this rpg is great. i have owned it for 5 days and am already having a great time GMing a small game (1 other person). both of us are having an immensely good time. no happy elves or grumpy dwarves here, only grumpy people struggling to survive in a world which will eat them alive. buy this, you wont be disappointed!

A game that takes place in one of the grimmest possible results this present we are building holds for us. Based largely in the works of William Gibson and the world of futuristic urban heroes he built. Expensive chromed Geishas co-exist with backstreet Ronins and the dehumanized remains of men and women buried by cybernetic implants. A hyper-speed, fast-tracked world needs a similar vehicle to be cruised on, and the system matches those premises. Very easy to understand, easier to control and the best of its atributes: smoothly alterable and expandable; just like the cyber-enhanced characters on the game. No frontiers in this department. Most of the situations are resolved around the roll of a D10 plus the union of a Statistic and a Skill score. The game also works with a Difficulty level system wich the GM sets for each situation. Being an RPG player since some 10 years, this is an absolute "buy-it" game. That is if you dig futuristic role play.

I love this game it would have to be one of my favourite roleplay games I've played it alot, and each time just gets better and better . I do have 1 problem however; Our GM has moved to England and he took his books with him , I've been boosted into the hot seat . Now I have the origional source book but I cannot find the Chrome books any where . I have been told they are out of print and thought Imight find them here at Amazon .(no luck) HELP A STRUGGLING GM FROM OZ.

I live in Paris, France, and have plenty of friends who complain of back pain here, severe or mild. Since reading this book and helping myself through what it offers, I have been pleased to be able to recommend it...I truly believe it can help anybody. Don't let the "dummies" title influence you! This is the SMARTEST book on backpain I've ever found. Thanks, authors, and thanks, Amazon.com....it's not always easy to find books here on this subject, especially in English!!

This book is laying on the floor next to my bed. Why? I do the exercises every morning, and refer to the chapter to make sure I don't miss any. I do most of the exercises on the floor, so that's where the book lives. It is a part of my life now.

I've suffered from low-grade back pain for years, and learned a lot from this book. I especially like the integrated mind-body approach, the solid, realistic information about the mechanics of the spine, and the practical advice for care and recovery.

I've spoken with a chiropractor and an MD about my back problems, and the advice they gave me is identical to the advice in this book -- and the book was far less expensive.

Unless you were injured, your back took years to get into its current condition, and it will take a while to improve. This book is a first-rate map of the road to recovery.

As far as pain mgt books go, usually they are overally verbose and ridden with medical jargon that makes it difficult to understand the reason you are reading the book in the first place...why does this hurt and how can I make it stop hurting? Back Pain for Dummies was so practical and to the point that just reading it made my back pain lessen. I highly rec this book to anyone who experiences back pain, especially if they are fed up with the pain associated with some doctor try to over-explain something that could be done in 10 words or less. Back Pain for dummies definately implements the K.I.S.S. method for understanding back pain. Keep it simple and make the #@*! pain go away.

This is a beautiful little book with a captivating heroine. "Olive" is written in a style which will appeal to children and adults alike, and the illustrations are delightful. It is time for a new Christmas story, and my hat's off to Michael Christie for producing one that I'm sure will become a classic. My nieces in England loved it!

Olive, the Orphan Reindeer is a wonderful Christmas story for children of all ages! My 9-year-old daughter loved it! It has become one of her favorite Christmas Stories.

"Olive, the Orphan Reindeer" is written in a direct style which serves to enhance the story of a young reindeer finding a new home for herself at the North Pole. I am far older than the recommended reading range, yet I enjoyed Michael Christie's story about wishing for something and having your dream granted. Who can't identify with wishes come true? Above all, this is one reason we have Christmas, to make dreams real. Merry Christmas!

First off, I'll just say that I think the wake has the finest art of all the SANDMAN collections, save for maybe Season of Mists.

