Based in the fictional South American nation of Palagua, Where Did This Come From? follows the Huapi tribe’s desperate struggle for survival. When a leading U.S. toy manufacturer discovers a rare and beautiful crystal on the Huapi’s sacred land, mining operations begin immediately. Christmas shopping season is coming, and Crystal Clay is by far the top seller. Soon the Huapi find themselves and the jungle that supports them on the brink of annihilation. Can they hope to resist the desire of consumers who never bother to ask, Where Did This Come From?
Highly Recommended! - MidWest Book Review
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Almost too real to be fiction
Very compelling reading, and a story that needs to be told. I would call it just barely fiction because it´s such a likely scenario, and certainly elements of this story are happening every day, right now. The main characters are well-developed, and the story keeps moving. As someone else mentioned, it would make a great movie: Nocella has a great sense for dialogue and action. Looking forward to more from this writer--he clearly has strong opinions as well as good narrative instincts!
by favoritething
Excellent!!!!
Mr. Nocella wrote with such description and passion, it was like I was there! It took me only 2 days to read this book! I recommend this book HIGHLY and I´m looking forward to reading future books from this outstanding author!! I have to say that although this book is a work fiction, it has a lot of non-fiction attributes. The Huapi villagers and their pride at keeping their culture and land alive from the US and their greedy, grubby hands, spoke in truth about a lot of what other cultures think of us today. I found this book to be thought provoking and wondered where things come from and what we had to do to get it. What little villages or people have "we" hurt or destroyed to get the blood money that lines "our" pockets? Again, this is an excellent book that I recommend highly. Whatever your reading genre is, you will surely enjoy this!!
by J. Finch "Woobie"
Mesmerizing & Well Written
WHERE DID THIS COME FROM? is an engrossing, well-written, fast-paced tale that interweaves several interesting storylines into one compelling tale of greed, wealth, poverty, child labor, the clash of different cultures and the bottom feeders of Corporate America. Brilliant! I will recommend it to everyone! KUDOS to Larry Nocella! Looking forward to his next masterpiece!
by G. Guadagno
A great read and an even greater question........
Larry Nocella has really touched upon a most viable topic. "Where did this Come From?" We should question everything in our lives with this pertinent query from our foods to the products we purchase. "What kind of an effect is my purchase having on other people, or the creatures we share this planet with?" Larry´s book takes the reader on a journey where innocent indigeneous people live in a small South American country and shows us the devastating realty of what greed creates. The story encompasses political unrest, the value of friendship, the struggle of loyalty, the consequence of acting irresponsibly and a beautiful love offered by a very special child. It´s a fabulous book with a question we should all be asking ourselves. It´s a great read.......Once I started, I couldn´t put it down until I finished it.
by Kathie Jamison Cote
Its overall message is all too real
Written by Larry Nocella, the former editor-publisher of the award-winning magazine "Question Everything Challenge Everything", Where Did This Come From? is a novel embodying today´s modern consumer dilemmas. Set in the fictional South American nation of Palagua, Where Did This Come From? features the struggle for survival among members of the Huapi tribe. When a major American manufacturer discovers a rare and beautiful crystal on the Huapi´s sacred land, mining operations commence; as the popularity of so-called "Crystal Clay" increases, the Huapi and the jungle that supports them teeter on the brink of annihilation, all due to the insatiable demands of legions of buyers who never thought to ask "Where did this product come from?" Though the precise events in Where Did This Come From? are fictional, its overall message is all too real and directly relevant in today´s market flooded with goods made by child labor, produced with ecologically destructive practices, or even used to directly finance murder and terror (such as "blood diamonds"). Highly recommended.
by Midwest Book Review
Fictional, but true
Mr. Nocella has, without knowing it, captured the struggle of so many tribes in the world today and it is a message that needs to be heard. I could not put the book down and I felt a huge range of emotions from sadness to inspiration. I was not prepared for the surprise ending, which I felt was masterful and left me feeling that when all seems lost, there is hope. I will highly recommend this book to all of my friends.
by Joyce W. Kincaid
Would Make an Awesome Movie!!!!
I loved this! It raises some basic questions that are over looked in today´s grab and go world. The story really moved; I kept wanting to see what would happen next. A lot happens very quickly. The ending was great, a real surprise and it could happen today, too. I can´t wait for Larry´s next novel. Where Did This Come From? should be made into a movie!
by ~Lori B~
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