Clinton Books

I read this book after the fact(Bill's second reign) and can only hope the next time someone of his kind runs for President, the American people pay attention.

The only significance of this book now comes from the need to constantly review, as a preventive measure, what Bill Clinton et al did to the Constitution and every branch of government as well as the Justice Department. It is not hyperbole to say that the country could not have withstood another four years of this kind of massive corruption.

This is a thoughful analysis, with no rhetoric, no paranioa. I wish I had had this book when the presidential campaign was in full swing. Mr. Clinton should not be head of garbage collection in (name of your least favorite city goes here), much less President of the United States of America. Clinton was a vain, cold man, who didn't know himself and had little or no conscience. He was never really in it to help the disenfranchised, but to feed his own ego. Read this book to find out.

This book is a perfect example of the attacks by the network of right wing zealots who have dedicated their lives to destroying Bill Clinton by innuendo, false testimony, and other slanderous devices. Interesting as evidence of the political paranoia eating away at our democratic institutions.

Born William Jefferson Blythe III in Hope, Arkansas, this book chronicles Bill's life from birth, to his first unsuccessful Arkansas Senate race, all the way to winning the Presidency. From his frought childhood, to his stay in England to study at Oxford, Bill Clinton's life s fascinating.
I recommend this book to anyone who may be interested in politics, or anyone who thinks Bill Clinton was a good president. I also recommend this book to people who may want myths about Bill Clinton cleared up.

Josh B.

The fact alone that the book is mainly focused on Bill's accomplishments - instead of downfalls, gives it right to be read. The book ventures through Bill's young life in Arkansas under an unsteady home to where he stood at his first presidential innaguration with a family of his own. This book is well written, and even has pictures to supplement the text. Overall the book was worth the short time it took to read - and kept me captivated to learn about one of the most controversial men in America.

Those who'd like to explore the history of women running for President might want to read two collections of speeches by the first woman to run for the White House--Victoria Woodhull in 1872. She's a fascinating person. Even today, her ideas about sexuality and social programs (i.e. child rearing) make Hillary Clinton look like a cranky, hide-bound reactionary. The first offers some historical reasons why many present-day feminists had trouble dealing with Bill Clinton's womanizing.

Free Lover: Sex, Marriage And Eugenics in the Early Speeches of Victoria Woodhull

Lady Eugenist: Feminist Eugenics in the Speeches And Writings of Victoria Woodhull

This was an inspiring story of the many achievements and few down falls of Hillary Clinton. It starts at her child hood and her parents never ending encouragement. It tells about her church and how it played a big role of her life. It then goes to her college years and how she met Bill Clinton. It tells how he affected many decisions in her life. This is an insiring story that will help girls become better people and strive to be their best. It will encourage them to be themselves. Its a great book and I encourage you to read it

Those who'd like to explore the history of women running for President might want to read two collections of speeches by the first woman to run for the White House--Victoria Woodhull in 1872. She's a fascinating person. Even today, her ideas about sexuality and social programs (i.e. child rearing) make Hillary Clinton look like a cranky, hide-bound reactionary. The first offers some historical reasons why many present-day feminists had trouble dealing with Bill Clinton's womanizing.

Free Lover: Sex, Marriage And Eugenics in the Early Speeches of Victoria Woodhull

Lady Eugenist: Feminist Eugenics in the Speeches And Writings of Victoria Woodhull

Along the Washington beltway there is always something new happening and just when you think it's politics as usual that's when the tables are turned and the most unexpected things can happen. Michael Bowen has certainly proven to me that he has the understanding of what happens in Washington and how the political game is played.

The book is more than a "might be" story this is look into the realm of high possibilities. Starting off on September 3rd and using the current political layout Bowen takes you on a journey that while you may think that it's a "pro" Hillary Clinton novel, it maintain a realistic objectivity from beginning to end.

Bowen's walk through the Democratic political machine is nothing short of incredible, watching the plot unfold you'll see Hillary Clinton battle former friend Al Gore for the nomination from the primary season right to the Democratic national convention.

You'll walk through the camps, see the press reaction and deal with Congress all the while having to remind your self this book is a futuristic tale. See how Hillary tackles the familiar Republican war cries of taxes, civil rights, abortion, health care, domestic and foreign policy and war and how her spin machine is ready for anything.

A masterful job of putting together what could happen with what is happening and even a few surprises along the way. I found this compelling to say the least and powerful and gripping to say the most, Bowen has mastered the talk of Washington and tone of the political climate.

