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Superheroes for people who don't like superheroes--Fun!

Buzzboy is awesome--This book is too funny!

Buzzboy Trouble in Paradise
John Gallagher
Manufacturer: Sky Dog Press
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ASIN: 0972183108

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The WASHINGTON POST calls Buzzboy "Part Seinfeld-like humor, part slam-bang superhero action." After a triumphant debut at the 2002 San Diego Comic-Con, Sky Dog Comics presents this newly remastered Buzzboy trade paperback, collecting the original, critically-acclaimed Buzzboy miniseries, with over 20 pages of extra art and features! Buzzboy is a teen sidekick that never grew up, a too-much TV watching, junk food eating super hero-- and earth's only hope? Teamed up with a sarcastic young sorceress, and an ex-mad scientist (who gave up being evil for baking), Buzzboy must battle his Elvis-impersonating ex-mentor Lord Ultra for the fate of the world. Get in on the pop culture loving, upbeat fun of Buzzboy! With a cover by Michael (Powers) Avon Oeming.

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Superheroes for people who don't like superheroes--Fun!.......2003-03-26

I've really outgrown most superheroes, but Buzzboy, Becca (a cute, sexy sorceress, and the hilarious, cherry tart making Doc Cyber, are welcome to battle robots, monsters, and Elvis-impersonating baddies in my library any day!

This graphic novel takes every cliche of super people and turns it on it''s ear. the art is clean and crisp, and the writing is witty, heavilly influenced by TV show and movie trivia. the characters, while goofy, also have a lot of heart. I've found thatthis is a comic not just for guys, as the female lead is the brains of the outfit.

I truly enjoyed this book, especially the sketchbook section in the back; it's worth buying the book just to see the "About The Author" section... you'd have to see it to believe it! :)

Buzzboy is awesome--This book is too funny!.......2002-12-27

I picked this up at my local comics shop, and I had to get it here (for the discount) to send to three friends.

Buzzboy is a funny, fun superhero, who watches too much TV and eats too much diner food. he'd rather be hanging out then fighting crime. His girlfriend is a cute little sarcastic sorceress, and I related top her as the only sensible persion inb the book.

There is a moral of doing what's right, while also having some very funny jokes. My two adult friends will love the pop references, and Happy Days jokes, but my nephew will definitely enjoy the fun smashing and cartoony chuckles.

The art is cool and stylized, like the Justice League and Kim Possible cartoons, and there is a very interesting sketch book in the back.

I give this a super buzz recomendation!

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Hometown Humor, U.S.A.: Over 300 Jokes and Stories from the Porch Swings, Barber Shops, Corner Cafes, and Beauty Parlors of America
Loyal Jones , and Billy Edd Wheeler
Manufacturer: August House Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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Barber Shop Jokes and Stories
Joseph A. Laratonda
Manufacturer: Iceni Books
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The Vanishing American Barber Shop : An Illustrated History of Tonsorial Art, 1860-1960

ASIN: 1587360845

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This is a collection of the wit and humor that have flowed through Frank's Barber Shop, located in Arcadia, California. Frank's is a typical American barber shop that has faithfully catered to the desires of its customers for over 40 years, with a joke and a smile. Also included are personal stories from four generations of customers, and inspirational words of wisdom that will touch your heart.

Tales from the Barber Shop: 100 Jokes & Stories of Tony Palmeri, Barber & Joy-Giver

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Tales from the Barber Shop: 100 Jokes & Stories of Tony Palmeri, Barber & Joy-Giver
Sister Jo Palmeri, MPF
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1412051312
Release Date: 2006-07-06

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From the coal-mining town of Pittston, Pennsylvania, comes Tales from the Barber Shop: 100 Jokes & Stories of Tony Palmeri, Barber & Joy-Giver, written by "his daughter the nun."

