African Nights: True Stories from the Author of I Dreamed of Africa

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Lyrical, beautifully written tales of life in Africa

Africa evokes a deep sense of mystery. It is a place that retains what most of the world has lost: space, roots, traditions, awesome beauty, true wilderness, rare animals, and extraordinary people. In this wonderful and haunting collection of stories, Kuki Gallmann writes of her life in Africa, where every day brings challenge and adventure. African Nights is a treasury of memories, in which fascinating people and places are brought to life. The healing powers Africa can have on those who embrace the land as a place of mystery, superstition, danger, and beauty.

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A collection of anecdotes that depict a true reality, beautifully.......2007-09-02

My family and I visited Kenya last year and were utterly overwhelmed by the experience. Following that trip we read several books on Africa and amongst them was firstly "I dreamed of Africa" and latterly "African Nights". On a subsequent trip to Oman, I was reading the former book on the plane and had to stop, lest the flight attendants and fellow passengers witness me breaking down in tears. (Kuki's words at her son's funeral service). The spirit and the eloquence of her writing and indeed of her very experiences touched our hearts deeply. So much so that we traveled this year (August 2007) to Likepia, to her 'ranch' (now a conservation area), as a kind of pilgrimage to an Africa that has mostly vanished, swallowed up in commercialism, in over-grazing and exploitation. What did we find? An incredibly special place where conservation efforts harmonise with nature; where people are valued. Where students from all over the world come to research 'projects', encouraged by the owner of the land - Kuki. We met a variety of people, both African and otherwise. Pokot Tribespeople. Belgium guides. Eastern European Photographers. Kenyan Musicians. Village children at the custom built school... An eclectic mix of people with a common passion - for Africa, for its people and for its land. All inspired by one person. An author of two books.

The grammar in Kuki's second book may, according to several reviews, not be immaculate or even American, but given the life that Kuki has led, and indeed continues to lead, I believe that people should simply get past such utterly insignificant details and try to feel the reality that the author describes.

Kuki tells her story her way, and obviously leads her life her way. She has suffered loss and tragedy, but this is an author who has 'moved on', in control of her destiny and embracing change with a passion and an artistry that the vast majority of us could not hope to emulate.

Perhaps her sentences may be deemed a bit long by some. But when she describes a vignette of her family, of Africa.... you are there with her: With her husband at the coast. With her son catching snakes by the lake... And in being there through her writing, you are actually the closest you'll likely come to a very special part of Africa. A part that isn't on the tourist trail. A part that is rapidly encroached by charcoal burning; by agriculture, by population explosion. But a part that is still home to both Elephant and to Lion and to a very special community.

Put criticism of grammar or sentence structure behind you. These matters do not rate for much in the overall tapestry of life. And it is that tapestry that Kuki so artfully weaves, allowing you to enter her world, and become a part of her life by doing so.

An Attentiveness That's Admirable.......2005-07-12

How she does it I don't know. She's incredible, seeing beauty in everything, painting vivid pictures for all to delight in. Presuming it to be only remnants from her perfect book I Dreamed of Africa, I doubted the caliber of this work. I was skeptical but willing - but Gallmann has proved that everything she touches illuminates in melodious detail. Whether it is the amplification of a salmon pink sky, silhouettes at dusk, a tree that appears imbued with knowledge, or a night sky saturated with the sounds that are Africa, Kuki's awareness and ensuing stories are exceptional - encroaching inspirational. There is something in every story that appeals to heart and soul. I almost wanted to frame each story separately as if it were a sapphire or quartz rarity, explicit, precious and real. I'm so impressed by her writing and the lighted manner in which she takes in Africa. It's wonderful.

I liked this book.

Life on a pedestal of African oppression.......2005-05-31

I was quite offended by this white settler's life of endless parties, adventures, gourmet foods and travel around the world and throughout the stunning countryside of Kenya. Based on the colonial legacy of British, one of the many brutal European powers that profited from the domination of Africa, Gallmann was able to purchase 100,000 acres of land, stolen through the colonial system. All of Africa is in fact the birthright of the African people themselves. Gallmann's book is full of idealized and romanticized stories in which she is the central star. For a more realistic view of Kenya where nearly 60 percent of the people still live on less than $2 a day with a life expectancy of only 45 years, see, for example, Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya by Caroline Elkins. This is the story of the British slaughter of the Kikuyu people of Kenya in the 1950s who were put by the millions in concentration camps and murdered when they were rightfully struggling for the liberation of their homeland.

