As you can no doubt tell from the title, this book contains three of Bram Stoker's works. Personally, I do not think these are three of his best.

Without doubt, the collection would not make sense without "Dracula." It is simply the text and has no notes for the reader. The good thing is that it does have plenty of room on the margins for making notes for your use.

In the late eighties and early nineties, it was hard to get a copy of "The Lair of the White Worm." You can know find it in paperback. After reading it, you will see that it is not exactly like the abysmal movie with Hugh Grant.

Although the movie hinted at vampirism, there is no hint of vampirism here which raises the question, "Why include it in a Dracula Omnibus?" This story brings a sentient monster that has been alive beneath England, a voodoo master, and a mesmerist. Not too bad a combination, but it has the feel of two stories fighting each other. Also, we witness the power of Mimi, but never really get to read much about her.

The final selection, "Dracula's Guest," was published posthumously. I don't recall seeing it in paperback by itself, although there is a hardcover edition available. "Dracula's Guest" is typically part of another selection. This is not a novel, but a collection of stories.

Is this a worthwhile investment? If you like Bram Stoker's work, this is a nice hardcover to put up on the shelf. You have "Dracula" and a couple more works to boot. Aside from an introduction from the editor, there are no frills with this edition.

Positively refreshing. A great read for those tired of the same old mystery. Geared toward a more mature crowd.
I enjoyed it on the whole. Also try her children's books. Mabel's Cats and Mabel's Pets.

I personally think that Darcy's Utopia is a very provoking book. It is very witty and humourful!

Even though this book is written on cristian principles it will appeal to just about any teen wanting a thought-provoking interesting read. The stories setting is interesting , and the ending unpredictable. This book combines fear and romance to create a very pleasent read that leaves you with a joyful satisfaction during and after reading it. Although this book may give you shivers it is not very scary and may not appeal to horror fans.I personally enjoyed this book a lot because of the way the author expresses the characters feelings. It is also very easy to identify with the book's characters even if the circumstances they are in are unlike what the average person will ever experience.

This is a very well written book about marital therapy. The writing is crisp and very informative. It presents both the theory and particulars of family therapy in a simple way. It is not a comprehensive review of family therapy, but the writing style, I think, makes it the book to buy.

Short book, if you are a fan of Morgaine you will enjoy this short and not too deep story, from her perspective. Easy reading with some interesting insights

I strongly recommend Guy Fay's _IH Experimental and Prototype Tractors_ to any serious IH fan. Guy has clearly done his homework, and the book contains a great selection of archival photographs and interesting text about the development of IH tractors and crawlers, plus some miscellaneous engines and equipment.

Parts of the book took a long time to read, since (for me, at least) it can be hard to digest the details about the really early tractors. Titan 10-20s, Mogul 10-20s, Mogul 8-16s, International 8-16s...I don't have any experience with the real antiques like that, and so it's hard for me to keep them straight when I'm reading about them. Guy's text is well-written; there's just a lot of detail there.

The chapters about the newer stuff, like the Letter Series Farmalls, were easier--still had lots of good detail, but there I had some frame of reference. Lots of really interesting photos of the many prototypes and predecessors to the H and M--some really beautiful tractors, and some, as Guy says in one caption, "plug ugly" ones. (Plus a simply terrific full-color cover photo of an experimental Super M).

There's also some neat stuff about the patent-infringement concerns IH and Allis had, concerning the Allis B (which was first, and patented) and the Farmall A (which was second). Great reading--really added some depth and understanding to the story.

I did have one disappointment: In the chapter on post-WWII development, Guy has a section titled "The Great Transmission Chase," which begins, "The mid-1950s saw an enormous amount of IH farm tractor engineer attention going into transmissions and draft control." The following text gets into planetary gearsets, torque converters, hydrostatics, and even more unusual stuff, which is fine--but I'd hoped for some insight into the reasons for and nature of the 560's transmission problems, and maybe some details of the corporate thinking behind the decision not to adopt the 3-point hitch.

Guy's book is about experimentals and new developments, and perhaps the trouble with the 560 was that there _wasn't_ much experimentation or new development, so the book may cover the right stuff. But the 560 seems to me to have been a very significant tractor for IH, in terms of the IH/John Deere relationship, and I was hoping to read more about it.

But that quibbling aside, Guy's writing, illustration, and editing are all very good, and this book is a definite keeper.

--Dean Vinson

This is an overview of investigative reporting and what it means in American society that will help students of journalism and media better understand why it's so essential to dig deeper than the surface of events. People do bad things. Things don't always work right, be they the machinery of government, public and private agencies, schools, hospitals - you name it. And unfortunately, some of the only times those in positions of power look up from their desks (or their play) is when a journalist lays the problem on the table - with all the raw data clearly visible. But outrage can get out of control. And this book comes at the question of pointed journalistic investigation with the unspoken assumption that digging is okay and should be tolerated in the interest of the public good. Many agree with this, but the numbers are rapidly decreasing as journalists of the late Twentieth Century have abused their privilege. This book is excellent reading and study material, but should be taken with a side helping of media law, some snippets of journalism ethics studies (which are increasing, thankfully) and some common sense.

Kast is a Zurich-based Jungian analyst, but who has an ability to incorporate material from other psychological and philosopical schools, unlike her more ideological colleagues in the Jungian world. She provides a robust psychological discussion of material that is generally relegated to spirituality. Especially good is the discussion of the shadow side of joy, what she calls "malicious joy". She engages sucessfully ideas from Ernest Bloch and Albert Camus, though her perfunctory Jungian interpretation of the Greek myth of Dionysus is obfuscating and distracting.

it's a pretty good book you can understand it very well and every thing. about a twelve year old or a forteen year old can read this a nd they can understand it very well.truly you world really like it