The House of Breath
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Interesting but abstract....
  • Forgetten classic deserves to be rediscovered.
  • A true masterwork of American literature
  • A forgotten gem that ranks as one of the century's greats
The House of Breath
William Goyen
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0810150670

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Interesting but abstract...........2006-02-22

This book is about returning to one's hometown, when the people and the times have changed, but the memories and the events seem to still be in the air. The novel is written in a very unusual, abstract style - reminiscent of Virginia Woolf, in my opinion. Though this style is meant to invoke the feeling of being in this tiny, dusty, country town where people are simple and humble, I found the dialogue difficult to get through.

The text was ambitious and almost a character in itself because it brought the reader into the atmosphere of the town of Charity. However, I found the text was trying SO hard to show its "anti-eloquence" that it became very cumbersome and practically impossible to get through in places. For instance, "standin by the speckled yellow canna...jest at sixteen in your sateen blouze that I worked orange curlimakews in." Furthermore, there are many run-on sentences with so many random points mentioned in the one sentence - by the time I finished the sentence, I wasn't sure how it had started.

In the edition that I have, there is an afterword by Reginald Gibbons which praises the book for lack of character development and central plot and "uncertainty of narrative identity." However, while these aspects made the book interesting and unique, I thought it also made it the book cryptic and confusing. I wasn't able to get a good grasp on the characters and often, I wasn't sure which one was talking.

Overall, the book does use language and narration in an unusual way - it was just not my style, but I'm glad I explored it anyway.

5 out of 5 stars Forgetten classic deserves to be rediscovered........2004-12-08

I was reading about this book in "Too Brief a Treat: The Letters of Truman Capote." In a June 14, 1950 letter to Goyen, Capote wrote: "I feel, not unaccountably, as though I'd had a nearly religious experience. Dear God, Bill, I wept, trembled, and as I turned the final page I might have frozen from the chill along my spine. It is a novel of unearthly beauty!...." Well, based on these and a few other comments I ordered the book.

This truly is like no other book I've ever read. It is a wonderfully articulated prose novel. This is the story of a house and the family that once lived there. Each member of the family gives an accounting of events and secrets and feelings. The story Berryben tells is especially moving - "All I know is that there was a change in me and, discovering that change in me, I would do anything to keep it unchanged, I would not let it die in me." The story of Christy and Otey is heartbreaking.

This isn't an easy book to read. The story isn't told in a linear fashion. It's full of long, languorous passages of incredible beauty. I was reminded at times of both Virginia Woolf and Capote. This book deserves to be rediscovered.

5 out of 5 stars A true masterwork of American literature.......2001-08-20

'The House Of Breath' reads like a sacred text, as they turn the pages the reader feels like they are blowing the dust from a casket of long hidden jewels.

Narrated by a man returning after a prolonged absence to his long abandoned family home in Charity (a small, river-bound Texas town) the book invokes the ghosts of the past to tell the tales of desire, loss & melancholy that make up the (largely secret) history of that family.

Weaving a dizzy spell over all is the richly evoked river delta landscape. Goyen uses the most mesmerizing, lush descriptive prose to magically and brilliantly conjour up a sense of time and place. The overall effect is like living through a waking dream. You choose to read slowly to soak up the atmosphere and prolong the poetic experience:

"(the river) was ornamented with big drowsy snapturtles sitting like figurines on rocks; had little jeweled perch in it and sliding cottenmouth water moccasins. It crawled, croaking with bullfrogs and ticking and sucking and clucking and shining..."

Comparable to Cormac McCarthy at his most lyrical, readers of Calvino, Banville, Flannery O'Connor & Faulkner amongst others, will swoon over this southern masterpiece.

5 out of 5 stars A forgotten gem that ranks as one of the century's greats.......1999-09-23

A simple story of reflection and rememberance, The House of Breath is a remarkable, evocative and poignant recollection of a youth's life in the house where the tumult of childhood is remembered. The narrative has passages that are as beautiful as any ever written. Numerous readings can only make these passages more stirring to your soul.
Every Breath You Take: A Novel (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper))
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • great read--this had a little bit of everything
  • Great crime - dont expect the same style as a historical McNaught
  • My favorite Judith McNaught novel!
  • Good book, but not complex
  • Frustrating separation, but still a good story
Every Breath You Take: A Novel (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper))
Judith Mcnaught
Manufacturer: Random House Large Print
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0375434828
Release Date: 2006-02-14

Book Description

Unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and riveting suspense: These are the trademarks of beloved author Judith McNaught. With millions of devoted fans and ten New York Times bestsellers to date, McNaught is a writer whose work just gets better with each new novel–and Every Breath You Take is the book readers have been waiting for. Returning to the lavish Chicago setting of her popular novel Paradise, and revisiting some of that book’s characters as well, this story will captivate in inimitable Judith McNaught style.

