I was mostly disapointed with this book , I have been a long time player of DC heroes, this system does nothing to improve on the game, Some of the power descriptions are missing and I think the art is disapointing with no definition and most drawing seem to be nothing more than sketches.

As a long-time player of DC Heroes RPG, the Blood of Heroes is just what I want to see. It's a revision of the DC Heroes system. Well, more like a reprinting with the lack of anything DC in it (with the exception of a few names that weren't taken out, *OBVIOUSLY* accidentally).

The new characters they do add in are many and colorful. The art is pretty good (except for that Anarchy Man guy). There isn't much changed from the original. One word of warning, the tables are polarized by the printer (not Pulsar Game's fault). Their printer blackened all the tables. Photocopy them, they come out fine, but they are a tough read. I think they will be coming out with a second printing. Check out their website or the DC Heroes FAQ.

This game is as elegant a system you will find in the roleplaying universe. You can make just about any character you want. Great, great, great.

This poorly written, thin little paperback cost [too much]. It doesn't matter how good the content may or may not be, because while reading it your mind is on how such a terribly written book ever made it to print. There are major mistakes on every page of this book, and in almost every 'chapter', I was left wondering what the authors point was. I love all books and would never think of a refund on one... but this is beyond bad. Also, the two positive reviewers on this page are from the same town as the author. Friends or Family?

I purchased this book about a week ago...and I was amazed, upon reading it from front to back, the amount of grammatical and puncuation errors--it was shocking! I still wonder who was the editor of this book; they sure did a poor job. Regardless, the content of the book is worth reading especially if you are either thinking about becoming a Corrections Officer (CO) or someone you know is thinking.

This is a great book for those who know of people in the Correctional field, want to go into that field or are just curious. It helps us who are not in the jails realize some of the stuff that goes on and all the junk CO's have to deal with.

I went into this expecting something funny and fantastic- Peter David being the genius behind the best novels of the Star Trek series, a phenomal run on The Incredible Hulk, and the longtime scribe of Captain Marvel- and I emerged, horribly dissapointed, from the burnt-out wreckage of this train accident of a graphic novel.

Reading this tripe is like being a teenager all over again: a grinding headache, an overwhelming urge to roll your eyes and a complete and utter contempt for your fellow human being sets in after less then five pages.

The characters are flat, the jokes revolve almost entirely around bad puns and are altogether lame, moments of angst are forced and uncomfortable to read, and out of four primary villains only one is actually defeated by this 'super-team'and not some other character or lucky circumstance.

The one shining moment in the whole book is a story taken, not from the series, but from the Young Justice Secret Files one-shot and is written and drawn by D. Curtis Johnson and Ale Garza, respectively. In this issue Robin and Superboy do not sport interchangeable faces, Arrowette is not an annoying priss who turns to submissive mush whenever she gets around a super-male and the story is actually engaging. I was dissapointed when this secton was over because it meant I had to go back to slogging through David's unfathomably bad mire.

For a decent read about teen superheroes try graphic novels of Marv Wolfman and Georege Perez's run on the New Teen Titans, Claremont's stint on Uncanny X-men, or (And believe me, it pains me to say this) even the Brandon Choi, J. Scott Campbell incarnation of Gen13, at the very least you'll enjoy the art.

As for Peter David, please don't let this sour you on his work. His talent is enormous and I'd like to think of this as just a minor misstep; spend your money on one of his great paperbacks or on any other of his graphic novels instead. I'd hate to think anyone passed on other highly entertaining works just because this drivel tainted their perspective.

{MAJOR SPOILERS} a enjoyable comic, that at first has just id, ego and superego, fighting evil werever it lurks and soon the girls join in. I liked the story of "harm". a teenager who plans to be the worlds greatest super villan, and belive it or else, he is pretty stong, fast, and smart. his dad is forced to shot him, which is pretty bad because he was a cool villan.

this gets only three stars because robin is out of charicter, {he's smart but not THIS smart} and because the parent/teacher conference is just unreal. {wonder girl and arrowette's moms, nightwing for robin, dubbilex for superboy and max mercury for impulse.

heros: robin, superboy, impulse, arrowette, secret, wonder girl, superman, batman, wonder woman, martian manhunter, aquaman, flash, green lantern, max mercury, nightwing, oracle, supergirl {mentioned}, dubbilex, green arrow {illusion}, red tornado.

villans: harm, despero, mr. myxzptlk, tora, rip roar, mighty endowed.

