If you travel a lot for business, there are few better companions than Lauren Henderson and her Tart City sisters. They have breezed me through red eye flights and interminable seminars. Sam Jones is saucy and fun. I only wish her first two books were available here.

Third in the series finds Sam Jones in NYC where two of her big mobiles are to be shown at a Soho gallery along with three other yBAS (young British artists). The fun of this novel is Sam's take on NY. From the wild cab rides to the hustle and bustle to the public ingesting of drugs, Sam enjoys NY and contrasts it with London.

She arrives a week early to hang her mobiles and meets the crew at the Bergmann LaTouche Gallery. Carol Bergmann is the owner and she is all efficiency and competence. But even her sangfroid is tested when the paintings of one of her regulars, Barbara Bilder, are vandalized in the gallery. And at the same time, one of the assistants at the gallery, Kate, with whom Sam was to work and with whom she felt an immediate connection, is found dead in the Strawberry Fields section of Central Park. She had been garroted and left dead on a bench. When the surly Don, who moves and hangs the installations is also found dead, Sam determines to find out who did it.

Complicating the scene is that early arrival of Lex, one of the yBAS, who had tried to stick his tongue down Sam's throat in a ladies room in a British pub a week before. Lex had been staying with Kate and now that she is dead is scared to go to the police and be implicated. And Lex had a one-night stand with another of the yBAS due to show at the gallery and she has turned into an obsessed stalker. Lex is very handsome but Sam is being faithful to her actor lover, Hugo. It is tough for Sam to do without her shag, but she manages with copious amounts of vodka and cocaine and other mind-altering substances.

This is a great read for Sam's views on things. She is a wild woman and lots of fun. Seeing the world from her viewpoint is a gas. I enjoyed this thoroughly and laughed aloud. The series just gets better and better.

Lauren has written another winner. Sam Jones, the main character, finds herself looking for clues and answers in yet another page turning mystery. Her witty style - fashion sense and humor make her one of my heroes. A quote from the novel, "..., saying a silent prayer of thanks, as so often, to the person who invented Lycra miniskirts." Here is Sam's idea on kids, "Children in any quantity give me hives." This story revolves around her first New York show. You will be trying to figure out who done it while knowing she has already got the person pegged. A must read!

This is a great instructional book for bicycle maintenance. It is written so that a novice in bicycle repair can understand the procedures. There is a chapter on how to disassemble and repair each aspect of your bicycle in detailed form. The book covers all different types of components on both road and mountain bikes. The instructions are easy to follow. The pictures are clear, and one can easily see what the authors are talking about. As a necessity, specialized bicycle tools are required to do many of the more complex manipulations. Each section has a troubleshooting guide, and chapter three is nothing but a troubleshooting guide. This book makes a great reference manual and will enhance one's basic knowledge of bicycle mechanics.

You can learn a lot watching bike mechanics "operate". You can learn what tools to use, and how to apply them, and what pieces fall out when you take something apart. But who has time to hang around a bike shop? Wouldn't it be nice to have a book that shows you what to expect, and how to deal with it? This is it, in Technicolor glory.

Every page of this book has clear color photos showing exactly what to do. The book is broken down by chapters for the various mechanical systems of the bicycle. Each chapter goes through the various technologies in use. (Example: five kinds of brakes.) Each one is ripped apart and put back together with you. Each chapter has a section on what tools you will need (and recommendations on saving money).

Haynes is famous for automobile and motorcycle repair books, and this is even better than those: All photos are in color, the steps are broken down and illustrated clearly, with the use of tools shown explicitly. (This is not always the case with the automotive books, which assume a certain proficiency with mechanic's tools.) Very nicely done. I hope they update it periodically as bicycle technology evolves.

I have a 1999 mountain bike that I love and want to maintain. This book is perfect! All of the problems that i've encountered have been addressed in the book, even though there's little information about "Y" frame suspensions. Each chapter on repair has a quick reference diagnosis chart. Before buying, I compared this book to the other top ranked repair books at the store, and this one was much easier to understand and use because of the clear way it's written and illustrated. If you don't already know much about bike repair, but love your bike, this book is for you!

