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The hit miniseries is finally available in one volume! During the Cold War, the Russians created the perfect covert weapon -- incredible strength, speed, and stealth within a single human body. After several prototypes are hidden away in the U.S., Project Adrenalynn discovers a teenage girl named Sabina Nikoli -- and turns her into the ultimate weapon! Now, she`s been found in the U.S. and reactivated to search and destroy the killer prototypes...but once her job`s done, her creators want her dead as well! Featuring characters from the hot series The Tenth, Adrenalynn: Weapon of War is a wild ride like no other!

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Engages the reader's total and rapt attention.......2001-12-14

Dark Horse Comics has established itself as a premier publisher of contemporary comics and graphic novels that sets the standard for art in the service of story telling. One of the latest and best examples of this is Tony Daniel and Martin Egeland's Adrenalynn: Weapon Of War. This is the story of a young crippled girl, Sabina Nikoli, who is plucked from a Russian orphanage, extensively operated upon to equip her with biomechanical prosthetics, and trained to be a cyborg assassin: codename "Adrenalynn". She is to be Russia's ultimate Cold War weapon. But with the collapse of the Soviet Union all she wants is to escape her "hunt and kill" assignments -- directed primarily at other Russian cyborgs who have "gone rogue". But the way to personal freedom is one of blood, violence, and heartbreak. Adrenalynn: Weapon Of War is a superb graphic novel that engages the reader's total and rapt attention from beginning to end.

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Great Advice

lot of good ideas here...and funny, too

Can we talk? Joan's latest book is fabulous in every way!

Not near as good as "Bouncing Back"

A disappointment. Nothing much new in this book.

Don't Count the Candles: Just Keep the Fire Lit!
Joan Rivers
Manufacturer: HarperTorch
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

ASIN: 0061097977
Release Date: 2000-05-02

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There's No Such Thing As Over The Hill,
Because The Hill Has Been Moved!In this humorous, practical book, Joan Rivers shows every woman how to be the best she can be and stay youthful, healthy, and mellow at any--and every--age.Filled with the latest information as well as entertaining anecdotes and stories, Don't Count the Candles provides down-to-earth, sensible advice on everything that every woman needs to be her best, from wardrobe and fitness to surgery and sex.Here is Joan Rivers's own unique take on aging:

IQ does not decrease with age. If you were a moron at twenty, you will be a moron at seventy-five.

At fifty, confine your piercing to sardine cans and keep your hair short.

Eat all you want, just don't swallow it.

A roll in the hay keeps the doctor away--unless he happens to be in the hay with you.

Take it from Joan Rivers--you've got a lot of living left to do!

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Great Advice.......2001-01-29

Joan Rivers has her fans. And she has her detractors as well. Yet not even her detractors can deny that she is an honest, gutsy lady who doesn't miss a trick, who took every lemon that life tossed at her and squeezed it until it became a delicious lemonade.

As with her earlier books, DON'T COUNT THE CANDLES is written in her typical breezy style, with plenty of laughs thrown in for no extra charge. That's what this book is, too: a charge. Rare will be the reader who fails to be both enlightened and refreshed by Joan's entertaining outlook on life. For her fans, this one's a must.

lot of good ideas here...and funny, too.......1999-11-07

enjoyed reading this book. felt like joan rivers was talking directly to me. my only regret: wish there had been more examples for guys. (it is written, it seems, mostly for women--though it is applicable to either sex.)

Can we talk? Joan's latest book is fabulous in every way!.......1999-07-27

Reading "Don't Count the Candles. . ." is like having Joan Rivers talking directly to the reader--as an old (but fighting it every step of the way) friend. Her honest, shoot from the hip (liposuctioned, of course) game plan and advice is well-written and is done so with Joan's typical humor and wit. I'm buying a copy for all my friends and even my ex-mother-in-law! Go Joan! Keep up the great fight!

Not near as good as "Bouncing Back".......1999-06-19

Joan makes many of the same points she did in her last book, "Bouncing Back", but this one is not nearly as well done. In "Bouncing Back", Joan urged her readers to keep an optimistic attitude when disaster strikes. For instance, she said that it's okay for a woman to "wear a red dress to her husband's funeral as a sign of love". I could not agree more with that sentiment because grief is a highly personal process. What helps one person get thru a crisis may hurt another.

The book does make lots of valid points, such as the put-down of retirement communities. (How I wish my Dad had read this before he retired - he left the police force in 1993 because he was stressed - or so he thought. His health and life in general have declined since then.)

Unfortunately, Joan seems to have changed her mind to a certain extent in this book. Instead of advising older women to live life on their own terms, as she did with grieving people in Bouncing Back, she tells them that they can't wear a lot of styles of clothing any longer, because at their age, it will make them look silly. I say the hell with that attitude, an older person is entitled to be silly if he or she wants to. (BTW, I'll be 40 in Sept. I'm not looking forward to it, but I'm not going to give up things that I like either just because I've reached a certain age.)

