Triumph Reviews

There are hundreds of better and more inspiring books that Unstoppable. I did not find it unusual or better than the rest. I found it boring, and did not get any new insights from it.

Great stories. Has alot of things covered in one book. Tells you exactly want you need to do to be unstoppable!

As the author of The DNA of Success I can honestly say that stories like those in Cynthia's book touch hearts and make success believable. What makes one unstoppable is a Core Desire that burns deep within you. Cynthia's inspiring, true stories prove that we all have what it takes within us. The question is not do weh have that ability but how to discover our own unstoppable force. That is why I call my book The DNA of Success. Success is, indeed, an inside job and Cynthia proves it.

Few things in life both attract and repel simultaneously. "Treason and Triumph" is one of them. The skill with which it is executed, the characterization and vivid description, draws in the reader. The pages turn fast and, like a torrid whirlwind, sweep us into war-torn Europe. It is 1937, and World War II envelops not only civilization in terror, but the cautious reader of this novel also. Indeed it is here, amidst horrific realism, that repulsion sets in. "Treason and Triumph" depicts war and its consequences in graphical detail. The realism is alarming; at times, it is almost painful to read. The scenes of mankind's inhumanity to mankind haunt the reader long after the book is closed. I doubt I shall ever forget the scene in which Nazi officers use a Jewish baby as a human football, while his parents look on helplessly.

This book is not for the faint-hearted. It is, however, for the human-hearted. "Treason and Triumph" is not merely a story of war and espionage, but of friendship and love also. In the growing friendship between Marla Franklin, an American journalist, and Lady Catherine, a British royal, we trace the plight of humanity, of friendship, beauty, and courage, to transcend the evils of war and hatred. The book itself transcends the evils it depicts, the evils of bigotry, for it awakens its readers' compassion and tolerance.

I cannot say that I 'like' "Treason and Triumph." But I can say, without doubt, that I respect it. It is a great and poignant work of literature, filled with copious research. Bonnie Toews is a bold writer: she refuses to compromise the truth for the sake of our squeamishness. Reading "Treason and Triumph" is an experience to remember (though not always a comfortable experience). It stirs the emotions, and churns the stomach; it challenges our complacency as readers. Only the best of novelists succeed in doing this.

Starting in the late 1930's, war rips through Europe, causing much destruction and mayhem. In the midst of all the personal traumas inflicted on innocent beings are two different women, who look like identical twins. Marla Franklin is a renowned American journalist, covering the war for the London Times. Lady Catherine Rushmore is a talented concert pianist, who is starting to earn a deserved reputation as she plays the major halls of Europe.

Besides their appearance, the two women become part of Churchill's Project Amanita team that is trying to prevent the Nazis from manufacturing the first atomic bomb. They plan to do whatever it takes over the next few years to insure the allies' triumph. However, the duo has a bigger problem confronting them, as one of their members is a traitor, willing to assist Hitler in defeating the English.

TREASONS & TRIUMPH is a triumphant World War II thriller that will attain much acclaim for Bonnie Toews. From the start during the Spanish Civil War to the 1946 Derby race, the story line never slows down for a second. The motives of the important characters are clearly described so readers understand their acts of bravery. However, Ms. Toews' war novel is more than just an espionage thriller. The tale is so filled with vivid and often time ugly details of the horrors of the era that readers with a weak stomach will lose their lunch. The graphic descriptions built within a concise, fast-paced story line make this must reading for fans of the sub-genre.

Harriet Klausner

Treason and Triumph is one of those novels that sneaks up on you, tricks you with sly surprises, then hits you in the gut with a roundhouse punch. In the style of Ken Follet and Allen Furst, this WWII tale of intrigue, espionage, heroism, love, and betrayal has a cast of believable characters and a layered plot that will keep you guessing to the end.

