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Guts and Glory: The Making of the American Military Image in Film is the definitive study of the symbiotic relationship between the film industry and the United States armed services. Since the first edition was published nearly two decades ago, the nation has experienced several wars, both on the battlefield and in movie theatres and living rooms at home. Now author Lawrence Suid has extensively revised and expanded his classic history of the mutual exploitation of the film industry and the military, exploring how Hollywood has reflected and effected changes in America's image of its armed services.
Suid offers in-depth looks at such classic films as Wings, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, The Longest Day, Patton, Top Gun, and An Officer and a Gentleman, as well as controversial war movies like The Green Berets, M*A*S*H, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, and Born on the Fourth of July.
This significantly expanded edition has been brought completely up to date and includes many of the most recent war films, such as Saving Private Ryan, U-571, Pearl Harbor, and Windtalkers.
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humungous & worth every word.......2002-07-10
This is a mighty tome that has something intelligent to say about virtually every war movie made in Hollywood, and even some that weren't from the Hollywood studios.
More amazing yet, where I have a good remembrance of, and a firm opinion about, a given movie, I find that Suid has hit the nail on the head with his comments. Especially notable was the treatment he gives to two fairly recent films, Saving Private Ryan and Pearl Harbor. Almost everyone I know, and the critics as well, hailed SPR as a work of genius. I thought it was dreck, that it got just about everything wrong that it could have gotten wrong, and finally I walked out of the film when the beleaguered Yank says he's run out of ammo and does anyone have any "bandoliers"? Over the course of half a dozen pages, Suid explains to my satisfaction exactly what I found SPR unsatisfying.
He even gives a preview of such very recent films as Blackhawk Down, and there too he's right on the money.
Full disclosure: I know Suid, because he interviewed me about a book that became a film that is mentioned (mostly favorably) in his text.
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JUST BEAUTIFUL!.......2007-05-15
These cards are absolutely beautiful! Even the box they come in is exquisite. The cards are so nice that you won't want to use them. I've purchased several boxes for gifts to my Elvis fan friends, and they've all loved them.
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- Elvis14 genuine reproductions
- A must have for Elvis Presley fans!
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Elvis Box
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The King of Rock and Roll lives! And now fans everywhere can enjoy authentic Elvis memorabilia without making a roadtrip to Graceland. From Elvis Presley's third grade report card to rare fan club mementos, the Elvis Box contains 14 reproductions of genuine Elvis artifacts, some never before exhibited. These pieces chronicle Elvis's life, from his childhood and early recording career, through his service in the army, his movies of the sixties, and his dramatic concert performances of the seventies. With a red velvet interior as svelte as a pair of blue suede shoes, die-hard Elvis fans and music enthusiasts alike will love this behind-the-scenes look at the life of the undisputed King of Rock and Roll.
The Elvis Box includes: Fan club member card Pay Stub Presley family portrait Third grade report card 6 x 9 autographed glossy Christmas postcard Auto insurance form Abridged 12-page fan club album Job application Concert poster Box of 9 trading cards Paycheck Press release Portrait, circa 1952
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Elvis14 genuine reproductions.......2004-05-08
I just received this as a Mothers Day gift from one of my daughters. I found it to be a very good collection of items. If you are a true Elvis fan, you will love it. I especially loved the 3rd grade report card. Seeing the 9 collectors cards brought back memories! I had every one of them and when I had my first baby, my Mom and husband (now my X) threw them out. I didn't need my Elvis stuff anymore! I was a new mother! What did they know? I have never forgiven them for it. If you buy this item, I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I do. Thanks to my daughter! She is great!
A must have for Elvis Presley fans!.......2002-10-13
If you know an Elvis Presley fan, then this box set would make a good present. In this box set is Elvis Aaron Presley Thumbnail Biagraphy, a check to Elvis Presley from his manger for $50000.00, Colonel Tom Parker's Fan Club Membership card, Elvis' paystab from Presision Tool, Elvis Presley's report card from his days at East Tupelo School which he got graded for school spirit, a pitcure of Elvis Presley with his parents in 1937, a an application for insurance, Press release which has his story, an Elvis portrait, an application for civilian and military exerience, an Elvis Presley postcard with his manger dressed up as Santa Clause, Offical Elvis Presley Album, a picure of Elvis Presley signed by himself, a sign from one of Elvis Presley's performance and last but not least Elvis Presley picture cards. And if you were born after Elvis Presley's death like me, you can his picure pre-signed by Elvis Presley himself. Like I had said, this is a must if you know an Elvis Presley or maybe you are a fan yourself, and if you are, you can even buy this for yourself. This is worth your $$$$$$$$$$.
My thoughts on Elvis Box. This is one of the best things to get your Elvis Presley fan (if you know one). Or if you are a Elvis Presley fan, this is denfily a proudct to own. How can you not have fun while looking at this book (I guess). What is there in here not to like. You have a report card form Elvis Prelsey's 3rd grade days. And when you (or your Elvis Presely fan [if you know one]) check out the ELvis Presley album book that comes along.
