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21. The Age of Heretics: A History
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21. The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management (J-B Warren Bennis Series)
by Art Kleiner
Hardcover: 432 Pages (2008-07-28)
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In this second edition of his bestselling book, author Art Kleiner explores the nature of effective leadership in times of change and defines its importance to the corporation of the future. He describes a heretic as a visionary who creates change in large-scale companies, balancing the contrary truths they can’t deny against their loyalty to their organizations. The Age of Heretics reveals how managers can get stuck in counterproductive ways of doing things and shows why it takes a heretical point of view to get past the deadlock and move forward.Amazon.com Review
Radical behavior is rarely acknowledged as a characteristic ofthe corporate world, where status quo is generally king andrevolutionary thought usually banished to the fringes. In The Ageof Heretics, however, journalist Art Kleiner shows that a powerfulgroup of progressive thinkers really did exist within the realm oftraditional business during the tumultuous 1960s. These figuresactually helped transform that environment just as their better-knownantiestablishment allies were reshaping other institutions throughoutsociety. ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it
The world is changing at an ever increasing pace - and inevitably that means organizations have to evolve too. More and more of us are getting drawn into organizational change issues, even if that is not the primary focus of our role. The pace of change is increasing, so organizational change matters to more people and more organizations that it ever has before.

For newcomers to the field of organizational change, "The Age of Heretics" provides a well-written and easy-to-read history of many of the concepts and individuals that emerged during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. But Art Kleiner is no mere historian. His other books (The Dance of Change, Who Really Matters) and his role as editor of Strategy + Business magazine readily demonstrate his expertise and long-time involvement in the organizational change arena. What Kleiner offers is an expert practitioner's perspective on this period in the history of organizational change.

George Santayana originally said: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," and more recently John A. N. Lee wrote, "We are reaching the stage of development where each new generation of participants is unaware both of their overall technological ancestry and the history of the development of their specialty, and have no past to build upon. We need to know enough about our history to protect ourselves from it and not be condemned to repeat it, but also to use it to our advantage."

For those of us who are on-the-job students of organizational change, "The Age of Heretics" is an important contribution in helping us gain a deeper and more mature insight into the history of our discipline - hopefully to avoid some of the mistakes and to more effectively use some of those concepts to our advantage.

5-0 out of 5 stars Inspirational
The Age of Heretics, by Art Kleiner challenges the very fibers that compose modern management and its favour for bureaucracy. We have much to learn from the history, and this book uncovers some inspirational tales and lessons from past successes and failures in management. Read this book and it will change your perspective forever, this has been the most inspirational book I've read this year.

4-0 out of 5 stars A book you can send to a freind

I picked the book up by chance in Nashville TN.The title caught my eye and I knew the author's name (He is the editor at the magazine Strategy+Business published byBooz&Co.).

It is definitely NOT like most business books. It is not a how- to book. It's a book that gives you a sense of the people who really tried introducing new business theories into companies. It is not about the CEO's. It is about the consultants and managers who took the immense risks of trying to implement new ideas in management theory. They were definitely heretics.

This is the kind of book you want to recommend to your friends who think about business. I would catagorize it asbusiness anthropology. I am not sure there is such a catagory, but there should be.

5-0 out of 5 stars Tangible versus intangible success in corporate management
If you are interested in the history of corporate culture and change management, you will enjoy Art Kleiner's Second Edition of "The Age of Heretics", covering a timeframe from post World War II to the present.His approach of utilizing the analogy of heretics in religious history to heretics in modern business was initially pre-biasing my opinion negatively, but I have read other works by Mr. Kleiner, so I suspended my pre-judgment, resulting in a delightful sojourn through the past 60+ years of management practices in the corporate world. His analogy is appropriate, examining the institutions that influence how commerce has evolved as a result of and in spite of those institutions.

