There are two reasons to read the novelization of a filmed work. First, it often includes scenes that were edited from the original for reasons of length. Second, it often presents the internal dialogue of characters. Both reasons add depth and explanation to the film work. This novelization does neither of these things. It presents in almost exact detail the two-part film version. It is filled out with flaskbacks to earlier shows in season 1, presumably by way of explanation for those who would buy the book without having seen the shows. In short, save your money and download the film version off the internet. There is nothing new here.

Early in this novel an away team from the Enterprise enters the atmosphere of an alien planet in a shuttlecraft, and from there events seem to spin out of control, as the Enterprise crew is accused of possible negligence in the loss of thousands of lives. Most of this book involves the Enterprise crew trying to find out the details of what happened and vindicate themselves. The Vulcans still largely believe that Terrans should not be exploring interstellar space as they view earth as not ready for the challenges it presents. The plot has it's complications as beings able to travel from the future to the past provide many twists. I can say here that I did enjoy this novel, although it was not one of my favorite Star Trek adventures. This work by Paul Ruditis is the novelization of the final episode for season one and the first episode of season two for Star Trek: Enterprise, overall well worth reading for any Star Trek fan, and others who like science fiction.

Enterprise's first cliff hanger came at the end of Season 1 in the form of 'Shockwave', then was resolved in Season 2's premier of 'Shockwave Part II'. Both episodes are captured in book form by author Paul Ruditis.

Ruditis goes a step further by getting the reader caught up on the major happenings of Season 1. During the narrative of the 2 Shockwave episodes, Ruditis flashes us back to the events of the 'Temporal Cold War' and previous Suliban encounters. Again this is well written and helps you catch up on the key events of Season 1. Its a quick easy read and provides more detail than is possible on television.

If you are just now jumping into 'Enterprise' with Season 2, this novel and the novel of the series premier episode "Broken Bow" will be just about all you need to catch up.

This mammoth book does a wonderful job of displaying some brilliant sports images, and does a fairly good job tracking the evolution of sporting photography from static view-camera shots to today's cinemaesque, remote-camera action images. But as an actual history of sports photography, it's a bit lacking. The editors apparently felt content to limit their selection of photos to those in the Allsport and Hulton-Getty agency archives, and so a large chunk of the notable sporting images and history from the last century are just plain not there.

Where's Neil Leifer's picture of Muhammad Ali standing triumphantly over Sonny Liston after knocking him out in 1965? Where are any of a dozen other seminal pictures? The answer: not here, because they weren't taken by an Allsport or a Hulton-Getty photographer. This is a book that, according to the index, contains not a SINGLE mention of or image from Sports Illustrated, probably the single largest and most defining force in sports photography in the last 50 years.

Don't get me wrong, this is an impressive book that displays some fantastic and great-but-obscure images well. Just don't buy it thinking you're getting a complete survey and overview of sports photography from its beginnings to the present.

Slightly unfair review by the previous reviewer, when they say the book doesn't have all the great photos of the last 50 years. It is made fairly clear by the tag line of the book that it IS a collection of photos from the Allsport and Hulton-Getty. Anyway, for me, it was enlightening to see a lot of extraordinary photos that I had never seen before. I've already seen the really famous ones !!

Sports photography is both a fascinating medium and one which has stood the test of time. Despite the onset of the digital camera and computer generated images, the craft remains fresh, yet few give thought to the creativity and skill of our best sports photographers. Sportscape shows in detail the creativity, efforts and techniques that world - class photographers use to take the stunning pictures we see in newspapers, magazines and other printed media. Many great pictures feature in the book taken by photographers such as Clive Brunskill and Adam Pretty. I recommend it for anyone with a keen interest in the art.

I could be wrong, but if this author did not invent the dark, disgruntled, close to disrespectful spy novel then would did? This is another in the series and is not bad. What I like with these books is you always know what you are going to get, nothing new to slow you down. I can handle that lack of creativity because the author does such a good job at telling a story. The story, spy vs. spy in Europe, is not a new one and you will not find anything really new or memorable here. Overall the book is average and if you like the category or the author you will like the book.

