When I read a vampire novel, I want to care a small amount about the plot and characters. This novel did nothing but disgust me. From necrophilia to massive amounts of gore, this novel moves as far away from the gothic wonders of "Dracula" as you can get.

The novel focuses on a pshychiatrist who seems to have as many mental problems as the people she is supposedly treating. In fact, every character in the book seems to have serious mental problems. There is some sex in the book, but most of it isn't likely to excite the reader. There is a lot of gore if you like gore. There is a vampire who rarely appears as a vampire. After 300 pages of buildup, the final confrontation between good and evil takes about two pages--not the most satisfying conclusion to a vampire book.

One of the BEST books to come from Beath! A total change from the Dean collection. We need to see more of this stuff from Warren. He is truly a GREAT and talented author.

Michael P. Tibbs, Oxnard, Ca. 93030

THE AUTHOR DIDN'T PUT VERY MUCH EFFORT INTO WRITING THIS BOOK. HE SURE DIDN'T DO MUCH "HOMEWORK" ON WRITING AND SHOWING HER DISCOGRAPHY. A PERSON WHO WRITES HER SHOULD DO HIS "HOMEWORK" BEFORE GETTING A BOOK DEAL TO BE ABLE TO WRITE ABOUT OLIVIA. THANK YOU.

This very easely read book about singer/actress Olivia Newton-John reveals us about everything we need to know about Olivia.It starts with a not so complete,yet very well written biographie. The book also includes her discographie and a picture of every single album-cover.All the movies the actress has been in are reviewed and many of the albums and video's too.There is also a list of tv apparances,of radio shows and full listing of apparances in magazines troughout the years.A nice tribute to a woman who's indeed much more than PHYSICAL.

Yet another by-the-numbers effort (or lack of such) that attempts to provide an all-round view of Satanism and alleged crimes committed in the name thereof. The content of this book is sadly lacking -- much of the data long outdated, and it seems that the author has just thrown in any old thing into it that bears even the most tenuous link to "Satanism" or the "Occult" (e.g. the Ku Klux Klan were neither!). This 400+ page volume has no practical value for anyone wishing to learn anything of significance about either Satanism or the occult -- rather it is a collection of jumbled entries evidently trying to focus mainly on the more "shocking" elements of juvenile devil-worship and neo-pagan or esoteric societies (much of it inaccurate). Serious readers should avoid this turkey like the plague.

This book, while unfortunately not as "encyclopedic" as I'd like, does exactly what it says: Under a fairly complete list of headings of modern societies, people, places, and concepts, this book does its best to list links with Satanic worship and crime. With societies such as the Ku Klux Klan, for example, even though they had practically nothing to do with satanism, Michael Newton lists those minor links that do exist in a factual, unbiased sense.

Included are L. Ron Hubbard's strong ties with Aleister Crowley, the origins of Wicca as it was in the 1950s and today, the actual American Church of Satan and its origins, and the various serial murders and other idiots who proclaimed themselves inspired by Satanic powers.

A list of actual cases that link Dungeons and Dragons with Satan worship or demonic possession is there--and Michael Newton actually states at the end of the D&D entry that most of these people had serious problems to begin with and were simply attracted to the game. I think this is quite admirable, considering the hate-mongering so prevalent in non-academic style works these days.

An enjoyable book, and chances are that information about what you're looking for is in here somewhere.

Why is this book titled "White Women"? Does he have books titled "Asian Women", "Black Women" or "Latino Women"? Why didn't he just make a book titled "Women"? It is interesting that he likes to "color code" his women.

Before reviewing this book, let me point out that it contains much female nudity in sexual situations that are sometimes on the hard side of what would be rated "R" in a motion picture.

This book is a reissue of Helmut Newton's first book from the 1970s. The shock value of that work continues in this very well produced volume with images of high reproduction quality featuring carefully posed compositions involving sumptuous fashion and beautiful models.

The introduction captures the spirit of the book. "It is the visual inventiveness that make the images memorable." Newton peels away respectability from the outer aura of powerful, well-dressed women to show their carnal natures. For example, in one of the first images, he shows a woman wearing a beautiful dress, who is perfectly coiffed. But the dress is totally see-through. She wears it as though it is totally opaque.

He expresses these personal visions in his own language in brief paragraphs and through the visual images that often suggest a taste for some "rough sexual trade" through the use of props and body positions.

The settings in the book are mostly at the Villa D'Este on Lake Como in northern Italy, in or around swimming pools on the French Riviera, in powerful cars and limousines, on public streets and in public places, and in hotel rooms and bedrooms.

The photographs are all reproduced here in large size with virtually flawless technical details of composition, lighting, and exposure. I have seen many of these images reproduced elsewhere (including the recent retrospective, Helmut Newton Work), but not as well as they are done here.

