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Betrayal (other)
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Betrayal
Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations. Often betrayal is the act of supporting a rival group, or it is a complete break from previously decided upon or presumed norms by one party from the others. Someone who betrays others is commonly called a traitor or betrayer. Betrayal is also a commonly used literary element, also used in other fiction like films and TV series, and is often associated with or used as a plot twist. Definition Philosophers Judith Shklar and Peter Johnson, authors of ''The Ambiguities of Betrayal'' and ''Frames of Deceit'', respectively, contend that while no clear definition of betrayal is available, betrayal is more effectively understood through literature. Theoretical and practical needs Jackson explains why a clear definition is needed: Betrayal is both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illidan Stormrage
Illidan Stormrage is a fictional character who appears in the ''Warcraft'' series of video games by Blizzard Entertainment. Born a night elf and sorcerer, his pursuit of power led him to commit several horrific acts against his own people, which earned him the nickname "the Betrayer" and to become the first Demon Hunter. Self-proclaimed the Lord of Outland, he also defected to the Burning Legion and became a partial demon himself. Illidan also appears as a playable character in the crossover multiplayer online battle arena game ''Heroes of the Storm''. The character is one of the most notable and popular in the ''Warcraft'' franchise and has received positive critical reception from video game players. Illidan was voiced by Matthew Yang King in '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' and its expansion '' The Frozen Throne'', and by Liam O'Brien since '' World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.'' Development In an interview with ''Warcraft'' developers Scott Mercer and Greg Street, Mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Betrayal (Dunmore Novel)
''The Betrayal'' is a 2010 historical novel by English writer Helen Dunmore. It is set in Leningrad in 1952, ten years after the Siege of Leningrad, and takes place during political repression in the Soviet Union and the plot against doctors in the Stalin era. The book was longlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize, and shortlisted for the 2011 Commonwealth Writer's Prize and the Orwell Prize. ''The Betrayal'' is the second of a two-book series. The first, ''The Siege'' was published in 2001 and is set in Leningrad during the siege. Synopsis Anna, Andrei and Kolya have survived the siege of Leningrad. Anna and Andrei marry and live in the city where she is a nursery-school teacher and he is a paediatrician at the local hospital. It is 1952 and they live in Joseph Stalin's repressive regime where it is prudent not to draw attention to yourself. Andrei unwittingly takes on the case of a young boy, Gorya, who has a cancerous tumour in his leg. The child is the son of Volkov, a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betrayer (novel)
The ''Foreigner'' series is a science fiction book series set in a fictional universe created by American writer C. J. Cherryh. The series centers on the descendants of a ship lost in transit from Earth en route to found a new space station. It consists of a series of semi-encapsulated trilogy arcs (or sequences) that focus on the life of Bren Cameron, the human ''paidhi'', a translator-diplomat to the court of the ruling atevi race. Currently twenty one novels have been published between 1994 and 2020. Cherryh has also self-published two ebook short story prequels to the series, "Deliberations" (October 2012) and "Invitations" (August 2013). Cherryh calls the series "First Contact". Four of the books were shortlisted for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. Works Trilogy arc 1 * ''Foreigner'' (1994) * ''Invader'' (1995) * ''Inheritor'' (1996) Trilogy arc 2 * ''Precursor'' (1999) * ''Defender'' (2001) * ''Explorer'' (2002) Trilogy arc 3 * ''Destroyer'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitey Bulger And The FBI Agent Who Fought To Bring Him Down
''Betrayal: Whitey Bulger and the FBI Agent Who Fought to Bring Him Down'' is the memoir of Robert Fitzpatrick, a former assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston office. It was written by Fitzpatrick and his co-author Jon Land Jon Land is an American author of thriller novels. His books include the Caitlin Strong novels about a fifth-generation Texas ranger, and the Ben Kamal and Danielle Barnea books, about a Palestinian detective and chief inspector of the Israeli .... In the early 1980s, FBI headquarters in Washington sent Fitzpatrick to the Boston FBI office to evaluate Whitey Bulger's "suitability" as a high level informant. Instead he encountered an environment that appeared to support and enable Bulger's alleged antithetical behaviors and goals. Former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Sentenced for Perjury and Obstruction of Justice During Bulger Trial https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-fbi-assistant-special-agent-charge-sentenced-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traitors To All
''Traitors to All'' () is a 1966 detective novel by the Italian writer Giorgio Scerbanenco. It is known as ''Betrayal'' in the United Kingdom. It tells the story of a former medical doctor who becomes involved in a criminal plot involving a mysterious suitcase left with him. It is the second installment of Scerbanenco's Milano Quartet and follows ''A Private Venus ''A Private Venus'' () is a 1966 detective novel by the Italian writer Giorgio Scerbanenco. It tells the story of how the former doctor Duca Lamberti is assigned to treat the alcoholic son of a millionaire, and begins to unveil the secrets surro ...''. Publication The novel was originally published through Garzanti in Milan in 1966. It first appeared in English in 1970, translated by Eileen Ellenbogen as ''Duca and the Milan Murders''. A new translation by Howard Curtis appeared in 2013 in the United Kingdom and 2014 in the United States. Reception In 2013, '' Publishers Weekly'' described the book as an "excellen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dragonlance Novels
