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A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399144900 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Firstly, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the "Archy' series, and his wit, charm, social status, style of dressing, love of the good life, etc....and his relationship with his pater, and his gardening mom. This one might have been written by the ghostwriter, but I see Sanders all over it and throughout Archy's escap... | 4 | UNIQUE ARCHY MCNALLY | 1,361,577,600 | 02 23, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399145877 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This is another entertaining, suspenseful Spencer, which takes place in the horse-racing world of Georgia. I will miss Parker's 1-3 books per year with his main characters that readers have come to know on a personal basis. Spencer is his normal fit, deadly, wise-cracking self, who takes care of the bad guys, and of co... | 4 | VERSATILE PARKER | 1,347,148,800 | 09 9, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399147624 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I've been a Spencer and Hawk fan forever - never missed a Parker book...so now comes along the Western series which I am enjoying more every day. Now that Parker has passed, I've taken to reading his other efforts outside of Boston and the mystery genre. I absorbed this quick read in several days and saw that he didn'... | 4 | EARPS IN TOMBSTONE - 1879 | 1,273,536,000 | 05 11, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399147799 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Firstly, Parker is one of my favorite writers and he always deliver a fast-clipped, interesting story with great characterization. His dialogue tells half the story in relating the plot and describing the characters. Chief Stone is fighting his alcoholism and his unhealthy attachment to his former wife. He knows that... | 4 | JESSE BE THE MAN! | 1,346,112,000 | 08 28, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399149775 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | What can I say? Just another fun story with Spenser, Susan and the usual group of characters; but in this one, Paul comes back, all grown up, and Spenser interacts with Chief Jesse Stone. As always, good action and suspense, and the dialogue is always so clever and precise. Add this one to your reading list. | 4 | ANOTHER SPENSER | 1,373,328,000 | 07 9, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399151443 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | It's a fast-moving tale, easy to read, and predictable; but what the hey, it's in Yosemite, and therefore, worth the read. Barr's story is suspenseful, a page-turner, and I like the way she presented her characters (too many for me to keep count sometimes). Barr, like her hard-charging Ranger Pigeon, knows the territo... | 4 | OUTDOORS IN YOSEMITE | 1,281,916,800 | 08 16, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399152407 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | The other reviewers have covered the story and some of the criticism about Hawk being "dumbed down," often speaking in ghetto ebonics, and both he and Spenser on the tiresome racial banter back and forth. But you always know the good, satisfying outcome of these series, bad guys makes vicious mistakes and the two lads... | 4 | SPENSER AND HAWK ON THE JOB | 1,297,296,000 | 02 10, 2011 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399152776 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I just re-read this western novel and found it as exciting and satisfying as the first read. Parker was a master storyteller - we are already missing his themes and characters. If you have not read a western in a long time - then this is the one!Very entertaining and he makes the people and plot believable. | 5 | ANOTHER GREAT WESTERN | 1,273,363,200 | 05 9, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399153233 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Just another classic Spenser novel, this one dating back to 2005. There's a lot of interaction between Pearl, the pet dog, and Spenser while his inamorata Susan is away at a conference. She is mostly missing in this story as is Hawk. Both are mentioned but only to add to the storyline; but Susan does show up at the en... | 4 | WISENHEIMER | 1,325,030,400 | 12 28, 2011 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399154418 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This is a typical Robert Parker "Spenser" novel with all the usual characters like Susan, the love interest, and the bad/good guys starring Hawk, Chollo, Vinnie, et. al., along with the regular local and state cops, and the FBI. As always, the dialogue is quick and sharp, and fitting in with the Spenser/Hawk friendship... | 4 | BAD/GOOD GUYS ARE BACK | 1,300,838,400 | 03 23, 2011 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399155414 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I enjoy Robert Parker and all his familar characters. I had almost given up on Jesse Stone, him being a drunk and obsessed with the ex-wife Jenn...but maybe he finally found some backbone and stood firm against the looney ex-wife. We'll see in future stories. Parker continues with his fast-clipped dialogue, and the b... | 4 | AT LAST, MAYBE DUMP JENN | 1,238,198,400 | 03 28, 2009 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399155716 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I read everything that Parker ever wrote,and it will seem strange not to pick up his 1-2 new books each year. He had a basic plot that worked every time for him - in Brimstone, he has Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch (Spenser and Hawk) and this time a runaway, confused prostitute named Allie French (Susan in a different p... | 4 | SAME FORMULA / PLOT | 1,275,696,000 | 06 5, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399156232 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | A combo of characters with lots of action and of course, Parker's wonderful writing. We will miss him but he left