This book is the worst of all the Burroughs books I have read. It is beyond reproach that African Americans are portrayed as total morons as Hollywood portrayed them when the Borroughs wrote the book. It is however reprehensible to think about all the anti-semetic slurs in the book. It will probably be argued that like in Shakespere's time, he had to portray Jews as villains, but this book was written in the 1920's. Anyone could have been the villain but Burroughs goes out of his way to remind the reader of the villains ethnicity by saying basically, this is what to expect of Jews. Did Burroughs ever know any blacks or Jews? If he did, he certainly would not have portrayed them this way. It was not published during his lifetime probably for this reason. Why publish it now? For a fast buck.

The production values of all of Donald Grant's publications are excellent. That, and the historic value of any previously unpublished manuscript to the Burroughs fan or student make this a must have for the true collector. However, this is not the place to start reading Burroughs. Casual readers should look to the most often reprinted titles first!

Donald Grant's deluxe editions are a wonder to behold and this one is no exception! Don't expect to find an ERB signature, however, he's been dead since 1950. Settle for the artist and Danton!

Ms. Bailey is truly at the top of her profession. The illustrations are truly stunning. I was however hoping for some of her thoughts on her favorite products. The book really doesn't touch this at all

I've had trouble locating this book in the stores and was glad to see it available here. The book's adorable and stuffed with a lot of useful info. Looks like it would be a good gift idea, too. It would fit into a christmas stocking pretty easily. Overall, it's the best-looking book I've seen on nails (the others are either too art-y or too dull). My only criticism-could use more fantasy nail ideas.

When I read the book I loved it. The pictures by Michael Thompson were beautiful. The information in the book was very useful. I think she has a lot of talent toward her profession.

The main character, Aelvina, was a very stupid woman. I never read a book with a character who did the complete opposite of everything that was asked of her. She put herself and everyone else in constant troubled and dangerous situations. I would have ended this story with her being beheaded for disobeying the king's orders. So much for happy endings. I truly couldn't believe Patricia Rice wrote such a bad novel until I noticed this was one of her first books. Pass this one by. It's too long and boring.

This book was very sour. I did not like the way it was written at all. I did not have the heart to finish it. It did not grasp my attention nor did I find it to be worth my time. The author spent too much time on the sexual aspect of the story and forgot all about the charms usually found in romance books. I would not recommand this book to anyone.

I just finished reading this book. I was surprised at the negative reviews. The story line kept me reading. It kept me wanting to know what happened next and the results. This story was written with the realities of the times, ie, the way women were treated and used. The reality that things are not always nice like the rape and the evil, etc. The sex, even when it was rough, was good for them and that's what counts. I cared about Phillippe and Aelvina, I liked them, she was strong and he was stronger, I rooted for them. Their lives were not easy. This is the reality of those times. This was not a completely tender love story (but it became one towards the end). It wasn't all nice nice. It was a MATURE story with a love that evolves and is very moving. This is one of Ms. Rice's earlier books and is better than two of her later ones that I have read. If you are mature and want to read a very well written and mature love story, read this book.

I bought this book hoping to find imaginative games my puppy class students could use in addition to everyday games. Instead I was met by a book that talks about the three most common things everyone plays with their dogs--fetch, tug of war and ball games. The rest of the book deals mostly with variations of these three games along with a small section on agility. I did however like some of the ideas for builting simple obstacles out of everyday items. This is not a book I will recommend to my puppy class.

I was quite disappointed with the book which focused on things every dog owner should know already (ie. Fetch, tug), etc. Even with the basic fetch and/or tug, there were no instructions given on how they should be done. There was only 1 trick in the book which was to teach the dog to hold a piece of cheese on his nose, then, on your command, throw it up in the air and catch it with his mouth. The instructions given to teach this trick were very simple and even if my dog could figure out what he was SUPPOSED to do with the cheese, I'm not sure he would be able to do it successfully. There are no scenarios given for what to do in case a trick fails. Unless you have no clue what to do with your dog this book is not useful.

There is likely much in this book that most pet owners already know. However, there are two great sections on games indoors and some outdoor stuff on agility equipment and training that are excellent. For these alone the price is worth it.

Likely there are some other books that give more extensive activities for our dogs and us, but this little one is worth its suggestions for the small price.

I am very dissappointed by this book. For some reason or other my lover gave me this book for Valentines Day. I tried out several recipes which were supposed to have aphrodesiac qualities. They didn't. I broke off the relationship with my lover at that point. I even stopped being vegetarian because of this book. I was severely dissappointed. I cried, and ate a rack of baby back ribs for the first time at my local Chili's. This book made me eat animal flesh!!

I was sort of dissappointed by this book. I thought that the recipes should have been nicer then they really was. I think that everything turned out a little bit dry, but I think that was my fault and not Mrs. Jains. The introduction to this book also left me confuesd. There is another Indian food author, Dalal something, she is better.

Excellent book on Indian food. Too excellent in fact. My doctor ordered me to remove the book from the kitchen because I kept gaining weight from the recipes.

I was so upset when I received this book !! I was looking for a comprehensive biography of Cleapatra and all I got here was a few pages of dribble. It didn't touch at all on what I was looking for which was her children and her daily life. It was scetchy and iratic. Not much to read in fact the words are in a large font and its all double spaced. A major waste of book. If you are looking to research this mysterious lady, do not look here.

This book is a biographical account of famous Cleopatra VII, the last Macedonian ruler of Egypt. It provides descriptive details about her family, her lovers and her importance in Egyptian history. Illustrated with 12 black and white pictures and 3 maps, it is a highly readable work, accessible to the general public, yet most valuable for young adults.