This is a list of the published novels set in the fantasy world of ''Dragonlance'', which was originally created as a setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' tabletop role-playing game. Novels Unreleased Anthologies The Dragonlance short story collections are mainly divided into the two publishing lines ''Tales'' and ''Dragons Anthologies''. With most recent collections the dividing line has been somewhat erased. In the following are the short story collections listed in chronological order of their publishing dates. Tales I Tales II Although some versions refer to these three books as the ''Tales II'' trilogy, others refer to them belonging to the original ''Tales'' trilogy, continuing from volume IV (this is because they were originally published as two trilogies and later renumbered as one six-book series). Dragons Anthologies Tales of the Fifth Age Tales/Dragons from the War of Souls/World of Krynn These three collections are presented as a trilogy by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betrayal (Steel Novel)
''Betrayal'' is a novel by Danielle Steel, published by Delacorte Press in July 2012. The book is Steel's eighty-sixth novel, and (including non-fiction and children's books) her 104th book overall. It reached number 3 in the New York Times hardback fiction bestsellers chart. It is also available in audio book, read by Renee Raudman Renee Raudman (born October 29) is an American actress who performed the English voices of Nastasha Romanenko in the video game ''Metal Gear Solid'' (under the pseudonym of Renne Collette) and its GameCube remake (using her real name) and Oyu in .... Plot This novel tells the story of film director, Tallie Jones, a Hollywood legend who experienced betrayals from the people she least expects. Tallie Jones is 39 years old. She is a successful director with critically acclaimed films and commercially successful productions. She has great and fabulous relationships with her aging father and lawyer, Sam Jones; her daughter in college, Maxfield; her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betrayal (Star Trek Novel)
''Betrayal'' is a ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' novel written by Lois Tilton. Plot Ambassadors from all over the Federation have assembled on ''Deep Space Nine ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the '' Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication fr ...'' for a conference that will determine the future of the planet Bajor. Keeping dozens of alien ambassadors happy is hard enough, but when hidden terrorists start blowing up the station, Commander Benjamin Sisko must track a hidden enemy who strikes at will. Then things get even worse: a new Cardassian commander arrives, demanding the return of ''Deep Space Nine'' to the Cardassian Empire. With ''Deep Space Nine'' now a dangerous minefield, Sisko must defuse a situation that threatens the very existence of the planet Bajor. Sales Betrayal spent 4 weeks in the USA Today b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betrayal (McIntosh Novel)
Fiona McIntosh (born 1960) is an English-born Australian author of adult and children's books. She was born in Brighton, England and between the ages of three and eight, travelled a lot to Africa due to her father's work. At the age of nineteen, she travelled first to Paris and later to Australia, where she has lived ever since. In 2007, she released a crime novel, ''Bye Bye Baby'', under the pen name of Lauren Crow; however, the pen name was dropped for the republished edition of ''Bye Bye Baby'' and for the sequel, ''Beautiful Death''. Published works Adult fiction ''Trinity'' *''Betrayal'' (2001) *''Revenge'' (2002) *''Destiny'' (2002) ''The Quickening'' *''Myrren's Gift'' (2003) *''Blood and Memory'' (2004) *'' Bridge of Souls'' (2004) ''Percheron'' *'' Odalisque'' (2005) *''Emissary'' (2006) *''Goddess'' (2007) ''Valisar'' *''Royal Exile ''Royal Exile'' is the first novel in the Valisar trilogy, by Australian fantasy author Fiona McIntosh. It was first publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betrayal (Star Wars Novel)
Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations. Often betrayal is the act of supporting a rival group, or it is a complete break from previously decided upon or presumed norms by one party from the others. Someone who betrays others is commonly called a traitor or betrayer. Betrayal is also a commonly used literary element, also used in other fiction like films and TV series, and is often associated with or used as a plot twist. Definition Philosophers Judith Shklar and Peter Johnson, authors of ''The Ambiguities of Betrayal'' and ''Frames of Deceit'', respectively, contend that while no clear definition of betrayal is available, betrayal is more effectively understood through literature. Theoretical and practical needs Jackson explains why a clear definition is needed: Betrayal is both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betrayal (Gertz Book)
''Betrayal: How the Clinton Administration Undermined American Security'' is a 1999 book by reporter Bill Gertz. It was first published on May 25, 1999 through Regnery Publishing and centers upon the Clinton administration. Synopsis In the book Gertz argues that: *Bill Clinton's foreign policy strategies of "appeasement" with China and Russia have resulted in a betrayal of American interests, leaving "the United States weaker militarily as its enemies grow stronger and the world becomes more dangerous." *Clinton's policies compromised national security by opposing development of a missile defense system similar to one the Russians are developing. *"The Clinton administration's sale of sophisticated computer and satellite technology to China was influenced by campaign contributions to the Democrats from Chinese and American executives." Reception Critical reception has been mixed, but has received praise from former Director of Central Intelligence R. James Woolsey, Jr. John R. Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |