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Summary: Two Thumbs Up, February 25, 2001
Review: I belive that Ms. Felton meant "Two Thumbs Up" but I agree with her. What a wonderful book. I missed a few things on my cruise because I could not put it down. How can we make a movie on this one? Bogart was always there - mystery, suspense and adventure.It's a guy thing but women would love it too.Recommended for everyone.Thank you Albin!!
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Summary: Two Thumbs Up, February 25, 2001
Review: I belive that Ms. Felton meant "Two Thumbs Up" but I agree with her. What a wonderful book. I missed a few things on my cruise because I could not put it down. How can we make a movie on this one? Bogart was always there - mystery, suspense and adventure.It's a guy thing but women would love it too.Recommended for everyone.Thank you Albin!!
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Summary: Two Fists Up
Review: Nothing adrift on this fast paced New Guinea adventure tale. The reader is hurled through bloody beatings, gun shots, getaways and explosions. Seduced by the greed of pursuing valuable silver dollars is a cast of quirky characters including a gutsy newspaper journalist. His snappy dialogue and humorous descriptions are reminiscent of television's Sgt. Joe Friday of the 50's and Private Eye Phillip Marlow of the 60's....Refreshing to journey through a novel without encountering "R" rated language and "X" rated scenes but simply appreciate the quick tongue and fast impressions of its author. The Silver Dollar Eyes is entertaining from start to finish with its sharp wit and no nonsense style of writing amidst a plot of continuous surprises!
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Summary: Two Fists Up
Review: Nothing adrift on this fast paced New Guinea adventure tale. The reader is hurled through bloody beatings, gun shots, getaways and explosions. Seduced by the greed of pursuing valuable silver dollars is a cast of quirky characters including a gutsy newspaper journalist. His snappy dialogue and humorous descriptions are reminiscent of television's Sgt. Joe Friday of the 50's and Private Eye Phillip Marlow of the 60's....Refreshing to journey through a novel without encountering "R" rated language and "X" rated scenes but simply appreciate the quick tongue and fast impressions of its author. The Silver Dollar Eyes is entertaining from start to finish with its sharp wit and no nonsense style of writing amidst a plot of continuous surprises!
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Summary: The Silver Dollar Eyes
Review: This book is a well-written fiction story that will take you back in time to Dutch New Guinea shortly after World War II. The book is filled with action, adventure, hidden treasure, native head hunters, and wonderful descriptions of the islands of Dutch New Guinea. I found the story compelling and couldn't put the book down until I finished. It reminds me of a Humphrey Bogart/ Lauren Bacall movie. Recommended!
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Summary: An average adventure novel
Review: This is a self-published novel with an interesting plot. It is the usual tale of "civilized" adventurers trying to steal treasures from a native temple. For some reason, people who would think it was a vile crime to steal from a church, thought it was OK to steal treasures from "heathen" natives. It seemed to be a common 16th century attitude that carried over to the 20th century.While the plot is interesting, the writing style did not hold my attention. It is perhaps a little too Bogartish, e.g., the Maltese Falcon, with far too much slang thrown in. The plot is set in 1952 in the islands off the northwest coast of New Guinea. Various people are trying to steal rare silver coins in the possession of local native headhunters. The people seem a little inept, but who ever said that amateur thieves were smart. It should be noted that New Guinea natives were known to have hoards of coins (usually buried in pots of rancid pig fat), and smart traders found things the natives wanted to buy with their coins. For a real tale of double dealing in rare coins, one can read the account of events leading up to the last sale of a 1933 gold double eagle, also a coin produced illegally by one of more mint employees with an unknown number floating around in private collections.
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Summary: An average adventure novel
Review: This is a self-published novel with an interesting plot. It is the usual tale of "civilized" adventurers trying to steal treasures from a native temple. For some reason, people who would think it was a vile crime to steal from a church, thought it was OK to steal treasures from "heathen" natives. It seemed to be a common 16th century attitude that carried over to the 20th century. While the plot is interesting, the writing style did not hold my attention. It is perhaps a little too Bogartish, e.g., the Maltese Falcon, with far too much slang thrown in. The plot is set in 1952 in the islands off the northwest coast of New Guinea. Various people are trying to steal rare silver coins in the possession of local native headhunters. The people seem a little inept, but who ever said that amateur thieves were smart. It should be noted that New Guinea natives were known to have hoards of coins (usually buried in pots of rancid pig fat), and smart traders found things the natives wanted to buy with their coins. For a real tale of double dealing in rare coins, one can read the account of events leading up to the last sale of a 1933 gold double eagle, also a coin produced illegally by one of more mint employees with an unknown number floating around in private collections.
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