I want to write a quick review here and offer a contrary opinion to that of the reader from Dearborn Heights (below) who found this book "scetchy" and "iratic" and apparently not helpful at all on a junior high term paper. Having read virtually all of the "Pocket Biography" series from Sutton, including this one, I find them to be consistently excellent. They do not advertise themselves as comprehensive. A nice big clue about that is the fact that they're usually no more than about 120 pages and cost less than ten bucks. If you want a great book for a plane flight, you might consider one of them, but if you want massive detail about a life, you'll need to look elsewhere.

i think this book was really bad because it had none of the good stuff of the real book by Micheal Chrigton . So in conclusion i only gave this book one star because it was the lowest .

This book is based on the movie "The Lost World." The book lets the reader make different choices throughout the book. I think this book is alright, because you are involved with the story but it can be a little confusing,but I thought the book was alright.

I really enjoyed reading this book. The details kept the book flowing easily and kept my interset. The way he wrote the book really made it hard to put it down. There was a lot of action and suspense in the novel that added to the feel of the book. I would say that the book is really close to another of the authors novels Jurassic Park. It was really similar but I would have to say that Jurassic Park was alittle better.

I collect low fat and fat free cookbooks and this one is just gathering dust on my shelf. The recipes are quite bland, which isn't the way it has to be when you're cooking light. Many of the recipes seem to be repeats of others already listed in the book, the only variations being differences in one or two minor ingredients and the shape of the pasta. With respect to the last point, the recipes often call for out-of-the-ordinary pastas that are difficult to find. You can substitute, but it does cut down on the variation between dishes that is already in jeopardy. The user-friendliness of the book is also quite disappointing. The book is divided into chapters. At the beginning of each chapter, the author lists all of the recipes in that chapter. But the print is small and crowded, and doesn't include page numbers for the recipes. I rarely use this cookbook and recommend searching elsewhere for a good low fat or fat free pasta book.

this book has so many different options on how to cook pasta with every kind of vegetable imaginable. all using pretty simple ingredients. i was so disappointed when i saw that it had only one star that i had to write to say how wrong everyone was. Excellent buy!!!

Although I read the checklist and found it interesting, I was disappointed when I reached Page 20 to find the following: "...Pandora meets the Venetian vampire Marius (who created the vampire Lestat)." Of course we know that Lestat was created by the vampire Magnus, who then went into the fire. I think a reference book should contain correct information.

This book is a handy one to have if you want a check list and synopsis of Rice's novels published to date. However, if you're looking for a complete listing of all the interviews &/or articles that Rice has done (which is what I wanted) then this book really won't help you much. So, if you want to get a taste of what Anne Rice is all about without spending a lot of money, then this book is for you.

You know those days where all of your friends are out, all of your CD's have been overplayed, books falling apart cause you've read them way too much, and you have nothing to do? So you walk into your little sisters room, grab a book, and settle down to read?
Yeah. That's how I found this...
The first sentence (Afterward--for the rest of her life, in fact--Julie Hagan would wonder at the suddenness of it.) automatically sends up a warning--most times, when a book starts out with clichéd foreshadowing, the event doesn't seem to equal the beginning.
But I read on. Nothing better to do.
Turns out, after a boring love story with the dumbest kids ever, you begin to wonder how anyone could be stupid enough to write this. The foreshadowing, as I said, dampens the following events. You can't keep the reader waiting for hours and then have the horrid, life-shattering event being Sarah forgot to call and invite the character to a party. Please.
And then, it was boring. Every bad plot rolled into one. We've read a million books with the physco boyfriend. They are all the exact same:
1) Tall, dark mysterious guy shows up
2) Girl, pretty, naive gets crush
ect. ect. ect.
And I've read Class Trip. That wasn't half bad. Four stars. Odd, that such a good author could write something this utterly stupid.

Hmmm.

The moment 16-year-old Julie Hagan saw the new guy (Quinn McNeal) staring at her in the cafeteria, she knew they were meant to be together. He was attractive, mysterious, and every girl's dream at Jefferson High--especially Tara Braxton's, Julie's friend and beauty queen at the school.

Yet Quinn is completely uninterested in Tara. He wants Julie, and nobody will keep him from her either. That becomes perfectly clear at Tara's party when Quinn violently attacks two guys who had been harassing Julie. He claims he was only protecting her, but his jealousy and temper flare out of control time and time again. Soon there's not a minute that goes by that Quinn isn't either questioning Julie's loyalty or threatening any passerby that's male.

Then three seemingly unrelated deaths point directly to Quinn as a suspect. The first is the fatal "accident" of a fellow classmate who knew too much about Quinn's past. The second is a drug-related murder of the two boys at Tara's party.

But there's something even worse that haunts Quinn: the death of Alison Barry, the young girl he had killed four years ago--the girl who looks exactly like Julie. Now how far will Quinn go to recapture that same relationship, to keep Julie with him forever?

LOVE YOU TO DEATH is a dark, terrifying story about the dangers of obsessive love. Ms. Rice tells the story from the viewpoints of both Julie, the heroine, and Quinn, the psychopath who "loves" her.

Julie, initially flattered by Quinn's attention, slowly comes to realize how dangerous he is. Quinn is at first seen as the "cool guy" on campus with a "mysterious" past. But Quinn has a "dark" side that he struggles to conceal from Julie and the rest of the world until he is pushed over the edge.

In addition to maintaining the suspense, Ms. Rice paints a scary (and at times funny) picture of a typical high school where students are obsessed with belonging to the right cliques, becoming part of the "in" crowd---as obsessed as Quinn is with Julie . . .

Be sure to read Bebe Faas Rice's other fine novels, which include THE YEAR THE WOLVES CAME, THE LISTENERS, AND MUSIC FROM THE DEAD.