Fast Cash: How I Made a Fortune Buying Notes

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How I lost money by buying this book.

No Facts

Just the facts madam.

How To Make A Fortune Writing A Stupid Book!

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Fast Cash: How I Made a Fortune Buying Notes
Lorelei Stevens
Manufacturer: Merril Press
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This intriguing book is not just another get-rich-quick scheme: the Fast Cash is what you pay, not what you get!

And what you pay Fast Cash for is notes—valuable and legally binding promises to pay, secured by real estate, and bought at a discount.

Then you collect the full amount of the note, usually in monthly payments, and earn a handsome profit.

Lorelei Stevens is one of America's premier career note buyers. In the pages of Fast Cash she immerses you in the business through absorbing stories of how it's really done, one note at a time.

The unexpected result is a masterpiece of human interest writing. It follows the dreams and despair of people who've sold their real estate, financed the sale with a note, and later found themselves in need of fast cash.

That's where the note buyer steps in—and that's where you step into Lorelei Stevens' fascinating world of Fast Cash.

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How I lost money by buying this book........2007-09-08

I've learned more from late night gurus than I did from reading this book. Ms. Stevens has conned us all with this one. Thanks for nothing.

No Facts.......2007-01-19

I found this book to be interesting an easy read, but I learned very little. Like everyone else has stated its nothing more than her personal stories. If you want to learn about brokering notes then your out of luck. It's about being a note buyer and forking out money to attorneys, appraisers, title companies. There's not even much insight on this either.

Just the facts madam........2007-01-17

I read this type of book for the facts, not to be entertained with war stories. This book is all stories that adds up to less than a page of facts. Read the preview, that is what the whole book is like.

How To Make A Fortune Writing A Stupid Book!.......2006-02-11

That's what Ms. Stevens' book should be named. I bought this book expecting to get a decent tutorial or at the very least a digestible guide on how to purchase property/house notes, perhaps some history on how the business began and how to get started in it. Instead, what I got was the Donald Trump of the property note world sharing her experiences as a property note purchasor; the people she met at her note purchasing workshops; what they said and did; what they went through; and her experience dealing with them. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY. She even admits that her success is due in most part to her father who got her into the business and shared with her his extensive knowledge of note purchasing, in addition to what she describes as an entire fleet of attorneys who are dedicated to helping her. For those of us who are not independently wealthy, she could have at least explained how one starts a note purchasing business or how to learn about it. Had her father written his own book, I may have learned something and gained some insight into this complex world. I think she's made enough money in her world of upper class financing so to write a book that does nothing but highlight her fabulous career and actually charge people for doing so is in my opinon nothing short of larceny.

My Rating is One Star Too Many.......2006-02-02

This book is a waste. I got a library edition thank God! Why did the publisher let the author write it as a story with infinite quotes. Probably because if it were written in the traditional way it could be reduced to < 50 pages. If you want to part with your money give it to your local library. It would serve a better purpose. By all means do not purchase the book and then donate it to the library. Libraries already have enough worthless books.

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On a blistering hot day, a trip to the waterslides is just the cure. However, a lost bikini top and muscle bound hunks maybe more than the girls can handle.

Peach Girl Authentic Volume 5 (Peach Girl Authentic)

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My friend the Enemy, Part 6
Peach girl
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Kiley's back!

Peach Girl Authentic Volume 5 (Peach Girl Authentic)
Miwa Ueda
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Sae, the world's worst â€œbest friend,â€ is back with a vengeance! Now that Momo and Toji are finally happy together, Sae will do whatever it takes to break them up, and her latest scheme is her nastiest ever. For Momo's birthday, Toji made plans for the two of them to have a special night alone. But if Sae gets her way, she'll be the one kissing Toji!

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My friend the Enemy, Part 6.......2006-04-14

Momo wakes up in a hotel room to find herself naked and with a man...and not just any man (certainly not her own man Toji), it's Goro, beautiful boy, model, and boyfriend of Sae...and it looks like he's gone all the way with her. As if being taken advantage of is bad enough, but suddenly the door burst open and in comes Toji, Kiley, and the school nurse Misao. Toji attacks Goro for all its worth and Misao comforts Momo, who doesn't know if she has lost her virginity or not but feels ashamed nonetheless.

