The Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Biology, Immunology, and Therapy.

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The past few years have witnessed an explosive increase in our collective knowledge of the biology of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Researchers have acquired new understanding of the virus's biochemistry, molecular biology, pathogenesis, genetics, and immunobiology. Resulting therapeutic advances have significantly prolonged the lives of thousands. Yet, the need to develop better therapies is ever more acute and--given the virus's continued spread through the human population--the need for an effective vaccine is urgent.

These goals can be accomplished only through the experienced synthesis of information from the many disciplines participating in HIV research and through the insights of new investigators. This volume is designed to lower the barriers imposed on investigators by the sheer volume of available information--information that often can be found only in far-flung and specialized journals. It provides, in a single resource, an in-depth overview of the diverse areas that constitute HIV research. The result is a broad introduction for students and researchers new to the field as well as an integrated overview for researchers specialized in particular areas of HIV investigation. The volume will also benefit those seeking technical understanding of the virus's biology, including physicians treating HIV-infected patients.

Each chapter is a comprehensive presentation of one area of current AIDS research--including work on the virus life cycle, epidemiology, genetics, protease and reverse transcriptase inhibitors, receptor and co-receptor interactions, therapeutic targets, clinical treatment, immunobiology, and vaccines--written by a leading researcher in that area. The contributors are Jon P. Anderson, Jan Balzarini, Elana Cherry, Thomas J. Coates, Chris Collins, Jon H. Condra, Mark B. Feinberg, Richard B. Gaynor, Matthias Götte, Daria J. Hazuda, Spyros Kalams, Nathaniel R. Landau, Gerald H. Learn, Norman L. Letvin, James I. Mullins, Willscott E. Naugler, David Nickle, Matthew Rain, Allen G. Rodrigo, Daniel Shriner, Shalom Spira, Mario Stevenson, Todd Summers, Catherine Ulich, Joseph P. Vacca, Mark A. Wainberg, Bruce D. Walker, and Yang Wang.

Anti-Infective Applications of Interferon-Gamma

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Anti-Infective Applications of Interferon-Gamma

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This reference spotlights the immunologic aspects of applying interferon-gamma to the treatment of infectious diseases - revealing the current knowledge of the biology and potential utility of interferon-gamma.;Written by more than 30 leading investigators in the field, Anti-Infective Applications of Interferon-Gamma: presents information according to specific patient populations and pathogens; focuses on only the most promising of emerging therapeutic agents; furnishes a detailed update of the pleiotropic role of interferon-gamma in host defense; and studies clinical and preclinical experiences in a broad variety of disease indications.;Containing over 900 bibliographic citations for further research, this book should be useful for infectious disease specialists, pharmacologists, immunologists, surgeons, pediatricians, parasitologists, hematologists, virologists, microbiologists, pathologists, oncologists and tropical medicine specialists.

Immunological Screening and Immunotherapy in Critically Ill Patients with Abdominal Infections

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Immunological Screening and Immunotherapy in Critically Ill Patients with Abdominal Infections

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This book is the realization of the idea to focus on the immune system and its complex activities as the target of diagnostic and individual therapeutical measures for patients hospitalized in surgical intensive care units.What must be done when the immune system is "ill" and life-threatening processes such as systemic inflammation, sepsis, and organ failure are induced?Todays intensive care management offers answers to this question based on the comprehensive scientific knowledge as well as the daily personal experience of the authors.

