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The Buying of the President 2004
Published in Kindle Edition by HarperCollins (2004-01-08)
Authors: Charles Lewis, Alan Green, Alex Knott, Robert Moore, Ben Coates, M. Asif Ismail, Laura Peterson, and Brooke Williams
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A MUST-READ
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-03
Whether you like President Bush or not, you should read this book. It paints a disturbing picture of the realities of his administration. And it educates the reader how our political process has gone astray. This is another example of the fact that the best non-fiction books rarely make the top seller's lists because mainstream publishers are politically motivated.

Fantastic look at the candidates and fund raising.
Helpful Votes: 12 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2004-10-20
This book contains enough history about each candidate to make anyone feel confident with their vote. And, unlike almost any other political book I've read, it is suprisingly non-partisan. Furthermore, it really opens you eyes on the political fund raising system and what the candidates actually have to do before the become president.

After reading this book, it will become much easier to see through the candidates rhetoric, and this book or one like it should be a pre-requisite before voting.

The president is bought and sold!
Helpful Votes: 12 out of 18 total.
Review Date: 2004-03-28
A disturbing book.

It is a terrible thing to contemplate what money has done to prostitute the American political process. People don't support candidates to do better for the country. They're buying influence and -- if you don't pay, you can't play.

The saddest thing is to look at these obscene expenditures on campaigns and consider what some of that money could do in a good way. And then to consider what more all the money that will be stolen as a result could do on top of that.

A MUST read for every voter!
Helpful Votes: 19 out of 23 total.
Review Date: 2004-04-22
This book is THE benchmark for investigative journalism done by the people at www.publicintegrity.org. An honest, fair and balanced presentation of the facts surrounding the Democratic candidates for President 2004 (which has since been whitled down to Kerry) and President Gearge W. Bush. You simply cannot say you are an informed voter until you read this book.

Americans really are ignorant
Helpful Votes: 23 out of 27 total.
Review Date: 2004-03-30
Let me start by saying I do not want George W. Bush re-elected, and I don't have any interest in John Kerry running the White House for the next four years either. I left myself open to have my opinions on American government influenced by this book, but I could never have imagined the magnitude in which this book changed my beliefs of our political process. It's no secret to anyone that money rules each and every major player in our political system. But what this book does is demonstrate just how out of control it's gotten. Author Charles Lewis uses indisputable facts and figures to show the shortcomings each of this year's presidential candidates, especially each candidate's willingness to let money and particular groups dictate the policy he feels is best suited to run the country. He hammers Bush in a bad way, but nothing he says can be considered untrue. Lewis uses the Freedom of Information Act to compile a body of evidence that implicates Bush in a dozen shady financial undertakings and also describes the way in which many of Bush's closest advisers landed high-level positions in government. You simply cannot fathom the number of Bush's advisers who were once employees or board members in companies (pharmaceutical, energy, law firms, etc.) that make up Bush's chief campaign donors. That is, at least until you read this book and Lewis starts listing them one after another. Lewis and the Center of Public Integrity maintained their own integrity by taking a completely non-partisan approach to this book, unafraid to tackle Bush and Democratic challengers alike. I cannot wait until 2008 to see what Lewis uncovers next. Hopefully, Bush and his cronies (or Kerry, for that matter) won't further gut our rights as Americans and refuse us the right to read it -- and Lewis' right to write it.

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The 12-Step Bush Recovery Program: A Lifesaving Guide to Shaking Off the Horrors of the Last Eight Years, with Practical Advice on Relapse, Remission, and Recounts
Published in Paperback by Villard (2008-10-21)
Author: Gene Stone
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Stone Delivers Humor and Hope Every Step of the Way
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-11-16
It is hard to laugh when you look at what has happened to this country over the past eight years. But Mr. Stone manages to make you admit the sad truth of those years, laugh at the more ridiculous events in them and believe that better times are possible. It is a fun read--and a book we should review periodically to strengthen our commitment to the changes that need to be made.

Glad this came along
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2008-10-25
Glad something like this came along to help the folks with Bush Derangement Syndrome. Now, for something really useful, how about a book on getting over Obama?

Get this now!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2008-10-23
I got this book as a birthday present for a friend. Later at the party it was the biggest hit -- everyone was laughing so hard it hurt! It's a lot of fun. I HIGHLY recommend it!

