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Jonathan Maxwell previosuly on the show talking about his book "Murderous Intellectuals: German Elites and the Nazi SS" makes a welcome retrun to chat about his new book "Piltdown Man and Other Hoaxes", which is a lighthearted examination of scientific frauds through history, such as the Minnesota Iceman Hoax. Looking forward to having Jonathan back on the show
Jonathan Maxwell is a Georgia-based writer and public speaker. He is the author of Murderous Intellectuals: German Elites and the Nazi SS, which received the 2011 Allbooks Review Editor's Choice Award in the Category of Best Non/fiction Book. His second book, Piltdown Man and Other Hoaxes, has recently debuted and is a lighthearted examination of scientific frauds through history. Maxwell holds a BA in English in from Berry College, and is currently completing his MA in English from Jacksonville State University in Alabama. He is the veteran of about 120 radio interviews and about forty speaking engagements. We are focusing on Maxwell's, Murderous Intellectuals book for this interview.
We will be talking to Jonathan Maxwell, a Georgia-based writer and public speaker. He is the author of Murderous Intellectuals: German Elites and the Nazi SS, which received the 2011 Allbooks Review Editor's Choice Award in the Category of Best Non/fiction Book. His second book, Piltdown Man and Other Hoaxes, has recently debuted and is a lighthearted examination of scientific frauds through history. Maxwell holds a BA in English in from Berry College, and is currently completing his MA in English from Jacksonville State University in Alabama.
Throughout history, the perpetrators of holocaust and genocide have offered endless reasons and justifications for their crimes. This week on Word Patriots@Webtalkradio, my guest is Jonathan Maxwell, author of “Murderous Intellectuals: German Elites and the Nazi SS” which explores why so many well-educated professionals willingly joined the Nazi Party as well as the broader topic of genocide in human history. … Read more about this episode...
Jonathan Maxwell is a Georgia-based writer and public speaker. On the show we will discuss the past, including the genocides perpetuated within the Americas at the hands of the European invaders, present, and future of genocide as it pertains to Indigenous Peoples. We may also touch on how some Tea Party members are adopting Nazi-like tactics to disseminate their message. And comment on the racism that seems to be inherent within the Tea Party. Maxwell is the author of Murderous Intellectuals: German Elites and the Nazi SS, which received the 2011 Allbooks Review Editor's Choice Award in the Category of Best Non/fiction Book. In addition, the online publication Author Exposure rated the work as being one of the "20 Most Memorable Debut Books of 2010." Maxwell holds a BA in English from Berry College in Rome, Ga., along with a psychology minor and a paralegal certificate. His next book- Piltdown Man and Other Hoaxes- debuts in 2012, and is a lighthearted examination of scientific frauds through history. His publisher is Salt Lake City-based American Book Publishing, and his agent is Georgina Scott Orr from New York-based the WL Agency.
Saturday, September 18, 2010 starting at 11:00 a.m. (EST) on “Off The Shelf Radio” (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Denise-Turney-) Denise Turney sits down with Jonathan Maxwell, author of the new book Murderous Intellectuals: German Elites and the Nazi SS. Turney and Maxwell will discuss the impact of the Nazi party, particularly intellectuals (two were Nobel Prize winners), that served the party. The two artists will also discuss how intellectualizing genocide and other forms of human tragedy affect us even today. Listeners who tune into the one-hour feature interview will also learn how to harness their creative, organizational and business skills in order to realize the artistic careers that they want. They will also learn how to combine talents (i.e. writing, marketing, academics, business ownership) to strengthen and expand every area of their life. Writers who seek ways to earn a full-time living at their craft, will come away with nuggets of advice and insight that they can use to land clients and gain readers. Jonathan Maxwell’s followers who tune into the live interview will be made aware of the author’s upcoming events, book signings and speaking engagements. Book lovers who tune into the show live can have their questions answered directly by Jonathan Maxwell or /and Denise Turney. On Saturday, September 18, 2010 beginning at 11:00 a.m. (EST) author Jonathan Maxwell and Denise Turney will connect for an hour during the live on-air feature radio interview at “Off The Shelf.“ Listeners can connect to the interview live by dialing 347-994-3490. They can also connect to the live feature interview thru the Internet at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Denise-Turney-
Topics of conversation: The Nazi elite - highly educated and intelligent people committing unspeakable atrocity? How the German education system was a strong contributor to the compliance of a society. History and Genetics - is violence in our genes? Recent global areas of genocide, Cambodia, Rwanda, why we haven't learned the lessons of Nazi Germany, the potential for future events. Interesting little know facts about specific members of the Nazi Party, alcoholism/drug addiction, death camp preparedness training....and more.