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“A GEM, POLISHED AND FACETED IN A WAY THAT PULLED ME INTO THE HEART OF IT WITH THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. . . . Important, touching, meaningful, and uplifting.”
–JEANNE RAY
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After a year away at college, military brat Bernadette Root has come “home” to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, to spend the summer with her bizarre yet comforting clan. Ruled by a strict, regimented Air Force Major father, but grounded in their mother’s particular brand of humor, Bernie’s family was destined for military greatness during the glory days of the mid-’50s. But in Base life, where an unkempt lawn is cause for reassignment, one fateful misstep changed the Roots’ world forever. Yet the family’s silence cannot keep the wounds of the past from reemerging . . . nor can the memory fade of beloved Fumiko, the family’s former maid, whose name is now verboten. And the secrets long ago covered up in classic military style–through elimination and denial–are now forcing their way to the surface for a return engagement.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent example of military life.......2007-08-05
I was an Air Force brat in the late 1970s, living in Germany during the height of RAF violence. My stepdad was a Major, too. The descriptions of Air Force life, the threats of getting kicked out of base housing (for things as mundane as playing my 45 records louder than a whisper), the gossipy nature of military spouses, mostly women, and the constant reminder that you are an officer's child came back to me. The vocabulary: RIF, TDY, PCS all still hold true, too.
The story is not exclusively military related, as anyone can read this story and know what is going on: an otherwise very "strat" Air Force officer committed an unmentionable act with which the entire family has to learn how to cope. Some of the family members cope better than others, because some are more willing to talk about what happened while those still suffering from the consequences refuse to even mention the event. These family secrets are all classic coming-of-age stories. Add in a Japanese background, 1968 Vietnam War, military life and you have one wonderful story.
A fun read!.......2007-06-23
I enjoyed this book. I do agree with another reader that there was times when it seemed to drag on but I wanted to know how the author tied up ends. Being in the AF and stationed on Kadena, I enjoyed reading about it. However, I think it would be enjoyed my anyone that enjoys a good coming of age story. I highly recommend it!
Yokota .......2006-07-19
Although I liked the book overall, there were more than 2 or 3 times that I wished the author would get on with it. It became a little tedious, especially during the dance tour. I related very well to the lifestyle of the big family moves, military style. It was very believable.
Captures military "brat" experience.......2006-04-23
I've lived the life both as a civil service "brat," an Army officer and a military spouse of many years. I couldn't put this book down (and couldn't stop laughing and crying in many parts). My husband and his sister (both civil service "brats") also loved it. Sarah has truly captured the experience of our lives. A must read for military families but I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't love this book, military or not. Kathie Hightower, coauthor of Help! I'm a Military Spouse - I Want a Life Too!
Best book I have read in a LONG TIME.......2006-02-23
I'm not a military brat and I don't much like coming of age books, so I was stunned by how much I loved this novel. Laugh out loud funny AND heartbreaking? Never read a book that so much of both. Got to read it to understand.
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14 hours and 44 minutes on CD. Sarah Bird authors brilliant, introspective novels of bittersweet reminiscence tempered with humor. The Yokota Officers Club is a tale both courageous and touching--a journey of the heart that speaks volumes of the transient, isolated lifestyle of military families. Having grown up at the Yokota Air Base in Japan, and having moved six times in the last eight years, Bernadette "Bernie" Root and her five siblings are quintessential military brats. Its 1968, and eighteen-year-old Bernie is returning to the regimented life at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa after her first year away at college. Although her attitudes toward the military have changed, Bernie is beginning to realize the intense bonds she shares with her unusual family.
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More Yummy Goodness.......2007-04-26
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Our two favorite cops, Ryo and Dee finally get a long deserved vacation in a nice country setting. Ryo wants rest and relaxation and Dee is on the hunt for Ryo's heart. The plot takes a turn when it looks like one of our heroes is the next target in a chain of grisly murders. Ryo glimpses a side of Dee he did not know existed when Dee introduces him to his Mother. Can our heroes stop a land hungry corporation from destroying his childhood home with the current occupants in it? Add in the introduction of a new boss (Berkley Rose) with an agenda of his own and a old flame of Dees (JJ) and it all adds up to a fast paced fun fill read.
