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Eye Opening

Reviewed: 07-11-23

New Confessions of an Economic Hitman contains many historical events familiar to the reader, such as the 1953 US/UK overthrow of Mossadeg and the 1973 overthrow of Salvador Allende, however, Perkins brings additional light to many other EHM hits, such as Venezuela and Ecuador. Perkins sheds additional light on the very real attempt on Hugo Chavez as well as the various attempts to undermine and overthrow Rafael Correa in Ecuador.
The extent of CIA involvement in Latin America is simply mind boggling, and this book offers a glimpse into the very dark world of EHM activity.
Indeed, Perkins was not an employee of the CIA, he was an employee of Maine, a corporation. What matters is the extent to which economic tools are weaponised against countries that do not align themselves with US interests.
The book digresses into a very long tract on Social Justice toward the end, including laying out some arguments for Environmental and Social Governance (although its never mentioned, it is explained in everything but name).
Overall, an insightful and informative tour de force of a dark espionage world many would prefer to believe didn't exist.

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A decent addition to the Lost Civilisation genre

Reviewed: 07-11-23

Philip Coppens lays out a great bodywork of evidence for lost civilisations, including places not previously covered by Graham Hancock, such as Northern Europe.
A particular strength is how Coppens discects the corruption and institutional malaise rife in archaeology in greater detail than found in Graham Hancock. Particularly how Coppens examines the rather sordid career of Zahi Hawass, the Egyptian director of Antiquities.
On the whole, the book is very similar to the works of Graham Hancock, who is undoubtedly the master of this genre, however, if one is wondering if they should read this in addition to Hancock, the answer is a firm yes. Coppens brings different insights and different regions to the table, and this book should surely be on the reading list of all people interested in the field of lost civilisations.

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Serves exactly the purpose I bought it for

Reviewed: 12-10-23

Being familiar with Naomi Klein’s work, having read the compelling, if not altogether honest, Shock Doctrine, many years ago, I thought I would read this as a window into how the modern left views the current state of affairs. What I received was all my questions answered and then some.
Doppelganger refers to the confusion between Naomi Klein and Naomi Wolf, a mistake I made peraps once, but as the reader will become aware, one that has been taken to whole new levels by the lazy netizens on both the left and the right.
Naomi Klein takes issue with just about all the positions of “other Naomi” these days, however, the most telling matter is the response to the Pandemic.
Rather than eating humble pie in the face of the now overwhelming evidence that the lockdown measures were ineffective, that vaccines weren’t quite as great as we were told, Klein just repeats the standard narrative as though you were listening to Anthony Fauci in 2020, only Klein makes the admission I had been waiting for. Klein openly admits that the Pandemic showed the merits of acting collectively and accepting individual inconvenience, out of respect for the greater good. In Essence, Shock Doctrine for Socialism.
This is the essential thread for the entire narrative with the climate, again pushing the sensationalist claims of catastrophic global warming, and the need to act on a global scale, and then, in other parts of the book, denying that there is such a thing as “Globalists” and insinuating that the term is a cover for anti-semitism.
(Side note, Globalist is simply a term for people who advocate the unfettered free flow of goods, ideas and people globally, and treat the nation state as at best an inconvenience. Not exactly a secret aspiration)
Klein pushes similar lies of the left, such as smeering the Canadian Trucker Convoy as being racists and white nationalists, rather than protesting for one’s bodily autonomy, and uses similar smeers to those who object to the inclusion of Critical Race Theory within one’s education.
Further in the chapter regarding the two trucker convoys, Klein reveals her outright hostility to Christianity wherein discussing the reckoning following the First Nation Residential Schools revelation, she writes;
“As in the reckonings sparked by the murder of George Floyd in 2020, the truth about the unmarked graves that surfaced in 2021 sparked waves of rage, grief, and solidarity across Canada. Statues of colonial figures who helped design these twisted institutions were toppled; a major university changed its name; churches were burned.” (Klein 2023: 142)
Telling that she includes the burning of churches along side other actions she is clearly in favour of. Indeed, she shows none of the vitriol she reserves for the likes of Trump or Bannon when she is discussing Trotsky (himself a mass murderer) in the chapter concerning the othering of Jews, wherein she (herself a Jew) tellingly acknowledges; “Just as Jews, because they were barred from so many other industries, were overrepresented in finance, Jews were also overrepresented among revolutionary socialists and communists. Like, really overrepresented. ” (Klein 2023: 161)
At the end of the day, Klein makes no secret of her views, early on she states; “I am a third-generation leftist who believes freedom is won collectively and gets itchy around flags.” (Klein 2023: 23) so its not the purpose of this review to act as a Sherlock and say “aha, I figured her out, she’s a leftist”, rather, the purpose of this book is to discern how the left thinks.
To sum up, Doppelganger taught me the following;
• The Left accepts standard narratives on matters like Covid-19 or Global Warming because it suits Socialist agendas.
• The Left’s hostility to the Nation and Christianity is very real, or at least it is with a Leftist like Klein.
• Klein and other Leftists hate Musk for his rebranding of Twitter as a true free speech platform, or rather a hate speech platform as Klein and her ilk would have you believe (hate speech is the preferred term for views contrary to those of the left).
In short, Doppelganger is very useful reading, as it gives one a greater dive into how the modern left thinks, and their designs upon society. Anybody who cares about preserving their Faith, their Nation and their traditions should read this book and take note.

