Joe's Trial [Paperback]

Moses Brand (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2000

Doctor Joe Bergman is called by his colleague, doctor Carter to find her missing daughter Alia. The kidnaper is her husband, Mustafa Halim PhD, who has sworn revenge on the Jewish Nation, and intends to effect this revenge by use of the Oral Polio Vaccination, which all children get as part of routine healthcare. Doctor Joe and Nurse Karen team up to reveal the wide-ranging plot, abrogate the threat, and finally to locate and save Alia in Lebanon. They must convince the Israeli government to terminate the threat. This book encompasses the Middle East conflict, the Genetic Engineering basis for biological weapons, and detailed insider description of guerrila warefare in Lebanon

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About the Author

Born in Israel. Served as a soldier and an officer in the IDF. Medical school in Israel, with many reserve tours in Lebanon 1982-1985. Medical education in the united states from 1988, including Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant. Scholarly Chapter in a book Hematology - a Problem Oriented Approach, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1996.

Product Details

• Paperback: 484 pages
• Publisher: Big B publications (February 1, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0942520122
• ISBN-13: 978-0942520125
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,246,867 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 New Author - Great Book, April 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Joe's Trial (Paperback)

It's obvious that this author is a rookie with regards to editing a manuscript, but the thrilling contents and the moving story overcomes these short comings.

The first two hundred pages establishes the medical and character background necessary to understand the drama. I like detail and Brand unquestionbly supplies it. His character background is so complete that in the last 280 pages I could determine which character was speaking without a name reference. Also, at this point in the book I felt like a resident in hemotology and a "close" friend of the characters.

The drama, intrigue, and suspense in the crescendo made me want to finish the book in one session rather than piece meal. I just didn't want to put this book down. I could feel the bullets flying over my head, the sympathy for the down trodden and the empathy for Dr. Joe. This is truly a great work that I hope more will get to enjoy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fast-Paced Amalgamation, April 15, 2000

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Colin Pier (South Bend, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joe's Trial (Paperback)

Joe's Trial is a fast-paced amalgamation of biomedicine, espianoge, religion, current events, and adventure held together by lively characters, a well-timed plot, and enough truth to make the fiction believeable. After a somewhat jumpy start, the novel takes the reader on a wild ride from the Midwest to the Middle East, through the whole gamut of human experiences and emotions. It is a recreational book that makes for compelling reading.

4.0 out of 5 stars Ahead of it's time, April 9, 2006

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pavel "Dachis" (Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joe's Trial (Paperback)

I agree with previous reviewers, this is a diamond in the rough. The story is gripping, the rise of a man from the ashes of his nihilism to taking life again by the horns, and living it, rather than mourning it. The details are slightly over-detailed, the science is slightly outdated, Israel is not in Lebanon anymore, but the story, just like Blackhawk Down is not about technology. It is a story of the human condition where a segment of humanity, militant Islam, has taken upon itself the completion of [...] work. This time around though, it seems the momentum has changed, the Jews and Americans are not going to put up with it. This book is tremendously hopeful, and I hope to read more from the same author.