The House of Thunder
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • THE TOWN OF MADNESS!!!
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The House of Thunder
Dean Koontz
Manufacturer: Berkley
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0425132951

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars THE TOWN OF MADNESS!!!.......2007-10-07

I had already read this book years ago but just ordered a ton of Dean Koontz's books to be read again. I am very happy that I did. This was an excellent book. Somewhere in the back of mind, I kept thinking that I remembered the ending but I didn't. I am thrilled that I read this book again and I can't wait to pick up another one and read it!

3 out of 5 stars Swing... and...a....MISSSSSSSSSSS...........2007-07-10

Okay so my title has nothing to do with the book per se. What it has to do with is this. Koontz is like any other author. He reaches a period when his books are somewhat hit and miss. He's turning out so many stories that some of them are good, some...ehhh.... not so good. This one is not a hit in my opinion. There's just too much going on and I felt like it never truly got tied together in a believable knot.
A car wreck, fear at her company's name, a dead former boyfriend and a Soviet conspiracy.... How one train of thought leads to the other is anyone's guess but honestly I felt like this book was just a bit over the top. Typical to Koontz, he writes characters you love, hate, or love to hate or hate to love...but you feel SOMETHING for them. They leap of the page into the realm of believability. That is the reason for my 3 star review. The plot itself suffers from an OVERactive imagination, I'm afraid. Many of Koontz's works are worth reading. If I were going to choose one to skip, this one would be at the top of my skip list.

3 out of 5 stars Too creepy!.......2007-04-28

I really didn't like this book at all. It was way too creepy for me!

4 out of 5 stars House of Thunder.......2006-08-24

This book was first released in the early 80s under one of Koontz' pseudonyms. Susan wakes up in the hospital after a car accident. At first she can't remember anything about herself but her memory gradually returns. In the hospital, she starts to see what appears to be the ghosts of four fraternity boys who killed her boyfriend thirteen years ago. Are they really ghosts, or is she losing her sanity?

The premise is a good one and it keeps you interested. But the buildup is a bit too long compared to the ending. She encounters her tormentors several times, but it never feels like there's any imminent threat to her until the last half of the book. About 100 pages before the ending, the story really takes off and it's a great read until the somewhat too abrupt ending.

Not one of Koontz' best, but still definately an entertaining read. A weak 4 stars.

3 out of 5 stars Not the Best of Koontz.......2006-02-08

Koontz is among my favorite authors, but I must admit, I found this to be one of his weaker books. It starts out great, full of mystery, but it drags on a bit and I was disappointed with the ending. It was a decent read, but if you're new to Koontz, I'd recommend "The Face," "Odd Thomas" or "Intensity" for a great story.
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West (Random House Large Print (Hardcover))
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Blood and Thunder
  • An entertaining and rewarding read.
  • Bury My Soul With the Navajo
  • Blood and Thunder
  • Sometimes One-Sided and Misleading
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West (Random House Large Print (Hardcover))
Hampton Sides
Manufacturer: Random House Large Print
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0739326724
Release Date: 2006-10-10

Book Description

In the fall of 1846 the venerable Navajo warrior Narbona, greatest of his people’s chieftains, looked down upon the small town of Santa Fe, the stronghold of the Mexican settlers he had been fighting his whole long life. He had come to see if the rumors were true—if an army of blue-suited soldiers had swept in from the East and utterly defeated his ancestral enemies. As Narbona gazed down on the battlements and cannons of a mighty fort the invaders had built, he realized his foes had been vanquished—but what did the arrival of these “New Men” portend for the Navajo?

Narbona could not have known that “The Army of the West,” in the midst of the longest march in American military history, was merely the vanguard of an inexorable tide fueled by a self-righteous ideology now known as “Manifest Destiny.” For twenty years the Navajo, elusive lords of a huge swath of mountainous desert and pasturelands, would ferociously resist the flood of soldiers and settlers who wished to change their ancient way of life or destroy them.

