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The eminent Roman statesman and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 b.c.e.) analyses the positions of the Stoic, Epicurean, and Academic schools on the existence and nature of the gods, and whether they act in the interests of humankind. Cotta, the Academic spokesman, criticises his Epicurean and Stoic interlocutors for their failures, respectively, to account for human freedom and for the accidents and evils that occur in life. Lacking sure knowledge of what gods are, human beings are left to their own intelligence and natural abilities to make their way in an uncertain world. In the dialogue of 'On Divination', Cicero and his brother, Quintus, examine various sorts of divination on Stoic principles, which Quintus upholds. Cicero counters that there is no such "science" of divination, and that the ambiguities and absurdities inherent in oracles, prodigies, and dreams preclude any divine agency. They are, rather, the result of natural phenomena or coincidence. ... Read more

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Find another translation
This translation is horrible.In fact, every translation of an older text that I've read from this publisher has been terrible.It's incredibly wooden and hard to follow.

The book itself (The Nature of the Gods), on the other hand, is great.It was written (of course) by Cicero, who was one of the greatest writers, statesmen, and philophers of his time and is the one actually brought many of the philosophical term from Greek into Latin, which made it possible for many Romans to discuss philosophy, whereas they could not before.It gives a glimpse of the leading philosophies of his day: Epicureanism, Stoicism, etc.It's definitely worth reading (a different translation).I would suggest the Penguin edition.

To the publisher's credit, there's excellent biographical sketch of Cicero in the front of the book, which is helpful and concise. ... Read more

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The ten speeches in this volume illustrate Cicero's entire career and exemplify all the major contexts for his oratory: before the senate, the people, and the courts. They illuminate the major political crises of Cicero's time and offer portraits of many of the major political figures. Several of these speeches also shed light on the most important cultural and literary debates of the late Republic.


James Zetzel's general Introduction discusses Cicero's public life; the social, political, and cultural contexts of his speeches; and the challenges of translating them into modern English. This edition also includes an introduction to each speech, a section on Roman institutions and offices, a chronological table, maps, a bibliography, and a biographical index. ... Read more

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Timeless considerations on friendship
Cicero writes about his own experience with friendship in a way that anyone can relate to throughout time.After the death of a good friend, Cicero ponders the meaning of this friendship, how he could bear the loss, and explicates his grounds for bereavement.He enumerates what qualities make for good friends, explains what characteristics expose a bad friend, and provides examples from his personal life.He writes this philosophy in the style of early Greek philosophers to get to the bottom of the concept of friendship, while presenting his case straightforward and in a way that that resonates in each of us through human understanding.

This edition of Cicero's work offers a background introductory essay on Cicero's life, times, and works, followed by the body of he full text.At the back of the book are literary notes, vocabulary gloss, and list of proper names that Cicero refers to.There are pictures throughout from wall paintings, vases, and coins that illustrate the imagery Cicero uses to describe his philosophy.

Good intermediate Latin prose
Cicero's prose style can be difficult for students breaking away from the simplicity of De Bello Gallico and Pharr's heavily padded Aeneid into reading Latin with greater fluency. Whiteley does an excellent job with the notes, although his dictionary appendix is too much of a crutch. Overly particularized definitions for some words are highlighted while more common meanings are omitted. It may not matter however, if the student is only interested in Latin as a hobby and not seeking full mastery.

I would have made a number of different choices in punctuating the text given its intermediate level, but nothing too major.

De Amicitia is not necessarily Cicero's easiest prose, but by no means his most difficult. It seems however, to avoid grammatical monotony, thus I find it a good text for acquainting intermediate students with a variety of possible constructions. The language of De Amicitia is not as highly nuanced as much of Cicero's other work, and in his preface, Cicero openly explains his stylistic intent. The subject matter is thought provoking, and the sentiments memorable, although perhaps a bit repetitive. I partake of the general consensus that Cicero was neither a first rate nor original philosopher, but that he was a very Roman one, and he had a unique talent for interpreting, comparing, and modernizing older ideas.

I sense that Whiteley had very clearly in mind toward what kind of student he wanted to gear this book, and has produced a fine reader in which there are no significant flaws.

