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81. Molecular Oncology (Scientific
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82. Foundations of Sport and Exercise
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83. 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories
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84. Revolutionary Russia: A History
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85. Swords from the West
 
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86. Horrors!: 365 Scary Stories
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87. When The Night Comes Down
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88. Far Below and Other Horrors from
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89. The Science of Supervillains
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90. Psychology of Officiating
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91. The Louis L'Amour Companion
 
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92. Rivals of Weird Tales: 30 Great
 
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93. VIRTUOUS VAMPIRES
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94. Horror of the 20th Century : An
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95. The Science of James Bond: From
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96. The Science of Stephen King: From
 
97. HORRORS BEYOND 2 - STORIES OF
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98. Art of Imagination: 20th Century
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99. Why Did It Have To Be Snakes:
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100. "Classic FM" at the Movies: The

81. Molecular Oncology (Scientific American Introduction to Molecular Medicine)
by J. Michael Bishop MD, Robert A. Weinberg PhD
 Hardcover: 255 Pages (1996-09-01)
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University of California, San Francisco.Text on the molecular basis of cancer, for practitioners and residents. Covers etiology, biochemical mechanisms of cancer, molecular pathogenesis, and more. 11 contributors, 10 U.S. DNLM: Neoplasm - etiology. ... Read more


82. Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology w/Web Study Guide-5th Edition
by Robert Weinberg, Daniel Gould
Hardcover: 640 Pages (2010-11-15)
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The latest edition of the best-selling sport and exercise psychology book on the market, Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fifth Edition, provides a thorough introduction to the key concepts in the field. Written by internationally respected authors, it provides students and new practitioners with a comprehensive view of sport and exercise psychology, bridges the gap between research and practice, conveys principles of professional practice, and captures the excitement of the world of sport and exercise.

A supreme effort has been made to meet the increasing needs of professors, practitioners, and students. To further improve the total learning experience, the fifth edition features the following:

• A streamlined online study guide that provides an interactive learning experience for students

• A new full-color format that visually engages students in the information

• An emphasis on the educational journey that students take through the field of sport and exercise psychology, helping them envision where they can be most successful in the field

• Thoroughly updated material that reflects the latest research and practice to keep readers aware of recent findings and hot topics in the field

• New sidebars with contemporary practical examples, case studies, and anecdotes to help students understand various theories and concepts

Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fifth Edition, provides students with a unique learning experience, taking them on a journey through the origins and goals, key concepts, research development, and career options available in the field. The book contains seven parts that may be studied in any sequence. Part I introduces students to the field, detailing its history, current status, and the various roles of sport and exercise psychologists. Part II focuses on personal factors that affect performance and psychological development in sport, physical education, and exercise settings. In part III, the authors focus on two major classes of situational factors that influence behavior: competition and cooperation, and feedback and reinforcement. Part IV focuses on group interaction and processes, while part V discusses how psychological techniques may be used to help people perform more effectively. Part VI addresses the various roles psychological factors play in health and exercise. The final section, part VII, deals with topics of psychological development and well-being that are important to both society and sport and exercise psychology, including children’s psychological development through sport participation, aggression in sport, and moral development and good sporting behavior in sport and physical activity contexts.

The online study guide allows the subject of sport psychology to come alive to its users. The study guide works directly with the text; mentions of the study guide appear throughout each chapter to encourage students to apply knowledge gained from the text. This online study guide features several individual and small-group learning activities that may be completed electronically and saved as an .rtf file. This new format allows instructors to choose whether they would like students to complete the activities for personal use, print and hand them in as assignments, or submit them for assessment as an e-mail attachment or through a learning management system. The study guide activities require students to do the following:

• Use actual sport and exercise psychology instruments to assess their skills

• Determine how to respond to real-life scenarios (with short answers or essays)

• Review and design research studies and experiments

• Search the Internet for relevant information

• Apply and test their understanding of principles and concepts of sport and exercise psychology

Audio and video clips—some with associated activities—offer considerable insight on the issues discussed in the text. The audio clips feature esteemed experts from the field discussing key course concepts that they have studied and refined during their professional careers. Students will hear from experts such as Diane Gill, Rainer Martens, Robin Vealey, and other pioneers in the field. The video clips provide students with a realistic look at how sport psychology consultants interact and communicate with athletes to improve athletic experiences, allowing students to peer into the real world of a practicing sport psychology consultant. Both the audio and video clips help students understand the research and practice of sport psychology in today’s society.

Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fifth Edition, also supplies in-depth learning aids to help students think more critically about applying the material. These aids include chapter objectives and summaries, informative sidebars, key terms, key points, and discussion questions in each chapter. The enhanced design, artwork, and photos will also help make the material more interesting and accessible to readers.

Updated ancillary materials, including an instructor guide, test package, and presentation package, are available online for instructors.

Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fifth Edition, is a powerful learning tool for understanding human behavior in sport and exercise settings. This fifth edition continues to ensure that future researchers and practitioners in the field are well equipped and enthused about the possibilities and challenges they will encounter.

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83. 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories
Hardcover: 544 Pages (1996-01-01)
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Asin: 0760701423
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Is the alien merely the inhuman? Does it refer only to what falls outside the boundaries of normal human experience? What is "normal" human experience anyway? Does our conception of what is alien change over time, as we become more acclimated to the new and strange? Such are the provocative, unanswerable questions raised by these one hundred astounding tales, a collection of what is probably the most popular type of science-fiction story: the alien story. As the vast number of alien stories have been written over the last two centuries show, it is impossible to come to a once-and-for-all understanding of what is meant by "alien." But such a situation makes a reader's journey through the genre all the more exciting -- and fully in keeping with the wild but clear-sighted imaginativeness that marks really good science fiction. With this well planned volume, journeying readers can make one hundred encounters with as many different life-forms in a space of time that would normally provide one encounter, maybe two. ... Read more

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3-0 out of 5 stars Mixed Bag of Short Short Science Fiction Stories
The 100 stories in this book have been selected by two criteria: they are science fiction stories and they are very, very brief.It shows a bit that quality, constrained by the goal to collect 100 stories, came in third as a selection factor.There is a mixture of very good and very so-so stories, and a mixture of known and relatively unknown authors.

My favorites from among the very good are:

Rosalind Greenberg's "Capsule" delivers a dose of tongue-in-the-cheek humor in the brief, corny style that Isaac Asimov--absent from this collection!--made famous.

Edmond Hamilton's "Exile" explains the prolific output of a science fiction writer and is in the fine camp-fire story tradition of last-line zingers.

Roger Zelazny's "The Great Slow Kings" gives us an look at the slow process of government when there are two kings working at their own pace.

Arthur Tofte's "The Mission" shows us two visitors to a primitive planet following their rules for noninterference in the development of backward cultures.

Charles Sheffield's "That Strain Again" tells of alien visitors who hold themselves responsible for Earth's fall.

This collection might be useful to parents wanting to introduce their children to science fiction through bedtime storytelling.It might be good source material for campfires or other oral story settings.It is a reasonable introduction to science fiction for those who want to dip their toes into those waters for brief periods.I would check it out from the library or pick it up at a yard sale.My stronger recommendation goes to a collection by Isaac Asimov assembled under almost identical constraints, 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories.

4-0 out of 5 stars Short, Short Fiction
Some great authors and some great stories.I really like the short short story and these authors do it well.I recommend this book to all fans of spec fic or short stories.

