Financial Reckoning Day: Surviving the Soft Depression of the 21st Century

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"History shows that people who save and invest grow and prosper, and the others deteriorate and collapse.
As Financial Reckoning Day demonstrates, artificially low interest rates and rapid credit creation policies set by Alan Greenspan and the Federal Reserve caused the bubble in U.S. stocks of the late '90s. . . . Now, policies being pursued at the Fed are making the bubble worse. They are changing it from a stock market bubble to a consumption and housing bubble.
And when those bubbles burst, it's going to be worse than the stock market bubble . . .
No one, of course, wants to hear it. They want the quick fix. They want to buy the stock and watch it go up twenty-five percent because that's what happened last year, and that's what they say on TV."
—Jim Rogers, author of the bestseller Adventure Capitalist
from the Foreword to Financial Reckoning Day

Advanced praise from bestselling authors

"An investment book that will not only enlarge your investment horizon, but also make you laugh and thoroughly entertain you for a few hours."
—Dr. Marc Faber, author of the bestseller Tomorrow's Gold

"Financial Reckoning Day is . . . in the category of scintillating sex or good vision, something to be savored and enjoyed-before it is too late."
—James Dale Davidson, author of the bestseller The Great Reckoning and The Sovereign Individual

"A powerful and insightful vision . . . each paragraph stimulates a new rush of thoughts that fills in gaping holes in the investor's understanding of what has happened to their dreams . . . while prepping them to confront any new confusion that may arrive."
—Martin D. Weiss, author of the bestseller Crash Profits

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The investor's guide to surviving a slowing economy

Financial Reckoning Day is a "big picture" investment book that skillfully illustrates how the American economy is following in the footsteps of the Japanese economy, which fell into a long, soft "slow motion" deflationary depression brought about by two irresistible forces-its aging population and a structural reaction to the greatest financial boom in its history. With the U.S. market in a downturn, investors are looking for answers to why this is happening and what they can do to protect their investments. Financial Reckoning Day will provide the answers to those questions. Written by a team of well-respected financial professionals-whose publications and newsletters reach a quarter million investors each week-this book shows readers how the economic megaboom of the 1990s will inevitably be followed by a megabust in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Many believe that depressions are artifacts of financial history, not features of the future. Financial Reckoning Day shows why these events are a real possibility and discusses the dangers they pose to investors around the world, arguing that popular democracy, aging populations, and bad economic theories doom Western economics to bear markets, and falling consumer spending for years to come. More importantly, it shows readers how they can survive and thrive during such events.

William Bonner is President and CEO of Agora Publishing, one of the largest financial newsletters published in the world. Bonner is the creator of the Daily Reckoning, a contrarian financial newsletter. There are now more than 450,000 readers and the newsletter has received praise from numerous publications including Money and Worth magazines.
Addison Wiggin is Managing Editor for the Daily Reckoning financial newsletter.

Customer Reviews:

It's all in Adam Smith.......2007-08-12

The authors of this book come close to identifying and pinpointing what the major cause of financial bubbles is and the disasterous impacts that affect large portions of the general population when they pop.
They correctly give the first half of the story when they quote(p.238) Adam Smith's assessment that aggregate savings is a necessary ingredient that is vitally important in order to maintain aggregate economic growth over time once an optimal capital stock has already been accumulated in the present while the prodigal and other misbehavior destroys the possibility of economic growth.Smith,however,goes on to clearly identify what he means by misbehavior.Misbehavior occurs when the private commercial banks and investment banking houses on Wall Street take the savings of the population and waste and destroy it by making loans to projectors(J M Keynes' speculators-chapter 12,General Theory,1936)and imprudent risk takers(Keynes's lender's versus borrower's risk discussion in chapter 11,GT)instead of making the loans to the " sober " people who will invest it in starting new businesses and /or expanding existing businesses.The loans can't be made to speculators who will use the loans to leverage their speculative financial behavior.The private equity firms and hedge funds are using the capital markets to distort and manipulate the assets,liabilities,and equity of American business firms and corporations in order to use them to back an ever increasing number of new financial instruments, such as derivatives,lease-backs,sub prime loan backed bonds,etc.,that will create financial returns irrespective of any real increased productivity from the firms that are taken over by the debt financed leveraged buyouts.

