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Thoughtful, useful book for those who want to go deeper.......2005-01-04
This book provides brief but thorough readings of several of Bunuel's major films. This book is especially useful for those of us who never had a formal education in Freudian imagery, which plays such an important part in Bunuel's film language. Although not the only book you'll want to read on Bunuel, this is a good one.
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This is the album matching folio to the all time classic album, never before in print! Titles are: And It Stoned Me, Brand New Day, Caravan, Come Running, Crazy Love, Everyone, Glad Tidings, Into the Mystic, Moondance, These Dreams of You.
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Great Book.......2001-04-06
Van Morrison is a great artist with many talents. His songs are deeply composed and the lyrics puts you at ease, it relaxes you and encourages thought about the world around us. The beauty of our world and the enviroment in which we live in is precious
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Fireside Chess Library
In the first completely instructional book ever written on chess openings, National Master Bruce Pandolfini teaches players how to take charge of the game's crucial opening phase.
Of the three traditional phases of chess play -- the opening, the middle-game and the endgame -- the opening is the phase average players confront most often. Unfortunately, though, many openings are not completed successfully, partly because until now most opening instruction has consisted of tables of tournament level moves that offer no explanations for the reasons behind them. Consequently, these classical opening patterns can serve as little more than references to the average player.
In Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps, Bruce Pandolfini uses his unique "crime and punishment" approach to provide all the previously missing explanation, instruction, practical analyses, and much, much more. The book consists of 202 short "openers" typical of average players, arranged according to the classical opening variations and by level of difficulty. Each example includes:
* the name of the overriding tactic
* the name of the opening
* a scenario that sets up the tactic to be learned
* an interpretation that explains why the loser went wrong, how he could have avoided the trap, and what he should have done instead
* a review of important principles and useful guidelines to reinforce each lesson.
Also included are a glossary of openings that lists all the classical "textbook" variations for comparison and reference and a tactical index. Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps is a powerful, pragmatic entry into a heretofore remote area of chess theory that will have a profound influence on every player's game.
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Chess Help.......2007-08-28
I just joined GameKnot, a chess site. I got this book because I was losing game after game. This book really helped my games and so did playing with certain ones. Thank you, LINDA
Poor editing..........2007-07-13
It is very hard to appreciate the benefits of this book when one finds at least 5 misses or mistakes (one line does not even match a diagram: Opening 16 line 7 belongs to Opening 17) by page 19. The idea would be great otherwise...Learning openings is easier this way: instead of "3...c3 4. Nxc3 Bb4 5.Qd4 Nc6 would not work because Ng6 would do this and that" you can actually arrive to the discussed positions and see the board, too. You could see what idea tempted one do this or that reasonable appearing move, but then how it all broke down because of missing a pin or a fork. It is a great way to understand the constant threat of tactics stemming from positional weaknesses as well.
There are much better books out there. Why choose a bad one?.......2007-05-06
I have to full-heartedly agree with the review written by Jason D. Enochs "army_tacsat". The title of this book sounds juicy, but there's no substance behind it.
It shows you a few interesting openings, but if you faithfully read the book cover to cover, you don't walk away with a better understanding of the game. You almost certainly don't walk away with anything you can bring to a game. It's trivia, not a teaching book.
There are so many better books than this one. Why settle for something substandard?
I actually disagree with Jason D. Enochs "army_tacsat" on this book:
Chess Traps: Pitfalls And Swindles (Fireside Chess Library)
While I wouldn't give it 5 stars, I certainly wouldn't give it the one star he gave it. This book actually delivers on what its title claims, and after reading it, I DID walk away with things I could bring with me to a game.
serves its purpose, but not great.......2007-04-26
This is a love/hate kind of book. You walk through a couple hundred opening traps and blunderfests. After a while you will find that you are slightly more aware of the ins and outs of opening play.
As a result of this book, I started to watch out for some common problems that occur in the opening. Not necessarily the flashy traps that the book uses more for entertainment than for instruction. But those little problems with threats and bad planning.