Through the combination of the text, notes, and large size photographs, you can appreciate more of his subtle work here than elsewhere. At his best, fashion, celebrity, and exposure are intertwined in almost inseparable ways. For example, Paloma Picasso appears wearing her own jewelry in a dress by Karl Langerfeld (who is seen on the facing page wearing a similar outfit) from which one shoulder has been peeled away to reveal her left breast, which in turn is artfully obscured behind her left arm. In a famous Newton image on the rue Aubriot in Paris in 1975, one mannish-appearing model sports a suit by St. Laurent in close proximity to a nude model wearing a chapeau by Paulette. The two and the street scene serve to focus attention unerringly on the contrast in clothing and on the clothes themselves. Nicely done!

As fine as this book is, I graded the book down one star because many of the photographs fall far below the best in the book. Many of the nudes in and around the swimming pool and in the cars were pretty ordinary, in my estimation. It would have been better to create a shorter version of the book that maintained the high standard of the best fashion work.

My favorite images in the book include:

Villa D'Este (Woman with riding crop), April 1975 (p. 9)

Elsa Peretti in Halston's bunny costume, New York, November 1975 (p. 15)

Winnie off the coast of Cannes, 1975 (p. 32)

Lisa in Saint-Tropez, 1975 (p. 34)

Peter in Saint-Tropez, 1975 (same day) (p. 35)

Photographed in Saint-Tropez, June 1975 (p. 46)

Charlotte Rampling, Arles, France, 1973 (p. 89)

My favorite quote in the book is from Mr. Newton's father, "My boy, you'll end up in the gutter."

After you examine these photographs, I encourage you to think about the ways we reduce our communication by keeping a placid, masked exterior to the world. How much more could we accomplish if we were more open? What are the best ways to express that openness?

Look deeply to see the human reality and honesty in every moment!

This book is poorly organized and people would be better off purchasing the Chicage Manual of Style, English Grammar for Dummies or other reference book. Also, I have had the misfortune of speaking to the grammar lady, and found her to be rude, discourteous and not at all interested in helping others with grammar issues. As a professional writer, I would definitely say "Pass!"

After reading Grammar 101 by Claudia Sorsby, I decided to get a little more in-depth on the subject. I bought several more books on grammar. With the exception of this book, I've enjoyed most of them. This book was poorly organized. The author jumps around from thought to thought, rather than clearly moving from subject to subject. Her section headings don't make sense, and her writing style is annoying. The tone of the book was unpleasant. The grammar lady solicits questions on grammar through her hotline and website. In the book she makes fun of many of the callers to the hotline and complains about being overburdened by the callers. She gives examples of grammatically incorrect sentences, but fails to tell why they are incorrect. The grammar lady should change her name to the preacher lady. Too often she gets off the subject of grammar and starts to preach about education and values. For example, on numerous occassions she complains about the transformation of her neighborhood into a land of lawyers driving SUV's. This book was a downer. After reading it, I came away disliking the author. I loved the book WOE IS I by Patricia O'Conner. GRAMMAR 101, by Claudia Sorsby, gives a great introduction to the subject and refreshes the grammar terminology that most of us probably have forgotten. I am in the process of improving my grammar and writing; forgive me if this review contains some errors.

If you cringe when you hear the word "grammar", then this is the book for you. Mary Newton Bruder has a caustic wit that made me laugh and she must have been a brilliant teacher becuase she also made me learn. I feel more confident about my language skills after reading this book and was amused. What more can you ask?

If there was ever an advocate for the mentally disturbed is is the author of this book.

After reading most of Mr. Newton's books one major theme keeps popping up. Criminals are good and should be worshipped and the Police are bad. What is this guy on?

If you're a big fan of the common criminal you should really enjoy this book. If, however, you are normal, you might want to skip this one.

I first began reading true crime books when I was a sophomore in High School. Although I cannot recall the author, I will never forget the name of the book: Perfect Victim. The book was about the shocking kidnap and brutal sexual torture suffered by Colleen, (I believe the last name was Stanton), at the hands of the young couple who abducted her. Since that time nearly four years ago, I have read nearly two dozen true crime books, my favorite among them being In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and Bitter Blood by Jerry Bledsoe. When I purchased the book Stolen Away, I was looking forward to reading it, because not only was it about the first use of the controversial insanity defense, but it also occurred in the late 1920's, and I have always considered history to be one of my favorite subjects. I felt the author, however, didn't do a sufficient job of telling the henioius story of how young Marion Parker was abducted and killed. I almost stopped reading the book during the first few chapters when the only topic covered for page after page was the mental problems that the killer's mother had endured throughout most of her life. I knew a brief mention of it was important in understanding why the defendant ended up the way in which he did, but I began to feel the book was written about Eva Hickman instead of her son, Edward. Although this, among a few other things, is what stands out as being one of the most disappointing elements of reading this book, I felt the biggest letdown was the fact that the author told all the important facts of the story in the very beginning and left no room for the climax that I have always looked forward to in every other true crime story I have read. This book was a major disappointment, and it has made me decide to never buy another Michael Newton book again.

