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Lt. Colonel William Winterstein should be commended for his courage in exposing the deep secrets of the Space Program. Upon finishing this book I came away with two impressions. The first being how suppressed the history is of the fact that it was the German Scientist who propelled the U.S. into space and on to the moon. It's amazing how neglected and hidden this fact is, as if it would be an embarrassment to our country.

The other of course is the much more troubling fact; that these great scientist were targeted by the DOJ's Office of Special Investigations for obviously nothing more than vengeful political gain. Now, years after his prosecution, Arthur Rudolph's story is one of our nations greatest tragedies. The conduct of the OSI, from the Directors Rosenbaum & Sher, on down to the prosecuting attorney's is a story of government sanctioned terrorism. There's no other way to state it, sheer, appalling unjust reign of terror.

The fact that despite the clear and wrongful conduct of Neal Sher as Director of OSI (who has since been disbarred for his actions in steeling from WJC's
Holocaust victims relief funds), that he goes un-prosecuted for his crimes continues to be a great mystery. It demonstrates that some people are above
the laws and some groups have the powers to control the judicial system of our government.

Perhaps herein lies the interesting fact that while the book was published in August, Amazon has book sellers selling used books for $12. Is this to give an impression the book and its contents are worthless? Look at who endorsed the book and what they have said! Clearly, some people have much to hide. This book should be required reading by Aviation Historians
as well as any and everyone interested in knowing just how corrupt and 'sold out' our government can be!

Heinz Bartesch
San Rafael, CA

Edgar Mitchell was the Lunar Command pilot of Apollo 14.

"Secrets of The Space Age" is an important addition to U.S. history and to the record of U.S. efforts in space.
Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D.
Capt USN (Ret.) Apollo Astronaut

Col. Winterstein is a courageous patriot and pioneer of America's space program from its birth with the testing of the captured German V-2 rockets to the landings on the moon. He has a great, but sometimes dark, story to tell about America's advance into space and about what became of the men who took us there.
Patrick J Buchanan

Winterstein's book is a must read historical milestone. It begins with the advent of the space age of America. He was custodian of the German rocket team led by Dr. Wernher von Braun, who were invited to come to this country by President Truman immediately after WWII in 1945. He convinced von Braun to keep his team intact. This led to America's space victory in 1969, when von Braun and his team launched humankind into the space age by placing U.S. astronauts on the moon. Thus von Braun's dreams came true for opening up the new frontier for the peaceful use of all humankind. The final days of America's greatest space hero are also revealed in most interesting detail.
Dr. Carol Rosin, President, Institute for Cooperation in Space

Dear Bill:
I found your book interesting and was impressed by the facts concerning the history of the von Braun Team who contributed to our missile activities.
A major goal was established in the early 1960's by President Kennedy, who transferred the Army Ballistic Missile team, (led by von Braun), to Marshall Space Flight Center of NASA, except for Dr. Arthur Rudolph, who was kept by the Army to finish the design of the Pershing missile, then he joined the MSFC team at a key management and technical responsibility for our Space Program in the early 1960's.
Joseph C. Moquin (Former CEO of Brown Engineering when Brown was a contractor supporting the Apollo Program)

Immigrants working together in harmony and peace have made America the great nation it is! Lt. Colonel William E. Winterstein Sr.'s story of Arthur Rudolph is one such story. Rudolph designed the Pershing missile and he was directly responsible for designing and building the huge Saturn launch vehicle, which put man on the moon. This great feat put America into the lead during the Cold War.
However after Rudolph had dedicated his life to the US space effort, he was wrongly robbed of his honor and citizenship and exiled by the OSI, an agency within our government. This true and "unbelievable" story may be a forecast of things to come for US citizens? Read "SECRETS OF THE SPACE AGE" and be forewarned.
Martin Hollmann, President of Scientists and Friends

Col. William E. Winterstein, the author, merits great commendation for his superb chronicle of the outstanding American rocketry and space travel legacy of Dr. Arthur Rudolph. As stated in the text, the OSI produced no evidence of wrongdoing by Dr. Rudolph pursuant to our request for evidence under the Freedom of Information Act.
Robert Sellers Smith Lawyer involved with Arthur Rudolph's Appeal

