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Accessible, fun, and colorful world of snarling gangsters, fire-breathing lizards, and animated dreams full of humor and wonder. While high-art Japanese cinema has been documented and analyzed in the West, popular and cult Japanese movies have remained largely unexplored. The fantastic vintage posters that drew the masses to Kurosawa's samurai flicks, Godzilla, and sexy Pink movies are now available to US audiences. Featuring genre classics and funky retro designs, as well as Anime, Sci-Fi and New Cinema, Japanse Movie Posters also offers irreverent commentary by poster and movie experts, as well as plenty of swords, guns, tattoos, geishas, ghosts, rubber monster suits, cartoon robots, samurais and sirens.
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful classic posters in a SUPER format!.......2003-03-14
If you buy one book on Japanese cinema this year, this is it. They have done a terrific job of laying out the history of Japanese film in poster format, in correct color no less, with
a lot of useful information for the Japanese film buff, and collector since many of the posters are available to order right from this publication. My only comment is when will their next
book be issued? Enjoy!
Wonderfully Wacky Posters -- Nothing Like It!!.......2003-02-21
I discovered this new book put out by Tokyo-based DH Publishing by accident. And am glad I did. Chock full of full-page full-color posters of the most wonderfully wackiest of Japan's classic movie posters. There's everything from Horror and Monster to Samurai and Ninja, Pink (what they call soft porn) to Anime, and even some new posters thrown in. My best is easily the Sci-Fi genre, which includes the ultimate Ultraman. Also, you gotta check out some of the Monster posters, like Godzilla and some huge Ice Man creature. I bought two of these, as I knew it would make that perfect present when you've run out of ideas what to buy someone. DH Publishing arigato! I'm going to check out their other books. I hope they're as good!
An unforgettable slice of Japanese popular culture.......2002-12-15
Japanese Movie Posters: Yakuza, Monster, Pink And Horror is an eye-opening, full-color presentation of movie posters representational of the best and the worst of Japan's cinema. From lurid and graphic horror to yakuza movies to posters of Hayao Miyazaki's wondrous words of animation, Japanese Movie Posters offers an unforgettable slice of Japanese popular culture in the twentieth century. Brief yet erudite and scholarly commentaries by Chuck Stephens (contributing editor to "Film Comment", a columnist for "Kinema Junpo, and a freelance specialist in Asian cinema for publications worldwide), Tetsuya Masuda (vintage poster expert and head of the cinema section of wonder antiquarian books), and Kairakutei Black (a Japanese film critic and traditional "rakugo" comic storyteller) offer informed and informative insights into the psychology and media background of the individual posters round out this impressive collection. A unique compendium of cinematic poster art, Japanese Movie Posters is a welcome and highly recommended addition to any personal or academic Cinematic Studies reference collection.
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The Colour & Motin Series
James Faure Walker
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Sherman the dim-witted shark and his cast of characters in Sherman's Lagoon provide enough laughs for a barrel of monkeys, not that they've ever seen any. The Lagoonies, as they're known to regular comic strip readers, are a motley crew-mostly of sea life-known for their acerbic humor. There's Megan, Sherman's wife (a soft-touch despite the tough exterior). Fillmore the sea turtle makes up for Sherman's lack of intellect. Hawthorne the hermit crab resides in a beer can and is always in a "crabby" mood. Ernest the fish is a computer whiz, and Thornton the polar bear stumbled upon the island while floating by on an iceberg. Captain Quigley is the only human (or "beach ape") who resides in Sherman's Lagoon. He lost his leg to Sherman and is now out for revenge, but never quite gets close enough. To round out the cast there's Bob the bottom dweller. Enough said.
Readers love Sherman and his friends for their hilarious reflections of human behavior as seen through a seawater lens. Jim balances the lighthearted antics of this quirky group by promoting the importance of marine conservation. Sherman's Lagoon is quite a catch!
Sherman's Lagoon has been in syndication since 1991, currently by King Features, and boasts a circulation of more than 200 daily newspapers on five continents.
Customer Reviews:
Sherman does it again!.......2006-07-05
These books are so much fun for the entire family. We enjoy reading them when we are in the mood for a good laugh!!
