A Field Guide to Monsters: This Book Could Save Your Life

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A Field Guide to Monsters, a hysterical spoof on field guides, compiles the world’s scariest and most popular monsters, including Godzilla, Wolf Man, Mr. Hyde, and many others. Filled with fun monster facts, including size comparisons, habitats, and what they eat, this field guide also describes their call, their migration habits, and most importantly, how to protect yourself against them (or, in extreme cases, kill them). This book makes a perfect gift for the casual monster watcher or the more serious monster hunter.

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Research?.......2006-11-27

Although a monster field guide is a cute idea for a fun stocking stuffer or coffee-table book, this book makes it painfully obvious that the writer fell short in their research. I'm sure there are more inaccuracies but, just by flipping through the book I noticed a few major ones just involving the Buffy universe.

1. The entry labeled The Master, actually, uses a picture of The Gentlemen from the Buffy episode "Hush".

2. The entry for Spike from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" states that Spike has been turned into a human so he is no longer a vampire, which is not true. The author must have mistaked Spike getting his soul back with becoming human.(Very very different!)

3. The entry for Angel from "Buffy and "Angel" states that Angel can "morph" and fly. Angel can do neither and neither do any vampires in the Buffy universe except Dracula.

It is pretty clear that the author has never watched more than one episode of Angel or Buffy or even attempted to research the characters. I know this is just a novelty book but that does not mean research is not necessary and it is amazing to me that this book would get published with so many major factual mistakes.

From Zombos Closet:.......2005-12-07

It is certainly a clever take on the survival-styled guide, using movie monsters, and writing with tongue firmly in cheek. The only drawback I can see is that the authors have erroneously left out Cthulhu and his brethren. How odd. Perhaps they are merely waiting for a proper film adaptation to come along, instead of the tired and inane dreck that occasionally pops up like a three-month old bloated corpse in the water. I must note that the Lethality and Weaknesses sections for each monster are informative and lively, but I would question the inclusion of such innocuous creatures as the Little Vampire and Grandpa Munster, as they are hardly the stuff of nightmares.

Oh, and there appears to be at least one error: a photo of those dastardly and evil Gentlemen from the Hush episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer graces the monster entry for the Master. Oops. The Monster Size Comparison Chart included in the book is clever, but I sincerely doubt the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man could take Godzilla, no matter how much bigger he is. Smores anyone?

Good idea- lackluster execution........2005-08-06

I was thrilled to see this book at the local Hastings, being a monster geek and all. However, I think it could have been better:

1. Several entries were inaccurate- they claim the first Frankenstein movie was the James Whale version, which is not true. If I recall correctly, their was a silent version that was made at the very dawn of motion photography.

2. Some were redundant- there's different entries for "Living Dead" and "Zombies", along with the Gorgon and Medusa. In the, er, "real world" (as far as you can say brain-eating, walking corpses apply to it) there might be a difference, but not so much in the "reel world". (Before anyone throws a fit, let me say taht I am aware of the real-life voodoo "zombies". I just think that in movies "zombies" is practically reserved for the brain-eating type, and the Serpent and the Rainbow types should be designated some other way. Voodoo Zombies?)

3. While many obscure movie monsters were covered (Frogs? Vampire Circus? Ape from George of the Jungle?) many notables were excluded. Where's the Xenomorphs from Aliens? The Predator? E.T.? Graboids?

4. The last one might be anal of me, but there were tons of typos.

I would recommend this books for monster movie geeks (duh) but I wouldn't do so heartily.

Kong, Frankenstein's Monster, Norman Bates and Shrek.......2005-07-21

For 100 years of movies and TV, monsters have been apart of the imagination of many geniuses; from monster animals, to monster men, to manufactured monsters and many more kinds of monsters. King Kong, Frankenstein's Monster, Shrek, the Munsters, Tarantula, Norman Bates, Dracula and Many more. For any one who loves monsters this is the book for you.

Another mistake the book makes.......2005-03-07

It claims that Eddie was Grandpa Munster's nephew. Huh? Eddie was Grandpa's grandson.

