The Legacy of Milton Friedman As Teacher (Intellectual Legacies in Modern Economic)

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Milton Friedman is beyond question the most famous living economist of the 20th century. He is closely associated with the doctrine of 'monetarism' which has been adopted by many governments around the world.

This important two volume collection presents a major study of Milton Friedman's outstanding contribution to economics as a teacher at the University of Chicago. It shows how Friedman's distinctive ideas about money, markets and economic theory, communicated in the classroom and in thesis committees, influenced an entire generation of economists. It also reveals his influence on graduate-education practices at the University of Chicago and elsewhere.

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The Wallflower Critical Guide to Contemporary North American Directors encompasses the careers of over 500 directors working in the United States and Canada today. In comprehensively covering a wide range of film-makers -- from established luminaries such as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, and Kathryn Bigelow, through independent mavericks like Quentin Tarantino, Hal Hartley, Jim Jarmusch and the Coen brothers, to innovative emerging talents including Spike Jonze, Lisa Krueger, Todd Solondz, Kimberly Peirce, and David O. Russell -- the evolving landscape of contemporary film-making is brought into sharp focus. For each director, the volume provides brief biographical material, a complete filmography, and critical analysis of individual works.

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An indispensable film guide.......2001-09-30

Covering the full range of modern American filmmakers from established auteurs to first-time directors, this is an amazingly well researched and informed book that sets out to paint a picture of US cinema in all its varied forms. Of particular interest is the information on directors normally excluded from mainstream film encyclopedias - indie directors, pop video makers, first-timers, art-house filmmakers etc. - making for a book which gets to the parts other books just can't reach.

Set out as an alphabetical encyclopedia, each entry includes a complete filmography, contextual and biographical information on each filmmaker, and a specially commissioned critical article which discusses themes, styles and issues central to their work. The range of writers, from film journalists to PhD students to lecturers, makes for an unusually varied and lively authorial tone, though the best entries are the ones which move beyond the constraints of straight film criticism into proper articles. The critical article and full filmography make for a really complete account of the development of each director's career.

An indispensable reference tome whether you're a film writer or just your average movie goer, this book really delivers an informed and interesting read. The publishers say there will be subsequent volumes on British, European and World directors. If they're all as well done as this, I'll be buying every one.

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What could be worse than waking up in a dark, confined space and realizing that you are in a sealed coffin? Jan Bondeson details the history--factual and fictional--of this primal fear in Buried Alive.

Premature burial has a long literary history, from Boccaccio's Decameron to Romeo and Juliet to Wilkie Collins's Jezebel's Daughter and, of course, Edgar Allan Poe's "Premature Burial" and other works. Macabre tales of narrow escapes owing to grave robbers and lazy gravediggers, as well as horrific stories of exhumed coffins containing bloodied, contorted corpses, were common in both the medical and the lay press in the 18th and 19th centuries. Bondeson shows how these stories reflected public fears--fears caused in part by the development of resuscitation techniques for drowning victims, which fed a growing doubt in the reliability of prevailing signs of death. The medical community was divided on the issue; some were offended that the general public doubted their ability to determine death. Others, however, searched for definitive signs of death, many of which seem ludicrous today (one suggestion involved sticking the finger of a suspected corpse in the doctor's ear; if life remained the doctor would hear a faint buzzing sound). Bondeson also describes, in gleeful detail, other systems developed to prevent premature burial, including elaborate security coffins with signaling devices inside. More remarkable are the "Leichenhäuser" or waiting mortuaries where corpses were kept in warm rooms until putrefaction was evident. Each corpse had a number of strings or wires attached to its fingers and toes, so that the slightest twitch would sound an alarm and medical aid could be brought immediately. These Leichenhäuser were built in many cities in German-speaking Europe; one built in Munich in 1808 featured both a common and a luxury section and was open to the public (Mark Twain visited in the 1880s); the Vienna Leichenhäus used an electronic warning system (though not in its separate section for suicides, it's interesting to note); and two were built in Stuttgart as late as 1875.

