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This book is definitely not for beginners or even intermediate or advanced bodybuilders. It is for the pros! The routine is Haney's own and is way too much for normal people. Besides, each person's body is unique and will require a different routine to build mass. Try "Weider's System of Bodybuilding" for a more personalized approach.

Forget Schwarzenegger's "Encyclopedia of Modern Bobybuilding," Mike Mentzer's "Heavy Duty," or Dorian Yates's "Blood and Guts." This is THE book to have for increasing srength and health via weightlifting--simple, effective, no nonsense. And Haney's workouts for his celebrity clients--among them Evander Holyfield--provides interesting reading.

This quality book by a quality gentleman who just happens to be the most prolific Mr. Olympia is the kind of book that needs to be read if you're serious about a serious subject. I recommend that you get the Lee Haney videos which can accentuate what this book displays page after page. I now tape him on cable [ch. 19, in Fort worth] and he's got to put more about mind, body and spirit in one half-hour than anyone. Since he autographed my copy to my son and me at the one chance I had to hear him speak, it's priceless. He remains "TotaLee Awesome"!

I'm a huge fan of Elaine Kagan's work, have bought and read, then shared all of her books so that others might discover her work, too. The premise of LOSING MR. NORTH is interesting, but ultimately, I didn't like it as well as her other work. The reason is, I found it unbelieveable that both women--wife and mistress--enabled Jack North to behave so badly for so long. This made me impatient with them, and that lessened my enjoyment of the book. I really need someone to root for when I read and I wasn't in the mood to root for either one of these women. I could understand any wife forgiving a transgression if the husband seems really sorry and doesn't stray again (especially when there are children involved). But to go year after year after year pretending not to notice that he simply disappears for periods of time? To know he's had affairs all through their marriage and to never confront him? How could I have any sympathy for a woman who lays down on the floor and allows someone to walk over them again and again? And Rachel? Let's not even go there. Why was she so weak that she'd settle for so little? Oh, well. An author is not going to please every reader every time. I'll just have to look forward to Ms. Kagan's next book and hope it compares to her others that I loved.

There were a lot of things that I didn't like about this book. I hated Rachel and Linda's codependency. I hated Jack's disappearing act. I hated Grace's continuing to take her husband back after his affairs ended. But the very things I hated are what made the book so true-to-life.

Let's face it, despit the fact that we are now living in the 21st century, many women lives still revolve around their men. The opportunities available to women are limitless and yet, we are still functioning as if it were 1950 when it comes to our relationships. Elaine Kagan understands this and her characters are maddening in their codependency. When Jack leaves Linda for his monthly visits to LA, her life slows down almost to a halt. She wanders aimlessly around the house, listening for the phone or his car in the driveway. Yet when he returns, she says nothing about his disappearance and life goes on until his next "trip". At the other end of the journey is Rachel. When Jack is scheduled for a visit her life stops as well. Her every move centers on his arrival and everything else including her children, grandchildren and poor beleagured friend Grace becomes unimportant. She thinks only of Jack and getting ready for him.

It is obvious, then, that when he disappears mid-trip, both women find their lives suspended. Rachel takes to her bed. Linda continues to wander around. When they find out that he is dead, they are both shattered and their grief is equally overwhelming.

I liked that this book featured older women. Personally, I am getting tired of reading books about 30-somethings and their problems. The population is aging and it is about time writers begin to address the lives of those of us who are creeping up on the big FIVE OH. Older women have a whole different set of life challenges and fiction needs to get with it.

The ending of this book was slightly dissatisfying to me. I suppose Linda needed to believe that Jack was coming home to her but somehow I just don't quite buy it. Otherwise, I felt that Kagan really got it right. I have been in that place of pain when a relationship ends and her descriptions of those feelings reminded me just how far down the emotional slide I can get.

I look forward to reading more of Ms. Kagan's work.

Just spellbinding. I was enthralled and could not put this one down. Kagan creates characters that are so human. This subject is a very hard one and she handles it with grace.

Can't wait for her next book! Keep up the good work.

Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise by Shane Johnson was the first "tech" manual written about the Star Trek saga. Unlike those later efforts though, this book while fun, is somewhat lacking.

