No comments about The Death of Albert Johnson: Mad Trapper of Rat River.

1 comments about El tango de Ahumada / Ahumada's Tango.

1. leí este libro hace unos meses y me parece muy bueno porque describe las relaciones comerciales de este empresario con el poder. Ahumada adquiere la nacionalidad mexicana de manera dudosa y tan pronto llega a Méxic se relacina con el poder con gente cmo el exgobernador de Guerrero Ruiz Massieu, Salinas de Gortari y lacayos de éste. Fue usado como ariete en esta guerra entre dos proyectos: uno, el pryect neoliberal que comenzó en 1982 en México con reultados magros; otro, el proyecto alterno que encabeza López Obrador. Al ver detenida su carrera de licitaciones y construcciones en el DF, Ahumada declara enemigo a López y comienza Ahumada una serie de peripecias legales que lo llevan hasta Cuba donde el gbierno de ese país grabó sus declaraciones (más de 40 hras). En dichas grabaciones Ahumada asegura que el partido de la ultraderecha mexicana (PAN) y miembros importantes de éste "no le cumplieron" la ayuda prometida. Fue deportado de Cuba. La ultraderecha lo considera "preso político", aunque no ha padecido ni el 1% de vejaciones que integrantes de la APPO, de Atenco o de muchos otros lugares ha sufrido. Ahumada es un peón de gente poderosa con poca credibilidad. El libro es una verdadera destreza periodística.

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1 comments about Phillip Singer : An Accounting.

1. This most-amazing account of the life of a deaf man holds the reader's attention through all four sections. Historical events are reconstructed by the author after forty years. A great surprise ending. This should be a movie. I recommend it highly.

3 comments about Codename: Octopus: A True Biography.

1. This book will shock you! The contents of this book reveals the reasons why some of the major problems in this country and the world are still ongoing from the late 1970's; why Saddam Hussein is still in power, why we invaded Granada, and probably what may have happened to Jimmy Hoffa. This book is very revealing with names of famous political personages and where they got their money. The author wrote this while a contract was out on him to maim or to kill. All the people in the investigative end of the book are dead except the author. I would highly recommend reading this book to get up-to-date on what's going on in the world and in this country.



2. This is a complete work of fiction. Some of the names and events are real, however the story is a complete fabrication and has little if anything to do with reality. Save your money.



3. Everything written in this book is all true. Every word. The information was taken from daily memos while on this job or jobs working undercover for the president. Real names, address, phone numbers and situations.
   The author - Thomas A. Phelan

2 comments about Lambs to the Slaughter: The Real-Life Killers Who Inspired Psycho, Henry, and the Silence of the Lambs.

1. This is a very frightening book. What makes it even scarier is that it's true. But, before you read this book, first read or see "Silence of the Lambs." That's what makes this book.



2. Lambs to the slaughter is a very interesting book and has exellent litreture in it.It is a good horror story and I would defiently recommend it to someone who likes horror storys.

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3 comments about Sittin' on the Dock.

1. This book is about boats and smuggling dope. I know nothing at all about boats of any kind or anything at all about dope or any of the terminology used for dope. The author is very informative about the boats and boating terminology and what all the slang terms for dope means, so you can follow along with everything going on and not get lost in all of the slang used. This is a true story and very entertaining to read. I bought the book for my husband but I got so caught up in the story, I found it hard to put the book down. I just can't say enough good things about this book. I think everyone that buys it will enjoy it immensely.



2. You will not be able to put this book down.



3. Considering this book is the only book to be written by Don Linville, it is a masterpiece of truth and reality. Mr. Linville is lured into the illegal drug industry in order to keep his boat, as many a pirate has done before him. It should be made into a movie.

3 comments about Charles W. Colson: A Life Redeemed.