Adding it all up, you will improve your feel for opening play, but it will take a lot of time.
Two Book Series to Get all of the Opening Covered (lacks detail).......2006-11-29
I just discovered you need to buy both "Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps" both number one and two to get all of the traps in both 1e4 and 1d4 openings covered. Then I found almost nothing is said about the moves before the trap, most often not where the blundering player went wrong, and even worse, what should have been done!
I think a book on traps should show cover the moves from the beinning to the end of the trap! That is telling you where someone went wrong and then what was correct in its place.
Another problem is lets say a trap happens on move 7 and then all of the same moves are used but the trap then happens on move 12, an entire page is taken up for each. Why not show within one or two pages both? It just uses up more space that is paid for with paper.
The only book I have found that takes my suggestions is "Winning Chess Traps for Juniors". It only has 64 traps shown, but has hundreds of traps when you add the traps on the side variations shown, and is all in one book instead of taking up two books.
I have bought all of the Opening Chess Traps Books. I also like "101 Opening Traps" to get a lot of 1 d4 openings not covered in any of the other books (so if you are a 1 d4 player then I also reocmment this trap book even if it doesn't cover ideas before the actual trap like I have suggested).
Learning Openings should be done by understanding the ideas behind the moves. Not set up "cheap traps", not "memorizing" moves. So books on traps should serve four purposes,
1. Learn the tactics in the openings you want to play.
2. Learn tactics and see how they are set up and used in the first place.
3. Learn when you can use a trap.
4. Learn when to avoid a trap.
Actually, to get it all, you should still actually get this book even though I just give it two stars along with it's "More" book and "Winning Chess Traps for Juniors" and, "101 Opening traps". If for anything, every book on traps if FUN to go over!
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Not as good as Traps and Zaps 1.......2006-08-31
This is the book that continues beyond the 1.e4 e5 type openings with the traps from the first book. I thought that the first traps and zaps book was "OK" but the second volume takes the three problems the first book had and made them worse.
Let me explain:
The problem with both books is there is a lack of analysis of the moves. When a trap point is reached, then, and sometimes only then does the book tell you the ideas. The opening is certainly not covered, even briefly. You are not told what alternative moves are available and when a terrible blunder is made the book often gives a question mark (bad move) or two and does not tell you what should have been done it its place. This is bogus quality.
Now, are learning opening traps useful? VERY much so!!! You can improve your tactics and openings and see what leads up to the tactics and actually have in your mind what the ideas are in certain openings. This is great. But the Traps and Zaps books fail to teach by leaveing out so much. A little better I found was "101 Chess Opening Traps" by Giddins. But he often does the same stuff by not explaining details. I found "Winning Chess Traps for Juniors" by Snyder to be very detailed on traps and the openings. I will leave that up to you to look up those books reviews. I am just not happy with the Traps and Zaps books lack of detail. The second book is even less detailed than the first.
I hope this has been helpful to you finding the Opening Traps book that suits your needs best!
A decent book on traps - there just isnt much out there on this subject.......2006-05-09
There just isn't much out there when it comes to books that cover traps and tactics in the openings. But, knowing the major pitfalls and traps in the openings is very important. And this and the book before it by Mr. Pandolfini do a decent job. True, as some have said, "Winning Chess Traps" is better, but then again it is so old it has long been gathering dust but still a good book.
If you are getting "More Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps" then get the one that comes before it first, or better yet get them together. What a lot of people complain about is that this book is very basic and doesn't cover as much as it should, buy hey, show me better!
Trap and Zap your money(again).......2006-04-14
This book is as bad as the first book. I can't believe they published a sequel to the first one. Fireside was created by Pandolfini, so I guess they pretty much have to publish any piece of trash he writes. This book is telling you how to win in hte opening, but it assumes that the opponent is a complete idiot!! Also, it has so many typos and stuff like that. Both the prequel and this book are wastes of money. I'm sure the person who gave this to me as a gift will be sorry they did after I tell them how worthless this book is.
