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Dance of Death splits it's story 2 ways - there is the one set later in the century of the 1700's, and one set back a wee while when the characters first come about. This is an excellent idea and is used very well. We get to know the true nature of the characters, their motives and their ideas better. And it is all encapturing in its story, usually with these sorts of books, it's just like there is one great story you wanna keep reading, and the other one is really dragging on and you don't want to read it but you have to so you understand the ending. All the stories in this book are interesting, fun and really intelligent, so you are never bored. R.L. Stine uses descriptive language and good puncuation. If there was one flaw in this book, its that it may kind of leer itself off into the land of the ridiculous occassionally, but not very often. A great Fear Street read!

this was one of the best books i have. this is about a girl name madeline which this story goes during the 1700s fallin in love with a young doctor name justin fier who lives next door to her cousins house which she was sent to live there. but later she is warned by an old woman and a ghost to stay away from him becuase he hides a terrible secret. later in the end she discovers his terrible dark secret. this is really a good book i recommend it 2 any1 who loves these kinds of books.

I think this was the best book of all the sagas so far that I read. It was a great story and it was really scary. I definatly recommend it!

After the death of her parents, Madeline planned to put the past behind her. She went to stay with her cousins, Marcus and Deobrah, at Shadowbrook. On her very first arrival, she fell in love with a handome young doctor, Justin Fier. She was then warned by Tobias Morgan, a ghost, and Honoria Bancroft, an old lady whom her cousins plan to send a place for insane people. They both try to keep her away from Justin Fier. Nonetheless, Madeline is obstinate and she marries him. That is when she discovers his terrible and bloody secret...

After the death of her parents, Madeline planned to put the past behind her. She went to stay with her cousins, Marcus and Deobrah, at Shadowbrook. On her very first arrival, she fell in love with a handome young doctor, Justin Fier. She was then warned by Tobias Morgan, a ghost, and Honoria Bancroft, an old lady whom her cousins plan to send a place for insane people. They both try to keep her away from Justin Fier. Nonetheless, Madeline is obstinate and she marries him. That is when she discovers his terrible and bloody secret...

The book was great: I agree with the previous reviewer's comparison of Wickert's book to a Grisham political thriller.

Frankly, however, that all takes a back seat to the guy who wrote the book. Check out the photo on the back cover. I'm in love.

Justine Burke, Petoskey, Michigan

As a reader of mostly non-fiction (especially biographies), I was pleasantly surprised on how Dark Redemption kept my attention. I started reading it about 6PM on a Friday and besides a few activities (mowing a yard and going to my nephew's birthday party on Saturday) I was finished by 9AM Sunday morning. It had the intensity of an early Grisham novel and the polish of a Clancy product. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants an intense, fast-paced and well-written novel.

I cannot stand predictable plots and run-of-the-mill endings. Dark Redemption has neither. It holds your attention from start to finish, gently weaving character after character into the storyline, while building a crescendo of suspense that culimates in one of the most surprising endings I've yet to come across in mainstream political/historical fiction. I even learned a lot about the Ku Klux Klan and the CIA! A real winner!

Tis book is a very fast paced and exciting political thriller. For a first time author, Mr. Wickert has done a very good job. As one reviewer commented, it would be interesting to see Hollywood make a movie of this book.
I look forward to Mr. Wickert's next novel.

Dark Redemption starts off slowely and the author builds the disparate characters into a well organized pastiche of the spy/terrorist genre. The book quickly becomes a "can't put it down" marathon. The final denouement is worthy of the best in its class. Its a good read!

This book suffers from only one negative: it was published ten years too early, way ahead of its time. This book is far more relevant to the issues of today than it was in 1999, although the matters it addresses are really timeless. While the writing is fairly dense (which I personally like) and it's useful, maybe necessary, to have some familiarity with the sources behind the ideas presented, anyone with patience and commitment can derive enormous benefit from this book. Careful reading of this work yields exceptional and practicable gains for anyone interested in "history-making" in any domain. The authors offer direct sensitizing to the terrain of producing meaningful changes in human identities and the worlds in which those identities are embedded. With so many how-to style books on the market, this one fills in a much needed missing piece: the underlying architecture of generative innovation. This book is the real deal. Inspiring and powerful.

COMENTARIOS A PRIMER CAPITULO DE "DISCLOSING NEW WORLDS" SEGUNDA PARTE (Continuación)

Me queda clara la bondad de recuperar la práctica de articulación del aprendizaje en grupo, manteniendo ahora, la inquietud de mantenerla activa, de no olvidarla por lo menos hasta que adquiera o recupere la destreza. Solo entonces, podré dejar que me sea invisible.