Avoid This Book.......2005-03-22

If there is such a thing as "the ugly American abroad," then this book is proof that there is also an "ugly Italian abroad." The book is poorly written and the author has no cultural sensitivity whatsoever. I grew up in Africa, and can't imagine that there is a reason for anyone to read this book.

African Nights by Kuki Gallmann.......2001-08-05

This book was very interesting, descriptive, mystical and provocative. I enjoyed reading the details that painted a picture of Kenya in my head. The short stories were often touching, tragic, joyful, and sometimes unbelievable. I thought this was definitly worth reading, but you should borrow it from a friend, the library or buy it used because it isn't nearly as good as Kuki's first book I Dreamed of Africa.

African Nights : True Stories from the Author of I Dreamed of Africa

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African Nights : True Stories from the Author of I Dreamed of Africa
Kuki Gallmann
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OEZIP4

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This new Chronicle documents the lives of tsars famous and infamous in a lively series of biographical portraits stretching from the late fifteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Discover the facts behind the reputations of rulers such as Ivan the Terrible, whose reign of terror was unparalleled in Russian history until Stalin; Peter the Great, dynamic reformer and dedicated Westernizer; Catherine the Great, the determined young German princess who usurped power and is remembered for her interest in the Enlightenment and for her colorful private life; and the last tsar, Nicholas II, vainly endeavoring to cope in a period of devastating change. Here too are the less familiar but equally intriguing personalities who occupied Russia's imperial throne: the pious but feeble Feodor I, the warm-hearted and irascible Alexei Mikhailovich, and the Empress Anna, with her taste for cruel practical jokes. Chronicle of the Russian Tsars also introduces the key debates of Russian history. How did a small principality centered on Moscow develop into a vast empire stretching from the Baltic to the Pacific? What part did the Orthodox Church play in the rise of tsarism? Why did Russia develop political and social institutions so different from those of the West? With its comprehensive timelines, data files, quotations, and stunning illustrations, Chronicle of the Russian Tsars is at once an absorbing narrative history and an essential work of reference that brings to life a powerful empire and distinctive civilization whose impact on the history of Europe and the world is immeasurable.

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excellent, absorbing study, much in need of editing.......2005-08-19

I thoroughly enjoyed this balanced account of the czars. I wish there could have been more treatment of those that preceded the Romanovs--I guess you'd call them the "Dukes of Muscovy"--but it's probably for obvious reasons (viz., the availability of 15th-century vs. 19th-century sources) that they're slighted. Watch out for editorial problems all over the place. In one diagram, somebody's wife is also indicated as that same somebody's daughter. This is just plain laziness: someone neglected to sufficiently carefully review the diagram and delete the offending 5 mm. line segment. Also, in a factoid box summarizing Nikolai II, his father is listed as Aleksandr II when, in fact, his father was quite obviously Aleksandr III. Also, the book steered uncomfortably clear of some of the unsolved mysteries of the throne, e.g., by reducing the eighteen-day rule of Czar Konstantin (27 Nov.-14 Dec. 1825) to but a single, unstressed sentence. In overall quality, this book compares favorably to the other members of the series: indeed, it is often superior. But, in its striving for balance, it omits some important coverage. More deserves to be said about Ivann IV Vasiliyevich ("The Terrible"--in actuality, "The Awesome" is the proper translation of his title, "Groznij") and Pyotr I Alekseyevich ("The Great") because these czars made outstanding contributions that shaped the character of Russia, not just because they were on the throne for 30+ years. The czars' role in Russian history cannot be compared to the role of any other succession of leaders in the history of any other nations: the czars were the heart and soul of the empire they so tenderly loved with such religious conviction (not to mention "the divine right of kings"); without exaggeration, the czars WERE Russia.

Excellent ready-reference tool.......2005-07-30

The first Russian state emerged in the late 9th century as a federation of Slavic kingdoms and tribes around Kiev, under the leadership of Rurik, who almost certainly was of Scandinavian origin. Later rulers included such major figures as Alexander Nevsky (who defeated the Teutonic Knights) and Vasily II (who made the Orthodox Church independent), but the author begins his survey with Ivan III "the Great" in 1462. Each tsar or tsarina gets a boxed summary of personal data, an historical survey of the reign, a variety of illustrations and relevant maps, and often a basic genealogical drop-chart. Warnes is a well-known scholar of Russian history and culture and his interpretations of five centuries of Russian history are astute and well-written. Specialists in Western Europe often know very little about Russian history and the several dynasties that made it. This volume makes a good ready-reference resource.

