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Not Great.......2007-01-14
I've always heard great things about Donald Goines. If they are true, they are not fairly represented in Street Players. This book reminded me that I should not be an author; because AVERAGE WRITING is not worth the time it takes to read it, or write it.
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In the 70's.......2007-01-11
This book makes you not want to put it down! All these books are good by this arthur
street players.......2006-01-30
The 4th title I've read by Goines...regrettably one of his weaker efforts. The story ended so abruptly I believe the author was being hounded by his publisher or needed some heroin (Goines was addicted for many years) or both. Still some of the descriptions of steeet life were quite raw and vivid, reminding me of Whoreson or Dopefiend, two of his more vital efforts. An easy read, but one of his lesser constructions.
That cold black pearl.......2005-06-21
This story is about a pimp named Earl who had things going his way, but one event lead to another and his world came crumbling down around him. Unlike other stories or the such you may read or see about pimps, Goines gave this one some depth. He wasn't some fast-talking cat who just wasted money and used women. It was different, because he exposed a vulnerability there you rarely see in a character like this. It's a good read that will have you hooked to the finish.
Good Read.......2004-12-09
This was the first of two books that I have read so far by Doanld Goines. An Associate of mine had introduced some of his novels to me but before then I have never heard of him . I thought the book "Street Players" was pretty good. I would have never expected the end to end the way that it did but when we read stories of people living those types of lifestyles rather it be fiction or not, the end result always remain the same. After reading a bit of information on this author, I was curious as to why he lead the lifestyle that he did considering that he came from a middle class background. I plan to pick up a copy of "low road" which is the life story of Donald Goines by Eddie Allen to find out why.
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This detailed guide looks at every aspect of Wall Street's activities, explaining how they work, how much they matter, and who does what. It reports on and analyzes the highs and lows in Wall Street's development and the regular occurrence of financial scandals. It examines the crisis in Wall Street that followed the collapse of the technology boom and the attacks on the World Trade Center. In short, it provides a complete overview of how Wall Street works and why it is important.
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A Munchkin's dream come true.......2004-08-07
I have to agree that there is a lot in this book that breaks the SFRPG. However, it is essential. In addition to savante and ninjitsu, you also have access to make your characters into animal hybrids, cyborgs, and elementals, adding to the munchkinism. But it is easy to look on the 'net and find out how to fix the problems in the book. It also adds more roleplaying in a system (WoD) that is used to more roleplaying than you find in Street Fighter.
Highly recommended.
It might be useful.......2004-06-25
In the Streetfighter role playing game, characters choose one of several different martial arts styles that will determine which powers and abilities they will be able to select, both in character generation and in the future. The core rulebook did a good job of making sure that the styles were more of less equal, so that making a character was more a matter of tastes than of maximizing benefits. That quality is tossed right out the window with the Player's Guide.
The guide introduces two new martial arts styles, one that is rather lame and the other which is grossly over-powered. The weak one, Savate, tries to compensate by saying its practitioners get to inflict extra damage because of the special shoes they wear, a poor excuse, and one that begs the question why other fighting styles don't incorporate such badass footwear. The other, Ninjitsu, features numerous super-manuevers which are only rarely available to other martial artists, including the cheapest ability ever attached to the product line.
The book goes on to outline rules for creating cyborgs, animal-hydrids, and elementals, rules which allow the player to make their starting characters far tougher than their mundane counterparts with hardly any drawbacks at all. If these three traits are combined, you've just made one ridiculous combat machine.
The next few chapters are better. Advice for playing background characters like team managers, senseis, and ring doctors are fair, though these are not really in keeping with this being a Player's Guide. The sample characters are mostly solid and in keeping with the tone of the genre.
The book ends with more special manuevers, but these are either too weak or too powerful compared to those in the core rulebook. Only a few are worth keeping, and the game plays very well indeed without them.
All in all, the new rules this book provides need a lot of rehabilitation to be of much use. The Player's Guide is for completists only.
