People of the Mist (The First North Americans series, Book 9)

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With People of the Mist, the Gears take us to the Chesapeake Bay of six hundred years ago, when the unprovoked and brutal murder of a young woman on the eve of her wedding threatens to turn the entire Algonquin Nation against itself in a brutal war that could destroy them as a people.No ordinary woman, Red Knot was the heir to the Greenstone clan and the future leader of the independent villages. Her death has shattered all alliances and left a power void which several ambitious clan chiefs see as their destiny to fill. The very air vibrates with the drums and war cries of the rallying warriors.Into the eye of this brewing storm steps the bitter old man they call The Panther. Feared as a sorcerer, The Panther is the only one with the power to demand to be heard by all. But as he digs deeper into the ever-thickening web of lies surrounding the murder, and uncovers darker, more deeply rooted secrets, he fears there may be no words to stop the impending bloodshed.

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One of their best........2007-09-11

This is one of their best novels, a gripping mystery with lots of character development. A very swift read.

one of the better People books.......2006-07-21

I love the Panther, and I love that the heroine is a plain-looking, initially immature girl who grows up and shows her true potential for greatness. Much more well-rounded a character than in most of the People books (and I don't mean anatomically!). Most of the characters here are less two-dimensional, in fact, than in a lot of the Gear's later books. Nobody is flat-out evil, not even Copper Thunder. While the Panther sometimes comes off sounding a little too didactic and like some mind-reading master of all human psychology, he overall is a lot of fun to follow.

another good book by the gear's.......2006-03-15

this is a decsent gear book it is a murder mistry. the problem with it is while investegating the murder the old dreamer does the same thing over and over every day but somehow still finds out how did it. but there is a big surprise at the very end that make it a good read.

It Weaves Together to Form a Plot That Will Suprise You!.......2006-03-09

This story took place around the Chesapeake Bay which I grew up around so the location of the story intrigued my curiousity. I have read all of the Gear's books in order and I have watched their artistic historical stories unfold and grow in so many ways. Their first couple of stories seemed to be repetitive but beginning with the 3rd of the series the Gear's have found so many ways to manipulate the story into twists and turns that leaves any reader fascinated and wanting more. It weaves some of the older stories into their current stories and this one was just as great. I had never suspected the ending and I was astonished at how well the story came together. The research is always breathtaking as well and I will continue to be a faithful Gear's reader.

Really A Murder Mystery Set In Pre-Columbian Maryland 700 Years Ago.......2005-09-17

It seems like in every single volume of the "First Americans" series the Gears write, a new genre is explored. In one book it is a quest, in another the tale is one of requested intervention of supernatural forces, still another is a cautionary fable concerning ecology. And in this case, it is a very fine murder mystery. This novel is set around the Chesapeake Bay region roughly a half-dozen generations before Columbus's voyage. It covers the culture of the Algonquians down to the smallest detail and does a fine job of contrasting their value system to that of other aboriginal groups (such as the more pastoral southeastern tribes) and also with showing us a people who dwelled in a region of such remarkable natural plenty that life could be sustained with very little effort.

In this bounteous landscape a murder has been committed. A beautiful teenaged daughter of a powerful chieftain has been found beaten to death in the forest near her home. She had sneaked out in the night for a rendezvous of some sort and never made it back. Amid the descriptions of Algonquin life, funerary and religious rites and crime and punishment, the story weaves outward, until a hermit-like old man, much feared and respected by the villagers, is welcomed into their midst to use his towering intellect to solve the murder of the young woman and prevent the catastrophic consequences her death might have on her people's immediate future.

This is one of the two best books in the First Americans series and even devoid the bonus of its wealth of information on tribal life, it is a spectacular mystery that remains unsolved to the very end of this novel's pages.

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"A tip-top yarn"
STILL ANOTHER WONDERFUL PAGE-TURNER FROM H. RIDER HAGGARD
An absolute MUST READ
Best of Haggard
Sweeps you away to strange lands, and rivets you there!

The People of the Mist
H. Rider Haggard
Manufacturer: Waking Lion Press
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ASIN: 1600963463
Release Date: 2006-07-17

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A penniless British adventurer seeks untold wealth in the wilds of the "Dark Continent" after losing his family lands and estates in this thrilling novel of romance, adventure, and lost peoples. An intensely engrossing tale.

