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Creature
$14.98
Based on White Shark by Peter Benchley (sort of) this movie is a throw-back to the creature feature type movies. If you like improbable "science" and cool looking monsters then you'll probably enjoy this, I did. Special effect are handled by Stan Winston's team.

Creature 2010 Wall Calendar
$13.99
A full year of eye-catching animal imagery.

Creature
$7.99
I wouldn't classify this as a horror book, but more along the lines of a speculative thriller. Could this kind of thing happen if this kind of experimentation would occur? If you like asking yourself these kinds of questions you will enjoy this book.
I used to read John Saul quite a bit when in high school, but fell out of reading him after I had children. In the past few years I have rediscovered why I enjoyed reading his stories so much. The thrill of the unknown is palatable in every one of his books. This one also leans heavy on the philosophical side; moral responsibility, animal cruelty and winning at all costs just to name a few.
When first perusing these pages I was struck by the undercurrent of familiarity. It smacked of The Stepford Wives. And although this turned out to be nothing like that I kept thinking that this was what the story was going wind up being. The idea of everything being `perfect' allowed the visions of the Stepford scenario to come to the forefront of my brain.
This story, a page turner from beginning to end, asks the question, how far are we, as parents, willing to go to make our children acceptable to ourselves and to society? Mark was the 98 lb. weakling son to the big, buff football player dad. The idea that Mark wasn't good enough, even to himself at one point, suggests that we should do whatever it takes to make ourselves acceptable.
I enjoy books that ask us to contemplate deeper societal issues and this one challenges the very essence of acceptance. Highly recommended.

Creature Notecards
$15.95
Fresh touching and charming these notecards will add a touch of the wild to all kinds of correspondence.