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Lucifer's Hammer
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780449208137; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-03-08
Summary: and the hammer fell.
... Want a book to drag you down? This is it. An apocalypse that man is powerless to prevent. This is a story of a comet striking earth and the aftermath for humanity. It starts well in advance with the discovery of the Hamner-Brown comet. Sometimes the timing is a little suspect. I mean the government is able to throw together a mission to space that is a joint mission with the Russians in only a couple of months. Overall, It was a great read and was exciting from start to finish. Good luck to the human race.
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[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2010-02-01
Summary: Great Page Turner
... Interesting topic and characters - left me wanting more at the end. Throughly enjoyed my time with this great book.
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Editorial Reviews ... Product Description | The gigantic comet had slammed into Earth, forging earthquakes a thousand times too powerful to measure on the Richter scale, tidal waves thousands of feet high. Cities were turned into oceans; oceans turned into steam. It was the beginning of a new Ice Age and the end of civilization. But for the terrified men and women chance had saved, it was also the dawn of a new struggle for survival--a struggle more dangerous and challenging than any they had ever known.... "Massively entertaining."
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Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780061473081; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2010-03-15 Summary: Gets points for being the first book on this seminal band ... I read "Hammer of the Gods" when it first came out in the early 80s, well after Led Zeppelin broke up and somewhere between Robert Plant's solo MTV success and The Firm. At that time, a history of Led Zep was already long overdue. During the 70s, they were one of the biggest bands, if not THE biggest band, active in the US. I grew up in the Midwest in the 70s, and every guitar player of my generation was influenced in some way by Zeppelin, regardless of what style he ended up playing (yes, even the punk rockers). Nowadays ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-08-21 Summary: Rock Gods For Sure! ... Love this band they can do no wrong in my eyes. Definately the best heavy rock band ever. There will never be another Jimmy or Robert, the combination was magic. Loved the book hard to put it down, very raw! ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-08-17 Summary: A Tale of Excess, but not too excessive ... This is a well written book and an easy read. I have read many other rock n roll bio's and this one stacks up as follows: Drugs: Cocaine, some heroin. Anecdotes are the best- no real withdrawl or scoring stories, minimal arrest tales. Sex: Some teenage type perversity, nothing really sick. Some pedophila suggested. Groupie talk is OK, but nothing really shocking. Rock n Roll: The best part of the book. Learning about the professional history of the band and some personal history. Great to know the origins of some of ...more
Editorial Reviews ... Product Description | The members of Led Zeppelin are major deities in the pantheon of rock gods. The first and heaviest of the heavy metal monsters, they violently shook the foundations of rock music and took no prisoners on the road. Their tours were legendary, their lives were exalted—and in an era well known for sex and drugs, the mighty Zeppelin set an unattainable standard of excess and mythos for any band that tried to follow them. They were power, they were fantasy, they were black magic. No band...more
I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story
Customer Reviews [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-02-06 Summary: The life of Aaron is the story of the integration of baseball and great changes in America that were for the better ... When the subject of the integration of baseball is raised, the focus is almost exclusively on Jackie Robinson. While his role cannot be overstated, it does overshadow the difficulties that the second wave of black players had, of which Hank Aaron was one. Most of these players began in the old Negro leagues and then were given the chance to play in the major leagues after Jackie's success. Aaron was one of those players and he was also one of the black players that integrated one of the minor leagues based in the ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-29 Summary: Arnold Palmer written by James Dodson ... James Dodson does a great job in this book as in all of his books. Takes time to get the details correct. Nice book on a very nice person Arnold Palmer. Carl Welty ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-08-13 Summary: Still the greatest home run hitter ever. ... It doesn't matter how many home runs Berry Bond's or anyone of this aera of Baseball, what Hank AAron endured and the racial hatred he went through only proves that he is the BEST. These modern day players could not survive what he and others went through. ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-07-04 Summary: Mr Aaron is a very humble, decent man ... I've been a fan from age seven, which is where I was in life when Henry hit number 715. His recounting of his life in baseball is captivating and highly educational. Mr Aaron is one of the most skilled players in baseball history, and his telling of his story explains that he is much more than that. Mr Aaron is a man of dignity and class, his success through clouds of racist hate provides a shining example of what a man can be under extreme circumstances. Thank you Henry, for your marvelous career in baseball, and ...more