At Misao's home Toji admits that he and Sae were in bed together kissing, but it stopped when he realized that she wasn't Momo. Kiley brings up the fact that it all seems too convenient, Sae being in his bed and Goro trying to bed with Momo. He believes they were the victims of a set up and decides to launch the ultimate revenge on Sae...to give her a taste of her own medicine, with Toji and Momo's help.

This manga just slipped from teen rating into adult, in my personal opinion. I mean, come on, a friend tries to get revenge on her friend by convincing her boyfriend to date rape her? And what's worse, in order to get back at her they hire an actor to make her think the same has happened to her? It seems that this is not something that Momo would go through with... I mean, sure she might get her revenge, but not by making Sae think she had been raped... just as she had for a while... Overall though, it's still a very good read, but this scenario made it fall a little short of perfect, in my opinion... I still plan on reading the story, but now I feel as if I need to expect the plot to be unbelievable, whereas it seemed entirely plausible before.

Peach girl.......2003-04-20

In the last volume you were left off with Momo waking up in a hotel room, not knowing where she was or how she got there, and finding Goro (a super hot model that is head over heals for sae: a vicious copier of Momo that only tries to steal every happy thing in Momo's life). In this volume, Momo is scared to death at the thought that she might have been "deflowered" by Goro. With the help of Kiley, they figure out that Sae is behind it all. Kiley has thought up a clever plan to get revenge against Sae, and all works out fine until something very wrong happens. I won't give away the ending but this is a book you surely don't want to miss.

Drama, Drama..........2002-12-26

Peach Girl #6 is one of the best books in the series. I got it before I got Book 5, and 4, and I still understood it!

It begins with Momo, waking up in a hotel room with Goro. he tells her they did the deed, and she doesn't believe him. Meaniwhile, Toji is runnning to the rescue. And MEANWHILE, Sae is there for the whole thing. I won't spoil it for you, don't worry! This volume is VERY dramatic, with a LOT of TLC from toji to Momo, and a LOT of unbelieveable things Sae has done. You will NOT BELIEVE how complex her plan was. This book may not be for everyone. It has some verbal profanity, and at the end there's something....distasteful. But the end is a super-duper cliffhanger....But it's an amazing book!

Peach Girl 6.......2002-11-21

Another good addition to the peach girl series. Though the books seem to be getting progressively less realistic, they're still fun.

Kiley's back!.......2002-11-19

When we last saw Momo, she woke up naked in supermodel Goro's room to him asking, "Are you happy Momo? I gave you what you wanted." In volume six of Peach Girl, the big question is, Did he or didn't he?, then What to do next?
As Toji runs to Momo's rescue, he luckily runs into (or rather, is run over by) Kiley and Nurse Misao. Putting aside the immediate question of why are Kiley and Nurse Misao driving together at 1AM, they rush into the hotel room where Goro is holding Momo, and the drama begins. With help from Misao's words of wisdom and comfort and Kiley's conniving brain, Momo and Toji are able to piece together what has happend during the night. Once the stories are cleared up, Kiley is at his all time best, pointing out that when dealing with Sae, head on approaches are futile; the best way to deal with her is to take revenge.
This volume of Peach Girl is full of more drama than comedy. However, the comedy made me (literally) laugh out loud. There is some verbal profanity in this volume, so some more sensitive readers may be offended. The sexual references that are common with Peach Girl are discussed frankly, including a shocking yet funny image of Sae closing the story. All in all, this is the Peach Girl you know and have come to love, only this time Miwa Ueda is not holding back.

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If you've always wanted to give this lesbianism thing a whirl, this manual for sapphic living from a dedicated womanizer may be just what you're looking for. First, Eisenbach will help you discover if you're truly ready to be a lesbian. Then she'll take you step by step through picking up other women (or being picked up yourself), making love to them, and how to settle down with one for a relationship. The author's dry wit is an acquired taste, but try to stick with it, because just beneath the unrelenting subtlety and irony, you'll find sensible advice about self-esteem and relationships.

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A hilarious look at lesbian life. In this irreverent how-to, even the least lesbian among readers can learn how to pick up girls, how to have sex, how to cope with the woman of their dreams, even how to heal, or heel, the inner lesbian. National ads/media.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Witty and Humorous.......2006-11-04

I loved this little book. It was light hearted and fun to read. The cover intrigued me. I laughed outloud and that says to me it is a good book. I suppose I related to some of it. It was entertaining.

