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Private thinkings of propaganda inventorReview Date: 2000-06-16
Essential reading for understanding what went on in GermanyReview Date: 2000-04-19
Anyway, following this gentleman of uncertain disposition down the path to what must have been close to madness (he must have had to stave madness off quite madly) and what was, an untimely death (in more ways than one), is an exercise that all students of human nature will finally be glad they chose to do. After all, he was only a man, like you and me, and I think that comes through quite plainly in his own words.
The Private Thoughts of One of Hitler's Most Trusted!Review Date: 2000-12-02
Holocaust Uniqueness (Not); Slav Genocide; Polish Guerilla Successes; Nazi anti-Christianity (1942-1943)Review Date: 2006-10-03
As late as March 7, 1942, Goebbels had still been entertaining a Final Solution that would send all European Jews to Madagascar (p. 116). In other entries, he was completely candid about the physical extermination of Jews (e. g., p. 86, 92; 243-244). However, Jews were not the only scapegoats; nor were they the only ones blamed for starting WWII. On April 17, 1943, Goebbels wrote: "... [Poles]...were the real instigators of this war...." (p. 332). After Mussolini's fall, Goebbels commented: "The plot hatched against us in Rome was backed by the monarchy, aristocracy, society, higher officers, Free Masons [Freemasons], Jews, industrialists, and clerics." (p. 445). Nor were Jews necessarily the only ones supposed to be overly powerful. On April 30, 1942, Goebbels entertained fantasies of Poles being behind the panic of the Germans of Rostock following the devastating RAF attack (p. 197).
There are veiled references to the planned extermination of Poles and other Slavs. Hitler is quoted as forbidding all sexual activity between German soldiers and Polish women (p. 95). On February 15, 1942, Goebbels commented: "...Slavs, he [Heydrich] emphasized, cannot be educated as one educates a Germanic people. One must either break them or humble them constantly." (p. 88). The first step in genocide is the denial of the humanity of those targeted. The well-known de-humanization of Jews extended to Slavs, as on January 27, 1942:"The incidents that Sepp Dietrich related to me about the Russian people in the occupied areas are simply hair-raising. They are not a people but a conglomeration of animals." (p. 52). Likewise, on March 20, 1942, Goebbels wrote: "But we, too, must realize that we shall have to fill with human beings such wide spaces in the East as we shall conquer. In geography, there can be no spaces without human beings..." (p. 139). The implication is obvious: Slavs are not human beings!
Goebbels repeatedly (p. 388, 396, 399, 456) mentions the growing successes of Polish guerilla actions (e. g., May 27, 1943: "Conditions in the General Government appear to be more than catastrophic. Every day there are attempts at assassination and acts of terror, without our authorities being able to do anything about it. The German population and our administrative officialdom seem to yield, not to say capitulate, to these conditions.")(pp. 399-400). Goebbels even probably alludes to the successful Polish Underground action in the Zamosc area (May 25, 1943): "Suddenly, however, he [Zoerner] received order for resettlement that had a very bad effect on morale. Some 50,000 Poles were to be evacuated to begin with. Our police were able to grab only 25,000; the other 25,000 joined the Partisans. It is not hard to imagine what consequences that had for the whole area. Now he was to evacuate about 190,000 more Poles. This he refused to do, and in my opinion he was right." (p. 396).
Goebbels repeatedly discusses the Katyn massacre (p. 318, 328, 336, 346, 354, 487); triumphantly claiming personal responsibility for the ensuing Soviet-Polish split (p. 346). Didn't Goebbels realize that, had Katyn never come to light, Stalin would've broken with the Polish government-in-exile on some other pretext? However, Goebbels does smell the developing sellout of Poland: (e. g., April 29, 1943: "The Poles are given a brush-off by the English and the Americans as though they were enemies.)" (p. 347). According to Lochner, the translator, Stalin had, already on February 23, 1942, claimed that the Soviets alone were doing all of the fighting (pp. 257-258). This became a mainstay of Communist propaganda and, more durably, an excuse for the west's sellout of Poland. However, the west's inability to restrain Stalin is refuted by the fact that, by this date, the US had already shipped 2,900,000 tons of material to the USSR (p. 258). As for threats of a separate peace, it went both ways. Ironically, Hitler himself had preferred a German-English separate peace over a German-Soviet one (p. 435).
