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Three
Published in Paperback by Bruno Gmunder (1999-04)
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Is Three a Luck Number?
Helpful Votes: 15 out of 17 total.
Review Date: 2000-05-23
I enjoyed looking at Howard Roffman's photographs in THREE. I've often wondered whether threesomes actually work--apparently so (I wonder whether the guys are still together?).

Roffman documents three men/lover's lives. The photographs are visually pleasing and very erotic. This is a unique collection that certainly merits review. Roffman's photographs captures the male form in various stages of passion, as well as in mundane moments; each definitely tells a story of the men and leaves the viewer to conjure up stories to fill in the narrative blanks (no pun intended).

I highly recommend THREE. It's a wonderful coffeetable book...:)

YOUTHFUL EROTICISM !
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-04-10
THREE by Howard Roffman is a wonderful collection of photos of 3 very handsome and sexy young men who have decide to make a life together as a permanent three-some. The photographs are beautifully executed, and the subjects seem very comfortable with who they are, their relationship, and the fact that it is being documented for the general public. The men are handsome, and the concept of a permanent three-some is charged with sexual innuendo and potential. This is a real nice book. Buy it, you will enjoy it totally.

Enjoyable
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2003-07-19
I sometimes wonder whether these books are used for less than platonic purposes (although, knowing Plato's morals, I'm never sure how to use that word). I truly hope Howard Roffman's work is purchased purely for aeschetic enjoyable, rather than well..you know.

Three is a tribute to Roffman's contributions to the continuing study of the male nude. Using Black and White photography to capture the playful, emotional, passionate nature to three romantically entwined individuals, Roffman offers the world a look into a very interesting relationship. A relationship which I am uncertain that I could emotionally withstand. Nonetheless, these three are going against the societal tides in an expression of love that is truly unique.

The history behind the relationship was not throughout the book which might have made it even more interesting. The storyline might also have been beneficially fleshed out. One does wish to know a bit more about these individuals. It was well worth the money; I do heartily recommend it to you.

A vivid portrayal of boys at play.
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2001-11-09
Roffman scores again with this book. His early style still captures the beauty, poignancy, and fun of the three young men he photographs for this book.

There is some explanatory text but this is just a tad saccharine in it's sentimentality. The photographs are stunning, and that is what is truly important, so you can afford to ignore the text if you wish. He's even made some of the grins seem enticing. The more thoughtful photographs are truly erotic.

This is not a wank mag - it's softback and the spine isn't too strong, even if your's is. It is, however, a strongly recommended example of young men at one with each other ad the photographer.

Book Description
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 1999-12-15
Starring in Howard Roffman's photo book "Three" are three young men: John, Gary and Kris. They live together in a quite unconventional relationship in London. Roffman's photos show scenes from their everyday life - tender moments and even sexually heated situations. But Roffman's models do not remain "just models". With each picture the three protagonists get more and more lively. And each of them tells his own life story.

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Don't Take No for an Answer: 5 Proven Steps That Get You to Yes
Published in Paperback by Matterhorn Publishing (2004-03)
Author: Bruno Gideon
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a bit cynical...
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-09-06
but largely true. Bruno can help you get your way, if you are prepared to be manipulative and calculating and to dissemble your actions and thoughts much of the time.

Not really my take on the world, but helps to see into the minds of those seemingly easy-going businessmen/people you meet. Crocodiles in Lacoste.

Sales Of Intergrated System Software Needs An Edge Up
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-30
Dealing with leading edge integrated software systems all day I continually speak with technicians, programmers and a sales force that are there to solve problems for customers. It is a world that is prefaced by the words "no" and, "it can't be done" Reading "Don't Take No for an Answer!" has taught me how direct people to a greater understanding of the words "Yes" and, "it can be done!" Terrific read - truly.

