In the early 1990s, George Lucas, perhaps the greatest provider of popular culture in the twentieth century, produced what I consider to be the best TV series ever made, *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles*, the concept of which was, in Lucas's own words, "to get kids involved in history through the Young Indiana Jones character".

The series had two actors impersonating young Indy: Corey Carrier was Indy from 1908 through 1911, and Sean Patrick Flannery was Indy from 1916 through 1921. As the actors matured, I supposed Lucas intended to have them explore the early 1910s and 20s. Unfortunately, the series petered out, and all we are left with is a collection of fifteen young adults books that fill the gap between the Carrier and Flannery periods, from the Spring of 1913 in this volume to December 1914 in *The Eye of the Tiger*.

*Young Indiana Jones and the Plantation Treasure* has thirteen-year old Indy join young Lizzie Ravenall (who returns in *The Curse of the Ruby Cross* and *Mountain of Fire*) in her quest for an ancient family treasure that has them trace a slave of her grandfather's through the remains of the Underground Railroad. The plot is pre-formatted Scoobidoo but, faithful to the vocation of the TV series, it manages to marble in some information on the antebellum South. Moreover, the slim volume contains five bibliographical references for kids who want to find out more, and a four-paragraph historical note which tells you that, contrary to the TV episodes, which always featured at least one important historical figure, "the main characters in the book are all made up", but that abolitionist Garrick Lloyd was based on William Lloyd Garrison and the slave Indy and Lizzie are looking for, Harriet Stoneman, had a real-life equivalent, Harriet Tubman.

All in all, it is a rather sympathetic adventure that might conceivably stimulate interest in history among younger readers.

(One continuity error I am having problems with is the allusion to the hat "that man gave me in Utah", a reference to the Utah, 1912 segment of *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*, in which an eighteen-year old River Phoenix played a thirteen-year old Indy. It is really hard to picture the hero of this book as Phoenix one year older. But then the fault lies with the movie, not the book.)

Before Raiders of the Lost Ark, meet Young Indy in this great book about treasure. While on business with his father, he meets a girl named Lizzie Ravenall who is searching for her family treasure. She, Indy and his father go all across the Eastern Seaboard following the Underground Railroad to find the treasure.

I hate Pikachu, so this is a good product for me to spread my hatred of the little yellow rat to all.

"Pikachu goes out-pika-side..." ...nani! What in the world...? My god, such bad, bad grammer!

"Pikachu pika-runs". Pika-runs? How do you do that? I guess you have to be a pudgy yellow ball of mangy fuzz to do that...

This book is strictly for the tots. The under-three crowd would probably have a better understanding of this book than even the most revered Harvard graduate.

The "I'm Not Pikachu!" book is insanely hilarious, and one of my favourites since even the main character obviously can't stand the rat.

But this book? This pile of Pika that is dared to even be called a book? Buy it for the infants. They'll probably love it. (Mainly since almost all the inafants I've known know how to say "Pikachu" and they say it VERY well... *shudder*)

But if you're an older fan, don't bother. It's too idiotic. -_-

This book it's great fun for all ages!

I bought this book in its Korean translation, during the height of the Pocket Monster craze. I then read this book to the class in my own English translation, I was thus spared all the inane "pika's" and "booboo's" which you see mentioned in the other reviews. This gave the class practice in the verbs "goes outside," "runs," "eats dinner," "sleeps." The students enjoyed the Pikachu character so much that they forgot that English class was supposed to be a drudgery.

I had only one problem: I bought one copy, it got stolen, I bought a second copy, it got stolen, and the store was out of stock when I tried to buy a third copy. That's why I'm ordering from Amazon.

The reviews listed with this book are for other books, not this one. You missed a good chance for an order because I couldn't evaluate this book.

Please check the reviews for this book - the last two posted are not for this book! I was just browsing and noticed the error.

This book is imho quite superficial. To my regret, it doesn't really cover the order of Odin (because, as the book says, the Order of Oding is only rumors). Another thing I really hate about the book is the front cover. It shows a man with a hornet helmet - no viking helmet with horns has ever been found... A bit too 'mythical' for me! Apart from that the book is quite boring.

I love Ars Magica. I have also been fascinated with vikings for quite some time. This supplement tries to bridge the knowledge gap concerning Scanadanavia and the Order of Odin for Ars Magica, but as is common with so many games along this line, the vikings seemd to last for hundreds of years after their prime.

Ars Magica is nominally set to begin in 1220 AD. By common scholarly acceptance, the last gasp of the viking era was the Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066 AD (about 2 weeks before the Battle of Hastings). Most of the information given in this book would be more appropriate to the 9th or 10th centuries, rather than the 13th. With this proviso, let me say the information is wonderful.

The background information on Scandanavian culture is, as common with Ars Magica supplements, superlative. Social strata, mores, pasttimes, cratfs, and the Old Beliefs are handled in an intelligent and engaging manner. This is by far the best system I have ever seen for handling runic magic; while it may not be accurate (how do you judge such things in a game?), it gives a real viking FEEL to the power. In addition there is a fascinating section on Finnish Wind Wizards which, while brief, is intriguing and quite useful.

Overall this is a fine book, with the one caveat of being somewhat misplaced in time. Barring that, however, it is a wonderful addition to any Ars Magica library, especially if you favour early campaigns.

