Product Description
This Choose Your Own Adventure 6-Book Boxed Set includes the following storied titles from the classic, interactive, children's series: The Abominable Snowman * Journey Under the Sea * Space and Beyond * The Lost Jewels of Nabooti * Mystery of the Maya * House of Danger.
Customer Reviews:
Choose Your Own Adventure.......2007-09-10
These books are fantastic - I have fond memories of them from my childhood. As a school teacher, they are a wonderful read aloud. I let the children vote everytime there is a choice. They think they're great!
Great reading for people of all ages.......2007-09-03
We have read Choose Your Own Adventure 1-6, and our 7 year old son, my husband & I were glued to every book. The books are well written, interesting & intriguing. Not too scary but gripping. We highly reccomend these books to everyone. They can be read & reread, a real plus.
NOT the original books.......2007-04-20
My children have been enjoying some of my old Choose Your Own Adventure books from the 80's, so when I saw this rerelease of several classic books for such a reasonable price, I bought it for them. Well, apparently R.A. Montgomery wasn't able to get the rights on the original illustrations, so he had a bunch of freelance designers from Thailand draw replacement pictures for each of them, and they are AWFUL. Not just 'different,' but shockingly, unignorably BAD -- they look like cartoons drawn carelessly by teenagers, with no sense of proportion, anatomy, lighting, or anything else. The drawings in "Mystery of the Maya" are not bad but most of the others are so terrible they render the books unreadable. Leaving them unillustrated would have been better than this. Find used copies of the originals (most of which are for sale cheap on Amazon) or just pick something else to read.
Paths Too Short.......2007-03-30
You make one or two choices and the book is over. They should only have a few endings and make each path longer.
My 9-year-old LOVES these.......2007-01-10
We bought these books for our son because we remembered how much we loved them at his age. They are much quicker reads than I remember, but he loves them, so they get 5 stars. One book takes him less than 45 minutes to get through. He hasn't gotten to the stage where he goes back and makes different choices yet, but I'm sure he'll become even more fond of them then.
Book Description
Documentary evidence of Jesus' 17-year journey to the East.
The Gospels do not say where Jesus was between the age of 12 and 30. But ancient Buddhist manuscripts say Jesus left Palestine and traveled to India, Nepal, Ladakh and Tibet during the "lost years." For the first time, Prophet brings together the eyewitness accounts of four people who have seen these remarkable manuscripts--plus three variant translations of the texts. Illustrated with maps, drawings and 79 photos.
Customer Reviews:
A fascinating collection of forgeries and tall-tales .......2007-06-07
This book is published by Church Universal and Triumphant, also known as Summit Lighthouse. The extensive foreword is written by their leader, Elizabeth Clare Prophet. The rest of the book contains documents purportedly proving that Jesus spent his "lost years" (from age 13 to age 30) in India, Tibet and Persia, studying Hinduism and Buddhism. The foremost of these documents is Nicolas Notovitch's well-known "Life of St. Issa", first published in 1894. The book also contains three other texts supposedly confirming Notovitch's discoveries, by Abhenanda, Nicolas Roerich and Elizabeth Caspari. The Russian journalist Notovitch claimed to have discovered startling new stories about Jesus when visiting a Buddhist monastery at Himis, in the Ladakh area of Kashmir in India, close to the Tibetan border.
Virtually all scholars reject these documents, and believe that Jesus never set his foot outside Palestine and its environs. In my opinion, they have good reasons for doing so. For starters, nobody have seen the original manuscripts of these remarkable documents, only the translations made by Notovitch and his backers. There are also various discrepancies between the various accounts. In a foreword to "Life of St. Issa", Notovitch says that he did *not* translate a single manuscript. Rather, the monks at Himis showed him scattered passages about Jesus in several different ancient manuscripts, which Notovitch then re-arranged into a suitable, Gospel-like narrative. Tacitly at least, Notovitch is admitting that he was to some extent using his own creative imagination. This makes "Life of St. Issa" a paraphrase at best, a forgery at worst, even if we accept that the monks did show him some documents. However, both Abhenanda and Caspari claim to have seen a *single* manuscript with the Issa story in it, and Abhenanda even claims to have translated it. (What Roerich is claiming is frankly a bit unclear.)
A curious aspect of the documents, if one takes the trouble to read them, is that Jesus is said to have criticized both Hindus, Jains and Zoroastrians, and he doesn't sound very Buddhist either. Indeed, Jesus sounds like a 19th century liberal Protestant, which makes you wonder what exactly he is supposed to have picked up in India and Tibet in the first place? Notovitch's document can be read as a liberal Western criticism of barbaric India and Persia, rather than "proof" for Hindu-Buddhist influences on Jesus.
Another thing that strikes an out-sider as somewhat suspicious is that all people who confirmed Notovitch's story had *religious* reasons for doing so. Abhenanda was a disciple of the great Vivekananda, the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission. Nicolas Roerich was a Theosophist, and eventually founded a Theosophical off-shot of his own, Agni Yoga. And Caspari was a member of Mazdaznan, a nominally Zoroastrian but actually Theosophical group. In and of itself, the religious convictions of a person doesn't disqualify him or her as a serious witness, but when only people with a vested interest claims to have seen otherwise unaccesible documents (or was it just one document?), one is bound to suspect something. A cover-up? Wishful thinking? A little bit of both?
Be that as it may, I nevertheless recommend this book for students of comparative religion and others interested in these issues. It's the only collection of all pertinent writings on the subject (from the "pro" side) I'm aware of. Therefore I give it five stars, despite the questionable contents of the documents it reprints.
Easier To Go To Original Sources.......2007-04-12
I found this book to be nothing but a rehash of items found in other more authoritative books available on Amazon. Look deeper and you will find better books.
Interesting.......2006-12-10
I had vaguely heard a long time ago a tradition or a legend that Jesus of Nazereth had gone to the Far East in between childhood and adulthood. Then I came across this book several months ago. Very insightful, very interesting; it will definitely make you think. Having read this, about the best I can say is, I will not say for 100% that Jesus of Nazereth was there, but there definitely WAS a Jesus there and a lot of the teachings of Jesus do mirror Buddhist and Taoist beliefs to at least a small degree.
Mostly a travelogue.......2006-06-14
About 90% of the book is devoted to the travels of the 4 people who have reported seen the ancient scrolls that document Jesus' life in Tibet. And after completing the book I was not convinced that Christ ever made the journey.
If you read the reported quotes from Issa (or Jesus) they are quotes that definitely follow the New Testament teachings. But in so much of the Gospels, Jesus taught by parables, not in India. His quotes are more akin to Proverbs or sayings of Confucius. I would be surprised that he changed his manner of teaching so much.
The book also reports that Pilot was the person who wanted Jesus dead and the church leaders did not. While possibly true it contradicts the Gospels and it seems that Jesus was much more inflammatory of Church leaders than of Roman leaders. I do not see support of a motive of Pilot wanted Jesus dead.
I also do not understand the extreme secrecy of the scrolls? The ancient biblical writings are available for all to read. Why do the Lamas want to hide them and only share with a few select people.
If you want to read about the trials and travels of traveling in the Himalayan Mountains at the turn of the century then this is the book for you. But if you want to know about Jesus' lost years I think you will find facts very few and far between.
ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL AND A GREAT SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE.......2006-06-08
Elizabeth Clare Prophet presents the original sources for the belief that Jesus spent time in Asia studying the wisdom of the East. She summarizes the evidence in a well-written Introduction, then gives you long excerpts from the writings of Nicholas Notovitch who traveled to the Himis monastery in 1887 and saw a manuscript that the Lamas told him was the story of "Saint Issa." Notovitch went on to publish a book, The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ. One of the lamas translated the portions of the manuscript dealing with Issa for Notovitch as he was recovering from a broken leg at the monestery.
Notovitch's book created a sensation, but a skeptical public was generally not convinced. Some years later, another man went to Himis to try to verify Notovitch's claims, but reported that the chief Lama denied ever receiving Notovitch and denied that such a manuscript existed. This might seem like proof that Notovitch made it all up, but later travelers were to again hear about the manuscript and even see it.
The lamas who live in the mountain-top monasteries that dot the Himalayas offer hospitality to visitors, but are often wary about what they will reveal. They have apparently found that Westerners often come to plunder their ancient treasures, so they may not tell every visitor about the existence of something like a manuscript about Jesus, especially if they don't trust the visitor.
Two very credible witnesses were to confirm the tale of the manuscript about "Saint Issa." One was an Indian, Swami Abhedenanda, who visited the monastery in 1922. He not only confirmed that such a manuscript existed, he received a translation of it that is almost identical to the one published earlier by Notovitch. And in the late 1920s, Nicholas Roerich began the long trek through India and Tibet that resulted in the breathtaking paintings he made of this region. Roerich was an artist of the highest talent, a skilled archeologist and linguist, and a diplomat who worked for world peace. His son George, who went with him, was also an archeologist and linguist and spoke the Tibetan language. Wherever the Roerich expedition went, they heard stories of Saint Issa. And in 1937, Elizabeth Caspari made a trip to Tibet and was shown manuscripts and the lama who showed them said "These books say your Jesus was here."
I wondered how these travelers could be sure that Saint Issa and Jesus were one and the same, but in reading the Notovitch and Abhedenanda translations, it is clear that this is the story of Jesus, but with some variations. This Jesus praises women and urges men to treat them as equals. This Jesus affirms reincarnation. These original sources are fascinating reading. Interestingly, the story begins with Moses and the Jews and speaks of Issa as coming to bring the Jews back to a knowledge of God they once had. Issa leaves as a teen-ager for India because his parents are seeking a wife for him, according to the Jewish custom. Issa wants to learn from spiritual masters rather than settle into the life of a householder. He returns to his homeland at age 29.
These manuscripts, verified by credible witnesses, are quite convincing. They clearly are old, but could they be simply stories invented by early missionaries in the years when Christianity was taking hold in the Roman empire? Or were these the writings of someone who witnessed the visit of Issa? Is there evidence that Jesus' teachings have an Eastern flavor? I can't answer all the questions that pop into my head, thinking about what I've read in this book. But it has aroused my interest in learning more about this Jesus of the East.
Book Description
A child caught in the horror of alcohol and drug addition. A mother helplessly standing by unable to save her. The Lost Years is the real life story of just such a mother and child, each giving their first-hand accounts of the years lost to addiction and despair. Kristina, the second of four children, tells how she turns to alcohol for comfort when she is thirteen. She gives a brutally honest description of her descent into addiction, prostitution, burglary and violent rape until her near death on the floor of a homeless shelter completely alone at the age of twenty-one. Adding a heart-wrenching counterpart to the story, Kristina's mother, Connie, tells of her powerlessness to help her addicted daughter, the break-up of her unhappy marriage and how she comes to terms with her own co-dependency. She is also faced with the worst choice a mother has to make, to close the door on Kristina, sending her onto the streets in order to save herself and protect her other children. Then follows the remarkable story of Kristina's recovery as she lives through rehab, her mother's tough love and the years of acclimating herself to living a normal life.
Customer Reviews:
Could Not Put it Down.......2007-10-11
I heard these women at a book signing at my daughter's school. I went home, read the book, and could not put it down. I am ordering it for 3 people I know. You don't have to have an addicted family member to read this book. All parents, children, teachers, etc. should read it. Kristina's description of her teen years and how she felt different and shy is very helpful to other teens. Constance's realization of how she could have possibly protected her daughter from being an addict is a red flag to other parents. Share this book with everyone you know.
Amazing.......2007-10-11
I listened to this mother and daughter speak at my school and what they said was amazing. Both of them were willing to share their difficult journey with us, and tell us what addiction and the road out of addiction are really like. I cannot wait to read the book and I highly recommend listening to what these two women have to say.
AMAZING!.......2007-10-11
I heard the authors speak at my daughters school, they were amazing! Kristina's story is inspirational and everyone affected by this disease needs to read the book or hear them speak! It truly is an amazing story full of triumph and redemption.
Excellent, Unexpectedly Fresh.......2007-10-10
When I learned that Mrs. Wandzilak and Ms. Curry were to come and speak about their experience at my high school, I thought it was going to be another cliche lecture on how drugs and alcohol will ruin your life. I was completely mistaken. Their incredible story is expressed in such a raw and vivid manner that it provides a fresh perspective on the age-old topic of addiction. A highly recommended read.
So real, so powerful!.......2007-10-08
The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter's Worst Nightmare
The Lost Years reveals such insight to the chaos of this family disease. And very importantly--the recovery each member can achieve. For those impacted by addiction, it's a depiction of our experiences. And for those not impacted, it gives the opportunity to get an insider's view, and perhaps gain some understanding.
A book that pulls the heart strings and gives the promise of hope.
Thank you Kristina and Constance for sharing such a vivid telling.
Book Description
The history of Neanderthal influence from Atlantis to the contemporary era
• Provides evidence of Neanderthal man’s superior intelligence
• Explores the unexplained scientific and architectural feats of ancient civilizations
• Presents an alternative history of humankind since 7500 B.C. with an emphasis on esoteric traditions and the history of Christianity from the Essenes onward
In Atlantis and the Kingdom of the Neanderthals Colin Wilson presents evidence of a widespread Neanderthal civilization as the origin of sophisticated ancient knowledge. Examining remarkable archaeological discoveries that date back millennia, he suggests that civilization on Earth is far older than we have previously realized. Using this information as a springboard, Wilson then fills in the gaps in the past 100,000 years of human history, providing answers to previously unexplained scientific and architectural feats of ancient civilizations.
Wilson shows that not only did Atlantis exist but that the civilizing force behind it was the Neanderthals. Far from being the violent brutes they are traditionally depicted as, Wilson shows that the Neanderthals had sophisticated mathematical and astrological knowledge, including an understanding of the precession of the equinoxes, and that they possessed advanced telepathic abilities akin to the “group consciousness” evident in flocks of birds and schools of fish. These abilities, he demonstrates, have been transmitted through the ages by the various keepers of the hermetic tradition--including the Templars, Freemasons, and other secret societies. In the course of his investigation, Wilson also finds new information about historical links between the Masonic tradition and the Essenes that indicate that America was “discovered” long before Columbus set sail and that Jesus actually survived crucifixion and fled to France with his wife Mary Magdalene.
Customer Reviews:
Atlantis and the Kingdom of the Neanderthals.......2007-09-07
This is a hard review to write. Did I enjoy reading Atlantis and the Kingdom of the Neanderthals? Absolutely, without a doubt. Did I feel that the author made a good case for a connection between Atlantis and Neanderthals? No, not really. He never really got to that part in any real depth.
I started reading Atlantis and the Kingdom of the Neanderthals with great interest and enthusiasm. The author discussed the concepts that in the past our continental plates have shifted and that the earth's tilt has also changed. These are scientific facts that most people learn in high school. I was eager to see an examination of this movement as relates to Antarctica, how the author would place Neanderthals on Antarctica, how he would connect the two.
Unfortunately, the book quickly evolved in an attempt to present as much information as possible about every ancient mystery know to man: the pyramids of the Piri Reis map, Egypt, Mu, the Biblical floods, the man in the iron mask, the death of Jesus, and the Priory of Sion. Information about these topics ranged from scientific reports and solid data collection methodology to popular ancient mystery books and PBS specials to hearsay and theories by author friends.
My best advice is that you don't pick up this book because you wish to find out the connection between Atlantis and Neanderthals. Instead, pick up this book because it is full of interesting theories, summaries of information collected about a number of ancient mysteries, and contains a really great bibliography of like minded material.
Stick to the thesis and have some courage..........2007-08-29
Some great ideas here, but very little real meat to sink your teeth into. I live and view the World by 2 basic principles: 1) It has been shown historically that at least 90% of the belief systems or opinion based knowledge of the majority of the people who live in "modern" societies is false. And not just a little off base, but completely 180 degrees away from what later became discovered as "the truth". It doesn't matter if we're talking about Neanderthals, Atlantis, JFK's assassination, why the stock market crashed in 1929, if Vitamin C can cure cancer, or what happened on Sept 11th, 2001. If you look at what the "average" person believes (which is derived from various mass media sources) at the time of the event, and indeed often many years afterward, it will (at least 90% of the time) be completely at odds with the later exposed facts, evidence, and ultimately the truth. But for those who recognise this statistical FACT, looking in the exact opposite direction of what the "man in the street" thinks is very often an excellent predictor of the truth; and 2) Where there is smoke, there is always fire.
Therefore, because of the above 2 principles, Neanderthals, Atlantis, and what occured over the past 100,000 years is no doubt crucial to our development and where we find ourselves in modern times. And because there has been such a well organised "conspiracy" (and I don't use that word lightly here) by the mainstream media over the last 150 years or more to discredit the importance or even existence of Neanderthals, Atlantis, and human history beyond 7 thousand years ago, then I now assume that there is much more than smoke; there must be a raging fire of truth within these related topics. Unfortunately, Colin Wilson doesn't take us there to roast our marshmellows.
WARNING! DISINFORMATION!.......2007-08-12
I like Colin Wilson's work but I must warn you! He has made a BIG mistake here in saying that the people of Atlantis were Neanderthal. WRONG! Atlanteans were peace-loving pagan CRO-MAGNON. The Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal were both intelligent but the Neanderthal were the ones responisble for the 'evil' gene...responsible for war and hate and control of people. Cro-Magnon later blended in with the Neanderthals and Bushman and Mongoloids, etc creating us....
The Neanderthal ones were and are the white monotheistic Jews that still control the world today. They stole the Atlantian knowledge and pagan beliefs of the Goddess and her Shepard Consort and twisted them into the christian ones of Jesus and Mary today.
For more info on this check out books by Michael Bradly like:
The Iceman Inheritance
Swords at Sunset: Last Stand of North America's Grail Knights
...and his website with a specific article on this very subject and more:
http://www.michaelbradley.info/
Disappointing.......2007-01-25
Let me begin this review by saying that I have enjoyed many of Colin Wilson's other books. I was first introducted to his writings through the land-mark work, "Mysteries." That, as well as similar books, impressed me with Wilson's sober scholarship and his willingness to have an open-mind that was nevertheless tempered with a good deal of academic research.
That being said, I'm not quite sure what happened between Wilson's other work and this. I myself have some pretty radical theories about lost history, but there is a point where certain notions must be presented with at least a grain of salt. Wilson displays an incredible level of credulity for tenuous fringe theories, wholeheartedly swallowing and then regurgitating highly debated beliefs such as the antiquity of Freemasonry (as put forth by Lomas and Knight) and the now widely popularized Baigent and Leigh theory of the holy bloodline of Christ. These aren't presented as ideas or possibilities, as I would have expected in any of Wilson's earlier, more respectable works, but simply put forth as fact. In addition to the overly-credulous tone, throughout the book, there is this general feeling that most of Wilson's material is simply a restatement of other works. In fact, there is little Wilson to be seen in this book. He spends much more time extensively quoting or rewording material from other sources. The theories about Neanderthal man which posit a different sort of intelligence are certainly intriguing, but for as much new material as Wilson presents, I think these ideas would have bee more at home in a magazine article, not a full-length book. If you have read Wilson's other books, I can't say you'll be missing much if you skip this one.
Apples and Oranges.......2007-01-10
This book is an entertaining read, but potential purchasers should not be misled by the title. Wilson does discuss Atlantis, and he does discuss Neanderthals, but he does not offer proof that connects the two, and such does not appear to be the book's premise. "100,000 Years of Lost History" would have been a more appropriate title. Nor should readers anticipate that this book builds on "The Atlantis Blueprint," which Wilson co-authored with Rand Flem-Ath. Instead, Wilson discloses that he disagreed with Flem-Ath on a major premise of that book. This book is a mishmash of chapters on various subjects, loosely connected if connected at all. The information may not be the most up-to-date in all instances. As entertainment, however, it's a worthy purchase.
Book Description
A new form of strip mining has caused a state of emergency for the Appalachian wilderness and the communities that depend on it-a crisis compounded by issues of government neglect, corporate hubris, and class conflict. In this powerful call to arms, Erik Reece chronicles the year he spent witnessing the systematic decimation of a single mountain and offers a landmark defense of a national treasure threatened with extinction.
Customer Reviews:
Lost Mountain.......2006-08-06
This book is critical for understanding the history and ecology of mountaintop renewal; it brings the devastation home in a way that immediately touches you. I'd highly recommend this to anyone interested in environmental issues; my only complaint is that the book should have been longer - no amount of writing can make up for the horrors Reece exposes.
Alan Sondheim
What is the Real Cost of "Cheap" Energy?.......2006-08-01
Point Google Earth® to the area around Harlan, KY and you will see a landscape of verdant slopes dotted with scab-like wounds that were mountains once stood. Strip mining is alive and well and is savagely destroying the mountains of eastern Kentucky. In Lost Mountain, Fist-time author Erik Reece has penned an account of this ecological savagery that goes on under reported and therefore unnoticed by most people who don't live in the immediate area. This fact is brought home by Reece's report of a toxic spill 30 times the size of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. This spill occurred near Coldwater Creek, KY only six years ago. While Exxon Valdez has become household word, few have heard of Coldwater Creek
Eric Reece Chronicles the demise of one peak, Lost Mountain, so-called because of the lush vegetation that clung to its slopes, causing visitors to become disoriented, often losing their way. Those slopes are gone now, replaced with a tableland of gravel and dust, as the mountaintop was blown apart and shoved into the adjacent hollow for the sake of the coal that lay below. He uses this episode as a jumping-off point to explore the larger question of how much ecological and economic destruction are we willing to endure for the sake of cheap energy.
Cataloging the endangered wildlife; the human suffering; and the damage to the mountain ecosystem by aggressive strip mining, he paints a grim picture of the "extraction economy" of the Appalachian coal fields. The mining companies, in what must be the most Orwellian statement of the young century, claim that by destroying the mountain, they are actually improving the terrain, prompting one resident to contemplate putting a sign in his yard saying, "God was wrong. Support mountaintop removal."
This is yet another installment a chicken-little anthology of environmental activism. It's not light reading, and is often quite depressing, especially when most of the solutions Reece comes up with, such as building a bunch of furniture factories where the coal used to be, fall way short of anything feasible. It seems the biggest obstacle to change is the local populace, most of whom, dependent on coal jobs, are reluctant to take action against, or even criticize the activity.
Yet the story needs to be told. For those of us who thought that strip mining was a thing of the past, to find out that this most aggressive form of the activity is running roughshod over the once verdant peaks of some of the oldest mountains on earth, is shocking to say the least.
A search for truth in the mountains of Appalachia.......2006-06-21
LOST MOUNTAIN: A YEAR IN THE VANISHING WILDERNESS isn't a travelogue or adventure story so much as a search for truth in the mountains of Appalachia, home to one of the last great forests in the world - and also threatened by the mother lode of strip mining which has been the backbone of living for so many Appalachian families. Author Reece spent a year witnessing the decimation of a single mountain - Lost Mountain - and surveys strip mining as not just a local concern but as a icon for a mainstream crisis involving businesses, government and the environment alike. At once literary, reflective, personal and observation, LOST MOUNTAIN reflects on all that is lost.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Thinking Like a Dead Mountain.......2006-05-21
The Appalachians have long been abused by the rest of America as a veritable internal colony, as coal and other resources are extracted ruthlessly and the money ends up elsewhere, leaving the resource-rich people mired in every other possible type of poverty. In a business that has been brutal for generations, the extractive industries have now introduced their most insidious practice yet – mountaintop removal mining. Instead of utilizing mineshafts, or even terribly destructive strip mining, the companies are now forcibly removing entire mountaintops to get at relatively scant quantities of coal. Forested peaks become flat rocky mesas, while rivers and valleys are buried under the resulting slagheaps. In addition to the obvious environmental devastation, this cataclysmic new process continues to inflict terrible human costs on local residents. In this book, Erik Reece reports on his multi-year observations at the tragically named Lost Mountain in Eastern Kentucky, which suffered the ugly fate of mountaintop removal mining.