Coming from a scientific background myself, it was hard not to notice the underlying subtle observation that a lot of these "unsung heroes" he writes about originally came from a scientific background, became somehow dissatisfied with it, and turned towards more human oriented approaches.It is not difficult to note that one thousandyears ago the prevailing institutions of influence on commercewere religious, whereas today the institutions influencing commerce are secular corporations. That contrast is made through all nine chapters of the book.Mr. Kleiner clearly weaves how the successes and failures of these heretics influenced and were influenced not only from within their own corporations but through outside relationships with other corporations and governments in the global arena.

It gives pause for thought on what are considered to be generally accepted measures (tangible and/or intangible) of success.Mr. Kleinercontrasts tangible versus intangible successes throughout the book. It is a very thought provoking read.

3-0 out of 5 stars A Good History but Not a "How To" Book
It's important for fans of Kleiner's other work (his extremely useful "Who Really Matters" and his many periodical articles) to note that this is a HISTORY - valuable to those who want the story behind many organizational development trends (some lasting, some not), but less interesting perhaps to those looking for more immediate advice on how to tackle corporate management issues.If you are a real "student" of corporate management and change theory (or 20th century business and American cultural history), this is for you; if not, you'll probably find the extensive personal history of the various figures behind such movements as "activity based costing" and "reengineering" less than compelling reading.

As a history of the various individuals behind the scenes of each wave of "heretical" management theory, this is a really valuable work - it is well-researched (the bibliography alone makes it worth the price) and fairly well-written (though the religious history framework for the book gets in the way more often than not and the text lacks competent editing).And in the final chapter, Kleiner does begin to get a bit more forward-thinking (for example, as he discusses how reengineering might have evolved to be more successful).My guess, however, is that most people who come to this book in the "Management" section of their bookstore (which is where the book jacket lists it to be stocked) will arrive at the end feeling not much closer to a solution for what ails them (if they finish it at all) and in need of other books to get them on their way.

With specific regard to this new edition, the foreword and the preface don't add much, and the text changes seem comparatively modest (and are as often for the bad as for the good).My sense is either edition would probably serve you equally well. ... Read more


22. Jacob, Menahem, and Mimoun: A Family Epic (Stages)
by Marcel Benabou
Paperback: 224 Pages (2001-09-01)
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This is a 1998 National Jewish Book Award Winner for Autobiography/Memoir. 'A dry wit and surprising pathos infuse this 'family epic', which turns out to be 'merely' the telling of Benabou's failed attempt at creating his literary masterpiece...The reader shares his initial hopefulness as he details his younger self's ambitious plans for a family epic, founded in memory, supplemented by ever-growing mountains of scholarly documentation ...and formally grounded in a literary model of the past that, ultimately, eludes him. In telling the stories of his three selected ancestors, Jacob, Menahem, and Mimoun, Benabou notices that his youthful project has not disappeared. He's decided to let his book tell itself; he'll merely hitch himself to the story and go along for the ride in this artistic tour-de force, by turns playful and serious' - "Kirkus Reviews"."Jacob, Menahem, and Mimoun" delves into Marcel Benabou's uncommon family history while reflecting on the mysteries of memory, the past, and writing. Born in Morocco in 1939 to a Jewish family, Benabou left his home at age seventeen to study ancient history in Paris.Benabou's memoir returns to his childhood in Morocco - to his parents, their home, and the Jewish community in Meknes. At the same time he accounts for all that has changed, including his very different life in Paris and the disappearance of the world of his childhood. He notes how he has turned from his family's wish that he become a rabbi to his absorption, as an adult, in several millennia of secular literature. And he worries about how his 'family epic' - an epic meant to include the history of Morocco's Jews - has become a book about himself and his inability to write the great book he has long imagined - the book one owes oneself and the world.The impossibility of fully recovering the past hovers over his memories. And the impossibility of writing a book about that past is also there - an impossibility that Benabou acknowledges, delineates, and, in a real if also provisional sense, transcends. In his inspired attention to that impossibility, Benabou has written a book that transforms absence into presence and the past into rich matter for the present.Marcel Benabou lives in Paris and pursues his current positions as professor at the University of Paris and as the permanent provisional secretary of Oulipo, that unsettling association of indefatigably innovative writers. Steven Rendall is a professor in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Oregon. He is the author of "Distinguo: Reading Montaigne Differently" and the translator of many books including Jurgen Habermas' "Berlin Republic" (Nebraska 1997).Warren Motte is a professor of French at the University of Colorado. He is the author of several books including "Playtexts: Ludics in Contemporay Literature" (Nebraska 1995). ... Read more


