Dracula: The Ultimate, Illustrated Edition of the World-Famous Vampire Play
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  • Nice Illustrated Edition of the Most Famous Dracula Play.
Dracula: The Ultimate, Illustrated Edition of the World-Famous Vampire Play
Hamilton Deane , John L. Balderston , and David J. Skal
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
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5 out of 5 stars Nice Illustrated Edition of the Most Famous Dracula Play........2005-04-20

This is a nice edition of the "Dracula" play that entertained audiences in the 1920s before being transformed into a classic film in 1931. The book contains two plays, in fact: The 1924 version adapted from Bram Stoker's novel by British actor/manager Hamilton Deane and the later 1927 American version adapted by John Balderston. The plays are illustrated with black-and-white photographs of performances from the 1920s to 1970s, the people involved in the productions, promotional posters, and miscellaneous items related to the plays. Interesting information about the plays, including quotations from old press notices, are found in the margins. David Skal, the book's editor and author of "Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen", has written an informative introduction outlining how "Dracula", the play, came to be written and found enormous popularity in Great Britain and the United States.

Touring actor and manager of a theatrical company, Hamilton Deane was the first person licensed by Bram Stoker's widow to write an adaptation of her husband's popular novel -for a paltry percentage of the profit. First performed in 1924, Deane's play found popular success in the provinces before traveling to London. Deane took the role of Professor Van Helsing himself, and Raymond Huntley was the stage's first Count Dracula. This is a three-act play whose dialogue is unnaturally verbose and repetitive. As every adaptation is compelled to mess with the characters, the Texan Quincy Morris has been transformed into a woman. No one could call it good, and no critic did. But Deane's "Dracula" found wild success with audiences.

American producer Horace Liveright commissioned journalist John Balderston to rewrite the play for Broadway in 1927. Raymond Huntley reprised his role as the Count in America, and Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi took on the role as well, although his limited facility with English compelled Lugosi to learn his lines phonetically. The 1931 Universal film of "Dracula" was adapted from Balderston's play and starred Lugosi. John Balderston would find more success in Hollywood as a screenwriter, including an Academy Award nomination for 1944's "Gaslight". John Balderston's play is longer, more polished, and generally more effective than Hamilton Deane's. The character change in this version has Lucy and Mina exchange roles. The play received mixed reviews, but audience's loved it. After the 1931 film made him a star, Bela Lugosi retuned to the role on stage. The Balderston/Deane play had a very successful revival as late as the 1970s -resulting in another film- which featured sets designed by Edward Gorey and Frank Langella in the role of Count Dracula.
The Ultimate Dracula
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  • Not Free SF Reader
  • A Classic of Vampiric Lore
  • The Ultimate Dracula
  • An Interesting Look Into the Vampire Mystique
  • Nice art, mediocre stories
The Ultimate Dracula
Byron Preiss
Manufacturer: I Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0743458206

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Some of the world's best-known authors of the fantastic and the mysterious explore the legend of Bram Stoker's classic and seductive monster. From Hugo and Stoker Award-winning author Dan Simmons' extraordinary portrait of life and torture in modern Romania, to W.R. Philbrick's chilling story of a doctor who meets a vampire in need of a cure, to Karen Robards' glimpse at the life of the smallest vampire of them all -- here are spectacular vampire stories transcending time and space.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader.......2007-08-04

A pretty mediocre collection of stories. A few are of the amusing variety.



