I Will Bear Witness 1942-1945

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The second volume of Victor Klemperer's searing diary, kept in secret during the 12 years he suffered under the Nazi regime, covers the period from 1942 to 1945. The humiliations visited on even such "privileged" Jews as Klemperer (whose wife was Aryan) grew increasingly severe, with house searches, arbitrary arrests, and brutal beatings becoming virtually routine. The 60-year-old historian is forced to shovel snow despite his heart condition; hunger gnaws at him as rations are mercilessly cut. Yet he clings to an intellectual life, continuing his reading and making notes on the lies and obfuscations of official Nazi discourse that would become his postwar masterpiece, Lingua Tertii Imperii. "The Russians, who have only just been annihilated, are tremendous and quite inexhaustible opponents," he notes sardonically after reading a mendacious fascist article in 1942. His lengthy account of his escape with his wife from Dresden after the Allied bombings of 1945 unforgettably captures the chaos of World War II's final days and the mixed feelings of a Jew who could never wholeheartedly gloat over the defeat of the nation that had persecuted him. Above all, his unflinching depiction of human nature and society in extremis amply justifies his cherished belief that even the Nazis "cannot prevent language from testifying to the truth." --Wendy Smith

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"The best written, most evocative, most observant record of daily life in the Third Reich."
-Amos Elon, The New York Times

Victor Klemperer risked his life to preserve these diaries so that he could, as he wrote, "bear witness" to the gathering hor-ror of the Nazi regime. The son of a Berlin rabbi, Klemperer was a German patriot who served with honor during the First World War, married a gentile, and converted to Protestantism. He was a professor of Romance languages at the Dresden Technical Institute, a fine scholar and writer, and an intellectual of a somewhat conservative disposition.

Unlike many of his Jewish friends and academic colleagues, he feared Hitler from the start, and though he felt little allegiance to any religion, under Nazi law he was a Jew. In the years 1933 to 1941, covered in the first volume of these diaries, Klemperer's life is not yet in danger, but he loses his professorship, his house, even his typewriter; he is not allowed to drive, and since Jews are forbidden to own pets, he must put his cat to death. Because of his military record and marriage to a "full-blooded Aryan," he is spared deportation, but nevertheless, Klemperer has to wear the yellow Jewish star, and he and his wife, Eva, are subjected to the ever-increasing escalation of Nazi tyranny. The distinguished historian Peter Gay, in The New York Times Book Review, wrote that Klemperer's "personal history of how the Third Reich month by month, sometimes week by week, accelerated its crusade against the Jews gives as accurate a picture of Nazi trickery and brutality as we are likely to have...a report from the interior that tells the horrifying story of the evolving Nazi persecution...with a concrete, vivid power that is, and I think will remain, unsurpassed."

This volume begins in 1942, the year of the Final Solution, and ends in 1945, with the devastation of Hitler's Germany. Rumors of the death camps soon reach the Jews of Dresden, now jammed into their so-called Jews' houses, starved, humiliated, subject day and night to Gestapo raids, and terrified as, one by one, their neighbors are taken away. Klemperer is made to shovel snow, is assigned to do forced labor in a factory, is taunted on the streets by gangs of boys, but his life is spared, thanks to the privileged status of Jews married to Aryans. In the final days of the war, however, even Jews in mixed marriages are summoned to report for transport to "labor camps," which Klemperer now knows means death, and that his turn will soon come. He is saved by the great Dresden air raid of February 13, 1945; he and his wife survive the fiery destruction of their city and make their way to the Allied lines. "In the enthralling and appalling final pages of this miraculous work," wrote Niall Ferguson in the London Sunday Telegraph, "Klemperer all too soon encounters the deliberate amnesia of the defeated Germany: 'What is "Gestapo"?' declares a Breslau woman he encounters in May 1945. 'I've never heard the word. I've never been interested in politics, I don't know anything about the persecution of the Jews.'" Says Ferguson, "Of all the books I have read on this subject, I find it hard to think of one which has taught me more."

Customer Reviews:

Final Journey to freedom.......2007-09-03

One should read this book only after the first volume covering the years 1933-41. The story of Victor & Eva's survival of detention in the Jews' house, the Dresden bombing and subsequent wanderings stunned me. But Victor's courage in continuing his secret diary for 12 years comes through - as does his humanity ad personal growth.

The diary jotting sryle means you pick it up and read a section at a time, but you will most likely be drawn into finishing it within a short time.