Competing In The Travel Industry
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-30
Ian Ord - Travel Studio

"Don't Take No for an Answer!" gets right to the heart of the matter - getting your customers to say yes. In the travel business it is very competive and with the Internet clients think they can always find a better deal. Using Bruno Gideon's techniques have help me to increase my vacation sales to my clients, successfully without them realizing they have said yes!

A Little Of Niceness Goes A Long Way
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-30
I work at Disney. A place to work where they pay you to be nice.... literally. We deal everyday with the public and, I must say at moments it can be a real challenge as everyone has their own agenda and mood swing. I read "Don't Take No for an Answer!". Mr. Gideon's book was a real eye opener to the phrase that the customer is always right. When I apply what I learned in the book it is much easier to deal with some of the negative people that one runs against in the theme park industry. It allows me to communicate in a much more proficient way to lead people to agree with me and see my point of view.... all while the customer still feels that they are always right. :)

Applying It To Our Sales
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-30
Being a New Yorker, I have seemingly always been able to get my clients won over to the way I want to do things. But, being a New Yorker it always seemed to be harsh and forceful in my approach. A good friend gave me "Don't Take No for an Answer!" and said with my talent it would be more of challenge to learn how to get yes out of people without force, but with kindness. I was amazed at how well Bruno's ideas work, and how much more I am able to work with people, my client list has expanded and I am now getting more and more quality referrals from my current customers! All because of reading "Don't Take No for an Answer!" Thank you Bruno!

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Beware the Fish! (Bruno and Boots)
Published in Paperback by Scholastic Paperbacks (1991-01)
Author: Gordon Korman
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Absolutely cool and funny
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1999-01-27
Beware the Fish is one of our favourite books. The story is very clever. One of our favourite parts of the book was when Elmer was singing about science and math. Another good part was when Elmer's cold cure was put in Coach Flynn's drink. It made him so drunk that he ran aroud in his underwear and asked Miss Scrimmage to dance. The book was great because it was funny and it will make you laugh. A fabulous story!! Ryan "Rhino" Mills, Shawn "Slam Dunk" Pascal, Jeff "Gretzky" Hay, Pemberton British Columbia, Canada.

Project Popcan, confusion and fun
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 1999-12-07
My favourite Bruno and Boots book. This is hilarious, and not just for kids.

This book rules!!!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1998-12-26
This book is one in a great series of books starring Bruno and Boots. They are best friends who attend Macdonald Hall, a boarding school in Canada. They discover that their school is going bankrupt, and as usual, Bruno heads a committee to help him save the school. They try all sorts of things, like setting world records and coming up with new inventions, and the ending is great. I think this is the best book in the series.

Pure brilliance
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-12-09
I read these books (Gordon Korman in general, Bruno and Boots in particular) when I was 10, and I laughed non-stop, and read them over and over. I thought they were brilliant. I'm 28 now, with a Ph.D. and a real, adult life, and I still read them over and over, still laugh non-stop, and still think they're brilliant.

Bruno and Boots Strike Again!!
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 1999-01-26
The author of my book Beware The Fish! is Gordon Korman. Gordon Korman wrote his first book This Can't Be Happening At MacDonald Hall! as a Grade 7 english project. In my book Beware The Fish the main characters are Bruno Walton and Boots O'Neal. They are kind hearted teenagers but like to play tricks. Boots has blond hair and blue and Bruno has brown hair and brown eyes. They live at MacDonald Hall, a boarding school for Boys in Ontario, Canada. They are roommates in Room 306, Dormatory 3. The problem is MacDonald Hall is closing! Bruno, Boots, and the rest of the students want to save the school. They decide to get publicity by getting the school on TV. They decide to set a world record to get publicity. They try to build the world's largest popcan tower. The way they get the school is very funny! I liked the book because I have read 3 other Bruno and Boots books and this is the second best book. I liked the author because Gordon Korman makes me laugh in different ways. A strengh is that Gordon Korman taught me that teamwork achives your goals, hopes, and maybe your dreams. A weakness is that people sometimes think that humor books have nonthing to teach you about the meaning of life. Now I have 2 questions for Gordon Korman. Why did you pick the names Bruno and Boots for your main characters? Why did you make a series of them? I loved this book and I would read it 10 more times.

