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The candid memoir of one of the most effective, controversial figures in modern politics
Very few people are on the fence about Tom DeLay, who was nicknamed "the Hammer" for his hard-charging, take-no-prisoners style of leadership. Liberals despise him, but for conservatives he's a hero—one of the architects of the 1994 Republican revolution. For twelve years afterward, he was the driving force of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
In this eagerly awaited memoir, DeLay will share fascinating stories from his entire career, starting with his early, raucous days in Texas; his personal conversion to Christ and how that changed his personal and political life; his work with other rebels to sow the seeds of the shocking 1994 takeover; and his ascension to the top leadership in the House. He offers a behind-the-scenes view of the most talked-about stories of the past decade, involving George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and many others.
DeLay will also discuss his victories against the odds with the slimmest of margins; his passionate dedication to abused and neglected children; and his battle to fend off a ten-year barrage of malicious and frivolous allegations of wrongdoing, which ultimately led to his decision to resign from Congress.
Perhaps most importantly, DeLay will unveil a blueprint agenda for the country's next group of elected leaders, and show conservatives how to make it a reality.
Book Description
In the spring of 1974, Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle after a thirty-year ordeal. Hunted in turn by American troops, the Philippine police, hostile islanders, and successive Japanese search parties, Onoda had skillfully outmaneuvered all his pursuers, convinced that World War II was still being fought and that one day his fellow soldiers would return victorious. This account of those years is an epic tale of the will to survive that offers a rare glimpse of man's invincible spirit, resourcefulness, and ingenuity. A hero to his people, Onoda wrote down his experiences soon after his return to civilization. This book was translated into English the following year and has enjoyed an approving audience ever since.
Customer Reviews:
A MAN REFUSING TO BELIEVE THE OBVIOUS BECAUSE HE LOVES TO KILL TOO MUCH.......2007-10-02
I can't believe that this monster still generates interest and fascination to this day. What Onoda doesn't include in his writings but which has been revealed in personal stories and interviews is that as early as 1950 he was fully aware that the war was over but loved killing too much. He has revealed that since the war was over civilians would be less wary and would become easy targets. And indeed, they were. He would sneak into a village at night and cut the throats of sleeping children.
He also would take pot shots of mothers hanging their clothes on clothes lines or feeding their chickens.
He calls himself the ultimate soldier and yet he killed the defenseless over and over. And when he finally tired of having to kill his own food (more often than not he would steal it from the mouths of needy children) he went home to a hero's applause. Why Japan would accept him and laud his "heroic" efforts instead of turning him over to Phillipine authorities as a not only a war criminal but more accurately a serial killer is simply unexplainable.
This clearly demonstrates Japan's unwillingness to accept their responsibility for atrocities during the war, WHICH THEY STARTED with the Rape of Nanking in 1931 in which unborn children were ripped from the wombs of their mothers by the "bold and brave" soldiers of Japan. It is no wonder then that an inhuman cowardly monster like Hiroo Onoda would be the poster child of heroism for the Japanese.
We must wonder why we think such an individual merits such attention.
Somewhat skeptical.......2007-05-31
It was not mentioned in the book, that Mr. Onada was forgiven for 29 Filipino deaths caused by him. It is difficult for me to beleve he could have been so naive and ignorant.
and 1/2 stars... Dedicated soldier.......2006-07-12
Growing up I had heard the incredible stories of Japanese soldiers popping up from the jungles years & decades after the war was over. It always blew me away that someone could continue on fighting for so long after the war had ended. I could see someone doing it for 1 or 2 years because they were usually on isolated islands. No one (as far as we Know) was fighting the war for longer than Hiroo Onada.
The only thing was though Onada didn't really need to fight for longer than the one or two years after 1945 when the war ended - that is if his mind wasn't blocking out all the information that was showing him the war was over. No matter what happened he was too suspicious that it was a trap by the American's or Filipinos. I found the story amazing but after a while one has to wonder if he will ever believe anything.
