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If you use a metal detector, whether on land, or in the water, this is one book you do not want to miss. It covers many situations common to all treasure hunters, and is especially useful to the hobbyist or part timer, who wants to maximize their time in the field. Wallace Chandler is an expert at portraying winning strategy while hunting for lost valuables in the water, and his well illustrated and easy-to-read instructions will amaze you, as well as contribute greatly to your success. Metal Detector Modification is also covered, alongwith a unique electronic cleaning method for your finds. This book at Amazon.com is perhaps the best value for the money of any book in its inventory. Bill Gallagher

This book was a primary source of information for my thesis paper. It has excellent knowledge and uses great resources.

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After loving "Bilal's Bread," the first novel from Sulayman X, I was eager to read this one--and I was not disappointed. This is the story of young Isa, who as the offspring of an American GI and his Thai mother, is known as a "bird-shit foreigner." The story gives a quick overview of his sad upbringing as a half-breed, and launches into his life on a banana plantation, living with his stern grandparents. After watching the workmen, one of them figures out his nature and rapes him. Then several of the men have him.

In physical and emotion pain, he runs away to Shanghai and makes a living the first way he finds how--by working as a young boy male prostitute and living in a public park. When he hits bottom, strung out on heroin, he is discovered by a kindly Muslim family. The healing process begins, but slowly, and haphazardly, as he falls in love with a son in the family who is his same age.

He has always wanted to find his mother, and some other unspoken wishes and dreams come to fruition here. So many fine points are deeply thought out. For instance, the name "Isa," which seems Muslim to the family who takes him in, was really from his careless prostitute mother, who saw a battered sign in the hospital as she was going into labor: "...isa and Mastercard Accepted."

Though there were a few points of self-reflection that came across to me as "tell instead of show" (when the rule is "show instead of tell") the story is so rich, the plot so captivating and Isa's character so well-drawn that I can't give this book less than the top rating. Sulayman X is truly breaking new ground in writing about gay life.

I am an avid reader of many genres, and when it comes to humor or satire I will occasionally find myself grinning at the text, but French's efforts had me laughing out loud a number of times. A great satirical overview of the restaurant industry, combined with the bite of an expose amid the unfolding of an autobiography. Perhaps too "colorful" for prudes, it is satire at its finest. At least on par, if not better than, Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential", which is written from the back-of-the-house perspective. Well done!

O'Callaghan's study was a Godsend to scholarly aficionados of the Cantigas. With his well-documented and readable style, he validates this enchanting set of manuscripts as a historical source. Amplifying his reading with more conventional primary sources, he presents an entertaining and focused biography of one of Spain's most interesting monarchs. The plates, although in black-and-white, are extremely useful -- one could only wish there were more of them, for the price!

In the vast ocean of literature on the "aliens issue" a book like this was sorely missing. It's there now, and it will be a useful tool in the neverending debate on the subject.

Author Matthew Hurley has done a meticulous effort trying to gather depictions in classic art (paintings) which might be showing aliens or craft thereof. Such references have been, of course, made by other researchers in various books but never, up to now, has someone actually published a book with photographs of such paintings, let alone gone through the painstaking work of first assembling the big catalogue of paintings that contain such bizzare (?) depictions.

In that respect, the book is a true gem. Most of the paintings it covers do originate from the rennasaince period and most are actually displayed in some of the world's biggest museums. The depictions on them that could be pointing to alien inspiration, or even, direct portrayal of an actual encounter, are for the most part impressive. Some could be, admittedly, perceived and interpreted in many ways, but some others (probably most) are so clearly not a part of the rest of the painting that one stands baffled looking at the image.

In many cases it is literally as if the artist is "screaming" to us that, yes, what we are looking at is not connected with the actual painting, but it's his testimony of the unthinkable.

Hurley's book is not a bulky affair, but it's packed with images and data many of which not even the most fanatic UFO buffs will be aware of. Hardcover, well illustrated, with several close-ups of the paintings in question, as well as quite a few that date back to the prehistoric era including statuettes. A must for those researching this field.

This book is perfect for any war buff, espeacially those interested in the Canadian role in WWII. Specifically, the role of secrent agents and the infamous spy camp, Camp X. Immigrating from Hungary to Canada, Gelleny tells his story of becoming a Secret Agent and his struggles to stay alive after being captured in Hungary. His story is wonderfully written and supremely interesting. This is the most fascinating book in the Camp X series thus far.

I used this book to teach the letter x to my preschool class. It is an excellent teaching tool because it uses x in many different ways and is also entertaining to children.

It's a fight that many people wanted to see since Hobgoblin's first appearnace in ASM #238. Well in ASM #312, it finally happened. Green Goblin battles the Hobgoblin, only with Harry Osborn donning the Green Goblin identity. McFarlane's artwork is fantastic in this issue. A must have for anybody thats a Green Goblin fan.

This was a great spider-man story for this years Free Comic book Day. I got mine at a local comic shop on FREE comic book day. In fact i even got one for a friend since it was left over from FREE comic book day.

Dan Slott does a great job at writing spider-man.