WALT DISNEY: AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL

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Wonderful Insight to a GREAT MAN.......2007-03-08

If you are a Disney fan this is the one to read. Lots of info about his early days & how Disneyland came to be. He was sure he would die before he had finished what he set out to do. The Disney company was never the same after his death.
But is John Lassiter the new Walt..... Let's hope so.

Walt Disney: An American Original.......2007-01-05

This was a great and interesting book. I loved reading it and learning things about Disney and his history that I didn't know. A great read.

Great book on a great man........2006-11-24

Like the man himself, An American Original is at times quirky, innovative, sad, and uplifting. There are those out there that will push whatever drivel there is about Walt - that he hated children, was a money hungry monster, supposed anti-Semite, sexual deviant, etc. but mr. Thomas fortunately leaves the tabloids aside and deals with those that knew Walt personally. One then gets a portriat of a hopeful Horatio Alger who frequently went without full meals so he could pay early employees, volunteered his studio and expertise to make WW 2 films and lost thousands in the process when the majority of his funds were already frozen, and that fondly reminisced "I believe that every conception is immaculate because there is a child involved." On the other hand, he was indeed human - stubborn, willfull, and hot tempered at times to his best friend and brother, Roy (for a better account of their temporary falling out and Walt's attitude towards Roy's family, see mr. Thomas' also excellent bio on him). But he loved him in the end. Simply flawless account on Snow White, the creation of Disneyland (which contains the Walt-ism "people can buy Pepsi-Cola but they can't pee in the street"), and Mary Poppins. Altogether a very good portrait of the father of modern animation and family entertainment.

Corporate puff piece.......2006-04-25

Published by the Disney Corporation, not exactly an objective source for a biography of Walt Disney. You'll learn more about the man just wandering his parks and watching his films than you will from this extended press release, which completely ignores key individuals and events that helped shape Uncle Walt. The photos aren't very interesting either -- pass on this one.

the world of disney.......2006-02-01

A very good overview of the life of the master that tells all the general reader needs to know of walt's life and work. Highly recommended, despite the occasional faux pas which does not detract from this informative work.

Walt Disney, an American Original. (Creative Education Close-Ups)

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Walt Disney, an American Original. (Creative Education Close-Ups)
Norita D. Larson
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Walt Disney: An American Original
Bob Thomas
Manufacturer: Pocket Books
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000LGE4JQ

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Walt Disney: An American Original
Bob Thomas
Manufacturer: Fireside
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ASIN: 0671242725

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The American Original, Walt Disney
Bob Thomas
Manufacturer: hyperion
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ASIN: B000NWQU0O

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Walt Disney: An American Original
Bob Thomas
Manufacturer: Bt Bound
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Binding: Library Binding

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This thorough guide helps you learn how to use Macromedia Flash 3 to create vector graphics and animations for the Web. Its range of instruction targets everyone from beginning graphics users to expert Web designers and addresses both Windows and Macintosh platforms. Some projects involve files on the companion CD-ROM; others simply have you start from scratch.

You begin by learning the background on Flash--the features new to this version as well as the program's many uses for visualization, graphics, animation, illustration, and presentation. Next, the book introduces you to the interface and its precision-placement, type, shape, and export tools. After teaching you how to integrate the program with other software, the book launches into a discussion of the core features. You learn techniques for drawing; make animations; create and edit symbols, such as buttons, movie clips, sounds, and bitmaps; combine symbols and create multilayer animations; add interactivity and multiple scenes; create transparency effects; use sound; assign actions to interactive buttons; and publish, play, and export your movie. Other topics include how to use Flash with the Design in Motion suite, which includes FreeHand, Insta.HTML, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, and 3D Tools; how to use Aftershock to produce Web pages; and how to fine-tune HTML. A chapter on case studies features interviews with Web developers and explores their insights on Flash. --Kathleen Caster

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Shows, in a step-by-step format, how to apply transparency, create morphing effects, add interactivity and sound, and animate graphics for the Web. Discusses how to take advantage of Flash 3END

Customer Reviews:

Great for beginners..........1999-12-07

If you're NEW to Flash, this is a great book. For those of you that know NOTHING about Flash, but want to learn... this is probably the best book on Flash out there. If you're already fluent in Flash, don't waste your time, and anyway, if you're that fluent, why do you need a book? Use your imagination when it comes to designing and programming!