Laugh out loud!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2008-10-23
Democrat or Republican, we all need some comic relief from the horror of the last 8 years. Mr. Stone delivers once again in a wonderful combination of biting sarcasm and dry wit. An enjoyable read for everyone.

Wow...
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-10-29
I didn't think I had any laughter left in regards to our president, but Mr. Stone has filled his book with not only keen and accurate insights but also relentless humor. I received this book as a gift and after reading it quickly ordered the author's other Bush book, and his Cheney book as well. I'm hopeful for an Obama victory, though I admit that if McCain were to win, I'd at least look forward to Mr. Stone's future books on that comical ticket. I highly recommend this book!

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The Madness of George W. Bush: : A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis
Published in Paperback by AuthorHouse (2006-04-27)
Author: Paul Levy
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"IN A DEMOCRACY YOU GET THE KIND OF LEADER YOU DESERVE"
Helpful Votes: 11 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2007-05-02
Bush and his administration has been doing precisely what I would expect them to do. This is why I didn't vote for him TWICE. The riddle I have been chewing on for these years is that a bunch of people DID VOTE FOR HIM TWICE!

WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING!!!?

Paul Levy in this book explores this riddle as the collective psychosis that it is. In a country founded on the system "...of, for, and by the people" there are risks. These risks are well worth taking as there has not emerged a better political system. For this brilliant system of democracy to work it DOES require an awareness of the complexities of the individual and collective nature of our fellow citizens. This book beautifully holds a mirror up to the collective soul of America and in essence says, "We have met the disease, and it is us".

The first step to curing a disease is to know the disease. This book provides the microscope to view the germ and possibly the needed vaccine.

My only regret is with the COVER the publisher chose to give this book. The sophistication and intelligence of this book deserves better.

Wakeup America!
Helpful Votes: 14 out of 24 total.
Review Date: 2006-08-10
Paul Levy nails the issue here, violence begets violence, revenge solves nothing but exposes our hyprocrisy in letting people like Bush rule with ignorance.

Brilliant and Subtle. The Devil You Fear is in Your Heart.
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-31
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Radical new perspective on psychology of humans
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-10
Actually, this is not radically new if you have studied Jung. However, within the last 30 years, quantum theory and the proof of a non-local physical universe certainly adds a new twist to Jung's writings.

As stated in the foreward, this is not a Bush-bashing book, it simply uses Bush and his administration to describe the 'shared psychosis' that permeates humankind, more or less it seems since the beginning of time. Mr. Levy's writing will jump right off the page and directly into your soul if you have ever studied quantum physics. For me, the jump from classical to quantum physics was fairly easy 25 years ago. However, until I read 'Madness' I had never applied the concept of non-local forces to consciousness itself, or as it were collective consicousness.

This book is well written, and is very understandable regardless of the reader's background. It is essentially a collection of articles, and although there is some repetition throughout chapters, this actually helps enforce some of the key points in regards to collective psychosis. Also, the sections and chapters are well labeled, so that readers can easily choose topics of interest.

I would recommend the book to anyone who has every studied Jung (or who wants to). Also, for any fans of the writings of Ken Wilbur and similar authors seeking to determine the intersection between science and religion, this is a must read.

The Frightening Truth
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-16
There are many reasons for Americans to be in denial about the truth of this day. It is so ugly, so extensive, that witnessing it will lead an individual through a dark channel of hopelessness. But ignoring the truth is choosing a path of slavery. There are a lot of brave truth-seekers out there, using this resource to connect with each other, and to new-comers brave enough to ask tough questions. Please visit [...]to see a deeper spiritual perspective of this man, this day, and this spiritual battle raging around us. If you want to contact me, do so through [...]

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Northern Lights and Shadows: Sixteen Years in the Alaska Bush
Published in Paperback by Booklocker.com (2005-08-30)
Author: Lee Basnar
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Sometimes I Buy a Book Because...
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-08
... I have met the author. It is certainly true that I have met Lee. Indeed I've known him for several years. The fact is though, I like Lee's writing style. I have read his newspaper columns. I own his earlier book on Vietnam too. Lee has the ability to bring a full range of emotions to the surface in the reader. From sadness to anger to a feeling of smallness in awe of the power of nature, I can't help but be involved with his writing. Moving among the lights and shadows of this book is entirely pleasant, amusing and fulfilling.

Meeting the Challenges of the Last Frontier Head On
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-06-02
From earliest childhood Lee Basnar loved nature. Basnar was born in Vermont in 1938. Stories of Alaska created a fascination for Lee. He wanted to experience the last frontier.

Lee's father had plans for him to graduate from college. Instead Lee married his high school sweetheart, Joan. He worked for his father as an apprentice carpenter. It was seasonal work. Tired of menial jobs and unemployment checks during the winter months, Lee again disappointed his father. He joined the army in 1961.

Lee's service career took him to Germany and France. In 1968 he was transferred to Viet Nam where he served as advisor to the South Vietnamese infantry division and later as an infantry company commander.

In October of 1971 Lee was assigned duty at Fort Richardson. His dream of seeing Alaska had finally come true. However, in 1974 he was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia. Soon Lee was seeking reassignment to duty in Alaska. An opportunity opened and Basner became senior advisor to the 207th Infantry Group of the Alaska National Guard, near Anchorage, for the remainder of his Army career.

As time drew near for his army enlistment to end, Lee began to plan his retirement. Together, with Joan, he looked for a site that would accommodate a cabin home. They both were ready to take on the challenge of the Alaskan frontier by living in the bush.

Lee is a gifted story teller. His descriptions of animal life, nature trails, mountains, and rivers in the vast Alaska wilds are spectacular. In breathtaking word pictures Basner creates new vistas for the reader. "Snow sprinkled the mountains like powdered sugar on cupcakes, and each new snowfall frosted the slopes a little lower." Each chapter includes a photo which depicts something of its contents.

Narrow escapes and life threatening experiences mount up as one after another Basner chronicles his story. He tells of a smoke filled cockpit in his small Taylor Craft airplane. After an emergency landing and repairs he had to battle river rapids for a dangerous take off at 2:30 AM to return home. After landing, securing the plane in a blinding snowstorm, having had no sleep for 24 hours, Lee, the master of understatement put it this way, "For some reason I felt a little tired."

Adventure stories of trapping, hunting, fishing, and photographing moose, wolves, bears, and other wildlife fill the chapters of this rapid paced narrative. The unpredictability of grizzly bears, a midwinter chimney fire, and other narrow escapes will keep you turning the pages of this fascinating account of the Basner's life in the bush.

Lee related how after surviving his tour of duty in Viet Nam, he was plagued by survivor guilt. He hoped to exchange combat nightmares from Vietnam for a new sense of freedom peace and contentment by living in the bush. After some years of roughing it, Lee wrote: "Vietnam intruded less frequently as the years accumulated...the demands of bush living shoved Viet Nam aside, leaving room for healing. The nightmares, less frequent now, retreated to a hidden place, emerging rarely. Drifting and pondering gave me time to realize that I had truly survived and shouldn't feel guilty because of it".

This is a book for everyone who ever had a dream of adventure on the last frontier. It is a book for Veterans, who experienced the ravages of war. Every school library should have a copy. It is for the sportsman, the hunter, and the environmentalist.

This is an incredible read.



A keeper!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2006-08-29
Reviewed by Joanne Benham for Reader Views (08/06)

Ever since I read Jack London's Call of the Wild when I was a child, I have been enamored of anything to do with Alaska. If a book is set in Alaska, I'll buy it, more for the background and how people live than for the storyline.

Lee Basner was born in Vermont and in his early childhood developed a fascination with the Alaska Territory. It took him thirty years, but he finally achieved his dream of living in the far North. Sick with guilt over the men under his command who never came home from the Vietnam War while he made it through, Lee retired from the U.S. Army as a major at the age of forty-two and he and his wife Joan built a log home 200 miles from Anchorage. They moved in during a March blizzard and lived there for the next sixteen years, pitting themselves against the worst Alaska could throw at them and surviving to tell the tale.

They had no indoor plumbing, self-generated power and no telephone for the first years. Clothes were washed in a wringer washer and hung outside to freeze, after which they were brought inside to thaw in front of the wood-burning stove, the only source of heat.

Balanced against these inconveniences was wildlife at the door, breathtaking scenery and the chance to really live their own lives as they wished, with no one to tell them what to do.

Filled with anecdotes of their daily life from the mundane, like digging a trail to the outhouse, to the poignant such as a herd of caribou caught in an avalanche, many of them killed and injured while Lee was unable to reach them to at least put them out of their misery, I was unable to put the book down. I even took it with me to read while I waited in line at the bank. I loved this book. It's a real keeper.


Uncompromising Life in the Bush, Pioneers in the Vanishing Frontier
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2006-05-13
Wow! Captivating from the beginning digging your way out of the cabin. Excellent imagery. Made me want to go there before it is all gone, to breath the air, to see the landscape, to feel the rush of the wind, the chill of the frozen tundra, to taste food that is fresh and wild, free from man's processing. To hear the sounds that nature sings.
This descriptive account of life in Alaska is an eye opener of the fortitude it takes to make it in the Last Frontier. The extreme conditions and the extreme rewards.
This book opens your eyes to the hardships and the little things a tenderfoot wouldn't think of in your survival in the Alaskan wilds. Dotted with humor, sprinkled with love and support of a life mate, along with the daily challenges of self-sufficiency. Here you will find many helpful hints if your dream is to live in the wilds of Alaska. And if it has been your dream it will open your eye to the reality of such a challenge. A marvelous read and an excellent way to experience the wilds vicariously in the comfort and safety of your own armchair, from wildlife survival, to the Elmer's, natures Christening, the antics of the wilds, this books is fascinating, one to read and re-read.
I can only say thank you Lee for writing your experience out in such vivid details.

Northern Lights and Shadows
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-12-16
A great book. The descriptions of the wildlife and landscape are insightful and accurate - I was informed as well as entertained. The book captures the feel of wild Alaska and allowed me to experience life in the bush along with the author and his wife. I felt as if I was in the plane when he was lost during a snow storm. I stood beside him and felt the excitement and fear when wolf or grizzly was encountered at close range. The book gives us an environmental message as well. Wilderness is ours not only to experience, but also to protect. The author's insights into how to live with the land and appreciate its beauty and harshness make this a valuable read.

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Tyrannus Bush?
Published in Paperback by Mountain Laurel Publishing Corporation (2004-06)
Author: Harold Thomas Beck
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Brutally True!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-10-19
Wow! What else is there to say?

Harold Thomas Beck hits George W. Bush right between the eyes with his satirical tyrade, "Tyrannus Bush?"

This is brutally frank and surprisingly honest. It is not the typical Democrat clap trap hate Bush, but instead a frank assessment of the greatest thief and most inarticulate artful dodger in history.

It is dated only by the reference to Bush's age - 58 at the time, but the point is so well made that it becomes timeless and will live as an insightful look at the man who is destroying our Republic.

Well done and we need more like it.

A real winner!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-10-05
After reading "The First Terrorist Act" I had to read Mr. Beck's treatment of the Ferlinghetti piece of the 60's. Like Mr. Beck I remember Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and as a Vietnam Vet as is Mr. Beck, I also oppose the War in Iraq for the same reasons draft dodgers like Dick Cheney and George Bush had when they didn't serve during Vietnam.

Go Harold Beck! You sum it up so well. You call Bush out for the fraud he really is. You show him up as the coward who wouldn't go to war when it was his time but sends our kids to die now for another stupid cause.

Amazingly true work by a relative unknown!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-06-11
I heard about this work from a friend of mine in the Democratic National Committee. I am surprised and shocked more Democrats have not only embrased this piece of Literature, but Harold Thomas Beck, also.

This work is a must for anyone who disagrees with the direction the government and this nation have taken since the election of 2000. George W. Bush is exposed in a way no one has ever dared to do before - and that includes Michael Moore! The vehicle the author uses is unique. It is worth adding to any library.

The free verse prose sings to you from the pages and the images come alive in your brain as you read on into the depths of Mr. Beck's imagination. This is great, great, great, great; and, utterly magnificent.

Unique, amazing, and a great work!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2004-07-07
I heard Harold Thomas Beck do a reading of Tyrannus Bush? the other night. It blew me away.

I was skeptical when I was told about the reading and booksigning. I was surprised beyond my wildest imagination. I gave him a standing ovation. He was great and the work, Tyrannus Bush? is a work of literature that compares with great satirical works like the great Gulliver's Travels.

His use of the English language is without an equal and to read along with and listen to him at the same time is a true and complete learning experience.

Get your copy today but at the same time if you can go hear him in person.