Once you are hooked and ready to see what happens in the first 100 days, you'll find it's liberal politics as usual, but you may fins the first state of the Union address a little surprising. One this is certainly for sure, whether you are the most staunch Republican or the most steadfast Democrat, whether liberal or conservative, this book is a must read for any and all political junkies.

Overall one of the best books I have ever read and I can see this book moving to the silver screen. Bowen is truly remarkable is what he has done here.

This new edition of the authoritative HISTORY OF JAMAICA covers the whole of the history of the island from the arrival of the Arawaks a thousand years ago until the present day. That thousand year period has also seen the arrival of the spaniards and the extermination of the Amerindians, the coming of the British and the introduction of slavery, the fight for freedom and the achievement of independence. This story, with its many facets: the Buccaneers, the Maroons, the National Heroes and others, is told by the Government Archivist in a flowing narrative which is backed by a knowledge based on the closest contact with original documents.

Out of many, one people. This is a nice little book about the history of the island and its people. The history of the island begins with its first Indian population. The history concludes with the election of Prime Minister Edward Seaga. The history includes the brief Spanish period, the occupation by the British, the introduction of slavery and sugar during the 1600s and the 1700s, the British Crown Colony, and independence from 1962 to 1980. The history includes Jamaica's interaction with the rest of the world, and Jamaica's contribution to the West.
For those visiting Jamaica on a beach vacation, this is a nice little read. Although short, it is full of good information about this country. This book is also full of nice historical pictures. I picked this book up in a second hand store in Jamaica, so it might be difficult to obtain a copy in Jamaica, so use Amazon to procure a copy.

Although this book is somewhat dated and badly in need of a new edition, it still contains essential material for those in experimental high energy physics. I know of no other single book which covers HEP detectors in more depth. Many of the principles in this book apply also to newer detectors not covered and this is critical background reading for new grad students in the field.

My only complaint: the book is now printed digitally and looks it. Some of the pages were almost unreadable and the cover looks like it was done on your laser printer. I'm used to better quality from Cambridge Press.

This book is more of an advanced level reading for graduate students pursuing careers in particle physics. The basic content is refreshing and I am glad that the explanation of accelerated particles was established early in the book, which gave meat to he later context. Overall, I give this book a three-star, because many theories were repeated throughout the book, which got a little annoying.

gets the message through.
Either way, it shows how the liberal media covered-up Clinton with their stranglehold on the American minds through their media control.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to see how twisted and deviate the mind has become thanks to the liberal media.
To all my cnl 6 viewers.

First things first -- I've gobbled up several books about the Clinton White House -- the best of which is Ambrose-Pritchard's "The Secret Life of Bill Clinton." I found "Damage Control," the offical autobiography of Larry Nichols, to be a below-average read. Though Nichol's is an interesting personality, this book is poorly written. Most annoying is the fact that the author, David Breshnahan, constantly repeats himself from one chapter to the next. I remember doing this in Jr. High School when I needed to write an essay X number of pages long. Another disappoinment is the Appendix where evidence is presented to support Nichol's story. This should have been the beefiest part, but instead we only get an appetizer. Bottom line: If you have read books by Pritchard, Aldrich, et al., and you crave more, "Damage Control" still might be worth $15 -- one thing it will do is stir your anger, Liberal or Conservative.

This is a great book about a great author. Samuel Clemens, or Mark Twain as most would soon call him, was born on November 30, 1835 in a small two room house; he had three brothers and two sisters. The day he was born Halley's Comet blazed through the sky. Little did he know the same day he died Halley's Comet would ride again. Throughout his life Clemens had many goals and dreams most failed but one stayed with him his whole life, storytelling. He tried to be a River Boat Pilot, a miner, an inventor most failed or faded away. Clemens did marry a woman by the name of Livy Langdon they had four children, only one made into full adulthood. His wife also died before him which made his life very sad. He died on April 21. 1910. I would recommend this book to someone interested in Mark Twain who really wants to learn about him.
This is a good book because it is full of facts. I learned that he was not always liked, one time he had to leave a town because of an article he wrote. I also learned that his passion was not to always be a writer he wanted to be a great many things and author was not on top. He wasn't always the rich man I envisioned he spent a great deal of his life near financial ruin, which he feared more that fear itself.
I also learned he was a married man, he also had kids. I had always thought he stayed single his entire life. I also always though he was more of a relaxed man but he was just the opposite he hated staying in the same spot for long, which he never really did. He lived all over the world, from France to England to America. Finally I found that he wasn't a rich man when he died he was nearing the financial ruin he feared.
Clemens was also a sort of backwoods man. He drank, smoked, spit, and cussed, where as I always though of him as a clean man. Though he was an admirable man he had his faults. Even with his faults he was and is a man many should admire, which he deserves.
As I said before I would recommend this book too anyone interested in Mark Twain. It is a good book about a great man; it shows his life in a great way.
S. Bricker

This book is a well wriiten in depth look at oneof
America's greatest writters. We journey through
Twain'sbirth in Monroe County, Missouri, through his
boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri, and the rest of his
international travels, to his funeral in New York City in 1910.