Disappointed.......1999-12-04

The missing contents from the CD is a major flaw. I spent far too much time drawing the graphics in Flash then actually following instruction from the book. Though drawing the clip arts did help establish some skill in the drawing tools of flash.

However, the instructions were sub-par. I felt as if several steps were missing and the explanations were not clear. Many of the instructions were repetitive.

I've already gone through one basic flash book. The alluring graphics in the cover and pages made it seem like I can take a step up to at least the intermediate level (the type of step one could use to get a job! ) Unfortunately, it did not.

Sorry, I'm glad I borrowed this book from a friend rather than buying it.

Useless!.......1999-11-02

I bought a couple graphic design books from The Coriolis Group before. They are all not good. I read this book at the bookstore instead of wasting my money. This book is not well organized! The information inside is far less useful than many online Flash tutorial sites. Too bad there are only a few Flash book in the market and all of them are useless. Maybe this is still a new software and there are not that many smart Flash designers around.

Not a useful book........1999-10-09

I'm a new user to Flash and for the most part the book put me in a coma when I tried to follow the examples (drawing tutorial was particularly painful to get through). The online tutorials and lessons provided by Macromedia are so much more helpful. I personally think this book should have been recalled because of the missing tutorial files. Author should at least post a url where we can download the missing files. Sorry for being so critical but that book cost too much to ignore the flaws. A nice looking cover design and some eye catching color page inserts probably tricked a lot of shoppers into taking this book home. Too bad the content wasn't better thought out.

Great Book if you know nothing about FLASH..........1999-09-23

I don't understand why so many people are putting this book down. A week ago I hadn't even touched Flash. I bought this book and by the weekend had my own website done ENTIRELY using Flash 4. And now I'm getting more work than I can handle because I have this skill. For someone who knows nothing about Flash, this is a really good book!

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The Music May Have Stopped, but the Party’s Never Over.

Bar Mitzvah Disco. Everyone's Invited

Pick up your table card and come be our guest on this journey back to a time when style, music, and lust went hand in hand with a Day-Glo necklace, a pair of Z Cavaricci jeans, and Vuarnet shades. In this parallel universe, tall girls slow-danced with short boys at arm’s length, suburban break-dance pioneers vied with Lionel Richie fanatics for dance-floor space, Aunt Edna came ready to mount an assault on the dessert buffet in her best lime-green polyester pantsuit, and the phrase “the higher the hair, the closer to God” took on a whole new meaning.

With special appearances from:

AJ Jacobs, 99 red balloons, Ben Lee, the California Raisins, a well-intentioned Burt Reynolds impersonator, Jessi Klein, Joel Stein, DJ Squeak E. Clean, members of Foreigner (circa the Agent Provocateur tour), Sarah Silverman, OJ Simpson, Noah Tepperberg, Wendy Spero, the cast of Breakin’, Mark Ronson, Steve Fortgang and southern Florida’s number one Bar Mitzvah band

Bar Mitzvah Disco is an irresistible journey, two parts Fantasy Island to one part Vegas, rife with gorgeous girls, piles of cash, and ungracious thank-you notes presented straight from the source.

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EVERYBODY WANG CHUNG TONIGHT.......2007-07-01

This book is so much fun. Beyond the great photos that are too campy to be believed, this book is jammed with the reflections of others on their mitzvah experiences. No poignancy here, just a lot of laughs.

fantastic.......2007-01-30

This book is awesome - it perfectly captures this bizarre subculture of over-the-top celebrations of puberty among Jews in the 1980s, primarily in the New York metro area. If you are one of the chosen people that celebrated Bar and Bat Mitzvahs during that time, you will laugh until it hurts reading this book.

