The mystery man of Europe, Sir Basil Zaharoff,

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1929. With eight illustrations. The story of the international financier and munitions manufacturer. His name is best known in connection with the Vickers-Armstrong munitions firm, of which he was director and chairman. For his services to the Allies during World War I, Zaharoff was knighted by George V and decorated by the French government. He was, however, popularly known as the mystery man of Europe and was accused of fomenting warfare and of secret political intrigue through his association with European statesmen, notably Lloyd George, and through his reputed holdings in Krupp, Skoda, and other munitions firms.

The man behind the scenes;: The career of Sir Basil Zaharoff, "the mystery man of Europe",

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The man behind the scenes;: The career of Sir Basil Zaharoff, "the mystery man of Europe",
Richard Lewinsohn
Manufacturer: V. Gollancz ltd
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The Mystery Man of Europe: Sir Basil Zaharoff

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The Mystery Man of Europe: Sir Basil Zaharoff
Basil] Lewinsohn, Richard [Zaharoff
Manufacturer: Lippincott
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KTBBUY

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The Mystery Man of Europe: Sir Basil Zaharoff
Richard Lewisohn
Manufacturer: Lippincott
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Binding: Hardcover
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The Snake in the Sandtrap
Lee Trevino , and Sam Blair
Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The Snake in the Sandtrap (& Other Misadventures of the Golf Tour)
Lee (& Sam Blair) Trevino
Manufacturer: New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1985
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NVA240

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THE SNAKE IN THE SANDTRAP (AND OTHER MISADVENTURES ON THE GOLF TOUR)
Lee w/ Sam Blair Trevino
Manufacturer: Holt, Rinehart & Winston
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000G3LHA8

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Snake In the Sandtrap , the
Lee Trevino; And Sam Blair
Manufacturer: HOLT, RINEHART & WINSTON
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OL1X1A

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THE SNAKE IN THE SANDTRAP AND OTHER TALL TALES
TREVINO
Manufacturer: STANLEY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000S57OKG

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The Snake in the Sandtrap (& Other Misadventures on the Golf Tour)
Lee & Sam Blair Trevino
Manufacturer: New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1985
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NVE7UU

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THE SNAKE IN THE SANDTRAP AND OTHER MISADVENTURES ON THE GOLF TOUR
Lee & Blair, Sam Trevino
Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Co
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O932SO

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Canadian Dreams the Making and Marketing of Independent Films
Michael Posner
Manufacturer: Douglas & Mcintyre Ltd
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1550541145

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There is a crisis in contemporary postcolonial theory: while an enormous body of challenging research has been produced under its auspices, severely critical questions about the validity and usefulness of this theory have also been raised. This Reader is positioned at the juncture where it can address these contestations. It makes available some of the "classics" of the field, engages with the issues raised by contemporary practitioners, and offers several of the arguments that strongly critique postcolonial theory.

CONTEMPORARY POSTCOLONIAL THEORY A READER

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CONTEMPORARY POSTCOLONIAL THEORY A READER
PADMINI Editor: MONGIA
Manufacturer: A Hodder Arnold Publication
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OVBG58

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Good solid introduction.......2007-08-31

I was not very familair with this subject, and this book covered all the basics.

1 - messing up defenders signaling, especially Attitude, on trick one

2 - false carding (playing an interior middle card to mislead teh defenders)

3 - sacrificing a winner to get the defenders to continue the suit

4 - attacking a weak suit, ducking

I think this book is best used as a warm up for more advanced books on false carding such as those by Mike Lawrence (False Cards) and Hugh Kelsey (Tricky Game). I plan on rereading it in a year. Its a good solid book.

Deceptive Card Play (The Bridge Technique Series, 5)

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Deceptive Card Play (The Bridge Technique Series, 5)
David Bird
Manufacturer: Master Point Press
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Deceptive Play (Test Your Bridge Technique)

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Deceptive Play (Test Your Bridge Technique)
David Bird , and Tim Bourke
Manufacturer: Master Point Press
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ASIN: 1894154835

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Deceptive Plays in Bridge
Hugh Kelsey
Manufacturer: Robert Hale Ltd
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ASIN: 0709038143

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Master Deceptive Play (Master Bridge)
Terence Reese
Manufacturer: Trafalgar Square Publishing
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The Tricky Game: Deceptive Plays to Winning Bridge

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The Tricky Game: Deceptive Plays to Winning Bridge
Hugh Walter Kelsey
Manufacturer: Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies
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Set preferences, manage folders, and check out iTools

Pounce on cool features like the all-new Finder, iChat videoconferencing, and more

The doctor is in! Let "Dr. Mac" help you put Panther through its paces and see what a cool cat it really is. Discover how to customize your desktop, wander down the Dock, get online with new mail features, jump into iLife ^TM, share your Mac, do all that Classic stuff, and make your Panther purr.

The Dummies Way

Explanations in plain English
"Get in, get out" information
Icons and other navigational aids
Tear-out cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

Brush up on OS X basics
Find your way around the Dock
Open, resize, and move Finder windows
Use Open dialog boxes and Save sheets
Work with removable media

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dummie dumb dum.......2007-01-31

The book is basic. It doesn't describe widgets. file transfers from the PC. It is just a basic book with cute phrases, but basically a loser. A better book is the Missing Manual.