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Johann Strauss meets Elvis: Musikautomaten aus zwei Jahrhunderten
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Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker
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In 2000, novelist and poet James McManus was sent to Las Vegas, innocently enough, by Harper's magazine to write a story about the World Series of Poker held annually at Binion's Horseshoe. But then, as so often happens on trips to Sin City, something kind of ... happened. Rather than becoming an objective report, McManus's article evolved into a memoir as he put his entire advance on the line, got lucky with his cards and won a spot in the competition, and came much closer than anyone expected to winning the darn thing. The result, Positively Fifth Street, is just as dazzling, exciting, and disturbing as Vegas itself.
McManus details his battles not only against his opponents but also against "Bad Jim," the portion of his own personality that needs to get in on a poker game in spite of both common and fiscal sense. Besides telling his own story, he relates the considerably more unpleasant tale of Ted Binion, whose grisly death was blamed on Binion's former stripper-girlfriend and her ex-linebacker beau. In the hands of a lesser author, the pursuit of these separate through lines of poker and the seedy personal lives of wealthy casino heirs may have lead readers to wish the author had picked just one subject. But under McManus's careful watch, they're really pretty similar: steeped in adrenaline, mystery, deception, and skating on thrillingly thin ice. Each story underscores the other, a neat little "narrative as metaphor" device, while also painting a vivid picture of Vegas casino life. Poker, as anyone who has lost at it will tell you, is an intricate game and it's nice to see a top-notch author and player relate its finer points in an entertaining style that will appeal even to non-players. The author's hilariously self-aware and at times self-loathing style make Positively Fifth Street a fun read. But beyond that, his account of nearly winning the biggest poker tournament in the world and subsequently watching as the verdicts are announced for Binion's accused murderers makes for a great story. Even if it wasn't the one he was sent there to write. --John Moe
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Rough sex, black magic, murder, and the science—and eros—of gambling meet in the ultimate book about Las Vegas
James McManus was sent to Las Vegas by Harper’s to cover the World Series of Poker in 2000, especially the mushrooming progress of women in the $23 million event, and the murder of Ted Binion, the tournament’s prodigal host, purportedly done in by a stripper and her boyfriend with a technique so outré it took a Manhattan pathologist to identify it. Whether a jury would convict the attractive young couple was another story altogether.
McManus risks his entire Harper’s advance in a long-shot attempt to play in the tournament himself. Only with actual table experience, he tells his skeptical wife, can he capture the hair-raising brand of poker that determines the world champion. The heart of the book is his deliciously suspenseful account of the tournament itself—the players, the hand-to-hand combat, and his own unlikely progress in it.
Written in the tradition of The Gambler and The Biggest Game in Town, Positively Fifth Street is a high-stakes adventure, a penetrating study of America’s card game, and a terrifying but often hilarious account of one man’s effort to understand what Edward O. Wilson has called “Pleistocene exigencies”—the eros and logistics of our primary competitive instincts.
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In the spring of 2000, Harper's Magazine sent James McManus to Las Vegas to cover the World Series of Poker--in particular, the mushrooming progress of women in the $23 million event, and the murder of Ted Binion, the tournament's prodigal host, purportedly done in by a stripper and her boyfriend with a techniques so outre it took a Manhattan pathologist to identify it. Whether a jury would convict the attractive young couple was another story altogether. But when McManus sets foot in town, the lure of the tables is too strong: he proceeds to risk his entire Harper's advance in a long-shot attempt to play in the tournament himself. Only with actual experience at the table (he tells his skeptical wife) can he capture the hair-raising subtleties of the kind of poker that determines the world champion. The heart of the book is his deliciously suspenseful account of the tournament itself--the players, the hands, and his own unlikely progress in it. Written in the tradition of The Gambler and The Biggest Game In town, Positively Fifth Street is a high-stakes adventure, and a terrifying but often hilarious account of one man's effort to understand what Edward O. Wilson has called "Pleistocene exigencies"--the eros and logistics of out primary competitive instincts.
Customer Reviews:
Not what I expected.......2007-10-03
If you look at the reviews for this book, you'll see a wide range of opinions. From 1-star all the way up to 5-stars. I believe the reason for the wide range is because the book cover and descriptions (including the back) fails to manage the reader's expectations. Similar to many other reviewers, I expected a book 100% about poker and related topics. However, it's really 60% about Ted Binion's murder, and 40% about poker. I did realize that Binion's murder was a topic in the book, but I though it was just a backdrop for the poker story. The murder almost dominates the book. If I had that 60/40 expectation I think I would've enjoyed the book more. So i penalize it 1 star because it didn't meet my expectations. I also subtract 1 more star because the author goes off-topic way too often. Other reviewers rant on how off-topic the book goes, so i don't need to again. 3 stars.
