A Few Corrections: A Novel

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Nice idea, poorly done

A Few Corrections; Many, Many Connections

Well written, but ultimately tedious

A refreshing change of pce; totally original and refreshing

A Few Corrections: A Novel
Brad Leithauser
Manufacturer: Vintage
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 037572558X
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Book Description

According to his obituary, Wesley Sultan died at the age of 63, leaving behind three children, a wife, an ex-wife, a brother, a sister, and a life-long business career. According to his obituary, Wesley Sultan led a quiet, respectable, and unremarkable life. Our narrator, however, is about to discover that nothing could be further from the truth.

Using Sultan’s obituary as a road map to the unknown terrain of the man himself, our narrator discovers dead-ends, wrong turns, and unexpected destinations in every line. As he travels from the bleak Michigan winter to the steamy streets of Miami to the idyllic French countryside, in search of those who knew Wesley best, he gradually reconstructs the life of an exceptionally handsome, ambitious, and deceptive man to whom women were everything. And as the margins of the obituary fill with handwritten corrections, as details emerge and facts are revised, our mysterious narrator–whose interest in his quarry is far from random–has no choice but to confront the truth of his own life as well.

Customer Reviews:

Nice idea, poorly done.......2001-09-13

There's not really a lot to say about this book other than Leithauser comes up with a really intriguing concept and basically does little of interest with it.

Basically, the book's narrator explains that he is seeking to correct the many errors in the brief obituary of the recently deceased Wesley Sultan. That's not a bad concept for a book but unfortunately, the discoveries we make about Wesley are, for the most part, banal and painfully predictable. The narrator's identity is supposed to be something of a mystery so I won't reveal it in this review but I will say that it should be obvious to anyone who makes it beyond the second chapter.

The book's real problem is that it is just painfully dull. Basically, it consists of our narrator interviewing the people from Wes's past. All of these people are written to be very flamboyant but instead just comes across as rather "annoying." Its as if Leithauser used a random, create-an-interesting-character generator and so, he ended up with familiar figures like the young man with a dark secret, the chatty old woman who goes on about sex (yeah, never seen that before), and of course, the grouchy misanthrope who has a secret heart of gold. All stereotypes and all presented to the reader as if Leithauser actually believes he's the first person to ever come up with these stock figures.

Leithauser does have style to burn. He puts his sentences together with undeniable skill. You want metaphors? This guy has got a metaphor for everything. In fact, his writing is so florid and metaphor-driven that it only makes the plot's refusal to be anything other than thoroughly banal all the more annoying. Its like being forced to listen to the bar know-it-all, so in love with his own vocabulary and so convinced that everything he's saying is a gem of great wit, that eventually any sensible person can't help but yell, "WILL YOU JUST SHUT UP!?"

So, in short, I guess I didn't care too much for this book.

A Few Corrections; Many, Many Connections.......2001-05-22

Midway through this exquisite novel the narrator recalls, through an alcoholic mist, that, "the most distant object visible by day--the sun-- lies some eight minutes away at the speed of light. The most distant visible by night--the Great Andromeda Galaxy--lies two million light-years away. In terms of visible boundaries, then, night is some 100 billion times bigger than day." Clearly (or murkily), that leaves much to explore. The primary object of exploration in A Few Corrections, Wesley Sultan, the quintessentially American salesman, has departed for the great darkness beyond life, and the obituary of the man is less than illuminating. The narrator methodically seeks to shed light on this mystery.

While the novel is organized around the attempt to make a few corrections to the memory of this rather ordinary Midwestern life, Brad Leithauser makes more than a few fascinating connections, extending to the extraordinary. Some connections work as metaphor. Of Wesley's sister, the babbling Adelle, he writes, "Her monologue is a wandering creek of so gentle a propulsion, you have to take on faith the notion that you'll eventually get out of the woods and into open waterways." The connections work at the larger structural level of the novel, which will have the careful reader returning to the beginning of chapters and earlier parts of the book to confirm the revelations. For fans of Brad Leithauser, there are even connections to his other works of fiction and poetry. I'm anxious to see where this novel will connect to his future work.