This is a keeper
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2004-07-06
I had the honor to see Harold Thomas Beck do a reading of TYRANNUS BUSH? last night. Amazing! He was truly amazing.

This on its own is a great work of literature. But to hear him the author do the reading in person was more than I could imagine. He was great.

I was drawn into the conversational tone between Mr. Beck and George Bush whom he refers to constantly as Georgie. He exposes the prejudices Bush and Karl Rove have hidden so well until now. Now the cat is out of the bag and the truth will set us free.

I was also impressed by Mr. Beck the man. What a kind and wonderful person. He made me feel like I was a long lost friend as he signed my book following the reading. Anyone who gets the chance to hear him do his work live should not miss it. The book is a keeper and so is the author, Harold Thomas Beck

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Arctic Bush Pilot
Published in Paperback by Epicenter Press (2000-05-26)
Authors: James Anderson and James "Andy" Anderson as told to Jim Reardon
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Objective opinion:) Great fun book
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-19
Don't know the author, don't know the pilot. Simply an easy to read, very entertaining and informative book that, like day old lazagne, was much enjoyed even the second time around.

As It Was.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-25
The book is an accurate account of an unusual pioneer. I knew Andy, back in 1952, and have ridden in the Wien Norseman, with Andy piloting. If there is any fault to be found with his story, it is that it is understated.
Typically reserved, his account does not linger on the incredible cold and loneliness that was his lot on many of his journeys. His willingness to go to the rescue of lost and injured miners and trappers, at great risk to his own life and safety, testify to his own character.
Andy, and the pilots of his time, benefitted from the experience of his friend and mentor, Noel Wien. The pilots of today fly the routes that Andy pioneered.
I recommend the book, "Arctic Bush Pilot" to any who hunger for a taste of how it used to be, in the remote Arctic Circle regions of Alaska.

Arctic Bush Pilot
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-13
Excellent book, fast shipping, great packaging. Thank you. Also I might add I received 3 more books from you which I was notified that they might arrive here by the 23rd, they arrived yesterday, the 12th. Super service. Thanks again.

Not what I expected, but good none the less.
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2005-10-10
I bought this book expecting it to read about Bush flying. There is a fair bit about bush flying however I was expecting a bit more.

The book is actually a biography of the authors experiences as a bush pilot in the Alaskan wilderness. As such it deals mostly with the authors experiences with the people and environment of northern Alaska. This was still very interesting and I enjoyed reading the book.

Awesome book about the brave bush pilots!!!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-15
This is a FANTASTIC book!! I simply could not put it down!! I bought it on the day I departed on my 4th trip to Alaska...the flight passed so quickly as I read page after page!!

I read with great interest the section about Jules Thibedeau, my First Cousin who was a bush pilot from Barrow, AK in the 50's and 60's...his comments about Jules, "The Walking Pilot" brought back memories of the stories I heard as a child about my cousin who would fly anywhere, at anytime, to help anyone in Alaska...a guy who was truely a "tough-luck, no-money" pilot who cared more for the people he helped than he did his own well-being many times.

Anderson's comments came back to life for me during that trip as I visitied Barrow for the first time...only to have an 80+ year-old Eskimo woman tell me how my cousin had saved her son when he was young kid...Jules had flown out in a blizzard to bring her sick child back to Barrow...

Bravo to Mr. Anderson on a "must read" book!!

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Friend is a Four-Letter Word
Published in Paperback by iUniverse, Inc. (2005-02-07)
Author: Marva Bush
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Friend is a Four Letter Word is so funny!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-09-16
This book is funny and poignant, and a really entertaining read. I love the author's word choices in this book. They make me really stop and think about things in whole new ways. I recommend this book to anyone who likes lighthearted, amusing books that are chock-full of twists.

A fun novel for all to enjoy!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-11-27
Friend is a Four Letter Word is a wonderfully written romantic comedy. We can all relate to the main character, Kate, and her struggles to find herself after a bad relationship. You cheer Kate on as she struggles to make the right decisions, you are upset at her when she makes a bad one, but all is forgotten when Kate makes a good choice for herself. Kate's obsessions, the people you meet in the novel, and the plot keeps the reader entertained page after page. As you follow Kate on her journey through the novel, you can't help but keep reading. I literally read half the book in one night because I wanted to know what was going to happen next. Marva Bush has done a superb job writing a novel that is fun, witty, and one that we can all relate to.