Not even worth one star........2003-08-31
This book is even worse than the first one! I can't believe they published a second book. Fireside Chess Library will publish anything! If you want to improve at the game of chess then you want to avoid this book and seriously question any book published by Fireside Chess Library. Did anyone with a high school diploma even read this before it was printed? How can you have grammar, spelling and other random mistakes on this level? Writing a book does not make you a good author...writing 100 books makes you no better....Bruce needs to give it up and just stick with writing solitaire chess games for Chess Life. Do you want to know who CAN write? Silman, Soltis, Chernev, Nomzovich, Baburin, Evans....and many more. Use extreme caution when you see names like Eric Schiller, Horowitz, Pandolfini, ...and others.
I own over 100 chess books (sickness) and the first edition of this book is among the top 3 worst buys that I have ever made. I previewed this second edition at the San Lois Obispo Chess club. This book has no educational or entertainment value at all.
It took me a couple years before I figured out a good method of buying new books. I made many poor choices and wasted hundreds of dollars. I have a huge book collection but only about 20% of the books are worth the paper they are written on.
If you click on my name you will get my personal information and see a recommended study list. I put together this list of books and software with only one thing in mind...to improve your game without wasting your money. If you want to get better at chess this list will give you the most bang for your buck.
Before you learn to play an opening, learn how NOT to!.......2003-02-05
This is for beginners, rated below 1300 USCF. Most of the traps are fairly obvious (though some have snagged Grandmasters) but the point is to be aware of them before they occur, so that they do not occur!
In that sense, a book on traps is important before you prepare an opening repertoire. I would look at this book first, then the one by Chernev, and finally the one by Graham Burgess, the last of which is from high-level play. Only then does it make sense to spend any time thinking about the theoretically BEST moves. Chess is about tactics far more than it is about memorization. Just play SAFE moves, and study tactics.
Personally, I use this book for drilling simple tactics into my head. I do not go over the opening lines. I just look for the best refutation of what is shown in each diagram. Already, I have improved dramatically in Internet blitz games, because I make fewer blunders and take advantage of my adversaries'.
The coverage of this book is White-king-pawn two-step (1.e4) followed by something other than Black-king-pawn two-step (e5). Pandolfini's first Traps and Zaps book covers the dual king-pawn openings, and the zaps are a bit less obvious in that book. Unfortunately, neither covers queen-pawn openings. I recommend Chernev's Winning Chess Traps for broader coverage (and for deeper, less blunderous traps in general). (Addendum: There are d4, c4, and other openings in the undiagrammed "Related Zaps" at the bottom of each page, useful if you're willing to take the time to walk through the moves.)
The more Pandolfini books I try, the more I like them!
Oh. Only 4 stars because of errata. Annoying, but always easy to find and fix.
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Great book.......2007-09-30
The book is clearly satire, and definitely exaggerates a bit, but it still gives you a sense of the Wall Street culture, where people are extremely wealthy but also extremely unrefined (scarfing greasy cheeseburgers while making millions). Very funny. Also extremely informative on topics such as the rise of mortgage bonds and junk bonds as financial tools. The book gives a great portrayal of the genius of the people behind these financial innovations. In fact, its portrayal of people in general is very funny and memorable. One final upside: there are some books, where, if you don't read them for about a week, you have no clue what's going on anymore. This is not one of those. There are relatively few people to keep track of, and they are described so well that you can't forget them.
I would DEFINITELY recommend this book. Funny and informative, a window onto a strange culture known as Wall Street.
Mildly Amusing.......2007-08-28
Michael Lewis' inside look at the heady days of Salomon Brothers during the 1980s and the decay that followed is a mildly amusing, albeit disjointed narrative with little new information. It is funny in parts and some of the character sketches make you pause but overall a strictly average book.