The novel is filled with humorous vignettes and is beautifully written. (It's better when you read it aloud.) Though Wesley Sultan is elusive, the narrator reaches small epiphanies with those who aid him in his quest. Leithauser treats his characters with great warmth and understanding. He also effectively evokes an earlier and lost time. A Few Corrections is fast-paced: it's a good read. At the same time, its richness makes it a good re-read, too.

Well written, but ultimately tedious.......2001-05-17

Leithauser sure can write; this book is loaded with well-crafted sentences and paragraphs. And lots of fine observations . . . what you'd expect from a poet. Yet the novel is flat, bereft of narrative energy, its characters nuanced but uncompelling. I've read all Leithauser's novels, and my favorite is his quasi-autobiographical book about young Americans in Japan, "Equal Distance." Ever since that book, it seems to me that he's been searching for themes and characters worthy of his talent. Alas, what's missing here, despite his best efforts, is a good story. Instead of being a pleasure, "A Few Corrections" ends up being a chore to finish.

A refreshing change of pce; totally original and refreshing.......2001-04-30

Former Manhattan investment advisor Luke Cross reads the Restoration Oracle obituary for his recently deceased father, Wesley Cross Sultan. He cannot believe that the three paragraphs in the Michigan paper contain a dozen errors. Luke notices that even Wesley's age is wrong and if he, who hardly knew his dad, can see obvious mistakes how many more are not so blatant.

Luke begins to edit the obit, making corrections. He also decides to learn more about his father. He visits living relatives and ex-wives to learn the truth about Wesley. Luke quickly concludes that his father was a great womanizer and even greater liar. In other words, the father he does not know more and more looks like a charming rogue who one either adored or loathed.

A FEW CORRECTIONS is an intriguing look at the freedoms and controls society places on an individual to conform even one with wide latitude. The story line is amusing and melancholy sometimes at the same time. Some of the relatives are strong characters with three dimension personalities, but key players Luke and Wesley invoke nothing for the audience as they seem flat in comparison. Still, Brad Leithauser has written a different type of tale as this character study focuses on a person through the final statement about their life: the obituary.

Harriet Klausner

Book Description

Will Lady Jeanette sacrifice her freedom to save her family's honor?

Lady Jeanette Avenel is the free-spirited second daughter of a nobleman in twelfth-century Scotland. When her elder sister, Isabel, is dishonored, Jenny is asked to relinquish her freedom in an attempt to save the good name of her father's house. But will the affection of a mysterious young man lead to Jenny's ruin as well?

Lady Jeanette battles tradition and magic amid a world alive with medieval pageantry. Hers is the timeless story of a young woman who seeks to control her own destiny to win a better life for herself and her sister.

Customer Reviews:

Lover of Tam Lin and faeries stories.......2007-05-03

Let me start by saying that I absolutely adored this book. It's by far the best story based on the Tam Lin myth I've read and, as I only borrowed it from our library, it's going to be the very next book I buy! For those not familiar, the Tam Lin folk ballad tells the story of a young man who was under the Faerie Queen's enchantment and a maiden who fell in love with him.

Everything about this book was perfect for me. I loved the heroine, Jenny because she seemed very real. Our story takes place in 1162 and these were bad times to be a woman. Many, many a writer tries to make historical heroines into carbon copy of our standards of today's independent woman and thus seem extremely out of place. Not so for McNaughton. Although our heroine is a bit of a free spirit [I am sure there were exceptions to every rule even back then] she still torn between what she feels and how she must act. One perfect example is how, at one point, she treats some of her servants. This is a time when servants could be beaten and mistreated and no one would see anything wrong with that. Jenny, having grown up without a mother to teach her how to run a household and seeing how some of the other nobles act, thinks that maybe that's how a lady of her station should behave. Nonetheless she still feels bad and sad if this is how she is expected to act. When she sees another noble girl actually being kind to the servants she understands that she was wrong and makes up for it.

