Tooth and Claw : and Other Stories

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(3.5 stars) Boyled Over

Boyle fan

Hit and Miss

Boyle can suprise you

dark humour plus deep turmoil

Tooth and Claw : and Other Stories
T. Coraghessan Boyle
Manufacturer: Amazon Remainders Account
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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Since Descent of Man appeared in 1979, T. C. Boyle has transformed the nature of short fiction in our time; in a review of his most recent collection, After the Plague, The New York Times hailed him as “a writer who can take you anywhere.” Which is exactly what Boyle does in Tooth and Claw.

These fourteen stories, which have appeared in The New Yorker, GQ, Harper's, McSweeney's, and Playboy, display Boyle's imaginative muscle, emotional sensitivity, and astonishing range. Here you will find the whimsical tales for which Boyle is famous, including “The Kind Assassin,” about a radio shock jock who sets the world record for most continuous hours without sleep. Readers will love the comedic drama of the title story, about a man who must contend with a vicious cat from Africa that he has won in a bet. And who could resist the gripping power of “Dogology,” about a woman who becomes so obsessed with man's best friend that she begins to lose her own identity to a pack of strays. Boyle here proves once again that he is “a writer who can take any topic and spin a yarn too good to put down” (Men's Journal).

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(3.5 stars) Boyled Over.......2007-06-30

T.C. Boyle is so prolific it's insane.
This is both a blessing and a bane.

Boyle works on his craft constantly, so he can put out a quality story in no time; but this is a problem, because I don't feel like he takes the time to fully form his characters. Often different characters in different stories seem like the same person: they all speak in SAT words, they always seem to go to movies alone, they often speak with irreverent interjections while thinking to themselves. These drawbacks, especially in the stories with weak plot, produce a variable overall output, which is indeed also seen in this particular collection. TOOTH AND CLAW has some gems, but also some losers. Four of the fourteen stories I couldn't even make it through.

Another four I rated 7/10 or above -- they all had engaging plots, well-formed characters, and ringing metaphor. The best story of the collection was "Chcxulub," a tale of a teenage girl's night out and her parents' worry over her safety, with the parallel telling of the history of tragic meteor impacts on the earth. Another masterpiece is the title story, "Tooth and Claw." A young man's quest for a girlfriend is symbolized by his win of an exotic wild cat in a bar bet. When he loses one he loses the other. This is classic Boyle. (Yet, this young man, despite his participation in such a symbolic and well-told tale, goes to the movies alone. Couldn't he just do something different? Doesn't Boyle remember he used that personality trait in a different story? I guess not.)

Overall, a nice addition to one's library.

Boyle fan.......2007-06-04

I am always a fan of TC Boyle. Sometimes I wish there were more happy endings for his characters but I keep reading him so it must not be an issue.

Hit and Miss.......2007-02-02

I greatly enjoyed some of the stories and only a few (very few) were disinteresting to me. I suppose that is the problem with all short story collections, there's an uneven mix of quality and topics of interest to the reader. For that reason alone I gave it only 4 stars.

Boyle can suprise you.......2006-08-15

Boyle has a fondness for male characters, often young, who drink a lot and make bad mistakes in judgment through a callousness which reflects lack of maturity more than a lack of virtue. But Boyle can surprise you, with stories which don't fit the mold at all.
I particularly liked the account of a journey from Boston to New York in 1702 by a middle aged widow who is not particularly brave or resourceful.

Boyle also is quite capable of prose like "it was a dark and stormy night", and metaphors that don't really help, but he does this kind of thing almost tongue in cheek, or maybe I am imagining that. He also sent me to the dictionary a number of times, with words that turned out to be entirely appropriate.

dark humour plus deep turmoil.......2006-07-19

The sheer contrast of these stories made the collection creative and artistic. Most stories entailed animal behaviour vs. reasoning; pain/joy, love/hate, and reality/escapism. I was impressed by the mixture of dark humour, intricate details, and emotional turmoil that lies in these pages: the title fits perfectly, and one cannot help but consider that some of the stories are semi-autobiographical. Ideas for the stories are bizarre, brilliant, refreshing and sometimes finish with unexpected twists of fate. Despite each character's repeated dance with diverse forms of substance abuse, one feels empathy for him as he struggles for his identity even if he's as desperate and pathetic as they get. It was a film-noir of story-telling, and a most enjoyable read.

