Edward Asner Books

This was another of Truman's great books!! The action of was continues though out the whole book and it was a wonderful book!

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Margaret Truman has woven together her knowledge of Washington
politics and a great mystery in "Murder at the Kennedy Center."
And she sure knows how to interweave a complicated plot. As soon
as Mac agrees to take a ace, he runs into countless problems:
Senator Ewald, it seems, has not be as...
his political supporters might believe; ...Soon a South American dictator and a
conservative evangelist muddy the waters even more.

As Mac delves deeper into the mystery, he learns more about his
friend than perhaps he had wanted to know. In a short period of
time, he has a long list of suspects!

Truman has done an excellent job of creating vivid characters and
developing a plot that will keep you alert. She has also managed
to mirror a number of contemporary politicians and headlines in
this novel; I think you'll have fun deciding who is being
modeled.

Yeah, I still have the same old gripes about Truman's overall writing style (or lack thereof), but they've lessened in intensity now that she's found in Mac Smith a decent sleuth. Too bad I know it won't last. (See my review for Murder in the Pentagon.)

I've just discovered Margaret Truman and am enjoying every minute of her writing. Not only does she write a good mystery but she entices me with her detailed descriptions of life in Washington D.C. Mac and Annabelle are becoming "good friends". I'm looking forward to reading the next in the series.

The description of a Democratic party gala is described with the intimacy of one who has actually attended such an affair. It is for this reason that the reader trusts the author in the other relevant portions of the plotting and structure of this well-told tale of mayhem in our nation's capital. This is a fine addition to the author's stunning series of mystery novels using the backdrop of the great institutions of Washington, D. C.

This book was an extreme inspiration to my life and will impact me for the rest of my awakened time on this earth. I would heavily suggest anyone who wants to live "NOW" and do it successfully to read this book. It was phanominal!

I find the female voice of this CD to be too authoritative, rough and angry. I couldn't help but to stop listening after 10 minutes into the chapter 1. I stongly recommend the book instead.

There is alot of good stuff in these books for you to think about and learn from. BUT, IT SAYS INCREDIBLY HORRIBLE THINGS THAT ARE SUPPOSEDLY OK WITH GOD, SUCH AS CHILD MOLESTATION for example. I was very excited about this collection but half way through book 1, I threw them all in the recycle bin. The movie however was excellent and extremely uplifting.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU RENT THE MOVIE AND FORGET ABOUT THESE BOOKS. The movie does not delve into the things that GOD is supposedly telling him that he writes in his books. DON`T WASTE YOURE MONEY ON THESE BOOKS !

Alex

I have, and read, the book. But, like vitamins, all great inspirational teachings need to ingested daily to be effective. I don't live the lifestyle to allow me to do this daily with the book. So, Neale and I are on the road daily!

An added bonus is: the last time someone read a book to me I had feeties on my pajamas!!

I own both the hard copy and the audio book, and like most, I prefer the book. But the cd is incredibly convenient for people like me, who are always on the road.
I do tend to be alarmed at the price though. I got my CD set over the counter for under 30 dollars.
Want a brandnew outlook on your spiritual life? Something that may appeal to yourself, rather than to the conventional masses?
This is a great way to start.

Tactfully co-authored by Ed Asner (award-winning actor and political activist) and Burt Hall, Misuse Of Power is a very strongly recommended read political activists engaged in anti-right wing politics, as well as the non-specialist general reader for its revealing truths and highly informative content. Misuse Of Power offers a wealth of highly researched documentation on how corrupt and sadistic the very right-wing Republican currently in control of American government truly is. Readers will discover the overriding powers of a majority republican executive and congressional government and how the two may cause terrible affects upon the whole American population.

His agenda is simply hating any one who doesn't think just like himself. He is not a cordial man, but a sour, bitter liberal who will never get over that the American people put their votes in to elect George W. Bush for two terms. If you look on the back cover of Misuse of Power at the two faces pictured there, Ed Asner and his writing partner, Burt Hall, ask your self who would you trust to save you if you were drowning? Even though, I don't personally share Burt Hall's political philosophy, I would trust him to try his best to save me from the whirl pool, not Mr. Asner...

Of all the despicable people in Hollywierd; among all the alcoholics, drug addicts, multiple-divorced, and messed up left-wing actors and actresses, Ed Asner stands out as one of the sickest. These messed up people can't even run their own lives, or keep their children from trashing themselves, but they want to tell us how to run a country.

Here are some of the sick statements Ed Asner just made at the Palm Beach Democratic Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.:

"We might easily have been spared 9/11 if the president had heeded expert advice and made terrorism one of his highest priorities, as the previous administration had done,"

Huh? What did he say? "....as the previous administration had done"? Has this guy completely lost all touch with reality? Clinton was in office 8 years, refused to take Osama Bin Laden, whom we knew for years was a problem, and didn't even go to look at the previous bomb attempt in New York. Clinton wasn't even the least bit concerned. Yet, Asner thinks Bush should have got it all taken care of in a few months. Hindsight is a wonderful political gimmick, isn't it?

Here's another "brilliant" remark by this moron:
"The 9/11 hijackers would have faced great difficulty had the president simply convened a cabinet meeting to require protection of commercial aircraft -- just that one simple thing."

More great hindsight. The Clinton administration took no such step in 8 years, but Asner thinks Bush should have done this in a few months.

Here's another jewel:
"Beware; the far right will have no scruples when it comes to doing whatever it takes to hold on to power."

