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I was not sure what to expect when i picked up this book but once I did, I could not put it down.
The writing style was so inviting that I could not wait to get home to continue my reading.
Steven's struggles and eventual triumph are so heart warming I have recommended this to
my friends as a must read. It was an eye opener to me to see what an addict goes through day to day.
Congrats to Steven ! All us readers are proud of you !
Tony S.

I really liked this book. He tells it like it is. I am 3.5 years in recovery and this book helped me gain some further "aha's" in my program. I recommend it to anyone who is in recovery or has a loved one who is. Thanks.

This book is an outstanding story of Steven's fall due to his addiction and then his eventual rise to conquering his disease. This book brings hope to all struggling from the devastation of drug and alcohol addiction.

This is a must read for the addict, their friends and family.

This must read memoir is an engaging account of the author's struggle with addiction and ultimate recovery. The author led an extremely comfortable, enviable life yet lost it all because of his lies and drug addiction. Steven George's ability to verbalize, in a candid and humorous way, the inner workings of his head and heart throughout the painful process is an inspiration to any and all who read this book. I couldn't put it down.

Stream of Unconsciousness is a breathe of fresh air as far as rehab memoirs go. It's a fascinating view of the Southern California elite from the eyes of a man whose perception is darkened by his battle with addiction to drugs and alcohol; and yet, there's a ray of humor and hope that I've found missing from other stories dealing with addiction. Steven George doesn't take himself too seriously and writes with a self-deprecating sense of humor. He shares his darkest and most hopeless moments with gut-wrenching honesty and follows with a description of his arduous, humorous, and beautiful journey to "sober." I would HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who has a loved one struggling with an addiction. It's an un-glamorized insight into the mind of the addict and the personal hell they live in. For those who are struggling or have struggled with an addiction, this book is, in essence, a true story about a very real hope. If you fall into neither of those categories, Stream of Unconciousness is simply a good read.

This book took me to Dr. Casey in Pgh and saved my life. It explained there were other alternatives than to live with the terrible pain. I have bought 4 copies of this book and have given it to people that are dealing with TN, as well as loaned out my copy. I feel the author knows how much help he has been as he also suffers from the condition.

Sally Murphy,
Punxsutanwey, PA

As a chiropractor I was fascinated at the wide array of treatments explored for this debilitating condition. The chapter on upper cervical chiropractic vindicated what many chiropractors have found with patients who respond to this specialty form of chiropractic. After actually meeting him in Australia, I was amazed to discover that Dr Casey is one of the most prominent neurosurgical specialists, carrying out thousands of successful surgeries on TN sufferers. A must for sufferers and supportive network members, who are looking for "whatever works" and not just what your average doctor might believe.

Patients with TN face the challenges of finding reliable information and figuring out which of many medications, surgical procedures and alternative therapies are likely to eradicate or relieve their pain. The neurosurgeon(Casey)and patient(weigel) provide up-to-date guidence for patients and their families. This book completed at the end of 2004 is twice the old edition...a totally new book filled with real life patient experiences,therapies, practical illustrations...Outstanding, Understandable, Guide to Resources.

excellent book, regularly updated on the medical and surgical therapies available for those who suffer from this horrendous pain.
For a personl perspective I recommend Carol Jay Levy's A PAINED LIFE, a chronic pain journey.

When I was first diagnosed with TN, I was confused by a deluge of information. Weigel gently guides the reader through well-presented discussion of the neurological disorder and its treatments, both medical and alternative. A good choice for anyone who has or knows someone with trigeminal neuralgia.

This book is a really nice reference for undergrads and also for grads students that are interested to go into the structural geology.
Nice graphs and cartoons that show the difficult concepts with simplicity.
A book that verybody should have in your references in structural geology.

I took structural geology at the University of Washington spring quarter 1997. Book was excellent and contributed to a reasonably good grade (3.3) for the course. Recommend for students or professors of structural geology

What should a textbook be? Comprehensive. Authoritative. Clear, readable, and hopefully interesting. Great pictures. Funny.

