no part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means , graphic , electronic or mechanical , including photocopying , recording , taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author , except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews , also by barry friedman novels dead end assignment : bosnia prescription for death the shroud sleeper hyde max fracture non-fiction the short life of a valiant ship thats life : its sexually transmitted and terminal acknowledgement i am indebted to carol bargar who suggested a vital portion of the plot .