The Good Husband of Zebra Drive: The New Novel in the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series (Random House Large Print (Hardcover))

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Another triumph for McCall Smith

The Best So Far!

Another charmer

Earthy Wisdon

Not the best in the series...

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive: The New Novel in the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series (Random House Large Print (Hardcover))
Alexander Mccall Smith
Manufacturer: Random House Large Print
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ASIN: 0375433619
Release Date: 2007-04-17

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The eighth installment in the universally beloved, internationally bestselling series.

In the life of Mma Ramotswe – a woman duly proud of her fine traditional build – there is rarely a dull moment, and in her newest round of adventures, challenges and intrigues, the same certainly holds true. But one thing above all else is keeping her occupied – her estimable husband, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni. He has been hinting for some time now that he intends to do something special for their adopted daughter, Motholeli, and it seems that the time for this good deed has come. Of course, good deed or not, his plan is bound to hit some snags. And that’s when he will undoubtedly consider himself doubly – perhaps even triply – lucky to be married to the ever-resourceful, ever-understanding Precious Ramotswe.

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Another triumph for McCall Smith.......2007-09-28

I eagerly awaited this new installment in the series, and was not disappointed, although there were a few parts in this novel that moved slowly. The situations in this novel seemed real, the types of human relationship issues we all deal with on a daily basis. Things are not always lovely, people do disagree and doubt one another, and this novel revealed this underside of humanity. I hope this series will continue, as I am anxious to find out more about Mme Makutsi and her upcoming marriage, and also about the kids, who appeared only briefly in this novel. If you have not listened to the audio, run to your public library and check it out. Lisette Lecat's wonderful voice has gotten me through many long and tedious road trips.

The Best So Far!.......2007-09-20

My husband and I listened to this on our trips to my doctor and we really enjoyed this one. It has more than one subplot, and held our attention. As always, the narrator is wonderful. This series is like comfort food - always satisfying even if it doesn't have the most substance. No profanity, no real violence--just great entertainment.

Another charmer.......2007-08-28

What can I say? This is another charming installment in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. I wish Mma Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni really existed so I could meet them. At any rate, this series makes me want to visit Botswana. If you liked the other books, you will definitely like this one. If you are starting out, read them in order from the beginning.

Earthy Wisdon.......2007-08-26

Close to the earth, close to what's real and true (if there is ever a 'true'). Very personal to me as I lived in Botswana some years ago for a few years. An authentic rendition of the ways of living and the general 'feeling' of Botswana. I have all 7 of the series and re-read the previous 6 before reading the newest one. I loved the immersion. Mma Ramotswe is wise. Her character is not unique to Botswana but Botswana offers a fine ambience for developing and displaying wisdom. Over the coming years I intend to re-read the series frequently.

Not the best in the series..........2007-08-24

This was a surprise eighth installment to a series that was supposed to end with seven. While I am a big fan of the series, I found this particular book to be disappointing for a number of reasons, most of them related to the plot.
As is his usual set-up, McCall Smith starts a series of mini-mysteries to be solved by the ever-resourceful Mma Ramotswe and/or her colorful assistant, Mma Makutsi. In this book, several characters get their own mystery to solve, some with more success than others. Some of the plot lines break down, only to be gathered up hastily with weak explanations. There is also a lack of continuity between some of the story lines.
While the subplots have some definite leaks, the author's painting of the characters continues to be what makes these books so good. The reader learns a bit more about Mr. JLB Matekoni, although the mystery behind his depression remains as such. Mma Makutsi continues to have enjoyable dialogues with her shoes as she prepares for the next phase in her life. The children, Motholeli and Puso, make only brief appearances, as does Phuti Radiphuti.
There are still a few open loops in the tale of Mma Ramotswe and cohorts, so the author might not be finished with the series. Should there be a next installment, however, I hope that McCall Smith finds a fresh supply of creative plot lines.

