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Thoughts and Commentary: about War Religion Natalee Holloway’s Investigation The Myth of Addiction and Other Sundry Topics
This book consists of a series of essays covering a wide range of topics and viewpoints. Many of the topics cover contemporary issues, some are more universal and there are two sections that cover eclectic selections entitled “Open Commentary” and “Inquiries About Common Assumptions”. These essays are designed to stimulate your contemplative urges and as essays, can be read and reread in the leisure hours when contemplation about an issue seems appropriate.
These essays were written over several year’s time and represent thoughts captured and generated about current events, popular and unpopular notions, seemingly unsolvable dilemmas, major news, mysteries and methods. This book was not written as a something for everyone tome, but a multitude of topics that need more analysis and reflection than is provided by the popular opinions viewed in the media. This book usually offers a different “take” on the common opinions voiced in editorials, news analysis and platitudes.
It is the author’s hope that there are readers looking for insights that reflect genuine real world solutions, techniques and direction. This is the kind of writing I wanted to read and found I had to produce it to see it in print. The enjoyment I feel is what I wish to impart to the reader. To whomever finds that enjoyment, I dedicate this book.
For additional essays and topics please visit
and search under my name.
I wish to acknowledge the support and proof reading to my wife Donna,
These essays were written over several year’s time and represent thoughts captured and generated about current events, popular and unpopular notions, seemingly unsolvable dilemmas, major news, mysteries and methods. This book was not written as a something for everyone tome, but a multitude of topics that need more analysis and reflection than is provided by the popular opinions viewed in the media. This book usually offers a different “take” on the common opinions voiced in editorials, news analysis and platitudes.
It is the author’s hope that there are readers looking for insights that reflect genuine real world solutions, techniques and direction. This is the kind of writing I wanted to read and found I had to produce it to see it in print. The enjoyment I feel is what I wish to impart to the reader. To whomever finds that enjoyment, I dedicate this book.
For additional essays and topics please visit
and search under my name.
I wish to acknowledge the support and proof reading to my wife Donna,
386 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 2, 2011
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August 16, 2015
For anyone interested in reading about anything, go ahead and pick up Dale Netherton's Thoughts And Commentary. Ranging from politics to religion, Netherton manages to pack in what feels like hundreds of essays, proving that quantity does not always equal good quality.
If this large compilation of ideas doesn't slow down readers, sloppy editing and numerous errors will do the trick. A lack of organization also contributes to making the book seem more like the chore of homework than an enjoyable read. Had Netherton only managed to compact his book into fewer essays, more direct and more purposeful, the book would carry more appeal.
Though his essays, well-researched and full of opinion, grab the reader's attention once begun, they do not provide an answer to the question: why? Why are Netherton's ideas important? Though he exposes flaws in society, challenges belief systems, and often ends his essays with a snap, Netherton’s writings often seem to resemble more the long rants of a man and less the purposeful messages of a writer.
Despite these shortcomings, Netherton's voice remains consistently passionate throughout his essays, drawing unexperienced readers into his researched opinions. At times, his vehemence comes across as arrogance in his opinion, but at other times it belays the mark of a truly persuasive writer.
For readers interested in another opinion on society, Thoughts And Commentary will make the cut.
Elisabeth Ivey
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If this large compilation of ideas doesn't slow down readers, sloppy editing and numerous errors will do the trick. A lack of organization also contributes to making the book seem more like the chore of homework than an enjoyable read. Had Netherton only managed to compact his book into fewer essays, more direct and more purposeful, the book would carry more appeal.
Though his essays, well-researched and full of opinion, grab the reader's attention once begun, they do not provide an answer to the question: why? Why are Netherton's ideas important? Though he exposes flaws in society, challenges belief systems, and often ends his essays with a snap, Netherton’s writings often seem to resemble more the long rants of a man and less the purposeful messages of a writer.
Despite these shortcomings, Netherton's voice remains consistently passionate throughout his essays, drawing unexperienced readers into his researched opinions. At times, his vehemence comes across as arrogance in his opinion, but at other times it belays the mark of a truly persuasive writer.
For readers interested in another opinion on society, Thoughts And Commentary will make the cut.
Elisabeth Ivey
Apex Reviews
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