I would recommend this book to some students of veterinary science and veterinary pathology, but it is hard to keep pace with such a rapidly changing field - and in some sections, this book hasn't even tried. Glaring errors and out of date references are present in some sections (e.g. the section on Swine Influenza does not mention the zoonotic potential of the virus or its presence in avian species). Other sections contain information and figures which are hard to obtain elsewhere. Use this book - but with caution.

I would like to recommend this book to any vet students who wish to buy this book. This book may be a little heavy to carry around but the it's good as a back-up reference book. The explanation on the topic of inflammation and neoplasia is good and to the point. On inflammation, it's divided to the groups of inflammation and and in the topic of neoplasia differentiates benign and malignant tumours very detail. I like this this.

While Empson's posthumous publication, "Faustus and the Censor," first came out in the 1980's, it remains a relevant document in Christopher Marlowe criticism. The oft-disputed authenticity of Marlowe's play "Doctor Faustus," and its two versions, the A and B-texts is the main focus of Empson's book. Empson begins with the beginning - Marlowe's sources, primarily the German Faust Book. Empson discusses the possible relationship with the translator of English Faust Book, a mysterious gentleman named 'P.F.' who may have provided Marlowe with information on German and Latin texts.

Empson's thesis is that the A text is the 'original' - but that its seeming inadequacies are due to the interference of the official censor of plays in the late 1500s. Scenes missing that Empson argues were removed for reasons of state and morality are an appearance of the chorus and an episode in a Turkish harem.

The censor, Empson argues, had three major problems with Marlowe's play that required change: 1)the women Faustus consorts with must be real women - because Anglican belief did not allow that devils could consort with humans. 2)Mephistopheles must be a devil - again, Anglicanism does not allow for middle spirits. 3)Faust must be punished eternally at the end of the play; apparently, the original version when acted, left some ambiguity about this issue.

Empson's "Faust and the Censor" tends to be somewhat repetitive on supporting these points. However, the repetition is done well, so that the points he makes are continuously reinforced and consistently developed. This is an engaging piece of literary criticism - the language is familiar, even colloquial, making the book an interesting and even entertaining read - very unusual in the field of literary criticism. I don't even like Marlowe, but Empson's style and substance make this a critical work worth checking out.

The Indiana Jones Find Your Fate series was one of the greatest things I remember from the 1980's. So much so that I have spent the last couple of years completing the set.

Mask of The Elephant is not bad in terms of the story, but still quite a way off from the superb first 5 outings of 'You' and Indy. The real difference here is the lack of the extremely talented illustrator David Mattingly.

Young Indiana Jones and the Face of the Dragon
by: William McCay is about two people and there adventures. Indy and Dr. Jones (Indy's dad) start their adventure on a cruise ship heading to the coast of Japan. When they arrive military forces cut them off. Their ship had to take a detour to the slumps of Japan. They both end up living in a weird hotel. Indy find something mysterious item in his bag. What he doesn't know is that the item is a good luck charm and helps them through the journey.

Indy is/was the most interesting character in my own opinion. Indy is exciting and adventurous. On the other hand Dr.Jones is the complete opposite. He is dull and doesn't get involved. The theme of the story is that good people get good things. I believed this is the theme because the mysterious item Indy found gives him good luck. What I liked about the book was the plot, it was very exciting and was a little scary. What I didn't like about the book is was the ending and the dialogue. The dialogue was hard to understand and the ending came way to fast and also was really predictable.

I thought the authors way of writing made the book fun to read. He will keep you interested and the descriptions of the characters are very good. The writing and vocab is a little hard to understand. Some of the books words are hard to understand because of the foreign words. Most of the book was hard to relate to. I think the appropriate age for this book is 9-12 because of mild language and violence. I would recommend this book to kids who hates to read and like mysteries. I gave this book *** stars.

This book is a great blessing. As a former Catholic who never even considered leaving the Roman Catholic "Church" this is a real eye-opener. The book methodically details the difference between God's Word, The Bible, and the TRADITIONS OF MEN, the Catechism.

If you no longer want to be brainwashed and realize the bondage you are in when it comes to the Catholic religion, read this book. God Loves you! That's the Good News. The question is, do you know Jesus?

Jesus says, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

READ: He did not say through RELIGION, nor did He say THROUGH MY 'CHURCH', nor did He say THROUGH MY SACRAMENTS.

Trust Jesus, and Him alone!

I was born, raised, and lived as a Catholic, until someone shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ with me. Now as a Bible believing Christian it is incumbent on me to share the good news of Jesus Christ with others. In doing so I enter into discussions with others, which include those who are of the Catholic religion. This book is a valuable tool in understanding the basis of Catholic doctrines, and examining them with the final authority (The Bible). This book was not written to trash Catholics, and I believe all Catholics should read it. They will be surprised how little they actually knew about the true root basis, and message of their religion, I was. It also gave me additional information to be able to address questions directed to official Roman Catholic doctrine (Catechism). No one should be afraid to search for the truth, if they have the right motives. This book will serve at least as a tool for self-examination, and encourage further Bible study. Matthew 7:7&8 - John 8:32

The presentation of each doctrine is documented and then the bible truth on that issue is presented and a conclusion rendered. Very effective without being mean spirited.