Customer Reviews:
General Summary.......1999-11-24
The New Games Book is a highly applicable text that provides a vast array of ides for improving social interaction as well as participation in activities. This book possesses a number of exercises that can generate group dynamics as well as provide interesting knowledge in the area of interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence.
Each exercise found in this text is categorized for easy usage. The activities are arranged according to the number of people needed to conduct it. Also, every activity has explicit directions that describe how the games are to be set up. Therefore, anyone with little experience in dealing with dramatic material should have no problems adjusting.
Lastly, one of the most valuable features of this book is its practical usage. The vast majority of the exercises are easily mountable and applicable. The only thing you must watch for is the amount of room necessary for many of the games found in its pages.
Book Description
Reading specialist Rosalie Franzese shares 20 of her best literacy centers. The fun activities help students practice letter recognition, letter formation, letter-sound correspondence, word recognition, directionality, one-to-one correspondence, and so much more. And she includes everything teachers need to set up the activities in their classroom tomorrow. A must-have resource for teachers of emerging readers.
Book Description
Invented 2500-4000 years ago, the game of Go has enthralled hundreds of millions of people in Asia, where it is an integral part of the culture. In the West, hundreds of thousands have learned of its pleasures, especially after the game appeared in a number of hit movies, TV series, and books, and was included on major Internet game sites. By eliciting the highest powers of rational thought, the game draws players, not just for the thrills of competition, but because they feel it enhances their mental, artistic, and even spiritual lives.
Go! More Than a Game uses the most modern methods of teaching, so that, in a few minutes, anyone can understand the two basic rules that generate the game. The object of Go is surrounding territory, but the problem is that while you are doing this, the opponent may be surrounding you! In a series of exciting teaching games, you will watch as Go's beautiful complexities begin to unfold in intertwining patterns of black and white stones. These games progress from small 9x9 boards to 13x13 and then to the traditional
19x19 size.
Go!: More Than a Game, complete with the history of Go as well as essays on Go in culture, is a wonderful introduction to this ancient game.
Customer Reviews:
Go!.......2006-08-07
After watching the show "Hikaru no Go", i found the game of Go to be quite interesting. This book is very detailed and i enjoyed the history. It is just unfortunate that many people dont know about Go, and i would probably never have a chance to actually play it in the U.S.
Starting Go Players.......2006-07-23
This book contains a wealth of information for the Go player that's just beginning to play. It doesn't pull its punches but it also doesn't go into great depth on a lot of the concepts. There is a reason that most Go books come in series' of 5-6 books, there's just a lot to talk about.
If you're looking to start grab this book or just find a club in your area. There is a certain use for literature at the beginner level but playing one game a week with a shodan would take you much further than this book could ever hope.
Not a laundry list.......2005-06-01
I was disappointed to read the last comment since I know the author and what he was trying to do and, as a go teacher, have seen his technique work on many people. As he stated on the first page ("How to Use This Book"), he was not trying to write a book that would just be thrown away after its contents were learned. That is for laundry list books and there are several hundred of them available in English for various stages of one's go career. What he wanted to do was to introduce readers to the dynamics of go playing--go is a game, after all, and not a course in school. What he advised the reader to do was to go as far as possible through the games in the book until they were stuck, then play alot (and, yes, also look at the laundry list books!), then come back, play some more and etc. That way, say over a period of time (and not just with one reading, as it looks like some commentators have done), one would get the feel for playing on, first simple 9 x 9 boards, then 13 x 13 and finally the full, complex, 19 x 19 size. By the time one finished, one would be completely conversant with any go player, and know much of go's 4,000 year-old culture and history. That doesn't mean you would *know* all of the techniques--only by playing and studying can you do that--but you would *know about* most of them and, you would also know what you *didn't know* and needed to. In other words, because of the immense amount of ground and the different levels it covers, the book is meant to be a launching pad into the world of go, and that it does admirably and certainly far better than any other beginner's book!
