Sweetest Heart Mary Engelbreit

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Sweetest Heart is artist Mary Engelbreit's beautiful homage to love, a collection of her charming artwork on this timeless subject. Mary divides this superb book into three specially theme d sections. The first section, entitled "Sweetie Pie," features artwork that reflects the innocence and magic of children discovering and expressing love to one another. The second segment, "Valentine, Be Mine," is a showcase of Mary's gorgeous Valentine's Day artwork, which is a particular favorite with her devoted fans. The final section, called "Still Falling in Love," captures the tender nature of mature love and commitment. It contains images that celebrate the loyalty and adoration visible in couples whose affections have withstood the tests of time. With page after page of Mary's stunning signature illustrations, Sweetest Heart is certain to entrance book enthusiasts and romantics everywhere. It's simply a wonderfully warm tribute to the dearest of human emotions.

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Sweetest Heart
Mary Engelbreit
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: 0740712667

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Model and Talent 2001 is the single most comprehensive guide for people involved in all aspects of the modeling industry. Long considered the "Yellow Pages" of the modeling industry, Model and Talent 2001 lists over 2,400 reputable agencies in North America and internationally, with contacts and web addresses for each agency. Listed also are:
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worldwide model & talent agencies
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modeling schools
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casting directors
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personal managers
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computer software companies for the industry -everything an aspiring model needs to succeed. Model & Talent 2001 is the unrivaled directory of record for everyone from aspiring models in search of agency representation to power bookers at the world's top agencies, as well as international modeling schools, conventions, scouting organizations and support services.

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HipHopModels.com.......2001-03-04

The complete directory. Every agency has this on their desk. In most cases you need to put your name on it so it doesn't walk away. If your in the industry or want to be YOU NEED IT!

Hip-Hop Models and Talent Inc New York.

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With Dark Knights and Holy Fools, film writer Bob McCabe has done a masterful job of depicting the evolution of a filmmaker and his vision. Terry Gilliam, of course, is the mind behind the bizarre and hilarious animations for Monty Python's Flying Circus, as well as the films Time Bandits, Brazil, and The Fisher King, among others. Using interviews with Gilliam and a few of his collaborators, McCabe takes readers on a chronological journey through the Python alum's work, going back as far as cartoons from his high school and college days. The book is gloriously stuffed with Gilliam's playfully wicked and distinctly rounded drawings--everything from political posters to stills from Python clips to pencilled storyboards for his films. The storyboards in particular are fascinating because they give insight into how Gilliam's mind works as he maps out his movies.

Dark Knights and Holy Fools also offers interesting glimpses at the inner workings of the film industry. McCabe chronicles Gilliam's well-publicized battles with studios over budgets, running lengths, and less-than-sunny endings, illustrating the frustrations of trying to push art through a bureaucracy (and, to a lesser extent, the frustrations of trying to reason with a visionary). Just as engrossing are the accounts of how ideas that don't quite fit into one film can materialize in another, and the amount of pure serendipity that went into some of the indelible images Gilliam has created. This is a lavish and thoughtful treatment of one of our most unpredictable modern directors. --Ali Davis

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"Dark Knights & Holy Fools" is the first and only authorized, comprehensive study of the work of Terry Gilliam, one of today's most innovative and influential filmmakers. Since 1969, when Gilliam became the only American among the otherwise all-British Monty Python team, his work has won awards and acclaim for its originality and imagination. This volume traces thirty years of work and art of Terry Gilliam, from his pre-Python days, through the astounding adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, released in 1998.

Each chapter deals in depth with a different production, covering the story behind the movie and its making, and including a complete critical analysis of the film as well as detailed cast and credit listings.

Using Gilliam's own drawings, storyboards, and scripts, this book builds a complete archive of the director's work detailing his renowned immense sets and labyrinth stories of man against bureaucracy (Brazil, 12 Monkeys), triumphant tales of imagination winning over mediocrity (Time Bandits, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Fisher King), and, of course, something completely different (Monty Python and the Holy Grail).

Additionally, each chapter features a new, previously unpublished, in-depth interview with Gilliam in which his movies are assessed as a complete body of work within the context of his life.