While SUperman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the JLA seem to hog a lot of the DC spot light, we sometimes forget about the younger side of the DC world. Granted Robin continuaously teams wiht BAtman and we more often than not see Superboy help out Superman, but what about the other protoges that include Impulse, WOnder Girl, and Arrowette. This novel focus on these teen heroes as well as the return of Red Tornado and the joining of a rescued MEta human from a previouse Novel, Secret.

The book starts off with Robin, Superboy, and Impulse just hanging at the former JLA HQ when they meet a retired Red Tornado. From there the story leads to their battles with a young Mxplyx, Desparos ghost, rescuing meta human children, and facing off against their most dangerouse (and short lived) villian Harm.

The book features cool action that you would see in any DC story, but also features comical moments as RObin is as serioue as his mentor Batman (to the point he won't even reveal who he really is) Superboy is running on Hormones as he falls for Arrowette and inadvertadly makes Wodner Girl Jealouse, and Impulse is so childish and silly that one can't help but laugh.

Overall this is a really silly yet action packed novel that is fun to read and loaded with laughs and suspense. I would recomend this to any DC fan or any one in need of some cheesey fun.

This book is formatted as a walk-through tour of the castle, with some discussion of major characters. I bought the first edition in 1988, and eagerly started reading it for its promised "revelations." Instead, I found it to be a HUGE disappointment. Anyone who is "into" Zelazny's Amber novels will cringe at the vast number of errors in this book and the insipid illustrations. Although Zelazny is listed as first author, he seems to have had next to nothing to do with the contents of this book, and he certainly didn't write the banal text. Errors run the gamut from maps that are at odds with the text in Zelazny's books, to listing as dead a character who isn't, to making ludicrous claims, such as non-royals going mad if they view the Pattern (an artifact central to the Amber novels). The illustrations disagree with the original text. There are major conceptual errors, such as describing part of Amber as "almost" an archetype, when it is by definition *the* archetype. The authors used a character from the novels as a tour guide, and then crudely mishandle her persona in their writing. The only good thing about this book is the encouragement it may offer would-be writers: if something this bad and sloppy can get published, then almost anything can. If you are interested in this book's topic, *The Complete Amber Sourcebook* is a much better choice, despite a few errors.

I got this book expecting to read about the secrets of Castle Amber, to put a "face" on the Pattern, and to see some COLOR pictures of the beautiful artwork described in the books. None of that happened. There was no color, only black and white floorplans of everyone's rooms. ZZZ. Worse, they made all the Amberites obsessed with Earth. They made it seem like they were all there all the time, with everyone having a decor drawn from Earth. And worst of all, the authors made no effort to give a picture of the Pattern. I always have a hard time trying to visualize it.

For nonfans, this book is filled with allusions to the other books, so it may pique your interest to read the others. For someone familair with "Corwin's story", it was very very tame.

Looking over the past reviews, one would surmise that this book is simply awful. Actually, quite to the contrary. Example: The illustrations are far from crude. In fact, they are well-drawn and very detailed. I think this is similar to the controversy surrounding the "Lord of the Rings" movies coming out. Many fans are crying "Heresy!" because the director's vision doesn't fit their notions of how the characters look and act. ....Read this one, and enjoy, it is rich!

The first few chapters were enthralling. Lisa Nova wasn't the most sympathetic or well-sketched character, but her interactions with Boro, the implications of the tattoos, made me want to keep reading. Once Lisa leaves town, I lost interest completely. Way too many characters were introduced and I had no interest in any of them. Many relationships were presented but not deeply explored--- the "love of [her] life" Lisa meets in Brazil, her rivalry with her siblings, her best friend's feelings toward her. Meanwhile there is no sense that Lisa has any feelings about the "gift" she has been given--- she makes little attempt to enjoy her newfound powers, but she also doesn't recoil from them in horror and try to unmake the chaos. She has no real reaction and by the end of the book she is a vague shadow with no real meaning. The author gives more attention to how characters are dressed than what they're feeling and thinking, and they have no discernible motivation for their actions. The book seemed like a screenplay stretched into a novel. Maybe it would play better as a movie.

Unfortunately, when I purchased this book, I was hoping that it would be another "Stainless". In my opinion, that was Grimson's best work ever. Moving on, the story itself was interesting, but tended to be a little lackadaisical and confusing at times. I caught a slight echo of "Stainless" through the characters Freak, Code, and Lisa -- they all seemed the "lost, neurotic, Hollywood" types. Still, the book was fine...as long as one isn't perturbed by weird voodoo rituals.

