Tex is right on!  Cussler made me a collector.  Patty wants more movies.  The
problem I see with movies is that they always fall flat when compared to the
original book. Tex, while you are waiting for the next CC novel, let me suggest
to give Dale Brown a try.

H Tex <humtex@...> wrote:  When I start reading one, it is almost non stop
till I
finish.  Rarely takes me more than 3 evenings to read
one.  Need More!!!!

Would love to see one where all the main characters in
all the books get in on the action.  But I think this
has been said before.

I haven't been this excited about adventure books
since John D. MacDonalds Travis McGee and Donald
Hamilton's Matt Helm series.
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> Hi everyone!  I really am such a big fan of Cussler
> books.  I am a middle aged woman and was hooked from
> the very first book I read.  Beats reading those
> horrible romance novels for escapism.  Wish they
> would make movies based on his books.  Anyone out
> there like myself?  My husband knows not to even
> talk to me when he sees me reading Cussler.  Like
> being on the edge of your seat that's for sure.
> Patti
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I didn't know that he wrote a childrens novel. I received an email from a
bookseller mentioning "The Adventures of Vin Fiz" written by him on sale now.

Mark

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A couple of his novels had been adapted for teen readers.  This is
the first kid's book I have heard about.

--- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Hadlund"
<KRAM95@...> wrote:
>
> I didn't know that he wrote a childrens novel. I received an email
from a bookseller mentioning "The Adventures of Vin Fiz" written by
him on sale now.
>
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Good morning all,

I just started reading, Sacred Stone, from the Oregon files, which is not
NUMA, but The Organization....I did read Golden Budda and it was a long read and
not as interesting at the NUMA books with Dirk Pitt and Kurt Austin....what
does anyone else think?


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I have enjoyed the Oregon Files books, they are a different kind of story,
not straight forward confrontational action like Dirk, but more clandestine.
They are long reads, but they are fun.

Jeff


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Puppyluv,

I agree with you.  I just finished Golden Buddha and was greatly
disappointed.  It was a very long, boring read for me with too many
characters not adequately described.  But now I know all about how to fly a
helicopter!!!!  I really disliked it greatly....and I'm sorry I have to
admit that after being a huge fan for over 20 years.  I dread picking up
Sacred Stone if it is going to present the same challenge of enjoyment.

Nancy
"I care not for a man's religion whose dog
and cat are not the better for it."  (Abraham Lincoln)

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Golden Buddha was my only DNF by Cussler, so I am 100% in agreement with
you here! Paws Forever - Maggie

Paws Forever Cocker Haven
Maggie and Ron Deaton, Directors
www.pawsforeverrescue.com (under construction!)
Seniors and Special Needs Cockers Welcomed
Located in Central TX. (254)739-5277 Since 1996!


-----Original Message-----
From: clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
puppylv110@...
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 5:36 AM
To: clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Clive Cussler fan club] From the Oregon Files


Good morning all,

I just started reading, Sacred Stone, from the Oregon files, which is
not
NUMA, but The Organization....I did read Golden Budda and it was a long
read and
not as interesting at the NUMA books with Dirk Pitt and Kurt
Austin....what
does anyone else think?


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Thanks for all the responses....I do have to say that The Sacred Stone (oregon
files) is alot better read than golden Budda...I am almost done and it is very
interesting.....

-----Original Message-----
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To: clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 7 Feb 2006 23:07:17 -0000
Subject: [Clive Cussler fan club] Digest Number 346


There are 4 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

       1. From the Oregon Files
            From: puppylv110@...
       2. Re: From the Oregon Files
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       3. Re: From the Oregon Files
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       4. RE: From the Oregon Files
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Message: 1
    Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 06:35:37 EST
    From: puppylv110@...
Subject: From the Oregon Files

Good morning all,

I just started reading, Sacred Stone, from the Oregon files, which is not
NUMA, but The Organization....I did read Golden Budda and it was a long read and

not as interesting at the NUMA books with Dirk Pitt and Kurt Austin....what
does anyone else think?


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Message: 2
    Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:08:12 EST
    From: BNMJEFF@...
Subject: Re: From the Oregon Files

I have enjoyed the Oregon Files books, they are a different kind of story,
not straight forward confrontational action like Dirk, but more clandestine.
They are long reads, but they are fun.

