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No matter what the actual temperature may be, several pages into Eiger Dreams you will begin to shiver. Halfway through you will acquire a new appreciation for your fingers, toes, and the fact that you still have a nose. And by the end of this collection, you'll define some commonly used phrases in an entirely different way. The understated "catch some air" and the whimsical "log some flight time" are climbers' euphemisms for falling, while "crater" refers to what happens when you log some flight time all the way to the ground. "Summiting," the term for reaching the top of a mountain, seems almost colorless in comparison. The various heroes, risk-takers, incompetents, and individualists Krakauer captures are more than colorful, whether they summit or not. The author is more interested in exploring the addiction of risk--the intensity of effort--than mere triumph. There's the mythical minimalist climber, John Gill, whose fame "rests entirely on assents less than thirty feet high," and the Burgess brothers--freewheeling, free-floating English twins who seem to make all the right decisions when it counts, and hence most often fail to reach the top. Of course, they are alive. Over these and other talented climbers hangs a malignant, endlessly creative nature--its foehn winds can make people crazy and its avalanches do far worse. Eiger Dreams is an adrenaline fest for the weary, an overdue examination of a stylish, brave subculture. As one of the heroes Krakauer outlines says of his occupation, "It's sort of like having fun, only different."
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No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant victories and hardships more brilliantly than Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest essays and reporting, Krakauer writes of mountains from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness to scale Alaska's notorious Devils Thumb.
In Pakistan, the fearsome K2 kills thirteen of the world's most experienced mountain climbers in one horrific summer. In Valdez, Alaska, two men scale a frozen waterfall over a four-hundred-foot drop. In France, a hip international crowd of rock climbers, bungee jumpers, and paragliders figure out new ways to risk their lives on the towering peaks of Mont Blanc. Why do they do it? How do they do it? In this extraordinary book, Krakauer presents an unusual fraternity of daredevils, athletes, and misfits stretching the limits of the possible.
From the paranoid confines of a snowbound tent, to the thunderous, suffocating terror of a white-out on Mount McKinley, Eiger Dreams spins tales of driven lives, sudden deaths, and incredible victories. This is a stirring, vivid book about one of the most compelling and dangerous of all human pursuits.
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Wanna get high?.......2007-10-10
In the same form as his "into Thin Air", Mr. Krakauer has brought the mountains to armchair alpinists all over the world, except through a collection of short stories of a variety of experiences, history and people. The book is educational, easy and interesting to read. The fact that the author himself is a climber adds a very real substance to the story that allows him to write intelligently on the subjects without it being unnatural, and how he can brings information to the forefront of what he is writing that he himself finds amazing.
My only problem with it is with all these places and people, photographs would have helped to enhance the stories he is telling.
For anyone into adventure, climbing, outdoors or even survival, this would be a book that should be read. Not for the lessons but more for the information and enjoyment of it.
Wonderful!.......2007-02-13
Being deathly afraid of heights, I'm in awe of anyone who'd put themselves on top of a mountain...especially more than once. I'm grateful for the vivid descriptions Krakauer gives us in this thrills and chills collection of wild adventures. He allows me to expand my horizons without leaving the safety of my couch. These tales of mountain men includes a few twists on the extreme sport. This was the first I'd heard of ice climbing. I gritted my teeth as the author described the dangerous climb up frozen waterfalls! The book also highlights some of the personalities of the men and women who scale enormous structures. I especially loved the chapter on the 'Burgess Boys'. In his final chapter, Krakauer gives us a personal glimpse into a segment of his youth as he journeys back to the early lure of the mountains after his first taste of climbing; how they shaped him and what they mean to him now. I think he best explains his inner debate with mountain climbing in the words he uses to describe his early climb up Devil's Thumb: "It taught me something about what mountains can and can't do, about the limits of dreams. I didn't recognize that at the time, of course, but I'm grateful for it now."
Chrissy K. McVay
Author of 'Souls of the North Wind'
Jon Krakauer at his best.......2006-12-14
When it comes to talking story, about the wilderness, few people have more interesting stories than serious mountaineers, more than once in this book, youll find yourself reading "I thought this is what its really like to die" more than once, in some form or another.
Jon Krakuaer has the gift of gab in spades and this is his writting at its best, in my opinion. I do not climb at all but have logged enough vicarious flight hours in Jon Krakauers books living vicariously through the many colorful characters that populate the climbing world.
