Accidentally, On Purpose: The Making of a Personal Injury Underworld in America

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Accidentally on Purpose is the first book to document the making of America's most peculiar criminal underworld. Not centered on the traditional activities of organized crime, this improbable underworld has been built from the raw material of faked personal injuries.

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Please Get a Job.......2002-04-16

What a bunch of low life criminals. I bought this book as a lark, but came away mad. The energy some people put into getting your money is almost more then if they went out and got a job. This book is basically a history of all the most popular scams and con men in America over the last 200 years. The author must have spent a tremendous amount of time in researching the book because it is very detailed. If there is a scam out there and not in this book then I doubt it made money. The writing is good with an easy to read pace and sentence structure. My only complaint was the amount of detail, at times I got a little tired of hearing about the 5th best guy at the so and so scam. The book could have used a little more aggressive editing. With that said, if you are interested in scams you will get a lot of entertainment out of this book.

The History of Fake Injuries, On Purpose.......1999-12-01

If you ever want to know how the history of screwing insurance companies came about, this is the book for you. And for some reason I'm sure Dornstein left out about 10,000 more stories that he could have added in the book. Like a book with a lot of "stories," some stories are better than others and you tend to have to sift through the ho-hum parts but the book is very well written and composed. Get it for that uncle that's still waiting on his accident claim of "slipping in the supermarket aisle as he was trying to reach for some generic beer" to settle while he has to "do time in the barcalounger while detectives with video cameras have to monitor him."

Thorough and interesting........1998-07-15

As a Property and Casualty Investigator for Nationwide SIU, I found the book to be very informative, and enlightening.

Accidentally, on Purpose: The Making of a Personal Injury Underworld in America. (book reviews): An article from: Trial

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Accidentally, on Purpose: The Making of a Personal Injury Underworld in America. (book reviews): An article from: Trial
Edward M. Ricci
Manufacturer: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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Title: Accidentally, on Purpose: The Making of a Personal Injury Underworld in America. (book reviews)
Author: Edward M. Ricci
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 1997
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 33 Issue: n8 Page: 66(1)

Article Type: Book Review

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Accidentally on Purpose The Making of Personal Injury Underworld in America

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Accidentally on Purpose The Making of Personal Injury Underworld in America
Ken Dornstein
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Since the late 1990s, an essential shift has taken place in the pattern of private sector financial flows to developing countries. Debt flows have fallen sharply, while equity flows--primarily in the form of foreign direct investment--have remained comparatively robust. The shift from debt to equity ought to diminish the volatility of developing countries' external finance and improve their access to technology, markets, and management expertise. However, much more needs to be done to put development finance on a stable basis.

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One of the most extensive collections of college slang words ever published. Compiled by a foremost linguist, the listings are supported by analysis and explanations giving derivation and use of words and phrases. Used as a text book in college linguistic classes. Illustrated with amusing expressive cartoons.

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Lousy Organization & Out Of Date.......2003-10-30

I picked up "College Slang 101" looking for a resource for writing. The book was smaller than I expected and the text copyright is 1989, so it's far from current. The book does contain plenty of slang words, but its organization is clunky and confusing. Good luck looking up a common word and finding the current slang equivalent. I was hoping for a book that was fast and easy to navigate (as would be a dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia). "College Slang 101" may be a fine study of college slang but if you're looking for a quick and easy reference book on current slang I'd recommend looking elsewhere.

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Lobotomy is a lurid and unlikely temperance tract from the underbelly of rock 'n' roll. Taking readers on a wild rollercoaster ride from his crazy childhood in Berlin and Munich to his lonely methadone-soaked stay at a cheap hotel in Earl's Court and newfound peace on the straight and narrow, Dee Dee Ramone catapults readers into the raw world of sex, addiction, and two-minute songs. It isn't pretty. With the velocity of a Ramones song, Lobotomy rockets from nights at CBGB's to the breakup of the Ramones' happy family with an unrelenting backbeat of hate and squalor: his girlfriend ODs; drug buddy Johnny Thunders steals his ode to heroin, "Chinese Rock"; Sid Vicious shoots up using toilet water; and a pistol-wielding Phil Spector holds the band hostage in Beverly Hills. Hey! Ho! Let's go!