I don't know where to begin in saying that I loved this book. It doesn't stop, or slow down. I wanted to call in sick so I could stay home reading in bed, finishing it. This book does in 35 pages what it took "Silk" the whole thing to not quite do. The thing I thought would finish left it with fifty pages. I can't wait to read it again.

This book has interesting monologues to read; but as far as using it to find audition material. . .forget it. It is not clearly organized. I like monologue books that are divided into serious, comedic, etc, so I can go straight to the type of monologue I want. But this book is full of monologues with obscure chapter headings that make absolutely no sense. This is not a resourceful book. . .I would use it only for entertainment purposes, but then again, if I time for that, I'd rather read the entire play, rather than an excerpt.

I'm just beginning acting classes and I just picked this book by simply leafing through. When I got home and actually looked through it, I became so nervous because I couldn't find anything I felt I could use. If you have the chance, look at the book before you buy it.

full of emotions. if you've ever gone through. ..anything. . .in your life there will be a monologue to accentuate those feelings for an audience. if nothing else the monologues themselves are quite interesting to read, so simply looking through it for a suitable monologue should be enjoyable.

I was very disappointed to see the value of the science and fact of evolution degraded by only reproting the story of one man's fanatical and (even though he worked in nuclear science) unscientific war against reason and science.

Creation as a biological theory has been tested over and over by scientists and the evidence plainly shows that it does not explain how there are many species of animals. Evolution explains and fits the available fact, has been tested rigoursly by many branches of science, is falsifiable and thus a subject for science (creationism is not), and is now considered a unifying biological principal, accepted as fact by almost all practicing biologists.

There is not much usable science in a multi-translated Bronze Age book, the bible, and I would argue very little philosophical value. It requires faith to be believed.

Peter Jennings and his co-author have done a disservice to the truth. I am sorely disappointed in this book.

I was so excited to receive this book in the mail but was saddened and disheartened by its representation of the Mormon faith (I know by writing this some may get the book simply for that.) I feel that the authors would have written a far different story had they actually spoken to a member of this Church. Whether or not they believe as we do, this people's history is integral and closely entwined to this country's. My hope that those who read this realize that the information listed (regarding the basic beliefs of the Mormon religion) is false and distorted. And while I cede this book was not written for those seeking to know more of this Church, I am disappointed because I know some will close this book and it will become all they've ever learned of it. I encourage you to carefully consider purchasing a book that contains this false information.
This fact alone made me put down the book... Thus I cannot review any of the remaining content.

This book, like its best selling predecessor also written by Jennings and Todd Brewster about the over-riding nature of the events of the 20h century, is a very well researched and immensely entertaining look at America and its inhabitants. Although obviously designed for popular culture and prominent display on coffee tables across the land, it is indeed a compelling collection of disparate elements weaving a patchwork quilt glimpse at the pluralistic nature of our society and our people.

This book also capitalizes on the impressive range of data collected by ABC-TV in preparation for their superb "In Search Of America" series of televised documentaries, and the book therefore has a virtual cornucopia of offering for the reader to use in coming to appreciate the dynamic diversity that is such a celebrated aspect of American life. Whether investigating civic arguments about the separation of church and state or existential concerns of Latinos in the land of the Mormons, the reader can find an almost endless variety of facts, anecdotes, and examples of all that we have cause to find pride in as American citizens.

In essence, the book represents an absorbing attempt by Jennings and Brewster to explore the stated national ideals they believe are the defining and driving forces for our culture. And the work they have accomplished in delivering this vision of contemporary America is an impressive display of how to usefully employ eyewitness anecdotes with elements of contemporary history in service to a lavishly produced and excellently articulated narrative about the current state of the polity and the society at large.

In times of such turmoil and emotional distress, it is wonderful to have such a glowing look at our collective enterprise as is offered here. It is indeed a splendidly executed effort that travels the breadth and length of the land to illustrate to us just how durable, adaptable, and pragmatic a people we are, and how well our social fabric and our cultural values serve us in times like those we live in. I can highly recommend this book. Enjoy!

this was the first spidy book i ever bought.i thought i'd check it out because of the movie and because i am a mcfarlane fan.at least he didn't let me down,the art was fantastic!i loved the way he drew marry jane,a gorgious comic babe.the rest of the book was like the movie,to much talk and not enough action.at least the movie had a great villian,something this book missed.
i dont even know how to give a discription of the story because it was jumping around all the time and had no real plot.i realy am not a marvel fan.i think they have good heros,just bad storys.
i'd stay away from this one,unless you want to get it used and check out the art,which is far better than the story.that is why i give it 2 stars instead of one.