23. Silver Scream Volume 1: 40 Classic Horror Movies 1920 - 1941
by Steven Warren Hill
Paperback: 432 Pages (2008-12-31)
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5-0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book
Ok the first reviewer is talking absolute garbage. I got the book, and could not stop reading it! It's about the classic horror movies from before talkies , such as Nosferatu. I love the little info bits, the highlights and lowlights, and also information on the cast and crew. The photos of the actors and actresses are quite beautiful, and I think the author has done an outstanding job on the book. Not only do you get Nosferatu, you get info on Frankenstein, Dracula, Phantom of the Opera, and so much more. This is a must have book for those interested in classic horror films.

4-0 out of 5 stars Indispensible Guide to Classic Horror
All I can say is that the first reviewer is nuts and knows nothing about classic horror films. "Silver Scream" is a comprehensive look at forty classic horror films produced from 1920 - 1941.There have been other books which tackled classic horror but I don't think any of them did it with as much detail as Steven Warren Hill's book.At over four hundred pages, each entry gets approximately ten pages of coverage and that is extraordinary detail.

For each film, Hill provides a detailed plot overview, highlights and memorable quotes, lowlights, goofs, the ongoing story which focuses on the film's place in history, version, trivia, cast and crew, music, critical words, and finally, another perspective on the film from one of three guest reviewers.Hill also gives each film a score with 100 being the highest.This is great stuff because it features a lot of great anecdotes that even the most seasoned classic horror fans probably did not know.

The book begins with the silent classic "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and concludes with "The Monster and the Girl".Sure you'd be hard pressed to really consider films like "The Devil Bat" a classic, but here classic refers as much to an era and style as it does to quality.And if nothing else, Bela Lugosi could do a commercial for toilet paper and still make it fun to watch.I especially liked the "goofs" section as it gives me a reason to watch these films again so I can spot the mistakes myself.One of the films that was a joy to read about was Tod Browning's notorious "Freaks".Banned for decades the film used actual circus freaks much to the shock of the audiences and critics of the time.

Silver Scream is a fantastic book from cover to cover and one that will prove to be an indispensable reference guide.

1-0 out of 5 stars This is a Blog, Not a Book
I am at a loss as to comprehending why this book was even written.As my review title posits, this is less a book than a blog.Actually, it is worse. It is as if Steven Warren Hill simply went through the Internet Movie Data Base and just compiled all the trivia, cast, crew, and blooper info readily found therein for any of the films "discussed" in this lame volume and had the info printed out as a "book."As a matter of fact, the book disproportionately and boringly focuses way too much attention on the cast and crew of each film, detailing their lives and needlessly listing their other films (and not even in any apparent order, whether chronologically or alphabetically.)I really don't know why this book was written:there is no deep discussion regarding the films (such as in the books of Greg Mank and the wonderful 'Universal Horrors'). What there are of insights andopinions herein are throw-offs that seem more like conversational snippets from a horror convention than the well-thought out words of a writer.A waste.

