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Bouncing back after losing Hardee's, Wilber Hardee would quickly regain his self-confidence and open 84 more restaurants over the next 50 years. Never looking back, his mind is never at rest. New ideas are constantly forming and from them the next Project becomes the next reality. Wilber tires easily with each new adventure and looks eagerly toward the next one. Losing his first wife, Helen would come into his life with the stability Wilber desperately needed to bring a solid footing into his life. Now in his eighties, Wilber, a born again Christian, can't be still. He's constantly working on some project or new idea. The twinkle in his eye is still as visable today as it was half a century ago. That look, that drive made Wilber Hardee one of the formost "Fast Food" Entrepreneur's of our time.
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- a great book for the kids!
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Derek Jeter: The Yankee Kid (Superstar Series Baseball)
Jack O'Connell
Manufacturer: Sports Publishing
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ASIN: 1582610436 |
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Growing up in Michigan, Derek Jeter dreamed of playing for the New York Yankees. Jack O'Connell writes about Jeter's parents and family teaching him the importance of good values and work ethic in making those dreams come true. Jeter also shares details on the success of the Yankees over the past three years, and the pressures he faces being a young star in New York, not an easy or enviable task for anyone.
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a great book for the kids!.......2000-10-02
If you have little Jetermaniacs at home, then this a must have! Jeteris one of the best role models today to our children, and this book is a great big thank you for it!
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Body Against Body: The Dance and Other Collaborations of Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane
Elizabeth Zimmer
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ASIN: 0882680641 |
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With essays by Ralph Bergengren, e. e. cummings, Umberto Eco, Sidney Fairfield, Manny Farber, Leslie Fiedler, Clement Greenberg, Irving Howe, C. L. R. James, Gershon Legman, Thomas Mann, Annie Russell Marble, Marshall McLuhan, Walter J. Ong, Dorothy Parker, Donald Phelps, Harold Rosenberg, Delmore Schwartz, Gilbert Seldes, Robert Warshow
When Art Spiegelman's "Maus"---a two-part graphic novel about the Holocaust---won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992, comics scholarship grew increasingly popular and notable. The rise of "serious" comics has generated growing levels of interest as scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals continue to explore the history, aesthetics, and semiotics of the comics medium.
Yet those who write about the comics often assume analysis of the medium didn't begin until the cultural studies movement was underway. "Arguing Comics: Literary Masters on a Popular Medium" brings together nearly two dozen essays by major writers and intellectuals who analyzed, embraced, and even attacked comic strips and comic books in the period between the turn of the century and the 1960s. From e.e. cummings, who championed George Herriman's "Krazy Kat," to Irving Howe, who fretted about Harold Gray's "Little Orphan Annie," this volume shows that comics have provided a key battleground in the culture wars for over a century.
With substantive essays by Umberto Eco, Marshall McLuhan, Leslie Fiedler, Gilbert Seldes, Dorothy Parker, Irving Howe, Delmore Schwartz, and others, this anthology shows how all of these writers took up comics-related topics as a point of entry into wider debates over modern art, cultural standards, daily life, and mass communications.
"Arguing Comics" shows how prominent writers from the Jazz Age and the Depression era to the heyday of the New York Intellectuals in the 1950s thought about comics and, by extension, popular culture as a whole.
Customer Reviews:
The Book Is Not About What It Seems To Be..........2007-05-16
The book is interesting, but it demonstrates one important point that most of us have known for a long time anyway: that the so--called "intellectuals" must justify their enjoyment of any popular medium and write about it as if they were columnists for National Geographic detailing the bizarre folk rites of the Ugga Bugga village in Lower East Armpit.
There is a special amused and self--conscious disdain that the smart--guy "keepers of the flame" of Western Civ. bring with them to the discussion of the best parts of pop culture: they write in that aggravating smug/condescending voice and wrap their superiority up in a fog of twenty--five cent words. Worse, when "intellectuals" enjoy pop media, they can't just relax and flow with it, they have to justify their tastes as if they were disgusting habits. Also, they always get the language wrong.
But that's good. It makes the book is amusing because it shows what pious hypocrites several of our best writers are when they talk about proletarian entertainments. Woven through most of this book is the idiotic assumption that at the bedrock level, comics exist solely for children and mental defectives. There is also a serious lack of recent intellectual attention for the medium - most of the essays are older than 1990, which means they do not speak to the revolution in graphic storytelling and sequential art that has built up over the last decade and a half. There is also no discussion of the Manga nor of recent graphic novels.
Standout essays include material by Marshall McLuhan written in his normal breathy koolkat bop style. The McLuhan piece is from his (otherwise) amazing Understanding Media, and is primarily interesting in that for once, McLuhan completely misses the point. He completely overlooks this medium's message, delivery, significance, and even the quality of comic art. Worse, writing in 1964, he confuses Li'l Abner and Kurtzman--era Mad with the mainstream comics at the time he was penning his masterpiece. McLuhan's observations ring in the ears like a banjo at a rap concert.