Role-playing Streetfighter.......2002-12-17
In all respects, this is an interesting book. I remember wanting to buy it and then my friend (who i play Vampire with) bought before i could. n e way. It is interesting because it defines how to make specific characters from a myriad of fighting styles, adding powers and stuff... blah blah blah. the reasons is gsave it 3 stars is because if you step back from trying to descern why White-wolf published it, it really is quite funny. i have read through it and I think it deserves a go before you knock it.
This is so dissapointing.......1999-04-18
This book is so bad, especially after waiting for a long time to get it. It is poorly designed, poorly written, and has some of the worst artwork that I have ever seen. And the parts for cybernetics, elementals and animal hybrids should be burned. This is a game about the martial arts, not superheros or ninja turtles. The discount point costs and the arena advantages are all that this book is good for.
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- 4.5 Stars - Start Of A Good Series
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From the author of several Bestselling novels- comes another page turning offering about a potential high school First Round Lottery Pick who is forced to deal with life living in the projects and the prospect of getting out the hood forever. A fast-paced, story about Langston Holiday- a premier high school basketball star who has decided to pass up college for the once in a lifetime chance of playing in the league. But on his journey to leave the projects once and for all, he is forced to deal with major problems that could keep him from ever reaching a better life for he and his family.
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4.5 Stars - Start Of A Good Series.......2007-03-26
First Round Lottery Pick is about a high school senior named Langston, "L", Holiday, from the inner city of Columbus, Ohio. L is a star basketball player with potential to go straight to the NBA from high school. The only catch is that if he signs with an agent and doesn't get chosen in the NBA draft he is also not eligible to enter college on a basketball scholarship. L has decided to enter the draft without an agent so that he has a backup plan for college if he can't get into the NBA. L has a good idea but an old head with shattered hoop dreams named Toy is eager to have L sign with him by any means necessary, including messing with his girl, friends and family.
I thought this book was a good debut for a series that the author is writing titled "The Vil". It wasn't perfect, a few spelling and grammatical errors but the storyline was interesting enough that I could overlook them. L is a good kid that wants to do right by his mother who raised him alone, his best friend Jalen, and girlfriend Tori but with money comes problems.
I would recommend this book for pre-teens and teenagers because it's a very quick read. The only thing is the copy I have says a copyright date of 2005, yet I haven't seen any follow ups in this series so I'm not sure what happened. Hopefully the follow ups will come soon.
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"Games Pimps Play provides a first-hand look at the role that pimps play in the recruitment and compelling of young girls into prostitution. This study is of value to anyone interested in the sociology of deviance, social problems, social welfare and social policy." Dr. Frederick Desroches, St. Jerome's College University of Waterloo.
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Comprehensive 124 Player's Guide, for the Mario Paint progam. Allows you to make videos, make music, and paint. Build game scenes, Bring characters to life, turn the statue of liberty's head, send leonardo out for pizza, make pigs fly or sing, make the one lisa smile, float lemmings off a cliff.
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The University of Texas has long had one of the most feared and respected football programs in the country. It's produced such prolific NFL stars as Ricky Williams, Priest Holmes, and Roy Williams. From memorable rivalries with Texas A&M and Oklahoma to wacky conventions like Bevo the cow and the 'Hook 'em Horns', Longhorn football has one of the best followings in college sports. Learn about every amazing facet of Texas pigskin in this new book by Athlon Sports.
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MAKE ROOM FOR A NEW CHAPTER!.......2006-01-09
As of this writing, this book will soon have to be revised to add a new chapter into the rich tradition of the University of Texas as the Longhorns have just captured the National Championship in a thrilling win over USC in a game for the ages. This book shines the spotlight on UT's grand football tradition and covers some of their greatest players, games, and coaches in their storied history.
Inside you'll learn of the origins and history of things such as the "hook `em horns" sign, Bevo the steer, the Spring Jamboree and Big Bertha, the world's largest bass drum. The Drum's interesting history goes back to when UT purchased it from the University of Chicago in 1955 when they ended their football program. The drum is 8 feet in diameter and 54 inches across.