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This book is a must for yaoi lovers. What more can you ask for 2 cops; one with a heart of gold and the other with a heart of passion for his partner. The story line is full of plots each chapter ties in well with the next. As the pages turn, the storyline grows-a nice variety of supporting characters are added in the mix to spice things up. And a wonderful selection of antagonists and triangle love interests (new and old) pop up. All which cause the main boys woes and worries, misunderstanding abound which lead to those wonderful kissing scenes we all love. The art work is good and the imagery is detailed. Ryo's mixed personality of innocent vs. seriousness charms you right off and Dee's devilish side enthralls while the sideline commentary makes you giggle.
Other Great Series/Manga by Sanami Matoh
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For those who like this series I recommend checking out "Yellow" by Makoto Tateno
One of the Best Manga Series Out There!.......2005-05-22
This is my all time favorite series - even though it's only Shonen Ai it is the greatest Manga Series out there. The art is great and the story is funny and sweet in a lot of places, especially when it reveals how much the two main characters care for one another. It focuses on Dee Laytner and his persistence to get into the pants of his new partner Ryo Maclean, your average uke not knowing what to make of Dee's advances and Dee isn't the only one after Ryo, their new boss Berkley Rose is and Dee has his own admirers including one hyperactive jealous JJ, who hates Ryo. This is a must have series for any Yaoi or Shonen Ai Fan!
Good book...great art.......2004-04-21
The first time I read this manga was way back when in highschool when my Japanese language teacher gave us manga for us to practice reading with.It was actually in Japanese and it really got me hooked on Japanese manga, especially the Shounen Ai genre. It wasn't really smart for her to bring in some yaoi manga books, but hey, it was awesome. Though the translation really varies...and Tokyopop has a reputation for screwing up some mangas. All in all, the second book is awesome. There's mystery, action, adventure (...). The characters aren't that bad looking either. Sanami Matoh's art is awesome, though her child characters look mighty freaky with weird glass like eyes. There's a lot of humor and Sanami Matoh portrayed NY people perfectly! Although in the second book it goes on to the supernatural realm...ghosts and such, Matoh-san didn't overdo it. I strongly urge any Shounen Ai manga fans to buy this book. It's one of the most popular shounen Ai mangas out there.
Yummy.......2003-12-05
Dear god, I love this series! It looks like Sanami Matoh refined her drawing style between the first and second books. A big improvement, if you ask me. The only thing I tend to not like about this volume is that it tended to get riciculous at times, but that's more than made up for by great kissing scenes. ;D
Just wait 'til volume 7... *snicker*
Amazing Stuff........2003-09-05
This entire series is just awesome. You'll finish one book and just be begging for more. The writing is both amusing and interesting, and it has a nice blend of comedy and drama. I higly reccomend this to anyone who enjoys good manga.
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Imprisoned on the planet Corellia, Han Solo finds himself at the mercy of his evil cousin, Thracken Sal-Solo. Thracken plans to restore the Imperial system and seize total power -- no matter what the cost. Han has one chance to stop him. But to do so he must turn his back on his human cousin and join forces with a female alien. Dracmus was arrested as a ringleader in a plot against the corrupt Human League. Now she and Han will attempt a daring escape to Selonia in time to warn Leia, Luke Skywalker, and Lando of Thracken's plan. But can Han trust the alien to keep her word?
Meanwhile, other questions threaten the New Republic -- and the lives of millions. Who is behind the deadly Starbuster plot? Why is someone attempting to take possession of Corellia's powerful planetary repulsors? And what is the secret behind the mysterious Centerpoint Station, and ancient, artificial world of unknown origin that has suddenly -- and inexplicably -- come alive?
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Star Wars Book.......2007-01-11
I believe Showdown at Centerpoint (book #3) is the best book in the Corellian Trilogy although you should definitely read Assualt at Selonia (book #2) so you know what is happening. If you are thinking of reading the Corellian Trilogy skip the first book (Ambush at Corellia) the opening of Assualt at Selonia has a "What Has Gone Before" that adequately summarizes what was in the first book.
