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Moot points: Deranged drawings
J. C Duffy
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The Next Best Thing to a Picnic on Neptune........2002-04-17
Few books come along that in so brief a span change the paradigm of modern thought. "The unparallelled camaraderie of desert yoga", "Apocalypso" or simply "Creamcheese driveway death". Come on, aren't you the least bit intrigued?!!!
... If you're familiar with this little gem, do civilization a favour and petition the publisher to reprint it and use the number......let's see...10 million for a first run.
Why sanity is better than drugs.......2001-03-21
If you like B. Kliban, you'll like J.C. Duffy. I found this book about twenty years ago at the same time I encountered Kliban, and I'm afraid they combined to do some damage.
How to describe the quality of Duffy's stuff? I can't possibly do justice either to his drawing style or his either-you-get-it-or-you-don't sense of things. Here's an example: one cartoon features a simple-looking fellow sitting in front of a sign that says "No Standing," while a car runs over his legs. The caption reads: "Steady as a rock, and twice as smart."
Read this book too many times and you will find yourself saying such things to your friends. Worse, you may find yourself _choosing_ your friends based on whether they understand you when you say things like, "Sweet Jesus, this is no simple trek to the north forty!" It may actually put you off when someone fails to pick up on your passing reference to the priest with a suspicious case of rugburn-on-the-knee, or doesn't know what you're talking about when you characterize someone as "The Happy Guy." Well, into each night some days must fall, and sometimes you're just too tired to climb the walls.
If this collection ever comes back into print, buy it at once. Otherwise you'll be -- as another of Duffy's cartoons puts it -- missing the humor in everyday life. In the meantime, go buy everything of Kliban's that's still available.
Illiterature.......2000-11-30
As my friend Jesse told me in college, "If you have not read this book, you are illiterate." You will read this book over and over. You will begin to have random mootisms come to mind during everyday situations. You will begin to greet others with "Scudda Hoo!" They will look at you strangely.
"Moot" is God!.......2000-10-04
Moot Points is one of those gems you kick yourself for not hanging onto, and now you can't find it anywhere, much less anyone who's ever heard of it. I have searched high and low for this book, but it seems that anyone who has a copy hangs onto it (unlike me). I've never even seen it in a second hand book store. If anyone can tell me where I might find a copy, PLEASE do! I will be forever in your debt.
Very very different.......2000-07-03
Very well done, A bit of the twilight zone meets Hogarth. If you have it, treasure it, if you don't keep looking
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Fashions & Accessories: 1840 Through 1980 (Schiffer Design Book)
Geoffrey Warren
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There is an old English saying: "Manners maketh man." One can also claim that "accessories maketh clothes." This new book sets out to demonstrate the variety and beauty of fashion accessories during the hundred-year period beginning in 1840. Fashion has always reflected the social, sexual, and economic spirit of its age. Clothing and accessories also express the status, aspirations, and wealth of the wearer. Most books on fashion tend to divide clothing and accessories into decades. This book seeks find the natural shifts from one fashion theme to another. The accessories are shown with a full-length, dressed figure and explanatory text for context. This is an invaluable book for collectors, fashion historians, designers, and theatrical costumers.
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images really grew on me.......2007-06-25
This book has a real charm to it. Lots of images, and at first I wanted more but the artist has a quirky talent that really grows on me. Delightful is how I would describe it.
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When bubbly eleventh-grader Eimi Yamashita finds out that her parents are relocating for work, she decides to strike out on her own and move into a dormitory for girls. Little does Eimi suspect the exciting romantic adventures that await her there!
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Beauty is the beast.......2006-11-10
i love this manga. it's got sex apeal and humor. eimi is not your average heroine but she's cute. he clueless nature makes her adorble. and theres pleanty of hot guys. 2 tumbs up from me.