The discerning reader will also note that Ms. Toews has done her homework. The WWII locales, events, and historical figures are drawn with painstaking accuracy. As the title implies, this novel hits all the buttons - romance, despair, suspense, joy, and, of course, triumph. Be prepared to shed several buckets of tears.

This is historical fiction at its best. Let's hope more is on the way.

I found this strangely dull. I wish I had liked it - I wanted to. I didn't find any relevance whatsoever to these lives and didn't think the profiles were well-organized - actually willy-nilly. I also thought it was confusing in its conclusions - there were too many conclusions!

I've been following the writings and speaches of Doug Wead for over 25 years. This is classic Wead. He finds the "moral of the story" in the lives of people we think we know. He has captured history and made it come alive.

This book gives you the feeling that you are personally aquainted with the Presidents and their families. The author did spend alot of time in the White House, which is what makes you feel you have been there as a part of them. I've known the author for many years, he's honest and real.

Cornwell takes us back to India in this book and the action is as intense as the novels set in Spain and France. These novels focusing on Sharpe's early career are especially interesting because the show him without the support of his Riflemen and without the officer's rank that is the source of much of his pride and many of his problems.

But this is the novel where Sergeant Sharpe suddenly realizes that his ambitions go far beyond his non-commissioned rank. And in making the decision to try to rise to officer he knows that he is consigning himself to an almost certain death, because his only chance to become an officer is through an act of suicidal bravery on the battlefield that is noticed by a senior officer.

The decision to attack at Assaye by Sir Arthur Wellesley gives Sharpe his opportunity. Longtime readers of the Sharpe novels know what he did to get himself promoted at Assaye, and Cornwell does his usual masterful job in describing this horrific, heroic deed.

This book has everything Sharpe fans have come to love, and anyone who has never read this series should gather up their pennies and carve out a few weekends to devour them all. You'll find yourself addicted.

Considering events after September 11, 2001, it is perhaps appropriate to read the novel. The setting is in India in 1803 and it covers a relatively short time period ending with the Battle of Assaye on September 23, 1803. The Muslim armies from the northwest, reinforced by Arab mercenaries, have swept onto the plains of India with the intention of conquering the country. The Muslims have hired European mercenaries including British renegades. The are opposed by the British Army and the East India Company sepoys under the combined command of Major General Wellesley.

The novel has considerable action including Muslim fanatics and British soldiers trained to march into enemy fire. This was a time period when little quarter was given and wounded enemy were commonly bayoneted. Victorious armies commonly plundered captured cities, robbed the enemy dead, and raped any women they found - the few perqs of a common soldier. The population suffers as armies concerned with loot, personal advancement, feeding themselves, and more loot, roam the countryside like plagues of locusts.

Copyrighted in 1998, chronologically this novel is book 2 of the Richard Sharpe series. Cornwell, like Forester, reached the end of the Napoleonic wars, then stepped back in time to cover the early career of his main character. The novel starts with Richard Sharpe as a sergeant, being thrust back into action after spending the four years following the end of the previous novel ("Sharpe's Tiger") in a relatively quiet assignment. Colonel McCandless, his acquaintance from previous action, drafts Sharpe's services for a special assignment. Events lead Sharpe into making decisions about his future. He must contend again with Sergeant Hakeswill, and a new woman enters Sharpe's life. This is the novel where Sharpe steps up from the ranks.

The Indian Mahratta Confederation is doing everything it can to drive the British from India, including hiring European officers to train and command its forces on the battlefield. Against them stands General Sir Arthur Wellesley and his forces, a mixture of English Redcoats, Scottish Highlanders and native troops. Richard Sharpe is sent into the storm to hunt down a britter English officer who has joined the forces of the Confederation. Toss in the colorful language, the vivid details of army live, the politics and the twirling chaos of combat and the result is a bloody story of adventure and greed (for gold and rank). Great stuff!

