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One False Move
Published in Hardcover by Delacorte Press (11 May, 1998)
Author: Harlan Coben
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As readers who have enjoyed his appearances in original paperbacks already know, Harlan Coben's former professional basketball star Myron Bolitar is not your everyday testosterone-enriched jock. Myron is a mild-mannered guy who drinks chocolate soda and until very recently lived at home with his parents in suburban New Jersey. In his hardcover debut, we find Myron sharing a New York apartment with his longtime lady friend, writer Jessica Culver, and still running MB SportsReps, where he ostensibly manages the careers of other athletes, but really spends most of his time playing private eye. The arrival in Myron's life of rising pro basketball star Brenda Slaughter seriously tests his commitment to Jessica, who is in Hollywood working on a movie. It seems that Brenda's father Horace--Myron's old coach--has disappeared, and Brenda is receiving death threats that might involve a gangster family's plans for a new female professional basketball league. Or the threats might have something to do with Brenda's mother's connection to a wealthy New Jersey political family. Myron and his banker friend Win, a preppy with a penchant for violence, are more than enough to double-team the bad guys. Previous Myron Bolitar games in paperback include Backspin, Deal Breaker, Drop Shot, and Fade Away.
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Entertaining
I think Harlan Coben is an entertaining and witty author. In One False Move, Myron Bolitar is asked to protect basketball star Brenda Slaughter, whose father and coach (Horace Slaughter) has disappeared. Brenda also asks Myron to find her mother, who disappeared 20 years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Myron is threatened by mobsters who claim that Brenda's father signed a contract with them. By his side is his friend, Win, with his playboy looks and underlying lethal tendencies. Win always manages to turn up when Myron needs him most. Coben combines a humorous dialogue with sensational characters that make this series fun to read.

Myron kinda loses his way in this one; read to find out
This is the fifth book in the Myron Bolitar series. While having read only three of the other six to this point, it is not possible to say with certainty that this one is the best of all seven. But "One False Move" has more in-depth personal interactions than the others that I have read, drawing the reader a little closer to Myron than is sometimes the case. For those unfamiliar with Bolitar, he runs MB SportsRep. But his circuitous journey to this point, after his budding basketball career was abruptly ended due to a serious on-court injury, gives Myron a dimension far beyond the typical sports agent.

The book is, as usual with Coben, fast-paced with Myron and Win, his quirky, lethal, and blue-blood partner, encountering all manner of sleaze-balls and people with something to hide. Brenda Slaughter, the girl that the new WPBA basketball league is featuring, should be on top of the world. But her father has gone missing after she filed assault charges against him, not to mention the fact that her long-lost mother of twenty years has been on her mind all of that time. Enter Myron; the league needs its investment protected. But the assignment gets more complicated and riskier by the day.

Some reviewers find the Coben books humorous. And they are. But the dialogue is more edgy than funny. Of course, the new office worker Cyndi, the spikey ex-pro female wrestler, is captivating and hilarious.

There are some good twists in this book. I missed the one at the end - well actually I missed all of them. See if you can get it (them). Meanwhile I'm starting another Myron Bolitar book.

A Terrific, Snappy, Fast and Furious Mystery Thriller
Sports agent Myron Bolitar agrees to bodyguard a rising young women's basketball star as professional favor to friend Norman Zuckerman, who by the way, also doesn't have an agent to represent her. Someone has been making disturbing telephone calls and tracking her every movement. Also Brenda's father, who gave Myron his first chance as an athlete, has disappeared, so its more than growing feelings for the charismatic Brenda that has Myron going back to do a little detecting.

With the help of his dangerous and psychotic best friend Win, Myron gets involved in an old murder and the mystery of what happened to Brenda's mother over twenty years ago. Brenda has never believed her mother could have abandoned her and vanished without a very good reason. Myron is told to leave that old case alone, but ploughs doggedly ahead, despite threats, subtle and not so subtle, and he soon finds himself sandwiched between two men running for governor, both slinging still more threats.

It's pretty hard to go more than a couple of pages without a laugh while reading this snappy, fast and furious mystery. As usual, Coben's characters make the story. They are always unforgettable, always real, sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, always a delight. Even though there was violence here, I really loved this story.


Thief of Words
Published in Hardcover by Warner Books (April, 2003)
Author: John Jaffe
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Don't Waste Your Time
While the author's style is inoffensive and carries the reader along from page to page, ther's little substance lurking beneath. I was reminded of the kind of fiction that once appeared in magazines like Redbook and Ladies Home Journal---romantic sturm und drang, with minute descriptions of everyone's clothing in every scene. I was so tired of the heroine's long, flowing, incredibly red hair, mentioned over and over again, that I would have gladly pulled it out by the handful. And if the female half of this two-in-one author is really a literary agent (which would certainly help explain how this thing got published), I hope she has by know come to the realization that the email novel as a genre is done, overdone, and needs to go.

A True Romance
John Jaffe's "Thief of Words" is a damned good book. It details the blossoming love of two, world-weary, divorced baby boomers. In a culture filled with stories of romances between young, well-chiseled model types, it was wonderful to read about a love between two people who had lived in the real world, two people with all of life's wrinkles and warts and wisdom.

And what a couple! Jack DePaul is a curmudgeonly journalist, bitingly honest and witty. Of course, beneath the crusty exterior Jack is a die-hard romantic, still searching for true love" in a world that seems to have little but heartbreak.

However, it was Annie Hollerman who stole my heart. Despite a titanic mistake in her past and a rocky romantic history, Annie still manages to woo the readers with her self-effacing humor and passion. Annie Hollerman's beauty flows from inside as well as out. She has dazzling red hair but it's her wisdom and wit that makes her appealing.

By the end of the book, I felt a real connection to the destiny of these wonderful people. They, like so many of us, must conquer a past filled with mistakes and pain, in order to create a present filled with love and joy. Although it would ruin the book if I spelled out just how they triumph over their histories, know that it made me see email in a completely fresh way.

Mr. Jaffe's writing is humorous, rich, and filled with life. He is an alchemist of words, yet never did I feel that the writing was showy. But even more important than the charm of his words was the power they had - the power to convince me that maybe love doesn't die at 40, that it is possible to right our pasts.

I could rave about the wonders of Thief of Words for days, but they are yours to discover.

Let it conquer your cynicism like it did mine.

An Enchanting 242-Page Poem of Healing
Dazzlingly poetic, "A Thief of Words" has stolen my heart and has captured my literary attention. Penned by a new, soulful author, this book will deceive first-time readers with its cover's description of courting and romance; This book is a tool for healing. We all have painful memories which are seemingly impossible to forget, but Jaffe's exploration of healing allows readers to identify with characters who have not only "moved on" from their past struggles but have taken used their experiences as a sprinboard into a hopeful future and a refreshed past. The writing is captivating and descriptive, allowing readers to feel and visualize transformations along with the lovingly imperfect characters. Getting lost in this nurturing tale of reconnection with life's love and loss gives us a window not only into Jaffe's world, but allows us a glimpse into our lives as well. This is not the average romance novel- It is a soul-searching, thought-provoking, carefully crafted tale of rediscovering oneself through vulnerability, a lesson which we can all most certainly benefit from.


How To Become a Power Agent in Real Estate : A Top Industry Trainer Explains How to Double Your Income in 12 Months
Published in Hardcover by McGraw-Hill Trade (10 October, 2002)
Author: Darryl Davis
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Better books out there on same material
If your looking for a quick read that scratches the surface of a lot of real estate basics, you'll like this book. If your looking for something more in depth and detailed, skip this one and go straight to Tom Hopkins "How to Master the Art of Listing and Selling Real Estate". I may have enjoyed "How to Become a Power Agent.." more if I had not already read the Hopkins book.

