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Right now, Truth is under attack, and much is at stake. Christians are caught in the crossfire of alternative Christian histories, emerging faulty texts, and a cultural push to eliminate absolute Truth altogether. As a result, many churches and Christians have been deceived. Worse still, they propagate the deception that poses itself as Truth! In
The Truth War John MacArthur reclaims the unwavering certainty of God's Truth and anchors Christians in the eternal, immovable promises that are found in His Word.
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A Poorly Researched Hack-Job.......2007-08-29
MacAruthur's strengths have typically been in exposition, though one must always be careful to separate his systematic theological interpretations. As with previous works on criticizing entire segments of Christianity, this book is heavy on polemic and shallow on any actual research into the subject.
Beyond evaluating the writings of Brian MacLaren (who is not at the center of emerging churches), and doing cursory (at best) research on the subject, MacArthur ends up slandering a huge number of Christians and makes himself look more foolish than his targets. However, if you buy 3 or 4 copies of this book, it will make a good, though expensive, doorstop.
For a better picture, I would suggest Mark Driscoll's writing on the Emerging/Emergent church (if you're a Calvinist) or Dan Kimball's writing (if you're not a 5-pointer).
Must read for all Christians.......2007-08-21
This book is full of truth. John tells it in love just like it is. Many of the current trends in Christianity are not Biblical. I thank God for men like Pastor MacArthur and his bold stand on the Bible. This book will educate anyone interested on many of the false teachings in the emergent church. Get this book. The Bible clearly warns how much deception will occur in the latter days. This book will give you information to avoid the emerging pitfalls.
An important book.......2007-08-10
Some reviewers say this book is divisive. I would agree that it is; but at what cost and for what reason? Why does John MacArthur draw lines in the sand regarding some people and some beliefs?
Because the truth needs to remain pristine and uncompromised. When MacArthur calls out a person or a position, he doesn't do it needlessly. Tolerance is poisonous when truth is compromised and that, I think, is the reason for this book. Their is a need for the truth to remain unblemished. God gave us the bible to show us truth. When someone or something contradicts the bible they/it should be exposed.
Read this book to better understand the threats to biblical truth and how to combat them. This book is a necessary read in my opinion for all christians because falsehhod creeps up and in the truth so easily at times. In a nutshell, read this book if your passionate about truth and how to defend it.
A solid book definitely worth reading.......2007-08-10
A great book which comes in a time when many churches are interested in entertaining the world, growth at all cost and water down the gospel not to offend the lost. This is very informative book exposing many errors that the early church dealt with which is also alive today such as sabellianism which denies the trinity which bred the church oneness Pentecost ,using scriptures to back up his claims about the dangers of modernism,pragatism amongst other errors the church is facing today
Postmodernism - only shades of Grey.......2007-07-15
Dr. John MacArthur takes a bold and straight forward approach to addressing the current trends that have been invading the Church. He gives clear, well defined definitions of the Emerging church movement and other trends moving through the evangelical church and beyond, and outlines in each chapter his scriptural reasons for his deep concern. MacArthur warns that: 'Trends signal a significant departure from biblical & historic Christianity' and shows examples of points in early Church history where the fight for Truth is what kept the purity of our faith intact. A key concern for the Church is Apostasy to which 2 Thess 2:10 warns will happen to those who do not receive the love of the truth.
On a closer examination of these movements, from what the leaders themselves say, it becomes rapidly apparent that historical Christian Truth is being undermined. We are being told that 'Truth found in Scripture' can't be certain or knowable. As the author writes: 'Truth is under assault in the Church today', and 'People are experimenting with subjective, relativistic ideas of Truth and labeling them 'Christian'. But contrary to popular thought, stands the truth of scripture that endures. (2 Tim 3:16,17, Psalms 119:160, Proverbs 30:5, 1Peter 1:25.)
The author addresses the Christian's apathy towards discernment, the Church allowing false teachings to flourish, and a lack of duty to contend earnestly for the Faith - Jude 3. He encourages church leaders that they are especially responsible for setting the example - Jerm 3:15, Acts 20:28-31.
This book will cause you to really think about your faith, what you believe and why. You will learn important lessons on discernment and how to determine truth by applying the Scriptures, and you will grow in the knowledge of Christ. For those who already hold to sound doctrine, you will be refreshed. recommended reading.
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A dangerous ring of spies, a game of mistaken identities, and a heartwarming romance of unlikely pairs come together in Lauren WilligÂ's engaging and exciting third novel THE DECPTION OF THE EMERALD RING. Praised for the “cheerfully postmodern and energetic . . .romance-adventure hybrids [that] have escaped the clutches of niche fiction.” (The Onion A.V. Club), her Pink Carnation series is garnering her critical acclaim and a loyal fan base.
