The Night Wind Howls

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The Night Wind Howls.......2000-04-30

If you don't even open the cover, buy this book for theincredibly wonderful/wicked dustjacket depicting a sadistic Punch (ofthe "Punch & Judy" puppet show fame). The jacket is thebest "blurb" for the contents - unexpected. This is Cowles' complete (apparently, this is EVERYTHING) works. This is wonderful in and unto itself since the author's abilities (and Cowles abilities vary from the sublime to the mediocre) can be seen over his entire writing career. These are not your typical modern, overtly sexual (ie-Clegg, Lee, Ketchum) horror stories. By modern tastes, these are not even horrific. Most of stories read with a limit of peversity that reside well in the E.F. Benson or H.P. Lovecraft school of shock/gore. These are wonderfully scary stories (not so much horrifying) without the charged libido. Robert W Chambers and H.R. Wakefield wrote "thinking person's" ghost stories - Cowles' works are exactly in the same genre. It's too bad that college courses do not offer more classes on the evolution and place of horrific literature - if they did, this book would be a definite recommendation to a good reading list. If you want to simply unplug your brain and "vedge" on gore - don't buy this book. ...if you like a more well-rounded view of what horror was in "Lovecraftian" era. You will get ...entertainment out of the small-spaced, tightly packed pages. Then again, I thought the freaky dustjacket was worth the expense !

THE GHOUL KEEPERS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice; The Martian and the Moron; The Isle of the Sleeper; Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep; The Lake; The Witch in the Fog; When the Night Wind Howls; Clair de Lune; Spawn of Dagon

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THE GHOUL KEEPERS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice; The Martian and the Moron; The Isle of the Sleeper; Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep; The Lake; The Witch in the Fog; When the Night Wind Howls; Clair de Lune; Spawn of Dagon
Leo (editor) (Robert Bloch; Theodore Sturgeon; Edmond Hamilton; Helen W. Kasson; Ray Bradbury; Harry Altshuler; L. Sprague de Camp; Fletcher Pratt; Seabury Quinn; Henry Kuttner) Margulies
Manufacturer: Pyramid Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1015006655

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Howls in the Night (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition)

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Howls in the Night (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition)
Colin McComb
Manufacturer: TSR
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I Love to Hear the Cold Wind Howl: When I'm All Tucked in at Night

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I Love to Hear the Cold Wind Howl: When I'm All Tucked in at Night
Gene Corpening
Manufacturer: Alice Pub
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A TREAT
howl in despair

Night Howl
Andrew Neiderman
Manufacturer: Severn House Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0727814354

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A TREAT.......2003-11-21

Having penned scads of novels under his name over the last two decades, Andrew Neiderman is undoubtedly in a class of his own. Year after year he manages to satisfy his readers by creating original unputdownable page-turners like PIN, IMP, BABY SQUAD. When not so original, his novels are still a treat, if not for their fast-paced reads, for the skillful way Neiderman creates his own take on the subject, such as in NIGHT HOWL, the tale of a laboratory man-made German shepherd on the loose and the people chasing it. A reminiscence of Steve King's CUJO (where a viscous dog is attacking a woman and her son) and of Dean Koontz's WATCHERS (centered around a dog and its pursuers), NIGHT HOWL mostly delivers when Neiderman gets rid of his first third cliché-ridden plot. Then it becomes a roller-coaster thrill ride where the hunters become the hunted, the enemies are not what they appear to be and the creature's itinerary to freedom is taking him (and us) to undiscovered places. The author's philosophical vision of the dog's journey even adds sparks to it all. Just like a good grade-B novel, NIGHT HOWL succeeds what it's set out to do : entertain its readers. It is a well constructed if sometimes stereotypical piece of suspenseful fluff.-----Martin Boucher

howl in despair.......2003-04-23

so there's this dog-creature going round thinking evil thoughts. it will punish the humans, yes it will. it lurks, it stalks, it even comes to bite a human and then disappear again. then it wants to punish other humans. this was really uninteresting, stereotypical, dull. bad plot. just a lot of evil thoughts and nothing much going on. a creature walking around thinking evil thoughts, sometimes attacking? what was the author thinking? there is no reason to buy this book, no matter what taste you have in books, you won't be satisfied anyway.

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Night Howl

Manufacturer: Pocket
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000I1G7QW

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Night Visits to a WolfÕs Howl.
GEORGE. ROBERTS
Manufacturer: Santa Barbara:Oyster Press,
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000U8UUOS

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When the Night Wind Howls
Pamela F. Service
Manufacturer: Fawcett
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0449702790
Release Date: 1988-05-12

Why coyote howls at night (Sadlier little books phonics)

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Why coyote howls at night (Sadlier little books phonics)
Cheyenne Cisco
Manufacturer: Sadlier-Oxford
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Wolves Howl At The Moon (I Didn't Know That)

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Wolves Howl At The Moon (I Didn't Know That)
Cecilia Fitzsimons
Manufacturer: Copper Beech
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ASIN: 0761308385

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Good ideas

Far from easy ....