A Great Day.......2005-07-25
The ninth collection of this innovative comic strip. Once again cartoonist Jim Toomey manages to show how much we have in common with the denizens of a tropical lagoon as they deal with life, fishermen, and hairless beach apes. Just how Toomey has managed to make a shark, a turtle and a hermit crab so in synch with the trials and tribulations of hairless beach ape life (us) is really pure comic genius. This collection contains many humorous stories and one-shots. Among them are such story arcs as:
Hawthorne's Bed and Breakfast
Dude Ranch Trip
Club Spathorne
Synchronized Poodle Swim Team
The Lagoon gets isolated
Return of the topless mermaid
Megan's Grandma
The Parallel Dimension Lagoon
It is hard to imagine someone how can read these strips and not see and appreciate the satires of modern life. Check it out.
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- A pleasant read
- Hmmmmmm - Makes you think and live differently.....
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A collection of the notable last recorded words of the dying, Famous Last Words is, unexpectedly, bursting with life, hope, wisdom, and often laughter. Here are writers, philosophers, athletes, gangsters, kings, queens, movie stars, and politicians, in all sorts of moods and states of preparedness. Some merely want to say goodbye to loved ones, others want to create a legacy. And some are caught completely off guard, like Civil War general John Sedgwick, answering his troops' urgings to take cover: They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist-.
There's the droll: It's the wallpaper or me. One of us has to go (Oscar Wilde); the blasé: How are the Mets doing today? (Moe Berg); the cranky: It wasn't worth it (Louis B. Mayer); the wistful: That was the best ice cream soda I ever tasted (Lou Costello); the optimistic: I shall hear in heaven! (Beethoven); and the overly optimistic: I've never felt better (Douglas Fairbanks).
Ultimately, every one of these parting statements is a reflection of the person behind it. Each is accompanied by a mini-biography of the speaker, including the context of death, from the golf course (That was a great game of golf, fellers Bing Crosby) to a favorite armchair (Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven't said enough-Karl Marx).
Customer Reviews:
A very interesting book!.......2007-01-10
This is a great book; It is manufactured well, and is a fascinating read. I think it makes a great gift for those with an interest in History, because it is probably something that they don't have!
I leave the book on my bookshelf in my office (with the cover facing up) and people are always coming over and paging through it. It makes a great conversation piece.
It is bound nicely, with a faux leather end piece, and a solid and "weathered looking" cover piece. It would not look out of place in any nice library.
I opened it in a bookstore as a joke, but was quickly drawn in to the characters and quotes within.
Some examples of those listed:
Douglas Fairbanks
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Thomas Edison
Sir Walter Raleigh
John Wilkes Booth
P.T. Barnum
Sigmund Freud
Karl Marx
Pablo Picasso
James Madison
Malcolm X
It does not just consist of quotes. Typically there is a quote and then a paragraph to a page description putting the quote in context. This makes it a lot more interesting.
One note: not all the quotes are "deathbed" quotes. Some examples, like that of Lou Gehrig, and Douglas McArthur are the last public speech they ever gave, often alluding to their impending exit on the world stage.
A pleasant read.......2005-01-08
A perfect little book to read cover to cover and then keep handy to pick up again. I thought it would be one to sit and read a page at a time slowly, for entertainment. It is so intriguing though that I found myself wanting to read the next and the next page until I was to the end. It's not a long philosophical book, rather a fun little book of quotes that induces thought/interest/smiles/curiosity. It was so interesting to contemplate the words famous and not so famous people used in their last moments, the irony, the uniqueness, the unlikely. A wonderful addition to any library and a sure to please gift.
Hmmmmmm - Makes you think and live differently............2004-12-23
When I first held this tiny book in my hand I thought, "Yeah, so?" and then I started to read. Author Ray Robinson has collected these "last words" and contents he can't be absolutely sure these were exactly the last words AND the words - all of them - have a lesson within them.
It is fair to say these last words could even prove to be life changing for readers. It made me think "What do I want to say in my final moments?"
Some of my favorites include Seattle Slew's last words, Yes, apparently the race horse spoke to his trainer, Mickey Taylor... saying "You get on with your life. I've got to go." I believe it. My dogs and cat speak to me... so who am I to wonder about Seattle Slew's words?
George Bernard Shaw spoke some very dramatic words as he met his demise, not surprising being the dramatist that he was in life. I was touched by the calming words spoken to loved ones, the profound like that from Thomas Alva Edison and the requests made such as the one by Edgar Degas.
I don't want to give their words away - you will find many more treasures if you hold this gem in your hand and thumb through it yourself.
The mini - biographies under the final words are enlightening and enjoyable as well.
This simple book.... Are the words all true? Perhaps. Are they intriguing? Yes. Are they life changing? Hopefully. Enjoy!