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Tantalizing Tananarive
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Just keeps getting better
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Creepy, complex and wonderful

The Good House
Tananarive Due
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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In The Good House, acclaimed novelist Tananarive Due enters classic Stephen King territory. Her novel, set in a small Northern town, centers on a haunted house under a deadly curse. But don't let the comparison scare you: This dark, imaginative, skillfully written page-turner is a novel only Tananarive Due could write.

Early in the Twentieth Century, a powerful voodoo priestess followed her guiding spirit from New Orleans to a small town in Washington State. But in pride and anger, Marie Toussaint unleashed a new--and very different--spirit. Now, ignorant of both her heritage and the curse, Angela Toussaint returns to her dead Grandmother Marie's house, seeking to heal her fractured relationships with her son and her husband. But the malicious spirit wishes only the destruction of the Toussaints; and as it did in her grandmother's day, it inflicts horrific death and destruction upon the isolated town. Soon Angela has lost almost everyone she loves; and she must somehow uncover the secrets of her unknown heritage if she is to have a prayer of saving her true love--and her own soul.

Tananarive Due has written the unconventional vampire novels My Soul to Keep and its sequel, The Living Blood; The Black Rose (a finalist for the NAACP Image Award); and The Between (a Bram Stoker Award nominee). With Dave Barry, Edna Buchanan, Carl Hiassen, Elmore Leonard, and eight others, Due is coauthor of Naked Came the Manatee. --Cynthia Ward

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From the American Book Award winner and author of "one of the most talked about debuts in the horror field since the advent of Stephen King" (Publishers Weekly) comes a terrifying story of supernatural suspense, as a woman searches for the inherited power that can save her hometown from evil forces.

Tananarive Due's first three novels gained her legions of dedicated fans who recognize a true master of the genre. Now she returns with her best yet -- a chilling story set in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. The house Angela Toussaint's late grandmother owned is so beloved that townspeople in Sacajawea, Washington, call it the Good House. But is it?

Angela hoped her grandmother's famous "healing magic" could save her failing marriage while she and her family lived in the old house the summer of 2001. Instead, an unexpected tragedy ripped Angela's family apart.

Now, two years later, Angela is moving past her grief and taking control of her life as a talent agent in Los Angeles, and she is finally ready to revisit the rural house she loved so much as a child. Back in Sacajawea, Angela realizes she hasn't been the only one to suffer a shocking loss. Since she left, there have been more senseless tragedies, and Angela wonders if they are related somehow. Could the events be linked to a terrifying entity Angela's grandmother battled in 1929? Did her teenage son, Corey, reawaken something that should have been left sleeping?

With the help of Myles Fisher, her high school boyfriend, and clues from beyond the grave, Angela races to solve a deadly puzzle that has followed her family for generations. She must summon her own hidden gifts to face the timeless adversary stalking her in her grandmother's house -- and in the Washington woods.

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"From the American Book Award winner and author of ""one of the most talked about debuts in the horror field since the advent of Stephen King"" (Publishers Weekly) comes a terrifying story of supernatural suspense, as a woman searches for the inherited power that can save her hometown from evil forces. Tananarive Due's first three novels gained her legions of dedicated fans who recognize a true master of the genre. Now she returns with her best yet -- a chilling story set in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. The house Angela Toussaint's late grandmother owned is so beloved that townspeople in Sacajawea, Washington, call it the Good House. But is it? Angela hoped her grandmother's famous ""healing magic"" could save her failing marriage while she and her family lived in the old house the summer of 2001. Instead, an unexpected tragedy ripped Angela's family apart. Now, two years later, Angela is moving past her grief and taking control of her life as a talent agent in Los Angeles, and she is finally ready to revisit the rural house she loved so much as a child. Back in Sacajawea, Angela realizes she hasn't been the only one to suffer a shocking loss. Since she left, there have been more senseless tragedies, and Angela wonders if they are related somehow. Could the events be linked to a terrifying entity Angela's grandmother battled in 1929? Did her teenage son, Corey, reawaken something that should have been left sleeping? With the help of Myles Fisher, her high school boyfriend, and clues from beyond the grave, Angela races to solve a deadly puzzle that has followed her family for generations. She must summon her own hidden gifts to face the timeless adversary stalking her in her grandmother's house -- and in the Washington woods. "

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Tantalizing Tananarive.......2007-10-10

I recently discovered Due and ordered all her books. This one is a good introduction into her writing and frame of mind. A skilled word painter, Due mixes contemporary themes such as relationship challenges, teenage angst and small town life with ancient beliefs and voodoo. The story will keep you guessing until the unique ending, well worth a read.

