conservative manifesto

By Christopher E. HolleyMark has written a wonderful book that explains the need for America to embrase a conservative point of view to protect our liberty.

America can loose it's freedom if we are not willing to protect it. History teaches us that lesson every generation.

Mark explains this history that isn't taught in school.

He leads us to the founding fathers of our nation and explains why America needs less government,Martin D. Weiss, not more.

It is up to us to succeed, not government giving us crumbs in exchange of our freedom.

Great book, everyone should read it.

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The best explanation of conservative values ever

By Darwin R. TeagueI just finished reading this book and it is without a doubt the best book I've read on conservative subjects. Mark covers all of the important subjects and gives a very good explanation of the Constitution. If you only buy one book this year, BUY THIS BOOK. Related Articles:


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An Important Read, but Has a Little Flaw

By V. DoLike many people who picked up this book, I listen to Mark Levin's radio show (though not on a daily basis). On his radio show, he comes off as a bit of a jerk, with little patience for opposing views, which is why I didn't consider myself a fan of his radio show. But after reading this book, I am more appreciative of him. In Liberty and Tyranny, Levin is what he should be on radio- an intelligent observer with a brilliantly analytical mind, and has a wise, understanding of political philosophy, and comes off much more stately than on radio.

Liberty and Tyranny reads more like a political science/philosophy treatise that you would read in college than many of the current political books that attacks people. Which is great in my opinion.

In this book, Levin defends traditional American politics (which may be described by some as "conservativism" though its not) and explains why it is better than the current trend towards liberalism, which he refers to as statism. For example, Levin defends religion and explains what the founding fathers truly meant when they called for seperation of church and state, with evidence from their writings. He aslo defends the idea of a limited federal gov't, and attacks the notion of a "living breathing Constitution." These are just a few examples.

Reading the book, I got the feeling that Levin was walking a tight rope. He wanted his readers to understand the underpinnings of traditional American politics, while showing the foolishness of the Statists. But its difficult to defend one, attack the other, without stepping a bit into conspiracy theory realm. For example, he explains that statists are behind so many of the current liberal movements because they want to tear down the foundations of this country to replace it with an oligarchy where the party of a few rule. He also explains why the left are the way they are. Though his reasoning does make sense, this might be a bit of a turn-off for those who consider themselves in the middle.

Overall, I think this is a very important read. The current momentum of the Left should be approached with caution and this book should be at the fore-front of the discussion.

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Simple Concise and Extraordinary

By J. CoakleyIf you have ever wanted to know why you think conservatives are always right this book spells it out clearly. I would be willing to bet that even liberal "drones" could read this book and learn why they too should be conservatives. Mark Levin makes the complex easily understandable, this book will have a serious effect on politics and freedom for many years to come. I think it ranks up there with the writing of the founding fathers themselves. Read the book, research for yourself, these are facts and logic, not feel good emotions and jolly "hopeandchange". Fantastic book from a true genius. Read it, know it, live it and most importantly vote it! Related Articles:


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By Tom CarlyleWhat a great read. This will open your eyes to a whole new world in financing one that enables you to take control. Something we all need

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First of all, I was impressed by the author's almost clairvoyant predictions of the financial nightmare involving the banks,Breaking Dawn Hardcover, brokerage companies, etc that we are now living through. What attracted me to this book were the book's title promising answers and guidance that Americans need right now and the author's reputation. I admit that I was a bit skeptical that one book could do all the title claims to do.



I was happily surprised to find solid, bottomline advise on battening down your financial hatches and once that's done,The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide - Protect Your Savings, Boost Your Income, and Grow Wealthy E, investing safely in these unpredictable times. Maybe even thriving without risking whatever you've got left after the recent stock market ups and downs.



This is a great book that I think anyone who's concerned about the current US economic situation and their own financial options within the current situation will find to be very helpful.

Stephenie Meyer Imprints on Her Characters (but maybe not her fans)

I really enjoyed the much awaited 4th book in the Twilight Series. But I wanted to post a review to present why I think the response to this book is so split between disappointment and love.

The major plot points seem to be what's tearing the fan base in two:

Bella and Edward get married

Bella and Edward have a daughter

Bella becomes a vampire

Jacob imprints on Bella and Edward's daughter

#1) Bella and Edward's marriage. For many, the Twilight series is based on passionate, undying, but impossible love. The unlikeliness and the challenge of Bella and Edward's love creates a tension and sense of longing that forms the very core of the first three novels in the series. For the first three books, the inescapability and inevitability of this seemingly impossible love creates and intimacy that's so deliciously tangible that readers can practically taste it. For the first three books the central driving (and intoxicating) question is: Will they ever get to be together?

When Bella and Edward get married, which they do very early on in the 4th book of Meyer's series, for many readers, I expect that this drastically repaints the previous books' tone. A tone that for many, was the point of interest. The longing is gone, the tension is gone, the question is answered: Bella and Edward get to be together. Readers who were looking for the longing and the tension and the tantalizing prospect of impossibility are going to be disappointed.