Book Description
John Carpenter, a quintessential horror movie director, is a true film auteur--a writer, director, composer, producer, editor, and actor--whose unique and inspired work has brought him the praise and admiration of both film critics and horror cultists. He is both the product of and an important participant in the American filmmaking tradition, and the intelligent, moody, and strange films with which his name is so quickly associated are sometimes simply Westerns in disguise. Essentially a lengthy, lively, and candid interview with Carpenter, this book covers his background, his inspirations, and his ups and downs in Hollywood and thoroughly discusses each of his films. Among the many and varied subjects that pop up are his Bible Belt childhood, German expressionism, Howard Hawks, John Wayne, The King, Barbra Streisand, Michael Myers, Kurt Russell, Stephen King, quantum physics, and attractive female extras. Among Carpenter's films are Dark Star, Halloween, Assault on Precinct 13, The Fog, Escape From New York, The Thing, Christine, Big Trouble in Little China, Prince of Darkness, They Live, Village of the Damned, In the Mouth of Madness, and Escape From L.A. In addition to penning most of the screenplays for the films he has directed, he co-wrote The Eyes of Laura Mars.
Customer Reviews:
AN AMAZING BOOK.......2006-08-28
This is an excellent work,probably the best thing a John Carpenter fan could wish for,almost as fascinating and exciting as the movies themselves,John Carpenter in his own words,with the help of the excellent questions provided by the author,most of them of the kind I would like to raise myself.Only fault there is not much talk on his latest movies,at least not to the extent I would like.A great book to read and have,and a great gift to everyone who ever really felt what a John Carpenter film feels like.
If you are a fan of John Carpenter, then you need this book!.......2004-07-08
Featuring details from all his films, including the writing, the problems, the music and everything in between. This is an essential book for any John Carpenter fan! It also gives details of his childhood, Howard Hawks and other films that have inspired him, Growing up in Bowling Green and his time learning the trade he knows so well.
finally a great book on a great director........2004-04-30
this book is great. it covers every film in good detail and carpenter doesn't sugar coat any details and shares some great stories. this book is contagious and essintle reading for any who loves the films of john carpenter or films in his genre. do your self a favor and buy this book now!
An essential for any fan of John Carpenter........2004-02-29
While I have always been a huge fan of John Carpenter, enjoying each of his movies on more than just one level, I never really knew that much personal information about the man behind the camera. This book changes all that with a lengthy interview that touches on topics both professional and personal. Both film buffs and Carpenter fans will come away feeling as if they have been talking with the quiet, self-deprecating man that has written, scored, and directed such trend starting classics as Halloween and Escape from New York. This is required reading for any Carpenter fan. Highest recommendation.
Like Carpenter talking to you in your living room.......2003-12-08
In John Carpenter: The Prince of Darkness, French author and magazine publisher Gilles Boulenger conducts a lengthy (book-length, obviously!) interview with the man who has done more for the horror movie genre than any other director working today.
In the book, Carpenter touches on and discusses each of his films - from the student project Dark Star from 1970 to his most recent (at the time of this book) The Ghosts Of Mars - revealing his thoughts and memories on the inspiration, method, problems, filming, cast, box office, lessons learned from his successes and failures, and more.
We learn of such disparate topics as: his first initial directing efforts as a child; being inspired by German expressionism; the inspiration drawn from Howard Hawks movies and how many of Carpenter's films are simply westerns in disguise; his early obsession and present-day compulsion to make films; and even trying to write a movie for Barbara Streisand (sort of!);
It is a wonderful, in-depth look into the mind of a modern-day director. Particularly interesting is seeing, through Carpenter's own words, his growth in maturity as a director, both in his craft and, sadly, learning how the "studio system" really works--executives who don't know what they're doing making decisions that usually worked to the disadvantage of the film.
Through the book we read, fascinated, as Carpenter's career comes to resemble a roller coaster - we read as the director's films slowly rise in terms of success, accolades, and budget, culminating in a huge hit or peak - invariably followed by a huge failure, sending Carpenter plummeting back down the ride that is a career as a film director, resulting in him basically having to start over from scratch.
Author Boulenger is an intelligent and insightful interviewer. He seems to know every minute detail about Carpenter's movies and often brings to the table telling insights and interpretations that even Carpenter hadn't thought of, but readily agrees to.
The book is generously illustrated with photographs and some sketches, including a handsome 24-page collection of color photos.
