The Bob Hope Tribute Book 1903-2003 Thanks for the Memories

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The Bob Hope Tribute Book 1903-2003 Thanks for the Memories

Manufacturer: Grassfire.net
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 1594670501

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Bob Hope: A Tribute in Advertising 1941-1984 (Archives of Advertising)

Manufacturer: Archives of Advertising
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: CD-ROM
ASIN: B000EH0DTC

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Bob Hope endorsed more products that about any other celebrity we've come across. Here are 70 magazine and newspaper ads for products and movies Bob appeared in between 1941 and 1984. A dollar from the sale of each CD goes to the U.S.O. in Bob's memory. This CD-ROM, like the others in the Archives of Advertising series, contains a browsable collection of ads carefully scanned from original magazines and newspapers. The ads are searchable by year and model of product and can be viewed on any computer, whether running Windows, Mac or Unix. Saved from the disc and printed using any graphics program and a color printer, the images are amazingly true to the originals in detail and color.

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Bob Hope-A Tribute by Ray Strait
A Great, Readable Book

Bob Hope: A Tribute: A Tribute
Raymond Strait
Manufacturer: Pinnacle
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Bob Hope-A Tribute by Ray Strait.......2003-10-27

This is an excellent tribute to Bob Hope written within months
of his death. The work has many memorable pictures of Bob with
Dorothy Lamour, James Cagney, Lucille Ball, Charlie Chaplin,
Bing and the famous USO Tours which were a trademark for the
performer. The author describes Bob's early work in Cleveland,
performances with the Jolly Follies, the Ziegfield Follies of '36,Casanova's Big Night and various co-host performances for the '56 Academy Awards, Christmas caravans and virtually every tour of any consequence. This work is a fitting tribute to
Bob Hope. It will be treasured by his many fans throughout the
USA and the world. The book would make a great gift for any
of his many fans .

A Great, Readable Book.......2003-09-18

This one's definitely worth reading. You get a very human version of Hope, a lot of respect but no mindless worship. And Strait knows how to tell a story and write for an audience in a way that keeps you constantly entertained.

THANKS FOR THE MEMORY; A TRIBUTE TO BOB HOPE.

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORY; A TRIBUTE TO BOB HOPE.

Manufacturer: Robert Hale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0709031602

A tribute to Bob Hope: monument designed to rediscover and appreciate the significance of Hope's wartime service.(located at the Port of San Diego, California): An article from: VFW Magazine

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A tribute to Bob Hope: monument designed to rediscover and appreciate the significance of Hope's wartime service.(located at the Port of San Diego, California): An article from: VFW Magazine
Shannon Hanson
Manufacturer: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008DHUB6
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from VFW Magazine, published by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 569 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 tribute to Bob Hope: monument designed to rediscover and appreciate the significance of Hope's wartime service.(located at the Port of San Diego, California)
Author: Shannon Hanson
Publication: VFW Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2002
Publisher: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Volume: 90 Issue: 3 Page: 42(1)

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In this truly one-of-a-kind book, New Age rabble rouser Frederick Woodruff pulls back the curtain and gives us a funny, irreverent, and spellbinding peek at one of America's favorite pastimes: consultation with telephone psychics. In over twenty fast chapters Woodruff zig zags from comedy to pathos as he recounts his audial adventures with a wild cross section of Americans--and their larger than life fantasies and dilemmas. Who calls psychics? Who answers the calls? What does our culture's fascination with magic and divination symbolize? Does astrology really work? And how did Mr. Woodruff transmogrify from a fourteen-year-old teenage pagan into one of America's most talked to and beleaguered psychics? It's all here, buzzing and humming with the overamped frequency of a short-circuiting fiber optic cable. Includes "How To Call a Telephone Psychic and Not Go Broke."

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A look behind the electronic veil.......2004-10-10

I have always had a great innate curiosity about telephone psychic lines. I have wondered about even the mundane details like how the calls are routed, how the equipment works, the reasoning behind the lines charging so much money , ect.
This book gives an informative , down to earth ,insiders look into all of it.I always thought that working at a psychic line would be fun , easy money, but according to Mr. Woodruff psychics often get shortchanged by their employers and shady business practices are pretty much the norm.

