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My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and just generally act like a raging dickhead. But, I do contribute to humanity in one very important way: I share my adventures with the world. —from the Introduction Actual reader feedback:
"I am completely baffled as to how you can congratulate yourself for being a womanizer and a raging drunk, or think anyone cares about an idiot like you. Do you really think that exploiting the insecurities of others while getting wasted is a legitimate thing to offer?"
"Thank you, thank you, thank you—for sharing with us your wonderful tales of drunken revelry, for teaching me what it means to be a man, for just existing so I know that there is another option; I too can say `screw the system' and be myself and have fun. My life truly began when I finished reading your stories. Now, when faced with a quandary about what course of action I should take, I just ask myself, `What Would Tucker Do?'—and I do it, and I am a better man for it."
"I find it truly appalling that there are people in the world like you. You are a disgusting, vile, repulsive, repugnant, foul creature. Because of you, I don't believe in God anymore. No just God would allow someone like you to exist."
"I'll stay with God as my lord, but you are my savior. I just finished reading your brilliant stories, and I laughed so hard I almost vomited. I want to bring that kind of joy to people. You're an artist of the highest order and a true humanitarian to boot. I'm in both shock and awe at how much I want to be you."
"You are the coolest person I can even imagine existing. If you slept with my girlfriend, it'd make me love her more."
Customer Reviews:
No Socially Redeeming Qualities Except He's Funny.......2007-10-03
Tucker Max, the author, is a narcissistic, alcoholic, egomaniacal, sexist pig with the morals of an alley cat in heat, but he has one redeeming quality. He is funny! This book is the story of his adventures, and while the conduct is contemptible, he has a gift with words and phrases, which make what he writes humorous. In addition, it is his frat boy antics that land him in many of the situations that are so funny.
Karma will one day land in Tucker Max's lap and cause him unmerciful grief. Until that day happens, however, he will continue to be a pig and will continue to write about it. If you're female, and think you don't want to read this because he is so bad, think again. It's a great lesson in how some males behave!
In retrospect, not that great.......2007-10-01
I bought this when it first came out and I enjoyed it at the time. While I had read most of the stories off the website, the new ones were kind of interesting insofar I wanted to see if Tucker Max could expand his scope.
After reading it again lately, I realized that it'll be a forgettable piece of pop literature within about two years. The stories are fine but pretty rinse and repeat. There are only so many ways you can throw up, have sex with women, and insult people before it gets tired. The writing itself is nothing special and once the content gets thin the book falls apart. The book itself is also edited poorly, with grammatical mistakes and missing pictures that lead to a sloppy finished product.
While it might make the best seller list, IHTSBIN will be forgotten quickly once anyone with even a slightly better writing style comes along. Unique? Maybe. Groundbreaking and important? Not at all.
HILARIOUS.......2007-09-28
This book is very funny. The key is to not take it too seriously or you might think it is vulgar and rude. Overall a hilarious take on drinking and sex. Perfect for a night of reading and drinking a beer or two!
Lost your balls? get them back here........2007-09-27
So i was a little skeptical about how entertaining it would be to read the drunken (mis)adventures of Tucker Max, Duke Law Student. I read this book faster than I've ever read a book before and boy was it entertaining. I almost laughed out loud on the bus a couple times while reading it. If you can't see the humor in situations where women are treated like sex objects then don't read this. If you don't think it's funny to drunk drive a car into a bakery and leave the scene without a trace, don't read this book. If you don't think it's funny to f@ck a fat girl and then throw her clothes out the window and make her run out the front door so your roomates don't see her, don't read this book. Get it. Good.
One of the funniest books I've ever read.......2007-09-26
Rarely does a book make me laugh out loud. The last one was "A Nasty Bit of Rough"...but if you don't like golf you should avoid it.
If all the stories in here are true, and I'll bet they are, how in the hell is he still alive? Between his psychotic friends, his raging addiction to vodka and his insatiable sex drive, most mortal men would be either pushing up daisies or resting comfortably in a padded cell.
Tucker is a great storyteller and you are cheating yourself out of a ton of laughs by not reading this one. Bra - freaking - vo!
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What is hell like, and how does one avoid an eternity of torment? Bill Wiese shares his unforgettable experience during which God allowed him to see and feel the agony people endure in hell.
Wiese's visit to the devil's lair lasted just twenty-three minutes, but he returned from this with vivid details etched in his memory. He records an accurate account of his experience in this book, presenting more than three hundred scriptures that verify the horrors he endured and observed.
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A must read !.......2007-10-10
This book is indeed fascinating ! It gives one a taste of what hell is like and therefore it should prayerfully lead one to dedicate their life to Christ so that they have the assurance of Heaven.
Incredible Detailed book.......2007-10-10
So often a book on someone's experience of this sort is very vague. Bill is so incredibly detailed that you actually feel like you have no further questions about what Hell is like. His descriptions are so breath taking that I highly recommend not reading this before you go to bed. Be prepared to get your socks scarred off you. I couldn't sleep for weeks after reading this book. I now purchase a number of them to hand out during Halloween. If someone wants to get scared enough to realize that God is real, the bible is accurate, and life is not to be wasted away, this is the book to read. It is life changing.
Baffled.......2007-10-06
Honestly everyone this is a must read. I can't not explain how much it touches a person, or atleast makes them think about what if? I am currently in Iraq right now for the 3rd time, and I got some down time and I read this book. Two hours and 136 pages later I was laying there baffled that I just read the whole book and enjoyed every minute of it. Not a dull moment in it at all. It makes you just want to fall down on your knee's and praise god, and tell him you love him over and over and over again. Such a good book! God Bless you all.
23 minutes in Hell.......2007-10-06
For those that might say "there is no heaven and hell" this is a good book to get for them to read...easy read and frightening..if it were me, I would pair it with "90 minutes in Heaven" by Don Piper..the two hand in hand would sum it all up. Know which destination I would choose!
