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You and your friend Sarah are being chased by a homicidal maniac through an office building in the middle of the night. You take refuge in an empty office like frightened cockroaches, but the doors are forced open, revealing your antenna-quivering vulnerability. In desperation, you scramble up and down elevator shafts with one lame leg dangling helplessly behind, and try other life-threatening feats that seem to be more appealing than getting an ice-pick through your skull.
The most horrifying thing about this scenario: the person chasing you is not a disgruntled co-worker, and it's not your boss! It's a notoriously murderous rapist, and he's just about to get you or Sarah every turn of the way. And then you remember the terror of falling while climbing Mount Everest and you think you've figured out how to escape... but have you? You still haven't figured out who will be crushed by the monster snow-plow!
I've never read many thrillers before--much less Koontz--but I was trapped with this book in a strange hotel in a strange city, and was then kept awake the rest of the night wondering what those noises were outside my door. Koontz has, apparently, done it again. And I fear I may now be hooked on thrillers.
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To stop a brutal killer, the NYPD enlists the help of clairvoyant Graham Harris. He sees the murders in his mind--sometimes at the moment they are happening. Then he sees the most terrifying vision of all--his own murder...
"Real suspense...tension upon tension."-- New York Times
"Koontz puts his readers through the emotional wringer!"-- Associated Press
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Face the Fear!.......2007-07-02
This was my first Koontz book I've read Way Back When.
It kept me wanting to turn the pages, and thus begin a yearning for anything with the Koontz name on it.
He has excellent control over mood and pace; filled with excitement and daring thrills; lunging off of tall buildings and running ramped on staircases from a serial killer.
You haven't seen the face of fear until you're staring right at it...then it's too late.
--Joseph McGee, author of In the Wake of the Night, Phil's Place and Darkness Won't Rest: Phils Place II
A spectacular fright!!!!.......2007-04-26
This book was a part of my summer reading binge a few years ago. I made it a goal to read every book Dean Koontz had published (at the time). At first, I read this book super fast. My goal was quantity. When I was finished reading all the Koontz, however, I came back to this book, for whatever reason. I was literally drawn back to it. It kind of called to me really. The connection between killer and would-be psychic graham was expertly done.
This book is very haunting. The thrill of the chase, as it were, is made even more intense when would-be savior becomes the hunted.
How do you outwit someone with whom you inexplicably share a brain? How do you react/think and move before a person who seems to know your thoughts as soon as you do, if not before?
The Face of Fear takes you through this emotional conundrum from start to epic climax!!!
Another plot driven, suspense filled thriller from Koontz........2006-06-09
Having just finished reading "The Vision" when I picked up this novel, I was shocked to find that the main character once again has psychic powers which cause them to witness (experience) the murders of a serial killer as they occur. Not only that, the main characters in each story have also suffered a great trauma at some point in their life and the events that unfold within the stories force them to face the fears that have haunted them ever since. It's as though while writing the first book, he came up with what he thought was a better idea and started on it straight afterwards. "The Face of Fear" thankfully turned out to be quite a different book to "The Vision" though, being a far more action orientated, movie-like experience.
In "The Face of Fear", Graham Harris witnesses the murders of "The Butcher", as he rapes and slaughters women around New York City, through psychic visions. After it becomes apparent that Harris is able to give police information on the murders, "The Butcher" decides to go after him and his girlfriend Connie. What we end up with is a couple of hundred page climax where Graham and Connie are hunted from floor to floor of an office building, with occasional glimpses into the mind (or is that minds) of a murderer.
I enjoyed this book as much as any of the other Koontz books that I've read so far. His books are very plot driven and straight to the point. He never gets bogged down with long dialogues or character studies and instead chooses to focus on the action and the events that drive the plot forward. This can be seen as a good or a bad thing in my opinion. They're like Hollywood blockbusters where you leave your brain at the door. There are plot holes and bad decisions, yet you hardly have time to think about them as you turn the page to find out what happens next. Having read only 4 of his novels so far, I'm starting to tire of his formula though and hope that there are some added variations to my next choices.
Overall, "The Face of Fear" is a good, tense read and recommended for thriller / action fans. The ending is totally and terribly contrived and you'll know who the killer is early on, but that doesn't prohibit this book from successfully keeping you gripped and taking you on a suspense-filled ride.
Totally great work once again.......2005-12-28
Koontz's masterful spinning of two main characters leads to a rich and rewarding ending. This is definitely an action/mystery novel and it is a fairly short book by the Koontz standards.
Graham's palpable fear is key to the novel's rewarding ending.
