The Big Book of Biker Flicks: 40 of the Best Motorcycle Movies of All Tiime

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The Big Book of Biker Flicks celebrates the movies that saluted bikers and their legendary lifestyles. Packed with behind-the-scenes details, pressbook tidbits, and full-color photos, it has all the hot, steamy fun of an old-fashioned movie without the horn-honking and mosquitoes! Motorcycles and movies are the perfect combination of wild, wicked pleasures.

Customer Reviews:

This book was put together really well.......2007-06-05

I picked this book up at the local library and I must get my own copy. Tons of pictures and movie posters and sufficient commentary information, including background information. A lot of research was expended to obtain many interesting inside tidbits and on the film-making process. Best of all, there are many sexy pictures of the actresses of these films. In fact, I believe there are more pictures of the women than the men. That's a plus for me.

The author makes no attempt to trash any of the films. For example, for the film She-Devils on Wheels, the author writes, "among those who love low-budget and exploitation films ...". I am old enough to have seen the films of the 60's-70's-80's, low budget films that are barely made anymore. Thanks to Blockbuster (or Lackluster) that stopped stocking these films to concentrate on just the hits. And high ticket prices hurt as well. But, what you saw on the screen was more real than the special effects laden, blue screen, whimpy men & women, boring stuff we now get geared for the 13 year old. I was never a big fan of biker flicks, but now we have 40 cult films because nothing has come on line in the past 30 years to make these films obsolete. Afterall, what studio is going to put a $5 million actor on a motorcycle?

Back to the book, the 40 films are listed by release date. An alphabetical cross-reference of film titles is missing, my only nitpick.

How Hollywood has glamorized and demonized motorcycles.......2005-05-19

Award-wining writers who ar especially known for their insightful movie commentaries, John Wooley and Michael H. Price present The Big Book Of Biker Flicks, an erudite scrutiny of 40 of the best motorcycle movies of all time. Black-and-white and a handful of color photographs illustrate the discussions of biker movies such as "Angels Die Hard!", "Werewolves on Wheels", "Rebel Rousers". The reflections not only discuss plot and themes, but also the conditions behind the movies' creation, the models of bikes portrayed, the level and useage of violence in such films, and more. A fascinating tour of how Hollywood has glamorized and demonized motorcycles and the people who ride them, The Big Book of Biker Flicks is a welcome addition to personal and academic Cinematic History reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

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Your search is over!.......2007-01-13

Without going into a lot of detail...this is THE guitar chord book. Loaded with chords, explanations, fretting pictures, styles.

...if you looking for a thorough chord listing, this is definately it!

Great book for visual learning types. Good tips for chord usage too........2006-07-29

I picked this book after looking through several at the bookstore. What I liked about it was that it had lots of chords and it gave you some of the "logic" behind the chord and why/where you might use them. Most other books just have lots of chord pictures laid out on the page which I did not find helpful.

Also this book shows an actual photo of a hand playing the chord which I liked. The book's tablature (chord pictures) shows which note is the root in the chord which I also liked.

Another cool thing is that the book is spiral bound so that it will lay open flat. This is really helpful when you're actually playing your guitar chords and not holding the book.

So while this book doesn't have 1000's of chords like some do (it doesn't get into a lot of "fancy" chords--suspended, 11ths, 13ths, etc) it does give you 500 of the most useful ones. I also like the appendixes that have more blues, jazz, rock chords.

It's a good book all in all.

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Great book from a great player

Mel Bay Soul Jazz Guitar
Randy Johnston
Manufacturer: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0786668083

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Soul Jazz Guitar is a collection of Randy Johnston's tunes and solos specifically designed for the intermediate student. Rather than merely transcribing solos from his CDs, he plays material at a reasonable tempo specifically with the student in mind. There are tunes ("Downtime," "The Philadelphians," and "Rolling at the Summit") that appear on his commercial CDs, but included here are versions that are new and totally unique to this project. There are also some improvisations on some familiar "standard" progressions to help the student deal with these changes when he or she encounters them at jam sessions etc. Randy has tried to present his take on the Jazz language as clearly and faithfully as possible to make the solos easy to learn. He hopes that this will lead the student not just to imitation but also to develop his or her own approach to these progressions just as he developed his own approach from listening to the playing of his role models over the years.

