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Disney Poster, The: THE ANIMATED FILM CLASSICS, FROM MICKEY MOUSE TO ALADDIN
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Customer Reviews:
Good but not complete.......2000-07-04
I'm a Disney poster collector. And this book shows a lot of their best posters - but t his is not enough for a collector. We need a complete book with at least their US poster releases plus ranges of the latest prices.
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Another stunner.......2007-03-20
All of Bruce Henderon's books are worth a dozen times what he sells them for; flawless, stunning reproductions of great movie posters. Buy them ALL!
Great book that dwells on too few subjects........2002-04-11
As previous reviewers stated, this is a marvelous book, & it does have far too many Disney & Popeye posters in it. Considering the wealth of other 'vintage' cartoon posters that are around (even just searching on the net), Im suprised they didnt have a better selection for us to look at. Otherwise, Im very happy to have this book, and I'd LOVE to see a volume 2 some day!!!
CARTOON MOVIE POSTERS: Serious Collecting Meets the Fun Zone.......1999-12-07
I'll be truthful: I received Bruce Hershenson's CARTOON MOVIE POSTERS as part of a "grab-bag" special he was throwing a couple of years back. My tastes lie in the somewhat more arcane area of Horror & Science Fiction posters. What would a guy like me who covets copies of posters like BEAST WITH 1,000,000 EYES want with...harmless, namby-pamby kid's stuff? Plenty, as I soon discovered once I opened this excellent book. First-the reason I had been so unaware of cartoon posters, especially ones from the seven minute variety, is that so many of them are practically extinct. Cartoons, being the VERY bottom of the bill, were treated as 4th-class citizens, and if the studios bothered to make a poster at all, there weren't very many of them and the vast majority of those were tossed. What a shame! This book, which contains close to 400 exqusitely printed images, is an absolute riot of color and imagination that easily rivals any of my beloved fantasy pieces. Starting from cartoon pioneer Windsor McCay in 1911 and ending with the X-rated FRITZ THE CAT in 1972,(and touching on all points in between), Bruce includes examples ranging from the obvious (Disney, Warner Bros, & Fleischer) to the wonderfully obscure (there are several pages of pictures from Ub Iwerks'fairy tale cartoons from the 30s that are gorgeous, more than a little strange, and as rare as hen's teeth.) If you have even a passing interest in movie posters, it is mandatory that you order at least a couple of Hershenson's poster volumes. If you are a rabid, hopeless poster fiend like myself, they are invaluable for both reference and entertainment. Everything about them is first-rate: the printing, the choice of posters (ah, those 30s & 40s Disney 1-sheets...!)the short, inobtrusive, well-written snippets regarding the history of various posters: it's very tough to find fault here. This is the perfect gift for hard-core poster geeks and casual film/cartoon aficonados alike. Five stars all the way, and...abbah-dee, abbah-dee, abbah-dee....That's All, Folks!
A beautiful book on every level!.......1999-11-19
Everyone has their own favorite film genre (animation, action and adventure, science fiction, etc.). Next to crime/film noir films, animation is mine. The beautiful thing about this book is the unexpected. Rather than delve into the standard Disney fare (which is included in great detail nevertheless), this book includes artwork from posters from "lesser seen or only mildly popular" titles. Besides Disney, everything from Fleischer to Avery is represented, works of art that can only be bought for thousands of dollars today at many of America's high echelon auction houses. If you are the least bit interested in the jaw-dropping beauty of what has become a lost art -- the exercise of drawing images associated with the advertising of a Hollywood film -- this is the book to have. This book is part of movie poster maven Bruce Hershenson's exhaustive multi-volume series of books highlighting the history and beauty of what much of mainstream America has only in the last ten years begun to recognize. And that is movie posters are a "popular art" form that can stand proudly next to all other styles of art from gothic to modern, from expressionist to impressionist. Great film art borrows from all of these styles and this volume, which focuses only on posters associated with animated films, illustrates innumerable examples whereby despite the restrictive nature of the genre (cartoons), not all posters went in the same direction in terms of style and presentation. From Pinocchio to Popeye, Hershenson and Allen have built an incredible archive (and legacy) of images in all of his books, capturing a period (when all posters were drawn by hand and then printed, as opposed to today's method of using photographic stock and manipulating them digitally and printing them by the thousands) that would otherwise be lost forever. A fine book for any collector (get the hardcover edition if you can, it's harder to find; if Amazon doesn't have it, it's available from Mr. Hershenson directly at mail@brucehershenson.com).
