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“The best baseball book since Moneyball.”

Hailed by critics as one of the great books about baseball, Odd Man Out captures the gritty essence of our national pastime as it is played outside the spot-light. Matt McCarthy, a decent left-handed starting pitcher on one of the worst squads in Yale history, earned a ticket to spring training as the twenty-sixth-round draft pick of the 2002 Anaheim Angels. This is the hilarious inside story of his year with the Provo Angels, Anaheim’s minor league affiliate in the heart of Mormon country, as McCarthy navigates the ups and downs of an antic, grueling season, filled with cross-country bus trips, bizarre rivalries, and wild locker-room hijinks.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11134 in eBooks
• Published on: 2009-01-25
• Released on: 2009-12-09
• Format: Kindle Book
• Number of items: 1

Ivy Leaguer Meets Low Level Minor Leaguers
This is a inside look at what it’s like for an Ivy League graduate to try to blend in as one of the boys in a rookie league in the low minors in Mormon country. His teammates ranged from bonus babies to fringe draft choices. More than a few eventually made it to The Show. I got a kick out of Matt McCarthy’s having to dumb himself down to be accepted, while maintaining his admittedly Yale-based superiority about religion and academics. He really puts you inside the clubhouse and on the team bus. The off-the-field adventures are hilarious.

McCarthy has come in for criticism from his team’s veteran manager and some of the players who he describes have said they were not even on the same team with him that season. Even if some facts have been lost in the four or so years since he played, or names have been changed, this book is easy to read and very accurately captures the flavor of what it’s like to try to make it to the majors. George Will could experience vicariously what he never would come close to in real life.

Great minor league baseball narrative
A great book for any baseball fan or any parent out there who has a child dreaming of one day playing ball in the majors. McCarthy’s minor league experiences are probably much like those of thousands of other guys who never reached their ultimate goal. But his ability as a storyteller makes them very noteworthy. The book is funny, candid and self-deprecating. And knowing throughout it that the author had a great future outside of the game made it much easier to read about his struggles.

A fast, fun read
A really fine book about minor league baseball. Sometimes funny , sometimes touching, but always interesting, this is a must read for anyone interested in minor league baseball and life on the road. Several reviews have compared this book to Ball Four and A False Spring, and you could also add Jim Brosnan’s two books (The Long Season and Pennant Race) to the mix. However this book is actually much closer to Rick Wolff’s, What’s A Nice Harvard Boy Like You Doing In The Bushes? and Dave Baldwin’s, Snake Jazz. The latter is in my opinion is one of the best baseball books ever written. If you are a baseball fan, or just someone who wants a good book to read, do yourself a favor and get this book.

Treasure of Khan Description:

Genghis Khan almost conquered the world. Now, one man wants to finish the job-unless Dirk Pitt can stop him.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5088 in eBooks
• Published on: 2007-03-15
• Released on: 2007-03-15
• Format: Kindle Book
• Number of items: 1

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Who KNEW?? Dirk Cussler really CAN write!
I have to admit, I was VERY skeptical that lightning could strike twice when it came to the amazing talent of one of my all-time favorite authors. Black Wind was fantastic, pure & simple. Light YEARS better than the first two Oregon Files novels (the most recent two co-written by Jack DuBrul have been great) and I would have to say better than the last two Dirk Pitt novels. NOBODY was more shocked than I at this…but shocked I was and thrilled to admit I was wrong, too.

Move along to a very interesting beginning to ‘Treasure of Khan’. As usual, Dirk Cussler has followed Dad’s sure-fire patented formula which has served so well over the years. The novel begins hundreds of years ago, but not necessarily where you may expect considering the title. Instead of meeting up with the Great Conquerer Khan, we follow along on a ride of his followers bent on defeating the Japanese. I must admit I was left wondering how this particular beginning would end up coming together with the rest of the story, but once again, I gotta hand it to Clive & Dirk for keeping a close watch on the plot and carefully weaving all of the loose strands into one seamless plotline which actually surprised me towards the end.

SOME of the storyline seemed vaguely reminiscent of ‘Sahara’ only this time Dirk and Al instead of being trapped in the African desert, they find themselves lost in the Gobi. Other than that, everything else was as original as one could hope to expect from the Grand Master of Adventure Fiction, and now his son. We learn along the way about Seiche Waves and how one may conceivably trigger one on purpose. The entire plot and the association between Khan, his descendents and the oil industry makes for some compelling reading…plus I felt that after I finished the book I had learned a few things along the way. I can’t think of ANY novel or movie which gave me a fairly decent insight into Mongolia like ‘Treasure’ did for me.

Unlike ‘Black Wind’, this time around Dirk Sr. is back at the helm along with Al and eventually Rudy, too. Last time, Dirk Jr. was more or less the main character, and as I recall the ending of ‘Trojan Odyssey’ I had the distinct feeling that this is the general direction in which the authors wanted to take this series…but welcome back Dirk Pitt Sr! Don’t get me wrong, I’ll read a Cussler novel regardless of which Pitt is in the drivers seat, but it was nice to see him hit the action after a bit of a vacation behind the desk back at the helm of NUMA. All in all, let’s just say a new breath of fresh air has been injected into this series and by the looks of things, Clive’s son has the REAL talent in order to continue the series for years to come…which is all I ever wanted anyway. Kudos to Dirk Cussler for his amazing attention to detail and the right *FEEL* of his Father’s famous creations.

A new adventure for Dirk Pitt and friends!
Ever since it was first published, “Raise the Titanic” has ranked among my favorite heart-pounding action/adventure novels. Now, Clive and Dirk Cussler present the nineteenth Dirk Pitt endurance test, “Treasure of Khan.” Like Superman and other fictional heroes, Pitt never leaves behind someone in need or danger, is always gallant to gentleladies (but not necessarily to women up to no good), quips while suffering, and possesses the ingenuity to solve puzzles that stump others. Joining him in “Khan” is the whole gang. Happily, faithful sidekick, Giordino, and Pitt get most of the book space allocated to TFGG (the familiar good guys). The young Pitts — Summer and Dirk Jr. — do play a notable role, but aren’t as prominently featured as in “Black Wind.” That satisfies this reader who wasn’t thrilled when these fraternal twins were conjured up a few outings ago, but who is willing to afford them a place in the Dirk Pitt scheme of things as long as they don’t usurp their elders. It was also great to see Rudi Gunn have more to do this time around. Too bad Admiral (Vice President) Sandecker got only a cameo.

