A Day in Mossy Creek (Mossy Creek Hometown Series)

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BEST in the series

A Day in Mossy Creek (Mossy Creek Hometown Series)
Sabrina Jeffries
Manufacturer: BelleBooks
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BEST in the series.......2007-07-19

I have read all of the Mossy Creek books and hands down... A Day in Mossy Creek is the ABSOLUTE best so far!!! I have laughed out loud (snorted even!) in some chapters... Chap 8 was the funniest... YOU GO BOB!!! and I hate for it to end... This is a wonderful warm hearted hometown series. Wish I lived there!!!

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Dear Reader,

I'd been prowling the crumbling ruins of Castle Weyrcraig for so long that I could no longer remember if I was man or beast. Then one stormy night the superstitious Highlanders of Ballybliss decided to leave a helpless virgin bound to a stake in the castle courtyard to satisfy my insatiable appetites.

My demands might strike terror in the hearts of men, but this bold beauty dared to defy me. After she informed me that she didn't believe in dragons, I had no choice but to make her my prisoner—or risk being exposed to those I had sought to deceive with my dangerous masquerade.

Soon I found myself stealing into the moonlit tower just to watch her sleep. Little does she know that beneath this beast's gruff exterior beats the passionate heart of a man. Gwendolyn Wilder may not believe in dragons, but I intend to use all my sensual wiles to teach her to believe in something even more magical—true love.

Eternally yours,

The Dragon of Weyrcraig

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Hey.......2007-07-14

Though the book is well written but I found that the story is rather mundane. A village girl is sacrificed to a dragon who isn't a dragon at all, just a man thought long dead, a man that she happens to have had a crush on and they live happily ever after. There were no surprises and I just found the book lacking what the coverlet described. Sorry.

For Teenagers.......2007-07-12

After reading the first 100 pages of this book, I came to the conclusion this book was written for teenagers,and young teenagers at that, and am mystified by all of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

An unexpected treat!.......2007-07-10

I was browsing the shelves at my library looking for a fun, summer read and found this one! It was wonderful! I couldn't put it down until I finished it at 3:30 the next morning, and I have to say that I was disappointed that I finished it so quickly. Medeiros is a new writer to me and I have now started searching out her other work. She is such a talent in the vein of Deveraux. She gives her characters intelligence that are reflected in their sometimes unexpected reactions to situations. I've read plenty of romances and when one comes along that sends my usual expectations into a spiral, I am thrilled.

Annoying, boring and weak male characterization.......2007-06-02

My second Teresa Medeiros novel THE BRIDE AND THE BEAST follows a thoroughly entertaining find, CHARMING THE PRINCE. Unlike CHARMING THE PRINCE however, I didn't enjoy THE BRIDE AND THE BEAST at all; in fact, I hated it, and its admirable attempts at humor and vivid settings missed the mark by a wide margin. I found THE BRIDE AND THE BEAST a rather annoying look at outward appearances, highlighting a woman's insecurities about her plump, chubby bearing, something the townsfolk view as fat, and yet predictably, something our well-muscled, handsome hero views as generously curved.

When I wasn't annoyed by the novel, I was bored by the rest of it. The bulk of the middle portions, a good 150-200 pages, was insanely boring, especially after the town folk offer the heroine to the Dragon. There's nothing going on there. Nothing at all.

The ending crosses its t's and dots its i's in an out-and-out heroine-taming-the-tortured-soul routine. Fifteen years of biding his time for revenge dissipates like it never existed, watching his parents murdered, now an entirely forgettable experience in the face of the heroine's uncompromising wishes. The taming in question involves more of an emasculation than anything else. When an old woman (Izzy) holds an ax to him towards the end threatening he marry the heroine before taking her, like a gentleman he happily consents. In all matters, there's no real male character here, he bequeathes everything about him, and I mean everything to the wishes and whims of others. Among books I've read, BRIDE AND THE BEAST's hero Bernard now ties PRICE OF PLEASURE's Grant in the dubious honor as the weakest and most annoying feminine "hero" I've ever read.

