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Tank Girl The Gifting #1 (Tank Girl)
Allan Martin
Manufacturer: IDW
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Comic
ASIN: B000TZXN3M

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Alan C. Martin (w); Ashley Wood (a & c) In these days of ultra-serious megacrossovers, comics gets exactly what it's been needing-a jolt of adrenaline courtesy of the too-long-absent Tank Girl! Co-creator Alan C. Martin is back to offer redemption to anyone who sat through the Tank Girl movie, and what's more, this time the book's art chores will be handled by artist/painter and fellow Aussie, Ashley Wood! Issue 1 features six separate Tank Girl stories by Martin and Wood, including appearances by Jet Girl, the Funsters and more.

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best book ever.......2005-11-10

this is the coolest boy book ever. I got the first one because i thought it would be cool to read and now i am going to get the whole set. Best use of money ever.

Luridly fascinating, but too evil to actually use.......2005-05-27

Important: most of this stuff can get you arrested.

If you see this book in the humor section of your bookstore, that's because it's about the only place in the bookstore where it will fit. This is, pure and simple, an outlaw book for the truly pissed-off. A left-wing anarcho-libertarian bent informs the book (inspired by Edward Abbey's Monkey Wrench Gang), but the book goes to some lengths to point out that what it suggests is not tied down to any one political viewpoint.

So you want revenge? This will certainly give you the means. Stinkbombs, scams, monkeywrench tactics, it's all in here. Some of it is outdated -- this book dates to 1982 -- and a lot of it can get you in a great deal of trouble. But if sabotage is what the situation calls for, this book is a good guide to it. There is some serious potential damage claimed by some of the pranks -- derailed political careers, ruined reputations, money funneled out of pockets. There is some risk to life and limb as well -- there are some creative uses mentioned for M-80s, for example, some of which involve shrapnel.

The author picked an interesting pen name -- it appears Abbey gave his character a name that means "bandit" (hajduk -> Hayduke) in some eastern European languages -- and the tactics within this book are thoroughly scorched-earth and a bit disturbing. It is certainly an interesting book, but I'm not sure I can recommend it -- it mostly appeals to the morbidly curious, the extremely ticked-off, and the borderline psychotic. The first category might want to look at it in a library, and the second two should be kept away from it at all costs.

"Vengeance is mine", sayeth the 'Norch.......2004-04-02

Back in the day when I faced endless torturous #ell from fellow students at my middle school, I found myself tryin' to figure out ways of getting back at my tormentors. I eventually caught wind of George Hayduke and his many tomes of dirty tricks and pranks to pull on other folks, and hit the local library to give `em a read. I eventually found his `Getting Even' book and read the whole thing in the library (I didn't check it out `cuz my parents probably would have freaked if they caught me with it), in the hopes of finding a really good prank to pull on a few of those scumbags...

Unfortunately, just about all the goofs covered here were a bit too extreme for my pre-teen sensibilities. I'd never even THINK about killing and mutilating a dog and plant it on a guy's property as "evidence" that he's holding dogfights in his basement (as suggested on page 31). And falsely accusing a teacher of child molestation (suggested on pp.192-193), even if he/she was a total douche, is just not cool (though I do like the "messing with the teacher's mind" scenario laid out on page 191). And it didn't help that many of the tricks outlined in this tome required the acquisition of materials that only adults (or minors who could convincingly pass themselves off as adults) could get access to or use (AKA realistic fake IDs & credit cards, fake notary seals, certain volatile chemicals). And if I was able to acquire certain materials, I couldn't afford them; I was only getting two dollars a week allowance, and I was savin' up for that huge TransFormer toy I had a hankerin' for the first time I laid eyes on it!