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The January afternoon was passing into night, the air was cold and still, so still that not a single twig of the naked beech-trees stirred; on the grass of the meadows lay a thin white rime, half frost, half snow; the firs stood out blackly against a steel-hued sky, and over the tallest of them hung a single star. Past these bordering firs there ran a road, on which, in this evening of the opening of our story, a young man stood irresolute, glancing now to the right and now to the left.

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"A tip-top yarn".......2006-11-28

- - That was C. S. Lewis's verdict.

Having read about twenty of Haggard's novels, I thought this one was unusual in having a bickering couple for the love interest, fairly frequent references to Leonard or Juanna being annoyed, etc. The happy ending is rather muted. Also, while Leonard is basically in the usual Haggard mold of physically strong hero, for quite a lot of the book he is passive, reacting to events. A third difference is that the book is almost free of the spiritualistic musings that one finds in many of Haggard's books. There's virtually no supernatural element here, too.

In the second half, things maybe drag just a leetle, but I have to say that Haggard pays us off well with that amazingly cinematic climax!

Ballantine reprinted a few Haggard novels in the Seventies (two in its Adult Fantasy series -- this one and The World's Desire, which I don't remember very well); it is much better than When the World Shook, which has pages of talk -- which was obviously much easier to write than the narration and description that are lavishly deployed here.

STILL ANOTHER WONDERFUL PAGE-TURNER FROM H. RIDER HAGGARD.......2005-07-13

Sir Henry Rider Haggard, the so-called "Father of the Lost Race Novel," didn't write such stories featuring only Allan Quatermain and Ayesha, She Who Must Be Obeyed. For example, his 17th novel, "The People of the Mist" (1894), is a smashing, wonderfully exciting, stand-alone lost-race tale featuring all-new characters. But the first third of the novel is hardly a lost-race story at all, but rather one of hard-bitten African adventure. In it, we meet Leonard Outram, a penniless British adventurer who is seeking wealth in the wilds of the "Dark Continent" after losing his family lands and estates (through no fault of his own, it should be added). He becomes involved in the rescue of a young Portuguese woman from the largest slaving camp in Africa, and this thrilling and quite suspenseful section of the book offers more entertainment value than most entire novels. But it is only after Leonard and Otter (his four-foot-tall Zulu sidekick) rescue Juanna Rodd that the book really takes off, and the hunt for the People of the Mist, and their legendary jewel horde, begins. Once the lost race has been discovered, Leonard & Co. become embroiled in a plot involving the impersonation of gods and priest vs. king politics, and Haggard throws in some violent sacrifices, a giant crocodile god, a "toboggan" escape along a precipitous glacier, some romances and a good deal of humor (thanks to that wonderful Otter character) to keep the reader consistently amused. The theology of this lost race is nicely detailed and, as is fortunately common in a Haggard tale, the author offers many commentaries on the side regarding his philosophies of life. For those readers who have enjoyed other tales by Sir Henry (I've read 30 or so at this point; the man CAN prove addictive!), "The People of the Mist" will resonate all over the place, bringing to mind both earlier and later Haggard works. For example, the character of Soa (Juanna's insanely jealous nursemaid) is similar to Hendrika the Baboon Woman in "Allan's Wife" (1889). Otter himself is a precursor of Quatermain's Hottentot sidekick Hans, especially when he attempts to fight the giant crocodile god, much as Hans would later fight the monstrous snake god in "The Ivory Child" (1916). (These giant animal gods, it should be noted, are likely inspirations for all those similar monstrosities in the tales of Robert E. Howard, just as Hendrika was a likely inspiration for Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan.) But there is no way in the world that a reader--even one familiar with the author--will guess how things turn out for our intrepid explorers, in this continuously engrossing tale. That said, it should be noted that Haggard is guilty of a few slips in the course of the book. A huge gem of the crocodile god is carved from a sapphire; several hundred pages later, it has become a ruby. The motto of Leonard's family is said to be "For Heart, Home and Honour"; later on, that motto is said to be "For Home, Honour and Heart." But these are minor matters that only the sharpest-eyed readers will notice (my personal curse, I suppose). The overwhelming majority of readers, I feel, will be so busy being thrilled and entertained that they will never notice these little goofs. The bottom line is that "The People of the Mist" is still another wonderful page-turner from H. Rider Haggard. Now, when is some respectful filmmaker going to spend $200 million to bring THIS ONE to the big screen?