The book provides brief profiles and career highlights of players who are not only all-time Longhorn greats, but all-time NCAA greats as well. Included are Running backs Earl Campbell, Chris Gilbert, Cedric Benson, and Ricky Williams; Quaterback Bobby Layne who went onto become a Detroit legend as QB for the Lions, Linebacker Tommy Nobis, and Defensive tackled Brad Shearer. Curiously Roy Williams, perhaps the greatest Wide Receiver in Texas history is excluded. I suspect that quarterback Vince Young will be included if the book is ever revised.
The book spotlights the two greatest Texas coaches: Darrell Royal, who coached from 1957 to 1976, winning three national championships and had the team's longest win streak of 30 games from 1968 to 1970, and Mack Brown who has just one his first national title.
Some of Texas' greatest games are also featured. There's the 1958 game that Texas won 15 - 14, snapping a six game losing streak to the Sooners. Then there is the 1965 Orange Bowl in which Texas knocked off Bear Bryant's #1 ranked Alabama team 21 - 17, and then one I remember quite well as the Longhorns pulled a shocking upset of #3 Nebraska 37 - 27 in the very first Big 12 Conference Championship game. There are also histories and highlights from two of the team's greatest rivalries against Oklahoma and Texas AM.
Great color and black & white photography accompanies and complements the text. The book isn't meant as a comprehensive history of Texas football. Rather it's meant as a summary of highlights and traditions and in that regard it does it's job very well. There could not be a better time for Texas fans to check this book out as they are basking in that championship glow.
Reviewed by Tim Janson
Nice for the pictures, but has lots of errors........2006-01-05
"Game Day, Texas Football" is a nice book if you'd like a brief overview of the highlights of Longhorn football, but the text is sparse and full of errors, especially in the areas of UT history and traditions. While James Street wrote a very nice foreward, no authors are listed for the book itself. It gives the appearance of something rushed together in time for football season to make some quick cash for the publisher.
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Three women must rediscover the love of family before they can give their hearts to others. . . .
Unfinished Business --
She wanted answers from her estranged mother and went home to find them. But Vanessa Sexton also found Brady Tucker, the man who'd once broken her heart . . . and still left her breathless.
Island of Flowers --
Innocent Laine Simmons hardly expected the father she barely knew to welcome her. However, she was completely unprepared for the suspicion of her father's sexy partner Dillon O'Brian -- or for his intense passion.
Mind over Matter --
Protecting her mother's interests pitted no-nonsense agent Aurora Fields against ruthlessly determined David Brady. But there were few David couldn't charm if he set his mind to it -- and this time it really mattered.
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I love Nora, but these are far below her usual standard.......2005-07-12
Unfinished Business is a cute 200-page story about a classical pianist who left home as a teenager to pursue her career under the overbearingly high-pressure of her father/tutor/manager. Now, 8 years later, after the death of her father, she decides to return home to Western Maryland to rest and recover from an ulcer and severe burn-out, and to reconcile with her mother and childhood sweetheart. From her new adult prospective, and out from under the misguided influence of her father, she realizes that the misunderstandings that to her estrangement from both of them wasn't what she had been lead to believe. A nicely presented story about repairing mother-daughter bonds that seemed damaged forever, and about reconnecting with one's soulmate. This was the only story in the collection I found to be worthwhile reading.
I could tell right away that Island of Flowers was written very early in Nora Roberts career (copyright 1982) because it is not up to the well-polished and skillfully written standards we've come to expect from her. There are flashes of Nora Roberts brilliance in the detailed descriptions of the beautiful Hawaiian scenery, in particular when Laine and Dillon are snorkling in the reefs. However, the story is very weak. The dynamics of Laine's troubled relationship and subsequent reconciliation with her father is poorly developed. Dillon is so abrasively hostile towards Laine that it is impossible to believe that she ever falls in love with him - there is nothing at all likable about him except maybe his brooding good looks. The dialogue between them is painfully unbearable to read because it flows so unnaturally and unrealistically. Even the housekeeper, who is supposed to be a ally, isn't presented in a favorable manner. Thankfully this story is only 100 pages, otherwise I'd never have been able to finish it - it was that bad.