It's just another day in the espionage war in a divided Europe. The wall hasn't come down, and it's an unending game of 'Spy v. Spy' on both sides. At the outset of 'Spyline' British agent Bernard Samson is in hiding in a dingy section of the divided and espionage-ridden city of Berlin. Why he's in exile isn't exactly clear to him, even as he does have some friends, or at least some human resources on which he can rely. He feels it may have something to do with his wife, Fiona, who disappeared after going over to the Russians. Allowed to return home to his new wife, Gloria, Samson thinks his problems are behind him. Instead, he soon realizes that something is brewing, something that will send him back across the wall, to tangle with a psychotic American who kills for any side that will hire him, and to finally confront his wife.

It's clear that 'Spy Line' is an entry in a larger series, one that began with 'Spy Hook' (which it immediately followed) and culminated in 'Spy Sinker' ' the complex relationships and their continuity are obviously much larger than any single book. (The 'Spy' books themselves are also part of a much larger continuity ' one including the trilogies of Game-Set-Match, as well as 'Charity', 'Hope' and 'Faith', as well as the WWII epic 'Winter'). 'Line' is also dwarfed by its shortness (for the quality of its writing, it's not a long read; also the plot covers a brief span of time) and by the loose ends it creates (Fiona's sister insists on accompanying Bernard into The East ' with disastrous results; and how will Bernard explain everything to Gloria?) without resolving them. Deighton is less concerned with resolving problems than in artfully describing the pain they cause. Unfortunately, that makes the book seem painfully unstructured ' like an episode of a TV show. 'Line' like most of Deighton's books, is worth reading for the quality of prose alone. However, the plot details ' which take Bernard from Berlin to London, and to Vienna, meeting stamp collectors, historians, ex-spies and freelance murderers ' seems above the book, implying that you'll have to read all the Samson books. It's almost like a prison sentence, and clearly one that has taken its toll on poor Samson. In short ' a good book, but only great book if you're willing to read a dozen more.

This tale of espionage takes readers on a exciting roller-coaster ride through Europe...Bernard Samson, British Intelligence, is being accused of treason goes into hiding. However, his agency keeps a very keen eye on him. He is roped back into the spy game, and danger and mystery fill his new world.

This book is part of a series written by the author regarding various EPL teams, and it's highly superficial. Because the typical discussion for an entry is not thorough, it really provides little insight into the history of Newcastle United. There are very few photographs. Finally, the book was issued in the mid-nineties, and it provides little of relevance to the current club, e.g., you won't find anything in the book about Alan Shearer.

All in all, this book was disappointing and, in my view, not worth the premium one pays in the United States for this British issue.

Harrison is not a supporter of Newcastle, his interests lie with Leeds Utd. Yet despite this he provides a reasonable account of all the major (and lesser) events in our clubs history. I would recommend this as a definite for the shelves of any football book reader/collector. It contains dozens of illustrations, the majority of which I have never seen before. A worthwhile read.

I feel that this work has been devalued in a previous review. As someone who collects/uses and researches from published football histories I have found the A-Z series invaluable. Harrison is a respected football journalist and author in the UK, and the book does cover great parts of NUFC's history, albeit in small chunks as opposed to lengthy paragraphs or full chapters. If one uses the book as it is meant then a massive amount of historical data can be gleaned from this and all the Mainstream A-Z volumes.As for there being few photographs, well, there was sufficient for this reader. After all, its a book of facts, not a photograph album. A worthwhile and thoroughly readable book, highly recommended by the British Football Press and football historians.

I'm amazed this book was ever published. The writer,Paul Schratz, was given command of a sub after WW2 and saw very little action as a ships officer during the war. The book rambles on mostly about what he ate for dinner every night in ports around the Pacific, he seems to have spent most of his time in port. He also goes out of his way to try to impress you with his capacity to drink and act somewhat irresponsibly. I can't believe I actually read the whole book it left me feeling a little embarrassed for the poor guys that had to serve with him. He must be an amazing guy,sub commander, concert violinist.high diver,scratch golfer,great tennis player,rum smuggler,scientist,gourmet,an all around party guy and a wonderful dad. What a book.

