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Ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys, prepare yourself for the next big thing in publishing – Rick Mercer Report: The Book.

After a decade-long absence from our book stores, Canada’s preeminent satirist returns with a new collection of rants, writings, and comic encounters with the great and good of politics, showbiz, and literature. (Yes, relive Pierre Berton offering advice on rolling a joint, and Margaret Atwood showing off her hockey skills as a goalie.) Rick, a tremendous writing talent as well as a verbal one, has selected the best of his rants from the first four seasons of RMR, sprinkled in choice moments from his interviews, added a generous helping of other material that has never been broadcast, and arranged the whole into revealing themes and groupings with all-new introductions, reflections, and updates. Who knew that Stephen Harper was quite so preoccupied with gay sex? That Paul Martin could be so forgetful? That politicians could be so sleazy? Well, no doubt most of us did — but it’s wonderful to have it pointed out again by this brilliantly funny and charismatic talent. ... Read more

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RMR - Always Amusing
Rick is well-known in Canada as one of the founding members of the irreverent comedy troupe "This Hour has Twenty Minutes". Broadcast on CBC-TV weekly, 22Minutes has developed a loyal following and is one of CBC's most popular shows. A popular segment was Rick's irregular send-up of American people, politics and mores"Talking to Americans", doing interviews with unsuspecting passers-by on the streets of the US. His subsequent comedy special, aptly titled "Talking to Americans", was the highest rated comedy program on CBC.

Rick left THTM a few seasons ago, to focus on his own weekly comedy show, "The Rick Mercer Report", to write, and to spearhead SpreadTheNet, a fundraising initiative to distribute mosquito-resistent bed nets in malaria-infected Africa. One of the recurring segments on RMR is Rick's weekly "rant", a 1- to 2-minute monologue usually filmed on the streets of Halifax.

Rick's new book("The Book") is a selection of the best rants, combined with other writings and observations. The book is funny. While reading it, I was often reminded of watching the same rant on the show. I could almost hear Rick's delivery, when I wasn't laughing out loud.

For those who wish to 'sample the wares' so to speak, many of the Rick's rants (and other bits) are archived on the CBC website. You can watch them and get a taste for Rick's satirical point of view. Here's a link to one dating from 2004 concerning GWB and WMD:

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Absolutely the worst text book I have ever used
If you are looking for a resource to help you learn object oriented c++ on your own, STAY AWAY FROM THIS BOOK!Author uses interchangeable terms for particular items without first telling you the terms are interchangeable which leaves you wondering weather you have lost your mind.Author constantly references things in chapters further ahead or explains "how" to do something AFTER a project is assigned requiring knowledge of the particular skill that has not been shared.If it were not for a friend (programmer by trade) pointing out the inconsistencies and out of order structure of this book I would never have made any progress in learning object oriented C++ using this book.

Poor book!
This book is terrible in quite a few ways. I know C and C++ (ANSI/ISO C89, C++98) rather well, and this book (which is intended as an introductory read) confused me! I was forced to use this book as my only tutorial/reference/hope in a C++ course I took when I attended college.

Mr. Mercer's coding style is ancient and belongs next to the first source release of the *NIX game Rogue. His code is more of an aesthetic problem (for me at least) than anything else though.

The orange-highlighted sections(which there are a profound amount of) are an eyesore.

If your professor/instructor pushes this bland book on you, take the course somewhere else where the department has a pinch of better taste.

If this is a personal read, it's always best to start with Stroustrup, and if needed, a beginning book along the lines of possibly Learn in 21 Days series.

WORST BOOK ON THE PLANET.
I picked up this book because it was recommened by a friend.
A friend who used this text book in his class, it makes no
sense whatsoever, Rick Mercer expects a begining programmer
to have pre-devolped computer skills before you pick this book
up. He does a poor job explaining teh basics before his problem
examples appear. And they hardly are about the same chapter just covered. I give this book an honest dis-approval.

Excellent!
I had struggled to wade through a seven-volume set on C++ by a different author, and gave up.I found this book to be clear, with helpful and relevant assignments throughout.The problems help solidify the concepts, thus ensuring your overall comprehension.I highly recommend it!

Excellent introductory C++ text
I used this book for my Computer Science I course and it was an excellenttextbook. All of the concepts are presented in a clear, concise manner andadequate problems (and solutions) are supplied. This book is the besttextbook I have used for any course and it an excellent text for anyonelearning C++, especially without any background. ... Read more

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you make me proud to be canadian, rick...
hands down one of the greatest books ever written about canadian politics. rick mercer's incredible wit and vast political understanding really make it just so laugh-out-loud funny. i love his rants. i'm glad he's continued on with them for his new show 'monday report'. hopefully there will be another book on those as well! these are exciting times, and for rick it's like the playoff season that just won't quit.

read this book, it's good for you.

AWESOME!
The Jerry Seinfeld of Canada!

Well worth the read!
This book is a reprise of Mr. Mercer's "rants" on "This Hour Has 22 Minutes".For those of you who lack the good fortune to have access to the show, I highly recommend this book.For those of you who are fans of the show, this book should be added to your collection.

"Streeters" is a must-have for anyone with anappreciation of political humour, be it Canadian or otherwise.A mandatoryitem for anyone seeking to understand the Canadian psyche, this book getsthe point across via a unique combination of keen political insight and anextraordinary command of common Canadian prose.

Stop reading and buy the... thing! ... Read more

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This book is designed to be used in a college-level introduction to computer programming using the language C#. The pedaagogical features make it useful for self study with out the aid of an instructor. The book's development was supported by a grant from the Microsoft Corporation, ... Read more

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This book is designed for a first course in computing fundamentals following the guidelines described in ACM/IEEE'S Computing Curricula 1991. In addition to the traditional CSI topics, students learn the concept of an object by first using objects, then modifying existing object classes in C++. A lab component is included at the end of each chapter. ... Read more

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Not such a hot C++ textbook. Poor index.
This book just doesn't do the job.It has a poor index, which cripplesany textbook.Many facets of C++ are not covered well or not covered atall in the book.The layout and presentation are poor. There are farbetter C++ books available.

good text book
This is a very good text for teaching C++ to abeginning class. It jumps right into C++ and objects, with a strong push towards code reuse. The only complaint about this text is that it is getting a bit dated in its style of C++ and some of the newer advanced concepts(stl, namespaces...)are not covered at all. Also very little C is used or discussed, which is fine for a class where a professor can discuss these issues but for someone on their own they may want to choose another book. ... Read more

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Smells like ink, but it does the job.
Got the book right away.Smells like heavy ink, but still looks good. Compared it with the hardback version, and its the exact same.If you have to get the book for a class, this is definitely the way to go.

Shipped Fast - Needed Note that Disk was Missing
I received the book very quickly thank you very much! This book was listed as new, but was missing the disk that should have come with it. I tried to contact the seller prior to purchasing the book, but did not receive a response. I contacted the seller after receiving the book, and was told it was not known that the book came with a disk. Otherwise great!

slightly dated version of java
Written in 2002, Mercer's book teaches Java from scratch. A well done pedagogy. That gets across the ideas in object oriented programming, as well as specific fluency in Java. The general purpose lessons and ideas in OO are timeless. And largely transportable to any other OO language like C# or C++.

The text also has a short history of how OO programming arose. Showing the earlier structured or procedural programming approach, as exemplified by Fortran or Pascal.

The coding examples are also a good introduction to writing graphical programs. Where the code often waits for user commands. With the associated ideas of registering callbacks (called listeners in Java) and of simple multithreading.

The biggest problem is that the Java is somewhat dated. Java has been through 2 major revisions since 2002. However, those tended to expand the set of classes in the standard distribution. Newer Javas are a superset of the Java treated in the book. ... Read more

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Rick Mercer Report: The Book was the publishing phenom of 2007, hogging the top of the bestseller lists. Prime ministers’ memoirs came and went, and RMR outstayed them all. And now it’s back — bigger and better and funnier than ever.

Rick Mercer Report: The Paperback Book is an updated, expanded remix of its bestselling predecessor, containing 10,000 words of new material from the show’s fifth season.

Rick’s celebrated rants are some of the sharpest political commentary to be found anywhere in the country’s media, and certainly the funniest. They are featured here, along with other moments from the show — including encounters with Conrad Black, Jean Chrétien, and Anne Murray — and many additional pieces, some of which first appeared on his website. Because when he’s not jumping into a lake with David Suzuki or Bob Rae, or helping the leader of the Green Party kill a tree, Rick Mercer likes to relax by blogging. From Kabul, say. Or the bearpit of a leadership convention.

Rick Mercer Report: The Paperback Book will help you make sense of five extraordinary years in the life of Canada — or at least laugh despite them. ... Read more

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Witty political commentary
Rick Mercer is a well-known Canadian comedian, political satirist and news junkie, having co-created and performed on "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" as well as the eponymous "The Rick Mercer Report."