Jeff


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Message: 3
    Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:20:54 -0700 (Mountain Standard Time)
    From: "Nancy Silk" <silkwinddachs@...>
Subject: Re: From the Oregon Files

Puppyluv,

I agree with you.  I just finished Golden Buddha and was greatly
disappointed.  It was a very long, boring read for me with too many
characters not adequately described.  But now I know all about how to fly a
helicopter!!!!  I really disliked it greatly....and I'm sorry I have to
admit that after being a huge fan for over 20 years.  I dread picking up
Sacred Stone if it is going to present the same challenge of enjoyment.

Nancy
"I care not for a man's religion whose dog
and cat are not the better for it."  (Abraham Lincoln)

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Message: 4
    Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 09:22:15 -0600
    From: <speed10@...>
Subject: RE: From the Oregon Files

Golden Buddha was my only DNF by Cussler, so I am 100% in agreement with
you here! Paws Forever - Maggie

Paws Forever Cocker Haven
Maggie and Ron Deaton, Directors
www.pawsforeverrescue.com (under construction!)
Seniors and Special Needs Cockers Welcomed
Located in Central TX. (254)739-5277 Since 1996!


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puppylv110@...
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 5:36 AM
To: clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Clive Cussler fan club] From the Oregon Files


Good morning all,

I just started reading, Sacred Stone, from the Oregon files, which is
not
NUMA, but The Organization....I did read Golden Budda and it was a long
read and
not as interesting at the NUMA books with Dirk Pitt and Kurt
Austin....what
does anyone else think?


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Puppylv,
Thanks for informing us...it will give me the courage to take up Sacred
Stone in a few nights....



Nancy/Dachsies for Life

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Thanks for all the responses....I do have to say that The Sacred Stone
(oregon files) is alot better read than golden Budda...I am almost done and
it is very interesting.....


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I was shocked at how different and better the book was than the Movie.

The Movie was good, I bought it, and it is great, but just not the same as the
book.

Did the rumoured lawsuit by Cussler against the studio ever come to fruition?

Movies are made for one thing only, and that is to make a profit.  There are
hundreds of different people working towards the completion and release of a
film. And they all will have some input towards the completion of the project. A
Book is A Book, a Movie is a Movie.  Even if Clive Cussler controlled every
aspect of the films production, from writing the script, to choosing the talent,
to deciding the cameras angles, the end result would still differ from the
scenes played in your mind while reading.  You, like myself enjoy the works of
this Author, we can best help by buying his books.

   JC

wask21 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
   I was shocked at how different and better the book was than the Movie.

The Movie was good, I bought it, and it is great, but just not the same as the
book.

Did the rumoured lawsuit by Cussler against the studio ever come to fruition?







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This was written in Entertainment  Weekly in late Nov 2005


Novelist CLIVE CUSSLER's campaign against
SAHARA<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahara%20author%2\
0recovering%20after%20surgery#>,
the
movie<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahara%20author%20\
recovering%20after%20surgery#>based
on his best-selling book, has been put on hold while he undergoes
heart bypass surgery.

Cussler - who has been waging a public war against Sahara film-makers for
almost a year, accusing them of not giving him approval of the script as
they'd promised - is currently at home following the operation in
Scottsdale, Arizona.

Cussler's
actress<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahara%20author%\
20recovering%20after%20surgery#>daughter
DAYNA tells website
PAGESIX.COM, "He's doing good, he just got home from the hospital, but he's
a fighter and all the family is very pleased. But he won't be seeing the
movie."


On 2/17/06, wask21 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
> I was shocked at how different and better the book was than the Movie.
>
> The Movie was good, I bought it, and it is great, but just not the same as
> the book.
>
> Did the rumoured lawsuit by Cussler against the studio ever come to
> fruition?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
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>
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>
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>


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Pascalbear@...
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lose sight of the shore for a very long time.     Anonymous


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I just started to read again myself for the 5th or 6th time but not
in a few years and it is so much better but a movie is only a couple
of hundres pages the book is 6 hundred pages you cant fit it all in.
but as with every bookthat has been made into a mivie that book is
always better
baba



--- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, Terri Pascal
<pascalbear@...> wrote:
>
> This was written in Entertainment  Weekly in late Nov 2005
>
>
> Novelist CLIVE CUSSLER's campaign against
>
SAHARA<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahara
%20author%20recovering%20after%20surgery#>,
> the
movie<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahara%
20author%20recovering%20after%20surgery#>based
> on his best-selling book, has been put on hold while he undergoes
> heart bypass surgery.
>
> Cussler - who has been waging a public war against Sahara film-
makers for
> almost a year, accusing them of not giving him approval of the
script as
> they'd promised - is currently at home following the operation in
> Scottsdale, Arizona.
>
> Cussler's
actress<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahar
a%20author%20recovering%20after%20surgery#>daughter
> DAYNA tells website
> PAGESIX.COM, "He's doing good, he just got home from the hospital,
but he's
> a fighter and all the family is very pleased. But he won't be
seeing the
> movie."
>
>
> On 2/17/06, wask21 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> >
> > I was shocked at how different and better the book was than the
Movie.
> >
> > The Movie was good, I bought it, and it is great, but just not
the same as
> > the book.
> >
> > Did the rumoured lawsuit by Cussler against the studio ever come
to
> > fruition?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Terri Pascal
> Pascalbear@...
> In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to
> lose sight of the shore for a very long time.     Anonymous
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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** *The Adventures of Vin Fiz*   FROM OUR EDITORS
Bestselling adult novelist Clive Cussler conjures up a hypnotic, charmingly
nostalgic tale about a pair of ten-year-old twins who get their wish to
explore the wide world beyond their parents' California farm.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Ten-year-old twins Lacey and Casey Nicefolk live on a tiny herb farm in
California, wishing they could see the world . . . but how, when times are
so hard? That is where Sucoh Sucop comes in (you may notice his name is
Hocus Pocus spelled backward).The mysterious man leaves the twins a magic
box that can transform any toy into a life-sized reality. SoonCasey and
Lacey, and their faithful hound Floopy, are soaring cross-country through
the sky in the enchanted *Vin Fiz,* Casey's model of a Wright Brothers
biplane.Yet the ride is not a smooth one. The twins encounter danger after
danger, and must rescue a town held captive by gold-hungry bandits, not to
mention a runaway train full of terrified passengers!

In the tradition of *Chitty Chitty Bang Bang* comes an old-fashioned
adventure full of magic and heroism that will take young readers on a
journey not soon forgotten.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
Bestselling adult author Cussler meshes fantasy and adventure in this
lighthearted tale, which opens on a California farm. After an itinerant
farmhand arrives to help the Nicefolk family with the harvest, twin
10-year-old siblings Casey and Lacey begin to hear "unexplainable tinkling
and clinking noises" coming from the barn. On his departure, the stranger
gives the kids a contraption that can make toys life-size-but they must only
use the device to do good and must keep it a secret. Cussler sets his tale
at a time when steamboats still traveled the Mississippi: Casey builds a
replica of the Wright brothers' biplane, Flyer, which he names Vin Fiz
(after his favorite soda pop), and uses the magical machine to enlarge it.
The twins and their dog take off on a cross-country flight in the aircraft,
which possesses a "mystical vision" that draws it to people in danger. Under
her guidance, the youngsters help free Nevada townsfolk forced by scoundrels
to labor in a gold mine, halt a runaway train overtaken by bandits in Ohio
and stop two girls from tumbling over Niagara Falls. Cussler sprinkles his
folksy narrative with instructional notes ("A line, by the way, is nautical
talk for rope") and facts (almost 800,000 gallons of water rush over Niagara
Falls every second), and characters' names emphasize the text's tall-tale
quality (e.g., Ever and Ima Nicefolk, Stoke and Blaze Firepit). This genial,
at times suspenseful, caper wraps up with a note about the real Vin Fiz, and
Farnsworth's drawings dramatize the climactic scenes. Ages 7-up. (Feb.)
Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. School Library Journal
Gr 3-5-Cussler's first children's book is a tribute to an airplane that
crossed the United States in 1911. It is the tale of Casey and Lacey
Nicefolk, who receive a gift from a hired hand that allows them to make
their toys real and life-sized. First the twins make a tractor for their
parents' farm, and then they use the magic to create an airplane designed by
the Wright brothers that they call Vin Fiz. They decide to fly across the
country to New York. On the way, they rescue townspeople who have been
turned into gold-mining slaves by an evil man, keep a steamboat from
crashing into a barge, stop a runaway train, and rescue two girls from going
over Niagara Falls in a boat. Unfortunately, the book suffers from a lack of
characterization as well as problems with gender stereotypes. Lacey, the
female twin, is never the hero in the adventures. The writing is stilted and
the story fails to come to life even though the situations have the
potential to be exciting.-Tasha Saecker, Caestecker Public Library, Green
Lake, WI Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.


