RAVE REVIEWS

JOHN CLAUDE REDFERN'S BOOKS HAVE RECEIVED RAVE REVIEWS FROM HISTORIANS, ECONOMISTS, AND THE PUBLIC.  THE NEW WAVE MILLENNIUM, RURAL ECONOMIES, AND HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLVES FUNDAMENTAL PUBLIC POLICY &  MYTHS FOR AMERICANS: (1) A CONTINUING EXPOSE OF LAW AND JUSTICE IN AMERICA (2) HIS PRIVATE MEMOIRS EXPOSING THE HILARIOUS PSEUDO SEXUAL ILLUSIONS OF LOVE, PASSION, AND LOYALTY (3) AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MAINSTREET COMMUNITIES AND (4) A REVITALIZED ROLE FOR THE NATURAL RIGHTS TRADITION IN WESTERN LAW.  AN ECONOMIST'S REVIEW SAID, "JOHN HAS INDEED PROVIDED AN ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC MODEL IN PUBLIC POLICY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNITIES....JOHN’S MODEL...ALLOWS PEOPLE TO WORK UNDER THE RULES OF LAW FOR THE PURSUIT OF THEIR LIBERTIES IN HUMAN LIFE....THIS ALTERNATIVE MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITIES SUGGESTS THAT JOHN IS REALLY AN EXCELLENT ECONOMIST HAVING A CREATIVE MIND HAVING GREAT PROVOCATIVE ANALYSIS."  A HISTORIAN'S REVIEW SAID, "THE NEW WAVE OF THE FUTURE AND THE NEW WAVE MILLENNIUM, RURAL ECONOMIES, AND HUMAN RIGHTS, BOTH OF WHICH I REGARD AS CREATIVE AND IMAGINATIVE."  ANOTHER HISTORIAN'S REVIEW SAID, "THE NEW WAVE OF THE FUTURE IS AN IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT....HIS LATEST WORK, THE NEW WAVE MILLENNIUM, RURAL ECONOMIES, AND HUMAN RIGHTS RESEMBLES ITS PREDECESSORS, BUT IT EXPLORES SEVERAL NEW TOPICS, NOTABLY...[SUSTAINABLE] DEVELOPMENT."  ANOTHER REVIEWER SAID, "I HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED READING YOUR BOOK AND MUST SAY IT BOARDERS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN GENIUS AND LITERARY CROWN-JEWEL IF YOU WILL."  FEMALE ADMIRERS, AFTER REVIEWING THE "WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?" CHAPTERS ABOUT THE PSEUDO SEXUAL ILLUSIONS, SAID "IT’S UNBELIEVABLE!"  A READER'S REVIEW OF THE ORIGINAL BOOK IN THE NEW WAVE SERIES, A CLASSIC COLLECTOR'S EDITION, SAID, "THIS IS A BOOK FOR ALL AGES AND I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE UNITED STATES TO READ THIS BOOK."  A REFERENCE SAID, "John-Claude has outstanding credentials....His professional accomplishments, including his recent grand tours of Main Street America, are legendary....His expertise in the fields of development, financial services, SMALL-PRESS publishing, funding development, training, public relations, & public policy are assets for any corporate or nonprofit organization.  John-Claude has an incredible understanding and great insight into the current socioeconomic trends in urban, suburban, & rural America."  ANOTHER REFERENCE SAID, "AS A WRITER, A JOURNALIST, AND AN ECONOMIST, JOHN HAS BECOME A NEW WAVE OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE WESTERN TRADITION TRANSFORMING THE AMERICAN SPIRIT....JOHN HAS ACHIEVED UNIVERSAL FAME AS A LEGENDARY FRENCH-AMERICAN ICON....JOHN IS A PRICELESS ASSET TO THE COUNTRY."  IN THE MAINSTREAM NEWS MEDIA & MAINSTREET COMMUNITIES, JOHN HAS ACHIEVED WIDESPREAD FAME & PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR HIS LEGENDARY CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD THE NEW RENAISSANCE OF MAINSTREET COMMUNITIES.

