I hope the following is relevant

[Bruce Tober]

A friend of mine, an excellent, award-winning journalist (and someone
who's commissioned me for some rather lucrative gigs) has asked me to
post this wherever I thought it might do some good.




My new book, 'Homeland', a mammoth six-year journey into the heart of
extremism and the extreme right, is shortly to be published. Many of you
will already know me, and of this work. I wouldn't normally be so crass
as to keep pushing myself into your intray. However, without a huge
sales and marketing budget, I really am relying on word-of-mouth to help
me promote this work. I hope some of you will be tempted to buy/pre-
order it at http://www.homelandbook.com (UK and international orders)
and also to let others you know, in media or personal contacts, about
its publication. I'd be extremely grateful for any help you can provide
in getting the work known.

I honestly believe it is unique. There is nothing else like this out
there. In a (publishing) world full of pap and short-termist fads, this
stands out. That's what those who've read it so far have said. Part-
adventure story, part-social commentary, it delves deep into the
psychology of extremists and extremism, expressed through my encounters
with an international far-right network. It's also written as a journey
and personal story, something that the lay reader can pick up and
hopefully "enjoy".

If you don't feel this is relevant, please don't laugh at or lambast me,
just delete this post. If, however, you'd like to read something
powerful, and rather different to your usual fare, please look out for
this book when it's published at the end of the month.

I'm appending a sample press release below. Feel free to forward this to
any friends or colleagues (and note the comment from Heather!).

With best wishes - and thanks,

Nick


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HOMELAND
Into a World of Hate

Mainstream Publishing
£15.99 hardcover
ISBN 1 84108 465 5
http://www.homelandbook.com

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'Fascinating material - Nick Ryan is a very brave man...great stuff',
Hari Kunzru, best-selling author, The Impressionist

'As relevant to our time as Orwell's Homage to Catalonia was to
its...first-rate reportage' ,
Ethan Casey, editor-in-chief, BlueEar.com

'Very good; nice writing and nice scenes and smart thinking', Mark
Potok, editor The Intelligence Report, Southern Poverty Law Center

'You could be London's answer to Ian Rankin, in the atmospherics
especially', Heather Welford, journalist and author

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Imagine...

You're alone. Trapped in a pub with soccer hooligans, paramilitaries
connected to a violent white power music scene, as their gang leader is
sentenced for murder. Or unmasked in a hotel in North Carolina, by
henchmen of the world's most infamous neo-nazi. And then get invited to
a gathering of Holocaust deniers in Beirut. You meet a US Presidential
candidate, once revered by the white supremacists you've just
befriended. Then encounter the political zealots rising within the heart
of Europe.

These are just some of the events that award-winning writer Nick Ryan
describes in a six-year journey into the terrifying arena of white
nationalism. Moving from the backstreets and pubs of London, to
international terrorist cells in Scandinavia, and onwards to the smiling
zealots of the USA and Europe, Homeland: Into a World of Hate unravels
the chilling story behind the growth of right-wing extremism - told
through the lives of those living it.

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Nick Ryan's Homeland is already being hailed as a potential classic.
With comparisons to Orwell's non-fiction, it is powerful first-person
reportage, a six-year journey into the heart of extremism and the
extreme right. Spanning four continents, moving from British neo-nazi
gangs to US Presidential candidates and Europe's political zealots,
Homeland is a gripping adventure and social commentary, a truly unique
account of the underbelly of modern society.

Describing how he builds trust with the men and women at the heart of
such movements, Ryan depicts a search for identity, belonging and
belief, as he travels through an interconnected network of both violent
and political extremists. His encounters include:


*befriending British neo-nazi gang Combat 18, then British National
Party leader Nick Griffin *tracking the London nailbomber, then
uncovering an international terrorist campaign *hunting the elusive Dr
Pierce, the world's leading neo-nazi ideologue *travelling to the Middle
East for a conference of Holocaust deniers and anti-Zionist Arabs
*encountering lone wolves, US Presidential candidates, fundamentalist
racist Christians, and professional Holocaust revisionists, as he lives
with the BNP's man in America *dealing with political zealots in
Holland, Austria, Sweden and Belgium, including senior politicians
*witnessing the huge scale of intolerance and violence inside Germany's
"liberated zones" in the former East, as Kameradschaften networks
attempt to revive a Fourth Reich *encountering other networks of
zealots, including anti-capitalists, Loyalists, etc.


Read this ground-breaking book when it is published on 31st October, or
pre-order it now from http://www.homelandbook.com

Homeland: Into a World of Hate, Mainstream Publishing, £15.99
hardcover, ISBN 1 84108 465 5 ($24.99 + p&p for non-UK orders)

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About the author:

Nick Ryan is an award-winning writer and producer. He has written for,
among others, The Guardian, The New York Times Magazine, Wired, The
South China Morning Post, The Australian, The Irish Times and The
Scotsman. In 1999 he received a special commendation from the
International Federation of Journalists for his investigations into the
extreme right. He is currently helping produce a major BBC project.

For more information about both Nick Ryan and Homeland, please visit:
http://www.homelandbook.com or Nick Ryan's personal site
http://www.ryanscribe.com (goes live 12th October)

Read Nick's recent article in Searchlight magazine, about his
experiences creating this book: http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/stori
es/102002_story02.htm

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To organise an interview/purchase an extract contact Sharon Atherton,
Publicity Manager, sharon.atherton@mainstreampublishing.com or telephone
(+44) 0131 550 7513.  To order a review copy contact Lindsay Farquharson
on (+44) 0131 550 7508. Alternatively email publicity@mainstreampublishi
ng.com

http://www.mainstreampublishing.com

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AN EXTRACT FROM HOMELAND IS APPEARING IN THE FREE ASSOCIATION BOOKS
TITLE, PEACE FIRE: FRAGMENTS FROM THE ISRAEL PALESTINE STORY
(http://www.peacefirenews.com)

-- 
Nick Ryan
writer/producer

HOMELAND: Into a World of Hate
"as relevant to its time as Orwell's Homage to Catalonia"

http://www.homelandbook.com

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