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The political and military struggles in Vietnam consumed the resources of both the East and the West. Once the United States committed its armed forces in 1965 to defend South Vietnam's independence, the conflict took on epic dimensions. The Vietnam War marked the largest commitment of American combat forces since World War II and became the longest war in US history. This remarkable collection of human stories from all sides of the conflict charts the war from its opening stages to the dramatic evacuation of Saigon in April 1975. Compiled from hundreds of interviews with veterans and eye-witnesses, and including rare archival photographs, it provides a unique insight into the most socially and politically divisive war of recent times. ... Read more

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Two thumbs up for Voices From Vietnam
Voices From Vietnam is a book everyone should read.For those who aren't familiar with the Vietnam War or even for those who are, this book explains many angles of the war.The authors allow the men and women involved with the war, both in Southeast Asia as well as at home in the U.S., to tell the story of the war from their points of view based on their experiences instead of the typical way histories of the war have been written.The descriptions given by the participants are so incredible that it helps you picture what the war was actually like.The authors' text that surrounds the voices of the participants is very clear and can be understood by anyone, not just specialists or veterans.Anyone who wants to learn about the Vietnam War and what the U.S. went through during this time period should read this book and not leave the store without it.I can only hope the authors of this book will write other books on the war. ... Read more

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As courts across the country continue to deal with crowded dockets and cramped schedules, many states are requiring mediation before trial. Aspen Publishers' Lane and Calkins Mediation Practice Guide is the practical guide essential for any attorney who might become involved in mediation.

A practice-oriented book that deals with every phase of the mediation process and the roles played by the various participants, this unique resource:

• Takes you step-by-step through mediation - What do you need to prepare? Do you need to prepare witnesses? How do you instruct your client? And more.
• Presents valuable case studies that help illustrate strategies every step of the way
• Helps you take advantage of the fact that mediation can be less expensive, more flexible and less formal than litigation
• Analyzes the different types of mediation with a special focus on the caucus method.
• Helps you structure settlements
• Provides insights into dealing with difficult parties
• Supplies a breakdown of mediation practice areas to help you find a mediator who specializes in the subject matter of your dispute
• Includes the newly adopted Model Standards of Conduct, which regulate the actions of mediators

Lane and Calkins Mediation Practice Guide describes the various methods of mediation, deals with every aspect of the process - function, structure, joint sessions, private caucuses and the roles played by the mediator, attorney, and the various parties in interest - with each step illustrated by actual case studies.

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This digital document is an article from NZ Business, published by Profile Publishing Ltd. on December 1, 2002. The length of the article is 6840 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: Hints for horror-free print executions: Richard Calkin serves up some practical suggestions for those new to print and design management.
Author: Richard Calkin
Publication: NZ Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: Profile Publishing Ltd.
Volume: 16Issue: 11Page: SS18(1)

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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the first, best, and original science-fiction newspaper strip is back for fall, 2008! Starting in September 2008, Hermes Press will begin a complete reprint of the ground-breaking newspaper strip that got America hooked on Science-Fiction. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century has it all: space ships, anti-gravity belts, space pirates, invaders from other worlds, nefarious villains, and, of course, heroes! After the publication of Volume One, Hermes Press will issue a volume of dailies every five months and one volume of Sundays every year, completely documenting this historically important science-fiction/adventure saga over a period of five years. Each volume will feature an essay on the strip by a leading science-fiction author to place the series in historical perspective together with documentary materials and production artwork. ... Read more

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Stunning!
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers is a legend.Created by Philip Francis Nowlan, he first appeared in 1928, in the pages of Amazing Stories."Armageddon-2914 AD" took the concept of Rip Van Winkle a step further.Forget 100 years, what about 500?Anthony Rogers, a 29 year old scientific type fell asleep in abandoned Pennsylvania coal mines.Falling prey to radioactive gasses, he awoke to find a different world .Over the next year, Buck was a fixture in Amazing Stories, and soon, the comic strips.
January 7, 1929 featured the premiere of Buck Rogers by Nowlan and Calkins in over 500 papers.It caught the world by storm, and soon Buck Rogers was at the movies portrayed by Larry Buster Crabbe. Books featuring the intrepid explorer hit newsstands as Big Little Books, and the fledgling comic book industry.Buck was a success.
For most modern fans of Buck Rogers, we were not there to see the beginning, now, through the auspices of Hermes Press and the Dill family trust, we can.The first two books take us through 1932 and include the following adventures:
Meeting the Mongols, Capturing the Mongol Emperor, Pact of Perpetual Peace, Defeat of the Mongol Rebels, Tiger Men of Mars, land of the Golden People, Synthetic Gold Plot, In the City Beneath the Sea, Mystery of the Atlantian Gold Ships, On the Planetoid Eros, and On the Moons of Saturn.
The art is not necessarily the best, but it captures the time period.In terms of art reproduction, this is no second rate effort .One of the interesting ads is one that states
A television print of Buck Rogers has been reproduced by the science department back in Niagra!Send a two cent stamp to cover postage and receive one of these pictures!Address Buck Rogers, (care of this paper).
The stories told are amazing adventures that certainly provide a good definition of the word `escapism'.Times were tough, and to travel to another planet, all you had to do was open your newspaper.
Buck Rogers 1929-30 and 1930-32 are books of rare quality.Check them out at [...]
Tim Lasiuta

Too Much Wasted Space
This is a very nice book, real quality product, but my complaint is all of the wasted space between strips. They have 2 strips per page and they should have had 3. Having 2 makes it difficult to concentrate on the story since I'm constanly aware of all the blankness. I've bought the first two volumes but will not buy any others. If they would have put 3 strips per page they could have gotten lots more in the book and also ended up with lots less books.

