Girl in the Cellar: The Natascha Kampusch Story

Austria was once again in news. A man named Josef Fritzl was found guilty of abducting his own daughter Elisabeth Fritzl, keeping her in a cellar for 24 years and fathering her 7 children. And this once again reminded people of The Natascha Kampusch Story

Ten-year-old Natascha Kampusch was abducted in 1998 and she freed herself eight years later in 2006. The kidnapper Wolfgang Priklopil committed suicide immediately after it.. The story did not end here. but left behind a number of questions.

Why did Natascha took eight years to get away from kidnapper when she was allowed to go out with Priklopil. She even admitted having a ski-holiday with the kidnapper.
There have even been (unsubstantiated) allegations that Natascha's mother was somehow involved in the abduction or its cover-up.

Unfortunately, many answers surrounding the case are still unknown. Girl in the Cellar: The Natascha Kampusch Story by Allan Hall and Michael Leidig tries to explorer the case and to look into questions that are still unanswered. Natascha's mother described the book as being both speculative and premature and togather with two journalists, wrote a book about the ordeal, Verzweifelte Jahre ("Frantic Years").

Girl in the Cellar: The Natascha Kampusch Story by Allan Hall and Michael Leidig (Hardcover) is available at Amazon for $19.46. To order click here

Verzweifelte Jahre by Brigitta Sirny-Kampusch (Hardcover) is unavailable. Please check again later to see if it's available.

Natascha's story finds a mention in many other books/articles a few of which are as below.

Fue parte de mi vida y su muerte me entristece: Natascha Kampusch y su secuestrador Wolfgang Priklopil.: An article from: Siempre! by Bernardo Gonzz Solano (Digital) - $9.95

La soledad de Natascha.: An article from: Epoca by Miguel Aranguren (Digital) - $9.95

Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline (Hardcover) - $20.34

Europe on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet Shoestring Guides) by Sarah Johnstone, Aaron Anderson, Sarah Andrews, and Ryan Ver Berkmoes (Paperback) - $18.47

Invisible Chains: Shawn Hornbeck and the Kidnapping Case that Shook the Nation by Kristina Sauerwein (Paperback) - $12.89

Ben & Jerry's Ice Creams - Free Cone Day

Ben & Jerry celebrates Free Cone Day each year giving away 1 million cones for free that day as a Thank You to the customers and this year the day is today... Missed it? No problem here is selection of products related to Ben & Jerry at Amazon.

Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book by Ben Cohen, Jerry Greenfield, and Nancy Stevens (Paperback) - $9.95

Ben & Jerry's: The Inside Scoop: How Two Real Guys Built a Business with a Social Conscience and a Sense of Humor by Fred Lager (Paperback) - $19.00

The Best Ice Cream Maker Cookbook Ever by Peggy Fallon (Hardcover) - $11.86

Biography - Ben & Jerry's by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (DVD) - $21.99

My Boy Jack

Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe plays his most mature role to date as Jack Kipling, 17-year-old son of Rudyard Kipling (David Haig of Four Weddings and a Funeral), in My Boy Jack

It's 1915 and World War I has been declared. Aged only 17 Kiplings son like most of his generation is swept up in the enthusiasm to fight the Germans a mood stoked vigorously by his father. Jack is cripplingly short sighted and the army has rejected him twice rendering him too myopic even for an army suffering thousands of casualties a week and desperate for recruits. Yet Rudyard is undeterred determined that his son should go to the front like countless other sons and fight for the values that he Kipling espouses so publicly. Using his fame and influence Kipling persuades Lord Roberts on his death bed to get Jack a commission in the Irish guards. This intervention is barely tolerated by Carrie and daughter Elise (Carey Mulligan) as they disagree that Jack is fit to fight and fear for his safety on the front line. Jack is instantly popular with his troop he is a great leader and trains tirelessly to overcome the disability that is his eyesight. Six months later Jack sails to France as a lieutenant. Jack went missing in action during the Battle of Loos and his mother and father carried out an increasingly desperate search for him spanning many years and many miles.

Based on Haig's play My Boy Jack , this film was made for television but is not at all apparent when experiencing it, being shot with all care and resources that a mainstream movie gets.

Order My Boy Jack by David Haig, Daniel Radcliffe, Kim Cattrall, and Carey Mulligan (DVD) for $16.99 by clicking here.

My Boy Jack (Nick Hern Books) , David Haig's play is to be made available shortly for $18.95. You may either pre-order here or get the older edition (from different publisher) of My Boy Jack (Paperback) from other sellers on Amazon Marketplace (limited stock).

Jurassic Park Adventure Pack (Jurassic Park/ The Lost World: Jurassic Park/ Jurassic Park III)

Jurassic Park
Perhaps the greatest dinosaur film ever made, "Jurassic Park" features brilliant special effects, wonderful acting and a great plotline filled with suspense and horror. With Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough heading up a small cast of characters including Samuel L. Jackson, this film is sure to be a winner in anyone's collection. Briefly, this is the tale of a man who hopes to cash in on genetically bred dinosaurs by creating a sort of theme park that allows the average man to get an up-close-and-personal look at T-Rex, stegosaurus, and those wicked velociraptors. Of course, when a small group arrives to approve the park, things go awry. Highly recommended flick worthy of multiple views.

The Lost World
The weakest flick in the series. Jeff Goldblum reprises his role from the original flick as he goes to a second island where the dinos from the original film were allowed to grow before being shipped to the park. He's there to help a small group study the dinosaurs in an environment untouched by man. Then a gang of hunters come along in a last ditch effort to save the pocketbooks of the JP stockholders and bring a T-Rex back to San Diego, CA to cash in. Unfortunately, this film was weighed down by eco-terrorism and way too many characters. Though the cast was very good, there just wasn't enough to work with here. Not worthy of many viewings, but it's nice to have in the set.

Jurassic Park III
The best sequel and it saves the saga from the forgettable "Lost World." This film brings back Sam Neill's character who gets conned into going back to the islands and ends up having to save the son of a wealthy and on-the-outs couple(played wittingly by William H. Macy and Tea Leoni). It has a brief but wonderful cameo by Laura Dern and takes a potshot at the purple dino, Barney. This film is the most wide open of the bunch as it ditches the suspense of the original and the morality tale of "Lost World" and goes straight for the action. It's a wonderful popcorn flick that works well for what it is. Definitely worthy of multiple viewings and definitely worth owning.

As a whole, this set is really wonderful to own. You get all three films for less than the price of two of them if you purchased each separately. The packaging is pretty cool since it resembles the opening gates that are so famous from the first film. There are plenty of extras for folks into that kind of stuff and two out of three of these films is worth watching more than once. The original flick is timeless, "JPIII" is a rollercoaster ride, and "The Lost World" is nice to have if you're a completionist. Get this set today if you can't get enough of the dino-action and dino-horror that is the "Jurassic Park Adventure Pack." - Review By K. Fontenot "Prairie Cajun"