In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison

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A visionary book in the repertoire of prison literature. This is a 37 year old man's account of 25 years behind bars.

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A Few Good Points.......2005-09-21

In general, I found the book to be confusing yet redundant. Abbott's ramblings on philosophy and over-drawn analogies make for a difficult read. His lamentations of the treatments of how prisoners are treated by the prison staff are muddled and made less effective by the way he treats the prison guards and other prisoners. His argument that prison makes someone a hardened violent person is highly debatable: does prison make you bad, or would you have been bad even if you had not gone to prison? This is almost certainly an arguable point that cannot be decided one way or the other.

In short, a person is sent to prison for a crime they have committed. It is not supposed to be enjoyable or pleasant because it punishment for a crime they have committed. While the American penal system is obviously not perfect, I hardly think that it is to blame for the making of career criminals and that some personal accountability must be assigned. Abbott adamantly denies any responsibility for his actions. Even if the prison hierarchy was responsible for his extended stay in prison, he must be held responsible for the overt act which led to his incarceration after being released from the juvenile center.

Pathetic attempt at glorification.......2005-08-18

Mr. Abbott's writing successfully manipulated many literati into helping him be released from prison, only to murder within a few days of release. His rationalizations are well-written, but now ring totally hollow.

I finally see the light!.......2005-05-15

After forty some odd years, I finally see the light thanks to this eye-opener! Whereas I used to believe that prisons were places of punishment for people that chose to victimize others, and therefore were not only useful but also morally justifiable, I see now that prisons are merely places designed by society to clip the wings of those free-spirited individuals who simply do not wish to be bound by the laws of man!

I once saw an individual beat an elderly tourist, rip her purse from her shoulder, and flee....and I did what is now inconceivable to me: I called the police! Now, this poor guy is probably suffering in prison somewhere right now, maybe even without cable TV!! Oh, but that I could turn back the hands of time! If I could go back, I would gladly furnish an exculpatory statement for this poor guy!

People, left to their own devices, are NEVER evil! Any thinking person knows that if prisons were abolished today crime would probably disappear anyway, because the only reasons that people commit crimes is because of mean prison guards. Let's say that someone happened to be a pedophile, and they came to kidnap your child.... you should realize that just because this person may succeed in taking your child, removing him/her to a secluded place and torturing them for days before killing them in the most horrible manner imaginable, that putting the perpetrator in prison is not right! I mean, people nowadays are so stupid as to believe that putting these people in prison to be picked at by mean correctional officers is somehow warranted just because a child was tortured and killed mercilessly! Come on, people, WAKE UP!

If we could only be more understanding, the world could be a Utopia beyond our imagination. What we REALLY need to do is start putting crime victims in jail and see how THEY like it!

and now, the rest of the story...........2005-01-06

Abbott has a second book... My Return. He wrote this after his return to prison for murder. I believe it is important to read the second book... as well as his obituary. I will reserve making comment on Abbott the man, I will however say I have heard it told over and over that his account of observations is accurate of both the juvenille and DOC.

first class baloney.......2004-02-14

This book is not an interesting piece of literature. It is largely a collection of psychobabble and wind. Its main purpose should be to demonstrate, through the fact that it was published, that "radical chic" types will fall for anything. Too bad this guy took out his frustrations with "the system" by killing a waiter weeks after he was released. I guess that guy just didn't feel his pain.

In the Belly of the Beast, Letters from Prison

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In the Belly of the Beast, Letters from Prison
Jack Henry Abbott
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In the Belly of the Beast,Letters from Prison
John Henry Abbott
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Collects Abbott's correpondence with Norman Mailer, who provides an Introduction. Abbott was a convict, and had served the bulk of his life in various prisons across the country.

