At first I cringed when I saw the $ for this book. It turns out that the book was worth about $1500 to me. AWESOME! Anybody who has a garage sale after reading these review is a moron.

I have heard independent approval of this book as well. A local radio guy who has a mutual fund investment show has mentioned it several times.

Used this easy guide for 1999 taxes- Did not realize some mileage for charity can be deducted. This workbook assists with the estimate of non cash donations-how to determine condition and value. There are tips for cash donation deductions. My tax accountant was impressed with this book.

This book is great! You make more money by giving it away than you do having a garage sale! If you go long form, you have to have this book! I just finished our taxes this year and we're actually going to get money back!

Before I review this book, I have to confess my belief that Bill Clinton is the most solidly corrupt person to ever hold the office of president, including crooks like Harding and Nixon. So, naturally I'm inclined to believe the worst about his sordid administration. That doesn't mean, however, that the book isn't true. There is certainly enough documented information here to warrant a full-scale investigation of Chinagate. Unfortunately, Attorney General Janet Reno, herself a likely crook, went out of her way to derail and even prevent such an investigation from happening. The very fact that Reno went to such lengths to protect the man who appointed her is a good indicator of how serious these charges may be. This book uncovers a whole web of shady deals involving a number of underhanded foreign agents, American businesses, and Clinton friends or administration officials. I won't go into all the details, but if this book is even 75% true, one almost has to conclude that Bill Clinton and Al Gore are guilty of either extreme carelessness or outright treason. This book is definitely not impressively well-written, but it will certainly capture the interests of angry Republicans (that's me) and open-minded Democrats. Besides, Timberlake and Triplett are investigators more than they are writers. Most extreme liberals and even many moderates who supported Clinton will dismiss this book as just another Lewinsky-like sabotage attempt on the part of "Clinton bashers" or "the vast right-wing conspiracy." And therein lies the problem with how most of this country views politics: we have become so excessively ideological that we no longer have the conviction to condemn corrupt politicians who we agree with on the issues. I'd like to think that, had I been alive at the time, I would have rooted for Nixon to be ousted from the presidency back in '73 and '74, even though I would have been a supporter of many of his policies. I'd also like to think that if Clinton were a conservative Republican with the same lack of ethics, I would still want him out of politics. As the authors of Year of the Rat tell us, Chinagate is a far worse and more politically damaging scandal than Lewinsky could have ever been. Though Clinton's corrupt handling of these issues may threaten the future security of our nation, the American (liberal) press was largely uninterested and this country's citizens were too busy watching Survivor or some other similar lowest common denominator fare to demand answers.

Every one who has read this book must be absolutely disgusted by the hypocricy of the White House and the manipulative filtering of news committed by the main stream media. The authors have layed out a very compelling case against both Clinton and Gore, proving they have betrayed the interests of the U.S. and its allies in exchange of illegal campaign monies from China. The stories about Lewinski, the other Jane Doe's and Danny Williams are trivial compared to the serious danger into which Clinton and Gore put the world by helping the People Republic of China modernize its Army and allowing China to export Weapons of Mass Destruction to the worst enemies of humanity. The book is very well-written and every allegation therein is supported by references to official reports and media news accounts. At the end, the reader feels helpless, realizing that the main stream media is not reporting seriously about these outstanding offenses, and the book has not received the exposure it deserves in the media. Fo this reason, I am going to buy multiple copies of the book and give them to friends.

Every American owes it to themselves to read this book. Future generations will ask was Lewinsky more important than the " The Year of the Rat" One must come to the reality that the PRC thinks in terms of generations and decades not like we Americans who look at tomorrow as a future. Their clandestine work paid off in spades,China for years worked at inflitrating our system of Democracy,in the Universities, Press and Media Just look at their agents they sent from Asian nations who acted on their behalf. The book reads as a who's who in Corporate Asia. How about the Congressmen and women who we elect and so strongly support the China propaganda of open markets. Our leaders in Congress have sold out the American's in every trade policy for decades. No this is not a right wing review it is the truth Read this book before you regret not reading it. After spending trillions in defense of our nation since WWII the politicians sold out for pennies on the dollar. While Clinton professes that for the first time in years our children can go to bed knowing that their are no missles aimed at America He did forget to add that the USA's Loral and Hughes corporations made sure to make him a liar!

