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Checkpoint: A Novel
Nicholson Baker
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Release Date: 2004-08-10 |
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From Nicholson Baker, best-selling author of Vox and the most original writer of his generation, his most audacious novel yet.
Meet Jay.
Meet Ben.
Jay has summoned his old friend Ben to a hotel room not far from the nation’s capitol. During the course of an afternoon, they will share a delicious lunch and will crack open a bottle of wine from the hotel minibar. They will chat about everything from Ben’s new camera to Iraq to the unfortunate fate of a particular free-range chicken.
And Jay will explain to Ben exactly why and how he is planning to commit a murder that will change the course of history.
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Nicholson Baker was born in 1957 and attended the Eastman School of Music and Haverford College. He has published six previous novels and three works of nonfiction, including Double Fold, which won a National Book Critics Circle Award in 2001.
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Customer Reviews:
a friend stopping a friend.......2006-01-12
This is a very politically motivated book where two guys get together and one has a plan to assinate the President. What transpires are the goals of both guys--one to stop his friend from his sick plan, the other to carry out his sick plan. A pretty good fast read.
Not clear what this was meant to accomplish.......2006-01-04
This book is billed as a novel, but it's really a short story told entirely in dialogue form -- there's a guy who's threatening to assassinate George W. Bush, and his old high-school buddy is trying to talk him out of it. The would-be assassin, Jay, seems to be delusional: I don't think we're supposed to believe that his intended plans (or weapons) could possibly work. At the same time, he's very well-informed about recent events, especially the Iraq war. I suppose that combination makes him potentially an interesting character, and the book might work as a character study -- but if that's the intention, it's too short; we don't have enough to go on to really understand this guy, and we certainly don't get anything like a thorough political assessment of the Bush Administration (or even just the Bush Administration's crimes). So I'm not sure what the book really means to provide. I like Nicholson Baker's writing, but I don't know..... maybe too little is expected of novelists these days. This isn't a bad read, but it seems dashed-off and insubstantial -- certainly not the novel that will be looked back on as defining this era.
Horrible and boring.......2005-10-08
I read this in 2 hours. It's a boring, short book (in script form). There's no real fowarding of the plot, and the character are annoying. Even if you hate Bush, you wont like this book.
Not a political book.......2005-08-27
I think that people who try to take the political content of this book seriously are missing the point. The point of the book, like any good novel, is not in scoring political points but exploring the lives of the people involved in the novel. Because the political point of view of the two protagonists is contemporary, it's hard not to react to the political statements being made. Not surprisingly, then, many reviewers have considered the book as a political tract and have commented on how valid the political analysis is (maybe it helps to be Canadian).
But that's not the point: The point is seeing two people living in the United States in 2002/2003. While the protagonists do, occasionaly, make points that real political commentators make, they also make absolutely loony points. Like a David Mamet or Harold Pinter play, the pleasure in this book is the dialog (the book is all dialog), the characters, and their relationship.
When reading this book it might be worthwhile to take the long view: Assume that the protagonists are living in the time of Louis XIV and are considering assissinating the king. In that frame of mind, you wouldn't care about the politics and would only interested in the people. On that basis, I enjoyed the book. What is impressive to me is how much the author reveals about the characters and their values through the incidentals of the character's conversation. We see two people who really have given up on any hope of influencing their country's direction (or even the direction of their own lives) and who can not tell the difference between fact and supposition. They have come to the point where the only difference they believe that they can make in the public sphere is through some spasmodic dramatic action.
Not too much too it, but timely and worth reading.......2005-08-01
Generally, I find the two-guys-sitting-in-a-room-talking format for works of fiction to be uninteresting. It just doesn't exercise the imagination much. Nothing really happens; there's not really a story. And in this case, I think many readers will themselves have recently engaged in conversations very similar to the one depicted here, making many of the same arguments and expressing many similar feelings. The book does score some points with me, insofsar as it might help raise certain issues from obscurity into everyday discourse (eg maybe some things about napalm in Iraq, or about the Pentagon Papers). It also works hard to depict the empathy that we sometimes know we ought to have for each other human being, but nevertheless are unable to achieve. Both characters, and Jay especially, feel the pain of certain events acutely. Imagine if we all did.
It's a very brief, quick read, most likely one sitting. Worth checking out.