Although we can't see our hero's face in the beginning, it's clear he's muscled, and I found his lusting over our heroine's ample and plump assets very annoying. Whether it's town folk ridiculing her corpulence or her own self-deprecating referrals to her portliness, we're reminded again and again of the insecurities of our heroine's appearance.

These reminders about our heroine's insecurities I don't have so much of a problem with.

I do have a problem with a chiseled, handsome guy =instantly= and incessantly lusting after a rather plump woman, while bearing the brunt of her rather "witty" and condemning expletives, and enjoying it. There's no natural progression to this unfathomable lust on the hero's part at all, it's instant. And he gaily accepts her barbs all the while! I understand the book reads more as a fairy tale than anything else, but I just couldn't get past this intense and immediate lusting on the hero's part. It required too much of a suspension of disbelief.

As much we like to deny it, appearance forms the foundation of an attraction and cements it, but you'd never know from this novel. There's a reason why a vast majority of romance heroes are tall, dark and handsome, right? Our hero certainly fits the requisite appearance stereotype in romance novels: tall, broad-shouldered, chiseled, dark and handsome. Appearances matter!

When our plump heroine mistakes our hero's friend Theodore Tuppingham (Tupper) as the Dragon, she scoffs at Tupper's wide girth, heavy belly and balding hairline, finding him unworthy. So it's disparaging and insulting when the heroine is viewed as such, but perfectly okay when the heroine views another guy as such? Nothing better than the pot calling the kettle black.

After our hero's friend Theodore Tuppingham chances on the disheveled dishabille of our heroine's younger sister Kitty, Tupper instantly lusts after Kitty as well. Again, this secondary and meaningless pairing represents another play on appearances, just switch the genders. I should have known only a secondary pairing would allow a plump man paired with a beautiful woman. In this case, our under-average looking Tupper finds Kitty irresistible, even though Kitty's disheveled clothes clearly betrays a recent tryst. Any normal guy -- even one ample-girthed - would find such an compromising condition on a woman a huge turn-off considering another man's scent and marks in obvious display on the woman. Not Tupper though, he's flattered Kitty mistakes him as the Dragon as well, and he delicately kisses Kitty's hand. Yuck, don't want to know where that hand has just been! At least let her wash first ha!

As much I enjoyed Medeiros' twist on a classic fairy tale in CHARMING THE PRINCE, I'm loathe to try her other two books I've blindly checked out from the library. Especially after reading this horrible novel. Certainly, CHARMING THE PRINCE's hero was altogether forgettable, but at least he wasn't so bad, so annoying, so emasculated.. as BRIDE AND THE BEAST's Bernard.

The Story, SPOILERS.

Town folk offer portly but virginal Gwendolyn Wilder to a dragon beast preying on them in hopes of appeasing him and lifting a curse which alludes to innocence offered in blood. The town folk, infinitely too smart for their own good, presume the virginal blood of our plump heroine Gwendolyn will satisfy the curse. The Dragon Bernard MacCullough didn't ask for a human sacrifice though, he was looking for someone to come forward with the gold they earned as repayment for betraying the MacCullough laird 15 years ago and causing the deaths of his mother and father. He wanted revenge.

Our tall, dark and handsome Bernard is instantly smitten with lust for Gwendolyn's plump body. How? Why? Huh? Whatever, you got me. The book devolves at this point into a series of boring encounters between our leading pair as Bernard holds Gwendolyn as his prisoner in his decrepit castle. Bernard is very noble for a beastly dragon though, never taking advantage of her and then just letting her be, giving her the opportunity to escape.

After the town folk discover that the dragon preying on them isn't really a true dragon, they arrive with torches and weapons ready to kill. Then they discover the true identity of the mysterious Dragon, and Gwendolyn deeply resents Bernard for it. She acts like a spoiled brat just because he didn't tell her who he really was from the beginning and pouts for 3 months over it, gaining some more weight in the process. I didn't understand the behavior and the explanation for it seemed nonsensical.