Well, the last two might not be requirements, but "Rocks and Regions" has all the above attributes. It covers the theory from stress/strain through all forms of deformation structures (joints, faults, folds, foliations & lineations, shear zones) to a part on plate tectonics (that subject really belonging in a geodynamics textbook). If that wasn't what all you wanted there is a short section at the end on things like primary sedimentary structures, mapping (cross-sections and the like), and a chapter on stereographic projection. Much the same material as that which is in pocket guides like the one by Ken McClay, but handy to have in textbook style. Authoritative? Aye. It's 23 years old this year, and in its second edition.

And now to the important stuff. Clear, readable, and interesting. Absolutely. Essential terms are in bold type when defined. As for readability and interesting, I'm so used to the stellar standard of expression used here now that other - previously decent - textbooks are almost unreadable. Interesting examples often not directly from geology are on every few pages. Funny as well. Most importantly, it reads like real people have written it. After describing the process of stress/strain experiments: "For sick fun you might want to try to calculate how much a limestone specimen of 3.00 cm original length will shorten in the first 5 minutes of shortening at a strain rate of 10^-14 s^-1. Then again, you might not want to." Sarcasm and wit abounds, which is better than riveting wonders like Telford's "Applied Geophysics zzzzzzzzz

Sorry about that. Did I mention it was full of great pictures? Unfortunately the edition has no colour illustrations, but it's not a critical drawback. Unlike the poor and often useless quality of many B&W photos in the Geological Society of London handbooks I have, virtually all photographs in Davis & Reynolds are clear and informative. Their sketches are also splendid, plentiful, and always relevant. Even small things are great, like the typeface and page layout.

This is one of the few (very few... okay, perhaps the only) textbook I've paid AUS$100+ for that was worth it.

This structure book is truly the finest example of what an academic text should be. The content is thorough with no categorical difficiencies. Organization is logical and somewhat unique. However, what makes this work so special is the first author's personal style of creativity. Artwork and the written words are done with a joyful flair. Instead of dry technicalities, students find humor and "common sense" descriptions throughout. How-to descriptions are quite successful. It all goes to show that being a good text author has more to do with conveying the heart of a gifted teacher than with being an "expert". In this particular case, the book is a wonderful product of accomplshed experts who happen to be gifted communicators as well. I wish publishers and aspiring authors would use this text as a model in all subjects.

This book is one of the complete books in structural geology in the sense that it covers structural geology exhaustively follwed by tectonics which allows you to understand the importance of structural geology in the context of larger scales. Another good quality of the book is that a lot of techniques required for solving practical lab problems are explained lucidly.
All in all a very good for undergraduates with no knowledge of geology. Might seem wordy at times but it sure helps.

I have reviewed several Bible guides and found this to be the best one by far. When you want help locating a Bible story to back up a specific topic you wish to teach or discuss the topic index is superb.

Before purchasing "Subject Guide to Bible Stories," I borrowed a copy of it from a fellow church member.

I found, though, that the more I used the book, the more I realized I needed my own copy.

Garland's book is an easy-to-use, indispensable tool for Bible study, and I recommend the book to anyone interested in obtaining a well-organized and carefully thought out guide to deepen their appreciation and understanding of the Bible.

With this book Frederick Garland provides a lovely service to students of the Bible. Sunday School teachers who want to find stories and passages that relate to the subject of "honesty" can quickly find ten relevant examples. Garland lists: Jacob misrepresents himself (Genesis 27:1-44), Moses gives Eighth Commandment "Thou shalt not steal" (Exodus 20:15), Jesus' visit causes Zacchaeus to restore all that he extorted (Luke 19:1-10) and more.

Especially if an individual is not familiar with Bible stories, this book is an excellent guide.

This book is an E-Z to read source for anyone needing quick access to topical groupings. The author has done all my homework for me, except for the individual inspiration I need to bring to my spiritual assignments. I use this book almost weekly, when I want to present Bible readings based on a specific topic. Other times, I scan through the topics and then enjoy reading what the Scriptures have to say.

All of the problems we face today have been solved and documented in the Bible. "Subject Guide to Bible Stories" helps you find the exact Biblical example that gives meaningful advice for those searching for answers. It's subject guide and character guide are a great aide in compiling related Bible readings. You'll be glad you bought this book.

