Kaiser and Führer: A Comparative Study of Personality and Politics

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There are some remarkable parallels, and some equally interesting differences, between Adolf Hitler and Germany's earlier ruler, Kaiser Wilhelm II. The most obvious parallel is that both were cult figures who brought their country to ruin and the world to war, but when Robert G.L. Waite began to seriously compare the two men, the number of specific similarities was striking. Kaiser and F¦hrer is the first in-depth examination of the similarities and differences between these two twentieth-century political leaders.

Waite uses a psychological approach to throw light on the personal lives and politics of Wilhelm II and Adolf Hitler. He compares their intellectual worlds, their wartime strategies, and their tortured childhoods. Both men, we discover, had dual personalities - they could be cruel and kind, cowardly and brave, grandiose and vulnerable. Both exhibited homosexual tendencies yet were strongly attractive to women. We see how the personal pathologies of these two men heavily influenced the public policies that resulted in catastrophe.

Thoroughly documented and engagingly written this is a classic work of scholarship that will fascinate historians, psychologists, and general readers alike.

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A gripping, illuminating book.......2006-10-26

I am a person with a low tolerance for boredom when I read, and the fact that I found this book hard to put down is a great compliment to both its content and the style in which it is written. Mr. Waite explores the family histories, home lives, and psychological profiles of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Adolf Hitler, and narrates and speculates how these influenced their behaviors and attitudes. The book is written in a most engaging style, presented very intelligently yet in a manner easy to follow. It is sometimes disturbing, sometimes amusing, always informative. "Kaiser and Fuhrer" is an indispensable help in understanding the two men who did so much damage to Germany, Europe, and the world in the 20th century, and anyone even mildly interested in European history and/or psychology will find this a great read.

Reviewed by Richard Morrock for the Journal of Psychohistory.......1999-03-03

Robert Waite's earlier book, The Psychopathic God: Adolph Hitler was an excellent psychobiographical study. In this book, he compares Hitler and Kaiser Wilhelm and finds a striking number of similarities between the two men.

Though Hitler rose to power at the head of a mass movement and the Kaiser inherited his throne, the two men were alike in their pathological egotism and belief that Germany existed for their own aggrandizement. Both men considered themselves incapable of change. As adults they clung to playing childish games, e.g. the Kaiser enjoyed playing tag on his private yacht, and Hitler liked riding through Berlin yelling "Beaver" every time he saw a man with a beard. Both were fierce racists and anti-Semites. They enjoyed humiliating others, and spent extensive time traveling in order to avoid work. Both dragged Germany into destructive World Wars for which they were quick to blame others.

Waite reminds us that Hitler's fear that his father may have been part Jewish probably contributed to his anti-Semitism. Likewise the Anglophobic Kaiser had an English mother, with whom he had a poor relationship. She was a believer in the pedagogical doctrines of Daniel Moritz Schreber, designer of sadistic devices to improve children's posture and father of Paul Schreber, the chief inspiration for Freud's theory of paranoia.

He is aware of the limitations of psychobiography, but the use of two subjects allows Kaiser and Fuhrer to shed light on recent German history in general. Waite concludes that German history displays much continuity. The paranoid chauvinism of the Nazi era had strong roots in the Hohenzollern period. It was Weimar democracy rather than Nazi tyranny which was the aberration.

Though this book has many strengths, it is too speculative about Hitler's relationship with his long suffering mother. Did she, as Waite thinks, do something terrible to her son that aroused his intense, but concealed hate? Or did the hate stem from identification with his brutal, abusive father, who regularly beat his wife, Adolph, the dog, and everyone else in sight?

Waite also speculates that Hitler's niece, Geli Raubal, committed suicide as did several other women in his life. But looking at Raubal's "suicide" note raises doubts about this. It seems more plausible that Hitler might have had her murdered so that she would talk about his coprophilia.

Waite has given us a thoroughly researched, intellectually stimulating account of two men who managed to inflict on the world the sufferings they experienced as children. Kaiser and Fuhrer represents an original and fruitful approach to psychobiography and psychohistory. At the same time, it shows that, even at this late date, there are still many questions about Adolph Hitler that have yet to be answered.