Middle Book Syndrome.......2006-08-13
Ambush at Corellia was a surprisingly good Star Wars novel. It was set in the timeline at a place where quite a few of the surrounding novels were sub-par. The set up has Han, Leia, their children, Chewbacca, and the droids on a diplomatic mission to Corellia, Han's homeworld. Corella is a star system and planet which is coming apart at the seams and rife with factions sowing the seeds of rebellion and revolution and uprising. The novel did something fairly remarkable for a part of a trilogy: It told a complete story while broadening the overall story of the trilogy. I was impressed and I enjoyed reading the novel. I anticipated reading the second volume, Assault at Selonia, and hoped for the same level of quality and storytelling.
I was let down and satisfied at the same time. Roger MacBride Allen is a capable writer and he has an easy to read style that moves forward at a good pace. I had hopes that he would be able to avoid Middle Book Syndrome, a condition where an otherwise good novel does very little to tell an independent story and serves only as a link between Books One and Three. Unfortunately, Assault at Selonia caught a nasty case of M.B.S. There is quite a bit going on, but very little narrative advancement. I will give a brief overview: Han has been captured by his cousin Thracken Sal-Solo, the presumed leader of the Human League. Sal-Solo is threatening the peace of Corellia and has something that can cause a planet to explode. Another superweapon, sure, but this one is less the point of the story than in previous novels. Leia is also held captive, though in a different location. Luke is with Lando trying to decide how to get information to the Republic to help the situation as Sal-Solo has caused Hyperspace flight into the system to be impossible. Throughout the novel we learn more of what is going on behind the scenes and the characters are moved around the board so that every character is in a different place at the end than he/she was in the beginning, but there was no story thread here.
This novel would be completely lost if it wasn't tying itself to Book Three. There is no resolution, no real narrative advancement. Pad a few chapters into the first and third novels and this book could be completely absorbed with nobody being the wiser. That's what I mean by Middle Book Syndrome. It is a bridge between two books, but doesn't advance much and doesn't add essential story points that couldn't be covered elsewhere. This is a common problem with trilogies.
Though I may be coming off as being negative, I did like the book. When I finish the trilogy I expect that it will be one of the better Star Wars stories that have been written. MacBride Allen is doing a very good job here and taken as a three book cycle I think the work will be strong. Taking the second book alone, it doesn't hold up as a single novel. Other second volumes may have the same story flaws, but in this instance there was a certain obviousness about it, that Assault at Selonia could have been more and failed to live up to its promise. Still, it is worth reading the trilogy even if volume two is mostly filler.
-Joe Sherry
Star Wars - Assault at Selonia .......2005-11-16
This is the second book of the three. It started off exciting and then it started to slow down. This also is not very of an emotional book even some parts were so stupid that it made me laugh. It is confusing throughout most of the book even though you find all of the answers at the end. This book also keeps you hanging because it is #2 out of the 3. In some of the pages there is so much description of a room or a building that you can skip a few pages and not miss any crutial information. THis is a good book. Personally I think the first book is better.
5 out of 5
Better than average and better than book one.......2005-08-08
The action definetly picked up in this book. There were a lot less typos in this book also which made it better to read. I would recommend this book to any Star Wars fan.
Commendably better than the first.......2005-06-19
With enough slick to grease a Hutt uphill to the abbatoir, Assault at Selonia delivers the goods you've been waiting for.
Gone with the wind are the chapter-long conversations, slow pacing and stuttering Frozian from the previous book. New characters, new factions and some seriously good scenes start advancing the plot in ernast. Because it's becoming apparent who's really pulling the strings is now a game of guess who, and with the lives of five worlds and the entire sector on offer, the insurrectionists have the ability to target your sun---almost anywhere.
Solo's older cousin, thankfully shown on the neat cover front, has undertaken the biggest bluff in his dismal career, and that makes the critter bursting with quality. Not another beautiful villainess or strategic admiral or pompering warlord wannabe. What we have here is an everyday government administrator, hungering for the return of the harmonious Imperial system, seeing his chance to seize power in the galaxy's fattest fraud---a man who likes his drink, likes nonhumans even less, who's dancing events with what little he has.
And this makes Sal-Solo's character even better: an all-or-nothing risk on scant resources and time.
