Now
out on Regent Press: I
Didn't Know God Made Honky Tonk Communists
-- a memoir about draft card burning,
witchcraft, and the sexual meaning
of ballgames by David
Miller.
About
the Book:
"Miller's
memoir...is focused mainly
on his philosophical pursuits...From
(his) early declaration of pacifism
and opposition to the Vietnam War,
Miller became interested in ecofeminism,
witchcraft, and Mayan ballgames,
all of which is related here. Miller
then writes about his theory that
American ball sports share the same
patriarchal basis and societal function
as the Mayan version."
-- Reference
and Research Book News, Feb. 2002
"...(David) managed
to pull it off bringing so many
different strands together.
I have read the parts about Marija
(Gimbutas) together with (his) life
details with much delight".
-- Donna
Read, Filmmaker (The Goddess Trilogy
and Signs out of Time, The
Life and Work of Archeaologist Marija
Gimbutas).
"David is an historical
cartographer eloquently weaving
fact and myth through a
unique alchemical map of his transformation...and
in the book's images, we see the
obvious similarities between the
ballgame creation theory in Popol
Vuh and the harsh realities we fact
in the ball games of today."
--
Juan Pablo Gutierrez, Director SF
Colectivo Del Rescate Cultural and
Organizer of the annual La Presecion
Ritual Del Dia De Los Muertos de San
Francisco.
"...extremely
readable...like having
a little conversation with David...if
you went through the Sixties but
can't remember it for various reasons,
then you should read this book.
If you're too young to have gone
through the sixties, then you should
read this book."
-- Pat
Wynne, Director SF Bay Area Labor
Heritage Rockin' Solidarity Chorus
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About the Cover: The framed
photo on the front is on display at
the War Museum in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam.
It shows the author burning his draft
card in New York city on October 15,
1965.
Book is available from
Regent Street Press, 6020-A Adeline,
Oakland, CA 94608 -- $18.95.
Phone: 510 547-7602 Email: regentpress@mindspring.com
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