Spanning both the original seies Enterprise and the Enterprise A, the author assumes that the information in this book, comes directly from "Scotty"s logs. This gimmick works pretty well at first, but then glaring errors start to creep into the book and it kind of ruins the fun factor. Since Johnson wasn't assciated with the series or films, and had to rely on others, and guesswork to complete this book. At least the latter Trek tech guides were authored by those involved with the show. Fun is had to be expected but this book is supposed to be official too. Factual errors should be eliminated if they are obvious even to the casual fan.

The 127 page (including index) book has dozens of sketches and black and white photos. It's not a total loss but the book should have been researched a bit better.

This book is quite useful and I have found data in it I was looking for for a long time, especially in the deck plans. Still, it has some quite big faults. Biggest of all is the dates, the first Enterprise served 2221-2285, not some time around the turn of the century and the NCC-1701-A did not possess a Transwarp Drive like described in the book. But overall this book is very useful for its vast amount of details not seen anywhere else

This book is the most in-depth resource available on the NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A as they appeared in the first four Star Trek films. Its deck plans appear to match the actual sets very closely, and it refers to details of the starship model and mattes of sets such as the recreation deck in such a way that you can tell that Mr. Johnson has definitely done his homework. I recommend it to any fan of the film era or later. Many of the sets shown here would later be redressed to serve as rooms of the NCC-1701-D, the 1701-A in the fifth and sixth movies, and the USS Voyager from Star Trek: Voyager.

For years Trekkers have debated over which books are Trek "canon," and which aren't. Many fans do not consider this book to be canon. If you want to be anal about it, no Star Trek book is canon, not even the Sternbach/Okuda works, or the writer's guides or bibles themselves. Since the episodes and films contradict each other from time to time, one could argue that no single episode or film is canon when held up against the Star Trek universe as a whole.

Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda have argued that each fan must decide what he or she believes to be canon. To me, this book is. Buy it.

i think that this book was really great and i think the meaning of this book was that all of the young kids today and what goes on and if they took the time to read this book they would really understand what was going on in the world and how devestistating it is to loose and educator or family or freinds just by pulling a trigger.

This book Is a fantastic book. It really captures teenagers attention. It is neither boring or "dumb". Mr glenn is able to write from all the characters points of view as to the horible situation that occured at their school. This book is NOT graphic in Violent detail as so many others are. I beleive that this author has donr a good job at writing a book that will attract many teen readers...but then my opinion may be biased as Mr.glenn was my former english teacher and one of the best teachers I ever remember having and that was over 16 years ago. Please try this book I am sure you will enjoy it and the other books writen by this author.

"Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?" is one of my favorite books. I have reread it many times. I love how it is all in poetry, and how there are so many different characters. It kept me guessing who the killer was until the end. I would recommend it to anyone. I wish the author (Mel Glenn) would write more of these types of books.

This book is pathetic! Do not waste your money on this literary abortion! Howard Marks does not know the difference between reality and fanasty. He calls it an auto-biography! Marks makes the reference "I smoked a lot of grass" about 300 times, on every page, it gets old. I have no doubt the drugs have caught up to this man. The book could not prove it more! He has below average writing skills, and brags about being an "Oxford Grad" that is so intelligent. I do not want to waste any more time on this review. Advice- Save your money, period!

This book is captivating. I could not put it down. Yes, it is about a criminal (marijuana smuggler), but he is also a great writer, mets some fascinating people and has some absolutely phenomenal experiences. One of the best parts of this book is his vivid, subtle descriptions of the varied people he encounters throughout the world. If you like spy novels, crime novels or autobiographies you will enjoy this true story about a fascinating guy with some unbelievable experiences.

once i started reading this book of the great man howard marks i am deeply impressed by him because he struggled for the better comfort and luxiurious of life and because of his strong determination and will power he achieved his goal i salute him ...howard u are the one and its my wish in life that i should have a lunch or dinner with u anywhere in the world if you are willing then ,,and i am deeply impressed by you .....may god help you in everyfield of life ,,,,take care howard ,,sadaf_zahra350@hotmail.com

Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. Edited by Doug Moston

At present this is the only facsimile edition of the Shakespeare folio available. With its relatively affordable price and availability the Routledge facsimile is an attractive edition of Shakespeare for readers, but there are short comings to this facsimile.