Lauren WilligÂ's debut The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, appeared on retailer bestseller lists in hardcover and made a big splash in sales in trade paperback. Her second book, The Masque of the Black Tulip, was selected as a BookSense Pick for January 2006, and continue to rack up incredible reviews. Lauren WilligÂ's passion for authentic historical detail coupled with her talent for enthralling love stories make her series the perfect read for lovers of romance, history and adventure.
The year is 1803 and England and France remain at odds. Hoping to break the English once and for all, Napoleon backs a ring of Irish rebels in uprisings against England and sends the Black Tulip, FranceÂ's most deadly spy, to the Emerald Isle to help. What they donÂ't know is that also in Ireland is EnglandÂ's top spy, the Pink Carnation, who is working to shut the rebels down. Meanwhile, back in England, Letty Alsworthy intercepts a note indicating that her sister, Mary, is about to make the very grave mistake of eloping with Geoffrey Pinghingdale-Snipe (second in command of the League of the Purple Gentian). In an attempt to save the family name, Letty tries to stop the elopement, but instead finds herself swept away in the midnight carriage meant for her sister and is accidentally compromised. Geoff and Letty, to each otherÂ's horror, find themselves forced into matrimony. Then, Geoff receives word that he is to travel to Ireland to help the Pink Carnation and disappears immediately after their wedding ceremony. Letty learns of GeoffÂ's disappearance and, not to be outdone by her husband, steals away on a ship bound for Ireland, armed and ready to fight for her husbandÂ…and to learn a thing or two about spying for England.
As in her previous tales, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation and The Masque Of the Black tulip, our modern-day heroine and hero, Eloise Kelly and Colin Selwick, continue their budding romance in this captivating third novel in the series.
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Excellent!.......2007-10-10
Once again, I was very pleased with Lauren Willig's writing. Her books are so funny! I have people asking what I'm reading because I'm continually laughing out loud. This book was the third in the series. The first book, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, was by far the best of the three. This one was delightful, though.
I love the fact that the characters from previous books frequently pop up in this one. They are all characters I've grown to love - so I don't mind hearing about what they're up to. The Deception of the Emerald Ring does introduce relatively new main characters. Letty, the heroine of the story, is not as endearing as Henrietta of book 2 was, but she's lovable just the same.
I was also very pleased that Willig gave us something to look forward to concerning Eloise and Colin. I absolutly can't wait till the third book comes out!!
Great read. Willig is an excellent writer.
Bestseller Material.......2007-09-29
Lauren Willig's Deception of the Emerald Ring was one of the best books I've read in a long time. The thing I loved most was the strong female lead not competeing for the spotlight with the male lead. For those who are really unsure about reading a period drama, fear not: although the book is set in 1803, there is no tough Shakespeareian-esque language to muddle through and it does not solely focus on the past. Every few chapters, Willig jumps forward to the present day with her character Eloise Kelley as a doctoral candidate researching the events of 1803, so you are basically discovering the happenings of the past along with Eloise (and there is also Eloise's personal life unfolding as well, mainly having to do with the handsome man providing material for her dissertation. You just have to read to find out what happens with this beautiful man).
Boo to forced marriages, Stopped there.......2007-09-12
I read the first two and liked the strong main characters. However, this book starts off with a girl being forced into marriage by cultural norms. I realize it is the custom of the time, and that is fine, but to use it as the jumping off point for a book of female empowerment is wrong. I stopped reading after that, which incidentally was in the first or second chapter. I don't remember, as I have blocked it from my memory.
I strongly recommend The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, which is the first book in the series and the best of all.
French Spies in Ireland? Who knew?.......2007-08-14
A few years back, I picked up a hardbound book on a remainder table titled The Secret History of the Pink Carnation. It looked rather fluffy and a touch silly, but I was in desperate need of something to read at the time, and went on ahead and purchased it. I was expecting a so-so novel, but what I got was a funny, smart novel that had me laughing as I enjoyed it. Afterwards, I kept my eyes open for any further works by Lauren Willig.
In the third novel of the series, The Deception of the Emerald Ring the game between French and English spies continues. Letty Alsworthy is in London for the Season with the rest of her family, including her beautiful sister Mary, their flitterwit of a mother, and a father who means well, but can't seem to pass a bookstore without picking up a few new volumes. Which means that it's up to Letty to keep the family together, the bills paid, and things running smoothly. Besides, she knows that a suitor will not look at her twice, especially if Mary is in the room. But Letty is wise enough to know that if her sister goes through the elopement that she's planning, it's going to simply ruin the rest of the family. So, in the middle of the night in nothing more than her nightgown and a cloak she tries to find Lord Pinchingdale to tell him that it simply can't happen.
When the carriage that is bringing her to Lord Pinchingdale stops, she suddenly finds herself in the very passionate embrace of the viscount, who seems not to mind at all that she's isn't Mary. Worst still, two of Pinchingdale's friends are there, witnesses to the entire escapade, and Letty and Pinchingdale find themselves wed to each other, with neither of them happy about it at all. In fact, the groom is so unhappy that he leaves in the middle of the wedding celebrations, and a humiliated Letty decides to follow him -- off to the scarcely calm land of Ireland, where a revolt supported by the French is looming.
