Castling [Paperback]

Rand Clifford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1995

"The Story of the Power of Hemp."

Jim Ludwig did...not bad. Big house, good job. His knockout wife was a problem. And his company was a manufacturer with its eyes on cheap labor in Guatemala.

Then came the surprise drug test.

Jim ejected from corporate America....

He lands in Dog Town, finding asylum at the Castle. The people he's living and working with have the kind of really active minds it takes to make you feel really alive.

One is an energy pioneer turned vigilante. Alien contact has given him great power.

One is Mr. Charisma turned scientist. Dog Town is an ideal laboratory for his outrageous experiments in social science.

One is a sorceress. Her specialty is love.

Jim is caught up in a master plan to move our government toward giving back to the people the most valuable of natural resources. Hemp.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...Dog Town, a place where individuals test the limits of their fantasies and dreams. An intriguing, unusual story. -- Midwest Book Review

Castling is a book ahead of its time. -- Murray Reviews

Castling makes enjoyable reading for cannabis fans, and may even turn on a few lights in the minds of others. -- HempWorld, Summer Issue, 1996

Jim is used to the power of having a beautiful wife, money, and prestige: when a drug test at work ejects him from corporate America, he finds a new and dangerous interest in the underworld which lured him from corporate security and finds refuge in Dog Town, a place where individuals test the limits of their fantasies and dreams. An intriguing, unusual story. -- Midwest Book Review

About the Author

A lifetime resident of Washington State, Rand Clifford lives in Spokane with his wife Mary Ann, and their American retriever, Chamois.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: StarChief Press; 1 edition (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964781794
• ISBN-13: 978-0964781795
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A better American Dream, May 20, 2000

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Jennyfer.Deffland (Munich, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Castling (Paperback)

Castling is a quite unusual book. When I first found the preview of six chapters in the internet, I was so intrigued that I even didn't take the time to print out the 70 pages but read it on the screen. The language is so vivid, the story so fascinating and full of action, the addressed issues so various and you can rely on all scientific information given in this book. Jim, the narrator, experiences a life crisis that makes him question all what was unquestioned before - his job, his wife, his friends and his lifestyle. He finds new answers in Dog Town and the Castle where his old friends created a perfect environment for people with really active minds. Step by step Jim is to learn what the great plan of the people in the Castle frames. He signs a one-year working contract and enters another reality - more real than the one he lived in before. And he comes to the threshold in more than one sense. Castling covers all aspects of human emotions and inter-actions, a bunch of fascinating scientific information on subjects as physics, astronomy, geology, biology, medicine, politics, social science, aliens, and more, and particularly highlights the story of hemp, the ancient multi-purpose raw material of all mankind which was tabooed by Big Oil & Friends only a few decades ago. Hemp could be a solution for so many urgent problems from hunger to greenhouse effect, its only imperfection is to be a natural plant that can't be patented and monopolized by a few. Not only in this context, the book shows an astonishing quantum of social critics, the author seems to have a broad-minded alertness of people, situations and relations. He definitely dreams another dream than the common American Dream but his version grants generations to-be a livable future. Joining Jim on his journey and his stay in the Castle is a pleasure you shouldn't miss.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Castling, March 25, 2000

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Jennifer (Washington State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Castling (Paperback)

Castling is one of the most captivating books on the market today. Not only did I lose a lot of sleep due to my inability to put it down, I have re-read it three times. If you are looking for a story that is relevant to what is happening in the world today, buy this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars quirky book that I really enjoyed, September 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Castling (Paperback)

I thought Castling was a gread read...for anyone who enjoys, grows, or loves hemp, this is the book for you. It's got sex, aliens, environmentalism, and marijuana. Thoroughly enjoyable reading.