><<similiar situation myself and could sympathize. This is the book that made Vlad "real" to me.>> >Sorry to hear that :o( >-Crystal Thank you. I survived and am better for it (things worked out anyway after a few years). I suspect that the same will happen for Vlad (or that he will die bitter and alone in a ditch somewhere with no freinds.)Either way it makes for good reading. Also don't forget that in order to write so poignant a story, Steve must have went through his own hell at some point. Maybe some sympathy for the subject of this list is in order. -- John D. Barbato, O.D.