Snake Eyes tells it like it is.......
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This book reads like a life long diary of a man who sets his goals high and goes at life 110% to reach them.

Stacey Blades tells of his difficult childhood in Canada with heartfelt honesty, pulling no punches in describing the life of an adopted son trying to find his place in the world.

Most definitely a book for musicians and music fans alike, Stacey goes on to guide us through the ups and downs of the wierd and wonderful world of a rock guitarist. From humble beginings playing in local bands, uprooting from Canada to Florida and finally reaching his goal by joining Hollywoods finest rock act in the last 20years, LA Guns.

This book is entertaining, thought provoking, honest and very funny.
From strippers to cocaine, drunken nights on a tour bus to sell out shows,
Stacey Blades takes the reader through the many highs and lows of life as a rock star.

As for the title, get rid of the word "Replacement", anyone who has seen Stacey Blades wield his axe knows he didn't replace anyone, he simply made a great band into an awsome band.

If you are a rock fan, even if LA Guns are unknown to you, read this book, it's worth every penny
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In 1985 as i write this book "Reptile Diseases", it was a first in this kind, right. It was written for hobby herpetologist people. To start within for better understanding and resque for this kind of animals. A helpness as they are in private terrariums. So know after I,m back from over 10 years expeditions in the whole world, I have to explain and to write down a lot of new experiance incase by Reptiles and Amphipiens. I start this work as herpetologist in 1967 and know i now, i have a wide experience taken, to write all news down again. All my thanks to the customers,the delivers and publishers. Best regards Rolf Hackbarth called Rocco
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I am a big Kiyosaki fan.  In fact, I pretty much loathe any and all other "gurus" except for Robert Kiyosaki.  I've met both Robert and his wife...they are fantastic people.  (I personally think his wife is the brains behind the operation...but that's just my opinion.)

What I like about Kiyosaki's books is that they tell the truth about what is going on.  Whether you believe in the "conspiracy" theories or not is neither here nor there.  The fact of the matter is, we as a country are in trouble.  You can choose to turn a blind eye to what is going on and sink down into the 95% of the devastatingly poor or rise to become one of the top 5% that will be classified as "rich."  There will no longer be a middle class and it's not as far off as you may think.  I like that Kiyosaki is trying to open the public's eyes to what is going on.

The unfortunate thing about much of his book is that it focuses on the "toom and gloom" factor.  While sometimes this is the kick in the ass that most people need, it's too "heavy" to feel uplifted or enthusiastic by the middle of the book.  It is very easy to get wrapped up in the, "Why bother trying since we're all doomed anyway?" feeling when reading this book.

The other unfortunate thing is that he fails to line up a workable plan to use to change your own financial future.  He ramps you up by getting you to buy into the whole "conspiracy of the rich" but when it comes time to telling you WHAT to do to change your own financial destiny, he falls short with the exception of throwing out a few bones of information about what you could possibly do.

Maybe that's the key for Kiyosaki...he relies on getting you sucked into the fear and makes it seem like he simply ran out of pages to explain a comprehensive enough step-by-step system to you so...well, I guess you'll have to pay $5,000 to attend one of his seminars to get the "secrets" on how to become financially free.  Right?

Use this book as merely an eye-opener but understand that it falls drastically short of showing you any direct or specific way to find the financial freedom you will ultimately need to seek in order to survive in our current and future global economic conditions.
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When I was probably about ten years old I was able to borrow a copy of Raymond Ditmars' Snakes of the World."  I believe that this was in all likelihood the 1949 edition (or possibly earlier). In any case the king cobra on the dust jacket is burned into my memory as one of the books, along with those of William Beebe, Frank Lutz, Edwin Way Teale and J. H. Fabre, that sent me to a career in biological science.

The evocative photos, although occasionally fuzzy and out of focus, fascinated me and repelled me at the same time - much like the fact that reptile houses are often the most crowded parts of a zoo. The snakes are, to me, among the most beautiful of creatures.  The fact that some of them are venomous and a few deadly adds to the fascination.  Still, although I did not become a herpetologist (although I married a herpetologist's daughter!)  I do count it a red-letter day when I see a snake, and Ditmars' photos especially prepared me for what I would see.  I also read the book so much I wore several copies of my own out.  I just recently purchased a copy with dust jacket, more out of nostalgia than for reference. Still, I would recommend this just to get the flavor of the period in the history of herpetology and of snake-keeping. If you want a modern reference with excellent photographs in color (Ditmars' are in black and white) get "Snakes" by Greene.
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Snake sex. That alone makes this one more than worth the read!

Once again, the inimitable Patient Lee takes her readers on an unexpected journey. This time it begins with a glimpse into the life of a troubled young man. Although some of his choices are hard to understand - in particular his explosive anger, apparent disregard for his family, and what seems to be lack of appreciation for his first decent job - he comes across as a character we care about. We want to see him succeed. The much older, educated, hardworking, kind and thoughtful Mrs. Maitland (or Judy, if you are not her student!) seems like an odd match... until you understand more about them both. In the end, their love story is authentic, sweet, and lovely.