Long awaited reprint of this classic comic strip
[This is very annoying that I have to recreate my review because Amazon somehow destroyed it]

I have been awaiting this new reprint series for a long time.

I've long been an SF fan, and growing up there were 2 major SF comic strips: Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers.But while there have been several complete reprints of Raymond's Flash Gordon, there was only one partial reprint of Buck Rogers: the large hardback edition from Chelsea House.My aunt had a copy, and when I visited her house, I pulled it out and read it.I finally got my own copy, only to find it was a later edition that dropped a lot of the strips (tho added some newer stuff).Because several of the storylines were left unfinished in that book, I wanted a more complete reprint.

This volume begins the reprints of dailies and Sundays.BR had separate storylines in the dailies and sundays.Some strips did this, other later merged them together. So Hermes will be reprinting the Sundays in a separate series of volumes.

This edition starts off the reprint series, publishing the first 7 storylines.While most of this was reprinted in the Chelsea House edition, there is new stuff.

Most people know the basic story, but will be surprised in what really happens in the comic.Buck Rogers is a WWI veteran who falls asleep for 500 years, and awakes in the 25th Century.But in the intervening years, America (and most of the world) has been conquered by "Red Mongols", using futuristic flying ships.So Buck's first job is to help free America.By the end of the book, most of America (the eastern US and Canada) is free from Mongol control.

There are a lot of problems with this strip for modern audiences.Artwise, BR was fairly crude.While typical of many strips of its time, its not the slick look that Flash Gordon became.The technology shown is what someone of the time thought it would be.No sleek jets or teleports or high tech computers.More of large, bulky systems.Flight is by rockets or repeller rays.

And the writing.Dialogue is pretty crude.Wilma is not the independent woman of the future we expect.Several story turn on her jealous behavior that gets almost tiresome.And then there is the implied racism.

The "Red Monguls" are typical early 20th centuary 'yellow peril'.The bad guys at first are the monguls and the 'half-breeds'.While the Americans make peace with the Monguls, I'm uncertain how things full work out.At the end of that storyline, only about half of america is truly free from Mongol control.Does the strip assume that the world is now a free united globe, fighting against Tigermen from Mars and other off world threats?I have no idea.

I do look forward to the next volume, and the upcoming Sundays.

I've been waiting for this book for 25 years!, December 18, 2008

I've loved the Buck Rogers strip for over 25 years but there has never been available a reprint of the strips with all of the stories in order with their titles, chapter by chapter. The reproduction of past reprints has ranged from terrible to so-so. This book is simply fantastic and forever remedies that problem; not only does it have a great introduction by Ron Goulart accompanied by pulp covers, Buck Rogers comic books, toys, movie poster art, Buck Rogers premiums - and even a great picture of the atomic disintegrator gun -the strips are the sharpest, clearest, and cleanest examples of the strip I have ever seen. The book features two strips per page in a 9 x 12 inch format and I couldn't ask for more. The book has the first seven installments of the strip; 582 strips in sequence. The paper is nice, heavy weight and matte. Can you tell I'm a big fan of the strip? I love the dustjacket too, it really grabs my eye and it's also printed on the hardcover as well; my 12-year-old actually looked at the book and commented how "neat" the cover art was, so maybe we'll have a next generation Buck Rogers fan in the house. I'm so happy with the book I've ordered a second copy.

Time at the Art Institute Put to Good Use
I owned the atomic disintegrator pistol in the 1930s.It could cut a deep gash in hand-to-hand combat--I hope all those scars have healed.

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This digital document is an article from Theological Studies, published by Theological Studies, Inc. on September 1, 1997. The length of the article is 645 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: Poor Richard's Principle: Recovering the American Dream Through the Moral Dimension of Work, Business, and Money.(Brief Article)
Author: Martin Calkins
Publication: Theological Studies (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1997
Publisher: Theological Studies, Inc.
Volume: v58Issue: n3Page: p586(1)

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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Each essay in this book treats an important aspect of business finance. The subjects covered include the following: Promotion, Organization, Incorporation, Capitol stock, Long-Term borrowing, Trading on the Equity, New Issues, Government regulation, The stock market, Working capital, Funds Administration, Valuation, Recapitalization, Consolidation, Bankruptcy and Reorganization. ... Read more