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From Donna VanLiere—the author of the beloved Christmas Hope series—comes a moving novel of faith, family, and destiny.
You might think that what you’re about to read has a great deal to do with my father and growing up poor in east Tennessee, but there is so much more—what captured my heart was the hope of belonging and the dream of family. The woman I am has a great deal to do with that ninth year of my life. It started out as any other year, nothing extraordinary, but as each day unfolded it became remarkable in every way. There are times when I’m still amazed we made it through. It has been said that every life has a story. This is my story…--From the Prologue
Jane Gable thinks 1947 will be like every other year in Morgan Hill, Tennessee but but it’s the year everything changes. Jane first lays eyes on young Milo Turner the day that her abusive, alcoholic father is buried in the Morgan Hill cemetery. The Turners are the first black family ever to move into the area, and while their presence challenges the comfort of many in the small, tight-knit community, Jane and her brother, John, have found new friends.
Then tragedy strikes the Turner household, and the Gable family is asked to make a decision that could rip their world apart. One path might open up a whole new world and bring them closer than ever. Or it might bring them nothing but trouble and heartache. On their journey, Jane discovers that angels are all around us, every day, in the most extraordinary—and ordinary—ways.
The Angels of Morgan Hill is filled with unforgettable characters who show us the ways and means of the heart and prove that even in the darkest hours, we are never truly alone.
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Look forward to reading more by this author!.......2007-02-18
This is the first book I have read by this author, and I loved it. I literally cried through the last 20 pages of this book. To say that it pulls at your heartstrings is truly an understatement. While reading this book, it made me think back on a time when things were like they were described in this story. A very sad time. This is a very fast read and very hard to put down once you start reading. I am looking forward to reading more books by Donna VanLiere =)
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An insider’s story of the Birmingham church bombing.
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Page Burner.......2002-01-20
With another of the Birmingham bombers coming to trial this month for the killing of the four little girls, this book concerning the conviction of the first one is a page burner. Robert Chamblis' neice witnessed against and helped to convict him. In this book, she takes us behind the scenes of the KKK and the bombings and murders committed by the Cahaba Boys. I recommend this for anyone interested in the Civil Rights Struggle.
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Most books on genocide consider it primarily as a twentieth century phenomenon. In The Rise of the West and the Coming of Genocide, Mark Levene argues that this approach fails to grasp its true origins. Genocide developed out of modernity and the striving for the nation-state, both essentially Western experiences. It was European expansion into all hemispheres between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries that provided the main stimulus to its pre-1914 manifestations.One critical outcome, on the cusp of modernity, was the French revolutionary destruction of the Vendee. Levene finishes this volume at the 1914 watershed with the destabilising effects of the 'rise of the West' on older Ottoman, Chinese, Russian and Austrian empires, with devastating consequences for peoples such as the Armenians, and the East European Jews. The Rise of the West and the Coming of Genocide is the second volume in Levene's sweeping four-volume survey, Genocide in the Age of the Nation State.
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As I drew near and nearer to the light, the chasm became wider, and at last I saw, to my unspeakable amaze, a broad level road at the bottom of the abyss, illumined as far as the eye could reach by what seemed artificial gas lamps placed at regular intervals, as in the thoroughfare of a great city; and I heard confusedly at a distance a hum as of human voices . . .
Edward Bulwer-Lytton's The Coming Race was one of the most remarkable and most influential books published in the 1870s. The protagonist, a wealthy American wanderer, accompanies an engineer into the recesses of a mine, and discovers the vast caverns of a well-lit, civilized land in which dwell the Vril-ya. Placid vegetarians and mystics, the Vril-ya are privy to the powerful force of Vril -- a mysterious source of energy that may be used to illuminate, or to destroy. The Vril-ya have built a world without fame and without envy, without poverty and without many of the other extremes that characterize human society. The women are taller and grander than the men, and control everything related to the reproduction of the race. There is little need to work -- and much of what does need to be done is for a novel reason consigned to children.
As the Vril-ya have evolved a society of calm and of contentment, so they have evolved physically. But as it turns out, they are destined one day to emerge from the earth and to destroy human civilization.
Bulwer-Lytton's novel is fascinating for the ideas it expresses about evolution, about gender, and about the ambitions of human society. But it is also an extraordinarily entertaining science fiction novel. Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, one of the great figures of late Victorian literature, may have been overvalued in his time -- but his extraordinarily engaging and readable work is certainly greatly undervalued today. As Brian Aldiss notes in his introduction to this new edition, this utopian science fiction novel first published in 1871 still retains tremendous interest.
