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The New Bottoming Book
Published in Paperback by Greenery Pr (01 December, 2001)
Authors: Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton
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Wonderful Update
The original Bottoming book gave a lot of good information and advice to "bottoms" everywhere. This "new version" contains much of the original "advice," like "connecting" and negotiation, but also has new and much-needed information, such as a big section on meeting someone online via chat rooms, mailing lists and/or Internet newsgroups and how to convert from "cyber" to "real-time," and dealing with the fact that their "reality" may not match yours.

There are also chapters describing different "scenes" (and their 'rewards' and also tips on beginning and ending them)and role play, with short subsections about bondage and submission.

I've always enjoyed Ms Hardy's (formerly under the "Lady Green" pseudonym) and Easton's writing style: informative and at the same time informal enough that you sense they've been through virtually all of the same questions a bottom might ask of themselves or their partners. This truly is an excellent update to a classic SM instructional book.

Still one of the best
In this 69 page expansion of the original Liszt & Easton book, several new technological developments are taken into consideration while the wonderful Fish drawings are left out. The book has four main sections: intro, skills, scenes, and conclusion. The basic message is both simple and somewhat revolutionary if you listen to the general BS in the vanilla world: bottoms are powerful. There are layout problems in this edition such as mislabeled sections and as always I would really like writers to do more research and more citations. Only one group of kinky folk are left out of the chapter: the 24/7 or lifestyle persons. But the book is for beginners and in my opinion beginners need to start slowly.

You mean I'm not crazy?
Who would think that being tied up and beaten could be the most pleasurable and empowering experience of one's life? Easton and Hardy's persuasive enthusiasm convinced me.
Concise chapters map out a sensible and intuitive path to bring a novice from fantasy to reality. The warm, personal style is unmistakably the hallmark of Greenery Press - as is the focus on ethics and infinite possiblities. I was especially moved by the underlying message that - rather than recklessly throwing yourself at someone's feet - to be an informed and thoughtful submissive is a rare and valuable gift to a lucky dominant.
For anyone who has nervously surpressed their fantasies of being swept away by a Powerful Creature or used mercilessly by a Stern Master, this book simultaneously reassures, encourages and inspires.

The Delta Function (LA Funcion Delta)
Published in Hardcover by Univ of Nebraska Pr (February, 1992)
Authors: Rosa Montero, Kari Easton, and Yolanda Molina Gavilan
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Sensational!
This book was actually assigned reading for a modern Spanish literature class I took in college; I liked it so much I have re-read it twice since. The story alternates between two narratives of the protagonist Lucia: the memoir Lucia is writing about the week before the premiere of the first movie she directed, and the journal she is writing 30 years later as she lies in the hospital with an undiagnosed illness. The way it is written, however, both narratives feel like present day stories. Montero's conversational writing style makes her very easy to read, even with the switches in narrative and with Lucia's philosophical commentaries on love, relationships, and death. It is both entertaining and mildly thought-provoking. Enjoy!

Exemplifies profound entertainment
This book is a rare find in that it manages to evoke laughter and heartache. It can be read as a light romp, but upon reflection, the reader will almost certainly recognize and perhaps confront some of the human condition's recurring quandries in Montero's characters. Readers will connect with the self- discovery and evolution of the main character, regardless of gender. Prepare to laugh out loud and weep with this one.

The Garden of Easton: The Garland Chronicles
Published in Paperback by iUniverse.com (March, 2001)
Author: Joshua Nedelman
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Literary Ecstasy in the Great Garden
"The Garden of Easton" is a fine example of modern literature at its best. Straying from the pretentious, outdated works of years past, 'Easton' strives to provide the reader with a fresh, accurate portrait of modern society.

Nedelman, the author of this opus, beautifully brings out the best in Curt, the protagonist, as he struggles against his own harsh existence. It was a great pleasure reading about the trials and tribulations of the young Curt Garland, as he overcame the obstacles which most would take for granted.

When many would give up, Garland rises to the occasion. When faced with the ultimate offer (from none other than Lucifer himself), Garland must decide what is more important: his sanctified being, or absolute pleasure....

Read this novel and find out for yourself; you will not be disappointed. Why only 4 stars? Nedelman is clearly a new writer, and 'Easton' is his first published work. Unfortunately, despite the tremendous nature of the novel, his inexperience shines through as we experience some flaws which would normally be absolved. Nedelman strives for only the best, and he is extremely talented, but the weakness is there, barely accenting the superb content within.

Cheers, and enjoy! --Zack Linowitz, Village Voice

Brilliant Young Writer
What promise we see as Mr. Nedelman writes his first novel.

