So, what happens when you play an Imbued that can't really come close to another Imbued, or a monster, without getting a debilitating headache due to sensory overload? You get a Hermit.

Hunter-Book: Hermit details the first of the two "lost" or "damaged" creeds, and it does explain a lot about these particular Hunters. Of course, there's a real challenge involved for both player and Storyteller with even considering using one of these, as playing one "correctly" would mean minimal contact with most of the rest of a game troupe. A truly experienced or mature player could no doubt pull it off, but this is merely a warning from me to you for those considering playing one of these. The experience will no doubt be worth it, and it can be fun, but also a real stretch in creativity as a roleplayer.

Still, this book offers good insight into a group of damaged people, and even offers what appeared to be (to me) a sneak preview of the upcoming Demon: The Fallen in a section describing one Hermit's encounter with women who were a little too perfect.

Hermit is a unique class of Hunter, very insightfull yet due to their "curse" they have trouble even being near other Hunters. I wouldn't reccomend as a player character, but for the storyteller, an excellent source for assisting their troupe.

In The Footsteps Of Robert E. Lee by Civil War history buff Clint Johnson is both a comprehensive travel guide to many historical sites connected to the Civil War Southern general Robert E. Lee, as well as a collection of stories that reveal the importance each site had with regard to Lee's character. From Harpers Ferry in West Virginia to the famous court house at Appomattox, In The Footsteps Of Robert E. Lee is a comprehensive, "user friendly" guidebook filled with the most fascinating bits of historical trivia. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the career of this amazingly skilled Civil War general and memorable historical figure.

Armchair historians and civil war enthusiasts, it's again time to arise from your La-Z-Boy recliners and hit the Civil War trail. This time you will follow in the footsteps of Marse Roberts from his birth through his early days in the army to visiting the White House in 1869 when he payed a brief visit to President Grant.

With 11 states, Washington D.C. and the brief inclusion of sites in Mexico you will need to spend several weeks going from site to site. However, the author breaks down the trips by state and gives excellent directions that will keep even the novice historian from loosing his way. You will be taken to several larger, well-known sites in West Virginia and Virginia as well as many smaller sites within these states and distant states such as Texas, Missouri and Florida.

Many have been to Sharpsburg, Manassas or perhaps South Mountain but it's doubtful that few have made it Stratford Hall where Lee was born. Therefore, it's fitting that the book starts out at Stratford Hall and gives brief insight into the life and lack of homeownership by Lee. From his birth in 1807 to his death in 1870, he never owned a single place of residence. He slept at his parents' home, army barracks, his wife's inherited house, and several homes borrowed from individuals during and after the war. He never paid out of pocket for any property on which he resided.

The research within these pages is top notch and gives the reader some excellent side bar material to whet his or her appetite for more on Robert E. Lee. The descriptions are concise and to the point and give just enough detail to allow the reader to understand how the specific location played a key role in shaping young Lee or perhaps how it effected his overall battle strategy in his later years. The accounts are well done and not overly detailed giving the average reader a nice foundation for a beginning study on Lee. The chapters are well laid out, state by state, but in order to keep this data from filling several volumes it does not include every little site associated with Lee. Not to worry, the author chose wisely and the selected material flows quite nice.

In going through this work the reader will enjoy his or her journey into Lee's past with stops along the way at several key historic areas. This is not a paperback for the hard-nosed historian, but well-done research for those interested in following in "The Footsteps of Robert E. Lee". Mr. Johnson has done it again and I highly recommend this book!

Anybody interested in the history of the transformation of politics using the media this is the only book to read.
Lee Edwards, in twelve chapters, explains in an extremely detailed way the reality of what has happened in certain issues in history and how the media has been involved to change the course of things.
The author gives a fine description on how the media behaves in different parts of the world and even gives great pointers on how a journalist should work.
Not many books like this have been written and I sourly doubt that there will ever be another book about Media and Politics so complete as this one.

Not often is a book published that truly is seminal, in that it introduces a definitive new way of looking at history and today. Mediapolitik is essentially the politics of the media, how media, particularly in modern times, not only reports politics but also participates in it. Using examples throughout the 20th century, Lee Edwards also is able to tell griping stories that illustrate why the liberating effects of media worked to free the eastern block, but failed in China, even after Tiananmen Square.

