Armed Madhouse: From Baghdad to New Orleans--Sordid Secrets and Strange Tales of a White House Gone Wild

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In his most provocative and caustically funny book yet, Greg Palast, author of the national bestseller The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, once again gives us the straight scoop on the stories that Big Media won't report. Digging up reams of documents marked "secret" and "confidential," Palast provides the latest lowdown on Bush's secret plans to seize Iraq's oil, the fix planned for the 2008 election, who drowned New Orleans, and the horror and the humor of the War on Terror. With diligent detective work, moral outrage, and a keen sense of the absurd, Palast takes on the "armed and dangerous clowns that rule us" as only he can.

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Read the book, avoid the audio version.......2007-10-10

The material presented seems to be meticulously researched, and clearly and systematically presented. The problem is -on the audio CD edition- the sarcasm with which the lines are spoken. The sneering, cloying sarcasm is so intense, so pervasive, and so grating that it detracts from the narrative. Is it really necessary to emulate Anne Coulter's style?

The truth exponentially!.......2007-10-05

Greg Palast is the modern day Thomas Paine. Believe me when I say that that is not overstatement. This is the book that got a man tazed by his vociferous opining over one single chapter - in fact, the very chapter that is what makes this book so important to understanding the hijacking of an entire country and its Constitution by the Bush crime machine.

The very fact that Palast has to go to another country to speak his truth tells you that we are in serious danger of losing the fourth estate altogether if we don't pay attention and do something about it.

I heard Palast on progressive radio and started my quest for the facts by reading his online pieces, and then buying this book. I only wish more Americans had listened much earlier and perhaps we could have avoided the fiasco that began with the hanging chad fiasco of 2001 when the Supreme Court appointed King George. That horrific event began the decent into constitutional chaos and the monumental abyss of lies, torture, rendering, the attack on human rights in our country and more.

I am so glad there is a Greg Palast. Just as glad as Bush cronies hate everything this man represents. "Armed Madhouse" is a welcome addition to my reference library and historic archives. Read and become enlightened!

Hostile Takeover.......2007-10-04

Greg Palast's Armed Madhouse documents the thesis of CW Mills' seminal 1956 book The Power Elite - that US politics is just a facade: A facade for a hostile corporate takeover of both governments and nations. Palast asserts and documents that the "war on terror" was conceived as an attempt to destroy OPEC, further impoverish the US middle class, and reap windfall corporate profits from rebuilding Iraq, whose "no-bid", cash cow rebuilding Palast calls "the biggest reconstruction project since the pyramids" [page 277]. Palast humorously remarks in passing that "Operation Iraqi Freedom" was originally dubbed Operation Iraqi Liberation ("O.I.L.") by White House spokesman Ari Fleischer.

"Conspiracy nuts think George Bush, from the moment he took office, had a secret plan to control Iraq's oil. They're wrong. Bush had two plans. Here they are: One crafted by the neoconservatives at the Pentagon, another fashioned by the State Department and Big Oil. This is the history of the secret cold war between these two power elites, which drives the hot war on the Tigris" [page 51].

"[This book] is about how they are taking these American rights away, stripping them off you one by one, from the Wage and Hour Law's 40-hour week to the Clayton Antitrust Law to the False Claims Act to the laws that keep your lights on and your pensions protected. Many are laws that you've probably never heard of, like the Public Utility Holding Company Act. But, take my word for it, you'll miss them when they're gone" [page 284].

Outstanding book.

Highly Informative, Disturbingly Insightful.......2007-10-01

Palast uncovers advanced economic plots to make the rich richer and the poor their servants. First he discusses the oil economy as it relates to big businesses and the political systems of those countries in power. Although there are those who completely dispel Palast's notion that oil is in seemingly infinite supply (and I don't mean right-wingers, either... do a google), I don't think if Palast is wrong on this count that it destroys his theories on how the oil industry operates and prospers. Other keep-the-rich rich schemes include the stealing of elections, something I've already studied and yet, was completely horrified to learn further extent to this phenomenon. Other notable topics include China, our lack-luster education system, and how the working class is held down. Well worth the listen, but have your brain turned on and focused. You can't be day dreaming and get what the author is saying because there are a lot of details given and he talks rather quickly.

