By Tom Hanks
Sept. 2, 2020

For our “Beyond the World War II We Know,” documenting lesser-known stories from the war, and to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked the actor Tom Hanks to write about the complicated narrative of the conflict — and its aftermath.

In the spring of 1939 — “Before the War,” as folks of that generation would say — the New York World’s Fair began a gloriously naïve celebration of “Mankind’s Progress” and visions of America’s future. President Franklin D. Roosevelt opened the fair in a ceremony that was, no lie, broadcast on television. In fact, there were early versions of TVs on display at the fair, along with state-of-the-art railroad trains, airplanes, ocean liners, Crosley radios, a giant typewriter and the new Ford sedans fairgoers could drive themselves on the “Road of Tomorrow” — an upbeat adieu! to the Great Depression, to what was the first act of many American lives.

by Tim Grahl
In 2015, the book publishing market generated over $113,000,000,000 dollars [1]. That’s billion. $113 billion!
And here’s the thing…
It’s growing!
It’s estimated to break through $120-billion by 2020.
That’s a huge amount of money! In fact, it’s so big, it’s hard to really grasp it. So let’s compare it to something.
If you ask the average person, which makes more money… movies or books, they would probably answer “movies.” But they would be wrong.
The global box office revenue for 2016 was a mere $38-billion [2]. That’s only a third of the book industry.

1. Facts, U. (2018). Topic: Book Industry. [online] www.statista.com. Available at: https://www.statista.com/topics/1177/book-market/ [Accessed 7 May 2018].

2. Facts, F. (2018). Topic: Movie Industry. [online] www.statista.com. Available at: https://www.statista.com/topics/964/film/ [Accessed 7 May 2018].

Sinai became widely known, particularly in Europe, with the spreading of the fame and cult of St. Catherine. Symeon Metaphrastes contributed greatly in making the life of the Saint known to the laity when, in the 10th century, he wrote on “the martyrdom of the great Martyr and in the name of Christ victorious Saint Catherine”.

This is the Booklet's relevant video containing the unknown talk for Radio New Zealand by writer, painter and official War Artist, Peter McIntyre (1.1.1945) along with many of the rare photos taken, by his historical visit (Nov. 1945) with two other New Zealand servicemen to Mt. Ahos, in order to present Citations to various monasteries for their crucial and instrumental help to countless Allied fugitives during WWII.
The material came to light by Peter Howorth & George G. Spanos 70years later, during their search on the Greek version of Sandy Thomas book, 'Dare to be Free' Με Τόλμη για την Ελευθερία. All rights reserved, Athos Press & National Library of New Zealand.

Harry Radliffe, CBS Producer of "60 Minutes" described his story on the unique community of Christian Orthodox monasteries as a "visit to another world" and explained why he was eager to return.

Radliffe, the first African American to head a CBS News bureau and an award-winning 60 MINUTES producer for 26 years, died today. Radliffe was 66 and died at his home in Stamford, CT, of colon cancer. He was first diagnosed in 2008.