Immunology and Its Impact on Infections in Surgery

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Immunology and Its Impact on Infections in Surgery
Rainer Engemann , and R. Holzheimer
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Tanita BC533 Glass Innerscan Body Composition Monitor

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Immunotherapy of Infections (Infectious Disease and Therapy)

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Immunotherapy of Infections (Infectious Disease and Therapy)

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Infection, immunity and inflammation,: A study of the phenomenona of hypersensitiveness and tolerance, and their relationship to the clinical study, prophylaxis, and treatment of disease,

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Infection, immunity and inflammation,: A study of the phenomenona of hypersensitiveness and tolerance, and their relationship to the clinical study, prophylaxis, and treatment of disease,
Fraser B Gurd
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Interferon And Immunotherapy In The Treatment Of Children And Adults Suffering From Long And Often Recurring Symptoms Of Respiratory Infections

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Interferon And Immunotherapy In The Treatment Of Children And Adults Suffering From Long And Often Recurring Symptoms Of Respiratory Infections
Irina V. Nesterova , V. A. Tarakanov , and V. V. Malinovskaya
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Interferon and Nonviral Pathogens (Immunology Series)

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Interferon and Nonviral Pathogens (Immunology Series)
G. I. Bryne
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Microbial Infections: Role of Biological Response Modifiers (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)

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Microbial Infections: Role of Biological Response Modifiers (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)

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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Human Diseases: 3rd International Symposium on Basic Research and Clinical Aspects of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection, to (Antibiotics and Chemotherapy)

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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Human Diseases: 3rd International Symposium on Basic Research and Clinical Aspects of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection, to (Antibiotics and Chemotherapy)
Japan) International Symposium on Basic Research and Clinical Aspects of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection (3rd : 1990 : Tokyo
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ASIN: 3805553854

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Like the bird whose death signaled dangerous conditions in a mine, the demise of animals that once flourished should give humans pause. How is our fate linked to the earth's creatures, and the cycle of flourishing and extinction? Which are the simple workings of nature's order, and which are omens of ecological disaster? Does human activity accelerate extinction? What really causes it? In an illuminating and elegantly written account of the widespread reduction of the world's wildlife, renowned paleontologist Niles Eldredge poses these questions and examines humankind's role in the larger life cycles of the earth, composing a provocative general theory of extinction.

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canary's song a little flat.......2001-11-07

This is a reasonable book for someone who knows nothing about the history of extinctions, or evolution and historical geology, in general. Eldredge takes great pains to describe the phenomenon of extinction (background and mass) in the most popular terms possible. He also tries to inject some humanity into his narrative by introducing ideas and their originators at the same time. This is a game effort, but the scientists never really become more than names to the reader. One of Eldredge's goals is to introduce the absolutely uninitiated to the idea that Homo sapiens is not responsible for most extinctions in Earth history. For readers still hazy about the fact that our genus is only about 3.5 million years old and that life has been around for at least 3.5 billion years, this is a good lesson to pound across. For everyone else it will seem like a dogged repitition of the obvious. When one finished reading this book extinction will definitely be a lot less mysterious, but I don't think it will have been made much more interesting.

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Returning to the entrancing supernatural territory of her popular novels Dream Man and Son of the Morning, New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard has written a sizzling new novel that is her most daring, exciting, and original yet.

In 1985, with much fanfare, a time capsule was buried under the front lawn of a small-town county courthouse, to be reopened in 2085. But just twenty years later, in the dead of night, the capsule is dug up, its contents stolen. That same night, one of the contributors to the capsule is brutally slain in his home–with no sign of forced entry or indication of a struggle. One by one, others who had placed items in the time capsule are murdered.

Besides his suspicions about the sudden, mysterious appearance of Nikita Stover, the chief investigator, Knox Davis, has absolutely no leads. And while Nikita’s no murderer, she seems to be hiding plenty of secrets. With more at stake than anyone else realizes, the smart-talking Nikita is determined to catch this cunning killer–while at the same time battling her own deepening feelings for a man and for a world in which she doesn’t belong.

When readers crave a seductive novel of unrelenting suspense with a paranormal twist, Linda Howard delivers time and again . . . make that Killing Time–a captivating, character-rich story that races along on a breathless plot full of action and intimacy, romance and danger, thrills and intrigue.