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KAISER AND FUHRER: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERSONALITY AND POLITICS.
Robert G.L.: Waite
Manufacturer: Pan
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000W33U16

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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03

After those on the side of good, e.g. not the Storm King and his
servants work out the whole deal with the three powerful swords, there
must come a final reckoning, especially after so many pages already.

Guess what though, this does have princesses, as well as the
dragon. Here, one needs rescuing, and one is crazy, there is still a
war to be won and nonhumans to deal with.

Wow!!!.......2006-08-18

I am speechless. Tad Williams wraps up Memory Sorrow and THorn, leaving the reader with a feeling that they would like to know the further adventures of the characters they have grown to love for 3,000 pages. That's the only drawback when reading a lengthy novel with solid consistant character development, is you kind of wish the story went on some more. I burned myself out reading this one (it only took two and a half days) but it was worth it. The pieces are moved, and the adventuring continues and one by one everyone arrives at the site of the final struggle against evil...I dont want to give away anything, so I will say that on its own, if you havent read the series, go back and start with the first book, its a winner of a story through all of them, and it is worthless and would be pointless to start with this one, even with the sinopsis in the beginning to help you out, and if you have read the first two books and the first half of the third, keep on, man, you will not regret it...only downside is that the ending seems much happier than it should have been due to circumstances.

A Satisying End.......2006-08-14

To Green Angel Tower concludes the tale set in the fictional world of Osten Ard.

As the evil minions of the undead Sithi Storm King prepare for the kingdom-shattering culmination of their dark sorceries and King Elias is drawn ever deeper into their nightmarish, spell-spun world, the loyal allies of Prince Josua desperately struggle to rally their forces at The Stone of Farewell. And with time running out, the remaining members of the now-devastated League of the Scroll have also gathered there to unravel mysteries from the forgotten past. For if the League can reclaim these age-old secrets of magic long-buried beneath the dusts of time, they may be able to reveal to Josua and his army the only means of striking down the unslayable foe.

But whether or not the League is successful in its quest, the call of battle will lead the valiant followers of Josua Lackhand across storm tossed seas brimming with bloodthirsty kilpa, through forests swarming with those both mind- and soul-lost, through ancient caverns built by legendary Dwarrows and to the haunted halls of Asu'a itself--the Sithi's greatest stronghold, and now the seat of mankind's power in Osten Ard.

A great ending to a great series........2006-06-27

All the other books in this series I gave 4 stars but this is a definate 5 star book. There is a little to much wandering in the dark for my liking, but it moves at a rapid pace and really seems to build up a great sence of urgency as the book progresses and the story becomes more hectic at the end. It has some good plot twists and not all the good guys live wich is something I like. Although a few to many lived in my opinion. It also has a good sense of closure to it. It has a couple full chapters of what happens after the final battle and doesnt just leave the reader wondering how it all worked out afterwards. The story becomes pretty complex toward the end and I found my self with 150 pages left thinking there was no way it could possibly be completely finished and still be fulfilling in that few of pages. But somehow it ends perfectly and doesnt skimp on the excitement. A great read and a great series, Im glad I suffered through the Dragonbone chair and kept with the series this final book is spectacular and brought the series to a great finish.

excellent yet somewhat cliché fantasy [no spoilers].......2006-04-07

"To Green Angel Tower, Part 2" finishes the two-part conclusion to "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn" series and primarily follows Simon and Prince Josua. The author's exceptional writing compliments moments of riveting action and ideas with thorough narratives of emotional and physical exertion.

The Miriamele and Simon romance continues to place the reader during awkward situations especially since he decided to become her protector. However, Camaris shines above all and would create a tremendous solo tale. Because of the reduced interaction with Sludig, Cadrach, Sisqi, and even the Sithi, the inordinate amount of dialogue and traveling among the remaining characters impedes the final developments. Unfortunately these revelations are crammed into the ending chapters instead of propagated throughout providing more frequent interest.

Sufficiently detailed maps precede both of the two sections relating to understanding Simon's vague visions. Conventional characters and races inhabit the vivid realm, such as the Sithi or Fair Folk containing Tolkien's Elven traits and mannerisms. The great assortment of royal characters might leave one hoping for a more comprehensive appendix, perhaps a section in alphabetical order or with a genealogical chart.

I highly recommend this series to any fan of the fantasy genre.

Thank you.