This is a reprint of a facsimile, and the one chosen, though interesting in many ways has a distinct disadvantage. The Routledge reprint is made from Halliwell-Phillips's facsimile published in 1887. The Halliwell-Phillips facsimile was a popular edition, not a scholarly one. It is by far the smallest of the facsimile editions of the first folio. The facsimile pages are less than half the size of the original pages. The distortion that previous reviewers have written about is very real. The distortion comes from the process used by Halliwell Phillips, which I believe was photo-lithography and then the reduction of the page size. Here in the Routledge edition those pages are then re-enlarged. This distortion could have been avoided if the full size Staunton facsimile of 1866 or Booth's very accurate print facsimile was the basis of this edition. You should keep this distortion in mind when you read this reprint.

There are unique variants preserved in this facsimile. Of the facsimiles this facsimile is the only one to show a variant from Richard III. There is a line from Richard III (V.3.13) which correctly ends "the adverse faction want." In this facsimile the line ends "the adverse faction went." I also found a variant that I could not find listed any where. On the last page of the Shakespeare folio there is a colophon: "Printed at the charges of W. Jaggard, Ed. Blout, I. Smithweeke, and W. Asply, 1623." This colophon does not appear in this facsimile.

With so many modernized editions of Shakespeare's plays available why would a anyone want to read a facsimile edition? I confess that I have a growing impatience with modern editors and editions of Shakespeare. All too often I am unconvinced by the conclusions modern editors have. All too often when I am suspicious of a line in a play, and when I check the line in a facsimile edition I see that the editor has changed it. I find that I do not have this irritation when I read a facsimile edition rather than a modernized one. If you are looking for an authoritative edition of Shakespeare's plays as they appeared in the first folio this facsimile fills the bill.

Assuming that you can't afford a hundred quid for some more elaborately presented facsimilie of the First Folio, this is the one to get. There is some minimal evidence of touching up, but really it's like the arguments about the proper edition of "Ulysses" - fascinating to scholars but barely of interest to anybody else. The First Folio is the most important Shakespearean document, containing as it does the _only_ text of Macbeth, amongst many other marvels, and if (like me) you work in the theatre it's highly unlikely that you're going to want anything more beautifully put together than this. Highly unlikely, too, that you'll be able to afford anything more elaborate than this. Mr. Moston and his team are to be congratulated. Scholars may quibble but they're only scholars. Get this, and Stephen Greenblatt's Norton Shakespeare, and you'll have all the Will you'll ever need.

If you are involved in theatre in any way this is the Shakespeare book to have. Unknown to the common person, the Shakespeare paperback you go and buy at any store, even here, has been edited! This is Shakespeare's complete works as a playwright in the closest form to Mr. Shakespeare's own hand. It was compiled by 2 actors that worked with Shakespeare when he was alive so they knew what they were doing. Because there were no directors in Shakespeare's time, Shakespeare had to direct through the text itself. By editing from this folio, history has erased valuable information Shakespeare wanted his actor's to have. The introduction is amazing! Doug Moston is the only expert on Shakespeare when it comes to acting.

would be interesting only to people, who study scripts seriously, who love Minghella's art, and who love the film itself. This particular script was not meant to stand on its own, unlike some scripts from other great films. It was only meant to be Minghella's subjective and brief overview of what he is going to create for the screen. I bought it because I was curious to compare written word with what I have seen on the film. This book has lyrics of "Lullaby for Cain" and full cast list, though, which is a nice touch...

The book was better than the movie. I think the movie was too soapy. The ending was not conclusive

After seeing this film I was quick to jump to the conclusion that the screenplay would be just as good. I am pleased to report that I was correct!

As a read, Ripley is captivating and diabolical. The words finely link together the voices and faces that I loved in the film. Anthony Minghella has such a remarkable gift! First English Patient, now Ripley!

All I really have to say about this screenplay is that it is honey--rich, sweet, and easy to swallow. You'll love it!