But such is the story focused on taming the hero. When will authors realize that revenge plots are much more interesting than the weak saving-the-hero's-tortured-soul routine? I'd like to see a romance novel heroine actually help a hero's revenge plot for once. Just once. Would make for an interesting twist in and of itself, and would be so nice to see the leading pair working with each other for a change.

The end quickly turns into a desiccation of the hero's will and personality. He submits, cowers (against Izzy), and hops, skips and jumps into the arms of our heroine. Nothing is left of the hero even remotely worth mentioning or admiring. And I mean nothing. This isn't saving a soul so much as it is stripping the soul from our hero.

3.5, OK For a "Dragon" Story.......2007-05-17

This is another one of the odd stories. This book focuses on a "dragon". I didn't really like it very much. Seemed a little too stange. I didn't like the characters.

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A great 2 book saga if Welfonder
Revisiting Marmaduke
Finally! The sequel to "Devil In A Kilt!" Sir Marmaduke Strongbow's story....
Welfonder's series, 4.5
A Breathtaking Sensual Tale Of Love That Conquers All!

Bride of the Beast
Sue-Ellen Welfonder
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Winner of The Historical Romance Club's Historical Romance of the Year for 2003.A 2003 Top Ten Read at MyShelf.com

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A great 2 book saga if Welfonder.......2007-07-04

I just finished this book and it is a terrific second book saga of the MacKenzie clan that Sue-Ellen wrote, continued from "Devil in a Kilt". This is a 3 book saga that consists of (Devil in a Kilt, Bride of the Beast, then A Knight is Coming), I have just order the last book and look forward to finishing this particular epic. It takes you back to some of the characters of both these books. Sounds Great!!

This also leads into another saga that will include some of the people of this first 3 book saga, the first one is "Devil in my Bed", second one is "Master of the Highlanders" (I think) and the third is "A wedding for (somebody) I am sorry I can not remember some parts of the titles, but once you are on the pages for the others, you will be able to check out the correct names.

Sue-Ellen Welfonder only writes about Scotland which is wonderful if you like to read historical Scottish romances. I d hope this is helpful to you, good reading!!

Revisiting Marmaduke.......2006-01-04

I just finished rereading Marmaduke and Caterine's story. I fell in love with Marmaduke in Devil In A Kilt and he continues to be my favorite hero of Sue-Ellen's books. She never fails to transport me to a different time and place with her writing. I am there in every book, feeling the wind blow, smelling the peat burn, hearing the sounds and feeling the emotions of the characters as they find their hearts. In Bride Of The Beast, Sue-Ellen has taken two very scarred people (both physically and emotionally) and given them a story that grabbed my heart so profoundly that I picked it up for a second read. I urge you to read this book and be swept away to the highlands and a love story that will grasp you from beginning to end. If you are looking for an author who writes so eloquently about a place that you feel as if you can actually reach out and touch the sights, sounds and smells, and who gives you more than just dialogue but also the emotions the characters feel from deep within, so you come to KNOW the characters deeply, then Sue-Ellen is your author! Her hard work and heart felt emotions about the place and characters she writes about comes alive in the pages of her books.

Finally! The sequel to "Devil In A Kilt!" Sir Marmaduke Strongbow's story...........2005-11-22

This is by far my favorite Welfonder novel. I fell in love with Sir Marmaduke Strongbow in "Devil in a Kilt." Sir Marmaduke is a horribly scarred, disfigured warrior with a beautiful heart longing to love again. Lady Caterine Keith, Linnet's sister btw, is a twice-widowed lady in need of a champion. Linnet and Duncan put her plight before Sir Marmaduke, and he cannot refuse to ride to her aid. Unknown to him, Lady Caterine hates Englishmen...and he is an Englishman...a dastardly Sassenach. Though English by birth, his heart beats for Scotland, and he determines he will slay the "dragons" in his lady's heart one by one and win her for himself. This is a beautiful story for a true hero with a beautiful heart. This is one that I couldn't put down after beginning to read it.

