Hearing Grasshoppers Jump: The Story of Raymond Ackerman

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Raymond Ackerman, South Africa's most successful retailer, is a man of enormous energy and passions. This account of his life and his building of Pick 'n Pay chain into one of the world's greatest retail organizations is full of marvellous stories and larger than life personalities. It offers fascinating insights into the politics and leaders, both black and white, of South Africa.

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The X-Rated Videotape Guide IV: Over 1,100 Reviews of 1992-1993 Adult Movies
Robert H. Rimmer , and Patrick Riley
Manufacturer: Prometheus Books
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Ben Johnson's sweeping, highly readable and "spirited" overview of Arkansas's efforts to regulate and halt the consumption of alcohol reveals much about the texture of life and politics in the state--and country--as it grappled with strong opinions on both sides.

"Johnson is an indefatigable researcher, tenacious in ferreting out the details. His study of the war against demon rum is fascinating. . . . This book doesn't take a position 'fer or agin' spiritous liquor, but it does help the reader to understand that, in earlier times, opposition to the sale and consumption was deep and wide."--from the Foreword by U.S. District Judge William R. Wilson

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An impressive contribution to both American History and Arkansas State History library reference collections.......2005-08-14

John Barleycorn Must Die: The War Against Drink In Arkansas by Ben Johnson III (Associate Professor of History, Southern Arkansas University) begins with the early attempts to keep alcohol from the Native Americans during Arkansas' colonial period. Then temperance groups focused on outlawing alcohol in the antebellum communities of Arkansas. After the Civil War new federal taxes on whiskey production in Arkansas led to violence between revenue agents and moonshiners. The state joined the growing national movement against saloons the culminated in 1915 when the legislature approved a measure to health the sale, manufacture, and distribution of alcohol (which prohibition included the then thriving wine industry in Arkansas). The state supported national prohibition, but the people became disillusioned with the widespread violations of the law. But the state waited to repeal its own prohibition law until compelled to do so by a fiscal crisis in 1935 that required it to raise revenue. Even then, the new law only authorized retail liquor stores, and not the return of taverns or bars. A final effort to restore prohibition in 1950 was rebuffed by voters, but there are still 43 counties in Arkansas remain dry, and only 32 are wet -- with disputes over the granting of private club licenses continuing to be a lively social and political concern throughout the state. Enhanced with 50 photographs and an index, John Barleycorn Must Die is a work of considerable scholarship and an impressive contribution to both American History and Arkansas State History library reference collections.

John Barleycorn Must Die: The War against Drink in Arkansas.(Book review): An article from: Journal of Southern History

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John Barleycorn Must Die: The War against Drink in Arkansas.(Book review): An article from: Journal of Southern History
Stephen L. Recken
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Commandos is a great game of special operations warfare set in World War II. The game is mostly action, with just a hint of strategy--but rest assured, you'll need some strategy tips to keep your six commandos alive through all 20 missions. This excellent guide from Prima starts you off with a section that explains how to control your troops during a mission and how to spot the various types of enemies you're likely to run into. You'll then get an extensive bio of each of the commandos, with information on their special skills and equipment. From that point on, the book dives into a series of walkthroughs that will take you through the entire game, from basic training right through the three campaigns. At the end of the guide, you'll find a lengthy chapter on multiplayer Commandos and how to apply your covert combat tactics to real, live opponents. --Michael Ryan

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Fatally efficient single- and multiplayer tactics
Walkthroughs for all campaigns
Kill order for every single enemy
Tactics for using your 6 Commandos
Detailed mission maps
Strategies for taking out enemy units, vehicles, and gun platforms

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Great help.......2002-10-07

I played the first fifteen mission of the Behind enemy lines, till I bought Men of Courage, so I am evaluating the tips from this book till the Mission 15.
First there is a brief introduction about the mission, and dividing them into phases, with little history.
There are a lot of detailed pictures, with soldiers numbered in the best order you should take care of them. The text is detailed, full with helpful advices and cautions, especially about tricky points in the mission (where you must hide the bodies, unseen patrolling guards, time limits). Also information about liberating allies, or using barrel, which it took me long time to figure out had I did not use this manual. You do not have to follow all the tips exactly, use your imagination and feel the challenge of "straddling in the combat filed". I did that in Mission 5 and 13.
It is a great help, and without the missions will take longtime to accomplish, so use and enjoy the Commandos.

