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This is my all time favorite book. It is about thirteen year old Eric Kirby. He went parasailing in hopes of seeing real live dinosaurs. His parasail crashed on Isla Sorna. He made
friends with a young iguanadon he named Iggy and at the end of
the book he rescues Dr.Grant. It is continued by Jurassic Park 3 the Junior Novelization.

Thirteen-year-old Eric Kirby goes para-sailing above Jurassic Park with his friend Ben, with hopes of seeing real live dinosaurs. But after a minor accident where Ben dies he is trapped on the island... With no escape. It's just him and a dynasty of ferocious dinosaurs!
This isn't a very good adult book, but children with an intrest in dinosaurs or Jurassic Park will love it.

All thirteen-year-old Eric Kirby wanted was a chance to get to see real, live dinosaurs up close. So when his mom's boyfriend, Ben, offered him the opportunity, he jumped at the chance. Eric and Ben will get to parasail over the Jurassic Park Island, observing the dinosaurs from a safe distance. But something goes very wrong, and the two fall from the sky onto the island. Only Eric survives the fall, and he is trapped in a hostile prehistoric environment where he is the prey. It will take all of his wits and courage to stay alive until help arrives - but how can one kid survive among the deadliest predators ever to walk the earth? This was a thrilling story, not only for fans of the movies, but for readers who like adventure stories. The book ended with a cliffhanger that will lead into the new Jurassic Park movie, so now I have to wait until the movie comes out to find out what happens to Eric, which won't be for a whole month, or read the novelization. Still, this was an exciting, although short, book.

Jurassic Park Adventures One Book Review

Jurassic Park Adventures One is a book about a kid named Eric Kirby who has to get to a test safe house to escape dinosaurs on an island. When he tries to get out of the test house, he can't. Some people have to save him. Their plane crashes in the rescue. If you like dinosaurs, this is the book for you. The stars of the book are Spinosaurus, T- Rex & Raptor. Eric makes friends with an Iguanadon & names it Iggy. Eric is a hero. He goes out to save a man, but does not know who he is.

By James

John Derhak has come up with a unique and highly entertaining novel. The book is written as a series of letters to his brother, Rob, (who is the bass player for the real-life band, moe.). The premise being that John has bought a hotel in Maine with money provided by his rock star sibling & the book details the adventures of the many characters who reside at or visit that establishment. Often very funny, sometimes scary & always entertaining, each story brings the reader further into the magic that is the moe.Republic Hotel. It is a credit to the author's outstanding writing ability that one has to keep reminding oneself that this book, is, in fact - fiction. There are a multitude of short, intertwining stories that help familiarize you with each character from the town & the book then culminates with the extended story of One Eyed Red Beard, a tale of pirates, treasure, murder & greed (all the good stuff, in other words).

It is not necessary to be familiar with moe. or their music to enjoy this book. There is a similarity to their music though, as characters introduced early in the book take on a much more significant role later on, just as moe. may start a song in the beginning of a show, abandon it as they jam into a different space & then return to it with a vengeance towards the end of the show. I would highly recommend this book for people who love adventure stories, scary stories & things that just make you laugh. And to top it all off, you will discover just who invented one of the most important & highly used gestures in the American culture.

If you find Twilight Zone-ish interconnected stories, that special humor that occurs in a small town full of characters, Stephen King-like scares, pirates, UFOs & jambands(?!?) an interesting combination, then please do yourself a favor a pick up this outstanding book by John Derhak. Set in a hotel in the middle of nowhere (The Lost Kingdom), the goings-on at the moe.Republic are beyond entertaining. A fictional work, interwoven with the real-life jamband, moe. (John's brother, moe. bassist Rob, backs the hotel with the vast amount of money he's earned touring the country with the best band in the land), this book provides one captivating tale after the next.

You do not have to have any knowledge of moe. to thoroughly enjoy this book as it stands on its own as an engrossing work that will make you want to read it again immediately after completing it the first time. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys a good adventure, a good scare, a good laugh or a combination of all three.

