The Alexander Mosaic: Stories of Victory and Defeat (Cambridge Studies in Classical Art and Iconography)

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The Alexander Mosaic: Stories of Victory and Defeat focuses on one of the richest, most complex and visually stunning monuments of classical antiquity. Contributing to a vast tradition of scholarship, which dates back to the discovery of the Mosaic in 1831, Ada Cohen here engages with, but departs from, a core of positivist assumptions that characterize this literature. In this study, she examines the Mosaic as it may have functioned in two different contexts, first as a Greek painting of the fourth century B.C., and then as a Roman mosaic of ca. 100 B.C.

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The latest versions of iMovie HD and iDVD 5 are, by far, the most robust moviemaking applications available to consumers today. But whether you're a professional or an amateur moviemaker eager to take advantage of the full capabilities of these applications, don't count on Apple documentation to make the cut. You need iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual, the objective authority on iMovie HD and iDVD 5. Even if you own a previous version of iMovie, the new feature-rich iMovie HD may well be impossible to resist. This video editing program now enables users to capture and edit widescreen High Definition Video (HDV) from the new generation of HDV camcorders, along with standard DV and the MPEG-4 video format. iMovie HD also includes "Magic iMovie" for making finished movies automatically. The feature does everything in one step--imports video into separate clips and adds titles, transitions, and music. The finished video is then ready for iDVD 5, which now includes 15 new themes with animated drop zones that can display video clips across DVD menus, just like the latest Hollywood DVDs. This witty and entertaining guide from celebrated author David Pogue not only details every step of iMovie HD video production--from choosing and using a digital camcorder to burning the finished work onto DVDs--but provides a firm grounding in basic film technique so that the quality of a video won't rely entirely on magic. iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual includes expert techniques and tricks for:

Capturing quality footage (including tips on composition, lighting, and even special-event filming)
Building your movie track, incorporating transitions and special effects, and adding narration, music, and sound
Working with picture files and QuickTime movies
Reaching your intended audience by exporting to tape, transferring iMovie to QuickTime, burning QuickTime-Movie CDs, and putting movies on the Web (and even on your cell phone!)
Using iDVD 5 to stylize and burn your DVD creation

iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual--it's your moviemaking-made-easy guide.

Customer Reviews:

Great reference for making those fancy DVDs.......2006-05-13

After several trips to car shows with my husband, I had lots of beautiful photos sitting in iPhoto ready to print. I thought a DVD would be more useful and enjoyable for him, and tried to make a DVD project - NOT! Having already used The Missing Manual books, I promptly went out and bought this one. Great choice, as it filled in the blanks and gave me lots of ideas also. I am a photographer, not a tech person, and am pretty clueless when it comes to creating projects on the computer.

This series suits me perfectly and the book is highly recommended - with the aid of the book I sat down and promptly made a beautiful DVD, with lots of lovely effects, great music, and best of all it was easy. My husband was very happy with his DVD and watches it often.

The manual is clear, concise, easy to read and enjoyable. Unlike so many texts, it is not dry or overly technical. Anyone can make a great DVD easily with this reference. Next project - a video. Ready.....

