Man's Greatest Fear: The Final Phase of Human Evolution [Paperback]

Tim Marshall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1995

MAN'S GREATEST FEAR examines the fears of man which drive him to dominate woman, destroy his environment, and slaughter his own kind in war. The psychological defenses of man, which prevent him from facing his fears and thus changing his destructive behavior, are also identified and explained. In conclusion, Dr. Marshall maintains that woman's quest must not be for equality with man, but instead for control of his destructive nature if the human species is to avoid extinction.

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From the Publisher

In Man's Greatest Fear - The Final Phase of Human Evolution, Dr. Marshall explains: why man is drawn to war, why he seems obsessed with the destruction of the environment, why God is portrayed as a man, why woman outlives man an average of 7.5 years, why 106 males are born for every 100 females, why great leaders like Pope John Paul I, Dr. Martin Luther King, and John F. Kennedy are frequently assassinated, and why, under male leadership, the human race is careening toward its own extinction. Dr. Marshall also explains the relationship between war, the systematic destruction of the environment, overpopulation, and the domination of woman by man. For anyone worried about the future of humankind, "Man's Greatest Fear - The Final Phase of Human Evolution" identifies man's self-destructive behaviors and outlines a strategy to avoid the extinction of human life on earth.

From the Author

From 1969 to 1973, I had the privilege of serving my country in the USAF, working as a physical therapy technician and later as a psychologist. Everyday I would try to help brave, patriotic men returning from the war in Vietnam, recover from their wounds. They were all physically and emotionally scarred from the war. Of the hundreds of soldiers I met in those four years, I can only recall a few that I didn't like and none that I didn't respect. They were all different in terms of their backgrounds and beliefs and yet they were all the same in their devotion to their country and their courage to go to war for their country. Their suffering started me questioning, why does man, being the intelligent, sociable, brave, frequently friendly creature that he is, continually slaughter one another in war? After I left the USAF and began work as a hospital psychologist, the patients I saw made me question, "Why does man beat, rape and dominate women? The answers to those questions form the nucleus for my book, "Man's Greatest Fear - The Final Phase of Human Evolution." We, as intelligent beings, must confront and resolve our problems or else we will be destroyed by them.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Athena Books (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964575000
• ISBN-13: 978-0964575004
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,375,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My wife made me read this book., July 22, 2008

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Allan Anderson (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Man's Greatest Fear: The Final Phase of Human Evolution (Paperback)

This book upset my wife and so she made me read it. Being a man, at first I thought it was a joke; women taking control of the world. However, after watching the news about the war in Iraq yesterday, I stopped laughing and started thinking. I served in the Vietnam War were 57,000 Americans were murdered - my two uncles fought in WWII and my father's cousin was killed in WWI. The author is right about war - men have killed each other for thousands of years. It's also true that men are destroying the environment; the author's examples can't be denied. The quotes from famous men from many ages and cultures were interesting. The connection of male domination of women with man-made religion and over-population is plausible. Over-all, the book's theory is thought-provoking and depressing. I now see why this book upset my wife; it makes you aware of the ugly side of man which is why I'm sorry I read it.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Timely and Thought-Provoking Book, November 29, 2007

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Josephine Murphy (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Man's Greatest Fear: The Final Phase of Human Evolution (Paperback)

I found this to be an excellent and very thought-provoking book. Dr. Marshall presents a theory that is both timely and relevant given the state of affairs we are currently faced with in the world. He supports his ideas with a wealth of detailed information, and the reader is left with the impression that he has spent a very long time gathering all of these facts and presenting them in such a cohesive and unified manner. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who cares about what is happening in the world, from those concerned with the environment to those worried about social/political issues on local, national and international levels. This book gives the reader much to think about and, equally important, gives one concrete and achievable action steps that can be accomplished on an individual level to affect positive change in the world.

14 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is a stupid book, April 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Man's Greatest Fear: The Final Phase of Human Evolution (Paperback)

According to the author, men and Christianity are to blame for all the problems on earth. It all has to do with our Freudian impulses (big surprise). If women, esp. non-white ones, ruled the world, we'd have an ecological, egalitarian, pagan paradise. Such idiotic nonsense is the worst by-product of radical leftism out there. I almost wish that women would rule the world for 20 years or so; then we could see how much crap all of this is.