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The Marilyn Encyclopedia is, according to its jacket notes, "the most comprehensive book about [Marilyn Monroe's] extraordinary life and legacy ever published." This may easily be true--it is incredibly, insanely detailed. Author Adam Victor has taken every conceivable source of Marilyn information--admittedly including Internet rumors and Hollywood gossip among the more well-documented tidbits--distilled them down to alphabetical entries, and cross-referenced them to within an inch of their lives. While the casual fan can check out Marilyn's Look covers or a list of the screenwriters she worked with, hardcore devotees can look up such vital information as the name of the first restaurant she and Joe DiMaggio ate at on their honeymoon (a controversy--was it the restaurant at the Hot Springs Hotel or at the Clifton Inn?) or the name of Marilyn's poodle (Maf Honey). The meticulous cross-referencing makes The Marilyn Encyclopedia an extremely enjoyable browser's read, allowing the reader to hop from Marilyn's disdain for underwear to her working relationship with John Huston to the fact that she never had much trouble with gambling--all with the flip of a page. This encyclopedia of course contains a rich assortment of photos: posed studio portraits, pinups, and candid shots vie for space throughout the tome. Despite his obvious devotion as a fan, Victor is remarkably evenhanded in his choice of the quotes and anecdotes sprinkled throughout the book. The reader cannot help but be left with the impression that, for all her magical appeal, Monroe may well have been a trying person to deal with on a day-to-day basis. This is the perfect book for the dedicated fan who wants to know everything--no, really, everything--about Marilyn Monroe. --Ali Davis
Book Description
This stunning visual compendium of Marilyn's life includes hundreds of rare photographs and easy access to all of the information on Marilyn's life and times. With complete information on Marilyn's films, including comprehensive credit listings, cross-referencing, a comprehensive bibliography, and an extensive name index, The Marilyn Encyclopedia surpasses everything that has come before it.
Customer Reviews:
WOW! WOW! WOW! Amazing!.......2007-07-29
After reading the glowing reviews for this book, I just had to get it and see what the fuss was about. I was cynical though, and thought it was probably overrated. How wrong I was! When I went to the mail there was this huge package for me, and I wondered, what did i order that big? When I opened it I was astonished and delighted that "The Marilyn Encyclopedia" was so big. I thought, "a Marilyn book this big?! Boy, this has to have a lot of info and pics!" I was right! I've never seen a MM book like this or a celebrity book like this actually. I praise Mr. Victor for all his hard, hard work. To compile this must have been an an excruciating task (he said this book took 3 yrs to create and he had a lot of help) There's 334 pages of just info (and pics). And you might as well think if it as more than 334 pages; because if this was an average sized book it would have been 600 pages! That's why they had to make the pages so long and the book is so big. Mr. Victor did the impossible. From A-Z you will find how someone, something, or someplace relates to Marilyn Monroe!! For instance, there's "Elizabeth Taylor", "Biography", "Beauty", "Body", e.t.c, e.t.c. Basically you will get all the scoop you can possibly get on MM! With my collection of MM books, I THOUGHT I knew everything, heard all the quotes she said, all the quotes people said about her. But there's SO much more-and you can only find them in this book. If you are a MM fan/book enthusiast you really don't have a collection until you have this!! The ONLY thing that I didn't like a little was there were some great pics and a lot were small. I was like, "oooh that pic should have been bigger." But that couldn't bring me to give this book 4 stars; it's just too good for that! To sum up this book, Victor even has MM's phone number and social security number under "Numbers"! (Too bad it's of no use now) Get this book now! It is the best Marilyn Monroe book!
Most complete look at the legend.......2007-05-29
The Marilyn Encyclopedia is perhaps the most thorough look at Marilyn Monroe available. From A - Z, from her addresses, movies, favorite shops, sex life, marriages- it's all in here. An in depth look at each of her movies, including plot synopsis, reviews, & background. This book is a complete must have for any fan. Tons of pictures, rare facts, and quotes. Completely worth the price.
absolutely no real facts only real facts about marilyn in play here i am mother by nancy miracle.......2005-09-13
it seems to me they could have come up with at least her place of birth not the town but at least the state as donald spoto at least got right nancy miracle's play tells the real story and is available.
Dissapointed.......2005-04-20
i was hoping this book would contain better pictures of marilyn's most famous outfits from her movies. being a costumer
i like to have full shots, that are large enough to see details.
this book didn't have that, most pictures are small, one to two inch. with a few full page pictures thrown in. most are just head shots though. it does list what movie, or event the pictures came from and all sorts of other info. so for a refrence book it's not bad.
