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Joey's Story: A Portrait of a School Leader
Joseph P. Batory
Manufacturer: ScarecrowEducation
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ASIN: 0810844206 |
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Joey's Story! is an unusual and personal book about public education. It bares the soul of an awarding-winning education leader and details the influences, the mentors and the events of fate that shaped this school administrator's passionate philosophy and modus operandi throughout his very successful career.
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An inspirational leader.......2002-09-21
What an insightful and intiguing book! Once you begin reading, be prepared to continue to the final page. Joe Batory's inspirational leadership and dedication to children is like a beacon shining through the foggy mist that obscures public education today. Every politician should be required to read chapter 19, "The Moral Vacuun," or at least have it read to them before they speak about education. In addition, he paints a beautiful portrait of his own personal love story with his wife in the "Arranged Marriage" chapter.
A great follow-up to Batory's first book, "Yo! Joey!" I highly recommend this wonderful portrait of a school leader to everyone, parents, educators, school board members, and politicians.
John H. Nawn, Former President
Upper Darby (PA) Board of School Directors
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Soccer is the world's most popular sport, played regularly by millions and watched by billions around the globe. The Complete Encyclopedia of Soccer is a celebration of the sport, describing the history, organization, legendary players, clubs, notable coaches and stadium, as well as providing in-depth information on the major competitions and highlighting the laws and tactics as they have evolved over the past 130 years.
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Complete Encyclopedia of Hockey
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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ASIN: 0810388693 |
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- Brilliant study of Movies and TV
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On Screen Rivals: Cinema and Television in the United States and Britain
Jane Stokes
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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ASIN: 031222768X |
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This lively text compares two different media--film and television--in two different countries--Britain and the US--in an attempt to chart the changing relationship between them and their relative status in the cultural sphere. Integrating historical with textual analysis in a fruitful and wide-ranging manner, it focuses particularly on the meaning of television by exploring the medium's construction and representation in the rival cultural technology of film. The introduction takes the reader from the invention of television to the present day, then the complex relationship between television and film is explored in detail.
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Brilliant study of Movies and TV.......2000-05-02
On Screen Rivals is an exceptional piece of work, offering a study of film and television in the United States and Britain. The book offers a broad theoretical and historical perspective on the topic before focusing on a consideration of the many films about television (such as Network, Videodrome, etc.) Stokes is an exceptionally thoughtful analyst, who writes wonderfully and accessibly. This is a must read for both serious students of the media and anyone with an interest in popular film and television. Wonderful.
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- An excellent survey for any interested in future and prediction
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Armageddon Now: The End of the World A to Z
Jim Willis , and
Barbara Willis
Manufacturer: Omnigraphics
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ASIN: 0780809238 |
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An excellent survey for any interested in future and prediction.......2006-06-23
ARMAGEDDON NOW: THE END OF THE WORLD A TO Z covers the end of everything in all belief systems; from the Rapture to scientific views of possible end of world scenarios. An A-Z arrangement looks at predictions, prophets and science side-by-side, providing extensive listings, not just paragraph listings, of theology, including many quotes from source materials. An excellent survey for any interested in future and prediction - or the history of such predictions made in the past.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Book Description
30 mind-boggling maneuvers — arranged in order of difficulty — include finding cards, mind-reading feats, causing a card to rise mysteriously from the deck, and more. Helpful diagrams and easy-to-follow instructions help young magicians through each step — from preparing and manipulating cards to developing a line of patter.
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Good begginers Book.......2005-10-28
Karl Fulves has been putting out these kinds of books for what seems like an eternity. They are good books for kids and even a skilled performer can pull some good material from these books.
