The Torso Murder: The Untold Story of Evelyn Dick

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Young, attractive Evelyn Dick has been sentenced to hang for the murder of her husband, John, whose torso has been found on Hamilton Mountain. His head and limbs have been severed from his body and burned in the furnace of Evelyn's home by her father. The murder trial of Evelyn Dick, one of Canada's most infamous murderers, grabbed headlines across the country in 1946 and 1947. Represented by J.J. Robinette in the ensuing trial, Dick acquitted in what turned out to be one of Canada's most fascinating murder trials ever. However, during the murder investigation police found a suitcase containing the body of Evelyn's baby boy, encased in cement. The best Robinette could do on that charge was a verdict of manslaughter for which she served eleven years in penitentiary. Evelyn Dick's whereabouts have been unknown to the public since her release from prison. If she is alive today, she would be 79 years old. Where has she gone? Could she be living somewhere under an assumed identity? As someone's next-door-neighbour? Writer and world-renowned journalist Brian Valle, after several interviews with police chiefs and journalists who covered the original case, has written a spine-tingling account of what is one of Canada's most infamous murder trials and investigations. With never before published material, The Torso Murder follows up where the criminal system left off. It is a captivating and not-to-be missed read. A one-hour documentary on the life of the famous Torso murderer, and a made-for-television movie will air on CTV in Spring, 2002.

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Interesting Reading.......2003-08-11

If you've seen the movie, or know of the case, this book provides some interesting information. It is relatively well-written, contains pictures, and is easy to read. I recommend it.

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Pro Football's Heroes of the Hall is an illustrated commemorative book that celebrates the career and accomplishments of every elected member of the National Football League Hall of Fame, from 1963 through the 2003 introduction. Foreword by Dan Dierdorf; 216 players, coaches and league-builders; Essays plus color and B & W photographs capture each member's contribution to the game; Career information and honors, draft place, position, teams, honors, key stats and Hall of Fame class; Player personal information - birth date, height, weight, college; "Player name page tabs" make it a breeze to locate any member. The definitive work on the Football Hall of Fame members.

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Pierre Sorlin looks at the way the nations of Europe have expressed their cultural individuality in film, and shows how the impact of a common evolution towards federalism can be detected in films.

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This book presents a complete account of the remarkable life and career of Harriet Smithson Berlioz. Peter Raby's success in this book is to bring fully and sympathetically to life the vulnerable woman and the working actress who is so generally submerged beneath the myth that was created about her. At the same time he provides a continually fascinating commentary on the theatrical and cultural history of her time: on touring troupes in Ireland; on the late Georgian theatre in London; on the different acting styles and traditions in England and France; on the economics of the theatre and the composition of the audiences; on the intellectual background to Shakespeare's belated acceptance in France; on French translations of Shakespeare and contemporary French critical essays and reviews; on the leading figures who frame Harriet's story - actors, painters, writers, and musicians (most notably, of course, Berlioz himself). Holding all together is the complex figure of Harriet - a talented actress, and who for a brief but crucial period in French cultural history became a symbol and an ideal of the new, Romantic spirit.

From Beginner to Expert in 40 Lessons: A Tried and Tested Way to Improve Your Chess
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From Beginner to Expert in 40 Lessons: A Tried and Tested Way to Improve Your Chess
Aleksander Kostyev
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ASIN: 0713441143

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A complete course in 40 parts, which can either form the curriculum for a school club or be used by adults for self-instruction. Numerous exercises are included to test the reader's understanding of all points, and a timetable provides a suggested period for studying each phase of the game. Perfect for chess teachers.

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Six-Figure Freelancing

A complete freelance overview

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A great resource for freelance writers

Six-Figure Freelancing
Kelly James-Enger
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Release Date: 2005-04-12

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Is it possible to give up your nine to five job and make more money as a full-time freelancer? Absolutely. Six-Figure Freelancing shows writers how to make the most of the ballooning freelance industry by adopting a business-like approach to their craft, while offering insightful, first-hand advice to help maximize time and profit.

• Includes worksheets and templates to assess and establish the best possible business strategy
• Advice on time management and repurposing material for multiple markets, as well as how to gain a competitive edge in a growing market

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Not quite what I expected.......2007-07-27

Bottom line: I thought this was well written but felt I'd already encountered almost all of the provided advice at my large-corporation, professional job. As a plus, the book is an easy read and does an excellent job introducing generic professional skills like good time management, prioritization, networking, negotiating, self-confidence, etc. They're necessary skills for almost anyone pursuing a six-figure salary. However, I bought this book looking for content specific to freelancing. I was hoping for advice on coming up with great topic ideas, finding and interacting with experts, breaking into corporate freelancing, writing well, and finding and researching smaller publications. Not much in the book on those topics. It was a quick, fun read but I won't be reaching for this book as a how-to reference anytime in the future.

