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This 6-book boxed set of interactive, children's classics include: Race Forever * Escape * Lost on the Amazon * Prisoner of the Ant People * Trouble on Planet Earth * War With the Evil Power Master
Customer Reviews:
Choose Your Own Adventure.......2007-09-10
These books are fantastic - I have fond memories of them from my childhood. As a school teacher, they are a wonderful read aloud. I let the children vote everytime there is a choice. They think they're great!
Great reading for people of all ages.......2007-09-03
We have read Choose Your Own Adventure 1-6, and our 7 year old son, my husband & I were glued to every book. The books are well written, interesting & intriguing. Not too scary but gripping. We highly reccomend these books to everyone. They can be read & reread, a real plus.
NOT the original books.......2007-04-20
My children have been enjoying some of my old Choose Your Own Adventure books from the 80's, so when I saw this rerelease of several classic books for such a reasonable price, I bought it for them. Well, apparently R.A. Montgomery wasn't able to get the rights on the original illustrations, so he had a bunch of freelance designers from Thailand draw replacement pictures for each of them, and they are AWFUL. Not just 'different,' but shockingly, unignorably BAD -- they look like cartoons drawn carelessly by teenagers, with no sense of proportion, anatomy, lighting, or anything else. The drawings in "Mystery of the Maya" are not bad but most of the others are so terrible they render the books unreadable. Leaving them unillustrated would have been better than this. Find used copies of the originals (most of which are for sale cheap on Amazon) or just pick something else to read.
Paths Too Short.......2007-03-30
You make one or two choices and the book is over. They should only have a few endings and make each path longer.
My 9-year-old LOVES these.......2007-01-10
We bought these books for our son because we remembered how much we loved them at his age. They are much quicker reads than I remember, but he loves them, so they get 5 stars. One book takes him less than 45 minutes to get through. He hasn't gotten to the stage where he goes back and makes different choices yet, but I'm sure he'll become even more fond of them then.
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This 4-book boxed set includes the following titles from the storied Choose Your Own Adventure Series: *Lost on the Amazon *Prisoner of the Ant People *Trouble on Planet Earth *War with the Evil Power Master
Customer Reviews:
Good Choice for kids!.......2007-09-29
After this box set its only individual books. I'm not sure why there are
no boxes for books 13+, but books 9-12 are here and ready to take their
young readers as far as the furthest corners of the galaxy! What makes
this collection so great is the choices it gives kids. Like the two
previous, all the books have fun art and good writing, but it's the
choices that sell this series. Set a stack in front of a kid and stand
back! Just make sure you don't tell them they are really learning. Bad
news though, like I said, its individual books from here on out.
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A discovery bible study book. For many bible students, the book of Esther is a puzzle. It seems to be out of place. There is no mention of the name of God; there is no reference to worship or to faith; there is no allusion to heaven or hell- in short, there is nothing "religious" about it, at least on the surface. But by viewing the book of Esther as God's visual aid to us, by laying Old Testament types and parables alongside New Testament truths, Ray Stedman makes it come alive with new significance and deep spiritual meaning. He shows that, far from being an insipid slice of secular history, the book is a vivid showcase foreshadowing the last supper, the crucifixtion, the coming of the Holy Spirit, and other gospel events.
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Lost is a resonant title for this direct, intense, true adventure story. Stephen Kirkpatrick is lost in his attempt to maintain closeness and trust in his post-divorce relationship with his three sons. Lost as an ex-husband in the painful aftermath of that broken marriage, and finally in a literal form, a photographer lost deep in the Amazon, who can only count one remaining possession -- his faith. What is faith, really, when everything else is gone? Is it a solace and anchor, sustaining hope? Stephen Kirkpatrick's story provides a case study for just that sort of faith. Not particularly liturgical, doctrinal or objective; it's an experiential faith that wavers, struggles and is almost lost completely at times, but like Kirkpatrick himself, it somehow holds on.
Kirkpatrick works freelance -- and one gets the impression that the world of freelance photography is as brutal and unforgiving as the jungle he plunges into. To sustain a career where there are no steady paychecks or benefit plans, it's necessary to keep going for the prize -- unique images, perhaps ones of wildlife never seen before. His spirit may be sustained by a higher faith, but the fulfillment of Kirkpatrick's earthly hopes would be more tangible -- a National Geographic cover. This need to find good material is so paramount it pushes Kirkpatrick's expedition to start out with questionable maps (a fact realized of course, only in retrospect), and with only a general idea of the route that will lead them to the planned pick-up point.