Mr. Woodruff does have an intelligent, well read writing style.
I admire his candor in admitting that he works more with his intuition and common sense than otherworldly forces. He seems to care a lot about his clients and strives to give them the best reading possible.
I couldn't help feel a little disappointed though. I'm one of those people who wants to believe that psychics gets their information from mysterious forces that come from totally outside of theirselves.I guess I want magic and dazzle in a psychic reading. Not to knock Mr. Woodruff or his psychic style.
He is obviously very well trained and good at what he does and has helped many , many people.
The book has a section on how to call a phone psychic and not run up a huge , unpayable bill.
I won't be consulting a phone psychic because I feel that the past readings I got were mostly a waste of money and I feel I got mainly (...), nobody as credible as Mr.Woodruff, thats for sure, but for anybody who is planning on calling the information could be invaluable. The author even went undercover calling 3 different psychic lines himself.If you enjoy your mystical mixed with the practical, this is a book for you.

Fun, Informative Book..........2002-09-08

This title barely qualifies as a "telecom book", but sounded amusing enough, so thought that I would give it a try. I'm glad that I did.

Secrets of a Telephone Psychic turned out to be an amusing look inside the world of telephone psychics. Written by a veteran telephone "psychic", the book seems to confirm our worst fears... that people at the other end of psychic hotlines aren't really psychic!

This is not a journalistic expose' of the telephone psychic industry, but the personal account of one man who made his living as a telephone psychic for several years. Over time, he began comparing notes with fellow psychics and learned all the tricks of the trade. The author exposes himself as much as anyone else, and actually makes you feel some sort of empathy for the trials that these low-paid independent contractors are forced to go through.

Besides giving an overview of the industry in general, and an insight into the minds of telephone psychics themselves, the author also delves into psychological issues surrounding hotline callers. After answering thousands of phone calls, the author has been able to gain great insight into what type of people call these numbers, why they call them, when they call, why the general public is fascinated by them, etc. The book reveals just as much about psychic hotline callers and the general public as it does about the telephone psychic industry itself.

For anyone considering calling a psychic hotline, this book is a must. The chapter titled "How to Call a Psychic and Not Go Broke" should save you much more time and money than this book sells for.

For anyone considering becoming a telephone psychic, this book will reveal the sometimes dark world that you may be getting into, and provides tips on how to handle difficult situations. It isn't exactly a "how-to" guide for aspiring telephone psychics, but it comes darned close.

About the only downside of this book is the author's occasional meanderings into new age culture, psycho-babble and spirituality. If you are in to that kind of stuff, it may make the book more enjoyable. To me, it was just a temporary distraction from the rest of the story.

Overall, the book was extremely educational and enjoyable to read. The author's wry sense of humor is prevalent throughout the book, and his colorful stories are ones that you will end-up repeating to your friends. Carrying a cover price of only $$$, this book is a bargain. Well worth your time and money. I'd recommend it to anyone that is curious about the telephone psychic industry, or who just needs a good laugh.

Both Valuable and Entertaining.......2001-11-30

I have read several "phone psychic" books, and this one is, hands down, the best. Frederick Woodruff (named for Frederick Nietzsche, so he says) has "been there, done that, and lived to tell the tale." The book is not an expose' as the title would seem to indicate, but straddles several genre's, from memoir to self-help book to an "insider's look at the business." For that reason, it is a fascinating and an entertaining read -- but that is also what keeps the book from being really a 5 star book.

A psychic's best friend is his (or her) gift of associative logic. Unfortunately, in some cases, it is that very gift which prevents the focus needed to organize and write a really great book. "Secrets of a Telephone Psychic" contains enough information to make three or more really excellent books, but it is presented in a rambling (though charming and "chatty") way which keeps it from being really useful in itself. Stream of consciousness may be a valid literary technique if you happen to be channeling the departed spirit of James Joyce, but from a reader's perspective, it can be distracting and even annoying. In "Secrets" Woodruff's scattershot approach, coupled with the modest size of the book, results in there being a lot of information on a great many topics, but not enough - not nearly enough - on any one. In an early chapter, he reports his dismay at discovering his friends regard him as a dilettante. Judging from the book's organizational quirks, however, it would seem to be an accurate, if unkind, assessment.

There much in this book of great value. Woodruff is Philosophically aware and Psychologically astute. His observation regarding the source of infidelity as residing in unresolved Oedipal yearnings is, alone, worth the price of the book. There are many such gems, and for that reason the book is well worth purchasing. Unfortunately, due to the problems stated earlier, the bright gilmmers of wisdom are highly ephemeral, and tend to evaporate from the mind like the morning dew. In his rush to get to the next topic (or perhaps his inability to stick to the topic) he glosses over much that is really worth more attention.