Why Isn't Congress Reading This Book?.......2007-09-23

This book should be a mandatory assignment to be read by every member of congress. It's all about lies and the real reason for this war. Controll of oil prices.

Tabloid Tokyo: 101 Tales of Sex, Crime and the Bizarre from Japan's Wild Weeklies

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The perfect toilet companion
Japan's participatory journalism
Panty Gazing Research Revealed!
I'll Bet You Didn't Know This
The Real Japan

Tabloid Tokyo: 101 Tales of Sex, Crime and the Bizarre from Japan's Wild Weeklies
Mark Schreiber , Geoff Botting , Ryann Connell , Michael Hoffman , and Hirosuke
Manufacturer: Kodansha International
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 477002892X

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Stories-surprising, fascinating, illuminating, titillating-from the feisty pages of Japan's weekly magazines Each week, the authors of this book comb the varied weeklies that cascade from Japan's printing presses, pages brimming with blaring headlines and alluring stories. Their translations and interpretations of many of these tales-lurid, quirky and irreverent-have long been a staple on the pages of the country's English-language newspapers, and a big favorite of captivated readers. TABLOID TOKYO is a selection of their best columns over the past four years. Inside are stories about sex, criminal shenanigans and scandal. Families-dysfunctional and otherwise-and the economy. Pets, fashion, trends and much, much more. As a picture of contemporary Japanese society, readers will find this collection often informative, sometimes shocking . . . but always entertaining. Are the stories real? Well, Japanese readers believe so, in varying degrees. They turn to the weeklies to learn, not only the gossip and the frivolous, but also the items glossed over by the sober mainstream media. They look for kernels of truth in even the most outrageous sounding stories. They know that, after all, truth really is stranger than fiction-and often far more fun.

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The perfect toilet companion.......2006-11-12

The short anecdotes are perfect for extended visits to the crapper. Don't be like others and gobble it all up in one sitting. Get the most utility from your 10 buck book. Enjoy the ribald tales for many, many sittings. Leave the book in your toilet and you'll be aroused, disgusted and inspired.

Japan's participatory journalism.......2005-12-26

Reading "Tabloid Tokyo" is sort of a chicken-and-egg scenario - is the country as peculiar as these stories let on...or are the stories more an outgrowth of Japan's hyper-aggressive "wild weekly" reporting? The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. One thing for sure: you'll be struck with the impression after breezing through this compilation that the brand of journalism practiced in this market segment is, ummm, "participatory." It is pointed out in the intro through, that "wild weekly" practices are light-years removed from the clubby, staid atmosphere of the mainstream, daily press. For someone who's been bored to tears by the Nikkei Shimbun and its brethren, this dichotomy is jarring.

Here's something to note about "Tabloid Tokyo" that made it sort of an odd read: the book's 101 two- to three-pages pieces were compiled by four Westerners with long-time roots in Japan. I had originally thought these editors simply translated the pieces. But, to the contrary: they've actually translated, summarized and interpreted them. Until you realize that, the book appears to have a rather stilted flavor, with reporters referring to their investigatory exploits in a strained third-person fashion. Once you realize instead that one of the four editors is giving you his interpretation of the original piece, things make more sense. Still, this is a technique I would have liked to have seen explained in the preface.

Panty Gazing Research Revealed!.......2005-10-06

There are two Japans, exemplified by the astir calm of the ancient temples of Nara and Kyoto, and the wild neon and easy sex of Kabukicho and Juso. Both of these worlds draw in their own particular breed of tourists and gawkers, and both are equally valuable and authentic culture. In advertising and photography however, the beautiful grace of Mt. Fuji is generally showcased over the exoticism of the Image Club, and one has too look a little harder to find the reverse side of the coin.