Definitive guide to working with video on the Mac.......2006-03-08

I had recently started using a Mac at work, and suddenly I was put in a position to work with video on the Mac. Mr. Pogue's other books had been very helpful to me as I began to learn my way around the Mac, so I thought I would pick up this one to help me with my video work. I was very glad that I did. You see, iMovie HD has tools that help your movie look professional, but the iMovie HD help files are very tedious to go through. There is a great deal of referencing, cross-referencing, and nothing is smoothly laid out. This book is another story, as it is very well laid out with clear instructions and illustrations. It is very long, but since these applications are powerful, it would be expected that any clear explanation of them is going to require some space.
What is particularly good about this book is that the author doesn't assume you are a professional video author, and he spends part one of the book helping you learn how to shoot videos and shares tricks that will make you good at it. Part 2 is dedicated to iMovie, and shares not just how to use the application, but the little extras that will make your video special - transitions, effects, titles, captions, and even how to work with sound in your movie. Part 3, on finding your audience, was another unexpected treat. There the author shows you how to move between iMovie and Quicktime, and how to post your movie to your phone and to the web. Part 4 of the book is on iDVD. I particularly liked the chapter on iDVD secrets, where the author shows how you can use AppleScript to customize iDVD itself.
It's hard to believe that a year ago I didn't even know how to use a Mac, and now I am quite the fan, especially when it comes to multimedia applications. I notice Amazon does not show the table of contents, so I do that here:
Part 1: CAPTURING DV FOOTAGE
1. The DV Camcorder
2. Turning Home Video into Pro Video
3. Special Event Filming
Part 2: EDITING IN IMOVIE
4. Camcorder Meets Mac
5. Building the Movie
6. Transitions and Effects
7. Titles, Captions, and Credits
8. Narration, Music, and Sound
9. Still Pictures and QuickTime Movies
10. Professional Editing Techniques
Part 3: FINDING YOUR AUDIENCE
11. Back to the Camcorder
12. From iMovie to QuickTime
13. Movies on the Web - And on the Phone
14. QuickTime Player
Part 4: iDVD5
15. From iMovie to iDVD
16. iDVD Projects by Hand
17. Designing iDVD Themes
18. iDVD Secrets
Part 5: Appendixes
A. iMovie HD: Menu by Menu
B. Troubleshooting
C. Master Keyboard Shortcut List

Just Buy It!.......2005-12-23

Very informative AND entertaining! If you feel you are even the least bit interested in breaking into digital film making this book is fantastic. I have been using iMovie for several years now and have a camcorder. However, I thought this book might help me kick things up a notch. It certainly will. I have only gotten through the first fifty pages, but I've already learned enough justify this purchase.

When I first received this rather intimidating 450+ page book I thought I would use it mainly for reference. Well, that was before I started reading it. Now I find it hard put down. It is very well written and arranged by areas of interest.

This book is great for everyone, from beginner to expert. It will undoubtedly prove to be a very valuable reference book in the future, but for now it's a great read.

Definitive reference book.......2005-10-06

If you're a heavy user of iMovieHD and iDVD, this book is a must. Most questions that users have about both software can be found in this manual (though he doesn't read like a boring manual). Pogue not only provides all the how-tos for learning the software, he also helps you troubleshoot problems that will crop in movie and DVD productions. There's hardly no aspect of either software that I didn't find covered in this book.

IMovieHD&iDVD 5: The missing manual........2005-09-17

This is the book you really want if you use iMovie at all!

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A Must-Have
iPhoto 5 Missing Manual
Look out! This book is obsolete.
Useful, beautifully, and worth every penny!
Two Books in One!

iPhoto 5: Missing Manual
David Pogue , and Derrick Story
Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0596100345

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Our Missing Manual is hands-down the bestselling book on iPhoto. And now, updated to cover Apple's newest release, iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual comes fully loaded--and in full color--so you can exercise all the power, flexibility, and creativity of the stunning new iPhoto 5. Some of iPhoto 5's fifty new features are tiny nips and tucks, such as menu rewordings, quiet refinements, and secret keystrokes that take most people days to stumble through. Others are big-ticket overhauls aimed at both power users (RAW-file import and editing, color correction sliders, real-time histogram) and everyday shutterbugs (nested file folders, individual-photo control in slideshows, and a completely rewritten book-layout kit). Additional improvements include a robust search feature (similar to that of iTunes) and the addition of "objects" for slideshow and book projects (using objects, you can manipulate images without affecting pictures in your master library). iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual covers them all with the scrupulous objectivity, clever wit, and technical wisdom you count on from David Pogue along with the Mac and digital photography expertise of Derrick Story. Their authoritative guide starts out with a crash course on digital photography, complete with tutorials on buying a digital camera, composing brilliant photos in various situations (including sports photography, portraits, nighttime photography--even kid photography!) and making digital movies. iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual then launches into every detail of iPhoto, from camera-meets-Mac basics to storing, searching, and editing; from sharing your digital photography with the world (via customized slideshows--complete with iTunes soundtrack, if you like--prints, photo books, email, the Web, and even your network) to exporting to QuickTime and iDVD. And don't forget iPhoto "stunts," such as building custom screen savers and desktop backdrops; exporting pictures; making the most of plug-ins, add-ons, and beef-ups; using AppleScript; and managing files with backups, CDs, and photo libraries. iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual gives you everything you need to become the digital photographer extraordinaire you want to be.

