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Get Rich on Other People's Money: Real Estate Investment Secrets
William H. Pivar
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When Yuma's younger sister enrolls in the same high school, the older sibling and her friends are plagued with a new set of problems, as the younger sister begins to gossip and spread rumors about Yuma and Eriko.

Tokyo Boys & Girls, Volume 3 (Tokyo Boys&Girls)

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THREE SIMPLE WISHES
Miki Aihara's cute 5- volume show from 95.
Revenge...a dish best served cold...
Like Hot Gimmick? Give it a try!
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Tokyo Boys & Girls, Volume 3 (Tokyo Boys&Girls)
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Mimori Kosaka's dream comes true when she's accepted to the Meidai Attached High School and gets to wear their super-fashionable uniform! She's excited about having a fun and fulfilling freshman year of high school, but things don't turn out as effortlessly as she had hoped. The school year starts off well when Mimori befriends the beautiful Nana, but things quickly turn sour for her when she is chosen to be the class representative. Through a series of unfortunate events, she finds herself the focus of attention by three boys and her teachers for all the wrong reasons! Mimori is reunited with Atsushi, a boy she knew in elementary school. Their reunion is far from sweet since he despises her for allegedly bullying him in their elementary school days. In fact he plans to exact a little revenge!

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THREE SIMPLE WISHES.......2006-07-27

Mimori Kosaka has a few simple requests of God. She wants to get accepted into Medai Attached High School. She wants to wear the uniform and be cute. Lastly, she wants to spend her high school years with a handsome boyfriend. Two of these wishes come true. She gets accepted into Medai, one of the best schools in the city, and of course, she gets to wear the uniform, but the third one is running into a bit of difficulty. It's kinda hard to meet the guys because the school is split into two halves, male and female. The boys and girls can still SEE each other through the windows across from each other so it's not very hard to scope each other out from a distance. Mimori makes a new friend quickly in Nana Takaichi, who is as beautiful as she is naive. Mimori is a bit tougher and more of a tomboy. Mimori's personality also lands her the job of being class representative. On the boyfriend front, things are looking pretty ugly. Atsushi Haruta holds a grudge against Mimori for something Mimori did to him back in elementary school and swears revenge against her. Mimori doesn't even remember him! Ran is another guy that dislikes Mimori, but at least she knows the reason. She ruined a computer game he was developing for a contest. And then there's Kuniyasu, the resident stud, who goes along with the other two guys because he's a jerk, or maybe he's just bored.

I liked Tokyo Boys & Girls because I know how awkward going to a new school can be and also because we've all had days when everything went completely wrong. Or you unintentionally upset people and made them dislike you. These are all just human things that happen to all of us. So in this respect, Mimori is a sympathetic character. Watching her interact with the guys is pretty funny at times. One problem I had with this book was in the sometimes cliched storytelling. The biggest example of this is the conflict between Mimori and Haruta. Everytime he's on the verge of telling her what she did to him, another character shows up to interrupt the story, and so the author pulls the carrot back and hits us with the stick. This happens again and again, and it gets annoying. I'm sure the secret, once revealed, will not warrant all this bait and switching. The art at least never fell into bad shojo shortcuts and retained normal looking designs instead of rail-thin bishonen Clamp ostriches. Volume 1 was interesting enough to make me read Volume 2, where I HOPE Haruta will reveal his grudge so we can move on with the story.

Miki Aihara's cute 5- volume show from 95........2006-03-16

This is a really good series, who just keeps getting better and better, for each volume. In the first volume I had some trouble distinguishing between the characters.. as there were three people with almost the same hairstyle and face.. But once you get down that Haruta has dark roots (which means he's the only one with bleached hair.. the others are just drawn that way) then you're good.

It's sweet, exciting, and fun.. a but angsty at times- as it should be ;) There is character development.. and they just get more and more loveable (or in the one case- annoying) for every page. It's from the mid- nineties. I mention this because the clothes are not as up to date as in many other mangas.. but it's loveley, and sometimes it's nice to read series who are only five volumes.. cuz who really have the patience to wait 3-4 years for that 27-volume series to come to an end?

