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The Heart Healers

The Misfits, Mavericks, and Rebels Who Created the Greatest Medical Breakthrough of Our Lives

By: James Forrester

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The Heart Healers

The Misfits, Mavericks, and Rebels Who Created the Greatest Medical Breakthrough of Our Lives

By: James Forrester

At one time, heart disease was a death sentence. In The Heart Healers, world renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. James Forrester tells the story of the mavericks and rebels who defied the accumulated medical wisdom of the day to begin conquering heart disease. By the middle of the 20th century, heart disease was killing millions and, as with the Black Death centuries before, physicians stood helpless. Visionaries, though, had begun to make strides earlier. On Sept. 7, 1895, Ludwig Rehn successfully sutured the heart of a living man with a knife wound to the chest for the first time. Once it was deemed possible to perform surgery on the heart, others followed. In 1929, Dr. Werner Forssman inserted a cardiac catheter in his own arm and forced the x-ray technician on duty to take a photo as he successfully threaded it down the vein into his own heart...and lived. On June 6, 1944 - D-Day - another momentous event occurred far from the Normandy beaches: Dr. Dwight Harken sutured the shrapnel-injured heart of a young soldier, saved his life and the term "cardiac surgeon" born. Dr. Forrester tells the story of these rebels and the risks they took with their own lives and the lives of others to heal the most elemental of human organs - the heart. The result is a compelling chronicle of a disease and its cure, a disease that is still with us, but one that is slowly being worn away by "The Heart Healers".

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1466862556

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The Futurist

By: James P. Othmer

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The Futurist

By: James P. Othmer

Yates is a Futurist. Which is to say, he makes a very good living flying around the world dispensing premonitory wisdom, a.k.a. pre-packaged B.S., to world governments, corporations, and global leadership conferences. He is an optimist by trade and a cynic by choice. He’s the kind of man who can give a lecture on successive days to a leading pesticide manufacturer and the Organic Farmers of America, and receive standing ovations at both. But just as the American Empire is beginning to fray around the edges, so too is Yates’ carefully scripted existence. On the way to the Futureworld Conference in Johannesburg he opens a handwritten note from his girlfriend, informing him she’s left him for a fifth-grade history teacher. Then he witnesses a soccer riot in which five South Africans are killed, to the chagrin of the South African P.R. people at Futureworld. Fueled by a heroic devastation of his minibar and inspired by the rookie hooker sent to his hotel room by his hosts, Yates composes a spectacularly career-ending speech at Futureworld, the delivery of which leads to a sound beating, a meeting with some quasi-governmental creeps, and a hazy mission to go around the world answering the question Why does everyone hate us? Thus begins an absolutely original novel that is driven by equal parts corrosively funny satire, genuine physical fear, and heartfelt moral anguish. From the hideously ugly Greenlander nymphomaniacal artist to the gay male-model spy to the British corporate magnate with a taste for South Pacific virgin sacrifice rituals, The Futurist manages to be wildly entertaining and deadly serious at the same time. Wry, picaresque, and a wicked barb aimed at all that is fatuous, The Futurist is the story of a pundit who finds his audience when he proclaims he knows nothing.

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Anchor Canada

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0385673779

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9780385673778

Modeling Biological Systems:

Principles and Applications

By: James W. Haefner

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Modeling Biological Systems:

Principles and Applications

By: James W. Haefner

I Principles 1 1 Models of Systems 3 1. 1 Systems. Models. and Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. 2 Uses of Scientific Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. 3 Example: Island Biogeography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1. 4 Classifications of Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1. 5 Constraints on Model Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1. 6 Some Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1. 7 Misuses of Models: The Dark Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1. 8 Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2 The Modeling Process 17 2. 1 Models Are Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2. 2 Two Alternative Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2. 3 An Example: Population Doubling Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2. 4 Model Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 2. 5 Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 3 Qualitative Model Formulation 32 3. 1 How to Eat an Elephant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 3. 2 Forrester Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 3. 3 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 3. 4 Errors in Forrester Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 3. 5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Forrester Diagrams . . . . . . . . . 44 3. 6 Principles of Qualitative Formulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 3. 7 Model Simplification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 3. 8 Other Modeling Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 viii Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 9 Exercises 53 4 Quantitative Model Formulation: I 4. 1 From Qualitative to Quantitative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finite Difference Equations and Differential Equations 4. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 3 Biological Feedback in Quantitative Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 4 Example Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 5 Exercises 5 Quantitative Model Formulation: I1 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 1 Physical Processes 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 2 Using the Toolbox of Biological Processes 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 3 Useful Functions 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 4 Examples 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 5 Exercises 104 6 Numerical Techniques 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. 1 Mistakes Computers Make 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. 2 Numerical Integration 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. 3 Numerical Instability and Stiff Equations 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387250123

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9780387250120

The African Son

By: James C. Johnston Jr

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The African Son

By: James C. Johnston Jr

In 1815, deep within Africa, a fifteen-year-old prince of the Matabele nation is captured and sold to slave traders in Mozambique. As he travels on a ship bound for America, the prince realizes he will never again hear his name--Atachawayo--cried out in greeting. But as soon as the ship docks in New Orleans, Samuel, as he is now known, escapes with a member of the slave ship's company and enters into a bargain that will change the direction of his life forever. After he becomes the shadow master of a large plantation in Georgia, he begins planning his revenge against the man who brought him to America in chains ... As he begins what will become a thirty-five-year journey from the confines of slavery to the joy of freedom ... Samuel stops at nothing to fulfill his promise to himself to achieve total revenge."--Back cover

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iUniverse

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1450281176

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Believed Violent

By: James Hadley Chase

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Believed Violent

By: James Hadley Chase

The Russians will pay $4,000,000 for the top secret formula to a revolutionary new metal ... and the CIA will do anything to stop them. American inventor Dr Paul Forrester is the man that both sides want. He alone can decipher the vital code but, for two years, Forrester has been in a mental asylum - ever since that bloody day when he walked in on his beautiful wife and her lover. So it's Nona Jacey, Forrester's former lab assistant, who becomes a helpless pawn in the power struggle to possess the scientist. Because she is the only person that holds the key to unlocking Forrester's mind ...