Tam Lin is, well, perfect in his role. Really, there is not much I could say since I found him to be just wonderful. I also loved the look into the harsh life people had back then. It was hard to swallow some of the men and how they viewed and treated women but we all know our history and it would have hurt the book a lot if Janet had tried to make it fit with our ideals today.

The love story is beautiful and I must say I enjoyed the secondary story of Jenny's sister Isabel. She was a fallen woman yet she was merely a victim of a time where women where blamed for just about everything. LOL.

My verdict, as if you haven't guessed by now, is to run to your local bookstore and get your hands on this jem. You won't be disappointed!

A solid 5 out of 5!

Not bad.......2007-01-04

It's a standard retelling of the Tam Lin story, aimed for a young adult audience. Characterization-wise, the lead is the (stereo?)typical strong female in the young-adult genre who defies convention and her rather foolish father, who is presented as a bit of a fool in the beginning (although the author presents a softer picture of the father toward the end). The writing is decent - no awkward moments where the reader feels embarrassed for the writer - but it definitely doesn't sparkle. The author includes miscellaneous historical details such as a rivalry between monastic communities and a nice believable presentation of priests who are unpleasant and others who are kind, although sticklers for the rules. It's obvious the author has done quite a bit of research to get historical milieu down - from the note in the back, it appears she earned a ph.d. in just this sort of stuff.

Overall, it's a standard retelling with the inklings of original ideas, mostly coming through the author's obvious attempts to be as historically accurate as possible. Hard to do with Tam Lin, but this perhaps explains why she minimizes interactions with the Queen and for magic, only deals with glamour.

What happened later?.......2006-12-18

It was a good book, but it kinda leaves yo hanging! My question is, What happened to Adele? If anyone knows, which is doubtful, tell me! Or if you even have a guess.
The author just ends, by only talking about Jenny. It was just confusing.Other than that, I would rate it a three! So, bye!

Lacked Many memorable Moments.......2006-09-19

This is a book that read like it was written by a twelve-year old. Janet Mcnaughton is defintely not a burgeoning teen, but she did write this for such a youthful age group. Though I'm 23 years old, I still enjoy teen books because there's geat moral lessons or just great general story telling. But it all lacked in this re-telling of Tam Lin.

First, the writing did not compliment the author. McNuaghton has a way of telling you what's to happen instead of showing you through good writing. Every good author knows that, every avid reader does too. In essence, the writing wasn't anything out of the ordinary and felt much like reading a report or a bland history review where it should have been characters suffering from injustices or impressment. You really didn't get a feel for the time that this book was placed in.

Second, characters weren't very dimensional and lacked creative personalities. Tam and Jenny's little love affair was extremely underdeveloped and pale in comparison to fellow teen authors who do so well. The writing would be appropriate for nine and ten year olds, but there is one highly glossed over love scene that younger readers should not be partial to reading. So, to the dumb and ignorant 12 year olds, here's a book for you. For those who are already book worms and consider Harry Potter your best books, certainly don't take a second glance at this book, because you'll catch the plain and un extraordinary writing and be bored too soon.

My recommendations are Donna Jo Napoli's Zel, and Sirena. Those are well written teen books with well developed love stories. And then the great Patricia Wrede

My grade: A!.......2005-10-06

An earthly knight is a wonderfully written book. It is about a lady who is more free than most ladys (who are the daughters of minor dukes). Almost ignored by the wealthy because it was her older sister who was a prominant member of society, that is, untill she is "led astray." Suddenly, the burden transfers from the older daughter, Isabelle, to the younger, Jeanette. Can she stand "pure" for the earl? Or will she find true love??

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Possibly my favorite book ever.
Title should be. . .
Somewhat entertaining, but shallow
No stars. Can I actually give minus stars?
Alright, I'll admit it....