Gender neutral dating tips.......2005-09-13

I know this book was not aimed at guys. I found it in the humor section and even though it was not what I expected, I read it from cover to cover. Fellas, you could do a lot worse than getting tips on picking up chicks from a lesbian. Ladies, read the list of things not to do the day after a hot date (show up with "a few things.")
It will be a long time before society at large is ready to accept gay people. Regardless of your politics, you have to respect the courage of those who live their lives in the open and even offer insight and benefit of wisdom to others.

This book saved my life!.......2000-04-21

I happened to pick up this book at a time when I was feeling particularly depressed, almost suicidal, about my life as a lesbian. Within a few minutes after starting to read it I was laughing out loud, and by the time I was halfway through I was literally rolling on the floor. There is something on every single page of this book that struck home in a way that made me not only laugh, but to begin to love myself and my life again. Reading this book was a turning point for me, I look at myself and my friends with compassion and affection and I realize how liberating it is to have a built-in opportunity to exit from the main road of society's expecations for women. I HIGHLY recommend it!

This book saved my life!.......2000-04-21

Fresh, funny and astute synopsis of lesbian life.......1997-08-01

It is best to chose wisely when deciding where to read this book. I started in a restaurant, with starched linen tableclothes. I laughed so much that I spat tomato and basil soup over a good proportion of it. Ms Eisenbach manages to be funny whilst also giving good advice on such difficult subjects as: When to phone a woman after you have had sex with her. Her account of naming a lesbian pet is wonderful but may cause you to have fits of the giggles next time you hear a friend call her dog. She advised aspirant lesbians to "lighten up" This is just the book to do it!

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Every Breath You Take traces the evolution of notions of stalking and stalkers from ancient mythology through medieval folklore and nineteenth-century literature to contemporary film and social science. Critically analyzing stories of stalking within a wide range of historical and cultural discourses, the book suggests that such stories serve social functions, enforcing traditional gender roles within the patriarchal social order. It reveals how stories of stalking have facilitated moral panics that have fueled the persecution of "stalkers" as social deviants. It argues that a contemporary "stalking moral panic" led to America's anti-stalking laws, laws that actually address mythological images and stereotypes and are therefore inadequate in their treatment of the actual social phenomenon of stalking. It concludes by suggesting an alternative legal treatment of stalking, one that relies on an informed, critical reading of both moral panics and culture.

The study shows how Lilith--Jewish mythology's Queen of Demons--as Western culture's archetypal female stalker, eventually inspired the construction of the images of the medieval witch and nineteenth-century prostitute. Similarly, the vampire--our culture's archetypal male stalker--can be seen in Frankenstein's creature, in Mr. Hyde, and in Dracula, as well as in more contemporary images of male stalkers (such as Robert DeNiro's taxi driver and Halloween's Michael). Orit Kamir posits that in the twentieth century, film was the major force in developing images of male and female stalkers, leading to a moral panic that resulted in the 1980s anti-stalking laws. Careful reading of these laws reveals that they address cultural images of archetypal stalkers rather than the actual social phenomenon of stalking, which involves ordinary men and women, not mythological monsters.

The book is unusual in its combination of cultural studies with a sociological perspective and legal analysis. It argues that legal analysis can be greatly informed by close, critical textual reading of both relevant stories and social phenomena. It will be of keen interest to those in critical legal studies as well as scholars in film, literature, and folklore.

Orit Kamir is Professor of Law, Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

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Maintenance of Cultural Myths: The Case of Stalking.......2001-11-22

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Maintenance of Cultural Myths: The Case of Stalking
Every Breath You Take: Stalking Narratives and the Law. Orit Kamir, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2000.

