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A brilliant history of American misgivings about the consequences of their comfort, affluence, and luxury. An illuminating study, intelligent and perceptive...full of interesting insights. --Reviews in American History
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- "Anybody got some apirin? I think I've got a cold."
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No Cure for Cancer
Denis Leary
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ASIN: 0385425813
Release Date: 1992-10-16 |
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Leary manages to be harsh and hilarious about foibles and situations, stupidity and hypocrisy. No Cure for Cancer is the written version of a series of monologues he wrote while in the United Kingdom. Perhaps the most memorable aspects of the book are the speculation about a story drawn from a supermarket checkout newspaper about a man who lost his penis in an industrial accident; Leary's childhood experience of being shot in the head by his brother with an arrow; and his rants about drugs, the psychoses of New York, and the kind of childhood no one would willingly claim is normal for America, but probably (and frighteningly) is!
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"Anybody got some apirin? I think I've got a cold.".......2006-03-26
Sardonic. That word came to mind when I arrived at this page and simultaneously thought of Denis Leary. You knew he was sardonic though, already, didn't you? Then he's probably much less of an actor, considering his persona on film/stage and off leaves no room for wonderment. But he is consistent.
No Cure for Cancer is an extended rant, travelling through the general touchstones of Drugs, Drink, More Drugs, Smoke, Meat, War, Life and Death. Throw in a hefty dose of 1st generation Irishness, some common sense, and a fashionably regretfull 1970's existence and you've got a good read. In particular, the Introduction and the passage about his father stand out. Entertaining, occasionally laugh-out-loud inducing, and consistent with his character in film and on his TV shows.
Dennis Leary strikes another blow ... .......2006-01-18
Thank you Dennis for giving all those hope who are a little light on the talent side, but who own a leather jacket, let their hair down in their face and a possess a disproportionate affinity for their own jokes. They CAN make it in the biz. A 21st-century Paul Lynde, Dennis knows how to go for the jugular and doesn't take any prisoners. Don't let appearances fool you, he's tough -- even though he has arms like Lindsay Lohan. And for those of you who are always comparing his face to Keith Richards, I call sour grapes! I didn't laugh at this book, but I don't think that was the intention.
Denis Leary - No Cure for Cancer.......2005-07-20
Excellent - easy read; short, light and hilarious.
Leary recalls his days of drug use, whilst also taking a swipe at all the do-gooders and whingers in society.
Never holds back
Very crude.......2002-08-19
One gets the feeling that this book was published slightly too late to be the rambunctious hit the author wanted. Offensive humour was becoming rather passe, and so those such as Leary were obliged to be even more offensive in order to be noticed.
Satire? I don't think so.
Even more than the special and CD.......2001-07-05
This book is pretty much the script from the stand-up special for Leary's 1992 No Cure For Cancer show. It has more though, it doesn't have as many curses and goves even more in depth to Leary's ideals about drugs and all that stuff we know and love. It's as and possibly even more brilliant as the special, as Leary makes even more keen observations. For instance, the reason Irish people drink so much? The Irish music is always sad. Great.
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This fabulous book on natural cures that the medical world does not want you to know about, written and pioneered by a doctor of natural medicine who has nothing to gain by sharing with the world what nature gives to us freely, instead of what drug companies want to charge us billions of dollars a year for.
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Cancer: Its Cause, Prevention, and Cure, Astrologically Considered (Astrology and Health, No. 2)
Ada Muir
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1953. In this edition of "Astrology and Health," the author informs the reader that cancer cannot be knifed out, but must be lived out, and gives tips on how to do so. Contents: the cancer cell primitive; compared to squid; thought influence in disease; cancer of glands; Father Kneiff's experience; poultices for external cancer; internal cancer; cancer of the thighs; mental and physical causes; diet in cancer; clean acidulated blood necessary; remedies that have produced results; grape cure; cancer, astrologically considered under cardinal, fixed and common signs; the scientific basis of astrology.
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Cancer patients from all over the world come to Dr. Karkar when their own doctors have given up any hope for cure and send them home to die.
