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Title: Marcos Dynasty by Sterling Seagrave ISBN: 0-06-015815-8 Publisher: Harpercollins Pub. Date: 01 October, 1988 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Aboslute Power corrupts.....
Comment: What an excellent book. I heard the unabridged version of this on 13 cassettes and it was a fabulous read - one where the amounts of money stolen by the Marcos' from the Phillipines are so atrocious, that halfway through the book I started to lose sense and magnitude of billions of dollars and 1000's of tonnes of gold. I still came out wondering how could a person so untiringly loot his people and how much really is enough? Well and truly an Asian story of lost opportunity and time.
Rating: 4
Summary: What About the Shoes?
Comment: I almost would say that this book is as much about the Philippines as it is about the fun loving dictators the Marcos's. The book covers about 50 years and covers more then just the rise to power of these two, but also detail in what was happening in the country as a whole. I came away thinking the book could have been called the Marcos Crime Family, I guess if you are in power for so long it is easy to keep slipping more and more down that path. I was also interested in how much the USA was involved in keeping them in power, sure it probably seemed like the best thing to do, but the country suffered under his uninspired rule for so long how many years will it take for them to get up to the level of many of the other countries in Asia?
You can tell that the author is an investigative journalist because of the straightforward, detailed account he gives. This book comes at you almost like the author had an ax to grind. I would have liked a bit more on the end - what happened after they left? Overall the book was enjoyable and worth the effort.
Rating: 4
Summary: That's what Asian intrigue is all about
Comment: This book manages to shed a light on the Marcos Dynasty & what they have done to the Phillippines. Whilst some incidents seemed to be far-fetched, for those who have lived in Asia for a long time, the incidents seem to make sense afterall. Connections & corruptions come hand-in-hand. The book also dented the shiny armour of USA of their involvement in local politics. The book is incomplete on its own. Rather, if we read all the book offerings by Sterling Seagrave such as the Yamato Dynasty, Soong Dynasty, & Marcos Dynasty, we would get a better picture. I suppose the author is running short of space. otherwise, I wouldn't mind knowing the aftermath of the Marcos Dynasty after they have shifted to the States & also the former wife that Ferdinand has left behind. Otherwise, this book is a very good effort, indeed.
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Title: Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's Gold by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave ISBN: 1859845428 Publisher: Verso Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Yamato Dynasty: The Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave ISBN: 0767904974 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 14 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: The Soong Dynasty by Sterling Seagrave ISBN: 0060913185 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 March, 1986 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Inside the Palace: The Rise and Fall of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos by Beth Day Romulo ISBN: 0399132538 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 01 August, 1987 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Asian Loot: Unearthing the Secrets of Marcos, Yamashita and the Gold by Charles C. McDougald ISBN: 0940777088 Publisher: San Francisco Publishers Pub. Date: 01 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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