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The high priestess of the hood, Nikki Turner, is back with the novel fans have been feenin’ for: the sequel to her #1 bestselling novel, A Hustler’s Wife.
Des, Virginia’s slickest gangsta, is about to become a dad when he is charged with the murder of his own attorney. But with Yarni, his gorgeous wife (and a brilliant lawyer), now calling the shots, Des isn’t going back to the slammer without a fierce fight. Even with the heat on, Des manages to take his game to the next level and finds a new hustle, one that will allow him to possess the three things all major players desire: money, power, and respect. He becomes a preacher. Reluctantly, Yarni stands by her man as he trades in his triple beam scale for a Bible and a Bentley and makes his Church of the Good Life Ministry a welcoming place for all sinners to step up to the altar.
But when Des’s nephew is killed in the high-stakes heroin trade and Des learns that someone close to him okayed the hit, the dyed-in-the-wool gangsta sets aside the Bible for the gospel of the streets–even if it means risking the one person who’s always had his back.
Customer Reviews:
What happened? The book was rushed.........2007-10-05
I am a big fan of Nikki Turner, especially her novels "A Hustler's wife" & "Riding Dirty on I-95". BUT FOREVER A HUSTLER'S WIFE was indeed rushed and a fairytale comparing it to her other novels and to the first book. I most definitely was dissappointed with the novel. If I would have not read her other novels and "Forever A Hustler's Wife" would have been my first read by Nikki Turner then I wouldnt have misunderstood the hype about her urban literary skills.
Awesome!!! Awesome!!!.......2007-09-18
I really enjoyed reading this book. I searched 4 book stores for this book and they were all sold out. When I finally found it on amazon, I had to get it immediately. I finished this book in about 2 days. I just could not put it down. Everytime I started to put it down, it got good again. Thanks Nikki.
La Dee Da Dee Da.......2007-08-25
The sequel was a bit disappointing. I did get through it but it took me a couple of days. It was an ok book but it wasn't one of those books where I had to read it during every free moment I have. I still had to ween my way through the grammatical errors (fault of the publisher), but it was alright. Some of the stuff was a bit far-fetched. I am from the streets so I have a clue. You can read the 2 books or not read them. I will continue to check her out though. I see here writing skills evolving with time. I recommend support Turner and her writings. Peace and Blessings!
Great!.......2007-08-20
I thought Forever a Hustlers Wife was a GREAT come back. Of course I thought it wasn't as good as A Hustlers Wife, but it was good enough to ease my craving to know where Des and Yarni end up. Reading the Special Message at the beginning really gave me a new respect for writers! This was a great story despite all the struggles Nikki has gone through, and although it wasn't the best I have faith in her that she will come back with something that will blow her fans away!
Forever a hustler's wife.......2007-08-13
First you must read a hustler wife it is a great book 5 stars. Now forever a hustlers wife dosn't do justice to the first novel. it is okay, the book had to many things going on. Bambi from Glamorous life had a part, new characters, Lava who is Des Nephew's girl needs her own book she is a great character. All and all the book was okay it was not as good as hustlers wife, glamorous life, project chick, nor riding drity on I-95 this book is at the bottom of the list for Nikki Turner books. i gave it 3 stars because you cannot give 2.5 stars. Nikki Turner is a great writer it was just probably hard following up on such a great book.
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Tiffany Case, a cold, gorgeous, devil-may-care blonde, stands between James Bond and the leaders of a diamond-smuggling ring that stretches from Africa to London to the United States. Bond uses her to infiltrate this gang, but once in America the hunter becomes the hunted. Agent 007 is in real danger until help comes from an unlikely quarter, the ice maiden herself.
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Bond does Vegas.......2007-09-15
One of the big movies of recent times was Blood Diamonds, a grim action movie dealing with conflict diamonds, those mined in certain African countries in states of civil war. A few years before that, the final Pierce-Brosnan-as-James-Bond movie, Die Another Day also dealt with these diamonds. Ian Fleming had first introduced Bond fans to the African diamond trade much earlier, however, in 1956 with Diamonds Are Forever (and a year later, he would come out with a non-Bond novel called The Diamond Smugglers which also dealt with the subject). Moviewise, this is most noted as being the last "official" Bond movie featuring Sean Connery (Never Say Never Again, a remake of Thunderball, is not considered part of the official canon).