High atop a snow-covered hill, the stately old Wyatt mansion is perched like a crown, its stone spires pointing upward, its stained glass windows glowing like colorful jewels. Such opulence means success and, surely, happiness. But on the eve of wealthy philanthropist Cecil Wyatt’s eightieth birthday, all the money in the world won’t bring back his missing grandson, William Wyatt. The only thing for certain: Foul play was involved.

The family, the police, the media–all have tried in vain to discover the young man’s fate. Now suspicion has turned shockingly toward William’s own half-brother, the rather distant and enigmatic Mitchell Wyatt.

Kate Donovan never dreamed that a chance romantic encounter on a tropical island paradise would tag her as a suspect in a high-society murder case. But after Kate tangles with the darkly charismatic Mitchell Wyatt, she finds herself cast in a shadow of guilt and mistrust. As the Chicago police tighten their net, it will take all of Kate’s ingenuity to clear her name. With her calm, cool wit, and the help of a man who may or may not be a dangerous catch, Kate vows to claim the life and love she desires.

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Judith McNaught soared to stardom with her stunning bestseller Whitney, My Love. Since then she has gone on to win the hearts of millions of readers around the world with such breathtaking novels as Double Standards, Tender Triumph, Once and Always, and the New York Times bestsellers Something Wonderful, A Kingdom of Dreams, Almost Heaven, Paradise, Perfect, Until You, Remember When, Simple Gifts, Night Whispers, and Someone to Watch Over Me. She lives in Dallas, Texas.


From the Hardcover edition.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars great read--this had a little bit of everything.......2007-09-23

read this in one night, it was great. as usual judith mcnaught has written another favorite book for me. kate met mitchell while on vacation, one day changes everything... you never know who to trust...i want to say so much more, but don't want to give it away. you won't be dissapointed in this book, except it is too short.

4 out of 5 stars Great crime - dont expect the same style as a historical McNaught.......2007-08-08

Meet another friend of Matt Farrell (Paradise) and Zack Benedict (Perfect), Mitchell Wyatt. He's an enigmatic self-made man, an illegitimate son coldly and disdainfully palmed off by the Chicago Wyatt family onto various international foster families when he was a child, but moved before he could form close attachments. He might have been raised with some of the family's wealth, but he's more than made his own fortune and now doesn't want to have anything to do with them. Understandable! Out of the blue his half-brother William discovers Mitch's existence, and delightedly takes his wife and teenage son to meet Mitch - and the emotionally controlled Mitch bends a little under William's eager affection for his `new' brother. Then, shockingly, William goes missing, feared dead, and police suspicion falls heavily onto Mitch - the new Wyatt `heir'! Kate Donovan knows nothing of this when she takes a brief island holiday on St. Maarten's following her father's death. Her long-time lover, lawyer Evan Bartlett (whose lawyer father colluded with the Wyatts to banish Mitch from the family) can't join her due to work pressures, and Kate runs into Mitch at the hotel café. Their attraction is instant, hot, and somewhat illicit, given Kate's stay is being paid for by another man... Too late! She and Mitch have a raunchy, blazing affair. Then something happens that splits them apart and wrecks any chance of a future relationship; a huge misunderstanding `a la McNaught'. Oh, the secrets and lies! Primarily a character driven book, it's still difficult to know who to trust in this high stakes story of murder, danger, deception and love. A true `McNaught' at its finest!

5 out of 5 stars My favorite Judith McNaught novel!.......2007-06-11

I own and have read every novel by this author, including her contemporary first novels. This is her best! Her two main characters, despite a misunderstanding in the middle of the book, actually like each other - something that surprisingly cannot be taken for granted! Both are strong people whose romance enrich their lives. Fortunately, the murder "mystery" does not consume the story. Her supporting characters are not as well developed as in some of her other novels but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that "Gray Elliot" gets his own story next!