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Returning to the entrancing supernatural territory of her popular novels Dream Man and Son of the Morning, New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard has written a sizzling new novel that is her most daring, exciting, and original yet. In 1985, with much fanfare, a time capsule was buried under the front lawn of a small-town county courthouse, to be reopened in 2085. But just twenty years later, in the dead of night, the capsule is dug up, its contents stolen. That same night, one of the contributors to the capsule is brutally slain in his home-with no sign of forced entry or indication of a struggle. One by one, others who had placed items in the time capsule are murdered. Besides his suspicions about the sudden, mysterious appearance of Nikita Stover, the chief investigator, Knox Davis, has absolutely no leads. And while Nikita's no murderer, she seems to be hiding plenty of secrets. With more at stake than anyone else realizes, the smart-talking Nikita is determined to catch this cunning killer-while at the same time battling her own deepening feelings for a man and for a world in which she doesn't belong. When readers crave a seductive novel of unrelenting suspense with a paranormal twist, Linda Howard delivers time and again . . . make that Killing Time-a captivating, character-rich story that races along on a breathless plot full of action and intimacy, romance and danger, thrills and intrigue.

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Not her best, but not bad.......2007-09-14

In an odd way, Linda Howard reminds me of another prolific and highly successful author: Louis L'amour. It might seem strange to compare a romance writer to the King of the Westerns, but there are definite similarities. Neither has what would be considered great writing style, but both can tell a heck of a story. Both work almost exclusively within a single genre (although Howard has stretched herself a bit more within hers, writing romance-suspense, romance-SF and so on), but both seem to be able to wring more out of "the same thing, only different" than almost anyone else. Both, at the end of the day, are entertaining.

In Killing Time, Howard combines romance with suspense and science-fiction. Without giving away the plot, the romance and suspense portions make a lot more sense than the SF. But that's okay. Howard tells her usual good story, and you'll find yourself wanting to know what happens to the characters very early on. Unlike some other very famous romance authors, Howard seems to be getting better with age. Killing Time isn't necessarily her absolute best work, but it's well worth the cover price, especially if you've got a long rainy day ahead of you.

A rather mediocre effort that had a lot of potential.......2007-08-18

Imagine burying a time capsule. What would the contents mean to people who may uncover them a hundred or so years from now? In this book, Linda Howard explores the havoc that something so seemingly innocuous wreaks into the future.

It was New Year's Day in 1985 when the small town of Peke County buried a time capsule to be reopened after a century. Twenty years later, it was dug up and the contents were stolen. At first, chief county investigator Knox Davis thought it was simply a prank by the local school kids. However, with several murders involving those who helped bury the time capsule, Knox knows that the murders all relate to the missing time capsule. Then comes the sudden appearance of Agent Stover. Knox's instinct is what made him very good at his job; and his instinct tells him that Agent Stover is hiding a lot of secrets.

Nikita Stover is an FBI agent from the future, sent to capture the killer. Eager to prove herself to the Agency, she never expected that her mission would be sabotaged. Shortly after her arrival, she finds herself marooned in a time that wasn't hers, betrayed by one of her own, with no knowledge of how to go back to her own time. Worst of all, she doesn't know if another assassin would be sent to kill her. Stranded in this strange land, Nikita knows that she must work with Knox if she were to catch the killer and have any hope of returning home. But Nikita must also battle her growing attraction for Knox, knowing that there can never be a future for them.

I loved just about every book of Howard that I have read, and SON OF THE MORNING is one of my favorites. I was impressed with the depth of research that she has done in writing that book and enjoyed the characters and time travel concept. Don't assume the same in KILLING TIME, which is actually more of a sci-fi than time travel. Although entertaining enough, it unfortunately lacks the suspense and adventure of SOTM. And while it seemed that Howard was aiming for a fast-paced thriller, the first half of the book is confusing at times, which left me wondering what happened to the sinister atmosphere that I have come to expect from Howard in her thrillers? I missed that feeling of anticipation that I had while reading SOTM and also DREAM MAN. I had pretty much guessed who the villains are early in the book. The book does get better towards the end and I did like the ending and admit that it did make me smile.