But despite the fact that I couldn't try out some of the more elaborate ruses, there were a few somewhat pedestrian yet relatively inexpensive methods of trickery that I probably coulda' taken advantage of... had I the intestinal fortitude to do so. Which I didn't, `cuz I was a total wussbag. Ya know, stuff like ruining the water in a mark's swimming pool with dyes as mentioned on pp. 189-190. Or writing very wrong words on a guy's lawn with weed killer, as told on page 113. Or the ol' reusable postage stamp ploy outlined on page 168 (though I couldn't imagine how I'd get revenge on other people with that gag). Or the ol' fake-puking-from-the-balcony-of-a-movie-theater dealie mentioned on page 139 (`course, you'd hafta actually find a movie theater with a balcony, and the guy ya wanna "hit" is directly below you).

But in spite of the elaborateness of most of the dirty tricks and my sudden lack of backbone to attempt pulling any of `em off, I rather enjoyed leafing through this book. I got many a vicarious thrill reading the tales of other folks getting even with their targets, be they the IRS (pp 107-108), the power company (pp 170-171), or the jerky neighbor next door (page 143 and elsewhere). It was nice to see that some folks were fed up and were striking back, no matter how wrong their methods might have been...

Fast-forward several years to last week (as of this writing): I decide to give `Getting Even' another read to review it in celebration of April Fool's Day. As I went through the tome from cover to cover, I realized that due to great leaps in technology, surveillance techniques, and forensic science in the intervening years since this book was first published (1980), most of the stuff discussed here would be very difficult if not impossible to pull off and/or get away with. Except perhaps for the 2000 presidential election, It's kinda tough to screw up a punchcard-processing computer (as suggested on pp. 71-72) when they no longer exist, ya know. And thanks to every little purchase and transaction bein' logged in one computer system or another that's linked to the web, you may as well forget tryin' the credit card shenanigans the author discusses throughout the book, especially the stuff on pp. 75-76. Also, most modern vending machines can tell a real coin from a similar-sized washer, so most of the `tips' outlined on pp. 69-70 are right out.

On the upside, the author has produced quite a few more volumes of dirty tricks books in the couple of decades since this first hit the shelves, many of which outline updated gags that aren't nearly as obsolete as the stuff shown here. So if you're looking for some really extreme goofs to use to get back at those who've wronged you, you might wanna take a look at Hayduke's more recent publications. Otherwise, check this one out if you're curious to see what the quintessential dirty trickster used to do for kicks back in the day, before new technology and harsher legal repercussions put the kibosh on his fun...

`Late

Funny and great for those seeking revenge.......2003-12-03

I loved this book, some other customer reviews here have said that the revenge tactics mentioned in the book arent practical and yes there are some pranks that require you to pose as a medical profesional at some medical supply store to get some obsecure chemical to give someone explosive diahrea or somthing. Others mentioned are deliciously simple. Most arent that hard but frankly really hardcore serious major league revenge is gonna take at least a little effort. The author isnt gonna do the work for you,just tell you how. I used several of the suggestions mentiond in the book, my favorite being the one where you take a sponge, soak it with spray starch then wrap it in twine tightly until its only a tiny fraction of its original size. Once dried remove the twine and find the tiny condensed dry sponge just waiting to be flushed down your marks toilet where it will expand once in the pipe and (trust me on this one) cause your mark quite a headache. Most pranks are along this line. Read the book if youre serious about seeking revenge, not seriously hurting anyone mind you, just causing your mark a tremendous amount of grief, embarassment or financial strain. The author even points out common mistakes people make when seeking revenge sometimes, like when he points out the best things to dump in someones gas tank to muck up their engine, and what things to avoid throwing in their tank because it will do little damage. Good Luck

Classic Hayduke.......1999-12-22

Each book Hayduke writes is better than the one before. Some techniques in this gem are rehashes of previously mentioned pranks. But, sometimes, a prank must be seen in a different light before technique emerges. Some people have said this book presents unrealistic scenarios. To them, I say that 'unrealistic' is a word for the faint-hearted. People facing abuse will either turn the other cheek or will NOT turn the other cheek. My cheeks don't turn at all for abusers.

