I have read all the books by mack maloney, the wingman series specifically. The chopper ops were good, too. I just new there had to be a continuation with the Wingman books. The Starhawk series is an awesome continuation of these. The Fourth Empire was awesome..... I was literally on the edge of my seat throughout the book. I am just waiting because I have a feeling that the villain Victor from the Wingman series might surface.. I could be wrong, but that is my theory.... as it seems as Major Hawk Hunter is coming closer to discovering his roots.. I hope that Mack Maloney releases a new book really soon.. I will definitely be on the list for ordering it'
Good job Mack.

I must say that if I were to review this series I would have to give it 10
thunbs up and 10 thumbs down.

Why?

For the same reason.. :)

10 Thumbs Up -
I bought all three books at the same time. I could not put them down!

10 Thumbs Down -
Now I have nothing to read for the next 6 months, and have to go see if
there are any good books OTHER than Mack Maloney's at the book store! :) :) :)

The best of this series, the development of the plot is well drawn and set into motion. Found the same play and modeling of the earlier WINGMAN series coming thru with the full power of the science fiction genre. The exploration of the Fourth Empire sets a vehicle to explore all manor of the human experience. I have been fortunate to read some of the ancient classics and actually even more fortunate to have some smart folks explain a lot of what was written. This author explores the human experience in much the same way in his well crafted style in this book. War, struggle for life, deep dives into the face of evil that man will rain down on his fellow man, tie ins with classic literature set to fast paced science fiction. Well conceived scientific developments abound. Tie ins to religous mystery and faith. I can not but help project some of the recent events the United States and the world has faced against the fabric of this book - it is just that good. The action was solid, well paced and placed. As a military aviator not enough flying scenes from the cockpit, but you can not have everything. The battle scenes and the relentless drive through future history excellent. The probing of the mysteries excellent. The connections and lacing to the authors other works continues and is a great part of these books. Again I credit the well developed writing style and intelligence to allow the reader to start with this book and read any other book in the various series without being frustrated or lost. Enjoy, this is a great read and primes the reader for the next one. When will these books and the rest of the series come out on audio tape and CDs? One can only hope soon.

This reference book contains accurate descriptions and black and white photographs of virtually all work issued by Hagen-Renaker from its inception to current as of the date of publication. The catalog is organized in a very easy to use manner, grouped by category (Designer's Workshop, Miniatures, Specialties, Disney, etc) and subcategory (Birds, Cats, Dogs, Horses, Wild Animals, etc), and indexed for fast reference. Also included is a very interesting history of the company, information on restoration processes, and separate sections on associated companies.

I never leave home without my copy, because you never know when you are going to need it. In the last 2 years it has flown across the country several times, and visited Canada a couple of times as well. It's dogeared, pieces I own are highlighted, and current eBay and dealer prices noted in margins, across the tops of listings, or wherever I can fit them. The condition of my copy is the best review I can give it.

Charlton Press, a noted publisher of collector's guides, uses authors who are also collectors, as the company feels this provides important insights needed in a collector's guide. From what I've seen, book height and format are consistent between guides. Each book starts with a blurb about the collectible, such as information on the company or the modeling artists. Item listings come next. These include photo (if available), the item name, number, designer, height, color, issue date, and price. Prices are listed in three currencies: U.S. Dollars, Canadian Dollars, and U.K. pounds. An index is located at the back of the book. Also, included are ads from companies, clubs, and magazines that specialize in the particular collectible.

An important aspect of any collector's value guide is the basis of the valuations. Charlton uses a method based on the actual going price in each quoted region. They gain this data by contacting dealers in the various countries and getting the actual prices the applicable collectibles are going for in that area. This method eliminates the fluctuations of currency exchange rates that would occur if the item was listed, say in U.S. dollars, and than an exchange rate applied to calculate the prices for Canada and the U.K. Now we can move on to specifics.

I was very happy to finally see The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Hagen-Renaker, 2nd edition by Gayle Roller. Back in Dec/Jan 1994, I reviewed the Hagen-Renaker Handbook, the book Gayle co-authored with Kathleen Rose and Joan Berkwitz. It was a handy book, but had a big problem. It was out-of-print.

The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Hagen-Renaker, 2nd edition obviously built on the Hagen-Renaker Handbook foundation, but it has some major improvements. The Charlton has the pictures with the listings, instead of separately. The history section has been expanded. A section on production steps has been added. Restoration is discussed. And, of course, the Charlton has more current information. If you've been looking to replace your old Handbook or just to add a H-R guide, the Charlton is a good choice.

