With today's stormy climate of economic turmoil, mass migrations, religious fervor, and social, political, and legal breakdowns, many Americans are asking serious questions, yet hearing vaporous answers. Are the woes of today much different from those of the past? More importantly, can we learn from the past? In The Winds of Time, Rich DiSilvio not only retells the sweeping story of Western history but he simultaneously analyzes political and religious leaders and seminal doers to help answer these questions. From ancient Greece and Rome to modern America, DiSilvio offers a concise and coherent rendition of Western civilization from a very pragmatic perspective. In essence, great nations survive because of great actions, not passivity. Also included are narrative vignettes. These unique literary creations are semi-historical snapshots of various characters' lives. By giving many prominent leaders of history a voice, the author breathes life into the musty old pages of history to not simply entertain but also enlighten. With vitality and wit the lives of Augustus, Constantine, Da Vinci, Darwin, Edison, Einstein, Hitler, FDR and others all vividly spring to life. A must read for any American that appreciates an unsugarcoated approach to viewing life or assessing the provocative people that risked life and limb to truly shape our world.
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The Winds of Time,
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This review is from: The Winds of Time: An Analytical Study of the Titans who shaped Western Civilization (Hardcover)
Shakespeare's "What's past is prologue" postulates that what has happened in the past sets the scene for the greatness that follows if one builds on the lessons of history. But this greatness can be either good or evil as accurately defined by DiSilvio in The Winds of Time.
No one denies the evil greatness of Hitler, or of his polar opposite, Washington. Both played world-tipping roles that helped shape western civilization, and the knowledge learned from studying their influence as well as others detailed in the book, should be re-visited often to ensure our compass remains pointed due North. DiSilvio points out that many of the same conditions and circumstances from the past have formed again and critical decisions have to be made. It will take a titan to lead us safely through the land mines if our western civilization, our way of life, is to survive. DiSilvio's precise analysis lights the path - will we follow it? A great, engaging read!
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Quite Possible "Required Reading" !,
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Every now and then you come across a movie or book that you feels needs to be "required reading or viewing" for an American public who seems to have forgotten where we came from, or at times seems unconcerned with where we are going.
At a time when many American's seem to have become soft and apathetic as a result of us having it too good for too long, WINDS OF TIME serves as a well written bit of wisdom and insight to reveal just how dangerously close modern America is to walking down the same path as the Roman Empire before us. I might argue that much of America's population under the age of 45 could learn more from this book than the revisionist tripe being taught in our educational system and viewed on our mainstream media today.
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From Romulus to Columbus,
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This review is from: The Winds of Time: An Analytical Study of the Titans who shaped Western Civilization (Hardcover)
The Winds of Time is an analysis, written by and for Americans, of Western history's greatest figures and how they are relevant to us, the inheritors of the world they helped shape. This ambitious volume is broken into logical, chronological, and easily digestible sections for the reader making it a joy to read either from cover-to-cover or one section at a time. In it the author attempts with great success to warn and inspire us; to enlighten and entertain us.
He warns us that the existential dangers confronting modernity's and antiquity's greatest powers, the United States and Rome, respectively, are eerily similar. DiSilvio reminds us that Pax Americana, like Pax Romana is fragile - not necessarily Providential - and must be nurtured and defended by every generation or it will be lost. He inspires us by recounting the great and terrible achievements of Western history's greatest thinkers and doers, reminding us that it is the efforts of individual men and women which shape history - for good or ill - not the moribund and emasculating Marxist model wherein history's flow is inevitable. He enlightens us by digging deep to reveal bits of history that have been either ignored or distorted by prominent historians and academics. And he entertains us by way of the narritive vignette, an innovative literary device akin to the historical novels of Newt Gingrich or Steven Pressfield. Written in rich and graceful prose, these brief semi-historical features shake the dust off of the musty old history books and bring these giants vividly to life. And while I did feel the alternative history of the early Church presented in Winds of Time was mostly a recitation of the various major heresies championed by its dissenters ranging from from the time of ancient Pharisees to the modern day Dan Brown it is a truism that no one will ever agree with all of an authors conclusions or analysis. It is, nevertheless, a thought-provoking, entertaining, and insightful read. The Winds of Time is a book that is both important and timely. For every American (like this one) with an abiding love of country who is also interested in history and how its lessons are relevant today, this book is a must-read.
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