Hold That Tiger! The Superlative Bridges
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A fantastic movie not only for its entertainment value but for the history it depicts. Ever wonder why most American cars are crap? Watch this movie and find out.
4910901
Don't mean to split hairs but previous latest review by Kerry Burns is factually incorrect. John Augustus Roebling was the father and Washington Roebling the son. Emily was the wife of John A. Roebling and one of the GREAT heroes of this magnificent book by the brilliant David McCullough. The Great Bridge is inspiring and uplifting to say the least. An epic triumph of design, engineering and construction genius. All the design,

engineering and construction genius would be for naught were it not for the incredible dedication of the Roeblings and so many others. Completed in 1881 the bridge is a monument to all the blood, sweat and tears that went into it. The book is a classic and a must read in this day when the recently completed BIG DIG in Boston ( at a cost of $15

billion ) is already an unmitigated DISASTER. The Great Bridge  is a great read.
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Not much can really be said about this publication other than that it is a must have book for anyone who has an interest in the German Tiger Tank. To me this was the 'tank' of WW2, a truly formidable weapon. This is mainly a  photo history of the Tiger I on the Russian Front with limited text. The  photographs were excellent and numerous, many never seen before. The book  offered some great shots of the Tiger I in action. Jean Restayn has also  supplied a number of colour drawings showing the markings and camouflage  patterns for each German unit that crewed Tigers in Russia. The overall  presentation from Histoire & Collections make this a very nice title  for any serious WW2 buff. Not as detailed as some of the current books  published by J.J. Fedorowicz but a whole lot cheaper! This is the type of  book that you can just pick up and browse through and admire this massive  tank in action. One of the photographs shows a Tiger with an awesome amount  of hits against its armour and its still operational (I won't tell you how  many as that will spoil it). It really makes you appreciate why it was such  a feared weapon by the Allies.
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The great thing about this Tiger edition (or any of the previous editions, for that matter), is that the entire spectrum of Mac users will get something worthwhile from it. If you're a long-time Mac user, there's detailed info enough to qualify as Power User tips, while complete beginners will find things explained fully so they're not left trying to figure out what's being discussed or what they're supposed to do.

On top of that, it's all delivered in Dave Pogue's extremely friendly and entertaining prose. No comedic stand-up routines to wade through to get at the info, but with a quiet wit and intelligence throughout that keeps you reading. Yes, even though it's a computer manual. Even if you're thinking you'd never want to read a computer manual, this will surprise you. And you'll be instantly rewarded with tons of practical info and how-tos that make such a difference in day-to-day usage of your Mac. For example, I've been using Apples since before there were Macs, and I got a bunch of nifty tips on finessing my use of the Finder in the very first chapters!

Tiger's a whole new beast, and while the obviously new features are covered (Dashboard or Spotlight, say), there are major improvements and tweaks to almost everything, and this is a Really Good Guide for pointing out the new lay of the land (even those things you think you know already. Like the Finder.)

So if you're going to get one book on Tiger, get this one. It's accessible so you can get in, get what you need and get out again quickly if you're looking for specific help, while still in-depth enough to make a more comprehensive reading of it rewarding. If you're brand new to OS X or to Macs in general, get this one because it's the best systematic tour guide to the whole new world you've just jumped into, even going so far as to provide sections on where the things you're looking for from your old system (whether OS 9 or Windows) have gotten to in Tiger.

