Dealer-market

this is one of the best guides I have found that has all of the price values on all of the different items that I collect. It is very easy to use and find the different values you would need to keep your collection up to date on its true value. A great 5 star rating...

I have been on a big fantasy kick lately and I remember my friend was reading these years ago so I went to pick them up. They are out of print but if you can find the means to get them do it. They are not traditional and are quite interesting. Based on the great comic they tell the tale of Gath of Baal and how he is tricked into becomming a prisoner of the Lord of Darkness. The story introduces you to all the characters and we learn that Gath is one mean mother. He is a loner and does not take to well to visitors but with the offer of more power Gath gets tricked into accepting a helmet which should make him the fiercest fighter in the land. But the helmet does not have an immediate effect on Gath and he fights the evil temptations and uses the helmet to make himself better. Through the quest Gath meets a young girl Robin and she becomes the focal point of the story and Gath's mission. I won't get into much more detail and the story is quite good. The books are short so not a lot of explanation is done it is just good story telling. Most of the characters are good and the fighting is done well. They are not traditional and many surpirses are offered.

I love CSI, so when I heard that there was a book to complement the series, I went out and bought it. I love to read anyway, so finding something that I really enjoy to read about is always a bonus.

Max Allan Collins paid attention to the important aspects of the show, but also did his research when it comes to Las Vegas. I'm a Las Vegas native, and it was nice to see something that actually paid attention to the city's topography. Movies like Con-Air and the new Ocean's 11 chose not to portray the city as it really is, and that bugs me. Collins got most of it right.

The characters were right on as well. I could hear Grissom, Catherine, Warrick, Sara, Nick, Greg, and Brass in my head when they were saying something in the book. So, either I have little voices running amok in my head, or Collins paid attention to the show.

Well done, and a must read for anyone who likes the show, or who lives in Las Vegas...

When CSI debuted on CBS last year, I was heartened by the fact that the show's writers assumed the audience was smart enough to keep up with the science and the complexities of the characters. Thankfully, Double Dealer takes the same high road. Max Allan Collins does a terrific job of balancing characterization, plot, and those cool forensic science details in a much more satisfying manner than TV allows. Don't get me wrong: I love the show. This book, however, is even better. Feed your brain and your CSI addiction and put this one at the top of your reading list.

This is an excellent book! I love the way Max Allan Collins portrays the characters. It is an episode in writing, and a very good one to boot! I could not put this book down, and I know for sure that I will pick up this book again :)

By now, the wonderfully three-dimensional characters such as Dicey and Jeff are beginning to wilt. I recommend this book to fans of Dicey because it is good to find out what happens, but this isn't a book worth reading more than two or three times. (the earlier ones in the series NEVER get old) It's too depressing, and the happy ending doesn't really make up for the depressing parts.

I've always been disappointed that Jeff Greene, who is possibly my favorite character in all of literary fiction, is never fleshed out beyond A Solitary Blue. The later Dicey books make him out to be some sort of young god. Kind of disappointing.

Cynthia Voigt created a bestselling series with the Tillerman family that began with "Homecoming" and ended with this book "Seventeen against The Dealer." Voigt's talented use of action and realistic dialogue to move the story along keeps readers turning the pages and longing for more. I became a Dicey fan early on for her courage and her spunk. Dicey, the whole Tillerman clan make excellent role models for today's young.
I recommend this book to all the young and young at heart.

Beverly J Scott Author of Righteous Revenge

Cynthia Voight never ceases to amaze, in this closing book to the ongoing Tillerman saga. Dicey gets a hold of her life in this installment, but shows how growing older makes life less easy to control. I recommend this to anyone who has read the other Tillerman books and wants to finish it. I only wish it were longer, and gave the ending more room. Truly amazing in all aspects. It is just a good book.

This is the book that started it all, at least for the "rest of us" who weren't mathematicians. It is a wonderful read, and excellent for historical information on what the game used to be like in Nevada.

It is, however, useless to try to learn current playing skills from this book. It is simply too far out of date -- like trying to learn software engineering techniques from a book published around the same time, in the early 1960's. The state of the art has changed dramatically.

Buy it only if you have already learned about the game and want to gain some perspective on the origins of card counting. For that, it's a "10".

The basic strategy can be learned in just a few days of practicing. The high/low method of counting can be learned just as easily. When you combine the two, and vary your bets accordingly, the house no longer has an advantage.

I used the basic strategy and the high/low count methods taught in THIS BOOK only, and stuck strictly to the strategy one weekend. I started with $250.00 betting $10 per hand and won over $20,000 in 17 hours. By the end I was playing three hands at a time of $250 minimum on each hand. I was amazed at how well the strategy worked for me.

The book is wonderful and entertaining even if you don't plan to play any. The stories are great. Highly recommend it.

This book explains the history of how card counting started and details the strategy that he used. I think the book is interesting cause it is not just a manual on how to count cards it also tells a story on how Mr. Thorp tested his theory in vegas.
If you like this book I would also recommend getting "Bringing the house down" which is a book about some people that utilized Mr. Thorps techniques to win a lot of money if vegas.

The premise of the book - that people search for objects to complete themselves - was of thought provoking. The author's style, however, was far too overdone for my tastes. He repeated characteristics of both people and places, far too many times. How many times can he refer to Brimfield as "the ultimate one-night stand" -- I got it the first time.

