May 2005 Books
Faces of Home Care; War and Death of the American Dream; Abigail's Story
Faces of Home CareStories of the Rehabilitation Proces
Faces of Home Care is a set of stories of real people, told in a concrete yet uplifting way by a woman with 22 years' experience as a physical therapist.
Clearly well versed in the many techniques required by her profession, Gilkey goes beyond the call of duty to inspire her patients, to bring hope where there was none. She inspires her patients to work hard and teaches them ways to improve that give them back control over their own lives.
These stories of real-life challenges demonstrate a spirit that loves life and celebrates the human struggle to win out over ailments and disease. Included are common health issues we have all heard about; you may have had some experience with some of them. Gilkey explains conditions such as stroke, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, lung disease, heart disease, fractures, arthritis, low back pain, and osteoporosis, and gives suggestions for treating all of them. If you know anyone who is considering having a total hip or knee replacement, heart surgery, or any other major surgery, you can assist them in understanding the healing process by recommending this book.
War and Death of the American Dream
War and Death of the American Dream picks up where The DaVinci Code left off and brings the story up to the present. But this is not a novel.
Bob Raming started out to write an entirely different book, and in the process came face-to-face with the appalling history of the international profiteers who today hold America and all the world hostage. Not the first to write about the relationship between the Crusades, the Battle of Waterloo, the Federal Reserve System, and the continual erosion of our Constitutional freedoms, he nonetheless sweeps it all up together in a way that forces us to smell the stinky dirt hiding under our collective rug. Stepping out on some dangerous limbs, he offers viewpoints bound to make him equally unpopular with liberals and the so-called conservatives of our time.
Some of Bob's ideas I find hard as a bitter pill to swallow. Weaned on the rhetoric of the ‘60s, I waited for years for the Revolution and thumbed my nose at the absurd claim that we were all “communist dupes.” I don't accept all of his conclusions, but this book has opened my eyes to the myriad ways the sensitivities of right and left alike have been, and continue to be, preyed on to instill social divisiveness and lay the groundwork for today's politics of fear and domination.
Communist or capitalist, it doesn't matter—Bob suggests we have all been duped, and that America as we have known and loved it is doomed unless we wake up this minute, forsake our allegiance to any political party, and demand en masse that our politicians give up rhetoric and return to a discussion of real issues.
You may not agree with everything he says either, but this read is guaranteed to give you another slant on things political.
A few months ago, Bill Moyers—who, as a member of the most secretive of the three major world government organizations, is in a position to know whereof he speaks—warned a large convention of media reporters of the danger posed by the secret world government, and laid on their shoulders the responsibility for bringing the secret out of the closet. Still, perhaps it shouldn't surprise us that the media has stonewalled Bob in his attempts to set up interviews. Even talk show host David Gold of KSFO Radio in San Francisco, known and respected for his open-mindedness, hung up on him. One media representative explained that although many in the industry know of the facts laid out in Bob's book, none can afford to air it.
OK, so I guess it's up to us little people. I recommend you check out Bob's web site: www.UniteAmericaNow.com
—Chiwah
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Abigail’s StoryWomen of the Bible
I never expected to be reading and reviewing a book on a woman from the Bible. Not my kind of thing! But Abigail's Story captivated me.
Caught in the necessity of supporting her mother and father and her dreamer brother, Abigail barely dared hope for a husband who would love her and the chance to raise a family. And when her brother's foolish gambling put the entire family at risk, she forsook all hope and took it upon herself to forge a marriage with his creditor, a monster who had murdered his own family to safeguard his position.
Determined to be a good and faithful wife, Abigail is nonetheless exiled by her loveless husband to live with sheepherders. She comes to love the weathered prairie and its people—and in particular David, slayer of Goliath, an outlaw destined to be King.
Abigail's Story is a story of courage. Little is known of the life of the real Abigail of the Bible, and the author makes ample use of her imagination in filling in the blanks. Regardless of how true to history the result may or may not be, she has created a powerful feminine role model you don't have to be a Christian to appreciate.
—Chiwah
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