Beware of the beast, Part 2.......2006-04-17
Wanichin (Wanibuchi) has been elected dorm president by the former president of the boys dorm, much to everyone's surprise. One of his new responsibilities lies in him approving preparations and ideas for the upcoming dorm festival. The girls side decides to put on a caf? with dim sum and to wear maids uniforms and traditional Chinese dresses. Wanichin decides to construct a pool table and have a pool hall. At first the boys don't think it can be done but after it is constructed they see their president in a whole new light. For one thing he is amazing at pool... for another he plans on donating the proceeds to the girls dormitory (who for all intents and purposes suffer utter neglect in favor of the boy's dorm) so that they can buy dryers and air conditioners. Wanichin is also key in negotiating a new supply of fruit when the girls fruit goes bad prematurely. This saddens Eimi, who previously was the only admirer of Wanichin but now she has to compete for his admiration.
Misao's younger sister, Yutaka Kurokawa pays Misao a visit, mostly because she's in love with Sawaguchi, the dorm manager. A manga fanatic she believes that he is ideal to fall in love with, based on her studies of manga. But will her love fall short of her expectations?
Eimi finds herself missing home and withdraws into a funk so bad she won't even eat. This most concerns Misao and Suza, because Eimi eats more than the two of them together ordinarily. They ask Wanichin to talk to her and he relates some of his past growing up in Mexico.
Then finally the volume ends in domestic irritations, first by the loss of the girl's dorms only TV set and then by an invasion of cockroaches that draws Suzu and Nuinui closer together... a good thing too, Suzu is so deathly afraid of roaches she looks as if she will keel over at the mere sight of them.
I'm still liking this manga. The problem is I'm not loving it yet. True, there's a lot of characters that are interesting and the romantic plot between Wanichin and Eimi is sweet, but it's not just thrilling me yet. Probably because this is one of the quietest mangas I have ever read. It has such a subtle feel of depth to it. I can't quite equate it to anything else at this point, which is good because it makes it stand out among the ranks. I think it's something that grows on people, you don't quite expect it to be all drama and emotion, and yet you do feel things for the people that you wouldn't feel unless it was well done. I still have to learn to love this series, but like I said I do like it, and that is a good start.
Amazing piece of comic!!.......2005-10-31
I love Matzumoto's comics... I've read 'Kiss' which still is one of my favorites ever!
I'm not gonna tell you the stories, but I will just say this.
"this comic isn't just a typical love-romantic story!!! READ IT~!"
The main characters are so funny, handsome, and cute!
It's kinda childish to say I am in love with characters from comic books in my age (18). But you know, after reading Matzumoto's book, girls will know what I'm talking about... They are just so cool and HOT!!!
Guys, I've read manga and manhwa since I was four! I mean, you know, I'm Asian. Of course I'm saying from subjective point of view, but I know what good mangas and manhaws are like. Trust me, and just read it. Matzumoto's drawings are very simple and clean-cutted. I shared some of her drawings, so look and see what you think of, ok?
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Entertaining, hilarious, and filled with hundreds of insider tips, this handbook will teach you how to win the biggest prize every time, identify the best seat on any ride, recognize the real freaks from the phonies, and create a carnival-quality funnel cake in your own home. This behind-the-scenes look at America's amusement parks also includes the goods on carnival trade secrets-from how cotton candy is made to which coasters have injured the most people. A book for the aficionado and pop culture enthusiast alike, Carnival Undercover is required reading for the 270 million Americans who visit amusement parks and fairs every year.
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Amusing but not rivetting.......2007-04-12
This book is an amusing short, easy read that covers the "inside" view of carnivals. It points out the way common, seemingly easy carnival games are rigged to make them very difficult to win. And, even if you do win, you receive a prize that cost the operator less than you paid to play. Perils of the food stands are poitned out - always buy from a busy vendor who focusses on one type of food. We also get the low-down on various roller coasters at amusement parks around the US.
I gave the book 3 out of 5 because it was amusing but not compelling. It lacked a bit of substance and parts of it felt like filler.
Carnival Undercover.......2005-07-08
This is a neat little book and in excellent shape.. Fast service. I bought it thinking there might be a recipe in it that I've been trying to locate..It wasn't but the book has a lot of interesting material in it anyway.
