1. The Golf Pitching Tip
November 03, 2008


A golf pitching shot will help you over some sort of obstacle such as long grass, sand, or water between you and the hole. You can use a pitching wedge, sand wedge, or a 9-iron each of which will fly the ball a different height and have a different amount of roll afterward. If you are able to use more than one club to hit a pitch shot, you certainly more chances to be successful. Therefore, golf pitching shot is about using a golf club with the right loft at the correct time because many golfers tend to make the mistake of using the wrong loft at the wrong time. The pitch shot ... (read more)

Author: John Davis | Article Views: 331

2. Review-The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy
November 03, 2008


The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy, John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, 2007, ISBN 0374531501 This book takes a much-needed look at the "special relationship" that exists between America and Israel. First of all, the authors do not question that Israel has the right to exist within secure borders, or its right to lobby Washington for its interests, or that America should aid Israel if it is attacked. But, the current unconditional level of US support for Israel ($154 billion since 1948) cannot be justified on moral or strategic grounds. Perhaps Israel was a strategic all... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 478

3. Review-Get Out of Our House: Revolution!
October 30, 2008


Get Out of Our House: Revolution!, Tim Cox, 2008, ISBN 9781934454039 To say that the American people do not think that Congress is doing a good job is a huge understatement. This book provides an interesting proposal to change that. The first step is to visit http://www.goooh.com ("Get Out of Our House"). It costs money to sign up at the site, to weed out those who are not serious. Those who are serious will have to answer over 100 questions about how they will vote on various issues. They are Yes/No questions, designed to provide no political wiggle room. If enough people from a c... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 441

4. Scary Creatures of the Night: Vampires from the Twilight World
October 30, 2008


It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to decode the compelling success of Stephanie Meyer’s vampire series, Twilight. If 17 million printed copies and a movie adaptation are any indication of its influence in young adult literature, then Twilight is redefining this genre through giving it an edge like no other. Twilight may well owe its success to the intriguing and gothic romance between a normal teenager, Bella Swan, and an intoxicatingly charismatic vampire, Edward Cullen. Just like Romeo and Juliet, the tie binding Cullen and Swan are even more strengthened by the obstacles they had to ... (read more)

Author: Joel Owens | Article Views: 444

5. Review-On a Hill They Call Capital
October 27, 2008


On a Hill They Call Capital, Matt Carson, 2007, ISBN 1604028548 This novel is about a bunch of regular guys from Virginia, with nicknames like Smiley, Cat, Spank, DT and Boomer, who don’t just complain about taxes and government tyranny, they decide to do something about it. After a lot of diligent planning and preparation, the group, led by Cat, is able to enter the IRS Building in Washington, DC, and spends a few minutes throwing chairs, files and computers out the windows. They quickly leave before the police, distracted by a stripper’s parade across town, show up. The entire ne... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 470

6. Review-Who Really Runs the World?
October 27, 2008


Who Really Runs the World? The War Between Globalization and Democracy, Thom Burnett and Alex Gaines, 2007, ISBN 1932857583 This book examines the conspiracies in present-day life, both hidden and public. It looks at the social networks, corporate alliances and forces of secret history holding them together. For many years, there has been speculation about secret, shadowy groups who actually control the world. As far as America is concerned, the authors examine groups like Skull and Bones, the Illuminati, the Freemasons and the Bilderberg Group, but none of them really fit as the G... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 521

7. Review-America Unraveling
October 27, 2008


America Unraveling, L. Scott Smith, 2008, ISBN 9780977940783 This book defends the expression of public faith in America, and has many unpleasant things to say about the present state of American culture. The Founding Fathers intentionally created a "godless Constitution," because they knew that establishing any sort of state religion, or mandating religious tests as a prerequisite for holding public office would ultimately be a really bad idea. But that doesn’t mean that religion was not an important part of their lives, because it was. Everyone talks about the line of separation ... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 333

8. Review-Daydream Believers
October 24, 2008


Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power, Fred Kaplan, 2008, ISBN 0470121181 How American foreign policy got so off-track in the 21st Century has been well covered in other books. Why it got so off-track is the subject of this book. It stems from two huge misconceptions made by the Bush White House and the neo-cons. The first is that, on 9/11, the world did not change. It certainly changed in that America suddenly found itself more vulnerable than ever before. But the nature of power, politics and warfare did not change. The second is that, after the Cold Wa... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 463

9. POET COET
October 24, 2008


POET COET PRESS RELEASE Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:57:00 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - "POET COET" NOW AVAILABLE: “POET COET” is now available, worldwide, through most major book outlets. Book preview and book order links are provided below. Nausori, Fiji Islands – October 7, 2008 – Blue Fog Journal proudly announces the release of Poet Coet, the long awaited poetry and short story collection of author and poet, Ed Coet, of Central, Texas. Ed Coet, a retired US Army officer and Texas teacher, has emerged on the international poetry scene as a highly talented, visionary,... (read more)

Author: Ed Coet | Article Views: 1508

10. Review-Your Government Failed You
October 24, 2008


This book takes an uncompromising look at the inability of the government to prevent security and intelligence failures, like those that occurred before 9/11. Prior to the invasion of Iraq, the US Army had no counter-insurgency strategy. Part of the reason was to not resurrect unpleasant memories from Vietnam, and part of the reason was the absolute belief among top officials of the Bush Administration that it would not be needed, that the US troops would be greeted as liberators. It wasn’t until four years into the war that General Petraeus was asked to put together a counter-insurgency ... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 478

11. Review-Barack Obama for Beginners
October 24, 2008


Barack Obama for Beginners: An Essential Guide, Bob Neer, 2008, ISBN 9781934389386 Here is a short (and neutral) biography of one of 2008’s Men Who Would be President. Obama was born in 1961 in Hawaii to a Kenyan father who was studying economics at the University of Hawaii, and a mother who came from strict Kansas Methodist stock. Their marriage lasted only a few years. In 1967, Obama moved to Indonesia when Ann, his mother, married an oil company executive. He attended an elite primary school, and saw firsthand the huge chasm between the average Indonesian and American. Ann impre... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 554