Customer Reviews:
"Simply the BEST!".......2006-02-05
BRAVO! and BRAVO! again. I read it a long time ago, when it was just published, and have learned a lot about Marilyn Monroe through this great author's knowledge. A treasure for the reader who is looking for true facts and not like fiction "a la'June DiMaggio & Co! Perfect also for fans who want to do their own private Marilyn Monroe and visit places where she lived and worked. Wonderful!!!
www.markbellinghaus.com
"The people made me a star." Marilyn.......2004-07-07
This is a very good effort of pullimg together many facts about Marilyn.Her movies,books friends,photographers,lovers,fan clubs,web sites,etc.,etc.It is a very good collection of information and as a reference book ,very handy to have for further reading about her and her career.
It does not,however;shed any real light on Marilyn herself;but tells you where to find just about anything that is available about her.
There is very little depth about anything covered in the book;but taking it for what was intended; a collection of information,it is very good.The photos are poorly chosen and even more poorly printed;except for the cover.But then again,this is not a photo album,but does reference the many excellent ones that have been published.
It is not a biography;it is a reference book.
If one were to looking for one book to read on Marilyn and her career;this would not be the one to get.However; if you've seen most of her movies,read several books on her and been treated to a few of the excellent photo books;you'd probably find this book very valuable.Anyway,that's my take on this book.
The Ultimate Marilyn.......2000-02-28
This is such a good book. I had a report on Marilyn Monroe and this helped out so much! This had pictures which were beautiful pictures. Some things that were in this book were family, friends, husbands, lovers, teachers, mentors, rivals, enemies, agents, publicists, studio heads, producers, directors, writers, photographers, costume designers, gossip, scandals, innuendo, intrigues, threats, rumors, conspiracy theories, murder or suicide, books, biographies, movies, stage plays, songs, imitators, impersonators, worshippers, detractors, fan clubs, web sites, and much more!
I found this biography to be dull and boring to read........1999-10-18
The Ultimate Marilyn is a biography which is filled with information. It has facts, myths, and theories. However, it is also boring to read. Unlike most Marilyn biographies which I have read, it is not set up like a story. It merely has short blurbs on each aspect of her life.
one of the top 10 books on Monroe--Cunningham really does it.......1999-08-07
The book market is flooded with Monroe works, as everyone knows. However, there are several "must have" volumes, and Ernest Cunningham's work is definitely on that list. The book provides the reader with a wealth of information, divided into easily understood sections which, in turn, will lead the reader to virtually every book ever printed dealing with this screen goddess. Cunningham's research is both broad and impeccable, not duplicated anywhere else on the market. His writing is clean and clear with a tongue-in-cheek touch that is entertaining while also being informative. This book is truly "essential" for any Monroe fan or collector and would also be of high interest for the less devoted who simly want to know a bit more about the "why" and "how" of the Monroe legend.
Book Description
Going Low teaches tour-proven strategies so you can break through your individual scoring barrier--whether it's 100, 90, 80, or 70--for the first time and continue to shoot low golf scores. Drawing heavily from the experience of top professionals and his own work, author Patrick Cohn provides specific instructions that will guide you, lesson by lesson, toward your dreamed-about scoring target. With this book, you will learn how to unlock your self-imposed limits and develop confidence in your play.
Customer Reviews:
Very Little Insight -- Mostly Anecdotes about Pro Golfers.......2005-02-15
I got this book on Feb 9 2005. Finished reading it on Feb 11, 2005.
While the book claims to provide insight into "how to go low", it really doesn't. If you're interested in a book that talks about Pro Golfers scoring low, with no insight into the mental process, then this book is for you.
I was disappointed by this book. It was not thought provoking.