Japanese people too are fascinated by this seedy underbelly, as shown by "Tabloid Tokyo: 101 Tales of Sex, Crime and the Bizarre from Japan's Wild Weeklies." Actual articles collected and translated from Japanese "Weekly" magazines, these are all the torrid tales and strange encounters not usually found in guide books or culture guides. This book is a sequel to "Tokyo Confidential" by the same author.

Categorized into ten sections, the articles range from sex and prostitution, to strange fashion, the dissolution of traditional Japanese values, crime and the Yakuza and to general "Tabloid Fodder." Each of these sections is packed with short articles, usually 1 or 2 pages in length, written in a breezy style that entertains and informs.

Not all of them are pure sex related, with articles such as homeless people being evacuated to make room for a flower-viewing party, and shoddy sushi practices, but the majority are along the lines of "Men Dress in Lacy Things" about pantie/bra clad construction workers and "Costumed Lovers Seek Sex Thrills" about the Cosplay crowd.

A fun, outrageous book for those interested in Japan as well as seekers of the perverse. Japanese learners can even pick up quite a few new and interesting vocabulary additions, such as eropuri ("Erotic Photo booths") and deaikei ("Encounter Websites").

I'll Bet You Didn't Know This.......2005-09-07

Everybody knows about Japan's manufacturing prowess. But I'll bet you didn't know that prowess extends to Dutch Wives, life-sized mannequins that substitute for the real thing. And the hard working Japanese salarimen are legion. But I'll bet you didn't know that they've raised goofing off to an art. The Mark Schreiber Gang of Four bring the one-dimensional Japan we usually get in English publications to a land of,...well, real people, very much like you and me. And in their own words rewritten sideways. Will you be surprised? Yep, sometimes. Will you be titillated? Yep, sometimes. Will you be skeptical. Yep, sometimes. Will you be entertained? You bet. Everytime.

The Real Japan.......2005-09-06

Like its predecessor Tokyo Confidential, Tokyo Tabloid shows us a side of Japan that doesn't appear in the mainstream press. Japan is truly a bizarre country packed with the odd, the unbelievable and sometimes incomprehensible. Here is a group of writers who have not only translated but also interpreted these tales of obscurity into a volume that is truly a worthwhile read. Having spent time in Japan myself I can see that they really know their stuff. This is an inside job and it doesn't get better than this. These publications seem to go out of print, glad I got my Tokyo Confidential before they went up in price!

Tokyo Confidential: Titillating Tales From Japan's Wild Weeklies

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Stimulating stories from a different side of Japan
Bubble Gum for the Mind - FUN Nevertheless!!!
Keeps Going On
You don't have to live here, though, to appreciate this book
Learn about the REAL Japan

Tokyo Confidential: Titillating Tales From Japan's Wild Weeklies

Manufacturer: The East Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 4915645193

Book Description

Tokyo Confidential collects over 100 of the most irreverent and controversial stories toemerge from Japan's weeklies over the past decade, as adapted from the original Japanese. The result is a hair-raising ride--and a forceful reminder that there is more to Japan than Mt. Fuji, Zen gardens, cherry blossoms and a tarnished economic miracle. Tokyo Confidential is a sociology textbook, supermarket tabloid and adventure comic, all wrapped into one.

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Stimulating stories from a different side of Japan.......2004-03-21

This collection of magazine articles, translated and re-written in English come from the Mainichi Daily News, who have sourced them from Japan's weekly tabloid magazines. Each article exposes a truth about Japan that most would be surprised to hear. Stories about old age people and their sex lives, schoolgirls and their "compensated dating," or selling their used underwear. About Tax Officials and exclusive hostess clubs, stay at home loners and bored housewives, of corruption, perversion and down right weirdness.

This is the real Japan. Not the Japan of Kyoto, Geisha or high-tech, but of real people and their perversions. It is a highly entertaining read.