Allied carpet bombing has often been second-guessed on moral and tactical grounds. In fact, the impracticality of selective targeting had been discovered early in the war. Hitler realized this (p. 190), and Goebbels added that the dislocations caused by area bombing reduce wartime productivity much more than the destruction of a munitions plant (p. 462).
The translator Lochner (p. ix), based on some of Goebbels's entries (p. 138, 142, 146, 375), contents that the Nazis intended to destroy Christianity after winning the war. Public crucifixes were removed (p. 141), and Hitler saw the Christian doctrine of redemption as insane (p. 375). Hitler also re-affirmed his support of vegetarianism (p. 188).

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Read about the prison experiences in Goli OtokReview Date: 2007-11-12
I've bought 5 copies to hand out to friendsReview Date: 2007-08-14
The book is short, but very tough to read. Yet it ought to be mandatory reasing in school - otherwise we won't learn from history.
Among most important contributions to Croatian historyReview Date: 2007-07-24
"Goli Otok" was first written in 1972 in Croatian language. Josip Zoretic wrote it as a coping mechanism for his never-ending nightmares, to exercise freedom of conscience and expression, and especially to alert others of the gross human rights violations in communist Yugoslavia.
The prison, however, continued to operate until 1988.
suspenseful, absurdist, and instructiveReview Date: 2007-05-20
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Excelent reading!!Review Date: 2003-03-28
An excellent recountingReview Date: 2001-05-02
a first rate overview of the Sioux War of 1876Review Date: 1999-05-31
Best depiction of the battle of the Little Big Horn I've reaReview Date: 1998-09-13

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More True Today Than EverReview Date: 2005-11-07
If Robert Kennedy were alive today, he would not be pleased with the current direction of the government. By looking at the speeches documented in this book, one could see exactly what RFK stood for. In the clever design of this book, the author prefaces each of Kennedy's speeches with a short explanation of how that stance applies today. Speeches topics range from civil rights, environment, poverty, education, war, and employment. Of the quotes that best states what Kennedy is about is "I believe that men would rather work at disagreeable jobs that accept the humiliation of a handout..."
The commentary on Vietnam is particularly biting when applied to Iraq. "Together we can make ourselves a nation that spends more on books than bombs, more on hospitals than the terrible tools of war, more on decent houses than military aircraft." I believe what Robert Kennedy said. America is the richest country in the world. There is no reason for people to go to bed hungary and die of starvation in this country. The book only demonstrates how far this country has to go for true equality. A politician would be well served in reading this before hitting the campaign trail.
Bobby knew what America needed....and needsReview Date: 2005-09-30
Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign had so many ongoing presidential campaign themes with 'today' that this book remains relevant. It is one of the few 'historical' books which seriously could end up also being classified in the current events section of a library just because Kennedy's policy prescriptive remain this poignant.
This book (unlike previous texts from other authors) does not attempt to position Kennedy as a 'new democrat'. Rather, Norman Macafee uses Kennedy's own words to argue that he would have been a dam good president. Thinking is not a sign of weakness or indecisiveness, it is a sign of morality and ethics.
When compared against the current White House occupant who is infamous for hating to intellectually rationalize the consequences of his own policies upon others, a politician with such a powerful social conscience is all the more inspiring. This is an excellent book for anybody on the left who needs a pick-me-up and anybody in general needing to read about a presidential candidate who knew where they stood and what they stood for.
What would Bobby do?Review Date: 2004-07-16
A Man For All SeasonsReview Date: 2008-01-24
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Let's Talk FactsReview Date: 2002-09-19
Government By Deception Serves As Eye Opener for Americans.Review Date: 2002-09-20
When Government By Deception was completed and offered to the public, I bought six copies for friends of mine. Two of them live in South Africa. The others are from the states. All have found the book to be an interesting and informative read. They are glad to see someone offering some real information on southern Africa. Mr. Lamprecht has good sources of information and some very interesting interviews are scattered throughout the book.
If you like history, you will find interesting historical facts on southern Africa. The book was carefully researched and has many quotes by well known political players in this bloody and tension filled arena. Due to this book and articles by Mr. Lamprecht, the American people will, if they choose, see the many similarities between our countries. They will learn how the communists have pitted the blacks and whites against each other in a war that neither will benefit from. The destruction and suffering going on in southern Africa at this time will serve only a few who seek power and wealth for themselves alone. There is a message here for American's. This book will help you understand more clearly the signifigance of how little truthful news we are exposed here in the states, regarding southern Africa. How much do we hear regarding the brutal murders of some 1400 white Afrikaner farmers in South Africa? More recently the farm murders and the takeover of white farms in Zimbabwe are at last getting some attention. You will read about the workings of socialism and the potent weapon of white guilt. The importance of detecting the mind games and psychological warfare being used on the American as well as the African people each and every day.
I believe you will be surprised and perhaps shocked at some of the information presented in this book. It is an excellent buy, and a great effort by someone who KNOWS first hand what it feels like to see your beloved homeland painted "RED" with the blood of her people.
My suggestion to fellow Americans is to buy the book, read it, learn from it, and act on what you have learned.
Website for this bookReview Date: 2003-09-26
It is: http://WWW.AfricanCrisis.org
Goverment By DeceptionReview Date: 2002-09-20
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this may be batra's best book -- and they're all good!Review Date: 1999-02-26
Incisive analysis of what ails AmericaReview Date: 1997-11-12
truthReview Date: 2008-09-21
The primary fallacy Batra points out is the gospel of free trade. The economic theory behind free trade rests on the assumptions that winners compensate the losers. Most early 20th century advocates of lowering tariffs were advocates of progressive income taxes. Modern proponents are into lowering tariffs, lowering progressive income taxes, and borrowing a lot of money from our trade surplus partners.
The real kicker is that Republican Candidates who spend the most time calling on Patriotism and "sacrifice" have so far done the most to avoid Patriotism, Sacrifice, and Service. What are Patriotism, Sacrifice, and Service? They are moderate protectionism, higher tiered income taxes in times of War or economic distress, and enforcement of anti-monopoly principles.
The Little Man's EconomistReview Date: 1999-02-16


Excellent Book on Lincoln's Rise to the PresidencyReview Date: 2009-01-20
Excellent new book vividly describes Lincoln's run for his party's nominationReview Date: 2008-10-05
Principled PragmatistReview Date: 2008-12-27
How Abraham Lincoln Beat the Odds to Win the 1860 Republican Nomination?
Does the Great Comeback answer this Question? This work is a very pleasing narrative about Lincoln's life from his losing to Stephen A. Douglas in 1858 for the Illinois Senate Race up to his nomination for the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in 1860. Who organized the Lincoln Campaign? How was Abraham Lincoln sold to the public? How did Lincoln depict himself to the public and how did he want to be perceived? Lincoln was a successful criminal lawyer. Lincoln also made public speeches for fee. It is the latter that he used to sell himself. Lincoln argued against the expansion of Slavery to other territories. The front runner, for the Republican nomination, Seward was an abolitionist. Lincoln speeches did not argue against Seward's position but Douglas' position on popular sovereignty. Douglas the eventual Democratic nominee only was the likely nominee when Lincoln campaign for the nomination. Lincoln also made a speech about the poor economics of slave labor as oppose to free labor. These speeches were made in several states up north and one in the Kansas territory. These speeches were published in several newspapers outside Illinois and the geographic area made including the southern states.
To a lesser extent except convention week, the book deals with inside politics: The organizing of campaign workers and delegates. There is some discussion of how Lincoln tried to keep himself above the fray between egos in the party. Important items were getting the convention to be held in Chicago. Which was important that popular support of the area could come to their aid? The placement where delegates were sitted: limit Seward's New York handler's ability to cajole delegates. Lincoln's handlers had negotiations between the State delegations that eventually gave Lincoln the nomination on the Third ballot. This book will bring some insight to the United States chose their leader who eventually led the Union.
a new look at lincolnReview Date: 2008-09-08


"My policy is to have no policy." LincolnReview Date: 2007-03-26
I won't try to summarize the book;as it suffices to say that the author contends that the real thing that happens is what he calls Paradigms.It is these Paradigms, more so than basic party philosophy and beliefs, that influence Presidents in their greatness and affect how their actions are judged by the electorate,and hence influence elections.For this reason,sometimes Democrats act like Republicans and Republicans act like Democrats.Not on all issues nor at all times.The author analyses the results over history and shows that the Presidents who start,recognize and adapt to paradigms are successful and those who do not,or cannot, become the lesser for it.
He covers the Parties,including the 3rd parties in a fair and balanced manner and shows what they fundamentally believe and why they have their strengths and weaknesses. Try as I may;I could not find any bias on the author's part. He simply tells it as it is .
He shows that politics is an Art and definately not a Science.Paradigms are hard to predict,often not recognized until late into their course,and hard for the party to alter in the end;resulting in a change in the Administration.One also sees that the thing that gave the party the strength in the beginning is the same thing that when carried to excess becomes its downfall. Thus, it is the balance between Left and Right which ,in the final analysis,is what gives America her strength.
I have no idea of what textbooks are used in schools and universities today to teach Political Science (a term I've always considered an oxymoron);But I believe this book would be an excellent source for students to help them understand why and by whom eletions are won and lost.
Don't expect this book to be an end all in helping to predict elections.The author shows that even after elections are over ,it is still very unclear what things had what effect on the results.
If you follow politics you will find this a most unusual book and one that will give you much insight into it all.It is not an easy thing to look at over 200 years of history and politics and make sense of it all,but Stoken has done an excellent job of it here.This book is a real keeper to me and I am sure I will turn to it often in the future.
Canada's history and politics is immensely influenced by what happens in the United States,and this book explains much of what happened here.
A great book to read at the present time ,particularly with the world events taking place. Are we already into a new Paradigm,are we soon to face one;time will tell.
Remember the words of President Reagan in his inaugural address;
"The government is not the solution to our probmems...IT IS THE
PROBLEM."
...and he is considered one of the great Presidents.
The Presidency, Systematically AnalyzedReview Date: 2006-01-26
I found the arguments Stoken makes quite persuasive, including the justification of the Harding/Coolidge administration as being quite influential as well as showing that Grant and Nixon are quite "underrated" Presidents for the impact that they had (they both just miss being paradigm setters) The leaders of the "dominant paradigm" also win close elections. Bush in 2000, Carter in 1976, Kennedy in 1960, Hayes, Garfield, Harrison in the late 19th Century, Polk, Pierce in the mid-19th century. Ties go to the dominant (not necessarily the incumbent) party.
While the discussion is largely domestic and economic focused, there is some discussion about a Bush paradigm in foreign relations possibly taking over from the earlier Wilsonian one. Stoken also discusses the role of third parties and their influence. Excellent read and really gets you thinking.
Germ of an Interesting Idea, From Left to Right & Back AgainReview Date: 2004-02-15
This is one of those books that caught my eye in a casual browse through the bookstore, where I buy perhaps 10% of
my books. It has a germ of a good idea and is worth the price of the book for that alone--the book can be absorbed in a day
or rapidly scanned in an hour.
The core idea is that America swings from left to right and back again--from a pro-business risk-taking conservative right position to a pro-people risk-reducing social concern left position.
The author, who is evidently a very well-respected businessman and trader who is skilled at seeing business cycles, applies his skill to politics. Of the 43 presidents America has had to date, he identifies nine that were "paradigm movers": George Washington (Federalists), Jefferson (Jeffersonian Democracy), Madison (New Nationalism), Jackson (New Democrats) Lincoln-McKinley (Transition), Roosevelt (New Progressives), Harding (New Era) and Reagan (New Economy).
I view the book somewhat skeptically. It is certainly worthwhile, and I do not regret buying it nor absorbing the "nine political paradigms" that the author puts forward, but on balance I find it somewhat simplistic and out of touch with today's realities. Indeed, as an admirer of all that Dr. Paul Ray has written (he is co-author of The Cultural Creatives), I would sum up my modest criticism of this book by saying that America, if it is to survive, must be neither left nor right, but in front--as Dr. Ray labels them, "the new progressives." The two mainstream political parties have lost touch with reality and become much too subordinated to political campaign contributions and lobbyists, and hence, if there is a tenth paradigm that will emerge--and I credit this book with framing the question very well--then it will be one that emulates the Internet and creates a political system that restores ethics to both the left and the right, restores the individual to primacy in the democracy, and reintegrates government, business, and citizen associations including unions as equal respectful partners rather than constant antagonists.
Politics made SystematicReview Date: 2004-05-31
The book lays out a sensible approach to understanding the unique characteristics of each party, identifies the dynamics at work both between the parties and, more importantly, among the general electorate as they vote to either maintain the status quo, or to reject the party in power, in favor of a new political direction. There is a little something for every reader here-social psychology, US political history and systems theory.