Awesome.......2007-07-27

This is one of those novels that transcends an easy genre labeling. I think its the most generous book I have read in a long, long time, meaning the reader gets a tonne of character, story, plot and quite a few scares. In the same way the Matheson's Hell House helped redefine haunted house stories 30-or-something years ago, I hope this one does too. Its been along time since I drank up every last word in a novel like I did with this one.

Just keeps getting better.......2007-03-15

Ms. Due continues to surprise and blow me away with her talent. This is one humdinger of a story with plenty of gut-wretching and jaw dropping moments. I'm completely awed by this author's talent. The Good House is one of those stories where you want the world to stop so you can just delve into the story-forget working, phones, chores-you just want to get to see how this all pans out. That being said, I do have to agree with a few of the other reviews regarding the novel's length. A little more than a hundred pages could easily have been shaved off for a tighter story. I honestly thought that at any moment Onyx-the dog was going to get his own P.O.V. The Hollywood ending didn't bother me so much as it could have been knocked down a few pegs but even still-it doesn't stop this book from being a great read.

As haunting as "The Between".......2007-03-02

If you enjoyed "The Between," you've been waiting for the "The Good House" - it is Due's quintessential ghost story: well conceived characters, unexpected twists and turns to a thoughtful plot, and a scary tale! I read it in one sitting on a flight from CA to NY - it was wonderful. I have been waiting for another scary ghost story from Due since "The Between", and "The Good House" does not disappoint!

Creepy, complex and wonderful.......2006-12-29

I'm a huge fan of Tananarive Due, and this book did not disappoint. The characters are engaging, the story interesting, and the creep factor is high. I love the voudun elements, and how the characters' stories and backstories braid together. Just one question--what's the deal with all the Amazon reviewers saying the book is too long? This book is of medium length, and it builds in pace and intensity right up to the end. Are people losing their attention span to the point that they can't handle a book longer than 200 pages? Now THAT'S scary!

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Another Woman's House
Mignon Good Eberhart
Manufacturer: Thorndike Pr
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A Good House : A Novel

Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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A great bedtime sedative....
A chronicler's narrative
Only if you're due for a CAT scan
spacious but intimate chronicle of a family's history
Deceivingly Simple

A Good House : A Novel
Bonnie Burnard
Manufacturer: Picador
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ASIN: B000H2MPGS

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It's not an easy thing to write a novel about a family. Of necessity--and as the narrative years advance--characters proliferate, success and tragedy accrue, events maneuver to the fore with faintly arbitrary impetus. First-time novelist Bonnie Burnard, however, evades such worn grooves with the purest renunciation: a patient and lovely voice. In A Good House, awarded Canada's Giller Prize in 1999, Burnard documents an Ontario family over half a century with unadorned, deliberate, and tender sympathy.

Flush with post-World War II optimism, veteran Bill Chambers and his wife Sylvia settle in to the business of raising their three young children. Bill logs full days at the local hardware store; Sylvia strings the family's clothes out to dry in the backyard and proffers dinner punctually. Her wasting health, however, leaves her husband yearning for a contentment now stolen and her children disquieted by the sudden tenuousness of their security. When Sylvia dies and Bill remarries, his staunch and pragmatic bride Margaret displays a three-fold capacity: she allows him his sluggish and methodical affection; she preserves Sylvia's memory with untainted regard; and she cultivates a deft empathy with her stepchildren.