The aspects of the story that concern the antiques trade and the madness of Brimfield are interesting enough. I found the rest of the book to be very ho-hum -- there wasn't a single character who was particularly compelling or likable, and the story is mostly predictable and dull. I just didn't care what happened to any of these people.

And, I hate to be too English-majory, BUT...

WHO edited this book? Anybody? The number of typos, as well as all the times that the wrong form of "it's" or "their" is used, is just embarrassing. The biggest editing problem is the persistant pronoun confusion, with all the sentences that say "She was so happy to see her that she called out her name and she smiled as she poured her a glass of wine and..."

I know the spelling and grammar stuff are picky complaints. Maybe if the book had been *interesting*, my attention would have been drawn to the story rather than the typos.

This book is pure escapism and enjoyment if you like colorful characters, suspense and humor all wrapped up in a captivating love story. This takes place in the very unique setting of the antiques and collectibles industry with the specific backdrop being Brimfield -- the mega event of the industry.

There are great metaphors about how it's hard to tell a real treasure from a fake in choosing antiques as in relationships. The writing style is fresh, at times beautifully poetic, honest and with a wonderful redeeming quality about human nature. I think men and women would enjoy this book. Reading it provides a great escape, and the setting in the antiques business is fascinating.

Does anybody know of any other good books by this author? He has great style and freshness, and I hope we get to see much more from him.

Dr Cobham's rather dated overview of the London financial system is in dire need of updating if it is to continue to be of use. While the content is generally interesting, it suffers from being a surface analysis. Those interested in finding an up-to-date coverage of the subject would do better to search elsewhere.

Turgid, poorly organised, graceless, analytically second-rate - none of these descriptions can be applied to this excellent volume, which should serve as a good analytical basis for undergraduate courses in finance and financial economics.

Dr. Cobham has produced what had long been lacking - a coherent economic analysis and explanation of the functioning and prospects of the London financial markets. Anyone with a serious interest in economics will have been frustrated by the number of 'business' titles on the subject, and equally delighted to find this volume.

This book met a lot of my expectations by being very portable, very well-illustrated, and full of good descriptions of the merchandise one is likely to find in London and Paris flea markets. "Antiquing" is a very visual experience for me, and having plenty of photographs to whet my appetite for the various shops was a real plus. The book was useful too in helping me plot which days to attend which markets. Even if the merchandise changes and vendors sometimes move, there is enough general information that stays constant for this to be a useful guide for several years. The two-for-one format--London and Paris in one book--is also fun. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the maps could have been better. Otherwise, a great resource!

Antique and Flea Markets of London and Paris is a book serious shoppers will love. While spending several summer months in London, I have visited a number of the markets described. The authors are right on target, and the photos are enjoyable. I learned about many features I've missed, and read about several new places to try on the next trip. The book realizes that shoppers are people, not machines, and tells a little about the market's surrounding area, especially places to stop for a snack and a rest.

I'm not as familiar with Paris, but if the Paris section is even close to being as accurate and useful as the London section, it will save shopping time and hassle across the channel, as it will in London.

This is not "the" book for your trip if you need a complete guide book. If you like antiques and markets, however, you will love this book.

This was the first McMurtry novel that I read.I like earthy stories;and boy was this a dandy.If you enjoy novels like Cannery Row,Tobacco Road or anything by Kinky Friedman you should like Cadallic Jack.I enjoyed it so much,I started reading the rest of McMurtrys novels.So far, I found it the most humurous,entertaining and lighthearted of the ones I've read.He has written the episodes so well you feel you are travelling right along with him and loving every moment of it.
I assume a lot of these stories are fictional ,in whole or in part,but are probably based on some of the authors experiences.
What I have come to like about McMurtry's books is that they are all so different from one another;and I think this one is the most different.
If there is any truth about this character,there should a law against it;nobody should be allowed to have that much fun--not one person.

A wonderful character study, a period piece first published back in 1982, filled with wit and satire and mighty fine writing. Best book/antique scout book I've read since John Dunning's BOOKED TO DIE. It also reminds me of Paul Theroux's more recent HOTEL HONOLULU in tone, and as in that funny novel, some of the chapters here could stand alone as short stories.

I picture Cadillac Jack as looking like Kinky Friedman or Richard Boone, narrating the story in a Texas accent, boots propped up on the liar's bench, eyes arcing under the cowboy hat in a bet-you-can't-top-this-one slant.

What a pleasant surprise! An amazing character. An amazing yarn.

These are the words of our classic Anton Chekhov. Does McMartry advertise Cadillac Jack as another Terms of Endearment? Why it's wrong to be entertained and ask yourself - So what?- when the book is finished? The book is funny,unpretentious and concise. I made myself finish Moving On, dropped all these prequels & sequels to Lonesome Dove and Terms of Endearment halfway through, gasping at McMurtry's productivity, enjoyed his Pulitzer Prize winner and the book the Oscar winner is based on. But it's the books like Cadillac Jack and Anything For Billy that gave me a few precious hours of enjoyment and relaxation. They are well above the mass market fare but they do not plan to enter the Booker's shortlist, perfectly satisfied with being what they are.