The Dorothy Parker essay, "A Mash Note to Crockett Johnson" is wonderful (of course it is), but, as with most of Parker's artistic criticism, tells us a lot more about Ms. Parker than about anything she was supposedly writing about. Parker saw criticism as a chance to display her own remarkable wit rather than the opportunity to discuss the artistic qualities of whatever she was reviewing. If Parker's critical faculties were on trial for being self serving, "Mash Note" would be "Prosecution Exhibit A" in that trial.
Robert Warshow presents two essays, one of which, "Paul, the Horror Comics, and Dr. Wertham," isn't bad. In terms of cheering the real comics fan, the person who actually understands the medium, the Warshow article is probably the most encouraging material of the book. Warshow "gets it" more or less, but he's still embarrassed to write about the medium and horrified to admit that he actually enjoys Mad magazine (quelle horreur!). What Warshow's article does, though, is attack the absurd Seduction of the Innocent (by Wertham) that led to the 1950's Kefauver hearings that functionally stripped comics of their lifeblood throughout most of the 1960's. As a contemporary criticism of Wertham's paranoid rants, Warshow's tidy little article reads like a paragon of sophistication and moderate thought.
Umberto Ecco is represented here with his "The Myth of Superman," which I have nothing but admiration for, since it intelligently and adequately examines Superman as mythic archetype. Sadly, its 1972 publication date renders much of its material unintelligible to the younger regular reader of DC Comics greatest hero, discussing, as it does, the 1940's -- 1960's Superman, a Superman who vanished from pop media about the time that Christopher Reeve played the part for the last time.
My favorite essay here is E. E. Cummings' "A Foreword to Krazy," functionally a prose poem dedicated to George Herriman's Krazy Kat (a strip which many of us still consider the finest achievement in comics). The essay is as fabulous and as enigmatic as anything else Cummings wrote (or as the strip to which it is dedicated), but no one will learn much about comics from it. Regardless, it is a perfect essay, lyric, and oblique in pure Cummings style.
As I read this little volume, I was mostly reminded of the material that "squares" sometimes used to write about rock and roll music. Think of a really rotten article in Time magazine about rock music...one where some opera buff or other "real music" person chose to write about the Next Big Thing In Pop Music and consistently missed the point, and you'll get the feeling I received from this book.
The book is fine, trouble is, that like most books written by the "smart people" about comics, rock and roll, jazz, or any of the other folk/popular media and arts, it consistently misses the point, and will mostly exasperate the real fan. Still, the hard--core fan will want it, if for no other reason than for the occasional jewel--like quote embedded in all this coal. It is nice to see names like this approve - however distantly - of your favorite art form. But actually, this takes us to the prime point: who cares what literary masters think about comics? Isn't one of the points of the arts populaires the opportunity to get away from those guys?
Want to know what would be really amusing? I'd like to see a series of essays written about literary masters by comic book fans.
Book Description
The New Gambler's Bible is the smart gambler's ace in the hole. This comprehensive, up-to-date guide teaches both novice and experienced gamblers how to maximize their gains and minimize their losses at all forms of gaming, both traditional and newly popular, from blackjack, roulette, and playing the horses to video poker. Line drawings.
Customer Reviews:
Solid book, good advice, based on math - truly fantastic.......1998-11-14
This is a gambling book that looks at gambling in a realistic fashion. The first thing it does is to divide the games into those you can win in the long run (Blackjack (Barely), Poker, Sports Betting, etc) and those that you must lose in the long run (roulette, craps, baccarat, etc). It then explains each game in detail. It explains why progression betting systems don't work long-term, and why money management is psychological, not mathematical. For all the simple games (baccarat, roulette, etc) it provides all you'll ever need to know. For more complicated games like poker and blackjack, it provides all that most people will ever need to know and a firm basis for the serious student.
In the world of BS gambling books, this is a breath of fresh air.
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Purchase this book and you'll get the free, fully searchable eBook--a $25 value! (Details are printed inside the book.)
I was pleasantly surprised by both the clarity and depth that author Matthew MacDonald provides.
— Mike Riley, asp.netPRO, July 2006
Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005: From Novice to Professional steers you through the maze of ASP.NET web programming concepts. You will learn language and theory simultaneously, mastering the core techniques necessary to develop good coding practices and enhance your skill set.
This book provides thorough coverage of ASP.NET, guiding you from beginning to advanced techniques, such as querying databases from within a web page and performance-tuning your site. You'll find tips for best practices and comprehensive discussions of key database and XML principles.