A disappointment. Nothing much new in this book........1999-05-31

I really wanted to like this book but I found it to be uninspiring. I like Joan Rivers but feel this was just a book to write about what most older people already know such as 'older women shouldn't wear short skirts', etc. and her put down of retirement communities was inappropriate. There's more fun going on in some of those 'young retiree' communities than you could imagine!

Don't Count the Candles: Just Keep the Fire Lit!

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Don't Count the Candles: Just Keep the Fire Lit!
Joan Rivers
Manufacturer: HarperTorch
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFB67W

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Analyzing a sample of 25 films, including such notables as Red River, Shane, Unforgiven, The Wild Bunch, Wyatt Earp, and Dances with Wolves, this work examines traditional leadership theories as reflected in the western film genre. The western vividly portrays a variety of leadership styles, motifs, and characteristics giving perspective on several traditional leadership theories. The different leadership styles the films exhibit are categorized and described through content analysis. Some of the concepts and underlying theories and styles reveal a universal quality about leadership that transcends theoretical research. As a cultural study that traces the relative popularity of leadership styles, this work provides new insight toward studying leadership effectiveness. Through the lens of leadership theory, this unique look at the western films from 1945 to 1995 and the American culture they depict will appeal not only to leadership, film, and popular culture scholars but to leaders in business, government, and the military. Chapters group films by their similar depiction of leadership styles. Within each chapter the films are separately described, then each is explored within the context of leadership theory. Films prior to 1980 are included on the basis of their critical or commercial success, while films after 1980 are included on the basis of their box office success or their individual portrayals of gender or cultural leadership.

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Vogel traces the origin of hundreds of Indian place names

Indian names of places in RhodeIsland: collected by Usher Parsons, M. D., for the R. I. historical society.

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Indian names of places in RhodeIsland: collected by Usher Parsons, M. D., for the R. I. historical society.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series
Manufacturer: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
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ASIN: 1418199176
Release Date: 2005-12-20

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.

Archaeological atlas of Michigan (University Museums, University of Michigan. Michigan handbook series)

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Archaeological atlas of Michigan (University Museums, University of Michigan. Michigan handbook series)
W. B Hinsdale
Manufacturer: University of Michigan Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding

Information series / Michigan Historical Commission

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Emerson Frank Greenman
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The meaning of Michilmackinac (Information series)

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The meaning of Michilmackinac (Information series)
George S May
Manufacturer: Michigan Historical Commission
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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A classic collection perfectly suited as learning tools - easy to play and lots of fun too! Each deck includes color portraits of 13 honored individuals and highlights their achievements. Includes instructions. Suitable for most card games.

American Women Authors Card Game (History Channel)

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American Women Authors Card Game (History Channel)

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American Authors Card Game (Authors Series Card Games)

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American Authors Card Game (Authors Series Card Games)

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Life's Report Card: The Trying Game: A Book of Poems (N)

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Life's Report Card: The Trying Game: A Book of Poems (N)
John Shtino
Manufacturer: iUniverse, Inc.
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Have you ever dreamed of writing a book of poetry? What stopped you? Due to lack of faith/confidence, laziness, the publishing bureaucracy, the economics of publishing poetry and the general tendency to put off until tomorrow what can be done today, what may be great works never see the light of day.

Author John Shtino's near-death experience moved him to try to get several projects left hanging completed. Life's Report Card: The Trying Game is one of them. He believes that most talents are inherited with the recipient either using or squandering their talent.

Many of his poems deal with love lost, mental illness, compulsive gambling, philosophy and chances not taken (the what ifs of life). In Dear Son, he writes "I hope...that roads not traveled do not haunt you." The poet often writes from personal experience. An especially poignant poem called Air Burial conveys this army veteran's feelings in a way that is especially relevant today.

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Notable Black Women in American History Card Game (Authors Series Card Games)

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Notable Black Women in American History Card Game (Authors Series Card Games)

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I don't know where the folks at Osborne buy their clothes, but on my planet a pocket is only slightly larger than a hand. I can put my wallet in my pocket. I can carry three or so Zip disks. But I've tried and tried, and I just can't jam in all 600+ pages of Bigelow's PC Technician's Troubleshooting Pocket Reference into any pocket I have. The thing is an inch and a half thick--definitely not pocket-sized. It's satchel-sized. It's put-it-under-the-tire-to-keep-the-trailer-from-rolling-downhill-sized.

