Good book to teach you the basic concepts of foosball, but you will not walk away from reading this book being an A+ player. It gives basic advice on shooting, but did teach me the roll-over shot. Defensive advice is not very in-depth, no specific advice on stopping specific shots. However, being the only foosball book out there, it ain't bad.

Wow! I was amazed to find this book on foosball. It has great sections on passing, shooting, and defense, and the stuff at the end is pretty funny. I would recommend this book for beginners and experienced players who just want a book on foosball.

Here we have all six issues of the Incredible Hulk's first series. It's a fun series. It holds up pretty well, other than the commie smashing. You can see how they were struggling with how to present the Hulk in the early days. They change his color, his means of transformation, his powers and his personality all within these six issues. The hardcover format with glossy pages is an excellent presentation of this material. If you can afford it, it's a good deal. It's still cheaper than buying the original issues.

My very first encounters with The Incredible Hulk came in my childhood, watching the television series, starring Bill Bixby. As a fan of the show, I thought that the way it was presented, mirrored how Marvel Comics titans Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, had envisioned the character. I had no idea that the comic book origin and mytholgy of the Hulk was completely different. As I started to delve into the world of superheroes, I sought out any book that featured characters I liked, The Hulk was among those heroes. I have to say that as much I liked the show and how it entertained, I prefer the mythology of the comic book, over the show. I see both incarnations as individual entities, very loosely related, like a cousin, 7 times removed.

As the Hulk returns to the spotlight, thanks to the film version, and as an owner of other Marvel Masterworks editions, the Hulk was a natural choice. Volume One reprints the first six issues of the comic book series. Written at a time when fears over nuclear war with the Soviet Union, was an every day reality, the plight of Dr. Bruce Banner struck a chord with readers. Another popular aspect of the character is of course his brute strength, as well as his similarties with Frankenstien-the misunderstood monster. It was great to read these early adventures. It was interesting to see the Hulk as a grey behemouth for the first issue, as opposed to the now famous color green. Stan Lee's stories, in the book, may have a certian 60's feel to them..but they still hold up and are lots of fun to read. The lengendary art from Jack Kirby for issues 1-5 (Spiderman's artist at the time, Steve Ditko, completed the chores on issue #6) is made even bolder, brighter and better (is that even possibe?), thanks to the use of glossy pages in the book

My only real problem with this book is that it's so much shorter than most of the others in the Marvel Masterworks series. What a shame... The book also reprints the original 6 covers, an introduction from Hulk Co-creator Stan Lee, first penned in 1989. The six issue reprint should have been longer though. That said, the 150 page book, is still reommended

This is not the same book as that reviewed below - there is some mistake here.As far as I know it was never released in paperback and was written when Len Wein was a child!

The book is a hardback collection from 1989 featuring the first six issues (the comic was cancelled after that)of the Incredible Hulk in his own magazine from 1962 & 1963. The quality of the reproduction & colors are superb.

The first issue he is grey, but as this did not work well with the printing capabilities of the time, from issue 2 he was depicted as the familiar "jolly green giant!"

With writing by Stan Lee and illustrations by Jack (King) Kirby (Steve - Spider-man - Ditko) took over with the 6th. issue's art), this is essential for anyone collecting the Hulk who can not afford the thousands of $$$ for the original comics (and who of us can!)Great stuff and brings back many memories!

I love to read or hear stories of people's mistakes, not so much because I like to laugh at people, but because it makes me feel better about my own mistakes -- I know I'm not alone.

I did enjoy this book generally, but I have to say that I was quite disappointed in the number of exchanges included that were off-color and/or foul-mouthed. I know that in many ways this just reflects people in real life, but this is precisely why these aren't so funny. It's the things that are out of the ordinary that that catch me off guard and make me laugh.

The 2nd book of 2 by Charles M. Sevilla that takes a humorous look at the goings on in courtrooms around the country. I'm sure that a lot of you have gotten the e-mail with excerpts from this book (which is what prompted me to buy the book and the 1st "Disorderly Conduct"). I enjoyed this book and got some chuckles out loud. Anyone in or around the legal professions should find this book amusing. Amusing illustrations illuminate some of the quotes. There are bits of this book that are more amusing than others, but what I find amusing you may not. I still feel that there is enough in this book to make everyone smile (if not chuckle). An interesting addition to this book are the names and cities of the people who submitted the quotes to Mr. Sevilla (there was even one from my home town of West Chester). Which I guess now would be a good time to add - the author originally wrote a column that used this type of humor (and quotes) prompting people from around the country to start sending him their additions. After a while he had enough for 2 books. Over all this is a good book. It would be great for the beach - pick it up, put it down and pick it up again, no worrying about loosing your place in the story.