This fourth Bond novel has the British Secret Service agent contending with diamond smugglers who are sending the gems from Africa to England and then to the United States. When Bond first receives his assignment - to impersonate a smuggler and determine how the pipeline is organized - he treats it as something of a lark. After contending with SMERSH and other professional spies and assassins, dealing with simple American gangsters should be a breeze. Bond is to soon find out that he is underestimating the opposition.
In England, Bond meets the beautiful Tiffany Case who works for the smugglers. Like most women in Bond stories, Tiffany has had a rough past, but only needs the (physical) love of a good man (that is, Bond) to be healed. (Such damaged women are actually a staple in the so-called "men's fiction" of decades ago.) Tiffany gives the diamonds to Bond hidden in golf balls, and the smuggling goes fine; the "hot ice" arrives fine in New York. When complications arise regarding Bond's payment, he goes to Las Vegas where the pipeline also ends.
This is another fun Bond novel, albeit not the strongest in the set. Its big lack is a real good villain, although some of the bad guys are at least a bit interesting. As usual, the action is much more limited than the movies, but the trade-off is a bit more depth of character, though I'd be hard-pressed to call this a character-driven novel. It is, instead, pure entertainment, which is exactly what Fleming intended and succeeded in doing. This is another worthwhile read for literary Bond fans.
Super Reader.......2007-08-04
This novel has an opponent for Bond that is quite different. He is sent by M to look into diamond smuggling in Africa, that he determines is run buy the American Spangled Mob. After infiltration, he comes across the nasty assassins Wint and Kidd, part of the gang, and the attractive Tiffany Case, who he develops a serious thing for.
The diamond smuggling happens by dentist and a few other tricks. Felix Leiter lends a hand, now out of the CIA due to the shark bite problems, and working privately.
Bond vs. The Spagled Mob.......2007-08-02
There are a few slow parts in the story, but I overall enjoyed it more than I did reading Moonraker, which is the novel before this one. In this novel, Bond goes to America so he can find who is smuggling diamonds there from Africa. While doing so, he becomes involved with the mob and meets a beautiful woman named Tiffany Case. That's the basic story, which is completely different from the movie once again.
If you are into stories about the mafia, then this book is definitely something that you should pick up and read. If you are not interested in criminal activity such as the mob, then this will probably not appeal to you as much. But if you are like me, you are planning to read all of the Fleming Bond novels anyway. Overall, a good story but not the best in the series.
Definitely not the best Bond.......2007-06-27
If you're new to Bond, start with Casino Royale or Moonraker, two gems. Diamonds are Forever had some high points, but way too much slow-paced action, description of what Bond is eating, pointless scenes that have you skimming pages to get to the point, etc. Nothing like the gripping tension of the aforementioned two volumes.
The Best Bond Book.......2007-05-09
I've read all of Ian Fleming's Bond books and they are all great (with the exception of "casino royal"). But this is the very best one! The action sequences in it keeping you on the edge of your seat! i would sugest that you read this book! its fast paced and you wont want to put it down until the very end.
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Stone Barrington, Stuart Woods's suave, urbane series hero, is approached by an enigmatic new client, John Bartholomew, who hires him for what looks like an easy assignment: find his young niece, who's living somewhere in London with a shady character liable to involve her in his illegal activities, and persuade her to return to New York with Barrington. Handing him a ticket on the Concorde and an unlimited expense account, Bartholomew sets Stone on a chase in which identifying who's the predator and who's the prey turns out to be the key to solving a puzzling mystery involving two American spies and a great deal of money.
As usual, Stone wraps it up without getting his tuxedo nearly as wrinkled as the sheets on his bed, which he shares with a bevy of beautiful women including two old girlfriends and one new one. Woods is a lively, engaging, and reliable writer whose bestselling thrillers feature plenty of eye candy, brand names, and plots that don't tax the brain but do make the most of his narrative gifts. Look elsewhere for high art, but this is high entertainment. --Jane Adams
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In The Short Forever, the unflappable Stone Barrington flies to London to see a client he's never met-and comes face to face with two, possibly three, murders and the affectionate attentions of two former lovers. And when the intelligence services of three countries become involved, he can only hang on for a wild ride-and hope for a not-too-bumpy landing.