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Great Gilliam companion!.......2003-03-21

This is the perfect book for Terry Gilliam fans. It traces his history as an animator and director through the early years, into the Monty Python legacy and all the way to his feature films. This book is filled with color pictures from all of his projects, and even discusses some of the projects that never got off the ground. Very informative, but dated as this book came out right after the release of 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'. Still, a great book if you truly enjoyed this innovative directors work!

A Fantastic, colorful showcase of the art & film of Gilliam.......2002-01-28

A fantastic art book about the work of Terry Gilliam. Some of his art has been reprinted elsewhere, but never in large format and never, in many cases, in full color. It is quite thourough, for what it is. The text and Bob McCabe's interviews give the reader the facts about what is being covered in each chapter. However, the artwork is the star of this book. If you want to know about Terry Gilliam, the artist, then this is the book for you. As Gilliam says in his intro 'you can write about them (the movies) all you want but these movies are basically there to be seen.'
If you want to know about Terry Gilliam in detail, then the book Gilliam on Gilliam, which is basically a book length interview with Gilliam, is the book for you. I think the books compliment each other nicely: 'Gilliam on Gilliam' for everything you could possibly want to know about Terry Gilliam and 'Dark Knights & Holy Fools' for Terry Gilliam's quirky, beautiful, humorous art.

The right way to look at an imaginative director.......2001-09-10

Dark Knights & Holy Fools is a portrait of director Terry Gilliam expressed through comment, interviews with the great man, and his work itself. A descriptive thread goes through each stage of his work, from before his first public beginnings as a cartoonist, to each of his films, made and unmade.

It's a biography, a reference, a wonderful collection of illustrations and photographs, and a celebration of a cinematic genius. If you enjoy Gilliam's work, I suspect this ought to be on your bookshelf.

Our most imaginative director gets comprehensive treatment.......2001-05-05

This is good. The pictures from Gilliam's archive and exclusive interviews make it special, added to McCabe's obvious enthusiasm for his subject. The book will seem inadequate once Terry makes his next film, but for now it is a good overview of an interesting career. More time could have been spent on some of the Monty Python work, and some of the pictures suffer from sloppy presentation, but that's a minor details when the book is so readable.

Strange goings on.......2000-02-26

This book does go into good detail of each of Gilliam's films, but I was left thinking that I wanted to know more on certain films. Now I want a making of book on each of his films! A bonus is the three chapters that mention the projects that he never got off the ground - as gilliam is famous for having problems with the studios. The major let down is the layout of the text. Still a good read - and a great colectable for Gilliam fans.

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A second collection of great original jazz pieces written in an easy-going, lighthearted style. Easy-to-learn solos in 5-finger positions that shift up and back within a basic blues pattern. Uses eighth notes, swing eighths, simple and 6/8 meters. Short, authentically-styled easy jazz for the late-elementary student. A real favorite for all ages. 11 Solos: Dixieland Jam * Hand-to-Hand Combat * Major Song * Minor Song * Primetime Blues * A Rather Racous Rock * The Rock Exchange * Six Ate Beets * Soft Shoe Shuffle * Sweet Swing * Why Not?

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On the clearest nights in the darkest places you can see as many as two thousand stars. On what scaffolding are they hung? Jan DeBlieu began to wonder. Her husband had become enveloped in a depression of his own, and both he and DeBlieu were struggling to find points of light out of that darkness. DeBlieu discovers it in the sky above, a firmament of order and beauty that prompts her to consider the worlds inside our minds, the delicate framework of neurons and synapses that support our fragile selves. Year of the Comets is her record of the journey she and her husband take from pain to healing.

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Darkness and light.......2006-08-02

I really appreciated the author's humility regarding her knowledge of astronomy. She takes us on her journey of self-education which, for someone like me who knows very little about the stars, allowed me to keep pace with her discoveries. Her writing is descriptive but not overly flowery; I appreciated the directness and succinctness.

My only regret is that she did not share more of her experiences in dealing with her husband's slide into deep depression. Her description of what she went through seemed muted, too measured. Didn't they argue? Wasn't she angry? Didn't she feel helpless? She touches on these but I would have liked her to go a bit deeper.

Nonetheless, it is a very well-written, engaging combination of memoir and scientific discovery.

Interesting Mix.......2006-04-19

This is an "enjoyable" book. Given its subjects of depression and astronomy, one would expect a heavy read; however, I zipped through the 200 pages with ease. Perhaps it is because I enjoy astronomy and cosmology, but I rather think it is because the book is well written and edited.