Only a few minor problems for me with the book: while each of Carpenter's films are touched on and discussed, some are not "...thoroughly..." discussed as the book's back cover offers. While one can argue their quality or importance, some films, such as Body Bags and Elvis: The Movie--among others--are allotted just one or two pages.
Also, while the behind-the-scenes photos in the book are interesting and fun to have, many of the production photos reproduced here are very common and have been seen many times before. More unique, less often-seen photos would have been nice.
But those two minor quibbles cannot begin to take away from the greater achievement of the book - a fascinating, thoughtful, career-spanning, one-on-one personal conversation with the man who's made some of the most important and interesting horror movies in the past few decades.
Highly recommended.
Book Description
Take a giddy guided tour through the greatest moments of 1950s and 1960s spage-age pop and exotica.From newly rediscovered musicians like Esquivel and Yma Sumac to lesser-knowns like Markko Polo Adventurers, this collection of bizarre and fascinating vintage musical ephemera with enthrall both the serious collector and the neo-Swinger weekend enthusiast. Exotiquarium supplies information about the artists (both musical and visual), the (mood) music they created, definitions of the odd instruments they used to create these strage and beautiful sounds (like the theremin), and much more. Complete with a foreward by Lenny Dee-Decca recording artist and "Organ Lounge Master"-Exotiquarium offers a vibrant portrait of this surreal time in American music history. A must-have for lounge lizards young and old.
Customer Reviews:
Find better sources online for free.......2005-07-20
Virtually all the material in this book, aside from Lennie Dee's introduction, is culled from other sources--at times without proper credit. The title comes from Johan Dada Vis' Exotiquarium site, much of the text is based on information at the Space Age Pop website, and a far better collection of cover art can be found at www.317x.com.
An evenhanded introduction into the world of Space Age pop.......2003-01-22
Despite only having 118 pages, being half-an-inch thick and holding its strange 9 X 7 dimensions, "Exotquarium" doubles both as a lovely coffee table and as a light introduction into the era of 1950's Space Age pop. If you consider yourself a knowledgeable fan of Space Age pop, you may have a "Been There, Done That" reaction to the book (as you can tell by other reviews here). If you are new to this exciting, sophisticated - yes, sophisticated! - and quite-forgotten style of music, I recommend this book as a nice introduction into the form. Indeed, the book is short on detailed information, and, considering it contains photos of only 98 album covers, it may seem too trite for obsessive collectors of vintage records. Nonetheless, this is a respectable beginners course.
The book separates the various styles of Space Age pop into 6 categories. The first are the concept albums, which are otherwise known as the "Music To..." and "Music For..." albums recorded by various composers and orchestras ("Music for Happy Occasions", "Music To Help You Quit Smoking", "Music for Daydreaming"). Second is "Exotica", which I can only (poorly) classify as Hawaiian cocktail jazz. Although born out of Hawaii, Exotica ultimately incorporates rhythms & sounds from Latin America and Africa as well. There is the "Space" chapter, which documents the sudden rise of Outer Space sounds that arrived shortly after the ascension of science fiction movies. There are chapters on Latin and Eastern influenced pop records and a chapter on "cocktail" pop, which alternated between bubbly orchestral works and sultry torch songs (many of them supplied by the endlessly suggestive Julie London). The book is pretty on-target in naming all the essential artists who made indispensable contributions to the various sounds of the Space Age scene (Esquivel, Ray Conniff, Yma Sumac, Jackie Gleason, and my favorite - Exotica master Martin Denny), and there are even film suggestions where the settings are very conducive to, and reminiscent of, Space Age pop.
My only criticism - and its an important one - is that the book does not devote a chapter to "crime" jazz. Although many crime and spy jazz records were in circulation in the 1950's, this style of Space Age pop didn't enjoy its apex until the early 1960's, and perhaps the authors did not find it an essential element of the 1950's Space Age scene. Nonetheless, the musical achievements of Henry Mancini ("The Pink Panther", "Peter Gunn") and Nelson Riddle ("The Untouchables"), among others, deserve their recognition too. If you wish to travel further, I suggest dropping down a few dollars on any release from Capitol Records' Ultra-Lounge series. Or, better yet, listen to the "Retro Cocktail Hour", broadcasted from the University of Kansas every Saturday night. Their web site also has two-month backlog of broadcasts you can download via Real Player. Hope that helps all you wishful cool cats & hip chicks. Ring-a-ding-ding!
Entertaining.......2003-01-18
I got this book from the library because I love lp art. Cd covers can't even get close to the album covers of the old day, so creative and huge. In between looking at the colorful cover art, I read a few paragraphs and decided to read the book, which I wasn't expecting on doing.
