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The Pandora Prescription
The pharmaceutical giants have a big skeleton in their closet and will fight tooth and nail to keep it there. Author Dan Travis, notorious unsolved mystery specialist, is on another book tour when a cryptic message from a desperate stranger blows his life apart. He is sucked into a silent war which hinges on an incriminating data file. Finding it is Travis's only hope for ...more
Paperback, 490 pages
Published
January 6th 2009
by Sterling & Ross Publishers, Inc.
(first published September 28th 2007)
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Conspiracy/thriller/suspense novels-of-the-week aren't generally my first choice in literature, but since I'll read just about anything you put in front of me (including cereal boxes and the classifieds) I figured I give this one a shot.
Despite my inner protestations to the possibility of liking this "truth-or-fiction" book, I found each quick, catchy little chapters compelling enough to get me to move on to the next one. Then the next. Before you could say "Da Vinci Co...more
Despite my inner protestations to the possibility of liking this "truth-or-fiction" book, I found each quick, catchy little chapters compelling enough to get me to move on to the next one. Then the next. Before you could say "Da Vinci Co...more
I enjoyed this book immensely. It was full of conspiracy theories and espionage-inspired action. It was more or less about laetrile, a derivative of apricots. I remember the big laetrile publicity from the 70-80s, when my brother had cancer. I always wanted to understand how it was supposed to work. This book did a great job of breaking down complex medical information so it was comprehensible. In another life (when I wasn't teaching 10 hours a day), it would prompt me to do more laetrile r...more
I liked this book and how it used extreme conspiracy theories to fuel the plot. I did NOT like the couple of paragraphs where it is implied that HIV does not cause AIDS. That is a very tiny part in the book and was completely unnecessary, without it I would have loved the book because it was such a page turner but I feel so strongly about that issue that it really brought down my opinion of the book. I would still encourage people to read this book, it's fast paced and has a kick ass female c...more
I think basically everything about this book was perfect. I bought it because it sounded like an interesting plot, but also because the cover looked intriguing, it was a thick book with a flexible cover, and had old style rugged edges. And it didn't let me down. I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good read!
A fast paced novel based on FACT that the US does not use the proven cancer cure/treatment Laetril as other countries do. This conspiracy is laid out along with compeling evidence into the Kennedy Assasination conspiracy. Very interesting and thought provoking. Highly recommended.
This book is not super well-written, but it's definitely interesting. Written by someone who was "in the know" re: covert government activities. It inspired me to look up the facts behind the fiction. Very fast-paced. It reads like a Dan Brown novel. Great for an airplane ride!
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I gave this three stars to reflect the poor writing and editing, but I loved this book for all the wrong reasons. It was a good page-turner and a very quick read. The writing was horribly dramatic -- my favorite part was the internal monologue several of the major characters maintained.
Don't waste your time. It's marketed as a Da Vinci code "look alike", but it fails to compare on so, so many levels. I rarely quit books, and I did NOT quit on this one, but there were several times I almost did.
It's good... but this is kind of way too complicated and you will feel very heavy after reading. Not a good book for leisure, but definitely a good one to challenge your mindset and world view.
A bit disappointed. Replace Travis with Robert Langdon, any medical terms with religious or catholic or masonic, than you've got the Lost Symbol all over again. Even the plots where professor Travis talks about little unknown interesting history bits are similar to those in Dan Brown's books.. The analysis to the inside of the medical cartel, though, is not detailed and insightful... I did, however, eat more almonds now.:-)
This book was pretty mediocre.
The editing was awful.The writing was repetitive & the story was anti-climactic .
On the up side - it was an easy / quick read.
The editing was awful.The writing was repetitive & the story was anti-climactic .
On the up side - it was an easy / quick read.
My local library didn't own it which might have been a clue. The writing is rendundant and weak the editing is worse. "pot marked cheeks" Didn't finish it.
This book was poorly edited and not well written. The author weaves his story around a JFK conspiracy and a pharmaceutical conspiracy. He does move the plot forward at a good pace and I did keep reading to learn how in the world he would pull all this together.
I am a firm believer in NOT reading books that I don't like, so I have no idea why I bothered finishing this book. It was awful.
Can't put this one down, just finished up and loved it. Never a boring moment, always guessing what's next and never expecting what comes!
Excellent - even though it is fiction, this book will plant some seeds of doubt for any one who has been touched by cancer.
The writing style was just as bad as Dan Brown's however the content is extraordinary. It's disgusting to think that if this were true, the government and some of the medical community are outright killing people for money. The book was almost banned which says to me that someone is trying to hide something....I know nothing on the subject however I'm in the process of researching the information and hopefully will find some answers.
I am anxiously waiting for this to arrive - it is not in paperback yet but picked it up on amazon hardcover used...it is supposed to be a davinci code like concept, only based on pharmecuetical company conspiracies...
As a person currently battling cancer, this book saved my life. I was unaware of Laetrile or B17 until I came across this amazing story. I highly recommend this to anyone who has had or knows someone with cancer.
A good thriller that leaves you pondering the possibilities. This book left me even angrier about government and big business. If you like conspiracies, then this book is for you.
Awful. Don't waste your time. Sophomoric writing. Insipid characters whom I could not care less about. Moronic storyline. A terrible waste of good trees.
A moderately entertaining mystery, conspiracy. Similar to the Da Vinci Code, although not nearly as engrossing.
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