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Right at the start, Hollon throws a curve into his novel, one that weighs upon the reader's mind throughout the book, a damning presence that refuses to be dislodged. Is there a crime so heinous as to be unforgivable? Possibly.

Jack Skinner is a middle-aged lawyer at the edge of financial dissolution. His life sliding into oblivion for years, he exists in an alcoholic haze, somehow enduring the misery of each day, at least until three o'clock. At exactly three in the afternoon, his extremely patient, unpaid secretary leaves for home and Jack removes the ubiquitous bottle from his desk drawer. So when Brad Craine saunters into the office, with a request for legal services and offering a $5,000 cash retainer, who can argue with Skinner's relieved acceptance? Craine merely requires the attorney to expunge his record, after which he intends to purchase a bar after qualifying for the liquor license. Should Skinner have been more circumspect? Craine did appear after three in the afternoon, the beginning of Jack's personal Happy Hour. And as Skinner himself wryly observes, "A man who keeps his eyes straight ahead has a hard time watching his back."

More than willing to ignore the quagmire that his personal life has become, Jack spends most of his hours at the office, in the court room or at the local bar. Three times divorced, Skinner's oldest daughter despises him and the youngest one is emotionally damaged, seeking oblivion in drugs and men. Ever more an absentee father, Jack studiously avoids any responsibility for his children's problems.

When Brad Craine is arrested for murder and needs his help, Skinner agrees to defend the affable young man, who insists that he is innocent. Skinner goes into overdrive, enlisting the aid of his younger daughter as assistant and using his considerable skills to build Craine's defense, especially since the prosecution's case is predominantly circumstantial. The perfect witness in his own defense, Craine's performance on the stand is brilliant. Skinner is hopeful that the verdict may be favorable, but it is a close call. At this point, the author tosses in yet another Hitchcockian twist, one that stuns even the self-deprecating Jack Skinner. Faced with an impossible conundrum, a man is called to account for a lifetime of deception, a very personal date with destiny. Hollon masterfully seduces the reader into the vortex of his dark and emotionally complex novel, always one step ahead, no holds barred, Luan Gaines/2003.

This is by far one of the best legal thrillers out today. Blows Grisham out of the water. Believe me, get this book and read it! Mr. Hollon's writing is clean, concise and to the bone. I never saw the ending coming until it hit me like a train. I hope that he continues to write legal thrillers like this. Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!

I really enjoyed the book, and appreciate the clear, concise writing.

Although short, this book will totally occupy your time once you get through a few pages. At first it seems just like another legal story that we will..together...somehow solve. But...don't believe it....there's a BIG surprise waiting that will take your breath away. I want to read more of Frank Turner Hollon but now I will be leary of what he might throw at me before the story is over...

I have been enchanted by books, the evocative sound of pages turning, the mesmerizing way the eye moves down the page. A Thin Difference is just this kind of book, the sort of novel that walks with you down a long and unforeseen road, like a pathway into a new world.

Alabama writer-lawyer Frank Turner Hollon, author of The Pains of April and The God File, has done it again. He's written something moving, something strong, something unforgettable. I have read his two recently published novels, and I will read whatever it is he publishes next. And the next book. And the next. Hollon hasn't missed William Faulkner's famous line: "Problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat."

Hollon's characters, I believe, have pulses, pump blood through their arteries, and eat oatmeal for breakfast. Oatmeal and Early Times for breakfast.

Meet Jack Skinner, middle-aged lawyer, alcoholic, father of a wayward daughter, a man askew from his senses at times, a man obsessed with saving another man from lethal injection. Meet Brad Caine, the accused, on trial for robbing and killing an old blueblood rich woman. Caine is said to have stolen seven figures worth of the lady's jewelry. This isn't his first brush with the law. There's more care for the human heart in conflict with itself right there in the pages of this novel than in most of the good books I've read over the years. Hollon's knowledge of the workings of the courtroom, the landscape and haunts of the Gulf Coast, and the terrain of the heart is worthy trade for the price of his book.

This is a story, a mystery. Who killed Haddie Charles, the old lady? I won't tell you. Who will save an almost good man, Jack Skinner? I won't say. How will Jack's daughter make it in this world? It's not easy to tell. Are we the sole masters of our own fate? Never. Can we even know who we are?

Read this book to find out. You'll care about these people. You will want to read more of Frank Turner Hollon. I certainly do.

