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Reviews, Raves, and Radio
Review: "I
recommend this book..." New
Zealand Medical Journal, by Brian McMahon, Brigadier and Doctor,
Dunedin 17 November 2006
NZMJ
17 November 2006, Vol 119 No 1245 (pdf)
Review: "No one can come away unaffected
..." Deb Jones, Round Table Reviews, May 28, 2007
roundtablereviews.com (pdf)
Review: "A haunting read, every page poignantly real, and a cautionary tale."
Midwest Book Review
November 2006 (pdf)
Review: "A Remarkable
Story" Military, May
2007. Vol XXIII, No. 12
Military - May
2007 (pdf)
Profile: "Author Reflects on his Childhood
in Red Oak", Red Oak Express, July 25, 2007
Childhood in Red Oak (pdf)
Profile of Dr. Hassan,The
Davis Enterprise, May 21, 2007
Profile of Dr. Hassan (pdf)
Profile: Dr. Hassan's interpreter remembers
Dr. Hassan in Vietnam, May 6, 2007
Interpreter Remembers (pdf)
Profile: Dr. Hassan
honored for "Outstanding
and Admirable Contributions" to society by Denise
Hoang, M.D., November 2007
Denise Hoang, M.D., honors Dr. Hassan (pdf)
Review: "Permanently changed..."
Bookviews.com September 2007 (pdf)
Review: Shannon Hendrickson
for Research and Reference Book News
RRBN-2-2007
(pdf)
(This is a pretty large file - 4MB - and may take a while to download.)
Review: Independent
Publisher Online Highlighted Title Winner
http://www.independentpublisher.com/
Review: BBC Vietnam Reviews Failure to Atone, in Nguyen Van Phuoc report from Frankfurt Book Fair
(in Vietnamese)
Culturesport
Review: Not Born Yesterday by Carol Osman
Not
Born Yesterday (pdf)
Review: Dr. Hassan painstakingly maximizes
his personal account as a volunteer jungle doctor in
war-torn Vietnam
http://www.middle-east-online.com/
Press Release #1: September
1, 2006
Press
Release 090106 (pdf)
Press Release #2: February
14, 2007
Press Release
021407 (pdf)
Press Release #3: September 3, 2007
Press
Release 090307-1 (pdf)
Press Release #4: September
3, 2007
Press
Release 090307-2 (pdf)
Press Release #5: September
3, 2007
Press
Release 090307-3 (pdf)
Dr. Hassan In Vietnam - April 30, 2007
Hassan In Vietnam (pdf)
A Press Conference in Vietnam
Than Nien Daily
Dr. Hassan's Independence Day
Speech in Vietnam
Independence Day Speech (pdf)
Failure to Atone Press Attends Frankfurt Book Fair,
Frankfurt, Germany, Oct. 3-8.
More information and pictures here.
Praise for Failure To Atone
Letter #1: A Korean War veteran writes Dr.
Hassan
Korean War Vet
Letter (pdf)
Letter #2: A Florida housewife writes Dr. Hassan
Florida Housewife Letter (pdf)
Letter #3: A postcard from Hong Kong
Postcard from Hong Kong (pdf)
Letter #4: A "Thank You" from Viet Nam
Thank You (pdf)
Letter #5: From Our Heart to Yours
Our Heart (pdf)
Letter #6: I Fell Into Tears
Fell Into Tears (pdf)
"Failure to Atone is a compelling account of the stressful experiences
and challenges endured by a wartime surgeon determined
to maintain the highest standards of his profession."
— Paul J. Rosch, M.D., F.A.C.P., President, American Institute of
Stress, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, New York Medical College
"In reading your book Failure to Atone,
my eyes were opened again to the horrors of war.
I was not in Vietnam, but war is war and the atrocities
are all the same. The first page seemed to reach
out and grab me by the neck ... Thank
you for writing this book. It will be a book that
all that read it will remember, especially us that
participated. You showed your concern, and selflessness
to lay your life on the line many, many times over
two tours trying to make a difference, and I would
like to think you did."
— Major Frank Beverly,
US Marine Corps, 1952-1957
"Received Failure to Atone: The True
Story of a Jungle Surgeon in Vietnam yesterday
and couldn't put it down until I finished it. My
heart filled with pride and gratitude with what
you have done and experienced as well as your
intense desire to make a change in the world."