The Wake is a story about death and endings and farewells, and it is an end to the series, but only in the sense of the Death tarot card: representing transformation, rebirth, the closing of a door and the opening of a window. As Dream told Orpheus: "You attend the funeral. You bid the dead farewell. You grieve. Then you go on with your life." That's what the characters are doing in this book. It also contains the story of another wanderer in the shifting zones, (a parallel to "Soft Places"), and the writing of Shakespeare's last play (a parallel to "Midsummer Night's Dream.") All told, The Wake is a graceful coda to the bittersweet symphony (so shoot me for the reference) that is SANDMAN.

The king is dead. Long live the king.

This was the only way to wrap up the Sandman series - a wake. Morpheus is dead, driven by a complex set of events ending with the Furies decending apon the Dreaming.

Characters from the series collect in the Dreaming to share memories of Morpheus. The first few books of this collection are exactly what the title implies - a wake. The stories of the Sandman collection receive their final detailing and a new Dream (yet, oddly the same Dream) assumes the throne.

The final two books are my favorites, though. Hob, Dream's human friend of the past few hundred years, tries to deal with the loss of his friend while attending a Renissance Fair with his girlfriend. Combined with the sorrow of the loss, Hob is also starting to feel his age and is wracked with guilt about his past. At the height of this, he gets drunk and has a conversation with Dream's older sister.

The last story stands on its own: a wise man's journey through a Shifting Zone, done in a style unique to the story.

This collection gives a sense of closure, and is probably the best installment since "Doll's House" or even "24 Hours". A must-own.

A fitting title to one of the best comic series ever printed. The reader who has followed the Sandman series finally wakes up from the incredible 5 year 'dream' saga. It is not as heavy to read as some of the other earlier collections since it is made up of short stories. This collection wraps up the loose bits and pieces to the Sandman series. The first part sees the wake for Morpheus and Daniel taking up the mantle as the new Dream. The rest are individual stories. We see Hob's reaction to the departure of his friend, a story of a traveller trapped in The Dreaming and finally concludes, appropriately, with Neil Gaiman's take on Shakespere's "The Tempest". To really understand and appreciate this book, the reader would be have to have read at least "The Kindly Ones". As for me, I really liked this book and would have given it a 10 if I didn't have to wake up from this fantastic dream Gaiman has taken me, and countless others to.

I watched Port Charles and fell in love, I read this book and was amazed. The openness, compassion, sorrow, power, and beauty of his words scar you. I'll never look at him the same again, but it's in a good way. As you watch him play Michael Morley, you realize the struggle he went through to be where he is today, as you watch him play Caleb Morley you realize the ultimate disappointment he must feel that he's made it for acting, not his real passion, writing.

Enjoy it while it lasts, this is a short but amazing book. I re-read every poem several times, and you'll find yourself doing the same, especially if you've ever seen him act!

I am a huge fan of Michael Eastons, have been for a few years. Reading this book, which Iwas lucky to get off eBay, I haveto say there is a great deal of pain in there, but some poems I laughed out loud at. I know thatI will be reading this book many more times--I liked it very much.

I have been the proud owner of this book since November of 2001.
My assessment of this book can actually equate with my
assessment of Mr. Easton's acting...both share that same
"balletic, graceful, poetic" quality. Mr. Easton's angst and
devastation at that period of his life is so heart-wrenching to
read about...but at the same time important for him to bring
these feelings to the forefront and express his deep "inner-
soul" through these writings. Mr. Easton's supreme intelligence
just shines through in both his writing and his acting. I am
truly honored and privileged to be able to view Mr. Easton on
an almost-daily basis on Port Charles...he brings immeasurable
joy to me and has actually been an inspiration to me and a
dear friend of mine to become expressive ourselves. His
passion for writing and his passion for acting shine through
in all of his endeavors...and I hope and pray we will be
having him for our viewing pleasure on Port Charles for a long
time to come. He and his acting partner, Ms. Kelly Monaco,
bring their characters to life like no other daytime couple
ever. In conclusion, I hope these demons he felt back then
are in the past and I wish him nothing but a peaceful and
happy life.

Porter has highlighted many important considerations for those who are pursuing possible strategies to employ for their organisation. In order to pursue generic strategies like cost, differentiation & quick response (recent), you would have to gear your value chain towards these options. Porter has shown how this may be done in his book which is a great reference for strategic formulation. However, in order to have the optimum strategy(s) for an organisation, you would have to consider the human side. Porter's book tends to sway towards the organisational design dimension. I recommend Miller & Dess's Strategic Management (McGraw-Hill Series in Management) for a complete overview of strategic management. Also look out for Warren Bennis's Organizing Genius for an insight into great teams.