5-0 out of 5 stars Aliens from A to Z
A fine collection of very short stories, most averaging about six pages. The selections span stories culled from both leading and relatively unknown short story publications and collections of the twentieth century. While most stories are from the latter half of the twentieth century, a few earlier classics from H. P. Lovecraft are included as well as as several gems from the Golden Age. Stories included are: All Cats Are Gray by Andre Norton, And So On, and So On by James Tiptree, Jr., A Bad Day for Vermin by Keith Laumer, The Beautiful Doll Caper by William F. Nolan, Beyond Lies the Wub by Philip K. Dick, The Big Trek by Fritz Leiber, Blood Lands by Alfred Coppel, Brave New Hamburger by Philip Sidney Jennings, Capsule by Rosalind Greenberg, The Client from Hell by Richard Curtis, Collector's Fever by Roger Zelazny, The Crawling Chaos by Elizabeth Neville Berkeley and H. P. Lovecraft, Crazy Annaoj by Fritz Leiber, A Cup of Hemlock by Lee Killough, The Dark and the Damp by John DeChancie, Dear Pen Pal by A. E. van Vogt, The Demon and the Flower by Clark Ashton Smith, Disguise by Donald A. Wolheim, Dog Star by Jack Reynolds, Doing Alien by Gregory Benford, Down the Digestive Tract and into the Cosmos with Hantra, Tantra, and Specklebang by Robert Sheckley, Dry Spell by Bill Pronzini, Dueling Clowns by Barry Longyear, Emergency Refueling by James Blish, Eripmav by Damon Knight, Evensong by Lester del Rey, Exile by Edmond Hamilton, The Exterminator by A. Hyatt Verrill, The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick, Feeding Time by James E. Gunn, The Finest Hunter in the World by Harry Harrison, The Flame Midget by Frank Belknap Long, Jr., Gift of U'Thang by Basil Wells, The Good Neighbors by Edgar Pangborn, The Grapes of Rath by jan howard finder, The Great God Awto by Clark Ashton Smith, The Great Slow Kings by Roger Zelazny, The Green Meadow by Elizabeth Neville Berkeley and H. P. Lovecraft, The Grof by Philip Sidney Jennings, The Happy Traitor by Morris Hershman, The Harvest by Tom Godwin, How Now Purple Cow by Bill Pronzini, The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast by Theodore Sturgeon, An Incident on Route 12 by James H. Schmitz, Interstellar Way-Station by Bob Tucker, Into Your Tent I'll Creep by Eric Frank Russell, Itself! by A. E. van Vogt, Kindergarten by James E. Gunn, The King of the Beasts by Philip Jose Farmer, Landscape with Sphinxes by Karen Anderson, The Last Men by Frank Belknap Long, Jr., Last Warning by Mack Reynolds, Later Than You Think by Fritz Leiber, The Life Hater by Fred Saberhagen, Linkage by Barry N. Malzberg, Listen, Love by George Zebrowski and Jack Dann, Mail Supremacy by Hayford Pierce, Man of Destiny by John Christopher, The Man Who Came Back by Brian M. Stableford, The Martians and the Leadfoot by William F. Nolan, A Matter of Taste by Esther M. Friesner, The Mission by Arthur Tofte, Mister Magister by Thomas F. Monteleone, Mr. Iper of Hamilton by Carl Jacobi, Open, Sesame! by Stephen Grendon, The Opening by Bruce Boston, The Other Tiger by Arthur C. Clarke, The Pair by Joe L. Hensley, Paths by Edward Bryant, Punch by Frederick Pohl, The Rebel Slug by Basil Wells, The Remorseful by Cyril M. Kornbluth, Ripples by Ray Russell, Roadside Rescue by Pat Cadigan, Roog by Philip K. Dick, Sequence by Carl Jacobi, The Sky's an Oyster; the Stars Are Pearls by David Bischoff, Slow by Ramsey Campbell, The Spy by Theodore L. Thomas, Starting from Scratch by Robert Sheckley, Steel by Alan Brennert, A Stranger from Atlanta by Hugh B. Cave, Strangers to Straba by Carl Jacobi, A Tale of the Lonely Larva by Del Stone, Jr., That Strain Again by Charles Sheffield, They Live Forever by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., They're Playing Our Song by Harry Harrison, Three Fingers in Utopia by Philip Sidney Jennings, To Serve Man by Damon Knight, Too Many Eggs by Kris Neville, Top Secret by Donald A. Wollheim, Tu Quoque by John DeChancie, The Twerlik by Jack Sharkey, Upstart by Steven Utley, Varieties of Technological Experience by Barry N. Malzberg, Very Much Like a Game by Adam Niswander, The Voice from the Curious Cube by Nelson Bond, A Walk in the Wet by Dennis Etchison, What's He Doing in There? by Fritz Leiber and Zoo by Edward D. Hoch.
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84. Revolutionary Russia: A History in Documents (Pages from History)
by Robert Weinberg, Laurie Bernstein
Paperback: 256 Pages (2010-04-23)
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Revolutionary Russia: A History in Documents provides a visually stimulating survey of revolutionary Russia, from the collapse of the autocracy in 1917 to the consolidation of the Stalinist system in the 1930s. Authors Robert Weinberg and Laurie Bernstein have collected far-flung documents--many available in English for the first time--and woven them into a narrative that focuses on the effort to build communism in Russia and its effects on the lives of ordinary people. Providing introductions to each chapter and document along with sidebars and detailed photo captions, the main text tantalizes readers with the great vision, conflict, hopes, and horrors of this much-mythologized part of modern history, while the back matter offers resources for further exploration.

Utilizing a mix of textual and visual documents-including photographs, posters, and objects-to create a textured history of revolutionary Russia, the book covers such diverse topics as the prelude to revolution, the Bolshevik rise to power, the fate of the royal family, peasant resistance to Bolshevik policies, Stalin's "revolution from above," and the Great Terror. A picture essay, featuring sixteen posters, provides a visual depiction of the impact of the revolution on women. ... Read more


85. Swords from the West
by Harold Lamb
Paperback: 622 Pages (2009-09-01)
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Beset by enemies on every side and torn by internal divisions, the crusader kingdoms were a hotbed of intrigue, where your greatest ally might be your natural enemy. Because lives and kingdoms often rested on the edge of a sword blade, it was a time when a bold heart and a steady hand would see you far—so long as you watched your back.
 
Here, for the first time, are all seventeen of Harold Lamb’s uncollected crusader stories in one volume. Read now of the fall of kingdoms and the fate of doomed men, of desperate battles and brave comrades, of shrewd maids and scheming nobles. Join Nial O’Gordon, a young crusader riding deep into Asia to forget his past. Venture forth with Sir Robert of Antioch to cross blades with the Mongol hordes. Join King Richard the Lionhearted for his last battle. Stand firm beside Sir John and his Arab friend Khalil against a band of traitors. And sail out with Michael Bearn on a mission of vengeance, as he risks his life to bring down a sultan and his kingdom.
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5-0 out of 5 stars Outstaning aventure!
The stories in this 600 page volume are fun, fast-paced and interesting. If you love adventure stories, this is a must-read. These stories deal with the Crusades, mostly from the Crusaders' points of view. A companion volume Swors from the Desert, eals with the Arab, Iranian, etc point of view. This book is a good value, and at 600 pages long, you'll certainly fin some stories you love.

5-0 out of 5 stars none better
If you love rip-roaring adventure, historical fiction, great storytelling, swordfighting, the Middle Ages, and/or all of the above, then Harold Lamb is the writer for you!At the risk of overstating his virtues and sliding into hyperbole, I can only say that, for me, discovering Harold Lamb has been like finding a lost world that I've been searching for my entire life.He really is the Godfather of all manner of 20th Century adventure fiction: Conan, Lord of the Rings, even Star Wars, none of these would be the same, or perhaps even exist as we know them, without someone like Lamb to lay the groundwork. In Swords from the West, he gives us a number of noble, heroic, intelligent protagonists who succeed in their various quests and endeavors by their wits as often as by their brawn. Perhaps, in this day and age, it's asking too much of a post-modern, attention-deficit, irony-drenched reading public to embrace a simpler era of clearcut heroes and villains. If so, then how sad for those who pass up the opportunity to discover a whole world of intrigue, betrayals, exotic lands, rich characters, thrilling battle scenes, revenge and rescue, all set in detailed, historically accurate settings ranging from Venice to the Holy Land, Persia, the Caucusus, the Caspian Sea, and many, many more.

Swords from the West contains a dozen or so short stories and three short novels (approx. 100 to 130 pages), most of them featuring knights or men of arms involved in some way with the Crusades. Some of them are en route to the Holy Land, some have made it there, others are returning. Most of them are, in some way, flawed and imperfect but admirable men of honor, true to their word, loyal to a fault, and often betrayed and searching for vengeance.The stories are tightly wound, well plotted, fast-paced with surprises and plot twists abounding. Lamb's powers of physical description are seemingly limitless. With just a few sentences he conjures up an entire setting that you can see, hear and smell, sets the story in motion and the reader is left hanging on to every word until it reaches its inevitable, satisfying conclusion.

I particularly loved the longer stories in this volume, The Grand Cham and The Making of the Morning Star, but many of the shortes stories are just as rich and powerful. If you buy this book, and I certainly recommend you do so, also check out his other collections, especially the Khlit the Cossack stories found in Wolf of the Steppes. Great adventures await you! ... Read more


86. Horrors!: 365 Scary Stories
by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg, Martin Harry Greenberg
 Hardcover: 752 Pages (2001-10)
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Asin: 158663240X
Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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4-0 out of 5 stars Horrors
I love this book, it's perfect for reading one story each day :) It reminds me of Stephen King's short stories, which is a good thing!

1-0 out of 5 stars waste of time
To say that this is bad writing is an understatement.This is clearly the worst book I have ever read.Extremelypredictable and stereotypical.It is amazing that is ever got published.In a Jr. high writing contest this "might" get a participation badge. In fairness there is not much you can do with a 1 to 2 page story. But even the show "Are you afraid of the dark" had moreoriginality, making the author R. L. Stine seem like a literary genius by comparison.There is not that much else to say except that it makes me angry that anyone could consider is good writing.

5-0 out of 5 stars I LOVE IT!!!
I absolutly love this book. It has so many eerie and frightning stories in it. This one story, Feast of the Crows, by Brian Hopkins was terrifing. I suggest not to read that story if you are afraid of birds, though.

1-0 out of 5 stars 65 scary stories, 300 dull ones
i guess brevity isn't always a good thing.many of these stories are silly or cute -- in the oh, he was a serial killer/vampire/crazy guy vein.though there are some that manage to create a chill in a very short space (a hard thing to do), most of them left me frustrated and/or bored.
maybe it's that i sat down and read half the book in one sitting - not advised.your best bet is to skim, there are a few treasures in here.when it's good, it's very, very good.when it's bad, it's just awful.

3-0 out of 5 stars Sometimes short is too sweet, but it compensates
If you're into horror, get it. If you're not into horror, take a look at it and read few right there in the store (which is easier than it sounds since most of the stories are only about 3 pages in length, max). It's a cool collection of tales that you can kind of treat like a literary snack, a horror-d'vour, so to speak. Plus, it really helps to get you interested in the genre and reading in general; you feel as though you're accomplishing some serious reading, even if some of the stories aren't that great.

There's so many stories, you really can't go wrong; there's going to be something in there for you, and if you run across a couple of stinkers, so what? They were only 3 pages long anyway!
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87. When The Night Comes Down
by Joseph D'Lacey, Bev Vincent, Robert E. Weinberg, Nate Kenyon
Perfect Paperback: 274 Pages (2010-03-18)
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Asin: 0977968650
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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TRAPPED WITHIN THE TWILIGHT...Call it what you like: dusk, twilight, sunset. It's that magical moment between daylight and darkness when anything is possible - the evening ahead promises untold enchantment... or nameless dread. Within are 16 tales of the oncoming blackness, including more than the usual cast of characters.There are shapeshifters and gravediggers, but also supernatural private detectives - and perhaps most terrifying of all - beautiful creatures that prey on... horror writers. Murder, death and things worse than death are all waiting for you When The Night Comes Down. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Serves up writers of quality, over quantity
Continuing its series of author samplers, Dark Arts Books notches another mark on its belt with its latest compilation, "When the Night Comes Down". Featuring some of the best tales to date by four outstanding writers, Dark Arts proves that when it comes to collections, contributor quality ranks far higher than quantity. Among the standouts are:

By Bev Vincent, "Something in Store" and "Purgatory Noir"; the former about a charmed bookstore that offers its new owner pleasures - and perhaps terrors - beyond imagining, the later about a private detective on a new case that's going to be Hell...literally.

"The One Answer That Really Matters", by Robert Weinberg, featuring his popular occult detective Sid Taine on a quest to fulfill a convicted serial killer's last request: discover exactly which plane all of humankind really exists on...heaven, or hell?

In "Breeding Demons" and "The Buzz of a Thousand Wings"; Nate Kenyon shows a much sharper and brutal edge than usual, and his cuts are masterful. The first tale is about a struggling artist who learns - almost too late - about the horrible kinship between Creator and the created, as he struggles to reconcile his dark art with the woman he pursues; the second about a haunted cop verging upon a mind-shattering secret lurking in the city's sewers...and in his own heart.

Finally, offering perhaps his best work to date is Joseph D'Lacey with four very fine tales. First is "The Unwrapping of Alistair Perry", in which a speed-dating bachelor undergoes a startling gender transformation, only to discover his true self hiding beneath his new face. "Etoile's Tree" is a touching - yet melancholic - story about a young boy's courage, an old man's enduring kindness, and the inheritance of strange magic, and "Morag's Fungus" is a darkly humorous tale that reads like a contemporary spin of the Brothers Grimm, about a woman suffering from terminal disease and the salvation she finds in myth and story. Finally is "Introscopy", a cautionary tale warning of a dangerous future in which mankind presumes to know the key to the human soul and uses it to separate the "righteous" from the "wicked".

4-0 out of 5 stars Eclectic collection of horror
Sixth in the Dark Arts Books anthology series, When the Night Comes Down allows readers to take a peek into the writing styles of four talented authors: Joseph D'Lacey; Bev Vincent; Robert E. Weinberg; and Nate Kenyon. Within the collected stories, any horror reader should find at least one they truly enjoy, and many will find several. I had at least one favorite by each of the included authors. Joseph D'Lacey's "The Unwrapping of Alastair Perry" details a time in Alastair's life during which he peels off the layers of his skin in order to morph into other lifeforms and experience things that these other beings (whether a person of the opposite sex, reptilian creature, etc...) would experience. In "Knock 'Em Dead", Bev Vincent takes readers into the life of an author that feels his booksignings must be cursed, as, at each one, someone ends up dying. Another great Vincent story in this collection is "Something In Store", where a bookstore manages to "come to life" as it expands due to the owners' desires. Robert E. Weinberg's "Elevator Girls" makes convention attendees think twice about entering an elevator with an attractive looking girl, as his "elevator girls" have a bit more going for them beyond good looks and seductive appeal. Nate Kenyon puts a new twist on the tiresome zombie stories in "Gravedigger". A couple of young guys have found that dead bodies are a good way to smuggle drugs; however, they hadn't expected that the drugs might have some ill-wanted effects on the corpses they had used. These are just a handful of the great stories that I enjoyed in When the Night Comes Down,and based on what kinds of subgenres readers enjoy, many will have differing favorites. This collection, along with all of the Dark Arts Books anthologies, is a great way for readers to discover new voices in the horror industry. Many anthologies only allow readers to get a glimpse of an author, with only one story by each author, or are collected works of a particular author. Unlike these anthologies, each author gets his own section to showcase several offerings. What John Everson and Bill Breedlove have created with this publishing company is a much different approach, giving each author an opportunity to shine as they introduce readers to their various writing styles through the inclusion of multiple stories. I would recommend this collection as well as any of the other books in Dark Arts' line of books to all horror fans and feel they would make a great addition to all libraries.