I have been involved in the real estate industry as a creative investor for close to 15 years now and I believe that I have a pretty good handle on what works and what does'nt. The authors book on "flipping" properties has a number of strategies that I have implemented in my business and that have worked well. I "flipped" more than 10 properties in 2002 and have enjoyed the profits from those deals and continue to realize positive gains from the strategies that I have learned in Bronchick's and Dahlstom's book.

I would say that if you are starting in real estate investing or you want to try a new disipline of the real estate market this book gives you a solid foundation to build this type of financing strategy.

I've read a lot of books on real estate investing and they generally fall into two catogories: 1. Old, generic and out of date or 2. "Pie in the Sky"

This book is in its own category - practical, thorough AND full of new, creative ideas. This is definitely not a "pie in the sky" book on real estate (I read some other reviews here and I just don't understand how someone could even suggest that about this book).

The basic premise of the book is based on "quick-turning" properties for cash. I like this idea, since I have no aspirations of becoming a landlord. The book has a great chapter on rehabbing, but the focus is really on flipping junker properties to other investors who will do the rehab work.

The first few chapters cover the legal details of real estate transactions, which is something few books cover. I really like the practical comments the authors reveal based on their obvious experience in real estate. The forms in the back of the book are worth 5x the price of the book. My only complaint, however, is that I wish they were available on CD-ROM (I emailed one of the authors and he informed me that I would have to buy a more expensive course to get the forms on disk).

Flipping Properties concisely, yet comprehensively covers the creative real estate business. It is right to the point, covering all aspects of the business in a small amount of space, even providing the agreements and sample marketing materials needed to conduct business. Simultaneously, it's a great starting point for an aspiring real estate investor to get complete coverage of the business and a great source for experienced real estate investors to use as a reference. Worth many times the cost of the book if you put the information to use. I highly recommend it.

I read "Garage Sale Magic" less than a month ago, and just completed my first garage sale in almost ten years. The last time, I didn't do well and was frustrated. This time, I made well over a thousand dollars, and plan on having a sale each year. The book pointed out many important things to remember - it served as a good checklist for me before the sale. Very easy to read and put me in the right mood before the sale. I recommend it!

I bought this book after seeing it mentioned in a Readers Digest magazine, and found the book to be very worthwhile. Sure, it could have been written in a shorter book, but this isn't rocket science. It seemed that the writers tried to mix humor and information in a way to make it enjoyable. I read a different book on garage sales many years ago, and this book, despite its light writing style, had all the information I needed to do by far my most successful garage sale yet. I strongly recommend the book for first time or veteran garage sale holders.

I'm glad I read Garage Sale Magic before my latest garage sale. As a result of some of the ideas in the book, I had my largest garage sale by far, even though I did it in only 2 days. The idea about adding merchandise to the sale was very worthwhile. I also went into this sale with a better attitude, and had much more fun during the sale. I've read other books on garage and yard sales, but this one packed the most info in the most readable format. I plan on buying their video with some of the money I made.

After the hulabaloo of the recent film version of The End of the Affair, William Cash's book was a timely arrival, and a refreshing one. Like Cash, many Greene scholars feel that Greene's works are too frequently confused with his life. Art and life are distinct enough with most writers, but Greene more so, as he himself made many requests to his reading public to please not confuse his fiction with fact. Neil Jordan's film, however well-done, fell into this confusing fact with fiction trap, and even went so far as to cast Julianne Moore in the role of Sarah because she so resembled Catherine Walston (despite the fact that she does not fit the description of Sarah Miles). Cash's book blows open the doors that have been shut too long on the real story of the 'end of the affair' and shows us how different, in fact, Greene's relationship was from Bendrix's.

Cash's research, which was carefully and meticulously done, is written out in a clear and readable style, and his collections of anecdotes and new stories (so much, after all, has already been written) makes the book a goldmine for a Greene scholar. Cash's interview(s) with Vivien Greene, in particular, are valuable in what they tell us about their marriage and about Greene as a person - Greene's faults are laid open for us all to see, and while some of what is revealed pains the reader, it is helpful, all the same, in putting Greene's work in perspective to his life.

An impressive piece of writing overall and a much-needed contribution to the vast field of Greene scholarship. However, the main shortcoming of the book is that it lacks an index, and should a second edition be in the works, it would much behoove Cash to compile one.