One feature of both shows are his 3-4 minute one-camera rants against the Canadian government and parliamentary system. "Rick Mercer Report: The Book" contains a selection of these rants, as well as excerpts from his interviews with politicians. Short comments are also included to tie it all together.

Recommended for fans of the RMR, as well those interested in sharp, witty political commentary.
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Chapters: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Tom Green, Martin Short, Rick Mercer, Colin Mochrie, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Seán Cullen, Catherine O'hara, Dave Foley, Tony Rosato, Mark Mckinney, Kevin Mcdonald, Samantha Bee, Mary Walsh, Scott Thompson, Bruce Mcculloch, Geri Hall, Roman Danylo, Stewart Francis, Steve Smith, Shaun Majumder, Andy Jones, Robin Duke, Tommy Sexton, Luba Goy, Dan Redican, Jessica Holmes, Greg Malone, Trevor Boris, Elvira Kurt, Cathy Jones, Jon Dore, Gavin Crawford, Don Ferguson, John Morgan, Peter Wildman, Rick Green, Alan Park, Penelope Corrin, Johnny Wayne, Sabrina Jalees, Eddie Della Siepe, Greg Thomey, Frank Shuster, Mark Critch, Morag Smith, Roger Abbott, Paul Chato, Craig Lauzon, Nathan Fielder. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 218. 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: Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, winemaker and ufologist. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of The Blues Brothers (with John Belushi) and Ghostbusters and has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter. Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 at the Ottawa General Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in the Canadian capital where his father, Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer, worked as a policy adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. His mother, Lorraine (née Gougeon), is a secretary of French Canadian origin, and his brother, Peter, also became a comedy actor. Aykroyd was born with syndactyly (webbed toes), which was revealed in the movie Mr. Mike's Mondo Video and in a short film on Saturday Night Live (Don't Look Back In Anger). He was also born with heterochromia (a condition of having two different...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=49650 ... Read more

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Kapitel: Ralph Klein, Tom Green, Jan Rubes, Jonathan Mann, David Onley, Ann-Marie Macdonald, Monty Hall, Rick Mercer, Les Lye, Ben Mulroney, Namugenyi Kiwanuka. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Michael Thomas "Tom" Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian actor, rapper, writer, comedian, talk show host and media personality. He is best-known for his MTV television show The Tom Green Show, his short-lived marriage to actress Drew Barrymore and for his roles in such films as Freddy Got Fingered, Road Trip, Stealing Harvard and Charlie's Angels. In June 2003, Green had the chance to guest-host the Late Show with David Letterman which led to him hosting his own late-night talk show on MTV entitled The New Tom Green Show. From 2006-to-present, he has hosted his internet talk show Tom Green's House Tonight from his living room and as of January 2010 has started performing stand-up comedy on his world tour. Green was born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Mary Jane, a communications consultant, and Richard Green, a computer systems analyst and retired army captain. He grew up on a Canadian Army base and later lived in suburban Gloucester, Ontario where he attended Colonel By Secondary School. Green studied television broadcasting at Algonquin College and graduated in 1994. At age 15, Green started performing stand-up comedy at local clubs, most notably at Yuk Yuk's comedy club. While attending Algonquin College, Green hosted an over-night call-in show on the University of Ottawa's campus radio station, CHUO. The show, originally a rap music show entitled The Rap Show, was followed by an electronic music show hosted by Glenn Humplik. Through the proximity of their shows, Tom and Glenn met and became friends, based on a common love of zany antics. Tom's radio show soon shifted formats to a call-in show (upon the discovery of how to operate the studio's call-in lines) and the two joined forces to host The Midnight Caller Show. T...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Chapters: Rick Mercer, Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, Lynn Coady, Jay Pinkerton, Alan Park. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. 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: Richard Vincent "Rick" Mercer (born October 17, 1969 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and a blogger. Mercer first came to national attention in 1990, when he premiered his one man show Show Me the Button, I'll Push It, or Charles Lynch Must Die at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa. A pointed, satirical political commentary on Canadian life after Meech Lake, Show Me the Button made Mercer a national star as he toured the show across Canada. Mercer came to greater attention for his role in the satirical news show This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and his spinoff special Talking To Americans was the highest-rated comedy special in the history of CBC Television, with 2.7 million viewers. In 1992, he created and performed his second show, I've Killed Before, I'll Kill Again, which was also a popular touring show. Also in that year, he began to work with former CODCO members Cathy Jones, Mary Walsh, and with fellow Newfoundlander Greg Thomey, to create a new television series for CBC Television which became This Hour Has 22 Minutes. In the first eight seasons of 22 Minutes, Mercer provided some of the show's signature moments, including an Internet petition (on the 22 Minutes website) to force Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day to change his first name to Doris. Mercer's cleverly scripted two-minute "rants," in which he would speak directly to the camera about a current political issue, quickly became the show's signature segment. In 1998, he published a book, Streeters, which compiled many of his most famous 22 Minutes rants. It quickly became a national bestsel...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=351778 ... Read more