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Go Jump in the Pool! (Bruno & Boots)
Published in Paperback by Scholastic Paperbacks (1991-01)
Author: Gordon Korman
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A Wonderful Book...
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2000-05-18
This book is one of the best I have ever read. It creates the feeling that you actually are THERE, with the characters, experiencing everything they do. At the end of the book... well, I won't spoil the ending for anyone who hasn't read it, but it makes you feel as though you helped, and get to join in the celebration rightfully.

Read this book. While you're at it, read the rest of the series. You won't be let down.

The kids at Macdonald Hall raise money for a pool.
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1999-01-26
The title of my book is Bruno and Boots, Go Jump In The Pool and the author is Gordon Korman. This book is about 2 boys named Bruno and Boots who go to Macdonald Hall.(A boarding school.) They want to have a swimming pool like their like their enemies who go York Academy. Bruno, Boots and all their friends and classmates have to raise 25,000$ in order to have a pool.At the beginning Mr.Sturgeon (The head of the school,) likes the idea of have having a pool like the York Academy.The only reason the students at Macdonald Hall wants a swimming pool is because they do not like swimming with York Academy and if they don't get one Boots will have to go to York Academy. I think Bruno And Boots Go Jump In The Pool is a good, funny book.I think Gordon Korman is a good author.This is my first Gordon Korman book that I have ever read and I realy enjoyed it. I uasually read books by Ann.M. Martin.I think that Gordon Korman is good at thinking up great ideas for books.If I were Gordon Korman I would make 3 things different.1.Boots go to York Academy and Bruno goes to Macdonald Hall but they are still best friends,2.Bruno and Boots both have pets, and3.Call Boots by his real name.I would call Boots his real name Melvin because I think the name Boots sounds like a cat's name. I would recomand this book to anyone who likes to read.I think kids in grade four, five, or six would realy like this book.I liked this book. BY CLAIRE LEDERMAN

Very funny stuff-- One of the best in the series
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2005-03-10
This is one of the best in the extremely funny and well-done Bruno and Boots series by Gordon Korman.

Bruno and Boots find themselves trying to raise money so that MacDonald Hall can have a swimming pool, and their efforts are fueld by a sense of competition with a neighboring institution. They try everything from playing the stock market to erecting a toll booth, and the wacky cast of supporting characters (including my favorite, science nerd Eelmer Drimsdale) offers up plenty of yuks.

Some of the best material comes in the midst of a talent show that Bruno and Boots put on, with predictably entertaining (and somewhat disastrous) results.

Written very early in Korman's career (which began well before he graduated high school), this book is one of the ones upon which his reputation for humor and well-paced novels was based. As a new, fresh writer, Korman showed that he had something to say, and young readers everywhere were all ears.

It is true that his characters can be cartoonish, and the actions often stray from the realm of believability, but you just have to accept that as part of the fun.

This is a great book to cut your Korman-teeth on. You're guaranteed to find it entertaining.

My favourite Gordon Korman book!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-28
There is no one in the world who does not love Gordon Korman's novels. Even my dad, who is almost 50 years old, laughs hysterically when he reads them. I don't just laugh while I'm reading them, I laugh whenever I even THINK about them! This is my very favourite book by Gordon Korman. I loved the whole Bruno and Boots series, but I thought this one was the best. Gordon Korman has this great way of working up to a climax, and finishing the book in a totally bizarre and hilarious way. My favourite character is The Fish - there are so many great descriptions of him! Great book - you have to read it, whether you're a fourth grader or a college graduate. No one is too old for Bruno and Boots!

