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Media Center Discovery is a handy guide for you to use with your elementary and middle school students. They will learn to use the media center and develop the skills needed to access and use print, nonprint, and electronic library materials. The book contains an array of fun-filled and informative activities that support language arts and social studies courses in grades 5-8. Your students will learn by doing the book’s activities, which are designed to foster critical thinking skills, literacy skills, and research ethics. The lessons presented in this easy-to-use book can be used in any sequence, and each activity is followed with an assessment or evaluation. For quick access and easy use the book is organized into eleven sections.
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The abundant variety of flowers is a never-ending source of inspiration for all artists. Whether it's the graceful shape of a tulip or the cheerful colors of a daffodil, each flower has its own unique beauty. The Flower Painter's Essential Handbook teaches readers how to find that beauty, and features:
-50 of today's most popular flowers, from azaleas to water lilies
-Step-by-step instructions that show artists how to capture the exact qualities of each flower
-Helpful suggestions for customizing projects to the artist's individual style
-A "getting started" section that covers basic materials, techniques and colors for beginning artists
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Book Description
This is how it all began! The cosmic superhero epic is back and this collection is chock-full of all the "cosmic" you could ask for! Experience the glory of Commander Adam Archer, the enigmatic alien Maxim, the wacky Basil Cronus, the evil Discordia, the confusing Freidrich Nickelhead and that's just scratching the surface! If you want cosmic, we've got cosmic!
Customer Reviews:
RETRO LEE & KIRBY!.......2006-05-30
No, Godland isn't a long lost Jack Kirby story that was recently found although no one would fault you for jumping to that conclusion. Rather it's Joe Casey and Tom Scioli's tribute/reset on Kirby and Stan Lee work of the 60's, combining elements of the Fantastic Four along with Kirby's cosmic work of The New Gods, and the Eternals/Celestials, and that's just for starters. The pair hit on various Lee & Kirby creations ranging from the late 1950's through the 1970's, albeit with a more complex storyline for 21st century audiences.
As a meteor crashes near the Great Wall of China, the cosmic hero Adam Archer flies to investigate as we learn about his origin in a series of flashbacks. He was an astronaut on a mission to Mars and the lone survivor when their ship crashed. Near death, he stumbled upon an ancient alien machine and transformed into a being of awesome cosmic power by a group of alien minds. This harkens back to the days of the creation of beings such as the Silver Surfer and Adam Warlock. Investigating the meteor, Archer finds it contained a life form...a giant reptilian dog-like form that looks like one of those monsters created by Kirby in the pre-hero days of Marvel/Atlas comics that had names like Groom or Grok. A battle ensues but soon the arch villain Basil Cronus arrives on the scene and has his own designs on the alien mutt. Cronus is another great throwback to the 60's...a humanoid body with a skull floating in a vat of fluid for a head. While all of this is going on, America's most cherished hero "Crashman" has gone missing and been captured in the Arctic Circle by a villainess named Discordia.
There's a part in Godland that really made me laugh...as Archer battles the alien dog he chides himself for trash-talking while fighting...which of course is something that Stan Lee loved to have his heroes do in his stories. Very clever. Tom Scioli does a great job imitating Kirby's art style. I will note, however, that the Kirby he's replicating is more the mid-70's Kirby as opposed to the 60's "classic" Kirby. Still for Kirby fans it works as a wonderful tribute to the old master and Scioli obviously put in a lot of time studying Jack's work. He's got a lot of the nuances down pat, such the multitude of spots in Archer's "cosmic powers" right down to the facial expressions of the characters.
The only short-coming for me was the plot which was far more complex than anything Kirby and Lee would have created. I realize that audiences are more sophisticated today than they were 35 or 40 years ago, but I think it would have worked a bit better if the story were also kept in the Lee style. Still, it was a fun retro take on 60's material.