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Tooth and Claw: and Other Stories
T. Coraghessan Boyle
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N753ES

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No one more epitomized the world of gangsta rap than Suge Knight, the often brutal CEO of Death Row Records. Author Ronin Ro shows courage in detailing the frightening means used by Knight to corner the market on the most hard-core of urban music. It's a tale that reads like it was written by the bastard offspring of Horatio Alger and Quentin Tarantino. Knight's forceful style and legal entanglements have been the stuff of legend for years. Most music reporters, coming face to face with the thugs who enforced the rules at Death Row, have been afraid to tell the story. With Knight safely behind bars and Death Row in disrepair, Ronin Ro finally has the chance to put this violent soap opera in print.

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Death Row Records is one of the most successful music labels of all time.  From its inception in 1992, it exploded on the rap music scene with sales climbing to the $125 million mark in just four years.  Even more noticeable than the label's financial success is the effect it had on American youth culture, making gangsta rap more popular with suburban white youth and MTV viewers than traditional rock groups.  But under the guidance of six-foot-four-inch, 300-pound CEO Marion "Suge" Knight, Death Row also became the most controversial record label in history--a place where violence, gang feuds, threats, intimidation, and brushes with death were business as usual.

Have Gun Will Travel details the spectacular rise and violent fall of a music label that had at its heart a ferocious criminal enterprise cloaked behind corporate facades that gave it a guise of legitimacy.  With inside access no other writer can claim, Ronin Ro, the country's preeminent rap journalist, exposes the facts everyone else is afraid to divulge--from the initial bankrolling of Death Row by a leader of L.A.'s notorious Bloods gang, to links with New York's Genovese crime family.  Have Gun Will Travel lays bare the full story behind this influential label, including the still-unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., as well as Suge Knight's rise to power, his fight with East Coast rap titans such as Sean "Puffy" Combs, and his eventual imprisonment.

Although it has been all over the news--from The Wall Street Journal to Rolling Stone--this is a timeless story about an empire built on greed, corruption, murder, and exploitation.  With exclusive interviews and bloodcurdling eyewitness accounts, Have Gun Will Travel combines the behind-the-scenes fascination of books like Hit Men and Hit and Run with the violence and dramatic sweep of The Godfather, in a brilliant and blistering document of contemporary culture.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Violently Entertaining and Informative.......2006-07-27

Before I start this review, I'd like to defend Ronin Ro for his writing. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the way this book was written: the author carefully weaved in each character who was essential in the Death Row scandal. I saw no editorial mistakes and it was organized sufficiently. If a reader does not like the experiences in the book, that's one thing; but to insult the writer is ridiculous, especially since this was such an interesting and well-researched book.