Do yourself a favor and buy it today ;)
I also recommend Korean Manhwa "Goong", Miki Aiharas "Hot Gimmick", immensly cute and beautifully drawn "Merupuri", and for those with connections= anything by Korean manga artist Hwang Mi Ri, especcially "Hot blooded woman" about tough female gang leader Ha Ji,(Jijang of her highschool) is great.

Revenge...a dish best served cold..........2005-11-11

"Tokyo Boys and Girls", the newest effort by Manga artist Miki Aihara that is currently being released by Shojo beat, starts off with a basic premise. Mimori Kosaka is a new student at Meidai Attached High School. On the first day she befriends the beautiful Nana Taikaichi after managing to secure herself a window seat. Why is the placement so important? Well, in an all girls section of the high school with only a courtyard separating the girls from the boy's side of the school it becomes a strategic location to meet and be scoped out by all of the available young men... And Mimori has every hope of acquiring a handsome boyfriend this year. Her hopes are soon dashed when she is elected by her peers to become the class rep, which basically means she'll spend the better part of her time running errands for the teachers, but what she fails to realize is that many of the errands involve delivering things to the boy's side of the school... which naturally puts her in a good position to be in with the guys.

On her first trip she encounters a young man with bleach blonde hair whom Nana informs her is a member of the West Tokyo Biker gang. The young man stays in her mind even when she chooses Nana to be her assistant rep and they make more trips over to the boy`s side. Eventually she reveals who she is, and to the young man's surprise she turns out to be a woman whom he's declared revenge upon. Apparently his name is Atsushi Haruta, and he and she were classmates in grade school, but the funny thing is that Mimori has no idea who he is. Things become even more complicated when an accident caused by Mimori erases a computer disc of a few classmates of Atsushi's. One of the classmates is a young man named Kazukita Kuniyasu, a young man whom Nana met in cram school and has developed quite a crush on. The other boy, Ran Shingyoji, is the one who is really distraught over the loss of the disc, as it was his and Kuniyasu's entry to a yearly video game contest. Suddenly everyone wants revenge against Mimori, and the three men band together to achieve this end.

While this concept is not as attention getting as Aihara's "Hot Gimmick", it is definitely a worthwhile read. Because there is not the same amount of shock value we get to know the characters of a more natural momentum. Also, there is the fact that several of the people want to be in relationships with one another... Ran likes Nana, who likes Kuniyasu... who likes to remain unattached but for some reason is drawn to Mimori... and then there's Mimori who can't help but think about Haruta, even though he has sworn revenge on her... Who exactly was he from her past?

The art from the manga is very well done, and the characters are wonderfully flawed and engaging. Overall, a wonderful read, something I intend on keeping up with in the future.

Like Hot Gimmick? Give it a try!.......2005-08-09

This story is very similar to Hot Gimmick (by the same author): young girl, cute, sweet and nice-looking, becomes the target of several guys and one just happens to be a childhood friend she has totally forgotten about. Only one thing can come from that...

It's a good volume, not much story, but you're introduced to all the characters and prepared for the rest of the story. The old early 90's manga art may be shocking to see especially since the style on the cover is simlar to the author's newer work but once you get past it, you have a fun cute story!

Tokyo Shounen Shoujo.......2005-07-10

"Tokyo Boys and Girls" is the newest manga from Miki Aihara, author of "Hot Gimmick".

The story is about Mimori Kosaka, a girl who isn't afraid to speak her mind. On the first day of school, she befriends the beautiful but ditzy Nana, and is chosen to be the class representative(even though she doesn't want to do it.) Then she meets Atsushi, a boy who claims to have known her during elementary school. He claims that she betrayed him in the past and is out to get revenge, but Mimori can't remember what happened. To complicate matters, Mimori and Nana accidentally break a home made video-game belonging to to other boys, Ran and Kuniyasu. Ran likes Nana, so he comes up with a plan to get close her. Also included in this volume is a short story about Nagase, an average girl, and her problems in dating a popular guy, Reiichi.