As things go wrong, and then very wrong, and eventually get worse, we see that Kirkpatrick takes the idea of journaling-as-therapy to heart. At one point he journals "I still have faith. I'm praying and putting my trust in God. But I have to be realistic. Christians die just like everyone else." This is essentially Kirkpatrick's central meditation -- the realization that faith is what sustains him, but always with the understanding that it gives no guarantee as to the outcome of the journey.--Ed Dobeas
Customer Reviews:
Hick in the Amazon.......2007-08-14
Just imagine the martial-arts blowhard from Napoleon Dynamite boring everybody to death with the story of how God saved him from having to walk in the rain for a few days. That's this book. The author manages to embody all the worst of hick America; he's weepy, bombastic, swaggering, ignorant and self-important all at once. It's something of a feat, I suppose, but one hardly deserving praise.
If you want to see how much better the Brits do this sort of thing, read Benedict Allen's book Through Jaguar Eyes, a funny, understated and literate account of a much braver journey through the same part of the world.
If Only He Actually Became Lost.......2007-07-14
As I read the book I continued to wish that the author had been eaten by a jaguar or left on the tree. DON'T believe the title. I'm guessing the author could become lost in the local Wal-Mart if he didn't have his guides. He never was lost in this "adventure".
Really, really bad.......2007-06-11
If they have a worst book contest, this one will be a contender. Save your money.
Not Credible From the Start.......2007-01-29
The book starts with a prologue that purports to be in the middle of the epic struggle advertised on the book jacket. You later learn the author was not really alone and never in real danger. I learned this from skimming the book because after the second chapter, the author was just too insufferable for me to continue reading. Twice in the first chapter he mentions how the fathers of his sons' friends went to work at the bank or a law office, he (the mighty hero) went to work in the swamp or the mountains or the jungle. The second chapter begins in the Peruvian city of Inquitos, where he immediately demonstrates his arrogance: "On the corner, a vendor peddled torillas I wouldn't have eaten on a bet." Not only are tortillas not eaten in Peru, but he shows his complete disregard for the Peruvian people and their culture with that snide remark. He's there to take pretty pictures of animals, not to learn about the culture or interact with the people in anything other than a superficial manner. Then there is his religion. Ah, yes. As he puts it, "Christians die like everyone else." Is that a revelation? I'm not sure, but it seems to be to him. There are truly great adventure books out there. This is not one of them.
All Hail Ashuco!!!.......2006-12-15
Stephen's first trip to the Amazon was a difficult one, but don't let the title of the book mislead you - the majority of his struggles are internal. Between throwing temper tantrums when his photography equipment malfunctions and praying when the going got tough, I didn't find much to empathize with here. I kept waiting for the book to shift into high gear, but it never quite makes it until the epilogue. Stephen finds himself in a couple of scary situations, but the reliable and loyal Ashuco always shows up to save him with his trademark call of "Esteve!". Which brings me to the greatest reason to read this book - Ashuco is a true hero and comes across as a remarkable person, and the reader is left wanting to learn more about him and his life. The final 3 or 4 pages are easily the best of the entire book, Stephen triumphantly returns to the Amazon for many successful expeditions and his reunions with Ashuco warrant a book of their own. Perhaps Stephen, Marlo, and Ashuco will all get together and help Ashuco write his own autobiography.
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THE AMAZON RIVER BASIN IS HOME TO THE GREATEST BIODIVERSITY ON PLANET EARTH. WILL IT YIELD UP ITS POTENTIAL CURES? OR SINK YOU IN ITS DEPTHS?
Strange tropical diseases can wipe out whole communities in days. And in this age of modern travel, they can morph into worldwide epidemics in mere weeks. You are a young doctor specializing in such threats. Now you face a journey into the heart of the Amazon jungle where your medical team has mysteriously disappeared in the search for a cure.
For hours you travel with the light of stars. "Owaduga, could it be the Amazons who captured my friends?" The canoe twists in the current. "Be quiet!" You look into the darkness. Nothing! The dugout bumps against a submerged log. There on the bank is a tall, strong looking figure. It is a woman. There are others behind her. Owaduga speaks. "If you wish, why not ask her?"