AMAZING!.......2003-07-15
As a rather new Marilyn fan/collector, this book is invaluable to me as a resource. It is a huge book, alphabetized and cross-referenced, covering everything from movies, music, books, and biographies to gowns, hotels, cars, cities, and family. There are also, of course, hundreds of gorgeous pictures! What I'm enjoying the most is that as I read other Marilyn books, I can fact-check and look up obscurely mentioned items to learn more, or gain perspective. An objective, fact-filled, exhaustive collection of Marilyn trivia.
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The original Watership Down is one of those wonderful works that appeals to readers both young and old. The story of a group of rabbits on an adventure into unfamiliar yards, farms, and fields made for an imaginative, captivating journey. This latest work follows the aftermath of the original's climactic ending and includes the rabbits' retelling of various myths associated with their rabbit-hood, plus some new twists and developments. This is a captivating introduction to Adams's warren for first-time visitors, and those who loved the original Watership Down won't be disappointed.
Book Description
Watership Down was one of this century's best-loved works of imaginative literature. Now Richard Adams returns, to tell us what happened to the rabbits after their defeat of General Woundwort.
Tales From Watership Down begins with some of the great folk stories well known to all rabbits. Then we listen in as Dandelion, the rabbits' master storyteller, relates the thrilling adventures experienced by Al-ahrairah, the mythical rabbit hero, and his stalwart, Rabscuttle, during the long journey home after their terrible encounter with the Black Rabbit of Inlé (as narrated in
Watership Down). Finally, in the principal part of the book, we are told eight enchanting stories about the rabbits of the Down-- Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, and their companions--including the impact on the warren of the obsessive doe Flyairth, and the appointment of Hyzenthlay as a female Chief Rabbit and partner to Hazel.
All readers-- the millions who remember
Watership Down with the deepest affection, and also those for whom this volume will be their first encounter with the rabbits-- will find these nineteen tales utterly compelling, the fruit of Richard Adam's spellbinding narrative power and ability to conjure up a world that is at the same time both real and unreal.
Customer Reviews:
Worst. Sequel. Ever........2007-10-01
Unbelievably tedious PC hackwork -- I had just finished reading the original "Watership Down" out loud to my son when I read this and the contrast was horrifying. "Watership Down" is an all-time classic great novel, but "Tales from Watership Down" has absolutely none of the magic of its predecessor and is proof of a shocking decline in the author's powers (Richard Adams was born in 1920 and wrote "Watership Down" and several other good novels in the 1970's and 1980's, but in this 1996 work he is unrecognizable).
I guess Mr. Adams had a mortgage payment due........2006-07-13
What an awful, shallow, boring money grad. Tales from Watership Down is a pale ghost of the original book. On its own, it is a bad read; next to the original Watership Down, it is a steaming pile of garbage.
Secret Underground River. Are you kidding me?
"I love it more than bunnies!" ; ) .......2005-11-03
I haven't read the first book yet, but since everybody else says this book is worse than the first, gosh, I'm going to love the first book. If there's the one greatest thing in this book I must capitalize upon, it would be Speedwell's Story. If you haven't read the book, and want someone to spoil for you, here are three words: sky-blue horse (Or is that two?) I like the El-Thingummy stories best. You should try this book if you like rabbits. I like rabbits!
Delightful.......2005-06-08
This is a great sequel to Watership Down. In some places its tone is a little darker than the original. The orginal was male dominated. A female chief rabbit and a female oswala are introduced in this book. It is a worthy successor to the original.
Worthwhile Read, but Much Different than Original Novel.......2005-06-05
This book is not very similar to the original novel, which is what I think makes it so interesting and worthwhile to read. I definitely prefer the original, but I believe this work has something important to say. Each of the tales is worthy of the telling and the reading.
I probably will not re-read this as I have the original work, but I don't think I should be comparing this novel to the original one in this review. This is good storytelling in-and-of itself and does not need to be put side-by-side with Watership Down.
The shorter tales are excellent quick reading, and make this an easier book to pick up and put down in our busy lives. Much of what the author is saying in these tales is incredibly fascinating. I was particularly drawn to the paradox that the man-smell, which the rabbits would generally use as a reason to outcast one of their own, is actually what saves the warren. The wisdom of the characters to recognize this is nicely woven into the tale. As with his other works, Richard Adams shows incredible insight into our natural world, especially that of community living animals. It is nice to see humanity in these creatures; or rather, theirs reflected in us. (I am not sure which is more accurate.)
This is a nice collection of touching tales that definitely have something significant to say. As long as readers are not expecting a repeat of the original book, I believe this will be an enjoyable experience. Just don't expect it to read like a sequel.
J.H. Sweet, author of The Fairy Chronicles
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Ever since the publication of Ishmael in 1992, readers have yearned for a glimpse into a dimension of spiritual revelation the author only hinted at in that and later books. Now at long last they have it in seven profound but delightfully simple tales that illuminate the world in which humans became humans.