¿Estaré comenzando a comportarme como un potencial atisbador?. Esta fue la pregunta que "me cayó" a continuación. Que me esté reuniendo a esta edad, con otras personas adultas, para conversar acerca de tales temas, me parece algo insólito dentro de mi mundo cotidiano; y como dice el texto, las anomalías no hay que pasarlas por alto. Entonces, de inmediato comencé a buscar otras, para encontrarme con que el Club me había enviado unas recomendaciones para leer este y cualquier otro texto, sugiriéndome que lo considere como una conversación con la lectura. Entonces, tanto mis conversaciones con mis compañeros de grupo, como mi lectura individual, me muestran una característica común: Se trata de una conversación. Advierto entonces, que no estoy memorizando definiciones de nuevos términos lenguisticos, sino que asimilando nuevas distinciones; no estoy en la obligación de aprobar un curso, sino en el compromiso voluntario de aumentar mis posibilidades, dentro de mis capacidades; no estoy estudiando, como antaño, para ser emprendedor, sino conversando acerca de las formas que lo harían posible. En consecuencia, hago una Reconfiguración de mis prácticas de aprendizaje, en la cuál aplico liviandad a mis actividades, les extraigo la gravedad (lo contrario de liviandad), aún conservando la seriedad (hasta el humor es serio, inteligente), del mismo modo en que he llevado a cabo mis conversaciones sociales, las que generalmente son relajadas, placenteras y provechosas. Me cambia entonces mi estado de ánimo y mi disposición a aprender con alegría.

Entiendo que para cambiar mi espacio de atisbamiento, no es necesario recurrir a todos y cada uno de los modos que me lleven a mi hacer-historia, esto es, a través de la Articulación, Reconfiguración y la Apropiación cruzada, pero se me ha despertado el apetito y voy tras esta última. Y la encuentro rápidamente: Me doy cuenta que aquellas cosas que no he olvidado jamás, aún sin utilizar ni practicar por mucho tiempo, como lo es el andar en bicicleta, o dominar un balón de foot-ball, o un determinado aroma, o una poesía que me gustó, son aquellas que han pasado por mi propia experiencia, por mis vivencias.

Vuelvo entonces, a leer este primer capítulo, en compañía de mi esposa, conversando con ella e intentando conversarlo también con la lectura, con liviandad, pero además, intentando ahora que aparezcan mis propias experiencias, las que comienzan a fluir con una facilidad que no me hubiera imaginado. Creo estar practicando una Apropiación Cruzada, trayendo a este espacio de atisbamiento del entender la lectura, la práctica que tuvo lugar en otros espacios, el de la distracción, el del deporte, el de las sensaciones y el de la poesía. La lectura comienza a tener más sentido, aún cuando me da la impresión de que si lo leyera mil veces, las mil veces me revelarían nuevas cosas. Cuando llego al acápite en el que precisamente la lectura se refiere a la Apropiación Cruzada, el ejemplo del teléfono celular me calza absolutamente, ya que yo lo uso exclusivamente para asuntos de mi vida familiar y privada.

¿ Será que estoy tomando consciencia de que soy un atisbador o que puedo llegar a serlo? Puede ser, me respondo con liviandad, ya lo sabré más adelante, ¿Para qué apurarme? Mientras tanto, trataré de estar atento a las anomalías. Me doy cuenta que muchas situaciones conflictivas o difíciles de mi vida, las he resuelto comenzando por la observación de una anomalía. Pero estos hechos que pensaba que habían sido resueltos solo por obra de la simple suerte, ahora los atribuyo a la intuición que tuve, de detenerme a observar la anomalía. Mi apetito me pide, que en el futuro, me detenga conscientemente, ya no por simple intuición, a esperar atentamente que las anomalías se muestren en toda su dimensión.

Bueno, ¿Pero qué pasa con el estilo? Aparentemente es uno de los temas importantes de este primer capítulo, y sin embargo, no lo he mencionado en mis comentarios.

En el transcurso de mi lectura, me aparecieron conceptos respecto al estilo, que evité de intelectualizar. Quise ir sintiendo los mensajes que me llegaban, sin intervenir, sin contaminar el flujo de esta conversación, reconociéndome carente de la competencia que me autorizara a participar activamente en la comprensión del tema. Esto ya constituye toda una rareza en mí, y me comienza a resultar simpático.

Por el momento, me quedaré con la idea de que el estilo está muy ligado a la naturaleza de las personas e identidades, por lo que se me ocurre hacer una analogía con la Madre Naturaleza, aquella que nos ofrece tantas bondades, sabiduría y oportunidades, pero que reclama ser tratada con mucha delicadeza, cuando en ella intervenimos. El estilo, al igual que la Madre Naturaleza, tenemos que empezar por conocerlo, aceptarlo en sus virtudes y defectos, cuidarlo, y por sobre todo, utilizarlo y modificarlo de acuerdo a las circunstancias y para nuestro provecho, sin traspasar sus límites, sin alterarlo en su esencia, ni provocarle desequilibrios.

Manteniéndome en esta analogía, me quedo finalmente con una pregunta. La Madre Naturaleza se manifiesta de variados modos, que de hecho lo puedo apreciar en el Trópico, en la Antártica, en los bosques y el desierto, en la cálida y húmeda corriente del niño y la seca y fría corriente de la niña; pero todo esto lo entiendo como distintas prácticas de la Naturaleza, que es una sola. ¿Puedo entonces pensar que mi estilo, aún mostrando distintas prácticas en distintos espacios disclosivos, es también uno solo?

Septiembre 15, 1998

FERNANDO VASQUEZ

Libro que nos invita no sólo a descubrir, sino que también a inventar nuevos mundos, más emprendedores, solidarios y democráticos. Sin duda una gran ayuda para aquellos que quieren salir de la resignación y el resentimiento. No da formulas, pero si da una gran invitación

Hasta ahora, ser emprendedor me parecía ajeno a mis dominios. Sin embargo después de leer el primer capítulo y hojear el resto, me queda claro que las prácticas emprendedoras están a la mano y nuestra ceguera impide verlas. Es más, logré ver algunos aspectos de mi vida reflejados en la lectura y apareció frente a mi una conclusión: ¡Cuando joven me encontraba más cerca de ser un emprendedor!¿la razón?, muchos miedos se han apoderado de mí. Por consiguiente, debo no solo comprometerme con una práctica de atisbamiento sino que intentar transformarme en un atisbador y al menos a través de una articulación recuperativa explicitar algunas prácticas olvidadas y adaptar mi estilo. ¿Porqué digo una mirada lateral?, la razón básica radica en que aún leo desde un punto de vista cartesiano y este libro me invita a conversar, a observar y a observarme en mi distintos "disclosive space". Hasta aquí la humanidad se ha preocupado prioritariamente de extender sus sentidos. La cuchara es una extensión de la mano, los binoculares son una extensión de la vista, pero que solo permiten un mayor alcance. ¿Y el ser humano logra cultivarse con estas extensiones?. Es un libro con el cuál debo conversar una y otra vez y que me invita a una espiral de crecimiento personal.

Disclosing New Worlds is a philosophical exploration of the fundamental principles that underlie entrepreneurial activity, democratic action and the cultivation of solidarity. Through a number of real-life examples, it shows how excellence in these three domains of social activity is brought about-not with a detached, rational deliberative stance, but with intense involvement in the practices of the culture and critical reflection on the anomalies of everyday life. "Disclosing New Worlds gets to the heart of corporate entrepreneurship. It combines rigorous philosophical thinking with rich descriptions of everyday corporate, democratic and social life. The result is a book that accurately portrays a set of important skills not yet taught in our schools."

Thank you!

This book was faced paced and difficult, in fact impossible, to put down! Just when you think you have the story all figured out....you realize you don't. You're not sure who the good guys and the bad guys are. Like one reviewer said you really don't know the WHOLE story until the end. I had a lot of admiration for Giselle. She was a very strong and smart woman. I also fell in love with Raz. He was a man of many secrets but he did have a true love for Giselle.

This story had it all...military intrigue, action, suspense and romance. I highly recommend this book. It's one that you can easily read again and again and see things you missed the first time.

I hope we see more books in the future by L.K. Malone.

This book, the first by author L.K. Malone, shows that the author did his homework. It was very well researched, so that everything seemed possible. I have read this book several times, and each time have picked up something new that I missed the other times around. If you are looking for an exciting, intelligent read about a very relavant topic, buy it today! Dont bother to check it out of the library, because you will want to read it again and again.

This is a great story, with plenty of plot twists that keep you guessing until the end. I enjoyed it very much, and will be keeping this one for my bookshelf collection. I only wish I could find more books by this author --- L. K. Malone is a very talented writer. Let's hope we see more in the future!

This was a terrific book! If you like Dee Henderson's books, you'll love this first book by LK Malone. I finished it, and then read it again! (I've only done that about 2 times before!) This is one of those books that won't make it to ebay, it's staying in my library! Get your own copy, you won't regret it!

Giselle, the daughter of a high-ranking navy captain, has lived on secure military bases around the world, isolated and protected. Until Raz comes into her life, and touches her heart in a way no one else has. After Raz saves her life from terrorists, Giselle realizes she's fallen in love. Unfortunately, Raz has a dark secret that he can't share. When Giselle stumbles across it, she will do anything to escape, except she isn't quite sure who or what she's running from, as anyone and everyone seem to have a hidden agenda. Giselle travels around the world and back to Italy in his romantic supense novel. A GREAT read for male or female. Made me wish I could have a man like this!

I am a lifelong listener to "Lamb & Lion Ministry" and Dr. David Reagan. When I heard him mention that he liked this little book, since he knows Revelation better than just about anybody, I knew I really ought to read it.

I have studied Revelation all my life, so I can't say I learned a whole lot. I must say I never heard about the secret message in the order of the 12 tribal names (which gave me goosebumps!), but for anyone who is new to Revelation, I will assure you this book is solid.

As a few other said, the way it is organized is the strong suite of this book. If you just want to see how Revelation 'pictures' Christ--read that. If you just want practical daily application, you can just read 'backpack for the journey'. If you only want to learn the terms, you can just do that in each chapter. I love this organization.