3 out of 5 stars Good book, but not complex.......2007-05-07

I dont believe that Judith Mcnaught could ever write a bad novel, and though this book provided a good story, it lacked spark. Though we were able to see how they fell in love and why, the chemistry between the two characters seemed to be lacking and the heroine is not portrayed as a strong, unique individual that we typically see in Mcnaught's novels. However this was a great story and definitely believable. Definitely one to add to the collection if you are a Mcnaught's fan and she even brings back the characters from some of her other contemporary novels.

3 out of 5 stars Frustrating separation, but still a good story.......2007-04-30

I understand the author had to rush to make the publication deadline in the initial book. As a result, she did not provide enough details about Mitchell's feelings toward the end and Kate's, Danny's and Mitchell's new relationships together at the end. I understand that a Special Edition of this story was later published which added these kinds of details, but I did not read it. CAUTION SPOILER: I was troubled by the cause of their separation on the island. All they had to do was speak to each other in person, but each one of them made an erroneous assumption which led to their being apart for the next two and a half years. Her actions were the worst because she had an appointment to meet him at a certain location which she did not show up for or cancel. There was suspense and frustration while reading the book but the ending was happy. Sexual content: mild.
A Breath of Fresh Air: A Practical Guide for Filtering Out Indoor Air Pollution Utilizing Houseplants
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Helpful if you like houseplants and want better air
A Breath of Fresh Air: A Practical Guide for Filtering Out Indoor Air Pollution Utilizing Houseplants
Laronna Debraak
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4 out of 5 stars Helpful if you like houseplants and want better air.......1999-04-09

Bought the book due to a magazine review. No disappointments even after reading in the magazine much of the information contained in the book. Book has more good information about what type of plants to use in certain areas, ease to grow, how each kind of houseplant helps clean the air in it's space. Good reference for anyone interested in experimenting with improving air quality around them at work or home.
House of Breath
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    House of Breath
    William Goyen
    Manufacturer: RANDOM HOUSE
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: B000OJX1N0
    The House of Breath
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      The House of Breath
      William Goyen
      Manufacturer: Random House
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover
      ASIN: B000H29CLY
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        House of Breath.
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        Manufacturer: Port Townsend: Copper Canyon,
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        ASIN: B000U8T8AU
        House of Breath: A Poem
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          House of Breath: A Poem
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          TIME PROBE: And He Built a Crooked House; The Wabbler; The Weather Man; The Artifact Business; Grandpa; Not Final; The Little Black Bag; The Blindness; Take a Deep Breath; The Potters of Firsk; The Tissue Culture King
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            Arthur C. (editor) (Robert A. Heinlein; Murray Leinster; Theodore L. Thomas; Robert Silverberg; James H. Schmitz; Isaac Asimov; Cyril Kornbluth; Philip Latham; Jack Vance; Julian Huxley) Clarke
            Manufacturer: Dell Books
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            Binding: Paperback
            ASIN: B000V1Y2NO
            A breath of fresh air: home ventilation made simple. (House & Home).: An article from: E
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              A breath of fresh air: home ventilation made simple. (House & Home).: An article from: E
              Diane M. Marty
              Manufacturer: Earth Action Network, Inc.
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              Binding: Digital
              ASIN: B0008FOHRY
              Release Date: 2005-07-30

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              This digital document is an article from E, published by Earth Action Network, Inc. on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 754 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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              Title: A breath of fresh air: home ventilation made simple. (House & Home).
              Author: Diane M. Marty
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              Date: November 1, 2002
              Publisher: Earth Action Network, Inc.
              Volume: 13 Issue: 6 Page: 44(2)

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              A breath of fresh air; Oxygen Homes offers a year-round cottage-country alternative to city houses.(Homes - New): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
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                A breath of fresh air; Oxygen Homes offers a year-round cottage-country alternative to city houses.(Homes - New): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
                Gale Reference Team
                Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Digital
                ASIN: B000VWO88W
                Release Date: 2007-09-10

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                This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on September 9, 2007. The length of the article is 877 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                Title: A breath of fresh air; Oxygen Homes offers a year-round cottage-country alternative to city houses.(Homes - New)
                Author: Gale Reference Team
                Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
                Date: September 9, 2007
                Publisher: Thomson Gale
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                Heroes Die
                Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                • Fun romp
                • fantasy with a twist...all out to the wall kicking fantasy!
                • What a blast!!
                • Is this the worst book I have ever read?
                • An unexpectedly brilliant but brutal novel
                Heroes Die
                Matthew Woodring Stover
                Manufacturer: Del Rey
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                Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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                ASIN: 0345421450
                Release Date: 1999-05-29

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                Renowned throughout the land of Ankhana as the Blade of Tyshalle, Caine has killed his share of monarchs and commoners, villains and heroes. He is relentless, unstoppable, simply the best there is at what he does.