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This digital document is a journal article from DNA Repair, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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In budding yeast, the Rad9 protein is an important player in the maintenance of genomic integrity and has a well-characterised role in DNA damage checkpoint activation. Recently, roles for different post-translational histone modifications in the DNA damage response, including H2A serine 129 phosphorylation and H3 lysine 79 methylation, have also been demonstrated. Here, we show that Rad9 recruitment to foci and bulk chromatin occurs specifically after ionising radiation treatment in G"2 cells. This stable recruitment correlates with late stages of double strand break (DSB) repair and, surprisingly, it is the hypophosphorylated form of Rad9 that is retained on chromatin rather than the hyperphosphorylated, checkpoint-associated, form. Stable Rad9 accumulation in foci requires the Mec1 kinase and two independently regulated histone modifications, H2A phosphorylation and Dot1-dependent H3 methylation. In addition, Rad9 is selectively recruited to a subset of Rad52 repair foci. These results, together with the observation that rad9@D cells are defective in repair of IR breaks in G"2, strongly indicate a novel post checkpoint activation role for Rad9 in promoting efficient repair of DNA DSBs by homologous recombination.
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Belgarath the Sorcerer
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Bestselling authors David and Leigh Eddings welcome readers back to the time before The Belgariad and The Malloreon series. Join them as they chronicle that fateful conflict between two mortally opposed Destinies, in a monumental war of men and kings and Gods.
When the world was young and Gods still walked among their mortal children, a headstrong orphan boy set out to explore the world. Thus began the extraordinary adventures that would mold that youthful vagabond into a man, and the man into the finely honed instrument of Prophecy known to all the world as Belgarath the Sorcerer.
Then came the dark day when the Dark God Torak split the world asunder, and the God Aldur and his disciples began their monumental labor to set Destiny aright. Foremost among their number was Belgarath. His ceaseless devotion was foredoomed to cost him that which he held most dear--even as his loyal service would extend through echoing centuries of loss, of struggle, and of ultimate triumph.
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Excellent book, excellent series.......2007-03-24
I love it when the series is all done, and I can burn through it without having to wait for the next book to be written. This was a very good book.
Belgarath the Sorcerer.......2007-02-03
I loved this book. I've read all of the Belgariad and the Mallorean books and never get tired of re-reading any of them.
Fantastic.......2006-11-10
I love this book. This is my second copy. I have re-bought all of the Eddings series as they have worn out over the years.
average reader.......2006-03-13
I am really surprised at how well rated this book is on Amazon. I read it and think it may well be my last Eddings book. I did like the Belgariad and Silk may be one of my favorite literary characters. BUT, I did get tired of the humor and over all tone of the books. The humor isn't very original (jokes about wives that you've heard a million times) and is repeated again and again. Seriously, how many times can some talk about turning someone in to a turnip? Having said that, I would recommend the Belgariad series as a good read but would stop there. This book feels like a rehash of the Belgariad series and I just don't think it is dark enough. Don't get me wrong, I don't want a horror story, but it seems more like a TV show where there are lots of explosions and people are thrown in the air, but they then land on bushes or bails of hay. There just needs to be some grit in the stories and after the first series, I just can't take the "cuteness" anymore. I would read something else........
This is one funny book.......2005-11-22
I have the belgariad and mallorean series as well as the companion volumes and the rivan codex. I just finished this book for the third time and it's still funny. This book is the past 7000 years as seen through belgarath's eyes it offers a great deal of fleshing out characters such as Aldur, Cherek, Torak, Beldin, The twins, Polgara, Poledra, Belar, the salmirrissas, and a whole host of characters. If you liked this book you should trying reading Polgara the sorceress.
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3 companion novels to The Belgariad and The Malloreon series.
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We are at war! This declaration should come as no surprise to anyone within earshot of today's news media, but our war as Christians is much more intense and of a grander scale than any news report will ever show. There is a cosmic war between God's army and the princes of evil, and all are enlisted. What is needed in today's church are warrior leaders to lead charges into battle.
You, the Warrior Leader will develop Christians called to leadership roles into victorious spiritual war fighters who can form a multiplying army to fulfill the Great Commission—the mission to which God's army has been called. Christians will be able to expand their force in a unified, focused, mobilized, intentional, and effective offensive campaign that will succeed at winning and discipling the world locally, nationally, and internationally.
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A Must Read for All Soldiers of God .......2007-06-27
A must read for every believer in Jesus Christ who's duty is to serve in the Army of God as we join forces together for the great commission which is here right now and starts in your own faith based community and organization...