Were these precautions necessary? No "patient" ever actually revived while in any of the German waiting mortuaries, but Bondeson does describe some documented near-miss cases from the 20th century in which supposed corpses were revived. Throughout the book, Bondeson recounts old wives' tales, urban legends, and scientific study with equal levels of straightforwardness and humor--and, perhaps, a slight smirk. Though it's not for the squeamish (which is perhaps an unnecessary warning; what squeamish person is going to read a book about premature burial?), Buried Alive is an entertaining and eminently readable look at this little-known history. --Sunny Delaney

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Readers of Edgar Allan Poe's tales—just think of The Premature Burial—may comfort themselves with the notion that Poe must have exaggerated: surely people of the 1800s could not have been at risk of being buried alive? But such stories filled medical journals as well as fiction, and fear in the populace was high. It was speculated, from the number of skeletons found in horrific, contorted positions inside their coffins, that ten out of every one hundred people were buried before they were dead. With over fifty illustrations, Buried Alive explores the medicine, folklore, history, and literature of Europe and the United States to uncover why such fears arose and whether they were warranted.

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Yawn. Good in lLaces.......2007-08-08

A detailed history about people being buried alive. Not very readable as it seems to linger on a subject then repeat a previous subject, but interesting all the same, if gruesome.

Reading About Premature Burial: A Way to Ensure that Stretching feels Good .......2007-05-07

Being buried alive is a horrible thought and the book Buried Alive shows that this thought is one that has been historically proven as valid. Moreover, the book showcases tales where people have been put into the ground and have managed to escape death only by the smallest inklings of luck, making for good reading. Bondeson's book showcases so much material in so many wonderful ways; there are accounts of people who actually made it out of their casket and a few tales that recount what it was like to realize that the person was inside of a casket, there are those cases where claw marks highlight an evening in that ended with a lack of air, and there are those that ended with shattered limbs on broken people that prove they were entombed a tad early. Sure, some of the material repeats itself in some ways BUT you have to envision the account and think of how it would be; each time it is a frightening affair. After reading those one cannot fault people's obsession with wanting to prevent this, nor does it seem all-that-unlikely that it could have occurred at the time when the science of burial is reviewed.
With regard to the science (or lack of science) in burial, the standards of disease and what they left behind, and the understanding that the folklore of people "coming back" saying they were monsters and that you should bury them quickly only makes the idea more frightening still because it makes a reader wonder about what is not recorded in the material.
And then there are the device pictures to drive the idea home.

I personally thought the book was a good read, and I enjoyed the fact that the author took the time to find out all they could on people actually being buried alive. I also like the reversal of the concept that was showcased, listing some of the efforts that people took just to keep from being buried alive. There were the early requests of royalty, for instance, that spoke of being on display for at least 24 hours and then being sawed in half just to make sure this did not happen. This is later followed up by citing different texts and a variety of reports; one of the sources in the books said that, in 1896, many a body was removed in New York for relocation and that 2 of every 100 showed signs that they had been alive when they were placed into the ground. With this mixture of data, of people's own accounts, and the 50 pictures added to the fray it makes for good reading and for an understanding into specific fears (like that of Poe, as stated in Premature Burial).

