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Almanach De Gotha 2000 : Reigning & Formerly Reigning Royal and Princely Houses of Europe and South America (volume 1)
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With entries for 1200 families packed into over a thousand pages, Almanach de Gotha 2000: I takes the internationally-known little red book into a fourth century of production. Even those who do not know what the Almanach de Gotha is, know what it stands for. Restored in 1998 after an absence of fifty-six years, the Almanach has been published annually since then, as it was each year from 1763 to 1944, continuing to chronicle the genealogical and biographical detail of every living member of every ruling and formerly ruling royal and princely house in Europe. It is a fascinating work of reference, contemporary (almost half the member states of the EU have a reigning dynasty at their head) and historical, with family and state histories for every house from the mighty Habsburg and Romanovs to tiny Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg.
Customer Reviews:
EXCELLENT REFERENCE.......2003-02-23
Having started researching royal genealogy over 25 years ago I am delighted. An excellent
and well researched reference work. This is a titan piece, and while some data such as the
occasional place of civil marriages may not have been available to the editors, the tens of
thousands of items of data, including in-laws names, addresses etc make this the most
complete reference work of its kind. This is the only book I have found on the market that has
all the members of all the royal and princely families listed in one place.
Errors, Errors and more Errors..........2002-10-16
Having researched in this field for 20 years, I found this work amazingly bad, and full of errors. I have so little confidence in this work that I value it as virtully worthless as a research tool.
I can not imagine what the editor was thinking when he allowed this product to go to print . . .
Save your money!
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The starting point for Dusan Makavejev's controversial and explicit film is Wilhelm Reich, the Marxist psychoanalyst who preached social improvement through sexual enlightenment. Reich is a maverick intellectual, sexual pioneer, and theorist of "Orgone energy," but also of "world revolution." By juxtaposing hippie America and Cold War Yugoslavia, Dusan Makavejev stages an encounter between psychotherapy and Marxism, sexual permissiveness and socialism.
For Raymond Durgnat WR is an adventure playground that the film's spectators enter and interact with. It's intellectual cinema, and a film that prophesied the horror of the conflict in what is now the former Yugoslavia.
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An amazing analysis of an amazing film.......2006-07-05
Raymond Durgnat has done an amazing job of sorting through this Dusan Makavejev's postmodern collage. I first learned about "WR: Mysteries of the Organism" from my Yugoslavian film professor who cued me into some of the many subtleties. This film is so incredibly full of meaning, most of which is lost on American (and probably most non-Eastern European) audiences. Since not everyone can have the luxury of a native Yugoslavian film professor to guide them through the film's dense layering of signification, this book is essential to a complete understanding of WR.
Durgnat presents a very well researched guide in a clear, understandable manner. I wish he had turned this guide into a book-length study because I'm sure he had more valuable insights than fit in this book's 96 pages. My only complaint is in the organization. Unless one is very familiar with the film, it's not always clear which section is under discussion. Since the film itself is presented in such a fractured style, it is understandably difficult to analyze the film in any sort of linear fashion without robbing it of a sense of coherence and unity. As it stands, it would be fairly difficult to watch the film while reading along. I don't feel that this one fault necessarily diminishes its usefulness though. The text is well written and is constantly interesting. If you're interested in WR, Durgnat's study is essential reading.
I have waited for more than 20 years for this book!.......1999-06-30
WR-Mysteries of the Organism is one of the most interesting, most fun, most profound movies ever made. It changed my life, leading me into cinema therapy.My first MA thesis in library science was partially about this film.Luckily for me, it is briefly discussed in my favorite book, Film As a Subversive Art, by Amos Vogel. (A still from it is one the cover.) Raymond Durgnat is one of the great film scholars in the world - and has done a fine job probing this most interesting of all films. To me, it is the "Citizen Kane of the post 60s world".
