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I'm not vouching for the viewpoints taken or the commentaries on our bizarre human condition and culture necessarily, but this thick book (with a great cd of original and funny music) with its outrageous take on everything sacred is an inspiring dig into an artist's convoluted (but somehow eerily solid) psyche. I first saw many of these strips and characters in underground comics, tabs, independent newspapers, etc. back when I was a teen in the 70's and always was amazed at the hard-hitting art and dialogue. IT IS A TRIP! Sometimes, when the right frame of mind is brought around, this book will have you laughing more than you can barely stand. Just flow with it and forget your rigid alter-ego at the coat check. This is theater for the insane (with strong metaphorical realism). TAKE IT FOR FOR WHAT IT IS! A WINDOW INTO THE MIND OF A TRUE ARTIST. Makes a great gift for the moral majority members of your local PTA.

A fascinating man talks about his life. Small format means the artwork is a little hard to read, tho.

Includes a great CD Sampler with some hard to find Cheap Suit Serenaders songs, along with some of R. Crumb's other bands. Worth the price for the disc alone, and you get a great book as a companion!

Before I got this a few weeks ago, I didn't think much of Crumb in comparison to the other 60's underground cartoonists that I read of in a book called "rebel visions". But that tome contained skimpy explainations on the featured artists, and really only contained Crumb's more "commercial" (crappy) work. But this handbook, with extensive artwork, photos, and narration by Crumb himself is a different, and oddly uplifting critique of the media illusion, personal failure and triumphs, family values, and of being left handed-I know, I'm one of em'-yes, were all perverts, yes, were all useless people with a knack for genius, and yes, were all attracted to music, concepts, and culture that few people can possibly comprehend or appreciate. Read it for all the gory details! The CD is okay. The cartoons are hilarious.

R. Crumb just may well be the most honest observer of the American scene of our generation. Since the mid-60s he's been looking at us and himself and putting his findings on paper. His eye has shifted focus several times over the past 50 years: early, cute satire; greeting card stuff that frequently was too risque to make it into print; the zapped LSD-inspired hippie drawings that made him the "father of underground comix"; the sexual confessions that earned him the hatred of some feminists and got him blacklisted from libraries (see the librarian's review of this book); the social critic who deplores consumerism, agri-industry, mass media, the ratrace, and the worship of the Almighty Buck; the music afficionado who writes incredible stories about his favorite musicians and musical genre; the philosopher who speculates about life, sex, fear, fame, and death; and always the autobiographer, who plumbs and probes and fingers his own psyche.

The R. Crumb Handbook is the latest chronological/autobiographical compilation of his work. It's a good companion volume to The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book, which came out a decade ago. Crumb apparently doesn't like putting these things together, and does so only when he needs some cash (the Coffee Table Art Book paid for putting central heating in his French house). But both books are fine introductions to Crumb's work for those who've just discovered him, and nice walks down memory lane for those who are longtime fans. The artwork is punctuated by short Crumb essays, as well as a few appropriate quotes from folks like James Kunstler, C.G. Jung, and Charles Bukowski. The Crumb essays are interesting, but not as detailed as those found in the Coffee Table Art Book. But the Handbook includes the fantastic CD of music recorded over a period of 30 years by Crumb and his music pals

But there are some pleasant surprises in the hefty Handbook. There are several pages, for example, of "The Crumb Family," a strip co-authored by Crumb and Aline Crumb-Kominsky (pp. 218-229). It's absolutely hilarious, and exceedingly clever--which may be why the strip never made it to serialization. There are photos of Crumb-inspired tattoos--including one on a woman's firm tush--is it Aline's?--and of the life size statues of Devil Girl and Vulture Goddess Crumb sculpted in the 1990s. The Handbook also documents several European exhibitions of Crumb's work, including the one at the 1992 Angouleme comics Festival in France which featured a huge walk-in sized Crumb exploding head.