An absolute MUST READ.......2003-04-23

A beautiful masterpiece, truly Haggard at his best. It depicts an English youth, who lost his fortune and his fiancee's hand. Swearing with his brother to win back their home, he ends up in Africa, trying to make a fortune. It is only afterwards that he rescues a maid from a slave-dealer (for payment, of course!) falls in love with her, and ends up in a place no one has ever heard of. Narrow escape, love, intrigue, and more make this book great! It's worth every penny!

Best of Haggard.......2001-06-05

Although not of the Allan Quartermain storyline, which has some great novels, and not one of Haggard's more famous novels, I view "People of the Mist" as the best novel that Haggard ever wrote. I have read it several times and it is still fresh and exciting.

Sweeps you away to strange lands, and rivets you there!.......1999-06-09

This is an incredible adventure, complete with terror, tears and laughs! After a brief introduction into the scenario, the pace and mystery picks-up to a 'can't-put-it-down' pace! After lending my tattered copy to someone years ago, forgetting who, and searching for a copy ever since, I've FINALLY FOUND IT!!! Thanks,AMAZON!!!!!!!!

Mist Over the Mountains: Appalachia and Its People

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Mist Over the Mountains: Appalachia and Its People
Raymond Bial
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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ASIN: 0395735696

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The idea of Appalachia is elusive - is it a people, a place? It's actually both and more, a mountain region of remarkable beauty inhabited by people whose past was formed by its hills and hollows. Pioneer days in harsh and often isolated mountain homesteads demanded determination and ingenuity, and early Appalachians rose to the challenge, doggedly carving lives for themselves out of the forests and farming the thin mountain soil. Their spirit survives in traditions handed down through the generations and in crafts still proudly practiced today.

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Review of Mist Over the Mountains.......2002-10-31

I really enjoyed this book and it was an easy read. I would highly recommend it to people who enjoy Southern Literature of the United States. It is one of the most refreshing books in its genre and comes highly recommended by Booklist, Kirkus REview and the New York Times Book Review List.
Four stars!

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The People of the Mist
H. Rider Haggard
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7 Titles Gears' First North American Series - People of the Wolf - Fire - River - Sea - Silence - Mist - Masks

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7 Titles Gears' First North American Series - People of the Wolf - Fire - River - Sea - Silence - Mist - Masks
W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear
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7 Titles Gears' First North American Series - People of the Wolf - People of the Fire - People of the River - People of the Sea - People of the Silence - People of the Mist - People of the Masks

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Africa: Through the Mists of Time
Brenda Sullivan
Manufacturer: Covos Day
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ASIN: 1919874186

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Who were "The Strange Ones"? In this fascinating study of heritage, Brenda Sullivan expands on her investigation of a "pre-San" race from her first book, "Spirit of the Rocks." She dismisses the theory that all rock art is the work of the Bushmen, based on her research that the San married outside their clans and thus roamed throughout sub-Saharan Africa for millennia.

The San refer to rock engravings as the work of their ancestors. Brenda Sullivan launches into a compelling study of the San bloodlines based on evidence of their wanderings and the knowledge that Africa was circumnavigated for the second time as early as 470 BCE at the request of the Carthaginian king, Xerxes.

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In 1200, what is now southwest China--Guizhou, Yunnan, and the southern portion of Sichuan was home to an assortment of strikingly diverse cultures and ruled by a multitude of political entities. By 1750, China's military, political, sociocultural, and economic institutions were firmly in control of the region, and many of the area's cultures were rapidly becoming extinct. One purpose of this book is to examine how China's three late imperial dynasties--the Yuan, Ming, and Qing--conquered, colonized, and assumed control of the southwest. Another objective is to highlight the indigenous response to China's colonization of the southwest, particularly that of the Nasu Yi people of western Guizhou and eastern Yunnan, the only group to leave an extensive written record.

Creatures in the Mist: Little People, Wild Men and Spirit Beings around the World, A Study in Comparative Mythology (HC)

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Creatures in the Mist: Little People, Wild Men and Spirit Beings around the World, A Study in Comparative Mythology (HC)
Gary, R. Varner
Manufacturer: Algora Publishing
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Bringing together a medley of stories, myths, and folklore Gary Varner shares a fascination and respect for humankind's early and contemporary cultures and wonders at similarities across the board. Here, he focuses on "Little People" and giants, animals and were-creatures, and the odd, helpful or threatening ways imputed to our earthly companions including dogs and cats, bats and spiders, and the stories people have told each other about them since time immemorial. Gary Varner has performed a valuable service in these books. [Presenting] lore from about the world, a collector's hoard of traditions rich and strange, ... Varner shows there really are obvious and puzzling similarities between widely separated cultures. Gary Varner has pointed the way to some important cross-cultural readings in the ageless themes of stone and water. - Jeremy Harte, Curator of the Bourne Hall Museum, Surrey, England, in Northern Earth magazine, #103, 2005 Menhirs, Dolmen and Circles of Stone is an excellent guide to large-scale magical stones and stone magic. This book is a must for anyone interested in megalithic sites. Most highly recommended. -PanGaia Magazine, United States As with other books by the same author, this is a book based upon broad research into the subject, stretching across the world. What results is a fascinating weave of stories and images, descriptions of sites and associated tales, that leaves a sense of a thousand deities whispering in the air. Because it is so broad a sweep, the positive outcome is an overreaching perspective of the patterns and commonalities held between human communities - our ancestors - all around the world. The book is a sound overview and provocation to research more deeply ourselves, to find alternative visions, tales and interpretations, to find out more about the sacred currents, their depths and importance - both to our ancestors and to ourselves. The author's notations are comprehensive, allowing us easily to follow the clues. A valuable piece of work. -The Druid Network, England * Gary R. Varner is a lecturer and writer on folklore and early religions. He is author of several popular books comparing legends and beliefs around the world, including The Mythic Forest, the Green Man & the Spirit of Nature (Algora 2006); Menhirs, Dolmen and Circles of Stone: The Folklore and Magic of Sacred Stone (Algora 2005); and Sacred Wells: A Study in the History, Meaning, and Mythology of Holy Wells. His approach incorporates details from ancient cultures and from Native American, UK and European, Asian, South Pacific and African folklore. Varner is a member of the American Folklore Society.

Emerging From The Mist: Studies In Northwest Coast Culture History (Pacific Rim Archaeology)

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Emerging From The Mist: Studies In Northwest Coast Culture History (Pacific Rim Archaeology)

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Peoples of the Northwest Coast: Their Archaeology and Prehistory

ASIN: 0774809825

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Ethnographic, ethnohistoric, and archaeological understanding of the pre-contact nature of the Northwest Coast has changed dramatically over the last twenty years. The ethnography of this area, which describes the most prominent examples of socially-complex hunters and gatherers, is known and studied across the globe but its archaeology is much less well known.

Emerging from the Mist expands and updates our understanding of the nature and evolution of pre-contact Northwest Coast society. Addressing a wide range of topics, including original and penetrating analyses of the fur trade, pre-contact metallurgy and architecture, and migration, the collection makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the Northwest Coast. Scholars and students of archaeology and anthropology, and those with an interest in pre-contact Northwest Coast history will find this volume especially rewarding. This volume carries on the intellectual traditions of Wayne Suttles' grounded and empirical approach, and that of Donald H. Mitchell, who more than any other researcher integrated archaeology, ethnography and ethnohistory into his own research.

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Indigenous and tribal peoples: Gathering mist and new horizon
B. K Roy Burman
Manufacturer: Mittal Publications
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ASIN: 8170995760

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Pham Xuan An was a Vietnamese nationalist and member of Ho Chi Minh's army in the 1950s. Knowing that war with the United States was inevitable, the Party sent An to America to study journalism (for his cover) and observe its people and culture. He attended community college in California, worked for the Sacramento Bee and traveled across the country making friends.

Back in Saigon he worked as a reporter for Reuters and Time in the early 60s. He befriended numerous British and American journalists, including David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan and Stanley Karnow who came to regard him as a friend and trusted source. Meanwhile, he was providing intelligence to Hanoi; his early reports were so accurate that a general joked "we are now in the US war room." For twenty years An lived a lie and no one knew because he was so good at his day job, which was interwoven with his assignment in espionage.

Several years after the war, the new Vietnamese Communist government revealed that An had been one of its most effective spies. He was publicly awarded six medals and named a "Hero of the People's Army" – one of only two intelligence officers during the war ever promoted to the rank of General and Hero. But An's disaffection with the new government's treatment of their southern countrymen and his close friendships with Americans made him suspicious in the eyes of the Communist government. He was soon placed under housed arrest and to this day he is banned from leaving the country.

