Michael Rydelnik; professor of Jewish studies at Moody Bible Institute; goes beyond the media images for an in depth; biblically grounded look at the "crisis that never ends"--the conflict between the Israelis and the Arabs. Dr. Rydelnik explores such questions as:Will the violence ever stop? Who really has a right to the land? How did it all start...and where will it all end?This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter that looks at the events that brought the end to the Terror War in 2004; discusses the change of leadership in the Israeli government; and examines the conflict within the Palestinian government following the surprise election victory of the terrorist grou Hamas.
#94323 in Books Harlan Will 2015-03-03Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.20 x 1.00 x 5.40l; .0 #File Name: 0802123856320 pagesUntamed The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful. Maybe not the wildest woman in America but one of the more interesting womenBy Dr MuddawgWill Harlan's "Untamed" is a readable and informative screed about the life and crusades of Carol Ruckdeschel.Whiledescribing her a misfit would be an injustice; she has battled against the powers that be for decades in order to preserve Cumberland Island as a wildlife refuge. I had read a piece about her in The New Yorker by John McPhee years ago. To say her approach to saving wildlife is idiosyncratic would be an understatement. Her in-your-face confrontational attitude to the old monied residents; the National Park Service; shrimp fishers; the US Navy and hack politicians (her friend Jimmy Carter being a notable exception) may have undermined her cause at times. Hers is an interesting life down a path few would dare to take. There is no doubt the country owes her and others for the preservation of one our most beautiful barrier islands on the East Coast. Cumberland will doubtlessly need more advocates in the future but they may not need to be quite as controversial as she to be effective.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. you will not be disappointed. You will learn much about Carol the person ...By John P. TerryUntamed; as told by biographer Will Harlan; is a gripping true story of eco-heroine Carol Ruckdeschel. “Carol Ruckdeschel†Harlan tells us early on; “is the wildest woman in America. She eats road kill; wrestles alligators and dissects dead sea turtles that wash ashore. She lives on a wilderness island in a ramshackle cabin that she built herself; and she eats mostly what she hunts; gathers and grows. She is a hard drinking; gun-toting; modern day Thoreau who is even more outspoken in protecting her Waldernesque Island.†In self defense; Carol; shot and killed a “loverâ€. As you read on you understand her to be more an impassioned courageous fighter for wilderness preservation than a gun totting cowgirl. Her story is an iconic epic in the modern clash between the forces of conservation and diversity and those of exploitation. Depending on how tamed or not your perspective; she is an eco-heroine or a whacko.Her “Walderesque Island†is Cumberland Island off the coast of Georgia. Cumberland Island is one of the world’s most biologically diverse islands and an important nesting spot for sea turtles. In no small part due to Carol’s efforts in 1972 Cumberland Island was designated a National Park. Untamed reveals many layers to Carol’s remarkable story. Her courage and passion helped save the Island from development and to gain it National Park status. This struggle brought her into direct and bitter conflict with such diverse adversaries as the Carnegie and Rockefeller families; National Park Services; tourists and poachers. If Harlan’s opening comments spark your curiosity to read the book; you will not be disappointed. You will learn much about Carol the person and the self-taught marine biologist and how passion and unflagging courage can make a difference. You may learn more about yourself and where you fit in the struggle.Untamed raises very important questions about labeling as a means of social control. Why think Carol a whacko? A lot of people do. How else can you explain a woman who does such bizarre things as eat road kill; shoot suitors and scare off turtle egg poachers at gunpoint and more? Who determines by what standards and for what purposes that another earns the “scarlet letter†of deviant? There is a long history going back to Socrates of dissenters being labeled; devalued and punished by bullying; shunning; persecution and even death.Carol embraces and defends the natural world’s diversity and its sensual; tactile; spiritual force as an essence never to be replicated by museums; zoos or aquariums. Untamed will gift you the image of Carol in the red glow of the setting sun riding the back of a great sea turtle from the shores of her island into the sea – two sentient beings intricately connected in a vast seemingly endless universe of union and mystery. How beautiful. How hard we must struggle to pass the importance of this beauty; this spiritual intimacy on to our children and they on to theirs to form the perpetual chain of stewardship.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. rivetingBy Mariela M. BrownI everything about it. Literally it was hard to put the book down. What passion; what love; what courage Carol showed. Loved the book. I read it for. A Book Club but ended enjoying it every minute of it. Loved the way the author told the story; and learned a lot about the wild; the turtles and their marvelous lives.
