Quantum Mechanics and Its Emergent Macrophysics
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    Quantum Mechanics and Its Emergent Macrophysics
    Geoffrey Sewell
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    The quantum theory of macroscopic systems is a vast, ever-developing area of science that serves to relate the properties of complex physical objects to those of their constituent particles. Its essential challenge is that of finding the conceptual structures needed for the description of the various states of organization of many-particle quantum systems. In this book, Geoffrey Sewell provides a new approach to the subject, based on a "macrostatistical mechanics," which contrasts sharply with the standard microscopic treatments of many-body problems.

    Sewell begins by presenting the operator algebraic framework for the theory. He then undertakes a macrostatistical treatment of both equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermodynamics, which yields a major new characterization of a complete set of thermodynamic variables and a nonlinear generalization of the Onsager theory. The remainder of the book focuses on ordered and chaotic structures that arise in some key areas of condensed matter physics. This includes a general derivation of superconductive electrodynamics from the assumptions of off-diagonal long-range order, gauge covariance, and thermodynamic stability, which avoids the enormous complications of the microscopic treatments. Sewell also unveils a theoretical framework for phase transitions far from thermal equilibrium. Throughout, the mathematics is kept clear without sacrificing rigor.

    Representing a coherent approach to the vast problem of the emergence of macroscopic phenomena from quantum mechanics, this well-written book is addressed to physicists, mathematicians, and other scientists interested in quantum theory, statistical physics, thermodynamics, and general questions of order and chaos.

    Quantum mechanics and its emergent macrophysics [A book review from: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics]
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      Quantum mechanics and its emergent macrophysics [A book review from: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics]
      G.G. Emch
      Manufacturer: Elsevier
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      ASIN: B000RR1GZY

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      This digital document is a journal article from Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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      The Son of Tarzan (Found in the Attic Series, 18)
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Legends never die!
      • The son of Tarzan becomes Korak the Killer
      The Son of Tarzan (Found in the Attic Series, 18)
      Edgar Rice Burroughs , and J. St. John Allen
      Manufacturer: Quiet Vision Pub
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      ASIN: 1576466426

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Legends never die!.......2005-09-24

      My parents tuned me into Tarzan when I was a little kid. Prior to their intervention, all I knew about Tarzan I learned from the Johnny Weismuller movies and the Saturday morning cartoons. The Tarzan created by Edgar Rice Burroughs is not like anything you have ever seen in any movie or cartoon. His character is so in depth. He taught himself to read and spoke fluent French.

      The only problem I had with this book was not with the content, but the book itself. The pages came loose from the binding only three weeks after I bought it. For that I would give it one star, but I can't separate content from book quality.

      4 out of 5 stars The son of Tarzan becomes Korak the Killer.......2003-12-05

      In the previous novel "The Beast of Tarzan," Jane and her infant son Jack were kidnapped by Tarzan's enemy Nikolas Rokoff and his henchman Alexis Paulvitch. Of course, Tarzan tracks down his wife and son and finally dispatches Rokoff. However, in this fourth Tarzan novel, "The Son of Tarzan," Edgar Rice Burroughs provides an adventure whose key point is: like father, like son. Paulvitch had survived the vengeance of Tarzan and now wants to even the score by luring young Jack Clayton away from London. However, his plan is foiled when Jack escapes with the help of Akut, the great ape. The pair flee to the same African jungle where Tarzan was raised a generation before. It there that young Jack Clayton establishes his own reputation as Korak the Killer. Not only does he find Korak find his own place in the jungle and amidst the great apes, he also rescues Meriem, a beautiful young woman, from a band of Arab raiders. Meriem turns out to be the daughter of Armand Jacot, a Foreign Legion Captain who is also the Prince de Cadrenet, and therefore a fitting mate for the son of Lord Greystoke.

