Even before I bought the game, I knew I would love it because I've been waiting for it for nine months. But when I bought the games the first day it came out, I had some trouble learning how to beat the levels, but when I bought the book I flew flew the game. I still had some trouble, but It helped me out so much. I recommend this book to everybody who buys Heavy Gear 2 to also buy the strategy guide by Mark H. Walker. It is definitley worth it.

Thank you, Michael Ricottone

i enjoyed this guide because i was having serious trouble but when i got this guide i beat the whole game. i would definetly consider to buy more from this author because of this guide.

I thought this book deserves 5 stars because it has everything you need to know to become an experienced N2 driver. It tells you how to set up your car, where you need to put you car in the middle of turns, and much much more. I highly reccommend this book.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is new to PC and Console Gaming in general. A more seasoned gamer also could gain insight into genres they are not normally familiar with. But either way it is a great source of info for a ton of games on the market.

I bought the fifth edition about 3 weeks ago(June 15,2002)wanting a structured approach to Internet instead of my haphazard random approach; yes, the text is STILL valid in 2002 for the Internet for all the fundamentals for a beginner( I am a beginner) BUT YOU WILL NEED AN EXCELLENT EYESIGHT TO READ THE COLOR PICTURES; the text next to the pictures is easy to read but the screenshots of the computer monitor(screen) are way too small. That is the only reason I gave him four stars instead of five. Great book for beginners, you can complete a chapter per day easily in one hour in general with a lot of pleasure in discovering you understand everything. The How-to-Hints section are really more directed to advanced users, but surprisingly a beginner can understand and use them as well.GO FOR IT BUT GET SPECIAL LENSES TO VIEW THE SCREEN PICTURES.

This is an easy to use book for complete beginners who want to start using the net. I'm going to send it to my mom, who just got a computer for Christmas and wants to use e-mail and ebay.

I couldn't get over some of the things Sante Kimes got away with in her lifetime. I remember being in Los Angeles and first hearing about the murder of Irene Silverman. I started to follow the NY TIMES articles on the entire matter. Then, I saw Kent Walker on Larry King and decided to get the book--which I finally managed to read & finish during a flight to London & France. It was quite interesting to read this book from her eldest sons' eyes. He was true to heart about his feelings. It could NOT have been easy for him. It's miraculous how he was fortunate enough to take the 'right' road in life (although I'm sure he had his fair share of mischievous stories that were never revealed). The book really kept me interested. It's really worthwhile reading for anyone who likes True Crime stories. It's also so UNBELIEVABLE. It is a relief to know that Sante Kimes is 'locked up' for good now. She seemed to be a detriment to society at large. She literally got away with murder. It reminded me of Winona Ryder (on a smaller scale) as I read in the NY POST about how shoplifters simply do what they do for the THRILL...TO SEE HOW EASILY THEY COULD GET AWAY WITH IT. Once they get away with 'one' thing...they pattern continues--like alcoholism or any other disease. I guess one could say that Sante Kimes did have a disease and she passed it on to her youngest son, Kenny. It seems Sante Kimes did everything every day of her life for the thrill...simply to see if she could get away with it--and she actually did until it all caught up with her. YIPES! What a creepy woman. I wish I could meet Kent Walker and talk to him--I do feel for him and wish I could embrace him and let him know that it's all 'okay' (the feelings & emotions he has & will continue to live with). Kent (if you are reading this)...you have a friend in me.

This book is packaged and marketed like a standard brick of true crime with a photo section in the middle, but it is actually a unique and enthralling personal memoir, and a valuable contribution to late 20th century social history to boot. The prose is superb, and the clarity of Kent Walker's psychological insights, into both his family history and own mind are beyond impressive. Anyone generally interested in the phenomenon of charisma (REAL charisma, the Weberian kind, not manufactured "charisma" as seen on tv) will profit from this book, which plumbs its mysteries with particular intelligence. One would not think, either from the descriptions or photographs, that anyone would be able to find Sante Kimes as anything other than repulsive. And yet, she had this incredible, awful capacity to influence and control those around her, through sheer force of personality.

This is a horrifying story, but also, in the strangest of ways, an inspiring one, in that Kent Walker somehow managed to transcend an upbringing among sociopaths to become some semblance of a human being.

I read this book in two sittings, and it would have been one, except that I had to sleep.

OK - first of all, the content is fascinating. A highly detailed account of growing up in a family of sociopaths, and the aftermath thereof.

What makes this book special, though, is how it doesn't just recite the criminal history of the Kimes family, but uses it to rise above the true crime genre. Instead of just reciting the sleaze and scams that Sante Kimes and her family pull off (which, let's face it, no matter how much of a highbrow you might be, are worth reading about in and of themselves), Son of a Grifter elevates this material by describing how the Kimes' criminal activities map into (and out of) that defining aspect of our society, the search for the American Dream.

