Intelligent, informed and frightening
350286
This book confirmed many of the event currently in motion. I will read it again and suggest it to others.
328214
Whoa! Scary. Yes, I find the book frightening. This book is very informative and detailed. At times I felt like I was reading a textbook, especially since I am not well versed in the subject matter. I feel strange noting that I enjoyed the book. I enjoyed it because of the information and my new knowledge about how unprepared we are (the United States) for a potential attack. Actually, I'm convinced the attack is inevitable but who knows when. If only this was a main topic during our presidential elections and debates. Thank you, Dr. Pry for sharing our country's and each of our individual vulnerabilities in the book. Maybe we can start a letter writing campaign to get our officials more interested and aware of our position.
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This book is one that is both a great read and a terror with what very well might be.  The book is well written and one that you don't want to put down.  When I find myself reading it at lunch, at breaks and staying up late to read I know that the book is a winner.

As for the story, while it is "only" a novel, it hits way too close to home for comfort.  Bracken takes the issues in the news today and takes just a small step toward more governmental control and shows the disaster that will ensue.  Our forefathers fought and died to give us this republic complete with a set of instructions for how to keep it alive.  When the more "enlightened" among us think that they are smarter than our forefathers and wish to change the instructions to suit the current political or social whims, we get statements such as "the constitution is a living document" which will shortly lead to the destruction of this great nation.  That's the crux of the story here, any time some group wants to water down the freedoms we have been given as our birthright in the constitution, we as a people are doomed.  Even when our current President calls the constitution a set of "limits on what a government can do" instead of what it really is, i.e. a set of protections from governmental overreach, we are on a dangerous and destructive path.  Why is it so hard for us to forget that the Constitution and Bill of Rights were written in response to a repressive central government and that the shot heard round the world was fired as a result of occupying troops going to disarm our population?

Read the book, read all three in this series.  It is not comforting, but will get you to think when it's time to vote to be sure that you do in fact go to the voting booth and then consider carefully which person you support, irrespective of party.  Maybe the books will make you think about whether the candidate(s) your support will follow the instructions we have been blessed with or are they smarter than our forefathers and want to bend the Constitution to some current fad?
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I am not a great reader of the genre, but this is no ordinary horror story.  It is one of the most intelligently written books of its kind ever printed.  (That is, if there are other books of its kind.) I found myself alternately drawn to and repelled by its characters, but I couldn't put it down.  It is dense and eerie and wonderful.  Without being obvious or grotesque, it quietly "gives you the creeps."
444403
Anyone with even a minor interest in the "Intelligent Design" movement will find this book engrossing and educational. It is also a frightening look at what can happen when zealots dominate school boards. Judge Jones emerges as a modest but stalwart defender of enlightened thinking, and the rest of the characters in this drama of science provide more than enough entertainment to keep readers happily turning pages until the end. A must read.
833684
This might be the most frightening book I've read that wasn't supposed to be. An extraordinary wake-up call about the current trajectory of social evolution. It is causing me to examine my technology habits closely.
4043823
This book is so timely, fascinating and ultimately terrifying that Ive spent the last two days reading it. I have not showered, changed out of pajamas or fixed a decent meal since starting it. It is reassuring  and somewhat comforting to find that all these mental health experts are confirming our own observations regarding Trumps malignant narcissism, disregard for truth, ignorance, delusional thinking, paranoia and overall lack of fitness to serve in office. This should be required reading for all concerned Americans, regardless of political affiliation. The main dilemma, as outlined by most of the contributors, is whether to observe Trumps inherent dangerousness in silence (Goldwater Rule of the APA code of ethics) or speak out about what they, as mental health experts, have diagnosed as severe deficits requiring immediate attention and intervention. In the final analysis,  the Emperor has no clothes. The fate of our democracy, and indeed perhaps our planet, may be at stake. We cannot say we weren't warned.
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I picked this up on Saturday and haven't been able to put it down.  It's well-researched, compelling, and a little frightening, really.
To put it pretty simply, the more people who read this the better it will be for our democratic institutions -- and there's no reason that both left and right-leaning people can't get a lot out of this, as it criticizes deceptive and dishonest tactics, not ideological questions.
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We should pay attention to Kate O'Beirne.  While the title is incendiary, [...] it is an important topic. The book is not just a thoughtful review of where we've come in the last 40 years but offers an intelligent estimate of where this chaos will lead.  This is not a philosophical text.  The arguments for both sides of the issues are presented.  Many of the the facts and figures are surprising.  Does it benefit women in the long run to marginalize all the men?  Should we deny all women the option of being full-time mothers for the benefit of those who wish to work?  Is it really in our best interests to put women on the front lines?  Do yourself a favor and read the unvarnished research.