The photos are another minus.Most of them are stock shots that anyone even vaguelly familiar with horror movies would be familiar with.The ONLY pluses are the book's size (handy digest-sized), the smell of its print (wonderful British import aroma), the different fonts that entitle each movie and the cover painting of Nosferatu - even though the vampire looks much more benign in the painting than he ever looked in the film.Anyway, there is a second volume coming out soon.I can hardly wait (lol)! ... Read more


24. Seven songs of Steven Foster
by Warren Michel Swenson
Sheet music: 20 Pages (2004-07-22)
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for voice and piano
The arranger, Warren Michel Swenson, writes, 'These versions are not intended to be "improvements" on the originals. Stephen Foster needs no one's help. They are simply possibilities put forth by an appreciative heir.' ... Read more


25. Commercial Law: Selected Statutes, 2008-2009 ed.
by William D. Warren, Steven D. Walt
Paperback: 1333 Pages (2008-06-02)
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This is a compilation of statutes covering major aspects of commercial law. The centerpiece is the Official Text and Comments of the Uniform Commercial Code. Other materials include the Federal Reserve Board's final regulations implementing the Check 21 Act, and selected provisions of the Bankruptcy and Internal Revenue Codes. While this compilation is specifically designed to accompany Warren and Walt's Commercial Law, these materials are likely to be referenced by any textbook dealing with commercial law. ... Read more


26. Teaching Functional Language (Language Intervention Series)
by Steven F. Warren, Ann K. Rogers-Warren
 Hardcover: 368 Pages (1985-06)
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27. Journey of the Mind
by Steven Warren
Paperback: 148 Pages (2010-09-18)
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Collection of Poems about relationships among friends and love ones. A journey of life and memories. Searching for life meaning and wondering what will happen in the future. ... Read more


28. The Blue Lagoon/2 Cassettes
by H. De Vere Stacpole, Warren Stevens
 Hardcover: Pages (1987-06)
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29. The story of Operation Atlantis
by Warren K Stevens
 Unknown Binding: 32 Pages (1968)

Asin: B0007I7346
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30. Think Your Way to Better Golf
by Steven Ian Warren, etc.
 Paperback: Pages (1996-03)

Isbn: 1901106004
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31. African Film Bibliography 1965
by Warren D. In Co-Operatin With The Educational Media Council, Arrangers Stevens
 Paperback: Pages (1965-01-01)

Asin: B001CK492C
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32. African film bibliography, 1965
by Warren D Stevens
 Hardcover: 31 Pages (1966)

Asin: B0006CEBOS
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33. Silver Scream Vol 2: 40 Classic Horror Films 1941-1951
by Steven Warren Hill
Paperback: 300 Pages (2011-05)
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From somnambulist kidnappers stalking the streets of an expressionistnightmare to an ambulatory alien vegetable terrorising the crew of afuturistic spaceship, fantasy and horror film has explored every facetof human (and not so human) nature. From the earliest days of cinema,visions of blood-thirsty vampires, musty mummies, fanged wolf men,invisible men, insane phantoms and bolt-necked patchwork monstrositieshave stalked, stomped, crept and lurched their way across popularconsciousness.
 
In these books we journey back to the very start, whenthe silver screen was silent and the horrors were presented inflickering black and white. We explore the development of eighty keyfilms, with detailed analysis and biographies of all those involved intheir creation from the writers and directors through the composers,cast and technical crew.
Revisit the days when the names of Lugosi, Karloff, Lorre and Chaneyruled the cinemas, and when the myths and legends of iconic monsterswere created and developed. Come with us back to the time of the SilverScream...