Cicero - about friendship
When I saw the title and the author I first thought: such an old book, not worth to read. But since there are very few books about this topic, I gave it a try. And I was fascinated! The book is written like a protocolled talk with a famous man, called Laelius (who was a real existing person!). He was known as a good friend to someone who had died recently and they asked him if he was sad. He sad he was of course sad, but happy that his friend had a good life and a "quick" death, without pain. So many thoughts about friendship and what it means, the difference to love, the value of it are discussed in this text. Often I had the feeling of having had the same thoughts, but there were many new ideas and point of views about friendship which made me contemplate. Sometimes it took me several minutes to go on in the text - just because I had to think about one single sentence. The book isn't too long and it's not - as one could think - some weird philosophical stuff - it's just making you think about friendship! I loved this book and I wished everyone would read it! ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1883Original Publisher: University PressSubjects: Ethics, AncientStoicsHistory / Ancient / RomeLiterary Criticism / Ancient ... Read more

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Cicero's philosophical works are a valuable source for the understanding of Hellenistic philosophy, and his "Academic Books" are of importance for the study of ancient epistemology, especially the central debate between the Academic sceptics and the Stoics. This volume makes Cicero's challenging work accessible to philosophers and historians of philosophy and represents current work in both fields. The ten papers published here are the work of authorities from North America, England and Europe; they were presented and discussed at the seventh Symposium Hellenisticum at Utrecht in August 1995 and deal with every aspect of the "Academic Books" - historical, literary and philosophical. Several papers make contributions to the understanding of ancient scepticism and sceptical arguments, to the role of Socrates in later Greek thought, to the history of the Academy as an institution, and to the philosophical stance of Cicero himself. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Since its inception over 100 years ago, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn has continued to be the authority on the initiatory and meditative teachings of the Tarot. This Tarot incorporates all of the temple symbolism needed for use in the Golden Dawn rituals.

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Written and created by internationally known adepts Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero, this is ideal for the beginning student but equally appealing to expert Tarot readers. The accompanying book provides an introduction to Cabalistic, Zodiacal and Alchemical symbolism creating a powerful tool for divination and spiritual growth.

Complete with 256-page book and two versions of the Temperance card—as required in Golden Dawn rituals—this is the best Tarot available for students of the Golden Dawn and the Western magical tradition.

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Is This Deck Now Out of Print?!?
This deck--originally titled: *The G.D. RITUAL Tarot Deck--cost me almost $40.00. And the accompianing book is now about ten times as big as a POSTAGE STAMP (previously, it was apx 300 pgs and 8 1/2 X 11). I don't know, I mean; I "used to" like the deck--a lot--half a dozen yrs ago, but, now?

A student "talked me into" buying it in order to be able to "work w/him," three States away from me in Arizona.

The "flashing colors" are usefull, but . . . I've obviously a lot of "problems" w/it, in general. Starting w/: "Why'd the Cicero's go and change the name of the deck in the first place? Moreover, why'd they NOT use a "k" in the spelling of 'Magic'?"

G.D. tarot deck
Very usefull and great to work with book ,,The Golden Dawn journal,,

The Most Traditional Golden Dawn Deck
Well I have wanted a Golden Dawn tarot for years and I am a Golden Dawn member. There are like 3 different Golden Dawn decks, and I thought this was easily the best of them because it was the mosttraditional/normal deck compared to the Skrying tarot. There is quite a bit of nudity on the cards depicting humans but they are not very realistic, meaning they do not look like a photograph of a human. I also like the idea of including a unique book with the deck. Companion books for a specific deck are usually at least another 10 dollars and here is included one for the same price of a regular sized deck.

The most authentic golden dawn deck around
Though I have some reservations regarding the artistic talent behind this deck, this deck's strength is in it's adherence to the descriptions of the golden dawn inner order deck descriptions in Book T, the initiation rituals, and Hodos Chamelionis.

Wang's deck lacks details in the minor arcana, e.g. the astrological signs and the court cards' 'jewelery', and in it's colours, which makes it less faithful to the original than this deck.

My Tarot
I owen this deck and love it. Itr was my first and many of my high school classmates got the "possible future" told by it. They is a bit of neudity but the pictures are easy and each minor card has its main idea under it. ... Read more

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Marcus Tullius Cicero's classic work
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misleading....thanks again amazon
the description says this is an edition by Peabody but then also says that information is not about this edition.

