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Preface, from the article: > Der Spiegel investigative journalist Christoph Reuter is probably known to the English-speaking readership for his recent story on
by voidz 11y ago
Preface, from the article:
> Der Spiegel investigative journalist Christoph Reuter is probably known to the English-speaking readership for his recent story on coming into possession of ISIS’s initial planning documents. However, this story is only part of his lengthy investigative work in Syria and Iraq, which has resulted in many reports and a new book, published in April this year.
This article is actually an interview with Christoph Reuter about the book he wrote. I posted this short summary because I don't like not knowing what to expect before I open a link on HN. Perhaps this applies to more people than just me, so here ya go.
- stephengillie 11y agoAh, so this is a "submarine" article[1] about the author's new book. These days everything is a "submarine" advertisement for one thing or another, and it's nice to know what's going to be advertised before you start reading. Thanks. [1]http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html
- hga 11y agoBut this "submarine" is fully surfaced, they mention the book in the first paragraph, give you the full title and an Amazon link to it in the 3rd, and shortly follow with a big picture of the cover. Sure, it's a type of advertisement, but it has a lot of stand alone value, and surely this is a legitimate way to try to convince you to buy the book.
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoLet me re-emphasize that: It has a lot of stand alone value. This is a very interesting and well-informed article. All these comments so far, and none are about the content...