      On the one hand, "The Son of Tarzan" is a ERB adventure yarn that closely parallels many of the key elements of the original "Tarzan of the Apes." In that sense this is a fairly predictable story (almost from the moment we hear about "My Dear" we know who she will turn out to be in the end), but given all the speculation about what the Tarzan novels were saying about human society and evolution, it is interesting to note that we have the same relationship between "The Son of Tarzan" and the original "Tarzan of the Apes" that you find between Jack London's "White Fang" and "The Call of the Wild." In each we have the creature of the wild become civilized and then reverse the process in the second. Of course, London's novels have received a lot more consideration along these lines in terms of Darwinism and the whole nature versus nuture debate (effectively canceling the question out by taking it both ways in his two novels), but it is interesting to see Burroughs do essentially the same thing with his own two novels. Final Note: This particular edition features the art of J. St. John Allen, which is always a big plus for any ERB fan.
      Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle (Superman and Tarzan)
      Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
      • Entertaining, But Too Short
      • eh....
      • Otherworldly Jungle Action
      Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle (Superman and Tarzan)
      Chuck Dixon , and Carlos Meglia
      Manufacturer: Dark Horse
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      ASIN: 1569717613

      Book Description

      A tiny space-pod rocketing from a doomed, little-known world crash-lands in mysterious East Africa, interrupting a vicious mutiny off the jungle coast. Who would know that this single anomalous event would disrupt the known course of time and space? It sets the lives of two legendary comic-book heroes — Superman and Tarzan — on very different paths. Orphaned Kal-El, last survivor of Krypton, is now the one raised by apes to become the mighty Lord of the Jungle. John Greystoke, heir to fortune and privilege, now becomes an adventuring wastrel draped in luxury, but not fulfillment. Fate will draw these men together in unexpected ways at the mythical lost city of Opar. Each man will face great danger, and discover his true destiny! Both heroes will be changed forever if they survive!

      Customer Reviews:

      3 out of 5 stars Entertaining, But Too Short.......2005-02-08

      With Superman's name first in the title and this being a DC Elseworlds book, one expects the main focus to be on Superman, and it is.

      Just when the current Lord Greystoke and his pregnant wife are to be marooned by mutineers, fire streaks across the sky after Lady Greystoke calls on God. Seen as an omen, they are not marooned. Instead, the streak turns out to be the craft of infant Kal-El who is then raised by the giant apes.

      Time goes by and Argo-Zan (Kal-El) learns he is from Krypton but always assumes all humans are Kryptonian. John Clayton mopes around England feeling as if he is out of place and missing something.

      Clayton funds an expedition looking for signs of Romans in East Africa. Along on the expedition are American reporter Lois Lane and her assistant Jane Porter.

      Well, the two groups do come together rather quickly as well as some other Burroughs favorites. Clayton proves himself to be the man of action his father always wanted and Lois finds a man who likes his steaks rare.

      Not a bad blending of the two heroes (similar to Superman Batman Speeding Bullets) but Burroughs fans will be disappointed. Yes, there are Burroughs elements but not style. There are no cliffhangers or setbacks or unrequited love that made the original serials so popular. Instead, all the characters come together and suddenly everything is solved.

      The art style is rather cartoonish. Think of the cook from Disney's Atlantis and you will get an idea of what to expect. I have seen worse art and this does not really detract from the story.

      All in all a brief bit of fun but it needed to be filled out better to make the crossover more believable.

      2 out of 5 stars eh...........2003-01-04

      This book could've been so much better!
      The artwork is horrible. The art style made characters way too cartoony and 'zanny' and attempted to be cool and hip. Yuck. i doesn't work for me.

      Chuck Dixon keeps a nice brisk pace to the story. The problem i found with story was it centered too much on Superman. John Greystoke did nothing in this story. It's more of a Superman story and I bought it being a Tarzan fan.

      I just bought this book yesterday and read it in about 15 minutes. I'm debating whether to keep it or sell it.

      The artwork will probably make me get rid of it. sorry....

      i dislike writing low-star reviews.......

      4 out of 5 stars Otherworldly Jungle Action.......2002-09-12

      Late 19th century: Aboard the ship FUWALDA a mutiny takes place that endangers the lives of John Clayton, Lord Greystoke of England, and his wife Lady Alice, who is pregnant. Black Michael, leader of the mutinying crew, is going to spare their lives and put them out on the harsh coast of East Africa, but at the last minute a falling star hurtles through the night-black sky and dissuades the superstitious sailors from such a barbarous act. The ship sails on to Capetown. Deep in the heart of the impenetrable jungle, a band of great apes discovers the tiny rocket ship and its child passenger. Kala, a mother ape who recently lost a child of her own, adopts the baby and names him Argo-Zan, which means Fire-Skin. All through his growing years, Argo-Zan exhibits strange powers that make him the lord of the jungle. He survives the death of his mother beneath the claws of a leopard, and learns of his alien origins from some mysterious place of hairless apes called Krypton. Finding no home among the great apes, Argo-Zan goes in search of his own kind. In England, John Clayton struggles to fit in himself. He doesn't feel like he belongs in the landed gentry and can't quite come to peace with himself-until the day he meets Jason Gridley, an explorer and inventor that is putting together an expedition to find the remains of a lost Roman colony deep within the jungles of East Africa. There, in the lost city of Opar, these two sons of the jungle will meet fate and love.

