O'Neal Books

I read the whole trilogy, mostly so I could see where the author was taking it...

This book was ok. It had some compelling characters and some worthwhile themes. However, I think my major problem was thin plotline. The events just kinda happened sometimes. Kathleen O'Neal introduced themes but never developed it through action. The events seemed isolated and thrown in for shock value. As well, as much as she raised issues, such as the role of religion in politics and culture, the nature of God and Satan, religion as a tool for power, etc., she never really developed them too well. Perhaps I think she basically didn't think them through, she just wanted to throw out something shocking as cheap entertainment. Why not exploit anti-religious sentiment in Western society? I'm not against questioning religion (I loved series such as His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman, Hyperion by Dan Simmons and Dune by Frank Herbert) but do it well if you do it at all!

If you read it, read it with the idea that it's simplified, and focuses more on toying with the ideas rather than really discussing them in depth. Let's just say I kept trying to figure out what her personal stance on her themes were, and got to the end of the third book and felt like burning it because it was too simple. I need to remember to read Paradise Lost, because I can expect skill from Milton in this subject. But she accomplishes making it an entertaining read. I suggest watching TV instead.

I liked the way you started. It kept my eyes focused on the book. I was in such a rush to get to part 2. I was happily amazed at the concepts you put in your work. I loved the whole Trilogy. I couldn't put it down! Thanks for some great insight to new thinking.

An abyss of light is very good book. Any Science Fiction reader with an interest in Religous philosphies should read this book. A Great opposition between God(Epgael) and The Mashiah(Milcom). Rachel and her people must decide who is real while Jerimiel is trying to save Gament Civilization from a horrible Extiction. Very well written. I didn't get bored for a moment.

The concept behind this novel is interesting. The Gamant people are the Chosen ones and the only sect of humanity to successfully resist subjugation under a galactic alien regime. God has given the Gamant leaders communication devices to call anytime. Not surprisingly, the faith of the Chosen Ones is constantly being tested, and on a world of their own, a new messiah rises, numerous horrors are done in his name and the Galactic Magistrates have been looking for an excuse to end this upstart civilization once and for all.

Unfortunately, the author fails to deliver a compelling story and her character's motivations seem deeply flawed or terribly contrived. We have a brilliant strategic commander who never demonstrates any brilliant strategy. We just have to accept that he's a brilliant strategist because that is how he is described. We have an evil galactic regime filled with aliens we know nothing about except that they don't like the Gamant people and wage a cultural war by converting children, sterilizing populations and ruining planets. We have several religious leaders of a religion with a direct line to God who keep losing the phone. And, these religious people don't seem to know very much about their religion! The Gamant culture is fractured from the start, so we never understand the culture enough to foster a connection with anything except its independence. The humans who have succumbed to the Galactic Magistrate are never fully fleshed out either. We have a God and a Devil whose true natures are ambiguous. The shortcomings are enough to make you scream!

The best characters are two supporting characters that provide comic relief. Ari and Josef bumble their way through the story with style, showing that author Kathleen M. O'Neal might someday write something worth reading.

Although some interesting religious and cultural questions are raised about the nature of good versus evil, of a personal versus distant God, and of cultural warfare, they are just kernels for thought and not fully explored in the story.

I can't help but wonder how much better this novel could have been. As is, I don't recommend the novel, nor do I plan on completing the trilogy.

if you are easily titillated, then you'll probably enjoy this anthology. I guess I'm just jaded-I'd like some semblance of a storyline with my erotica-and it's just not here folks. The three stories bedroom scenes also fall heavily onto submission and domination-also not my personal cup o' tea.

I find the best thing to share about this anthology really is the book is exactly what the title suggests-strangers who have just met and go at it-but of course they fall in love after the grunting subsides-Geesh!

Take my advice-skip this and go straight for the pay per view

No stars.

Bought because of Susan Johnson and loved it! Sometime these quick HOT, HOT, HOT, stories are the best!