I can tell Jennifer McKnight actually knows what she's talking about. Like her I go through thrift stores to find records, cover art. The book explained a lot of things to me. I wondered about why there was such a large amount of Ray Conniff, 101 Strings type stuff. I didn't know about the popularity of the easy type listening in the 50's and the development of supermarket music. Development? I thought it was just there.
Swank!.......2002-02-26
I purchased this to get mid-century graphic ideas, layouts and lettering and I was pleasantly surprised with the information that came with it. The text and foreward were very entertaining! I particularly enjoyed the "Music for Gracious Living"..ever so posh!
I wish it was a larger book ..so many ideas....so little time.
A few dull covers........2001-12-31
Album Art from the Space Age is the subtitle of this book and it is a flimsy premise to fill 118 pages. The text says nothing that has not been said better before, especially in the definitive book on the subject Joseph Lanza's 'Elevator Music'.
Look at the LP covers in the book and it soon becomes apparent that the quality of photography and design of most of them is just mediocre. Capitol Records was the only company to consistently produce good covers, they even did good typographic liner notes.
The books production does not help either, the covers are uniformly dull in appearance (this was a real turn off for me) with many of them too small even though there is plenty of white space available. Captions repeat the LP title, artist and record company all of which are visible on the covers anyway, the only useful reference is the year they were released. A book of similar LP art is Benjamin Darling's 'Vixens of Vinyl', here the covers are printed on gloss paper and look so much more attractive, also I think Darling's book has a better selection of covers.
Though wider in scope than 'Exotiquarium' I prefer 'In the Groove' by Eric Kohler, this covers LP cover art from the 40s thru the 60s with over 250 covers and is a real treat to look at.
Book Description
The Wheel Turns and New Legends are Born
As the Third Age unfolds, the tales of many heroes will be woven into the Great Pattern. While those stories have yet to be written, your part in them is unmistakable. Whether a Maiden of the Spear or a Hunter for the Horn, Aes Sedai or Asha'man, you are destined to join the struggle against Trollocs, Darkfriends, the Forsaken, and countless other evils revealed by the turning of the Wheel.
From the Aryth Ocean to the Aiel Waste, the entire
Wheel of Time series is covered in this complete, self-contained
d20 System roleplaying game approved by Robert Jordan. This single volume contains statistics for all the major characters, a unique system for channeling the One Power, feats, prestige classes, and everything else you'll need to make your visions become reality in Robert Jordan's world of epic fantasy.
Take your place in the legends that have yet to be told.
Customer Reviews:
not bad.......2005-10-13
It's got a fantastic game engine, unfortunately it came out in a bad year and it was eclipsed by the release of a couple of other games.
It also doesn't really work that well for roleplayers, insofar that there are characters in the game which can 'channel' and shouldn't be able to.
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I hate 3rd edition, but love this!.......2005-09-14
I've been playing D&D 2nd edition since I was 12 yr's old. I didn't (and still don't) like 3rd edition. I bought this book because I was seduced by the books and I flipped out and NEEDED to RP in the WOT world.
They list all the hero's but what about the Forsaken? How do you make those terangreal's? (prob. spelled that wrong)
Despite these little problems, I HATED 3rd edition, and this book has converted me. I am a 3rd edition Mormon...now! So, if this book can change how I feel, you 3rd freaks and WOT freaks will love this!
Now that is prestige.......2003-08-19
I really enjoyed the flavor of this campaign setting. I am a fan of the books, even if they do drag on a bit later in the series. I have little intention of playing in robert Jordan's world, but the ideas this book presents make it a valuble addition to my library.
The two best ideas in the book are charater creation and presitge classes.
The Prestige classes are not just a collection of powers, they form sociteies which dominate the world. This is what these classes should be. That said some are unnessarly difficult to get into (4 ranks in balance ???) but they are essential to society and most characters will aim to join these elite groups.
The character creation process is lovely, requiring the human's free starting feat to be dependant on the area of the world where they grew up. Additionally each reason has favored skills that are treated as class skills. These add real impact to a charaters personality.
The game uses new classes well designed to fit with the setting, nobles who have bard like inspiration and favors to call in.
Both trained and wild channlers and wanderers instead of thieves.