Hampton Sides’s extraordinary book brings the history of the American conquest of the West to ringing life. It is a tale with many heroes and villains, but as is found in the best history, the same person might be both. At the center of it all stands the remarkable figure of Kit Carson—the legendary trapper, scout, and soldier who embodies all the contradictions and ambiguities of the American experience in the West. Brave and clever, beloved by his contemporaries, Carson was an illiterate mountain man who twice married Indian women and understood and respected the tribes better than any other American alive. Yet he was also a cold-blooded killer who willingly followed orders tantamount to massacre. Carson’s almost unimaginable exploits made him a household name when they were written up in pulp novels known as “blood-and-thunders,” but now that name is a bitter curse for contemporary Navajo, who cannot forget his role in the travails of their ancestors.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Blood and Thunder.......2007-10-09

This is a highly readable and comprehensive account of the adult life and times of Kit Carson and the people/places he touched. It's not a biography, but a series of vignettes documenting his involvement in a variety of professions -- from mountain man to military man -- as the needs of the West evolved. There's a great deal of information about Carson's contemporaries as well. I read the book with a map of New Mexico at hand to more closely identify the places mentioned. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Western history, including the several battles of the Civil War fought in New Mexico.

4 out of 5 stars An entertaining and rewarding read........2007-10-03

I came upon this book in searching for an understanding of the historical period in which Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece Blood Meridian is set - the SW of North America in the early to mid-19th century. The book's central theme is the life and times of Kit Carson coupled with the demise of the Navajos in the face of the onslaught of American expansion. Nonetheless, in setting these themes in context, the book addresses all the forces that bore upon them - from the relationship of the early trappers with indigenous society to the seizure of New Mexico and California - in fascinating and enlightening detail. The book is scholarly and authoritative - although there was a complete absence of reference numbers in the text itself to tie in with notes at the back of the book. Even had these been inserted, more detailed references would have better exploited the enormous amount of original research clearly conducted by the author.

The style is informal with a turn of phrase that occasionally touches on the cliche. Still, for all this it is a highly readable, entertaining and vivid account. Perhaps a little hagiographic at times, but then Carson was an extraordinarily self-contained and capable man of principle and character.

In all, this is a highly rewarding book that vividly portrays the broad vistas, horrors, tragedies, heroics and sheer physical hardships that marked the clash of civilisation in America's South West. A great read.

5 out of 5 stars Bury My Soul With the Navajo.......2007-09-26

If you want to dare look into a horror that can haunt you, read this heart stabbing book. It sheds light on the history of the American west and the US government's heartless to destory a people. The details of Kit Carson are as perplexing as mankind is troubling. I also recommend two other books along the same lines: On the Trail of the Pony Express and especially Walking the Trail, One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears, both by Cherokee author Jerry Ellis. Ellis was the first person in modern history to walk the 900 mile route of the Trail of Tears and the book is a Native American classic, nominated for a Pulitzer and National Book Award.

5 out of 5 stars Blood and Thunder.......2007-09-20

A really exceptional book. It covers one of the most interesting series of events in the history of America with complexity and insight.

3 out of 5 stars Sometimes One-Sided and Misleading.......2007-09-10

As I read through this book, I was amazed that very detailed research had been done and that both sides of the many stories/events had been told. I was severely disappointed when I read chapter 40 - The Children of the Mist when the description and events leading to, during, and after the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The author would like the casual reader to think that the whole event was endorsed by the then President of the LDS Church, Brigham Young. In my personal research, this is far from the case - the presidency of the church at that time would have never approved an act such as that. I would like to note that Mr. Sides did not give any references for quotes by Brigham Young or notes to what happened to the actual ringleaders of the massacre. This was a horrible event and the story needs to be told in the right context. These missing references make me question the quality of the real research that went into the book on a whole.
The House at Thunder Cove
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Absolutely Wonderful
The House at Thunder Cove
M. Y. Thomas
Manufacturer: Zebra
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0821722182

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4 out of 5 stars Absolutely Wonderful.......1999-06-17

This book not only is suspenseful with a mystery type story as well as a fantastic love story behind it too! Everyone should read this book!
Thunder Gets a House (Thunder the Dinosaur Books)
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    Thunder Gets a House (Thunder the Dinosaur Books)

    Manufacturer: Cypress
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: 0894470221

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    Soft cover with stapled binding, Cypress, 1977. One of a series of books for early elementary school students about Thunder, a dinosaur. Illustrated in color. 31 pages
    15 Books: By the Light of the Moon, Dragon Tears, Dark Rivers of the Heart, Eyes of Darkness, Frankenstein Prodigal Son, Hideaway, From the Corner of His Eye, Funhouse, House of Thunder, Life Expectancy, Shadow Fires, Sole Survivor, Velocity (Unboxed Set of Dean Koontz Books)
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      15 Books: By the Light of the Moon, Dragon Tears, Dark Rivers of the Heart, Eyes of Darkness, Frankenstein Prodigal Son, Hideaway, From the Corner of His Eye, Funhouse, House of Thunder, Life Expectancy, Shadow Fires, Sole Survivor, Velocity (Unboxed Set of Dean Koontz Books)
      Dean Koontz
      Manufacturer: various
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      Binding: Paperback
      ASIN: B000W8UT6U