I love this song by Ella Fitzgerald. The pictures in the book are wonderful, you can almost feel the heat of the sun and the sound of the cotton blowing in the breeze. A real winner that illustrates a family's summer and the love that surrounds them.

This is a gorgeous book of oil paintings depicting a rural African-American family during the summer. The focus of the paintings is an expressive little girl enjoying the natural world and the comforts of home with her family. I am surprised it hasn't won any awards, b/c it is a stunning book. My 17 month old daughter loves this book and requests it over and over.

I was completely charmed by the paintings in this book. They were skillfully done, and depict the summertime of an African-American family in the south. Very warm pictures of family life.

I am a second grade teacher who read this story to a group of second graders last fall. The students also had an opportunity to listen to the Louie Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald jazz rendention of the song. My students love the story and frequently read it along with the CD. I like the beautiful illustrations that accompany the story lyrics. The author did a wonderful job of combining vibrant illustrations with music lyrics to tell a wonderful story.

I have always loved the song "Summertime," which my mother used to sing to my family when I was growing up. This book adds new layers of meaning to the song, with gorgeous illustrations depicting an African-American family living in the South. This is currently one of my thirteen-month-old daughter's top three favorite books, although it is not intended for her age group. She responds intensely to the images of the children in the swimming hole, the grandfather sleeping in his hammock, the mother baking an apple pie, and especially the last page where the baby is learning how to walk on the front porch. Although I have sung this book aloud to our daughter at least 100 times, I always look forward to singing it one more time. It's an absolute treasure.

This new collection presents original stories which focus on the theme of evolving artificial intelligences and the questions about humanity versus machine which evolve. From the question of whether a clone of Adolf Ecihmann will ever show remorse for Nazi history to the rationing of speech when words begin to take physical form, [Swift] Thoughts is packed from cover to cover with unexpected twists which will delight both seasoned fans and those who are newcomers to Zebrowski's art.

Zebrowski is SF's thinking man's writer, a writer who can mix and mingle and weave science, law, humor, and philosophy throughout his stories that range from hard SF to Alternate History to first alien contact. Zebrowski is a modern master of SF and "Swift Thoughts" is a thought-provoking collection of 24 masterful tales... Gary S. Potter Author/Poet

Enhanced with an informative introduction by Gregory Benford, Swift Thoughts is a superbly presented anthology of twenty-four science fiction short stories written by the undeniably talented George Zebrowski. From an alien takeover of one of the Stooges to the strict rationing of words in an era when speech has physical form, to hardcore sci-fi and tales of excitement and pushing human boundaries, Swift Thoughts in an engaging, varied, and enjoyable read for science fiction buffs in general, and George Zebrowski fans in particular!

George Zebrowski is one of the most philosophically astute writers in science fiction, and this collection of his insightful, mind-bending tales is long overdue. It's no surprise that one of his stories is a Nebula Award nominee as I write this. If there's a successor to Olaf Stapledon, it's Zebrowski. Highly recommended.

Swift Thoughts (2002) is a collection of twenty-four SF short stories. These short works were originally published between 1973 and 2001 in a variety of venues. While most first appeared in the science fiction (and fantasy) magazines and anthologies, some were written for nontraditional publications such as a Japanese AI journal, Popular Computing, and Nature.

In this collection, The Word Sweep speculates on the consequences of words becoming physical objects upon utterance. Starcrossed concerns a probe ship guided by a cyborg brain. The Eichmann Variations considers an unusual form of mental torture. This Life and Later Ones is a cautionary tale about downloaded personalities. The City of Thought and Steel tells of the afterthoughts and nightmares of a mass murderer.

Godel's Doom conveys a way to prove Godel's Theorem and the possible aftereffects. Lenin in Odessa is an alternate history tale or is it? Sacred Fire is a story about future generations and the way they differ from their parents. Stooges introduces a novel means of first contact. Bridge of Silence conveys the frustrations of first contact with a truly alien creature.

Swift Thoughts is about a Moses who cannot enter the Promised Land. The Idea Trap relates the tale of a misfit who is perfect for a supporting role. Behind the Night provides new insight on immigration policies. Wound the Wind asks whether people should be forced to do something for their own good. Rope of Glass is about a man who isn't sure of what he is doing or why.