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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 : Mike Ward, Patrick Lagacé, Cory Doctorow, Rick Mercer, Nicolas Langelier, Zviane, Iris. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Mike Ward est un humoriste québécois né le 14 septembre 1973 à Québec, (Québec, Canada). Malgré les critiques l'accusant de vulgarité, Mike Ward est définitivement lancé sur la scène du spectacle, en 2003, avec le succès de Testostérone, diffusée sur le réseau télévisé TQS. Par la suite, Mike enchaînera les succès, dont le Mike Ward Show ainsi que L'gros show, séries qui étaient diffusées sur le réseau MusiquePlus. En 1993 et en 1994, Mike fera plusieurs spectacles dans les bars tels que Le Dagobert (Québec), Le Dogue (Montréal), le Station 10 (Montréal), le Comedy Works (Montréal) et le Comedy Nest (Montréal).De plus il a chanter un duo spectaculaire avec Henri-Paul : THE MAN ! En 1995, Mike Ward sortira diplômé de l'école nationale de l'humour, va collaborer à l'émission Besoin d'amour, diffusée sur TQS, participera à la tournée de l'école nationale de l'humour en faisant plus de 30 spectacles et fera une performance au Festival Juste Pour Rire ainsi que plusieurs autres à divers endroits. En 1996, Mike sera l'auteur pour Les Grandes Gueules pour CKMF 94,3. Il fera partie du Festival Juste Pour Rire et participera à l'émission Besoin d'amour sur TQS. Il écrira, en partie, le spectacle de Peter MacLeod et fera des spectacles d'humour au Québec. En 1997, Mike participera au Festival Juste Pour Rire, à Les parlementeries 3, à Chabada sur les ondes de TVA, à la rédaction du spectacle d'Anthony Kavanagh et à plusieurs autres performances. En 1998, Mike ira participer à la série télévisée Piment fort sur les ondes de TVA ainsi qu'à un spectacle pour fêter les 10 ans de l'école na...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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This tutorial is for the programmer who has no prior knowledge of object-oriented languages but wants to transition from an older high-level programming to C++. Even those with little programming experience can benefit from the information in this book. Software analysis and design is discussed and a project to sharpen programming skills is provided. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Rick Derringer, Wally Post, Bobby Hoying, Decurtins, Cory Luebke, Jackie Tavener, Todd Boeckman, Jeff Hartings, Henry Synck, Galen Cisco, Bruno Betzel, Jim Otis, Earl Wilson, Tennyson Guyer, Henry H. Schwartz, Jim Lachey, Frank le Blond Kloeb, Keven Stammen, Keith Faber, Joseph Gregory Dwenger, Jesse E. Moorland, Francis Celeste le Blond, William E. Tou Velle, David Hoelscher. Excerpt:No. 7, 14 item Career highlights and awards item item Career NFL statistics as of 2001 item Pass attempts : 456 item Pass completions : 244 item Percentage : 53.5 item TD -INT : 11-15 item Passing yards : 2,544 item QB Rating : 64.3 item Stats at NFL.com Bobby Hoying (born September 20, 1972, in St. Henry, Ohio ) is a former college and professional American football quarterback . High school career Hoying grew up in Mercer County, Ohio , attending St. Henry High School , where he won one football and two basketball state championships. College career Hoying played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes . In 1993, as a sophomore, he was named the Ohio State starting quarterback, but shared snaps with Bret Powers, a transfer from Arizona State . By 1994, Hoying acquired firm hold on the starting spot. In his career at Ohio State, Hoying completed 498 passes and 57 touchdown passes, both school records. He is second only to Art Schlichter on the Ohio State career passing yardage list. He was an outstanding college student and was selected as an All Big 10 Scholar Athlete. In 1995, he ranked tenth in the vote for the Heisman Trophy . His team mate, Eddie George, won that year. Hoying was selected to the Ohio State Football All-Century Team in 2000 and to the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 2008. Career passing statistics Year: Yards: Att.: Comp. Professional career Hoying was drafted in t... ... Read more