I Thank My Lucky Stars.......
I thank my lucky stars and my friend, a long time real estate attorney who formerly worked for the California Department of Real Estate, for connecting me to "How To Become a Power Agent." Having been a licensed real estate agent in vacation properties for 6 years, last year I was desperately searching for training material to help me segway to the residential market in a new area. I received an email from my friend simply stating, "If I was going to read 1 book on real estate, it would be this one", with a very favorable review attached from the local Monterey Herald. Upon taking his advise I found the book to be both well written and well organized, easy to reference, with good, solid information on every aspect of my career. Unlike other books I had found, this book had up-to-date material that was applicable to current market conditions and technologies. The "how to" strategies offered excellent structure and form for new techniques, while encouraging me to "make them my own" by infusing my own style suited to my circumstance. Anyone with the least amount of creativity and enthusiasm for their vocation will find, as I did, the material is extremely useful for all clients from the first time buyer to the sophisticated investor, through all client service phases from prospecting to building lifetime relationships, and for all levels of expertise from novice agent to experienced veteran broker. I went on to commit to Darryl's yearlong "Power Agent" seminar with exhilarating results! And this is the book that started it all! Thank you Darryl for your service and commitment to our industry

Great Real Estate Tips
This is a very good book. The author gives very good advice for novice to professional real estate agents. I learned some good tips and adopted some great techniques from this book. The techniques work the more you apply them.


Coming Up for Air (Harvest Book)
Published in Paperback by Harvest Books (October, 1969)
Authors: George Orwell and George Crwell
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Insurance salesman George "Fatty" Bowling lives with his humorless wife and their two irritating children in a dull house in a tract development in the historyless London suburb of West Bletchley. The year is 1938; doomsayers are declaring that England will be at war again by 1941.

When George bets on an unlikely horse and wins, he finds himself with a little extra cash on his hands. What should he spend it on? "The alternatives, it seemed to me, were either a week-end with a woman or dribbling it quietly away on odds and ends such as cigars and double whiskeys." But a chance encounter with a poster in Charing Cross sets him off on a tremendous journey into his own memories--memories, especially, of a boyhood spent in Lower Binfield, the country village where he grew up. His recollections are pungent and detailed. Touch by touch, he paints for us a whole world that is already nearly lost: a world not yet ruled by the fear of war and not yet blighted by war's aftermath:

1913! My God! 1913! The stillness, the green water, the rushing of the weir! It'll never come again. I don't mean that 1913 will never come again. I mean the feeling inside you, the feeling of not being in a hurry and not being frightened, the feeling you've either had and don't need to be told about, or haven't had and won't ever have the chance to learn.
Alas, George finds that even Lower Binfield has been darkened by the bomber's shadow.

Readers of 1984 will recognize Orwell's desperate insistence on the importance of the individual, of memory, of history, and of language; and they will find in Fatty Bowling one of Orwell's most engaging creations--a warm, witty, thinking, remembering Everyman in a world that is fast learning not to think and not to remember, and thus swiftly losing its mind. --Daniel Hintzsche

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Boring
There is a reason 1984 and Animal Farm are the famous ones this book is dull. It is the story of a man who first recounts his life before the war and then decides to take some sick leave and visit his old home. Most of the book seems to be devoted to fishing. It is sufficiently cynical but sometimes a plot is nice. Orwell should never use the Hemingway's style. Its not him. I looked all through the book and couldn't find a plot.

Orwell's ordinary man
Coming up for Air is a refreshing look at life through the eyes of an ordinary, overweight middle-aged man. I wanted to comment on how the book made me think about how we should cherish those little things in life that we take for granted, it is an old message but this book made me realize it again. The plot is plain, no suspense or excitement whatsover, what the book does however is take you back to your own childhood and helps you think about those things that were important to you then.

There are many other issues that the book touches on, the escapism of some, the inevitability of change, the prison that is marriage etc...

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read something light and sentimental.

Orwell's best novel
It's a shame that George Orwell's two best-known novels, "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty Four" are neither one his best novel. The peak of Orwell's fiction is this almost forgotten novel, "Coming Up for Air." Set in the last few years before a World War II that was obviously looming on the horizon, this elegant book memorably chronicles the life of George Bowling and his attempt to escape domesticity and the horrors to come for a few days by visiting his old home town. Every time I reread "Coming Up for Air," I wonder what Orwell might have achieved if he had lived longer and had not been as ill as he was in the ten years that remained to him. If all you've read of Orwell is his two "famous" novels, you owe it to yourself to read this.


