Out of the NightPickle Partners Publishing, 2020 M01 30 - 724 pages A bestseller in 1941, selected by the Book of the Month Club for a special edition and described by Book of the Month Club News as: “...full of sensational revelations and interspersed with episodes of daring, of desperate conflict, of torture, and of ruthless conspiracy...It is, first of all, an autobiography the like of which has seldom been.” The son of a seafaring father, Richard Julius Herman Krebs, a.k.a. Jan Valtin, came of age as a bicycle messenger during a maritime rebellion. His life as an intimate insider account of the dramatic events of 1920’s and 1930s, where he rose both within the ranks of the Communist Party and on the Gestapo hit list. Known for his honesty and incredible memory, Krebs dedicated his life to the Communist Party, rising to a position as head of maritime, organizing worldwide for the Comintern, only to flee the Party and Europe to evade his own comrade’s attempts to kill him. As a professional revolutionary, agitator, spy and would-be assassin, Krebs traveled the globe from Germany to China, India to Sierra Leon, Moscow to the United States where a botched assassination attempt landed him a stint in San Quentin. From his spellbinding account of artful deception to gain release from a Nazi prison and his work as a double-agent within the Gestapo, to his vivid depiction of a Communist Party fraught with intrigue and subterfuge, Krebs gives an unflinching portrayal of the internal machinations of both parties. |
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... belt, a boy could have the body of a girl not older than himself or be instructed in lewd practices by a soldier's widow turned prostitute, what meaning was there in all the pratings of the need Chapter Two — SAILOR'S WAY 16.
... belt, a boy could have the body of a girl not older than himself or be instructed in lewd practices by a soldier's widow turned prostitute, what meaning was there in all the pratings of the need Chapter Two — SAILOR'S WAY 16.
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... come home as soon as he had found someone rich enough to be killed for his money. They gloried in their toughness. Thoroughly soaked with vino tinto, none of them hesitated to rob an itinerant hawker or to rape an immigrant girl.
... come home as soon as he had found someone rich enough to be killed for his money. They gloried in their toughness. Thoroughly soaked with vino tinto, none of them hesitated to rob an itinerant hawker or to rape an immigrant girl.
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Jan Valtin. rob an itinerant hawker or to rape an immigrant girl come aboard to beg food, but all of them showed an almost sentimental affection for the Tiljuca's mongrel dog and the forecastle canary. Perhaps only that combination of ...
Jan Valtin. rob an itinerant hawker or to rape an immigrant girl come aboard to beg food, but all of them showed an almost sentimental affection for the Tiljuca's mongrel dog and the forecastle canary. Perhaps only that combination of ...
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... girls had to peddle their bodies for bread and a place to sleep. I looked at the girl. “I am not afraid,” the girl said. “I've had to do it before.” I said no. I thought of their man languishing in some distant French prison. He had ...
... girls had to peddle their bodies for bread and a place to sleep. I looked at the girl. “I am not afraid,” the girl said. “I've had to do it before.” I said no. I thought of their man languishing in some distant French prison. He had ...
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... alone. I have not slept with a man for ages.” “I like you, but I can't.” “Listen, I'm good in bed.” “I have a girl to go to,” I explained. She nodded. “I have one, too,” she said. “A girl?” “Yes, a little girl. I wish, by Christ,
... alone. I have not slept with a man for ages.” “I like you, but I can't.” “Listen, I'm good in bed.” “I have a girl to go to,” I explained. She nodded. “I have one, too,” she said. “A girl?” “Yes, a little girl. I wish, by Christ,
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Out of the Night: The Memoir of Richard Julius Herman Krebs Alias Jan Valtin Jan Valtin Limited preview - 2004 |
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