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Conflict and change.......2007-06-02
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"The Coming Race" is a book that will best appeal to individuals who enjoy studying different civilizations and learning about how their citizens come to behave and believe the way they do. It incorporates aspects of both science fiction and fantasy. This book follows the accounts of a man who has fallen into an underground world that is so different from the world he knows. The author utilizes a very descriptive style to portray the intuitive thoughts of this narrator as he recalls this experience.
The residents of this underground society are known as the Vril-ya. They lead simple and peaceful lives in which there is no war and no crime. In fact, if someone is unhappy in their society, his only recourse is to emigrate to a different tribe. In their world, no individual is considered superior to another individual (including the leaders) in order to ascertain there will be no jealousy among the people. Another major difference is that children are the workers and are entrusted with the toughest jobs such as killing any dangerous creatures that are encountered. In the beginning, the narrator seems impressed with this seemingly perfect civilization. However, he comes to question whether it is a good thing to have such a controlled and stagnant society and worries that this type of advanced civilization may eventually take over the world.
This book started off great and I expected it would be action-packed and full of adventure. However, I was somewhat disappointed that it turned out to be mainly a narrative. I would have preferred more dialogue between the characters. The chapter about the development of their language (Chapter XII) was particularly grueling and contributed to the slow pace. I did enjoy the author's use of lesser known vocabulary words. It is good to know that my high school years were well spent.
Although this book was first published in 1871, there is much that can be learned from it. "The Coming Race" makes some important points about what constitutes a productive and successful society. Having no war and no crime sounds great, as does complete equality among individuals. However, once this type of "perfection" is achieved, life will become extremely dull as there can be no debates or exchanges of ideas to keep things interesting. The world needs conflict and change so there can be progress and growth.
Boring.......2005-12-01
I bought this book hoping it would explain the inspiration for the Vril Society. Why would anyone be moved by this book to form a society following the idea of Vril?? Not only is it boring, but it is written like a children's book. Everything is explained like this...the grass was green and everywhere there was light...blah blah.... horrible imagery! I'm being biased only b/c I've read so many things about how the Vril Society influenced Nazism...and now I can't imagine why. This book sucks.
Truth is stranger than fiction.......2005-06-16
A man named Bulwer Lytton had written a book called The Coming Race in 1871 which describes a race of men psychically far in advance of our own said to live in caves in the center of the Earth, soon to emerge to reign over the rest of us. The Vril Society established itself as a reaction to this book.
The Vril Society (or the Luminous Lodge) combined the ideals of the Illuminati with Hindu Mysticism, Theosophy and the Quabbala. It was the first German nationalist group to use the swastika as an emblem linking Eastern and Western occultism. The Vril Society presented an idea of a subterranean matriarchal socialist utopia ruled by superior beings that had mastered the mysterious energy called the Vril Force.
The Vril Society formed shortly before the Nazis came to power. They believed they had secret knowledge that would enable them to change their race and become the equals of men hidden in the bowels of the Earth through methods of concentration based in Ignatius Loyala's Spiritual Exercises.
Great Early Science Fiction: A Fast Fun Read.......2005-02-15
The Coming Race is a great book on many levels. As a story it is well developed and is one of Bulwer-Lytton's best works of science fiction. Also from a historical aspect it is an interesting document to see how the Victorian mind saw the world and what was beyond their horizons. This book had an incredible impact upon the reading public upon its release in 1871 and its influence, as well as that of Lytton in general, is felt greatly in later works of early sci-fi. I especially feel the stylistic influence in Upton Sinclair's "Millennium" and while for a review this is neither here nor there, this is important in understanding the development of the genre.
The book opens up with the main character, an American, being invited into a mine exploration by friend. Within just a few pages of the most basic exposition the story begins. For this genre and being that the terranean characters matter little, jumping into the plot like this makes the reading fun. For a 19th century it reads very fast and before long the reader will be well acquainted with the ways of the vril-ya and "vril" - the power source of the coming race. It really is a fun read.
The only problem with this book is that while Lytton goes through an enormity of steps to describe the culture and idiosyncrasies of the vril-ya the book at times reads more like notes of an anthropologist than a literary novel. Of course this may be the intention and since it is such a quick and enjoyable read, we can forgive the author of this. If you are fan of Lord Lytton or a fan of early Sci-Fi this is a definite read. I also would recommend this book to anyone who like 19th century novels and think this should be included in more high school English literature classes because it does not fit the stereotype and would be a welcome break for many students. While we know quite well that this work is purely fantastical it is really enjoyable to see how the mind of the 19th century saw the possibility of worlds going on underground and it is fun to imagine and believe...
