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Concise, Professional, real world knowledge .......2007-01-28
Robert Oatman has done it again, given up all his secrets to being the best at Executive Protection. "New Solutions for a New Era" along with his other book "The Art of Executive Protection", are required reading in my company and should be studied in depth by everyone concerned with the efficiency and safety of mission critical corporate leaders.
Bill Masters, President
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Excellent Tool for Mental Training.......2006-10-31
This book was perfect for fine tuning EP skills and training. Each chapter is like a miniature workshop that not only explains the physical and mental working parts of the EP realm, but also what will probably work best for you and your own EP situation.
The sections or chapters are divided up to gain the readers attention from beginning to end. This book contains bulleted highlights that make each chapter a mental checklist to evaluate your own skills and what you can do to make your own protective details better for your team and the people who deserve your own personal protection skills.
Thank you Mr. Oatman!
A must read!.......2006-09-07
Executive Protection: "New Solutions for a New Era", is an excellent follow-up to Mr. Oatman's first book "The Art of Executive Protection." I have over 15 years of federal law enforcement experience, several of which were spent on a high-profile protection detail. I know that the concepts of executuive protection have changed since the tragic events of 9/11. This book builds upon the foundation set forth in "The Art of Executive Protection" and sets out a clear path to follow in the post 9/11 era. This book is written in an easy to follow, no non-sense approach. It provides basic and advanced concepts of protection, along with real life experiences and best practices. This approach reinforces those principles and makes them easy to understand and conceptualize. In addition, this book gives you an added bonus, access to on-line Advance Checklists, that can be used daily in carrying out your protective missions.
Robert L. Oatman, is a true professional who writes from personal experience. He provides valuable insights and lessons learned that have been developed over his career as a executive protection specialist. A very important theme that runs through both of Mr. Oatman's books focuses on the idea that, in executive protection, it is not the equipment that preserve's the princial's life but the training, perseverance, and brain power of the EP specialist. I recommend that anyone who is interested in becoming or is aleady an executive protection specialist, pick up a copy of this book, exercise their brain power and learn from one of the best.
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- The Crime Studio
- Almost as good as Bigot Hall!
- Surreal, crime-noir stories
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The gleeful noir mayhem continues in slacker satirist Steve Aylett's collection The Crime Studio (actually his first book, but released in America after Slaughtermatic, Toxicology, and Atom). The writing in The Crime Studio is slightly less fevered than we're used to from Aylett, and the hyper-Chandlerian metaphors aren't pushed so far that they're humorous for the wrong reason; but the stories are just as punk-rock fast and short (few of the 27 interrelated stories are longer than five pages, and some are shorter).
The Crime Studio is packaged as science fiction, but little in the book fits that genre, unless the label refers to the fantastically cartoony ultraviolence or the surreal improbability of Aylett's imaginary city. --Cynthia Ward
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In Steve Aylett’s irreverent world, crime is the last innovative art form. Lawyers drop in by parachute, gun shops stay open all night, and bulletproof underwear is the rage. Hip, smart, outrageous, The Crime Studio was praised by The Guardian as “a distressingly brilliant debut.”
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The Crime Studio.......2004-08-27
A book that is lunatic, frenzied, savage & hilarious!
If you're very stiff & stuffy, you won't like this.
But, if you can appreciate a Chief Of Police whose only effective tool in fighting crime is to open a window and scream, in a tortured voice: "LEMMIE ALONE, BASTARDS!!", you might like this book.
Almost as good as Bigot Hall!.......2003-02-19
I enjoyed the stories in Crime Studio b/c of Aylett's flip and hilarious prose. Lots of surprisingly funny bits contained, and Brute Parker has become one of my favorite fiction characters.
Surreal, crime-noir stories.......2002-01-17
This is a group of interconnected short stories that introduce the denizens of a town called Beerlight. 'Tis a very strange place.
Tony Endless had gotten a job working for a local pest exterminator. On his first job, he took out the firearms carried by everyone in Beerlight and wiped out the dog, cat and aquarium in the house, not realizing that they were ot the pests in question. Word got around town, and now Tony has a business breaking into houses at night, quietly removing pets that the owners want gone, and, just as quietly, giving them to owners that do want them.
Ben Stalkeye and chance don't go together very well. The strangest and most unlikely things would happen, only on the condition that he didn't want them to happen. This presented problems for his criminal career. Joe Solitary loved the feeling that came from being the subject of false accusation and did everything possible to be arrested and jailed for crimes in which he was not involved at all. He would go to the police station all the time and confess to anything and everything.
In a place where paranoia is a part of daily life, Carl Overchoke had gone back for seconds and thirds. One day, he is told that "they" are on to him. Carl is an average guy who suddenly feels very important. He starts acting more self-assured, almost like a big shot, seeing spies everywhere, and eventually does gain the notice of the police. Jesse downtime didn't know how to rob anyone, so he experimented with smaller and smaller thefts. He tore the stalk from an apple at the local deli. He broke into the state zoo at night to steal an ant, then return it to the authorities. He would bump into people on the street, acquiring dozens of their atoms without suspicion. After his release, his thievery was refined to such a point that it occurred only in his mind(...)