Six-Figure Freelancing.......2007-07-17

Writing is often a labour of love and is not usually thought of as a good source of income. However, the book Six Figure Freelancing: The Writer's Guide to Making More Money states that writers can actually make a really comfortable living from their writing. The author serves an example of such success and she states that the key to her success is treating her writing as a business. In this way, the author uses her good business sense, negotiation skills, and management know-how to build up a repeat client list in order to reach her particular financial goals.

Often writers assume that making a comfortable living as a writer is impossibility. Most writers bounce from one low paying gig to another or spend hours on perfecting queries to publications that aren't interested in their work. The author of Six Figure Freelancing: The Writer's Guide to Making More Money shows that any writer can make a very comfortable living as a writer simply by focusing their writing energies in better more efficient and higher paying avenues. Moreover, the tips giving in this book will likely reduce the amount of work needed, leaving the writer with more time to concentrate on his or her writing processes.

A complete freelance overview.......2007-03-23

This book by Kelly James-Enger is essential reading for anyone even remotely interested in starting a freelance writing business. The appendix lists dozens of writer resources and the index covers most any question you have. It is written in a clear,concise style that includes the experiences of other people besides just the author. A freelance writing start-up can be a daunting challenge, but realistic encouragement is offerred in Six Figure Freelancing.

Excellent!.......2006-07-21

This book is an excellent resource and easy to read. Kelly's writing style, as you might imagine, is perfect. The book is well written and well researched. Her organization is flawless.

However the book is slanted very heavily towards writers that are doing stories in magazines with some information about writing books. She has very little information, perhaps a few pages, on corporate writing and copywriting. If you are trying to start work as a freelance commercial writer for marketing this probably isn't the best book for you.

However if you are interested in writing articles and books as a freelance journalist or writer this book is unmatched and well worth the purchase price. Even though I was looking for information on running a copywriting business I did find information that was very useful and will help me with my consulting by writing articles to promote my practice. I highly recommend this book to anyone that is intersted in a freelance writing business.

A great resource for freelance writers.......2006-06-21

This guide by Kelly James-Enger should be on every freelancer's bookshelf. James-Enger's upbeat tone and common-sense advice make this the book writers should read when they need a confidence boost. Her advice about re-slanting articles for different markets, finding reprint markets for old articles, and taking speaking engagements will help writers increase their income. An excellent source of information.

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Steve Slaunwhite
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To read the latest Trump tale is to be reminded of writer Fran Lebowitz' comment that there are only two social classes in America--the celebrities and the audience. Business biographer Robert Slater, who spent 100 hours with Donald Trump, provides an intriguing link between the two in No Such Thing as Over-Exposure: Inside the Life and Celebrity of Donald Trump. About the man who made bragging an art form, Slater wonders: Does Trump have any definable business strategies and leadership strategies? Why did he become a business celebrity? Why did The Apprentice become a surprise hit?

The result is a surprisingly fascinating profile of a man who shattered the CEO public relations paradigm by branding himself rather than his product. The Slater timeline begins with Trumps' spit ball throwing, football playing, military school youth. He describes dear old Dad's philosophy of development ("Get in get it done, get it done right and get out.") This is followed by an engaging recap of how Trump changed the New York skyline by leveraging Atlantic City properties and then became a poster boy for the recession of the 1990s. His much reported rise and comeback is deconstructed in terms of his capacity for self-branding (force of personality, willingness to broadcast private life, delivering the goods, and "truthful hyperbole.")

Slater spends too much time on getting Trump to say yes to the book and trying to create a management roadmap from Trump's unique career. But he gets the details right. Trump tends to stay close the office, doesn't use computers, thinks e-mail is for wimps, avoids germs by withholding handshakes, broke up with his second wife in a gossip column, and calls himself the biggest star on television.

