MASTERS defines it...
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"Cigarette Burns" is directed by horror legend John Carpenter, the creator of HALLOWEEN.  "LA FIN ABSOLUE DU MONDE" (The Absolute end of the World)is the title of the most sought after horror movie in history. One man's obsession with finding the movie may become his demise.
This movie was very well done, and very inventive.
NOT MANY full length films are even close to the quality of this.
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"Dreams in the Witch House",  Gordon's movie, isn't as good, but puts a strange perspective on a new age ghost story. A man rents a cheap apartment so he can study, but he doesnt do much of that. He discovers evidence of a dimensional shift in his room.
Very bloody and caught me off guard.

The DVD combo pack is absolutly worth the time to watch...a horror fans' delight.
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It's great to learn how the master thinks.  I enjoyed learning about one of my favorite writers and what he does to write well.  He has a number of tips that would be good for everyone to apply to their own writing.
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Unusual to see this much technical information from one of the masters and have it mixed with the history of how the master used it.
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Ron Green says it best in his introduction:"(To) you who make the Masters happen every year,...please accept this book in appreciation."

This book is Ron Green,Sr.'s gift to the Masters as the Masters is Augusta National's (Bobby Jones' and Clifford Roberts')gift to golf.

It is lovingly and caringly written and is a fitting tribute to golf's greatest tournament, the last of the truly great sporting events, an event dedicated to the game, to the sport, and not to commercialism.

In word and in striking pictures, it is a warm, caring tribute to all that Joness/Roberts and Augusta National hold dear.

For those who love and revere the Masters --and what golf fan doesn't--this book is not only a must read, but a must have.  It is keeper....

The spirit and traditon of the Masters is probably captured best in Green's last reason (101) for loving "golf's greatest tournament: "Encore, Forever--When the last putt has dropped and the sun is setting on Masters Sunday, any sense of loss is tempered by the knowledge that they're going to do it again next year, same time, same place, same azaleas, same pines, same hills and valleys, same aura. It's a nice thought..."

That it is, Ron, that it is...and you have given us a very nice to commemorate the tournament, the event, the aura.
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After reading (no, devouring) Mastering Audio I had mostly good feelings and it is difficult for me to describe why it wasn't great. Bob Katz is absolutely spot on about the state of mastering in the past decade and that over compressing audio has ruined music. It is without a doubt required reading on the subject. But being that I do not have a state of the art mastering facility (lets be honest, how many of you do?) this book takes a high end view on a subject that has increasingly become a do-it-yourself reality. All in all this is very good book. If I were building a mastering studio it would be essential. If you are mastering your own stuff (for many valid reasons, some being: making sure it turns out right, cost effectiveness, furthering your own creativity) this book may leave you guessing or often times searching the internet for acronym definitions. This could be a good thing, it leaves us to make our own critical decisions based on a foundation. Time will tell if this edition becomes a 5-star classic. Or has it already?
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This book is great in all senses: the information about the man and the epoch, the chess tournaments, the life of without doubt the greatest chess master ever, and probably he will remain insuperable, because he was not "only" a chess world champion, but also a "real" philosopher and mathematician in all the sense of those terms. So is sad when you hear that he has been called "a chess-coffee master" or something like that... How dare them? His triumphs in life as a whole are innumerables, and in chess, without equal... "In august 1936 (Nottingham 1936), he once again amazed the chess world by a performance no one could possibly expect of him... achieved what seemed a miracle at the beginning of the tournament: he had caught up with the leaders every one of whom ranked among the world's top-players and was by decades his juniors (Botvinnik, Capablanca, Euwe, Fine, Reshevsky and Alekhine)... To have maintained his place among those leaders at the age of 68 was, perhaps, one of the greatest achievements in Lasker's long career..." (pgs. 297,299). This book, moreover, is beautifully written.
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I bought Many Lives, Many Masters over 20 years ago, I think.  Dr. Weiss earned my respect as a Master.  I misplaced my copy so I bought another.  I am still fascinated and accept its authenticity.
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Wonderful writing by Masters, as usual. Really helps to see things from the healthy masculine perspective; well worth a read if you are concerned for the health of your relationship.
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From Michael Ammar to Dai Vernon they all at some point refer to this classic in their journey to becoming master cardsharps and magicians.

While the newer generation of card men prefers heavily illustrated books and DVD this is still the "classic" from which we can all gain insight.