Like all Dirk Pitt novels, “Treasure” follows the proven formula of our heroes tracking down and confronting a wildly rich private citizen of some country (in this case, Mongolia) whose megalomania and perverted use of cutting-edge science and technology are threatening the world’s security. Had my druthers, the Cusslers would make their villains two-dimensional at least. It would add some character robustness. But we’re talking action/adventure, so I won’t quibble too much. As usual, the book begins in the past; in this case, when Kublai Khan ruled. Then we are whisked to China in 1937, where a British Museum representative tries to safeguard some treasures before the invading Japanese arrive. Thereafter the time is just a bit ahead of present day and our minds can buzz about how these blasts from the past will challenge our heroes. The first time we see Dirk Pitt he is aboard a survey ship on Lake Baikal in Russia. This portion of the book is, to my mind, the most engrossing part of the adventure. Not only is there some superduper action (with a very sharp save by Giordino), but the Cusslers manage to pack in a lot of fascinating facts about the real pristine-water lake without losing plot momentum.

“Treasure of Khan” isn’t great literature (and I doubt anyone would think that’s its goal), but it is rousing, adrenaline-pumping fun. Especially since we readers can sit back comfortably and only vicariously chew our nails over 30-feet water walls, Gobi Desert death marches, or ramming drill ships! Enjoy.

Another hit from Clive Cussler and son Dirk
A number of authors tried to extend their franchise as they aged or, as with the lamentable case of Robert Ludlum, died. W.E.B. Griffin, one of the best of the military adventure writers, enlisted his son on his latest work with absolutely disastrous results.

Fortunately for thriller lovers, Clive Cussler has been far more successful for the most part in extending his franchise first with co-authors such as Jack Du Brul. (Cussler had a lamentable outing with Craig Dirgo, though). In “Treasure of Khan,” Clive Cussler teams for the second time with his son Dirk and the results are outstanding.

Those familiar with Clive Cussler know he is one of the best adventure/thrille writers of all time. The man develops memorable characters like Dirk Pitt (featured in this novel), Kurt Austin and the crew of the Oregon.

Plots in a Cussler novel are like a coatrack; just a place to hang things temporarily. Anyone hoping for airtight plotting in a Cussler novel will be sorely disappointed; but Cussler fans don’t really care because the author(s) keep the action rolling and roiling on every page.

“Treasure of Khan” is richer in its non-plot plot than usual for a Cussler novel. The story begins in the year 1281 as a Mongol invasion fleet gathers off the coast of Japan. Most people with a bare knowledge of history knows that this fleet was ripped asunder by a typhoon. The story continues with a Mongol commander’s shipwreck someplace in the Pacific. Of course, the devoted commander makes his way back to the court of Kublai Khan. Moments later, we are in the China of the 1930s with a British archaeologist who makes a momentous discovery as Japanese troops advance.

Flash forward to 2007 and Dirk Pitt, head of the fictional NUMA, an agency charged with maritime research and often enough sideline jobs like saving the world. From this point on, it’s pure action. Pitt saves a seismic exploration team from drowning on Siberia’s Lake Baikal only to have the ship he’s on sunk. Vast oil production facilities are destroyed by mysterious means. Something is brewing in Mongolia. Not fear, Dirk Pitt is on the job with a couple of trusty colleages, well known from earlier Pitt novels.

Oh, one shouldn’t forget the Pitt children, twins Dirk and Summer who showed up on dad Dirk’s doorstep a few novels back. They’re in the family business of underwater adventure too, though they start off in Hawaii this time.

And of course no Clive Cussler novel is complete with the self-referential inclusion of the author himself in a cameo role.

Altogether, “Treasure of Khan” is can’t-out-it-down adventure. 552 pages of surprises, history, impossible to believe (but thoroughly exciting) bravado and close calls, heroism and just plain fun. More importantly, the writing is both seamless and perfectly Clive Cussler. You cannot tell where Clive and Dirk begin and end. (If you want to see a truly awful Cussler collaboration, look - if you can stand the pain - at what he did with Craig Dirgo.)

It must be a wonderful thing for Clive Cussler as he ages to know that the characters he has so lovingly created - and who have provided entertainment and vicarious adventures to millions of loyal readers - will prosper for at least another generation in the talented hands of son Dirk.

Jerry

From Publishers Weekly
Dirk Pitt’s 19th adventure, the second collaboration between father and son Clive and Dirk Cussler (after 2004’s Black Wind), offers a plot as credible as it is monstrous and the kind of exotic aquatic detail that amazes, informs and entertains. The action, and there’s plenty of it, ranges from Siberia’s Lake Baikal and the wilds of Mongolia to the Hawaiian islands. The treasure is that of Genghis and Kublai Khan, the great Mongolian conqueror and his grandson. The villain is a modern-day Mongol with dreams of restoring national power and pride. The heroes are Pitt, sidekick Al Giordino and Pitt’s son and daughter, Dirk Jr. and Summer, all affiliated with Pitt’s National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). The exploits of Pitt and company, particularly their narrow escapes, tend toward the larger-than-life, but these are nicely balanced by down-to-earth explanations of such phenomena as seiche waves and oil seeps. 750,000 first printing.(Dec.)
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From Booklist
Dirk Pitt returns in a fast-paced adventure that takes the latter-day James Bond from a Russian lake to the sands of Mongolia in search of the treasure of Xanadu. Meanwhile, a murderous tycoon is bent on world domination, and only Pitt and his crack NUMA team can stop him. Cussler has been writing the Pitt thrillers for 30-odd years, and he has the recipe down pat. (His son, Dirk, recently has assumed the role of coauthor.) Fans of the long-running series will hungrily gobble this dish of genre pudding, but those who find Cussler’s work slick and formulaic won’t discover anything here to change their minds. David Pitt
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Review
“Dirk Pitt’s 19th adventure…offers a plot as credible as it is monstrous and the kind of exotic aquatic detail that amazes, informs, and entertains.”
–Publishers Weekly

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #72414 in Books
• Brand: Globe
• Published on: 2006-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 184 pages

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• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Get Pedometer Walking….and Walk Away a Winner!
Pedometer Walking: Stepping Your Way to Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness is a great book to get if you want to get into better shape or lose weight by walking. It’s also a great read to help you get the most out of your pedometer. Here’s what you get.