Although now a little dated, they all ring true and are all still happening somewhere in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Bubble Gum for the Mind - FUN Nevertheless!!!.......2003-10-04

I read the book in one sitting after I got it in the mail. The stories are gathered from the sensational sections of various Japanese daily newspapers. There are stories about mothers who sexually satisfy their sons so the sons will focus on schoolwork, insurance sales ladies that have sex with clients so they can meet their monthly quotas of sales, etc., This book shows that Japan has nuts - albeit of a different flavor - just like the rest of the world.

A guilty pleasure to read.

Keeps Going On.......2002-03-20

First of all this Book is funny and keeps you reading. Tokyo Confidetial focused on Japan and many kinds of characteristic of Japanese. I would say if someone read this maybe the reder would think Japanese are crazy, but i think this book really show true? parts of Japanese. It's nice book to find what Japanese are up to and also it is good for serching the reason wy Japanese are crazy. Overall, i really enjoyed it not because i learned funnt secrets about Japanese but this book keeps you reading, makes your time faster. Oh yes i don't know how many ties i laugh haha.
So if you read my review, just trsyte me and click the button "Buy" and i know you would laugh and enjoy it.

You don't have to live here, though, to appreciate this book.......2002-02-26

As one of the gee-whiz, rocket eyebrow types who has lived in Japan nearly 20 years, I really appreciated Schreiber and his cohorts explaining what is going on with Japanese high school girls and their thigh-high uniform skirts, compensated dating, etc. There's lots more in this book than that, certainly, as the various seedier and "oh my!" parts of (mainly) Tokyo are parsed from the vernacular tabloids by these witty and perhaps *too* informed writers. They translate not only the words, but the titillating currents that buffet the "impenetrable" Japanese people and help give this society some of its excitement and spice. Thanks, Mark et.al, for opening up the bamboo curtain a whole lot wider!

Learn about the REAL Japan.......2002-02-05

Forget kimonos, samurai and ninja. Find out what"s really happening on the streets of the Land of the Rising Sun. A fantastic book that digs deep into a land with an underbelly as big as its sumo wrestlers. A must read for anybody interested in a no-holds-barred look at the REAL Japan.

Wild Things: Untold Tales from the First Century of the Saint Louis Zoo

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Zoo Lover Memories

Wild Things: Untold Tales from the First Century of the Saint Louis Zoo
Patricia Corrigan , St. Louis Zoological Park , History , Zoology , Science , St. Louis , and United States - State & Local
Manufacturer: Virginia Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Life at the Zoo: Behind the Scenes with the Animal Doctors

ASIN: 1891442171

Book Description

From its modest beginnings in Forest Park with a few animals in a pen, the Saint Louis Zoo has become a world-class zoological park. Along the way, it has spawned many enchanting stories. In this fond collection of animal tales, Patricia Corrigan reveals all the charm of the Zoo's "wild things" and the people who care for them.

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Zoo Lover Memories.......2006-09-09

Corrigan's book on the St. Louis Zoo brings back memories of zoo visits from our childhoods. It's a readable book for children and adults. The information is fact filled, with stories that amuse and offer colorful details. For those who spent many childhood days at the zoo, or for those who still enjoy the zoo today with children, grandchildren, or alone on a balmy St. Louis fall day, this book is a must have. Makes a super gift!

True Tales of the Mojave: From Talking Rocks to Yucca Man

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True Tales of the Mojave: From Talking Rocks to Yucca Man

Manufacturer: Center for American Places
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1930066201

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Burnished copper mesas, pricked cacti, and hunched Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert stand as timeless witnesses to the evolution of the Western landscape, once the territory of ancient native tribes and now a high speed transportation corridor linking the sleek metropolises of Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Rising from the Mojave sands along with those more familiar physical elements are fifty-five narratives gathered here by Peter Wild that chronicle the evolving character and landscape of a legendary region of the American West.

