South East Asia - Time to Learn More Book Review

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Today, China is one of our largest trading partners. And there is a lot of controversy going on between South and North Korea. Recently we've seen violence in Burma, and challenges regarding water rights, and civil unrest in these regions. We all know how the United States of America has been involved in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, and most of us are aware of the economies of such countries like Thailand. We also realize from Emerging Markets standpoints that Singapore has hit the ball out of the park.

But what else do you personally really know about the South East Asian nations? If you don't know much, perhaps it's time that you studied up a little, and learned a little bit more. There is a lot to know about the cultures, religions, history, and how the last 50-years have changed things, more importantly we must consider the importance of this region in the next 50-years.

Perhaps for this reason there's a very good book I'd like to recommend to you. And I spent some time at the library last week reading through it, taking notes, and was quite pleased with all the information I have gathered. The name of the book is;

"Times Arrow, Times Cycle: Globalization in Southeast Asia Over La Duree" by Peter A. Coclanis, Institute of South East Asian Studies Publishing, Singapore, (2006), 76 pages, ISBN: 981-2303-75-8.

Currently, now in 2011 we are watching the culmination of the expansion of Southeast Asia, the incredible inflation which is now causing havoc. We are watching how many nations are preventing the inflows of capital from the Western world into their banks, to prevent the runaway inflation of food, and other commodities. It's amazing how well this author predicted much of what he saw. In hindsight it's obvious he knew what he was talking about.

Now then, the information in that book is just as important today as it was back in 2006, in fact the history didn't change, it's still there, and still quite accurate. It also helps us understand how we got from there to here, and knowing what we know today from the current events, and the topics we read in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the BBC, and watch on CNN, it is easy to predict the next five years.

Still, you need a base of information understand about the history, culture, economy, and way of life to fully comprehend what's going on, and where we will be going. Please consider all this and I recommend this book.

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What We Can Learn From the Past

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I have, for some time, believed that the youth of today are not informed of past history. I have met young people who do not know who Hitler was or even the reasons that wars were started. If the school systems will not teach our youth, then who will?

I think that parents in today's world have a responsibility to teach their children of past facts and make them aware of what can happened if these same warning signs show up again.

Hitler had a goal to take over the teaching of the youth of Germany. Our youth should know this. When youth is brainwashed, a young person believes what he/she has been taught and not how to think for themselves.

I recently read a book that startlingly made the same references that I had always believed in. The book is entitled "Last Wish by Elizabeth Kilbride."

I am a publisher, but this book was not published by my company. I just happened to read it. It brought to light many thoughts that have run through my head such as; will our children know when danger is upon them? Will our youth understand government and its control on its people? Will our youth stand up for the brave men and women who died in service for their country?

The only way the answer to my questions can be yes, is if young people today learn from what has past. There is another book that I did publish entitled, "A Letter to the Class of '65 by Michael Duane Small." It shows that we learn the present from the past. We are aware of what government policies are, if we know how they originated.

In Small's book, it shows that history and past politics have had a big impact on our lives today; most of us just do not realize it. We fail to understand the importance of past government, of what is and will take into effect in our future. If people actually can earn more money, why is it that they cannot find the way to do so? Small seems to know the answers and you can, as well in this most interesting book. Learn many historical facts and political views in this much anticipated book release. Learn how 'We the People' can re-gain control of our own destiny. We must take control by being informed. What better way to know why government is leading us in the wrong direction than by reading this book?

This is a book that people who want to know what has happened to make this country the way it is today will want to read. Michael Duane Small uses quotes and refers to reference books to let you know that you are reading the truth.

What has happened in the past in government, will open your eyes as to what is happening now has come to be. Did you know what made the banking system run the way it does. Do you know who has control of it? Do you know how the money printing in this country is run? All the answers to these and more questions lie within the pages of this fascinating book written by a very intelligent man.

This is one of the most informative books that can be read today or in the distant future. It takes you into a part of American history that along with real conspiracy theories of murderous assassinations cannot be denied.