What, then, is Smith's solution ? It is to prevent the problem from arising in the first place!! Fix the rate of interest on bank loans at a low rate marginally above the prime rate permanently in the long run.Cut off all loans to projectors,prodigals,and imprudent risk takers.Make sure the loans get into the hands of productive people and not Wall Street speculators.See Smith(Wealth of Nations,1776,Modern Library (Cannan)edition,pp.296-340 in general and pp.339-340 specifically) .Follow the wisdom of Adam Smith and you will not have to worry about days of financial reckoning and/or surviving the next " soft" depression of the 21st century.Brussee's book on this problem would also be a good choice as he ties the problem directly to the investment banking houses on Wall Street,although he is not aware of the fact that Smith spotted this potential ,general problem well over two hundred years ago.

Bill Bonner - king of "doom & gloom" newsletters.......2007-07-07

His source of income is promoting "doom & gloom"
newsletters and writing an ocassional book such as this one.

He recommends buying gold silver & digging
yourself a hole in a ground to live in.

"The Sky is Falling!" = "Risk can't be transfered!".......2007-01-26

But Bonner and Wiggans did manage to pluck a subscription to their newsletter from you.

Chicken Little was in the woods one day when an acorn fell on her head. It scared her so much she trembled all over. She shook so hard, half her feathers fell out.
Chicken Little: "Help! Help! The sky is falling! I have to go tell the king!"
So she ran in great fright to tell the king. Along the way she met Henny Penny.
"Where are you going, Chicken Little?"
"Oh, help! The sky is falling!"
"How do you know?"
"I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!"
"This is terrible, just terrible! We'd better hurry up."
So they both ran away as fast as they could. Soon they met Ducky Lucky.
..................
So they ran with all their might, until they met Foxy Loxy.
"Well, well. Where are you rushing on such a fine day?"
Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey (together) "Help! Help!" It's not a fine day at all. The sky is falling, and we're running to tell the king!"
"How do you know the sky is falling?"
"I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!"
"I see. Well then, follow me, and I'll show you the way to the king."
So Foxy Loxy led Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, and Turkey Lurkey across a field and through the woods. He led them straight to his den, and they never saw the king to tell him that the sky is falling.

But Bonne and Wiggans did manage to pluck a subscription to their newsletter from you.

Their first before Empire.......2007-01-07

This is Bonner and Wiggins' book just before Empire of Debt. There is repetition betw. the two and if I were you I'd get Empire and not worry about this one. That said, the authors are spot on about the mess we American's are in and in for.

Financial Reckoning Day.......2006-11-12

An easy to read book. I like their irreverend, somewhat cynical style of describing the current financial and politcal situtation our country is in. Just like their previous book the content is well researched. However just like their previous book this book has the same glaring ommission: a clear vision from the authors about how we could possibly remedy the situation.

America's Financial Reckoning Day: How you can survive Americas monetary & political decline in the 21st Century

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Must Reading for All Who Seek the Truth!
Right on the Monay

America's Financial Reckoning Day: How you can survive Americas monetary & political decline in the 21st Century
Charles H. Coppes
Manufacturer: iUniverse, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0595420419

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The history and founding of America is almost a fairy tale of providence and good fortune. As Senate Chaplain Dr. Peter Marshall has recounted in his classic book, The Light and the Glory, no other nation has been blessed with such an abundance of material wealth and spiritual heritage as the United States of America. In 1787, our Founding Fathers established a near-perfect system of representative government and sound monetary policy. Yet, as our nation enters the 21st Century there is a great foreboding that our financial infrastructure is facing unprecedented challenges in addition to serious geopolitical developments that threaten our very existence. How has this happened to the most powerful nation on earth, and what will be the likely outcome? To answer these questions it is necessary to examine the monetary history of the U.S. up to the present hour and also look back to ancient prophecies that are contained in the Bible. Here is a gripping account that will captivate and enlighten you. It is also a message of hope and inspiration that you will want to share with others. There is no need to "close our eyes" if we can confidently look into our future.

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Must Reading for All Who Seek the Truth!.......2007-06-12

I have read "America's Financial Reckoning Day" and I highly recommend it!In its pages, one can finally learn why our once great nation is now in such a noticable decline and how the nation destroying economic and monetary policies of a small group of powerful men controlling our government have brought about that decline! Mr Coppes does a superb job of showing that both our dollar and all dollar denominated investments are dangerously close to collapsing and provides specific alternative investment suggestions for those seeking to preserve their money! Most importantly, the author clearly spells out how all that is happening in the world today - above all, an organized move towards a totalitarian world government - is clearly predicted in Bible prophecy! What really sets this financial book apart from others is the GOOD news the author offers! After presenting much sobering economic information and a way to protect ones assets, Mr. Coppes provides the best news of all! He tells us clearly how we can have inner peace and hope for the future in spite of what may happen financially and... how we can each be spiritually prepared for the future! This alone is worth the price of the book!