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      15 Books: By the Light of the Moon, Dragon Tears, Dark Rivers of the Heart, Eyes of Darkness, Frankenstein Prodigal Son, Hideaway, From the Corner of His Eye, Funhouse, House of Thunder, Life Expectancy, Shadow Fires, Sole Survivor, Velocity (Unboxed Set of Dean Koontz Books), in either Hard or Softcover, (See Seller Condition Comments), Shipped in one package to save on shipping costs.
      3 BOOK SET - LIFE EXPECTANCY / WHISPERS / THE HOUSE OF THUNDER
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        3 BOOK SET - LIFE EXPECTANCY / WHISPERS / THE HOUSE OF THUNDER
        Dean Koontz
        Manufacturer: Bantam / Berkley
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Mass Market Paperback
        ASIN: B000OV4C2W
        3 Complete Novels : The House of Thunder, Shadowfires, Midnight
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          3 Complete Novels : The House of Thunder, Shadowfires, Midnight
          Dean R. Koontz
          Manufacturer: NY : G. P. Putnam's Sons (1996)
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          Binding: Hardcover
          ASIN: B000NW4TPC
          5 Titles in Sean Dillon Series - Thunder Point - Angel of Death - Edge of Danger - President's Daughter - The White House Connection
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            5 Titles in Sean Dillon Series - Thunder Point - Angel of Death - Edge of Danger - President's Daughter - The White House Connection
            Jack Higgins (aka Harry Patterson)
            Manufacturer: various
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            Binding: Mass Market Paperback
            ASIN: B000PEG4QU

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            5 massmarket paperback Titles in Sean Dillon Series - Thunder Point - Angel of Death - Edge of Danger - President's Daughter - The White House Connection
            6 Titles in Sean Dillon Series - Eye of the Storm - Thunder Point - Day of Reckoning - Edge of Danger - President's Daughter - The White House Connection
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              6 Titles in Sean Dillon Series - Eye of the Storm - Thunder Point - Day of Reckoning - Edge of Danger - President's Daughter - The White House Connection
              Jack Higgins (aka Harry Patterson)
              Manufacturer: various
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              6 massmarket paperback Titles in Sean Dillon Series - Eye of the Storm - Thunder Point - Day of Reckoning - Edge of Danger - President's Daughter - The White House Connection
              The blue house =: Det bla huset (Thunder City Press poetry series)
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                The blue house =: Det bla huset (Thunder City Press poetry series)
                Tomas Transtromer
                Manufacturer: Thunder City Press
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                ASIN: 0918644305

                Blood Sinister (Bill Slider Mysteries)
                Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                • cynthia is outstanding
                • Another Strong Entry in this Series
                • 8th in the Bill Slider Series -- Maybe Best Yet!
                • Blood Sinister
                • ...Editors need to become better acquainted with Slider
                Blood Sinister (Bill Slider Mysteries)
                Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
                Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
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                Book Description

                In her most gripping mystery yet, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles returns readers to the streets of London and the ever-struggling Detective Inspector Bill Slider. When the body of Phoebe Agnew, radical left-wing journalist, champion of the underdog, and prominent critic of the police force, is discovered, Inspector Slider must put aside any personal feelings for the victim and find her killer.
                One of the first clues Slider finds is that on the day of her death the horribly undomesticated Agnew cooked an elaborate meal for someone. Was it her old friend and reputed lover, Josh Prentiss? Slider tries to pursue that angle, but since Prentiss is a Government advisor, the pressure is on Slider to look elsewhere.
                There are plenty anomalies for him to chase: unidentified fingerprints, the object used to strangle Agnew is missing, alibis offered where none are required, the downstairs tenant lying about his whereabouts, and papers missing from Agnew's file. As Slider struggles to untangle the web of lies and hidden relationships, his task is made harder by the strange behavior of his friend and colleague, Atherton, who seems to be on the verge of a breakdown.
                Tightly plotted and full of fascinating characters, Slider searches to find the key to Agnew's chillingly lonely life, but will he find it in time to prevent further tragedy?

