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As the son of Mary Queen of Scots, born into her 'bloody nest,' James had the most precarious of childhoods. Even before his birth, his life was threatened: it was rumored that his father, Henry, had tried to make the pregnant Mary miscarraige by forcing her to witness the assasination of her supposed lover, David Riccio. By the time James was a one-year-old, Henry was murdered, possibly with the connivance of his mother, Mary was in exile in England and he was King of Scotland. By the age of five, he had experienced three different regents as the ancient dynasties of Scotland battled for power and made him a virtual prisoner in Stirling Castle. In fact, James did not set foot outside the confines of Stirling until he was eleven, when he took control of the country. But even with power in his hands, he would never feel safe. For the rest of his life, he could be caught up in bitter struggles between the warring political and religious factions who fought for control over his mind and body.
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The Scottish take over .......2007-06-17
Often books about European royalty are so complex that the reader needs to have a finger forever on family trees as he/she wades though the chapters. This book about a critical leader in our Anglo-Saxon past is very easy to read and provides some important new information and highlights the critical bonds between England and Scotland at the end of the Tudor era. I highly recommend this very readable book
The first ruler of Britain, almost a capable plotter.......2006-01-20
What machinations! The court of the Tudors and Stuarts in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century were not easy places to navigate. For a young boy left by his mother to the in-fighting of Lairds and nobles it was an even more difficult place. It would be considered tragic now, that a boy like James should be used as a pawn for others gains, but for his time it was simply a game, and a game with huge wins and losses.
Alan Stewarts book is almost very very good but I felt it fell short on many points. It is a highly readable work, and it covers some excellent matieral I had never read about before - the plotting and constant scheming of the courts. It also, to my relief, treated the issues in context to the time. There was no moralising about what happened, but it was very much presentation of the facts and their consequences.
James VI of Scotland had grown up literally an orphan with his mother imprisoned in England and then beheaded. While he managed to manipulate the Scottish court, the intricacies of the British Court escaped him and his ability to rule England was often compromised. Perhaps too, in comparison to Elizabeth I he paled in significance in all aspects.
This is a pretty good presentation of the first of the Stuart Kings who lasted little more than a century - but in that time managed a huge amount of upheaval to the British landscape and temperament.
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2001 Winston Cup champion Jeff Gordon is facing the pressure from fans, teammates, and other drivers to win number five, but he remains calm, cool, and collected. He knows he is a winner. Gordon's aggressive style has made him NASCAR's most popular driver and his skill has made him one of the most successful. This collector's volume, with its insightful writing and full-color photography, illustrates the most exciting moments in Gordon's superstar career.
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The Doctor Who Error Finder: Plot, Continuity and Production Mistakes in the Television Series and Films
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In its long television run, the low-budget but beloved science fiction serial Dr. Who featured numerous bloopers that producers could not afford to reshoot. Today, spotting and discussing those bloopers has become a favorite pastime for fans seeking answers to penetrating questions: When was the First Doctor on a slight exploitation? What does the Second Doctor call the sectional supply unit? When does the Third Doctor mistake a silicate rod for a silicon rod? What is hanging from the Fourth Doctors nose when is in a cell on Traken? How does the Fifth Doctor accomplish his disappearing hat trick? Where does the Sixth Doctor believe Peris heart and liver are located? What does the Seventh Doctor do when Ray asks what he is doing? Why does the Eighth Doctor not know the difference between Twelve and Thirteen? This work is the largest existing collection of errors appearing in Doctor Who, from every episode of the original television series, the movies, and the spin-offs. Presenting over 4000 errors and about 1500 other items of interest to fans, it includes transmitted bloopers such as microphones or equipment visible in a shot, obvious strings, anachronisms, unsteady sets, and actors having trouble walking. This book not only presents previously unrecorded bloopers, but also corrects errors in others lists and even refutes well-established blooper claims. The work guides the reader through the stories of each Doctor (first to eighth). Information on each story begins with the official BBC code and title, alternate titles, writers and directors, media examined in creating this list, running times, highlights, questions to keep in mind, and then information on the individual episodes. For each episode, the work provides information on the date of first transmission and a list of errors and trivia, each with its approximate time within the episode. The book also lists errors from the untransmitted parts of the pilot episode and Shada, and concludes with the Forgotten Doctor and related programs such as K-9 and Company, Dimensions in Time, and The Curse of the Fatal Death.