                At home on Earth, Caine is Hari Michaelson, a superstar whose adventures in Ankhana command an audience of billions. Yet he is shackled by a rigid caste society, bound to ignore the grim fact that he kills men on a far-off world for the entertainment of his own planet--and bound to keep his rage in check.

                But now Michaelson has crossed the line. His estranged wife, Pallas Rill, has mysteriously disappeared in the slums of Ankhana. To save her, he must confront the greatest challenge of his life: a lethal game of cat and mouse with the most treacherous rulers of two worlds . . .

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars Fun romp.......2007-08-12

                A lot of readers nowadays will eat up Harry Potter but won't touch the fantasy genre otherwise, harboring a healthy aversion to "elves, dwarves, dragons." It's an unfortunate stigma because there's a lot of books in science fiction and fantasy (SFF) written for adults and contains content and themes suitable for adults. That is, SFF books adults can enjoy and don't have to be ashamed of reading.

                Matthew Woodring Stover authors SFF a lot of us can enjoy. Deliciously arrogant about his views and books, author Matt Stover espouses mature content and themes. Not to mention fun reading.

                Thankfully, Matt's Caine books are standalone novels, and you don't have to read a host of books just for the sake of continuing the overall story arc. Chronologically, HEROES DIE comes first, BLADE OF TYSHALLE second, but they're independent stories and only familiar characters connects the two.

                Here's a brief review of HEROES DIE:

                There's something really powerful and poignant about an old-fashioned struggle for love. At this book's core, we find the quintessential and ageless strife for love. Needless to say, HEROES DIE was a vastly immersing, engaging and enjoyable reading experience for me.

                The science fiction/fantasy worlds of HEROES DIE manage to completely blur our idea of right and wrong & good and evil. At times, I find myself pitted against our protagonists, just beginning to understand the death and destruction they cause. At other times, I find myself behind his or her actions. No matter the reader's position or the storyline backdrop, you will always find yourself feeling something. As one of the mad characters mentions in the story, "Anything that is done out love takes place beyond good and evil..."

                And trust me, there is never a dull moment. Stover packs every page with action and fervor. With a finale that had me shaking and unable to stop reading until I finished the book, I found myself riveted throughout.

                Anti-hero Caine is an assassin in the gritty fantasy world of Overworld; Caine is notorious for killing many key figures in Overworld, kings and innocent commoners alike. Back on a futuristic Earth plagued by rigid social hierarchies dependent on affluence, Caine is Hari Michaelson. Actors such as Hari portal into the fantasy world of Overworld and incite death, destruction and chaos, all for the entertainment of the masses back on futuristic Earth. Overworld is real though, and not some virtual concoction so the people killed back on Overworld represent brutal finality. When the story begins, we're introduced to a bitter Hari estranged from his wife and wanting nothing more than to have her back. His wife Shanna plays the powerful sorceress Pallas Ril in Overworld.

                I think the best way to describe Stover's writing: a fantasy romp. Gritty, realistic, and thoroughly entertaining.

                5 out of 5 stars fantasy with a twist...all out to the wall kicking fantasy!.......2007-03-26

                I first knew Matthew Stover as the author of one of the absolute best Star Wars novels: Shatterpoint. And then as the author of the novelization far superior to the movie: Revenge of the Sith. But, it turns out the man has written his own original fiction and that as good as his tie-in fiction is (and it's good, trust me), his original fiction is that much better. Trust me on that, too.

                Heroes Die is a brutal balls out for glory story where Hari Michaelson is an Actor on Earth who is better known as his alter-ego, Caine. The Blade of Tyshalle. On this dangerous vision of future Earth there is a rigid caste system and with the discovery of this Overworld where humans can transport to, the future of movies has transformed to Adventures where people back on Earth can first-hand or second-hand and live that Adventure the Actors go on. Caine is the most popular living actor and he is known for his brutality and his successes in being a killer and providing the most violent entertainment for the viewer's dollar.