My favorites parts were Eiger Dreams, Canyoneering, and On Choosing a Tentmate.
Lay-Z Boy Dreams: Ventures Among Readers and Mts........2006-08-22
Too timid (or wise!) to try mountain climbing? Look no further, because Krakauer's "Eiger Dreams" is every armchair mountaineer's dream: 12 classic climbing adventures detailing the author's assaults upon this planet's most harrowing miles of vertical rock and snow. Of these previously-printed Krakauer articles, not one failed to pull me into the excitement of moment, whether it was Jon dangling from various cliff faces the world round or merely scrambling along some forgotten canyon floor.
For matchless, pulse-pounding adventure, shadow the footsteps of Krakauer as he traverses the globe. Turn up the lights, crack out the bifocals, and let Jon do the rest. Just be careful not to fall out of your chair.
Enjoy!
ps Other great Krakauer reads: Into Thin Air, Into the Wild.
Okay but...........2006-03-19
I loved Into Thin Air by Krakauer, so I purchased several of his other books, including this one. While the stories were interesting, it lacked the depth I enjoy from a book (likely because it appears to be reprints of magazine articles). It also seems that most (if not all) of these articles are 20+ years old. For the same price as this book I would been better off with a years subscription to Adventure magazine.
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A book which stays forever in the heart of an addict child and for parents.......2005-08-05
My wayward child at age 13 gave this book to me for a Christmas present. I then knew who he was and is for the first time. As he has matured into adulthood 20 years later, this book is still one of his favorites and mine, too. There are many of us in the world who are too gentle to live among the wolves.
appropriate for 2004.......2004-02-02
i have had this record for years and find it's contents applicable to today's happenings as it was in the '70's. i would so like to get it on cd so my brother could hear it; he's unable to read. amazon says not s\availale; am wondering if anyone knows when it might be or where else i could purchase it. thank you
it made me cry, and saved me in a desparate hour.......1999-09-25
i was drawn to this book, for an unknown reason....i picked it up, and bought it for 50 cents at a thrift shop. i did't read it right away... i saved it....and then the day came, i was real down; i read this book, and realized that it soounded like every single word that had been running through my mind....put together in a beautiful masterpiece, that i couldn't have said better. it helped me get through the day, so i could live another one. i thank james kavanaugh, for writeing this book, and helping me realize there are others like me, out there, in this world with "IBM eyes".
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Images of youngsters in handcuffs and prison uniforms have become common on the nightly news in the United States. As America's fascination with crime and justice has grown, so has attention to the ways in which youthful offenders are charged, tried, and sentenced. While they may once have been viewed as misguided youth, more and more juveniles are being charged as adults and sentenced to adult prisons. Myers questions whether doing so is an effective deterrent for young offenders, if rehabilitation is out of the question, and if youth and society are better served by sending children away to adult prisons rather than juvenile detention facilities. These questions and others are addressed in this careful analysis of the history and evolution of transfer laws that are increasingly prevalent throughout the United States. The move toward charging juvenile delinquents as adult criminals initially coincided with an increase in violent crimes committed by youthful offenders. However, as such policies have grown and expanded, the methods by which youth are formally treated as adults in the criminal justice system have changed. Here, Myers examines the demographic, legal, criminal, and social characteristics of those youth who are waived to adult courts, assessing the nature, use, and effectiveness of punishment and rehabilitation efforts in modern juvenile and criminal justice systems. He concludes that as long as separate juvenile and adult justice systems are maintained, there will be a desire and perceived need for transferring some youth to adult court. However, he suggests that such transfers should be facilitated on a much more limited basis, while greater resources and funding for prevention and early intervention should be implemented to prevent youth from offending in the first place. This controversial topic receives a thorough accounting in this volume, which will open readers' eyes to the realities of juvenile delinquency and its treatment by the criminal justice system.
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- Sets Pattern For Ghostworld and Hellworld
- a great book,
- Reads like a movie novel...
