There are more comprehensive books on premiums, but I doubt there are more nostalgic. This might be considered a more focused update of "Jim Harmon's Nostalgia Catalogue," by the same author. The book addresses the shows, in alphabetical order (with cross-references to shows with title changes)twice: once for show descriptions; then to list premiums. Included are show-related premiums from other media (comic books) and stores.

The author makes two points: the book doesn't attempt to be all-encompassing. As the author puts it, "Reading this book will tell you something about the value of premiums, but certainly not everything." He also warns of counterfeits and confusion of items ("...some real items may be misrepresented to be something else.")

Many of the illustrations are monochrome, but there is a section of color photos, too. This is a good complement to other radio-premium books.

This was the motto of Janet Harmon Bragg's father as he raised his children at the turn of the century. Janet was taught never to let her sex or her race get in her way. She was trained as a nurse at Spelman College and went on to become a pilot, and even helped found flying schools and clubs for African American aviators. The book is not completely focused on her flying days, and it would have been interesting to hear more about that, but we learn about her nursing career, the homes for the elderly that she and her husband operated, and the many African young people she took under her wing when they came to study in the United States. These people went on to become leaders in their own countries, and she visited them throughout the world in her later years. The book is neither difficult nor long (112 pages), and Ms. Bragg's narration has an infectious upbeat tone. I recommend it as reading for young people, especially young people of color, who are just beginning to think about the possibilities that life may hold for them.

Susanna Wesley(1669-1742) was beautiful and indomitable. Samuel, her husband, an Anglican divine, was scholarly and, at times, impractical. Together they had nineteen children, only nine of whom survived to adulthood. Best known were the boys: Samuel, Jr., Charles, and, of course, the founder of Methodism, John. Virtually unknown were the girls: Emilia, Susanna, Mary, Mehetabel, Martha, and Kezziah. Altogether they formed one of the most remarkable families of the eighteenth century.

Rebecca Harmon does a creditable job telling the story of the family as well as describing Susanna Wesley's influence. From the day she and her husband moved into the Epworth parsonage until her death, Susanna is portrayed as a woman of uncommon spiritual, intellectual, and physical strength, albeit within what must have been for her the sometimes confining social constraints of 18th century England. Read about Susanna's novel approach to home schooling, and how she and Samuel provided for the family on a country parson's penurious income. Read, too, of the differences between Samuel and Susanna concerning the raising of their daughters. In short, Susanna: Mother of the Wesleys is a splendid book deserving to be read as much for the light it sheds on 18th century family customs as for its contribution to Methodist history.

Fletcher class destroyers have been described as the most handsome of the genre and have proven to be the most effective of their or perhaps any era. The USS Cassin is a prime example with an enviable record and fascinating history, named for one of the most illustrious of a long line of US naval heroes. The book provides a thorough examination of this class of warship, with precise and accurate pictures and plans. The history and specifications are complete, making this a must for historians and hobbyists.

This is not a book for just any sports fan. If you are not an all out tennis fanatic (not to mention a huge davis cup fan) this book is not for you. but if you love tennis and the tradition of davis cup tennis then this is your book.

In this unauthorized biography, Steven Holmes has done a meticulous job of reporting -- conducting countless interviews and citing numerous original source materials. This highly readable work conveys the essence of a man who rose to the highest ranks of American government and whose influence on the global economy is felt even today. Holmes delves into every aspect of Ron Brown's life -- from his childhood at the Hotel Theresa in Harlem, through his college and military days, his stint at the Urban League, and his meteoric ascension through Democratic party politics into the Clinton cabinet. Readers of "An Uncommon Life" get a thorough sense of Brown's charm, his analytical mind, his tenacious drive to succeed, his weakness for beautiful women. Holmes offers an unsparing but ultimately fair view of the nation's first black Commerce Secretary, whose all-too-human flaws can never overshadow his accomplishments.