Argued also is that those in media must understand the power they possess, and that they must consciously adopt a philosophy to guide them to responsibility. Comprehensive, insightful, and even entertaining, this book would do well as a base text in a college course as well as enjoyable and enlightening to the casual reader. Edwards not only asks numerous questions, which in the end of this kind of research anyone could do, he actually offers some answers, although leaves which answers are best to the reader.

In the world of horror, Edward Lee stands out as something of a sledgehammer to the reading skull, most of the time hitting you with depictions that have the ability to haunt your reading mind. Still, this isn't always the case and sometimes he crafts works that can grab his audience in ways you really don't expect. Honestly, this is what I like about him because, from book to book, I am really unsure of what will be presented before this audience of one, and if the ensuing dreams my subconscious will spit out will be profoundly interesting or horrifically inclined. Having delved into some of his more gruesome works (The Bighead) and some of his more lightweight contributions (Dead Cats Bouncing), I found myself a bit torn on what I wanted from his as a writer and still wanted to press forward, and there was something about The Stickmen that possessed me to buy it. Now, after looking through it and being introduced to the characters within, I'm actually glad I took the time to ingest it. I say this because there is something about the writing style that Lee possesses and the simplicity it sometimes possesses and yet the ideas its able to produce, his use of comparisons that can sometimes make a reader laugh and sometimes sigh in disbelief, and because The Stickmen was, in my opinion, a great read.

So, what does a paranoid conspiracy theorist that has been kicked out of almost every "notably established" chronicle to the oddities within the natural world, a kid that seems to have dreams about being abducted by aliens, the theft of a small atomic device that could destroy a city block, and the revelation that aliens that can simply be termed "Stickmen" in such a short review exist have in common? Well, they are the glue that hold this story, which is a fast-paced read through an armada of strange happenstance that interconnect in many a weird way,together. The book keeps the reader reading on, wondering exactly how things are going to fit together and what outcome the book is working toward. Personally, this is what I liked about the book because I knew and yet didn't know, and was kept guessing throughout much of the story that, despite its quickened pace, kept me reading onward until the ending.

For those who haven't read Edward Lee, I would state that this isn't what I have atypically found him producing. There were a few lightweight murders that coated the pages in red, but most of the book is about the mysterious things going on and the subsequent chase leading to the end of the extraterrestrial rainbow. Still, I wouldn't expect all of his books to approach life this way and would recommend looking into each of them individually for content before thinking that he is a lightweight in the gore department. For those who have read Lee and like his style, I thought that the little barbs of humor and the approach were here, and that this was a worthy read in the realms that have, in the past, disappointed me. You simply have to be in the mood for the subject matter because, unlike many of his more terrestrial horrors, this ranges in the Science Fiction category to me.

After reading "BigHead" from Ed Lee I was surpized how this one made me laugh and care at the same time. The lead reporter a nice kind of loser. Read the last chapter with the two female leads and you know what I mean. From the small kid to the stickmen themselves, a fast, funny, and action read. Might be hard to find since it is a limited edidtion. But I tend to find these editins better than the main stream reading anyhow. As a fan of Richard laymon and Jack Ketchum Ed Lee can gorss you out, but as this book shows it also (the author) has style that has long been over looked.

This is a wonderful cookbook. For those of us who thought buttermilk was just a tangy milk product full of fat, THINK AGAIN. In reality it is better for you than regular milk and has less fat. It makes recipes tastier and better for you too. This book starts out with the history of buttermilk and takes us in to why it is so good for us. Very interesting reading. The author gives us ideas in the introduction on how to make special cooking butter that saves calories time and money. Then come the recipes. They are easy to read and follow. They are delicious. I am looking forward to using this book for many years.

a very interesting comic book adaptation of the blair witch. gives a few different views of the history of burkittsville! a real delight for the true fan!!

Nothing spectacular to write home about. When I bought this book, I was hoping for the old radio dramas that I used to listen to when I was a kid on Sunday nights. I will say that there were some very good stories. But a few left you rather wanting.