I guess what I like the best was how ALL the chapter pictures of Jesus in each chapter form one final message to all His children at the end of Revelation. This shows how AWESOME our God is in the way He reveals secret information for those who know where to look. This makes all the 'Bible code' stuff look pale in comparison.

I would say anyone 15 and older will find this very, very helpful if you are just getting into Revelation. This won't be the last book on it you'll want to read, but it might be your best FIRST one.

I was always afraid of Revelation. But when my Sunday School class decided to study it, we realized there aren't many SIMPLE books available for those of us who just want to know what it means minus all the jargon and a hundred points of view.

I came across this book online, but didn't recognize from the title that it was on Revelation. Guess that pretty much shows you how much I knew about the last Book in the Bible, huh?

Anyhow, when I noticed how small it was, and that it was written for teenagers (I'm not one, but my understanding is), I decided to give this book a try.

Let me say that this wonderful little book is perfect for people like me. Every passage in Revelation is explained very simply using the Old Testament to give a sound and solid interpretation.

Every chapter is broken down into 'bite-size' sections explaining the key: words, themes, focus on Jesus, and lessons to take with you. The focus on Jesus sections are alone worth what I paid for the book! Wonderful! Even the hard words are explained very simply, and everything is tied into what's going on in the world today. My favorite chapter has to be 'One Cool Kingdom to Come'. I had never considered what the world would be like after the Second Coming.

Let me say that if you want a very simple, very complete, and up to date explanation of the Book of Revelation, that a teenager, new Christian, or mature adult who is just studying the Book can understand, "Dragons, Grasshoppers & Frogs!" is absolutely perfect. You can read it through in a couple of hours, but you will find yourself thinking about what it says for a long, long time.

Jerry Parks may have a doctorate in theology, but it has not made him intellectually stuffy, or rendered him incapable of communicating effectively with young people. His commentary on the book of Revelation entitled "Dragons, Grasshoppers & Frogs!" was designed to communicate with teens, and it is a smashing success!

I was absolutely fascinated by the book. When I started reading it, I just could not put it down. I was shouting `Halleluiah' by the end of the very first chapter! Dr. Parks is obviously a person who really knows and understands Bible prophecy in general, and the book of Revelation in particular. And, he has been blessed with formidable communication skills.

When I wrote to Dr. Parks to congratulate him on the book, I asked him how he had come up with the idea of writing hit. He replied: "The idea came from my 7th grade, after-school prayer group. They wanted to learn Revelation. To write a handbook simple enough for teens to 'wade' across, and yet thorough enough for new Christians to learn from, was a daunting task."

Dr. Parks is a middle school teacher in Lexington, Kentucky, where he teaches at Southland Christian Church


HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

What a wonderful little book! I got this for my teenage daughter (since there doesn't seem to many Revelation books for kids) in hopes that it would be simple enough for even her mother to read!

The first thing you notice is how user-friendly it is organized--so easy to read. Even with the whole text of Revelation included, this book can be read in a couple of hours.

The next nice thing is that all the 'portraits' of Jesus in Revelation are explained in their own sections. Though I am no expert in Revelation, I appreciated how much the emphasis is on Jesus.

One more thing I liked is the "Backpack for the road" sections in each chapter. These give PRACTICAL suggestions we can use everyday. I never realized Revelation could be so practical.

I guess you can tell I liked this book. It is really PERFECT for new Christians and younger Christians (probably not younger than high school) who really want to study this book. I will use it to teach my Sunday School Class.

Oh yes. You may be wondering how my daughter liked it. She never got it!

I am not a teenager or new Christian--the target audience for this book. I also thought I knew the Book of Revelation pretty well, having studied about the Millennium, the Rapture, and the Second Coming for many (many) years.

So why did I get this book? Partly because if Dave Reagan liked it (see his comment) it must be pretty good (I love 'Lamb & Lion' ministry), but mostly because I so loved the author's other work: "With Joseph in the University of Adversity". But, I soon discovered this book on Revelation is a completely different style. It's also the finest short work on Revelation I've ever read.

I can't add much to what others have said. The winning points of this book are:

*It's simple enough for a 'newbie' but deep enough to teach us all. (The 'message' in the list of 12 tribes is awesome! Never heard that before!)

*It's got a lot of really PRACTICAL things for everyday life. Most Revelation books just explain the verses.

*It's short enough to make an easy-read, but still contains every verse of Revelation and wonderfully organized content.

*It's lightly illustrated (OK, I like this kind of stuff, so there!)

*It's got a primary focus on Jesus Christ--not just as the coming Messiah, but as Revelation pictures Him in SO many ways. This is almost a 'life of Christ' picking up after the Gospels.

This book would make a great handbook (that's what it is) for group bible study, or gift to a young person who is interested in Revelation. HOWEVER, I do think young teenagers might find even this simple book too much. You have to understand some bible to appreciate it, but that's why Revelation is the last book in the bible anyway, don't you think?

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. God has annoited this man for such a time as this. There are very few men especially preachers who will allow themselves to be transparent. Bishop Long "keeps it real." It's one thing to be able to preach a sermon but it's something totally different when you practice what you preach. I thank God for Elect Lady Vanessa Long. Her chapter in the book was refreshing. Today's first ladies really aren't interested in the people. It's about what you can do for them. I thank God for this man and woman of God.

Like every other book I have read by Bishop Long, The Elect Lady has enlightened me to the Truth. This book is an excellent choice for anyone who felt like their life was interrupted at some point. It caused me to look back at some dreams that I once had, but were interrupted. I thank God, however, that my dreams were interrupted. The outcome was/is better with His plan in action! The Elect Lady encourages readers to keep moving forward in what God has elected us to do no matter what obstacles show up. It reminds us that what God has for us is for our good and it is not to destroy us. I may not have done a great job writing a review on this book, but Bishop Long has done an excellent job writing this book in the Spirit of God. I have recommended this book to several people since I read it. I even purchased it for others as a gift:-) Go pick a copy of The Elect Lady today!

This is a wonderful book created by one of the greatest Pastors in the world! This is a book for every woman. It is inspirational and empowering.

I have begun to read "The Elect Lady" by Bishop Eddie Long. What I have read, is not only inspiring, but also gives women hope for what their futures hold. I enjoy listening to Bishop Long, and now, I am enjoying his book. I hope to read more of his writing.

Bishop Long has out-done himself! I plan to buy more copies for my friends!!! To GOD be the GLORY!!!

First, I do not like mystery novels. No way - don't read 'em...not interested, thankyouverymuch (this to anyone who tries to loan me one). I vastly prefer (I thought) theological treatises. Tomes. You know. Dry as old bones? (What was I thinking?!)

I couldn't put these books down. They will have to be pried out of my cold, dead hands before I give them up. I operated on just a couple of cylinders for a few days, thanks to staying up all night two nights in a row, reading them. Readers, beware! Before you sit down to read them, make sure you have meals pre-cooked & your laundry caught up. You'll need to call in sick to work, too :-). Homeschoolers - might as well give your kids the day off - you won't be in any shape or mood to teach!

Our Traditional priest went nuts over them, too, and HE operated on fewer cylinders than normal for awhile, the poor dear. These books are just...well, in Father's words: "PERFECT!" "Treasures!" and so on... He will be carrying them in his little Catholic book store.

Mr. Biersach is a FIRST-RATE story teller! "Move over, Rice" my foot (ala Mr. Rose). Move over, TOLKIEN, is more like it. Rose may've pegged the genre rightly, but the comparison between Bill's writing and Rice's is an insult to Biersach. I know, because I've read Rice.

The Endless Knot (TEK) and The Darkness Did Not (TDDN) books have incredible, intricate plots-within-plots, combined with characters so perfectly fleshed-out that I felt I knew them personally and by sight, long before I half-finished The Endless Knot.

This, combined with wondrous Traditional Catholic knowledge that I thought had been lost forever, and it's all wrapped up in ONE book! Well, two actually (TDDN being the 2nd offering). As Amazon doesn't carry all 4 books, they can all be ordered at TumblarHouse.com.

This is the first book in a series that I intend to read all of. This book is a fantastic murder mystery in the genre of the Rabbi Small books. For those of us who follow traditional Catholicism, this is an outstanding trip, however, anyone will enjoy the story and may even learn something.

A friend of mine to whom I had loaned my copy of "The Endless Knot" once noted how odd it was to get to know fictional characters so well that when the book is over you miss them terribly. I know exactly how she feels. The characters become like very dear friends to you and it is hard to lose them whe the book is over.

In "The Endless KNot" we are introduced to Father John Baptist Lombard, a former LAPD Homicide Detective turned Latin Mass priest. Lombard's stance has made him the mortal enemy of LA's vindictively liberal Archbishop, Morley Psalmellus Fulbright. Fulbright is so far gone that he considers death to be "an expansion of mind" and promotes Neo Pagans and radical feminists to high positions in his Arch-Diocese. Lombard is assisted by Martin Feeney, the arthritic gardener at St. Philomena's Traditonal Catholic Church. When Fulbright's cronies start getting knocked off one by one, the Archbishop has no choice but to order his most despised priest to get to the bottom of the murders. With the help (and hindrance) of Feeney and the cops he once trained, Father John Baptist goes on the trail of one of the most bizarre serial killers in US history. Along the way, William Biersach irreverently skewers the highly liberalized institution that the Catholic Church has become. As well as dragging Wicca, Neo Paganism, and Voodoo over hot coals. At one moment the reader is on the edge of their seat with suspense, at another they will split their sides with laughter. In closing William Biersach deserves a 26 gun salute. In addition, I should be very much interested to see Mel Gibson sponsor this book for PBS's "Mystery!"