For my money, though, the best of the latest stuff collected in the Handbook are the "philosophical reflections" on knowledge, personal identity, significance, and so on, with which Crumb filled his sketchbooks in the late 90s (pp. 370-390). They suggest a man who's beginning to feel his time running out and who wants to try to figure out a few things before the night closes in.

One of the most touching--and revealing--illustrations in the Handbook is its final illustration in which Crumb lists the cartoonists and illustrators who've influenced him. At the very top of the list is his genius and tragic older brother, Charles Crumb, Jr.

This is a decent refresher on formal (and not so formal) logic, for anyone who took a logic class so many years ago. Or for those who didn't, it's a good introduction. It's modeled more or less on Strunk and White, so it's concise (maybe a bit too much), and it's not very technical. It doesn't cover all the bases, e.g. there's nothing on truth trees, but it does a good job with the fundamentals, including the more common fallacies.

Someone (maybe this author) said something to the effect that logic is the most neglected subject in US schools today and the most in need of being returned to a central place in the curriculum. If that's not precisely true, it must be pretty close. Just look at what passes for political debate these days, and the fact that almost no one cares that candidates don't actually use premises, don't bother with valid arguments, don't make rational connections, and draw conclusions that can't possibly be supported. Sheesh .... Copies should be handed out with all birth certificates.

I found this book to very helpful. I discuss logic with a close circle of friends now and my rhetoric as well as my thinking process has gotten a lot better. This book is very helpful from start to finish with intuitive examples and provides a solid foundation.

I do wish that there was a section in the back for further reading, but I found my way through regardless.

Highly recommended!

This book aims to be to logic, what "The Elements of Style" is to writing. Arranged in 5 parts ("Preparing the mind for logic", "basic principles of logic", "The argument", "sources of illogical thinking" and "principle forms of illogical thinking"), each part has short highly-readable sections. Perhaps in "Preparing the mind of logic" McInery is "preachy" such as "It is juvenile to use language simply to shock.", "not to pursue the truth, would be absurd, since it the only thing that gives meaning ...". We would be missing great poetry if everyone avoided "ambiguous language" or the "state of uncertainty concerning the truth".

Under "Basic principles", perhaps he avoids some of the harder problems of "primary cause" under the principle of sufficient reason. In "The Argument" he painlessly introduces deduction, syllogism, symbology and even Venn diagrams while avoiding cumbersome terminology. His discussion of "inductive" argument was somewhat weak and scattered, and he could have done with better exploration of "Causal connections" and probability. His emphasis on truth could have been improved with discussion of standards for evidence. Perhaps in the section on "sources of illogical thinking", he offers good advice, but a little simplistic, and contra to his advice on skepticism is Rene Descartes "Everything can be doubted". In this season of election debates the "principle forms of illogical thinking" is a concise introduction.

This is a well written book for introducing logic, but more experienced readers will want to move on to other works.

The book is too simple to the point that the author makes u feel like an idiot. Poor examples and wash down prose.

there are much better book in the topic than this

Buy A Rulebook for Arguments by Anthony Weston instead of this book. Reasons are below.

Both Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking by D.Q. Mcinerny (this book), and A Rulebook for Arguments, by Anthony Weston site the same exact book as their inspiration. Both books are of similar structure, focused on the topic of logic. They both reference The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. (and E. B. White) as their source of inspiration.

As a result, both books attempt to be a short book, easy to read, with the goal of explaining the basic rules of logic to anyone. This book only meets two of the three goals. The other meets all three.

This book is short, and does review the basic rules of logic and critical thinking. However, while someone can breeze through A Rulebook for Arguments with almost no effort, this book (Being Logical) is a bit tough to read at times by comparison.

For example, there is a passage in Negative Statements section of the Language of Logic chapter where the author spends a paragraph or two concluding that it is always clearer to your audience to use the positive phrasing of a statement whenever possible. The very next paragraph begins with an unnecessary use of a negative statement (middle of page 54). Not only does it dawn on the reader that the author violated their own rule, but the book is full of language that is slightly more complex than it needs to be.

