Fascinating & Well Researched
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This book has some fascinating information about the mountain and the area and is well researched.  I know because I was there that Dan actually spent several days meeting plein air artists on site to interview them and get their perspectives in order to gain info for that section of the book! Definitely a goid read!
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Exceptionally well written & researched book. I'm very impressed with Dr. Lustig's research and knowledge about the devastating effects of sugar in the diet and how it not only impacts individuals, but our entire society. Very well worth reading.
3671527
I could scarcely put it down. I was so intrigued, I read all the author's research & journey to the writing of this at the end of the book.
616672
I've always been fascinated by the ephemeral nature of what is generally accepted as reality...the spiritual gateway is a gossamer door through which "reality" can be explored in a non-linear manner. This book makes a fascinating read about the possibility (likely probability) that early seekers had a bit of help through the doorway. An earlier reviewer likened the book to the Da Vinci Code in terms of the journey the authors have crafted for the reader and this is not far off the mark. A fascinating, well researched and entertaining look into the psychoactive roots of not only Christianity but also other great religions.
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This is a well-written and thoroughly researched book about a fascinating place. I've always been interested in Easter Island, and reading this novel gave me a lot of insight into the history and culture of the island and its people. The book is constructed around the stories of two women from different eras who travel there to study the unique characteristics of the island. Very well-written and very interesting.
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I found this book fascinating and incredibly informative (there is so much that I didn't know about the behind-the-scenes of this critical period in world history!), full of astute observations and interesting details about the private lives of the Churchills. Of course as Clementine wasn't a "public figure" in the same way that Eleanor Roosevelt was (who had a newspaper column among other public-facing duties), her contributions to Churchill's political decision-making were not a matter of public record in the same way. However, Ms. Purnell has delved deep into the Churchill archives to create a fascinating historical account that left me, at least, with no doubts as to Clementine's influence, or her charm.
535997
I wasn't at all certain I would like this book, and ended up finding it so interesting that I sent a gift copy to my brother. Well researched, and covering a little discussed subject.
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This fascinating book is deeply researched enough to please professional historians, yet enthralling enough to keep armchair historians turning its pages. It weaves the story of the politics and passions of the settlers who pushed colonial borders beyond Philadelphia to the Indian territory of the Susquehanna River to the Allegheny Mountains and eventually to Fort Pitt in today's western PA. Along the way there are events that will surprise many readers---border disputes and skirmishes between the Pennsylvania colony and the colonies of Maryland, Connecticut, and Virginia that saw Connecticut and Virginia lay claim to vast swaths of modern day PA, violent uprisings by settlers on the frontiers known as the Paxton Boys and the Black Boys against what they viewed as the threat of the Indians, and disputes with the British---all of which helped shape the Pennsylvania colonial.government and eventually had as much to do with igniting the American war for independence as anything that happened in Boston or Philadelphia. This "not too big" history book tells a very big, very interesting story.
4912021
A fascinating story, well researched with excellent analysis and insight .
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Fascinating read, well written and extremely well researched with thought provoking ideas.
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I loved this. So fascinating i read it in a weekend.  It was well researched, informative and an easy read.
1979327
David McCullough's biographies are fascinating and insightful.  This one is no exception.  If you love history, and enjoy learning about the people who have made history happen, you will love this book.  It is extremely well researched and detailed.  I loved learning more about one of our founding fathers, and especially enjoyed the love story of John and Abigail Adams.
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David McCullough writes in great detail about the trials of the French and then the Americans in making the impossible possible.  His research is so thorough that the reader is convinced that he actually lived through the long years devoted to this project.  I don't think my book club will choose to read, but I found it fascinating.
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Fascinating documentation of the rich & colorful history of the LGBT community in St. Louis. The book is  well researched and entertaining with unique photos that accompany each entry. A must read for everyone!
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I thoroughly enjoyed the way this book mixed research, news stories, and "what if" fantasies to point the way to a BLACK COUPLE LOVE REVOLUTION!  After all, love of others STARTS with love of self.

This is a BIG book (over 400 pages) that is full of well researched facts and analysis that will sometimes make you cringe with discomfort.  The effects of PTSS (Post-Traumtic Slave Syndrom) and interracial sexual stereotyping on black male and female romantic relationships is thoroughly explored and analyzed.

The book reveals that our UNCONSCIOUS responses to living with historical and present day racism are a major contributing factor to unnecessary conflict between black men and women. It provides some controversial but effective corrective actions.

It seems to be popular now to "not notice" racism or the effects of racism.  Black people are admonished not to play the "race card".  However, this book points out that ignoring racism does not make it go away and certainly does not help people heal from its effects.

This book is not about healing the racists.  Only true universal love and education on human DNA will cure that.  But the book did emphasize that Black people must not wait for racists to change in order to heal themselves of the trauma, conditioning and mis-perceptions that surround them.

Q&As were sprinkled thoroughout the book that addressed issues about race and interracial relationships that most people are too squeamish to ask.

The book is filled with fascinating photographs, news stories, research and real life solutions.  The sections on slave traditions and the interracial con game were worth the price of the book.

This is not one of those books that makes your eyes fill with tears, it one of those bookss that make you say "OMG I forgot all about that!"  or "I didn't know that!" or "I can't believe they mentioned that!" and finally "That is a great idea!"

All I can say PURCHASE AND SHARE THIS BOOK!
3106261
Very well researched. Too much detail revealed, sometimes 2-3 pages worth.  The history is relatively easy to follow even with the incredible detail.  The intrigues of this timeperiod are brought to life in Margaret Douglas.
458280
Well researched & written,  I've learned a great deal from Jim Marrs and he keeps it interesting which is quite a feat with the encyclopedia of info he gets out.

Many Thanks again Jim for a great read!

(Definitely check out Jim Marrs interview with Project Camelot, his lectures Rule By Secrecy & Ancient Technology from the Past & Read everything he's written.  He has a salt of the earth approach and seeks out the truth!)