I bet Edgar Allen Poe would have liked this one.......2007-02-21

This book gives the reader a very good idea of the frenzy and fear our forefathers faced when death came to call.Being buried alive did happen on occasion and there were many close calls.Bondeson,an M.D. gives the topic a good going over and his research is full of stories,urban myths and legends mostly German and French who,it appears, were the most concerned and paranoid of being declared dead,usually by an untrained physician,casketed and buried before their last breath was taken.Coffin design,complete with bells,whistles,spring loaded pennants and flags,air tubes,and enough food for a week must have made many local cemeteries look more like a miniature golf course than what they were meant for,a final resting place for the dead.The medical establishment agreed that the only sure way to state you were dead was to allow what is known as putrification to begin.Once you began to look like a rotting Halloween pumpkin and smelled like, well, a really dead body, your family felt that it was time to dig the grave and drop you in.Waiting houses,what amounted to the frontrunners of todays modern day morgues were designed and were big business.Todays definition of death and the guidelines for establishing what death of the body is should put people at ease.Back then you might have had a red hot poker or a tobacco smoke enema put up your anus, have your feet slashed open,urine or something worse put in your mouth to name a few of the horrific techniques employed at the time.It makes one look at a stethoscope in a different light.Literary and cinematic treatments of this medical conundrum are discussed as well.For those who have ever wondered about or needed information about premature burial this book is a good place to start.It could have used more pictures which would have been welcome and at times I felt I was reading the same material over and over again hence only 3 stars.If funerial history is for you then you should dig in and bury yourself in its pages.If you should fall asleep while reading and wake up in a coffin don't worry too much,they've checked, your dead.

Terrifying Fun!.......2006-12-03

A fascinating collection of historical accounts of people allegedly buried alive and the unusual steps that people went to combat the problem by developing different ways of determining death, and curious contraptions within coffins to assist anyone who found themselves buried alive.

entertaining and informative.......2004-06-23

A fascinating account of the spread of hysterical fears of being buried alive at multiple times and places in human history, with a common origin in both fact and legend. What I found most interesting was the clash between the purveyors of irrational fears and the attempted refutations by incredibly poor skeptical critics (e.g., proponent Bruhier was more scientific than critic Louis), but the movement died out seemingly of its own accord. Bondeson does an excellent job of bringing together the relevant data from history, legend, medicine, art, and literature, into an entertaining and informative book, in some ways similar to Mary Roach's Stiff but without quite that level of irreverence.

Buried Alive - Terrifying History Of Our Most Primal Fear

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Buried Alive - Terrifying History Of Our Most Primal Fear
Jan Bondeson
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Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

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Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Jan Bondeson
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BURIED ALIVE: THE TERRIFYING HISTORY OF OUR MOST PRIMAL FEAR.
Jan. Bondeson
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ASIN: B000O94U9O

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Buried Alive : Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Jan Bondeson
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Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Jan Bondeson
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BradyGames-NBA Showtime Official Strategy Guide Features: SECRET CODES: Hidden Characters, Including NBA Mascots - Special Courts - Tiny Heads - Big Heads. ALL 29 NBA TEAMS: Strengths and Weaknesses for Every Team - Complete Stats for Each Player - Hotspots for Every Player. IT'S SHOWTIME!

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Pfft americans!.......2001-05-12

Me play game, me have fun, me no pay no more money.

If you liked NBA Jam get this one.......2000-12-27

Remember the 2 on 2 basketball game on sega genesis well this is the new and improved version. If you like to foul when you play basketball or throw a bow or two this is the BBall game for you. Pick it up

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EverQuest II

Choose Your Path

• Over 50 full-color, highly-detailed maps with NPC, Mob, and zone locations
• Over 300 quest listings
• Complete Skill, Spell, and Combat Arts lists
• Equipment lists through level 20
• Coverage of Heroic Opportunities, Racial Traditions, Personal Traits, Enemy Tactics & Training
• Zone Guides through level 30
• Detailed crafting guide
• Race and class stats

Customer Reviews:

Excellent reference.......2005-10-27

This is an excellent companion for anyone starting EQ2. Maps, quests, and much more useful reference info is included. Unlike the old guides I'd seen for EQ1, the maps are actually useful and include where to find certain mobs and NPCs. Although Sony has historically been difficult in allowing print books to be published with maps of Everquest zones, it looks as if they've lightened up on their requirements, giving the player customers actual useful information for a change. Also, the book is extremely well organized and written making it a constantly consulted desk fixture.

This book won't be as much use to you if you're above level 25-30 and looking for help in finding your way around new zones. Let's hope they continue the trend and make another guide for the higher level players.