If you ask these women for help, turn to page 11. If you ask Owaduga to speak for you, turn to page 33.
Customer Reviews:
Choose your own adventure books.......2007-03-30
I ordered this for my grandsons. They received it a week before I thought they would get it. Very fast shipping.
Book Description
Richard Evans Schultes (1915-2001) was probably the greatest explorer of the Amazon, and regarded among anthropologists and seekers alike as the "father of ethnobotany." Taking what was meant to be a short leave from Harvard in 1941, he surveyed the Amazon basin almost continuously for twelve years, during which time he lived among two dozen different Indian tribes, mapped rivers, secretly sought sources of rubber for the US government during WWII, and collected and classified 30,000 botanical specimens, including 2,000 new medicinal plants. Schultes chronicled his stay there in hundreds of remarkable photographs of the tribes and the land, evocative of the great documentary photographers such as Edward Sheriff Curtis. Published to coincide with a traveling exhibition to debut at the Govinda Gallery in Washington, D.C., The Lost Amazon is the first major publication to examine the work of Dr. Schultes, as seen through his photographs and field notes. With text by Schultes's protege and fellow explorer, Wade Davis, this impressive document takes armchair travelers where they've never gone before.
Customer Reviews:
PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY OF RICHARD EVANS SCHULTES.......2006-08-06
Schultes was perhaps the greatest ethnobotanists of all time and definitely the father of the subject. In this book, his pupil (and today famed explorer) Wade Davis puts together a sampling of his photographs throughout his life in the Amazon, providing a visual context to the story about the great scientist and explorer.
Schultes lived among indians for many years in the northwestern Amazon, in search for knowledge about its plants and their secrets. He uncovered many hallucinogenic plants in the process, which earned him a cult status in the 1970s. During his time with the indians, he was able to build strong relationships with the natives, which earned a position of respect and gave him the ability to explore their land and knowledge deeply.
Schultes is one of the last great explorers who disconnected himself from the outside world for years in order to collect new specimens and search for more knowledge. Such figures are rare, if at existent in the modern world. He wrote many books about his travels, which would also make interesting reading, especially as they relat ehte knowledge he gathered. This is more of a coffee table type of book, with many pictures and less story. Having read one of his books, I appreciated seeing the pictures of his time in the Amazon.
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Historians and archaeologists, suggests Keith Muscutt, have done an excellent job of recording the achievements of great pre-Columbian civilizations such as that of the Inca, which at its height covered an area the size of its Roman counterpart. They have done less well in understanding the histories of the empires that came before, the local strongholds and fiefdoms swallowed up by the mighty civilizations that the Europeans encountered. Muscutt takes us into the heart of one such ancient civilization, the Chachapoya, nestled in the high Andes of far eastern Peru. The area is remote and nearly inaccessible (one conquistador wrote that "the natural difficulty of the countryside is so rugged that on some roads the Indians slide down great ropes a distance of eight or ten times the height of a man, for there is no other way of advancing") for which reason scholars have been late in coming to it. Muscutt's heavily illustrated, inviting text helps place the Chachapoya empire in the larger context of Andean prehistory. --Gregory McNamee
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Discovered in a remote and rugged area of the Amazonian Andes in 1843, seventy years before Machu Picchu was brought to public attention, the colossal ruin known as Kuélap was built by members of a regional culture or group of cultures known as the Chachapoya. Now author-photographer Keith Muscutt examines in fascinating detail the history of the Chachapoya. In addition to their cultural origins in the Amazon Basin, their distinctive architecture, and their defiant resistance to conquest by the Incas and the Spanish, he explores modern Chachapoya communities and shares stories of some of his own expeditions, traveling by mule and on foot, into Chachapoya territory.