Reece made monthly visits to Lost Mountain, and offers a melancholy journal of the death of this once vibrant forested hill, as coal operators transformed a lush environment into a literal rubble heap. Reece also investigated the travails of the region's people. Coal companies are still harassing citizens who complain about their operations, while pocketed politicians turn a blind eye and give perennial false arguments about job creation and economic development. Meanwhile, the companies cut and run after their destruction is complete, taking their profits elsewhere while the locals suffer from toxic illnesses, flooding, mudslides, contaminated water, and the deepest poverty in America. The human hardship uncovered by Reece is both heartbreaking and maddening, and this book is a powerhouse look into issues of social justice, environmental protection, economics, and the exploitation of all of the above by unscrupulous operators for quick profits. The only problem with this book is the disappointingly weak conclusion, in which Reece attempts a general environmentalist philosophy that not only has been done a billion times, but is also far too diffuse to apply to the very specific Appalachian issues he covers in the rest of the book. But otherwise, this is one of the most important conservationist books of the year. [~doomsdayer520~]
A compelling account.......2006-05-03
If you read this book and don't feel compelled to make a difference than Reece's point has been lost on you. I am a student at Western Kentucky University and recently traveled to Eastern Kentucky and fell in love with the people, the culture and the mountains of Appalachia. The more I learn about mountain top removal the more it angers me that nothing is being done. Reece really puts the corruption of the coal industry into perspective. The people he spoke to and the research he did makes you think about the actual cost of cheap coal.
Book Description
Harry Keogh, the Necroscope, the man who can talk to the dead, and Earth's greatest vampire hunter, has been searching for his wife and infant son, gone missing during Harry's war against the vampires. This obsession has left him open to subtle influence by an ancient vampire, Radu. Entombed in amber, trapped in undeath, Radu plans for his resurrection and plots the destruction of other vampires who might challenge his supremacy.Thus, Radu's enemies are now Harry's--and Harry cannot properly defend himself. His powers--his deadspeak and his ability to transport himself through the Mobius Continuum--are locked away in the recesses of his vampire-clouded mind.But Harry is not without allies, living and dead. E-Branch, the psychic spy organization, is worried about Harry. So is harry's long-dead Ma, and the ancient philosopher and prophet Nostradamus, whose centuries-old quatrain make eerie sense in the modern world.Right now, Harry Keogh doesn't even know he's the Necroscope. But Earth's teeming dead won't let him forget them for long--and won't let him forget that Radu and his vampire kind are humanity's deadliest enemies.
Customer Reviews:
I'm in thrall to Lumley.......2007-10-02
Volume Two of The Lost Years doesn't maintain the suspense or wonder of Volume One over its 550 or so pages. The trio of vampire families were much more gripping in *getting* to know them, as opposed to the realization of their devious plans which falls somewhat flat. It has its moments, especially in the further history of Radu,incorporating factual dates in history along the way. A chilling cameo by Faethor Ferenczy was a terrific touch of continuity by Mr. Lumley. Infusing an actual Quatrain from Nostradamus into the story was very eerie as well. Obviously if you are on the journey reading all of The Necroscope books, you will not want to skip this. I was genuinely moved at the ending, and was overall satisfied with the book.
Massive story potential wasted.......2006-07-04
Huge fan of the orginal Necroscope series. Abandoned Ship half way thru the Vampire World trilogy. Was plenty pleased when I found these books which took place back in the world I loved of Europe, a mostly normal Harry, and E-Branch.
Things started great. Awesome characters, awesome backstory on the characters. All the foundations for a killer story to unfold. The first book was cool, but lacking of any meat which was fine but cause I knew it'd all be in book 2 anyhow. Only, it wasn't. Not even 300 pages into it. Mind you, there's stuff going on all throughout. But when you sit back and think on it, you realize that pretty much everybody's just sitting around doing nothing.
The horror aspect is pretty nil and as well the graffic depictions of sex and violence.
The plot constantly builds and builds but there is no pay off. Nobody gets their plan even remotely into action which sucks after reading a thousand pages of them talking about doing it.
In the end, Lumley ruins everything by breaking one of his established rules of the universe he created. This is in regaurd the dead rising out of love for the Necroscope. Hey, screw it, I guess anybody can.
And worst of all, what you basically get are two Necroscope books without a Necroscope, cause all his powers have been taken away. Nobody wants to watch a movie about Superman getting beat up by a trucker.
Twoard the end, his writing gets a little repetitive and a lot of annoying. Innocent? quatrain. Innocent...?
Could have been pretty exciting. Instead, we get a lot of bombs. Litteraly. Still, I read damn near the whole thing in one day so it must have fairly entertaining, hence my 3 stars.
fills the gap.......2001-10-11
I was introduced to the NECROSCOPE series in 1990 by a co- worker, and have been a rabid fan from that day forward.
The one big problem I allways had reading this series was the big gap in time(and plot) between "wampheri" and "the source". a These two books not only explain the time gap but the confusing plot quirks in the following books. Did the Mr Lumley have this in mind when writing the original series? My guess is yes, because it not only ties the origional series SO SWEETLY to the "vampire world" books,it never once appears an attempt to "cover up" an error.