This book is not your usual tabloid quickie designed to cash in on a hot crime story. Thing more along the lines of Norman Mailer's "The Executioner's Song" or Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." It's scrupulously researched, incredibly well written, and really captures the voice of its central characters.

I hardly ever buy audio books, but I heard Kent Walker on NPR, and his speaking voice is perfect for this story. I'll be driving cross-country this summer, and think I'll get the audio version for the feeling of that coast-to-coast opportunistic drifting that Sante Kimes is emblematic of.

These authors are well-established as the premier non-fiction authors of "Doctor Who". Here, we are presented with another familiar book in a familiar format, which works without being outstanding.

The pentultimate volume in the Doctor Who Handbook series contains exhaustive detail about all of the adventures of the Doctor as portrayed by Patrick Troughton. Since so many of this era's episodes are lost, the detailed summaries are invaluable to modern day lovers of sixties' Doctor Who. As with previous Handbooks behind the scenes and production information is presented along with the often diverse opinions of the three authors on each of the stories as televised.

The second Doctor handbook is invaluable to Dr. Who fans. It continues with the way the other volumes in the Dr. Who handbooks have always been. But this one is ever more so different than the others. It's production details of how the second Doctor was concieved is very interesting, because such a thing had never been done before on changing the lead actor in a TV series with a completely different actor, but yet as the same character (with a new persona than the previous Doctor), was completely unheard of. A huge risk at the time for the BBC, unsure if the regular viewers of the show would accept this change. Reading about this is very unique to know. The usual handbook format is here, and this book's story production focus is on the sixth season story "The Mind Robber" (1968).

The one aspect that is very much priceless is the episode story summaries. These are very good, as I could almost imagine that they were on TV again. Also, the fact that almost all of the Patrick Troughton era of Dr. Who episodes was virtually wiped out from the BBC archives, makes these story summaries ever more so good to read about.

Another great book in the Dr. Who handbook series. The author trio of David J. Howe, Mark Stammers, and Stephen James Walker continue with their reputation as the definitive research team on Doctor Who's history. This was the sixth volume in the series, published in 1997.

I thought that this book was a very good book for people that are looking for some help with the expantion set of warcraft II. It has cheats for the game with lots of hints too. And the solutions for the levels are great. Use this book and you can beat the expantion set.

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This book gave me all the details I needed to get through all the scenarios. It's just awesome!

As my title says, this book is really NOT about GWB's quirky verbal stammers. It is about George W. Bush the man. It is an analysis of his political positions, his background and his personal politics.

Beware: after reading this book you will have good reason for thoroughly disliking this man, but not because he makes a bunch of funny verbal mistakes. If you're afraid of being thoroughly skeptical and possibly oppositional to the policies of our "commander in chief", then don't buy this book.

There are many many things in the book that I already knew, but the author defintely does lay out a very damaging portrayal of our current President's personal politics and ideology.

Please, get the newest paperback version, released AFTER 9-11. Do NOT get the old hardcover version printed before the September events. You'll miss out on a lot of extra materials if you don't.

This book is very parochial and does not go very deep into foreign policy, class analysis, or deeper and longer standing issues of US society (issues that are often laughingly painted as "class warfare" in the commercial media whenever they are hinted at, and thereby sidestepped in favor of fluff), but it does paint a very convincing picture of a president who is fully devoted to the most reactionary and privileged elements of the ruling class in the United States.

This is NOT about some supposedly "stupid" president who is "incompetent" or "dumb". These kind of appeals to Goerge Jr's supposed "stupidity" only show how stupid and gullible Democrats and "Liberals" really are, and how they really fall all over themselves to play into the hands of the Bush administration who want nothing more than to portray George W. Bush as a "regular joe" who cares about the "working man" and is trying his best to protect "America" from any number of mysterious and devious enemies waiting to pounce on us.

"Make no mistake", GWB is none of these things, but instead is as much a blue-blood, silver-spoon ivy-leaguer as is Al Gore and actually quite more so. And, is as thoroughly calculated and schooled in propaganda, public relations and polls as was Bill Clinton or his father George Bush the First, or the Reagan administration before them.

It's about a president who is very much aware of what he is doing to America and who seeks to, and IS using the deaths of 3000 people to advance a reactionary and regressive agenda, all wrapped in the flag.

I actually suggest that readers that already realize this NOT read this book, don't bother, but rather read some more in-depth analysis of foreign policy of the kind of class warfare and nationalism that is now and always has used "patriotism" (since the dawn of recorded history and beyond) as a tool to convince the general population into accepting policies that thoroughly harm them and to draw them into subservience under protection of the fearless leader.

If what I've said above seems odd or outlandish to you, then just read this very good book on the personality of our president (the best currently available), get from it what you can, and then move on to more broad analysis later.