Reviewed by Tim Janson
Great for what it is ... but does it want to be more?.......2006-04-27
if the intent was to produce a fun throwback to Kirby's late career - the New Gods/Kamandi/Eternals/Detroyer Duck era - while putting a little bit of a contemporary spin on the "Kirby genre," then the book is an unqualified success, in large part because of Casey's cleverness as a writer and Scioli's sincerity as an imitator/reinventor of the Kirby style. It is for this reason that I plan to read all the G?DLAND trades as they come out, personally. But I'm certain that that is not the intent - that Casey and Scioli mean to do more. There's a podcast interview on Wordballoon.com, where Casey mentions that G?DLAND is supposed to be more than a nostalgia kick, specifically pointing to the relationships between the protagonist, Adam Archer, and his sisters, as an example of the complexity and contemporary nature of the work. Yeeks. If anything, the relationships between Adam and his sisters remind me of the weak, childish characterizations you might see in any typical Silver Age comic book - there's one sequence, between Adam and his sister Neela, for example, that reminds me of the poorly-done "feminist" version of Lois Lane from the late 1960's/early 1970's (if you're not familiar with those books: the only difference between the feminist Lois and the pre-feminist Lois was that pre-feminist Lois was always grateful when Superman rescued her; feminist Lois was always pissed off by the rescue; neither of them, though, was able to survive on her own, without rescue of some sort or another). When I was reading it, I thought: "Fun! He's playing with that old campy helpless-but-bitchy pseudo-feminist stuff." But, well, in light of his statements about the book, and about his goals - it seems that, maybe, um, he wasn't. If the real intent is to step beyond pastiche into something that stands on its own, outside of its references to old comics (Kirby or otherwise), and can be taken seriously as a character study, or even as a meaningful action-adventure, then Casey and Scioli have a long way to go.
(Above is excerpted from my review at graphicnovelreview.com)
Check out Godland!.......2006-03-17
Joe Casey and Tom Scioli deliever the goods
in this tale of cosmic drama that goes down like
a glass of cool fresh water. If one would like
a FREE full-issue preview of issues #1 and #8 they
can check them out at newsarama.com. I read issue #1
and that was enough for me. Gorgeous art, smart
story -telling and a "great" price for the collected
trade make for a sweet deal! Who needs Infinite Crisis?
Recomended!
Old School Sci Fi.......2006-03-10
This is just plain fun, old fashioned sci-fi at its best. I originally was not enthused about this title when I read the first issue, but now that I can read the trade in its entirety, it is just brilliant. Also recomment Fear Agent (not in trade yet) if you enjoy this.
Now THIS is a great book!.......2006-03-07
What a great comic!
A cosmic adventure for TODAY'S audience. A great tribute to Jack Kirby and the cosmic tales of yesterday but this is clearly a tale for this generation of readers. It's fun, wild, and at times a bit crazy. The creative team has a fantastic imagination. With a great hero, a neat supporting cast, and wonderful and outlandish villians, this book has it all.
Book Description
Back after a four–year hiatus, New York Times bestselling author Scott Adams presents an outrageous look at work, home and everyday life in his new book, Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel.
Building on Dilbert's theory that 'All people are idiots', Adams now says, 'All people are idiots. And they are also weasels.' Just ask anyone who worked at Enron.
In this book, Adams takes a look into the Weasel Zone, the giant grey area between good moral behaviour and outright felonious activities. In the Weasel Zone, where most people reside, everything is misleading, but not exactly a lie. Building on his popular comic strip, Adams looks into work, home and everyday life and exposes the way of the weasel for everyone to see. With appearances from all the regular comic strip characters, Adams and Dilbert are at the top of their game – master satirists who expose the truth while making us laugh our heads off.
Customer Reviews:
Nothing new to say?.......2006-12-28
After doing a pretty good to great job in The Dilbert Principle and The Dilbert Future and an ok job in Joy of Work Adams stumbles here with Way of the Weasel.
The strips are as funny as ever, but you'll have seen them before in the strip compilations and the daily paper. The trouble is that where he had actual insight, philosphy and something to say in his previous books he doesn't here. We either have the same old saws about management cleverly called "Management Weasels" as if it were new insights or what comes down to prose versions of the strips. The actual strips themselves are better than the prose versions.
The book does have its moments. But the start is fairly bad and you'll spend a lot of time thinking "Why am I reading this."
However if you have missed his previous Dilbert prose offerings you probably will enjoy this. If you have read Principle, Future and Joy of Work then you can safely give this a pass. You've seen it before!