Tam Lin: Fairy Tales #2 (Fairy Tales)
Pamela Dean
Manufacturer: Tor Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0812544501

Book Description

In the ancient Scottish ballad "Tam Lin," headstrong Janet defies Tam Lin to walk in her own land of Carterhaugh . . . and then must battle the Queen of Faery for possession of her lover's body and soul. In this version of "Tam Lin," masterfully crafted by Pamela Dean, Janet is a college student, "Carterhaugh" is Carter Hall at the university where her father teaches, and Tam Lin is a boy named Thomas Lane. Set against the backdrop of the early 1970s, imbued with wit, poetry, romance, and magic, Tam Lin has become a cult classic—and once you begin reading, you'll know why. This reissue features an updated introduction by the book's original editor, the acclaimed Terri Windling.

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Possibly my favorite book ever........2007-09-08

This is probably my favorite book. It is in fact the second time I have read it, but it's still amazingly awesome. It's a retelling of the Tam Lin ballads from Scotland, set in a college in the 1970's and populated by incredibly bright people who quote Shakespeare and Keats in regular conversation and discuss the literary merits of The Wind in the Willows. Basically, it's how I always imagined college would be, but better. Not to mention it's gorgeously written and the supernatural elements are skillfully woven in so that they almost seem like every college campus should have them. I won't go into what they are, because that would ruin the book and you should all read it.

Title should be. . ........2007-08-25

"...sex is inevitable in college and be sure to take the Birth Pill. Which will then screw you over, because even smart people can get pregnant." I think about 3/4 of the book was spent on that issue alone, and about 'love' and boyfriends.

From the other reviews, it's obvious that the characters quote things and discuss plays and trade around books (some of which I have put on my reading list.) Pamela Dean spoils a number of endings of books/plays she has read, which is irritating. The characters never really changed or grew either. Two of the girls finally begin to understand each other, but that's about it.

There's a ghost story that's supposed to make sense, and a Queen of Fairies who is a Head of Department who also apparently seduces her students, (gross) but the real "fantasy" only comes in at around the last sixty to seventy pages. (I did find it amusing that the ghost frequently threw Thomas Hardy's Tess D'Urbervilles out of the window. I'd do that too if I had a paperback/hardback copy.)

Pacing is strange; sometimes Ms. Dean spends a hundred, two hundred pages on one year and just fifty pages on the next, so it doesn't feel like the characters change that much. It was a bit of a shock at the end where I found out the main character was almost finished with college. She still acted the same. Blegh.

If you want a good book about Tam Lin, read Fire and Hemlock instead by Diana Wynne Jones. Link: Fire and Hemlock The main character of Fire and Hemlock actually grows up, there's a good deal of fantasy involved, and DWJ's Tam Lin is fascinating. If you must read Pamela Dean's Tam Lin, then fine, but you've been warned.

Somewhat entertaining, but shallow.......2007-06-26

For the most part, it's a college soap opera with bits of the fantastic slapped on here and there, and the conclusion doesn't cohere. I thought the students quoting dead authors at each other is amusing enough, but I can't attest to the authenticity of it, since I don't quote Shakespeare, Coleridge and Homer at other people. Nor does any of my fellow lit students do it. Maybe I'm not attending the right college; maybe I don't speak to the exactly right kind of people. Who knows.

And, after finishing it and giving a few moments to thinking about the novel, I find it all horribly silly. The ghost stories I can buy, but that the Queen of Fairie has become a professor who heads a Classics department? While holding strange parties and rituals to "recruit" more people for her entourage -- and why she'd want to do that I don't know? That some of the students are the original actors from the Lord Chaplain's Company who are... studying at a liberal arts college, supposedly to "catch up with the world"? Most of all, that the heroine and her friend Molly come to believe in all of these with very little hesitation and skepticism, especially since the information is dumped on them all at once toward the end (although Janet's been musing about the strangeness in her college for a while)? Okay. Ooookay. Come on, if your new boyfriend were to tell you that Professor ____ is the Queen of Fairie, that your friend's boyfriend is really the original Robert Armin from Shakespeare's company (and your ex-boyfriend the original Nicholas Tooley of the same origin), would you just... buy it on faith? I suspect most sane people won't. Not even English majors who read science fiction.

