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Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father's Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood

52 reviews
Robert Lewis

Focus, 2007

Every dad should read this book.
Men are being emasculated today. Mainstream family media shows us to be idiots fumbling our way through life. Fathers are accepting passivity and surrendering our manhood in the process. This book is an excellent guide to help counter this and create an authentic relationship with our sons.

Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide (Star Wars Roleplaying Game)

4 reviews
Rodney Thompson, Sterling Hershey, ...

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

The best addition to SWSE yet
I think this is the breakthrough product that the game needs. Here you'll find not only the most complete and up-to-date information on the Old Republic era in one book, but also new rules to replicate what we see in the comics/videogames. Even if you're not a fan of this era, I would still recommend picking this book up just for the wealth of information inside. The book has ten new playable ...

Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again

231 reviews
Frank Miller, Lynn Varley

DC Comics, 2004

I thought it was great, but not very kosher
I ordered both the Dark Knight Returns and the Dark Knight Strikes Again at the same time and my excitement at reading them was bursting through the roof. I read DKR first and I was blown away I loved the story and character interpretation, it was amazing. Then I got around to reading DKSA and the first couple of pages were great I thought it would only get better, it did story wise but the ...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo

19 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Del Rey, 1988

The Great Magic
"Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight" is a great and holy work of literature and I return to it on an annual basis to breathe the air of its strong magic and to observe with awe its rutheless moral rigor. What a profound joy it is to foresake the barren land of contemporary hack literature and enter once more into a world where the colors are brighter, the language is grander, and the characters ...

Warrior: The Time Hunters

24 reviews
Angela Knight

Berkley, 2008

Warrior
Jessica Kelly is a painter that just hasn't gotten a break yet. However, she is still painting and she has the support of her roommate if not her family. And Jessica has an appointment with a gallery in just a few days; she is hoping that it will produce some interest in her work. Then Jessica learns that there are things that can go bump in the night and will kill her if allowed too. Jessica ...

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Volume 4: Daze Of Hate, Knights Of Suffering (Star Wars : Knights of ...
John Jackson Miller, Bong Dazo, ...

Dark Horse, 2008

Zayne Carrick joins forces with the same Masters who murdered his fellow Padawan in a desperate attempt to save the galaxy from the Mandalorians! Arkanian Lord Adasca holds the Republic and the Mandalorians hostage, offering a weapon of unrivaled power to the highest bidder, but not even Zayne and his former Master Lucien Draay can stop Adasca from unleashing unthinkable devastation in pursuit of profit. Then, back on Taris, Zayne finds ...

Vampire Knight, Vol. 5 (Vampire Knight)

VIZ Media LLC, 2008

Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires! Zero is suspected of killing Shizuka Hio, the pureblood vampire who ...

The Dark Knight

8 reviews
Dennis O'Neil

Berkley, 2008

The Dark Knight
Dennis O'Neil really knows his Dark Knight and this novelization of the movie adds substance even if you've seen the movie. You discover what happened to the Scarecrow in between the two movies and other bits that extends the movie's storyline. O'Neil captures the internal thoughts of Bruce Wayne/Batman, something that a movie can't quite do. Well done for a "novelization."

The Dark Knight: Featuring Production Art and Full Shooting Script

20 reviews
Craig Byrne

Universe, 2008

A look into the world of Gotham City and Batman
This wonderful book contains the full shooting script of "The Dark Knight". You also get pretty wonderful sketches of items like the Batpod and Tumbler, and full color shots of the entire movie spread out while reading the screenplay. While reading through the screenplay, you can get a sense of what the actors must capture in their performances through the written word. And in the Batman world, ...

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

325 reviews
Frank Miller

DC Comics, 1997

A classic
With only the acclaimed Watchmen as a peer, this is a must-read for any Batman fan. Miller's artwork takes some getting used to, but he can sure tell a story well. The only drawback is that some knowledge of the Batman universe is required going into the comic, so first-time comic book readers would be better served picking up Watchmen. That's not to say TDKR is a bad comic - far from it, it's ...