To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 3)

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The Homer Simpson of Protagonists
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Well-written-but too lengthy
Great Trilogy
standard kitchen boy fantasy with a betrayal of an ending

To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 3)
Tad Williams
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ASIN: 0886775981

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Available in one volume for the first time since its hardcover publication over a decade ago-The FINAL book in the trilogy that launched one of the most important fantasy writers of our time

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The Homer Simpson of Protagonists.......2007-09-10

Simon or Seoman is one of the biggest morons to grace the tomes of modern fantasy. If you can get through the tremendous self deprecation in the first two books where the author (clearly lacking imagination) has his main character Simon refer to himself as a "mooncalf" and a "scullion" many many times over and over again. I know it is usual for the commoner boy character, who is the main hero in these kinds of books to feel sorry for himself but Tad Williams has taken that to a whole different level. Simon has so many Doh! and "Why me?" moments that you will be tearing your hair out by the time you reach the third book. As for the third book, it is almost a surprise that this mentally challenged idiot gets through all the adversities that the author throws before him as he bumbles through page after page of "oh, silly me, here i go again" kind of adventures. The main heroes inherent lack of logic and common sense makes an otherwise great book mediocre.

This book is worth reading for all the other characters that populate Osten Ard. These characters have complex and satisfying personalities and are involved in twisted and surprising plots. If I could skip over Simon's part and just read the rest of the book, I would be happier. But to go through so much idiocy just to get to the good part is just not worth it. The kid is a jackass and he knows it and the author makes sure that we know it and are punished for it.

Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03

Simon, Prince Joshua and Simon's old friend Binabik, the troll realise
there is a bit more to all of this fancy sword business than meets the
eye. There are actually three of these fanastic artifacts, and one of
them had been somewhere obvious all along. The old beaten up sword of
King John is actually one of them, Doh.

Well-written-but too lengthy.......2007-06-15

After finally finishing Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, I conclude that Mr. Williams is a very talented writer.

His story contains many elements that are far too familiar in high fantasy today, such as a humble kid out to save the world, a race of powerful immortal elf-like beings, a great evil poised on the edge of destroying the world, a strong willed runaway princess etc. However Williams gives the clichés fresh twists that make them his own. The result is a deeper more thoughtful tale than the works of most contemporary fantasy authors.

Other positives include-
The characterization- though Mr. Williams juggles a myriad of different characters he succeeds in making them separate and distinct from one another-especially in dialogue.

His adolescent protagonists- Miramelle and Simon act exactly like what they are - teenagers. It's a common mistake in fantasy stories to make the young people act either ridiculously stupid and naïve or uncommonly intelligent and brave. Williams creates a more realistic blend in the coming-of-age element to his story.

The dream sequences- I have never read such disturbing and powerful dream sequences. Dreams can be very dull to read about but in Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn they compose some of the most compelling parts of the trilogy.

However, Williams has a terrible problem with pacing. His books are excruciatingly detailed and rarely skip over or narrate anything. This makes for a highly realistic approach, but a tedious read.

Finally during the last two hundred pages of this last book, To Green Angel Tower, things begin to pick up. At last it transformed into the kind of gut-wrenching action-packed reading I couldn't put down (after all, I had been waiting for thousands of pages).
A lot of the mysteries and puzzles are answered at last in the final chapters of the book. However, it's been so long since the original prophesy or hint that it almost seems too late to finish them up by cramming them togther at the end of the novel.

Also though the final confrontation with the Storm King was full of sound and fury, the resolution was astonishingly quick and simple. I won't spoil the ending, but it was remarkable that no one planned for or foresaw the possibility of such an event taking place. This leap in logic was disappointing and uncharacteristic of the rest of the books.

Overall, I enjoyed the series and I'm glad I read it, but I can't help but wonder how much sharper and more powerful the trilogy would be, had a more stringent editor gotten his hands on it. If you're a patient reader and enjoy spending months investing yourself in the characters and world of a story, then these are the books for you. Everyone else might want to steer clear and pick up something shorter.