Will help on the mental side of to shoot low scores.......2004-12-12
This book helped me to have the proper mental outlook on how to shoot low scores. I started to release the possiblity in myself on how to play better golf and not listen to any negative thoughts. I also really loved---The Ultimate Golf Instruction Guide: Key Techniques for Becoming a Zero Handicap Golfer or Better by Patrick Leonardi, isbn is 1933023090. Leonardi's book showed me great technique that were non-conforming to what else is taught on the market. It's very easy to follow and shows results instantly (Highly recommended.) For example, before using The Ultimate Golf Instruction Guide: Key Techniques for Becoming a Zero Handicap Golfer or Better, I never hit more than 5 greens in regulation in one round. After reading this book and applying its techniques to my swing, I now have can hit at least 9 greens in regulation on average. Patrick Cohn's book helped me to mentally transform my mind from amateur thinking to professional thinking on the golf course.
Simply The Best.......2001-05-20
I have hacked around the course for years, took lessons, bought new equipment, read the books by Harvey Penick and others, all to no avail. I saw an article about this book, so I ordered it ... I studied the information in it, and did my best to apply the techniques and remedys outlined in it. Here is the result- on Friday at my course I shot 105. After reading this book, I went back on Saturday and shot 89! My advice to all is to buy this book, study it, and then get ready to play the best golf of your life!
Help yourself get out of the way to low scoring.......2001-05-02
As an aspiring pro I have read and listened to many when it comes to the mental aspect of golf. Dr. Cohn gives step by step instruction on how to help keep the most important part of you playing the game, your mind. From preshot routines to mid round thoughts he offers something for everyone. Whether you are trying to break 90 or 70 the mental side is so important and Dr. Cohn has very understandable and easy to implement strategies to help you achieve your goals. After finishing the book I matched my best round for this year.
If YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT GOLF, YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK!!.......2001-04-19
Dr. Cohn's, "Going Low," is another great golf book to add to your collection. This book goes beyond the basics of golf to the pinnacle of success in life. Going Low has not only helped me break through my expectations of scoring but it has helped me gain the mindset to take a good round all the way to the clubhouse. Step by step lessons will guide you to a personal best you never thought possible. No matter how low you go or how low you think you might be able to go this book will assist you on going even lower. I recommend Dr. Cohn's best book ever to all levels of golfers so they to can obtain the mindset needed for achieving their personal best round.
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Drawing upon stories from professional players and coaches both former and current, this book provides aspiring tennis professionals with a dose of reality as it reveals all of the necessities of life off-the-court. Thousands of players try to make it on the men's tennis pro circuit every year without a clue that they must also be their own coach, travel agent, financier, promoter, lawyer, and accountant, while simultaneously turning their pro tennis dream into a sound business venture. From the mechanics of self-promotion to developing a business plan and keeping the machine going financially while maintaining the physical and mental stamina to improve their ranking, this book guides players, coaches, and parents through the nuts and bolts of turning pro.
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This handy guide provides everything you need to know to go pro, including information about personal managers, music attorneys, business managers and booking agents, record companies, AandR, publishing, songwriting, demo tapes and press kits, self-promotion, and much more. A must for all musicians!
Customer Reviews:
Average.......2006-05-20
Ok, so you're an aspiring musician, you have released a couple of underground albums and you have a steady but small fan base. If you just don't want to stop at semi-recognition then this book is your guide to stardom. Designed and aimed at small time musicians and novices this book is a simple guide to a complex future, a future that will not come unless you're properly informed and prepared with all the latest information. This book provides exactly that information along with some interesting examples of professional careers.
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"Eugene Napoleon is a study in contradiction. His childhood was not an easy one because he grew up in a tough neighborhood. Instead of being hardened and jaded, his experiences have taught him empathy and the value of giving back."
-Lisa Fusco, General Manager, AND 1 Mix Tape Tour
"Eugene has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to business and sports. I am glad that his story is out so that the rest of the world can see into the life of this wonderfully gifted person."