Welfonder's series, 4.5.......2005-06-30

I really enjoyed getting lost in all of Welfonder's stories in this series. Her characters are Dynamic and will definitely stay with you. Different plots drive all of the stories and there were some extremely memorable scenes. I can't wait till her next one.

A couple of things were annoying though. For one thing, these hero's thoughts don't stray far from their "Phallus." Which did make for frequent sexual situations, thus one of the reasons we all love the genre, so I'm not so sure I'm complaining. And secondly, I started to "skim" parts of the book (which I NEVER do). It's just that I found myself frequently at points where, for instance, the heroine will say something and then it's 12 paragraphs of anything the hero could possibly be thinking or feeling till he responds to her. Or five paragraphs in the middle of the conversation to describe how the shutters are rattling against the windows! And unfortunately, I'm not exaggerating.

Having said that, I will still buy and devour anything and everything by this author. And would definitely recommend this series to be enjoyed mostly if read in order. Her first book is 1) Devil in a Kilt, then read 2) Bride of the Beast, then 3) Only for a Knight. And The MacLean Trilogy order is: 1) Knight in My Bed, 2) Master of the Highlands, and then 3) Wedding for a Knight.

So you know where my tastes lie: For the absolute best in Highland romance I would recommend Julie Garwood's "The Bride," "The Wedding," "The Secret," "Ransom," and "Saving Grace." Karen Marie Moning, and Marsha Canham. For Medieval: Garwood's "The Prize," "Honor's Splendor," & "Gentle Warrior." Also Amanda Quick's "Mystique," "Desire," & anything by Kinley Macgregor a.k.a. Sherrilyn Kenyon.

A Breathtaking Sensual Tale Of Love That Conquers All!.......2005-04-11

Sir Marmaduke Strongbow, what endears this character of this Scottish tale
of love to us, is his scar marring his noble features. The scar runs from his eye to
the corner of his mouth. This makes his one eye appear blind, though the eye
really is gone. This gives Maramduke a grimacing, if not scary appearance, at
times. He received his scar in a rage induced sword fight with Duncan MacKenzie's
evil half brother, who poisoned Marmaduke's wife (Duncan MacKenzie's sister),
killing her. Marmaduke is now asked by Lady Linnet MacKenzie, sister to Lady
Caterine Keith to become Caterine`s champion and pretend to be her husband.

Lady Caterine Keith whose husband was murdered, and she violently raped
repeatedly by a group of English warriors. Caterine now can not stand the sound,
much less the sight, of any Englishman. Because Caterine is without a husband,
the hatefully Sir Hugh is trying to step-in and force her hand in marriage. This
is why Sir Marmaduke must become her champion. With both their troubled
pasts, they will struggle to overcome their demons and mistrust to find that love
desired, is found.

You will fall in love with the charming silver-tongued devil, in more ways than one,
*Wink*. His courage and honor is second to none.

You will find yourself routing for this scarred brute of a man, with each turn of
a page that is... BRIDE OF THE BEAST...

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The Bride and the Beast (Large Print)

Manufacturer: Bantam Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 073941027X

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Large Print edition of the wonderful story "The Bride & The Beast" -- As the only virgin left in the Highland village of Ballybliss, Gwendolyn Wilder finds herself being sent off as a sacrificial offering to the legendary Dragon of Weyrcraig and ends up winning his heart instead in this light, creative version of the classic Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. An outspoken, irreverent, and somewhat overweight heroine; a wounded, noble hero; and an ample supply of lively, whimsical humor and excellent writing make Medeiros's first hardcover romance a debut to remember. Medeiros (Charming the Prince) is a popular writer of light, humorous historical romances and lives in Hopkinsville, KY. --

Banshees, Beasts & Brides from the Sea: Irish Tales of the Supernatural

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Banshees, Beasts & Brides from the Sea: Irish Tales of the Supernatural
Bob Curran
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3 Titles By Hannah Howell: (1) Beauty and the Beast; (2) A Taste of Fire; (3) Kentucky Bride