This book traces parallels between Twain's constant travels and developing writting style in a brief well written manor. The book encludes photographs and
journal entries that give us an up close look at a genious.

Adam J. Miller (Wizard@surenet.com)

Clinton Arnold is associate professor of the NT at the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in California, which is a fairly conservative Protestant institution. In his preface Mr Arnold comments that the Western church has failed to take seriously "the involvement of a figure named Satan and his powers of darkness" and cites the needs of his Asian, African and East European students. As such it is also conceived as an 'answer' to the modernist approach found in Walter Wink's 'Powers' books (i.e. 'Society is the devil').

Personally my main interest was in the first 5 chapters which purport to deal with "First Century Belief", but even here it soon became obvious that Arnold is only interested in cherry-picking from 1st Century evidence that agrees with his own beliefs in literal supernatural evil.

One particularly crass example of this is on p.61 (and again p.98) where he tries to press Isaiah's Lucifer into service as evidence for Satan's fall. This in itself might be forgiveable, but when he then goes on to claim that "this connection was certainly how early Jewish interpreters understood this passage" he passes the limit between being selective with the evidence and downright falsification. Always beware of commentators who say "certainly" and don't give any footnoted evidence. Which early Jewish interpreters saw Satan in Isaiah 14:14? Not Isaiah (14:16). Nor Josephus, nor Philo, not even the demon-packed Dead Sea Scrolls, Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. Not Hillel or the early Rabbis. Not Peter who used the same Greek name for Jesus 'Morning Star'. Not the generations of Christians who following the Vulgate version of 1Peter named their children Lucifer. In fact no one, neither Jewish nor Christian, until Tertullian and Origen. And it is Tertullian and Origen who Arnold is following here - not "early Jewish interpreters".

So, in sum, this is a pretty standard book on evil angels, not much different from any others on the 'Spiritual Warfare' shelf at your local Christian bookstore. Which is fine. But Christian writers should resist the temptation to rewrite the Jewish evidence to fit their own variant of a belief in fallen angels.

Many people since the Enlightenment, in attempt to relate to a naturalistic worldview, have "demythologized" the Bible's mention of demonic powers of darkness into symbols of nonpersonal realities. "The demonic" becomes viewed as a cultural or mythical way of referring to the evil thoughts and actions of individuals, corrupt social-economic-political institutions, socio-cultural norms, group habits, beliefs or intellectual paradigms. The Pauline epistles' "principalities" and "powers" become understood as identical to the other hostile powers of sin, the law, flesh and death. Sigmund Freud thought the "devil" was nothing more than the expression of individual repressions. Carl Jung rejected the metaphysical realities of the "powers" as only powerful psychological realities.

Jesus and Paul both indeed assumed the world as filled with evil spirits hostile to God and humanity; Jesus and Paul understood Satan as a powerful supernatural being. So did their Jewish and pagan contemporaries and antecedents.

(A) Jesus' Teachings about Demons:

Jesus' conflict with the powers of darkness constitutes a major and ongoing theme in all four Gospels' account of Jesus' earthly ministry. To his contemporaries, one of Jesus' most remarkable features was his casting out of demons and his doing so on his own authority.

Jesus taught that Satan holds unbelieving humanity in bondage and that Jesus has come to release the captives in Satan's kingdom. Jesus' many exorcisms clearly demonstrated his power over the evil one; and Jesus' exorcisms were a sign of the presence of God's kingdom. The demons themselves seemed clearly aware this key significance of Christ's earthly mission. The devil's three temptations of Jesus (Mathew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13, Luke 4:1-13) aimed to divert Jesus from his divinely intended redemptive mission; and Jesus' responses were characterized by the Son's unity of purpose with the Father. Perhaps it is in this sense that Jesus said "the prince of this world ... has no hold on me" (John 14:30). Christ's death and resurrection marked the decisive defeat of Satan. There exists an "eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels" (Matthew 25:41). Though the earthly Jesus' exorcisms liberated a few persons from the devil's power, Jesus' death and resurrection could liberate the entire humankind.

Jesus extended his mission through his disciples, giving the disciples "power and authority over all demons" (Luke 9:1, see also Luke 10:1-23). These disciples met with victory over Satan's power and influence. Nonetheless, such sensational success is less noteworthy to oneself than one's own heavenly status. All who exercise faith in Christ and "abide" in him can share in Jesus' victory over Satan and the powers of darkness.