The characters are believable. Mimori is not annoying or perfect, and the other characters all get their chance to shine.

THe art is pretty, but it's not as good as in "Hot Gimmick". The character designs fit their personalities well. The backgrounds are good, and so is the overall layout.

Still, so far, this isn't as good as "Hot Gimmick". I know it's only the first volume, but that's all it took to hook me with the latter. If you want to read some of Aihara's work, I'd suggest you try "Hot Gimmick" first. Even so, this is a cute manga for anyone who's enjoyed her work. And if you're in the younger set, go with "Tokyo Boys and Girls" as it has almost no language or sexual stuff. This is a very good manga, and you should pick it up.

TRAPPED - Detective Story - Volume 2, number 3 - October Oct 1957: Poison with the Dolls; Jail Bait Girl; Are You Chicken; Fifty Thousand and the Girl; Stupid Fool; The Third Day; The Big Thrill; Angel of Death; High School Racket Gang

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TRAPPED - Detective Story - Volume 2, number 3 - October Oct 1957: Poison with the Dolls; Jail Bait Girl; Are You Chicken; Fifty Thousand and the Girl; Stupid Fool; The Third Day; The Big Thrill; Angel of Death; High School Racket Gang
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"In a world where political satire has been reduced to oral sex jokes, Barry Crimmins stands out as one of the few humorists who takes the high ground and comments on what's really important. He's truly one of the most hilarious social critics of our generation."-Liz Winstead, creator of Comedy Central's The Daily Show

"He breaks down reality in a hilarious way. He seems ticked off at everything, and when you hear him, you agree. One of the few political comedians who is really good."-Steven Wright

Never Shake Hands with a War Criminal is a personal and political history told with acid humor and a loving heart. Crimmins travels from a skeptical childhood, through the founding of the Boston comedy scene, to a career as a satirist and activist. No villain is spared; no hero is forgotten. Crimmins also cuts a hilarious swath through our political tormentors, in the spirit of Mark Twain, Michael Moore and Al Franken.

Recent "Crimminal" mischief:

The Pentagon's so greedy it has an extra side on its building.
There's a nickel's worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans. If you put a nickel on the table, a Democrat will steal it from you . . . and a Republican will kill you for it.
The USA has moved so far to the right that the next New Hampshire Primary will be held in the Atlantic Ocean.
An angry audience member asked, "If you don't love this country, why don't you get out?" Barry replied, "Because I don't want to be victimized by its foreign policy."

Barry Crimmins grew up in Skaneateles, N.Y. (an Indian name meaning small lake surrounded by fascists). In his time he has worked with many comedy greats, near greats and ingrates, including a stint writing for Dennis Miller. He is also a writer for the Randi Rhodes Show on Al Franken's Air America Radio.

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Passionate.......2007-05-11

(Barry read as part of The Writer's Voice Visiting Authors Series on January 21, 2005. This is from my introduction to the event).

"Never Shake Hands With a War Criminal," besides being filled with the "take-no-prisoners" humor one would expect from Barry Crimmins, is also a cri de coeur. ("NOUN: An impassioned outcry, as of entreaty or protest.") It is a wail against the center not holding, at our own lives being filled with ghosts, and the places we come from, the places that shaped, or mis-shaped us...disappearing. It is the voice of sanity, even as it delivers unrelenting broadsides against those who would suck the joy out of life, and betray, in Barry Crimmins' powerful and expertly argued view, what is truly the "American Way."

There is also a great depth of feeling that comes off the page; I think people who know Barry first as a "comedy-guy" are going to be surprised--pleasantly--by the wide-range of emotion in chapters like the one on Chris Bracken, and "Surfing the Niagara." And of course there is the political comedy--naturally. Reading Barry's work, I kept wishing I could hear him jam with the late Bill Hicks, who once said that the job of the comedian in our culture is to be the one who stand at the side while consensus forms, and says `wait a minute.' Barry Crimmins does that, with a passion that makes him an important voice in dangerous times. or, a dangerous voice in important times...