It is not a light read by any means, both subjects are serious and DeBlieu treats them as such. However, she describes them in layman's terms and only provides enough technical information to explain her views of the concepts. That approach makes it easy for any reader to grasp the insights she presents.

The book is more about her experience with her husband's depression, than his experience. I appreciate that approach, as it is first-hand and personal. She does not try to write the book on his behalf nor does she pretends to understand what he is going through. In fact, her own confusion and suffering comes to the fore every now and then, but she never dwells on it or look for sympathy. It provides wonderful perspectives for spouses and family members of depression sufferers. But be warned, DeBlieu does not provide a cure for depression nor does she have the ultimate answer for living with a depression sufferer. This is not what the book is about. It is rather about a personal experience and how she coped with it. At best, it registers empathy with those who suffer from depression and their loved ones who are affected by it without choice.

Having suffered from depression for a number of years myself, the glimpses that DeBlieu provides of her husband's experience are startling real. Her rather `gentle' description of the impact on the people around us is even more startling - in a state of depression one tends to focus on oneself and forget about those around you. And the fact that depressed people can do little about it is downright frightening even though they (we) know it is true.

I particularly appreciated the way she aligned the complexity of the human mind with the complexity of cosmology and astronomy. It is true that it is non-scientific and rather her way of coping with and thinking about depression as an illness of the mind, but her views are easy to relate to and provides that little bit of a different perspective to the everyday sadness of depression.

I recommend this book strongly for anyone who is living with or close to a depression sufferer as well as to anybody inclined towards depression. It is uplifting to both parties to see that it is possible to deal with depression even if it might require adjustments and sacrifices. If you are interested in astronomy it will be a huge bonus, but if you are not, do not let it put you off the book. You will most likely understand DeBlieu's astronomical and cosmological descriptions relatively easily, but if not, it will not lessen the value of the book. The book is certainly not for readers who are looking for astronomy and cosmology in terms of scientific subjects.

The Healing Power of the Cosmos, New Discoveries........2005-12-31

This is part memoir concerning her husband, Jeff's bout with clinical depression (deep sadness) over the impending death of his mother. "I read somewhere ...that soliders dying on the battlefield cry out for their mothers. People walking throught the carnage at Normandy heard grown men calling out, 'Mommy!'" She asks him what it felt like to know his mother's dying. He says it is scary; he's scared of not having a mother. "It's like being caught in a vortex and being sucked down; it's more out of control."

She philosophized about how many centuries ago, "people often turned to the stars to allay their fears and chart their paths." They had used stargazers not just to 'allay their fears' but to find answers to life's most pressing questions and sought wisdom about the best treatment of illnesses.

Since she is the Cape Hatteras Coastkeeper in North Carolina where that spectacular lighthouse stands tall, she started observing the night sky. "We now have the skills to examine the stars in more than a half-dozen ways, with scans for radio signals, microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays, and cosmic rays. Telescopes capture infrared and ultraviolet light, as well as visible light." The edges of the cosmos have been pushed back farther and farther with the advent of each new telescopic tool. "The various light waves that penetrate space give us glimpses of what lies beyong Earth's atmosphere... We are watching celestial events that would have startled our grandparents, never mind the first stargazers whose intellects were set ablaze by the objects they saw through their crude telescopes." She learned from an astronomy "history" book about the composite photograph called 'Hubble Deep Field' made from some 342 exposures over a ten-day period of December 1995, into the deepest parts of Space. "In that one tiny keyhole of the sky, the telescope detected hundreds of previously unknown worlds." In 1930, we knew of nine planets which made us our universe. Today's astronomers are now certain that the solar system is a lot more interesting than just a list of nine planets. There is no precise definition of the word, 'planet,' and astronomrs are thinking and re-thinking about where comets actually come from; in addition to the planets and their moons, there appear to be lots more to our solar system. In June 2002, Quaoar was discovered, as was Xena in October 2003, with its own little moon and is the most distant object ever found orbiting the sun. In February 2004, DW was discovered by a robotic telescope with an orbit farther out in Space of Sedna, discovered in March 2004. These new world have been found by looking far outside the plane of our solar system.