These are, however, minor flaws in an otherwise excellent work. It's possible that this stuff would bother only me, since my Horoscope reveals that I am SUCH a Virgo (Sun, Moon, Ascendent and Ruling Planet - Mercury all in Virgo) and as such I tend to be hypercritical and analytical past all sane boundaries. But I can also lavish praise when it is merited. "Secrets of a Telephone Psychic" receives of me, therefore, lavish (but not unqualified) and well deserved praise. Buy it today!

Secrets Revealed-Finally!.......2000-03-10

I bought the book because I was considering working at a 900 number, and let me tell you, it was a real honest eye opener! I felt it presented a balanced view, both good and bad. It's a must for anyone cosidering calling and/or working for a 900 number! Definitely a 10...

A new and surprising experience.......2000-02-20

I expected a major debunking of the whole tele psychic phenomenon, but this book made me take pause and reconsider the subject in a brand new light. In short I lost my cynicism and came away with a different opinion on the subject. What did I discover? The telephone psychic biz serves a genuine function in our culture; helping people access the mystical and magical side of life as an alternative approach to problem solving. I also developed a solid understanding of how astrology and the tarot work. And WHY they work. The author really knows his metaphysical subjects well and elaborates on them with just the right mix of knowledge, humor and psychological insight. Considering the topic, this is a smart, spunky and wry book -- not at all cynical -- and a real page turner to boot. Don't miss it!

Secrets of a Telephone Psychic. Includes How to Call a Psychic and Not Go Broke

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Secrets of a Telephone Psychic. Includes How to Call a Psychic and Not Go Broke
Frederick Woodruff
Manufacturer: Beyond Words
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000JD5ZRG

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great fun.......2005-04-13

My group played this module a while ago and we had a lot of fun with it. The puzzles were fun and challenging; and there were plenty of monsters to thwap if you didn't like puzzles.

Who can like this module?.......2000-11-30

OK, the way I see it, puerile kids may think this is the thinking man's module but any adults will cringe.

TSR always has figured that their audience has no link with reality as they pepper their adventures with implausible plots, insane characters, and magic that makes no sense.

Here, we are led to believe that the adventure has plenty of riddles to thwart the players. First off, the majority of the riddles are so lame they make no sense. At first I thought this module was a joke, like Castle Greyhawk but much to my dismay it was not. While I enjoy math, I don't enjoy sitting down to do algebra while I game. If it were plausible I might allow it but it is thrown in for no reason. And will the players want to wade through riddle after riddle that tests the players INT? How can you roleplay this?

The organization is shoddy which turns this contraption into a GM's nightmare.

As for realism, how did the protaganist create all of this? He sure does notseem to have the magical prowess in the final encounter. Further, his motivations are lame too. It just makes no sense. This adventure will appeal to those who don't care for any semblance of realism in their campaign.

Please TSR, if you insist on advertising adventures with riddles to try and attract gamers who want something more than average, give it a coherent theme and a real reason for existing.

Lamer than lame!

Great fun in the dungeon tonight!.......2000-01-12

This module certainly keeps your group hopping. There are enough encounters to play through it more than once. They are quite varied for the most part and it is easy to hop from riddle to straight out hack and slash to keep everyone in the group happy.

A good challenging adventure.......1999-05-05

One of the better adventures to come around, Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad is a fun time for a gaming group. Sean K. Reynolds has produced all quality work so far, lets hope he keeps his pattern going.

Toadkiller Dawg says: Challenging and entertaining........1999-02-24

The best of the three-module Lost Tombs set. The DM is provided with a wide selection of puzzles, riddles and combat encounters, so many in fact that less than half will probably be used, leaving the remainder available for use in other scenarios. A few of the puzzles and riddles are of the groaner type as in "who's buried in Grant's Tomb?" and the algebra problems get somewhat repetitive, but overall I thought they were fairly entertaining and quite a bit different from the usual chestnuts that pass for riddles or puzzles in published scenarios. Hack and slashers need not despair, there are plenty of combat areas and failure to figure out the puzzles in time usually results in a fight as well.

Most of the encounters have some Greyhawk "flavor" added to them and Reynolds cleverly includes a few encounters that utilize scenes from the classic Greyhawk modules of yesteryear. The Greyhawk references are certainly not overwhelming, however, and a real strength of the adventure is that it could easily be adapted to any other campaign.