Well made book.......2004-07-08

I received it as a gift and was pleased to see that it is a very good book. Well written, good pictures and well researched. It makes an excellent reference.

One of the best Czar books ever.......2000-04-17

I love this book it has so much info about the Czar.Ilove the maps time lines and charts one of the best Czar books I ever read.

Chronicle of the Russian Tsars The Reign by Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Russia

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Chronicle of the Russian Tsars The Reign by Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Russia
David Warnes
Manufacturer: Thames and Hudson
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ASIN: B000J0WFDQ

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Chronicle of the Russian Tsars The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Russia
Warnes David
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Galileo may have been forced to deny that the Earth moves around the Sun; but in the end, science triumphed. Nowadays science fearlessly pursues truth, shining the pure light of reason on the mysteries of the universe. Or does it? As best-selling author James P. Hogan demonstrates in this fact-filled and thoroughly documented study, science has its own roster of hidebound pronouncements which are Not to be Questioned. And those who question them may face a modern-day Inquisition. Among the dogma-laden subjects he examines are Darwinism, global warming, the big bang, problems with relativity, radon and radiation, holes in the ozone layer, the cause of AIDS, and the controversy over Velikovsky. Hogan explains the basics of each controversy with his clear, informative style, in a book that will be fascinating for anyone with an interest in the frontiers of modern science.

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A new "Lo!".......2007-08-26

Charles Fort (1874-1932) was one of America's more entertaining eccentrics. For thirty years he pored and pondered over newspaper reports of the unusual, the anomalous, the unexplained and the downright hinky. From time to time, he would gather up his clippings for book publication: "The Book of the Damned" (1919), "New Lands" (1923) and "Lo!" (1931). The title of the last derived from Fort's notion that scientists were forever pointing up at the skies and exclaiming "Lo!"

In the 1930s, the pulp magazine industry opened up a new niche by publishing what would come to be called science fiction. The Street and Smith entry into this new market was called "Astounding Stories of Super Science." (It would evolve into "Astounding Stories," "Astounding Science Fiction" and finally "Analog.") Shortly after Fort's death, Astounding discovered him and the magazine loved what it saw. The new science fiction fans, a virtually all-male demographic ranging from age 10 to 25, loved the unusual, the anomalous, the unexplained and they were themselves, often as not, downright hinky. Month after month, the magazine ran hefty chunks of the books sandwiched between tales of time travel, scantily-clad space women and tentacled invaders. The fans ate it up.

Fort's material was popular but finite in volume. Eventually it ran out, but the taste for the stuff was so firmly established among the readers that Astounding regularly ran "hard science" articles along with the fiction--and so did the other pulp SF mags. Contributors to the hard science sections included some of the most illustrious names in American science fiction: Willy Ley, Fletcher Pratt, L. Sprague de Camp, Robert S. Richardson, Hal Clement and, of course, Isaac Asimov. Many, indeed most of these articles were informative, well-researched and otherwise admirable examples of popular science reporting.

On the other hand, that Fortean hinky-factor never entirely disappeared. Magazine science fiction fans of a certain age will remember the ominous syllables of "The Dean Machine" with either a shudder or an uproarious laugh.

Jim Baen of Baen Books was once upon a time the editor of Analog. James P. Hogan is a science fiction writer. The whole tone and feel of "Kicking the Sacred Cow" is exactly the tone and feel of those old "hard science" articles.

Hogan clearly believes in a dichotomy in what the world calls "science." There are theorists and there are engineers. Here is his credo: "Science really doesn't exist. Scientific beliefs are either proved wrong, or else they quickly become engineering. Everything else is untested speculation." [Page 1 of the mass paperback edition]

Introductions and prefaces are really very useful things. It's a pity that more people do not read them. In the introduction to this one, Hogan very kindly tells us what the book is all about: "This book is not concerned with cranks or simple die-hards, who are entitled to their foibles and come as part of life's pattern, Rather, it looks at instances of present-day orthodoxies tenaciously defending beliefs in the face of what would appear to be verified fact and plain logic, or doggedly closing eyes and minds to ideas whose time has surely come. In short, where scientific authority seems to be functioning more in the role of religion protecting doctrine and putting down heresy than championing the spirit of free inquiry that science should be." [Page 8]

From that, it is plain to see that Hogan has donned his armor and has settled himself on his destrier in preparation for a joust with all manner of scientific dragons. Among those dragons are mathematical and observational cosmology, the theories of relativity, the astronomical catastrophism and historical revisionism of Velikovsky, global warming, DDT, AIDS and Darwinism.