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- good raw material --- good stories ---- not great analysis
- Hollywood's Buried Labor History
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good raw material --- good stories ---- not great analysis.......2004-01-06
Untold and almost lost history of labor battles in Hollywood in the 30's and 40's. Good solid information, lots of facts, but not really strung together as well as one would like. It's the raw story of the Industry, and the way it used the Mob to keep out the Communists, while decent progressives got smeared, smashed, and squeezed out cause caught in middle. Which is already more analysis than the book offers....if you're willing to take the raw material and analyze for yourself, it's worth giving it a read.
Hollywood's Buried Labor History.......1998-03-30
This is the only book in print that tells the dramatic story of the Hollywood labor wars of the 30's and 40's--the mob takeover of IATSE, the rank and file who fought back, and the blacklisting of up to 1000 studio workers, making IATSE members the major victims of the Hollywood Blacklist. Buried history at it's best!
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Hollywood Confidential is the first truly in-depth look at the sexy, humorous, violent, and tragic history of the mob in Hollywood from the 1920s, when Joe Kennedy decided to buy a motion picture company, to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence were revealed through investigations of former Screen Actors Guild President Ronald Reagan and his union backers. The revelations continue into the 1980s when the major studios were no longer important, the independents were on the rise, and it was no longer possible to buy, bribe, or blackmail in a meaningful way. There were deals and bad guys, but the mob as it existed was finished in Hollywood.
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This digital document is an article from The Review of Contemporary Fiction, published by Review of Contemporary Fiction on June 22, 2002. The length of the article is 1567 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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- A great read, better than some give it credit for.
- Was the Editor on Vacation!?
- Good supplement for Dragonlance Chronicles
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Dragons Of The Dwarven Depths: The Lost Chronicles, Volume One (Dragonlance)
Margaret Weis , and
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Tanis Half-Elven... Flint Fireforge... Tasslehoff Burfoot... the classic
Dragonlance characters are back!
Picking up where the first book of the classic
Dragonlance Chronicles left off, this tale follows the Companions of the Lance on their adventures following the rescue of the refugees of Pax Tharkas. Flint and Tanis Half-Elven travel to the dwarven kingdom of Thorbardin, while the rest of the Companions confront challenges of their own.
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A great read, better than some give it credit for........2007-09-07
I judge this book not on typographical errors, nor the filler parts of the plot. But on its merit as a revisit to the world that turned me into a reader. The world which lit my imagination and the character therein. Krynn, and The Companions.
The book had plenty of character growth from the Autumn Twilight. Those who are reviewing it as having not are thinking with their metaplot knowledge in hand. Set that aside and look at the growing relationship between Caramon and Tika as well as the problems that will later plague their marriage in the Legends Trilogy, watch an evolution of the strain that is forming between Caramon and Raistlin, speaking of the Hourglass Mage, more hints into what occured in The Soulforge story as well as hints about his dual nature developed in the story. Some characters did not develop as much, flint most certainly did. Flint and the interaction with the jolly Dwarven Persona of Reorx )who was from the short stories in the book following Summer Flame whose name escapes me) was a great and enjoyable short conversation. The old dwarf learned a thing or two in the Dwarven Depths, about himself, about honor, about the god's and about the impending end of his life.
As for dialog I am still smiling about Tasslehoff's "Golden Wooly Mammoth", "No it was big, had wings, a tail, and it was a golden.....wooly mammoth".
I for one loved it. Its a gorgeous addition to the collection. And the fact that I am enjoying Highlord Skies as much leads me to smile wistfully.
If you don't mind I have a book to read.
GamerChick
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Was the Editor on Vacation!?.......2007-08-10
The number of spelling mistakes, typos, and grammatical errors in this book is off the charts. Literally, there is a glaring mistake every other page. For a major publishing house, WoC, this is unforgivable. For two authors who have been in the business for over 20 years, this is unforgivable.
Not to mention that Weis and Hickman have lost the "essence" of each of their characters. Raistlin and the crew are just cardboard cutouts of their former selves.
It's an easy read, and it does have its moments, so if you miss the world of Krynn, I suppose you could do worse.
Good supplement for Dragonlance Chronicles.......2007-07-02
I liked this book, which told the story of what happened to between the first two books in the Dragonlance Chronicles. I had always wondered what had happened, because there seemed to be a giant gap between these books. In fact, I had at first thought that I had skipped a book by accident. Overall it was a good plot, but I didn't feel that all the characters' behaviors were consistent with the rest of the series. I would, however, recommend this book to any Dragonlance fan.
