"The idea behind this book was simply to gather stories and old photographs to jog your memory about places people and different events," Maxwell writes in the prologue. Her pen swoops and dives, like a ravenous moray eel. She seems so pleased with herself, for what's about to unfold. And what a team she's put together: the business executive Leslie Wexner, the private-equity investor Leon Black, the venture capitalist William Elkus, the Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold, and Alan Dershowitz -among many other friends and associates-are all named as contributors, gathered here in honor of the birthday boy."
"You have likely heard about the Presidential submissions to this anthology, which the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform obtained from Epstein's estate and released to the public this week. A vapid, near-illegible note attributed to Bill Clinton salutes "all the years of learning and knowing" that Epstein has logged, and praises his "childlike curiosity" and his "drive to make a difference." The entry attributed to and apparently signed by Donald Trump invents an innuendo-heavy conversation between himself and Epstein, who was later revealed to be a serial rapist of girls as young as fourteen."
"Surely taking inspiration from the concrete poems of John Hollander or perhaps James Merrill's "Christmas Tree," the author fits the lines of dialogue inside a female silhouette, adding pen strokes that represent breast buds. He alludes to a shared love of secrets."
Ghislaine Maxwell commissioned three leather-bound tomes in 2003 to celebrate Jeffrey Epstein's fiftieth birthday. The volumes gathered stories, photographs, and contributions from prominent figures including Leslie Wexner, Leon Black, William Elkus, Nathan Myhrvold, and Alan Dershowitz. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform obtained and released presidential submissions from Epstein's estate, revealing a near-illegible note attributed to Bill Clinton praising Epstein's "childlike curiosity" and "drive to make a difference." An entry attributed to Donald Trump presents an innuendo-laden dialogue placed within a drawn female silhouette with pen strokes indicating breast buds. Epstein was later revealed to be a serial rapist of girls as young as fourteen.
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