This is wonderful book full of photos (black & white) and information about the marvelous pieces from Hagen-Renaker. A resource you'll be glad you have. As a collector & frequenter of flea markets, I don't leave home without it! It's excellent for all levels of collectors from beginner to advanced.

I love this system, it captures the flavor of Tolkien while making for an efficient roleplaying system. Great for fans of Tolkien, even if they aren't interested in roleplaying. The supplements for this game are some of the best RPG supplements I've seen. Loads of fun!

This is one of the most comprehensive and realistic RPG systems I've encountered. I love it, and not just because it lets you adventure in the amazing realms of Middle-earth. The system is detailed and difficult to get to grips with at first but it is certainly worth the effort.

tolkien middle-earth will coming alive for you if you enjoy roleplaying games... you'll love it....

I've heard just about everyone on both sides of the Atlantic perform Wodehouse at one time or another, including on stage and in film. Most of the audiobooks seem to have been done by Martin Jarvis and Jonathan Cecil, both very talented. But I'm here to tell you that NOBODY does Bertie Wooster as well as Charlton Griffin. You will be rolling on the floor listening to this one. His tone of voice and the voices he gives all the other characters are just as zany and eccentric as the looney world they live in. If you're a lover of Wodehouse, add this to your collection. If you're looking for an introduction to this hilarious series, this is the place to begin. PLEASE let Mr. Griffin do more of these!!!!

This recording is the perfect introduction to P.G. Wodehouse and to his most famous characters Bertie Wooster and his butler Jeeves. Listening to Charlton Griffin read the stories will accelerate your appreciation. That's because Griffin already understands all about Bertie, his friends, relatives, and the 1920's London-and-country-house milieu in which they live. This understanding informs the voices, accents, and intonations that Griffin gives the characters. As a result, you almost immediately comprehend that narrator Bertie is a twit--a loveable twit--and that Jeeves is the real gentleman in the stories. It takes a new reader much longer to catch on, which postpones the fun.

Listen to these stories for escapist entertainment and to marvel at Wodehouse's use of the English language, which is among the most inventive since Shakespeare. Evelyn Waugh called Wodehouse "the master" and this recording will tell you why.

Small complaints: A few sound effects seemed superfluous to me, and I would have been glad to have a voice tell me at the end of a side to fast forward and continue from the other side or the next cassette.

The comical relationship of Bertie and Jeeves, is brought to life with the ever changing voices of Charlton Griffin. His choice of sound effects and music flow naturally, subtly complimenting the setting of the stories. I found myself often chuckling, caught up in Wodehouse's wit. Bertie continually floundering. Jeeves, his cool, collected butler, always coming to the rescue. Griffin moves between characters without hesitation. The effect is magical.... pure listening pleasure.

I'd thoroughly recommend this book. It provides a global overview of the disability rights movement, and includes interviews with many activists from different countries. I found it easy to read, and thoroughly interesting.

This is a well written, thoroughly researched work dealing with the treatment of disabled people in various cultures. The book explores the impact of religious institutions, charities, schools and various other institutions on how the disabled are treated. It also does a remarkable job of explaining how consciousness needs to change in order for progress to be made. It is an extremely thought provoking work which raises many issues. I recommend this book to anyone who may some day be disabled - which is any of us.

"The oppression of 500 million people with disabilities is rooted in the political-economic and cultural dime sions of everyday life", says James Charlton in Nothing About Us Without Us. Calling his book part descriptive, part conversational and wholly argumentative, the author observes how oppression and empowerment affect and change individuals and the community. Charlton's interviews with 45 international disability rights activists and his own observations as an activist recognize the essential theme of the disability rights movement: a demand for self control and conditions resulting from the lack of it. The author's threefold mission challenges existing epistomologies and ontologies of disability. With a close eye on Marxist theory, Charlton explains existing practices and suggests new foundations, structures and contexts in which to think about the relationships and conditions of oppression and resistance and to understand and support disability rights. Excellent

Webster's New World Thesaurus is the consummate source for those who pine to augment their subjacent grasp of the English lexicon. The author of this tome has mustered a grand assemblage of words -- all of which will prove utile when attempting to woo the opposite sex.

With a plethora of words to cull through, Webster's New World Thesaurus will provide you with the minutia you to need to help you imply intelligence, even if you're a mere plebeian.

Maybe I'm just a word freak, but in the interest of keeping your writing interesting, it's great to find new words, especially the perfect word! This version is well organized, and a great value! Highly recommended!

This book is a great resource for all students from high school to college and has the organization to easily find the word you're looking for so you can get back to writing. A good desk tool that you will use forever. I love it, FIVE stars!