The book also emphasizes the invaluable coding techniques of object orientation and code-behind, which will enable you to build real-world websites instead of just scraping by with simplified coding practices. By the time you finish this book, you will have mastered the core techniques essential to professional ASP.NET developers.
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A very good book for anyone who wants to learn ASP .NET.......2006-11-10
I bought this book after someone had recommended it on a discussion forum. And that person was right. This book is perfect for the person who wants to learn ASP .NET using C# language. It covers almost every aspect of ASP .NET and C#. It's straight to the point with good examples. It requires some basic knowledge of programming, so if you are a begginer programmer and want to learn ASP .NET and the C# language buy this book.
Incorrect Code .......2006-10-27
When I first started to work with this book I was actually impressed. The author seemed to be clear and easy to understand. But once we started getting into code the whole thing started falling apart. The code samples in the book frequently just dont work. From typo's which are easy to find to entirely left out concepts and sections of necessary code. At first in the more basic section of the book it's not so bad because the programs are simple and its usually fairly easy to figure out where the mistake was. But the further in you get and the more complex the code becomes the worse it gets. In some samples short of opening up his own downloadable sample code and looking at where his sample code is completely different from what he is telling you to do in the book it is virtually impossible for a beginner to the language to figure out.
Now me I'm just stubborn so I stick with it until I figure it out but I frequently have to go to outside sources and chat groups to try and figure out what the problem is which in my opinion just shouldn't be the case in a well thought out book. Maybe if it was a professional book where the user is suppose to have some knowledge it would be acceptable. But for a beginner to have to try and figure out entire concepts and classes that are missing entirely from the examples and are vital to the successful implimentation of the code. Well that is just unacceptable. Its sloppy and a book that costs 49.99 ought to be free of such errors.
Ambitious but left me wanting..........2006-07-24
I had a mixed reaction to this book. It's obvious that Mr. MacDonald is quite knowledgeable, but I think this book chews off a bit more than it can swallow. It was all there, but I don't know if a beginner would have the patience to read this book cover to cover. As a "Beginning ASP.NET" book it has a very cursory overview of programming basics, object oriented programming, .NET Framework including the Basic Class Library (BCL formerly the FCL) and the CLR. There's an introduction to Visual Studio 2005 and C#.
It is over 1,000 pages, but I'm not sure that a beginner reading this book could successfully write a solid web application when they were done. I think the book would have been more successful if it helped you build an application in a step-by-step fashion, explained and introducing specific concepts. The organization of the chapters was also a little awkward. There's a discussion of modifying web.config settings programmatically in the web form fundamentals chapter before really getting into web site configuration. Tracing, logging and error handling is discussed I think a little too early.
This was an ambitious endeavor, but I wish it would have covered less, but in more depth.
The best book out there.......2006-06-20
I have read many books on ASP.NET, by far this book is the most well organized, user friendly book that will teach you ASP.NET
I disagree with posts that says that this book is not for the novice. It takes you step by step from a subject to a subject and keeps you intrested in reading the book.
This is my first book ever that I realy said to myself that I will have to take the time and write a review on a book.
So far, so great........2006-06-01
While I have only read around 200 of the 1000 pages in this book, I must say it is everything I expected and more. I would suggest having a general understanding of the syntax of Java or C/C++ before reading, but if you have no programming experience at all you could probably work through the initial learning curve.
The author covers most of the C# fundamentals as well as explaining why there is a need for ASP.NET. This is not a book for someone who simply wants to learn the basics of .NET 2.0 (for that, I suggest Bill Hatfields ASP.NET 2.0 for Dummies), but this is the meat, potatoes, and gravy of the framework. Matthew MacDonald explains the "whys" of the techniques he presents as well as the "hows", without being wordy or overly complex. Because of this, I find it hard to put this book down.
So far, there has not been much explanation of (X)HTML or CSS, because this book is more focused on development rather than design. While you don't need to know the intricate details of HTML or CSS to use .NET, you should have at least a basic understanding if you expect to create decent looking webpages. (There are so many resources for XHTML and CSS...try w3cshools.com for starters.)
I am a working web designer who has a need to begin developing in ASP.NET, so I knew I needed an in depth book like this. If you are unsure if .NET is right for you, I recommend reading a lighter book, such as Bill Hatfield's ASP.NET 2.0 for Dummies, before tackling what will probably be at least a two month course in learning the framework.
The only flaws I have seen in the first 200 pages are subtle, such as using the the "b" tag for bold instead of the current standard, "strong". That may be nitpicking, but I must point it out.
This book is perfect for someone who knows they want to create websites in ASP.NET, understands the basic concepts of OOP, has an intermediate knowledge of HTML and CSS design principals, and is willing to take the time to practice the examples demonstrated in the text.