GETTING EVEN: THE COMPLETE BOOK OF DIRTY TRICKS

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GETTING EVEN: THE COMPLETE BOOK OF DIRTY TRICKS
George Hayduke
Manufacturer: Kensington Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000J3RQIW

SPITE, MALICE & REVENGE THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO GETTING EVEN - THREE DIABOLICAL VOLUMES IN ONE - AN A-Z COLLECTION OF EVERY DIRTY TRICK IN THE BOOK

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SPITE, MALICE & REVENGE THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO GETTING EVEN - THREE DIABOLICAL VOLUMES IN ONE - AN A-Z COLLECTION OF EVERY DIRTY TRICK IN THE BOOK
M. NELSON & GOERGE HAYDUKE CHUNDER
Manufacturer: BELL PUBLISHING COMPANY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WAO7FW

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In Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Fear Eats the Soul (1974) an aging cleaning woman, Emmi (Brigitte Mira), marries a much younger, immigrant Moroccan mechanic, Ali (El Hedi ben Salem). Set in Munich during the 1970s, Fear Eats the Soul melds the conventions of melodrama with a radical sensibility in order to present a portrait of racism and everyday hypocrisy in postwar Germany.
It is a film about the way conventional society detests anything and anybody unfamiliar--but also a film about the hopes and limits of love. Intricately directed, beautifully performed, and designed to show Munich life in all its shabby kitchiness, Fear Eats the Soul may be Fassbinder's finest film. Laura Cottingham celebrates Fassbinder's achievement, placing Fear Eats the Soul in relation to the director's extraordinarily prolific career in theater, film, and television. Her analysis pulls back the thin curtain that separated his work from his tumultuous life. In a detailed scene-by-scene analysis of Fear Eats the Soul, Cottingham shows how Fassbinder managed to combine beauty and tenderness with fierce political criticism.

The Spectacular Spider-Man #208 : Fear Eats the Soul (Marvel Comics)

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The Spectacular Spider-Man #208 : Fear Eats the Soul (Marvel Comics)
Steven Grant
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
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Fear Eats the Soul
Julius Goebel
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPZL1E

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"Fear Eats the Soul" (York Film Notes)
Becky Parry
Manufacturer: York Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Pathways of Song (High Voice, Volume 2)

Manufacturer: Warner Brothers
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000L5TL8G

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The Best of Pathways of Song: High Voice

Manufacturer: Alfred Publishing Company
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Frank; Earhart, Will [translators & editors] Laforge
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Pathways of Song / Volume Three - High Voice

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24 songs, most by "classical" composers, but also including 5 folk songs.

Pathways of Song volume Four - High Voice

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Pathways of Song volume Four - High Voice
Frank & Earhart, Will LaForge
Manufacturer: M. Witmark & Sons
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Pathways of Song, High Voice (Pathways of Song)

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Pathways of Song / Volume Four - High Voice

Manufacturer: Warner Bros. Publications Inc.
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Pathways of Song / Volume One - High Voice

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An in-depth background book detailing the 'Storm of Chaos' Warhammer summer campaign in which over 500,000 gamers are expected to participate.

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Amazing Book.......2006-11-17

Great Artwork, and Perfectly coordinated with the Fluff, recommended for any fantasy or warhammer fan.

The new standard.......2005-07-04

Darkness Rising: A complete history of the Storm of Chaos is the second art/background book produced by Games Workshop for its dark, gritty, and detailed Warhammer Fantasy setting and the new standard by which they will be measured. Darkness Rising covers the Storm of Chaos, the most horrific continent wide war that shook the nations and peoples of the Old World and beyond to their very core.

This is a beautiful book. Don't let the simple description of "paperback" fool you, this is a large book rather than a simple market novel one might obtain at the bookstore. The binding of this book is top notch and is composed of reinforced paper. The interior pages are a high quality gloss and beautifully designed. The artwork was created by a vast cast of spectacular artists who capture the mood of the Warhammer Fantasy setting and the trying times of the Storm of Chaos perfectly. Their images are at times subtle, playing second fiddle to the prominence of the text and at other points beautifully dynamic and spread across both pages in massive works that draw the eye to the minutest of details.