Smarty Pants ( Poetry for Children ) ( Beautiful Rhymes ) Includes Smells, Reflection, Valentine, Joke on Moon, the Clown, Skating, Boys Appetite, Blind Child Speaks, Stage Fright , Story People, Barber Shop, Money , Gas Balloon, ETC

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Smarty Pants ( Poetry for Children ) ( Beautiful Rhymes ) Includes Smells, Reflection, Valentine, Joke on Moon, the Clown, Skating, Boys Appetite, Blind Child Speaks, Stage Fright , Story People, Barber Shop, Money , Gas Balloon, ETC
FORMER OWNER Bookplate with Stamps on Blank Endpapers, Drawings By Nena Barbara Painter
Manufacturer: Gusto Issues, House-Warven, Hollywood, Calif. Lithographed By Trojan Press, Binding By Kater-Crafts
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JD64L2

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Interesting.......2006-11-07

An interesting if not biased look at the life (and art?) of Roger Corman. Essential reading for low-budget filmmaking.

Very interesting read for pop culture, film and business buffs.......2006-06-24

I'm not sure of how I happened upon this biography, but I'm glad I did. I'm not particularly a Roger Corman fan, having seen perhaps three or four of his films without really noticing that Corman had a part in their making.

Corman's life is interesting. Not only was he probably the most successful independent filmaker in history, he was also mentor and first-chance for many of today's leading producers, directors, writers and stars.

Remarkably down to earth and honest, Corman admits that his life has not been totally fulfilling: like many successful people, success is never enough - there's always one more challenge down the road and more than one challenge left unexplored in the past.

Corman engages in some, but not deep, analysis of his films, explains his evolving political philosophy and provides snippets that from another author might be construed as name-dropping. But Corman was there and it's his interactions with these people he's talking about, so it's not in the least obnoxious.

Above all, the value of Corman's book may not be to film buffs, but to business people, especially small scale entrepreneurs. Corman's management methods and his approach to filmaking were true nose-to-the-grindstone. He knew his market; he studied his market; he created his product to appeal to his market and he kept costs down to a minimum in order to reduce his risk of loss.

Quite a guy and his biography is worth the couple of hours it takes to read it.

Jerry

You'll Understand Corman Better.......2005-06-26

To this day, I haven't seen one Corman film I've liked. Still, this book is a nice look into the world of low-budget producing. It gave me the opportunity to truly understand my disdain for Corman and AIP.

Most of the book focuses on three or four of the productions Corman is most proud of. I would have preferred him spending additional time on his more obscure films. Teenage Caveman only gets a paragraph or two written about it.

A documentary would have been a more appropriate format for this material than a book. It would have been much shorter that way at the very least. Then again, Corman always had a knack for dragging things out in his films. Ever seen Swamp Diamonds?

The main theme of the book seems to be, "Yeah, Corman's films were bad, but he did pretty good for what he had." That doesn't take away the fact that they're bad films. Don't watch them unless you have a high threshold of pain.

Roger Corman, John Waters & Jack E. Jett.......2003-11-18

i love this book. i love this man. i love what he has done with very little money and some big....imagination. i love women, cereal, movies, and water. and i love roger corman too.

cinemajohn
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the jack e. jett show

Good book from the king of Trash.......2003-11-12

First, this is really a 1990 book, and all information pertains to 1988 and prior. I enjoy exploitation films and this book adds to my enjoyment. Many films today are boring and darkly filmed. Just a bunch of special effects done on a computer. It's nice to know that many of Roger Corman films are still available. Maybe not at you local Wal Mart, but they do appear on TV occasionally. This book provides information to further my appreciation of what Roger Corman was able to accomplish during his life-time. Well through 1988, anyway.

I Lost It at the Movies: Film Writings 1954-1965

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For your permanent collection
Pauline Kael as a prophet of our multi-media age

I Lost It at the Movies: Film Writings 1954-1965
Pauline Kael
Manufacturer: Marion Boyars Publishers
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Binding: Paperback

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Published in 1965, this is Pauline Kael's first book. It is at once her most uncharacteristic volume of essays and one of her most interesting. Rather than trace recent movie openings on a week-by-week basis, Kael here recalls classics by Ophuls, Renoir, and Bergman and comments on some of the international masterpieces of the early '60s. She also meditates on the state of the art in provocatively titled pieces like "Are Movies Going to Pieces?," "Fantasies of the Art House Audience," and "Is There a Cure for Film Criticism?" Few movie reviewers of any generation can match her wit or intelligence. And almost no one can equal her passion for an art that had such an indelible impact upon her life; Kael's treatment of Vittorio De Sica's masterpiece Shoeshine is perhaps the most intimate and beautiful movie review ever written.