Book Description
With the latest incarnations of ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005, programming dynamic data-driven websites with Microsoft technologies has become easier and much more efficient than ever before. Fewer mouse clicks and fewer lines of code can now enable more powerful features and the tools you need -- Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Editions and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition -- are free!
In this book you'll learn how to best use the free development tools offered by Microsoft to build an online product catalogue with shopping cart, checkout, product searching, product recommendations, a control panel, customer accounts, order processing and much much more. You'll learn how to handle payments by integrating PayPal, DataCash and VeriSign Payflow Pro into your site. We'll also teach you how to expand your site's product listing by expanding your product section through web services.
Each feature you add to your website will introduce you to new challenges and theoretical concepts, which are carefully analyzed and explained throughout the book. You will gain an intimate understanding of every piece of code you write. This understanding will enable you to build your own powerful and flexible websites efficiently and rapidly with ASP.NET 2.0.
You can visit a demonstration version of the site built in this book by visiting the author's website.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent book.......2007-09-06
It's an excellent book, the book teaches you how to develop a site in three layers (presentation, business and data) in my ishe goal of this book.
Essential Book for ANY E-Commerce .NET 2.0 Developers!!!.......2007-02-09
'Beginning ASP .NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005: From Novice to Professional' by Cristian Darie and Karli Watson is one of the most unique and important books out there for anyone that is developing an E-Commerce site with ASP.NET 2.0. Starting from scratch, the authors step by step show you how to get a site running and WORKING well and efficient. Packed with 650+ pages of material, the authors break the steps down in logical parts, show how they go about the work to be done, and then provide the code which does the dirty work. Not only is it helpful, but it's a joy to follow the steps as so much of the curtain is pulled away to show the developer how to get the job done. This is easily one of my favorite Apress books that I have seen. One of the nicest things about the Apress line of books is the fact that they write and publish books that no one else seems to and this is a perfect example of this. I'll close with a chapter overview for your inspection:
01. Starting off
02. Laying Out the Foundation
03. Creating the Product Catalog: Part I
04. Creating the Product Catalog: Part II
05. Searching the Catalog
06. Improving Performance
07. Receiving Payments Using PayPal
08. Catalog Administration
09. Creating a Custom Shopping Cart
10. Custom Orders
11. Making Product Recommendations
12. Adding Customer Accounts
13. Advanced Customer Orders
14. Order Pipeline
15. Implementing the Pipeline
16. Credit Card Transactions
17. Integrating with Amazon
Tack on 2 appendixes to the end and you have a MUST-HAVE book for anyone that is looking to achieve the same goals that this books does!!
***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Great ASP.Net 2.0 E-Commerce Primer/Reference.......2006-11-10
This book covers it's topic E-Commerce very well. It also takes advantage of the new features found in ASP.Net 2.0 including some of the new ADO features. If you are getting ready to setup an E-Commerce site I highly recommend this book. I also recommend it for beginning developers wanting to know more about ADO and database design.
The authors have a great approach to design that anyone doing E-Commerce would do well to follow. Better yet they mention the pros and cons of different approaches and explain why they chose their approach. I've been thrilled to learn some new strategies to improve performance that I hadn't considered before as well as some new features in ASP.Net and ADO 2.0 that I wasn't aware of.
The only negative, for me, is the database as well as ADO basics this book spends many pages covering. However there's plenty of worthwhile content to justify the price. So if you are familiar with database design and have a working knowledge of ADO you can just skip past those pages. I do recommend you skim thru them though as, like me, you may learn some new 2.0 features you weren't aware of.
The book covered all my E-Commerce questions: catalog design, how to scale up/performance considerations, SSL, Security issues, credit card processing, and costs involved. They even point you in the direction of a few recommended credit card processing businesses. Best of all they approach the site creation in such a way you can quickly get up and going and then later on focus on fine tuning payment options and really making the site standout with features.
Great book.......2006-09-13
It is cover a lot of great part of asp.net 2.0. It is easy to understand and implement. Some code is very profession and hard to understand. Most of them cover SQL,ASP,WEB service,security issue.I will say it is the cool part of ASP.net. You can see author spend a lot of time to collect the beauty of asp.net. You will like it no matter how many time you read the book.
a v. gud asp.net 2.0 intro book.......2006-07-20
This would be the best book for introducing someone new to asp.net 2.0. The book is very practical and does it job
educating the idiot like the beginning word suggests in its title. I have notice in later chapters 8 onwards where the author refers to a control when the code is hard coded into
the aspx page. This can be confusing in a beginner book.
I felt that the authors did not do justice by giving partially completed code from chapter 12 onwards. My motivation kind of died after that since there was alot of compilation errors and so forth for a beginners book. It is hard to understand how the other reviewers where able to get the rest of the code running without going through the same problems that I am having.
Unfortunately like other programmers I don't have time to debug author's code.
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