A Hasty Job.......2004-09-21

I have found more faulty references in this book than helpful ones. I'll cite just one example. I wanted to find out more about the "Find" function in Panther, in particular about how to extract the location of the "found" file when I'm looking at a trail of unnamed "folder" icons. The index sent me to page 82 (the only reference to "Find"). The information there was a tiny paragraph languishing under the heading "Desktop Madness." It said, "Use the Files->Find command when you can't remember where you put it in a file or folder." (sic). Then the second and last sentence: "This command is a Mac OS X feature that really kicks some butt. I discuss it in detail in chaper 12." Guess what? Chapter 12 is called "The Fail-Safe Guide to Printing." No more references to "Find." You know whose butt I'd like to kick. Enough said.

Avoid this book.......2004-08-17

After being spoiled by Dummies books by David Pogue, it came as a surprise that this is 0ne is not for beginners or even those coming from OS9. Terms are used that are not defined,there are misleading illustrations, and totally confusing directions. If you already know OSX this may be of some help but don't start with this.

Pretty clear and a quick read.......2004-01-13

I bought this while waiting for my first ever Mac to arrive, so I suppose it's a credit to Levitus that I felt relatively confident about using it pretty much straight away. The book covers relatively basic topics like the Finder, saving files, navigation, file management etc. As a lifelong Windows user, it all seems pretty familiar stuff.
What it doesn't cover, except in passing, is stuff like how to use the Superdrive, or standard OSX Applications. Oh, they get a half-page mention, but this isn't the book that tells you everything in great detail.
Think of it more as a starting point. But at least it isn't daunting and over-technical.
I found the endlessly jokey tone of the writing a little irritating, like being with a used-car salesman. It's a little bit "loud" if you know what I mean. I also wasn't that impressed by the illustrations which often seem to be on a different page to the one they're described on, needlessly.
Anyway: it's pretty cheap, a quick read, easy to understand, but don't expect in-depth information.

Mac OS X Panther All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

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Frustratingly verbose
One of the best on the shelf
Don't Bother
Apple should ship this book with Panther!

Mac OS X Panther All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
Mark L. Chambers
Manufacturer: For Dummies
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7 books in 1 – your key to taming the Panther!

Your one-stop guide to setting up OS X and using the latest Panther features

Wow – a whole set of OS X guides under one cover! All the new stuff is here, like iChat AV, Fast User Switching, and all the iLife™ applications including iTunes ^®4, Expose, and the latest incarnations of the Finder™ and Apple Mail ^®. Customize your Panther, explore the digital hub, check into AirPort, and enjoy it all!

The Dummies Way

Coverage of the essentials and beyond
Explanations in plain English
"Get in, get out" information
Thumbtabs and other navigation aids
Tear-out cheat sheet
A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

Navigate OS X and run programs
Make repairs with Disk Utility
Set up multiuser accounts
Use iTunes and iPod™
Expand Internet storage with iDisk
Upgrade your internal hard drive

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An in-depth For Dummies guide to the latest Mac OS X version, code-named "Panther"-seven minibooks with more than 700 pages of fun and easy tips, tricks, and techniques
Approximately five million users have already upgraded to Mac OS X, and that number is expected to double within a year
Covers "Panther" basics, personalizing the desktop, getting on the Internet, using Apple Mail, setting up multiuser accounts, and going digital with iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD
Also explores building a network, upgrading a system, discovering Unix, and more, including thorough coverage of all the "Panther" enhancements and new features
Bestselling author Mark Chambers has written more than fifteen computer books

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Frustratingly verbose.......2004-09-04

Chambers seems to cover the required material for Mac OS 10.3 OK, but he could have said it in less than half of the 692 pages if he kept his all-to-frequent attempts to be entertaining out of the book.

Example: ". . . drag the default bar at the bottom of the window to the toolbar at the top. This is the toolbar equivalent of tapping your ruby slippers together three times and repeating, 'There's no place like home.'" (p.-175). He carries on like this to the point of distraction.

I would recommend two other books: Easy Mac OS X, v10.3 Panther ©2004 (288 pages) by Kate Binder - much more clear than Chambers, and has lots of screen shots to show how to set up and use OS X. The second book, Mac OS X Panther Unleashed ©2004 (1673 pages) by John & William C. Ray - delves into technical details, but also covers all the information non-technical users need.

One of the best on the shelf.......2004-04-05

As a former PC owner who switched, I think I would have popped a gasket if I had not picked up this great book. It answered questions with answers I could not find in the Help file and a copy of the Mac OS X Missing Manual, and over a really wide area, taking in iMovie, connecting to PC networks, limiting the stuff my friends could do on their accounts, printing things in iPhoto, setting up my Mac to turn on and off all by itself and how to burn songs with iTunes. People tell you that Macs are easy to set up but anyone who has suffered with iDisk will argue with them; this book solved my problems and got things running!!