Some of the examples that use science can bother someone with a science background. The author occasionally trys to emphasize how concrete something can be by using a "hard science" as an example. When doing so it became even more mixed up. In one passage the author used molecules and elements as though they were interchangeable terms with identical meaning. If you don't know, maybe it doesn't bother you that molecules are composed of the elements, in a higher more ordered complex structure, and the terms don't have the same meaning. The point of logic trying to be made was still there, but it just got muddied a bit when you get bogged down in "huh? but..."

Love this book. Haven't found a bad recipe yet. The hot wings got raves from eveyone I've made them for. Have a huge collection of BBQ books. This one is in the top 10.

I have had Mr Willingham's book for over 8 years now and still consider it part of my bbq inner sanctum. It's not just his great rubs and sauces but his enthusiasm for the process! In my opinion the key to having fun with BBQ is experementing with various rubs, mops, marinades and pastes (wet rubs if you will). John's book for me was what got me started "Having fun". I highly suggest John's rubs and sauses, espicially if you ar just starting out. They are very good and work with a wide variety of meat, poultry or fish. John's instructions are very straight forward. If you catch the bug I also recomend Paul Kirk's "Championship Barbecue Sauces". Paul's book will take you deeper into the variaties of rubs, sauces etc. Above all remember - Have Fun and eat well!

I received John Willingham's book as a gift and have read it cover to cover. It's packed full of bbq secrets from the greatest bbq contest cook to ever put on an apron. Willingham details basic cooking methods including what wood to use and what wood not to use, temperatures to cook at, and he provides his personal recipes. I especially like the rib recipe and his recipe for pork shoulder. These recipes can be used as written, or you can tweak them slightly to suit your personal taste. The recipes alone would be worth the price of the book.

This book has very good tips and methods on HOW to BBQ, and is then followed by a decent number of recipes. The recipes are not quite my style, but they are good anyway. One big positive thing about this book is how it describes building your own pit. Not all books do that, and information on building your own pit is fairly scarce. I agree with an earlier reviewer that this book tended to advertise the authors products a bit, but the author also gave some knock-off recipes so you don't have to buy his products. I would recommend this book for a beginner who doesn't want a really big book. This book is thinner than some of the other big BBQ compilations, and that is nice, but I prefer some of the larger books personally. My favorites and "Smoke and Spice" by Cheryl Jamison and "Paul Kirks Championship Barbecue". These are both large books, but worth every ounce in pure BBQ heaven!

I found this book to be an overhyped offering by a veteran of the competative BBQ circuit, and I'm of the opinion that their publisher went along for the ride and joined in the overhyping frenzy because they want to make money too ... regardless of whether or not the book lives up to its own hype.

STRENGTHS:
* The author does at least cover some of the basics of classic BBQ, including dry rubs, mop sauces & marinades, basic wood use, and the like, and he waxes nicely poetic in places about the joys of slow cooking. Props for the latter, because it's sadly going out of style.

* There's some modestly decent introductory information in here on hardcore BBQing.

* Some of the recipes in back actually appear fairly decent old fashioned offerings ... like shoofly pie.

WEAKNESSES:
* There's only 150 recipes in here, many of them borrowed from friends and acquaintances, and ranging widely in quality from very good to merely adequate. So in a word, this book is thin on serious content, and it's padded with recipes that aren't even the author's. Wait, lemme re-check the cover ... yes, the cover clearly implies that the book is indeed SUPPOSED to be about 'world champion' BBQ recipes - so how did all the padding by non-champs and non-BBQ get in there ?

* You can't have a serious book on BBQ without spending a decent portion of the page count on primal cuts of beef and pork, how best to break them down and approach each. The author spends too little time on such material, to the book's detriment. I expected more effort from a 'world champion' - not that the title really means all that much.