Now that is a wide range. I certainly haven't the knowledge to comment with any expertise on all those subjects. Off hand, I can't think of anybody that I would regard as equally authoritative on cosmology, the effects of DDT on ecology and "intelligent design." After reading this book, I am depressingly positive that James P. Hogan is not.

I should make it clear that some of Hogan's ideas sound reasonable to me. I think that his screed against the banning of DDT, for instance, is pretty convincing. On the other hand, his defense of Velikovsky is hilariously wrong-headed. (An attitude, I am sure, Hogan would toss right back at me--in spades!) In between those extremes is his attack on "orthodox" cosmology in which he advances a number of theories that smite it root and branch without ever managing to take note of the fact that each of those theories contradicts all the others as firmly as they do the Big Bang.

So far, so good. There are unquestionably a few grains of gold among the dross. Many books in this general category of writing can't offer even as much as that.

Read this book not as a declaration of war but as an amusing set of notions ranging from "could be" to "not a chance".

Three stars.

Excellent overview of current "Sacred Cows".......2007-06-13

By some of the other reviews it's obvious Mr. Hogan has rattled some cages. Similarly to other books challenging current orthodox dogma, especially in the area of evolution, this one causes fits in those whose world-view is threatened by its claims.
From other sources I am familiar with most of the issues Hogan reviews in this book. He gives a good overview. He's probably not right about everything, but I suspect he's right about some of it. My only complaint was the sections are too short; I would have liked to see more depth, especially in some areas.
Overall a good, thought-provoking read for those who aren't afraid of a look at "out of the box" ideas.

cowtipping at it's finest?.......2007-05-17

if you don't have enough spare thoughts, this will generate a few. the topics covered are large, and his discussion is generally thorough, coherent, and convincing, although i feel much is left out of his entire argument on ecology.

if you are not careful, you may find your paradigm shifting gears before you are ready. you certainly will be more well-versed in your understanding of the issues. whether you are cognizant of the red-shift and it's pertinence to the theories of origins of the universe, or looking at non-darwinian evolution, you will surprise yourself in here.

it didn't sound like it would be fun, but it is. have fun.

This cow has the staggers.......2007-02-04

Staggers is another name for a condition similar to Mad Cow disease and I suspect the author may have a passing contact with some tainted meat. It would take another book to point out all the flaws in this book but I'll make just a few observations.

1) For most, if not all, of Hogan's suppositions to be true it would be necessary for not just one or two or even a hundred scientists to be in on the fix, but tens of thousands of scientists, technicians,graduate students in dozens of countries to be working in concert.
Nobel prize winning biologists (James Watson for example) engage in bare knuckle brawls(of an intellectual nature, but with all the profanity of any sailor) over points of biology and theory.
No matter how big the scientists reputation there's always a graduate student or colleague ready to take him or her on. Science isn't static or even polite. It's dynamic and competitive. For Hogan, science seems to be composed of sheep and particularly docile and stupid ones at that.

2) Chemistry, Physics, Biology and all of the myriad sciences are interconnected. In order for Hogan's book to hold water, rather than sinking like the Titanic, all of science would have to be completely rewritten to account for his "facts".

3) I'll mention one of the names mentioned in the dedication, Peter Duesberg. Duesberg appears to doubt the HIV/AIDS connection.

According to "Prism Online May 1995" Peter Duesberg is quoted as saying: "If you get infected by an infectious disease, you will get sick within weeksÑmonths at the latest," Duesberg says. The latency period, according to Duesberg's theory, is much better explained by a build up of toxins in the bodyÑspecifically drugs.

There's just one problem with this. Duesberg is wrong. Several diseases leap to mind quite readily that don't fit this simplistic profile. Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Presumed
Ocular Histoplasmosis.

People can be infected with tuberculosis for may years, yet remain symptom free. After infection with the mycobacteria that causes leprosy the incubation period can range from six months to forty years.

Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis starts with mild flue like symptoms after exposure to Histoplasma Capsulatum and years (10-20) later can cause an auto-immune reaction
in the retina or lungs. The "Presumed" in the name comes from the fact that the exact connection is still not confirmed.

Messy, convoluted and complicated but that's how the world works.