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Murder Room

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1471903613

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Harlequin Historical June 2016 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Louise Allen,Sophia James,Laurie Benson

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Harlequin Historical June 2016 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Louise Allen,Sophia James,Laurie Benson

Harlequin® Historical brings you a collection of three new REGENCY titles, available now! This box set includes: THE MANY SINS OF CRIS DE FEAUX Lords of Disgrace by Louise Allen (Regency) It's time for Crispin de Feaux, Marquess of Avenmore, to find a suitable wife. But when widow Tamsyn Perowne saves his life, Cris is unable to tear himself away… MARRIAGE MADE IN HOPE The Penniless Lords by Sophia James (Regency) Francis St. Cartmail, Earl of Douglas, has never fit into high society's narrow world. So why does he feel so connected to "angel of the ton" Lady Sephora Connaught? AN UNSUITABLE DUCHESS Secret Lives of the Ton by Laurie Benson (Regency) For American Katrina Vandenberg, the rules of London society are stifling. But then, at one particularly tedious ball, she lays eyes on a handsome stranger, the Duke of Lyonsdale…

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1460398394

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Woodbyrne

The Fallen Forest

By: James D'Arienzo

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Woodbyrne

The Fallen Forest

By: James D'Arienzo

Prince enters forbidden forest, saves damsel in distress and together they wage a battle against evil.

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Moo Press, Inc.

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0972485317

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Encyclopedia of Sports Films

By: K Edgington,Thomas Erskine,James M. Welsh

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Encyclopedia of Sports Films

By: K Edgington,Thomas Erskine,James M. Welsh

In this reference volume, more than 200 fictional feature-length movies with a primary focus on an athletic endeavor are discussed, including comedies, dramas, and biopics. Brief summaries and credit information are provided for an additional 200 films, and appendixes include made-for-teleivion movies and documentaries.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810876531

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The Charters Affair

Being a Reminiscence of Dr. John H. Watson

By: James R. Stefanie

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The Charters Affair

Being a Reminiscence of Dr. John H. Watson

By: James R. Stefanie

In 1537, the Abbot Jervais Guillaume de Forrestier disappeared along with the treasures of an abbey. Over 300 years later, explorers at a neolithic site discovered the body of their expedition leader. He was found in a trench, bound to a chair. That's when Inspector MacDonald called on Sherlock Holmes. Arriving in the pleasant village of Little Stoke, Holmes learns there is more at stake than the murder of an aging academic. Two powerful families continue an age old dispute over the lands their ancestors once held. They each request that Holmes assist them in order to discover the whereabouts of the long-lost charters that granted their lands. Holmes soon finds himself surrounded by unique village personalities, strange nursery rhymes, mysterious ancient barrows, and the ruins of a mediaeval Abbey church. As he delves into the case with Watson by his side, he learns that the murder which drew him to Little Stoke was the final act in a play that has been running for over three centuries. Suppressed for over 50 years, now the story can be told—of murder, deception, the lust for power and unimagined fortune. It is the story of The Charters Affair Winner—1994 Eaton Literary Award—Book Category.

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0595099262

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9780595099269

Border Memories. Or, Sketches of Prominent Men and Women of the Border

By: Walter Riddell Carre,James Tait

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Border Memories. Or, Sketches of Prominent Men and Women of the Border

By: Walter Riddell Carre,James Tait

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

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3385498368

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9783385498365

The Third Mystery MEGAPACK®

26 Modern and Classic Mysteries

By: James Holding,Earl Derr Biggers,George Harmon Coxe,Edgar Rice

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The Third Mystery MEGAPACK®

26 Modern and Classic Mysteries

By: James Holding,Earl Derr Biggers,George Harmon Coxe,Edgar Rice

The Third Mystery MEGAPACK® collects 26 modern and classic mysteries. Here are: THE AFRICAN FISH MYSTERY, by James Holding THE EBONY STICK, by Earl Derr Biggers CHICKENS FOR CHARLIE, by Arlette Lees DOUBLE DOUBLE-CROSS, by Jack London Berkebile THE DOOMDORF MYSTERY, by Melville Davisson Post CAPTAIN ROGERS, by W.W. Jacobs A BORDERLINE CASE, by Rufus King JUDGE BARCLAY'S WIFE, by William Hope Hodgson THE ARCHDUKE'S TEA, by H.C. Bailey THE IMPETUOUS MISTRESS, by George Harmon Coxe AARON'S PERFECT PLANS, by Pauline Tyson Stephens BUTTERFLY OF DEATH, by Harold Gluck MORGUE REUNION, by Norman A. Daniels FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW, by Maurice LeBlanc DROPS OF DEATH, by George Allan England THE BITER BIT, by Wilkie Collins THE FACES OF DANGER, by Rufus King THE KNIGHT'S CROSS SIGNAL PROBLEM, by Ernest Bramah THESE SHOES ARE KILLING ME, by Leroy Yerxa THE MYSTERY OF THE DOWNS, by John R. Watson and Arthur J. