Filled with scare tactics
588873
In Spiritual Warfare for Your Family, Leighann McCoy describes how to protect a family from spiritual attack. Most of this centers around children rather than relationships between siblings or the parents.

I did not like this book at all. The topics wandered from paragraph to paragraph. It was not well written or focused. I found several grammatical errors in the first chapter.

This book is on the extreme end of conservatism, in my opinion. It focuses so much on evil rather than on the good in the world and in most families. There really are not any positive messages in here, other than a strict, "Believe in my god or the devil will come and get you!"

I would not recommend this book, as I think it is filled with scare tactics.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for writing an honest review. I did not receive any other compensation.
1184942
This book provides a bleak glimpse into the minds of some extremely deluded people. It purports to be a "practical guide to deliverance," an instuction manual on casting out demons from the possessed. In fact, it is a book-length recipe for disaster, an amalgam of dangerous misinformation. For example, schizophrenia (incorrectly identified as multiple personality disorder) is explained as a "nest of demon spirits," and the book presents illustrated instructions on how to drive these demons out. Can you imagine the harm done to children with mental disorders? If you doubt that fundamentalist Christianity is a repressive mind-control system, read this book.
599545
Honestly, this book scared me. I had no idea just how much corruption and immorality was involved in our government during this time period. I did not like the author's obvious dislike of certain people. He sometimes came to sweeping conclusions that his facts did not necessarily prove for certain. Also, there were many editorial mistakes that kind of bothered me. The language in this book is also awful, mostly from the direct quotes of mafia members. (A LOT of F-bombs) But, he did have so many, many facts against Johnson that I just can't ignore. The thing that most amazed and disgusted me was how many people died of "suicide" that were involved in different scandals in Johnson's career. I just cannot fathom how this man got away with the things he did! Crazy!(less)
4228891
The author is fascinated with her own thought process, which takes away from providing information about how to fake your own death. Also, the book very quickly becomes creepy when a reader discovers the despicable people who use this technique to escape responsibility for their crimes.
2149420
This book is simply a tool to indoctinate our youth into hating their own country. War is always bad, according to these authors, even when war is brought to you. The chapter on the Blue Angels is simply mind-boggling: a teacher's preschool class witnessed a Blue Angels demonstration, and she encourages them to write about the experience...albeit after she lectures them about war and killing. In essence, the children are taught to believe that the Blue Angels will bomb their own people!
Ridiculous material like this should be recognized for what it is: pure propaganda from the extreme left wing. As a teacher myself, I will certainly encourage my contemporaries to avoid this book.
4816474
This book was extremely entertaining, but at the same time disturbing and incredulous.  It is particularly relevant now with the raid on the FLDS compound in Texas (the same one from the book, they have moved).  Reading it, I found it hard to believe that there are people living that way in modern times in the U.S.  Even more difficult to understand is why she didn't escape much earlier.  These women are not chained up in the basement.  The author went to college, had a career, and actually lived in other cities away from the sect for stretches of time.  It just goes to show that even when the members are physically away from the "compound", they are still mentally ensnared in its grasp.
4607723
Organization and focus were superceded by anger, disappointment, and frustration. With no reason to doubt the writer's veracity, one can only weep for this scary picture of a government hijacked by the rich and operated by idiots. It's probably information we should have, from someone who knows, and it wasn't all that hard to read.
1914150
The author seems to think that efforts in the U.S. during the late 1940s to the early 1960s to keep an eye on suspected Soviet espionage activity in this country, while also preparing Americans for a possible attack from the Soviet Union, was all a big joke. I wonder what animates the thinking here, years after thousands of documents have been declassified showing that the Soviet Union did indeed have agents in this country, and contemplated many times launching a thermonuclear attack on American soil.

Clearly, there were substantial reasons for being anxious about Soviet intentions, as any cursory study of the Stalin era would show.

That American politicians regularly tried to prepare Americans for the possibility of an attack was, if anything, an example of responsible leadership. The author, with endless snide put-downs in his text, obviously feels otherwise.
59974
I thought this book would provide a little more detail and maybe even provide some evidence that was not shown in the 2009 DHS report on Right Wing Extremism. I was mistaken, this book was just further agenda driven speculation that tied honorable service members, American citizens, and civil rights advocates with extremist hate groups. No one can deny that there are hate groups and gangs that are growing in membership and increasing their rhetoric; however my issue is when the author attempts to tie that growth in radicalism to public policy such as immigration, government spending, and gun control. This tactic not so subtly suggests all groups opposing these type of legislative actions are somehow connected to the radical right and should be looked at with a great deal of suspicion. That is a shame considering this author may have been partially responsible for illegal domestic spying on American citizens as well as additional IRS scrutiny placed on Right Wing non-profit groups. In the end I will recommend you read this book just so you can see for yourself the level of paranoia and distrust this author and our government demonstrate against law abiding citizens who speak out on any number of public policy issues.
2341308
This book reads like a conspiracy theory novel. It leverages unsubstantiated circumstantial evidence from a handful of cases to make sweepingly broad claims, that to me, read like fear mongering. In a book titled "Inside Cyber Warfare", I expect an analytical approach deeply examining the technical evidence associated with cyber warfare. If an author claims a state is responsible, I want to see threat model indicating that the action fits the described behavior, and I want technical data showing the capability is within the capacity of the state and similar to any known capabilities. Instead I only saw circumstantial evidence that read like conspiracies.