Boots and Bruno are trying to raise money to buy a pool.
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 1999-01-26
The author of my book Go Jump in the Pool,is Gordon Korman.Gordon Korman's book's are just about humour,and he started writing his first book in grade 7. In my book,Go Jump in the Pool,the main characters are Boots and Bruno. Boots is a teenager he has short blond hair and Bruno is a teenager with short brown hair.Bruno's and Boots personalitys are mischief makers,funny,they like to laugh,they are loyol firends,and they are kind.Boots and Bruno are two boys who live at MacDonald Hall.MacDonald Hall is a bording school for boys.Across the the road theres a bording school for girls. Once every few monthes MacDonald Hall students will race York Academy to see which school's the fastest at swimming.York Academy has there own pool and MacDonald Hall doesn't have a pool. York Academy always wins but it's not really fair because York Academy their own pool.York Academy is a boys bording school too.So Boots and Bruno are trying to raisea lot of money to buy a pool for MacDonald Hall. They get in a lot of mischief while trying to raise all the money.You will have to read Go Jump in the Pool if you want to find out if they raise it all or not. I liked this book because its fun to read its fun to read because Boots and Bruno are trying to raise money for the school they get in troble.And when they get in troble they always get in troble by doing something funny.I realy like Gordan Korman books.

Bruno
Jared, the Subway Guy: Winning Through Losing: 13 Lessons for Turning Your Life Around
Published in Hardcover by St. Martin's Press (2006-08-08)
Authors: Jared Fogle and Anthony Bruno
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The most motivating book out there!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-11-13
I ordered this book from amazon because it was just about the only one I didn't have. I don't know what I was expecting, but trust me, reading it was probably the best thing I could have done. I kept having one epiphany after another. The best parts for me were right after he started his self-styled program. The hunger pangs, how he didn't give in to them--turning them to your advantage. I highly recommend this to anyone struggling with any kind of issues they might have. It gave me what I needed to finally succeed after trying everything else out there.

NOT a Diet Book - A Message We All Need to Read!
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Review Date: 2008-07-12
Like the book cover says, "NOT a DIET BOOK." I have never weighed more than 160 pounds in my life, yet this is one of the most candid, down-to-earth, emotionally-involving inspirational books I have ever read.

Sure we see Jared on TV. We think: young, good-looking, slender spokesperson celebrity. What could possibly be the big deal?

In the book, Jared discloses the story of the pain and the humiliation of weighing 425 pounds. Yet, it's a story we can all relate to. For instance, we have all been ostracized.

Jared talks about hanging out with the high school "misfits" at the cafeteria. Then, after being branded as a misfit among misfits, he's forced to eat by himself at lunch. "There's nothing worse," Jared says, "then having to sit by yourself when you are fat. Then everyone really notices how fat you are. They look at you with disgust as they walk by, and judge the food you have on your tray." He then goes on to discuss taking the verbal stings of the "killer bee" girls in his co-ed gym class.

Jared assures us that it's okay to wallow around in the muck for a while until we find out what works for us as individuals attempting to achieve our goals. (I found great solace in that fact and could relate it to my own career.)

There's plenty of humor in the book as well. Jared discusses shooting his first Subway commercial (by the way, there is actually very little mention of Subway in the book). He had a hard time finding any "healthy" food on the set. Finally, he found a Subway sandwich on a tray, and rushed over to grab it. "No!" the producer yelled at him. "That one is for the commercial!" It had been sprayed with shellac!

After reading this book, I have vowed to eat even better than I already have begun. Thanks, Jared!

My only wish is that Subway would promote this book in its stores to its customers. In the meantime, get the book on your own. It's a message we all need to read!

very inspirational
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-31
i found this book to be very inspiring and different from the usual weight loss books i have read. i especially like the part of him saying to look at your hunger pangs as signs of something good instead of signs to go raid the fridge, which is how i have always looked at them. this a good, motivational read, which has encouraged me to continue with my plan to lose weight one day at atime.