      Chuck Dixon is a prolific comics author. He's scripted the ROBIN, NIGHTWING, and BIRDS OF PREY monthly comics series for years, and had stints on THE PUNISHER, MARVEL KNIGHTS, GREEN ARROW, BATGIRL, SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN, AIRBOY, and ALIEN LEGION. At present he is writing the WAY OF THE RAT monthly comic from CrossGen, as well as SCION and CRUX. Carlos Meglia has done work on SPYBOY, STAR WARS, and ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN.

      Edgar Rice Burroughs was the king of the action adventure story back in his day. TARZAN OF THE APES was published in 1912. Dixon plays homage to Tarzan's roots and world by keeping the timeframe of his graphic novel centered at that time. Dixon also plays fairly with Superman, whose sense of fair play, honesty, and honor come through despite his savage surroundings. At first glance, pairing the Man of Steel with the Lord of the Jungle might not seem natural or yet even possible, Dixon puts the overall story together well. Burroughs himself had a sense of the fantastic, and the stories he wrote about John Carter of Mars, David Innes of Pellucidar and Carson Napier of Venus-all men who journeyed to distant worlds (except for Pellucidar because it's at the core of the hollow earth)-seem well in keeping with Dixon's treatment of this similar theme. The stories of Clayton and Argo-Zan stay within the mythos of both heroes, and they come together in Opar, the home of Princess La, surely the most sultry and seductive woman Burroughs ever brought to the printed page. Dixon also captures the essence of the time period, reflected in Clayton's journeys around the world and his father's desperate wish for him to make something of himself. The artwork by Meglia at first grates a little because it is so stylistic, but gradually (within a few short pages) the striking colors, inks, and depictions become reader-friendly and take on a life of their own. Meglia has a good sense of the cinematic flow, and his hard-lined panels within panels really stand out. His full-page splash of Argo-Zan belting a stampeding elephant has to be seen to be believed.

      Although the graphic novel is good, the feel is almost too familiar. The final resolution of the plots comes about rather easily. Rather than mull over the possibilities in their lives, both heroes seem to just know where they need to go and go there. Also, it would have been nice to see them talk to each other about their experiences a little while planning a new attack to rescue their lady loves and overcome Princess La.

      SONS OF THE JUNGLE is a good addition for the graphic novel collector that favors quick-paced Chuck Dixon adventures or wants an excellent representation of the stylized art of Carlos Meglia. The tale is adventurous, easy to get into, and reads well.
      Tarzan 2-in-1 (The Beasts of Tarzan/The Son of Tarzan) (Tarzan the Classics)
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      • Good adventures for kids today
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      • Completion of the best 4-book series ever
      Tarzan 2-in-1 (The Beasts of Tarzan/The Son of Tarzan) (Tarzan the Classics)
      Edgar Rice Burroughs
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      ASIN: 0345408306
      Release Date: 1996-09-30

      Book Description

      THE BEASTS OF TARZAN
      As the rich Lord Greystoke, Tarzan found himself the target of greedy, evil men. Stranded on a desert island, his wife and son kidnapped, Tarzan's plight seemed helpless. But with the help of Sheeta, the ferocious panther, and the great ape Akut, Tarzan crafted his escape with the giant Mugambi. Yet the trail of the kidnappers led deep into the interior--and it would take all of Tarzan's skills to reach his family in time.

      THE SON OF TARZAN
      Tarzan's young son narrowly escaped the wrath of his father's nemesis Paulvitch, and he was forced to flee into the savage African jungles where Tarzan himself had been reared. There the civilized boy would have to learn to face the great beasts and exotic dangers only his father had ever conquered. And as he became known as Korak the Killer--whose legend would rival that of Tarzan--he would learn that the dangers of the jungle were nothing compared to those devised by men . . .