This collection of strips includes quite a number published elsewhere, with nine starring Mr. Natural, including "... Encounters Flakey Foont", "...the Zen Master", "...in Death Valley", "...Visits the City"; in addition to stories such as "Meatball"; "It's Cosmic"; and a series of images from greetings cards. Selections are from "Evo", "Head Comix", "Yarrowstalks", "Zap Comix" etc...This isn't necessarily Fantagraphics fault as overlap with the more comprehensive "R. Crumb's Carload o' Comics" is because THAT collection was published by J.B. Rund of Kitchen Sink Press.

The book also contains an introduction by Crumb eulogizing his late friend Marty Pahls, and photographs of Crumb, wives Dana and Aline, sister Sandra and friend Pahls.

I'd say it's a decent retrospective for anyone wanting an example of the master of the undergrounds.

The review above says this is not Crumb's best stuff, and not to buy anything from "This Publisher." This makes NO SENSE, because Fantagraphics is publishing THE COMPLETE WORKS of ROBERT CRUMB, in order, from his early years right up to the present. Crumb supervises each release and writes the introductions to each volume. Furthermore, Fantagraphics is one of the best publishers of quality comix in the world.

If you like R. Crumb, this collection is pretty much the best you can get. Unless you just want a "greatest hits" which is fine to. In any case, Volume 4 is my favorite collection, but there is quality stuff in each one. The review above is sort of akin to someone blasting the Riverside Shakespeare because it includes stuff like Pericles or The Two Noble Kinsman. It's the COMPLETE WORKS, guy! It contains the BEST and the WORST, but everyone will disagree about which is which.

'Mr. Sixties' features the creme de la Crumb, executed while he was still a wide-eyed rube, lost in the hubbub of Haight-Ashbury and the Summer of Love. Featuring lots of psychedelia (Crumb started dropping acid in '66), Crumb's work in 'The East Village Other', 'Yarrowstalks' and the ground-breaking 'ZAP Comix' #0 & 1 immediately appealed to the anti-Establishment Flower Children. These were harmless cartoons- innocent fun and a far cry from such later controversial pieces as 'Jumpin' Jack Flash', 'Dicknose' and 'Joe Blow'. Also included is the Crumb/ Gibbons' publication, 'The Sad Book'. Well recommended. Note to Parents: Although (at first glance) Crumb's work appears to be harmless 'kid's cartoons', these comix are definitely meant for ADULTS ONLY!

This author of this book is twice guilty. First he is guilty of the all too common academic act of reducing a fascinating subject to a dry and lifeless pseudo-rigorous study. Second he, while attempting impartiality, refuses to opine on what the reader really wants to know.

The characters involved, the location (a combination bar/whorehouse), the actual fight and the defense all could make for some seriously juicy reading. Richard Holmes has succeeded in completely boring the event down. Also he is too timid to really let us know what he thinks of Savage's parentage or Savages culpability in the murder. I suppose he is just trying to present the facts and let the reader draw his or her own conclusion. Holmes: these guys have been dead for centuries. You can go out on a limb and hazard some hard guesses!

The only thing this book really succeeds in doing is whetting my appetite for a good book on the subject.