Thank You for Writing This, Jared!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-18
I LOVED this book! It was a page turner to follow Jared's personal story, but it was also filled with original insights into ways that every one of us can make worthwhile changes in our lives. How refreshing to read that conventional wisdom was designed for people en masse and not necessarily for me. How strengthening to read that I hold the keys to making lasting improvements in my life, and that I can make those improvements. I choose to be inspired by Jared. I thank him for his honesty and his positive, but realistic, attitude. His accomplishment was (and is) outstanding.

Awesome!!
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2007-04-26
In this day and age of immediate fixes, it was refreshing to read about someone doing it the old fashion way. No Trim Spa, no funky diets, no bariatric surgeries, no prescription medicine. And it was also nice to read that he did it slowly, without the no pain, no gain mentality of most Americans. I was able to use his story in a class I was taking this semister because his story is simple and easy to follow. If everyone could see it his way, I wouldn't have to sit through 20-25 minutes of commercials during a one hour TV show that either tell me I have to lose weight their way or I need to eat it their way! You go Jared!! I am a health care professional and know that your way is the only way; there are no magic fixes. It didn't take him overnight to put on the weight. It had to be taken off the same way. It was sensible, simple, healthy and most of all, because of all this, he was able to make the permanent lifestyle changes that we HAVE to make.

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A Mind in Prison: The Memoir of a Son and Soldier of the 3rd Reich
Published in Paperback by Potomac Books Inc. (2001-08-15)
Author: Bruno Manz
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AN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-22
very well written and detailed - I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the Third Reich

A glimpse into the Third Reich
Helpful Votes: 11 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2000-09-05
Dr. Bruno Manz has written an honest, searing story of his experiences growing up in the Third Reich with a father who he loved but who was an enthusiastic Nazi. First person accounts of this quality are rare and valuable, giving those of us who are curious as to how a civilized nation like Germany could turn itself into the soulless, mechanistic killing machine it became under Hitler a look at how ordinary people contributed, by omission or commission, to the coming horror. Dr. Manz has more than atoned for his own omissions by writing this excellent, gripping book, which I recommend to anyone interested in this perplexing episode of history.

Personal Exorcism Not Completed
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2005-10-13
This book was interesting, earnest, candid and filled with the author's personal angst for having been duped, first by his Nazi father and then by Hitler. I disagree with some of the other reviews in that I didn't find it penetrating or searing. Bruno Manz stabs but fails at soul-searching.

In some ways it is repetitive. The author explains again and again how he was brainwashed into Nazism from youth to young adulthood. He digresses into various life experiences with teachers, schools, childhood friends, military experiences and lesser details of life. All of which he thinly connects to his primary purpose for the memoir, exorcising his personal demons over blindly serving Hitler. Many of those digressions would be unremarkable without that connection. Bruno uses those vignettes to underscore that he was misguided but they fail to reveal, illuminate or prove how any particular incident, mentor or authority figure contributed to his blind devotion to Hitler. In fact, he frequently recounts how he internally rebelled against school authorities, military authorities, rules and procedures that didn't make common sense or rubbed him the wrong way. If that is so, then he should have self analyzed further to determine how and why he dismissed his conscience when it called about Hitler, the concentration camps and the Jews. He continued to follow the grand lie and served as essentially a political officer in youth organizations and later in the military. He recounts that he was never very enthusiastic and harbored doubts, yet he continuously pressed on. Example on pg 69, he describes a school director quoting Hitler's credo, "He who wants to live, let him fight. And he who does not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle does not deserve to live." Bruno expresses misgivings when the school director says that is more religion than a person would ever find in the Bible. He admits agreeing with the anti-Semitism and anti-Catholicism of the director but boycotts his classes from then on. Methinks he doth protest too much.