Ultimate Dracula : The Master of Rampling Gate - Anne Rice
Ultimate Dracula : All Dracula's Children - Dan Simmons
Ultimate Dracula : A Matter of Style - Ron Dee
Ultimate Dracula : Selection Process - Ed Gorman
Ultimate Dracula : The Vampire in His Closet - Heather Graham
Ultimate Dracula : The Tenth Scholar - Steve Rasnic and Melanie Tem
Ultimate Dracula : Nobody's Perfect - Philip José Farmer
Ultimate Dracula : Dracula 1944 - Edward D. Hoch
Ultimate Dracula : The Contagion - Janet Asimov
Ultimate Dracula : Sugar and Spice and... - Karen Robards
Ultimate Dracula : Vampire Dreams - Dick Lochte
Ultimate Dracula : Much at Stake - Kevin J. Anderson
Ultimate Dracula : The Name of Fear - Lawrence Watt-Evans
Ultimate Dracula : The Dark Rising - W. R. Philbrick
Ultimate Dracula : Los Ninos de la Noche - Tim Sullivan
Ultimate Dracula : A Little Night Music - Mike Resnick
Ultimate Dracula : Mr. Lucrada - John Lutz
Ultimate Dracula : In the Cusp of the Hour - John Gregory Betancourt
Ultimate Dracula : Children of the Night - Kristine Kathryn Rusch


Burning down the house as dead dad suggested a better move.

2.5 out of 5


Ceausescu Romanians not quick on the AIDS uptake, not even Vlad Tepes.

3.5 out of 5


Dracula finds being a hot chick useful for hunting.

3.5 out of 5


Flaming assasin recruitment test.

3 out of 5


Writer wakes vampire, gets to swap blonde for brunette.

3 out of 5


Drac only wants the kid for class, after the shagging.

3.5 out of 5


Escort hired by fundies as vampire assassin.

3.5 out of 5


The guards at much tastier at Bergen-Belson for Drac than the prisoners.

3.5 out of 5


Positronic shrink revives Drac in the future in the interests of telepathic robot research.

3 out of 5


Midget female vampire relatives are bad.

3 out of 5


Undead actor gets fed up with Hollywood types, goes over the edge with one.

3.5 out of 5


Lugosi and Tepes, temporal communication.

3.5 out of 5


Sneaking vamp thinks Vlad a good candidate for the ranks, after impressive death displays.

3 out of 5


In Haiti, vampire lord just full of disease, but isn't dead.

3 out of 5


Latino lore.

2.5 out of 5


Band booker signs Vlad and the Impalers.

3 out of 5


Sunscreen useful for old vamps.

2.5 out of 5


Overload of old people stuff.

2.5 out of 5


Vampire killers and little kids.

3 out of 5

5 out of 5 stars A Classic of Vampiric Lore.......2003-09-07

The Master of Rampling Gate by Anne Rice
Richard and Julie inherit Rampling Gate, a mysterious 14th Century manor house theyve never seen, from their father. He instructed Richard tear it down; but the siblings decide a visit is in order.

All Draculas Children by Dan Simons
The Dracul family?s decadence has led Transylvania to ruin.

A Matter of Style by Ron Dee
Neville was a looser in life and an even bigger looser as a vampire until the ancient one teaches him a valuable lesson.

Selection Process by Ed Gorman
Walter Reardon is a Victorian Veteran and ex-con working as a hitman, when he?s assigned a job to set a little girl on fire, his whole life changes.

The Vampire in His Closet by Heather Graham
Chris awakens Count Dracula, a vampire, and they discover they have more in common with the others made and trade women.

The Tenth Scholar by Steve Rasnic and Melanie Tem
Marie Bathory is a pregnant teen, who enrolls in Dracula?s Scholomance hoping to be chosen as The Tenth Scholar, so that she won?t have to live on the street anymore.

Nobodys Perfect by Philip Jose Farmer
Rudolph Redeemer is in concert come join his religious blood fest!

Dracula 1944 by Edward D. Hoch
Vlad Tepes is a prisoner at Bergen-Belsen!

The Contagion by Janet Asimov
A descendant of Count Dracula had himself put into cryonic suspension until a cure for his biochemical dependence could be found.

Sugar and Spice And by Karen Robards
Santa Claus brought Peter a new baby sister from Romania, and she?s got fangs!

Vampire Dreams by Dick Lochte
Twenty-five year old vampire style Hollywood murder solved!

Much At Stake by Kevin J. Anderson
Bela Lugosi takes a morphine-induced trip back in time and meets Vlad the Impaler where both learn important lessons from one another.

The Name of Fear by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Vlad the Impaler meets Nosferatu!

The Dark Rising by W.R. Philbrick
Dr. James meets the vampire responsible for transmitting the horrible wasting disease in Haiti in 1974.