--
Terri Pascal
Pascalbear@...
In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to
lose sight of the shore for a very long time.     Anonymous


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I sent him a get well card and he wrote back!  *squeals in excitement*

~Lizard~


--- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, Terri Pascal
<pascalbear@...> wrote:
>
> This was written in Entertainment  Weekly in late Nov 2005
>
>
> Novelist CLIVE CUSSLER's campaign against
>
SAHARA<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahara%
20author%20recovering%20after%20surgery#>,
> the
movie<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahara%
20author%20recovering%20after%20surgery#>based
> on his best-selling book, has been put on hold while he undergoes
> heart bypass surgery.
>
> Cussler - who has been waging a public war against Sahara film-
makers for
> almost a year, accusing them of not giving him approval of the
script as
> they'd promised - is currently at home following the operation in
> Scottsdale, Arizona.
>
> Cussler's
actress<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahara
%20author%20recovering%20after%20surgery#>daughter
> DAYNA tells website
> PAGESIX.COM, "He's doing good, he just got home from the hospital,
but he's
> a fighter and all the family is very pleased. But he won't be
seeing the
> movie."
>
>
> On 2/17/06, wask21 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> >
> > I was shocked at how different and better the book was than the
Movie.
> >
> > The Movie was good, I bought it, and it is great, but just not
the same as
> > the book.
> >
> > Did the rumoured lawsuit by Cussler against the studio ever come
to
> > fruition?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Terri Pascal
> Pascalbear@...
> In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to
> lose sight of the shore for a very long time.     Anonymous
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Lizard,
Clive Cussler is very responsive to his fans.
He'll even send you signed manuscript pages of your request if they are
available.

Nancy in Utah

-------Original Message-------

From: clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: 02/25/06 19:56:10
To: clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Clive Cussler fan club] Just read Sahara for the first time in
ten years.. how different from the movie.

I sent him a get well card and he wrote back!  *squeals in excitement*

~Lizard~


--- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, Terri Pascal
<pascalbear@...> wrote:
>
> This was written in Entertainment  Weekly in late Nov 2005
>
>
> Novelist CLIVE CUSSLER's campaign against
>
SAHARA<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahara%
20author%20recovering%20after%20surgery#>,
> the
movie<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahara%
20author%20recovering%20after%20surgery#>based
> on his best-selling book, has been put on hold while he undergoes
> heart bypass surgery.
>
> Cussler - who has been waging a public war against Sahara film-
makers for
> almost a year, accusing them of not giving him approval of the
script as
> they'd promised - is currently at home following the operation in
> Scottsdale, Arizona.
>
> Cussler's
actress<http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/sahara
%20author%20recovering%20after%20surgery#>daughter
> DAYNA tells website
> PAGESIX.COM, "He's doing good, he just got home from the hospital,
but he's
> a fighter and all the family is very pleased. But he won't be
seeing the
> movie."
>
>
> On 2/17/06, wask21 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> >
> > I was shocked at how different and better the book was than the
Movie.
> >
> > The Movie was good, I bought it, and it is great, but just not
the same as
> > the book.
> >
> > Did the rumoured lawsuit by Cussler against the studio ever come
to
> > fruition?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Terri Pascal
> Pascalbear@...
> In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to
> lose sight of the shore for a very long time.     Anonymous
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Man. Max has changed a lot though out the series. Max is possible
the smartest person on earth. ( Person as lifeforms, Computer
programs)

--- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "humtex" <humtex@...>
wrote:
>
> We have seen MAX develope and grow through out the series.  I
worked
> in computers for 35 years. Max isn't beyond the future evolution of
> super computers/artifical intelligence.  This desktop pc is more
> powerful than the first mainframes I worked on so long ago.  And
they
> took up a huge amount of space and power.  Max isn't much different
> than HAL, Colossus (sp)or any of the Star Treks...  Anyhow, makes
for
> fun reading.
>
> I like MAX!
>
> Tim,,,might want to back up and start the whole series from the
> beginning.  Great reading!
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> --- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "timmcilveen"
> <TimMcIlveen@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > I've just bought my first Cussler novel, Trojan Odyssey, after
being
> > blown away by the film, Sahara, which was great!
> > The book has been a great read so far and I reckon that I will
buy
> > many more.
> > One thing I did find VERY strange, however, and which made me
wince in
> > disbelief was the intelligent computer, Max, which was capable
of
> > human like reasoning, and apparently, the ability to conduct
> > complicated scientific tests itself! I found this so
unbelieveable
> > that it 'pulled me out' of the story. I think it would have been
far
> > more believable if Max had been the director of a lab, rather
than
> > being a computer! Does Max creep up in many Cussler novels?
> > thanks.
> > tim
> >
>