One of Prima's best.......2005-06-09

This guide is easily the best investment any EQ2 gamer can make. On the whole I tend to find Prima's guides to be slightly awkward and unattractive. But this is definitely the exception to the rule. I only wished I had this guide by my side weeks before when I was wasting hours upon hours finding my way around in this massive world and calling for help constantly for the location of stores and NPC's. A good section of the beginning of this book is a beginners guide and a walkthrough of the newbie Isle of Refuge. Any old EQ gamer won't really find anything new or helpful here. In fact, anyone not entirely new to MMO's could probably do without those pages.

However, the rest of the book is absolutley essential. The maps are very accurate (for now at least, until SOE decides to make changes) and the Spell lists and Armor/Weapons charts are top notch. This guide has raised my game immensely. I'm completeing quests quicker and I'm leveling faster.

From a standpoint of style, this guide is above and beyond any other that's on the market today... including Prima's other guides. In fact, I was considering picking up the matrix Online to try out, but after seeing how relatively unattractive and uninteresting the Prima book had presented it, I decided not to.

This guide is well designed and laid out, and easy to read, not to mention one of the best looking guides to come from Prima in years. For the folks at Prima, give your EQ2 team a big 'Thank You' and tell your other teams to get on the ball.

One of the best guides.......2005-01-11

"EverQuest II: Prima Official Game Guide" is one of the best commercial guides I have ever seen.

I find most guidebooks, and especially those from Prima, very poor. They are inaccurate and seem to condescend to the reader. Online guides, fan sites and forums always seem to have better content and be more up-to-date. I received this - a gift from my wife who knew how excited I was to start playing Everquest II - with about the same enthusiasm as receiving a bar of soap. (She thought it was a comic book set in an everquest genre.)

I was pleasantly surprised how good the guide has been. The book has been very helpful in getting up and running in the game. Everquest II is very complicated and a bit daunting to start playing especially as I only play a few hours a week. The maps are especially helpful in getting oriented.

Yes, all guidebooks are spoilers, but while there are a lot of quest walk-throughs there are plenty more to discover. Also, the guide doesn't have much content for characters over the mid 20's - leaving a lot of game for you to discover.

I think the guide really helped get my head "into" the game.

Wow.......2004-12-03

It seems that Prima guides have definately turned a corner in a good direction. I played EQ a long time ago, but had moved on to other games in between. It was very helpful to have this guide so I could find my way around quickly and easily. I only play for a couple hours a night, and the guide really does help me maximize that time. Maybe they'll come out with an expanded guide that goes past lvl 30. ;)

A great guide in general.......2004-11-28

I'm sorry that some people feel Prima has ruined the startegy guide industry but I think that of all their guides this one is perhaps one of the best, not the worst. I don't see how anyone could look at this guide and think it wasn't made by people who love videogames, and who love EQ.

I recently purchased the eguide version for $10 at the official Prima site. It's the exact same thing as the print guide, in PDF format. All 336 pages. So that is what I'm basing this review on right now because the content is identical for the most part.

First, although there is a large section dedicated to "the basics" a lot of the information will still be extremely helpful to new EQ or MMO players. Not all of us have been playing EQ Live for the last five years. EQ2 was my first foray into the world of MMO's, personally. There are many things in the basic sections of the guide that give a lot of insight into the game mechanics and fundamental ways in which things work, like the economy, crafting, magic, armor, classes, jargon, and so forth. Yes, you could figure out most of this on your own but for someone who only has a couple hours a night to play, this guide speeds up the learning process and makes the play time more enjoyable - and that's what really important. I don't really feel that it destroys the magic of the game in any way - in fact it increases it, by removing some of the hampering frustrations/confusions due to details left out of the manual.