It is interesting, provocative, and is written with passion and insight not usually evidenced in a first novel!

Shelter
Published in Paperback by Shelter Publications (June, 2003)
Authors: Bob Easton and Lloyd Kahn
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Informative and Interesting
I believe this book was out of print for a while so it is nice to have it back. Architecture students or anyone with an interest in architecture would appreciate this book. It is a good look at how humans have satisfied one of our basic needs. It is an exhaustive collection of human habitats, written in a clever and unprentious way (unlike most architecture books!). If you like this book, you may also enjoy books by Witold Rybczynski such as Home, and Looking Around.

THE Book.
This is THE Book to own if you have any interest in building construction, architecture, and lifestyle. The pictures are many, and great, and the reading is also just as interesting. I bought some as gifts, and for each of my carpenter friends.

X Files YA #03 Bad Sign
Published in Mass Market Paperback by HarperEntertainment (June, 1997)
Authors: Easton Royce and Cliff Nielsen
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Not Bad :)
The book was OK. Best novelization from X-files I've read, but what Season was Bad Sign from, anyway?

Great Novelization of Season 3 "Syzygy" Episode
"Bad Sign," based on the Season 3 X-Files episode "Syzygy," takes place in a small town named Comity, where three teens have mysteriously died so far. Most everyone in the agitated town believes a satanic cult is responsible for their deaths, so FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are called in to investigate. Yet three more teens die anyway--and all signs point to two 17-year-old cheerleaders, Terri Roberts and Margi Kleinjan, whose fates are culminating during a syzygy (an alignment of three celestial objects).

This book/episode has some rather funny parts, particularly regarding Mulder and Scully's out-of-character behavior--Scully acts more skeptical and moody than usual, and Mulder falls for the attractive town detective, Angela White. "Syzygy" is one of my favorite X-Files episodes, and Easton Royce (a pen name used by Neal Shusterman; his collaborator: Eric Elfman) does an excellent novelization of it. It's like "Carrie," times two, with a cosmic twist.

The Rammed Earth House (Real Goods Independent Living Book)
Published in Paperback by Chelsea Green Pub Co (April, 1996)
Authors: David Easton, Cynthia Wright, and David Eaton
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"East Coaster" Looking to use Rammed Earth
I purchased this book in order to find an optimistic source on the subject of rammed earth. David Easton does have a positive attitude about the subject. I enjoyed his enthusiasm. I enjoyed the 10 or so pages of color pictures and the many black and white pictures through the book. Like another reviewer, I felt the book lacked some good engineering sketches and some good pictoral illustrations of the forming systems. I was encouraged enough by his book to want to build a rammed earth house somewhere in the coming years. johnkurtz@comcast.net.

Excellent, lacks some detail on construction
In Venezuela, South America, there is some interest in reviving an old method of cobnstruction, called "tapial" in spanish (rammed earth). Many old building remain in South America from the time of the spaniards. The book illustrates how a modern enginee, David Easton, in California, has taken over the problem of building with rammed earth in country where there is very little "tradition", hence know how, on building with rammed earth. The book lacks detail on the rammed earth system employed by the authors. More drawings and pictures would be very useful to translate modern technology to underdevelopped countries. Best regards, Miguel A. Megias, Professor of Engineering Universidad de Carabobo Valencia, Venezuela e-mail mmegias@telcel.net.v

Excellent resource!
I found this book, as other books by Real Goods, to be very informative and easy for the layperson to comprehend. David presents the information in a reader friendly style, and the photos greatly enhance the script.

Strikingitrich.com (Striking It Rich.com) : Profiles of 23 Incredibly Successful Websites You've Probably Never Heard Of
Published in Hardcover by McGraw-Hill (15 October, 1998)
Authors: Jaclyn Easton and Jeff Bezos
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An interesting look at small and effective successes
This book is a product of the Internet boom / bubble and not all of these seb businesses have survived. However, a surprising number have. Some were sold while others evolved one way or the other. It is quite an interesting to read about how these businesses viewed their markets at the height of the boom and then look at how things are today.

I think the book has a couple of good points to make. These sites were not funded by huge amounts of venture capital. They are all small sites that have done well for people who had a specific expertise, who thought small in a tightly focused way, and who used the web to broaden their reach to a proven client base.

There are thousands of successful sites just like these and this type of thing can be done thousands of more times by intelligent business people. My advice, however, is that unless you really KNOW what your plan and goals are, don't spend your hard earned cash until you are certain you have minimized your uncertainties. Of course, to be an entrepreneur is to have more risk than regular folks are willing to take on. But spend more time getting ready and learning your business rather than recklessly diving in head first to see how deep the pond is. If you don't you could end up spending a lot of money on a website that will be nothing but a drain on your precious cash and time.

