Godspeed

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There is no heaven or hell. There is only the next world, a lawless purgatory called the Presidio. Populated by the dead, the undead, angels, monsters, and immortals, the Presidio is located a heartbeat away from this world for those who know how to get there. Ryder Fell, a kindhearted thief cursed with visions of the future, is contracted to kidnap Polly Lee James, a sweet sixteen-year-old orphan who is not what she seems. Polly is an exile from the Presidio, and her kidnapping will take Ryder on a collision course with the twisted denizens of purgatory. Set alternately in modern day California and the gothic underworld of the Presidio, Godspeed is equal parts dark fantasy and sinister noir, a Paradise Lost for a new generation.

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godspeed, err, ryder fell.........2007-04-08

just a friendly note:

this book, though showcasing a release date of a month ago, is not yet available.

if you are thinking of purchasing this item, wait until the fall when it actually releases. im hoping at that time Amazon will erase this "review".. save yourself time and effort, and emails from amazon saying they dont currently have the title available. but some good news:

there are a number of submissions available for viewing on a myspace page where baer set up links for the novel under the name Ryder Fell. here is that link:

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my name is legion for we are many, there are many of us out here that eagerly await this release. dark fantasy epic noir, from a crafter like baer.. man, im having a hard time waiting. godspeed, fall 2007.
the end of summer never looked so inviting

Farewell, Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time

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A few nuggets
Sixty four choice examples of eloquent eulogies
Bedtime Reading
Thought provoking -- what else shoud a book be?
amazing and inspirational farewells

Farewell, Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time
Cyrus M. Copeland
Manufacturer: Harmony
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ASIN: 1400049466
Release Date: 2003-12-23

Book Description

Farewell, Godspeed is a remarkable collection of eulogies for some of the most notable figures of our time, delivered by the people who knew them best. In the words used to eulogize the great and celebrated men and women of the world—sometimes reverential, sometimes funny, always poignant—we come as close as perhaps we ever will to seeing the warm humanity beneath their public personas.

Cyrus M. Copeland has gathered some of the greatest of these writings about artists, scientists, authors, public servants, entertainers, and others who have captured our attention by making the world a better, or at least a livelier, place. Here is Andy Warhol’s close friend describing Warhol’s hidden spirituality. Albert Einstein’s assistant recounting his humanism. Edward Kennedy remembering with a brother’s tenderness the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Larry McMurtry’s lively and loving tribute to Irving “Swifty” Lazar. And Robert Bernstein, longtime publisher and friend of Dr. Seuss, memorializing him with special, never-before-published verse. Also included are the eulogies of the Challenger astronauts by President Ronald Reagan; Charles Schulz by Cathy Guisewite (creator of the comic strip Cathy); Bette Davis by James Woods; Bob Fosse by Neil Simon; Lucille Ball by Diane Sawyer; Martin Luther King Jr. by Benjamin E. Mays; David O. Selznick by Truman Capote; Karl Marx by Friedrich Engels; and Gianni Versace by Madonna.

In these moving and personal tributes we see at last the vulnerabilities and nuances of character that are often hidden from the spotlight, and the true personalities behind the names we remember.

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A few nuggets .......2006-05-04

First things first. The book is mis-titled. This is not a book of the greatest eulogies of our time. Rather it is a book of eulogies about "great" people.

Copeland has segmented the book into eulogies for Maestros, Visionaries, Wisecrackers, Captains of Industry, Movie Moguls etc. The fact that the eulogized person was exceptional in their life does not guarantee an exceptional eulogy. Indeed, many of them consist of pretty ordinary prose.

However, it is still an interesting and useful book. Hopefully, you will not be called on to do a eulogy too soon, but if you are, Farewell Godspeed is a good resource to help you craft those words.

My favorite eulogies contain some lovely humor which I believe is important for a good memorial. James Woods words for Bette Davis contain some memorable anecdotes and portray a real sense of what this lady was about. Larry Gelbart's eulogy for Jack Lemmon is full of obvious love.
"(I)n his personal life, Jack had almost no range at all. Throughout the whole of it, year after year, he was simply unfailingly terrific - displaying merely shades of marvelous. Being predictably thoughtful. Endlessly caring. Instinctively kind."