There are a few Greyhawk timeline errors in the background information, but nothing fatal. If the writing has any real faults, it might be an overdependence on overwhelming magical coercion of the PCs and tacky plot devices that rely on magical means to attain mundane result. Both methods smack a little too much of that other (ick) campaign world where wizards routinely waste telekinesis spells on fetching themselves a mug of beer from ten feet away. These are certainly minor quibbles, the Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad should prove useful and amusing for GMs in any campaign.

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Ever visited a knockout Web site and wondered, “How did they do that?” Wonder no more. Odds are, they did it with Dreamweaver. Completely updated to give you the scoop on all the cool new tools in the latest version, Dreamweaver 8 For Dummies will have you designing dynamite Web sites in no time. In fact, by Chapter 2 you’ll dive right into setting up your Web site, creating your first Web page, and adding text images and links. This guide starts with basic Web page design features and progresses to the more advanced options for DHTML and database-driven sites, with step-by-step instructions for every function plus lots of screen shots. It walks you though:

A tour of the desktop, covering the toolbars, menu options, the Insert bar, the Document window, the Properties inspector, the Vertical Docking panels, and more
Popular features such as sophisticated template capabilities and Library items Tracing images, the Quick Tag Editor, Design Notes, and the History palette
Making the most of Dreamweaver’s site management features, including a Testing Server, the Check IN/Out feature, integrated e-mail, Design Notes, Site Map Layout and more
Using HTML tables to create page layouts
14 different benefits of using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and how to capitalize on them

Dreamweaver 8 For Dummies includes tips to save you time and money so you can create a Web site that makes a big impression without spending big bucks. Whether you’re a beginner who wants to get started or an experienced pro who wants to enhance your skills…whether you want something simple like a site to promote a quaint bed & breakfast or something wild to catapult your rock band to the big time, Dreamweaver gives you the tools and this guide helps you make the most of them. When you’re ready to tackle more complex sites, it covers:

Using Fireworks with Dreamweaver to automate your workflow, optimize graphics for Web use, and create sophisticated animations, fancy rollovers, and special effects
Showing off with multimedia: creating Flash buttons and text; adding Flash movie files; working with sound and video files; getting familiar with Java and ActiveX control
Integrating forms into dynamic, interactive sites and creating shopping cart systems, guest books, contact forms, search engines, chat rooms, and more
Building a simple database-driven site
E-commerce basics

With Dreamweaver, you don’t have to be a techie to design and create a terrific Web site. So get this book and get started!

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Publishing in conjunction with the release of the next version of Dreamweaver, this book offers a friendly introduction to this sophisticated program that is noted for its advanced features, such as the capability to seamlessly move between visual and HTML modes Covers the key features of Dreamweaver, including how to design a well-planned site, coordinate the design work, and add graphics Addresses using Cascading Style Sheets, adding interactivity, working with multimedia files, building a dynamic site, bringing data into the site, and more The companion Web site features links to trial versions of several software programs, templates to make building a site quicker and easier, sample Flash animations, a glossary of Dreamweaver lingo, all the examples provided in the book, and more

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Helpful and Terrific as Usual for the Dummies Series.......2007-09-10

I am just learning to use Dreamweaver, so I find this book helpful in every way. You can easily skip the things you already know. It is detailed in all areas.

Great!.......2007-06-09

What a great book for someone who just learning how to use this program. It has been extremely helpful and it is easy to follow, very user friendly.

Good reading!.......2007-06-08

This book helped reaffirm my knowledge from the other book and gave me a few different looks at how to do things.

so easy to use.......2007-03-24

Love this book and it is so easy to use... If your new to dreamweaver 8 this is a nice tool to help you learn.. much easier to use than some of the other tools out there..

