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21. Omega: The Unknown Classic TPB by Jim Mooney, Herb Trimpe, Steve Gerber, Mary Skrenes, Scott Edelman, Roger Stern | |
Paperback: 224
Pages
(2005-12-28)
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Very mixed feelings about this story
Ahead of its time
Steve Gerber's Alpha and Omega of superheroes
expensive |
22. The Unknown Life of Jesus:The Original Text of Nicolas Notovich's 1887 Discovery by Nicolas Notovich, J.H Connelly, L Landsberg | |
Paperback: 128
Pages
(2004-11-01)
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Buddhism
Great discovery. Boring book.
Times Have Changed, Yet Remain Timeless
I Wondered Where-----?
Interesting |
23. The Living Unknown Soldier: A Story of Grief and the Great War by Jean-Yves Le Naour | |
Paperback: 240
Pages
(2005-09-01)
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Well researched and heart moving
Tragic Story Of One Survivor Of The Great War: And There Were Many!
Beautiful Stranger
A Somber, Unsettling Tale
Lost and Disillusioned |
24. The Unknown American Revolution : The Unruly Birth of Democracy and the Struggle to Create America by Gary B. Nash | |
Hardcover: 544
Pages
(2005-06-23)
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The Universality of the American Revolution
Debunks the Notion that the American Revolution Was A Conservative Revolution
Revolution...or Civil War?
Different Views
Class Warfare Comes to the American Revolution? |
25. An Unknown Woman by Alice Koller | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(1991-09-01)
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Customer Reviews (15)
Perhaps a bit generous
Wasn't sure but it has stayed with me
Deconstructing the Self
perceptive read
Entertaining yet serious self-searching |
26. Points Unknown: The Greatest Adventure Writing of the Twentieth Century (Outside Books) | |
Paperback: 608
Pages
(2002-11)
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Editorial Review Book Description A frigid winter ascent of Mount McKinley; the vastness of Arabia's Empty Quarter; the impossibly thin air at Everest's summit; the deadly black pressure of an underwater cave; a desperate escape through a Norwegian winter—these and thirty-six other stories recount the minutes, hours, and days of lives pushed to the brink. But there is more to adventure than hair's-breadth escapes. By turns charming and tragic, whimsical and nerve-racking, this extraordinary collection gets to the heart of why adventure stories enthrall us. Includes works by Sebastian Junger, Jon Krakauer, Edward Abbey, Tim Cahill, Edward Hoagland, Ernest Shackleton, Freya Stark, and Wilfred Thesiger. |
27. Showcase Presents: Unknown Soldier, Vol. 1 by Joe Kubert, Bob Haney, Frank Robbins, Robert Kanigher, David Michelinie, Archie Goodwin | |
Paperback: 548
Pages
(2006-11-15)
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Customer Reviews (4)
An exceptional Showcase collection
Classic DC war comic
Reprint Gunner and Sarge
Not "Unknown " to us DCwar comics fans. |
28. Unknown City by Michelle Fine | |
Paperback: 352
Pages
(1999-02-18)
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Different Perspective
New Perspective
Good look into inner-city life What I loved so much about this book is that they interviewed (and extensively quote throughout the book) over 150 people of various backgrounds in these cities.To hear of the plight that these people go through was truly saddening to me.This book made me ask the question: to what extent do I allow the media to form my opinion on issues such as these?All I am used to seeing on the news is stories about moms who cheat welfare and deadbeat dads who only care for themselves.It is extraordinary to hear of the situations and circumstances BEHIND these stories however. While I cannot evaluate this book solely on the basis of its sociological merits (I've only taken two classes in college in sociology), I can tell you that this book has the ability to change your stereotypes...as I mentioned, especially if they have been formed by the media!The struggle for survival in the inner city is shown in a way that can only make the reader wonder: what would I do if I lived there?What could I do to help these people?A great book.It gets 4 stars because it is boring in a few sections.