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34. Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men?: A Debate (Point/Counterpoint)
by Warren Farrell (with Steven Svoboda), James P. Sterba
Hardcover: 272 Pages (2007-10-10)
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Does feminism give a much-needed voice to women in a patriarchal world? Or is the world not really patriarchal? Has feminism begun to level the playing field in a world in which women are more often paid less at work and abused at home? Or are women paid equally for the same work and not abused more at home? Does feminism support equality in education and in the military, or does it discriminate against men by ignoring such issues as male-only draft registration and boys lagging behind in school? The only book of its kind, this volume offers a sharp, lively, and provocative debate on the impact of feminism on men. Warren Farrell--an international best-selling author and leader in both the early women's and current men's movements--praises feminism for opening options for women but criticizes it for demonizing men, distorting data, and undervaluing the family. In response, James P. Sterba--an acclaimed philosopher and ardent advocate of feminism--maintains that the feminist movement gives a long-neglected voice to women in a male-dominated world and that men are not an oppressed gender in today's America.Their wide-ranging debate covers personal issues, from love, sex, dating, and rape to domestic violence, divorce, and child custody.Farrell and Sterba also look through their contrasting lenses at systemic issues, from the school system to the criminal justice system; from the media to the military; and from health care to the workplace. A perfect book to get students thinking and debating, Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men? A Debate is ideal for courses in gender studies, sociology, psychology, economics, feminist philosophy, and contemporary moral issues. It is also compelling reading for anyone interested in the future of men and women. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Helpful
As intended this book helps further the debate regarding discrimination against men. Sterba's writing is weak and without feeling. Dr. Farrell's writing is straight forward, enlightening, and refreshing. Sterba gives us the hackneyed arguments of the academic gender studies. Ferrell is interesting. Sterba is boring.

5-0 out of 5 stars Questions raised.
As another reviewer pointed out, Farrell makes his case, and then Sterba replies - and pretty much demolishes Farrell's case, IMHO.A better book would have had much more interaction, with more back and forth, and a lot more questions being more completely answered.As it is, I'm left wondering about Farrell's case looking much weaker, after Sterba gets through with it.Would it have looked like that in reverse, had Farrell been in position to comment on Sterba's case?

For instance, and without a particular example in mind, Farrell uses statistics to make certain points.Sterba responds with how those statistics were manipulated and cherry-picked to reach a false conclusion. I would very much like to hear both sides in that kind of example.A concrete example is, Farrell makes the claim that men work a bit more per week (about 4 hours) when all work, both inside and outside the home, is tabulated.He further claims that the UN rigged the stats to "prove" that case for political reasons, even though it's false. Sterba claims that the reverse is true, that Farrell rigs and cherry picks stats for his own political reasons.I'd very much like to know the truth, if there's one to be known.

Another example is about income.Farrell states that women make less for a number of reasons involving choices, with little or no discrimination involved.This makes sense; why would employers higher men for more money, when they could hire women for less?Discrimination.Sorry, but I do believe managers are more likely to want themselves to look good, to show they can get the same job done for a lot less money, much more than I think they'd give other men more money simply in solidarity.Men aren't that generous to other men.Sterba, however, maintains that those stats are cherry picked, that when personal choices are accounted for, women still make about 20% less than men.

I'm sure that I'm not recalling this exactly.But, is there a truth to be had, here?I don't want anybody's opinion or manipulations; I want to know the truth.Is it simply unknowable, with both sides able to spin, and pick and choose, to arrive at the answer it's proponents most desire?(If so, that does say a lot about gender politics, that we've only been hearing one side of it for the last 40 years, when an equally valid rebuttal could be made, but choosing different facts.)

What i'd really like to see is Farrell's response to Sterba - and then Sterba's to Farrell, and so on, until some answer arises that isn't simply the one I most want to believe.

5-0 out of 5 stars Ground-breaking and timely.
As a university lecturer who has taught and written on Equal Opportunities issues, this book is a welcome and overdue addition to the literature on gender relations and sex discrimination.

In this book, one of the foremost liberal thinkers in the men's movement for equality - Warren Farrell - pits his arguments against staunch defenders of feminism. Counter arguments are presented by James Sterba, with input from over a dozen established feminist academics.

The organisation of the book is excellent: both Farrell and Sterba use the same chapter titles to construct their arguments on key topics. This is a useful approach that enables both lecturer and student to study arguments and counter-arguments on a series of contentious issues. The writing style is accessible, and also supported with appropriate academic references.