Right on the Monay.......2007-05-12

Great book with real insight. The author has done a very credible job of researching the subject and combining that wealth of knowledge with his own insights. I've bought copies for friends!

The Day of Reckoning (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 8)

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The End of a Trilogy
good padawan gone bad
The Day Reckoning a Story Arc
Star Wars 8 review
Still immensely enjoyable

The Day of Reckoning (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 8)
Jude Watson
Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks
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The End of a Trilogy.......2005-08-31

This book ended an underlying trilogy story within this series that started in book 6. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are reunited as Padawan and Master, which isn't really a spoiler if you have ever seen Ep 1.

The further I dive into this series, the more I like it. Each book has a better story and the characters develop more depth as well.

For a quick, easy and fun read I would recommend this entire series.

good padawan gone bad.......2004-06-17

This is one of my favorite books. I always like books where good guys go bad. Xanatos was Qui-Gon Jinns former padawan. He already went to the dark side. When Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan Kenobi went on a mission to Telos Xanatos' home planet. They ran into a surprise. Xanatos was waiting for them. They fell into many of Xanatos' traps yet in the end of the book the jedi manages to put Xanatos in a similar trap. This is one of the best books yet and I love it. It shows ones evil fall and anothers redemption as a jedi. Qui-gon is finally letting go of Xanatos and accepting Obi-Wan, This sets a background for the entire saga of Star Wars. I would just like to say that I have read all of the Star Wars kids books and I am the biggest fan. I know what I'm talking about. May the force be with all who read this book.

The Day Reckoning a Story Arc.......2003-05-01

I've been reading the Jedi Apprentice books to my son (Alex) off and on for the last three years, and he's loved them - and so have I. I still read them to him even though he's getting old enough to read them himself, just so I can have an excuse to read young adult books (yes they are that good).

We've followed the early adventures of Qui-Gon Jinn and young Obi-Wan Kenobi and have been enthralled with the ongoing Xanatos conflict (Xanatos is Qui-Gon's former apprentice introduced to us in the second book of the series "Star Wars Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival") . Over the last few book there has been a large story arc concerning Obi-Wan leaving the Jedi order that reaches its conclusion here, and we were happy to see its well thought out end (following a story that long has been a challenging task for my son). However about halfway through this well written epic adventure (as good as any published for adults), I realized that story elements that were set in motion during the very first books (the equally great "Star Wars Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force" and the aforementioned "Dark Rival") were now coming to a head.

At first I was concerned that my son wouldn't remember all that had come before (in the last 8 books) but just as with Bruck's story in the last book ("Star Wars Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple") it came back to him and that speaks volumes about the quality of Jude Watson's writing - that in an age were so much is disposable and easily forgotten, these books have left a lasting impression with my boy.

We look forward to breaking the spine of the next book in the series, to see what adventures await Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, and if they are anything like what has come before - I know we're in for a treat.

Star Wars 8 review.......2003-03-01

I have been a star wars fan since I was 8 and this is one of the best star wars books i ever read. I gets to the story of Qui-Gon and obi wan vs. Xanatos. Books 7 and 2 of this seires will help you understand this one better. Qui-Gon and Obi Wan go to Xanato's home planet of Telos to find him and bring him to justice. There they will try to become master and apprintice once again if Xanatos dosen't [destroy] them first. This is a page turner I read it in one day it was so good. The ending is suprising and makes you wonder for a second. Reading all the series leading up to this book will make this a must have for star wars fans. To me there are two parts two this series books 1-8 which is the begining of the master apprintice relationship part two books 9-18 watches the relationship grow overtime and introduce new allies and enemys. out of part one this is the best book. To me it is the 3rd best book in the series the only books that top it are books 15,and 16. The only flaw with this book is that it was predictable except in chapter 2 and the second to last chapter. The cover of the book front and back give away some of the best parts. Still Jude Watson managed to make a great star wars book.

Still immensely enjoyable.......2003-01-14

Jude Watson deserves all of the praise that has been heaped upon her for the Jedi Apprentice series. Writing in prose ideal for 7-9 year olds, she nevertheless communicates with adults on levels both subtle and profound. She has masterfully charted the relationship of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, leading them on a path so believable and so multi-faceted that readers of all ages should be left both moved and impressed.