Mind Over Matter is a pure escapist reading that cannot be taken seriously or realistically. I found it difficult to get through, mostly because it wasn't believeable and the dialogue was so unnatural. I had a hard time looking at it superficially. A clairvoyant mother-daughter duo hooks up with a documentary producer who wishes to portray them in the most positive light possible. The mother is very likable, but the daughter is so prickly and hostile that it is hard to imagine the sympathetic producer becoming interested in her. I have to admit to skimming through the last half of the story because I couldn't bear reading it any further that I already had but I needed to satisfy my curiosity as to whether the story got any better and my need to know how it ended. The subject matter was interesting and unique enough that the story had great potential if only it had been better developed and was well-written.
I liked them all.......2003-08-02
I really enjoyed all three of these earlier Nora Roberts stories, I read this book in one day. All three stories are well-written and will pull you right in. The characters are charming, sassy and sometimes frustrating - totally human all of them. The romantic tension between the main characters is perfection. Nora Roberts writes about the lives of a concert pianist, a doctor, a bush pilot, a schoolteacher, a documentary producer and a Hollywood agent as if she has worn all of these hats herself, the stories flow well.
I really cannot say a bad thing about this collection of stories. Find a sunny porch or patio, a comfy chair and lose yourself in this wonderful book.
Interesting set of stories........2003-05-15
Well actually I would give it 3 1/2 stars only because of one of the stories I could not warm up to. The first story was excellent,Vaness and Brady Tucker were easy to like characters I gave it 4 stars. The second one with Lainie and Dillon only 2,why, because they were not easy to like characters. I had a difficult time warming up to them, and also a complete reversal to the first story. The final story Mind over Matter was to me the best of the three I can see an early begining to her witch series and the Donavon Series. All an all a better group of stories than her last Dangerous series. I still think that she is great and you should give this book a try.
2 out of 3 are really good.......2002-10-25
This is a collection of 3 early Nora Roberts stories. Unfinished Business and Mind over Matter were both good stories. Fans of Nora Roberts' work will recogonize her trademark style, and though they didn't have the suspense her later work has, the plot was still entertaining. I didn't like the middle story Island of Flowers. It was very short, and in my opinion, none of the characters were very fleshed out. I also didn't like how naive the heroine was in that one. Nora's stories usually have strong, daring women. That is one of my favorite things about her work. I didn't like this heroine. Buy it because of the first and third stories.
An Outstanding Nora Roberts Anthology!.......2002-10-17
"Going Home" is a delightful omnibus of three older Nora Roberts novels, repackaged into one fabulous collection. The three tales that make up this book are wonderfully matched and I loved each and every one. I can't even choose a favourite; each one was unique, compelling, and fun to read! I was utterly charmed and satisfied by this Silhouette reprint and I'm sure you will be too.
"Unfinished Business" introduces Vanessa Sexton, a hugely successful but strung-out concert pianist, who is returning to her small home town for the first time in 12 years to get some answers from her estranged mother. But the one thing Vanessa never expected to find was her high school sweetheart Brady Tucker, who broke her heart on the night of his senior prom. Brady had his reasons for what happened that night, but after only minutes in Vanessa's company this bad boy turned doctor realizes there's a lot of unfinished business between them, and that Vanessa can still turn him inside out with one of her pouty looks!
Vanessa slowly begins rebuilding a tentative relationship with her mother, while trying to sort out the powerful emotions Brady stirs up in her. Vanessa knows that she's still intensely drawn to Brady, despite her lingering hurt from what happened 12 years ago. Confused and in emotional turmoil about her life, Vanessa finds that Brady is the best person to turn to. And the more time they spend together, the more Brady and Vanessa come to see that they never stopped loving each other.
