"Not Without Scars" is a journey of inspiration. It reaffirms that lives can change for the better and that one's past does not have to hinder them forever. I plan to send copies of this book to two wayward young men soon to be released from prison. "Not Without Scars" will not only be of benefits to them but to all who take the time to read this book. I was moved by its content.

I was throughly impresssed with this book. I knew Mark Olds and his family. His parents used to visit my grandparents (William & Essie Streeter). His brother (Aaron) married one of my aunts. I knew of the teachers he spoke of in the books because they both taught me in school as well. I knew of Edwin Gay. So in reading the book about his life for me was just as I remembered things about him in his younger years. I couldn't wait to share the book with other people to read. It was a great inspiration because he told things just as they were.

I just want to say Good Job Mark Olds and glad to see that things finally turned around in your life. You truly had angels watching over you. It is much more fun reading a book when you know who the person is. Would love to read more of your writings.

Suzanne Streeter Swain

beginning with a comic form short story, The history of the tribe from prehistory to the current decade is then described in a series of letters between tribe scholars. I would have like more detail here, but what's here is good. I would also have like to see more detailed info on tribe protocols, but structure info, and global polical view are good. Apart from the two points mentioned, this is an essential book for any werewolf enthusiast. One of my three must have werewolf books!

This book is good, rich in the Silver Fangs history. It has all the information you'll ever need about Silver Fang Heirarchy, including camps, houses and lodges. It also lists Silver Fang fetishes, rites, gifts and merits & Flaws. This book is not a waste of money for those that want to play a Silver Fang correctly. If you can find it, buy it.

Conspiracy all over the world. Project Twilight pictures govt. agencies, first of all FBI, NSA and CIA, hunting vampires, werewolves and other supernatural beings. The organisations are described in detail. Who knows what? Whom is influenced by what? What factions do exist within the agencies? What are the goals of mortal hunters? How is their interaction? What equipment and tools do they use? Etc.
However, I would suppose most hunters don't know that much about supernaturals as mentioned in the book, unless they had obvious personal contact. They know something is strange and they are the ones to discover it. But who sane human believes in vampires? "Maybe they are aliens or have some new bio-technical inventions" would be first explanations.
If you always knew the true power of the world are not the governments but lies in hands behind the curtain, this book is what you want.

Farooq.Abdullah@Assamites.de

Only one thing stands between this book and that fifth star: a good opening story. Otherwise the book reads like a conspiracy theorist's worst nightmare come true. All you need is this and the main rule book for Werewolf, Vampire, or Mage, and you're ready to make federal gov't sponsored hunters galore.

Included are neat new backgrounds(rank, favors, backers, and equipment) along with some new numina. Pyrokinesis looks like it'll be a blast(excuse the pun). Many gov't agencies are detailed, and you'd be surprised by how little they know about the supernatural. So this game is more about discovery than just killing monsters, although there's plenty of room for that too.

The World of Darkness's sixth standalone game Hunter:The Reckoning debuts this year, so this sourcebook may soon see a jump in demand. All wannabe gov't hunters out there(you know who you are)had better beat the rush and buy this book soon.

Project Twilight is great for anyone who wants to cross Vampire or Werewolf with government agencies. It gives in depth source for playing a para-intellegence agent, hunting the super natural. It contains information on the postion of the FBI, CDC, NSA & CIA within White Wolf's world of darkness...

In my opinion, a must for serious RPG'ers

I've been reading the graphic novels in order, and this is the best so far. Following the awful "JLA: Rock of Ages", "JLA: Srength in Numbers" is comprised of a number of shorter stories; each of which is filled with adventure and soul. Yes, these stories have a soul, or a spirit. One of which even brought tears to my eyes. I can't say any other comic in recent memory has had that effect on me. Zauriel is a great addition to the JLA team. Wonder Woman is under used. But as a whole, these stories worked to entertain and inspire. What else can you ask for?

Let me first preface this review with saying that I am probably the only one who hated Keith Giffen, et al's former version of the JLA. To me the JLA was never a joke and it was more than just a comic. They were, and continue to be, the World's Greatest Super Heroes. Strength in numbers impressed me enough to return to the world of comics after a 10 year absence and am I glad I came back! Three truly great writers--Waid, Morrison and the extremely underrated Christopher Priest (his work in conjunction with Sal Velluto on Black Panther is nothing short of sublime) have put the word SUPER back into superhero. Even the much maligned Aquaman seems to be embellished with a majesty that until now had not been before seen.