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In the Belly of the Beast: Letters from Prison
Jack Henry Abbott
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In The Belly Of The Beast - Letters From Prison
Jack Henry; With an Introduction by Mailer, Norman Abbott
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IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST: Letters from Prison.
Jack Henry. Abbott
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Sons of the Yellow Emperor: A History of the Chinese Diaspora (Kodansha Globe)
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Wonderful Introduction

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Sons of the Yellow Emperor: A History of the Chinese Diaspora (Kodansha Globe)
Lynn Pan
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THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S GREATIEST CONTINUING MIGRATION

The Chinese Diaspora stretches all over the world. It represents the most widespread and prolonged series of migrations by one nation ever. Chinese emigrants have been tycoons in Hong Kong and America, coolies in Peru and South Africa, underworld gangsters in San Francisco and Bangkok. Today,
whether as near-slave laborers on illicit planes and freighters, or as bankers and traders from a world network of high finance, the Chinese are on the move as much as ever.

In this rich blend of history, biography, and travel, noted author Lynn Pan recounts why emigrants have left China; how their dispersal has been shaped and stimulated by imperialist Western powers; and how the all-male frontier groups were transformed into complex communities organized by clan,
dialect, and secret society. In the process, she takes us inside the supposedly closed world of the overseas Chinese and shows how, in a curious boomerang effect, these expatriates are currently changing the supposedly eternal face of China-perhaps forever. A new afterword by the author comments on
the ironies that result when multiculturalism and emigrant culture meet head-on.

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Wonderful Introduction.......2007-05-13

This book is a great introduction to the Chinese diaspora. I found it very well written and insightful.

Know your Chinese -or else.......2005-10-07

Anyone visiting the Far East should read this book which will explain to them how, when and why various ethnic groupings now exist in places you would not expect to find them. This well researched publication shows the determination of the Chinese race against slavery, corruption and manipulation caused by the greed of powerful rulers from both East and West. Nobody who reads this will ever underestimate the Chinese again. A powerful and imformative book based on historical truth.

Over-patriotism?.......2005-06-24

In my quest to trace down the roots of my existence, I came across this book called, "Sons of the Yellow Emperor - A history of Chinese Diaspora". It is supposed to be an account of the Chinese migration all over the world in the last six centuries.

This book has 18 chapters and I could talk in length about each one of them. But I'll talk about only one and I think you'll get the gist.

First of all, this book is not an easy read even for history fanatics such as my-self. There were times I wondered where the author was going and what was she trying to do. This book is all over the place.

For example, there's a chapter in the book called hybrids. I think the author was trying to show or tell you the evolution of the Chinese overseas. In this particular chapter, she was trying to talk about the Chinese-mestizo class in Manila.

The chapter turned out to be a biography collection of very successful Chinese families in the Philippines. She talked about the "Cojuangcos" in length. From the very first "Cojuangco" who migrated from China to the Philippines in 1841 to Corazon Aquino who became president of the Philippines. The Cojuangco, btw, are one of the richest families in the Philippines.

I'm not denying the creativity, resiliency, intelligence, perseverance, and dedication that most Chinese seem to have. But c'mon! We can all smell when someone is stretching the truth right? I mean she conveniently does not tell the reader that the Chinese-mestizo class in the Philippines prospered not just because of their qualities but mostly because the "ruling class" in the 19th century, wanted and allowed them to prosper. The author wants the reader to believe that the Cojuangcos are where they are now because of pure hard work, dedication, and good business sense. I'm sorry but this is bull!

While we're on this chapter, she also talked about the life of Jose Rizal, a Chinese-meztizo who happens to be the national hero of the Philippines. Jose Rizal wrote a couple of novels that theoretically ignited the Philippine revolution against Spain.

Had the author not be so blinded by her own pride and over-patriotism, she would have done a lot more research and realized that a lot of other Filipino consider Andres Bonifacio, founder and leader of the rebellion against the Spaniards, to be the national hero.

The author would have realized that Andres wasn't made the national hero because the Philippine government does not want to condone arms rebellion. The government doesn't want the people to idolize someone who would shoot them if they oppress the people for 400 years. They rather have you write about them in a novel.

But I guess the truth wouldn't have made sense in the book because Andres Bonifacio doesn't have a single ounce of Chinese blood in him.

Since race is necessarily a theme of the book, the author made a note on the preface about her ethnicity. She mentioned on this preface that she had better say something about herself so that the reader may judge for himself where her bigotries might be expected to lie. She was born in Shanghai and grew up in England. oops I almost forgot, in the preface section, she also talked about her cousin in Boston who made her first million before her thirty-third birthday.

Well... Is she a bigot? Probably not. but sometimes there's a fine line between pride and prejudices.

Now... I think I better say something about myself as well. I grew up in the Philippines. My ancestor's were Chinese mestizos, and I'm very proud of my lineage. Go to chingcuangco.com if you still doubt my lineage and possible agenda.

The book turned out to be a mix of history, biography, the author's travel experiences, etc. All designed to make you feel good about having Chinese blood. and it works!

This book is informative. I learned a lot that I didn't know before but I'm also experience enough to know when someone is blowing smoke in my face, selling black propaganda as a history book.

Excellent Read.......2004-12-20

This book makes an ideal anthropological study of Chinese that immigrated overseas, particularly to the South East Asian countries. My Western friends had this discussions with me before that he's fascinated by the fact that no matter where he travelled to in all corners of the world, even at far reaching places such as a town bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, there stood Chinese restaurant! Therefore, I always posed this question, why do Chinese end up where they end up? Don't they want to go back to China (home) or that they are already home? The author endeavoured to analyse what motivated the Chinese to leave their homeland at the first place. It was new to me to discover that at earlier stages of Chinese vovage to present day, we were at the short end of the slave trade. There were indepth discussions of "Yellow Peril", of obstacles that had been implemented to obstruct the flow of Chinese immigrants to the host countries including USA. Poignantly, it brought to the fore about the double standards of America then where it had the Statue of Liberty to welcome immigrants from Italy and Ireland and yet, the President of the time signed the creed to prevent Chinese from getting through. There were discussions about love and hate relationships between the natives and the Chinese, and colonists and the Chinese. Whilst they despised Chinese, they couldn't and wouldn't live without them either. Once in a while, violences would be inflicted to the latter and then, they would go away as quickly as they appeared. There were lively discussions of the well-to-do overseas Chinese such as Madame Wellington Koo, Tan Kah Kee, Aw Boon Haw & Par (who brought us the famous Tiger Balm), Lee Kuan Yew, Bruce Lee, Liem Sioe Liang, Li Ka Tsing, et cetera to give us different perspectives of how those people saw themselves fitting into the social contexts of the time. There was also mentioning of fictitious characters created by Westerners such as Fu Manchu that stereotyped Chinese to have those Chineseness traits. As the saying goes, people eat to live whilst Chinese lives to eat. How true. A chapter is dedicated to that and the author even managed to demyth about the origin of fortune cookie and Chop Suey! A session was dedicated to the formation of the Triads, their hierarchies, different organisations, and their motivations. The part that I found close to my heart would be the differences between the first, second, and third generations of immigrants. All of them have had different way of seeing themselves, seeing China, having different kind of mentality and values. The book continued to describe about the immigrants to South East Asia who would subsequently immigrate to Western countries. By then, the kind of immigrants have changed from the previous that needed to start from scratch to the present that are already well-to-do. The book questioned if there's anything to present China that would attract the overseas Chinese to finally returning home. Please be mindful that the book was written in 1990 and she wouldn't have anticipated dramatic transformation in China that would make Napoleon's prophecy coming true: the dragon has and is finally awakened, and thus, the whole world shudders by its sheer might. Thumbs up to Lynn Pann for covering thoroughly the local politics in various countries, and thumbs up to her for writing such an insightful book that's definitely not piece-meal but thorougly researched. It's impressive that she could tackle such complex subjects & condense them into a constructive & cohesive book that's so much enjoyable to read. Her epilogue is succinct but true, that is, we yearn to be Chinese only when we are far away from China. Highly recommended.