I believe in vampires. There is no empirical data which I can use to prove their existence, but proof is unnecessary: what is important is that I believe. But how is it that an otherwise rational person harbors such a superstition? Those who snicker may ask why they are afraid of the dark, or sense icy digits brushing their necks when alone. Orit Kamir in Every Breath You Take, points to collective culture as the villain in such manifestations of the unconscious. Her subject is those who stalk, in a work which "... does not aim to define human categories or defeciences, but merely to better understand the social phenomenon as it is conceived"(2).
What is fascinating is the method she adopts to expose the phenomenon of stalking. Drawing from Sumerian and Hebrew myth, nineteenth-century English literature, and a century of film, Kamir works in a linear fashion and effectively demonstrates the cyclical and repetitive nature of the themes and motifs of stalking. She concludes, in a somewhat hasty manner, with a critique of the current California anti-stalking law, maintaining that what has occurred is a fusion of image with law.
Collective culture, states Kamir, creates and sustains the myths and dreams which, "like ghosts ... haunt our lives and alter our behaviour"(3). And although social behaviour is malleable, those shifting winds are drawn into a vortex by periods of moral panic: a public pre-occupation with a social phenomenon that is irrationally perceived as extremely threatening. These periods are unstable and impulsive, and prone to misconceptions, so that today "[by] addressing mythological images rather than social reality, the legislature did not adequately conceptualize the prohibited behaviour, and the `panicky' drafting rendered an imperfect law"(175). This is Kamir's conclusion, and the answer to her unstated question: how do our cultural constructs work upon us? What she reveals is the considerable gap between a fear of stalking constructed in the media and the reality of stalking such that the modern legal response is lacking in many respects.
With the fear of stalking comes the elements of social control derived from myth to validate oppression. So when Kamir discusses female then male stalking, there are striking contrasts. Kamir's central female subject is Lilit - counterpoint to Eve - who "subverts patriarchal sexual norms"(41) is feared and hated, yet secretly desired as she is both sexually independent and dangerous. By characterizing female stalking as dangerous, Lilit's independence, like the "witches" of Europe, is a rallying point, "which society and patriarchy could, and can, bank on when necessary to establish solidarity among men"(42). Apparently, what frustrates and elicits this reaction is the fact that Lilit never lets men control and objectify her - the hallmarks of male stalking.
Kamir asserts that male stalking is nourished to service the social order while female stalking is used both in dangerous times of social instability. In this light, male stalking or the unseen eye (appropriated from Lilit) is operating at all times and therefore in constant need of justification. Accordingly, most stalking narratives are structured by a patriarchal framework: first there is the strond, sexually initiating women who stalks a man (both Lilit and Alex in Fatal Attraction); second, a "Jack the Ripper" type serial killer who stalks a sexual, evil women whose moral vacancy invites punishment; and third, a monstrous male (Frankenstein, Dracula) stalks a weak, domestic Eve who is saved only if she is revealed to be a Virgin Mary type character. Themes in hand, men can remain wary of Lilit, destroying her mortal counterparts for moral failings, or reward chastity by driving of the beast. Yet though our cultural discourse is replete with these themes, in general, they have very little bearing on the type of stalking that occurs today.
Perhaps that is an inaccurate statement. When Kamir outlines the shortcomings of the current legislation in California, the prejudices mentioned above are readily apparent. To begin, there is the requirement that a threat be made against the complainant intended to place the target in "reasonable" fear of death or great bodily harm. This definition does not capture the type of stalking practiced by Ted Bundy or Allan Dershowitz who did not threaten, merely watched, or chose their victims without announcing their presence. Further, the adoption of an objective standard (the mythical "reasonable person") leads Kamir to state that once the prohibited behaviour is exhibited, "the victim's subjective feelings should make no difference and there seems to be no rational need to inspect them"(188). Presumably women can not sense danger in repeated, persistent attempts by men to invade their personal space; or may not realize that this behaviour may be permissible as part of the biological imperative. To solidify her criticism, and as a wonderful device to unite the work, Kamir quotes Nancy Ehreneich's determination that the "reasonable person" is a device for "importing a pre-existing societal consensus into the law"(191). Confusion and duplication in the current legal response to stalking thus reflects deeply imbedded cultural myths that women should be vulnerable to the male gaze, and should anticipate their fates as the logical conclusion of their promiscuous and non-male sanctioned behaviour.
Dislodging the dictates of the unconscious can not occur without an understanding how those images were formed - layer upon layer of myth and speculation - an Kamir is convincing in her treatment of stalking while pointing out that a critical analysis free from moral panic is crucial. But it will be an uphill battle, and while my crucifix reposes at home, I do occasionally carry garlic.

