I won't review the story, except to say I've never read anything by Nancy Collins that I didn't like. I would like to point out the typographical errors though, which averaged around two to three per page. If I pay extra for a limited edition, I would like to get something extra, like having a proof reader go over the manuscript before publication. Words were left out, misspelled, etc. An example - "Tony tied to scream..." One or two mistakes I can tolerate, but this book has them to the point of absurdity. The only book, ironically enough, that had more typos, was another by Collins, AVENUE X.

In the 1970s, Alex Rossiter was a rock and roll icon on a par with Hendrix and Joplin. Thanks to drugs, Alex crashed and burned, fading into oblivion unable to get a gig or a recording contract anywhere. He recently resurfaced in New Orleans where he has developed an interest in voodoo and is initiated into a local hanfou by Papa Belovded. Not long afterward, Alex obtains a gig at the Gris-Gris Club.

Alex meets an old friend Jere Sloan and the woman he loves Charlotte "Charlie: Calder. Charlie instantly wants to share sex with the musician. They go home, leaving Jere behind. Alex's brief elation dissipated once he reads "The Aegrisomnia" and becomes involved with the One-Who-Tempts, a shade residing between the living and the dead. The malevolent spirit tempts Alex to surrender his soul and destroy everyone he cherishes.

Nancy A Collins does for voodoo what Anne Rice has done for vampires. The characters are fully developed making them seem authentic though pawns in a cosmic chess game played by essences much older than mankind. TEMPTER is a temptation that horror fans will want to repeatedly reread.

Harriet Klausner

The author, a long-time student of occult master Ouspensky, states: "despite its scientific appearance, it [this book] has no importance whatsoever as a compendium of scientific facts or even as a new way of presenting these facts...[but] in its being derived from the actual perception of higher consciousness and in its indicating a path by which such consciousness may be again approached [xxi]." Thus its value lies not in the sight, but in the seeing. But that is just the problem. This book is neither a guide to higher consciousness nor a work on fringe/occult science. Instead, it presents a decidedly scientific "New View" of the universe, and never mind about either facts or practices. It's not that this is pseudoscience (science is, after all, a metaphysical research program). And it does include some tantalizing glimpses of a new worldview. But it is weak in content and failed to generate either productive research or spiritual discipline. An example: "We have reason to believe that our sun does circle about Sirius" [15] in a 800,000 year period. Why? Precessional differences in the annual rising of Sirius relative to its starry background are consistent with the Sun's movement around a circle centered on Sirius. So it *could* be true. And it would certainly be fascinating. And it might explain "Nemesis: the Death Star" thought to periodically attract comets (like the one the killed off the dinosaurs) toward Earth. But nobody every bothered to find out. As it turns out, Ouspensky himself "abandoned the system" at the end of his life, telling his students that they must start over [xx-xxi]. This recalls St. Thomas Aquinas who, at the end of his life, received a vision of the Divine Mother (described in his "Aurora Consurgens") and, in a Zen-like fit of satori, rejected his own earlier intellectual Aristotelian system of theology. Unfortunately, almost nobody knows this; instead the West was stuck with the Thomistic debris of the Catholic Church, rather than elevated by the beatitude of Thomas' final vision of alchemical gnosis and the Divine Mother. So, if you enjoy extended "as above, so below" analogies lacking both empirical content and spiritual interiority , this book is for you. If you had hoped to find a work on spiritual/occult science here (a la Grossinger's "The Night Sky," Gauquelin's "Cosmic Clocks," Seymour's "Astrology: The Evidence of Science,") your disappointment may reach cosmic proportions.

If you wish to bring clarity and meaning to your search then sit and read this thought as well as emotion provoking book. Connects your existence with the universe in a way which creates wonder, awe, meaning, and if you are lucky, purpose. Definitely a tool which enables one to get a different sense of one's self as it did for me. If you also had the same experience, I would love to hear from you. Be advised though, the book and it's content is "not for everybody".

I really wanted to like this book -- I mean what's not to like about a Native American werewolf story set in the 19th century American West? Well, I did like it some. The hero, Billy Skillet, is likeable and pretty well drawn. The horror elements are not too graphic yet still a bit out-there. There's a lot of quirky humor in the book. On the other hand, the book should have been about 50 pages longer. It seems short, and I wanted more detail on some of the other characters and a little more suspense in the conflict between Billy and the hunter who is after him. There's also one stretch where the author describes some of the historical detail leading up to the Wounded Knee massacre in 1890, and the novel's voice shifts from folksy to more academic. That was a bit jarring. The text could have used a little more editing, because there were a few typos that never should have seen the light of day. Overall, I enjoyed the book with some reservations. Readers who like alternative takes on the werewolf theme may well like Walking Wolf.

