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Image, History, and Politics

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As My two good friends Cimabue and Giotto would agree this is one of the greatest books ever on European coinage. Louis XIV would be pleased with this awesome display of knowledge by the Doctor. Even Industrial people such as Thomas Sadler enjoy this book. Here are some sample reviews from many of the great figures of history.

"Two Thumbs Up!"- Mahandis Ghandi
"A Masterpiece"- Bernini
"Just like back in da trecento"- Cimabue
"My fingers hurt"- Thomas Sadler
"Le Wow!"- Mazarin
"Zis is a good book"- Otto V(o,a)n Bismarck
"Es un libro fabuloso"- Juana of Spain
"Now That's a spicy meataball- and a good book"- Fra Angelico

As you can see the reviews are pouring in, so stop right now and buy this book! You will not be sorry.

if this man can teach me i think he can write a book on history, image, and Politics.

This is a very interesting book by an excellent teacher. It links the symbolism on coins with the greater history going on at the time in a very interesting combination. Most people don't think about the political implications of their money. One complaint- where's Bodo? You'll be next, Robsepierre! -Andy Golodny

Paul van Wie, Ph.D., is a man so transcendentally knowledgeable that it stupefies the human mind. This book reflects that fact. However, one would do well to notice that the book, for all its other virtues, does not even broach the subject of former First Lady Rachel Jackson's little-known side-career as (you guessed it!) a Nazi spy.

5 stars nevertheless.

In a previous online review, when referring to Dr. van Wie's knowledge on modern coinage, please replace the word minute with vast.

What other famous author has a professor who shook hands with the infamous Kerensky in the back of a candy shop? A man whose great uncle was executed because of his firm belief in Calvanism in The Netherlands during The Spanish Armada? A man who let his brother attend the more pretigious university as a sign of good will, and not due to the lack of a good throwing arm? A man who dresses up in a Halloween costume to frighten his own mother-in-law on Halloween night? A man who scares off the boogey-man by drinking red water? I am utterly uphauled that authors who publish books on The Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries fail to mention the name van Wie in the list of rational thinkers who shaped our era. Fact, Copernicus disproved the geocentric model of the universe. Fact, Doc van Wie used deductive reasoning, an enlightened characteristic, to determine that coinage and monetary systems shape our world. It is our duty to show our support for this underrated despot by purchasing a copy in each version of his book. And we shouldn't be cheap by going for the paper back too!

Martin Luther, Leonardo D'Vinci, Napoleon Bonaparte, Karl Marx. Ha. Who needs these puny little figures in history? Instead there should stand one man, a man so great that he can never find a piece of chalk. A man who can stare Doritos in the face and laugh. A man who's name means Prussian Nobility (well not really, there's a A instead of a O, but does it matter.) A man who worked in the fields for 12 hours a day. A man whose wardrobe matches that Calvin Klein guy. This man, strong, tall, kind-of-smart: Paul van Wie. Read his book and you shall see what a master piece is. Read it a second time and see what the masterpiece of time is. Read it backwards the third time and it will reveal the secret message "Why are you reading my book for the third time? Go study for the AP test!"

Jingle, jingle? What's that? Just coins in your pocket you say? You'll be singing a different tune after reading this work from a rising superstar in the world of neumismatism. Only coins? Posh! More like disks of history.

One reviewer wrote that Doc is the reincarnation of Johan Tetzel, well I must beg to differ. After many months of strenuous research, I have concluded that Paul Van Wie is truly the reincarnation of the Holy Savior Jesus Christ. Every single student that has graced his classroom has called him a "Saint" and claims to feel a holy aura beaming from his powerfully built Calvin Klein model-type body. One can see that it was Doc who acted as a "savior" to every single one of his AP Euro students in the few months before the AP test from eternal damnation (ie. their parents). He did by performing the greatest sacrifice of them all... devoting many hours of his life giving countless review sessions that he could otherwise spend at the Club shakin' it until the break of dawn. Another correlation that I have discovered between Doc and Jesus is that if Doc was "transubstantiated" into a type of bread and drink like Jesus does on holy mass, Doc would transsubstantiate into Nacho Cheese Doritos and Diet Snapple, a fine choice for a "last supper" I might add. Some also consider his book "The Holy Bible" of European coinage, which in many respects is true. Doc also preaches the holy doctrine of "respect thy Neighbor," which explains his odd and sometimes scary attraction towards Canada. And the last little tidbit of my research that proves Doc's "Jesus-ness" is his ability to speak in many different "Tongues," and even, yeah you guessed it, Dutch.

There is no one more informed on this topic than Paul Van Wie. He truly is a treasure. Anyone who has a remote interest in History and/or Politics must pick this book up. A must read!