Ummmm, so why put edition info only when that very info is irrelevant to this edition???

What edition is this?

Who did it?

I think I'm going to do a free translation of a famous work and put it up on amazon for 30 bucks. Or hey, 300!
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Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106–43 BCE), Roman lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, of whom we know more than of any other Roman, lived through the stirring era which saw the rise, dictatorship, and death of Julius Caesar in a tottering republic. In his political speeches especially and in his correspondence we see the excitement, tension and intrigue of politics and the part he played in the turmoil of the time. Of about 106 speeches, delivered before the Roman people or the Senate if they were political, before jurors if judicial, 58 survive (a few of them incompletely). In the fourteenth century Petrarch and other Italian humanists discovered manuscripts containing more than 900 letters of which more than 800 were written by Cicero and nearly 100 by others to him. These afford a revelation of the man all the more striking because most were not written for publication. Six rhetorical works survive and another in fragments. Philosophical works include seven extant major compositions and a number of others; and some lost. There is also poetry, some original, some as translations from the Greek.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of Cicero is in twenty-nine volumes.

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On Translation
The book gets 5+ stars, but the translation 3 and a half. It is decent but not nearly as literal--and hence excellent and enjoyable--as the new Cambridge translation. Since bilingual books are incredibly useful I wish Loeb would start revising their old translations.

As to the book itself, I can see why it was the most popular of the Latin classics during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Its loss of importance in modernity is, I think, a great loss. If this book was as popular as it used to be modern society might be better off. It praises the common good above the private good. It emphasizes a healthy patriotism, something that can provide the motive for putting the common good above one's own private good. It honours civic virtue.

Cicero discusses all the things he thinks a young person should know about from such small matters as how to walk with decorum to such great matters as the standards of a just war. Not to mention the value of his stoic ethics for human happiness.

My only misgiving is that while he justifies his boasting as a way of burdening his son with a high model to live up to, it's rather indecorous.

De Officiis (On Duties)
It is a well done translation with both the english and latin making for easy reading. The subject is as appropriate today as when Cicero wrote it to his son.

A masterpiece of ethics and logos
De Officiis, or "On Duties," was the second book printed on Gutenberg's printing press.Apparently, Gutenberg and his other contemporaries knew how important the press was so they wanted to give props to the Bible, as the most important book ever written/compiled-but along those lines he decided to print Cicero's classic shortly thereafter.Cicero wrote this book as a series of letters to his prodigal child, who had little ambition to be a correct man, like his father was.Consequently, it reads like good advice from your father.

Some of the greatest logos on ethics comes from this book.He will convince you that being an ethical person is the only way to live, and he does it through expediency-"whether the action contemplated is or is not conducive to comfort and happiness in life, to the command of means and wealth, to influence, and to power."The gist of it is that having good moral character will bring you more expediency in the long run than any illicit behavior.Maintaining power, increasing wealth and influence will naturally be easiest to those men and women with high moral character.

Most books on ethics and morality are not widely credible.The reason is that those great books are religious texts, claimed by those sects to be inspired by God, which is why they are incredible to many who are not members of that particular faith. But Cicero's De Officiis is recognized by all-because it is a secular book.So if you want to quote a high authority on morality, quote Cicero.Here is a preview of the good quotes: "For self control is the foe of the passions, and the passions are the handmaids of pleasure."
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In 56 B.C., M. Caelius Rufus was prosecuted for vis by L. Sempronius Atratinus in a trial with important social and political implications. This third edition of Cicero's speech in defense of Caelius reproduces A.C. Clark's authoritative text along with a new 17th-century conjecture on Caelius' birthplace, and updated notes and appendices on a variety of political, social, and literary concerns, including the connection between Caelius and Catallus. ... Read more

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Austin's done a great job
The Pro Caelio is a somewhat complicated oration with its various references to lesser known people and incidents in the Late Republic. Austin attempts to reconstruct Caelius' life from the details. His commentary reveals a broad knowledge of Roman history and a sensitivity to the finer elements of Ciceronian rhetoric. My only criticism is his tendency to avoid commenting on some of the lengthier and more obscure passages by simply translating them straight through. It is often only a rare or highly informal definition which confuses the reader, such as the unexpected "Venerem" in section 52 which refers to a _statue_ of Venus.I didn't like the unenlightening hunt through a colloquial rendition of a whole paragraph to disambiguate a single odd word. Punctuation was consistently excellent and the page by page app. crit. is always a plus.