This is a world seen through animist eyes: as friendly to human life as it was to the life of gazelles, lions, lizards, mosquitos, jellyfish, and seals — not a world in which humans lived like trespassers who must conquer and subdue an alien territory. It's a world in which humans have a place in the community of life — not as rulers but as equals — with the paths of all held together in the hand of god.
This is not an ancient world or a lost world. It exists as surely today as it ever did — for those who have eyes to see it.
Tales of Adam, delightfully illustrated by Michael McCurdy, is a book that will come to be shelved alongside The Prophet, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and The Alchemist.
Customer Reviews:
Great story........2007-07-28
As always Daniel Quinn delivers. Great reads for anyone alive today facing the reality of change.
He is a writer for all, with a vision that wakes the soul, mind and consciousness of all who dare pick the books up and open Pandoras Box. Happy Journey. "B" creative and learn from those who know. .....
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Short & Sweet.......2007-02-02
This is one of the first incarnations of Ishmael so it is not as in depth. However I find it a wonderful book to read and talk about with my five year old. The pictures are beautiful and the parables are thought provoking.
Disappointing.......2006-07-28
It's a very short read. As much as I liked Ishmael and The Story of B, this didn't impress me as much. I got the feeling that Quinn is now publishing books just to make money. That's kind of disappointing to me and if you are familiar with Quinn's work perhaps you would understand. I think it's the kind of book that you could read over and over and sometime get a "Ah-Ha" thought.
Small Packages.......2006-02-14
I consider Daniel Quinn one of the most important writers of our time, and I was abundantly pleased with Tales of Adam.
Yes, it left me longing for more; but more is already there in the form of Ishmael, Story of B, and My Ishmael. To critique the brevity of this book is ridiculous. Being excerpts from one of the previous incarnations of Ishmael, it is not intended to be a work like any of his full-length novels, yet it manages to breathe with the same life of any of this work's brain-siblings.
At the risk of sounding overly sentimental, the timeless wisdom and beautiful prose of Tales of Adam brought me to tears at several points - as much because I am a father as for the fact that I am a child of this world who relates so much to the reverence Quinn holds for the world of life around and within us.
For long-time Quinn fans, this is a Quinn-tessential book to add to your collection. For those new to Quinn's writings, this is a fabulous introduction to this important author, who so masterfully weaves together significant ideas and compelling narrative.
As always Mr. Quinn, THANK YOU!
Law of Life.......2005-12-28
This is a short book which is full of wisdom and thoughts to ponder.
Adam tells his son after teaching him what he knows about the Law of Life,"If any man tells you he knows the whole of the Law of Life or that he can encompass it in words, that man is a fool or a liar, because the Law of Life is written in the universe and no man can know the whole of it. If ever you're in doubt about the Law, consult the caterpillar or the gull or the jackal; no man will even know it better or follow it more steadfastly than they.".
Quinn takes us back to a time when all creatures were equal in wisdom and rights and intertwined with each other for survival. The "fire of life" was passed from one to another in the natural order of life. What man has forgotten over time is that we are only an equal member of that order of life.
"We make our journey in the company of others; the deer, the rabbit, the bison, and the quail walk before us, and the lion, the eagle, the wolf, the vulture, and the hyena walk behind us. All our paths lie together in the hand of god and none is wider than any other or favored above any other. The worm that creeps beneath your foot is making its journey across the hand of god as surely as you are."
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Book Description
He's a wolf… She's a jaguar…
Raphael is a former agent of the shape shifter secret police, forced into retirement after a very public scandal. Now he's assigned to help the victim of a hideous crime -- a woman who has been attacked by a serial killer, and accidentally turned into a were-jaguar.
Worse yet, Catherine turns out to be Raphael’s fated mate. But the serial killer is still on her trail, and perhaps even worse, Raphael’s pack wants her dead.
Caught between destiny and duty…
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Customer Reviews:
Howling Moon.......2007-06-28
I had trouble putting this one down. I read far into the night anxious to find out what will happen between Cat and Raphael as well as Jack. Like previous reviewers, it was a bit difficult remembering all the players in the Sazi. This being the fourth book, the list is getting longer and longer and I'm hoping the writers will consider this in the future---perhaps subtle reminders on who is who would be nice. This story was way more tense and drawn out than the others. Cat definately went through several dramatic events in her life. What I liked about the writing of this was that it was not overdone or understated. The reader also gets a real feeling for the bond Raphael and Cat share. It too was not overdone or overstated.
Very enjoyable. I'm looking forward to the next one. I was a little disappointed that we didn't get a sneak preview. I do have one complaint. The authors need to get a new editor. The editing was horrible in this book.