However, readers who see the series as a description as an evolution of the maturity of love (and I suspect many of these readers will be among the older, married chunk of the Twilight fans) will probably enjoy Bella and Edward's marriage. If Twilight is about falling in love, and New Moon is about losing love, and Eclipse is about choosing love, Breaking Dawn is about committing to and growing that love. Of course, in the 4th book, there are still some unrealistic aspects to Bella and Edward's idealized love: we never see them making any major couple decisions together about money or housing or child-rearing, they still seem to be under the wing of their "parents" Carlisle and Esme, and the insatiability of their desire for one another never seems to fizzle. However, they do seem to develop an awareness that their love for each other is only reinforced by their love of their family--the way the Cullens come together around Bella and Edward and the way their bonds grow deeper as a family is one of the strongest and warmest themes in this 4th book. A theme, again, that perhaps the non-teen Twilighters will thoroughly enjoy.

#2) Bella and Edward have a daughter. I assume that many readers see Bella and Edward's daughter as a plight on their love. I can see that many would think "eeewwww" or "blek--Bella's too young" (Bella's only 18 when she has her baby). And I bet that for many, the baby makes the whole forbidden vampire love way less sexy. A lusty love scene between Momma Bella and Dadda Edward would certainly be a little icky for the younger reader who doesn't want to imagine that parents have the capacity, humanity, desire or equipment to feel impassioned.

But, for the readers (again, probably the older readers) that know and believe that the experience of creating and raising a human being with your partner adds unimaginable layers of depth, understanding, respect, sacrifice, and joy to a relationship--these readers will be very very pleased...maybe even relieved...that Bella and Edward have the opportunity to have a child. To these readers, their love will have reached the apex of its possibilities. To these readers, their love would have seemed shallow and selfish without a child. Again,books, the resounding theme of the book that's so strong and enjoyable will be family and familial bonds.

#3) Bella becomes a vampire. So much of the fun in the first three books is that Bella is a majorly clumsy, constantly endangered damsel in distress. She's constantly being saved by superhuman, supper hot hunks. They're rescuing her from everything. Every book, Bella's extracted from at least 3 near death experiences. And the whole damsel thing is very very fun for many readers (myself included).

But in the 4th book, aside from Bella's nearly fatal pregnancy, she's not the ultimate victim anymore. And as a newborn vampire, she's even physically stronger than her beau, Edward. For many readers, I bet that undermines Edward's ability to be her hero and dilutes some of his superhuman sexiness. No longer will two hunky supernatural guys be fighting over and perpetually saving the vulnerable, constantly endangered human babe. For others (myself included) this was be a welcome disappearance of Edward's constant upper hand. I really enjoyed that Edward felt unburdened once he no longer had to restrain himself and constantly protect Bella. I also really enjoyed to read how thrilled Edward was that Bella was finally strong. It fortifies their relationship that they're on the same level, and some will like that. But others will very much miss Bella the damsel. For it's Bella's family (again book 4's family theme...) that's threatened by the Volturi in the book, it's no longer just Bella.

#4) Jacob imprints on Bella and Edward's daughter. This will be a letdown for all of those who wanted Jacob and Edward to fight, or who wanted Jacob to sacrifice himself somehow, or who wanted Jacob to keep the Series' rift of impossible love and tension alive by prolonging his fight for Bella.

Yes, it did feel a little "tied up with a bow" for me when Jacob imprinted on Renesmee (Bella and Edward's daughter). But thinking back to previously books, the clues are there. From Book 1 forward, Bella and Jacob constantly describe each other as family and Bella wishes repeatedly in 2 and 3 that Jacob was a family member, not a love interest. By the end of Book 3, even Edward is described as seeing Jacob like a brother. I enjoyed the 4th book's development of Jacob and Edward's unlikely brotherly relationship. Again--Family! Jacob starts becoming part of the Cullens in a really heartwarming, charming way. And the complexity of his friendships with and admiration of Edward and Bella is really compelling.

Finally, I want to add that I was impressed with Meyer's ability to write the book from three points of view: Bella's human perspective, Jacob's perspective,Heartbreak of Heathcliff Proportions, and Bella's vampire perspective. The difference between Bella's human and vampire narration really added a sensory richness and new appreciation for the vampire side of Meyer's world. I think that as Twilight's readers age and start to experience some of what Bella experiences (marriage, children, new families) if they take another look at book 4, they'll have different appreciation for it.

Ultimately, I think Meyer, having magically dreamed her characters and their world,Heartbreak of Heathcliff Proportions, couldn't help but give them everything they wanted and more. She loves them almost as if she's imprinted on them. I think Meyer's imprinted on her fans too and that she desperately wants to give us what we want. But her characters come first. She can't help but spoil them--they are her babies. They are her family. Her adoration of her characters has never been a secret and it's always been evident in her the way her writing caresses them. I think the obviousness of that love is what gives this series so much staying power. I think that the 4th is no exception to that rule: like I said before,Breaking Dawn Hardcover, right now, Book 4 is more adult than Books 1-3, but I bet that many of the younger Twilighters will grow into this book and love it every bit as much as they love the rest of the series.