(B) Pauline Demonology:

Whereas Acts is less concerned with the pagan converts' concerns (like how to manage their new allegiance to Christ, given their former religious practices), the Pauline epistles focus more on such concerns because Paul ministered to establish gentile churches.

Paul taught that the pagan gods have no real existence as such , but supernatural and indeed demonic ; and Paul' above teaching regarding the demonic is representative of the Judaism's establishment. However, Paul and Barnabas chose not to publicly denounce the Athenian gods as demons in Acts 17, but as "worthless things", a common Jewish reference to pagan gods. Paul's above vocabulary in reference to the demonic is rooted in Jewish literature of Greco-Roman times. Paul taught that all powers were originally created by Christ and that all powers owe their continued existence to Christ. Christ is supreme over all powers.

Paul conceived of two ages: the "Present Evil Age" and "Age to Come"; demons are part of the Present Evil Age" but are doomed at Christ's second coming. The powers of darkness have limited knowledge of God's plan. Paul concurred with John's 13:27 that the powers of darkness thought God's purposes could be neutralized by precipitating Christ's death . Christ's death and resurrection won a once-for-all victory over the demonic powers . God exalted Christ supreme over the entire realm of spirits.

Satan held unbelieving humanity captive ; both Jews and gentiles, prior to conversion, are enslaved to and spiritually blinded by the powers of darkness . By virtue of identification with Christ's work on the cross, the Christian has been freed from Satan's kingdom into Christ's kingdom. Just as Christ holds a position of superiority to the powers of darkness, so too do believers. The Holy Spirit is the only spirit-being whom Paul advocated should have a place in any Christian's life.

Demons are intimately involved in people's affairs of life by working in and through humans, for example in Jesus' crucifixion. God sovereignly uses Satanic forces . Satan is occasionally allowed by God to torment or to hinder a Christian, but God's grace is sufficient . Christians are granted divine protection .

The Christian life involves struggle against the powers of darkness. Satan has various schemes to tempt, attack, defraud and exploit Christians possibly back into enslavement , sometimes by self-presenting in a very positive light . The powers of darkness may work through influences internal to a person ("the flesh" -- people's inner drive to act deviant to God's righteousness) and influences external to a person ("the world" -- societal beliefs, attitudes, preferences, habits) . This can include false teachings and the "lawless one" .
Christians engage in this spiritual struggle through God's truth, righteousness, proclamation of the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, the word of God, and praying in the Spirit. Paul never used the language of "demonization" or "demon possession" but giving a "foothold (or opportunity) to the devil" (Ephesians 4:27). One such foothold is perhaps unchecked anger . The Pauline did not discuss the principles and procedures for exorcism, though Acts 16:16-18 mentions Paul cast out a demon in Philippi.

Unlike Paul's contemporary Jewish literature, Pauline demonology makes no mention of angelic rebellion and fall, the name of angelic powers (except perhaps once) , the order within the angelic hierarchy, territories ruled by demons --- Paul was more concerned with the pressing and practical questions of the devil's wiles in actual life. Paul also never invoked angels or special knowledge about various evil spirits' functions to overcome demonic power, and never connected power of darkness with any specific country or territory. It was not Paul's purpose to explain exactly how the demons operate. Instead Paul stressed the need for Christians to recognize the existence of power demonic emissaries in the Christians' daily affairs and that these can be overcome through reliance on God's power.

The author spent too much time blaming the white man in this book. Yes the white man is responsible for slavery and the Jim Crow Laws but what about now? what about all the black people that still perpetuate those same stereotypes the white man created? Do we still blame the white man for them?

I like this book very much. The book is mostly 45% Fact and Statistics, and 55% plain common sense. If you are black, I am sure you won't hesitate to agree with most of the points Clinton Black is trying to make.
But if you are from a different race, the argument are not that convincing. But of course,it wouldnt matter because this book is much oriented towards a private meeting amongs blacks. The 2 problems I find with this book is first a bit too repetetive, bt I'll bear with that since he is trying to imprint his ideology or point of view into our skull so we dont lose the point of the book towards the end because hey its a lot of reading, and secondly some argument which a may say represent only a small percent of the whole thesis are not that spectacular. It has enough weight to spark a discussion but not enough for a knockout. Overall I appreciate the book. I didnt really learn a lot except for the australian aborigene and the Mexican War with the traitor racist Austin, and about the Rwanda Genocide. I give it a 4 star. Keep up the work Clinton Black