Customer Reviews:

A Must-Have.......2006-11-10

Excellent! Very plainly written. Easy to understand. A must-have if you would rather refer to a book instead of electronic help. I really like the Missing Manual Series and/or anything written by David Pogue.

iPhoto 5 Missing Manual.......2006-03-26

The book was as advertised, arrived in very good time and in excellent condition.

Look out! This book is obsolete........2006-03-23

Do not buy this book unless, for some reason, you are determined to use an obsolete version of iPhoto. The newest version of iPhoto is iPhoto 6 (SIX!!!) and it is VERY different from iPhoto 5. (Sorry David, I wish your book was for iPhoto 6. I would buy it then. I do have your Mac OS X Tiger Edition, and it is GREAT!)

Useful, beautifully, and worth every penny!.......2005-12-05

Picking up this book, the first thing you notice is how great is looks. It's printed in full color, with screen shots on nearly every page. I started the book expecting to jump right in to using iPhoto, but found that the entire first section of the book covers buying the right digital camera and a a guide to taking great looking pictures. I skimmed this section rather quickly as I already owned a camera and understand the basics of lighting and composing pictures. What I did read looked very useful for someone getting into photography for the first time.

The second section covers using iPhoto to organize and edit your digital pics. I was surprised how many handy ways iPhoto 5 has to organize and find pictures easily. The chapter on editing demystifies all the controls and sliders in iPhoto's editing mode. Perhaps the best tip though is the advice to use the enhance button quickly and automatically adjust photos suffering from the affects of being taken in sub-optimal conditions.

Section three details the many ways to share your photos with others. This falls primarily into 2 categories: printing and electronic distribution. These chapters have great tips for getting high quality prints wether you use your own printer or send your photos to a third party printing service. The section on electronic distribution shows you how easy it is to create a DVD you can send to friends and family; a format that even grandma will understand how to view. If you want to post your pictures on the Internet there are lots of useful tips on optimizing your photos for on-line viewing.

The last section covers advanced uses. One of the most valuable explains how to get all those spontaneous photos off of you camera phone an into iTunes. And if you take a lot of photos; more than iPhoto can handle easily, the authors explain techniques for managing multiple iPhoto libraries.

Summary: iPhoto 5 The Missing Manual is a great guide to getting the most out of iPhoto. In addition to covering iPhoto's many non-obvious features, the book includes a guide to buying the right digital camera, and techniques for taking the best quality pictures in many conditions. Best of all the book is beautifully illustrated in full color. iPhoto 5 The Missing Manual is well worth the $30 cover price ($20 on Amazon).

Two Books in One!.......2005-08-22

Some people may argue that iPhoto is a simple enough application that it doesn't require a 388-page user guide. But one peek into David Pogue and Derrick Story's latest, full colour edition of their Missing Manual will reveal that this is an extremely informative and useful book.

"iPhoto 5 : The Missing Manual" is divided into four main parts:

1. "Digital Cameras" covers the basics of digital photography, everything from selecting and buying a digital camera to how to take great photographs. This includes detailed lessons on how to achieve the best results in the many different types of photography, e.g. action, portrait, nighttime, etc.