Mr. Porter's book did an excellent job in outlining all the key areas that matter in the real world. Mr. Porter takes you through the exercise of properly choosing strategies (price, differentiation, technology) while focusing on buyer values to create sustainable competitive advantages and barriers.

His outline of industry segmentation helps to keep readers focused on properly using capital to maximize earnings and competitive positions (a common mistake in the business world). I found the read most helpful in structuring a much more sound strategic plan for my own company. Thank you to Mr. Porter for providing such a wonderful strategic guide.

CEO Profit Line of America, Inc.

I read this book when I was working...and my boss gave me a great challenge that was to figure out how that company would do to create values, reduce cost and as a consequence achieve 10% of the tourism market. Porter has shown many important considerations for those who are chasing strategies to employ for their organizations.
I recommend you this book, because I am sure that it can improve your knowledge.

I have been a horror fan since I was 9 years old, I read Ghoul when I was 14, the first time I picked up the book, I had to put it down, it was so graphic, I then picked it up again a couple of months later and couldn't put it down until I had finished it. It is now 7 years later and I still remember every detail of the book, Michael Slade knows how to captivate his reader and pull them in to a world of fear and sheer horror, also contains many an unexpected surprise. A definite must for avid horror fans.

It has been a long time since I read GHOUL... I have not forgotten any details! That would be impossible.

Michael Slade, actually three lawyers from Vancouver BC writing under this pen name, put together a wonder story. There's so much research and detail put into the story that it is hard not to believe very action. These men draw upon non fiction material from the real world; murder cases, doctor reports, physiology reports, and many others. Did I mention material from history too!

I would have loved high school if these authors were the teachers. I digress... back to this book. I read it in two days, the fastest I ever read any book and that record still stands today.

It's an edge of your seat, stay up all night, mentally psychotic, skin crawling, horrorific ride that ALL horror novels should be graded against.

Any one of his books are top notch but this will always be my most favourite.

What an amazing book! Though I know that the depiction of a multiple personality in this novel is not actually the way such things work, it was easy enough to suspend disbelief, because of the completely captivating story and the concise prose style of the three people who write as Michael Slade. I found this thing in a used bookstore not too long after it came out (lucky me), and noticed a blurb on the back that said it had Cthulhu Mythos content. That was good enough for me to shell out the few shekels and bring the thing home, especially as there wasn't anything else very interesting on the shelves...and was I ever glad I did. Couldn't figure out til the very end which one of the personalities was actually responsible for the wanton destruction depicted in this book, though I had my suspicions. The suspense was unbearable for me, and I stayed up all night to read this thing in one sitting. While doing research for a book of my own, this book popped up and said "Read me". So I did, repeating the experience all over again. I hadn't exactly forgotten about Saxon, but time and the load of many other fine books had dulled the memory a bit. Not now. It will be quite a while before I forget, and btw, I read it while listening to the earlier work of Alice Cooper, who had a recommending blurb on the edition I have. Nice combo-I recommend it.

There is relatively little I can say about this book.

The book is essentially photographs and news clippings from a newspaper in Wisconsin from about 1890 to 1910. Interspersed are snippets from novels dealing with life during the period.

Turning the pages, reading the articles, and looking not at the pictures but into the eyes of the people in the photographs, one gets a sense not of some sterilized, backward glance at these people as some great societal force, not as a band of pioneers, but as very human people, who die in childbirth, die as children, die of diseases that sweep through whole towns and infect the entire state with fear, go insane, murder, and still maintain enough inner dignity to be able to look into the lens of a camera and mask most of their emotions long enough for the half-second exposure but not long enough to pierce the heart of people living a century later. It is pain. It is a death trip.

The book speaks for itself. Actually, it doesn't. The people in word and image speak for themselves.