A brief collection of commonly known old facts.......2004-11-29
This book was a quick read and was disappointing. It claims to enlighten the reader to the world behind the scenes of the amusement industry and carnivals but in reality it is nothing more than a few well known facts compiled into different chapters. It is very shallow and although I did get a couple of laughs out of it, it does not delve deeply enough into the subject matter to reveal anything "secret" or previously unknown. Having worked in a similar industry for over a decade I know there is much more going on behind the scenes.But you wont read about it here.
Fascinating book - lots of fun to read. Thoroughly enjoyable.......2004-08-22
"Who doesn't love a carnival, fair or amusement park? They have everything you could ask for: Fried food, dangerous-looking rides, macho games, freak shows, meat-on-a-stick, champion milking cows, and teenagers dressed up as giant stuffed animals...If that's not America, what is?"
That's the opening quote of this book that tells you all the ins and outs of the carnival business - everything from the economics involved in owning a booth to how to become a carnie to ride safety to the freek shows. It also tells you how to win at certain games, the inside skinny on some of the major theme parks (did you know that DisneyWorld has an underground vacuum powered garbage removal - much like the system at your bank's drive through window - so that you don't have to see any garbage being hauled through the park?) and which food booths to avoid at your local fair (chicken & fish due to easy spoilage and the booths that sell more than 2 or 3 items - the specialists are just better).
Very Entertaining.......2004-01-04
This book made me laugh a lot. I found myself repeating out loud quotes in the book to the people in the room, it was that funny. He described how to play the games and it seemed like he described the way to win pretty well. He covers all topics carnival related, such as freak shows, carnival rides, food and of course the games. I have had this book on my shelf over a year and have not picked it up until today, it is too bad because I have gone to Reno a few times and to circus-circus casino, a casino chain famous for its carnival-midway, I could have used my new skills if I had read the book earlier. Oh well, next time.
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Man of La Mancha is arguably the most popular musical drama of all time, most recently on Broadway starring Brian Stokes Mitchell. Dale Wasserman, however, had more trouble getting it on to a Broadway stage than Don Quixote ever had with those damn windmills. For centuries, writers all over the world had tried to stage Cervantes' comic masterpiece, and all had failed. On a sabbatical to Spain in the late 1950s, screenwriter-stage director Dale Wasserman had the insight to change that - Don Quixote the novel was too rambling to be dramatized, but the almost equally incredible story of the novel's creator wasn't. Wasserman wrote, first, a tv drama of Man of La Mancha (Cervantes is the Man, not Quixote, by the way), which David Susskind produced as "I, Don Quixote." What happened next, and for the next several decades, to this remarkable drama is an incredible drama in its own right. Many writers tried to get Wasserman to contribute to an "official" account of the making of Man of La Mancha, but Wasserman knew he was the only writer who both knew all the facts, all the facets, and would eventually get around to writing the story as it should be written, as both a "making of" and a "commentary on the state of" story. From the Costa Del Sol to Hollywood, Broadway and beyond, with a host of spectacular people, including Ava Gardner, Colleen Dewhurst (whom Wasserman discovered for La Mancha) and John Huston, this is the full story of Man of La Mancha, before Broadway and beyond. Included is the full script of the original TV version, "I, Don Quixote."
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A fascinating story told by a highly outspoken author.......2005-04-28
This book is the story of how the now-classic Broadway musical "Man of La Mancha" came to be written, and of its various productions, including the much-maligned 1972 film version. Its 87 year old author, Dale Wasserman, not only wrote the script of the musical as well as the film's screenplay, but also wrote its source, the 1959 non-musical TV play, "I, Don Quixote", which was broadcast during the Golden Age of live TV drama and, as of now, still has never been repeated on television nor issued on video. It would make fascinating viewing--if a copy can be found on kinescope and restored.(Those curious about the play can actually read it; the entire text is included in this book, and despite a few changes, it strongly resembles its musical counterpart, right down to the dialogue.)
Wasserman is a highly opinionated, outspoken and entertaining writer who spares nothing and nobody, and he takes us through the various phases in the writing of the show. He is pointedly emphatic in declaring that it was never intended as a dramatic adaptation of "Don Quixote" ; he believes strongly that an attempt at adapting the episodic 1,000 page novel into a coherent and interesting play, much less a film, is as impossible as Don Quixote's own attempt to defeat that famous windmill. He was/is not interested in the actual novel as a potential play. Wasserman intended both "I, Don Quixote" and "Man of La Mancha" as a tribute to Miguel de Cervantes, author of the novel, and to demonstrate how, in all spiritual ways, Cervantes and his fictional creation were close kin. Perhaps critics who review "Man of La Mancha" should take closer notice of this.