But Vanessa is feeling lost and uncertain as to what her future holds for her. Though her music is a vital part of who she is, she's not sure she wants to continue with the stressful life she's been leading. Vanessa is afraid that what she and Brady feel for each other is only an echo of remembered love, and her insecurities about herself lead her to start pushing Brady away. Will Vanessa see through her self-doubt to the truth and find love and happiness in Brady's arms? Or will she turn her back on the only man she'll ever love?
"Island of Flowers" tells the story of Laine Simmons, a young boarding school teacher from France who has traveled to Hawaii on a whim in hopes of finding her father. Laine is awed by the paradise in which her father lives, and Roberts' brilliant descriptions make the island of Kauai come alive.
And though Laine didn't expect her estranged father to greet her with open arms, she was totally unprepared for his sexy, and hostile, business partner, Dillon O'Brian. Dillon believes Laine has ulterior motives for this reunion with her father, and a misunderstanding regarding years of unreceived gifts and correspondence leaves Laine without a way to clear her name. So she simply goes about trying to get to know the father she never had, but while he's busy with work at his airport, Laine spends a lot of time with Dillon.
And despite his suspicions about Laine's intentions, Dillon just can't stop thinking about her. As they get to know each other, Dillon falls hard for the unbelievably innocent and sweet Laine. And the lovely young Laine finds herself caught up in a storm of unfamiliar and intense emotions, as the passion between her and Dillon grows. But even though they have both fallen in love, they won't admit it to each other. Afraid of Dillon accusing her of being a gold-digger, Laine stubbornly keeps her true feelings to herself. So when a terrible misunderstanding sends Dillon into a hurt rage, it prompts Laine to take her broken heart and leave. Is there any way to overcome the pain and misery that Dillon's mistrust has caused? Or will they be denied the lifetime of love and happiness they could have found together?
"Mind Over Matter" introduces Aurora "A.J." Fields, a tough and respected Hollywood agent. When her mother, known psychic Clarissa de Basse is approached by renowned documentary producer David Brady, A.J. is determined to protect her mother. David wants Clarissa to be a large part of his newest documentary on psychic phenomena, but A.J. isn't sure it's a good idea. A.J. and David spend a lot of time negotiating a deal, and the more time he spends with her, the more David becomes intrigued by A.J.
A.J. too feels a strong pull towards David, and she tries to fight the attraction at first. As time passes, David gets to know Aurora, the soft, vulnerable and unsure side of A.J.'s personality, totally at odds with her prickly agent persona. No woman has ever made David feel the way A.J. does, and he doesn't know what to do about it.
But A.J. has what she considers a terrible secret burden. She's inherited her mother's psychic abilities, and even a lifetime of burying them as deep as possible can't close them off. A.J.'s first and only love rejected her because of her abilities, labelling her a freak, and A.J's terrified that now David knows of her talents, he'll either abandon her or want to dissect her mind. David's not sure how he feels about A.J.'s gift, but he knows he wants to break through the wall she keeps firmly between them, and show her how he feels about her. Will David be able to accept A.J. for who she is, and convince her that he means it? Or will A.J.'s fear of rejection ultimately destroy their love?
"Going Home" is an excellent read, containing three stories that will amuse, entertain, and satisfy the romantic in all of us. Each of the three tales is beautifully written and though they are all quite old, none of them seem dated. "Going Home" is an undeniably terrific anthology and you don't want to miss it. So buy this book today, I very highly recommend it!
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Unfinished Business
She wanted answers from her estranged mother and went home to find them. But Vanessa Sexton also found Brady Tucker, the man who'd once broken her heart . . . and still left her breathless.
Island of Flowers
Innocent Laine Simmons journeyed to Hawaii to get to know the father she hadn't seen in years. Was she ready to face her past -- and find her future in the arms of her father's sexy partner, Dillon O'Brian?
Mind Over Matter
Protecting her mother's interests pitted no-nonsense Aurora Fields against a very determined David Brady. But there were few David couldn't charm if he set his mind to it -- and this time it really mattered.
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Love the author, not one of my favorites.......2007-10-03
I have recently just begun to dive into the huge collection of Nora Roberts novels. The first book I read was Angel's Fall which I really enjoyed. I have to say that I was disappointed with this collection as a whole. I did not realize when I bought this book that two of the three stories were from her early career(1984 and 1987). The first story is Unfinished Business and of the three this was my favorite. It was written in 2000 and I think it flowed well and I enjoyed the characters and plot. It was a very fast read. The second story was Island of Flowers which took me awhile to get into. I thought it was very choppy and didn't particulary care for the characters at all. The third story was Mind Over Matter and this one was mediocre at best. Maybe it was the fact that I didn't really care to read a story on a clarvoyant mother and daughter. A quick recommendation, don't pick this as your first Nora Roberts book.
Thumbs up!.......2007-06-04
Wonderful book. I couldn't put it down. I own the book and I read it again and again.
Disappointing Collection.......2006-06-13
The stories in this book were mediocre with the first one, "Unfinished Business," being, in my opinion, the best in the bunch. However, even that story wasn't what I expect from picking up a Nora novel. The book itself would never have been my choice (a co-worker passed it on to me to read). All three stories were the same old, same old. Girl meets boy, girl and boy are at each other's throats, then girl and boy have sex, then they fall in love. One mistakes the other's intentions but in the end all is happily ever after. The stories lacked substance. "Island of Flowers" at least took us on a nice tour of the Hawaiian Islands, however the female lead in that story, Lainey Simmons, was nothing but a milk toast, annoying creature as you watched her fall apart (but immediately fall in love even though he was downright arrogant and rude) under the influence of Dillon O'Brian, her father's business partner. "Mind Over Matter" was a boring and ridiculous story of a clairvoyant mother/daughter, the daughter, A.J. (Aurora) working as a talent agent and involved with a producer, David Brady, who wants to produce a show with her mother in the starring role. The ending was tiresome with all the female/male mind games and misinterpreted emotions - very ho hum and enough to put you to sleep for lack of a storyline. The one story that was anywhere near decent to my mind was "Unfinished Business" about a world renowned concert pianist (Vanessa Sexton) coming home to make amends with her mother with whom she had never really had a relationship. She hooks up with her childhood flame, Brady Tucker, the good doctor in town and learns quite a bit about not only her mother but the feelings she and Brady begin to rekindle as the story moves along. All in all, this book is very early Nora and while I am an avid Nora fan, I feel the stories were definitely not worth the time reading. Nora has some excellent early works so don't let this bad egg discourage your reading them. "The Villa," "Homeport," "Carolina Moon," "River's End" and "Honest Illusions" are just a few of her early works and part of a very long list that are definitely worth the read.
Not really worth the time.......2006-01-18
The stories were very dated and everyone fell in love within about a week of meeting, how tidy. The middle story was too short and I didn't even finish reading it, just skimmed, but it wasn't satisfying at all. The third story had potential, but again, with everything is perfect, happy endings all around, no real problems. I wouldn't recommend this title when there are more contemporary works available by Roberts that make for much better reading.
goood boook.......2006-01-12
I read this book because it's a book I could read. It is romantic and funny and does a good job with the funny and romantic parts. You should read this book if you like books that are easy to read but also romantic and funny. But sometimes this book is serious too. You should read it if you like serious books but not very serious books. This is a good book for people who are reading.
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2 Omnibus Book Set By Nora Roberts; Table for Two (Summer Desserts; Lessons Learned); Going Home (Unfinished Business; Island of Flowers; Mind Over Matter).
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- The Anubis Gates
- The Big Nap (Mommy-Track Mysteries)
- The Birdcage: A Novel
- The Buddha of Suburbia
- The Cat Who Played Post Office (Cat Who...)
- The Coast of Chicago: Stories
- The Dark Side of Game Texturing
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