The book has no chapters, but rather centers around a 6-week program. As you might have guessed, each section is a week. Weekly step logs are also included at the end of sections.

Week 1 is simply about putting on your pedometer and doing your normal activities for a week. The goal here is to find out just what your average number of steps a day is. From there you’ll build on that number and the rest of the book shows you how. Included in this section is all the basics you need to know about pedometers, such as how they work, the proper way to wear it, etc. Most helpful!

Know now that your end-all goal of this 6-week program is to get you up to the 10,000 steps a day level. Many people have heard of the “10,000 stpes a day” campaign and it was extremely interesting to me that this number is actually based on research that has been going on since the mid 60’s, mainly in Japan of all places. In a nutshell, people who walk 10,000 steps a day tend to have a normal weight compared to people who average about 6,000 steps a day or so. Now that’s good info to know.

On to Week 2- the goal here is to increase your average daily steps (which you found out at the end of Week 1) by 20%. This is a nice small increase. This section is all about ways to increase your daily steps.

The Week 3 section is neat. After finding ways to increase your daily step number in the previous week, this week’s goal is to practice building some of those modest increases into permanent additions- and to make your newer steps into habits.

Week 4. By now you’ve managed to increase your steps and may be hitting a plateau when it comes to finding new ways to increase them even further. Enter the goal of week 4- ways to add walks to your week. By using the tips and suggestions in this section, most readers will no doubt be able to find clever ways of adding short walks here and there to further boost their daily step numbers. A few pictures of helpful stretches are also included.

The Week 5 section covers an important way to boost steps- increase the speed at which you take steps. Here you learn the proper, safe way.

And lastly, and perhaps most importantly, is the Week 6 section. Why? Because it covers STICKING with the program. As the book says, more than half the people who start a new fitness program drop out within 6 months. So, the emphasis here is ideas and tips to make pedometer walking a part of your life.

The book ends with a frequently asked questions section and a nice resource section (i.e. hiking info, race walking info…).

I have to say that this is a really enjoyable book to read with good research interspersed within each section. With the book, a pedometer, and a little motivation, I think most every reader will have a lot of fun reaching a new level of fitness. Avid walkers that have plantar fasciitis may also be interested in The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution.

It worked for me in Europe
I am an American who lived in Europe for about 8 years. I walked everywhere, probably 4 or more miles a day. I weighed about 180 back then. I now live in the U.S. (Dallas) and weigh about 192. I can tell you, walking works. My dad told me when he visited me in Europe how fit I was and thin. I ate all the same “fatty” foods as now, and drank as much beer, but I still was thinner, because I walked so much. This book shows you how to do it. I now have a pedometer on my belt and I try to get the “gold standard” of about 9,500 steps a day, which is the average in central Europe. I know this works, because I did it.

Walking is the best Medicine (Hippocrates)
This important walking recommendation and lifestyle advice was already given around 450 BC by the classic Greek physician Hippocrates. “Pedometer Walking” is a very welcome and timely book by experts to update this advise with the help of a modern stepcounter.
Quality pedometers, by simply counting your daily steps, are excellent and clever tools to motivate, measure and improve your personal daily walking habits.
The book is packed with practical quality advise to take full advantage of walking for your health with a reliable pedometer. Thereby stimulating your vascular health - improving your bloodpressure, bloodsugar and cholesterol - and therefore contributing to the prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases. I am convinced this book can be of great practical help for nearly everyone.

As a public health physician and a personal practitioner of pedometer walking since long, the benefit of walking with a pedometer for me is above all that it acts as a very effective monitoring and motivating device for more daily steps. Walking with a pedometer doubled my daily steps from about 5000 to more than 10.000 a day. It can stimulate many to improve the quality of their daily life and easily adopt a more active and healthy lifestyle by regular walking with a pedometer.

Pride and Prejudice Description:

“Darcy had never been so bewitched by any woman as he was by her.”

With all the forces of the world conspiring to keep Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet apart, how will fate manage to bring them together? It certainly won’t be easy if they’re fighting it every step of the way. But theirs is a love that was meant to be, despite all the odds against them.

One of the most captivating love stories of all time, Jane Austen’s enduring masterpiece is beloved by generation after generation. Beautifully presented for a modern teen audience, this is the must-have edition of a timeless classic.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17391 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-01
• Released on: 2009-10-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

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• Condition: NEW
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A Masterpiece of Wit and Style, A Timeless Work for the Ages
Jane Austen is one of the great masters of the English language, and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is her great masterpiece, a sharp and witty comedy of manners played out in early 19th Century English society, a world in which men held virtually all the power and women were required to negotiate mine-fields of social status, respectability, wealth, love, and sex in order to marry both to their own liking and to the advantage of their family. And such is particularly the case of the Bennetts, a family of daughters whose father’s estate is entailed to a distant relative, for upon Mr. Bennett’s death they will loose home, land, income, everything. But are the Bennett daughters up to playing a winning hand in this high-stakes matrimonial game without forfeiting their own personal integrity?

This battle of the sexes is largely seen through the eyes of second daughter Elizabeth, who possesses a razor-sharp wit and rich sense of humor–and who finds herself hindered by her own addlepated mother, her sister Jane’s hopeless love for the wealthy Mr. Bingley, and her sister Lydia’s penchant for scandal… not to mention the high-born, formidable, and outrageously proud Mr. Darcy, who seems determined to trump her every card. But the game of love proves more surprising than either Elizabeth or Mr. Darcy can imagine, and sometimes a seemingly weak hand proves a winning one when all cards are on the table.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is simply one of the funniest novels ever written, peopled with memorable characters brought vividly to life as they both succeed and fail at the game of life according to the manners of their era. It is a novel to which I return again and again, enjoying Austen’s brillant talent. I have little respect for people who describe it as dull, slow, out of date, for as long as men and women live and fall in love it will never be out of style, always be meaningful, and always be funny. A masterpiece of wit and style; a timeless novel for the ages.