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3 Titles By Hannah Howell: (1) Beauty and the Beast; (2) A Taste of Fire; (3) Kentucky Bride
Hannah Howell
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The Beast and The Bride
Brad Molles
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An historical interpretation of Revelation covering the church age from the ascension of Christ to the present day. Amillennial in viewpoint, this book examines other millennial ideas as well. This book examines the historical identities of the Beast, the Dragon, Babylon, the true church, the Bride, the Papacy, the antichrist, millennium.

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The Bride and the Beast
Teresa Medeiros
Manufacturer: Recorded Books, LLC
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Binding: Audio Cassette
ASIN: 0788748807

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The brooding Lord Bernard MacCullough spends all of his time in his decrepit castle, trying to figure out who it was who betrayed his father to his political enemies. To prevent interruption by pesky villagers, Bernard perpetrates a rumor that he is, in fact, a dragon. The gullible villagers respond by sacrificing a virgin, beautiful young Gwendolyn, to Bernard. They tie her up and leave her near the castle to be eaten. When Bernard finds her, he realizes he must keep her captive, lest the villagers discover the truth about his ruse. Romance soon blossoms, of course.

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Bride of the Beast

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Bride of the Beast
Sue-Ellen Welfonder
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The harlot woman on the scarlet beast: Or, God's picture of the coming universal church - the bride of Antichrist

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The harlot woman on the scarlet beast: Or, God's picture of the coming universal church - the bride of Antichrist
Albert Sims
Manufacturer: A. Sims, Publisher
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Bob Devaney was a soldier in the Special Forces in the early 1960s until something he refused to discuss caused him to leave, setting up his own security and investigative agency, with one employee: himself. Then he found out too much about a secret government project and he had the choice of disappearing or being recruited for the Prometheus Project. The Project was the largest disinformation operation in history, targeted at the aliens who ruled the galaxy. A mysterious individual known as Mr. Inconnu had arrived in a damaged but highly advanced craft in the 1940s with the information that he had escaped from a group of humans whom aliens had been studying. And unless the Earth could convince the aliens that the Earth had a unified government, and technology comparable to that of the galactic rulers, the Earth would be exploited as a primitive protectorate. So far the hoax was working¿and the technology which Mr. Inconnu had brought with him helped¿but someone in the Project was selling secrets to an interstellar mafia called the Tonkuztra about the real state of affairs on Earth. And Devaney knew that Chloe Bryant, the woman he had fallen in love with, was being set up to take a fall for the real traitor, who was about to embark on a treason whose consequences could jeopardize the very Universe. . . .

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Temporizing Temporal Circularity.......2007-03-12

There seems to be something loose at Baen these days, perhaps a directive even, for its authors to create, insert into the story, and then lampoon characters with liberal political views. I have been reading more and more of this lately, but with the exception of just a couple of Baen authors who have taken this silliness too far (and are no longer readable or purchasable), I have been able to overlook these small jabs and just stay in the story. But now Steve White is doing it, and darn it, I LIKED Steve White; I've been reading his stuff for a really long time.

In "The Prometheus Project", Steve puts together another great story with well-drawn characters, and takes off (as he always does) at a good page-turner pace. But the finale comes up short, the characters go flat, and a plot that could have introduced a new series of books gets locked up in temporal circularity instead. This was a disappointment, for sure, but the book could still have been enjoyable if Steve had not inserted a stupid, stupid, stupid liberal character hung out in excessive stereotype for attack. Nobody would behave the way this character does, not in the real world and not in the tense fictional world of "The Prometheus Project". This kind of self indulgence doesn't belong in serious science fiction.