Werewolves Enter The Necroscope World!.......2000-03-15
"The second book in the Lost Years (Necroscope) two book set. It made me lose any previous scepticism I had about dragging on this series. I was hooked. By the end of the book I hungered for more damned it! Now what the heck do I do?
Too Busy!.......1999-12-02
I'm a big fan of Lumley's Necroscope books, but I have to say, The Lost Years could very well have STAYED lost, and it would have been...well...no great loss. This book takes place between the 2nd and 3rd Necroscope books; since we already know the destiny of Harry, (AND his wife and 3 children as well..) the book suffers from the "Where is this going" syndrome. Don't get me wrong- Necroscope readers WILL get their moneys worth. NON-FANS will, however, be totally lost. The book was just too bogged down with characters- Harry, E-Branch, Ferenczys/Francezis, Radu, Bonnie Jean...The only character I really connected with, (Inspector Ianson) vanishes FAR too quickly. And even though I had read the previous 9 books, at times I was totally confused. Not a bad effort, but..not Lumley's best. (Try the original Necroscope for some REAL thrills and chills!) dan.reilly@viahealth.org
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Merlin's mother has fallen ill. To save her, he must learn the Seven Songs of Wisdom, which will enable him to journey into the spiritual Otherworld and obtain the elixir he needs. But first Merlin's growing power will be put to the test when he has to defeat a vile ogre whose merest glance means death...
"Full of action and excitement...while its origins are epic, it is foremost a tale of the heart...it is Merlin's inner journey that readers will cherish above all: His development is convincing and heartwarming. A rich and resonant read."-- Kirkus Reviews
"Filled with harrowing escapades and many surprises....A delightfully original story of magic and myth."-- School Library Journal
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The Seven Songs of Merlin.......2006-12-13
In this book, Merlin must return the dark hills to normal and restore all the land in Fincayra with the flowering harp. He is aided by his friend Rhia and Bumblewy, a pathetic jester. His longing for his mother soon takes priority over restoring the land. With the help of the wisest shell he is able to bring his mother from Earth to Fincayra. But she quickly catches the death curse and the only way to cure it is by traveling to the otherworld to retrieve the Elixir of Dagda. In order to do this he must find the souls of the seven songs of magic, travel through the otherworld well, fight a Cyclops named Balor, retrieve the Elixir and return it to his mother. With the help of his two companions, he will have to do this in one month before his mother dies.
This second book of the Merlin series was good. It was well written and interesting. The only thing I didn't like was how easily everything fit together, and how something always happened to break Merlin's way when he was looking for the souls of the songs. I think T.A. Barron did a great job of expressing the emotion of the characters. This book is filled with magic. I would recommend this for people of all ages.
The Seven Songs of Merlin - Pure Genuis! .......2006-11-09
The Seven Songs of Merlin is the second book in the Merlin series written by T.A. Barron. This is a story about a young boy who is discovering himself and what's within him. It is an adventure including mystical creatures, distant lands, and eccentric characters. This series of five books tells the adventures of a well- known wizard before he was famous. It is prologue to the stories King Arthur. The Merlin series is a great series and I do recommend it.
For you to understand some things I will explain about the Seven Songs book, you must know a little about the previous book. The first book starts out with Merlin waking up on a shoreline not knowing who or where he is. A woman takes him in and claims to be his mother, but he is not sure that she is. Merlin discovers he is not an ordinary boy and goes to the mystical land called Fincayra. On this island he finds out that the woman is his mother and discovers his fate. He has powers and is destined to become a greater wizard than his grandfather Tuatha. He goes on an exciting adventure and finds a new friend Rhia. When the first book ended it left me hanging and wanting more, and that is what led me to read this book, The Seven Songs of Merlin.
The book starts out with Merlin missing his mother and wanting her to be with him on Fincayra, so he finds a way to bring her to him. This way is to find the talking shell and tell it what he wants most. When he does this his mother arrives on the beach. When she arrives she is enticed by a cursed flower and the second she touches it she becomes extremely ill and weak. Merlin is filled with guilt and rage. Then he is told that the spirit Dagda has an elixir to cure the disease, but the only problem is Dagda is in the otherworld which is where all spirits live and Merlin is in Fincayra, the middle world. Fincayra is neither mortal or spirit; it is called the in- between place. Merlin is told he must follow the seven songs of wisdom left for him by his grandfather. He must get through all seven songs in time to save his mother. This journey will prepare him to face the giant vile ogre Balor guarding the entrance to the otherworld. Merlin finds these songs on the inside of an ancient tree and sets off on his quest. These tasks are not easy and they take him all over the land. He learns many things about magic as well as things about himself.
Will he make it to the otherworld in time, will the ogre, whose smallest glance can kill, be Merlin's end, or will he prevail and accomplish the task he set out for? Read this fantastic book to find out. I really enjoyed this book. It never had a dull moment and I just couldn't put it down. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good adventure or fantasy. The character development was great and it had an intriguing plot. Free time is not something to be wasted, so have a good experience by reading this book. Plus, when you're done reading this one, there are three more books left that are just as good, if not better, that you can read which also tell the story of an interesting adventure.
There are only a few drawbacks that I was able to come up with. The first one that came to my mind is that you have to read the first book to read the second one so you will understand the plot. So, if you want to read the third one you must read the first and second. Its not a drawback if you like to read, but if you're looking for a book that you can just sit and read without wondering what happened in the previous book or what is going to happen in the next book, then this is not the book for you. Another drawback is this book isn't very short and takes a while to read. It is around 300 pages. I think the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, and have personally read 4 of the 5 books and consider them all to be well written and excellent books. Once more I would like to say I personally recommend this book and series to anyone, but mostly fantasy fans.
John F.
Fun Fantasy For All Ages.......2006-08-21
The second installment of the Lost Years of Merlin finds him fighting not only for his own life, but also the lives of 2 people close to him. He must solve the mysteries of the seven songs and come to understand their meanings before he can be of any use to those who desperately need him. The perils are many, the rewards are spectacular.