It doesn’t get better than this…
It doesn’t get better than Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Whether you’re the hopeless romantic or you just love the classics, you’re going to love this book. Though I am only sixteen, I consider myself to be moderately well-read. I love reading, and, when I am between books, my life feels desolate and empty. One day, while in the most barren pit of ennui, I picked up Pride and Prejudice at my mother’s recommendation. I do not ordinarily like my mother’s taste in reading; her favorite books tend to be very dull, but so deep was my boredom that I succumbed to her suggestion. I wasn’t displeased with what I found. I fell in love with the book at the first sentence. I brought my beloved book to the dinner table, to my classes and late into the night. I love everything about it. I love the characters; especially Elizabeth Bennet! I love the Victorian vernavular which works so well for this particular novel. I love the scintillating plot and the suspense created by knowing that Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy should be together but their pride and prejudice (hence the title) are temporarily keeping them apart. The language that the novel is written in might be a little more difficult to read than contemporary literature, but once one gets accustomed to it, it makes the novel even more pleasurable. I cannot imagine Elizabeth or Darcy or Bingley or any of the other characters speaking any less eloquently; it would ruin the whole experience! The flowery language completes the whole effect of reading a Jane Austen novel. If a disgruntled female reader put down Pride and Prejudice, pick it back up! I strongly suggest it because it may prove to be tedious at first but if read again, it would probably read more easily. I can offer no suggestions to the male reader, however, because generally this book, in ever essence, is a female novel. I am not saying that men would definetly not enjoy it; I’m simply saying that I have yet to meet any male who has not addressed this book in a very vehement manner. I simply love this book in its entirety, and I know it won’t be too long before I pick it up again. Jane Austen surely knew what she was doing when she wrote this one! Her Pride and Prejudice will always have an honored spot on my bookshelf.

Warning - This isn’t the original novel
Most of these reviews seem to be culled from various editions of the actual Pride and Prejudice, but please note that this particular edition is a children’s version, not the true book: for readers age 9-12 and only 48 pages long. Amazon should make this clearer.

Amazon.com Review
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, “Call me Ishmael,” the first sentence of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage–tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families–in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley is complaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane; Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet’s vulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters, he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane and Elizabeth. His excessive pride offends Lizzy, who is more than willing to believe the worst that other people have to say of him; when George Wickham, a soldier stationed in the village, does indeed have a discreditable tale to tell, his words fall on fertile ground.

Having set up the central misunderstanding of the novel, Austen then brings in her cast of fascinating secondary characters: Mr. Collins, the sycophantic clergyman who aspires to Lizzy’s hand but settles for her best friend, Charlotte, instead; Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy’s insufferably snobbish aunt; and the Gardiners, Jane and Elizabeth’s low-born but noble-hearted aunt and uncle. Some of Austen’s best comedy comes from mixing and matching these representatives of different classes and economic strata, demonstrating the hypocrisy at the heart of so many social interactions. And though the novel is rife with romantic misunderstandings, rejected proposals, disastrous elopements, and a requisite happy ending for those who deserve one, Austen never gets so carried away with the romance that she loses sight of the hard economic realities of 19th-century matrimonial maneuvering. Good marriages for penniless girls such as the Bennets are hard to come by, and even Lizzy, who comes to sincerely value Mr. Darcy, remarks when asked when she first began to love him: “It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley.” She may be joking, but there’s more than a little truth to her sentiment, as well. Jane Austen considered Elizabeth Bennet “as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print”. Readers of Pride and Prejudice would be hard-pressed to disagree. –Alix Wilber

From Library Journal
Austen is the hot property of the entertainment world with new feature film versions of Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility on the silver screen and Pride and Prejudice hitting the TV airwaves on PBS. Such high visibility will inevitably draw renewed interest in the original source materials. These new Modern Library editions offer quality hardcovers at affordable prices.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” — Jane Austen

Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. Description:

Chocolate or Vanilla? This simple choice is all it takes to get started with Meanwhile, the wildly inventive creation of comics mastermind Jason Shiga, of whom Scott McCloud said “Crazy + Genius = Shiga.” Jimmy, whose every move is under your control, finds himself in a mad scientist’s lab, where he’s given a choice between three amazing objects: a mind-reading device, a time-travel machine, or the Killitron 3000 (which is as ominous as it sounds). Down each of these paths there are puzzles, mysterious clues, and shocking revelations. It’s up to the reader to lead Jimmy to success or disaster.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9564 in Books
• Published on: 2010-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 80 pages

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• Condition: NEW
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GreenBeanTeenQueen Reviews-www.greenbeanteenqueen.com
About the Book: It all starts with a simple question-what flavor of ice cream, chocolate or vanilla? From there Jimmy is sent on the adventure of the reader’s choice. Follow the paths and see where they lead.

GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I have been excited to read this one since I saw a starred review in Booklist. The premise intrigued me-a choose your own adventure comic? I had to check it out.

Meanwhile is the most inventive and creative book I have come across in a long time. I don’t know how Jason Shiga put this book together-I’m amazed at his talent and creativity. The book doesn’t read like your typical book. There are paths to follow and tabs to turn, so the reader is always moving around flipping pages and choosing new paths. Even though it’s marketed as a children’s book, this book is for all ages. This is one parents and children will have a blast reading together and letting each other choose which way to go.

Meanwhile is a twisty choose your own adventure comic fun. Even if you’ve never picked up comics before, give this book a try. It’s too much fun and once you get the hang of how the book works, you won’t want to stop reading. The cover says there are 3,856 story possibilities, so I’m sure Meanwhile will be keeping readers busy for a long time!

Not for young children…
My son eats graphic novels. I can’t get them from the library fast enough for him. I was pretty excited about this since he could read it over and over and choose different endings. But I only saw this on-line and you have to look closely to see the ax-murderer on the cover. Then inside there is a machine called the killitron…that can kill you. This book is amazing and such a great idea but I gave it three stars b/c it is a graphic novel that looks like it is for a 9-year old, but once you open the cover you realize its obviously not.

