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I found this book disappointing and not helpful. I work as an instructional designer and saw no information of use to me - just lots of speculation. Chapter 3 ended up as an 'infomercial' for a software program named "quickplace". I cannot recommned this book at all.

This book represents a modern view of technology. The author describes how to use technology to enhance learning. He gives practical advice to help educators and administrations set realistic goals. Too often, technology is implemented as an addition to educational goals rather than in support of these goals. Weigel examines different educational technologies and highlights factors that you should consider before implementation.

This book emphasizes one of the most important issues confronting colleges and universities as they plan for online learning: the quality of the experience for the learner. Positing that an increasingly robust contemporary infrastructure (human and technical) can deepen learning and teaching beyond what's possible, even in many face-to-face environments, Weigel rightfully cautions higher education to keep its eye on the real prize -- educational depth and richness -- rather than the false and conflicting fantasy of commercial windfall. Eloquently written and soundly argued, this volume is a sensible guide for educators, administrators and policy-makers in dealing with the confused new world of electronically networked learning.

Where are all the stars coming from? I bought this book, and I was highly dissapointed. I was looking for useful information on diet, light therapy, vitamins, etc. that would actually help you survive the real winter blues - seasonal attitude diplacement disorder. This book was written for someone who doesn't have a life and needs to be told stupid little things to do to keep from being bored. All you 5 star people - get a life! P.S. If you look real hard you might find vitamin info in a one liner somewhere in this book. Otherwise it's mostly nonsense.

I read the two other reveiws and I'm guessing this is in the "I love it" or the "I'd leave it on the shelf" kind of book. I bought it for my wife a year ago and she picks it up again and again. It is a very silly book. The stars are for those without enough silly in their lives. It's a good laugh and I'd like to see another like it. It is worth every smile.

I saw this book in an on-campus bookstore and was feeling impulsive. It turned out to be a wonderful investment. I have seasonal affective dissorder and reading the lighthearted tips and observations of this winter blues survival guide made me a happy lass. I liked it so much that when I accidently left it in a school cafeteria I had to run out and buy another one right away. :) Alli Arnold's illustrations are fabulous, as well.

This book helps a lot at first but when the puzzles change, it is useless. Most of the puzzles on hard mode are different and this book does not have any solutions to them.

Fear Effect 2 - which takes place BEFORE the original Fear Effect, is a great game. The problem is - it's very complicated. This guide is a must have for the dedicated completionist. The walk-through and item guides are great. Some of the screenshots featured in the guide are hard to interpret but that is due to the game, not due to the quality of the book. The game events take place in less than well lit surroundings, so this is expected. The guide contains some cheats at the end but be warned - none of the cheats will work until you've already COMPLETED the game once. Good Luck. Best Regards, turtlex.

I just got the game and the strategy guide today and i discovered that the guide is actually very useful. I have bought games and their guides before and have it be like they were for seperate games. I highly recomend this strategy guide

_Gaffers, Grips and Best Boys_ is a great title. Unfortunately the title is misleading. The fine print is "From Producer/Director to Gaffer and Computer Special-effects creato, a behind the scenes look at who does what in the making of a motion picture."

If you're looking for good, solid information about "gaffing, gripping and best boying" forget it. It's just one of the subjects touched on in this book.

It's a decent book allright, but the title is misleading. If I had seen it in a book store I would have passed it by.

As far as I know there are two books on the subject, the other being William E. Hines' "Job Descriptions for Film, Video & CGI". From those two this book is certainly more prosa. Every major field of movie production is described through kind of essays written from industry insiders. Although the book is by no means an encyclopedia, the reader gets a good idea what those jobs really are about. If you want some insights instead of concise descriptions, buy this book.

I really enjoyed this book. I never knew what gaffers and grips and producers actually did, but this book explains all those jobs. The book is written in the order that each person comes into a film, so you first learn about how an idea is generated, what happens with it, who gets involved next, and so on.

One thing I really liked was all the personal anecdotal information that each interviewee gave. For example, John Lithgow talks about working on the World According to Garp, and Charles Joffee talks about what it was like producing specific movies for Woody Allen.

A great book for someone who wants an enjoyable way to understand the intricacies of the filmmaking process.

I was shocked to find this booked riddled with simple errors and basically a lack of knowledge about the horror genre. There are plenty of comments and remarks made by the author which really shows that he doesn't know squat about the horror genre. So if you want book that gives you lots of wrong info, here you go.

This colorful volume investigates the horror movie genre, including its history and the early pioneers like Lou Chaney and Peter Lorre. It covers all aspects of interest, including themes like the evil genius, the mad scientist, aliens and beasts, animals gone wild, insect attacks, killer plants, cults, etc.

Lavishly illustrated with color and black & white photographs, the amusing and informative text contains a feast of fascinating facts, trivia, revealing quotes and quizzes plus a look at special effects.