Not too clear; good history of the game though.......2005-02-19
As a new Go player, I read this book hoping it would help me figure out what I was supposed to be doing. It covers the basics of the game but I found it not that clear or systematic. I had to pick up another book to really get a grasp of some of the basic strategies, and how to put them together.
The history of the game section, which takes up 1/3 or so of the book on the other hand, was very well written and quite engaging.
In short, if you want to learn basic strategy, there are many better books out there.
Lots of Taoist mysticism and a fair introduction to Go.......2004-12-20
There are two games of Go, the forest-and-trees welter of confusion that a beginner sees, and the game within the game that everyone else comes to terms with. Shotwell's book can bring you past the boulders of confusion and leave you standing beside the deep water. Whether you swim or not... :) He's also a geisha, in the well-known Reischauer/Culture of Japan academic style, so much of the book is full of reverent Taoist and Kung Fu mysticism which may be fun, but should be transcended as soon as you "see" the inner game. It's beside the point. Bottom line, I like this book. It nudged my game forward. That said, if you want to learn Go, you should get a good computer Go game, like Go4++ (Windows, commercial) or Sente Goban (Mac OS X, freeware), dumb it down and play until you win. Then come back to this book. There's a lot of satisfaction in that first win against a computer, and it helps the book make sense.
Book Description
Board games are flat out fun! They continue to fascinate players and collectors alike, long after their lives on toy store shelves, and their appeal is rapidly growing. Demand for games has only increased worldwide with the growth of the Internet fueling the collector market. From Monopoly to Battleship, Annie Oakley to Magilla Gorilla, this completely new book presents over 1,000 color photographs of board games, from current favorites to great classics dating back to the 1920s. It includes an informative text, vintage advertisements, and current market prices. There is a special chapter on Remco Industries, which had a small but sought after output of games in the 1950s and 1960s. More Board Games** continues where the author's first book, Board Games**, left off. It is sure to satisfy the game-playing appetites of collectors, dealers, and enthusiasts everywhere.
Customer Reviews:
MORE BOARD GAMES!.......2002-02-05
Board games are fun! They continue to fascinate players and collectors alike, long after their lives on toy store shelves, and their appeal is rapidly growing. Demand for games has increased worldwide, with the growth of the internet fueling the collector market. This completely new book presents over 1100 new color photographs of your favorite board games, from Battleship to Monopoly, and from Air Mail Pilot to Zap!. It includes an informative text, more vintage advertisements, and current market prices. There is a special chapter on Remco Industries, which had a small but sought after output of games in the 1950's and 1960's. MORE BOARD GAMES continues where the author's first book, BOARD GAMES, left off, and should ideally be used together. They are sure to satisfy the game-playing appetites of collectors, dealers, and enthusiasts everywhere.
Book Description
One of the most varied entries in the author's repertoire of puzzle books, this one contains mazes, spiralgrams, acrostics, logic puzzles, cryptograms, and much more. Designed for puzzle addicts and wordsmiths at every level of skill, this collection both tests vocabulary and feeds the mind. In this fun collection, words can be played with, puzzled over, conjured, and deciphered. More than a year's worth of word games are contained in this mammoth book.
Customer Reviews:
Good clean fun.......2006-03-07
I have enjoyed working the puzzles in the mammoth book. So many to choose from. A real pleaser.
Book Description
Valentines are sweeter when you share them! Raggedy Ann delivers real valentines to her dearest dolly friends. Full of love and cheer, this interactive book includes eight valentines that can be removed from their individual envelopes. Young readers will love the festive Valentine's Day pullout surprises!
Customer Reviews:
My Valentine.......2001-02-24
I bought this adorable book for my 2 year old. Its of course very sweet and has pullout "valentines" that Raggedy Ann has made for all of her friends...some of which are stories, riddles, and even a board game to play (candy hearts and not included). Although its a bit above a 2-yr old's level, my daughter still enjoyed the story and thought that pulling out all of the valentines out was a blast. Raggedy Ann fans (big or small) will certainly not be dissapointed.