A Great Book.......2005-09-23

Crimmins will have you laughing out loud as you get to know him and upstate New York. You will feel his pain, you'll laugh out loud, and you'll feel for the relationship of Barry and his dad. A must read, especially if you're a left winger.

a memoir and political essays -- and all very funny.......2005-04-06

Barry Crimmins grew up in Skaneateles, NY, and was a fixture in Boston stand-up comedy or years. We learn a lot about this, his family, and his opinions about politics today in this series of very funny essays covering topics such as 9/11, corporate corruption, Henry Kissinger, the Clintons, activism, Dennis Miller, comedy, Reagan, Air America Radio, NPR, the Iraq War, etc. Scattered between the essays are one-liners (Bush says he is eating beef and isn't vaguely concerned about the possibility of mad cow disease. Of course he isn't--the disease attacks the brain.)

If you're a progressive, there are lots of lines that will make you nod or smile or laugh (Not since Ronald Reagan have we had a president who is as stupid as he is evil.) Conservatives who've drunk the Bush kool-aid will not enjoy this, but all others will.

Heads up! Here comes Barry Crimmins........2005-01-08

Crimmins' book is not only great political satire, it is an honest and insightful personal account of someone raised in small town America. He is a sports fan, a comedian, a son, an entrepreneur whose essays are hilariously irreverent blistering salvos from the heart of someone who cares deeply and walks the talk.

Sanely Funny.......2004-12-21

In this age when dishonest and careless people cloak themselves in Christianity, and when fair and balanced is anything but, it is a relief to read Barry Crimmins. Never Shake Hands with a War Criminal combines humor with humanity and courage with the truth. The chapters about Crimmins' dying friend and the Oklahoma City bombing made me cry and the chapters about surfing on the Niagara and Newt Gingrich made me laugh. And all of it made me want to stand up for what is good in each of us. I recommend this book for anyone whose soul needs a drink of something clean and refreshing.

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Title: The End of the World as We Know It: Faith, Fatalism, and Apocalypse in America.(Review) (book reviews)
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The End of the World as We Know It: Faith, Fatalism, and Apocalypse in America.(Review): An article from: Journal of Church and State

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The End of the World as We Know It: Faith, Fatalism, and Apocalypse in America.(Review): An article from: Journal of Church and State
Nikolas K. Gvosdev
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Church and State, published by J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State on March 22, 2000. The length of the article is 955 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Infinitely enojyable

Mazes for the Mind: Computers and the Unexpected
Clifford A. Pickover
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It makes you run out of superlatives.......2002-11-13

One could burn a great deal of thesaurus time searching for the right superlatives to describe this book. The third element in a series that will hopefully never end, it is an exciting combination of computer science, philosophy, and playfulness. Dr. Pickover can rightfully be labeled the "philosopher king" of the computer world.
As was the case in previous books, the primary focus is on the computer generation of images, but in this work the author skips down other avenues of mental exploration. Computer generated mazes, fractal music, fractal ant farms (think about whether the ants or the farms or both are what is fractal), caging fleas in Hyperspace, virtual reality, and strange chess problems are just some of the items that are discussed. Short pieces describing strange forms of art creation appear at regular intervals.
The only place where this reviewer thinks that the book stumbles is in the short science fiction story. However, it is conceded that this may be an instance of personal prejudice. This reviewer is a longtime reader of the genre, with an emphasis on the so-called big three of Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein. It may be unfair to compare anyone to those three.
The level of difficulty resembles a sine curve. Some passages require a good deal of knowledge in the area of math/computers, while others can be understood by anyone. All topics are well referenced, so anyone who wishes to explore further will have no trouble doing so. Questions designed to initiate further thought occur at the end of each essay.
Whatever your background and interests, you will find something of value in this book and both of the two previous ones, "Computers, Pattern, Chaos, and Beauty" and "Computers and the Imagination." To paraphrase an old advertising slogan, "no one can read just one."

Published in Journal of Recreational Mathematics, reprinted with permission.