Living in today's world of Individualism, Hedonism, and Minimalism, we are fighting a spiritual and physical war of what is right and what is wrong in order to preserve the family unit around the world as we head into a new chapter of survival for our species in age where the power of the world must be given back to the women of the world as we rebuild our families and attempt to fix the damage we have done to the planet...
We are at spiritual war every moment of our waking day, and "You the Warrior Leader" prepares you for the great commission that is here and now...
"You the Warrior Leader" teaches you how to become the spiritual leader God meant you to be in a non-secular cultural as individuals are taught to become the natural leaders they are...
We Are Called To Combat.......2007-02-21
Dr. Welch is not leading Christians in a misguided fashion, unless, of course you choose to dismiss the leadership of the apostle Paul, and Peter, and the examples of Joshua, Nehemiah, David, Paul and Jesus Himself.
We are, in fact, in a Spiritual war. There is no way to read the Bible without facing this reality. Bobby Welch calls Christians to wake out of their slumber and recognize the reality that unless the body of Christ is on the advance, we abandon the spiritual landscape to our enemy, and eternal souls are lost in the carnage.
The problem comes when people begin to blur the lines between the spiritual and the physical. This is not a call to a Christan jihad - the battle takes place in the spiritual realm, not with IED's and kidnapping and beheading of "infidels."
We are to be an army that marches on its knees - whose primary weapon is prayer, whose motivation is love and who do not neglect our call to "Go and make disciples of every nation."
One analogy too far.......2006-01-31
While I understand the modern-day siege being laid against those who would hold to a Christian world view, I find the military analogy to be ultimately anti-Christian.
Of course, this is not new. Christ's original disciples also struggled with the appropriate response to what they perceived as approaching enemy forces. Peter used a sword (cut off Malcus's right ear in fact) in a misguided attempt to "defend" his master. As it turns out Jesus had other ideas and saw himself needing no such defense. In fact he saw the opposite -- "...the cup which my Father giveth me, shall I not drink it?"
I understand Welch is not literally calling Christians to unsheath swords. But the military analogy he espouses so graphically, presumes a sort of military victory to be gained by superior weapons and inspired leaders whose strategy outwits the enemy in an all-out war. In my view, there is little basis for this in the person of Christ.
Ultimately, this book confuses a Christian belief system with the American one, which since the great conflicts of the last century, has turned to its military not only to defend itself (which it must from time to time) but to resolve disputes, correct perceived injustices, secure resources, retain influence, maintain order and react to natural disasters. We Americans have built the largest military-industrial complex in history and we rely on it to correct all that is wrong in our world.
This should not be confused with Christian world view which calls for legions of servants, not soldiers, whose mandate is to spread the good news of the gospel that is graciously given us throught the sacrificial love of Christ. If we Christians would live out that calling, we could call off the army, and thus make true Isaiah's prophecy that "they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."
Outstanding author.......2005-06-18
I know Bobby Welch personally, in fact I was a member of DBFB for severl years and have heard his testimony first hand. This book gives a great perspective on how to overcome the secular ways of our nation. Its merely a different perspective. In my opinion its a lot like the business industry using "The art of war", by Sun Tzu to conduct business practices. Its definately a good read.
Developing Christian Leadership.......2005-02-21
Bobby Welch, the author, spent some years in the Army, rising to the rank of Captain and holding the Combat Infantry Badge given for service in a combat zone, a Purple Heart for being wounded, and a Bronze Star for Valor. The Bible of the Army at that time was FM 22-100.
In this book he takes the message of FM 22-100 and converts it to being a leader in the Christian world. As a strong evangelical Christian, the author takes the point of view that the Christian forces in the world need leadership and that such leadership can be tought using the principles of 22-100. As the Army has discovered, leadership can be learned, and produced the manual to teach what the combat leader needs to know.
Excellent writing, combined with a series of stories illustrating the points in the manual make this a most interesting book.
Customer Reviews:
Best series written by Sharon.......2000-05-01
This is a very good series. As mentioned by other reviewers it does resemble John Norman up to a point, but then Terry does prove to everyone (including Tamad) that she is a strong (dare i say it) warrior. You can see Terry growing, going from a spoiled Prime in the beginning to a responsible (maybe too responsible) person.