Every American who cares about justice and historical truth owes a debt of gratitude to William Winterstein for this first-hand look at the US space program, which he reinforces with valuable research and illuminating insights. The author is a World War II hero and internationally known rocket specialist who rose to the rank of US Army Lt. Colonel. He supervised security involving the 118 German rocket scientists, headed by Dr. Wernher von Braun, who came to the US after the war to help build America's guided missile program. From 1945 through the 1960s, Winterstein worked closely with von Braun and his team.
In perhaps the book's most important section, Winterstein takes a close and courageous look at the US government's persecution of Arthur Rudolph. Few men contributed more to mankind's first landing on the moon than Dr. Rudolph, a German-born scientist who capped a brilliant career as production manager of the giant Saturn V rocket that in 1969 carried three American astronauts to the lunar surface. Praised as one of this country's greatest scientists, he was awarded numerous high honors, including NASA's Distinguished Service Medal.
In 1982, more than a decade after his retirement, the "Office of Special Investigations" -- a US government agency set up under Jewish-Zionist pressure to serve narrow, un-American interests -- began a campaign to brand Rudolph a Nazi war criminal for his role in Germany's wartime V2 rocket program. Rudolph was stripped of his US citizenship, and forced to return to Germany. A German government investigation found no grounds for bringing charges against the elderly man, who died in early 1996.
Winterstein untangles the complexities of this politically-loaded case, marshals facts that exonerate Rudolph, and delivers a stern but persuasive indictment of US government injustice.
Mark Weber Director Institute for Historical Review

1) In 1993 the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal held that OSI attorneys (in the Demjanjuk case) had acted with reckless disregard for their duty to the court and that they had committed "fraud on the court". Yet no one was fired and the OSI is still in operation. Years of observing its activities have convinced me that their approach is fundamentally flawed and incompatible with international human rights standards. In my opinion the OSI is un-American, undemocratic, unnecessary and a waste of taxpayers money.
2) The German rocket team served the people of America with loyalty and distinction. The American people and all humanity owe them respect and gratitude for their significant contribution to the space program. The uses of science are in the hands of good and bad politicians. Science and technology are apolitical.
Alfred de Zayas an historian who authored numerous books including Nemesis at Potsdam. (Göttingen)
American educated lawyer (Harvard) and former Secretary of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and currently professor of international law.
He is President of the United Nations Society of Writers & Secretary-General of the PEN Club in Geneva, Switzerland.

The author, who worked closely with members of the Wernher von Braun Rocket Team for many years, is highly qualified to present the historical events in the USA. Like many high ranking army officers, who had a direct knowledge of the Team's work during WWII he disagrees with the discrimination and railroad attempts of the Office of Special Investigations that started in 1982. Supported by extensive documentation and logical conclusions he hopes that the injustice will be corrected.
Dr. Walter Haeussermann

The author studied a huge amount of "Rudolph case" documents. He discussed this topic over many years with Rocket Team members and other interested persons. Based on his military and juristic background he concluded that the United States Justice Department has done to its citizen Arthur Rudolph a grave injustice by lying and distorting facts, which led to his expulsion from this country. The book updates the public on the shameful mistreatment that this outstanding scientist received from the country, which he had chosen, as his post-war home and for which he had contributed major advances in technology and management. These unlawful "Justice" Department actions have disgusted thousands of his former coworkers in Government and Industry and they want these illegal actions revoked and the distorted space history corrected.
Konrad Dannenberg

Confirmation of Dr. von Braun's remark about Bill Winterstein

Ernst Stuhlinger
September 13, 2002.
Colonel William E. Winterstein
Dear Bill,
Thank you for your letters of September 9 and 10. - I would like to make three comments:
(1) my remark to Constance of May 2000 In Huntsville should be expanded some¬what, as indicated in my letter to Constance (enclosed).
(2) there were 5 members of the von Braun team who left the team (for greener pastures: Magnus von Braun, joining the Chrysler Corporation; Martin Schilling, joining the Raytheon Corporation, Theodor Buchhold, joining General Electric; Adolf Thiel, joining Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge; and Hugo Woerdemann, starting his own company.
3). In the summer of 1969, after the three astronauts of Apollo 11 (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike Collins) had returned safely to Earth, I remarked to von Braun that it was really fortunate that he decided in Fort Bliss during the late 1940s not to accept one of the lucrative offers from industry, but to stay with his team and the American Government, and to wait patiently for better times. "Yes', he said. ` The credit belongs to Bill Winterstein. He persuaded me, and I believed him!"
Bill, I hope this will be useful to you. Best of luck for your project!
Sincerest wishes Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger

Good and evil, angels and demons, this book has it all!--including an ending that had me publicly weeping. Once again, Ms. Reed crafts characters you can't help but love. She draws you under her spell, taking you into her world with raw emotion, sensuality, and adventure. Reading the journey Gia and Joachim take together leaves the reader breathless!

