It defies reviewing. It has to be lived. Yes, I first read it in 1969 when it was typed and run off on a copy machine. It requires a reader to make every effort (but only one step at a time) to live what you're reading, to the best of what one knows

A wonderful exploration of the male and female energies. A must read for anyone interested in Sex Magick.

This book is well researched and writen. I like the anecdots that give spiritual insight into everyday events. It shows a fresh view of what Revelation means to us today. Instead of talking about the future endtimes, the book helps me understand more about God and Satan. Walking through Revelation gives practical ways to live a Christian life and ways to pray. This is a good commenatary on Revelation. It challenged my thinking and cleared up some of the mysteries in the book of Revelation.

I loved this book. It caught my attention and had me roped in until the very last word. Personally I do not like to read at all, it is one of my least favorite things to do, but I really enjoyed this book. It was about a dog-named Buster and his owner. Buster was an adopted dog who was lucky to be placed in a loving house with the famous journalist Roy Hattersley. Buster lived in London and their he started his diaries. Poor Buster had some mishaps during his life, one which involved a goose that the queen clamed was hers but this incident made Buster famous. This book is easy to understand and could entertain almost any age from children to adults. Over all it is a great story with lots of little surprises along the way.

I am reading this book with my 11 year old son, he a dog lover and I a cat lover. However, we both adore Buster. His releationship to his "man" is endering and the dogs antics are so funny. Funnist but tender is the authors understanding of the releationship as it unfolds between a young dog and his owner.
Wish Buster would write more books!

Buster's Diaries is truly a love letter to all canines and their owners. This book is extremely easy and simple to read and can be appreciated by any age group. I however not implying that this book is superficial or shallow. Buster's observations are written in a succinct and witty manner without overly ponderous or sappy descriptions. I think any dog owner can relate to many of the observations in this book. There were several times I found myself cracking up because I was sure my dog could empathise with Buster's many predicaments and situations.

Without being overly preachy or obvious I feel the author does a wonderful job of detaling the many rewards of opening your heart and home to a dog from the pound. After reading this book I will surely pay more attention to my dog's actions and reactions.

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It seems everyone gets their due in this novel. The bad guys and the reader. A highly satisfying read. I'm highly curious who Ray Shannon really is (it's a pseudonym), because I'm willing to bet he/she is a well known author.
This was a fast moving entertaining ride. If there was a little more humor thrown in it would definitely rate a five.

Highly recommended.

Ronnie 'Raw' Deal, a drop-dead gorgeous up-and-coming hot-shot movie producer, finds herself in a seedy bar after a really bad day at the office, nursing her fury at a sabotaging co-worker, when a huge black man walks in and starts whaling on a waifish slip of a girl at the bar. The reader already knows the back story on these two: Neon Polk is a sadistic, single-minded, psychopathic enforcer and Antsy Carruthers is the prostitute he's been hired to kill. Ronnie, seeing in this tableau the story of her life, 'loses it,' and minutes later the big guy is stretched out on the floor, bloody and barely conscious.

Ronnie now has bigger troubles than the conniving, knife-in-the-back producer at work. Neon has reduced himself to a single goal ' revenge. He makes this known in graphic Neon style and Ronnie quickly determines she has only one way out: kill Polk before he kills her. But how? She needs an assist from someone who knows about such things. Like Ellis Langford, a hungry ex-con with a screenplay ' a good one, with all the elements she needs.

The reader has also met Ellis previously, a fundamentally decent man who, like Ronnie, is a product of his mistakes, particularly one big mistake ' manslaughter. He's trying to make it in pizza delivery when a couple of punks rip him off for fun and Ellis is virtually compelled into the inevitable escalation of events. He turns down Ronnie, of course, sniffing something rotten in the huge money she wants to pay his unknown self for his unknown screenplay and she's forced to enlist his aid through honesty instead.

Sounds outlandish? Absolutely. Cartoonishly, rivettingly, raucously, hilariously outlandish. The breakneck pace, punctuated generously with bloody mayhem, accelerates as the twisting, cinematic plot races to a satisfying finish. The Tinseltown setting is wickedly devised, the humor is sardonically witty, and the writing is slick and clever. Shannon (a pseudonym 'for an award-winning author who lives in California) will appeal wholeheartedly to Elmore Leonard fans.