In accurately describing not only Graham's fear but the madness of the killer's deep desire, we are forced to arrive at a variety of feelings which will strike readers with differing opinions.
The relationship between Graham and his girlfriend was also superb. Despite not being a well known novel, this is one worth picking up and reading a few times.
Great book.......2005-11-26
I read this book when I was 10, and so far it was great, non stop action. I didnt even know that Koontz wrote it as I have begun to know all of his books when I was already 16. They also made a little tv movie out of this story, you should watch it, but better yet read it first!
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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach argues that the roots of fear lie deep within the recesses of the soul and are magnified by a culture of purposelessness and meaninglessness. In the face of terrorism, individuals live with the constant dread that they dont matter. Boteach concludes that fear is crippling society with unprecedented force. He tackles this overwhelming emotion and answers the following questions: How does fear suck vitality from our lives? How can we be so powerful a society yet so succeptible to fear? How can we liberate ourselves from its clutches? Face Your Fear is a book that inspires us to transcendence by connecting to what is rock-solid and eternal.
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It will change the way you think and live life to the fullest!.......2006-05-12
It's a lifesaver. Mr. Shmuley Boteach has been given the gift of wisdom for him to impart these truthful observations about fear, for all of us. Fear is a basic emotional ingredient in our lives, and a useless one at that. He teaches us how to combat it. And combat it for good.
God led me to buy this book, just when I Needed it Most. It's honest and very readable. Mr. Shmuley, thank you!
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A world famous thinker, author, lecturer, and activist, whose diverse, acclaimed and immensely popular body of work covers such subjects as religion, relationships, and bravery, Boteach now turns his attention to America's present state of mind and comes to the conclusion that fear is crippling society with unprecedented force. The only way to escape this climate is to learn what fear is and how to overcome it.He tackles fear headlong and answers the following questions: What is fear? What is it doing to us? Why is it affecting us now more than ever before? How can we be so powerful a society yet so succeptible to fear? How can we conquer it? Why do we need to conquer it?Face Your Fear is a book so relevant that it has a chance to be absorbed by society's consciousness and to change the way we think.
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An excellent book on fear.......2006-04-28
I bought this book after seeing Rabbi Shmuley on his television show, which I believe airs on The Learning Channel (TLC). He artfully helps mend families who are near the breaking point. His wisdom and talent are beyond the beyonds if you ask me.
The ideas in the book are enlightening/thought provoking. He mentions the idea that our greatest fear is the fear of being insignificant, which is something I had never thought about and feel is likely true.
I enjoy the way the author uses wonderfully profound and inspirational quotes at the beginning of each chapter. Major concepts within each chapter are highlighted in bold.
My only objection to this book is the frequent mention of political ideas/concepts. I found myself laughing a few times that the Rabbi was indeed without fear to include so many references to world politics/civics, etc. that it might be a distraction for some readers. Due to this little "flaw," my ideal rating for the book would be a "4.5"
However, do not let that detract you from buying this book. It seems to be written with a lot of wisdom, experience and love.
AAF
Political campaigning disguised as self-help.......2005-11-12
I own three of Shmuley Boteach's books. Aside from this one, which I will soon be selling, I also have 'Dating Secrets of the Ten Commandments' and 'Why Can't I Fall In Love?'. Those two books are excellent and I frequently recommend them to people. This book, however, is a thinly-veiled argument strongly in favour of the current Republican "War on Terror" and in proliferating similar activities around the world, all in the guise of defeating your own personal fears. It's a very politically-focused book and every second sentence seems to mention either Osama, a pro-Bush stance, the September 11 attacks, or some kind of heavy-handed generalisations about political conflicts.
Here's one example, taken at random:
"Roosevelt knew that . . . Hitler and the Nazis were the darkness. They were evil and the allies were good. Any conciliation would represent an unacceptable deal with the devil."
Now, before you think that I'm defending Nazis, let me tell you unequivocally that I'm not. However, this "good vs evil" way of thinking is not only painfully simplistic in a political context, but throughout the book it seems it's only there to elicit an emotional rise from the readers in accordance with current politically-correct views--it's emotional manipulation, people!
He also drags the USA's prior treatment of blacks out and mixes it in with how Jews are always fearful because they've "endured two-thousand years of slaughter", and so on. The problem isn't with the issues being spoken of, it's with the fact that they are used in a deliberate attempt to manipulate.
I will sell my copy of this book rather than finish reading it. The politics gets in the way of any good advice that might be found here. In fact, I suspect that the book is a vehicle for promoting his political views and has nothing truly to do with helping people overcome their own personal issues with their fears.