Great Book.......2007-02-09

And I will get the other years of this author's diary. This is not a fast paced WWII battle book; this is the diary of a poor soul who had to live through every moment of a terrible regime, to endure even more when he thought he'd reached his limit. If you're interested in what it was like to live day to day in Hitler's Germany (as a Jew or a gentile)--to understand what it was like to watch it begin and grow and eventually implode--this is an excellent read. I would say it is for those deeply interested in the psychology of the times; not a passing interest. I'll get the other books and read them in order of the years they cover. I really want to understand how the Third Reich could ever BE.

A Courageous, One-of-a-Kind View Inside Nazi Germany.......2006-07-04

This is actually the second volume of Klemperer's diaries, published in two volumes. I highly recommend that you buy both volumes as a set and read from the beginning how a bureaucratic mindset advanced towards ultimate evil.

In the end, Klemperer's diary doesn't fully answer the haunting question, "How could it have happened?" But you will find some definitive answers here to questions that Holocaust scholars have debated over the years.

For example, Klemperer's experience answers the charge that virtually all Aryan Germans knew from the beginning exactly what the Third Reich's intentions were towards the Jews. Klemperer's actual interactions stand as refutation of this blanket indictment. Often when he visited Aryan acquaintances to conduct business - he would then jovially be invited to come back that evening for schnapps. Klemperer had to explain that he couldn't come back later for schnapps - that as a Jew, he was prohibited from boarding any vehicle of public transportation after 6:00 PM, that he had a general curfew, and that of course, he had long since been banned from owning his own car.

Klemperer was always circumspect in recounting these laws he labored under to his "Semitophile" acquaintances. (That's an awkward translation of the German phrase Klemperer probably used to refer to Aryans who were sympathetic to Jews. But it is perhaps the only word that was available to Martin Chalmers, who otherwise has produced a generally fluid translation of Klemperer's journals.) At any rate, Klemperer was careful never to appear too whining or too critical of the restrictions placed on him. He didn't want to alienate these Aryan allies. Nevertheless, he repeatedly found himself in the position of having to enlighten them about the government's latest round of restrictions. And his listeners were almost always genuinely surprised to hear about these laws. Their ignorance in the face of all the anti-Semitic propaganda blared daily from radios, blazoned from the newspapers, seemed to be more a function of people's tendency towards plodding self-preoccupation than an indication of any active complicity with the advancing evil.

I think you'll find that Klemperer's account also carries a very relevant warning to us in our current pursuit of terrorists at all costs. Klemperer survived the early rounds of call-ups for the concentration camps because he was a decorated World War I hero, and because he was married to an Aryan. For these reasons, he was given some initial grudging dispensation from the worst Nazi reprisals. However as the War progressed, his past service to Germany and his Aryan affiliation came to count for less and less. Finally his number was up and he, along with the last handful of Jews remaining around Dresden, were scheduled for transport. The only thing that saved him was the Allied bombing of Dresden. Most local Nazi records were destroyed in this notorious bombardment. So Klemperer and his wife, having survived the bombing, were also able to survive those last most brutal months of the Nazi regime by assuming new identities and wandering through the German countryside from town to town, passing themselves off as a typical displaced Aryan couple. If the Nazis' meticulous records (documenting family lineages and confirming who was where) had remained intact, Klemperer would certainly have been deported to the gas chambers.

So if you don't already have doubts about the increasing surveillance measures being taken in the U.S., presumably to guard against terrorists and other "evildoers" - reading these journals will give you pause. One of the lessons of Klemperer's journal is how tyranny proceeds by little increments of paperwork. Its power is in keeping tabs.

Klemperer risked his life to write the entries in these journals, because it eventually became a capital crime for a Jew to possess paper or any pen/pencil. So it feels almost sacrilegious to make any criticism of this supremely brave and literate account. However I do have one small criticism. And that is Klemperer's common masculine tendency to put his wife in the background of his life. Eva Klemperer comes off in the diary as a shadowy adjunct to the importance of Victor's work producing these pages.

She is mentioned, more frequently in the first volume of the diaries, but this mention is usually limited to reports of the fact that she had another hysterical fit that day, or that she engaged Victor in another round of angry lamentation, or that she suffered some physical malady. He does acknowledge her collaborative bravery. She also risked her life every time she smuggled the pages of his work out of their small assigned apartment into the hands of friends for safekeeping. But we never directly hear Eva's voice in all this. The reader is only left to guess at the actual substance of her outbursts.