Like anything worth having you've got to earn it. It's going to take a bit of committment to study this but it's SO worth it.
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This book is as difficult to describe as it is easy to appreciate. What we have here is a series of 52 mini-commentaries, each devoted to an insight or conviction that Alan Webber has formulated throughout his life thus far. As I worked my way through them, I was reminded of Isaac Asimov observation, "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's odd...'" Presumably Webber has encountered situations that struck him as odd and wondered about them, finally reaching conclusions that he characterizes as unofficial "rules" or "truths" about human nature. I suspect that are probably viewed by most people as guidelines.

Although Webber suggests that they can be applied to "winning at business without losing your self," I think they are relevant whenever and wherever there is human interaction. After about the first 12-15, I began to connect rules to specific situations. For example:

Rule #10: "A good question beats a good answer." This offers excellent advice to job candidates whose questions tend to reveal more about their abilities than their responses to an interviewer's questions do.

Rule #13: "Learn to take no as a question." Sometimes, no means no. However, on frequent occasion, no is a tentative rather than terminal response. Politely request an explanation and be well-prepared to respond to the reasons offered.

Rule #18: "Knowing it ain't the same as doing it." This reminds me of a book with an eponymous title, in which Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton discuss what they call "The Knowing-Doing Gap." Long ago, Thomas Edison said, "Vision without execution is hallucination."

Rule #43: "Don't confuse credentials with talent." Make no mistake, credentials can have substantial value but (as #18 suggests) they offer evidence of nothing more than what obtaining them required.

With regard to talent, I agree with Anders Ericsson and his research associates at Florida State University that its importance also tends to be overrated. Darrell Royal once observed that "potential" means "you ain't done it yet." In my opinion, the best credentials are redundantly verifiable accomplishments that are relevant to the given needs.

Rule #45: "Failing isn't failing. Failing is failing to try." I agree, presuming to add that that failing is also failing to learn anything of value from whatever is considered a failure. Back to Edison who cherished every setback in his Menlo Park research center as a precious learning opportunity.

After you read Alan Webber's book, he invites you to formulate your own Rule #53 and then share it with him (alan@rulesofthumbbook.com). I hope you do. Here's the one I came up with: "You better be there when your name is called," perhaps inspired by Woody Allen's assertion, "Eighty percent of success is showing up."
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I needed it for a masters level class and I Aced the class, so best not to crack on the text book I'd think.  It's a bit more readable than most text books and I've utilized some the concepts since.  So I'd recommend it in that respect.  As for just an informative read, it'd be a little tough to wade through.
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This book is downright excellent.  I recommend it to both novices and masters.  Novices learn and masters can refer "students" to particular chapters when trying to convey/sell particular concepts.
I  have several people I work with that I consider my programming role models.  While reading this book, I found myself saying, "Oh, this is  something John always preaches," and "Here is a major philosophy  Jane follows."  At other times, I found myself saying, "This is  something I always had a gut feeling about and I'm glad I now have  something in print to back me up on it."
An excellent book.  I read  to page 86 in the bookstore before having to leave (and buy) because the  store was closing for the night.  Check it out.  You won't regret it!
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This is a good examination and simplification of the "Why" part of training. It can be read by beginners and masters alike. This sensei is a principled man and it shows in the book...it helps us examine our own training and lifestyle principles by creating opportunites to think and evalute "why" we would do the things martial artists do. Thanks for the inpsiration.
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The Masters concerns an election of the head of a college in England by the masters (professors) at the school.  Snow skillfully illustrates to us the politics of small groups, and how very different those politics are  from politics in a broader sense.  This book is one of the Strangers and  Brothers series, but it reads very nicely as a stand-alone work.  The  Masters is a good read, in which we follow the partisan manuvering of two  factions seeking different candidates in the school election.  Snow's style  is straightforward, almost a latter-day Trollope, and his ideas are very  insightful.  This is a classic, which deserves to be more read.
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I own a hard copy of this book.  Einstein once said (more or less):

"If you cannot put something in simple terms, you do not understand it."

Needless to say, Doug understands the subject matter.  Doug 'gets it.'  The book is simple and requires a little trust. One might 'hem and haw' whether to trust the expert or their own perception.  If you struggle with that, read 'Who Moved my Cheese' and then read this book. 5/5
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As easy as watching your dogs or even your cat. I now see how the masters do it! So easy and so deep at the same time. A diamond!
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It is good to have a general idea of the subject but it is not a masters degree. You still need to investigate more.