Many naval officers write well, pehaps because they write many reports carefully to those who read carefully. This book is well written. Schratz's report on his corner of WWII and the occupation of Japan is worth reading. His take on the torpedo problem--and the solution he implemented at the edge of his orders--is unique. His report on certain incidents of command and loyalty add to those extant. His explanation on the possible cause of the Tonkin Gulf incident is worth the price of the book. This officer has understanding and insight. He's committed to making a contribution and leaving a legacy. But he doesn't express this directly, and this raises character as an issue. As a naval officer, he's efficient, effective, innovative and exacting. He knows that healthy organizations have fun, including shipboard organizations, so he plays hard, but doesn't let play stand in the way of work and is uncompromisingly severe on those who do. He knows the difference between a wartime navy and a peacetime navy, between bureaucratic tactics that get one promoted and what happens if one tries to use them in battle. He knows better than to use the same plan twice. His conscience makes him uncomfortable when action puts him on the wrong side of his values or when justice and regulations conflict. Basically, he favors thinking and acting "outside the box" whenever the box keeps him from carrying out his mission, broadly defined. He presents himself as a black sheep for doing so; and yet, read carefully, each of his forays into apparent undisciplined self-indulgence have the effect of producing pride, increasing morale, bonding shipmates together, and ultimately placing his superiors in a good light. What's odd is that he doesn't take credit for these as willful achievements, but invites us to treat them as unruly and undisciplined, as if initiative and command were antithetical. It's possible that he's unaware of his own character, but unlikely. What we have here is a man who doesn't want others to know who the inner man is and is willing to derogate himself so as to put others on the wrong track, all except those who love him for himself rather than for his role, to which he refuses to succumb--avoiding numbness. Far from being untypical of naval officers--whom he sees as conformist, he is typical of certain kind of non-conforming officer that American naval tradition produces in abundance: daring, resourceful, unwilling to let protocol inhibit effectiveness or survival, willing to work hard and play hard, willing to cut the Gordian Knot with pleasure. My guess is that, under his flash and feathers, the gentleman is as shy as a violinist. He'd be interesting to meet. If I'm right, he's already read enough comments about his book to wonder, out loud, whether anyone who commits memoirs to paper is a fool . . . while taking secret comfort in the fact that no one has found him out. Well, almost no one.

Unlike the official histories of subs, which come directly from the patrol reports and talk almost exclusively about the captain, this book focuses on the personal side of life on a WWII diesel boat. The author was just a little too junior to be in command at the outbreak of war. He shows what it was like to be on a boat where the CO failed, and what people did to keep the boat going. His discussion of the people side of operating as well as his postwar experience in Japan is more forthright and blunt than many accounts. It doesn't hurt that the author is a "cowboy" CO--I remember seeing pictures of things he did when I was at school and an almost panicky reaction in the more sober and composed officers when confronted with outrageous up angles or special forces operations. The book is similar to "Baa Baa Black Sheep" in tone without the sad outcome that Pappy Boyington had to go through.
I bought this book after reading it in the submarine's library. My CO has the book. Some junior officers bought the book. We like it. CAPT Ned Beach wrote a nice blurb on it. Some subs have it in their professional reading libraries.
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Why on earth would you need a strategy guide for a button smashing game? The only thing it might have useful is hidden characters and levels, but that is easily found on the Internet.

This book is great! Very helpful and useful...especailly the pictures and chart of the moves for the characters!

This guide has everything that Prima has plus more!

This woman has absolutely no talent whatsoever. The narrative is all over the place, and the characters are so incredibly 2-dimensional that it's hard to get past the first few pages. Don't bother buying this one, but if you find it in someone's garbage (like mine, maybe) it makes a great doorstop.

A truly enjoyable and inpirational book. I gave this as a gift to my mother who had breast cancer and she and I both laughed and cried throughout it. A great read by a wonderful writer!

Surrena's Choice is a wonderful read. Very touching, very well written and thouroughly enjoyable. I laughed and I cried

Well, Strathern is certainly entertaining, if not informative. He gives us the dirt on each philosopher, tells us who was overweight, cheap, pushed people around, etc. This would be great if we were reading about movie stars or politicians but I bought these books in order to understand something about what these philosophers thought. He does reserve a few pages at the end of each volume to tells us one or two of their ideas and gives us a handful of quotes. A total waste of money unless you hate your philosophy classes so much that you want to hear how awful the personal lives of the philosophers were. A new low in publishing.

