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Bare-faced messiah : the true story of L. Ron Hubbard
Published in Unknown Binding by M. Joseph ()
Author: Russell Miller
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An excellent bio of one the century's greatest con artists.

L. Ron Hubbard, "founder" of Scientology, has the true story of his life laid bare in this book by Russell Miller. The book proves that Hubbard was a remarkable man... Though not at all in the way Scientologists are taught.

Hubbard, who wrote science fiction for pulp magazines at a penny-a-word in the 40s, hit upon the realization that "the way to make real money is to start a religion," leading to the birth of Dianetics and Scientology. This book tracks the amazing life of Hubbard- from his humble beginnings which he felt compelled to embellish upon; through a disastrous stint in the Navy, where he later claimed to have been the first U.S. serviceman wounded in WWII; to the jailing of his wife and nearly a dozen of Scientology's top management in the early '80s for illegal break-ins and infiltration of government agencies; and, finally, to his death in 1986 in a trailer in the desert- addicted to drugs and delirious.

Bare Faced Messiah is required reading for anyone even vaguely aware of the controversies that have surrounded the man, and his "church," since its beginning.

Read This Instead of Dianetics
If you are thinking about reading Dianetics or any such LRH book, or even (gasp!) joining Scientology, I urge you to read this book first. It exposes Hubbard for who he really was (or is, as some would say). He was not a war hero, a nuclear physicist, or any of the other multitude of things that he claimed to be. Such fanatical claims are to be believed (unlike the Scientology bull) because the book is exhaustively researched, with an extensive bibliography and with many footnotes. Seriously, L. Ron Hubbard was an evil, paranoid, and highly complex individual, although unquestionably a brilliant man. Many of the things that he did are disturbing, it is amazing that people would eat all of his dogma and do all of the ridicilous things that he asked. A brilliant read.

Well Documented
I've read Miller's book once and reread several chapters to use in countering claims by Scientologists as to Ron's great accomplishments. The book was not as attacking as Paulette Cooper's Scandal of Scientology. It simply states what he believes happened based on many thorough taped interviews with personal aides and associates of Ron. Also he uses government documents to back up his description of Ron's checkered military career and sleazy attempt to get government handouts. I was a Scientologist for 15 years and I appreciate his tracking this beast's movements across the United States , through Mediterranean ports, across the U.S again to his quietly paranoid end in California. It is a great read and should be a bible for any anti-Scientology advocates.

Out of the Cradle: Exploring the Frontiers Beyond Earth
Published in Paperback by Workman Publishing Company (1984)
Authors: William K. Hartmann, Ron Miller, and Pamela Lee
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Good artwork, but really just a children's book
"Out of the Cradle" is a great book to buy for children who are interested in space, to get them more excited. However, the artwork in some places is outdated, and there is little but token human presence in any of the pictures. For the purposes that this book serves, I think that the original pictures are far more tantalizing than some watercolor facsimiles.

This is THE book to read on space exploration.
This is the finest illustrated book on space exploration I have ever come across. The knowledge of the authors is impeccable, the illustrations are stunning, and the captions are evocative. Though most visuals are "artists' impression" of the scenario, the imagination behind the art is mind-boggling. Whether it is Jupiter as seen from Io, or Saturn looming over mysterious Iapetus, the pictures are truly amazing. A must read for all space buffs.

My favorite book about space exploration
This is a very beautiful book. Besides well-written text, dozens of full-color paintings fill the pages of this volume. I have never seen our hoped-for future in the solar system portrayed better than here. Buy this book so that you, too, can be inspired by its message and awed by the wonderful artwork.

Econometric Foundations Pack with CD-ROM
Published in Hardcover by Cambridge University Press (2000)
Authors: Ron C. Mittelhammer, George G. Judge, and Douglas J. Miller
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Good software bundle
The book itself and the software programs themselves are "independently" valuable. Especially, GAUSS instruction programs are well organized, but the system itself is a little bit old(GAUSS 3.2 Light for WIN 95/NT) and Aptech version-up offer has already expired you might take into your account. There are huge amount of descriptions about GAUSS program not in book but in CD software, from Ruud Koning's GAUSS instruction to searchable GAUSS maling list archive(1995-1999) and very useful matrix review manual. But you may have to consider that the content of book itself does not describe any GAUSS but adds computer problem sets as bonus and that whole GAUSS computer problem requires original "ef" library inside CD and does not support higher edition of GAUSS(You should run inside GAUSS 3.2). The book is for advanced readers only(after reading Greene) and is not a classical econometric book which covers time series. So, this is best for those who are in in the field of Bayesian, nonparametric, or a little bit skewed to theory of that kind, but not good for those who are in the field of "classical" econometrics, time series and financial related. No time series stuff described at all.

good book for those taking second course in econometrics
the book is recommended reading for those who are taking a second course in econometrics, either as supplementary textbook or as a stand alone.

