Chemically Induced Magnetic Polarization

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This book focuses on practical, proven applications to automate the microbial identification process economically and with greater levels of safety and quality for patients. A diverse group of recognized experts survey the topic and present the latest techniques and technologies for microbial detection. They cover bacteria and yeasts, the technology of automation, equipment, methods, and the validation issues involved in "going automated." They also explore the challenges of detection and quantititation of contaminants in the increasing number of biologic injectable drugs and identify current trends in the industry. Features

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Cate Fante is strong and sexy and wears designer suits like overpriced armor. She's just become a judge but leads a dark double life that she hides from everyone.

Her cover is blown when a high-profile case in her courtroom takes a stunning turn. Overnight the tabloids tell her secret, her boyfriend dumps her, and her new career hangs in tatters. But Cate's troubles are only beginning. An enemy no one anticipated sends her running for her life, and she'll have to fight her way back to the truth . . . or die trying.

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This time, justice is blonde. . . .

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottolinedelivers a riveting page-turner about love and murder that starts in the elite chambers of a sexy female judge and ends on the cold, gritty streets of Philadelphia.

Cate Fante is strong and smart, but when she becomes a federal judge, even she wonders if she can do the job justice. She's in her thirties, so she feels as though she's joining the world's most exclusive retirement village. She worries inwardly that she only looks the part, in a designer suit donned like overpriced armor. After all, a job described in the United States Constitution would intimidate anybody.

But Cate keeps her doubts a secret. And, as it happens, much else. For she leads a dark double life that she hides from everyone, even her best friend.

Then a high-profile case in her courtroom explodes into a shocking murder-suicide, and it blasts her cover wide open. Overnight the tabloids tell her secrets, her boyfriend dumps her, and her new career hangs in tatters. But Cate's troubles are only beginning. An enemy no one anticipated sends her running for her life -- -embarking on a journey that begins in the mystery of her own childhood, where she first learned to lie. She'll have to fight her way back to the truth, or die trying.

Dirty Blonde is Lisa Scottoline's most suspenseful and gripping thriller to date. Mixing poignancy with her trademark wit and wonderfully compelling characters, it showcases her remarkable talents as never before, and questions whether law and justice are always the same thing.

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A real page turner!.......2007-08-18

I am an attorney, and I have clerked for a federal judge. I can say that the plot of DIRTY BLONDE is not the most realistic or likely scenario, but boy was it a pageturner, and a break from the mundane legal issues that I have typically encountered as a clerk, or now, as a practicing attorney. But the old-school stodginess of the other sitting district court judges was real-- they are old school, and they don't seem to welcome competition from attractive young women in fancy high heels. And the issue of whether by-the-book justice is better than or above intutitive fairness is a very real issue -- one of the only issues disagreed with my Judge about.

Attorney or not, I recommened DIRTY BLONDE as fun, suspenseful, and interesting. I am not usually into mysteries, but I plan on reading a lot more Lisa Scottoline.

A strong summer read........2007-08-12

Scottoline changes things up a bit. The lead is not a young perky, pretty attorney from Philadelphia. This one is headed up by Cate Fante, a 39 year old, newly-appointed Federal judge from East-central Pennsylvania (but not Philadelphia) with a secret life of anonymous sex with strange men she picks up in bars (not a spoiler - you find out by page 5).

Her secret life soon explodes into her professional life and her whole life becomes a deadly mess when a case she presided over turns murderous.

An entertaining read. I give this one a B+.

Missing Rosato........2007-08-02

I am a huge fan of Lisa Scottoline, especially having grown up in the Philadelphia area and loving all of her Philly references. That said, I wasn't quite as engaged in this book as I have been with her others. First, I miss the Rosato clan. She has done such a great job of developing these characters that it seems a shame to depart. Second, it doesn't seem as if the killer's motive was really explained or made sense. That part of the story kind-of just ended. I'm hoping to see Bennie, Mary, and Judy back in Lisa's next novel.