Editorial Reviews ... Product Description | The man who shattered Babe Ruth's lifetime home run record, Henry "Hammering Hank" Aaron left his indelible mark on professional baseball and the world. But the world also left its mark on him. I Had a Hammer is much more than the intimate autobiography of one of the greatest names in pro sportsit is a fascinating social history of twentieth-century America. With courage and candor, Aaron recalls his struggles and triumphs in an atmosphere of virulent racism. He relives the breathtaking...more
Hammer of God (Godspeaker Trilogy, Book 3)
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Customer Reviews [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-11-10 Summary: Great Conclusion to a Good Story ... Karen Miller is a fine storyteller and this book is an exciting conclusion to the Godspeaker Trilogy. The first book of the three is in my opinion the slowest, but the other two more than make up. I really enjoyed all three. ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-07-05 Summary: A Strong End to a Strong Series ... I carefully read and enjoyed the other two books in this trilogy, Empress and The Riven Kingdom, despite the many negative things written on this website about them. I think I came into this book with high expectations, therefore, and most of them were met. I would strongly recommend this book to a friend, and would convince people who are doubting the series after Empress (which seems to be the common path), to at least continue on to this book. Please be forewarned, if you continue to read this review, there will ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-04-12 Summary: Karen Miller Rocks Once More ... I love, love, love Karen Miller's books. Once I start one, I can't put it down. ...more
Editorial Reviews ... Product Description | In Ethrea, Rhian sits upon a precarious throne. Defiant dukes who won't accept her rule threaten the stability of her kingdom. Dexterity has been banished from her court in disgrace. The blue-haired slave Zandakar, the man she thought was her friend, has been revealed as the son of a woman sworn to destroy her world. And Rhian's husband, King Alasdair, is unsure of her love. The trading nations refuse to believe Mijak is a threat, and promise reprisals if she dares protect her realm. Only...more
Grace Hammer: A Novel of the Victorian Underworld
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780393067187; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-12-30 Summary: quick, witty, and enjoyable ... This may be the first book I've read which referenced the Ripper murders that didn't annoy me. The weird irony of this book is that the Ripper murders are going on and our Heroine, Grace, considers them a tabloid annoyance, wrapped as she is in her own problems. I'll save you the suspense: none of the characters named in the book are the Ripper. It's just a contemporary event that Stockbridge threw in there to lend verisimilitude. Now that that's out of the way, Grace Hammer is a cool, collected lady who knows what ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-09-19 Summary: A Spoon Full of Sugar to Help the Medicine Go Down ... There are a few books which I can say that the negatives and the positives are in almost complete balance. Grace Hammer: A Novel of the Victorian Underworld is, for better or worse, one of those books. Sara Stockbridge's writing reminds me, in some ways, of Victorian writers . . . full of complex sentences, an intimate narrator, and lengthy, blow-by-blow scenic descriptions. The problem is, however, that the complex sentences are often needlessly so and, although complex they are not always well-written; the intimate ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-09-16 Summary: "What she was stealing: a deadly thing, a burden and a curse." ... Grace Hammer is a very unusual Victorian heroine, a jewel among the unpolished stones of late 19th century London, particularly in the East End, where streetwalkers rub elbows with pickpockets and reprobates of every ilk, where vice is profitable and life is cheap. Grace has made a niche for herself in this aberrant society; a thief, she has created a comfortable home for four children (by different fathers), a natural survivor ever on the lookout for opportunity. Unfortunately, Grace's past is just as checkered as ...more
Editorial Reviews ... Product Description | An engrossing suspense novel set in Victorian London—about stolen fortunes, romance, murder, and revenge. Whitechapel, 1888. Grace Hammer and her children live comfortably in Bell Lane, their home a little oasis in the squalor of London’s East End. They make their living picking the pockets of wealthy strangers foolish enough to venture there. But Grace’s history is about to catch up with her. Out in the countryside Mr. Blunt rocks in his chair, vowing furious retribution. He has...more