An informative traipse through history.......2000-01-24

First of all, let me say that this is not light reading. Lynn Pan was on a mission when she began researching this book and she left no stone unturned. The immeasureable hours that she must have put into the preliminary parts of the actual writing shine through brightly. Miss Pan obviously was or became well traveled in preparation for this book seeing as how it covers the Chinese diaspora all across the globe. Her personal experiences in England and some in the U.S. no doubt were the cornerstones of the inspiration for this monumental work but the immense scope of the finished product is a true gift to the Chinese community. Tracing the immigration patterns of the Chinese focusing mainly on the last two centuries, Sons of the Yellow Emperor is an in depth look at the hot spots across the world where the Chinese have taken up residence. From Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the U.S., England, Canada, Australia and so on, Miss Pan has outlined the defining characteristics of the places and people dwelling therein down to the very mainland roots of the different Chinese sects, Hokien, Fukien, etc., and their influences in the regions they spread into as well as how they were influenced by those regions. To top it all off, Miss Pan breaks each section down into short biographies of certain influential historical figures, showing their relevence to their time and place and what bearing they had within the history of the Chinese diaspora. I won't pretend to be educated on this topic at all, but I can tell you that Lynn Pan has eked out a summation of a new branch of history, and done so in such a manner as to be exhaustively informative and delightfully entertaining. Recently, I was in a bookstore and saw her newest work. I suppose it is an addendum to Sons of the Yellow Emperor. It is an Encyclopedia of the Chinese Diaspora huge and filled to the brim with captioned photographs and more insight into this branch of historical writing. Well done; and both works certainly fill a void and bring something of great interest to light for anyone curious.

Heaven's Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilization
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Alternate theory of spiritual development compellingly written

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Mirror, Mirror on the Floor...

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Heaven's Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilization
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It could be true! That's the enthusiasm that author and scholar-mystic Graham Hancock counts on--in himself and in his readers--as he lays down his theories of an ancient (Atlantean, perhaps?) civilization that disseminated a sophisticated religion of ground-sky dualism and a "science" of immortality. Hancock's previous work, including the popular and controversial Fingerprints of the Gods, has drawn criticism for its leaps of faith and allegedly pseudoscientific conclusions, but Heaven's Mirror proves at least a little more substantial. His chief thesis is that numerous ancient sites and monuments--the pyramids of Mexico and Egypt, the ruins of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the monuments of Yonaguni in the Pacific, and the megaliths of Peru and Bolivia--are situated in such a way, geodetically, that they point towards some separate and uniform influence, some lost civilization or "invisible college" of astronomer-priests. And that civilization, as evidenced in the mathematics and architecture of the sites, points towards some gnosis, or body of knowledge, that would allow humanity to transcend the trap of mortality, a worldview in which the knowledge-giving serpent of Eden is not a villain but a hero.

Whatever you think of Hancock's ideas and theoretical musings in archaeo-astronomy, Heaven's Mirror is a gorgeous book, thanks to the photography of Santha Faiia. Lush, evocative photos of the monoliths on Easter Island and temples deep in the Cambodian jungle are enough to set the mind to introspective wandering--maybe, just maybe, Hancock's got it right after all. --Paul Hughes

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In Heaven's Mirror, author Graham Hancock continues the quest begun in his international best-seller Fingerprints of the Gods: to rediscover the hidden legacy of mankind and to reveal that "ancient" cultures were, in fact, the heirs to a far older forgotten civilization and the inheritors of its archaic, mystical wisdom.

Working with photographer Santha Faiia, Hancock traces a network of sacred sites around the globe on a spectacular voyage of discovery that takes us from the pyramids and temples of ancient Egypt to the enigmatic statues of Easter Island, from the haunting ruins of pre-Columbian America to the splendors of Angkor Wat. It is a journey through myth, magic, and astounding archaeological revelations that forces us to rethink the cultures of our lost ancestors and the origins of civilization.

The first fully illustrated book by Graham Hancock, Heaven's Mirror is a stunning and illuminating tour of the spirituality of the ancients--a search for a secret recorded in the very foundations of the holiest sites of antiquity.

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Alternate theory of spiritual development compellingly written.......2007-03-23

While I will reserve judgment on the factual merits of this book, it engaged me in a way few books do; I took extensive notes while reading it and plan to do additional research into some of the statements made.

