Best western I've ever read from any author.

This is a great book by a true master of storytelling. I couldn't put this book down and my wife couldn't get me to listen to anything... Give this story a try and you will be in for a ride you won't regret. This is about the frontier Alaska in 1800's and about one seriously tough guy that landed there to make his fortune and found his future... Awesome Story.

Crusader by legendary western author Max Brand is a superbly written western novel about Harry Camden, a man lured into the fighting ring, where his powerful punch could earn his greedy manager a fortune. But the trappings and luxuries of civilization weighed heavily on a prizefighter accustomed to life in the wilderness, and precipitate his slow decay into alcohol and crime. This destructive spiral culminates in Harry's theft of the stallion Crusader, a horse so wild that only the greatest fighter of a man can ride him. Crusader is highly recommended as an enthralling western written in the spirit of the times and the genre -- and a "must" for all Max Brand fans!

"Lone Star Preacher": Being a Chronicle of the Acts of Praxiteles Swan, M.E. Church South Sometime Captain, 5th Texas Regiment Confederate States Prov. (Currently available on Amazon.com)

This one was written by none other than Capt. John W. Thomason USMC (author of "Fix Bayonets"). The story is a compilation of a number of short stories written for the Saturday Evening Post back in the 20s and 30s. "Praxiteles Baby" (actually a thinly disguised story of Thomason's Grandfather) is a transplanted Virginian who is a Hell Fire and Brimstone Preacher in Texas at the beginning of hostilities. His wife (also a firey Southern lady) is depicted reading "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by firelight and casting the volume into the fire muttering about that "Stowe Hussy"... Praxiteles seeing that his flock will need guidance in the coming hostilities, joins up with the 5th Texas as a Chaplain to see to their spiritual needs. After the first battle, he is found in the woods with a clubbed musket dripping with some sort of gray matter and is made a Captain of the 5th Texas by a general who sees his actions. The rest of the book is an entertaining and in many ways factual story of the Southern Texans in the late War of Northern Aggression. Thomason's narrative style is much like his graphic descriptions of the Marines in Belleau Wood and is definitely worth the read. An extremely talented artist, he illustrates his own books. Examples of Thomason's WWI sketches can be found illustrating the Poem "Rifles" in the Rifle Poetry section of this site - I got permission from the Marine Corps Association to use his sketches - great stuff!

Thomason is a great historian (specializing it the Civil War) and has written very entertaining biographies on such as JEB Stuart. You can no doubt tell he is a man of Southern extraction and sympathies. I had a copy many years ago and loaned it to one of our chaplains and never got it back! Hee, hee... it's that good! I didn't know it was still in publication, but stumbled across it while surfing Amazon...

If you like stories about patriotic "Sky Pilots", this one is for you!

As a mother and early childhood educator, I found this book to be a bit unnerving, and am not sure of its usefulness with young children. Grandma is portrayed, after her death, as a heavenly, almost ghostly being, who visits earth, saying good-bye to family members, pets, and favorite earthly locations. The scenes of her visiting family members while they sleep, laying her hands upon them, are especially eerie. I question the appropriateness of leading young children into the realm of the hereafter, as this text begins to do. A questionable choice, at best, for talking with young children about this tender subject.

"Grandma's Gone to Live in the Stars," by Max Haynes, is a children's book about the death of a grandmother. The book is simple in concept and execution: Grandma is shown saying goodbye to her sleeping family (including the cat and dog), her garden, her town, and the earth. She ascends (with wings) into the sky, saying "Hello, Stars!"

The book is nondenominational, although the wings on Grandma may reflect Christian pop-culture iconography. And the book does imply that there is an afterlife, although it is vague about the nature of that afterlife.

The simple text is nicely complemented by colorful, cartoonish illustrations. This book could be a good resource for parents who are seeking a way to teach their children about death. However, parents with strong beliefs specific to their own religion (Hindu, Jewish, Roman Catholic, etc.) may want to get a book more geared to that tradition.

...When my mother-in-law goes to live in the stars soon, I will read this to my precious 3 year old Sofia without reservation. Thanks Max .. such a beautiful book.

Working from the idea that Star Wars is indeed a "new myth," authors Hanson and Kay offer readers a valid explanation of how George Lucas used the basic tenets of historical myth (allegory, ritual, hero, for instance) to craft stories that are universal to the human experience.

Yes, it reads like a college thesis (which a portion of it was), but that does not make the conclusions less valid. What does detract from the reading is the dozens of typographical errors that abound in the book! Some serious proofreading was definitely called for here.

Overall, I found it to be an interesting addition to the vast universe of Star Wars literature, fiction and nonfiction. I only wish someone had been paying attention to the spelling and punctuation errors.

This book reads more like a grad student's thesis than an actual book of study. And maybe it is, but why, oh why, is out there on the mass market? I was looking for deep insights and cross references to worldwide myths; but alas, nothing. Oh well, it was at least entertaining in that it had anything to do with the Star Wars universe at all.

This book is a unique insight into the myths behind the Star Wars movies. I consider myself an avid Star Wars follower, and this book blew me. I would recommend it to anyone.

This book just keeps promising but never delivers. If you've read Sitchin or van Daniken or any of the others, don't bother. The intended audience for this book is a total mystery. It's a waste of time. I couldn't bring myself to finish it.

I'll never look at evolution the same.

I read the first edition of this book about 20 years ago, and I've been searching for it ever since I lost that copy. Needless to say, I am delighted to see that it has been revised and re-released. It presents the theory that mankind is an alien colony, and that we are a hybrid of naturally-evolved humanoids and alien visitors. Much of the evidence presented is hard to ignore! The authors show that even the Bible may be reinterpreted to support their theories. I highly recommend this book to all readers interested in how we came to be on this planet.

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