People With Bad Comments Did Not Read This Book
While most people who reviewed this book gave it 5-stars there are couple who rate it less. I can tell you as someone who has read "StrikingItRich.com" 3 times and bought 7 more copies for business associates that these "bad reviewers" could not have read this book.

Citing some of these sites as not successful? Nuts! Easton gives us all the revenue numbers. These are not "home spun efforts" as one of these commentors below wrote, but bona fide business with anywhere from 1-100 employees.

If you're not serious about making money online don't read this book. If you are, "StrikingItRich.com" will become your bible. Better yet it will insure your success and inspire you as you read these stories of folks just like you and I making it big.

Nothing Else Like It
There are a lot of good e-commerce books all of which are well intentioned, but few of which really inspire. Then there's "StrikingItRich.com".

Because it only has real world examples, prepare yourself to be completely motivated, inspired and downright dizzy with excitement. Jaclyn Easton doesn't tell you how to be successful, she proves it by introducing you to people just like yourself, who, with as little as $30 started websites now worth millions.

The book focuses on all types of sites, including B2B and subscription sites (those which charge a monthly entrance fee) in addition to consumer retailing and content ventures.

What I found most rewarding is how different each story is. This could have been the same tale told 23 different ways. These profiles are as different as can be, each with a fresh perspective that practically insures that your web business can be one of the ones striking it rich too.

The Rules of Attraction
Published in Hardcover by Simon & Schuster (September, 1987)
Author: Bret Easton Ellis
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If I could, I'd reccomend it to the world.
Okay, I realize I might be over-emphatic on exactly how much I love this book but I LOVE THIS BOOK. If you ever feel the need to read a novel depicting life in a certain lifestyle,(especially if that craving reaches to college kids in the mood), then this is the book for you. I've now read it at least twenty times, and each time I can't help but get sucked into the characters and their lifestyle. The author uses a unique method of "showing the world through their eyes" to develop the characters and allow the reader to fully understand exactly what each character is thinking at any particular time. The description provided of the plot does not do it justice. This is more than just a book about three college kids, it's about a whole generation, and how anything can be different if you look at it from the right angle. No surface characters here, this novel brings you to the heart of the matter, and once there, you never want it to end. If you like Irvine Welsh, you'll love Bret Easton Ellis.

An interesting little book
After seeing the film version of "American Psycho" I was compelled to read the book. I became almost obsessed with AP--a funny, frightening, daring book. Since then I've been meaning to get my hands on more of Ellis's work. I was trying to decide between this and anotehr Ellis book, and since I'm in college myself decided to go with Rules of Attraction. A great, fun, interesting, thought provoking book. Now, I believe AP was probably Ellis's masterpiece, but Rules was very much the college, early 20's version of the world Patrick Bateman lived in.
The character I felt most for was Paul, who seemed the most genuine of the three main characters. Sean was frustrating and entertaining. Lauren was an interesting character, but her obsession with Victor became somewhat tedious at times.
However, the book was great, and oddly enough I hadnt' realized that Sean was the infamous Patrick's brother till the end. Sean was so different from Patrick (well, for one he wasn't psychotic) it never occured to me until he mentioned Patrick. And I did get a quick smile out of the brief appearance by Patrick--acting sane, oddly enough. I may have to go back and read Sean's appearance in AP.
A good book I read in 2 days! Not as "funny" as AP, but very good nonetheless!

Love Triangle At A Pseudo-Bohemian College
IT'S 1985, FALL, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Lauren's a pretty, virgin-type, yet she's not as chaste as she seems. Born with good looks and great money, Lauren is focused on what major she should choose and why the heck her boyfriend, Victor, won't call her--even if he's in Europe. Lauren's ex Paul's bi--sensitive, lovable, and sensible getting over his lost love, Mitchell--while looking at Sean. Semi-junkie and alcholic Sean's no one's ex, but sure would love to be with Lauren, who's like an angel to Sean, even though he does everyone he basically wants--which is almost half the school.

I found this book so funny and so interesting and so realistic. It's like something I would love to read. I read Bret Easton Ellis's first book, Less Than Zero, and fell in love with it. Then I picked up The Rules of Attraction, 'cause I heard it was an OK movie and I hadn't seen it, so I decided to read it. It's amazing how someone can make a love triangle at an unconvential college seem so tasty and real. I wonder what his secret is.