Form factors aside, Bigelow's book lives up to its title; it's all troubleshooting information. Wonderful! This book assuredly was not meant to be read front to back. It works like this: start with a problem, and then look up the solution. Bigelow divided the book into sections for various parts of the PC or devices that are connected to it. You look up the device, read about it, heed some general maintenance wisdom, and then peruse the various "symptoms" and cures. Very nice, and just about the best information on troubleshooting that I've seen.

There are two problems. The first (again) is the book's size. Simply put, it's not a pocket-sized book. Osborne should forget that aspect, and publish the book in a size that easily lies flat. Trust me, the information is valuable enough to sell the book; don't get cute with the size. The second is that I'd like to see the symptoms summarized before they're presented. That would make finding specific information easier, and I wouldn't have to thumb through several dozen symptoms/solutions before finding what I want.

On the key subject of disk partitioning, this book fits the bill--but only in troubleshooting partitioning problems. On that subject, Bigelow does a fine job, and even suggests third-party solutions. In fact, the book does contain many third-party solutions, as well as advice on what to do in Windows for troubleshooting.

This book is not for everyone. Most of the introduction is aimed at computer technicians or troubleshooting professionals. But at $19.99 it's a good investment. At the very least, it'll make you the hero on your block, when it comes to troubleshooting PCs. --Dan Gookin

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*Fully revised updated edition. first edition was strong seller - over 30,000 sold. *Ties into the booming A+ Certification market. A+ technicians specialize in PC hardware troubleshooting. *Follows success of Pocket Reference Series by Bigelow, which has sold over 70,000 copies. *Handy format - designed for technicians, in a convenient, portable, pocket-sized edition. *Leading author - Bigelow's last three books have sold well over 250,000 copies.

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I don't recommend it.......2003-09-03

Poorly organized. Useful neither as a field reference nor study manual. Don't waste your money. Much better investments are: (1) Upgrading And Repairing PCs, Field Guide, by Scott Mueller, and (2) Pocket PCRef, by Thomas J. Glover & Millie M. Young.

If you're studying for the A+ Exam, check out 'A+ Certification', by Michael Meyers. Another excellent book which goes into greater depth, is 'Upgrading And Repairing PCs', by Scott Mueller.

Get the book, you will NOT regret it!.......2003-06-20

This book is amazing. I repair and troubleshoot PC's professionally, this book is one of my most valuable tools. I always take it with when I am out in the field. I cannot even begin to guess how many times this book has help me find a solution to a problem quicker than I would have found it on my own. I own many pc repair and troubleshooting books. If I were made to give them all up but one; I would not even have to consider which one I would keep. I would keep Bigelow's PC Technician's Troubleshooting Pocket Reference without hesitation. Get the book, you will not regret it. It is a must have tool for your repair kit, absolutely incredible!

Fantastic.......2001-12-26

I must say that before I got this book I though i knew it all. Then when I got it, I was BLOWN AWAY by all the usefull information and tips in this book. This is not a book for beginners. It dosent spend time explaining useless tutorials. It gives the information you need so you can use it for yourself. I reccomend this book to anyone interested in learning more about how your system works

Very Disappointing.......2001-07-21

I purchased this book because of the several glowing reviews of it on Amazon. Now that I have a copy (which I will be returning shortly) I can only guess that those reviews were written by friends of the author. This book is little more but a long and rambling antidotal collection of PC repair stories roughly organized into general failing areas. No symptom analysis, no error code explanations, no organized flowcharts of logical procedures, no tables of settings and types. Just paragraph after paragraph of "if you notice this, try that". In my mind this should be called something like the "Jeff Foxworthy you might be a redneck PC repair tech manual". However, if you are new to PC repair and have no idea where to start looking for the resolution of a problem, this MIGHT be just the book you need - because you can sit and thumb through it and look like you are doing something useful while you await the arrival of the guy who knows what he's doing. You might even stumble on an antidote that actually applies to the problem you are currently experiencing.

Concise, useful, and it fits in a toolbox.......2000-05-20

Stephen Bigelow's book on Troubleshooting PCs is a personal favorite, containing (literally) pounds of practical advice and information. Alas, that great work is far too bulky to fit inside my toolkit... which is why I own this book.

There are no frivilous details here, only the "meat and potatoes" a technician needs to do his or her job correctly. It is loaded with lists of facts (POST codes, AT and DOS commands, connector pinouts, and so forth), as well as instructions on diagnosing and resolving many hardware problems. My only complaint is that not all the page numbers in the index are correct, but the book is so well-organized that I seldom need the index.

When troubleshooting a PC, I use this book almost as often as my screwdriver. It is a tool that few technicians should be without.

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Bigelow's PC Technician's Troubleshooting Pocket Reference
Stephen J. Bigelow
Manufacturer: Computing Mcgraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFLWZS

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