This is a guy who is part of the extreme, radical left that wants to buy the Democratic Party, with help from George Soros, and turn us into a socialist state. Don't they remember that the major socialist states in history failed, largely because of their welfare state? What is the educational level of this guy? Forget it; I know most of those among the Hollywood left were lucky to make it out of high school.

Then we have really brilliant "reviews" by people such as Robin Orlowski "political activist", whose "brilliant" remarks in her "review", Citizens guide for retaking the government back from extremists", October 4, 2005, shows equal stupidity. Here's a left-wing, radical extremist who wants to change the country from what has made us the greatest nation in the world, to another socialist failure like Germany or Russia, which is usually the result of this kind of thinking. I guess they really admire the Russian model, and overlook the fact that China is becoming more capitalistic every day. But this is not surprising from someone who says the Republicans attack women. I guess she doesn't think of Condi Rice as a woman, since the Democrats have been attacking the Blacks the administration tries to appoint to office. I think Sandra Day O'Conner is a woman, too, isn't she? And isn't there a Hispanic woman by the name of Chavez around there somewhere?

Asner did make one intelligent remark: "...... That would be the most dangerous thing in the world, to have future ideas of the Democratic Party come out of Hollywood."

Maybe the guy hasn't completely lost all his marbles after all.

The far right have imposed a national agenda that's taking America in the wrong direction in many respects: that's the hard-hitting message of an award-winning actor and political activist and a retired government analyst in their Misuse Of Power: How The Far Right Gained And Misuses Power. Democracy is deteriorating as a result, the authors maintain: chapters show just how, and how the system of checks and balances isn't working in a right-controlled political system.

This book is a personal-political narrative of how the far right is impacting the American people's personal freedoms. Even without Joe McCarthy screaming about a 'list', we have a similar climate of fear and division. Ironically the current silence might even be masking a more dangerous environment.

Ed Asner, a recognized 'Hollywood liberal' would certainly be expected to be a 'celebrity writer' of this kind of book.His name has been connected to many progressive causes since the 1970's.

However, I was pleasantly surprised by Burt Hall's contribution. Although he concedes to having voted for John McCain (who despite his 'independence' still belongs to a party which attacks women, gays, and the environment under 'national security'), Hall's bureaucratic background ultimately gives the book enough credibility with swing readers.

These swing readers are themselves not dedicated liberals but are also bothered by the far right's agenda. They want to know that they are not the only ones who oppose the far right.

Both authors are articulate, proactive, and encouraging. They believe that being aware of and getting involved in government is an activity which anybody can do. They believe that citizen participation is something which anybody should do. They want their readers to know that they are also capable of becoming involved.

Using their own real-life examples, Hall and Asner show simple and effective ways which people have made their will known to the government. Both authors sincerely believe that the government needs to be accountable to all citizens at all times. There should not be any compromise on this.

I hated this book. I thought it would be pleasant and uplifting poems/stories about growing old and instead the poems/stories were so depressing that I felt crushing despair. I would never recommend this book to anyone of any age.

I bought this book for my parent's anniversary and had to read it myself before I gave it to them. It touched my heart. My favorite story was about an older man who washes his wife's hair and has since they were first married. It was so beautiful that I cried. I also enjoyed the poems and photographs. Some of them reminded me of my grandparents. I always enjoy the books from Papier-Mache.

It's hard to buy for my father but when I read this book I knew he would love it. It was so real. He just turned 50 a couple of years ago and he was so down. I wanted some way to let him know that he was still a very important part of my life. The poems are just fantastic. You can understand them. And they are about real life.

This was absolutely the worst book i ever read. The characters were not developed at all, and the plot was not only predictable but stupid, and seemed to be thought up by a first grade student. If you are physically capable of reading any other book, read it instead of this piece of trash.

perjurious testimony and witness coaching as hinge wings to decision-making within the adversarial trial system.melancholic tone, broken souls.

A great read for anyone who wants to get away, at least for an evening or two. Vivid in its narrative and true in its dialogue, the book lets the reader become a fly on the wall as the story unfolds. Characters are people you'd want to be friends with (or in some cases not). Keeps you going down to the end, then you wish it wasn't over.

A good book that starts out slow, but becomes much better as the book develops. I almost quit but I decided to finish it and I'm glad I did. If you like a good legal read then I would recommend The Perfect Witness.

unlike the reader from Florida, i could not finish reading this book. It was too boring and I found the main characters uninteresting and obnoxious. I also disliked the way Siegel had to take three paragraphs to describe every little detail of every little thing. It made the story move at an excruciatingly slow pace. I don't think I will be reading any of his other stuff

I hate to be so negative, but do not waste your time or money on this item. It delivers nothing that it promises, in fact, it doesn't even seem to have a genuine purpose at all. Several 'professional' speakers crack endless lame jokes about contemporary speech and hold a painfully stinted scripted conversation about the vital importance of speaking well, patting themselves on the back about how accomplished they all are in that area while imparting nothing in the way of instruction. In fact, I found two of the speakers miserable to listen to! The female was much too loud and excessively animated while one of the males was so nasal that you could hear the air running through the back of his sinuses as he talked, clicking epiglottis and all - things that they cautioned the listeners against doing themselves!

I couldn't finish this set, after the first CD, the speaker's voices were like nails on a chalkboard and I dropped it back off at the library the first chance I got.

I bought this tape expecting the "listen and learn" method of better speech that was promised. There are only two short exercises given in the 2 tapes, the rest is general information; some of which is unecessary, such as interview tips and how to keep your vocal chords healthy. I wish they would have taken more time to give concrete help.