By studying the stars, she writes, "I imagined the whole of our tiny, perfect world -- people, animals, plants -- watching the sky together, saying as one, "Oh!" A diamond torch exploed in Orion and fell, leaving a misty,savering path as long as a comet's tail." With her new interest in the universe and by writing this account, she says that she embarked on "an unusual literary journey" and had some help from friends to "realize that my journey was indeed at an end."

Jan Debliue has also written MEANT TO BE WILD, HATTERAS JOURNAL, and WIND: HOW THE FLOW OF AIR HAS SHAPED LIFE, MYTH AND THE LAND. Her natural history/science articles have appeared in 'Audubon,' 'Orion,' and the 'New York Times Magazine.'

Unusual.......2005-10-21

This is an interesting and unusual book in which the author
weaves together an account of her husband's depression with
observations on her hobby - Astronomy. One gets the strong
feeling that her marriage would not have survived the impact
of depression had she not had some interest to turn to for
fulfillment.

Clear, readable and sympathetic.......2005-06-07

Jan Deblieu is a gifted nature writer whose straightforward, accessible prose can make both the tangle of the galaxies and the tangle of neurons in a person's brain comprehensible to the lay reader.

As a mother, wife, and amateur astronomer, Deblieu walks a fine line between personal revelation (about her husband's depression and its effect on her and their young son) and abstract explication (about the complexities of contemporary astronomy and physics).

Year of the Comets effectively links these two seemingly disparate subjects, presenting both with clarity and vitality. Highly recommended.

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A devastating novel of prophecy and horror...

The Year of the Comet
John Christopher
Manufacturer: Cosmos Books (PA)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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A devastating novel of prophecy and horror..........2005-01-16

"The Year of the Comet" foresees a world split up, not into States and Kingdoms, but into a business Group. The hero is a scientist with a secret which will give supreme authority to any group in control of it. Inevitably he finds himself the centre of murderous intrigues. In the tradition of H G Wells and Jules Verne.

"A devastating novel of prophecy and horror by one of the top writers of science fiction."

"In the 21st century a dedicated young scientist ordered to take over a top secret project has no idea that he will soon become the most dangerous man on Earth."

"When Charles Grayner, a dedicated young scientist of the 21st century became employed by one of the great ruling powers, he had no idea that he would hold the key to the future of civilization as we know it."

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Christ's comet : the story of a thirty years' journey that began and ended on th

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Christ's comet : the story of a thirty years' journey that began and ended on th
Christopher Hassall
Manufacturer: Harcourt, Brace and Company
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LHQOIO

Christ's comet: The story of a thirty year's journey that began and ended on the same day : a sacred pantomime in three acts /by Christopher Hassall

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Christ's comet: The story of a thirty year's journey that began and ended on the same day : a sacred pantomime in three acts /by Christopher Hassall
Christopher Hassall
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Christ's Comet: The Story of a Thirty Years' Journey

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Christ's Comet: The Story of a Thirty Years' Journey
Christopher Hassall
Manufacturer: Harcourt
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KDXNM4

CHRIST'S COMET: The Story of a Thirty Years' Journey That Began and Ended the Same Day.

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CHRIST'S COMET: The Story of a Thirty Years' Journey That Began and Ended the Same Day.
Christopher Hassall.
Manufacturer: NY: Harcourt Brace, [1938].
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KIG7QS

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Comets (Trailblazers) (Trailblazers)
David Orme
Manufacturer: Ransom
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1841674249
Release Date: 2007-03-09

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Millions of years ago, a giant meteorite killed all the dinosaurs. Find out how! Will humans all be killed in the same way? Find out what we can do. Is there life on the planet Mars? Scientists think maybe the answer is yes. Find out why. Get the facts. Got that? Then read a scary story about what might happen: "Doom from Space". Finally use the Word Check to make sure you know your comets from your asteroids!

The Diluvian Impact: The Great Flood Catastrophe 10,000 Years Ago As the Consequence of a Comet's Impact

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Close, but no cigar.