The "Pro Caelio" is one of Cicero's best speeches. His political career and energy for the courts were still very near their peak, and he had a personal ax to grind with the powers behind the plaintiff, himself a shill and a judicial featherweight. Cicero had the vastly superior talent and knew so: he proceeded to rhetorically disembowel his opponents with style for the audience's delight. Since the disgruntled lawmen were missing the "ludi" because of state business, Cicero offered his own amusing theatrics. I'd like to believe Austin was right: (I can imagine the gentle headshakes and restrained chuckles on the faces of the tired "iudices") as Cicero launched into the lengthy prosopopoeia, this trial was just about a foregone acquittal.

If you've ever harbored a guilty pleasure for reading the scandal mags but would like to do so with infinitely more educational value and style, pick up the Pro Caelio.

hic liber legendus est.
This is a great book!I have been using it all semester in my 300-level Latin course, and I cannot emphasize enough how helpful I have found it.Austin's is considered the preeminent commentary on the Pro Caelio among the faculty at my school, and I would venture to guess that the same applies just about anywhere else. The Pro Caelio is a speech which was delivered by the famed Roman orator, Marcus Tullius Cicero, in defense of Marcus Caelius, a personal friend accused of attempted murder.This text is not a translation and is not intended for reading by those without a grounding in the fundamentals of Latin grammar and syntax.In this edition of the Pro Caelio, the author provides alternate readings of the Latin text in footnotes at the bottom of each page.(Disparities between the medieval codices by which this work was passed down to us are common).He assigns each codex a Greek letter at the beginning of the book which serves to identify, in abbreviated form, the text which the alternate reading is ascribed to.Thismakes finding alternate readings -- and thus starting arguments over the meaning of a passage -- quite easy.Also provided, in endnotes which follow an unbroken presentation of the Latin text, are Austin's personal commentaries on certain passages.These range from very short to sometimes two pages in length, depending on the passage's importance and perceived difficulty.These notes provide a glimpse into the history behind the dramatic trial.I would recommend this book to any Classics scholar, beginning or advanced.For once, one of my course books will find a permanent home on my bookshelf instead of at the used bookstore after finals week!

Legendus est!
This book is the culmination of years of dedicated Oxford scholarshipwhich has resulted in a masterful commentary on Cicero's Pro Caelio.Ijust started using this text in my advanced Latin class, and have found itfar superior to even the exceptional Ciraolo text I used previously. Theprint is small, and the glosses and comments are placed in endnotes insteadof footnotes, which makes the whole thing rather cumbersome.But oh, whatmarvelous information is to be found in those notes!Austin cites everymajor authority (up to 1959) on even the minutest of details and pitsconflicting theories against each other, and then adds his own frequentlycurt pronouncements on the subject -- but always leaves the reader to makeup his own mind.He makes certain to note where the various medievalcodices diverge, even if there is only a scintilla of difference in thephrasings of a passage.This again shows his dedication to scholarship andletting the reader make up his own mind.This is THE definitive commentaryon the Pro Caelio, for this is the place where you will find all the greatClassicists of the ages gathered for one great symposium; it is the gatewayto all the more specialized scholarship and a great general overview ofthem all. ... Read more

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The Case of the Choirboy Killer: The city is being hit by a wave of killings where the victims share two things in common: 1) they are gay and, 2) they have been drained of blood. The press is having a field day using a witness' description to label him as "the choirboy killer" and the gay community is up in arms. Worse the local vampire council is convinced the killer one of their own who has gone rogue and is intentionally committing these activities as an affront the entire undead community. "I mean we just don't act this way here," sniffed the head of the council, "I mean this is New York City after all!"The council wants it stopped and so they go to the only person from their community who they think can find the killer and end his reign. Mark Julian, who is a vampire like themselves and New York's only private eye for the supernatural set. With the help of his secretary Jaime, an incubus/succubus changeling sex demon he begins the hunt. His only major problem is that one of New York's finest is also on the trail of the fiend who is dispatching the city's citizens. When the hunky detective and Julian cross paths the gay detective finds the well-built handsome law officer is not only impeding his quiet search but also, for the first time in centuries, getting him heated up as well. Will they join forces or will one of them fall victim to the sensational choirboy killer? Bonus Feature: The Curious Case of the Runaway Incubus ... Read more