Burnard's meticulous pacing nearly, but never quite, upstages the story itself, although her unwieldy and expanding cast of characters occasionally threatens such harm. Margaret is the real wonder of the book. While the requisite affairs, divorces, and funerals intervene--and as Bill declines excruciatingly into a belligerent stranger--she summons a reserve of affection, the source of which is admirably opaque. She perseveres in "hoping as mothers and fathers almost always do that the difficulties could be examined, could be broken apart and fixed one by one by one." Burnard's tale is dignified and generous. --Ben Guterson

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A runaway #1 bestseller in Canada, this richly layered first novel tells the story of the intricacies and rituals that shape a family's life over three generations

A Good House begins in 1949 in Stonebrook, Ontario, home to the Chambers family. The postwar boom and hope for the future colors every facet of life: possibilities seem limitless for Bill, his wife, Sylvia, and their three children.

In the fifty years that follow, the possibilities narrow into lives, etched by character, fate, and circumstance. Sylvia's untimely death marks her family indelibly but in ways only time will reveal. Paul's perfect marriage yields an imperfect child. Daphne unabashedly follows an unconventional path, while Patrick discovers that his happiness requires a series of compromises. Bill confronts the onset of old age less gracefully than anticipated, and throughout, his second wife, Margaret, remains, surprisingly, the family anchor.
With her remarkable ability to probe the hidden, often disturbing landscapes of love and to illuminate the complexities of human experience, Bonnie Burnard brings to her deceptively simple narrative a clarity that is both moving and profound.

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A great bedtime sedative...........2005-06-05

The review about the CAT Scan says it all. I am an avid reader, and it is rare that I not finish a book, but I cannot and will not finish this book. Goodnight.

A chronicler's narrative.......2002-05-03

The debut novel by Bonnie Burnard caught me unawares, simply because whatever I had expected, I hadn't expected this. Set in a small Canadian town on the shores of Lake Huron, "A Good House" is a chronicler's narrative, a history of one large family, or rather a set of blood-interconnected families. Divided into chronologically ordered parts, the novel unveils the events from the family's life, just as it started, with scattered hints regarding previous generations, and then the overlapping histories of children chime in, their lives chronicles as decades pass, and they lose their childhood in favor of the dramas, joys and troubles of adulthood. We observe them from a distance, as they age, get married, divorce, die and get reborn in the generations two times removed. That distance is quite well-kept throughout the narrative, being the most prominent feature of the novel. In fact, despite the dialogues and first-person thoughts prickling our reader's mind from time to time, the narrative quickly comes back to the steady flow of description. Not even a third-person narrative that is, simply because the objects change like in a kaleidoscope, families fuse together, and there are no characters who are allowed any kind of introspection. Even Margaret, the backbone of the family, does not deserve anything more than a casual look, as if the author had decided to write a story about some imaginary town with equally imaginary family. The fact that this is work of fiction does not imply that the reader is not to feel engaged, to live with the characters, standing there, just beside them, silent and observant. Reading "A Good House", I did not have that feeling of being lost; at all times I was aware that I am reading a book, that not even the author could relate to her own characters. I am quite sure that was intended, but as intended as it might have been, I am even less sure that the final effect was anything to write home about. Whenever the new part of the book looks at us with the bold typeface, within the very first page, or two at the most, we learn that this or that happened in the meantime, a few of the characters have been removed to make place for twice as many. Indeed, it's a bit of a strain to keep track of the names, barely mentioned lives, bits and pieces of events. All of this contributes to the general feeling that "A Good House" is a chronicler's tale, written from the point of view of a very distant relative, omnipotent enough from technical point of view, but not quite as potent with respect to the structure. All this said, I admit I liked the novel enough, especially its softer edge, compared to contemporary American literature, as if Canadians were just a tad closer to Europe and its traditions. If you like family-oriented books, that's a very good book to spend some time with, but I doubt it will stand up to second reading.