Paul Strathern's concise overview of St Augustine's life, thought, and influence upon the world will be an invaluable introduction for anyone seeking to begin a study of the man whose doctrines and aspirations changed the face of Christendom. Strathern sets the stage by discussing some of the various philosophies prevalent in the Roman world during St Augustine's time and constructs a quick run-over of Augustine's battle with sin, struggle with the problem of Evil, and final journey to truth. Augustine's epic and exhaustive conflicts with heresy in order to edify and preserve the tenets of Catholic doctrine will be found here as well. Finally, Strathern closes this sharp, to the point work, with a succinct survey of some of the later Christian philosophers up until St Thomas Aquinas and the downfall of the Platonist tradition. This work serves its purpose well; even average readers will be finished and find much useful information at their leisure in at the least thirty minutes.

Strathern is a master at this kind of work, which mixes biography, critical analysis, historical context and humor all in a concise, informative & entertaining package. He lists a time line for the philosopher, his place in world/philosophic history & a selection of works for furthur reading. This series of books by Strathern is a wonderful course in Philosophy 101 without ever having to go to college, all presented in plain, easy to understand English without being bogged down with philosophy's often confusing vernacular. If you are expecting an in-depth review or complete analysis of the philosopher's life & work, read another book. This is meant to be a quick, concise overview & that's just what it provides.

I'm not faulting the research, which is comprehensive; it is the format that the author chooses to present this information that is so difficult to digest. On any given page there are as many as 15 different names with barely enough information about each artist to differentiate them from one another. The book is so short and so densely packed that it is difficult to absorb the information. The author uses the regionalization of the Blues as it traveled from the South to the North as his basis for examination; occasionally throwing in lyrics or musical notes to support a point, but their inclusion seems to be haphazard at best. If you are looking for a tremendous amount of information about the Blues this is fine, but if you are looking for an enjoyable read, look elswhere.

If you are looking for a really informative book with some depth to it as an introduction to the blues, this isn't it. Reading the Story of the Blues can become a bit dizzying. Such an extremely large number of artists are introduced at such a mind-numbing rapidity that you find you can't remember a thing about any of them and you doubt whether you would be able to find any of their work at the record store anyway. When you finally to get something about Robert Johnson at page 133, he is dispatched after a couple of pages, which I found pretty disappointing. The portraits of the blues artists are so superficially done and so numerous, that I found the book unsatisfying. If you are looking for a good informative book on the blues with some depth to it, I would suggest either Deep Blues by Robert Palmer or I Feel Like Going Home by Peter Guralnick. I would think this book would be of more interest to experts who are looking for references to relatively obscure Blues figures.

If you are looking for a book with mini-sized, hackneyed biographies of a few acclaimed blues artists, this isn't it. After all, it's not called, "Ten Blues Artists You Ought to Know About" (I wonder, how many could one refer to, providing substantial information and interesting details, in just 300 pages?). As the title clearly claims, this book tells "The Story of the Blues," the history of the beginnings of Black American music. Paul Oliver's intention is to present the magnitude of the blues, primarily as an important part of Black American life, but also as a form of entertainment that was, in no time, packing music halls both across America and Europe. The author refers to an extremely large number of artists not with the intention of name-checking them, but with a purpose of mapping the evolution of the blues and its transformation through the years as more and more people were exposed to it. So, if you're interested in reading about the history of the blues, and the development of American music as entertainment, up to and including rock'n'roll, I recommend you check this out. Yes, reading it can become a bit dizzying, but only because it's such an engaging read.

I've been taking T'ai Chi classes for several months and I bought this book hoping that it would supplement my instruction. I have an excellent teacher but there are so many elements to each movement that I thought it would help to have static images that I could examine at my leisure. I haven't found this book useful in that respect. The main problem is that it's not clear how the pictures relate to the written descriptions of the movements. Even for sections of the form that I know very well I am often unable to figure out which movement the pictures are trying to convey.

It is not possible for me to study Tai Chi with a master so I must relay on books and video tapes to learn the forms. The Tai Chi Workbook lacks sufficient graphic information about the postures and transitions to enable me to do this. McFarlan's book, while lacking the general information, does a much clearer job of demonstrating the form.

Paul Crompton's treatment of Master Cheng Man-Ch'ing's Tai Chi form is incredible, good illustrations and explanations, plus a realistic view of the art in self defense and philosophy. Crompton's work is to be commended.