The author discovered a huge cache of old glass photographic plates belonging to the town's photographer and writer, who, along with his son, published a local Wisconsin paper. One is struck by how such a simple collection of photographs and articles, offered without editorial comment, can be so powerfully affecting. Perhaps it is the haunted, mad eyes of some of the subjects, or the babies in coffins, their images preserved for posterity, or the intermittent reports from the state mental hospital, or the subtle way in which some of the photographs have been altered to emphasize some quality of the image. There is something powerfully haunting about this book - all the moreso since one gets the impression that small-town America of this time must have lived the same way.

The first of Michael Lesy's books, 'Wisconsin death trip' is as harrowing and breathtaking today as when it was first published, back in the early 1970s. Utilizing a veritable treasure-trove of miraculously preserved glass negative plates taken in rural Wisconsin during the period of the 1880s-early 20th Century, and combining them with newspaper clippings and other snippets of local news from the area and era, Lesy has pieced together an amazing (if bleak) view of life in that day and age. Times were hard, and the challenges faced were many and daunting -- anyone bemoaning the state of life in America today should read this book...anyone who wants a truer sense of American history should read this book. You will never forget it.

On a related note, readers might be interested to know that this book inspired Stewart O'Nan's great novel 'A prayer for the dying' (also available through amazon.com).

Michael Moorcock is one of the most literate and witty fantasists of the twentieth century. His Elric Saga took the sword and sorcery epic far beyond standard tropes and created a literary tour de force.

The Dancers at the End of Time, which is a part of the Eternal Champions series, is full of the kind of wit and social satire that Oscar Wilde would have written.

Jherek Carnelian is one of the glittering, amoral denizens who inhabit the world At The End of Time. Magic and technology are inseparable, and life, such as it were, goes on like there's no tomorrow...which of course, there won't be. Jherek meets and falls madly in love with Mrs. Amelia Underwood, a very prim and proper Victorian wife, who finds herself in his future. Thus ensues a comedy of manners, morals and philosophical leanings reminiscent of the social changes that rocked England in the late nineteenth-century.

Not to mention that I loved the Thomas Canty cover art. If anything, buy the book just for that alone!

For years I had put off reading Moorcock... I read plenty of other Science Fiction and Fantasy, from Neil Stephenson to Robert Jordan, but never got around to reading this giant of the genres. I'm glad I finally did.

"The Dancers At the End of Time" is quite possibly the wittiest and most amusing time travel scenario I have ever encountered. Moorcock wrote this exciting little trilogy (originally published as several smaller hardcover volumes) with a wit rarely encountered in the often overly-serious sci-fa genres. His satire drips with the delightful flavor of the turn of the century fin-de-siecle, delightful parodies of H.G. Wells, and a delicate, romantic heart that matches the author's humor. I laughed at Jerekh's bumbling attempts at romance. I cried at the almost tragic occurences near the end of the novel, and I cheered at the resolution. Having just finished reading Mary Doria Russell's depressing "The Sparrow" (although also an excellent book), I needed something a bit more uplifting. This did the trick.

If you're looking for a good intelligent satire, you can do no wrong by taking a look at this classic Moorcock masterpiece.

Most people don't know Moorcock invented the Multiverse. That is he invented the concept (along with the idea of black holes and a fair bit of Chaos Theory) around 1960 in the otherwise unremarkable The Sundered Worlds (The Blood Red Game). In fact Moorcock has contributed so many fundamental ideas to the fantasy and graphic novel genres, as well as to the general literary world and the scientific world that it's a wonder he isn't claiming copyright fees off half the stuff that's out there. This was probably the first fully-fledged space-time opera comedy and it's easy to see why Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett admired it so much. Some of these ideas even turned up in Douglas Adams's Doctor Who stories (check them out!). It has been Moorcock's lot to be a seminal force in our modern culture and to have other people get the credit! I doubt if this bothers him much since he is so inventive he probably doesn't have time to brood on it, but I have been reading him for a long time now and it really is astonishing how many ideas he's had which are now in common use and part of the language. This is one of his most joyous series, celebrating the styles of Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley and as well as being outstanding science fiction (about the nature of time and identity) it is a loving homage to the fin-de-siecle.
Gosh, Moorcock, I wish I'd said that. You will, Adams. You will. Unreservedly recommended.