The Male Nude: A Male View : An Anthology
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    Manufacturer: Edition Stemmle
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    Puffins and Pine Trees: Maine Designs for Machine Knitters
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      Catherine Costa
      Manufacturer: Down East Books
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      ASIN: 0892722770

      You Back the Attack, We'll Bomb Who We Want
      Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
      • Hilarious, timely, incisive
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      • These made me laugh
      • A LIAR! A FILTHY HYPOCRIT!
      • I Don't Like The Message So I'm Attacking The Messenger!
      		 You Back the Attack, We'll Bomb Who We Want
      Micah Ian Wright , Kurt Vonnegut , Howard Zinn , and Center for Constitutional Rights (Commentary)
      Manufacturer: Seven Stories Press
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      ASIN: 1583225846

      Book Description

      This stunning, hilarious, and politically incendiary full-color poster book by U.S. Airborne Ranger-turned-dissident-comic-book-artist Micah Wright reworks classic American World War I and II propaganda into biting commentaries on war and pariotism for the post-September 11 era.

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Hilarious, timely, incisive.......2007-04-14

      First, yes he lied. Wake up, the author is just another reader, as is said in postmodernism. It doesn't matter whether Micah lied, or whether he is a murderous demon or another incarnation of Hitler.
      It's the book that matters.
      It's very funny and well taken.
      The followup book is decent as well, but round 3 is getting a little repetitive and uninspired.

      1 out of 5 stars It's all made up... fiction.......2007-01-04

      Those of you who are in the "don't shoot the messenger" camp, wake up! He made the whole thing up, he never served in the Rangers, and now has made up another book. He could have presented it as fiction, but he tried to pass it of as fact.

      I don't take cooking tips from Jeffery Dahmer.
      I don't turn to Brittney Spears for parenting advice.
      I don't look to Dr. Phil on how to lose weight.
      I don't rely on George Bush for advice on how to govern.
      I don't turn to a Kennedy for driving lessons.
      I don't look to OJ Simpson for relationship advice.
      I don't look to Micah Wright for lessons on the military.

      It's fiction, folks. And it's offensive to those who really served in the military to try to pass it off as fact, seeking to gain from their hard lives.

      4 out of 5 stars These made me laugh.......2006-08-25

      You know what? These posters made me laugh. I have posted them around my desk at work. They make statements with which I agree.

      Lighten up, all of you reviewers who have written screeds about whether or not the author was an army ranger. Who cares?

      Some people don't have enough to do, apparently.

      3 out of 5 stars A LIAR! A FILTHY HYPOCRIT!.......2006-05-23

      This guy Wright lied about being an army ranger, kinda like lying about one's air national guard service. how can these disgusting commies keep supporting this guy's work when he isn't even running for office (then it'd be okay).

      4 out of 5 stars I Don't Like The Message So I'm Attacking The Messenger!.......2006-01-14

      What Micah Ian Wright expected to gain from lying about being a ranger in Panama I don't know. All he's done is give people something to attack other than the actual book itself. Well done, chief.

      Yes, Wright lied. He did a stupid thing. However his message is still valid. And most of the people giving it 1 star know it, which is why they didn't even mention it.

      Don't trust reviews that attack the messenger over the message.

      God Has Never Failed Me, but He's Sure Scared Me to Death a Few Times!
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • Shares His Experiences
      • Easy Read
      • A quick read and a GREAT book!
      		 God Has Never Failed Me, but He's Sure Scared Me to Death a Few Times!
      Stan Toler
      Manufacturer: Honor Books (OK)
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      ASIN: 1562926136

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Shares His Experiences.......2003-12-09

      Dispite the odd title he has some encouraging things to say in this book. He uses personal experiences to teach truths from the Bible. He sums up the most important matters on page 31, "We must understand our mission in life--to love God and to love each other, and to glorify God through excellence."