                Michaelson has tired of all the killing and assassination he has been involved in, but to save his ex-wife, Pallas Ril, Michaelson agrees to return to the Overworld once more as Caine to save her...but saving Pallas Ril means he must perform one more assassination under the guise of revenge.

                Matthew Stover initially presents Caine, or Michaelson, as being a cliche of pulp fantasy: this warrior killer, cold blooded and reckless. Caine is all that, but Caine is so much more. Caine has a mind and over the course of the novel he shows the reader as well as the other characters that he knows how to use it to his benefit. The image we have of Caine at the beginning of Heroes Die is vastly different than what we have at the end, and through this character transformation Stover lets Caine remain the violent man he is but become so much more. Make no mistake, Heroes Die is not a character study. This is butt kicking fantasy with more violence than you can shake a club at. Stover says that he will write every word balls out for glory and that is exactly the kind of novel he delivers with Heroes Die.

                The reader gets the sense that with Heroes Die, Matthew Stover is really reaching for something and that with the fight of Caine against powers on two worlds, Stover hits the cliched ball out of the cliched park. Stover challenges the reader at every turn about the nature of fantasy and the possibilities of storytelling that actively strives to be something great. The exciting aspect here is that Stover succeeds at every turn.

                With hints of the epic and classic style fantasy, Matthew Stover turns it all on its head and gives us something intense and provocative, bloody and gritty, funny and brutally painful, exciting and satisfying. Heroes Die is a novel that shows the reader what else fantasy can be

                Joe Sherry

                4 out of 5 stars What a blast!!.......2006-01-01



                Now this books is what the term "rollicking good fun" was created for. Good bit of blood and guts, great humor and a wild ride make this book something that surprised the hell out of me. I highly recommend it!

                1 out of 5 stars Is this the worst book I have ever read?.......2006-01-01

                If this isn't the absolute worst book I have ever read, it certainly makes the top 6. This makes the Da Vinci Code look like Tolstoy.

                The dialogue is unbelievably silly; I mean, really stupid - I sat there shaking my head in disbelief as I continued to read this nonsense. The future world that Stover envisages, with its various castes and prohibitions on free thought, is simplistic and facile - a cheap way to make his point about freedom by setting up "straw men" who oppose the reading of philosophers like (ahem) Robert Heinlein who can then be demolished to prove Stover's point.

                The fantasy setting of "Overworld" is a barely conceived world straight from the fantasy textbook, a pseudo-medieval world with elves and trolls and "magick". Yet Stover has barely thought through what this world is like other than these superficialities borrowed from every other fantasy book. There is no evocation of atmosphere or history; it might as well be LA, and often it appears to be, since the characters in "Ankhana" speak with a kind of contemporary cynicism and profanity as though they were lifted from a Quentin Tarrantino movie and dumped in The Lord of the Rings. Except that this isn't as good as either (and I don't rate LOTR that highly).

                I can't understand why this awful, awful book has received so many glowing reviews. I also can't understand why it was published, it is just so very, very bad on every level.

                5 out of 5 stars An unexpectedly brilliant but brutal novel.......2004-08-15

                This novel is set in a future were earth's resources are limited and world society has split into a rigid cast system based on the work you do, or what your parents do. Hari Michaelson is an actor and a world-wide superstar. In an alternative earth, known as the overworld, where magic works, he is also known as the assassin Caine where his "adventures" are eagerly watched by billions. When Hari's ex-wife, another actor, vanishes in the overworld Hari is drawn into saving her for what the studio on earth sees solely as another action-packed adventure, but for Hari it is much more importance than that.

                This is both a brutal and brilliant novel. You really shouldn't like Hari/Caine. He's not a nice man by most accounts. He swears all the time (lots of the "f" word in this book), he'll kill you as soon as look at you and is outstandingly ruthless. Despite all this, he is a compelling and complex character and this novel easily pulls you from chapter to chapter.

