27-10-2016, 05:35 AM (This post was last modified: 27-10-2016, 06:21 PM by Jim DiEugenio.)
The trade paperback edition of Reclaiming Parkland has just been released. You can get it at Amazon and bookstores.
It is the revised and expanded version. It includes an entire chapter that was cut from the hardcover, one that I am very proud of, on Mexico City. I think its one of the best parts of the book and I was really disappointed it was cut in the first edition.
Also, the first chapter, which includes my biography of Vince Bugliosi--which no one had ever done before--is about twice as long. My editor was scared to death Vince would sue the publisher so he edited it severely through an attorney. Again, I was really disappointed in this since everything I wrote about Vince was accurate and footnoted. So he could not have sued, at least successfully.
But anyway, in addition to that, there are also certain nuggets of information that i picked up since, and I have included in the book. So, IMO, its a new and improved version.
Its really three books in one: there is Vince Bugliosi and how he mangled the Tate-LaBianca murders into Helter Skelter, and how his political career died a violent death.
Second, there is long and detailed analysis of Reclaiming History, how it began and evolved, and you can see every aspect of that inflated whale sliced and diced.
Third, there is an examination in Part Three of the New Hollywood, that is after the Pentagon, and Chase Brandon and the CIA set up shop in the film colony for a number of years and how they now control things. I should add one more point, there is also a bio of Tom Hanks and what he did with that joke of a movie Charlie Wilson's War.
If you like, please leave a nice blurb at Amazon for the book. That usually helps.
Jim DiEugenio Wrote:The trade paperback edition of Reclaiming Parkland has just been released. You can get it at Amazon and bookstores.
It is the revised and expanded version. It includes an entire chapter that was cut from the hardcover, one that I am very proud of, on Mexico City. I think its one of the best parts of the book and I was really disappointed it was cut in the first edition.
Also, the first chapter, which includes by biography of Vince Bugliosi--which no one had ever done before--is about twice as long. My editor was scared to death Vince would sue the publisher so he edited it out severely through an attorney. Again, I was really disappointed in this since everything I wrote about Vince was accurate and footnoted. So he could not have sued, at least successfully.
But anyway, in addition to that, there are also certain nuggets of information that i picked up since and I have included in the book. So, IMO, its a new and improved version.
Its really three books in one: there is Vince Bugliosi and how he mangled the Tate-LaBianca murders into Helter Skelter, and how his political career died a violent death.
Second, there is long and sailed analysis of Reclaiming History, how it began and evolved, and you can see every aspect of that inflated whale sliced and diced.
Third, there is an examination in Part Three of the New Hollywood, that is after the Pentagon, and Chase Brandon and the CIA set up shop in the film colony for a number of years and how they now control things. I should add one more point, there is also a bio of Tom Hanks and what he did with that joke of a movie Charlie Wilson's War.
If you like, please leave a nice blurb at Amazon for the book. That usually helps.
Kudos, Jim…. what were your hardback sales like? Average? For instance, I heard that 'Mary's Mosaic' topped out at only 17k+ in hardback before going to pulp friction, even with that 'reckoning' quote by Oliver, featured prominently on Peter's dust jacket. And, bytheway, why are so many murder mystery/true crime book covers only in red, white and black? Ever notice that?
O. Austrud Wrote:Nice. Is the Kindle-edition also updated, or will it be?
The Kindle version has been updated. Make sure you're on the page for the new paperback edition to purchase it though. The old hardcover has the old Kindle version available, and the paperback listing has the new revised Kindle version. The new edition (both paperback and Kindle) is cheaper, too.
Jim DiEugenio Wrote:It is the revised and expanded version. It includes an entire chapter that was cut from the hardcover, one that I am very proud of, on Mexico City. I think its one of the best parts of the book and I was really disappointed it was cut in the first edition.
Also, the first chapter, which includes my biography of Vince Bugliosi--which no one had ever done before--is about twice as long. My editor was scared to death Vince would sue the publisher so he edited it severely through an attorney. Again, I was really disappointed in this since everything I wrote about Vince was accurate and footnoted. So he could not have sued, at least successfully.
But anyway, in addition to that, there are also certain nuggets of information that i picked up since, and I have included in the book. So, IMO, its a new and improved version.
Its really three books in one: there is Vince Bugliosi and how he mangled the Tate-LaBianca murders into Helter Skelter, and how his political career died a violent death.
Second, there is long and detailed analysis of Reclaiming History, how it began and evolved, and you can see every aspect of that inflated whale sliced and diced.