Wow! This is a great book. The story of how one man, Ron Brown, emerges as the hidden hand behind the Democrat's re-taking of Washington is a gripping tale of power, politics and personality. Born into a middle-class black family, Ron Brown's life takes him from the halls of Harlem's fabled Hotel Theresa, where he grew up, to all-white Middlebury College, to the civil rights movement and, finally, to a position where he helps resurrect the fortunes of the Democratic Party. Ron Brown is presented in all his complexities - his life, his loves, and his ability to bridge racial divides with a silken, yet steely, determination. It's a tale well-told, smoothly-written, and filled with solid investigative reporting. This is a book to buy - and keep.

This is a great book especially if you're interested in what makes Washington tick. It is a true, honest, tough but fair portrait of a man who lived and breathed politics. He succeeded tremendously in his efforts on behalf of the Democratic party and his community of people, African Americans. Unfortunately, he made a few mistakes along the way but he should not be chastised. Are we not all human and do we not all show our frailty in different forms? The biography moves quickly as it evolves from childhood thru youth to mature adult and captures the essence of Brown's experiences to show us how he became the man we remember today.

I just purchased a copy of Harmon's book Zero Gravity 2.0.
I am new to the investment arena and found this book extremely useful. In fact, I have already acquired backing for my venture.
My hat is off to you Mr. Steve Harmon...

Steve Harmon's reputation as one of the brightest stars in the stock world is well deserved. Steve has a gift for uncovering real value in this Internet age. I follow Steve's Broadband Report and my portfolio is up 220%.I rate Steve's new book with five stars because it's even better than his first...and I learned volumes from that book. I always say, the proof is in the pudding and I happen to be enjoying a rather large bowl thanks to Steve Harmon.

Steve has presented an in depth look at the venture capital world in this release of Zero Gravity 2. I appreciate his no-nonsense approach and his willingness to expose what goes on behind the scenes. Very good insights!

Reading accounts of the Battle of the Little Bighorn sometimes leaves a mass of confusion to the reader. Even visitation to the site does not always enable oneself to clearly picture the events of that day. This book, which does not attempt to explain why things happened does much to set the scene and completes the picture that is painted by the numerous accounts of what happened. The reader may find this book to be dry, perhaps repetitious in some place, but in the end, will appreciate the information that is provided. Be aware that reading this book will forever cause the reader to imediately reject any printed material on The Battle of the Bighorn, that is not properly (and correctly) researched. This book is a good reference for any library.

This is an excellent book because it cuts through the partisan pro Custer, anti Custer views that are the main theme in almost all the books about the battle written to date. I highly recommend all the books written by Fox on this subject because he has no pre conceived ideas or biases. He bases his interpretations on the physical evidence remaining at the site and draws his conclusions from that evidence.

I don't understand where most of these previous reviewers are coming from. This is not meant to be a "theory-book" on the battle of the Little Bighorn. All it is is as an "assessment of the 1984 field season" of archaeological work on the battlefield. As that it functions well, with complete descriptions of the recovered artifacts and many sketches and pictures. There are only about 15 pages about the way the battle itself went, and it just correlates the artifacts in a preliminary way to how the battle may have progressed. It's nothing to get upset over. As for the Kansas City reviewer, he must be on another planet. Kuhlman's work was not "ripped without mercy" in this book. As a matter of fact, I don't think Kuhlman was even mentioned at all.

Usually, an anthology reflects the taste of the editor.

A good example of a good anthology might be Kingsley Amis' edition of the Oxford Book of Light Verse.

In this case, William Harmon has simply evaded any question of taste and submitted world poetry to the American popular vote.

The result very predicably is a useless compendium of chestnuts all the way down to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

This is very close indeed to being a M-BOOK.

