Book Description
From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s
Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des Moines, Iowa—in the middle of the largest generation in American history—the baby boomers. As one of the best and funniest writers alive, he is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24-carat memoir gold. Like millions of his generational peers, Bill Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero. In his case, he ran around his house and neighborhood with an old football jersey with a thunderbolt on it and a towel about his neck that served as his cape, leaping tall buildings in a single bound and vanquishing awful evildoers (and morons)—in his head—as "The Thunderbolt Kid."
Using this persona as a springboard, Bill Bryson re-creates the life of his family and his native city in the 1950s in all its transcendent normality—a life at once completely familiar to us all and as far away and unreachable as another galaxy. It was, he reminds us, a happy time, when automobiles and televisions and appliances (not to mention nuclear weapons) grew larger and more numerous with each passing year, and DDT, cigarettes, and the fallout from atmospheric testing were considered harmless or even good for you. He brings us into the life of his loving but eccentric family, including affectionate portraits of his father, a gifted sportswriter for the local paper and dedicated practitioner of isometric exercises, and OF his mother, whose job as the home furnishing editor for the same paper left her little time for practicing the domestic arts at home. The many readers of Bill Bryson’s earlier classic, A Walk in the Woods, will greet the reappearance in these pages of the immortal Stephen Katz, seen hijacking literally boxcar loads of beer. He is joined in the Bryson gallery of immortal characters by the demonically clever Willoughby brothers, who apply their scientific skills and can-do attitude to gleefully destructive ends.
Warm and laugh-out-loud funny, and full of his inimitable, pitch-perfect observations, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid is as wondrous a book as Bill Bryson has ever written. It will enchant anyone who has ever been young.
Customer Reviews:
A wonderful memoir for baby boomers.......2007-10-17
I always enjoy Bill Bryson's travel books (NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND, A WALK IN THE WOODS) and his books on language (THE MOTHER TONGUE).
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID is a memoir, and since Bryson and I grew up in the same decades, I found a lot to like in this book. His writing is always funniest when it's personal and self-deprecating, and his stories of himself as a child are vastly entertaining.
But this book is more than memoir or a string of funny stories about his childhood. Bryson captures the time and place -- 50's small-town America -- and serves those "simpler times" up with affection. In those pre-minivan days a bicycle was a kid's ticket to ride; the movies were a gateway to the world; and a costume, whether the Thunderbolt Kid or Annie Oakley (am I saying too much?), was the passport to bravery and adventure.
I thoroughly enjoyed THE THUNDERBOLT KID, and probably would have enjoyed it no matter which decades were mine. Maybe it's a book of particular interest to the first wave of Baby Boomers, but the humor and whimsy of its presentation are wonderful counterpoint to its well-researched social context.
You're bound to laugh out loud at this book. If you like laughing out loud, then by all means read THE THUNDERBOLT KID.
We laughed so hard we almost drove off the road........2007-10-07
My husband and I listened to this book on cd while on a long car trip. It was great. We laughed so much, I had to keep turning it off so we didn't crash the car. A must read for anyone who grew up in the mid-west in the 1950's. We didn't and stiil loved it. Bryson has a great delivery and makes it so real. My favorite Bryson book, so far. We gave our copy to a friend and bought another for a co-worker.
reminicent of "The Christmas Story", very enjoyable and funny.......2007-10-03
I read this specifically for the historic recollections of the 50's era, and the fact that the jacket reviews indicated "snort-root-beer-out-your-nose funny". I don't often laugh out loud while reading, and I did several times through this book. It reminds me of a print version of "The Christmas Story" movie, without the BB gun and with a lot more detail. Bryson's command of language is engaging and quite intelligent, the book was an easy read and wasn't boring. This is surprising given Bryson's admission that he wasn't a great student. My only complaint was that I wanted more. I plan to read his other works asap.
Not Bill Bryson's best.......2007-09-24
I am a Bryson fan and have been since his first book. This one is good, mind you -- funny, well written - but NOT as good as his some of his others. I was a tad disappointed, but still think the book is worth buying. So, buy it.
Deserves a Read.......2007-09-09
For a child of the 40s and 50s, this book will serve to recall better times. Bryson gets a little 60s' preachy in spots, but they are not overwhelming. When you put this book down, you are left with a slightly sad feeling that life as experienced in the 50s will not be seen again and that today's kids are missing a lot.
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BONUS FEATURE: Exclusive interview with the author.
From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the middle of the United States in the middle of the last century. A book that delivers on the promise that it is “laugh-out-loud funny.”