Natural Attraction by Susan Johnson
To the fashionable world, Viscount Priestley is known for his utter lack of morals, his wicked wit, and his unfailing talent at seducing any woman who strikes his fancy-and then discarding her come morning. But the viscount has never met anyone like Nicky Wemyss. A woman who dresses as a man and immerses herself in science...who can eat and discourse with equal gusto...such a woman is more than an aphrodisiac-she is temptation itself. And the viscount makes it a habit never to resist temptation...

Fool Me Once by Katherine O'Neal
It's 1933, and Kate Frost is the most creative flim-flam artist in all of East London-until she meets her match in the ruthless, rakishly handsome Rhys. The seductive con man has a plan of his own: Under his careful tutelage, Kate will pose as a long-lost Aztec princess who will fool the world. But to become a goddess, she'll have to submit herself to his training completely, giving herself over to his every instruction, his every command, his every desire. But when two thieves fall prey to their own deceptions, there's no telling who is fooling whom...and who is no longer pretending at all...

A House East of Regent Street by Pam Rosenthal
The war with Napoleon over, seaman Jack Merion has turned his attentions and his newfound prize money toward real estate, specifically a house east of Regent Street that was once a fashionable brothel. Such a house could provide a generous allowance in rent. But someone else wants to buy the house, too. Like Jack, the mysterious Miss Myles has come up in the world the hard way, and she knows how to get what she wants. To gain the property, she's willing to meet all of Jack's terms-with pleasure-and Jack may just get an investment he never expected...



I've been avoiding anthologies but being a long-time fan of Susan Johnson and a recent, but loyal, fan of Pam Rosenthal, I decided to give this one a try. I'm glad I did.

Each one contained interesting (and extremely different) stories. I think I enjoyed Susan Johnson's story the best. Katherine O'Neil's contribution was the most original story. Pam Rosenthal's was extremely hot (perhaps over the top for those easily offended). All in all, a great historical anthology.

Pretty good anthology. All three stories were good but not great. Good enough to pass the time.

I bought this book for my spanish CDL students whose english is limited. I felt it was a good companion to the english CDL study guide. It was helpful for translation of truck part terms that you cannot find in an english/spanish dictionary. I also bought the spanish video that goes with the book and found that useful and informational as well. I would recommend the book and video as a supplement to the english CDL study guide and videos when studying for the CDL permit tests. The only downfall is that if the instructor does not speak english and spanish this may be a problem as the instructor needs to understand both languages to correctly translate the book.

I purchased this book b/c I am looking to get into the trucking industry. After I received this book, I was pleased. This book is well-layed out and describes all aspects of the trucking industry and CDL requirements. Each chapter is followed by a series of questions and the authors give tips throughout the book for passing CDL exams. Includes all endorsements, and the book was published in 2001, so you know it is not out-dated. Overall, I am satisfied with the contents and hope to get into the industry.

This book combines Combination Vehicles with Doubles and Triples. They are seperate test. The book does not go into the Trailer Hand Valve (trolley valve, johnson bar); Tractor Protection Valve; Trailer Air Supply Control, which are all required reading for the Combination Vehicle test. Beware if you are taking the CDL in the state of Texas the book does not cover Special Requirements for Texas Commercial Motor Vehicles. That is 16 pages of missing information that you need to know.

We carried this all over with us on our trip to Belize.
Great tidbits on out-of-the way places!

We had a fabulous time on the French Polynesian islands with "Hidden Tahiti". That book took us to out-of-the-way natural beauties, great local-style restaurants and shops, etc. So, when we were set to travel to Belize, we expected more of the same.

Hidden Belize was NOT the same. We found nothing hidden in the book that wasn't over-publicized by local tour agencies, hotels, etc. The great little local-cuisine restaurants of the Tahiti book instead was replaced with all the expensive restaurants catering to wealthy US citizens wanting gourmet dinners. We found great local establishments featuring great local cuisine and culture all on our own. We actually used the recommendations of this book as places to stay away from.