The Day of Reckoning presents both a reconciliation and a growth in the relationship of our two Jedi heroes, as they travel to the planet Telos to track down Qui-Gon's former apprentice, Xanatos. Watson gives us just enough to bring Telos alive and into the Star Wars universe, while also giving us a plot that is interesting if not gripping. The highlight of the book is the final confrontation with Xanatos, as Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan grapple with issues of responsibility for the fall and death of others - issues that Obi-Wan will have to face on his own in another thirty years or so. The Xanatos/Anakin parallels are clear but not overdone, a tasteful preview of what is to come.

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One man's hatred sets off a community crisis in a chilling page-turning read that is also startlingly inspirational. Textile magnate G. R. Logan lays off a thirty-year employee who dies weeks later, and the man's son means to make Logan pay. In her second novel in the dramatic Baxter series, Kathy Herman unleashes a kidnapper's unresolved anger and explores the honest depths of a believer's anger at God. Sinister messages threaten the lives of two teenage girls while the citizens of Baxter struggle to cope with the evil that plagues this once-peaceful town. How will they react when they learn who's responsible? Can anything break their cycle of bitterness?

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This book will make you search yourself........2005-04-29

This book was one of the hardest, yet most compelling, books of fiction I've read in a long time. Her demonstration of emotion on the written page is truly a gift. My husband couldn't understand why I kept reading ....... and reading. I couldn't help myself. I also felt the need to examine my own life looking for anger. Thank you for your ministry to the human soul and your efforts to share the gospel.

This novel follows the kidnapping of two young girls, and eventually (surprisingly) one of their deaths and the wonderful outcome because of it.

Ms. Herman does much to dispell the myth of "coincidence" helping to subtly show that there is no such thing! That the Lord is in control of our lives and has a plan for each of us.

Yep, it IS preachy at times. But it also very informative about what it means to KNOW Jesus.

A very touching story that will give you chills........2005-01-17

This book was very good. Its about two girls who are best friends. Both of the girls get kidnapped as the result of a revenge plot against one of the girl's father. As this event shakes the community and their faith, the girls rely in their faith in God to help them through their terror. This book was defitely better then the first one, you will be surprised by the ending.

Thought Provoking.......2004-07-09

Very good book, i found it too "preachy" at times. Very good story plot, amazing how faith plays into the crisis in lives. Definitely recommend the book, but you need to be able to get through to "preaching" that sometimes occurs in unnecessary places.

You've got to read this one..........2004-06-16

I have found few Christian authors brave enough to tender the toughest places in our lives. Kathy Herman not only does so, but she does so with a powerful characterization that changes the soul.

Day of Reckoning is a book you MUST read.

Will stick in your mind for a long time..........2003-09-27

I read this book right after finishing the first Baxter Series book "Tested By Fire". I liked this one better - I thought it was more compelling, harder to put down, and was written even better than the first one. However, I'd like to add a little warning - if you are a "sensitive reader", you might want to skip this one. It's an incredible book, but there is more violence and a few shocking scenes that you might not want to read if you don't like that kind of thing. I'm not saying that it's inappropriate for a Christian novel, it's just very different from most books of its kind that I've read.

The topic of the story is bitterness and the evil that can grow out of grudges that are nurtured and allowed to fester and take over one's life. There's a lesson here for all of us.

I can't wait to read the next in the series, Vital Signs. Thank you, Kathy Herman, for a great series! I'm very picky when it comes to fiction, and I love your books!

Please check out my other reviews!

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saturated with religious fat

An All-Right Book

Good but a question at begining

It is a ok book about Columbine

Awesome, Thorough, Zoba did her homework

Day of Reckoning: Columbine and the Search for America's Soul
Wendy Murray Zoba
Manufacturer: Brazos Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine

A Columbine Survivor's Story

ASIN: 1587430010

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saturated with religious fat.......2004-03-25

Like others said before, the book does shed some light on the characters involved and affected by the massacure but the author's religious beliefs sometimes outshine the subject matter. Her stance on the shooters is at least somewhat sympathetic so I praise her for not making them out to be one-dimensional human beings with the KILLKILLKILL feelings dominating their personalities. But her writing is often punctuated with other's words and not her own.
Also, the whole pretending she's a columbine mother is rather annoying as well. So, if you're a seasoned columbine expert you don't need this book but if you're curious and just recently got interested in columbine/don't know your information/whatever the book would be good to check out from the library(but don't buy it!) its a waste of money.