Countless times the island was blanketed with notes dropped from planes that said the war was over & Japan had surrendered. One of the soldiers he lived with walked away from Onada & his friends in 1949 (after 5 years living with Onada). He walked to freedom & then came back & tried to convince the last 3 soldiers (Onada, Shimada & Kozuka) to give up - that the war was over, they were wasting their time. They dropped notes with the 3 soldiers names on it, pictures of Onada's family members...& walked around the island with bullhorns yelling that the war was over. Onada, Shimada & Kozuka heard this from their friend & saw the notes but were convinced that their friend was captured by the enemy & it was all a trap.
Over the years his brother came & yelled on speakers to get Onada to surrender, Onada got within 150 yards of his brother & recognized him & his voice but still thought it was a trap.
Another time his sister did the same thing - he still thought something was fishy & refused to fall for the trap. People always left old newspapers around - from around the world , but mostly from the Philipines & Japan. Sometimes the stacks of newspapers were several feet high. They would read them all, right down to the "want ads". They still twisted things in their minds that the Americans had edited out all these papers & taken out the parts about the war - Onada thought the Americans went to all this trouble just to trick these couple of people on some isolated island.
For about 15 years they had access to a transistor radio & they would listen to stations all over the world - mostly Japanese but others such as the BBC. Still they couldn't wrap their heads around it that things were as they were being told from ex-soldier friends & family members. Finally after 30 years somehow Onada saw the light.
The survival part of the book is pretty interesting & there is no doubt his 30 years of living out in the elements & off the land is one of the greatest survival stories in our lifetime.
He was a smart guy & had a brilliant mind for details but his mind prevented him from seeing that the war was over 29 years before he finally walked out of the jungle.
Good read, amazing story of survival and determination........2005-04-13
I had heard stories of Japanese soldiers who had held out after the war on various islands in the pacific, so this book was exactly what I had been looking for. The idea that anyone could survive in the jungle off the land for 30 years is simply amazing. To Onoda it must of been like stepping into a time machine when he emerged from the jungle in 74. He missed the discovery of so many inventions that we take for granted, television, jet planes, computers and many more, I bet it was all very overwhelming to him. This book goes into the mind of one Japanese soldier and gives a very convincing explanation of how and why they had fought so hard and with so much tenacity and determination. There are a few typos in the book and it is not written in the best English but these are the accounts in Ononda's own words translated into English. Check this book out it is hard to put down once you start reading it.
A look at a truly dedicated man.......2005-01-31
Lt. Hiroo Onoda spent 29 years on a Phillipine island fighting World War 2. When he was 22 he arrived on Lubang, fresh out of officer training, and reported in to an Imperial Japanese Army base to assume his duties as a junior intelligence officer. Shortly thereafter the steamroller of the US Navy, Army, and Marine Corps came rolling through and and Lt. Onoda retreated to the surrounding jungles of Lubang along with 3 other soldiars when his army base was decimated and captured. Lt. Onoda had recieved orders to continue the fight, even if it meant assuming the role of a guerilla fighter until he was formally relieved by a ranking officer.
I won't ruin the story for you but I'd like to interject what I took from this book. One observation is that the ancient traditions and teachings of the Samurai (Bushido) were very much a motivational factor in the japanese military forces during the second world war. My second observation is that the devotion to duty and loyalty to an ideal can be carried further than many in the world of today could even think was possibile.
This is a must read book. I'd suggest that you familiarise yourself with the codes of Bushido first of all (Hagakure is a good place to start), so that you can better understand the mind set of Lt. Onoda. His descisions are largely based upon his upbringing and teachings and, (in my opinion) sadly, are somewhat foreign to the modern person. Wihout a small amount of familiarity with Bushido, or a knowledge of the ways of the Samurai, you might just view this story as a tale of s silly and ignorant man. I assure you that Hiroo Onoda was/is neither.