Only if you're due for a CAT scan.......2002-01-24

This is a serious contendor for the most boring tome ever published. Why was it given a prestigious Canadian literary award? Burnard' research is faulty, her motivation unclear and she spends uncountable words describing things that don't contribute to the tale.

The story concerns a small minded, small family in a small town. Bill Chambers returns mutilated from World War II to Stonebrook, a community of five hundred houses. This little village maintains Anglican, Catholic and Unitarian churches [at least], a doctor [not likely], a funeral parlour [less likely] and a golf course [implausible]. Having married a pregnant Sylvia and sired three children, an "attack from the air" in the North Atlantic [highly unlikely] results in lost fingers. Why Chambers abandoned his family for war remains unexplained: "he just had to go." His return is mundane - in fact, the first major event is the installation of a town hall fire siren seven years later! The loss of fingers causes Bill to learn to be left handed. No further significance attaches [sorry!] to their loss. And things go on from there . . .

The Chambers children grow, attend school, get married, have more Chambers. Only one, Daphne, follows a more erratic path. Her jaw deformed from a childhood incident, she, predictably, remains single. Also predictably, Daphne exhibits the most intelligence in the family, hence the most independence. A school chum, Murray, flits about the Chambers' household, with predictable repercussions revealed to us, but not to the family. Something in Sylvia goes haywire, and, predictably, she expires. Her replacement, predictably, is the town's only mature single woman, whose link with the family is that she's Bill's bookkeeper.

Tired yet? Stiffen your patience. You have another 230 pages to go before arriving at the book's final word: "Yes.". To get there you must submit to extended descriptions of other houses. Yes, the buildings; their sttructure, trim, paint, yard flora and, finally, some people in them. Children graduate, enter uni [or not], have spats with parents or each other, wander off somewhere. By the time the grandchildren arrive, you're convinced that the best people to read this are those going for a CAT scan. The nurses want you relaxed for the procedure. The only stress this book offers is the perplexity from wondering why it was written. By Chapter 1963 [chapter titles are years, not numbers or words], you've forgotten this is an award winning book. Because you don't care.

Sex! I almost forgot the sex! That's pretty numbing also, although the women seem interested in it - a novelty in small town Ontario. One woman grows so inquisitive about sex that she conceives twice, producing bastard girls which seems to concern no-one in a town of five hundred homes. Bizarre, given the spacing of the births. Yet Burnard, in another display of inconsistency, has one teen-age couple copulating without protection for a whole school year without issue. Until they marry. Children arrive until the magic number three [per wife] is achieved. Further births are prevented, but how or why we never learn. Economics? Bedroom space?

Why was this book written? To expound on traditional family values? Given the number of divorces and re-marriages, plus Bill's quickly terminated grief, this seems unlikely. The advantages of small-town living? Perhaps, but Burnard offers no comparisons with urban life or other rural towns. There's a certain discomfort displayed by children who go off to uni, a feeling instantly shed on returning "home." Those who leave Stonebrook for places like Vancouver or Toronto are viewed as aberrant by "the family," but the attitude is only mildly expressed. In fact, there's not a shred of passion about anything in this book. Except sex, of course. Even that is, again, but lightly asserted.

Women's issues? Here, one suspects, is the crux of this book. Elsewhere, Burnard contends that: "As long as the most basic nurturing unit, a woman and child, appears among us, we will have use for the word family." Which pretty much explains it. The men are there for procreation and to provide the incomes keeping the "Good House" running. Men aren't a necessary part of the "family." Burnard's "family" in this book include an increasingly churlish father, an independent daughter and three "sons" [including the satellite Murray]. The men's chief role in the book is to introduce an increasing number of women, their successsive wives, into the story. As Bill grows more irascible with age, the family's focus increasingly comes to reside in the replacement mother, Margaret. In her view, the Chambers family is the stuff of legend, which Burnard has the face to endorse. With so many wives and children, the "family" has expanded to a clan. Thus the book's title is finally explained. We're not dealing with buildings, although Burnard's spent countless words describing them, but rather a small town aristocracy.