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sincere and confessional.......2007-08-01

This book was surprisingly good. Dee Dee's sincerity and honesty really showed through this confessional autobiography. The book is filled with Dee Dee's insight about his journey from a highly dysfunctional family to being a successful song writer and punk star. It made me realize how much he contributed to the band and even during the times he was out of the band he was still writing songs for the Ramones on a freelance basis. What impresses me about Dee Dee is that his main goal was happiness and he was well aware of his struggle, his own ghosts and faults. This book also is simply enjoyable to read. Dee Dee is a great writer with tight chapters that wrap up nicely. I really love this book and will definitely reread it a couple more times.

great book for any Ramones fan. .......2007-01-07

There are only a few good books out there about the Ramones. This is one of them.

Black Humor At It's Finest.......2006-10-15

Most people seem to miss the point of this book. Dee Dee is joking around... he's being authentic... being Dee Dee... a PUNK and a drug addict. Everything is exagerrated and shot through Dee Dee's Special Black Humor Lens. Every page has priceless moments where Dee Dee takes the piss out of someone... like the Idiots who buy this book and actually expect Dee Dee to be some sort of self-important Rock Historian. He invents endless bizarre stuff like Marc Bell doing the "Chicken Beek Boy Dance" and references it every 5 pages to really rub it in. Brilliant.

But where the book really shines is Dee Dee's brutally honest portrayal of the life-long battle addicts wage with there addictions. Usually a losing battle. His humanity is bared for all. And we are all one and the same. In contrast to Phony Rock Stars and Celebrities who carefully cultivated air-brushed images that absolutely no one believes anyway. After reading this book... I just love this guy. I would have cried the day he died.

my favorite book of all time.......2006-07-27

This was the first book that i finish in my life, i hated reading. It takes you through dee dee's lifestyle and mentality, the lows and highs, and ofcourse his relationships with the ramones. Now if you love this style of punk, not that mohawk stuff, then this book is a must read. Dee dee is punk rock, he wrote most of the ramones songs except for joey's love songs so, the geniuse behind the voice is this man.

anyways blah blah blah get this book if you're a real ramones fan and not just a pop fan "Gabba Gabba Hey !"

Hollow Victory Speech.......2005-09-19

I opened this book knowing that Dee Dee Ramone had died of a heroin overdose. So, when he teed-off with all of this "I've finally found peace with myself" and "one day at a time" banter, I couldn't help but question the memoir's sincerity right out of the gate.

The book simply exposes Dee Dee Ramone for what he was--a gluttonous fool who tripped into a pile of fame and blew it.

The guy was simply stupid and clueless and the narrative reinforces this at every turn. The relentless war stories are nothing more than a pathetic attempt to convince readers that he was truly hard-core, the real McCoy. It's just run-of-the-mill re-habber self-promotion that grows incredibly stale incredibly quickly.

If you want to read about punk (or the Ramones, for that matter,) read "Please Kill Me." Forget this book. Unless you're truly a die-hard Ramones fan (or a die-hard "higher power" type,) you will despise it.

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The idea of nature as a cultural construction has been discussed extensively in postmodern theory. Less attention, however, has been paid to the underlying motivations shaping the ideologies of nature, in particular the desire to submit to some larger order outside of oneself. Aspiring to the Landscape examines this persistent desire and how it is made manifest in contemporary landscape art.

Four installations of large-scale paintings by Canadian artists Eleanor Bond, Susan Feindel, Stephen Hutchings, and Wanda Koop are the focus of Petra Halkes's study. The works vary widely in style and iconography but are drawn together by the way they invite a reflection on the troubled relationship between culture and nature and our contradictory and simultaneous longing to conquer and to succumb to nature.

It is the tension between modern and postmodern interpretations of the subject of nature that makes the theory and the artwork discussed in Aspiring to the Landscape so important to contemporary Canadian culture.

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A very inaccurate Xena reference..........2002-03-25

Not a good Xena reference book! This book in very innaccurate. The Xena episode guide is frequently wrong. I don't follow Hercules as much so I can't really comment on the Hercules episode guide. I would not waste my money on this book.

It is one of the most excellent Xena and Hercules Books!.......1999-08-28

I loved the book. It was one the the best! It gave excellent pictures and information!

Good HERC Stuff ...........1999-06-11

I enjoyed this book. Interesting to see both sides in one companion ... Loved the HERCULES information most. XENA ... Sorry, I just don't get where all of the excitement is coming from.

