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Enjoy aprés-ski in an 18th-century Norwegian chalet, pick cloudberries in the vast wilderness that is Lapland, inspect ruins and wild orchids near a sandy Baltic beach, hike to the top of Norway's tallest mountain, or visit the hot springs after which all geysers are named—Fodor's Scandinavia, 11th edition offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the region to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.

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Better than needing 4 different guides - but flawed.......2007-09-05

I chose this book b/c we were doing Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Reykjavik. This was the only Scandinavia guide that included Iceland. We went to bar/club that in Copenhagen that the book had highlighted and there were homeless people sleeping outside it. We learned from the 7-11 people it was closed. Also we ended up staying in a town near the airport one night in Iceland and it wasn't mentioned in the guidebook which was disappointing. It covers the basics, but I did most of my planning with online resources and was much better off for it.

Fodor's Sweden, 11th Edition: Expert Advice and Smart Choices: Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore On and Off the Beaten Path (Fodor's Gold Guides)

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Can't afford to ignore it!
good book, but like the Berlitz Sweden guide better!

Fodor's Sweden, 11th Edition: Expert Advice and Smart Choices: Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore On and Off the Beaten Path (Fodor's Gold Guides)
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Fodor's Sweden 11th ed. "Fodor's guides are always a pleasure." - The Chicago Tribune

"Teeming with maps and loaded with addresses, phone numbers, and directions." - Newsday

Experienced and first-time travelers alike rely on Fodor's Gold Guides for rich, reliable coverage the world over. Completely up-to-date, Fodor's Gold Guides are essential for any kind of traveler.

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Local experts show you all the things to see and do -- from top sights to off-the-beaten-path adventures, from sports to shopping, from nightlife to recommended walks.

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Can't afford to ignore it!.......1999-06-04

Exceptionally detailed, very easy to follow, doesn't leave much to be desired as far as guide books go. One thing that would have made it better is a Stockholm underground map.

good book, but like the Berlitz Sweden guide better!.......1999-05-11

I am planning a trip to Sweden this Summer and bought 2 books on sweden. (the only 2) This book is good but I like the berlitz Sweden book better. It had more details. I suggest that you get both of the books.

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The no-punches pulled autobiography of former MP Frank Howard, who went from prison to federal politics in a career that saw him win ten elections over almost three decades.

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Pride, perjury and the psalms: twenty-three years in Parliament, nine months in the Cabinet, seven months in prison--Jonathan Aitken talks to Mary Lean.(PROFILE)(Interview) ... : An article from: For A Change
Mary Lean
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Date: April 1, 2004
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History of the Montreal Prison, from A.D. 1784 to A.D. 1886: containing a complete record of the troubles of 1837-1838: Burning of the Parliament buildings, ... on the pillory, the stocks, whipping, &c

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History of the Montreal Prison, from A.D. 1784 to A.D. 1886: containing a complete record of the troubles of 1837-1838: Burning of the Parliament buildings, ... on the pillory, the stocks, whipping, &c
J. Douglas Borthwick
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As Fascinating A Read As The Subject, Himself

Excellent Rat book

Great insight into a little known world

One FINE read !

Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia
Peter Maas
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Release Date: 1999-01-27

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What makes this account of the Mafia life and times of Sammy Gravano so seductive is Peter Maas's skillful editing of interview material. From his opening line--"Yeah, you could say I came from a pretty tough neighborhood"--to his final poignant comment on having gotten all his tattoos removed except a head of Christ that resists being eliminated--"I guess God still wants me"--Gravano is nothing if not a compelling storyteller. He talks about his years in a youth gang, his robberies and shylocking, his murders, his lack of remorse (about which he is "not happy"), the ceremony of becoming a "made guy," his mentors, his "crew," his preference for gangsters over racketeers, his fascination with the Godfather films, his many business ventures, and his final years of disillusionment as the Cosa Nostra code he had passionately admired was breaking down, so that he chose to testify against his last boss, John Gotti.

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Sammy the Bull Gravano is the highest-ranking member of the Mafia in America ever to defeat. In telling Gravano's story, Peter Maas brings us as never before into the innermost sanctums of the Cosa Nostra as if we were there ourselves--a secret underworld of power, lust, greed, betrayal, and deception, with the specter of violent death always waiting in the wings.