Duseberg and Hogan appear to believe that A must always proceed directly to B and that any deviation or anomaly instantly overrides all preponderance of evidence.
Further, anyone who ignores the anomaly must be guilty of suppression or conspiracy. Certainly politics and dogma can override good science. Witness the communist
rejection of Darwin or Einstein's failure to accept quantum mechanics. However empiricism won out as it always does. Hogan seems not to understand this.

Amazing!.......2006-11-11

Hogan has a hit! This book exposes the great lengths to which science will go to hide what they KNOW to be the truth, and perpetuate the lies they hold onto in the name of pride. The issue of evolution, the truth of Velokovsky, the facts about aids...It is all here. I agree...this book should be made available to every middle school student as required reading in their schools.

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Thinking Optional?
I don't know what science is, but this book is not
Should be required reading
It is food for thought
Yes, please think -- really think -- about what this book says

Kicking the Sacred Cow
James P. Hogan
Manufacturer: Baen
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0743488288

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Galileo may have had to recant his opinion that the Earth moves around the Sun, but in the end, science carried the day. Nowadays capital-S Science fearlessly pursues truth, refusing to bow to dogma, shining the pure light of reason on the mysteries of the universe, and expanding our knowledge of the cosmos. Or does it? It makes a good public relations release, but as bestselling author James P. Hogan demonstrates in this fact-filled and thoroughly documented study, science has its own roster of hidebound dogmas and ex cathedra pronouncements which are Not to be Questioned. Acceptance of evolutionary theory is usually treated as a battle between enlightened Darwinists and ignorant fundamentalists, but Hogan shows that there are many problems with the standard theory of evolution that have nothing to do with religion. Other dogma-laden subjects he examines include: global warming, the big bang, problems with relativity, radon and radiation, holes in the ozone layer, the cause of AIDS, and the controversy over Velikovsky's cosmology. In each case, Hogan explains the basics of the controversy in his usual clear, informative style, making for a book that will be fascinating for any layperson with an interest in the frontiers of modern science.

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Thinking Optional?.......2007-06-28

As a long time reader of science fiction and a reader of Hogan's previous work, I approached this book with relish and I was not disappointed.

I find it interesting that many of the negative reviews that I read seemed to have been written by persons who made up their minds prior to reading the book. I could be wrong, but their comments tend to support the views that Mr. Hogan expressed in the book. -There are no sacred cows in science (or there should not be), and any substantive subject should be examined from all angles before any final pronouncements are made.

I will not attempt to defend or garble the arguments made in the book, but I am intrigued by the venom that they inspire. I can only ask the following question, make one observation, and give my thoughts on the book:

1) Has it ever been recorded that one instance where, "Everybody knows," was right?

2) James Hogan does not present any of his arguments as the last word in science, he does not pretend to have all of the facts; he only attempts to reopen the discussion and our minds.

3) The book is worthy of study, well written, presents countervailing opinions to scientific 'fact', and it chaps the backside of every person who lives in an immutable and dogmatic (spoon-fed) -world. I highly recommend it to anyone who really wants to think about the greatest issues that face humanity in our time. It is an argument for free thought and scientific rigor and it exposes the modern blacklisting of persons who dare to question conventional wisdom. It isn't easy and it challenges us to use our own minds. Read it and make up your mind AFTER you read it.

I don't know what science is, but this book is not.......2006-12-02

Hogan questions several "mainstream" scientific beliefs in this book -- global warming, evolution, AIDS and more -- all get blasted.

Unfortunately, while Hogan understands the critics' arguments very well and reports them in a convincing way, what he failed to do is to check what the mainstream has to say about those arguments and what the critics do in reply.

All too often, the mainstream says "interesting theory, but what about [several problems with the critics' theory]", and the critics respond to that with ... silence.

The low point of this book was, for me, his view of the AIDS (non)controversy. To recapitulate: the critics say that there's no virus, just malnutrition and/or drug use, so antiviral therapies don't work -- and neither do condoms or needle exchange programs. This, IMHO, might have been a viable alternate theory in the 1980, but these days there's ample evidence from all over the place (including genetics, epidemology and statistics) which says that this idea does not make sense any more.

Or, put differently: if you're a policymaker and you don't believe the mainstream virus theory to be correct, you kill people. Unfortunately, Hogan (along with all the other AIDS critics) ignores the mainstream evidence. Worse: he seems to think that standing firm in your belief, opposed to mainstream science, is more important than peoples' lives.