2. "iPhoto Basics" describes all the features of iPhoto 5: transferring photos from your camera to your Mac, setting up albums and managing and editing your photos, e.g. removing scratches and red-eye, adjusting exposure and balancing colour.

3. "Meet Your Public" discusses ways you can showcase your photos to the world: via slideshows, QuickTime movies, burning to DVDs, making prints, publishing on the web and printing photo books.

4. "iPhoto Stunts" delves into the more advanced features of iPhoto 5 like making screensavers, using AppleScript and managing your photo libraries.

This is more than just a book for iPhoto. The first part alone is like a separate manual on digital photography. And the colour images truly enhance this edition. All in all, a very useful book to have for the aspiring photographer who wants to make the best of iPhoto as well as improve his or her photographic skills.

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THE LIFE OF ILIFE '05!!
Can't miss with anything in this series...
Essential information for iLife 05 users

iLife '05: The Missing Manual
David Pogue
Manufacturer: Pogue Press
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Binding: Paperback

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The incomparable iLife '05 is the must-have multimedia suite for everyone who owns a Mac--and the envy of everyone who doesn't. iLife '05: The Missing Manual is the definitive iLife '05 book--and what should have come with the suite. There's no better guide to your iLife experience than the #1 bestselling Macintosh author and expert--and Missing Manual series creator--David Pogue. Totally objective and utterly in-the-know, Pogue highlights the newest features, changes, and improvements of iLife '05, covers the capabilities and limitations of each program within the suite, and delivers countless goodies that you won't find anywhere else: undocumented tips, tricks, and secrets for getting the best performance out of every iLife application. Pogue examines all five programs in iLife '05, including:

iTunes 4.7. The digital jukebox software for Mac (and Windows) rips songs from music CDs onto your hard drive, organizes and plays your music collection, lets you buy songs from the iTunes Music Store, and syncs all your music with your iPod.
iPhoto 5. With iPhoto 5, you can pull photos from digital cameras and then organize and present them as a slideshow, desktop picture, screen saver, email attachment, web page, DVD, printout, or hardbound photo book.
iMovie HD. Now you can easily import and edit video from the newest High Definition camcorders and even little flash media video cams in all the latest formats. You can turn those seemingly endless home movies into short, fun, tightly edited, top-quality highlight reels that friends and family actually beg to watch.
iDVD 5. Transform your iMovie productions and digital slideshows into Hollywood-style DVDs that play on everyday DVD players.
GarageBand 2. This critically acclaimed program turns a Mac into a digital music-recording studio.

With your authoritative, witty, full color, all-inclusive iLife '05: The Missing Manual at the ready, there's nothing standing between you and professional-caliber music, photos, movies, and more.

Customer Reviews:

Great book!.......2007-01-10

If it says 'Missing Manual' on the cover, then you'll want it! That's the bottom line!

Great price/book/content.......2006-06-21

All around, yet another hit from the Missing Manual series!

I'm well versed in most things computer, so computer books often either are way under my interest level or are very technical in nature. This is a great mix of advanced techniques taught in a quick and understandable way.

I'm actually using iLife '06, but haven't hit any major roadbumps between the content in the book and the '06 apps.

Great stuff - now I'm drooling over the iPhoto specific book - I want to dig even deeper into that app now that I understand the basics!

THE LIFE OF ILIFE '05!!.......2006-05-08

Do you need to harness cutting-edge technology for your own creative expression and entertainment? If you do, you're in luck! Author David Pogue, has done an outstanding job of writing a book that doesn't require you to be a professional working for a media conglomerate to read it.

Pogue, begins by discussing how to use iTunes 4 for managing, playing, buying and sharing digital music. Then, he discusses how to use the iPhoto 5 program for downloading photos from your digital camera, and organizing, sharing, and printing them. The author continues by describing how to use the iMoves HD program for editing footage from a digital camcorder, adding effects, sound, and credits, and then presenting the result. Next, he details how to use GarageBand 2 for composing and recording terrific-sounding songs of your own. Then, the author provides an overview of how to use the iDVD 5 program for burning DVDs containing the movies, music, and photos from iTunes, iPhotos, iMoves, and GarageBand. Finally, he explains how to troubleshoot the preceding programs.