Wow! What a wonderfully pleasant surprise this book was. I still can't believe that the Hulk, a character i've never been overly fond of, has managed to score two of my highest reviews (this one and Peter David's book)! I guess i have to start this review off with an apology. In reviewing the Doomsday trilogy i criticized the need for Sean Morgan and SAFE, arguing that the more familiar Nick Fury and SHIELD could play much the same roll. Well, that's certainly not true in this book. Sean Morgan is a pivotal AND compelling character in Abominations. Jason Henderson fleshes out a history for the character that intricately ties him into the plot. A strong emotional triangle is set between Morgan, the Hulk, and the Abomination that takes takes this book up a step or two above the usual fare. Henderson's portrayal of the villian of the piece, the Abomination, is as compelling (in it's own way) as the character of Sean Morgan. In fact, Henderson appears to have been giving almost as much room to play with the Abomination (an official comic character) as Sean Morgan (a character unique to the Marvel novels). The book benefits from this, and i can only hope that the bigwigs at Marvel take note. Stretching the boundaries with establish characters may create some continuity problems....but this freedom allows the writers to create a better story. It's at this point past readers of my reviews probably expect me to mention what i didn't like about this book. Well, surprise....i liked everything about this book. The Hulk was written extremely well, and easily would have been the highlight of this book if it wasn't for the exception portrayals of Morgan & the Abomination that , at times, overshadowed our lead. The plot was good, but it was the intricately weaved sub-plot that kept me rivited. If you're not totally into this book by the end of chapter one, you might as well just stop reading...'cause you just don't get it! Heck, as i write this review i'm remembering more and more how much i liked. I'm also trying to figure out if there's any good reason why this book shouldn't get five stars. Hmmmmm.... OK, maybe one little thing. I would have liked a tad more humour. But that's REALLY nit-picking. -- Peter James Gallacher

That's true. This is a story of two men whose lives have been forever changed by exposure to Gamma Energy, The Incredible Hulk and the Abomination. But their the similarities end. The Hulk is a green man who has never lost sight of his humanity, thanks to the love of his wife Betty, but the Abomination has no such luck. He has become a green monster who has no regrets about killing. When they meet at various points in the book, these differences make themselves known very clearly. Jason Henderson did a good job with this novel. I hope more Hulk novels are published soon.

a great hulk novel. i've always liked the battles between the hulk and the abomination, and this one is a little different, because, as dr. banner put it,''this isn't like emil. emil kickes and bites.''this and peter david's book have to be my favs for hulk novels. a good read that kept me busy.

ordered dec 1 2002, have not received book yet as of 12/27,2002

One of those books that will stay with you forever! A collection of magical short stories that weaves fantasy together with the sense of wonder we all felt as children. Fascinating and compelling. It's currently out of print, but is absolutely worth seeking out.

This is one of the best books I've ever read (and I'm usually not a fan of short stories). If anyone knows where I can get a copy, please email me at tpmarx@aol.com - thanks!

This is a good story of an old lady who sees haints. Nana wants to see her granddaughter married before she walks with those she communicates with.
Nana has a terrible time convincing Pamela that the spirits not only know who "her true love" is but they also know that he is about to be murdered by his wife and his business partner.
Pammy is finally spooked into compliance. She foils the murder plot and the reader assumes, get the man of her dreams.
It's a good little book.
C.M. Miller---Author, Taxes, Death, & Trouble
Accrual Way To Die

Nana is eccentric where it is witty; Hilarious where it is silly; and adoring where it is exciting. Beverly Poitier-Henderson uses humor to grease the heartstrings she tugs. Her characters are amicable, nonconformists that insist that you love them instantly. With a story line based around saving the life of a true love you have never met, this novel tickles your attention from beginning to end. Slight downside: time flies by when you're having fun. (I just wish it was a tad longer; but cutting the jaw-flapping and getting right down to the meat is what Beverly's writing is all about.) Keep me posted on her next release, I'm game!