On to the book:
I'm not quite sure how the topic of Suge Knight came up between a friend and I, but we were both shaking our heads about the man being shot in the leg. With all the rumored hits out on him, we were thinking "How could the shooter have such bad aim?" She told me about this book and I am so glad she did. I knew Suge Knight was an alleged dangerous man, and from an interview I saw of him challenging a journalist on a Tupac documentary, it was pretty obvious that he liked to intimidate people. But I was not expecting it to be this dramatic.
Death Row had everything from gun fights, gangs, rape, holding people out of balconies, locked doors to hear desperate screams, drugs, disgruntled rappers, terrified employees, scared delivery people, Crips, Bloods, women being beaten, boyfriend/girlfriend relationships, boyfriend/boyfriend relationships, East Coast artists being forced into West Coast artists, "thugs" turning into grown men, grown men trying to figure out how to connect to the streets but be peaceful, business conflict, etc. Anything that could possibly go wrong in a business happened at Death Row. I didn't grow up in the safest neighborhood, so about half of this didn't even make me flinch, but when the story got into beating up women; jailhouse rapes; balcony scenes, etc., I was like "Okay, enough is enough."
Although it is commendable that Suge Knight gave back to his community with food and money to the homeless/lower income, it does not justify all of the things he DID do. Honestly, I'm extremely surprised he's alive today, and definitely understand why he rolled with such a thick crew. Had he not, he'd have been dead long ago.
While I was reading this book, I couldn't stop giggling thinking about the "Gangstalicious" episode of the "Boondocks." So much of what I thought was a mocking of 50 Cent seemed more like it related to Tupac, and the guy chasing Gangstalicous reminded me of Suge. Although there were definitely humorous scenes throughout the story (from my own morbid mind) and it was definitely an entertaining read, it was extremely disturbing to see so many grown men acting like teenagers. When is it time to decide to stand on your own two, fight your own battles ALONE, stop killing your own race, and bullying people every time you don't get your way? It's one thing to want to be a grown man; it's another to be a grown bully. I ponder over whether many of these people actually enjoy the lifestyle; or is it just a matter of survival in the ghettoes? I know so many young men who were BEATEN into gangs, and then forced to participate to show their loyalty. But how can you show loyalty to a group that you NEVER wanted to be a part of? Why would someone be so happy to get out of jail, if they were just going to return to the jail lifestyle regardless of the bars?
If anything, this book definitely relates to the streets and brings up excellent questions. It also brings more information to cases that were only browsed over (i.e. how Tupac became a part of Death Row, the REAL relationship between Tupac and Dr. Dre, the murder trial for Snoop Doggy Dogg, Puffy's relationship with Suge Knight, Biggie's murder, Biggie's relationship with Tupac, the incidents of Tupac's being shot, robbed, and killed, etc.) Ro touches on SO many topics that the news glossed over or magazines didn't pay enough attention to.

I was very impressed with this book and think he did a great job for research--and is one brave guy for putting all this information out there. Be safe, Ro!

The Best Book For Any True Rap Fan!!!!!.......2005-12-05

This book gives you an inside look at one of the most powerfull companies in history. Its not just contracts and courtrooms, its murder, shooting and violence. It keeps your interest from start to finish. You see what a true gangsta Suge Knight was, doing anything to get what he wanted. It covers Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, N.W.A., the DOC, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, and many more. Ronin Ro puts direct quotes and doesnt altar or change anything, its raw, real, true. The language is definatly for 16+ but its great regarless. Go behind the scenes of the biggest indusry in music, and go inside the East Vs. West Coast Rap Battle. Once it arrives you will never put it down.

"Have Gun Will Travel" Review.......2005-09-14

Ronin Ro's "Have Gun Will Travel" is probably one of the most entertaining books ever written on the subject of Suge Knight's Death Row Records. However, a good deal of the information in this book should be taken with a grain of salt. Ro paints Knight as a thuggish bully who used violent tactics to extort his way into the music industry and helped create a feared "gang presence" behind the scenes at Death Row. It explores his partnership with Dr. Dre, a talented music producer who Knight pulled from rival Ruthless Records only to knock out of the picture when he was able to acquire an even-larger artist, Tupac Shakur. It goes into detail about the reported beatings of Dre production assistant, Sam Sneed and the infamous boat party where Warren G and his crew were assaulted. Ro tends to have a personal vendetta with some rappers, most noteably Tupac Shakur and DJ Quik. Shakur is written as a loud-mouthed, arrogant gangsta rapper who was falsely praised as a "revolutionary" because of his mother's fabricated past as a member of the Black Panthers. Quik is also written about in a less flattering way as Ro takes a biased look at his feud with MC Eiht, accussing him of hiding behind gang tactics and using violent threats while Eiht attempted to reconcile the problem. It fails to mention that Quik's diss record was a lyrical retaliation to a series of diss tracks called "Def Wish" where Eiht verbally punked Quik or that following the death of Biggie, Quik began recording positive anti-gang records including "You'z A Gangsta" where he made a call to end his problems with Eiht. Still, the star of the show, Suge Knight, takes the brunt of the beating in an editorial assault that makes Michael Moore's portrait of George W. Bush in "Farenheit 9/11" look kind in comparison. When he's not being accussed of assaulting record executives, promoting violence within the recording industry, or setting up rappers to be murdered, Knight's sexuality is also questioned as Ro explores a "supposed" homosexual relationship between Suge and his label's R&B crooner, Danny Boy, who is also his adopted son. If you were even a slight fan of West Coast rap music in the 90's, "Have Gun Will Travel" is one hell of an entertaining read, though most of its information is more "National Enquirer" than LA Times.