The value of this book is that for three decades, a men's movement for sexual equality has been gathering and organising arguments for progressive change. In many cases, their arguments are an evolution of, rather than a challenge to, feminist ideas on equality that developed in the 1960s. Despite this, a power shift in the late 1960s radicalised the women's movement and debate shifted (unconsciously?) away from advancing "equal rights" to advancing "women's rights". Those who radicalised the feminist movement have blocked the dissemination of Farrell's work in the mass media (although he has been able to publish six books and develop a strong following for his work).

When I started presenting academic papers using Farrell's perspectives at conferences, it quickly beecame apparent that antipathy to Farrell's work was mostly based on prejudice and not careful reading of his work. This book is, therefore, ground-breaking as it marks a point where the men's movement equality arguments are considered serious enough to warrant serious discussion amongst contemporary feminists.

For those with an interest in philosophy, this book represents a stage in a Kuhnian paradigm shift (a stage where new theoretical arguments are becoming so influential that they can no longer be ignored or disparaged). For this reason, I encourage all lecturers with an interest in gender relations / social science to examine this book and consider its value as a core text to reinvigorate the teaching of gender relations.

Dr Rory Ridley-Duff
Senior Lecturer
Sheffield Hallam University

5-0 out of 5 stars gender bias
The text is a balanced and evidenced based argument on gender issues which is vitally important in this day and age. Needlessly men and women have been competing and vying for attention for their particular issues with neither gender benefitting.

5-0 out of 5 stars More than I bargained for...
Wow. I am sort of kicking myself for not having gotten into this book sooner. I have so much gratitude to Dr. Farrell for participating in the writing of this very important and timely debate.

I now have a new awareness for issues which concern both boys and men in our institutions of learning and society as a whole, and for the growing need to promote Men's Studies and Gender Transitions Studies curriculum at major universities throughout Western society, among other things.

This book is also incredibly important for women to read as well, as it makes a very good case for why we as a society need to do a better job of understanding the ever changing gender roles in our society.

Regardless of who you are or what you do in life, if you have even the smallest interest for gender issues, this is well worth a read. ... Read more


35. Sandman Mystery Theatre (Book 6): The Hourman and the Python
by Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle
Paperback: 200 Pages (2008-03-05)
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Writer Matt Wagner continues his masterly exploration of the pulp detective genre with this latest chapter in the life of Wesley Dodds, a man driven by his dreams to fight injustice in the dark of night, who dons a gas mask, fedora, business suit and cape to pursue evildoers as the vigilante known only as The Sandman.

This volume follows Wesley Dodds on two chilling new cases.In "The Hourman," the Sandman draws his attention to an unusual private detective that advertises his services as "The Man of the Hour" and leaves felons hospitalized. "The Python" features The Sandman's hunt for a mysterious strangler whose victims are left tongue-tied for good. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars GORY CRIME NOIR WITH THE SANDMAN
I've always thought that The Sandman Mystery Theatre was one of the most underrated titles of the 1990's.To be sure, it was a niche title, but the fact that it ran for 70 issues is testament to the fact that it had a loyal audience.The book had a strong 30's crime noir look and feel to it both in the stories by Matt Wagner and the art by Guy Davis and Vince Locke.Both artists used a palette of washed out greens, browns, and grays and various half-tones.This re-imagining of the Sandman portrayed him as less superhero and more influenced by 30's pulp action heroes like The Shadow or the Spider, as he faced off against sinister and often bizarre villains.

The Wesley Dodds of this series was far from an archetype hero...the artists depicted him as a sort of frumpy, bespectacled man, who looked more like an accountant that an avenging crusader of the night.Dodds was almost like a junior Bruce Wayne, complete with a secret lab/hideout and a doting butler.What set The Sandman Mystery Theatre apart from other titles, and I resist calling this a super hero title, is that Dodds appears far more than the Sandman, and the emphasis is on the man more than the alter ego.Center in the series is his relationship with girlfriend Dian Belmont, daughter of the District Attorney.Belmont will discover Wesley's secret during the first story in this trade paperback and almost leave him.But she's also intrigued and will end up essentially as Wes' partner and assisting him.