So for a teenager this is great. For a younger kid, no.

Innovative and Fascinating
“Meanwhile” is more than a mind-bending approach to comics. It’s a hands-on introduction to the “multiple worlds” interpretation of quantum mechanics. And it is really, really fun. If you are a fan of comics, physics, or time-travel stories, you’ll dig this book.

From School Library Journal
Grade 4–6—Shiga introduces readers to a whole new technique of reading comics. Jimmy must decide if he wants chocolate or vanilla ice cream. That’s the first choice readers face in order to determine the fate of the world in this “Choose Your Own Adventure” style graphic novel. Rather than reading panels left to right, color-coded tubelike lines send children in the direction the panels should be read, from right to left/left to right, up to down/down to up, and flipping backwards to pages rather than going forward. Tabs on the edge of the pages help move the tubes along, directing readers to which page to read next. If a tube splits into two paths from a panel, readers then must choose which scenario to follow. Illustrations are drawn in ink, with color overlay. The text is clearly written by hand and will be easily deciphered by readers. Seasoned graphic-novel fans will be entertained by selecting scenarios throughout this action-packed book while developing problem-solving skills. Thousands of story possibilities will guarantee them a different experience each time they pick up this book. However, some readers may have to run their finger along the tube lines to keep track of their place in the story’s path, as some of them can be quite long or zigzagged.—Janet Weber, Tigard Public Library, OR
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* In this graphic-novel mind boggler, Shiga blows the choose-your-own-adventure concept out of the water. Readers play the role of little Jimmy and on the first page make the seemingly innocuous decision of ordering a vanilla or chocolate ice-cream cone. Tubes connect panels in all directions and veer off into tabs to other pages, creating a head-spinningly tangled web of a story (well, stories; the book claims to have 3,856 different possibilities). The crux is that Jimmy stumbles into the lab of an affable mad scientist and is allowed to tinker with three inventions: a mind reader, a time machine, and the Killitron, which obliterates all life on earth aside from the user’s. Jimmy’s carefree fiddling with the three devices isn’t merely a way to lead readers through the subsequent head trip of an adventure; it’s also just about the perfect kid-friendly initiation to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics (no, really), in which each decision and action split reality into distinct parallel universes. It’s unfathomably, almost unreasonably complex. Given this book and a distraction-free hour or two, readers will either end up looking like Jimmy on the cover—clutching their skulls in googly-eyed exasperation—or will arrive at a nifty new way of looking at reality. It’s maddening and challenging, all right, but that’s precisely what makes it so crazy fun. Grades 4-9. –Ian Chipman

About the Author

Jason Shiga won the Eisner award in 2003 for “talent deserving of wider recognition.” In 2008, his graphic novel Bookhunter was also nominated for an Eisner. He lives in Oakland, California.

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The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook Discount.

Samedi, juin 19th, 2010

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Super-smart Julian Calendar thinks starting junior high at a new school will mean he can shed his nerdy image–but then he meets Ben and Greta, two secret scientists like himself! The three form a secret club, complete with a high-tech lair. There, they can work to their hearts content on projects like the Stink-O-Meter, the Kablovsky Copter, and the Nightsneak Goggles.

All that tinkering comes in handy when the trio discovers an evil scientist’s dastardly plan to rob a museum. Can three inventors, armed with their wacky creations, hope to defeat this criminal mastermind?

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48023 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-01
• Released on: 2009-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781599903965
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Customer Reviews:

From my heart and from my hand, why don’t people understand, my intentions?
You know a book’s gotta be good when the first thought that enters your brain after reading it is, “I bet this took the author YEARS and YEARS to finish!” If you’re reading a novel then it’s probably a good bet you thought that because the story is long and convoluted. But if you think it about a graphic novel, there’s really only one reason for that. It must be heavily detailed, complicated, well written, and intense. Meet The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook then. A little book that, at the outset, didn’t interest me much. The cover failed to lure me in and the title was meh all over. It really wasn’t until my boss handed it to me to read that I decided to give it a go and see whether it was worth checking out. I’m so glad he did too since this is one of the most eye-popping, ambitious, intelligent graphic novels for kids I’ve seen in a long time. And I can guarantee you that it’s like nothing your children have ever seen before.

When Julian Calendar starts school in a new town he is determined to fit in. No longer shall he be unceremoniously dumped into garbage cans for the crime of being a nerd. No! Julian is determined to hide his intelligence and smarts for as long as it takes to fit in. His plans, as it happens, are thwarted when two of his classmates (a girl and a jock) discover his secret and let him in on one of their own. Unbeknownst to the population at large, these kids are science geniuses. With Julian as their third they begin “The Secret Science Alliance”. But dark machinations are afoot. When their Invention Notebook is purloined and a local scientist of questionable morality takes credit for their inventions, they are determined to get their property back. In doing so, however, they find that the villain plans to rob the local museum for an item of inestimable cost. Will they be able to stop him in time? Stay tuned, faithful readers.

Since I grew up with comics I’ve always been a little baffled by adults who tell me that they never “learned to read” comics. There’s something about the sequential art that throws them for a loop. They have problems integrating the words and the images in their brains (thereby giving lie to the assumption that comics are less sophisticated than literature and art merely because they combine the two formats). Anyway, I always thought this was a pretty silly thing to say. Reading The Secret Science Alliance, however, suddenly I understand that perspective. It’s a logical series of sequences, but Davis is playing with some incredibly sophisticated paneling here. Open up to the first page and you’ll see what I mean. The book begins with a four part cause and effect sequence where the arrows containing the “before” sections lead you to see the “after” effects. The first three lead to the right and the last one leads downward. And amazingly enough, on this single page you learn everything you need to know about the character of Julian. Now kids with a love of comics will be able to figure all this out on their own, but it will take some effort on their part. Davis is making you work for her storyline and she’s basically warning you of the complexity right from the start.

And speaking of complex, I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a graphic novel for kids this chock full of tiny details. Some of them I’m pretty sure are in-jokes (Julian reads a paper that declares an Ann, E, and Leta as being the number one family in town) but others are there for the noticing (as when Julian is discovered to be excessively intelligent and behind his head the seal of “Operation Act Ordinary” appears with a large “Failed” sticker on top of it). Every single page is just teeming with the tiniest elements (love The Great Kablovsky Skiffle sheet music, by the way). Do you think Ms. Davis would get offended if I called her the Chris Ware of children’s literature? Like Ware, Davis has a fine appreciation for a neat cutaway. Her crisp clean lines are indicative of Ware too (though she is diametrically opposed to him in terms of cheeriness). To be fair, let’s just say that Eleanor Davis is the literary lovechild of Chris Ware and British artist Peter Cross (with maybe a touch of Jill Barklem for spice).

And can I tell you how much I love a book where a brilliant character does badly in school and it’s because he’s not good at tests? Davis takes her time thwacking preconceptions over the head when she has a notion to do so. Sure, Julian is pretty much your stereotypical nerd. But Ben is a jock who also happens to be brilliant, though his poor testing convinces him that he’s actually dumb. And Greta may appear to be a dangerous maniac at first (Julian’s words, not mine) but she’s also brilliant and willing to take risks (and not wear pink unless she’s in disguise).

Interestingly enough, the book this comic bears the closest resemblance too is a similarly strange concoction that has never been replicated. Got kids inspired to make their own inventions after reading The Secret Science Alliance? I think it’s time you handed them Howtoons, a book that uses comics to show kids how to create everything from marshmallow guns to tiny ecosystems. Pair the two books together and you’ve a miniature Edison in the making. Heck, throw in Sir John Hargrave’s Mischief Maker’s Manual while you’re at it, since Davis is particularly good at working in innovative pranks when she has half a mind to do so. But really, this book isn’t like anything else out there. I’ve had a hard time reviewing it because every time I pick it up I start poring over the pages, finding new things to see and additional things to read. I don’t know what else Ms. Davis has up her sleeve, but if she doesn’t kill herself with overwork, I hope we can look forward to more books in this series soon. This is the kind of title that rewards the reader over and over again. Kids’ll get their money’s worth.

Amazing book
We picked up this book at the Decatur Book Festival without knowing anything about it. Both my boys read it and loved, loved, loved it! We were heartbroken that we hadn’t gone to Ms. Davis’ presentation since they missed the opportunity to meet her but of course, that was before we know how much they would enjoy the book. This ought to hit the children’s best seller list.

What did they love about the book? The amount of detail in the drawings was impressive. Also, the side jokes that managed to be knowing but not cynical or snide. It is both a wise and an innocent book, at the same time. If you have brainy kids who sometimes think that they are out of step with the crowd, then they will find a hero in this book.

Great next step
My son is in second grade and is an avid reader. I have a really hard time finding books that are not scary for him, yet are interesting and not girlie. He usually doesn’t get to the end of the not scary “boy” books b/c he loses interest. This was a great find that was very engaging and he had me go on Amazon as soon as he was done to find the next one. That’s when I found out it just came out. Let’s hope the author is a fast writer. He especially loved the “inventions” and the secret hideout.

From School Library Journal
Grade 3-7–Julian Calendar, 11, is a supersmart transfer student trying desperately to fit in at his new middle school. Just when he starts to believe that he’ll never find his place, he discovers two other brilliant minds and together they form the Secret Science Alliance. These three braniacs create their own book of blueprints for such cunning creations as the stinkometer, sticky and dangerous gluebombs, and the flying Kablovsky Copter. However, their blueprints are stolen by evil Dr. Stringer, who has plans for them. Davis’s first long-form comic is packed full of detail down to every minute tool in the Alliance’s workshop, and the flying words and panels move the story at a quick pace. Davis’s creativity is evident from the myriad gadgets and schemes of the story. Children will see, through these inventions and the triumph of the protagonists, that science can be cool.–Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, Kearns Library, UT END

About the Author

Eleanor Davis received a Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor award for her first children’s book, Stinky. This is her first full-length graphic novel. She lives and works with her boyfriend, Drew Weing, in Athens, Georgia.

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First Drop of Crimson Discount.

Samedi, juin 19th, 2010

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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Night Huntress series comes a breathtaking new journey to the dark side of desire.

The night is not safe for mortals. Denise MacGregor knows all too well what lurks in the shadows—her best friend is half-vampire Cat Crawfield—and she has already lost more than the average human could bear. But her family’s past is wrapped in secrets and shrouded in darkness—and a demon shapeshifter has marked Denise as prey. Now her survival depends on an immortal who lusts for a taste of her.

He is Spade, a powerful, mysterious vampire who has walked the earth for centuries and is now duty-bound to protect this endangered, alluring human—even if it means destroying his own kind. Denise may arouse his deepest hungers, but Spade knows he must fight his urge to have her as they face the nightmare together . . .

Because once the first crimson drop falls, they will both be lost.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1501 in eBooks
• Published on: 2010-01-21
• Released on: 2010-02-09
• Format: Kindle Book
• Number of items: 1

First Drop, But Not The Last…Thank Goodness
If you’re not already familiar with Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series, go no further than to your nearest bookstore or online connection and look them up, because First Drop of Crimson is a spinoff novel in an already well developed world. Frost doesn’t waste a lot of time explaining that world to new readers here. It was done in a rather cursory (and if you’re unfamiliar with the characters and world, confusing) manner. That’s not a complaint, as I am very wonderfully familiar with the world and the characters, but it’s something I believe a new reader should know. Also, if you’re familiar with the series, but haven’t read all four published to date, I don’t recommend you read First Drop of Crimson (yet), as there are things and characters mentioned in this book that WILL be spoilers unless you’ve read them all.

Okay, now that the Public Service Announcement (PSA) is out of the way, let’s talk about First Drop of Crimson. I was very excited when I learned of this spinoff, and like many other readers, thought it would be great to spend more time with Spade, as he’s been a favored secondary character throughout the Night Huntress series. In First Drop of Crimson, Spade is called to the aid of Denise Macgregor (Cat’s best friend from the Night Huntress series) when Denise gets stuck with a demon problem courtesy of a distant and deceitful relative. While Spade starts out as a slightly reluctant assist, he quickly changes his tune when the spark from their initial meeting (in the Night Huntress Series) turns into a conflagration. Even Denise’s humanity (and Spade doesn’t do lasting relationships with humans…anymore) isn’t enough to keep Spade from giving up his heart when he lends a hand. What’s an autocratic, former landed gentry in regency England, to do?