And suddenly, Letty finds herself in the middle of conspiracies, meetings in dark dank churches, sinister men in black, and all sorts of aliases and plots, all with the mysterious Pink Carnation at the center of it. Will poor Letty manage to keep her wits around her, and solve the awful dilemna of her marriage to Pinchingdale, who seems to loathe her on sight?
I have to say that this installment of Lauren Willig's of her series is rather exciting. For one, the action is shifted rather quickly from London to a place that isn't used very often for the Napoleonic wars -- Ireland. This really kept my interest, as I had no idea that the French were happily formetting revolution there, and seeking to use the country as a staging point for a possible invasion of England instead of just going across the Channel.
Nor does Willig forget the modern day story of Eloise Kelly and Colin Selwick. Eloise's scholarly researching into the Pink Carnation gives some amusement, not to mention her meddling grandmother's attempts to get her married off. It does get annoying in spots, as it does break up the story of Letty and Pinchingdale at the worst possible moments, and it does get predictable.
With those caveats in mind, it's still a fairly good story, and Willig's prose and mannerisms fit in nicely with the writing style of the Regency novel. Too, it's clear that she's paying homage to Baroness Orczy's novels of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Lastly, it's the fact that she can do research and isn't afraid to put in new elements into the ongoing story, and that I can always applaud.
Winding up, this gets a good four stars in all. If you like a smart, witty historical novel with plenty of slyness and a few laughs, this series would fit the bill nicely.
Recommended.
So exciting!.......2007-06-17
I had so much trouble putting this down. I really enjoy all the characters, and can't wait for the next book in the series!
Book Description
What happens when Washington, D.C. pundits and journalists run in the same social circles as the powerful people they cover? When the President and his administration trade press access for loyalty? You get a complicit, uncritical press greasing the skids to a brutal war, conspiring to out a CIA agent, and muddying the waters of a grand jury investigation. In the fearful aftermath of 9/11, much of America’s pride — its free press — became an unquestioning propaganda arm.
Marcy Wheeler’s Anatomy of Deceit documents how the media promoted the Bush administration’s justification for war — that Iraq was on the verge of acquiring weapons of mass destruction — even though much of it was debunked. And it provides a play-by-play account of how Vice President Dick Cheney’s office first used the media to target a critic, former Ambassador Joe Wilson, and then to avoid criminal charges in the CIA leak case.
While the media was beating the drums of war and cozying up to the administration, citizen journalists were digging for the truth. Wheeler's compelling account tells the story, as it needs to be told — from outside the Beltway's cocktail circuit.
Customer Reviews:
It's not deceit when they do it openly.......2007-08-27
The only fundamental error is the notion that the media has ever worked for the interests of the common man. In fact, the media licks the hands of its masters most of the time; it is the exceptions that give the illusion substance. Yellow journalism sold papers. Hearst reborn is Murdock plus Ailes. Buy this and learn the hows and whys.
terrific!.......2007-07-19
marcy wheeler is a terrific, talented writer: she took a complicated, not to say convoluted, story and rendered it not just readable but compelling. great job! two thumbs up on this one.
The facts speak for themselves...........2007-07-03
I finally got around to reading this book, finishing the day that GW commuted Libby's jail time. Looking back on what has transpired in the court case and the various motions before trial and since the guilty verdict (virtually ALL of which went against the accused/convicted), and recognizing that Marcy's book was finished months before the trial even started, it's quite incredible how many facts she had right, and how her understanding of the case reflected the TRUTH of the matter. She's not a lawyer, nor her writing lawyerly, which was to this layman's advantage...she simply lays out many facts that were revealed over time, makes reasonable and sound analysis of those facts, and shows how they all point to the culpability of the many powerful liars involved in this case and the unassailable guilt of Libby for crimes related to his lies and those of his superiors.
Finally, I must confess that I find it incredibly disheartening that the defenders of this liar and the supporters of the commutation so quickly revert to their disproven claims of Libby's innocence and their uncontrollable need to blame those who sought to bring truth to the debate in the first place. I speak specifically of the renewed attacks on Joe Wilson, who's initial report on the Niger uranium deal was exactly correct and exactly what Bushco did not want to hear, either then or now. So they and their minions (i.e. David Brooks and other dogs) assault the messenger, even when it's in the defense of a CONVICTED liar...the highest ranking White House official ever CONVICTED. What part of "convicted liar" don't they understand?
Refreshing Straight Talk.......2007-05-08
Wheeler stayed with her story that's thoroughly documented. The clearly-written presentation is factual but not boring, truthful without the embellishment so common today. A quick and excellent read.