Selling out to product endorsements...........2007-06-20

I have enjoyed Lisa Scottoline's books in the past, but I didn't finish this one because I found the numerous product endorsements to be ridiculous and distracting. I first noticed them when Diet Coke was mentioned 3 times within 2 pages, then the list was endless...Glenlivet, Miller, Prada, Cheerios, Wal-Mart, Minute Maid, Reebok, CVS....the list goes on and on. Aren't we surrounded by enough advertisements in our daily lives? How could she concentrate on writing a good story when she's thinking about where to best place the next product? Very disappointing.

Dirty Blond.......2007-06-09

This story line was tough to swallow. Even the most air-headed among us wouldn't do what this babe did to herself and supposedly she had a law degree and thus I assume is not supposed to be considered an air-head.

Quality of writing was alright but it is not a book I would recommend.

Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love

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Dirty Blonde
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Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love
Courtney Love
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ASIN: 0865479593
Release Date: 2006-10-31

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A multi-textual memoir chronicling the life of one of our most potent pop icons

Groundbreaking rock musician. Award-winning actress. Perceptive songwriter and author. Mother. Wife of a rock god. Fashionista and trendsetter. Provocateur. In each and every one of these roles Courtney Love has demonstrated a wholehearted commitment to her art, and an intense drive and a lust for life that have made her a star and a celebrity icon—but have also led her into some unwise, uncharted, and even dangerous territory. Simultaneously candid and enigmatic, Love has a mordant wit and vivid intelligence matched in intensity only by the extraordinary life she has led, from a bleak early childhood through great fame and terrible heartbreak to the present day. By turns exhilarating and unsettling, this is a story told for the first time in Dirty Blonde.

Composed of an astonishing and eclectic collection of deeply personal artifacts including personal letters, childhood records, poetry, diary entries, song lyrics, fanzines, show flyers, other original writings, and never-before-seen photographs, Dirty Blonde leads us through the unimaginable highs and the despairing lows of one of the most compelling and creative figures in the world of popular culture. Through these diaries we see Love’s accomplishments, her mistakes, her history, and her bright future in a whole new light. From her upbringing in Oregon through her years living in Japan, New Zealand, and London, from her career highs with Hole and as a Hollywood leading lady to her personal heartbreak and struggle, Dirty Blonde is Love laid bare—a wholly fascinating portrait of a fierce and insightful woman with an unblinking worldview and a determination to express herself no matter the cost.

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Its good, but... .......2007-05-08

Its good, but not as good as I thought it would be...
It is exacally her journal pages, pictures & scribbles. And you can't read some of it because she has messy hand writing, but what you can is pretty interesting - she is very intelligent.
2 things I didnt like:
1; is they added some things to make it look more like a journal. ie- taped pages in, burn holes, cigarette butts. At first its nothing but i really got annoyed when they put cigarette butts on the page because they wouldn't have stayed in her book this entire time. And if they some how did, they wouldnt be all 3D and "perfect" as they were.
2; its interesting, but not as interesting as i thought. its more of her feelings & thoughts than what she did or who she was with or saw. She never mentions Billy for the pumpkins, but she posted a news paper clipping...
Lots of song lyrics, thoughts, feelings but nothing thats made my jaw drop yet...
I would recommend you buy this second hand from eBay or a book store..

Dirty Blonde .......2007-04-11

Good Quality. Not as good as I had thought it would be. Too "scrap booky". I thought it was going to be an autobiography.