                Both the overworld and earth society have been given a great deal of thought in this novel, and both are equally richly detailed to provide a combination of Sci-Fi and fantasy in the one book. I hadn't expected this book to be so well written, based on the blurb on the back, and while I'm disgusted by some of the things Caine does, its also fascinating, a bit like watching a natural disaster on TV - and in effect that is what Caine is to the overworld as he keeps earth mesmerised as he navigates both the politics of home and the brutality of everyday life in the overworld.
                John Stark: Live Free or Die (Forgotten Heroes of the American Revolution)
                Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
                • Bate & Switch
                John Stark: Live Free or Die (Forgotten Heroes of the American Revolution)
                Karl Crannell
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                An experienced veteran with a reputation for being cool under fire, John Stark was chosen to lead troops from New Hampshire when the American Revolution began in April 1775. Stark's men played an important role in the Battle of Bunker Hill, but his most important moment came in 1777, when an invading British army threatened cut off New England from the rest of the colonies. Stark's victory at the Battle of Bennington in 1777 dealt a fatal blow to the British army, which was forced to surrender at Saratoga two months later in one of the most important American victories of the war. Stark would later express his reasons for fighting in an 1809 letter to the men who fought with him at Bennington: "Live free or die! Death is not the worst of evils."

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                1 out of 5 stars Bate & Switch.......2007-05-12

                This was a great book for a 3rd Grader. The book is written for elementary school kids. I thought I was buying a real biography.
                Aussonderung und Erwahlung: Die "verzauberten" Helden Thomas Manns und ihre "Erlosung" (European university studies. Series I, German language and literature)
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                  Aussonderung und Erwahlung: Die "verzauberten" Helden Thomas Manns und ihre "Erlosung" (European university studies. Series I, German language and literature)
                  Stefan Nagel
                  Manufacturer: P. Lang
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Unknown Binding

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                  ASIN: 3820409564
                  A Body To Die For Harlequin Heroes (Harlequin Heroes)
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                    A Body To Die For Harlequin Heroes (Harlequin Heroes)
                    Kate Hoffmann
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback
                    ASIN: 037361649X

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                    WHO IS THAT HERO FOR HIRE? Jackson Beaumont: Strong, daring, an ex-navy SEAL turned bodyguard. He doesn't know his first assignment might be his last. Madeline Parmentier: Also known as The Black Widow. She has her own hidden agenda -- and isn't about to let her gorgeous bodyguard get in the way. Assignment: To guard the late Judge Lamar Parmentier. Little does Jack suspect that the judge's young, irresistibly sexy widow will be more of a trial ... and a temptation. Gorgeous, enigmatic Maddie scrambles his brains and stirs his senses. And Jack can only hope that hers isn't really a body to die for.... Being a bodyguard means staying close as a lover
                    Cuando Muere Un Heroe/When a Hero Dies (Passages Hi: Lo Novels)
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                    Cuando Muere Un Heroe/When a Hero Dies (Passages Hi: Lo Novels)
                    Anne E. Schraff , Angela Ruiz , and Yolanda Blanco
                    Manufacturer: Perfection Learning
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Library Binding

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                    4 out of 5 stars Good book.......2002-05-07

                    This another one of my favorites. It's about this teenager who was really close to this old grocer. This grocer was murdered right next to his grocery store. This teenager is devastated to hear about the murder. They were REALLY close. This man was like a father this kid never had. He taught him how to ride a bike, tie his shoes and so forth. To find out who killed the grocer, read the book. It's great.
                    Death's Head II No. 2 Apr Part Two of Four "Reed Richards Dies Tonight!"
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                      Death's Head II No. 2 Apr Part Two of Four "Reed Richards Dies Tonight!"
                      Dan Abnett
                      Manufacturer: Marvel
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Comic
                      ASIN: B000T8GWB4
                      Die Heroen Griechenlands: Einubung d. Denkens von Theseus bis Odysseus
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                        Die Heroen Griechenlands: Einubung d. Denkens von Theseus bis Odysseus
                        Ortrud Stumpfe
                        Manufacturer: Aschendorff
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Hardcover

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                        Erlesene Helden: Don Sylvio, Werther, Wilhelm Meister und die Literatur (Beitrage zur neueren Literaturgeschichte)
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                          Erlesene Helden: Don Sylvio, Werther, Wilhelm Meister und die Literatur (Beitrage zur neueren Literaturgeschichte)
                          Friedhelm Marx
                          Manufacturer: Winter
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                          Binding: Hardcover

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                          Fahnen raus!: Der Daubmann kommt! : die Endinger Kopenickiade
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                            Fahnen raus!: Der Daubmann kommt! : die Endinger Kopenickiade
                            Karl Johann Hirtler
                            Manufacturer: Rombach
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                            Heroes also die
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                              Heroes also die
                              Michael Geller
                              Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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