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Title: The Nightstand Overfloweth.(Review) (book review)
Author: Alison P. Smith
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Nursing Economics (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2001
Publisher: Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Volume: 19
Issue: 1
Page: 33
Article Type: Book Review
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Creating Growth from Change: How You React, Develop and Grow
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Nitrogen is the most limiting element for crop production. Traditionally, expensive commercial fertilizers are used to correct soil nitrogen deficiencies. Indeed, 50% of the increase in rice yields after World War II can be attributed to increased fertilizer nitrogen use. Although an increased rate of fertilizer nitrogen application has been advocated to meet the growing demand for food, it is unrealistic to advise the farmers to apply fertilizers they could hardly afford, and whose prices are likely to escalate in the years ahead. In addition, when they are not applied judiciously there are problems of environmental pollution as plants are capable of taking up only a relatively small portion of the applied nitrogen, a substantial amount being lost through various chemical and biological processes. The exploitation of cheaper alternatives or supplements to fertilizers have therefore gained much interest in recent years.
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zolla-Anabaena azollae Association', in Vienna from 11--15 October 1982. The consultants' group recommended that the Joint FAI/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture embark on a coordinated research programme in this field and that initial emphasis should be placed on
Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis. As a result, such a programme was initiated in 1984, which was concluded in 1989. The results and conclusions reported here are those that were generated during the five years of its operation.
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Discover the true story about sharks. Sharks have long inspired our admiration and fear. For centuries, weve sought to know more about these mysterious fishes, yet they remain little known and misunderstood. Slowly, as we probe their remote world, were learning more about these elusive fishes, how they live and why they behave the way they do. As technology lets us spend more time observing sharks in the wild and in aquariums, long-held misconceptions are being dispelled. In these beautifully illustrated pages, youll come to know the sharks and rays of the Pacific coast, and discover that its sharks, not us, who have the most to fear.
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The mid-90s marked the beginning of the most exciting and controversial era in the history of pro wrestling. The days of Hulkamania and Saturday morning cartoons were gone--fan interest waned, the on-air product became dated and ratings plummeted. And then, from Long Island, New York, the WWF's billionaire owner Vincent Kennedy McMahon found a most unlikely savior.- Ask any wrestling fan about Vince Russo and you're sure to get a heated reaction. Opinion varies, but it's always passionate: the guy's a genius; or he single-handedly ruined the sport. Either way, Russo is perhaps the most enigmatic and influential figure in modern wrestling. What's weird about being "the most hated man" in an industry where public ire is money in the bank? Vince Russo wasn't even a wrestler--he just wrote the stuff.- A visionary trendsetter, Russo surfed the zeitgeist. Before phrases like "shock TV" and "reality TV" were ever uttered, Russo brought those revolutions to pro wrestling fans worldwide. Part of the select few responsible for creating the late 90s phenomenon known as "sports entertainment," as lead writer Russo took the WWF's flagship program Monday Night Raw to unimaginable heights, its 8 Nielsen rating market share making it, to this day, the highest rated cable program in television history.- Forgiven: One Man's Journey from Self-Glorification to Sanctification is the book that every wrestling fan has been waiting for--for the first time fans will get the true story from the man who was involved with it all. Other books have touched on the successes and tragedies--the double cross that cost Bret Hart his championship and ruined his two decade long father/son relationship with Vince McMahon; the rise to superstardom of "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mick Foley, and The Rock; the tragic accidental death of Owen Hart--but none can offer this perspective: Vince Russo was part of it all, writing it all.- But Forgiven is not just destined to be another best-selling wrestling book. Here, the most misunderstood man in sports entertainment finally comes clean--with the fans, and more importantly, with himself. A touching and beautifully written memoir, Forgiven offers Russo's life, his work, and his very soul as a modern day parable about the price of success. In heart breaking detail he shows how a "Godforsaken business" and the desire for power and acclaim led him, unwittingly, into a spiritual wasteland. As one of TV's most successful writers of the late 90s, there was nothing he wouldn't put before the camera to make wrestling entertainment's hottest commodity. But as he became more and more successful--with million dollar a year salaries being dangled before him--he became despondent.- Ultimately, Vince Russo's Forgiven becomes a story of redemption. In the end, it is Russo's faith and family, not his "role" in professional wrestling, that bring him true happiness. Finding guidance and forgiveness in God, he becomes more powerful than he ever was helping to guide an entertainment empire.-
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Surprisingly Recommended.......2007-10-13
I wasn't expecting to enjoy this one, but I was pleasantly surprised. Russo bares his soul and you get the feeling that he is a better man for all he has endured in his life. A lot of questions are answered here. Surprisingly recommended.