- excellent surreal fiction
- Wonderfully disgusting story of death and destruction
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There is a part of the Forest where it is always night, where the tall trees bow together to shut out the light. Men call it the Darkwood. The border fort on the edge of the Darkwood had been built to keep the peace. So far it had, but after delivery of a large consignment of gold it falls silent, answering neither natural nor supernatural communication. When the Forest King sends a small force, combining sorcerous and military skills, they find a deserted fortress soaked in blood. Magic reveals something malevolent and unreachable somewhere in the fort. But Duncan MacNeil and his company have human foes, greedy for gold, to deal with before they can take on the inhuman . . .
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Sets Pattern For Ghostworld and Hellworld.......2004-01-16
This is a sequel to Blue Moon Rising, but like Ghostworld and Hellworld, the character base has been trimmed from the epic to the contained.
The time is ten years after the Demon War (see Blue Moon Rising). A border fort was constructed to secure a border with Hillsdown. But now the fort has gone silent. A team of Rangers is sent to investigate.
Upon arrival at the fort it is obvious that there is something very wrong. Soon the Rangers must join with some bandits in order to survive a horror that threatens the whole world.
Dream sequences give a great personality profile for each character in a similar fashion to the flashbacks in Blue Moon Rising. While a direct sequel to the events of Blue Moon Rising, this is a tough and gritty tale that does not have the Rupert/Dragon/Julia/Unicorn brand of humor. But it is no less a good yarn.
If you like the Forest Kingdom books (or the Twilight of the Empire books), you should take quite well to this one.
a great book,.......2001-06-05
but not Green's best work; if you enjoyed Simon R. Green's Darkwood series, then I highly recommend that you read Shadows Fall, his best work to date.
Reads like a movie novel..........2000-03-07
not the best Dark Wood story, in my opinion. But if you enjoyed Blue Moon Rising and Blood and Honor, you will still enjoy Down Among the Dead Men. Its just an interesting little side story in the Dark Wood series. be forewarned, its pretty gritty and gory...
excellent surreal fiction.......1999-02-21
Though not as grand-scale and plot-involved as Green's other works, this book takes an interesting turn--Green focuses the plotline around the psychology of the main characters, the result being one of the most insightful and fascinating pieces of surreal fiction I've read. Green retains he dramatic talents and smooth writing, and the reader is hooked form the first chapter on an incredibly involving drama of the mind. And yet, throughout, none of the sword-and-sorcery classic fantasy element is lost.
Wonderfully disgusting story of death and destruction.......1997-11-11
This was an extreamly well written story, however the subject matter can leave some people a little queasy. The plot is excellent and the story is a non-stop suspense filled adventure. Blood and horror fill every page and readers will be torn between dropping the book in horror and disgust, and turning the next page to read on. Simon Green reaches into man's nightmares and brings them to life in this novel!
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Julius Evola's masterful overview of the political and social manifestations of our time, the "age of decline" known to the Hindus as the Kali Yuga.
• Reveals the occult war that underlies the crises that have become a prevailing feature of modern life.
• Includes H. T. Hansen's definitive essay on Evola's political life and theory.
Men Among the Ruins is Evola's frontal assault on the predominant materialism of our time and the mirage of progress. For Evola and other proponents of Traditionalism, we are now living in an age of increasing strife and chaos: the Kali Yuga of the Hindus or the Germanic Ragnarok. In such a time, social decadence is so widespread that it appears as a natural component of all political institutions. Evola argues that the crises that dominate the daily lives of our societies are part of a secret occult war to remove the support of spiritual and traditional values in order to turn man into a passive instrument of the powerful.
Evola is often regarded as the godfather of contemporary Italian fascism and right-wing radical politics, but attentive examination of the historical record--as provided by H. T. Hanson's definitive introduction--reveals Evola to be a much more complex figure. Though he held extreme right-wing views, he was a fearless critic of the Fascist regime and preferred a caste system based on spirituality and intellect to the biological racism championed by the Nazis. Ultimately, he viewed the forces of history as comprised by two factions: "history's demolition squad" enslaved by blind faith in the future and those individuals whose watchword is Tradition. These latter stand in this world of ruins at a higher level and are capable of letting go of what needs to be abandoned in order that what is truly essential not be compromised.
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padded out book of sermonizing.......2007-02-20
I think there is a tendency among many reviewers to over-rate books simply because they agree with the point of view being expressed therein. This is triply magnified when we are dealing with points of view that are unpopular; five stars are hung on a book just because the author has the courage to speak the truth.