Stoken's approach should hardly come as a surprise to those familiar with The University of Chicago, where he did his graduate work. The UOC is well known for its theoretical approach, and this book follows in this proud, if unconventional, tradition. Noteworthy also is Stoken's background as a financial historian and practitioner (he's a hedge fund manager, and former floor trader on Chicago's derivatives exchanges), which adds a practical dimension that traditional historians tend to overlook or (better yet) ignore-namely the market-like interplay between presidential politics and the ebb and flow between political cycles, which Stoken identifies and quantifies through an analysis of voting patterns, giving rise to "paradigm" setting presidential administrations.
Stoken sees this interplay (and, yes, clash) between two opposing political tenets as essential to the evolution of US politics, and something to be encouraged and appreciated. It is this 2 party dynamic that both helps define the distinctives of both parties, and allows for quick, decisive change and transition from one "paradigm" to the next.
Stoken's quantitative approach to understanding US elections and his belief that the voter is always right in the end (after all, voters ultimately determine outcomes) is a refreshing departure from doctrinaire, overly politicized methods of viewing party politics. In this vein, a warning: Stoken's perspective may not appeal to readers of all political persuasions. Diehard political ideologues may object to the (perceived) simplification of Stoken's quest for a unifying theme to tie together all the loose ends. Indeed, one comes away from the book much more inclined to view politics through the eyes of a dispassionate and objective observer, than as a passionate firebrand.
Stoken seems to be suggesting that it's only by distancing yourself from this passionate enterprise that you gain an appreciation for the role that both sides play in the evolution of our "great game of politics." In the end, it's not an "either or" game-that is, one party more "correct" than the other. Instead, Stoken suggests that it takes two healthy, opposing viewpoints to create a dynamic political system. You'll find this book a refreshing departure from traditional approaches to understanding US politics and American history.

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Asks some hard questions about major corporations and ethical directionReview Date: 2006-06-20
Diane C. Donovan
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Very thoughtful book, just a little unfocusedReview Date: 2006-11-30
But for corporations, greed is not good. Wade Rowland has really nailed the problem with modern corporations, that they are motivated solely by greed. To corporations, nothing matters but profits. And with corporations, nothing tempers that raw greed.
Even though they are made up of normal people, what strange things corporations have become. Rowland compares corporations to Frankenstein's monster, rampaging out of control over us "natural people," even though we created them. Corporations have accountability to us for only one thing, making a profit. Small wonder, then, that greed is their one and only focus.
I'm usually not one to rail against corporations. Quite the reverse. As a lawyer for 20 years, I've been immersed in the corporate world. But Rowland convinces me that we should rein in corporations and put them under our control.
The only problem is how to do that. Knowing that we need to put a bell on the cat does not answer the question -- how? Rowland gives some suggestions. Unfortunately, they seem hard to do and unlikely to help. Perhaps the monster we created will never again be under our control. Or to mix in another metaphor, perhaps this is one cat that will not be belled.
Nonetheless, we should try. The first step is to read Greed, Inc. Well worth the effort.
If you liked the "The Corporation" you'll love this bookReview Date: 2006-06-19
Rowland's idea that calling corporations psychopaths is not very productive struck home for me. It implies a misunderstanding of what corporations are--they are machines, as Rowland says, and therefore incapable of moral judgement. We should not be surprised when they behave in immoral and inhuman ways, but we need to regulate them carefully.
I though the analogy with the military was a good one. Like the military, the corporation is useful, and a necessary evil. But we don't let the military take control and we shouldn't let corporations, either. Highly recommended for ease of reading and original content.
A provocative look at a very real problemReview Date: 2006-06-19
This is the best take-out of the ethically messed-up business corporation I've seen. It gives you the complete history of the corporation, along with an excellent discussion of morality, where it comes from, and why its absent in publicly traded corporations. Anybody who works for a big corporation at any level ought to read it, as should our political leaders


Exceptional work!Review Date: 1999-12-31
Concise and well-researchedReview Date: 1999-10-03
Most Important Contribution on Sustainable DevelopmentReview Date: 1999-08-06
The best book yet on the environment of Central Europe!!!Review Date: 1999-04-29
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