In this volume she is kidnapped and taken to a planet where again men do not think that women are important and are only used a baby makers. The men are supposedly the only warriors. After manageing to escape she is picked up by Murdock and taken back. To find that she has a whole family (mother father brothers aunts uncles). They attack the baby making plant and ofcourse win. In the end it is mentioned that not everyone has to go through what Terry went through to gain what she gained. She also was not in bondage as proven by the last "feeling" of not belonging to Tamad.
In all the books were very very good. To fully appreciate the story you had to read all the books in the series, if you could get them it was worth it. It is a shame that people are not willing to wait until the end of the series to judge the books.
confused.......1999-11-06
I have read the entire series and I wonder if it was worth it, for Terril. She pretty much suffered hell on earth to gain the fleeting love of man, Tammad. I know that in the end she got it all, the power, the love, the family which made her complete...but was it worth it. From the beginning she was punished for the very thing that Tammad tried to uphold, Honor and Pride. I'm sure she could have been taken down a notch or two but he very nearly destroyed her. I know that pain is the ultimate teacher so by all rights Terril should be the smartest human alive. I'm not so sure that the ends justify the means in this. If you knew love was at the end of a journey such as hers would you brave the heat? or would you seek love elsewhere? People say that love conqures all... now I,m not so sure. I know that I would die a million deaths for the one I loved but I doubt I would suffer them before I fell 'head over heels'. America fought a war to escape the clutch opression, yet she willingly slid into that same clutch. From her liberated society into bondage. I doubt I could do that.
A great book about a strong (psychic) woman and her triumphs.......1997-11-30
This is a wonderful book to read, the best and most complex (concluding) story in the "Terrilian" series. The heroine, empath/psychic Terril, meets challenge after challenge, and in doing so, becomes stronger and more self-aware. The character of Terril is finally allowed to grow and develop and become strong. A fitting conclusion to the "Warrior Within" series.
Sex, bondage, and romance.......1997-03-25
See The Warrior Within for a review
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Praise for Seasons of Grace
"In this beautifully written book, Alan Jones and John O'Neil deliver a timely antidote to the stressed-out, spiritually barren lives that too many of us accept as the price of success. This is a book that may both comfort and challenge you to change your life and the world for the better."
-Dean Ornish, M.D., author of Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease and Love & Survival
"I love this book. It is packed with inspirational stories from the lives of the authors and their friends that illustrate how feelings of gratitude for even the smallest gifts and kindnesses and joys help us to live each day to the full. Reading Seasons of Grace will help you to cope with the hard times, to find the silver linings. It is a splendid, joyous, and enriching recipe for life."
-Jane Goodall, author of Reason for Hope and The Ten Trusts
"Most people are grateful because they're happy; wise people are happy because they're grateful. Thank you, Alan Jones and John O'Neil, for reminding us of this happy fact."
-Roger Walsh, M.D., Ph.D., author of Essential Spirituality: The 7 Central Practices to Awaken Heart and Mind
"As gentle as it is wise, Seasons of Grace shows us everyday life as a joyous spiritual art: the art of receiving, day by day, the life we are given-every last bit of it."
-Jacob Needleman, author of The American Soul
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Hope and Light in a Dark Time.......2003-03-01
In the midst of a non-stop barrage of fearfull news, and tragedy upon tragedy, it is most helpful to be able to refresh one's spirit, one's soul. This book provides a soul-restoring breather and more. With its live examples, and helpful instructions about how to find reasons for gratitude, and how to share, I feel calmer, with a renewed sense of optimism. This is no preachy text. Yet clearly it is inspired by a pair of lives lived with a strong sense of the eternal. I find comfort and guidance in their stories and lessons.
Now, my task is to try to limit the number of friends to whom I will send the book. So many of us need the encouragement, need the sense of wonder that courses through this work. I am grateful for its appearance in my hands, for its messages in my life.
Read, enjoy, follow...
This book can change your life.......2003-01-05
I don't know about you, but I've been pretty cynical the last couple of years. Watching TV has become almost intolerable. The economy ..., world peace seems like a ridiculously impossible dream, and the environment is paying the price of the money-mongers in charge of most governments. This book helped me see the rainbow in the middle of the storm. SEASONS OF GRACE showed me how that just being alive is a miraculous gift. Being grateful does not mean just sitting back and taking whatever those "in charge" will try to fob off on us -- it means being mindful and practicing gratitude for the gifts we have been given, while we mobilize to change the world for the better. Money-mongers, watch out.
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