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Books to read if you're planning a vacation in "Grant", sorted by average review score:
Banting : a biography
Published in Unknown Binding by McClelland and Stewart ()
Author: Michael Bliss
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Wonderful biography about a great man
Sir Frederick Banting has been credited with the discovery of insulin. I purchased this book to find out more about him because my daughter has type I (insulin dependent) diabetes. Michael Bliss has done a great job putting Dr. Banting back in a place of honor. He describes his country upbringing, his determination and charismatic personality, all of which caused him to persevere where others would call it quits. In some cases, this hard-headedness was an Achilles Heel, but the author leaves that up to the reader to decide. One part I especially appreciate is that Banting wanted to match the insulin to the diet, not the other way around. This was so humane for the victims of diabetes, who at that time were kept on a starvation diet of "thrice cooked vegetables" to limit the intake of carbohydrates and prolong life. For anyone interested in the details of what brought about this life saving discovery, I recommend this book highly.

Great study of a Canadian hero
Highly recommeded to anyone searching for a character study of a fascinating, well-rounded man and his triumph over diabetes.

Batman: Legacy
Published in Paperback by DC Comics (February, 1997)
Authors: Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Doug Moench, Bob Kane, and Dave Taylor
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Wrong book.
The advertised book is "Batman: Legacy." However, the synopsis, and both customer reviews, are for an earlier graphic novel, entitled "Batman: Contagion." The aforementioned plague is released, confronted and eventually cured in "Contagion" and in "Legacy" the source is traced.

The Dark Virus RETURNS
Ras Al Guhl plans to unless a deadly virus upon the world...and only Batman, Robin, Catwoman, and Nightwing can stop him! Awesome artwork and plot line.

Batman: No Man's Land
Published in Unknown Binding by Bt Bound (May, 1900)
Author: Alan Grant
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No Man's Land for the easy reader
This kids version of No Man's Land was an extremely well laid out book. It described how Gotham City became a No Man's Land in an easy to read format. I liked this book for two main reasons. First, it was short and sweet. It didn't waste time on meaningless details that children wouldn't care about anyway. Second, this book was consistent with the comic books. I am a regular BATMAN reader and I found that this book was well adapted for young readers.

Batman is always the link between Comics and Reality
What can a normal Human being do when the earth rumbles, What can a normal human being do when all the buildings fall and when children, women and men scream without anyone being able to hear them. Batman and his fellow protectors of gotham explore the tragic experience of being victims of an earthquake with no posibilities, beyond the ones their own skills can give them, also being victims of the pressure of a society full of sick and mentally divergent criminals. That will take advantage of any opportunity that luck,time or nature will give to them. An earthquake is one of them. ! Now, it's time to get Gotham city back! No man's land pictures how a group of Heroes try to return and reclaim the ruins of a city that once was their home. with all odds against and a community ruled by crime, madness and despair. this mission is almost impossible for a Normal Human Being, the thing is: Is Batman a Normal human Being.

The cool thing about Batman is that people can relate, I'ts like when there was an earthquake in Colombia and one in Turkey, I showed my father (who works in Disasters Prevention and aid, all over the world) the series of cataclysm, aftershock and No Man's Land and he could totally recall some events. Of course without the poetry, the action and the fiction that every writer and penciller of these comics put into the story

Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide (Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide, 24)
Published in Paperback by Beckett Pubns (April, 2002)
Authors: James Beckett, Rich Klein, Grant Sandground, and Beckett Publications
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The Most Popular Guide In The Hobby!!!
Beckett publications have the most sought after price guides in the hobby of Baseball. I've collected sports cards since 1972, and Beckett is used by more people than any other guide in the world. As for this book, you're getting a guide with over 1,000 pages of informative prices for some of todays (and yesterday's) hottest sets. Sets from as far back as 1887 to 2002. What I've always admired about Beckett guides is how extensive their listings are. Please note, while Beckett and other guides attempt to give you the most extensive coverage of the Baseball card market, it's virtually impossible to list every single set in existence. So if you get a guide and you do NOT see your card or set listed, it doesnt mean it isn't worth anything, it just means that your particular card or set may not be known of in the open market, or that it's not one of the most traded cards on the market.
The guide is set up so that the brand names are listed in alphabetical order, there's a section on the history of baseball cards, a guide to help you determine the condition of your cards (and folks, please know ahead of time, it's not kosher to put rubber bands around your collection) tips on how to Sell them, a Terminology section, a small section on how to collect, where to find them and how to preserve them. Each of the sets are broken down to list each single card of the set. You may find production numbers in the listing, as well as any known error cards or other variations. Rookie cards are designated with the RC mark. Here are some examples of the kinds of sets Beckett has listed in the guide: Topps, Fleer, Donruss, Upper Deck, Sportflics, Bazooka, Old Judge, Squirt, Topps Big, Topps Tiffany, Score, O-Pee-Chee, Denny's, Nabisco, Pacific, Ralston Purina. You will get listings of lots of subsets and parallel sets, and you will get photos of certain cards. If you are putting together a set, and it's listed in this guide, you have the perfect checklist to help you keep up with what you do and do not have. This book is a valuable tool for any baseball card collector or investor.