One fascinating aspect of the book is that though he is critical of the 1972 film version of "Man of La Mancha" starring Peter O'Toole and Sophia Loren, both non-singing actors, he is by no means as hostile to it as those critics that howled that a great musical had been desecrated on its way to the screen. He compliments its stars on their performances, and his biggest beef with the production seems to lie in the necessity of the film's having to use realistic, literal scenery, something that the stage version deliberately avoided.
Where Wasserman may alienate some people, however, is in his very politically incorrect and scathing criticism of some of the countries that produced the foreign language productions. But one can hardly blame him; if his account is as accurate as it seems, the liberties some of them took are horrifying.
But to divulge any more of this book would be unfair. Theatre buffs should eagerly lap it up, and anyone else interested in knowing how a literate Broadway musical play was put together should enjoy it highly.
Relishing the "Unreachable Star".......2004-02-14
This riveting romp of a read is as deep as the reader is prepared to probe--a rollicking airport diversion, or an insightful examination of man's condition.
For those who crave celebrities in unusal positions--naked Kirk Douglas raging at the staff of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (the stage version)for example,this will delight. For those who hunger for universal timeless truths, this will be a feast.
For theater aficionados as well as for history buffs this is a must read.
"Impossible" but True.......2003-12-25
I saw "Man of La Mancha" in, probably, its second night of previews in New York. I had cajoled a group of friends into coming based on my fandom for its star, Richard Kiley. I was a bit worried that they, or indeed I, might not like the show. What was a big musical like this doing opening in a rickety, "temporary" theater W-A-A-y off-broadway? I couldn't get any reading on my friends' reactions during the show (which was performed without intermission) but, as the lights came up at the end, I saw that I had done good. There wasn't a dry eye along the row we had commandeered. We stood by our seats and raved as the audience filed out. It turned out to be a damn good thing that we did, too, as we were just one row in front of Kiley's wife! All of which is to say that I pride myself on having loved the show longer than most. Thus, I was thrilled to hear that this book was coming out. Then I got worried. What if it didn't live up to its subject? What if it told me things I didn't want to know? Sure, Dale Wasserman is a superior playwright/screenwriter, but that's not a BOOK (and if you think writing is writing, try some of David Mamet's novels... not his essays, which are brilliant, his novels). Anyway, I needn't have worried. This is the book "...La Mancha" deserves, and the one any lover of the play or the theater will cherish.
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Favorite Hymns, Trumpet: Solos, Dutes and Trios
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This collections include: All Creatures of Our God and King * Be Thou My Vision * Come, Thou Almighty King * Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing * Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus * For the Beauty of the Earth * Great Is Thy Faithfulness * Holy, Holy, Holy * I Love to Tell the Story * I Need Thee Every Hour * In the Garden * Infant Holy, Infant Lowly * It Is Well with My Soul * Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming * O, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing.
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Avenge Your Clan!
·Full Shinobi story, from its birth in 1987 to today's adventure
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It's quaint that in this day of search engines to help us find more search engines, some old-fashioned reference books are still perennial sellers. When The Irwin Guide to Using The Wall Street Journal premiered in 1984, the future day traders of the world weren't trading much more than Atari cartridges. So, the advent of this sixth edition--penned, as ever, by Michael B. Lehmann, a University of San Francisco economics professor who has developed a popular seminar class around it--receives a round of well-deserved kudos.