Great book. Easy reading, keeps you going from page to page. References and origins of all sorts of songs from moe.

even if you have never heard of the band or the moe.Republik Hotel, its a great read, especially for the price

Tales it is - but these stories make you want to visit!
I enjoyed the book immensely, and can't wait for another from this author. He really knows how to weave a good yarn, and includes all my favorite subjects - Maine, a cool car, good beer, funny old men, pirates, treasure, UFO's, the sea, and rambling old houses filled with family and good friends... a must read!

One of the central facts presented is that Technicolor is like no other motion picture color process. And that it has been nearly abandoned in the USA in favor more efficient processes, none of which are as good as Technicolor.

Amazingly, the only remaining Technicolor lab on earth is in Beijing.

This book provides an extensive review of the technicolor procsss and its development over the history of its use.

The author correctly points out the weaknesses of the Eastmancolor process and gives support to the superiority of dye transfer processed films. Mr. Haines has an excellent eye for color, and he lists a complete history of films using three strip technicolor and dye transfer matrices. He is not afraid to attack the studios and Kodak's short sightedness in dumping the process. As a result, film negatives are fading fast, and many films are losing their original look. He does list one chinese company that still uses the process, and I hope that they are still in business. Sadly films will never look as good again. END

This is a very complex book with a lot of technical information, some of which I didn't understand. However, I did get the overall gist of the writer's arguement which is the Technicolor process was vastly superior to the Eastmancolor process that replaced it. I've seen some 16mm film collector prints in Technicolor which were gorgeous. One of them was "The Adventures of Robin Hood" which was beautiful. Rich and vibrant...it took my breath away. I also saw 16mm Technicolor prints of "North by Northwest" and "Singin' in the Rain" which were spectacular. Boy do I love Technicolor. You can actually buy these prints on ebay if you have a lot of money.

I can't believe Hollywood abandoned this process. It's hard to compare old Technicolor movies with current Eastmancolor films like "Minority Report" which is drained of color and looks terrible. Are current directors color blind? I guess most people have never seen a Technicolor print and don't know what they're missing...

This book is better than Fred Basten's "Glorious Technicolor" in that it details all the different processes that used dye transfer printing including Cinerama, Technirama, 3-D, VistaVision and CinemaScope. Basten's book only covers the 3 strip camera and pretty much ignores the fifties and sixties. This book lists every film that was printed in Technicolor and lists them in each category or process. My only complaint is that unlike the Basten book, there are no color pictures. There are a lot of technical diagrams though.

In Haines second book, "The Moviegoing Experience 1968-2001", he made the technical aspects of his subject a bit easier to understand but this book is still an excellent reference source.

Haines is also a film director and made a very interesting 'film noir' movie called "Unsavory Characters" which I saw on DVD. The color portions of that movie resembled a Technicolor film from the era so he seems to understand the aethetics of cinematography. I also saw his "Alien Space Avenger" on videotape. According to The Perfect Vision magazine, it was printed at the Technicolor lab in China!

I read that Technicolor dye transfer printing was revived a couple of years ago and used on "Rear Window" and "Apocalype Redux" but few people in Hollywood cared and it was shut down again. Shame on them!

There's no question that the author is the greatest champion of Technicolor and has made an impact on film history by chronicling the story. He's one of the most interesting writers and directors out there and I hope someone discovers him soon!

We got this before a flight and it has been a great activity book for my 2 year old. He loves putting the magnets on the tracks and then saying 'goodnight' to them each evening as we put them back in the case. It's more activity than book. He loves it! Not a day goes by when we don't read it at least once.

This is a great and QUIET toy that keeps my son entertained for quite a while considering he is only 2 yrs old. He only gets to play with it on Sundays during church which helps the book keep its "novelty" and keeps my son from getting bored during the hour that he needs to sit still. We like it and highly recommend it.

Peep, peep! Thomas and his friends are hard at work. All the people on the Island of Sodor depend on Sir Topham Hatt's railway every day, and they are always glad to see one of the engines coming down the line. Now, children can help, too, by creating their own scenes and stories with 9 fun magnets: Thomas, Gordon, Henry, James, Percy, Mavis, Harold the Helicopter, and two Troublesome Trucks.