--- Reviewed by Dayne Sherman

I was very satisfied with my purchase. I was also impressed by the speedy delivery time from Amazon.
Regards,
Craig Taylor

Beautiful Turner book with many colour reproductions, excellent chronology. Flawless work! Highly recommended Thames & Hudson art monograph.

Excellent reproductions that will knock your socks off. Also, interesting read.

I checked this book out at my local library. It is so good, I'm going to buy it. While I knew who Turner was and had seen one or two reproductions of his work in books about other, later artists, I had seen little of his work and knew nothing about him before reading this book. It has been an absolutely wonderful introduction and has spurred me to look for more about Turner's art. There are something like 168 reproductions of oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings; most of them are large and in color; all of them are outstanding. I have looked at them in awe. The great landscape painter is himself a marvel. His prodigious talent revealed itself very early (by age 11 at least) and was recognized by his father, a London barber. He hung his son's paintings in the window of his barbershop with prices attached. Thus, Turner was a professional from childhood. In as much he was blessed with a reasonably long, healthy, and extremely productive life as well as extraordinary creativity which increased, rather than decreased with age, Turner left the world with a huge treasure-trove of great art. Stylistically it spans the period from the Old Masters of the seventeen century to the Expressionists, and in my view, towards the end of his career, it verges on Abstract Expressionism.

This book is a biography of the artist as he was perceived during his life. Thus, it is filled with an abundance of quotations from contemporary sources, which serves to make Turner a very real and likeable, though very prickly, man. However, the emphasis is on the pictures. Wilton is a Turner scholar. His discussion is well-informed, without being pedantic or impenetrably academic. He has appended lists of the contents of Turner's house/studio and the contents of his library, which were made after his death, a bibliography, and an index of the pictures included in the book, which identifies their locations.

Arranged chronologically the book is divided into six chapters; chapter one covers the first twenty five years of Turner's life with the other five chapters covering ten years each. Well written and very readable the text provides an insight into Turner the man and Turner the artist, and includes numerous quotations from Turner and his contemporaries; it succeeds among other things in bringing alive the artist as a person.

Concluding the book is an extensive Chronology; Inventory of the Late Residence of J.M.W. Turner; Turner's Library; Bibliography; a detailed List of Illustrations and an Index.

The book is fully illustrated throughout, with the images usually on or close to the page on which they are discussed. In total there are 186 illustrations of which 164 are in colour. The illustrations not in colour are mostly engravings and the like, period photographs or the work of other artists. The majority of the illustrations of Tuner's work are full page (or as large as the picture format will allow on the page with a margin), with some full-page or page-and-half bleed images along with a few double page images. There are a few actual-size details of paintings; very informative. The quality of the pictures is excellent, often revealing the texture of the paint, and the colour very good. Very usefully each picture is accompanied by a brief description or commentary, but irritatingly not with the details of the pictures dimensions; surely with the great range in size of Turner's work these should be included alongside the image, (there are of course to be found in the List of Illustrations).

This is a large handsome volume, almost square in format, which provides a very good survey of the artist and his work. It covers all aspects of Tuner's output, including his oils, water colours and examples from his sketch-books. The choice of work ranges from the very well known to the "I didn't know Turner painted that!" Very interesting are the few examples of his very early work, including a water colour produced when he was about eleven years old. Providing as it does a comprehensive overview of the artist and his work, this is a very worthwhile publication.

The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible is a devotional study that will teach us that the twists and turns and bends in life are not random. Nothing happens to us pointlessly. God will use each and every circumstance to shape us and form us into the kind of image we were designed to be.

The authors started in the Old Testament, and had a hard time determining which stories to include in this book. After some discussion they decided on the fifty-two stories included. John Alan Turner wrote the devotions for Monday through Thursday and Kenneth Boa wrote the devotional for Friday. They are divided up as such:

Monday - a conversational retelling of the story, including historical context
Tuesday - a discussion of the orthodoxy of the story and how it shapes our beliefs
Wednesday - a study of how it shapes our values
Thursday - exploration of how it should shape our actions
Friday - the conclusion of the study that will guide you through a prayerful response

The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible was a true pleasure to use as a devotional. I enjoyed delving into the stories at the depth that was included in this book. My pastor husband was very excited to see this book and he wanted to go through it as soon as I finished it.

If you are looking for an in-depth Bible study devotional, then the 396-page The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible is definitely a book to consider.

Armchair Interviews says: It is highly recommended. Don't miss this book!

If you've never heard these stories or are not really sure what they're trying to say then this book will reveal the insights in a warm and friendly way. If you know these stories then you're in for a surprise. Life is breathed back into the Bible in this study. Perfect for sharing.