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The SUZUKI METHOD of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that man is the son of his environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the mother-tongue approach. Suzuki Violin School Materials include: Violin Parts (Vol. 1-10) * Piano Accompaniments (Vol. 1-10) * Cassettes (Vol. 1-3 performed by Shinichi Suzuki, Vol. 4-8 performed by Koji Toyoda) * Compact Discs (Vol. 5-8, performed by Koji Toyoda) * David Cerone Performs Suzuki Violin School (Cassettes & Compact Discs, Vol. 1-4) * David Nadien Performs Suzuki Violin School (Cassettes and Compact Discs, Vol. 1-4). Suzuki Method Core Materials available for piano, violin, viola, cello, string bass, flute, harp, guitar, and recorder.
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Just as fabulous as the previous volumes.......2006-04-08
Having now progressed to volume 5, I can tell you how wonderful the Suzuki method really is.
Volume 3 is where the difficulty begins to mount. The difficulty is to prepare you for Volume 4, in which new elements are introduced. Practice makes perfect, however, and playing songs instead of pratices helps build tonalization and intonation. The only it does not build, however, is good sight reading. This is not really developed until the 4th volume.
Suzuki method is not designed, however, for self-taught students. In response to another reviewer, the method is designed to help an instructor instruct the student by presenting a collection os pieces that help build the aforementioned items.
Okay but not so great.......2001-01-10
Decent collection of music but litte variation in theme. Little to no assistance/tips for the student. Okay but not so great.
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The SUZUKI METHOD of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that man is the son of his environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the mother-tongue approach. Suzuki Violin School Materials include: Violin Parts (Vol. 1-10) * Piano Accompaniments (Vol. 1-10) * Cassettes (Vol. 1-3 performed by Shinichi Suzuki, Vol. 4-8 performed by Koji Toyoda) * Compact Discs (Vol. 5-8, performed by Koji Toyoda) * David Cerone Performs Suzuki Violin School (Cassettes & Compact Discs, Vol. 1-4) * David Nadien Performs Suzuki Violin School (Cassettes and Compact Discs, Vol. 1-4). Suzuki Method Core Materials available for piano, violin, viola, cello, string bass, flute, harp, guitar, and recorder.
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Excellent.......2007-01-04
I found this book very good for accompaning my daughter with her violin. However, you must regard the fact that it is not for learning piano.
An Excellent Book For Intermediate Violin.......2000-07-28
Suzuki Violin Series is a great series! Especially the fifth book. I've been studying by Suzuki Violin Series for four years. It's really great! There are some really great concertos, if you know how to play. And the exercises, like tonalizations and shifting, are excellent and really helpful. And with the piano accompaniments, it sounds great! Also, the fingering is very cleverly done, so you can practice a lot of shifting and vibrato while playing and practicing the concertos themselves. This book is excellent for intermediate students for violin, and especially essential for shifting practices!
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staple-bound, over- sized booklet with music titles in English/Chinese, including pieces by Martini, Bach, Dvorak & Becker
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White Noise: An A-Z of the Contradictions in Cyberculture
Andrew Calcutt
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Going beyond recent attempts to pigeonhole the information revolution as either the information highway to utopia or the devil's own dystopia, this book cuts through the furor surrounding the Internet and shows how the paradoxical aspects of new media are an expression of the inherent contradictions underlying society as a whole. Andrew Calcutt is an enthusiastic champion of the potential for new communications technology and a trenchant critic of the culture of fear and self-limitation which prevents its realization. At a time when events and social processes are often assumed to be beyond our control, he seeks to accentuate the positive capabilities of human beings and the technologies which we have created.
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Guilding Light.......2006-07-22
I wish there had been more pictures and more info on some of the current players. I have watched this show forever it seems but I don't like some of the story lines any more so I might not watch it much more. Will there be another book from the author?? I do enjoy it. I started watching it when Poppa Bauer was in it I believe in the 50's.
BEST SOAP.......2005-01-19
GuidingLight is the Best Soap you can ever watch!! I am so glad that Phillip is dead now!! But I don't like Beth and trying to blame Harlly, that she killed Phillip!!! I hate JB, he is so annoying, I can't stand him and thats all I got to say!!!!!!!
