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"A thought-provoking collection of essays. Don is the idealist's idealist!" -- Thom Hartmann, bestselling author, radio personality and host of The Big Picture

A WORLD WITHOUT WAR is a compilation of essays written since 2000 by activist producer and playwright Don Thompson (Tibet in Song, Democracy: A Work in Progress, L.A. Book of the Dead). Written for popular webzines such as The Potomac Journal (ed. Michael Neff) and SolPix, the essays chronicle important political and cultural issues and trends post 9/11 -- all with Thompson's unique and independent perspective that often puts a completely new spin on familiar topics. Displaying a combination of wit, compassion and insight, the author leads you through a series of ideas drawn from philosophy, history, the arts, new media, business and technology -- all weaved into a cultural critique whose basic premise is that we need to shape a different world, a better world, A WORLD WITHOUT WAR.

D.R. (Don) Thompson is a producer/filmmaker, playwright and essayist. Thompson’s film projects have won multiple awards at festivals such as Sundance, Movies that Matter, Cinema for Peace, New York Indie, and many others. His plays have been staged coast-to-coast and lauded by The New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post and others. Your Life Is A Movie (Del Sol Press, 2006), an anthology of film and media essays that Thompson co-edited with Filmmaker Magazine’s Nicholas Rombes, features well-known writers such as Todd Gitlin, Eric Alterman, Ray Carney and Patricia Ducey. Thompson continues to develop and produce humanitarian-themed documentary and feature films through his production company nextPix.

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World Peace has become a point of mockery at some times, but is there a real way to attain it? A World Without War is a collection of essays from D. R. Thompson, as he presents his educated opinion on how such a dream world could truly be possible in our future. With a unique writing style and plenty of ideas to further a goal of a world without national violence, A World Without War is an idealist's read on how to push forward to a world worth living in. -- Mary Cowper, Midwest Book Review --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Some books are read and easily forgotten. Others stick with you: you mull over what has been presented, digest the material for hours, days or even weeks. A World Without War is the kind of book that will stay with you and challenge your beliefs.

Written by activist playwright and producer D.R. Thompson, A World Without War is a compilation of his essays originally published on the WebDelSol media complex. During that time Thompson chronicled the U.S. and world situation post 9/11, looking at society and politics through the lens of a cultural critic schooled (at times self-taught) in an eclectic array of disciplines: film criticism, technology, the arts, history, business and philosophy. The result is a viewpoint that is at once unique, insightful and thought-provoking.

If you're open to changing your opinion, Thompson just might sway you. If not, he can help start a conversation on topics not often discussed or explored. His style is at times confrontation, his wit at times acerbic. While you shouldn't be surprised if he outrages or angers you, bear in mind that underlying all of the material are these questions: How can we create a better world? How can we create a more free, peaceful and prosperous world? How can we create A World Without War? These questions, Thompson feels, are ones we should all be asking. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN : B0076K08EK
Publisher : Del Sol Press (February 6, 2012)
Publication date : February 6, 2012
Language : English
File size : 472 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 164 pages
Lending : Enabled

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d.lee

D. Lee

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2013

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I read A World Without War, and am richer for the experience. I have recommended it to my wife, son, and daughter (especially the young ones). A World Without War highlights historical lessons and classical and popular literary and performance art references to present an enlightened vision for a peaceful, people-centric world. It is an important work, thoughtful and insightful. Prescient too, having included suggestions of inflationary bubbles, economic recession, and another tsunami, all of which we have witnessed come to pass. I honor D.R. Thompson for his vision, and for sharing it.

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B. Rasine

A vitamin for the mind

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2013

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This is the time when we need people who have the courage to say not only what they think, but what desperately needs to be said, in truth, in public, in open discussion. Don Thompson is such a person. His collection of essays 'A World Without War' offers an enlightening and sobering discourse on those aspects of modern industrialized society that have lain buried under smoke and mirrors just a day too long.
--Birgitte Rasine, author and entrepreneur

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FOHHDL

Peace is the Answer

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2012

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A World Without War is a must read in a time where 'peace' must be front and center to solving the world issues that we face today. Don Thompson brings a unique, holistic and entertaining perspective to his essays. The book offered perspectives that helped me to think in new ways and most importantly engage in conversations about the possibility of a better world. Additionally, I think it's a great book salon recommendation and I can see groups of people reading it and engaging in stimulating conversation!

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Tricolor

Must read for everyone!

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2012

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DRThompson rationally dissects our culture, economic and political system with intelligent wit and candor. These essays wake up the brain, and provide a framework for activists, thinkers, new agers, and the 99%.

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Lisa Smith

Are you ready to think about the important things?

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2020

DR Thompson's collection of post-9/11 essays are indeed prescient and though provoking. His writings cover a variety of topics including new media, film, politics, economics, etc. The New Media Age accurately predicts our evolution from a passive news audience into one that actively seeks out new information from a multitude of new sources through the internet. A New Humanism reveals the pitfalls if media producers do not employ a sense of social responsibility toward their audiences. Perhaps his most prescient essay (indeed I am writing this review while under house arrest - euphemistically "quarantined" by the state of Maryland ) is Loving Paranoid Media. Thompson speaks of media's need ( i.e. global elites' need) to perpetuate anxiety and fear to keep us too busy to seek peace, to seek self-awareness. If we are constantly preoccupied with threats and fear, when will we ever have time to ponder the really important questions in life? We can't count on the entertainment industry to guide us as the Cartoon Nation reveals the lack of empathy and personal responsibility in current films and TV shows. Even our law enforcement officers cannot escape the manipulation of their attitudes through constant fear evoked from the war on terror as evidenced in Longing for Mayberry. What would Sheriff Andy Taylor think today of his desired role of humanistic servant to society being transformed into authoritarian figure illegally enforcing the erosion of civil liberties in his locked down state of North Carolina? I look forward to Thompson's next collection of essays, perhaps from the post-pandemic era of 2020? Maybe even now he is typing away on his computer as the corona virus rages and our constitutionally guaranteed rights are disappearing. Makes me long for a world without war, a world without fear.

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infowarrior

Revolution...

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2012

I really liked this book as it presented a wide variety of ideas about how to address many of the issues confronting our country (and the world) today. I recommend for anyone interested in putting their mind around topics surrounding culture, media, economics and peace. The essays are well-written, informative, and often downright entertaining. You won't be disappointed.

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Shaktima

Wake Up Call

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2019

These are the most brilliant essays I've read for a long time. Don Thompson is a modern philosopher, and filmmaker, whose views and analysis of the world and America are acutely perceptive and relevant today.
An intelligent observer, astute, aware visionary, Thompson could see and predict where the world is going through when exploitation of nature and humanity lead to a depleted and depressive world. I went from despair to holistic change myself through an individual and universal, evolutionary journey, - from affliction and misery to peaceful serenity.
I never understood the pleasure of exploiting or profiting from other human beings via religion, business or politics. Idolatry = blind obedience, - so sad, so mad, so sick.
Our world is based on depleted values. What is wealth? Accumulation of goods, poisoning minds, air, waters, animal abuses? What a loss! A quote from the book that sticks: "fuel economic growth by fighting the very ills we have created, mostly environmental, yet another is to fight illnesses (either real or created) for the body and mind i.e. pharmaceuticals and biotechnological."
Don't think for a second that this reading is boring. It's profound, a sizzling call for integrity, and links to larger-than-life iconographic movies that illustrate our blind spots. Yes, fictitious characters of the Seventh Art reflect our most actual, psychological challenges. Are you an agent of change?

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