The Final Detail
Published in Hardcover by Delacorte Press (08 June, 1999)
Author: Harlan Coben
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Myron Bolitar is a fascinating character--a guy in his 30s who just moved into his own New York apartment, and who still looks forward to dinner with his parents in New Jersey. A former pro-basketball star and Harvard Law School grad, he now runs his own sports agency, and also dabbles in the private investigation business. He is helped (and sometimes hindered) by his rich, blond, preppy friend Windsor Horne Lockwood III. Win has some awesome lethal powers hidden under his Brooks Brothers suits!

In The Final Detail Win and Myron are looking into the murder of a client--a troubled New York Yankees baseball player called Clu Haid. Clu was apparently shot to death by Esperanza Diaz, who just happens to be Myron's best friend and partner in the sport's agency. Esperanza is hiding something, but Myron isn't sure if it has to do with her job, or with her private life. His search for the truth takes him back to a shabby incident from his own past, and to times he would rather forget. Author Harlan Coben casually drops in dozens of poignant moments of humanity that keep us--and Myron--firmly grounded in reality.

Other books in this excellent series include Backspin, Deal Breaker, Drop Shot, and One False Move. --Dick Adler

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Good, but not the best.
Myron Bolitar has messed up and run away to the Caribbean to try and escape his guilt. He told no one where he was going but three weeks later Win has tracked him down and Myron realises that this can only mean one thing, trouble.

Esperanza, Myron's close friend and business partner has been arrested for murder and she's refusing to talk to anyone but her lawyer. Convinced that no matter what the evidence seems to point to Esperanza is not a murderer, Myron is determined to prove her innocence even if she doesn't want him to get involved. But the more Myron discovers about the crime, the more questions he has. Who killed Clu Haid? What is Esperanza keeping from him? And what is the connection to Lucy Mayor the missing daughter of the billionaire owner of the New York Yankees?

In this sixth Myron Bolitar mystery, all the usual characters put in an appearance, fans of Big Cyndi will be able to get to know her a little better, and there's the usual witty dialogue between Myron and Win all of which makes reading this novel like putting on a pair of well worn comfortable slippers or talking to an old friend.

This novel would probably have got a five star rating from me but I can't help but compare it to the other Bolitar novels, some of which I thought were fantastic. In my opinion, this is good but no quite so good. Nevertheless, this is a great read which I would recommend.

Funny, touching, fast paced read. I love Myron Bolitar!!
Harlan Coben does it again with his 6th installment of the Myron Bolitar series. His hero is smart, funny and tender. The mystery is good, but I read the books for the interpersonal relationships Myron has with his friends and family and the self soul searching he does so well. The dialogue is sharp and snappy. The one liners and give and take conversations with his best friend Win are terrific. Even Big Cindi plays a bigger part this time around. It's the details in Harlan's books that make them special. The references to the old Batman series, 60's and 70's sitcoms, and of course Myron's love of Yoo-Hoo make the characters real people. If you haven't experienced Myron, Win, Esperanza and Big Cindi, you are missing out on a great read.

Myron reminds me of Spenser, the Boston private detective series by Robert Parker, and Archie Goodwin from the Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout. If you enjoy either of these you'll want to read Coben's Myron Bolitar series.

What a Cracking Fine Read
Sports agent Myron Bolitar has lost both the women he loved and he is recuperating with a CNN reporter in the Caribbean. His vacation is cut short when his alter-ego Win comes to fetch him back to New York, where his client, a relief pitcher for the Yankees, has both failed a drug test and been found murdered. Worse, Myron's agency partner, Esperanza, has been arrested for the crime.