-- Ted Murena
Jules Verne meets H.G. Wells in Lytton's Dystopic Narrative.......1999-03-02
Written in 1871 The Coming Race was one of the last books ever written by the author, he died two years later. The story begins when an American civil engineer falls into an underground world. There he discovers a subterranean paradise inhabited by a race called the Vril-ya.These Vril-ya tell the narrator that they are descended from ancestors who escaped the 'upper world' as a result of a deluge which covered the earth. Their evolution has taken a certain course mainly because of the discovery of an energy source, similar to electricity.This energy, from which they also take their name, is called Vril. Lytton's narrative, published in the same year as The Descent of Man, is one of the first truly post-Darwinian novels. It incorporates many of the scientific ideas of the period, and the subsequent fears of degeneration and devolution. The narrator soon discovers that this subterranean paradise is not all that it seems. Lurking in an unlit region of this underground world are a race of primitive savages, who like Wells's Morlocks, represent the flipside of evolution. Without Vril the savages have not progressed, they live in darkness, eat meat and resemble animals. In contrast, the Vril-ya live perfect lives, they are physically beautiful and have developed the abvility to fly with the help of Vril. The narrator appears to have stumbled into a parasise where a race of angels live in perfect harmony, without conflict, without envy and where all men are considered equal. The one thing that this future paradise cannot overcome is boredom.Tthe narrator concludes that although mankind dreams of perfectibility it is a pleasure that we are not meant to enjoy, at least not in this lifetime. Worth a read, especially if you are interested in the history of Science Fiction.
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Bulwer-Lytton is legend nowadays for the qualities of his prose: but we find his prose attractive, in its languid way; and certainly the man was a profound thinker. "Vril" is a mysterious energy used by Lytton's subterranean race -- refugees from the deluge that submerged Atlantis -- to power their advanced civilization. Generations of occultists have mistaken this bit of business for something other than fiction; and still more generations of science fiction writers have recycled the novel's plot. Vril is a book of strong interest to anyone doing a scholarly study of the evolution of SF; it's also a novel well worth reading in its own right.
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Comming Race is a Fun Read .......2005-02-15
The Coming Race is a great book on many levels. As a story it is well developed and is one of Bulwer-Lytton's best works of science fiction. Also from a historical aspect it is an interesting document to see how the Victorian mind saw the world and what was beyond their horizons. This book had an incredible impact upon the reading public upon its release in 1871 and its influence, as well as that of Lytton in general, is felt greatly in later works of early sci-fi. I especially feel the stylistic influence in Upton Sinclair's "Millennium" and while for a review this is neither here nor there, this is important in understanding the development of the genre.
The book opens up with the main character, an American, being invited into a mine exploration by friend. Within just a few pages of the most basic exposition the story begins. For this genre and being that the terranean characters matter little, jumping into the plot like this makes the reading fun. For a 19th century it reads very fast and before long the reader will be well acquainted with the ways of the vril-ya and "vril" - the power source of the coming race. It really is a fun read.
The only problem with this book is that while Lytton goes through an enormity of steps to describe the culture and idiosyncrasies of the vril-ya the book at times reads more like notes of an anthropologist than a literary novel. Of course this may be the intention and since it is such a quick and enjoyable read, we can forgive the author of this. If you are fan of Lord Lytton or a fan of early Sci-Fi this is a definite read. I also would recommend this book to anyone who like 19th century novels and think this should be included in more high school English literature classes because it does not fit the stereotype and would be a welcome break for many students. While we know quite well that this work is purely fantastical it is really enjoyable to see how the mind of the 19th century saw the possibility of worlds going on underground and it is fun to imagine and believe...