The one redeeming feature of this book was a good overview of the geography of the different areas of the country.

So, as I said, my wife and I like to experience a lot of local flavor on our trips, and this book showed us none of that.

Let me be honest I bought it for the Whiteside novella, I really enjoyed it, but it was way too short, the characters were undeveloped and it was a little confusing.

"American Beauty" by Susan Johnson. In 1889 Epsom, England, American Evelyn Sweet knows her horses while Marquis Nicholas DeLacey has the reputation for the best stable in England. With the Derby coming up shortly, they agree that their thoroughbreds belong together while each plans to make love with the other.

"Dr. Yes" by Katherine O'Neal. In 1912, following three annulled marriages due to certain marital problems, rich San Franciscan Sierra Winston travels to Buenos Aires seeking to become sexually liberated. British expatriate sexual therapist Dr. Alistair Lange plans to be her liberator but also sees her as a sexy distraction who can seize a damning political document he desires to possess almost as much as he wants to possess her.

"The Seduction of Mrs. Rutledge" by Diane Whiteside. In 1863, his father warns Colonel Brett Rutledge that if he fails to take a bride soon he will have him removed from the military. Knowing he can do this, Brett visits his childhood friend Venetia Davidson to ask her to be his wife. Though twelve years have passed since they saw each other in Maryland, Venetia accepts as she worries about her future. However, she vows to never fall in love as that only leads to pain, but Brett has mounted an assault on the heart of the woman he loves.

These three heated historical romances star wonderful protagonists who grip the audience in each case. Readers will appreciate these naughty yet nice novellas.

Harriet Klausner

This stories hooked me up to Batman the rest of my life. This is the Batman we all love. The stories and art are the core of the film we enjoy today.

This is a beautifully-illustrated, wonderfully-reprinted collection of some fun old comics with art by Neal Adams. Be warned, though, this edition does NOT contain any of the classic O'Neil/Adams Batman stories. Those start with Battman Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 2.
A fun book nonetheless, but not exactly what I thought I was buying.

The color is awesome. Neal Adams art is at his best. Great co-starts in this volume. And I love those crazy weird 60's stories. For example, Batman drops an atom bomb on Superman as a joke, more or less... and Jimmy Olsen and Robin are shown laughing on the next island over, in the shadow of a mushroom cloud. Heh. Da good old days.

Outside of perhaps only Jack Kirby, there is no doubt in my mind that Neal Adams is the most influential comic book artist in the history of the genre. Even now, some thirty plus years after I began reading comic books I can still recall the issue numbers of so many of those classic Neal Adams issues...The battle against the Sentinels in X-men numbers 57 through 59, the Kree-Skrull war and that great cover from Avengers #96, Green Lantern #76, the first issue of his memorable run, etc... While Neal never stayed too long on any one title, he left an unforgettable imprint on every book he worked on, whether it was the socially conscious stories on Green Lantern, or his one issue fill-in on Conan #37. Which brings us to the character the Adams is perhaps most associated with, Batman. In the first of a three volume set, DC Comics is re-printing in chronological order, all of the Batman stories and covers that Adams did. The stories not only will include the Batman and Detective Comics stories, but also stories from World's Finest and The Brave and The Bold.

In fact the first story in this volume comes from Worlds Finest # 175 from 1968. In a story called "The Batman Superman Revenge Squad" two groups of villains plan to take out the pair of heroes as they are engaged in their annual battle of wits. While the story may seem somewhat corny in this day and age Adams always had the ability to bring a story up a few notches by just his style alone and make it seem more serious. This is especially true in a story from Brave & the Bold # 79 as Batman meets Deadman for the first time as Boston Brand is searching for the man who murdered him, and Batman is on the trail of the brother of the man who killed his parents. This is about as grim as it could get in 1968. In another Brave & the Bold story, Batman teams with the Flash against a two-bit hood named Bork who suddenly has gained tremendous strength and total invulnerability. While Batman tries to hold him in check, the Flash races around the world to try and find the source of his new found powers.

