Holder

The author tries to write in a "conversational" style, but it comes across only as bad writing. Also, the author occasionally contradicts himself, but I think this is due more to bad writing than conflicting information.

However, the author did a decent job of gathering a fair amount of non-classified information, and the book has an excellent collection of photos.

Despite the poor writing, the book is interesting and provides an adequate overview, and I would recommend it to anyone curious about the B-2

This is the most informative and detailed book there is. The photos are amazing and very graphic. This book is 5 out of 5 stars any day. I urge you to buy this book. Now I know almost everything to know about the B-2. Thank You.

I really prefer Princeton Review to Petersons', but this book is much better than the Review equivalent. Again, the competition isn't much, so I'm not sure how much of a complement I am giving this book by calling it the "best one out there."
The test questions are harder than the actual test, so don't worry. The major fault I find in this book is that some of the answers are illogical, and this book doesn't really explain how the correct answers are, in essence, correct. It really just leaves you guessing.. Doesn't do much for morale.
I really like however that it provides many practice questions, as opposed to other publishers' books. Not bad, all in all.

I scored a "4" on the AP English Literature exam and this book was the only prep-book that helped me out. A teacher of mine recommended it to me and by using it as a supplement to my class, I was exempt from taking English courses at college, so I think that spending the money on this book is much better than coughing up hundreds of dollars for a college course. It was worth it.

I find this book both pictorially good and written well it is imformative and intresting it compells you to learn more about the indigenous peoples of australia Angie L

Actually, of the three episodes included in this trilogy-"Angel," "Reptile Boy," and "Lie to Me"-only the first is a pivotal (extremely pivotal) Angel episode from the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Of course that is not really bad news since the main point of the various "Chronicle" books is to novelize Buffy episodes for the edification of those who missed them the first time around/do not have cable to catch the show in syndication/managed not to tape the episodes for constant reviewing. Nancy Holder is one of the best writers working on Buffy and one of the nice things about these adaptations is that the prologue and chapters usually conform to the teaser and acts of the television episodes, albeit with an epilogue crafted from the last scene of the shower (e.g., Buffy kissing Angel at the Bronze while her crucifix sears his chest from the end of the "Angel" episode.). There is also a prologue and epilogue to the "Chronicles" themselves, attempting to frame the set of episodes into some sort of coherent whole, but that really does not happen with this particular set (unlike Volume III, which is the best in the series). A simple rule to remember is that if it says Nancy Holder is one of the authors, you are not going to go wrong downloading that Buffy e-book.

This book is simple and clear, perfect for Pediatric Surgery residents and an incredible aid for young pediatric surgeons who need an "easy-look" text for wards. It has everything you'll need to remember before operating on an unusual technique. Specially good with Newborn Surgery, this atlas is everything you need to "survive" being on duty.

Unlike the first two volumes in this Buffy sub-series, this third collection of a trio of adapted scripts from the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer really do all focus on pivotal moments in "The Angle Chronicles." Nancy Holder, clearly the top writer of the Buffy books, adapts the teleplays of "Surprise" by Marti Noxon, "Innocence" by Joss Whedon, and "Passion" by Ty King. These pivotal stories in the series cover the episodes where Angel spends the night with Buffy, is transformed into Angelus, and brutally kills Jenny Calendar. As the back cover notes, there are stories chronicling Angel's darker side. In fact, it never gets any darker than this, but it also sets up the fabulous of the series, the two-part "Becoming" episodes at the end of Season Two.

Holden does a nice job of capturing the emotional depth of the conflict within these stories. It is a thankless job to put into words those things that transcend words, such as the emotional meltdown suffered by Giles and Buffy after she rescues her Watcher from his gallant but doomed attack on Angelus. Holden never disappoints in her efforts, which carry over to her original stories as well (Read Holder's comments above to see how committed she is to getting things right). As novelizations of Buffy episodes go, I have yet to read one better than this. One of the nice things about this volume is that these particular episodes are the first three on the Buffy and Angel Chronicles video collection. Hopefully the other three episodes will be novelized in the fourth volume of "The Angel Chronicles," although such sensible symmetry is probably too much to hope for on this side of the Hellmouth. Until then, think about given Nancy Holder's non-Buffy books a try as well. You have to support someone like this boys and girls, even if you go out and actually buy the books instead of downloading them.