The eulogy to Albert Einstein by Ernst Straus, friend and assistant, captures the archetypical "mad scientist" Einstein. It is funny, it is moving and again like Gelbart's words, full of love.

A useful reference book, but I do believe that many of the greatest eulogies of our time will never get published. These eulogies have been delivered by your friends, by your neighbors about their loved ones, about their friends and their neighbors. Ordinary people speaking about people who touched their hearts, but for them, not in an ordinary way. Eulogies which have been delivered from the heart with the speaker never wondering what the media will be saying about the speech the next day.

Sixty four choice examples of eloquent eulogies.......2004-08-13

I am not inclined to agree with the sub-title of "Farewell, Godspeed" that these are indeed "The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time," simply because I think there are so many eloquent farewells given to loved ones who have passed away that never see the light of day. But that hardly detracts from the point of Cyrus M. Copeland's collection, which serves as a potent reminder of a neglected art form by providing sixty four examples from the past century.

Of the sixty four the one that will be recognized and remembered by most readers in President Ronald Reagan's eulogy for the "Challenger" astronauts, a most atypical eulogy in that it was probably the one written the quickest, delivered the same day that the shuttle exploded before the television cameras of the nation. Older readers might recall Chief Justice Earl Warren's remarks following the death of President John F. Kennedy, but clearly you will be reading almost all of these sixty four eulogies for the first time.

These eulogies are collected into sections representing the vocation of the dearly departed. Copeland has sections on Maestros like Isadora Duncan and Andy Warhol, Visionaries from Susan B. Anthony to Ryan White, Wisecrackers from Lucille Ball to Charles Schulz, Captains of Industry such as Henry Ford, Matinee Idols from Humphrey Bogart to River Phoenix, Explorers & High Flyers in the mode of Amelia Earhart and Timothy Leary, Tunesmiths & Troubadours from Irving Berlin to George Harrison, Movie Moguls like David O. Selznick, Wordsmiths from Emily Dickinson to Dr. Seuss, and a final section devoted to the eulogies for the three principal figures of America's Camelot. Clearly, our time extends beyond this century when we go back to Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, which is another reason to take the sub-title with a grain of salt. But it is not like a century or two ago people talked about death in ways that we cannot understand today.

After each eulogy Copeland provides a brief time line for the historic figure who was the subject of the eulogy. For some of these figures it may be helpful to read these biographic outlines before the speeches, especially if you have no idea as to the identity of a Quentin Crisp, David Ogilvy, or Irving "Swifty" Lazar.

Some of the speakers who gave (or wrote) these eulogies will be familiar to the reader as well. Madonna writing about Gianni Versace, Bob Hope speaking about Jack Benny, Garrison Keillor eulogizing Chet Atkins, and Orson Welles on Darryl F. Zanuck, for example. One figure who is eulogized, John F. Kennedy, delivers a eulogy of his own for the poet Robert Frost.

To my surprise my favorite eulogies were the ones that managed to bring humor to the situation. Just the idea of Monty Python's Eric Idle giving the eulogy for George Harrison of the Beatles has to bring a smile to your face. That does not mean that you cannot be smiling through the tears, as is the case when fellow cartoonist Cathy Guisewite shares memories of the man she called Sparky and that the world knew as the creator of "Peanuts," Charles M. Schulz. There is also something to be said for eulogies given by family members, even when the subject is famous and the sibling is not.

Certainly there are examples that come to my mind that I could argue should be included, from Margaret Thatcher's words on the passing of Ronald Reagan, to Bill Clinton's eulogy for Richard Nixon, and the two speeches Robert F. Kennedy gave following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Copeland includes two eulogies by the man who fate has called upon to delivery more than his fair share of such speeches, Ted Kennedy, but not the one he gave for his brother Bobby, which remains his most memorable. The way that speech contrasts with the eulogies given for his nephew, John Kennedy, Jr., and his sister-in-law, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, would be insightful.

However, in the final analysis Copeland's collection is inspirational, specifically in the sense of showing how various speakers have responded to this particular rhetorical situation. In that regard the most public examples of such discourse, delivered in the wake of the death of the most prominent citizens, can readily be seen as being beyond the scope of most funeral orations.

