Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles

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The co-producer of Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's!!!

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He should know; he was there

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Here, There and Everywhere

Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles
Geoff Emerick , and Howard Massey
Manufacturer: Gotham
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A fascinating memoir featuring never-before-told stories from Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick—the industry legend who made music history by crafting the groundbreaking sound of the group's most famous records, including Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, and Abbey Road

Geoff Emerick was only fifteen years old when he began working with the Beatles as assistant engineer for their early classics “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You.” Incredibly, at the age of nineteen, he was promoted to full engineer, taking the helm for the group's groundbreaking album Revolver. Ten months later, he joined forces with the Beatles for the recording of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, hailed by Rolling Stone as the greatest album ever made. In their constant quest for experimentation and new sounds—and despite the technical limitations of the pre-digital age—Emerick developed a slew of innovative recording techniques, many of which are still in use today.

In Here, There and Everywhere, Emerick tells his story for the first time, taking the reader through the hallowed (though somewhat dingy) corridors of Abbey Road Studios to give rare insights into the Beatles' unique creative processes and personalities and provide a behind-the- scenes look at how the greatest band of all time made their greatest records. As Emerick describes the Beatles' transformation from wide-eyed Liverpool teenagers into tour-savvy professionals, he provides a startling picture of the Fab Four. Fascinating and moving, Here, There and Everywhere illuminates the creative tensions within the band that fueled their early success, but would ultimately lead them to record in separate studios while the partnership was disintegrating.

“We all owe some debt to Geoff Emerick's self-effacing work as an engineer and producer . . . there is very little that any group of scruffy musicians can throw at him that he cannot put into some kind of good sonic order. I feel fortunate to have worked with him.”
—Elvis Costello

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The co-producer of Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's!!!.......2007-10-10

If you're the kind of Beatle fan that love discussing not only about their lives and accomplishments, but also getting down to the technical aspects involved in the creation of their revolutionary music, this is A MUST ONE to have.

Reading it is a very enjoyable experience, especially when it comes down to the explanation of the tricks they had to do in the then pre-historic technology (but still, great) Abbey Road studio to generate and record the very special sonic wishes of the Beatles.

The book itself made me realize (this time for sure) that Geoff Emerick is, really, the co-producer of Revolver and Pepper. And that means a lot!

Vitally Important Perspective.......2007-10-09

I am about 50 pages from finishing this book, but one thing I want to point out is that Geoff Emerick does not fawn all over Paul at the expense of the other Beatles, as has been stated in previous reviews. Most people I know have their favorite Beatle, and Mr. Emerick is no exception. He makes it clear that Paul was always the most friendly and diplomatic of the four, and this coincides with what we already knew. Whereas the other Beatles may have had a tendency to put up buffers around themselves, Paul tended to be the outgoing and friendly one, and I'm sure that was a comfort to Emerick, who was trying to fit in with the world's most popular pop recording group. Just the same, and as proof of his objectivity, Emerick also points to the contributions made by Paul toward the overall friction that developed and led to the break-up of the Beatles. Emerick also eventually has very positive things to say about Lennon and Harrison, and illustrates the bridges and appreciations that developed between him and them. So, don't be put off by those reviews that criticize Emerick for being unduly biased. If you have listened intently to Beatles recordings, many of your conclusions will be confirmed by what Geoff Emerick has to say in this book. I think he did an amazing job, and if you are into uncovering new and interesting detail about the Beatles and how they worked in the studio, don't pass this one by.

He should know; he was there.......2007-09-28

Few accounts of history are more accurate than the first-hand kind, and that is what we have with Mr. Emerick's outstanding book. To his credit, this thoroughly British gentleman focuses on what he actually saw versus what is commonly known about the Beatles. His tone is respectful, but he does not shy away from saying what he thinks based on what he saw and how he was treated. Mr. Emerick went on to engineer and produce some great acts, which I hope are the subjects of a future book. And consider this: When I was 19, I was just learning to tie my shoes. He was engineering the "Revolver" album!