You will love this book if you are a member of the elite |
29. Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers Of Louisa May Alcott by Louisa May Alcott | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(1997-02-14)
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Editorial Review Book Description In Behind a Mask, editor Madeleine Stern introduces four Alcott thrillers: "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," "The Mysterious Key," "The Abbot's Ghost," and the title story, "Behind a Mask." First published in one volume in 1975, they are regarded as Alcott's finest work in this genre. Customer Reviews (4)
Deffinately no Little Women... but better
Remeber Jo's "naughty stories?" While I love Little Women (read it a million times), and am really glad she wrote that "moral stuff," these stories have a darker edge than the happy March home-- thrillingly scandalous.Some of the short stories are a little bit less finely crafted than others, but all of the ones in this collection are fabulous.Actresses!Poisoners!Exotic Locales!Revenge-seeking scorned women!Wicked Women in general! This is one of many collected by Stern-- so get them all, and learn about the darker persona of the famous "girl's writer."
Enthralling!
Characters hardly "Little Women" |
30. A Land Unknown: Hell's Dominion by B.W. Melvin | |
Paperback: 216
Pages
(2005-11-09)
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A Decent Parable - but Not Much More
An excellent read. Powerful and life changing.
I don't want to go there
Enlightening Journey
A different View |
31. Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon by Edward Dolnick | |
Hardcover: 384
Pages
(2001-09-30)
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Editorial Review Amazon.com On May 24, 1869, Powell, an ambitious, autocratic, one-armed Civil War veteranand amateur scientist, and a casually recruited crew of nine--without a lick ofwhite water experience--embarked from an obscure railroad stop in the WyomingTerritory to travel through a region "scarcely better known than Atlantis."Ninety-nine days, 1,000 miles and nearly 500 rapids later, six of the men cameashore in Arizona--the first humans to run the waters of the Grand Canyon.Dolnick tells this story of courage, naiveté, hardship, and petty squabblingsimply and authoritatively using entries from the men's journals, deft overviews(we always know where we are), and short science, history, and psychologylessons, as well as the prodigious knowledge of present-day river runners andhis own first-hand observations. His prose carries the day: Powell looks like a"stick of beef jerky adorned with whiskers," the boats are "walnut shells,"which in rapids are little better than "ladybugs caught in a hose's blast" or"drunks trying to negotiate a revolving door," while the river is a "tauntingbully," a "colossal mugger," a "sumo wrestler smothering a kitten," and anotable rock formation looks like what might happen if "Edward Gorey haddesigned the Bat Cave." Down the Great Unknown brushes against perfection. This is historywritten as it should be--and too rarely is: enthusiastic, rigorous, painterly,gloriously free of both pedantry and hyperbole. --H. O'Billovitch On May 24, 1869 a one-armed Civil War veteran named John Wesley Powell and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the American West. No one had ever explored the fabled Grand Canyon, to adventurers of that era a region almost as mysterious as Atlantis -- and as perilous. The ten men set out down the mighty Colorado River in wooden rowboats. Six survived. Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals. Down the Great Unknown is the first book to tell the full, true story. Customer Reviews (26)
To Be The First Through The Then Unknown Colorado....
Too many digressions ...
Excellent read
Down the Great Unknown
I would much rather read this than John Wesley Powell's actual book. |
32. The Unknown She: Eight Faces of an Emerging Consciousness by Hilary Hart | |
Paperback: 355
Pages
(2003-03-01)
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What a Gift This Book Is
Beautiful book!
Something subtle is happening in the world
Mystical truth accessible to everyone! |
33. Destination Unknown (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) by Agatha Christie | |
Mass Market Paperback: 288
Pages
(2002-10-13)
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Usually a fan, but unimpressed
A classic Agatha thriller--which is perfect
Rare Christie thriller
A letdown First of all it must be stated clearly that this is not a detective story, but an atempt at an espionage novel. When Agatha published Destination Unknown in 1954, Ian Flemming had just created his famous James Bond character in the novel Casino Royale. Although Agatha clearly has the intention of making the plot flamboyant and bursting with action, she never succeeds in coming close to the fantastic plots that Flemming created. It is clear that the specialty of the Queen of Crime lies in the typical whodunit with Poirot and Marple as the key-characters and not in novels of espionage. The plot of Destination Unknown is straightforward and, although some admirable attempts were made to surprise the reader, lacks the level of suspense that normally characterizes this type of thriller. This book certainly does not belong to Agatha Christie's highlights. But then again, it is still remarkable that seen the enormous size of her oeuvre, she only wrote but a few really bad books.