How to write the plain truth: Anatomy of Deceit.......2007-04-02
Outstanding. Clear and simple writing. In this media world of "spin, spin, spin", this stands out as an exceptional example of how NOT to spin but to speak the truth.
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January 16, 1991. Operation Desert Storm's coalition forces are arrayed along the Saudi border with Kuwait, on the other side of which lurks the bulk of Saddam Hussein's army. While the battle for air supremacy is being waged in the skies, the coalition forces pull off a stunning, and ultimately decisive, deception. Later dubbed the "Hail Mary Pass," it consists of the abrupt relocation of the coalition ground forces hundreds of miles to the West. Meanwhile, as inflatable decoys, deceptive radio transmissions, and psyops leaflets all lead them to believe, the Iraqis are expecting an amphibious assault from the Persian Gulf, hundreds of miles from where it is actually occurring. The world's fourth largest army is preparing to engage a horde of phantoms. The coalition forces are able to march deep into Iraq with little opposition. Within one hundred days, Kuwait City is liberated and a decisive victory by the coalition forces is won.
Deception on the battlefield is surely as old as warfare itself. The examples stretch from the very beginnings of recorded military history—Pharaoh Ramses II's campaign against the Hittites in 1294 B.C.—to modern times, when technology has placed a stunning array of devices into the arsenals of military commanders. Military historians often underestimate the importance of deception in warfare. This book is the first to fully describe its value. Jon Latimer shows how simple some tricks have been, but also how technology has increased the range and subtlety of what is possible—bogus radio traffic, virtual images, even false smells. He draws examples from land, sea, and air to show how great commanders have always had, as Winston Churchill put it, that indispensable "element of legerdemain, an original and sinister touch, which leaves the enemy puzzled as well as beaten."
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Engaging and lively, this is the best book on the subject.......2001-11-14
As an armchair historian I was intrigued when I saw this book on a topic not widely written on or understood in western military thinking. Covering deception from ancient history to the 20th century (and beyond) Latimer examines the theory and practice of deception in war.
Dividing the book into sections dealing with air, land, naval, tactical and operational deception and then providing a detailed look at how deception works at each level has proved an excellent way to break down this complex topic. Each chapter is also full of colorful examples of deception efforts in history (eg. the British in WW2 observed the Germans building a intricate wooden mock-up airfield. On the day of its completion they sent over a lone Lancaster and dropped a large wooden bomb on it!). The lessons from history serve to illustrate each point Latimer brings up and keep the book lively and interesting.
Latimer has excelled at making this a very accesabile book which while it provides the detail a military buff wants is interesting enough to capture readers with a more general interest. I was genuinely disapointed when I completed the book, wishing there was more to read!
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The contagious paranoia of counterintelligence..........2006-01-01
The term, "wilderness of mirrors," is still used today in counterintelligence circles to denote the feelings of paranoia that sometimes develop in the byzantine business of spyhunting, when one is no longer able to distinguish between what is real and what is illusion. When conjuring up images of this precise phenomenon, no name rings louder than that of James Jesus Angleton, who himself was enveloped and ultimately destroyed by his obsession with uncovering a "mole" within the CIA.
Martin's brief account of the CIA's largely unsuccessful efforts to spy on the Soviet Union during the Cold War alternates between the stories of "Jim" Angleton and "Bill" Harvey, two CIA trailblazers who undoubtedly left their marks in their profession. What's unfortunate is that while they may have scored some early successes, they spent the latter parts of their careers in shambles, with both resigning under hostile circumstances. Especially in Angleton's case, it is tough to objectively determine whether he did more good than bad.
For a more detailed account of the CI fiasco involving Angleton, Golitsin, and Nosenko, check out David Wise's "Molehunt."
Help! The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum!!!.......2005-08-16
This book, which relates the ongoing war between the CIA and the KGB, focuses on the activities of William K. Harvey, a gun-totin' ex-FBI agent (who does not seem to have entirely evolved in a social sense), and James Jesus Angleton, a Yale graduate who lived first in Italy and then in England, where he learned the fine arts of counter-espionage at the knees, as it were, of Kim Philby, and was in charge of counter-espionage at the CIA. The revelation that the latter was a KGB penetration agent in British Intelligence seems to have engendered extreme paranoia in the former, who was ever after on the lookout for moles in the Agency (and was even suspected by some of his colleagues of being one himself).
The tales of covert operations range from the amusing (an agent loitering in a park to make a dead-letter drop being arrested as a potential child molester) to the appalling (the dastardly enticement of the Soviet defector Yuri Nosenko with promises of a salaried job and then keeping him in what was tantamount to a cage for 1277 days (292 of which were devoted to interrogation) [p, 171], all because of the dubious word of Anatoli Golitsin, a previous defector--living high off the hog at taxpayer expense--who warned that the next defector would be a KGB plant.). Angleton placed his faith unstintingly in Golitsin, whose wild scenarios had Averell Harriman, a former United States ambassador to the Soviet Union, cast as a KGB agent. It never seems to have occurred to Angleton that Golitsin may have been the KGB plant, intent on making mischief.