Scared Straight, Are You?.......2007-10-06
I'm not going to question the motives of the author, but I will say that I've heard stuff like this called "spiritual pornography." It is titillating, and more likely than not it will generate emotions primarily geared at the gratification of self: in this case, the desire to avoid suffering. On that account, I would not automatically assume that this vision is of divine origin. If the book does not make you desire to take sufferings and sacrifices upon yourself in order to save others from such a fate, I would be doubly suspect.
The testimony in this book reminded me of the Jehovah's Witnesses who have come to my door and ask me what I thought my eternity would be like.
This is my question, fellow Christians: If you knew for a fact that you could live your life any way you liked without repercussion--that is, that you were guaranteed by God that you would have the opportunity to repent at the last minute and still obtain eternal bliss in Heaven--would you still choose to serve God as fervently as you do because you believe you might be damned if you don't?
If not, in what sense is that the love of God to which we are called? Have you not just chosen to be the resentful brother who stays home, rather than the prodigal who squanders the family fortune? While it is surely better to start serving God before your motives are the best, in the open-hearted hope that as your service of God goes on, your motives will likewise become more real, it is wrong to content yourself with a service of God that purely seeks to avoid your own suffering. It must be fairly obvious to anyone who stops to think about it that this is only a different way to serve yourself. If you are not willing to put up with vitriolic hatred, abuse, stench, heat, ugliness, pain, and even emotional desolation in order to serve God, ask yourself what kind of devotion it is that you are offering. It is not the same sort of devotion that Our Lord offered on the Cross.
Jesus didn't say, "Repent, the end is near." He said, "Repent, the Kingdom of God is at hand." Please recognize that those are two very different things. The first is death; the second, life. When Jesus was asked, "Are there many who will be saved?" He didn't answer with a numerical estimate. He said, "Seek to enter through the narrow door." Think about that.
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- The Great Divorce
- A dash of fantasy, a dash of truth, vintage C.S. Lewis
- An Intriguing Story
- Yet, it IS a plausible picture of the afterlife...
- Entertaining, but don't try and take too much theology from it.
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The Great Divorce
C. S. Lewis
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The Great Divorce is C.S. Lewis's Divine Comedy: the narrator bears strong resemblance to Lewis (by way of Dante); his Virgil is the fantasy writer George MacDonald; and upon boarding a bus in a nondescript neighborhood, the narrator is taken to Heaven and Hell. The book's primary message is presented with almost oblique tidiness--"There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, 'Thy will be done.'" However, the narrator's descriptions of sin and temptation will hit quite close to home for many readers. Lewis has a genius for describing the intricacies of vanity and self-deception, and this book is tremendously persistent in forcing its reader to consider the ultimate consequences of everyday pettiness. --Michael Joseph Gross
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C. S. Lewis takes us on a profound journey through both heaven and hell in this engaging allegorical tale. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, Lewis introduces us to supernatural beings who will change the way we think about good and evil.
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The Great Divorce.......2007-09-30
This is one of my favorite books. I've read it several times and I've had to buy new copies because I keep giving it away. The Great Divorce starts off a little slowly, but you have to hang in there through the first couple of chapters. It is NOT a book about marital divorce, but rather about letting go of the things you think you want or need in order to gain that which is of much greater value.
A dash of fantasy, a dash of truth, vintage C.S. Lewis.......2007-09-26
As one reviewer noted, many readers will not pick up a C.S. Lewis creation beyond "Chronicles of Narnia," "Mere Christianity," and "The Screwtape Letters." I was one of them, but I'm very thankful for having to check out a copy of Lewis' "The Great Divorce." Like his Narnia tales, there is a dash of both fantasy and truth in this volume, and the mix is delicate but profound. Built as a story of a bus ride to Heaven and Hell, "The Great Divorce" weaves a tapestry of assorted characters, facing immortal choices about their own harrowing predicaments. While Lewis' landscape visualizing the realities of Heaven and Hell are of course conjectural, each character's scene and dialogue with the Solid Spirits of Heaven are assuredly not. It's like looking in the mirror - there is someone who looks exactly like you, warts and all. It's a small book, something you can finish within a day. I still thought it was like a smack in the face, something we need in our materialistic and fickle lives now and again.
Pride, lust, idolatry, SIN, it's all represented here in the great style of Lewis' magical blend of imagination and vivid imagery. The book, of course, ends in hope, in salvation. As the mystical Teacher who advises the main character Lewis says, Hell would not be big enough to do any harm to the Real World, or the Truth.
An Intriguing Story.......2007-09-19
C.S. Lewis' very short book is a fictional work that follows the journey of a group of people in Hell who take a trip to Heaven. Like his "Screwtape Letters," this book provides some excellent insights into the psychology of humankind.
During this trip to Heaven, the inhabitants of Hell are given a chance to repent and enter the kingdom of God. Each person upon arrival is eventually greeted by a person from Heaven who tries to convince the unrepentant to receive salvation. It is almost painful to read as these inhabitants of Hell steadfastly refuse to repent. It is painful to see the characters accept Hell and reject Heaven, but it is even more painful because it is easy for us to see our own flaws represented by these unrepentant people.
Lewis' construction of Hell as a place where the unrepentant wander around and never achieve satisfaction or fulfillment is conspicuously lacking searing flames and torturing demons. And although Lewis may not have meant for "The Great Divorce" to be a systematic description of the nature of Heaven and Hell, I think that he is certainly on to something. The vision of Hell found in this book is, I think, closer to the reality of Hell than the traditional Dante-esque version of torture and pain. But the primary accomplishment of "The Great Divorce" is that it shows us the psychology of unbelief, even when manifested in ourselves.
Yet, it IS a plausible picture of the afterlife..........2007-09-08
This little book is a total joy to read. I know that the author makes it very clear that one should not suppose that he is factually presenting details of the afterlife, yet, in the end he has created a most satisfying image of a plausible afterlife. As for the title, he is referring to the poet-mystic William Blake's Marriage of Heaven and Hell. He points out that this is a synthesis that can never be, for to do so would compromise the absolute Goodness of Heaven, thereby making a Hell of both. Perhaps there can one day be a marriage of Heaven and Earth (thereby showing both to really have been Heaven all along), but never of Heaven and Hell.
