Subjects:  1. Brothers and sisters   2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General   3. Children: Grades 4-6   4. Family - Multigenerational   5. Family - Orphans & Foster Homes   6. Fiction   7. Grandfathers   8. Orphans   

Subjects:  1. Art   2. Art & Art Instruction   3. California   4. Catalogs   5. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum   6. Graphic Arts   7. Individual Artist   8. San Marino   9. Blake, William   

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A Page Flipping Book
Dan Marino,WOW what a player. Dan has broken many records and they are all in this book. This fantastic book shows how generous Danin was. He was one of the only NFL players to help charaties in need. Oh yeah, and is lucky number 13, he acctully picked that number when his dad was the coach and he was the last one to pick his uniform,13 was an unlucky number back then. Read about this fact and million of others as you flip through this tremendous book. Richard Rambeck did an awesome job writing this book. I recommend this great book to anyone. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1961-   2. Biography   3. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation   4. Biography/Autobiography   5. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography   6. Football players   7. Juvenile literature   8. Marino, Dan,   9. United States   10. Marino, Dan   

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The reason I devoted my life to wastewater treatment.
When I was a small boy growing up in the slums of Lesotho, I lived under the assumption that I would follow my father and work in the mines in South Africa. It was what our family had always done, and I would continue the tradition. If you had told me back then that I would grow up to invest in wastewater treatment, I would have said "Who are you? You're crazy! Get out out of my custard!" because you would have been standing in my custard. But I would have been wrong. After I ran away from home to Copenhagen, an old friend contacted me because he had heard I was broke. He gave me this book. Marino and Boland changed my life. I went from a scared little Besotho runaway to a plump and powerful player in just one year of investing smartly in wastewater treatment. If it hadn't been for this book, I might of had to resort to selling off my body parts for food money. Thank you Marino and Boland. I love you. I will do anything you want. You can have all my money. You can live in my house. You can have my firstborn child. I thank you. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Case studies   2. Environmental Engineering & Technology   3. Finance   4. Government - State & Provincial   5. Government policy   6. Natural Resources   7. Nature   8. Nature/Ecology   9. Politics - Current Events   10. Purification   11. Sewage   12. Sewage Disposal And Treatment   13. Sewage disposal plants   

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On the record - Not too factual
It didn't seem that Dan reviewed this book before it was printed. One part of the book, Dan says he threw the trick play against the NY Jets to Fryar. That was wrong, it was Ingram. The next error is that he was making NY think he was going to throw it into the dirt. There is no dirt in NY, it is all Turf. Last, he said that the noice is so loud with all the NY Fans in the stadium. Everyone in NY knows that that stadium is 1/3 Dolphins Fans when Miami comes into town.

Great pictures, Marino speaks
Some excellent pictures of both the Dolphins and Marino. Marino speaks of both the good and the mediocre of his career from his upbringing and his family through his wife and kids. He doesn't touch on any huge surprises or vent any frustrations. A good book for the huge Marino fan. I went through it in about 1/2 an hour sitting in the store. Nice for the coffee table ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography   2. Biography / Autobiography   3. Biography/Autobiography   4. Football   5. Football players   6. Sports - Football   7. United States   

Subjects:  1. Congresses   2. Multispectral photography   3. Remote Sensing Techniques   4. Remote sensing   5. Science/Mathematics   

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My All-time Favorite!
I come from a family of librarians and English teachers, and we do a lot of reading... It really means something to call a book your favorite. This one is definitely worth the time-- good plot, good characters, a good all-around, albeit slightly trashy in that popular-fiction way, read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Espionage/Intrigue   2. Fiction - Espionage / Thriller   

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lawyer from vancouver
I had past dealings with the author. I found him to be quite conceited, incorrigible, and a liar. I always wondered how he could drive around in an $85,000 BMW, and own and race 10-12 thoroughbred race horses a year up until a few years ago.

I practice in the mining and securities field and find alot of the information detailed to be factual, and know that alot of the information put forward occurs on a daily basis.

The scoundrel reveals dastardly deeds that I wouldn't condone, he belongs in jail.

The book is worth a read.

Surprised, bought 10 copies to hand out as presents
I have been an active investor in junior mineral exploration companies for over 30 years. I actually bought this book in the spring of 2003 and was so taken aback by it, that I bought an extra 10 copies to hand out as christmas presents to friends who invest/speculate.

Many of the disclosures in this book helped me understand better some of the losses I had experienced in the market over the years in dealing with scum promoters. The book also helped me in the recent bull market in penny mining stocks. I was also a big fan of the book, "Rampaging Bulls", published in 1992, another book revealing many Vancouver Stock Exchange scams.

The author pulls no punches in telling it like it is. No doubt this has caused him enemies especially with the enforcement authorities as he reveals the rampant daily fraud that goes undetected and that has never been documented by them. He also reveals the dirty deeds and tricks of newsletter writers, research analysts, and how newspaper columnists obtain their padded information.

I would recommend this book to everyone. For less than $20.00 canadian,less than what a trade costs, you can be that much more informed. I will be purchasing more copies for work mates and friends who haven't already received a copy as a christmas present.

I also visited the website and emailed the author, who replied pleasantly without looking to rip me off.

Incoherent
The author may have had some interesting things to say. Unfortunately it was so poorly written, and appears unedited, that you can't understand most of what's presented. There's even a puctuation error in the title (Manipulator<'>s). Obviously this was was self published.