Josh

Not only does Mark Crispin Miller's book expose the political facade of G.W. Bush, it goes deeper into the political culture that allows these things to happen. He analyzes how language is twisted, television soundbytes and political slogans rule our thoughts, and how Bush's stupidity is a clever facade, that masks a political genius that would give Machiavelli chills.

The mean-spirited snorking of conservatives in response to THE BUSH DYSLEXICON made it a must-read for me. It was a clear signal that Miller might have hit a home run loaded with truth into the rightfield bleachers. I read it and found that he, in fact, hit a grand slam. I strongly urge every American to read it; it should be required reading in every school and university in the nation!

Anyone who recognizes the historical significance of the Constitution, knows how vital that hard-won document is to our individual rights and freedoms, and, most important, knows what is required in and of a leader to respect and protect it in an increasingly complex world, will be alarmed by this insightful analysis of our president's scrambled thinking and utterings. Miller uses W's own words to show that we are, indeed, as was so eloquently put by George I, "in deep doodoo." Individually comical or pathetic, Bushisms in sum reveal a level of ignorance and incompetence that is terrifying. That they come out of the mouth of a 21st century U.S. president, raises serious questions about the viability of our nation. Frontman Bush and the snarling crowd behind him are not only an international embarrassment, they're a distinct threat to democracy and the American way of life. Mark Crispin Miller's treatise is a Thomas Paine-like call to action. Please, read it!

When will Brady get it right?

It clear to me by now that BradyGames certainly knows what makes a good guide. What they constantly fail to do though, is put all of these elements into a single book, but rather churn out one mediocre guide after another. Legend of Mana: Offical Strategy Guide is no exception.

The good first: The intro is decent, and proves a rather informative read (something the instruction booklet was lacking BIG TIME). All game screenshots are very clear, and the events are labelled properly. The correct amount of space is devoted to each event as needed (it's not like each particular one is squeezed onto one page as some other guides have tried in the past). The monster compendium is also nicely done, telling you about where each baddie can be found, what they can do, and what goodies they'll give you upon their defeat. All of the mini-games and other secrets are accurately detailed in the back of the book as well (though there aren't many).

And the not so good: The walkthroughs start out rather decent. Up front you are told where to go, and how you get there. Given that Legend of Mana is a non-linear game, a good effort was made to cover all areas of the game and what is required of the player to get there. Unfortunately, this information is not always accurate. I found numerous incorrect event "prerequisites," navigational mistakes in the dungeon walkthroughs (sometimes with whole sections missing), and some bosses were just plain left out of their events' discussion. Maps to most of the games' areas are all together in a separate section of the book, which would otherwise have been fine had they not been so poorly layed out. Very few of the treasure chest contents are labelled--if you're going to label some of them, you label them all. This is laziness on the part of the author in it's purest form. In addition, some game screen are missing from the maps, and the lines that show you how rooms connect to each other are only often mismatched or run off the page--literally. This is laziness on the part of the editor!

And the downright bad: The lists in the back of the book. Talk about completely useless. This is obviously something pulled off an online FAQ and formatted nicely, or it's direct information from Square that was cut and pasted onto a spread of 14 pages. You get a list of the items, weapons, armors, and instruments, each with their basic stats. You are not given where to find them, how to make them (equipment creation is a major area of the game), or what to do with them. That's ludicrous. The whole notion of golem creation and pet raising are ignored as well. This might be acceptable had the list section been a lot more comprehensive, but to not be mentioned at all (save repeating what's in the instruction booklet) is very bad. The worst feature of this guide, though, is the complete lack of information regarding character abilities and magic spells. The fact that battles are the core of this game makes this absence inexcusable. The worst part about this, however, is that in the book's introduction, it says "we have included a complete list [of abilities] in the abilites section." WHAT ABILITIES SECTION!

Overall, I just can't recommend this one over an online FAQ for the game, of which there are many. It might help to get you started on a quest if you have no clue as to where to go or help you solve one of the few puzzles, but there's so much more that you'll be craving if strategy guides are your thing.

This guide is good a helping you complete all of the events in a good order, and the flowchart in the front of the book helps out simetimes. On the other hand, the flowchart is flawed and sometimes doesn't work, and some of the events are out of order (one event concerning Daena is placed in the middle of the book, whereas, it should be in the front, which is the only ime in the game that you can complete the event). Although the guide states that there is an ability list, there isn't one at all. If you're not trying to master this game, I suggest you buy this guide. If you're looking to find everything, find a walkthrough at GameFAQs or something.

This guide is a great book. While playing Square's complex game Legend of Mana,this guide will answer your many questions rangeing from the types of weaknesses that monsters have to the effects of useing materials in creating your own weapons. If theres one guide for a great game that you should get, this is it