From lneil at netzero.com Fri Jan 20 15:17:41 2012 From: lneil at netzero.com (L. Neil Smith) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:17:41 -0700 Subject: [Group523] Nifty News From L. Neil Smith Message-ID: <4F19F615.2090709@netzero.com> A LITTLE NEWS, FIRST: today, January 20th, is the release date for my new book _DOWN WITH POWER: Libertarian Policy In A Time Of Crisis", available in both dead-tree and various electronic formats. It will be fully distributed and can be had through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many other outlets. _DOWN WITH POWER_ is a multi-purpose book, intended to let non- libertarians know what the movement is all about, to guide those newly committed, to act as a campaign manual for candidates, and to sort the sheep out from the goats. It includes detailed instructions for "How to Fix America" based on my 50 years of political experience. _DOWN WITH POWER_ will also eventually be an audio book, spoken by the lovely and talented Brian Wilson of radio talk show fame. It'll take a little time. If you'd like to hear Brian reading my ramblings, his unabridged audio version of what many believe is my funniest novel _The Nagasaki Vector_ is now available at CDBaby and soon will be at iTunes. Meanwhile ... "I'M ONLY IN IT FOR THE FREEDOM" by L. Neil Smith "If we fail ... to define ourselves ... somebody else ... will do it for us." http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2012/tle653-20120115-02.html "BEND OVER BEN & JERRY!" by L. Neil Smith " ... my NRA Life Membership card was printed in cuneiform ... " http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2012/tle653-20120115-10.html "A MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER" by L. Neil Smith " ... So "embedded" are they ... that Ron might as well be invisible ... " http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2012/tle652-20120108.html "POLITICAL GEOMETRY: A LESSON FOR THE MEDIA" By L. Neil Smith " ... a pundit's pundit, a wonk's wonk, and a moron's moron." http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2012/tle652-20120108-02.html "LET SLIP THE PIGS OF WAR" by L. Neil Smith " ... a century of incompetent, irrational, murderous foreign policy ... " http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2012/tle651-20120101-02.html "'AND SO, _AD INFINITUM_'" by L. Neil Smith "Clearly the guy's a marble short of a game of Chinese Checkers." http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2012/tle651-20120101-04.html A Blast From The Past! "A Maple-Leaf Rag" by L. Neil Smith " ... a meter-high, hairy, nine-legged, three-eyed, crab ... " http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2012/tle651-20120101-08.html Another Blast From The Past! "AN OPEN LETTER TO ROBERT K. DORNAN" by L. Neil Smith " ... there [is] no discernible difference between Socialist Party A, the Donkey Boys, and Socialist Party B, the Elephant Men ... " http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2011/tle650-20111225-03.html But wait! There's more! My novel _CERES_, part of the "Ngu Family Saga" which was a finalist for this year's Prometheus Award, has been nominated for the annual Freedom Book Award, as well. You can help by voting for it at http://freedombookclub.com/c/p/11/03.html If you liked _Pallas_, you'll love _CERES_, available in paper or electronic form at Amazon.com. Also, to my absolute delight, __SWEETER THAN WINE_, my story of an ethical vampire searching for his long lost love, has not only been nominated for _next_ year's Prometheus Award, it has also been nominated for the Darrell Award as a novel set, at least partially, in the mid-South, particularly Memphis (in which I have, indeed, set a rather memorable scene). Last but far from least, I was interviewed on the radio this morning by the illustrious Ernie Hancock. If you'd like to hear what we said, go here: http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Media/103639-2012-01-19-jan-20th-2012-luis -ewing-l-neil-smith-john-bush.htm Enjoy -- I certainly did! -- ==================================================================== BILL OF RIGHTS PENALTY CLAUSE ?Any official, appointed or elected, at any level of government, who attempts, through legislative act or other means, to nullify, evade, or avoid the provisions of the first ten amendments to this Constitution, or of the Thirteenth Amendment, shall be summarily removed from office, and, upon conviction, deprived of all pay and benefits including pension, and sentenced to imprisonment for life.? www.bigheadpress.com/lneilsmith/?p=501 ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4f19f619811d2626st03vuc