A book by weasels for weasels.......2006-11-22
If I was as big a weasel as Mr. Adams assumes I am (by his own admission!), I wouldn't have bothered reading his book before writing this review. Apparently, I have a thing or two more to learn about being a weasel. The first part of this book is so over the top that it seems forced, and doesn't exactly tickle the funny bone. However, as Mr. Adams moves out of the office and begins to discuss weasels in other areas of life, it improves, and there are both good laughs and some scarily accurate descriptions of weasel behavior. As ususal, the comic strips are generally the funniest bits, proving yet again that Mr. Adams talents are best packaged in that format.
Required Reading .......2006-11-04
Scott Adams's Way of the Weasel should be required reading for all office drones/cubicle slugs etc as a survival guide in the business world.
Adams's dead-on interpretation of living in the corporate swamp is his usual fine effort in humor and sarcasm. It will be tough to take notes since the reader will be laughing all the time.
Dilbert & the way of the weasel.......2005-09-19
Prompt delivery, and in great condition. Extremely funny CD's; anyone who has worked for a large company will be laughing out loud.
Laughed So Hard I Cried: IT'S ALL TRUE!!!!.......2005-01-02
I couldn't even get past the first 2 or 3 pages without sobbing in utter hilarity, not only because the writing and wit are exceptional, but the insight is DEAD ON. I've worked for a major financial services technologies division for 14+ years, and in data processing for nearly 30, and Mr. Adams' skewering of what goes on in any company is so on the mark it's uncanny - I SWEAR he has a webcam in my office building and is rehashing what goes on on a daily basis. The flip side of this is that he IS dead on, and it's a sad, sad commentary on the state of the business world as we know it in 2005. I began my career as an eager to learn & produce programmer, and progressed to frustration, disbelief, cynicism, apathy and, now, I guess in all honesty: weaselhood. Wish it weren't the case, but the odds are so stacked against being a responsible, committed, caring professional in this psychotically mismanaged world of ridiculous rules and obstacles - to say nothing of increased outsourcing (decisions made by executives who never have to worry about THEIR jobs being sent overseas...). It is to a point where you can't survive to retirement without weaseling. And what ==is== the point of holding on to shredded values of yesteryear that would result in a precarious suite of 'golden years' when nothing and no one around you cares or supports your sense of integrity and honor? Sad, but true.
Customer Reviews:
Fun and insubstantial.......2004-06-29
I can sum up my review of this book rather simply: don't buy it, but do read it; borrow it from the library instead.
A fun romp through the fabulous Brat Pack movies of the 80s, Bernstein's book is a little too short on analysis, a little too full of plot, and offers tantalizing teases of trivia and behind the scenes information but never delivers a whallop punch. It's fun, light reading, and entertaining enough, but it doesn't truly serve as a reference material to the subject, and as such, I wouldn't recommend it as something worth purchasing for your book collection. By all means, take a copy out from the library and spend a fun weekend flipping through its pages -- I wish I had done that, instead of spending money on a copy that now gathers dust on the shelves.
A fun blast from the past!.......2002-08-01
I was a teenager in the 80's and I loved these movies. This book outlines all the "Teen" movies in the 1980's, from "Porky's" to "Can't Buy Me Love" It was a fun trip down memory lane and I enjoyed learning some lesser known facts about the movies and actors themselves. A must have for affecionado's of the 80's. Includes smaller versions of some of the most popular movies original movie theater posters.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!!.......2002-03-02
I've read a few books in my time. Good ones, bad ones. Some that were neither -- you know what I mean, gentle reader, both good and bad at the same time. Sometimes a book will start out good and end up bad. Sometimes, and I find this is the more rare phenomenon, the book will start out bad and then pull a "U-Turn" and end up good. That may in fact be my favorite kind of book.
Some kind of close to wonderful.......1999-11-21
I always like reading Jonathan Bernstein's column in "The Guide," and this potted history of teen films from the 1980s is in that league. It suffers from the odd inaccuracy, and his habit of relating the ENTIRE plots of movies is a mistake, but since books about teen movies are far thinner on the ground than books about '70s movies...what the hey. (Favourite quote: "(Charlie Sheen) provided years of laughter and entertainment. Moving on to an entirely separate subject, his movies have included...")