There are 6 colorful, magnetized, glossy pages to the board book. The story features short sentences, and children are given plenty of space to arrange the magnets on the story boards. There's a plastic sleeve on the side that holds the magnets when not in use. The closed book holds it shut, so it's unlikely for the magnets to spill out when handled by children.

My son has gotten a lot of mileage out of the magnets, even using them on the fridge and other magnetic surfaces.

While the story is so-so, the fact that it has magnets is a definite plus! Keeps the kids busy in the car, at home, anywhere and the magnets store nicely on the side of the book!

This is a fascinating look at a long-gone time. Mr. Blake's book not only gives the reader great insight into the artistry and work of Lon Chaney, it is a peak into the past, of the days of silent film.

Beyond the other rave reviews for this book relative to the artist, what made this book all the more valuable to me was Mr. Blake's description on movie-making at the turn of the 20th century. We can hear, feel and almost smell the greasepaint of that time, the hard work, the ramshackle artistry of these cinema pioneers.

This is one of the best books on early film, and a credit to the magic of Lon Chaney.

Before reading this book, I knew almost nothing of Lon Chaney except his reputation as a horror actor. I was amazed to discover exactly how misleading that title actually was. Blake's work introduced a genius at makeup and pantomime who was capable of playing any role convincingly. Through it, I gained a respect for a great but seldom-discussed actor.

This is one sequel that is worth waiting for! Armed with new information from the files of Lon Chaney's former business manager, Blake has written a worthy follow-up to his first book on the famous actor. This time, Blake covers Chaney's performances and the making of many of his films in the reader-friendly tone he established in his first book. Blake has broken new ground in film history, revealing that it was Chaney's idea to make "Hunchback of Notre Dame", NOT Universal's studio head, Irving Thalberg!! It is just amazing what new nuggets of information Blake dug up, including lengthy interviews with probably the only surviving crew memeber from Chaney's MGM days and a nurse who attended him during his last trip to New York where he sought a cure of his cancer. He also debunks the myth that Chaney would have played the title role in "Dracula". It is heavily illustrated with many super rare photos. This book is just as good, if not better, than Blake's first effort. Both are a MUST if you're an admirer of Lon Chaney.

Michael F. Blake's second book on Lon Chaney, A Thousand Faces: Lon Chaney's Unique Artistry in Motion Pictures, is a worthy and much-welcome companion volume to the author's first book: Lon Chaney: The Man Behind The Thousand Faces. This book serves a two-fold purpose: First, Blake reveals a lot of new information he uncovered about the actor's life and films since his first book. Second, this time around biography takes a backseat to a detailed look at the films themselves (although there is still plenty to be learned of Chaney's life).

Being THE acknowledged Chaney authority and having acted himself at an early age, Blake is able to provide a knowledgeable and well-balanced analysis/commentary of Chaney's films (at least those that are not "lost"). While certainly the biggest fan of Lon Chaney, Blake maintains the needed objectively to fairly critique each film and performance. As with his first book, a big highlight here is the wealth of rare photos presented (including Lon both in and out of make-up), as is the always fascinating information on how Chaney, a make-up master, created those amazing characters. Blake is to be lauded for his vast efforts in keeping alive the legacy of one of the greatest talents of the silent era. Thanks to author Blake, all the many fans of Lon Chaney can be assured that Chaney's many talents and contributions to the world of film (and film make-up!) will never be forgotten.

Better than the Movie an action filled story of LA undercover cops running a drug bust. Proably the best of Petievich's books. His knowledge of law enforcement makes this a real page turner.

I could not resist buying this book after seeing the fine film made from it. The book stands perfectly well on its own, but I found it extremely interesting to contemplate how writers converted it to the screen. The events and characters in the book are almost all the same as in the film, but the movie presents scenes in a different order and significantly revises the prominence/roles of various characters.