Kenneth Boa and John Alan Turner offer a very distinct and useful approach to a daily devotional. Selecting one major narrative of the Bible each week they explore the story itself and how it impacts our life and and faith in different ways each day of the week. The tone is conversational, the stories are retold in an engaging way and the application is excellent. It is rare to find this many biblical narratives examined with this quality in as few pages as Boa and Turner manage.

This is a unique approach to devotional reading through the year and I would highly suggest picking up a copy. It would also be a good book to recommend to people looking for a daily devotional.

Those of us who are Christians have learned stories from the Bible from the time we were little children, if we were lucky. John Alan Turner and Ken Boa take our favorite Bible stories and many more to a deeper level.

This weekly devotional study guide will fill our year with cogent, insightful and concise portraits of God's people and of His son from both the Old and New Testament. We will not only read one of those 52 important stories each week, but also be led to make applications of them to our own lives, wherever we are in our own journey through life.

I, myself, have been a baptized believer for more than 50 years, yet found new and previously unexplored corners of my life and world in the stories of this book within which to grow.

I highly recommend it to all who are searching for Biblical answers to some of the sticky problems of this world and to those who which to enrich their lives further.

This book profiles a number of Marines, officer and enlisted alike, and tracks their success during and after their active-duty experience. It becomes clear that the self-discipline, team-work and USMC ethos (honor, courage, commitment) instilled from boot camp onward "hard-wires" these men and women for success in virtually any endeavor.
While military service isn't necessarily everyone's "cup of tea", most Americans would be well-served to devote a few years in military service. There, they learn self-mastery, meet people from all walks of life and ethnic groups, learn team over self, learn to take an order and to execute...regardless of personal opinion, and more.
If military preparedness and national defense are national priorities, they need to be equally tasked to all Americans, wealthy to impoverished. It is about higher duty for the overall good...not an individual's "choice".

This book has profiles of 88 successful former marines in a variety of industries with their bios and comments on what they learned in the corps that made them successful in life.

Fred Smith, CEO and Founder, Fedex; James Baker, Secretary of State; Charles Krulak, CEO MBNA Europe; Gary Cooper, CEO Commonwealth National Bank; Walter Boomer, CEO Rogers Corporation; Mike Kelly, CEO, TMP/Higland Partners; Jack Hawkins; Chancellor, Troy State; Patrick Taylor, Chairman Taylor Energy; Richard Simon, CEO United Service Industries; Drew Carey, actor; and the list goes on.

It is a good read for business people who want insight into real life examples of marine corps leadership principles. The book is different than pure management books like the Marine Corps Way, but has something that those books do not, a set of real life stories and comments from the people who made it happen.

It is also a good read for military personnel who want to understand how their traning can be applied and who has applied it in life.

Overall a substantive and inspirational book.

I LOVED this book. It is truly inspirational for anyone---whether you're a Marine or not. This book proves that with hard work and dedication, even the simplest of ideas can catapult one into stardom, wealth and the good life. Need a lift? This book can help.

A portion of all proceeds will support Marine Corps charities.

The United States Marine Corps is the smallest unit of the four branches that make up the U.S. Armed Forces. In spite of the relatively small number of people passing through its ranks, the Marine Corps produce a disproportionate share of this country's leaders. It is because Marines are different from the rest of the population. They have a different mindset and have been taught to handle problems in a different manner. They are taught to find a way to solve the problem, regardless of extenuating circumstances. They do not make excuses or try to determine why it can't be done. Marine Corps training instill the self-control, discipline, self-assurance, and leadership skills that lead to high achievement later in life. Above & Beyond, Former Marines Conquer the Civilian World profiles 88 former Marines who took that winning attitude and applied it to the civilian sector. This book introduces a mix of former Marines who are very successful in the civilian fields they have chosen; some of these former Marines you already know, and many you don't know. You will meet reservists, "one-termers" and "lifers", as well as a former Marine Commandant who is very successful in the private sector. You will find out a little bit about each person profiled, but as you read the stories collectively, you will see a camaraderie of many races, ages, and personalities that make up the U.S. Marine Corps. Above & Beyond is a must for former, current and future Marines and their families.