Anyway, get this book! It's amazing, raw, different, smart, realistic, fresh, and edgy.

Wuthering Heights (Literature Made Easy Series)
Published in Paperback by Barrons Educational Series (August, 1999)
Authors: Jane Easton, Emily Bronte, and Tony Buzan
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A Darkly Romantic Novel
Wuthering Heights is a disturbingly dark book about love, obsession and revenge. It is a romantic novel full of twists and turns that nearly requires the reader to keep a running dictionary of characters, especially since names have a tendency to pop up in different places and on different people throughout the novel. I read this novel for a class assignment in Victorian Literature but it is helpful to know that the book employs many themes of the Romantic literary genre as well. Victorian ideas of social class are brought up as well as the fantasies of adolescence. Some of the Romantic ideas found in the novels include the idea of the tragic landscape. The landscape of the novel is foreboding and isolated, borrowed most likely from the gothic novel. The characters are extreme in their varying passions and the concept of the dream is used in a type of ghostly communication. One of the story's narrators has a dream of being visited by the ghost of Catherine, which causes a startling and dramatic reaction in Heathcliff. The belief that the reader cannot fully hate Heathcliff because of how he was mistreated as a child is also a Romantic ideal.
The story contains a great deal of darkness and some cruelty, which may turn readers away. Love is often extreme to the point of violence in the novel while the romances themselves are nearly incestuous in tone. Cousins marry and adopted siblings hold lifelong affections and obsessions for each other. The novel also illustrates an element of cruelty that can be slightly disturbing at times. Heathcliff, the novel's antagonist, goes as far as to string up the beloved dog of the young woman he courts after Catherine rejects him.
The main focus of the story is the rather twisted love story element that develops between Catherine and Heathcliff. Heathcliff is adopted into Catherine's family at a young age and the pair become close, though Catherine rejects him because he is poor and instead marries a rich neighbor. Though throughout the novel, other romances develop between the two highly inbred families, they are side stories in comparison to the main romance.
The love of Catherine and Heathcliff eventually develops into an obsession that lasts, and in fact becomes even stronger with the eventual death of Catherine. Her spirit seems to haunt Heathcliff and further fire his obsession. Even before Catherine's death this obsessive love broadens to include an equally obsessive drive to ruin the lives of all the people who mistreated him and stood between him and Catherine, including her husband and older brother.
These obsessions eventually lead to the last of the major themes of the novel, revenge. A good part of the book is spent upon Heathcliff's attempts to destroy the lives of anyone and everyone who mistreated him or got in the way of his relationship with Catherine. His need for revenge does not lessen as the book moves on and Heathcliff continues to take his revenge even upon the next generation, including Catherine's daughter and his own son. Whether or not Heathcliff succeeds in his attempts I leave to the reader.
Personally, I enjoyed this book a great deal, if for no other reason than the simple fact that it was quite different from the usual school assigned reading. I was pleasantly surprised by how well woven and engaging the book was. The calculating lengths that Heathcliff goes to in order fulfill his quest for revenge are nearly reason enough to read the book. The old style language of the book, which I expected to be a hindrance, was hardly noticeable. In short, if you can handle (or enjoy) the book's darker aspects, then I highly recommend this classic to you. (And I'm not just saying that because I have to! ;))Enjoy!

The Most Beautiful Book
Perhaps it's the winsome imagery, perhaps the profoundly real characters one switches between loving and hating, or maybe even the dry humor that is the style of the British, but Wuthering Heights is my all time favorite book. How can words possibly do it justice...the only way to surely judge it is by reading it. Never before have I been so moved by a story; it might be Heathcliff's overflowing love for Catherine that drives him mad yet, ingenious in his revenge, or Cathy's shallow duty to society that denies her the power to be true to herself (I believe the main point of this novel is to not deny your feelings; go with what you feel rather than what should be), but I always find myself reading it on days I need to be cheered up or am really lusting after a good book. If one's not paying attention, you know, one of those days where you just read to take your mind off of something, it can get rather dull and confusing (the diction isn't as simple as say...Ethan Frome), but if you're concentrating, Bronte's words are so amazingly beautiful, it's hard to put it down. When read aloud it sounds like Shakespeare, and I like Emily's work a lot more than Charlotte's, for some reason. Gothic literature is so peculiar and wonderful: a class of it's own, and she really masters it. At the same time she avoids stereotypes and entertaining happenings (the spectre that appears to the somewhat insecure Lockwood early on foretells the chilling story, while at the same time hinting there is something deeply wrong about Wuthering Heights that needs to be corrected), actually writing the book with a purpose behind it. All the characters have very cool qualities about them; all have the potential to be irritating, but hey, we're all human. By imperfecting her people she has perfected the novel, and I'm so thankful I've had the privilege to read such a piece of art. This book forever remains with me; it's a part of me.