Hi I am new and I love the adventures of Dirk Pitt. Who realized there
is two lines in that book that are flipped.

Most, if not all, of Clive Cussler's books are unbelievable.  It is
part of the fun, that Max is too.

Branca



--- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "smith_zuze"
<smith_zuze@...> wrote:
>
> Man. Max has changed a lot though out the series. Max is possible
> the smartest person on earth. ( Person as lifeforms, Computer
> programs)
>
> --- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "humtex" <humtex@>
> wrote:
> >
> > We have seen MAX develope and grow through out the series.  I
> worked
> > in computers for 35 years. Max isn't beyond the future evolution
of
> > super computers/artifical intelligence.  This desktop pc is more
> > powerful than the first mainframes I worked on so long ago.  And
> they
> > took up a huge amount of space and power.  Max isn't much
different
> > than HAL, Colossus (sp)or any of the Star Treks...  Anyhow, makes
> for
> > fun reading.
> >
> > I like MAX!
> >
> > Tim,,,might want to back up and start the whole series from the
> > beginning.  Great reading!
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > --- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "timmcilveen"
> > <TimMcIlveen@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > I've just bought my first Cussler novel, Trojan Odyssey, after
> being
> > > blown away by the film, Sahara, which was great!
> > > The book has been a great read so far and I reckon that I will
> buy
> > > many more.
> > > One thing I did find VERY strange, however, and which made me
> wince in
> > > disbelief was the intelligent computer, Max, which was capable
> of
> > > human like reasoning, and apparently, the ability to conduct
> > > complicated scientific tests itself! I found this so
> unbelieveable
> > > that it 'pulled me out' of the story. I think it would have
been
> far
> > > more believable if Max had been the director of a lab, rather
> than
> > > being a computer! Does Max creep up in many Cussler novels?
> > > thanks.
> > > tim
> > >
> >
>

Clive is awsome, Has anyone met him in person. I really would like to meet him.

branca_87 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  Most, if not all, of Clive
Cussler's books are unbelievable.  It is
part of the fun, that Max is too.

Branca



--- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "smith_zuze"
<smith_zuze@...> wrote:
>
> Man. Max has changed a lot though out the series. Max is possible
> the smartest person on earth. ( Person as lifeforms, Computer
> programs)
>
> --- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "humtex" <humtex@>
> wrote:
> >
> > We have seen MAX develope and grow through out the series.  I
> worked
> > in computers for 35 years. Max isn't beyond the future evolution
of
> > super computers/artifical intelligence.  This desktop pc is more
> > powerful than the first mainframes I worked on so long ago.  And
> they
> > took up a huge amount of space and power.  Max isn't much
different
> > than HAL, Colossus (sp)or any of the Star Treks...  Anyhow, makes
> for
> > fun reading.
> >
> > I like MAX!
> >
> > Tim,,,might want to back up and start the whole series from the
> > beginning.  Great reading!
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > --- In clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "timmcilveen"
> > <TimMcIlveen@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > I've just bought my first Cussler novel, Trojan Odyssey, after
> being
> > > blown away by the film, Sahara, which was great!
> > > The book has been a great read so far and I reckon that I will
> buy
> > > many more.
> > > One thing I did find VERY strange, however, and which made me
> wince in
> > > disbelief was the intelligent computer, Max, which was capable
> of
> > > human like reasoning, and apparently, the ability to conduct
> > > complicated scientific tests itself! I found this so
> unbelieveable
> > > that it 'pulled me out' of the story. I think it would have
been
> far
> > > more believable if Max had been the director of a lab, rather
> than
> > > being a computer! Does Max creep up in many Cussler novels?
> > > thanks.
> > > tim
> > >
> >
>






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I just finished watching Sahara and it got me thinking, are there any
move Dirk Pitt movies coming?  Anybody???