a long list of tomes for us to re-read and enjoy again. Other reviewers have told the story with the twins, and it was fun to see Jesse and Sunny flirting and having a good time with one another. Of cours... | 4 | JESSE AND SUNNY | 1,371,427,200 | 06 17, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399156852 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | For a final novel, it had a few things lacking that an editor might have picked up, or if Robert hadn't passed away, he might have cleaned up a few portions of the book. As always, the dialogue was snappy and fun, and of course, the bad guys get what's coming to them. I'll miss him, Susan, Hawk, and the other characte... | 4 | ALREADY MISS ROBERT | 1,350,432,000 | 10 17, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399157840 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | It's gotta be tough following an act like Parker, but Brandman does his best....or maybe better in the future. Readers like myself have learned to identify with Stone's thoughts, and the location of Paradise and the trips into Boston. But much didn't ring true for me. I also didn't like what happened to Suit and Mol... | 3 | JUST NOT JESSE STONE | 1,357,430,400 | 01 6, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399161570 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Nice job by Ace Atkins, and some of the other writers that are working with the Parker Estate in keeping the series going with the same suspense and quick wit. I am glad that there is still a play with donuts and coffee, and quick tours of the Boston area. I'll be reading some more - already picked up the new western... | 5 | PARKER IS STILL WITH US | 1,401,753,600 | 06 3, 2014 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399163832 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I enjoyed the book as I do all of Sue's books. I particularly appreciated getting the history on Kinsey, as I had missed a few of the alphabet stories. The last story in this one was a downer, but maybe Sue was chewing up her past and maybe spitting it out. But I do enjoy Kinsey taking on the world, and I certainly ... | 4 | PROCESSING THE PAST | 1,395,532,800 | 03 23, 2014 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399246649 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Other reviewers have covered the plot - I would add that the writing was fun and exciting. Example: "The rough-and-tumble founders of Dillontown were a scrappy bunch. From fist-fighting misfits and cattle rustlers to gold-digging drunkards and cardsharp hustlers...and that's just the women..." The descriptions of peo... | 5 | YOUNG BOY WITH A DREAM | 1,360,627,200 | 02 12, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 039951144X | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I don't pretend to be an expert cook, but I do have a lot of fun in the kitchen, especially with my teenage daughters. I do believe that they find me a source of entertainment with my recipes right from this cookbook. We turned out some great dishes, e.g., Lumpia Shanghai, Philippine Fred Rice, Rellenong Manok, Paksiw... | 5 | OH YUM - MASARAP | 1,180,310,400 | 05 28, 2007 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399534288 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | A fun, interesting book and a good one to have on the kitchen table when you and your friends get to yakking about trivia, or just to start up a conversation. It also answers a lot of questions that you might get from one of your children, or if a teacher (who's expected to know all), from the students. I liked it an... | 4 | FUN, FUN AND MORE FUN | 1,220,659,200 | 09 6, 2008 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0399534644 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Being a writer and an English instuctor, I found this little book to be an exciting challenge and a lot of fun in reminding and rebuilding my vocabulary. Most of the words would probably never be used in everyday conversations but you could be very impressive (showing the flair) in understanding while reading high l... | 4 | FEELING ERUDITE - FROM MUGWUMP TO PROVOCATEUR | 1,310,601,600 | 07 14, 2011 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0425099997 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Dr. Waitley apparently spoke to my father and grandfather years ago about success, both of whom instilled in me a basic love and appreciation of life, starting with simple questions "is the glass half-full or half-empty?" He discusses the top ten qualities of a successful life, and he reminds all of us that it is so ba... | 5 | SIMPLE AND BASIC | 1,271,376,000 | 04 16, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0425104451 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This is #87 in the Slocum series, and many more stories of course to follow. Reading this western series is just flatout entertaining with lots of action and beautiful ladies. In this one, John Slocum is forced to join up with a wagon train of misfits, and there's plenty of wild Indians and cowboy killers to deal with.... | 4 | SHOOT 'EM UP | 1,328,918,400 | 02 11, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0425127230 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This is one of the earlier Spenser novels - 1990. Other reviewers have covered the plot. but I admire Parker for working around, or for, the weird Hollywood actress that he has been hired to babysit and keep her alive. The story has plenty of twists and turns, and has Spenser flying from coast to coast, trying to sor... | 4 | AS GOOD AS EVER | 1,374,883,200 | 07 27, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0425176363 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Every hotel manager, or someone working their way up in the system, should read this classic story about an exclusive New Orleans hotel, the famous St. Gregory; and all the things that can go wrong...or right. This tale takes place in five sultry days which includes romance, drama, excitement and routine daily events o... | 4 | LEARNING TOOL | 1,321,920,000 | 11 22, 2011 