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Authored by one of the acknowledged leaders and preeminent teachers in musculoskeletal radiology, this innovative text is certain to become the new standard among orthopaedic diagnostic imaging references. The first volume in the new Diagnostic Imaging Series from Amirsys and Saunders, it features a templated, full-color format that makes finding information much easier. Each chapter presents all of the information readers need to pinpoint a diagnosis. Coverage of each entity addresses Clinical Presentation · Pathologic Features · Imaging Findings for the appropriate modalities · and Differential Diagnosis lists. In addition, each chapter has detailed anatomic drawings in full color, an extensive image case gallery, and a visual "thumbnail" differential diagnosis. Numerous surgical, gross and histologic pathology photographs are included. No other musculoskeletal imaging text is as comprehensive and user-friendly. The unique bulleted format provides efficient reading, with the same information in the same placeevery time! It's as if an expert has done the highlighting for you!
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Review of Diagnostic Imaging: Orthopaedics.......2006-11-13
Excellent color pictures/MRIs. Definitely not a beginner text- an advanced text. There is no guide to using the text. That would have been helpful. The pictures on the bottom of the page were almost too small to be of any good. For those of us who are not experts, it would have been nice to have some similar slices of normal anatomy next to the pathological anatomy.
Diagnostic Imaging: Orthopaedics.......2004-08-16
For MSK MRI, this is an excellent reference book. The computer-designed illustrations are helpful and the bullet-point outline form works well for MSK (I'm not so sure about other specialties). This is not a comprehensive book to cover the pathophysiology of bone disease and it is all MR modality. I use it to complement other texts such as Greenspan.
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This is the first book to present a practical, problem-solving approach and hands-on tools and techniques for assessing English-language learners and culturally diverse students in K-12 settings. It meets a crucial need among practitioners and special educators working in today's schools. Provided are research-based, step-by-step procedures for conducting effective interviews with students, parents, and teachers; making the best use of interpreters; addressing special issues in the prereferral process; and conducting accurate, unbiased assessments of academic achievement, intellectual functioning, language proficiency, and acculturation. Among the book's special features are reproducible worksheets, questionnaires, and checklists--including several in both English and Spanish--in a ready-to-use, large-size format.
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standard book.......2007-04-10
This book is not amazing or spectaculat but it's a must have. It has lots of essential information for school psychologists. My one complaint is that it focuses on language, especially Spanish. It does not focus on other cultures, just other languages.
I Highly Recommend This Book.......2006-03-19
I attended a conference in Corpus Christi, Texas and had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Samuel Ortiz, and Dr. Hector Ochoa present on culturally and linguistically diverse students. I purchased the book when I returned home. It is an excellent resource that is clearly written, and has several tables and charts that can be adapted for use with school psychologists. I am coordinator of psychological services with a school district and this is a resource I rely on frequently. I highly recommend the text.
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A master of family therapy, Salvador Minuchin, traces for the first time the minute operations of day-to-day practice. Dr. Minuchin has achieved renown for his theoretical breakthroughs and his success at treatment. Now he explains in close detail those precise and difficult maneuvers that constitute his art. The book thus codifies the method of one of the country's most successful practitioners.
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brand new condition.......2007-03-09
It's the brand new one but the price is cheaper than used ones.Fast shipping!
Family Therapy Techniques.......2005-09-25
Very nice written book. It is full of examples from clinical practice. Easy to read.
Great HOW TO's for working with families.......2000-07-14
Minuchin is a master not only of the art of Family Therapy, but of informative prose as well. Very specific techniques for responding to a range of family dynamics are presented along with relevant theory and poignant vignettes. Though developed in the 1970's, Minuchin's vision for sparking change by "joining" and then working from within families remains powerful and relevant. The techniques in this well written manual resemble those of the modern Narrative Therapy movement, but are presented in a fashion both accessable to the Family Therapy novice and usefull to the seasoned professional.
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Among gang warfare and paper cuts, this book is about the wounds made by first love and sharp objects. The People of Paper reveals the ever elusive prophesies of the Shandean Baby Nostradamus and the approximate temperature and incendiary potential of halos. Herein disillusioned and AWOL saints reclaim their crowns and fight purses, while a gang of flower pickers go off to war, led by a lonely man who cannot help but wet his bed in sadness. Part memoir, part lies, this is a story about loving a woman made of paper.
