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The Rough Guide to Thailand''s Beaches and Islands is the ultimate guide to these glorious destinations. From the enchanting and little-known islands of Ban Krud and Suan Luang to the hip new beach resort of Pak Nam Pran. A full-colour 24-page section introduces the highlights, with stunning photography of the best the islands have to offer. The authors provide expert recommendations on where to go, from party beaches and luxury resorts to remote national park islands and bases for diving, snorkelling and kayaking. The guide also includes full coverage of Bangkok, the main point of arrival, a sophisticated metropolis and gateway to the coasts. There are detailed maps for every region and informed advice on activities - from Thai cookery to Thai boxing and from scuba-diving to white-water rafting.

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Hopefully they've improved it..........2004-04-15

Just returned from Thailand this week. We used this book (although the cover photo is different, so perhaps we had the previous edition). Some of the bungalow info was different (i.e. unrecognizeable from the book description), but they change so fast that's to be forgiven in any guidebook. What really irked me was the crazy light orange text colour for headings and numbers - trying to read in dim Asian lighting or the back of taxi was extremely difficult. Also, I found the maps oddly placed. Good size, though, and the transportation info was accurate.

Good Book.......2004-01-07

I used this book while traveling in Southern Thailand this past summer. The book is great! Having a section on BKK is also very helpful as almost anyone coming/going to Southern Thailand passes through.

The book is small and much more convenient than the larger country wide or SE Asia guide books. Assuming you are just going to Southern Thailand.. this is all you need. The format is clear and very well formatted. The prices were a tad off, but this seems to be the norm with guidebooks.

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A beautifully written story.......2000-08-01

Ms. McCoole does a wonderful job in accurately portraying the life of Hazel Lavery. She has gone to great lengths to uncover the truth about her relationships with historical figures, one being the Irish icon Michael Collins. What many people may not realize is that Hazel was a painter herself before she met her famous husband, John Lavery. Hazel's story from the suburbs of Chicago to the face on the Irish pound note is a truly enjoyable read.

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a good quick light read.

How to loose $1.2 million in one week

Good reading at the beach...

To be read in one sitting (if at all) because you may never pick it up again...

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers: The Story of a Man Who Found $1 Million
Mark Bowden
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Following best-selling and award-winning books such as Black Hawk Down and Killing Pablo, Mark Bowden has won widespread acclaim for his ability to report true-life events in riveting detail, with a singular eye for human drama. Now Finders Keepers recounts a mystery that captivated the city of Philadelphia when $1 million went missing. Hard times had left Joey Coyle -- a likable longshoreman from the close-knit working-class neighborhood of South Philadelphia -- living with his ailing mother and struggling to support a drug habit. One afternoon, Coyle was on his way to score drugs when, just blocks from his home, he found two curious yellow containers lying in the street. As it turned out, they had just fallen off the back of an armored van, and they contained $1 million in unmarked money from a casino. From the moment the cash disappeared, Detective Pat Laurenzi, with the help of the FBI, worked around the clock to find it. As the story exploded onto the front pages, the entire city was swept up in the hunt. Joey Coyle, meanwhile, shared the money with everyone from his girlfriend to complete strangers to the neighborhood's most notorious mob boss, who allegedly helped launder it. Coyle would live his next week in a drug-fueled whirlwind, planning his future as a rich man even as he grew terrified that he was about to be captured, even killed. Finders Keepers is the remarkable tale of an ordinary man faced with an extraordinary moral dilemma, and the fascinating reactions -- from complicity to concern to betrayal -- of the friends and neighbors to whom he turns. Loaded with intrigue and suspense, this is a gripping new book from a versatile and evocative chronicler of American life.

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a good quick light read........2007-02-07

very entertaining but a little short for my taste. being a fan of Mark Bowden brought me to this book and I'm glad I read it, but honestly I should have bought it at half-price books.

How to loose $1.2 million in one week.......2006-07-01

Some of you may have seen the movie "Money for Nothing" with John Cusack. Some of you may even like it. The movie is partially based on the true account of Joey, a Pennsylvania drug addict, who back in the early 1980's caught a brake in life. He found $1.2 million that fell off a truck and over the course of a week managed to loose most of it, before getting caught by FBI. Apart from the incredible luck this man had, nothing else is much interesting about what happened with him. Readers of the book will find out the numerous stupid choices he makes in an effort to keep the money.

Bottom line - the book is interestingly written, but the story is ridiculous and doesn't deserve the time it takes to read it.