My favorite Sazi book so far!.......2007-05-11
A Sazi jaguar, Jack, attacks Cat Turner and her mother and father while they are on vacation. Jack kills her parents in front of her and Cat is turned into a jaguar. Cat's godfather, Charles, inducts Raphael, who is a wolf, to take Cat under his wing and instruct her in the ways of the Sazi, if she survives the turn. Happily, she survives and begins to learn the world of the Sazi, but unfortunately, wolves do not play nice with cats. Raphael soon discovers that Cat is his mate. Raphael's pack does not want to accept Cat and even more so, does not want Cat as Raphael's mate.
I was quickly caught up in this wonderful love story between Raphael and Cat. It was a slow progression of building trust, friendship and love between the two characters. I loved the pack politics and the harrowing story of Jack, who has gone insane over the love of his mate, Fiona.
My one small problem with the book was that several characters are mentioned and you do not have a clue as to who they are and then several chapters later, their story or part of their story is revealed. I was confused on more than one occasion, thinking I had missed something, but in actuality, these stories have never been told as I have read every book. Fiona has been mentioned in all of them and still I don't have a clear picture of who she really is. Maybe one day the authors will devote a book to her as she is mentioned in all the books. However, other than that one small problem, I absolutely loved this book and read with great intensity from cover to cover.
4 stars.......2007-04-10
Species boundaries blur when Cat Turner is the sole survivor of Sazi serial killer Jack Simpson's latest attack. Because of his history with the madman, Sazi wolf Raphael Ramirez is assigned to monitor Cat and see if she survives the change and if she remains sane. If she does, despite the fact she will be feline, he will be her teacher in coping with this new world. He will also be her protector from the insane man who is now obsessed with her and with completing his macabre task.
**** With every new entry in the series, more of the Sazi culture unfolds, revealing new complexities. Combined with the thriller and romantic aspects, this makes for a compelling read that will appeal to a wide variety of readers. The author's attention to detail is greatly appreciated, as is the way they show us the story without being heavy handed in the world-building. ****
Had a hard time getting into this book.......2007-03-19
I really enjoyed the first book about Tony the assasin, and "Captive Moon" about Sazi coucil member Antoine the Magnificent. However, I had a difficult time following the characters in this book.
Raphael has been assigned to a help a newly bitten leopard/cat to a new Sazi life. I still don't understand why a wolf would be teaching a cat and why try to merge her in a wolf pack as well. That was a badly written plot device. As was the heroine's name, "Catherine", now shortened to "Cat", makes me want to roll my eyes.
An old homicidal psychopath has been targeting women who look like the woman that he once loved. Cat is now caught in the crossfires because of her resmemblance and her resistance to his charms. While Raphael is training her to become a Sazi, Cat must be on guard all the time from the murderous killer and from antagonism of a wolf pack. On the other hand, Raphael, newly promoted Alpha of the wolf pack must bring pull reel in all the pack members is defiance. It's a trying time for both the hero and the heroine.
Unfortunately, everything about this story was either boring and confusing, and at some point I just started skimming to get it over with. I had a difficult time understanding the whole bonding thing, and back history. Psycho killer hates Raphael because the love of his life, Fiona, bonded to Raphael. Isn't Fiona mentioned in a previous book and already bonded to someone else? Now Raphael was either mated or bonded to the previous wolf Alpha, Lucas's wife, Tatya. Except Tatya left Raphael to marry the Alpha. Don't wolves mate for life? What caused 2 men to instantly want to bond w/ Cat, the heroine? Is bonding a pre-destined soul thing? If you bond to a person who doesn't bond back, can you still bond to another person? The whole thing just did not make sense. After the black mail evidence was taken care of, why wasn't a real assasin like Tony, used to off the bad guy? I'm still not certain why Raphael was forced to retire from Wolven force either.
Of all the Sazi books, this book is the worst in the series. I did not care for any of the characters, the plot, or the world of the wolf pack. Raphael as a tow truck business owner just doesn't cut as much of a romantic figure either. His powers of a secondary alpha didn't seem that impressive since the whole wolf pack ignored his orders and weren't really that afraid of his punishments. Despite killing his own pack members, no one was afraid of him. Not great alpha material in my opinion. The happily ever after ending was a little over the top as well. Does the only thing that make a man an alpha the ability to breed and change shape at will make him an alpha? Aren't wolves territorial? Does another pack using an alpha from outside seem realistic?
I would not recommend this book. Avoid this one if possible, as it doesn't really contribute anything to the overall Sazi world.
Refreshing new approach in a great new series.......2007-02-16
I found the story line to be new and original. Add to that, writing in the first person and a new Shapeshifter world, you have a hit! Tony, the wise-guy assassin turned werewolf, has a great story to tell. The other books in the series are independent stories but have a relatedness that helps you with the backstory. I couldn't put any of them down until I finished it. Refreshing and Highly recommend.