A triumph of minutiae..........2007-03-25

Courtney Love's "diaries", despite a lack of real substance for the sake of design, is a disarming scrapbook which may have the power to inspire the artistic and creative capabilities in others (whether that was the intention or not, we'll never know). Any passionate fan--after sifting through the poems and the diary entries, snapshots and club advertisements--may be inclined to write a poem of his or her own, or put on an old record and leaf through letters kept from the past. I for one felt a studied contrast between the book and the Courtney Love I thought I knew (there's very little anger here, and feminist empowerment without the usual sting of retribution). It is, at once, like a day-old glass of champagne: rich, provocative, glossy, and yet without fizzle. Love slathers the pages with juvenalia, some bad taste from her '80's club years (though not from the perspective of a wizened twentysomething), funny asides (as a pre-teen, she wanted to be Coco Rodriguez, Mouseketeer!), candid pictures of deceased husband Kurt Cobain and Love with daughter Frances, scrawled poems with lines going up and down the page, doodles (some visually arresting), and several revealing attributes (for instance, Love hates to kiss 'n tell, and she admires others who feel the same, but although she doesn't gossip she does occasionally enjoy dropping names). It's an intriguing, meandering, windy, romantic run-through of a rock icon's spotty career. It can be read for what it is or it may be completely misconstrued (Love is used to be misunderstood). It can be viewed as an inspirational tomb, a signpost of the times, or as complete bulls***t. B-

essential.......2007-03-18

if you're a courtney love fan, you have to have this book. if you're not a courtney love fan, you have to have this book. it's that great. also, it has the best cover of any rock and roll book ever printed.

Dificult.......2007-03-09

Its a nice book, specially if you are a big fan of CL or if you are curious about her life. It is a very difficult book to read because it all comes written by her own hand, and being honest, she does not have nice handwritting. But its intresting when you get use to her handwritting.

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Dirty Blonde : The Diaries of Courtney Love
Courtney; Stander, Ava, Editor Love
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I've been to cuba! (sort of)
Must reading for anyone interested in Cuba
An appealing eye opener of 21st century Cuba!
Interesting story, but the writing is awful.
Excellent Read!

Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban: A Novel
Lisa Wixon
Manufacturer: HarperCollins/Rayo
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ASIN: 006072174X
Release Date: 2005-05-03

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Based on the wildly popular, semi-autobiographical Havana Honey series published by Salon.com, "Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban" is a gritty portrait of one woman's determination to infiltrate modern Cuba and find the father she has never known.

While on her search, privileged American Alysia Briggs ends up broke and alone in Havana. She's then forced to adopt the life of the "jineteras" -- educated Cuban women who supplement a desperate income by accommodating sex tourists.

With an eye for detail and a razor wit, Lisa Wixon relates Alysia's journey and creates a love-song to Cuba, a heartfelt tribute to a resilient people facing soul-numbing poverty in a land where MDs and Ph.D.s earn $18 a month, and a pair jeans cost twice as much.

Winner: The Mariposa Award 2005 for "Best First Book" (Latino Literacy Now)

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I've been to cuba! (sort of).......2006-08-07