-Ron Carpenter, Super Bowl Champion, St. Louis Rams
Dream Real offers critical, insider knowledge for teens serious about making it to the professional sports level. The book also explores Napoleon's personal trials and tribulations as an African-American youngster from a single-parent home in one of the country's toughest projects. Determined not to become another statistic, Napoleon went on to play professional football, won Teacher of the Year honors, and is now one of the country's top sports agents, making multimillion-dollar deals for some of the world's best athletes.
Customer Reviews:
Do you have a game plan? "I do now!".......2007-05-30
Adults always say things like this or that book changed my life. I just thought it was there way of tricking us into reading because I never picked up a book "that I could not put down".
That changed when I borrowed this book. This book made me see alot of things more clear. Like how I really do not have a "game plan". I am "only" 13 but I am very very different now that I have a game plan in sports and life.
"Big L"
I LOVE TO READ!.......2007-04-06
I love to read all kinds of books. My middle school teacher just gave me this book, Dream Real. I just completed reading it. I really loved this book. I can tell that Mr. Napoleon wrote this book from the heart. It takes a special person to share your personal experiences with the world. Mr. Napoleon is a special person, this is why his book is a great book to read. If you read it, you will learn something from it!!!
T.J. 8th. grade, The ATL
A good book could change your life!!!.......2007-03-07
When you read a good book, it should change your way of thinking or your way of viewing things. When I read Dream Real, it changed my life! This book made me realize some of the mistakes I was making with school. This book made me realize some of the mistakes I was making with sports. I was putting sports before my school work. Now, I realize that school is more important then sports. If I do well in school, that can take me just as far as doing well on the basketball court or the football field. My dream was to play pro basketball in the NBA. Now, I also want to be a doctor if I don't make it to the NBA. In order to become a doctor, school must come first. I never looked at it that way before I read Dream Real. Now, I know that school must come first and basketball comes second. Reading Dream Real, changed my life.
Paul Burns, 8th grade student, New York
I can Dream Real about my future!.......2007-02-22
I play Pop Warner football in Newark, N.J. My coach gave this book Dream Real to my mother during the football season. I just got the chance to read it. Once I started reading it, I did not want to put the book down. I started to dream about playing football at the professional level. I really love playing football. My mother always talks about me doing well in school. After reading this book, I know how important school is to my future. Growing up in Newark is hard. I understand what Mr. Napoleon is talking about in his book. Growing up in the city is hard. Now when I think about sports, I will also think about school. I will work on doing better in school. I need to be smart to get what I want in life in the future.
Jamal grade 8 QB
This book changed my life!!!.......2007-02-13
My name is Mark Tomblum. I am in the 7th. grade. I live in a small town 5 miles outside of Dallas, Tx. I never really liked reading books and writing to much. I do like school but not reading or really writing. I go to an after school program and one of my teachers had this Dream Real book. She read a few pages to me. I wanted to read the book myself. My teacher let me take the book home. After reading this book I must say that it made me like reading. I really liked this book. I can say it changed my life. Football is big in the state of Texas. I want to be a success in life. I want to move on and play college football. Now I know that I must do good in my studies if I want to play football in high school and in college. I am using Dream Real for my book report.
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Going Low: How to Break Your Individual Scoring Barrier by Thinking Like a Pro
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Going Low teaches tour-proven strategies so you can break through your individual scoring barrier--whether it's 100, 90, 80, or 70--for the first time and continue to shoot low golf scores. Drawing heavily from the experience of top professionals and his own work, author Patrick Cohn provides specific instructions that will guide you toward your dreamed-about scoring target.
Book Description
This insightful new book is written from the point of view of an up-and-coming journalist who decides to put his career on hold to search for answers to the questions regarding the exploits of student-athletes, education and the commercialism of sports. Are there factors which can be quantitatively stated to predict who will make it in professional sports? This question and others are answered along with in-depth statistical analysis. Interviews with high school, collegiate and professional athletes along with real-life stories make Going Pro a fascinating book to read.