Second, and more importantly, the quest listings are extensive and well documented, and well laid out. The guide only goes to level 30 (by which point we'd hope most players get a grip and are comfortable on their own anyhow). It isn't trying to direct players if they don't want to be directed, it's simply pointing them in the right direction if they (like me and most people who work for a living) don't have the six hours a night to pour into the game looking for obscure NPC's and locations using the game's subpar journal/map/waypoint feature.

I give it four out of five because of course it isn't perfect. There are some mistakes and the print guide will certainly have more, but I suspect the publishing delay is an attempt to make sure the print version is as up to date as it can be. Yes, if you buy the guide six months from now there will be many discrepancies - but my bet is that most people buying the guide are buying it NOW specifically for that reason - they want to get ahead early and while it's accurate. Also, it would have been nice if the quests had been laid out in order of difficulty for each section, rather than simply alphabetized. This would have made it easier to do the easy ones first, gain the experience, and then move on to the harder ones. Yes, you can use the game's journal to tell which will be difficult, but if the guide had done that it would have made it that much more intuitive.

Overall a really great effort and Prima should be proud of having taken on such a massive project and getting it done more or less right. I'd recommened this guide to any player who wants the most from EQ2; it's an entirely new game and whether you're familiar or not with the original this guide will help you out a lot.

Everquest II: Kingdom of Sky (Prima Official Game Guide)

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Very Clean
Better than the first edition
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Everquest II: Kingdom of Sky (Prima Official Game Guide)
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ASIN: 076155338X
Release Date: 2006-04-04

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Your Guide to the Highest Levels of Everquest II

· Detailed Kingdom of Sky maps and zone descriptions
· Complete tutorials & walkthroughs
· Redesigned class abilities, tactics & strategies
· Complete zone connection flowcharts
· All-new achievement system revealed

Customer Reviews:

Very Clean.......2007-07-26

Very easy to follow and very clean and uncluttered. Gives you a good hint at what to do, and where to go, without being a spoiler. For me, a weekend gamer, a must have.

Better than the first edition.......2007-01-31

While there is a huge number of game players, there are few good books to help you play. This is better than the original edition. It includes many of the changes made by the game creators since the earlier release.

Pros - This is the best book published for starting players of Everquest II. (Unfortunately, perhaps because of copyright laws, it is pretty much the only definitive book on Everquest II.)
Cons - mentioned by other reviewers. In an attempt to be artistic, the authors of the book created colorful maps. Unfortunately, the map colors make it more difficult to find anything on them because of the low contrast between the type and the graphics. (This is even worst in the Prima Official Atlas.) Don't these people know many players play by the light of their monitors?

A review from a Wizard.......2006-11-08

Excellent guide to be utilized. Specially the quests details at first few levels in the island. Also, the hints for each profession and the spells associated. I keep looking at the details in this guide from time to time.
Alnari - Level 35 Wizard.

EverQuest II: Desert of Flame (Prima Official Game Guide)

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Good book for basics but outdated.

EverQuest II: Desert of Flame (Prima Official Game Guide)
Eric Mylonas
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ASIN: 0761545034
Release Date: 2005-11-01

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·All major new zones mapped and labeled
·Over 150 step-by-step quest walkthroughts for the new zones
·Updated strategies for all 24 professions
·Massive coverage of the all-new PVP element: Arena Champions
·Updated spell data, trade skills, and item data for Desert of Flames
·Bonus: Complete maps and quest lists for The Bloodline Chronicles™ and The Splitpaw Saga™, EverQuest II's Adventure Packs
·Official lore, straight from Sony Online Entertainment, featuring vast amounts of history about the world of Norrath and the denizens of the Desert of Flames

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Good book for basics but outdated........2006-03-25

I got this book a while back, shortly after the "Desert of Flames" expansion was released, and was very pleased with it. This book has many maps, quest walk throughs and lots of general info on the game. With the newest expansion "Kingdom of Sky", SOE made many very huge changes in the game, including dropping lots of quests, character advancement revamp, spell names changes and many other things that almost render this book useless. It's still usefull for some very basic game hints but a newer updated book is needed.

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