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Tony Giodone made his living as an assassin--until one of his marks ripped his throat out and turned him into a werewolf. Now he's the best hired killer there is. When a curvy woman in an expensive suit tries to hire him to kill her, his wolf senses insist that she is his mate. One kidnapping, a plethora of gunfights, a psychic coma, and two faked deaths later, Tony and Sue have new identities and are hiding in a community of Sazi shapeshifters. All seems well, until Sue begins to pull away from Tony and he realizes that if he can't be more open with her, he's going to lose her.To add to his problems, Tony is getting flashes of other peoples' lives. He doesn't know if they're memories or fantasies--but he wants it to stop, because he's learning things he shouldn't about his friends and neighbors. What's more dangerous than a psychic-powered werewolf assassin? Whatever it is, it's kidnapping and killing female Sazi . . . after it sucks out their powers. Its latest captive is the girlfriend of Carmine, the Mafia don who used to be Tony's boss. To get her back, Carmine will make war on all the Sazi--and while the Sazi would win, they can't afford to be exposed to humans. Now it's up to Tony to save Carmine's girlfriend--and all of the Sazi.
Customer Reviews:
loved it.......2007-06-17
this is a fun shapeshifter series, I love the ambiguous protaganist
Tony, Sue & the Gang are back!.......2007-03-22
I so love Tony & Sue! They are too cute together. And Tony coming into his various powers is fascinating. And his insistance that he's a bad guy! Too funny! I'm thinking bad guys don't look out for others the way Tony does. And Sue, formally suicidal is now finding many ways to be useful and is around people who appreciate her for who she is and not her money like that insane, greedy family of hers. The views into Sazi culture, particularly wolf culture is very interesting, especially the similarities, as Tony puts it, to the Family. Carmine, Linda & Babs are back! And so is Bobby, who has some interesting things come his way. Even Scotty, the sociopathic child assassin is back. The cast of characters is seriously expanded this time and we have Nikoli, his mother who I love, Asri, Yurgi & Pamela, Lucas and many more. I look forward to future books with the Sazi, as long as they don't bring back the killer spider. I hate spiders and that thing was too icky!!!! But I highly recommend this book and this series.
stick with it.......2006-10-02
I can only suppose it had been too long since I read the previous book in this series, because I was completely lost in the first few chapters. It's not just because the authors kept referring back to them, but because they were referring back to such insignificant people and events. Obviously, there are many strong characters that have such small parts that it takes away a bit from the focus of the story.
Despite this, this book is still quite enjoyable. If you can hang through the beginning, the action starts rollercoasting from then on. Lots of action and suspense. Tony and Sue are having a bit of marriable problems that they have to work out. Tony gets to meet Lucus. Bobby finds an interesting female. Then there is the creature killing Sazi that Tony agrees to find and kill. Then there's a small reappearence of the teenage mass murderer, Scotty. Sooooo many characters, so little time. Focus, authors, focus.
Like a 16 year old driving a Ferrari.......2006-05-13
This book continues the successful collaboration of two very good, high powered writers BUT it has several serious flaws that is more the result of too much "horsepower" than lack of story. For example, I was totally lost for about the first 25 pages because the story constantly refers back to previous characters and events from the first book. I had read that book only two weeks previous but I didn't remember enough so that this book can stand alone in the series. You must have read the first book. Secondly, there is an abundance of fascinating characters, each with strong and interesting stories, that essentially are tripping over each other trying to get their moment in the spotlight. The initial love story is neglected in favor of world building. But as the story comes to a racing conclusion, it is totally burning on all cylinders and makes the ride worthwhile. Hang with these writers and this series, because they are doing great--they just need a little more organization in their storytelling.
Much better than the first...glad that I read it!.......2006-02-23
On the recommendation of a booklist, I bought both Hunter's Moon and Moon's Web at the same time, and happily dove into the first book. I was terribly disappointed, wrote a review here on Amazon, and put the second book aside for months. Later, finding myself with nothing new to read and stuck in bed with a cold, I pulled this out to read, and was pleasantly surprised. The characters of both Sue and Tony are far more palatable in this book--Tony is tough without being sociopathic, and Sue is growing a spine--and the world of the Sazi is explored in more detail. New, complex characters are introduced, others are casually mentioned and leave one wanting to know more about them, and previous characters play a role but don't keep the story in the same place as the first book.
I'm glad that I had already bought this, because I never would have done so after reading Hunter's Moon, but now I'll be picking up the third book in the series for sure!