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Good adventures for kids today.......2003-05-28

      I first read these books a few years ago, when I was twelve. I loved all of the Tarzan series (although Jane and Jack seem to disappear later in the series) but these two novels were my favorites. Although I already owned both books, I bought this version simply because having two of my favorite novels in one volume seemed too good to be true. I re-read these books twice a year. The action keeps coming and never lets up (this from a girl who was quickly bored with The Lord of the Rings).

      There is also a sort of poetic irony that Burroughs employs. Tarzan comes from the jungle into civilization, while his son goes from civilization to the jungle. While Tarzan grew up without any sort of guidance or moral direction, he is one of the most chivalrous, honorable, and genuinely good people that I've ever encountered in any book (save the bible.) The implication is that the jungle beasts are sometimes more noble and less cruel (albeit no more gentle) than humans who should know better. Indeed, when Jack and Meriem encounter other apes, baboons, or even people, they insist that they are Great Apes and not human (and are proud of the distinction). This is furthered by the fact that the most unlikely of people (as in the ugly, filthy cook on the ship which holds Jane hostage) sometimes are the most brave and good.

      Overall, these two stories are great adventures that hold something deeper for anyone who cares to look.

      5 out of 5 stars The Tarzan series.......2002-09-22

      I have read most of these books and have found them very enjoyable.I am tring to get the whole series again to reread andfor my son's to read as well

      5 out of 5 stars The Greystoke Family Saga continues.......2000-05-17

      Both of these books follow on the story begun by the 1st 2 in the series. In Beasts, the villainous Rokoff and Petrovich return to destroy Tarzan's family. His son is taken to Africa to be raised by cannibals, Jane is to receive a "fate worse than death and Tarzan is marooned on a jungle island. How Tarzan escapes and foils the schem is a well-told adventure. In Son, young Jack ends up in Africa and runs afoul of apes and slavers. Following in the footsteps of his father, he reverts to a savage stage while battling for the lives of himself and his love.

      5 out of 5 stars Tarzan (cont) and Korak - two great adventure tales.......1999-09-18

      I read both of these books as a boy, and always remembered how exciting The Son of Tarzan was. I was surprised, rereading The Beasts of Tarzan, at how well it continues the story started by the first two books (Tarzan of the Apes and The Return of Tarzan). If you want adventure, these first four books are, for me, the core of Tarzan. I can't say how they hold up for kids today, but its hard to imagine not liking them. And, saving the best for last, The Son of Tarzan is STILL one of my favorites! It is less well known than the Tarzan legend, and perhaps more exciting as a result.

      5 out of 5 stars Completion of the best 4-book series ever.......1998-07-25

      In book 3 (The Beasts of Tarzan), the villian, Rokov, kidnaps Tarzan's family and strands him on an island. Of course our hero wins out but the plot is clever, the action terriffic, and the ending satifying. Overall a super ride to follow the first two (excellent) books. In book 4 (The Son of Tarzan), little Jack goes to Africa to return his newfound friend (an ape) to the wild. Jack has a series of great adventures and meets and falls in love with his future wife.

      These two books cap the first four in the Tarzan series and all four taken together should make anyone's 'must read' list. 5 stars to all 4.
      The Son of Tarzan
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Super Reader
      • The Son of Tarzan of the Apes becomes Korak the Killer
      The Son of Tarzan

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      Release Date: 2004-02-02

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      4 out of 5 stars Super Reader.......2007-08-04

      Tarzan has overcome Rokoff, but Paulivitch still lives. He is sneaky, and gets Tarzan's son Jack to leave London. In Africa, Jack escapes, with the help of one of the esteemable apes.

      Jack must now become his father, and create his own legend, becoming Korak the Killer.

      4 out of 5 stars The Son of Tarzan of the Apes becomes Korak the Killer.......2004-06-11

      In the previous novel "The Beast of Tarzan," Jane and her infant son Jack were kidnapped by Tarzan's enemy Nikolas Rokoff and his henchman Alexis Paulvitch. Of course, Tarzan tracks down his wife and son and finally dispatches Rokoff. However, in this fourth Tarzan novel, "The Son of Tarzan," Edgar Rice Burroughs provides an adventure whose key point is: like father, like son. Paulvitch had survived the vengeance of Tarzan and now wants to even the score by luring young Jack Clayton away from London. However, his plan is foiled when Jack escapes with the help of Akut, the great ape. The pair flee to the same African jungle where Tarzan was raised a generation before. It there that young Jack Clayton establishes his own reputation as Korak the Killer. Not only does he find Korak find his own place in the jungle and amidst the great apes, he also rescues Meriem, a beautiful young woman, from a band of Arab raiders. Meriem turns out to be the daughter of Armand Jacot, a Foreign Legion Captain who is also the Prince de Cadrenet, and therefore a fitting mate for the son of Lord Greystoke.