Even if, that is, its title remains a bit of a misnomer. For this is not, nor has ever it been, so much a guide to using the WSJas it is a tidy primer on the fundamental workings of the U.S. economy and stock markets, intended not just to help readers enjoy the WSJ more, but to help them more fully comprehend what they read there. Lehmann covers just about everything, like a rigorous-but-not-draconian year of Economics 101: from how and why interest rates affect markets and when to expect the next recession to the Federal Reserve's impact on your investment portfolio and which fixed-income market is right for you. The guided tour Lehmann gives is well organized and accessible to the average financial layperson who can handle sentences slightly longer than those in USA Today and doesn't think "Federal Reserve" refers to an early 19th-century architectural style. A certain amount of patience may be called for, too: though no opaque academic text, The Irwin Guide is far from one of those Dummies/Idiots books that somehow crams the greatest matters of civilization into what generally look like coloring books for adults. Lehmann's text is dense, relieved only occasionally by various charts or articles previously published in the WSJ. Curious is the near-total absence of terms you would have expected to see in an update from the 1996 edition--terms like "Internet," "dot-com," and "WWW." But after six editions you have to think that Lehmann's a sly one--maybe he speaks most eloquently of how the current dot-com/IPO mania will play in the long term by saying absolutely nothing. --Timothy Murphy
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The perennial bestseller to help readers get the most from The Wall Street Journal.
For over a decade, prominent businesspersons and individual investors alike have used Michael Lehmann's one-of-a-kind guide to unlock the secrets of The Wall Street Journal, and discover previously overlooked tips and strategies to make informed and profitable business and investment decisions. This overview to the largest-circulation daily in the U.S. contains charts, graphs, and articles taken directly from WSJ to help readers:
- Track their portfolios and make better investment decisions
- Compare the performance of their investments to others
- Understand every profitable angle of the mutual fund explosion
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Basic Information and not all in the WSJ.......2006-07-30
The book is a light introduction to economics. As such, it is interesting and it does lead you to some of the more obscure corners of the WSJ online (for which even print subscribers must pay a subscription fee, plus another for Barron's online).
A big problem, however, is that a majority of the interesting charts with historical data are drawn from sources other than the WSJ. In addition, these sources (such as the US Census Bureau) provide only the raw data, not the charts.
ON Target.......2005-11-26
The problem with too many people who have some extra money to invest is that they listen too much to too many who know too little. Everyone is always looking for the fast money. Often the investment money goes down the tubes with the bad advice promising quick reward.
Michael Lehmann has written a book that takes any investor through a thoughtful, fact filled series of lessons on how to use data to make well informed decisions. Listening to Uncle Bob pontificate about his "Big dollar investment tip" for the day should go right out the window. Lehmann's "Using the Wall Street Journal" should become the primer for anyone who is serious about investing with knowledge. A little reading of the right material pays off. Michael Lehmann's book IS the right material and has paid off for me over and over again.
The best economics book ever.......2005-11-19
I used this book in my Internet Data Sources class at the University of San Francisco in the Spring of 2005. The course was taught by the author of the book, Michael B Lehmann. He is the greatest professor ever and this book helped through the whole course, which was the most useful I took in college.
really useful.......2005-10-29
As someone who never set foot into an economics classroom, Michael Lehmann's book is a huge relief. His book clearly walks the reader through the process of how the economy actually works and demystifies economic indicators. This book gave me a seat at the table of my own financial management.
American Economic System Made Easier.......2005-10-22
Michael Lehmann proves that you don't have to get a college degree in Economics to be able to understand the American economic system. Using the multifold economic data regularly published by the Wall Street Journal as his his focus, Professor Lehmann goes about explaining the background and meaning of the data and how to interpret it for your own advantage. He covers subjects which would be includedin a variety of college courses and does so in a clear and understandable narative.
He provides a rich background and explanation on subjects such as the Business Cycle, Role of consumer demand, the role of the Federal Reserve System, Fiscal Policy, International Transactions, and the Leading Economic Indicators. He also provides information on how to keep up with the data using internet and computer access.
A must have for any person interested in understanding the American economy.
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Best book on understanding markets.......1999-12-24
As a lawyer with an MBA and CFP I have read dozens of books on markets and investing. This is the best book anywhere on not only learning how to read the WSJ but on understanding the way markets work. It manages to explain often complex topics with layman's ease. It walks you through every part of the financial section of WSJ carefully, completely, and clearly. There are companies outthere that specialize in finding out of print books. Do yourself a favor and find this book, it is worth it. Or I can sell you my copy for $1000.
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