In the Distance and Ahead in Time is a side story of the Macrolife chronicles, telling of the differences between those on planets and those who travel the stars. Lesser Beasts concerns a Vietnam War veteran who kills alien invaders. The Number of the Sand is about the alternate histories of Hannibal and Scipio the Elder. Let Time Meet tells of the settlement of the New World by Carthagean refugees. Shrinkers & Movers is a tale of moving to a new home and the problems that can occur.

Augie concerns the problems of raising an Artificial Intelligence. The Last Science Fiction Story of the 20th Century is about difficulties of SF writers in the future. Catch the Sleep Ship: The First Science Fiction Story of the 21st Century tells of the demise of SF and one way of bypassing the problem. The Holdouts is about the results of a paradigm shift in physics.

This collection has an introduction by Gregory Benford and Author Notes following each story. These notes contain a good deal of musing on SF writing and philosophy, as do some of the stories themselves. One most unsettling thought is the decline of SF after a theory of everything is introduced. Naturally, this reviewer must disagree since SF would then absorb every other form of fiction (except pure fantasy) as biology, psychology, sociology and all other natural sciences are reduced to physics.

This collection is not for everyone. The author tends to excessive intellectualization in his short works. Sometimes they are way over almost everybody's head and interests. Too much Zebrowski can be hazardous to your mental health (at least for short works, but his novels are more commonplace). It is time for me to return to more active and less cognitive science fiction and fantasy.

Highly recommended for Zebrowski fans and for anyone who enjoys tales of high concepts, mental conundrums and other intellectual fare.

-Arthur W. Jordin

THERE IS SOMETHING OFF THE WALL IN THE AIR AND IT IS IN THIS BOOK. IT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS CREEPY AND ODD. STRANGE ENOUGH TO ENCOURAGE ONE TO QUESTION THE WORLD AROUND. MANY SHORT EERIE STORIES AND SOME QUITE COMICAL. ONCE READING THE FIRST PAGE OF ONE OF THEM STOPPING IS NOT AN OPTION. THE MIND CRAVES MORE AND MORE AND EVEN MORE. GETTING TO THE FINAL PAGE IS A DILEMMA. MORE MADNESS IS NEEDED WHEN ITS OVER.

BLARING SIREN * AN ABSOLUTE EYE OPENER AND SOMETHING TO LEARN FROM AND PASS ON TO THE NIEVE.

UNIQUE is the one word to describe each of these out on a limb crazy adventures. ONE stands out among the rest because it hits home to all and makes the tears flow. IT must have been a long painful trip to dredge up such aching feelings to write them down. BLESS one who can handle that job.

ON a happier note. SUCH laugh out loud comical situations found in others here were enough to get the reader past the tearjerker.

ON an abstract note. FINE questionable examples of tests of the imagination were demonstrated in a few others.

ALL in all. THIS is some collection of off the wall situations and events that make one think and/or BELIEVE.

The major themes and subjects of the short stories vary. This author usually hits on paranormal, the unknown, ghosts, spirits, and science fiction like he did in the cemetery fence, the misty dins and sheep. Three other great ones. Tales by Candlelight touches on some of those subjects and many others.

The majority around this house of mine enjoyed Blaring Siren. It is set in a busy section of Brooklyn New York and based around the main character Timothy, who would do anything to get a place on the FDNY. As he goes through his training and hardships, many others join the journey. You'll meet Timmy's parents, little sister Carol, family friend Mrs. Murray, friends from the academy Kevin, Harry, and Glenn, Del the bartender, and the girl who lights up Timmy's days at the gym, Cindie.

Another favorite with somewhat of a lesson to it is Remember Me. It starts off at a high school reunion where Jessica and Patty discuss old days in their own way. Jessica was not known as the sweetest girl in high school by many. However, there is one guy who thought he couldn't live without her. Bobby comes by to pay Jessica a visit after the reunion to see if he will still receive the same treatment from her after all those years.
After meetings with Bobby, Jessica seems to realize the error of her ways. She wonders if there could be anyway to make it up to him. With some assistance from Patty and old friend Denzbar, some very interesting information is revealed to Jessica.