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Leeming illustrates the various stages or rites of passage of the mythic universal hero, from birth to childhood, through trial and quest, death, descent, rebirth, and ascension. The arrangement of texts by themes such as "Childhood, Initiation and Divine Signs," "The Descent to the Underworld," and "Resurrection and Rebirth" strip mythic characters of their many national and cultural "masks" to reveal their archetypal aspects. Real figures, including Jesus and Mohammed, are also included underlining the theory that myths are real and can be applied to real life. This edition is updated to include additional heroine myths, as well as Navajo, Indonesian, Indian, Chinese, and African tales.
Customer Reviews:
fantastic reference/crash course.......2001-01-24
This book is straightforward, breaking down each step of the heroic journey, from the hero's birth to apotheosis, using examples from various mythologies/religions to establish the classical pattern used in literature. If you just want to brush up and increase your ability to identify the pattern in literature/pop culture (ie. Aliens movies, The Matrix, Xena, Buffy, Providence...) this is a handy reference and a quick read.
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- Captive Moon not captivating
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Captive Moon (A Tale of the Sazi, Book 3)
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Release Date: 2006-08-01 |
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World-class entertainer and Sazi councilmember, Antoine Monier has taken his big cats all over the world without any trouble-until his latest trip to Stuttgart, where one of his tigers is stolen and killed. To Antoine's surprise, the German police have another tiger in custody-a tiger who is actually a lovely Turkish-American woman, Tahira Kuric. Like Antoine, Tahira is a shapeshifter, but of the Hayalet Kabile, the ghost tribe of shapeshifters. And despite their immediate attraction, Tahira wants nothing to do with Antoine-the Sazi are the enemy of the Hayalet Kabile. But Tahira doesn't have a choice, because she and Antoine have discovered that she is a fabled "power well," able to store magical energy from other shapeshifters-and something is hunting her, eager to use her powers for itself. Only if they can set aside their peoples' ancient rivalry and rely completely on each other-body and soul-can Tahira and Antoine save themselves and their people.
Customer Reviews:
Captive Moon not captivating.......2007-08-05
Even though I like this kind of book, this book just didn't do it for me.
A new breed of shapeshifters!.......2007-04-04
I stumbled into the Sazi books a year ago and fell in love with this world of shapeshifters and magic. They are dangerous, fascinating and noble. In Captive moon, Antoine (a powerful lion shifter)is investigating the murder of some of his cats when he discovers a tigress unlike anything he's seen or heard of before. She's a shapeshifter, but she's not Sazi and she's not interested in letting him help her, even though she's trapped and dying.
If you dig shapeshifters, thrillers, or paranormal romance, you'll dig this series!
not bad, but not great, either.......2007-02-03
I really enjoyed the second book in this series and was looking forward to this one. I was a bit disappointed. I think the authors had a good idea, but didn't push it into as much depth as they could. I didn't feel they brought out the culture of the Turkish and German lands they were visiting enough and the characters were not as relatible as they could be. Again, I think it was a lack of depth of the character. I get that Antoine had a bad childhood and that is what is holding him back from wanting to let go with his visions, but for Tahira to be able to know him so well in only a few days and one sexual encounter to be able to diagnose his problem and advise him on it was silly. Also, the scene where her brother escapes completely annoyed me. The thought that he could have so easily escape for over a month! and didn't because he simply never thought of it?! I know this is fantasy, but that is simply unrealistic human behavior.
I'll continue reading, simply because I liked the first two books, but I certainly hope this was a one time only goof.
Not a patch on the previous 2 books.......2007-01-08
This was as dull as dishwater. Too many details crammed together which didn't make any sense. The sex wasn't very good. I found some of the writing actually a bit childish. I didn't care about the two main characters, and the female lead was just annoying. This is not a patch on Hunters Moon and Moon's web.
Good read.......2007-01-03
I am Turkish in origin, that is why I bought this book (and also I am into paranormal romance) It disappointed me a bit as the lead character who is supposed to be Turkish, is almost embarrassed about it. Other than that, good action scenes and romance scenes.
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Adam Smith ... Father of Modern Economics ... Died in 1790 ... but 200 years later, his spirit is tortured by the caricatures we remember in his name. In Saving Adam Smith, he is tortured enough to return to Earth ... and so begins a journey of discovery that cuts across two centuries, as doctoral student Richard Burns puts his life on the line to rediscover Smith's most profound insight: Selfishness is not enough.
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Adam Smith ... Father of Modern Economics ... Died in 1790 ... but 200 years later, his spirit is tortured by the caricatures we remember in his name. In Saving Adam Smith, he is tortured enough to return to Earth ... and so begins a journey of discovery
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Great Economics and a Pleasure to Read.......2004-06-05
Economic science, like most social sciences, builds upon the works of previous generations. In order to leave time for new research and discovery, the accumulated wisdom of past generations is taught to new generations through summaries in textbooks and lectures.