Why this is the stuff of a major literary award is elusive. No values are extolled - certainly not traditional ones. The reader is challenged only in the acceptance of many implausibilities.

spacious but intimate chronicle of a family's history.......2001-10-13

Bonnie Burnard's luminescent debut novel, "A Good Home," traces the fifty-year history of a Canadian family whose qualities, conflicts and struggles ultimately attain universal symbolism and significance. Through realistic dialogue and acutely perceptive descriptions of the external environment and internal psychologies of the Chambers family, the author gracefully transforms our understanding of this "normal" family into one of deep appreciation and genuine compassion. "A Good Home" signals the introduction of a novelist who understands the ability of literature of inspire both appreciation of the art of writing and respect for the value of an examined life.

Burnard introduces us to characters who constantly struggle, grappling with either physical deformities or emotional bruises. Her characters are not tidy people, and the messes they make with their lives invariably embroil those they love. Once enmeshed with the compromises and tensions of family members, the characters yearn for coherence, not only in the family structure, but within their own selves. The members of the Chambers family, usually honorable and steadfast in their quest for integrity, nevertheless watch as dreams crumble, loves wane and children reach eleswhere for understanding and acceptance. The bruises and imperfections each member of the clan possesses ironically make them more perfect in the eyes of the reader.

This sense of believability, therefore, is the single greatest strength of this spacious, nearly-panoramic novel. The father, Bill, whose hand suffered permanent disfigurement during World War II, strives his entire life to create stability and permanence; he is rewarded with the premature death of his wife, Sylvia and the unexpected emergence of a truly admirable woman, Margaret, who becomes his second wife. The children, Paul, Patrick and Daphne, struggle mightily with the issues of identity, acceptance and marriage; their results are mixed and surprisingly different. Throughout, Ms. Burnard provides intricately detailed descriptions of home life, anchoring not only her characters, but her readers as well, in the sense of home which pervades her novel.

My only reservation with "A Good House" is its crowded nature. Like any home built for a nuclear family which unexpectedly is required to shelter more people than its initial design intended, the novel simply has too many people swimming through its layered plot. By the time Bill has become a great-grandfather, the reader almost needs a score-card to know who belongs to whom and how each is related to the other. Excessive numbers of chracters dulls rather than shines light on the themes and often diverts attention from the otherwise strong plot line.

Despite this minor irritant, "A Good House" is a wonderful, compelling exploration of the manifest dynamism and unexpected turmoil a truly vibrant family must encounter.

Deceivingly Simple.......2001-09-05

This novel tells the story of one family, 3 generations, over a span of 50 years. Burnard allows us to share in their happiness, anger and grief, as well as all those other parts day-to-day existence.
The simple writing can seem one-dimensional at first glance, but take a slightly closer look and all the layers of the characters, their lives, and the story open up before you in this beautiful tapestry that we call "life."
I can honestly say that this book had a strong impact on me, to the point where I think it might actually be a life-changer for me. "A Good House" is the newest addition to my list of all-time favourite books.

Tigers in the house;: A satirical novel of American "do-good-ism" in Indochina

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Tigers in the house;: A satirical novel of American "do-good-ism" in Indochina
Thomas B Streissguth
Manufacturer: Exposition Press
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The Sandman #13 The Doll's House Pt 4 Men of Good Fortune (4)

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The Sandman #13 The Doll's House Pt 4 Men of Good Fortune (4)

Manufacturer: Vertigo/DC
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1st Printing. Comic Book. Vertigo, New York (1988) Sandman number 13. Rare original edition.

