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Have a look:Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

By admin on September 2, 2011


Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award

On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occurred in Chernobyl and contaminated as considerably as 3 quarters of Europe. Voices from Chernobyl is the 1st e-book to present individual accounts of the tragedy. Journalist Svetlana Alexievich interviewed hundreds of folks impacted by the meltdown—from innocent citizens to firefighters to people called in to cleanse up the disaster—and their stories reveal the worry, anger, and uncertainty with which they nonetheless live. Comprised of interviews in monologue kind, Voices from Chernobyl is a crucially essential work, unforgettable in its psychological electricity and honesty.

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Image by Adam N. Ward
This is the aft segment of an Avro Vulcan Nuclear Bomber. Taken in July at Newark Air Museum.

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8 Responses

  1. sharona 315 ??? [yea..work's kicking my ass]
    sharona 315 ??? [yea..work's kicking my ass]
    September 2, 2011 at 6:12 pm | | Reply

    oohh..I like this this a lot…love the clouds in the background too…well done!! How have you been Adam…?

  2. Ash~a~lee
    Ash~a~lee
    September 2, 2011 at 6:26 pm | | Reply

    Oh shit…so cool!!! Bombs are sweet! Your note made me giggle!

  3. Expressions by Christine
    Expressions by Christine
    September 2, 2011 at 7:24 pm | | Reply

    That’s a whole lotta airplane. Nice…..

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    Seen in my contacts’ photos. (?)

  4. Mike Lanzetta
    Mike Lanzetta
    September 2, 2011 at 7:38 pm | | Reply

    This pic gives one the feeling that they are in the middle of a very cold winter day.

  5. . : : v i S H a l : : .
    . : : v i S H a l : : .
    September 2, 2011 at 7:42 pm | | Reply

    "Vulcan Nuclear Bomber", now that’s a cool name for an aircraft.. you’re a genius Adam.. I really like all the shades of blue and gray in this one.. and nice tight frame works really well.

  6. Adam N. Ward
    Adam N. Ward
    September 2, 2011 at 7:53 pm | | Reply

    Thanks V. This is actually 2 shots of the same scene stuck together with GIMP.

    One was metered on the fuselage and the other on the clouds, then I mangled them a bit and did a bit of erasing along the join to make it less obvious!

    Glad you like it.

  7. ?ngie F?ster
    ?ngie F?ster
    September 2, 2011 at 8:02 pm | | Reply

    Like the crisp lines.

  8. . : : v i S H a l : : .
    . : : v i S H a l : : .
    September 2, 2011 at 8:25 pm | | Reply

    I was wondering how you got so much detail in the clouds… like I said, you’re a genius!

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