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0425176606 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This is a sequel/follow-up to the original book "Marine Sniper - 93 Confirmed Kills" about Carlos Hathcock, a super-shot, authentic Vietnam hero, great patriot and one of our finest Marines. The sequel carries much of the interviewing and research by the author that didn't make it into the original epistle. The book a... | 4 | LONG TRA'NG DU K'ICH - WHITE FEATHER SNIPER | 1,310,428,800 | 07 12, 2011 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0425185702 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Another delightful, suspenseful story with the Florida quasi-sleuth Archy. I love how he kinda glides through life and seems always to land on his feet. I equally enjoy the other characters, like Binky, Mom, Dad, his paramours, etc., as Archy incorporates them into a fun and interesting story. Sanders may be gone, bu... | 4 | McNALLY LIVES ON | 1,366,761,600 | 04 24, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0425210766 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This one dates back to 1971, but is still an interesting suspenseful read. We have bombs and explosions and four passengers on a small plane that miraculously survive, and of course, the unsuccessful saboteur is still lurking in the shadows. Francis was a former jockey so his novels usually include horses and strange,... | 4 | GOOD SUSPENSE | 1,359,244,800 | 01 27, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0425231844 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | The plot has been covered extensively. What I really enjoyed about this book was the easy flowing read, and the trips to the ocean and reefs from my easy chair. Roberts has the ability to put you in the scene with detailed descriptions and her characterizations of the players are wonderful. I enjoyed it - carry it o... | 4 | A TRIP TO THE REEF | 1,372,464,000 | 06 29, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0440184940 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | The author combines energy and originalty with the wonderful, exciting world of surfing, crime investigation, and those great California beaches, especially Huntington which has always been a favorite spot for my family. The other reviewers have covered the plot, but Nunn gives you more, like the the essence and detai... | 4 | A GOOD ONE | 1,270,857,600 | 04 10, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0440195357 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This one dates back to 1983, and I enjoyed it as much as if were written today. Actually I found this novel in a junk store in Manila, and by the time I reached the plane, I was in the summary of the book. As always, fast reading with accurate and exact dialogue. I now kind of find myself going over the whole series... | 4 | PARKER FROM THE PAST | 1,379,203,200 | 09 15, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0440203430 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This is the 15th story in the Spenser series, enjoyable and not one of the best. The main characters are here: Hawk (always like this cool character), Quirk, Belson, and of course, psychotherapist and main squeeze Susan Silverman. RBP lays out a good story with the cop-shrink conflict in releasing information, with th... | 4 | THE WHOLE GANG | 1,360,800,000 | 02 14, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0440319250 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | My two college children really like this reference book, and use it quite often with their classes. They find it more convenient than firing up their computer everytime they need a spelling or definition, or a contrast. They often take it to their group study programs, and members of their group use it also. A good ... | 4 | MY COLLEGE KIDS LOVE IT | 1,295,913,600 | 01 25, 2011 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0440613582 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Well-written anthology by some of the great mystery writers such as Jonathan Kellerman, Ed McBain, Sara Paretsky, Donna Tartt, etc. There's lots of suspense and twists and turns,and good characterizations. The stories talk of love and hate, and indifference, which can easily turn to murder - no feelings equals no remo... | 5 | PAGE-TURNING SUSPENSE | 1,281,830,400 | 08 15, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0441309119 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | In # 32 of the series,The Gunsmith (Clint Adams) finds himself in a battle between the Molly Maguires workers and an English mine owner on the other, in the small town of Holden, Colorado. There's even an old adversary stalking him to make matters worse. Of course, our hero prevails against the bad guys and manages to... | 4 | MOLLY MAGUIRES | 1,276,128,000 | 06 10, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0446532444 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | If you have brothers, you'll like this one. I wasn't impressed with their childish pranks and "ugly American attitudes, particularly when disrespecting other people's cultures and traditions on their trip, but I did like the relationship growing as they finally got older and probably matured; but then again, it was abo... | 4 | BROS.... | 1,288,569,600 | 11 1, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0446532673 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | We all know that Sheldon was a masterful storyteller, and prolific in so many areas of creativity, producing and writing. His novels were wonderful and suspenseful, but his TV shows were kinda directed at a low-IQ audience, but then again, when we watch TV or read a book, we're not necessarily looking for great, etern... | 4 | MASTER STORYTELLER | 1,235,088,000 | 02 20, 2009 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0446552305 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Greg has his own unique, witty ways of looking at the weird but acceptable ways of the land. He sets his sights on so-called PC, and is one funny guy. I'm glad to see him on the various TV and radio shows, and I'm wondering how