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Neat, with a twist...
Saucy, Sexy and a Good Time.... Don't judge a series by the first book! and in saying that, I loved the "Choirboy killer" and it lead me to(thankfully) the other books in the Mark Julian realm.
By the time I caught on to the work of Kyle Cicero I was thrilled to find that I had 4 more to catch up on and have stayed faithful to the character and the series. I eagerly anticipated the release of a new tome from this author who combines a deep respect for folk lore, religion, family and interspecies foibles and the love of a great city with an obvious deep satisfaction in taking the reader on a ride that he himself would enjoy.
unpretensious, self deprecating, tricky and leaving a desire to find out more. Kyle Cicero has managed to craft a tidy thriller with some thoughtful depth to his cast of characters and handles the erotic content with a skillful hand.
Do yourself a favour, and dive in to The Mark Julian Series; Start at "Choirboy Killer" and I promise you will have a great time!
Justen M. Brosnan
New York City

Suspense with a twist
The Case of the Choir Boy Killer introduces us to a special variation of New York City. In this reality, vampires and other supernatural creatures exist among us, for the most part, without human's knowledge.

Mark Julian and co are a well developed cast of characters and this tale is edge of your seat good. While a quick read - I finished it in under a day - you can't put it down and it is immensely satisfying. Yes, the first version was poorly edited, but the new version has fixed most (if not all) of the initial errors.

Kyle Cicero's adaptation adds several new twists to the detective drama, throwing in old school, film noir techniques, with the added excitement of the background of a supernatural world. An excellent addition to gay literature and introduction to the world of Mark Julian - definitely worth picking up!

Too short for the price and it's still not edited very well
I gather, from having read the posted reviews on amazon.com, that the original release of this short novel had rather atrocious editing with misspellings, poor punctuation and perhaps some other problems.As I just purchased the book a few days ago, I'm pretty sure I bought the new and improved edition of which the author wrote in the review he posted himself.

I hate to say it, but if this is the new and improved version, I have no choice to conclude that the original edition must have been really, really deficient in editing because this version still has a lot of errors.One example is the repetitive use of "discrete" when "discreet" is the correct word.In fact, out of five incidents where the word "discreet" is required, four times "discrete" is used instead.Plurals of surnames are constructed with apostrophes multiple times and at no point are they correct.This author apparently thinks one should pluralize the surname Jones by adding an apostrophe ("Jones'") and the family name Clinton, in the plural, ought to be Clinton's.(As most of us know, it's the Joneses and the Clintons if we're referring to families by using their last names.)You'll find "it's" for the possessive pronoun instead of "its" and you'll find significant punctuation errors here and there, not to mention the kind of misspellings spell checking software can't find, such as when "know" is mistyped as "now."(The foregoing are not specific examples from the book, just my illustrations of the type of errors you'll find.)

All that said, I did find the story entertaining, but I was disappointed to note how short the novel is.In fact, the location number on Kindle for the last line of the novella is 1846.There is a short story - a pretty brief one, in my opinion - following the novella that brings the screen count up to 2001 at its last line.I checked the print edition and I note that it comes to 172 pages, which no doubt includes "About the Author," title and copyright pages, introductory material, a table of contents, etc.My point in mentioning length is that I think $12.79 is way too much to pay for such a short novel, especially in electronic format.Most of the mystery novels I've been reading these days are around 3500 Kindle reference numbers, around 300 pages in print editions.