I loved the imagery of Hell being very much like a never-ending city on Earth where it is always twilight and eternal night always on the verge. Yet, it is not a crowded city for people keep moving apart because they cannot stand each other's presence. That's just it. People dwell in Hell by their own choice. It is the obsessions that separate them from God and the highest reality that keep them from leaving. It is even shown that such higher impulses as love and pity, if unhealthily indulged in for their own sake and for nothing higher or transcendent, can keep you in Hell. Yet, this Hell is also Purgatory for those who workout their obsessions. In fact, there is a regular bus service to Heaven for fieldtrips that serve just that purpose (I always suspected that the omnibus originated in Hades.)
As for Heaven, it is perpetually just the moment before dawn and eternal day. The idea that Heaven is actually more substantial than Hell, or Earth, is reasonable, since it is after all the more Real of the two being closer to the Creator. Indeed, the visitors from Hell appear as pale and insubstantial deformed ghosts who find the adamantine hardness and density of the higher plane physically painful (even walking upon the grass.) The residents of the realm however are radiant spirits who do everything that they can to point out the mistakes and illusions that the ghostly visitors still cling to- and which are the only thing keeping them from traveling higher up and farther in to the one true goal. The most detailed and believable of these tutelary spirits is Lewis' own spriritual mentor, George Macdonald.
Entertaining, but don't try and take too much theology from it........2007-08-16
I gave this book three stars because while it is entertaining, there is a significant potential for people to try and get theology from it, which for the most part I don't recommend. The author makes sure to make that point at the end of the book, though. But I'm sure it's too late for a lot of people by then.
The primary theological point that C.S. Lewis is actually intending to make is that one goes to hell as a consequence of rejecting God and "loving" self. It is the person's rejection of God, not the other way around. However, in trying to make this point in a novel, a lot of the theology seems to get messed up.
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A riveting memoir from the Navy doctor praised as "Hero, M.D." on the cover of Newsweek.
Cdr. Richard Jadick's story is one of the most extraordinary to come out of the war in Iraq. At thirty-eight, the last place the Navy doctor was expected to be was on the front lines. He was too old to be called up, but not too old to volunteer. In November 2004, with the military reeling from an acute doctor shortage, Jadick chose to accompany the First Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment (the "1/8") to Iraq. During the Battle of Fallujah, Jadick and his team worked tirelessly and courageously around the clock to save their troops in the worst street fighting Americans had faced since Vietnam. It is estimated that without Jadick at the front, the Marines would have lost an additional thirty men. Of the hundreds of men he treated, only one died after reaching a hospital. This is the inspiring story of his decision to enter into the fray, a fascinating glimpse into wartime triage, and a compelling account of courage under fire.
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But Enough About Me..........2007-09-20
Having read the compelling Newsweek article that became the catalyst for the book, I was expecting much more than what was finally produced. As another reviewer mentioned, too much of the book was spent on CDR Jadick's personal history and trite stories about everyday life downrange. (Though the latrine story was pretty doggone funny...)
Perhaps it's difficult to produce a tome about one aspect of one battle - but others have managed. Those who have, however, are usually historians and not docs.
A bad book review should be understood for what it is. A book review. This is not a criticism of the author's valor or medical skill, which is worthy of every accolade that's been bestowed.
Mediocre at best.......2007-08-16
Does not deserve to share a shelf with medical accomplishments such as Atul Gawande's Better or Complications. The book is filled with trite sentences and tainted with the robotic marine mentality. Slow and reads like you yourself are in hell.
You are there in the Minds and Hearts........2007-07-16
Feel the heat, taste the dust, squint in the sun while horror is delivered to you on the hour.
A Jewel of a Novel.......2007-07-01
having been in the Navy I found this book a fine read. His explanation of the Marine/Navy world was perfect. Corpmen are always highly respected by all. Beyond that it shows the great men and women and their beliefs toward our wonderful country. Soemtimes when we see the faults by politicians and others and we wonder how we will make it as a country all we have to do is look toward the fine men and women that serve us and our country. Let our hearts go out and let us in the future be ready to help them in all they will need.
On Call In Hell by Cdr. Richard Jadick.......2007-06-25
The book was riveting...hard to put down. I read it in two days, mainly because I wanted to experience what Marines and Navy Corpsmen experience in combat, and I certainly did and then some. My son's heroic rescue on Thanksgiving Day, 2004 was clearly documented, as was his death in combat the next day. Kudos to the corpsmen who literally go through the gates of hell to rescue a wounded Marine!
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Over a period of forty days, God gave Mary K. Baxter visions of hell and commissioned her to tell all to choose life. Here is an account of the place and beings of hell contrasted with the glories of heaven. It is a reminder of the need each of us has for the miracle of salvation.
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What Effect on your soul?.......2007-10-08
Before you read this book, consider what effect it might have on you to do it. This was written to grab your imagination, and it will. It is intended to fill you with fear. I do not have to tell you this, if you've read the other reviews: it is going to either scare you or disgust you, one or the other.
Will a book like this tempt you to judge which other people you know are going to Hell? Very bad. Will it tempt you to judge yourself worthy of Heaven by virtue your own good works? Also bad. Will it tempt you to dwell on graphic imaginations of Hell, rather than on the gracious goodness of God and the virtues you ought to be pursuing? Also not good. Will it tempt you to fear that God is not really all-merciful, that you cannot trust God to save you but must in some way earn your way to salvation? Very bad. Will it make your preaching of the Gospel, in word and action, more reliant on fear than on the love of God? Not good.
Will it remind you that Hell is real? This is good, for Hell is real...although the extent to which it matches the many private revelations out there is up for debate. Will it make you consider seriously that the afterlife is a physical reality of tremendous consequence? That's a good thing. Will it make you more serious about the effect your life is having on the eternal salvation of not just yourself, but of others? That is a good thing. Could you not arrive at these without hazarding the possible pitfalls of the book? If you suffer the pitfalls, will you be able to put those aside? This is something to consider!