We the Living'' by Ayn Rand. Random House: New York: 1959. First printing of the revised edition with a foreword by Rand. Octavo hardcover with dust jacket runs 433pp. This reprint of RandÂ’s first novel describes the impact of the Russian revolution on her heroine, Kira Argnonova, and the two men she loves. Dust jacket contains slight wear along edges. Book and jacket in overall very good condition. #16639

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We the Living'' by Ayn Rand. Random House: New York: 1959. First printing of the revised edition with a foreword by Rand. Octavo hardcover with dust jacket runs 433pp. This reprint of RandÂ’s first novel describes the impact of the Russian revolution on her heroine, Kira Argnonova, and the two men she loves. Dust jacket contains slight wear along edges. Book and jacket in overall very good condition. #16639
Ayn Rand
Manufacturer: Random House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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With Beyond Rationality, Kenneth R. Hammond, one of the most respected and experienced experts in judgment and decision-making, sums up his life's work and persuasively argues that decisions should be based on balance and pragmatism rather than rigid ideologies. Hammond has long focused on the dichotomy between theories of correspondence, whereby arguments correspond with reality, and coherence, whereby arguments strive to be internally consistent. He has persistently proposed a middle approach that draws from both of these modes of thought and so avoids the blunders of either extreme. In this volume, Hammond shows how particular ways of thinking that are common in the political process have led to the mistaken judgments that created our current political crisis. He illustrates this argument by analyzing penetrating case studies emphasizing the political consequences that arise when decision makers consciously or unconsciously ignore their adversaries' particular mode of thought. These analyses range from why Kennedy and Khruschev misunderstood each other to why Colin Powell erred in his judgments over the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. For anyone concerned about the current state of politics in the U.S. and where it will lead us, Beyond Rationality is required reading.

Arin's Judgment (Adventures in Odyssey Passages)

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Arin's Judgment (Adventures in Odyssey Passages)
Paul McCusker
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What if history repeated itself--with you in it? Passages takes ancient stories and retells them from a kid's perspective. Loosely based on the popular "Adventures in Odyssey" series, Passages books begin in Odyssey and take you to a fantasy land, where belief in God becomes the adventure of a lifetime!

Theme: sacrifice and obedience; based on the story of Noah and the ark. One minute, Wade Mullens had been in Odyssey, attempting to burn his top-secret drawings for the atomic bomb. The next he knew, he was transported to a time period centuries before. A strange prophet predicts that Wade is the final sign--an end-times omen of a culture on the verge of annihilation. But a power-mad tyrant sees opportunity in the boy because of his bomb-making capabilities.

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"It's the agents! They know about the papers!"

The coal cellar's heavy door squeaks and crashes shut. But when Wade Mullins feverishly works to reopen it, he discovers an entrance to a mysterious world very different from his hope in Odyssey.

Clutching the "secret papers" to his chest, Wade soon finds himself caught in a dangerous struggle for control of this new world. One power-hungry man believes Wade holds the key to conquering the land. But power in the wrong hand could result in disastrous consequences. Whom should Wade trust?

What message does this unlikely bearer bring to the people or Marus? Is it one of hope? Or of destruction? Can Wade save Marus from total annihilation. . . Or does the powerful and mysterious Unseen One have other plans?

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Do You Believe in the Unseen One? KCS.......2005-05-24

'Wade scanned the house. It looked impressive in the mid-morning light. The pillars cast shadows against the white stone. The sun glinted in the windows. Suddenly Wade froze. Something had moved inside one the windows. He was sure of it.
"Doctor Lyst" he said. He now saw a woman upstairs who had been nearly just shaking out a big and old dusty mat.
"Doctor Lyst" he cried again, "there is someone in the house".
"No, it can't be, there is supposed to be no one inside." replied the doctor.
He peeked inside of his binoculars and saw the woman.
"Oh no" he said . Then the doctor reached for his radio in his belt and said "Abort the detonation". Just then the house exploded.
This story takes place in a far away land called Marus. A boy named Wade was in his garage when all of a sudden, he was in Marus in the back yard of a guy's house named Arin. He was kidnapped because peolple thought that he was the Unseen One because of his hair. But the Tyran used his knowledge of bombs to create the atomic bomb and rule the world.
I thought that this book was exciting and very suspenseful. This book is reccomended to war fanatics or just people who love to study the history of war. It also has to do with the Bible too. It says that there is the Unseen One and that represents God. So if you are or not a Christian who loves to read adventure, then this is the book for you. Trust me, it's okay.