Some say that the first hints that Bill Bryson was not of Planet Earth came from his discovery, at the age of six, of a woollen jersey of rare fineness. Across the moth-holed chest was a golden thunderbolt. It may have looked like an old college football sweater, but young Bryson knew better. It was obviously the Sacred Jersey of Zap, and proved that he had been placed with this innocuous family in the middle of America to fly, become invisible, shoot guns out of people’s hands from a distance, and wear his underpants over his jeans in the manner of Superman.
Bill Bryson’s first travel book opened with the immortal line, “I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.” In this hilarious new memoir, he travels back to explore the kid he once was and the weird and wonderful world of 1950s America. He modestly claims that this is a book about not very much: about being small and getting much larger slowly. But for the rest of us, it is a laugh-out-loud book that will speak volumes – especially to anyone who has ever been young.
Customer Reviews:
Bryson Scores Again!.......2007-05-12
Bill Bryson's story of growing up in Iowa is a terrific book. I bought it in large print for my mother, who can read only large print, and who has difficulty hearing too, so this is the only way she could enjoy the book. She too adores Bill Bryson. We love his facility with language, and his many ways of making us laugh. He's a marvelous storyteller.
Great Fun.......2007-02-13
This was a wonderful book, which also deviates here and there into politics and general history.
I really came to enjoy Bryson's observations about how "the good old days" were also fraught with some significant downsides, which we've gratefully grown beyond.
One carp: Bryson himself reads the audio edition, and he's not the most gifted reader I've ever heard. He's so laconic that the material really has to carry itself.
H'mmm - maybe that's not such a bad thing after all...anyway, you'll enjoy this book in any form.
PS - if you like this, you'll love the writings of Jean Shepard, too.
Let's Trade Childhoods.......2007-01-11
Bill Bryson is by far the funniest, most insightful, travel writer today.
Here his travels are temporal, instead of spacial as he takes us back to his childhood - and what a childhood it was. His writing is so personal and open that you can't help but feel that this book was written specifically for you.
It is both a very middle class North American tale, set in the fifties and a Calvin archetype (as in Calvin and Hobbes) visioneering a rich and adventurous landscape, that none of the adults could see.
May The Thunderbolt Kid ride again.
David Cale
Bathroom Humor.......2007-01-09
I am a big fan of Bill Bryson but was a little disappointed with the Thunderbolt Kid. Some of the eating habits were outright gross. Many of the stunts and shenanigans were not what I'd expect out of Bryson. Much of his wit was missing in this book. I had few if any laugh out loud moments through this book.
Another Bryson masterpiece.......2007-01-09
Bill Bryson takes you back to another time. His plain stated humor makes you laugh aloud and reminds us how fun childhood was. A must for all Bryson fans.
Book Description
Kodaka Natsui, a naturally beautiful young boy, and a drop-dead gorgeous rich kid named Ritsu Yasaka both work as models. One day, their agency requires both boys to attend an overnight retreat. Kodaka decides he wants to become a man worthy of Ritsu, so he begins to undergo training under Ritsu's valet ...in more.
Customer Reviews:
Beware of incompleteness..........2007-09-17
Thunderbolt Boys Excite is a total of five volumes, but only the last two are released in English. There's a whole 'nuther story about how the main characters met, briefly had a band, and then became models. As for the two volumes that are released in english, they can be a little confusing at first. The begining of vol 1 makes a referance to something that happened in the Japanese books and kinda leaves you confused. I had to read the beginning a couple times before I finally understood it all.
As for plot, there is none. Well, none worth mentioning, anyways. It's the typical angsty uke (bottom) whining because he doesn't think he fits in with his seme (top) and all his gorgeous friends. However, when Kodoka's not being angtsy, he's a very fun character. He has good heart and is so naive *cough*stupid*cough* it's funny.
The most redeaming quality of this manga though is most definetly the art work. The characters, scenes, everything really, is beautifully done. The first volume has little boy on boy action, but the second volume is almost all pure sex. Very nicely drawn sex, might I add.
Anyways, this series lost two stars from me for lack of plot, but kept three for it's awesome art work. If you're looking for the standard, "I'm not good enough, Yes you are, okay, let's have sex" this is something you'll love. If you want plot or romance, go look up Our Kingdom or Only the Ring Finger knows series. That's it, hope it helped someone.