An All-Right Book.......2002-11-23

I think that the book is all right, since it does give some intresting info about people like Rachel, Cassie, Eric and Dylan and I do like that the author has shown at least some sympathy towards the Harris and Klebold families.

But I do think that the author should have had more info on Eric and Dylan. I'm also personally very skepticial on the notions that Cassie was the one who said "yes" and that Rachel Scott was the Rachel that was named on the "basement tapes".

Good but a question at begining.......2002-11-01

the book was good. very nice details about the day of the shootings. but what struck me as odd is that in the first sentence of chapter 1 ( you can see the page on this site) she says 15 died, yet on the back cover shes says that 13 died. any help with this one?

It is a ok book about Columbine.......2002-06-21

This is a ok book about columbine. I am olny giving it 3 stars because it was to religious for me. I would read the parts on the details of what happened at columbine and skip all the religious stuff. It does tell you interesting facts about eric and Dylan.
It also tells what it was like for the author to visit the area, see the Graves and the school. It talks about Rachels Life and Cassies and tells there storys .

Awesome, Thorough, Zoba did her homework.......2002-01-07

I have read many books about Columbine and I have found that this one was by far the best researched and written that I have read. Mrs. Zoba was very logical and thorough and you can tell that she did her homework. There were many facts in this book that I had either never read or heard before or had overlooked. Excellent for anyone wanting a good throrough book on the tragedy.

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For the brain dead only
Don't waste your time...
Predictable and cliche
Don't read this book
Don't read this book

Day of Reckoning
Jack Higgins
Manufacturer: Berkley
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ASIN: 0425178773
Release Date: 2001-02-06

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In Jack Higgins's new Mafia, no one wears gold chains or carries a tommy gun. Deals are done quietly and often resemble those in the "legal" business world. In fact, the tentacles of the Cosa Nostra extend into the most public of industries, including TV, film, and publishing. When Truth magazine reporter Katherine Johnson starts looking too closely at the life of millionaire socialite and mob boss Jack Fox, however, the veneer of gentility dissolves immediately. Her body is found one morning floating in the East River, and the coroner suspects foul play.

Wrenched by the pain of his loss, her ex-husband--former FBI agent Blake Johnson--decides to take the law into his own hands. In fact, as part of the secret White House department known as The Basement, Blake actually has the president's permission to take out Fox in the best way he sees fit. As Blake begins his Fox hunt, Day of Reckoning evolves into an international duel between the masterminds of justice and criminality. Blake struggles to exact his revenge by slowly undermining his opponents' businesses. And Fox matches him at every turn.

While the contest between the power brokers is compelling on the surface, Higgins is unable to infuse his characters with enough life to make the story as engaging as it might have been. The heroes and villains borrow heavily from the classic James Bond play book, complete with brandy snifters, brandname cigarettes, Saville Row suits, and secret, world-dominating empires. It's fun to read as a sort of homage to thrillers of the early Cold War period, but Day of Reckoning never matches the success of such earlier Higgins greats as The Eagle Has Landed and seems to fall all too frequently into cliché. --Patrick O'Kelley

Book Description

The master of intrigue and suspense reunites the powerhouse team of Blake Johnson and Sean Dillon from his explosive bestseller The White House Connection to bring down an international crime boss-and this time, there's more at stake than duty and honor.

Customer Reviews:

For the brain dead only.......2007-10-01

Had I not been trapped in a car for hours with nothing better to do I would never have finished this horrid mess of a book. Eventually I decided to enjoy it as camp and parody, as if SNL had done a spoof of spy novels, and that made it a bit more fun. The book proper probably only deserves 2 stars. The characters are charicatures, the plotting vacillates between predictable and inconsistent, and there really isn't anyone to root for in the whole story once we get past the first couple of chapters. The most interesting characters are either killed off or just disappear from the story for no good reason. But this version gets a single star because this has to be one of the worst narrations in the history of recorded books. The breathy, melodramatic reading by Patrick Macnee almost drove me crazy until I decided to shift to parody mode. Then it fit. Maybe Macnee had to go there himself to get through this disaster.

I have great admiration for anyone who makes a living writing, and for Mr. Higgins other successful books, but not every word put to paper has to see print. This one should have been left in a drawer somewhere.