Superb, Extraordinary Detail On Every Level!.......1999-11-15
This review can easily apply to any of the books in the Bruce Hershenson edited series of film poster history. Hershenson rightly treats film graphics not just as pop culture artifacts but true works of art. His books are filled with a curator's eye for superior choice and reproduction, each poster in striking color and with a clarity of printing that rivals most any coffee table art book. Somewhere between advertising and illustration, film posters, like book jackets and record covers, inhabit that imaginative and atmospheric zone where one art reflects another. It's not just the history of film or the history of film design, it's a history of twentieth century Saturday afternoons and Saturday nights. How often we would go into the dark theatre armed only with the ideas and ideals of the posters outside, and then return to them afterward, perhaps with nodding affirmation or smirking disillusionment, but still a vision of what could be. This series of books should be subtitiled: THE FINE ART OF ANTICIPATION, for no matter if expectation was filled or emptied by the films behind them, their posters kept on shining.
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Festa Musicologica: Essays in Honor of George J. Buelow (Festschrift Series)
Thomas J. Mathiesen
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Book Description
Mend all that is Riven.
This book before you is a powerful tome--make it serve you to find Gehn, free Catherine, and rescue Riven's natives before it's too late. Get
Riven: The Official Strategy Guide for:
• Clear, step-by-step walkthroughs
• Detailed visual aids for exact guidance
• Easy to find solutions to every imaginable puzzle
• In-depth instructions via the Complete Riven Journal
• Exclusive full-color poster and map
• and Ages, upon Ages more!
Get the best that any Age has to offer. Get the only book that Atrus can never tear apart! Get
Riven: The Official Strategy Guide so you can act while there is still time!
Customer Reviews:
Walkthrough for Riven.......2007-05-17
Another good book to have if into older games and need some help. The Myst games are great for all ages and the whole family can enjoy them. Great if one does the controls and another does the reading, it really makes these games a lot more fun to enjoy. The Larghe's
Too much help when I needed hints.......2001-08-03
This is a great book, if you are too lazy to even walk around in Riven. I had completed everything, except for 2 of the last 3 puzzles, and all I wanted was a couple of general hints to point me in the right direction. Instead, the first half of the book, which is supposed to do just that, was more of a smoothed out walk through - not every step, but it pushed you through the whole game and revealed all of the secrets and solutions. The real walkthrough in the back is basically the same thing, just bulleted and put into command sentences. Don't buy this book if you want to take your time and figure things out on your own. If you just want to beat the game quickly, with no respect for the beauty of the programming and the story, this will do fine.
On the brighter side, after I bought this and read it, I stopped hitting my head, solved the puzzles again for myself, and finished the game in 2 hours. I would still be playing around in the ceremonial chamber and with the marble puzzle if I didn't get this book. I missed the small things, which made so much difference, and I couldn't make the connections, which is what this is all about. Please, try Riven on your own first, and if you are really stuck (I mean really), then get this book. It will alleviate your headache.
Best Book.......2000-06-11
This is the best book. It is a lot like the Myst srategy guide.
DON'T BANG YOUR HEAD AGAINST THE WALL, THE ANSWERS ARE HERE!.......2000-03-29
I fell in love with the game Riven right from the start. I had not played very many computer games before this, and had never played Myst, so therefore, Riven turned out to be a bit difficult for me. Just when I had solved a fairly easy section I would hit an impasse and thought I'd maybe end up banging my head against the table. I was hopelessly stuck at a point in the game when I came across this book - a blessing I thought! It's actually more of a curse due to the fact that the book makes it much too tempting and easy to cheat. There is nothing as thrilling as finally breaking the code, solving the mystery, and finding the answer to the great puzzle - the book eventually gives you all the answers and thus spoils the fun. I for one will NOT buy this "cheat sheet" type of book again, however, I highly recommend it to those individuals who get a thrill out of cheating!
