299 Days: The Vistors (Volume 5)
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I enjoyed all the books published so far. I'm now waithing for book 8 to be published. I love the characters and the story line. It's an adventure I can get lost in. It's also a primer for prepper equipment and tactics from different perspectives. At least, that's what I get out of this series. I recommend them to any prepper who wants to be entertained for a while.
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I really enjoyed the first 300+ pages and the last 300 pages.  The 200 or so in the middle mostly about the war drug out far to long.  The time travel aspect as well as the letters to Brianna and Roger were brilliant IMO.  Looking forward to seeing what is going to happen to Roger as well as Jamie, Claire and Lord John Gray in WIMOHB.
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I saw this tour in 2011 and it so very nice to have this as a souvenir. Yes I know it is not in 5.1, but concerts live are not in surround anyway. The picture is great. The band is hot. They did edit a few songs out however, not a big deal. Enjoy!
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Getting down near the end of this epic, now -- at least, the end of the nine volumes so far published. Recently returned from two years in deep space, Bren Cameron, the paidhi-aiji (and now Lord of the Heavens, whether he likes it or not), has found the atevi world in an uproar, a usurper having attempted to oust Tabini, the aiji of most of the world. His boss has gone into hiding to raise a counter-revolution. At the end of the previous book, Bren and the aiji's dowager grandmother (an intimidating old lady with razor-sharp political skills and a devoted following), as well as the aiji's very young heir, have survived an attempt to eliminate them by dissident members of the Assassins Guild and have finally met up with Tabini. This eighth volume is taken up with the journey, partly by commandeered bus, partly by rail, to the capital at Shejidan, where the aiji intends to take back his position. They gather forces as well as momentum -- the ultimate road trip, in a way -- and by the time they hit the palace gates (or, rather, underground train station), the usurper has fled the city. There's quite a bit of action this time out, but also considerable in-depth discussion of the concept of man'chi, which isn't "loyalty," exactly, but a hardwired atevi sense of belonging to the herd, being subject to its instinctive hierarchy. As long as he's been immersed in atevi society, Bren still doesn't quite understand his hosts' psychology, not instinctively. An absorbing and illuminating episode in the ongoing saga. (A small complaint, however: Michael Whelen has provided the cover paintings for the first seven books, and he's generally done a good job. But this time, for some reason, the painting is by Donato Giancola, and it's really pretty poor.)
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I was familiar with some of the contributors here, and the companion FC Judd cd as well. However, this exceeded my expectations. A very worthwhile effort! Worth your attention and cash.
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Oleh Mudry finished 51 miles over 5 days on target.  Just wanted to let you know. Olehmudry@woh.rr.com
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How many Saturday Night Live alumni can you think of right off the top of your head?  How many of their skits can you remember?  How many movie-spin offs?  If you are like many Americans, you can probably rattle off many of  these figures.  After 25 years, it is quite an impressive resume.
This  25th anniversary retrospective is filled to the brim with star power.  From  Chevy Chase to Molly Shannon, all generations of SNL personnel were  represented in person, along with frequent guest-hosts like John Goodman  and Steve Martin.
You won't find your favorite skits in their entirety  in this compilation, nor will you see the same tired episodes of the famous  recurring characters.  Instead, there are five extended montages of each  five-year period since SNL's initial broadcast.  The skits are edited down,  but in many cases, that is a blessing - we all know that some of them go on  a lot longer than they should.
Along with these montages come the  memorial segments.  For each departed cast member, a skit highlighting  his/her work was presented in its entirety.  They were truly funny people.  Also included in this retrospective were highlights from "Weekend Update"  and some of the most memorable commercials.
The funniest new moments of  the evening came during Bill Murry's lounge style introduction, and Billy  Crystal's "mavalus" chit chat.  It is hard to work an audience of your  peers, and they did it better than the rest.
If you missed this when it  was aired last fall, this is a must see.
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A very nice and nifty recollection of the issues from each IDW Transformers series leading into the Revolution tie-in event collected into one volume, with a special little bonus thrown in for good measure. My opinions on them all:
*Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye- Easily my favorite of the three one-offs, serving as another entertaining adventure involving fan-favorites, The Scavengers, while also poking fun at itself and the overblown crossover event it's meant to connect to in general. A very solid ride, 9/10
*The Transformers (Robots in Disguise): A very fun and action-paced, almost White House Down-like, premise involving a ex-secret agent, an aspiring giant robot writer, his adorable pup sidekick, an insecticon housepet with a large appetite, and a R2-D2 flight drone saving the president from alien wizards. And yes, it is as insane and cool as that sounds, 8.5/10
*Transformers: Till All Are One- While being somewhat my least favorite out of the three tie-in comics, It's not the book's fault for that and even still, this one does the job well with some good character development, almost anime-like artwork (and I meant that in a good way, why would it not be?), and some establishment of plot points that will become more important in the Revolution event itself and beyond. Pretty solid and alright issue, 7/10
*The Transformers Holiday Special- If you were not able to find this special comic when it came out (like I did), then this collection gives you the perfect opportunity to obtain it. From How The Starscream Started Christmas, to The Lost Light's Adventures In Babysitting, to Thundercracker Conquers the Santa Claus, this anthology of tales delivers just the right blend of holiday cheer that I would definitely recommend reading over the winter season! 9/10
So overall, i'd say that Revolution: Transformers is a wonderful package containing three enjoyable tales tieing into one larger whole, plus a heartwarming and comedic Christmas extravaganza that I believe those following this franchise for a while are sure to enjoy!
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The story continues and in color too! A brilliant third volume from the curator of the Photorealist art movement and made more enjoyable because the six hundred plus paintings are all in color. I have the two previous books and good as they were I always felt they were let down by having too many of the 2,323 pictures in black and white but here's an interesting point, the first book had 710 color and 493 b/w, the second book had 560 color and 560 b/w, this latest book has 620 color and no black and whites, does this mean the Movement is on the wane? I hope not because I feel that Photorealism is somehow a uniquely American art movement.

