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Reader Comments and Reviews for:
HOSTAGE IN TAIPEI: A True Story of Forgiveness and Hope
"Hostage in Taipei had a powerful impact on me. ... My family and I were living in Taiwan during the events described in the book, and we were part of the prayer chain ... that prayed for them." ~ Billy Haselton, Minister of Education and Missions, Glen Hope Baptist Church, Burlington, NC
"I would like more and more people to hear your testimony which will help build their faith and spread the need to forgive." ~ Pastor Vivek Samudre, Mumbai, India
"McGill Alexander [has] an amazing story." ~ Ahsan Mian, Development Producer, Raw TV, London
"Truly a remarkable story ... displays a maturity of mind and voice that is all too rare in contemporary writing. ... I recommend it highly." ~ Donn Taylor, author
"You did a good deal of justice to the most fascinating news story Taiwan has seen in a decade or more. ... I also appreciated your honesty, even-handed criticisms of both the police and the media, and straightforwardness in proclaiming your faith to God." ~ David Frazier, features editor, The Taipei Times
"Truly the most amazing story." ~ Patricia Glyn, host of Patricia's People, SAFM Radio, South Africa
"Riveting! ... a story of great courage and love in the face of a terrifying situation. An excellent book!" ~ Amazon.com customer review
"Very moving TRUE story. .. This book should be in every church library in America. It is a story full of hope!" ~ J.Moore, E-pinions.com
"What a fascinating book!! ...so interesting, well-written and meaningful from a Christian standpoint that I could hardly put it down....I will be recommending it to many others and probably will order for our church library." ~ R.B., reader
"It's dramatic stuff; I was gripped!" ~ Jane Steer, editor, South China Morning Post Sunday Magazine
"In November [1997] Chen [Chin-hsing] invaded the home of [then] Colonel McGill Alexander and his family . . . a twenty-four-hour standoff, including a shootout in which Alexander and his twenty-two-year-old daughter, whom Chen used as a human shield, suffered bullet wounds." ~ from Taiwan: A Political History by Denny Roy (Cornell University, 2003)
"The drama thrust Taiwan reluctantly into the world's media focus in November 1997, when Chen Chin-hsing . . . took a South African diplomat and his family hostage . . ." ~ from The Business Guide to Taiwan by Michael Clancy
This page updated 10-15-09
