This book is good for those who want a brief outline of what "Yellow Journalism" is..

This lighthearted book looks at the history of the American news media, showing its long-term addiction to scandal, sensationalism and gossip. Looking at the people who built the modern media and the stories they produced (and sometimes created), author Daniel Cohen punctures any pretence of "journalistic integrity." If you want to read a very funny book that completely skewers the American press, then this is the book for you!

This is a very balanced book on animal rights. Cohen explains both sides of animal rights, and lets you decide what to believe. Cohen does not express any opinion himself, but simply tells you what both sides think about the issue. A pretty good book, if you like balanced books.

I like this book because it does have a great perspective on animal rights and gives plenty of information on the sucject. He however allows you to decide your opinion on the subject and doesn't give his.

If your in the mood for a road-map of the future printed in the past this is something you might want to unfold. Resorting to a whacky, light-hearted, tone writer David Cohen sets the paces and flavours, the guiding lines and the planned improvements to the coming years, never refraining from penning his comments to vivify the words of the probable or predicted worlds.

Cloned - no thanks! People can't stand the one of me. And I don't need to see a bunch of organ-harvesting headless humans walking around. I see enough of them in the subway already. Will there be a deep impact and an real armageddon from an asteroid or meteorite? We won't not know what hit us anyway or probably care to survive the aftermath but don't worry someone in the goverment is working on it right now. So rest easy my friends! Although stopping it is compared to hitting a bullet with another bullet. About the Greenhouse effect we finally all agree.There is one. But no one can agree whether it is good or bad or when and what to do about it? Virtual vacations may be be the only type we can take if many of the predictions in this book come true.These are some of the topics touched on in this great short read.There is much scientific and general information but it is easy to read and a pleasure to share with other on those extremely hot long winter nights and/or short cold summer days. Perfect for a JH & High school students who want leisurely reads.

Wonderful overview of the history of cults around America. Cohen seeks to inform! His skeptal approach to the histeria and myths of cults is refreshing. He trys (I think sucessfully) to explain, "what is a cult?", "who joins a cult and why?". He discusses witchs, satanic cults, mind control and brainwashing. This book was written in easy to understand language, not a book for theologens but for the everyday person hoping to understand the history and psycholocy of cults.

I liked the book. Although listed as "young adult" I found it to have sufficient substance to be satisfying fare...even though I am far from "young".

I was particularly fond of his treatment (OK, his opinions) of occult and witchcraft. Those two subjects make fantastic newpaper copy and the stories throw long shadows.

I think the book would be much stronger with a slightly different organization. As a parent, I am particularly interested in "cult-proofing" my children. Unfortunately, that material is sprinkled over many chapters.

I strongly encourage Mr. Cohen to develop a "quick test" that young adults can use as a litmus test when approached by possible Branch Davidians. The test (list) would not require absolute accuracy. The objective of the test is to separate wolves from sheep, not to identify sub-species of wolf.

In the same decade H.G. Wells wrote The War of the Worlds, Americans all across the States reported seeing an airship more massive and advanced than anything possible at the time.

Most people believe UFOs and aliens are the inventions of the 20th century, with all its whizbang technology, from airplanes and radar to nuclear bombs and genetic engineering. This book, and a companion book The Great Texas Airship Mystery, both reveal that people have been paranoid for a good long time. :)

Cohen, the author, covers various reports in newspapers from that era, and tracks the course of the airship. He includes enough clippings from newspapers to make the reports seem genuine. It is doubtful the man simply imagined this event.

For students studying UFO lore and history, a complete understanding of extraterrestrial mythology should begin with the earliest history. For the casual reader who is not researching UFOs, this book is not incredibly entertaining.

i mean it has superstars such as hulk hogan, roddy piper, ric flair and loads more. also the book includes a short look at womens wrestling.

I usually don't write book reviews unless I get paid for it. So why this exception? For two reasons:

First and foremost, I want you to read "PAN AM 103". The authors are the parents of Theodora ("Theo") Cohen, a then twenty-year old performing arts student that was on board the airplane that exploded over the little Scottish town Lockerbie on 21 December 1988. 270 people were killed. The Cohens try to put into words the agony they have been experiencing from the moment they first learned about the crash up until this minute. They describe how various victims groups, "the grief industry", pills and psychobabble, and the justice system frustrated them, and demonstrate how nobody in the travel industry or in four US administrations "gives a damn what happened to [their] daughter" whenever the possibility of large profits appears on the horizon. Nobody having read this book will forget the face Susan and Daniel Cohen have put on the PAN AM 103 tragedy, Theo's face.