Another fun romp through the legal system by Sevilla. Apparently having exhausted all the legal anecdotes he could find in the first two, this one is based on contributions from lawyers all across the country (most notably the Menendez brothers' lawyer, Leslie Abramson).

As usual, stupid defendants, wild witnesses, hapless lawyers, careless judges, and a bevy of other legal personnel, make for a fine afternoon's reading and a good addition to your library of legal humor.

I was hard pressed to find a page that didn't include an analogy to some sport. Football to speed skating, the book was extremely difficult to follow for someone that doesn't sit in front of a television all weekend. The stories were shallow and certainly not from the authors own experience. This book is prime Dilbert fodder and in fact I will send my copy to Scott and anxiously await his cartoons derived from it.

I have watched people, including myself, get deaply involved with some of the most insignificant or profound things. This book explained to me WHY this happens.

Totally a fun read, so logical & practical I wonder where this has been all my business life. Work should be more fun, and the author unlocks the secrets that everyone needs to really enjoy their jobs. Great stories, examples strike home with any sports lover. Would love to see a followup helping to implement these concepts into a company. I've read it twice and plan to read it again. Very exciting stuff!!

I wasn't really that interested in solving the puzzles of the game. I actually dislike adventure games. But I am a huge fan of the Rama series of books and I bought the game so I could explore Rama myself. After getting frustrated from getting stuck, I bought the book to help me get through the puzzles and get through the rest of the game. The book is easy to follow, descriptive, and shows helpful screen shots. The trouble is, I still get stuck, even when I follow the book to the letter. At a certain point, if you supposedly have done everything right, a certain event is supposed to happen in the game, after many tries, it never happens and I can't get any further.

I picked up a copy of this excellent guide through the game out of desperation, when technical problems (not related to the game itself) caused me to have to reinstall Rama and start over. At the time, I had made my way through about 85% of the game's plot line and puzzles, over the course of several months of casual game play. The walkthrough format is very easy to follow, and it allows you to decide how much help you use, because it is broken down according to the various areas within the game that you must explore and solve your way through. A word of caution--the walkthrough is so concise, you may find it hard to put down, and rely on your own skills. If used sparingly, you will enjoy all of the rewards that Rama offers, without getting hopelessly stuck in some of the more difficult areas of the game.

The RAMA game is an excellent game for anyone who enjoys the plot-and-puzzle game type. If Arthur Clarke is already an author on your shelf, you will additionally enjoy taking a tour of his RAMA spaceship and the diverse life forms encountered therein. You are a replacement astronaut on a mission to explore the RAMA spaceship and assess whether it compromises earth's security. The original commander died mysteriously before you arrived. You must explore the ship from end to end, solving puzzles and collecting everything in sight, to find out whether RAMA is a marvel or a menace and to unravel the intrigues whirling around you as you interact with the rest of the crew.

The puzzles are challenging and it's easy to get stuck. That's why the strategy guide is a great companion to the game. Use it judiciously to extend the play and surprise of the game, or follow it step-by-step as a walk-through, this book will provide the clues, answers, and order of events required to complete the game.

This book is super for any birdie fan. Perfect for anyone who is doing the musical. It is really a good read.

One cannot visit Lee's Ferry without becoming curious about Emma Lee, John D. Lee's courageous and lonely wife, who lived alone at the Ferry while her husband was off fraternizing with Mormon bishops and ending up taking the fall for church leaders in the Mountain Meadow Massacre. Reading her life story, including giving birth alone in the rude cabin on the bank of the Colorado River, her dealings with Lee's other wives, and her steadfast and unswering loyalty to her husband, is a sobering look at the demands of a pioneer, and a Mormon wife.

This little book by Charles Mraz, (93 when he wrote the book), of Middlebury, Vermont, is a great introduction to the use of Bee Venom Therapy (BVT) in the treatment of arthritis, M.S. and other auto-immune diseases. Mr. Mraz began using BVT over 60 years ago, and has helped thousands of people, including myself, free of charge. In fact, what little he may make from the publication of this book is the only financial reward he has received from helping so many. The book is a personal account, not overly scientific, very readable. In fact, it may want for a bit more of his vast, albeit un-credentialed, medical knowledge. If you are the least bit interested in BVT for yourself or loved one, but maybe thinking it sounds absolutely crazy, (as I first did!), this book just might ease your fears and give you hope. Charles Mraz claims it works. I can tell you, he's right!