You will probably feel impelled to read between the lines to flesh her out. Perhaps Eva wasn't the prettiest girl in school, so she took the one marriage proposal that came her way. She married the intellectually accomplished Victor. Victor was available because Aryan prejudice, even in those early years, already limited him socially. We can imagine her outbursts of recrimination as the Nazi noose grew tighter around their yoked necks. Why did you have to be Jewish? Why have you dragged me down with you? I could have led such a happy life. And instead, look at me - scrounging for rotten potatoes, under constant threat of beatings and death - and all because of you!

If only Eva had written her own diary, we might have had some additional fascinating insights into why and how a couple stays together under such trying circumstances. We might have gained a greater understanding of the ties of love and the chains of having nowhere else to go. As it is, we have only Victor's side of the story. But that is a powerful, must-read insight into how tyranny grows, brick-by-brick, petty edict by petty edict.

The most compelling book I have ever read.......2006-03-22

Because my friends all know what a book-hound I am, people often ask me what my all-time favorite book is. Admittedly the answer to this would change over time, but, at present, "I Will Bear Witness" is the one that first pops into my mind.

I found this very personal account of the days and nights of a German Jewish man--an inoffensive and formerly rather conservative German nationalist academic married to a Gentile--during the Nazi terror regime to be absolutely breathtaking. Indeed, I was so caught up in his account that I took an unexpected day of vacation from work just to not interrupt my reading once I had started.

Further, I found myself sprawled on my bed, as is sometimes customary with me, surrounded by ancillary books, atlases, and maps --a behavior that signifies I'm reading a book that has utterly gripped me and a book that is expanding my horizons.

Klemperer was (just barely) saved from being sent to a concentration camp due to his marriage to a non-Jew. However, he lived every day under the threat of torture and deportation to a camp and his journal tells of the years of grinding anxiety over his fate and the fate of his wife, friends, and relatives-many of whom were taken. It also speaks to the minutiae of life under the Nazi's--such things as their penchant for legalisms to justify their treatment of the Jews embodied in his incessant embroilment in Nazi demands that he take part in the legalisms of their confiscation of his property. Moreover, as the war draws to a close, he draws a stunning portrait of life as a war refugee--a picture that applies to war refugees the world over throughout time.

Kudos to those who elevated this book to number one among the history choices-it deserves it and in my mind deserves even more.

Life-Affirming, Edge-of-your-seat, Nonstop Reading.......2006-01-30

Victor Klemperer's diary of the years of the Hitler dictatorship and his recording of the day-to-day lives of the Jews of Dresden, his thoughtful and insightful commentary on the methods (particularly the language of the propaganda) of the Third Reich, the heart-wrenching stories of those who were taken away never to be seen again, his experience in the firebombing of Dresden in 1945 and his miraculous journey home should be required reading for everyone about the horrors of tyranny and war. It is also a tribute to the true human spirit and the power of the intellect. Klemperer never lost his determination to live, despite all the blows of terror that were aimed at him, his family, and his friends. That he believed there was something to live for--in the midst of utter barbarity--should inspire all of us to work for a better world. It did me.

A remarkable record of a dark time. Reading it gives one the courage to carry on in the dark times that have come again.

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Very disappointing
Poor ending to an otherwise very good read....
Waste of time and money
Final Witness
Best Christian Legal Thriller I've Read

Final Witness
James Scott Bell
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Very disappointing.......2004-09-30

this was the first book of Bell's that I have to say throughly disappointed me. I had read some of his more recents books and loved them and decided to look up his older works. I'm glad I was going backward and not forward or I would have never read the later well written stories. This was NOT a keeper.

Poor ending to an otherwise very good read...........2003-05-07

This book was fast-paced and difficult to put down. Parts were quite predictable such as the romantic involvement of two characters. It's a typical beautiful girl gets nice guy scenerio. They fall for each other too quickly and you're not sure who's pursuing whom.

Wouldn't you like a story once in awhile where the main character gets killed? Does the main character always have to be a hero?

The main plot involves the Russian Mafia. Mafia-type stories are not my type of read, however, I've read one of Mr. Bell's books previously and that was really enjoyable so I gave this one a try.