Class Act.......2007-09-17

I couldn't put this book down....what a fascinating first hand account of one of the most infuential musical experiences in modern history. I think you will find it particularly interesting if you write and record music, as Geoff's recollections are incredibly detailed and specific. It's truly unbelievable that he could remember so much of what happened in such picture perfect detail, and it is a lasting testament to critical and often unsung heroics of the worlds best audio engineers. Howard Massey did an excellent job helping Geoff make this material completely accessible to the lay person and fan as well. When I proposed to my wife in 2002 I wrote a symphonic piece and surprised her at Capitol Records in Studio A, where we recorded it live (I proposed afterwards). While they were mixing the music we took a tour of Capitol Records, and when we returned there was a gentleman in the studio playing the most beautiful music on the grand piano. We listened for awhile, then entered to studio and spoke with him for almost half an hour. What a lovely man, and what great music. That was Geoff Emerick. Perhaps someday we will hear you on the other side of the glass young man:)
Thanks so much for sharing your amazing life with us Geoff. As I sit at my grand piano in Maui I can't thank you enough for the inspiration. Warmest aloha from Maui, Tim & Michele Heile

Here, There and Everywhere.......2007-09-03

Geoff Emerick was there for the creation of the Beatle sound. It is well written with enjoyable person information.

Giant Molecules: HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE

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This book explains things.

Giant Molecules: HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE
ALEXANDER YU. GROSBERG
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Lively, informative, and easy-to-understand, this book is a fascinating read for scientists across many disciplines and the educated/interested layperson. Beautifully presented with eight pages of color illustrations, Giant Molecules: Here, There, and Everywhere addresses the nature and role of giant molecules, which are the"source"for polymer chains. Grosberg and Khokhlov explain what giant molecules are, how they are formed, where they are applied, and whythey are important in everyday life and in science. The simple, non-technical style is complemented by full-color illustrations.
A CD-ROM enclosed with the book provides simulation of typical behavior of polymers, which is an extremely useful tool for teaching purposes. This feature will be of special interest to the expert in polymers across many disciplines, including molecularbiology, materials science, physics, and chemistry. The CD-ROM also allows the user to create a broad variety of movies simulating an almost arbitrary polymer system, customized to the user's specific needs.
Giant Molecules presents the subject matter much more clearly than the standard scientific text. It provides a unique opportunity to grasp the most advanced methods of polymer physics with the guidance of world leaders in the field. The book features a foreword written by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, a Nobel Prize Laureate, and each chapter in this fascinating volume is preceded by a quote from such notable sources as Goethe, St. Exupery, and Mark Twain. Written in a simple, non-scientific style, Giant Molecules should be understandable to interested readers at any level, and the color illustrations and CD-ROM add to the appeal of this lively book.

Key Features
* Includes a foreword written by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Nobel Laureate
* Written at a level both the scientist and non-scientist can appreciate
* Uses a clear, comprehensive manner to describe giant molecules
* Features a CD-ROM with movies showing the simulation of polymer behavior
* Presents a simple approach to the most complex phenomena, using very limited mathematics
* Considers aspects of polymers as materials

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This book explains things........2005-06-08

I am a physics professor working on semiconductor materials. Polymer is not my area, but they always attracts me a lot.
I can't believe this great book hasn't been reviewed yet. Yes, it is written by two Russian scientists. But who said Russians can only write rigorous math books? This book is not a monograph but for everyone interested in polymer physics, material or popular science. It explains a lot of phenomena in a clear, consise and humours language. There is a little math, not hard at all. Freshmen level calculus would be sufficient to understand the book. In fact, all through the book, the authors were showing the interactions between different factors. These factors are the reason that polymers have so many tantalizing and sometimes contradicting properties. To explain those, math is necessary.
The movies included in the accompanied CD are great, think about how much work is put on making them!

Michael Jackson: The Man behind the Mask

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ALL OF YOU WHO BELIVE THESE BOOKS ARE PATHETIC
Michael Jackson....sad, sick, pitiful....etc, etc.....
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Musical Genius
The real Michael Jackson from a Motown insider

Michael Jackson: The Man behind the Mask
Bob Jones , and Stacy Brown
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`Michael Jackson: The Man behind the Mask' is the INSIDE STORY of the truth behind the rumors, ugliness and mystery surrounding Michael Jackson.

Is Jackson just a confused person who got too much fame too soon or is he a cold and calculating villain who will stop at nothing to have his bizarre appetites satisfied? Now you can read about it for the first time from the man who knows everything!

The author, Bob Jones, is not a journalist conducting interviews but somebody who has known and been with Jackson for 34 years as his chief of Public Relations; by his side since Michael was 11 years old. Bob Jones is the one person with this unique inside view of Michael Jackson's world. To a certain degree, Bob Jones CREATED Michael Jackson. He created his image. For example, Bob Jones created Michael Jackson's famous nickname "The King of Pop".

