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In the tradition of Exodus and Captain Corelli's Mandolin, comes a sweeping two-tiered family saga with a modern story concerning ace reporter Rudy Styne, who runs into his look-alike at an airport in Munich while tracking a master computer hacker, and a back story about the Maxwells, a turn of the 20th century Jewish family struggling to build the most prestigious airline in Bavaria. The modern story begins, where Book 1, Rasptuin's Nephew ends, with the marriage of Rudy Styne to his alluring (and very pregnant) girlfriend Chessie Barnsworth. At the wedding, an ancient Jewish man, Abe Maxwell, appears who apparently is somehow related to Styne. As the reader will come to find out, in Doppelganger and its sequel, Crystal Night, Abe Maxwell is also tied to the back story which is somehow related to Rudy Styne's German look-alike. Concerning the back story, Seifer brings this vital Maxwell family alive as we watch two brothers use their savvy to advance their little airline empire in a hostile environment, with the elder brother, Elias, handling the business end, by in part, assimilating into the Christian community, and the younger brother, Simon, master mechanic and daredevil, handling the production end, constructing aeroplanes for their own airline and also motors for Count Zeppelin. As we watch the century advance through the family's eyes, we also watch Simon enter the very first aerial competitions where he races against such European aeronauts as Sopwith, Bleriot, Fokker and Junkers to build the fastest and most efficient flying machine. But greater forces intervene as Simon finds himself caught up in the Great War as an ace pilot for Germany flying alongside such heavyweights as Hermann Gring, his boyhood friend and later day Nazi party leader, the Blue Max, the Red Baron and Ernst Udet, the greatest surviving German pilot from this first World War, as they battle against the very French and British colleagues Simon had raced just two years before. In Doppelgnger, Marc Seifer runs a story of the 20th century through German eyes together with a contemporary U.S. murder mystery set in the cyber-world. He masterfully ties the two stories together through Abe Maxwell (b. 1906) who is about 98 years old in the contemporary story. Seifer tied Abe to both Rudy Styne, the hero, from the U.S. to Rolf Linzman, Rudy's sometimes protagonist, of Germany. In striking contrast to Herman Wouk who used the mythical "Enduring Jew" in The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, Seifer uses Abe Maxwell a full-fledged hero whose life, although improbable, remains wholly possible.

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Publié par	First Edition Design Publishing
Date de parution	01 octobre 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781506902784
Langue	English

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DOPPELGÄNGER

Marc J. Seifer

Rudy StyneQuadrilogy
Book II

LynnSevigny
DOPPELGÄNGER
RUDY STYNEQUADRILOGY, Book II
Copyright ©2016Marc J. Seifer

ISBN: 978-1506-902-78-4

August 2016

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PRAISEFOR MARC SEIFER’S BOOKS

DOPPELGÄNGER

In Doppelgänger, Marc Seifer runs a story of the 20 th century through German eyestogether with a contemporary U.S. murder mystery set in the cyber-world. Hemasterfully ties the two stories together through Abe Maxwell (b. 1906) who isabout 98 years old in the contemporary story. Seifer tied Abe to both RudyStyne, the hero, from the U.S.A. to Rolf Linzman, Rudy’s sometimes protagonist,of Germany. ~Richard Vangermeersch, Professor Emeritus, University of RhodeIsland

crystalnight

I had to tell you howmuch I am enthralled with Crystal Night! You are an incrediblechronicler, your knowledge is vast! You have woven such minute detail into thetapestry or rather web of the novel. It lives for me, that is the [Germany] andtimes I remember. I rush through supper to get comfortable on the sofa with TheBook. I just can’t put it down. ~Gloria McMurrough, Admissions Office, RogerWilliams University

The overall presentationof the trials that faced a Jewish-German family, during the rise ofAnti-Semitism after World War I, is stirring on how the triumph of faith andspirit, can overcome the suffering of a strong, resilient people during one ofthe darkest periods in modern history. ~Edith Moraglia

DOPPELGÄNGER & crystalnight

Dr. Seifer’s novels DOPPELGÄNGER & CRYSTAL NIGHT contained some fascinating and well-researcheddetails about World Wars I & II that added richness to the narrative. Hedisplays admirable ambition and he crosses genres ably in his quest to tell alarge-scale story in the second two novels of his QUADRILOGY . Using an impressive amount of research, the author paints a wide panorama whichincludes an inside look at Nazi Germany as a Jewish family struggles tomaintain their small prestigious airline in an anti-Semitic environment. Butthese two books are not just rooted in the past. There is also a modern story,a search by the protagonist, news reporter Rudy Styne, to uncover a masterhacker who is attempting to take over the internet as he is also moved todiscover who is German double is and who his biological parents really are.Yes, there are a number of diverse paths in this complex tale, but Seiferdeftly brings all threads together in a satisfying way that enriches, becausethe reader, not only gets to learn a lot about real history, namely how bothworld wars were conducted from the German perspective, but also experiences thecomplex emotional strain of a family doing their best to maintain their assetsand survive in a hostile environment. Given the novel’s breadth, the pace isquick, particularly considering the myriad topics covered and the large cast ofcharacters. Overall, this is an imaginative, worthy and ambitious work. Compilationof comments from New York City Editors.

rasputin’snephew

Anespionage thriller, (a la Tom Clancy)…. You write with great intelligence andauthority. Nicolette Phillips, New Vision.