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Title: Every Breath You Take: Stalking Narratives and the Law.(Book Review)
Author: Anna-Rose Mathieson
Publication: Michigan Law Review (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2003
Publisher: Michigan Law Review Association
Volume: 101 Issue: 6 Page: 1589(13)

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Society, Culture, and the State in Germany, 1870-1930 draws together important new work on the Kaiserreich--the period between Bismarck's unification of Germany and the First World War.

Work on the Kaiserreich built up impressive momentum during the 1970s and 1980s, when a series of inspiring but divisive controversies called into question the ways in which German historical development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was mainly understood. These discussions focused on issues of continuity between Bismarck and Hitler and the peculiar strength of authoritarianism in German political culture, raising important questions about the deep origins of Nazism and about Germany's alleged differences from the West.

The collection purposefully brings certain issues and approaches into the foreground. These include the value of taking gender seriously as a priority of historical work; the emergence of social policy and welfare during the early twentieth century; religious belief and affiliation as a neglected dimension in modern German history; the tremendous importance of the First World War as a climacteric; and the exciting potentials of cultural studies and the new cultural history.

A varied group, the contributors embrace different kinds of history and certainly do not subscribe to a common line. Some essays suggest alternative periodizations and focus on the early twentieth century decades rather than the integral unity of the Kaiserreich as such. Together, they take stock of the field, critically synthesizing existing knowledge and laying down agendas for the future.

Geoff Eley is Professor of History, University of Michigan.

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“I’d rather have a pawn than a finger.” —Reuben Fine

What The Reviewers Are Saying About Essential Chess Quotations “Whether you want the funny…, the thought-provoking…or the inspiring…this is a handy work to keep by the bedside for dipping into.”
—ICCM Timothy Harding, Chess author and publisher.

“All very entertaining! Books like these belong to the treasury of chess. Recommended!”
—John Elburg Book reviewer at the Chess Mail web site.

“John Knudsen brings together some of the best known quotes and epigrams of chess. From masters like Morphy to Fischer, and non-masters from Pascal to Letterman, all are witty sayings about this game we call chess. Essential Chess Quotations sums up what chess is and isn’t to the players who have mastered the game and to the non-players who have given up on the game. The quotes about correspondence chess are especially revealing from players who either love or hate postal play. From the humorous to the philosophical, it’s all here in one big collection. And you can quote me.”
—Bill Wall Prolific chess author and philosopher.

“If chess games could be won by flinging the perfect quote at your opponent, then ESSENTIAL CHESS QUOTATIONS would be John Knudsen’s MY SYSTEM. I certainly intend to quote from it, even if it doesn’t raise my rating.”
—FM Alex Dunne Chess author and “The Check Is In The Mail” columnist.

Customer Reviews:

a thin collection.......2006-07-20

There are about 170 quotations here, over about 50 pages, plus a lot of blank pages at the end, presumably so that you can add more on your own. You can read through this collection at a leisurely pace and be done in well under an hour.

If you have a scholarly interest you will be disappointed in the absence of any source citations, any dates, or any information (besides the name) to identify who is being quoted.

Too many of the quotes are flat or pedestrian -- e.g., "A forced variation with sacrifice" (by Mikhail Botvinnik, describing combinations); or "The object of the game of chess is to checkmate the king" (by "Unknown"); or "Creating an undesired stalemate is the height of stupidity" (by Anonymous).

There are few quotations here from literary figures who have written about chess or used chess imagery. No Vladimir Nabokov, for example, and no Stefan Zweig.

In my judgment the number of memorable quotations here that cannot be easily found on the Internet is too small to justify the purchase.

An excellent source for quotes from the world of chess........1999-07-26

John Knudsen is well known by the Internet chess community as webmaster of the popular The Correspondence Chess Place web site. He has also undertaken a number of projects to be of service to the chess community. Here he has attempted to provide a source for chess authors and other chess enthusiasts by gathering together a large collection of interesting and thought-provoking comments on chess by those most involved with it.

You won't find every famous quote here, but you will find a very nice selection of the best. For those interested in the human side of chess I can strongly recommend this little volume full of gems. Normally, to find good chess quotes you have to scan a large chess encyclopedia and just jump from one biography to another searching for something relevant. As a chess journalist I find this concise volume of essential quotes useful. As a lover of the game I find it vastly entertaining. This is one of the few books devoted to chess that you'll ever read cover to cover. I recommend it.

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Database Security and Auditing: Protecting Data Integrity and Accessibility
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