WOW! The plots were so complicated that just when I thought it was all figured out, another shows up. The characters are so real that I want to visit them again. Hungry for more! Even though I have about 30 books on my shelf that are calling to me,I could not put the Endless Knot down. Every reading unveils more details. Still untying. Underlined a novel for the first time.MORE!MORE! I beggin for more. Ya hear?

Endless Knot starts out slow (okay, the first few pages are sluggish) but I stuck with it until page 52 and I'm glad I did because after that the book takes off like a roller coaster. You won't want to put it down. I read through lunch, dinner and stayed up late to finish it.

The mystery is complex. The characters are very good. Father John Baptist is calm amidst the whirlwind, whip smart and doesn't mind offending people if it means hiding the truth. His Watson, Martin the gardner, altar server, assistant cook, driver and leg man (despite a nasty case of arthritis) is loud mouthed, cranky as as wolverine and devoted to Father Sherlock. He's also a smart guy in his own right. The other characters, the hard drinking, party loving Knights of the Tumblar function as Father Baptist's Baker Street Irregulars. The cops are nicely written and so are the colorful, fiesty and sometimes crazy group of folks who make up Father Baptist's parish.

The villains are well done too and their particular vices were timely. About ten years ago I would've thought there was no way such people could exist in their positions. Today, nothing shocks me.

Endless Knot is a mystery in the Arthur Conan Doyle/Agatha Christie mold but it ends with a bittersweet note. The killer is caught but not without cost to the detectives. I'm off to find the next book in the series.

After reading book one, their are some logical theories you can come up with for book 2. I found myself nervous about what would happen and enthralled as it played out. The author is once again successfully wielding his power to captivate to reader. I had to stay up late to finish, I couldn't rest until I knew what would happen to my friends in the world of Epic. Now I eagerly await the release of book 3! So many questions, so many thoughts, so many possibilities! Do yourself a favor and follow this series!

The story has just gotten better through the second in the series. The combination of individual personal turmoil, battle action, and political intrigue makes for some compelling reading.

Mr. Stephen has proven himself adept at weaving an engaging and exciting story that is difficult to put down for fans of any genre.

Unfortunately, now I have to wait for the next book, but some things are worth the wait.

This novel picks up where the original in the series leaves off. It's just as fast-paced, moreso even, and offers serious twists to the story line that the most experienced of readers won't expect.

Mr Stephen's ability to force your own emotions out into the open WHILE reading is noteworthy. The book challenges your own beliefs, imagination and decision-making process. You're forced to empathize witht he protagonist, and you learn that the antagonist is more than you initially imagined. The depth of the characters is exposed, and it's impressive.

From the military terminology, the chain of command, the strategery to the specifics of each culture personified - this book hits on all cylindars.

Incredible read. You'll be salivating with each page and left feeling lonely at the end - waiting for book 3.

Very well done, Mr. Stephen!

Outlaw Trigger is a dark glimpse into the psychology of loss and the resulting crisis of faith.

Lee Stephen has outdone himself with this excellent work. The hero of Dawn of Destiny, Scott Remington, continues his journey as a soldier of EDEN defending the Earth against alien aggression. Written in a straightforward, comprehensible style, Stephen uses his the Epic Universe as a sandbox to explore the dark side in all of us. I'm loath to say much about the plot of the book, lest I give away an ending that is as rewarding as it is surprising, but trust me when I say that it is worth every page turned.

Remington is still stationed in Siberia; the EDEN base there is still firmly in the grip of General Thoor and the Nightmen. Although their ferocity in battle and their ability to repulse alien attackers is unmatched, all is not well. The leaders of EDEN come together to try unconver a conspiracy surrounding the disposition of troops and material in Siberia (adding a nice, political element to the story that was somewhat missing in Dawn of Destiny), leaving Remington in the center of future action there.

Once again Stephen is unapologetic in his use of Providence in determining the course of an individual's life. The themes of faith, redemption, and righteousness run deeply throughout both novels in the Epic Universe, but never in such a way as to be misplaced within the worldview of the characters. In fact, Stephen's touch with these themes is surprisingly deft given the readable style. The questions he raises are both deep and visceral, leaving me questioning my own reactions if I were in a situation similar to the characters. Real strength is shown by doing what is right; refusing to listen to the dictates of conscience has its own rewards...or punishments. It is exceedingly rare that military science fiction is this thought provoking, but Stephen has delivered in spades.

The only problem that I have now is that I have to wait for Book 3.

Outlaw trigger picks up shortly after dawn of destiny left off. The assault on Novosibirsk is over, and things seem as normal as can possibly be for Scott and the others. However, things are about to abruptly change. "They say every man has a breaking point." Those are the first words written on the back of outlaw trigger. How aptly they describe the whole of the book.
Scotts life is badly damaged in the early stages of the book, when something traumatic happens at a time and place no one would expect. From then on out, his faith in God weakens, and he plunges into a depression that ultimately leads to a shocking end. Many of the old characters are involved as well, and more than one may not make it to the end of the novel alive. Bonds and enemies are made, and destroyed, and the bleaker and more uncertain side of all of Unit 14 begins to show. Will they comeback from this low, or will Scott and all of Unit 14 break up and fall into chaos? The overall storyline of Epic is beginning to move now, and I for one eagerly await to find out where it's going.
Many of the old characters are back, and some new ones as well. Everyone is still fun to read about, and there is even some new info about a few of the characters. Outlaw Trigger is as enjoyable as Dawn of Destiny, and I can't wait to see where the story goes from here.

