Aptly translated into English by Frank J. Morlock, The Man In The Iron Mask: A Drama In Five Acts by the combined and collaborate efforts of Alexandre Dumas, Narcisse Fournier, and Auguste Arnould is an impressive stage play based upon historical records of a mysterious masked prisoner. Author Alexandre Dumas was so fascinated by speculations of the prisoner's identity that he transformed the enigma first into a stage play, and later into the final novel of his Musketeers series. Exciting and involving, The Man In The Iron Mask is an absolute "must" for fans of Dumas and his work!

Dumas doesn't pull any punches with this (recently discovered) play. This story is bleak, and has many elements of Greek tragedy. This is tragedy in the classic sense -- circumstances occur that do not cause an immediate problem (the birth of twin Princes to the Queen) -- but which clearly will lead to some sort of anguish (potential civil war, one child potentially losing his freedom, etc) -- and the reader/audience is watches this tragedy play itself out. The (first ever) translation is direct, and dramatic. The volume also includes an essay Dumas wrote, exploring the many theories about the real identity of the masked prisoner from the Bastille -- powerfull and fascinating stuff.

if have bought this book a few month ago. i found a lot of the old style posters from the "salad days". the book is a great summary of the interesting style of kozik. everytime when i take a look on it, i found some new details.

This wonderful volume covers the first 12 years of poster Artist Frank Kozik's career. Covers every phase of this lowbrow artist savant's development: from the early punk rock photocopies to the newer, wildly colorful and imaginative silk-screen designs. Kozik's work has brought rock poster art back into the forefront. A must have for any poster collector.

I teach a decision making course for undergraduates. After searching numerious books for my class, I came across The Managerial Decision Making Process. While other books outlined the various models used in decision making, this was the only book that detailed the human considerations we bring to the process. Regardless of the decision making model we use, there are underlying behaviors we must be aware of if we are to make quality decisions. Harrison effectively presents numerous aspects of the process including input from the fields of psychology and sociology and the impact of political power.

This was the most comprehensive and thought provoking book on decision making I have read. Of the three books assigned to this course, this is the one students preferred.

Harrison has, undoubtedly, the definitive collection of theory, philosophy, and case examples around this most simple and difficult of tasks -- the decision, and does so in a scholarly and yet no-nonsense way. It is a book which certainly no business library should be without ...

In his book "A Map of Life," Mr. Frank Sheed gives his short plan of life to the reader in simple, easy terms that are not extremely theological. At the same time, it is not watered down "Kumbayah" Catholicism. These are not meditations; they are simple chapters that outline certain truths that the Catholic Church holds. The book is very well written and is written from the perspective of a layman who spent fifty years preaching on the streetcorners of London. Various topics include original sin, Hell, the Supernatural Life, Heaven, and Law. A good read, "A Map of Life" can be knocked out in two afternoons.

This book contains a wealth of information on every single page. Father Sheed has an excellent way of presenting theology in a very simple, and interesting fashion. Since it is only about 150 pages, it might be appealing to people who aren't big fans of large theological treatises. I found the section that deals with the Supernatural Life (Sacraments, prayer, Mass) and how it comes to the soul to be the most exciting. Highly recommended to anyone interested in life's mission.

What a delight to read! Through his poetry, the author makes evident his deep love for family and the impact they have had upon his life. His poetic views of nature provide vivid images of a world in which he obviously continues to find beauty and solace. These poems keep calling me back to read them again and again. An excellent book for those who celebrate life!!

This is an outstanding collection of poems. I highly recommend this book!

I carry this book with me, pull it out of my backpack at the slightest opportunity and wave its little red heart like a tract, like a knife. Gaspar's poems are my lifeline. I've read almost everything I can get my hands on about my hometown of Provincetown and Gaspar is the only writer since 1890 to accurately reflect the life of a *native* of my town.

Like Gaspar, I too had to leave the town of my Azorean ancestors to make a life for myself. I too am haunted. His lines come back to me daily. From a poem about these ancestors: "And this old country is any place we have to leave/The voices of the dead follow me across a continent now/They still want to speak with my voice." From a poem about his mother, limited lives and the lost industry of ice-cutting: she stands as a young girl on the frozen pond with "the look of all the rest of her life in her eyes."

I asked for this book, and his previous book of poems, "The Holyoke" (with an exquisite introduction by Mary Oliver) in the Provincetown Bookshop, something of a local institution. After I'd spelled out Gaspar's name to the clerk and repeated the title twice, she said, condescendingly, "Are you sure you really want it? Why don't you go to the library and make sure before I try to special-order it for you?" For the bookstores in town not to carry this book, not to fill their windows with Frank Gaspar's work, for the streets there not to ring with the sound of his poems being read aloud--is a slap in the face, a knife in the gut to the native population.

I thank God for Frank Gaspar.