Product Description
Engage students with this collection of fun and interactive games that give them the extra practice they need to master important math skills in addition, subtraction, place value, and measurement. Classroom-tested, these reproducible games have been proven to significantly increase students' math achievement. Perfect for centers, for choice time, or for remedial help.
Product Description
Engage students with this collection of fun and interactive games that give them the extra practice they need to master important math skills in multiplication, division, and fractions. Classroom-tested, these reproducible games have been proven to significantly increase students' math achievement. Perfect for centers, for choice time, or for remedial help.
Book Description
Once readers develop a taste for our thrilling little mystery stories, they just want more! A fitting follow-up to our original Clue(r) Mysteries, here are 15 new light and lively mysteries to solve in ten minutes or less. This taut tales feature familiar characters from the classic Clue board game, introduced in 1949. Set in fictional Tudor Hall in 1926, these stories give readers an opportunity to sleuth out the culprit among Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, Mrs. Peacock, and the others in all manners of shady intrigues.
Customer Reviews:
Not much here for mystery puzzle fans.......2007-05-05
Like its predecessor Clue Mysteries: 15 Whodunits to Solve in Minutes, this book suffers from mysteries that don't work as puzzles, and aren't of much interest in any other way. In most of the 15 stories, "who done it?" is obvious, as much of the story is about the killer's motive. In others, the solution is entirely arbitrary, and any of the other characters could just as easily have been declared the culprit. The humorous aspects of the stories had already started to fall flat for me before I'd finished the first volume. I guess I shouldn't have ordered both at the same time!
Book Description
Life can be tough for real estate professionals these days. Even with interest rates at historically low levels, the uncertain economy makes homeowners hesitant to relocate or trade up. There just aren't that many clients out there, and the few who exist generate fierce competition. In fact, it seems the single ""hot area"" is foreclosures. But that's not necessarily bad news.
Conti and Finkel's book is a good ""crash course"" for real estate brokers and agents wanting to understand this area and explains the intricacies involved in funding investment deals, using various buying/closing methods and employing exit strategies. Thanks to the book as well as workshops and seminars offered by the two authors, thousands of people each year learn the art of lucrative real estate investing.
Customer Reviews:
Powerful evidence .......2007-05-25
Making Big Money Investing in Foreclosures without cash or credit is a morally courageous examination of real estate investing!! Peter Conti gives powerful evidence of new ways of investing. In this successful oriented book the author minimizes risk taking and explores objective ways towards successful investing. Must read!!
Excellent overview of Foreclosure purchasing.......2006-12-22
I had run across my first pre-forclosure deal and needed to get a basic understanding of the steps and processes. Peter and David's book provided that wonderfully. I was able to use the steps and scripts to sign up a deal, provide help to a stressed-out seller and reach the proper department at the lender. The suggestions of how to talk to both the seller and the lender have been very helpful with dealing with the human side of things. I felt very comfortable with the style and the seller has been very appreciative. I didn't feel manipulative at all.
Making Big Money Investing in Foreclosures: Without Cash or Credit by Peter Conti.......2006-11-09
An official Library Weekly book review.
REVIEW:
This book generically highlights a few ideas on how to invest in
foreclosures and how to finance it without using cash or credit.
Part of the formula is the use of "double closings" which allows
you to simply invest with a minimal amount and use the sell price
as the payment during the title closing. The difficult aspect of
this is it doesn't truly describe certain foreclosure techniques
available in each state (generically applied). Additionally,
you may need to read this with a grain of salt with the current
real estate market conditions.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS ON FORECLOSURES:
1. The Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Tax Lien and Tax Deed Auctions [ISBN 0978834607]
EXCERPT:
"There's never a better time to invest in real estate."
