If you've ever wondered what it's like to be behind the stick of a combat aircraft, read this book! The dogfight scenes are so realistic, I could almost feel the g-force pinning me to the chair as I was reading. The author, a former fighter pilot himself, uses stripped down prose peppered with Air Force lingo to paint a taught picture of aerial combat.

But ultimately, "Never Lark Nor Eagle" is a great story that follows the life and times of a fighter pilot through twenty years and three wars. Carl "Bing" Morro, the story's protagonist, is a charasmatic and likable hero who has the potential to become as an enduring a character as James Bond or Jack Ryan. Yet the author is careful to keep Morro grounded in humanity. We watch him grow from a cocky young kid to a battle-scarred combat officer, all the while retaining his same likeable charm throughout the book.

The supporting characters are as richly drawn as well. They will definitely evoke an emotional reponse. One character irritated me so much, I kept waiting for him to get shot down! This is the level of skill by which the author pulls you in. You actually care about these people, and that keeps the pages turning.

The story is an engaging blend of action and drama set against an amazingly accurate historical backdrop.

Take it for a test flight.

An excellent book for the understanding of gait in dogs. It allows a untrained person to understand and see gait faults that may be potential problems for the dog later. And absolute must for anyone planning to show or breed dogs and also useful for the any potential owner in picking out a new pet.

This book is an excellent tour of over 100 rivers of all difficulties throughout New England and New York. With detailed descriptions of each run, a table listing relevant information (length of shuttle and run, difficulty, water levels, etc), and a simple but helpful map for each river, this is the book that I and my friends go to first when deciding where to paddle.

The only problem with this book is its age; published in 1981, it doesn't reflect changes in river condition, quality, and access. If someone updated this book, I'd buy three copies in an instant -- one for home, one for work, and one for the shuttle vehicle!

This book shows incredible insight into the new era of Irish emigrants. It is very well written by the author who obviously has first hand experience of this exciting new generation of Irish in America. These people are there under such different circumstances to some of our ancestors. A great book and I love the cover.

I recently finished this book and I must say that it was not only informative and well written, it was impecably organized. I was very impressed with Alan Rinzler's writing style and look forward to reading other books by him. I recomend this book to anyone interested in this topic.

Approach this small book as a collection of comedy routines written for a Bob and Ray broadcast; while reading it, longtime fans will probably hear in their minds the duo's voices and inflections. And this book is even more fun when reading along with the recording of Bob and Ray themselves reading the routines. But whatever the circumstances, this is a good, and funny, introduction to Bob and Ray's work. And knowing that this was one of their last works together makes one realize how remarkable their comedy was.

If you are a fan of 1950's Fords, you NEED this book. I really enjoyed seeing the up grades that were included with each new model year and the latest and greatest options. I liked the way that the author used unrestored autos to show the different models. Good addition to any automobile enthusiest's library.

A peculiar tale of a fictional European town and its celebrated, bizarre, yet completely ungifted composer. It is howl-out-loud funny. Why doesn't anybody know who this writer is? (It's Ray Smith, incidently, not just Smith)

One of my all-time favorite books. Okay, I'm weird. But if you like PDQ Bach you should LOVE this book.

This book is about a boy that finds a ring that can control all insects. But the former owner tries to get it back and they chase each other all over their town. In the end the bad guy gets stung by a lot of bees. I really enjoied it. I love thrillers

This book is essential for anyone who either hates loud noise or loves it. Noise is dangerous whether it is wanted or not. From permanately damaging hearing to causing health problems and even murder/suicide, this book proves noise is hazardous to your health.