Major disappointment.......2003-06-07

What should have been a fascinating book, at the very least as a voyeuristic experience, fails to deliver largely due to its poorly written pages. The text stumbles along from incomprehensible link to allusive derailment, making the mistake of huge chunks of repetitive material which inevitably detract from the fascinating subject matter. Perhaps more of an editng disaster than an author's failure.....at the heart of which lies a story deserving a more coherent telling.

A Poor Attempt at Journalism.......2002-08-20

What should have been a tremendous book about the astonishing rise and fall of Death Row, ended up being nothing more than heresay and curse words. How on earth anyone could like Mr. Ro's writing style is totally beyond me - maybe it works in magazines - but clearly not in a 300 page book. He jumps from topic to topic, he introduces WAY too many characters with barely any flow at all and most of his info is either taken from sources who refuse to be identified or from other prewritten accounts. He repeats himself in at least 15% of the book. I had really high expectations on this book - and it fell flat on it's face. Out of the 50 or so business books I've read over the years - this one rates dead last. If you've followed Death Row over the years - you've already read at least half of this book.........

Murder Will Travel (Booked for Travel Mysteries)

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I'm going to miss this tour group
Confusing Ending
Murder in the California wine country
Nice setting, nice cast
Wonderful

Murder Will Travel (Booked for Travel Mysteries)
Emily Toll
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Binding: Paperback

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Release Date: 2002-05-07

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A widow at the age of 52, Lynne Montgomery has rediscovered her first love: travel. But murder adds itself to the itinerary when Lynn and her group head for the Sonoma Wine Country-where bottled-up bitterness leads to a very dead end.

"A clever, charming novel that readers will relish...Its wine country setting is both exciting and fun." (Earlene Fowler, author of Steps to the Altar)

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I'm going to miss this tour group.......2007-05-17

4+ Stars. First in the Booked for Travel Series. Lynne Montgomery is leading a tour group through the Sonoma Valley. Each member seems to have their own story so there are multiple lines to follow. After a contentious purchasing of a vineyard in Sonoma Valley, Lance Belladuce is found dead. There is more than one person that wanted this young man dead but who actually did it and why. I really enjoyed this book, though the end did come abruptly and I had already discounted the person who was actually the murder. Guess you can never tell.

Confusing Ending.......2006-03-04

I liked the sleuth, but I just plain thought the ending made no sense. While I don't mind not figuring it out until the sleuth does, I like it to make sense in retrospective. This did NOT. In addition, it was depressing because you feel so sorry for the little kid.

Murder in the California wine country.......2004-04-22

This is a great first book in a new mystery series! The setting is the wine country of Sonoma County, California. Lynne Montgomery is a travel agent who is personally leading a tour group through a week of wineries, picnics, and hot air balloons in the gorgeous wine country. On the first morning of the tour, a dead body is found on the premises of the winery where the group is staying. As other reviewers have noted, the mystery itself is well done and leads to a satisfying conclusion.

The unravelling of this story reminded me very much of Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express", in the way that the reader learns more about the possible suspects bit by bit. I loved the ensemble cast, and the author did a great job of fleshing out the characters.

Ms. Toll also did a fantastic job of describing the Sonoma County area. I lived there 20 years ago, and reliving her place descriptions added to my enjoyment of the book.