The title, "Wilderness of Mirrors," was apparently coined by Angleton, who was a poet in his spare time. It refers to the labyrinthine world of espionage into which one is "lured deeper and deeper ... pursuing the traces of Soviet plots, both real and imagined, each step taking [one] farther into a bewildering world of intrigue ... [p. 10].
The author notes the justification of the battle between the CIA and the KGB, but he also cites the absurdity of its reality. "The careers of Angleton and Harvey were mired in absurdities, not the least of which was that they habitually violated the democratic freedoms they were sworn to defend . . . Immersed in duplicity and insulated by secrecy, they developed survival mechanisms and behavior patterns that by any rational standard were bizarre. The forced inbreeding of secrecy spawned mutant deeds and thoughts. Loyalty demanded dishonesty, and duty was a thieves' game. The game attracted strange men and slowly twisted them until something snapped. There were no winners or losers in this game, only victims" [p. 226].
Anti-Angleton.......2004-01-06
This is one of the anti-Angleton books. You you want to understand Angelton's approach to counter-intelligence, I would recommend Edward Jay Epstein's "Deception" instead.
Book Description
Out-of-print and out of the hands of military professionals for years, Artech House answers the demand, making the sought-after, classic work, Stratagem: Deception and Surprise in War, available once again. This timeless and widely cited volume offers professionals a model and template for studying and analyzing deception operations. Readers get an historical analysis of deception and surprise, over 100 real-world case studies, and a set of methods that underlie and pervade the entire book.
This unique resource takes a broad and deep look at surprise operations, presenting intriguing questions and hypotheses about the possible causes of surprise, including deception. Thoroughly referenced and supported with clear data tables, the case studies concentrate on the goals, planning, expectations, security, leaks, warnings, intelligence assessments, and final results. The book concludes with analytical lists of battles from 1914 to 1968, systematically laid out in columns for cross-tabulation.
Customer Reviews:
Best of breed.......2007-03-25
Barton Whaley is respected as the foremost expert in the field of deception, and his book "Stratagem" is by far the very best single publication on the subject. His work was exhaustively researched and provides the clearest and most detailed explanations of theory, principles, tradecraft and case studies on deception.
A Must-Have for any military library.......2007-02-20
This book is an absolute 'must have' for any military historian (amateur or professional) or any military officers with any interest or responsibility for intelligence or counter-intelligence.
This book is written in the form of two books, and somewhat less obviously, three books.
Book 1 has six chapters of text that discusses the general concepts of deception from a theoretical standpoint and it's value in warfare. He points out the analysis of 27 wars where in only six of these was a decisive result obtained by a direct approach.
Book 2, the biggest part of the book is Appendix A. This consists of 115 known instances of surprise and/or deception from 1914 to 1968 (this book was first written in 1969). To list just two examples:
Case A30 - Details the efforts that the Japanese went to in order to obscure the fact that they were preparing to attack Pearl Harbor. This view puts an entirely different light on the question about what the Americans knew about the pending attack. Suppose the Japanese knew or even suspected that we might have broken their codes.
Case A45 - The deceptions directed at the Germans regarding D-Day. As Churchill said, the facts regarding the invasion were to be protected by 'a bodyguard of lies.' This details the well known aspects such as the appointment of Patton to head up the ficticious army. But it also reports the FBI, back in the US having one of their agents (code named ND98, and still not publicly identified) send signals to the Germans attempting to direct their attention to an attack in the Med.
Conclusion: Buy a copy of this book before it goes out of print again.
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Boba Fett must regain his fortune -- and battle against both other bounty hunters and Jedi foes -- in this action-packed adventure.
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???.......2006-09-12
Do the books continue into episode VI when he getts turned into a snack for the all mighty scarlacc or dose it stop at the end of episode III? Otherwise its a ver great siries!
Why I enjoy the Boba Fett series.......2005-08-30
I really like the Boba Fett series because:
#1 - It gives you the whole story from Boba's point of view
#2 - It teaches you about the planets in Star Wars
#3 - You learn about bounty hunters
I recommend this book, and ALL the books in the series!
Maze of Deceptions.......2004-03-24
This is the third book in the Boba Fett series. Young Fett teams up with fellow bounty hunter Aurra Sing to get money from his father's bank acount. In the book, most of Fett's money is stolen and he runs into Jabba the Hutt's nephew. Later, after being chased by Sing, Fett gets his ship back and flies off the planet with very little money. (...)
This book really shows that the Boba Fett series is great........2003-07-29
Although I still think I liked The Fight To Survive the most out of all the books this one is almost as good. This one rounds out the three Boba Fett books (I shouldn't say that, Elizabeth Hand is making a book 4) and it tells about Boba and Auraa Sing. (the bounty hunter) If you liked the other two books I'd buy this book.