Funny and charming
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-11
A very entertaining read! It's pretty impossible not to connect with Kate and her feelings on love. Marva Bush clearly shows us the many complicated sides of romantic relationships through a variety of sophisticated and funny characters. The plot is multi-layered and easy to follow at the same time. Looking forward to her next work!

Just In Time For Summer! --A Reader From Los Angeles, California
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-06
This book is a definite page-turner! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and the various twists and turns contained within the plot keep it from being your average chick lit novel. Everyone will be able to relate to the themes of romantic love, platonic relationships, obsession, and the like that are dealt with in the book. Take this one to the beach (or wherever you go to relax) and enjoy!

Funny, poignant look at the ins and outs of relationships
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-04-18
Friend is a Four Letter Word captured my attention from the beginning with distinct, realistic characters that I could relate to. The subject matter of overcoming an obsessive realtionship and navigating the line between friends and lovers is handled masterfully by Ms. Bush who shows her sensitivity for both the male and female characters in the story. As a male reader, I was able to gain insights into both sides of the conflicts presented in the story and I found the foibles of all the characters to be funny, engaging and at times, poignant and revealing. So many of the characters fears and self-doubts are common to us all whether we've been in that exact situation or not. Ms. Bush also captured a variety of settings well and transported me from place to place, time to time with the ease of an accomplished storyteller. This is a fun read!!

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The George W. Bush Quiz Book
Published in Paperback by Broadway (2004-05-04)
Author: Paul Slansky
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hilarious!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-17
I didn't even buy this for myself--I got it for a friend as a gift. But I couldn't help but thumb through a few pages before wrapping it up and it's hilarious! It's full of truthful information concerning that wonderful president of ours and Dick Cheney. It also has questions about what reporters and journalists have said about George Dub-ya. I highly recommend this book, it's very funny and factual!!!

shocking, hysterical, truth stranger than fiction
Helpful Votes: 12 out of 16 total.
Review Date: 2004-06-08
This book, with humor and wit, has a way of ripping the lid off a man who has lead the country into great despair. I wish this were published before he took office and handed to every church group, every republican gathering, maybe he wouldn't have been elected. Oh yeah, I forgot.. HE WASN'T. It's also great to read in jolts, like morning coffee. I bought ten copies and am giving them to all my friends.

Haw haw haw
Helpful Votes: 14 out of 17 total.
Review Date: 2004-06-22
This book is as funny as it is terrifying. Can you believe this man is running America? Can you believe this man declares war? Can you believe this man considers himself a torch of hope for the world's oppressed? For those who think that the end of the world has come fear not. The Book of Revelation in the BIble clearly states that the anti-Christ will be a 'handsome and well spoken man'. At least we're somewhat safe for now.

Though this book can be a bit cumbersome, (you have to turn the book upside-down after each question to read the correct answer) the answers will ASTOUND you. Read what came from Bush's own lips as he answered questions about Vietnam, his military service, and his many failed business ventures. But the one question that is truly sad and heartbreaking is as follows. It was asked by a grade school girl...

Q. Mr. Bush, what was your favorite book when you were a child?

A. I don't remember any books in particular.

Sleep well America.

Hysterical and Terrifying
Helpful Votes: 15 out of 19 total.
Review Date: 2004-08-19
A sample question from the book:

5) What did George W. Bush say was the difference between Americans and terrorists?

A) "They're evil, we're good."

B) "They're ugly, we're pretty."

C) "You can't really simplify it like that.There are just too many factors to be considered, too many different things that happen in people's lives for me to be so presumptuous as to make some sweeping generalization."

D) "They hate things, we love things."

ANSWER: D. To put it in context: "See, we love - we love freedom. That's what they didn't understand. They hate things; we love things. They act out of hatred; we don't seek revenge, we seek justice out of love."

It's embarrassing that this man is our President. BTW, the author has a web site called stampoutbush.com.

Buy this book
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2004-06-04
The George W Bush Quiz Book is a savagely funny biography of the man some people recognize as the president. The quiz format makes it palatable and participatory, while the unpleasant truths that are revealed drive home the message that we each need to do everything we can to get this smug ignoramus out of office. If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, this book is a Weapon of Mass Destruction against bully-boy Bush and his gang. Buy many copies of this book and give to everyone -- it's as good as donating to Kerry, but there's no legal limit.