ROCK'S.......2000-05-02

IT WAS VERY GOOD IT HELP'D A LOT

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In this completely up-to-date volume, Herb Schildt, the world's leading programming author, shows you everything you need to know to develop, compile, debug, and run Java applications and applets. You'll get complete details on the Java language, its class libraries, and its development environment along with hundreds of examples and expert techniques.

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Good book to start learning Java.......2007-06-24

This book is a good, by example book for you to learn Java and understand how and why it includes certain features/functions in the language. If you are looking for a reference book, this one is a bit hard to navigate to find detailed information about class interfaces. Another thing it is lacking is in-depth design patterns. If you are looking for detailed information on writing Swing interfaces, look elsewhere as well.

However, all in all, this book will successfully guide you through the Java language. You should be able to write multi-threaded programs that are networked and can successfully use file IO by the end of the book. It is especially useful if you have written software in other languages. If you are a beginner at writing software, you should probably buy a beginner's book before this.

The Review.......2007-05-31

As a C/C++ programmer switching to Java I found this book very helpful as a beginning book. It was pointed out that the author takes the time to go over why certain things are different between the two languages... It should be noted that if they were not pointed out would have landed me in quite a baffeling bit of trouble, as I am sure is the case with many others.
It is agreed that the title is a bit much, but it is at the fault of Osborne not the author, it is the name of the series of books, and none of them are complete, but for that matter there is not a computer science book ever printed that completely covers a single subject... and I dare say there never will be either. With that said, a better title would be The Complete Beginners Reference, and for that purpose it is an excellent book, and that is why it got five stars... that was after all the books very obvious intention.
Someone mentioned that using an API without knowing how it was built and absolutely works is bad practice... I have two comments on that actually, the first being is that if you bring that up at a meeting at work some day you will get alot of rolling eyes if you are lucky, but more than likely a good chewing out, or firing from the boss... you dont have time to understand ever facet of every single function, most of the time you are using bits and pieces of a program that multiple other people wrote and throwing it all into a program inside of a few months that would have taken you years to have wrote alone. Second, you have to learn to walk before you can run, and APIs are excellent ways to get into some more advanced stuff with out completely knowing what you are doing yet... humans do learn by trial and error after all, think about the first time one of your parents told you not to touch something hot.
Lastly a leading authority does not mean he is the master of those languages... the people you mentioned are known as the best programmers of that language, there is alot more to programming than being extrememly good at manipulating the language... for instance you may have an extremely well founded knowledge of how the compiler handels your code... as does schilt... you may not be able to come up with the code, but you can look at it and tell exactly what it is going to do, we have several people at work that do that, they are horrable programmers, but they are extremely good at finding logic errors. Beginners need a good elementary base with this, and that is why they get someone who is good at it to write the book.

So Kudos to Herbert Schildt on an excellent beginners book... and reference to those of us having a bad day.

There is better.......2006-08-22

I thought this book would help me learn Java when I first bought it, but I think the examples are skimpy. A more complete reference and tutorial is Cay Horstman's and Gary Cornell's 7 ed. of Core Java 2: Volumes 1 and 2. These 2 volumes have great examples, and go more in-depth into Java. Skip Schildt's book, and buy the Core Java Volumes even if you need just a reference. You will be happier, and learn more.

Very good book.......2006-01-28

Very good book if you are a beginner. It gives you the basics for everything you need. I havent given it 5 stars because it lacks some of the advanced stuff, you end up referring to some other books for that.
Certainly recommended if you are planning to use this as a reference too.