They could offer money-back guarantees on this book, it's that good.
3477333
If you love Bridge, you will love the way Barbara Seagram presents this difficult subject of bidding in short, concise, and understandable chapters, well accompanied with examples and tests. I couldn't be more happy with my purchase.
555777
Defense is the hardest aspect of bridge play to master, and Julian Pottage's problem style book will be an excellent help to an above average player seeking to improve that aspect of the game.  Even experts and near experts should enjoy the problems and profit by thinking about them.  The book is in Hugh Kelsey's Killing Defense series style: an interesting problem is posed, the reader is given a fair chance to solve the problem, and then the answer is given, with explanation as to why a player should have solved the problem at the table.  The first problem is the best, it is instructive, entertaining and can be solved with careful counting of the other hands and a bit of imagination.  The book is not as helpful in explaining the ideas of defense as were Hugh Kelsey's books, but that would be almost impossible for any writer to do.
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This was an incredibly interesting look that looks into the brain of the golfer and how the mind interfaces with the body on the golf course. It has the capacity to help many golfers from duffer to the more advanced.  I like to think of it as Sigmund Freud meets Tiger Woods. It is a very intriguing read that is of great interest to anyone who picks up a putter or a wood. Bravo to Dr. Waddington and Mr. Lay!
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Ask Me About Polyamory is a fantastic explorations of the quirks and realities of poly relationships. The Kimchi Cuddles comicstrips show the many ways in which poly relationships are very much llike monogamous relationships. The struggles, insecurities, and the basic need for honesty and communication illustrated in this book serve as a fantastic guide for those traveling on the bridge between realtionship styles
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Boulle's Bridge Over the River Kwai is a passion play and insight into the moralities of senior British officers and a Japanese commandant using a remote Japanese P.O.W. camp in Siam during WWII as a backdrop.
Camp commandant, Colonel Saito, a drunken, loathsome miscreant of unfulfilled expectations is fond of using starvation and torture to keep prisoners in line.  He has been ordered to build a bridge spanning the Kwai river which will link up a Burma-Siam railway in 6 months time.  Colonel Nicholson, the ranking British P.O.W. is a "by the book" throw back to British colonial times.  He is highly motivated to bolster the morality of his men by building a bridge which will be a testimony to British ingenuity.  Under horrendous conditions, Nicholson's men put their backs into their work much to the dismay of the more moderate Major Clipton, the camp medical officer.
The prisoners and Japanese are both unaware of a commando mission lead by British Force 316 which will attempt to destroy the bridge once it is completed along with the train it will be supporting.  Led by Major Shears we see the mental interplay between the commando team bent on destroying the bridge versus the British officers and Saito who are proud of it construction.
Although the book differs slightly from the superb movie, Boulle in concise, succinct writing style, somewhat reminiscent of Hemingway pens a very good psychological study of men in times of war.
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This volume is one of the latest editions to the Osprey Duel series.  The British FE 2 was a "pusher" type fighter/reconnaissance plane with it's engine and propeller placed behind the pilot and the observer/gunner sat in a "tub" in front of the plane.  This plane along with the DH 2 fighter plane (another "pusher" type) helped gain air supremacy over the German Fokker Eindecker.  The Germans countered the "pusher" airplanes with the Albatros scout series (DI, DII, DIII, and DV.)  James F. Miller has capably executed an examination of this historic confrontation from WWI aviation history.  Some of the best artwork by Jim Laurier and Mark Postlethwaite supports the text as well as black and white photos.  The cockpit views of the aircraft are awesome!  The dogfight between Manfred Von Richthofen, the "Red Baron" and the FE 2 manned by Cunnell and Woodbridge on July 6, 1917 is featured. I highly recommend this title!  This is one of the best Duel volumes yet!  I also recommend James F. Miller's other Duel series title.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/DH-2-vs-Albatros-D-I-D-II-Western-Front-1916-Duel/dp/1849087040/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">DH 2 vs Albatros D I/D II: Western Front 1916 (Duel)</a>. James F. Miller also has a volume dedicated to the Albatros D.III, which is due out in March of 2014.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Albatros-D-III-Johannisthal-OAW-and-Oeffag-variants-Air-Vanguard/dp/1782003711/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Albatros D.III: Johannisthal, OAW and Oeffag variants (Air Vanguard)</a>.  Albatros D.I and D.II.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Albatros-D-I-D-II-Air-Vanguard/dp/1780965990/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Albatros D.I-D.II (Air Vanguard)</a>&nbsp;is also available!
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Iconografix has done some very fine picture books on transportation subjects but "Old Look Buses" is now my favorite. This pictoral essay of the various companies that operated the different Yellow and GM old Look style buses is presented according to regions of the United states and Canada. The authors have included interesting facts about each bus company as well as the model and version of the bus shown. Coupled with interesting illustrations of GM and Yellow vintage advertising and reproduced postcards, this book is a visual delight. Pages devoted to statistics, GM model identification, and exclusive special orders rounds out this publication. Previous Iconografix bus books were slightly larger than the 112 pages here. However, the inclusion of many color photographs more than makes up for a few less pages. I have two small complaints: 1. The lack of any photos showing the GM Old Look bus rears. GM built different tail light arrangements that would have been interesting to see and compare. 2. None of the photos are dated except for those from the "Powerama" exhibit in 1955. These are minor issues, especially when one views all the fantastic images included. High praise goes to Mr. Luke and Ms. Metler for their effort. My dream would be for the authors to produce a second volume, perhaps with other GM buses that were in production concurrently. Maybe this is asking too much. I really do like this book tremendously as there is nothing else like it on the subject of GM Old Look buses.
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Jeff's knowledge of bridge and the teaching of bridge makes this a unique book. He emphasizes what's fun, unlike other primers. That should encourage those who are interested in Bridge to give it a try. He did a marvelous job explaining how to get started at his event in Bryant Park in NYC. In fact, Bryant Park has invited him to continue to teach bridge there in 2018. I think many players will be inspired to stick with it once they get "A Taste of Bridge."
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This CD is a really interesting bridge across time.  Since the recordings weren't made for wide public release, there's a sense of mischief and getting away with something that is rare in artifacts from this time period.  I'm grateful that technology has made such interesting bits of history available to anyone.
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With neither side vulnerable, West dealt and bid one diamond.  North and East both pass.  As South, what call would you make with each of the following hands?