Customer Reviews:
Reveals the viciously competitive side of sports recruitment.......2004-12-13
Going Pro: Scholarships, Student Athletes And The Money is the testimony of a professional journalist who decided to search out the truth concerning the efforts, the successes, the failings, and the odds of student athletes striving to turn pro. His revelations are ominous - in the words of one of his interviewed subjects, with proper training and preparation, a student athlete has greater odds of one day owning a professional team than playing on one. Going Pro reveals the viciously competitive and even corrupt side of high school and college sports recruitment, from false birth certificates used to give kids can have an age advantage over others in their league, to how the shady practice of fudging athlete's grades hurts not only the school and the students who work for their grades, but especially the athletes themselves - who are later severely hampered in the real world due to their lack of education. Stressing that there will always be those who seek to exploit student athletes for fanaticism or for profit, and that a good education is not only vital - it is the safety net for our children's future, Going Pro is an absolutely compelling read cover to cover, packed with anecdotes, statistics, and the cold hard truth about youth sports. An absolute "must-read" for high school students dreaming of becoming a sports professionals and their families.
Going Pro or Going Broke?.......2004-09-14
In today's world of multi-million dollar sports contracts and product endorsements, it's the dream of millions of kids to one day "go pro." In reality, less than one percent of high school athletes make it to professional sports. But what happens to the teenage superstars who forego a college education and turn pro, only to have their sports careers cut short by injury or unforeseen circumstance? Are young athletes being exploited by a system that generates millions of dollars at their expense? Big money can also bring problems to those who play well and thrive in their sport for years, as many fall prey to crooked managers, greedy family members, and untrustworthy friends. Author Donald Moss, a veteran sports journalist who left his newspaper job to travel the country researching this book, poses hard questions to athletes and their parents, teachers, coaches and agents. He acknowledges the complexity of the problem, pointing to the disparity of educational and socio-economic opportunities, questionable recruiting practices, and a TV audience hungry for the next Tiger Woods or Michelle Kwan. He laments the push by scouts and parents for kids to concentrate on a sports career, attending summer camps and often sacrificing a "normal" childhood. In this "just do it" society intoxicated by unlimited potential, sometimes "NO" is the best thing a young superstar can hear, says Moss. He champions the high school and college coaches and athletic directors who demand both scholastic and athletic excellence, and urges young people to utilize the safety net of a good education. What happened, he asks, to the days when kids played sports just for fun?
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Title: 31-YEAR CAREER ENDS FOR PULITZER'S FISCAL PRO Going public was biggest challenge Ridgway faced; he laughs at the label of 'dinosaur'.(Brief Article)
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NewsInc (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 8, 2001
Publisher: The Cole Group
Volume: 13
Issue: 20
Page: NA
Article Type: Brief Article
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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on August 16, 2007. The length of the article is 675 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: Ex-amateur champ going pro at Transcona Open.(Sports)
Author: Gale Reference Team
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Date: August 16, 2007
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Introducing a new series designed specifically for people with a block of free time coming -- since free time is the number one reason people buy crossword puzzle books in the first place. Out just in time for summer, this low-cost, easy-to-carry book of one hundred breezy crosswords is great for anyone who wants to grab some relaxing puzzles for the plane, a cruise, or just the hammock in the backyard.
Customer Reviews:
fabulous.......2000-06-07
it was the greatest book in the world. the crossword puzzles were great and it kept me busy for a very long time. more of these books should come out. then i would never be bored again.
Book Description
This one-of-a-kind book, created especially for America's millions of golf fans, features 50 brand-new crosswords, jam-packed with fun golf facts--the players, the equipment, the courses, and much more.
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"The bargain hunter's bible." --Modern Maturity
The newest edition of this proven bestseller, which has sold more than 850,000 copies, is completely revised and updated with even more information about trips, discounts, clubs, programs, and special perks for anyone over 50. Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're Over 50 includes amazing bargains on:
- Airfares and hotels
- Car rentals and public transportation
- Vacations designed for grandparents and grandkids
- Adventure destinations
- Bike trips and walking tours
- Golf, tennis, and other sports
- Free or discounted educational opportunities
- And much more!