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars cynthia is outstanding.......2003-06-20

                This gal is the real goods, she delivers. Cynthia has the knack for reconstructed cliches and malaprops. There are lots of chuckles, out loud laughs and guffaws. For some of the fun you have to have a frame of reference, a history, of course, but you will not be disappointed even when you don't know what you are missing. The plot is nicely constructed and the conclusion credible, which is not true of much of the dreck on the market today.

                4 out of 5 stars Another Strong Entry in this Series.......2003-05-25

                Bill Slider keeps getting better and better and his police crew are also growing and maturing. They are half the fun in these stories. This series should be read in order because the development of the characters is so well laid out from one book to the next. In this book Bill is trying to find out who raped and murdered a well-known journalist. Don't forget to read the chapter headings because Ms. Harrod-Eagles is still in fine form with the puns. Even her titles have hidden meanings which you will discover when you find out who committed the crime this time. There are lots of red herrings and lots of interference by principles in the crime to help keep the murderer a secret until you near the end. Very good series! My only complaint is the way this book leaves the reader hanging at the very end regarding Bill's and Joanna's relationship. Now that Bill's divorce is final, things should be going smoothly for him and Joanna, but that unfortunately is not the case. We'll have to read the next one to keep up to date on that relationship.

                5 out of 5 stars 8th in the Bill Slider Series -- Maybe Best Yet!.......2001-12-30

                I'm so glad I stumbled across Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, a prolific British writer I'm guessing not well known here in the colonies, despite her portfolio of some 30+ books counting both these mysteries and over two dozen historical romances. I've only tried Bill Slider so far, but he's a wonderfully low-profile hero in the style of Dick Francis' leading men: guys you either want to be like (men) or want to be with (women). That our author can get that feeling so consistently over eight stories is impressive, despite plots that are entertaining and often complex enough to bewilder til right near the end.

                The series is best read in order, because part of the fun is following Bill's personal life as his somewhat flawed marriage is tested (uncharacteristically for our straight arrow) by a lovely violinist that turns his head. His unattached "playboy" sidekick Atherton has much the same "trouble" and the interplay between these two men makes interesting counterpoint to the thorough police work otherwise on display. Indeed, we have come to know and like many of the precinct's supporting players beside our leading men.

                I'm guessing Harrod-Eagles has either real life experience in an orchestra or a close friend in one, because her description of the lives and times of the players, and the politics and "affairs" in the symphony, are right on. (If that's "just" the result of research, I'm astounded!) Maybe best of all, some personal dilemmas for Joanna (our musician) add some real kick to the story, right up to a cliff-hanger ending that can only be resolved in the next book -- hopefully being penned as we speak!

                So "Blood" seems to have it all: a mystery and plot that leads us here and there right to the end; compelling developments between Bill and Joanna that make us worry; and story that entertains on almost every page. Sounds like 5-stars to me!!

                5 out of 5 stars Blood Sinister.......2001-10-24

                Cynthia Harold Eagles has written another excellent Bill Slider mystery. Detective Inspector Slider must investigate the death of left-wing journalist, Phoebe Agnew, who wasn't exactly a favorite of the police department after one of her stories helped to free an obviously guilty killer on a matter of failed police proceedure. With his side-kick Atherton heading toward some kind of a breakdown, Slider must untangle a web of lies and betrales that lead toward powerful members in Government. On a personal level Slider must also deal with his emotions as his divorce comes final and also with a new twist in his relationship with musician girlfriend, Joanna.

                The plotting of this book was excellent and each time I thought I had the mystery figured out, another twist occurred. I look forward to the next one.

                5 out of 5 stars ...Editors need to become better acquainted with Slider.......2001-10-21

                Blood Sinister should have been a feature for this month. Harrod-Eagles provides another chapter in her top-notch series with Slider, Atherton, and Joanna, characters you will care about - rare in the mystery genre. Strongly suggest readers start with the first Bill Slider book to get the most out of this very satisfying series.
                The Third Bill Slider Omnibus: Shallow Grave and Blood Sinister (Bill Slider Mysteries)
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                  The Third Bill Slider Omnibus: Shallow Grave and Blood Sinister (Bill Slider Mysteries)
                  Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
                  Manufacturer: Little, Brown Book Group
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                  ASIN: 0751539481
                  Blood Sinister
                  Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                  • The best book we EVER read. Fantastic!!!!
                  Blood Sinister
                  Celia Rees
                  Manufacturer: Scholastic
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                  ASIN: 1407105264

                  Customer Reviews:

                  5 out of 5 stars The best book we EVER read. Fantastic!!!!.......2006-06-24

                  This book is very good. It's brilliant. We adore it. It's a story about a teenage girl Ellen who is very sick and has great problems with her bloooooooooooood. She arrives at her grandma's place and finds a pack of old diaries. They're very creepy. REALLY creepy and interesting.
                  Suddenly, it seems that the dark and scaaaary past of her ancestor is repeating itself.... on pooor Ellen.