In this one, you'll see that the government can't always be trusted. It's too bad too, that the legal system isn't really righteous, although this book portrays it the way it is. The criminal is so often portrayed as the victim, and they are often victorious! It really depends on the judge, jury, circumstances, witnesses and your lawyer. Evidence is quite often dismissed.

Anyway, yes, it is worth the read. Just expect the expected in places.

Waste of time and money.......2003-03-26

This has got to be one of worst books I ever read.
The fact that 8 people gave it 5 stars is truly amazing.
DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK

Final Witness.......2001-11-26

I was not disappointed. James Scott Bell has written another intriguing book. I couldn't put it down.

Best Christian Legal Thriller I've Read.......2001-04-04

This book takes you on a ride. Strap yourself in and wait for the Final Witness to appear.

James Scott Bell does many of the things that Grisham does so well: tight plotting, believable motivations, crackling dialogue. Like "The Great Divide," by T. Davis Bunn, Bell reaches for the top rungs of legal thrillerdom and succeeds. The narrative is leaner and less colorful than Bunn's, but this only allows it to race faster.

While working in some valid Christian themes, often based on legal examples, "Final Witness" tells the compelling story of Rachel Ybarra, a young paralegal working on a case against the Russian mob. The details of the courtroom seem well-researched, and the struggles that Rachel goes through--with her alcoholic father, her boss, her FBI friends, and particularly her nemesis "The Man"--move credibly to a very satisfying end with a few surprises along the way.

Bell's other books are going to the top of my wish list.

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great british courtroom drama, one for pbs

3.5 stars - An interesting legal thriller

Good 1st book

Really Good

Good Suspense

Final Witness: A Novel
Simon Tolkien
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The grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien makes a thrilling debut as a novelist in this suspenseful courtroom drama that will have you guessing to the very end.

“Don’t let the author’s last name confuse you, for there are no Hobbits in this debut novel by the grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, only a wonderful story of family, relationships, and suspense. . . . Part English cozy, part family saga, part courtroom drama, this genre-bending work of fiction is touching and enchanting.” —Booklist (starred review)

“The book is fast-paced and crisply plotted, with Tolkien elegantly piecing together the different perspectives and introducing unexpected twists.” —Publishers Weekly

“Tolkien’s skill as a storyteller is worthy of notice in this taut, well-paced legal thriller. The excellent courtroom drama and well-drawn, believable characters make this a good choice. . . . With an easily recognizable surname, a formidable Oxford education, and a successful career as a London barrister, the grandson of the author of The Lord of the Rings is bound to create a stir with this debut novel.” —Library Journal

One summer night, two men break into an isolated manor house and kill Lady Anne Robinson. Her son, Thomas, convinces the police that his father’s beautiful personal assistant sent the killers, but Thomas is known for his overactive imagination, and he has reasons to lie.

Thomas’s father, Sir Peter Robinson, the British minister of defense, refuses to believe his son. Instead, he marries his assistant, Greta Grahame, and will be giving evidence for the defense at her trial. He will be the final witness.

Author Simon Tolkien successfully combines legal suspense and psychological tension in this sharply etched portrait of four people whose lives are changed by a murder. Alternating between the trial in London’s Central Criminal Court and private moments among the characters, Tolkien expertly describes the art of the trial, the clash between Britain’s social classes, and, most notably, the complexity of family relations.

Who is telling the truth—the new wife or the bereaved son? What will Sir Peter tell the court? With tantalizing ambiguity, Tolkien keeps readers guessing about the true motivations of these characters until the final witness.

From the Hardcover edition.

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The grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien makes a thrilling debut as a novelist in this suspenseful courtroom drama that will have you guessing to the very end.

One summer night, two men break into an isolated manor house and kill Lady Anne Robinson. Her son, Thomas, convinces the police that his father's beautiful personal assistant sent the killers, but Thomas is known for his overactive imagination, and he has reasons to lie.

Thomas's father, Sir Peter Robinson, the British minister of defense, refuses to believe his son. Instead, he marries his assistant, Greta Grahame, and will be giving evidence for the defense at her trial. He will be the final witness.

Author Simon Tolkien successfully combines legal suspense and psychological tension in this sharply etched portrait of four people whose lives are changed by a murder. Alternating between the trial in London's Central Criminal Court and private moments among the characters, Tolkien expertly describes the art of the trial, the clash between Britain's social classes, and, most notably, the complexity of family relations.