This was definitely a page turner right from the start. I found myself falling out laughing at Pam, Nana, Alveda, and especially the ghosts. Some books add so much extra and so many characters doing so many different things with so much drama, that you get lost and find yourself struggling through the story. Not this one!!! You didn't necessarily know where you were going to end up, but you were sure to be confident in that it was going to be a gut busting blast the whole way through. I loved it. It had enough sass to be considered contemporary while drawing on what our younger generation considers only stuff the old timers talked about. I can honestly say it definitely brought thoughts of my own grandmother to mind. Mrs. Poiter-Henderson has extraordinary talent and especially enough talent to pull off a wonderful novel without having to overshadow it with syrupy Gone With the Wind type antebellum romance, sex and lots of foul language. Now that's what I call writing!

When this book arrived on my desk, I didn't know what to think. Would it be another 1000 page paperweight or something I could actually use? Fortunately, it was the latter. I can't say enough good things about this book. It's the best Delphi book I've ever come across, and I have most of them. There is an obsession with detail in this book that is refreshing in these days of 10-pound books that say little and inform even less. I can only imagine the amount of work that went into getting the tutorial right. A tutorial that spans several chapters? You don't see those anymore -- not in these days of books written before products are even released and then rushed to print. I especially liked the *specific* coverage of connecting to and working with the various DBMS back-ends -- good stuff and quite useful. The Internet chapter is a real gem, too. There is no glossing over details in this book. The author obviously worked his behind off to cram as much helpful text as he could into this book. And I really like his writing style. I agree that formal, stiff writing has no place in technical how-to books. It's refreshing to find a book where the author focuses his attention on helping the reader understand his message rather than on stroking his own ego. Highly recommended. (Ignore the D3 on the cover -- this book applies just fine to D5).

This is good. This is better than good. I consider myself a pretty good technical writer, but I've never been able to pull off this combination of nitpickingly complete technical detail, utterly clear tutorials, and friendly, readable prose.

If you're new to Delphi, you need to read this book. It covers important functional details that are not clearly described anywhere else.

If you're an experienced Delphi programmer, you need to read this book. It covers all the practical details you thought you already knew.

If you're a novice database programmer, you need to read this book. You can use it with the evaluation version of Delphi (download for free) to learn how client-server applications are supposed to work.

If you're an experienced database programmer, you need to read this book. It will show you what you're missing in your current development environment.

Never mind the "Delphi 3" in the title. There are details that are inconsistent with Delphi 5, but these problems are simply overwhelmed by the extreme clarity of the text.

I finally found a copy of this book on an online auction after several frustrating calls to the book's publisher, Sams. Seems that Henderson's book isn't being reprinted due to a dispute between him and the publisher despite repeated requests from the Delphi community to at least keep the D3 version in circulation, if not update it.

This is a wonderful book. It's comprehensive and covers the things you need to know to build database, client/server, and n-tier apps in Delphi. The chapter on Internet development is priceless and is the only one like it that I've found in all the Delphi books I have. Similarly, the chapters on database and application design are unique among the Delphi books out there and a must-read for any serious Delphi coder.

Though this book is hard to come by, like all good technical books, it has stood the test of time. Though it originally targeted D3, it's just as applicable today as it was the day D3 was released. I highly recommend this book to any serious student of Delphi.

Australia is my hobby, and I lived in a half dozen towns between Adelaide and Mackay covering two years. If you like reading Australian authors and stories, this is the book for you. If this is your first Australian book, you'll probably give it about a B-, because although Sara Henderson's life was exciting to her, she left out most of the juicy details which would have made it a compelling read. For example, many times she described her day by naming the cities she visited without giving us the nitty gritty. I've read four of her books. Unless I missed something, Sara Henderson never had a date in the 20 years following her husband's death. I admire her accomplishments in life, but they didn't make her an author. About the Strength series, read one and you've read them all.

Whether you are an Australian City Slicker or from another part of our planet this book will delight. Henderson provides a great intimate look into her life - one not so dissimilar to others in the outback of Australia. You will learn how life really is in a remote and desolate world of outback Australia. You are sure to sympathise with Henderson and the lot of others in a similar situation.