Boba Meets Banking Clan.......2003-04-03
This is a must read for Boba Fett fans and regular Jedi freaks alike. It is the best of all the Star Wars books for young readers. The only bad thing about it is there wasn't much Slave 1 action. Boba sure shows Aurra Sing in this one
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From New York Times bestselling author James Luceno comes an all-new Star Wars adventure that reveals the action and intrigue unfolding directly before Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
Mired in greed and corruption, tangled in bureaucracy, the Galactic Republic is crumbling. In the outlying systems, where the Trade Federation maintains a stranglehold on shipping routes, tensions are boiling over?while back in the comfort of Coruscant, the hub of civilized space and seat of the Republic government, few senators seem inclined to investigate the problem. And those who suspect Supreme Chancellor Valorum of having a hand in the machinations are baffled?especially when Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi foil an assassination attempt on the Chancellor.
With the crisis escalating, Valorum calls for an emergency trade summit. As humans and aliens gather, conspiracies sealed with large sums of money run rampant, and no one is entirely above suspicion. But the greatest threat of all remains unknown to everyone except three members of the Trade Federation who have entered into a shadowy alliance with a dark overlord. While the trio will be content with more money and fewer problems, Darth Sidious has grander, far more terrifying plans.
It is a time that tests the mettle of all those who strive to hold the Republic together?none more so than the Jedi Knights, who have long been the galaxy's best hope for preserving peace and justice. Yet despite their most valiant efforts, the meeting will explode into fiery chaos beyond everyone?s worst fears . . .
From the Hardcover edition.
Customer Reviews:
A good prequel to the prequel.......2007-10-06
This novel takes place just before the beginning of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. It gives some background information about certain things from TPM, such as the Trade Federation's blockade of Naboo. It also introduces some interesting characters whom I grew attached too. Unfortunately, knowing what happens in TPM does diffuse some suspense, but this novel does match the movie in tone and in pacing, so if you like The Phantom Menace, you should like this book.
Not bad..not great either, but not bad.......2007-07-25
I found all the internal politics and workings of the Senate and such to be a little slow and boring at times, but it was interesting to see the formative steps leading up to what would be Valorum's Downfall in Attack of the Clones and what lead to the blockade of trade with Naboo in the Phantom Menace.
Sidious's machinations are the undercurrent of the entire book, even though he's really not the soul focus, but it's how he sets the wheels in motions and everyone's reactions to his plans, once set in motion, that is really what the book is about.
It was also nice to see Qui Gon have a good portion of pages dedicated to him as well in this book. A really great character that, like darth maul, wasn't fully realized in the films.
As i said, I found the politics at times to be a little slow which brought the book down a little bit for me. But overall, a solid Star Wars read.
Prologue to Episode I.......2007-04-17
Movie fans were thrilled that Episode I introduced Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Master and wanted to know more about him and his relationship with his padawan. This book focuses on Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan's adventures in the month leading up to The Phantom Menace. The background for the galactic politics that rushed by us in the movie are presented here in much more detail, including the scandal surrounding Supreme Chancellor Valorum. Senator Palpatine is active and his friend, Lt. Governor Tarkin, in involved in the plot. We learn much more about the Trade Federation and their motivations. And we see brief glimpses of Darth Sidious lurking in the shadows, manipulating events. This book answered most of the questions I had after first watching Episode I, including why the Chancellor had to dispatch two Jedi to Naboo "secretly."
The excellent Shadow Hunter (Star Wars: Darth Maul) includes a short story at the end by James Luceno that features Darth Maul and sets up Cloak of Deception.
I also highly recommend the following 5-star novels that are extremely relevant to the film series:
Labyrinth of Evil (Star Wars, Episode III Prequel Novel)
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (Star Wars)
Shadows of the Empire (Star Wars)
Great read.......2006-12-27
An in-depth look at Valorum by one o the best SW writers. I enjoyed reading this one more than several of the others I have come across. While some of the other authors are capable, Luceno writes the best stories.
Star Wars Cloak fo Deception.......2006-10-13
The book "Star Wars Cloak of Deception" is a story about an assassination attempt on Supreme Chancellor Valorum's life. A man by the name of Havac hired Captain Cohl to kill the chancellor. Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi find out about this assassination plan on Supreme Chancellor Valorum's life and try to foil this plot. Chancellor Palpatine tries to help Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to get the support he needs to tax the Trade Federation on the goods they trade. I enjoyed this book very much. It had a lot of good plot twists.