KILLING TIME was mediocre at best and really needed more twists and turns. I am glad I borrowed this from the library and recommend you do the same.

Liked the Sci/Fi aspect.......2007-08-08

Personally, I really enjoyed the Sci/Fi time-travel aspects of this novel. I thought Linda Howard did a believable job of integrating the near future and the present. And what a cute ending!

Kooky!.......2007-08-08

Obviously Linda Howard is a must read, but she manages to surprise us yet again with a wonderful paranormal twist in Killing Time! On January 1, 1985 teenager Knox Davis watches as a time capsule is buried in front of Peke County Courthouse, Kentucky. Knox counts thirteen items in the time capsule, but the newspaper reports only twelve. What's the extra item, he wonders? Fast forward to 2005, and Knox is now chief county investigator (and single, girls, after his fiancée died). Everyone's puzzled and bemused when someone digs up and steals the time capsule in the dead of night, and the only thing the security cameras record is a bright flash. What's going on? Our boy Knox, a wonderful mix of dogged nerdy investigator and lean, sexy alpha male, is determined to figure it out. It seems a string of peculiar murders are related to that mysterious thirteenth thing in the missing box! Enter FBI agent Nikita Stover, who makes Knox's sleepy sexuality snap to an instant red-hot alert. Hoo! He's determined to get into bed, into her, as quick as he can. Interestingly enough, though, he doesn't only want sex, he wants her. And there's something not quite right about Nikita... The surprises just keep coming in this book, and you'll never guess the twist at the end.

Stopped Reading at Chapter Nine.......2007-08-05

When reading a book, I always make sure I have enough time in the day/evening to finish it (otherwise it's constantly on my mind the next day or until I finish it). However, this book was an exception. I stopped reading at chapter nine...and forced myself to finish it a few days later. Linda Howard has been a favorite of mine and I am slowly collecting her books. This one won't be staying in my collection. The flap review made it sound decent and entertaining.

"Smart-talking" Nikita - wouldn't really be the way I would describe her. Sure she had a few cute lines...but "Smart-talking" indicates quick wit and sarcasm. Didn't see much of that. Knox - I could have connected with Knox if he had been placed in a different book with a different plot and with a different female. Otherwise, without the support of a good herione, he kinda fell flat which was disappointing because I could have liked him....

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Great book where music is a prime force
another amazing feat....
A must-read.
Not Ernie Pook's Comeek
So brilliant and so funny...extraordinary

The Good Times Are Killing Me: A Novel
Lynda Barry
Manufacturer: Perennial
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Readers of alternative weeklies will be familiar with Lynda Barry's work from her long-running comic strip, Ernie Pook's Comeek. Similarly, The Good Times Are Killing Me focuses on the surprisingly complex emotional world of children. It is the story of a neighborhood going through the throes of integration and white flight as seen through the eyes of young Edna Arkins. Edna forms an unlikely friendship with Bonna Willis, a girl with a talent for "ass beating." Edna is white and Bonna is black, and from the start there are pressures from both sides against their friendship. As always, Barry is an impeccable observer of the way kids think and talk--several passages are certain to bring memories of intense schoolyard negotiations rushing back. Barry's artwork comes into play as well--each chapter is punctuated with slightly more painterly versions of her characteristically raw drawing style. By turns funny and moving, The Good Times Are Killing Me is an immensely satisfying read. --Ali Davis

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Nationally syndicated cartoonist Lynda Barry's moving, quirky, and honest first novel about a young girl's coming of age-which has also been a hit off-Broadway play-is back in print, with new artwork by the author.