Don't get me wrong, Bruno Manz clearly, genuinely, honestly apologizes for his personal role in Germany's evil shame. He denounces all that he was and embraces all that he has become since the war and particularly while living in America. But in the end about all that Bruno confirms is that, at least between 1915 and 1946, Germans were weak for rhetoric, easily swayed by romantic and heroic figures, and followed the crowd. He doesn't dig deep enough to reveal how that was possible. Were they greedy, mad, angry, vulnerable, ambitious, fearful, bombastic, maniacal, weak, bloodthirsty, gullible? Personally, he was swayed by Dad while impressionable and later by Hitler via Goebbels propaganda machine. OK, we already know that about every German during WWII. Bruno, why and how were you vulnerable to that when the rest of the world was not? Why do some Germans today continue to deny the Holocaust? Why is there an element that still deifies Hitler and anti-Semitism?

I suspect that Bruno cannot to this day accept his own cowardice. He never dared to disagree or question his father, although he credits his mother and older brother with being able to avoid anti-Semitic hatred and Hitler worship. He wouldn't dare question his Nazism or the Fuhrer because he very likely knew it would mean his death or imprisonment. Hmmm, that may be the self evident truth every German citizen who willingly participated in Nazism has to face. They didn't take any contrary action because it was someone else who was being victimized and they were cowards. So, while he may have achieved some catharsis, I doubt that he completely exorcised the regret and shame he aimed for. Still, the book has some value derived from its basic honesty and first person account.

Outstanding account of life in Nazi Germany
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-03-25
A Mind in Prison is a powerful and moving personal account of life as a committed Nazi, a soldier on the Eastern Front, and the difficult and painful realization that everything the author once stood for was evil and destructive. The candor of this book is both startling and refreshing because it gives the reader tremendous insight into the corrosive power of Nazi propaganda and ideology. For the author to admit thinking and acting like he did must have been a painful experience, but it gives this account a sharp edge of credibility that might otherwise be lacking. In fact, it is that candor that makes this story so heartrendering. The world would be a much better place if more people would break their silence about the tragedy of Nazi Germany and share their experiences and feelings as openly and sincerely as Dr. Manz has.

Important insight into the mind of a German betrayed
Helpful Votes: 7 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2002-01-04
This book is basically the author's way of exorcising his personal demons. Manz grew up idolizing a man named Adolf Hitler, whom most Germans believed to be a sort of messiah sent to save them from the devastating poverty and national humiliation following the Treaty of Versailles. The book chronicles how Manz (and many other pro-Nazi Germans then) got to believe in the things he did, and his eventual disillusionment with the Third Reich.

Did the German civilians know about the atrocities of the concentration and extermination camps? Over the recent years, this question has loomed large in works concerning WWII in the European theater. Manz can't answer for every German during that period, but he gives us HIS story as an offering to further understanding in this matter.

This book struck a very personal chord with me. Although I was born decades after WWII, I grew up in a country where the press (in fact, every type of media - books, TV, movies, etc.) was heavily censored by the national government. The government told people what to think, what to say, when to assemble, and throws those who defy their orders in jail under the holy name of "national security". As a result, I totally understand how mind-numbing propoganda can be. A population, after all, is merely a collection of individuals living in a state. An individual's morals and personal biases are largely dependent on what information they have available to them. Hitler understood this very well, and with the help of his propoganda minister, Goebbels, managed to shape the thinking of an amazingly large portion of the German population, including the author's.

Manz is all the more convincing because he doesn't get overly apologetic, but does admit that he's not in any way proud of all that he has done (he was a Hitler Youth, and later a soldier in the German army). He feels very strongly for the victims of the Third Reich (the book is dedicated to them), and although he was never in direct contact with any official programs dealing with the "Jewish problem", regrets that he couldn't have done more.

It is very touching to read books by those who were on the "wrong" side of the war, especially those with a sense of morality (however late it surfaced) like Manz. This book is an important reminder to us of how dangerous bigotry can be, especially when it is led by an eloquent and convincing tyrant.

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Niebla / Fog
Published in Paperback by Editorial Bruno (2002-06-30)
Author: Miguel De Unamuno
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Existencialism
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-04-28
In La Niebla by Miguel Unamuno. Is a story of love, tragedy, and existentialism. Augusto (the main character) falls in love with Eugenia that is in love with another guy. At the beginning, Augusto didn't know she was in love, but later on he knew that Eugenia was in love with other, however he don't care about it, because he is rich and he can be more helpful than his boyfriend. To start it Augusto pays the loans that Eugenia had to pay for her house that her father leaves her without pay it before he died.