In other stories in this volume, Batman teams with The Creeper, Sgt. Rock, The Teen Titans, and Green Arrow in a series of stories that helped take Batman back to his detective roots. One can certainly make the argument the gritty, dark atmosphere of Adams' art helped bring Batman out of the doldrums of the early and mid-1960's. Adams was one of the first artists to truly take a cinematic approach to comic art, using his panels as a camera lens and approaching the action at odd angles and perspectives never seen before in comics. His oddly angled geometric panels with the action bursting outside the borders became an Adams trademark. I honestly cannot wait until the next two volumes, especially to read again the great Batman stories that Neal did with Denny O' Neil in the early 1970's, especially Batman # 237 with that grim reaper cover that still sticks in my mind all these years later.

Adams provides an introduction to the book where he deems himself unworthy of a book with a $50 price tag. I'd say that's chump change compared to the many years and pages of joy and wonder that he has given his legions of fans over the past 40 years. A magnificent edition to add to your library and long overdue! Now I just wish I could get my hands on Superman vs. Muhammad Ali again!

Reviewed by Tim Janson

Neal Adams is a genius and his Batman work from the late 60s is unmatched. But why did nobody stop the man 'update' his original artwork with cheesy new computer coloring? It's so bad, I can't read this, as much as I want to. The pencils & inks are dynamic, stylish and great as ever, but the new coloring makes everything look like a kiddie manga. This is so sad!

I live in Oregon close to where this whole story unfolded, this book helped explain the process of the law, the frustrations of the families, this was a very nicely written book. I have sent it off with other family members who have read it and felt the same as I. Thanks to the authors for writing this story.

I wish I could have given this book a rating of NO stars. Through the tragedy of Ashley and Miranda's death, Child Welfare and Law Enforcement Agencies now cross report. I wanted to find out the history that brought about this monumental policy. Boy was I disappointed. The author and her husband claim they are the "step-grandparents" of Ashley Pond, however according to the lineage they have no legal relation to Ashley.

This book was written to allow Linda O'Neal a tool to brag about her role in the investigation for Ashley and Miranda. It seems the author forgets that the memories of Ashley and Miranda and how their killer was brought to justice should be the most important part of the book.

The author of this book needs not only to understand what it is to write true crime, but also to learn the basic mechanics of writing. There was so much unnecessary ego on her part. It felt as though the only reason she wrote this book was to toot her own horn as to what a great investigator she is. She, unlike what the book tells us, is not the one who finally broke the case. Too much was glossed over. I cannot tell how unsatisfied I was with this book. If I read the words 'he/she sauntered' one more time, uhg! Apparently people in her world don't just walk. And I have to agree...porta-potty? Who cares! That shows her need to be recogonized and adds nothing to the story.

I live in Portland and followed this case fairly close from day one. The author helped shed a bit more light than various media reports. Personally, I think the author should have delved more into the personal lives of Lori Pond and Michelle Duffy. Perhaps this would have given more light to why the girls were allowed to be around a known sex offender. I think some of the book centered around the author herself and some of her personal life. The book was interesting but not as detailed as it could have been. Ann Rule would have been a good author for this particular story.

It is an interesting story, and in the hands of someone like Ann Rule, it would have been amazing.
The poor writing is such a distraction, it is hard to read it.

This book covers a fascinating topic of American Revolutionary War history that is not well covered by other authors. For that reason, I grabbed this book immediately when I found it in my local bookstore last year and immediately dove into it, but was unable to read for long. I tried again a few weeks later but my initial bad impression only got worse. The writing is poor, the editing nonexistent and the authors seem to have some axes to grind as indicated by some of the other negative reviews.

