Reports of the United States Tax Court: January 1, 1987-June 30, 1987

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Charles Schulz a poet.......2000-03-27

There is little to say about Charles Shulz's Peanuts: pure poetry. Someone might object to what i write saying that " A Comics writer can't be a poet"... If you think so..well..just read any of Charles Shulz Peanuts Classics and i bet you will not be able to disagree with me.

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The Awesome Book of Sharks is a jam-packed collection of fabulous facts, marvelous myths, and fascinating trivia about sharks, written for kids who want to know all about these strange sea creatures. Did you know that most sharks swim at speeds of less than 5 knots (5.75 miles per hour)? Did you know that sharks have been around for about 400 million years? Within these pages there are many more tales and theories to explain how each shark was given its name, where it resides, and what it really eats. With 288 pages of fascinating facts and graphic illustrations, this book can be poured over for hours!

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An ecclectic collection of excellent plays (12 that is)

Twelve Plays For Theatre
Robert Cohen
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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ASIN: 1559341440

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This anthology of plays provides a balance of historical and contemporary masterpieces. The introductory remarks provide historical, literary, and bibliographic context.

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An ecclectic collection of excellent plays (12 that is).......2006-01-23

Note that the translated plays (e.g. Moliere, Machiavelli, Aeschylus, Ibsen, etc) may be different than other current translations, but are still good.

A listing of the plays is as follows:

PART I. THE CLASSICAL TRADITION
1. Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound
2. Niccolò Machiavelli, Clizia
3. William Shakespeare, Hamlet
4. Molière, The Misanthrope
PART II. INFLUENCES ON MODERN DRAMA
5. Georg Büchner, Woyzeck
6. Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
7. Bernard Shaw, Major Barbara
8. Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
PART III. THE CURRENT GENERATION
9. David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross
10. Jane Wagner, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
11. August Wilson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
12. David Henry Hwang, M. Butterﬂy

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Excellent

Clizia
Niccolo Machiavelli , and Daniel T. Gallagher
Manufacturer: Waveland Press
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ASIN: 0881339024

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A valuable, new translation of Machiavelli's marvelous satire! Machiavelli writes in the prologue to Clizia that comedies were invented for the dual purpose of amusing and benefiting the audience. Clizia is no exception. It is a raucous comedy about love that extends to the scandalous, but it also contains a serious teaching about managing passions and relationships. Daniel Gallagher provides a lively and readable translation that enables readers to access not only the humor of the play but also makes possible thoughtful study of the play's more serious themes. His consistent and literal rendering of terms and numerous explanatory notes help readers identify Machiavellian curiosities in the language and understand the play's many allusions to religious and Renaissance doctrines. Robert Faulkner's introduction sets the stage for examining the complex work of art that is Clizia. He shows how the play mixes Machiavellian instruction with its wit and scandal, and that the malicious and scoffing humor is part of the instruction. In Clizia, as in the better known Mandragola, Machiavelli intends reform through comedy. It is a reform that mixes liberation with techniques of management, an eerily contemporary reform of private life that complements Machiavelli's famous reforms of public life.

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Excellent.......2003-03-06

A brief although sophisticated piece of literature. Machiaveli shows how his politics ideas may be observed in the behaivor of common people.

The Awesome Book of Dinosaurs! (Awesome)

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The Awesome Book of Dinosaurs! (Awesome)
Clizia Gussoni
Manufacturer: Running Press Kids
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ASIN: 0762426438

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"Awesome" is the best word to describe a book packed with facts and trivia about dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. For example, did you know that humans never lived alongside dinosaurs? The fact is that the last dinosaur (other than birds) died 65 million years ago, but fossils of the earliest humans are only about 6 millions years old. Graphic illustrations of each dinosaur highlight many more tales and theories of how dinosaurs got their names, as well as discussing over 200 facts and myths about these ancient creatures. Every dinosaur enthusiast will enjoy the "look" and the "read" of The Awesome Book of Dinosaurs.