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Great book from a great player.......2007-02-23

This is a great book for those who love the organ combo, "soul jazz" sound. Fans of Pat Martino, George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery,and of course, Randy Johnston, will find a very clear presentation of this style. Randy plays logical, memorable blues-drenched lines that you will want to learn and incorporate into your own thing. Especially useful because he includes solos over slow blues, medium blues, minor blues, and such standard progressions as It Could Happen to You, Polkadots, Solar, Killer Joe, Speak Low,and Tune Up. A fantastic vocabulary builder.

Woman with Guitar: Memphis Minnie's Blues

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A poorly done biography of a blues legend.
Essential for poets, feminists, music scholars & historians.

Woman with Guitar: Memphis Minnie's Blues
Paul Garon , and Beth Garon
Manufacturer: Da Capo
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads

ASIN: 0306804603

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A poorly done biography of a blues legend........2002-12-17

There are so many poorly researched segments in this biography, that to list them would be too lengthy. Half of the book is biography, the other half academic deconstructions of Minnie's songs. The first 30 years of her life is nearly absent; questions remain unanswered even after that. The one good thing about this work, is that there's all sorts of room left for someone to write a definitive--or even near definitive--biography of this great blues singer and song writer.

Essential for poets, feminists, music scholars & historians........1997-05-12

This much-needed study documents the life and work of Lizzie "Kid" Douglas, preeminent blues vocalist and guitarist, c. 1920-1950. Poets will appreciate the careful transcriptions and interpretations of Minnie's lyrics; scholars, the meticulous research; and feminists, the story line of a rough n' ready woman making her way in the music business. Fifty photographs of Minnie, her record contracts and sheet music, and period advertisements, further vivify this portrait of an African-American musical legend

Guitar Lick Factory: Great Blues, Rock and Jazz Lines

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Decent Book

Guitar Lick Factory: Great Blues, Rock and Jazz Lines
Jesse Gress
Manufacturer: Backbeat Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Blues Lick Factory: Building Great Blues Riffs

ASIN: 087930734X

Book Description

There's nothing like the feeling you get when you add a new guitar lick to your musical vocabulary. An encyclopedia of hip lines, Guitar Lick Factory helps beginning and intermediate guitarists build their lick repertoires. In addition, it opens the door to jazz for blues and rock players of all levels, gives jazzers the key to authentic blues and rock, and shows the important connections among all three genres. It contains hundreds of ready-to-play licks presented as short melodic modules. Using Jesse Gress's ingenious grid system, players will learn how to extract dozens of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic variations from each module.

Customer Reviews:

Decent Book.......2004-03-24

I like Jesse Gress's work. It's often simple and to the point. There are a lot of lick books out there to choose from and I think that this one is good because it provides not just licks but a variety of phasing options and rythmic patterns to try them on. This helps jump start you on adapting the lick to yourself. The only thing I don't like about this book is that it's not wire/coil bound. If you're gonna buy it, immediately take it out to and get it re-bound with wire or coil. It will make it much easier to work with.

The Best of George Benson - Piano/Vocal/Guitar

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The Best of George Benson - Piano/Vocal/Guitar
George Benson
Manufacturer: Hal Leonard Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Revised to include even more of his best hits as well as a bio. Songs include: Breezin' * Give Me The Night * In Your Eyes * Lady Love Me (One More Time) * On Broadway * This Masquerade * Turn Your Love Around * Weekend In L.A. * and more. Basie's Bag Before You Go Breezin' California PM Feel Like Makin' Love Give Me The Night Here, There And Everywhere In Your Eyes Lady Lady Love Me (One More Time) Love Ballad Mimosa On Broadway So This Is Love This Masquerade Turn Your Love Around We As Love We've Got The Love Weekend In L.A. Welcome Into My World

Customer Reviews:

Why they should show you the inside.......2000-11-05

After waiting feverishly for this music book to arrive, I realized immediately on its receipt that it wasn't written in guitar tabulature, but standard notation. Since I don't read standard notation, it might as well be in braille. And because I know Benson uses some pretty interesting chords, the simple chords they use in the book can't possibly be right. If you're looking for a TABULATURE version of his work, look elsewhere.

Viewtiful Joe(tm) Official Strategy Guide For PS2
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Viewtiful Joe: Good game but a good guide?

Viewtiful Joe(tm) Official Strategy Guide For PS2
Doug Walsh
Manufacturer: BRADY GAMES
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Viewtiful Joe

ASIN: 0744004020

Book Description

BradyGames' Viewtiful Joe includes the following:

COMPLETE ALL SEVEN EPISODES! A blow-by-blow walkthrough to smacking every foe, nabbing the most Film Canisters, and gobbling enough Cheeseburgers to finish Viewtifully with the maximum Bonus.