The format follows the same style as the others, an upfront essay (in this case Linda Chase writes about the use of photography by artists over the last century or so) followed by hundreds of illustrations from the featured artists, twenty-eight in this book. These artists are continuing to record 'the fascinating in the familiar' as Ms Chase succinctly puts it and this is one reason I love these paintings, they record Americana so wonderfully. It's worth remembering that when these paintings, many of them huge, are reproduced a few inches wide it tightens up all the detail and they become even more 'photographic'. On page seventeen of the first volume twelve artists work was shown (unfortunately in black and white) the same size as the original painting and you can see how different their brushstrokes are.

Of the artists, some of my favorites are Davis Cone for his movie theatres (and if you like him too, have a look at a lovely book about movie theaters and his paintings, eighty shown in 'Popcorn Palaces') Robert Gniewek for street scenes at night, Charles Bell the pinball wizard, Linda Bacon for her toy tableau's including one called 'Crash' which has a three toy car pile-up and artfully uses Grant Wood's painting 'Death on the Ridge Road' as a backdrop. Perhaps the most amazing paintings in the book are Don Jacot's 'Retro-Active' (it took most of 1998 to paint) and 'Garbo's' (2001) both show shop-fronts with the windows crammed with nostalgia antiques. I sometimes think these artists do their best to make the painting as hard to do as possible!

So, a lovely book to enjoy over and over and thank you Mr Meisel for your faith in these artists and the Photorealist movement. I'm looking forward to the fourth volume around 2010.

***FOR AN INSIDE LOOK click 'customer images' under the cover.
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The other reviewer seems to have placed his experience with a specific seller on the product review section (and doesn't seem to be about this specific volume).  The real information is as follows:

This is Volume One of the Radio Spirits collection of Lone Ranger old time radio episodes.  This contains 18 thrilling episodes on 6 cassettes:

TAPE #1
04-19-46 "Piutes Revenge"
04-22-46 "Concord Contest"
04-24-46 "Buried Rails"

TAPE #2
04-26-46 "Chicamoo Joe"
04-29-46 "Adventure at Eagle Pass"
05-01-46 "Bakersville Gazette"

TAPE #3
05-03-46 "Crimson Prophet - Part 1"
05-06-46 "Crimson Prophet - Part 2"
05-08-46 "Spirit Valley"

TAPE #4
05-10-46 "Honest Debts"
05-13-46 "The Weasel"
05-15-46 "Black Hood"

TAPE #5
05-17-46 "Fear"
05-20-46 "North Star"
05-22-46 "Ranger and the Bull Whip"

TAPE #6
05-24-46 "Cabin at Rocky Mountain"
05-27-46 "Judy and the Camp"
05-29-46 "Empty Saddles"

These are great examples of a fantastic radio series, and it's easy to listen to them again and again!
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I had the pleasure of purchasing a copy of More Brains! from Thommy Hutson (producer - His Name Was Jason, Never Sleep Again, Inside Story: Scream etc.) this past weekend at the Rock and Shock convention. As a rather large fan of the franchise, I found myself greatly enjoying the anecdotes and stories shared by all the cast and crew. The few bits from Dan O'Bannon were particularly potent, nearly pulling out a tear or two. This doc more then adequately covers the first three installments of the RotLD series (the only entries that matter) and comes with a nice collection of extended bits and featuretts. Although the bar was set incredibly high with Never Sleep Again (the standard that all docs should be held to), More Brains! is a fine contribution to the new string of franchise documentaries popping up over the last decade as well as a great companion piece to any zombie-lovers collection.
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I WANT MY MTV! is a fast-paced, exhaustive look at the first twelve or so years of the famous music video channel, over 550-pages reflecting the early days of music video, the idea and execution of a 24-hour video channel, the integration of said channel, through all the permutations of rap, hair metal, young romantics, dance and grunge. The authors interviewed over 400 people relevant to the music channel, including artists like Simon Le Bon, Kip Winger, Dee Snider, Janet Jackson, Dave Grohl, MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Joe Jackson, Billy Squier, Billy Idol, Debbie Gibson, Lol Crme, as well as the directors of the era and lots and lots of suits, from MTV executives to AOR men. The narrative is in an exciting oral history format that covers 51 chapters, with special attention at each of MTV's growth quadrants, including the addition of Michael Jackson and the decision to add "non-music" programming to the mix, eventually resulting what MTV has become in its modern age. I remember the first time I read a book written in this format, it was George Plimpton's EDIE back in the 1980s; since then this style has been used to tell the story of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, ESPN, the Porn Industry, Punk Rock and other hard to pigeonhole concepts. Besides being an invaluable guide to the state of music in the 1980s, MTV was also on the forefront of several trends, from fashion to reality television to the youth vote. For such a lengthy book this tome reads fast and is hard to put down, and the stories, whether they be about sex, drugs or Axl Rose, rarely fail to shock.
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The Future Chronicle Series looks like shaping up to be a solid anthology series, first Robot now Alien. Standout offerings from Howey, Wells, Cawdron & Babylon. SF is alive and well, thank you.
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Unfortunately, the series ends with this volume, 1955. As with 1954, the 25 songs on this CD were tremendous hits and reflect the diversity of musical tastes and styles which mushroomed in 1955. On this CD, the influence of Dot Records on the music charts is obvious, featuring Gale Storm, Pat Boone, and the Fontane Sisters. As you probably know, Dot Records artists, with the exception of a few songs, have been conspicuouly absent from USA collections. This series is from the UK.