                  It is an amazingly written story, with lots of action, excitement, drama and vampires. We'd recomend it to everybody. So go out and buy it. Now. Good day. WE SAID GOOD DAY!!!
                  Point Horror: Blood Sinister (Point Horror Unleashed)
                  Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                  • Sucked in by his charms
                  • the best vampire story NOT written by anne rice!
                  Point Horror: Blood Sinister (Point Horror Unleashed)
                  Celia Rees
                  Manufacturer: Chivers Press
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Paperback

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                  5 out of 5 stars Sucked in by his charms.......2001-08-01

                  I just thought this book was so amazing. I found Tom's character to be so intresting and you really cant help but fall in love with him. I thought the way he was brought into the story was mad and I liked the way in which he was portrayed. All in all its a really really good book.

                  5 out of 5 stars the best vampire story NOT written by anne rice!.......1999-03-13

                  Blood sinister was like so cool! I totally felt I was Ellen (both of them) and the love storys ellen-tom and ellen-andy were so cute. I totally fell in love with andy and tom. All the characters were individual and each had their own little quirks (like the countesses extravagence) you might guess the story partiuallt, if your really goodat that, but there are so many little details you'll be in suspence till the end!
                  Blood Sinister
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                    Blood Sinister

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                    Blood Sinister
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                      Blood Sinister
                      Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
                      Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
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                      ASIN: B000OTF64C
                      Blood Sinister
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                        Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
                        Manufacturer: Little Brown U.K.
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                        ASIN: B000MBH1PY

                        Spider-Man: Clone Genesis (Amazing Spider-Man) (Marvel Comics)
                        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                        • Classic Spidey
                        • A fairly good example of 70s Spidey.
                        • Spider Man: Clone Genesis
                        Spider-Man: Clone Genesis (Amazing Spider-Man) (Marvel Comics)
                        Gerry Conway , and Len Wein
                        Manufacturer: Marvel Entertainment Group
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                        Customer Reviews:

                        5 out of 5 stars Classic Spidey.......2002-12-16

                        This is one of my favorite era's in Spidey's life. The clone saga is here as it should have been left. It got out of hand in the 90's. This is a great storyline. It all starts when Pete is ready to move two years after Gwen's death. He and Mary Jane are getting closer and closer. Peter is about to leave with Robbie to find Jonah (for reasons I am too lazy to explain here) and he and Mary Jane finally kiss. And what a kiss it is. I can't do the moment justice here. It had some humor and romance and drama. It appears Peter and Mary Jane have finally found eachother. He gets back to New York thinking about her and he goes up to his apartment. But he doesn't find Mary Jane waiting there, he finds Gwen Stacy alive and well! I won't spoil the rest of the story for you but it is really great. I loved seeing the supporting cast (Betty Brant, Robbie, Ned Leeds and Jonah) at some of there very best. This issue is no doubt some of Spidey's best work.

                        4 out of 5 stars A fairly good example of 70s Spidey........1998-04-11

                        Clone Genesis is what started the infamous clone saga of the 90s. If that interests you, then by all means get this book. The book is fun 70s era Spidey. The only downside to this book is that many of the issues contained in this collection have very little, if anything to do with the actual sory. I would have prefered if Marvel had put in the early Jackal stories that had something to do with the clones in here. That aside, this is a good purchase.

                        5 out of 5 stars Spider Man: Clone Genesis.......1998-03-14

                        Anyone who's confused about the whole Spiderman Clone saga, should pick this book up and read it. The book contains the original Spiderman stories regarding the Spiderman Clone saga published way back in 1974! Gerry Conway's story about the clone was done in a fantastic manner. The suspense of the identity of the Jackal (the man responsible for the complete clone saga) is kept upto the last moment.