Petrocelli (and/or his ghost writer) have put together a book that is replete with incorrect use of the language in terms of tenses and punctuation marks, and the writing style is without any real sense of flow. I found this effort tedious and poorly organized, certainly not worthy of an attorney of his stature -- unless it was written soley for the money that nearly any book about O.J. Simpson can produce.

I am a young African American woman who read this book and i enjoyed it very much.So much so that i am paying the to get it to own.When the trial happened i did not know whether or not Simpson was really guilty or innocent,but leaned towards innocent because of the racist cop and i wasn't aware of ALL of the evidence. As i was reading Mr.Petrocelli's book it made me realize that the people of my race who was on that jury let a cold blooded murderer off the hook by wanting revenge against the racist cop(even tho i don't blame them). I am also aware by reading his book how badly Ito, Clark & Darden messed up during the criminal trial.If Daniel P. and his MSK law firm had handled the first trial the verdict would have been alot different i believe.I read Chris Darden's book and i did like the book but i read how during the trial when Darden & Clark were supposed to be listening to witness's for the defense and planning their cross examinations they were

writing notes to each other all of the time that had nothing to do with the trial alot of times.IMO that is not how a trial lawyer is suppose to act.Plus they were too busy fighting so many personal things that they had very little energy and complete devotion to fighting for Ron & Nicole.Daniel P. is the kind of lawyer i admire and his complete devotion, energy,drive and determination was inspirational to me he is the kind of lawyer you do not see at all anymore in the justice system.In the book he was truthful and honest and felt as if he was speaking right to me and he explained alot of the lawyer type stuff i knew nothing about but understood it as i read along.Some of the lawyers who write books don't explain stuff like that in their books.I gave Daniel Petrocelli's book the requested 5 stars but truthfully it deserved to be 10 STARS instead.All of the customers who read this please buy this book because it is worth it.More importantly i am talking to other African Americans like me and other minorities.

If Daniel Petrocelli argued before the civil jury as clear as he wrote this book, it is without a doubt no surprise they came to the verdict they did . . .

Having read Toobin's The Run of His Life, and Schiller's American Tragedy, both of which are good books, I read Petrocelli's book with the thought that there would be nothing more I could possible learn about the Simpson circus. But there was. Much more.

For example, how could the police have planted the evidence before they had Simpson's blood? How did "the killer" get cut from broken glass, when the cuts were on the back of his fingers? These are only a few of the delicious examples Petrocelli points out.

His description of people and the day to day trial events are vivid; as vivid as his description of Simpson's demeanor. As vivid, even, as Nicole and Ron's autopsy photos.

The book is compelling, and it not once allows the reader to put it down. So, if you were angered that Simpson was found "not guilty," then you will be delightfully rewarded in Petrocelli's account of the civil case.

The case of State of California v. Simpson cost more than $30 million, and took more than a year to complete. The evidence was staggering, and the arguments on both sides strong. Yet, the verdict was "not guilty."

The book Triumph of Justice cost me $20, took me less than a week to read, and Petrocelli's arguments were succinct, powerful, and persuasive. He may not have been "guilty" of murder, but after reading this book, I would certainly find Simpson "responsible" for two grisly deaths.

I bought this book because it had been recommended to me by no fewer than a dozen women who also suffer from high FSH and a concomitant diagnosis of infertility. I was incredibly disappointed.

This is nothing more than the story of a woman who adopted the common mentality of "all IF doctors are jerks and don't want to help you" and embarked on a new age adventure in hocus pocus. Yes, some of the ideas in here are valid (healthy eating habits, working through depression with yoga and other exercise techniques), but there's no definitive lesson here for IF sufferers. Worse, it sends the message that all Western medicine is bad, and all Eastern medicine is good. And that the answers to IF can be found in your local Whole Foods market.

There's never any acknowledgment that a combination of approaches can be undertaken with success--leaving the impression that all Western medicine should be abandoned and that one should contact the local witch doctor (which this author did). That's bad advice, and unfortunately, too many women are taking it.