Not for the "immature" reader...
I read what the self-proclaimed "immature" reader wrote, and I beg to differ. I love this book not because I'm supposed to, but because I just do. The austerity of the language, which you term "dull", is what sets the whole tone for such a troubling work. I doubt that Bronte set out to write a classic romance; I believe she was denouncing the sins of her characters. This novel is multi-faceted with its never-ending parallels: two houses (Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange), two love stories, two heroes, two heroines, two narrators, etc. The inexplicable love that two heartless people like Heathcliff and Catherine share is fascinating to say the least. When Catherine cries out, "Nelly, I AM Heathcliff," I'm sure many a girl's heart has thudded in her chest. This book sweeps you away to a place and time far removed from us and gives us a view into a harsh and distant world. You don't have to like the book. But don't be so dumb or immature as to assume that no else does either. The longer you study literature, the more you'll see that some books have passed the test of time, because, well, they're just that damn good.

The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)
Published in Paperback by Penguin USA (Paper) (May, 1996)
Authors: Sarah Orne Jewett, Alison Easton, and Mary Ellen Chase
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Did I Miss the Secret Chapter?
In the novel "The Country of the Pointed Firs", Sarah Orne Jewett invites her readers to journey with her through rural Maine with its green landscapes, hushed scenery, and quaint townspeople. A place where nothing noteworthy or earth-shattering seems to happen. The author and her companions seem to drift through their days carefree, as they relish the simplicity of existing peacefully. The narrator spends her summer in a seaside New England village and develops friendships with her hostess and her family.

As with most novels, I read page after page anticipating the "big moment", the "turning point", a "climax", anything to cite as the work's purpose or point. I never did quite accomplish that.I found myself reading and rereading looking for the part that I must have skipped over accidentally. I have yet to find the secret chapter.

But what I accomplished wasn't known to me at the time but became clear after reflecting. The goal of the book is to help its readers acquire an inner peace within themselves; one that I found to be best appreciated in one's older years. I dont think that I was ready to read the book presently, but can see myself one day rocking in a glider totally enjoying and appreciating Jewett's novel.

This book brought me peace from start to finish
Sarah Orne Jewett keeps her readers interested from page to page, not through action and adventure, but through intellectual conversation. Usually I would not have picked up The Country of the Pointed Firs, because nine out of ten of the books that I read contain constant action sequences from one page to the next. Although after reading this book from beginning to end, I began to understand the characters in the book and could relate to the peaceful community that they belonged to. The narrator brings us into her everyday peaceful life through the emotion and laid-back style that she puts into every description. The narrator's love for nature helps us to understand New England as she sees it. She helps all of us "city people" to accept New England for what it is, paradise. The narrator, with the help of Mrs. Todd, Mrs. Todd's mother, and William, help give the reader some background and history of New England specifically Maine where they live. The small part that I enjoyed most though, was the narrator's discussion with the old and wise Captain Littlepage. His description of the island that he had visited while he was out at sea brought a very mysterious feeling to the book. I was upset to find out that this was where the mystery ended. I also enjoyed Jewett's ability to describe some of the close and personal family relationships in the story. At times I felt like I knew the entire life story of all the characters in the story. All in all I really enjoyed the book. I do not recommend it to a younger crowd, but I know all old and young adults will enjoy it as I did. Sarah Orne Jewett has created a masterpiece that will last for years to come.

A short story collection centered around the people of Maine

A collection of quiet "sketches," this volume is a reminder of the fine writing produced by some of the earliest American realists. Critics have recently revised their first opinions of the book as a "small success" and now consider it a classic of American literature. The stories revolve around a young writer who goes to the coastal town of Dunnet Landing, Maine. In the company of Mrs. Todd, a venerable and locally revered herbalist who gives her lodging, the writer comes to know and write about the people of the area. The result is a fascinating look into personalities shaped and distilled by life on that severe coast into persons of rare character. This edition also contains eight of Jewett's best short stories, including "A White Heron" and "The Queen's Twin."

No plot devices or car chases here--this is a book to read on a rainy afternoon when nostalgia and melancholy threaten to overwhelm. It's comfort food like grandma used to make--reassuring, soul-fortifying, and full of the capacity to cheer. It's also addictive--once you take a bite out of Pointed Firs, you can't stop.

Similar author: Mary Wilkins Freeman

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