* Many of the condiments, mixes, rubs, and sauces called out are proprietary, and are primarily available from the author's own little startup company (very convenient and opportunistic, yes ?). The author does deign to lay out recipes for a dry rub or two, and a basic mop sauce or two, but he could have done more on that. My philosophy is simple - either tell me how to make it (and why), or keep the book (and the product placements) and get stuffed.

* Much of the equipment that the author waxes poetic about is his own personal (and highly customized) BBQing rig, which the readers will never have a chance to work with. He doesn't spend enough time/depth covering the type of equipment commonly available to most readers (ex: basic 'bullet' water smokers, basic offset smokers, electric smokers), and the result of this somewhat self-serving focus is that the usefulness of the book to the everyday reader is significantly undermined.

BOTTOM LINE: Lots of hype, and a pretty cover photo, but thinnish on genuinely useful content. I'm not saying that the author can't cook - rather, I'm saying that he doesn't do nearly a good enough job passing such skill on the readers. So, this book is a bit like a meatball hero ... it looks pretty when you order it, but one you bite in, it's mostly filler and not enough meat. There are LOTS of better book on BBQ out there. Save your money, and avoid this one. This book is proof positive that having BBQ trophies on one's wall does NOT mean that someone's any good at writing cookbooks.

Incidentally, shame on everyone who raves about this book - it seems rather clear to me that people who do either know relatively little about serious cooking or reviewing books about the same, or they're chiefly interested in boosting their personal amazon stats ... perhaps both.

Content: Spock and Q engage in a debate regarding a potentially life-extinguishing asteroid headed toward Earth.

I bought this at a library book sale and assumed that it was a serious debate since the two actors look rather serious on the cover (hint to book artists: cover design should give indication of book content). Listening to this tape was like listening to one of those old radio broadcasts from the mid-20th century era. Spock's final words, "Say goodnight, Q", even echo the old George Burns/Gracie Allen dialogs which ended with "Say goodnight, Gracie". Although the program is supposed to be humorous and even witty - it disappoints due to the unsophisticated silliness which permeates the dialog. Nimoy and deLancie are fine, it is the material that is not very good.

I did enjoy this CD but the debate between the two men sounded so scripted that it took some of the pleasure out of the experience. Unless you're a hard-core Trekker,this isn't for you.

This is a very funny, very witty exchange by two of the most misunderstood beings in our galaxy. This one is as good as the sequel is awful. Stop after you've heard this one. It is a masterpiece!

This tape is very funny, a joy to listen to, although if you aren't very familiar with the history of Star Trek, you will not understand many of the jokes. The premise is that an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth and Q has the power to prevent it. Spock has traveled back in time in an attempt to convince Q that humans are worth saving. A challenge is issued and the two engage in a verbal battle of wits, logic, personality and intelligence. Riddles are stated, puns and subtle insults are thrown and humanities flaws and successes are cited.
Spock remains his logical self, although he allows a bit of a sprite to appear in his personality. Q is still the trickster, yet he allows some of the respect he has for Spock to show through. Recorded in front of a live audience, the performances of Nimoy and de Lancie are excellent. The writing is also superb, many of the jokes and personal barbs are subtle and you must pay close attention or you will miss them. Spock wins the debate and Q moves the asteroid away from the Earth so it will not collide with it for another two decades or so. "Just so that humanity will have something to challenge them in the future." I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this tape two times in quick succession.

I found the audio tape absolutely hilarious. It was a non-stop laugh. I would highly recommend.

For about four years i've been reading this book, and it has never made me regret buying it. This is one of the best books published on this subject nowadays, and its wonderful that it comes out every year. I look forward to each new copy.
It has gained a notoriety among the community, and has even been used in movies like "The Craft." It's a shame this book is not more popular; its really a treasure, and should be known by everyone.