Great Book to start Java.......2005-11-16

This book as the name suggest gives you complete overview for learning and understanding Java. It clearly points out the differences between Java 1.4 and Java 1.5 (J2SE 5.0). It highlights the important points and gives introduction to Swings, Servlets and a good financial application using java.

Good for any beginner !!

Java 2 V5.0 / The Complete Reference Java J2SE 5 Edition (La Biblia De / the Bible of)

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Java 2 V5.0 / The Complete Reference Java J2SE 5 Edition (La Biblia De / the Bible of)
Herbert Schildt
Manufacturer: Anaya Multimedia
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Java: The Complete Reference, J2SE 5 Edition

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Java: The Complete Reference, J2SE 5 Edition
Herbert Schildt
Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OGJ0SI

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Still the best

An outstanding biography. . .

An indispensable complement to Story of a Soul

Leads to a better understanding of her autobiography

The definitive biography of St. Therese

The Story of a Life: St. Theresa of Lisieux
Guy Gaucher
Manufacturer: HarperSanFrancisco
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0060630965

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The premier biography of one of the world's best-loved Catholic saints, as presented by the priest who has devoted his life to telling her story.

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Still the best.......2006-05-16

This book was my first encounter with St. Therese, and I still think that it is the best account of her life outside of her own writings. As other reviewers have said, it might be best to read this book before _The Story of a Soul_, as it gives a lot of detail about what else was happening in her life, her family and in the world besides what she herself wrote. (It would also be better to read the version of her autobiography based on her original manuscripts than the standard version, which was sanitized to fit the popular piety of the era, with the best intentions, by her sister Pauline.) Gaucher also uses Therese's own words whenever possible and, as is his stated intention, injects very little of his own opinions and interpretation. On the other hand, his admiration and liking for his subject still comes through in the best possible way, bringing Therese, her family and community to life for those of us who live in a very different world. The book is also enriched by several photographs, most of them taken by Therese's sister Celine, who was an avid amateur photographer.

An outstanding biography. . ........2005-01-06

. . .of one of the most popular saints in the Church today.

"The Story of a Life" by Guy Gaucher is a well-written, honest, and poignant account of the the life of St. Therese of Lisiuex -- the "Little Flower". In addition to the biographical material, the author includes many photos (St. Therese's sister -- also a nun -- was a photographer) a useful timeline of events in the saints' life; a family tree/family history; and numerous testimonies to the witness of St. Therese.

This book is a "must read" for anyone interested in St. Therese and/or Carmelite spirituality. Read this biography BEFORE you read her own autobiography.

Very highly recommended.

An indispensable complement to Story of a Soul.......1999-09-16

"Story of a Life," by Monseigneur Guy Gaucher, OCD, general editor of the critical edition of St. Therese's writings and auxiliary bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux, is a powerful framework for Therese's own "Story of a Soul." She writes, "It is not my life properly so-called that I am going to write; it is my thoughts on the graces God has granted to me." Bishop Gaucher tells, as much as possible, what Therese left untold. His astonishing expertise and understanding of Therese, his passionate attention to chronology, and his attention to detail create a framework for Therese's own writings. The more you love St. Therese, the more you will love this book. Also an excellent guide for persons or groups wanting to work through her life chronologically; one could use this book as a framework for the study of her writings. We are extremely fortunate the book is available in English.

Leads to a better understanding of her autobiography.......1999-06-13

I read the autobiography of St. Therese last year. After reading this book, I have a much fuller understanding of her "Little Way." It also helped me to better follow the chronology of her life. The author integrates her words with his own to help us bring together these two wonderful works. Highly recommended for anyone who loves this Saint.

The definitive biography of St. Therese.......1998-12-29

This book, written by perhaps "the" foremost authority on St. Therese of Lisieux, is a "must read" for anyone interested in the life and spirituality of St. Therese. It provides invaluable information about the life of this Saint and about her relationships with her parents and sisters. In addition, the book provides critical insight into daily life at the Lisieux Carmel during the time of St. Therese. Highly recommended for a fuller understanding of this Doctor of the Church.