"Fighting to Leave" is a very historically accurate book with lots of action. To synops the inner cover write up of this excellent book:
"Fighting to Leave -- The Final Years of America's War in Vietnam, 1972-1973" covers the Vietnam War during 1972-73, the tumultuous final years of U.S. involvement, as experienced by Colonel Robert E. Stoffe, a Marine Corps aviator who served three combat tours in Vietnam. During his first two tours, 1965-1966 and 1969-1970, Colonel Stoffey flew 440 combat missions out of Da Nang and Marble Mountain Airfields in South Vietnam and was shot down twice!!!
His third combat tour was aboard the USS Oklahoma City, as the Marine Air Officer and Assistant Amphibious Warfare Officer on the staff of the Commander, Seventh FLeet. The crucial and complex last two years of the war - following the 1971 withdrawl of major ground-fighting units under President Nixon's Vietnamezation policy - are explained from the perspective of the Seventh Fleet, as it floated in the Gulf of Tonkin and South China Sea.
As the South Vietnamese battled for survival, the U.S. Seventh Fleet was a signficant supporting force; the mining of North Vietnam's waterways, concentrated shore bombardments, and air attacks were instrumental in leading to the negotiated end of America's war in Vietnam and the return of our POWs. In the words of General Walter E. Boomer, USMC(Ret.) and former advisor to South Vietnamese Marines, Colonel Stoffey's engaging recollections make "Fighting to Leave" an "Action-Packed Narrative... The only book that wraps up all the complex events that led to the end of our longest war."
I am sure that you will find this book extremely interesting and fascinating. Sure to be a number one seller !!!

I just received my copy of "Fighting to Leave", which I preordered on Amazon.com, where I purchase most of my military history books. "Fighting to Leave" far exceeded my expectations. This book is both historically accurate as well as exciting.
As a retired Harrier GR7 pilot, I can really relate to this excellent book.
I've read it, all 330 some pages, in just a few hours -- now I'm starting to read it all over again.
You'll enjoy this one !!!!
Cheers, from Across the Pond!!!!

I highly recommend "Fighting to Leave", an extremely well documented account of America's final two years in Vietnam. I am a graduate history student at UCLA and my specialty is Vietnam / Southeast Asia. I found "Fighting to Leave" to be extremely interesting, from a perspective rarely found in most history books. This text is written by one of the US Marine Corps' most decorated fighter pilots, who served three tours in Vietnam flying in 444 combat missions. The book covers military as well as political ins and outs of the Vietnam War.
This is without doubt the most interesting book I have ever read.

Well, once again Zenith Press has published a Great Military Book. "Fighting to Leave" will definitely soon become a number one seller. A blend of both accurate military and political history is wrapped up in this exciting book covering the underreported latter years of the Vietnam War, namely 1972-73.
"Fighting to Leave", written by one of the USMC's most highly decorated military combat pilots, is clearly the finest product that Zenith Press has ever published.
This book will SOON become a number one seller !!!!

"Fighting to Leave" is a very historical account of the final two years of America's involvement in Vietnam. The book is hsitorically accurate to the degree seldom seen in most books, most likely since it was written by a high level Marine Corps Officer assigned to the flag ship of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet.
As a pilot myself, I found "Fighting to Leave" one of the most interesting books I've ever read. It's true history with a great deal of action. Even more so is the intricate detail of accounts detailing the US government's actions, both militarily and politically in Southeast Asia in the early 1970's.
Get this book before all the copies have sold !!!

After a brutal mugging in NYC, Jeff Resnick struggles to patch up his life, accept his new psychic abilities, and attempt to use those abilities to help solve a gruesome murder of a banker in Buffalo, New York. The slim book is tightly written and moves briskly forward, a great asset for any mystery. A former insurance investigator downsized out of a job prior to the mugging, Jeff takes the tantalizing clues his on again/off again psychic abilities provide and combines them with sound detective skills to hunt down the killer until he pushes the killer too far threatening his domestic situation. The main plot is intriguing, well done, and a solid read for any mystery lover. The secondary plot surrounding his domestic situation plodded a bit and lacked depth. Still, it's a four out of five star read for the mystery reader in me. For those mystery readers who like the psychic angle, it might climb a bit higher.

L.L. Bartlett's MURDER ON THE MIND is just what I look for in a mystery these days: a book with a balance of plot, character, and something extra. Mystery readers have read it all, so writing a good whodunit requires a meld of good writing with an intriguing element that make the story go in an unexpected direction. Bartlett succeeds on both counts.