Easily read but not terribly memorable.......2007-01-05

In 1969 when Bob Devaney is hired to escort a lady to an appointment and is then ambushed by some very strange criminals he finds himself drawn into a super-secret conspiracy that will change is life forever. This book is easy an easy and somewhat old fashioned read. It has a good twist at the end, which while is not totally original, gives this story a nice conclusion. I enjoyed this novel, but its one of those books you take on holidays with you if you want something to read that doesn't require a lot of thinking. If you want some light SciFi to keep you occupied on the beach then this is a good choice.

Echos of earlier works.......2005-07-16

Portions of the book call to mind Poul Anderson's long running series about the Time Patrol. Where powerful beings from the future recruit contemporary humans to fight for them. In White's book, the scenes at the secret base where recruits are trained echo the Time Patrol's academy.

But the main idea of the book might also remind you of Jerry Pournelle's successful Janissaries trilogy. In that series, humans are a backward race, who must conceal their abilities from an advanced space-faring civilisation. In which there are competing factions, some of whom exploit humans.

The difference is that Pournelle's trilogy fits squarely into military science fiction. While Prometheus does not. Though White has certainly written books in the latter subgenre.

Excellent Book.......2005-07-05

This book is impressive - it's easy to read, holds a lot of intrigue, and saves a lot of surprises for later in the book.. I especially enjoyed the "tone of the book" -- it is written somewhat first person -- with a lot of reflection and thought that really adds to the atmosphere and the story (and also gets the reader thinking).

I couldn't put this book down!

Great read!.......2005-05-22

One of those books I could not put down. I did not see the wrap-up until three or four chapters from the end - pretty much as the author intended. Far too many books hold no secrets or are way too predictable - not this one!

Another great read!

Rescuing Prometheus: Four Monumental Projects That Changed the Modern World

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Rescuing Prometheus: Four Monumental Projects That Changed the Modern World
Thomas P. Hughes
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Release Date: 2000-03-14

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Building the pyramids was child's play compared with designing the Internet and other highly complex 20th-century projects. So many individuals and organizations had to come together to successfully build these more recent monumental structures that new ways of managing complex undertakings had to be invented on the spot. Eminent technology historian Thomas P. Hughes explores the development of systems engineering in Rescuing Prometheus, which focuses on four projects that are bewildering in their enormity, yet were completed successfully.

The SAGE air-defense project transformed computers from mathematical labor savers into decision-makers by proxy, and spawned the first elements of "postmodern management." Then, the Atlas missile program brought together the disparate elements of the military-industrial-university complex and demanded new, less hierarchical control over individual subprograms. This new way of thinking brought engineers such as Dean Wooldridge and Simon Ramo to prominence.

Hughes follows these developments in systems engineering closely as they were applied to ARPANET and Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Along the way those projects encountered both the simplifying synergy and maddening political slowdowns involved with not just a handful of problems, but entire communities of messy problems. Readers discouraged by seemingly inflexible barriers to solving complex social and technical problems can take heart after reading Rescuing Prometheus. This book shows that while we still can't fix the world, we're building better tools to do so every day. --Rob Lightner

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"A rare insight into industrial planning on a huge scale...Excellent." --The Economist

Rescuing Prometheus is an eye-opening and marvelously informative look at some of the technological projects that helped shape the modern world. Thomas P. Hughes focuses on four postwar projects whose vastness and complexity inspired new technology, new organizations, and new management styles. The first use of computers to run systems was developed for the SAGE air defense project. The Atlas missile project was so complicated it required the development of systems engineering in order to complete it. The Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project tested systems engineering in the complex crucible of a large scale civilian roadway. And finally, the origins of the Internet fostered the collegial management style that later would take over Silicon Valley and define the modern computer industry. With keen insight, Hughes tells these fascinating stories while providing a riveting history of modern technology and the management systems that made it possible.

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Boring telling of an interesting tale.......2001-05-22

Hughes has picked out an interesting subject to write a book about--namely the rise of large scale technological projects in the post WWII world. Unfortuantely, I don't think he's enough of a writer to bring it off.