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ALL OF YOU WHO BELIVE THESE BOOKS ARE PATHETIC.......2007-03-15

IF YOU LIKE THE TRUTH, DONT BUY IT.
ITS FUNNY HOW YOU JUDGE THIS MAN ON BOOKS WRITTEN BY PEOPLE WHO HE'S FALLEN OUT WITH OR NO LONGER TALKS TO WHO ARE TRYING TO GET REVENGE AND MAKE A QUICK BUCK. MJ IS NOT SAD AND PATHETIC - YOU ALL ARE. IM NOT A HUGE MJ FAN BUT IM NOT ABOUT TO GO AND CALL HIM SAD AND PATHIC BASED ON A BOOK THATS NOT EVEN WRITTEN BY HIM. WHO DOES THE AUTHOR THINK HE IS? MIKES PSYCHIATRIST OR SOMETHING? UNTIL MJ ONE DAY COMES OUT WITH ALL THIS AND ITS THE TRUTH I WILL NOT BLIVE IT. ITS SAD HOW THE PUBLIC TURNED THEIR BAK ON HIM. OH AND HIS TALENT ISNT DOWN THE DRAIN...I BELIEVE IT CANT BE LOST.. I JUST THINK ITS MASKED BEHIND THE CONTROVERSY...

Michael Jackson....sad, sick, pitiful....etc, etc............2006-08-08

I was a fan of Michael Jackson's since I was 5 so imagine my increasingly mixed feelings regarding the many bizarre changes I observed over the years. The auther confirmed my gut feelings regarding Michael's disdain for his own race. It's unfortunate, pitiful, & very, very sad. I've seen him grow from a cute cheeked adorable little boy to an inhuman-looking wizened freak because of childhood trauma & self hatred. My mom says he looks like a "dough-face." This man used to be the biggest pop music sensation in the world, but he got so caught up in being recognized as "royalty" that he turned himself into something I can't even fathom. The only reason I did not give this 5 stars is because it was a little too short. So sad, because he was a talented individual, but it seems that all that talent went down the drain because he got so caught up in his own celebrity & self glorification. As for him hating his own race...pitiful. Apparently Mr. Jackson has never heard of karma, or doesn't care.

So, Informative.......2006-06-09

Perhaps the most overlooked and underrated work on Michael Jackson. It was a short and informative read. It didn't bore you with things you already knew and heard. It was simply put and easy to follow. Kudos to Bob Jones for finally speaking out. I don't know how well this sold, but if Mr. Jones had gone with a major publisher, such as Harper, Simon and Schuster, Warner it would have done even better. Great job and thanks for the compact and detailed-filled story.

Musical Genius.......2006-05-06

"Michael Jackson: The Man Behind the Mask" is a comprehensive story about this remarkable man, that attempts to reveal the truth about him. The book is well written and fairly balanced account on Michael Jackson by someone who should know him well, having worked with him for over 30 years. Michael Jackson is clearly a musical genius with exceptional step, spin and turn on the dance floor. He is one of the most successful American musician and entertainer. His music has brought a lot of happiness to many people all over the world. He is often referred to as The King of Pop or Wacko Jacko. His successful musical career and controversial life style has been at the forefront of pop culture for over a quarter of a century.

Jackson began his musical career at the age of five as lead singer of The Jackson 5. He made his first solo recordings in 1971 while remaining a member of the group. He began a full-fledged solo career in 1979 and formally parted with his siblings in 1984. In his solo career, Jackson recorded and co-produced the best selling album of all time Thriller, with approximate worldwide sales of 60 million , received thirteen Grammy awards and charted thirteen number one singles in the U.S. Michael Jackson has been awarded numerous honors.

From 1988 to 2005, Jackson lived on his Neverland Ranch property, on which he built an amusement park and private zoo for the enjoyment of economically disadvantaged and terminally ill children. His frequently held sleepover parties have received widespread critical media-coverage, especially after he revealed that he sometimes slept in the same bed with several unrelated children. This led to him being accused of child sexual abuse both in 1993 and 2003. He was eventually tried and acquitted of the latter allegations in 2005.

As a human being, Michael Jackson made mistakes and his eccentric character is well known. I am a black man myself and the fact that Michael does not like blacks does not bother me. What is of concern is his relationship with children which in any case he was acquitted. What I consider important is the thrill I have got from his music. Michael should be left alone in freedom instead of being hounded all the time. After all, the last time I checked, America was a democracy, where a man has a right to be eccentric.

