WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT "LIFE IS WAR But You Can Win"

"I picked up your book and began scanning it. I called Ken over and said, 'Ken you have got to see this book.' He began reading it and wept. Thank you Tony for entering our lives."
-– Diana Spencer, Pascagoula, MS.

"Professionals can learn something from this little book and can recommend it helpfully to help guide the survival of combat veterans."
-– Arthur L. Arnold, DVA Outpatient Clinic, Superior, WI

"I am writing to convey how much pleasure I derived from reading your book. I am familiar with several of the 'preachy books' out there. By no means do they compare to yours. Yours was the first to express how we're all in this together. – Clement J, Ross, Jr, Former Army Airborne Ranger

"I'm 15 years old and I guess I'm writing because I'm scared. Your book has helped me a lot. Thank you for offering hope." – Meaghan Holland (15), student, Baltimore, MD.

"A little treasure." – Mary Lou Block, host of "Woman to Woman" a nationally syndicated radio program.

"I know that LIFE IS WAR" will help a lot of people. – John Hollenhorst, Network news anchor, Salt Lake City, UT

"I think that everyone with symptoms of PTSD, should read your book." – Enristo Flores LMSW, Team Leader Vet Center, McAllen, TX

"I am working at the PTSD inpatient unit at the VA hospital in Boise. Every guy who goes through the 6-week program gets a copy of your book! LIFE IS WAR helps bridge the awful gap between the teenager in the black hole of the Vietnam jungle, and the adult civilian today. Read it!" – Linda Reinberg, Ph.D., Author of In The Field: Language of the Vietnam War.

"A pithy little book of inspiration and sustenance – gutsy and sometimes as grisly as war itself." – Mike Maza, The Dallas Morning News.

"I liked it very much. It's full of growth and understanding. It's full of acceptance but not excuses." – Grace Landon, EFO Group.

"What a gift… the words, sketches, the intention, the touch of the soul."
– Jeremy Jones, Wyndmoor, PA

"For all the 'newbies' I meet daily, I give them the book. It works… My Mom reads your book and goes to meetings (PTSD) and now she's more understanding." – Jeffry L. Junkins, La Jolla, CA

"My wife, employed with the V.A. in the Women's Sexual Trauma Unit, brought home your book LIFE IS WAR and consequently I thought I'd write. My life has been a series of intense peaks and valleys since Nam ('68). I have pretty much led my life along the path you write of in your book." – David L. Cornwell, Former Member of Congress, Co-founder of the Vietnam Veterans Caucus, first Vietnam combat veteran to serve on the Veterans Affairs Committee, member of the President's Vietnam Veterans Policy Group. Indianapolis, IN

"A great book. I use many of your principles in business."
– Harvey Auger, President PHH Homequity, A Fortune 500 Corporation

"Enjoyed your book! I plan to use it in our PTSD workshops." – Steven A. Janke, Point Man International Ministries, Garfield, NJ

"As a three-tour vet who experienced some deep mental and emotional problems, all now behind me, I find your book "right on target." – Stanley "Pete" Meston, Jupiter FL

"Of everything I have read about Vietnam, nothing hit home more than what you said and how you phrased it." – Daniel L. Hobart, Moriva, NY.

"Thanks for putting in print many of my own thoughts along with those of thousands of other grunts." –Ken Fisher, Little Rock, AR.

"Lovely book, -really powerful and helpful in a lot of ways." – Anya Rosen, Seattle, WA

"Tony Anthony's account of what he learned under fire inspires us all to take control of our lives, to move forward with greater awareness and courage." John Gray, Ph.D., Author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.

"So many of us have been wrestling with our demons from the past in the last few years, Not to mention those of us in one kind of recovery or another. We admire your courage in discussing your issues and writing about them! It really is supportive to the rest of us who are dealing with our ‘stuff.’" Thank again for helping some of us heal our blisters!" – Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Gunne, New Haven, CT

"I was at my end when someone gifted me with your book. Now the fight is on again. I gave up, got drunk and was going to end it. Then your 'book." Damn man! I was lost, but I changed my thinking and am again moving on. I will read your book over and over and over…" – Michael Schaefer

"I come from a small town in Ohio where the word Nam is not spoken. Well I guess I held Nam inside me long enough. I loved the book and pics too. Keep doing what you do, more vets like me are out there waiting for that parade without the rain." – Michael T. Fetter, Lockland, OH

"Your book added much-needed inspiration to my journey of recovery. Semper Fi!"– Larry Turner, Formerly1st Marine, Division, Martinsburg, WV

"Thanks for putting in print many of my own thoughts!" – Ken Fisher, Little Rock, AR

"Thank you for writing LIFE IS WAR!" – Thomas N. "Tommy" Bills, formerly 3rd Marine Division, North Palm Beach, FL

"A classic!" – William Tailyor, Colonel, Royal British Marines, Retired

Posted by Tony at July 7, 2003 03:48 PM