What I like about this almanac is the calendar for the lunar cycles, astrology and the suggestions for each day. It is a wonderful way to stay in tune with the universal vibe. I also found the rituals for new moon (previous issue) helpful and herbal lore and recipes for sachets, etc. This almanac has something for everyone whether you practice wicca or not.
It has definitely added more depth to my practice being somewhat new to the craft. Highly recommend in addition to Llewellyn's.

I haven't missed a year of these books since--well I don't know when. Fun and fact filled, this book is definately an enhancement to any witch's library. I refer to it every morning and evening, if just to see what phase the moon is in or what bit of insight they give for that day. Very entertaining with informative articles and essays on everything wiccan or nature related.

I run on online group for people interested in Wicca/paganism. Many of the people in my group are interested in knowing about the phases of the moon, astrology, etc. This book has been an excellent resource for those things.

I am pleased to say that this is exactly what I was looking for in an Almanac -- something that simply tells me the phases of the moon, important dates, etc. with other charming articles, poems, and artwork for my reading and viewing pleasure. No irritating fluff thrown in there like in the Llewellyn Almanacs, just straight to the point information and articles worth your time. The reason this almanac is a dollar more expensive is because it's the better almanac. Whether you're an experienced witch or you've only been one for a day, this almanac will help you keep track of things!

The book that we read was Be A Perfect Person In Just Three Days By Stephen Manes.
It all begins in the library, when a book about how to be a perfect person falls on Milo's head.He looks at the title and likes it! Milo does what the book tells him to do. The book talks to Milo about, trying to be perfect. Did Milo like the book? Why didn't he tell his parents about the book? Does he ever become perfect?
I recommend this book to all my peers, because it is a short story with lots of funny details. Milo does crazy things that kids would never really do, and that made us want to keep reading.

We give it 4 stars !!!!!!!

By: Shante and Rosa

Sometimes you just need to be hit on the head to realize a good thing. Milo is such a person. Doctor Silverfish's book does just that, falls on Milo's head. Milo checks out the book titled, Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days. Milo wants to be a perfect person so he decides to take an interest the instructions like wearing a piece of broccoli around your neck. The good doctor compliments Milo on his courage to wear this vegetable necklace throughout the day. Next, Dr. Silverfish has Milo not each until 6:52 the next day. Milo tried thinking about not eating but that only made matters worse. By supper time the next day his father finds Dr. Silverfish's book and realizes what Milo is up to. At 6:53 Milo turns the page. Food at last! Milo stuffs himself with food and more food. On day 3 Milo turns the page. It says, "Congratulations! You're perfect." It says to turn the page and that Milo is not perfect. Milo was so mad because he thought he would be perfect. That is why I would suggest that you read this book.

Imagine yourself walking through a library looking for a good horror book of some sort when a small chapter book falls on your head. You pick it up off the ground and read the title: Be a perfect person in just three days! Its not the book you were looking for, but it sure looks interesting. You take it home and start reading it. This is what happens to a eleven-year old named Milo. In Be a Perfect Person in just Three Days by Stephen Manes, you think about doing all of these crazy, insane things that Milo does in this incredible story. Just see for yourself.

It all starts when a kid named Milo is walking through the library when a book falls on his head, as if it wanted him to read it. It wasn't what he was looking for but it still caught his attention, so he took it home. He started reading it, and Dr. silverfish (the author), told him to do so many different things, from wearing a stalk of broccoli around his neck to just turning the page. His Father finds out and reads the whole book in less than a day, which you're not supposed to do, you should read a chapter a day, Dr. Silverfish said so. Milo ends up not becoming "perfect" but just the way he is. I'm not going to tell you how though, you have to read it for yourself.

This book is just full of non-stop fun. One of my favorite parts is when Milo read the book and Dr. Silverfish told him to go to the nearest zoo and steal a gorilla. Then Milo turned the page and it said "just kidding". But the book is full of much more stuff than that.

I would only recommend this book to people who like funny stuff and are into a good adventure. The rating for this book (from me) is about a four, because Its a good book, but not a book I would be obsessed with. You should try and read it sometime. See you later!

