Partner

First, I must say that I am saddened by the horrifying experience that Jacine Gielinski went through in April of 1997. This reveiw, however, focuses on Partners in Evil, Steve Jackson's book regarding that horrendous incident.

As evident by the subtitle (The Shocking True Story of a Fantasy Turned Deadly), as well as the material appearing on the back cover, which is replete with emotionally charged adjectives and adverbs, it is more than obvious that the intent of Jackson and his publisher is to intice readers to purchase and read what promises to be a titillating account of a "gruesome" crime and its "twisted" perpetrators who are filled with "sexual bloodlust."

Apart from the obvious sensationalism, it seem as if Jackson is confused as to what type of book he wants to write. Partners in Evil tries to be at times a "true crime" novel, at other times a diary of the thoughts and feelings of Jacine's family, and at still other times a nonfiction account of the history and righteousness of the death penalty in Colorado. It's possible that if Jackson had chosen just one of these premises, his book would have seemed a bit less disjointed. Even so, I believe that the book would still display its large number of typographical errors and its strong one-sidedness, as well as its questionable accuracy.

The one-sidedness (Jackson uses the book as a pulpit from which to extol the virtues of capital punishment) and typographical errors (indicative of a lack of attention to detail by both Jackson and his editor) will be obvious to any reader. But how, you may ask, can I accuse the book of being less than accurate? I can do this because I am one of the crime scene investigators who was involved in the case, as well as in several other cases touched upon in the book. In fact, a number of the photographs appearing in the book and credited to the Colorado Springs Police Department were taken by me and the captions under at least two of the book's photographs are obviously not correct. The inaccuracies, however, are not confined to Salmon and Woldt's case, but extend into other cases mentioned in the book as well.

A reviewer before me says that Jackson has "done his homework." If that's true, then it appears to be the type of homework that a student does when he prepares for a book report by purchasing and skimming through a copy of Cliff's Notes instead of reading the assigned book. I have no doubt that lovers of "crime fiction" and of "true crime" will enjoy this book. It is, in fact entertaining, as I am sure that it is intended to be. But a mild word of caution as you turn the pages: don't believe everything you read.

Please do not assume by this review that I feel that what happened to Jacine Gielinski is either trivial or excusable. It isn't. I feel badly for Jacine and for all that knew her, especially her parents, Bob and Peggy Luiszer. I understand that Steve Jackson may have felt that this story needed to be told. But maybe for Jackson's next "true" crime book, he will decide to look at all sides of the issue and to be a little more thorough when doing his "homework."

Steve Jackson writes this book for the family of the victim of a heinous crime. He stomps his foot up and down and bemoans the injustice of the justice system, unfortunately, his foot is stomping on the US Constitution. The book slanders defense attorneys and Judges that Jackson doesn't even interview or, it seems, attempt to contact. Jackson admits that it was written with cooperation only from the prosecutors and the victims family presenting a completely one sided, liablous,travesty that does not even attempt to explain the justice system and does not mention the Constitution, the foundation of the justice system; once.

This book is not very compelling. The story could have been told in half the pages. Since the crime and the arrest of the suspects took place within a couple of hours, along with written confessions from both players, there really wasn't much to this story. The book is packed with filler, giving way too much background on the history of the death penalty in Colorado.

This book's instruction on massage is short and lacking. The pictures are unhelpful and harsh rather than attractive and instructive. If one understands what the book is refering to and one knows how to administer a stroke the book is useful for basic knowledge. This is not a manual. Please continue looking

Erotic Partner Massage is simply fabulous, a great guide to massaging your love partner to new, unheard levels of relaxation ecstasy! There are many excellent pictures, besides the requisite words in black and white to guide you along. Also, not only will the pics go a long way in aiding your partner achieve a state of bliss, they will also pleasure you directly, since many of them feature the toned, fully nude bodies of a charming man and a sexy woman in all their natural (you know what I mean) glory. Talk about double pleasure! Conservationists need not worry about this being a blatant tribute to hardcore pornography as this book manages to thread the fine line between art and porn successfully. To top it off, this marvel of a book will not burn a hole in your pocket especially after Amazon's thoughtful discount, so don't hesitate to purchase this exquisitely-designed love treasury!