The best popular science/history hybrids bring you a sense of the excitement of the technological advance, a new knowledge of the problems faced and solutions found, and an insight into the characters and personalities behind the science. Hughes doesn't really do any of this. The book is extremely dry and reads like a laundry list of facts rather than a compelling narrative. None of the characters ever come alive. And for the most part, I didn't feel he did a very good job presenting the technological challenges faced. I think he perhaps tried to do too much with the book, telling four stories instead of one or two in the depth required to really draw the reader in.

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Trapped is the first book in the Prometheus Project series (The Prometheus Project -- Captured is the second book in the series). Trapped follows the adventures of Ryan and Regan Resnick. Having just moved to the backwoods of Pennsylvania, the children are certain they will have the most boring summer of all time. But this is before they puzzle out secret passwords, overcome laser-beam alarm systems and barbed-wire fences, and outsmart security guards. This is before they learn that their parents are part of the Prometheus Project, a top-secret team investigating a hidden alien city. And most assuredly, this is before they are under attack, facing hostile alien worlds, alien technology, and unimaginable dangers, and fighting against impossible odds to save their mother's life. In fact, Ryan and Regan quickly find that life in Pennsylvania isn't so boring, after all, as they are plunged into a nonstop adventure that will be the ultimate test of their wit, courage, and determination.

Trapped appears on Missouri State University's list of "Best New Books to Engage Students in Math and Science," and is scheduled to appear on the California Department of Education's list of "Recommended Literature for Science and Math."

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Great plot with cliffhanger chapter endings.......2005-05-01

My kids haven't enjoyed a book this much since Harry Potter. They want to know when the sequel is coming out!

Like Chinese Food, only the opposite.......2005-04-17

A very entertaining book. Thanks to the other reviewers because without their recommendations I wouldn't have gotten bought this book. You know what they say about Chinese food, how it is delicious and very filling but thirty minutes after you are done you are hungry again? Well, this book is the opposite. It is such an easy read and so fast paced that you go through it effortlessly and enjoy it a lot, but then hours, even days, later you find yourself still thinking about some of the ideas the book introduces and the complex but very satisfying plot (it ties up what you thought were loose ends beautifully). For example, the idea of nanorobots building a complex city from a single robot in the same way a human rises from a single fertilized egg is fascinating. I will definitely be looking for any future books that Richards writes to buy for my family.

Great Fun -- Highly Recommended!.......2005-04-10

As a former elementary and middle school teacher, I heard about this book and thought I would check it out. It is very easy to read, and once you start you can't stop. Although totally different than Harry Potter, it is similar in that adults will enjoy it as much as kids. The plot is very clever and there are a lot of fun twists and turns along the way. I also agree with the review by the Grandmother who wrote about the high quality of the book itself. It is a beautifully done edition that really stands out. Parents who get this book for their children will not be disappointed.

5 STARS FOR MY GRANDSON'S VERY FAVORITE BOOK.......2005-03-26

I often read books my 12 year old grandson thinks are good so we can discuss them. He begged me to read this one. From the beginning I was amazed at the high quality and good looks of this hardcover sized paperback. Everything aboutit is of the highest quality; the cover, the paper stock and the beautifully drawn vignettes at the beginning of each chapter. Five stars to the publisher for a beautiful product.
And five stars to Douglas Richards for writing a book kids will love, with lots of science that is even educational for Grandmothers. My grandson and I talked about the different chapters for a long time and I was really excited to see that he really understood the concepts while rushing on to the next chapter to see what was going to happen. When I told him I was going to write a review, he asked me to please ask the author to write another book about Ryan and Regan, so he can find out what happens next.

Prometheus Project: Trapped.......2005-03-22

I think that this was one of the best books I've ever read. It's so descriptive. The author uses colorful words and his imagination expands farther than this planet! I think the story was exciting because the two main characters were always doing something suspensful. I gave it to one of my friends to read and he loved it. He said it was one of the best books he's ever read too. I recommend this book to kids all around the world. If you're looking for a great suspensful book, this is the one to read!!!!!

