I love this book! My family had an old torn, falling apart copy that says it was published in 1911! I have read all these stories a thousand times and never gotten tired of them. It occurred to me that I might purchase another copy but alas, they aren't publishing it any more. The stories in it are very Eastern European, which of couse I didn't know until I was older. The flavor of the stories is just enough different from the more traditional ones that we're familiar with that they have an exotic feel. I still wonder what a ducat is! If you ever get a chance to read this book don't pass it up!

This book provides an excellent preparation for the Illinois Real Estate Salesperson's Exam. The text is easy to follow and has break out "In Illinois" sections that give state-specific information. Each chapter has a quiz at the end and list of key words at the beginning. These are supplemented by two sample examinations and a comprehensive glossary. The sample exams are very similar to the ones provided by the testing company that administers the licensing exam. The graphics in the illustrations look dated, but are clear and easy to follow. One downside is photocopied list of corrections that comes with the book. It is very inconvenient to have to carry these around and refer back to them.

Again, I think it's immoral to borrow this great name if one hasn't the slightest intention to bring it to life. This name means not only the person himself, but also a beloved genre of detective stories and a cherished memory of good old days when they were thriving. One can forgive an awkward imitation, but not most stories in this collection, where the person named Sherlock Holmes is certainly not the best and the wisest man I've ever known.

The basic premise of this book is to have contemporary famous authors write stories in the styles of deceased famous authors ostensibly working from notes of Sherlock Holmes' cases left behind and never written up by Dr. John Watson. With me so far? Good. This book is obviously an experiment and as such it fails overall. Perhaps three of the stories are outstanding, so much so that they measure up to the best of the original canon. Most do not really reflect the styles of the putative authors but that is not always a flaw. The "Hemingway" tale, for instance, is far better written and much more entertaining than anything Papa ever wrote himself. Another flaw, significant to dedicated Sherlockians, is the glaring lack of familiarity with their subject shown by too many of the authors. One wonders if they have read many Sherlock Holmes adventures or at least watched teleplay versions. Two or three of the stories are absolutely excrement and never should have been included in this collection. Outstanding among the latter is the story by "Jack Kerouac." In his introduction, the editor admits that the tale has no relationship whatsoever to Watson's notes on a Holmes case. In attempting to read the first few pages, it becomes patently clear that the story lacks other important elements like a plot, characters, and a purpose for existing. The editor's reasons for including this piece are beyond even the powers of the Master to deduce. Although the premise of the collection is certainly original, it is ultimately unsuccessful and hopefully will not be repeated. Far better to have writers recreate stories in the voices of Watson and Holmes themselves rather than in the false voices of others.

'Resurrected Holmes' is a somewhat convoluted idea well-executed. It is a collection of short Sherlock Holmes stories supposedly written by other well-known authors. In other words, the actual authors who wrote the stories had to write them in the style of the purported authors, who were supposedly endeavouring to write in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Watsonian voice.

Now, that may or may not take your fancy. What is needs to be said is that, by and large, the stories in this volume are of an excellent quality, so even if the literary conceit that is the book's starting point fails to please you, the stories themselves should.

For true Holmes completists, each story is one of the unchronicled stories referred to by Watson in his accounts of Holmes' investigations (with the exception of the final story, which reveals the truth behind 'The Adventure of the Second Stain').

In some cases (for example, 'The Adventure of the Boulevard Assassin' and 'The Madness of Colonel Warburton', ascribed to Jack Kerouac and Dashiell Hammett respectively) the voice of the putative author occassionally overwhelms the Holmesian nature and may be a substantial distraction for those reading this book purely as a Sherlock Holmes collection.

However, some of the stories are good enough to warrant the price of admission alone. I particularly enjoyed 'The Adventure of Ricoletti of the Club Foot (and his abominable wife)', notionally written by P.G. Wodehouse, in that it managed to be both a convincing Holes story while also being a comedy of manners that its putative author might well have appreciated.

Marvin Kaye knows his Sherlock Holmes, and this volume plainly displays his (and the contributing authors) deep-felt love and admiration for the Holmesian canon. Recommended.

There's a reason why this book is out of print: an utter lack of wit, originality, or humor. Here's the basic premise of every single strip: put something that conservative pundits have said into speech balloons, then draw a few ducks around them. See, it's really funny to see a duck saying "Reagan increased revenues by cutting taxes." Ha ha ha.

I mean, I'd really like to see a genuinely witty and thoughtful conservative comic strip. This isn't it.

What a great book and a breath of fresh air in the face of literary [disappointments] like Doonsbury, that at least half the time doesn't even make sense. Liberals of course hate this book and the strip because it is so exposing of their hypocrisy. If the left truly believed what they espouse they would applaud Tinsley for his wit and humor. Come on Ted Kennedy laugh a little. Of course conservatives are once again asked to tolerate (like we already tolerate Doonsbury and much of the rest of the "unbias" mainstream press) the intolerance of the liberal left for works like these that expose the illogical lunacy of liberalism e.g. ACLUism, social marxism, communism, facism, call it what you like, a rose is a rose is still a rose, Hillary.