Buy it, read it, make an effort to understand, you'll be entertained and you might just take away a valuable lesson. This story is one you will always remember.
Customer Reviews:
From Back Cover.......2004-10-22
He'd slipped in and out of hostile nations, stared down enemy guns. But Chance Barnette Connelly, navy SEAL, didn't know fear until he was caught in the sights of one petite, green-eyed single mom.
Jennifer Anderson sent a jolt of desire through the long-lost Connelly son, one that begged to be satisfied. With his navy whites, tanned skin and killer good looks, Chance always got what he wanted. But while Jennifer and her adorable baby let him into their home, she vowed he'd never get into their hearts. This time the things Chance wanted just might be out of his control - a place to call home... a woman to come home to... a family.
4th in the "Dynasties: The Connellys" series.
Sweet and romantic.. excellent but.........2004-05-11
The attitudes that have been established by the characters in the previous 3 books do not stay true in this book. I realize with all the books having different authors that it would be difficult at best to guarantee the mannerisms stay the same. But that was my only complaint about this book. This was a sweet touching book about a man falling in love, with not only a woman, but her child. There were times I actually almost felt a tear coming on. I liked it, and would recommend it highly except for the one fault I touched upon.
Book Description
When your ship falls under the thrall of the ancient Landru super-computer, or when you discover an alien device planted on your world before life evolved, call in Captain David Gold and the miracle workers from the Starfleet Corps of Engineers team on the U.S.S. da Vinci.
Captain Gold and Dr. Elizabeth Lense must face their greatest trials yet. Gold must confront an old friend who has turned terrorist and threatens the lives of millions -- including the terrorist's own daughter. And Lense must put aside the horrors she faced in the Dominion War to find a cure for a plague on Sherman's Planet before that world's entire population -- and the crew of the da Vinci -- perish.
Customer Reviews:
An interesting collection........2006-04-26
Well written, well-thought out, interesting characters. I have no clear reason why I have NOT rated this book five stars; it just doesn't seem to have the spark, the "I can't put it down" drive that a book needs to qualify for a five star rating. But it's a VERY good four-star book. Unlike some of the books in this series, it's even capable of being read as a stand-alone; it has both beginning and ending in spite of being part of a continuing series.
ST-SCE Book #4 No Surrender.......2003-07-19
Star Trek - Starfleet Corps of Engineers Book #4 No Surrender is a collection of 4 short stories about the further adventures of Captain David Gold, Commander Sonya Gomez, and the intrepid crew of the U.S.S. da Vinci as they solve problems around the galaxy. These stories are part of the e-book series by the same name and are stories 13 thru 16. Which are "No Surrender" by Jeff Mariotte; "Caveat Emptor" by Ian Edington and Mike Collins; "Past Life" by Robert Greenberger; and "Oaths" by Glenn Hauman.
These are quick and to the point stories with action-adventure and are easily read prior to bedtime so you can get that quick fix of TREK.
"No Surrender" starts this series of four as is about a prison platform going out of control. An old space station is used to house a prison population that is not wanted on the planet's surface. One of the prisoners is an old friend of Captain Gold's who is now a political prisoner for speaking out against joining the UPF. When the SCE arrives and gets things back to order they find that Captain Gold's friend and his daughter and grandchild are missing along with an ambassador.
"Caveat Emptor" is the next story and just when you thought that Landru super-computer was gone... well it shows up on a Ferengi Mercantile ship and starts to take over trying to make the Ferengi honest. I found this story to be a very quick read with under tones of humor to it.
"Past Life" is the third story and it is about an ancient artifact that predates the existing inhabitants existance. They are rather xenophobic and the story goes on from there. This is a well-written story that will keep your interest.
"Oaths" is the final story and it involves the da Vinci's CMO Dr. Elizabeth Lense as she trys to figure out a cure for a plague on Sherman's Planet before the entire population is surmounted. As ehtics being debated, the doctor must find a cure, but at what cost.