A surprisingly great book with very few downfalls. The life of Bill Skillet (Vargr) is one adventure after another... It hard to believe all he has went through in his short pretender life. I enjoyed this book a great deal more that Wild Blood. The charters and descriptions of the events around the storyline were much more interesting and entertaining. The two downfall of the book: 1. Might of had a little to much Indian history in it. 2. Book was to short.(only 181 pages). I could of read 300 pages or another book on Walking Wolf. Would highly suggest this to any fan on Horror, Werewolves, or Vampires. Give it a 5......

This novel, more than any other Jackie Collins novel I've read to date, seems to concentrate on one thing: sex. It seems to be the main theme of the entire book.

Cleo James is the main character. She's a British journalist working for a magazine called Image, and she spends her time interviewing celebrities. And, she's good at it. In the mean time, she finds her husband having sex in his office with one of her closest friends, and soon her life turns upside down. She decides to live it up as a free single woman (as a way of getting revenge), and meets several men that turn HER life upside down.

Another interesting character is Muffin (no last name). She's a celebrity in her own right, being a centerfold model in England. Her married boyfriend Jon, a professional photographer, helps her find her way to the top. Their dreams take them to America, where they hope to make it BIG time. She meets some other celebrities that help change her life around in a big way.

Throw in a few more racy characters and you have a Jackie Collins novel. This is one of her trashier novels, and if you like that sort of stuff, you'll love this!

I had read this in the moon light, which made me a sensation about this book. It potraits the scenes of sexual life of divorced women. The scenes are not virtual you do feel that it is happening around you. It focuses the real sexual prblems of divorced women and how they solve it. If a man will read this book he will go out to find any divorced women caling for the help and suerly he will be on the top of someone. I do recommend that you must read this book it will get you involved in some sampathies about divorced women. I myself read this book twice and some scenes countless times.

I had owened this book but unfortunately lost it. If Someone can donate this book do ask my address by e-Mail: zee_shani@usa.net

If you are looking for just a simple book of classic ghost stories, thie this is a good book to buy. Cheap and small it contains works by classic authors. Not a a bad buy at all

Because this book is conveniently arranged by topic (18 larger categories, with several sub-categories in each), and is fortified by several indices (first lines; subjects; authors & sources; Bible references), this book is much more valuable and useful than many similar ones. Since about 250 sources have been mined, the offerings are rich and varied. Not only for personal devotion but especially for leaders of prayer and worship, convocation of church meetings and assemblies, and other public occasions which demand an inspirational word, this book is extremely useful. A note for American readers: it was compiled and published in Great Britain; therefore, the numerous selections from the Book of Common Prayer are not from that of the Episcopal Church in America (1979), but rather the much older English Book of Common Prayer. On the downside, no effort has been made toward inclusive or expansive language, even by the editor (e.g., the sub-category: "For God Himself"]. Nor has there been an attempt to include non-Christian (except for the most generic) prayers. But its size and price definitely make it a very good value.

This is one of the most helpful travel books I have read. It explained things in a detail easy to understand. I am buying my second book on Boston, to send to my out-of-town family, so they can also enjoy this great city.

Collins, Robert O. African History in Documents (3 vols.): Volume I - West African History (1997; Volume II - East African History (1997); Volume III - Central and Southern African History (1996). ISBN vol. 1 - 1-55876-015-6; ISBN vol. 2 - 1-55876-016-4; ISBN vol. 3 - 1-55876-017-2

This volume is one of a three volume series. All three volumes are edited by Robert O. Collins, a distinguished and highly respected professor of African History. Each volume focuses on single wide geographic region and is remarkable for the time span covered as well as the scope of the documents included. The earliest document comes from 100 AD. and the most recent is from 1988. Familiar names like Ibn Battuta, and Nelson Mandela are included along with less well known yet significant documents such as The Kano Chronicle (a written version of an oral history), and essays by Leopold Senghor and Jan Christaan Smuts. Historians, anthropologists, explorers, intellectuals, political leaders--African and European--speak. Designed primaily for classroom use, each selection is easy enough for the average high school student to read without difficulty (which means it would also be appropriate for college freshmen in an introductory African history course). Each volume includes a map and a twenty page overview of the region on which the volume centers. The introductory chapter places the contents of the book in broad historical perspective. Each selection features an introduction. Explanatory footnotes (rare indeed these days because of publishers desire to cut costs) help the reader understand unfamiliar terms and the significance of people, places, and events mentioned in the text. A must have, this is an excellent resource for the teacher, the student, or the library.

This is a lovely book with beautiful illustrations and quotes from the "Anne Books." Everyday of the year is included with space to write about special memories or to remember special dates. I recommend this book to any lover of the Anne of Green Gables series! Also look at Carolyn Strom Collin's other books on Anne and the Little House books. They are all wonderful!

Robert Collin is a wonderful teacher, an his books never fail to communicate the necessary details with both practical examples and with all of the underlying theory.