I'm glad Ms. Indichova got lucky and had her baby. It does give me hope. But I am not persuaded at all that her regimen is to be credited. Some women just beat the odds--and maybe that's what happened here. A simple nod to this possibility would have been appreciated.

That's not what we get. This book leads IF sufferers to believe that the answer lies in witch doctors, accupuncture, yoga, high colonics, wheatgrass shots, strange fruit concoctions, positive imagery, accupressure and daily visits to your local organic grocer--and ignorance of any and all Western treatments. Unfortunately, while those approaches may help a patient deal with the emotional, and some physical, aspects of IF, there's no evidence whatsoever that they work. Ms. Indichova does IF sufferers a disservice by not presenting a more balanced case.

This book is terrible. While she discusses some excellent topics like diet, relaxation and taking control of your own health, it's at a 50,000 foot level, there is no real factual information whatsoever. And unless you have endless time and money to pursue treatments you are not going to be able to follow in her footsteps. Save your money ladies!

So much of the "infertility" world is about the medical profession preaching at you and not empowering you. What Julia Indichova teaches is so wonderful and valuable. She is a godsend in a maze that is terrifying and often energy draining. Julia teaches a personal discovery that enhances any treatments you choose along the way.

It is also about the miracle that is a baby. A miracle that is possible to each woman, in many different ways. Julia's techniques and teachings are inspiring, valuable and ultimately comforting. It is not an easy answer or foolproof equation. It is a light in the dark maze of infertility, and it is about finding your own way.

The work is powerful. Nutrition advice , imagery, dreamwork, notes on various infertility treatments and much much more! Her group and webiste are equally powerful and I encourage anyone struggling with this journey to buy this book. If you do and you do the work, you will gain so many beautiful and miraculous things in your life.

Julia Indichova is someone who is devoting her life to teaching a way of life that encourages health, centered and informed decision making and a strength in knowing what is right for your body. An environment that is ideal for a baby.

I am a hockey player myself. After reading this book I will never again complain about having to lace up my skates and hit the ice - no matter how tired I am, how early it is, how likely my team is to lose, or how cold it is in the rink. Reading this book reduced me to tears of sadness for what Travis has lost - and tears of gratitude for being able to do what I love....play hockey.

The Travis Roy biography, Eleven Seconds, is a great book for hockey lovers, players, fans, or anybody who likes to read about triumph in the face of tragedy. The book starts out just like a biography of a superstar, like Steve Yzerman or Gordie Howe's begin. Travis' dad runs a skating skills camp, so Travis is advanced compared to the other skaters his age. Through high school he is one of the best players on the team. He transfers to prep school with a great hockey team. He shows off his skills and earns a spot on the BU hockey team, but eleven seconds into his first shift of division one hockey he goes headfirst into the boards and becomes a quadriplegic. For the first few months he can't talk due to hoses and cords running in his mouth. All his dreams of playing hockey in the NHL are over. What will his life be like? Who will take care of him? How will he live from now on?

You don't have to be a fan of the game of hockey to appreciate the captivating and touching human drama that plays out in the pages of this book. While hockey certainly is a central character in the story, Travis Roy's narrative is less of a sports-oriented piece than it is a tribute to his family and friends, and to the depths of human kindness. Roy writes in an intelligent and conversational style that offers insight into the struggles he has had to face since his injury, and the thoughts and questions that have run through his mind. His story is genuinely moving through its striking honesty and maturity. I highly recommend this book.

This is not bad as a primer on the Revolution. But Bobrick fails on many counts. His obsession with Washington bogs us down in lengthy quotations from the heroic general (who surely deserves such veneration) and slants the narrative towards him at the expense of too many other players and events. We learn almost nothing about what the country as a whole thought or was even doing during the War. Aside from a short chapter peppered with anecdotal episodes that fail to convey the feeling of the time, Bobrick doesn't tell us anything about the experience of the war from any standpoint other than the major military campaigns (that is, aside from his obsession with who slept with whom during the war, a topic he regularly broaches for no apparent reason other than to prove that everyone was pretty randy at the time). And even there he skimps on detail when Washington is far from the scene (Greene's conquest of the South after Monmouth is given one paragraph!). The book is not bad for a single volume account, but it could have been far, far better if Bobrick had chosen to write more about people and events futher away from Washington.