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1922. Volume 4 of 12. Contents: The Power of Faith; The Psychology of Faith; Expectant Attention; The Secret of Faith Cures; Faith and the Subconscious; Faith and Enthusiasm; Faith and Mental Power; The Attractive Power of Faith; Faith in Yourself; Faith in The Infinite.
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The Quintessential II books are the Advanced Tactics series from Mongoose Publishing. Neither replacing or requiring the use of the first Quintessential series, these books explore apsects of character classes never before examined and allow players to fully recognise the potential of their characters. Featuring character paths that allow players to develop without the need for prestige classes and what options are available at epic level and beyond, these books are truly the next stage of character development. This fourth book in the series details one of the most endearing character classes of all, the Wizard.
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I highly Recommend.......2002-12-15
This is one of the best wizard sourcebooks I've seen...I can't recommend this enough.
Nice ideas but apprentices...........2002-10-28
The book over all I found to be average. (Perhaps as high as 3.5 except as follows.) However, one thing that really needed to be deleted from the book or revised to the extreme is the system for wizards apprenticed to PC's. My biggest issue with the system as presented is that the player can effectively steal experience from the NPC apprentice to make magic items. Does the game really need that many more PC created magic items?
Best supplement for wizards yet.......2002-06-26
This is perhaps the strongest of the "Quint" books yet published.
The concepts are excellent, and the prestige classes are fair.
There is not as many spells as one would presume in a wizard's book, but the other stuff makes up for it.
Do you want your low-level wizard to have a powered staff? Want a wizard's tower to be proud of? Want some cool feats? This is what this book is about.
This is not nearly as compatible with the Sorceror class as one would presume, but still some of it is adaptable.
If you like playing wizards, definitely get this book. SOrceror players would probably like this book as well.
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Simple, to the point........2007-03-23
A lot of economics texts you will come across will be filled with a plethora of pointless information. This text gets to the point and helps you understand the basic concepts of economics. It also showcases stories at the beginning of each chapter to put the concepts in real world perspective. Its very simple, to the point with just enough graphs, tables, and real world applications to make it a fun, quick, and highly informative read.
Effective and engaging.......2002-05-18
Has a real knack for conveying complex economic concepts quickly and systematically with little effort. E.g., only a few minutes after reading the Keynesian perspective on fiscal policy I was able to graph and explain how equilibrium changes are affected by government spending. Not having an economics background I find this book remarkable!
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Economics Today: The Macro View plus MyEconLab Student Access Kit, 12th Edition
Roger LeRoy Miller
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Very Inforamative.......2006-02-25
Great Book. We are using it in my college course, but gives a great overview of the subject either way!
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Roger Miller believes that students learn best when they are motivated, and that motivation comes when they connect an idea to their day-to-day lives. That is why every chapter of Economics Today: The Macro View is packed with thought-provoking applications that give immediate, common-sense reinforcement to economic concepts. From international to local, corporate to consumer, policy to personal, these examples spark lively discussion both in and out of the classroom. The result is that students gain a natural understanding of economic theory and analysis, and they learn to use economic reasoning in their everyday decisions.
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Perfect!.......2007-08-28
This book was exactly what I was looking for, just cheaper then my school was selling it for :)
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Economics Today: The Macro View, 2001-2002 MyEconLab Edition (11th Edition)
Roger LeRoy Miller
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Economics simplified for students.......2001-08-01
Roger LeRoy Miller has improved the quality of Economics today from last year. The book is very resourceful and if used for a class, no student will do poorly in the class. The definitions and data are presented clearly. Economics Today looks at the economy of today and of the past and shows what is beneficial for the economy and what is not. This excellent book has helped me learn all the content and leaning me to consider a major in economics.
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