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Summary: Ludicrous
Review: A landmark book that reveals the truths behind the Jonestown mystery. After reading this book it will be difficult to view this subject from the "official" perspective so often repeated by the media.
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Summary: Possibly things are not as they always seem..
Review: I found SNAKE DANCE to be a truly fascinating book with interesting evidence and a different point of view. I think the abuse and misuse of power whether it be Jim Jones or the media was perfectly presented by the author. The author is obviously a spiritual person that had hopes along with so many of her peers of creating "a better life." I thought the book was a perfect balance to the information we've received all these years about "Jonestown". I for one salute the valiant efforts this author made to take a stand about a part of history that most of us were fed by media. I also hope that the original humanitarian ideas that were wholesome about that community will continue to live on in our future generations.
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Summary: Possibly things are not as they always seem..
Review: I found SNAKE DANCE to be a truly fascinating book with interesting evidence and a different point of view. I think the abuse and misuse of power whether it be Jim Jones or the media was perfectly presented by the author. The author is obviously a spiritual person that had hopes along with so many of her peers of creating "a better life." I thought the book was a perfect balance to the information we've received all these years about "Jonestown". I for one salute the valiant efforts this author made to take a stand about a part of history that most of us were fed by media. I also hope that the original humanitarian ideas that were wholesome about that community will continue to live on in our future generations.
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Summary: pitiful
Review: I'd give this a minus 10 for preposterous. Whoever wrote this still believes Jim Jones was a good man who was done ill by those who fled. Its one of the most ridiculous pieces of trash I've ever read. I'd suggest folks who want to learn about the facts get on google.
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Summary: Good Lord!
Review: I'll second the previous comments that this book is incredibly hard to read. Poor language and grammer run rampant throughout . I'll let you put two and two together and draw the obvious conclusion that this woman is not a lasting monument to intelligence and that anything she says should be taken with a gigantic grain of salt. She is clearly an incredibly gullible woman.
That being said the arguement that the press, CIA and FBI had it in for the Church is incoherently argued and is simply ridiculous. It's also a common arguement of utopian left wing types who look for extraneous reasons for their world's collapsing. Stalin (not to neccessarily equate the two) used the excuse of sabateurs for their poor society to purge the ranks of the USSR.
Of course there are segments of our society who will believe whatever she says simply because they want it to be true, and they have managed to write some glowing reviews for this book. This makes me sick as near 1,000 people died for this idiocy. Needless to say, they should be ashamed.
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Summary: Good Lord!
Review: I've read more on Jonestown than most people can imagine, and this book is the most blatant piece of post-Guyana Temple ... you could imagine. Not only is the grammar and syntax positively abysmal, but this woman is so disorganized that she really hasn't the slightest idea as to what she wants to say. She claims the entire shooting of Leo Ryan and the reporters was carried about by the U.S. government in a half-substantiated argument and produces a 400-page waste of "Jim Jones was a victim". Oh, right. Try telling that to Al and Jeanne Mills, or the Concerned Relatives, or even the survivors. This book is ...., pure and simple.A TRULY informative read is Tim Reiterman's "RAVEN". Not only is it magnificently produced, but he was an eyewitness to the shootings and recounts his story in painstaking detail. Oh, and as a side note, his work is actually easy to read. It's a biography of Jim Jones that weaves and winds its way into an incredible story. This woman---and all of you---should take a look.
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Summary: A Light in the Darkness Surrounding Jonestown
Review: Laurie Kahalas's autobiography is a must-read for all of us who know our government and media disinform us far more readily than they inform us. Jonestown and Peoples Temple have been shrouded in mystery for more than two decades. Ms. Kahalas has turned on the lights. It's not an easy read, but it's enlightening; Snake Dance will open your mind and trouble your heart. If you're seeking real information, this is where you'll find it.
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Summary: This book is a powerful story of intrigue and betrayal
Review: Ms. Kahalas a former member of the Peoples Temple writes a powerful story of intrigue and betrayal. She tells a must-be-told story of how the right wing press and CIA forces destroyed a group of multi-racial utopian settlers. Jonestown went down because of political reactionism...not the fault of the community, but rather of a destabilized leader and fanatical enemies. SNAKE DANCE is brilliantly written by a modern day Ishmael, who has dared to leave this truth to a disbelieving world.
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