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Great book where music is a prime force.......2006-03-22

I teach a course on teaching music for children (at the college level). I use this book to get students thinking about the deep ways that music impacts our lives. Situations from family to school music, private to public, and informal to formal are all present, and Barry's wonderful attention to detail brings each to life in a way that make my students talkative.

Of course, I wouldn't use it if it weren't a wonderful novel as well. It is. The story that is told is gripping, and my students love reading it.

another amazing feat...........2005-07-14

Barry just knows how to get into the psyche of kids, adolescents, anyone under the age of 17, it seems. This book is a quick read, but a delicious one. Barry writes her characters' voices in as understated and realistic pieces of life, and she does what she's so good at doing: she puts readers in a space in which they're none too comfortable, and yet they can't seem to shake the familiar feelings of their own childhood horrors and experiences. This book is unsettling and slightly worrisome, and also truthful and wonderful, just as children often are.

A must-read........2002-09-20

This is the book that got me started on my Lynda Barry addiction. I stumbled on to this book by fortuitous accident. It's brilliant. It is simple in its style with a reach deep into the heart of complex feelings and issues. While not as riveting as Cruddy, it is more moving and realistic. I hope Lynda Barry continues to produce work of this quality. One Hundred Demons is also extremely good. Her fiction is great literature on a transcendent level.

Not Ernie Pook's Comeek.......2002-02-07

I didn't realize that this was actually a short book of vignettes as opposed to an illustrated story or comic. I had just finished The!Greatest!Of!Marlys! and have been a fan of Lynda Barry's comics for quite some time. This is more like her book Cruddy than her comics. I just could not get quite as into this book as I might have had I known what I was in for when I bought it. It will be enjoyable for anyone who loved Cruddy but if you are looking for something like Marlys et. al. than this may not be what you are looking for.

So brilliant and so funny...extraordinary.......1999-08-19

Lynda Barry captures the joys, fears, chills and spills of growing up in this effortlessly charming collection of memories and stories, accompanied by her paintings and art work of singers and musicians. It's a very special book and one that I return to time and time again.

Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew (Killing Time, Volume1 No. 8)

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Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew (Killing Time, Volume1 No. 8)
Roy Thomas , and Scott Shaw
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Captain Carrot and the Amazing Zoo Crew #8 : Killing Time (DC Comics)

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Captain Carrot and the Amazing Zoo Crew #8 : Killing Time (DC Comics)
Roy Thomas
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Greenwich Killing Time (Kinky Friedman Novels)

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A Little Less Booze and Cigars and some more Meat on the story
Call In The Irregulars
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Entertaining Crime Fiction!
My fave volume by the Kinkstah

Greenwich Killing Time (Kinky Friedman Novels)
Kinky Friedman
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ASIN: 0688064094

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With a new introduction by the author, Greenwich Killing Time is now available for the first time in more than a decade.

This is the first of Kinky Friedman's mystery novels. To quote the author: "Greenwich Killing Time was the first book I ever wrote. I wrote it in 1984 and it was published in 1986. I was doing a lot of Peruvian marching powder at the time so I don't remember too much about writing it, but I do recall a couple of things. I borrowed the title from my friend Ted Mann. I borrowed the typewriter, an old Smith-Corona, from my friend, the future Village Irregular, Mike McGovern. Mike graciously loaned me the typewriter claiming he'd missed many important deadlines with the instrument. It had, I later learned, once belonged to his mother before she'd been bugled to Jesus years earlier. I took this as a sign of the Lord's hand at work in the world. It could've been, of course, just another case of a Jew borrowing a typewriter.

Though most of the books have been set in New York (with the exception of Armadillos and Old Lace, set in Texas, and the soon-to-be-published Steppin' On A Rainbow, set in Hawaii), Greenwich Killing Time is the only one that was written in New York. Some critics have remarked, not unkindly, we hope, that the book smells like New York. If this is true it is no doubt because of the truly visceral voyage one goes through in writing a first novel. It's almost as if your first novel writes you..."