True Tales of the Mojave is the first literary anthology to explore the place of the Mojave Desert, both past and present, in the American imagination. Wild provides engaging readings—ranging chronologically from prehistoric origin myths of native people to contemporary literature—that will delight readers drawn to the rich lore of the Mojave. The volume also captures the alien yet arresting beauty of the desert with a thirty-two-page galley of black-and-white illustrations and photographs featuring the people and places of the Mojave. True Tales of the Mojave unearths evocative writings that plumb the depths of this mythic desert of the American West.

The Hopes of Snakes: And Other Tales from the Urban Landscape

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Poignant tales for our times
A celebration of the underlying world of animals
Living with our fellow creatures
Have You Ever Read a Book You Wished Would Never End?
MORE THAN NATURE: A GREAT AND TIMELESS READ

The Hopes of Snakes: And Other Tales from the Urban Landscape
Lisa Couturier
Manufacturer: Beacon Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0807085650

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'It's been a while since I stopped being surprised by nature in New York City, which is, after all, simply a name we've given this landscape-a label meaningless to the birds, the turtles, the river." As a child in suburban Maryland, Lisa Couturier spent all her time outdoors, playing with snakes and toads and exploring every inch of what nature offered. Her parents were convinced that she would head out West as an adult, in search of wild lands and animals. Instead, Couturier moved to New York City, and it was there that she began to see nature and all the creatures in it with new eyes. In The Hopes of Snakes, Couturier brings together the best of her essays on urban and suburban nature throughout the Northeast, from Washington, D.C., to Boston. She writes of the things in nature that we typically love, like the power and beauty of the Potomac River or the majesty of a peregrine falcon soaring above a skyscraper, but she also celebrates the animals we either ignore or consider pests, such as geese, snakes, and crows. Nature is often invisible to people amidst the concrete and glass of dense urban life. But Couturier's sharp eye and deep humanity have found what is so remarkable in city nature and illuminated it for readers like no one before her. The Hopes of Snakes is an eloquent and powerful debut by one of the best writers exploring nature in the humanized landscape today.

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Poignant tales for our times.......2006-04-16

I live near an eight-lane freeway, and every time I hit the onramp, I look for the red-tailed hawk that can be seen most days scanning for his prey from his perch on a light pole. He would no doubt prefer better hunting grounds than this ice plant thatch that shelters suburban rodents, but after we humans filled in the nearby wetlands and covered the hills with house tracts, this is about all we've left for him. My daily glimpse of him is a vitamin to me, and a reminder that I don't have to travel to a national park to have an encounter with wildlife.

For readers who routinely seek soul-restoring encounters with all that is wild, Lisa Couturier's The Hopes of Snakes will be a tonic. To refer to this book as a collection of essays would create a far too stuffy impression of it. Part of the subtitle, Tales from the Urban Landscape, pegs it precisely: this is a collection of personal reminiscences, musings, meditations and analyses that make for darn good storytelling. The common thread that stitches together all of these tales with a seamless cohesiveness is Couturier's abiding respect for wild animals, many species of which are scorned and hated when they edge themselves back into habitats that were stolen from them by humans.

True to its title, there are uplifting tales here, not just of snakes, but of coyotes, turkey vultures, pigeon ladies, and many others. Nevertheless, this is not an anthology of sticky-sweet, cute animal stories. The overriding tone is one of reverence, not sentimentality. Even so, Couturier's poignance is often moving, and when you read "Take the Long Way Home," a posthumous letter of thanks to Mr. Boyd, Couturier's neighbor and mentor of her high school years, you just might find yourself shedding a tear or two.

Even in the deepest heart of a city, the animal world is all around us, as my freeway redtail reminds me every day. The Hopes of Snakes will help you rediscover, in case you ever forgot it, that despite all our collective efforts to turn wilderness into "civilization," humankind does not exist in isolation from our animal kindred.

A celebration of the underlying world of animals.......2005-06-07

Students of urban natural history and casual readers alike receive a celebration of Northeast urban wildlife in The Hopes Of Snakes & Other Tales From The Urban Landscape. Her thirteen essays observe urban animals from Manhattan skyscraper-dwelling falcons to mice who live on the subway tracks of New York. Wildlife has adapted to human habitations in surprising ways: hers is a celebration of the underlying world of animals which live alongside people.