This is erotica, but not like you usually find it. It's an introspective look into both characters, including what finally brings them together. You will feel depressed, angry, frustrated, and relieved, before you feel turned-on. But don't worry - there's plenty of that too!

Plus, like I said, snake sex.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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Once a snake always a snake, a book about manipulation, naive and living a life without consequences. Tell the truth shame the devil. Kind of sad it took 8 years for lessons to be learned but glad the author learned her lesson of life.
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This start is only because you had to put something.  How anyone can screw up a snake movie is hard to believe, but they did it.  Most of this movie is two people wandering through the desert with the hint of a snake following them.  Boooorrrring.
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bear in mind these our little man so they have to movie like this like snakes what they do you have to be really fast and practice it over and over a gain there really sly and tricky movies you can learn a lot from these snakes the word they movie like snakes very deadly really and fooling but a big American would never fight like this because your body shape and billed don't movie like that these men move a cording to there body shape they have to be dirty and deadly because there really small men ether way watch closely you can learn from this if your mind is not in a box there just needs to be more DVDs its good very good just keep your mind free and you will learn pencak silat is a really good marshal art there is a lot we really don't know a bought it like its demonic magic but i don't mean evil magic but its true deadly powers of the neither world like i say there is a lot yet to me reviled you just keep learning and learning wen you our in to this art even spell casting
no fooling i learn from ot take what i can  like all the arts i say in my own way mgsifu
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Snakes are one of those animals that are universally feared. But they are fascinating creatures as well.

Emma Child gives us a look at that world and discusses snakes, various types, what they eat, how they react when threatened, and what they do in the world that really helps everybody and everything.

Informative as usual, there's always something in her books that I didn't know about the subject animal.

Check it out.
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Imagine a rattler with its head cut off, getting up, coiled and ready to strike. This and more actual snake stories that are really spooky. A serious book about poisonous snakes by an author with a non-politically correct sense of humor that boys will love. Well written, by Moose Malone, who knows what boys like to read or... is still very much of a youngster himself. Excellent read.
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Every book in the series has been strong and this one is no exception.  If you've followed the series so far you will not be disappointed by "Snake Eyes".
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Book Review: Venom Doc book review

This is a large paperback book of 343 pages with two sections of high quality colour photographs showing the author and his colleagues in the laboratory or in the field with reptiles or scientific equipment. Theres some photographs of his wife as well with and without reptiles.

The author takes us a roller coaster ride through much of his scientific career and his adventures with reptiles fish and other creatures throughout the world. Hes a more macho production than Steve Irwin or Bear Grylls! One of the features of the book is the constant referral to all of his injuries as well as to his numerous snake bites- hes been bitten by 26 different species of venomous snakes Its a wonder that hes still alive, considering what hes been through both in the field and within hospitals!. Even his new wife appears to be something out of a James Bond adventure- A russian goddess but bossy and authoritative.

What comes out if this is that despite being a gung-ho macho testosterone-filled adventurer, super-hero and retile botherer, Fry is actually a brilliant biochemist as well as herpetologist. In many ways I guess he's unique. And he and his colleagues have contributed massively to the field of venom science.

Yes its a fascinating book (without many references or any referrals to academic rivalries) which you cannot put down. I read it in a few nights. Highly recommended.