1. Nixon apologist and ex-con Jonathan Aitken serves up this loving tribute to his fellow ex-con Chuck Colson. Aitken serves on the board of Colson's prison ministry, so any expectation of objectivity flies out of the cell door. In Aitken's long-ago, forgotten biography of his hero Richard Nixon, he similarly soft-peddled Nixon's crimes. At least this time out the former Tory MP, who just got out of a British prison himself a couple of years ago, forgoes the ludicrous conspiracy theories that made his Tricky Dick biography such a joke. Unlike the unfortunate convicts unmercifully hounded and courted by Colson's ministry, Colson was preaching to the choir with Aitken, who returns the favors to Colson, with this way-too-thick inspirational sop.



2. Notorious as Richard Nixon's hatchet man, Charles (Chuck) Colson's involvement in the Watergate scandal sent him from the White House to "the big house." Today, this former felon is a respected Christian leader. He is the founder of the far-reaching Prison Fellowship, which is one of the most respected and productive Christian parachurch organizations in America, powerfully reflecting the resurrection and redeeming grace of Jesus Christ.
   
   Colson truly stands as a modern-day Paul, whose life was radically changed after an encounter with the Lord. This book is well documented and well written. On the one hand, it presents Colson as a man who has had a very positive impact on American culture and religion; yet, on the other hand, it does not downplay the bad choices he made earlier in his life that led him to prison. There is a brutal honesty in the presentation of Colson's political ambitions, his drive for power, and his insensitivity to people who got in his way. However, this makes the story of his redemption all the more astounding.
   
   Noted British researcher and author Jonathan Aitken was given full access to Colson's personal papers and private archives. Additionally, he did extensive interviews with Colson's wife, children, co-workers, and friends. The result is an intriguing study of this Hyde-turns-Jekyll individual. This book will be of interest not only to Christians but also to anyone interested in the machinations of politics or the events of American history. - Leilani Joy Wells, Christian Book Previews.com



3. Whatever your opinion of Chuck Colson, you can't deny his powerful impact on American society, as a groundbreaking political strategist in his first life and as a leading evangelical leader in his second life.
   
   Evangelical biographies aren't always thorough and honest. Unlike the Bible itself, they often gloss over the weaknesses of their subjects. But Jonathan Aitken's look at Chuck Colson escapes that trap and delivers a complete look at a man who has made a significant imprint on American life and culture.
   
   Rarely has a person impacted the world with two separate lives like Chuck Colson has. His days as a Nixon hatchetman are legendary, but Aitken fills in some of the blanks for the post-Watergate generation. Clearly Colson was a win-at-all costs political tactician who engineered many victories, most importantly the election of Richard Nixon. His actual involvment in Watergate is sketchy at best and it is likely he went to jail for a trumped up charge, handed down in the hysteria of Watergate.
   
   However, rather than spending a life embittered by political losses and an unfair jail sentence, Colson found a relationship with Jesus Christ and thus his life was turned around. The drive to succeed was channeled into ground-breaking prison ministry, which included reform, one-on-one evangelism, and a variety of think tanks and worldview programs. Now Prison Fellowship is one of the largest and most successful evangelical organizations in the world.
   
   Many evangelicals, including myself, have one beef with Colson, namely his work to disregard the wide theological chasm that exists between Catholics and Evangelicals in his attempt to bring the two together. Martin Luther and other reformers would find this naive at best and appalling at worst.
   
   Still, no one can dismiss the remarkable influence of the political hatchet man whose life was dramatically turned around by the grace of God. Many prisoners will be in the Kingdom because of Colson's life.
   
   Aitken's biography is spot-on, thorough, and brutally honest. I recommend it whole-heartedly.

3 comments about Prisoner of Conscience: A Memoir.

1. In November of 1996 Kenneth Kennon, then pastor of a church in Arizona, was sentenced to jail for `crossing the line' at Fort Benning, GA, during a protest aimed at closure of the School of the Americas (SOA), (since renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation). Many SOA graduates, trained in counter-insurgency warfare, had been involved in atrocities against civilians during civil wars in Central America during the 1980s. Ken, who has a long history of peaceful protest, had been director of the Sanctuary Movement in Tucson, which provided an Underground Railroad for refugees from Guatemala and El Salvador who were the victims of such atrocities. Ken's involvement with Sanctuary and SOA watch is described in the early chapters.