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A Very Novel Novel.......2007-08-01
Federico de la Fe is grieving for his wife who left him because he wets the bed. And he is leading an insane, futile, and destructive war against Saturn. Who is not only the planet Saturn but the author, Salvador Plascencia. That's the plot, I suppose. The book is packed with character sketches, meditations on the creative process, mind-bending inventions, including mechanical turtles, origami surgery, papercuts in intimate parts of the body, and its recurring theme, the pain of love and loss.
Author Plascencia is a fountain of creativity, but he is also repetitive and sometimes too clever. It is hard to really connect with the characters because the characters are too busy fighting a war with the author to develop themselves as three dimensional persons. They remain, mostly, people of paper.
The book is like a combination of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and James Joyce. It's intriguing, but hard to read, and hard to assimilate. It is a most novel novel. I recommend it but not for everyone. Reviewed by Louis N. Gruber.
Very Moving.......2006-11-30
The aim of magical realism, like all fiction, is to find new, more accurate, ways to reflect real life--to show us ways to understand our own heartbreak and our own sorrow. Plascencia's novel is wonderfully inventive in doing just that. Not only does it have an interesting structure and many elements that are not seen in other texts (like the black blotches), but the style is also engaging and hard to get it out of your head. I loved it. I didn't want to finish it.
An amazing novel.......2006-10-28
Sal must've been weaned on the tales of Calvino, Borges, and Marquez. A fine weaving on ever sadder tales tie into this meta-fictional novel. It contains: a celestial war, a luchadore saint, a women whose lovers are scarred with papercuts, a fictional history of Rita Haywoth, excessive bedwetting, mechanical reptiles, swarms, gangs of flower pickers, lead poisoning, depression, the death of many sea creatures, perpetual stench, strange motel regulations, voodoo, the Vatican, the Swiss, a meandering order of monks, mind shielding, murder, financiers, stigmata, immolation, and kite flying.
It is written with Calvino's prose and Danielewski's stylistic tricks. Tricks man not be right word as the actual format of the novel does add to the story's worth; I suppose he uses the page as an apparatus.
See also: if on a winter's night a traveler, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and House of Leaves
odd but worthit.......2006-09-02
This book is exactly how the description describes it as part fiction part autobiography. But its pretty interesting to read and decipher it. Its definetely very weird, and like nothing I have ever read before, but I feel like its worth reading just for that if nothing else. Also Plascencia is a good writer and the book is not that long (despite the page length, not each page is filled completely with writing) so its a quick read. And it can be easy depending on whether or not one chooses to think about it. Overall, I would say if you have any interest in it at all read it, because either it will rock your world and have a huge impact on your life, or it'll just be an interesting read over a couple of afternoons.
Literature that turns the notion of Author on its head.......2006-07-26
This story will wow you and the method in which it's told will leave you waiting impatiently for Placencia's next book. This is a genius first novel with artistic vision. If you are an Oprah Book Club Lover or a serious literary snob, you should read this book, I promise it won't disappoint.
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Learn who lives and who dies in either reality as the apocalyptic arc ends in treachery and tragedy! While certain heroic humans prove their mettle without armor or magic hammers, it's a race to see who the X-Men will destroy first: Apocalypse or themselves! But even with the crisis concluded, new allies and enemies emerge, guaranteeing that reality will still never be the same! Featuring the dawn of Gene Nation and a turning point for the Legacy Virus! Collects Generation Next #4, X-Calibre #4, X-Man #4 & #53-54, Factor X #4, Gambit And The X-Ternals #4, Amazing X-Men #4, Weapon X #4, X-Universe #2, X-Men: Omega, Blink #4 and X-Men: Prime
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Great.......2007-04-07
What can I say? I'm a big fan of alternative realities in the Marvel universe...
Excellent novel.......2007-02-24
This novel does an excellent job finishing up the story. It gives all of the finishing details needed to find out how it all ends.