While I applaud Hogan's principles, I think that applying them to real-world situations requires a hard look at the facts and a willingness to admit that you're wrong if confronted with contradictory evidence. Mainstream science does that all the time, and if Hogan had looked a bit more closely he'd have found ample evidence of it. The people espousing "alternate" theories, on the other hand, mostly don't.

I'm not going to go through a detailed examination of the other arguments Hogan exposes in this book. However, WRT those where I do have detailed knowledge. I say:

Sorry, Mr. Hogan -- your book's intent is laudable, but your critical look should have extended to the critics' PoV. As it is, your book just replaces one set of dogmas with another.

Sometimes, the sacred cow kicks back.

Should be required reading.......2006-11-03

This book is amazing, although I have not completed it yet. Many commonly understood ideas are countered with unbelievable evidence and presented in such a way as to encourage further research. Although, Hogan sites an amazing list of sources for his facts and comments that counter what is commonly thought of as fact. Years of media, political, and educational bias has locked many of us into believing things that are simply theories, with no evidence of them being correct.

The book really tackles items very thoroughly. His descriptions are great, even though several of the items are very advanced. I would like this to be a must read by all teachers, politicians and people in the media. If not, then all students should read this so they can not grow up with the bias that many of us grew up with.

It is food for thought.......2006-10-24

In re the "ozone hole", I was subjected to the indoctrination required for AC service. My BS detector blew up! It read like a very poor grade of propaganda. Not knowing what actual science was involved, I later researched it to find that it was all about Dupont profits. No real science involved. Hogan confirmed this thoroughly, with references.
in re AIDS, if they haven't actually isolated the virus, as Hogan states, it can't be assigned responsibility for AIDS, placing the whole AIDS establishment as outright liars that should be prosecuted. If the side effects of the no. one drug is breakdown of the immune system, someone should hang. Talk about the tail wagging the dog!
In re Evolution, I am not religious. I can see natural selection still at work around us. But he does give me pause for thought, as I always wondered how something as elaborate as DNA could "just happen". No one has explained that to my satisfaction. To ascribe it to Evolution and not look harder is scientific laziness. There is more to learn.
In re global warming, In fact if there is global warming, it is more likely to be from the huge amounts of waste heat humans dump from every thing we do. Nearly all energy use ends up as heat, so the air should warm up! The fact that the actual measured rise of sea level is so small as to be insignificant says look elsewhere, something is actually cooling the planet off! As he spells out, global warming as represented is politics, not science.

Yes, please think -- really think -- about what this book says.......2006-07-30

The book says, among other things, that HIV probably doesn't really cause AIDS, and that AIDS probably isn't really infectious at all -- it's just a collection of diseases that high-risk populations have anyway. Do you really think that's true? This same belief by the leader of South Africa allowed AIDS to run unchecked there for years, with devastating results.

The discussion of 'Intelligent Design' essentially says "Stop thinking! Accept that life is just so complex we can never understand how it could have come about!" Just the opposite of the stated purpose of the book. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" (Arthur C. Clark, another science fiction writer.) We should absolutely question Darwin, but simply replacing serious investigation with "God works in mysterious ways" is a bit of a leap -- don't you think?

My impression is that Hogan is subtly playing to conspiracy theorists and fundamentalists. Yes, question everything -- including him.

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A good study on scripture

Kicking over Sacred Cows
Charles Capps
Manufacturer: Harrison House
ProductGroup: Book
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ASIN: 089274409X

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A good study on scripture.......2003-06-10

Enlightening! This book searches to reveal the truth concerning some scriptures that are widely misquoted and misunderstood. Tim2:15 says "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

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Kicking Over Sacred Cows
Charles Capps
Manufacturer: Capps Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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Kicking over Sacred Cows

Manufacturer: Harrison House, Incorporated
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ASIN: 0914307185

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Use the same powerful software package that has been the standard at the U.S. and German Environmental Protection Agencies for estimating atmospheric degradation rates. Atmospheric Oxidation Rate Program quickly and accurately estimates the gas-phase reaction rate between organic chemicals and hydroxyl radicals using estimation methods developed by Dr. Roger Atkinson. Ozone reaction rates can also be estimated for olefinic and acetylenic compounds. The program calculates hydroxyl radical and ozone rate constants, and you can enter chemical structures using SMILES notation. The atmospheric half-life is estimated using an average hydroxyl radical concentration and an average ozone concentration. The program will run on any IBM® or IBM-compatible computer with 350K RAM. Atmospheric Oxidation Rate Program will be an indispensable tool for environmental chemists, engineers, toxicologists, atmospheric scientists and regulators.

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