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Interesting insight into Adlerian Psychology

Reviewed: 23-04-23

An interesting insight into Adlerian Psychology, The Courage to be Happy is more of a guide to educational psychology taking the form of a dialogue between a mentor and mentee, the latter who often responds with incredulity to many of the claims of Adlerian Psychology.
A decent book for anyone who wants to explore the psychology of serving and understanding others better, and in turn gaining a greater degree of self-worth.

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The Best Theoretical Physics book money can buy

Reviewed: 14-04-23

Perhaps Michio Kaku's most comprehensive, concise and readable popular science book, and one of the best out there.
Like many other titles, Kaku's work gives an overview of the history of theoretical physics, however, this one seems to weave together into a more understandable whole than other titles out there.
Having read other works by contemporaries such as Brian Greene and Lisa Randall, Kaku's work is far more readable and one comes away having absorbed so much more.
As such, this ranks as the absolute must read work of theoretical physics. Unlike others where much washes over me, I came across from this one with a much clearer idea of what a Theory of Everything entails, which is my primary reason for reading.
An additional treat is that Kaku leaves no big question unanswered. If there is a multi-verse, where did the multi-verse come from? Did God have a choice in creating the Universe? And so much more.
Kaku's work is not only immensely readable, it makes you the reader think more, which is why I rank it as the best book on theoretical physics I have yet read.

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Worth considering, even if you disagree

Reviewed: 14-04-23

The writings of Douglas Murray are thought provoking, if not easily digestible to many. The Strange Death of Europe contends on 2 central notions, the decline of European culture through the mass introduction of people's with higher fertility rates, which reached an Apotheosis of sorts following the 2015 influx.
The way one will receive this book depends on one's answer to the golden question, are European Values and Islamic Values compatible. Murray firmly comes down on the side of No.
If one comes down on the side of Yes, such as this reader, that does not mean that one should not read this book. Reading it will challenge your position and explore a counter argument, and is that not what good reading should do?
This reader came away from this book not with a distaste toward Islam or Muslims, rather with an even stronger distaste toward the indigenous, secular white Europeans who want to wilfully eviscerate their own culture and identity.
At least Muslims actually believe in something, the secular, woke European Left believe in nothing, and that's the problem, and that truly is the main cause of death for Europe.

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A true visionary

Reviewed: 05-04-23

Michio Kaku does convincingly what few others can, he takes the most fantastical plot devices conceivable within Science Fiction and turns them into Science Fact.
I have read other works of Futurology, however the imagination of this work exceeds all the others on so many different levels.
Anyone looking for the fantastic imagination will have to wait patiently until the last few chapters, as the book begins as a rather textbook history of astronomy, the solar system and the physics of space travel. Anyone familiar with planetary travel could perhaps skip this part, unless like me you feel you need a refresher.
The book gets especially creative in the last few chapters wherein he examines the possibility of interstellar, even inter dimensional travel, and even proposes remedies for saving the Universe. No I'm not kidding, Michio Kaku has solutions for escaping either heat death, entropy or other end of time scenarios.
A superb work that establishes Michio Kaku as one of the great minds of our time, and a great demonstration of Einstein's adage that "imagination is more important than knowledge."

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Familiar Facts, Different Narrative

Reviewed: 29-12-22

Peter Hitchens examines what I have long suspected to be true, but perception was obscured by prevailing narratives.
As an undergraduate I was always mystified that Britain went to war for Poland only to give it to the Soviets 5 years later. In fact, Britain never actually went to war for Poland, and war could have been avoided.
Peter Hitchens's book certainly is not one for those who wish to avoid painful truths or to cling to romanticized myths. Hitchens examines painful truths that are well known, but rarely publicised, such as the senseless bombing of German civilians, or the even lesser known ethnic cleansing of Germans in European territories after the War.
Hitchens book uses painful truths and presents a very different Narrative. No doubt difficult for many to accept, but a truly compelling read.

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Highly informative, positive and life affirming

Reviewed: 13-12-22

Kai-Fu Lee is certainly an authority on the subject of AI, and what is more the book is well written and digestible, making it an enjoyable read.
Lee posits that China has an edge in AI, and this may shape China's future direction, but this is not a Zero Sum Game. AI can benefit us all if we are sensible in its application.
Lee warns about the likelihood of job losses, but this does not portend to a Dystopia, rather Lee uses the example of his battle with Lymphoma as testament to the fact that AI can never replace humans because AI lacks humanity. As such, humans have to coexist with AI and new jobs and professions may be created the likes of which we may never have previously imagined, just like how the modern age gave birth to professions which Victorians could not have conceived of.
The narration is well paced and never makes the book tiring, unlike other works.
Over all, a positive, informative, and in some ways, life affirming book.

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Sweeping Epic

Reviewed: 07-12-22

An unusual sweeping tale of an Istanbul Street Vendor throughout the late 20th century. Pamuk’s sweeping narrative takes the reader through the social changes and attitudes of Turkey, highlighting the differences between the secular and religious elements of society, tradition vs modernity and the ever changing politics of the time.
Of particular note are the sequences wherein the central character observes various leftwing movements, including the Chinese and Soviet Rivalries played out in the local politics.
The book doesn’t seem too eventful, so those expecting action and plot twists may be disappointed, however, this is a book about feeling more than anything else.
The narration by John Lee, is, as always, superb. Anyone who has listened to the Audible performances of Snow or My Name is Red will be happy to hear the familiar voice performing once again.

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