I loved More than a Mistress and this is a follow up telling the story of of Ferdinand, the younger brother of the Duke of Tresham. It's quite nice to meet up with Tresham and Jane again, in fact those are the best bits of this book. For me Ms Balogh's attempt to turn the tables and match a male virgin with a female courtesan did not work at all. I disliked the fact that she was forced into prostitution, her mother's complete ignorance of her lifestyle seemed odd to me and then as a grand finale the courtesan (who is pretty notorious amongst the gentlemen of the ton) is reinstated into society...... Um... I don't think so.

As the inside flap boldly states, A Man Survives is definitely a novel which breaks away from traditional Russian writing. Unfortunately, it does so with little success. The story of a boy who grows up trying to escape the life that he lives is choppy, rambling, and not at all captivating. I always finish books I start, but it took genuine effort to concentrate on this one for long enough. Spend your time on something better.

OK first off I'm biased- I helped with this CD on remastering and remixing some of the stuff that never saw the light of day- or was remixed in stereo, so I'm biased but , I must say I love it! I grew up watching the Kentucky Colonels on Sunday morning TV in LA!!I mean -some of it isn't the best of Clarence White granted but, for most people who are just starting their Clarence White experience they will hear just how versatile he was and what was going on around him from 67 -72.Even if you are a hard core Clarence fan this stuff is great! and I must say a lot of "love" and attention went into the remastering of these tracks when need be. Please don't be put off by this other review- and no I am not on the record company's (ACE) payroll-

A truly unsatisfying release obviously with no care taken in all aspects (performance, sound, etc.) to the great talent that was Clarence White. You are better off buying albums by the Byrds, Kentucky Colonels, Muleskinner that he performed with.

Although my son likes the motorcycle, the spiderman does not stay on the bike. It doesnt even fit properly. He gets so frustrated that the Spiderman will not stay on the bike that he just turns to something else. I don't recommend spending your money on this.

I really wish I hadn't bought this CD.I have all of Tuatara's other albums and ordered this one sight unseen (sound unheard?) when it was released. If I had known it was just a bunch of lousy remixes, quite simply, I wouldn't have. You know that saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it?" Well, many perfectly good Tuatara songs are now "broke". All that beautiful instrumentation has been shake-and-baked into a hash of electronic [...]. Speaking of broke, save your money and pass on this CD. Better yet, buy one of their previous three albums that is well worth the pricetag: Breaking the Ethers, Trading with the Enemy and Cinemathique.