Los Ninos De La Noche by Tim Sullivan
Los Ninos is the Spanish language motion picture version of The Children of the Night. This 1930?s horror film is legendary due the vampire murders that took place during filming.

A Little Night Music by Mike Resnick
Vlad and the Impalers are a new band in search of an agent.

Mr. Lucrada by John Lutz
Madeline and Gordy?s family move into a Florida condo when their father is transferred. Mr. Lucrada takes a special interest in Madeline.

In the Cusp of the Hour by John Gregory Betancourt
Beward of old people hanging out at the mall they?ll leach you!

Children of the Night by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Cammie is a vampire hunter who discovers a dark secret about herself as the result of a hunt.

The volume also contains a Selected Filmography by Leonard Wolf of Dracula movies. The stories are very diverse from one another creating a riveting spell over the reader!

5 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Dracula.......2003-07-09

I love dracula stories and I have to admit that I loved this book. I liked all the writers style and when I started to read it I could not put it down. I would recomend this book to those who enjoy vampire films and novels!

4 out of 5 stars An Interesting Look Into the Vampire Mystique.......1999-04-07

When I first picked up the Ultimate Dracula, I wasn't sure what it was. I thought another collection on Dracula himself, but I was wrong. Anne Rice's "Master of the Rampling Gate" is a wonderful short story of hers. My other favorite is "The Tenth Scholar", a totally different look at the world of the vampire. If you're looking for some good short fiction, pick up this book. It won't disappoint you.

2 out of 5 stars Nice art, mediocre stories.......1998-09-24

The books in this series--The Ultimate Dracula, Frankenstein, Werewolf, etc.--are striking for their cover art but disappointing in their story selection. They're eclectic enough--including stories by established writers and little-known authors and varying widely in tone. But none of them really stands out. There must be better collections out there.
Dracula (Ultimate Classics)
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  • A Classic
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  • "This night our feet must tread in thorny paths or later and forever the feet you love must walk in flame."
Dracula (Ultimate Classics)
Bram Stoker
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Dracula is perhaps almost as interesting regarded historically as the product of a specific time as it is engaging to continuing generations of readers in a 'timeless' fashion. In her introduction Byron first discusses the famous novel as an expression not of universal fears and desires but of specifically late nineteenth-century concerns. At the same time she is entirely attuned to the ways in which, however much Dracula is a Victorian text, Dracula is a very twentieth-century character, a representative of modernity and of the future.

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A popular bestseller in Victorian England, Stoker's hypnotic tale of the bloodthirsty Count Dracula, whose nocturnal atrocities are symbolic of an evil ages old yet forever new, endures as the quintessential story of suspense and horror. The unbridled lusts and desires, the diabolical cravings that Stoker dramatized with such mythical force, render Dracula resonant and unsettling a century later.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Classic.......2007-09-21

This is an all time classic with vampire films still being made today, though light years away from the Bela Lugosi version. Someone travels to a castle to do business only to get more than he bargained for as the owner of the estate is Count Dracula, a bloodthirsty vampire hungry for Jonathan Harker's blood. The source novel is not the first vampire novel, that would be Lafenu's Carmilla who had a lesbian female vampire. Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula is the closest film adaption to the novel, though in the film his motivation was love and not blood lust. The piece of cheese just about says it all, stay away from this unless you're into gothic novels and are on Welfare. The price is a bargain for such a lush portrayal of 1890s Irish gothic culture. Though many have heard of vampires in society and E, few have actually read the novel. This will be my third time reading it straight through. I guess I dress kind of men's gothic, turn of last century style but I don't let it influence me; gothic has always been a part of white European and American culture from the pilgrims landing on the flower to peasants in Europe. God bless.

5 out of 5 stars "For the dead travel fast".......2007-09-06

Surprisingly "Denn die Toten reiten schnell" or "For the dead travel fast" is more than an opening line to this tale of love in the dangerous moon light. After watching several Drac movies and a few Nosferatu's, I pretty much though I had a handle on the genera. Little did I know what a wonderful world of mystery and suspense that Bram Stoker opened up for me.