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Forged by the spirit of poetry and revolution, Nicaragua and El Salvador are Central America's hot up-and-comers, offering volcano treks, rip-roaring surf spots and tons of seldom-visited cultural and ecological treasures. Now, years after the guns were silenced, both countries are opening their doors to the world. And packed with expert advice, this comprehensive guide is your key to discovery. o GET OUT- Special outdoor adventures section brings the waves, dizzying treks and wildlife hot spots to life o THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED - Get off the Gringo Trail with informed do-it-yourself content to some of Central America's best-kept secrets o FIND YOUR WAY - Custom-tailored itineraries make planning a breeze. More than 80 maps mean you won't get lost along the way. o SAFE & SOUND - Thorough safety and health sections provide top tips to ensure many safe returns
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Lonely Planet scores again.......2007-05-12
As ever, Lonely Planet comes through again. It's a comprehensive guide that is essential for travel in these countries. Don't leave home without it!
Looking Forward.......2007-04-02
My trip to Nicaragua has been postponed but it looks like this book will be as helpful to me as the other guides in the Lonely Planet series have been.
Lonely Planet is the best out there..........2007-01-16
Lonely Planet is by far the best travel series for independently-minded, backpacking folk. That notwithstanding, my only question for this particular book would have to be: Why did Lonely Planet put Nicaragua and El Salvador together in one book? This seems a bit arbitrary, since (as a native-born Nicaraguan) these are both very different countries with substantially different things to offer a traveler. Additionally, both countries are vibrant enough to each warrant a separate book. But all in all, I think it's still the definitive guidebook for travelers.
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- Il più drammatico "What if...?" degli Uomini X
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- This should have been the first volume. Brilliant!
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See your favorite through a dark glass as the epic that literally rebuilt the X-Men in eight miniseries and more continues! Apocalypse has conquered half of humankind and is ready to destroy them all! Magneto and his Amazing X-Men fight to protect humans and mutants alike, only to learn from Bishop that his world might need to be unmade! Plus: excerpts from Apocalypse's own files on the alternate-universe X-Men, and their friends and foes... but which is which? Featuring Blink and Sabretooth of the Exiles! Collects X-Men: Alpha, Age of Apocalypse: The Chosen, Generation Next #1, Astonishing X-Men Volume 1 #1, X-Calibre #1, Gambit and the X-Ternals #1-2, Weapon X Volume 1 #1-2, Amazing X-Men #1-2, Factor X #1-2, and X-Man #1.
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Il più drammatico "What if...?" degli Uomini X.......2007-04-18
Premetto che considero una piaga, per il fumetto popolare americano, l'abuso di statagemmi (o meglio mezzucci) narrativi quali universi paralleli, viaggi nel tempo e stravaganze di tal fatta. Questi espedienti ammorbano la vita degli X Men sin dai tempi di Dyas of Future Past, dove però Claremont e Byrne l'avevano risolta con classe e discrezione.
Anche il prologo dell'Era di Apocalisse risulta quanto meno pacchiano: un viaggio indietro nel tempo di Legione, folle figlio di Xavier che nel tentativo di uccidere Magneto finisce per assassinare il genitore; il cristallo M'kraan che cristallizza tutta la realtà...
In un mondo dove Xavier, morto, non ha potuto addestrare giovani mutanti l'immortale En Sabah Nur, alias Apocalisse, ha avuto buon gioco nel sottomettere l'intero Nord America e nello sterminare gran parte della popolazione civile in campi di concentramento. Il suo credo, la "legge del più forte", è portata alle più estreme conseguenze, ma rimangono dei paladini alla causa dell'umanità: gli X Men addestrati e riuniti da un Magneto che, in questa realtà, lotta per il sogno di integrazione genetica propugnato da Xavier.
L'atmosfera è cupa come non mai, gli eventi spesso eccessivi ma assolutamente giustificati dal clima di terrore e disperazione che si respira sotto il guanto di ferro di Apocalisse.
Di gran livello il lavoro di scrittori quali Lobdell, Loeb, Nicieza (giusto per citarne alcuni) e di disegnatori in ottima forma, tra cui spiccano i Kubert e uno Ian Churchill in una forma a mio avviso smagliante.
Che si tratti di una delle saghe più importanti degli ultimi anche risulta chiaro anche dal "Ritorno all'Era di Apocalisse" (per la verità assai meno intenso e interessante del suo predecessore) proposto dalla Marvel per festeggiare i dieci anni dell'evento.