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the bull.......2007-08-23

book is very good in detailing La Costra Nostra in NYC during early 70"s. mostly 80's- enjoyed it.

As Fascinating A Read As The Subject, Himself.......2007-08-13

I just read the book, "Underboss: Sammy The Bull Gravano's Story Of Life In The Mafia," albeit a decade after it was originally published. I can only imagine the fascinating conversations author, Peter Maas, must have had with Salvatore "Sammy" Gravano in putting together the intriguing piece of work this book turned out to be.

What an interesting man Sammy Gravano is and what a difficult road he took in life. He had wonderful parents, both of whom he obviously loved very much and both of whom loved him, but it seems that there was something inside of him that led him in the direction he went. Maybe he thought there was "glamour" and "power" in being a mobster. But, what "glamour" and "power" is there is giving up your own life to help others gain while you lose?

For a long time, it seems Sammy's very life was in the hands of others (Mafia superiors) whose feelings about him could change on a moment's whim or mood. It must have been like living on a thin, wobbly tightrope strung between skyscrapers without a net - a balancing act. Sammy talks about times he entered meetings with Mafia bosses and members and did not know if he would exit the meetings alive. What kind of life is that? But, it's a game, right? I had the feeling that Sammy thought that the Mafia was a "club" in which the game is played and one's life or death depended on how well one played the game - or luck - or whether or not a person thought you were "loyal" to them. It seems there were strict codes and rules and honor in taking the lives of other people deemed by a person or by people in the "club" to be deserving of death and/or unworthy of the right the exist. Judgments reserved for God were usurped by people who felt it was their right to play God. Sammy carries out the wishes of his bosses because "it was the life I chose," he says.

I do understand the sense of belonging Sammy felt with his fellow mobsters - the blood oath and the loyalty pacts. A sense of belonging is a human need. But, what about Sammy's children and his family? Who is it that truly grieves for a person when he is gone? It is his children and family - the family that ate "pasta and ricotta" all those nights when times were hard and Sammy's family struggled financially -- while his mob bosses lived in opulence.

Having said that, it is evident to me that Sammy is a person with a heart and soul, a flesh and blood human being. There were moments in reading the book that my heart went out to Sammy. There is something very likeable about him. There are moments in which his heart and human vulnerability are evident. There are moments in which his conscience and logic caused him to question certain things. There are moments in which it seems that Sammy feels regret or reservation about carrying out an order.

One of the sickest stories Sammy tells is that of a man who wanted to die with his shoes off...I won't go into details about it because anyone can read it in the book, but I actually lost sleep over this story, it so sickened me. There were many moments that Sammy's choice to carry out the order to take this person's life could have been reversed before the deed was carried out, yet the man was murdered. I literally could not sleep after reading this.

Sammy also tells the story of his good friend who is dying of lung cancer and how his friend said he did not want to die "like a dog." Sammy's friend pled with Sammy to end his life and his suffering. But, Sammy had reservations about taking the life of his friend. Ultimately, Sammy decided to carry out his dying friend's wishes to end his suffering, but God or fate or whatever stepped in and the Sammy's friend died before anything happened. In that moment, Sammy's pain and grief was obvious. But, then, I thought about how other people whose lives were lost at Sammy's hands or at the hands of others in the mafia also had friends and family who felt this same pain and grief over the loss of a loved one whose life was taken. Death has a ripple effect. It is never just the person who has died that suffers. Those who loved and depended on the person also suffer, and sometimes for a lifetime. They will never live in the same way again, including the children in many cases.

Sammy seemed to have a "respect" for "manhood," but I thought his definition of "manhood" flawed. I thought his definition of "manhood" seemed to be based on a narrow scope of tolerance for the rights of other people. It seemed there was "respect" for those whose lives and deaths met the mafia definition of "manhood." But, what is "manhood?" Is it holding a gun on someone or killing someone or causing someone to fear for his life in front of you? Is it really "manhood" if you're always having to try to "prove" your "manhood" or being more loyal to another person than you are to yourself or your family?

Regardless, who knows what it is in all of us that leads us down the paths we go down in life? Each person will answer for himself or herself before God or whatever entity it is that gave us this life. So, I do not sit in judgment of Sammy or anyone for his or her deeds. I think that people are influenced and indoctrinated with the values of the society with which they associate and identify be it a society of nobility or criminality.