Velocity Pictures executive Ronnie "Raw" Deal seems on the fast track to a vice presidency when a sleazy rival hurts her effort to sign Brad Pitts to perform in "Trouble Town". Upset, Ronnie goes to the Tiki Shack Bar to obtain a drink where Hitman Neon Polk beats up Denise "Antsy" Carruth over stolen drug money. Instead of ignoring the thrashing, Ronnie knocks out Neon with a bottle while Antsy flees the premises.

A few days later, Neon learns who his attacker is and cleverly enters her secure abode. Instead of killing her, he decides to extort cash from the wealthy bitch, but first rapes Ronnie and then gives her five days or he will kill her.

Desperate, Ronnie remembers a gritty crime script from an ex-convict, Ellis Langford. She thinks he might be her only answer to Neon because she refuses to pay this pig in a poke. Though he has problems with two thugs who he battered for attacking him while delivering pizza and a former spouse who hates him, he decides to help Ronnie because she is his ticket out of the no future delivery work.

In spite of the lights of Hollywood, MAN EATER is a dark gritty urban noir that contains a strong cast whose personalities are made quite clear from the start. The action is loaded as the story line never pauses for a breath yet enables the audience to understand the underlying motives of the three key characters even when its seems their behavior is crazy. This powerful suspense novel will make Ray Shannon as famous as his award winning not revealed real name.

Harriet Klausner

So, I liked the book; I could relate to the characters, just because they seemed so real and not fake. Paul Zindel I believe Is an author with true talent, and links real life into his books, to make his characters come alive. The title alone got me interested in it. it took me an hour and a half to read it because it was so intreging I couldn't take my eyes off of it. I It really upset me when their mom killed their rabbit though. So it's filled with laughter and tears, murder (the rabbit), and lieing. Truley a surreal book.

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds, is just as interesting as its title is if not more. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama, this book illustrates the story of Tillie, a young girl who escapes through science the bitterness of her surroundings - her featherheaded, thanatophobic sister Ruth, the unstable mother Beatrice who doesn't seem to find any meaning in life. The author, Paul Zindel, takes you through a short play of laughs and tears as you realize that beautiful marigolds can bloom from compost heaps such as Tillie's home... and the story behind the compost heap.

"Atom... ATOM... what a beautiful word." - Tillie, "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" by Paul Zindel.

So, I liked the book; I could relate to the characters, just because they seemed so real and not fake. Paul Zindel I believe Is an author with natural talent, and links real life into his books, to make his characters pop alive. The title alone got me interested in it. it took me an hour and a half to read it because it was so intreging I couldn't take my eyes off of it. I It really upset me when their mom killed their rabbit though. So it's filled with laughter and tears, murder (the rabbit), and lieing. Truley a surreal book.

If you know John Byrne, you know he likes to alter and change superhero origin stories, when the original stories done by the original writers were much better. This is such a case, Byrne takes Superman and basically makes him a Marvel-wannabe character. No wonder the Man of Steel has never recovered from this drek of a retelling of his origin.

John Byrne does not reinvent Superman in this collection. He returns the character to what he originally was. He strips away much of the mythos which only came into Superman's life after Siegel and Shuster left DC (Superboy, Supergirl, Krypto, multi-colored Kryptonite, god-like power levels, and Kryptonian heritage), and leaves us with the character as he was meant to be when he was created.

John Byrne's strength as a writer/artist is that he sees clearly to the heart of the character. Here, as he did with the Fantastic Four, he not so much re-invents as clarifies the character. All of the fat and foolishness is stripped away, and new details are added that fit so well that you wonder how the feature went fifty years without them. Byrne is totally respectful of what has come before, and yet makes it all fresh and new. This is truly Superman reborn and reinvigorated. Landmark comics, and also a great "starter" book for the fledgeling comics reader.

Former Mayor of Boston and U S Ambassador to the Vatican, Raymond Flynn draws a very personal and intimate portrait of Pope John Paul II. Through the various events, incidents and celebrations narrated with meticulous detail and color, the personality of the Pope comes alive to the reader. The impact the Pope has had on the average American public is truthfully brought out. This book will be of interest to an American Catholic who would be able to identify the personalities from American politics and Catholic religion, at the same time can feel along with Flynn in his admiration for this man of God. Indeed it's a smooth and delightful reading worthy of the Pope as well as of the Ambassador.

I have read many books about His Holiness Pope John Paul II, and this is by far the BEST book I have read about the Pope. It is very easy to read. Infact, once I started to read I could not stop until I finished the book. When I was done...I could not stop crying. Former Ambassador Flynn did an outstanding job in giving his reader a rare and personal glimpse of the Pope, that other authors who have written biographies about His Holiness simply cannot convey. I especially found the stories of the mother who lost her son, and when the Pope offered Flynn money stating it was not church money, but the Pope's own money to help pay for the medical bills of Flynn's oldest son very moving and touching. For those who have never met the Pope...after reading this book you will feel as if you not only met him, but have known the Pope as an intimate friend for years.