I wouldn't say the characters are wooden, but they aren't three-dimensional either. Most of them are, well, students. I suspect that their concerns and dilemmas would be sympathetic only to people who are also college students. Their portrayal and characterization just aren't written in a way that'd reach to an audience outside the age bracket. Juggling academic workloads with love lives, worrying about contraceptives, gossiping about the college staff, and so on: it's just all so very textbook. And so very, very shallow. The romances, of course, are unconvincing, but then the author portrays them in a way that befits teenage flings -- they aren't meant to be serious, or true love. Up until the point where Janet, having broken up with Nick, takes up with Thomas. Oh my. The marriage proposal flying, the sincerity of emotions that drives her to save him from the Queen of Faerie even while holding his shapeshifting body. And it all falls flat because, quite frankly, I don't see why. Have these two been good friends? Yeah, but no more than the bond between Janet and anyone else in her social circle. Is her impulsive decision to sleep with him (and acting on it immediately) characteristic of a teenager? Definitely, but please don't try to make me believe that this is true, enduring love. There's no setup, there's no characterization enough to convince the reader.

I don't regret reading it too much, since I was reading it on a plane trip, but I won't read it again, and nor can I recommend this to anyone.

No stars. Can I actually give minus stars?.......2007-04-28

This is the WORST bit of fantasy I've ever read. The characters are wooden. The diologue is painful. And even as you get more than half way through the book, NOTHING HAPPENS. Nothing. No really. I love Terry Windling but I am surprised at her putting her name on this rubbish.

Alright, I'll admit it...........2007-03-08

When I first found this book a few years back, I was sceptical. I had grown up on the old Fairport Convention version of the ballad, and had found a book or two based on it. However, when I found this, it sounded... not so great. I mean, setting the old scottish fairy tail in a midwest college in the 70's? Really? WHY? What good could that be? It had to be aweful if it differed that much from the storyline, right?

Wrong. By the time that my best friend gave this to me as a christmas gift, I had forgotten that this book existed. So I started reading it. And couldn't stop. The characters remind me a lot of the people at my college. I know people who speak just like Nick and Jannet, however odd that may seem. I found the plot to be stunning, and more than once found myself skipping back to parts as bits and pieces were revieled, realizing how this or that fits in. Whay can I say? I'm stunned.

Also, look closely at the cover. It's fun to analyze.

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Tam Lin
Jane Yolen
Manufacturer: Harcourt Brace
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NPF91W

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An Wonderful Fairy Tale
Haunting tale for all ages

Tam Lin: An Old Ballad
Jane Yolen
Manufacturer: Harcourt
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

General | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

Book Description

A young girl triumphs over the Queen of Faeries to reclaim her ancestral home and free her true love in this haunting retelling of an old Scottish ballad. “Mikolaycak’s illustrations...attract attention yet do not overpower the story, making the book one that could be easily used as a picture story book presentation for middle- and upper-grade or even adult audiences.”-The Horn Book

Customer Reviews:

An Wonderful Fairy Tale.......2002-05-23

"Tam Lin" has been my favorite fairy tale since kindergarten, and Jane Yolen retells it beautifully. The illustrations, too, are wonderful.
I especially like this story, because it is very unique. There is a heroine instead of a hero, Tam Lin and Janet are not a prince and princess, but commoners, and the fairies are evil.
This book is not only for children; teens and adults who are fans of Scottish folklore will adore it, too.
A tear always comes to my eye every time I read "Tam Lin". It will be enjoyed by many generations to come.

Haunting tale for all ages.......1999-08-04

This is one of several versions of the Tam Lin legend I've read, and by far the best--even though the other books were highly acclaimed novels. Jane Yolen's version is short but sweet--not to mention haunting, eerie, and beautiful. It's certainly not just a children's book; the spare, elegant writing and magical illustrations should charm readers of all ages who enjoy folk tales of dark magic, forbidden romance, danger and redemption. The heroine is spunky and courageous, the hero enigmatic and seemingly doomed. This is a classic.