Skywalker is back in action, and shows it. He'll be even better in the next book. Uninjured as he was in Children of the Jedi, Planet of Twilight and New Rebellion, he's more talker than walker but it's a good change. And who better than wild card Calrissian, the poor fella we hardly see in books, considering he's a sacred movie character and all. Calrissian is shown as the thinker in the trilogy, needling the intrigues into wearable apparel while of course dealing with the bickering droids. Threepio provides the trilogy's best humour here, as he explains where he got his Bakuran info.
Characterisation couldn't be better. The Selonian Dracmus is fun and distinctive, and her partnership with Solo makes for some truly good performances. Solo himself seems to be written very well, and even slightly differently to others, not for the worse.
Storyline wise, inexplicable technology has sealed off the Corellian system from communications and hypertravel. The New Republic's fleet assets are not in a current shape to send taskforces all over the Monopoly board, so why not borrow one from Bakura and send Skywalker as ambasador? It's a great full circle 14yrs ago when last he was there. It's a book of partnerships, actually; Skywalker and Calrissian, Organa Solo and Jade, Solo and Dracmus. Condensing and scattering the cast allows for deeper characterisation and individual skills to display.
Enter the Bakurans and the exceedingly dangerous Admiral Hortel Ossiliege . . . and by the pitious breath of Vader, quiver the Ssi-Ruuk should they come back. Four ships against the unknown might of what lies at Corellia, and for Ossiliege and his scene-ending liners, pity the rebels more.
Allen shows his writing prowess with all the subtlety of a Sithing shadow. He has a core cast of pre-teens overseen by their alien tutors on one leg, and in the other slap you have the familiar adult movie cast. And he actually manages to pull it off. This trilogy is readable by kids and every bit for mature adults, the way Simpsons does. Seriously, I Malak you not. Prose, verbose and structure is nothing fancy but it doesn't need to be here; and with all the travelling the trilogy was written during, a fine balancing act indeed.
Perhaps the downsides are the overly long chapters as the first book, and the speculatory conversations the characters engage in. Because Sal-Solo can't be the only mastermind, and whoever it is has absconded with most of the sector's naval ships. Which means someone, somewhere, has a fat fleet ready to spring.
The finale culminates in more discoveries and questions, a battle names the title, and a brief but poignant demonstration of the ticking cloak for the New Republic.
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Ambush at Corellia
A trade summit on Corellia brings Han Solo back to the home world he left many years before. Arriving on the distant planet with Leia, their children and Chewbacca, Han finds Corellia overrun with agents of the New Republic Intelligence and finds himself part of a deceptive plan whose aim not even he understands. One thing is clear: the five inhabited worlds of the sector are on the brink of civil war and the once peaceful coexistence of the three leading races -- human, Selonian, and Drallan -- has come to an end.
Assault at Selonia
Imprisoned on the planet Corellia, Han Solo finds himself at the mercy of his evil cousin, Thracken Sal-Solo. Thracken plans to restore the Imperial system and seize total power -- no matter what the cost. Han has one chance to stop him. But to do so he must turn his back on his human cousin and join forces with a female alien. Dracmus was arrested as a ringleader in a plot against the corrupt Human League. Now she and Han will attempt a daring escape to Selonia in time to warn Leia, Luke Skywalker, and Lando of Thracken's plan. But can Han trust the alien to keep her word?
Meanwhile, other questions threaten the New Republic -- and the lives of millions. Who is behind the deadly Starbuster plot? Why is someone attempting to take possession of Corellia's powerful planetary repulsors? And what is the secret behind the mysterious Centerpoint Station, and ancient, artificial world of unknown origin that has suddenly -- and inexplicably -- come alive?
Showdown at Centerpoint
When a loyalist ship approaching Selonia is blasted out of space, Han Solo quickly realizes that rebel forces are turning planetary repulsors into weapons of immense destruction. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian manage to discover the terrifying secret of Centerpoint Station. It is the infamous Starbuster itself, and its next programmed nova, hard-wired in, is set to annihilate a chosen star, its inhabited worlds, and millions of innocent lives. There's only one way to stop it: blow up the station. But as a massive rebel fleet closes in on Centerpoint, Han, Luke and their friends will discover time is running out.