      On the one hand, "The Son of Tarzan" is a ERB adventure yarn that closely parallels many of the key elements of the original "Tarzan of the Apes." In that sense this is a fairly predictable story (almost from the moment we hear about "My Dear" we know who she will turn out to be in the end), but given all the speculation about what the Tarzan novels were saying about human society and evolution, it is interesting to note that we have the same relationship between "The Son of Tarzan" and the original "Tarzan of the Apes" that you find between Jack London's "White Fang" and "The Call of the Wild." In each we have the creature of the wild become civilized and then reverse the process in the second. Of course, London's novels have received a lot more consideration along these lines in terms of Darwinism and the whole nature versus nuture debate (effectively canceling the question out by taking it both ways in his two novels), but it is interesting to see Burroughs do essentially the same thing with his own two novels.
      The Son of Tarzan, Large-Print Edition
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        Edgar Rice Burroughs
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        ASIN: 1600963560
        Release Date: 2006-07-17

        Book Description

        In this sequel to The Beasts of Tarzan, the Lord of the Apes\' old nemesis, Alexis Paulvitch, lures Tarzan\'s son, Jack, to Africa, where he plans to kill him. His plan is foiled when Jack escapes with the help of Akut, the great ape. The pair flee to the jungle where Tarzan was raised a generation earlier, and Jack establishes his own reputation among the apes as Korak the Killer. He also rescues Meriem, a beautiful young woman, from a band of Arab raiders. She turns out to be the daughter of Armand Jacot, the Prince de Cadrenet, and is therefore a fitting mate for the son of Lord Greystoke.
        Tarzan of the Apes + The Son of Tarzan + Tarzan at the Earth's Core + Tarzan Triumphant (COMPLETE / UNABRIDGED, 4 Novels in 1 Volume)
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • jungle lord
        Tarzan of the Apes + The Son of Tarzan + Tarzan at the Earth's Core + Tarzan Triumphant (COMPLETE / UNABRIDGED, 4 Novels in 1 Volume)

        Manufacturer: Avenel Books
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        Binding: Hardcover
        ASIN: B000I9QLAQ

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        5 out of 5 stars jungle lord.......2007-05-15

        what can i say about this volume of great work by EGB. i have most of the Tarzan comics.... and i wanted to read the books and i am in the process of looking for the rest of the novels.... great...awesome...
        The Son of Tarzan
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • A sequel that is as good as the original
        • Pretty good
        • Burrough's gift to the world
        The Son of Tarzan
        Edgar Rice Burroughs
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        ASIN: 1576462455

        Book Description

        The fourth story of Tarzan's adventures.

        Paulvitch still lived and sought vengeance against Tarzan. As part of his plot, he lured Tarzan's young son away from London. But the boy escaped, with the aid of the great ape Akut. Together they fled to the savage African jungles where Tarzan had been reared. There the civilized boy had to learn to meet the great beasts. He also had to face and conquer the same dangers his father had conquered. But he grew in time to be Korak the Killer, a warrior almost as mighty as Tarzan. Korak found a friend in Meriem, whom he rescued from a raiding Arab band. Then he discovered that the dangers of the jungle were nothing compared to the dangers devised by men.

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        The long boat of the Marjorie W. was floating down the broad Ugambi with ebb tide and current. Her crew were lazily enjoying this respite from the arduous labor of rowing up stream. Three miles below them lay the Marjorie W. herself, quite ready to sail so soon as they should have clambered aboard and swung the long boat to its davits. Presently the attention of every man was drawn from his dreaming or his gossiping to the northern bank of the river. There, screaming at them in a cracked falsetto and with skinny arms outstretched, stood a strange apparition of a man. "Wot the 'ell?" ejaculated one of the crew. "A white man!" muttered the mate, and then: "Man the oars, boys, and we'll just pull over an' see what he wants."