Contents:

Bill Breedlove -
Powered By Brains (introduction)

Joseph D'Lacey -
The Unwrapping of Alastair Perry
Etoile's Tree
Introscopy
Morag's Fungus
The Quiet Ones

Bev Vincent -
Silvery Moon
Knock 'Em Dead
Something In Store
Purgatory Noir

Robert E. Weinberg -
Elebator Girls
The One Answer That Really Matters
Maze

Nate Kenyon -
Breeding the Demons
Gravedigger
One With the Music
The Buzz of a Thousand Wings

Contains: Adult Language, Adult Situations, Mild Gore, Violence

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88. Far Below and Other Horrors from the Pulps
Paperback: 156 Pages (2003-08-15)
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Editor Robert Weinberg has assembled a stellar collection of rare horror stories from the weird fiction pulps, including contributions from Robert Barbour Johnson, Julius Long, G.G. Pendarves, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Mearle Prout, Mindret Lord, Robert E. Howard, Earl Pierte, Jr., Seabury Quinn, J. Wesley Rosenquest, and Robert Nelson. ... Read more


89. The Science of Supervillains
by Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg
Hardcover: 224 Pages (2004-10-18)
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Asin: 0471482056
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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The authors of The Science of Superheroes now reveal the real genius of the most evil geniuses

Ever wonder why comic book villains, such as Spiderman's bionic archenemy Dr. Octopus or the X-Men's eternal rival Magneto, are so scary and so much fun? It's not just their diabolical talent for confounding our heroes, it's their unrivalled techno-proficiency at creating global mayhem that keeps comic book fans captivated. But is any of the science actually true? In The Science of Supervillains, authors Lois Gresh and Bob Weinberg present a highly entertaining and informative look at the mind-boggling wizardry behind the comic book world's legendary baddies. Whether it's artificial intelligence, weapons systems, anti-matter, robotics, or magnetic flux theory, this fun, fact-filled book is a fascinating excursion into the real-world science animating the genius in the comic book world's pantheon of evil geniuses.

Lois Gresh (Scottsville, NY) and Bob Weinberg (Oak Forest, IL) are the authors of the popular Science of Superheroes (cloth: 0-471-0246-0; paper: 0-471-46882-7) ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Very well written and entertaining book
If you ever wondered if superheroes and supervillains can exist and have superpowers, then this is the book for you. Highly entertaining, well written and informative.I highly recommend it.

5-0 out of 5 stars Great book for both comic lovers and science lovers
For those of view who are interested in science and remember fondly the comic books that you have read as a child, this book follows in the great
tradition of the science of superheroes, and discuss the ways in which the comic book can obtain their power using possible scientific explanations.
This is great reading.

5-0 out of 5 stars Awesome Superhero-Fantasy to Reality Science Book
I am a student of science and a big fan of sci-fi and comic book superheroes.This book is the link I have been looking for that ponders big questions as to how in reality can a comic book scenario come true if some one had the ability to make it happen.Science fiction and superheroes help stimulate our imaginations to create amazing new scientific and engineering marvels that can do allot to help mankind.

Warp on Star Trekkies, fly on Supermen, mutate more X-Men, and flame on to the Fantastic Four!

5-0 out of 5 stars Science Supervillains and Superteens
I am blessed with a superteen, a teenage son who is just coming into his superpowers! I am usually stumped by what to give him as a present but this book was a big hit, especially as he is deep in the City of Villains video game. The game is not related to this book, but I think I got bonus points for actually realising what he was playing! I'd recommend parents of teens to buy this book!

4-0 out of 5 stars Boff - Pow - Zap
I liked the book.I have several others that are similar (The Science of Christmas).I find it interesting how science can explain super powers and gadget and even how science mirrors them in some way.Good book. ... Read more


90. Psychology of Officiating
by Robert S. Weinberg, Peggy A. Richardson
Paperback: 192 Pages (1995-01)
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This guide offers advice to sports officials on the psychology of officiating. ... Read more


91. The Louis L'Amour Companion
by Robert Weinberg
Paperback: 448 Pages (1994-06-01)
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Includes biographical sketches, long-out-of-print stories, articles, interviews, correspondence, personal recollections, rare photographs, reviews by fellow writers, and a complete chronology of L'Amour's novels and short stories. Reprint. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER VIEWPOINT CONCERNING THIS BOOK.


Let's get a few things straight at the beginning:I am a Louis L'Amour reader have been for some time now, I also have most of his writings in the hardcover Bantam Library editions.I also think he wrote very good, sometimes excellent books.No, I do not feel as the author of this companion feels that Louis L'Amour was the best western writer ever.Also in lieu of the other two reviews here, this book is very much for his fans, and no, definitely No, this book should not be skipped, IT IS VERY MUCH FOR HIS FANS.

Further this is not a book written by Louis L'Amour, nor is it a book detailing his books, such as the Sackett Companion does, nor is it a strict chronological listing of his works. Let's see have I missed anything, well probably so but if so we'll try to sort more through it as we go along.

The book has several sections or chapters as will quickly be seen. The book has a complete chronology of not only his books and novels but also of his life.You would kinda expect that in a companion volume.However, the book also goes beyond the biographical details having out-of-print articles, interviews, and written, personal recollections from other authors, such as Ed Gorman, and Jon Tuska, as well as several other writers. There is also a short section of letters by L'Amour from his time in service during World War II. There are also a couple interviews with Louis L'Amour.I cannot imagine that the 'true' fan of L'Amour's writings will want to shun this book.If one does not read it cover-to-cover as one of Louis' westerns just leafing through picking sections which stand out will more than serve the book's purpose and usefulness.

I bought a couple copies of this paperback in '94 when it came out, lost them in a move from Ohio to Virginia a few year back, and just today found a copy at our local Goodwill.I am thankful that I now have a copy back on the shelves with the rest of L'Amour's writings.In fact other than Louis' own autobiographical writings this is the only compendium I have of this type.I do so because of the various material within the book.

In closing you may remember I said I could not say Louis L'Amour, for all his greatness, was the 'best' of the western field, well that is mainly due to my having hundreds, possibly thousands of westerns fiction and non-fiction on my home library shelves.I have western books and writings for instance by Frank Bonham, Luke Short, Ray Hogan, Peter Field, Ralph Cotton, Fred Grove, Robert Randisi, and Frank O'Rourke among many many others.To say that Louis L'Amour was the greatest would be almost like saying Babe Ruth was the best of all time in baseball.Clearly not possible nor is it true.Louis was and will forever remain as the British often say, a first among equals.

But Louis L'Amour fans should not avoid this book, you do so at your own loss.

Semper Fi.

4-0 out of 5 stars The Louis L'Amour Companion
I found this book entertaining and informative.I have just begun to scratch the surface of quality westerns and this book allows some insite to one of the genre's best writers.If you do like Louis L'Amour and want to understand the background concerning this man... don't pass this up.

2-0 out of 5 stars Not for fans
This book might be useful if you want to know the chronology of L'Amour's works, but it offers very little else for readers who are familiar with his books.The author's opinions about the value of particular stories might lead you to skip some very enjoyable reading.If you have read L'Amour and like his work, skip this book. ... Read more


92. Rivals of Weird Tales: 30 Great Fantasy and Horror Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps
by Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz
 Hardcover: 486 Pages (1990-05-01)
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5-0 out of 5 stars Unique Collection
Having spent much of my time searching out the treasures of the old pulps wherever they may be, I can say that this volume holds some very unique items that have otherwise proven difficult to track down.It is a must for anyone interested in the roots of modern sci fi and horror.Additionally, it looks quite nice upon the shelf with a dust jacket mimicing the visual cover style of the bygone era of pulp.

5-0 out of 5 stars Great for creepy bedtime stories...
This is a collection of short horror/weird stories orginally published in various pulp magazines from 1920's to 1950's.Some are better than others, but all are very entertaining.The stories are obviously dated, but they give a sense of nostalgia...like sitting in your grandparents' attic and discovering long forgotten treasures that someone once dearly loved.If your into that Lovecraft meets Twilight Zone genre, then you'll love this one. ... Read more


93. VIRTUOUS VAMPIRES
by Stefan; Robert Weinberg, Martin Greenberg (editors) Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Huff Dziemianowicz
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4-0 out of 5 stars "Pity the Poor Vampire"
We have become used to stories, novels, movies and TV series that portray vampires in a sympathetic light.From Twilight to The Vampire Lestat, we have met vampires who fall in love with humans and those who act with responsible concern for all humans.Well, most humans.In this volume, editors Stefan Dziemianowicz and Robert Weinburg--aided by the prolific serial anthologist Martin Greenberg--have collected eighteen stories that present these creatures of the night in a kinder light.The virtues of these vampires range from peaceful coexistence with humans to benevolent service to their supposed prey.