Don't waste your time..........2007-09-05

This book is truly awful. I picked it up to read on my way home labor day - kept stopping to tell my husband how awful it was. Finally put it down and quit torturing myself. There is pitiful character development - characters are introduced by the plenty in the first few chapters, all in under a paragraph. The book is primarily dialogue - and the dialogue is cliched, and forced. Thankfully I didn't pay for this book - it was a hand-down from my Aunt.

I am reassured that I'm not crazy after reading these other reviews. How did this ever make it to the bookshelves? Insane that new authors are turned down every day, and this drivel kills trees.

Predictable and cliche.......2005-02-15

This book was so forgettable I had to search Amazon on the names of the lead characters to find the name of the book only a few days after finishing the novel!
You see this book coming a million miles away. Higgins simply phones in the effort.
I've read other books as part of larger series and I never felt left out. This book was the exception. Unlike the Master and Commander series, or the Leaphorn/Chee mysteries, this book depends on previous books. At least that's my assumption since this book is so lame on its own. For example, you start this book with a lead character, but once we meet the series' principal characters, the first character gets third billing.
This book is NOT recommended. I gave it 2 stars because I was entertained moderately and did finish it. (If it was really bad, I would have cut bait!) The character Dillon is somewhat interesting, perhaps more so if you have interest in the IRA, Northern Ireland, and all that.

Don't read this book.......2004-11-10

The Day of Reckoning is an exemplar of a novel at its worst. Sean Dillon and his all-star cast of superhuman vigilantes hardly inspire, and infact tend to irritate.
My advice: This book is worse than the plague, so run away from it.

Don't read this book.......2004-03-29

Not even same, same. Clearly Higgins and publishers have resorted to churning out mediocrity written by school children for pocket money under the brand name of Higgins. Obviously the best work is now behind us and like so many authors who have established themselves and then cease to respect the readers who established them (Clancy, James Patterson, John Grisham et al) we get insulted by teams of nobodies trying to write a book under a known name using stale ingredients mixed together in a drunken stupor. That's the last Higgins I read.

Day of Reckoning: The Stereoscope (Blackstone Chronicles, Part 5)

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Starting to Lose It
"He could feel the presence of someone or something...They were everywhere."
Extremely Disappointing
Five down, one to go

Day of Reckoning: The Stereoscope (Blackstone Chronicles, Part 5)
John Saul
Manufacturer: Fawcett
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

ASIN: 0449227898
Release Date: 1997-04-28

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John Saul, author of nineteen bestselling novels of chilling suspense, now gives us a serial thriller set in the small New England town of Blackstone, where the inhabitants are caught in the grip of unrelenting evil. Strange gifts are appearing in the most unlikely places: on doorsteps, in cars, glittering on a flea market table.

Each object bears an unspeakable history.

Each brings an ominous power to harm.

Each reveals another thread in the tightly woven web of . . .

THE BLACKSTONE CHRONICLES, PART 5

When attorney Ed Becker spots the carved antique dresser in a dusty attic, he takes it to restore. Then his young daughter, Amy, makes a curious discovery: Inside one of the drawers she finds a set of old pictures and a stereoscope, an old-fashioned device that allows you to see images in three dimensions. Oddly, one of the photos resembles their house, where Eds grandmother lived long ago. But the scenes inside the stereoscope also bring to vivid life some terrifying memories, eerie images that seem all too real. . . .

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Starting to Lose It.......2006-07-24

The fifth volume of the Blackstone Chronicles, DAY OF RECKONING: THE STEREOSCOPE, was somewhat disappointing. It lacked the substance and clarity of the earlier volumes.

The objects in the earlier volumes had much more to do with the story than the stereoscope does in this volume. A doll, a child's only possession, makes people possessive. A locket belonging to a paranoid patient; makes the holder paranoid. A lighter involved in a burning death causes the holder to try and burn people. A handkerchief belonging to a delusional woman causes delusions. But not the stereoscope. This viewing device belonged to a young boy who reveled in killing things. Use of the stereoscope does not bring about any such terror.

After the events of the previous volume, Oliver is still looking into the past of his family and the asylum. Rebecca, the woman he loves has not been seen since she ran from the house in fright. Ed Becker, the attorney, comes into possession of the stereoscope when he finds it in a dresser he bought. The pictures are of his home several generation ago. Ed, who successfully defended quite a few murderers, begins to have disturbing dreams that seem to come true. Ed eventually suffers from an accident and the mysterious personage haunting the series prepares for the final volume by preparing a bloodstained knife.

I hope the concluding volume will be more like the first four and not like this one. We will have to wait and see.