"Coasting" is a great little guide of the beautiful Northern Gulf Coast from Appalachicola, FL. to Bay Saint Louis, MS. The author, a native of Fairhope, AL, gives great tips on finding the essence of this scenic area and its rich culture.If tourist traps are your bag, leave this book alone--you will not find them here! Instead, you will visit a home-owned and operated candy kitchen in Point Clear, AL; go on a quest for the region's best oyster Po Boy; find great bargains in shops and galleries off the beaten track. You will meet local artists, find the best beaches for bathing and shelling, and eat freshly caught Gulf seafood in dives and hole -in-the-wall bars. You will even find out about the best places to catch your own! So give "Coasting" and America's Third Coast a try. You will not be sorry!

Copyright © 2002 Diana Guerrero
Founder/Facilitator Alliance of Writers
Reviewer Book & Bean Bookstore

From the time I glimpsed that blue starred cap, I knew I couldn’t escape the magic. The wizard cast his spell and caught me. Lee Fõdi will capture you too with his fabulous fairytale, Corranda’s Crown.

The spell of enchantment of Corranda’s Crown was cast upon me from the moment I glimpsed the cover. This book is masterfully written and strikingly illustrated. It drew me in and kept me captive until I had read it from cover to cover. Young or old will delight in this fairy tale set in the mythical kingdom of Kendar.

The infant princess Corranda is just barely whisked away from the grasp of the evil sorceress Odjin. As Corranda grows into a young woman, her inner beauty and fortitude keep her safe on a journey filled with risks in the quest to save her dear “Uncle,” Rollick the Dwarf. Able to communicate with animals, Corranda is assisted by her animal friends, Orufoo the fox (whose jokes make everyone groan), Kapoora the otter, Shutakee the crow, and others. Corranda faces many challenges, climaxing in a direct confrontation with the evil sorceress.

Fõdi’s charming tale is sure to capture the same audience that has delighted in JRR Tolkein and JK Rowling. If you are looking for a good read that is fun and imparts some good lessons including those about kindness, and the magic of nature, then look no further. Buy it today!

This is a sick, twisted, don't let it near you kids book thats great but too short (thats why 4 stars not 5). This book is really just the appetizer for "FAMILY TRADITON" GET THIS BOOK, READ IT, AND THROW-UP (in a good way).

This exercise in hardcore grossout horror, originally published in 1996, may contain more scenes of carnal grotesqueries in its 138 pages than most horror writers publish in a lifetime. Any effort to do so usually comes off as a pale imitation of these two fine writers, who are kind enough to return us to some familiar territory here as well as introduce some new aspects to the genre that none of have ever imagined before. In this volume, we have the return of Philip Straker (Lee's pseudonym he used on his first two novels and the main character in his novel Creekers), we have the return of PFC Micah Hayes (who also illustrated this edition) and Chief Richard Kinion (another Lee pseudonym), and we have a parody of virtually ever professional wrestler in the business.

The book is about a police officer and a reporter who go undercover as ringrats, or wrestling groupies, to try to catch Goon, a heel wrestler who can take a fatal blow to the head without batting an eye and who may be responsible for the murders of several ringrats. To say more would spoil the story, which may be the most unique piece you've ever read. It may not be Faulkner, or even Stephen King, but it will remain in your mind (in a dark corner filled with memories of other things you will never speak of in certain company) long after you've read it.

Fans of the Lee and Pelan team are encouraged to track down copies of Shifters, Splatterspunks, Family Tradition (especially this one, I can't stress enough), and whatever short stories you can find. Fans of Lee should read anything and everything he's written, especially over the last decade. See also the Excitable Boys anthology edited by Kelly Laymon and Santa Steps Out by Robert Devereaux.

What do you get when you combine sex, wrestling, and serial killing? Why Goon, of course. Edward Lee and John Pelan team up again to bring you another no-holds-barred tale of mayhem. Having recently read one of their chapbooks (The Case Of The Police Officer's C. Ring And The Piano Player Who Had No Fingers), I was amused to see more of Luntville's finest (Chief Richard Kinion and PFC Micah Hays). Some time soon, these 2 need a longer story of their own (I have since found and purchased Splatterspunk). The Overlook Connection Press has done an excellent job of getting this 1996 book back in print. I only wish that someone had proofread it a little closer. Maybe next time. Anyway, be sure to check out Erik Wilson's cover artwork, Micha Hayes' illustrations, and T. Winter-Damon's introduction. See ya ringside.