I wish I had seen the process, which must have involved scores of 3x5 cards showing major scenes from the book, all rearranged and rearranged again to finally arrive at a linear progression for the movie... one just as good as, but totally different from, the book.

It's worth paying a little extra to obtain this rare volume, just to read the original story. What a bunch of sleazy people these characters were!

To Live and Die in LA is Gerald Petievich's best book by far. A treasury agent "Richard Chance" that will not stop at nothing to catch a top notch "funny money maker", "Rick Masters" Chance's partner agent "John Vukovich" (probobly a personality likeness of Petievich, in my opinion)who comes from a family of police officers torn between backing up his out of control partner and listening to his mentor Veteran Agent "Jim Hart". If you have alreay seen the movie and liked it a lot be sure to have an open mind if you decide to read the book...totally different. Example, in the movie Richard Chance and Jim Hart are best of friends...well in the book they are each others foe.

I have to give credit to the movie. It was very entertaining and unlike anthing else made back in 1985 when I first saw it. The ensamble of cast like Bill Petersen, John Turturro, Dean Stockwell and one of my personal favorites, WILLEM DAFOE (Spiderman 2002). - Read the book. It still one of the best reads. I still have my original paperback which I bought when I was in high school dreaming of becoming a T-Man.

This novel became an equally excellent movie directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist), who then went on to direct an absolute LOSER of a movie entitled PYTHON WOLF. Where has Friedkin been since? This is unknown. . . Gerald Petievich is a former US Treasury agent who has worked the streets and managed to install his brother into not only TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A., but the movie SHAKEDOWN as well (which included Dennis Hopper and Viggo Mortensen). -- The bar scene in TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. -- : "Hey, Petievich, get over here!" delivered by William Peterson. Petievich has walked the walk and admirably knows how to talk the talk. His dialogue is some of the finest written, easily on a par with that of Elmore Leonard. His plotting and exposition is terse and spare. There is no overabundance of words. He has not, to my knowledge, written a book since 1991's PARAMOUR. This in itself is a crime. Petievich knows about plot, about characterization, and how to make it all work in a minimal number of words and sentences. GODDAMMIT, PETIEVICH, WHERE ARE YOU?!

I thought that this book is a must-have for any Party of Five fan. It tells the true problems that the Salingers go throgh. One thing that I did not enjoy about this book, was that, they say the word 'cool' way too much! I know that is not that big of a deal, but it really started getting on my nerves by the 2nd chapter. I read this book during the summer well Po5 is not on. I am very glad that I read this book. I recommend it if you like the word 'cool'! ~thanks~

I think that this book was great! I read it over the summer so I didn't put it down much. When I put it down it was a "Waht will happen next?" question. I read it again and again and loved it! It's a really good book to me.

I thought it was okay. It was Claudia's point-of-view. Which I think is good, because it shows what problems and messes other teenagers get into. Maybe if an adult read this they would understand us. It flows with the story, and it's not hard to read. It defines all characters nicely.

I bought this book today, and finished it today. I could not put it down. It's a Terrific book! If you love Party of five, I highly recommend this book. It is told from Caludia's point of veiw which is awesome. I love this book! I'm going to read it again tonight. Hey maybe I'll finish it tonight. I very highly recommend this book. If you get it, you won't regret it!

I love Ugly Betty and wanted the book. It is written like a magazine released by Mode Magazine. I love the book but with it had dealt with more biographical information on the stars as well as a better background of the characters.

I purchased this for my granddaughter, Gabrielle, who is 11 years old.

She loves the Ugly Betty TV program and I sent her this book while she is in camp for the summer.

Gabrielle tells me that she is so thankful that I sent her this book as a present. She shares the book with her bunkmates, too.

If you love Ugly Betty, you must have Ugly Betty: The Book!

If watching and discussing the episodes over and over again is never enough, this GORGEOUS boxed volume will take you to a new level of Betty-Bliss that you've never before experienced.

You'll be taken behind the scenes to find out everything you ever wanted to know about Betty's clothes, her house, her shoes, her co-workers,her wonderful glasses, the goings-on at Mode and much, much more.