This is REAL!.......2005-02-16
The chapter that made the biggest impact on me in "Face Your Fear" as I read it was "What Stuff Are We Made Of." It especially gave me an uncanny feeling when Rabbi Boteach talked about how women sometimes fall into the trap of cheap and unsatisfying relationships (which usually culminate painfully for them) because they find themselves in dire need for male attention - even from men who would rather sleep with them than create a caring relationship.
The night before I read this chapter I spoke to a friend in an Ivy League college in Boston who is trying his best to "get it on" with a girl (in his words - "any girl"). He told me that he hit rock bottom dating someone who didn't want to go "to the next step" that quickly fearing that she would get hurt again after he would use her up, to put it bluntly. I felt that the chapter perfectly mirrored this girl's situation. Rabbi Boteach explains how these women lacked a loving father in their lives and therefore wanted to compensate that with a base and uncaring boyfriend. While the fact that this girl having had her father walk out on her when she was only seven years old and she never saw him again, tugged an inner emotional chord in me that still shakes.
But, in terms of broader substance, I have to thank Rabbi Boteach for teaching me that fear is something not to be proud of, but be cautious about. In fact, be deliberately aggressive to eradicate it completely. Alarmingly, it encompasses practically everything I do, from taking exams in school to interacting with people, and I never even knew that these edgy feelings are called fears. They constantly try to undermine my hard-pressed efforts and abilities to reach my potential. Instead of facing them with genuine and unswerving resolve, I tend to cop out.
The first part of the book called "The Case Against Fear" categorically pinned down for me the different kinds of fears that are found not just in an individual ("me") but in a collective group or people ("us") dealing with a wide-range of existential forces that continually bombards us with fear symptoms, such as politics and corporate business. Rabbi Boteach even tackles the issue of our fear of death.
Undoubtedly the strongest dose of inspiration that I got from Rabbi Boteach is from what he calls "the mother of all fears", which is, "the fear of insignificance." He says that this huge worry that's invariably locked inside our minds governs our scariest and most unshakable fears.
In the second part of the book "To Conquer Fear" he tells us how to "overcome our fear" and especially the fear of us being utterly and despondently insignificance. He also debunks the various myths about the alleged positive side of fear. He says that basically we can't derive any good from fear because it's inherently bad as an element that's antithetical to love. Therefore we must strive to destroy our fears by imbibing the waters of love.
But what makes this work real is the candid and the down-to-earth prose. "The instructions for overcoming fear that you will find in this book do not consist of abstract concepts, appropriate only for meditation and inappropriate in the real world. This book is a spiritual book that seeks to identify the underlying causes of fear" (pg. 8). Meaning that its not a vacuum cleaner that one can just let it rip while sitting back and having all the fear miraculously sucked out from out of him or her. There has to be an active participation and will to make this transition work. But when the person finds his or her love and confidence, it's as strong as a fortress on top of a precipitating cliff defending the person against the many
fears.
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The fields of psychology and pharmacology have made considerable progress in addressing symptoms of fear and anxiety but little headway in finding a cure for these widespread maladies. In Fear Less, renowned Kabbalist Yehuda Berg draws on 5,000-year old wisdom to offer a simple spiritual technology to conquer fear, eradicate anxiety, and end stress-related illness — all without drugs or expensive therapy.
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disappointing.......2006-11-11
I guess I shouldn't have expected a book to cure my fears but for some reason I was hopeful that this one could help.I was very disappionted. The book was very confusing. I read many of the statements over and over again and still found myself saying "what?". This book did not help me at all.
A wonderful book!!!.......2006-08-05
This is a very interesting book. I fully recommend it to anyone looking for spiritual answers. You may not agree with everything -- and that's OK. But take whatever you get from this book and simply make it yours. You don't have to become a follower of Kabbalah to put some of the ideas into practice. Try it. You may like it.
Also recommended: "What Did Jesus Really Say, How Christianity Went Astray: [What To Say To A Born Again Christian Fundamentalist, But Never Had The Information]" by Peter Cayce
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This is a mini-book ten pack.......1998-01-28
The book is good, but it is a mini book. The price reflects a ten pack of the mini books and not one large book.
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lightning.......2000-09-20
I have read this book four times and I have no doubt I will read it again. It is absolutely the best book I have ever read. It has a story within a story and the time travel aspect is so believable that you actually wonder if time travel is possible. The characters are so real and you have suspense, terror, heartache and love all thrown in to make a great "can't put down" book.