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In The Short Forever, the unflappable Stone Barrington flies to London to see a client he's never met-and comes face to face with two, possibly three, murders and the affectionate attentions of two former lovers. And when the intelligence services of three countries become involved, he can only hang on for a wild ride-and hope for a not-too-bumpy landing.
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Stuart Woods is consistently a good read.......2007-06-05
Stone Barrington is at it again. The retired detective/attorney has another assignment. At the request of the law firm he occasionally helps out, Barrington meets with John Bartholomew. His niece, Erica, is off to England with Lance Cabot, someone that he is sure will be no good for his niece. Stone's assignment: follow them to England on first- class expenses, find a way to get him arrested if possible, but more importantly, get Erica back to New York City unharmed.
It seemed so simple--that is until Stone finds out that Bartholomew isn't really Bartholomew, that both MI6 and the CIA are involved, people are dying left and right, and the more questions he has, the fewer answers he gets. But Stone is nothing, if not persistent. Gathering what few allies he has, Stone slowly begins peeling the layers of lies and misdirection back to reveal facts that are much more important than returning a niece to New York.
Murders abound with either too few or too many suspects. Red herrings lie in wait for anyone foolish enough to take the bait. You will do well to stay with Stone throughout this book--don't bother to try getting ahead. You'll only have to backtrack and may well end with a headache. Only Dino Baschetti, his old NYPD partner, seems to talk straight to Stone, but Stone doesn't always give what Dino says the importance he should.
Fast-paced, a touch of romance, old flames rekindled--and then doused, changes of scenery, an abundance of clues, suspects galore for multiple murders, and classic misdirection--this book has it all.
Armchair Interviews says: Sounds perfect for a thrilling summer read. If you love Stuart Woods, check out another Stone Barrington novel, Fresh Disaster and Shoot Him if He Runs, October 2007. He has written over 30 books suspense books.
A Suave, Sophisticated Mystery with a Bond-ish Hero.......2006-08-20
In The Short Forever by Stuart Woods, retired homicide detective-turned-PI Stone Barrington--a cross between James Bond and Spenser--is sent on what might be a 'wild goose chase'. His assignment: to find his mysterious new client's missing niece who is somewhere in London.
Stone leaves the US and the niece, Erica Burroughs, is found rather quickly. But then the plot thickens. She has no uncle. Stone is stumped. He soon finds himself embroiled in a puzzling case, where most of the pieces don't add up. Just who is his client John Bartholomew? And what does he want with Erica and her drug-smuggling boyfriend Lance Cabot?
Erica introduces the dashing detective to her sister Monica, and things heat up. And the appearance of two former lovers unsettles Stone, especially when old flame Sarah Buckminster hosts a weekend get-together with her fiancé James and invites Erica, Monica, Lance and Stone. But fun and games turns swiftly into tragedy as a boating accident claims a life. Then more bodies turn up and Stone is thrown headfirst into an international dilemma.
Best Selling author Stuart Woods delves deep into his characters, giving them plausible backgrounds and emotions. He creates means, motive and opportunity for each suspect and gives you just the right mix of action, suspense and romance. This page-turner contains every element that makes an excellent suspense and Woods drives home the twists at every possible corner.
If you're looking for a good read, with interesting, quirky and multi-faceted characters and tons of fast-paced action, pick up a copy of The Short Forever. Kudos, Mr. Woods!
~Cheryl Kaye Tardif, author of The River and Whale Song (2007 Kunati Inc. Book Publishers)
Not too bad!.......2006-06-04
This wasn't one of the greatest Stone Barrington novels, but it was still entertaining albeit it all takes place in Great Britain. Almost swindled, but he still makes out in the end. Would make a great movie. I wish Arrington would get her act together, but then I've rarely found men who can write women characters with the depth, compassion and decency of most women. Stone doesn't seem to be a whoring with as many women in this one, what a change that is! Worth the read!
