Baseball is the setting for this quick read of one Mike Grange, the person we all like to be. Family, sex, relationship, baseball and Life, all in one . A don't miss

I found Gifts Of The Gods an exciting fast pace easy read,would highly recommend it to all type of readers. The novel is base in current day,using baseball as its conduit to adress some of todays most pressing issues. Once again A MUST READ.

First of all, since the political campaigns have been raging in the media, we have heard a lot about hate crimes. The category of hate crime however, is restricted to personal violence, as it is commonly understood to mean. This book broadens the concept by globalizing the notion of hate. In lieu of today's developments and some other notable global crimes, such as genocides (i.e., Rwanda, Bosnia) this type of macro approach to the etiology of crime seems highly relevant and necessary. What I found particularly noteworthy is the multiple-point stances and perspectives of the various authors. Such a diverse representation of opinions, I thought, added to the overall purpose and strength of the book.

The chapter on Colin Ferguson approached explanation by using Franz Fanon's theory of violence. The author does successfully incorporate the major tenets of his theory in his explanation, there were some questions I thought would be relevant to the discussion. For example, Sartre, in writing the preface to Fanon's book, concurred with Fanon in stating that the native, repressed in his hatred toward his colonizers, is apt to act more violently against his native man. I was not sure if such was the case with Ferguson. Perhaps, if there had been instances in which he did act out against "his people" it would strengthen the argument more.

Rage, anger, madness as manifestation of creativity and freeing force in the subject's double bind is a topic worthy of further exploration. I am looking forward to the author developing this idea in his further works.

I enjoyed the differing perspective on the nature of hate. By charting the macro origins of conflict, I think the book sheds insight as to the micro dimensions of hate crime as it presently finds form today.

The recent brutal beating and murder of a gay Wyoming student points out but one aspect of the type of hate crimes whuch in most countries of the world. In Hate Crimes: The Global Politics of Polarization professor Jess Maghan and Robert J. Kelly have brought together an excellent collection of essays which hit the problem head-on. The editors contributions add to the book, especially the article on the Ku Klux Klan by Kelly and Maghan's well researched annotated bibliography on the subject. The book includes essays on black rage and victimization; neo-nazis and skinheads; homeless Palestinians and the Arab world; hate crime in India; and the victimization of street children in Colombia. Of particular interest are several pieces on the historical aspects of hate crime, and the development of legislative efforts to cope with what is percived as a growing area of concern in criminal justice. Maghan, who is an associate professor of criminal justice at the university of illinois at chicago, and Kelly, who is a Broeklundian professor of social science at Brooklyn College and a professor of criminal justice at the Graduate School of the City University of New York are well respected authors in the area of hate crime, and in this book they have made a significant contribution to understanding the international dimensions and manifistations of hatred and brutality.

Mr. Kelly has done it again his wit and imagination tends to hold your interest. A novel that is hard to put down Bravo MR. kELLY i LOOK FORWORD TO YOUR NEXT NOVEL. again well done.

I have read all of Robert J. Kelly's books & by all means The Last Green Beret is one of the most exciteing terrorists adventure novel on the market today. The story revoles around the kidnapeing of a former CIA operative's daughter & the events that follow by tracking down the terrorists. A BOOK THAT WILL LEAVE YOU SPELLBOUND.

three books in one !!! the life of one of philly finest, a over the cop in over his head, and the super spy of all times as a former green beret. all for the price of one.

It seams 5 stars is the only way to describ Robert J Kelly' new novel,A Stealth Mind. Foranyone that is insterested in the game of poker as I am,or anyone that dreams of building a financial empire should read this book. It's a fast reading book of E S P, poker and financing with a touch of love and a surprise ending.

I came across this and am outraged. I was involved in the Kelly Ann Tinyes murder and I know for a fact that Mr. Ronald J. Watkins did not have permission by the families or neighbors to write such a false, no truth whatsoever to his poor attempt to write a good book about a girl, let alone a case he knew nothing about.

He may have researched, but certain facts...were...far from the truth and what had happened...In Ronald's book, he stats that he used different names to protect the people on the block and give them privacy. I don't see the point 'cause anyone who is anyone knows who everyone is on this block because the same people never moved off of it. Not even the Golubs.

And about that six-year old little girl who witnessed the murder was for a FACT, there and it was documented by Police and Detectives that she was a witness but was not allowed to testify because of her age. Where was the Detective that interviewed this girl that burst out into tears saying "I can't believe this girl was here. Everything she said without us telling her has been correct."...I think this book was a poor attempt to speak any truth on such a horrible act. Most information was made up and wrong...wish it was never written, as it only adds to our pain of the girl we once knew that's being sold out for another readers enjoyment...I would not even waste the money to buy this book.. Not because I don't want to truth to be heard, but because this book was poorly thrown together and not at all accurate!!!!!

The people on Horton Road cannot fight, nor do anything about what is published about them, their names or what happened in that terrible day of March. But as painful as it is for us, we can post to let you readers know about us, and the real thruth you wouldn't know.

Only the residents of Valley Stream & the Five Towns in Long Island know more than any DNA testing, or evidence gathering by the Nassau County PD!!

Robert did not act alone ... where is the evidence on the others? Did he perchance cover-up after brother & friend?? My daughter dated the *friend* after the incident ..

Matter-of-fact .. last checked the *friend* is a basket case {{from psychiatric > thorzine > GUILT}} ... so why is Robert the only one in jail?

Did he perchance take the fall for the others? Or was Nassau County's precinct & detectives negligent?

I remember how this senseless murder had made headlines for months. The question that everyone wants to know, but it's not likely to be answered is, "why?". I think the book was interesting enough, but would have made for a better read if we knew more about the Golub family. All we really find out is that they had a nice looking house on the outside and a pigsty on the inside.

I definately believe Robert Golub acted alone and didn't take the fall for his brother or his brother's friend(s). I don't think anyone would be that self sacrificing. I think Detective Wells' theory was the only one closet to the truth. Robert Golub probably watched the beautiful teenager in her daily routine and then his sick mind took over. I believe he made the phone to Kelly and pretended to be John Jay. He might have led the young girl down the basement by telling her his brother was down there.

Another part of this horrible story that has me wondering, is why would the Golub's remain in that house? The fact that a brutal murder took place in that house, would be enough to have me running out of the house with just the clothes on my back. They claim they couldn't afford to move however, I can remember neighbors and Tinyes family members saying they would chip in and buy the house, tear it down and put a small park there. I could be wrong, but I don't think I am.

I think there was so much more to the Golub family then a dirty home, I just wish it had been explored.