These are all well-written and to the point stories. You'll find that they do NOT linger and you'll be through the story before you know it.
Customer Reviews:
A fast-paced romantic suspense.......2002-10-04
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Sarah Cutter has lived a life of silence since an explosion that took her hearing when she was five years old. Both of her parents were killed in the explosion, which was caused by one of her father's experiments. She was raised by her Godfather and learned to adapt to her new life, void of all sound. When her hearing is restored by an experimental surgery, developed at Coastal Island Research Park (CIRP) where her father once worked. CIRP is a compound dedicated to scientific research of many kinds and she is thrilled to receive the treatment there, which gives her the opportunity to hear what she had been missing for so long.
Adam Black is a Savannah cop, tough as nails and one of the best. His parents died when he was young and he raised his younger sister, Denise, entirely on his own. Except for her, he has spent his life alone, ever since the woman he loved, a witness in one of his cases and under his protection, was killed. Adam blamed himself, swearing to never get involved with a woman again... until Sarah comes along.
The very day Sarah awakens from her surgery, sounds she hadn't heard in many years bombarded her, bringing her joy, short-lived though it is. She overhears something no one should have - the sounds of a woman being abducted from the hospital where Sarah is recovering. No one at the compound believes her, so she takes her fantastic story to the police. No one there believes her at first either, but Adam finds himself intrigued by the attractive young woman. When he realizes Denise, who happens to work at CIRP, is missing, he begins to take her story more seriously.
In the midst of their investigation into Denise's whereabouts, they find out about suspicious deaths of other researchers at CIRP, ones who were about to have breakthroughs that would have had a huge impact on medical science. However, someone else knows what Sarah heard was real, and they will do whatever it takes to silence her - permanently. Now Adam and Sarah are racing to find Denise before it is too late for her... and Sarah. He is drawn to her through it all, even though he is terrified that history will repeat itself for him.
This story is a captivating look into the dark side of medical research, giving a "What if" feel in many ways, where research for the advantage of everyone can be capitalized on for the benefit of a few. Unfortunately, the rising body count as suspects are killed off, makes it appear that perhaps Ms. Herron did not know what to do with the characters. The false leads the killer tries to set may fool some readers, but this reviewer wasn't taken in; having had the murderer figured out, almost from the beginning, though not the motive.
Nonetheless, it was a gripping story to keep one engrossed and awaiting the next book in the series.
I found this book not only interesting but quite enjoyable........2002-06-25
I found the book not only intriguing but very enjoyable. The plot came together very nicely and I liked both of the main characters.
With new developments in modern medicine, making the deaf hear is very real. This may not be a great classic but it was very well written and very enjoyable.
Silent Surrender.......2002-04-25
After taking a leap forward in her last Intrigue "Saving His Son," Rita Herron takes a huge step back with her latest, "Silent Surrender." Sarah Cutter has been deaf since the fire that killed her parents twenty years ago. Now she has received a hearing implant through an experimental technique. When she first wakes up after the surgery she hears more than she expects: the screams of a woman being kidnapped. The doctors tell her she was dreaming or that the device was malfunctioning. Sarah knows what she heard. Her search for answers leads her to Detective Adam Black, whose sister has disappeared. Denise was a research scientist on Nighthawk Island. Did she hear his sister, and can they work together to find her before it is too late?
The editor's letter inside the front cover claims this story is "truly innovative." It's not. The basic idea is the same that Herron did in an earlier Intrigue, "Her Eyewitness." In that one, a blind man received a cornea transplant and saw a murder. In this one, a deaf woman receives a hearing implant and hears a kidnapping. This book does make better use of the gimmick. While "Her Eyewitness" only used it in the beginning and end and told a regular story in between, "Silent Surrender" has Sarah "hear" the woman throughout the book. However, like "Her Eyewitness," this is a story where I knew who the villains were early on and was left sitting through all the filler until that predictable ending came along. The villain may as well be given horns and a pitchfork, this person is so obviously baaaaad! And both books are about the cutthroat development of medical products. "Her Eyewitness" has pharmaceuticals. "Silent Surrender" has medical research. It's an interesting idea, but this book isn't innovative at all. It's a retread. I would recommend "Her Eyewitness" over "Silent Surrender." It was a better book.