Bush
Beautiful Thing
Published in Paperback by The Bush Theatre (1994-02)
Author: Jonathan Harvey
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both movie and book were outstanding
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2003-08-08
i saw the movie before i read the book if i remember correctly (it was a long time ago for both). i loved the movie. the characters were so realistic and the way that jamie connected with his mother was not buttered up, it was the way it is with most mothers and their kids at that age. this isnt a page about the movie though, this is about the book.
when i first got this book i ordered it from a local store and waited a month for it to come in. when i got it i was handed this leafy little book with a black and white cover with a man jumping in the air on it. the guy at the counter looked at me and said "thatll be ". i look at him like hes insane because of that.

EXPLANATION OF THE SIZE
this is a play. the book concentrates on what is done and said, not in the way that someone leans over to get the morning paper. they dont waiste time. this book if performed would not be tiny, it would be a normal size play.

okay so i get in the car with the book and im all mad cause the price i thought insane for the book and my mom said "then take it back in there cause im not coming back" i said "no, i already ordered it, i might as well read it, i want it" and i start reading it in the car and then i get out of the car and walk out and my moms trying to talk to me. i am completly in this book, i dont hear much of anything.

lets just put it this way. ive never regreted buying that book and ive read it about 20 times or more. the reason that im here buying a new one is because during a move it was stolen and im here to read it yet again.
read the play, watch the movie and if your in england see the play if its still being shown.
beautiful thing will steal your heart.
reason behind the movies r rating.
okay its a really innocent movie in most parts.
its a love story between 2 boys but its also got another branch off because its the story of the boy "jamie" also connecting with his mother and her boyfriend.
with ste your seeing domestic abuse. ste is a teenage boy in the flat next to theirs thats being beaten by his father and brother.
with ste and leah your also seeing drugs, granted not in a pro kind of way though and its not a big part of the movie. its one scene and a small bit of another.
so in a way i guess the r rating is kind of deserved but there are so many movies that are pg 13 that have so much more than this in them.

a special book
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2000-07-08
I recommend this book to everyone. The story of Beautiful thing is a great story about a different adolescence which is an unseparated part of our lives in today's society. the story is not too fiction and it touched my heart graetlly. thanx... Dror G.

5 times in 4 days
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2000-12-29
I received this video for Christmas and have fallen for it deeply. I've watched 'Beautiful Thing' every day -- I can't get enough of it. The story is honest, down-to-earth and very, very funny. Jamie and Ste will steal your heart!

what a beautiful thing
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-10
I first found this film in local library and fell in love with it. It is a simple and honest love story, I laughed and I cried all the way through it, I have also performed in the play as the main character Jamie.

Great Companion to DVD
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2003-06-19
This is the actual script from the original stage play. It is VERY helpful in sorting through some of the SE London accents and slang in the movie. There are scenes and dialogue that are not in the movie that give further background to the story and character development. A GREAT love story. A MUST READ.

Bush
"Bush"
Published in Paperback by Music Sales Ltd (1997-04-14)
Authors: Peter Black, Peter Martin, and Peter Mardin
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Used price: $29.93

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The best Bush collectible I've seen!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2001-07-17
Of the books I have seen, this has to be one of the best! Peter Black was the only photographer granted 'all access' on the Sixteen Stone tour. The book contains pictures/notes from the very beginning of Bush's career to the time when it is certain that the band are true rockstars!

16 Stone Tour Book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2000-01-13
I loved this collection of photos from the Sixteen Stone Tour! Very good collection of backstage and on stage pics. A must for any Bush fan!

This book is so bushey!!!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1999-01-17
I loved this book so much! If there are any bush fans who don't have it ,I recomend that you get it. I Also think that the photos in this book are so meaningful they don't even need a caption to know what they are.

one for aestetics . . . and a smile
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2000-01-31
This book has some unique and incredible black and white photography of Bush both on and off-stage. It gives the readers a glimpse into Bush's life with some comedic commentaries that are always good for a laugh. You can't use it for a book report, but it's one you'll enjoy for a long time. And hey it makes a great gift for Bush fans!

YEAH BABY GET SOME!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1999-02-27
This book gave Bush fans an idea of what the group has to go through during a tour. The photography was excellent (especially of Gavin cuz he a hottie!) and was creatively put into book form. GAVIN IS SO FINE! ~Lara~


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