The real Michael Jackson from a Motown insider.......2006-04-14

Author Bob Jones was a fixture at Motown Records and was the man who dubbed Jackson the 'King of Pop': for over thirty years he was the public relations force behind the star, and so there's no better writer to explore the 'real' Jackson. Michael Jackson fans - and even those who know music well but don't particularly like Jackson - will find this a gripping read which exposes many truths behind the mask; from his affection for children to his endless plastic surgeries. From his hatred of blacks to his many musical and social challenges, you really get a close inspection of Jackson's life and motivations in MICHAEL JACKSON: THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK.

Here, There, and Everywhere: The 100 Best Beatles Songs

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Great Read!
Rating Some Memorable Beatles Music!
Enjoyable, insightful read
A great idea for a book wasted
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Here, There, and Everywhere: The 100 Best Beatles Songs
Stephen Spignesi , and Michael Lewis
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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ASIN: 1579123694

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Organized by ranking order from Number 1 to Number 100, this illustrated celebration of the best songs by the boys who revolutionized rock-and-roll includes expert commentary, historical context, interview material, and lots of great sidebars (including "best" lists from some of today's pop music powerhouses).

The authors are pop culture experts and lifelong Beatles aficionados whose enlightening commentary sheds new light on the subject. The book is profusely illustrated with great photos of the band at work and play, and all of the memorable album cover art that has come to represent a generation. Appendices include a complete song list, discography, videography, and bibliography, making it a one-stop source of Beatles facts and figures.

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Great Read!.......2006-09-23

Don't listen to the completely moronic reviews posted here. This is a great book. The authors have done an excellent job researching, providing insight and giving great technical information about each track. There seems to be a lot of crybabying about certain tracks being left out, certain tracks being listed over others--who the hell cares, it's the f'n Beatles, for crying out loud, every song is great, from Yesterday to A Day in the Life, to Revolution #9. This is a book that the casual listener and the rabid fan will love.

Rating Some Memorable Beatles Music!.......2006-05-09

Anyone daring to rate the "music of the Gods" is setting themselves up for a pasting. Authors Stephen Spignesi and Michael Lewis dared the unthinkable and the results are contained in this interesting book on the "100 Best Beatles Songs."

After an introduction on how they arrived at the top 100 - songwriting, musicianship, production, lyrics - Spignesi and Lewis take us song-by-song through their ranking. Number #1 is "A Day in the Life;" #100, "Helter Skelter." Coverage of each song includes what the song is about, why it made the top 100, interesting facts about the song, what the authors most liked about the song, etc.

So, did all my Beatle favorites make the list? No! Am I cheesed off about the rankings? Not especially! Are some of their statements about what a particular song means pretty obvious or reaching for it? Yup! But so what!?! The authors wrote the book and they're entitled to their opinion.

I enjoyed this book. It takes you down a musical road of wonderful songs - lovely ballads, hard rockers and psychedelic head-trips - that enriched our lives. Reading this book is a fun experience.

Enjoyable, insightful read.......2005-09-26

I guess I'm just not enough of a Beatles snob like some of the other folks reviewing this book. I bought it, read it and enjoyed it. Just because the authors' opinion on the song ranking differs from mine, that doesn't make it a bad book, just a difference in opinion. I glad I bought it.

A great idea for a book wasted.......2005-08-10

As a major Beatles fan, I am a sucker for a book like this. I understand that a book titled the 100 Best whatever is going to be subjective. I don't mind that. (I'm amazed at how many reviewers have criticised this book largely because the authors either included songs the reviewer doesn't like or left out songs the reviewer loves. That's going to happen in any book like this.) However, what we want out of such a book is a critical analysis that true fans can respect. All opinions are not created equal and these two guys have absolutely no meaningful insight into what made Beatles music special.

Perhaps the single greatest indicator as to how fatuous these two guys are is that they attempt to explain what each song is about. They demonstrate that they are either masters of the obvious or as insightful as the average 9th grader. Lyrics that aren't obvious on their face are poetry. If a reviewer has knowledge of first hand experiences that led to the writing of the song or knowledge of allusions in the song, those are worth mentioning. Otherwise, spare us your uninformed "insights." (See their section on the first song, "Day in the Life" for a perfect example.)