he got so conservative after attending UC at Berkeley. A couple chapters had me laughing ou... | 5 | INCREDIBLE WIT | 1,370,390,400 | 06 5, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0446578673 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Just a nice relaxing read, all about family and having a good sense of humor in this hectic modern world. The parts about Mom and Dad were memorable, and touching, I also enjoyed how the Big Crime Boss handled the traffic accident, and how the family responded. Definitely one worth reading....very touching in a many... | 5 | EASY, NICE READ | 1,395,100,800 | 03 18, 2014 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0446584967 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I enjoyed this one, as much about Ebert and his background, but also for info about his friends and family, and also about partner Gene Siskel, and personalities such as Lee Marvin, Russ Meyer, John Wayne, Martin Scorsese, Robert Mitchum, Ingmar Bergman, and many others. There's plenty of stuff about alcoholism (seems... | 4 | BIG FAN - NOT DISAPPOINTED | 1,368,057,600 | 05 9, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0446606383 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Spell-binding and page-turner would be good terms/descriptions for this novel. I liked the plot, but more than that I like Patterson's easy flow of telling a story. The short chapters help you figure out the characters and keeps you wanting more, especially after the little boy is kidnapped. Many stories in life do ... | 4 | MURDER AND SUSPENSE | 1,374,883,200 | 07 27, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0448450526 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This provided good insight into what made Walt tick and how he got to the successes that we all enjoy. My granddaughter was fascinated about how Disneyland was developed, and how the creative cartoon characters like Mickey, Goofy, et.al. kept coming along. She also enjoys the full-length movies and the history behind... | 4 | WALT ON PLANNING AND WORKING | 1,376,265,600 | 08 12, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0449129667 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I managed to find a few of JDM's novels back in the inner recesses of a book stall in Singapore. I wanted to re-discover why he was one of my favorite writers over 30 years ago. Except for some of the circumstances and the money exchanges, this book was every bit as good and exciting as anything on the market today. ... | 4 | STILL A GOOD READ | 1,256,601,600 | 10 27, 2009 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0449225232 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This book is somewhat outdated, but there are still perverts and murderers among us; so we need to stay alert and keep watching and trying to understand what causes one human to destroy another, and oftentimes in a very cruel and ugly manner. The serial killers and psychopaths can be found in the most unlikely of place... | 4 | WELL-RESEARCHED AND THOUGHT OUT | 1,261,785,600 | 12 26, 2009 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0451112156 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | An older western series from 1981, and written in the adult form much the same as the Longarm, Slocum and Trailman series. It is a standard formula of putting the bad outlaws out of commission, and enjoying the young maidens, some of whom doublecross our protagonist, in this case being Ruffin T. Justice. Because of his... | 4 | ROUGH AND TOUGH | 1,287,100,800 | 10 15, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0451114221 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This series stars army scout Ruff Justice who catches the bad guys and loves the ladies - this is #4. In this novel, Ruff is after a payroll thief and murderer James Kent, and the treacherous trail takes him through Indian Territory enroute to Colorado. This is not memorable literature but definitely entertaining as t... | 3 | RUFF JUSTICE ON THE MOVE | 1,273,795,200 | 05 14, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0451154703 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Nice smooth story of the cavalry in Tucson, Arizona, and a love story between Marcus Venable and the fort's doctor, Marion Sturges. While Venable was fighting Geronimo and marauders, Marion was taking care of the sick and wounded, and trying to bring modern medicine to a very primitive, isolated outpost. Of course, th... | 4 | LOVE STORY ON THE FRONTIER | 1,373,328,000 | 07 9, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0451160703 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | #2 in the series involving Canyon O'Grady in the Silver Salughter. This story involves the typical bad guys, the damsel in distress, plenty of murders, and of course, our hero who ducks bullets, solves problems, and beds the lady protagonist. It's the standard formula but entertaining and fun. Light reading for a la... | 3 | WESTERN YARN | 1,276,300,800 | 06 12, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0451170725 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I don't supppose some people will ever get the idea that drugs will drag your down eventually. This writer discusses the dirt and BS that take place in Hollywood and the entertainment business; and she did quite well in the beginning with a pair of Oscars. But after "too many lunches" with booze, cocaine,and with whate... | 3 | DRUGS AGAIN !!!!! | 1,283,040,000 | 08 29, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0451202112 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | A good one with villains and heroes, adventures, conflict, great characters, and a plot that keeps you turning pages. Young Jack O-Reilly set sail on the Perdido Star and soon he is involved in storms, shipwrecks, wild and friendly natives, enemy vessels, and eventually comes of age at sea. In the meanwhile, he trave... | 4 | SWASHBUCKLING YARN | 1,330,128,000 | 02 25, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0451213610 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I enjoyed this edition as much