Joshua Graham's Blog, page 32
November 10, 2010
A letter to Amazon.com re: their defense of the Pedophile's Guide book.
Dear Amazon.com: It is not possible to remain neutral on the issue of pedophilia or anything that promotes it. What price publicity? And trying to hide behind the feeble and somewhat hypocritical excuse of defending free speech does not ring true.
You have standards and have exercised your power to remove pornography from your profit streams. But today you very clearly made your stand for what you support. You chose your side. You've thrown in your lot with pedophiles. This is a very sad day for Amazon.com. Was it worth it?
A reputation tainted can never be restored, only forgotten at best. From now on, everything from Amazon becomes the fruit of a poisoned tree. I denounce your brazen support of this book. And you've sullied the good name of free speech by flagrantly attaching your support of pedophile promotion to it.
Why not defend the right of gun owners to shoot children? That is the same logic.
You care nothing for the constitution. You care more about pedophiles' right to profit and promote their evil ways than then children they hurt.Of your actions (or lack thereof) it has been written: "..It would be better to tie a millstone to your neck and throw it into the sea."
Mr. Bezos, it's time to man up and do the right thing. Remove the book, apologize and distance yourself from such heinous crimes, rather than embrace it.
November 9, 2010
November 5, 2010
Free Ebook Friday!
In Celebration of BEYOND JUSTICE still hanging on strong on multiple Barnes & Noble and Amazon bestseller lists, my publisher is offering ANOTHER free ebook of mine:
THE ACCIDENTAL REBEL
Stacey Tanner flees a stalking psychopathic ex-boyfriend and confronts all of her worst fears in one fateful evening.
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November 1, 2010
BEYOND JUSTICE hits a new high on the Barnes & Noble Bestseller list! #3 in legal thrillers
BEYOND JUSTICE takes the #3 spot on the Barnes & Noble bestseller list (Legal Thriller) trailing only behind John Grisham's most recently released THE CONFESSION and Michael Connelly's THE REVERSAL
And in the category of Christian Thrillers, BEYOND JUSTICE takes the #2 spot, second only to NYTimes bestseller Joel C. Rosenberg!
Finally, in overall bestselling ebooks (Thriller Category), BEYOND JUSTICE takes #40 on the bestseller list!
October 29, 2010
BEYOND JUSTICE and THE ACCIDENTAL EXORCIST holding ground on Barnes & Noble Bestseller list!
BEYOND JUSTICE is #6 and THE ACCIDENTAL EXORCIST is #10 on the B&N bestseller list in the Christian Thriller category!
BEYOND JUSTICE and DEATH AND TAXES stand strong at #8 and #12 on Barnes & Noble bestseller lists!
Topping all of John Grisham's titles except his newly released "THE CONFESSION," BEYOND JUSTICE stands on the shoulders of powerhouses such as James Patterson, Scott Turow, Harlen Coben, Jodi Picoult, Michael Connelly, and David Baldacci in the top 100 Bestselling Legal Thrillers.
And surprise, DEATH AND TAXES (short story) does pretty much the same!
Free Friday eBook!
TGIF, everyone! Today, I have a very short fiction tale that is family friendly. A nice change from all the spooky, creepy tales floating around these days.
LEGEND OF THE TIGER'S THRONE: A tale of the loyalty, honor and sacrifice of a young tiger, the heir to the mystical throne in a fantastical animal kingdom.
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October 27, 2010
Life is but a dream…
I've been asked to talk about some of the themes in my novel BEYOND JUSTICE. One of the most important of all ideas in my book is that of eternity, something to which I'd never given much thought until my mother passed away in 2003. Shortly after her passing, while mourning her, I was given a divine glimpse of what our earthly lives are like when held up to the perspective of eternity.
Think about this: (Mortal) Life is but a dream. Does anything that happens in a dream really matter in the reality of your waking hours? I once solved a technical problem on the cello when I practiced the music in a dream. When I awoke, I could actually play the lick that had been giving me so much trouble.
Our mortal lives are like those few deceptive minutes of REM sleep, when compared to the reality of our eternal lives. When we die (funny, it's euphemized as "falling asleep") we will actually awaken to the reality of our eternal lives.
How fleeting are those dreams during REM sleep–a few minutes–compared to some 16 hours awake. And how much more so 78-90 years of mortal life compared to eternity?
And what will have mattered of our mortal life? Only the things that positively affect your REAL life (eternity.) Just like the only things in my dreams that matter are the things that positively affect my waking hours (e.g. finding the solution to a technical problem on my cell0.)
Do you remember that movie starring Keanu Reeves, The Matrix? Do we really know what reality is in the context of eternity? What is real and lasting and what is just an illusion of reality?
Listen to the sage words of King Solomon:
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes. 3:11)
C.S. Lewis called mortal life the "shadowlands," a dim copy of the real thing in eternity. This was so well-illustrated in the finale of his Narnia series when all the characters realize that their entire mortal lives have been lived in the shadowlands and that "the dream is over, the Holiday has begun!"
What things of eternal value are you striving for today? Will it matter in 20 years? Will it matter in eternity? Don't waste your energy on passing things. Before you know it, you'll "wake up" and wonder why you were killing yourself for that promotion, for that new car, for the dream house, for whatever.
On one's death bed, no one ever regretted not spending more time at the office, not closing one more deal, not getting that fancy car. What they always wish for is just another hour with their child, spouse, friends. For some, they are comforted by the fact that in just a short while, they will "awake" and be reunited in eternity.
In George Frederick Handel's epic oratorio the composer recites a scripture that hints at the brevity of our lives in comparison with eternity.
Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.
For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Today, why not spend some time with your loved ones and make some deposits of eternal value into the account of eternity!
So teach us to number our days,that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12)
"Behold, I tell you a Mystery" Handel's Messiah
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