Myron investigates and discovers Esperanza may be more involved than he thinks she is. And as he learns the answers to this mystery's multiple questions, he realizes that the case hinges on revenge motives and actually points to him as the most likely suspect, which leaves him wondering whether or not he wouldn't be better off not knowing who did what to anybody.

Once again Mr. Coben puts in enough twist and turns to get your pulse pumping as you race through the book to get to the final detail. And as usual, Mr. Coben has peopled a story with unforgettable characters, like Myron's blue-blooded, aristocratic sociopath, best friend, Windsor (Win) Horne Lockwood III, gender-jumping musclemen, failed baseball players, team owners chasing disappearing children and a young gangster name Frank Ache Junior, who has turned agent and lusts after Myron's business, among others. What a cracking fine read!


Arco Special Agent Deputy U.S. Marshal: Treasury Enforcement Agent (Arco Civil Service Test Tutor)
Published in Paperback by Arco Pub (October, 2000)
Authors: Eve Steinberg and Arco Editorial
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Tea
I bought this book and the learning express book. The book by arco is much better than the learning express book. I just found out that I pasted the secret service tea on the first try and I can easily say it was because of this book. In my opinion, the actual test, as far as investigative and verbal sections was a little easier. I would focus on the math section and do all the little practice exercises. Most of the math questions dealt with formula setups. Study this book fairly hard for a couple of weeks and you should do fine, good luck.

Passed on first try using this book.
This book is very good in preparing you for the TEA exam. I studied for weeks using the learn a test book and thought that I was ready. Then, I read some of these reviews and found out that I was not ready. I only had this book for two days, studying continuously, and was still able to pass the exam. This book gives a good idea for the investigative portion of the exam, and both the math and verbal sections are slightly harder than this book. The exercises in this book do a good job of preparing you. DO NOT GET THE OTHER STUDY GUIDE (LEARN A TEST GUIDE) GET THIS BOOK.

Great Study Book
This book will fully prepare you for the TEA Exam. I took the exam for Customs, and this book helped me out alot. It has all of the formulas you need to know for the Math Section. This book is alot better than the Learning Express book.


Eyes to My Soul: The Rise or Decline of a Black FBI Agent
Published in Paperback by Majority Pr (April, 1996)
Author: Tyrone Powers
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Read it, and read others
Such a shame. What a force for progress this man and his book could have been.
There is so much good in him and in this work. His deep love and respect for his mother and for motherhood. His urgings that education is the bedrock of progress. His hatred of drugs. His disgust for the senseless, conspicuous consumption of material goods as a false display of success. His gut-wrenching guided tour through the streets and minds of the ghetto and its subculture of drugs, violence, death, and mourning. His accounts of racism within the FBI. His disgust with the failure of inner city schools. His passion for his family. These are the bedrock values that can lead any person or people to true success.

Yet there is so much here that is harmful to our society and African Americans in particular. His incessant message that whites are responsible at a causal level for virtually every malady suffered by Black America, including his father's rape of his own daughter and his brother's decision to use and sell drugs, and to kill people. His claim that an ultra secret, anti-African American conspiracy exists, which he does not define but which is apparently both international yet American at its heart. But most of all by his condemnation of African Americans who choose a lifestyle or who hold opinions that differ from his view of what a Black should do or be. These are the messages of a failure mentality, and they lead to further wasted lives.

The many polarizing lectures he delivers in this book are comprised 95% by passionate statements of his beliefs, and 5% by assertions for which he provides some factual support. This mixture is similar to the writings and speeches of other zealots from white racists to Marxist revolutionaries. The technique is very effective. You start with a fact, ideally one that fires the emotions of the audience, and then follow with a string of loosely connected points that steadily and imperceptively diverges and departs from reality. The original and occasional fact lends an air of legitimacy to the unsupported major part of the work which nonetheless appeals emotionally to the target audience.