Evola, the man, has become a symbol of a certain worldview that is unpopular, but happens to be correct. The problem I have is not the fact of the truth of the worldview he represents; the problem is that Julius Evola, like the other Traditionalists, is a rather poor representative of that worldview. He very often fails to practice part of what he and Guenon preach, which is to keep one's personal attitudes and opinions out of the teaching. This volume is a particulary egregious example. Much of it is nothing but opinionated nonsense. Evola knows his ancient history and his comparitive religion, but when he drifts into other subject areas -- economics, for example -- he embarasses himself very badly. And all of Evola's work has the flaw most common to "occult" writers, which is a weakness for becoming identified with their own vagaries and abstractions. In the end, one is forced to largely agree with the Germans' assessment of Evola as a utopian dilettante. I fear that Evola has had an upsurge in popularity of late only because he is "safe" enough for those who don't quite have the courage of their convictions to profess the better, more lucid, more practical works of some others in these same areas, because of a fear of having the usual labels hung upon them by the conventionally ignorant and the profane.
I have seen several of Evola's books; all except Revolt Against the Modern World are basically nothing but pseudo-intellectual sermonizing of the same kind the academics he would profess to despise offer. Even Revolt has too many footnotes and other fat on it. I recommend that book nonetheless, because of the many statements of the obvious truth it contains (even if you have to wade through a lot of vague nonsense to find it), but you can find the information it contains elsewhere, and you can skip the rest of his books, and this one in particular, without regret.
Second Rate Evola.......2006-12-05
For the new reader of Evola, try instead "Men Among the Ruins." This work concerning Evola's own application of his philosophical perspective to post-war "current events" rates a weak second to his first-rate theoretical works.
Evolan "initiates" will find this work worthwhile, however, in deepening appreciation for the world-view of the Baron.
Well edited and nicely bound, as most works edited by Joscelyn Godwin and published by Inner Traditions.
An Optional Read.......2006-04-20
This one is not essential towards understanding Evola's Roman Reactionary view of the world and how things should be, yet it gives some insight into the philosopher and like most philosophers he was complex. The introduction covers his life and thought and shows some of the reactions people have had to Evola's "dangerous thoughts". Like some philosophers, he toyed with the idea of killing himself and admired books by thinkers who eventually killed themselves. I guess they couldn't take the modern world. However, Evola read some work on Buddhism and decided not to go through with it after all. Like some philosophers, he never got married or had kids, probably preferring to be alone with his thoughts. He had the contrariness and critical views of women like Nietzsche had, although these two ultimately go in different directions; Evola towards transcendence and tradition, and Nietzsche towards creative nihilism. Evola's traditionalism is not a common one that urges us to go back to the Fifties lifestyle, but rather, perhaps, to the way of life around 5000 BC. But yet, he still was hard to pigeonhole, he liked the Beatniks and revolution of 1968, but still hated the revolutions of 1789, 1848, and 1919. He was against equality, but for a hierarchical freedom, the higher character one had, the more freedom one deserved.
He attempted to influence the Fascist and Nazi parties into becoming more aristocratic in nature, but the parties never gave up their plebian notions of collectivity such as socialism and nationalism, and they still thought the leader was answerable to the people, rejecting Evola's notion of the divine ruler being the centerpiece of civilization holding it together by being connected to the transcendent. Evola wanted them to emphasize even more the aristocratic values such as respectful distance towards one`s betters, honor, loyalty, courage, and selflessness.
Regarding honor, he thought the Italians would do well to emulate the German sense of honor, as in "your word is your bond never to be broken". He thought Italians should give up their petty hatred of Germans and stop celebrating cunning and deceit that made them feel so clever. This was a base characteristic among Italians along with their tendency to gesticulate. Evola thought that, at least, the better sort of Italians should not consider themselves proudly as Latin, but rather Roman, with the studied seriousness of the great Roman aristocracy of the past. They should learn to control their passions and always think clearly, passions being the inferior part of oneself. He explains well what he thinks is a noble personality as opposed to a base, clownish one. In fact, this book has a picture of Evola with his look of studied seriousness of a man of tradition, if you wish to practice it.