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things." Phil. 4:8
If you already know the direction you need to go in order to serve God, if you already love God and thirst for souls to come into His Life and Love purely for the sake of ending the suffering that sin brings into the world right now, if you already love and trust Jesus and His will to save you and bring you to eternal life, if you know God's life to be real and all else to be nothing but pain and falsehood, then leave this book alone. It will not profit you, and it may harm you, and not just you, but those you witness to and serve. It could harm your relationship with God. That is, after all, the bottom line. If you're going to fear, then remember what it is that is worth fearing.
If you are determined to read this book, or if you have read it, plan on some de-briefing. These are not images that one should dwell on.
The devil loves fear, but hates to be mocked. As for me, I would recommend that a person read worthwhile fiction such as "The Screwtape Letters", by CS Lewis. While it is fiction, it describes the wiles of the devil very skillfully and in very practical terms. That it uses humor to give you a greater appreciation of the many windows you give Old Scratch does not make it less effective. Even a non-believer will find it a revealing look into the human soul, and I think will profit from having read it.
If you spend your time considering how the devil is taking advantage of you today, and take prudent steps against these, you will not have to spend time worrying about how the devil will have at you in eternity.
As for those who think a loving God could not allow a Hell, consider that love also consists in respecting the choices of the beloved. God cannot make life apart from Him other than what it is. God will not force us to live in the real world where love makes its just demands if we are intent on living in a false, empty world with our wholly inadequate selves as the center. I think it entirely possible that those who cannot let go of their own way of doing things may choose the torture of Hell over the torture of what it takes to let go of their worship of self. If you've persisted in self-defeating choices in your life, or have a loved one who has, you know what I mean. Many may reject the graphic images in this book as gratuitously violent, even as sadistic. I think that is probably right. Remember, though, that very strong metaphor is sometimes needed to represent how bad something unimaginably bad really is, when you are talking to someone with no parallel experience. Poetry is full of metaphors that are both factually incorrect and yet absolutely necessary to convey the truth. Again, you know what I mean. It is silly to reject a good metaphor based on incompatiblity with normal physical experience.
I think that the one who desires to serve God, the one who is determined to hold back nothing that love demands, the one that desires that all know God: that one needs to fear nothing whatsoever. That one should just leave this book alone, and all like it.
Please read.......2007-09-27
You will never regret you read this book. You'll only regret you didnt read it earlier. Read it for your own sake and the sake of your loved ones and friends. Hell is real, and the devil Satan is doing all he can to blind all of us because he wants to take as many people with him when it is his turn to be thrown into the lake of fire forever.
It is not God's wish to see anyone go to hell. But God, the creator and finisher of life, will give every living soul an opportunity through His Son Jesus to to escape the consequence of disbelief and disobedience(towards God.)
Choose life! Choose Jesus! And reap all the blessings, love and security God will bestow on you. For He loves you!
But if you don't choose God, you will like so many others, reap the consequences of death in hell. And these consequences, once reaped can never, ever, be erased! Once you are bound in hell, your chances have ended.
Choose life in Jesus, now, before it is too late! Cry out to Jesus to come into your heart, and to be your saviour. He will wash all your sins away, no matter what you have done in life. Let Him (Jesus) heal you, let Him deliver you, and let Him protect you. The only catch is the word "let." God is a gentleman, and He will not force Himself on you. You have to let him in. But its easy, just call out to God through Jesus's name.
I let Him in, and i have absolutely NO REGRETS.
Simple, honest, and boldly truthful.......2007-09-13
I adore all of Mary Baxter's books. All of them are so deeply saturated with raw honesty and truth that her words seep into every crevice of the heart. I believe with my entire essence that Jesus Christ came to her; nobody could make this stuff up. After reading each one of her books, I am left pondering how very different her outlook must be toward this world and the next, in comparison to everyday people like you and I. After all, She has seen for a fact the reality of Hell; not only has she seen it, but she actually experienced it's horrors from the perspective of a lost soul. On the flip side, she has not only seen Heaven, but also experienced it's marvelous and indescribable attributes from the perspective of an actual citizen! These books will forcefully open your spiritual eyes, and demand that your mind look past the physical realm, and focus on that which we cannot see. The trickle effect will be that of spiritual sobriety and an ever growing relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ. For He knew He had to let her experience the harsh boldness of all her visions, in order that she and all her readers would have a unstoppable, and unquenchable urge to spread His Holy Word.
Thank You Mary Baxter, for heeding the call of our Lord and presenting us with the raw truth this world so desperately craves.
Carrie Lynn Jones
Author of It All Began... When Jesus Gave Me Sneakers
Think carefully as you read, think more carefully about eternity.......2007-09-07
Mary Baxter's book about hell is both fascinating and horrifying to read. She claims that for forty nights, Jesus appeared to her and took her to different parts of hell and the different levels of torture in each place. She is introduced to many tortured souls in cells and pits who beg for mercy but Jesus sadly tells them it is too late. He explains to her why they are there and how He tried to rescue them but they wouldn't let Him. At two different times, Baxter claims, she is even abandoned by Jesus and experiences ghastly torture herself for a time. The message of the book is clear: repent now while there is time and be saved from these horrors to everlasting life.
As I read this book I tried hard to compare things with what the Bible said about hell and think if the author was making this up or not. Many of the things she says match up with scripture, and I do think there are different levels of torture since Jesus talked about some people being punished worse than others on judgement day. But there are a few things that sound a little weird to me, such as the part about the end of the world where the beast has a mind eraser. (On the other hand, the entire book of Revelation is quite weird too) And what some of the prisoners say sounds very close to what Lazarus said in the Bible, although it's possible that many could say the same things.