Unfortunately, "Silent Surrender" contains none of the elements that made "Saving His Son" strong and too many of the ones that made her earlier Intrigues weak. Gone is the gritty writing and strong heroine of "Saving His Son." The worst part of "Silent Surrender" is Sarah. I can't even call her a heroine. There is nothing heroic about her. Sarah is so fragile she comes off as pathetic. She seems to do nothing in this book but cry and sob and have tears in her eyes. This is her reaction to her first, very brief sexual thought about the hero: "Shaken by her own thoughts, her legs threatened to buckle so she clutched the wall for support." (Page 39). What a ninny. A regency heroine might be able to get away with being such a delicate flower. What modern woman reacts to one little sexual thought like that? Oh no! Sex! I'm going to pass out! Her absolute lowest moment comes when Adam and Sarah break into an apartment to search for clues. Sarah feels tired, so Adam tells her she can take a nap. She does! He searches for clues. She lies down on the sofa and falls asleep! Why did she come along and commit a crime in breaking into the place only to take a nap? That's a good indication how useless she is and it's when I officially gave up on her. I don't know what the author has against strong heroines but it's women like Sarah that give romance heroines an bad name.
Adam isn't that much better, the kind of self-pitying, self-sacrificing mope whose routine lasts only long enough to delay the happy ending. "Silent Surrender" is readable, though one jaw-droppingly awful moment revolving around Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" had me laughing out loud. It's the kind of forced sappy moment that is unforgivable. Herron does keep the action coming at a constant rate, so the story at least passes quickly and isn't boring. She's also one of the few new Intrigue authors who tries to provide a mystery her heroes, if not her heroines, investigate. If only her villains weren't so easily identifiable.
"Silent Surrender" looks to be the first in a new series about Nighthawk Island. Hopefully the author will be generous enough to give the heroines of those books some spine.
Customer Reviews:
Surrender to the Sheikh.......2004-05-21
From the Back Cover:
DESERT PRINCE'S
English mistress
When Rose was whisked away from London to Prince Khalim's desert palace on board his private jet, he treated her more like a princess than an employee. Yet she knew she could never be his wife. An appropriate bride would be chosen and he would have to live his life of duty. But now their need for each other was so demanding-all she could do was surrender to the sheikh...
Even though this book was published 2 years ago, it is still a really good story. The author lets us into the mind and heart of both characters so the readers don't have to try to guess how they feel. Rose is a strong, independent match for the authoritative prince and her resistance only increases his desire for her.
The reason I did not give this book 5 stars is because of an editing error (a pet peeve of mine), at the very exhilarating scene near the end of the book, one of the most important scenes of the book, the main character was referred to as Sabrina instead of Rose. That plummeted my roller coaster ride.
Note: The Desert Prince's Mistress is the story of Rose' flatmate Lara which I'm just getting started on.
An Incredible Love Story.......2002-12-27
I brought this book at a Wal-Mart. Somehow I find the fantasy of being carried into the desert by a sheikh, riding into the sunset, and to be romanced at his palace very exhilarating. I really recommend this book for any romance novel reader who believes in finding romance in exotic places.