-- Ted Murena
The Coming Race!.......2005-01-16
_Vril: The Power of the Coming Race_ by Victorian novelist Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton first published in 1871 is a fascinating and bizarre tale of a subterranean world. The novel begins as the narrator, an American, descends into a mine shaft where an accident occurs leaving him stranded in a subterranean realm. There he encounters a mysterious race, in possession of uncanny powers, the ability to fly, the control of automata, and the control of a mysterious force known as Vril. These are the Vril-ya, the civilized race, who constitute a utopian civilization beneath the surface of the Earth. Bulwer-Lytton spends much time expounding upon the culture, the language, the traits, and the religion of this underworld race, which may seek someday to rise to the surface of the Earth again from whence it came. This race has a culture and civilization quite distinct from that of the Victorian world in which Bulwer-Lytton and the narrator lived. There are two sexes, the Ana (or males) and the Gy-ei (or females), but their roles are somewhat reversed with the Gy-ei courting the Ana. In this respect Bulwer-Lytton sought to parody the female rights movement of his time and the ideas of philosophers such as John Stuart Mill. Also, the Ana believe themselves to be descended from frogs, or to be followed by frogs, parodying the ideas of Darwinian evolution. The society of the Ana is entirely aristocratic and free from passion, strife, crime, and war though these notions occur in their history books. The Ana look down upon the government of the many as Koom-Posh. This may reveal Bulwer-Lytton's aristocratic prejudices. In addition, the children of the society serve as guardians until they reach marriageable age. Bulwer-Lytton also discusses the language of the Vril-ya, where he owes a debt to Max Muller to whom he dedicated this novel. This language resembles the Indo-European tongues which were being studied at the time. While in the subterranean world, the narrator (who is referred to as a Tish by the Ana) witnesses the enormous power which the Ana yield through Vril. He watches as this power is used to destroy a reptilian monster who had made off with his friend at the beginning of the story. In addition, he learns much of their customs and society. He also witnesses a funeral in which the power of Vril again is used to incinerate a corpse. Eventually, a certain Gy named Zee becomes enamored of him. The Gy-ei are larger than the Ana and are especially learned. This relationship though is one that cannot be and forces the narrator to make an important decision. This tale is bizarre and offers a unique look into the utopian mindset of the Victorian era. The novels of Bulwer-Lytton came to have much influence on many later writers including such individuals as Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, the Russian seeress who plagiarized much from his stories. Subterranean worlds have came to be a source of fascination and were incorporated into many of the traditions of the ancient world and of the Nineteenth century.
STRANGE..........2004-09-26
Strange how many early science fiction writers spun yarns dealing with an odd subterranean race dwelling within the earth. This was the first, essentially. Such myths, however, are found in most cultures... Tibet, Ireland, South America, native Americans & so on. Bulwer Lyton is a strange writer, & this an interesting read...
If your a fan of the HOLLOW EARTH you will love this book.......2004-04-20
First of all this book is non fiction its real, it really happend and the "Ana" the underground race who fly with artificial wings are still there. If your into the Inner earth and belive it is real then get this book.With vril power you can astral travel like the Lumerians who live under Mt. Shasta do. Under tyhe earth there's Atlanteans and the evil Dero and creatures of all sizes,shapes,colers that the mind could grasp and some that could not some are from planets whose names have long been forgotten. Read this book and belive.
A fantastic world like you've never dreamed of before!.......2000-06-27
This book, although written over one hundred years ago by Lord Lytton, contains some of the most futuristic thinking I've ever read about. I read the book in 2 days and was glued to it by the suspense and captivated by the fascination of the society described in it. The story is about a man who stumbles upon an unknown society, living underground, which lead their lives by the principles of VRIL, a life force that is all powerful and healing yet capable of utter destrucion. Every person in this society has the power of this force from birth on and is thus capable of destroying any of his fellow men. This forced the society, named Vrilya, to evolve into a perfect utopian harmony where everyone posesses free will and is completely tolerant of each other.
Written in first person from the view point of the man who discovered them, the book is written in an easy to read language. It relays satiric undertones regarding democracy and imperialism and contains many ideas of anthroposophy, including the Vrilya belief of life after death. The Vrilya are shown to be a more evolved human race, by many thousand years, and are believed to have descended from survivors of the Great Flood, who as a result fled underground. It shows what the future may look like for us, but hinges on the discovery and mastery of the life force, VRIL. Although there seem to be some inconsistencies in the description and behavior of the soceity, they were not grave enough to keep me from reading more. This book should be read by anyone who likes books like 1984, The Brave New World or even A Wrinkle in Time. Unlike the books just mentioned, Vril: The Power of the Coming Race, displays a fundamentally different view of our possible future. A future not ruled by authoritarians or Big Brother, or drugs or reward and punishment, but a future that requires everyone to live peacefully and happily through the consequences of their own power.
All in all, the story is sure to captivate and when keeping in mind when it was written, it is all the more amazing. I loved it, because it made me think about how we live today and the way we could live together without the negatives of our society. It also made me think about how we (The United States) should behave as the most "advanced" country on earth. I was also fascinated by the potential of the human race which we don't realize in every day life. I am sure anyone who reads this great book will love it too.