3 Titles By R. Karl Largent : The Prometheus Project Red Sand The Jakarta Plot

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3 Titles By R. Karl Largent : The Prometheus Project Red Sand The Jakarta Plot
R. Karl Largent
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3 Titles By R. Karl Largent : The Prometheus Project Red Sand The Jakarta Plot. Three mmpb books.

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Project Prometheus
Greg and Lee Maniloff Gorden
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Project Prometheus (DC Heroes RPG)

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Project Prometheus-DC Heroes Role Playing Module

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Project Prometheus-DC Heroes Role Playing Module
Greg and Lee Maniloff Gorden
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THE PROMETHEUS PROJECT

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I thought it was real good up till the end.

The Prometheus Project
R. Karl Largent
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I thought it was real good up till the end........1998-09-16

Largent is a genius! The use of Hitler was brilliant. I wish there had been a more exciting ending.

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The Prometheus Project

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Prophecy is much more than the events predicted in the Book of Revelation

It is not just for Bible scholars, pastors, and seminary students. Nearly one fourth of the Scripture was prophetic when it was written, so obviously God intended through these predictions to reveal something about His character and His faithfulness--not just to the people who first heard them, but to us who read them today. Indeed, prophecy does much to demonstrate not only our future hope as believers in Jesus Christ but also the accuracy of the Bible, the righteousness of God, and the meaning of history.

John F. Walvoord, one of the preeminent Bible prophecy scholars in the world today, explains in one volume every key prophecy from Genesis to Revelation--those already fulfilled as well as those yet to be fulfilled. he also discusses the importance of prophecy and guidelines for interpreting it.

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Excellent Resource for even the layman.......2007-09-12

John Walvoord is an excellent author and (not surprisingly) chancellor of Dallas Theological Seminary (the Harvard of Seminaries). His study of the Bible is on par with the great bible teachers of yesteryear. He's also the author of the excellent "The Bible Knowledge Commentary."

Some viewing this book will not give it a chance the moment they see that he holds a pre-tribulational rapture viewpoint. But that aside I believe any intellectually-honest person should serve to gain tremendously from this book even if they come to a different conclusion in that (previous) vain.

Pick it up and give it an honest read. You'll become much more educated and valuable in biblical conversations.

Pre-Trib Propaganda.......2007-06-27

Just more pre-trib propaganda. There is not a single verse in the Bible that says the Rapture will be before the Tribulation. In fact Jesus told us the very opposite (read Matthew 24:29-31 very carefully). Revelation 20:4,5 tells us that the saints martyred in the Tribulation will be in the First Resurrection. The First Resurrection is the RAPTURE! The Rapture is obviously after the Tribulation! It's time to wake up and accept the truth. Place your trust in Jesus Christ not in fictional escapism.

Excellent resource for Biblical prophecy.......2001-08-26

This book is a definite must for anyone interested in studying Biblical prophecy. Dr. Walvoord has done a great job of compiling every single prophecy recorded in the Bible (no, I haven't independently verified this). Dr. Walvoord provides a great deal of commentary that sheds some light on the prophecies and the book is laid out in such a way that finding information is quick and easy -- a major plus for researching related prophecies scattered throughout the Bible. In addition to this book, I highly recommend books on prophecy by Tim LaHaye. I've found that different scholars provide slightly different interpretations to some prophecies and it's good to explore the different views.

Great read and a great reference tool.......2001-03-28

This book contains every verse in the Bible which is a prophecy, whether fulfilled or yet to be fulfilled. Mr. Walvoord is today's leading scholar on all things prophetic and he knows his stuff. Stick with him and you can't go wrong. I have found this book very helpful for looking up single verses for sermons as well as good commentary reading. Highly recommend it.

Interesting interpretations.......2000-01-26

Interesting interpretations of prophetic nature. With the scripture located within the same sentence as the interpretation, it leaves the reader the choice of whether or not to dispute. I found the book really interesting and giving me a different view and a different way on how to read the Bible. I recommend those that are interested in understanding the prophesies, to read this book.

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