Some lessons from these two stories and the others are how mistreating people can be hurtful, there may be more out there than they let us know, revenge can be sweet, and there may be certain plans for us that we shouldn't tamper with.

It shouldn't take long for this to hit the bestseller list. The only thing holding it back would have to be the fact that it was published by a print on demand publisher which increases the price and makes for less availability in stores that hold physical books. It does appear that more and more people are coming to the understanding that buying print on demand is the only way to find these fine writers that don't get picked up by the commercial, same old same old publishing monsters.

Some fun, some very moving. All in all, 15 fantastic stories!

After TRIFECTA I had been salivating waiting to see what NOVITSKY would conger up next. TALES BY CANDLELIGHT was just what the doctor ordered.

Piece by piece, character by character, situation by situation, this thing knocked me out.

Read like screenplays in the making.

It is one after another with this brilliant story maker. I just finished Trifecta of Suspense, (which was three of the greatest, most mysterious stories in one that I ever read), when I came across Tales by Candlelight available for purchase on all of the book sites.

Both books are phenomenal. This one is superb with the short story concept. Each story is unreal and amazing in its own way. They are all page turners that make you really think afterwards and make you want to re-read each one. Every time I read one over I find bits of info that were missed the first time around.

The first one made me cry my eyes out. It also had the same affect on my sister. It was very touching to say the least. Without giving away the plot or the finish, let it just be said that I have new respect and deeper feelings towards those people when it seemed like that couldn't be possible a while ago.

My favorite had to be "Remember me?" That hit home in a number of different ways. It reminded me of several kids from my own high school, some who I loved and some who the world would have been better without. Revenge is quite sweet.

My sister's favorites were "wedding march" and "grandpa can still snap" she found them rather amusing as did I but the suspenseful thriller types with an odd eeriness to them are more for me. "I'm not leaving" and "eternal cocktail party" were two of them.

There are 15 astonishing stories total in this captivating collection, of which play with the mind.

The problem these days is there are thousands of movies that should never have been made, while there are thousands of stories out there that should be movies that are not. This book has 15 stories that have great movie possibility and trifecta of suspense has another 3. Just the thought of things like honey I shrunk my kids, kangaroo jack, jeepers creepers, and the pathetic remakes of other silly films astonishes me when there is so much potential in books like these.

The author is gifted, gifted beyond belief. Five stars are not enough.

Deep calleth unto deep, this is the closes book ever written next to the Bible itself that pertains to true Revelation into the study on The Kingdom of God.

For scripture searches and their meaning from a premillennial veiwpoint, this is a great work. Small print to fill pages in 3 volumes attests to its magnitude. This work is gold in a mine of confused writers. A lifetime work that is greatly appreciated by me and my premil. brethren. Enjoy.

Though out of print, Kregel Publishing is considering reprinting this book when they have enough interested people. Please contact Kregel on their website and express your interest in getting this most classic prophetic work back in print.

Do you wish to know Biblical prophecies? Are you tired and confused about prophetic authors interpreting prophetic Scripture? Rev. George Peters quotes over 4,000 different sources to bring you a list of observations and principles about all that God has done and is doing to set up His future Theocratic Kingdom that will last forever. Premillenial, Biblically sound, almost every book in the Bible is compared to show you the BIG PICTURE of God's dealings with man. This is a must for every serious student of the Bible.

"Absolutely riveting logical presentation of the Kingdom of Christ foretold in the O.T. While a reference work, this treatise unfolds like a mini-series with lucid and scriptural explanations of the meaning of Messiah's Kingdom in relation to the Abrahamic/Davidic covenants and the real meaning of the New Covenant in the NT. A panoramic presentation of church history is woven in and hundreds of familiar names and their works are cited. It will strengthen your faith clear up much confusion on the role of the Church (definitely NOT the promised Kingdom) in God's plan for the Ages. Drop everything and read this work, highlight it, study it, and share it with your brethren."

The Third Freedom is an excellent book that gives countless suggestions, answers, and reasoning for World Hunger. After reading George McGovern's theories I now see how simple it is for the world to end starvation and to make a difference. I recommend The Third Freedom to anyone interested in the issues around World Hunger and to anyone who wants motivation to make a change in the world.