His terms aren't defined and while I'm sure they have meaning to him, it leaves the reader wondering what he is talking about. For example, he talks of companies getting 50K from an investor, and "washing" it in and out many times to give the appearance of 450K. Since there is no more detail you wonder exactly how this is done and why there is a benefit to the manipulator. Detailing the accounting would be helpful.

It was so difficult to read that I felt I would have to go through and edit it just so I could understand what was meant. To understand what he was trying to say, many lines had to be reread several times because of the poor punctuation, run on and incomplete sentences.

Basically, you should stay away from low quality penny stocks. He mentions how looking at the bid/ask structure can be a tip off. Many of the things he says you should look out for are things the average person will never be able to find out. Even though he says large cap stocks can be manipulated, the examples are low quality issues that have higher prices with little volume and tiny float. He contends that the only reason to buy stocks is for their dividends, and that is the only way to be sure it is not a manipulated stock. I disagree, there are many reasons why a company doesn't pay dividends but that's another issue. There can still be financial shenanigans in dividend paying stock though it might have to be more creative.

Much of the focus is on smaller mineral exploration companies since that is his background. The book also is an advertisement for his services to check out stocks for you. If his reports are written anything like the book, you won't get anything out of them. I checked out his web site, a single page with a few charts of penny stocks and an invitation to email him for a quote for his services. Buyer beware. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics   2. Business / Economics / Finance   3. Business/Economics   4. Education   5. Investments & Securities - General   6. Personal Finance - Investing   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics   2. Career/Job   3. Careers - Job Hunting   4. Careers - Resumes   5. Careers / Job Opportunities   6. Resume Writing   7. Resumes (Employment)   8. Râesumâes (Employment)   9. Advice on careers & achieving success   10. Business & Economics / Resumes   11. Writing & editing guides   

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Mother Goose Time is a "must have" for teachers and parents
Mother Goose Time is a classic collection of rhymes, songs and poems for children. As a librarian who works with infants and toddlers I found this book to be an invaluable resource. Many of the nursery rhymes are familiar and bring back memories of childhood. The tips for interacting with little ones ring true and have very practical applications. Although aimed at the librarian, this book is essential for parents, teachers, caregivers and anyone who wants to get some toothless grins, touch the minds of little ones and start the spark that creates a lifelong love of reading. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity programs   2. Babysitters   3. Child Care/Parenting   4. Children's libraries   5. Education / Teaching   6. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies   7. Infants   8. Juvenile Fiction   9. Library & Information Science   10. Services for   

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Subjects:  1. Communication   2. Communication In Medicine   3. Communication in science   4. Communication of technical inf   5. Communication of technical information   6. Education   7. Oral communication   8. Philosophy & Social Aspects   9. Science   10. Scientific Communication   

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Very Good Book
I am a 9 year old kid in Spanish immersion. I read this book for a book report (4th grade)and there was a lot of action. I really think this book should be used for a lot more book reports. It was sort of hard to read in Spanish but I think it was worth it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General   2. Juvenile Fiction   3. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic   4. Spanish: Grades 2-3   5. Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic   

Subjects:  1. Activity programs   2. Children's libraries   3. Language   4. Language Arts & Disciplines   5. Libraries and infants   6. Libraries and toddlers   7. Library & Information Science   8. Reference   9. Teaching Methods & Materials - General   10. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading   11. United States   

Subjects:  1. Authorship   2. Health/Fitness   3. Medical / Nursing   4. Nursing   5. Nursing - Assessment & Diagnosis   6. Nursing - General   7. Nursing - Reference   8. Nursing Diagnosis   9. Physical Diagnosis (Nursing)   10. methods   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Biography / Autobiography   2. Children: Grades 4-6   3. Sports & Recreation - Football   

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He saved lives
This book explains addiction from an addict's perspective very well. The story is well written and includes details which make you think twice about using drugs. The book details the struggles he faced to open the world's most successful rehabilitation center. Bravo to Vinny for his efforts to help people help themselves. He is gone but his Habilitat lives on! Great easy read!

From a Reader
Journey from Hell is about Vinny Marino, a heroin addict at the age of thirteen. He overcame his heroin addiction through a series of visits to rehab. Then he started his own rehabilitation center called Habilitat. Some of his more interesting adventures included overdosing on a rooftop and then waking up the next morning with a DOA tag on his big toe. Another interesting adventure that Vinny has had was at the Daytop Rehab Center. Vinny and the rest of the center were having a group meeting. Vinny and another resident were battling verbally when Vinny became hostile and decided to just get up and leave Daytop. When Vinny left Daytop, he had forgotten that he was still on probation from a previous encounter with the law. A couple of months went by when Vinny got caught stealing cigarettes. Vinny went back to Daytop the next morning and was treated like a baby. The directors shaved his head and made him wear a diaper, and no one was aloud to talk to him.
The ideas in the book were put together well and were very interesting concepts. There was good voice, it could have been better, but for the most part the voice was good. The word choice was excellent, very well put in every chapter. The organization of the book was very well thought out.
I enjoyed reading the book, I don't think there is anything missing out of the book, it was very well put together and the detail was totally imaginable. I give the book 4 stars. I would recommend this book to an addict that wants to turn their life around and start clean. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography   2. Biography / Autobiography   3. Biography/Autobiography   4. Drug Abuse   5. Drug And Alcohol Abuse Treatment   6. Narcotic addicts   7. Rehabilitation   8. Specific Groups - Special Needs   9. United States   

Subjects:  1. Children's Baby/Preschool   2. General   

Subjects:  1. Animals - General   2. Children's 9-12   

Subjects:  1. Children's All Ages   2. Interactive Adventure