Run of the mill Stone Barrington.......2005-10-08
In this installment of Woods' Stone Barrington series, our hero is hired to track down his client's niece and separate her from a less than acceptable boyfriend .... in London. That's about the only new twist here and that's where the hi-jinx begin. As in other Barrington books there is the usual label-dropping of fine wines and clothing and meals in only the finest restaurants. There are the obligatory brief but spicy bedroom scenes. Dino, Stone's NYPD buddy, makes the trans-Atlantic trip to help straighten things out. And of course, the on-going soap opera involving Stone's ex-girlfriends continues with the British ex taking center stage. (Stone's NYC/LA ex makes a brief appearance and then leaves in a huff.) The mystery, although no brain teaser, is enough to keep the reader entertained. If this sounds like a negative review it's not - Stone Barrington books deliver as promised. No heavy lifting here. No philosophical endeavors into the human condition. No solving of world problems. They are simply mildly entertaining quick reads and are perfect for reading in crowded loud airports, beside the pool or during rain delays at baseball games.
Fun, sexy series..........2005-06-01
I was first introduced to Stone Barrington, the hero who always gets the lady and his man in `COLD PARADISE'. I started in the middle of the series because the premise of that particular book interested me but once I finished, I was hooked on the series. Stone Barrington is a 007 type of agent minus the flashy equipment, but he is every bit as much the ladies man. In `THE SHORT FOREVER' Stone is hired to watch over the niece of John Bartholomew, a very rich and very influential man who supplies Stone with only the best while under his employ, a room at the best hotel in London and an unlimited supply of cash. However, Stone soon finds out that there is more to this case than meets the eye and it turns out that Bartholomew may not be who he says he is. Now with English federal agents on his tale he must try to piece this case together while trying to stay on the good side of one agent in particular, the beautiful and mysterious Carpenter.
The Stone Barrington books are perfect summer reads, great for a relaxing day at the beach. If you are looking for something with a little intrigue, a little sex and a lot of glitz and glamour to let your imagination run wild this is the series for you.
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These 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in which biological tendencies bring about the downfall of humankind. Revisions from the author's notes are included, allowing a deeper view into her world and a better understanding of her work. The Nebula Award–winning short story Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death, the Hugo Award–winning novella The Girl Who Was Plugged In, and the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novella Houston, Houston, Do You Read? are included.
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James Tiptree/Alice Sheldon: Best author of the genre.......2007-06-12
All the best stories written by Sheldon are here, and they are as powerful as they ever were, and more cogent in today's violent world. We think we've come a long way, but there's so much more to be done. Sheldon says it all, and says it best. Buy this book for your collection, and for your daughters.
I am over the age of 13, but first started reading sci fi when I WAS 13, many eons ago!
Outstanding Sci-Fi with an Unusual Perspective.......2007-03-31
I'm an unsure how James Tiptree/Alice Bradley's work hasn't appeared in more of the feminist/women's studies courses I took in either undergrad or graduate school. Her perspective on the future of humanity and the exploration of science has a viewpoint I have never read in science fiction up to this point and I'm glad a book review in a different source led me to reading these stories - in particular The Screwfly Solution, Houston, Houston Do You Read? and a Momentary Taste of Being. Both provocative and incredibly disturbing, I have already recommended this book to other female sci-fi aficionados.
A Look into a Dark Soul.......2007-03-22
Some of the blurbs about Alice Sheldon, writing as James Tiptree, Jr., indicate that her real gender was a mystery and, in fact, some commented that `he had to be a man' because of the writing. I have a hard time, in retrospect, seeing that. All of these stories seem to me to have easily been seen as a woman writing, if you were so inclined to think about those things. The other thing is that Alice Sheldon is described as an `ardent' feminist. Again I don't see that, but I do see a somewhat clinical misanthrope. The men in these stories tend to be ineffectual neuters or sexual-sociopaths. The women tend to be background or professional victims (with the exception of `Slow Music,' probably the best story in the collection).
Having said that I did find the stories very well written and I can well understand the awards and critical acclaim at the time. However they do tend to take on a rather common theme of hopelessness and profound melancholy at the future aspects of humans. One or two of the stories made a passing attempt at uplifting the future of humans, but mostly these are, to me, the writings of a deeply depressed person. I found it no surprise to learn that Ms Sheldon died at her own hand after killing her husband, probably as a suicide pact.