Jeff Resnick is hurt, unemployed, dependent on his brother ... and psychic, apparently the result of his injury. As the mystery of who killed a local banker unfolds, he deals with his own doubts and aversion to his "gift" as well as his brother's and that of the police who must be convinced he just "knows" what happened to the eviscerated victim.

What Barlett does well is avoid some traps common to paranormal mysteries. Jeff is a believable character and neither his brother nor the cop descend to the stereotypical role of non-believers who ignore the evidence before them. Neither does the paranormal element get so "woo-woo" that disbelief can no longer be held at bay. Everyone in the story is real, and I accepted Jeff's ability and sympathized with the fact that he wasn't any happier about believing in it than those around him were.

Jeff as a character is well-rounded, and he grows within the story, learning that some of the things we believe as kids are not quite the way we perceived them. As he recovers from his physical injuries, he takes the first tentative steps toward a new level of maturity, finding that accepting the support of others doesn't make a person weak, and that repayment of that support doesn't have to be by tangible means.

MURDER ON THE MIND was published by Five Star Press but is now in paperback through Worldwide Mystery, available on the eHarlequin website beginning Oct. 1st. It's well worth reading, and one can only hope that there is more to come about Jeff Resnick as he begins his second life with second sight.

L.L. Bartlett's MURDER ON THE MIND is an exceptional debut mystery that adds a paranormal element to the enjoyment of unraveling traditional investigative techniques. Told in the first person through the eyes of a psychic sleuth, or perhaps brain damaged, MURDER ON THE MIND heightens the level of suspense as each new clue or vision arises.

A mugging in Manhattan, leaves former insurance investigator Jeff Resnick with broken bones and a fractured skull --- and completely dependent on his rich estranged half brother Dr. Richard Alpert and his girlfriend Brenda Stanley. Visions of a hunt and and a hunter stalking his deer prey terrify Jeff. The doctors diagnose brain damage. Days later, a local banker is found dead, his murder eerily similar to the details of Jeff's nightmares. Jeff believes the attack has left him with a sixth sense, a psychic ability to see murder before the event. Jeff uses his visions and his investigative skills to try to solve the crime but as he gets closer to the killer, danger arises from all corners. Will the police trust his revelations are due to psychic visions or attribute his knowledge to a more nefarious means? As Jeff becomes closer to his half brother, dangerous past secrets emerge touching his traumatic childhood. Somewhere danger lurks and Jeff must work hard and fast if he doesn't want to become a victim to one of the dark secrets he uncovers.

L.L. Bartlett writes a magnificent mystery! MURDER ON THE MIND mixes an eerie, psychic paranormal element with an investigative hunt for clues and facts, never sacrificing the mystery to an easy resolution. Intriguing twists keep the reader poised at ever page. MURDER ON THE MIND will appeal to a variety of readers from lovers of traditional mysteries to suspense lovers with its ominous, supernatural feel and even beyond these genres as moments of tenderness and fear both move the reader's heart. L.L. Bartlett truly leaves the reader guessing, never quite sure of the murderer's identity as terrifying details mix with an investigative trail more typical of light mysteries. The complicated psychological battle between Jeff and his brother might turn either way. With possible brain damage in play, is Jeff a reliable first person narrator? Will past secrets come to light to add another twist to this murder mystery? L.L. Bartlett's fine writing keeps the pages turning with eager anticipation until the very end.

If it weren't for bad luck, Jeff Resnick would have no luck at all. Just when Jeff thinks his life is on the upswing after sustaining corporate downsizing and personal tragedy, he is viciously mugged by teen-aged thugs in New York City. The injuries leave him with more than a shattered body; his independence is also shattered because he must now ask for help from his estranged half-brother, Richard Alpert, who insists Jeff come back to Buffalo to recover. Jeff reluctantly agrees.

Adjusting to life back in Buffalo is difficult. Not only does Jeff have to come to terms with being dependent on someone for help, he has to recover from the skull fracture he sustained in the attack. And there is the matter of the vivid mental images he keeps having - images of the victim of a savage murder, the overwhelming feelings of the murderer and those of a terrified witness to the crime.

Seeing Jeff come to terms with the surprising new circumstances of his life, including the new "ability" his injury seems to have awakened is what propels Murder on the Mind and takes the reader on Jeff's often harrowing journey. L.L. Bartlett's clear, taut prose keeps the reader wanting to know more as the tale unfolds and the core truths are revealed about the murder, the murderer and Jeff's new-found insight. Bartlett also leaves a few intriguing questions unanswered, begging more tales of Jeff, Richard and the wonderfully-drawn supporting characters in the book.

I highly recommend Murder on the Mind, a fast-paced and original mystery with an unexpected setting and a very unconventional investigator. I look forward seeing more of Jeff Resnick and the environs around Buffalo, New York very soon!

The story content and flow of the plot is exciting and easy to read. I found myself becoming attached to the main character and wanting to help him find the perpetrator of the crimes of murder. This book is well written and I'm looking forward to another adventure in the literary life of Ms. Bartlett's creation, Jeff Resnick.