                        I suggest that readers who like collecting old comic books and wnat to obtain a book that tells them about the Spiderman clones properly should read this book. You'll get your money's worth.
                        Clone genesis (Spider-man)
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                          Clone genesis (Spider-man)
                          Gerry Conway
                          Manufacturer: Marvel Entertainment Group
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Unknown Binding

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                          ASIN: 0785101586

                          Leaving Home: The Art of Separating From Your Difficult Family
                          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                          • review of Leaving Home
                          • Still letting everything sink in
                          • very helpful book
                          Leaving Home: The Art of Separating From Your Difficult Family
                          David P. Celani
                          Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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                          Binding: Hardcover

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                          ASIN: 0231134762

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                          Why, after a childhood of emotional neglect and abuse, would a man move next door to the very parents who caused him pain? And how can a woman emerge from her mother's control in order to form healthy adult relationships?

                          Giving up family attachments that failed to meet our needs as children, David Celani argues, is the hardest psychological task an adult can undertake. Yet the reality is that many adults re-create the most painful aspects of their early relationships with their parents in new relationships with peers and romantic partners, frustrating themselves and discouraging them from leaving their family of origin. Leaving Home emphasizes the life-saving benefits of separating from destructive parents and offers a viable program for personal emancipation.

                          Celani's program is based on Object-Relations Theory, a branch of psychoanalysis developed by Scottish analyst Ronald Fairbairn. The human personality, Fairbairn argued, is not the result of inherited (and thus immutable) instincts. Rather, the developing child builds internal relational templates that guide his future interactions with others based on the conscious and unconscious memories he internalized from his primary relationship -- the one he experienced with his parents. While a child's attachment to parents who were neglectful or even abusive is not uncommon, there is a way out. Articulate, sensitive, and replete with examples from Celani's twenty-six years of clinical practice, this book outlines the practical steps to leaving home.

                          Customer Reviews:

                          5 out of 5 stars review of Leaving Home.......2006-03-15

                          I found Leaving Home to be a very clear and helpful exploration of how difficult but necessary it is for adult children to separate from unhealthy family relationships. The book is relatively short and to the point without a lot of therapist/client conversations which I liked.

                          5 out of 5 stars Still letting everything sink in.......2005-11-19

                          I've been in therapy for 4 years and it takes a long time to come to terms with things you never knew existed in your life until now. My whole life I've been pretty much either sad or depressed. Had overwhelming feelings of inferiority and never feeling loved. Except I could never identify the feelings or understand where they were coming from.

                          My therapist recommended this book, telling me that this book is really good at explaining neglect (emotional) and its affects. For me its done what 4 years of therapy could not do and that is really make me face and realize why I am the way I am. Its because of therapy that I can read this book and understand, but this book is kind of like the icing on the cake, just pulling everything together and making it very clear.

                          I think I'm still trying to understand the part in the book the previous reviewer was talking about which is the hopeful self and the wounded self, the hopeful self which needs to give up trying to get love from a parent that never was able to give love to you your whole life.

                          One thing I have to say is that although he does acknowledge that this book is not just about people physically living at home, but also using at a metaphor for people who are still emotionally tied or poeple who maybe have no contact w/ family but recreate this family w/ new relationships. I'm in the last category having felt that I had limited my relationship w/ my parent as much as possible and I don't harbor too much hope for love from her, but I feel as if I have recreated that relationship w/ other people. I wish he had talked more about this and not so much about people who are are tied to the home in more blatant, obvious ways such as living there or calling home everyday.

                          All I can say is that I read this book within one day. I've reread it twice. Its one of those books that you just need. Its clear and to the point. He doesn't make anything pretty for you and tells everything to you in a way that is like you are your own therapist and doctor.

                          Its a book that you will probably have the rest of your life.

                          I love how the previous reviewer said Just Get The Book.

                          I back her up 100 percent. Get it. It's like I can't even explain it, you just have to get the book and see for yourself and then you'll understand.

                          5 out of 5 stars very helpful book.......2005-10-06

                          I devoured this book in one sitting. My situation seems to be exactly what he is addressing (although I do not physically live with my parents). If your parents have somehow refused to give you equal stature with them, and you are trying to work through how to be an adult, this book will help you alot. There are 2 children warring inside you. The first thinks it will all get better, and one day they will love you. (This is the same sort of thinking that sends abused women back to their abusers, the woman saying, "It will all be better now.") The other child in you is hurt and angry, and recalls quite clearly everything they ever did to hurt you. It wants revenge. Have you ever heard an adult child throwing verbal barbs at their parent? That's what was going on. It's ugly, and it will keep you tied to them, and stunted, until you can let go of it. Read the book.

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