Great Trilogy.......2007-05-13

This is a great well written intelligent trilogy. A long, but captivating read.

standard kitchen boy fantasy with a betrayal of an ending.......2006-10-13

To Green Angel Tower is the massive concluding volume to Tad Williams' epic fantasy trilogy Memory, Sorrow, Thorn. The novel weighs in at just over a thousand pages and the paperback edition has frequently been published as two volumes. Here Prince Josua has gathered refugees from this brother the King Elias and the Red Priest Pyrates at the Stone of Farewell (also the title of the second volume). At this point Josua and the good guys have an idea of what they are up against. Not only is Elias a bad king and under the influence of the evil Pyrates, they are also up against the The Storm King who has been dead for 500 years but whose spirit is still strong and full of hatred and the Norns. The Norns are the cousins of the Sithi, a long lived race of near immortals of great power. The Sithi once held all the land the humans now hold. The Sithi have accepted humanity's right to live and live in exile from their former homeland. The Norns seek to take their lands back and destroy the humans. To say that the odds are stacked against Prince Josua and his allies is to downplay the situation. The situation appears to be nearly hopeless.

The hero of our story is not Josua, however. The hero of our story is a young man named Simon. Simon started in The Dragonbone Chair as a kitchen scullion in the caste Hayholt and before long is on the run and finding his true destiny. By the beginning of To Green Angel Tower Simon, now called Seoman Snowlock for his slaying of a dragon and recovering one of the three legendary swords, has become a major player in his world. He has befriended the Sithi, some of the trolls, a princess, become a warrior, slain a dragon, recovered the sword Thorn, and has become part of Josua's inner circle. Still, Simon is a young man just discovering who he is and he has not yet grown as confident and mature as he will.

To Green Angel Tower brings the story to a crawling conclusion. At some point Josua and Simon and the allies will make a push to claim the throne and before that to claim the two missing swords Minneyar and Sorrow. They will face the great conflict from the Norns and will seek to bring healing to the land. They do not know how and neither does the reader. Tad Williams has one thousand pages to wrap the story up, so there is plenty of time. Tad Williams uses every page in the book to get us there, and by that I mean that he takes a really long time. One would think that after the first 1200 pages or so covering the first two volumes that we would be farther along, but in a very real sense the story has a long way to go because Josua does not know how to get the swords and has no idea how to overcome the enemy. One thing the reader has to understand is that the story moves slowly. Creeping along slow. Slow like the author doesn't quite know what to do next so he will keep writing more and more until he figures it out. Eventually he does.

So, here's the thing: Memory, Sorrow, Thorn is a very traditional high fantasy story. This is what is typically called "kitchen boy" fantasy because the hero is usually a servant of some sort, often a kitchen boy like Simon, with no parents and real hope to be anything more than what he is. He dreams, of course, but no real hope of becoming more. Something happens and the kitchen boy goes on a grand adventure and learns that he has a great skill or power, gets involved with the powerful men and women of the land who accept him as an equal, and more often than not finds something out about his own heritage which involves some sort of grandeur. This is a staple of the high fantasy genre and this is exactly what Memory, Sorrow, Thorn is. That's fine. It is what an author does within the genre that matters, not the trappings of the genre. This series is both very ordinary, but also well done up until the end. Williams gives us such a slow build that many readers would have quit a thousand pages ago and it is recommended that new readers give the first book at least two hundred pages before making a judgment on the book. There is some promise in the story as Williams makes some of the familiarity seem new. If one gets to the meat of the story, there is an exciting story here. With a good editor Williams could cut several hundred pages out of this book (and from previous books) and really make a moving, tightly paced story that still gets all of the detail (unlike what Terry Brooks is doing with his most recent novels which is all pace and no detail). Still, when I got deep into each novel and especially To Green Angel Tower I was wrapped up in the story and shortly before the end Williams makes some bold moves for such a traditional novel and does a couple of unexpected things to characters which is true to the story and characters and I was impressed.

Then we got to the coda and Williams betrayed the sacrifices of what came before. Note how I am trying not to spoil exactly who made these sacrifices or what the sacrifice entailed. Right before this coda of an ending which wraps everything up I am sold. Williams hammered home a great ending and then he went and undid everything that came before with one more chapter. He revealed too much, gave the reader too much and the ending lost all the power it had up to that point. One thing had been hinted at for a while regarding Simon, so I understand even though I wish Simon's fate could have come about without the family history. The other couple of characters who sacrificed at the end meant nothing after the coda. Betrayal by the author who apparently needed an extra happy ending to close out the trilogy.

If Williams did the same thing with the Otherland series I might be done with him.