Who is telling the truth -- the new wife or the bereaved son? What will Sir Peter tell the court? With tantalizing ambiguity, Tolkien keeps readers guessing about the true motivations of these characters until the final witness.

"Don't let the author's last name confuse you, for there are no Hobbits in this debut novel by the grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, only a wonderful story of family, relationships, and suspense.... Part English cozy, part family saga, part courtroom drama, this genre-bending work of fiction is touching andenchanting."
   BOOKLIST

"The book is fast-paced and crisply plotted, with Tolkienelegantly piecing together the different perspectives and introducingunexpected twists."
   PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Tolkien's skill as a storyteller is worthyof notice in this taut, well-paced legal thriller. The excellent courtroom drama andwell-drawn, believable characters make this a good choice.... With aneasily recognizable surname, a formidable Oxford education, and asuccessful career as a London barrister, the grandson of the author ofThe Lord of the Rings is bound to create a stir with this debutnovel."
   LIBRARY JOURNAL

Customer Reviews:

great british courtroom drama, one for pbs.......2006-04-25

First I have to say that the reviewers (some at Random House) that compared this author to his grandfather, JRR Tolkien, are comparing potatoes to mangoes. Not only do many families have more than one talented author, but these two are writing in completely different genres. If you're into fantasy and Lord of the Rings, this may not be for you. But Simon Tolkien is a British barrister practicing criminal law and he knows what he is talking about. As a lifetime fan of Rumpole of the Bailey (and a one-time visitor to the Old Bailey) I looked forward to this book.

Here is why it rates over and above the conventional mystery or police procedural. Most mysteries are written from the point of view of the detective or other person investigating a crime, usually murder. The reader guesses who did it by process of elimination, although many authors put a good twist at the end. This book is written from the different points of view of all the characters, each of whom is trying to put himself in the best possible light. It's a lot trickier to figure out who is guilty, who is innocent, who is lying, who is mentally unbalanced. The suspense builds up with the minutes counting down to the final witness, after whose testimony no new evidence can be introduced. The lawyers and police are in the background. The case centers on the family members, who are not exactly likable people. The story begins with a terrifying incident and builds to a frightening climax. I think Mr. Tolkien has done an excellent job with this first novel and I will look for more.

3.5 stars - An interesting legal thriller.......2005-04-10

This was an interesting legal thriller with little time spent in the courtroom, although was interesting to see the English legal system. Even though the characters were a bit stereotypical and the ending predictable, I still found myself turning the pages. It's a good first book.

Good 1st book.......2005-02-17

I picked up this book because it WAS a courtroom drama without knowing who the author was til I read about him in the back cover.
I had no problem following the plot and knew that had to be the connection of the accused to the mystery man before it was stumbled on almost belatedly by the boy for the final witness.
I found a few inconsistencies in the editing but nothing serious. Namely the ability of Sir Peter to reach his home by phone after it had been explained the phone lines had been cut outside the home requiring Tom to run to the neighbors to call emergency.
All in all I think the author did a bang up job for a first novel

Really Good.......2004-05-19

I read the book, like many, because of the name. I was throughly impressed with the story. It was well written, and I loved how it jumped around so much to tell the story. I would highly recommend this book!

Good Suspense.......2003-10-30

ISBN: 0375508821
Title: Final Witness
Author: Simon Tolkien
Publisher: Random House
Tom Robinson, son of cabinet minister Sir Peter Robinson, is smitten with his father's new assistant, Greta. Greta is very beautiful and kind to young Tom, then the boy's mother is murdered while he watches and everything in his life changes. Events Tom has unwittingly witnessed convince him Greta is responsible for the murder.
What follows is a narrative that has you turning the pages and cheering for young Tom. For a great read, pick up a copy of Simon Tolkien"s FINAL WITNESS.
Beverly J Scott author of "Righteous Revenge" and "Ruth Fever." Reviewer for Intriguing Authors and Their Books at http://www.funeralassociates.com/authors.htm

The Final Witness (The Last Gentile Trilogy, Book 3)

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A Good Endtimes Series
Awesome trilogy
Moderately good series
Trilogy finishes with a gallop
Intelligent thriller;

The Final Witness (The Last Gentile Trilogy, Book 3)
Cary R. Bybee
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The Final Witness is the terrifying conclusion to The Last Gentile Trilogy. Guided by their young leader, Elisha Kaufman, and his faithful companion Jasmine Hamar, a trail of people, miles long, exit Jerusalem as they run into an incredibly cold desert. Soon God's wrath will pour out on the already terminally ill world. Even now, meteorites are falling to the earth as fiery hail. The world is suffering from a nuclear winter, darkness is everywhere, but during the night a strange luminescent sky hauntingly lights the way. However, that will not last. Stars begin to shift in the heavens, drawing the sun nearer to earth, scorching the planet. What the cold did not kill, the heat will! One world power, one new god, much of the world's population dead or on the run, and the rest thrown into concentration camps, yet, as two witnesses appear from Heaven and call down the wrath of the Almighty God, things can only get worse!