Living with our fellow creatures.......2005-04-06

Lisa writes about her experiences with wildlife that occupy cities and suburbia and how they interact with humans. As Lisa writes, some animals fare very well while others do not.

Lisa's ability to capture small details about the cirtters with whom she interacts make her essays all the more endearing and important. Although accused of anthropomorphising about the surivivors of the Human onslaught, her descriptions present an important understanding of urban wildlife and enable many otherwise unknowing citydwellers the opportunity to engage with nature's cast outs.

As Julie Warner said in Doc Hollywood: "Most people are merely on the Earth, not a part of it." Lisa Couturier gives us the opportunity to experience first hand those rare species that share their world with the Human invaders.

Have You Ever Read a Book You Wished Would Never End?.......2005-04-05

The Hopes of Snakes is just such a book. From Manhattan to Washington, DC, Lisa Couturier takes her readers on an amazing journey by introducing us to things we may have taken for granted or may never have thought twice (or even once) about. As I have been reading the essays, my family and friends have had to endure my reading passages or quoting from the text, but none acted as though it were much of a struggle because the prose so ably draws one in.

Ms. Couturier not only writes with the beauty of a poet, she teaches along the way so that the reader comes away feeling thoughtful and enriched. I knew nothing about crows other than myths, but now, because I have read A Banishment of Crows, I look for them in the sky, count their numbers, am awed by and respect them.

In her essay, The Hopes of Snakes, she becomes the readers' hero because she does what we wish we could do in similar circumstances.

The essays reflect humor and sorrow and never shy away from the unpleasant. By the end, the reader closes the book, feeling fulfilled by the journey, and yet compelled to assert onself more fully in the environment so that not a moment is lost and the connection will remain.

I have hopes that this will be the first of many books by Lisa Couturier.

MORE THAN NATURE: A GREAT AND TIMELESS READ.......2005-02-24

"THE HOPES OF SNAKES" is a great and timeless read. These essays may remind one of Edward Albee's tension provoking plays and of David Sedaris's dark humor. The essay 'Take the Long Way Home' can sit right next to that provocative genre of southern writers--right next to Faulkner's "AS I LAY DYING" or maybe "LIGHT IN AUGUST." You can roll Couturier's words and descriptive phrases over your tongue like a sweet mint julep. These essays tangle and weave classic coming-of-age tales through muddy swamps, over rocky shores, and into dark and scary woods to bring us to the point where an enlightened woman with an inclination for the wild can thrive in Manhattan and then return to Washington, DC, to enjoy the roots of an ancestral home and the blessings of motherhood. Couturier trades primeval forests for concrete canyons, but the message is an ancient and ongoing one. Anyone can read this book, but it will take a thoughtful reader to grasp and appreciate Couturier's depth. Don't pigeonhole this group of essays into a nice, neat urban nature read. It is so much more. The writing is likely to spring at you and bite you like a coiled and sleeping snake that's been poked and provoked.

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Yellowstone Bear Tales
Paul Schullery
Manufacturer: Roberts Rinehart Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir

ASIN: 091179798X

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Presents a rich and varied cross-section of early encounters with the park's most famous wild residents.

Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper

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It Should Be A Crime For Not Owning This Book!
How Many Times Does This English Kid Say "Bully????"
Wonderful Laymon book!
From England to the Old West tracking Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper Meets Huck Finn, Well Kinda

Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper
Richard Laymon
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

ASIN: 0312105371

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It Should Be A Crime For Not Owning This Book!.......2007-01-20