as I did with version One. I always enjoy anthologies and a mixture of stories by different authors. The Blue Cafe is an archetype for all cafes and coffee shops where writers might want to congregate, park their behinds in a back booth and rough out good lines for a future story; and any... | 4 | MORE STORIES FROM THE SOUTH | 1,287,100,800 | 10 15, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0451215141 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This is "must" reading for anyone considering a tattoo. The book discusses the inking process, the needles, the artists, and is just a good source for making the body art move. The author is quite frank in reaching the decision to be tattooed, and gives reasons not to, and if you do, how you maintain the good appeara... | 4 | GOOD "INK" INFO | 1,283,990,400 | 09 9, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0451217624 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This is a fun, romantic, sexy and luscious anthology of three stories that take place at the magical and hot Wild Ride Resort. I liked the lady characters, Andrea (travel writer), Krista (hotel Exec.) and Jenna (schoolteacher), and their masculine counterparts. I really enjoyed the setting and all the adult fun that ... | 5 | HANG ON COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS! | 1,185,926,400 | 08 1, 2007 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0451229908 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I've walked the beaches and jungles of Peleliu, and saw the caves where the Japanese were holed up - it was a typical hot, humid day, and I was exhausted after five hours -- and I did not have enemy soldiers trying to kill me, and I headed back to my air-conditioned motel in the capital of Palau. Thus, Burgin's stor... | 5 | HELL JUNGLE - PELELIU | 1,370,390,400 | 06 5, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0451234103 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Another great story from World War II in the Pacific - not fiction but real life guts and glory. Ten Americans and two Filipino convicts successfully managed to escape from the notorious, terrible Japanese POW camp in Mindanao, Philippines in 1943. These men had already endured the fall of Corregidor and the infamo... | 5 | SURVIVORS/HEROES ALL | 1,370,390,400 | 06 5, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0452284023 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | I found it be a terrific book, well written, flowing, and plenty of information about forgeries and past histories. If nothing else, I discovered plenty of information on Emily, her family, and the area and climate around her home. There's always been plenty of information about Mormonism, and it's to the individual o... | 4 | Forgery Explained | 1,210,464,000 | 05 11, 2008 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0470387491 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | Whenever I'm traveling to a new area for the first time, I pick up a Frommer's guide several months before I leave and travel with the guide along the way. I've been known to leave my tattered guide for another traveller on the trail, just as they were getting started. Fellow argonauts always appreciate the highlighte... | 5 | A MUST FOR MY TRAVELS | 1,355,443,200 | 12 14, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0470503939 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | A wonderful, inspiring book/plan, especially for a young person facing the uncertain future. It teaches you with valuable reading and exercises how to turn your life around, beat depression and lethargy, move forward, and gives you the secrets of financial and spiritual successes. The chapter on the mysterious and lit... | 5 | FOLLOW YOUR PASSION | 1,265,155,200 | 02 3, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0471423513 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
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] | This is a well-researched book with the rescue actions that took place and the profile of the folks in the story. It is a remarkable story of the rescue of 40 trapped Americans in the Philippines - a little known story until now. I have walked the jungles and beaches of the Philippines in this general area, and felt ... | 5 | BETTER THAN FICTION | 1,401,753,600 | 06 3, 2014 |
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] | I bought this one for my college-bound daughter to give her a head-start on what she will find in just a few months on the college campus. While reviewing, I found myself reading whole chapters, and then we would discuss everything from research methods to perception and motivation, and of course, the science and defi... | 4 | EASY, EDUCATIONAL READ | 1,291,334,400 | 12 3, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0486290735 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
2,
2
] | This is a wonderful abbreviated version about a great man of his century that could take up volumes and volumes. The tome was informative, precise and a joy to wander through this man's accomplishments. It's not necessary to list everything that should be in his obit - read it. It will be worth your while. | 4 | QUITE THE MAN | 1,300,233,600 | 03 16, 2011 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0486422453 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
2,
2
] | The translation from the German came out lyrical, smooth, creative and wonderful to my ears. I read much of it aloud while sitting alone at the beach (no, I'm not loco). I really enjoyed the thoughts and encouragement, and the kindness and sensitivity between the players, which of course makes for great poetry. Well d... | 4 | WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF LETTERS | 1,265,155,200 | 02 3, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0486450996 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
6,
6