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Throughout the last two millennia Christianity understood its divinely mandated mission to be “to conquer the world for Christ.” Too often this proclamation led Christians to imagine that their goal must be the elimination of all non-Christians from the world through conversion or, when that fails, through coercion and violence (e.g., the Inquisition, the Crusades, anti-Semitic persecution, Western colonialism, etc.). At the beginning of the third millennium and an age of global diversity, Darrell J. Fasching argues that it is time for Christians to reject this view of their mission, along with the trail of prejudice and violence it has created, and replace militaristic metaphors of conquest with the biblical message of hospitality to the stranger. When we welcome the stranger, according to biblical teachings, we welcome God (Genesis 18:1-5), the Messiah (Matthew 25:35), or an angel of God (Hebrews 13:2). Fasching takes us on a journey through the stories of the Bible to show that diversity is God’s covenant intention for humanity. Consequently, the mission of Christians must not be to convert or eliminate non-Christians but rather to welcome them as strangers, for a world without strangers is a world without God.
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A common sense question, and other points........2006-12-08
I agree with the substantive points in the previous review that address in some detail the reasons why this book is grossly flawed. Rather than rehash them, I will start by asking a common sense question. If Nyquist is right, then he has spilled the beans on the most enormous, complex, high-stakes strategic deception in the history of the world. So, why didn't the Russians, with their all-powerful intelligence apparatus, find out what he was going to do and eliminate him before he could alert the world to their top secret plans? And why didn't they do the same to Golytsin and everyone else who has advanced such claims? Or if they couldn't do that, why didn't they at least eliminate them after their books were published, and do everything they could to buy up/destroy every copy available and everyone who knew anything about them? The fact that Nyquist in particular still lives and breathes is surely proof that Russia doesn't consider HIM to be a threat; given the nature of his allegations, that is only explicable if his theories are wildly inaccurate, paranoid nonsense, rather than any sort of disclosure of top-secret Russian long-range strategic plans.
It is also worth noting that Nyquist has a website about this topic (The Final Phase), which has apparently been operating for some years. Look into the archives and you will find an interesting factoid; he has been predicting an immanent Russian/Chinese nuclear strike against the US at least since 1999. In 1999, he said it would happen no later than 2000. Then in 2001, after 9/11, he said it would happen in 2001 or 2002 at the latest. In 2003, he said the Iraq War would trigger it. Then in 2004, the end game was predicted to be no later than 2006, when Russia and China had scheduled joint war games....yet the war games have come and gone, and still no Russian/Chinese strike against the west.
Now he seems to think that the big strike will come in 2008 or 2009.
Always the ever-receding date with doom is near enough to cause the paranoid and credulous to panic, but far enough that they don't sink into despair. This makes one wonder what Nyquist's real agenda is, other than the promotion of some sort of theocratic fascism. Here's my prediction; in 2009 he'll be telling us that the Russian/Chinese strike will happen no later than 2011 or 2012. And in 2011 or 2012...you get the idea. He can keep up this game as long as anyone still cares.
By the way, a book that readers of Nyquist's drivel ought to familiarize themselves with is The Paranoid Style in American Politics, published in Harper's Magazine in 1964 by Richard Hofstadter. (It is easily available online.) Read it, and you will see that Nyquist's rantings are simply the latest expression of a mass psychosis which has periodically infected a significant minority of the American body politic for over a century, since the days of the Nativists and their agitation against Irish Catholics. The identity of the grand conspirator always changes, but the pattern of paranoid ideation is always the same. Read this article, then fill in the words "Roman Catholics" for "Communists" and "Jesuits" for "KGB" in Nyquist's diatribe and see how clearly his "arguments" fit into the long-established pattern.
Beware the Red Menace!.......2006-05-20
The copy of "Origins of the Fourth World War" that I currently have has three featured reviews printed on the back cover in lieu of a normal blurb. Two of these reviews are from radio talk show hosts and the third is from a buddy of the author's who, if I recall, is actually featured in the book. This is actually rather appropriate, because it identifies right away for you, the discerning-if-feeling-slightly-scammed reader who purchased this book, that this is not a scholarly work. At all.
No, really, at all. "The Origins of the Fourth World War" is not the product of serious research, fact-checking, or critical thinking. It is conspiracy theory, although I'll grant that it's a particularly amusing read.
Nyquist certainly waxes eloquent, especially in the first chapters when he attempts to rip into capitalism, but at this point in my career I've read enough critiques of both to know that he isn't saying anything particularly original there. Comparing capitalism and communism is more fun to read, though clearly this man has a strong political/religious agenda of his own that is strongly theocratic in persuasion, with elements of militarism and dashes of aristocratic stratification.