In conclusion, I'm not quite sure if this revelation is really divine or just imagined. But I will give this book 5 stars for being well-written and a desperate plea to tell people about the savior. As you read this and other books, remember to ask the Holy Spirit to help you know what is true and what isn't. One day, all of us will see who was right, but the most important thing is to search for the most important truths and not worry about all of the exact details. Everyone in the world should seriously consider that both heaven and hell could be real, and that there may be only one way to reach the pearly gates.
This book is a must read.......2007-08-15
I don't read books much because it takes a lot to get me hooked in. I could not put this book down. I read the whole thing in 4 hours and it was so worth it. I tell everyone about this book. Some will believe this woman and some won't, but everything she says is backed up in the Bible. I for one believe her and this book is the best written book I have ever read!
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It began with two men. They came from very different worlds¿entirely different universes, in fact¿and they met in a virgin forest on a duplicate planet Earth. Neither of them had expected it, both of them realized how important the first contact with any other trans-universal human civilization might be. But something went wrong. Neither side knows who shot first. But both the magic-using civilization of Arcana and steel-and-steam age Sharona, with its psionic Talents, think it was the other side. And it doesn't really matter, now, because the original incident has snowballed. Both sides have additional dead to mourn; both sides have additional wrongs to avenge. Both sides have additional military forces moving towards the front. War between the universes is the last thing responsible leaders on either side want. But the fury of their respective populations, xenophobic fear of the unknown, and cries for "justice" (or vengeance), are all driving both sides towards the brink. The actions of local military commanders and diplomats may well determine the final outcome, and unscrupulous, power-hungry men¿and Arcana and Sharona alike¿have agendas of their own. The fuse has been lit, and a war stretching across the universes, across an endless succession of identical Earths, fought between dragons, spells, and crossbows and repeating rifles, machine guns, and artillery is about to begin in white-hot rage and fury. Where it will end¿and how¿no one knows.
Customer Reviews:
Hell Hath No Fury (Multiverse, Book 2).......2007-07-05
A good follow up though a little weak in maintaining interest at some points. It is still a good read for Weber fans.
A great series continues.......2007-06-11
The conflict between two civilizations that span multiple parallel Earths (Sharona, based on technology and psi, and Arcana, based on magic) that started in Hell's Gate (Multiverse, Book 1) continues, blown into war by a power hungry faction of Arcanans, who are contemptuous of the abilities of barbarians unaware of the use of magic.
Several threads are present to be of later importance - the dolphin alliance with Sharona (from the first book, but not referenced since), the Voice (telepath) from Sharona with her husband and the honorable Arcanans escorting them into Arcana, the newly unified Sharononian government at pseudo-Constantinople and, of course, the soldiers of both civilizations (with a developing conflict between those Arcanans who knowingly fabricated the war and those who are finding out the truth). An additional intriguing occurrence is the gradual discovery by those of each side who've penetrated the other's territory of the nature of their own skills in a vastly different environment (that's a little cryptic, but to say much more would be spoiler). There's also a bit of a cliff-hanger ending each of the books.
There are glossaries that help overcome the sense of disorientation of unfamiliar names for familiar locations (I used a map for book one and wrote names as I read through the book) and to keep track of the large number of characters. The atlas glossary could use some editing - e.g. one region is referred to as being both "west of India" and "containing China" and another area is referred to as belonging to the opposite civilization from what's stated in the text. It is still very useful, despite a little carelessness.
There is so much material that this series should last for several more books. If not, there will be a lot of unhappy fans.
A very good Rich Weber book.......2007-06-01
In a world where trans-dimensional rifts allow movement between parallel universes, two mighty empires have arisen. One uses magic uses a highly-developed magic, while the other is based on steam technology and psionics. And when they came together, conflict was probably inevitable. In this, the second book of the series, war has now come, and Hell hath no fury like this war across the multiverse!
I am a big David Weber fan, and I couldn't wait to get this series. Overall, I like the way that the author handled the two disparate technologies (magic developed to the point of technology and psionics also developed to the point of technology), and the war scenes are pretty realistic and gruesome. Overall, I found this to be a very good Rich Weber book, one that I do not hesitate to recommend.
A great read.......2007-05-17
The first book in the series was good even though confusing with the introduction of all the characters and places. This one really clicked. I could hardly put it down. The action was great, the characters well developed, and the story flowed smoothly. I am so looking forward to the next one.
Top-notch combat action. The usual Weber detailed political intrigue.
Going From Bad To Worse.......2007-05-15
In HELL'S GATE, David Weber and Linda Evans created an interesting new series of universes in which to play and posited a first contact scenario between the two civilizations as a botched effort, rife with misunderstandings on both sides and tragic violence. In this second volume, the situation just gets worse as misunderstandings proliferate and people with ulterior motives and hidden agendas do their best to promote themselves at the expense of their societies.
One of the civilizations under scrutiny is fairly backward from a technological point of view and could best be described as pre-industrial. To make up for this lack, they employ genuine magic, complete with fire breathing dragons. Since the other side has no conception of this, it is difficult to fight.
The other side has a Victorian industrial base but supplements itself with various psionic powers. This too proves formidable for their opponents who have no conception at to how this might operate.
In this installment, the magical side has launched an offensive cloaked by negotiations in an order to gain the military high ground. The campaign is being run by officers in the area and their high command has no idea of what is going on or even that a war has broken out. This book takes us several months into the conflict and the line of communications is so long that the home world has not yet even found out about it. This leaves the in theater commander free to wreak havoc for his own personal agenda and that of his ethnic group.
The opposing side is remote but not as remote from the point of contact. They have been ambushed and are mad. They are mobilizing for total war but again, they are hampered by personal agendas.
We are only a few months into the series and it promises to be a long affair. I look forward to reading about it.