Qualche nota sul confezionamento: l'intera saga è raccolta in quattro corposi volumi di cui il primo consta di qualche racconto autoconclusivo, di una miniserie e di un prologo tutt'altro che imprescindibili per la comprensione degli avvenimenti. Il cuore del racconto si sviluppa negli imperdibili volumi 2, 3 e 4, ma se avete qualche soldino da parte e siete collezionisti con la C maiuscola dubito vi farete sfuggire anche il primo tomo.
Insomma, secondo la mia umile opinione si tratta di uno dei lavori più interessanti degli anni '90, che va assaporato per la drammatica parentesi che rappresenta più che per il suo apporto a una continuity mutante assai barcollante e priva di idee realmente innovative.
Great Job.......2006-07-19
Of all the stories in the Marvel universe the Age of Apocalypse is one of my favorites. I highly suggest that everyone who enjoys the x-men read it.
A classic storyline marred by shoddy printing.......2006-06-16
In the mid 1990s Marvel Comics took what was, at the time, considered a major risk: they shut down all the X-men and X-men related titles, and 'restarted' them all in an alternate universe where Professor Xavier had been killed and Apocalypse had risen to great power, essentially taking over the planet. The cross title event was a huge success, possibly the greatest success of any event of its magnitude in comic book history. Now, ten years later, Marvel is putting out the Age of Apocalypse Epic in four trade paper backs.
As others have noted, the first book is not necessary to understand the storyline. In fact, the beginning of the cross over, in terms of publication, is included in this volume (X-Men: Alpha) and is all you really need to know to understand what is going on, especially if you do a little poking around on the internet before you read. It is important to note that the Legion miniseries, where Legion goes back in time and inadvertently kills Xavier (he was aiming for Magneto) is not included in any of these trades, even though it actually kicks everything off.
In terms of the story itself, it is easy to see why it was a classic in its time. If you know the major characters of the X-men universe then you will find this an especially rewarding read, since well known villains become heroes in this alternate universe, heroes are villains, and new relationships abound, but at the same time at least hints of the characters we know and love peak through.
Any event like this will suffer some from having multiple differing artists and writers across the titles that were involved in the crossover, and this is no exception. For the most part the writing is good, although some writers certainly do better with their titles than others. The artwork is similar; all of it is servicable (except for perhaps one or two of the titles), but some artists on some titles are clearly much better than others.
The book also suffers from feeling disjointed in the narrative. There is some chronological flow between the titles collected in the book, but it is still jarring to go from issue #1 of one X-men title to another to another, etc, etc. It probably would not have been better to collect the titles together by title(e.g. having Generation Next #1-4 in immediate sequence, or Amazing X-men #1-4, or any of the others, all together) since there would be spoilers and probably new readers would get even more confused. However, as it is this collection jumps around a lot, and will only feel complete when Book 3 and 4 are out and all three can be read together.
At this point, I would give this book 4 stars for the writing, art, and overall storyline. However, there is a major problem with this title that forces me to drop at least one star. This is not a cheap book. Many other comics at this price (and length) are oversized, deluxe hardcovers with high quality paper. This book, however, is a paperback, and although the paper stock is fine, there are other significant problems. First, the edges on many of the titles included in this volume (including X-Men Alpha) have been cut off--perhaps by only a few millimeters from the original comics, but is still noticable in the artwork and actually cuts off words when word balloons happen to be on the side of the page. Second, the nature of a thick paperback like this means the artwork and words in the center of the collection, all the way through, are scrunched down into the crack between the pages, and more art and words are lost (or you have to crack the book wide open, hoping the glue on the spine will hold, to see them). Finally, there is actually at least one place where words in a balloon were completely and inexplicably missing, even though the balloon was located on the center of the page (the first two lines of dialogue were entirely gone in an important moment, making the rest of the dialogue from that character completely meaningless).
Some people will probably not even notice these printing errors (except for the last one), or they won't be bothered by them. For others, like me, who spent what amounts to a significant chunk of change on the book, those printing errors will be nerve gratingly annoying. Marvel's hardcover collections are almost unformly terrific, and to see them drop the ball on the printing with this collection is hugely disappointing. With a storyline of this size and importance to the comic-book cannon, Marvel should have put these books out in oversized hardcover format, for the same price as these shoddy paperbacks are now. As it is, they feel rushed and cheaply printed, as if Marvel set out solely to make some extra cash off the Age of Apocalypse storyline.
And that is unfortunate.
Much better than the first volume.......2006-01-19
With the tenth (that's right, tenth!) anniversary of Marvel's epic X-Men storyline, the Age of Apocalypse, Marvel has released three massive volumes of the various issues released in that time. Volume 1 featured various one-shots, mini-series, and the X-Men Chronicles issues, and wasn't worth your time unless you're an AoA completist. Volume two however finally gets some things right by featuring the first couple issues of the various series' as well as the jump off point X-Men: Alpha (Vol. 3 will contain the concluding issues and the ending X-Men: Omega) that introduces the readers to this dark, alternate world where Charles Xavier never lived long enough to form the X-Men, and the evil Apocalypse rose to power and conquered most of the world. X-Men: Alpha introduces us to Magneto's team of X-Men: his wife Rogue, son Quicksilver, as well as Sabretooth, Wild Child, Storm, Nightcrawler, Sunfire, Banshee, Morph, Iceman, and Blink. The team is split up in the issues of Astonishing X-Men and Amazing X-Men as they take on various forces of Apocalypse. Weapon X introduces us to the one handed Logan and his lover Jean Grey as they unite with the Human High Council to save the world. Factor X gives us a glance at Apocalypse's main mutants; Sinister, Cyclops, Beast, and Havok. Gambit & the X-Ternals introduces us to the heroic thief and his team of mutants (including Jubilee, Lila Chaney, and Strong Guy) as they begin their quest into space to retrieve a piece of the M'Krann Crystal. Generation Next finds Colossus and Shadowcat training a group of young mutants and leading them on a mission to save Colossus' lost sister. X-Man (written by Jeph Loeb) introduces us to Nate Grey (this universe's version of Cable); the genetic offspring of Cyclops and Jean Grey, and he's the most powerful mutant on the planet. X-Calibre finds Nightcrawler going solo to find the msyterious mutant Destiny. All the storylines are great, and Generation Next, Astonishing X-Men, and X-Man are the absolute best. The only downside is that if you've never read any of the AoA material before, you are going to be left hanging a lot, and you'll be salivating to see how it all ends. The art throughout is excellent, and the stories are surprisingly gripping; something that is shocking to say the least considering that this is 90's X-Men we're talking about. All in all, the AoA storyline was a masterwork, and while how this TPB is collected isn't perfect, it's certainly better than Volume 1.
This should have been the first volume. Brilliant!.......2005-11-15
First a plea to any new readers who might have been hoodwinked into purchasing the first volume of the AOA-Epic: PLEASE forget that cruel marketing trick and give this one a shot, this is the true (beginning of the) Age of Apocalypse, the crown jewel of the 1990s X-Men run that was so astounding that it took nearly a decade before another worth-while X-Men story would be written again.
In the Early '90s the X-Men reached their zenith of popularity, and although there were certainly low points in the early '90s run of the X-Universe (followed by an abysmally unreadable period of just under 10 years) it is unquestionably one of the time periods that justified the X-Men's place as the consistent top-seller, then and now. The Age of Apocalypse was the culmination, and the bristling climax, of one of the greatest eras in the X-Men's existence.
Synopsis: Forget volume one, everyone else but the marketing flunkies at Marvel did (or the poor saps who paid money for a collection of B-level story lines that leeched off of the glory of a truly well done comic book masterpiece). Here we are taken into a world that throws the importance of Xavier's dream right into our faces, a world where that dream was aborted and replaced with a blood-drenched nightmare. The Dark Lord Apocalypse threatens the globe, from his base from what was once America, with the aid of his Four Horsemen (Sinister, Holocaust, Abyss, and Mikhail Rasputin) and his mutant elite (including Cyclops, Havoc, and Beast). In Europe, humanity is meekly defended by a Human High Council (Brian Braddock, Emma Frost, Moria MacTaggart and Trask) that ratters a saber in the form of an army of Sentinels and nuclear missiles. The only true source of salvation lies with Magneto and the meager yet potent network of mutant resistance that he has thrown up against the genetic supremacist régime of Apocalypse that makes mass genocide and blasphemous dark science everyday occurrences. Despite their best efforts, Magneto, the X-Men and other heroes of this Dark Age are fighting a losing battle, and the hordes of the Dark Lord begin to crush even the most stalwart of spirits; and then one man, Bishop, delivers them the glimmer of hope needed to march on in their defiance of seemingly omnipotent armies of evil. In another world Xavier's dream was made real, and Apocalypse never rose to power.