Kitch at its best.......2007-01-10

Loved the Disco Bar Mitzvah. Great collection of antecdotes and fantastic photographs. Oh Vey, to be 13 again - NO WAY.

Highly recommend this book.

Oh my god, I know them!!!!.......2006-12-18

I just received this book for the holidays. I was going to bar/bat mitvahs in the early eighties and throughly enjoyed this book. Then came the photo. I graduated junior high with the entire table!!!

There are no words to describe how happy I am with this book, except to say that reading it was pure enjoyment.

Disco Review.......2006-02-24

Cool book. I took it to work to show all my gentile co-workers and they loved it.

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America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in the Movies is a lively introduction to issues of diversity as represented within the American cinema. The first synthetic and historical text of its kind, America on Film provides a comprehensive overview of the industrial, socio-cultural, and aesthetic factors that contribute to cinematic representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality. The volume chronicles the cinematic history of various cultural groups, examines forces and institutions of bias, and stimulates discussion about the relationship between film and American national culture.Accessible and user-friendly, America on Film features 101 illustrations, a glossary of key terms, questions for discussion, and lists for further reading and further viewing. The book is organized within a broad historical framework, with specific theoretical concepts - including film genre, auteurism, cultural studies, Orientalism, the "male gaze, " feminism, and queer theory - integrated throughout. Each individual chapter features a concise overview of the topic at hand, a discussion of representative films, figures, and movements, and an in-depth analysis of a single film, including The Lion King, The Jazz Singer, Smoke Signals, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Celluloid Closet.

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Powerful collection of their heaviest songs in Authentic GUITAR-TAB format: A.D.I.D.A.S. * Alone I Break * Here To Stay * Freak On A Leash * Fallingaway From Me * Got The Life * Make Me Bad * No Place To Hide * Shoots Andladders * It's On! * Reclaim My Place * Porno Creep * B.B.K. * Swallow *Blind * Dead Bodies Everywhere * Hollow Life * K@#0%! * Wake Up * Blame.

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BradyGames' Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

COMPLETE MINI-GAME COVERAGE

EXTENSIVE MISSION COVERAGE

EVERY WEAPON AND GADGET REVEALED

EARN EVERY SKILL POINT

FIND EVERY TITANIUM BOLT

DETAILED MAPS OF EVERY PLANET

ENEMY TACTICS AND STATS

ALL MULTIPLAYER MAPS!!! PLUS WINNING STRATEGIES FROM THE GAME'S DEVELOPER

Customer Reviews:

When help was needed.......2007-05-08

My son was thrilled to learn the secrets of this game and be able to finally win. I think these type of guides are good so that the kids playing the game don't get discouraged and upset that they cannot get past an area, or know what to do.

gift.......2007-03-22

i got it as a gift and they havn't complained and it was shipped really fast so yay party

Great Game, Great Stragety Guide.......2005-07-22

This guide doesn't just help you beat the game, but gives you tips, maps, weapon description, armour description, a ship accessory list, and, of course, a whole behind the scences look at how the game was made. I actually got the stragety after I beat the game, and when I used it, I discovered all the secret unlocks and places that i did'nt even know exisited. This guide is defenitly worth the money!

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando Official Strategy Guide

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really fun
Pretty and funny, but that's about it.
Best game ever!!!
the game rules
Great guide really is!

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando Official Strategy Guide
Greg Off
Manufacturer: BRADY GAMES
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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BradyGames' Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando Official Strategy Guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough to lead players through the entire adventure. Expert boss tactics and detailed weapon and gadget listings. Complete coverage of the "maxigames" available throughout the game. Game secrets, scoring strategies and more!

This product is for sale in North America only.

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really fun.......2005-07-07

i no this isnt that helpful but this is jus one of those games that make gaming reach a new level and thats it. and 4 that kid before me u dont have 2 buy all the armors i beat it the first time wit the 2nd armor and bought the rest in the chalange mode. so.......