Slater interviewed 150 people, yet the most revealing moments are when Trump speaks for himself. For example, when he insists that he is "worth the salary of six actors on Friends." When ex-wife Marla Maples comments about his virility, he says, "That's what sells condos in New York." Such comments derail Slater's desire to extract leadership lessons from Trump. Whether you find him brilliant or a carnival barker, Donald Trump is one of a kind. His success represents a moment when a celebrity and his audience are merged: Neither can stop looking at him. --Barbara Mackoff

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"With The Apprentice, Donald Trump has gone beyond celebrity to become a true legend. He's the one billionaire everyone recognizes, the only one whose name is its own global brand. But, for all the ink that's been spilled about him, nobody's ever fully captured the man¿until now.

Donald Trump agreed to give Robert Slater unprecedented access to his world: over 100 hours of private conversations and meetings. Wherever Trump went, Slater was there: as a ""fly on the wall"" at deal-making sessions, on Trump's Gulfstream...everywhere. Slater interviewed 150 of Trump's former and present employees and colleagues, even his toughest competitors.

Now, he reveals the man in full: the businessman and dealmaker, strategist and survivor, celebrity and personality. You'll learn how Trump transformed himself from an unknown local real-estate developer to a global magnate. You'll see how he really does business, discovering lessons that go far beyond anything he's revealed before. You'll witness his brilliant media management...and watch him leverage his celebrity to save his casino business, not once but twice. Most remarkable of all, you'll discover how Trump really feels about his celebrity, his empire, his outsized American life.

Why there's no such thing as over-exposure
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How to build a multi-billion-dollar global business on your own name
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From $9.2 billion in debts to the Forbes wealthiest American list
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The real Donald Trump: the most revealing Trump profile ever written!

Based on an unprecedented 100 hours of private, personal access to Trump...plus over 150 interviews with associates and rivals!

The first book to capture all of Trump: executive, dealmaker, strategist, survivor, celebrity, student of the media...and the man behind the legend

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Who is Donald Trump?

You think you know. You don't. Even if you've watched The Apprentice.

Even if you've read his best-selling books.

Want to know what really makes him tick? How he really operates?

When Donald Trump heard about the book, he threatened to sue. Then, he changed his mind...and gave Robert Slater more access than any other journalist or author¿ever. Slater sat beside Trump at buy-out sessions and building inspections, on his helicopter and jet plane, at QVC and at Apprentice rehearsals. Slater watched Trump in public¿and in his most unguarded moments. And Slater talked to everyone...from legendary rival Steve Wynn to publicity-shy Trump family members.

The result: the most intimate and powerful Trump profile ever written.

This, finally, is the real Trump: totally uncensored, and utterly riveting. "

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No such thing as journalism.......2007-04-26

Robert Slater wants you to know that Donald Trump threatened to sue him, to prevent him from writing this book. "Odd and chilling," is how the author describes the letter he received from one of Trump's lawyers, during the height of the success of The Apprentice.
The lawsuit didn't happen, and after wasting several hours of my life reading "No Such Thing as Over-Exposure," the reason is evident. Trump -who must indeed be a very charming person--brought Slater to his side, and used him as a stenographer for his endless hype and self-promotion. Slater doesn't question anything, not even the most ridiculous of Trump's assertions, such as saying that he could go into the Middle East, and bring peace to the area, faster than you can say, "You're Fired."
Slater -who must have picked up something from his subject in terms of hyperbole--wants the reader to believe that he did a tremendous amount of research (More than 150 interviews! Flights in Donald's plane and helicopters!) but the book comes across as nothing more than a quickie job and one more pamphlet proclaiming the wonders of The Donald.

A Good Read!.......2005-08-29

This admiring biography of real estate billionaire Donald Trump begins with a reference to Trump's "swept-back blonde mane" - although his thinning forward comb-over is probably the most famous weird hairdo in America. Perhaps author Robert Slater picked up a bit of his subject's tendency toward what Trump calls "truthful hyperbole." Slater's writing is interesting and accessible, in a breathless sort of way. However, despite being based on 150 interviews, this biography doesn't contain a lot of information that Trump has not already disseminated through his books, TV show and softball press interviews. Slater seems to regard Trump's exaggerations as charming foibles and, given tremendous access, apparently accepts Trump's self-assessment that he is a skilled negotiator, shrewd investor and efficient administrator - even when the author's own anecdotes show Trump in another guise: as a bullying micro-manager. Of course, the insight that negative publicity isn't always a bad thing is a primary theme. We recommend this close-up meeting with Trump to general readers who find that his outsized ego, lifestyle and accomplishments hold a certain fascination and to businesspeople who just want to know how he always lands on his feet. (Hint: he delivers the goods.)

Showman, Showoff Or Sage? .......2005-06-19

If you are interested in the business world or not, there has been no other business leader consistently in the news more then Donald Trump over the last 20 years. If you think he is an attention starved ego driven showman or just a smart business leader in the right place at the right time, the fact is you have an opinion of him. Few other business leaders share his celebrity. It is this celebrity that prompted me to pick up this book for no other reason then to see what all the fuss was about. As a bit of a perspective to this review I have not watched one episode of his TV show and I have always felt that his biggest skill was an uncanny knack for finding television cameras. If you mentioned Trump to me the only thing I would think was oversized ego.

So I needed a lot of convincing to be done to move my view of Trump into more of a positive light. This author did make me rethink my position, but unlike the subject of the book and his in your face M1A1 tank approach to image, the author laid out facts and present his story with limited bias. The author does cover some history, but the area I found most interesting was the focus on the current Trump activities. The one thing I came away with is that you have it hand it to him, he is driving to have his business empire catch up to his ego. Overall I enjoyed the book. This is the first book on Trump I have read in a long time so there was an element of freshness to the subject. I also found that either the author had an engaging method of writing or the subject mater was just so interesting that I kept moving from page to page excitedly.

Trumping the Business World with "Truthful Hyperbole".......2005-05-26

I have read and reviewed many of Slater's previous books and consider him to be among the most perceptive and eloquent commentators on the contemporary business world. It came as no surprise, therefore, that Trump agreed to cooperate with Slater on the writing of this book but only after checking him out with those who had already had a close working relationship with him, notably Jack Welch. There is probably no other executive who has a tighter schedule than does Trump. However, on numerous occasions, beginning in June of 2004, he agreed to meet with Slater or talk with him on the telephone. Trump also arranged for Slater to attend various private meetings related to Trump's building projects; to travel with him to a building site in Manhattan and observe his inspection of it; to journey with Trump for a book promotion appearance at QVC, the shopping channel; and to fly with him on his jet to a "demolition party" in Chicago where Trump planned to build a 90-story $800-million luxury tower on what had been the site of the Chicago Sun-Times. Slater was also allowed to observe a casting call for the third season of The Apprentice television program at during the filming of one of the episodes for its third season. Finally, Trump helped to facilitate many of the interviews of those best qualified to discuss both his business career and the celebrity synonymous with it.

Trump is as protective of the privacy of his three children as he is eager to discuss almost anything and anyone else. Nonetheless, he allowed Slater to meet with one son (Donald Trump, Jr.) and apparently set no restrictions on what they could discuss. Presumably Trump allowed such direct and extensive access, both to himself and to countless others, because he trusted Slater, was favorably impressed by his professional credentials, sensed his inherent integrity, and believed that he would receive fair and circumspect treatment in what later became this book.

With regard to its title, it is Slater's opinion that, at least for now, "there seems to be no downside" to all the attention Trump has so actively sought and has so substantially achieved. "His look of giddy pleasure at the amount of attention he is [currently] getting says it all. He savors having so many choices to make [i.e. he is inundated with participation proposals of various kinds] that put him in the public spotlight. If he could, one imagines, he would not make a choice at all. He would do everything. After all, in Donald Trump's world, there is no such thing as over-exposure." At least for now.

Proportionality is a key element in Slater's earlier discussions of other prominent executives such as John Chambers, George Soros, and Jack Welch and it is also true of what he has to say about Trump. Obviously, there is much that Slater admires but much else which Slater finds irritating (at best) and sometimes infuriating (at worst). Of greatest interest to me is Slater's explanation of how and why Trump "openly names his products after himself and markets his name as synonymous with his products: his luxury residences, his casino hotels, and so on. [Trump] insists, as well -- correctly, at it turns out -- that using his name on his company products enhances their value." (Please see Chapter 8, "Branding a Name.") I was also interested in learning about certain differences between the public Trump and the private Trump. For example, that he seldom fires anyone in the Trump organization and, generally, is far more patient, forgiving, generous, and deferential than his public persona suggests.

More a quibble than a complaint, I wish Slater had included (perhaps as an appendix) an annotated Timeline of the key dates and defining moments in Trump's career thus far. For example, when and why he decided to become a commercial real estate developer in Manhattan, Atlantic City, Chicago, and Las Vegas; also, when and why he agreed to produce and star in The Apprentice television program. Slater addresses these and other issues within his narrative. However, given the complexity of Trump's various business activities, it would be helpful to have a chronological frame-of-reference to consult periodically, one which clarifies when, what, with whom, where, etc.