The chapter titled Old Masters Of Mayhem looks at inter alia the movies Der Golem, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu and the Phantom Of The Opera, whilst the Frankenstein and Dracula movies are discussed in the chapter Universal's Golden Age, which also contains a Dracula family tree listing the original movie and all its offshoots.

King Kong, Godzilla, The Fly, Altered States, the Thing, The Man Who Fell to Earth and Aliens are amongst many film discussed under the title Science Has Its Pitfalls, while in Unnatural Nature movies like The Birds, The Swarm, The Stepford Wives, Demon Seed and others are investigated.

The other chapters are Human Monsters (Halloween, Night Of The Hunter, Psycho, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, etc.) and Dark Roads Are Better Left Untraveled (The Shining, Poltergeist, Exorcist, Omen, Rosemary's Baby, etc.)

This witty and entertaining look at horror films as a popular cinematic form concludes with a bibliography and an index. The book is a great read and an indispensable reference guide to casual fans of this genre.

The book was excellent. It explained to me everything about tons of horror films of the past. It was extremely informational and I loved reading the book. I have watched almost all the horror films mentioned in the book and everything in the book matched the movies. Anyone who insults the book is wrong because it was an amazing book. I loved every page.

As I was reading this book it did't tell me that much about anything except that this did this and that did that. If I were you I would not buy this book. Although it is my opinion on the book, you might really like it.

Naturalist Jean Craighead George introduces us to the world of the mountain lion, the road runner, the cactus, the kangaroo rat, the ringtailed cat, the swift fox, the elf owl, the coyote, and the bombadier beetle in this book as she did wolves and caribou in JULIE OF THE WOLVES and peregrine falcons in MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. A young Papago Indian girl named Bird Wing and her mother live in Arizona's Sonoran Desert. This usually arid place is about to fall victim to a terrible thunderstorm and a flash flood. Bird Wing and all the animals of the desert struggle to find shelter before the flood. Some will survive--and some will not. This is a beautiful story about the close connection between human beings and all living things, and the unpredictable ways of nature. Other books in the ONE DAY series that include exciting natural disasters are ONE DAY IN THE ALPINE TUNDRA and ONE DAY IN THE PRAIRIE. There is also the fascinating ONE DAY IN THE WOODS and ONE DAY IN THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST. And don't forget Jean Craighead George's 80+ stories about nature, like The Thirteen Moons series and THERE'S AN OWL IN THE SHOWER.

Yet another wonderful book by an author very much in tune with nature and ecological concerns. She teaches while she entertains. Having lived in the region portrayed in this book, it became a gift to young friends back in Minnesota to introduce them to a COMPLETELY different world. Yielded fun discussion and comparison. They wondered at and enjoyed it very much!

Being a Western New York native, I was eager to read a murder mystery set in familiar places; however, if I hadn't suggested it to my book club, I would have thrown it away after the first 15 pages. Besides blatant grammatical and editing errors, it switched tenses, had hoakey and unrealistic conversations, and the main character had an obsession with going to Tim Horton's!! What prominant developer do you know who would allow his daughter to live in a trailer park?(btw-there are more millionares in Derby than people who live in trailer parks)
There was one good thing about Lake Effect. If Mr. Adams can get his book published, ANYONE can!!!! YUCK!!!!!

I signed into Amazon so that I could buy a copy of this book for my friend who has moved out of the area - I was very surprised to see the prior review from Derby, NY - I laughed out loud when I saw her point out that there are more millionaires than trailer park people in Derby - last I remembered, this book was fiction, wasn't it? :) And she should probably read her own review before commenting on grammatical errors! I thought the book was good, particularly for native Western New Yorkers. And I am proud to have a book published by someone from my hometown and wish him well!

One of the funniest, most appealing books I have read in a long time. I'd rank the writing right up there with Robert B. Parker and Janet Evanovich!

The reason we read autobiographies is to understand what motivates the author. To find out what makes him tick. What makes Uri Geller tick? After reading this book I think I can answer that question with one word; money. He brags about the size of his bank account as if that was the true measure of a man.

An autobiography up to the 1980's. Good anecdotes , impressive examples of demonstrations, and a rather upbeat outlook in the face of all the implacable 'debunker' types.

Human conciousness has more abilities than we are aware of. The Geller Effect by Gay Lyon Playfair and co-written by Uri shows how Uri has used his incredible powers since his early childhood. Scientists has used him for countless experiments in laboratories and are still mystified by the results. This book will leave you breathless as you turn the pages and learn about top secret government missions and his mysterious powers of dowsing. A wonderful autobiography that will make you eager to learn more. Margolis new book Uri Geller Magician or Mystic seems to finish the story quite well. Angel Rose

I never thought that I would need to write a negative review - that is, until now. If you are looking to add to your repertoire of techniques - don't make the same mistake I did in buying this book.