T.A. Barron writes another winner as he continues his saga of Merlin, before Camelot and King Arthur. The characters in this book are full of life and begin to feel like old friends as you read the story. There are appearances from past friends also and Barron makes certain they remain true to their character. These books are intended for a younger audience, but the story is so engaging and wonderful, readers of any age will find them hard to put down.
Join Merlin and company as they journey to exotic lands full of strange creatures, friend and foe. Cheer over their triumphs and feel saddened by their losses.
I highly recommend this series to all ages and interests. This is rich story telling at its best. It's also fun to discover where Merlin came from and how he became such a powerful wizard. The books are short and easy to read.
THIS IS A GREAT BOOK!!!!!.......2006-04-21
This is a wonderful sequel to the already great 1st book, the lost years of merlin.
After merlin topples stangmar, his father, he needs to "revive" the land with the flowering harp. however, he decides that he wants to bring his mother to Fincayra 1st. Using the wisest shell from the shore of speaking shells, he summons his mother to the island. when merlin's mother tries to smell a flower, a death shadow slides out and forces her to swallow it. A death shadow is Rhita Gawr's most painful way of killing someone.It gives the victim a month to live in which the victim will begin to suffer more and more pain. at the end of the month, he or she will die while enduring almost unbearable pain. Merlin finds out that to stop his mother from dying he must retrieve the elixer of Dagda. that means that he must journey to the otherworld to get it. However, the only way of getting to the Otherworld(apart from dying)and returning to the real world alive is to master the seven songs that Tuatha himself carved into Arbassa, Rhia home, a tree. After mastering all of the songs he must defeat/slay Rhita gawr's most fearsome servant, Balor, the one-eyed ogre. While merlin is quickly trying to get the elixer of Dagda, he discovers some thing abouut Rhia that leaves him in a great shock but only makes him triple his efforts to finds the elixer.
This is truly the best book that i have ever read and i think it deserves seven stars out of five. I hope you enjoy it as much as i do.
COMPLIMENTS TO YOU MR. BARRON!!!!!!
THIS IS A GREAT BOOK!!!!.......2006-04-21
This is a wonderful sequel to the already great 1st book, the lost years of merlin.
After merlin topples stangmar, his father, he needs to "revive" the land with the flowering harp. however, he decides that he wants to bring his mother to Fincayra 1st. Using the wisest shell from the shore of speaking shells, he summons his mother to the island. when merlin's mother tries to smell a flower, a death shadow slides out and forces her to swallow it. A death shadow is Rhita Gawr's most painful way of killing someone.It gives the victim a month to live in which the victim will begin to suffer more and more pain. at the end of the month, he or she will die while enduring almost unbearable pain. Merlin finds out that to stop his mother from dying he must retrieve the elixer of Dagda. that means that he must journey to the otherworld to get it. However, the only way of getting to the Otherworld(apart from dying)and returning to the real world alive is to master the seven songs that Tuatha himself carved into Arbassa, Rhia home, a tree. After mastering all of the songs he must defeat/slay Rhita gawr's most fearsome servant, Balor, the one-eyed ogre. While merlin is quickly trying to get the elixer of Dagda, he discovers some thing abouut Rhia that leaves him in a great shock but only makes him triple his efforts to finds the elixer.
This is truly the best book that i have ever read and i think it deserves seven stars out of five. I hope you enjoy it as much as i do.
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Vampires never rest, and neither does Harry Keogh, the world's greatest vampire hunter, the Necroscope, the man who can talk to the dead. Right now, he's desperately searching for his wife and son, who disappeared in the midst of Harry's war against the undead monsters that plague mankind. Others will to carry on that fight until the Necroscope has been reunited with his beloved family.But it's not that easy to leave the vampire war behind. The bloodsuckers know that the Necroscope is their deadliest enemy and will do anything to destroy him.Harry struggles to locate his missing family, not realizing that he has become a pawn in the battle between two powerful vampires. When one has slain the other, the Necroscope will be the next to die.
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a little uneven but satisfying.......2007-09-15
This chapter in the engrossing necro-saga, starts off strong, then gets a little iffy in the ensuing 100 pages regarding the metting of Harry and BJ. Then you get to the history of Radu Lykan and boy does it ever take off. I was totaly gripped with this piece of history. It's as good as anything written previously in the series. I'm so into all these stories that I recently purchased the remaining books. I'm blown away with Lumley's skill at continuity in this series..moving the story forward with a keen eye on the past and filling in missing pieces in between. Brilliant,and engrossing.
A sequel which was best left undone.......2003-01-02
Brian Lumley's Necroscope books are certainly engrossing and very enjoyable to read. All the other books in the series, at least, apart from the two Lost Years novels. They look promising enough by the blurbs on the back: the Necroscope is caught up in a struggle between evil vampire lords. Now, given how cool Thibor Ferenczy was in the original, this sounded great. But it turns out to move incredibly slowly. The first part of this book is focused on an event that could have been condensed to a much smaller size and the book would have been better off. After that, it starts to get better, with three vampire clans all conspiring to kill each other off and take over the world, but then winds down to an incredibly slow pace, with little happening but talk of 'when I rise up from my eternal slumber' and 'when I've got enough demon-bats' and worst of all, 'when I feel like it' from the vampire lords, and with an extremely confusing series of events from Harry Keogh's point of view left me very disappointed after how much I enjoyed the other books in the series.
One of the worst books I've ever read.......2002-04-16
It may be that you have to read every other book in the series to enjoy this book, but if so, well, I can't help but say that seems ridiculous. The book was confusing, wandered over a large number of storylines incomprehensibly, and the writing was pedantic and heavy handed. I felt like I was reading a pulp novelist that was pretending to write a newspaper article.
I don't know what the other reviewers enjoyed so much about this book, but I felt that another viewpoint might be welcome, and perhaps necessary - after all, I bought this book because of the reviews, and it was a mistake.