More perks:

Hidden keys run all through Panther and the iLife programs, and this book describes all of them, and abilities you never even knew existed.

The author never assumes that you are an expert. Instead he describes everything from the beginning, and gives you references to jump ahead if you already know. (In my case I was starting from zero, so I read every word)

The examples are STEP BY STEP and they are absolutely on-target, with lots of screen figures so you can tell what is going on.

He brings in topics that apply to what you are doing; when I was reading about QuickTime to use on the Apple Website, for example, the author tells you all about MOV and how QuickTime can convert to other formats (the same thing with iTunes, iPhoto and even documents like Word)

If you feel lost in system preferences, he explains EVERY switch!!

and last but not least, the index is superb.

This book covers everything that a Mac user is likely to need. All of iLife, all of the OS X settings. No matter whether you are a switcher, a new owner or even a reasonably experienced Mac person, you will wish you had bought this book yesterday!!

Don't Bother.......2004-03-21

If you've used a Mac for more than six months you probably already know 90% of what's in this so called "Desk Reference". Taking just one chapter (Jamming with iTunes and iPod) as an example:

* The discussion of the iPod is confined to one page, 4 paragraphs. It ends with "The best thing I can say about the iPod and iTunes combination is ... well ... that there isn't anything else to say about them."
* There is a mention that you can store Address Book information and your iCal info on your iPod but nothing to tell you how to do it.
* The book makes no mention of sampling rates when it discusses ripping CDs for iTunes.
* The book doesn't mention Smart Playlists at all.

Don't waste your money like I did.

Apple should ship this book with Panther!.......2004-02-23

If you have ever been unsure about updating your Mac to OS X 10.3 Panther, this is THE book to have right by your side. (and that goes double if you have made the right decision to switch from Windows to Mac!) I have had a Macintosh for 3 years now and I have never felt as well-prepared as I feel after reading this Mac classic.

With over 700 pages you would figure that things would get overwhelming or boring pretty quickly. The book is so well organized and Chambers writes so well that I really did read this Dummies book from cover to cover, and that is the first time I have ever truly enjoyed a computer book. When you aren't laughing at the humor you are learning a LOT (for me the tough spots in Jaguar were always networking and security, both of which are fully explained). The author has a writing style that reminds me of Al Franken, if Franken was a computer expert.

When I saw all-in-one in the title I figured I would find all I needed to know about Panther itself. The book did not disappoint there, but what I did not expect was the indepth tutorials and descriptions of all of the ILIFE applications. Every setting is explained and everything is demonstrated with easy steps and screen snapshots. If you want to learn some of the optional super-technical side, Chambers keeps the guru stuff marked with icons too.

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The Mac OS X Panther is incredibly full-featured. Chances are, you don’t fully appreciate all the shortcuts and timesaving options you have right at your fingertips. Mac OS X Panther Timesaving Techniques For Dummies gets you up to speed fast with over 60 timesaving techniques! While it includes keyboard shortcuts to expedite basic tasks, it goes further and shows you how to customize your Mac so it works faster for the way you work and the types of things you work on. Step-by-step instructions help you:

Perfect your keyboard and mouse navigation techniques, so you can get where you want to go faster
Use keyboard shortcuts and create shortcuts of your own
Customize the Finder, Windows, and the Dock
Handle files, aliases, favorites, and icons so you always know what’s what and what’s where
Get proficient and efficient with Safari and Internet Explorer Web browsers, searches, e-mail, and more

Mac OS X Panther Timesaving Techniques For Dummies was written by Larry Ullman, and Marc Liyanage. Larry is the Director of Digital Media Technologies at DMC Insights, Inc., author of four other computer books, and an obsessive Mac tinkerer. Marc is a senior software engineer at FutureLAB AG. He has programmed Macs professionally for 15 years and writes Cocoa software for fun! (No, you probably don’t need to know what that is, but if you want to, you’ll find it in the book.) With an easy style and lots of screen shots, they show you how to:

Make the most of multimedia
Take advantage of services—at least a dozen handy little tools available in many of your applications like the Grab utility for taking screen shots and Mail Services
Save time online with AutoFill forms
Make the most of iChat, for communicating with your buddies and iTunes for managing your music collection
Use iPhoto to manage your digital library, create photo albums, present photographs online, edit images, and more
Configure and use Rendezvous to network computers and devices, locate people in iChat, listen to other music collections in iTunes, and more
Have your computer and your cell phone talk to each other using Bluetooth wireless communications

Mac OS X Panther Timesaving Techniques For Dummies covers topics from A (ACC file format) to Z (Zingg application, contextual menus), literally. The index is 20 pages, with three columns to a page. That’s a lot of tips! You pick and choose the ones to use—the ones that will save you time and help you make the most of the features and options of Mac OS X Panther.

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Mac OS X Panther Fur Dummies (Fur Dummies S.)
Bob Levitus
Manufacturer: Wiley-VCH
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 3527701419

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Mac OS X Panther Timesaving Techniques for Dummies
Larry Ullman
Manufacturer: NY
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N7GLKI

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