] | This little book/diary was extremely popular in 1899, and helped propel Teddy into the White House. Basically we all know his story of courage and heroism, as he formed a mixed cavalry, and very successful, of cowboys, frontiermen, Native Americans, African Americans and even some city lads and Iv League alumni. Not ... | 5 | WE LOVE TEDDY | 1,262,390,400 | 01 2, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0495798576 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
8,
8
] | This is one of the finest texts that I have enjoyed/encountered in the past twenty years that I have been teaching Criminal Justice and English classes. It has excellent writing exercises, and clearly illustrates the paragraph and essay parts of writing. It prepares the students for their upcoming research papers in c... | 5 | EXCELLENT RESOURCE | 1,297,123,200 | 02 8, 2011 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0500202524 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
5,
7
] | A beautiful well-written book of exotic, erotic art through the ages in our Western culture, displaying clearly the sexual and love interactions between males and females, and between the singular sexes themselves. All of this occurred before video cameras, and some of our more overly conservative biased views of sex.... | 5 | EROTIC AND HISTORIC | 1,259,884,800 | 12 4, 2009 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0500510504 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | This is a good starting point in sorting out the many past mysteries of the ancient world, more than seventy I'm sure. Ever wonder what happened to the Neanderthals, and who were Jason and the Argonauts,and was it true about King Arthur, Camelot and the Holygrail? And how did the ancient people build the Pyramids or ... | 4 | MANY, MANY MYSTERIES | 1,346,371,200 | 08 31, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515062626 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | In this 1983 novel, Federal Marshal Long sets out to solve the murder of two other law enforcement officers, and breaks up a battle between two warring Scottish clans. There's lots of history about the clans and why the different groups came to hate each other, sometimes over religion and other times being against the ... | 4 | ANOTHER GOOD COWBOY TALE | 1,346,371,200 | 08 31, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515062642 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
1,
1
] | Yahoo! This is another fun Western yarn, with the bad guys and the good folks both claiming the same land. In this one, Marshal Longarm finds himself right in the middle of the range war, and his fellow law enforcement officer/sheriff is wanted for murder in another jurisdiction. Longarm makes a mistake in the story ... | 4 | LONGARM SEDUCED BY BAD WOMAN | 1,355,011,200 | 12 9, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515077224 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
1
] | This is #52 in the Longarm series and has all the elements of an exciting plot and sensuous ladies, and of course, the owlhoots - this time a train-robbing gang. US Marshal Long nabs the gang after solving the mystery of the disappearing payload from the silver mines, and of couse, has to blast a few miscreants. Just ... | 4 | FAST-MOVING COWBOY LAWMAN STORY | 1,339,804,800 | 06 16, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515081612 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | This is an oldie, but goodie, dating back to 1984 #62, and this time Longarm finds himself in Virgina City with all the bawdy houses, back-stabbing outlaws, fine felines and folks needing help from " a real US Marshal." Longarm meets his match with a struggling lady journalist - she's hot and anxious to learn the ropes... | 4 | ROOTIN' - TOOTIN' GOOD WESTERN | 1,348,358,400 | 09 23, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515087491 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | If you don't know much about the USMC and their "Semper Fi" traditions, then this is a good primer that will allow you to follow along with young Marines, just like learning the Corps as they did. This is Part I of an ongoing series (five) that showcases the young Marines and the women who loved them...and it's about l... | 4 | GREAT CHARACTERS AND TRADITIONS | 1,333,324,800 | 04 2, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515093807 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | The previous previewer did a great job in laying out the plot. This is #73 in the Gunsmith Series, dating back to 1988. If you've been to the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona, you know this is tough country, and huge, and probably impossible to find gold...and at the same time, trying to find water and food, and watchi... | 4 | APACHES AND BANDIDOS...AND GOLD | 1,349,568,000 | 10 7, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515097047 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
3,
3
] | Captain Sakae Oba of the Japanese Army fought long and hard on Saipan, even after the Marianas island had over 100,000 American troops present, and he fought on after the official surrender of Japan to the Allies. He finally surrendered his ragtag Japanese soldiers of 40+ uniformed fighters on December 1, 1945. He sur... | 5 | JAPANESE SAMURAI "FOX" | 1,296,777,600 | 02 4, 2011 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515109800 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | Definitely not great, memorable literature but gal-darn entertaining, with a touch of the Old West; when the tough guys were great fighters and carried six-shooters. This story takes place in El Paso, and he's after the killer of several soldiers, an outlaw known in Mexico and the USA as the "Fool Killer." This one ha... | 4 | LONGARM DOES IT AGAIN | 1,363,824,000 | 03 21, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515113158 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
1,
1