Necroscope.......2000-11-08
The whole Necroscope series has kept me on the edge of my seat just waiting for the next book to be released. The first book will get you hooked. Brian Lumley has a way of combining history and mythology to get his own very unique version of the vampire world. I have become very attached to the main character Harry Keogh, his assosiation with the E-branch, and the many colorful charaters that Lumly has painted through his masterful creation of alternate reality.
The Family Is Back!.......2000-03-15
"~Well this is an interesting concept. I barely remembered that years must have passed between the time when Harry's son disappeared and he found him again as the Dweller."~ sequel to that? That is another amazing piece of work.
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Winter's longest night is approaching the island of Fincayra as the evil warlord Rhita Gawr prepares to invade. And before Merlin can unite all the fantastical creatures of the realm to defend it, he must first conquer his own inner demons.
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Yea Merlin.......2007-05-19
A good ending for the series. I enjoyed it and will be happy to share the series with my grandchildren. The books are not only a good adventure series, the characters grow, evolve and develop good characteristics that I would like to see in more people in my community.
The Wings of Merlin.......2006-02-06
I read The Wings of Merlin, by T.A.Barron. This is a fantasy book, fourth and last book of the Lost Years of Merlin series.
This book talks of Merlin's life on the island of Fincayra before he goes to England to serve King Arthur. Fincayra is an island in between the human world and the otherworld. Merlin and his friends are warned by the Great Spirit, Dagda, that Fincayra and the otherworld will come perilously close on the longest night of the year. At that moment, a spirit army will try to overtake Fincayra. Merlin's task is to reunite the separated peoples of Fincayra so that they may form an army to defend their homeland.
This book was a very good ending to the Lost Years of Merlin series. People who like fantasy and are interested in the legend of King Arthur should read it.
The Wings of Merlin - By L.E.A.......2006-01-19
I love this series. Although I am not a huge fan of fantasy books this book captivated me with an entertaining plot and wonderful characters. I have something else to say if you haven't read the other 4 books you won't know about a lot of things so before you read this you need to read the other books. Well hope this helps you!
The Kid's Review.......2005-12-19
Imagine a young, new wizard. A spirit tells him that his world would be destroyed if he doesn't gather the people of his world to one spot. Oh yeah, all the humans, animals, and creatures are separated by hate. This is the problem Merlin faced. When Merlin got a message from the spirits, he acted quickly. Gathering the people of Fincayra isn't an easy task, especially in two weeks, so Merlin gets some help from Rhia. As he gathers the people, he has many adventures including saving orphans, defeating Slayer, and connecting the Forgotten Island back to the main land of Fincayra. When everyone is gathered, they fight for their world. After succeeding, Dinatius comes to tell them that because of their deeds, the humans get to earn their wings back, but Merlin refuses his wings and goes back to Earth. The Wings of Merlin is a great book full of adventures.
The adventures in this book are realistic. There are many fantasy books where the events and the setting are completely not likely. The Wings of Merlin has a more realistic approach. For example, there are three worlds, Earth, Fincayra, and the Otherworld. They didn't just make up another universe completely. The author also made the characters like things we see today, humans, dwarfs, ect.
This is a great book because each of the characters has their own unique personality. Merlin is a brave person with a strong heart, but also some uncertainties. Hallia is a sweet, generous, fragile person. Rhia is fearless and has a spirit that fly's with the birds. Shoulder impingement is a very sensitive and friendly giant.
This book has characters that you can relate to. This is a good book for the sensitive, friendly, brave, fearless, fragile, ect. Since the characters have real personalities and they have uncertainties, it makes the readers more attached. You can't really connect to someone who is an extremely brave, extremely strong, extremely smart person, but you can connect with a person like Merlin because, like all of us, he has his flaws and uncertainties.
Over all, this is a great book that anyone can get attached to. Merlin makes ethical decisions on his journey. If someone doesn't like to read boring books and only the exciting ones, this is the book for them. This is a great book because what T. A. Barron did was tweak things we have today to make them magical. Barron didn't just create everything from scratch. This is good because it helps you understand it better. (...)
the wings of merlin.......2005-12-08
It was an brlliant and wonderful fantasy book. Way above and beyond expectations!
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What About Africa?.......2006-06-21
This well-researched, entertaining and readable book makes a subtle omission. While laying out a convincing case for the wolf origins of domestic dogs, there is little discussion of how early canines migrated from their beginnings in Asia to every continent. The early chapters shift focus from stone age times in Europe to the civilisation of Ancient Egypt, where, the author states, exotic dogs such as Basenjis were "imported" from Africa (overlooking the fact that Egypt is in Africa). How did Asian wolves become African Basenjis? And how did wolves come to Australia?
Unfortunately, Africa is not mentioned in the book's index, making an indexed study of "The Lost History" difficult.
Must read for dog people.......2003-11-24
After getting past the very unpleasant history of Man and Dog..., well it wes never truly finished. But the book is an excellent read and has a place on your book shelf. She presents some interesting modern potential actions that us dog people can take, too. Last chapter and the one on war-dogs was the best.
excellant dog history.......2002-09-10
this is a wonderful book about dog orgins, i read it several years ago, and bought my own copy, a delightful read with lots of information.
Absolutely Fantastic!.......2000-08-02
I'm a dog lover and thought I knew everything canine. Apparently not! This book is chuckfull of information and trivia. I especially enjoyed the chapter on US Army dogs and how unfair the US government has been to them. A must read!
Lost History of the Canine Race.......2000-03-20
The dedication of Mary Elizabeth Thurston's book says it all. She dedicated this book to her grandmother, who taught her the importance of spoiling dogs. This is a person who knows the love of sharing their life with their dog, and writes about dogs from her heart and soul. I think the chapter that stirred the deepest interest was the Dogs of War. These brave dogs and their handlers have often been forgotten, but in Thurston's book they are not only remembered, but truly honored for their contribution to the freedom we enjoy today. Thank you for writing, not just a informational book, but one that shows how much our lives are intermingled with our canine companions.
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