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A Little Less Booze and Cigars and some more Meat on the story.......2007-02-22

Not bad for a first try. In many ways Kinky reminds me of Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar, in that he is always read with a "smarta**" commment, whether it's called for or not. Besides the woman and drugs, people snort cocaine like it's being delivered by girl scouts and everyone has to do their part to help them make their cookie quota. But then this book was written in the eighties, so you have to give some here and there.

What is interesting, is the period comments about how dirty and down in the mouth 'The City' was at this time. He even mentions the old 'squeegee' guys washing windows for quarters. All this was pre-G (for Guiliani) and of the Disney Company taking over Times Square. Kinky's place down on VanDam in a warehouse, would be worth millions today. The area around Sheridan Square is so wholesome, even the bi-sexuals wear black and grey and carry faux-Guchi bags.

As to the story, well it would have made a good western, with Kinky as Marshall Dillon, Ratso as the deputy, and his upstairs lesbian neighbor as Miss Kitty (or KittyCat). Typical of a book written by any New Yorker, the Cops act like civil servants who are one week from retirement and never have to worry about a review board, or getting fired. In other words they are in no hurry to do anything that might keep them out of the 'House' when the donut-man comes around.

Considering that there are like twelve more novels in the series, I've got lots of time to get used to his style; and he's got lots of time to get into character development and such.

Call In The Irregulars.......2004-01-15

"Greenwich Killing Time" is Kinky Friedman's first novel, written in 1984 and first published in 1986. His books had been recommended to me by a number of people - and his first novel seemed like the best place to start.

The Kinkster certainly doesn't take the normal approach. He has cast himself as the PI-hero in his books and has used the names of several friends in his stories. As with real life, the book's Kinky is a cat-loving retired country and western performer. In his defence (!!), it seems he also likes dogs, Jameson's, Guinness and cigars.

Set in the Greenwich Village area of New York, the book sees Kinky sharing his loft with a cat who refuses to answer the phone. It starts at a high pace, with Kinky's friend Mike McGovern informing him of a neighbour's murder. Not long afterwards, McGovern contacts Kinky again with a little background information on the victim - and with the news that he's just been arrested and charged with the murder himself. As a sleuth with a successful record, Kinky takes it upon himself to clear his friend's name and find the real murderer.

Fast-moving, easily read and packed with superbly delivered one-liners, "Greenwich Killing Time" is not what I would call an entirely serious 'whodunnit'. As an author, Kinky was described to me as irreverant - that's probably how I would best describe this book.

Crime? It's not my bag baby........2002-08-04

I really wanted to like this book. I read 50 pages and found myself completely unmoved by the story and the pursuit of the killer. The writing is good: sharp, clear, fast paced. Kinky's view of the world is original with plenty of good oneliners. My main problem is the genre rather than the book - if you're into crime you will probably dig it. Most crime books are entirely plot based with not much characterisation. This is the inherent problem for me with this one. Without finding out about the characters you simply don't care if they live, die or get caught. A nice cup of tea becomes a more interesting option than trawling through another 200 pages to find the killer. I did find the killer by going straight to the end. Sam Cooke would have been proud.

Entertaining Crime Fiction!.......2002-05-01

The flow of the book is a little strange. It starts out in short, sometimes incomplete sentences which bothered me a little. However, once I got into the book and used to the flow, I thouroughly enjoyed it! Kinky Friedman is the main character who is a country singer turned private sleuth. The crime and clues are as puzzling as the strange array of friends and suspects. I thought I had the mystery figured out about 6 times, but did not know the truth until the end. Puzzling, Funny, and Bizarre are the best words to describe the Kinkster. A very entertaining read!

My fave volume by the Kinkstah.......2002-01-03

I picked up "Greenwich Killing Time" on a whim...partly because of the cover art and partly because it was in the $... sale table at the local bookstore. Thus I became addicted to Kinky's tales of his Village Irregulars, his family, and especially his cat. I can sing along with all his tunes. I own, personally, a guitar pick with "Kinky" emblazoned across it, a gift from the man himself. You know...in rereading this, I realize that I sound like a really sad, pathetic person. Hmm. Maybe he'll put me in one of his books.