I do recommend these, especially if you are a fan of the SciFi short story. All are well written but the best way to appreciate them is to read one story at a time over a long interval. These have such a common `feel' to them that if you read them one after another you start to get the feeling that you've been there, done that.
Absolutely Fantastic.......2007-03-17
I do remember as a kid ( 60's ) picking books from my parents library in the middle of a desert peninsula in Venezuelan Caribbean , inside a Shell Oil Refinery and reading Alexander Kazantsev: The Destruction of Faena, Jules Verne and most of his known and unknown classics , the Bible and it's amazing human tales ; then moving to the Usa and discovering Assimov's Foundation , Frank Herbert's Dune , Kurt Vonnegut Jr's The Sirens of Titan ( after watching 20 or less times Slaughterhouse 5 ) and Galapagos , Aldous Huxley's Island and Door's of Perception , Gurdjiell's All and Everything ; then coming to the Mexican Caribbean and discovering Ann Rice and the Vampires , Daniel Quinn and his adventures of mind and spirit and James Tiptree Jr ( she spent the 70's in the now Rivera Maya ) . To bad i did not get to read her as a man , it does change some prespective , but the stories in these collection are Up there with the Classics ... Highly entertaining with provoking ideas that we have not been able to surpass as the slow learners we are as humans ...
a great old find.......2007-01-05
These stories were almost forgotten but for a recent biography of the author. A great read by a great author. Reading the stories may kindle interest in the biography but enjoy them anyway.
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Cold Paradise:
Allison Manning, the beautiful and enigmatic woman Stone defended against a murder charge in Dead in the Water, mysteriously reappears to request his help with a set of problems she has never resolved. But before he can dig into this latest case, he comes face to face again with Arrington Calder, the one woman who still holds a key to his affections. Stone and his partner, Dino, comb the glittering streets of Palm Beach and begin to suspect that more than one person might be after Allison: one so clever he manages never to show his face, but even more frightening, another man everybody has long forgotten.
The Short Forever:
Stone's new client, John Bartholomew, asks Stone to fly to London in search of a young woman whom he suspects has taken up with a mysterious character. Bartholomew asks Stone to see what he can find to discredit the man, Cabot. What Stone finds is more bizarre than he had expected. The woman in question isn't related to Bartholomew in quite the way he had implied. And it appears that Bartholomew and Cabot, who once worked together on a secretive assignment, now have very different versions of what went wrong. When Stone himself is implicated in a shocking double murder, he and his partner, Dino, know they have stepped into a strange case unlike any other.
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Jack Weyland made his debut as a master story teller in the New Era magazine. Since that time he has written dozens of stories for young people. His ability to bring his characters to life and to relate real-life situations to the reader has made Brother Weyland one of the most polupar LDS story tellers of today. The stories in this volume have been previously published in the New Era magazine, and are reproduced here with their permission. Brother Weyland's other books - Punch and Cookies Forever, Charly, Sam, and The Reunion - have been extremely well received by young and old alike. The original short-story version of Charly is reprinted herein. In each story the characters become you and your friends. Each incident becomes very real. And each conclusion makes you a better person and leaves you with a stronger testimony of the gospel. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but once you begin reading First Day of Forever, you'll find your reading to be a pleasurable experience you'll never want to finish!
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I recommend this book and others.......2004-09-18
I loved "charly" and this is my all time favorite mormon writer. It was a great read! Some other great reads and advice on dating and youth, would "300 Questions Every LDS Couple Should Ask Before Marriage" by Alder... and of course John Bytheway.
Review of First Day of Forever.......2001-11-16
This is a book composed of short stories. Each of these stories is unique in their own way. Only similar thing between stories is they each involve a boy and a girl and falling in love.