Not Just a 'Go Here and Do This' Book.......2000-03-29
This book not only gives you the answers that you've been struggling for, but it also tells you why the answer is what it is as we follow the author in an interesting and easy to read story. I found myself on several occasions saying, "Oh yeah. I noticed that too, but I never knew what it meant." Even reading about the many answers I was able to solve on my own was enjoyable.
Book Description
Welcome to the Mysterious island!
Are you feeling a bit Mystified? Does
everything seem all Mysty? Are you
thinking you might have Myst something?
Well, you've come to the right place for help.
Myst:
The Official Strategy Guide Revised and Expanded Edition
is the #1 bestselling, ultimate, authoritative source for answers and information about Myst Island and the Ages of Myst. Inside you'll find:
A complete, fictionalized walkthrough of Myst
Detailed examinations of the puzzles and reasoning behind them
Screen images of the most important locations
Overhead views of Myst Island and the Ages
"Quick and Dirty" solutions if you're in a hurry
Also:
A revealing interview with Myst game designers Rand and Robyn Miller
Early sketches and concept materials used to create the Myst environment
Special renderings of objects from the world of Myst
About the Author
Rusel DeMaria is head of DeMaria Studio. He has written and collaborated on numerous computer and video game books, including The 7th Guest: The Official Strategy Guide, X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide, and Earthworm Jim Official Game Secrets(all from Prima).
Rick Barba is the author of numerous electronic entertainment books, including DOOM Battlebook, and Under a Killing Moon: The Official Strategy Guide (all from Prima).
Customer Reviews:
Walkthrough for Myst.......2007-05-18
Best game there is for just fun and NO killing, just perhaps good clean fun for the whole family. Let one do the controls and another person read along in this book to make one enjoyable game for all to play. Enjoy, The Larghe's
Don's review.......2001-11-20
I.m pleased so far,except that the operation of the maze mystifies me! i can get only one sound(N) How to get thru' the maze when the tram stops at every station? Help DC
Absolutly mind saving!.......1998-07-01
Rick Barba and Rusel DeMaria have done a fantastic job of fictionalising all their game secrets in a long walk through of the Myst world without giving everything away! This book even has a quick guid for the impatient player. This book will save you from wasting precious moments in front of the screen!!
Best Bet if you want to enjoy Myst........1997-11-15
Thsi is the best book you could buy if you want to solve Myst and still enjoy it after. The first section gives vague hints and a complete walk-through of the game, pointing out the cool details of the game. The second part has a quick-guide for anyone who's in a hurry. The last part of the book contains an exclusive interview with the makers of Myst. Myst was a game ment to be enjoyed, not a puzzle ment to be conquered. All the other guides just tell you the facts, not really appreciating Myst for all it's beauty and glory. This is the ONLY way to go if you want to get your money's worth out of Myst.
Customer Reviews:
The End to Myst Frustration.......2002-01-30
Sometimes you get really stuck on a game. You've tried everything, and you are getting so frustrated that the game is no longer enjoyable.
Other times, you're the resident expert on a game, but friends keep pestering you with questions which begin "How do you get past the...?"
This book is the answer to those problems - at least as they relate to the game Myst. Clear and concise, it gets you past the place where you're stuck and lets you go on enjoying the game.
Book Description
Here's a beautiful, 4-color collector's edition for Myst enthusiasts who want to maximize play and minimize frustration. The first part of the book offers clever hints and tips, installation and troubleshooting help, and loads of helpful screen shots. The second part of the book provides actual puzzle and mystery solutions, for those mysteries that have you utterly stumped. For Mac and DOS versions.
Customer Reviews:
The NON-cheat book.......1998-04-15
A great book that leads you thru Myst without giving you the answers. It keeps the game intersting, but gets you thru those tough times when you would usually pull your hair out. Like having a good friend that knows what their doing. A must have for Myst.