The Comedies of Machiavelli : The Woman from Andros, the Mandrake Clizia

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The Comedies of Machiavelli : The Woman from Andros, the Mandrake Clizia
Niccolo Machiavelli
Manufacturer: Dartmouth College Press
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Awesome Book of Bugs
Clizia Gussoni
Manufacturer: Running Press Kids
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ASIN: 0762432349

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Awesome Book of Dinosaurs
Clizia Gussoni
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The Comedies of Machiavelli: The Women from Andros; the Mandrake; Clizia

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The Comedies of Machiavelli: The Women from Andros; the Mandrake; Clizia
Niccolo Machiavelli
Manufacturer: Hackett Pub Co Inc
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ASIN: 0872209016

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Though better known today as a political theorist than as a dramatist, Machiavelli secured his fame as a giant in the history of Italian comedy more than fifty years before Shakespeare's comedies delighted English-speaking audiences. This bilingual edition includes all three examples of Machiavelli's comedic art: sparkling translations of his farcical masterpiece, The Mandrake; of his version of Terence's The Woman From Andros; and of his Plautus-inspired Clizia -- works whose genre afforded Machiavelli a unique vehicle not only for entertaining audiences but for examining virtù amid the twists and turns of fortuna.

The Literary Works of Machiavelli: Mandragola, Clizia, A Dialogue on Language, and Belfagor, with Selections from the Private Correspondence

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The Literary Works of Machiavelli: Mandragola, Clizia, A Dialogue on Language, and Belfagor, with Selections from the Private Correspondence
Niccolo Machiavelli , and John Rigby Hale
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press Reprint
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0313212481

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This translation was initiated because of the translator's conviction that Machiavelli's political genius overshadows his status as one of the greatest of Italian dramatists.

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Oscar: Clizia
Machiavelli
Manufacturer: Einaudi
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Great Book for Concerned Parents.......1998-09-08

I thought Catherine Cella's book was great, and really appreciate the insights and suggestions. I also heard that the author is writing for a great new website specializing in family video called KidFlix.com.

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Despite what the jury thought, does the evidence demonstrate beyond any reasonable doubt that O.J. Simpson was guilty of murdering two people? O.J. Unmasked is a devastating review of the Simpson trial evidence, with disturbing and sometimes startling findings.

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Detailed Review of Defense Contradictions and Exaggerations.......2002-09-08

I have read most of the popular books about the Simpson case except for the Marcia Clark book, which I skimmed in a bookstore and decided that it added nothing new. This summer, I read Fuhrman's book and now this.

O.J. Unmasked is similar to Bugliosi's book, Outrage, in that it provides a great deal of detail and analysis of contradictions and exaggerations in the defense arguments. The two books even directly share some observations such as the fact that Simpson admitted during questioning by the police that he had bled around his house the night of the murders so there was little incentive for the police to then go and replant blood at a location he already had admitted bleeding in. The book is not so much a continuous narrative of the trial and related issues as it is a consideration of different bits of evidence and arguments put forth by the defense. Each chapter considers a different bit of evidence and underlying strategy. Rantala tries and I think succeeds in showing much of the defense's case was bunk when examined in detail and considered as a whole.

Some examples: there is a chapter on how the defense treated Fung as both a bungling idiot who handled no evidence correctly and yet was able to deftly participate in a massive coverup leaving almost no clues except perhaps some wet bindles. There is a good discussion of how Scheck's sneering closing argument misrepresented Henry Lee's actual testimony and other evidence and of the complete irrelevance of the Furhman tapes. There is also a small section on how the jury clearly misunderstood the DNA evidence and the non-issue of EDTA contamination of the blood stains on the back gate (there was no EDTA in these stains). And while numerous police arriving at the scene prior to Fuhrman confirmed they saw only a single glove at the crime scene, this was largely ignored at trial.

