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The Best of Gahan Wilson

Published in Paperback by Underwood Books (2004-10-14)

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Truly warped genius

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-26

Wilson has been making me laugh since I was a kid, and letting me know that there's at least one guy out there goofier than me. Still, better to be a little weird than to do whatever you're told by whatever authority figure is trying to jack you, as Gahan ably points out time and again.
This guy is a freak in the best possible way, gleefully mocking our fears and weirdnesses, and boy do we have a ton of 'em. Even better than his strangeness is his intelligent understanding of people and what really makes us tick. Not all of his work is weird; some of it is direct and to the point, and his always amusing artistic style never fails to highlight the joke and the insight. Plus, his stuff just makes me laugh, time and again and again.
A great artist makes you see the world differently after you've encountered his work. Gahan Wilson has been a master at doing just that for almost fifty years now.
Long may he weird!

Gahan is Great!

Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2006-11-06

If you've ever "liked" one of Gahan Wilson's cartoons, you'll "love" this book! Nice collection of some of his finest cartoons. Highly recommended.

Big Day on the River

Published in Hardcover by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (2003-04-01)

Author: Sarah Wilson

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A completely delightful picture book story

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2003-06-10

Big Day On The River is a completely delightful picture book story about a young girl who sometimes feels a bit squeezed by her large family, and her determination to enjoy a river adventure. Playful color illustrations by Randy Cecil perfectly showcase the upbeat text by Sarah Wilson, -- and lots of splashing make for an upbeat and thoroughly fun-filled read for children ages 4 to 7!

A Joyful Down-Home River Trip

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2005-02-03

Vivid acrylic gouache illustrations and sparkling prose highlight this funny, clever book about a "skinny-legs-tall girl's almost spoiled rafting trip down the "Wallawatchee." Just as she's celebrating her imminent launch from the dock, (along with two duck pals), Willie's extended (as in "large- extended") family prance down the dock bringing her provisions that threaten to overload her raft, and country dialect, similes, and metaphors for the reader's delight:

Gramma Clementia brings a bag of apples: "It's a long-toed river out there. You'll be hungry as a hound by midmorning!"

Gramma Emmaline brings a watermelon. "The watermelon was heavier than a full grown-raccoon in a washtub."

Some of the men happen to bring smelly items--even the ducks hold their noses: An umbrella "as tall as a beanpole" which might have some dirty socks within it,and a horse blanket which may have some horse hair. The raft loads up more and more as Uncle Binderbus and Uncle Mumpford, respectively, bring a bicycle and a chair. Calamity ensues as the raft goes under ("fortunately the water was shoulder-high-shallow) and the givers focus on getting back their supplies. There's a very happy ending, and overall, a very lightly presented lesson for the overly solicitous.

The narrative, dialogue, and pictures are just flat-out fun. (You may find yourself doing a little regional dialect yourself after reading this one.) It's great fun to read silently and especially to others. The large format illustrations and exaggerated portraits give the book a tall-tale feeling but within a familiar context. Sarah Wilson and Randy Cecil have concocted one of the most enjoyable books I've read all year; it's a very down-home yarn that's sure to please.

The big-little world of Doc Pritham

Published in Unknown Binding by McGraw-Hill (1971)

Author: Dorothy Clarke Wilson

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The Big-Little World of Doc Pritham

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Review Date: 2002-01-05

This is a great biography of a Maine Doctor during his years of practice in the remote area around Moosehead Lake. If you are looking for adventure through hunting, fishing and medical exploits then this is the book for you. Doc Pritham was unique and certainly a forward thinker. I had a difficult time putting this book down.

A Must Read

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2003-01-30

If you want to read about a quiet hero this book is a must read hard to put down after you start it...

Biodiversity

Published in School & Library Binding by Topeka Bindery (1989-09)

Author: Edward O. Wilson

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May have changed my life

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Review Date: 2001-08-27

As we all know, E.O. Wilson is a giant of modern biology. Though his work has not always been quietly accepted, his ideas and opinions are undoubtedly an invaluble resorce to the world. In this huge book, Wilson presents what he believes are the 57 most important essays on the current state of Earth's biodiversity.

Being assigned summer reading, my teacher was convinced that I would love this book. He obviousely thought highly of it and so I began reading with an open mind. I'm so glad I did because the issues presented took my breath away. We are living in the middle of the largest mass extinction Earth has ever seen. Right now. These essays bring the reader completely up to speed on what is being destroyed, what efforts are being done to save the Earth, and what further efforts need to begin.