SHAPING SURVIVAL is a wonderful quartet of essays written by four talented and accomplished American Indian women from the Northern Plains. Each woman opens personal windows to her experiences of survival in the midst of prejudice and abusive situations beginning in early childhood. Each of these four life stories is a tribute to American Indian spirit, intellect, and patience, and each challenges the pervasive stereotypes and domineering attitudes still common in general society. The thoughtful reader of SHAPING SURVIVAL will come away with new respect for the strength of spirit and courage that thrives among American Indian communities and how that strength makes American better.

I've read many books by Arthur C. Clarke, all of them were very good, clear, and right to the point. The Rama series (only the ones written with Gentry Lee. Rendezvous With Rama is an exception), on the other hand, are not written by our beloved scifi master. RamaII, Garden of Rama, and Rama Revealed are all written by Gentry Lee, LITERALLY. I have read their online interview, and Gentry Lee said that ALL THE TEXT IS WRITTEN BY HIM, and that ACC only reads it and points out the corrections. I believe we all see what's going on here. The idea presented in Rendezvous With Rama is no longer of any significance in the book. Your eyes must endure the burden of reading BORING descriptions of main character's lives , feelings, memories, mystic visions of Nicole, and all that nonsense. The writing style is absolutely not consistent with Sir Clarke. Everything is so slow, so indirect, so allusive. The whole book seems like an unbelievable fantasy story. I am purposefully not commenting on what it is about, because you wouldn't want to read it. Many vocabulary words in the book are repeated much too often, it even seems that he(who wrote this) was sitting there in his study browsing in the dictionary, looking for words to put in. The plot at the core is very simple, it would interest many people, teens, and young adults. However, although there is nothing unknown for them in here, this book is not appropriate for younger readers, and even some of the more traditional adults. There are too many unnecessary scenes of sex, which you will never find in any of the other REAL books of ACC. Dillemmas about reproduction and human line preservation which the heroine has to face, are also too inapropriate for a book with Arthur C. Clarke's name on it. Nonetheless, this is a very interesting book to read, it's a real page turner at SOME parts. I sometimes got very involved in the story and was reading it late at night. In the end I was not happy, ending was disappointing. I even wish I didn't read this book at all, so that I'd still be guessing Rama's purpose. Please don't forget to rate my review.

This review concerns the whole Rama series, from 'Rendezvous' to 'Revealed'. I consider this series to be one of the great tales of our time. The concept is intriguing, to say the least. And while certain key questions are answered along the way, there remains a lot of unresolved mystery (as there should be in a tale like this). Each answered question poses at least three new ones: it's just like science. Rama may be revealed, but she's definitely not naked! Not everything is perfect, though. Clarke and Lee portray the human race as utterly xenophobic, totally paranoid, outright genocidal and undescribably stupid. While it's certainly true that we humans are doing a LOT of things wrong, I feel that the authors are over-emphasizing our destructive nature. This also leads to a certain predictability in the plot. That said, I think the series is a masterpiece, and I've read it from start to finish in one, long breath. Some will find the books to be on the 'soft' side, but I consider it to be SF of the highest level.

It's actually been a long time since I read this book, much less the series. The first review that I wrote here was incomplete and was written in a mood that was only temporary, juvenile and confused. I write again only to fully explain myself.

I now realize how much Gentry Lee helped with the character development. Anyone less than a complete moron ought to realize realize how much skill it takes to conjure up so many characters, make them real, and have such a heart-wrenching tale to tell with them. Clarke made a good move taking in Lee.

What fascinated and pleased me the most was the aging relationship between Richard Wakefield and Nicole des Jardins. Not only them, but their children's vastly different paths in life were shocking, heart-warming, and sobering. The fact that the characters were so real, so personal, so THERE, made the science fiction plot that they resided in far better than it would have been without them.

When you reach the end of the book, it is as if you're losing a friend. Through thousands of pages you have followed these characters; seen what they've done with their extraordinary, fictitious lives.

The sheer scale of the story is something I will treasure for the rest of my life. The constant discovery, awe, and mystery of: Where did this ship come from? then What are these creatures inside? and finally What in Heaven's name is going on and What's going to happen to us now??

Granted, the series has its moments of unwarranted quote-unquote "smut," but I guess the ultra-liberalism with the writing of character activity only helps develop them further, at a more "personal" level.

In conclusion, I think that the old preacher's explanation of the whole "Rama Mission" was not only satisfying, but awe-inspiring and it held mystery to ponder even after the story in writing was concluded.