Planets: A Guide to the Solar System (Golden Guides)
Published in Paperback by Golden Books Pub Co (Adult) (1990)
Authors: Mark R. Chartrand and Ron Miller
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A fundamental reference book on the solar system
A typical Golden Guide pocket book. This book is a fact-filled reference work on the solar system. It should be in any astronomer's library. Full color and full of pictures it covers all the planets, the sun, moon, and a general guide to the night sky.

Using Windows 98 Preview Edition
Published in Paperback by Que (1999)
Authors: Ron Person, Michael Miller, and Mike Miller
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A Great Teaching Reference
Using Windows 98, while being only a preview edition, is a great resource. There is enough content for beginning and intermediate level courses. While I prefer color graphics with screen shots, this book does offer easy step-by-step instructions for most tasks. For a beginning level course the first 12 or so chapters are great, and then skipping to the end for an introduction to the help system is called for. The middle section of the book is has perfect content for an intermediate level course. The only two things I do not like about the book are that it doesn't have colored graphics, as I mentioned before, and it is a preview edition, which means that small amounts of information are incorrect.

Voice Tradition And Technology: A State-of-the-Art Studio
Published in Paperback by Singular Publishing (09 July, 1999)
Authors: Garyth Nair, Donald Miller, and Ron Nair
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A Comprehensive Guide to Technology in the Studio
This book is a fantastic "how-to" on the use of technology in the voice studio, and a fascinating treatise on the need for cooperation between speech pathologists and vocal pedagogues (teachers of singing). Using comprehensive examples, step-by-step methodology, and a wonderful multimedia CD-ROM, Nair makes this material accessible to everyone -- even the computing novice. The writing can be somewhat informal and a bit too familiar at times, but it gets results. I've employed these methods in my own studio, and can vouch for the new depth that this visual stimulus can bring to the studio.

Firebrands: The Heroines of Science Fiction & Fantasy
Published in Paperback by Thunder's Mouth Press (1998)
Authors: Ron Miller and Pamela Sargent
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Huge let down
I was extremely disappointed with the illustrations in this book. The artwork is amaturish at best. If you are interested in reading about heroines in sci-fi/fantasy then pick it up, but if you are looking for a good fantasy ART book then don't bother with this one.

Good idea badly executed
This book is an interesting read on the changing roles of women in Sci Fi and fantasy, but the artwork really lets it down. It looks as though Ron Miller was in one hell of a hurry to produce enough pictures for the book and the quality really isn`t up to much. OK so I`m being critical and I freely admit I could`t do better, but that isn`t the point, there are those that can. Save your money get "Transluminal" or "Chiaroscuro" Jim Burns & Tim White show how it should have been done.

Having read so many positive reviews I gave the book another chance, was I wrong ? Sorry but no, it isn't that I was expecting Boris type archetypes of perfection. I just prefer paintings where perspective and proportion have not been sacrificed in order to achieve quantity. I stand by my original rating one star only.

Not at all as bad as some people think
While some of the other reviewers have trashed the art in this book, I simply found it uneven. It's certainly nowhere near as bad as some people have suggested. Some of the paintings are, I think, excellent--many are the best portrayals of the characters that I have ever seen. The artist has obviously made some considerable effort to make the characters seem more like real people than the idealized caricatures seen on most SF covers. Outstanding are the portraits of Jirel of Joiry, the Little Mermaid, Rima, Sharane and Susan Calvin, among others. It's true that some of the paintings were obviously rushed, but these are in the minority and the book is well worth getting for the art that is successful. It may be that Miller's efforts to make his women seem like real people may have backfired on him, since most readers will be expecting the kind of glitzy, over-the-top depictions found in books by Chris Achilleos or Boris, which these are not.

Using Microsoft Windows 95
Published in Paperback by Que (1997)
Authors: Michael Miller and Ron Person
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Absolute Pish!
I can't express how dissapointed I was with the quality of this book. As a qualified window cleaner I expected at least one section on the use of squee gee's and possibly some free detergent samples. Please amend this in future issues.

Clear, concise and very well structured
This books can be heartily recommended as a comprehensive, clear and relatively compact companion to Windows 95 for the beginning to intermediate reader. There are, among others, well written chapters on installing and configuring hardware/software, the internet,and network computing .Particularly helpful is the final section of the book on "Troubleshooting Windows 95 Problems",which discusses common problems and how they might be remedied. The book is however not exhaustive, with the absence of topics like "Netscape" and "Internet Mail" (" Windows Messaging" is discussed ) being two slight weaknesses.The instances of incompleteness are however, well compensated for by the compactness of the book and the authors focus on the most important issues. Probably the greatest strength of the book is its clear and logical structure, which makes its very useful as a quick reference source.

Challenging the Giant: The Best of SKOLE, the Journal of Alternative Education, Vol. 4
Published in Paperback by Down to Earth Books (01 June, 2000)
Authors: Mary M. (editor) Leue, John Potter, John Taylor Gatto, Chris Mercogliano, Ron Miller, and Connie Frisbee Houde
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Renewal of Meaning in Education: Responses to the Cultural & Ecological Crisis of Our Times
Published in Paperback by Holistic Education Pr (1993)
Author: Ron Miller
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