I hate to compare them, but it's as fun as Narnia or Tolkien.......2003-02-02

The second in the Passages series by Paul McCusker, this book chronicles how the young boy Wade accidentally entered into the world of Marus while in the fit of a fever. He finds himself in the shelter of a man named Arin. After being cared for by Arin and his family, Arin tells Wade that it has been revealed to him by the Unseen One (Who is known in our world as God) that there would be a great judgment because of the wickedness of the Marusians. Arin doesn't know what it will be, but the final sign before the disaster would be the appearance of a blond-haired boy. Blond hair doesn't exist in Marus. Wade goes against Arin's warning, and ventures out into the danger of Marus beyond Arin's compound walls. He finds himself captured, and taken before a man who wishes to further the sciences of Marus - no matter what the cost. Soon Wade finds himself in the middle of political controversy, and a tyrant's rule, all the while trying to escape...Arin's Judgment.

I really enjoyed Paul McCusker's Passages series...there's some sort of part of the human brain that relishes stories of other worlds, be it Narnia or Middle-Earth. This, added with the wonderful re-telling of the story of Noah make this book a cool read.

For the parents: I'm only a teenager myself, so I figure I should let any parents know whether or not their kids would want to read this. Of course, there's some graphic stuff that happens...there's some description of the plague that hits Marus, a palace is blown up, a man is killed by the flaming shards (and implied that several more are), a boy has a dream of skeletal figures attacking him...some stuff like this might make some people sensitive to that kind of thing hesitant, but I thought they were pretty cool myself...and it's only as violent as your imagination lets you think of.

A great book.......2001-01-11

I loved this book. It's set in times parallel to bible times. This book is intense at times, so I wouldn't recomend it for kids much younger than 10. If your child loves to read, or you're looking for a book ot teach him about God, this one is perfect. I hope this has helped you, and thank you for your time.

Impressive.......2000-03-30

An old story in a new world.Many of us dream of going to parallel world's and visiting alein's. But what if we did go to a different world and visit not alein's but real people just like you and me?Then to top it off you don't even know that you're not on your planet anymore.The only way your realize it is all of the people of the people of Marus(a town)have never heard of Odyssey or The United States of America. A book of twists and turns that will leave you dazzled and dazed. WONDERFUL

Time Pressure and Stress in Human Judgment and Decision Making

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The current volume makes an important contribution to an underexplored field by integrating research into the effects of stress associated with time constraints on individual judgment. Unique and comprehensive, the book reviews knowledge from a variety of disciplines; critically examines the theories, methodologies, and data of time-pressure research; and suggests priorities for future research.

Judgments over Time: The Interplay of Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors

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Time pervades every aspect of people's lives. We are all affected by remnants of our pasts, assessments of our presents, and forecasts of our futures. Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors over time inexorably intertwine and intermingle, determining varied reactions such as affect and emotions, as well as future behaviors. The purpose of this volume is to bring together the diverse theory and research of an outstanding group of scholars whose work relates to peoples judgements over time. To date, much theory and research on temporal variables within psychology has remained somewhat fragmented, isolated, and even provincial--researchers in particular domains are either unaware of or are paying little attention to each other's work. Integrating the theory and research into a single volume will bring about a greater awareness and appreciation of conceptual relations between seemingly disparate topics, define and promote the state of scientific knowledge in these areas, and set the agenda for future work. The volume presents the two main ways of looking at judgments over time: looking at how people's thoughts about the future and the past affect their present states, and looking at the interplay over time among people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Come To Judgment. Divers Notables Who Found Fame and Earned Obits in the New York Times

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Alden Whitman
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THE COMING JUDGMENT: General and at the End of Time

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HARMON A. BALDWIN
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The Course Of Divine Judgments: Eight Lectures Principally In Reference To The Present Times And The Impending Pestilence

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Charles James Hoare
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

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