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With a little practice and the right attitude, anyone can learn enough card tricks to impress a small crowd. The Easy Card Tricks Set is packed with simple instructions and all the equipment a beginning card magician needs to get started. In five chapters from "Sleights and Shuffles" to "More Advanced Magic," author Peter Arnold shares the skills that will mystify appreciative audiences. Included is a note pad, pencil, two decks of cards, a book of tricks, tips on presentation, attitude, appropriate card deck designs, and how to guard the secrets of the tricks. This set will wow friends and family with its impressive range of tricks—simple for anyone to master, and guaranteed to entertain all.
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Good for the Novice.......1999-11-08
I found this book to be a great book that teaches card tricks ranging in skill from easy to difficult. It includes tricks based on the Si Stebbins Master System, Math-based tricks, and preforming tips and tricks. Overall, I give it 4 stars.
A Little for Alot.......1999-08-12
This book is quite miss leading. 113 easy-to perform miracles boils down too about 5 basic magic tricks with dozens and dozens of variations. Although these tricks are essential for future card tricks I think its not worth it.
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- The essence of how to do card tricks
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Easy Card Tricks
Peter Arnold
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Young Magician: Card Tricks (Young Magician (Sterling))
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Self-Working Card Tricks (Cards, Coins, and Other Magic)
ASIN: 0600607267 |
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Mathematical dupes, sleights of hand, shady shuffles, and impossible predictions: these are just a few of the 80 ways to use a pack of cards to dazzle and baffle everyone. Mastering the tricks of the magician's trade is effortless with these instructions and illustrations by your side. Written by the coauthor of the highly successful The Complete Book of Card Games, this is the guide that will teach you all the basic skills and provide invaluable advice on how to practice and perform. All the routines unfold in order of difficulty: begin with simple sleights and shuffles (the glide, double lift, palming). Move on to easy tricks, like the entertaining "four burglars," where the Jacks represent thieves who must end up on top of the pile of cards. Then try ones with prepared packs and more advanced magic, including a variation of three-card monte. It's the ultimate instruction manual for budding magicians!
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The essence of how to do card tricks.......2003-08-06
Card tricks are like all other magic tricks, in that they seem wondrous until you learn how it is done. After that, the only pleasure that you can get out of them is performing them for others. This presupposes that you can learn the tricks and from this book, you can. The first chapter is devoted to teaching you the tricks of false shuffles and other card movements that will allow you to alter the order of the cards to what you want or preserve an order while giving the appearance that you are randomizing them.
Each of the tricks begins with an assigned skill level from one through three, the list of materials and special skills needed and a description of the structure of the trick. After this, there is a detailed description of how the trick is carried out, including figures if that is deemed necessary. As I was reading through the book, I was amazed at how easy it is to carry out what appears to be a complicated trick. I tried a few of the tricks, and was surprised how good you can get with a bit of practice. I had always thought that a great deal of dexterity was needed to perform the card movements, but that proved to be incorrect.
If you are interested in card tricks but cannot yet perform them, then this is a book that will show you all that you need to know to perform fifty basic card manipulations.
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Easy Card Tricks
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Self-Working Table Magic: 97 Foolproof Tricks with Everyday Objects
ASIN: 0806909501 |
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With no more than a deck of ordinary playing cards, astound your friends and family with your wizardly talents. Most of the 50 tricks can be done on the spur of the moment, and none requires any special equipment, sleight of hand, or special talent. Each trick contains suggestions of what to say to keep your performance running smoothly and even get a few laughs! A handy mastery levels chart and index will let you select tricks based on your ability. 128 pages, 40 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.
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Explosive start in magic.......2000-01-29
Easy Card Tricks is a must for the student beginning to learn card tricks. This was the first card trick book I ever bought and found it to be very easy to understand and follow. You will be the life of the party doing "Prints of Magic" and "Stop Sign". Hats off to you Mr. Longe for getting me started in close up card magic with this book.
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Amazing Card Tricks: Make Easy to Do
Bill Croxton
Manufacturer: W. L. C. Enterprises
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ASIN: 0962323004 |
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Card Tricks (An Easy-Read Activity Book)
Ken Reisberg ,
Arline Oberman , and
Marvin Oberman
Manufacturer: Franklin Watts
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- Informative and Concise
- To learn what it is you don't know...