With a 2001 H-D softail on order, I looked forward to reading this book to learn about H-D tradition, company exploits, and product development. My reason for writing this review is to let others with similar interests know that this book offers very little on those subjects.

What Herbert Wagner has done is to merely compile a set of photographs of such things as H-D advertisements, products, and events, and annotate them in as spartan a manner as you could possibly imagine. This book borders on being completely uninformative!

Just as dissapointing is the format that was chosen by the author and his publisher. The beginning of the book, comprising the vast majority of the pages, contains photos without text. The end of the book is a series of pages that duplicate, in thumbnail sized images, all of the photos found in the beginning of the book. Next to each of these miniature images you will find a few words of descriptive text. Interestingly, the text is so small that it challenges people (even those with eagle-like vision) to read without squinting or without reaching for reading glasses.

Although I would not recommend this book to anyone, I will add that it does have a brief, well written introduction that captures the unique experience of riding a motorcycle.

This book is an OUTSTANDING collection of vintage HD photographs, set in two volumes. I would agree with one reviewer that flipping from the large picture to the thumbnail credits at the back of the books is sometimes a pain, But the quality of these old photographs is excellant and they are well printed. The only disappointment for me is the second volume which has the current era of bikes. Not as interesting as those old machines of the teens, twenties and thirties.

The guidance given in this book is very simplistic advice that any person with a modicum of intelligence and common sense could derive for him or herself. Also, the details of the authors' sex life are so explicit that I felt I was reading a soft core pornographic novel rather than serious advisory book. Due to the book's graphic nature, I had a difficult time respecting the advice presented. Finally, I do not feel that I gained any relationship knowledge from this book that I did not already possess.

Despite an earlier review, there's nothing even vaguely pornographic in the book that I could see. Instead, the Huffs provide a good deal of thought-provoking prose, surrounding their list of sixteen areas in which they think a couple *MUST* agree for a marriage to be successful. I don't know for sure if every one is a show stopper, but if you're missing on more than a few...

Most books about the marital arts take the premise that bad communication is what makes marriages fail - that if you can communicate better, and understand the mars/venus stuff, you can fix any marriage. The Huffs believe that even with perfect communication, even the most caring couple will have a marriage that is at best mediocre if they're mismatched on key issues... that marriage needn't be hard, *if* its with the right person. This is a wonderful breath of fresh air for anyone who's been struggling for years, trying to figure out what they're doing wrong. Maybe it isn't you.

Read, enjoy, learn.

Wow. That's breathtaking. The book promises everything you need: "Ways to Satisfy your Partner Every Time." Okay, but it is worth to spend approx. 15 hours to read through a 162 page book which can be summarized on one single page? Guys: Talk, keep your butts together and try to put yourself into a woman. So, the answer is: it depends. If you are interested in platitudes or annoying generalizations this book might be suitable for you. If you want to impress your friends by reading health related "enlighted" stuff it fits into your bookhelf. If you get aroused by Vogue's health and sex hints, it will be fine for you. But if you are interested in real advice or would like to learn something outside general platitudes this publication will leave you alone. It's written entertainingly, has some help for adolescend men, but after a couple of pages you might ask yourself: "What have I learned? Where's the beef?" Turn back the pages you read and find out yourself ...

I've bought several of Chichester's Mens Health books and am pleased with them all. They are short, concise, entertaining and generally useful and practical. Yes, some topical coverage is sparse, but Chichester's lively writing style, solid reporting and the entertainment element I've come to respect from Mens Health make it a readable and useful guide for the inexperienced or a good reminder for the rest of us.

This book is completely worthless. It only provides the answers to the questions that already have answers in the back of the book. Don't waste your money, there's nothing worthwhile in this book.

Don't waste you money! I bought this book thinking it would help me with my chemistry class. I hoped it would add extra problems for me to work and help when I was studying, doing the calculations outside the classroom. The only thing it helped was the publisher's profit margin. This book is all but useless. About the only thing it's good for is adding weight to your backpack. It gives you no more information than what's in the back of the book. The only problems worked in the book are the ones with answers in the back of the book. There is really nothing extra. No explanations on how the problems were worked out, no detail in the calculations, no extra examples or problems for practice. Nothing is described or shown in any detail whatsoever. All that's there is the answer and a small portion from the end of the calculation. No explanation as to how the problems are worked or how they arrived at the answer. To top it all off, it was written by grad students and some of the calculations are wrong. After reviewing it, my professor even said it was a waste of money and doesn't recommend buying it. You'd be better off buying the STUDY GUIDE that goes with the text instead of the solutions manual. Again, don't waste your money on this book!

I didn't think the book would help at all but when I spent some time looking at it and reading it, it makes alot of the subjects more clear. I would definitely recommend it to everyone.

Akin's offering on Flagler is chock full of factual information. However, it is written in such a scholarly manner (practically every paragraph has a corresponding footnote) that it is difficult to get through. It's well researched, but not well written.

I was particularly interested in Flagler's Key West Extension to his Florida East Coast Railway. Akin gave "the eighth wonder of the world" just one chapter. Pat Parks' "The Railroad That Died at Sea" was more informative regarding the extension--and a far better read.

I was glad that I finished "Flagler...", though I considered it something of a chore.

I paged through this dutifully after a breakup and found it to be cliched and unhelpful. The tone of the book reminded me of all the platitudes the happily married give to the freshly divorced. A touch superior and with this whiff of "If you cannot be happy being alone you must FIX that." I think the best advice for someone who is unhappy being alone is to give them advice on how to find other people to hang out with.

I think the author is hung up in a tautology.

People who want to be alone are generally happy to be that way and are not going to get this kind of book. People who are unhappy being alone probably need to be with other people and being given little things to help them dilly-dally solo is going to let more time pass before they find what they really want - which is human company.

This book will be good for those who do not want to read the journals of L & C but want a complete, thorough report. The book gave many specific details, and often got sidetracked off into extra tidbits of information. For those looking for just a general overview of this journey, this book is not the place to find it.

To be honest, I haven't read the whole book. I am the type of person who once I start reading a book I will read it regardless of how good or bad it is. For some reason, I feel an obligation to either myself or the author. This book was so bad I had to quit. This was my first read from this Net Force series. The author tried to get fancy with technology/futurism by describing the mundane use a computer as a virtual reality exercise. That literary 'technique' turned me off. After discussing how much I disliked the beginning of this book with a friend, I was turned onto Clive Cussler (Flood Tide) and am really enjoying that.

My wife picked this up for me - she thought I might enjoy Tom Clancy. In fact I do - but this isn't really Tom Clancy at all and, in fact, I'm embarrassed for him.

The good news: It's an easy and almost fun read.

The bad news: The writing is absolutely dreadful. I mean really really bad.

I will give some other Net Force books a chance some time. The premise is interesting and there are supposed to be some good books in the series out there. This, unfortunately, is not one of them!

This seventh book in the now stale Net Force series offers nothing new and is better left alone. The Net Force series started off fresh but the books have since grown forced and clichéd. Writers Perry and Segriff seem to still follow the same plot blueprint that most of the books have followed: ruthless bad guy with a diabolical scheme (even though we never learn what it is), a lowlife assassin, a new set of net viruses (a requirement), and Net Force saving the day. At least in this book the writers decide to change the status quo a little in the ending and provide a jumping-off point for bored readers.

There are a wealth of better alternative books: readers looking for military/political thrillers should check out Tom Clancy's REAL books, while readers wanting action/adventure should try Clive Cussler's writings, and readers looking for future/tech should try some of William Gibson's books.