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John Dickson Carr was a writer in the "Golden Age" of mysteries, and he never cheated his readers. All of the clues needed to solve the mystery are presented, giving the alert reader a chance at identifying the murderer. I actually figured out who the killer was before the denouement of "He Who Whispers" even though I had no idea of how the murder was committed.

However, his scrupulosity is not my favorite characteristic of this American author. What I love best are the hot-house, claustrophobic, even supernatural atmospheres that he creates in his mysteries. In "He Who Whispers" a man is murdered at the top of a medieval French tower when no one could have possibly climbed the tower's sole staircase to accomplish the deed. His son's fiancée is accused of vampirism and barely escapes war-torn France with her life. She resurfaces in England and takes a position as private librarian at Greywood Mansion in New Forest. The first night she spends in the house, another woman is nearly frightened to death.

Dr. Gideon Fell bumbles and rumbles onto the moonlit grounds of Greywood shortly before the mysterious shot is fired, and he and his French compatriot, Professor Rigaud attempt to solve the mystery of how the sister of Greywood's owner was almost frightened to death in her own bedroom. Was the beautiful new librarian really a vampire? Professor Riguad, using a rather convoluted form of Gallic logic believes she is. It is the only 'logical' explanation of how Howard Brooke was killed on top of the French tower back before the war.

However, if you've read enough Gideon Fell mysteries, you know that Carr's humongous detective always manages to find a non-supernatural explanation to the mystery, in spite of the Unspeakable Horror that always seems to lurk just around the corner, breathing its chill vapours through the text.

Though Carr was an American most of his books (especially the early ones) were set in England and France. He moved to Great Britain with his English wife in 1933 and they lived there for a number of years before moving back to the United States in 1965. Carr was awarded an Edgar in 1950 by the Mystery writers of America (MWA) for his Conan Doyle biography. He was also awarded the title of Grand Master by the MWA in 1970.

Even though I'm not particularly fond of Carr's serial detective, the lumbering, snorting, coyly hinting Dr.Gideon Fell, the mysteries he inhabits are wonderfully brooding, baffling, atmospheric tales.

Tippette presents a host of believable characters that came alive with history. And old story told in a different way. Tippette uses vivid descriptions that gives the reader glimpses of the rugged old West.

This book is a great introduction to reading. My 4 year old felt confident after reading it and read it several times the first day she got it.

Foot massage techniques for increasing physical and mental energy and achieving quick, natural relief from dozens of allments!

Utilizing many helpful charts and line drawings, the author pinpoints the strategic reflex points in the foot that connect to the heart and other organs, the major glands, and the nervous system, and shows how to employ massage techniques for both alleviate specific ailments and improve your general health, well-being, and physical and mental energy!

If you are not familiar with Kevin Sorbo,then this book is perfect for you as it provides a great introduction not only to the character,but to the man behind the character. If you're a Sorbo fan, then this book is an absolute must for your collection! Has great photos as well-you will really enjoy this peek into the world of this very popular actor!

Some quotations from Adam Starchild's wonderful afterword to this book are appropriate:

"Children today are starved for the image of real heroes. Celebrities are not the same thing as heroes. Heroes existed way before celebrities ever did, even though celebrities now outshine heroes in children's consciousness."

"Worshiping celebrities leaves children with a distinctly empty feeling -- it doesn't teach that they'll have to make sacrifices if they want to achieve anything worthwhile. No- talents become celebrities all the time. The result is that people don't seem to care about achievement or talent -- fame is the only objective."

"... Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of traits that instruct and inspire people. A hero does something worth talking about, but a hero goes beyond mere fame or celebrity. The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. If they serve only their own fame, they may be celebrities but not heroes. Heroes are catalysts for change. They create new possibilities. They have a vision, and the skill and charm to implement their vision."

"Heroes may also be fictional. Children may identify with a character because of the values projected. People tend to grow to be like the people that they admire, but if a child never has any heroes what images will he copy? Adults need heroes too, but the need is even more urgent for children because they don't know how to think abstractly. But they can imagine what their hero would do in the circumstances, and it gives them a useful reference point to build abstract thinking skills."

David Roach has over 20 years of PC audio design experience, having participated in the development of the first real-time MIDI synthesizers for the Macintosh and Intel x-86 architectures, first PC-based physical modeling waveguide synthesizer for Creative Labs and leading development for the Jabra Earphone(tm). Mr. Roach is currently a Senior Member of the Technical Staff for PC Audio applications at SigmaTel.

Scott Janus has over 15 years of experience in engineering audio and video solutions. He is currently an architect for Intel's media chipsets. He has enabled numerous audiovisual technologies for Intel-based platforms. Recipient of multiple patents, he is the author of Audio in the 21st Century and Video in the 21st Century.

Wayne Jones has over 30 years of engineering experience in professional audio product development and audio test and measurement applications gained from the company he founded, Amber, and with Audio Precision. Mr. Jones has served on standards committees for the Audio Engineering Society, Consumer Electronics Association and International Electrotechnical Committee. He was author of the revised AES-6id for PC Audio testing and has authored many articles and application notes on audio measurement topics.

This is a new generation book. Most books available in the field cover the whole history of the X-ray scattering theories and applications. Then, specific applications that are very important in our days for industries and scientific researches are not properly treated. This book does begin where other related books have finished. The issues covered are not found anywhere else together, in a same volume, as they are here. It is fundamental to the new era of materials characterization.

Really comprehensive coverage of technique and interpretation of HR-CT of the lung. Almost any disease, even the rare ones are covered. A must-have for radiologists working in this field.

This modern crime thriller had real pace from the first to last page. By combining very different locations (Jamaca, South London and Scotland in grip of winter) and colourful local characters Robertson managed to create a number of very memorable images in a tightly written story.

The novel raises some thought provoking social issues about our multi-racial society. It does so very much in the context of the plot so that this is not a distraction but a logical sub-text.

The novel left me keen to know more about how the main characters develop in future.