      He has a tip on eliminating stress, i.e., to change both your expectations and your perspective. He adds that the medical profession has acknowledged that adequate leisure time is essential to maintaining one's health. Also along the lines of stress reduction and rearranging one's thoughts, he provides a pithy insight from Leonard Thomas who said, "If you want to test your memory, try to remember what you were worrying about a year ago."

      Toler defines worry as "unfaith." He says it is not compatible with faith. He adds that it is "the misuse of God's creative imagination which He has placed within each one of us."

      These are the type of topics, insights, and quotes one will find in this book. Just reading it will help reduce your stress because it focuses your mind on God and His Word rather than your problems.

      4 out of 5 stars Easy Read.......2001-10-02

      This book is an easy-read. It consists of inspirational essays that can be fitted into a busy schedule. The authors describe amusing experiences to drive home the point and to make it memorable. This book would make a good gift item.

      5 out of 5 stars A quick read and a GREAT book!.......2000-05-03

      First off, you have to love the title.

      The title of this book intrigued me so much I just had to buy my own copy and I've read it twice so far. If you love inspiring stories, anecdotes and word pictures that you will never ever forget, this book is for you.

      It's a real life - "here's how to apply the Bible to daily life" kind of book. It is funny, it is easy to read and understand and it moved me to tears in several places.

      Certainly a foundational item for a Christian's library of books.

      I've already recommended this book to several friends. This book is a solid five stars. There is no *down* side to it - it's all good news!
      God Has Never Failed Me. But He's Sure Scared Me to Death a Few Times
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        ASIN: 1589196139

        Book Description

        Do you really believe that God is faithful? Do you know for certain that He won't be late with the help you need in your life right now? For anyone who has ever felt frazzled, stressed, confused, hurt, angry, undone, or any other emotional response to the difficulties and uncertainties of life, Stan Toler serves up a delightful combination of poignant-and hilarious-reminders that God is still at work in the world. And He is 100% faithful! No wonder they can declare that pinto beans and fried bologna are a feast of faith. Because that's what a group of loving friends brought to Stan's home on a Christmas morning when he was five years old-and there was no food left in the house. No, God is never late! So when nothing seems to be happening in your life, something really is happening. Yes, it is possible to cope with life even if you don't know how to program a VCR. Yes, the God who sits on a throne in Heaven is interested in you right now!
        God Has Never Failed Me, But He's Sure Scared Me to Death a Few Times
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          Stan
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          God Has Never Failed Me,but He's Sure Scared Me to Death a Few Times
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            Star Trek: "Where No One Has Gone Before" : A History in Pictures (Star Trek (Trade/hardcover))
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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            • A STAR TREK FAN'S DELIGHT!
            • Review of the past
            		 Star Trek: "Where No One Has Gone Before" : A History in Pictures (Star Trek (Trade/hardcover))
            J. M. Dillard , and J. M. Dillar
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            ASIN: 0671511491

            Book Description

            "Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise TM

            Her five-year mission: To explore strange, new worlds; To seek out new life and new civilizations; To boldly go where no man has gone before..." TM

            These words, first spoken on television on September 8, 1966, gave the world its first glimpse of Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future. Since that day nearly thirty years ago, Star Trek® has become the most incredible collaborative effort ever seen in motion pictures, television, and publishing -- a phenomenon that has inspired seven movies, four television series, and a line of bestselling books. Star Trek's popularity is astounding; nearly fifty percent of the American public identify themselves as Star Trek fans.

            To celebrate Star Trek's heroic future vision for humanity, Pocket Books is pleased to present the updated, full-color, illustrated history of the Star Trek phenomenon: Where No One Has Gone Before TM: A History in Pictures. From the genesis of The Original Series to the short-lived animated series, to the aborted second television series in the late 1970s, to Star Trek's resurgence in the movies and an incredible three more hit television shows, this is the complete Star Trek story -- an epic tale that now spans thirty years.

