New Book from Judge Andrew P. Napolitano is NOT Your Grandfather’s History Book

(Nashville, Tenn.) Imagine the U.S. Constitution and laws of the land being twisted to the point where institutionalize racism against African Americans becomes commonplace. Imagine a Supreme Court coming to the conclusion that blacks are not legal persons and therefore do not share the same rights as U.S. citizens. Today, it’s hard to envision such a country and yet, America’s story includes these ugly chapters.

In Dred Scott’s Revenge: A Legal History of Race and Freedom In America (Thomas Nelson), Judge Andrew Napolitano boldly illustrates how the words of this nation’s framers did not, in many cases, match their actions.

Dred Scott’s Revenge is a no-holds-barred look at the role of the government in the denial of freedoms based on race – a riveting guide to the tumultuous history of America’s civil rights journey.

“The real culprit throughout our racial history has been the government,” writes Napolitano. “At every level, at virtually every turn, in every generation, the government selectively chose to enact and enforce laws and inevitably condoned and protected the most horrific abuse imaginable to blacks, and to some of the whites who protested.”

Readers of Dred Scott’s Revenge will learn:
•    about the seeds of American slavery
•    how the country’s framers failed to adhere to the principles the nation was founded upon
•    how appointed judges enforced two sets of laws (fair treatment for whites, unfair treatment for blacks)
•    the origins of Jim Crow Laws
•    of segregation and rules (for blacks only) in the U.S. military
•    the truth about the ugly Tuskegee Experiment
•    how both parties have used racial rhetoric to get elected
•    how government silence spoke volumes as the nation’s pastime was integrating

Dred Scott’s Revenge includes stories that some writers have hoped readers would not learn; of people demeaned worse than cattle, denied basic free will, crushed or impeded by the government even up to today. Further, Napolitano argues that although the government’s only legitimate function is to protect freedom, time and time again it strays well outside the Constitution, ultimately putting our very freedoms at risk.

About the Author
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano graduated from Princeton University and the University of Notre Dame Law School. He is the youngest life-tenured Superior Court judge in the history of the State of New Jersey. He has tried over 150 jury trials and has sat in all parts of the Superior Court. For eleven years, he was Adjunct Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law School where he was voted most outstanding professor in three academic years. Judge Napolitano returned to private practice in 1995 and has been the Senior Judicial Analyst for Fox News since 1998 and co-hosts “Brian and the Judge” on Fox radio. Judge Napolitano also lectures nationally, and has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, and many more. He is the author of Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws, the New York Times bestseller The Constitution in Exile: How the Federal Government Has Seized Power by Rewriting the Supreme Law of the Land, and A Nation of Sheep. To learn more visit www.Judgenap.com.
Contact:    Curt Harding
Senior Publicist
(615) 902-2246
charding@thomasnelson.com

The Terrifying Threat That Cannot Be Ignored

(Nashville, Tenn.) Nonie Darwish was a virtual slave to Islamic law for the first thirty years of her life. Raised as a Muslim in the Gaza strip, she never questioned or challenged radical Islamic law – she never dared. “This is Allah’s Law,” she was told, and she knew what awaited those who questioned it.

In her latest book, Cruel and Usual Punishment (Thomas Nelson) Darwish continues her personal mission to warn the West, exposing efforts to force and enforce Sharia law on unsuspecting nations around the globe. READ MORE »

New Book Comforts Those Dealing with Grief, Loss and Hardship

(Nashville, TN) - The December 2006 Mount Hood tragedy claimed the lives of three experienced mountain climbers shortly before Christmas. The extensive search and rescue efforts captured the attention of millions of people across the world who hoped for a successful rescue and a Christmas miracle.

Karen James, the widow of Kelly James whose body was found in a snow cave on Mount Hood, tells her story of love, loss and friendship in her new book Holding Fast: The Untold Story of the Mount Hood Tragedy (Thomas Nelson, November 2008). READ MORE »

“THE LIFE YOU’VE LED HAS PREPARED YOU FOR THE LIFE YOU DREAM OF.”
- Congressman Marsha Blackburn

(Washington) – Congressman Marsha Blackburn invites women everywhere not to quietly crack open the door of opportunity, but to kick it down, take it on, and make it happen. “As women, we tend to compare ourselves to others and undervalue the talents we already possess.” says Blackburn. “Mom was right though, there will always be someone richer, smarter, prettier, and more talented, but no one else is uniquely you.”

In her new book, Life Equity (Thomas Nelson, January 2009) Blackburn encourages women to use what is “uniquely you,” and bring their mighty powerful leadership skills to the table. “It’s not about demanding our rights. It’s about deploying our gifts,” writes Blackburn. “In a day in which we face unprecedented challenges — locally, nationally, and globally — far too many women leaders are standing in the shadows.” READ MORE »

Buckingham’s Fifth Book Reveals Important Message to
Young Professionals about Career Choices and Life Improvement

MAYNARD, Mass. and LOS ANGELES – October 21, 2008 – Monster®, the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), today announced its sponsorship of best-selling author Marcus Buckingham’s The Truth About You national book tour.  With a shared philosophy on the importance of work and life satisfaction, Monster and Buckingham deliver a strong message on the correlation between career decisions and life improvement.

Buckingham, one of the world’s leading experts in career success, speaks predominately to a Gen-Y audience in his fifth book, The Truth About You, Your Secret to Success (Thomas Nelson Publishers, $29.99), which challenges readers to put their strengths and passions to work.  Through his book and university tour, Buckingham hopes to offer college students and the American workforce the ultimate edge in work and life. as he reveals that there is a science to success that can be achieved by those who fine-tune their work to focus on their personal strengths.
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