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You Cannot Have it Both Ways.......2007-10-01

I might not be as forgiving as some people, but I certainly would have felt betrayed by this man. He seeks to justify everything by stating that he felt the Americans did not belong in Vietnam. Maybe so. But what he did was so deceiful.To just look at the fact that he often helped those closest and known to him from suffering any harm, neglects the hundreds of thousands who died and were wounded as a result of his actions. To top it all off he sent his family to the US when the Communists came !! No doubt for a better life !!This fellow must have been of fairly limited intellect , or at least uneducated.And don't tell me was educated in the US - they let him do some courses... big deal! Did he really believe the Americans would attempt to rule Vietnam the way the French did ? Yes, they would take advantage of economic opportunities ( who does'nt), but what did he think they would have done if the South succeeded ? A good insight into blind nationalism and deceit by one of the most two faced people I have ever encountered. I still cannot understand his mindset.

the worst book to read! just a waste of time........2007-09-18

This book is nothing but full of communist propaganda. To most of the Vietnamese people, I say not including the 2% of the communist population, An is a betrayer. Don't waste your time being brain-washed by communist ideology.

Interesting, and Eerie!.......2007-09-09

Pham Xuan An was recruited by the Communist Party in Vietnam and sent to the U.S. in 1957 to learn journalism as a cover - long before the U.S. took a major role in the conflict. An quickly came to admire the U.S., did well in his studies (Orange Coast College) and internships, and was had several attractive offers for permanent work upon their completion. Yet, despite fear that he would be arrested by the South Vietnamese government upon returning to Vietnam, An returned, first reporting French troop actions, then also working for various government military figures (eg. teaching English to future VN spies; helping set up the Vietnamese spying service), and finally for various American publications - Time magazine in particular. Several times the CIA even tried to recruit An, with no success.

Early in his career An risked exposure to save the life of a Time reporter captured by the VietCong in Cambodia because he knew the reporter had saved a number of Vietnamese children's' lives from various Cambodian army massacres. This conflict between his spy role and friendship with Americans continued up to America's last day in Saigon when An helped a Vietnamese friend who had worked for the Americans escape. These actions, however, did not dull An's effectiveness - his insights and reports based on conversations and documents played key roles in VietCong/NVA tactics and strategy development. After the war ended, An was promoted to Maj. General, and collected his ten top-level medals.

An received no formal spy training - instead, he read a number of books by others who were past masters. Communications involving An were almost entirely one-way - towards nearby VietCong and much farther away NVA leaders in Hanoi. His methods were to use melted rice as invisible ink (revealed by pouring iodine over the paper), and secreting both the paper and film rolls in food materials handed off to a vendor.

An's career spanned 30 years - longer than any other spy. Consequently, after the war there was considerable suspicion by the communists that this was due to his having played both sides. He was even forbidden from leaving VN to attend a post-war correspondent's conference in NYC.

Some of the most impactful portions of "Perfect Spy" involved stories about eg. another VietCong spy who pushed the Vietnamese government to move peasants into more defensible self-contained villages. His rationale - he knew this would greatly upset the peasants and turn them against the government. An himself declared several times that the U.S.'s biggest failure was to develop a new cadre of leaders after Diem was deposed. It was also quite jarring to read details from the "other side" about so many areas that I had been to - Nha Trang, Siagon, Ban Me Thuot, Pleiku, Vung Tau, Khe Sanh.

My one wish is that "Perfect Spy" included more planning details from the VietCong and NVA side. Unfortunately, even the author (Larry Berman) sensed several times that An left much more unsaid than revealed.

Bottom Line: I was taken aback by An's working against the U.S. after having made so many friends here, how well the VietCong/NVA infiltrated U.S. planning, and how long ahead their thinking ran. The book also brings an eerie sense of wondering what is happening along these same lines now in Iraq.

Just another Communist propaganda book.......2007-07-23

It was a good read, but it just followed the line of typical Communist propaganda.

It is laughable for anyone to think An spied for his "country", that he was a "patriot", or a "nationalist" for that matter. An was a Communist through and through. Communist propaganda and the book want you to think that the Vietnam war was about fighting off foreign invaders/aggressors.

Make no mistake. An and his comrades fought for one sole purpose: put the entire country of Vietnam under Communism, and strip the Vietnamese people of freedom and basic human rights.

Hanoi successfully exploited the American involvement to justify their aggression in South Vietnam, and masked their communist proliferation campaign under a "patriotic" theme: war against foreign invaders.

It was Communist activities in South Vietnam that brought in US soldiers, and they made it looked like the American invasion of Vietnam that forced them to start the war to save the country.