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Using a hints-before-solutions formula (so you won't accidentally expose something you don't want to), Unofficial Riven: The Sequel to Myst: Strategies and Secrets divulges all of the secrets you'll need to conquer each puzzle and win the game. Rather than splitting the helpful prodding and complete disclosures into separate sections, the book treats each puzzle individually with the advice escalating slowly across each page. The hints are pretty strong and the proximity of the solutions tempting, so you'll want to crack this one with care if you want to preserve the mystery of Riven. You'll find plenty of references to the original Myst story throughout to help you understand the people of Riven. This guide also includes excellent maps of the islands and information on the game's multiple endings.
Book Description
Like the layers of an onion, Riven is slowly revealed through carefully worded hints and tips. For the hopelessly confused, all secrets are finally exposed and a complete path through the game is shown with text and specially drawn maps. Written by a serious Myst-ophile who also brings enjoyable commentary and insight to the pages of this invaluable strategy guide, the book's cover is also specially designed to appeal strongly to the millions of fans who love the world of Myst and Riven. Here is the book Atrus didn't tell you about ...Don't enter the endangered world of the Rivenites without it!
Customer Reviews:
BAD for your eyes........2000-05-13
My eyes were tired after reading this book for only a few minutes. Ms. Danana must have thought that the absence of pictures could be compensated for by printing her confusing book on what she probably thought was atmospheric stock. The grey on grey mottled paper was aggrivating. and headache inducing. Don't waste your money!
BAD for your eyes........2000-05-13
My eyes were tired after trying to read this book for only a few minutes. Ms. Danana must have thought that the absence of pictures could be compensated for by printing her confusing book on what she probably thought was atmospheric stock. The grey on grey mottled paper was aggrivating. and headache inducing. Don't waste your money!
How I beat Riven.......1999-08-26
THis book is a strategy guide to help mme beat the game. It gives me a lot of strategies and secrets to the game. It also lets me play the game earier. I go through five islands on the game and they all have names. It is a good book. I really enjoy reading it. It is about how to beat the game quicker. The book tis \two books in one. The first book tells me how to beat the game without ben giving me the nswers. The second one does give me the answers and it is easier.
Useful but at times confusing........1999-01-20
I quickly compared this book to a hints and solutions book I have for Myst and there are some things missing. For one, the Myst book had pictures that showed you what was being written about while there are no pictures in Riven. Drawings are provided which are helpful. At times you are expected to get back to locations and start from there with no idea how to get back without help. Even with these shortcomings the book is worthwhile especially for the price.
in depth keeps you interested.......1998-04-18
takes a lot of concentration to understand very in depth must have the cd rom game to fully understand
Book Description
You are viewing the first edition. This title is now available in an updated 2nd Edition Kaeppel beams a very bright light on 4 of the most common yet most difficult to overcome trading `dont's'. In easy-to-understand terms he breaks down the problems and offers solutions. Keep this concise little gem near you at all times while trading. You can earn big profits in options trading by avoiding the 4 most common and most costly mistakes the majority of traders make. System and software developer Jay Kaeppel shows you how to avoid common pitfalls option traders encounter that cause them to lose money in the long run.
In Kaeppel's quick reading style you'll . . .
> Learn to isolate the 4 most common mistakes
> See why they are so common and easy to make
> And discover a simple strategy to avoid these mistakes altogether
Concise and to-the-point here's an action plan you can read and put into place immediately to become a more profitable trader in no time.
Customer Reviews:
beware, buyer.......2005-12-07
This is the first review I ever share on Amazon. I tend to keep my thoughts to myself, but this book is more a pamphlet that leads to their service advertisements. I think someone must bring this "scam" to light. (Please check the number of pages in this "book", then divide by 4 to get the equivalent pages of a book)
The 4 items that this book covers are common sense that any experienced investor and intermediate trader would have developed in the first 3 years at the respective area.
Use the cost of this book and buy a deep out of money contract. It will be more profitable.
The Four Biggest Mistakes in Option Trading.......2005-08-20
Well written and concise. Very very importan for ALL Option traders to own and keep in their library. If anyone understands a little bit about "Implied Volatility", this book is a must!
what a Joke.......2004-08-26
by far a worthless book on options,
the cover looks great, but this has no
value; I learned more on the optionsxpress
website than this book, anyone who has
read an options book would not
appreciate this book it assumes you
know nothing about options and really
tricks you into thinking that the author
knows what he is talking about.