I am a lover of Greene's books and one of my all time favourite books is the End of The Affair so i enjoyed this immensely. It really made me appreciate what a complex person Greene was. I found myself being drawn in on what are at times quite mundane facts but nonetheless facinating. Catherine Walston remains a mystery to me. Well worth a read if ,like me you read the End of the Affair and wanted to find out more about the real story behind it. Very enjoyable

I'm a Graham Greene addict and have just really enjoyed Gloria Emerson's "Loving Graham Greene". I liked the Neil Jordan film of The End of the Affair and read a rave review of this true account of the real life love affair between Greene and his American nymphomaniac mistress Catherine Walston in The London Spectator whilst visiting England earlier this year for an antique fair. I got a signed copy at Hatchards and read it on the plane on way back to New York and loved it. The book is a sort of literary detective investiagation into the importance of adultery to literature, played out against a background of Ireland, Paris, London, Rye, New York --- where i have family -- and Cambridge. Catherine Walston is one of the most intriging muses of modern literature, like Slyvia Plath only more erotic and dangerous. How Greene managed to still write his 500 words a day i have no idea. Anyhow, I'm giving this book as Christmas presents to several of my literary friends...Pity their are no pix in the book, other than on the cover.

A scathing chronicle of William and Nackey Loeb's tenure at the Manchester Union-Leader, New Hampshire's largest newspaper. The only paper with statewide circulation, Loeb took advantage of his monopoly to become a spoiler in national politics. The book covers Loeb's acquisition of the paper, its mismanagement, his adulterous affair with Scripps-Howard heiress Nackey Gallowhur, and the use of the paper for their personal vendettas. Sadly it's a little outdated since William died c. 1980 and it doesn't cover Nackey's involvement of the paper in Pat Buchanan's presidential campaigns in the 1990's. Still, it's still a bold critique, especially when you consider it was written at a time when Loeb had virtual blacklist power in the state.

I was there. I heard the people around Shreveport talk about the Hayride. Elvis was no big asset to the show. There are to many errors in the book for anyone to take it as truth. If he is going to take credit for anything he should also take credit for causing the show to loose it's place in Country Music.

Mr. Logan says Faron Young had a series of relatively brief marriages. Actually, Faron Young had only one marriage and it ended in divorce after 32 years. If Horace Logan is so wrong there, how can I believe anything else he says?

This volume was originally published under the title, "Elvis, Hank, and Me: Making Musical History on the Louisiana Hayride," and it's a tremendously more accurate title than the abbreviated "Louisiana Hayride Years." Although Logan was the guiding light of the show, serving as its creator and producer during its first ten years, his book focuses more on Elvis and Hank, than on the Hayride itself.

His insights into these two megastars, each at the very beginning of their climb to fame, are interesting, to be sure, but there was so much more to be covered. In addition to the two icons, numerous other country acts began or expanded their stardom on the Hayride, and though Logan provides some interesting anecdotes about Johnny and Jack, Kitty Wells, Faron Young, Slim Whitman, Webb Pierce, Johnny Horton, Johnny Cash and George Jones, he never really delves into the Hayride itself.

His dishing on the Grand Ole Opry, while probably close to the bone, is a poor substitute for a deeper discussion of how the Hayride itself worked. There's some interesting analysis of why the Hayride kept giving up its stars to Nashville, but having been written so long after-the-fact, the of-the-moment accounts focus more on the stars than the show. One never really gets a feel for the Hayride's own arc of fame, nor the nuts-and-bolts of how the show (both stage and radio) operated.

That said, and even with the factual errors noted elsewhere, this is a worthwhile first-hand account of a seminal program that fostered one of the great transitional periods in country music's history.

This slight book is not worth the...price tag. It's price listings are simply common sense. A "good" used item is valued approximately half of its new price. Subtract a few bucks for "poor" condition, add a few bucks for "excellent" condition.
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My CPA is recommending this book to all of his clients. I found it very helpful with all sorts of deductible items I never would have thought about. I'm convinced it's going to save me money on my taxes this year. I'll know what to be thinking about for next year now. Very informative and easy to read.

This book has been absolutely incredible! I have always donated used items, but only deducted the maximum amount allowed without itemizing. The very first month I used this book for my donated items, my deductions exceeded $1000! Granted, I've been cleaning closets and a basement, but I have plenty more rooms and a garage that still needs sifting. I'll never again waste my time having a yard sale.