"Farewell, Godspeed" is an excellent book to loan to a friend or family member who has to deliver a eulogy, for it will show the range and scope of what can be done (I say "loan" because that strikes me as being more appropriate than giving it as a gift under such circumstances). Certainly within these sixty four farewells there will be speeches, or specific passages, that resonant and can inspire the expression of similar thoughts. Even in grief, there can be moments of profound eloquence.

Bedtime Reading.......2004-05-03

You'll read this book slowly. If you want to savor each of the imaginative, evocative portraits of 20th century legends. As with a batch of homemade chocolate cookies, better to consume just a few each night with a warm glass of milk. And then fall asleep and dream of what you want to become. The inspiration is ineluctable.

Thought provoking -- what else shoud a book be?.......2004-04-05

What a book. It is the compilation of about eighty eulogies of some of the most influential persons of their times, given by a myriad of people. There is neither rhyme nor reason, save the fact that they have touched people; some millions, some few.

We find words by John Kennedy, and of John Kennedy. Of Albert Einstein, David O. Selznick, Charles Schultz, Che, Martin, the Duke and the Challenger astronauts.

Anyone smart enough to be able to read will go through this book and come to its end with one thought: "What would I want to be said about me?" And after that thought, who knows what action may follow!

Damn.

amazing and inspirational farewells.......2004-02-19

This may not be the kind of book you would expect to find interesting, but once you pick it up, you'll find it difficult to put down. This is a compilation of 64 eulogies for the famous by the famous or articulate people who knew them best. Many are moving, all are interesting.

Divided into sections called Maestros (Bob Fosse, Andy Warhol), Visionaries (Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King Jr, Ryan White), Wisecrackers (Gilda Radner, Lucille Ball), Captains of Industry (Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford), Matinee idols (Humphrey Bogart, James Dean), Explorers & High Flyers (Challenger astronauts, Albert Einstein), Tunesmiths & Troubadours (Janis Joplin, Lawrence Welk), Movie Moguls (Stanley Kubrick, Billy Wilder), Wordsmiths (Mark Twain, Walt Whitman) and Camelot (JFK, JFK Jr and Jackie Onassis), often the eulogist is as interesting as the deceased, and the fascination comes from learning about their relationship -- JFK on Robert Frost, Fidel Castro on Che Guevara, Ossie Davis on Malcolm X, Bob Hope on Jack Benny, Eric Idle on George Harrison, among others). These are words spoken in a time of tremendous grief, and the eloquence of the speakers is memorable.

Each selection is several pages long and followed by a short chronology of the deceased.

Also, don't miss the beautiful Robinson Jeffers piece that precedes the Table of Contents.

This book is fascinating and inspirational, and will compel you to contemplate your own legacy and relationships.

Product Description

Godspeed: The Kurt Cobain Graphic takes Cobain s story and plays it out as a totally unique graphic novel. From the luminous colors of an idyllic childhood through the flamboyant hues of success and stardom, Cobain s story inevitably declines into a much darker palette. The script draws from the singer s tortured self-image as well as straightforward biographical fact so that the tone of the book fluctuates between subjective dream-state and objective reality. Going beyond the facts, it transmutes Cobain s extraordinary life into an equally extraordinary work of art. In full color throughout with amazing artwork by Flameboy.

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Kickass!.......2006-07-26

This book was a great way to see Kurt Cobain's life, plus the comic is great. Flameboy is a very talented artist.

Kurt Cobain' what a legend.......2006-06-20

This book is the perfect way to keep the spirit of Kurt Cobain alive. It is an amazing book, and everything that is written in this book is true of Cobain and his character, and the pictures and just breath taking..!! It talks about his life, the love he felt, how he suffered under the pressure of addiction, that eventuly led to his suicide. If someone is a Cobain fan, just interested in him, or simply can see beyond what they think they know about him, you should read this book. I recomend it!!!!

A Comic About Kurt?.......2006-03-03

Creamin'. This is truly an amazing peice of work. This is absolutely creamin'.

Godspeed.......2005-09-23

This is a must for a true Nirvana Fan the art work awesome and the story is written very well.