Acrobat Music has put together a fantastic series of six volumes, each containing 25 hits and a very informative booklet featuring each song on the CD and highlights of that year, and, with the exception of some problems on Volume 2, 1951, the quality has been great, especially considering that the volumes have been offered at bargain-basement prices.

If you have read my reviews of the other 5 volumes, you know I believe you will want the whole series. With the 150 songs contained on these 6 CD's, you will have a collection of most of the truly great songs of the first half of the 50's, including some rare, genuinely hard-to-find treats.

Now if only Acrobat Music would continue the series!
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The Green Lantern Corps series hits a new dramatic turning point as plot threads from the last two volumes finally come to fruition. After having confronted infamous Yellow Lantern Romat Ru (a known serial killer of children), Tomar Tu made a controversial choice that may fracture the new peace settled between the Green and Yellow Lantern Corps. Likewise, Kyle Rayner's discovery that Sarko, the time traveling villain of the previous volume, is actually Kyle's son from the future... and his mother is Soranik the daughter of Sinestro. Hiding the information from Soranik ostensibly to save her from the grief that has overwhelmed him, Kyle inadvertently sows new seeds of mistrust with his former lover just as tensions rise between the two Corps. John Stewart tries his best to hold the alliance together while the best team up of all time continues to from with Guy Gardner and Arkillo. After that plot is resolved there is a secondary arc that rounds out the book wherein Hal and the others have to help save the lives of Highfather and Orion from the New Gods when massive Nth Metal giants attack them. The book sows some seeds for the Dark Nights Metal event which is fun, but the main story with these giants is rather lame and ends the book on a bit of a let down after the excellent first arc. Also it must be mentioned that as others have pointed out the Nth Metal giants are clearly rip offs of Marvel's Celestials, like DC wasn't even subtle. Spoilers below.

Honestly, this book is great and I enjoyed reading it though I am disappointed that the status quo has been returned so soon. When it is revealed that Tomar Tu murdered Romat Ru in cold blood the Yellow Lanterns demand Tomar's head. With Soranik also learning of Kyle's deception the alliance fractures and the partnership is dissolved. Some of the recently introduced Yellow Lanterns who wanted peace do defect and officially join the Green Lanterns, but most of the familiar faces from the Yellow Corps follow Soranik off on their own after a brief throw down with the GLs (yes, sadly the awesome partnership between Arkillo and Guy also ends just as it was starting). Although I am disappointed the alliance was killed off so fast I am still enjoying Venditti's run and his work on the book. My main concern is Soranik's sudden about face and change in character. She goes from being a hero like we've known her to be since all the way back in the Sinestro Corps War era to a cheap villain who starts acting like her dad out of nowhere. Hopefully this change in her behavior is explained later, maybe as a corrupting influence of the Yellow Ring, but it does feel a bit too sudden for now. Also I was excited when Lyssa and Sinestro appeared near the end in the Anti Matter Universe as I wasn't a fan of them being killed off in the first volume.
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Bear in mind that this volume was published in 1999.  While the diagrams do not compare with what we now see being published, it is an excellent introduction to the sonobe unit.  It will be of particular interest to those of us drawn to geometric shapes.  The model on the cover is made with 14 boxes.  While corresponding with Bennett Arnstein, he shared that it works with 12 boxes.  My prize model is made from Star Dream paper using the 12 box configuration.  i began with all red pieces, transforming each box until at mid-point there were no red pieces but multiple different colors in that box.  I then reverse engineered the flow to return to the all red point of origin.  And in case you wonder,.I am not an engineer, but a retired counselor who enjoys the geometric work of many of our authors.  Additionally, if your interest is in the history of the development of our craft, this is a great addition.  Over the past 25 years I have purchased volumes from the ancient past to the current year.  Happy Folding!
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Once again Glen Tate provides his fans with another page turned. If you haven't started the 299 Days series, you really should. Your eyes will be opened!