This logical progression of economic science makes sense if the ideas and importance of past discoveries can be easily (and properly) conveyed by individuals unfamiliar with the original texts. For example, few physicists need to read the work of Newton to understand his discoveries and their importance to an understanding of how the world works today.
To some extent, the same may not be true about economics. While some ideas, such as a consumption function might be easily conveyed without reading the original texts, the same may not be true of all economic insights. The distillation of a lifetime of work into a few paragraphs may not only fail to properly convey the important nature of an author?s work, but the distillation process might, over time, distort the message so much that it an economists work is frequently interpreted to mean something very different from what was originally intended.
University of Richmond economist Jonathan B. Wight clearly believes this to be the case with Adam Smith. Since few economists today read THE WEALTH OF NATIONS, let alone the book Smith thought was his best THE THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS, their knowledge of his work is often limited to ?the invisible hand.?
The invisible hand is frequently taken to mean that selfishness is enough to make markets work. As Wight demonstrates in the book, Smith?s true insight was that ?selfishness is simply not enough? to make markets work.
Wight has undertaken an important task with this book. Not only is it good fiction (at least to a graduate student in economics), it is good economics and good pedagogy. SAVING ADAM SMITH will do more for economics than 90 percent of the articles in the AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW.
Don't Bother.......2004-05-28
This book was very disappointing because I was hoping to get a new perspective on economic thought. However, what I read was nothing of the sort. It was nothing more than a silly over-hyped (on this website) novel featuring unrealistic and dislikable characters. There was little action in the realm of reality. The whole premise of the book is absolute nonsense, however perhaps it could have basic principles of econ that may be useful in the classroom. It is basically a textbook converted into a novel ( a lovestory interwoven with economic history????)
bad economics at it's worst.......2004-01-16
Ok, I am an economist, and I know that no self respecting economist these days actually believes this stuff. There is little free market in the US, there are women who don't need a man to tell her about economics (this book could not have made women sound any more stupid), and there is little virtue about this book. The fact is, the economics in this book will not make you smarter, but will simply keep the rich in control. And, perhaps the worst is, the writing is simply horrible. Practice your market skills by avoiding this book.
Economics for Real Life.......2003-02-16
All anyone ever hears about Adam Smith concerns his Wealth of Nations, everywhere from Economics class to movies like "A Beautiful Mind." This book is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about Adam Smith as a person and about what he really thought. Instead of dry biography, this book brings Adam Smith and his theories about economics and society directly into today's world. The story is funny and the characters are interesting and likeable; the novel makes the economic theories relatively painless. I've heard that a true economist is someone who sees something work in real life and wonders if it would work in theory; I think it's important for people to learn that this icon of economics was more complicated than that, and because of that I highly recommend this book.
Review of Adam Smith.......2002-11-16
I read Saving Adam Smith because the author, Dr. Jonathan Wight, was coming to my school as a visiting author. I did not know anything about Adam Smith or economics before I read it, but I learned about markets, economy and self interest v. greed. I thought the book was easy to read and I was surprised to understand the economic theory in the book. I liked the adventerous plot that kept me intested. I liked the storyline about the drive across country and all the trouble they got into. It was a fun book to read.
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"Archy and his racy pal Mehitabel are timeless," noted E.B. White in his essay on Don Marquis and his famous creations. The undimmed enthusiasm of several generations of fans (including yrs. truly) -- who every year buy thousands of copies of Marquis' earlier collections -- testifies to their appeal. A whimsical and sophisticated sage, archy the cockroach entertains readers with iconclastic observations on pretensions, politics, and our place in the cosmos. This collection of long-lost pages from archy's writings is funny yet profound.
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"Archy and his racy pal Mehitabel are timeless," noted E. B. White in his essay on Don Marquis and his famous creations, and the undimmed enthusiasm of several generations of fans -- who every year buy thousands of copies of Marquis' earlier collections -- testifies to their appeal. A whimsical and sophisticated sage, archy the cockroach entertained readers with iconoclastic observations on pretensions, politics, and our place in the cosmos during Marquis' career as a New York newspaper columnist in the 1920s and 30s.
Allegedly tapping out stories at night by leaping from key to key on Marquis' typewriter, archy couldn't quite manage the shift key for capital letters. Although his tales appeared in lower case, his views achieved a level grand enough to solidify Marquis' reputation as an American humorist in the tradition of Mark Twain, Joel Chandler Harris, and Ring Lardner. archyology brings together selected "lost" tales that were literally rescued from oblivion by Jeff Adams, who found them among papers stored in a steamer trunk since Marquis' death.