Four favorites from a pretty good group:

Robert Bloch's "The Cloak" begins the collection with the story of a man transformed by a "genuine" vampire's cloak worn to a costume party--and by the angelic woman he meets there.

Ray Bradbury's "Homecoming" clothes a family gathering of vampires in its own cloak of Walton's Mountain normality.

Alan Ryan's "Following the Way" tells of a student's repeated encounters with a patient priest as he pursues his educational goals--and repeatedly fends off invitations to join the priesthood.

Roger Zelazny's "The Stainless Steel Leech" tells of the duel between the last man and the last vampire.And of the vampire's last friend.

This is an enjoyable collection of vampire stories and is recommended to fans of that genre.It includes stories written by a large number of established science fiction writers--Ray Bradbury, Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore, Spider Robinson, Brian Stapleford, Harry Turtledove and Roger Zelazny.This is understandable given Martin Greenberg's other anthology work.Interestingly, most of the stories from these authors do not have a science fiction theme. ... Read more


94. Horror of the 20th Century : An Illustrated History
by Robert E. Weinberg
Hardcover: 256 Pages (2000)
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As long as there have been storytellers, audiences have sought stories that make their flesh creep and their blood curdle. These are the tales that have been read furtively under covers or retold in whispers by the light of campfires.From Horace Walpole to Stephen King, the masters of horror have offered us such tales of the eerie and the spectral.Author Robert Weinberg has assembled the best of these phantasmal visions in Horror of the Twentieth Century.Here is a vivid recounting of the writers, illustrators, publishers, actors, and filmmakers who for more than two centuries satisfied the fluctuating tastes of their audiences.Every media from comics, paperbacks, hardcovers and movies is cataloged. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars A superb literary history of the horror fantasy genre
"Horror of the 20th Century" is a superb literary history of the horror fantasy genre in every media format the 20th century had to offer, including pulp magazine, paperbacks, hardcover novels, comics, radio, television, and the movies (from the early, primitive silent films to the modern, special-effects-laden, big-screen epics of today). The entire spectrum is represented for the short story, the novelette, and the novel. Robert Weinberg's informative, fascinating text is profusely illustrated on every page with full color photographs of wonderful magazine, book, and movie poster art. All of the major authors are represented along with a wealth of biographical information on them and their particular contributions. "Horror of the 20th Century" is a "must" for all horror fantasy buffs, pulp magazine and book collectors, and is a very highly recommended addition to academic and community library collections.

5-0 out of 5 stars A fabulous production
This is a top quality hardcover book. The information in it is priceless; it is like rediscovering an old friend with whom you have lost touch over the years. The history is recounted at a leisurely and always enjoyable pace, with the narrative caressing the illustrations encouragingly. And it is the lavish illustrations that make this the book that it is. They are superb. The reader, serious or casual browser - both are treated courteously - is treated to page after page of covers and artwork - from books, magazines and periodicals through the ages, from early in the century to the present day. The publishers have done a marvellous job and they and the authors are to be commended highly.

4-0 out of 5 stars Awesome presentation, so-so writing
While Robert Weinberg's prose may be somewhat informative, it rarely aspires to be anything more than wooden in its delivery, and it doesn't give you any further information that a diehard horror fan wouldn't already know. The problem, and the only problem, with this book is that it is not very well written. However, the full-page, full-color photographs from movies, magazine and book covers, and comic books are gloriously printed. This book is huge, too, and well worth the $60 cover price. If only the writing didn't make you feel like you'd just taken a handful of valium!

5-0 out of 5 stars What an awesome book!
I've read all of Robert Weinberg's books.He is THE master of horror and fantasy!If you're into old horror, new horror, or anything in between,you gotta get this latest book by Weinberg.It is absolutely fantastic! You'll see magazine and book covers never before seen by man or beast! You'll see paintings unearthed maybe from tombs! ... Read more


95. The Science of James Bond: From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, the Real Technology Behind 007's Fabulous Films
by Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg
Paperback: 224 Pages (2006-08-25)
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The science behind the gadgets, exploits, and enemies of the world's greatest spy


From the sleek Aston Martin that spits out bullets, nails, and passengers at the push of a button to the microjet that makes hairpin turns to avoid a heat-seeking missile, the science and technology of James Bond films have kept millions of movie fans guessing for decades. Are these amazing feats and gadgets truly possible?

The Science of James Bond takes you on a fascinating excursion through the true science that underlies Bond's most fantastic and off-the-wall accoutrements. The acclaimed science-fiction authors Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg provide a highly entertaining, informative look at the real-world achievements and brilliant imaginations behind such singular Bond gadgets as the buzz-saw Rolex, the car that turns into a submarine, and the ever-popular rocket-firing cigarette. They examine hundreds of Q Division's ingenious inventions; analyze Bond's astonishing battles beneath the earth and sea, in the skies, and even in outer space; and ask intriguing questions that lead to enlightening discussions about the limits of science, the laws of nature, and the future of technology.

Filled with entertaining anecdotes from Bond movie shoots and supplemented with "tech" ratings for all of the Bond movies, The Science of James Bond separates scientific fact from film fantasy--with some very surprising results. ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars 007 Gets A Reality Check
Having been a James Bond fan for sometime now, I was intrigued when I first saw and then bought a copy of The Science Of James Bond. The Bond films are famous for their fantastic gadgets, villains and plots so the idea of someone looking at exactly how plausible they really are is an intriguing notion to say the least. The execution of that idea, as the book shows, is mostly an well written, tongue in cheek reality check for 007.

As you might expect the book is mostly about the science and technology used in the long running film series (or at least its first twenty films from 1962's Doctor No to 2002's Die Another Day). Here the book excels. Writers Lois H. Gresh and Robert Weinberg seem to have done their homework as they present the scientific, technical and even historical reality of a whole multitude ofgadgets, villains and plots. The results can be utterly surprising at times such as the reality of the background of A View To A Kill's Max Zorin or exactly how plausible is the Goldeneye EMP weapon from the film of that name. Other examples include the writers also look at two of the urban legends born out of 1964's Goldfinger, how plausible Goldfinger's plot really is and taking many of the plot points of 1967's You Only Live Twice to task (including the Volcano Base itself). All the while the writers manage to stay both technical and readable, especially with their tongue in cheek prose style. The result, on this side of things anyway, is a readable reality check ofthe James Bond films.

The book does have issues though. While the writers have done their homework on thescience and technology, their knowledge of the films themselves seems to be utterly lacking at times. There are numerous goofs such as, for example, listingBond creator Ian Fleming with writing the film version of A View To A Kill, despite it having been written twenty years after his death, the writers literally missing whole plot points for Goldeneye or listing the novel Fleming was working on at the time of his death as On Her Majesty's Secret Service (when it was really The Man With The Golden Gun). The writers also take several importunity's to plug their previous books in The Science Of series such as into the section on the Little Nellie auto-gyro for example. There's also a whole list of other gadgets including the "bowler hats", "boat jumps" and "the ever-popular rocket firing cigarette" that the book mentions on its cover that aren't covered in any size, shape or form within the book itself. Considering how well written the rest of the book is these things all come as rather disappointing.

Overall The Science Of James Bond an enjoyable and at times even surprising accounting of the reality of quite a few of the gadgets, villains and plots seen in the first twenty James Bond films. Yet the numerous factual errors on the Bond films, the unnecessary plugs of other The Science Of books and the lack of items included on the book's own cover do show that the book has issues though. It may not be perfect or even essential reading for Bond fans but if you're looking to cover the world of 007 a reality check look no further.