There does seem, however, to be a wealth of research in this book on the topic of the American Revolution in what is now Kentucky, even if some of the sources are dated. I don't have any other references that do more than just skirt this topic, so I keep this book in my library and refer to it when I am reading about the war in the west.

Because I tried to read the book several months ago, I don't recall any specific criticisms that I can recite right now, but I do recall vividly that I cannot recommend this book.

The authors should be commended for their obvious love of the subject and for trying to tell the fascinating story of Virginia's Western War. I hope that an editor with a sharp pencil will take a stab at helping them rewrite this book so that people will be able to actually read this story.

A reviewer below didn't like the map of the 13 colonies in the book, but this map IS accurate because the colonies considered their western borders to extend all the way to the Mississippi River. This made the colonies look long and thin when you mapped them out. This was also a "bone of contention" after the end of the French and Indian War because the British didn't want colonial settlers going beyong the Alleghenies into Indian territory and rattling more Indian ire. Thus, I think this book is fascinating because it's a subject that hasn't been "done to death." Granted, the illustrations are old etchings, but that makes them "authentic" to the times (though anybody would love to see paintings by Peale, Trumbull, etc., but those weren't the subjects of their paintings!)

This fairly recent work (2002) contains a lot of detailed information about the subject and time period stated in the title - the Revolutionary War era. More specifically, it deals primarily with the violent conflicts between the Native Americans, encouraged in many cases by the British government, and the early white settlers moving into what is now the state of Kentucky. This area was, of course, still a part of Virginia at the time. It is obvious one or both of the authors have done a lot of research into this specific area and time period.

Although the authors know a lot about early Kentucky settlers and events, it is regrettable they did not exhibit a wider knowledge and understanding of the areas and ethnic groups from which these early settlers came. A bias against unnamed historians, whose views they criticize on a number of points, is exhibited repeatedly. Perhaps if they had broadened their research, or at least read more works by more recent, objective historians, their own work may have been more accurate.

Specifically, they appear to have a deep-seated bias against the people they call the "Scotch-Irish", a group they obviously feel was greatly overrated. It is true that their relative numbers along the frontier, as well as their qualities of character and 'greatness' were exaggerated by some early historians and essayists, especially. These writers, the authors correctly note, often included descendents of this very group.

It would be nice if the authors had attempted to provide a more accurate, balanced view of the Ulster Scots, a term most modern historians agree is more useful and accurate. Instead, the authors include a number of references to this group, all negative, and of varying degrees of accuracy. One example is the remark (in the Endnotes, near the back of the book) regarding the commander of the 'Tory' forces at the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain: "Ferguson was also said to be Scotch-Irish". A little research would have revealed that Patrick Ferguson was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; neither he nor his family ever lived in Northern Ireland - from where the "Scotch-Irish" came. Another example: "fourteenth century Tudor kings encouraged Presbyterian Scots to settle in Ulster". This is very interesting, considering the fact that there were no Presbyterians in the fourteenth century!

It is true that the majority of Ulster Scots who came to North America during the 1700's were Presbyterians at the time. In attempting to minimize the numbers of "Scotch-Irish" along the frontier, the book makes the rather ridiculous assertion that in 1774 there was only one Presbyterian church in Virginia. One may contrast that statement with two sentences from Gaustad's Historical Atlas of Religion in America (Harper& Row,1962) "Prior to the Revolution there were at least 30 Presbyterian churches in the Virginia back country- - . In the single year 1774, 18 were established". (!)

At no time is a distinction made between Ulster Scots, Lowland Scots, or Highlanders; all are considered "Scotch-Irish. This is about as accurate and informative as trying to describe present day (2005) Iraq without mentioning Shiites, Sunnis, or Kurds; and instead calling everyone Iraquis (or insurgents).