The chronicles of narnia are the best books........1999-04-10

The chronicles of narnia are the best books on Earth because of the magicalness about them. You can almost feel you are in narnia, so I recommend these books to every single person that there is.

This book rocks!!!!!!! You really should read it!!!!!!.......1999-01-29

Zena is simply the best!!!! Herc is okay to, but Zena is way better!!!!! Whoever said that Zena is the most depressing show, doesn't understand the sense of loyaty and compassion that the show brings!!!!! So before you judge make sure you really understand the show and what it's telling us!!!!!!!

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Aimed at the HTML designer with or without previous programming experience, the JavaScript Bible, Fourth Edition, brings a popular text up to date with a full tour of using JavaScript with all of today's Web browsers. Smart, very approachable, and filled with many useful tips, this book can put JavaScript development into the reach of just about anyone.

After presenting a solid tour of basic programming in JavaScript, the book centers in on the issues of developing JavaScript applications for real browsers. This means truly comprehensive coverage of the document object model (DOM), HTML, window and frame objects, forms, and style sheets that are available today. In about 1,000 pages (and almost 30 chapters), you learn what's available in today's JavaScript standard with a reference listing every object, API, and property, plus tips on how to use each feature. All this material makes this text an extremely worthwhile desktop reference for everyday JavaScript development. In particular, we liked that support (or lack thereof) for every feature is clearly documented across the full range of today's browsers from Netscape Navigator 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to Internet Explorer 3 through 5.5.

Later chapters move toward the JavaScript language itself, with material on strings, math functions, and dates. The author discusses techniques for adapting JavaScript to particular browsers as well as providing cross-browser support where appropriate. Short exercises end each chapter, and the book presents sample solutions in an appendix. Additional CD-ROM chapters move beyond the whopping 1,200 pages of printed material.

In all, the author's patient, clear writing style and real-world advice for creating great-looking Web pages with JavaScript make this title a winner. Readers of previous editions of the JavaScript Bible will appreciate the updated focus on current browsers. For anyone who wants to learn JavaScript for the first time, this edition is arguably an unbeatable choice. --Richard Dragan

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Greatly enhanced and updated from the third edition, this is the title any JavaScripter cannot afford to be without! JavaScript Bible, 4th Edition covers the new powerful functionality JavaScript will gain with the release of new revs of Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator. This book features essential new JS information, additional ready-to-use JavaScript applications, and scores of additional JavaScripts and Web page routines. As with the last edition, this book will bring non-technical professionals, including casual programmers and scripters, painlessly up to speed on all aspects of mastering JavaScript, including programming fundamentals, JavaScript language elements, and how to use them effectively, and how to easily and efficiently add powerful new functionality to HTML documents and Java applets.

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Great Resource.......2007-07-16

This book is a great resource for when you're looking for that specific line of code. Its terrible to read from front to back, but its an excellent way to find exactly what you're looking for. Its so much code, it'll make your eyes bleed.

Buena utilidad para en embale de IE y netscape.......2007-07-06

lo bueno es el comparativ de que funciona en que versión de cada producto, muy util para resolver chicharrones cuando se necesitaban certificar aplicaciones (funcionalidades)bajo varios navegadores

good.......2004-02-04

This book is great,coves probably everything there is to cover in javascript but...........if you have never doen anything like this before you should start out with something more siple first,although the book claims new people to web programming, the new people will have a hard time with it.

confused organization.......2003-11-05

I would give this book a five star rating for its content if it were easier to locate what I want. Particularly vexing is that the author has placed some of the content only on the CD with listings page such as 'CD-281.' After months of looking I can not find the files designated as 'CD' on the CD.

Helpful for beginner.......2003-07-12

As a non-programmer (graphic designer), I am finding this book helpful. The author does a good job not assuming too much except familiarity with html. He uses real-life comparisons to make concepts understandable. The writing style is friendly and very thorough. I was struggling to learn Javascript from Paul Wilton's Beginning Javascript. This book is making things clear that I was stumped on by approaching it very methodically, building on the simplest examples. I have also ordered 'Official Netscape Javascript 1.2 Book' by Kent which I heard was beginner-friendly. I find programmers have a hard time relating to us non-programmers! Goodman seems to have a grasp of how to present these basics to the 'rest of us'.

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