The techniques offered in this book have very little (if any) good information to offer - there are plenty of instances of this throughout the book.

As one example, the section on "Vibrato", provides no tips, no exercises, in fact - no description of what good vibrato is or how it is done.

Another example, the section on "Growl", has content so thin that it leaves the reader "out in the cold". The author offers only one (of several) techniques for growling, but that description is inadequate at best for the production of growl.

I could go on (check out the section on "glissando"), but let me just say that the author and publisher are doing a disservice to sax students with this book.

We should expect that any decent music "how-to" book should include good descriptions (with illustrations), tips (and/or warnings), and exercises - perhaps even recorded examples. Sorry - this book doesn't measure up.

I've been using this book, with many others, for about a year. As a beginner, I have found it to be very helpful. For example, the section on reeds was the first intelligible piece on the subject that I found. You won't find everything here, and the book is not for advanced students. If you are a beginner like me, however, I think you will find it as useful as, say, Larry Teal or John Laughter. The book is more useful if you use it alongside Tim's etudes and articles found on www.....com.

I was suggested to get this book by Greg Piccolo. I saw Greg in Rhode Island and asked him about flutter tounging and growling sax effects. He told me about this book by his friend Tim Price and how great it was and how it helped his playing. He was so sincere about it that i went out the next day and picked it up. This book is a gold mine of Rock and R&B sax ideas. Without question it is worth every penny and a big help. I think if i didnt have this book, my playing would really suffer. It is so focused and easy to understand. Every sax player interested in Rock and Blues should have it.

This book is typical of Berst..bombastic and a rehash of what everyone else was saying before. Now to read it, after the market crash, is to show exactly how dumb this guy really is. Not recommeneded.

Create a product. Find someone to buy it. That's a pattern that's been pretty consistent since the beginning of civilization. But popular technology guru Jesse Berst says that the Internet has reversed this eternal sequence of commerce. The new logic: Build an audience and then find something to sell to it. That concept is at the core of The Magnet Effect, a brief, hands-on guide to Internet business and marketing. The book illuminates the strategies and tools that have come to define the Internet play, intelligently making a case as to why companies like Amazon.com are worth their multi-billion-dollar valuations even as they are hemorrhaging cash. Berst combines a broad, strategic overview and direct how-to advice in an effective manner that allows us at getAbstract.com to recommend this book to both e-commerce veterans and Internet neophytes.

This book is designed to help people plan their marketing who want to establish or maintain an Internet-based business.

Mr. Berst is the author of the leading on-line newsletter, which adds legitimacy to his description of marketing best practices to date for Internet-based businesses. In this book, he describes the best ways that audiences have been developed into long-term business supporters. The book is enlivened by sample pages from many well-known Internet sites. While much of what he writes will not be new to the reader, the way he stitches it together may well be.

The first step is to use a magnet of rich media (such as through television advertising) to attract an audience. He feels that this should precede knowing exactly what you want to do with the audience. In fact, he argues that your offerings should match the audience you are able to attract economically. This is quite contrary to traditional marketing thinking, but certainly worked out well for his example companies, Amazon and Yahoo!

He suggests six familiar elements for making your magnet work:

(1) content that is rich and constantly changing (eBay)

(2) community that adds value to one another (Amazon product reviews)

(3) commerce ("actionable content" -- usually this is something you can buy)

(4) convenience (RealNetworks enables streaming videos and audios from one site)

(5) customization (Yahoo! and Excite)

(6) communication (CD Now)

Second, you should use spiral marketing to retain your audience with enriched media and the Web. Rich media (like television) creates the intent. Then your Web site creates involvement. You use "opt-in" e-mail to create interaction. That interaction then leads to commerce for your business. Done properly, each element reinforces the next one, creating a virtuous cycle of prosperity for your business.

Third, you do as much permission e-mail as your audience is aided by and appreciates. This should focus on time-sensitive material, information that people will want to refer to again and again, and a format that is fun and free. Mr. Berst's newsletter uses all of these methods. He sites Guru as a site that fits this pattern.

The final element of the model is to predict which technology trends will impact your business. While the preceding information will probably seem like old hat to most Web veterans, this section contained much that was new. I found it to be the best discussion of how to evaluate competing future technologies that I have seen in print. If you only read chapter 7 on this subject, you will be well rewarded for your efforts in acquiring and using this book. You will gain a paradigm for evaluating technologies in this chapter that will serve you well for the rest of your life.

After you have finished reading the book, let me suggest that you think about how the model could be employed in less expensive ways. Television advertising is especially expensive. Why not do event marketing using your own events or by sponsoring other people's events? Creating fresh material is very expensive. How can you use your community to do it inexpensively for you? You get the idea, I'm sure. As wonderful as best practices have been, there's always a gigantic opportunity for improvement. Although Mr. Berst did not look too hard at that question, you certainly can.