And so archy emerges from his long silence. Whether reporting on characters like emmet the ghost, sailing to Paris to visit the insects of Europe, being trapped for days in a New York subway train, or hanging out in a Long Island orchard enjoying fermented cherries, archy is always both provocative and inimitable. With illustrations by Ed Frascino, a New Yorker regular, this collection reintroduces a delightful cast of characters who reconfirm archy's view of the world: "the only way to live with it is to laugh at it."
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Archyology the long lost tales of archy and mehitable.......2005-08-06
These are some of the most wonderful humorous writings ever. I first encountered them back in the '40s (1940 that is). Even copied them on an old manual typewriter (like Archy used). Have had the copies for over fifty years. It's great to get them in a book (my pages had become yellowed and crinkley). I hope to get the other books to go with these. For fun and entertainment and a good chuckle, you can't go wrong with "archy and mehitalbe"
Nearly Lost Art.......2004-03-20
Of course there's a value in teaching Emily Dickinson to our children. And no one would debate that every college student should immerse themselves in the likes of T.S., Joyce and Williams. But why are teachers missing out on such a classic collection of incredible poesy? wotthehell? Give it a read and see if you don't immediately take a copy to your next PTA meeting.
archy and mehitabel are as unique as hamlet!.......1998-07-18
picture two characters who inhabit the newsroom of a daily newspaper only in the night hours in the 1920s and 30s. a cat who believes and acts as if she s the reincarnation of cleopatra and a cockroach who writes his boss - that s in quotes - who s a reporter on the paper. but writing comes so hard that it is, well n-o-t what is written in the - booklist - review in amazon s internet review. i quote from the review - the cockroach, archy, couldn t hold down shift and hit another key. - wronggggg.,.,., i quote from don marquis s description - he did not see us, and we watched him. he would climb painfully upon the framework of the machine and cast himself with all his force upon a key, head downward, and his weight and the impact of the blow were just sufficient to operate the machine, one slow letter after another. he could not operate the capital letters... - can t you just cry with pain as you picture archy, or rathe! ! r, don marquis, writing his material, any and all material , for us. and suggesting that many writers must suffer as did archy to give us their thoughts, their beliefs, their observations, their opinions, their joys, their sufferings.... b-u-y- t-h-e b-o-o-k .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,., - imagine caps, or parentheses - i can't do it, you see....
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"God made Heaven, and then, after measuring the space underneath with a ball of thread, he began to form the earth. A mole asked to help, and God gave him the thread to hold while he wove the patterns of the earth. Sometimes the mole would let out too much thread, and finally the earth grew too large for the space under heaven. The mole was so upset that he hid under the earth. God sent the bee to look for him; he wanted the mole's advice on what to do about the mistake. The bee found the mole and he just laughed at the idea of advising God. The bee, however, hid in a flower and overheard the mole mumbling to himself about what he would do if he were God. 'Iwould squeeze the earth,' he said. 'That would make mountains and valleys and make it smaller at the same time.' When the bee heard this, he went directly to God and told him. God did what the mole had said, and everything fit fine." The myth of Rumanian Creation in which God weaves the earth from a ball of thread is just one the many stories that make up the wonderous world of creation myths. In virtually every culture throughout the ages, creation myths have played a vital role in providing not only explanations of the origins of societies but also specific cultural identities--serving as a "projection of an aspect of a culture's soul." Covering thousands of years of intricate creation tales, A Dictionary of Creation Myths is the first and most comprehensive work devoted to creation myths from cultures throughout the world. With an easy-to-use A-Z format, this around-the-world tour provides access to information on the beliefs (both exotic and ordinary) of ancient civilizations from Sumeria and Babylonia to Egypt, Greece, and ancient Rome, from India and China to Japan and Indonesia, as well as the rich mythological history of Native Americans, the indigenous peoples of Australia, and many other cultures. We read of the creation myth of the Diegueno tribe of southern California in which the creator, Tu-chai-pai, made the earth female and the sky male and then formed mud into people; and the myth of Japanese creation in which Izanagei, and his sister Izanami, watch the first land form from ocean water dripping from Izanagi's spear. Alongside these ancient beliefs are the more modern, such as Darwin's theory of evolution and the big bang theory. Each entry identifies the culture associated with the myth, and each myth is retold in clear, eloquent prose, with extensive cross-referencing to guide readers to other entries. Throughout, the authors share insightful analyses of the surprisingly intricate relationship of certain myths across cultures, regions, and time. From cosmic eggs and the Garden of Eden to the Spider Woman and the Gaia Principle, from myths of the apocalypse and the great world religions to myths of love, re-birth, and science, this guide illuminates the phenomenon of creation from all aspects of the human experience. Richly illustrated, A Dictionary of Creation Myths is essential for anyone who has ever wondered how the world was created, where we came from, or why we are here at all.
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