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- Good collection of his more recent work
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The third installment of LaChapelle's trilogy
LaChapelle Heaven to Hell is the long-awaited third volume in an exhilarating trilogy that began with LaChapelle Land (1996) and continued with the infamous Hotel LaChapelle (1999). Packed with astonishing, color-saturated, and provocative images, those titles both became instant collector's items and have since gone through multiple printings. Featuring almost twice as many images as its predecessors, LaChapelle Heaven to Hell is an explosive compilation of new work by the visionary photographer. Since the publication of Hotel LaChapelle, the strength of LaChapelle's work lies in its ability to focus the lens of celebrity and fashion toward more pressing issues of societal concern.
LaChapelle's images—of the most famous faces on the planet, and marginalized figures like transsexual Amanda Lepore or the cast of his critically acclaimed social documentary Rize—call into question our relationship with gender, glamour, and status. Using his trademark baroque excess, LaChapelle inverts the consumption he appears to celebrate, pointing instead to apocalyptic consequences for humanity itself. While referencing and acknowledging diverse sources such as Renaissance, art history, cinema, The Bible, pornography, and the new globalized pop culture, LaChapelle has fashioned a deeply personal and epoch-defining visual language that holds up a mirror to our times.
Customer Reviews:
Good collection of his more recent work.......2006-12-09
I am a fan of David Lachapelle, however I mostly enjoy his more recent work (i.e., the colorful, surreal, sometimes bizarre photos of people and celebrities). Fortunately, Heaven to Hell highlights these recent works, with some photos coming from as recent as the early 2006. In addition, some of the photos from his crazy-expensive "artists and prostitutes" book are included here. I'd say the photos are split 50/50 between celebrity portraits and general artistic portraits. And, like his previous works, sexual overtones abound.
This is a large book that is substantially longer than his previous books (Lachapelle Land and Hotel Lachapelle). I am quite happy with this book. It showcases the style that has made David Lachapelle my favorite photographer.
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Sometimes a writer has to revisit the classics, and here we find that "gonzo journalism"--gutsy first-person accounts wherein the author is part of the story--didn't originate with Hunter S. Thompson or Tom Wolfe. Aldous Huxley took some mescaline and wrote about it some 10 or 12 years earlier than those others. The book he came up with is part bemused essay and part mystical treatise--"suchness" is everywhere to be found while under the influence. This is a good example of essay writing, journal keeping, and the value of controversy--always--in one's work.
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Two classic complete books -- The Doors of Perception (originally published in 1954) and Heaven and Hell (originally published in 1956) -- in which Aldous Huxley, author of the bestselling Brave New World, explores, as only he can, the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. These two astounding essays are among the most profound studies of the effects of mind-expanding drugs written in the twentieth century. These two books became essential for the counterculture during the 1960s and influenced a generation's perception of life.
Customer Reviews:
Purple Haze..........2007-07-26
I have wanted to read Huxley's THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION for quite some time and purchased it from Amazon about a year ago. However, I didn't get around to reading it until this past week, when it made its way to the top of my book stack. Not knowing if I was "ready" for the subject of hallucinogen use, I opened the thin volume and it hooked me immediately.
What was most impressive to me - others have described Huxley's clinical/intellectual approach to the drug experience - was how this work delicately projected the difference of drugs being used to escape TO something, rather than FROM something. This seems key to Huxley's "experience" versus other's entertainment, excitement, boredom, or addictive purpose for experimenting.
The second book of this thin volume, HEAVEN AND HELL, was, I'm quite sure, directly impacted by Huxley's previous drug experiences, as he argues, somewhat circularly, that drug use inspires appreciation of things produced via drug use.
I enjoyed both of these short works, presumably published together because of the William Blake connection in their titles. Despite reviews to the contrary, the ideas presented within seemed entirely accessible, if somewhat dated.
A gifted writer sheds light on a difficult subject.......2007-06-16
The Doors of Perception
This book is written in the form of an essay and recounts the experiences of the author after taking mescalin for the first time. It is a fairly short read, about 80 pages, but the philosophical reflections require time to fully grasp. Huxley volunteers to be the guinea pig in a controlled experiment to observe the effects of mescalin. The resulting experience gave cause for Huxley to reflect deeply on the nature of reality and how humans shape this reality through perception. What is perceived in one state of consciousness as real can indeed become something altogether different in another. Huxley explores this intertwined relationship and places it in a larger historical context recalling the works and deeds of the visionaries and mystics of the past.
This work is a must for anyone interested in boundless possibilities that arise from hallucinogenic substances. The fact that Huxley is a very intelligent scholar as well as a gifted writer allow him to tackle a difficult subject and tell it in words that lend themselves to the initiated. Those interested in the remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness would do well to read this.
*Side note: The band the Doors took their name from the book. The title of the book actually refers to a line in the poem The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, written by William Blake in 1793. "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."
Heaven and Hell
Another rather short essay (about 100 p.) from Huxley in the vain of The Doors of Perception. In it Huxley takes on the fast unknowns of Mind at Large, examining the basic properties and functions of visionary experience. This essay is basically a philosophical discourse on the possibilities that exist for visionary experience. The contrast between the positive and negative experience are characterized in the contrasting realms of Heaven and Hell. What makes this an incredibly interesting read is that all arguments made are based on plausible grounds and quite often on scientifically sound grounds. Although written over a half century ago, this work has proved a classic that stands out in a field that is still insufficiently investigated. Together with The Doors of Perception, Heaven and Hell shows that Huxley is as much a force in the world of nonfiction thought as he is in fiction. Read what this man has to say and think about it. There is a lot there to digest.
Not easy.......2007-05-12
I had an idea to find out about the use of drugs and its effect on the consiousness. I have found Aldous Huxley on the Wikipedia and bought this book. I am not native english, and it took me quite long to get through the book, because its language is so difficult to understand. It is obvious that Huxley is a writer with a very broad range of vocabulary to express things. If you are not native, prepare yourself with a huge dictionary to read the book However the contect was fabulous.
Aldous Huxley and mescaline.......2007-02-15
Huxley is a very erudite individual, and hallucinogenics were novel for the time (1950's). What we can say now is that even well educated and intelligent individuals are not very far from psychotic thinking.