Mr. Gaspar's poetry puts you into his his memories as if they were your own. From listening to his grandfather and uncle tell OLD STORIES around the kitchen table to recieving the EUCHARIST at Sunday mass his memories of life in a small Cape Cod town are real. Although he left the town at a young age, his poetry is deeply rooted there and conveys to the reader the longing that he has to return to that time and place

I can say that I am the only one reader who is worriest to read this book.Oh my God,I got this book in the library first at the begining of 1999.In a week,including day and night,I read this lovest book from first page to the last page for my much hungry.And then,the second time to read it for its deep meaning and interesting history of homeobox gene.I think this book is too short to satisfy the reader like me for waiting it so long time.I hope Dr.Walter J.gehring publish another book on the homeobox gene in the future.Please let him know there is a reader waiting for his new book.This strange reader is a Mongolian( a minority in China) and he is even dreaming to become his student or a volunteer in his lab.I can promise htat this book is the most important one for the developmental genetics and the molecular genetics.Please read it as soon as possible.

One of the most famous scientists on the homeobox genes research on the world:Dr.Gwhring will give us a excellent book on the homeobox genes which will be the second one.I think publishers should publish more and more books like this,because this kind of books are too limit to be used.I am researching how to use this homeobox genes to the improvment of farm animals such as Mongolia sheep and the other animals.THe multivertebrae sheep among the Mongolia sheep is resulted from the mutation of Homeobox genes and this multivertebrae animal can produce more meat than the normal one on the same age and on the same envirenment.The multivtebrae sheep's vertebrae number is more than that of normal animal by one to two for thoracic or lumber,so can produce more ribs and meat and less fat.The book on the homeobox genes will be help us research the priciple of the genetics on this animal and undstand how the genes work on the vertebral animals and how the evolusion processeed.I believe that this book will be wellcome by all the develpmental genetic workers on the world and produce much more homoebox funs like me.

Good luck to this book and good luck to the homeobox genes.

I first read this when I was 12 (back in 1948); loved the imaginative narration. Rob was my hero back then (even named my first son after him). As a youngster I could really get into the story and felt like I was in the story with Rob during his exciting adventures. I secretly thought that perhaps there was a "master key" and just maybe I could find it and go on adventures of my own.

Baum is usually known for his "American fairy tales," and the Master Key is an experiment in a new genre. Baum calls it "An Electrical Fairy Tale," and it really is part fairy tale. It reads like his other works, and flows very well. It is a great romp of fun, and the reader is pulled with the main character Rob into his numerous, wacky adventures. A great book for children.

Over the years editor Frank N. Magill has focused attention of the classics to several generations of readers. What he tries and usually succeeds in doing is to make comprehensible all genres of literature from several cultures. His latest effort, MASTERPIECES OF AMERICAN LITERATURE is a worthy addition to the serious reader of the sorts of literature that are taught in the mainstream American universities. In MAL, the contributing reviewers describe 199 classics ranging from the colonial to the modern age. Each entry includes basic genre data: date of publication, type of work, author, locale, principal characters, plot summary, and critical evaluation. The critical evaluation sections tend to be the most informative since it is precisely here that the undergraduate reader will most likely find a vision that will come in handy at termpaper and exam time.
There is an inherent flaw in summary books of this type, and regardless of how well such a book is written, the editors cannot avoid it. This flaw lies in the reader's acceptance of the editor's expertise in choosing representative works that tie in with the editors' stated intent. Now who am I to put my own puny vision above that of the distinguished and erudite editors?
Still, since I am both a rational and critical thinker, Magill's choices, which include acts of commission as well as omission, often leave me gasping in disbelief. I have no problem with standard choices like Faulkner's AS I LAY DYING or Mark Twain's LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI or even thoroughly controversial ones like Nabokov's LOLITA, but too many literary near-misses, has-beens, and never-wases somehow wind up included at the expense of far more worthy contenders. Why include potboilers like Erskine's TOBACCO ROAD or routine westerners like McMurty's LONESONE DOVE?
I would have appreciated an introduction that contained a rationale for Magill's choices. Had he approached the always dicey question of what makes one work of literature stand out enough to be a 'masterpiece,' then the reader's ability to think about such abstact qualities as characters' impacting both on each other and on the reader might be stimulated enough to lead this reader to take the book of plot summaries and do something really daring--to read the work itself and draw his own conclusions. And that to me is the ultimate goal of any piece of criticism.

This collection of approximately 200 American autobiographies, novels, plays, poetry, short stories, and essays is essential for any library, public or personal.

It is an irreplaceable guide for students and scholars, or anyone who appreciates our American heritage of literature from the colonial times to the present.

The reader is afforded a complete description of the principal characters, a synopsis of the story, and a critical evaluation of the story, as well. The type of work, the author, the type of plot, the date of the work, and the location of the work are also provided.

You will feel like you just read each literary work, even if you have never read it before.

If you want to build a low temperature cryostat you need this book.

Frank Pobell's book is essentially the bible for building cryostats. If you are in need of a low temperature system and the organization that you are working with doesn't know about Pobell's book, you should look for another vendor.