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Witness the very first adventures of your favorite mutants! Follow Cyclops from his childhood through his joining the X-Men. Relive Nightcrawler's early days as a trapeze artist in Germany. See the small town beginnings that helped forge Iceman, the coolest mutant of them all. All this plus Deadpool!

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This digital document is an article from Wines & Vines, published by Hiaring Company on August 1, 1991. The length of the article is 470 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Phil Posson: 1992 Wineman of the Year. (recipient of the Leon D. Adams Award) (Brief Article)
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Date: August 1, 1991
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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Eric Heiden, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Kessel, Thornton Wilder, Ryan Suter, Pat Neshek, Jack Skille, Adam Burish, Alice Sebold, Gary Suter, Tyne Daly, Kevin P. Farley, John Bardeen, Frederic Prokosch, Bradley Whitford, Marc Behrend, Joel Mcneely, Mike Gosling, Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Nick Grinde, Chris Noth, Jack Waite, John P. Farley, Sherri Steinhauer, Bill W. Foster, Chris Farley, Kid Nichols, Rob Marshall, Nick Kiriazis, Karole Armitage, Julius Albert Krug, James Bidgood, J.d. Walsh, Andrea Anders, James Edward Wright, Dorcas Denhartog-Wonsavage. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Eric Heiden, né le 15 juin 1958 à Madison dans le Wisconsin, est un ancien patineur de vitesse américain qui remporta les cinq courses olympiques de 1980 à Lake Placid avec quatre records olympiques et un record du monde. Heiden est une icône dans ce sport, particulièrement en Europe, considéré comme le meilleur patineur de vitesse de tous les temps, étant capable de remporter des épreuves de sprint comme d'endurance. Né dans le Wisconsin, il est très tôt initié au sport par un père médecin pratiquant l'escrime. Il se consacre d'abord au hockey et au soccer avant de se diriger vers le patinage de vitesse. Sa sœur cadette Beth s'entraîne avec lui. Tous deux participent aux Jeux olympiques de 1976 à Innsbruck. Eric Heiden termine à la 7 du . L'année suivante, il remporte un premier titre mondial lors des Championnats du monde toutes épreuves de patinage de vitesse, compétition où il remporte le . L'année suivante, il remporte trois des quatre distances et son deuxième titre mondial du combiné. Il fait encore mieux en 1979 en réalisant le grand chelem (victoire dans les cinq épreuves). Lors de ces trois dernières saisons, i...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Phil Waller, Alexander Young, Toby Moll, Jacky Morkel, Tommy Thompson, Adam Burdett, Sep Ledger. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Phil Waller (28 January, 1889 14 December, 1917) was an English-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport and Johannesburg. He won six caps for Wales and also played for the British Isles in their 1910 tour of South Africa. Waller joined Newport in 1906 and represented the club on 79 appearances. While playing in Britain he represented two county teams, Somerset and Monmouthshire. In 1908 Waller turned out for Newport against the touring Australian team. Waller made his debut for Wales against the same touring Australian team he faced with Newport. The next year he was selected to play in all three matches of the 1909 Home Nations Championship. In his first Home Nations match against England he was joined by fellow Newport player Jack Jones and Swansea's Jack Bancroft. Wales won all their matches and won the Triple Crown. Wales and Waller also faced France during 1909, and after beating them Wales also won the unofficical Grand Slam. Waller played once more for Wales, again against France in a record breaking game in 1910. Waller was chosen in 1910 to represent the British Isles team in their tour of South Africa. Waller was chosen to play in all three tests, and after the tournament was over, elected to stay in South Africa and played for Johannesburg's Golden Lions. After the outbreak of World War I, Waller enlisted in the South Africa Artillery Regiment. He was killed by shellfire at Arras in North France in 1917. Wales British IslesSouth Africa 1910, 1910, 1910 ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19892850 ... Read more

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The creator of Dilbert, the fastest-growing comic strip in the nation (syndicated in nearly 1000 newspapers), takes a look at corporate America in all its glorious lunacy. Lavishly illustrated with Dilbert  strips, these hilarious essays on incompetent bosses, management fads, bewildering technological changes and so much more, will make anyone who has ever worked in an office laugh out loud in recognition.

The Dilbert Principle: The most ineffective workers will be systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage -- management.

Since 1989, Scott Adams has been illustrating this principle each day, lampooning the corporate world through Dilbert, his enormously popular comic strip. In Dilbert, the potato-shaped, abuse-absorbing hero of the strip, Adams has given voice to the millions of Americans buffeted by the many adversities of the workplace.