An was lying when he implied that he didn't know how bad the Communists were when they took over the country. He fought for a regime that killed hundreds of thousands of innocent land-owners in North Vietnam in the late 50's during the bloody land reform campaign. He fought for a system with outdated economic (communism) theories that turned Vietnam into one of the poorest countries in the world. He fought for a totalitarian state that took away the people's basic freedom and human rights, where free-thinking was not allowed. If An had any doubt during his spying days, he just had to look to the iron curtains of the Soviet Union, China, North Korea, Cuba, East Germany, ... where the people were oppressed, and all would leave if they had a chance.

As well informed as he was, An surely must have known how brutal the Communists were, and still chose to be on their side. Instead of helping to promote freedom in Vietnam, he worked hard to crush it. If An was truly disillusioned after the war, then he was a fool to fight for a system that he knew nothing about.

I am shocked and appalled that many freedom-loving Americans failed to see this, and continued to think of An as a patriot, a nationalist, and that they would probably do the same if they were An. Naive Americans.

Also, the book repeatedly mentioned An's American acquaintances admired him for being a spy without injecting any pro-communist ideas onto them. Are you kidding? That's what he was supposed to do to keep his cover. To this day, many Americans still love this guy and be fooled by his deceiving charm, buying into his Communist propaganda line that he was just fighting foreign invaders to save his country. Naive Americans.

An was responsible for thousands of American and hundreds of thousands of South Vietnamese deaths during the war. After the war, tens (if not hundreds) of thousands more died in re-education camps, or during their escape journey from Vietnam.

Unification without freedom is worst than death. To this point, An helped kill his fellow Vietnamese and the country. He was a traitor!

A great read, a great man for his country and a sad commentary of our press corps.......2007-06-15

As a former Marine sniper with two straight years in the Vietnam War, the early part, I couldnt pass this book up. An, the spy, is the perfect spy and by the end of the book you can see he duped our press, his 'friends', not only in Vietnam during the war, but all the way to his recent death. He certainly played a central part in the demise of our strategy and as one soldier to another, my hat goes off to him. He was good at what he did and so were my fellow Marines and I. He fought for his country in his way and we in ours. An incredible man.

Now for my disdain. The author did an excellent job researching and writing this book. Except for his bias to continue to make the North Vietnamese out the good guys and us the bad. I understand they fought for 'their He continues to this day, forty years later for me, to herald the very pr' country and to get foreigners off their soil. But this author contuess corp that were hopefully duped by An, some probably not. They continues the US press corps position that the people in the south had no right to their way of wanting their country back. The author supports the media in their current dismantling of US efforts in Iraq. I do not believe we should have gone to Iraq, but now that we unraveled their lives, we owe it to them to see it to the end. Yet just as it outlined well in this excellent book, they are undermining US efforts to help a people who strive for freedom like the millions of South Vietnamese that are barely mentioned in this work.

This is an important work on the Vietnam War, which I have studied for my forty years since being there. It tells a compelling story of a proud warrior who did what he had to do for his country. He did it well. And it shows the dispicable US media, lead by Time magazine, and their work which ended up aiding our enemy at the time.

And then they proudly, according to the author, pull out all the stops to bring the son of this perfect spy, back to the US to educate him as we did his father. He continued perfect to the end and his great friends in the media still believe his line. We just never learn.

Perfect Double (Harlequin Romantic Suspense)

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Perfect Double (Harlequin Romantic Suspense)
Merline Lovelace
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A GREAT BOOK TO READ TO INTRODUCE THE AUTHOR.......2006-04-22

This was the first Lovelace book I have read. It was really spell blinding and I enjoyed it very much..

So Touching.......2002-02-21

This is the last in the "Code Name: Danger" series.

There is a plot to assassinate the current United States vice-president. Since said official happens to be a woman, the top-secret OMEGA agency decides to have Maggie Sinclair impersonate her. Maggie is an experienced field operative, equally comfortable in shootouts as she is under cover. However, since this is such a high-risk mission, the agency director is sending her backup. The widowed vice-president is about to acquire a new boyfriend in the person of Adam Ridgeway-who just happens to be Maggie's boss.

Sparks, which were already smoldering in the previous novels, now fully ignite as Maggie and Adam feign a courtship which must convince everyone that theirs is a normal romance. So while trying to prevent an assassination and uncover a killer, their staged intimate moments come dangerously close to reality. The sweet inscription inside the wedding band Maggie now wears makes her long for a love of her own.

Maggie is definitely the precursor to Sidney Bristow (TV's ALIAS); she's intelligent, she's courageous, and she's resourceful. Unlike in so many other books, her attraction to Adam doesn't suddenly erase all of that. Rather, the main relationship issue in the book is how difficult it would be for Adam and Maggie to be a couple, given their respective occupations.