I LIKE COMIC BOOKS! BUT THIS WAS NO COMIC BOOK. THIS WAS MUCH BETTER BECAUSE I COULD SEE THE PICTURES CLEARLY AS DESCRIBED BY MS. WIXON. I HAVE OFTEN HAD PROBLEMS WITH WRITERS THAT DONT COMMUNICATE LOCATIONS AND MOODS VERY WELL BUT THIS BOOK CORRECTED THAT PROBLEM TEN FOLD. I READ THE BOOK OVER THE COURSE OF 2 WEEKS BUT BY CHOICE. I SAVORED EACH CHAPTER AND SITUATION THAT OUR TROUBLED PROTAGONIST "AlYSIA" KEPT FINDING HERSELF IN. I WALKED THE STREETS OF CUBA AND I COULD FEEL IT'S OLDNESS AND ITS PRIDE AS I TURNED EACH EXCITING PAGE. I WALKED ALONG THE MALECON AND I FELT THE SPRAY OF THE OCEAN MIST AGAINST MY SKIN (SORT OF). AT ONE TIME DURING THAT TWO WEEK PERIOD I WAS AROUND SOME NOISY PEOPLE. I TOLD MYSELF "IM GOING TO CUBA" SO I OPENED "DIRTY BLONDE AND HALF CUBAN" AND THERE I WAS IN HAVANA. WOULD I RECCOMEND THIS BOOK? HELL YEAH DOGZ! I HAD ONE LITTLE PROBLEM AND THAT WAS THAT SOMETIMES IT GOT DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW SOME OF THE PERIFEREL CHARACTERS. (RAFAEL,REINALDO,RICHARD-TERENCE,JESUS,JOSE ANTONIO,LIMON AND NICK WETHERSBY) I SWEAR, IT SEEMED LIKE SOME OF THESE CHARACTERS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. THAT BEING SAID, I WOULDNT WANT THAT TO DISCOURAGE ANYONE. SOME OF THESE CHARACTERS OFFER GOOD SUPPORT FOR THIS LITTLE JOURNEY. I READ ANOTHER REVIEW AND THE PERSON DEMONSTRATED SOME INCONSISTANCIES IN MS. WIXONS WRITING. I'LL ADMIT SHE IS NOT A PERFECT WRITER BUT SHE IS A VERY GOOD WRITER AND FOR HER FIRST TIME OUT SHE'S,IN MY OPINION, EXCEPTIONAL. I'VE FOUND INCONSISTANCIES IN THE BIBLE BUT IT'S STILL THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN. LISA WIXON IS NO SAINT BUT THE AUTHOR IS A NEW FORCE IN THE FICTION WORLD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HER NEXT ENDEAVER. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT READ.

Must reading for anyone interested in Cuba.......2006-06-25

Half Blonde, Half Cuban works on several different levels in an extraordinary way for a first novel from an obviously very talented writer.

Like Cuba, the character of Alysia is a constant enigma, that you are trying to figure out until the last page.

If you are thinking of visiting Cuba, or are just interested in the mystery of that Island nation, this book is must reading. One of the key things of a visit to Cuba is a foreigner's inability to read all the signs, no matter how world-wise the traveller is or how well you speak Spanish. You'll have a better time and understand that complex people, that despite incredible hardships manage to be full of vitality.

I found the sensitive exploration of the plight of Cuban women that are forced to become "Jineteras" to feed themselves and their families the only one I have ever read that gets to the truth. Despite the harsh realities, they remain dignified and in control of themselves rather than succumbing to the humiliation of the sex tourism that has been foisted on the Island's population.

Much better still is that an American girl that had it all ends up having to sell herself, in that special Cuban way, to stop the starvation that is a real problem for anyone living there. No Cuban writer - and I have read plenty - conveys things in such a meaningful way to the reader because Alysia sees it from our point of view - Westerners with enough to eat and freedom - as if we too joined the Cuban people's plight.

But the book is much, much more than some of the hot sex scenes and some not-so-hot scenes that you make you squirm for the plight of that people. Wixon takes you around Havana and its characters as she searches for her father, an odyssey that rivals anything I have read on that special relationship, (the special nature of the father-daughter union) in a fun way, just as if she were a Cuban showing you around.

Orisha's, undercover Government agents,Turistas of all shapes, sizes and inclinations, and the woman of that Island are all portrayed in real tones, so real you get attached to the entire family of characters.

From El Floridita ( one the many Hemingway haunts in Havana) to the road to Moron you are constantly visiting that Island and seeing the diversity and beauty that is Cuba, that decades of oppression have failed to dimish.

There is something in here also about searching for more than your father but your country, your sense of place, and in conveying this the book really makes it.

I eagerly await Ms. Wixon's next book and strongly recommend this one.