Now he takes the next step, attacking corporate culture head-on in this lighthearted series of essays. Packed with more than 100 hilarious cartoons, these 25 chapters explore the zeitgeist of ever-changing management trends, overbearing egos, management incompetence, bottomless bureaucracies, petrifying performance reviews, three-hour meetings, the confusion of the information superhighway and more. With sharp eyes, and an even sharper wit, Adams exposes -- and skewers -- the bizarre absurdities of everyday corporate life. Readers will be convinced that he must be spying on their bosses, The Dilbert Principle rings so true!Amazon.com Review
You loved the comic strip; now read the business advice.

Or should that be anti-business advice?Scott Adams providesthe hapless victim of re-engineering, rightsizingand Total Quality Management some strategies for fighting back, er, coping.Forced to work long hours, with nohope of a raise?Adams offers tips on maintaining parityin compensation.Along the way, Adams explains what ISO 9000 really is and assesses the irresistibility of female engineers.

The breath-taking cynicism of the strip should prepare readersfor the author's no-holds-barred attack on management fads,large organizations, pointless bureaucracy and sadisticrule-makers who glory in control of office supplies.Readers ofthe on-line Dilbert Newsletter are familiar with the kind ofe-mail Adams receives from his readers -- and may even havesent a few of those missives themselves.Along with illustrativestrips, e-mail messages provide excruciating examples ofcorporate behavior which compel the reader to agree withAdams when he insists that "People are idiots".

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It's how the world works...
I first read this book many years ago, when I was much younger and had a much more naive outlook on the world. It made me chuckle, at times even laugh out loud, and I did recognize a lot from my different employers. As I've grown older and more experienced, some concepts from this book stayed with me, and as frightening as it is; it's an accurate description of how the world works.

Yes, managers do get their positions because they have the right look. "He's got good hair, we think it will turn silver." Yes, people do get promoted to their level of incompetence. It's a way to control damage. That's why your boss is and always will be an idiot.

The Dilbert Principle might not help you with your hair turning silver; you'd need another type of product for that, but it does help with handling everyday stress and frustration in the workplace. When you can see things from the comical side, it's not all that bad anymore.

So real it is scary
This book is so real that it is scary.You can tell that Scott Adams has spent time. His description of cube life is still relevant today.

I have been trying to justify the Peter Principle and could not make it fit but after reading this book all things became clear. It is impossible to keep a straight face in meetings with out seeing the different types of personalities doing their thing. I can even anticipate what they are going to say and the reactions.

Usually as most books and movies you recognize everyone but yourself. The most obnoxious person will laugh at his stereotype or just not get the point when it comes to movies and books.However this book is scary in the fact that I could see myself when Scott was describing engineers. And it took a little while to realize what he was talking about the ringing device that knows when to break your concentration.

I am going to leave a copy on QA's desk.

MY next must read is "Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook"

Pages damaged on new book
Any Dilbert book is great but this was supposed to be a new book and interior pages were stained. I had to ship it out in a gift box so I didn't have time to return it or get an exchange.

Simple Explanation to Corporate Life
This book is a good summary of your work life with a killer sense of humor. Only disturbing fact is that everything written in this book is true.

good book, good condition, good delivery time
Received it promptly, book was in good condition but the pages were made of low quality paper - dull n thin; you get what you pay for!! ... Read more

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A collection of comic strips from the popular series skewering corporate life features the antics of the deadpan engineer and his clever menagerie of talking animals, including Dogbert, Catbert, and Ratbert. Original.Amazon.com Review
This book is freedom for those who feel imprisoned in acubicle.Called "the cartoon hero of the workplace" by the SanFrancisco Examiner, Dilbert is revered by technology and computerworkers, engineers, white-collar types, scientists and everyone whoworks these days (in cubicles or not). This collection captures itall, from clueless management decrees to near revolts among thecubicly confined. ... Read more

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If Uranus Hertz when you work, this book will make it better
There is no one better at spoofing the foolishness of how business is done than Scott Adams in his Dilbert strip. All quality spoofs are based on fundamental truths and Dilbert is no exception. That is of course why the Dilbert web site is one of the sites most frequently blocked by business managers.
While the truth often hurts, in the right hands it can be hilarious and Adams' hands are the right ones when it comes to business. Reading this book may not make your job better, but it certainly will make it more tolerable.

A must-have!
Fugitive From The Cubicle Police is a 224-page collection of Scott Adams' hilarious Dilbert cartoons. Dated from 1993 and 1994, these cartoons are from quite early in the Dilbert story. Most of the normal crew is here: Dilbert, Alice (her hair isn't pyramid-shaped yet), Wally, Dogbert, and so forth, but no Catbert. The cartoons themselves appear as they did in your favorite newspaper, with the big Sunday ones printed in bright color!