All in all, a wonderful read that makes me anticipate more book in this series!

Nice setting, nice cast.......2003-06-16

This book is set in the wine country north of San Francisco, and you will learn a fair amount of presumably accurate stuff about wine, history, and geography, enough to make you want to visit the area yourself.

The cast of characters is large but well depicted. On the whole neither the police nor the amateur sleuth/tour-guide achieve much with their detection until the sudden denouement explains all. Still, a pretty enjoyable read throughout, and there are enough clues that you might solve the case ahead of them.

Wonderful.......2003-03-02

This book kept you reading. The ending wasn't expected. I would recommend this book.

HAVE GAT - WILL TRAVEL - Shell Scott Stories: Sinner's Alley; Code 197; The Build-up; Trouble Shooter; Murder's Strip Tease; The Sleeper Caper

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HAVE GAT - WILL TRAVEL - Shell Scott Stories: Sinner's Alley; Code 197; The Build-up; Trouble Shooter; Murder's Strip Tease; The Sleeper Caper
Richard S. Prather
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Murder Will Travel
Emily Toll
Manufacturer: Berkley Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0739426915

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Book Description A widow at the age of 52, Lynne Montgomery has rediscovered her first love: travel. But murder adds itself to the itinerary when Lynn and her group head for the Sonoma Wine Country-where bottled-up bitterness leads to a very dead end. "A clever, charming novel that readers will relish...Its wine country setting is both exciting and fun." (Earlene Fowler, author of Steps to the Altar)

Will You Murder My Husband: Catherine Nevin and the Ira

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Will You Murder My Husband: Catherine Nevin and the Ira
Liz Walsh
Manufacturer: Mercier Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Murder Will Travel
Emily Toll
Manufacturer: BERKLEY BOOKS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UDEAQW

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In the nightmare future of Warhammer 40,000, mankind teeters on the brink of extinction. Into the Maelstrom is a storming collection of a dozen action-packed science fiction short stories set in this dark and brroding universe.

War of the Maelstrom (Changewinds Series, Book 3)

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Series started well, ends indifferently
A trilogy let down
Great climax to a good series

War of the Maelstrom (Changewinds Series, Book 3)
Jack L. Chalker
Manufacturer: Ace Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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Series started well, ends indifferently.......2002-06-14

_When the Changewinds Blow_ is probably my favorite of the Chalker novels, and overall I tend to like the Changewinds saga better than any of his other series (the Well of Souls possibly excepted). And even this last book shows the clever and realistic feel for politics that made the series so interesting. Unfortunately it gets caught up in the all-too-familiar Chalker flaws-- obsession with body transformations (even to the detriment of the plot), sexual slavery, and the role of women in relation to their body image.

A trilogy let down.......2002-05-07

This is the third book in a trilogy started by Where The Cangewinds Blow. The first book was thrilling to the point that I chased down the next 2 books for 7 years. The second book was decent it kept the story going. The third was a bit of a let down. The books are conected and one must read all three if they have begun. the Author seems to have lost his original train of thought. In the first book he writes like its a thrilling Sci Fi book and the second book just picks up threads where he left it, but the third while continueing the thread seems to become somewhat like a Fable in that it carries with it a moral. In my opinion the moral should have been left out though it mat speak to some teenage girls.

Great climax to a good series.......2001-07-11

Third book of the stunning Changewinds series, a beautiful blend of the typical fantasy world of swords and monsters, and the somewhat modern world, with guns and plumbing and electric lighting. And it's blended so seamlessly that I often wonder what kind of a world it is, modern or fantasy.

The characters Sam and Charley go through even MORE transformations in this book, their physical states altered in odd ways. The climax was brilliant, showing how the two girls' wishes intertwine and weave together into a result that, on the surface, would seem almost ideal, but behind the scenes, in the opinions and minds of the two heroines, has it's own problems, like any change and tiral of life. Great ending, atypical of many fantasy novels I've read.

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A tragedy.

um, its cool!