It's (almost) all here!
Hi there. I'm Frank, and I'm fillin' in for Zaggy while he gets away from the scene for a while. For this review, I wanna tell you all about one of my all-time favorite reference books: the annual Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide! Since I work at a comics and sports collectibles store, I've find this book to be very helpful. Sure, there's the monthly Beckett that helps keep you in the know about the most popular baseball card sets. But there are those times when you have those weird and offbeat cards from various promo sets & stuff that the monthly issues just don't have the space to list. That's where this here big book comes in. Just about any single and set you can imagine, from cereal promo cards to those ones K-Mart put out back in the 70s, is listed and priced between the 1000-plus pages of this book. Of course, not every single card ever made is listed and priced here. But as far as I can tell, there's very few that aren't! Um, listed that is... uh, yeah. It's even got some really neat miniature black & white photos of some of the more valuable cards. Which is kinda neat. If you're into that kinda thing of course. You know? Oh no, I gotta go. Ro'y says I gotta get back to work and sort more cards. And I don't wanna get Ro'y mad!

G'Bye

Chariot
Published in Paperback by Tor Books (January, 1900)
Author: Charles L. Grant
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This entry gallops along
The third chapter in the four book series manages, after a rocky start, to surpass the excellent previous entry. Grant weaves another nailbiting tale that manages to both frustrate and enlighten the reader and sets the stage for a climatic showdown in the next, and final, book. I cannot recommend this series enough. Charles Grant is a terrific writer, which these books wonderfully show.

The third Horseman has come to plague the earth

The world has already been devastated by the visit of two of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Death (see SYMPHONY) and Famine (see IN THE MOOD) have left the planet on the brink of extinction. Now the third horseman, Plague, has begun his destruction of mankind.

A mutated strand of small pox is ravaging the world. Only Las Vegas is spared because Plague waits in the city to confront and eliminate Trey Falkirk, the one person who can save the human race. Trey has his own dilemma, as he is unable to leave Vegas, a city that he considers to be his prison, unless he wants misfortune to strike him. Soon, Trey will learn his role in the upcoming fight will force him to make decision that no one should have to make.

The third novel in Charles Grant's "Millennium Quartet" is an exciting tale that demonstrates the author's flair for making the evil side of mankind seems so real. Like the first two novels, the dramatic story line is fast-paced, filled with action, and makes for an interesting reading experience. However, the novel does not require the reader to use much of their cerebrum snce this is an action oriened book. Still, fans of doomsday stories will fully enjoy CHARIOT and its two dark predecessors, while eagerly awaiting the visit of the last horseman.

Harriet Klausner

Command and Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation
Published in Paperback by Prima Publishing (30 September, 1998)
Authors: Joseph Bell and Joe Grant Bell
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VERY HELPFULL
This guide will help you through the whole game. from what to build on certain maps and strategys on all routes to go on. if you own the game and cant beat a level get this guide and beat it!

5 stars perfect game.
Wow this game is so awesome one of the best games ever played for playstation. The link cable acces its all great. Even though the graphic arent great. Its every thing ive come to love from Westwood.

Counting to None (The Invisibles, Book 5)
Published in Paperback by DC Comics (March, 1999)
Authors: Grant Morrison and Phil Jimenez
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Morrison is hitting his stride...
Volume 4: Counting to None continues the Invisibles vacation in America with three stories that really begin to flesh out what Grant Morrison is trying to get across.

I really enjoyed Time Machine Go, the first arc. Morrison can really sound like he knows what he's talking about, the story is very dense with mangled quantum physics and magic. It's really quite enjoyable.