The Story of a Life. St. Theresa of Lisieux. Translated by Sister Anne Marie Brennan ODC

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The Story of a Life. St. Theresa of Lisieux. Translated by Sister Anne Marie Brennan ODC
GUY GAUCHER
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OEZUM0

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Bodies in Motion

Urbanity and urbanicity

This will (may) change your view on the world....

Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization
Richard Sennett
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0393313913

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Bodies in Motion.......2006-01-18

Richard Sennett, a colleague and friend of Michel Foucault's, with whom he began working on the conception of this work back in the 70s, examines in FLESH AND STONE how ideas about of the human body are reflected in the built environments of cities and the behaviors and perceptions of its citizens from ancient Athens to modern New York with stops along the way in Rome, Venice, Paris, and London. It's an extraordinarily rich work, deep in scope, scholarly erudition and insight.

Particularly fascinatiing is the third section where Sennett makes the case that "A new master image of the body took form" through the discoveries William Harvey made about the circulation of the blood, that "Harvey launched a scientific revolution in the understanding of the body: its structure, its healthy state, and its relation to the soul" (page 255).

Sennett notes that Harvey's discovery began a medical revolution, a "medical revolution [which] seemed to have substituted health for morality as a standard of human happiness among those social engineers by motion and circulation" (ibid).

Adam Smith took Harvey's insight into the connection between freely circulating blood and health and used it to claim, according to Sennett, that the "free market of labor and goods operat[es] much like freely circulating blood within the body [and brought] similar life giving consequences" (page 256)

Sennett goes on to say that a consequence of human mobility in the service of economic circulation promoting human beings increasingly desensitized to their environment, resulting in cities "which have succumbed to the dominant value of circulation" (page 256). (On this last point, I'm reminded of Robert Moses' destruction of the social fabric of neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens in order to move traffic around the New York metropolis.)

The idea of freely circulating blood as promoter of good health was reflected then and now in urban designs where new "arteries" and "veins" were constructed for the free circulation of people and goods and waste, e.g., new boulevards, underground sewer systems, etc. Similarly, around the same time human skin was discovered to be instrumental in the circulation of air in the body. This resulted in more frequent bathing to open pores clotted with dirt, the loosening of clothing, and in terms of cities, the introduction of "lungs" in the form of parks and the paving and cleaning of city streets.

Highly recommended.

Urbanity and urbanicity.......2003-12-31

If you have a worldview that has been forged and tempered in the fire of muti-directional, muti-disciplinary study, this book is not likely to shatter or alter it in any way, as the previous reviewer claims. It is a brief, pit-stoppy tour of some of the key cities of the West, coupled with sociologial descriptions of people's behavior in them. The idea is that the conception of the body went hand-in-hand with the built environment, and vice versa. Chicken and the egg.

The historical tour does have some profitable moments: The Greeks thought men were men by virtue of having more body heat and thus it was a manly thing to wear as little as possible and hang out in the front part of the house where it was drafty, while the womenfolk with smaller fires in their bellies huddled to warmed themselves in the back.
Harvey's discovery of blood circulation becomes a city planning concept in the 19th century and revolutionizes urban space as our forebears we know it. Etc.

The really interesting thing here is the physiological model that always looms in the metaphor of city as body. The author, like many modern persons, gives you the impression that while the ancients had a great sense of space and community, they were off on their understanding of human physiology. If only he were more familiar with the theoretical foundation of Chinese medicine! Perhaps then he would not think that the Greeks were so entirely wrong in their conjectures, even if they did not formulate them so clearly.

The entire thesis of the book builds up to the assertion that we moderns are lost and have no idea what makes for a great city, by which he means a gathering of spaces that reflect and "celebrates" (god, I hate that word used in that way!) a solid sense of community and belonging. But this conclusion is not surprising since the author's entire oeuvre for the past 30 years has been centered around the very same idea of modern alienation and its causes.
So, read it for the tour, but don't base your own conclusions on Sennett's. The real value of the book lies in its introduction of topics that you'd do well to go research on your own elsewhere. Especially good for undergrads under a good teacher.