The crux of the book is that the fall of the Soviet Union was a hoax, a masterful, artful deception enacted by the KGB to "dazzle the West" into a false sense of security. And the United Sta...er, the WEST, has become so decadent and complacent that when the Soviets make their glorious reappearance on the world stage they will proceed to trounce everyone in their path handily, because apparently Russians are naturally better strategists than Westerners. Maybe the Strategy Gene is best activated in the human body by vodka or something. I'm still fuzzy on that part. That's not all there is to the book - it meanders through critiques of, well, just about everything in pointing out why the West sucks and why we're going to get what's coming to us when we hear Soviet jackboots marching down Coronation Street.
Needless to say (actually, given the number of people who gave this book 5-star reviews, I'm not sure that it's so needless) Nyquist's conspiracy theory collects convenient historical facts like tasty, tasty candy and plugs them into place in the book to portray what it is he wishes to, without any appreciation of the historical context that he's sampling from. He misidentifies the blundering, bloated, bureaucratic, FRIGHTENED Soviet Union of the 1950s onwards with the deadly, purge-filled totalitarian society of Stalin in the 1930s and 1940s. He makes alarmist claims of a rearming Russia when that nation could barely beat back the Chechen rebels - and when very real evidence exists that this was the best they could do at the time. He ignores the fact that America is still very fierce, extremely warlike, and capable of fighting and winning wars very efficiently (forget Vietnam...Iraq is the new measuring stick, and had been even more so when Nyquist wrote this book).
While Nyquist does cite some of his material, he has about a fifth of the footnotes he actually needs in order to adequately back up the astounding claims he makes, if he wants to be taken at all seriously. And many of his most otherwise outrageous, radical ideas are not cited at all - most of the book's footnotes are devoted to Nietzsche and other quotations rather than providing evidence for claims. I'm perfectly willing to entertain radical ideas...it's fun to shake up the status quo, and gets lots of publicity. But if you do not back your work with evidence, with sources and documentation, then scholars will think that you are either (a) incompetent, or (b) just making stuff up as you go along. The first is excusable, though at best the writer gets a Gold Star for effort and is sent to the margins. The second is academic dishonesty. While I personally believe Nyquist is making a lot of this up, I'd be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and claim that it was mere incompetence (or possibly a publisher's error) that made him abandon adequate citation.
The book is also written in a strange form that reminded me of the strange, disjointed prose of Kurt Vonnegut's "Hocus-Pocus," save that Vonnegut knew what he was doing. This isn't really a monograph, it's a collection of his notes, carefully numbered and categorized according to (sometimes vague) relevance in each chapter.
Enough rant. This was written long enough ago that I doubt anyone cares or will even read this review. My final word: this is an elegant conspiracy theory written by a man with no appreciation for history or for international politics, who apparently believes that going to Church and giving up MTV is going to help steel us for the coming Soviet invasion. Draw your own conclusions.
Origin of the Fourth World Wars by J R Nyquist.......2001-11-06
This book is a must read for any thinking America. It is easy to follow as it is written in numerical lists of thoughts or points the author wants to make arranged in a logical sequence to make a very valid argument. We should not be letting our personal freedoms slide by being frightened into giving them away to preserve peace and safety. Our forefathers gave up their lives when it was necessary to preserve these same freedoms we take for granted. Neither should we allow our Constitution become invalidated by manipulation. If you believe there is a Creator God and that he wrote the Holy Scriptures for our admonition you will see a clear coorelation to them in this book that is presented from a purely secular social standpoint. God pleads for us to return to him and his commandments.
Read, research and understand........2001-03-13
Most readers would find this book interesting but few it seems have the courage or care enough to take it at face value. It is truly horrifying. It is not fiction. It is real. Virtually all of the critisism I have seen levied against Mr. Nyquists writings are little more than personal attacks and do nothing to debunk items he presents as fact. Anyone taking the time to read this book seriously and coroborate Jeffs sources, and augment that with some research of their own, will realize that current global trends cannnot, and will not go on forever. The current leader of Russia was the head of the dreaded Soviet KGB. Despite their adamance in denouncing the NMD effort, Russia has had an ABM system for decades. They are currently depolying advanced road and rail mobile 6th generation ICBMs - the Topol-M. They have had for decades and continue to develop an unparalelled civil defense infrastructure. This list goes on and on. Much of this can be found in this book, and all of it can be corroborated through reliable news sources, if one takes the time to do so. This book comes highly recommended to anyone that would like to have some good insight as to what to expect in the coming decade and would like to have some contol over their own future.