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Just awful.......2007-09-26
I was interested to hear Vince Russo's side of the stories that abound in wrestling. He was at the centre of a lot of the big events for the last 15 years and hoped to get his version of events.
What I got was a watered down version of his pre-WCW days with him giving space to his thoughts today, now that he has found God.
I have no problem with his religion except that his new belief meant that tha book was weak and feeble. Barely could read it as it came across as too preachy for my taste.
Forgiven and Easily Forgotten.......2006-02-14
Vince Russo throws his name into the ever growing wrestling biography books. Russo claims to have written this book and then went through and commented on it after he 'found Jesus Christ'. This is alright to begin with but all his "New Saved Vince" comments quickly get annoying and pretty much says the same thing over and over again. Russo puts himself on quite the pedestal claiming to have been the sole force of WWF writing and idea man through out the late 90s.
Russo begins by telling us this is going to be THE tell all book, he'll name names, reveal dirty little secrets, hold nothing back, and hurt some feelings. He does none of this. He also tells us he's not going to fill the book with "trite details" of his life then spends the first 150 pages doing just that. According to Russo, he was pretty much McMahon's sole defender in 'wrestling journalism/broadcasting (radio)' during the steroid scandal, even though he was only a co-host on a small, small time radio show that aired once a week (with the guy who lead the 'smear campaign'). He constantly insults Jim Ross, "The Man from Bland" (his words) and makes a lightly veiled comparison of how could TBS continually put Hubie Brown "the ugliest announcer ever" on the air when his appearance alone will make you not watch the basketball game.
Among his more suspicious claims are that he has "deep respect" for everyone but the only non-main eventer he mentions is D-Lo Brown. He also managed to see that all the megastars were going to be megastars prior to them doing so (conveniently his stories made them so, he hints at). And finally pretty much everything in WWF in the late 90s was his idea including: Rocky Johnson refering to himself in third person and call himself The Rock, DX, reinstating the womens title to push Sable into the limelight, putting previously unheard of Stephanie McMahon on tv for the Undertaker kidnapping story, Wanting to put Mick Foley into Wrestlemanias, Triple H being called The Game, Chyna being called the 9th Wonder of the World, Owen Hart's Memorial show, and you guessed it - Russo also lays claim that the Bret Hart-Shawn Michaels screw job in Montreal was all HIS idea.
He speaks about how he wrote all the stories not only for the main eventers, but the opening and mid-card guys so he was putting in over 80 hours a week. Guess that explains things like The Gang Wars (DOA, NOD, Los Borriquas), Mark Henry, Tiger Ali Singh, the 24/7 hardcore title, Beaver Cleavage, and the likes.
Based on this book, the WWF was saved by Russo alone and the only reason Austin, Rock, Triple H, Foley, Sable, Chyna, and others were megastars was all because of him. He names no names with "dirty little secrets", reveals no dirty laundry, and is generally rather egotistical and juvenile. It's great he has found the Lord but I wonder if he claims this because so many other wrestlers have done so and published books (such as Sting and Shawn Michaels). Also while claiming others have to be careful of what they write because WWE is publishing there books, Russo doesn't have to do this because WWE is not behind his book, he then continually kisses Vince McMahon's ass through out the book. It's lacking but readable.
This could've been a really good book..........2006-01-11
Russo starts off the book talking about how he is now a minister and a born again christian. Most of the book is written by a bitter Vince in 2002, with chunks added by the re-born author. The "new" Vince starts off by saying that this book HAD it all for a wrestling fan. All the dirt, all the behind the scenes stuff, all the stuff that fans who will actually pay 25 bucks for a wrestling autobiography will want to hear! But "new" Vince then adds that it's not the christian thing to do, and that he has excised all of that stuff out. Great... What did I just buy?
The narrative is quite entertaining, but everytime "new" Vince interjects you really just want to puke. All he does is say how horrible a person he was and glory be to jesus, he is the light, glory be... glory be! I have no idea how a person can go a complete 180 and be legit. He WAS cocky, arrogant and had a real Howard Stern sense of humor, and now is a bland, neutered, bible thumping bore-fest.
The book is ok, but the tease that all of the "good stuff" was removed and the pages of "new" Vince really leave a bad taste. Also the book ends very abrubtly at the end of his WWF tenure, and has no WCW or TNA content.
Alot of people either love Russo or hate what he did. I'm a hater, I really don't like the Springer like phase of pro wrestling he's responsible for, but I was legit looking forward to hearing his side. Unfortunately, due to the author's self-censorship I was really disapointed.