He also addresses the occult war against tradition with its revolutions and subversions. Particularly, he analyzes the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. He says that some of it is fantasy and that Jews are only partially to blame for revolutions against old orders. In fact, it is a technique of this occult cabal to emphasize the Jewish part in it, so that people will think that only they are to blame. Such a technique provides a good cover for those gentiles who continue on with their subversions. He also states that secret societies would never write down their intentions in such a way.
Regarding the Jews, Evola was selectively critical, but not condemning. He mainly criticized those who were a part of anti-tradition and the Jewish materialistic spirit which wishes to destroy the old transcendent order. He thought Hitler's obsession with alleged Jewish machinations was paranoid.
Evola's racism was a racism of the spirit and only superficially biological. He said it would not improve matters merely to have a pure Italian or German race. Considerations of a person's nobility must be taken into account. Like many aristocrats, class was more important to him than race. He said Jews could possess an Aryan spirit. These statements did not endear him to the Fascist or Nazi powers. Even some of his intellectual influences were Jewish.
Another problem Evola worried about is the over-breeding of the lower castes and under-breeding of higher castes. He wanted some controls over inordinate number of lower caste births to prevent the swarming masses from overwhelming the noble ones.
I still don't like the idea of people inheriting their station in life in some caste system, as I'm afraid Evola would approve of. I prefer the meritocracy advocated by freemasons who complained about nobles who did not have noble character, but merely inherited their positions. So this is interesting stuff, but no thanks.
Kosher! .......2005-09-14
March 2, 2005
I expected something more controversial or thought provoking, but it's very kosher, almost bland. Basically, baron Evola was a pre-1789 Sicilian traditionalist and aristocrat who naturally resented the two hundred and fifty years of our present day industrial/mercantile/militaristic/demo-pornocratic "multicultural" disaster.
An old anti-democrat like Nietzsche, in comparison,
has more staying power than Evola's mildly politically incorrect
class musings. Maybe, it's just this book (haven't read Evola's other work yet).
Take into consideration that over 1/3 of this edition includes an intro essay -the mandatory PC agitprop professer or another, pontificating von oben upon the possible
dangers of Evola's ways of free-thinking! Yawn. The usual US academical fear of truth and reality, especially when touching the controversian, taboo topics -the exploding problem of Race relations (esp. in North America) and of the Zionist Jewish world suprematism.
If you think New Orleans riots are not part of the global Zimbabwe anarchy, Evola is not for you.
But, no worries. Count Evola is no David Irving. He doesn't bite! He's one of the good guys!
Julius Evola's Men Among the Ruins.......2003-09-11
The first half of this edition of _Men Among the Ruins_ is an essay by Dr. H. T. Hansen putting the controversial thought of the ultra-reactionary Sicilian nobleman Julius Evola regarding Nazism, Fascism, the Aryan race, the Jewish-Masonic conspiracy and the SS into an historical perspective. Evola's political theory is radically anti-modernist to the core; anti-democratic, instead idealizing the ancient tradition of the warrior caste, the Kshatriyas in Hinduism. The proper government should be a Hierarchy, Greek for "Rule of the Sacred." The government should look to the Above as a base for authority rather than to the common mass of humanity below. He comments on the demonic nature of the economy, as it brings people away from the true transcendent spiritual reality behind our mundane existence. In traditional historiography, events were looked upon as an unfolding dualistic occult war between the powers of Cosmos and Chaos, like the Christian view of history as an unfolding of Divine Providence, good versus evil, Christ versus Antichrist. There is a metaphysical dimension to history that needs to be taken into account but which never is nowadays. On the side of Cosmos are "form, order, law, spiritual hierarchy, and tradition in the higher sense of the world." To Chaos belongs "every influence that disintegrates, subverts, degrades, and promotes the preponderance of the inferior over the superior, matter over spirit, quantity over quality." Evola criticizes Catholicism in his native Italy as not being a universal creed, along with the Church's eager striving to "update" itself with the modern world. _The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion_ is the notorious document which apparently reveals the methods of the Jewish-Masonic conspiracy to take over the world to make it a secularized welfare-slave state. Evola maintains the partial-accuracy of the _Protocols_, but admits that they do not tell the whole story and are too simplified. After all, the secret occult rulers of the world would not just leave the Master Plan of the Ages out on a table for everyone to find out all about them would they?