] | As always, Roberts gives you lots of fun and romance for a quick trip back in time and plenty of excitement along the way. It is not classic literature, but a good read for a lazy afternoon or a trip to the beach. I always enjoy a story about Deadwood, and the wild and crazy people of the Old West. This one didn't le... | 4 | HANDGUNS AND SEXY LADIES | 1,179,100,800 | 05 14, 2007 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515121789 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | Another entertaining shoot'em-up with Longarm tackling the rebel executioners who are hell-bent on murdering former Union soldiers. He is actually commissioned by the President to go after these murderers and do what he has to do to stop any further killings. Along the trail, Longarm manages to seduce a few ladies, sh... | 4 | LONGARM ON THE MOVE | 1,383,868,800 | 11 8, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515125121 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | A terrific little novel about the Old West, specifically two old gunslingers, one a lawman/bounty hunter, and the other a criminal type. The Gunsmith, the hero of a continuing series, tries to sort out the facts from the lies, and course, it ends up with some shootouts. Lots of needy ladies involved in the scenario. ... | 4 | OLD GUNSLINGERS | 1,347,321,600 | 09 11, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515129313 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
2,
2
] | This is #260 of the Slocum series that started way back in 1975. You can rely on getting a good rootin-tootin' great Western story with Slocum catching and shooting the outlaws and giving special TLC to the damsels, and there's usually 2-3 felines in every book that cannot pass up a good romp. There's plenty of fantas... | 4 | TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS | 1,330,905,600 | 03 5, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515135321 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
1,
1
] | #294 - just another good one in the Longarm Series with the Marshal travelling the West and catching the bad guys and loving the ladies. For fun and comfortable reading, you just can't beat the main character, and his tough ole cowboy ways. He can smoke, drink, fight, cuss, escape death, and make love with the best o... | 4 | LONGARM ON THE JOB | 1,234,915,200 | 02 18, 2009 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515138592 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | This is another classic "get the bad guys"and "love the ladies" with Marshal Custis Long "Longarm" on the job. Bounty Hunter and Marshal Ed Pitcairn is murdered in Sioux Siding, and Longarm is hot on the trail of the outlaws. Of course, we know the outcome of the case but it is so darn entertaining along the way. Amon... | 4 | ANOTHER SHOOT-'EM-UP | 1,285,977,600 | 10 2, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515140198 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
1,
1
] | Atop a Pohnepian mountain: This is #323 in the long-running Longarm series, and in this one he's off to Canada to assist the Mounties in stopping a white slavery/prostitution operation. Tabor Evans doesn't give us classic literature, but what we get is adventure, justice served, and plenty of pretty ladies; and of co... | 4 | CANADA-BOUND | 1,280,275,200 | 07 28, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515141224 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | Marshall Custis Long continues to catch the bad guys and love the more-than-willing ladies. This is #329 in the Longarm series and held my attention as did many of the others. Don't expect great thought-provoking literature here...what you get is good old entertainment and adventures, and the "man" that can handle an... | 4 | LONGARM OF JUSTICE | 1,248,480,000 | 07 25, 2009 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515141305 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
1,
1
] | Just another great western by Tabor Evans with his main protagonist Marshal Custis Long, # 330 in the Longarm series. As always, I enjoyed the adventure, shoot-'em-up, and beautiful ladies. The novel starts off with Longarm rightfully blasting a wife-beater on the train to Flagstaff, and not having a funeral parlor clo... | 4 | LONGARM ON THE JOB | 1,242,950,400 | 05 22, 2009 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515142433 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
1,
1
] | This is not the great American novel, but plenty of fun and romance. Longarm is a Deputy Marshal working out of Denver and finds himself deep in trouble within days...and of course, there's always a lady that needs romancing and outlaws that need shooting. A good relaxing, beach read. | 3 | LONGARM AT IT AGAIN | 1,210,464,000 | 05 11, 2008 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515142654 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | Longarm continues to be one of my fictional, fantasy heroes. He likes justice and goes out of his way to make sure it's surely done. Along the trail, he successfully does the typical western shoot-outs and always finds willing ladies for romance. Being a US Marshal working out of Denver, Longarm is apt to be anywher... | 4 | Another Good Shoot'em-Up | 1,214,179,200 | 06 23, 2008 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515142840 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
1,
1
] | #341 in the Tabor Evans series with the "main man" being Deputy US Marshal Custis Long working out of Colorado. As always, Longarm manages to neutralize the bad guys and love the ladies. There's lots of excitement and adventure. You'll never get bored with this series, and there are always twists and turns that make ... | 5 | THE MARSHAL | 1,272,153,600 | 04 25, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515144649 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
1