I thought it sad that Sammy wasted so much of his life by essentially signing his rights to his own life away when he became a member of the mafia and that he did not seem to see the futility in such a lifestyle. I have never understood why people do this - sign their lives away to other people - because there are very few outcomes to a mob lifestyle: prison, hiding and isolation, or death. Sammy had so much potential for better things. He could have done anything. He knew business. He knew construction and he was as good, if not better, at it than construction moguls living in wealth and luxury today. He could have been legitimate and lived a very nice life had he chosen to do so. But, he is now in prison for things he did after he was given a second chance - things he did after he gave his testimony that led to the imprisonment of 37 mobsters.

I will not be surprised, though, if time and his age allow, to see Sammy leave prison one day and actually live a legitimate life for once. I think he has it in him. I think he is a survivor and a man with very good instincts for survival.

I wish him well.

Excellent Rat book.......2007-05-07

The Rat of Rat's tells a great book. If your a mob freak like me any mob book is a great buy. This doesn't dissapoint. buy it, you won't be sorry.

Great insight into a little known world.......2007-04-01

This is a very interesting look at the Cosa Nostra. I've read The Valachi Papers and Wiseguy, both great accounts of organized crime. In a way Underboss is just as interesting if not more so than the other two! The other two are very interesting for their uniqueness, but Underboss stands on its own because of the status of Gravano as well as the frankness and direct approach he relayed what he knew.

At first you wonder if the book is worth reading. It seems as though Gravano is just tooting his own horn. He constantly mentions how well everyone thought of him, how great he was in everyone's eyes. After a while you get used to it and you begin to see that that is who he is. He is very direct in accounting various murders and crimes he has done; we know straight away that he is not just shooting from the hip.

Add to this Maas' ability to connect what Gravano is saying to what the police records and investigations had shown and you have a verification of truth. This makes for a fascinating read. Don't read if you think this is nothing more than a thugs way of trying to make himself look better. Look at it as an insight into a world that we know very little about. I would definitely recommend.

4 stars.

One FINE read !.......2007-03-22

My comment is: Peter Maas wrote a book here that I could not put down. If fine story writing is something to appreciate, then this book accomplishes that. If there are any type of slants of view in this book towards Gravano by the author - "such is life." You can either believe Maas's bias - or - you can believe some reviewer's bias. Anyway - it was one VERY entertaining book. I gave it to a co-worker after I finnished it. He said he had never bothered to read a book before in his life. He's anything but - an un-intelligent person. He told me HE could not put it down.

Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia

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Peter Maas
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Underboss - Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia
Peter Maas
Manufacturer: New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1997
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Underboss, Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia
Peter Maas
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With his prize-winning talents, best-selling author Peter Maas dramatically reveals the shocking story of Salvatore Gravanoone of the most powerful leaders of modern organized crime. Underboss vividly portrays Sammys disturbing rise in the Mafia from his first wary contact as a child with mobsters, to his phenomenal promotion to second-in-command of the much feared Gambino crime family. In his southwestern Brooklyn neighborhood, Sammys father taught him to avoid certain men and never question their actions. But when those men helped the nine-year-old retrieve his stolen bicycle, he longed to be like them. Soon Sammy was adopting the Mafias methods of intimidation and violence. His efforts culminated in the thrilling day when he took the solemn blood vow to join their Honored Society. After lengthy interviews with Sammy the Bull, Peter Maas chronicles the riveting storymuch of it in Gravanos own voiceof a wasted life and unalterable choices. Narrator Richard M. Davidson ushers you into the shadowy inner sanctum of organized crime where betrayal mingles with honor, and the spectre of violent death always threatens.

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4 Titles By Peter Maas : Father and Son - China White - The Valachi Papers (NF) - Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia (NF)
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Underboss : Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia.
Peter. Maas
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UNDERBOSS. Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia.
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Whale watchers and armchair naturalists will join scientists and environmentalists in welcoming this excellent illustrated introduction to the humpback.

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Vietnam Vintage: Antiques from Southeast Asia, 1900-1950 (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
William C. Mitchell
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
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Pictures are suspect

A keeper

Very readable and the ruling passion exercize is excellent!

This book is a pleasure to read as well as to look at.

A book for passionate gardeners

Pleasures of the Cottage Garden
Rand B. Lee
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ASIN: 1567996957

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Pictures are suspect.......2007-03-05

A lot of the pictures in this book appear to be digitally enhanced. Flower edges are blurred and blooms seem to float uniformly over masses of green. Where is the imagination in that? I can photoshop a garden and copy the same flower over and over too.

A keeper.......2001-02-18

My shelves groan from the weight of gardening books, most of which I never look at twice. But this book is one of the very few which never gathers dust.

First, there are dozens of exquisite photos of different styles of cottage gardens in a variety of locations. Individual plants are identified, as well as pictured within a larger garden context; a welcome change from the many books which provide relatively useless close-up, glamour shots or large landscapes with not a single plant identified. What is truly helpful is to see how the plant will look situated in an actual garden. I know what the flower of Sombreuil looks like: what I 'd like to see is this charming rose actually climbing the front of house. Fortunately, the photos in Pleasures of a Cottage Garden happily oblige.

Secondly, the writing is superb: authoritative, experienced and witty. Whereas many gardening books are either written like seed catalogs or as filler for coffee table photo albums, this book is more like spending a sunny afternoon reminiscing with a wise and witty old gardener. Mr. Rand weaves together a history of cottage gardening, memories of his mother's garden and his own experiences in four different zones, with a wealth of practical information on individual plants, not to mention such important topics as color, light, and fragrance. Not forgotten are the edibles without which a cottage garden would seem only half alive.

Thirdly, in addition to the glorious photos, expert writing, and historical research, this books offers a series of excercises which can help today's cottage gardener to discover what they truly want from their plot of earth, and how to achieve it. Almost a 12-step program for gardeners with creative block. The excercises were surprisingly effective...and delightfully revealing.

Like a cottage garden, this book will catch you unawares with its depth and variety, as it subtly charms you with its humble beauty.

A keeper.

Very readable and the ruling passion exercize is excellent!.......1999-09-05

A very enjoyable read. The pictures are lovely and the exercizes for determining your ruling passions for planning your garden are excellent. I highly recommend it for anyone who loves cottage gardens.

This book is a pleasure to read as well as to look at........1999-05-19

There are a lot of beautiful garden books available right now and this is one of them, but with some differences that make it well worth owning or giving. While it is filled with gorgeous color photos of flowers and gardens, it is the writing that makes it special. Rand Lee writes in an intimate, amusing style that feels like a letter from a friend - I was hooked immediately. His "Ruling Passion" exercises are a wonderful way to begin to envision your perfect garden or fine tune an already thriving one. Also of note are his sample collections of plants to create borders with various themes. My favorite chapter though is "Fragrance in the Cottage Garden". It was a delight to find a whole chapter devoted to a garden pleasure which doesn't get enough attention in either the literature or the breeding of new plants. Woven throughout the narrative is lots of information on specific plants and their cultivation. Some gardeners may be put off by the author's non-linear approach, but as with the cottage garden itself, I found that to be one of the book's charms.

A book for passionate gardeners.......1999-03-09

At last, a cottage gardening book for Americans! (Although many of the luscious photos appear to be English.) The most valuable chapter is early on, The Ruling Passion exercise. Please take time out from reading to answer the questions and think about what you really want and need from your garden. You might be surprised by what you discover. I attended a wonderful lecture Rand gave on this topic, which generated more enthusiasm than any talk I can remember. A couple of participants were shocked to discover that what they thought they wanted was, in fact, what their friends or neighbors expected, and not what truly gave them pleasure and satisfaction. The realization was shocking, but also exhilarating and energizing, renewing enthusiasm for the hard work of gardening. This is gardening from the heart and for the soul. It also makes for entertaining reading on a snowy day.

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Our Marriage Isn't Falling Apart...

Great Book!

Excellent book for couples!