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I Lost it at the Movies is vintage Kael on such classics of post-War cinema as On the Waterfront, Smiles of a Summer Night, West Side Story, The Seven Samurai, Lolita, Jules et Jim etc. Her comments are so fresh and direct, it's as if the movies had only been released last week.

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For your permanent collection.......2006-03-24

I grew up reading Pauline Kael's reviews, mostly by walking to the public library in the small town where I grew up -- I'd snag the New Yorker off the shelf and immerse myself in what she had to say about movies, many of which would never come to my town. But I was enthralled.

I love her reviews now for the same reason I loved them then -- she makes me want to see the movies she writes about. And more than that, she makes me want to see movies, period. Her passion for the medium -- even when she doesn't like a film -- is contagious, and she expresses it beautifully.

Surprisingly to me, in these early reviews she frequently quotes the reviews of other critics and then mercilessly takes apart what they have said. She particularly has it in for the New York Times' Bosley Crowther, but she doesn't let others off the hook easily, either.

Kael is fun to read, even if you haven't seen the movie she is talking about. I've never seen "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone", though I have seen "Suddenly Last Summer" -- both based on works of Tennessee Williams. But Kael's 1961 review of "Mrs. Stone" is a hilarious read. In one part, she says:

"The men who filmed 'The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone' seem to think the idea of an aging woman seeking companionship and love so daring and unusual that they fumble around with it almost as much as the doctor in the screen version of 'Suddenly, Last Summer', who couldn't seem to cope with the simple facts of Sebastian's homosexuality and kept saying, 'You DON'T mean THAT?'-- 'No, it CAN'T be THAT?' -- 'WHAT are you saying?' -- 'What do you MEAN?' I assumed the youngest child in the audience would get the point before he did. By trying so diligently to make Mrs. Stone so sympathetic and understandable the director and writer, Jose Quintero and Gavin Lambert, kill all interest in her. We could accept a woman buying love, but why make her haggle over it?"

Kael is hilarious, maddening, and most of all, thought-provoking. And if you love movies, she'll make you love them more.

Pauline Kael as a prophet of our multi-media age.......1997-02-14

Pauline Kael was a prophet of the times: she knew that people would eventually be addicted to the movies. But she was perceptive enough to realize from the onset that this addiction went beyond the inescapable, because grippingly overwhelming, magic of storytelling. She understood that movies were addictive because not only do they take on a life of their own, they also created a world of their own --- cult worship, technology wizardry, critical discourse, the vagaries of box-office results, and all that jazz. These Ms. Kael grasped, and armed with her stylish wit and whip, she rallied on to the cultural battlefronts of what would turn out to be our multi-media age. This book is therefore a must-read, because beyond the disparate individual movie reviews, Ms. Kael allows us to appreciate the intellectual and moral landscape of our times. She shows us that behind things are the more important scheme of things. For her, the reel is for real. And these days, who can say it isn't so

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I Lost It at the Movies
Pauline Kael
Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co (Juv)
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How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood & Never Lost a Dime

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How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood & Never Lost a Dime
Roger Corman
Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0517086778
Release Date: 1992-08-18

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I Lost It At the Movies

Manufacturer: Atlantic/Little Brown
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Collection opf film reviews from 1954-1965

How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime

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How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime
Roger; Jerome, Jim Corman
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How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime -
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I Lost It At The Movies
Pauline Kael
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I Lost It At the Movies
Pauline Kael
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I Lost it at the Movies
Pauline Kael
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GREAT coffee table book.

Tiki Fans Rejoice!