I usually don't give Harlequin books five but ...........2002-06-28
This was a very good book and I can't believe I waited so long to read it. I purchased this book almost a year ago from Australia and I just now decided to read it. What I loved most about this book is how Sharon Kendrick make the woman character strong and not one of those woman who lets the man walk all over her. You see that a lot in these books and it is refreshing to see different. The book is about Prince Khalim of Maraban and Rose Thomas. They meet at a wedding where Khalim is best man and Rose is a friend of the bride. Their eyes meet and it's love/lust at first sight. Khalim walks up to her and lets her know that he wants her but Rose is not so willing. Khalim has never meet a woman like Rose before. He is so use to getting his own way and having woman fall over him, which Rose will not do. It takes a while for Rose to finally give in but will there passion lead to anything? It doesn't look good because Khalim's father is dying and he is the only son. His people are pressuing him to marry a woman of Maraban and soon. This book also reminds me of another book that I loved by Michelle Reid that I believed is titled "The Mistress Bride."
Customer Reviews:
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Morgan's Mercenaries--This is where it all begins. Love and Glory is a great reprint of the three stories that started it all. The stories of the strong and proud Trayhern siblings Noah, Alyssa, and finally Morgan.
A Question of Honor--This is the first book in the now famous series of Lindsay McKennas-Morgan's Mercenaries. This is the story of Morgan's brother Noah Trayhern. Noah is a U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant. Noah has had to work a lot harder than most for his position and for the respect of others because his brother Morgan has been labeled a traitor by his country. Noah does not want to offer his home as safe house to Kit, a Narcotics Agent with the Police Department, but Noah knows that to refuse would only give those in power something to use against him. Noah must also admit that he is attracted to Kit, but they have a job to do, but as the danger increases so does their attraction. They can only hope that they both survive the danger to be able to have a chance at the future. This is a great story of one man's will to bring honor to his family and love into his life.
No Surrender--This is the story of Alyssa Trayhern. This is the second story in Lindsay Mckenna's famous Morgan's Mercenaries series. Alyssa is the sister of Morgan Trayhern. Alyssa has had several strikes against her in her quest to become a pilot in the U.S. Navy. First of all she is a woman, and second she is the sister of the man that has been labeled as a traitor by his country. Through all of the name calling and being ignored by her instructors she survives and finally has her chance to be a co-pilot for the Navy. Alyssa believes that things are finally looking up, that is, until she learns that her mentor is U.S. Navy First Lieutenant Clay Cantrell. Clay's brother Stephen was one of the men that Alyssa's brother Morgan was said to have deserted and as a result Stephen and the rest of the men under Morgan were killed. Clay has a grudge, but angrily finds himself attracted to Alyssa. Alyssa never gives up, she has no intention of surrendering to Clay or anyone else. Alyssa can only hope that Clay can get past his hate to see the life that they could share. This is a great story of one very strong woman, who has survived the worst life could throw at her and still come out on top.
Return of a Hero--This is the story of Morgan Trayhern. This is the third book in the famous Lindsay McKenna series-Morgan's Mercenaries. Morgan has been labeled as a traitor by his country. Morgan was commanding a company of marines in Vietnam when he was ordered to put his men on Hill 164. All of his men were killed except for Morgan and one other man. Several men in power knew that they made a mistake and decided to make Morgan the fall guy. Morgan was not expected to survive his injuries from the battle on Hill 164. The other man that survived was instructed to give a statement that basically said Morgan turned his back on his men and joined the enemy. Now seven years later Morgan is back in the U.S. and meets Laura Bennett a writer and researcher for the U.S. military. Laura wants Morgan to fight to clear his name and get his life back and to fight for their possible future together. This is a heartbreaking story of one man who was willing to fight for his country and than have is country turn on him. Morgan has survived so much, but now he wants his life back, his good name, his family, and the love of a woman willing to risk everything to help him.
If you want the back ground for Morgan's Mercenaries?.......2000-05-08
Read these when they originally came out. Anyone who loves the "Morgan's Mercenaries" books and want to know more about Morgan -- and his family roots. This is the book to read. When they orignally came out I could hardly wait until the next one was issued. I loved revisiting these books and highly recommend them to others.
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