Betty fans, you'll feel like you've jumped through the TV screen and got up-close-and-personal with all the characters, both good and evil! (But, of course, sometimes evil can be just soooo good!)

So, why are you wasting time reading this review when you could be reading the book? You know you've got to have it!

After watching the first half of the first season, I was kind of hooked on this show. I have to admit that I bought this book rather impulsively, but was not disappointed. On the contrary, I was surprised at how much data there is in this book.

The book is laid out like a fashion magazine. It is soft covered, but in a hard case.

The content really reminded me of a package of extras that you would get when you ordered a DVD, but at levels much higher than you could get on a DVD. There are tons and tons of photos, bios of the entire cast, comments by the cast about the show and their personal information (of both themselves and the characters that they play on the show).

As someone who has not seen the entire first season, there are some spoilers that you may not want to read until you have watched the second season. But, still, that is nothing too bad. I was happy to note some of the characters that I haven't seen yet in the show.

The price considering the quality of the book and the information, including photos, is a bargain.

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I'm an online Editor for Bella Online...and I can tell you that this book is a MUST HAVE! Now this book is a remarkable tool in testing your TRUE DOOL fan knowledge! Here is your chance to prove your loyalty to DAYS. This very informative book filled with articles, trivia, and pictures, from past and present DAYS questions with answers. Have yourself a DAYS celebration, invite your DAYS FRIENDS and play some trivia RIGHT from this book! Find out how many of your friends are TRUE DAYS fans or just 'CLAIM' to be. ENJOY! =o)

A must have for any Days of our Lives fan - you'll enjoy it! The trivia questions are fun to do with other Days fans also.

I purchased this book for my mom who is a huge 'Days' fan and she loved it! I think this is a great gift idea for avid soap watchers.

I bought this calendar at the same time I bought the dvd seasons 1 & 2, the calendar is Great, the one downer on it that took a star away would be the dates on the calender. They are tiny numbers on a dark orange backround, which kinda defeats the purpose of a calendar when you have to get close to make the date out. LOL other than that, the art is awesome and so is the rest of it. =0D

This calendar will help any Venture Bros. fan have a fantastic year. Each month has one of twelve large pictures taken from a dramatic scene during Season 2. The pictures continue into fun side art next to the days of the calendar. My favorite month is March with Dean trying to put out the fire on Hank's crotch in the bathroom of a restaurant.

Jan - "Escape to the House of Mummies pt 2" Hank riding wall spikes
Feb - "Victor. Echo. November" Phantom Limb and Monarch on a double date (sort of)
Mar - "Victor. Echo. November" Hank's crotch on fire
April - "Twenty Years to Midnight" Grand Galactic Inquisitor
May - "Fallen Arches" Dr. O with flaming hands
June - "Fallen Arches" Dr. Venture watches Brock struggle with the Walkin Eyeball Robot outside.
July - "I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills" Scenic view of Dr. Girlfriend
Aug - "Twenty Years to Midnight" Prof. Impossible vs the whole gang
Sept - "Showdown at Cremation Creek" The Monarch's henchmen fly into action
Oct - Unknown Episode. Dr. Venture attacks the boys
Nov - "Hate Floats" The Monarch, Dr. Venture, and Henchmen prepare for battle
Dec - Unknown Episode. Brock yells while carrying unconscious Hank

such a wonderful calendar.. not much else can be said about it.. its friggin beautiful.. get it.. get two and keep one in the package on a shelf where kids cant touch it..

For whatever reason, there is a dearth of Venture Bros. merchandise, so I'm happy to see the calendar. It's also nice to have something useful and something that the adult fans can enjoy.

The calendar features scenes from the show in vivid, saturated colors. There is one page for the rest of 2007, and the standard holidays, full moon, etc. are present. Despite the actual calendar pages being yellow, orange, and red with the skull logo and a character on each month, the calendar is easy to read. I like it much better than the usual bland white calendar pages.

This is will make a great gift for any Venture Bros. fan.