Meh.......2005-08-21

i've seen some bashings of this book, and that's what made me hesitate about buying it. i did get a scanned version of it, read it and i must say: it is a remarkable comic book. it did exagerate facts in kurt's life, yes, but it isn't supposed to be accurate, it's not a bio, it's a comic. i did love it. excellent graphic work and, well, the way it was written is preety good too. the writer has done some research before actually putting anything down on paper. if you are a comic book fan, kurt cobain fan and understand the difference between a comic and a biography, get this book. if not, better just leave it alone.

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Definitely a GREAT buy.
Brilliant
A Shamelessly Ass-Kissing Review
The best punk rock novel ever written!!!!
Tops on My List!!

Godspeed: A Novel
Lynn Breedlove
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0312313632

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Jim is a butch bike messenger and speedfreak who is suddenly faced with an ultimatum by her girlfriend: clean up or get out. Unable to kick her drug habit, Jim ends up unemployed and alone, so as a newly hired band roadie, she takes off for New York from San Francisco and starts to clean up. But even after changing her ways, Jim still finds herself dissatisfied and in desperate search of the ultimate rush.

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Definitely a GREAT buy........2007-05-13

I found this book, amusing, interesting, exciting and the best of all, REALISTIC, this shows a reality that most people just ignores, we all se bike messengers but most people don't see that there's a whole world behind them. Personally, as one, I could relate myself all the time with this and the genderqueer thing was the best, this is definitely a book that all people should read, it makes you see things different, really. Lynn Breedlove is a genius (for this and for all she did with Tribe 8)

Brilliant.......2006-08-02

Breedlove's writing is so pure and clear that the story stays with you like an experience. Nothing in this book is boring because nothing is fake, fluffed-up or exaggerated. It's honest, gritty, and absolutely grips you from the start. It's hard not to see part of yourself in Jim... that's the wildest part, no matter how far you are from that crazy addict lifestyle, you're going to relate to Jim on a very deep level. There's no one in the world I wouldn't recommend this book to. It's purely awesome.

A Shamelessly Ass-Kissing Review.......2004-11-06

Godspeed was recommended to me by a friend, and when I first picked it up I found I couldn't put it down until it was finished - literally - about 24 hours later. It's a gritty and beautifully rendered novel and one of the best I've read in years (as I work in a bookstore that's a statement not to be taken lightly). It's certainly by far the best lesbian/drug/roadtrip and/or band novel I've read hands down. And be honest; that's what you really want to read about. In an effort to waste no more of your time let me just say: buy this book!

The best punk rock novel ever written!!!!.......2004-08-23

Not much more can be said. I read this book in 24 hrs. Tried to put it down, but kept snatching it back up. Only thing I would want different is an additional 50-100 pages at the end instead of the cramped 10 or so that wrap the story up. I can't wait for the further adventures of Jim!

Tops on My List!!.......2004-07-08

Wow! What a GREAT book!! I was hooked from the first line of Breedlove's Acknowledgements & loved that she included her mother's comment there.
For 30+ yrs, I've read a lot of lesbian fiction. I'm soooo tired of thinly plotted mysteries and tooooo many flower-labia, sunset and beaches coming-out romances. Unlike all of them, this story gets into the nitty gritty of a real sort of urban lesbian life, one more complicated than "am I or aren't I?", "will she or won't she" and "will she, with me?" storylines.
Reminds me a bit of 'A Crystal Diary : a novel' by Frankie Hucklenbroich, in that it's written (style & content)from inside the head of the protagonist, whether she's high at the time or not.
Gives it that sense of NOW, and keeps it real.
Like her musicianship with the band Tribe 8, Breedlove pumps it out with this book!

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nice biography for younger readers
Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Godspeed, John Glenn

Manufacturer: Boyds Mills Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1590783840

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nice biography for younger readers.......2007-09-23

When John Glenn, Jr. boarded Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, he became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth. This book gives a biography of his life and describes how he came to be an astronaut. It also describes some of the technical information of how the shuttles are safely able to enter space and return astronauts to earth.