Each story shows some problem the couple has. Such as money, parents, or one of them are attached to someone else. It shows how couples have tiring times and hard ships, but there are the few couples who have it easy, there are no problems every thing is right. Each of these stories has an interesting and exiting way they work out. For instance the author gives the details of the guy picking up the girl stopping ever so often to recap back to something they learned in their childhood. As they go on with the date it stops again a talk of him learning how to treat a girl on a date and his disaster of taking a girl to a burger joint for the prom. As it returns to them getting seated at the restaurant they recap to her past of her friend telling her she was pregnant, and asking for advice if she should have abortion or not. As their date concludes it has just gone through some tiring parts of each person's life and how their date shows how they had learned from that and changed. Each of these stories were well written, in so much that it was as if he placed himself in the shoes of a young college couple fully relating to couples today. So this book can help and inspire couples to do right.
This book has a standard of how well it is written. Almost just like the charters have a standard for their future husband or wife. I think his high standard is to reach the children and young people of today. He might do this to show them there are people who fall in love without having a baby first and they fall in love sometimes when times are hard and they might be low on money. So instead of giving up they find any possible way to save money so they could afford their wedding.96
I personally would love someone who would go that far to find money so we could be married. But, even though each story is a enchanting love tale that relates to the youth it also relates to the youth so much that he uses some of the youths slang, this turns out to be good but also bad at the same time. It is good because it makes the story more realistic and the more realistic it is the more youth are able to relate it to their lives. But it is written so the youth can under stand it. A few parts could confuse some one who is older or even some youth or all youth. They parts are some of the talk where they person is talking to someone and explains something of a rumor and who they heard if from. For intense, Mary told me, who heard it from Johnny, who heard it from Sue, who heard it from Billy...and on. A gossip chain was explained a few times in this book, but if you were reading as fast as I was you would be stopped and puzzled, then go and reread that section over again. Because I was so interested with the small story I was reading fast and when I got there it slowed my reading down, I also had to read over it a couple times to under stand it. But I was so interested in the story it was a small nuisance I over looked. I also wish each story would go on. He stop each one to make your own idea of what their wedding looked like but personally like it when the author ends it that way you see what he had in mind.
Other than a few confusing parts this story is ver intriguing and captivating, each small tale you read it is harder and harder to put the book down. You will want to read it till it's over than read it again. This book is great and promotes kids to be careful and not do things you will regret, such as getting pregnant in high school. As one of the girls in the book her friend's life was ruined because she had gotten pregnant in high school. So this book will inspire youth to do right and think about their decisions. This is a book you must read.
This book contains many wonderful stories for youth........1998-10-16
I realy enjoyed reading the stories in this book. I would recomend this book to and LDS youth, who has questions about dating, friends, or just about life. This book of short stories gives many different ideas and perspectives about dating. It also deals with just everyday problems of making friends and keeping them.
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This is the fourth volume of James Gunn's critical anthology series, The Road to Science Fiction, and like its predecessors it is packed with some of the best stories ever published. There are 33 pieces in all, written by acknowledged masters such as Walter M. Miller, Stanislaw Lem, James Tiptree Jr., Thomas M. Disch and Gregory Benford. In this volume Gunn has dropped the theme of "importance to the genre" and instead favored "quality of writing" because, he says, it's too soon to say what far-reaching impact these stories will have. If Gunn's any judge, they will have quite a bit.
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Volume 4 From Here to Forever covers the period from 1950-1992, illustrating how science fiction can be as concerned with language and character as much as traditional fiction and anything in the mainstream. Includes stories by Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Matheson, C. M. Kornbluth, Jack Vance, and Pamela Zoline.
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Get them all!.......2000-10-18
If I ever got around to teaching a class on Science Fiction, these books would be at the core of the syllabus, along with Brian Aldiss' Trillion Year Spree. James Gunn, more noted for his academic treatment of SF than what he's actually written (of which "The Immortal", which was turned into a TV series, is probably the most famous), puts together an incredible collection of the best that SF has to offer. The first 2 volumes are out of print, but White Wolf (bless 'em!) brought the 3rd back into print and continued to publish Gunn's latest efforts into what started out as a chronological exploration (the first two volumes covered Gilgamesh to Wells to Heinlein) into a showcase of international takes on SF. He prefaces each story with a short essay about its author, and the context which the author's work appears in the framework he presents in each volume. If you're a veteran SF reader you'll be delighted at getting some of the best stories ever written under one cover. If you're new to SF, this is an excellent introduction to the genre and the infinite possibilities of it.