This was the first Shelby Reed book I've ever read. It didn't disappoint! For the first time in a long time the characters and their plight lingered in my mind long after I read the final page!

The story goes something like this...Gia, the heroine of the story, was raised with basically nothing to call her own, except the love of a grandmother, who was apparently aware of their heritage, that of being daughters of Longinus. She passed a medallion, which was a family heirloom, to her unsuspecting 6-year old granddaughter who 20 years later had no idea where it was. The 26-year old Gia was living in the lap of luxury with a man she didn't love, but was unwilling to give up because of the lush lifesytle she enjoyed. Along comes Seraphim! Joachim, as the leader of the Seraphim, arranges and carries out the kidnapping of the unsuspecting Gia. Of course, she fights tooth and nail and requires irrefutable proof that her husband is the demon in human clothing that Joachim claims he is. And of course, she gets it! Humbled and beaten she begans to look at Joachim and the other Seraphim as her savers, but realizes her life has changed forever and is at loose ends about where she will go and what she will do after she finds the long lost medallion and assists the Seraphim in attaining the lost Sword of Longinus. But then she is the only one who can use the sword to kill the demon who inhabits her dead husband's body.

Joachim and Gia constantly fight a very strong sexual attraction for one another that isn't consummated until the last three fourths of the book. But that's okay because there are plenty of steamy teasers that will have you shifting in your seat. The plot is strong and Reed does a great job of delving into the feelings and controversial thoughts of the main characters and the supporting characters are entertaining in their own right too. I actually felt their growing love and connection and appreciated the way I was drawn into the story line, emotions and all! I wanted to dive into the pages and bask in the glow of the strength of their love. This book makes you realize the benevolence of our Creator and questions your beliefs on what you thought you knew about Angels.

This is a must read! You won't be disappointed.

CordaP

"...a delightful children's book with imagination, fun and adventure..."

What if people were pets and dogs were in charge? Clark finds himself the pet of two kid-dogs on planet K-9. When they realize Clark's more pet than they can handle...

Opinionated. Brash. Detailed, and interesting. All in a two volume set. This guy knows about aboats and the techniques needed to create them. He is the "GOD" of boat building, and he is also the leader in this field. After reading this book, I wanted to go and construct myself a small ocean liner. He is that good. OK, this book is great, whether or not you are building a barge, or an ocean sailing hull. He really does know his stuff. He comes from the "old school" and you can see it in his hull plans, and his treatment of the subject matter. These books are classics and they are worth every dime. I recommend them highly if you have serious dreams of the construction and creation of steel boat hulls.

Tom Colvin has succeeded in explaining a highly technical subject in a way anyone can understand. This book is not an evenings read but a reference source that will be used countless times.

Everyone in the business of marine repair will find it priceless at some point or another.

Anyone considering building or purchasing a steel boat will appreciate the clear reasoning of what they are looking at and how it should be vs how it is without being beffuddled with sales hype.

It's no surprise that this play, one of the finest I have ever seen, won considerable international acclaim. I would not hesitate to rank it among the top ten masterpieces of 20th century drama.

Plays come and go, but this one, first produced at London's Royal Court in 1995, has all the hallmarks of a timeless treasure. It's drama, and poetry, full of unbelievably rich characterizations and history of Ireland's Time of Troubles.

Thomas Dunne, the seventy-something Da, anchors the play firmly, though not exactly in the play's here and now, about 1932.

Three of Da's four children have relegated him to an Irish county home, not for lack of love. No, Da's gone mad, as his effervescent lapses into the past make altogether real.

He is not so mad, though, not to know the truth of things, and there is the beauty in this Lear-like drama.

Play-lovers will melt on reading or hearing the final 15-minute soliloquy of this masterpiece. Da tells about a dog he had as a child, a dog his father did not want him to have, one that he brought home anyway.

"And I knew that dog and me were for slaughter. My feet carried me on to where he stood, immortal you would say in the door. And he put his right hand on the back of my head, and pulled me to him so that my cheek rested against the buckle of his belt....

"And I would call that the mercy of fathers, when the love that lies in them deeply like the glittering face of a well is betrayed by an emergency, and the child sees at last that he is loved, loved and needed and not to be lived without, and greatly."

