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Title: Ancient Rome: How It Affects You Today (Uncle Eric Book) by Rick Maybury, Richard J. Maybury, Jane A. Williams ISBN: 0-942617-22-3 Publisher: Bluestocking Pr Pub. Date: October, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Entertaining and Thoughtful reading.
Comment: These books are fun to read and make some interesting assertions. The origins of common law, higher law and the laws we have in America are a conglomeration of ideas, hammered out by the founders of our system of government not without much compromise. I find no particular fault with the research in this book. I haven't traveled to 40 different countries as Uncle Eric has, or spent a lifetime researching economic changes and how they play out over time in relation to shifts in politics, and legal trends. My situation lends iself to research and the historical facts Uncle Eric presents are accurate, his intrepretation is certainly not mainstream and that is appealing to the study of history as it makes the study of the past more human in that there are many sides to any issue and each persons set of experiences will lead them to a different conclusion. Uncle Eric is not a rabid dog for his point of view as some authors I have noted lately can be, no name calling in these books or denegrating a political party. Excellent reading for the family who likes thoughtful discussion!
Rating: 5
Summary: History on a level that may inspire other to seek further
Comment: I was surprise to see so few reviews of this seventh book in the nine book series from Mr. Maybury. It astonished me even more to find a library review that seemed to attack him. This could not have been a person who has given the "Uncle Eric" series a fair and balanced hearing.
To attack Mr. Maybury for presenting a compressed view of history on the grounds that they put forth, proves that they do not fully understand nor comprehend the overall spirit and intent of his books. As a matter of fact I found that review rather childish, inept and unjustifiable.
In any case I find this book no different than all the rest, a good read, informative and thought provoking. Mr. Maybury tells us way back in his first book of this series...that they are all simply one man's opinion of how we have arrived where we are today. It is up to the reader to research futher and consider whether they want to accept his evaluation or not. Surely tolerance itself would dictate he get a just hearing in that regard. Big government does oppress the people, and anyone who does not agree with that is just plain simple-minded.
I found this book thought provoking, challenging and educational on a level that I guess the library in queston cannot comprehend.
As a primer to history, economics, moral issues, government, polictics, money and countless other subjects Mr. Maybury brings a method that should be more widely used to educate our children. At least on the most basic level to spart their interest and bring such matters down to a level of simplification that does not turn the young reader off.
Surly we must instruct them that they should never take one persons opinion as a gospel to the truth or history or anything but to deny them the benefit of his rather extraordiary talents is a much worse sin upon enlightenment than anything Mr. Maybury has perpetrated.
All writings, no matter how well cloaked or clothed in the dust jackets of the historian, journalist, constitutional scholar or other famous authors is after all "just opinion" derived at by looking at something someone else has produced, and trying to glean what was in their minds when they put pen or quill to paper or parchment.
Librarians should remember that and not be so harsh upon people like Mr. Maybury for there is no more truth and fiction in his works than in many many others that sit upon the library shelves.
Great introductory book to history as it relates to todays world. I would strongly recommend it to the beginner.
Rating: 1
Summary: History is in the eye of the beholder.
Comment: If you know very little about Roman history, and you like to read conspiratorial books about the evils of government, this may be your cup of tea.
No historian, drawing from a few resources, Maybury spins a tale of the genesis of large, centralized governments spawned from fascist Rome, plaguing libertarians such as himself even today.
God help the person whose primary experience of history is books such as this
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