Wow! That's a good word to describe Savage by the late great Richard Laymon. I don't know if it's Laymon's best book(There is about 10 of his books I have yet to read), but it's definitely the best of his I've read so far. However, that's not saying much because all of his books I've read(except Blood Games....avoid that one) have been either very good or stellar. Savage is basically about a English teen named Trevor who encounters Jack the Ripper while out looking for his policeman uncle thus leading to a grand adventure that will take him and the Ripper all the way to America and the Wild Wild West. This novel is magnificently written and stays true to the time period. The language fits with both England and America. Laymon did a wonderful job with the way the Brits spoke during that time and I suppose still do to some extent today. Ever wondered what a bobby is? Read this glorious book and find out. One moment you'll think you're in Victorian England on the trail of Jack and the next you'll be in Wild West America still on his trail amongst all kinds of hooligans. The Traveling Vampire Show and The Stake were my favorite Laymons. Not now! This is a classic folks. I know leisure books will bring this back into print sometime in the future. Hopefully not to long from now. They've reprinted most of Laymon's books. This one shouldn't be more than a year and a half away. Now, I don't want to get off on a rant here, but a particular reviewer who reviewed this book, and you'll know who I'm talking about once you look at the other reviews, loves to bring Laymon's novels down and trys to rub Laymon's name in the mud(not gonna happen). This is reviewer also always gives Laymon's novels 5 stars, but says nothing but derogatory things about his novels through the whole review. Must not know how the star system works(big dummy)! No what it is is this reviewer likes to insult Laymon. Well, if this reviewer can write better, then give it a whirl spud. In the meantime how about learning how to proofread before you start writing that novel, because you obviously didn't proof you're review. Another hint, and this goes for all readers, if you know you don't like a particular author why continue to read him/her. This particular reviewer knows what Laymon is like, but continuously reads(if he even reads them) his work and leaves bad reviews. It's not rocket science! Stay with the authors you like. Me, I'll stick with Laymon. Personally, I think he's in the top 5 horror writers of all time. NO ONE can plot better than Laymon. If you're looking for an instant classic, then look no further. Go order this book now and take a day or 2 off work and when you receive it, pull a nice comfy chair up by the fireplace or wood stove, recline back and let Laymon take you back to late 1800's England and the Wild West on an adventure you won't soon forget. Don't worry, though, Laymon brought a friend along to keep you company, and his name is Jack!!!!

How Many Times Does This English Kid Say "Bully????".......2005-06-26

Reading any Richard Laymon book always requires an immense "Suspension Of Disbelief " which I can never quite accomplish and this book is no exception. This book is about a young Engish teenager names Trevor who follows Jack the Ripper from Whitechapel all the way to the United States. Trevor is a Serial Monogamist who just happens to fall 'in love" (whatever that means) with whatever girl he is having sex with at any given time. Poor guy.Somebody should have told Laymon that you need more than the oft repeated word "Bully" to make a character from England believable to the reader.This book contains the usual tired old Laymon Themes of Gratuitous Violnce and Teenage Lust Out Of Control. I give this book 5 stars because I thought that maybe JUST FOR ONCE(!!!) Laymon would deliver something fresh and original but all he has done is retain his stock , cardboard characters and shifted the location of his story.Reading this book did not make me "feel bully" as Trevor says Ad Nauseum.

Wonderful Laymon book!.......2004-07-16

I rank this really close to the top of my Laymon book list. I enjoy his writing-although a tad bit far fetched at times. I wasn't sure how I'd like this 1800's book with a western theme. Well, I can't say enough good things about it. Trevor/Willy was a great character, who got himself in all kinds of trouble. I have to say if your a Laymon fan, get your hands on this book it is well worth the hunting for it!

From England to the Old West tracking Jack the Ripper.......2004-06-12

Very good book. It's about a teenager who witnesses a murder committed by Jack the Ripper then follows him across the Atlantic to America.