An appealing eye opener of 21st century Cuba! .......2006-06-01

I really enjoyed this book! For some unexplained reason I have always had an interest in Cuba and will probably visit there within the next year. Through such books as CUBA by Stephen Coontz and SUSPICIAN OF RAGE by Barbara Parker, I have grasped a pretty good feel of life in 21st Century Cuba. DIRTY BLOND AND HALF CUBAN has given me an additional point of view. It has also opened my mind to be less judgmental of what one does to survive. Imagine an educated, trained female surgeon that saves lives every day, making only approximately $100 a month. To live, she has boyfriends that are foreign tourists and send her money and gifts year round. They appreciate her companionship, her wit, her intelligence, her looks and...yes, there is sex; but is it prostitution as we know?? The author really shows insight and understanding of the wealthy, ego driven, successful man. The book's protagonist is US bred and educated and is searching for her father, without money, trapped in Cuba and befriended by the surgeon. She survives in ways she never imagined. However, it is a celebration of a society that is one big family, helping each other to survive, with a warm spirit and comradery. This book captured me and made me think, It was hard to put down and had a story that kept me involved. I highly recommend it and wonder what this author will come up with next!!

Interesting story, but the writing is awful........2006-04-12

Did this woman really earn a degree in communication? Well, I'm not sure what sort of communication it was, but as a fiction writer, she needs help. There are more blatant amateurish errors here than in any book I have ever seen published, anywhere.

Just a few examples:

Page 113: "she... wraps a cloth around my head, obscuring my sight. Limon raises a wan eyebrow." (This is a viewpoint violation which would be recognized as such by any beginning writer of fiction; in a first-person story, you can't describe something you can't have seen.)

Page 9: "retorted my father, who walked in with the doctor." Page 10: (same scene, 6 paragraphs later) "Hello, John Briggs, said the doctor, shaking my father's hand." This sentence contains two errors. First, why would the doctor need to greet the man he walked in the door with? It's also highly unlikely that he would address him by both his first and last name; if he knows him well, he might call him by his first name, and if not, he'd call him Mr. Briggs.

Page 26: "At June's ranch in Mississippi, after... the house was sold to new owners, I ..." Page 27, 8 paragraphs later, next scene: "I considered returning to my aunt's Mississippi ranch to look more closely through the piles of June's papers..." (These sentences contain both a redundancy -- Why would you say a house was sold "to new owners"? When it's sold, they are always new owners -- and a logic error: You can't generally go back to a place you have sold and look through the effects of the person who used to own it, because when you sell a house, you generally don't leave personal crap there, do you?

Page 6 and page 48: both contain a definition of "jinetera" -- a redundancy -- but the definitions do not quite match. page six says it means "a jockey" and page 48 says "a female jockey."

and these are only the ones that have jumped out at me so far; I am only up to page 118. if it was my job to look for them, I'd bet my last orgasm that I'd find dozens more. I would probably want to avoid Harper Collins if I was an author.

I think you could make the case that the editors at Harper Collins really are the ones to blame, and of course, they are ultimately; if this was edited, it was not by anyone who was awake. But those who call this "well written" are pretty deluded; the writer made these errors and while some of the inconsistencies were probably created in changing the storyline during rewrites, it's still pretty lousy writing, and it creates a reasonable doubt as to the intelligence of the author --- and hence the reliability of the observations in the story.

Excellent Read!.......2006-02-23

This book is soooo good! She describes the life in Cuba so realistically. It's hard for many to imagine if they don't know what really has become of Cuba...or rather what Castro has done to Cuba. I highly recommend the book.

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Dirty Blonde

Manufacturer: Harper Collins
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ASIN: 0739466062

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Large Print Edition.

3 Titles by Lisa Scottoline (DIRTY BLONDE - ROUGH JUSTICE - COURTING TROUBLE)

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3 Titles by Lisa Scottoline (DIRTY BLONDE - ROUGH JUSTICE - COURTING TROUBLE)
Lisa Scottoline
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CONFESSIONS OF A DIRTY BLONDE
Billy and Milmore, Jane: Van Zandt
Manufacturer: Samuel French
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Confessions of a Dirty Blonde (A Play)
Billy Van Zandt , and Jane Milmore
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Dirty Blonde
Lisa Scottoline
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Dirty Blonde
Lisa Scottoline
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