Customer Reviews:

A Good Endtimes Series.......2005-09-19

The Last Gentile Trilogy was a pretty good read for anyone interested in any of the latest fiction works based on Revelations. I was impressed with the scientific explanations for many of the tragedies foretold in the Book of Revelations. While there was a lot of scientific explanations, this series was not lacking in supernatural happenings either. There were many instances of angel appearances and miracles in all of the books. The only drawback I saw in any of the books was the tendency for the storyline to drag a little in Book 3. Still, I recommend this series for anyone interested in Endtime events.

Awesome trilogy.......2005-05-14

Cary Bybee's "The Last Gentile Trilogy" is a must-read for anyone remotely interested in end times, Revelations-based fiction. The story is well-written and the characters are so real, identifiable, and believable. I found myself not being able to put the books down because of so much going on. The story line has something for everyone...action, suspense, drama, romance, and even comedy. The scientific approach to much of the subject matter is very refreshing as well. The way Mr. Bybee interprets end time phenomena through science is very impressive and well thought out. I've also read the entire "Left Behind" series and, in my opinion, Mr. Bybee's trilogy is much better. It moves along at a quicker pace and is not drawn out over 12 different books. Do yourself a big favor and pick up this trilogy: you will not be disappointed.

Moderately good series.......2004-06-03

Moderately good, but not as good as "The Christ Clone Trilogy". I found there were too many characters going in too many directions.
I did like this series better than "Left Behind" which I found at times to be a little bit tedious with all the dramatic rescues, etc.
I have read all three books in this series and while I enjoyed them I couldn't get as caught up in the writing as I did with "Christ Clone".

Trilogy finishes with a gallop.......2003-11-21

Strong writing right through to the end. Bybee's strength is his scientific postulating of how the Tribulation judgments will be manifested. Cause and effect were very interesting.

Bybee has storylines going all around the world and in orbit of all places. The gospel is preached. Some characters leave the scene without firm indication of what happened to them.... gets one to think.

Carlo the Antichrist and Simon are maybe a bit wooden and a little bit like Klink and Schultz of Hogan's Heroes at times. Still it was an exciting read. Just as good as Left Behind and certainly more intellectually challenging as nature self-destructs these last seven years.

Start another trilogy, Cary !!

Intelligent thriller;.......2003-06-19

I fell this is a very accomplished writer, we will read great books from him.This book The Final Witness is as good as the first. That is a relief so many series do not follow throw. I would never have believed that this is my kind of thriller, but i'm going to tell you something-the more I read, the more I had to read. In THe Final Witness Cary Bybee has built a world that is rich in fasinating detail, and I could not get enought of it. I am your fan.

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The Wedding/Final Witness (Reader's Digest Select Editions in Large Type, Volume 136: 2005)

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The Wedding/Final Witness (Reader's Digest Select Editions in Large Type, Volume 136: 2005)
Nicholas Sparks , and Simon Tolkien
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Two novels in one. Large type for easy reading.

Jack the Ripper: The Inquest of the Final Victim Mary Kelly

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interesting subject but....
An excellent addition to any Ripper library!

Jack the Ripper: The Inquest of the Final Victim Mary Kelly
John, III Smithkey
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During the morning of November 9, 1888, Mary Jane Kelly was brutally murdered in her small one room dwelling by a killer who history has recorded as the most famous murderer of all time...Jack The Ripper!! This book explores the following mysteries: Was it Mary Kelly who screamed "MURDER!" during the early morning hours of November9, 1888? Were the remains properly identified? People reported seeing Mary Kelly alive hours after she was found dead! Why? Why did the coroner caution a witness about making certain statements about seeing Mary Kelly alive?

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interesting subject but...........2001-12-18

fascinating material poorly presented by an author who can't write a coherent narrative. He repeats the same information in the exact same way over and over.

