综复杂，却又真实得令人心疼。It's not a simple good-versus-evil narrative; it's far more nuanced and thought-provoking. I've learned so much about different perspectives and the complexities of human motivation. This is a book that will stay with me for a long time.
评分哇，这本书简直是我的精神食粮！从翻开第一页开始，我就被牢牢吸引住了，完全停不下来。作者的文字功底实在太深厚了，每一个词语、每一个句子都像是经过精心雕琢的宝石，散发着独特的光芒。故事的展开跌宕起伏，充满了意想不到的转折，我常常会因为某个情节而拍案叫绝，又或是因为人物的命运而黯然神伤。那些鲜活的角色，仿佛就站在我面前，他们的喜怒哀乐，他们的挣扎与成长，都让我感同身受。特别是主人公的内心世界，刻画得如此细腻，我能清晰地感受到他内心的矛盾、挣扎和最终的蜕变，那种力量简直能穿透纸张，直击灵魂。我几乎能闻到书中描绘的场景的味道，感受到角色的体温，这种沉浸式的阅读体验，是我很久没有过的了。我甚至会在合上书之后，脑海里依然回荡着书中的对话，回味着那些深刻的哲理。这不仅仅是一本书，更像是一段奇妙的旅程，我在这段旅程中收获了太多，也思考了太多。 I can't wait to recommend this book to everyone I know! It's truly a masterpiece.
评分我必须承认，这是一本非常有挑战性的书，但正是这种挑战，让我收获了前所未有的阅读快感。作者并没有试图去讨好读者，而是以一种直率而深刻的方式，探讨了一些极具争议性的话题。我必须时刻集中注意力，才能跟上作者的思路，但每一次的理解和顿悟，都让我感到无比的满足。这本书的结构非常巧妙，信息的传递方式也很特别，需要读者主动去发掘和解读。这是一种智力上的博弈，也是一种精神上的洗礼。我喜欢这种不直接喂养，而是引导我去思考的方式。书中的一些观点，可能会让一些人感到不适，但正是这些观点，才让这本书具有了如此深刻的价值。它迫使我去审视自己固有的观念，去挑战那些理所当然的认知。I'm glad I pushed through the initial complexity because the rewards were immense. It's a book that stimulates the mind and sparks crucial conversations.
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