Dr Trevor J. Hawkeswood

Author: Beetles of Australia (1987), Spiders of Australia (2003), Light and Dark (2013)
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With MGS 1 for the PS 1 (soon to be enhanced RE 1 style for the NGC) blurring the line between interactvity in games and entertainment in movies, Kojima-san and his coders and artists built a monster of a game that has sold over 6 million copies. The story is monstruous and serpentine. Deception is never to far below the surface in each event and the the budget was FF7 huge...Welcomed voice talents such as David Hayter (Solid Snake), visuals that squeezed the PS 1 dry of its sources, amazing coding trickery (Just fight Psycho Mantis) and an excellent storyline...
So, a game garners 300mil in revenue so one should expect its sequel to follow the bigger, better and more of the good stuff rule. This is true; however, to a certain degree.
GAMEPLAY
Control is excellent for Snake with a more advanced engine for the PS2 due to a more dynamicly realized environment, more dynamic manuevers and more situations that demand more dynamic positionings and manuevers. Snake can now shoot in first person with any weapon a thankful upgrade for the tacful who prefer precision head shots. The first person view is very helpful.
A. I.
When you have small weapon and the guards have their riot shields and the ones without shields are ducking from behind the guards with shields, or weaving in out of barriers you know that these gaurds aren't direct ports with prettier gear from its predescessor. You will not be able to blast your way through this game as the term stealth really steps it up in here. You will have to hide bodies so not to alert other gaurds. You will have to opt to avoid gaurds who report to the desk sergeant via their "bricks" (CBs)...
GRAPHICS
The graphics in this game are unheralded. Very few games on the PS 2 can claim to have as much appropriate detail and one of them is Gran Turismo 3 A Spec, Splinter Cell (w/o the purdy XBOX lighting effects)...
FUN
I have to give this game a 5, story, Raiden and his girlfriend withstanding. From messing around in the codecs, to watching the sick scene with bare-assed Raiden and the Colonel razzing you for 30 minutes straight to sniping Vamp with precision while he has a valued hostage during a scene with a setting sun...It can get overwhelming....Once again Kojima created console gaming's most unforgettable characters and only one of them returned from MGS1.
DETRACTORS
I didn't like Raiden's inability to decide on scene (like a lone soldier is trained to do)in times of adversity without the input of his girlfriend...In fact, I hated his girlfriend and her whiny ass.
Oh and don't get used to playing Snake through the whole game as you may have figured out by now...
EXTRAS
I am going to be serious with you, this game is a treasure trove of goodies. You can distract gaurds with girly mags, take pics of posters and get responses from codec waveriders oh man there is just so much and plus references to the unforgettable charcters of MGS1 and Zone of the Enders. The list goes on and on
STORY
Alright here is where the game takes a hit. The core story is beautifully executed; however, Kojima-san inserts a lot of his own idiosynchracies about life, love virtual reality into the dialogue and things become a mess. The core story could have pushed this game along quite well without the opinionated verbiage that usually stalemates with another character's views on life which lead to tons upon tons of conundrum and verbal trickery that was so superfluous that it could only be Kojima and his cowriter exercising their wordy muscles with semantics, but it also gave personality to the characters. No 2 characters were sliced from the same cookie cutter.
With that said, if you loved MGS1 you will propose to MGS2 SoL.. but I recommend METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SUBSTANCE because it has everything MGS 2 SoL has plus: Snake's Stories, skateboarding and VR missions and more...
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One can see the roots of deception.  Reading this book lets one understand why a camel can easily pass through the eye of a needle and corrupt individuals cannot.  The love of money is the original sin.
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Having snakes on my t-shirt shows that I appreciate it by wearing it.  Snakes have been having bad raps.  So that's why I started to wear it ever since I understood these reptiles.
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When you live in the country, snakes are a fact of life, a common one. Not all snakes deserve the scary reputation they enjoy. The snakes that kept my basement mouse free were appreciated but it soon became easier to let the cats get there and solve the mouse problem in their fashion because they did not scare utility workers and repairmen. The pictures are very beautiful and fairly accurate and my only complaint was that there needed to be more snakes included!
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This movie's story is pretty simple Shang Kwan Yi Mun (Hwang Jang Lee)is the eagle claw master who has decided to wipe out everyone who knows the Snake Fist technique. After having killed almost every snake fist master there is now only one left Pak Cheung Tien (Simon Yuen). But what he doesn't expect is that Pak Cheung Tien will teach the poor orphan boy Chien Fu (Jackie Chan) the snake fist style. Now Chien Fu has to under go some of the most tortuous training ever devised. On the way he also learns another style "the cat's claw" which he learns from a cat that kills a king cobra snake. Chien Fu now decides to combine the snake's fist with the cat's claw to be able to beat Shang Kwan Yi Mun in the final confrontation. This movie is a pretty stunning showcase and the first time Jackie Chan got to show what he is able to perform. Simon Yuen shines as the old snake fist master. Hwang Jang Lee also makes a solid performance as the dreaded eagles claw master. What can I say this movie is a classic. Anyone interested in Jackie Chan's kung fu movies Snake in the Eagle's  Shadow, and Drunken Master is the ones to get too. See Yuen founder of Seasonal Films saw his chance when he managed to get director Lo Wei to loan out Jackie Chan for 2 movies. Although many people had told him that it was a major risk to have Jackie Chan as the star after all the awful movie's he had made in the past with Lo Wei who tried to position Jackie Chan as the next Bruce Lee which was a very bad idea. This movie just can't fail the fight scenes are brilliant especially for the time they were made. Although the production on this movie seems this One of the Best and was typical for all Hong Kong movies ever made at the time. This is the movie that gave Jackie Chan the recognition to be a Star, and soon to be a Super Star. I am a Big Jackie Chan Fan, and I am telling you if you like Jackie Chan Movies this movie (Snake in The Eagle's Shadow) is a must have. How, is because of the out sanding action that Jackie Chan and Master Hwang Jang Lee display in this great movie. Also it has some funny stuff in it movie. This is a great movie. So if you like Jackie Chan Movies Snake in The Eagle's Shadow, and Drunken Master is a must have to your collection. So I hope you injoy this movie.