Just about there.

Informative book

Lockpicking 301

How To Open Locks With Improvised Tools: Practical, Non-Destructive Ways Of Getting Back Into Just About Everything When You Lose Your Keys (formerly published as Lock Bypass Methods)
Hans Conkel
Manufacturer: Level Four Pubns
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PXS-14 Fourteen Piece Lock Pick Set

ASIN: 0966608712

Book Description

Practical, real-world solutions to lockouts. Learn to open doorknobs, deadbolts, car doors, padlocks, handcuffs, et cetera. This book sold out as "Lock Bypass Methods," and has proven to be the best manual on keyless entry available. Since your resources are usually on the other side of the door when you're locked out, it shows how to improvise tools from garbage and common, everday items. Multiple entrance options are provided in case of stubborn doors or limited materials. Thousands of people have successfully opened doors using techniques they learned in "Lock Bypass Methods." This expanded edition has more illustrations and new techniques.

This book will not waste your time trying to explain how to pick sidebar locks, or activate magnetic-stripe readers without a key card. It DOES explain how to open doors protected by these locks, simply and without damage, through bypass techniques. A latch holds something shut, and a lock is a gateway to that latch. This book teaches ways to climb over the fence and ignore the gate. You will learn how to pick locks, a skill that works 60-70% of the time. More importantly, you will learn methods to trip actuators, move linkage rods, take advantage of mechanical design flaws, exploit tolerances in a lock's setting, and other practical means of entry.

The book's focus is on problem solving, not presenting methods that are too difficult to accomplish. Many other books in this field suffer from too much theory and too little delivery. If it doesn't work, it isn't in here. This book is designed to give the reader skills that open locks without keys or damage. It is not a whitewashed or glossed-over set of instructions that leave a reader feeling as if failure is his fault and he just hasn't developed some special esoteric talent. Difficulties encountered in opening methods are identified, explained, and solutions are given to cope with them. The book is clearly written and illustrated, and covers problem solving, how locks work, picking, bypassing, and tool making. If you are interested in opening locks without keys, you should have this book.

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Good ideas.......2007-03-09

Helped me understand various lock systems better. I appreciated the innovative ideas the author presented, many of which actually may have a hope of working in the real world. Definitely has a MacGyver-esque quality to it, without being hokey and completely unfeasible.

Far from easy ...........2004-12-09

I had been trying to open an old S&L moneybox for some time - the lock mechanism is "simple" per this book. Curiosity can be frustrating. I didn't want to spend any money on tools for a one off project (I ended up doing this and bought another book). The intellectual satisfaction was worth it. I'm interested in antiques so may get some payback for learning in the future. (I can now also open simple padlocks, and furniture locks, with an improvised tool in fairly quick time.)

The information on getting into a locked car is easy to follow; I knew some of this before buying the book but the process will be easier in future. The stuff on handcuffs also appears straightforward - if you use them for business or pleasure - I don't - this could be worth reading.

This is a practical book but hard work and requires practice. Worth reading if you have a real interest in locks and will practice. Not for beginers; I bought this book first then came back to it.

Just about there........2004-09-20

personally im only interested in picking locks and this book does help abit, but it focuses more on bypassing security systems and teaches you how.

the paragraphing is kinda compact and so are the instructions and diagrams for me- someone with little technical background.

a good read for the hot and lazy afternoon or those boring plane trips.

Informative book.......2004-02-25

Even though it is quite a small book, it's one that is highly recommended. Some of the items are obvious, while others are helpful and make you think about your surroundings or for just utilizing cheap alternatives to professional tools that might not be in your bag of tricks. For example, the author says to use a cut out of a clear 2liter bottle for a plug remover to hold the pins & springs, while seeing what is going on through the clear plastic. Neat idea and not obvious to all.

I'm just a novice at picking, but learning quite rapidly. There are exercises to improve your skills.

The only thing bad I can say about the book is the first chapter. Long winded, but basically states the following: 1) picking what you aren't supposed to is illegal and will get you into trouble, 2) don't be egotistical and show off to your friends thinking you can pick anything, and 3) practice practice practice, that's the only way you'll be proficient in lock bypassing & picking.

Lockpicking 301.......2004-02-12

This book ought to be the third level for someone who is interested in learning how to pick locks though it contains
information which may be useful to anyone. From this book one can learn how to develop and use a number of common items to unlock locks of a variety of sorts whether the lock be on a car or a house. Though I am not a locksmith, I have been practicing lockpicking for some time because somebody always forgets the keys. Conkel's book contains a number of ideas which will open locks easily which had never occurred to me.