            With more than thirty pages of new material, Where No One Has Gone Before is the ultimate collector's edition and features personal accounts, anecdotes, and full-color photographs from the actors, fans, and backstage professionals who helped make the show so incredibly popular.

            The entertaining and informative text provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the world of Star Trek and includes essays by the master of science fiction and science fact, the late Dr. Isaac Asimov. The photo selection is the result of an exhaustive, national search for the best in Star Trek photography.

            Where No One Has Gone Before is a book for all Star Trek fans, from the most loyal enthusiast to the causal viewer -- anyone who has marveled at adventures that continue to transport us all to the final frontier.

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars An illustrated love letter to Star Trek...........2003-11-16

            Over the years, many books have been written about Star Trek's growth from a popular-yet-low-rated television series to the huge cultural phenomenon it is today. Some are strictly technical (Gene Roddenberry and Stephen Whitfield's The Making of Star Trek), others are a mix of in-depth analysis and insider's insights (David Gerrold's The World of Star Trek), while still others are personal memoirs (William Shatner's Star Trek Memories). Most of them describe the growing pains of Roddenberry's concept of "Wagon Train to the Stars" and tell the now-familiar story of how NBC commissioned two pilots (rejecting "The Cage" for being too cerebral); how the fans saved the show for a second season but couldn't stop NBC from cancelling Star Trek in 1969; how those same fans kept the spirit of Star Trek alive during the "in-between" decade from the show's debut in syndication to the release of 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

            J.M. Dillard, author of many Star Trek novels (The Lost Years, Mindshadow, plus five movie novelizations), contributed the text for Star Trek: Where No One Has Gone Before -- A History in Pictures. Published shortly after Star Trek: The Next Generation ended its seven season run and before both the premiere of the seventh feature film and the debut of Star Trek's third spin-off, Voyager, Where No One Has Gone Before covers Star Trek's first 28 years, from its creative genesis as the proposed chronicles of Starfleet Capt. Robert April and the Starship Yorktown to the pre-production of Star Trek: Voyager (which ended its run in 2001).

            Although its well-written and includes two essays by the late great Isaac Asimov, informative sidebars in each chapter and an introduction by William Shatner, Where No One Has Gone Before's main asset is the wealth of pictures, many of them publicty shots of the several casts, but also many stills from the Original Series, the short-lived animated series, the first seven Star Trek features, and the first two spinoff series.

            And even though it is a history of Star Trek, don't look for juicy "dark" revelations about the troubles (real or imagined) behind the scenes. Jeffrey Hunter's departure from the show is never examined in detail (the book Captain's Logs, an unauthorized history of Star Trek, blames Hunter for being excessively demanding, telling producers what camera angles not to use when photographing Capt. Pike and other prima donna behavior). It's not written as an expose -- Dillard, after all, is a Star Trek fan who also is an authorized Star Trek writer, and the intended audience is, of course, the vast number of other Star Trek fans.

            5 out of 5 stars A STAR TREK FAN'S DELIGHT!.......2003-10-06

            It took Leonard Nimoy almost three decades to finally admit that he was Spock. It hasn't quite taken me that long to admit to being a "Trekker". The fear of being labeled a "geek" or a "nerd" was so overwhelming that I would shun any mention of the show outside of my circle of fellow Trek fans.

            Well, I have come out of the Star Trek "closet", proudly announcing my enjoyment of all things Trek, past and present. This book is a treasure for those of us that have followed the original series as well as the subsequent spin-offs as of the book's publication.

            Insightful background on the various shows along with great photographic stills and illustrations makes this a "must-have" for the devoted follower.

            It's definitely for those of us grateful for the "journey" of which Gene Roddenberry initiated back in the mid-sixties.

            It's also a good primer for those that don't quite understand what all the fuss was about.