Read "Moneyball" or "The Blind Side" Before This.......2007-07-25
Long before "Moneyball" and "The Blind Side," Michael Lewis wrote "Liar's Poker." It is a short, entertaining story about Salomon Brothers during the highs and lows of the 80's. Salomon created the mortgage bond market. And like many first movers, it exploited its advantage for years. Sellers and buyers barely understood the market. No one understood the bonds' valuations. The only sure thing was that Salomon was going to make money. But ungodly profits enticed competition, and competitors poached Salomon's best traders. Even worse, bond underwriters thought they were more clever each day and created more complicated trading vehicles. Eventually, the market crashed because of excessive supply, complexity, and hubris. In some ways, it parallels what we see with hedge funds today.
Although the book is a simple and entertaining story, it lacks much of the rigorous analytics and insights that are present in Lewis's more recent books. His younger rhetoric is less mature and prone to hyperbole. He desperately tries to hide his arrogance (something you don't see in his later writing). If you're looking for a quick read during a plane ride, then this is a decent story. If you've heard favorable things about Michael Lewis and you want to read one of his books, buy "Moneyball" or "The Blind Side" before "Liar's Poker."
Interesting but not exceptional.......2007-06-27
It provides a good picture of the Wall Street during the 80's but it is sometimes tiring when describing the personality of some characters.
A good recount of some heady times..........2007-06-19
This was a story which had to be told. And it had to be told from the inside. It couldn't have been done any other way, and Michael Lewis does a fairly god job of it.
The book essentially tells the story of the rise and fall from wealth (and grace) of Salomon Brothers, and in particular, their mortgage trading group. Those times were clearly heady ones, with the creation and destruction of ridiculous amounts of wealth - from thin air. (It's a more common phenomenon now given the increasing sizes and reaches of the global financial markets, but this probably represented the earliest of the really big cycles.) Lewis takes us deep into that world, giving us a view from a prime seat in the middle of the best action of those times - at Salomon Brothers. In doing so, he is able to create a fairly strong feel for that world, with all its extravagances and idiosyncrasies, while simultaneously providing a fair amount of objective narrative on the internal and external events. His fleshing out of the characters in the book is well done too, which allows the reader a fair level of involvement and empathy with the events. Another strength of the book is that Lewis never gets too technical, and is able to explain fairly complicated markets in terms simple enough for most people to understand.
On the flip side, I have to caution you that at the end of the day, Lewis might have been a good banker, but he's not a great writer. The book could have been taken to a different level altogether in the hands of a better writer, and much of the strength of this book is eventually derived from the story. That said, overall, I still think Lewis has done a very credible job, and the book is a very worthwhile read for everybody, not just bankers.
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4 MICHAEL LEWIS Books - 1) - Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game / 2) - The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game / 3) - Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street / 4) - The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story - (Unboxed Set of Books), in either Hard or Softcover, (See Seller Condition Comments), Shipped in one
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It was wonderful to be young and working on Wall Street in the 1980s: never had so many twenty-four-year-olds made so much money in so little time.
In this shrewd and wickedly funny audiobook, Michael Lewis describes an astonishing era and his own rake’s progress through a powerful investment bank. From an unlikely beginning (art history at Princeton?) he rose in two short years from Salomon Brothers trainee to Geek (the lowest form of life on the trading floor) to Big Swinging Dick–a bond salesman who could turn over millions of dollars’ worth of doubtful bonds with just one call.
A born storyteller, Michael Lewis shows us how things really worked on Wall Street. The bond traders, wearing greed and ambition as badges of honor, might well have swaggered straight from the pages of Bonfire of the Vanities. But for all their outrageous behavior, they were in fact presiding over enormous changes in the world economy. Lewis’s job was to transfer money, in the form of bonds, from those outside American who saved to those inside America who consumed. In doing so, he generated tens of millions of dollars for Salomon Brothers, and earned for himself a ringside seat on the greatest financial spectacle of the decade: the leveraging of America.
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