Dateline: above the garage in Portsmouth RI, 6 March 2005
For the sake of completeness, here's the two lonely reviews on B&N:
Has a grip on the GWOT now
A reviewer
September 16, 2004,
4 of 5 stars
Clarifies the war on terror
Whichever side of the political fence you fancy, you need to read this title. It will clear up many of the questions you might have around what our government's policy is regarding global security. After reading this, when you hear the term, 'War on Terror', you will know exactly what is meant, what we are doing to win and what all it will take to get there. It is encouraging to see the government doing many of these things over the last 3 years! In a nutshell, his thesis states that by expanding globalization (trade, human capital, accountable governance) and the strategic use of US military supremacy against rouge regimes, the US will help 'non-integrating states' enter into the 'functional core' of globalization, bringing more peace and prosperity across the globe. These new rule sets and the dynamics between the specific actors are laid our in a well-researched, visionary manner. The most interesting thing about this book is that when you are done reading it, not only will you better understand the state of world affairs but will actually be able to wrap your mind around the idea that the US is not only on the right track, but is making substantial progress in this long, hard and costly struggle we were forced to undertake as a result of 9/11.
Also recommended: Naked Economics - Charles Wheelan. The Enemy Within - Michael Savage. The Death of the West - Pat Buchanan.
COMMENTARY: Clearly, he/she was a rather easy sell, given his rightward bent and given the overwhelming anti-Bush tone to most books.
Liked the brief . . .
A reviewer, an avid political sci reader
September 14, 2004,
5 of 5 stars
breathtaking vision of the present and the future
Watching him speak on c-span recently had me on the edge of my seat just trying to keep up with his fast paced and creative reevaluation of both our world today, it's gnawing economic and social gaps, and his vision of how we are going to get from here to tomorrow. . .this is a must read to fully comprehend the high speed paradigm shift detailed in his presentation. His is a presentation that is being carefully evaluated at the highest levels of our government, military planners and boardrooms across America. This book is quite possibly as insightful as A.Toffler's Future Shock was twenty five years ago.
COMMENTARY: . . . but it's not clear this person actually read the book. I get compared to Toffler a lot. He's also with the Leigh Bureau, my speaking agency. I would love to meet him some day. His hyperbole on the book's influence inside the U.S. Government is not as over-the-top as you might think. The book is being evaluated by a lot of people inside the federal national security bureaucracy. I am told many senior appointees tell their staffs to read PNM.
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