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Tam Lin: An Old Ballad
Jane Yolen
Manufacturer: Harcourt Childrens Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000K3TKCG

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"Tam Lin" deftly retold for kids

Tam Lin
Susan Cooper
Manufacturer: Margaret K. McElderry
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0689505051

Customer Reviews:

"Tam Lin" deftly retold for kids.......2002-03-13

Anyone who is familiar with the ballad "Tam Lin" knows it's a story that is very much for grown-ups, or at least teenagers. Susan Cooper does a very good job here of adapting the old story so that it's suitable for any age. It requires changing a few plot elements, but the essential spirit of the story remains the same.

Margaret is tired of sewing and acting polite and talking about future husbands with the other girls at her father's castle, so she runs away to the woods of Carterhays to pick flowers. She has been expressly forbidden to go there, of course. There, she meets the handsome Tam Lin, and after arguing for a minute over who really owns the forest, they spend a pleasant afternoon talking and becoming friends in the woods. When Margaret gets back home, she's in big trouble--she has actually been gone a week! Her unlikely friendship with Tam Lin leads her to sneak out once again, to rescue him from the faeries during one of their processions. She has to hold on to him as he turns into all sorts of scary animals--and, well, you know the rest. Cooper does a wonderful job of depicting the feisty Margaret, and of adapting the story into something perfect for a little girl's shelf of fairy tale books.

Book Description

The poems in Journey Cake describe both metaphysical and actual travels. Tam Lin Neville spent a year living in China, out of which experience many of these poems came. Other poems grew out of travels of the mind-there are several poems in which folk figures set out in search of a spirit they glimpse but cannot find in their earthbound lives--and the last section of the book comes home to chronicle the lives of people in small-town America.

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Tam Lin
Jan Yolen and Charles Mikolaycak
Manufacturer: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MRHEBE

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Tam Lin Book/CD Spotlight
Lin Marsh
Manufacturer: Faber Music
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0571522955

Soul of Chaos: Critical Perspectives on Gao Xingjian.: An article from: World Literature Today

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Soul of Chaos: Critical Perspectives on Gao Xingjian.: An article from: World Literature Today
Sylvia Li-chun Lin
Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on March 22, 2002. The length of the article is 588 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.

Citation Details
Title: Soul of Chaos: Critical Perspectives on Gao Xingjian.
Author: Sylvia Li-chun Lin
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2002
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: 76 Issue: 2 Page: 135(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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Russian Hands & Roman Fingers

NOT THIS AUGUST

Manufacturer: Tor
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000EHHMZK

Product Description

A novel of the conquest of the United States by C. M. Kornbluth. Revised and with a foreword and afterword by Frederik Pohl. ISBN 48-518-2

Customer Reviews:

Russian Hands & Roman Fingers.......2006-02-12

For a book that was originally published in 1955, NOT THIS AUGUST feels remarkably contemporary, despite the changes the world has gone thru in the years since the Soviet Union collapsed which make the central premise of the book that much more unlikely to ever occur.

The set up is this: after a long and bitter war, the Russians and Chinese have conquered and occupied the United States. Life is different under this new rule and the fascination of the novel is in watching how the various characters adjust to their situation. Some people toady right up to their new masters and others form an underground resistance movement.

I was expecting a wave of patriotic chest-beating-- something akin to RED DAWN or THE AZRIEL UPRISING--and there are a few "better dead than red" concessions to anti-commie hysteria-- but C.M. Kornbluth has obviously studied his history and he makes the entire scenario play out with a chilling neo-realism that is incredibly effective. I found myself completely engrossed the minute I started reading this book and I couldn't put it down until i had finished it.( I will admit to a certain disappointment with the climactic scene--but like I said, for a book written over half a century ago...)

Although NOT THIS AUGUST could be called a failed prediction or dismissed as an example of mid-fifties anti-communist paranoia, it really stands as an excellent adventure story that reads as fresh as if it had been written yesterday instead of over fifty years ago.