a great look at a good show.......2004-02-06
on page 9 there is a great up close picture of Bill and Bert Bauer at a restaurant during a 1957 episode of the show. i'm glad i bought this book because it features a whole lot more different castmember pictures than, believe it or not, the 1997 60th Anniversary edition carried. No, the 1997 book is a MUST-HAVE too...it's just that this 1987 book has a more intimate feel about it than the large 1997 book, with ten added seasons. This 1987 book, strangely enough, covers ground that the 1997 book either left out because of space restraints or the author didn't feel necessary as a whole. for example, the 1987 book lists cast-members and their personal stats like birth and death and also on page 16 there's a picture of Arthur Peterson, who played "Reverend Ruthledge" on the radio version of the show until the mid '40s when the soap opera version took over with the Bauer clan. The 1997 lacks this kind of feature. Instead, they over-view the various families of the show in the back of the book. I think the 1987 book is a must-have because it's from a different author and a different lay-out and different emphasis...if you felt that the 1987 book was useless since the 1997 edition rolled around, you're sadly mistaken...the pictures alone are WORTH buying the 1987 "50th Anniversary"! My favorite characters on the show were Roger Thorpe, Alan Spaulding, Ed Bauer, Ross Marler, and Billy Lewis.
A masterwork by a master of the genre!.......2001-08-28
This author knows his soaps better than almost anyone and he writes with a genuine love, authority and respect that is refreshing in ANY genre! Fans of the longest televised daytime serial will cherish this volume, but non-GL devotees will enjoy the cultural importance of it, too! Grab it if you can.
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- Semi-valuable & overpriced
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New Perspectives on the Internet, Fifth Edition, Comprehensive 2005 Update
Gary P. Schneider , and
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Part of our New Perspectives Series, this text offers a case-oriented, problem-solving approach for learning the basic to more advanced features of the Internet.
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Semi-valuable & overpriced.......2006-08-01
I got this book as part of my required course materials for a class I'm taking. First thing that hit me was the price. $67 for a book on the Internet? Isn't the market already saturated with books on the Internet? Oh, wait... this is "New Perspectives on the Internet," it offers something the others don't. Right off the bat, I found the information only semi-valuable and much of it was innaccurate or just plain incorrect. Just one example, in the section titled "World Wide Web," Schneider incorrectly states that "In 1993, a group of
students led by Marc Andreessen at the University of Illinois wrote Mosaic, the first GUI program that could read HTML and use HTML documents' hyperlinks to navigate from page to page on computers anywhere on the Internet." I guess the author didn't do much research. Otherwise, he would have found out about Nexus (WorldWideWeb) and VoilaWWW. Oh well, they did not experience widespread adoption and so why mention them? This is just just once example of the many problems and inaccuracies I found in this book.
Don't get me wrong, I rated this book 3 out of 5 because, for the most part, it is well-written. It would give someone like my mom or my grandmother a basic understanding of the Internet. However, no one should pay $67 for it, and no one should rely on its information as 100% accurate.
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"The definitive account" (Saturday Review) of the battle that paved the way for American involvement in Vietnam.
The 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu ranks with Stalingrad and Tet for what it ended (imperial ambitions), what it foretold (American involvement), and what it symbolized: A guerrilla force of Viet Minh destroyed a technologically superior French army, convincing the Viet Minh that similar tactics might prevail in battle with the U.S.
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Absolutely Riveting - Tactical/operational level study of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu from the French perspective.......2007-04-30
I knew virtually nothing about Dien Bien Phu other than the standard types of things that it was the pivotal battle of the First Indochina War, effectively ended French colonialsim in SE Asia, etc. and decided to buy this book to learn more. In short, if you have any interest in military history, French or US history, or are just looking for a good read, don't hesitate to buy this book. There is an ENORMOUS amount of detail about the battle in this book, but it is wonderfully written with a deft prose. This is not some dry scholarly work that will require discipline to finish. You will feel the agony of the French soldiers as they continue to hold on while the Viet Minh are slowly squeezing them. I literally could not put this book down.
The book starts with a description of the initial parachute drop into Dien Bien Phu, then backtracks a bit to set the stage and introduce the players. Fall then describes the build-up by the Viet Minh through a horrendous jungle supply line, and the preparation of the position by the French. The bulk of the book describes in great detail the siege. Outlying positions are reduced and pressure is slowly but steadly put on the central position until it is finally overrun. There is an incredible amount of detail here, the battles are often described (from the French side at least) at the platoon level. Perhaps the most interesting chapter is the discuss of Great Game politics between the US, France, and Britian as DBP is slowly being strangled. One thing that I never realized is that there was an intimate link between the French war in Indochina and the US/UN police action in Korea.