- by Simon Cleveland

Good reading at the beach..........2006-05-31

I actually read the entire book in a few hours while sitting at the beach in Gulf Shores. While it does not have the depth of Bowden's other work, it was a fun read. The main character, Joey Coyle, is an idiotic junkie who manages to piss away huge amounts of money over a short period of time. I laughed a few times and couldn't generate any sympathy for Coyle as his life spun out of control. The best part of the book will be your own daydreams as you wonder what you would do with $1.2 million.

To be read in one sitting (if at all) because you may never pick it up again..........2006-05-18

A detailed chronicle of a lost soul that finds a million dollars yet still can't find himself. Bowden assembles the pieces of a pre-fabricated story that simply isn't worth a writer of his talent.

Never quite earning your sympathy or even your hopes for a happy ending, Coyle settles for your pity... but fails in earning even that. Is it a greater tragedy that opportunity goes unfulfilled or that such opportunities fall where no other outcome is possible?

The story never manages to raise itself above the status of neighborhood lore, belonging somewhere on the shelf next to Rocky V in the annals of Philadelphian history.

Finders Keepers.......2006-03-08

The Book Finders Keepers is about a young man named Joey Coyle. This twenty-eight year old boy was addicted to a drug called methamphetamine. It all began on February 26, 1981. Joey woke up in his bed at his house on Front Street in South Philly. This day started off just like all the others, but Joey didn't know that this day would change his life forever.

Joey and his friends, John Behlau and Jed Pennock went for a ride to a dealer's house, since Joey ran out of drugs and was getting quite nervouse. When they got to the house they found he wasn't home and decided to take back roads home. as they drove past the Purolator Armored Car Company on Swanson Street, they noticed a little yellow tub in the middle of the road. Inside the tub were two big white canvas bags. Joey was always picking up things so they stopped and Joey got out picked the two bags out from the tub and read the tags on them "Federal Reserve Bank".

The boys went back home and opened the bags. they were shocked at what they found. The two canvas bags held a total of 1.2 million dollars! The most money Joey and his friends had ever seen! So joey being a normal human being had to tell all his friends, his girlfriend and his family. Soon almost everyone he knew, about him finding all the money. That next day the incident was on the news. THe T.V. announced 1.2 million dollars fell off the back of a Purolator Armored Car yesterday afternoon. As soon as Joey heard this he started felling anxious, nervous, and scared people would be after him to take what he called "his money". After all he had found it and in his mind the rule was "Finders Keepers"

Joey got so scared of getting caught he asked his friend
Carl Masi if he could help him. Masi said he could ask his friend, one of the most notorious organized crime leaders in Philadelphia, Mario "Sonny" Riccobene. Masi said Sonny could take the bills to Las Vegas and get them broke down to smaller bills, since all of it was in 100's. Joey gives him 1/3 of the money and hides the rest in different places.

The story gets out and the police start to catch up with Joey. Joey tries to get out of the country with the help of a friend and fly to Acapulco, Mexico. Just as Joey is getting on the plane the FBI caught him. Joey is charged with theft, conspiracy to commit theft and receiving stolen property.

In the trial the defense pleads insanity and the prosecution persist on the charges. Will Joey get out on insanity or will the prosecution get through to the jury? Will all the money be returned?

The story has a tragic ending because it was all too much for a simple kid from South Philly. Through a sequence of events, this day started Joey spiraling out of control. He no longer could make any rational choices. It was all about the money that he thought was a gift from God and hyis father who had died years before.

I would recommend this book because it shows what is wrong and right and puts down the line. It also shows that any type of theft is wrong even if you are insane. I really liked this book and I hope that if you like this review you might read this book.

Finders Keepers: The Story of a Man Who Found $1 Million

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Finders Keepers: The Story of a Man Who Found $1 Million
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The elegant yet practical chrome and brass houseware specialties created by Chase Brass & Copper Company during the 1930s are synonymous with Art Deco. Reprinted here for the first time are the company's 1934 and 1935 catalogs, issued at the height of Deco's popularity. Objects by such industrial design pioneers as Lurelle Guild, Walter Von Nessen, Russel Wright and Harry Laylon are pictured, with full descriptions, inventory information, and current price guide. Introductory comments are by Leslie Pina and Donald-Brian Johnson, co-authors of Higgins: Adventures in Glass and the forthcoming book on Chase Chrome. Their remarks focus on Chase's contribution to Art Deco style, Chase history, and the unique features of each catalog. A must have for Deco collectors, as well as all admirers of 20th century decorative arts.