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"Weapons of Mass Deception reveals: How the Iraq war was sold to the American public through professional P.R. strategies. ""The First Casualty"": Lies that were told related to the Iraq war. Euphemisms and jargon related to the Iraq war, e.g. ""shock and awe,"" ""Operation Iraqi Freedom,"" ""axis of evil,"" ""coalition of the willing,"" etc. ""War as Opportunity"": How the war on terrorism and the war on Iraq have been used as marketing hooks to sell products and policies that have nothing to do with fighting terrorism. ""Brand America"": The efforts of Charlotte Beers and other U.S. propaganda campaigns designed to win hearts overseas. ""The Mass Media as Propaganda Vehicle"": How news coverage followed Washington's lead and language. The book includes a glossary - ""Propaganda: A User's Guide"" - and resources to help Americans sort through the deceptions to see the strings behind Washington's campaign to sell the Iraq war to the public."
Customer Reviews:
Quick but Important Read!!.......2006-08-04
Read this book in conjunction with American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century by Kevin Phillips to get the full context of how we were hoodwinked into the Iraq War and how the Bush Administration lives for getting us to give up our liberty for some alleged safety.
facts revealed.......2006-07-26
One of the best excerpts from this book is Rumsfeld being confronted by a journalist about his visit to Iraq, denying it and then shown a videotape from the CNN archives. This is a good book to read to get away from the Bush spin of things and see things a little clearer.
Madison Avenue waged war on Iraq---and our troops.......2005-07-31
When factual evidence did not reveal that Saddam Hussein had "Weapons of Mass Destruction" the Bush administration simply hired the country's best media consultants to engineer support for the war: anybody who was thus questioning the administration found themselves labeled as contributing to the terrorist threat. Because reality did not give them what they wanted, the White House fabricated data.
This book, written by John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton is not one of the reccent anti-Iraq war books, but it lays out the opposition to this policy in basic bare-bones langue. As such, this book is a good read for people who are not neccessarily policy wonks, but want the truth in an America of lies.
It is convienient that one of the loudest internal anti-Saddam groups in Iraq, the Iraqi National Congress, had ties to the American Pentagon. If something like that arrangement were to happen to our country, we would be screaming bloody murder. But, because Bush had convinced the public we needed to stop 'the terrorists' wherever they were, we did not ask critical questions about the opposition sources origin and their own motives.
Likewise, the same profession which once had helped to expose Watergate and FBI abuses against new left activists turned into the official White House parrot. Reporters who allegedly knew much better stopped asking critical questions about the Bush administration's official policy. Very little has publically been made of the glaring contradictions between Bush's infamous 'mission accomplished' aircraft carrier landing and our continued presence in Iraq---ironically with no formal end to the 'mission' in sight.
Why were we going to war with Iraq? What information prompted this decision? Who collected this information? If Saddam really was such a threat to international security, why weren't the other nations (especially his neighbors) who mourned with us over 9/11 agreeing with our plans?
Consequently, the American people had no idea of what they were really supporting. We were only told that dissent against the country was unpatriotic and that we needed to support whatever this president did in Iraq.
Compounding that problem, the administration went into Iraq with a distinctly western mindset. Not only did/and is still preventing Americans from being taken seriously, but it breeds terrorists who point to the 'provisional government'...etc as evidence that America only had wanted to colonize Iraq for it's own material benefit. The people working for the White House thought they were good, but they also forgot that the Iraqis and the Arab world needed to be sold on this policy to (ironically) avoid generating terrorists.
Because the authors are pre-disposed to disagree with President Bush on other issues, this book might not have a wider audience when compared with the growing number of titles of people who were neutral or even previously supportive of the administration's Iraq policy. If Iraq really does turn into another Vietnam however, I am willing to bet that this book will suddenly find a larger audience alongside the more reccently published works.
Review 5/2/2005.......2005-05-03
The book "Weapons of Mass Deception, the Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq," written by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber generally deals with the United States' current conflict in Iraq. However, it does not deal with the strategic side of the conflict itself but rather the steps taken to get there. This text focuses primarily on the supposed false information that President Bush and his administration provided the American public in order to gain their support. Rampton and Stauber deal with the psychological aspects that come with preparing a nations people for war.
Rampton and Stauber set out to make a contribution to their field by expressing their points of view in this particular text. The fundamental point that both authors set out to make is that the war in Iraq is a battle that is being fought unnecessarily, based on false pretenses. President Bush blatantly lied to a nation in order to better serve his own needs while asking thousands of men and women to give their lives in the process. Both authors make it their business to make clear the fraudulent steps that President Bush and his administration took in an effort to coerce a nation into believing that going to war with Iraq was the right thing to do. Furthermore, it is Rampton and Stauber's goal that after reading their work, American citizens will analyze carefully and be more skeptical of the different types of media that they come into contact with.