— Bill Maher, D.V.M.,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
“Al Hassan is the smartest guy I know, and
I’ve known him for 45 years as a friend and
I’ve worked with him as a doctor. Al is a
genius at what William Osler called treating the
patient, rather than just treating the disease.
He’s observant, he synthesizes what he observes
with what he knows, and he’s extremely gentle.
As a doctor, I’d put him in the category
of the very best professors I had in med school,
and I’d give him an A+ in ethics.”
— Jack Friedman, B.S.,
M.D.
Formerly adjunct clinical professor, University of Illinois School of Medicine,
Urbana campus
"Thank you for sharing your heartfelt book, Failure
to Atone. While I cannot fully comprehend
the atrocities, I believe you and I believe in
you ... My faith has played a major role in my
life and that of our family, and has inspired
the altruistic role of teaching and ministering
which I recognize in your devotion to bettering
the world too."
— Maarten Drost, DVM
Professor Emeritus, College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
"I have read your book Failure to Atone. I am a female of 60 years
of age. Reading this book gave me a lot of insight into the lives of Volunteer
doctors in Vietnam during the war. I had a hard time putting this book
down, it was well written and kept my attention. Parts did disturbe me and
really made me think of the horrible conditions that these men performed
their jobs. Thank you for telling your story, maybe more females, who had
no idea about the Vietnam War, can understand your compassion for helping
people of all races."
— Sincerely, Vickey Best, Longmont Colorado
“Congratulations on your book and for your volunteering to help the less fortunate. A great book – there can be no doubt about it – war is hell”
— Loren Hansen, D.V.M., Kingsley, Iowa
"While reading your book I wept, I smiled, and wept
again. You have a way of writing from the heart...You have gone above
and beyond in life and God certainly must smile knowing that he has created
an amazing human being. I am honored to have met you. I only
hope that the angels watch over you while you sleep and allow your mind even
momentary peace. You are the reason the rest of us continue to strive
to do the right thing, and become better human beings."
— Lori Fries
On his ongoing radio tour, Dr. Hassan has been interviewed on more than a dozen radio stations including XM Satellite Radio, WOR/HD New York; KDKA Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; WHTC Holland, Michigan; KOA Denver, Colorado; K108 AM Honolulu; The Talk Star Radio Network, and syndicated shows including “Gerry Garner’s Entertainment File”.
What Producers Say About Dr. Hassan:
“Dr. Allen Hassan was one of the
most articulate and interesting guests on Share Your
Mission that we have had....ever! Allen is the
only person I know of in the world with three major doctorate
degrees: medicine, law, and veterinarian medicine. It
is said, "If you don't learn from history, you're
bound to repeat it." Failure to Atone provides
insights from Vietnam that sorely need to be understood
to keep the same things from happening in Iraq.”
— R. Winn Henderson, M.D.
Producer and Host of “Share Your Mission”
“It was one of the more emotion-filled
interviews I have done and I felt myself being caught
up in hearing a person who really cared about what he
was saying. We got a call from a woman whose late husband
had served in the same area of Vietnam, but at a different
time. You could hear the link that went back years as
she described what her husband went through when he returned
home. I loved doing the interview because I could also
be a listener and hear the feeling coming through. I
would love to do something when the second book comes
out.”
— Thomas Berryman
Host of “Voices
of the Tri-State”
KDTH, 1370 AM, Dubuque, Iowa
“We had a number of listeners call
saying thanks for the interview, as it was nice to have
someone in authority recognize PTSD as a real illness. He
was well informed and interesting to listen to also. Thanks
again for sending us such a caring expert!”
— Michelle Shockley, Producer
“The Morning Show” 1320
AM
The Left Channel, Sacramento,
CA
‘I just wanted to shoot an email
to say thanks for lining up an interview with Dr. Hassan
on Lunch Pail Logic. The interview was great! Dr.
Hassan was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining to
our audience. We have received several positive
emails since. We enjoyed reading and promoting
the Dr’s book “Failure to Atone.” I
foresee much success in the future for Dr. Hassan.”
— AJ Peterson, Producer
“Lunch Pail Logic” WTDY-1670
AM
Madison, Wisconsin
Independent Publisher Online
Highlighted Title Winner — October, 2006
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