His overview of the drug problem is one example. He asks why we don't strike it where it's grown, in the same way that we have attacked nuclear weapons facilities and ammunition depots. He concludes that the reason is someone very powerful wants the drug business to remain, because they are profiting from it. He further claims that this power also wants drugs to flow, because stopping it would free the inner city from its drug-induced stupor. The inhabitants, "no longer anesthetized and miseducated", would then realize that they are being "targeted for drugs and alcohol, cigarettes and pork, and heart attacks, strokes, and AIDS." This book is filled with his fixation on conspiracy and devoid of other explanations. He does not mention that there may be an awful lot of people who would have reasonable objections to our bombing coca fields in Bolivia and Peru. He has no room for the many, many other views on this complex, international issue.

In fact, Mr. Powers's intolerance for other views may be his most destructive trait. He insists that all Blacks who differ fundamentally with him are "sellouts". He cites the "unity" of the Jews as the reason for their success in defending themselves against prejudice, and says that African Americans must adopt the same strategy. He fails to acknowledge that the success of any group has been, more than anything else the result of its work ethic, especially in pursuit of education. And that this is manifested by the choices that individual people have made throughout their lives to defer pleasure and amusement for study and work, until they have earned a secure place. But closely following work ethic has been a respect for each person's right to pursue his/her own values and beliefs. To follow his example of the Jews one has only to observe the heated debates occurring in Israel, and the difficulty they have in even maintaining a majority government, because of the variety of passionately-held positions. The Jews do not practice Mr. Powers's version of unity, and neither does any other successful group. Freedom of thought and expression are central to advancement The author's caustic criticisms and name-calling of African Americans who disagree with him hurts the people whom he seems to honestly want to help.

Still, I recommend that this book be read, but followed with works of other Black authors, including one which Mr. Powers repeatedly vilifies, Tom Sowell. Do this, think for yourself, and then compare.

Required reading for African-Americans and others in empathy
I have been an avid reader for about two years. I always enjoyed reading but not as much as I have since I started reading mostly books from Oprah's list or the literature of African and African American authors. I bought this book shortly after my son-in-law expressed a long held desire to become an FBI agent. Since he is from Haiti and is not very knowledgeable about the opression faced by American blacks. I thought that this would be a big mistake. Eyes To MY Soul not only confirmed by belief, but gave me quite an enlightening experience. It gives a powerful reminder of what our ghetto brothers and sisters face each and every day. Even more importantly, it is an autobiography so it does not give you alot of trumped up horror stories just for shock value. Mr. Powers LIVED THIS LIFE, and was able to rise up from his childhood circumstances and uplift others of his race with him. I admire and respect this man highly and consider it a privilege to have read his book. I have been telling everyone about how great this book is and especially my son-in-law. At present he is pursuing a masters degree in Informational Technology so he hardly has time to read anything else. However, I intend to keep after him until he has read this excellent story of a Black man's struggle to rise above racial confines.

Thought provoking and excellent reading material for all.
I heard about "Eyes To My Soul" from a friend. My friend told me how well the book had been written and she encouraged me to read and purchase the book. I am glad that I accepted her advice. Reading the book was very thought provoking. I decided to add this book to my son's required reading list. Tyrone Powers is an excellent and very intelligent writer. It is obvious that he is very well read. Tyrone's style of writing made me feel as though I was encountering an out of body experience. I was able to visiualize each scene as though it was really happening. This book will make you laugh, cry, happy and sad. Eyes To My Soul should be required reading in all schools and homes! To those who have not read the book, "You are missing something that is good for your SOUL."


The Other Side of Deception: A Rogue Agent Exposes the Mossad's Secret Agenda
Published in Hardcover by HarperCollins (November, 1994)
Author: Victor Ostrovsky
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Very Interesting
This is the authors follow up to his first book "By Way of Deception". Whereas his first book was focused on his recruitment and training in the Mossad, this book focuses on the operations the Mossad perform. The value of this book is both to understand how the Israeli "CIA" works around the world and in there homeland, but also (and maybe now more importantly) to understand the forces that they are up against.

For the espionage reader out there this is a very interesting book, because not many books have come out by real life former agents of the Mossad, and the Mossad are touted as one of if not the best organization of its kind. I also enjoyed the details of how the opposition (i.e. terrorists) works against the Mossad. There are some interesting insights to what the Israeli's are up against.