My first worry about the Sensitive Criminals arc was that it was Acadia (from Volume 1) revisited, and would be hard to truly appreciate. This was not the case; this is a great time travel story, short and quick.

This volume closes out with betrayal and some interesting concepts, such as the 64 letter alphabet and out of nowhere creation theory.

This volume starts a great stretch of stories in the Invisibles series, and it really begins to feel like Morrison has hit his stride.

A real solid effort and a great read.

Tantric Sex in Comicbook Shock!
I loved the first volume of THE INVISIBLES. It was intelligent and funky and far-out. The first story arc of Volume 2 (collected in 'Bloody Hell in America') was good, but not a patch on what had gone before. It seemed too much like an attempt to 'dumb-down' and 'bloody-up' the series for the benefit of the economically all-important Preacher demographic. But the stories collected in this trade paperback restored my faith in the series: the wit and wacked-out wisdom of Volume 1 tantrically coupling with a brash, pop-American sensibility.

How to describe the stories in here? Well ... imagine James Bond meeting Philip K Dick via Terence McKenna, Robert Anton Wilson and Alistair Crowley. Imagine a world (our world maybe?) where the 'good guys' use psychic time-travel, unashamed Situationist posturing, big guns and tantric sex rituals to ensure that the insectoid 'bad guys' don't bring about an holocaustic apocalypse. Imagine some of the finest and most intelligent writing in the comic industry marrying some of the finest line drawing. I loved every single page. Never has anything so profoundly cool also read as such an intricate and insightful critique of the way we live. Really, there's nothing like THE INVISIBLES being written at the moment. If only for the sake of posterity you should pick up a copy. That is, of course, if there is a tomorrow ... TimeMachineGo baby!

Cults of the Shadow
Published in Hardcover by Skoob Books Pub Ltd (August, 1995)
Author: Kenneth Grant
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Secret Knowledge Here
This a great introduction to cults around the world who practice the Magick of the Left Hand Path. It shows that such practices spring up spontaneously, and therefore are somehow deeply imbedded in our consciousness, destined to spring up from time-to-time and place-to-place.

the 3rd of the Typhonian trilogies
These Skoob books are great reprints of Kenneth Grant's earlier works. This one is originally printed in 1975. There are 9 books in the trilogies. Grant has been around for a while and already had a strong background in tantric and buddhist knowledge when he became Crowley's secretary.
He is believed to have been granted the OHO (10th and highest degree) in the O.'.T.'.O.'. and in that capacity founded an operative lodge called Nu Isis which explored and laid a foundation for many of his further works.
In regards to this particular book Grant takes an eclectic approach which attempts to find in gematria values hidden links which lie between the ancient rites of Egypt, Crowley's A.'.A.'., Theosophy, Vedic/Tantric, ancient African cults and voudon Gnosis. His chapter on Michael Bertiaux's Voudon Gnostic teachings is a good introduction to a great modern gnostic thinker/teacher.
Additionally the inclusion of several pages of illustrations by Austin Osman Spare, Steffi Grant(his wife)and others makes these books a worthwhile inclusion in a library.

The DIABLO GRANT
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Pocket Books (January, 1995)
Author: James Reasoner
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The Diablo Grant
Not one of Reasoner's best books; however not a bad story. It lacks some of the historical detail found in many of Reasoner's other books. If you want a quick read (only 200 pages) you will find it an entertaining western tale. I recommend The Healer's Road and Healer's Calling. The Wilderness Road is also very good.

A VERY GOOD BOOK!
Juan Espina has a paper that says he owns the entire Diablo Valley. The problem is Espina is the town drunk and the Valley is thought to be owned by ranchers. The two biggest are Travis Richmond and Ben Thompkins. They are not about to allow Espina to claim their land. In steps Judge Earl Stark, who rules the grant is legal and the property is owned by Espina. There are attempts to get the grant and destroy it. There is also murder involved. The ending has a nice twist to it. The book is a fast read with plenty of action and will hold your attention. I really liked the character of Judge Stark, he was smart and tough. He is not afraid to use fist and guns if necessary. He is asked, "You going to untangle it with brains or bullets, Your Hornor? His reply, " Whatever it takes." A very good western read.

The Deathlord of Ixia (Lone Wolf, Book 17)
Published in Paperback by Berkley Pub Group (November, 1994)
Authors: Joe Dever, Brian Williams, and John Grant

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