The ending, whereby she discusses all of the coincidences that would have to be true if Simpson were innocent, is almost worth the price of the book. I do think one flaw is that she does not discuss enough how Ito's abdication of the courtroom to all kinds of lawyer antics played a large role in the aura of confusion they were permitted to create and that ultimately won the case for Simpson. I also like how her argument that the media (read Geraldo, et al.) relied almost exclusively on lawyers for analysis and as a result, never had scientific or forensic specialists in to examine some of the court room claims for their factuality.

Overall, I would put this in the must read category for Simpson trial buffs along with Toobin's book (best overview), Bugliosi's book (how the prosecution should have tried the case), Schiller's book (a detailed behind the scenes look at defense team intrigues and strategy), and Fuhrman's book (what the crime scene evidence showed and how Vanatter et al. really messed up.)

And finally, to answer some of one reviewers' ersatz concerns: Simpson did not "smear blood all over the console". There were some blood spots and a bloody foot print on the floor mat (size 12) but not smeared blood. Some of the spots were so small, they were hard to get enough sample for DNA testing. Simpson even admitted he bled in his car (the "cut myself on my cell phone" excuse) though it is hard to fathom how Goldman's blood got there if it was that sharp cell phone that caused the bleeding. And Simpson DID bring home his shoes, clothes, and knife as well as the glove and socks. He put the shoes, clothes and knife in a knapsack which he let no one touch and which not even the defense team could produce. To this day, no one can say where that bag is. Most likely, Simpson tossed it in an airport garbage can and was lucky that no one found it before it was taken to a city dump. The socks he just took off and probably did not think there was any evidence on them. And/or he forgot them near his bed in his hurry. The glove was dropped as he banged into the air conditioner in Kato's guest house. He did not have time to go back and get it nor may he even have been aware that he had dropped it. BTW, the glove was soaked with his blood. If it were a plant and there were another killer, it should have had other blood on it as well. And so on....

The Final Verdict.......2001-12-11

For OJ to be guilty, you must believe that he quickly disposed of the bloody clothes, shoes, and knives so they would NEVER be found, yet brought the socks and glove back to his home! And then smeared blood all over the console!

The coroner who did the autopsies testified "the forensic evidence says the murders occurred after 11PM". The limousine driver testified he brought OJ to the airport at that time. When you read this book, note how they avoid discussing these facts.

The Best Single Book to Read.......2001-07-18

If you only read one book about the criminal trial of O. J. Simpson, this little gem is the one to read.

Yes, Ms. Rantala believes that O. J. participated in the murders. If you count that as a bias, then you must consider paying attention and retaining information to be vices.

The strength of her book, however, is not her fervent belief that O. J. got away with murder(s). Rather, the book's virtue is her clear communication of why the prosecutors ought to have been able to prove O. J. guilty in court.

I believe that the jurors did what they had to do, given the hash that the prosecutors made of the case: the liars for whom the prosecutors vouched; the handling of evidence that raised more questions than the prosecutors could swat away; the motives that made no sense as presented; and so on. However, Rantala shows that, although the verdict was legally correct because Simpson was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the result of the trial was at odds with the facts.

Great book. Ignore the "OJ is innocent" reviewer!.......2001-07-10

.... Now, turning to the relatively sane rest of the world...this is a compelling and intelligent read that will be thoroughly enjoyed by all OJ buffs, even if you think you've already read enough books on the subject (as I thought I had). Jeffrey Toobin's book remains the best overview of the whole loopy story, and Bugliosi's "Outrage" stands as the most powerful analysis of the trial, what went wrong with it, and how it could/should have gone down. But THIS serves as the most inscrutably logical dissection of the evidence and arguments presented in the trial (as well as some delightful bonuses like the trivia quiz). Rantala does a wonderful job of proving the contradictions and nonsense in the defense arguments simply by providing examples from the text and forcing the reader to ask himself the most obvious questions about it, again and again confirming that no conclusion other than OJ's guilt is even within the realm of possibility.

Don't let the book's low profile fool you (I'd never even heard of it, I just happened upon it in the library). Even if you already agree with its conclusions, it's a terrific read, and conversely, it SHOULD (though obviously HASN'T) convince anyone who still harbors doubts: The verdict was wrong. A killer walks free.

