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Hard-edged and iconoclastic, the new wave of Scottish writers and their godfather, Irvine Welsh, write a darkly funny brand of fiction about people on the fringes--junkies, soccer hooligans, ravers, working-class youth. This anthology of six full-length novellas features raw and exciting works by Welsh and such up-and-coming authors as Alan Warner, James Meek, Gordon Legge, and Laura J. ... Read more

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Great Introduction to "New" Scottish Writing
An excellent introduction to "new Scottish writing" this collection features one short story each from Irvine Welsh (Filth, Trainspotting, Ecstacy Club, Maribou Stork Nightmare), Alan Warner (MorvernCallar, These Demented Lands,The Sopranos), Gordon Legge (The Shoe, InBetween Talking About the Football), James Meek (Drivetime), Laura Hird,and Paul Reekie. Gordon Legge's "Pop Life" is a gruffly tenderportrait of three friends who've grown up and apart. Alan Warner's"After the Vision" is typically long on tone and atmosphere as itfollows a stranded raver trying to find a place to sleep until the morningtrain. James Meek's "Brown Pint of Courage" amusingly depicts atrio of parking ticket writers who blow off their job. Paul Reekie's"The Submission" was perhaps the lesser of the six stories,written as a long rambling letter to a friend. The most "sexy"story is by the lone female entrant, Laura Hird, whose "The DilatingPupil" is about a middle-aged teacher and a female student who havedesigns on each other which are derailed in a night of booze and drugs.Irvine Welsh's "The Rosewell Incident" is the shallowest, butpossibly funniest read of the lot. It throws together alien abduction and"lads" in an unholy alliance to rule the world. A bit silly butfun. The collection as a whole is well worth checking out if you want tosee what the Scottish kids are up to. ... Read more

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The sequel to the well-received "Children of Albion Rovers", this collection of six new novellas features half of the original team, diverse stories of passion, prison and presenters, and authors from as far afield as Moscow, New York, and Edinburgh. ... Read more

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"The fall of Baghdad in April 2003 opened one of the most secretive and brutal governments in history to outside scrutiny. For the first time since the end of World War II, American analysts did not have to guess what had happened on the other side of a conflict but could actually read the defeated enemy's documents and interrogate its leading figures. . . This two-year project has changed our understanding of the war from the ground up."--Foreign Affairs

"There are some intriguing new answers in this study by military experts who had access to many former officials in Saddam's regime, along with their files. . . . The most interesting parts of the report show just how dysfunctional and twisted the regime's internal workings had become. The culture of fear was so complete that Saddam's underlings routinely lied to him about almost everything, including the capabilities of his own military forces."--U.S. News & World Report

"The report cites captured Iraqi documents that say the Russians had 'sources inside the American Central Command' and that intelligence was passed to Saddam through the Russian ambassador in Baghdad."--Associated Press

This Pentagon study takes advantage of a once-in-a-generation opportunity to delve deeply into Saddam's decision-making processes. A declassified version of a secret U.S. Joint Forces Command report, the work is based on thousands of captured Iraqi documents and dozens of interviews with senior Iraqi military and political leaders conducted by a small team of professionals from the Joint Center for Operational Analysis to determine what drove the Iraqis to do what they did. Such a full investigation of Saddam's leadership and its effect on the actions of the Iraqi military goes a long way towards revealing the inner workings of that closed regime and the lessons to be learned from that knowledge. The release of the report has prompted news stories around the world and been the source of much debate over the role played by Russian intelligence sources in supplying information to Saddam. ... Read more

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This is a first collection of poetry by Edinburgh writer and political activist, Kevin Williamson, founder of legendary publishing house Rebel Inc. ... Read more

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The use of recreational drugs has become the subject of an unprecedented national debate over the past year. The outbreak of media hysteria following the death of Leah Betts and others has provoked leading politicians into declaring a war on drugs. Illegal drugs have been described as the new "enemy within" and drug-users equated with a "medieval plague". Any semblance of rational debate has been buried beneath the hysteria. The first casualty of any war is truth and for the war against drugs this has been no different. This volume aims to cut through the hysteria, hype and myths surrounding the use of recreational drugs in an accessible and informed way. Sticking to the facts, the book asks the questions that the politicians should really be addressing. This book not only answers these questions, but puts forward a full political manifesto for changing existing drug laws based on progressive drug-specific policies of harm reduction, de-criminalization of drug-users, plus controlled availability for some drugs. The target audience is the 16-35 age group: those people who are recreational drug users, and are interested in the politics and current affairs surrounding the subject. ... Read more

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Reprinted to tie in with the sequel, this collection of novellas from Scotland's emerging writers of the 90s contains the first sci-fi story by Irvine Welsh, and a bizarre tread through Scottish surrealism in the form of spaced-out crematorium attendants and vengeful traffic-wardens. ... Read more

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In Hollywood, not only do the stars shine brightly, butoccasionally a screenwriter rises to the pantheon of "Celebritydom."The multitalented Kevin Williamson has become one of Hollywood'swhite-hot commodities.

His first feature film, Scream, became a record-breaking hit in late1996.This was followed up with screenplays for the top-grossers IKnow What You Did Last Summer and Scream 2.His coming-of-agetelevision drama series, Dawson's Creek, continues to win tremendouscritical acclaim and big ratings for the WB network.His involvementwith Halloween: H20 and The Faculty ensured top box-office slots forthose films as well.Now, with a second television series, Wasteland,on the way as well as Scream 3, Williamson continues to expand hishold on the public's attention.

From Scream to Dawson's Creek to Wasteland examines the genesis ofWilliamson's career, from high-school tragedy and low-budget actingdespair to his award winning and box-office-grabbing rise to becomethe toast of Hollywood's creative elite.The book gives a detailedexamination of each of his films and television projects, allowingHollywood outsiders and insiders alike a riveting view of the makingof a star writer. ... Read more

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Entertaining
I watched Scream a couple of times, before. After reading this book, I wanted to go out and rent Scream again. In fact, I will be purchasing the DVD. It got me really excited in every scene, andevery word spoken in the movie.

An unauthorized , yetinformative bio of Kevin Williamson .
This biography is great for the reader interested in the career and lifeof Kevin williamson . If you are interested in him or any of his moviesthis is the book for you .

AN unauthorized , but still informative take on his life
This biography is a very informative take on his lifeand career . Italso has information on the actors and actresses he's worked with . I foundit a good book , for the reader interested in this phenomonal screenwriter, director and producer .

A cover slime green and the pages in between
I bought this book because I love the way Kevin writes and wanted to know how he does it. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the book is as much about the actors and actresses he has worked with as it is about Williamsonhimself. Looking at all those names and photos, I figure Kevin must beresponsible for launching at least half of all of today's teen idols. Surethey have pretty faces to begin with, but it's the words that he gives themthat makes them so attractive. Also, this may be the only place for fans ofthe short lived series Wasteland to see details of the now-forgotten showin print. If you're a fan of Williamson's work or even just a fan ofDawson's Creek or I Know What You Did, this book's for you. ... Read more