Overall this is a good follow up to his book and if you are interested in espionage, the Mossad or just the Middle East then this is a book that you will get a lot of enjoyment out of.

Background to Dangers
This book is a factual account of events as they occurred before the publication of his first book (Chapter 28). The Prologue gives his family history, and why he joined the Mossad. Chapter 1 tells how a NATO sleeper cell was used to create atrocities that could be blamed on Communists, and destabilize the left leaning Belgian government (pp,4-5). Chapter 2 tells how they worked with an American company that had desired technology (p.10). Chapter 4 explains how the Jordanian peace initiative was stopped. In Chapter 6 Victor was kicked out of the Mossad, and immediately recruited into a secret organization. Chapter 8 tells how a new head of the Mossad was stopped from taking office. Chapter 9 tells of his secret mission to the KGB to offer himself as a spy (Chapter 13). This would expose a suspected mole.

Chapter 15 explains how Libya was blamed for a discotheque bombing in 1986. The US retaliation kept Libya "out of the picture". Victor then learns how turmoil was created between Kuwait and Iraq. Chapter 17 describes the safe house system in London. Victor traveled to Jordan to advise them on detecting moles. Chapter 21 tells of "humanitarian assistance" to blacks in Soweto, using a Baltimore hospital for cover. Were they testing medications and diseases? Victor explains the Pollard affair, why Pollard knew too much. Pollard's information was traded to the Soviets to release Jews; Pollard was used and then flushed! Chapter 22 tells of his visit to Egypt, and their interest in Robert Maxwell. Maxwell bought media to influence public opinion, and to provide a cover for assets in other countries; page 204 tells how this worked.

Chapter 23 tells how background information was obtained from strangers (p.208). The Vanunu affair is explained (p.209). In Chapter 25 Victor decides to write his book on the Mossad. Operation Hannibal sold military supplies to Iran. Page 228 tells how Kurt Waldheim was branded as a Nazi! Page 231 explains how a politician was smeared and defeated. When this politician tried to clear himself, he was lured to Geneva and given a heart attack (pp.234-5). In Chapter 26 Victor travels to Paris to tell the French secret service about the Mossad's links with fascist elements (p.242). They later asked Victor to investigate the leading advocate of privatization in the US (p.244). This member of the Libertarian Party sought to destabilize a French South Pacific island.

Chapter 27 tells about the propaganda campaign against Saddam Hussein (p.247). Iraq targeted Iranian cities using information from American satellites. Pages 250-1 tell how a reporter (who knew too much) was lured into a fatal mission. Then there is the planted story of Iraq's "weapons of mass destruction". Page 259 tells of the safest sanctuary around - an airport! Chapter 30 tells of President George Bush's visit to the Madrid peace talks, and the failed assassination attempt. Chapter 31 explains Robert Maxwell's partnership with the Mossad, and why he had to be silenced. It was not that he knew too much, but that he began to talk too much under pressure of bankruptcy. Chapter 31 ends the book with his tour of Europe to promote his first novel. A problem occurred in Belgium; Victor knew of the corruption of the Belgian police force. Victor then realized that his connection in the Mossad was no longer reliable (p.290).

A chilling look at the guardians of the Jewish State.
If what the author writes is true, then I grieve for the State of Israel. Mr. Ostrovsky's writings gives a chilling insight into an agency that is acting more like Hitler's Gestapo and Honacher's Stasi than what it is supposed to be: a protector of all of the people of Israel.
The fact that the book is rather convoluted reading actually give me a better feeling for Mr. Ostrovski and why he felt it important to blow the whistle. Calling this man a traitor would be wrong; he plainly loves Israel and is willing to do the right thing by it.
I strongly recommend this book to those who belive that no secret agency should be given absolute power. It's plain to see that it has corrupted the Mossad absolutely.