] | Tabor Evans continues to crank out fun, interesting westerns with different slants and locations. He probably has a bevy of writers helping him along the line with ideas and innovative approaches to the Old West. One consistant factor, however, is Longarm and his up-front, brave approach to the bad guys and the ladie... | 4 | SEX AND ADVENTURE WITH LONGARM | 1,357,430,400 | 01 6, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515145858 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | Just another wonderful, exciting, tension-filled, lusty 'oater' by Tabor Evans, the coordinator of many western writers. The writing styles are often noticably different, but this one in the series tells the story swift and sure, and has the shootouts and ladies in fine order. This time Longarm is after vicious kille... | 5 | LONGARM AND THE GRIM REAPER | 1,266,019,200 | 02 13, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0515149721 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | This is # 393 in the Longarm Series, and is fun and predictable along the way. Longarm is injured and beat-up, as is his boss attacked by errant fellow lawman Eli Pittman. Of course, Longarm receives TLC from the nurses and eventually by the wife of the rogue lawman. US Marshal Custis Long recovers of course, and man... | 4 | TENDER LOVING CARE | 1,360,800,000 | 02 14, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0517059487 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | I read all these novels 30-40 years ago, and found them exciting, suspenseful, fun and of course, written by the wonderful MacDonald who could take you away for a few hours into a extraordinary life about the Busted Flush, complete with sun-tanned beauties. His stories had great characterization, and you could almost ... | 5 | STILL THE MASTER STORY-TELLER | 1,370,908,800 | 06 11, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0517117045 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
2
] | EASY READING AND GOOD INSIGHT AS TO WHAT HAPPENS TO AGING JOCKS. HE COMES ACROSS MOSTLY AS A BRAGGART AND MISSING THE GLORY DAYS; AND THE THING ABOUT 20,000 WOMEN...GIVE ME A BREAK! DID HE EVER HAVE A BAD DAY, LIKE BEING TIRED FROM THE ROAD, STD'S, HAVING A COLD/FLU/INJURIES, OR TAKING IN TOO MANY CALORIES, ETC.? THE... | 3 | DEFIES MATHEMATICS | 1,214,870,400 | 07 1, 2008 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0517371510 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
1,
1
] | The title is right with 'strange and fascinating facts,' and brings the info. and stories right down to the personal level. I truly enjoy knowing what was happening behind the battle lines, and how the common soldier fared with all the death and destruction. What was the food like, if there was any? Were women in the... | 5 | LITTLE KNOWN INFO | 1,370,217,600 | 06 3, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0517587297 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
4,
4
] | Thank you Valerie for pointing me in the right direction to write exotica and exciting love scenes, and how to deal effectively with the agents and publishers in the marketplace. This is a very valuable book for writers that are going in the new direction of writing modern novels. The readers and buyers now expect ve... | 5 | HOT AND SEXY, AND REAL | 1,262,390,400 | 01 2, 2010 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0525949607 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
1,
1
] | Some of those fools are out there everyday, driving cars, shooting guns, handling explosives, etc. The concept is that the fools will remove themselves from the gene pool and the human species will somehow improve and prosper. Unfortunately these goofy characters often take innocent souls with them to the looney bin ... | 4 | SCARY...BUT ENTERTAINING | 1,220,745,600 | 09 7, 2008 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0525949615 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | There's no doubt Ron White is a funny guy, but this book was just an outline of his stage material. I expected more than just his comedy routine and there was too much time wasted on his drinking and doping, and Jeff F. coming to save him several times, kinda like he was still a child and never grew up...maybe he has... | 3 | SAMO-SAMO | 1,233,964,800 | 02 7, 2009 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0547394497 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | Firstly Paul Theroux is one of my favorite writers, especially the non-fiction and travel accounts. That being said, I found this book/novel/story monotonous and not his best work. Ma is an interesting character and the down-and-out writer protagonist seems to just be floating through life, like he's all worn-out. Som... | 3 | REPETITIVE AND BORING | 1,362,787,200 | 03 9, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0547394608 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
3,
4
] | A wonderful, exciting story about the major forest fire of 1910 in the Bitterroot Mountains bordering Idaho, Washington and Montana, and the unique relationship of Teddy Roosevelt and his chief forester, Gifford Pinchot. They preserved many of America's finest forests and brought the term 'conservation" forward in savi... | 5 | NEW WORD CREATED - CONSERVATION | 1,297,987,200 | 02 18, 2011 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0553269321 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | Like I always tell my children, there are still predators in the jungle, now they tend to live in urban settings and walk on two feet. The criminal characters in this book are creepy and strange, yet still had the social skills to survive, even become successful in their careers. The story has been told in other revie... | 4 | CREEPY - REAL LIFE | 1,351,123,200 | 10 25, 2012 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0553382195 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | I always enjoy Tom's books but this one left me a bit uncertain. It was whimsical and irreverent, and fun to read, starting off at a fast pace and then slowing down - had to work to finish it up, but I was determined. Would I recommend it to another reader....yep, but however... | 4 | ASIAN FAIR TALE | 1,368,921,600 | 05 19, 2013 |
A1DNUHDSDIAS41 | 0553576445 | Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" | [
0,
0
] | A good yarn with the protagonist Tres Navarre (unlicensed PI - that alone can get you killed) and his enchilada-eating cat named Robert Johnson. Tres returns home to San Antonio and stirs up the dust and finds himself confronted with Texas gangsters,construction fraud, murderers and a lot of people that would like to s... | 4 | TEXAS TALE | 1,278,892,800 | 07 12, 2010 |
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