MAINSTREET u.s.a. grand tour

JOHN CONTINUED THE GRAND TOUR OF MAINSTREET COMMUNITIES IN TOWNS & MIDDLE-SIZED CITIES INCLUDING THE PALMYRAS.  JOHN RECEIVED HONORARIUMS INCLUDING  THE KEYS, CAPS, PLAQUES, & ICONS OF MAINSTREET COMMUNITIES.  AFTER TOURING THE MAINSTREET WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS & CITIZENS, JOHN HOSTED HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETINGS, MAINSTREET MEETINGS, & TOWN HALL MEETINGS. THE PUBLIC MEETINGS DISCUSSED THE HISTORY OF THE MAINSTREET COMMUNITIES, THE CURRENT SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES & FUTURE SMART GROWTH PLANS, THE NATIONAL TOURS TO MAINSTREET COMMUNITIES & THE PALMYRAS, AND THE FORTHCOMING HISTORIC BOOK, PALMYRAS U.S.A.    JOHN HAS TOURED 21 OF THE PALMYRAS WITH A MIDDLE WEST & SOUTHERN PALMYRAS TOURS PLANNED.  DURING THE TOURS OF THE PALMYRAS, JOHN RECEIVED OVERWHELMING MAINSTREAM MEDIA COVERAGE DETAILED IN THE NEWS ARTICLES TABS.  JOHN'S LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS AT THE MEETINGS DISCUSSED HIS THEMES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MAINSTREET COMMUNITIES:  (1) THE THEME OF VISIONARY & PRAGMATIC COMMUNITY PLANNING WITH MANAGED SMART GROWTH TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE (2) THE THEMES OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION,  SELF-DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION PROGRAMS, ECOTOURISM, & EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND (3) THE THEME THAT COMMUNITIES DO NOT SUSTAIN THEIR ECONOMIES DUE TO CULTURAL ISSUES FIRST, THEN ECONOMIC ISSUES SECOND.  JOHN'S WRITINGS DETAIL THAT THE DAMAGES DONE BY COLLECTIVE MODERNIZATION ARE REVERSIBLE USING AN ALTERNATIVE SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR DEVELOPMENT.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

JOHN IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF S.B.C.A.P., A PUBLISHING & CONSULTING ENTERPRISE.   JOHN HAS YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES, & WRITING EXPERIENCES.  JOHN HAS A M.A. IN ECONOMICS, A M.P.A., AND A M.A. IN B.A. FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.  HE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW WAVE MILLENNIUM, RURAL ECONOMIES, AND HUMAN RIGHTS, THE NEW WAVE OF THE FUTURE, THE NEW WAVE AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AGAINST THE DARK AGE IN AMERICA, COUNTRY CLASSIC RECIPE ‘N PASTORAL PROSE, MACOUPIN CREEK: POETRY, MACOUPIN CREEK: REFLECTIONS, AND THE FORTHCOMING BOOK, PALMYRAS U.S.A.  AS AN ECONOMIST AND A CLASSICAL WRITER FROM EUROPE, JOHN'S WRITINGS ARE BASED UPON THE GREAT LITERARY WRITERS OF THE WESTERN TRADITION.  THEY INCLUDE JOHN STEINBECK, SINCLAIR LEWIS, THOMAS WOLFE, HAMLIN GARLAND, GEORGE ELLIOT, SHERWOOD ANDERSON, ED HOWE, EDGAR MASTERS, AND THE CLASSIC ECONOMISTS.  JOHN HAS AN INTEREST IN THE PRESERVATION OF MAINSTREET COMMUNITIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH HIS VISIONARY AND PRAGMATIC WRITINGS.  JOHN IS SINGLE LIVING ALONE IN HIS HOMETOWN OF PALMYRA.   JOHN CAN BE REACHED  AT HIS HOME ADDRESS, P.O. BOX 137, PALMYRA, ILLINOIS 62674 AND/OR [email protected].   THE BOOKS OF THE NEW WAVE SERIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE BOOKSTORES, AMAZON.COM, BARNES & NOBLE.COM, EBAY.COM, ADDALL.COM, WAL-MART.COM, AND S.B.C.A.P.  PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN RESERVE COPIES OF THE FORTHCOMING WORK-IN-PROGRESS, PALMYRAS U.S.A., BY COMPLETING THE ORDER FORM IN THE ORDER FORMS TAB, EMAILING THEM TO [email protected] AND/OR FORWARD CORRESPONDENCES TO JOHN'S ADDRESS.

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