It's hard to explain why this book is so touching without giving some things away. But trust me, there are definitely some "Awwwwwwwww" moments in there, even if you're a cynic like me. From the bustling political circles of DC to an isolated snow-covered mountain retreat, there are plenty of chases, suspects, and steamy scenes. Add to this quite a bit of humor, cameo appearances from other OMEGA operatives, an iguana and a huge shaggy dog, and this novel definitely spells "keeper".

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A dream-come-true horse . . . or a nightmareThe Perfect HorseAll summer Chris has been teaching her friend Serena how to ride. It wasn't easy at first, since Serena was afraid of horses. But she caught on quickly and now she loves to ride. Even better, Serena thinks it's time to buy her own horse. She's so excited! She even knows exactly what she wants her horse to look like. So it's a dream come true when Serena sees her "perfect" horse at an auction and decides she has to have him . . . no matter what. But as Serena and Chris are about to discover, he may not be the perfect horse after all.Don't miss other exciting Chris adventures!

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This Boook is Great!!.......2006-04-13

I got this book at a Airport for a hour trip back home. I Finshed it before we got there!! It is great!! Perfect for a person who wants their "Perfect Horse". If you enjoy horse books you'll love this one!

Double Dog #3: Home Is the Hunter / Farstep Station

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Two complete books under one cover.
Old school adventure!

Double Dog #3: Home Is the Hunter / Farstep Station
James K. Burk / Lazette Gifford
Manufacturer: Yard Dog Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Perfect Paperback

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ASIN: 1893687821
Release Date: 2006-10-01

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Home Is the Hunter. He had no face, no past, and no name. They called him Hunter. He wondered if he still had a soul. He did have a mission -- to hunt and kill the leaders of the Freekor, mercenaries who made war both for business and pleasure. He was a faceless assassin, moving invisibly through the worlds, where his employers and most of his allies seemed as ruthless as the enemy. Hunter s heroes had always been men who stood alone to confront evil. Now he must decide where he stands and who he is. Farstep Station sits on the distant edge of human expansion into space. Although meant to be the stepping stone to further exploration, the station remained understaffed and nearly abandoned for the duration of a long war between the rebels and the fledgling Inner Worlds Council. With the war all but over, the IWC has once again turned attention to this outpost of humanity. The new commander, Desmond Montaigne, steps into a powder keg of trouble, including a belligerent civilian section no one told him existed, a second-in-command who may be more dangerous than he is incompetent, ...and things loose on the station that shouldn't be there at all. Farstep Station is a nexus of hidden secrets and. Desmond soon learns the key to survival isn't recognizing his enemies but finding a few friends.

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Two complete books under one cover........2007-05-14

TITLE: Home is the Hunter (Story One)
AUTHOR: James K. Burk

When Rad's wild and careless ways earns him a bed in the trauma unit, his father cuts him off from the family fortune. Rad can either lie there until he dies slowly and painfully or his take a job offered by Compact, the trade alliance. Once Rad agrees, Compact pays for all medical expenses. Compact not only repairs everything broken, missing, or burnt to a crisp, but also adds components which will enable Rad to more efficiently do his job as an assassin.

His new name is Hunter. He is faceless, literally, allowing him to take on anyone's appearance. Compact sends Hunter to a few different tutors for special training. Once completed, Hunter begins to live up to his new name.

**** A spectacular tale that I wish could have been twice as long. Hunter's character deserves more than one book. The character should have a trilogy or series with various missions. James Bond would be nothing compared to Hunter's potential. ****

Flip the book over and start from the back for a second novel. (Hence the "Double Dog" label.)

TITLE: Farstep Station (Story Two)
AUTHOR: Lazette Gifford

Farstep had been the last station built, the farthest from Earth and the first real project for the newly formed Inner Worlds Council. Farstep Station was nearly completed, and had not even been fully staffed, when the colonies went to war over power. When the war ended, Farstep Station was all but forgotten until the commander suicided.

Commander Desmond Montaigne, new to the rank, is the son of Fleet Admiral Orlan Montaigne. To say Desmond and his father detest each other would be putting it WAY too mildly. Desmond has honor and intelligence. Orlan has betrayal and greed. So when Desmond arrives at Farstep Station, he is determined to be honorable, fair, and make things better for everyone there. However, Desmond knows within minutes of stepping upon Farstep that something evil is afoot. Worse, those directly under his command are in on whatever his happening and cannot be trusted. Desmond must find information and allies quickly.