my top pick among the intro books.......2007-03-23

Having just started a new job in which I need to begin developing web-based training very soon, I reserved every book I could on Dreamweaver through our local libraries. This one is my favorite.
I think one reviewer complained about the 'cutsey' stuff, and let me say that this is not your typical "Dummies" book - I was almost to page 50 before I came across one comment about her spouse, and I think there was one more such comment later on. I will also say that as a trainer, instructional developer, technical writer, and journalist, I tend to judge computer books with a critical eye (and I read a LOT of them).
I found the pace of this one to be just right -- I am rather impatient and I didn't have a lot of time to waste, so I didn't want something that proceeded slowly, but I was also new to Dreamweaver, so I didn't want something that proceeded at a breakneck pace.
This book does what it claims to do. It doesn't claim to be a Dreamweaver book for those who are already power users. It does not propose to be an exhaustive reference, as perhaps does the other Dummies title that describes itself as being nine books in one. The all-in-one is a nice enough book, but I didn't have time to read 900 pages before beginning to develop my projects. Speaking of 900-page books, I chose this book over Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual, because the latter one, albeit much larger, did not present the information as concisely, and I found myself reading three paragraphs to get the amount of content that I could get from one paragraph of this author's book.
This book does, in its 400 or so pages, give a reasonably good foundation from which one can learn more about advanced topics, if desired. In that sense, it gave me a good road map of the territory ahead, such that I can converse intelligently with those in my office who are way beyond my level, and it positions me to be a good consumer of more advanced books/material. This author's book more fully fleshed out the topics that I needed to know about than did How To Do Everything with Dreamweaver 8. Again, that was not a bad book, and in fact the screen shots of the toolboxes and menus and such were more clearly done in How To Do Everything with Dreamweaver 8. I did learn some new things from it. But overall, I got more bang for my buck from Warner's book.
This book differs from the Dreamweaver Design and Construction book -- which gets good reviews -- in that it does not focus (nor propose to focus) on the principles of designing a website. This book's agenda is to teach the reader how to use Dreamweaver.
This book does not propose to be a tutorial, as does Dreamweaver 8 Hands on Training, so it is a matter of being aware of the way that you learn best, and picking a book that fits with your learning style.
Speaking of, I am a visual learner, so I used this book in tandem with "Teach Yourself Visually Dreamweaver 8" -- and some time later realized that both were written by the same author. "Teach Yourself Visually Dreamweaver 8" is a good companion because it gives an overview of the concepts, such that I already had a mental framework for what I would learn. I preferred it over the Dreamweaver 8 Visual Encyclopedia, which uses a typeface and layout that I found more difficult to follow.
I also own the Quickstart guide for Dreamweaver 8, which I keep beside me at work and consult when I need to see how to complete a specific task. The QuickStart guide is great for this purpose, but it is not, in my opinion, as good as Warner's book if a beginner wants to sit down and read a narrative about how to use the program. The QuickStart guide would move too quickly for that purpose.
Warner's book shows sensitivity to the learners in that it does not use terms that haven't yet been explained; it sequences the topics well; and I haven't found any errors in the book. It has not in any sense been a frustrating or incomplete read. The writing is clean and effective and doesn't draw attention to itself. It has a rather conversational tone without being inefficient.
I think she did a great job with it and I will be on the lookout for her name when I look for books on other computer topics.

Dreamweaver 8 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

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Excellent ALL-IN-ONE reference....
helpful
Excellent reference

Dreamweaver 8 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Sue Jenkins , Michele E. Davis , and Jon A. Phillips
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Nine minibooks, filling nearly 800 pages, take you beyond Dreamweaver basics, giving you the know-how and hands-on techniques necessary to create state-of-the-art Web sites. You'll master Dreamweaver basics, such as laying out pages, adding content to pages, and working with code; develop Web applications and databases; make pages dynamic; and learn to use Dreamweaver with Contribute. Order your copy of this reference to the popular software application today.

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Excellent ALL-IN-ONE reference...........2007-03-03

I work a lot with various businesses and part of my work includes web design. In the past, I was also a Director of Education for PeopleSoft and I have served in similar capacities for a variety of companies in Silicon Valley. As such, I am well-qualified to judge the merit of this materail and I must say it is a real bargain for the 800+ one stop shopping reference for DreamWeaver 8.

The book is well-organized and it could be used as either a text or an "as needed" reference manual. The descriptions are clear, to the point and easy to find. It also deals with topics such as inserting Flash video and has a lot of meaty content in addition to simple instructions.

This book is truly a "must have" reference for any web developer!

helpful.......2007-02-14

very helpful, but there is nothing like having someone show you how to use a program. I got pretty far though just with the book.

Excellent reference.......2006-11-18

I run two websites and know Dreamweaver, but only enough to keep my sites running. I needed a reference for those occasions when I do something new, and this book filled the niche perfectly. The chatty, easy to follow descriptions of various functions in Dreamweaver make it easy for me to add functionality when I need them. Two thumbs up!

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