"He could feel the presence of someone or something...They were everywhere.".......2006-01-11

Volume V of the Blackstone Chronicles continues the tales of vengeance wreaked by an unknown "dark figure" on the citizens of Blackstone, NH, following their decision to turn the long-closed Blackstone Asylum into a shopping mall. Terrible things have occurred inside the Asylum's walls, and someone does not want these horrors to be forgotten. Having discovered the closet where the personal "treasures" of former inmates have been stored, the "dark figure" begins giving artifacts to people in the town, creating havoc and changing lives forever.

(No spoilers.) A stereoscope in a mahogany case becomes the gift for Ed Becker, who discovers that the three-dimensional photographs that come with it are Victorian photographs from his own house. Ed, a civil lawyer in Blackstone, was formerly a defense attorney in Boston, and he now finds himself having nightmares, several of which come true. In some, he is assailed by the victims of killers whom he has defended, and soon he and his family become part of a living nightmare.

At the end of this novel, the reader still has many questions. Blood-drenched rooms, sudden explosions, unexplained attacks on seemingly innocent people, and wholesale destruction, all of which have filled the novels so far, continue in this novel, accompanied also by scenes of the torture which characterized "treatment" at the Asylum. At this point, however, any shock effect from the first few novels has worn off, dulled by repetition and lack of resolution. The victims are usually one or two generations removed from the events in the Asylum, and not directly responsible for what happened there, so one wonders why the figure emphasizes the "sins of the father" and punishes the children or grandchildren.

Little new information is revealed here. (Some people will already suspect the identity of the "dark figure.") Characterization is still weak, with the "dark figure" simply selecting the object from the Asylum storehouse, giving it to someone, and letting events unwind on their own. This figure has too little direct involvement in the unfolding events to make him a really terrifying force, and since he shows no cleverness or overwhelming sense of thwarted justice, the reader develops little understanding of him. With a huge number of issues still unresolved, the author will be hard-pressed to develop a satisfying conclusion to this series. n Mary Whipple

Extremely Disappointing.......2000-07-02

As I was expecting, the tension DID build in this installment of the Chronicles, but entirely too quickly. Yes, I did find this tale terrifying, but the rush-rush pace of the plot left "The Stereoscope" very unsatisfying. However, this story cannot be forgotten in the twisted web of the Chronicles because it reveals major aspects of the intriguing plot.

Five down, one to go.......1997-08-21

Arghh, still the same as the other installments, but a little better written than parts one and two and on par with three and four. Now let's see how he finishes it..

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Day of Reckoning
John Katzenbach
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Megan and Duncan Richards have it all: beautiful kids, a lovely home, respectable jobs in banking and real estate, stock portfolios, and a .45 pistol dating back to 1968. They don't talk about the .45, because back then they were members of the Students for a Democratic Society splinter group the Phoenix Brigade. Their charismatic, manipulative leader, Olivia, bullied and shamed them into driving the getaway cars in a bank robbery to raise cash for the revolution. Olivia--then known as Tanya--made the bank job sound completely foolproof, inevitable, like the withering away of the state in a Marxist fantasy.

But cops and robbers died in the bungled heist (grippingly described by Katzenbach, a former SDS kid and distinguished crime reporter turned novelist), and Megan and Duncan fled the scene. Olivia emerges from 18 years in jail and hooks up with a Phoenix Brigade pal who's been an underground refugee. Age has failed to mellow her: they kidnap the Richards' son and Duncan's dad--a judge-and Olivia has had time to dream up a much meaner, cleverer plan to raise cash and wreak vengeance. She never squealed on the couple, enabling her to blackmail them--they're still accomplices to murder, so they can't call the cops on her. Will Duncan pull off a truly sophisticated bank job to save his kids? Can Olivia keep her unstable gang in line? Can realtor Megan find Olivia's hideout? As events rampage along, Katzenbach puts us inside each character's head, drawing closed the net of terror. This is a stay-up-all-night thriller. --Tim Appelo

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Megan and Duncan Richards have come a long way from 1968 and their radical past. He's a banker; she's in real estate. They have two teenage daughters and a young son. But the past has not forgotten them. From her prison cell, the beautiful and cold-blooded terrorist Tanya, with whom the Richards were involved in 1968, plots her revenge on the couple she blames for her capture. Soon she will be released from jail. Then she will start to pay them back -- beginning with their son . . .