Then the true leaders of the rebellion reveal their identities, and issue their final ultimatum: The New Republic must withdraw all claim to power over the entire Corellian sector. With the future of Corellian freedom at stake, Han and those loyal to the Republic must somehow resist. But how can they possibly stop the deadliest weapon the galaxy has ever known?
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Set includes: Book One - Ambush At Corellia (ISBN# 0553298038) * Book Two - Assault At Seloni (ISBN# 0553298054) * Book Three - Showdown At Centerpoint (ISBN# 0553298062).
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Stunning.......2006-07-07
All the "Seth" books are nothing short of stunning. They are also gripping, mind boggling, unforgettable, and life-changing.
But to read this you had better be prepared to throw away a whole bunch of worn-out beliefs, and pick up a whole bunch of crisp new ones.
why do things happen?.......2005-07-27
Why do we have world events, disasters, weather, etc the way they occur? This book address these questions. Reading this book, one can see how we create our realities as societies, cultures, countries, etc. We can gain additional, if not totally new, insight on this matter. What you will find out may surprise you, it may even make you angry or just make you not believe what the book says. To gain further insight, read The Personal Nature of Reality also which will show you how we create our own immediate reality. To me it was difficult to read but others that I know had no problem. Possibly it was hard to read was because it was packed full of information? I give it 4 stars because the way it was written. I think it could have been written so that it is less verbose and easier to understand. This book was written in the 70's when this kind of information was new and hard to find.
New to Seth? This book may perplex........2001-10-14
Don't get me wrong. All the Seth books by Jane Roberts are worthwhile. And given recent global events, this book is more timely than ever. So I highly recommend that at some point you purchase this book so that you can read and reread it many times over. You should definitely aim to have all the Seth books as part of your personal library. I surely do. And I can pick a Seth book at random, turn to any page, and come away with a fresh insight. But if you are not sure who or what Seth is? Then this book may only confuse and perplex you. If you are new to Seth, I highly recommend that you start with "The Coming of Seth," followed by "The Seth Material," and then the must-have-Seth-book-of-all-time, "The Nature of Personal Reality." Then you will most surely want to read "The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events." My only complaint about this book? The "current" events referred to in this book may seem like ancient history to some. Oh, how I wish Ms. Roberts were alive today for Seth to comment upon such things as the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the more recent terrorist attacks. But indirectly, this book will help you come to terms with all these events and more. So in this respect, it is more important now than ever before. And one of the reasons that I include it on my list of "Timely Tomes for Troubled Times."
Enlightening, insightful and provocative........2001-03-20
"You create your own reality".
This is the central message of the Seth material. Far from being the helpless victims of circumstances that have been thrust upon us, we are the masters of our own destiny, even though most of us are unaware of it. But if we all create our individual realities, how come that there are events that influence a great number of people simultaneously, like elections, natural disasters or epidemics? How could one possibly believe, for example, that the 6 million jews who died in the holocaust all individually chose that fate for themselves?
It is at the intersection of individual and mass reality where Seth's message indeed appears to fail the reality check. Not so, according to Seth, but it takes a whole book to explain why. 'The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events' carefully elaborates how the individual and the collective consciousness work together in a grandiose balancing act to create a shared reality that serves all the invididual development needs, simultaneously. Seth illustrates his points by discussing some of the great mass events of the time, such as Watergate or Three Mile Island. Of particularly significance in this context is Seth's statement that public health announcements and prevention programs, by their suggestive nature, create more instances of the diseases than they prevent!
'The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events' represents a cornerstone of the Seth material, as it reconciles Seth's principal message with our common sense perception of reality. It helps the reader to make sense of seemingly senseless events, and it shows how each of us, individually, can make a difference.
The Individual Component of Mass Events.......1999-05-18
It's important to realize that this book is as much about the individual and the power of the individual to control (or partake in chosen) events in immediate surroundings as it is an offering of insight into the nature of "mass events." As usual, Seth points to the power of the individual in the context of the individual's deep connection to "all that is." The revelation that we are not powerless in a world gone berserk (from a subjective perspective) is comforting and downright empowering. This is evolved thought at its best. All that is left to the reader is to experiment with vigor the value system presented. In my mind, this book taken as a whole, was one of the best presentations of the Seth ideas. Read it, practice it's teachings and change your life for the better.
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