The book does have an interesting layout and is easy to skim, and, finally, it is about the Beatles. Hence, it is not worthless, but it is certainly not worth the money. Pass on it.

the worst.......2005-08-06

This is by far the worst book on the beatles i've ever read and i've read almost all of them.All the great songs left out of this book pisses me off!These two guys are idiots, and the're book sucks!

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So-so time travel book.
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World Without End
A lot of fun
strong time travel thriller

Here, There & Everywhere
Chris Roberson
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ASIN: 1591023319

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When Roxanne Bonaventure is eleven years old, a dying woman gives her a gift that changes her life utterly, making her a singular creature, with no analogue or equivalent. With the strange device called the "Sofia," she is granted the ability to travel anywhere in space and time, not only through times that were and will be, but also through the worlds that could have been and might someday be. From that day forward, no place or time can contain her, no danger can assail her, and no mystery can elude her. From the deepest secrets of the past to the furthest flung visions of the future, Roxanne's life knows no boundaries except those she can imagine. But such power comes at a price: the life she might have led is forever lost to her, twisting away among the infinite threads of the Myriad. Roxanne finds herself isolated, unable to make lasting, meaningful relationships with friends, family, or strangers.

Here, There & Everywhere is the story of one woman searching for herself, and for someone with whom to share her life. It is one story, and many stories - the jigsaw puzzle of a life, from youth to old age, projected against the backdrop of everything that ever was, might have been, and may yet be. Roxanne's adventures take her from Victorian England to Ancient Egypt, from the End of Time to the birth of the Beatles. Along the way, she encounters every method of time travel theoretically possible: Visser Wormholes and Tipler Cylinders; a mysterious substance called chronium; and the slow and steady path we all take, moving forward one day at a time. And somewhere in the endlessly splitting paths of the Myriad lies the secret of Roxanne's own life, her future and her past, woven together into an eternal braid.

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So-so time travel book........2007-10-17

I haven't been blown away by this book. In fact, I am halfway through right now and put it down to read another book. I'll probably come back and finish it, but it feels a little "children's bookish" to me and hasn't been really unusual or compelling.

One of the many traps that time-travel books can fall into is the "infinite universes" trap where every possible action a person makes creates a new universe to accomodate that new timestream. Eventually, this takes all meaning out of any action that the character makes because it doesn't matter what action you take if you have taken every other possible action in a parallel universe. And it becomes tedious and boring.

I prefer books that dwell more on the story and the person, rather than the philosophy of time travel and its paradoxes and ways around them.

This seems like an amateurish effort. It isn't terrible, it just isn't compelling.

Super Reader.......2007-08-01

Feisty female's timefaring dimensional adventures.

Roberson cites Moorcock as one of his influences, among others, and this is reasonably clear, and as he mentions, it is definitey more Second Ether than Jerry Cornelius. The family relations in the Bonaventure brood are certainly pretty normative compared to the Cornelius clan, as long as your normative sort of family is more Buckaroo Banzai than leave it to beaver.

World Without End.......2007-04-01

Chris Roberson is part of a certain cabal of science fiction authors that allegedly haunt Central Texas, plotting all manner of mischief and nefarious deeds, or so I am told. I mean, Austin's a comparatively small town, and I'm regularly running into the likes of Kinky Friedman, Ernest Hemingway, and Honore de Balzac, and don't think I haven't resorted to fisticuffs to settle certain sensitive affairs, but I'm pretty certain that I've never encounterd Mr. Roberson and his ilk. But I digress.

This present volume is a repackaging of, and expansion upon, "Any Time At All", the previous collection of the escapades of Roxanne Bonaventure, whose tales have been under development for several years. As a young girl, Roxanne comes into possession of a strange bracelet that allows her to travel through time and space, giving her access to all types of variant Earths both past and future, although she soon discovers that she can never change her native timeline's past. (As with most time travel fiction, considering the physics and implications and rules of rattling across time/space is headache-inducing here, so best not to think too deeply upon the mechanics, although there is one particular precept here that is critical to the novel's primary plot point.)

Naturally, she embarks upon amusing escapades throughout history, including a mandatory brush with the Nazis, because if you can go to the past, battling these evildoers is pretty much de rigeur. She also pops back to Victorian London to assist one Sandford Blank (a fictional melange of Sherlock Holmes and Sexton Blake), a character who will be featured on his own in one of the prolific Mr. Roberson's forthcoming novels.