There are several specific points made in this book that may be of general interest. First, Fall does not specifically blame one individual or decision for the catastrophe at Dien Bien Phu, but he does point out errors. He also dispells several myths that have grown up around the battle. For example, the French made several key errors in judgement by overestimating the effect of their own artillery, underestimating the effect of the Viet Minh artillery, not having a clear goal as to why a battle was being fought at Dien Bien Phu in the first place, among a host of other. One of the most interesting things stated by Fall though is that Dien Bien Phu was a failure of combat engineering. French intelligence knew that the Viet Minh were transporting 105 mm howitzers to the battle area. The fortifications required to defend a fixed position against such artillery were well known from WWII. The airlift capability of the French Air Force was in no possible way capable of delivering the required materials to protect 10,000 men. Fall discounts the idea that French intel failed (they predicted the size of the Viet Minh army at Dien Bien Phu to 10%). Fall also states that only a relatively small fraction of the Legionnaires at DBP were Germans. From other research, this claim seems still to be controversial, but there is a myth that many of the defenders of Dien Bien Phu were former German/SS soldiers.
I strongly disagree with one of the reviewer Paul Conners on several counts. First, this is not the `definitive' work on the battle. Fall wrote this book in the mid-60s and had no access to Viet Minh records. He did have some access to soldiers who fought on the Viet Minh side, but the complete story can only be told once full access to Viet Minh records is given to (Western) professional historians. This is, however, one of the best works of military history ever written in my view, even if it is not complete. Second, this is not an all encompassing account of the First Indochina War. Fall does put the battle into perspective of the larger war at some level, but this is certainly not his emphasis. Having read this book, I'm left with the feeling that I need to put it into a larger perspective. Don't let these small criticisms of the book (or of Mr. Conner's otherwise excellent review) prevent you from buying the book. I simply wanted to clarify a few points.
Finally, several of the reviewers used their reviews to take shots at the French soldiers and officier (cowards, incompetent, etc.). I think after reading this book you will have a new appreciation for the French soldiers. Yes, mistakes were made by the French leadership in many aspects of the battle, but to call them cowardly or incompetent shows that these reviewers have no idea what they are talking about. Are General Navarre and his staff any less incompetent than General Westmoreland a decade later, or the current US (political and military) leadership in Iraq? Read the book, I think you'll develop an appreciation for the martial qualities of the French Army.
I would give this book six stars if I could. One of the best, most detailed, yet readible books in military history ever written.
Absorbing and comprehensive.......2007-01-04
Most books like this -- tightly focused on a single, poorly-known battle -- are dry and techical. Hell in a Very Small Place is an absorbing volume, something that comes off feeling half novel, half "I was there" newspaper report. Fall understands the feel of Vietnam and makes sure it comes through. At every point, this book is both personal and detailed, making it a good choice for the technician or the reader interested in personal stories.
History Brought to Life.......2006-09-19
I came of age during the Viet Nam War. It was a time of turmoil and discontent as a nation. The "lessons" we learned then now seem to have been faulty in many ways and the mistakes of the past are influencing the present. However, before America had to face the Vietnamese dilemna, it was France that first faced the challenge. As a youth, I knew of the critical battle of Dien Bien Phu but, until I read Bernard Fall's "The Siege of Dien Bien Phu", my understanding of that battle was as faulty as my understanding of the American Vietnamese experience.
I had known that Dien Bien Phu was a battle that saw a technologically challenged Viet Minh army riding bikes to the remote location while superiorly trained French forces looked to carry the day. The ability of the Viet Minh to surprise the French with their numbers and armaments led to a quick demise that saw the French army surrender in shame. Well, now I know better. Like the book "We were Soldiers Once...And Young", "The Siege of Dien Bien Phu" is a masterfully told acount of a battle with keen insight as to what went wrong and what could have gone right. The litany of errors made by the French led to more and more setbacks until only a miracle (in the form of massive US Air Force involvement) could have rescued the day. What impressed me the most after finishing this book, was the heroics of both sides and the ability of the French to nearly pull out a victory. In the end I was dismayed to discover that far more French soldiers died in captivity than did in battle. In another Asiatic "Long March" reminiscent of the Bataan Death March, many weakened fighting men died and even more died once they got to their prison camps. Brave fighting men of both sides deserved better fates and we know of the bravery because of Fall's excellent focus on the day to day ebb and flo of the battle. The roughly 53 day long engagement is told in an exhaustingly realistic narrative. I found myself wondering how anybody, especially the French forces, could ever get any sleep in that "Hell in a Very Small Place". I also found myself bewildered as more and more French paratroopers were airlifted into battle on a daily basis. It is true courage to knowingly go into harm's way when you know that harm holds the winning hand. The greatness of "The Siege of Dien Bien Phu" is Fall's ability to bring such heroics to life while always maintaining a focus on the ongoing events.