A Field Guide to Monsters This Book Could Save Your Life

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A Field Guide to Monsters This Book Could Save Your Life
Dave Elliott
Manufacturer: Hylas Publ
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HX1YAU

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This is the perfect book for those who want to understand why musical nurturing is important in children aged birth to eight years and how this can be accomplished in an easy and fun manner. Specific activities instruct the reader on singing, moving, playing and listening to music with young children. Supplemental material on understanding basic musical elements and terms gives the reader a comfort level if this subject is new to them.

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An excellent source for parents and early childhood educators.......2007-02-25

As a future educator I believe this book is an excellent source for anyone who has or teaches children. The terminology is easy to follow and the whole layout of the book is great. It not only gives you wonderful ideas on using music with your child but it shows you. I believe the revised edition should include prenatal music nurturing as a chapter and not just an appendix in the back along with a CD of some of the recordings. This is definitely a book I will use over and over again. I recommend this book 100%.

An excellent book full of wonderful information.......2007-02-24

I am currently using this book in an Early Childhood Music class in Clermont, FL. This book is full of countless ideas for using music with young children. It is written in terminology that is easy to read and understand. I also believe that prenatal chapter needs to be included since music starts before birth, and a CD with examples of the music for the labs would be very helpful for those that are not taking the class. I have recommended this book to parents with young children.

A Book Full of Useful Information.......2007-02-23

I am currently using this book in an Early Childhood Music class. This book is full of countless ideas for using music with young children. It is written in terminology that is easy to read and understand.

Very useful book.......2007-01-06

I used this book for a class so it was a required buy. I was happy when I realized it would be a book that I will be using for reference in the future and not another wasted buy.

Worlds of Music: An Introduction to Music of the World's Peoples, Shorter Edition

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Worlds of Music: An Introduction to Music of the World's Peoples, Shorter Edition
Jeff Todd Titon
Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing
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ASIN: 0534585450

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Carrying the reputation and authority of the market leader for this courseTiton's WORLDS OF MUSIC, 3RD--this SHORTER EDITION introduces world music at a more rudimentary level and in a smaller package. Beginning with a newly written introductory chapter, it proceeds to case studies of music of different cultures in eight different parts of the world, and concludes with a fieldwork project. The author treats music both on its own terms and as a human activity in diverse historical, social, and cultural contexts. The book encourages active student involvement by showing how a beginner may document, play, and even build the instruments used in the music of another culture.

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Introduction to Music Education
Charles R. Hoffer
Manufacturer: Waveland Pr Inc
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ASIN: 1577662229

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Charles Hoffer's experience and commitment to music education make this text a practical and insightful guide for prospective teachers. The Second Edition of Introduction to Music Education clearly presents a working repertoire of concepts and general information that anchors the more specialized applications covered in subsequent methods courses. Hoffer's analysis of the nature of teaching, teachers, and music provides a concise yet indepth overview of the field. Outstanding features include the text's streamlined presentation of teaching issues; its rich selection of day-to-day exercises and activities; the resource, reference, and program lists; the discussion of teaching music in today's diverse classrooms; and the application of students' future roles in the field.

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Introduction to Research in Music
Richard J. Wingell , and Silvia Herzog
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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ASIN: 0130143324

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Designed to show what research and writing skills can do for any musician, this unique single-source reference features a discussion of musical research, bibliographic tools, guides to print and electronic resources for research, specific research skills, discussion of the process of writing and editing a research paper on a musical topic, and analysis of an article from a musicological journal. The focus is on both music literature (books and writings about music) and music (scores, collected sets, thematic catalogues), and all lists of print or electronic resources always include areas like jazz, popular music, computer music, etc. Musicological Research. Print Resources for Research about Music. Print Resources for Locating Music. Electronic Resources for Research (CD-ROM, Web sites, etc.). History of Notation, Publishing, and Printing. Planning a Paper. Writing the Paper. Format and Style. Sample Article and Discussion.

Workbook for Tonal Harmony, With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music

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Great Workbook

Workbook for Tonal Harmony, With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music
Stefan Kostka
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies
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Binding: Paperback

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Great Workbook.......2000-08-25

This is a great workbook for someone who is trying to learn music theory either on their own or with a tutor. I would recommend it to everyone!