An Entertaining But Minor Cold War Thriller The novel has a topical story line that references the Cold War, defections, and even the notorious House Unamerican Activities Committee.In the aftermath of her child's death and a painful divorce, Hilary Craven travels to the Middle East in an effort to escape her past--and when this fails determines to kill herself.But her attempt at suicide is foiled when she is confronted with an intelligence officer aware of her intention, an intelligence officer who makes her an unusual proposal: if you are so determined to die, why not do it in a way that would serve your country?A nuclear scientist has defected; his wife, rushing to join him, has died in a plane crash.And Hilary, intrigued, agrees to take the wife's place in an effort to trace the missing scientist and uncover the intent behind his disappearance.It is a mission from which she is unlikely to return alive. Although the premise is interesting, the resulting novel reads rather like the outline for a minor Alfred Hitchcock film.Christie writes with her usual expertise, but the characters here are not greatly memorable and the story itself falls down a bit toward the novel's conclusion.Still, it is a fast and fun read, and fans of the writer will likely enjoy it as a change of pace from her more typical fare.Mildly recommended. --GFT (Amazon reviewer)-- ... Read more |
34. Hymns to an Unknown God: Awakening The Spirit In Everyday Life by Sam Keen | |
Paperback: 336
Pages
(1995-09-01)
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Hymns to an Unknown God
A bible for the 21st century ?
a must have for the 90's seeker |
35. The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(2005-02-22)
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Can't Get Enough of Heyer
Witty funny, a grin from start to finish, a great pleasure
Wonderful and different -- Heyer's Regency has some suspense!
Major Darracott, an unusual hero Hugo whose father was banished for marrying a weaver's daughter instead of a proper wife, returns to meet his estranged family when he unexpectedly becomes Lord Darracott's heir. Expecting the worst, they prepare themselves for an unschooled, foolish yokel, and poor Hugo is thrust amidst an argumentative and scornful family. Hilariously, they have no idea who actually has the upper hand. Look for: Claud, whose manner of speaking is a bit like Freddy from Cotillion, but not as lovable, and more dandyish and clothes-mad. Lady Aurelia who is truly majestic and a prototype Earl's daughter. Even though I'd read this book before, I still had to stay up all night to finish it!
Wit, Romance, Ghosts & Crime -Another Georgette Heyer Winner Lord Darricott calls his entire family together at his estate, Darricott Place, on the border between Kent and Sussex. His son, two daughters-in law, three grandsons and a granddaughter, are all present when he informs them that they are to prepare for a visit from his new heir within the week. Lord Darricott's son and former heir had been recently killed in a boating accident and Darricott has had the unfortunate duty of recognizing the grandson he has never met, who will inherit the title and all his worldly goods upon his own demise. Hugh Darricott, the new and recent heir, had been raised in the North country, far away from the family seat, and now, in his mid-thirties has left the military with the rank of major. Hugh's father was disowned by the family patriarch after marrying a common weaver, and never seen by the family since. Lord Darricott, who rules his clan with an iron fist, except for granddaughter Anthea, who fears him not at all, has made plans that Hugh is to be schooled in the ways of a gentleman by his cousins. He also plans for Hugh to eventually marry Anthea, to prevent him from making an unsuitable match like his father did. The family, forming all kinds of stereotypical ideas about this base born cousin, is prejudiced against him before he arrives on the scene. And he is the last man Anthea wishes to marry. Hugh arrives and, finding the group predisposed to dislike him, puts them on and plays the country bumpkin. He discovers each family member's weaknesses and strengths, their characters, and comes to know each of them, perhaps, better than they know each other. Hugh Darricott is much more intelligent and adept than the family gives him credit for and manages to uncover some family secrets, a ghost or two, and a crime in the making. He also finds the way to Anthea's heart, not to mention into his grandfather's and the rest of the group's good graces. As always Ms. Heyer's humor is delightful, as are her characters. Hugh Darricott makes a wonderful hero as he bumbles along, so sure of his own intelligence and common sense that he is not at all embarrassed to play the clown in order to become better acquainted with his family, without intimidating them. His courtship of Althea is funny, romantic and endearing. His solutions to the many problems that confront his relatives are unusual and creative. This is a wonderful story, beautifully told - one of Georgette Heyer's best. I highly recommend it. |