Ray Flynn has taken from his many experiences with Pope John Paul II and put together a highly interesting read. This is not your typical biography, although each stage of the Holy Father's storied life is mentioned. This book gives you the Pope up close and personal, in both his public and private dealings. What an absolutely incredible man this Karol Wojtyla is!!

The Illustrated Man is an exciting science fovction book, filled with many short stories, one of my favorite stories in the book is the "Rocket Man," a young boy named James finds out what it's like to be an astonaunt. A boy who never gets the chanced to see his father, but James heard about his fathers conflicts with his job and his family. Another story I have enjoyed is "Kaleidiscope," this is where Applegate, a young farm boy, is looking through a kaleidiscope. He eventually finds a shipgoing down in space. You have lto pay very close attention to the book because it does get a little confusing. I would just recommend this book to serious readers and who are atleast 13 years old. This book klis filled kwith conflicts, such as "Vedle," a daycare center goes bad, bytaking the lives of young babies, find out what happens yourself. I gave this book a four and a half stars, because it was very confusing, but fun. So if you get the chance to read a good book, read this book.I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.

Some people I know have had real trouble 'getting' Bradbury's work. The bulk of his best work was written in the 50's and 60's. Some concepts in this book are simply outdated. However, in every story is study of a concept that never has and never will be out-dated, The Human Condition. 'The Man', 'Kaliedascope' and 'The Long Rain' are my personal favorites. Potential readers must also understand that Bradbury is not a science fiction writer. A lot of his stories have science fiction themes and backgrounds, but Fantasy is a better way to describe his work. From hard core fantasy, such as what you will find in this book, to subtle fantasy, such as 'Dandelion Wine' you will find the most important element of Bradbury's work is EMOTION. This man is a true one of a kind Artist. I also recommend: Something Wicked this Way Comes, Dandelion Wine, The October Country, Fahrenheit 451 and any of his other earlier short story collections. Bradbury truly is a GrandMaster. PS- You Kids should keep your opinions to your self. You are only making yourselves look bad.

I have just finished this book, I think it is the most fabulously written book I have ever read. I am a 17 year old high school student and read this book for my Reading class, I couldn't put the book down, I was pulled into every story. The stories in this book are so twisted and thought provoking. In the story "The Fox and the Forest", this couple decidedthey wanted to travel back in time for a vacation in 1933 Mexico. The way the author wrote that scene was amazing, I could vividly see what he was thinking. This book definetly left me with this indescribable feeling in my stomach. I have been recommending this book to everyone I know. I am now encouraged to go out and buy more Ray Bradbury books.

This small book is part of a vague series called Icons by Taschen. They are a dim reflection on some of their larger works.

This book is definitely not for beginners, not meant to be an introduction to Man Ray. However, it has some value for people familiar with Man Ray, Andre Breton and/or Dada. Think of it as material for art history or food for thought about the time.

Do yourself a favor and don't try to learn about Man Ray from this book or any of the enthusiastic or overblown "reviews" of it. Start with something more comprehensive.

If and when you already know about Man Ray and where he fits, get this book and carry it around when you want to feed your head a little. It is nicely done and fills that need very well.

For those unfamiliar with Man Ray, he is not primarily known as a photographer and never intended to be. It is probably the ease of publishing his photographs that has distracted people to thinking of him this way. Don't miss the rest of his work, especially his writing. Read his autobiography and use his photographs as a "program" to identify the players, perhaps.

I bought this book expecting it to be a basic guide on Man Ray's work. The problem is it happens to be a little too basic. You can't find Man Ray's most expressive work, except for "Tears" (only on the cover), "Le Violin d'Ingres", "Mask of Woman", "Le Priere" and a few Rayographs. It seems to be a biographic record instead of an art book, although it doesn't blur the genius of Man Ray's photographs.

Man Ray used photography as painterly art, not photojournalism. Time spent with each plate provides a vista to questions, epiphanies, riddles, personality or beauty. His nudes are utterly refreshing in a time when women are photographed as blank "hey baby, what's your number" objects. (Ruth Bernhard also recommended.)

Add this book to your collection for the plates alone, but the accompanying essays are terrific. Better yet, visit the mind-expanding collection at the Getty in Los Angeles.