This book is great, a must-have addition to the library of any Scott Adams fan. And, the finger-puppets make it that much better. This is perhaps the best Dilbert book of them all - buy it!

Corporate America's Most Wanted...
Monkey: Evolution favors monkeys. Eventually humans will be kept in cages as pets...
Dilbert: Impossible! We humans will never allow ourselves to be treated like that!Now, get out of my cubicle!

Dilbert, the mainstay of office-life critical witticisms, is the concept of Scott Adams, who quit his job to write the column, using it primarily to exorcise the demons that haunted him (and, indeed, seem to haunt all in small-to-large corporate America) during his tenure as a mid-level office worker.

In his introduction, he says:'I was doing some thinking today. But I didn't enjoy it very much, so I decided to write this introduction instead....'

Who can argue with this? This, perhaps in a brief statement, summarises much of the underlying philosophy of the corporate culture Adams presents in his Dilbert column. It certainly epitomises the prevailing attitude of the boss and management structure. And of course, being in charge of his own column, Adams has graduated (or, perhaps sunk) to the level of management.

This book consists of a generous sampling of Sunday columns (complete with colour -- OOOH! AAAH!) -- colour of course being a Dilbert-ian device to disguise the lack of information. Yet, the information here is timely and timeless (insofar as anything about corporate culture can be timeless).

Dogbert's entry into and rising through the hierarchy is a good case in point, where LOUD equals results.After securing a corner office with a window by being LOUD, a task force ripe for empire-building within the company, the budgetary control of his boss, he is invited, at the end of his first week on the job, to meet with the president of the company.

President: You've made quite a name for yourself in the week you've worked here.
Dogbert: It was easy to grab power, once I realised that other executives were just imbeciles with good hair.
President: I hope you don't think that of me.
Dogbert: No, that looks like a toupee from here...

Onward and upward...

Finally Dogbert becomes president, exercises stock options after a disastrous but stock-market-friendly series of initiative plans (of course, they only have to be plans for the stock market to react), and retires to devote himself to philanthropy, which is 'mostly about watching people beg, and having buildings named after me.'

We are introduced to Dilbert's co-workers, who are variously competent and stuck in their jobs, rejoicing the occasional tiny victories, or, more frequently, plotting grand schemes to gain the minor advantage (a few more inches of cubicle space, for instance). We are introduced to incompetent co-workers who get promotions and jobs in other firms with real offices and perks. We discover what kinds of women will date (and dump) Dilbert. Of course, that might have become a bit of a different problem had Dilbert's boss not been corrected in time...

Boss: My boss says we need some eunuchs programmers.
Dilbert: I think he means Unix, not eunuchs. And I already know Unix.
Boss: If the company nurse drops by, tell her I said "Never mind."

Dilbert does sometimes win after all.

Dilbert is flat hilarious!
For some reason, I didn't find this book quite as funny as some of Adams' later stuff, but it still gave me some good laughs!

The funniest humor always has a root in reality. . . that's why Dilbert is so hilarious!Though sometimes outlandish, I can sometimes see similarities between the Dilbert characters and people I work with!

Okay, I'm amused
Scott Adams has talent. That is a fact. His comics, Dilbert, are basically about this engineer who works in a cubicle and has no social life. They're so funny, and have such original characters. Bob the Dinosaur, who basically goes around giving wedgies to people, is probably one of my favourites. I find it very amusing how a lot of characters are animals, like Dogbert, Catbert, Ratbert, etc. It seems so funny, somehow, to incorporate animals into work at an office building.
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Delightful collection of tinted sepia
Adams collection of rural scenes in sepia with the occasional color tint always a pleasure. A real treasure, one of my favorites. As much as I love digital, Adam's fine palette of infrared glow, grain, and Marshall paint reminds us of the sublime pleasures of film. ... Read more

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Chapters: Micky Adams, Steve Coppell, Terry Butcher, Martin Allen, David Webb, Jimmy Sirrel, Phil Holder, Tommy Lawton, Leroy Rosenior, Eddie May, Ray Lewington, Steve Perryman, Garry Thompson, Ron Noades, Frank Mclintock, Bill Dodgin, Jr., Wally Downes, Andy Scott, Frank Blunstone, Jackie Gibbons, Tommy Cavanagh, Scott Fitzgerald, Fred Callaghan, Bill Dodgin, Sr., John Docherty, Billy Gray, Harry Curtis, William Lewis, Dick Molyneux. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 134. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Michael Richard "Micky" Adams (born 8 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer who is the current manager of English League Two side Port Vale. As a player, he spent long periods as a full back for Gillingham, Coventry City, Leeds United and Southampton, before shorter spells as a player with Stoke City and Fulham. He was then appointed Fulham's player-manager, before spells as manager at Swansea City, Brentford, Brighton ... Read more