I love Asmai Tojo! xD.......2007-04-19
I didn't epxect my doujishi is small. But this is stroy awesome! My favortie character are Ritsui and Natsui!Sex is too perfect! I love her drewing. Also I have verions of japanese doujinshi same!
pretty art, jarring start.......2007-04-17
As other reviewers have noted, this book starts smack in the middle of an ongoing story. If you can get past the very, VERY disorientating beginning, the book's not bad. I like the art, and there's plenty of angst, misunderstanding, and humor.
NOTE: To add to the confusion, two pages in the first half of the book are missing - two pages from the second half appear instead (as well as where they're supposed to). The missing pages are included at the end of Thunderbolt Boys vol. 2, ready to tear out and insert into vol. 1. (My copy worked OK, with a bit of trimming.) I doubt we'll see a fixed printing of vol. 1 anytime soon, but this is better than nothing. I think.
Incomplete Work.......2007-03-20
As the previous review states, this is actually the 4th volume in the series. In addition, the author has stopped writing this series midstream, never completing it. No further installments are planned in Japan. So beware when buying this book....
Starting in the middle.......2007-02-27
There is clearly a book or books printed before this volume, which have apparently not been released in English. This led to confusion for me, and in fact I had to read the first three pages several times because I couldn't figure out if the love scene was a flash back or a premonition - until I realized it was just Shigure being a perv. (not that I have a problem with Shigure being a perv!) ;) The issue here is that it was relating to an incident in the (apparent) book previous to this, but because we haven't seen this book it caused great frustration for me. I wanted to know - and by knowing I meant I wanted to read the manga and see the pretty pictures! But, this is not the artist's fault, so I can't really judge the book negatively based on that.
The only two negative issues that I have with the book itself therefore are:
1) It jumps a bit quickly during certain scenes - leaving me confused. This is apparently not a Yaoi to be read with wine, so I'll have to keep my copy of 'Brother' around for that purpose! There was also a section in which a page repeated (but I was not sure if this was printer error or supposed to be that way.)
2) The main Uke, Natsui is one of the most clueless Uke's I have run into. Don't get me wrong, I adore a befuddled Uke (Shigure from `Our Kingdom' is one of my favorites!), but Natsui seemed to take normal information, process it through his special `Uke mode' and come up with a response which is destined to get results completely at odds with his intention. People will see what I mean when they get to the section detailing his special `model training'.
On the positive, the comic can be seen as nothing less than brilliant in some ways - It's very engaging and interesting, and if it possibly *can* move onto sex or molestation - it does. I liked both couples, even the sarcastic, rather bratty pretty boy who has a crush on Shigure. The characters are beautifully drawn and the sex scenes are nothing less than smutastic (though for some reason there was more pixilation in the first part of the book than in the second). The author has a very clear liking for slight non-con which led to some disturbingly hot scenes.
In summation, it's apparent that the artist of this manga is very talented and has a knack for drawing a person into the story - I really believe if I had been able to read whatever came before this I would be giving a very different review of this title.
Ending on a very positive note - this is definitely a manga that lends better to a repeat reading than the first time - there will be less confusion and one can just focus on the pretty pictures and the smut.
Book Description
As the Resistance attempts to overthrow their vampiric alien masters, elite Cat force member David Valentine embarks on a terrifying journey in search of a long-lost weapon that will guarantee their victory-and the end of the Kurian Order's domination of Earth.
Customer Reviews:
Tale of the Thunderbolt.......2007-10-11
Interesting story, predictable characters. If you like E.E. Knight then you will be happy with this.
Tale of the Thunderbolt is my favorite so far!!!!!!!!.......2007-04-11
I enjoyed Way of the Wolf and Choice of the Cat, but Tale of the Thunderbolt is my favorite so far. Maybe this is because I am not a sci-fi buff. Maybe it's because I dig dark and urban fantasy(where we like a fast moving story-line and sympathetic characters)or maybe it's because the plot is so much deeper and more fascinating.
There were times in this story where goosebumps flashed across my skin. Other places where a lump came into my throat and still others, where I laughed out loud. What I loved most though, I think, are the supporting characters in this book. I grew very attached to some, like Ahn-Kah the 'golden one' and the half-drunk sailor who showed his true metal when the stakes were down. Tale of the Thunderbolt is chuck full of amazing characters. Some good, some bad and others who walk that gray line in between. That's the sort of thing I like to have in my stories.
If you dig fast paced action, suspense and gut-wrenching emotion...you'll dig this book.