I did like the gay vampire detective Mark Julian and his succubus/incubus secretary Jaime.I even liked the NYPD detective Vinnie, with whom Mark Julian ends up working to catch the killer.But I think the story sufficient lacked depth and development and I would have liked great character development.$12.79 might well have been worth it then - and I have to say that a lot of other writers of gay mystery novels are providing more value for my money than this book delivered.By the way, they were charging $17.95 (list price) for the trade paperback edition of this book and that's just plain ridiculous given how short this novel is.By the way, checking various titles in the series on amazon.com, I find that the print editions run something like 165 to 178 pages, so it would seem that all the books in the series are pretty short.

I am going to read the next book in the series - and I do wish that somewhere there was a list of the novels in this series in order of publication.At least when I search "Kyle Cicero" on amazon.com I can look at the ISBN numbers for each title and determine the order of publication.I guess I can say I liked the first book well enough despite my complaints that I'm going to spend over $12 on the second book, despite its brevity.Will I buy and read the third novel in the series?I really don't know at this point.

Vincent and Mark
Cicero, Kyle. "Mark Julian Vampire P.I.: The Case of the Choirboy Killer", The Nazca Plains Corporation, 2009.

Vincent and Mark

Amos Lassen

New York City is experiencing many killings but there is something interesting about them--those killed are gay and their blood has been drained. Quite naturally the press is having a good time with this and they identify the killer as the choirboy killer based upon what has been learned from a witness. The gay community is very upset and the council of vampires feels that the murderer is one of their own who has begun to work alone and is committing these murders as an insult to the vampire community. They want the killings to stop and they turn to Mark Julian, a vampire himself who is probably the only person who can find the killer. Jaime, his assistant and secretary is an incubus and a succubus helps mark to begin the search. There is a bit of a problem as a NYC cop is on the case and has a lead to the killer. When Mark and the cop meet something happens between the two men.
Vampires are certainly in vogue right now and a gay vampire detective is an exciting idea and the author gives us a riveting story. If you get the second edition the editing is greatly improved.
The characters are wonderful and the plot is very readable with twists and turns. It is interesting to note that the gay men who were killed were considered to be obnoxious but what did this have to do with a rogue vampire? Vincent Pasquale, the cop, did not believe in vampires--at least not until he met Mark and what did he know about the gay community--he was straight. Mark was really attracted to Vincent and feelings he had not had for a long time began to appear.
I am not sure now to classify this book except perhaps to say it is an erotic mystery. The sex in the book is not really all that erotic and in my mind it is the story and not the sex that makes this a worthwhile read.
Kyle Cicero has a good way to go before he can really be classified as a good writer. The potential is there and I think it is going to happen but he needs to exercise a bit more self-discipline,

sometimes reading again is worthwile
When I first read Choirboy I admit I was disappointed.The story line was good, the idea of a Vampire PI for the Supernatural world was intriguing, and I really liked the development of the characters - I could learn to like Mark, Vinnie and Jamie.And I was totally frustrated by the lack of any real editing - the errors constantly distracted from the story line. Luckily I read the subsequent books in the series and found them to be much better edited.
Then I read the review comments by the author Kyle printed here, and I'm glad because he made me get another copy, and the book is newly edited and makes the story come alive.The problems are resolved and the book is a fun read with a fine development of characters, a story line that isn't contrived. It's a good and easy read, edited so that the errors that caused problems before are resolved.All I can say is that if you read the old edition buy the new one, it is worth it.If you haven't read it then buy the book, you'll be glad you did.
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The greatest orator in Roman history, Marcus Tullius Cicero remained one of the republic's chief supporters throughout his life, guided by profound political beliefs that illuminated his correspondence with both close friends and powerful aristocrats. A chronicle of a crumbling civilization during the era when the republic disintegrated and was replaced by despotism, his Letters portray a world dominated by characters who have since acquired almost mythic status - including Pompey, Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony. Whether describing the vagaries of war, the collapse of Roman society, his beloved republic, or his own personal domestic dramas, all compellingly reflect the complex personality of an honourable and selfless man whose refusal to compromise ultimately cost him his life. ... Read more

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Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Author's biography and stories in the trial version.

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Pure Greatness
Works of Marcus Tullius Cicero. Includes On Moral Duties (De Officiis), Academica, Complete Orations, and more. FREE Author's biography and an essay in the trial version.

This ebook is a window into the ancient world. Kindle edition is an excellent resource for anyone interested in philosophy and history. ... Read more