Infinitely enojyable.......2002-03-27

Pickover presents numerous brief chapters providing excursions into computer art, mathematics, physics, and whatever other topic happens to be tangentially related to anything he cares about. In the hands of a less astute person Mazes for the Mind would be meaningless drivel. But Pickover is like a wonderful uncle you see a few times a year for holidays; he is full of fascinating tales to share. Anyone who is interested in how math shows up in odd places, and who has some familiarity with relatively advanced topics like chaos theory, number theory, topology, etc. should find plenty to occupy their minds in this work. Though some of the sections are too brief, the quick tours through each topic are generally enjoyable.

I'm most interested to see what other Pickover works are available.

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Mazes for the Mind: Computers and the Unexpected
Clifford A. Pickover
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MAZES FOR THE MIND: COMPUTERS AND THE UNEXPECTED
Clifford A Pickover
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In every PC user's life, there's a point when desperate measures must be taken. Some push their PC off a pier or chuck it into a landfill. Others turn their former computing ally into a planter box. But don't give up on your PC yet--help is at hand. This easy to read, accessible book from PC World expert Steve Bass covers the waterfront of PC gripes and gremlins, with fixes for everything from Windows glitches to browsers that won't browse. Each fix is served up in bite-sized portions for quick reading--and even quicker fixing. A revised version of its best-selling predecessor, the 2nd edition offers 50 additional pages and over 120 new fixed annoyances. This reader-friendly book tackles problems related to a wide-ranging number of topics:

Windows--King of Annoyances! learn how to kick Windows in the rear, overcome glitches, take charge of the interface, live with the dreaded Service Pack 2
Hardware--wake up your DSL, tame your notebook, silence your PC's fan, work wonders with your scanner, and save paper
Email--from Outlook to Eudora! Defeat spam, avoid mailing list hassles, send big files, manage folders
Microsoft Office--learn workarounds for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that help you back up the unbackable and automate data entry
Internet--shake up IE, stop Flash, outsmart defaults, control Favorites, add the Google toolbar to Netscape

Plus, you get access to more than one hundred utilities that will help you squash bugs, enhance your email, untangle a system snarl, and much more. If your PC has ever annoyed you (do we see several billion raised hands?), PC Annoyances is for you. With the flip of a page or two, you can fix that faux pas and have your PC purring again.

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Worth the money.......2007-02-25

I was so impressed by this book when I checked it out from the library I realized I had to have a copy of my own for those times when problems crop up that drive me toward the deep end. This book does what it claims. Though it won't answer all of your problems (what book would), it's easy to understand and can provide simple solutions to what seem like complex problems. It also gives the reader various references and free helpful programs on-line. I highly recommend it.

Not a technical manual.......2007-02-03

OK for the nontechnical XP users. Most of these hints have been published elsewhere but it is a nice collection.

Would recommend this book.......2006-08-15

I love the format Steve Bass uses while writing
about computer annoyances. Many of the tips and solutions
can save you frustrations that are always there even in
a minor way because you may not know how to fix them.

Very Practical,Funny,To the Point........2006-07-17

After slogging through books on W2KPro/XPPro that are painful to read and no help unless your running 100+ PC's this book was a welcome relief in it's smarts,humor,and direct approach to fixing many of the challenges presented by the above mentioned OS's. Having one of my usual sleepless nights I started tallying up all the money I spent trying to keep MS software running,protected from hackers,bots,spyware,virii worms and it's own predisposition to fail and I realize that with an entire industry built around sloppy software as the norm and a gov't asleep at the antitrust wheel we're not likely to see a real improvement any time soon. When you hear words like regulation stifles innovation reach down and make sure you still have your wallet because it's about to be plundered. It's always about the money. If I had to spend another $25 to have this book included in the box that MS/OS came in then I would've saved hundreds on books that did'nt meet my needs and priceless amounts of lost time.

PC Annoyances.......2006-02-28

This is not the usual boring computer book. Just the opposite.
I'm reading it the second time with a felt tip marker. After reading a chapter I go to my computer, explore, and make changes. I've learned more reading this book than any other computer book I've purchased. And it's written so the average computer user like me can understand.

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