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Amazon Review :
Handcuff King.
Escape Artist.
International Superstar.
Since his death eighty years ago, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, in film, and on television.
Now, in this groundbreaking biography, renowned magic expert William Kalush and bestselling writer Larry Sloman team up to find the man behind the myth.
Drawing from millions of pages of research, they describe in vivid detail the passions that drove Houdini to perform ever-more-dangerous feats, his secret life as a spy, and a pernicious plot to subvert his legacy.
The Secret Life of Houdini traces the arc of the master magician's life from desperate poverty to worldwide fame -- his legacy later threatened by a group of fanatical Spiritualists led by esteemed British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Initiating the reader along the way into the arcane world of professional magic, Kalush and Sloman decode a life based on deception, providing an intimate and riveting portrayal of Houdini, the man and the legend.
Quote from : Wikipedia : Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts.
He was also a skeptic who set out to expose frauds purporting to be supernatural phenomena.
Originally posted by SpartanKingLeonidas
Before anyone tries attacking my stance, I am a registered Independent, and a Centrist.
Originally posted by SpartanKingLeonidas
Our rights are being whittled away more and more and not one person is defending them.
Originally posted by SpartanKingLeonidas
Houdini exposed that the entire Federal Government was infiltrated.
Up to and including the White House.
By spiritualists.
It is time to do something politically or stop even bothering calling yourself a conspiracy theorist.
Originally posted by Alethea
Why are you registered as anything?
Regis refers to "belonging to the king"
How are you truly independent when you "belong to the king"?
Originally posted by Alethea
In order to be registered, one must make application. When you make an application, you are submitting and bowing to another in order to make an appeal.
Originally posted by Alethea
The application is your prayer, your plea.
Originally posted by Alethea
Ultimately, who has actually given you your rights as a human being? The state? As long as you believe you are a state-created being and use the documentation that proves that, then you may answer 'yes'. My rights do not come from the state.
Originally posted by Alethea
Then it would appear you are beating your head against a brick wall.
Originally posted by Stewie
reply to post by Alethea
Okay, Alethea
consider your approach to this thread.
Are you here to belittle the OP? That is how you come across.
If you wish to teach, do not ridicule the "student" that, I presume, you are trying to reach with your point. This is not a pissing match, no offense.
I have been guilty of the same thing, a bad approach to a thread.
Originally posted by Stewie
reply to post by SpartanKingLeonidas
I understand that.
We are ALL teachers however, and we are ALL students. The approach was what I was addressing...that approach comes across as adversarial, and the message is lost.
In my opinion, of course.
Note: I pretty much despised my grandfather because he always talked down to me. Only later did I realize he had some good information, but so much of it was lost because of his delivery. I guess he thought he could shame me into performing at a higher level. Didn't work.
Originally posted by SpartanKingLeonidas
Originally posted by Alethea
Why are you registered as anything?
Regis refers to "belonging to the king"
How are you truly independent when you "belong to the king"?
According to an old-world mentality, maybe, not according to mine.
Originally posted by Alethea
The world runs according to legal definitions of words. To assert your independence, you do need to investigate and have knowledge of what you have decided is "old world mentality." You are on their turf and you must know what the rules are. You need to know what you are dealing with, otherwise you are swinging blind. Legal definitions are key in understanding how you have been bound and entrapped.
@Stewie:
My answers have only been to exemplify and clarify my point of view. At no time have I made any remarks that put the OP down.
Originally posted by ugie1028
the left/right paradigm has been working for the PTB since... well for as long as i an remember. It doesn't take much to notice that the two party system is a one party system. Its a one party system because the corporations behind these politicians are being paid by the same people, serving the same agenda no matter who controls the house, the senate, or the white house. They all serve the same corps behind them.
It doesn't take much to see it, but those who dont will fight to the grave for their party affiliation. Divide and conquer. simple as that. If anyone else doesn't see it, then their idiots.
"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures, the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge, has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed, you mark my words, will not only save [snip], but that other malfunctioning corporation called the U.S.A..."
"I once said greed was good. Now, it seems it's legal, and everyone's drinking the same Kool-aid...