Hancock travels the world, exploring the ancient religions and traditions of several disparate cultures, only to find shocking similarities, especially when combined with an astronomical background.

A fascinating, must-read for anyone exploring our distant past, interested in alternate spirituality or just curious about whatever crosses their hands.

Good summary -- reffer book. .......2007-03-10

I have this book in my native language. But it does not matter. One time my friend let me borrow it from him, i read it really fast (only at home, cause he won't harm the book at all) For me it was like looking to "factography" about the interesting areas, complexes, chambers, pyramids and so on. Some of the facts were already presented by Discovery and NationalGeography channels (Orion mystery document) I was looking forward this document, but with no luck. So this really suprise me, that there are same volume of facts and even more. If you are new in this type of books (2012, prophecies, ancient civs; ...and so on.) It is good start to take this book. Also there is combo with "Fingerprints of Gods" Style of authors are easy to read, few drawings/figures are also there, so imaging of facts is easier.
Some other scholars reffer to this book and this book refer to some others. Like it is usuall. But i recommend to read few of them and collect the facts/myths by own selves. John Major Jenkins's books for instance are also good ones to make bigger picture.
You can use "google earth" and some other software to simulate some viewings mentioned in the book, prety exiting, really.
So finally i found this book in our book store and bought it. Read it again (with my comments written in the book, some notices and i use it as reffer book) I am not happy that this book has brother (fingerprints of gods) and it is not translated to my language.
Nevermind i learn little bit more so English books are no longer problematic for me. So thank to Amazon i got the Graham's combo book :))
I am not going to confirm or be against the facts mentioned in this book. It is up to reader to valuate the facts not me. I already did and i found it generally usefull. But none is perfect so be sure you valuate the facts across the books/documents/your own research.
I think it is not wasting of money to buy this book.
-keep it readin'-
cheers
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Mirror, Mirror on the Floor..........2006-09-17

"Heavens Mirror" is a lush book of alternative ancient history from Graham Hancock, author of "Fingerprints of the Gods", a book I really enjoyed. Though I definitely did find it interesting, it left me with a bad taste in the mouth after I read it, if that makes sense.

Graham Hancock believes that long ago there was a civilization as sophisticated and thoughtful as ours, wiped out by the last ice age (around 10,500 BC), and whose influence can be seen in cultures round the world. He put forward this theory in his book "Fingerprints of the Gods", a well presented, heavily researched book. Graham is still writing about this lost culture, but rather than focusing on it's apparent influence like he did in "Fingerprints", he focuses on their beliefs and rituals. He finds a lot of things in common between certain cultures of the world. There's the idea of a "navel of the world", the idea of an afterlife world in the sky, references to the procession of the equinoxes, temples and structures in the form of certain constellations. Jumping from continent to continent, he tries to piece things together, hopefully coming to a conclusion.

First of all, I must say, this is a well presented book, just like "Fingerprints of the Gods". Hancock's wife, Santha Faiia, provided the photography, and there are some fantastic shots of famous ancient monuments, taken from angles and distances I have never seen before. It's almost as if you are there. They were a treat to look at, and she rightfully gets co-authorship of the book because of it. There are diagrams, which really, REALLY helped with the astronomical and mathematical elements. The content of the book, the studies on ancient beliefs, was also fascinating to read.

That's not to say this is a book without flaws. Graham doesn't seem to know who he is writing to here, newcomers to his books or old regulars. Sometimes he assumes we've read his books, and other times he repeats himself. He repeats himself in a few ways, actually. He'll make the same point a couple of times, which I found a little bit annoying, and it caused my eyes to wander from the page more than once. He seems a little more intense in his writing that he does in "Fingerprints of the Gods" too, and I can't say it's the most inviting feel to have. Plus, there are hardly as many references as his last books.

I felt a little bit uneasy reading this book, and I couldn't quite put a finger on why. It started when I noticed Graham Hancock was using the word "initiate" frequently when talking about the ancient learned people. The last alternative history book I read that used the word "initiate" frequently descended into obsessive nonsense very quickly, and was almost impossible to comprehend (let alone believe or consider). "What was Graham getting at here?" I thought. I got a little more uncomfortable when he started throwing the the words "gnosis" and "gnostic", and started mixing beliefs together.