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Bobby Akart fooled me.  He sucked me in with his tantalizing, but informative and entertaining novels.  He has proven to be a master story teller, but little did I know that his work in non-fiction also puts him among the best in that too. The scope of Cyber Warfare falls well beyond that of the preparedness community and should be required reading for anyone interested in threats to modern society.  This is a serious endeavor into the world of cyber warfare and done with top-notch research and journalistic principles--something we don't often see in today's publishing industry.  If any book should get widespread notoriety, it should be this one.  I hope to see Akart on the news interview circuit soon.  Written without sloppy or cheesy hints at a political agenda, it is a work that should wake us all up to a serious threat.  If you're like me, you'll walk away with a healthy fear and respect for our cyber infrastructure and it's vulnerabilities.
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Ilana Mercer has a sharp wit and intellect - she's scary smart.  Her first book, Into the Cannibal's Pot, is must reading for anyone who is concerned about mob rule and tyranny in the name of "political correctness" and "justice." It's actually not worth dying to be thought of as tolerant and morally superior. Read that book. The Trump Revolution is just as eye-opening. Ilana knows that "the revolution" is not about Trump the man but the feelings and ideas he has tapped into and is expressing to a large constituency for the first time in a very long time.  The fact that 3 million or more people (a lot of them disaffected, disenchanted white men who pay the bills for war, welfare - both corporate and personal, and disastrous immigration policies) will get into their cars and drive to the polls on election day for the first time in 4 or more national election cycles scares a lot of people and that's why the MSM, neocons and left wing progressives too, RINOs and the establishment GOP loathe Trump. They don't want those people to vote because their non participation in the political process has helped them all retain power and siphon off money into their collective goals: foreign wars, globalism (which is not good for the "working person" or "working families"), and a feudal system they control.  Whether you like Trump or not, this is an important book to read. The fact that it is addictively readable, as is Cannibal's Pot, makes it all the more worthy.  Mercer's word-smithing is engaging simply from a writer's point of view.  For anyone who does not understand (or scoffs at) Trump's appeal this is MUST reading - those who are on the Trump train will gain further insight into the movement that will long outlast the man himself. Recommended.
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I am not ordinarily a history buff, so I approached this book a bit perfunctorily. But the breadth and radical boldness of its ideas--its wholly fresh and frightening (!) interpretation of the origin of violence in human nature and culture--kept me bolted to my chair from  first page to the last.
This book is full of BIG IDEAS with big consequences. Everybody concerned with terrorism, antagonism, ostracism violence--whether domestic, international, military or psychological--does well to check this out. Almost best of all: the writing moves fast and elegant; the points hit hard. There is no jargon at all in these pages, no academic pomp or pundit-like pretension, just spare, tonic prose and intrepid thinking about (possibly) the most important subject in the world right now. Read this!
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Well-written, compelling, smart and edgy little thriller offers several provocative ideas.  It's a very readable book.  One turns pages quickly, caught up in a highly involving record of a crime, its several startling ramifications, some of them eerily supernatural.  Writer Cross is adept at placing the reader within the thought process of his slick but troubled anti-hero.  One experiences this book almost as if the incidents were one's own.  For this reason, the book is filled with palpable suspense, a suffocating sense of escalating anxiety.
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Excellent. Most people stumble on topics/issues they have little knowledge or experience in.  In this book, Col. Ruffini details the danger of terror, our lack of preparedness and what we can do to combat it in a clear, detailed but yet easy to understand format.  He brings clarity to what the real and immediate dangers are and why we must not ignore them.  The book is attention-grabing, informative and keeps your interest from beginning to end.  This book will speak to those will very little knowledge of the subject as well as those in the know. A must read.
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Another scary but informative book about our world's past, with frightening implications for the future.  Recommended reading, along with "Hell and High Water", and "With Speed and Violence", which are both books about climate change and the effects of human action.  The window is closing -- we have to act now!
58975
Well written and eminently readable, compelling in argument and convincing in balance , it is nevertheless a deeply disturbing read.  Nick Cater cuts cleanly through the clouds of obfuscation camouflaging the damage being inflicted upon our society by group-think lock-step quasi-intellectualism. It shines much needed light into dark fetid recesses of our developing national character.  Thank-you. You offer me hope.
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This book is fascinating and also terrifying. I was fascinated by all the unknown truths it introduced me to. And terrified because they are the truth.