Killing Time (An Evans Novel of the West)

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Killing Time (An Evans Novel of the West)
Robert J. Conley
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Killing Time - A Novel Of The Future
Caleb Carr
Manufacturer: Random House
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Killing Time --Star Trek Novel (Enter 2nd History---and a Galaxy Gone Mad!) #24

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Killing Time --Star Trek Novel (Enter 2nd History---and a Galaxy Gone Mad!) #24
Della Van Hise
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Crazy or not?
The Willie Mays of Contemporary Novelists
One of the best crime novels I have ever read.

Killing time : a novel
Thomas Berger
Manufacturer: Dell Pub. Co.]
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0440545447

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KILLING TIME is a psychological novel about crime. The hero, Joseph Detweiler, is the world's most courteous, sensitive, sincere and likable killer. He is even innocent of the fact that a crime has been committed.

This tough and bizarre story breaks all the rules. It is not a whodunit, because the killer is already known. It is not a detective story or a sociological treatise on crime, because it is told from the point of view of the criminal.

"Detweiler is one of the most complex characters in modern fiction...the eeriest thing about him is that he is wholly believable, which is to say, of course, that Thomas Berger is a magnificent novelist." (National Review)

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Crazy or not?.......2005-08-08

Joe Detweilor is a strange one: he believes life is time; by taking a life you are only stopping time - but it (time) continues in the killer. Detweilor kills three people, but hardly even recognizes the fact because time has continued afterward. Is he crazy? Berger makes him believable, even worth going along with - for a while, anyway. Some of it gets a bit draggy, but Berger's masterly use of the language is in full force here; he's a pleasure to read.

The Willie Mays of Contemporary Novelists.......2002-02-02

As different from the author's best known work, The Little Big Man, as that novel is from another comic masterpiece of his, Reinhart in Love, which was completely different from Arthur Rex, Berger's gleeful subversion of the historical novel, which is .... If I were one of those vitamin-deficient, pellagra-ridden geeks who believe in conspiracy theories, I'd believe that there is one, and has been for 35 years, to keep this author down. If this author's books aren't forthwith reprinted, someone ought to die. The body of his work is so rich and varied, in style and subject matter, that he makes Updike seem like the schoolmarmish fuddy duddy he essentially is and Roth the sophomoric he would like to be. Killing Time (now, get this) is about a lovable killer, a man who kills certain people because he felt sorry for them. Yes, Joe Detweiler seems to be a mystic, but at the same time he seems very much a down to earth naif who only wants to become one with the universe (that's why he like to have his penis amputated). Along the way to the transcendent awakening he so devoutly seeks, Joe befriends and mystifies the detective who is trying to solve the murder case, Tierney, the woman who Tierney is having an affair with, who is the sister and daughter of the victims, and (not least) the attorney Melrose, who thinks he has it altogether and who wants to save the childlike Detweiler from himself and an world that just won't understand Detweiler, even though Detweiler thinks his reasons for what he did are so obvious they should go without saying (he himself had forgotten he had committed the murders). And that's just a glib from-the-hip abstract of this highly original novel.

One of the best crime novels I have ever read........1997-09-01

The most serious crime involved in Thomas Berger's "Killing Time" is that the book is out of print. The author lets you know early on who committed the triple murder that's discovered in the opening pages. The joys of the book are the why, the personality of the killer, how it ends, and the kinky truths in the lives of the other characters, major and minor, who Berger creates with a reality, a wit and a way with words that are, simply, tops. Hunt down a copy, read it, and cajole the publisher to reissue this classic

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Killing Time : A Novel of the Future
Caleb Carr
Manufacturer: Random House, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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