Stuff Guys Need To Know: How to Do Just About Everything

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Coming of Age Gift
Funny, Entertaining, and informative for any age!

Stuff Guys Need To Know: How to Do Just About Everything
John Hunt
Manufacturer: Citadel
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ASIN: 0806521295

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Coming of Age Gift.......2006-06-05

I got this when I turned 18. I looked at my parents and wondered where the heck my new game was. That game doesn't matter now, the book does, and I'm happy I recieved it. This is hands down one of the most important books I own, including Catcher in the Rye, Catch-22, and a few others.

Since I got the book I've become a best man, I've had to tie ties and knots, practice FIRST aid, eat shushi, and many other things, which are all covered in this book very well. It's funny, informative and well done.

Funny, Entertaining, and informative for any age!.......2001-11-21

This book is the perfect gift for your husband, father, son, nephew, godson, graduation, birthday, holiday gifts for young men of any age. John Hunt has a infectious wit & charm in this funny and informative guidebook. He tells the reader how to do about everything from changing a tire to changing a diaper in a very entertaining read.
Can't wait for his next book !!!!!
Stephanie Hinton

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A Complete and Total Waste of Time and Money
Not for Most Adults
No, it isn't going to tell you how to build a spaceship
Too simplistic not enough info
Great book for the right demographic

How to Do Just About Everything
Courtney Rosen
Manufacturer: Free Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0743211103

Book Description

The experts at eHow know how to do just about everything, and in this comprehensive reference book, they share their know-how with you. From pets to home improvement, sports to job survival, here are 1,001 how-to solutions to help you get the job done -- and done well. For every task, eHow provides concise step-by-step instructions, helpful tips and warnings, and useful lists of everything you'll need to get the job done. Browse these pages to discover how to:

Tie a Tie * Plant a Lawn * Carve a Turkey * Write a Business Plan * Unclog a Sink * Ask for a Raise * Tango * Change Your Motor Oil * Sew on a Button * Write a Love Letter * Wash Your Cat * Lose Weight * Prevent Jet Lag * Throw a Knuckleball

...and much, much more

Whatever you need to do, you'll now know where to look for complete, authoritative instructions. How to Do (Just About) Everything is packed with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, plus helpful checklists and calendars. A thorough keyword index makes it simple to find what you need. Keep this essential reference volume around the house and soon you'll wonder how you ever got anything done without it.

Customer Reviews:

A Complete and Total Waste of Time and Money.......2006-03-03

This book is practically useless. The instructions it gives are so vauge and obvious it must think you are an idiot. I wont say its completely useless, with 1001 entries I'm sure you can find a couple of pieces of usefull information in the massively thick and heavy book. 98% of its entries are uninformative, and vauge descriptions of what you either already knew or could easily figure out. I wouldn't wish this book on my worst enemy. Oh wait my in laws bought it for me for my birthday, Makes sense huh? ;)

Seriously though, I have to wonder if the people who rated this book highly really use it? And if so what do they use it for? I'd like to know.

Not for Most Adults.......2005-12-10

If you just got out of prison or maybe had a spell of amnesia or if your just hitting your 20th or 21st birthday then you may learn some stuff here.

But if you got yourself online to read this review then I doubt you will find this book much help. There were a few helpful ehows for me in the book though. For example I forgot exactly how to boil an egg. And there it was in the book. A typical type of ehow.

And this book is BIG and HEAVY. with most info ridiculously simple I would say the size to useful ratio is not that desirable.

Maybe this would make an ok high school graduation gift but other than that most people should avoid this book. The ehow website is great though and its FREE!.

No, it isn't going to tell you how to build a spaceship.......2005-11-27

however, after purchasing this book at a garage sale, I placed it on the shelf and forgot about it...until...
I needed to know how to rewire a vintage lamp. "I'll bet the book doesn't have that kind of information," I thought, but yes, yes it did. Now my whole family thinks I'm a genius, because I know how to rewire lamps. Was it simple? Sure it was. Nothing to it, to be honest, but it is something I didn't know how to do before.
Now, take my toilet, for example; the tenants had flushed something unmentionable, and I wanted to know how to snake it without getting a Plumber involved (and, at what stage to involve a Plumber) - problem solved. Easy as can be.
If it involves less than 10 steps, and if you think you could easily "Google" the same information, it's in the book.
In other words - could you find this same information on the net? Yes, you could. Is it handy to have in the book? Yes, it is.
The book isn't meant to tell you the cheapest route to China, or how to land the woman of your dreams, or how to gain diplomatic immunity, but if you're not sure how to go about getting a passport, it's a good tool.
Having said that, the "sister website" is www.ehow.com and you might be able to find a lot of the same information there, or at google.com.