Bobrick has written a clear, engaging one-volume history of the American Revolution. That's quite an achievement in itself, considering how the usual tellings of American origins have bored countless schoolchildren into hating history. I would heartily recommend "Angel in the Whirlwind" as a textbook for any age, and especially schoolchildren. We all can benefit from a true story well told. That said, I did expect more from it. Slavery, the worm at the very heart of the apple, was only lightly touched on. The colonists themselves were still largely a mystery; we learn what they liked to drink in the pubs, but where they got the history-shattering gumption to rebel ... well, where did they? It seems off-hand when it was certainly anything but. And once the war is launched, the book becomes little more than a war story -- general this, battle that, all good primer information but certainly not the whole story. And there were red herrings -- British atrocities were laid out, but did the Americans also commit equal atrocities? In the balance of history, were both sides equally guilty of savagery or can we safely, perhaps smugly, continue assuming the Founding Fathers were good guys all around? And last ... the book's lack of maps is unforgiveable and unexplainable. It needed paintings, too. Still, speaking for myself, if launched a whole series of American Revolutionary books on my personal reading program, and it was indeed a fine place to start.

For anyone who has an interest in the history of our country, and in the men who shaped her destiny, this book is an absolute delight. Maybe I have a soft spot for the myths surrounding the birth of our country, but it is hard not to be impressed by the thoughtfulness and deliberation of the many of the greatest Americans who ever lived, especially as the author combines their own words and thoughts seamlessly throughout the book. Benson Bobrick creates an easily read account of the revolutionary period, and the stories of the men and women involved in the American Revolution. his book left me with a greater appreciation of the character of our early leaders, and the hardships suffered by the American people in this cause(patriot and loyalist alike). Other than not having enough maps to follow the often confusing marches of the various armies during the war, this was an excellent book.

Carl Zimmer has done a masterful job of presenting the modern synthesis of Evolutionary Theory. The format is accessible and nonconfrontational. The examples are quite lucid and prolific. I especially appreciate the extensive historical context of the rise of Evolutionary Theory and the difficulties facing it.

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As a scientist I can say that both the presentation of the theory and its religious implications are fair and balanced. The author has no need for dishonest rhetoric, he strives for historical accuracy, and ultimately leaves the theistic interpretations for the reader.

If you are looking for a well-written introduction to evolution, look no further. This book will serve you well. I would also recommend this book to those looking to increase their understanding of Evolution.

You might notice that this book draws comments that appear to be completely polarized. Bottom line-- read it for yourself. Draw your own conclusions.

I first checked Zimmer's book out of the library and now I need to buy a copy. It is an excellent presentation of the history of evolutionary thought that is easily read and understood by almost anyone. I realize that many creationist will be put off and spend some time pointing out supposed "flaws" in the book and evolutionary theory generally. However, despite their difficulties and the lamentable inability of many Americans to take evolution and the concepts of deep time seriously, the idea has triumphed within the science of biology (and in much of the non-American world.) No amount of attempted suppression or "equal time" demands will change that and such attempts only make the proponents of "intelligent design" look foolish. It is possible that they will win out politically for a while, but so did Lysenko in the former Soviet Union until his ideas about "vernalization," among others, were later shown to be totally false. There was a huge cost to agriculture in the USSR because of Lysenko's ideas and we would face a similar cost in molecular biology, medicine, geology and similar fields if the creationists should "win," based on the weak "evidence" they currently present.