5-0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for James Bond and Gadget Lovers

This is an excellent book for James Bond lovers and Gadget Lovers.
The Appendix on the Martini was fun to read.

5-0 out of 5 stars This book is great
If you loved the James Bond movies, this is the book for you. It explains a lot of the gadgets that James Bond used. It is very entertaining. I enjoyed it.

1-0 out of 5 stars Errors and Plugs
Please do not waste your time reading this book. It is soon obvious that the authors have done very little research into their topic. Some of the obvious errors are: Ian Fleming did not write the screenplay for "A View to a Kill" as the authors claim, the wristwatch garrote appeared in the film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" which the authors fail to mention, and the authors must have gone into the kitchen for a snack while watching "Goldeneye" since they seemed to have missed a Russian fighter crashing into the Russian facility. Since the authors base some of their reasoning on some of these errors, their final conclusions fall a bit flat.

My other complaint is how often the authors plug another one of their books. Several times in "The Science of James Bond," when the authors have introduced a field of science, they drop the topic, explaining that the reader will have to find more information on the particular field by referencing another title by the authors. To me, this reeks of laziness and commercialism.

2-0 out of 5 stars Unfortunately, a bit of false advertising
I just finished reading this book, and while it has its amusing and informative bits, it is apparent that the publisher and/or editor did not bother to read the book before making the covers shots, and even the subtitle.This books is titled, "The Science of James Bond", with the subtitle of "From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, the Real Technology Behind 007's Fabulous Films".The cover shot on the book shows a wristwatch, a bowler hat, and a boat jump scene from "Live and Let Die".The wristwatch appears to be too cheap to be a 'genuine Bond' item, but let's give them the benefit of the doubt.Despite the blurb and the photo, there is absolutely no mention of the bowler hat in the book, and only two (throwaway - no pun intended) mentions of Oddjob in the book.I was expecting a discussion of the derby, such as what could it have been made of, how heavy would it have to be, and even (as the Booklist review seems to indicate, showing that the writer ALSO didn't read the book) if it could decapitate a man.

Moving on to the subject of boat jumps, let me describe, in sum total, how much the authors have to say about them (and let me be the first to admit that the "Live and Let Die" boat chase scenes were among my favorites): Nothing.

That's right, not a single word, phrase, or discussion about any of this -- not the technology needed to film them, the stunt men, nothing.

There's quite a bit more wrong with the book, even if taken as 'tongue in cheek', because it's obvious that the authors (who claim to be science-aware) don't understand even basic facts.For example, they go on and on (over several pages) about how Blofeld's spaceship in "You Only Live Twice" is unrealistic because, after all, it wouldn't be able to 'stop' in space, as it needs to go 17,000 MPH to be in orbit, etc.They completely ignore relative speeds -- the Blofeld spaceship only needs to go slightly faster/slower than the target ship, not thousands of miles per hour different.I won't go into the whole 'orbital mechanics' that happen with rendezvous in space (most of which are counter-intuitive), because the authors don't touch on it at all.The authors go on and on about how they can't understand how (at the time the movie was released, in the sixties) NASA wouldn't have 'seen' the spaceship on radar, without understanding how much work had gone into being able to track vehicles that we KNEW about (let alone unknown ones).And there is only a passing reference, several chapters later, about the most 'incredible' aspect of this spaceship -- that it's able to land vertically, under power, on land.

The blurb on the back cover of the book even talks about the "ever-popular rocket-firing cigarette."Of course, if you're anticipating reading anything about that in the book, rest assured -- you won't.It isn't there.And while they spend pages and pages explaining bullet calibers, and why Bond has a Walther PPK, there is nary a mention of one of the most fascinating 'gadget guns' in any of the movies, the 'golden gun' used by Scaramanga in "The Man with the Golden Gun".

In short, this seems to be a somewhat rambling discourse on logical flaws in the Bond movies, with a bit of 'science' thrown in, but it doesn't hold together well, and I can't help but feel cheated by the comparison of the book cover blurbs and the actual content.It doesn't make me feel good to realize that I spent more time reading this book than the publisher did... ... Read more


96. The Science of Stephen King: From Carrie to Cell, The Terrifying Truth Behind the Horror Master's Fiction
by Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg
Paperback: 264 Pages (2007-08-31)
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"What a treasure house is this book! Robots, space aliens, Einstein, black holes, time travel--these themes, and much more, from Stephen King's amazing books are opened up like toy chests. It's tremendous fun, entirely educational, and a great tribute to King."
--Peter Straub

"A fun, fun read."
--F. Paul Wilson

"The Science of Stephen King appeals to both the scientist and the longtimereader of Stephen King in me. Gresh and Weinberg use concepts from King's fiction as launching pads for in-depth explorations of concepts as diverse as ESP, pyrokinesis, time travel, artificial intelligence, quantum chemistry, alternate realities, string theory, and the possibility that we'll be visited by aliens or that we'll face a global pandemic. Much of what Stephen King writes about in his novels is closer to reality than you might think."
--Bev Vincent, Ph.D., author of The Road to the Dark Tower

"A superb overview of King's use of scientific concepts in his stories. And considering all the scary talk lately about pandemic flu, their chapter on The Stand is timely as hell."
--Stephen Spignesi, author of The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia

"Just as Sagan and Asimov popularized science to the masses by making itentertaining and informative, so too do Gresh and Weinberg.Compulsively readable and thought-provoking."
--George Beahm, author of The Stephen King Companion ... Read more

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3-0 out of 5 stars SOLO FANS DE STEPHEN KING
Este libro es solamente interesante para los verdaderos fanaticos de STEPHEN KING, quienes son los que desean saberlo TODO del maestro y sus escritos. En realidad, las obras de King son un pretexto solo para que los autores diserten a sus anchas en temas mas diversos, y que en realidad, tienen que ver poco con la esencia de King, que es el poner a personas normales en situaciones extraordinarias. Sin embargo, como sin querer la cosa, uno aprende algo mas. Denle una oportunidad.

5-0 out of 5 stars Another great Science of Book
This book follows in the tradition of the Science of Superheroes, the Science of Supervillains and the Computers of Star Trek.Are the horrors and phenomenon that are described in Stephen King's books only a product of a highly imaginative author, or are any of these phenomenon ground in some sort of fact.If you wish to find this out, read this highly entertaining book.

2-0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but lots of errors
I found this book at the library where I work and borrowed it, since I've been reading Stephen King for years.It seemed interesting enough, but I was too distracted by the errors to really get into it.The authors give a synopsis of the work they are about to discuss, and frequently the synopsis contains errors.Maybe I'm obsessive but it just seemed like someone should have taken the time to check for accuracy.
If you're not crazy about detail, this could be a good read.If you're a big Stephen King fan and the errors are going to drive you crazy, maybe this isn't the book for you.

3-0 out of 5 stars good but not great
It's an okay book, the problem is trying to put some scientific reasoning behind King's supernatural works. That and I felt that they picked a lot of King's weaker works and didn't focus on where he was best. Plus King's fans are drawn by the human characters and their relationships and how they overcome adversary. But it is good for the hardcore fan.