The Diluvian Impact: The Great Flood Catastrophe 10,000 Years Ago As the Consequence of a Comet's Impact
Heinrich P., Ph.D. Koch
Manufacturer: Peter Lang Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 082044376X

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Close, but no cigar........2001-05-08

The author is far closer than he realizes on some points, but he misses on the key points. This book is mainly a collection of ancient stories and myths relating to the flood of Noah. It is a good source book for finding flood legends from around the world, along with some interesting interpretations about how the ancient stories all point to the same event. The main short coming of the book is its the failure to trust the accuracy of the most reliable of all flood accounts, the bible. The theory put forward by the author is that 10,000 years ago the earth was hit by a number of comet fragments which triggered huge waves and other destructive events that are what is behind many of the flood or cataclysm myths nearly all ancient cultures tell of. The book does not support a global deluge, but does present evidence supporting a recent world wide disaster. The book is interesting in that it is written by someone who doesn't believe in the flood or the bible, and yet feels the evidence overwhelmingly points towards a recent world wide disaster of which there where few survivors. For coming so close, I felt this book deserved two stars despite its short comings.

Fifty years fly past, from Wright brothers to Comet

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Fifty years fly past, from Wright brothers to Comet
Geoffrey Dorman
Manufacturer: Forbes Robertson
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006DB21C

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FIFTY YEARS FLY PAST: FROM WRIGHT BROTHERS TO COMET.

Manufacturer: Forbes Robertson
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HFI5S2

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This book truly has something for everyone.

Not fancy, but explains the concept well

Excellent Book Regarding Market Analysis

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Mind over Markets: Power Trading With Market Generated Information
James F. Dalton , Eric T. Jones , and Robert Bevan Dalton
Manufacturer: Traders Press
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The Psychology of Trading: Tools and Techniques for Minding the Markets

ASIN: 0934380538

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This book is an examination of Market Profile(tm) charting concepts. The Market Profile principle is also used by knowledgeable and experienced day traders. This is the best available text on the subject.

The key element that has long separated tremendously successful traders from all others is their intuitive understanding that time regulates all financial opportunities. In 1984, J. Peter Steidlmayer formally introduced the Market Profile as a way to graphically depict the acceptance or rejection of price over time. For the first time, what had once been the domain of the intuitve trader was not accessible to all traders.

The ability to record price information according to time has unleashed huge amounts of useful market information in a form never before available In turn, this information explosion has triggered a new way of looking at markets and opened the doors for accelerated levels of market analysis.

Mind Over Markets is a book about learning; learning the dynamics of markets through the organization of price, time and volume, and learning how to synthesize this information with your own intuition.

Our goal is to arrie at a healthy balance between the powers of objective observation and intuitive decision making--a rare talent possessed by only the best of traders.

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This book truly has something for everyone. .......2007-05-30

To pay for the book on the first day read the "Special Situations". Do those when you see them. The rest of the book will make you a better trader for all those other times. Some of you may be put off by the piano metaphors, but the key (sorry!)is that when you see the patterns over and over again, you'll know what to do without thinking overmuch.

Not fancy, but explains the concept well.......2007-05-16

This, along with the guide available for free from the CBOT, give you insight on why markets trade as they do and a framework for using that data to understand how well they are trading that way. You only see mention of market profile in passing in other books, since it is not flat out buy/sell here system but more of a pattern of occurring and probable market action.

Excellent Book Regarding Market Analysis.......2007-05-03

This book, aside from the tiresome lecturing tone on an analogy regarding a pianist striving to reach perfection, WAS EXCELLENT. This book helped me understand how markets perform on an hourly basis, and how that creates a 'value area' where the bulls and the bears seem to agree. This methodology for charting seems to indicate the best place to place a trade (entry) and where to put your stops. Its methodology was indepth, and will require a fair amount of stamina, and intelligence to be understood. I could have done without the "amatuer to competent to proficient" stuff that the book breaks its theory/teachings into. But, aside from that, again, this is a must read for anyone that is serious about trading. I am a beginner trader in the Futures and Commodities markets, and at this time, the Market Profile appears to be the best methodology for when and where to place your trades. I highly recommend this book. Keep in mind, my mentors in this field recommended this book, AND recommend some extensive reading (over 15 books) before you actually start trading.

Incredibly helpful.......2006-08-23

My trading was completely changed for the better through what I learned from reading this book. Out of all of the trading books I have read and browsed, this is BY FAR the best book around. Market Wizards comes in second place for me. Mind Over Markets teaches a very useful way of perceiving market action.

Excellent.......2006-07-31

The best trading book I have read. Not only does it provide an explanation of Market Profile, but it gives good interpretations of market action that is useful with or without Market Profile. The book is best read with some knowledge of the markets and technical analysis.

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