RATING:
3 of 5
Another Finkel disaster.......2006-06-28
How to get the most money for your property. This topic, worthy of a book, gets a couple of pages which are platitudes. This is the second book of his I've read recently in which he talks about determining the market price. The approach he advocates will result in a variance with the market of 40%, if not more. And, he lumps apartment buildings in with houses as if they were valued the same way. Of course, they are not.
On the plus side, in this book he recognizes that people do tend to get legal advice before signing a contract. He tells you how to diffuse the lawyer's criticism before it happens.
During my years as an apartment broker, I dealt with more than a few lawyers, including clients. Maybe his approach will work, but I'd think not.
This is another feel-good, cheerleading book. Rich Dad, Poor Dad does a better job of cheerleading, but has even less substance than this lightweight work.
Once again, the author has silly sales techniques that don't work. Once again, let me point you to the best writer in sales: Neil Rackham.
Spare yourself time, money and effort. Pass on everything David Finkel writes or promotes (as I shall hereafter).
Wish they would hire a prof'l editor for all their books........2006-03-27
I own and/or have read their other books and regretfully have to say that their books aren't professionally edited. Their works seem to project an "aw shucks" tone but I find them to contain too much hyperbole.
I don't bother with their new books anymore since the writing is tiresome and predictable. They may have new information to share but that fact is lost because of the book's poor editorial presentation.
Book Description
Making Big Money Investing in Foreclosures without Cash or Credit, 2nd Edition provides the Astonishing Truth about Foreclosures. This book Shows You How to Get Rich in the Hottest Real Estate market on earth. Each page provides You the hidden Foreclosure Investing Secrets and Strategies of the Rich.
Customer Reviews:
Quick & Easy.......2007-08-03
This book was very easy to read, understand and to comprehend.
The author explains things very well and in laymen's terms.
I highly recommend this book to anybody wants to get a headstart working with foreclosures
Timely 2nd Edition.......2007-07-29
Just finished reading Peter Conti's Making Big Money in Forclosures, 2nd Edition and I thought it was great! If you plan on investing in the forclosure market any time soon you should do yourself a favor and read this book so you will have the very latest information available. Thanks again Peter! James Stokes
A must read for any real estate investor.......2007-07-27
Making Big Money Investing Foreclosure is a must read for any investor looking to expand their knowledge of the forclosure market.
This book explains process of working with PEOPLE through their forclosure problem so they can get to a better place in an ethical manner. The web information provided via this book is very useful for understanding the forclosure in my state and in other ones.
Actually ideas expressed in the book are even helpful in a regular real estate transaction.
The MFG coaches that are eluded to in the book are the best I have met.
My Thanks goes out to the Author for sharing his time and energy in putting this book together.
-David
Excellent resource to have in your arsenal........2007-07-17
This book has been a blessing to me! I wanted to become a real estate investor for about 5 years. I know very little about the industry. In the back of my mind I thought, I need to have money before I could take a leap negotiate. I have learned different techniques and strategies by reading this book. It is an excellent resource to have in your arsenal.
The Best Negotiating Skills.......2007-07-16
Peter Conti So generously gives his readers the Best Negotiation Skills,
I have ever Read. The ideas are ex-plained so explicidly that anyone can practice these skills and use them. These skills will empower you at
the negotiationg table. There is so much wit and psycology used in these skills. These skills are imporant for any salesperson or investor or any body who needs to gain the lead in an argument or a settlement. This Book gives all the details on how to do Foreclosures in story form. The pictures are vivid and real. Thank you so much Peter Conti for relating your profound secrets.
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- New York Times Crosswords for Your Coffee Break: Light and Easy Puzzles
- New York Times Sunday Crossword Omnibus, Volume 5 (NY Times)
- Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams Official Strategy Guide (Bradygames Official Strategy Guides) (Bradygames Official Strategy Guides)
- Planes of Chaos (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition: Planescape, Campaign Expansion/2603)
- Play Winning Cribbage
- Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King, The: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time
- Rainy Days & Saturdays
- Rethinking the Chess Pieces
- Secrets of Pawn Endings
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