Final Analysis: Slow moving traditional fantasy that has a strong story buried in with the lazy river of a plot but a feckless tacked on ending after the final battle which invalidated the power of said final battle.

-Joe Sherry

Angels & Dragons: Of Sorrow, God and Healing

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She just keeps getting better!
Slaying the Dragon
New Directions

Angels & Dragons: Of Sorrow, God and Healing
Molly Wolf
Manufacturer: Doubleday
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ASIN: 0385501226
Release Date: 2001-10-16

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Like Wolf's previous book, A Place Like Any Other, Angels and Dragons reaches out to the entire spectrum of spiritual seekers, speaking to a mainstream nondenominational audience as well as to followers of traditional religions.

A memoir that acknowledges the "sloppiness of memory, the wild imprecision of the human heart," Angels and Dragons shows readers how to face the past honestly to begin their path to a spiritually rich and rewarding future.

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She just keeps getting better!.......2002-08-24

This collection by theologian and author Molly Wolf, taps even deeper into the mystery of human suffering and pain than her previous books. In these beautifully-written essays, Wolf discusses tragedy, post-traumatic disorder, jealousy, and other issues that rip the human spirit. Wolf doesn't spare herself or her readers - at times the imagery is very, very powerful and quite graphic. This is a searingly honest, deeply personal and redemptive book that establishes Wolf as a new and important voice in Christian theology.

Slaying the Dragon.......2001-11-27

The title brings to mind the statue (Michelangelo?)of The Archangel slaying the Dragon. The book chronicles some of the author's struggles with slaying the dragon of an abusive marriage and living with subsequent PTSD. As one of the editorial reviewers says, the emotional power is so strong that the book should be read in small bites; I read it in small pieces lest I read the whole thing in one sitting and be left hungry, to wait for her next book. In short, the book is excellent; and it shows that Wolf is a major writer of every-day spirituality, both in her weekly "Sabbath Blessing" and now on this new plane. I think she is a product of, and a strong voice for, the quiet spiritual revival which I see taking place in major denominations - a revival which is going beyond institutional preoccupations and leading to a strong personal and community "sense of God." A Christian {or anyone else} who wants to lead a spiritual life in the here-and-now, the dirt-and-the-dust should be reading this and all of Molly Wolf's books.

New Directions.......2001-11-17

Those of us with the good fortune to have discovered Wolf's weekly vignettes for the Internet, tying together real life as we know it and spiritual belief, will find her new book different. Different as in, not better or worse, but with a different flavor. In fact, Wolf continues to weave a verbal web, combining elegant metaphor with prosaic observation, all the while illuminating everyday issues of faith. Angels and Dragons is a different beast; not a vignetter, but an attempt through a collection of pieces which oscillate around a theme - that of injury, sorrow and healing. The attempt is more than a success. While the tone of the book differs from Wolf's previous, her ability to weave her own experiences along with others, both biblical and real, retains the central characteristic of clear, evocative writing we have become used to. This is not so much a "take a little bite book", but the fuller menu is even more satisfying.

Angels & Dragons: On Sorrow, God, and Healing

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Angels & Dragons: On Sorrow, God, and Healing
Molly Wolf
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Big Table 1 (The Complete Contents of the Suppressed Winter 1959 Chicago Review, Number 1 Spring 1959)

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Big Table 1 (The Complete Contents of the Suppressed Winter 1959 Chicago Review, Number 1 Spring 1959)

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Y Angels Cry

Sorrow Angel
Danielle A. Sinisi
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I cry out to you my love.
Only you will not hear me.
I smile while I die for you.
I hold you up, while I fall.
Do you know this?
That I love you that much.
Can you comprehend this passion?
I would not only die for you
I am dying of you.
You rest your head on me.
I can't help but cry.
I see you with others in my head.
Over and over, I can't sleep anymore.
8 years, 8 years I've loved you.
You must feel it I can't be that wrong.

This is just a taste of what's inside. If you want to know more I welcome you inside my life. Just open and see your not the only Sorrow Angel in this world.

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This is just a taste of what's inside. If you want to know more I welcome you inside my life. Just open and see your not the only Sorrow Angel in this world.

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Y Angels Cry.......2002-04-29

This book had an honesty that is hard to find these days. You can feel so much that if you close your eyes the poems will pull you write in. From Pixy Roses to Dark Deadly Caves everyone no matter lifestyle will have something to relate to and be enveloped by.