Are we not now beyond Thermonuclear War?.......2001-02-04
Yes, you may say we are beyond this, for we are a global village and the Communists have lost. We are too "modern", and their will be no more large scale wars for mankind values life more now. Besides, we are the only Superpower and our Military is second to none, and the Berlin Wall has tumbled and trade has taken over. We are helping the Russians and engaging the Chineese. If you think this, my friend you are whistling past the graveyard. Do yourself and family a favor and read this book. Then go read some recent articles from valid reliable newswires regarding Russia and other Communist countrie's shenanigans for the past few years and then re-read Nyquist's book. Or, if you think the Communists are not such bad guys and really value life, go get ahold of The Black Book of Communism where you will find what Communism has produced in the last century - 100 Million Dead people, then go read Nyquist's book. You have to get your wits free of the idea of all this peacenik... you've been hearing on the television as it does not fit in with Mankind's Historical records. Every once in awhile someone starts shooting and although no one really wants war, It is a very common occurance. Read Nyquist's book and see thru the deception the Commies have run on us and see what is coming down the pike.
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The day he buried his pa, Nobe Chase lost everything—his father, his home, and his dog, Rex. Worst of all, he had to move into town to live with Sheriff Leonard—dog killer, wife stealer, and secret law-breaker of all sorts.
That day, Nobe found a new purpose for his life—revenge. Hate takes over his life, burning out of control inside him. Nobe learns how dangerous hate can be when it is unleashed in a fury of fire and gunpowder during a race riot in nearby Tulsa. When the violence spills over into his hometown, Nobe must decide what kind of man he is going to become—one driven by vengeance or one driven by courage.
Based on true events in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during May of 1921, Anna Myers has produced a powerful novel about a young man who must wrestle with his past and find the strength to pull free from the poisonous grip of hatred and abuse.
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Tulsa Burning.......2005-12-10
Nobe Chase's life went down the drain when he had to bury his alcoholic father. He and his mom had to sell the house and live with Sheriff Leonard in town. Nobe wasn't allowed to bring his best friend Rex, beacuse he was a dog. The Sheriff shot Rex which started the hatred toward the Sheriff.
Nobe gets a job at the local cafe washing dishes. Nobe then started to see his friend Isaac Mitchell and Isaac's mom Mrs. Mitchell to get advise. Isaac and his mom were black and not liked very well. Isaac was out of college and lived in Tulsa, and his father, Lester Cotton, is the cook for the cafe where nobe worked.
A riot broke out in Tulsa and Isaac got hurt. Nobe and Lester went to save Isaac. When they got back, the sheriff arrested Isaac for "his own protection" the sheriff handed Isaac over to the KKK, who planned to hang him. Nobe overheard what was giong to happen so he saved Isaac.
It hooked me right away and kept me going, so i give it 4 stars.
It was based on true events in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It talks about how racism effected people, and how hard it was to make a living, and it was back when the automobile was invented.
What's in a name?.......2005-06-02
"Nobe" (Noble) Chase doesn't think much. He certainly doesn't feel noble. When his Pa's around, he's just someone to hit. When Pa's out drinking the proceeds from their farm away, Nobe's stealing coins from the payphones with a key he's copied from the telephone employee's original.
Then Pa dies. Nobe's glad. He's not going to be hit on anymore. But he's sad for Ma, too.
They can't keep their farm. Nobe and his Ma have to move into town, away from Nobe's home and the colored friends he's made down the road, Mrs. Mitchell and her son, Isaac.
Nobe quickly learns that Sheriff Leonard who takes them in is not a good man, either. When the Sheriff shoots Nobe's dog, Rex, instead of allowing the animal to come live with them in town, Nobe swears everlasting hatred and revenge on the man.
Nobe's also worried that the Sheriff is looking too closely at his Ma. Ma admits, she'd marry the Sheriff when his invalid wife dies, but Nobe thinks Sheriff Leonard might just be meaner than his Pa.
Nobe's friend, Isaac, comes back into town from his job in Tulsa and teaches Nobe how to drive his new car. Isaac works on a section of town called Black Wall Street and he's doing right well--enough to buy both him and his Mama new motorcars and his Mama (Mrs. Mitchell) a victrola.
When Preacher Johnson returns with tales of the Tulsa race riots, Noble borrows the preacher's car to go get Isaac, who the preacher saw being injured.
There's more, but telling more would spoil the ending.
The author has taken a little-known event and turned it into a memorable tale of nobility and kindness. Within 150 short pages, Noble Chase's character grows by leaps and bounds as we see a bit of painful history that some folks meant to never see the light of day.
If you like reading moving books, read this one........2004-07-29
It is 1921 in Wekiwa, Oklahoma and life has been hard for 15 year-old Nobe Chase. He lost his father, his home and his dog Rex, who was his best friend. Worst of all, he had to move with his mother to live with Sheriff Leonard --- dog killer, wife stealer and secret lawbreaker --- and he doesn't think it's fair at all. Ever since that day, he's been determined to get revenge.