1)  S-J 10 4  H-A J  D-Q 10 7 6  C-K Q 9 2

2)  S-K 10 8 5 2  H-J 9 7  D-7  C-A 9 8 6

3)  S-J 4  H-A Q 4  D-8 6 2  C-K 10 8 5 2

4)  S-A 6  H-A K J 8 6 5  D-8 4  C-Q 7 3

If your answer to any of the above hands was "Double," you need to get Mike Lawrence's new version of "The Complete Book on Balancing in Contract Bridge."  Even if you answered all the above hands correctly, you need to get this book!  In his book, Lawrence clearly explains why doubling on hands like these is wrong and shows you the correct action to take. [Note: I made up these hands; I did not copy them from his book.]

In Hand #2 above, if you'd replace the spade two with the heart two to make;

S-K 10 8 5  H-J 9 7 2  D-7  C-A 9 8 6

you would have a clear-cut reopening takeout double.  I can see many a reader wail "But I have only eight points!"  Lawrence explains why passing with this hand in the balancing seat is losing bridge (yes, you should pass if you're in the direct seat).

The first edition of "The Complete Book on Balancing in Contract Bridge" was published in 1983.  I would rate this five stars.  The new edition has updates to reflect current bidding trends and tweaks to Lawrence's recommendations from the old book.  The new edition (published in 2012) has more than twice as many pages as the first edition.  In short, the 2012 edition is a big upgrade on the 1983 edition.

"The Complete Book on Balancing in Contract Bridge" is loaded with many examples you will likely encounter (and some unlikely - he says when it's so).  He thoroughly explains the concept of safe suits and dangerous suits (and why you should pass with Hand #3 above without hesitation), and why there no such thing as a pre-emptive bid in the balancing seat.

Mike Lawrence is one of the finest author's on contract bridge and has written many outstanding books on the subject.  You cannot go wrong on getting any of his books, and whichever of Lawrence's books you obtain, it will make a fine addition to your library.
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My friend loved this book! The pictures were very sharp and the selection of bridges throughout state were stunning. He told me he will treasure book for years to come.
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Andy Ihnatko has written a terrific book on Tiger, and, unlike many computer books, it does not give you a major headache and brain fade when you read it.  It's a very accurate, thorough guide to Mac OS X "Tiger," but it's also a lot of fun to read.  If you're a Mac fan, or want to be one, you need to get this book.

All computers, even the Mac, have gotten too complicated to use well without a little help.  Andy is a master at explaining things in an interesting way - but still explaining them clearly.  Some other computer books are like having your evil geeky cousin teach you stuff, laughing at every mistake you make, or sitting there in silence while you get a panic attack.  This book is like having an old friend come over on Saturday afternoon with chips, dip, and your favorite beverage, then guiding you gently into the world of Mac and Tiger.

Andy excels at showing you how to do all the basics on the Mac, then moves on to show you the really incredible stuff that makes the Mac so fun to use.  Tiger +Andy = fun.  Fun is not what usually results when you open a book on Saturday afternoon in hopes of actually doing something new on a computer.

You may need a sense of humor to really like this book.  If you don't have one, you might get one from reading it.  Whether or not you have one, you'll become a better Mac user by reading and using this great book.  I'm really glad I bought it.
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Like most books on covered bridges they are far and few. Most are out of print. This particular book is very informative and well written.