If the "intelligent design" proponents want to discount biochemical, geological, anatomical, and even astronomical evidence, or discredit evolution by bringing up already discarded ideas and hoaxes (like Piltdown Man) as straw men, they are free to do so, but such perversity does not validate their argument.

This is not to say that evolutionary theory is static or should be free from criticism- far from it! New ideas within the evolutionary framework are being proposed all the time. Gould and Eldredge some years ago brought up the punctuated equilibrium idea, expanding it somewhat on similar ideas of Mayr. More recently Margulis has proposed a symbiotic evolutionary mechanism. There is an ongoing argument over evolutionary psychology (well reviewed by Zimmer in this book!) and more and more discoveries in the areas of molecular biology, behavior, paleontology, geology, ecology and systematics are constantly altering and changing the landscape of evolutionary theory.

This is in fact what distinguishes science from pseudo-science like "creationism" or "intelligent design." It is, despite individual scientist's egos and definite human flaws, a self-correcting system. If true empirical evidence for "intelligent design" should appear, eventually the scientific community would (perhaps after some time) accept it. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for creationists, even in their new guise as practitioners of "intelligent design" theory. Science cannot deal with the supernatural explanations of the creationists, which are based on faith, because science has to be dedicated to the material world in order to function. Zimmer demonstrates these problems pretty graphically and I applaud for this magnificent effort!

I recommend this book highly to anyone with an open mind.

This is a beautiful book if one were to judge only by literary measure; the structure, style, prose, approach and illustrations are just superb. But when one includes the scientific qualities what emerges is a real gem. When your dinner party conversation is lagging, place this on the coffee table for some provocative discussions.

The subject of evolution, it seems, is destined to stir up deep emotions on both sides. And that is a pity because the essense of evolution is that over long periods of time, living entities adapt and change according to the environment and the living conditions. As a corollary, evolution also posits that some of these organisms successfully change (sometimes into something else entirely) while others fail to adjust and become extinct.

Evolution is the clearest explanation of why life on Earth is so interconnected, why reptiles, birds, mammals and fish share many of the same genes and why the Earth is dominated by helpless mammals. The approach to the subject was almost gentle, starting with old ideas, looking at how the first stirrings came about and following the debate up to the present. Most of us never stop to think that evolution has probably been more radical at the cellular level than any other platform.

The illustrations are both beautiful and enlightening. This book is such an excellent one for raising discussion points that one could only with every child be allowed to take a course for six weeks with this as their only guide.

The book makes an effort not only at informing us about the many misunderstood points but dealing with the sticky ones - how new ideas are adding more depth to the theory, the relationship between religion and science, the future of evolution. All in all this is an excellent companion guide to the PBS series.

REAGAN'S WAR begins with a terse retelling of the "Battle of Hollywood," a violent 1946 strike by a Communist-controlled labor union against the Warner Brothers studio. The strike fizzled, as did the Communist attempt to take over a studio. From the perspective of the Kremlin, it must have seemed like a small defeat at the time. But the unintended consequence of that strike was that an actor on the Warner lot, Ronald Reagan, began to realize that Communism posed a serious threat to American liberty.

REAGAN'S WAR tells the story of how Reagan developed his commitment to rolling back Communism and how his policies resulted in a fatal blow to the evil Soviet empire.

REAGAN'S WAR is not a biography, but a reexamination of Reagan's life through the narrowing prism of anti-Communism. Loyal Reaganites will find little emphasis on Reagan's tax-cutting fervor, or the resulting economic expansion. Critics of the Reagan Administration may be disappointed that Iran-Contra is mentioned only briefly (and Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North only once). But the readers who will be the most dissatisfied --- if they read the book at all --- will be the former Communist elite in the former Soviet Union.

For them, REAGAN'S WAR will bring back only painful memories of tyranny past.