I should note that I do not believe there currently is a cyber war. "War" by definition is an ugly and violent thing. Almost all cyber attacks I've seen have economic incentive or are unsophisticated DDoS that are uncharacteristic for a nation state. The best example of real cyber warfare I've seen, is the case of Russians writing software to intercept predator video. In that case you see a military system being subverted in a real world example. Otherwise, I remain unconvinced.
4518958
I would not recommend this book to anyone. I feel that it only contributes to the fear and unjustified acts of discrimination against an already unjustifiably feared population. This book is dangerous in that it is completely one sided. Phillips (who is Jewish) only states her argument, with no true objectivity or the ability to stand back and look at the situation logically.  Her "facts" are skewed at best, and out right lies at worst (please remember that by her own statistics, she is writing about less than .0025% of the population). Her bias and prejudice shows on every page. I felt dirty after reading it; as if I had been contaminated by hatred and propaganda.
Phillips is agreeing that there are slights and that Muslims are disadvantaged. She then says that Muslims perceive themselves to be under siege everywhere. Is that true? Well, I can certainly see as an objective bystander how Muslims would think that they are. There is war in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine/Israel. There are threats of war against Iran. There is major unrest in Pakistan, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and a majority of nation states that have Muslim populations. Muslims have become suspect in most all nations, especially the United States.
The United States has repeatedly vetoed resolutions that would condemn Israel for war crimes, one of latest coming in 2006 (UN SC/8775). There have been cries for an end to the Israeli subhuman treatment of the Palestinians and Lebanese for years, and very few people in power seem to care. Is it any wonder that they feel their religion and their very lives are in danger? I tend to think that there is a territorial problem at work. Not just "hatred of the Jewish."
1146258
With its aggressive, antagonistic posture towards real AA meetings, its crazy promises of redemption, its ugly evangelism within AA, its cadres of Mr. Wally Paton's blank-eyed, boot-lickin' followers, I think it's safe to say that the Back To Basics movement has become a true (if cellularly organized) cult.

And it's not AA. Not even close. The book offers a fundamentally selfish interpretation of AA's principles and lore. Mr. Paton has absolutely zero academic or journalistic credentials, and his much self-promoted "research" on the origins of AA can be, and should be, safely ignored.

Dig a little deeper into the Back To Basics movement, and you'll find a scary, right-wing collection of diversity-hating nuts and bullies. As with any bullies, the only solution is to speak up and confront them.
1198955
I had high hopes for this book, however, the progressive agenda is in full play from the beginning. Evil conservatives are around every corner and this book is a liberals wet dream of the awful things that they would have you believe are in the mind of conservative Christian politicians. Being a conservative I'm used to this but I could barely finish this book, it was awful
494348
He starts off talking about secret societies, with some interesting but dubious ideas.  Then he goes into conspiracy theories trying to link Rockefellers and Rothchilds to everything.  This takes many pages of useless backstory to set up.

But by far the worst part of the book is the rant made about alien establishment of humanity.  I get the feeling most reviewers didn't finish the book or didn't notice it slipping from historical analysis and links to secret socitietes to the recitation of the Alien-Earth Theory, with no links made at all.  It is bizarre beyond belief, and the assurances of 'scientists' and 'experts' in this section makes it clear the other sections are most likely made up as well.
3716150
If you want a book that awakes your worst instincts, just buy it. Hundreds of lines to explain how a while loop works  and minimalist info on Javascript itself. Full of bad jokes about a bad taste "virtual boss" obsessed with adding stupid goodies to your pages.
4810619
I just saw this greedy nut on the Raymond Arroyo show. Carl Jung observed insightfully that people can't help but leave clues as to their true nature psychologically, and this guy bears it out strenuously. When asked why he wrote this book, literally the first words out of his mouth was "Money!". Then he augmented this insight by burbling on about Random House's greatly needing his further animadversions. Oy vey! Let us stipulate that Christianity  has had, and continues to have have brilliant defenders. It is just that Mr. Coren is not remotely one of them. When asked how he defends the  doctrine of the Resurrection of Jesus, he flipped instantly  into a little spiel about all Jesus' friends being a lot of street toughs and -- his words -- a "former terrorist." I am not kidding when I say that he averred that this made them more credible sources because they were more streetwise as to what dead looked like. This is the level of this guy's thinking!  Also, it is hard to figure who in Jesus' group would fit that modern title  of "terrorist" without the most violent hyperbole. But then, this guy Coren is clearly into violent hyperbole thoroughly . The very opening of his book disgustingly uses the horrible massacre in Norway in the most base and vile way to make a cheap and off-base point,  and traffics in the most grotesque falsehoods and generalizations to boot. He seems to have studied zero history. He seems unaware that hateful rhetoric is ALWAYS overly broad and contradictory. Thus, the whole excuse and premise of his  ghoulish use of this terrible tragedy fails to even grasp the essentially polymorphous nature of all hateful, jingoistic rhetoric. It is an equal opportunity abuser of all sorts of decent groups -- including Christians. But in Coren's paranoid universe it is all aimed at his choices. It is amazing that this hateful piece of careening apologetics got published. And shame on this publisher for inexcusably using this demented man to make a few bucks.  It is not even a good defense of an ancient faith.
465299
From the dedication to "Lucifer" to the specific mental derangement of communist ideals ... I learned exactly what makes Obama tick.  The ideas are slick and almost mesmerizing.  I was a child of the sixtys and was reminded how an immature youngster searching for meaning in life .. can receive a head full of all the wrong answers.  I bought this book because I suspected it might tell me just how this enemy to all that is America - thinks.  Knowing the actual presentation he made to the American public and comparing the words contained in this book, it is absolutely scarey. Obama follows the script to the bone. From Obama's unoriginal idea to sell the idea of "change" on to the many radical deceptions... they are ALL the recooked dogma born from this Alinsky charade.  This is definitely a view inside the evil mind of a man who made "Rules for Radicals" his bible. Just place the template of the communist-muslim's many illegal actions against this book.  We are in for a ride much worse than expected.