Thankfully we get to find out what happens after Strength to Strength in Sara's next two books in this series about her life in the outback, The Strength in Us All, and most recently, The Strength of our Dreams. I love her stories peppered with humor as she moves through life with such an indomitable spirit. I wish these books were easier to find in the U.S.

Excellent account of Hendrix's life (drug use and all) with the only critique that I might add is how can Henderson know or even speculate what thoughts went through Hendrix's mind particularly when he lay dying? There is a lot of this type of verbage here, but if you can get around that, this is an invaluable story that definetly puts you into Hendrix's life (a big strongpoint of this book) particularly during the major events (Monterey, Fillmore, Woodstock...) and is well worth the read.

"S'cuse me while I kiss the sky", is a book about the life and times of Jimi Hendrix. This biography (writen by David Henderson)was a long but exciting read. It starts off on his dad as a child and goes all the way to Jimi's death. It goes through all of his good times and bad, all of his songs(hits and not hits), and what he did to get there. This is a classic and if you need inspiration or are just a fan of Jimi, you should defiantly read this book. I think it will be worth your time and was worth mine.

Frank Zappa once said, "Rock and roll journalism is stuff written by writers who can't write, about musicians who can't play music, for readers who can't read." This is an exception, in that it is a highly readable and well-written book. The author has very good academic writing credentials, the like you almost never see among rock journalists. A fat book, that I read quickly.

I have read many FREE articles on search engine optimization. There was nothing new here. I'll give him some credit how he describes linking within your site...but you should buy Google Hack. It's only $ more. This 14 page, big font article is NOT worth $. I want my money back. This is the first time I have ever written a review...because I was dissapointed. Buy Google Hack.

This work really makes sense. At long last someone has put it all together in a way that even I can understand. "Goodbye" to empty promises of improving my website ranking. "So long" to the meta tag mavens who want to increase my traffic -- but not my SALES. When it comes to understanding what it takes, Henderson appears to be telling it like it is. I especially like his use of diagrams and illustrations to demonstrate the logic of website navigation and its effect on ranking by the major search engines, especially Google. And while there's no magic 'cookie' or 'meta tag' to make it happen, at least I know what "I" have to do to put PageRank to work for me. Thank you, John Henderson.

The concept of the author's article is excellent. I have discussed the idea of "page ranking" versus "site ranking" with fellow memebers at work and the process is right. There appears to be no way to trick or fool search engines. You can buy pay-per-click ranking (That's expensive.) or work to make your pages worth something to the search engines. I'd advise every webmaster to re-set their thinking. Concentrate on page ranking!

This is an excellent account of the first state-sponsored American attempt to reach the North Pole. Headed by the single-minded Captain Charles Hall, this expedition was beset by problems from the start. There were serious conflicts of interest between those who were aiming for the Artic goal (Hall) and the scientific group, not to mention disastrous insubordination from crew-members who did not feel that Hall was qualified to commandeer the ship.

What makes this book unique from many other polar exploration works is that it also revolves around a more than century-old murder mystery on board the ship; that of Captain Hall himself. These two aspects provide a chilling account of what happens when there is lack of discipline and unwavering leadership on board any seabound vessel.

A terrific true account that reads like a novel. Great addition to any polar exploration library.

I am a sucker for survival tales and this is one of the best I have read. Written by newspaperman Bruce Henderson, it is well researched and presented in a clear, concise manner with just the right amount of detail and suspense enough for several books. This was America's first attempt to reach the North Pole and unfortunately the government had to stick its hand in. It was during one of America's worst administrations -- that of U.S. Grant, and he and his cohorts bungled this venture, too. They spent the money to do it right, but put the wrong people in charge and put together contracts that spelled doom from the start. The hero of the tale is George Tyson, and what a hero he is...fighting almost unsurmountable odds as he struggles for months on an ice flow with 19 deserted shipmates in the Artic. There are enough villians -- a drunken sea captian, a murderous physician, a crew that refuses to take any orders. I highly recommend this one without fear of contradiction from anyone who appreciates a good adventure.

Even if the subject matter doesn't seem exciting to you, this book is well worth reading. This book is in the "can't put down' category.