The world itself lends to low magic campaigns, with any magic item (i.e. ter'angreal & angreal) being very rare and monsters so rare they are considered imaginary. The book lists the main charaters stats of course, which make intresting reading. The city and country descriptions are well detailed and full of flavor. The channeling magic system is complex and limited at the same time, and while it works well with the books I am uncertain how it would play. My primary irritation with the book is the amount of reprinted material from the core rule books, such as feats, skills and combat rules.
While low magic is stressed the PC's could become movers and shakers of the world's politics. If I was to run a campaign it would avoid the dragon reborn, mabey by 300 years, and the book gives a few guidelines for playing in other times.
The channeling magic system is complex and limited at the same time, and while it works well with the flavor of the books I am uncertain how it would play. A comprensive list of each weaves would have been nice. There are 52 total, 15 are lost (only known by forsaken or dragon reborn)
Overall The Wheel of Time is a good source book for ideas and methods, but has the flaws of any game based on a book.
I love the game...only.......2002-12-10
I love this game, Read all the books and am a huge fan of this world. The game truly lets u move around in this world (with a good GM that knows his stuff). The rules are clear, characters are very accurate, which gives the overall view an authentic Wheel of time feeling. Only one thing tht pretty much bothers me. There are absolutely no rules in the book about creating ter'angreals or anything in that direction, where players should be able to do so (or DM's). Cause of this I give it a 4 star rating instead of a 5 star rating.
Pretty Cool.......2002-08-31
Never played a dice RPG before, but this was pretty fun.
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"Essential reading for anyone concerned with importing and exporting."
—International Small Business Journal
Build your import /export business faster, stronger, and more profitably
Give your budding import/export business a big boost and keep it going strong with expert advice and proven solutions from one of the foremost authorities in the field. In Building an Import/Export Business, Third Edition, renowned entrepreneur, international trade consultant, and lecturer Kenneth Weiss brings you completely up-to-date guidance on every aspect of conceiving, launching, and operating a successful import/export business.
This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide is packed with the very latest information on government regulations, tax laws, customs requirements, and shipping procedures. What's more, it features proven strategies for using the Internet to reduce costs, gain a marketing edge, establish sales and information resources, and develop a targeted customer base. You'll also learn how to:
- Choose a winning product line
- Target a profitable market
- Prepare a powerful business plan
- Cope with rising security concerns
- Make foreign currency transactions with confidence
- Take advantage of GATT, WTO, NAFTA, and other trade pacts
Customer Reviews:
Very good book.......2006-10-03
Excellent book. Well organized, and well written. Lots of pointers to other resources as well. Some web links are broken.
A good book to understand what everybody else is doing.......2006-10-01
Well, where do I start? This book is useful to understand what every small time operator is doing in this business. You don't want to follow the crowd so I suggest you purchase this book and John Weiley Spiers Book "How Small Business Trades Worldwide". If you follow the techniques outlined by Weiss you're wasting your time, taking on too much risk, and making very little profits. I'm not saying you can't do it, for example, using trade bulletins to find buyers but so is everybody else! This is not an easy business if you do it this way. No real mention of the internet is made to make it useful nor does he focus too much on the marketing aspects which is the most important. Again, there are ways, and very few of them, to make some big profits. In a strange way, I am recommending this book so you understand what everybody else is doing to get into this business, and hopefully you don't follow. If someone is starting off in their own business, I highly recommend you start out as a Manufacturers representative and branch out as an importer/exporter as part of the overall business. [...]
Baby steps.......2006-04-11
This book is fine for the very early entrepreneur. There is an entire chapter on choosing between forms of organization, buying office supplies and creating a logo. It's a good birds-eye-view of the import/export process, however, if you are a professional seeking insights and business solutions, you will not find many new ideas here.
Great Technical manual on how to do Import/Export.......2005-07-26
Found this one to be well done, but a little more technical than I prefer. This book does include just about every bit of info you will need, from forms to products to making the right overseas and domestic connections. Also look at Import/Export: How to Get Started in International Trade.
A great primer...and that's about it: a primer.......2005-06-16
This book is a good way to start learning about international trade. The information you read in this book will help you throughout your venture. Keep in mind, however, that this book is only a beginer's book. You will need to aquire a lot more knowledge before you will be ready to dive into the international trade pool.
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- The centering book: Awareness activities for children, parents, and teachers
- The Haunted Monastery: A Judge Dee Mystery
Silver Screen Samurai: The Best of Japan's Samurai Movie Posters
Anime Poster Art: Japan's Movie House Masterpieces
Italian Film Posters
Hitchcock Poster Art
The Independent Movie Poster Book