The story is told mostly third party though the papers, diaries, and phonograph recordings (on wax calendars) of those people involve in a tale so bizarre that it almost defies belief. The general story line is that of a Count that plans to move to a more urban setting (from Borgo Pass to London) where there is a richer diet. There he finds succulent women; something he can sing his teeth in. Unfortunately for him a gang of ruffians (including a real-estate agent, asylum director, Texas cowboy and an Old Dutch abnormal psychologist) is out to detour his nocturnal munching. They think they have Drac on the run but with a wing and a prayer he is always one step ahead.

Of more value to the reader is the rich prose chosen by Stoker as he describes the morals and technology of the time. We have to come to grips with or decide if we can perform the rituals that are required to eliminate vampires verses the impropriety of opening graves and staking loved ones. The powers in the book differ from the movie versions in that they are more of persuasion and capabilities to manipulate the local weather. At one point the Dutch Dr. Van Helsing, is so overwhelmed by a beautiful vampire laying in the grave that he almost for gets why he is there and may become vamp chow.

All in all the story is more in the cunning chase. And the question as to will they succeed or will Dracula triumph. Remember "For the dead travel fast."

4 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 Stars...A Muted Masterpiece.......2007-07-26

I've always been a fan of stories in which good and evil are pitted against each other, with humans caught in between. This theme is universal, though often repetitive, even preachy, in nature. In reading Stoker's "Dracula," I was surprised to find one of the modern forerunners for this type of gothic struggle. Sure, it has blo od-sucking and violence. Sure, it carries slightly ero tic undertones. But the story is first and foremost a spiritual battle, with humans as victims and/or heroes of war.

Jonathan Harker is a London solicitor sent on business to Transylvania. He is a guest of his client, Count Dracula. Soon, though, Harker realizes he is a prisoner. And the battle begins.

Back in England, a ship arrives in grim style on the waves of a storm. A sweet young woman becomes a victim of Dracula's schemes. And Harker's fiancee finds herself caught up in an epic struggle for the lives of those around her. Drawn into the struggle as the standard-bearer, Professor Van Helsing leads a band of intrepid humans against this otherworldy evil.

Stoker's book is tame by today's standards, even quaint, but his attention to dark and gloomy atmosphere, provides a perfect counterpoint for the shining, valiant hearts of his band of heroes. In his day, Stoker's story must've been fast-paced, nail-biting, and horrific. Today, it stands as a muted masterpiece of horror, showing that we don't need lots of blo od-and-guts to keep us intrigued. Using religious references and decisions of personal integrity, "Dracula" shows us a battle against evil that still wages. In that sense, it's as current and apropos as ever.

5 out of 5 stars The Vampire Masterpiece.......2007-07-23

Now that vampire stories are popular again (and thank God for that), it's easy to forget what they were like before Anne Rice got her hands on them. That's not to say anything bad about Rice, incidentally--she's the reigning contemporary vampire queen, and many vampire writers follow her lead these days (or try to). But when Bram Stoker invented this genre with this iconic novel, the vampire was a thing of pure dread and pure evil. There's precious little reader seduction here (which is the characterizing difference of Anne Rice's creations); no, in Dracula, when the characters are seduced, the reader cringes, turns on another light, and drinks more heavily into the succeeding chapters ...

Some who have reviewed this book have called it slow, boring, Victorian in the extreme ... well, they say there's no arguing taste, but I think I'll have a try, anyway. The fact is, most of what passes for "scary" these days has to do with instant fright gratification (which, by the way, I'm all in favor of), splashing gore, vividly-described mutilations. Stoker works his flame of fear up from the embers, burning slowly, until by the time you hear the rising scream, you've scarcely realized it's your own. There's a lot that happens "off camera", you might say, hinted at in the journal writings. The reader must infer for full effect; the terror is not served up on an easily handled tray, like cafeteria food. Dracula is literature, enjoyed at several levels, but it is also an excellent pulp horror story, told in the traditions of its time. It's lack of universal appeal in this modern age simply shows that it has not ... aged well, I suppose. But I loved it.

