Product Description

The author had never intended to write this or any other book. However, since he has always had an interest in current events, especially politics, and he enjoyed writing, it was natural that he be the one to compose commentaries for the Current Events Roundtable he initiated seven years ago. Having done so, his wife and a few friends then convinced him to publish these commentaries. "Let's Talk!" was the title of the first edition, published in July, 2003 and contained twenty nine commentaries. "Let's Talk....Some More!" is a second edition and is a compilation of the original twenty nine commentaries and an additional twenty one written since the first edition was published. The last commentary is dated January 6, 2006. They all continue to reflect a spontaneous, minimally edited series of one man's observations on current events. It is sprinkled with parenthetical comments, some surprising, some humorous, many not, and still others designed to stress a certain point of view. Bear in mind that one objective of these commentaries was to stimulate discussion. Therefore, the author's ideology is sometimes set aside in order to achieve this objective. "Let's Talk....Some More" covers some of the decade's, if not the century's most momentous events, with the World Trade Center disaster being the most dramatic and world changing. In many ways, "Let's Talk!"and "Let's Talk...Some More1" represent a loose chronology of the history of the past seven years. The events are presented through the eyes of an involved citizen with a point of view cultivated over many years. He believes passionately that dialogue among an informed citizenry of whatever political persuasion, is a valuable asset to the country.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5320372 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
This is Mr. Shea's first effort at publishing a book. He is a 1955 Liberal Arts graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. with a major in History and Government. After five years with American Home Products Company, he joined the Clairol Division of Bristol Myers Squibb Company as a Marketing Assistant and became Clairol's President fifteen years later. He left the company in 1981 to form his own consulting company. Now semi-retired, Mr. Shea has also lived abroad - six years in Lima, Peru and almost three years in London - and has traveled widely in Western Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Latin America. All of this experience has contributed to his deep interest in current events leading to the publication of this book.