            5 out of 5 stars Review of the past.......1998-03-22

            This book aims to be a review of the series in pictures, and it does it very well. A lot of shots with great quality throughout the book makes it very enjoyable reading. An extensive reference for all series, even the animated ST:TOS. A lot of interesting behind-the-scenes information makes this book more then a bunch of pictures. Half of the book is on TOS, we also get a good section on DS9 (no Voyager, as it has been written in 1994). All and all, a great collection book for the Star Trek fan.
            Star Trek: Where No One Has Gone Before A History in Pictures
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              J. M.; Dillar, J. M. Dillard
              Manufacturer: Pocket Books
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              ASIN: B000J4SX74

              Ludwig van Beethoven: Play by Play/Symphony No.3 "Eroica"; The "Egmont" Overture
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                		Ludwig van Beethoven: Play by Play/Symphony No.3 "Eroica"; The "Egmont" Overture
                Alan Rich
                Manufacturer: Harpercollins
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                Chess Middlegames: Essential Knowledge
                Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
                • Consider to buy other book - this one is extremally poor (for this price 15$)
                • Complete waste of money
                • Great Compact Book...
                • Renowned Russian Author Gives Concise Middlegame Survey
                		 Chess Middlegames: Essential Knowledge
                Yuri Averbakh
                Manufacturer: Cadogan Chess
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                ASIN: 1857441257

                Customer Reviews:

                2 out of 5 stars Consider to buy other book - this one is extremally poor (for this price 15$).......2005-06-22

                In this book the author tells us so there are only 2 effective attacking procedures, which leading to success - the combined attack and double blow. This is very important and not quite understood, but if you mastery these techniques you might not be so dangerous, but much more carefully player.
                If you want to make this book useful to you, you have to study it very carefully and minimum twice (it is thin - only 110 pages). All subjects are devoted to tactics, but there is one chapter devoted to strategy of attack. If you are "tactics scientific" you are in good place. In this book there are few useful mating attack mechanisms, it has showed coordination of the pieces and combinations - how it has born and how arises. I like to recover it because from time to time (once a 2-3 months), because each time I read it, I discover new things - particuraly how important is coordination of the pieces, how hidden treats are dangerous and complex to recognize (and to build) - sometimes they are very deep underground, but if you know how they build [what elements] and how to recognize them early, then you should not be afraid of them. I should note: sometimes complexity of chess combinations are sometimes very frustrating too see, but in closer look (and with much practice!) you can see and understand that they are "connected [composed] simple blocks".
                This book contains 19 (short) chapters and has no any tasks to solve. Level of this book is not so high [it is not difficult; maybe a bit - especially for quite begginers].
                Advice for begginers: when you study it carefully you might see that it is quite fine and nice. To the end of my opinion I can only say that this author is respected Soviet author... (he wrote great endings in 5 volumes 20 years ago).
                I think this book is too expensive if you compare price to what it contains. If you want any good book about tactics and combinations you should to consider (best im my opinion): "Art of Attack in Chess" by Vladimir Vukovic or "One Thousand and One Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations".
                IMPORTANT: Review of Paul Imseih (Sydney) [Complete waste of money, January 30, 2005] is right :-(. This book is really poor. If you have bag of money to waste you might buy it, but I think there are many books much better than this one (see a bit sooner). If you have to buy book of this author you might buy "Chess Tactics for Advanced Players" - this is really good book which is worth its money. But this "Chess middlegames - essential knowledge" with 100% certanity is not!
                I gave it note 2 stars, because material might be interested (but not for 15$ - maximum 3 to 5$).

                1 out of 5 stars Complete waste of money.......2005-01-30

                It didn't take long to realise that this book was the odd one out in my rapidly expanding chess book collection.

                It's neither a classic to read nor a book to learn from such is the paucity of its material. There is far too little in this book and too lightly covered to be of any use to begginners or intermediates. Judging from its style, it would be of very limited value to more advanced players.

                I'm very surprised that the book refers to middlegames at all as it has almost no material on development in the middlegame, how to create plans or execution of same.