This most excellent book packages iDVD 5, iTunes, iPhotos, iMoves, and GarageBand come in a single package called iLife '05. In other words, if you've mastered all of the preceding information, you have all of the technical background you need to enjoy iLife '05: The Missing Manual.

Can't miss with anything in this series..........2006-03-22

iLife '05 is the fifth Missing Manual I've purchased. I find them helpful, informative, and fun to read. The chapter layout is logical and fluid, the index is thorough, and the entire manual is chock full of color (!) illustrations.

The first few chapters will walk the beginner through iTunes and the iTunes Music store. There is even a chapter on managing your iPod.

Next is iPhoto, Apple's image browser-librarian-editor. Like Apple's software, there is more than first meets the eye in these pages.

Section three covers iMovie, from working with your camcorder through producing something worth burning to DVD...leading seamlessly to

Section four, exploring iDVD. Both general concepts and insider-like tips abound.

Section five covers GarageBand. All the above sections are much more accessable and thorough than Apple's Help system. This Missing Manual closes with more than 50 pages of troubleshooting tips for the 5 software titles, and an excellent index.

The whole book is a pleasure to read, browse, or just to hold in the hand (though it's heavy--nothing skimpy about it). I find myself reading some sections completely and diving in for a just a few pages in others. A must have if you own iLife '05--whhich can be had for a song now that iLife '06 is out.

Essential information for iLife 05 users.......2006-03-18

This is a good book for understanding all of the applications included in iLife 05. Note, however, that iLife 06 has been released with a host of new features, and thus depending on whether or not you intend to upgrade, this book may have a limited lifespan of usefulness at this point in time. As of iLife '06, iLife consists of six components: iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, and iWeb. However, if you intend to stick with iLife 05 for awhile, you couldn't ask for a better guide. Basically, what the author has done is condense his Mac missing manual series of books- iMovie&DVD, iPhoto, iTunes&iPod, and GarageBand - into one volume. I have some of the missing manuals for the individual applications, and I compared the individual books with the applicable sections in this book, and they seem to be equitable in quality. The only thing you are really missing is some of Pogue's insight into using the applications - for example, some pointers on film-making in the case of the iMovie&iDVD book versus this book. There also seem to be more advanced user and customization information in the individual "Missing Manual" books versus this book, so perhaps power-users would be better off buying the individual missing manuals on the applications. I notice that Amazon does not show the table of contents, so I do that here for the purpose of completeness:
PART 1: iTunes
1. Getting Music into iTunes
2. Getting Music out of iTunes
3. Managing Your Music
4. The iTunes Music Store
5. The iPod Connection
PART 2: iPhoto
6. Camera Meets Mac
7. The Digital Shoebox
8. Editing Your Shots
9. The iPhoto Slideshow
10. Prints and Books
11. Photos Online - and Your Network
12. iPhoto File Management
PART 3: iMovie
13. Camcorder Meets Mac
14. Building the Movie
15. Transitions and Effects
16. Titles, Captions, and Credits
17. Narration, Music, and Sound
18. Still Pictures and Quicktime Movies
19. Finding Your Audience
PART 4: iDVD
20. From iMovie to iDVD
21. iDVD Projects By Hand
22. Advanced iDVD
PART 5: GarageBand
23. Setting Up the Garage
24. Loops
25. Regions
26. Software Instruments (MIDI)
27. Recording and Editing Live Audio
28. Effects, Guitar Amps, and Instrument Models
29. Mixing and Publishing
PART 6: Troubleshooting
30. Troubleshooting iTunes
31. Troubleshooting iPhoto
32. Troubleshooting iMovie
33. Troubleshooting iDVD
34. Troubleshooting GarageBand

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you gotta read this book

Compass Reach

The Good Stuff

We're more than we think we are.