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"Emergence" is the notion that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. John Holland, a MacArthur Fellow known as the "father of genetic algorithms," says this seemingly simple notion will be at the heart of the development of machines that can think for themselves. And while he claims that he'd rather do science than write about it, this is his second scientific philosophy book intended to increase public understanding of difficult concepts (his first was Hidden Order: How Adaptation Builds Complexity). One of the questions that Holland says emergence theory can help answer is: can we build systems from which more comes out than was put in? Think of the food replicators in the imaginary future of Star Trek--with some basic chemical building blocks and simple rules, those machines can produce everything from Klingon delicacies to Earl Grey tea. If scientists can understand and apply the knowledge they gather from studying emergent systems, we may soon witness the development of artificial intelligence, nanotech, biological machines, and other creations heretofore confined to science fiction. Using games, molecules, maps, and scientific theories as examples, Holland outlines how emergence works, emphasizing the interrelationships of simple rules and parts in generating a complex whole. Because of the theoretical depth, this book probably won't appeal to the casual reader of popular science, but those interested in delving a little deeper into the future of science and engineering will be fascinated. Holland's writing, while sometimes self-consciously precise, is clear, and he links his theoretical arguments to examples in the real world whenever possible. Emergence offers insight not just to scientific advancement, but across many areas of human endeavor--business, the arts, even the evolution of society and the generation of new ideas. --Therese Littleton
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'He's the man who taught computers how to have sex. And now, for an encore, he's working on a theory to explain the complexity of life and its myriad manifestations on planet earth.' New York Times In this book, one of today's most innovative thinkers, John H. Holland, explains the theory of emergenceDSa simple theory that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Emergence demonstrates that a small number of rules or laws can generate incredibly complex systems. From the checkers-playing computer that learnt to beat its creator again and again, to a fertilized egg that can program the development of a trillion-cell organism, to the ant colonies that build bridges over chasms and navigate leaf-boats on streams, this fascinating and groundbreaking book contains wide-ranging implications for science, business, and the arts. 'John Holland is an exceptionally imaginative person. Often surprising, and always engaging, he takes the reader on a journey from simplicity to complexity' Sir Robert May
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Another great book by Holland.......2007-04-11
Expands on Holland's previous book Hidden Order. It presents an interesting method for understanding complexity and emergence. Highly recommended for those attempting to understand complex adaptive systems.
First steps towards a future theory of emergence.......2006-06-22
I just read Emergence in preperation for my oral qualifying exams for a Ph.D. in computer science and cognitive science. I disagree with many of the negative reviewers -- this book is well-worth the read. I share some frustration over this book due to the way it seems to scratch the surface. The book's strength seems to be in asking the right questions and pointing the way towards some future science of emergent behavior.
The book is too short for my taste -- in many of the later chapters Holland makes thought-provoking, deep remarks, without the follow-up and commentary that they leave me hoping for. But again, his main purpose seems to be in making people think about the issues. And he provides some formalisms that might be part of some future theory -- his constrained generating procedures (CGPs) and the variable "CGP-v" recall constructs such as the Turing machine for studying computability.
The strengths of the book lie in:
1) Discussion of the nature of modeling in science, and computer modeling in particular. This is discussed with clarity and pragmatism.
2) The beginnings of a framework in which to study emergence in multi-agent systems.
3) Discussion of the importance of metaphor/analogy in the creative scientific process. I didn't expect this to appear in the book but it was very welcome, and especially appropriate due to the role played by Mitchell's and Hofstadter's "Copycat" model (of analog-making itself) as it motivates the expansion of CGPs to CGP-v's as the book progresses.
Overall, I recommend this book highly to readers interested in the beginnings of this exciting new science, that really is in its infancy. I gave it 4 stars just because I felt like Holland had a lot more to say in the later chapters and left too much "as an exercise for the reader." I hope he does follow-on work that clarifies his vision for a future science of emergence!
an undispensable completion of "hidden order".......2005-09-16
After 7 years from its publication it still gives a valid and fundamental approach to the concepts of emergence and its meaning
Toss Up.......2001-11-10
Parts of this book were interesting, but overall it was much ado about not much, and what was done was often overdone (I agree with another reviewer on this point). I see that Amazon has coupled this book with Hidden Order. I can't see why. It would be like buying the same book twice. Anyway, so much of this has been warmed over so many times now that it's frankly a bit dry. I'd like to see a book that really breaks new ground in complexity without overusing buzz words or talking down to me, holding my hand through simple things. Here, the topic is more attractive than the content I'm afraid. Anyone really interested in complexity and emergence will need to go into technical details well beyond this book. Others, like me, will likely find the details that are here to be a bit tedious.
Science Fiction.......2001-04-04
The review says "Think of the food replicators in the imaginary future of Star Trek--with some basic chemical building blocks and simple rules, those machines can produce everything from Klingon delicacies to Earl Grey tea. If scientists can understand and apply the knowledge they gather from studying emergent systems, we may soon witness the development of artificial intelligence, nanotech, biological machines, and other creations heretofore confined to science fiction." -- What?? Like we are about to make food replicators because of the "deep understanding" that we now have of emergent systems??