This is NOT a utopian dream. This basic blue print should not be objectionable to conservatives, moderates or liberals. The elder statesman and historian puts forward some straight forward and relatively inexpensive proposals to end world hunger in our time. Sen. McGovern goes out of his way to praise the contribution made by some of his Republican colleagues especially Robert Dole. He recognizes the need for open markets and the value of liberalized global trade while seeing the need for sensible adjustments to deal with the social and economic upheaval. He calls upon the U.S. to lead the United Nations in an integrated approach involving the private sector, the world market system, governments, NGO's, religious communities and grassroots organizations. This book is MUST reading for anyone looking for realistic and practical solutions to the world's gravest and cruelest injustice, malnutrition caused by poverty.

In his simple prose and humble middle-American manner, former Senator George McGovern addresses one of humankind's moral imperatives: world hunger. It is a great tragedy that the majority of Americans are overweight (or have access to three square meals, at the least), while people across the globe -or even across the city- suffer from hunger.

Mr. McGovern presents five possible solutions that may mitigate the plight of millions, among these worldwide WIC and school lunches, an increase in the food stamp program, and a minimum wage increase. Unfortunately, many of these measures seem implausible, for the ironic reason of their political inviability; FEW Americans favor an increase in taxes, to say the least.

I found this book to be more than an overview of hunger's politics. It is a window into the soul of a great man. In truth, world hunger would be a fading memory were we like Mr. McGovern: compassionate and selfless.

Every caring person will be glad that she or he reads this book, because each of us can help eliminate world hunger in our lifetimes. The reference to the third freedom is to the idea of creating "freedom from want" that is found in FDR's famous speech about the four freedoms.

Senator McGovern has been close to the issue of hunger for many years, having first headed the Food for Peace program for President Kennedy and more recently working with the United Nations on food issues for President Clinton. In this book, he describes many of the lessons learned about allievating hunger in the United States and elsewhere around the world, the benefits from eliminating hunger, the barriers to making faster progress, the plans for making the next steps, and his proposal for eliminating world hunger for humans by 2015.

I remember hearing much about this subject in the 1960s, and especially recall the CBC special from 1968. Historically, American farmers had excess production that was hurting farm prices while people were hungry. During the Kennedy administration this was turned into a series of initiatives to reduce the surpluses to strengthen the prices and feed more people. Large gains were made in students attending school and in their academic performance through free school breakfasts and lunches for the poor.

What has happened since then? Well, the good news is that these and many other good ideas have been expanded around the world. The number of hungry people is still enormous, 800 million, but it is many fewer than 40 years ago. As Senator McGovern rightly points out, we now have the technology, expertise in food distribution, and financial resources to eliminate hunger for the final 800 million. All we lack is a focus on the issue, and the will to make a difference.

The U.S. contribution would be less than the cost of a building a B-2 bomber annually. It turns out that most people think that more than 10 percent of the Federal budget goes for foreign aid, and that is almost all food. Actually, foreign aid is less than 1 percent and most of that is armaments. In recent polls, over 70 percent of Americans favor ending world hunger. Throughout the last presidential campaign this issue got lost. That's a shame, because here is an area where we pretty much agree.

His proposal focuses on the following elements:

(1) Extend the school lunch program around the world (the bulk of the poor hungry are children, and this gets them to school and improves their ability to learn)

(2) Favor women and children in food distribution (because of their better use of the resources and the fact that this by-passes corruption the most) usually by providing the food at the schools for pick-up

(3) Create local food reserves around the world of the sort we have in the United States so that emergency food can be more readily available to respond to natural disasters and wars

(4) Train local farmers to be better at what they do and provide them with better technology, appropriate for their part of the world (especially better ways to irrigate that don't harm the soil)

(5) Support research into better agricultural practices, including biotechnology

(6) Reduce the arms made available to countries where on-going wars are likely since such wars cause much hunger

(7) Clean-up the water supplies to reduce disease at the same time, and eliminate the risk of future wars over water

(8) Further encourage democracies since they make avoiding famines a high priority.