This dark incarnation of the X-Men's' world is thoroughly explored in-depth, and the characterization is so well done that it even gives invaluable insight to the characters as they appear in the main-stream world of the X-Men. Some who were heroes break under the evil that has infected their world while others turn from their own paths of darkness when shown the extreme consequence of blind self-serving ambition. As death and horror flow in Apocalypse's wake and the leaders of humanity grow intent on mimicking his evil to feed their own thirst for revenge, Magneto and the X-Men will fight to the bitter end to save their world from this ultimate evil.
Yet if the gripping story is not enough to sell you, the art work is mouthwatering at best and breathtaking at worst.
Enjoy!
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So helpful.......2007-09-10
This book has helped me so much with working wiht my families in famioy therapy. Clear wording, good examples, step by step.
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Decimation: X-Men - The Day After (House of M)
Chris Claremont ,
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It was the worst day in X-Men history. Now it's the day after. The House of M is over, but the effects will be felt for the rest of their lives. How do the X-Men pick up the pieces in a world that has completely changed? Plus: Something's amiss at the House of Xavier! A sneak attack forces the X-Men to re-evaluate just who their friends are, and to align themselves with former enemies! Collects Decimation: House of M - The Day After and X-Men #177-181.
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First half good 2nd half is like What???? are they doing?.......2007-09-29
Just like the title says no more no less. Lorna's story in the last 2 issues with the green blob don't fit and it's like who comes up with this crap?!!??!?
Godd Start but open ending.......2007-09-25
This book starts off good with a lot of action and a look of what happens the next day. But in the end if falls short. There are more questions than answers and the big battle between the x-men and sentinels vs. the Sapiens League felt a little rushed and a lot of details are left out. If you want answers this is not a book for you. I was really enjoying the book and then it end. No conclusion at all.
must have.......2007-08-02
This is essential. My friend is a huge comic book fan and he had wholes in his story and could not figure out why, then i gave him this book and everything is complete. This is essential readung for after House of M. If you love the X-Men you must read this to see why they are on the sidelines, and this sets up ENDANGERED SPECIES.
The more things change..........2007-04-30
Taking place after the events of Brian Michael Bendis' surprisingly good House of M mega event, Decimation: X-Men - The Day After follows the X-Men in the aftermath of the global mutant depowerment. What gets focused on the most in the issues collected here include the return of the robotic Sentinels (who are good guys now...) along with the forging of new alliances with some unexpected guests. Later on, Havok and Polaris find themselves on the road back to each other as Havok helps Lorna deal with the loss of her powers. That's pretty much all that goes on in Decimation: X-Men - The Day After, and while there are some nice story quips by the underrated Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Human Target), there's nothing relatively worth seeing here that hasn't been seen before. Salvador Larroca provides his usual solid artwork too, so the overall package isn't so bad. That being said, there are better X-Men stories, and House of M tie-in's, that are more worth your time than the X-Men's decimation day.
Sad ending to an awesome story arc........2007-01-04
This add on to the "House of M" story arc was apparently conceived to squeeze a little more money out of that storyline. The collection only looked at the widespread repurcussions of no more mutants for the first couple of issues in the collection. It then wandered into an idiotic Havok/Polaris story that was left hanging. Not worth the investment for the occasional reader but may be useful to the collector.
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Elisabeth Wood's account of insurgent collective action in El Salvador is based on oral histories gathered from peasants who supported the insurgency and those who did not, as well as on interviews with military commanders from both sides. She explains how widespread support among rural people for the leftist insurgency during the civil war in El Salvador challenges conventional interpretations of collective action. Those who supplied tortillas, information, and other aid to guerillas took mortal risks and yet stood to gain no more than those who did not.
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