Good book for anyone intersted in the psychedelic movement.......2006-12-27
Huxley reveals his thoughts on psychedelics and philosophy in "The Doors of Perception"--all while experimenting with mescaline. This book is not for the uneducated and brain-dead stoner, though. Huxley, an accomplished novelist ("Brave New World" and "The Island"), was the father of the psychedelic movement. He laid the foundation for philosophical experimentation and had an enormous influnce on later advocates like Timothy Leary, Ken Kesy, and (more recently) Daniel Pinchbeck. Those who are fans of "The Doors" will be interested to know that this is where the band recieved its name. The reading can be arduous at times but well worth the effort for anyone who is researching psychotropic drugs.
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"California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big Sur. . . The Menace is loose again." Thus begins Hunter S. Thompson's vivid account of his experiences with California's most no-torious motorcycle gang, the Hell's Angels. In the mid-1960s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial An-gels, cycling up and down the coast, reveling in the anarchic spirit of their clan, and, as befits their name, raising hell. His book successfully captures a singular moment in American history, when the biker lifestyle was first defined, and when such countercultural movements were electrifying and horrifying America. Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, writes with his usual bravado, energy, and brutal honesty, and with a nuanced and incisive eye; as The New Yorker pointed out, "For all its uninhibited and sardonic humor, Thompson's book is a thoughtful piece of work." As illuminating now as when originally published in 1967, Hell's Angels is a gripping portrait, and the best account we have of the truth behind an American legend.
From the Hardcover edition.
Customer Reviews:
A Classic Account of a Classic Period.......2007-07-16
As a ripe young 16 year old, discovering the post beatnik era that was blossoming into the hippie era, this account of life with the Angels was hypnotic, gripping, and even influencial on my impressionable mind. As boorish, surly, dangerous and unpredictable as they were the Angels Thompson portrays were perversely attractive to many 60's youth who wondered what kind of life they might want to persue if they, in fact, failed in straight society.
This is a classic account of the Angel's during their classic period when they came of age in the mind of the world. Thompson's chapter "The Making of the Menace" could more aptly be called today 'The Making of the Legend"
An absolute must read.
This is my 3rd copy..........2007-05-12
I just purchased my 3rd copy of this book...I've given two copies away.
Very intersting reading!!!
Hell's Angels.......2007-03-31
started out good, then turned in to a whiny account of author complaing about not being treated right by the Angels.
On the road with the Angels.......2007-03-17
I'm a great Hunter S Thompson fan, and have read all of his books. Although "Hell's Angels" was his first book, it would be the last one, that I got around to reading. I was used to his later, gonzo style, of writing so I was actually expecting this to be more of the same. But it was not. He seems more objective and a bit more conventional in this volume, than in his later work. He is still biased, but not to the same degree as he would become later. Also he keeps his long rantings about everything and nothing with no connection whatsoever to his main subjects to a minimum.
He is still very eloquent and writes in an interesting way, just more sober. A bit like Tom Wolfe or such.
I'm not particularly interested in the subject of Hell's Angels or bikers, but I enjoyed this look into a culture that seldom lets in outsiders. Also it gives some contrast to the image the Hell's Angels have these days. Very interesting and highly recommendable.
DOCTOR THOMPSON LEARNS HIS TRADE.......2007-02-08
As Thompson aficionados are probably aware Hell's Angels is Hunter's first real foray into the sustained writing that would make us smile or be provoked to call for his head on a platter for the next forty years. Although the text clearly demonstrates that this is not a piece of `gonzo' journalism, as it later came to be known, one can see the outline of where he could be heading in this book on probably the most famous outlaw motorcycle gang in American history. The line between Thompson the reporter and Thompson the participant is still fairly clear but one can see just enough sympathy with the subject matter of his book to see where he might be heading. His major `gonzo' work and most famous book Fear and Loathing in Los Vegas thus did not just come out of the blue.
And what of the subject matter of his book, the infamous Hell's Angels that in my youth my mother warned me against incessantly? As noted above Hunter gained a grudging sympathy for them during his yearlong experience in and around their hangouts and their nefarious various doings in Northern California. Some of the antics that they were involved in like their `robust' partying in natural settings and scaring the `squares' seem a little dated, and juvenile. Their gratuitous violence, however, seems rather too familiar.
The more sociological aspects of their marginal social existence is far more interesting and Thompson does a good job of identifying the post-World War II American times that gave rise to such self-defining outcasts. This phenomenon enters the books as one of the outcomes that occur when the Turner thesis on the effects of the end of the frontier and land's end get fleshed out in sunny California. While these men, and they were almost exclusively white Anglo-Saxon men (the women involved with them are a separate and in some ways more interesting question although in the book a marginal one), came from mainly working class backgrounds the details provided by Thompson portrays a classic lumpenproletarian milieu. Thus, politics, protest or allegiance to other organizations meant nothing to them. Forget all that intellectual gibberish, it was about the bikes, man. Dr. Freud can read what he wants into that. Dr. Thompson gives it to us straight.
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Succubus (n.) An alluring, shape-shifting demon who seduces and pleasures mortal men. Pathetic (adj.) A succubus with great shoes and no social life. See: Georgina Kincaid.
When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they often pay with their souls, but why get technical?
But Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid's life is far less exotic. Her boss is a middle-management demon with a thing for John Cusack movies. Her immortal best friends haven't stopped teasing her about the time she shape-shifted into the Demon Goddess getup complete with whip and wings. And she can't have a decent date without sucking away part of the guy's life. At least there's her day job at a local bookstore--free books; all the white chocolate mochas she can drink; and easy access to bestselling, sexy writer, Seth Mortensen, aka He Whom She Would Give Anything to Touch but Can't.
But dreaming about Seth will have to wait. Something wicked is at work in Seattle's demon underground. And for once, all of her hot charms and drop-dead one-liners won't help because Georgina's about to discover there are some creatures out there that both heaven and hell want to deny...