I think this is a great book to read for those who believe in a more conservative view of life. I also find it fascinating that the liberals who posted reviews gave this book 1 star while conservatives gave it 5 stars. Hmmm it seems like the lines of liberal and conservative are still strong. Just so you know I am a conservative and I think this strip was great. Also, I dislike Doonsbury with a passion and do not think it is a funny strip at all. Hmmmm a conservative bashing Doonsbury, almost as odd as a liberal bashing Mallard Fillmore.

How can ol' Mallard be out of print? Now where will we go for our large-scale doses of mindless right-wing polemic? Zoiks! It actually does seem somewhat odd that this wouldn't be popular enough to keep the books in print, or indeed elicit new ones...I suppose the cons couldn't even fool themselves into thinking it was amusing enough to support. At least we can still read it in the paper...what WOULD we do without mean-spirited conservative drivel on the comics page?

Finally, a comic strip that belongs on the front page! If you are tired of gagging on the poorly drawn, wildly inaccurate doonsebury, then sit back and enjoy a strip that is well-crafted and well-thought out. One has to wonder about some of the reviewers who panned this comic. Did they actually read it- or are they once again mindlessly spewing the party line? If you're tired of the politically correct, touchy-feely, tolerant left-wing media, this strip is a breath of fresh air

Just love reading the reviews written by liberals. You may rest assured that Bruce is striking home by the way their shorts are in a knot!

as the previous reviewer noted, the book has some great photos. that's about all there is in terms of recommending this work. this guy really knows very little about the bands and performers of the era, most of whom he trashes. his voice is arrogant throughout. there is one passage where he claims to have a crush on the female sax player from sly and the family stone's band, who i'm sure if she knew that would have decked this uninformed, delusional braggart...buy some other, better book on the music of the period instead of this poor nonsense.

Would rate highly for the many great pics and from a general historical sense.As for the authors take on many of the shows,all credibility is lost when he spews the likes of this: "Hendrix guitar playing is so full of wrong notes that I suspect he is less than musical or the amplitude of his sound has made his ear stone deaf".In writing about many other shows and great groups,some of which I saw myself he shows a profound lack of knowledge of the music coupled with an inherent lack of respect,appreciation and more than a little gall based on the fact that he was fortunate enough to have obtained a free lifetime pass and didnt pay a dime to witness all he had.For those who were there,Im sure you will remember it as it truly was and for those who were not,use your imagination.Despite this,a more than worthwhile book just dont pay up for the priviledge.

The 1960's were a time of experimentations in the areas of music as well as spirituality and collective consciousness,One of the forefronts of the music end of this phenomenon was New York Cities Filmore East (Rescued from its fate of a second run movie house by the late-great Bill Graham as his East coast version of his Fillmore West of San Francisco), located on the corner of Second Avenue and East 6th Street,Almost every night of the week had performances by the soon to be legendary musicians of that era such as:Led Zeppelin;JimiHendrix;The Doors.etc. Unfortunantly the building is gone and replaced by exspensive condo- miniums brought about by Guilliani-esque gentrification,but atleast this book remains as a window into that by-gone era of American History. The author of this book has answered some of my questions (and hopefully will answer yours too) indirectly due to the publiclation of this book ,there are notes on every performance from the Filmore East he a! ttended and tons of pictures of those artists as well ,this book is excellent and well worth the read .............The End Vlad END

You will want much more than this book delivers. Look for Magriel's "Backgammon" as your introductory text.

This book is very good for beginning players.

It gives basic rules and strategy in an easy to read format.

And the price is right.

This was a good help and a good review to practice for the PSAT. It gave good techniques and information that were helpful in supplementing already existing knowledge on the topics. I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants a little extra information before taking the test.

This book was the biggest disappointment! The translations were terrible and you would do better to buy a good English/Spanish Dictionary.

The translations of English terms into Spanish in this book are a disaster. Condition precedent is translated as "condición precedente," but it's actually called "condición suspensiva" in Spanish. Buydown is unhelpfully "translated" as "descuento de intereses buydown." The translation of "alienation" is misspelled: enajención [sic]. Party wall, which is muro medianero in Spanish, is mistranslated as "muro divisorio." Statute of frauds, which is el requisito de hacer constar un acto jurídico por escrito, is mistranslated as "estatuto sobre fraudes," which means "bylaws about fraud." Similarly, statutory lien, which should be "gravamen legal," is translated as "gravamen estatutario," which means "lien mandated by the bylaws." In short, you'd be better off not even looking at this book.

This is a very helpful resource in the field, but I didn't find it to be as beneficial as another source. Students who bought this dictionary complained of the high cost for low gain.

The content itself is excellent, though I couldn't always find the terms I sought. The bilingual explanations are helpful.

Buy this book at the used price and the other one and you will have most of the words you need.

There isn't another supplement available, so I guess you can only be so critical of this book.

The reader must be aware that the book is very out of date and in some instances is just flat wrong.

The book is replete with errors. For example, Connecticut municipalities revalue real property for local tax purposes every four years according to a speccific schedule. The book says every 12 years and fails to mention the schedule.

The Landlord-Tenant section has so many Summary process eviction error that I don't know where to start. For example, every single one of the time constraints in respect to a Notice to Quit is wrong.

The list goes on.

I give this book a qualified recommendation because there is no other Connecticut Supplement out there.

I'll have to write my own.