Awakening Mercy (HeartQuest)
Published in Paperback by Tyndale House Publishers (01 August, 2000)
Author: Angela Benson
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ZZZZZ-ZZZZZzzzzzz
I could barely keep my eyes open. This book was recommended to me. I liked the title, but the story was so long and drawn out. CeCe was just playing games. The charaters didn't seem real. It read more like a Harloquin Romance novel than a true black christian fiction romance. It didn't flow. Sorry. I cannot recommend this read.

OUTSTANDING
I read this book this last week-end along with book two. Both caused me to search myself. Awakening Mercy made me search my spirit and think about what anger I would not let go. I felt the pain of Nate and CeCe. This book was a soul searching experience because it made me remember What God has for me is for and when a door closes there is a reason. CeCe had to realize what a caring person she had in Nate. She also like some many of us had to understand she had made herself a victim. Holding on to anger will cause us to see only our side of any situation. We make ourselves victims when we don't want to face our role in what happens to us. I was so happy when CeCe saw the light and heard God's voice. I loved the book and I am looking forward to Book Three...

A Good Christian Romance
As CeCe Williams heads out to meet the director of Genesis House community center she is prepared to let him know that he had cost her to lose a much needed real estate commission by missing their first meeting. But she is not prepared for Nate Richardson's immediate meaningful apology and she is definately not prepared for a smile that erased any ill will torwards the man who will be her boss for the next couple of months. CeCe finds herself becoming more involved with Nate and the goings on at Genesis House. Nate admits to himself that he wants CeCe and her young son to remain in his life. But before they can come together he and she must share secrets and ask God to help them heal past hurts and accept this gift of love given to them. AWAKENING MERCY is my first Angela Benson novel and my first Cristian romance and I totally enjoyed it. Ms. Benson's beliefs shine through in this beautiful novel of faith, healing and love. I recommend this book.Vannie(~.~)


Writer's Guide to Hollywood Producers, Directors, and Screenwriter's Agents, 2002-2003: Who They Are! What They Want! And How to Win Them Over!
Published in Paperback by Prima Lifestyles (07 June, 2001)
Authors: Skip Press and Skip Press
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As they say in Hollywood when evaluating writing... PASS.
The truth is that if you want to make it in Hollywood, you have to come to Hollywood. You can't phone it in, and producers don't have the time or the inclination to track down scripts... they are sent 100 a week to choose from. This book is worse advice than you would get in one night of hanging out at any bar in LA that real, credited writers go to. I mean, look at the other credits this writer has... "your modeling career"... what the heck sort of background does this give so that the writer can speak to script writing, being that he has no script sales (verified by using Studio System, the entertainment industry database) or movies to his credit? The advice in here is plain, common sense, not insightful... and what the other poster said about telling Black writers where to get the best fried chicken in LA is just the sort of stuff you get. He spends three pages detailing how many brads to bind scripts with... and if you actaully talk to any agent, the truth is they don't care. In short, this book is worthless, written by someone with no experience in the subject.

Skip is the real deal!
Let's face it. There are TONS of books on screenwriting, almost all of which promise the reader fame and fortune if they follow the steps inside the covers of the book.

But most of what's inside is rehashed from Syd Field, John Truby and L. Ron Hubbard.

While most authors offer little more than a twist on the three act structure, Skip Press gives the reader some real tools to build a Hollywood career. Since the best script in the world won't sell unless the right person reads it, Skip offers concrete advice for the screenwriter on who to contact and how to contact them.

And the reader isn't limited to the information within the book. Skip appears constantly at industry events lecturing or moderating panels with other authors. He also has a newsletter which constantly updates the information in his book. It's like buying software and getting the upgrades for free. I know this is a business for Skip, but I think he cares about his readers and wants them to succeed.

I highly recommend The Writer's Guide to any writer.

2002-2003 Writer's Guide to Hollywood Producers, Directors
If you've launched yourself on a screenwriting career, let this book be an essential part of it. As advertised, it really does offer tips and guides for a screenwriter to use to succeed in Hollywood.
The book is easy to read and, unlike many non-fiction, is fun and fascinating as well.
Skip Press shares with you, the reader, his phenomenal amount of inside information about the world we call Hollywood.


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