A particular area where Evola differs from most right-wingers is his outlook towards birth control. The problem of the "bestial fecundity" of the proletariat (the word proletarian itself derived from an old Latin word meaning to reproduce like beasts) should be something that is taken into account in social policy. The government should try to improve the racial character of its people, and give a certain amount of reproductive freedom to the more capable people in the populace. Evola, at the same time, recognizes the legitimacy of the celibate traditions in the world's faiths that disavow marriage, having children and the use of women. He criticizes the Catholic stance on birth control, as the _Humanae Vitae_ encyclical itself states that birth control is desirable, but only the unreliable "rhythm method" is morally permissible. Evola will jar a fair amount of sensibilities when he exposes the "bourgeoisie cult of children and having children" as an illusion, when he points out that most couples get married for personal happiness rather than having children, and many get married without the intent of having any. Evola's entire take on the domain of marriage, children and celibacy is the most coherent that I have ever read. The "men among the ruins" that the book takes its title from are those scattered, isolated individuals around the world who see the modern world for the sham that it is, and maintain a vision of a Europe in spiritual unity with the divine. There is something in here to offend everybody, no matter his or her political or religious orientation. Also recommended: _Revolt Against the Modern World_.
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- Mark Millar is a god among men
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The pwerhouse creative team of Mark Millar and Terry Dodson bring you a hyper-realistic, action-packed look at Spider-Man - as you've never seen him before! A mysterious villain has discovered Spider-Man's secret identity... and is using the information to slowly destroy everything and everyone that Peter Parker cares about. But how far will Spider-Man go to protect the people he loves? Is he willing to cross a boundary we thought we'd never see him cross? Featuring Spider-Man's most fearsome foes and avenging allies!
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Mark Millar is a god among men.......2005-11-21
I don't want to toot this horn again but man, Mark Millar just blows me away every time. I read his Wanted earlier this year and his run on the Ultimates has been amazing. But this Marvel Knights Spiderman run is just fantastic. He breathes new life and new excitement into a character with too many titles. He is an amazing character writer and Peter just leaps off the page as the tragic hero that he is. Aunt May and the villans and hottie Mary Jane just crackle and sizzle with life.
All I can say is that if you are an adult Spiderman fan, then you've got to be reading this book and the rest of the first 12 issues. This is good writing, dark characters, violent action, and nitty-gritty goodness.
'Nuff said!
Just plain amazing (no pun intended).......2004-10-04
With Marvel pretty much letting loose on Spider-Man mania with a host of different Spidey-titles, this newly launched title, under the Marvel Knights banner, finds the web head getting the most brutal beatdown he's had in years, courtesy of Mark Millar. Next to J. Michael Straczynski's current unheralded reign on Amazing Spider-Man, Millar's Spidey title is one of Marvel's best top selling books. Beginning with Peter Parker finding the grave of his beloved Uncle Ben vandalized, and following with Aunt May getting kidnapped, it's become more than clear that somebody knows Peter's secret. Did the Green Goblin reveal to his fellow supervillains Pete's identity? What does the Owl have to gain? Why do Electro and Vulture have a rather large suitcase full of cash? And just who's side is the Black Cat really on? If there's one drawback to Down Among the Dead Men, it's that it leaves you on a heck of a cliffhanger after the wall crawler gets his keyster handed to him in a high voltage battle with Electro. Millar has taken villains like Electro and Vulture to heights the characters haven't been to in decades; we see them go to no limits to take out Spidey, even if that means taking out an innocent or two that gets in their way. The art by the same team Millar worked with on the Trouble mini-series (Terry and Rachel Dodson) is just gorgeous with Mary Jane looking like the knockout she's supposed to be. The book may be too short (this collects a four part storyarc) but it's definitely worth picking up, and by the time you get to the last page you'll be salivating for more.