Hallelujah! I found an anthology of poetry that is actually helpful to the high school student! Nearly every poem an English teacher has ever mentioned is in this book, making it easy to get to know these poems. I have an older copy (1990 I think) and it is indispensable. Yes, I don't necessarily like all the poems, but it's a fantastic resource. Frost, Shakespeare, Tennyson, Byron, Dickinson, Eliot-- all the biggies are here. The brief explanations of the poems are helpful as well; much less verbose than my Ph.D. British Lit teacher. I recommend "Jabberwocky" as the first poem to read. It'll loosen you up a bit.

This was an enlightening look at some classic poems that I was already familiar with, and a number of new ones. The editor's notes about the poet and poem were very helpful. I also like another poetry anthology, "Poetry for a Lifetime", which has a much larger selection of old favorites to which the editor has added comments and illustrations. And it also has a beautiful Maxfield Parrish painting on the cover.

I originally bought this book because John Doerr was a "co-author". He only wrote the foreward, a few hundred words at most.

Most of the book is filler and anecdotal examples, like "a good vc is important, just look at Netscape..."

The valuation section does does not really even talk about methodology, but gives a list of deals from the VentureOne database.

About a quarter of the book is a venture capital directory. This will be moderately useful but there are plenty available on the web.

The only real value I got out of the book is the interviews with some good VCs.

This book had a lot of potential, but the value could be condensed into ten pages. I was disappointed in that I expected much more.

Those who have never been part of the fund raising process do not know what to expect when they go hat in hand to the venture capitalists. Trying to figure out how to approach them and what they want to see can be like solving a rubic's cube. How do you get the color green to come up?

Even as a former investment banker, I myself have to admit that things look different from the other side of the table when you are asking for money instead of advising people how to raise it. (Not to mention that my time in investment banking was spent looking at high yield and mezzanine deals--not venture capital). That being the case, a book like Steve Harmon's Zero Gravity comes in handy if you are trying to understand the mentality of the venture capitalist. Harmon had access to friends and acquaintances of his in the industry, such as famed VCs John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad, who he queries on such things as what they look for in an investment. You also get to hear some short war stories on their investments in companies such as Excite.

Among Harmon's best advice is that you study the VCs as carefully--if not more carefully--than they are going to study you. Do you know what kind of companies each VC firm likes; do you know who their partners are? Zero Gravity has many pithy axioms that the entrepreneur will find helpful. Certain things about the book are annoying, though. For one thing, Harmon plugs his web site so often, you might think that you were viewing a particularly annoying pop up ad on the Internet. The book also has a lot of charts and tables that honestly are more filler than anything else, especially since a lot of the same information is available on the Internet for free. Still, the book is a quick read and probably one of the more accessible books on venture capital on which an entrepreneur can get his hands.

HAVING READ BOTH EDITIONS of this book (Zero Gravity and Zero Gravity 2.0 published in June 2001) cover to cover it is refreshing to see the practical and candid advice in version 2.0 in the new environment where venture capitalists are slower to commit investments. More than ever, entrepreneurs need insights into venture capital SINCE most venture capitalists are extremely careful about new investments.

Walking into a venture meeting without any kind of idea of what to expect is a sure-fire way of not getting funded, if you get a meeting at all. This book arms new entrepreneurs with what to expect and how to deal with some of it.

Harmon revised the book in version 2.0 since the environment changed for financing startups. eBay, Yahoo and others built themselves on the approaches in Harmon's first book. The second generation of tech startups will benefit from the new tougher approach described in Zero Gravity 2.0. Harmon has kept up with the changes, alerting entrepreneurs to the new landscape. The book's core foundation is the same in any era. The data, interviews with successful entrepreneurs and methodological approach to approaching venture capital is more important now than ever. The book IS NOT an encyclopedia unabridged HOW-TO guide. Harmon cautions entrepreneurs in Zero Gravity 2.0 with some sound advice on building a company relying on profits rather than an endless supply of venture capital.

Zero Gravity 2.0 IS a great primer for the necessary steps in getting funded. It is PART of getting ready to start a company.