The story is told in a personal way: in episodes. It both holds your interest and engages you to share in the thoughts and feelings of the professional military who served in Vietnam. The novel introduces historic struggles for power among the Vietnamese people as a backdrop of activity creating an unforgettable perspective of our forces' departure. Its rare to be entertained and also be presented with a perspective to help clarify your thinking of the war. This books shows how integrity was so strongly tested and yet prevailed in the conduct of many Vietnamese and American officers. A quick read-but with lasting images! The fact that the Naval Officer who is the main character displays such total disregard for his personal safety by infinging on a Marine Officer's relationship with a woman is unrealistic.He'd have been harmed!

Hi, well this is strange, i havent read the book as yet , I do know the author , I have a good reason for not reading the book at this time, I have known the author since high school days, I believe that if he wrote it, i must be good, I have spoken many times with him and if the book at all reflects the man who is the writer , then the book will be of great interest and integerity to any reader ,. They say dont judge a book by its cover , ? Well you CAN judge the man and then his writing will surelly reflect the Man , From what i know of Carl,, the book will be concise , the book will be direct , the book will expound truth and there will be valuable leasons to be learned , Thank you, and please read The Book .

The Advisor is not only a fast-paced action novel, it also contains a moving story. I was impressed by the altered views about Vietnam that I had after reading The Advisor. The author clearly knows his history of the country and its people. Overall, I felt that The Advisor was instructive while also an exciting adventure, with memorable characters and action scenes tied to the story--not just thrown in to keep the reader's attention. The book is filled with details that add depth to understanding those tumultuous times,and the clear compassion the author holds for the people who were forced to fight in them. This is fine novel. By all means, read it. You won't feel the same about Vietnam.

I really enjoyed reading this book. Dr. Nelson has certainly contributed a refreshing and enduring perspective to the Vietnam War experience. Starting from his offshore involvement of the Vietnam War to his hands-to-hands combat with the enemy guerrillas deep in the killer forest, Commander Blake Lawrence is a classic American warrior who despite his apathy for the war received and returned the call of duty for democracy with grace and dignity. This book is beautifully written with concrete details of the country, the people, and the thrilling events of Vietnam. After reading the first few pages of the book I found it's difficult to put down as each additional readings lead on to more intrigue and suspense. Even though Blake only served in the war of Vietnam for three years the intensity of characters and the events as told by Dr. Nelson strike a resounding chord in generations of veterans past, present, and future to the conflicting values of society, family, and self that a warrior must endure to survive. I truly recommend this book to all those who want to find out more about the complex struggles for a nation and the sacrifices and ordeals that must be paid for its unending resolution.

Pete Turner has often been called a photographer's photographer--but that doesn't mean his work lacks wide appeal. His latest book, Pete Turner African Journey, a 206-page collection of images from seven trips he made to Africa, amply demonstrates his ability to please everyone's eye. Here, with his friendly introduction serving as a guide, he takes you on a tour of his pictures and tells you some of the many stories behind them.

Few photographers have displayed as graphic an approach to the art as Turner or such a strong color sense. His shots of the people, the land and the animals glow with the intensity of stained glass. Graphis, the publisher, is to be congratulated for bringing Turner's brilliance to us--and Turner for giving us this chance to bask with him the warmth of the African sun.

Anyone familiar with Pete Turner's work over the past years, knows that he is a master magician of color. His new book, Pete Turner African Journey, a collection of color photographs taken over his many years of return travel throughout Africa is magnificent to behold for both its color and content. Pete has a creative passion for color. His connection to color reminds me of a statement by the artist Paul Klee, "Colour possesses me...color and I are one." So it is with Pete who creates his colorful art using a camera and a searching eye. The way he photographs the people, places and culture of Africa is best said in one of the quotes I have by Gordon Parks. " Recording images of serenity and beauty was a matter of devout observance." I can think of no better way to describe the beauty, sensitivity and reverence of Pete Turner's photographs. His photographs are artfully displayed in a beautifully designed book by the prominent designer and friend, Massimo Vignelli. An introduction by another prominent friend, Gordon Parks, pays tribute to Turner for "...an unforgettable gift that urges me to breathe my own roots." African Journey, is a hero's journey, and an invitation to witness the rich and radiant colors and culture of Africa, the second largest continent on our mother earth.

Showcasing 148 full-color photographs, and with an informative introduction by photography, fillmmaker, composer and author Gordon Parks, Pete Turner African Journey captures the exotic glamor of a seven-month journey from Capetown, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt while Pete Turner was on assignment for National Geographic. This is a stunningly visual journal of people, landscapes, wildlife, and visual beauty where the images captured by Turner's camera could easily stand as individual works of high art and hang on any gallery wall. Pete Turner African Journey is a superbly produced and highly recommended addition to any personal, academic, professional, or community library photography collection.