After hearing about this book for several years, my husband and I decided to check it out and see what we thought. We listened to the audio book and were very impressed by the stories that were used to illustrate different virtues. While much of the anthology was intended for very young children, there were also selections that people of any age could enjoy. The many stories gave examples of: Hard Work; Compassion; Honesty; Friendship; Loyalty; Persistence; Courage; Faith; Self-Discipline and Responsibility.

The tape had many excellent narrators, but it was extremely entertaining to hear Tom Selleck, Charleston Heston, and Michael York do readings of various pieces of literature.

We started with the idea of just listening to a tape or two, but enjoyed it so much we did the entire book. I really think that this would be a loving gift to give to a young family!

William Bennett continues to reveal his passion for proclaiming virtues which are the foundation of successful living. In these tapes you will hear well known actors and actresses of stage and screen read stories, poems, and important historical documents which, through the years, illustrate important character traits often forgotten in the frantic pace of our society.

Many people don't know the spoonerism was eponymously named after the famous professor Spooner, who was especially prone to these when he got excited. One time when he went to church, back in the days when they still had assigned pews, he found a woman occupying his seat, and said to her: "Mardon me padam, you are occupuing the wrong pie, may I sew you to another sheat?"

Overall, a very good book on this and other funny verbal conlabfulations. Oops, I mean confabulations.

I love spoonerisms and puns and this book has a ton of them. My favourite example in the book is the one where Anne Widdecombe made her speech to the Tory faithful on the evils of European monetary integration. She meant to say "I don't want a European to snatch my pound" but she ended up saying pound my snatch, which made for an image I tried in vain to supress in my imagination. All in all an excellent light read.

Cyril Robinson was clearly a gifted and scholarly historian with a prodigious vocabulary and complete command of the English language. Unfortunately, not all the world's readers share those abilities. The result is a rambling tome targeted at academicians, not the masses. Not that there's anything inherently wrong with that, but why do it? Greek history is a rich tale full of important lessons on the development of our own democratic society. It should be available to the layman. Robinson, however, chose to saturate his bloated prose with an overabundance of "henceforths" and "hithertos," using long multi-clause sentences that force the reader to reread passage after passage in a constant struggle for comprehension and retention. The sheer number of dates and difficult names of people and places are hard enough to follow without adding puffy, upper-crust verbiage.

Well-educated readers--especially those with some background knowledge of the subject, will probably enjoy this impressive book. But for the average reader just looking to tone up on the basics of Greek history, this is going to be a yawner. --Christopher Bonn Jonnes, author of Wake Up Dead.

When I first became aware of this book many years ago, I passed up the chance to read it because I thought it was going to be a bit too scholarly. That was a bad mistake. About a year ago a friend of mine who downloads audiobooks from Audible let me listen to a portion of this history. I was so hooked I decided to buy the cassette version. This narration is far and away the best history I have ever heard in a recorded form. Contrary to one of the reviewers, I take strong exception to the assertion that Robinson's language is difficult. He writes beautifully. If you're just not up to good English standards...too bad. This is a marvellously narrated piece of ancient history that will live forever and should definitely have a place on the shelf of any amateur historian who values honest writing and clear thinking. I am thankful I came across this great work.

I wrote an Amazon review for Professor Robinson's book, History of Greece, back in 1997. I still consider it to be one of the most entertaining histories I have ever come across. In fact, I liked it so much, I recorded it. It's a book worthy to be read, (and heard) over and over.

Was looking for a good unabridged dictionary in electronic format, but few have reviews/details. Am an old DOS dog who'd like to find a working copy of RHUD-DOS, so thought WNW Dict & Thesaurus might offer multiple formats in its "five CDs" ... not so. It is a standard Win 3.x/95/98 compatible reference with several limitations, such as not working well with WordPerfect or Word6. Full installation needs 100MB, and the short-cut does NOT automatically or optionally appear on desktop (either create one, or use Program subdirectory menu). Supplemental and instructional information is very sparse, and no print "manual" or "quick teach" is included ... further the Macmillan Digital website address on box/registration card is wrong (could change again, so will not cite; use browser search to find them). Thankfully, WNW does NOT have voice-over headword pronunciations, like newer dictionaries ... it assumes you can read! I have to use it in multitasking mode, which limits its versatility, but it is otherwise a good standard reference book at a reasonable price.

Since my classes require lots of in class papers I found this book to be quite helpful. It is not very large and heavy and also includes a thesaurus! I am very glade with my choice!

This thesaurus was very good. I liked it a lot and found it to be good. The layout was nice. The cover looked pretty. Overall, the whole book was very good.