And I thought Corey Feldman was an English comedian . . ........1999-09-04
The recent late-ninties teen movie explosion has proven one thing - that what comes around - well you get idea. This book is a fabulous survey of what went before, concentrating on lesser known films which haven't had so many column inches, and others which were extremly popular but need some kind of retrospective look. Its a wonderful read, each page offering a new type of nostalgia. Plus - its incredibly funny, with Bernsteain bringing the same wit he offers in his fortnightly column in 'The Guardian Guide' to a subject he obviously loves. I've a couple of reservations. Apart from the glossy posters in the centre the illustrations are not much better than those found on a video box and often fail to illustrate the prose with much accuracy. Also, there is no bibliography or index, so finding writing about a favourite film can be a chore. And a few cast lists would be nice. But I suppose that's what The Internat Movie Database is for . . .
Book Description
First volume of a fabulous 2-volume set of the songs of one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. From The Threepenny Opera to his final great Broadway show Lost in the Stars. Volume 1 contains 63 songs including: Alabama Song * Bilbao Song * Green-up Time * Here I'll Stay * It Was Never You * Lost in the Stars * Mack the Knife * My Ship and dozens of great songs from his early days in Berlin through Broadway and Hollywood Triumphs. Cover graphics include color photos of original sheet music covers. Text includes bio and introductory notes.
Customer Reviews:
The best collection of Weill ever!.......2005-09-29
This Anthology is a due tribute to the great songwriter, German-born Kurt Weill. His compositions include hits like Mack the Knife, September Song and Alabama Song - all of them obviously included in the anthology (but you have to buy both volumes!). The two parts of the anthology have each and every song by Weill ever published separately (ie. not as a part of a full musical score). What's more, the sheet music is an exact reprint of the original, which ensures that no alterations have been done - they are faithful to the smallest degree. Most are piano+voice scores, but some also include guitar chords. Some songs are in German, some in French and some in English. "Mack the Knife" both in the original Dreigroschen Opera German version and in the English one.
The books are quite thick (might fall down from a sheet music stand), but well-bound and not very likely to break or fall apart. Some biographical/background info is also included in both volumes, as well as a few black-and-white photographs.
All in all, the anthology is a small treasure and you'd be hard-pressed to find all the individual songs in any bookshop or any other edition. So if you love Kurt Weill's music (and can read scores), you'll certainly love this collection.
Book Description
In this book you will discover the secrets of picking pockets for entertainment purposes. Written by a professional magician, the techniques are based on elementary principles of misdirection and sleight-of-hand which can be easily learned by anyone.
Anything that can be carried in a person's pocket can be secretly removed. This book will show you how. You will be able to remove objects from people's pockets while talking to them and even up on a stage while a thousand eyes are watching you. you will amaze everybody!
You will also learn how to remove wristwatches and articles of clothing without being detected. Many excellent effects for magicians.
Customer Reviews:
Brief and Basic.......2007-07-19
Eddie Joseph reveals the basic information on stage magician pocket picking. It is a book well suited to a beginner. The writing is uninspired, but it covers enough material to give a novice techniques to practice and master for a few months. For the money, it is a pretty good starting point.
Vague and nearly useless........2004-02-20
SAVE YOUR MONEY. This 62-page booklet is not worth whatever price you find it for. It mentions all the things that make a great pick pocket, but doesn't tell you how to achieve those things. In fact it even refuses to teach you things outright!It actually mentions them, then tells you it will not be covered! Things that should logically be covered in depth are skimmed and ignored completely.
Quote: " I have purposely not referred to the manner in which your hand should operate in the pocket, nor have I provided specific magic tricks to use in conjunction with pickpocketing. I have not given you specific instructions on removing many items such as belts, cufflinks, bracelets, necklaces, etc. which can be removed without detection..."
So what is the point of producing an instructional text if it doesn't teach you anything? When it wasn't being vague it was telling you painfully obvious things about pick pocketing that it seems everyone would likely know.
Don't waste your cash or time with this one.