BEAT THE BADDIES OF MOVIE LAND! A complete rundown of the enemies and bosses in the game, along with foolproof tactics for defeating them.

SCORE VIEWTIFULLY! Detailed coverage of the scoring system for each scene, and how to achieve a Viewtiful Ranking every time!

UNLOCK SECRETS! Hidden characters and special gameplay modes!

Customer Reviews:

Viewtiful Joe: Good game but a good guide?.......2003-11-08

I recently picked up this guide to compliment my purchase of the game Viewtiful Joe and this is what I think of it. As I first opened it I noticed it is very colorful which is a great thing and the guide was very helpful. The only cons are that it is very thin with 112 pages. I was dissapointed at how short the secrets section was though. Overall, I'd say any Joe fan that needs help to beat that hard boss or just to read it for fun should pick it up because it is very colorful and detailed.

Viewtiful Joe(tm) Red Hot Rumble / Viewtiful Joe(tm) Double Trouble Offi (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames))

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Viewtiful Joe(tm) Red Hot Rumble / Viewtiful Joe(tm) Double Trouble Offi (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames))
BradyGames
Manufacturer: BRADY GAMES
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0744005620

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BradyGames’ Viewtiful Joe Red Hot Rumble/Viewtiful Joe Double Trouble Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

Complete strategy for both games.
Viewtiful Joe Red Hot Rumble coverage includes character move lists, items and power up lists.
Viewtiful Joe Double Trouble coverage features a comprehensive walkthrough, tips on how to use character powers, expert boss strategies and more!
Game secrets uncovered!

Platform: GameCube and Nintendo DS

Genre: Action/Adventure

This product is available for sale in North America only.

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One of the key determinants of success for today’s high-technology companies is product strategy—and this guide continues to be the only book on product strategy written specifically for the 21st century high-tech industry. More than 250 examples from technological leaders including IBM, Compaq, and Apple—plus a new focus on growth strategies and on Internet businesses—define how high-tech companies can use product strategy and product platform strategy for competitiveness, profitability, and growth in the Internet age.

Customer Reviews:

very good - lots of examples.......2007-01-19

the Core Strategic Vision approach for determining strategy is interesting, and is a good framework to develop a realistic vision.
The boundaries test to determine whether your vision will deliver what you expect (it forces you to expect something!) is something companies can't forget.
And the vision of a set of product's as not only one offering, but as one containing a platform and its pre-planned offerings, with pricing strategy, is essential to get profits for a long time.
It is full with examples, specially from the software arena. Recommended.

Comprehensive coverage.......2006-03-12

This book offers a study of the strategic options for high tech firms. The coverage is wide and detailed. This is a great book.

A first approach to Product Strategy.......2006-01-31

A big number of business examples, and good explanation of concepts. A deeper vision could be found in another books about this subject, so in my oppinion this book could be a good starting point, not recomended for advanced IT product managers.

targeted for core products at large companies.......2004-05-22

I love this book: the concept of a "vector" for product
development is a terrific way to think about competition.
IMHO, this book is a must-read for all product managers,
product marketers and people involved in strategic decisions,
i.e. all senior executives.

That said, speaking as a five-time startup engineer, the advice
and examples in this book seem geared towards the core product
lines in larger companies, where you can credibly talk about
"two years from now" as opposed to wondering if you'll even be
in business, which is also the problem for new product lines at
large companies. The experience for the book comes from the
PRTM consulting firm, which was made famous for their work with
parallel product development at Intel. We hired them in the
early days at Inktomi, and found mixed success with their
process because we were terrified of immediate failure, and
they wanted to talk about version 3. Obviously, there's a
successful middle ground because Inktomi was a huge success in
the short term, but ultimately lost its strategic direction.

watch out cost to implement in ur office before do it.......2003-12-05

For example, author addressed the benefits to have a product platform strategy are focusing managemnet on key decision at the right time;enabling products to be deployed rapidly and consistently; encouraging a longer-term view of product strategy; leveraging significant operational efficiencies; helping management anticipate replacing a major product platform.

However, he may forget to remind readers that these require cost before enjoying the benefits, such as you need to hire a new tier of middle management if you company is too small to afford before; to establish the new channel capabilities to justify the investment on the platform bcz to access new markets; the IT system to calculate operation efficiencies such as engineering head count, material cost, and supply chain cost is also not cheap if you only have the option to use turn-key solution.....

It may be reasonable to equip product platform strategy only when benefits are greater than costs.

Management Team Training For High Growth Technology Companies (Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur, II)
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Management Team Training For High Growth Technology Companies (Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur, II)

Manufacturer: C-Level Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Ring-bound

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Everything your team needs to finance, design, fund, launch new businesses and products, and optimize almost any business. This package is design to raise the level of any senior management teams by providing the tools, strategies, models, knowledge and wisdom of an integrated system of business growth. This system was developed by Bob Norton, a CEO with 16 years experience who has grow two startups to over $100 million in sales. Technology companies that want to grow rapidly need to use different management strategies and evolve rapidly. This system provides systems and models proven successful over decades and shows how to shift gears and change your management style as your company grows. Includes: A) 14 hours of video and 400-page manual on taking a business from $0 to $100 million in sales as quickly as possible. B) Financing 4 CD audio set and slides - with 4 additional hours of training on techniques to raise funding, create value and make progress with less money How to raise millions for any idea with the right pitch, strategy and presentation to investors. C) The Startup Manual and business design tools CD - 4 books in one binder to help lead you through business design, launch and growth phases. This system can cut years off your teams learning curve. You will discover systems and models for each area of the business that can accelerate your company's learning, reduce risk and also increase revenue growth. Many of these were invented by necessity when the author grew one business fro $0 to $156 million revenue run rate in 14 months! All come from decades of experience and wisdom growing technology companies. This package will save you months, maybe even years, of time and likely hundreds of thousands of dollars in mistakes that young businesses make every day. You will learn hundreds of secrets to grow faster and avoid the success traps and mistakes that lock most companies at a certain growth level.

A family film business goes high-tech. (Strategies).(plastic film): An article from: Plastics Technology

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A family film business goes high-tech. (Strategies).(plastic film): An article from: Plastics Technology
Jan H. Schut
Manufacturer: Gardner Publications, Inc.
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Plastics Technology, published by Gardner Publications, Inc. on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 714 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: A family film business goes high-tech. (Strategies).(plastic film)
Author: Jan H. Schut
Publication: Plastics Technology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: Gardner Publications, Inc.
Volume: 49 Issue: 1 Page: 72(1)

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Product Strategy for High-Technology Companies: How to Achieve Growth, Competitive Advantage, and Increased Profits

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Great book
Product Strategy for High-Technology Companies
Great book for any product marketing manager

Product Strategy for High-Technology Companies: How to Achieve Growth, Competitive Advantage, and Increased Profits
Michael E. McGrath
Manufacturer: Irwin Professional Pub
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The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins Business Essentials)

ASIN: 0786301465

Customer Reviews:

Great book.......2000-10-19

The idea of Product Platform or Product Architecture as being the basis for longer term success hadn't been something that I had taken into consideration in any depth before I read this book. Certainly being able to work with code and making sure it was "maintainable", and free of spagetti, was not new, but this book helped clarify for me the details of why it's imporant to plan out the product platform, and how a smartly based strategy that focuses the team on the platform first and the emd-user feature set in view of that, really improves the stability and performance of the product.

The team at Ernst and Young in Seattle that I worked with used this book as a reference as we built new web-based technologies. Thank you Michael McGrath!

I see there's a new version just released this month, and I will be purchasing it.

Product Strategy for High-Technology Companies.......2000-09-19

There is a good and generic template or framework for corporate management in US for senior managers in every company of every industry for them to be able to review their leadership, their strategy, and operation of organizations with respect to satisfaction of all the stake holders and business performance. That is Baldridge National Qaulity Award Program. This book is supplying us with very specific suggestions how the contents should be, what specific options are to respond to Criteria for Performance Excellence in crucial categories of National Quality Award. I believe this book enables every senior managers to be able to posiotion their practices in management with respect to the plentiful examples of ideas as a measure so that they will be able to find or identify his strength or weakness in every important aspects of corporte management of high-tech companies. Take a look at this book. Then you will find your own idea for improvement. When someone is there who says "I find nothing interest in this book" then he or she will be a great manager in some company achieving extraordinary and sustainable success in industry.

Great book for any product marketing manager.......1998-09-22

This is not a 10 minutes guide for a great product. This is really a great place to learn how to better understand product strategy. The book covers crucial issues such as the importance of good platform strategy, differentiation and others. The text is clear and full of real life examples.

Marketing managers and product managers will appreciate this excellent book.

Product Strategy for High Technology Companies
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Product Strategy for High Technology Companies
Michael E. McGrath
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFQ1YU

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