Another Good Sci-Fi book.......1999-03-30
You might remember me, from the other Road To Science Fiction review. This, like the other, is a good collection. I really enjoyed "The Dance of the Changer and the Three" and it was really good. It really makes you think about what is truly alien. Anyway, this is perfect for any Sci-Fi fan.
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Acclaimed for her 1928 novel A Lantern in Her Hand, Bess Streeter Aldrich became one of the most widely read interpreters of the prairie pioneer experience. In 1935, she published her masterpiece, Spring Came on Forever, a novel of two Nebraska pioneer families from settlement to the 1930s. Elsewhere an artist of the romance, here Aldrich turns romance on its head.
The heroine is Amalia Holmsdorfer, one of a band of German immigrants who settle on the prairie. From her late teens to her mid-eighties she confronts and defeats the forces of nature and society that discourage or ruin others. Her life might be a modest triumph but for one detail: she married the wrong man.
Quickly paced and precisely drawn, this novel is Aldrich's greatest tribute to the complexity, humor, endurance, and intelligence of the people who settled the prairie. Whatever its sentiments, it has as many cutting edges as a buzz saw.
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the sweetest, and yet the saddest.......2003-10-16
I could've cried over this book. What teen girl who loves heartbreakers wouldn't?(besides me? i've only cried over one book but shhh. don't tell. this book should be cried over). Aldrich wrote this book to touch hearts, I can see that already! This book was so sweet, and through it all, I just wanted to cry thinking how Mathias and Amalia were able to put their short, yet sweet romance behind them. Anyway, Mathias was working in the shop one day, when his future "kliene taub,"(little dove) walks in. Her name is Amalia, and she is the most beautiful thing that Mathias had ever seen. Instantly, the two are in love. Mathias calls on her every Sunday after that, even after he discovers that Amalia is unhappily betrothed to someone else. Well, just when they descide to tell her father, Amalia's Luthren family takes her west, leaving Mathias in Illinois. The two are heartsick with their broken romance. Mathias goes west after her, but comes too late, for she is already wed, and he doesn't even know where she is. But, just because the romance is broken, doesn't mean the love is. The two go on loving each other throughout the rest of their lives, even though they haven't seen eachother since those earlier days, and even though they find others to love along the ways. This was a truly sweet story, and beautifully written.
An interesting tale of early settlements in Nebraska.......2003-07-23
I have just re-read "A Lantern in Her Hand" and wanted to read more by this author.
This is a wonderful story of how the Middle West was settled with hope, dreams and a lot of hard work. I think feminists should read this book to see how real women worked in the settlements of the Plains states. There were many hardships, but they kept going.
My great-grandparents lived at approximately this time and homesteaded in Iowa. It was like reading their story.
I especially enjoyed the stories of the different families and how they did during the generations. The ending was nice altho it was disappointing that Amalia's and Matthias's moment passed by.
My life has been long and wondrous but I recall this book........1999-08-11
A heavy reader, I have excellent recall but there is one book I read in my teens which I have always looked for and could not find. I am happy to be able to order it here.
It is a story of simple young love which is thwarted by a number of societal rules...and as we watch the two parallel lives unfold, we are startled, near the end, to watch them pass one another again...our emotions never recover. That is why I must read it again as I ender old age myself.
Wonderful Discovery.......1999-06-13
This book is a delightful and enchanting story
Charming, at once heartbreaking and heartwarming portrait.......1998-04-20
I first read this book as an almost high school freshman; it stayed with me through the years and I had to 'find' it again through the same library almost 30 years later. The story has not lost any of its power and charm; the love and constancy of Amalia and Matthew for each other, and their ability to carry on despite separation, hardship and heartbreak is still a strong story. The story is a thorough, clear picture of the life of a settler, when what we now call the midwest was wilderness. Duty, the greater good of the community, just getting to the end of the day/planting season/year was an accomplishment. To do this well, with honor and simple love, carries the lead characters through. When they separate, in spite of all their intentions to stay together, your heart almost breaks, yet cheers for them as they continue. When they are 'almost' brought back together, I smiled at the irony and justice of this beautiful example of the full 'circle of life.'