Short and sweet but too theoretical.......2003-10-28
This book is useful in directing novice options traders to the four biggest mistakes usually made in this area. The book does what is says with describing the theory behind the authors arguments but unfortunaly does not provide market examples on how that should be implemented in real life. Having read other books by this author, I am sure he is capable of supplementing his theory with examples . One of the mistakes he mentions is buying only out of the money options and he recommends buying in the money options. Unfortunately he does not address the fact that this approach could still result in a total loss if the option ends out of the money by expiration day. In addition to be successful in trading in the money options your timing needs to be accurate enough to be certain you do not face a total loss. Timing is never addressed in this book and you would need to supplement this by other books that focus more on this area.
Why 5 stars? Even with these shotcomings it is important that beginners know where they can go wrong and then focus on what to do right.
Excellent book that delivers exactly what its title says.......2003-06-20
There are four basic mistakes all beginning option traders make, these are:
1) Relying solely on market timing;
2) Buying only out-of-the-money options;
3) Using strategies that are too complex; and
4) Casting too wide a net on option choices
Relying solely on market timing.
It causes failure because it ignores implied volatility. It can lead to paying far too much to purchase an option. It would be like buying a stock without knowing its P/E, or buying a car without knowing its blue book value. The way to avoid this mistake is by carefully analyzing which options are best suited to achieve your objective. Also, measure what is the current implied volatility of these options and compare it vs. the historical volatility of this option. This will give you an idea of the current valuation of this option, and whether it appears overpriced or underpriced.
Buying only out-of-the-money options.
By doing so, you ignore the probability that the option will eventually be in-the-money. It leads to buying options with little likelihood of profiting. You can get lucky once. But, such a blind strategy is a sure way to get wiped out in option trading. Instead, you should know exactly what is the probability of you making money on each option trades. This entails knowing the "Delta" of a specific option. If an option has a Delta of 20. It has a 20% chance of being in-the-money.
Using strategies that are too complex.
This leads to unfavorable risk\reward situations. First, you should determine your objective and make certain the trade you are going to make can achieve those objectives without more risk than you can handle.
Casting too wide a net.
You will spend too much time wasted looking for opportunities among illiquid options. By doing so, you will waste a lot of your potential returns on the wider bid and ask spreads of these less than liquid options. Instead, focus on securities that have actively traded options.
This book is a real eye opener on option trading.
Product Description
With over 50,000 copies in print for the first edition, Kaeppel s insight has undoubtedly made its mark in the options world. Now, he strikes again with an updated and more comprehensive look at those pesky mistakes that traders continue to make in trading options. In easy-to-understand terms, he systematically breaks down each problem and offers concrete and practical solutions to overcome it in the future. There are big profits to be made in options trading. By avoiding the four most common and most costly mistakes the majority of traders make, you ll be set to win big. System and software developer Jay Kaeppel helps you thoroughly understand each mistake before showing you how to avoid them in future trades. In this new, color edition, you ll find: More in-depth analysis of the four biggest mistakes including volatility calculations, risk/reward relationships, calendar spreads, etc. More real world examples with varying scenarios updated to reflect today s market More graphs and tables to better illustrate Kaeppel s concepts More detailed discussion on the nature of options trading and how to create a consistently winning strategy Concise and to-the-point, here s an action plan you can read and put into place immediately to become a more profitable trader.
Customer Reviews:
More like 4 common mistakes.......2007-06-27
This book is a joke. It should've been a pamphlet, because the pages could've been reduced to 30 pages-tops. The 4 mistakes can be found in any basic principles of investing in stocks, futures, funds, etc.
Good Book For Beginners.......2007-05-15
Experienced traders should already know what's in this book, but those new to options trading would probably benefit from reading this book early in their careers. The first chapter, on implied volatility, is very good and Kaeppel, unlike a lot of other authors, gives you an objective method for making judgments about relative implied volatilities, which can help you shape your trading decision. Prose is easily digestible and Kaeppel slams home his points. A quick read.
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