Last night we had a telephone call from the couple who bought our old house, to say that they had some post for us. This morning then we went over there to collect it, and I was very pleased to find that one of these items was notification from a magazine called Self Publishing, together with a complimentary copy, to say that they had printed a review of my book on page 29.
When I read the review I was truly astonished and delighted beyond words, for they have compared me to none other than Richard Dawkins, the best selling author and self proclaimed aetheist, whose book, The God Delusion topped the UK and US non fiction best sellers list for a full 6 months, selling millions of copies worldwide. Even better, they have given me permission to reprint this segment on the back cover of my new edition, which I will hopefully finish proof reading later on tonight ....
The review then reads
"Genesis of Man covers some highly topical and controversial subjects regarding religion and science. If you have read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, then you will love this book, because it serves the opposite viewpoint.
The book is well researched - it is laden with scientific, Biblical and historical evidence to support its arguments. However, although there is sound understanding of science, the book seems to place more importance on its Biblical and historial evidence. It is also written with a lot of personal input from the narrator, which helps the ease of reading and can 'speak' to the reader. However, the first person narrative approach may appear to some readers as informal, and make the work appear less reliable.
Whilst the book is written as though it is addressing a vast and diverse audience of believers and non-believers, there are some infelicities and bias that suggests thar only certain groups of people are being targeted. The narrative focusses mainly on the Abrahamic religions, with a greater emphasis on Christianity. This may make its arguments appear somewhat incomplete to some readers, because there are six major world religions to be accounted for, rather than three.
This is a very informative and well researched book. It would be ideal as a companion to academic studies in subjects such as theology, philosophy and the social sciences. The book also achieves what it set out to do; answering all and more of the questions in its blurb"
No sooner did I ring Richard, my editor and give him the good news, than I got an email from the UK office of Nexus magazine to say that they too are printing a review in their May edition! The magazine is based in Australia but has 4 English language editions (plus 10 foreign language editions) with a combined circulation in excess lof 200,000 copies ! This then is very good news indeed. They are also sending me a complimentary copy, and hopefully I can also print their review in the updated edition as well !
This could do amazing things for my book, since Nexus is the leading magazine for conspiracy theorists and alternative historians, read by many other authors in this field. If just one percent of readers buy a copy as a result, then this will be 6000 copies sold ! I am jumping for joy at the prospect.
June