Maelstrom (Ultima: The Technocrat War, Book 3)
Austen Andrews
Manufacturer: Star Trek
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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Storm of Ages

As war ravages the time-torn world of Sosaria, the knights and wizards of New Britannia have joined the warlike Juka to invade the desert wastes of the Technocrats. To uncover the secret plot of the shadowy forces that control the carnage, an outlaw knight and a crafty Jukan veteran must challenge fierce enemies and their own ideas of honor, else the final battle could destroy all three nations and perhaps the very foundations of Sosaria itself.

Customer Reviews:

A tragedy........2003-05-16

The third book in The Technocrat War trilogy. This book was a flawless as the first two except for the end which crushed the book. I have no idea what happened here. The book was full of so much good dialogue, plot intrigue, well written paragraphs but in the last two chapters it was like a totally differant person was writing. It really did ruin the book for me. I don't know how to describe it... Maybe the most fantastic meal you've ever seen laying before you only to find that it's been attacked by flies and now it's crawling with maggots.

I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. Damn you Austen Andrews! What were you thinking?

um, its cool!.......2002-06-14

well um, uh, this book was great, I think. Well, there was some, umm, good character development, and uh, cool action scenes. One of the, um coolest scenes, was uh where there was this fight, and uh......um......,lemme think....... oh yeah, and the bad guy almost won, this uh, fight, and then uh the good guys friend comes in, yeah thats it, and then a they beat the bad guy, and uh celebrate by renting uh, Ferris Buelers Day Off at Block
Buster. It was really exciting, you should buy it, oh yeah and also buy that,uh, Ferris Bueler movie, its pretty cool. I watched that movie uh, whats after seven, oh yeah, 8 times in one day. All in all I give Ferris Bueler five stars. Im gonna go watch that movie now bye bye. oh yeah , and uh the book was cool too, I think, i give it uh, five and a half stars! Yay!

CHANGEWINDS: Book (1) One: When the Changewinds Blow; Book (2) Two: Riders of the Winds; Book (3) Three: War of the Maelstrom

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CHANGEWINDS: Book (1) One: When the Changewinds Blow; Book (2) Two: Riders of the Winds; Book (3) Three: War of the Maelstrom
Jack L. Chalker
Manufacturer: Ace Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NRXP5M

The Great War and the tragedy of Anatolia: Turks and Armenians in the maelstrom of major powers (Publications of Turkish Historical Society. Serial XVI)

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The Great War and the tragedy of Anatolia: Turks and Armenians in the maelstrom of major powers (Publications of Turkish Historical Society. Serial XVI)
Salahi Ramadan Sonyel
Manufacturer: Turkish Historical Society Printing House
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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In the Great Maelstrom: Conservatives in Post-Civil War South Carolina

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In the Great Maelstrom: Conservatives in Post-Civil War South Carolina
Charles J. Holden
Manufacturer: University of South Carolina Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Few would question the assertion that South Carolina remained a conservative state long after the Civil War; one only needs to stroll over the grounds of the state capitol to be reminded of this long-running tradition in the state's history. But few have bothered to ask how, in the years following utter defeat during the Civil War, South Carolina remained a philosophically conservative state. How did self-proclaimed South Carolina conservatives maintain their beliefs in elite rule, the importance of a living tradition, and white supremacy through the loss of slavery, the rise of industry, populism, progressivism, and on through the New Deal? A study of South Carolina intellectual history from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to the 1945 advent of the Atomic Age, In the Great Maelstrom explores this ideology.

The collapse of the Confederacy and the abolition of slavery forced South Carolina thinkers to ask what they could still believe in. In reconstructing their world views to fit the times, they employed the principles of white supremacy, the politics of elitism, and historicism. Charles J. Holden traces the evolution of these themes through the writings of four South Carolina conservatives--historian Frederick Porcher, social scientist Theodore D. Jervey, politician and historian Edward McCrady Jr., and journalist William Watts Ball. These men based their philosophies on the founding of the American colonies and the effects of history on the lives and fortunes of white South Carolinians. By placing these individuals firmly in their historical context, and closely examining their thoughts, words, and actions, the reader gets an in-depth look into the life of the conservative mind during these tumultuous decades. In the Great Maelstrom demonstrates how the state's conservatives adjusted their views at critical times, while clinging to other core values through the long decades.

