Thursday, February 28, 2013

BOOK REVIEW: THE MAN FROM 2063 by JACK DUFFY



The Man from 2063

by

Jack Duffy

  • Publisher: Tate Publishing (September 4, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1620241676
  • ISBN-13: 978-1620241677

About the book . . .

I knew it. I knew it, he repeated to himself. A conspiracy. But who had planned the murder? Was Lee Harvey Oswald even involved? If only one could go back in time and solve the mystery. I have to pursue this, he told himself. Someone has to find out the truth once and for all.

On November 22, 2063 a new film finally proves a conspiracy was involved in the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Sean Zumwalt dares to go back in time to alter the course of world history and save JFK. But he soon finds that the truth is much more complicated than he ever could have imagined.

Based on actual events and forty years of research, The Man From 2063 will take you through the folds of time and historical conspiracies, leaving you wondering ‘What if?’ 


Purchase Links:
AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE
About the author . . .          

Jack Duffy is an attorney from Fort Worth, Texas. The Man from 2063 is his first book. On November 22, 1963 he was in school at Bruce Shulkey Elementary when he heard the news about President Kennedy’s assassination. His parents were at the breakfast in Fort Worth, Texas, that morning when President Kennedy gave his last speech. In 1970 he saw the Zapruder film for the first time. He has been researching the JFK assassination since then. He has interviewed many eyewitnesses including Marina Oswald and several Parkland physicians who treated JFK. He has met many researchers who have written books on the assassination. He came up with the idea for a time travel novel in 1998. He has one of the largest private collections of materials on the JFK assassination. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a B.A. in Political Science. He then earned an M.B.A from Baylor University. He then graduated from South Texas School of Law with a J.D. He is an Eagle Scout.


Reader Review . . . 
After one hundred years of secrecy, the assassination of John F. Kennedy is finally proven to be the result of a conspiracy.  Sean Zumwalt believes that the fate of mankind would have been improved if the President could have been saved, so he volunteers to go back in time to prevent the assassination.  But he quickly learns that a conspiracy that far-reaching is not easy to stop.
Conspiracy theories are fun.  Even when I don't believe them, I still enjoy them.  This is what makes this novel so engrossing.  The whole "what if?" premise of the book makes you stop and think.  It will probably never be proven whether or not Oswald acted alone, or even at all, and time travel probably won't be involved, but this is still an interesting take on the popular conspiracy theory.
One drawback:  throughout the book, the dialogue seems stilted.  It makes for a dry read much of the time, but the author has researched his subject so well that it is still an absorbing novel.  If the reader is tempted to walk away after a few pages, I urge you to stay with it.  If nothing else, the author's view of what might have been is worth sticking around for.
Some strong language; nothing else possibly offensive.
4 stars
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Pump Up Your Book book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”  
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2013 A-Z Reading Challenge


Do you love to read? You know I do! Escape with Dollycas Into a Good Book is hosting a reading challenge for 2013.This challenge will run from January 1st, 2012 until December 31st, 2013.

You can join anytime. It’s an alphabet challenge!!! The challenge is to read one book starting with every letter of the alphabet.


So there are two different ways you can set up your own A-Z Reading Challenge.


A - Make a list on your blog from A-Z. Throughout the year, as you go along, add the books you are reading to the list. Towards the end of the year, you can check and see which letters you are missing and find books to fit.


OR


B - Make a list now of 26 books, picking one for each letter of the alphabet. For example: A – The Azalea Assault B- Blue Monday C – Crops and Robbers D – A Deadly Grind etc.



Books can be read in any order and all formats – print – e-book – audio – are acceptable for this challenge!
Ready to join??
Sign up at Escape with Dollycas Into a Good Book and grab the button.


Non-bloggers you can join too! Just keep track any way you wish and enter a link below if available or sign up in the comment section. You can even set up a special shelf on Goodreads to help you keep track!


Need some help finding titles to match the alphabet –
Jandy’s Reading Room has a wonderful list to get you started.

Here is my list: 
A AN ANGEL BY HER SIDE - RUTH REID - 4 stars
B
C CHRISTMAS WITH THE FIRST LADIES - COLLEEN CHRISTIAN BURKE
D THE DILEMMA OF CHARLOTTE FARROW- OLIVIA NEWPORT
E
F
G
HANNAH'S VOICE - ROB GRINDSTAFF
I ICONIC SPIRITS: AN INTOXICATING HISTORY - MARK SPIVAK
J
K KILLER RATINGS - LISA SEIDMAN
L TO LOVE A WOLF - BK WALKER
M MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER - ROBIN OLIVEIRA
N NEVER LET YOU GO - ERIN HEALY
O O! JACKIE - MERCEDES KING
P PERIL: FROM JACKBOOTS TO JACK BENNY - PEARL GOODMAN - 4 STARS
Q QUEEN OF THE AIR: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE AND TRAGEDY AT THE CIRCUS - DEAN JENSEN
R RAISING CUBBY-JOHN ELDER ROBISON
S SECRETLY SMITTEN - COLLEEN COBLE, DENISE HUNTER, KRISTEN BILLERBECK, & DIANN HUNT

T THE POSTMISTRESS-SARAH BLAKE
U UNCONQUERED: THE SAGA OF COUSINS JERRY LEE LEWIS, JIMMY SWAGGART, AND MICKY GILLEY - J.D. DAVIS
V VANISHED-IRENE HANNON - 5 STARS
W WHEN THE HEART HEALS - ANN SHOREY - 4 STARS

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I will be updating my list and will keep it posted on here. Check back to see what I've read, and comment and let me know when you join the challenge. Here's to a year of good reading!

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The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. - Abraham Lincoln

    

3 comments:

Michelle Cornwell-Jordan said...

I am, like many others, fascinated regarding the facts surrounding this historical event. I enjoy reading the various non-fiction and fiction alike that digs into the topic!

I wish the author well on his tour:)

THE SELF-TAUGHT COOK said...

Thank you for your comment. This is an interesting topic.

Teddy Rose said...

OMG, I can't get enough of the 60's everything. I was just a newborn when this happened. My mom still claims that I was in front of the TV with her and my bottle.

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