Nadia paved the way for entire generations of athletes, proving that human limits can be overcome through willpower. 50 years ago, in Montreal, she made time stand still. Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police is about the unseen side of her life, beyond her Olympic glory.
@Adam_Burakowski Tens of millions of dollars were made from the illegal copying of movies onto VHS tapes. The money ended up in the pockets of security officers and their associates. Thank you @Adam_Burakowski !
”Spatiul Celibidache”, a book about Sergiu Celibidache, the iconic Romanian conductor and how the security service of the communist regime monitored him for decades in order to recruit him as an informant, and later to persuade him to view his country of origin more favorably.
🔴 Fallece Bela Karolyi a los 82 años: el rigurosísimo entrenador que llevó a Nadia Comaneci al primer «10 perfecto» y hacía competir a gimnastas lesionadas
👉 El controvertido técnico está detrás de 3 oros, 2 platas y 2 bronces de la gimnastas rumanas https://t.co/vWESO7rgqk
Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police by @StejarelO, translated by Alistair Ian Blyth, is a thrilling tale of endurance and escape, in which one of the world's greatest gymnasts risked everything for freedom.
Now in paperback! 📘 https://t.co/moToYuYPOd
@elonmusk Glad that among the legendary athletes Carl Lewis, Serena William, Rafa Nadal was also Nadia Comaneci, Romania's greatest gymnast and one of the greatest in the world. https://t.co/eq4OfoaMR8
Photo received from friends on vacation in Croatia: a bookstore in Zagreb. "Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police" was published these days in Croatian by Naklada Ljevak Publishing House.
Congratulations to Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police: A Cold War Escape by @StejarelO translated by Alistair Ian Blyth on being chosen as the 2024 Independent Publisher Book Awards Winner – Silver Medal, World History
Order your copy here 📘 https://t.co/iAQ6GfcnlE
“Nadia Comaneci y la Policía Secreta. Historias de la Guerra Fría” del escritor @StejarelO fue el centro de nuestra celebración del 1 de diciembre #DíaNacionaldeRumania🇷🇴en @U_ElClaustro, a pocos días de que se cumplan 34 años del fin de la dictadura y regreso de la democracia.
Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police: A Cold War Escape by @StejarelO, translated by Alistair Ian Blyth, is a gripping account of the life and career of #NadiaComaneci, drawing on the surveillance archive of the #Romanian#secretpolice who monitored her. https://t.co/ss0xXhujN6
Hamas terrorists in their own voices:
Listen to the conversation between Hamas operatives as they discuss the failed Islamic Jihad rocket launch on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital on October 17, 2023.
Born in Kyiv, brought up in the US, Golda Meir used to say, "I prefer your condemnations to your condolences." She believed in resilience of her people, in the right to be alive & independent. Yet she didn’t believe that things wouldn’t change. She believed killings would stop