Art Fun: Tiki Facts & Lore

For the die-hard tiki fan

Dawn of Magic

Night of the Tiki: The Art of Shag, Schmaltz and Selected Primitive Oceanic Carvings
Douglas A. Nason
Manufacturer: Last Gasp
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Night of the Tiki: The Art of Shag Schmaltz and Selected Primitive Oceanic Carvings represents a genuine highwater mark in the current Polynesian revival, bring in the best of present and past tiki Americana and art together with selected pieces of indigenous Oceania.

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GREAT coffee table book........2003-08-17

This book is beautifully produced, and contains a lot of great information. It's been the starter of many a conversation an discussion of all manner of topics.

Tiki Fans Rejoice!.......2003-03-22

A comprehensive and enjoyable read. Spectacular visuals, ranging from a pictorial history to pure fun. A must-have for anyone interested in tiki culture.

Art Fun: Tiki Facts & Lore.......2002-10-16

A good read and a great look! Wonderful photos of the "real" tikis as well as contemporary re-incarnations in sculpture of Schmaltz and popular paintings by Shag. In a refreshingly non-academic style, the short readable essays offer lots of facts about the lovable, fascinating tiki icon past and present.

For the die-hard tiki fan.......2002-08-18

If you're a die-hard fan of tiki culture and art, this book will make a nice addition to your collection, but I've seen better. The book was filled with a LOT of photos of ethnic carvings... many of them not too tiki-like in nature. The back of the book, however, has several terrific, whimsical Shag art prints, so that makes it worth a look.

Dawn of Magic.......2002-01-04

Night of the Tiki will enlighten you to all the sensorial beauty, mystery, and majesty of this
ancient art form. It will also show you the Tiki's place in current culture and its influence of
various art genres. The book tells this tale with beautiful photography and poetic
words.

It is a purely entertaining, enjoyable read into the privative world of tribal art that still has a
place in toady's world.

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The world's most business-critical transactions run on Unix machines, which means the machines running those transactions attract evildoers. Furthermore, a lot of those machines have Internet connections, which means it's always possible that some nefarious remote user will find a way in. The third edition of Practical Unix & Internet Security contains--to an even greater extent than its favorably reputed ancestors--an enormous amount of accumulated wisdom about how to protect Internet-connected Unix machines from intrusion and other forms of attack. This book is fat with practical advice on specific defensive measures (to defeat known attacks) and generally wise policies (to head off as-yet-undiscovered ones).

The authors' approach to Unix security is holistic and clever; they devote as much space to security philosophy as to advice about closing TCP ports and disabling unnecessary services. They also recognize that lots of Unix machines are development platforms, and make many recommendations to consider as you design software. It's rare that you read a page in this carefully compiled book that does not impart some obscure nugget of knowledge, or remind you to implement some important policy. Plus, the authors have a style that reminds their readers that computing is supposed to be about intellectual exercise and fun, an attitude that's absent from too much of the information technology industry lately. Read this book if you use any flavor of Unix in any mission-critical situation. --David Wall

Topics covered: Security risks (and ways to limit them) under Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD. Coverage ranges from responsible system administration (including selection of usernames and logins) to intrusion detection, break-in forensics, and log analysis.

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When Practical Unix Security was first published more than a decade ago, it became an instant classic. Crammed with information about host security, it saved many a Unix system administrator from disaster. The second edition added much-needed Internet security coverage and doubled the size of the original volume. The third edition is a comprehensive update of this very popular book - a companion for the Unix/Linux system administrator who needs to secure his or her organization's system, networks, and web presence in an increasingly hostile world. Focusing on the four most popular Unix variants today--Solaris, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD--this book contains new information on PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), LDAP, SMB/Samba, anti-theft technologies, embedded systems, wireless and laptop issues, forensics, intrusion detection, chroot jails, telephone scanners and firewalls, virtual and cryptographic filesystems, WebNFS, kernel security levels, outsourcing, legal issues, new Internet protocols and cryptographic algorithms, and much more. Practical Unix & Internet Security consists of six parts:

Computer security basics: introduction to security problems and solutions, Unix history and lineage, and the importance of security policies as a basic element of system security.
Security building blocks: fundamentals of Unix passwords, users, groups, the Unix filesystem, cryptography, physical security, and personnel security.
Network security: a detailed look at modem and dialup security, TCP/IP, securing individual network services, Sun's RPC, various host and network authentication systems (e.g., NIS, NIS+, and Kerberos), NFS and other filesystems, and the importance of secure programming.
Secure operations: keeping up to date in today's changing security world, backups, defending against attacks, performing integrity management, and auditing.
Handling security incidents: discovering a break-in, dealing with programmed threats and denial of service attacks, and legal aspects of computer security.
Appendixes: a comprehensive security checklist and a detailed bibliography of paper and electronic references for further reading and research.

Packed with 1000 pages of helpful text, scripts, checklists, tips, and warnings, this third edition remains the definitive reference for Unix administrators and anyone who cares about protecting their systems and data from today's threats.

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Excellent Guide.......2006-03-05

This book is just what I was looking for. Excellent Security Guide to day to day security issues at my workplace. Information about TPC and UDP ports and their security risks have been very useful.

This book must be part of every UNIX System Security Profesional.

Order a wrong edition.......2005-09-17

I saw that there is a bargain of another paperback edition on the page of 3rd edition, so I didn't recheck whether it is 3rd edition. So I end up in buying 2 books, 2nd and 3rd editions, because I need the 3rd edition for my class. It would be better to put edition number up in the page, not only paperback or library binding!

A mile wide, several inches deep, great for filling in gaps.......2003-11-01

I hate to repeat the cliche, but if you can only buy one security book this year and you are a *nix geek, this should be it, hands down. As some point out, you can probably find everything in this book online, but then again you can find anything online, so why buy any books at all? I don't like giving 5 stars; this book left me no choice.

The strength of this book lies in several areas. First, the authors probably have 50+ years experience between them and it shows. You really get the impression that they've "been there, done that". But they don't try and "wow" you with their intelligence and they aren't condescending, in fact they write quite clearly.

The "mile wide" crack I made in the title refers to the fact that this book covers everything from physical security and social engineering, to how to setup up integrity checking with tripwire and use PAM. Basically I found this book to be invaluable because while I could breeze through certain sections, there was a ton of material that I needed more knowledge about, but either never got around to it, or didn't even know I was lacking. An example is NFS. I knew I needed more background about NFS because I work in infosec, but every place I've ever worked has banned NFS outright, which makes it a little more difficult to learn.... Another 2 technologies pop into my mind: LDAP and PAM. I knew what they were, but now I know how to set up the basics and can branch out on my own.

In our infosec world it's simply not possible to know everything. This book gives the reader a solid grounding in a ton of stuff, which enables him to go out and Google around intelligently for more advanced information. In a pinch it can also be used as an anti-theft device since it weighs in at 900+ pages and is quite heavy.

Awesome security book!.......2003-08-31

Practical Unix & Internet Security, the 3rd Edition has a ton of new useful information.

If you have but one security reference, this should be it!

Best for beginners.......2003-08-02

As a Linux administrator, I ordered this book hoping to find out how hackers typically gain access to systems and neat little tricks for locking down my system, as well as detecting and dealing with intruders. While Practical Unix & Internet Security did cover these topics, it covered little I didn't already know.

Significant time is spent explaining how unix-based systems work. The book covers things such as file systems, partition structure, file ownership/permissions, users and groups, inodes, ssh, backups, etc. Each command, utility, procedure or feature is detailed over several pages followed by an explanation of what you should be doing with said topic.

There are also a few real-world examples here and there; stories most of us have heard before, like the admin who had . in his path.

Unlike many computer books, this one is well written and an easy read, and it's certainly a lot more friendly than some unix geek's advice which consists of RTFM.

I think this book would be great for someone who has a very basic understanding of unix-based systems but has never administrated one before, but for those of us who've already had some experience running unix there's probably not anything new here for you.

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