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In this sociological study of "lesbigay" domestic partnership, Christopher Carrington explores the expanded views of family that inform the lives of the 50 established Bay Area couples included in his study. Drawing from in-depth interviews, as well as weeklong field observations of eight households, he develops arguments on housework, caregiving, division of labor, "kinship work" on outside friendships and biolegal families, and the tricky concepts of fairness and egalitarianism within partnerships. Although far from a random sample of American gay men and lesbians, his subjects range widely in age, ethnicity, class background, and income level, although only five households with children were included. Couples were interviewed separately, revealing amusing disparities in their accounts of domestic life. The jargon and sociological hairsplitting make for some unintentional humor, as in the chapter on "feeding work" (known to the rest of us as shopping and cooking): "Planning meals, learning about foodstuffs and techniques, considering the preferences and emotions of significant others, and overseeing nutritional strategies frame the essential yet invisible precursor work to the actual daily process of preparing a meal." Let's eat! Not the perkiest book on gay and lesbian life, No Place Like Home nevertheless covers unfamiliar territory with intelligence and insight. --Regina Marler
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In this rich, surprising portrait of the world of lesbian and gay relationships, Christopher Carrington unveils the complex and artful ways that gay people create and maintain both homes and "chosen" families for themselves.
Customer Reviews:
Idea of kinkeeper new to me.......2000-04-21
I bought this book entirely on the fact that I spotted the discussion of "kinkeeper" when I skimmed through this book. This idea, though not original to the author of this book, was a real revelation to me when I first saw it in this book. It really blew me away, though in hindsight it seems so obvious. There is a gay couple in my family tree and I always wondered why the half who was my blood kin wasn't the same one who kept in touch with me, rather, it's his other half who regularly does. My other relatives, it's usually the half I'm related to by blood who keeps in touch with me. The instant I saw in this book the concept of "kinkeeper," all of a sudden I realized, my cuz wasn't the kinkeeper, rather, it was his life partner who had assumed that role in their communications with me! I had wondered previously if, on some level, something was wrong re my connection with my cuz. But in fact, all I needed to do in my own mind was, at least for this particular couple, to separate out the role of "kinkeeper" from my other usual expectations of blood kin. As a result of this book, therefore, I feel better now about my connection with my cuz. [Truth in reporting: This is the only part of this book that I've read so far. My rating does not apply to any other part of this book.]
An absolutely fascinating book!.......2000-03-30
This book offers an concise, realistic look into the everyday lives of gays and lesbians. The dynamics of "our" relationships and how we choose to make our homes, lives and create our families are revealed thru the tales of different couples. I found this book especially fascinating and useful in my situation. My partner and I have an extended chosen family as we live with another couple. We can relate to so many issues faced by some of the couples the book. This is a definite MUST READ for any gay couple!
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- good attempt at expanding the center of gay writing
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Ethnicity, culture, and sexual orientation are salient aspects of human identity. While diversity adds richness to the threads of our human tapestry, minorities often feel vulnerable with open disclosure and retreat from exposures they fear could leave them in jeopardy. This is especially so with the lesbian and gay community. Under the skilled editorship of Beverly Greene, Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Among Lesbians and Gay Men explores a broad range of culture-related topics specific to the experience of this populationùand is courageously presented by an outstanding, diverse group of contributors. Along with empirical, clinical, and theoretical discussions, the inclusion of personal narrative offers poignant insight into additional complexities, pressures, and losses that lesbians and gay men must cope with in a world that often handles diversity with the closed fist of bigotry. Academics, researchers, students, and the interested lay reader will find Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Among Lesbians and Gay Men both accessible and engaging. The volume is ideal for courses in psychology, social psychology, gender studies, sociology, human services, interpersonal violence, and ethnic studies.
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good attempt at expanding the center of gay writing.......2001-11-23
I used this book for a paper I wrote in law school. It's pretty decent. I think some essays were better than others. If you want to collect as many writings about gays and lesbians of color as possible, you should get this. Also, an emerging issue is gay senior citizens. This book has some good articles at looking at them. THere are better anthologies out there, but this one is still decent.
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This volume traces a season in the life of Manchester City. Not just any season, but 1998-99, when the club found itself down among the dead men of English football. This once-proud club, with two League Championships and four FA Cups to its name, was forced to battle with the likes of Macclesfield Town, Colchester United, and Wigan Athletic in English football's third flight. With the cooperation of the club itself, Mark Hodkinson was allowed to mingle with players, ex-players, directors, office staff, and fans, to conduct numerous interviews with the people who form the passionate community of Manchester City. Hodkinson was involved in every aspect of the club through a long, stirring season, constantly on the look-out for the unusual, the offbeat, the hopeful and the heartbreaking. Through it all, he sought to remain impartial, and resist the temptation of becoming another facet of the club's PR operation.
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