In some way Eugenia felt like she must corresponds him by marring him, because she knew that that was what Augusto wants. One night before the wedding she escape with her boyfriend and leave a letter to Augusto, giving thanks for pay the house but she couldn't married him. Augusto felt terrible and died in his bed. And the theme that I like is existentialism, in which the man is victim of his own circumstances. In which Augusto knew that Eugenia was a pretty and that she never was going to fall in love with him. Also when tries to play a Hero when he pays the loans to the bank, so Eugenia can see what her best choice is.
Practically it was about a man that is trying to be happy, but didn't know how to choose the correct way.

It's great
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2001-08-06
The book is absolutely wonderful. It is funny as well as powerful. Unamuno effectively uses the construct of the book to criticize aspects of Spanish society.

NIEBLA... like nothing you have ever read before!!!
Helpful Votes: 11 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2001-11-01
" Ni los recuerdos ni los suenos son tan efimeros como la NIEBLA"

This book deals with human emotions, thoughts and fears in a deep, meaningful and funny way. It has a little bit of everything, private conversations with God, the search for the true meaning of life, the quest to find an everlasting love, the fear of facing death, and the hardships that every single human faces during a lifetime.

I read it in Spanish, and I have to say it is one of the best written books I have read so far. Every single word is where it should be, and the story flows magnificently.
Although it deals with very serious topics, the story is simple, well written, funny, easy to read and with a very unexpected twist at the end...

It simply belongs to a class of its own.

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Niebla... es un libro maravilloso, que toca temas muy profundos y valiosos para cualquier ser humano, de una manera unica, original e incluso graciosa.
Incluye conversaciones privadas con Dios, la busqueda incanzable por encontrar el verdadero significado de la vida, la necesidad de encontrar el amor, el miedo a la muerte.... en fin.... un poco de todo, y sin embargo la historia es simple, facil de seguir, divertida y con un personaje principal con el que cualquiera puede identificarse.

Definitivamente uno de los mejores libros que he leido... Unamuno tiene una manera unica de escribir y de mantener al lector interesado a lo largo de toda la historia.

Una Obra Increible
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2003-05-03
Este libro nos muestra el genio de Miguel de Unamuno. Su tecnica en crear Augusto Perez y su mundo es brillante. Niebla representa el elite de la prosa Espanola...Cada palabra ocupa su propio lugar y lo que resulta es una obra con pasion, humor, un lirismo hermoso, tragedia , y sabidura universal.

It's great
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2001-08-06
The book is absolutely wonderful. It is funny as well as powerful. Unamuno effectively uses the construct of the book to criticize aspects of Spanish society.

Bruno
Idols
Published in Hardcover by Bruno Press (1999-04)
Author: Jonathan Black
List price: $29.95
New price: $45.00
Used price: $42.51
Collectible price: $50.00

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Heavenly bods, gloriously caught on film
Helpful Votes: 13 out of 17 total.
Review Date: 2000-03-11
Very, very, very nice. A bargain at the price. The pics have appeared before in glossy, "male art" mags, but I am still looking forward for Mr Black's next book.

Easy on the Eyes
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-05
Wonderful...the men are magnificent, the photography beautiful, the presentation flawless...a great coffee table book...and fun to flip through too!

Great!
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 1999-12-19
Jonathan Black's highly successful book Idols is now available in postcard form. Beautiful colour images in an easy pull out book. Great value.

Stunning little gem!
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2001-10-17
This book is stunning. A sexy, erotic yet classy book suitable for any man's coffee table.

A MUST TO OWN
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 16 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-06
Excellent Photography, Vivid Color and HOT men.