With a cast of characters that is pleasantly familiar, this novel is evenly and quickly paced, and after the abrupt start (Denise loses a cousin, finds a demon, and gets help from a vampire all within the first twenty-five to thirty Kindle clicks) the ride smoothes out and the story takes off in a pleasing direction.

That’s not to say I didn’t have any issues with First Drop of Crimson. I did. I wasn’t as enamored of Denise for a main character as I was of Spade (who I just adore). I didn’t dislike her, really, she just didn’t make the sort of impact that I’m used to Frost making with her characters. The romantic aspects between the two of them developed in a relatively realistic time frame, but by the third or forth time Denise tried to control her wayward heart by assuring herself that Spade’s behavior was an act (that’ll make sense when you read the story), or that her feelings were too soon after the death of her spouse, I was bored with reading that as an excuse. Also, without including any spoilers, there were a few aspects of the denouement of the conflict between demon and vampire/human-ish that seemed a bit too pat to be ultimately satisfying.

On a brighter note, I was pleased that Frost was able to bring beloved (or fondly bemoaned, as in Ian’s case) characters from the Night Huntress series into a new and expanded venue and still keep them recognizable. That’s a big stumbling block for a lot of authors even book-to-book, let alone jumping series’ and genres like Frost did here. And that’s another PSA I should’ve mentioned - admittedly, I didn’t do any research on it other than knowing that Frost was releasing an expanded-world novel in a spin off, but I was surprised (not unpleasantly, as I like the sub-genre) to find out that unlike the Night Huntress series, which is more a paranormal urban fantasy series, Night Huntress World series seems to be set to be more of a traditional paranormal romance series, in that each book features a different character finding an HEA (as much “ever-after” Frost allows, anyway - and she does tend to get a bit deadly to her secondary and ancillary characters, so who knows). I say “seem” only because the next book in the spinoff series (Eternal Kiss of Darkness, set to be out July 27th, 2010) features the mighty Mencheres - master vamp to the nth degree - and a new female lead, but I don’t know for sure if that trend will continue with other secondary characters from the NH/NHW series.

I’d definitely recommend First Drop of Crimson, but I’d do it a bit more forcefully for those fans of paranormal romance series than urban fantasy junkies. And for newbies to the world, here are the books I’d recommend you read first:
Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1)
One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 2)
At Grave’s End (Night Huntress, Book 3)
Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, Book 4)

First Drop of Crimson
It has been a year since Denise lost her husband by paranormal means. It’s only normal that she wouldn’t want to have anything to do with that world after such a loss. But when evil rears its ugly head, she’ll have no say in the matter. With Cat and Bones on the other side of the world, Denise’s only help comes from Spade, master vampire. Ever since meeting they’ve always felt a pull towards each other. Plus there’s definitely an attraction on both sides, and at the same time neither of them will admit it. Spade refuses to fall in love with a human again and Denise wants nothing to do with the world of vampires. Stubborn creatures, but you gotta love them.

I absolutely loved this book, a must read. First Drop of Crimson was a fun, enticing read. This story was refreshing, dark and passionate. Spade and Denise are magic, their chemistry jumps off the page. Jeaniene Frost is a master at pulling you into a story from page one, and that’s exactly what you get with this book. I love that Spade got his own book. I found him quite interesting in the Night Huntress series and was hoping we get to learn more about him.

Fantastic! Amazingly witty and unforgettable!
I absolutely loved this book! So, I admit, I was really bummed when she announced that she was going to be writing her Night Huntress World series based on the supporting characters of her Night Huntress novels instead of keeping the focus on Cat and Bones. I started First Drop of Crimson with somewhat low expectations and a little anamosity, BUT, after reading this…I won’t ever doubt her again. She has carved herself a place in cement as my favorite author. She was able to pull this off and make me adore these characters (Spade and Denise) just like I adored Cat and Bones. It was really fantastic! Romance, action, well developed and likable characters, witty, extremely well-written and a great story line.

I can’t say enough good things about this book…or any of her other books for that matter. Jeaniene Frost has the sexiest leading men and the most intruiging heroines! Ian’s going to be hilarious to read about if she gets around to him!

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Indwelling Left Behind, No. 7 Sale-Price Too Low To Display!!

Samedi, juin 19th, 2010

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Nicolae Carpathia is dead. But who killed the Antichrist? The answer may surprise you. Book seven in the best-selling Left Behind series marks the beginning of the second half of the seven-year Tribulation period. In dramatic fashion, readers are exposed to the horrors of God’s judgment and the hope of salvation. Rayford, Buck, Chloe, and the rest of the Tribulation Force find themselves at the center of heart-stopping action. Number one on the New York Times Best Sellers List for four weeks.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6848 in eBooks
• Published on: 2000-08-05
• Released on: 2000-08-05
• Format: Kindle Book
• Number of items: 1

Customer Reviews:

The Indwelling: The most spiritually-involved one yet!
The Indwelling is the 7th book to be released in the Left Behind series, written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. The Inwelling picks up immediatly where Assassins, book #6, left off and reveals who killed the Antichrist. The assassin was somewhat predictable, but many other suspects clouded the actual identity of the assasin. The Indwelling gets very spiritually in depth, especially when Rayford Steele flys back home all by himself, and when Tsion Ben-Judah begins “dreaming dreams.” When the safety of the safe house is questioned, David Hassid locates the STRONG Building, which will hopefully house all of the Trib Force and then some. As the funeral nears, the pace picks up somewhat, and a few mysteries surface. When Nicolae Carpathia (the Antichrist) is indwelt by Satan, he begins quoting Jesus and claiming his “divine power.” The Indwelling is probably one of the best books so far, but the story moves slowly. The entire book only goes over a period of about 3 days, and that’s not very much when it’s a book that long. The book leaves us with only a few small cliffhangers, unlike the previous book, Assassins. The upcoming 8th book, The Mark, should answer the question of who might betray the Trib Force, what the numbers of the ten kingdoms mean, and the rise of a new technology, a mark that everyone will have to have to be able to buy or sell. I give The Indwelling 4 out of 5 stars, even though it hosts a slow plot, it takes you for a wild ride.

