Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea AD 612-1639 (New Vanguard)

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Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility. However, this impression can be misleading, as much of what passed for mercantile activity was in fact conducted by Japanese pirate fleets, who pillaged the coasts of Korea and China in a long-lasting tradition that culminated in the greatest pirate raid of all: Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea in 1592. This was the conflict that involved Ming China and almost dragged in Siam. It also led to Korea developing East Asia's most famous warship: the legendary turtle ship, which is described for the first time in full technical detail in this book.

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Fighting Ships is worth your time........2005-09-22

I am rating this book for what it is...a guide to specific ship designs. Turnbull is the premier popular historian of Japanese and Korean military history. This book is excellent when combined with Turnbull's other works, including "Samurai Invasion" and "The Samurai, A Military History."

Japan's Korean War experience at the beginning of the 17th century is an eerie foretaste of America's experience in the 20th century. This book is an invaluable addition to the library of any student of the era, and the maps, pictures and diagrams make Turnbull's other works come to life.

Dime Piece
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Dime Piece
Tracy Brown
Manufacturer: Triple Crown Publications
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0974789577

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Celeste Styles is a woman torn. On one hand, she has found happiness with the love of her life, Raheem "Rah-Lo" Henderson. He is unhappily married with children, and Celeste is his well-kept secret. He loves Celeste without question, proving his affection for her by financing her dream - a beauty salon called "Dime Piece". But when Rah-Lo is incarcerated for his part in a brutal crime, his right hand man Ishmael Wright is left to hold down the fort. This causes him to come face to face with the feelings he has secretly harbored for Celeste for far too long. While Rah-Lo's away, will Celeste and Ishmael give into their passion for each other, or will their loyalty to Rah-Lo stand in their way? Meanwhile, Dime Piece is the setting for tons of drama between hairstylists Charly, Nina and Robin. The ladies vie for one man's attention and the fireworks begin. Dime Piece is packed with drama, love triangles and passionate encounters. The question is, which of the ladies will ultimately be the one and only "Dime Piece"?

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Ok Book.......2007-06-20

This book was ok. The salon has so much drama and fighting over this one guy and after a while it gets a little old but that real life issues.

Not Up To Par.......2007-01-17

This book was ok. Through out the whole thing all of the workers at the salon are just fighting over this one guy and after a while it gets old and you lose whatever focus you had for the book ar first. Better sub-plots less Involving this guy would have enhanced the book

The best kept secret is doin' it.......2006-12-12

This romance is something other else, but I'm not going to tell you about it. You must read it yourself!

Liked the Book........2006-06-08

This was a pretty good book. I read the 1st 6 pages thanks to Amazon.com and bought it because of what I read and the explosive beginning. But the book fell down and let me down a little. I'd really like to read about careers that Black women have other than being hair stylists.

Great Read.......2006-04-09

I read this book in 1 day. I really enjoyed the book from the beginning to the end.

A Piece of the Action : How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class

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Great true story, well written
I am shocked this is not better known
A great primer for anyone in the personal finance business
Exciting story, about your attitude toward $
Greatest Book Written on the History of Personal Finance

A Piece of the Action : How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class
Joseph Nocera
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0671667564

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In this entertaining chronicle, Nocera illuminates how the vision and ambition of pioneers like Charles Merrill, Gerry Tsai, Dee Hock, and Peter Lynch reshaped the American economy and brought the rewards--and risks--of financial opportunity to the middle class for the first time in history.

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Great true story, well written.......2007-04-10

This story of the revolution in the credit & investment industries; & it's powerful impact on society.

I am shocked this is not better known.......2006-09-08

I bought this on an Amazon recommendation. Its really a great book. I am truly shocked this book is not better known; I'd rate it a classic on Personal Finance.

A great primer for anyone in the personal finance business.......2005-01-26

If you work in personal finance or want to know how the business came to be, I highly recommend this book. It has one instance after another of "a-ha" moments where the light goes on in your head as to why things in our industry are the way they are. Nocera does a great job of tracing each of the innovations that made Wall Street more and more accessible to the average American, benefiting the investor and the companies that got financing.

The other very instructive point this book makes is about the mind, and methodology of the people who drive innovations. For anyone looking to build the better mousetrap, here is a book about person after person who did exactly that in the arena of personal finance.

Highly recommended.

Exciting story, about your attitude toward $.......2000-12-23

What a thriller! Nocera describes the way Am. attitudes toward debt, investment, savings, and inflation have been transformed since 1958 (the day 60,000 credit cards got mail-dropped in Fresno). Every chapter revealed another fascinating aspect of our changing relationship to $: Credit cards, money market funds, the discount brokerage boom and Charles Schwab's relationship to that force, the superstart fund managers and the personal stories of Peter Lynch and Fidelity, as well as the second wave of credit card design, which focused on poaching upon those most prone to run up debt. This book can give you a deeper understanding of your own attitudes toward finance, while also offering many insights into America's ambivalent relationship toward the dollar and debt.

Greatest Book Written on the History of Personal Finance.......2000-09-01

I reviewed this book for the Lexington Herald Leader when it was first published and have purchased over 200 copies for friends, clients and employees over the years. If you don't just want to understand personal finance but understand American socialogy in general, this is the book to read.

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If Tully Mars had known what he was getting himself into when he agreed to help find the lost lens belonging to the lighthouse on Cayo Loco-well, he might never have agreed to help in the first place. Then again, maybe he simply would have taken a slightly longer nap before setting off on his wild adventure. And it isn't just Tully-whom Buffett fans will remember well from Jimmy's bestselling Tales from Margaritaville-on the madcap quest. There's Ix-Nay, an Indian shaman with a dislike of the media; Mr. Twain, Tully's loyal steed; Cleopatra Highbourne, the 102-year-old owner of Cayo Loco and Cuban baseball addict; Captain Kirk, fishing trip leader and boatman extraordinaire; former country music star Sean Spurl, aka Tex Sex; Bucky Norman, a Wyoming cowboy who has found his way to the ocean; and even a fellow named Jimmy Buffett, who decides he might as well join in on the party. Raucous, wise, and familiar with the world's wonderful strangeness, A SALTY PIECE OF LAND is the perfect summertime confection.

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IT'S A JIMMY WORLD AND WE'D LIKE TO LIVE IN IT.......2007-10-16

I'm new to Jimmy Buffett. During the summer I just began collecting his music because I thought I could bear the heat more easily that way. Then, I borrowed A Pirate Looks at Fifty, Where's Joe Merchant? and A Salty Piece of Land from the library and read them in that order. I had them all on reserve and they just all showed up on the same day, so I really had little choice in the matter. I figured I'd get to know Jimmy better if I read them in this order.
As it stands, A Salty Piece of Land seemed more over the top then the other two. Even Jimmy's life didn't seem this exciting anymore at fifty. I appreciate most of the characters, the abrupt transistions, the vivid descriptions of the locales, and food,fishing,planes and vessels. Since I read this over roughly three weeks, I got a little confused at times and also wondered if every character was absolutely necessary.
In some ways all three of the books sort of merged in my head in a way that the music hasn't quite yet. I am starting to wonder roughly how many different melodies Jimmy has put lyrics to. Sometimes, I think maybe three.
By the end of the tale, everyone seems to get their just desserts. It's all very New Age and yet classic. What's old is what's new and eternal, Jimmy's telling us. He has the gumbo recipe for the new millenium.
He's saying you can save the environment, provide economic opportunity, preserve what's worthy about the past, teach the young, honor the dead, and still make a good buck yourself. And who would know better than Jimmy?

OUTSTANDING!!!.......2007-08-17

A SALTY PIECE OF LAND is an inspiring and moving escape to paradise. It was a beautiful story that brought tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat at the end. Unlike the disappointment I felt while reading WHERE IS JOE MERCHANT? I was enchanted by A SALTY PIECE OF LAND. I didn't want the book to end and was desperately trying to keep the wonderful feeling going. A SALTY PIECE OF LAND takes you to paradise and makes you never want to leave. I'll get there one day...

Entertaining enough.......2007-06-25

I like Jimmy Buffet's music pretty well, though I'm no Parrothead (but I like him enough to know that his fans are called Parrotheads...). I hoped this book would reflect the attitude and humor in his songs, and for the most part, it did.

To sum up briefly: we follow the adventures of one Tully Mars as he flees his former life as a cowboy when the ranch he works on changes hands and is turned into a poodle-breeding facility and spa. He throws a massage table through a window, which kind of seals his fate with his new boss. What follows is a wild journey to the tropics, with Tully just sort of riding along on a current of karma, kindness from strangers, and interconnectedness. He keeps running into people who are connected to other people he has run into before. He seems open to every opportunity offered him (deck hand on the ship he rode to the tropics on, guide on a new fishing-tour resort, lighthouse restorer), and this openness brings him fantastic experiences and not a little bit of trouble.

What I liked: the way Tully shows how connected we all are, the almost magical realism of some of the adventures, the wry humor, and the sly references to Buffet song lyrics.

What I wasn't so crazy about: some of the sermonizing. It seems every opportunity to get on a soapbox about the evils of European exploration and organized religion was taken. Not that I disagree or anything, but even to a sympathetic soul, it got a little old. Also, some of the situations, while I recognize that they were supposed to be abusrd, just seemed too over-the-top even for a fantasy novel.

Still, it was light reading and entertaining enough to finish the whole thing. If you like JB, you should probably like this book. It's ideal for summer reading (especially beach reading).