The second reason is to comment on some of the themes of other reviews.

"It is a pointless rant with no technical, operational, or analytical detail."
That is how you make yourself look like the sharp analytical mind you wish you would be, if you only could understand context and contents of a book.

"Hatred, vengeance, and bitterness are emotions that are more poisonous than cyanide. And the Cohens certainly prove that."
Of course, there will always be people who put on a smile after their head has been dipped into a toilet bowl - a North-American tradition. There are times, however, when the only thing that is left is being true to oneself, no more need to conceal emotions, to work out compromises.

By the time you finish this book, you will know for certain that Susan Cohen and Daniel Cohen are not people you would want to have as dinner guests. Nonetheless, you will tolerate and even admire the couple's bitterness, their relentless quest to find the truth about the terrorist bombing that brought down their daughter's plane, and how their elusive search for justice sometimes causes them to act in a manner that contorts them into single-minded monsters.

I almost refused to read this book because it has the format of a creative writing class project, narrated from the perspectives of the mother and father, who alternate chapters. Yet several pages into the book I was surprised to find this technique effective and not in the least cloying. The end result is the couple's late daughter, Theo, is given a human face. The authors don't always have the same take on events, which is interesting, yet when they both arrive at similar conclusions it comes across as the truth. The couple tends to find the same individuals (Senator Ted Kennedy and Ross Perot spring to mind) admirable and share a loathing of the similar people great and small.

May the Cohens eventually find peace; it is painfully apparent they never will find justice, let alone truth, and most of all the psychobabble known as "closure."

The emotions poured out in this book are openly honest, clear, concise and heartrending. It is the aftermath of the tragedy of Pan Am 103's from parents' perspective, parents who lost their most precious and only child in a totally preventable air disaster. Unless a reader has experienced a sudden, unexpected, horrific loss as the Cohen's have, it is impossible to put oneself in the shoes of the authors. It is journey that never ends and there is no "closure" as many is the medical profession term "getting on with life" following such a tragic loss. Yes, life does go on for most people, but you are never the same person you were before that loss. As I read the book, I felt the parallel to my own life having lost a twenty-four year old, wonderful son in a totally preventable air disaster in the last five years.

I bought this book along with several others because I was researching real vampires. The first and main thing that set me off against this book is the fact that he makes the statement that people who claim to be vampires aren't vampires they are just 'sick'! This put me on edge and it wasn't a very mature statement of him. If he wanted to say such a thing he should have explained why he thought that instead of throwing all the research up into the air and giving a blank opinion. The book seems to be written for school age children and made me think I was 7 again while reading it. It tells of many stories involving vampires and vampire myths but writes them in a way that doesn't flow together. When he starts out telling the stories you almost think he's talking about his own experiences. As a adult reading this you have to say 'hey, wait a minute' and then flip back through the pages trying to find the connection between the lines. I have no idea why a publisher printed this since it is so horribly put together, and why the editor didn't say something about it and fix it. I would NOT recommend this book and it continues to be the worst purchase I have ever made.

This book gives some accounts about real incidents involving vampires. As Hollywood portrays vampires as bloodsucking, crucifix dodging ghouls, this book takes a look at five or so well documented historical events where vampires were involved and dispells the Hollywood myth. It briefly touches on Bram Stoker's Dracula and the 1922 film Nosferatu, but the majority of the book looks at old and modern vampires in the world we live in.

It's a quick read, but definately worth a look if you've always wondered about real life vampires.

Even though this isn't Arthur C. Clarke or Stephen King material, it is still a fun and exciting read, nevertheless. If you are deeply into vampires, you should read this one.

This was an ok book (if you believe these tales) but I picked it up for the chapters on Elvis and TV Superman George Reeves because I am a fan of the two. It was a different type of read is about all I can say about it.

There is not much substance in this book for anyone really interested in thrills or chills. Might be good to passify your very young child for a few days, but that's about it. It leaves you wanting more information and more facts.