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SharePoint Office Pocket Guide
Jeff Webb
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ASIN: 0596101120 |
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SharePoint Office Pocket Guide is the quick path to sharing documents and building lists. Written specifically for users of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, it covers the ins and outs of SharePoint clearly and concisely. Within minutes, you'll understand how to:
- Create team sites, document libraries, and shared workspaces.
- Add web parts to create custom pages.
- Build searchable libraries of PDF files.
- Link local copies of Word and Excel files to SharePoint workspace copies.
- Reconcile changes from multiple authors.
- Review document history.
- Use the Explorer Views to drag-and-drop files into SharePoint quickly.
- Create data lists that look up values from other lists (look-up tables).
- Group, total, and filter list items using views.
- Use InfoPath form libraries to collect data.
You get the how and why of the top tasks without the tedious menu-by-menu walkthroughs that take hundreds of pages but add little value. SharePoint Office Pocket Guide also includes a guide to online resources that expand your knowledge of specific topics.
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Informative and Concise.......2006-09-29
I am an IT Administrator and we have installed SharePoint Services. The first hurdle is always training the users. I found this book to be very informative and easy to follow and therefore a good training tool. I recommend it to the our users for learning the ins and outs of Sharepoint. It leads the reader through the steps of using SharePoint. It has lots of good information for a new user in a concise format.
To learn what it is you don't know..........2006-07-12
Microsoft is banking on SharePoint being a major selling point of the new version of Office. But you might be struggling to get your mind around what exactly SharePoint Office is. Jeff Webb has written a pocket guide that helps give a structure to that task... SharePoint Office Pocket Guide.
Contents: Why Use SharePoint?; Start with SharePoint; Share Meetings with Outlook; Workplaces with Excel; Document Libraries with Word; Gather Data with Lists or InfoPath; Office Version Compatibility; Online Resources; Index
A little disclosure up front... I make my living doing software development on the IBM Lotus Notes/Domino platform. This is the same ground that SharePoint is trying to stake out for their own... collaboration software. As such, I just *may* be a bit biased about the software itself. But from a book perspective, Webb does a pretty good job highlighting what SharePoint can offer. After going through the book, I at least have a mental framework as to how SharePoint works and what it takes to modify the software. I don't know how useful the book would be as a regular reference point once you've started to use the software. Some of the material seems to be high-level coverage (like the InfoPath information) that wouldn't be used once you've gone beyond the basics. And after seeing all the additional software you need to span the entire spectrum of SharePoint (FrontPage 2003, Office 2003, InfoPath 2003, Office Reader, Visual Studio.NET), it seems like you'd quickly outgrow this book. But giving it to an end-user as initial training could definitely fulfill a need...
As a quick way to figure out what it is you don't know, this book works well...
Small but packed.......2005-07-26
What can you say about SharePoint in 72 pages? Quite a lot. This tiny tome won't fit in your pocket unless you wear bigger jeans than me, but it does fit in my purse. I suppose Purse-Guide doesn't have the same ring, though.
On to business: this guide is just the core stuff you need to know if you use SharePoint Service sites from Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word. It teaches you how to:
Choose the type of site to create.
Create sites and workspaces.
Add members.
Change pages by adding/changing web parts.
Create PDF Libraries (!!!).
Link desktop documents to workspace copies.
Reconcile changes among users.
Review change history.
Create lists.
Build look-up tables.
Creae highly customized list data entry forms.
And a lot more.
It even has an index and an appendix for online resources. I've seen quite a few bigger user guides with less info. It doesn't cover installation and admin stuff that most users don't care about. (Warning to system administrators: you'll need a bigger book!)
I'll stop now before this review gets longer than the Purse, um...Pocket, Guide.
-- Tara
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