I don’t want to be “LEFT BEHIND”
Two Thumbs up to these authors for their heavenly inspiration of what life may be like if you are not ready the first time around. It is so refressing to see Christian authors in the spot light. I completed all seven of the books and wanted more, so I have started reading the “Left Behind series for Kids”. They are just as good. They even include the main characters from the adult series. In less than a week I completed 4 out of the 8 books, which are less than 150 pages each. I have gotten my kids interested in them, and they love them. I tell my kids I HAVE to read the books before they do(smile). I truly believe we are in the end-times and that these books will be a tool to cause many people to really think about where their lives are going.

If you want to get a person started reading this series, just give them the first book and they are hooked. I have not read books so intensely since “Piercing the Darkness” and “This Present Darkness” by Frank Peretti.

Any book that makes people think about being left behind after Christ returns is a must read. Also the Left Behind series is written by experts. It is a fictious story written around true facts. ENJOY, but be ready to examine yourself…

Already finished it and eager for more!
I bought The Indwelling at lunch yesterday and could not put it down until I finished it last night! For all of the readers who rated the series negative for lack of action, this book has lots of it. The AntiChrist is dead, Rayford is on the run as the prime suspect, and you don’t find out who did kill Carpathia until over halfway through the book. If readers would remember that this is fiction based on the Bible, I believe they would be more satisfied with the series. I am eagerly awaiting The Mark!

Amazon.com Review
The Antichrist is dead… or is he? The city of Chicago lies in ruins, the safe house is blown, and the Global Community police are hot on the heels of the Tribulation Force. And who assassinated Nicolae Carpathia?

It’s a formidable challenge to keep the attention of an audience midway through a projected 12-volume series, but with their trademark blend of humor and gripping suspense, authors Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye continue to captivate readers with The Indwelling, the seventh installment of the Left Behind series.

Carpathia’s funeral takes a hair-raising turn for the 4 million people who attend. Over the crowd looms the centerpiece of a new world religion, a 24-foot bronze statue of Carpathia, belching black smoke and demanding obedience. Woven through the fast-paced drama are the ongoing stories of people struggling amid the end-times mayhem: Chloe Williams wrestles with the moral implications of killing her toddler Kenny to avoid having him fall into enemy hands; her father Rayford Steele is brought face-to-face with the consequences of his pride. Dr. Chaim Rosenzweig, a prominent Jewish Israeli statesman, ponders a conversion to Christianity.

The strength of the series comes from Jenkins’s ability to keep the action moving and readers caring about the characters. And there’s a hook: The end of The Indwelling promises, “If the last three and a half years are your idea of tribulation, wait until you endure the Great Tribulation.” The bad news is just beginning. But, the Tribulation Force believes, good news is also on the way. –Cindy Crosby

Review
“This is the most successful Christian-fiction series ever.”
– Publisher’s Weekly (Publisher’s Weekly )

About the Author
Authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins

Noted scriptural authority Tim LaHaye provides outlines for the vivid Biblical prophecies in the Left Behind series. Best-selling author Jerry B. Jenkins creates the dramatic stories for each fast-paced apocalyptic thriller.

Narrator Richard Ferrone worked with the Tony Award-winning Trinity Repertory for eight years, and was a member of Tony Randall’s National Actor’s Theatre. He has appeared on and Off-Broadway, and in several popular TV series.

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OMT Review 3rd Edition Review.

Vendredi, juin 18th, 2010

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OMT Review 3rd Edition Description:

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7425 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 406 pages

Customer Reviews:

An excellent source for the physician and medical student!
This book is a must have, especially when studing for the board exams. I found the information easy to understand. And most of all the questions in the back are just like the questions on the boards. Don’t bother with anything else! This is the best review book in osteopathic medicine.

Good News Bad News
This book has useful information for learning material that you will need to know in the classroom on on your boards.

That said, this book is riddled with errors. You have to be careful what you read, because there are typos on nearly every page.

The questions at the end of each chapter are moderately useful in asking about what you just read. However, the question blocks at the end of the book are atrociously bad. Many of the questions test your knowledge of concepts not presented in the book, so I suppose you can approach them as another learning opportunity, but as a question format they’re not very helpful.

One example:
Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias that have been associated with hypersympathetic activity are most likely to arise from:
A. Right sided sympathetic fibers originating from T1-T4
B. Left sided sympathetic fibers originating from T2-T5
C. Left vagus nerve
(D and E are obviously wrong)

If you committed to memory the chart on page 104 (as you are supposed to for boards, see below) you will remember that the spinal cord level associated with the heart is T1-T5. There are 2 answer choices that fit that answer, and choice C is wrong because the vagus does parasympathetics. So you may be inclined to put B since the heart is, after all, on the left side. Well, you would be wrong, according to Savarese, as he explains in the answer explanation:

“Fibers originating on the right innervate the right heart and sinoatrial (SA) node…Left sided sympathetic fibers innervate the AV node.” So the answer is A.

Very cute, but why didn’t he include that information in the original text? He doesn’t. Many of the questions end up this way, making for a frustrating exercise.

The one most important thing in this book, as regards to the board exams, is the chart on page 104 showing segmental sympathetic innervations. Since this chart is easily obtained from somewhere else, the value of buying this book is questionable at best. I suppose, looking back, that it might be worth it to get the book, if only just.

One thing going for this book is that it is a quick read; you can go through the whole thing at an easy pace in less than a week. Just heed my warnings about typos, errors, and the question blocks at the end are of dubious relevance.

Excellent resource for board review.
The OMT Review by Savarese is a “must have” for Osteopathic Medical students. I bought this book close to the end of my second year to help me study for “boards” and I wish I would have bought it sooner.It would have been a GREAT resource throughout my first two years of school. The book is concise and complete in the knowledge a student will need to do well on OMT course exams as well as the COMLEX Board exams.

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