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Not a review, but an endorsement; a (personal) reply to the (few) poor reviews of this book.
The majority of the negative/1-star reviews here......are the VERY REASON for this book being written, as well as the motivation for the first "review" I have ever contributed to Amazon. I found it to be quite readable, definitely pertinent & prescient (17 years later?), and, sadly, disturbing. Not too much in the way of surprises, but a rather a frustrated and heart-felt rant by someone who had clearly tired of shouting into the wind. By the time he wrote it, he was not long for this world. R.I.P.
Repetitive? Maybe......but the reason is that simple common sense (apparently) needs to be drummed into the heads of a good number of people/Amazon reviewers.
An EXCELLENT gift idea for the Homeopath/Crystal/UFO/Bigfoot crowd, if you can badger them into reading it.
Not sure if I should give five stars (redundant), or one (so that those who look for critical reviews might possibly be dissuaded from avoiding a good book if they read this review), so I'll give it a "one. Forgive me, Mr. Sagan....it seems to be for the greater good :).
--Peace,
dan
January 2014 · Books · verified purchase