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.Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America with DVD ROM

by: Ted Ed. Floyd

May 20, 2008

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.Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide

by: Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims, Philip Athans

August 19, 2008
I really, really wanted to love the Realms 4th edition. Truly, I had high expectations, even though I was kind of averse to the whole 100 years go-ahead idea.

I have been playing, on and off, since the late 80s. I have had the grey box, the gold box, the third edition, a gazillion supplements. I loved almost everything about the Realms, particularly the novels with their inspiring characters.

Let's face it, the third edition FR campaign setting hardcover didn't win prizes and awards out of hearsay, it was truly amazing and loved by many. A hard task to match or surpass such an item!

But this... this is disappointing. I like the layout, the concept, the intentions. But the sheer insubstantiality, the neglect ... Read More:
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.Batman: The Man Who Laughs

by: Ed Brubaker, Doug Mahnke, Patrick Zircher

January 30, 2008
I really, really wanted to love the Realms 4th edition. Truly, I had high expectations, even though I was kind of averse to the whole 100 years go-ahead idea.

I have been playing, on and off, since the late 80s. I have had the grey box, the gold box, the third edition, a gazillion supplements. I loved almost everything about the Realms, particularly the novels with their inspiring characters.

Let's face it, the third edition FR campaign setting hardcover didn't win prizes and awards out of hearsay, it was truly amazing and loved by many. A hard task to match or surpass such an item!

But this... this is disappointing. I like the layout, the concept, the intentions. But the sheer insubstantiality, the neglect ... Read More:
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.X-Men: Messiah Complex HC

by: Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, Peter David
by: Marc Silvestri, Billy Tan, Chris Bachalo, Humberto Ramos, Scot Eaton

May 28, 2008
I really, really wanted to love the Realms 4th edition. Truly, I had high expectations, even though I was kind of averse to the whole 100 years go-ahead idea.

I have been playing, on and off, since the late 80s. I have had the grey box, the gold box, the third edition, a gazillion supplements. I loved almost everything about the Realms, particularly the novels with their inspiring characters.

Let's face it, the third edition FR campaign setting hardcover didn't win prizes and awards out of hearsay, it was truly amazing and loved by many. A hard task to match or surpass such an item!

But this... this is disappointing. I like the layout, the concept, the intentions. But the sheer insubstantiality, the neglect ... Read More:
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.Immortal Iron Fist Volume 2: The Seven Capital Cities Of Heaven Premiere HC

by: Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction
by: David Aja

June 25, 2008
I really, really wanted to love the Realms 4th edition. Truly, I had high expectations, even though I was kind of averse to the whole 100 years go-ahead idea.

I have been playing, on and off, since the late 80s. I have had the grey box, the gold box, the third edition, a gazillion supplements. I loved almost everything about the Realms, particularly the novels with their inspiring characters.

Let's face it, the third edition FR campaign setting hardcover didn't win prizes and awards out of hearsay, it was truly amazing and loved by many. A hard task to match or surpass such an item!

But this... this is disappointing. I like the layout, the concept, the intentions. But the sheer insubstantiality, the neglect ... Read More:
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.No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice

by: David Sklansky, Ed Miller

2006-05
Sklansky's knowledge of the subject makes no doubt. But the way this book is written lacks any intent to keep the reader's interest, in my point of view anyway. If you can read academic books without falling asleep this is a great book.
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.Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis

by: Joan Bolker Ed.d

July 21, 1998
I am about 70% of the way through my PhD thesis, and this book has helped me tremendously. After less than two years of part-time study (working full-time as well), I have not only written around 200 000 words of draft and edited text, but I have published three papers and have a fourth currently sumbitted. I credit most of this from the advice in Bolker's book. Sure, I adopted my own partiucular way, but I have followed much of what is in the book.

As Bolker suggests, if you write as you go, all the bits and pieces begin to thread themselves together. Simply passively reading or collecting data won't do it.

The biggest problem with this approach is that I will almost certainly finish well ahead of the minimum four years required ... Read More:
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.Professional No-Limit Hold 'em: Volume I

by: Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta, Ed Miller

2007-07
I am about 70% of the way through my PhD thesis, and this book has helped me tremendously. After less than two years of part-time study (working full-time as well), I have not only written around 200 000 words of draft and edited text, but I have published three papers and have a fourth currently sumbitted. I credit most of this from the advice in Bolker's book. Sure, I adopted my own partiucular way, but I have followed much of what is in the book.

As Bolker suggests, if you write as you go, all the bits and pieces begin to thread themselves together. Simply passively reading or collecting data won't do it.

The biggest problem with this approach is that I will almost certainly finish well ahead of the minimum four years required ... Read More:
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.Captain America By Ed Brubaker Omnibus Volume 1 HC

by: Ed Brubaker
by: Steve Epting, Mike Perkins, Michael Lark, Marcos Martin, Lee Weeks

October 03, 2007
It's always a pleasure when an old comic book stalwart catches on again with critical and fan popularity. For years Cap was a respected but largely ignored comic and hero. The came along Brubaker who along with Epting revitalized Cap and made him not only relevant again but exciting. They got people talking about someone besides Spider-Man, Batman and Superman with several very controversial plots and ideas that shook the comic industry.

This volume BEAUTIFULLY collects the 1st 25 issues including lots of great extras including the script to #25 with Brubaker's notes, profiles and interviews with both Brubaker & Epting. The writing is crisp, sharp and exciting. A real page turner. I defy you to try and stop reading part-way through. The ... Read More:
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.Essential Words for the GRE

by: Philip Geer Ed. M.

July 01, 2007
It's always a pleasure when an old comic book stalwart catches on again with critical and fan popularity. For years Cap was a respected but largely ignored comic and hero. The came along Brubaker who along with Epting revitalized Cap and made him not only relevant again but exciting. They got people talking about someone besides Spider-Man, Batman and Superman with several very controversial plots and ideas that shook the comic industry.

This volume BEAUTIFULLY collects the 1st 25 issues including lots of great extras including the script to #25 with Brubaker's notes, profiles and interviews with both Brubaker & Epting. The writing is crisp, sharp and exciting. A real page turner. I defy you to try and stop reading part-way through. The ... Read More:
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