I agree with the other reviewer who says the book is characteristically weak. The cover is prettier than Hidden Order. But so what.
There have to be better books on complexity than this for the average popular science reader.
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- Tex Murphy, the best PI in history.
- Tex Murphy is in for it again in his third case
- A worthy novelization
- Great game-to-book novel!!
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Under a Killing Moon: A Tex Murphy Novel (Conners, Aaron. Tex Murphy Series.)
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It’s December 2042 and Tex Murphy, last of the old-style PIs, has hit rock bottom. A run of tough luck and a soured marriage have left Tex nursing a bottle of cheap bourbon and wishing he could sink right into the pavement.
Then a priceless statuette is stolen. From the shadowy back streets of post-apocalyptic San Francisco come rumors that an ancient evil, foretold by prophecy and worshipped by an ancient blood cult, has mysteriously reawakened. When Tex is hired to find the statuette, he plunges into a labyrinth of deceit, manipulation, and murder. He’ll need all of his PI instincts and every ounce of Murphy savoir faire to resist the seduction of darkness and stop the forces of evil—before the terrifying prophecies become reality.
About the Author
Aaron Conners is the scriptwriter and co-creator of the multimedia interactive games Under a Killing Moon and The Pandora Directive. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Customer Reviews:
Tex Murphy, the best PI in history........2000-02-13
Tex Murphy is a detective in the year 2042. In Under a Killing Moon, Tex is hired to find a statuette for a lovely countess so it won't end up into the arms of a deadly blood cult who wants to destroy the world. Not only is it a great book, there is also great computer games of the same title. The book and Computer games both have sequels. Enjoy Under a Killing Moon and it's sequels, The Pandora Directive and Tex Murphy: Overseer.
Tex Murphy is in for it again in his third case.......1998-08-21
Tex Murphy, the San Francisco P.I. born a hundred years too late returns in his third case. Tex is hired to find a statuette for a woman named Countess Reiner, but after he gets it, he quickly loses it (With a couple blows to the head) and the place that Countess Reiner lived in has been deserted. Tex doesn't like getting hit over the head, or losing a paycheck, so Tex manages to stumble into a case too big for him and way over his head in a story that will leave you wowed and laughing. This is Tex Murphy's third adventure, before this there were two games that never became books: Mean Streets and Martian Memmorandum. If you're a Tex Murphy fan, or a mystery fan, this is a great book.
A worthy novelization.......1998-08-12
Having read Aaron Conners' novelization of THE PANDORA DIRECTIVE, I felt compelled to go out and get my hands on his next novel, UNDER A KILLING MOON.
One thing I really liked about PANDORA was that it didn't follow the game slavically--it was different in many ways. I get the feeling that, with MOON, Conners tried going even a step further--and actually write a novel that wasn't a *real* novelization, but more based on the basic storyline.
MOON-the novel differs vastly from MOON-the game (which, coincidentally, is one of my alltime favorite games), in more ways than I care to mention. If you thought Lucia Pernell's sudden sex change in PANDORA was a mite strange, just try and grab a hold of MOON--the novel starts in what would be the game's third chapter!!
While I found this to be a good approach in PANDORA, I found it a little confusing and possibly a bit irritating to read what looks like a stressed attempt to do the same thing done in PANDORA--only twice better. Conners seems to want to outdo himself by taking all the things that were good about PANDORA and doubling it in MOON. For instance, PANDORA featured one or two vivid descriptions of food (how it tasted, the flavors, etc.). MOON does the same, although there's more than five of them.
This does not constitute a bad novel, though, mind you. MOON is an overall pleasure to read, and--considering that a game like MOON, in its core form, is very unsuitable for novelization (how would *you* describe Rook's pawn shop robbery without making the whole thing look like a walkthru for the game?)--Conners pulls it off very well. The new twists to the plot are very imaginitive, and you get the sensation that this was what the cancelled silver screen project was going to look like.
The novel is very suitable, not only for fans of the game, but also for newcomers. Even if you haven't been acquainted with Tex Murphy via the computer monitor, you'll still be able to enjoy this book without losing any overall mood effect.