Graham had been making all these links, pointing out these common factors, but not really stopping to explain why. The conclusion, when he finally got to it, came as something as a shock, though I felt it coming. He claims to believe that the ancient people were onto something in their rituals. He quotes gnostic gospels of the Christian era as if they were not only correct, but influenced by this ten thousand year old culture he claims existed. Then, came this sentence, wedged within the final paragraph:

"Modern religions, like modern science, have let us down, offering us no nourishment or guidance. Perhaps our only hope ... [is] when certain ideas come to life again, and we should not deprive our grandchildren of a last chance at the heritage of the highest are farthest-off times"

That says it all about why I felt so uneasy about the book, I think. Rejecting basically everyone in favor of his mish mash of ancient beliefs. It's one thing to say that civilizations have things in common, it's quite another to say that they have the answers for the future, if you know what I mean.

It was a very interesting look at ancient cultures, I do agree, very well presented with some fantastic pictures. That's the reason I give it four stars. Graham Hancock's conclusions, however, are rather worrying. I hope he doesn't get too sucked into these kind of theories.

Hangcock is certainly onto something amazing.......2006-01-04

This book is an amazing watch and read. His chapter about the Angkor Thom Temple in Cambodia seems to be the key issue inside his theory.

John Martin reported about that the following: "Hancock and his wife travel around the world and try to tie a lot of historical sites together with magic numbers (72 being the most prevalent but any even number being almost as good.) The problem I had was that the linking of the monuments to stars degrades as the book moves along. The link is clear in Egypt, possibly present in Mexico, requires squinting in Cambodia, and then devolves to a lot of "as ifs" and "rough alignments"."

Well now, things certainly have changed as in 2001 a new Temple object was found inside China ate the same horizontal geographical coordinate as Angkor:

http://www.china.org.cn/english/2001/Jun/13970.htm
"a group of ancient buildings was in an area of 2.4 square km at the bottom of Fuxian Lake in southwest China's Yunnan Province."

De geographical width of this location is 103o E. Which is exactly 72o east of the pyramids of Giza. Hence at exactly the same geographical width as the Angkor Thom Temple in Cambodia. This object was built in the 12th century A.C. To be exact in the year 1150 A.C

Conspiracy theory : Because the Fuxian temples (lets call em this way) are 2200 years old, they are much older as the Angkor Temples. So it could be that the City in the Fuxian Lake indeed is the lost City of Atlantis. The Cambodians built Angkor Thom much later and with these Temples took over the function of the Fuxian Lake temples. It's known that the Angkor temples didn't emit much good vibes. Hangcock writes in his book about this the following : " In the last decades there have been moments where Angkor looked like the heart of darkness - its located in the middle of a dark forest where obscure dark things have happened." Angkor Thom is oriented to the constellation of Draco or 'snake'. So dark forces could have sunk the Fuxia City and caused the rise of a replacing object, Angkor Thom.

Excellent Images + Knowledge of ancient civilizations.......2005-07-31

This book is put together perfect. The images in this book are clear and amazing. You will learn so much from this book and see beautiful pictures. I scanned the images in this book and put them in my computer room. You will not be disappointed with this book.

HEAVENS MIRROR: QUEST FOR THE LOST CIVILIZATION

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Heaven's Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilization
Graham Hancock
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Throughout their history, forests have been the playthings of powerful external forces beside those of trade--changes of climate, population, agriculture, sources of energy, war and many others. Any realistic planning for the future of forests cannot ignore them; forests must not be treated in isolation. This book discusses these changes and their significance, and speculates about the future of forests, forestry and timber.
"Changing Landscapes" written by Duncan Poore--one of the most influential figures in forest management for the last two decades--is a history of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). Like its predecessor "No Timber Without Trees" (1992) this book should be influential in the continuing international debate about the future of forests, in the work of the UN Forum on Forests, in determining the most practical approaches to improving the management of tropical forests and in the renegotiation of the International Tropical Timber Agreement itself.

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