36. The Unknown Sayings of Jesus by Marvin Meyer | |
Paperback: 208
Pages
(2005-09-13)
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sayings both inside & outside the tradition Christianity still holds a special place in my heart.Just like I've discovered sushi & Thai food since leaving home, doesn't mean I still don't like mom's home cooking!And that's what Jesus is for me: plain, good & wonderful comfort food. This book gives us plenty to chew on and think about, both within a "Jesus only" tradition and without.And it does so without a lot of religious tradition or scholarly jargon getting in the way.If you're poly-religious like myself, you'll contemplate each saying and how it relates to sayings by other sages and masters.And if you're mono-religious, you'll find a lot of inspiring sayings by Jesus that just might cause you to look deeper into your own faith tradition, whether Christian or not. The main thing to remember when looking at books like these is that Jesus was a revolutionary, aramaic-speaking Jewish peasant (probably illiterate) and for that reason was put to death by the Romans.What he actually said was then written down by many people over the following centuries.Approximately 300 years later the 4 gospels were canonized and some of his words were put in Greek in the allegorical context of the Jewish Messiah.Needless to say a lot of other stuff attributed to him was outside that Christian tradition that developed at the time.Of course, looking back, it's hard to see the Jesus for the Christ! Nonetheless, his words alone are very inspiring -- and challenging and critical -- and worth reading whether within the Christian tradition or without. ... Read more |
37. The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H. P. Lovecraft | |
Mass Market Paperback: 256
Pages
(1986-03-12)
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It was a fever of the gods
The dream-key of H.P. Lovecraft
What dreams are made of.
worthwhile
Such stuff as dreams are made on Nonetheless, ýDreamquestý succeeds magnificently, purely with the strangeness and poetic beauty of its imagery.Despite the manner in which the publishers promote this book, it is not a collection of horror stories.They are fantasies.The title story is a fine prose-poem that will live with you ý and very likely encroach on your dreamland ý long after you read it. Clearly, Lovecraft was extremely introverted and introspective.There are references in the story to those perilous places where dreamland and reality meet, and where insanity threatens.The destruction of the individual may be at stake in too ambitious a dreamquest, even if the future of mankind is not. Although some passages have a light touch, the story lacks the humor that Tolkien, for example, brings to his work.Also, there is no erotic element -- not even a single female character.Ironically enough, considering his name, Lovecraft appears to have had little or no sexual awareness. In short, ýDreamquestý attempts none of the usual functions of storytelling.It seeks only to take you on a journey through one expert dreamerýs psyche.When the guide is as competent as Lovecraft, that is enough. ... Read more |
38. The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements by Lynne Viola | |
Hardcover: 320
Pages
(2007-04-16)
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Shocking and brutal; a time when evil reigned
Excellent scholarly work on the lost gulag |
39. The Unknown Masterpiece by Honore de Balzac | |
Paperback: 48
Pages
(2005-12-08)
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BORING ARGUMENTS ABOUT ART
Artists are not gods
Great Tales About Artists Struggling To Create Masterpieces
The birth of the modern
A writer expressing the life of the artist |
40. The Unknown Shore by Patrick O'Brian | |
Paperback: 316
Pages
(1996-10)
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Nothing less than an excellent Aubrey-Maturin PREQUEL!
Jack Bauer and Casey Ryback get the stuffing kicked out of them!
Not My Favorite
Not Quite
Very interesting story, predecessor to Aubrey-Maturin saga |
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