Don't be scared by these negative reviews.......2007-03-11
I almost didn't read this despite thoroughly enjoying the first two novels because of the reviews on this site. Am I glad I did! I couldn't disagree more with the negative reviews. It was an engrossing and enjoyable read! The secret weapon isn't an immediate silver bullet, but it's an interesting twist offering hope for the future. What more can you ask for! There are interesting new characters, some of which will be around for awhile. And if Valentine becomes harder in this story, well he faces some hard choices. Any changes in his character is consistant with his experiences. This is war, people! Not some bunny fluff. If you enjoyed the first two novels you owe it to yourself to give it a chance.
Pleasure Cruise in the Carribean.......2006-11-01
This episode of David Valentine has him taking a gunboat to Haiti to find some great weapon. Along the way he has some rather boring encounters. This novel is basically a set up for the next one. There isn't a lot of action, and no suspense at all. Valentine wins all encounters either by luck, lying, or killing. There is never the sense that he is really in any danger.
Most disturbing is some of his actions. Two scenes have him doing things that make him as bad as the Kurians, and are made worse because he doesn't really have to do either of them.
Book 3 is a terrible letdown after the first two.
Different, yeah, but just as enticing........2006-07-31
First of all, this book does take a different spin compared to the first two, but I still found myself glued to it until the very end. And what an ending it was!
The first two books followed the tale of David Valentine learning to use the enhanced senses and physical abilities that were awoken inside him, by a race of good natured beings from another planet, to throw the proverbial wrench into the plans of their vampiric cousins, the Kurians, that have found a way to live forever by draining life "auras", and have now taken control of most of the Earth. This third book takes him on a voyage on an undercover mission behind enemy lines to find a long forgotten weapon on the island of Haiti that will help the rebel resistance sway the battle for Earth.
It definitely has a different feel to it, but I think it's necessary groundwork for a much deeper plot to follow. There are many things introduced, or revealed, in this book that should make for a very interesting plotline in the future.
Though, even with the differences, the storyline in this book kept me drawn in. With it's intense battle scenes, the rich bond between the new characters, and some further insight into the Kurian's inner workings, there was hardly a dull moment.
If you've read the first two already (you are reading them in order, right? ;P), don't let the bad reviews stop you from picking this one up. I read some of them before buying it and almost went into the book with a prejudice, but was pleasantly surprised to find a great read. By the time I finished the book, right before bed, I had to force myself to sleep or else I would've stayed awake for hours starting on VE4.
Book Description
This book chronicles the story of the A-10, including program history, aircraft paint schemes, all units operating the aircraft and their markings, and selected nose art and ladder door art. Over 100 colorful official and unofficial patches of the units and combat operations involving the A-10 are included. The book also includes a description of the aircraft, its systems, and weapons. , over 550 color photographs, line drawings, 8 1/2" x 11"
Customer Reviews:
The Republic's A10 Warthog.....?.......1999-07-19
The A10 Warthog was manufactured by Fairchild Republic. Without the Fairchild Aircraft Company, there would not have been a A10.......so why in the world would you title it the Republic's A10... where in the world do you get your information ?
Excellent review of A-10 story, in pictures.......1998-09-08
This follows the typical pattern of Don's books, with lots of colour photos of squadron aircraft - mainly taken on operational pans. Excellant, if you want a central reference for the colours and markings for the aircraft.
Good.......1997-12-30
This is the best book on the A-10 I've ever seen. It is packed full of info, lots of stuff that you couldn't find elswhere. Its has full listings of squadrons, inluding ANG and AFRE. Its only downside is that over half the pictures are squadron pics, which show an A-10 on the ground, doing nothing. Overall this book is great for any A-10 anthusiest.
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How can you teach poetry in a way that will capture students' imaginations and inspire them to enjoy poetry's rhythms and rhymes? Iris Tiedt, whose book Teaching With Picture Books in the Middle School is a favorite among educators for its innovative use of picture books at higher grade levels, presents an equally fresh approach that will stir young learners' creative spirits and bring an unusual level of personal engagement to the classroom experience.
Learn how to create a classroom climate that invites children of all ages to experience poetry and write original verse as part of their learning experiences. Tiger Lilies is packed with teaching ideas that you can adapt to different levels of ability and interest, and the activities described throughout are presented in an appendix as handy, full-page reproducibles that outline expected outcomes, step-by-step directions, and assessment possibilities. You'll also find a list of additional resources for using poetry in the classroom.