That hint of the powerful closing, though, is just the beginning. For the play proves equally rich throughout. Alyssa A. Lappen

This is a wonderful play. I saw it performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and was drawn in by the beauty of the language and the power of the story. It's quiet, at first; and then the drama of a man left behind by history gradually insinuates itself into your consciousness and your heart.

Children will love this entertaining tale of a writer, an illustrator, and a duck. Besides being laugh-out-loud funny, this clever story introduces children to the basic elements of fiction: characters, setting, and conflict. In addition, it humanizes the people (authors and illustrators) who create books like this for children. There's nothing quite like this one on the market!

Kids, teachers, and parents will LOVE this delightfully nutty post-modern picture book that explores the art of creating a picture book. When an author loses her way while writing a new story, crazy things start popping up to keep her on her toes and inspire her creativity.

For elementary teachers and parents who like to talk about the books they read, "A Story with Pictures" will inspire great discussions of how stories are put together and what choices an author must make when writing. The writing and illustrations are light and whimsical and will keep the kids laughing while they learn.

This is an awesome book, and much more than simply a railroad book, as might be suggested by the fine illustration on the dustjacket. This book is a large, lavishly illustrated, awe-inspiring history of stream lining transportation design as it developed through the first half of the 20th Century.

The majority of the book does focus on train transportation, where streamlining took off in big, bold ways, but we are also treated to brief history and illustrations of streamlining as it was applied to automobiles, boats, and airplanes, zeppelins and blimps.

This is a fully researched, big, beautiful book, with hundreds of photos and illustrations, both in black and white and color, plus a bibliography and index.

If you can find a copy of this book, BUY IT! It covers most of the Streamlined Passenger Trains and Units from early 1920's to 1970's. Have you ever wonder why train companies chose steam over diesel and others didn't? Have you ever wondered what Streamliner Train rode thru your state? The pictures are black and white, but very detailed. This book is a very good book if you want to start a collection of Passenger Train books. It doesn't go into deep detail about each train, but you will get an idea of what trains go to which road and what year they were in service. From there, you can dig thru your library or book store and find a book for each company and road. Once you do that, you will never stop collecting Train books!

I just started Tai Chi and have been devouring books on the subject. This one, although advanced for me, got my attention with its foreword by Lou Reed. When I read through it, I discovered an incredibly detailed presentation of a long form form and sword form, with tightly written descriptive text that was really different - explaining things such as "energy direction" and where Yin and Yang energy should be for EVERY technique. Most Tai Chi books out there have way too much badly written descriptive text that just confuses people like me and I think most others. But this book is like a work of art. The forms presentation offers real detail and the writing is nuanced and inspirational, disclosing Tai Chi theory and concepts in a manner that gets you thinking. The photography from who I believe is a respected artist, the perfect moves of the master, combined with almost poetically deep writing on the finer aspects of Tai Chi makes this book feel like a collectible. Love this book!

You can't learn taiji from a book. Nonetheless, if you're a student of Chen style taiji, and do the Lao Jia Er Lu form, you won't find a better accompaniment to your practice than this book. The pictures are taken in a way that helps you learn the sequence and the structure of the postures. This is a book you'll go back to over and over, finding more and more details to illuminate your practice and improve your form. Ren Guangyi also has recently brought out an excellent DVD of Lao Jia and straight sword, with an innovative "flippervision" section that allows you to watch the form broken down almost inch by inch. Great for practitioners asking "how does the hand move just THERE, and how does it relate to the elbow and hip?" These tools ought to be in every Chen practitioner's library. Students of other styles can learn as well, since all taiji has evolved from the Lao Jia form. One last point: the pictures in the book and the video were taken by Chen practitioners, so they were staged in the most useful way for the student.

Dennis is the finest man I have ever met. I believe his heart to be honest and true. The wisdom he has impated to me changed my life and gave me richest behond counting. I am sorry for his recent demise and shall morn him for ever. Dmf

This book combines science with spiritually with a blending that has been missing in our current literature. I found this book peaking my interests in how our charkas align with our everyday thinking and actions. The discussion concerning how we "pretend" not to be one with God really hit home because it made me know who I really am, and the power, love, and wisdom that is inside of all of us.

This book is a great read! It's so nice to get advice from a "real mom". The stories are cute and some really hit home. If you need some real, practical advice, get this book, quick!

I started reading this book and couldn't put it down. What a great read and I loved all the real life stories about raising a child. There were times when I laughted out loud and could picture my child doing the same things. This book is a MUST for your collection! I hope Pam comes out with more books.