For myself, when I write, I'm a creature of this age, an unapologetic purveyor of in-you-face, vividly described scary stories. But the classics have, for me, a distinct and pleasing flavor virtually unimitable by the modern writer. And keeping in touch with your roots is, I think, a good thing.

(This review has been posted by Marcus Damanda, author of the vampire book "Teeth: a Horror Fantasy".)

4 out of 5 stars "This night our feet must tread in thorny paths or later and forever the feet you love must walk in flame.".......2007-03-18

Written in 1897, Stoker's Dracula is a classic of British fiction, fascinating for its subject matter and still the subject of films a hundred years later. Count Dracula, the epitome of evil, is exotic enough to keep even the most jaded reader of his exploits interested in their outcome, and grounded enough in the reality of evil to make even doubters wonder whether evil can be transmitted from one person to another against one's will.

The novel begins with the arrival of Jonathan Harker, a lawyer representing a London real estate agency, at the Transylvanian castle of Count Dracula to clinch the deal by which the count will move to a British estate. Details about Harker's arrival by coach, his greeting at the castle, which has no doors except the front door, his reception by the count (who has hair on the palms of his hands), and his instructions regarding where he may go or not go within the castle set the tone and establish the mysterious background of the count and a sense of dread regarding the outcome for Harker.

By the time that Harker recovers from a long and mysterious illness and returns home, the count, already in London, has turned Lucy, a lovely ingenue, into a vampire. Dr. Van Helsing, a German expert on vampires hired by her family, saves her several times from what appears to be severe anemia and recommends ringing her room with garlic and making sure that she has crucifixes around her. When Dracula then turns his blood-thirsty attention to Mina, fiancée of Jonathan Harker and friend of the unfortunate Lucy, the scene is set for a showdown regarding Dracula's power vs. the power of goodness and traditional religion.

Stoker takes his story beyond sheer melodrama, eliciting sympathy for the afflicted victims of Dracula while also recreating the religious atmosphere of the period and the beliefs and doubts of average citizens. The novel is far more compelling than I expected, creating suspense at the same time that it develops the character of the count with his supernatural powers. The climax in which the forces of good are ranged against the forces of evil in the shape of the count, whose long history is detailed in the novel, is truly a conflict between traditional religion and evil in the form of Satan personified. Fun to read and surprisingly affecting. Mary Whipple
THE ULTIMATE DRACULA
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    THE ULTIMATE DRACULA

    Manufacturer: Byron Press
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    ASIN: B000GC2AGY
    The Ultimate Dracula
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      The Ultimate Dracula
      Byron (Editor) Preiss
      Manufacturer: London Headline Feature 1992.
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        Byron Preiss
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            The Ultimate Dracula - 19 Original Stories
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                Anne Rice
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                My Grandfathers Blessings : Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging
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                My Grandfathers Blessings : Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging
                Rachel Naomi Remen
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                Release Date: 2001-04-10

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                When doctor and author Rachel Naomi Remen (Kitchen Table Wisdom) was young, she was caught between two different views of life: that of her rabbi grandfather and that of her highly academic, research-oriented parents, who believed religion was the opiate of the masses. As Remen gravitated toward academics and serving the world as a medical doctor, her grandfather became an "island of mysticism in a vast sea of science." But over time, Remen discovered that two seemingly divergent paths could lead to the same destination, especially as she learned to blend her spiritual beliefs with her medical treatment.

                Remen uses the heart-rending stories of her patients to teach readers how to follow in her example, that is, combining a life of service with a life of receiving and giving blessings (a combination that avoids common problems such as burnout, self-sacrifice, and navel gazing). Remen also includes personal stories of her grandfather, who showered the world with his mystical beliefs and wizened blessings. While this story-by-story structure is similar to the bestselling Kitchen Table Wisdom, it is still a tearful and satisfying formula. --Gail Hudson

                Book Description

                As a small child, Rachel Remen sat at the feet of her grandfather, an orthodox rabbi and scholar of the kabbalah, and learned the secret of life: that love and blessings given to others heals our loneliness, unhappiness, and in fact all our wounds. Remen uses her power as a master storyteller to bring to life the extraordinary blessings of ordinary existence. These exquisite pieces show us how we bless and serve each other most often without knowing it, how much life gives to us, and how many of our own blessings we have still yet to receive.