I'm writing these words under the assumption that anyone who has found himself looking at this review knows a pretty good bit about Samuel Johnson, English Literature in general and at least a little about Mr. Savage (if only from his rather appropriate surname.) It's interesting how literary fads come and go; how a prominent poet or author of one era would find himself outcast in another, and, vice-versa; how an unknown of one era would find himself the talk of the town in another....Imagine Jack Kerouac in the days of Matthew Arnold! But I digress. I think I am one of the few people (the only person that I know of, in fact, Mr. Holmes included) who regards Mr. Savage as a great poet, greater than almost any writing during his lifetime: Thomas Grey and Cowper might be exceptions. He is an early, nearly forgotten path-setting pilgrim in the Romantic tradition, the Visionary Company (a phrase coined by Yeats and picked up as a title for his groundbreaking critical study of the Romantics by Harold Bloom). He is a Shelley, a Rimbaud, a Hart Crane before his time. Dr. Johnson is an anonymous, erudite scholar before his time. There just happened to be no satisfactory English dictionary before he came along, so he became famous for writing the (endearingly quirky) first of its kind. And there you have it. This book is to be commended for revealing what we know of Johnson before he became the old curmudgeon we love to ridicule. Like we all were at one time (Well, the better lot of us anyway.): Johnson was impressionable, naive and idealistic when he met the older Savage, and Savage was almost undoubtedly the subject Johnson had in mind when he penned "Slow rises worth, by Poverty oppressed." in The Vanity of Human Wishes. As Holmes makes clear, Johnson idolized Savage for some time, and with good reason. Savage was what we would call "the real thing," even though the book makes clear that he was a notorious liar, particularly about his birth. What I mean is that he was truly a man possessed by his poetic daemon. As Johnson himself put it, "...what was Nature in Savage would in another be Affectation." Besides Johnson's biography, The Wanderer (subtitled "A Vision") is Savage's (just) claim to fame. This review is no place to give the poem its full treatment. But a few lines Holmes quotes from Canto V will suffice to make my point:"Fishers, who yonder Brink by Torches gain,/ With teethful Tridents strike the scaly Train./ Like Snakes in Eagles claws, in vain they strive,/ When heav'd aloft, and quiv'ring yet-alive." As Holmes astutely points out, "There are moments when Savage's whole universe seems to be convulsed in pain like this, as if agony were the condition or proof of existence, 'quiv'ring yet alive.'...Mother Nature seems to be persecuting an orphaned Earth. This is the central vision of The Wanderer." You have to remember that this was the age in which Pope's pompous and didactic Essay on Man was the norm to gain a full appreciation of how original (and therefore unacceptable) such poetry was at the time. Compare this to Shelley's fragment on the moon (metaphor for himself of course): "Art thou pale from weariness, of climbing Heaven and gazing on Earth, wandering compaionless?" or Rimbaud's Le Bateau Ivre and his comment that "Everything is spiritual. Those things that are called material are merely what is evil in the spiritual realm." Or Hart Crane's "Bequeathe us to no Earthly shore until is answered in the vortex of our grave the seal's wild spendrift gaze toward Paradise." These are the words of the lost and dispossessed, those whose visions of other worlds cause them to despair of this one. But, let's not get too gloomy. The book is a rollicking good read for all that, and even readers not too keen on Savage will find it a page turner....Thank you Mr. Holmes for resurrecting a forgotten genius.

Richard Savage's sole claim to fame is that Johnson wrote a book about him. At the time it was written, however, Johnson wasn't very well known himself and was only marginally more respectable than Savage. Holmes does an excellent job of describing their relationship and showing us how Johnson lived before he bacame a tory sage. He provides an excellent counterweight to Boswell, who tended to play down Johnson's awkwardness and barely concealed rage. At the same time, Holmes never forgets that Johnson was a great writer and man.

MR. JORDAN GOES TO WASHINGTON is an insiders view of the NBA and the machinations that went on around the retirement of basketball legend, Michael Jordan. Part fiction, part truth, it delves into the inner workings of the NBA and exposes us to Jeanne and her staff who are responsible for keeping the seats in the arenas filled and the stars' faces in the news. While one jarring suspenseful section deals with Michael Jordan being followed on the freeway another deals with messy stories about his personal life showing up in the tabloids. Jeanne must find out who is doing it. Is it an inside job?

It is a well-written book with a rather slow plot but would be a great read for any basketball fan.

A little time had passed since Michael Jordan had retired from the NBA, but to his committed fans it seemed like an eternity. The league just didn't feel the same without him. Then low and behold he returned to the game of basketball to pose as the leader of the Washington Wizards. Michael Jordan in Washington D.C.!

From his amazing performances on the court, to his positive endeavors off of the court, Michael Jordan continues to add on to the support of his admirers. Though in this book we are also exposed to another side of Jordan... the "behind-closed-doors" side! Some things, such as his lectures and autograph sessions, may not be of a surprise while others, such as his off-the-court good times, may come as a great shock. Whatever the case may be, this is a remarkable story of the man who has taking the NBA by storm. The man that we've all grown to know and love.

This is a tactfully composed novel by Loretta Smith and if you love Michael Jordan, then you'll love this book!

If you don't read ANY other book on Michael Jordan this year, READ THIS ONE!!! You do not have to be a sports fan to enjoy this book.