A Briefe Introduction to the Skill of Song, c. 1587 (Classic Texts in Music Education) (Classic Texts in Music Education)

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A Briefe Introduction to the Skill of Song, c. 1587 (Classic Texts in Music Education) (Classic Texts in Music Education)
William Bathe
Manufacturer: Boethius Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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When, in 1584, William Bathe, then just a young student at Oxford, published a tract on the teaching of music, his work became the first musical text book to appear in the English language. No copy of this work now exists, but some years later Bathe produced a new version, now called A brief Introduction to the skill of song. In it Bathe sought to present a new, much simpler way to learn music, in open opposition to the traditional approaches of the day, the "manifold and crabbed, confused, tedious rules", as he puts it. This book, a facsimile of Bathe's work, describes musical methods old and new and will be of great interest to musicologists and players of early music. Introduction by Bernarr Rainbow and published in the series ClassicTexts in Music Education.

Introduction to Research and the Psychology of Music

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Introduction to Research and the Psychology of Music
Edwin Gordon
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Alfred Hitchcock and the British Cinema: With a New Introduction

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Alfred Hitchcock and the British Cinema: With a New Introduction
Tom Ryall
Manufacturer: Athlone Press
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A Concise Introduction to Teaching Elementary School Music (Fun with Science)

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A Concise Introduction to Teaching Elementary School Music (Fun with Science)
William O. Hughes
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Hear and Now: An Introduction to Modern Music in School

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Hear and Now: An Introduction to Modern Music in School
John Paynter
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Excellent collection of positional exercises

One of the better positional puzzle books

An Excellent Book!

Can You Be a Positional Chess Genius
Angus Dunnington
Manufacturer: Everyman Chess
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1857442644

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International Master and experienced chess teacher Angus Dunnington has carefully assembled an abundance of positional chess puzzles to test players of all levels.

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Excellent collection of positional exercises.......2007-05-17

Whether or not you are positional chess genius, you will need a lot of hard work and practice to bring out your talents. This book furnishes 150 chess positions for just that kind of training. The 150 positions are split among ten chapters of 15 positions each; within each chapter there are five problems worth 5 points, five worth 10 points, and five worth 15 points. For each test position, the reader needs to find the correct plan, identify all of the relevant factors leading to the correct decision. If you need a hint, the author provides a separate section of very brief hints (one per position), the use of which is optional, and which incurs a penalty in points each time it is consulted. All of the chapters are roughly of equal difficulty overall, so that the reader can gauge his/her progress throughout the book.

This is really a great collection of positions. I noticed that they cover all sorts of very important topics, such as outposts, weak squares, better minor piece, freeing pawn break, etc., usually in rich combination. Very often, part of the right strategy is to prevent a plan by the opponent. Nothing is absolutely trivial, and the hard problems can be extremely challenging. Accordingly I think this is best suited for players 1600 and up, who have had some previous background in chess strategy (e.g., Silman's HTRYC). Most of the positions are from actual games, in which case we get the actual moves in the solution, along with supporting discussion. In a few cases the positions were thought up by the author, and I found them to be good exercises, too. The solutions are suitably detailed. For full credit, the reader must justify the answer completely - this means looking at all of the critical variations (including tactics, if need be), and evaluating possible outcomes accurately.

My only serious criticism of this book is that every single problem position has a caption below it that sets up the problem itself. This, unfortunately, detracts from the instructive purpose of the exercise since it gives an unrealistic hint about what to look for. In a couple cases, the hint is almost a dead giveaway. Readers should instead cover up all of these captions while studying the diagram, and try to use their normal routine for evaluating the position. For this inconvenience, a deduction of one star. I am not a fan of the hint section, either. I would recommend instead that readers attempt each problem to the absolute best of their abilities without the hint or caption, then make a *firm commitment* to a move, before turning directly to the solution. This is better preparation for real battles at the chessboard.

Overall, these exercises are a notch easier than the ones in Aagaard's "Excelling at Positional Chess," and a half notch harder than the ones in Silman's HTRYC Workbook. Recommended.