This book is a wonderful trip that takes us though the landscapes of Africa, visiting the people and the incredible wildlife, seen through the lens of one of the world's greatest photographers. Turner is a master of color and light, and he fell in love early in his career with the richness of the African continent. To spend time with this book is to be his travelling-companion, visiting ancient temples, witnessing animals in their world, crossing the Sahara and spending time in villages, getting to know the proud people who live there. One beautiful image is of a dog sleeping in an Ndebele village, its white paw matching the painted architecture. In images like this, Turner shows us again and again scenes that only his eye and lens could capture.

Great read for older folks who followed Glenn Turner from the beginning and curious about just what happened. Expect to have your patriotism tweaked as the government is the villain. It has a bit of a depressing moral--"Do wonderful things for thousands of people, but if you don't grease the right palms, your reward is 4 1/2 years in the pokey--even with F. Lee Bailey at your side."

No motivation speaker has been able to do what Glenn Turner has done. He was born in true proverty and also with a handicap but was able to rise above all of that with the power of positive thinking. I know of no other motivation speaker that has started where Glenn Turner started and actually used what he teaches to get out of life all that it has to give. You will find no other motivational teacher that that has the compassion and love for his fellow man that Glenn Turner has. He truly belives that the more you give to people the more that you will get in return. Glenn W. Turner is without a doubt the best at what he does.

The story of Glenn W. Turner will be a true inspiration to all who read it. When you read this book you will be asking yourself; "If this guy can do all this, what is holding me back?"

His rise to fame and success is inspiring. His fall shows that we are all human. His super attitude after spending 4 1/2 years in federal prison and saying he came out "better, not bitter" is a philisophy we all can emulate.

I really would like to see more books by Turner relating to his actual system and personal development strategies, sort of like the top people in the personal development industry write. People like Zig Ziglar, Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Stephen Covey, Tom Hopkins, John Maxwell, Dr. Denis Waitley, Dr. Wayne Dyer and others.

It would be interesting to see if Turner could produce a book similiar to Ziglar's "See You At The Top" or Zig Ziglar's Secrets of Closing The Sale."

In any event, I enjoyed this book. But in the end it left me thirsty for more. C'mon Turner, tell us more!

Great Book! Glen Turner is one of the great ones! A Positive Attitude takes you a long way.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have several of Donna VanLiere's books and books made into a DVD. They all have excellent content along with good upstanding moral values and concern for life. Hat's off to you Donna VanLiere. Strongly recommend. It's a good read (Hear). Donna does a great job reading the book and expressing the characters.

I was born and raised in the north and first came to the south in the mid-1950's. I know there was prejudice in the north but nothing like I found in the south. As a result, this book had a deep emotional impact on me.

It's 1947 and the Turners (Willie Dean, his wife, Addy and their children, Milo and Rose) are the first black family to move to Morgan Hill. The Gables (Fran and her children, Jane and John) are kind, hard-working people who don't have much. Despite the disapproval of her friend, Margaret, Fran becomes friends with Addy Turner. Tragedy strikes and Fran makes a promise to Addy that she intends to keep no matter what Margaret and other narrow-minded, prejudiced people in town have to say about it. Difficult circumstances cause Fran to question her choice for a time, but she knows that although change isn't always easy, God and His angels are always around.
To have to read the words "nigger boy" numerous times was bothersome, but it wasn't unexpected. I'm just glad there were parts in the story that made me giggle. As a whole, The Angels of Morgan Hill was a good read, and the epilogue was touching.

This is the first book I have read by this author, and I loved it. I literally cried through the last 20 pages of this book. To say that it pulls at your heartstrings is truly an understatement. While reading this book, it made me think back on a time when things were like they were described in this story. A very sad time. This is a very fast read and very hard to put down once you start reading. I am looking forward to reading more books by Donna VanLiere =)

I got this book last year for Christmas. My mother and I sat up and I read it aloud on Christmas night. We would sit up very, very late reading this book. We both enjoyed it and couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next. Toward the end, I had a hard time reading it because i was crying so hard. This is a great story and I'm grateful for the time my mother and I spent reading it together.