There is some extremely well written political poetry that goes along with the letter that will really have you thinking. One must ponder over the poetry because it has deep embedded meaning. The author's comments take you deeper into the whole book. He explains the reason for writing the poems and brings a greater light to what they are saying. You will also learn of the awards this very talented man has earned.

In "LAST WISH" by Elizabeth Kilbride, the central character, Kendra Doyle, is a reporter with a burden on her shoulders of recently losing her loving husband Joe in a traffic accident. Joe had been good to Kendra and making it in the world was not as easy now that she was alone. She agrees to take in two of her friends as tenants and that way they can all save money. She also takes on a second job where she learns she is not the only one in dire straits.

Politics makes news and this subject is hot. The story refers to many interesting situations in government that are current and of interest in today's society although they are fictional. Terrorism seeps its way into the plot.

Kendra meets with a law firm to discuss the terms of her Grandfather, Saimus Doyle's, will. Her parents and grandmother had died and he was her last remaining relative to bring her up. There is more to just inheriting money here. Many steps must be fulfilled before Kendra can obtain the money. One of these steps is to examine the contents of a 'box' left to her from her grandfather that contains many interesting things. That is where this story grabs you.

Kendra is off on an exciting and enlightening trip to Europe with expenses paid. She finds some war details she has never even considered through letters written by her grandfather and seeing some relics of history. Learn fictional but historic details, which resemble facts that have actually happened, and understand more than you thought possible of what horrific deeds occurred during war in Europe with Kendra. When she returns to her home in the United States, find out how she copes with what she has learned and about to change her life in this intriguing novel.

If you like to know your politics and how America became the country she is today, I strongly recommend these books. If you let the young people in your life read these books, well, that is even better. I say enlighten our youth; that is the way to the future. Books will help teach our youth. Use this tool as well as talking to them.

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How to Learn About History and Have Fun

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Would you like to know more about history and do you like reading but you don't want to spend any time studying? Reading historical novels may do just the trick. Bot not every historical novel is suitable for acquiring the knowledge you want to have. In this article we will look at two authors who researched the historical background for their fictional heroes with great care. You can be absolutely sure that the historical facts, personalities and circumstances mentioned in their books are true. The interactions between our heroes and historical figures are pure fantasy of course, but they are so well written that they have a ring of truth about them.

An unlikely couple: Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin.

These men are the brain-children of Patrick O'Brian. Jack Aubrey is the son of a General of the British Army during the time of the wars with Napoleon. Jack joined the Royal Navy and we follow his career, starting as a commander of a sloop and rising to higher ranks during numerous adventures. Jack is a tall and strong fellow, a keen sailor and a warrior to the core. As a sailor his competence and courage are unsurpassed; a clever chap too, but not an intellectual. Of course he is very much a ladies man. All the ingredients for thrilling adventures are there, don't you think? The world in which Jack lives is very richly painted by O'Brian. Life on board of a British warship during the 1800's is so well described that you can find your way from stem to stern in your imagination. You will meet historical personalities such as Lord Melville and Peter Haywood, who served as a midshipman under Captain Bligh, the hapless commander of the Bounty.

Dr. Stephen Maturin M.D. is quite a different character. A scholar, highly intelligent and an endearing eccentric. He and Jack meet each other in the first chapter of saga and are inseparable ever since. Through the acts of Dr. Maturin and the workings of his inquisitive mind, you will get an idea of science in the eighteenth century. The hidden secretive other life of Maturin, of which I cannot reveal anything, is interwoven with the adventurous life of Jack. Jack a man of direct action, Stephen a man of political stratagems. You can't stop reading.

Captain Horatio Hornblower, a lonely hero.

Captain Hornblower is not so easy to describe. His character is a mixture of that of Jack Aubrey and Dr. Maturin. A man who doesn't think much of himself, self-doubting but when the situation requires is he acts swift and decisively. Horatio a man of action, acts not driven by an urge to fight but realizes clever naval strategy. When you can lay a hand on any Hornblower novel, buy it! They are out of print nowadays.

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