An excellent addition to any Ripper library!.......2001-11-08

Refreshingly devoid of "Jack the Ripper was ...!" intent -- "Jack the Ripper: The Inquest of the Final Victim Mary Kelly" is simply a fine dissection (forgive the ghastly pun) of a Victorian coroner's inquest.

Fascinating reading for anyone who delves into true crime books or Victorian history! I was particularily caught by the idea of Mary Kelly being seen alive hours after her death. No wonder the Ripper murders continue to mesmerize armchair detectives! It is like a labyrinth -- ever changing wih new paths to follow through the London coal fog.

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2008-God's Final Witness reveals the timing of catastrophic end-time events that will escalate worldwide and result in the total demise of the United States within two years. Ronald Weinland states that 2008 will mark the beginning of the final events that will thrust the world into the great tribulation, which will usher in World War III. This last war will be the result of clashing religions and the governments they sway. This latest book explains end-time prophecies and the reasons such destructive events must come to pass. It also tells of God's intervention to save mankind from his self-imposed destruction, the end of man's self-rule, and the beginning of God's government being established over all nations. 2008-God's Final Witness is a revelation of the Book of Revelation. Ronald Weinland states that he has been given the task of revealing the truth about those things John wrote. This book also reveals the Seven Thunders of the Book of Revelation, which the apostle John was not allowed to record.

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Like his other, a birdcage liner.......2007-09-21

If this rag's been distributed in over 100 countries, sorry but that doesn't establish factuality, truthfulness, nor accuracy. All that establishes is the guy's got some very stupid, but wealthy, backers.
The biggest problems this guy has is he doesn't apply his own standard to himself. Oh sorry; prophets are their own standard; I forgot. Even worse, he puts himself above the standard of the Bible, which clearly says is the last and highest standard we should go by if there's any question on anything. Even John Jay, our first US Supreme Court justice said as much. In order to believe this idiot he expects people to just accept whatever he says or writes unquestioningly; clearly an unBiblical approach. Who exalted this guy to the status of prophet anyway? Himself? About the only remotely close thing this guy might get in to is what's the status of the US, specifically, in the end times?
The book of Hebrews does discuss a New Israel which some have argued, very compellingly, is the U.S., but that's another issue outside this review.
At numerous places throughout the Bible it does discuss, in the old testament what the standard is for a prophet (this guy fails); the new testament, in Hebrews 7, discusses a completion and end to the prophetical line-Christ; and, a basic, 1st line, teaching of Chritianity any child knows, but evidently this guy doesn't, is be ye not yoked with unbelievers. DUH!!! Simple enough, right? The Bible does discuss in the end times a remnant in Israel proper turning to Christ, the Word made flesh (John 1:14). One of the first tenets of Christianity, ala the New Testament, love thy neighbor. The Quran/Koran, canonically, demonstrably, is a religion driven by hate & annihilation. It commands its adherents to either convert the world, or kill them. How can anyone claim to be a prophet, conjointly, of such divergent philosophies? Impossible. The Bible says any house divided against itself will fall.

In the way of the holyland proper, the conflict has largely been very poorly explained by just about everyone. It's been because the Jews and Arabs are 1/2 brothers, both claiming rights to it. The Jews through Sarah's son Isaac and the Arabs through Hagar's son Ishmael; Abraham the father of both. Disingenuously, I don't believe I read about this anywhere in Weinland's rag. The fact that all this can be checked on through the Bible itself, how is it possible for this guy to claim to be above all 3 without any means of verifiability. This can only be considered raw unbridled arrogance.
Further destroying his own credibility, Weinland goes to great effort to blast out of the water just about every so-named American/western denominated church, before putting himself above them all. What about the Russian Orthodoxy? Greek Orthodox?
I in no way consider myself any kind of a prophet of God but I believe I've clearly established this cretin doesn't know what he's talking/writing about.

Final Witness/The Guardian/The Second Time Around/Between Sisters (Reader's Digest Select Editions, Volume 5: 2003)

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Final Witness/The Guardian/The Second Time Around/Between Sisters (Reader's Digest Select Editions, Volume 5: 2003)
Simon Tolkien , Nicholas Sparks , Mary Higgins Clark , and Kristin Hannah
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California Child Victim Witness Judicial Advisory Committee final Report

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California Child Victim Witness Judicial Advisory Committee final Report

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