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"Lewis Sorley has told the Abrams story with verve, sensitivity and insight." --Stephen Ambrose
Customer Reviews:
Finest Kind.......2002-03-11
GEN Abrams was responsible for the quality of the Army today and since he was the Chief of Staff. His wisdom and insight into soldiering, leadership, and combat ability is what won the Gulf War. Dr. Sorley is right on the money. It is obvious that Dr. Sorley really admires GEN Abrams and he has done his homework. It's a shame that GEN Abrams died so early, he tranformed the United States Army into the force it is today, or was at the time of the Gulf War.
I met GEN Abrams in 1973 in Germany as a young Corporal and he spoke with me for a few minutes, but he struck me as unpretentious and humorous. I met Captains and Majors who had a bigger ego that him.
Finest Kind.......2002-03-11
GEN Abrams was responsible for the quality of the Army today and since he was the Chief of Staff. His wisdom and insight into soldiering, leadership, and combat ability is what won the Gulf War. Dr. Sorley is right on the money. It is obvious that Dr. Sorley really admires GEN Abrams and he has done his homework. It's a shame that GEN Abrams died so early, he tranformed the United States Army into the force it is today, or was at the time of the Gulf War.
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An Unconventional, but Great, General.......2001-03-28
Creighton Abrams may have been the greatest American soldier of the second half of the 20th century. He served as a tank commander under General George Patton at the Battle of the Bulge, in occupied Germany and wartime Korea, as commander of United States military forces in Vietnam, and as Army Chief of Staff. It was a remarkable career! Lewis Sorley's admiring biography of General Abrams narrates the principal events in appropriate detail. In the prologue, Sorley asserts that Abrams was "the quintessential soldier," explaining that Abrams "demonstrated strategic and tactical skill and audacity," extraordinary physical bravery and intellectual courage, the capacity to lead and inspire men, [and] talent in dealing with complex and ambiguous managerial challenges." The measure of the value of this book lies in whether Sorley effectively makes that case. I believe that he largely does, as the result of which this is a very good, if not great, professional biography.
Although Sorley's approach to biography is conventional, he demonstrates on several occasions that Abrams's views could be very unconventional. Early in his chapter about West Point in the mid-1930s, for instance. Sorley asserts: "From the beginning Abrams was alienated by some aspects of the cadet experience." According to Sorley, Abrams was highly self-motivated and self-disciplined, and he resisted the petty tyranny of cadet life. After Abrams graduated and was commissioned, Sorley writes that he "was tolerant of his soldiers' having fun." (Sorley quotes one Abrams subordinate that the general, if Abrams had a weakness, "he sometimes was too easy on some people.") After World War II, while Abrams was serving in the Plans Section for Army Ground Forces in Washington, D.C., he was assigned to prepare a study on the future of the horse cavalry and quickly concluded that there was none. In 1965, shortly after President Johnson ordered American forces in Vietnam out of their advisory role and into combat, Abrams was briefing a civilian official about the sociological impact of the draft and stated that "the only Americans who have the honor to die for their country in Vietnam are the dumb, the poor, and the black." According to Sorley, "[o]ut in the field Abrams disliked briefings, especially of the canned and rehearsed variety," and "[o]ne of [Abrams's] favorite ways [to find out for himself the truth of what was going on] was through small groups of young officers he would have in for dinner." And when Abrams left Vietnam, Sorley writes that "he went as he had come - no bands, no ceremonies, no flags, no fuss." Similarly, when he arrived back in Washington, according to Sorley, he got rid of the Chief of Staff's ""big black Cadillac limousine...using instead a small Chevelle from Pentagon motor pool that was painted robin's egg blue. No amenities, not even a star plate."
Sorley occasionally offers significant insight. For instance, Sorley writes that Johnson's decision not to call up the reserves at the beginning of the expansion of the war in Vietnam was "perhaps the most fateful decision of the entire conflict." (Abrams explained the impact of this decision: "We decide[d] to use the Army in Vietnam, minus the National Guard and the Army Reserve.") In addition, according to Sorley: "A pervasive atmosphere of mistrust and antagonism characterized civil-military relationships in the Pentagon of the 1960s." Sorley describes the battle of Tet in 1968 as a "true watershed," which is not penetrating analysis, but he proceeds to explain: "Before Tet, America was seeking a military victory in Vietnam, but after it she was seeking to get out." About Abrams's appointment to the position of Army Chief of Staff, Sorley writes: "Creighton Abrams returned from Vietnam to head an Army that was widely viewed, both by the nation and from within its own ranks, as dispirited and desperately in need of reform. His appointment was the first step in getting on with the job of rebuilding."