Too simplistic not enough info.......2004-10-01

I needed information on how to settle a claim on my own after a car accident. This book gives very little information about any of its topics. I eventually found Car Accident Secrets at http://www.caraccidentsecrets.com which had an over 50 page book with Forms and Step by Step explanations.

That book helped me save over $3700.00 on lawyers fees and is an awesome guide before or after you have an accident.

This book is just too simplistic which I should have expected, When so many topics are covered in one book it must be really hard to be very descriptive. I should have known better.

Great book for the right demographic.......2002-01-11

The book gives basic info on a lot of how-to projects. Sometimes it does get a little basic but overall I thought it was great. THe tips in the book are awesome. I gave it to a college student who absolutely loved it. Its probably a handy book to keep at anyone's house.

Do It Yourself!: Simple Solutions for How To Do Just About Everything (Stonesong Press Books)

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The greatest book

Do It Yourself!: Simple Solutions for How To Do Just About Everything (Stonesong Press Books)

Manufacturer: Running Press Book Publishers
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ASIN: 0762420863
Release Date: 2004-09-28

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Need to jump-start a car battery, set up an IRA, hook up a CD player, filet a fish, remove a stain, or test your drinking water? This ultimate how to book reveals the best do-it-yourself tips for hundreds of common concerns. From automobiles to electronics, cooking to home finance, travel to computer science, all the answers are in this copiously illustrated, enormously handy, wonderfully portable book.

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The greatest book.......2007-01-05

I love this book! It's a perfect gift for ANYONE! Great for a graduate or newlyweds! Anyone who's everyone should check this book out...I never thought I could contact the NFL or David Letterman! I learned how to play poker and sew a button! I love it! I just bought 4 more and sent them to friends and family!

Collins How to Do Just About Everything in the Office

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Collins How to Do Just About Everything in the Office

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Collins How to Do Just About Everything to Succeed

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Collins How to Do Just About Everything to Succeed

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ASIN: 0007193718

How to be lucky: In just about everything you do

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How to be lucky: In just about everything you do
Paul G Neimark
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HOW TO DO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
COURTNEY ROSEN
Manufacturer: HARPER COLLINS
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HOW TO DO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING (THE BOOK YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU NEEDED!)

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HOW TO DO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING (THE BOOK YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU NEEDED!)

Manufacturer: Ted Smart, UK
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How to Fix (Just About) Everything : More Than 550 Step-by-Step Instructions for Everything from Fixing a Faucet to Removing Mystery Stains to Curing a Hangover

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Lots of useless facts
If it ain't broke, you don't need this book. Otherwise...

How to Fix (Just About) Everything : More Than 550 Step-by-Step Instructions for Everything from Fixing a Faucet to Removing Mystery Stains to Curing a Hangover
Bill Marken
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ASIN: 0743234685
Release Date: 2002-10-08

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The Ultimate Repair Manual for Daily Life

Finally -- the repair manual that does it all! Here, in one complete volume, are more than 550 do-it-yourself solutions for repairing, mending, undoing and otherwise fixing everything that falls apart, jams, breaks or goes wrong in your daily life. Offering much more than the usual home fix-it book, these pages are jam-packed with clever, simple fixes for an astounding variety of troubles you may encounter in life, from leaky pipes to lumpy gravy to problematic personal relationships. Find out how to:

Fix Bad Credit • Get Rid of Red-Eye in Photographs • Patch a Gutter Leak Troubleshoot a Crashing Computer • Remove Wine Stains • Rescue a Crumbled Cake • Fix Your Golf Swing...and much, much more.

Written and designed in the same easy-to-use format as its bestselling predecessor How to Do (Just About) Everything, this invaluable collection includes concise instructions, helpful tips and checklists of everything you'll need. Plus, 300 original how-to illustrations make your job even faster and easier. This is the one book that no household should be without.

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Lots of useless facts.......2006-01-04

This book had lots of fix it facts but most were common sense or useless.

How to get super glue off your fingers.. or how to fix a Casette Tape.

Seems like this would NOT be the 1st place to look up something when I need to fix it. Its more of a bathroom reader quailty. You may remember what you read here but I will look elsewhere first.

If it ain't broke, you don't need this book. Otherwise..........2003-01-29

...you need this book. While it lacks the narrative arc of, say, Moby Dick, it's just about as long -- and a heck of a lot more useful. Just the thing for an impromptu Nantucket sleigh ride (see p. 347). Look, what with what plumbers charge these days, you'll save the price of admission just as soon as you've saved $27. Extra bonus tip: If you have a table with one leg about 6 inches shorter than the other three, you can use the book itself to fix the table!

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