Buffy and Angel do not learn that they are in a crossover story until fairly late in "The Burning," the first book in the "Unseen" trilogy by Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte, which is to be expected since there are two more books to go. It is the summer after the downfall of the Initiative and Buffy and Willow are trying to help Salma de la Navidad, a fellow student at UC-Sunnydale, who is upset that her brother Nicky has disappeared. From this rather simple beginning the Slayer becomes involved in a case involving magic and gangs as well as invisible monsters. Meanwhile, in L.A., Angel is working on a case that he thinks involves poltergeists, but which really involves supernatural abilities, corrupt cops and the Russian Mafiya. When Buffy discovers that what is happening in Sunnydale has its roots in L.A., she visits Angel's turf. Only at the very end of the book do our unhappy couple discover the two cases are related, which is about where you would expect the connection to be made. Actually, the subplot involving Cordelia and Wesley dealing with a group of young girls who are vampire wannabes is more interesting at this point. Of course there is even a hint that this all links up with the main plot lines as well.

The strengths of "The Burning" as the opening volume in this trilogy are as follows. First, the mystery appears to be big enough to give Buffy, Angel and the rest of the gang plenty to do. Second, the evil this time around is magic rather than vampires, which is nice because it gives Willow more to do. The best new character in the novel is Dona Pilar, the bruja of the Navidad family who has some opportunities to take our red-headed wicca in training under her wing. Third, the large number of Hispanic characters work well, not only because it introduces some nice mystical elements into the Buffy mythos, but also because there is a large Hispanic population in Southern California which really deserves to be represented by more than the Inca Mummy Girl. Fourth, the story gets Buffy out of Sunnydale. I have always been in favor of Buffy road trips, especially after "The Ghost Roads" trilogy. I know L.A. is only a hop, skip and a jump for the Slayer, but new turf is new turf. Finally, I love it when Buffy uses the name "Anita" as a cover. Nothing like a good homage to make my day.

The main problem with "The Burning" has to do with the relationship of the main characters. Riley is edgy about Buffy and Angel, Buffy is edgy about Angel and Cordelia, Tara is edgy about Willow and the known universe, etc. Yes, most of this makes sense at face value, but there is a sort of tentativeness to all this angst. These feelings get repeated over and over again without anything really happening and I think I know why. The major problem for dealing with the relationships on "Buffy" and "Angel" is that things are so fluid on the show that by the time one of these novels comes out, things can be radically different. By the time "The Burning" came out, Riley was long gone. This sort of forces the authors of these books to tread water with the characters since you cannot really create any epic moments between them because they are reserved for the two television series. So when Buffy is miffed with Angel because he does not drop everything to come help her as soon as she shows up in "his" town, it comes across as motivated more by plot concerns ("Buffy is mad at Angel in Book 1, but then they make up in Book 3") than true characterization. However, Holder and Mariotte have set up some solid elements to be explored in the rest of the trilogy, which is enough to justify four stars at this point. Now we shall see what happens next in "Door to Alternity." True, Holder co-writing this trilogy with someone other than Christopher Golden, but she is still the finest belly dancer writing Buffy books today.

Jim Rawls's book is a wonderful resource for children to study the reality of the typical mining town from heyday to ghost town. It includes a general description of the hardships endured by the miners as well as several examples of the effects of prejudice (and too much whiskey!) on the many "foreign" miners. I would have liked to see a few more direct quotes from the Dame Shirley letters, but the information is given using age-appropriate language and length. Definitely worth the time to read.

"Door to Alternity," the second in the "Unseen" Buffy/Angel crossover trilogy, offers us an explanation for why people are disappearing in Los Angeles while monsters are popping up all over the place in Sunnydale. But what is more interesting is what we discover to be the power behind the opening of these doors to "alternity," as Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte offer an interesting twist on the downfall of the Soviet Union. Now we understand why the Russian Mafiya has been playing so prominent a role in the proceedings. However, overall "Door to Alternity" is pretty much a holding pattern for the Vampire Slayer and her former beau, as well as the supporting players. By the end of the book is it finally time for Buffy and Angel to go do something about it and all you can say is "About time."

The idea of "alternity" is certainly interesting, but the explanation gets held off for over 200 pages and there is no exploration of the concept in this novel. For those of us who were so impressed by "The Ghost Roads," the second book in the first Buffy the Vampire Slayer trilogy, "Door to Alternity" suffers in comparison, but to be fair, most Buffy books would. Among the supporting cast Wesley has a couple of nice moments, Willow gets to be a bird (but does not get to learn as much as I would have wished from Dona Pilar), Anya continues to say the wrong things (usually about sex) at each and every opportunity, and Gunn gets to take a road trip to Sunnydale. But now that this second book has put (almost) all the pieces in place, it is time to see if Holden and Mariotte can put it into high gear for the finale.

This book was pretty good. It is about the basics on four wheeling like how to ride and where to ride