5-0 out of 5 stars A Whole New Perspective on King's Fiction
From religion to medicine and technology, THE SCIENCE OF STEPHEN KING poses educational and intriguing concepts that encourage the reader to look at King's fiction not just as entertainment but as both scientific and cultural reflections of our society. Weinberg and Gresh weave intricate mathematics and scientific calculations with detailed history and contrasting religious views. I found the book captivating. Stephen King's work resonates with deeper symbolism and meaning after I have examined the ins and outs of the realistic and unrealistic science that serves as the foundation of his fiction as proposed by Weinberg and Gresh. THE SCIENCE OF STEPHEN KING is a definite must-read for King fans and literary buffs of all genre-persuasions. In short: READ THIS BOOK. ... Read more


97. HORRORS BEYOND 2 - STORIES OF STRANGE CREATIONS
by William; Tim Curran, C.J. Henderson, Greg Beatty, Michail Velichansky, Ron Shiflet, John Sunseri, A.A. Attanasio, John Shirley, Richard Lupoff, Robert Weinberg, Stephen Mark Rainey, Gene O'Neill, David Niall Wilson, Paul Melniczek, Tim Curran et al Jones
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5-0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!A resounding success from Elder Signs Press!
Horrors Beyond II is the latest offering by Elder Signs Press.This enterprising publisher has gone from strength to strength with every new book.HB2 is subtitled Stories of Strange Creations; the idea was to compile and anthology of dark fiction centered around devices.When I first heard that this title was on the drawing board I immediately thought about Kafka's The Penal Colony.While nothing here evoked such creepy crawlies in me, it was another resounding triumph for one of my favorite small presses.It seems the authors got quite a bit of latitude about what constituted a device and how they incorporated them into their story.I got a copy of the limited edition hardcover, which was $45 and is a gorgeous book.A trade paperback is available, more reasonably priced.The cover art by Dave Carson is magnificent, not specifically related to any story but wonderfully evoking the overall theme of the book.Page count was 333, with 8 pages of titles etc and 3 pages of authors' minibios at the end.Editing was by ESP workhorse William Jones. Unlike the usual flawless product from ESP I noticed a few typos, including substitution of the word sorceress for sorcerous.Also there was one big type setting flaw, where the text following page 306 appears on page 313.I do not know if this was an issue for the paperback.It was easy enough to figure out and did not interfere with my enjoyment of the book.I have a particular fondness for Cthulhu mythos fiction; HB 1 was not exactly a Lovecraftian athology although some of the stories were of direct interest to Lovecraft fans and others certainly had a Lovecraftian feel.HB2, to my read, was more straight up science fiction and related horror, but I am happy to note there were a few mythos tales.My bottom line is that HB2 was the best dark fiction anthology I have read in a long time.Here are the contents. All of these stories were new to me, and only A Family Affair had been printed elsewhere before.A few of these authors were represented in the original Horrors Beyond, but as ESP becomes more and more renowned they attract more widely published and respected writers than those who confine themselves to Cthulhu mythos fiction.

Isolation Point, California - John Shirley
Serenade - Lucien Soulban
Wyshes.com - Richard A. Lupoff
5150 - Gene O'Neill
The Signal -Paul Kemp
Fractal Freaks - A.A. Attanasio
Ghost Lens - Stephen Mark Rainey
Dead Air - David Niall Wilson
The Bigger They Are . . . - C.J. Henderson
The Margins - Robert Weinberg
Wormwood - Tim Curran
When the Ship Came - John Sunseri
The Manuscript in the Drawer - Greg Beaty
Spheres of Influence - Ron Shiflet
A Monster in the Lake - Michail Velichansky
The Clockmaker's Daughter - E. Sedia
Magic Fingers - Jay Caselberg
A Family Affair - William C. Dietz
The Mortification of the Flesh - Alexis Glynn Latner
Predicting Perdition - Paul Melniczek
When the Stars Fell - William Jones

John Shirley is a well established horror author.I am familiar with his Those Who Come to Dagon from High Seas Cthulhu; he also has a story in the forthcoming Cthulhian Singularity.Isolation Point, California is a wonderfully bleak story of post apocalyptic America where people dare not approach each other due to the effects of an unknown biological manipulation called the Aggression Factor...­but it is still natural to long for human contact...­

Lucien Soulban offers the story of most direct interest to Cthulhu mythos fans with Serenade, where a down and out Black Chamber operative is offerd the chance to decipher an encrypted message, which turns out to be a chant.Goodness me it was well written!I sure hope Mr. Soulban will give us more genre stories in the future.

Richard Lupoff is quite prolific; his Dreams.biz was a highlight from Hard Boiled Cthulhu.In Wyshes.com, a techno expert is asked to beta test a virtual reality world that is actually not virtual.Lupoff delivers again with a crackerjack good read.

The only mythos tale I know of from Gene O'Neil was Invasors de Suenos from the now unavailable Cthulhu Express.5150 is named for the call code police receive for a deranged person.Unfortunately for the protagonist, a cop on the verge of retirement, has his own issues.I couldn't exactly figure out what was the strange device in this story but who cares?It was great, gritty and disturbing.

Paul Kemp's The Signal introduces Abe Gustafsson, a big mook who investigates demonic presences.This story has a nice hard boiled feel.

My copy of Twice Dead Things is out on loan, so I do not know if AA Attanasio's Fractal Freaks was printed there.This was a highly stylized story of vampires and demons hidden in plain sight, withaconflict spanning across time and unknown dimensions.I liked it well enough but not as much as I had hoped.

Stephen Mark Rainey is a well known dark fiction author and editor.I have liked just about every short story of his that I've read.Ghost Lens was another winner, describing a weird discovery that allows its user to see into the very fibers of a person's existence, making a mockery of modern medical imaging, and also allows the healing of all ills.But as you look through the lens, something looks at you, sizing you up...­One thing I like about Rainey's stories is that the characters are so well drawn, coming to life on the page.

David Niall Wilson has stories in The Last Continent and Shadows Over Baker Street. A decent read,Dead Air is a very brief story that shows how a much maligned shock radio DJ gets the last laugh.

CJ Henderson's The Bigger They Are... was unlike anything else by him I've ever read.It was an over the top time travel tale played mostly for humor.Lovecraft's Mi-Go make an appearance.OK enough, it didn't really jazz me, but then humor in horror anthologies almost never does.

Robert Weinberg edited the 1990 collection Lovecraft's Legacy.The Margins is a really good gory story featuring
extradimensional Hounds that travel through angles (Cthulhu mythos fans know these critters well!).Weinberg's take on them is very original and the prose is quite gripping.

Tim Curran's The Margins may well be the best story in this collection, although the competition is fierce!It is set in the contaminated area around Chernobyl, a very fertile area for dark fiction (or even noir crime fiction; Wolves Eat Dogs, the Arkady Renko novel was set there). I don't think I am amiss in saying it had very Lovecraftian sensibilities about science gone awry and a remorseless unfathomable alien.A masterpiece.

When the Ship Came shows the versatility of John Sunseri.Five-Mile Creek is a very ordinary town in Oregon, as we see from some slice-of-life vignettes of the inhabitants.There¡¯s no obvious reason why an alien ship would set down near there, or why they did what they did.I have yet to read a story by Mr. Sunseri I did not like.

The Manuscript in the Drawer by Greg Beatty is very brief, and features a book near and dear to the hearts of all Lovecraftans.

Spheres of Influence by Ron Shiflet would make a good episode from The Twilight Zone (I think I said this before about Mr. Shiflet's fiction; he should really try his hand at a screen play.).Mysterious metallic spheres drop from the sky.They are not benign meteorites.I am also struck again by the way his characters seem to come to life.

Michail Velichansky weighs in with another very bleak story, A Monster in the Lake, about a lonely man, isolated from the world who gives an alien creature permission to live in a lake in a park.It was absolutely terrific, with an ending to leave you squirming.

The Clockmaker's Daughter by E. Sedia was an unnerving tale about automatons.It was very nice counterpoint for me, as I had just read The Invention of Hugo Cabret to my sons.

The idea of being connected to the web in your head is as old as cyberpunk fiction.In Magic Fingers, Jay Caselberg gives us a less optimistic vision of how that reality may eventually turn out.I liked this story a lot.

A Family Affair by William C. Dietz reminded me of Jeffrey Thomas' Punktown.We meet Max Maxon, a hired goon, who gets involved in the deadly political machinations of a futuristic corporation.He has all the makings of a good hard boiled hero for a series of stories.Another terrific story, as this anthology moves from winner to winner.

The Mortification of the Flesh By Alexis Latner is an outstanding science fiction piece about how after centuries of having the galaxy to themselves, humans encounter a different form of sentience.After this wonderful piece I will have to seek out Ms. Latner's novel, Hurricane Moon.

Maybe Paul Melniczek's Predicting Perdition was the best story!It would also make an outstanding episode of The Twilight Zone.In a drained reservoir an metallic object is found that fills the mayor with a nameless dread.Marvelous!