Third, there is an examination in Part Three of the New Hollywood, that is after the Pentagon, and Chase Brandon and the CIA set up shop in the film colony for a number of years and how they now control things. I should add one more point, there is also a bio of Tom Hanks and what he did with that joke of a movie Charlie Wilson's War.
If you like, please leave a nice blurb at Amazon for the book. That usually helps.
Definitely new and improved. Congratulations Jim! It must be incredibly frustrating as an author to have your work chopped to pieces by an editor for any reason especially when you have all the evidence and information to back it up. This sounds like a completely new book almost.
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28-10-2016, 01:47 AM (This post was last modified: 28-10-2016, 03:08 AM by Albert Doyle.)
Drago has challenged this book on the Burnham site. While I'm presently not happy with Jim right now because of his treatment of the Prayer Man evidence I would say Jim is not guilty of the credit-grabbing Drago is trying to pin on him. I don't think Jim was suggesting he was the originator of the Mexico City evidence, just that he was covering it. The Chicago evidence is open to interpretation. Even if Charles is right, Jim hasn't committed the extreme violation he's being accused of. Perhaps Jim should have mentioned that Chicago was possibly a ruse to create a false sense of safety in Dallas.
Off-Topic: FYI Jim: Jean Davison has posted at Duncan's forum.
That you would even bring this up Albert is really odd, if not bizarre.
Drago is the guy who tried to get you thrown out of here. And now you reference his rabid and baseless musings in order to sling some mud at me because of PM? And Albert, Chucky does not accuse me of being a pioneer on the MC evidence. Even he could not be that misinformed.
Drago has become more and more toxic, belligerent, and obnoxious since he has now been confined to Greg Burnham's forum. All he does now is take pot shots at everyone else from his forced isolation. I noted this once before, about a week ago.
Drago was never any great shakes as a researcher. He essentially began and ended with Evica, his idol. As if GME was the beginning and ending of all JFK research. Well, for Drago that was fairly accurate, for people actually going through the declassified record, it was not. Since Drago never did that, it was a self reinforcing paradigm.
As per his current critiques, these are about as astute and accurate as his observation that he send Joan Mellen's book to Caroline Kennedy for an award to Jim Garrison. Remember that howler. Evidently he had not even read Mellen's book, and some of the things she said about RFK.
Now, he says, well the whole thing about the MC tapes not being destroyed was put aside long ago with the release of the Hoover memorandum about listening to the tapes and saying it was not Oswald. Drago is not even aware that the HSCA put a disclaimer on this memo, and it is in the Lopez Report--Blakey tried to discount its importance. And every LHO did it guy since has used this to try and say that the tapes had been destroyed prior to the assassination. But Drago, sitting back there in the eighties, thinks this memo is hot news.
Chucky, no its not. Which is why I went and found at least five other sources. (see pgs. 304-05. I actually had even more but I thought it was overkill.)
He then says that I think I was the first person to discover Anne Goodpasture. He bases this on me bringing up the Lopez Report to Eddie Lopez and asking him about her. (Which he calls name dropping.)
Chucky, Anne Goodpasture's name may have been mentioned prior to the Lopez Report being released e.g. I think she is in Martin's dual bio of Harvey and JAA. But no person I know of ever mentioned her involvement in the MC charade prior to the Lopez Report being declassified. So what Chucky is saying inadvertently proves my point--that it was this work that first shined the light on her role in that prior skullduggery. As per me mentioning Eddie's name, well Chucky, that is what happened. Sorry I talked to Eddie about his report. Let us know when you interview him or someone else of that importance.
(Sound of crickets in the night)
Finally, his interpretation of the Chicago Plot is just speculation. He may be right, he may be wrong. But that is what Chucky does. He speculates. And he pontificates on the BIG PICTURE. Wait for him to do something original.
(Yawn, zzzz)
Chucky is starting to remind me of the weird uncle at family gatherings who gets hustled off into a side room and eats and drinks by himself. When its time to go, his kindly sister takes his hat and coat, dresses him and drops him off at his apartment.
Jim DiEugenio Wrote:That you would even bring this up Albert is really odd, if not bizarre.
Drago is the guy who tried to get you thrown out of here. And now you reference his rabid and baseless musings in order to sling some mud at me because of PM? And Albert, Chucky does not accuse me of being a pioneer on the MC evidence. Even he could not be that misinformed.
Drago has become more and more toxic, belligerent, and obnoxious since he has now been confined to Greg Burnham's forum. All he does now is take pot shots at everyone else from his forced isolation. I noted this once before, about a week ago.