Pretty and funny, but that's about it. .......2004-10-16

Many people may disagree with me on this, but this game just isn't very fun. THe graphics are wonderful, and when you play the first few missions, you feel as though this is one of the greatest games ever. Then that feeling comes to a screeching halt when you buy your first armor. If it weren't for the friggin' armor in this game, I definately would have given this a five. From one point on, you have to continuously buy armor in order to make it through a certain few levels, because if you don't you're screwed. The last armor is a million bolts. A MILLION BOLTS. To raise that grit I had to beat one level ten times, and seeing as how the level was huge, that got extremely boring. In order to raise money for this without doing what I did, you would have to spend nearly nothing throughout the game, which is hard seeing as how it is necessary to spend up to 10,000 bolts in order to gain one little bit of info from some cheap citizen. I am a big Jak and Daxter fan, and I'm used to big environments where you can choose how to approach the situation. Not so in this game. There is one and only one way to get to a certain point, and the environment just goes in one big circle. However if you were a fan of the first R&C and you can't help but waste more money on crap like this, go ahead. I won't stop you.

Best game ever!!!.......2004-08-14

this game is asom! its twice as long as rachet and clank 1 and you are supposed to play this game twice!

the game rules.......2004-07-15

get this game it rules when you are playing dont buy any guns
save up for the ryno2 on planet barlow its only avalebl in the gagditron place

Great guide really is!.......2004-02-08

This guide contains maps and where to get all platnum bolts and nanotech boost which is REALLY helpful! It tells you info on weapons and when you should use them and how to get through stuff and answers to electrolizer and infiltrator puzzles to thats also really helpful. It also tells you how to get all the skill points and tips on getting them. A really great guide but a bit confuseing at times un-fourinetly

Ratchet and Clank: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

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Would Have Been Lost Without It
READ THE REVIEW BELOW :-P
Ratchet and Clank Score Big

Ratchet and Clank: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Dimension Publishing
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Release Date: 2002-11-12

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The Ultimate Gadget to Save the Universe!
·Complete walkthrough of each planet with detailed maps
·Detailed weapon and gadget descriptions
·Locations of every Gold Bolt
·Strategies for dealing with Chairman Drek's minions
·All secrets revealed

Customer Reviews:

Would Have Been Lost Without It.......2003-04-21

No doubt this is the best strategy guide ever. Game similar to Jak and Daxter but confusing as to where to go next. Relax and follow the guide.

READ THE REVIEW BELOW :-P.......2002-12-28

This game is awesome but like all great games there are parts where we may get stuck in and just get so frustrated since we cant figure it out. Now thats where this guide comes in. It tells you everything for those annoying times when we can find what to do. Help for every planet you go to..and for such a low price to buy! What could be better...#1-getting stuck at a part in the game and taking forever to figure this simple little thing out or..#2-paying a small fee for help everywhere you need it. Hmm...I would have to go with #1! Wouldn't you?

Ratchet and Clank Score Big.......2002-11-30

Prima's Official Strategy Guied for Ratchet and Clank is awesome. It has every mission you need to complete, how to complete them, walkthroughs of where to go and the levels, etc. If your having trouble beating this game (I know I would without this guide) get this book. It is totall worth the money.

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Signature Series Guide

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Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Signature Series Guide
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Release Date: 2007-10-23

Shrunken Ratchet and Clank; loads of crazy fun on the PSP.(Video Games): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press

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Shrunken Ratchet and Clank; loads of crazy fun on the PSP.(Video Games): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
Gale Reference Team
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000O59R78
Release Date: 2007-03-08

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on March 8, 2007. The length of the article is 496 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Shrunken Ratchet and Clank; loads of crazy fun on the PSP.(Video Games)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 8, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: 23

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SONY TO RELEASE RATCHET & CLANK: UP YOUR ARSENAL IN FALL 2004.: An article from: Multimedia Publisher