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Forget the other reviwer!.......2005-03-17

In short, this novel is as well written and conceived and constructed as any other commericial suspense novel of note. Sure, you can pick this book apart if you over analyze it; but again, the same holds true of most other novels. Hell, I can even find flaws in The Silence of the Lambs. The other reviewer should lighten up. John Katzenbach is a wonderful novelist. I hightly reccomend this one, as well as Just Cause, In the Heat of the Summer, and State of Mind. I have not yet read The Traveller, but it's next on my list. And then The Analyst and the Madman's Tale.

A story leaking like sinking boat.......1997-06-11

Well, J.K. did it again. This one is quite beyond my recongnition! I've never read a book with so many leaking flaws. I just couldn't believe 1) how the writer made up a story with so poorly make-believed scenario? 2) How the author's editors would not find it impulsively to point out those unbelievable plots and scenes in this book? Were they blind,or just too lazy or scared to do so? Did J.K. taking any banking reserch before he wrote this book? Did he really believe a teenaged girl who has never touched a gun in her life, could shoot like a swatteam sharp shooter? Give me certain credit as a mature reader, OK? I have to get into a lifeboat before reading your novels again if I didn't find you were still salvageable in your JUST CAUSE

Day of Reckoning: The Massacre at Columbine High School

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Day of Reckoning: The Massacre at Columbine High School
John F. Murphy
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who did murphy make mad in chi-town?.......2004-03-19

i don't get it. who did mr. murohy piss off in illinois? come on people, at least the guy got a book published. all you can do is waste your time sitting around, making up names, and writing bad reviews. it was a interesting take on this awful time in our beloved american history. hey wait, arn't most of them awful anyway? get a life people.

It's Keanu REEVES, not REAVES!.......2002-10-19

This is the one thing that PLAGUED me while reading this book. Oooh... the characters in the Matrix wore trenchcoats and Harris & Klebold loved the Matrix, so that's why they wore trenchcoats! Guess what, so do Hassidic Jews! So do people when it's raining! And it's not Samuel L. Jackson in the Matrix, it's Laurence Fishburne... you'd think Murphy would get at least that information right with all the facts he cited from the wondrous internet he recently discovered.

The Chicago Mafia.......2002-10-12

Good God! Why didn't the contingent from Chicago designate one person to be the official reviewer? Blah Blah Blah Blah. I am sorry that it sounds like you HAD to read this book, and I can see why you didn't like it, but come on. 59 reviews? And let me just say this to some, not all, of you reviewers : from a guy who isn't a wizard at spelling himself, a few of you are living in glass houses when it comes to grammar and spelling. Check back and see if I'm lying. At least you're reading.

What's the Point?.......2002-10-09

I feel that this book is very poorly written. This book totally lost my interest. I just couldn't get into it because every bit of it was facts, restated over and over again. I don't at all mind that his book was based on facts, I just didn't think his presentation was very effective. Overall I feel this book was written very poorly because the subject matter wasn't given very much thought. One may even assume that it was written on
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Avoid this book.......2002-10-05

Day of Reckoning was a book, at least according to the title, about the Columbine High School shooting which took place in April of 1999. The perpetrators, Erik Harris and Dylan Klebold, went on a shooting rampage in which they killed and wounded a number of their classmates. Murphy tried very hard to present as much background information into the shootings in order to explain the motive behind the shootings. Unfortunately, there was just too much information presented which at times seemed very difficult to follow the subject matter. For example, there was just too much information about the Internet, modems, and computers as well as way too much information on certain music bands which Erik and Dylan were fans of. Murphy also wrote way too many personal comments in order to drive his point. In my opinion, a book such as this should present the facts in a scholastic and unbiased manner. Murphy clearly did not just present facts but rather mix some facts with his personal opinions. Another big problem was that there way too many grammatical errors in the text. Whoever was responsible for grammatical correctness of the book certainly failed their job.

WWE Day of Reckoning (Prima Official Game Guide)

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WWE Day of Reckoning (Prima Official Game Guide)
Bryan Stratton
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ASIN: 0761547797
Release Date: 2004-09-07

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It's Your Day of Reckoning
·Move lists and bios for every WWE Raw and SmackDown Superstar, Diva, and legendary Superstar in the game
·All legendary Superstars unlocked
·Tips for all match types, from tag team to bra & panties
·In-depth tutorial teaches you almost 100 different moves and when to use them
·Strategies for creating your own Superstars and taking them all the way to the championship belt
·Take your friends to school with tactics that make the most of your moves
·Details and price lists for every unlockable item in the WWEShop
·All 48 weeks of Story Mode plot points revealed

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