How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days written by Stephen Maries is an interesting and insightful novel about an annoyed boy Milo who always seems to mess up, especially around his sister, because she is the kind of person that would make sure that you'll mess up. She antagonizes him, calls him names, and is never off of his back. Until one day when book stumbled before him that said he could be a perfect person in just 3 days. Milo realized that if he was perfect, he could please his parents, help others, and most importantly, not be fooled by his sister. The character development was great and so funny that I was laughing through the whole book... It deserves two thumbs up!

HOW TO BE A PERFECT PERSON IN THREE DAYS

If you like to read funny books I know you should read How to be a Perfect Person in 3 Days by Stephen Manes. This book will fill you with joy. Guess if broccoli will make you perfect. What about not eating for three days? Will that make you perfect?

I would recommend this book to everyone because it is a short and funny book. If you are looking for something funny you should get the book and find out what he does. We give this book five stars because it grabbed our attention and made us want to keep reading.

By: Angel , Destiny ,Devanee


How to Be a Perfect Person in Just 3 Days

If you like a book with weird stuff in it then How to be a Perfect Person in Just 3 days by Stephen Mane is for you.
In a small town a boy named Milo finds a book in a library on How to Be a Perfect Person in Just 3 Days. This book is about a boy who wants to be perfect. Will he become perfect? To find out you will have to read this book. We recommend this book to all our friends because it is a short funny book.
We give this book 3 stars because the book skipped around to much for us.

By: Steven and Andres

Seth is amazingly funny and witty. His writing style is not comparable to anyone.
He really goes deep in the subject (no pun intented) and is acurate everytime!

love, love, love it!

Great little guide to all the hot spots for any Broadway obsessed person - Q or otherwise. If you are a Broadway fiend be sure to read this before your next trip. Also gives great website recommendations for those like me -- too poor to travel. Every time I listen to Seth Rudetsky on Sirius Broadway, I think "I have a friend in the Broadway business."

Seth's humor and passion for Broadway are a gift to all who love The Great White Way. Thank you Seth!!!

I consider myself a begining Broadway buff, and this book was the perfect book to push me on the path of Broadway knowledge. First of all, it's hilarious; and I mean every page has something to make you laugh. Secondly, all of the inside info and web links made me feel like I was living in New York and was a louse for not having tickets to see the hotest show in town tonight. But this book you will not be sorry. I have a lot of current event/ history books about Broadway and this book was awesome.

This is a great little guide to broadway!
Lots of great basic information for newcomers peppered with insider tidbits to keep it entertaining for those who already speak the language.
Gay, straight, newbie, long time broadway fan, there's plenty in here for everyone!
A quick fun read that begs to be read aloud to the people around you (a better idea if you are at your home as opposed to on the subway).

I liked this book because it was a mystery and you would not know what is going to happen next. The main characters are Cole, Detective Brown, Cole's mom, and Emily.Cole has a sixth a sixth sense that means that he can talk, hear, see the ghosts. At the begining a plain crashes and Emily goes into a coma. The first time he sees a ghost he is at a museum and all of the police were asking him a whole lot of questions about what happened. That is why I like this book.

I thought that this book had my adrenaline pumping from the first page to the last. In the beginning, Cole Sear ran a away from his class in a fielsd trip to the museum. Suprisingy, a hand comes out of nowhere and appears at Cole Sear's shoulder.
Another reason that this book is so great is because it is very descriptive. There's this one scene where he is in his house, and the people's spirits are in every room. You can almost picture his house perfectly, and what each spirit looks like. You can even tell each spirit's personality.
This book is also all about suspense because Cole Sear must solve the mystery of the crash. Throughout the whole book, the story leaves subliminal clues for you to put together. This book is truly fun to read! I couldn't stop reading it from the beginning to the end. You will be up all night having an excellent time!