I would like to know whether this book has already been translated and publlished in Japan. If it's coming in near future, when and which publisher.Thank you. (I have sent 2 other. I skipped my name then)

I would like to know whether this book has already been translated and publlished in Japan. If it's coming in near future, when and which publisher.Thank you. (I have sent 2 other. I skipped my name then)

I would like to know whether this book has already been translated and publlished in Japan. If it's coming in near future, when and which publisher.Thank you. (I have sent 2 other. I skipped my name then)

I don't usually buy this type of book, but I saw it on a bargain book table a few years ago and picked it up. King Kong is the greatest monster movie of all time, and this illustrated account of the story looked interesting. In 92 pages, the familiar story of Kong's tragedy is told rather well, and the illustrations are quite good. Browne especially did a great job capturing the emotion and sadness of Kong at the end, lending him a much greater sense of humanity than can be found in the true monster of the story, filmmaker Carl Denham. One thing that could not help but strike me was the way in which Browne depicted Ann Darrow-there are definite similarities to Marilyn Monroe, and one early illustration is a perfect likeness of the blonde bombshell. I also noticed that one illustration of Kong on his abode atop Skull Mountain depicted what looks exactly like a bi-plane in the corner beside a basic V-shaped bird; I don't know if this is a mistake (the corner does closely match that of a later illustration of Kong atop the Empire State Building) but it did jump out at me.

Basically, this is a children's book, although I rather enjoyed it myself. This may not be a wise choice for bedtime reading for a small child (Kong's battles with several prehistoric beasts are vividly illustrated along with the horrors of Kong's escape in New York), but older children should enjoy it. The pictures pretty much tell the story themselves, so a child can enjoy the book even without reading the accompanying text. I think both the story and the illustrations convey an important message about the dangers of greed, one which parents can reinforce in their children by discussing Anthony Browne's King Kong with them.

This book raises the issue yet again of a possible conspiracy regarding the 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy. The authors, to their credit treat the late Senator with respect; they do a good job of providing information about the Senator's professional and political career. In reading this particular work one comes away with a sense of the man who was killed in 1968; Robert Kennedy was considered by many to be Everyman's Advocate. He certainly was a man of strong convictions who appeared to be quite committed to his visions of a "more gentle" world; he was a man with whom many, particularly the disenfranchised could identify with.

The issue this work is concentrated on is the identity and motives of the assassin or assassins. The authors present a very strong and convincing argument of why they feel Sirhan did not act alone nor did he fire the fatal shot; the mysterious "girl in the polka dot dress" allegedly seen with Sirhan, and later allegedly seen fleeing the hotel minutes after the assassination, shouting "We shot him!" Did such a girl exist? If so, who was she and what was her involvement? As for Sirhan, there appears to be little doubt that he was involved to a certain extent in the death of Robert Kennedy; just how great that extent was and who else was involved remain open questions.

The biggest open question of all never knowing what Robert Kennedy would have accomplished had he not died. His untimely death in 1968 has left a painful void in history.

With all the "JFK Killed by Elvis" books on the market, one might overlook this wonderful book by Christiann and Turner. Like "All The President's Men", the book tells the story of a politician and journalist who dared to search for the truth in a maze of cover-ups and bold-faced lies. The authors provide convincing, simple evidence that RFK could not have been shot by only one man, let alone the feeble Sirhan Sirhan. Anyone interested in the RFK assassination, or in the political turmoil of the late '60's, doesn't know the whole story until they've read this fine book.

I, like many people who grew up as a child of the sixties, knew of the controversy of JFK's assasination. But I knew very little in regards to the assasination of RFK. All I knew was that Sirhan Sirhan was the person's name who killed him. At least that's what I thought before I read this excellant account of events by the authors. If you enjoy American history, the sixties or the Kennedy's, this is a must read. If you're like me, you won't believe what you read. A true patriot, RFK, was murdered and history continues to paint an incorrect picture of one assailant. Sound familiar? You won't be able to put the book down. Oliver Stone, you must make this you're next project, please!

Turner and Christian present a well documented, convincing story of why the RFK assassination needed independent review in 1970s or 80s. This book places a lot of questions at the feet of the LAPD, and perhaps also with the CIA. But the major question is why there was not more public outcry for a review of the investigation back in 1968 and the following ten years.

One wonders, now in 2003, what relevance is left to this book. After reading it, any reader should better understand how too blind a faith in our government and its agencies might lead to a loss of control over these agencies, with disasterous results. Will we allow history to repeat itself? At a time when significant diminishing of our individual freedoms is occurring, the histories of RFK and JFK might make us rethink how far we might want to go to battle terrorism. Even if you don't really buy-in to any of the conspiracy theories, the clumsiness of the investigations should provide plenty of reasons to want _more_ oversight of these agencies, not less.