This book is a great biography of a very important man. This is the first biography book geared towards younger readers that I have encountered and I was very impressed by it. The beautiful illustrations draw the reader's interest and the story of John Glenn's life is written in a way that younger readers can understand it and will be interested in it. The sidebars include more technical information about how the shuttles work and the space program, which will appeal to older readers who are interested in space.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too.......2006-11-09

For John Glenn, becoming an astronaut seemed natural. After taking an airplane ride as a small boy, he became a Marine Corps fighter pilot during both World War II and the Korean War. Besides the numerous medals that he won during these wars, including being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on six different occasions, Mr. Glenn grew to love flying even more than he had as a boy. This led to a job as a test pilot for experimental aircraft.

It seemed only natural that in 1959 John Glenn was chosen, along with six other men, to form the Mercury Seven--men who would train with NASA to become astronauts. As they withstood the difficult training that they'd need before they could ever enter into space, NASA was busy sending animals, including Ham the chimpanzee, into orbit to test the body's ability to deal with weightlessness and other issues.

John Glenn's day finally came on February 20, 1962, when he boarded the Friendship 7 and was shot into space. After orbiting the Earth three times, he was forced to return due to a malfunction aboard his capsule. However, that first man-made orbit into space gave President John F. Kennedy the facts he needed to make a push for a man eventually landing on the Moon.

GODSPEED, JOHN GLENN is an excellent illustrated biography, perfect for a middle school library or classroom. For those students interested in space or history, this is a great book from which to gain knowledge of both.

Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"

Biografias de las estrellas del Rock vol. 1: Kurt Cobain el angel erratico/ Rock Star Biographies Vol. 1: Kurt Cobain Godspeed (Biografías De Las Estrellas Del Rock)/ Spanish Edition

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Biografias de las estrellas del Rock vol. 1: Kurt Cobain el angel erratico/ Rock Star Biographies Vol. 1: Kurt Cobain Godspeed (Biografías De Las Estrellas Del Rock)/ Spanish Edition
Barnaby Legg
Manufacturer: Public Square Books
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Godspeed: The Kurt Cobain Graphic takes Cobain's story and plays it out as a totally unique graphic novel. From the luminous colours of an idyllic childhood through the flamboyant hues of success and stardom, Cobain's story inevitably declines into a much darker palette. The script draws from the singer's tortured self-image as well as straightforward biographical fact so that the tone of the book fluctuates between subjective dream-state and objective reality. Much more than a biography, Godspeed is unlike anything you have read about Kurt Cobain before. Going beyond the facts, it transmutes Cobain's extraordinary life into an equally extraordinary work of art.

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Godspeed
Sigrid Wynne-Evans
Manufacturer: The Beaded Bear
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0964836084

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A seed bead pattern book that has a tapestry pattern based on the painting by Edmund Blair Leighton, by the same name. The painting depicts a medieval lady bidding her Knight "Godspeed" as he goes off to battle.

The tapestry pattern (about 9 X 12 inches) is given in a word chart in both peyote and loom. Word charts are incredibly easy to follow. A pattern in the traditional color coded chart is also given for a 3 X 4 inch peyote stitch detail that can be made into a necklace or mini tapestry.

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Fantastic Science Fiction.......2004-10-21

This is a good no nonsense Science Fiction story. It's easy to read and is not filled up with nonsensical crap as in Ringworld or similiar novels. It's just honest believable science fiction.

Treasure Island in the Space-Time Continuum.......2001-08-23

A very well done takeoff of the RLS masterpiece with science used cleverly.

Treasure Island in Space.......2001-06-21

This book is essential an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's to a science fiction setting. Instead of a pirate treasure, they are looking for an interstellar drive. There is a Long John Silver character, although he has benefitted from improvements in medical technology. It's not a bad read, but it's surprisingly shallow for someone of Sheffield's talents

A great science-fiction adventure!.......2000-03-14

This is the first book I read by this author, and it is still my favorite. It combines mystery, adventure, and the coming-of-age of a character you really get to care about. Definitely recommended!

For the kid in you..........1999-03-18

A good story that is also well written. Though it becomes readily obvious that it has strong ties to R.L. Stephenson's sea-faring classics, it remains an enjoyable read. Good for fledgeling sci-fi addicts and subway reading. Do it for the kid in you, read this one; you won't regret it.

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Godspeed

Manufacturer: Tor
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000DCO22M

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