In addition, you are offered an overview of organizations for those over 50, an especially useful feature for baby boomers who are just turning 50 and looking for action and excitement. The market is growing exponentially every year, and it's getting more and more active. This edition is ideal for those with a penchant for travel, exercise, fun, and big savings.
Customer Reviews:
Save Yourself Alot of Money.......2006-06-11
Here's a great way to feel better about getting older. You can save alot of money with the tips in this book. Some you may already know about but there's bound to be many you haven't heard of before. I am a legal aid attorney and owner of an online medical supply and equipment business and would recommend this book to my clients and customers. Of course, with any book like this, information can quickly become outdated so calling first is a good idea.
Perfect for road trippers too!.......2005-12-11
If you are going on an extended road trip, this book is a "must have" on your list. Whether you are traveling by auto or RV, staying in campgrounds or motels, eating in or eating out, this book has something for you. It would make a great companion to the ultimate road trip planning book, "Live Your Road Trip Dream".
Unbelievable Good Deals and Great Adventures................2005-10-09
A nice compilation of deals available to all seniors, most already known if you have asked before buying or planning.
Good tips for the silver set.......2005-08-01
I'm planning a trip to London next year and learned some valuable tips even my well-traveled friends didn't know.
Great Deals For Those Who Have Reached The "Big Five O".......2005-01-11
No age group represents such an enormous market of potential consumers than those over the age of fifty.
According to author Joan Rather Heilman, author of Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're Over 50 (2005-2006),
more than a quarter of the population of the United States is over 50, and by the 2020 it is expected to reach one third.
It is little wonder why the business community actively courts this sector of the population that controls most of the wealth of the USA.
If you are one of the lucky ones who have reached the "big five O," hold onto your wallets before you fork out money for hotels, car rentals, tour packages, college courses, airfare, entrance admission to parks, restaurants, buses, trains, sports activities, and even shopping.
Heilman passes out all kinds of "goodies," as if we are children in a candy shop, with hundreds of tips as to how to stretch your vacation dollars.
Dividing the book into twenty chapters, the author presents excellent insights pertaining to various value-added possibilities. However, as stated by the author, it is essential that if you are over fifty, you must very often ask for these discounts. Most vendors and their representatives will not voluntarily offer them to you.
Most of the book is devoted to savings the over fifty crowd can enjoy from the travel industry. Realizing that this sector of the population is the most ardent travelers, it is only logical that the travel industry would offer all kinds of price reductions.
Heilman details the offerings of the various airlines with their names, phone numbers and web sites. Similarly, discounts pertaining to hotels, motels, car rental companies are listed.
Are you looking for some alternative lodging? Did you know that Del Webb Sun Cities, the largest builder of active communities offers a Vacation Getaway program, where you can enjoy low-cost, short vacation stays so that you can sample the lifestyle to see whether you would like to move in? Bear in mind, however, that in order to qualify one partner in a visiting couple must be over the age of 55.
In addition, the reader will discover all kinds of deals concerning trains, buses and boats pertaining to North America and elsewhere. Companies such as Amtrak, Via Rail in Canada, Greyhound Lines, train passes in Britain, France and other European countries offer some kind of a discounts, although requirements as to age may differ.
If you are a sport's enthusiast, Heilman presents a comprehensive rundown of assorted clubs, tours, associations, and other institutions that offer different vacation possibilities as skiing, cycling, walking, golfing, even softball, where special privileges and discounts are offered. Names, phone numbers, and website addresses are included.
In addition to being a nifty addition to one's library, this reader friendly book would make a great birthday gift for anyone celebrating his or her big five O.
Norm Goldman, Editor Bookpleasures.com
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Title: Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're over 50 (2005-2006).(Book Review)
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