Interesting for 90's Wrestling Fans.......2006-01-03
Let me begin by stating that religion plays a huge role in this book. Vince Russo published his original manuscript from 2002 before he became a Christian, however he often interupts the manuscript to include his views on how he has changed from that point due to his religious beliefs. If you are a Christian or even interested in this, I would suggest reading the entire book. If you are simply reading for the wrestling information there is plenty available, but you'll need to skim over quite a bit from time to time.
As for the wrestling information it was quite interesting as Russo documents his long journey to get into the WWE and then work his way up to becoming head writer. He talks in depth about his relationship with Vince McMahon as well as WWE Superstars Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, and Sable among others. Russo discusses many of the ideas and happenings in wrestling from the mid-90's to the "Attitude Era" boom of the late 90's. Some of his topics include the Montreal Screw Job of Survivor Series '97, the creation of D-Generation X, and the tragic death of Owen Hart.
The original manuscript is somewhat confusing to read as Russo has a tendency to jump around and get off topic, I often found myself skipping entire sections as he would go off on a tangent about Jerry Springer, the San Francisco Giants, or Leah Remini. However the wresting history is really interesting to read as Russo takes his fair share of the credit of WWE's success but in a realistic manner. If you are a an of the WWE and especially if you were a fan in the 90's (era of Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Stone Cold, The Rock...) I would strongly suggest picking this book up and giving it a read.
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Throughout the East, writing is held to be a gift from the gods, and the divinely inspired letters and characters are objects of the highest veneration. The religious significance of calligraphy has thus led to a unique development of the art of brush and ink in Japan, China, India, and Tibet. This beautifully illustrated book covers such topics as the history and spirit of Eastern calligraphy, the art of copying religious texts, the biographies of important Zen calligraphers, and practical instructions on materials and techniques for the contemporary student. No knowledge of the languages discussed is required for the reader to appreciate the study of this ancient practice.
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brilliant survey of calligraphic history.......2001-07-07
What I like best about the book is the way in which it traces the historical development of calligraphy. The author's Japan bias matches my own (I got into calligraphy in Japan) and so I didn't particularly mind the heavy Japan slant. What I found frustrating was the lack of a pronunciation guide, especially for the Sanskrit. Given the diacritics in use, I would have liked to have known how to pronounce the dotted consonants, etc. It would be nice to learn more about Khmer and Thai calligraphy also, but I turn to other books...
a wonderful tour of Oriental calligraphy.......2000-08-07
Sacred Calligraphy of the East takes you through the scripts used in the sacred writings of religions and nations of East Asia. If the book would have just been a wide collection of calligraphic examples, this would have been a good enough reason to get the book. But the book is more than this: It actually teaches you to draw these characters. It's a wonderful book.
An excellent reference to sacred oriental calligraphy.......1999-11-10
Two years ago, at a Zen retreat, I needed something to relax my mind. The priest who headed the retreat had, at his house, an assortment of books from which to choose. I didn't want something cerebral. I fingered his library and came upon John Steven's "Sacred Calligraphy of the East." It was perfect! It offered pictures from which I was able to relax and study the historical progress of Eastern calligraphic forms. Since then, I have bought the book for myself and I continually refer to it when in need. That may seem rather odd: I don't really know why the book relaxes me and gives me solice, but I am quite grateful to John Stevens for his contribution to the art and to my life.
Excellent compilation of techniques and images.......1998-03-27
Honestly I bought the book out of pure intuition. I didn't know what to expect except for a very interesting index. It was a wonderful surprise. Leading a meditation workshop based on western calligraphy technique, I had a keen personal interest on reading this book. Extraordinary in its coverage of background, theory, examples and exercises, it sure is an excellent addition to any artist or person interested in finding a creative and trascendental outlet for his creativity. Although a little technical knowledge goes a long way here, it is also easy for beginners to start. Recommended whole-heartedly.
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The Decorated Word: Qur'ans of the 17th to 19th Centuries; Part Two (Studies in the Khalili Collection)
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The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art contains one of the largest and most comprehensive ranges of Qur'anic material in private hands. These holdings cover the entire history of Qur'an production from the 7th to the 20th century, and include examples from centres as far apart as Spain and India. This volume on Qur'ans produced in the period after 1600 is published in two parts, each containing entries on some 75 exceptionally fine examples. Part One dealt mainly with Ottoman, Iranian, and Indian Qur'ans of the 17th and 18th centuries, including material from China, North and East Africa, while Part Two covers the 19th century in Iran and the Ottoman Empire. The book demonstrates the strength and brilliance of Islamic culture during a period that is, all too often, characterised as one of decline and decay. As such, it provides essential material for historians of Turkey and Iran, as well as for art historians.
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