Great game-to-book novel!!.......1997-09-29
Not as exciting or overwhelming as "The Pandora Directive", it still packs a powerful punch of nostalgia and holds up it's name in a rare genre of writing.
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Everything the individual investor needs to know about stocks.
All About Stocks, Second Edition, covers stock market basics for newcomers and provides concise and understandable answers to today's most-asked stock market questions. Entirely rewritten from the first editionwith diagrams, charts, and tables added to increase its usefulnessthis second edition now includes information on:
- Using the Internet for both information and trading
- How mutual funds can ease stock market anxieties
- How to buy a stockand how to know when it's time to sell
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Everything an investor needs to know about stocks -- from trading on the Internet to exploring mutual funds to learning how to buy a stock--and knowing when it's time to sell.
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Great book for anyone interested in learning about stocks!.......2000-04-02
This is a great book with lots of helpful information about stocks and which stocks to invest in. I highly recomend this book to anyone who wants to invest in stocks.
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ALL ABOUT . . . SERIES
All About
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Wary of trusting their trading fortunes to chance, investors are increasingly turning to the proven tools of technical analysis to help them make better trading and investing decisions. All About Technical Analysis explains what technical analysis is, why so many savvy investors rely on it to help forecast market movements, and how to successfully blend it into an overall investing program.
Customer Reviews:
Unbelievable!.......2007-06-18
While I agree the organaztion of the book is a little odd, I find it very amusing that when a brilliant trader reveals one version of the "holy grail" to the public they scoff and complain. That's why so few of them make money. Stop reading books, you're wasting your life away. Get another hobby.
Should have been entitled, "All Around Technical Analysis".......2007-02-04
...because Ms. Brown never gets to the point. She talks around the subject for 300 pages, but never gives the reader the how, what or why of TA. This excruciatingly frustrating book ends up with a discussion on pyramids and harmonic series - intriguing, but, since Ms. Brown never offers a thorough explanation of how to use these techniques, the discussion is completely useless.
This book provides nothing more than survey material to the subject. It would be a nice introduction for someone who wants to know something about TA, but is unhelpful to the serious investor seeking to learn how to apply TA methods to one's portofolio.
Out of Context Aimless meandering.......2006-11-08
The author has her heart in the right place. She even starts out trying to go step-by-step, but it does not last. Somewhere into the 3rd or 4th page she starts utilizing advanced jargon to explain her elementary concepts. She never makes any reference to the 'advanced jargon' before this. That means that she does not build brick-by-brick.
Also, her references to various charts is confusing and mixed up. In one chapter where she introduces charting a stock on the monthly, weekly and quarterly charts, she makes conflicting points and ...well...let me not waste more time. Her language use is not good, therefore, her communication methods leave a person hanging.
Just DO NOT buy this book. There are other better books out there. Such as Toni Turner's books.
However, let me just say that she does explain some other overlying economic concepts and global mechanics of wealth building warriors, sitting around the world, very well.
An Aimless Book.......2006-03-18
In each chapter and throughout this book, the author writes whatever comes to her mind and therefore, it is hard to understand where she heads and concludes what. I don't know in which category this book fits but definitely not in technical anaysis.
A little bit too much opinion, a little bit too little hard advice.......2006-02-25
One previous reviewer complained that there were too many instances in this introduction to TA where the author introduces a topic cursorily and promises to come back to it in detail later -- and then never does. I'd be inclined to echo that complaint to some extent. The other thing I'd say against this text is that a lot of the advice is difficult to translate into something you've learned about the markets that you didn't know before -- in many cases a topic is introduced and I'm thinking "yes, OK, I understand, but... that means what?" The author is a professional trader of some standing but isn't a great teacher.
HOWEVER, the big plus for this book which makes it worth reading despite the above comments is that it provides a lot of anecdotal evidence of the psychology of the trading "industry" and introduces with stark clarity the divide between the retail and professional trading worlds. Combined with other texts on technical analysis this definitely has a place on the bookshelf (well-thumbed) of the aspiring TA trader.
One warning -- if, like me, your interest is primary Forex trading, there's very little in this book that's specific to forex -- that said, a great deal of what is discussed in a stock or futures context is applicable to forex.
In summary, I don't think Ms Brown quite succeeds in coming down the level of the "getting started" TA trader, but the book provides valuable insights and is worth reading nonetheless. You might not want to make it the very first book on TA you read, though.
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