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The avid gardener will need no other resource than this book to plan and maintain a natural garden on the country farm or in the suburban backyard, a habitat congenial to the scarlet tanager, the monarch butterfly, and the toad.
Unique to this book is author Beresford-Kroeger's concept of bioplanning, in which the gardener views the site as a biological system and the activity of gardening as an ecological task. To assist in bioplanning a garden, the author provides both plans that are adaptable to different garden sizes and shapes, as well as planting instructions emphasizing organic care, ecofunction, and environmentally friendly means of pest control.
A Garden for Life challenges everyone to create an ecologically valuable garden for the joy of doing so, and for the salvation of our natural world.
Diana Beresford-Kroeger is the author of Arboretum America. She is a botanist, medical and agricultural researcher, lecturer, and self-defined "renegade scientist" in the fields of classical botany, medical biochemistry, organic chemistry, and nuclear chemistry. She lives in Ontario, Canada.

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Parent Effectiveness Training

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Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children
Thomas Gordon
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P.E.T., or Parent Effectiveness Training, began almost forty years ago as the first national parent-training program to teach parents how to communicate more effectively with kids and offer step-by-step advice to resolving family conflicts so everybody wins. This beloved classic is the most studied, highly praised, and proven parenting program in the world -- and it will work for you. Now revised for the first time since its initial publication, this groundbreaking guide will show you:
How to avoid being a permissive parent
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Using the timeless methods of P.E.T. will have immediate results: less fighting, fewer tantrums and lies, no need for punishment. Whether you have a toddler striking out for independence or a teenager who has already started rebelling, you'll find P.E.T. a compassionate, effective way to instill responsibility and create a nurturing family environment in which your child will thrive.

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Recommended for Parents and for All.......2007-08-29

I highly recommend this book (PET) to parents as well as to anyone who has contact with children. I read this book (PET, as well as TET) twenty years ago the very first time. Since then I did not read anything that is better in its category. PET teaches how to relate to and understand children. It also explains how to help their development using a positive and accepting attitude that children need for their emotional and mental growth. It gives many examples and practical advices how to approach children and impact their life in a positive way. I highly reccomend it.

Very Helpful.......2007-08-06

Full of insight, the kind of things I didn't see or realize as a parent because I was right in the middle of the problems. Very practical steps you can use right away, to begin defining and working through the problems in your relationship with your kids. Many of the examples could have been taken from our family. The "Active Listening" chapter was the key for me - it allowed me to finally get my son to open up and talk to me, just by making me a better listener. We'll be using this book for many years to come...my sisters are already asking to borrow it!

Parent Effectiveness Training.......2007-07-03

The best book I ever read on raising kids. It turned my relationship with my teenager around and my relationship has been good with both my kids ever since.

Parent Effectiveness Training.......2007-01-04

This item was delivered to me in excellent condition, as well as, it was shipped immediately. The item arrived on a timely basis. Thank you!

This book was extremely helpful........2006-07-06

This book gives parents effective tools for dealing with common "attitude" problems with children. It gives LOTS of examples and is effective with both young and older children. I highly recommend it.

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Los ocho mejores amigos: un caso real: desde las frías nevadas de la Antártida, un grupo de tres investigadores, ven sus vidas envueltas en un sinnúmero ... Below, película) : An article from: Semana

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Los ocho mejores amigos: un caso real: desde las frías nevadas de la Antártida, un grupo de tres investigadores, ven sus vidas envueltas en un sinnúmero ... Below, película) : An article from: Semana
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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Thomson Gale on February 19, 2006. The length of the article is 507 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Los ocho mejores amigos: un caso real: desde las frías nevadas de la Antártida, un grupo de tres investigadores, ven sus vidas envueltas en un sinnúmero de aventuras, acompañados por sus inseparables perros. De infarto.(Eight Below, película)
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New Co-Location Facility Offers Unparalleled Security and Service.(for a company's data and business records): An article from: San Diego Business Journal

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New Co-Location Facility Offers Unparalleled Security and Service.(for a company's data and business records): An article from: San Diego Business Journal
Jason Biggs
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Title: New Co-Location Facility Offers Unparalleled Security and Service.(for a company's data and business records)
Author: Jason Biggs
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[Pantalla Grande].(películas)(TT: Big screen.)(TA: motion pictures)(Reseña) : An article from: Semana

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on September 13, 2001. The length of the article is 1374 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 13, 2001
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