One of the better positional puzzle books.......2007-04-19

There are very few good positional chess puzzle book on the market, but this is definitely one of the better. Unfortunately this book (as many other chess problem books) presents chess problems in all levels of difficulty (I think this is related to market, cost and economy for each chess-publishing house).

In Angus's there are 3 levels of difficulty and chess players who manage to solve chess problems at level 1 (among 1600 in rating), may not at all be able to solve problems at level 3 (2300-2400 in rating). So a player rated around 1700 may only benefit 50% from this book. This book is perhaps an expensive book for a player at this rating level.

An Excellent Book!.......2004-09-27

This is without a doubt my favorite chess book! The heart of this book is ten tests of fifteen puzzles each. Each test is divided into 5 easy, 5 intermediate, and 5 difficult problems. This helps you to guage how much effort you should put into each problem.

I find that puzzle books are the most effective, practical, way to improve my playing strength.

The solution to each problem is crisp and clear. After pondering one of his problems, when I finally see the answer, it's like a light-bulb is turned on. "Aha! Yes, clearly that's the best move!" When this happens, I feel I've truly learned something that will stay with me, and benefit me later when I'm actually playing a game.

The book is nicely printed, with large diagrams so that you have the choice to either set up the position on a board, or to solve them directly from the book-- very convenient when travelling or otherwise away from home.

The author has obviously picked the problems very carefully, and scored the possible solutions diligently; so that the learning experience for the reader is greatly enhanced.

After I worked through this book, I felt that my playing strength improved about 100 rating points. I think the level of this book is useful for players in the 1700-2300 range (for reference, I fall into the middle of this range).

I loved this book!! Kudos to Angus Dunnington for a fine work.

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This is a good time to look at the financial bear. How does one spot the bottom of a bear market? What brings a bear to its end? There are few more important questions to be answered in modern finance. Financial market history is a guide to understanding the future. Looking at the four occasions when US equities were particularly cheap - 1921, 1932, 1949 and 1982, Russell Napier sets to answers these questions by analysing every article in the Wall Street Journal of either side of the market bottom. In these 70,000 articles he examines, one begins to understand the features which indicate that a great buying opportunity is emerging. By looking at how markets really did work in these bear-market bottoms, rather than theorising how they should work, Napier offers investors a financial field guide to making the best financial provisions for the future.

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Excellent read.......2007-05-14

For every one even remotely concerned or interested in stock market, this book is a must read. It is a very well researched and very well written book with indepth coverage of important events happening around the bottoms as well as the tops in the market. It is difficult to write such an interesting book on rather complex subject like this.

for every investor.......2007-04-07

This book reviews the history of 4 bear markets in the US. We will eventually see another one so you might be able to learn from history. It's mostly an easy read but there were some sections that became a little textbook like. This and Bull by Maggie Mahar will teach you plenty and hopdfully save you bundles.

The history of bear and bull markets.......2007-03-08

This book is a detailed history of the financial markets in the US, particularly the 4 bear markets in the 20th century. The style is a little technical, but still fairly readable. It could have used a little more editing (typos) but it's still a well-researched and very thoughtful book.
The author's main thesis is that stock markets move from periods of overvaluation to periods of undervaluation, and that there are certain signs that can be found at the end of any bear market. This information would be extremely valuable to any serious investor - rather than listening to a lot of the chatter on the internet or on TV, which often amounts to little more than cheerleading and wishful thinking, the information in this book will help an investor analyze at what point in the bull-and-bear cycle the market is at.
Obviously a lot more money can be made when buying at the bottom of the market, and the author did extensive research to uncover the indicators of a market bottom, so that you can apply them when the time comes.
Most recent investors have only seen bull markets, and so don't recognize the signs of a real, steep bear market - often losses can exceed 50% or more, perhaps 70%. Sometimes it can take decades to recover from the losses. This book will open the eyes of anyone who has believed the mantra, "it doesn't matter when you buy, just get into the market anytime, since stocks go up forever."

Excellent book.......2007-01-05

The stagflation bear market
from 1974 to 1982 is worth careful study by investors.
The book also summarizes what sectors perform
well during this period (tobacco, etc, that
has pricing power) and can provide guidelines for
investors trying to navigate cautiously in
the post-bubble market environment today.

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