Kudos to William Jones for editing a sensational anthology.His When the Stars Fell brings HB2 to a triumphant conclusion.Science fiction with a very Lovecraftian feel, apocalypse comes to humanity.

I can easily exhaust my superlatives in attempting to describe this anthology.It is another star in the firmament of Elder Signs Press.I highly recommend it toall fans of horror, science fiction, Lovecraftian fiction, dark fiction and just plain old good yarns.I can't wait to see what they come up with next!Bring on Horrors Beyond III! ... Read more


98. Art of Imagination: 20th Century Visions of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy
by Frank M. Robinson, Robert E. Weinberg, Randy Broecker
Hardcover: 768 Pages (2002-10)
list price: US$99.50 -- used & new: US$50.00
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Asin: 1888054727
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Since the beginning of his existence, man has usedimagination to create magical worlds that would transport him beyondthe borders of reality. Art of Imagination is a trilogy consisting ofthe award winning Illustrated History series: Science Fiction of the20th Century (Year 2000 Hugo Award Winner), Horror of the 20th Century(Bram Stoker Award nominee), and Fantasy of the 20th Century creatingthe ultimate collection. It was in the twentieth century that book,magazine, and poster artists reached new pinnacles of creativity indepicting the unknown. This collection of works by artists anddesigners of movie posters, books, and magazines provides a heartyfeast for the eyes of the enchanted reader. These artisans and theirworks are the subject of this new must-have book for not onlycollectors of memorabilia, but for every person who has longed to stepinto his or her imaginary world, be it one of fantasy, flight, or fear-- if only for a moment. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Lost for days...
This book is amazing. You will find yourself peering at every full-color nook and cranny for days. There are so many historical, book, and film references, you'll find yourself taking endless notes for things to look up later.
If you consider yourself even the slightest of sci-fi/fantasy/horror fans, you will cherish this book.
It is quite a tome, however. Be sure to work up your bicepts before trying to lift it.

5-0 out of 5 stars MY HIGHEST RECOMENDATION
If ever there was a book that's a treasure trove of images and information, this is it.An incredible array of pulp, comic, paperback and other art of 20th century science fiction, horror, fantasy and the like.The production values of this mammoth book are great, with familiar and totally obscure titles shown and explicated.Buy this book!

5-0 out of 5 stars A heavyweight vision.
First off I think you should know that this wonderful book's 768 pages weigh a bit over ten pounds. It is a reprint of three very popular Collectors Press 20th Century series, Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy.I bought this copy because I'm interested in visual popular culture and I was very impressed with the historical scope of the subject matter, the 1300 colored illustrations include not only book jackets but covers of magazines, comics and nicely, film posters.

With so many illustrations you can search out your favorites, I like the work of Hannes Bok, Kelly Freas and Jeff Jones and there plenty of examples of their work.Running through all the images the three authors contribute a popular history of each genre but it is the huge collection of covers that make this a knockout book for me.

***FOR AN INSIDE LOOK click 'customer images' under the cover.

BTW, I bought this big book at a huge discount and I suggest you take the trouble to check the title out on the comparison shopping book websites, you'll be surprised at price variations.

5-0 out of 5 stars Necessary purchase for my collection of art texts
Being a professional artist, and a mondo horror fan, I was craving to get my pencil smudged paws on this book. Over 700 pages of lavishly illustrated science fiction and horror history. Art of Imagaination brings to attention the works of the great artists who have worked in this field for over a century. Anyone with even a minor interest in thsi subject would find this text a true page turner. Highly Recommended.

5-0 out of 5 stars A Trip Through the Fantastic!
This book is a must have for anyone who is creative.If you've lost your sense of wonder, this book will bring it back.You cannot help but be inspired by this fine tribute to the illustrators and art directors of fantastic art.You will not be disappointed buying this book.No cheap black & white stroll through memory lane here.It's a full color journey spotlighting the creative talent of imaginative artists from days gone by to today.High quality paper and binding are the icing on the cake.A tip of the hat to the authors and publisher for such an authoritative volume on a thinly treated subject. ... Read more


99. Why Did It Have To Be Snakes: From Science to the Supernatural, The Many Mysteries of Indiana Jones
by Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg
Paperback: 272 Pages (2008-04-21)
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Asin: 0470225564
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Could you really use a bullwhip to swing across a chasm? Or rip out a man’s heart without killing him? At last, here is the book that finally answers the Indiana Jones–related questions that have troubled you for years. It tells you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the history, culture, and science behind your favorite Indy scenes and settings. You’ll find out the truth about the Thuggees and their deadly practices, ancient death traps, the Well of Souls, Kali worship in India, and much more. ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Great discussion piece
Interesting, entertaining reading and trivia piece. Significant resource to teach children not to believe everything they see in the movies. But useful in utilising the movie to educate by causing discussion, and research.

As previously commented referencing heavily internet based.

Generally entertaining and easily read.

5-0 out of 5 stars I liked this book a lot
I recently read The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series by Lois H. Gresh and I liked it so much that I decided to read some other books by the same author. I am glad I did.I like her writing very much.She has co-authored some of her books with Robert Weinberg and some she has written alone. She has written both fiction and non-fiction. I read this non-fiction about Indiana Jones, and found it very interesting.Ithen read one of her fiction books, the The Termination Node, and found it very thrilling.

5-0 out of 5 stars This was the one I was looking for
This was the book I should have brought first. It was very intresting about all three movies plus alittle about the fourth.

1-0 out of 5 stars We should all have a bad feeling about this...
I was excited to find this book on display at a local bookseller and snapped it up without giving it my usual review of the introduction.I opened the book tonight for the first time and nearly choked while I struggled to get beyond those first few paragraphs by authors ROBERT WEINBERG and LOIS GRESH.Then I scanned various sections and pages hoping for better writing and organization, but found none.And then I saw the Big Red Flag of Despair on the cover: "This book has not been approved, licensed, or sponsored by any entity or person involved in creating or producing the Indiana Jones (TM) films."I wished I'd paid more attention before making the purchase.
This book is horrible.It reads like a very bad middle school book report and the authors make an inexcusable number of short statements frequently followed by unrelated, illogical, or incomplete qualifying information.Its pages are replete with avoidable echos.Chronological and historical information is dry and uninteresting.
The cover also exclaims "the secrets of the real Crystal Skull revealed!"I didn't find any list of "secrets" in the 2 pages dedicated to their so-called "revealing,"just stuff I'd already seen in various newspaper and online articles.
Looking at the end notes and bibliography pages is distressing; it appears that most of the fact-finding was done via the Internet and there is an extensive use of Wikipedia as a resource.I must agree with a previous review:the best thing about this book is the title.

4-0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
This is a good way to find out all the background to the Indiana Jones movies.I bought it for my kids and they loved hearing about the real creatures and people that the movie characters are based on. ... Read more


100. "Classic FM" at the Movies: The Friendly Guide to Film Music
by Robert Weinberg
Paperback: 240 Pages (2009-06-26)
list price: US$15.78 -- used & new: US$11.80
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Asin: 034098385X
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The soundtrack to a film is just as important to its success as its pictures, and the best films have great music chosen, or specially written, for them. Not only have many classical masterpieces become more famous and better loved as a result of their use in films, but many pieces of film music have become classics in their own right. People love listening to film music - nearly half a million listeners a week tune in to 'Classic FM at the Movies' with Simon Bates, and film music compilations sell in their millions. 'Classic FM At The Movies: The Friendly Guide to Film Music' gives a friendly, jargon-free overview of film music, from the early days of the music that accompanied the 'silent' movies through to the bright young composers of today. It contains descriptions, analyses, lists, trivia, quotes and easy-to-use timelines to create a picture of the development of a century of film music. The book is accompanied by a CD of 20 essential movie tracks - 10 written especially for the cinema and 10 popular classics that have been used in films. The author, Rob Weinberg, produced 'Classic FM at the Movies' for its first ten years.He also writes the monthly film music page in Classic FM Magazine. ... Read more


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