I liked this book because of the ghosts that Cole can see, and that it was a very good book to read. Some of the main charactors are Cole, Detective Brown, Cole's Mom, and Emily. The content of the book is that a girl Emily who survives a plane crash and can see gosts like Cole. Cole has the sixth sense and can see, hear, and talk to ghosts. This book is a mystery and you don't know what's coming next.

I like The Sixth Sense because the author made me realize how life could be like with ghosts. Cole, the main character, tried his best with everything and he wouldn't give up. This book gave you details about ghosts. Cole helps a ghost named Marisa with her sister on flight 333.

This book gives suspense and cliffhangers. It is sad and happy. The characters make you feel like your one of them. If you feel like Cole you almost feel hopeless. This book keeps you on your heals. Every minute you want to read more but for Cole there is no turning back.

I liked The Sixth Sense Secrets From Beyond a lot because when I was reading the first two chapters everything was so fast, but then when I was reading more and more everyday it was all starting to make sense to me. Some parts were scary, sad, and happy, but mostly scary, buts that's my opinon. If I saw someone who was dead in a crash walking along the roads, streets, and your house I wouldn't be so happy. So if you like action,ghosts and scary things then read The Sixth Sense Secrets From Beyond. And if you liked that book there are version 2 and version 3 too.

This is the first book I've read by this author. I was intrigued by McGriff's writing style, which is not indicative of today's "quite typical" fiction books. The plot kept you reading because you just had to know how everything was going to turn out. With an ending that leaves you wondering "what's more to come?", Obsession 101 is a great read for those seeking something different from the norm!

This book was great from begining to the end. I was able to pick out the crazy by the middle of the story but that didn't damage the plot.

I simply loved this book, Rashawn Ams' character pulled me in. I thought the story was very suspenseful. I was really surprised by the ending, but on and poppin, Michelle McGriff's has great style.

This book, which is a continuation of Michelle McGriff's prior book For Love's Sake, is a fascinating read. It keeps you on edge the entire book and be prepared for many surprises and twists and turns. It has an air of the realistic. I found this book thrilling.

Finally coming to grips with the attack and rape that happened over three years ago, Rashawn is finally ready to come back to the place she calls home. Returning to her old job, friends and family have been a lot to deal with. She is sure that her nightmare is far behind, even though she looks into the eyes of her attacker's gift every day in her son, Reggie.

With an epidemic of the date rape drug, Get A--, people are coming up missing and dead and Rashawn is reliving the torment all over again. Waking up in awkward situations and feeling violated, Rashawn knows that something deadly is awaiting her. Will she have a second chance to put her attacker to rest, or will history repeat itself?

What I liked about Obsession 101 was that this was not a typical story that I have read before. It had laughter, mystery, romance and a little street all in one. If you are an avid reader, you know what I am talking about. The problem that I had with Obsession, however, was with the main character, Rashawn. She was an airhead. It took her way too long to figure out who her attacker was. She trusted any and everybody and the only protection she had was never in her vicinity. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to more work from Michelle McGriff.

Reviewed by: LaDonna

I liked this story a lot. Richard Bach always finds a creative way to communicate his philosophy about what's life, and always makes me ask myself some questions and challenges me to look for the answers inside me. I've read other books of the author, and this one is not so deep, it's more simple maybe. Anyway, it's a nice story.

Great book. It will appeal to you only if you are ready to read a book in its class. If you manage to read the whole book, you will gain alot from it. If you have acquired this book it must be meant for you. Read it!

This is one of the very few books which teach how to come out of comfort zone! If one wants to take risks, he/she needs to come out of so called 'safety zone'. These lines are enough to describe this book.

This is a dichotomy of inner child meeting up with grown man, in metaphorical terms. An autobiographical account of the author's life, although a mental stretch, will make the reader re-examine their lives and choices along the way. Made me laugh and cry.
Arlene Millman
author of BOOMERANG - A MIRACLE TRILOGY

I didn't feel there was any new content in this book, it seemed to me to be a different story on what Richard has already talked about in his other books. Still the basic story was good and worth reading.