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars A sequel that is as good as the original.......2003-08-31

        The Son of Tarzan deserves a strong 4 star rating. While the story shares a lot in common with much of Burroughs' early Tarzan material, isn't that why you like the Tarzan series? The Son of Tarzan also stands out among the early Tarzan series for its excellent characterization. The book's best feature is the relationship that evolves between Tarzan's son Korak and the kidnapped French girl, Meriem. It is much more satisfactory than the Tarzan and Jane relationship, which really fizzles after the first couple of Tarzan books. The reader sympathizes with Meriem from the onset of the story. Burroughs patiently develops her character throughout the book, creating an appealing feminine presence. The reader also sympathizes with Korak, who proves to be more than just a "Tarzan Jr." While the two share certain similarities, Korak is his own man whose ultimate fate hangs in the balance until the very end of the novel.

        Alongside these two strong leading characters, Burroughs works in a number of foes that add significant interest to the plot. The character of Baynes is the most interesting among these, and the reader will appreciate how Burroughs expands his role. The plot does not get overly complicated, nor is the reader buried under an avalanche of endless characters. By the end of the book, Burroughs is able to tie up all the loose ends that he has created.

        There is a certain amount of predictability, and Burroughs is unsuccessful in his attempt to cloak the identities of the "Big Bwana" and "My Dear." This does not greatly detract from the overall book, though. I found that the book's pace gained momentum as the story progressed, and found the conclusion to be very satisfactory. It is not a conclusion that merely baits the reader into buying the next edition, unlike the present "Lord of the Rings" movie saga, for instance. It stands on its own.

        The 1917 version that includes many outstanding illustrations by J. Allen St. John is the best way to go on this one. St. John's only lapses are his inability to capture Meriem in "civilized" garb, the illustration in which Tarzan looks like a skinny 90-year old man, and the bizarre, strangely proportioned Quasimodo-ish picture of Baynes fighting the black. Aside from these glaring exceptions, his work is top-notch.

        4 out of 5 stars Pretty good.......2001-10-04

        This one has an interestingly diverse plot that introduces to the public the character of Korak the Killer, son of Tarzan. Gotta read it!

        4 out of 5 stars Burrough's gift to the world.......1998-05-12

        Burrough's character "Tarzan" has been the inspiration to more tv, movies, comics and merchandising than any other fictional character in history. Part of the series of original Tarzan stories, Son of Tarzan well holds up the tradition and captivating experience of the previous novels.
        The Son of Tarzan
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          The Son of Tarzan
          Edgar Rice Burroughs
          Manufacturer: Waking Lion Press
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Paperback

          Action & AdventureAction & Adventure | Genre Fiction | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
          ASIN: 1600963552
          Release Date: 2006-07-17

          Book Description

          In this sequel to The Beasts of Tarzan, the Lord of the Apes\' old nemesis, Alexis Paulvitch, lures Tarzan\'s son, Jack, to Africa, where he plans to kill him. His plan is foiled when Jack escapes with the help of Akut, the great ape. The pair flee to the jungle where Tarzan was raised a generation earlier, and Jack establishes his own reputation among the apes as Korak the Killer. He also rescues Meriem, a beautiful young woman, from a band of Arab raiders. She turns out to be the daughter of Armand Jacot, the Prince de Cadrenet, and is therefore a fitting mate for the son of Lord Greystoke.
          The Son of Tarzan (Classic Ace, F-193)
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            The Son of Tarzan (Classic Ace, F-193)

            Manufacturer: Ace Books
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Mass Market Paperback
            ASIN: 0441062040
            Disney's Tarzan Songbook With Easy Instructions: Songs Include : Two Worlds, You'll Be in My Heart, Son of Man, Trashin' the Camp, Strangers Like Me (Disney's Tarzan)
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              Disney's Tarzan Songbook With Easy Instructions: Songs Include : Two Worlds, You'll Be in My Heart, Son of Man, Trashin' the Camp, Strangers Like Me (Disney's Tarzan)
              Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
              Manufacturer: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Paperback

              Instruction & StudyInstruction & Study | Music | Arts & Music | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
              SongbooksSongbooks | Music | Arts & Music | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
              TarzanTarzan | Disney | Popular Characters | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
              GeneralGeneral | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
              ASIN: 0634003321

              Book Description

              This great book/instrument pack features a fun red Hohner harmonica and a songbook featuring seven Phil Collins tunes from this big Disney hit: Son of Man * Strangers like Me * Trashin' the Camp * Two Worlds (and Reprise and Finale) * You'll Be in My Heart. Includes black and white line art from the movie.

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