For those wondering about continuity, the tales throughout the run of the title take place very early in his career.In fact, it is in this book, which collects issues #21 - 28, where the Sandman is first given his name by the local newspapers.There are two story arcs in this trade, "Dr. Death" and "Night of the Butcher" and if those are titles straight out the Shadow Magazine then I don't know what is!

"Dr. Death" features art by one of my personal favorites Vince Locke.Vince and I grew up in the same suburb west of Detroit and he was the first comic talent that I ever interviewed some twenty years ago when he was doing "Deadworld" for Arrow Comics.Few artists handle morbid subjects as well as Locke does and he and Wagner make a great team on "Dr. Death."A wannabe Doctor, who is dating Dian's best friend, is giving out sinister prescriptions to his patients, predicting their impending doom.The Doctor is targeting those he deems unworthy of life by society's standards; a washed up prize-fighter, a once renowned pianist, an aged dancehall girl.All die agonizing deaths and the Sandman has to figure out just who the killer is and how he's managing to kill them.

Regular series artist, Guy Davis, is back for "Night of the Butcher" a horrific tale about a string of serial killings where the victims are brutally hacked to death.Even more gruesome is that the victims are missing several body parts.The police make a grisly discovery in a sewer pipe of a lower half of a man's torso.The Sandman butts head with a hardnosed police lieutenant who considers the vigilante more of a threat than the killer.Things are about go get a whole lot more nauseating for both men once they follow the killer's trail deep into long forgotten parts of the city's sewer system.

Both of these stories display the Sandman's resourcefulness as well as his vulnerability, he even gets his butt kicked but good by the tough cop, escaping only when a records clerk his the Lieutenant with a broom handle.

Sandman Mystery Theatre is some of Wagner's finest work.Note that as the book is part of the Vertigo line, it is intended for mature readers due to language, violence, nudity, and gore.Great title!

REVIEWED BY TIM JANSON

4-0 out of 5 stars Excellent series. Two weak arcs in this trade
I have loved everything in the series that I have read. This trade, however, contains two of the weakest arcs. It is still very much worth reading but I'd recommend waiting for the next volume first.

This series does perfectly capture the period noir tone and it does not hold back on the racism and sexism that were pretty common discourse at the time. It is quite refreshing to see this shown frankly since it is something that nostalgia often covers up.

5-0 out of 5 stars The Series makes a statement
This particular volume is a bit more voluminous than earlier installments and once read in full the choice to combine these two stories into one volume is fully justified.

There are certainly 2 entertaining pulp/horror tales taking place, but the focus shifts more fully to Wesley and Dian's growing relationship.The secret of Dodds' alter ego threatens to split the two lovers and this is the true reason to purchase this volume.Wesley is confronted by the lifestyle he has chosen to lead and is forced to deal with the consequences of his heroism and secret life.

Dian comes out the better of the two as far as reader sympathy, but even she is not completely safe from some much needed soul searching.She struggles with the last vestiges of her lazy, naive, rich girl persona; baggage she hautily thought herself rid of after a few real world experiences.

If you are already invested in the series this is a must read as it delivers a true pay out for the characters and the reader.

If you haven't read the series up till now then after a brief 5 minute spoiler session with a fan you will be primed to jump in at this point.

Happy reading.

3-0 out of 5 stars Typical Sandman
This fourth volume by Vertigo keeping The Sandman Theatre alive is a typical entry in the series, but looses any out and out shock value as the reader drawn in by the uniqueness of individual comics in the limited series already picked up The Tarantula and The Vamp. Though free of nudity, contains a lot of swearing and racial slurs. Of note in this entry is the appearance of The Sandman's alter eho Wesley Dodds without the gas mask and trenchcoat costume and by now we are familiar with the two women as henchmen. The horrifyingly racist cover artwork to this graphic novel only adds to its kitsch appeal. Suggested for more mature readers. ... Read more


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