I thought Steve Zahn was great.  I really liked the chemistry between
him and Matthew McConaughey.

In the book SAHARA he wrote himself in as the guy traveling through
the desert, i believe also searching for the TEXAS. It's been a while,
i htink he was the one that turned Pitt onto the search in the book.
He was cast as the same person in the movie and it was filmed but as a
result of litigation between him and the studion the scene was cut. As
well as the opening scene of Kitty Montauk's flight. His daughter had
the role of kitty, but thatscene was left on the cutting room floor as
well.

Yes!! They did work very well together, my only beef - in the book Al is built
like a brick wall, he is strong! They needed or need to buff him up a bit more!

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liked the chemistry between
him and Matthew McConaughey.





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At this point no! I know Matthew wants to do more along with Steve, in fact I do
believe their under contract to do more.
   But I think they need or are trying to get any law suits out of the way! I
strongly feel Clive needs to be a part of the process, so I hope they work out
the issue's amongst each side.
   I feel Clive is right, but at the same time, he may have to be more flexible,
even though I do think he was in the right!

   Hopefully we will see more movies soon!

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Hey, all --

        I'm a relative newbie to DP / CC, although I've known of both for about
15 years now (and was familiar w/ the Richard Jordan movie before I knew who
either DP / CC were), so pardon me if I'm asking redundant questions.

        Having not read "SAHARA", I don't know all the discrepancies that're
always so prevalent in any media adaptation, but I did like it & the
characterisations.  I hope to see more celluloid adventures of Dirk, Al, the
Admiral, & NUMA.  So... what're these law suits regarding the movie version of
"SAHARA"?!  While suits are generally not a good thing, there are degrees of
suits that can be settled fairly easily, while others will put the kibosh on the
property ad infinitum.  Which is the case here?

        Also, I've recently picked up a copy of "CC & DP Revealed", but haven't
read any of the novels yet.  Should I abstain from reading it before I delve
into the actual books, & if so, should I start from the beginning & go from
there, or are there certain ones that're recommended to start with?

        Thanks for the indulgence & I'm really glad to be here.

   -- The Doctor


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Dear Doctor Wholittle,

Definitely, read the previous novels of Clive Cussler prior to diving into
Clive Cussler/Dirk Pitt revealed.  Get yourself familiar with the characters
and scenarios prior to reading the book you have.  It's a good reference
book to refer to as you read through the novels.
Both my husband and I have been Cussler fans for decades.  He's our author
of choice.
The characters remain the same (for the most part) in all his novels.  So,
start with his first book.  You'll also discover how he honed his skills to
becoming one of America's top writers.

Nancy in Utah

-------Original Message-------

        I'm a relative newbie to DP / CC, although I've known of both for
about 15 years now (and was familiar w/ the Richard Jordan movie before I
knew who either DP / CC were), so pardon me if I'm asking redundant
questions.

          Also, I've recently picked up a copy of "CC & DP Revealed", but
haven't read any of the novels yet.  Should I abstain from reading it before
I delve into the actual books, & if so, should I start from the beginning &
go from there, or are there certain ones that're recommended to start with?

  .

   -- The Doctor


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From: clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Silk
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 4:30 PM
To: clivecusslerfanclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Clive Cussler fan club] Re: Movie Law Suits (aka Questions
from a Newbie)


Dear Doctor Wholittle,

Definitely, read the previous novels of Clive Cussler prior to diving
into Clive Cussler/Dirk Pitt revealed.  Get yourself familiar with the
characters and scenarios prior to reading the book you have.  It's a
good reference book to refer to as you read through the novels. Both my
husband and I have been Cussler fans for decades.  He's our author of
choice. The characters remain the same (for the most part) in all his
novels.  So, start with his first book.  You'll also discover how he
honed his skills to becoming one of America's top writers.

Nancy in Utah

-------Original Message-------

        I'm a relative newbie to DP / CC, although I've known of both for
about 15 years now (and was familiar w/ the Richard Jordan movie before
I knew who either DP / CC were), so pardon me if I'm asking redundant
questions.

          Also, I've recently picked up a copy of "CC & DP Revealed", but
haven't read any of the novels yet.  Should I abstain from reading it
before I delve into the actual books, & if so, should I start from the
beginning & go from there, or are there certain ones that're recommended
to start with?

  .

   -- The Doctor


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