Drago was never any great shakes as a researcher. He essentially began and ended with Evica, his idol. As if GME was the beginning and ending of all JFK research. Well, for Drago that was fairly accurate, for people actually going through the declassified record, it was not. Since Drago never did that, it was a self reinforcing paradigm.
As per his current critiques, these are about as astute and accurate as his observation that he send Joan Mellen's book to Caroline Kennedy for an award to Jim Garrison. Remember that howler. Evidently he had not even read Mellen's book, and some of the things she said about RFK.
Now, he says, well the whole thing about the MC tapes not being destroyed was put aside long ago with the release of the Hoover memorandum about listening to the tapes and saying it was not Oswald. Drago is not even aware that the HSCA put a disclaimer on this memo, and it is in the Lopez Report--Blakey tried to discount its importance. And every LHO did it guy since has used this to try and say that the tapes had been destroyed prior to the assassination. But Drago, sitting back there in the eighties, thinks this memo is hot news.
Chucky, no its not. Which is why I went and found at least five other sources. (see pgs. 304-05. I actually had even more but I thought it was overkill.)
He then says that I think I was the first person to discover Anne Goodpasture. He bases this on me bringing up the Lopez Report to Eddie Lopez and asking him about her. (Which he calls name dropping.)
Chucky, Anne Goodpasture's name may have been mentioned prior to the Lopez Report being released e.g. I think she is in Martin's dual bio of Harvey and JAA. But no person I know of ever mentioned her involvement in the MC charade prior to the Lopez Report being declassified. So what Chucky is saying inadvertently proves my point--that it was this work that first shined the light on her role in that prior skullduggery. As per me mentioning Eddie's name, well Chucky, that is what happened. Sorry I talked to Eddie about his report. Let us know when you interview him or someone else of that importance.
(Sound of crickets in the night)
Finally, his interpretation of the Chicago Plot is just speculation. He may be right, he may be wrong. But that is what Chucky does. He speculates. And he pontificates on the BIG PICTURE. Wait for him to do something original.
(Yawn, zzzz)
Chucky is starting to remind me of the weird uncle at family gatherings who gets hustled off into a side room and eats and drinks by himself. When its time to go, his kindly sister takes his hat and coat, dresses him and drops him off at his apartment.
Wow! All I can say is wow, just wow! And to think I missed all this and him even taking "pot shots at everyone," no.... I would have definitely remembered this guy had we crossed paths, lol.... Jim says, "Drago has become more and more toxic, belligerent, and obnoxious" really not much more different than me, however, I can be a real pain in the ass, and if you don't believe me, just ask someone, lololo.....
Jim DiEugenio Wrote:It is the revised and expanded version. It includes an entire chapter that was cut from the hardcover, one that I am very proud of, on Mexico City. I think its one of the best parts of the book and I was really disappointed it was cut in the first edition.
Also, the first chapter, which includes my biography of Vince Bugliosi--which no one had ever done before--is about twice as long. My editor was scared to death Vince would sue the publisher so he edited it severely through an attorney. Again, I was really disappointed in this since everything I wrote about Vince was accurate and footnoted. So he could not have sued, at least successfully.
But anyway, in addition to that, there are also certain nuggets of information that i picked up since, and I have included in the book. So, IMO, its a new and improved version.
Its really three books in one: there is Vince Bugliosi and how he mangled the Tate-LaBianca murders into Helter Skelter, and how his political career died a violent death.
Second, there is long and detailed analysis of Reclaiming History, how it began and evolved, and you can see every aspect of that inflated whale sliced and diced.
Third, there is an examination in Part Three of the New Hollywood, that is after the Pentagon, and Chase Brandon and the CIA set up shop in the film colony for a number of years and how they now control things. I should add one more point, there is also a bio of Tom Hanks and what he did with that joke of a movie Charlie Wilson's War.
If you like, please leave a nice blurb at Amazon for the book. That usually helps.
Definitely new and improved. Congratulations Jim! It must be incredibly frustrating as an author to have your work chopped to pieces by an editor for any reason especially when you have all the evidence and information to back it up. This sounds like a completely new book almost.
Quote:It must be incredibly frustrating as an author to have your work chopped to pieces by an editor for any reason especially when you have all the evidence and information to back it up.
A few folks in Miami knows this is Richard Poyle, it's as clear as day, and I can't believe the CIA even disseminated this photo, gee, I wonder did they think no one would find out? Then, send Poyle to Cuba believing he would be killed there or at the very least remain in prison. Boy oh boy are a lot of folks in for a huge wake up call.