Space Opera the Way It Should Be

Compass Reach
Mark W. Tiedemann
Manufacturer: Meisha Merlin Publishing, Inc.
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ASIN: 1892065398

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Fargo owes nothing to the Pan Humana. He turned his back on them long ago, when he was stripped of his identity, his class, his position, and all the other ties to human civilization enjoyed by its billions upon billions of citizens. Fargo joined the ranks of the Freeriders. To themselves, Freeriders are interstellar gypsies, the disinvested and therefore the truly free. To most of the rest of society, to the Invested, they are parasites, freeloaders, bums. But now Fargo finds himself caught up in events that are dragging him back into the folds of human culture and forcing him to choose sides in a struggle to determine the future of humanity in the galaxy. The aliens have come to make treaties, to interact with a paranoid humanity, to bridge the gaps that separate them. They do not understand the resistance they encounter and enlist aid where they can. Among those they pick, Fargo is their most unlikely choice. He is also their most dangerous choice. To the humans opposed to embracing the new future offered, Fargo is representative of everything they reject, a threat to everything they hold important and fear to lose. He is an outsider, unwanted, unwelcome, in many ways a barbarian, yet indispensable to both sides. For himself, Fargo has his own reasons for going all the way to Sol, to Earth, into the heart of power. Fargo has touched an alien mind.

Customer Reviews:

you gotta read this book.......2003-03-01

The first thing I have to say about Tiedemann's work is that once I begin one of his stories I don't want to put it down.
Whether it's a new Asimov Robot Mystery or his Secantis series, this author keeps you turning the pages. Compass Reach is crisply paced, with richly drawn characters and a compelling story. Tiedemann cooks up a spicy stew of Bradbury mystery with Asimov's galactic scope and a dash of Heinlein's humor. Watch for Metal of Night, the 'second' in the series, and Feel the Impact When Worlds Collide!

Compass Reach.......2003-02-07

"I picked up COMPASS REACH last year after seeing it on the short-list for the Philip K. Dick Award, and discovered a sophisticated novel about interstellar civilization, aliens, and the humans who are trying to come to terms with a universe they know little about. At face value, that description may sound like standard fare, but this book isn't. And that's because of the characters and the way Tiedemann reveals them. I've always been drawn to the strange, imaginative worlds of possibility that comprise the science fiction genre, but what makes me a fan of Tiedemann's universe, in particular, is the beings who inhabit them. He writes about the human condition with an immediacy that makes you feel the world he's depicting is real. Instead of the neat political and ethical boxes that usually comprise 'space opera', he embraces ambiguity and talks about life as it is and how it might be under fully-realized future conditions.

"He's very visual, too. From the tortured landscape of the opening chapter to the startling evocation of Earth at the end, the world of COMPASS REACH is vivid and rich, equal to the intellectual and emotional explorations of the book--which are all multifaceted and fascinating. He addresses questions I've always wondered about when reading or watching traditional science fiction. Questions like, What would life be like for the people on the bottom of the economic pyramid in an interstellar culture? How would "wealth" be determined in such a system? How would interactions with alien civilizations change the way we see ourselves? What are the ramifications of--?

"Well, you get the idea. This novel is a sleeper. I hear it is on the preliminary ballot for the Nebula Award. I hope it wins! It's a refreshing twist on old ideas, liberally laced with some new ideas, but with a central power and drive that rewards close reading. The images stayed with me long after the last page. I don't have a lot of time to read for fun, so I'm a little behind, but I'm starting PEACE AND MEMORY, the third book in Tiedemann's Secantis Sequence, right now. This is a writer to pay attention to and enjoy for a long time to come.