Good, but about 100 pages too long.......2007-07-27
This is a very unique book that tells many stories in one - the murder trial of accused killers of Ted Binion, Jim's own sensational poker run, and mixed in is lots of tidbits of poker history and player profiles. Overall, it is pretty good, but could have been better were it not for too many tedious pages of personal history, minutia of the tournament, and philosophical digressions that had me yawning. A good quarter of this 400 page book just wasn't all that interesting to me. On the other hand, in reading other sections, I found that I couldn't put it down.
Overall, getting through the tedious sections was made worthwhile by not only his great tournament story, but a real education on the history of the game, and where it is at present. BUT, if you bore easily, this may not be the book for you.
2 Words .....Bor - Ring.......2007-07-19
This book is so boring in the beginning that I haven't even been able to finish it to get to parts that other reviewers say are exciting. I thought it was about the World Series of Poker and the murder trial. Instead I have to read about McManus' childhood. Of course I've seen him on poker shows and he seems pretty boring in real life too.
If you're looking for a poker book, pass on this one.
Horrible.......2007-06-04
Don't waste your money. If you feel you have to have this book buy it 2nd or even 5th hand. It is boring and not well written. I find myself simply skimming through many pages that get completely off the topic. If I could return any of the books I have purchased from amazon or anyplace else, this would be the one.
Well written trip through the 2000 WSOP and the Vegas trial of the century.......2007-05-23
James McManus (fiction author, sports journalist and sometime poker player) went to Vegas to cover the trial of the murder of Ted Binion (whose father started the World Series of Poker (WSOP)) and to cover the rise of women at the WSOP. He ends up taking part of the advance money, winning a play-in satellite tourney, and getting a seat at the 2000 WSOP.
He made it to the final table and fifth place.
He intertwines his own story (an amatuer amongst some of pokers greatest names) with stories of the trial (where Ted's girlfriend and best friend are accused of murdering him), Jim's own personal history, the history of poker and the WSOP and the parallels he sees between them all.
The insights into the game, the hands, the mannerisms, and particularly what Jim is thinking at the time (fold? call? raise? who's that beautiful dealer named Red?) dividing the voices in his head (see? not just me!) into Good Jim and Bad Jim, make the writing of the actual WSOP satellite and tournament the best part of the book. But the other stories are woven in intricately and smoothly (with only a few abstract jumps), mixing in Dante and Dostoyevsky to prove his point.
Since the book has been written, the number of players entered into the big Texas Hold-em WSOP tourney has climbed in from the $1.5 million Chris "Jesus" Ferguson won (and 512 entrants) in 2000 to 2006's $12million Jamie Gold won amongst the 8,773 entrants (and around 12,000 are expected this year).
Read it before the big one this July 6, and it will help you imagine the action.
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12 Compact Disks, Unabridged edition. Read by Paul Michael.
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RF spectrum is the most valuable commodity in the wireless market – the wireless equivalent of real estate. Without the necessary spectrum – and the skills to manage it – companies cannot hope to compete in the brave new world of wireless services. Government agencies and private companies developing, using, or selling communications systems and services must be certain their systems are compatible with national and international frequency assignments.
This is a practical planning guide for any operation offering or planning to offer wireless, clearly explaining the technical, regulatory, and legal aspects of spectrum use. It not only provides rigorous engineering analysis of the properties and availability of key radio bands, but also interprets complex FCC and ITU regulations
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Essentials of Modern Spectrum Management (The Cambridge Wireless Essentials Series)
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Are you fully up-to-speed on today's modern spectrum management tools? As regulators move away from traditional spectrum management methods, introduce spectrum trading and consider opening up more spectrum to commons, do you understand the implications of these developments for your own networks? This is the first book to describe and evaluate modern spectrum management tools. Expert authors offer you unique insights into the technical, economic and management issues involved. Auctions, administrative pricing, trading, property rights and spectrum commons are all explained. A series of real-world case studies from around the world is used to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches adopted by different regulators, and valuable lessons are drawn from these. This concise and authoritative resource is a must-have for telecom regulators, network planners, designers and technical managers at mobile and fixed operators and broadcasters, and academics involved in the technology and economics of radio spectrum.
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A review of the administrative, regulatory and technical measures applied to the main radio services today. Will include general principles of national spectrum management, management methods applicable to the fixed service below 30 MHz, HF broadcasting, broadcasting at LF/MF, VHF and UHF, the fixed service above 30 MHz, maritime and land mobile services, satellite broadcasting and the fixed satellite service.
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New technologies and services have created explosive demand for radio spectrum, which is outstripping supply. Fortunately, these same technologies can provide the solution. More intensive use would meet existing and potential demand and could be the basis for unprecedented economic growth.
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Field manual interim 6-02.70, Army Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Operations.: An article from: Army Communicator
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Title: Field manual interim 6-02.70, Army Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Operations.
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Title: Radio raconteur: Ira Kleinman fills a cultural niche in the broadcast spectrum. (Westchester Arts News).
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