While living with the Leonards, he gets a job as a dishwasher at a local cafe working with the new cook, Lester Cotton. Hate begins to take over his life, burning inside him uncontrollably. Sheriff Leonard is very mean to Nobe, who is determined to teach him a lesson. However, he can't understand why his best friend Issac is hated just because of the color of his skin. One day Nobe learns how awful hate can be when he discovers that Issac was involved in a race riot and is seriously injured. Nobe is determined to bring him back home and asks Lester Cotton, also Issac's father, to go with him. He does so reluctantly and they both save Issac's life. The next day, however, Issac is arrested because of his involvement with the death of a young girl. Nobe knows it was an accident, but some people in the town, including Sheriff Leonard, are still affected by the riots in Tulsa and they plan to kill Issac. Will Nobe be able to save his life once again, or will Issac be killed for an accidental crime?
This powerful book of a boy who must struggle with his past and find the courage and strength to break free from the cycle of hatred and abuse will captivate, move and inspire readers. If I were Nobe, I would have tried to run away from home. If you like reading moving books, read this one to find out if Nobe's life will be changed forever.
--- Reviewed by Ashley Hartlaub
Tulsa Burning is an excellent read.......2003-01-30
Tulsa Burning is the story of a young boy, Nobe,who grows up on a farm and does not have a very good home life. His father is a drunk and is always off spending the little money his family has and then comes home to abuse him and his mother. This is the start of the over all theme of this book which is dealing with hate taking over peoples lives. Nobe's father eventually dies and his mother is forced to leave the farm and move in with the town sheriff and his dying wife. Nobe does not want to live with the sherrif and when he refuses to go the sherrif shoots his dog, escallating the hate with in Nobe. This story is also about the true event of Tulsu Oklahoma breaking out in a race riot and the eventual burning of the African-American portion of Tulsa. This just re-inforces the hate theme that is going on throughout the book. This story takes place after the slaves were free but before equal rights and Nobe has a friend that is African-American and living in Tulsa when the riots break out. Nobe hears that his friend has been hurt and rushes to Tulsa to try and save his friend. This is the climax of the story and from here Nobe begings to come to the realization of what hate can do to a persons life when it consumes it. Over all an excellent read and I would highly reccommend it.
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Sonny is only one of the spies at the Bradshaw house in Mozier, Alabama. But as a child he saw a tray full of dinner come flying across the front hall at his father. His mother's aim was dead on. And Daddy's departure promptly followed.
Loretta, Sonny's older sister, spies by eavesdropping. As she tells him, "How else am I going to survive in a family tight-lipped as tombs?"
But the kids' spying only scratches the surface of what's really going on in this 1950s family in the deep South. While Deaton, the youngest, worries about pirates and vampires, and Uncle Marty, family protector, serves up scripture with every bite at the Circle of Life donut shop, somebody is watching.
Somebody unsuspected by Sonny. But at thirteen he knows something's fishy, and he intends to find out what. That's why one Friday after Uncle Marty pays him for dishwashing at the Circle of Life, he sneaks out of town, first by bike and then by bus. Selma, his mama; Mamby; Nissa; Uncle Sink; Aunt Roo; his sister and brother -- nobody from that all-too-serious but often hilarious crew has a clue where he's gone. And even Sonny can't say exactly what he's after, until those tight-lipped tombs start talking, and life in the house on Rhubarb changes for good.
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A Novel that is novel -- great for both adults and young readers!.......2006-03-13
This book is a good read, exclamation point. No matter who you are, you will stay awake at night to finish it, and then be mad at yourself the next night, for being so greedy. It engages huge issues, but they are located in human hearts, in a neighborhood like the ones we all live in, no matter if they be rural or urban, penthouse or tenement. The characters -- both male and female -- are brave and honest and trying their very best to live in a complicated world. In this book, people hurt people and people help people, but there are no "bad guys" -- there are just human beings, painted in words by a master story-teller and poet, George Ella Lyon.
Extra, Extra Read All About It. .......2005-07-09
Red Alert! All middle school librarians take note. My grandson, who thinks reading chapter books is a bit like eating ground glass, could not put this book down. That is after I bribed him to read the first two chapters!
There are people in this book, Loretta, especially, who will make you cry and laugh out loud. Warning, adults and kids both, you will have a hard time putting it down. So you will read it as fast as you can and then, like me, wish you had read it more slowly so you could stretch the enjoyment. It is a winner!
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