At times the book bogs down briefly while examining the international political negotiations surrounding the battle. However, I came to appreciate the tedium of those few sections in the book by understanding the soldiers perspective; the soldiers were living day to day while the diplomats were taking their own sweet time.
I can't say enough about the impact that "The Siege of Dien Bien Phu" had on me. Like "A Bridge Too Far" it is a book that showcases the gallantry of the best of 20th Century warriors. War is Hell, as Sherman said, and the hell is ever present in the book. Yet we come to realize that civilizations survive by the extra-human efforts of such men as are presented in this book. France had much to be angry about after the battle ended but it had nothing to be ashamed of...nor did the Viet Minh soldiers.
A Complex Situation.......2006-08-29
Mr. Fall did a nearly-faultless job of analyzing one of the two great military sieges in modern history. With Dien Bien Phu, American policymakers had to ponder the risk of getting involved--again--with Red China only months after the costly Korean stalemate. They had to weigh whether saving a remote, and apparently-doomed airhead--of a less-than-reliable WWII ally--would serve any useful purpose. Could they have reconciled a (attempted) bailout of French colonialism with Containment? Mr. Fall did a wonderful job of covering this complex situation.
A classic of military history.......2006-07-13
I just finished Hell in a Very Small Place on the recommendation of the Wall Street Journal. It was a really outstanding--kept me up at night. My only complaint was that the maps could have been better and/or centralized--I felt like I was constantly flipping back and forth. Overall, though, it was great.
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The definitive history of the battle of Dien Bien Phu.
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Hell In A Very Small Place.......2006-07-28
Bernard Fall obviously did extensive research for this work, and his writing style is so invoking, so compelling. He covers all aspects: An almost diary-like account of battle itself, the reasons why it was fought, the international haggling and politics involved in trying to save the Dien Bien Phu garrison.
Most importantly, he puts you right in the midst of the battle. When you read this book, you can actually feel the emotions: The fear of going through another Viet Minh barrage, and the tension before yet another infantry attack; the determination of fighting for survival, or to save comrades; the satisfaction after a successful counterattack, and the frustration of dealing with uncomprehending leadership in Hanoi. If you're a fan of military history, this book will not disappoint you. In fact, it will be something you'll take off your bookshelf, time and again.
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Here First is an important new collection of essays by Native American writers compiled by Arnold Krupat and Brian Swann, the editors of I Tell You Now: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers. In Here First, authors such as Sherman Alexie, Greg Sarris, and Elizabeth Woody tell the stories of their lives and their art. Each essay demonstrates the breadth of experience of twenty-seven individuals united in the creative expression of a Native American heritage. Each has a different relation to that heritage, and in describing it through personal and family history, with verse and in anecdotes, the writers give a strong image of the different cultures that have shaped them. This is living history and the kind of collective memoir that makes for fascinating and rewarding reading--one of the most vivid and diverse portraits of Native American culture available today.
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Truly fantastic book!.......2002-04-08
This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Each chapter is written by an author who shares some of his or her life with the reader - each from different tribes and nations. Not your typical "mystical, Lakota focused, written for a white audience" book. I purchased this book to help other non-Native people like myself understand and develop a broader awareness of the experience of literary Native America and it was well worth the time. I highly recommend this book. It's a great way to introduce yourself to new authors as well.
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Drinking water for the Third World: problems and prospects in a medium-sized city.: An article from: Journal of the American Planning Association
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From the author: The proportion of Third World urban residents with access to safe drinking water has not increased appreciably in the past three decades. This article describes findings from a door-to-door survey of Imphal in northeast India, identifying problems that are widespread in the developing world:. Imphal's piped water supply system is deficient; a majority of residents procure drinking water from a variety of sources; and more than half the residents spend over a fifth of their incomes for water. While expanding the centralized piped water network would be consistent with the existing paradigm, the Imphal case highlights the potential of culturally accepted, community-based, water supply alternatives. I argue that planners and policymakers in the Third World should seriously consider such alternatives, which could provide feasible, sustainable means of addressing the global drinking water shortage at least in the near term, with currently available resources.
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Title: Drinking water for the Third World: problems and prospects in a medium-sized city.
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