This is a terrificallyoriginal book, with elements of satire as well. ~Dr. Stanley Krippner ,author of Song of the Siren

As one who believes thatgood science fiction writers are the precursors of things to come, your novel'searly pages are causing me the first symptoms of Future Shock…Your writingabout the psychic world seems so precise that it seems more real time than awork of fiction. Can I assume you are writing fiction or are yourfictionalizing real historical events? ~ Al Perry

Likea journey through the Major Arcana [of the Tarot], Rasputin’s Nephew takes the reader into the bizarre and mind-boggling world of the paranormal. Ienjoyed Marc Seifer’s book thoroughly. ~Uri Geller, ParanormalistExtraordinaire

FRAMED! Murder, Corruption &
aDeath Sentence in Florida
with Stephen Rosati

A story that must betold! Robert Leuci, “Prince of the City”

A fascinating andexceptionally documented case study that reads like a best-seller. ~ MidwestBook Review

Amazinglyreadable book - a true page-turner that had my complete attention from thefirst page to the last! 5 Star review Amazon.com

Wizard:The Life & Times of Nikola Tesla
Biographyof a genius

Seifer’s vivid,revelatory, exhaustively researched biography rescues pioneer inventor NikolaTesla from cult status and restores him to his rightful place as a principalarchitect of the modern age.... Seifer provides the fullest account yet ofTesla as an entrepreneur, experimental physicist and inventor. Boxed& Starred, Publisher’s Weekly

Seifer’s biographyrescues [Tesla] from oblivion, bringing back to life the amazingly creativeintellect that gave us fluorescent lighting, wireless communication, cheapelectrical power and the remote control. But Seifer also resurrects thewounded, self-destructive personality who never recovered from the loss of afavored older brother and who spiraled into weird obsessions, mental collapseand poverty as he watched other men use his inventions to win fame and riches.Seifer does an admirable job of explaining his subject’s technical feats andanalyzing his psychological idiosyncrasies. Tinged with pathos, thismeticulously researched biography deserves attention from all who wouldunderstand the human tragedies played out in the shadows of our neon culture. ~ Bryce Christianson Booklist

MarcSeifer is an excellent writer and scholar, who has produced a wonderfullyreadable and illuminating biography of one of the most intriguing men of thiscentury.... mak[ing] us understand not only the man, but also the times inwhich he lived…. [a] masterpiece. ~ Nelson DeMille, New York Timesbest-selling author

Seifer paints a pictureof Tesla that anyone familiar with the life of someone such as Orson Welleswill recognize. Here was a man who peaked early, traveled in famous company....and started believing his own press hype. That made him spend the rest of hislife trying to score another universe-changing coup..... Wizard does apretty good job of placing Tesla within the firmament of inventors, thinkersand futurists. With Seifer’s scholarship to build on, anyone reconstructing thosedizzy years of invention and litigation at the turn of the century would befoolish to try and leave out Nikola Tesla. ~ Winston-Salem NC Journal

Underneaththe layers ... the core of Seifer’s book is a serious piece of scholarship. ~ ScientificAmerican

Ihighly recommend this biography of a great technologist. ~A.A. Mullin, USArmy Space & Strategic Defense Command.

THEDEFINITIVE BOOK OF HANDWRITING ANALYSIS

Altogetherthis book rises like a lighthouse out of the morass of the other graphology publicationsin the USA. The author presents a great array of American handwritings onastoundingly high level. Although the author only had access to Englishsources, in spite of this, it is amazingly comprehensive. Maybe this book getsinto the hands of one or another university professors and if so, it may helpto break up his/her prejudices and this could lead to a raise in standards ofacademic psychology in the America. ~Helmut Ploog, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief ofthe German handwriting journal Angewandte Graphologie und PersonlichkeitsDiagnostik.

TRANSCENDINGTHE SPEED OF LIGHT
Consciousness,Quantum Physics & the Fifth Dimension

Ihighly recommend this book to any and all readers who are seriously interestedin the puzzling problem of the nature of mind and consciousness…. Marc’sepochal achievement will offer thoughts and areas of new thought to the readerfor many decades to come. ~Col. Tom Bearden (retired) Author of ExcaliburBriefing

Howis it possible for consciousness to exist in the physical universe? This is theclassic mind-body problem that has eluded philosophers for many generations.Now, it appears that answers are within reach -- provided that one is willingto explore unorthodox approaches. This is exactly what author Marc Seifer hasdone. The depth of his scholarship and the clarity of his thinking make thisbook a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the frontiers of consciousnessresearch. ~Jeffrey Mishlove, Ph.D., Dean of Consciousness Studies,University of Philosophical Research
DOPPELGÄNGER

RudyStyne Quadrilogy
BookII
A lso by Marc Seifer

Non-fiction
Wizard: The Life &Times of Nikola Tesla
The Definitive Book ofHandwriting Analysis
Framed! Murder,Corruption & A Death Sentence In Florida
(with Stephen Rosati)
Transcending the Speedof Light: Quantum Physics & Consciousness
Nikola Tesla: The ManWho Harnessed Niagara Falls
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