Bruno
Modeling the figure in clay
Published in Unknown Binding by Pitman (1980)
Author: Bruno Lucchesi
List price:
Used price: $44.55

Average review score:

Two lessons in one
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-18
This excellent book teaches you accurate anatomy at the same time as providing quality instruction on figure sculpting.

Good learning material, full with details
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-19
I am an artist who love to make detailed art work in my drawing and sculpture. I love art, but it cannot become my life career. While unable to attend any art class but despreately want to learn I look in to books for answers. And I found this book. I find my answers to the detail I'm looking for in this book. The book shows you how the artist create a female body sculpture starting from bone to muscle, and from muscle to skin. This book is a good resource to me. As my own Christmas presents I bought it.

Pretty darn good
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-14
This book is more helpful than Lucchesi's other guides. There is a lot of practicle info here which will help you get familiar with figure sculpting. I would say that this book as actually about as helpful as taking a beginning figure sculpture class, and the techniques are very solid. I am actually a pretty tough critic, and a 4 star review for an art instruction book coming from me is pretty rare (check out my other reviews for art books if you don't believe me).

fabulous figure forming
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-05
So appreciate that Bruno took the time to produce this book so that those of us who arent able to attend his workshops, have the opportunity to learn.A master of anatonomy who presents the process in pictorial stages we can clearly follow.A must have figure form book.

exceptional
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-12-29
both this and 'Modeling the Head in Clay' are the best books I've seen on the subject.

Highly recommended

Bruno
X-Posed
Published in Hardcover by Bruno Gmunder Verlag Gmbh (2008-10)
Author:
List price: $77.00
New price: $35.71
Used price: $35.44

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Male form at its finest.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-10-01
Dylans photography is second to none - and now his fans have documentation of that. This book is a collection of his finest models and finest shots as only Dylan can capture them. Incredible!

Outstanding!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-11-02
The quality of the images, models, and poses are excellent in every way. The printing and binding quality are exceptional and I would highly recommend this book. There is a wide variety of model types - something for everyone. As a photographer, I am glad to have this this most welcome addition to my library.

Well done!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-10-05
This masterfully put together book gives a great introduction to Mr. Rosser's beautiful photography. All admirers of the male form should add this book to their list of things to own. It does not disappoint!

Fantastic!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-10-04
This book is a must have for any fan of the male body. Not only does Mr. Rosser capture the beauty and strength of the models but he also manages to display these men's more sensible inner side. I only wish we could see photographs of this artistic quality in a much better and larger format, this is of course not the artist's fault, but the publisher's. After viewing this book you will owe it to yourself to become a member of Dylan Rosser's website, a truly magnificent showcase of his work. www.dylanrosser.com

Sensual, beautiful, powerful- amazing!
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2008-10-01
If you're a fan of the male body, erotic photography focusing on the male form, or fabulous coffee table books, you're certainly familiar with Dylan Rosser. One of the preeminent photographers of sensuousmale imagery, Rosser sits in a class of his own, whose work, if translated to words on paper, would speak volumes in just a few words.

His newest offering, X-Posed, is no exception. As you'd expect, the men featured within these pages are stunning, gorgeous, beautiful, sexy- everything you could want in a perfect model. What sets these photos apart from every other book of nude men however, is the brilliance of the man behind the lens. The shots are full of so much emotion, so much tension, relief, ecstasy, and masculinity, that they seem to come to life, each one telling a unique story.

There's no shortage of skin either, but unlike some other books in this genre, X-Posed is never skanky or trashy. Paging through this volume doesn't leave you feeling dirty, and you never wonder why these models took their clothes off. Rosser brings such an original, primal, and comfortable feeling to the male form that each man is perfection in his own self.

And as the reader, we're fortunate enough to get to share in their beauty.

X-Posed is an incredible volume of photographic artistry, featuring magnificent images of incredibly sexy men. Add it to your collection, or pick it up and keep it on hand for the next time you need a housewarming gift- I guarantee whoever receives it will get quite warm indeed...


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