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Chapters: World Darts Champions, Phil Taylor, Raymond Van Barneveld, Dennis Priestley, Eric Bristow, John Part, Martin Adams, Andy Fordham, Ted Hankey, Jocky Wilson, Mark Webster, Darts World Rankings, Jelle Klaasen, John Walton, Taylor-Barneveld Rivalry, Steve Beaton, Leighton Rees, Keith Deller, John Lowe, Les Wallace, Bob Anderson, Tony David, List of Darts Player Nicknames, Richie Burnett, List of Professional Darts Players. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 143. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Greene King MastersPDC World PairsPDC UK MatchplayMasters of DartsEurope Cup SinglesUK Open Regional UK Open Regional UK Open Regional SouthUK Open Regional (NW)UK Open Regional (Mid)UK Open Regional (SE)UK Open Regional (WM)UK Open Regional (SW)Players Ch'shipPlayers Ch'shipPlayers Ch (Sat)Players Ch (Sun)Players Ch (Sat)Players Ch (Sun)Eddie Cox MemorialPlayers Ch'ship MastersPlayers Ch (Brentwood)Players Ch'ship (Bristol)Players Ch'ship (South)Players Ch'ship (Midlands)Players Ch'ship (Vegas)Bobby Bourn MemorialAntwerp Darts TrophyGerman Darts Ch'shipDenmark OpenFinland Open 199720071994199620051990, 19922002, 2004, 20062002, 20042003, 2007200820082009200920092005, 20062005, 2006, 2007, 20082007 (Lis), 2008 (Vel), 2009 (Nul)2007 (Lis), 2008 (Vel), 2009 (Nul)2008 (BS), 2009 (Gl)2008 (BS), 2009 (Gl)200920092007, 2008, 200920092008200820082008200320082008200719901990 Philip Douglas Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is an English professional darts player, widely recognised as the game's greatest ever player, and one of the most prolific individual sporting champions of all time. Nicknamed "The Power", he is the current PDC world champion and has won a record 15 world championships (2 BDO and 13 PDC), 68 major televised tournaments, as well as more than 150 professional tournaments overall, ov...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=409341 ... Read more

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Chapters: Phil Taylor, Raymond Van Barneveld, Dennis Priestley, Eric Bristow, John Part, Martin Adams, Andy Fordham, Ted Hankey, Jocky Wilson, Mark Webster, Jelle Klaasen, John Walton, Steve Beaton, Leighton Rees, Keith Deller, John Lowe, Les Wallace, Bob Anderson, Tony David, Richie Burnett. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 128. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Greene King MastersPDC World PairsPDC UK MatchplayMasters of DartsEurope Cup SinglesUK Open Regional UK Open Regional UK Open Regional SouthUK Open Regional (NW)UK Open Regional (Mid)UK Open Regional (SE)UK Open Regional (WM)UK Open Regional (SW)Players Ch'shipPlayers Ch'shipPlayers Ch (Sat)Players Ch (Sun)Players Ch (Sat)Players Ch (Sun)Eddie Cox MemorialPlayers Ch'ship MastersPlayers Ch (Brentwood)Players Ch'ship (Bristol)Players Ch'ship (South)Players Ch'ship (Midlands)Players Ch'ship (Vegas)Bobby Bourn MemorialAntwerp Darts TrophyGerman Darts Ch'shipDenmark OpenFinland Open 199720071994199620051990, 19922002, 2004, 20062002, 20042003, 2007200820082009200920092005, 20062005, 2006, 2007, 20082007 (Lis), 2008 (Vel), 2009 (Nul)2007 (Lis), 2008 (Vel), 2009 (Nul)2008 (BS), 2009 (Gl)2008 (BS), 2009 (Gl)200920092007, 2008, 200920092008200820082008200320082008200719901990 Philip Douglas Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is an English professional darts player, widely recognised as the game's greatest ever player. Nicknamed "The Power", he is the current PDC world champion and has won a record 15 world championships (2 BDO and 13 PDC) as well as more than 150 professional tournaments, over twice as many as anyone else. He has been ranked the world number one in the PDC Order of Merit since June 2008 and has had eight different spells at number one, a record 56 months overall. Born to Eileen and Robert Taylor in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=409341 ... Read more