One of the best books I have ever read........1998-06-19
Anyone who likes a good love story and the idea of time travel will like this book. Dean Knootz provides a unique concept of time travel. I have read several of Dean Knootz's books and this is one of my favorites. This book is suspensful and makes the mind wonder about the possiblities of time travel.
Great collection of suspense and terror........1996-11-26
My mistake was reading this collection on dark and stormy nights.
These three books grasp the reader by the throat and force them to read.
Lightning is a Sci-Fi time roller coaster ride that brings the reader into another world. One they thought they knew.
The Face of Fear is a superbly written analysis of what's possible when a person's back is against a wall (literally).
The Vision so painstakingly describes the inner mind of a clairvoyant that I was left feeling greatful I don't have the gift.
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Typical horror for teens..........2001-06-13
It is 1867 and Elizabeth Nelson is working in a textile mill, separated from her twin brother Thomas. Her brother's ambition to be an artist has led him to seek employment with Peter Gustavson, a talented sculptor who builds strangely lifelike wax models. After a nightmare that convinces her that something terrible has happened to Thomas, Elizabeth and her friend Margaret journey to Cliff House, the home of the sculptor. The moment she arrives, she knows that something is wrong. The house is full of gruesome sculptures of death and terror and Thomas is nowhere to be seen. Soon Margaret is ill and Elizabeth begins to uncover the terrible secret of Cliff House. Determined to uncover the truth about her brother, she soon realises that to do this may result in her suffering Thomas's fate....
"Faces of Terror" is the thirteenth book in R.L.Stine's "Fear Street Sagas". The action was fast paced and actually scary in some parts, even if the plot was fairly typical and sometimes there wasn't enough explanation given. I would recommend it to fans of the series and of the author's other works. This wasn't the best of The Fear Street Sagas, but it was still pretty good. If you enjoyed "Faces of Terror", I would also suggest the Blair Witch Casefiles series, which are great for any teens who like to be scared.
~**Jenna**~
Formula teen horror, but it works........2000-03-23
This book definitley had a formula, but it worked. The ending was somewhat predictable, but I really liked the main character and the story did scare me. It was a bit weaker than some of the others, but it was enjoyable, and I guess that's what matters.
a below average fear street book.......1999-05-23
You have to admit the plot was kind of boring
Very Good.......1999-02-09
This book was really good
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Written from both psychological and real-life perspectives, this provocative book can help experienced as well as aspiring screenwriters as they navigate the bumpy road to career security and success.
The book combines practical knowledge of the industry with insights into the emotional roadblocks that writers must overcome to succeed. Thought-provoking questions induce self-evaluation as readers are shown how to develop believable characters and storylines, conquer writer's block, consider the pros and cons of a collaborative partnership, and related concerns.
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If platitudes do it for you..........2006-08-02
... then this is your book.
One of the authors' experience is primarily in corporate video and teleconferences. The other is a marriage and family therapist. Some of the screenwriting authorities they quote are Donna Flint (huh), Tony Bui (?) and Sharon Y. Cobb (another huh). They cite the screenwriter and director of The Green Mile as Frank Tattersall (Darabont) and condemn both Green Mile and War of the Roses as "movies that have lost their believability" (Green Mile was a Stephen King supernatural fantasy and War of the Roses was a black comedy - neither of these genres pretend to be believable). They serve up new-agey advice such as "reaffirming what your own creative voice really sounds like will be a lifelong process" and "it is not until we decide to claim our destiny that we are faced with the true meaning of taking risks."
While this book doesn't pretend to provide anything other than motivation, it didn't succeed even in this regard. A screenwriter needs determination, resiliance and talent (along with some luck) to succeed in the biz, not half-baked, touchy-feely "there, there" strokes and condolences.
Sorry, gotta give this one a pass. I did give it two stars instead of one simply because they got Harold Ramis to contribute.
A Different Slant for Screenwriting Books.......2000-10-24
I really enjoyed this book because it takes a slant on screenwriting that's different from the (numerous) other books I've read on the subject. Instead of focusing on craft-like issues such as 3-act structure, which many other books have already done, "So You Want to be a Screenwriter" concentrates on the emotional and psychological issues of screenwriting. If you've ever experienced writer's block (and who hasn't?), if you've wondered things like what it would be like to collaborate with someone else on a script, or if you're trying to create more memorable characters in your scripts, this is the book for you.
Don't think though that because I've used the word "psychological," that this book reads like a college text - it doesn't. Also, it includes many interesting interviews with Hollywood insiders.
"So You Want to be a Screenwriter" would make a great addition to any writer's bookshelf.
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First hardcover edition under Koontz' own name; originally published as by "Brian Coffey".
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