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SONY TO RELEASE RATCHET & CLANK: UP YOUR ARSENAL IN FALL 2004.: An article from: Multimedia Publisher

Manufacturer: Worldwide Videotex
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ASIN: B00082A4DS
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from Multimedia Publisher, published by Worldwide Videotex on June 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1051 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: SONY TO RELEASE RATCHET & CLANK: UP YOUR ARSENAL IN FALL 2004.
Publication: Multimedia Publisher (Newsletter)
Date: June 1, 2004
Publisher: Worldwide Videotex
Volume: 15 Issue: 6 Page: NA

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"The most comprehensive j'accuse of journalism as propaganda in the English language... Ought to be read by every young reporter and by those who retain pride in our craft of truth-telling, not matter how unpopular or unpalatable the truth." -- John Pilger, from the Preface to the new edition

"The first casualty when war comes, is truth," said American Senator Hiram Johnson in 1917, and in his gripping, now-classic history of war journalism, Phillip Knightley shows just how right Johnson was. From William Howard Russell, who described the appalling conditions of the Crimean War in Times [London], to the ranks of reporters, photographers, and cameramen who captured the realities of war in Vietnam, The First Casualty tells a fascinating story of heroism and collusion, censorship and suppression, myth-making and propaganda. Since Vietnam, Knightley finds, governments have become much more adept at managing the media, and in new chapters on the Falklands, the Gulf War, and the former Yugoslavia, he concludes that the war correspondent's role as a seeker of truth is now in jeopardy.

From reviews of the first edition:

"[This book] may make us all a little more free to talk about and find the truth." -- Garry Wills, New York Times Book Review

"Disturbing, even dismaying, yet also in its painful way, enormously entertaining." -- New Yorker

Customer Reviews:

Review of the First Casualty, by Nathan Reid.......2003-06-16

The First Casualty by Phillip Knightly looks at the history of War Correspondents, and analyzes their attempts to accurately report what actually happens on the front line. It covers a broad period of time, from the mid 1800's to the 1970's, in which the author analyzes just about every major war in the time span.

One of the most interesting aspects of the book is that it shows the inability of the majority of the correspondents to report accurately on the wars that have taken place throughout history. For various reasons, which are all explained in the book, most of what the average person read about a particular war during the time that it was going on, turned out to be some sort of propaganda or just completely false.

Phillip Knightly examines the role that technology has played in changing the role of the war correspondent. He looks at some of the most famous correspondents and explains what they did to get to the top. He also shows what the real priorities were for some of the correspondents and their editors.

This book also gives a very interesting perspective on many of the most famous wars, and has a lot of inside information that isn't available in your average textbook. This book will make anybody think twice about what they read in the paper, and I highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in finding out the real uncensored truth about history.

Buy this book.......2003-06-15

If you are into the world of journalism in even the smallest capacity, this book is for you. If you are interested in how journalists cover major world events like wars, this book should already be on your bookshelf.

Knightley keeps a thorough record of how the wartime correspondent got its first start and doesn't let up through all of the major English and American wars including the Gulf War. Knightley himself is an accomplished journalist in his own right, but that doesn't stop him from taking a critical look at the industry - how it has succeeded but more interestingly where it has failed and continues to fail.

As a high school journalism teacher, this book will become required reading to understand how this type of reporting came about. It will help the students and you take a more critical look at how journalists are covering the war.

The Best Book on the History of Military-Media Relations.......2002-10-07

As a military officer who works routinely with the media, this book is my number-one choice for anybody who wants to understand how the relationship between media and the military became what it is today. This book simply tells a great story. Whether your interest is in media, the military or history, I think you'll have a hard time putting it down. And while I don't subscribe to Mr. Knighley's conclusion that the military scored a final victory in managing the media during Kosovo in 1999, the relationship is much more complex than most people realize and will continue to develop during the conflicts that are being played out today and in the future. The bottom line is that if you're interested enough in this subject to have gotten to the end of this review, you ought to buy the book. You won't regret it.

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