My one problem: the insertion of Barda and Orion into the team. Kirby was a god, but only he really knew how to handle them. Their membership makes the team too top heavy and make other more thoughtful characters like J'onn J'onzz, Zauriel and Aquaman seem as though they're out of place and awkward. But still an enjoyable read and a fine comicbook. Five stars for reinvigorating what thought to be a dying franchise--the super hero team book.

Teh JLA needs more tan the big seven to handle world threatening Threats which the threats just keep getting bigger and bigger. My only complaint. The Prometheus storyline(1st storyline) Where Prometheus figures a way to kill every one of the Jla Members except Superman(just read it!)This book is excellent, and people are saying that with the addititons of Plastic Man, Big Barda,Huntress,Orion,Steel,and oracle, Grant didn't put them there to take out Superman for steel, just to enhance the book to be more of an uncontrollable team which, most of the time aren't all together, because they go their separate ways, so why are you complaining, it puts the team into more of a powerful team that only assemble when extreme odds come against them (I.E) The Maggedon storyline from #34,36-41 which I thought was truly excellent(I won't get into it's awesomeness for now.) As of Ish 43 the team is cut down to 8 (The big seven and Plastic Man) just read this book and decide if more than twice in there were they fully united. NO.I seem arrogant don't I? (That's a rhetorcal question) In the Maggedon storyline every single super hero in the DC universe comes out and fights Maggedon with a few deaths( I won't tell you who.)

Denizens should have been the Year of the Reckoning book for Changeling. It hints at Dark Things Ahead, elaborates on Dark Things Before, and does a nice job of expanding material from Dreams and Nightmares. New Arts and kiths are also presented--kiths with a much more multicultural basis than the original Changeling spread, which was nice to see. Overall, the material is interesting, with moral ambiguity to taste (how DO you take races who sided with the Fomorians ages ago?).

The book's main flaw is lack of detail. Very little is given about the culture and organization of the Denizen races, and even a few more hints about their part of the Dreaming would have been nice. Unfortunately, the book also references that godawful Ravnos "metaplot," but that's forgiveable.

A little sketchy, but overall very good Changeling material.

This book is great! Just absolutely delectable! Wanna know what Sidhe were doing before the Resurgance? Wanna know what really happened during the War of Trees? Wanna know a lil more about the Formorians? Wanna know about the Courts of the Formori? Who are the Dark Nightmarish reflections of the Kithian? All this and more is answered in this book.

Additionally, we have new Kiths! Nartaka, Keremet, Fir Bolg, Fuath, Acheri, Moirae, and the Amodines. Also three new arts: The Autumn Way, Discord, and Oniero. A dark way of harvesting glamour: Reaping.

This book is the best Changeling book to come out this year, a must have for all Changeling players.

Gather some insight into what the kitchen is really like at Dixter! Christopher Lloyd shares his secrets on when unusual fruit are ripe to pick from the tree, and how to cook some of those less common garden fruit and vegetables.

Ways of the Wolf is a must for storyteller's who want to know how the lupus (wolves) think and feel. If you have Red Talons this is a must...and of course if anyone plays a lupus. It also includes various info on wildlife and the wilderness so if your game is set in the mountains or woods this book is handy. Pentex: Monkeywrench didn't impress me very much but it has it's moments. The props in the back of the book are great and you find out neat stuff like there's a Giovanni vampire in the upper ranks of Pentex. Truth be told though...if this book was sold separately I never would have bought it. This set is worth it just for the first book but the chronicles would have been better organized if the first had Rites of Passage and Ways of the Wolf and the second had Valkenburg Foundation and Pentex: Monkeywrench, but I'll bet they sold better this way. ((Those folks at White Wolf need our money friends.))

This book is merely a tourist guide, and a bad one. The author makes asumptions like in the future things will change, and things are bound to get better, hardly an investment guide. I have been to Cuba over 30 times, and everyone knows that it is almost impossible to buy property, the few condos that were available to the public were highly overpriced, over $350,000. and any other kind of transaction either rent or sale of housing is illegal and banned.

The author talks about the excellent health care system, but forgets to mention that medicines and first class services are only accesible to tourists, and none of them compare to the services in the US; if you ever go to regular hospitals, you have to bring your own sheets, syringes swabs and have to look for the prescribed drugs in the black market, since public hospitals cannot afford them.