The art in these issues is quite good, but i remeber this period as the beginning of the wallcrawler's slide from the charmed period of the seventies and early/mid 80s. It's not macFarlane's fault--he is a visionary artist (although I was much more impressed by his work on the Hulk), but Michelinie's stories are pretty weak, compared to the glory days of Stan Lee, Gerry Conway (especially!), Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Roger Stern &Tom DeFalco. I mean, what the hell happened in these issues anyway? Mary Jane gets kidnapped a few times, I think--I hate that!--and the old Parker luck kicks in and the couple gets kicked out of their apartment on X-Mas Eve, but there's nothing in here to match the power of the Gwen Stacy/Green Goblin death stories, the (original) clone stories in ASM #144-151, the Black Cat stories, the Hobgoblin saga, and, especially, the mid-80s reconciliation between Peter and MJ (their walks in Central Park, discussing the past, are great!). Besides, I guess my favorite spidey artist is still Ross "The Boss" Andru, and MacFarlane's funky experiments left me kind of cold. the webbing is neat though...

McFarlane's work on Amazing Spiderman was well-received by fans when these comic came out. He updated the visual tricks you could use in a Spiderman story, with funky webbing and a more dynamic page structure. Now, ten years later, these techniques still stand up well, though the work looks a little dated. But these are fun stories, and well worth the money.

I have used cisco routers for years.
This simulator does not behave like a cisco router.

The simulator look like it was written using Macromedia products and does not even have appropriate context sensitive help.

Stear clear.

Let's see, you are trying to get your CCNA certification. You have to take the 640-607 exam and you need the right study materials. Where are you going to find a training center? Where are you going to find a way to access router and switches? Most importantly where are you going to find a way to practice the exam before going live? Where can do all this and not go broke at the same time - well Sybex has put together my choice with this training kit.

This is by far the most complete software certification training kit on the market today bar none. With a virtual trainer that has you take a pre-assessment test to find out what you need to study. The Virtual trainer comes with over 900 questions and this trainer will adapt to your needs rather than just a run by the objective trainer.

From there you will work with the one of best Virtual labs, with over 20 labs and you can create your own if you want more. You practice with 3 routers 1 switch and 1 host; although I think more equipment could be added. I found that by having to configure 3 routers you practice the commands and configurations, and you can do the labs over and over again until you feel comfortable.

Finally there is a Virtual Test center with another 400 plus questions. The best thing about this was the different type of testing setups you have, from the fixed to random testing. When you complete the report gives you an analysis of your score to help you better gauge what to study. With all 3 applications you cover each and every objective, couple with Sybex CCNA Study Guide and this is the unbeatable package.

Overall you would be hard pressed to find anything close to this on the market. Sybex should package this with the CCNA study guide and maybe in future releases we will see this. As for the installation of the software, I was able to run on Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP professional. Well Done to Sybex for the complete and total package.

This book is based on incorrect solutions for a problem that no longer exists. According to the 1999 NAEP results, the math "gender gap" has been eliminated at all grade levels. In addition, according to the National Science Foundation, female students are currently more likely than male students to take advanced mathematics courses in high school. As a result, the problem this book claims to address - that girls "fall behind" boys - is no longer relevant.

Even if the gender gap in mathematics did exist, the solutions proposed in this book create more problems than they solve. In particular, by advocating the use of literature that does not include a positive portrayal of boys, this book emphasizes that reading is a "girls-only" activity. The authors do not include suggestions for creating a positive learning climate for boys. They also do not devote sufficient attention to eliminating the much larger gender gaps in reading and writing where boys trail girls. It is perhaps not a coincidence that since the publication of this book, the reading gender gap has nearly doubled.

In summary, this book attempts to provide solutions for a problem that does not exist. This in and of itself would not be so terrible if the proposed solutions did not have such a negative impact on the real gender gaps in education.

These four authors are really on to something which needs to be considered by not only educators , but parents of girls who more and more need to be strengthened in their abilities to compete in the fast-moving technical, mathematical and scientific world of the future. Their precepts are very sound.