The part of the book that will most educate readers deals with Reagan's formative experiences in anti-Communism, placing his evolving worldview in counterpoint with the aggressive tactics of the Kremlin. While Communist satellite governments were consolidating their hold on Eastern Europe, Reagan recorded fundraising appeals for what would become Radio Free Europe and helped build Democratic support for Dwight Eisenhower. While Communism was toppling dominoes in Southeast Asia, Governor Reagan was confronting student protesters at Berkeley. While Nixon and Kissinger were laying the groundwork for detente, Reagan was advocating a more confrontational strategy, and preparing for a run at the Presidency.

REAGAN'S WAR provides an in-depth analysis of Reagan's economic and political maneuvers that led to the downfall of the Soviet Union. Author Peter Schweizer describes how Reagan coupled his legendary ability to communicate with his principled leadership and his unwavering faith, and shows how these characteristics were essential in his efforts to roll back Communism. Although his critics constantly accused Reagan of being a warmonger, Schweizer shows that his greatest victories were not in the battlefield but at the conference table. The last chapter of the book summarizes the efforts to cause the economic collapse of the Soviet Empire, showing billions of dollars lost by the Soviet economy due to military spending, Western economic sanctions, and aid to Cuba and Eastern Europe.

Schweizer's conclusions are buttressed significantly by his research in newly opened secret archives. We learn, unsurprisingly, that the peace movement in West Germany was supported and controlled by the East German secret police. We hear the complaints of Soviet leadership that the Reagan Administration would not shift its policies for political advantage, and worries that Reagan's spread of "anti-Soviet ideas" would prove decisive. There is even a too-brief mention of a North Korean threat to assassinate Reagan during a visit to South Korea. Schweizer also adds the Soviet perspective of summit meetings in Geneva and Reykjavik, and details the effect of Reagan speeches on the Russian dissident community.

REAGAN'S WAR is a popular, rather than a scholarly treatment of its subject. There is less detail than some readers would like about particulars, such as Reagan's relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev, and the decision to pursue missile defense. The book's positive, aggressive defense of the Reagan record causes it to overlook some important issues. For example, the invasion of Grenada is presented without reference to the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, which immediately preceded it. The recounting of the arming of the Afghan resistance fails to take
into account the unintended consequences of that decision, which are still ongoing as of this writing.

However, the purpose of REAGAN'S WAR is not to criticize, but to celebrate a great victory and the great leader who is responsible for that victory. It accomplishes that purpose brilliantly, compiling Reagan's efforts against Communism into a unified whole, and further burnishing the Reagan legacy in the process. It is a valuable and important book for students of the era or students of leadership.

--- Reviewed by Curtis Edmonds (curtis@txreviews.com) writes movie reviews at http://www.txreviews.com/

This exciting book tells the story of Ronald Reagan's lifelong war against communism. Skipping unnecessary background history, the book immediately launches into the exhilarating story of Reagan's defiance of communism in Hollywood, and his presidency of the Screen Actors Guild. Following that, the book follows the history of American-Soviet relations under the various American presidents. And then, in exquisite detail, the author follows the actions of President Reagan, as he wrestled the Soviet system into discredit and bankruptcy.

Let me start out by saying that if you want a balanced look at President Reagan's strengths and weaknesses in dealing with the Soviet Union, then you will be *terribly* disappointed by this book. This book is a shout of "Halleluiah!", a celebration of Reagan's courage and farsightedness. Using newly opened Soviet sources, the author looks at what the Americans did throughout the era, and what the Soviets thought and did.

I must say that I enjoyed this book immensely. Coming of age at the beginning of the Reagan Revolution, I remember a good deal of what this book covers, but this book does an excellent job of filling in the details that were unavailable at the time (secret meetings between Americans and Soviets, Politburo discussions, personal opinions from both sides of the wall). Therefore, if you want an exciting, fact filled look at Ronald Reagan's triumph over communism, then I highly recommend that you get this book!

Reagan's war is a great historical work which proves not only that Ronald Reagan was the man, but how liberals were on the wrong side of history.