Again: I feel the book has value for its detailed recounting of the area's events from 1775 - 1786. That said, however, less bias and defensiveness would be nice, and I do have a problem with any work containing numerous unsupported statements that are debatable, misleading, or just plain wrong.

Why would the authors of this book, in their preface, write: "Some may feel we used too much minutiae, but details make true stories interesting." Very defensive, a preemptive strike against potential critics that ought to warm readers up front that what one is about to get is a chronicle of events rather than interpretive history. Why else complain, as the author's do, that previous studies of this ilk focus too much on class, or politics?

The "Introduction" to this book is hardly that--it is a chapter, and should have been designated as such. It is not an intro in the traditional sense of providing a brief synopsys of what we're about to read. I blame the editor for this, as he/she ought to have corrected this error.

The illustrations chose are in some cases, well, not really appropriate for an adult book. See pgs 112, 57 and esp. page 131 for examples. Several of the maps or graphs really do not explain much and should have been interpretated, e.g. pg xxiii.

For those wanting to read about the trans-Appalachian settlement in the mid to late 18th century, they will find much to like here, but this is certainly not a scholarly study or the last word. The fact that 2 of Allen Eckert's books appear in the bibliog ought to alert the scholar to this.....

This could have been an important book about greater Virginia's westward expansion during the Revolutionary Era, a place and time with lots of information inaccessible to most general readers and historians. Instead, the authors present a hodgepodge of bad history, narrow research, and distracting bias.

The "history" in the book is dismal, replete with errors, exaggerations, and bias. The errors started early with a wildly inaccurate map labeled "The thirteen colonies, 1776" (xiii); only coastal Delaware, New Jersey, and Rhode Island could be considered accurately drawn for that time. And the errors continued to the closing pages, where the authors mistakenly date the last native American/Indian uprising east of the Mississippi as 1814 (228), thus omitting the three Seminole Indian Wars (1817-18, 1835-42, 1855-58), among other conflicts.

Possibly, the book's problems stem from inadequate research. The authors make some unusual claims and attribute lots of quotes without citation. The bibliography is both dated and slim. It has very few unpublished primary sources, which means readers probably will find very little they haven't already known about. There is only one article from an academic journal and there are no dissertations, despite that one author is a university professor. Further, there are some obvious missing sources, like Fischer & Kelly's Bound Away: Virginia and The Westward Movement. This widely reviewed book covers much of the same ground and was published two years before Virginia's Western War. As a consequence of scanty research, readers lose one of the traditional benefits of "local" histories: new sources for their own research.

One widespread problem with the book warrants special notice. The bias is incredible. The triumphalist version of Virginia's role in our country's founding is breathtaking. Except for Virginia, the new United States probably would have been limited to only east of the Appalachian Mountains. And, although many new states ceded territory to the new federal government, the authors considered Virginia's claim legitimate, but New York's claim "illegal" and land claims by Connecticut and Massachusetts are not even mentioned

Another illustration of bias is the authors' labeling. African Americans/Blacks are identified only as "Negro" (e.g., 63, 69, 72, 106, 184), which I don't think I've read before in a book published after 1975. The authors usually use "Indian," though occasionally they use "squaw" (69, 202) and "savage" (184). Similarly, Loyalists are named "Tories" or "turncoats" (xxxv), and Scots are called "Scotch" (xxxv, 66). All of these labels are antiquated. Even more, they imply an incredible bias. But the authors explicate their bias with statements like "the majority [of slaves] remained loyal to their masters" (xxxviii) which supposes slaves had a choice and freedom of movement. And throughout the book, battle atrocities by Indians are detailed while atrocities by whites are hardly mentioned.

By the way, bias is not about political correctness, it's about the lack of objectivity and balanced story telling. Even more, here, the use of antiquated labels suggests that the authors are, at best, unfamiliar with books written after the 1970s-and that shortchanges all readers.

All in all, readers interested in the Revolution, westward migration, pioneering, and/or Virginia and Kentucky history should look elsewhere.