                Rather you will find a focus on a single theme of double attack/double blow. If the publishers had called this book "Double Attack - Essential Knowledge" it would have been far more accurate but far less sellable. Hence my feeling of being conned.

                I could give several suggestions of much better treatises on the middlegame including Vukovic's "Art of Attack in Chess", "Secrets of Grandmaster Chess" by Nunn (for more advanced players), Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" or my current read - Euwe and Kramer's "The Middlegame".

                The latter book is for serious chess study and leaves this Averbakh book for dead.

                In short - there are many, many books far better than this trivial piece. Use your money on one of the other books instead.

                5 out of 5 stars Great Compact Book..........2002-01-12

                This is a great compact book, covering important middlegame concepts. Mostly of the tactical nature, such things as double blow, double attack etc. The book is broken into lots of small chapters so looking things up is pretty easy. What is important is that you learn basic concepts that you can expand on. He shows examples from games and other sources, teaching the idea as well as showing. This is almost a crib notes book to help you in the middlegame. If your over 2000 this book might not really be much use to you. I figure anyone U1800 can least learn something from this book. Just about anyone should be able to follow along and understand it. The book might only be 100 pages about, yet the content is better than most books that size. The Endgame Book in this series is also worth picking up. I think everyone should own a copy of this book. The price isnt really that bad for what you get in return. Not sure there is a better general idea middlegame book on market. If there is one, I really can't think of it. I have Art of Middlegame as well, which is a bit more advanced. This book is one of best gifts that I ever got to be honest.

                4 out of 5 stars Renowned Russian Author Gives Concise Middlegame Survey.......2001-06-02

                In this slender volume, Averbakh, a renowned Russian GM (?) and famed coach, surveys middlegame knowledge from a tactical perspective. The chapters cover such things as pins, forks, double attacks, etc. and provide definitions as well as examples. Averbakh does not discuss strategy except in the sense of aiming for pins, forks and double attacks and positional topics like weak squares, outposts and pawn structures are not on the menu. Although I've seen middlegame discussions limited to tactical themes before, I am puzzled that planning and positional chess were not included in a middle essentials but...anyway, you've been advised.

                Business Notes: Writing Personal Notes that build Professional Relationships
                Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                • A wonderful reference for anyone in the business world
                • A MUST for every business professional!!!
                		 Business Notes: Writing Personal Notes that build Professional Relationships
                Florence Isaacs
                Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
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                Binding: Hardcover

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                ASIN: 0517708914
                Release Date: 1998-03-10

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars A wonderful reference for anyone in the business world.......2007-03-13

                I loved this book! It is a valuable reference for anyone in the business world and would make a wonderful gift for anyone entering into corporate America. The author demonstrates how a few simple sentences can help cultivate & maintain important business relationships for years to come. I will keep this one in my personal library for as long as I am employed!

                5 out of 5 stars A MUST for every business professional!!!.......2001-08-03

                Florence Isaacs does a masterful job of informing the business professional of the incredible importance and influence of notes. Notes are the bridges between professional relationships, and can determine the future of your business. Whether it be a thank you note for the previous day's lunch, the birth of an employees child, even the kind of pen to use, Isaacs covers everything you need to know about writing successful business notes. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to take their business relationships to the next level.

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                2. The Portrait of Dr. Gachet : Story Van Gogh's Last Portrait Modernism Money polits Collectors Dealers Taste G
                3. The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors and Their Applications to the Arts
                4. This Woman Deserves A Party-M. Engelbreit
                5. Thomas Cranmer's Doctrine of Repentance: Renewing the Power to Love
                6. Two-Way Mirror Power: Selected Writings by Dan Graham on His Art
                7. Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000: Diversity and Difference
                8. Your Mother Is a Remarkable Woman (Penguin Graphic Fiction)
                9. 1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Aliens and Space Stuff: A Step-By-Step Guide (Barr, Steve, 1-2-3 Draw.)
                10. A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beerbohm.

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