Love Busters

The Best Most Difficult Marital Counsel Book

Love Busters: Overcoming Habits That Destroy Romantic Love
Willard F.Jr. Harley
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How spouses affect each other has a tremendous bearing on the success and failure of marriage. In Love Busters, Willard F. Harley, Jr., helps couples identify and overcome the most common habits that destroy the feeling of love. With his guidance, they will be able to avoid behavior that tears a marriage apart and focus instead on building their love for each other. This new edition expands on six love busters (versus five in the previous edition), including: selfish demands, disrespectful judgments, angry outbursts, dishonesty, annoying habits, and thoughtless behavior. Harley also explains how to resolve various marital conflicts, such as career choices and financial planning. Insightful material from Harley's book, Give and Take, is now included in Love Busters, as well as discussion questions that help couples apply the principles in the book to their marriage. With readers now enjoying the anniversary edition of His Needs, Her Needs and the newly released Fall in Love, Stay in Love, it's the perfect time for an updated version of Love Busters to round out their collection. This important book both expands on foundational concepts found in Fall in Love, Stay in Love and shows readers how to maintain the love that His Needs, Her Needs taught them to build.

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Our Marriage Isn't Falling Apart..........2007-09-11

After 8yrs of dating and 4yrs of marriage, our relationship had become...well, boring. Our date nights, if we had them, were typical dinner and a movie. Something was definitely missing. A church marriage counsellor recommended this book along with The 5 Love Languages. It is a must read for BOTH spouses. Do not expect results with only one partner reading and/or applying it!

Great Book!.......2007-03-18

This book is written so it is very easy to understand,no overload of hard to understand words. It has great ideas and solutions for marital problems. You will find much help in it. I can't wait to read HIS NEEDS, HER NEEDS: BUILDING AN AFFAIR PROOF MARRIAGE.
I can highly recommend this book!

Excellent book for couples!.......2007-03-12

If you are thinking about buying this book or any other relationship book - do not delay! Dr. Harley's books (including His Needs, Her Needs) have been very helpful to my marriage following a crisis. He makes excellent points that somehow seem to reach both of us and explains things in a way that both of us understand without either one feeling hurt or attacked. It is a terrific book, and I believe anyone who reads it and adopts it in their marriage will see improvement.

Love Busters.......2007-02-07

Extremely practical guide to save a troubled marriage. Well worth the read and thoroughly recommend - even for the sake of improving your marriage.

The Best Most Difficult Marital Counsel Book .......2006-12-28

So much can be said about this book...however, the best and most practical statements that can be made is that if you really want your marriage to recover from whatever negative condition that it is in, the application of the content of this book will rescue you from the turbulant waters of tension to a peaceful still lake calm. Furthermore, the honest consideration and application of this book will be really hard on both spouses. There is nothing 'easy' about this book. This is not a 'quick fix' marriage book. However, the persistence and perseverance of each person working through each chapter (no matter how long it takes) is well worth it IF you want a healthy and growing marriage. If all you want to do is yet read another book on bettering your marriage, forget it. No book can better your marriage; only you with your spouse can better your marriage as long as you follow a healthy and beneficial plan, like this book's content.

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Distinguished theatre critic and presenter Michael Billington has made a personal selection taken from the Dictionary of National Biography of approximately 130 mini-biographies spanning a wide spectrum of people who have played some part in shaping the culture of the worlds of stage and screen in Britain. This title, following on from the success of Brief Lives, which was first published in hardback in 1997 and subsequently in paperback, will be published alongside two other similar titles, Political Lives and Literary Lives. As Michael Billington details in his very entertaining introduction, the choice of entries has been based partly on the subject of the entry and partly on the individual biographer and their own insight into the life of the subject. The biographies include actors, critics, entertainers, directors, and pioneers in film and theatre. From Somerset Maugham to Eric Morecambe, Richard Burton to Noel Coward, and Tony Hancock to Alfred Hitchcock. Examples of entries: Moira Shearer on Frederick Ashton Michael Denison on Noel Coward Elizabeth Pollitt on Gracie Fields Rachael Low on Cary Grant Arthur Marshall on Tony Hancock Alan Bennett on Russell Harty Paul Johnson on Philip Hope-Wallace Ralph Richardson on Alexander Korda Margot Fonteyn on Lydia Lopokova Eric Ambler on James Mason John Gielgud on Margaret Rutherford Barry Took on Kenneth Williams The selected entries, such as those above, together create a highly readable and fascinating anthology, which gives some insight into the broader picture of the world of theatre, film, and TV in Britain as we know it today.

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Stage and Screen Lives (Lives S.)
Michael Billington
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