“Fighting city hall” is a concept many understand, even if it doesn’t refer to challenging any government. This week’s Newsmax Rising Bestsellers looks at several battles. One describes the average American’s seven-year battle to exercise a fundamental constitutional right, and another butts heads with climate alarmists who claim “the science is settled.” A third depicts the “magic and mayhem” of a billionaire businessman and reality TV star’s fight against the political establishment — particularly career politicians. And yet another is a warning from a U.S. Supreme Court justice to today’s lawmakers that there is such a thing as too much law. The fiction offering involves deaths in two different places in the world weaved into international business.
“An Eye for an Eye,” by Jeffrey Archer (HarperCollins)
New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer’s latest novel is centered on two deaths, a world apart and apparently unconnected — one in Saudi Arabia and the other in the English countryside. Then Archer throws in a master criminal on a quest for revenge, a billion-dollar deal that goes sour, and an inheritance filled with unexpected twists, turns, and stunning consequences. “‘An Eye for an Eye’ isn’t just a worthy addition to the William Warwick series by Jeffrey Archer, it’s a triumph in the thriller genre as a whole,” concluded The Bookish Elf in their review. “Archer has managed to keep the series fresh and exciting, even seven books in—no small feat, let me tell you.” [Fiction]
“Average Joe: One Man's Faith and the Fight to Change a Nation,” by Joseph A. Kennedy (Salem Books)
This is the uplifting story of Joe Kennedy — no, not that Joe Kennedy — an “Average Joe” football coach who was suddenly thrust into the public spotlight for leading team members in prayer on the field after each game. It wasn’t required. It was wholly voluntary, but it sparked a seven-year court battle with the school district for the former atheist’s First Amendment religious freedoms, ending in the U.S. Supreme Court twice. Kennedy’s quest placed the former Marine at odds with both the school board and his wife, who was the school district’s personnel director. “Heroes aren’t perfect. If they were, we wouldn’t believe in them. But we do believe because we know they are real, flawed, emotional, and in one important moment, courageous human beings. Coach Joe Kennedy is that man,” wrote Steve Eubanks in his GoodReads review. “This book - easy to read and even easier to relate to – outlines an average man’s journey from troubled orphan to wartime Marine to coach to national hero. Joe shares it all, good and bad. His story is certainly worth the time.” [Nonfiction]
“Climate and Energy Lies: Expensive, Dangerous & Destructive,” by Frank Lasee (Pierucci Publishing)
Climate change is natural and has been occurring on Earth for millennia, argues Frank Lasee. Therefore, don’t fear climate change — accept it and deal with it. Fear instilled climate change policy, much of it coming from globalist organizations like the World Economic Forum, the Paris Climate Accord and the United Nations. They tell us how to live, what cars to drive, how to heat our homes, what food to eat and how to cook it. “I am literally transformed, my entire mind has been washed. Not greenwashed, but washed in truth,” wrote Stephanie Pierucci in her Amazon review. “Jobs, home ownership, and even our health aren't at risk due to climate change, but due to ‘Climate and Energy LIES!’ Every human on the globe should read this book and FIGHT BACK against the corrupt globalists siphoning our funds and freedoms.” [Nonfiction]
“The Magic & Mayhem of Donald Trump,” by Gretchen Wollert (Cedar Fort, Inc.)
Presidential politics had become pretty boring in recent years. The candidates would make their promises, the voters would elect the one who made the best pitch, and after the victor settled into the White House he promptly did whatever he wanted. If he was called out for not doing what he’d promised, he blamed it all on the opposing party.
Donald J. Trump changed all that. He charged onto the scene like a bull in a china shop, causing even members of his own party to wonder what was going on. And through it all “promises made, promises kept” became a thing as he shook up the Washington establishment. And despite all the pushback Trump looked as though he was genuinely having fun. “This is another great read of Gretchen's! I highly recommend to all who consider themselves patriotic and/or who want the back story on Trump,” wrote Brooke for Amazon. “A glance into the life of President Lincoln reveals him to have been in a similar situation. The comparison between Lincoln and Trump plays off Gretchen’s theme of patriotism. We need another great American President!” [Nonfiction]
“Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law,” by Neil Gorsuch & Janie Nitze (Harper)
When a justice of the United States Supreme Court — one of the top legal minds in the country — tells us that too much law is bad for society, and adds that it comes with a heavy human toll — we probably should stop what we’re doing and listen. And the lawmakers in Congress are just a small fraction of the problem. More than anything it’s the unelected bureaucrats in the regulatory agencies, churning out rules and regulations that have the effect of law and make life miserable and infringe upon our liberty. “This should be required reading for all Americans,” said Candy Greenway in her GoodReads review. “I learned a great deal about governmental bureaucracy, the inequality rampant in our legal system and the courage of Americans, or those seeking asylum, to fight back against governmental ineptitude, regardless of their financial ability to do so.” [Nonfiction]
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