Find detailed reviews and plot summaries at Amazon's UK sister site, www.amazon.co.uk

Jack the Ripper Meets Huck Finn, Well Kinda.......2003-10-03

Itýs 1888, London and fifteen-year-old Trevor Bentley is in search of his uncle, a Bobbie (police office) to save his mother from the man who has beaten her. Heýs robbed, his cloths are stolen, he seeks refuge in a vacant apartment. Someone comes, he hides and witnesses Jack the Ripper murder a prostitute. The Ripper knocks him out and when he comes to, heýs on a boat bound for America. Heýs a prisoner, along with an American family. When they arrive, Trevor jumps overboard and is the voyages only survivor. The Ripper killed them all and now Trevor wants revenge. Thus starts a journey that has Trevor chasing the Ripper across America to Arizona. Plenty of blood, gore and sex in this exciting book thatýs something more than erotic, but a bit less than porno. Only Richard Laymon could walk that kind of line and keep you clued to your seat. Five stars for this terrific thriller.

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"SEXY, SAUCY...The second best thing to being inundated with gonads is reading Anka Radakovich's hilarious opinions of them."
--Michael Musto
The Village Voice
As the outspoken sex columnist for Details magazine, Anka Radakovich has seen and done it all (at least once). Dating services. Singles cruises. Aphrodisiacs. Homemade videos. Escort services. If it's about love, lust, or being shamelessly single, Anka puts her raw and raucous spin on the naked facts of life in the '90s.
BACHELOR PADS: YOUR PLACE OR MINE?
The goal of this type of dwelling is to put us in the mood. Hence, the decor combines all the ambiance of a furniture showroom with the comfort of a car's backseat. Women do not find this romantic.
"IRREVERENT.--People
PARTY ETIQUETTE: MISSED MANNERS
Women go to parties hoping to see Prince Charming across a crowded room. But sometimes all we spot is a man dancing with underwear on his head, making gastrointestinal sounds with his armpits.
"A VICARIOUS THRILL...EXPLICIT AND FUNNY."
--USA Today
THE GOODBYE GIRL: DUMPING THE BOYFRIEND
The most noble way to cut someone loose is, of course, in person. This has its drawbacks, however, including the possibility that the dumpee might think you are kidding and return five minutes later with a quart of milk.
"EROTIC."
--New York Magazine
GIRL TALK: TALES FROM BELOW THE BELT
What makes our gatherings different from boys' night out is that nothing is too personal to say. And nobody drinks ten beers and throws up.
"The Cynthia Heimel of the slacker set, she's smart and progressive....Radakovich has wit to burn."
--Entertainment Weekly

Customer Reviews:

Not bad.......2004-03-28

A few entertaining stories. Very uneven quality, though.

naughty and fun.......2003-04-02

for edgy, smart, sexy women everywhere

Anka is BRILLIANT!.......2002-03-15

"The Wild Girls Club" is nothing short of a masterpiece. Ms. Radakovich explores many aspects of sexuality with non-stop humor and brilliance that is nearly always right on the mark. Her comparisons of men and women, frank discussions about genitalia, relationships, contraception devices, camcording (my favourite), getting fired, drugs, description of the Details Magazine "Win a Date with Anka" (from dream date to worst nightmare) among other subjects make this book a must have for any male or female who has, or ever will have SEX (most of us)...The book also features entertaining interviews with (also brilliant) John Waters, Fred Schneider (B-52's), Tom Jones, among others, which keep me laughing for hours. Radakovich's humorous personality shines in full force throughout the entire book, which also contains several pictures of the georgous author. I am anxiously awaiting her next offering which supposedly will cum out this year...

hilarious and insightful.......2001-07-27

if you want to read some witty, real and funny talk about what women really think about men (the book reads like the fun sex column she wrote for Details, before Sex & The City was on the air)you'll love this book. She tackles everything from men's apartments to what they say in bed to what ... about breaking up. Although it's obvious that she adores men, she can't help but poke fun of them in an affectionate way. All of my girlfriends love this book!!

great.......2001-03-30

One of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Ms. Radakovich is willing to try just about anything to educate her readers, and all of her experiences are laugh-out-loud funny.

The Avian Ark : Tales from a Wild-Bird Hospital

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The Avian Ark : Tales from a Wild-Bird Hospital
Kit Chubb
Manufacturer: Douglas & McIntyre, Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 088833348X

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