                There is nothing more comforting than hearing Rachel's grandfather speak of love, life, and God to a small, lonely, and very spiritual child who was trying to find her way in an unspiritual world. These are stories for keeping at the bedside, for those dark nights when we go out in search of our souls.

                Rachel's grandfather has blessed not only his beloved granddaughter but, through her, has blessed us all.

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars A truly inspirational book!.......2007-10-11

                I was deeply moved and inspired by this book. I bought 3 more copies and gave them to friends and family.

                5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2007-09-24

                I love this book - it's absolutely beautiful. The stories can help you grow. I would recommend this treasure to anyone.

                5 out of 5 stars A Blessing to Read.......2007-09-14

                Easy to Read, Much food for thought.....Life lessons for all of us to learn and use. Short chapters with a new theme in each. Can read short snippets at a time.

                4 out of 5 stars A Blessing In Itself.......2007-07-22

                I feel bad. Apparently, I'm only the 6th person out of 47 people to give this book anything less than a 5-star rating. And there's only one reason I did that. As a writer myself, I feel that there are too many stories in this book. Some of these little narratives just aren't as powerful or focused as others. And I would have left them out. But please don't let that get in the way of your enjoyment of this wonderful work. It is every bit as inspiring, uplifting, and profound as most of the other reviewers say it is. I especially like the common theme I see running through most of the pieces presented here. And that's the idea that the wholeness of an individual not only includes his or her health, talents and accomplishments, but his or her pain, suffering, shortcomings, and illnesses, too. In life we are called to embrace it all, and resist nothing. And that is the key to a life that is truly fulfilling and rewarding.

                Steven Lane Taylor, author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat: A Guide For Living Life In The Divine Flow

                5 out of 5 stars One not to be missed.......2007-05-19

                I have found My Grandfather's Blessings to be among the most moving books I have ever read. Each brief story can stand on its own. The author relates a simple incident, as many of us have lived, but then goes on in a simple and succinct manner to reveal a deeper meaning within the experience. Ms. Remen does not talk down to the reader, but rather sweeps us up into the experience with her. Upon finishing this book, I immediately ordered five more and sent them out to friends.
                My Grandfather's Blessings : Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging
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                My Grandfather's Blessings : Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging

                Manufacturer: Putnam Publishing Group, The
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback
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                ASIN: 0965025160

                Product Description

                From the New York Times bestselling author of Kitchen Table wisdom comes the wisdom to find our blessings and to bless everyone around us.

                Customer Reviews:

                1 out of 5 stars Worst used book order I have ever received.......2007-01-10

                This book was ordered from monserrat2392. When it arrived it was in the worst condition imaginable. Every page is heavily underlined in blue ink and is almost illegible because of this ink. Also, the former owner had written comments on most of the pages, again, making it unreadable. For the dealer to send this out is unconscionable. I sent them an e-mail via Amazon and they have not responded. I don't know how to send this back and get a total refund, but I hope you can help me. I will never order anything from these people again and I hope the rest of your customers will avoid them, too.
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                  My Grandfather's Blessings - Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging
                  Rachel Naomi Remen MD
                  Manufacturer: Hodder
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Paperback

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                  ASIN: 0733613209
                  My Grandfather's Blessings - Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging
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                    My Grandfather's Blessings - Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging
                    Rachel Naomi MD Remen
                    Manufacturer: Hodder
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback
                    ASIN: B000P1OA4Q
                    My Grandfather's Blessings - Stories Of Strength, Refuge, And Belonging
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                      My Grandfather's Blessings - Stories Of Strength, Refuge, And Belonging
                      Rachel Naomi, M.D. Remen
                      Manufacturer: Riverhead Books/Penguin
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Hardcover
                      ASIN: B000V0FN2O

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