In other places, Sorley's approach to his subject approaches hagiography. For instance, although Abrams' performance during the relief of Bastogne was heroic, Sorley's assertion that this made Abrams "the most famous small unit leader of the war" is debatable. And Sorley's assertion that "Abrams command in Vietnam was...arguably the most difficult any top American soldier in the field has ever had to face" seems extreme. But Sorley may well be correct in writing: "In terms of prior experience Abrams was probably the best-qualified man ever to assume the duties of Army Chief of Staff."
This biography concludes with Abrams's death. I would have much preferred for Sorley to devote a few pages to placing Abrams's accomplishments in the context of American military history from World War II through the middle of the Cold War. But Abrams had an extraordinary career, and this is a very good narrative of it.
"Best U.S. General Since Grant".......2000-07-17
Sir Robert Thompson, a British counter-intelligence expert, called Abrams "the best U.S. General since Grant." Reading Sorley's terrific account of Abram's life, it's hard to argue the point.
Abrams was an armored warfare genius. His gruff, no-nonsense exterior masked a big heart and an abiding, deeply rooted love for his men and his country. His selfless devotion to duty is a model for us all.
For a more in-depth analysis of Abrams'considerable (though largely overlooked) post-Tet, post-Westmoreland successes in Vietnam, read Sorely's "A Better War."
"Best U.S. General Since Grant".......2000-07-17
Sir Robert Thompson, a British counter-intelligence expert, called Abrams "the best U.S. General since Grant." Reading Sorley's terrific account of Abram's life, it's hard to argue the point.
Abrams was an armored warfare genius. His gruff, no-nonsense exterior masked a big heart and an abiding, deeply rooted love for his men and his country. His selfless devotion to duty is a model for us all.
For a more in-depth analysis of Abrams'considerable (though largely overlooked) post-Tet, post-Westmoreland successes in Vietnam, read Sorley's "A Better War."
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Combat Aircraft: A-10 Thunderbolt (Combat Aircraft Series)
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The Hog in detail...........2000-12-30
This book introduced me to the Hog over ten years ago and I still find it interesting and useful. I am an aircraft modeler working on a scale Hog now and use this book as a reference nearly every day. It's true it isn't up to the minute in it's coverage, But it does provide the basics of the Hog of today and details of the aircraft as it was when the book was published. I recommend any fan of this plane find a copy and read through it once or a hundred times. Enjoy.
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Flushed with success, the big Apple's newest heroes have to face their greatest challenge yet: an adoring public and the reflections in their mirrors! An old friend asks Speed Demon to pull off a huge heist - will he do it? And does Blizzard want to stop him - or get in on the action? Meanwhile, Photon tries very, very hard to remember why he should be mad at Atlas. Radioactive Man gets - a publicist? And a resignation threatens to tear the team apart before it's even come together! Plus: Everyone in Atlantis is dying and only one man can save them - the person responsible for their poisoning! Which T-Bolt was willing to kill thousands of people - and is unwilling to stop the carnage? Also, Photon vs. Photon in a battle you won't believe! And what's up with Songbird's new boyfriend? He looks a little... purple... Collects New Thunderbolts #7-12.
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Venom, lethal protector! The enigmatic Moonstone! Bullseye, the man who never misses! Songbird, mistress of sound! Chen Lu, the Radioactive Man! Swordsman, master of the blade! The mystery man called Penance! And Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! They're America's newest celebrities, ready to take to the skies at a moment's notice in pursuit of those secret, unregistered superhumans hiding among us! They're the All-New, All-Deadly Thunderbolts - making the world a safer place for ordinary people one would-be costumed hero at a time! In the wake of Civil War, Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato present a dark and disturbing take on Marvel's Most Wanted, where the line between hero and villain is difficult to find - if it exists at all! Collects Thunderbolts #110-115, and Thunderbolts Special.
Customer Reviews:
Really. Really. Good. .......2007-10-02
This revamp of the Tbolts series is more than anyone could ask for. The premise of a group of government sponsored supervillains masquerading (it's really about all you can call it with the exception of the honest intentions of Songbird and Radioactive Man) as law enforcement and bringing in D-list Marvel heroes is awesome. Deodato's art is dark and fits the book well and Ellis' writing is quick, smart, and enjoyable. Overall this series was great in single issues but the story flows better in trade form and provides for an extremly fun and rewarding read.
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- The Tournament of Blood (Knights Templar series)
- The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception
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Bill Bryson's African Diary
Suite Francaise
In a Sunburned Country
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail)