It should be noted that the author credits several influences, among them Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton Universe (a postulation that many of the Victorian and Pulp Era heroes are all related), in emulation of which Mr. Roberson has created a whole clan of Bonaventures who've had rollicking adventures of their own in separate novels. He also gives a nod to Jess Nevins' comprehensive if daunting "Encylopedia of Fantastic Victoriana", which is definitely worth picking up for fans of that genre, or followers of Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentleman.

I also feel compelled to mention that Mr. Roberson is the grand poobah of MonkeyBrain Books, a genre publisher with some excellent titles.

"Here, There & Everywhere" is episodic in nature and doesn't necessarily break any new ground in the time travel genre, but I'm a fan of cross-pollination with historical figures and other literary characters, and so I give it higher marks than I might otherwise. Also, the cover art by John Picacio is great. (He has done most, if not all, of the covers for the works of the aforementioned cabal of authors.)

Oh, fans of Doctor Who will probably find an extra dimension in this novel.

A lot of fun.......2006-09-22

This book is a lot of fun to read. Roberson never lets the grass grow under his likeable heroine, Roxanne Bonaventure, as she jumps around not only in time but across realities. There is a lot of sly humor throughout and there are moments that acheive a nice emotional resonance as she deals with her father's illness and her own loneliness.

A few minor complaints. It felt a little rushed. The book is bursting at the seams with ideas, but frequently they are glossed over. Decades of subjective time are covered in pages. This book could have easily been twice as long without losing any of its momentum.

It also doesn't help that many scenes take place off stage. Again - I wanted to know more about what Roxanne was doing.

All in all, though, I highly recommend this novel and I am looking forward to reading more from this author.

strong time travel thriller .......2006-02-13

In 1980 British physics Professor Bonaventure sends his brilliant daughter to attend a top school in California. As Roxanne struggles to adjust to no longer being the superstar, a flash of light followed by an elderly woman suddenly appearing startles the child. The woman seems near death, but gives Roxanne the Sofia bracelet placing it on the child's arm. The light flashes again and the woman is gone with blood stains on the grass and the Sofia on her arm as proof that she had been there.

Roxanne begins to learn some of the properties of the Sofia when she travels back in time to the Victorian age and ultimately ancient Egypt. She soon finds that her devices also has the capability of taking her to alternate Earths populated by various other sentient species or just slight twists of ours like a twenty-first century retro on John, Paul, George and Pete. However, vertically back and forth through time and horizontally traversing space and dimensions leave Roxanne wondering about the device, the woman, and herself as she begins to feel alone though she meets all sorts of interesting people and creatures as she journeys the multiverse.

Rather than ignore time paradoxes, Chris Roberson cleverly uses them to enhance the feeling that Roxanne and readers are in deed trekking the multiverse. The heroine is terrific as a courageous spirited protagonist who ventures into the unknown with daring fortitude, but becomes lonely as the vastness of time and space seems overwhelming with no one except to a minor degree her father to share what she sees. Roxanne's personality keeps the episodes fun as she undertakes one adventure after another boosted by humorous sidebars. This is a strong time travel thriller starring a wonderful lead character who the audience will want to be her companion.

Harriet Klausner

"Here, There and Everywhere": The Foreign Politics of American Popular Culture

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"Here, There and Everywhere": The Foreign Politics of American Popular Culture

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ASIN: 1584650354

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Essays analyzing the stunning global success of American popular culture from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Shows to the Internet as the new American frontier.

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Shadows: Here, there, and everywhere
Ron Goor
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All together,: A child's treasury of verse: including selections from Everything and anything, Here, there, and everywhere, Hop, skip, and jump, Before ... poems previously unpublished in book form

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All together,: A child's treasury of verse: including selections from Everything and anything, Here, there, and everywhere, Hop, skip, and jump, Before ... poems previously unpublished in book form
Dorothy Keeley Aldis
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Audio Digest: Anesthesiology: Here, There and Everywhere: Ambulatory Anesthesia Safety (Vol. 43, Issue 18, September 21, 2001)

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Audio Digest: Anesthesiology: Here, There and Everywhere: Ambulatory Anesthesia Safety (Vol. 43, Issue 18, September 21, 2001)
MD, MPH Karen B. Domino , and MD Rebecca S. Twersky
Manufacturer: Audio-Digest
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Binding: Audio Cassette
ASIN: B000S8JJYC

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ASA Closed Claims Project: lessons for the ambulatory antesthesiologist. Standards for the safe practice of office-based anesthesia.

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Christmas here, there, and everywhere
Frank Jupo
Manufacturer: Dodd, Mead
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