Sales Of '1984' Skyrocket In Wake Of NSA Scandal

June 11, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Sales Of '1984' Skyrocket In Wake Of NSA Scandal On June 8, 1949, George Orwell published a novel describing a fictitious world gripped in the vise of constant war and a society held captive by the ever-watchful gaze of a shadowy totalitarian dictator known as "Big Brother." The book has since found relevance again and again in our modern world. This week, in the wake of the ongoing National Security Administration surveillance scandal, dystopian classic 1984 is again experiencing a resurgence in popularity.  Continue reading... Book We're Talking About This Week LOOK: GOP Candidate Makes Embarrassing Book Cover Mistake WATCH: First Trailer For 'The Hobbit 2' 11 Fantastic Maurice Sendak Quotes This Week's Bestselling eBooks NSFW PHOTOS: Vintage Burlesque Dancers ALLEN FRANCES DSM-5 Writing Mistakes Will Cause Great Confusion We were told prior to its publication that DSM-5 would be a 'living document' subject to correction. It turns out that this correction needs to begin right now -- DSM-5 in its current form is unacceptably imprecise and cries out for an immediate and thorough re-editing. Continue reading... ANASTASIA ROUMELIOTI Ambassador Gianna Angelopoulos on My Greek Drama and Leading By Example By the time we wrapped up, my head was buzzing with the inspirational advice I heard from this successful woman and great leader. Continue reading... JANET MASON LGBT Pride Month and James Baldwin: When Identity Matters I feel compelled to come out to people that I have just met. And I have noticed that most people -- especially young people -- of all races don't seem to have the same knee-jerk homophobic reaction that they used to have. And this is progress. I think James Baldwin would agree. Continue reading... FABIO PARASECOLI Weighing In: Assessing the Heaviness of Obesity Julie Guthman's position is clear: She does not deny that many American citizens are getting bigger, but wants to tease out the factors behind obesity that for political, economic and cultural reasons are often underestimated or outright ignored. Continue reading... CONRAD BLACK Nixon's Defeat, Snatched From the Jaws of Victory Richard Nixon had averted the disaster that loomed in 1968, and withdrew from Vietnam with honor. Tragically and unimaginably, Watergate replaced Vietnam as the national crisis, and snatched defeat back, after Nixon had come close to retrieving victory. Not even Greek dramatists, tragic or comic, had imagined this plot. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003