One of the nasty surprises I got from reading the book is that despite world progress, hunger is growing again in the United States due to cut backs in food stamps and other programs aimed at hunger. If we have been making mistakes in this area, that's pretty bad . . . at a time of unprecedented prosperity and government surpluses.

I also hope that private companies and individuals will step up their efforts to take a hand in eliminating hunger. I suspect that the know-how of these individuals is probably even more valuable than their money and time.

I strongly encourage you to read this book. Write to your congressional leaders and to our new president about this subject.

Also, I suggest that if you can afford it, that you allocate $30 per person per year in your household for donations aimed at eliminating hunger. That's about what it would take. At least you would know you are doing your part, even if the rest of society sleeps. Ultimately, that's all any of us can be sure of, is that we have stood up and been counted.

This book should be shared. If you belong to a book reading group, I hope you will suggest it. I also ask that you give a copy to your spiritual advisor. This book could become the basis of some good projects for your house of worship.

Love thy brother as thyself.

George McGovern, former senator from South Dakota, has written a compact, layman's guide, The Third Freedom, on the politics of hunger. McGovern, long-time workhorse of food and agriculture policies, makes the case for a 5-point program to end hunger. The book's biographical anecdotes are as compelling as the case he makes. The author, World War II bomber pilot and Democratic presidential nominee, draws upon experiences from the Great Depression to the Clinton administration. Along the way, the reader learns how McGovern's father, farmers, Franklin Roosevelt, Henry Wallace, John Kennedy, Maryknoll missionaries and Pope John XXIII infulenced his thinking.

In the 1960s, McGovern's origination and stewardship of food and agriculture policies led to programs that benefited the U.S. economy. In the new century, McGovern uses his national visibility and standing to propose fresh political remedies: food policies that favor women and children; universal school lunch; genetically modified crops; fresh water; and agricultural aid modeled on the Peace Corps. The author endorses government action, rooted in biblical teachings, to feed the hungry. While the book is short on documentation, it is long on policy. The title from Gary Hart's memoir of McGoven's ill-fated presidential bid, Right from the Start, may aptly sum up this new work.

George Behe's book is a through examination of the circumstances surrounding the tragedy in 1912. In looking at transcripts and eyewitness accounts, Behe makes some very telling conclusions as to why the ship collided with the iceberg. For those seriously interested in the real details, this book is a must to read.

Behe gives us a profound look at one of the greatest trragedies of the 20th century. Its well worth the price and well worth the time to read

George Behe has written the best Titanic book. He has done thorough research in his subject and has come up with some very concrete conclusions about that tragic night.

George has taken the results both Inquiries and some additional investigation and come to a very startling conclusion. Was the White Star Line negligent? Was "someone" trying to cover up certain facts pertaining to the navigation of the ship? These and many more questions are answered here in this book.

As the title suggests, Titanic was an accident just waiting to happen. I highly recommend this very important book.

George Behe performs a first-rate analysis of some of the most controversial aspects of the sinking of the Titanic, gathering together pieces of evidence which indicate that important aspects of the sinking were covered up by the White Star Line after the sinking. Make no mistake about it -- this is not some sensationalist diatribe, but a well-researched, carefully documented study. It's a small book, but an important contribution to the subject.

George Behe has written an original here, not a retelling of the usual stories but a look at primary sources, carefully researched and analyzed, in connection with the mystery of the Titanic's speeding headlong into an icefield in spite of warnings received and posted.

Fred Fleet, the lookout, was quoted by many on the Carpathia as having complained of his earlier warnings re icebergs having been ignored by the bridge.

What is the real story? In this small, but weighty volume, Behe introduces us to those who talked about it then, who were quoted or misquoted in newspaper articles, and weaves a tale of politics and intrigue. He details the large flaws of reporting while getting to the core of the stories, including very possible White Star arrangements with Fleet and others to maintain silence. Whether or not one agrees with the conclusions, Behe makes a rather persuasive case for a night of truths withheld, though it's up to the reader how persuasive it is.

The references and citations are unusually thorough. Virtually nothing is said without a specific reference to an original source.

HIGHLY recommended. One of the top books on the Titanic and the puzzles of that night.