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Keep Feeling Fascination! The Joy of Writing about a Crazy World

11/23/2014

It is with frustration and with fascination that I have reviewed events in United States history.

I feel frustration that on several occasions history has labeled the wrong people as actors in events that represented turning points. And I say, for the record, that Oswald did not kill JFK, that Sirhan did not kill RFK and that the events of 9/11 were mostly hoax.

I feel fascination in trying to solve these crimes, perhaps in the way others enjoy putting together puzzles from hundreds of pieces. I have left my mark in these books, solving parts of the aforementioned events and also delving into sports and religion as well. My analysis of the "Immaculate Reception" football play is one of my finest pieces of work.

Our world is in turmoil. People die tragically, wars are fought for no good reason and the wealthy continue to get wealthier at the expense of just about everyone else. The world of misfortune and ill will revolves in a circle much in the way the earth revolves around the sun.

I am letting go of the frustration. I have written books with pleasure and with sincerity and I invite you to read my perception on why things happen as they do. I hope you will join in me in focusing on the fascination of life itself.

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You Could Tell the Teams without a Scorecard

4/10/2014

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Baseball in the 1970s Comes to Life in Dean T. Hartwell's new e-book! - Press the picture to read it for free!

“A Fair Fight”

When I played Little League baseball, they always made us say a pledge. “I will play fair and strive to win, but win or lose I will always do my best.”

The pledge didn’t mean a whole lot.
Until I understood what it meant.

My team, the Giants, were playing well one season. We beat the Cardinals, our biggest rivals, in a game and we clinched a spot in the playoffs. Or so we thought.

The league rules said everyone got to play. In each six inning game, each player had to play at least three innings. One of the scorekeepers noticed that one of our players had only played two innings.

“Rules, shmools. We beat them fair and square,” I told my parents. They thought otherwise and pointed out that if our player HAD played three innings, the outcome might have been different.

I thought about this game when I sat down and watched a playoff game some time later. The New York Yankees played the fifth and final game of the 1977 ALCS at Kansas City. The Yankees and the home team Royals had gained respect for one another and were beginning what would be a bitter and lasting rivalry on the field. They would eventually face each other in the playoffs four times in five years!

In the bottom of the first inning, Royal superstar George Brett drove a Ron Guidry pitch over the head of center fielder Mickey Rivers. Brett rounded second and slid hard into third base with a triple.

As Brett got up, Yankee third baseman Graig Nettles kicked Brett in the jaw! Brett responded with a punch to Nettles’ head. The Yankee players on the field and in the dugout near third base got to the fray before Brett’s teammates and some of them tackled Brett to the ground.

The Royal fans must have had a collective heart attack: if their best player were to be injured, the team would hardly stand a chance to win the game and go to the World Series.

Then, completely unnoticed by even the Yankee announcers, one of the Yankees, catcher Thurman Munson, lay down on top of Brett against the other Yankees! Brett would later say that Munson told him something at the bottom of the pile, “No one’s going to take any cheap shots.”

From Munson’s point of view, it just didn’t look like a fair fight. He obviously wanted to win the game but he wouldn’t allow his teammates to achieve victory in an unethical way. Now I could finally see the point my parents were telling me about playing fair in Little League.

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Third 5-Star Review of "Rumors Fly, Truth Walks"!

2/16/2014

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See all three reviews here!

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Dean Hartwell on Bob Tuskin Radio Show 1/9/14 Now on Archives!

1/10/2014

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Dean Hartwell spoke with Bob Tuskin on Thursday, January 9, 2014 about Hartwell's new book, Rumors Fly Truth Walks and the future of the movement for truth about events like 9/11. Several people called in to ask questions. You may hear both hours of their conversation here!
You may buy the book here!

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"Rumors Fly, Truth Walks" Receives Advance Praise from David Wayne!

12/20/2013

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"This is an extremely important new book because in addition to uncovering the bogus and transparently false cover stories of our recent past, Rumors Fly, Truth Walks actually tells us how the “official government versions” get manufactured and pushed down the public’s throat. It not only tells us that there’s a huge elephant in the room; it explains how it got there and why our so-called leaders turn their heads to its existence."

--David Wayne, New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wrong and Hit List (with Richard Belzer) and They Killed Our President (with Jesse Ventura)

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The First Review for St. Peter's Choice!

7/21/2013

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Read the first review of St. Peter's Choice here!

Says "Elizabeth":

"...Thank you Mr. Hartwell for a book that is not only entertaining, but also makes the reader think. This book is definitely 'my cup of tea'!!"

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St. Peter's Choice: New Novel Portrays Saint as Mentor for Non-Believers

6/28/2013

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Some people belong to a religion and their beliefs give them all the answers they need. Good for them.

I do not have that kind of belief. With this book, I explore answers to many questions I have had, such as: Is there a God? Is there life after death? What is virtue and what does one do if they believe that a god does not show virtue?

The characters in my book cannot get any answers from the Christian God. So they ask a saint, instead.

St. Peter turns out to be a reasonable person who listens to and converses with non-believers. If he does not know the answer to a question, he says, "I don't know." He shows a willingness to change his mind even on deeply-held beliefs when shown valid evidence.

Believers in Christianity are not criticized in St. Peter's Choice. But believers and non-believers alike will see an articulate case against the supposed God of this religion.

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Read St. Peter's Choice Now!

6/19/2013

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Daring to challenge assumptions about God and the afterlife, the novel St.   Peter’s Choice arrives now to an audience of those willing to think freely.

It is  Judgment Day. The “rock” of the Christian religion begins to change his mind   about going to heaven after he decides to talk to those sent to hell. When he   speaks to God later about the conversation, he finds he has a choice to make   between faith and reason.

This novel is unique in that it provides ample footnotes from the Bible and other works that analyze Christianity. An appendix  also gives background to issues raised by the characters in the book. A bibliography shows books of influence to the author, most notably Open Tomb: How and Why Jesus Faked His Death and Resurrection by David  Mirsch.

Buy it here

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St. Peter's Choice is Coming Soon!

6/9/2013

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Assertions by Christians:

There is a God.

He is my God.

There are no other Gods.

Those who believe as I do are rewarded after death.

Everyone else fails to get the reward.

I know people who believe in this manner. Many of them are, from my point of view, good people. Some are not.

The novel, St. Peter’s Choice, asks the reader to assume, for the sake of argument, the truth of this set of assertions. It then challenges the reader to decide if this is a God they would choose.

Through the novel, interesting questions come up:

Is God good?

Is heaven a desirable place?

Does hell exist?

Why does the Old Testament God have so many capital offenses?

What does one do if one’s reason leads them to disbelieve in God?

St. Peter’s Choice will be available on Amazon and other stores soon!

ST. PETER'S CHOICE IS OUT NOW!

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St. Peter's Choice - A Novel by Dean T. Hartwell out Soon!

6/6/2013

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Daring to challenge assumptions about God and the afterlife, the novel St. Peter’s Choice by Dean T. Hartwell arrives soon to an audience of those willing to think freely.

It is Judgment Day. The “rock” of the Christian religion begins to change his mind about going to heaven after he decides to talk to those sent to hell.

When he speaks to God later about the conversations, he finds he has a choice to make between faith and reason.

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