I can honestly say that my career path may have been steered more in the direction of biology after finshing Biodiversity. Everyone should read this book - I can garrentee that it will be a great enlightening experience.

First Class Service

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2005-09-05

I don't know anything about the book or E. O. Wilson. But the service I received from the vendor was first class, it arrived on-time and I saved a ton of money on this book.

Biological Individuality: The Identity and Persistence of Living Entities (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology)

Published in Paperback by Cambridge University Press (2007-06-21)

Author: Jack Wilson

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How many time zones are there in the Soviet Union?

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 16 total.
Review Date: 2001-10-02

Maybe that title should be "were" rather than are....oh well. Anyways, I haven't read the book, but Jack Wilson is my philosophy professor at Washington & Lee University and he really seems to know what he's talking about.
By the way, there are (were) 11 time zones in the Soviet Union.

An exciting subfield of biophilosophy

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-10-13

In this book, Dr. Wilson tackles a neglected, but stimulating and exciting, area of theoretical biology and biophilosophy: The problems and complexities explicit and implicit in individuating biological organisms. What is a biological individual? By what necessary and sufficient criteria are entities to be counted as spatiotemporally discrete living things? Dr. Wilson tackles these questions and many more. He fleshes out classical views of identity and persistence, including Aristotle and John Locke, and dovetails his ruminations with more contemporary (and decidedly pertinent) philosophers such as David Wiggins. Dr. Wilson contends that the commonsense or folk idea of a biological individual fails when applied to frighteningly disparate forms of life, such as colonial organisms and fungi. This is (as of this writing) the only book devoted to this subfield of biophilosophy of which I am aware, and as a work of metaphysics and theoretical biology, it is a must-read for students of phlosophy of biology and theoretically-inclined students of the life sciences (particularly those working at the organism level).

Bittersweet Summer (Haunting Hearts)

Published in Paperback by Jove (1999-06-01)

Author: Rachael Wilson

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This is a keeper.

Helpful Votes: 11 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 1999-06-30

Rachel Wilson has created a wonderfully funny ghost in BITTERSWEET SUMMER. The book opens with Tobias Rakes returning to New York in 1895 with an injured leg from the Indian War in the Dakotas. He is worn out both emotionally and physically. He left the town at age 17, with his father having disowned him for a youthful indiscretion. Genevieve Crowfoot owns the fun-down castle that Rakes buys and restores. The two families have been involved in a long-running feud and the town is horrified that a Rakes would be living in the Crowfoot homestead. No one was more indignant than the resident ghost, Granny Crowfoot. Granny is furious and does her best to intimidate first Genevieve and then Tobias into leaving the house. Neither of them is threatened by Granny and Genevieve talks back to Granny every time she pulls a trick on Tobias. Tobias and Genevieve quickly fall in love, but their idyll is threatened by a determined villain who is trying to kill Tobias. The story is by turns funny, sexy, and poignant, with a truly likable hero and heroine. The ending to this story is one that truly leaves a smile on the reader's face. This one will go on my keeper shelf.

Supernatural mixed within a humorous historical romance

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 1999-03-11

In 1895 New York, Tobias Rakes returns home after spending the last few years fighting Indians in the Dakotas. He is not the immature youth who left to join the military after his father disowned him. Instead, he returns home to nurse an injured foot and an emotionally battered mind.

Rakes uses his inheritance from his grandmother to buy run down Crowfoot Castle, planning to restore the place to its former glory. This surprises many folks since the two families have been feuding for years. Even more shocking is that he hires Genevieve Crowfoot to serve as his housekeeper. The castle's ghost Granny Crowfoot tries to run Tobias off, but in spite of her efforts, he and Genevieve fall in love. However, an unknown assailant wants to do more than just run Tobias out of the castle, he wants to kill him. If the duo survives the attacker and the disdain of their families, a long-term relationship could blossom.

BITTERSWEET SUMMER is a jocular blending of supernatural elements within an angst-laden historical romance. The witty lead characters are an enchanting duo, but it is the lively ghost who steals the show. With elements of intrigue enhancing the fast-paced, genuine feeling story line, readers will find it impossible not to finish this novel in one setting. Rachel Wilson demonstrates her flair for writing a clever tale with this superb tale.

Harriet Klausner

Black Sky

Published in Paperback by Signet (2003-01-07)

Author: Tom Wilson

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Please please write some more, Tom.

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-04-25

Loved all of Tom Wilson's books. As stated by the other reviewer, it is very hard to put down once started.

But it has been a long time - please tell Tom Wilson we need MORE books by him.

Tom Wilson is the Best!

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2003-05-04

Black Sky is a must read!! Tom Wilson writes true to life books that once you start reading you won't be able to them down. I can't wait for his next book to come out. I would highly recommend that you read every book that Tom "Bear" Wilson has written.

Bond of Destiny

Published in Hardcover by Harlequin Mills & Boon (1989-09-08)

Author: Patricia Wilson

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BACK COVER REVIEW

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-01

Victoria's teenage dreams of marrying Damien Hunt shattered when she discovered that he and her grandfather had planned the marriage for the sake of their family business. She ran away to a new life, but six years later, when Damien finds her again, she can't help but wonder what his motives are this time.

Bond of Destiny

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-13

I love this book. It has glamour and money with love overpowering all. It has the domineering male that draws all women in and the strong willed woman who won't give in to easy. She has known him her whole life and has had a crush on him for half of her life. Now he has decided that she has spent enough time on her own in London; she must now live upto her name and be his wife. Good Job Patricia Wilson. I enjoy all of her books and I think you will, too.

Bonn Blitz (Phoenix Force, No 30)

Published in Paperback by Gold Eagle (1987-06-01)

Author: Gar Wilson

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ROGUE FORCE

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Review Date: 2007-12-26

Very good book with hostage exchange at its core, the Phoenix Force are denied permission to enter this one by both governments of the US and Germany. Too bad, they go anyway. After Rote Abend, a "barbaric" terrorist group lead by Gunther Heisler and his lover, Ilse Stern. The Rote Abend, "red evening" love to kill for the sake of killing, rely strictly on funds provided by Russia, and are developing the chemical nerve gas, sarin, for use in Bonn, the birthplace of Beethoven.

Much use of deadly force involved until a suitable ending is reached. Most action centers in and around Bonn, Germany.

All Phoenix Force series books are good to very good, but this is way above those levels. Excellent read.

Semper Fi.

Shoot them Up

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2001-10-18

Well the team is back and Karl Hahn is helping them in his old stomping ground. I'm a big fan of Karls' Perhaps you should read the book and you would see what I see in him.

Book of Days

Published in Paperback by Dramatist's Play Service (2001-01)

Author: Lanford Wilson

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Vintage Material

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2002-02-14

Landford Wilson's Book of Days is a real play. Nothing fake about it. First off, his characters are so in deep and contrast with eachother that it makes it a great read. Most of the first act is basically a charming exposition until it nose-dives into a dark and twisted conflict (sorry, read the play). There is a lot of language, however, but it makes a profound impact in what is being told in the story. The way Wilson has each character being a member of the chorus pulls you into the play. The ending is the best: it has you thinking that this could be happening in your own back yard. It can also be debated that this is in fact a tragedy instead of drama. Read this play!
This was a very hard play to put down. In matter of fact, I didn't.

A new masterpiece

Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-25

I saw this play in St. Louis and was astounded by it. After the first act, you realize you're watching a well-wrought play, populated by strong, quirky characters, interesting situations, and fascinating, complex relationships, all the things you expect from Wilson. But it doesn't seem like the best play he's ever written, as quite a few people have claimed. With works like Fifth of July, Burn This, and Redwood Curtain in his canon, Best Ever is quite a claim. Then you see Act II. And you realize they might just be right. All the groundwork laid in Act I pays off in such abundantly satisfying ways. And there's so much more to this play than you thought. There is the temptation to fault Book of Days for its loose construction and seemingly scattershot laying out of scenes, but that's where its real beauty lies, in the poetry of the ordinary, in the unexpected turns life takes, in the randomness of living. The organization of the play is in its characters and in its themes of ambition, the need to know, and the fear of change. With plainly theatrical devices sprinkled throughout the show - characters narrating the show, watching from the sides, stepping out of scenes to directly address the audience - this is not trying to be kitchen sink drama. It is a play uniquely American and just as uniquely Lanford Wilson. It is what it says it is, a book of days, a diary, a story to be told, with characters at once good and bad, admirable and not. It's a snapshot of small town American life at the end of the millennium, in some ways not so different from big city life, in some ways light years away.