**** A terrific tale that I also wish could have been twice as long. I could not help but feel as though too much was omitted due to story space. Perhaps some day the author will use this tale as an intro for a series about Farstep Station and its people. ****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

Old school adventure!.......2007-04-12

Wow! This book is an excellent combination for the old school adventure lover.

HOME IS THE HUNTER really highlights James Burk's hard-hitting style. It reminds you of the excellent, fast paced adventure that used to be the norm but now is as rare as hen's teeth. If you want a good read pick up this book.

Lazette Gifford also delivers the excellent Science Fiction short novel FARSTEP STATION. Also a wonderful read which highlights her solid talents.

I hope that more people will pick up these books and give them the chance they deserve. These writers are excellent and their stories are exactly the type of fiction that those of us who live for good storytelling hunger for.

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Double Murder
Ron Parker
Manufacturer: Rolyart Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Perfect Paperback

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ASIN: 1847536220

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Detective Inspector Tom Jackson and his sergeant, Charles Rigby are called in to investigate when Colin Lovell returns home to find his wife dead and his young som missing. However, Jackson has more to worry about than a murder and a mising child.

THE FIFTH (5th) GALAXY READER: Inside John Barth; Last Letter; Perfect Answer; Double Dare; Pastoral Affair; Black Charlie; $1000 a Plate; Take Wooden Indians; Bitterest Pill; This Side Up; The Eel; Feast of Demons; Nightmare with Zeppelins

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THE FIFTH (5th) GALAXY READER: Inside John Barth; Last Letter; Perfect Answer; Double Dare; Pastoral Affair; Black Charlie; $1000 a Plate; Take Wooden Indians; Bitterest Pill; This Side Up; The Eel; Feast of Demons; Nightmare with Zeppelins
H. L. (editor) (William W. Stuart; Fritz Leiber; L. J. Stecher Jr.; Robert Silverberg; Charles A. Stearns; Gordon R. Dickson; Jack McKenty; Avram Davidson; Frederik Pohl; Raymond E. Banks; Miriam Allen DeFord; William Morrison; Cordwainer Smith) Gold
Manufacturer: Pocket Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GVYMKC

The Good-Neighbor Policy: A Double-Cross in Double Dactyls

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The Good-Neighbor Policy: A Double-Cross in Double Dactyls
Charles Ardai
Manufacturer: A Midsummer Night's Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Perfect Paperback

General | Poetry | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0979420814

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Charles Ardai, author of Little Girl Lost and Songs of Innocence and founder of the celebrated Hard Case Crime imprint, brings new meaning to "poetic justice" in his latest foray into crime writing. For crippled octogenarian Perseus Algernon, his binoculars let him escape from his own home--and thrust him into a deadly game of lust and greed. When a violent murder takes place next door, only Algernon's word can confirm the innocence of a beautiful young woman. Reliable authorities corroborate the details, but Deputy Hennessy has his doubts about the story this Good Samaritan tells. Does being neighborly extend to covering up the truth about murder?

In the shadow of the swastika: The double life of a resistance leader in World War II occupied Holland

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True stories of a hero of the resistance in Holland...

In the shadow of the swastika: The double life of a resistance leader in World War II occupied Holland
Hendrik van Remmerden
Manufacturer: Printed by LithoCraft, Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Perfect Paperback

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True stories of a hero of the resistance in Holland..........2005-11-03

Reading this book was like having an undercover spy sit in my living room and regale me with hair raising tales of sabotage and stealth. All the while under the noses of the Nazis who occupied all of Holland during World War II. These exciting stories tell how the Dutch underground resisted the German war effort, punished quislings and black marketeers, and smuggled Allied flyers out of the country by night. There is also the tragedy of betrayals, the nightmare of captivity, and finally the victory of liberation. The hero called himself Lucky George, as he lived through the invasion, occupation, and liberation of his native country. This book can be read in one evening, and gratefully so, as the mounting suspense demands that sleep be postponed until the final chapter.

Lehrbuch des internationalen Steuerrechts (Steuerfachkurs, Steuerrecht in Kurzform)

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Lehrbuch des internationalen Steuerrechts (Steuerfachkurs, Steuerrecht in Kurzform)
Kay-Michael Wilke
Manufacturer: Verlag Neue Wirtschafts-Briefe
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Perfect Paperback

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ASIN: 3482755124

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