The Good Stuff.......2001-11-12

As a long time reader of science fiction, it's always a pleasure to discover a new author with genuine talent. Mark Tiedemann is such an author, and Compass Reach is a genuinely good book. As hard as it is to imagine, he has created a believable space opera. There are no stereotypical heroes or villains here, no mock heroics, no paint-by-the-numbers galactic empires. Instead, there are heroes who have doubts, make mistakes, get confronted with sitations they can't deal with...and yet, somehow they manage to survive and overcome. There are villains who are villains for believable reasons...Mr. Tiedemann makes you understand why they behave the way they do, and even empathize with them (not an easy trick!) And those inscrutable aliens...just what are they up to? It's all set against the background of a very well-realized galactic civilization, with supporting details that bring it to life in a most convincing fashion. After finishing this book, you have the feeling you have been somewhere and done something. Kudos to Mr. Tiedemann for creating such a memorable novel. I recommend it most highly.

We're more than we think we are........2001-10-19

I'm an optimist. Even at forty-eight years of age, I haven't been able to shed that outlook, which others might see as a character flaw. I suppose I have a "Star Trek" point of view. While "Compass Reach" is not remotely "Trekkian", it does evoke that which is the real human spirit, the will to survive, the need to "do the right thing" even in the face of adversity. In over forty years of voracious reading, not restricted to any one genre,I am occasionally rewarded with a story that touches a really thought provoking chord. This is a great read which expresses the paradox of being a hero--which is that those who truly are never seek to be. Fargo just wants to survive, he's far from perfect, and in the beginning, he doesn't even know himself...how's that for real! This is what science fiction is truly capable of--a believable human drama sparked from the encounter with the new, the alien, the future.

Space Opera the Way It Should Be.......2001-10-17

The inside title page says Volume One of the Secantis Sequence. If this is the opening foray into this universe, I can't wait for what's to come! Too many far future stories these days rely on virtual superhero protagnonists and just about everyone else in the book is from Lake Woebegone--you know, "above average"--as if ordinary people have disappeared or the writers have stopped believing that ordinary people can have adventures. The fallacy of course is that in extraordinary circumstances, people become extraordinary. Tiedemann shows us how this happens and then dazzles us with one of the most compelling adventures I've read in a long time. This is the way this stuff should make us feel! Exceptional work! More! More!

10 Timeless Principles of Professional Success: Using the Life-Work Compass to Reach Your Potential

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Success for ANY Endeavor

10 Timeless Principles of Professional Success: Using the Life-Work Compass to Reach Your Potential
Steven R. Webber
Manufacturer: Executive Excellence Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The first book of its kind to identify the top ten issues that frustrate employees in corporate America. Steve Webber addresses each of these potential problem and then offers practical examples and exercises to help you make the most of your career and your life.

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Success for ANY Endeavor.......2005-01-10

0 Timeless Principles of Professional Success by Steven R. Webber is a good book for business travelers to read on the plane. Steven's ten principles are well thought out and simply, convincingly presented. An easy read, this book offers advice and guides to help take you to the next level in your business relationships and practices. But more than just in business, the principles in this book are a good guide for living in general, and are a good set of principles for parenting. A young mother or father can read this with the idea that the family is the corporation, apply the ten principles, and achieve much greater success in motivating the children and the family as a group. These are excellent principles to teach teens as a guide for achieving in school and in their life dreams. Webber's book has much sage advice and could be called a guide for living successfully. So whether you are trying to succeed in business or in the daily business of life, read and follow Webbers ten principles for SUCCESS in any endeavor

Mariner's Compass Quilts: Reach for the Stars

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Mariner's Compass Quilts: Reach for the Stars
Brenda Henning
Manufacturer: Bear Paw Productions
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0977362736

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By Brenda Henning for Bear Paw Productions Detailed step-by-step instructions Brenda's detailed instructions teach you to be a Mariner's Compass expert! 28 full size compass patterns, 4 compass halos, 4 small compass patterns, 7 spectacular projects, detailed step-by-step instructions.