The author talks about the affordability of the country, and that's a lie, since everything is available through the black market, everything is overpriced, restaurants and bars of average quality are overpriced,take the Tocororo restaurant where your bill might go as high as $50.00 per person without wine and the restaurant is of average quality compared to those in the US or Mexico, drinks are expensive in the clubs, take the one in the hotel Comodoro where one beer costs 8.00 dollars and one mojito costs 10.00

The author talks about some cracks having appeared in the political system due to a poor economy, but it still has a stable government. There was famine for Gods sake in 1994, those are not cracks and the governments stability is due to repression of its own people, sure as a foreigner you are treated nicely and courteously, but the repression of the beautiful Cuban people is a fact hard to overlook.

When the author talks about the people he says that they prefer the urban lifestyle, about 70% live in cities. That's because there is no access to dollars in the country, and therefore no access to black market goods like milk, beef or cheese, and farmers risk being jailed by going to the city to struggle to make a living and get some dollars for their families, that's why we see the prostitution of the "Guajiras".

In another chapter the author writes about "Finding Companionship" and the fame of Cuban women's "Derires" maybe he tried to say derrière. Pathetic. He also states that these women tend to be more devoted to the North American males than to Cuban males since they find them (Cubans) too macho, I'd like to see Mr Howard's credentials in order to make that statement that seems derogatory from all sides.

When he talks about investments his ignorance shines, making business in Cuba is one of the hardest things to do given the bureocracy, sure he gives a list of good bussines ideas, what he doesn't tell you or he doesn't know is that most of these ideas are forbidden by the Cuban government. Cuba's government wants you doing business directed to exportations or tourist services, he doesn't want you meddling with the local consumer, and if you invest in tourism they only want you to invest in big projects with them as an equal partner, they don't want you setting up a small restaurant or bar or cafe, the government wants you there only if you mean big business, and that means anything over a million dollars, otherwise visit as a tourist.

I don't mean to criticize Cuba, I mean to criticize a book that seems like a ... leaflet. Cuba even with all its shortcomings is still to me one of the greatest destinations in the world, and I wouldn't give it up for any of the other great resort projects of the world, its charm and style are unique as well as its people, but this book will only confuse and deceive and form an opinion in its readers of a country that has nothing to do with what is described inside its pages, investment wise and living wise. Really it has nothing to do with it.

If the book didn't read like a high school term paper I would have given it five stars. The information contained in the book is very insightful. I just had a hard time with the poor grammer and spelling. I'm no english professor, but this was really bad. I felt like I was reading something written by a fifteen year old. Not only did the editor not run a spell check he didn't even proof read it.

If you can get past the poor writing style this book will be well worth your money if you are thinking of moving to Cuba. It is obvious though that the author was not a business major. So don't expect too much about investing in Cuba.

"Travel Tips and News Newsletter" by Jens Jurgen July/August 1999

The first edition of "Living and Investing in the New Cuba" is an interesting new book by Christopher Howard. In it the author describes Cuba's colorful history, its flora and fauna, customs, foods, health care, transportation, learning Cuban-style Spanish, Cuba's amazing people and much more. There is not too much about the many disadvantages of living under the current oppresive regime. However, many people anticipate a change soon.

The investment portion of Howard's book (published in Costa Rica) is written for a worldwide audience. Europeans as well as Canadians can already invest in Cuba (Americans can't legally as of now but there will be lots of opportunities in the future). As with lesser known travel and investment opportunities, one should do a lot of homework in advance. Don't wait until the U.S. Teasury eases or drops its regulations prohibiting Americans from trading with Cuba. This handy guide provides a two-page list of possible start-up business in Cuba to pique your imagination. BUY and READ Christopher Howard's book now to get a head start.

If you want to drain your pocket, buy it! Otherwise, stay away of this

A great book for clinical medical students. Concise, clear and very readable. Helps in those few weeks before surgical finals.
Highly recommended to anyone who wants to know about everything there is to know for finals. I could never have survived without it.

This book contained some good information but was filled with too many errors. The errata from the publisher's web site does not cover even half of the errors, and contains errors itself! Even at a clearance price this book was a waste of money.

This book is not well organized compared with other MCSE TEST PREP books. There are lots of wrong answer in the questions which will wast your time for sure but it still provede some helpful information. Remember, all these book are reference only. If you think you can pass the test with only one book, you are either very good or you must be dreaming.

Although there are some mistakes in the text, and a few obvious errors in the test questions, OVERALL this is a great book to use for your final pre-Test preparations. It WILL NOT stand on it's own (hence some of the bad reviews it has gotten). You must already have a good grasp of the material. This book will help you to reinforce that knowledge and pass the test. I spent 4 days with the book (after taking the 803 and 922 courses in an ATEC) and passed the test with an 855.