The first book i ever read from this series, and now i want them all!The story of Nate king, a mountain man, dealing with old indian legend of a vicious beast roaming the yet uncharted northwest. The writing keeps you glued to the story, as the book is so fun an fascinating to read! my only bummer point about this series, is that it reads so quick! at only 173 pages, why not? if you like wilderness adventure, indians, leading the simple life, because this book , and the whole series, i believe, brings the message across, about family values, love, friendship, and i got to go back to saying this, leading the hard, dangerous, yet SIMPLE life, makes me want to stop and smell the roses, what we all should do. This series will change your life! Read them all!

This is an old tried-and-true classic. The typeface is ugly, but the information is accurate and lucid. Rule page references and further discussions of the rules is very helpful. It is impossible to give all permutations of each translation, but where practical, Thompson makes notes on variations in the way a sentence can be translated. I have used it for years for myself and for my students.

Congratulations to Ms. McCart for having written a wonderful account that integrates Thompson's historical trips with what exists today.Highly accurate and fun to read and explore.
I highly recommend it!

"Overexposures" is a work which strives to match the imagistic punch and musical flow of the best movies, and stirringly succeeds. The book is both a tribute to the pagan authority of Hollywood movies, with their overwhelming power to stimulate the senses, and a diatribe against their moral vacuity and tendency to deaden our more enriching emotions. The book spends entire chapters arguing against the flawed artistic dispensations of Hitchcock and Coppola; and, even though these artists are two of my idols, Thompson's reasonings make for compulsive reading. His chapters on L.A. are lush, provocative, and full of pleasurable revulsion with the duplicities and indulgences of Hollywood, as both location and state of mind. Most of all, perhaps, his chapter on Kubrick's "The Shining" is a manifesto for what he thinks of as a more Nabokovian cinema, a Looking-Glass world where imaginative surfaces can triumph over the banal realities of everyday life, without compromising our high hopes for human interconnection.

This was a wonderful book. It has short stories, even cartoons, about Oz and its characters. All of these are written by famous Oz authors, such as Baum (of course), Denslow (who illustrated the original "Wizard of Oz"), Thompson, and many others. For anyone who loves Oz, or any other good read, this book is for you. P.S. I have to say, some of the stories in here seemed like they were written by Baum himself, though in fact, only 2 out of the 16 were actually written by him. If you decide to buy this book (which I recommend) read "THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ" by Walt Spouse. It's a funny comic strip about the book, The Emerald City of Oz.

Oz-story #6 is the annual anthology of stories, comics and verse generated by L. Frank Baum's legendary "Land of Oz" books. This wonderful, large format collection features contributions by L. Frank Baum, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Harlan Ellison, Philip Jose Farmer, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Glenn Ingersoll, Eric Shanower and others. Oz-story #6 is profusely and charmingly illustrated by the work of John R. Neil, Eric Shanower, Anna-Maria Cool, Marge, and others. There are comic panels by Walt Spouse, Steve Lieber, Tommy Kovac, Steven Weisman, W.W. Denslow and others. The center piece is perhaps L. Frank Baum's "Annabel", his least known children's novel which was originally published in 1906 and presents a rags-to-riches story of a young boy who finally wins the girl! With its flawless and pains-taking production values, Oz-story #6 is a "must" for all Oz enthusiasts of all ages.

It was like remembering my childhood all over again. If Robert Thompson could only explain the love for the Three Stooges

Since 1992, John Boorman and friends have put together Projections, a yearly forum where filmmakers from all disciplines write about their craft. Projections 4 was published in 1995, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the first public exhibition of the Lumiere Brothers' new invention, Le Cinematograph.

This year's edition is split into seventeen articles divided into six sections. The Centenary begins with a transcript of a 1948 interview with Louis Lumiere, followed by what has perennially been my favorite continuing section, The Burning Question. This year's question, "In this year, when we celebrate 100 years of cinemas, what is the greatest gift and worst legacy of the movies?", is answered by 16 directors from all around the world, whose careers span the past half century. Some answers are short and to the point, while more than one filmmaker spends pages clarifying their viewpoint. Then Martin Scorsese talks about his former fears of shooting anamorphically.

The Journal. Every year, Boorman recruits a director to keep a copious diary recounting their previous year. In 1994, Boorman asked writer/director James Toback, whose year started out with a large quake in Los Angeles and proceeded to go downhill from there.

The Career talks to Arthur Penn and Ken Burns about their years struggling to maintain their individual vision.

The Process is rather self explanatory. Six articles about filmmaking from various points of view. The first two cover Oscar winning screenwriter Leslie Howard's tumultuous Hollywood career, in his own words. We then move to a dilapidated theatre in New York, where Louis Malle, Andre Gregory and the cast of "Vanya on 42nd Street" offer their views on making this unique movie. Sound design guru Walter Murch speaks about the early days of American Zoetrope and sound in cinema. From the Malaysian set of Beyond Rangoon, John Boorman has a great exchange with Eddie Fowler, longtime prop master to David Lean. This section ends with cinematographer John Seale comparing his collaborative efforts with many of his directors.

Gotta Dance includes what became one of Gene Kelly's last discussions about the art of choreography in film. Sally Potter adds her thoughts about dance in cinema, during post production for her own "The Tango Lesson".

Farewell sums up the lives of two artists who were lost in 1994, Federico Fellini and Sandy Dennis. The book ends with Lindsey Anderson's summation of working with John Ford on The Quiet Man.

I bought the first Projections book on the recommendation of a filmmaker friend shortly after its release. I have pre-ordered every issue since, often before I even knew what the contents would entail in any particular year. The entire series has consistently been that good.

If you are a major film fan or a budding filmmaker, this series must be on your bookshelf. Although, if you are like me, they'll never spend much time on the bookshelf.

David Spangler and William Irwin Thompson "reimagine" the New-Age in this clear, sometimes shocking discussion. Based around the forums of two major New-Age conventions in 1988 and 1989, their visons and interpretations of countless aspects of what is commonly referred to as the "New Age" are the kind of candid, honest appeal to humanity that is so rare in this oftentimes overly-metaphysical genre. While the numinous aspects of reality are not spared (they fully discuss astral projection, channelling, and the like of modern "crystal worshippers"), what is refreshing is the humor and human-ness which accompany their insight. Being a reader who was raised with the concepts of past-life regression and karma as a moral and spiritual guidepost, I have often struggled with the paradoxical nature of the new-age movement. Seeming inacessible, lofty, and pretentious, this emotionally indulgent attempt at enlightmennt sent me searching Christianity for answers. Needless to say, I arrived at the discovery that both crystals and Christ can be limiting. Thus, my finding Spangler's and Thompson's exegesis on their comprehensive experience as both founders and dissentors of the new-age movement was fortunate; their ideas will engender a synthesis of thought both full of enlightenment and common sense - a combination rare in the often-megalomaniacal realm of spirituality and religion.

Savages is a great addition to the Wilderness series. Nate King's son Zach and his fiancee Louisa, go to St. Louis so Zach can meet her relatives. They have troubles, and they find out how corrupt cities can be. Nate King is mentioned in the book, but isn't in it. Zach King is grown up now, and faces life on his own. This adds to the series, and doesn't take anything away. I liked reading about St. Louis and the author David Robbins does a great job of capturing the feel of that era. Enjoyable book in the high quality Wilderness series.