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NOT LONG FOR THIS WORLD
August Derleth
Manufacturer: Ballantine
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000P0UBA4

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Not Long for This World
August Derleth
Manufacturer: Arkham House Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Not long for this world: [Stories]
August William Derleth
Manufacturer: Arkham House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007DXMC8

NOT LONG FOR THIS WORLD: The Shadow on the Sky; Birkett's Twelfth Corpse; The White Moth; Nellie Foster; Wild Grapes; Feigman's Beard; The Drifting Snow; The Return of Sarah Purcell; Logoda's Heads; The Second Print; Mrs Elting Does Her Part

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NOT LONG FOR THIS WORLD: The Shadow on the Sky; Birkett's Twelfth Corpse; The White Moth; Nellie Foster; Wild Grapes; Feigman's Beard; The Drifting Snow; The Return of Sarah Purcell; Logoda's Heads; The Second Print; Mrs Elting Does Her Part
August Derleth
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GVT1SA

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NOT THIS AUGUST
C. M. Kornbluth
Manufacturer: Tor
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000GRJZIK

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Not This August
C. M. Kornbluth
Manufacturer: Bantam Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000M8E10U

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Not This August
C.M. Pohl Frederik & Kornbluth
Manufacturer: A Tom Doherty
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000U3BD26

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Not This August
C M Kornbluth
Manufacturer: DOUBLEDAY & CO INC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000QBA594

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Not This August
Frederik & Kornbluth, C.M. Pohl
Manufacturer: Tor
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000KOG1J0

Book Description

Expand your ramen repertoire with an amazingly inventive and unique addition to the million-copy-selling "101" series-101 Things to do with Ramen Noodles.

Customer Reviews:

Good Service ...........2007-10-01

The seller provided great service, but the book wasn't all that amazon advertized, great basic, but not amazing for those of us who have worked with the noodles before.

Great gift for college students.......2007-09-10

I bought this book for my 18 year old college bound niece. She is a freshman at Loyola Marymount in L.A. and is on her own for the first time. I sent this book and a case of Ramen through Amazon to her at school. She loved the book and said 99% of the recipes are really simple and actually taste great. There is Parmesean Noodles, Alfredo noodles, mexican spaghetti and a chocolate crunchy noodle recipe. This is a definite buy for any college student or anyone looking for affordable ways to make meals, considering Ramen is like 10 cents a bag.

everything using ramen m=noddles.......2007-08-12

I always loved the soup that you made with the ramin noddle packages but I never dreamed that you could make so many delicious things with the noodles. So glad I bought the cook book.

Great for Couples on a Budget, too.......2007-04-05

At first glance, one might think this book is geared solely toward the college crowd. While it is certainly useful for them, its also very useful in our house of 30-somethings on a budget. Many of the recipes don't use the seasoning packet, so those with sodium concerns can relax. Most of the recipes are very easy and simple with cheap things you're likely to have on hand (i.e. hamburger, cheese, onion, sour cream, soup) and a lot of variety (soups, salads, beef, chicken, pork, etc.). Most of the recipes are for 2 servings, making it nice for couples, though certainly you could double it for a larger household. The book even has a plastic cover (to protect from splatters) and is spiral bound so you can lay it flat on the counter and read the recipes while you cook. There is plenty of space on each page to make notes (i.e. "next time add more onions"). The only negative thing is that most of these recipes use several pans -- you need one to boil the noodles in (why are there no microwave directions for Ramen Noodles?) while you're making the bulk of the recipe in another pan, then you have to drain the noodles with the strainer ... you get the idea. Totally worth 10 bucks, though.

101 Things to Do with Ramen Noodles.......2007-03-24

Received this item in a timely manner and am anxious to give to our daughter for birthday....she LOVES Ramen Noodles!

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101 THINGS TO DO WITH RAMEN NOODLES
TONI PATRICK
Manufacturer: SMITH, GIBBS PUBLISHER *
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KVHS2W

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