There are several areas covered in this text regarding the war in Iraq and the deceptive measures employed by President Bush while doing so. In fact, Rampton and Stauber claim that Bush was involved with the invasion of Iraq even before he was elected into office. Bush's key officials advocated the invasion all along but opted to wait until September 2002 to inform the public, through what the White House expressed as a product launch. This is simply the Bush administrations attempt at selling the war in Iraq to the American public through a well thought out public relations operation. The White House representatives apparently used propaganda along the lines of misinformation and constant replication in order to create the false notion that Iraq was behind the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States. Additionally, there were allegedly forged documents which fabricate the claim that Iraq possessed vast supplies of destructive weapons. Apparently, Bush's public relations firm facilitated an opposition group known as the Iraqi National Congress, which contributed largely to the decision to go to war. While these lies were taking place, the American news media was entirely occupied with the propaganda being provided and continuously kept repeating White House communications.
"Weapons of Mass Deception, the Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq" is put together by authors Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber. Both men work for the Center for Media and Democracy; this is a non-profit association that Stauber himself founded in 1993 in an effort to observe and expose deceptive public relations campaigns and other assorted propaganda distributed by corporations and governments. John Stauber is a longtime activist who has worked in the field of public interest, consumer, family farm, environmental and community organizations at the local, state, and national levels. Co-author Sheldon Rampton is a graduate of Princeton University and has worked as a newspaper reporter, activist, and author. Rampton and Stauber are both clearly opposed to the work that the Bush administration has done while in office. In fact, based on the work that they have done with this text as well as past work, both men appear to be against any type of governmental or public relations group that misinforms the public on any issue. Rampton and Stauber present a strong argument throughout their book, supporting their points of view with documented facts. In addition, both authors remain true to their feelings and points of view in an uncompromising fashion; perhaps this is the most concrete element to their text. The only flaw, if any present in this book is that both men are partially biased because of their dislike for President Bush. It is likely that a supporter of President Bush would not be so critical of the tactics he has used in recent years.
This text seems to be quite useful and a positive addition to work in its field. It offers readers and consumers an alternative source of information that is able to rival the media. In addition, to it being an alternative source of information, it is written by well educated and experienced men who support their adamant views with concretely documented facts. Therefore, this text is not merely two liberal men running their mouths about issues they are not well versed in, but a brilliantly put together political argument. Lastly and perhaps most importantly, Rampton and Stauber attempt to relay an important message to the public; that they should never settle and accept information that the media and government give to them. There is always the right to question the government and related associations when the public is being misinformed.
A critical look at wartime discourse.......2005-04-20
In "Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq," coauthors Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber take a critical look at a very important subject. The authors cover a number of intriguing facets of both the war and its background. They analyze the U.S. "propaganda blitz" to improve the U.S.'s image in the Muslim world-a strategy they judge an "abject failure." They also look at some of the individuals and organizations that played roles in the leadup to war-among them Ahmed Chalabi and the Iraqi National Congress.
Rampton and Stauber accuse the Bush administration of many distortions in its attempt to "sell" the war as if it were a product. One of the book's most interesting sections is the authors' deconstruction of the Bush administration's wartime catchphrases: "axis of evil," "coalition of the willing," "shock and awe," etc. They critique not only the U.S. government, but also the Saudi regime.
The book also looks critically at the media's role in the war. The authors accuse the "right wing media echo chamber" of promoting a culture of fear and intimidation. Among the figures whose work they question are Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter, and Ollie North. Particularly intriguing is the authors' look at differences in U.S. and Arab TV coverage of the war.
I should note that I am an Army Reserve officer who has done a tour (2003) in Afghanistan and is currently serving in Iraq, and that I am firmly committed to carrying out my mission. I was not bothered or offended by this book. I believe that the authors are doing a service in challenging Americans to be more careful and critical consumers of information. This book dares its readers to analyze and decode the messages that they receive from the government, the media, and the advertising industry; it also suggests that we need to know and learn from history. I recommend this book to readers regardless of their political persuasion.
Book Description
The definitive book on ancient military principles that is strikingly relevant to the War on Terror, the war in Iraq, and the rise of China as a geopolitical power
The history of China is a history of warfare. Wars have caused dynasties to collapse, fractured the thin faade of national unity, and brought decades of alien occupation. But throughout Chinese history, its warfare has been guided by principles different from those that governed Europe. Chinese strategists followed the concept, first articulated by Sun-tzu in The Art of War, of qi (ch'i), or unorthodox, warfare. The concept of qi involves creating tactical imbalances in order to achieve victory against even vastly superior forces.
Ralph D. Sawyer, translator of The Art of War and one of America's preeminent experts on Chinese military tactics, here offers a comprehensive guide to the ancient practice of unorthodox warfare. He describes, among many other tactics, how Chinese generals have used false rumors to exploit opposing generals' distrust of their subordinates; dressed thousands of women as soldiers to create the illusion of an elite attack force; and sent word of a false surrender to lure enemy troops away from a vital escape route.
The Tao of Deception is the book that military tacticians and military historians will turn to as the definitive guide to a new, yet ancient, way of thinking about strategy.
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