Review of The Final Keystone
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Review of The Final Keystone
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Final Keystone" by John Kevin Crowley.]
The Final Keystone, by John Kevin Crowley, is an overview of mankind's travails, evolution, and journeys of awakening and freedom. It consists of historical events that the author examined in order to assist his readers to understand his message of liberty. Furthermore, it contains stories of oppression, victory, defeat, courage, and cowardice. According to the author, "they are our Shakespearean pathway of the kind of life that led us to who we are." In addition, he presents lessons from historical occurrences and analyses them, while trying to give the key to evolution.
The author begins the book by analysing governments and the plight of control. He tells about the Greeks and goes further to discuss some of the teachings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. In order to buttress his points, he tells about "Rome, the Dark Ages, the Reformation, Magna Cara, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, WWI and the Russian Revolution, Karl Marx, socialism, and the modern governments." Moreover, he tells how one can live the "contemplative" life, a life admired and cherished by the ancient Greek philosophers.
The book is intriguing and enlightening, comprising stories about notable people in the past and the evolvement of governments. Consisting of 131 pages, it's a quick read, and I commend the author for being able to narrate such historical stories in a flowing manner. Besides, I love the way he shows how humans are distracted by fear, the past, and the future, while highlighting how we can quieten our anxious minds to enable our relationships to have new and different meaning. Moreover, at the end of the book, he includes a useful bibliography.
Furthermore, there's nothing I don't like about The Final Keystone. I appreciate the way the author used narrations about the Greeks, the Romans, religions, wars, and revolutions to support his points. However, the book includes narrations about dictators, such as Adolf Hitler. Hence, readers who are sensitive about the Hitler's story may want to skip it.
In conclusion, I rate The Final Keystone 5 out of 5 stars. I couldn't give it a lower rating since it was intriguing and educative, full of historical lessons. The author succeeded in getting his views across in an engaging manner. His writing is simple and comprehensible. In addition, the book was exceptionally well edited; I didn't see any grammar errors or typos. It'll be a great read for history students and those who want to know about the greatest philosophers of all time.
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The Final Keystone
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The Final Keystone, by John Kevin Crowley, is an overview of mankind's travails, evolution, and journeys of awakening and freedom. It consists of historical events that the author examined in order to assist his readers to understand his message of liberty. Furthermore, it contains stories of oppression, victory, defeat, courage, and cowardice. According to the author, "they are our Shakespearean pathway of the kind of life that led us to who we are." In addition, he presents lessons from historical occurrences and analyses them, while trying to give the key to evolution.
The author begins the book by analysing governments and the plight of control. He tells about the Greeks and goes further to discuss some of the teachings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. In order to buttress his points, he tells about "Rome, the Dark Ages, the Reformation, Magna Cara, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, WWI and the Russian Revolution, Karl Marx, socialism, and the modern governments." Moreover, he tells how one can live the "contemplative" life, a life admired and cherished by the ancient Greek philosophers.
The book is intriguing and enlightening, comprising stories about notable people in the past and the evolvement of governments. Consisting of 131 pages, it's a quick read, and I commend the author for being able to narrate such historical stories in a flowing manner. Besides, I love the way he shows how humans are distracted by fear, the past, and the future, while highlighting how we can quieten our anxious minds to enable our relationships to have new and different meaning. Moreover, at the end of the book, he includes a useful bibliography.
Furthermore, there's nothing I don't like about The Final Keystone. I appreciate the way the author used narrations about the Greeks, the Romans, religions, wars, and revolutions to support his points. However, the book includes narrations about dictators, such as Adolf Hitler. Hence, readers who are sensitive about the Hitler's story may want to skip it.
In conclusion, I rate The Final Keystone 5 out of 5 stars. I couldn't give it a lower rating since it was intriguing and educative, full of historical lessons. The author succeeded in getting his views across in an engaging manner. His writing is simple and comprehensible. In addition, the book was exceptionally well edited; I didn't see any grammar errors or typos. It'll be a great read for history students and those who want to know about the greatest philosophers of all time.
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The Final Keystone
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