Chapter 7 (Autism Spectrum Disorders) is outdated and offensive. Based on this chapter alone, I would change the name of the book to "Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology Made INACCURATE."

Page 87 understates the prevalence of autism, which has been growing at a tremendous rate - much higher than any other diagnosis. When this book was being published, the current CDC estimate was 1 in 166 (not "as high as 1 in 250"). On Feb 9, 2007, the CDC published a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) using data from 2000 and 2002. The average prevalence was reported as 1 in 150. Read more on websites: CDC, Autism Speaks, First Signs, Autism Research Institute.

Page 92 states, "Some researchers favor the idea that these disorders are a result of disturbance in affective development." No respected researcher today believes the original theory of the pathophysiology of autism as being a legitimate possibility. Leo Kanner first proposed the theory which was then popularized by Bruno Bettelheim. Bernard Rimland's book Infantile Autism: The Syndrome and Its Implication for a Neural Theory of Behavior (1964) changed the current thinking of the etiology of autism from psychiatric to biological. For detail see the articles "refrigerator mother," "causes of autism" and "Bernard Rimland" on Wikipedia's website.

In my opinion, the most innovative and paradigm-shifting view on the cause(s) of autism is clearly explained by Dr. Martha Herbert's article "Autism: A Brain Disorder or a Disorder That Affects the Brain?" Clinical Neuropsychiatry (2005) 2, 6, 354-379 (available on her webpage at MIT).

Page 92 states, "thimerosal-containing vaccines such as MMR". This phrase shows a lack of knowledge about vaccines. The MMR contains live viruses, and therefore cannot contain thimerosal, which would kill these viruses and inactivate them. The concern about the MMR was/is the chronic vaccine-strain measles virus found in the intestines and spinal fluid of some individuals with autism. Thimerosal was used in many other pediatric vaccines, such as the Hep B and the DTaP. When the amount of mercury injected into the child was calculated, it was found to exceed both the FDA and EPA toxic exposure limits. It is believed that some individuals are even more genetically susceptible to mercury (not in the middle of the bell curve) and cannot clear it from the body, possibly due to lack of reduced glutathione or abnormal metabolic pathways. The vaccine issue is not considered resolved. There are many criticisms of the IOM's report. David Kirby's bestseller "Evidence of Harm" explains a lot of the conflicts of interest and manipulation of data. Even one of the Centers of Excellence, the UC Davis MIND Institute (see "Clinic" then "Position Papers") acknowledges that although the majority of people (epidemiological studies) may show no adverse reactions to a vaccine, there will be susceptible individuals. Thimerosal has been removed from pediatric vaccines with the exception of the influenza vaccine, which is being recommended to both infants and pregnant women.

Finally, the Autism Research Institute has found that certain diets, nutritional supplements and other treatments are more effective in many (especially younger) patients than drugs. These treatments target the cause of the biological symptoms (example, gastrointestinal problems) instead of treating symptoms.

I found this book to be extremely helpful in understanding the possible medications that may be prescribed to treat different childhood disorders. As a therapist, I appreciate the layout of possible side effects and helpful range of dosage for particular medications. I believe that parents would find this book informative when they are trying to make a decision on whether medication may be helpful for their child.

The writing was great. I loved the thoughts that were put into it. Best reading for anyone. The twist you put in about universes was the best. Made me think ALOT! Thank you. I loved the whole Powers of Light Trilogy.

too long and involved - I own 1500+ sci-fi novels and enjoy 75% of them. This was one of the exceptions. The concept is good but there were too many charactors and I found myself frequebtly going back to identify who was talking ??!!??!! The other problem was the overly discriptive torture of women and children throughout the book - evil can be so evil that it becomes mind-numbing and the reader just puts the book down for a while and then has to get "psyched-up" for the next round. It became a contest to see if the book would defeat me or if I could complete it - which I just barely did.