Disappointing. . ........2007-06-10
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragons of Autumn Twilight was the first "true" fantasy novel I ever read. This was the book that made me fall in love with the genre, and I never looked back! Much like the first girl you kiss, these two authors have always held a special place in my heart. Even though they haven't written anything that really capture the imagination since the conclusion of The Deathgate Cycle in 1994, I always give them the benefit of the doubt and purchase their new books/series. Sadly, since then Weis and Hickman (together, solo, or with other collaborators) have produced works of average quality at best.:-(
Their last Dragonlance offering, The War of Souls trilogy, was a far cry from their popular Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends. This new series, The Lost Chronicles, will explore some of the storylines that were not part of the narrative of the original main sequence. Hence, it boded well for fans eager to see Weis and Hickman recapture their erstwhile excellence. After all, they were going back to their old stomping grounds, the world of Krynn, during the War of the Lance.
Honestly, I was pretty excited myself! For fans of the original series, this opportunity to go back in time and once again follow the adventures of the Companions is quite a kick. Characters such as Tanis, Raistlin Majere, Sturm Brightblade, Laurana, and Tasslehoff Burrfoot have all left an indelible mark in the fantasy genre.
The predominant problem with Dragons of the Dwarven Depths lies in the fact that there's nowhere near enough material to make a full-length novel. At best, this should have been a novella. Personally, I believe it would have worked best as a short story such as the ones Weis and Hickman came up with for the Tales trilogy.
There is so much "filler" in this book. . . I couldn't quite believe it. There are unnecessary portions filling us in on the back story. Given the fact that one needs to have read the original Dragonlance Chronicles, these parts of the narrative are totally obsolete. Add to that the inordinate amount of time spent journeying and I estimate that a good 50% of the novel could be excised without readers losing much of the story.
The second shortcoming of this book lies in the selection of the plotline that would serve as its backdrop. The search for the Hammer of Kharas was not part of the original saga, and there's a good reason why it was only alluded to in Dragons of Winter Night. It was only part of the Dragonlance roleplaying modules because the storyline wasn't that interesting to begin with. As I mentioned, not enough material. . .
Nevertheless, the narrative flows well enough, though the writing is a bit clunky at times. Although it's fun to be reunited with the characters we have grown to love, the fact that nothing really happens throughout the novel makes it hard to maintain our level of interest. I'm afraid that even Tass can't save this one.
My hopes for the forthcoming Dragons of the Highlord Skies are somewhat higher, what with the search of the dragon orb storyline and the presence of Lord Soth. I mean, come on! This one has to be good!
Hence, as fun as it is to go back in time and return to the events that marked the beginning of the War of the Lance, Dragons of the Dwarven Depths is a disappointing effort.
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Everyday themes as diverse as exploration, the fight against evil, laboratory experiments, and self-improvement are presented in this new anthology of short stories from David Gerrold. Largely consisting of stories featuring an alternative history, and often written for Mike Resnick's Alternative series, the stories range from funny to horrifying and lighthearted to profound. In "Franz Kafka, Superhero!" Kafka employs his unusual metamorphosis to fight evil throughout the world and take on even Sigmund Freud. Two characters who hope to better themselves experience "The Seminar from Hell," while "The Firebringers" features Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Stewart as soldiers charged with dropping the first atom bomb. Taking an archaeological turn, a team of anthropologists struggles with understanding the artifacts of a mysterious alien race in "Digging in Gehenna." With wit and imagination, these pieces provide a rare and intriguing addition to any Gerrold collection.
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Divided into two volumes, The Teachings of Modern Christianity on Law, Politics, and Human Nature offers a landmark collection of writings from twenty leading Christian thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and analyses of their work by leading contemporary religious scholars.
The first volume examines modern Christian thinkers' views on the most pressing political, legal, and ethical questions of our time. The essays present a vital new understanding of the diversity and richness of modern Christian legal and political thought from 1880 to the present. The contributors reveal the theological roots of modern legal systems as well as the relevance of modern Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox thought to current debates about the family, state, religion, and society.
Essays consider the ideas, influences, and intellectual and cultural contexts of a variety of figures, including Jacques Maritain, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Dorothy Day, Pope John Paul II, Susan B. Anthony, Karl Barth, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Reinhold Niebuhr, Martin Luther King Jr., Nikolai Berdyaev, and Vladimir Lossky. The contributors illuminate these thinkers' views on issues that continue to affect modern pluralistic societies, including the nature and purpose of law and authority, the limits of rule and obedience, the care and nurture of the needy and innocent, the rights and wrongs of war and violence, and the separation of church and state. The historical focus and ecumenical breadth of this collection fills an important scholarly gap and revives the role of Christian social thought in legal and political theory.
The second volume of The Teachings of Modern Christianity on Law Politics, and Human Nature is an annotated reader of works by the figures discussed in this volume.
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Informative and fascinating.......2006-11-05
Volume 1 and Volume 2 should be read in tandem. They inform each other and offer insight on the various religions. The juxtaposition of the Catholic tradition with the Protestant voices and Orthodox approaches brings an understanding of today's pressing issues from those viewpoints. Each thinker is timeless and addresses law, politics and human nature in a unique way, but building on who has come before, as well. I highly recommend both volumes for serious scholars and those who are simply curious.
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