"A pioneering exploration of the archaeology of a largely unknown region. . . . a first-class explorer's document, it tells a very interesting story of people and places, modern and prehistoric. The text evokes rich images of the author's experience. . . . I expect the book will be a very popular title with anyone who dreams of lost places. . . . The photographs alone will be a major archive of information about poorly documented sites."--John W. Rick, Stanford University
"In the upper Amazon of northern Peru, a spectacular civilization flourished in what is today one of the most remote and inaccessible areas of the world. Its people, known as the Chachapoyas, or Cloud People, were conquered by the Inca around AD 1475, and then succumbed to the ravages of Spanish Colonial rule. Their descendants still inhabit this area, living in scattered villages or isolated farmsteads, frequently juxtaposed to the spectacular ruins of their ancestors. Written in a humanistic and wonderfully readable style, and accompanied the the author's extraordinary photographs, Warriors of the Clouds makes the region come alive. Muscutt writes eloquently of a place he loves, and allows the reader to experience its magic. This book is wonderful."--Christopher Donnan, author of Royal Tombs of Sipan
A richly-illustrated, archaeologically-oriented, exploration of the spectacular environment and ruins of the Chachapoya, an ancient "lost civilization" of the upper Amazon in the remote Andes mountains of Peru.
Customer Reviews:
Great Warriors of the West!.......2000-10-24
One of the world's greatest civilizations was the Incan civilization. The Incas settled in Western South America, along the Andes range. This civilization was very similar to the Great Aztec Civilization. The Incas had adapted to their environment. They built terrraces and were skillful builders. Find out how the Great civilization adapted to their environment and how they were conquered by Pizarro's trickery...
A treat for armchair explorers........2000-04-30
I was looking for information on Machu Picchu, when I came across this gem. The cover stirred up fantasies of Shangrila. I was intrigued, ordered it, and was delighted.This is a photographic exploration of Kuelap, a mysterious citadel in the high Andes, discovered seventy years before Machu Picchu. The Chachapoya, or Cloud People (understandably so-called) were the inahabitants of this remote and inaccessible area.Keith Muscutt has provided a detailed and interesting text to accompany this visual feast. He photographs the present inhabitants of the region, supposedly the ancestors of the builders of Kuelap. Perhaps or perhaps not, but interesting anyway.The photographs of tombs built vertically in the cliff side are indescribable. All in all I highly recommend this, whether the interest is information or pleasure. Both are to be found in these pages. Thorough and interesting and visually beautiful.
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The Lost Lady of the Amazon
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A good account of something many of us have dreamed of........2002-04-24
I grew up dreaming of discovering lost cities. I was somewhat able to live out this dream by reading Antisuyo. It is a great account of the hardships and rewards that come as being an explorer and an adventurer. Antisuyo is hard to find, but if you can find it, buy it.
A Good Book.......2000-07-07
This has a lot of pictures so it is not very detailed about South American exploration. Nevertheless, it is very interesting and a good book for any backpackers in Peru to have. He gives a good feel for what an expedition is like and the preparatory drudgery that is involved. He covers no less than seven different expeditions. Some are covered in two sentences because he only discovered that nothing was in the explored area. But when he discovers the lost cities, you want to start exploring yourself and, because of the pictures, you feel that you are there. In general, the more you know about Peruvian exploration, the more interesting you will find this book. If you don't know anything about Peruvian archaeology and exploration, this is a good place to start.
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Isabela Godin des Odonais arrived in France from Guiana in 1773, and for months her tale of wifely devotion was the talk of every salon in Paris. For good reason, as the vivid retelling of this sensational tale in Anthony Smith’s chronicle of an amazing Amazonian odyssey shows. A remarkable story, it takes Jean Godin on a French scientific expedition to Peru in 1735 and six years later marries him to the thirteen-year-old daughter of the Spanish governor. Godin’s plan to take his wife, Isabela, and their young family to France originates in nostalgia, but his sense of responsibility as well as adventure prompts him to first test the possibility of crossing the Andes, traveling the length of the Amazon, and sailing to French Guiana. He succeeds, but only after 20 years of petitions to the Portuguese government for passage will Godin’s wife undertake the same 3,000-mile journey—and encounter a series of jungle horrors and river tragedies that will reduce her party of 42 to her half-mad self, starving and alone. Photographs and a map add to this incredible true story of Isabela's journey down the mighty Amazon—exploring her courage, her survival, and her undying love.
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6 Book Set; Choose Your Own Adventure 7-12; Race Forever; Escape; Lost on the Amazon; Prisoner of the Ant People; Trouble on Planet Earth; War with the Evil Power Master.
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- Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together
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- Shattered Consensus: The True State of Global Warming
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