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Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa
Kenji Miyazawa
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The magic of Miyazawa's tales reaches out to people of all ages and lands. The sophisticated reader can savor them consciously as literature, while the younger reader can delight in them as imaginative stories that comment on and deepen his own experience. The underlying themes are universal, but the forms and treatment can be appreciated at many levels and vary subtly from piece to piece.
The sheer storytelling skill is most evident in pieces like the joyful, innocent "Wildcat and the Acorns," or in a classic cautionary tale like "The Restaurant of Many Orders." But even a superficially whimsical tale like "The Earthgod and the Fox" can in a short span construct a genuinely moving little tragedy. "The Last Deer Dance," a fanciful account of the origins of a well-known folk dance, works its gentle way to a climax of pure poetry. "Tokkobe Torako" makes folk superstitions the basis for a piece of amusing farce in a historical setting. And in "The Wild Pear," what seem to be two slight nature sketches succeed in encapsulating some of the cruelty and compensations of life itself... Almost every story has something fresh to offer.
Yet all the different elements merge into, are transcended by, an impression of embracing compassion for living creatures; of wry humor; and above all of a passionate love of nature--in particular, the four seasons of Miyazawa's native northern Japan. Clear-sighted yet never sadistic and rarely sentimental, the tales taken as a whole present a view of life that is fresh and acceptable to the modern reader. By bringing together the best of them, this book seeks to place Miyazawa firmly in the special niche he deserves in the history of Japanese and world literature.
The tales included in this collection are "The Earthgod and the Fox," "General Son Ba-yu," "Ozbel and the Elephant," "The First Deer Dance," "The Bears of Nametoko," "Wildcat and the Acorns," "Gorsch the Cellist," "Tokkobe Torako," "A Stem of Lilies," "The Restaurant of Many Orders," "The Man of the Hills," "The Police Chief," "The Spider, the Slug, and the Raccoon," "The Red Blanket," "The Dahlias and the Crane," "The Thirty Frogs," "The Ungrateful Rat," "Night of the Festival," "The Fire Stone," "March by Moonlight," "Kenju's Wood," "The Wild Pear," "Down in the Wood," and "The Nighthawk Star."
"The work of a truly good man and a great writer."--Insight Japan
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Japan's most psychotic author's best short stories..........1998-02-25
Finally, this is Kenji Miyazawa put into English in all his psychotic glory. The translation is faithful, and the stories are spellbinding, and at times simply wierd. Just perfect.
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three haunting spellbinding paranormal romances .......2005-10-14
"Forever Mine" by Linda Winstead Jones. In life Tony stalked her and when she accidentally killed him while trying to get away from him, he haunts Miranda Garner. In desperation she calls psychic John Stark who immediately knows if he can't get rid of Tony; the spirit will kill Miranda. They try to exorcise a ghost that has killed them through many lifetimes because they were lovers and he wanted her for himself.
"Haunt Me" by Evelyn Vaughn. His doctor has no hope for David Fields to come out of his coma. His wife Charis does not give the DNR form to the staff so when he seizes they revive him and he is caught in the limbo between death and life. David haunts the hospital while his wife keeps vigil, praying for a miracle. Charis never showed her emotions so David was never quite sure of her love for him until now. He sees that his demonstrative way of showing love ways doesn't mean his wife doesn't feel just as dearly. They meet on the astral plane to say goodbye, banish a soul-eating monster and stop a doctor from acing unethically.
"Soul of the Wolf" by Karen Whiddon. In Ft. Worth a task force is formed to stop a serial killer. Detective Amanda Reilly is a member even though her ex-boyfriend Jason was a victim. She is partnered with Jason's cousin FBI agent Nick Templeton. Amanda knows that he is a shapeshifter like her ex and believes all the victims of the killer were shifters as well. As Nick and Amanda work together they fall in love but first they must catch a killer, prove she didn't kill Jason to the pack and accept she is in love with a creature of the night.
These three haunting spellbinding paranormal romances will send shivers up the spine of the mesmerized reader.
Harriet Klausner
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