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Interesting story, poorly written

Sorrow Of Heart...A Fallen Angel
Jean Bonner , and Joe Vetromile
Manufacturer: Heartfelt Publications
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0974253308

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Few stories can posses your mind and soul with a force so compelling as this one. Jean's story is completely factual and revealing from start to finish. It promises to rivet each and every reader to a motionless point in time and space where curiosity and amazement posses and dominate the mind. It is meant to inform and educate, enlighten and inspire, as well as lift one to a level of curiosity and interest most of us rarely reach.

Follow Jean's emotional and physical betrayal from start to finish. Experience her startling and heart wrenching revelation, and journey with her through a slow and painfully deliberate rise from despair. Watch her world completely change in an instant by a shattering of trust and hope. The disbelief and physical effects of her discovery were overwhelming and traumatic, leaving her to barely survive and miraculously recover. Her night in shining armor had transformed in an instant into a tarnished and "FALLEN ANGEL". Creep along with her in her "SORROW OF HEART" though a quest for truth as she finds answers to why and how this could happen. Learn the truth with her. Find a way with her. Feel the same shock as you find out what that awful truth really is.

Be saddened and sickened with her as her book will find itself virtually glued to your hands. Travel through time with her in a charade of sorts to uncover and confront the monsters of her misery. Discover what ultimately keeps her going and meet the people and creatures along the way that fill her dismal life with glimmers of hope and faith that eventually point her to a new life. Be part of her triumph as this slowly developing drama unfolds in to a wealth of revealing and valuable information that can open so many readers' hearts and minds along the way. Share in her triumph over heartache and hopelessness as she goes full circle in a rebuilding of a trust in man and faith in God. A new life and a new hope to defeat or lessen the nightmarish affects of the past will now exist in a new form as the conclusion approaches to reveal a worthwhile and climactic ending. Be there with Jean and her friends. Restore your faith through her victory and strength. By the time this story is fully told there will be no more disappointment, pain or sorrow, just a new awareness with a truth and a hope reborn.

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Interesting story, poorly written.......2004-10-08

While the story in this book is compelling and an interesting read, it's carelessly written. It is fraught with misspellings, typographical errors, poor grammar, redundancies, and simply non-existent editing. Running this manuscript through basic spell-check and grammar-check would have flagged 90% of the problems. This carelessness drove me crazy, to the point of red-penning the book! "Sorrow of Heart..." was co-written too, supposedly by an experienced author.

To Green Angel Tower Parts 1 & 2 (Two Volume Set) (Memory, Sorrow and Thorn)

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To Green Angel Tower Parts 1 & 2 (Two Volume Set) (Memory, Sorrow and Thorn)
Tad Williams
Manufacturer: Daw Books, Inc.
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2-Volume set comprising Book Three of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series.

Memory Sorrow and Thorn Series Set of Four (4) Books Book One (1) The Dragonbone Chair Book Two (2) Stone of Farewell Book Three (3) in two parts To Green Angel Tower Part 1 To Green Angel Tower Part 2

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Memory Sorrow and Thorn Series Set of Four (4) Books Book One (1) The Dragonbone Chair Book Two (2) Stone of Farewell Book Three (3) in two parts To Green Angel Tower Part 1 To Green Angel Tower Part 2

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Memory, Sorrow and Thorn Trilogy (in four parts) Complete set. A war fueld by the dark powers of sorcery is about to engulf the peaceful land of Osten Ard - for Prester John, the High King, slayer of the dread dragon Shurakai, lies dying. And with his death, an ancient evil will at last be unleashed, as the Storm King, undead ruler of the elvishlike Sithi, seeks to regain his lost realm...

4-book Set; Memory, Sorrow and Thorn Series 1-4; the Dragonbone Chair; Stone of Farewell; to Green Angel Tower Part 1; to Green Angel Tower Part 2 By Tad Williams

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4-book Set; Memory, Sorrow and Thorn Series 1-4; the Dragonbone Chair; Stone of Farewell; to Green Angel Tower Part 1; to Green Angel Tower Part 2 By Tad Williams
Tad Williams
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4-book set of Memory, Sarrow and Thorn by Tad Williams.

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