Horrible, I knew more before I read this book.......2003-09-19
I knew more before I read this [bad]book, this book is so bad it decreased my knowledge. This book gives theories on pickpocketing, at the end the author actually says he didn't include any step by step or detail instructions to pickpocketing because each pickpocket must go his own way (why read this then?), also pickpocketing is illegal and shouldn't be used illegally (the 2 reasons he didnt include any information on pickpocketing in his pickpocket book) All he says is you must get in his pocket but not let him feel you!! Drrr!! Thanks!! Anyway, I suggest the book Techniques of the Professional Pickpocket by Wayne B. Yeager. I have seen this on [website] many times before. That book is great.
Weak.......2001-03-15
I have this book and it is weak as hell. It doesn't give you anything common sense can't figure out for you. It doesn't explain anything in great detail enough to help you out at all. Don't waste your money. Try trial & error. - Shabam the moderately sober fat mack
How to Pick Pockets for Fun and Profit.......1999-12-04
How to Pick Pockets for Fun and Profit : A Magicians Guide to Pickpocket Magic taught me everything i needed to know about the skills of pickpockets.
Book Description
The international bestseller--more than 500,000 copies sold!
With their 1994 international bestseller, Dealing with People You Can't Stand, Drs. Rick Brinkman and Rick Kirschner armed a civility-starved world with no-nonsense strategies for dealing with difficult people with tact and skill. Since then, cell phones, the Internet, voice mail, and other technological wonders designed to bring people closer together have only made it that much harder to avoid "people you can't stand;" even worse, they've also created exciting new ways for annoying people to realize their talent for being pains in the butt.
Updated and revised for the digital age, this new edition of Brinkman and Kirschner's bestselling guide shows readers how to successfully combat the whiners, grenades, tanks, snipers, close-talkers, pedants, and other rude, crude, and inconsiderate people who can ruin your day at work, in stores, on the street, in restaurants, at the movies, in waiting rooms, by fax, phone, and E-mail, and in cyberspace.
Customer Reviews:
Very short & general.......2007-10-02
This is like a small handbook/manual to refer to after you've read a more in depth book on the subject. I wouldn't even call it a book, it's not very long at all.
It's not a bad read but if you have never read anything about "difficult people" before you'll find a LOT lacking. I think maybe it'll be good to refer to if you need reminders of the things you've learned.
A more comprehensive book on the subject which i have read and like a lot is called Coping with difficult people by Robert M. Bramson.
Should be called Dealing with Difficult Behaviours.......2007-09-12
I really enjoyed this book. The crux of it is that you are dealing with bad or difficult behaviour, not necessarily bad people. If you understand what drives the behaviour you can be more successful in dealing with it. It is also a good guide on what NOT to do. AND the book is not a weighty tome that drones on and on to prove a simple point ... it is nice and to the point. I was a IT consultant for 10 years working with many different global coporate companiess, and now run my own business employing 15 people. I can recognise each and every behaviour type. I have tries lots of these strategies for dealing with these behaviours (successful and unsuccessful) and a lot of this advice rings so very true.
the difficlties of self-knowledge.......2007-05-15
I found this book is quite helpful in identifying differing communication styles and in giving suggestions for how to deal with them. One of the major, salutary, insights is that each of us probably has a communication styles that irritate somebody, somewhere. Ouch! But recognizing that aspect of "the problem with OTHER people" gives us a better chance to improve matters. I liked the humor, too.
Don't be put off by the extreme sounding title.......2007-04-13
This is one of the best books about effective communication I have come across.
As a manager of a large teaching staff, and working for local government, I have found this book to be one of the best resources I own.
The book clearly breaks down difficult personality characteristics, identifies the motivation behind the behaviours, and gives clear strategies to deal with the situation. From the bulldozing boss, to the meek mouse, this book helps to bring out the best from the people you work with.
It's also effective with difficult friends and family. It is also very readable.
Dealing With People You Can't Stand........2007-03-15
Excellent Book. It gives practical tips in how to deal with difficult people. I am requiring my staff to read the book.
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- Monet: The Ultimate Impressionist
- Moon Handbooks Texas (Moon Handbooks)
- My Chinese Sketchbook (My Sketchbook)
- On Not Being Able to Paint
- One Hundred Years of Valentines (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
- Outlaw Representation: Censorship and Homosexuality in Twentieth-Century American Art (Ideologies of Desire)
- Paint the Changing Seasons in Pastel
- Performance: Live Art Since 1960
- Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance
- Salsa Nights 2006 Calendar
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