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Really fun!

Maelstrom (Stony Man)
Don Pendleton
Manufacturer: Gold Eagle
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0373619626

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Bound by loyalty and patriotism, the men and women of Stony Man don't think of themselves as heroes, just dedicated Americans willing to do whatever it takes to protect the inalienable rights of freedom and justice. No matter how difficult the mission, how fierce or dangerous the enemy, the cyber team and battle-hardened warriors of America's most sophisticated, action-ready defense unit are willing to sacrifice everything in the name of duty, honor and country.

An advanced weapon prototype is hijacked by an unidentified group of mercenaries and followed by a wave of massacres in the streets of America's cities. The torch of anarchy and hatred has been lit, and waves of destruction have begun to spread across the globe. A crisis has erupted as angry radicals are poised to become deadly freedom fighters so powerful that not even the superpowers can oppose them. Stony Man's only chance-America's only chance-is to strike first, strike hard, strike now...

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Really fun!.......2005-12-21

The characterizations are spot on, the plot is a bit thin. This book is still very entertaining. I highly recommend the Cutting Audio full cast audio books!! Especially if you are a Stony Man fan.

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Mediterranean Maelstrom
G.G. Connell
Manufacturer: William Kimber & Co Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Memoirs of the Maelstrom: A Senegalese Oral History of the First World War (Social History of Africa)

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Memoirs of the Maelstrom: A Senegalese Oral History of the First World War (Social History of Africa)
Joe Lunn
Manufacturer: Heinemann
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ASIN: 0325001391

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Between 1914 and 1918, the French army recruited over 140,000 West Africans who served as combatants on the Western Front. Wartime recruitment had profound implications for African as well as French society. Focusing on Senegal, Lunn provides a unique perspective for assessing the range of the war's impact on West Africans. Based on the testimony of 85 African witnesses or veterans of the First World War and extensive archival research, Lunn's book offers novel insights into the nature of the prewar colonial order, the conduct of colonial recruitment drives and their impact on Africans, the soldiers' service overseas, and how the experience altered many African soldiers' previous attitudes about themselves, their societies, and the French.

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Riders of the Maelstrom (Star Wars RPG)

Manufacturer: West End Games
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0874311241

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Named One of the 10 Best Parenting Books of the Year by Child Magazine, this revised edition teaches you to minimize stress during initial breakups and ultimate separation, explain divorce so children don't blame themselves, protect children from parental hostilities, and navigate conflicts of loyalty and alliance.

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Most Important Book for Divorced Parents.......2006-04-24

Should be required reading for all parents going through a divorce. This book really puts the kids first, and discusses how children of varying ages will react differently to divorce. It gives the absolute best advice for keeping your children healthy both during and after of a divorce. I send this book to all my friends who are contemplating or experiencing a divorce.

this book is the best........2002-03-05

I have many problems with the divorce I started 6 years ago. The statistical information, research, details, and background information of what divorce does to families is very helpful. The way these are helpful to me is that they show what the results have been with many of the particular choices that divorces have raised in the past, and what current trends in these are showing.
The descriptions that are given about what feelings children endure are gripping. I came to truly understand what our three have had to bury in their beings. Now, before its too late, however, I have unique insight that will enable me to help them --hopefully with their father.
I cannot write too much about the value of knowing what divorce does to children, how to help them heal, how to take charge of the situation that seems hopeless, and what to NOT do.
...Tanya Hogan

Really does help.......2000-05-10

I realy enjoyed reading this book because it made sence and it helped me. Not only did it help me cope with my child,but also with the father of my child. We came to an understanding for the sake of the child. I highly recommend this book to whomever that are going through a divorce.

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