   But the central part of the book is based on a diary of his day-to-day experiences in federal prison, days often punctuated by petty harassments and intimidations. Especially hard to take were the unpredictable changes of routine in his work assignments, apparently designed to keep him off balance, the difficulty in obtaining necessary medical care, and the illegal shredding of his mail. Throughout his ordeal, Ken's moral was
   bolstered by his faith, by correspondence with fellow SOA supporters, and by telephone calls and visits from friends and family members, especially his wife, Mary Ellen. Sprinkled through the text are poems, often inspired by the beauty of nature as viewed from the unique perspective of the prison experience. Since his release Ken continues his work as an SOA Watch activist --he is a pillar of strength for the peace movement generally, and his memoir is an inspiration.




2. Send-off gatherings around the country celebrated the 23 prisoners of conscience who enter
   federal prison camps this fall 2002. Five others are already serving time for the November, 2001
   action at Fort Benning. Plane tickets and hotel reservations are already in had for November
   2002 when thousands more will participate in Sunday afternoon's funeral procession. Some of
   these will also participate in nonviolent civil disobedience risking jail time for their convictions.

   For those who are looking into the actions at Fort Benning and in DC, Kenneth Kennon's book
   fills the bill. During the summer of 1998 Kennon spent six months in La Tuna Federal
   Corrections Institution for trespassing into Fort Benning. While living and working there, he
   kept the journal which forms the basis of the book. The introduction describes the soul-
   searching necessary to participate in nonviolent civil disobedience. While incarcerated, his day
   to day experiences of beauty, kindness, work and rest are described alongside the malignity of
   prison life.

   The importance of Communities of Resistance which assist in discernment, organizing, and
   support for those involved in nonviolent civil disobedience is woven throughout the text.
   Kennon's willingness to follow God's call led him into fellowship with those who oppose the
   School of Americas. Read for yourself this journey. Read for yourself the preparation and
   discernment that preceded his nonviolent civil disobedience. Read for yourself the support his
   family, his church, and countless others brought him in prison.

   This Community of Resistance also provided him with many, many books during his prison stay.
   Authors old and new enlivened him on a daily basis. The books themselves became resources to
   the entire prison community. His comments on these texts throughout the memoir add to the
   reader's appreciation for his journey and for the texts themselves.

   Original poetry and other writings enriched the memoir with visual images and deeper
   reflections. ""Over the years I have studied corrections as a sociologist and visited inmates as a
   clergyman. It is a very different experience being a prisoner,"" writes Kennon. He paints prison
   life with a mixture of pain and humor that captures the ironic picture of a correctional institution
   bent on retribution without rehabilitation. An epilogue gives a glimpse into what has happened
   since his release and a brief update on the struggle for peace that caused him, and scores of other
   Americans, to become prisoners of conscience.

   People are changed in prison. Kennon's description of the shifts in his own spirit during these
   six months encourages the reader to attend to the shifting sands of contemporary life. ...




3. Even if you don't agree with Kennon's political views, one has to agree with him on several points. First, the fact that the Federal (US) gov't would actively prosecute non-violent protesters for daring to set foot on Federal lands is ridiculous!
   
   The second point that Kennon makes is the fact that in both Federal and State prisons, health conditions like his (he was a diabetic) can result in the equivalent of a death sentence. One might argue if you don't do the crime, you wouldn't have to do the time, but his own life was put in danger by the sloppy medical care provided by the Federal Bureau of Prisons during his six-month prison sentence. Certainly there is no reason for sick people to be housed on the taxpayer's dime, when the crime they've committed is insigificant, at best. Kennon trespassed on Federal land. His quiet courage and willingness to serve his time is admirable.
   
   In the California state prison system, the care of sick and older inmates has been the subject of ongoing debate for years. In-prison health care is very expensive and inefficient at best, as documented by Kenneth Kennon's very interesting life story. His experiences, while in the Federal prison system, are similar to stories told on the state and local level by current and former prisoners.