"What an incredible debut novel! Succubus Blues is exciting, witty, sexy, intriguing and had me captivated from the first page." --Cheyenne McCray, author of Seduced by Magic
Customer Reviews:
Four and a Half Stars.......2007-09-16
Georgina Kincaid is a succubus, living in Seattle, working by day in a bookstore whilst at the same time trying to squeeze in her otherworldly duties. However, there are more deadly things at play in Seattle as Georgina is about to discover.
Sometimes you read the first page of a book and you just know you're in for a wonderful read. Succubus Blues takes us into the life of the working demon and makes it real. It shows how the road to hell can be paved with good intentions, and illustrates how the concepts of good and evil are ambiguous.
As it's written in the first person we are immediately drawn into Georgina's world; which is so like our own. She has her friends (Hugh the imp, Cody her vampire dancing partner) and her enemies, and she has to please her boss - Jerome the archdemon.
Georgina is a witty and self-deprecating protagonist and as we get to know her through the course of the story we become aware of her sadness as well. She is a succubus with all that entails, and although there are romantic elements to this story, I would classify it as urban fantasy rather than romance. The life of the succubus is not glamorised, and although there are sexual situations, the sex scenes when they take place are not gratuitous. Indeed given the subject matter you may have expected more.
There is a lack of strong female secondary characters but given Georgina's nature perhaps this is not surprising. And the male characters more than make up for this - Seth, the shy, reserved writer, who Georgina not so secretly hero-worships; Hugh, Peter and Cody - her friends; and the surprising double act of Jerome (the local archdemon) and Carter (the angel) who, whenever they appear, steal the scene. You really feel you're gaining an insight into the lives of these `evil' immortals, and at the end of the story it's hard to say whether any of them are intrinsically evil or good - they are all just trying to do the best they can.
Like Cool Ranch Doritos.......2007-09-12
Push off all the books stacked on your nightstand and make a nice space for Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead. Don't worry, the space won't be occupied long. This is one of those books like a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos. All of a sudden you look down and realize that you just finished off the whole dang thing in one sitting.
Georgina Kincaid sold her soul a millenia ago to spare her family. Now she's an immortal succubus and keeps her youthful glow by screwing men. The pure upright and moral souls give her a bigger fix. Although her mission is to rack up more souls for Hell, she's a likeable gal. Without giving away the whole delcious story, I'll just throw in these other factors: a demon boss who looks like John Cussak, one of God's own angels, and Georgina's favorite author who turns out to be an introverted geek...yet somehow freakin steaming hot.
Now, you'd think with a succubus as a main character, the story would be porn ala Laurel K. Hamilton. Surprisingly, there's only one significant sex scene (and significant it is!). Unlike Hamilton, Mead has whipped up a fresh new mythology based on old world legends, with likeable characters that have serious room to grow. Good news is that this is book one in a series. Book two, Succubus on Top is due out in December.
Her contemporary fantasy writing style is like Kim Harrison, Rachel Caine, Carrie Vaughn and Patricia Briggs. Good company, I'm tellin ya!
I really wanted to like this one...........2007-09-09
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You know, after reading the first chapter, I was really looking forward to this one. It seemed witty and interesting (the life of a succubus)because I've always liked seeing the story from the other side. I like the grey area. It seems more true to real life. So that said, why the low rating?
Well, first of all, it really dragged along the first 100 pages. I mean really dragged on. Yes, I know it was meant to show Gorgina's life as ordinary, not so different from humans (asst. manager job at bookstore)and all the mundane daily riturals, well except for the succubus part. From walking to work, working at the cafe, playing with her cat, obsessing over an auther etc. But, I felt some of it could have be shortened to move the story along. It just wasn't engaging enough. I mean why else do you pick up a book.
Second, Georgina seemed pretty clueless about her own world. I mean she really knew nothing about fallen angels, how the other creatures of the night could be killed...including herself. For someone as old as her, you would think she'd have plenty of time to ponder and find out answers. I mean,I knew more than her. Yes, I know this is fantasy, but it has to be made in a way thats believable for the reader.
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Thirdly, I really stopped sympathizing for her about a third of the way through. Okay, yes she's a succubus but really that part was okay with me. But, she lolled back and forth with Seth and Roman. So torn but engulfed in either or depending on who was with her at the moment. That I could bare with, since it was an act at character growth (feeling for these men, but torn with being a succubus)but man did she drag them through the dirt. But the real killer for me was when she finally found out who the "bad guy" so to speak was, and after soul searching :) she was going to run away with him, if he chose to back down. After he pours his heart out to her, confesses everthing about his beaten life on the lamb, and decides to back down...what does she do...hang him out to dry. Then when the other boyfriend comes around (just when things start to get ugly because of her betrayal), she decides, well its actually this one I love not the other one (who's being destroyed as we speak). And she has no second thought (regret or pity) about the other, well except the fear for her own life.
It really put a bad taste in my mouth. I'm not one of those who always looks for a happy ending. But, when it come to the main character of a series, you have to at least like her or you know sympathize with her, to be interested in seeing her life unfold.
Oh well, I know this wasn't the nicest review and I'm sorry about that but, I couldn't help commenting when I'd been so terribly disappointed with it.
I know authors can take down comments if they feel its unfair. And I honestly don't feel its unfair, as well as others I've talked too. So, we shall see if she reads this....and if its gone....we'll know she deleted it.
Surprisingly delightful.......2007-09-05
It's hard to like a succubus, but Mead makes her character very enticing with Kincaid's internal conflicts. The author blends various types of fantasy with not only a compelling storyline but also with an overarching conflict that obviously will continue with sequels. Mead deftly twists her plot so readers will be carried along without intuiting the ending. I'm excited the sequel will be coming in Dec. '08. This is definitely a series to watch with its appealing characters.
Very Surprised.......2007-08-21
I resisted reading this book for quite awhile. From the cover and the title, I thought it would be filled with a lot of gratuitous sex and very little plot. I was wrong. This book was GOOD. The characters were realistic and compelling, and I can't wait until the next book comes out.
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