This will (may) change your view on the world...........2000-03-27

For those who are interested and curious about where our modern habits attitudes about our bodies and its interactions in urban space this is the book for you. Easy to read, and informative, yet very poignant and it is a book that is able to be read on many different levels.

Richard Sennett takes us from ancient Athens and its fixation with voice, logos, and democracy. Why sitting in the theatre is weakness and brings man to a passive posture. With pit-stops in Imperial Rome, Venice, Revelutionary Paris, and other cities, Sennett layers his logic and builds from the ground up a forceful argument to the reader. The last stop is modern New York City, a multi-cultural center full of dissonace and passivity. This chapter is especially powerful, because it strikes a chord in our psyche.

Each chapter is a pit-stop in history displaying the condition of the flesh in response to the stone of the city. Sennett's thesis is that the continual acceleration of life due to, in part by forces of capitolism, have made man a passive player in life. He discusses this against the backdrop of christianity and its change and flux due to forces of the state and commerce. A very interseting thesis that forces you to challenge your beliefs in the world, and maybe your own religion. It may irk some that this book has such a Christian-oriented slant, but Sennett comes right out and states why he is doing in in the beginning.

This book deals also with the philosophy of Phenomenology. Other readings by Howard Kunstler, Derrida and Heidigger are also recomended, but not necessary. Overall, a very suberb book.

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good book

Have you ever wondered why...?

Why Does a Ball Bounce?: 101 Questions You Never Thought of Asking
Adam Hart-Davis
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Simple answers to 100 truly perplexing questions.

Curiosity spans all ages as kids, teenagers and adults have lots of questions about everyday occurrences they never think to ask.

Why does syrup spiral off the spoon? Which metals can be recycled? The answers to these and 98 other important questions about life, the universe and a whole lot more are found in Why Does a Ball Bounce?

Fully illustrated with color photographs, this book explains complex ideas in easy-to-understand terms. The book's 100 questions are organized into the following topics:

Air: bouncing balls, bursting bubbles, fizzy drinks
Earth: mountain-making, lava, the age of the Earth
Plants: sowing wild oats, why the numbers 3, 5, 8, and 13 crop up so often in plants
Fire and ice: the sparkler's sparks, why skates slide, what is dew
Water: why water ripples, how soap works, bouncing rain
Food: seeing underground, why barley needs the sun
Weather: overflowing drains, sky color, seeing the wind
Electricity: why electricity sparks, hair standing on end, shrinking computers
Mathemagic: seeing musical notes, how knots work, swinging pendulums
Little critters: worm heads, how slugs breathe, patient spiders
Health and sickness: dilating pupils, smoking facts, vaccination safety
Technology: level playing fields, stone age tools, the first computer.

Why Does A Ball Bounce? is the ideal title for anyone who needs to explain these ideas to children, students... or just to themselves.

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good book.......2007-01-16

most of the questions in this book are pretty interesting but a good handful are obious ones or not that interesting .. overall good book to pass the time..

Have you ever wondered why...?.......2005-10-18

This is a great little book to leave around the "Throne Room"
to fill a few minutes. Although filled with a lot of little ponderables we have all had,it will never be the final word in this sort of thing since the world is filled with those little questions we have all wondered about.The difference here is that some of those questions get answered.Each question and answer is brief and can be covered in a couple of minutes.
A taste of the questions brought up :
"Why is the shower warmer in the middle?"
"How can a paper clip float?"
"Why do ice cubes crack in your drink?"
"What's the oldest thing alive?"
And finally that question on the cover,
"Why does a ball bounce?"
Like I said,not earth-shattering stuff,but something you've probably pondered.

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Why Does A Ball Bounce?
Adam Hart-Davis
Manufacturer: Ebury Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Why Does A Ball Bounce?
Adam Hart-Davis
Manufacturer: EBURY PRESS (RAND)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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