I wasn't sure what this book was about when I picked it up. I had never heard of the case. Soon after I found myself reading it nonstop. It was well-written and full of information. Michael Newton did a great job.

I would definitely not recommend this book. Miller Newton's views on treating children and teens are horrible and abusive.

Readers of this book should know that Miller Newton is a notorious figure that has been accused of horrible abuses. He was successfully sued in 2000 for $4.5 million for abusing clients at his facilities...

...This book is great for the "tough love" parent who believes intimidation, coercion, and absolute control and force are the most appropriate methods of dealing with adolescent drug abuse. For parents who want real help for at risk youth, please look elsewhere, there's plenty of good information out there.

Used as a textbook in my course in Adolescent Counseling, I had appreciative comments from my students who found the text not only informative, but easy to follow along in reading it. The book flows in a logical sequence and holds the reader's interest. It captures the essence of the developing adolescent and explains the normal process of maturation. The book also includes an extensive focus on what Miller Newton refers to as "developmental traps," namely the interferences to normal development such as drug/alcohol abuse, violence, eating disorders, etc. He also includes relevant references at the end of each chapter to refer the reader to further works. As a professor, I found the text to be valued by the students and I value their opinions.

Toyne Newton's book had me intrigued in the first few chapters, although I've never in my life heard of this group he refers to as the "Friends of Hekate," and then I began to realize that this book has a huge bias slant against both witchcraft and occultism. I'm not even sure if he himself would be able to discern between the two if put on the spot.

Throughout the text he continuously refers to the persons he's investigating as "corrupt" magicians or occultists, and makes many references to witches being of the same stock. Yet it has been my understanding (please correct me if I'm wrong) that in the occult there are no good or evil forces at work, per se: there is only the flesh and the spirit. Newton accuses this mysterious Friends of Hekate of many things, associates them with figures from Europe's past, but with no evidence except his own assumptions, hunches, and the opinions of New Age psychics with what appears to be little or no formal occult or mystical training whatsoever.

The witches of Europe's past have been ridiculed and persecuted before and this book is a blatant smack in the face due to its lack of understanding. And as for the occult, of which I am a student, I think it would aid Toyne Newton to possibly research the occult and mysticism directly rather than reading other so-called occult researchers. It's like a bunch of frightened kids looking into a dark room through a little window, each sharing his or her own fears and building up this paradigm in their own minds of what it is, yet only seeing a little aspect of it and only from one perspective.

This focus on dark forces and "corrupt" magical and psychic work being done on ley lines and sacred sites in the United Kingdom, might it be difficult work to try to correctify the problems of the world? Perhaps because the shift is in work, from one aeon to the next, that it requires conscious effort on the part of those in the know? Maybe at the rate the human race is going it takes covert work, so fools like Newton don't begin the persecution anew? And if it feels so "malign" and evil to Newton and his psychic friends, I must wonder if they stopped to contemplate that because their energy perpetuates the age of the Kali Yuga (or Ragnarok), that anything new and different might appear frightening to them? With such closed minds, it doesn't strike me as odd that they would be afraid of the occult and the changes that educated people are trying to make, and because they allow their fears to manifest from the spirit world, through them, into this world, they take this stance of righteousness against evil because they feel their fears are justified.

At the end of the book, Newton ties in the Friends of Hekate, the occult, witchcraft, et cetera, with the conspiracy theories of extremist David Icke and tries to associate those he's pointed his finger at throughout the book with those of the Bilderburg Conference. I wonder if he never stopped to ponder that maybe there are occultists out there trying to stop those of the Bilderburg? It's media pawns like him that allow their fears to get the best of them and they publish scrap like this to promote the biased view.

Of course, this is only my personal opinion. I only finished this book so that I could honestly review it and not knock it only having read some of it.

This is a 1998 reprint of a 1990 book. It has numerous typos, transposed photos, and little updating. Worst is that it treated the "Brocket collection" as an ongoing enterprise in 1998 when by then the lord had been doing time...

Only the first 33 pages of this 190 page book are GWP specific. The rest is generic dog care info, and lots of marketing for certain brands of dog chews etc. Buy it if you are GWP mad, like us, and must have every book about them you can. Otherwise, don't! And definitely don't buy it expecting to find out what the breed is really like, or if they would suit you as a pet. This book does not contain enough information to help you make this type of decision! The only good point is the pictures in the first 33 pages.