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Provider Postion: Exploring Brand Reach And Expectations For Preferred Provider Status In 2006
Compass Intelligence
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Computers & Internet | Subjects | Books

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This is an iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) that is part of the Business Telecom market & Subscription.� This insight discusses and analyzes providers postioning as well as explores brand reach and expectations for preferred provider status in 2006.� Business Telecom�consists of business expenditures on telecom services, such as wireline and wireless voice, data services and VPNs, as well as managed services provided by a telecom operators.� This category of IT spending also consists of business expenditures on wireline voice equipment, such as TDM PBXs and handsets, and wireless voice/mobile data equipment.�The expert guide on this iDRD is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2005 through 2010 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market. Sources: Compass Intelligence’s segment and market forecasts, which include business expenditures, market demographics, and usage and adoption statistics are built using multiple sources, including proprietary Compass Intelligence research. These sources include, but are not limited to, secondary research, government data and statistics (e.g. Department of Commerce, Federal Communication Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics and US Census Bureau), primary research, vendor-based research and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers, where relevant. Compass Intelligence selects data sources to provide greatest degree of perspective on each market or segment, in addition to the highest level of data accuracy, stability, and consistency over time.

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Dr Grimsdyke was only too pleased to discover that he was sitting next to the luscious Lucy Squiffington on his flight home. Several hours in her company was bound to go well - in fact it went rather too well seeing as how the long-suffering Anemone was waiting for him back home. A fact Grimsdyke seemed to have completely forgotten. And as if juggling two women wasn't enough, the Jellybone sisters then enter the scene with a troupe of female contortionists neatly in toe - hardly likely to help straighten things out for poor Grimsdyke. As he ponders his options, Grimsdyke falls headlong into a series of hilarious mishaps that leave him almost on the point of drowning.

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Doctor in the Swim
Richard Gordon
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000NAOXCS

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Doctor in the Swim
Richard Gordon
Manufacturer: The Book Club
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000CLEPX

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Doctor in the swim
Richard Gordon
Manufacturer: Doubleday
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0718101049

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DOCTOR IN THE SWIM.

Manufacturer: P/B
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HFSWGW

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DOCTOR IN THE SWIM.
Richard. Gordon
Manufacturer: Michael Joseph
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O8IWWQ

I get headaches when I swim. My older sister says it's my long, thick hair that causes me to get my headaches. My mom says it's the pressure from the water ... Doctor Cory): An article from: Child Life

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I get headaches when I swim. My older sister says it's my long, thick hair that causes me to get my headaches. My mom says it's the pressure from the water ... Doctor Cory): An article from: Child Life
Cory SerVaas
Manufacturer: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00097MTN0
Release Date: 2005-06-01

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This digital document is an article from Child Life, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on June 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1640 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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Title: I get headaches when I swim. My older sister says it's my long, thick hair that causes me to get my headaches. My mom says it's the pressure from the water when I jump off the diving board, go under, and pull myself to the surface. Can you please tell me what causes them? Thank you!(Ask Doctor Cory)
Author: Cory SerVaas
Publication: Child Life (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 1997
Publisher: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
Volume: v76 Issue: n4 Page: p32(1)

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Whenever I swim or go the beach, I get badly sunburned. When I get sunburned, I get more freckles, especially on my shoulders. Is there anything wrong ... Doctor Cory): An article from: Child Life

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Whenever I swim or go the beach, I get badly sunburned. When I get sunburned, I get more freckles, especially on my shoulders. Is there anything wrong ... Doctor Cory): An article from: Child Life
Cory SerVaas
Manufacturer: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000985REW
Release Date: 2005-06-01

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This digital document is an article from Child Life, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on April 1, 1998. The length of the article is 332 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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Title: Whenever I swim or go the beach, I get badly sunburned. When I get sunburned, I get more freckles, especially on my shoulders. Is there anything wrong with that?(Ask Doctor Cory)
Author: Cory SerVaas
Publication: Child Life (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 1998
Publisher: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
Volume: v77 Issue: n3 Page: p33(1)

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doctor in the Swim
Richard Gordon
Manufacturer: Penguin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LRFDKE

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