Darkness Rising: A complete history of the Storm of Chaos is written from the perspective of Frederich "Old" Weirde of Altdorf the capital city of the Empire. Old Fred is a self described noted scholar, professor of esoteric studies, historian, antiquarian, fellow of the Altdorf Men's Historical Society and connoisseur of the finest Estalian Port. It is from his eyes that we bear witness to some of the most dramatic events of the Storm of Chaos and thanks to the correspondence he receives from his son who is out in the fields we are given a profound impression of not just the events of this dark time but their effects on the populace and the nation as a whole.

A beautiful book for both collectors and enthusiasts alike, Darkness Rising will add detail to the imagination of any fan of the Warhammer Fantasy miniatures game, readers of the novels, or players of the recently released Warhammer Fantasy RPG. Particularly, the images contained within will allow people unfamiliar with the setting to, in a glance, be seduced by the dark grandeur of this immersive world. You will not be disappointed.

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great leadership principles

Liked his first book and this one is great too ...

Interesting. Challenging. Solid. Profound.

The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader
James C. Hunter
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Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness 25th Anniversary Edition

ASIN: 1578569753
Release Date: 2004-06-29

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Author and consultant James Hunter believes that–in the midst of numerous national corporate scandals–leaders must take a fresh look at leadership through the lens of some very ancient principles. Leadership that is authentic and effective is servant leadership–following the principles revealed in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ:

“Recently it struck me that if love changes people, which I know it does, it would seem to follow that God is the source of change and growth because He is love. Put another way, when people begin loving others through their efforts and behavior, God has the opportunity to work in the lives of both the giver and the receiver.”

In his new book, The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle, Hunter demonstrates that leadership and character development are one. But the work, and even the pain, of changing one’s self–breaking old, worn-out habits–is not easy. Hunter provides an uncomplicated, straightforward, three-step change process he has seen successfully employed by literally thousands of leaders to effect change in their lives and organizations and fulfill beneficial goals.

This groundbreaking book will open the eyes of frustrated, disheartened leaders at every level and foster change for good at the personal, organizational, and societal level.

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great leadership principles.......2007-08-23

i have read many leadership books. this is one of the best if you subscribe to the servant leadership principles. well explained. good examples. given to me as a gift and now i have bought a number of copies to give to my employees

Liked his first book and this one is great too ..........2007-07-22

Never heard of this guy until I read his first book. Then saw this a couple weeks ago and he brings it once again. He gets it, there are few leaders in this world right now today. He tells about leadership in a direct, no nonsense way but is preaching love in the workplace. He is teaching that leaders are people who hold their followers accountable, can be tough when they need to but do care and that creates more followers.

Sounds simple. Everyone says they know this stuff, a handful do it. Hunter lays this out and its good.

Interesting. Challenging. Solid. Profound........2006-03-01

James Hunter follows up on "The Servant" with this book: "The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle". I am still not sure there is enough new material presented to warrant this release. It contains so much from the first book but does add additional quips, quotes, and anecdotes, and some new material.

Perhaps Hunter wrote this book to appeal more broadly to a secular readership. "The Servant" was clearly a spiritual journey; "World's Most Powerful..." is a more secular treatise and will be much more widely accepted in MBA classrooms.

But whether one approaches servant leadership from a faith or secular point of view, the truth remains the same. These basic, solid principles of leadership work.

Not all truths about human nature and leadership are self-evident: some are contained in paradox: leaders must be servants, giving of yourself releases giving to you, to get love you must give love first, and others.

All in all, this is a solid book which contains some real gems.

The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle How to Become a Servant Leader

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The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle How to Become a Servant Leader
James C. Hunter
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