Batman: Haunted Knight

27 reviews
Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale

DC Comics, 1996

Pretty solid book
This book consists of three stories. The first one, about Batman facing off against the Scarecrow, is by far the strongest of the three. The second one, about the Mad Hatter, is still pretty good. It's more about Bruce Wayne, and I was appreciative of the fact that they showed that Batman is human. The third one is the weakest of the trio. However, the strength of the former two storeies more ...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Patience, Pearl: Verse Translations

3 reviews

W. W. Norton, 2001

Borroff is the Best!
These are absolutely the best translations of the Gawain- (aka Pearl-) poet around. It's diabolically tricky to translate the Middle English of this obscure, anonymous poet, due to the fact that he combines the accentual, alliterative prosody of the native tradition with the rhythmic and rhyming verse of continental models. Of all the translators who have attempted it, Borroff by far provides an ...

The Knight in Rusty Armor

44 reviews
Robert Fisher

Wilshire Book Company, 1989

Words cannot explain the wonders of this book
I received this as a gift in the Spanish version from my fianze - then later purchased it in English and read it again. It has great insight on the meaning of life and how many people get lost or caught up in the un-important and in the process they become prisoners by their own doing. Being a God believing person I personally chose to replace 3 of the main characters as follows: Merlin = God ...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Signet Classics)

6 reviews
Anonymous

Signet Classics, 2001

Raffel triumphs again
This 14th Century poem is one of the earliest known works in English. Its provenance is a mystery because literally nothing is known of the poet. It is written in a unique dialect of Middle English and is pretty much unread in the original. This verse translation by Burton Raffel is terrific and does much to elevate the work to the level of Beowulf & Chaucer. At Christmas time, a Green ...

A Knight in Shining Armor

448 reviews
Jude Deveraux

Pocket, 2002

Some Girls Have All The Luck
Abandoned by her lover, Dougless Montgomery find herself alone in an old English church asking God to send her a Knight in Shining Armor, suddenly a sixteenth century knight appears and Dougless' life is never the same. I loved this book. I had it sitting around for a couple of years not wanting to read it because A) it was a romance and B) it involved time travel. Boy was I wrong. A ...

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics and MasteringPhysics(TM) (2nd ...

2 reviews
Randall D. Knight

Addison Wesley, 2007

Well Written Book
This is a very well written book. I have been using this book for a semester now and feel that it is an excellent book to learn from. It has a logical order, a very well organized problem set for each chapter organized by chapter section and tagged with difficulty levels (so that you can do a few easy problems then concentrate on the hard to save time). The graphs are informative and meaningful. ...

Valentine's Resolve (Vampire Earth, Book 6)

17 reviews
E.E. Knight

Roc, 2008

Terrifying, Thrilling, Always Interesting
Reviewed by Vicky Burkholder on 07/10/2008 Knight's post-apocalyptic science fiction series continues with this newest installment. David Valentine has left the Southern Command, one of the main sources of resistance against the Kur--the aliens who have invaded Earth. Knight's strength lies in his detailed and believable idea of how society could evolve after we've been taken over by ...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Penguin Classics)

9 reviews

Penguin Classics, 1987

Burrow's Penguin Classics edition is a solid resource
The Penguin Classics edition of SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, edited by J.A. Burrow, is fantastic for motivated readers who wish to approach the text as it really is, and delve deep into its symbolism and historical references. Burrow's edition is not a translation into modern English, but a presentation of the original Middle English with enough notes and and a glossary so copious that the ...

Vampire Knight, Vol. 3 (Vampire Knight)

7 reviews

VIZ Media LLC, 2007

Beautiful artwork, Engaging Story, Excellent Series!
This series is one of the best written and best drawn mangas ever in my opinion. The plot is complex and engaging, full of twists and turns and mystery. The way Ms. Hino draws the characters and shows us their feelings, their lives and their relationships is simply incredible! Contrary to what has been said in another review, this series is *not* complete yet in any country. It is ...

Warlord

5 reviews
Angela Knight

Berkley Trade, 2007

entertaining outer space fantasy saga
"Jane's Warlord". Three hundred years from now the Temporal Enforcement sends warlord Baran Arvid and his genetically engineered wolf Freika back to the twenty-first century to protect reporter Jane Colby from a murderous time traveler Kalag Druss. Baran is to kill Kalag before the jump killer murders Jane. Jane covers a particular brutal murder nearby her home. When she returns to her house, ...

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