Those who share my high regard for this book are urged to check out Slater's earlier work, notably Jack Welch and the GE Way: Management Insights and Leadership Secrets of the Legendary CEO; Microsoft Rebooted: How Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer Reinvented Their Company; SOROS: The Unauthorized Biography, the Life, Times and Trading Secrets of the World's Greatest Investor; The Wal-Mart Decade: How a New Generation of Leaders Turned Sam Walton's Legacy into the World's #1 Company; Saving Big Blue: Leadership Lessons & Turnaround Tactics of IBM's Lou Gerstner; and Get Better or Get Beaten!: 31 Leadership Secrets from GE's Jack Welch.

Boring, uncritical, uninsightful.......2005-04-03

March 13 reviewer Corinne Smith nails it. This is a basically a series or collection of interviews, primarily with fans of "the Donald", who have no problems with his oxymoronic concept of "truthful hyperbole". Trump is a genius at shameless and shameful self-promotion, with an almost endless ego, but the story told here is flat, uninspiring, unrevealing, and tedious.

And the book is simply boring. Did I say boring? It is boring.

Line Doggie: Foot Soldier in Vietnam: Foot Soldier in Vietnam
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An outstanding and emotional read

Great book on the life of an Infantryman in Vietnam

Line Doggie: Foot Soldier in Vietnam: Foot Soldier in Vietnam
Gadd
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ASIN: 0671662430

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An outstanding and emotional read.......1999-04-24

The author brings to life the sights, sounds, and emotions involved in battle. I was really able to get into the mind of the author and was compelled to read on from the turning of the first page. I have read this book 4 times, and would gladly read it again. Unfortunately, this book is out of print. However, I would recommend it to anyone who has access to it.

Great book on the life of an Infantryman in Vietnam.......1998-05-07

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was very factual. I was in the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam from August 1968 to November 1969 and was almost assigned to the authors unit. Reading this brought back many old memories. I believe this is a must reading for all those people who didn't have to go to Vietnam to see how American men survived (and died) in the jungles and rice fields of Vietnam. Too bad this book is out of print.

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Governing California
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Governing California: Politics, Government, And Public Policy in the Golden State
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textbook.......2006-11-07

I was very pleased that the textbook I purchased was considerably less expensive than it would have been through the campus bookstore!

Dividing the Waters: Governing Groundwater in Southern California

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Entertaining and technical

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William A. Blomquist
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Entertaining and technical.......2000-12-20

I was asked to review this book for fellow classmates back in grad school, and I'm glad I did. Not just entertaining in making the physics, economics, and politics of groundwater interesting, the book is thorough in it's treatment of technical issues which make it valuable insight for engineers, planners, public officials, and anyone else concerned with the limited resource of fresh water. Compared to many engineering textbooks on similar subjects, this book deserves a 5 (along with "Battling the Inland Sea" and "The Great Thirst").

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The Wildlands Project is a far-reaching effort by scientists and activists to develop better ways of protecting nature, wilderness, and biodiversity. Its ultimate goal is to establish an effective network of nature reserves throughout North America-core conservation areas linked by corridors, and buffered, where appropriate, by lands that may also serve economic objectives.

Continental Conservation represents the work of thirty leading experts-including Michael Soulé, John Terborgh, Reed Noss, Paul Paquet, Dan Simberloff, Rodolfo Dirzo, J. Michael Scott, Andrew Dobson, and others-brought together by The Wildlands Project to examine the science underlying the design and management of these regional-scale networks. It provides conservationists and biologists with the latest scientific principles for protecting living nature at spatial scales that encompass entire regions and continents.

Following an opening chapter that sets the stage by introducing major themes and the scientific and policy background, the contributors:

consider scale in the identification, selection, and design of biological reserves
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discuss the need for megareserves and how to design them

The book ends by challenging the reader, whether scientist or advocate, to commit more time to the effort of saving nature. The authors argue that the very survival of nature is at stake, and scientists can no longer afford to stand behind a wall of austere objectivity.

Continental Conservation is an important guidebook that can serve a vital role in helping fashion a radically honest, scientifically rigorous land-use agenda. It will be required reading for scientists and professionals at all levels involved with ecosystem and land management.

Continental Conservation: Scientific Foundations of Regional Reserve Networks
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