The Reason Why O.J. Simpson is Not Guilty.......2000-06-03

The testimony of the two witnesses who cannot lie say that OJ Simpson is not guilty.

Blood and flesh were found under Nicole Brown's fingernails; the blood type did not match OJ (or Nicole or Ron). Ron Goldman walked to work, worked out, and practiced karate; his hands showed bruises from punching someone in the face or head more than once. OJ had no scratches or bruises on his hands, arms, face, or body: he could not have been a lone murderer.

The newspapers said that when the bodies were found after 12:15 AM their red blood was trickling down the sidewalk. The crime scene pictures printed in the National Enquirer showed the red blood. This says they were freshly killed, around 11:30, because their blood would be black and clotted if dead for over an hour (as in the Borden Murders).

The above physical evidence proves OJ Simpson to be innocent of these murders. Some say the 25 to 30 stab wounds on Ron Goldman suggest an emotional frenzy from a personal enemy, and Nicole Brown was the innocent bystander. The book "Killing Time" is the first and only objective book (arguments for both sides) to discuss all the evidence.

I hope that those who want to know the facts will read this, and reconsider any prejudgments that they made in June 1994.

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Faster Smarter Beginning Programming - self-training course, English

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Faster Smarter Beginning Programming (using Visual Studio).......2007-05-22

While only having been through the first couple chapters, this book is written like it is referring to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, but some of the menus referred to actually are for an earlier version of Visual Studio, so you have to do some investigation of what is available from the program that matches the text.
The first program did not work as the author predicted; I followed directions but running the program led to errors.

An Honest Review.......2005-07-18

Although I'm only 80% finished with the book, I believe I can review it now.

The reason being that the remaining chapters (9-12)
pertain to non-groundwork topics
(i.e.designing windows forms, web page programming).
Obviously an intro. to more advanced uses of programming.

The author, Jim Buyens, consistently writes in a clear, modern, and organized way.
He lives up to teaching the basics (plus techniques!).
I have only found 1 mistake in his sample code, and it was an uncritical piece.

There is even some sincere humor in chapter subtitles.
i.e.
Chapter 7 subtitle "a touch of class[*]".
*group of properties and methods.

If you buy, a real learning effort is a must.

definitely a five star!

Exactly what it claims to be & more.......2003-05-13

I am a Systems Admin who knows networking like the back of my hand and support hundreds of systems running numerous OSs. I can develop dynamic web sites using PHP & mySQL, and I use javascript. But as most of you know, those in the development community don't consider those true programming languages (since they're just scripting languages), thus it doesn't make you a true programmer. I have always been interested in 'someday' learning to program. Well, I finally decided to start the process. I first tried to tackle what language to choose. Since VB is so widespread and (enter comment here) Windows does command a very high percentage of the desktop arena, I chose VB .NET.

The problem was that I have no formal programming experience, and most books on VB .NET tried to teach you by comparing it to VB6. Also, since VB6 was not fully OO, I didn't want to learn a programming paradigm just to use it as a stepping stone to another, when the first is clearly phased out. Either that, or I would find books or online tutorials that would explain the IDE and say OK that's it. Just put your code in here and you're good to go. But what if you don't know how to code?

I needed a book that taught a technically proficient professional how to program from the ground up using the most recent version of VB without reference to other versions.

That is exactly what you get and more. It gives you everything you need from the very basics and builds on the skills you learned. It also gives great code examples then walks you through every line of code explaining exactly what it did. Finally, it offers a tutorial on the subject you just learned using the code it just explained line by line.

This is not for intermediate programmers or experienced programmers that are new to VB. It truly is what it says in the Intro of the book...

If you are an experienced PC user who's never delved into programming but now has the itch, this is the book that will get you started. It presumes you're proficient with Windows & Windows Apps but wouldn't know a line of code if it came up and bit you.

Highly recommended.

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