Thank you Jimmy!.......2007-02-19

After reading this book I wanted to write Jimmy Buffett a letter about my life, and let him know how much his book meant to me. A great book for anyone who loves to travel, sail, fish, and fly. It also touched on heavier topics such as love, death and how to deal with grief. I loved the metaphors on loss and ways to think and deal with it.
Thanks Jimmy, your book meant a lot to me.
JT

Disappointing.......2007-02-10

A rambling tale that fails to hold one's interest. It's seems highly improbable that our hero is on the run for throwing a piece of furniture through his employer's window.
And unfortunately, the "adventures" that follow evoke little excitement. The characterization is lighter than puff pastry, the humour forced and bland.
Stick to the music and pina coladas, Mr Buffet. Your place in the Hall of Fame is already assured!

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Pieces of Gax
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Akiko: Pieces of Gax (Akiko)

Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0385730446
Release Date: 2006-11-14

Book Description

Akiko's always prepared for something out of this world, but when she goes on a pleasure trip to Gollarondo with Poog, Mr. Beeba, Spuckler Boach, and Gax she can barely believe her eyes--Gollarondo is a city that was built completely upside down! Forget sight-seeing. All Akiko wants to do is keep both feet on the ground.

Which is not so easy. Almost as soon as the gang arrives Spuckler's robot Gax accidentally flies off one of Gollarondo's balconies and into the Moonguzzit Sea below. Good news: He survived the fall. Bad news: Anything and everything that falls from Gollarondo is automatically the property of Nugg von Hoffelhiff--the ruler of the seas beneath the city.

By the time Akiko and her crew are able to gain an audience with Nugg, he has sold Gax to others. What's worse, he actually broke Gax down into spare parts to maximize his profits! It's up to Akiko and the gang to retrieve the pieces of Gax before they are spread far and wide across the Moonguzzit Sea. But the people who bought the parts run the gamut from off the wall to downright villainous, so saving Gax's neck (and body and wheels) may turn out to be Akiko's most dangerous mission yet.

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Pieces of Gax.......2007-01-19

**** stars

Akiko is a fifth grader and has friends from the planet Smoo.
Her friends take her to an upside-down city, seriously! When one of her friend's robots named Gax falls off the city into the Moonguzzit Sea. They're in big trouble because everything that falls off the city belongs to the owner of the sea under the city!
So the person that owns Gax, named Spuckler wants to get him back, but they get captured!
They find out that Gax has been taken apart and sold to three different people. Now they have to find all the pieces of Gax. They go through three amazing adventures in hopes of getting the parts.
If you like adventure, I would highly recommend this book!

A vivid plot and fine fantasy make for a moving story:.......2007-01-06

Mark Crilley's AKIKO: PIECES OF GAX tells of a pleasure trip to Gollarondo with Pog, Gax and others - to a city which has been built completely upside down. When robot Gax accidentally falls into the Moonguzzit Sea he becomes the property, by law, of the ruler of the seas: can Akiko and her friends retrieve the now-disassembled Gax? A vivid plot and fine fantasy make for a moving story:

Guide for the Selection of Personal Protective Equipment for Emergency First Responders (Percutaneous Protection -- Apparel)

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Guide for the Selection of Personal Protective Equipment for Emergency First Responders (Percutaneous Protection -- Apparel)

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NIST subjects existing equipment to laboratory testing & evaluation & conducts research leading to the development of nat. standards, user guides, & technical reports. This report covers research conducted under the sponsorship of the Nat. Inst. of Justice. It focuses on percutaneous (skin) protection other than garments -- herein referred to as apparel (e.g., hoods, labcoats, vests, ponchos, aprons, pants, gloves, boots, socks, shoe covers, etc.). It covers 74 pieces of equipment manufactured by: Action International, Bata Shoe, DuPont Tyvek, Goetzloff GmbH, Guardian Manufacturing Co., Lakeland Industries, Tex-Shield, & many others. 49 data fields were used for providing info. relating to the equipment.

United States Three-Cent and Five-Cent Pieces: An Action Guide for the Collector and Investor

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Q. David Bowers
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Modern chess tactics: Its pieces and pawns in action;

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Modern chess tactics: Its pieces and pawns in action;
Ludek Pachman
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Corvette: A Piece of the Action--Impressions of the Marque and the Mystique, 1953-1985 (Automobile Quarterly Library) (Automobile Quarterly Library Series Book)

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A revved-up, flat-out, nostalgic, evocative tribute to America's favorite sports car, an epochal book about an epoch-making American adventure. Covering every production Corvette from 1953 to 1985, as well as the racing, experimental and custom models, this is an enthusiast's book-written, photographed and produced by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. Above all, it captures the Corvette spirit.

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Heavy Pieces in Action
Iakov Damsky
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Essays by the founder of Panasonic.

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Updated and expanded, this new edition provides environmental professionals with an overview of air quality compliance programs and subject-specific guidance for understanding the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs). This edition also includes four new chapters that provide a big picture look at environmental compliance and examine two prominent considerations in air compliance. Organized alphabetically by subject, Air CFRs Made Easy includes air regulations covered in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 40, beginning with Part 104, and in Title 33, beginning with Part 320.

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Air CFRs Made Easy [A book review from: Journal of Hazardous Materials]
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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Hazardous Materials, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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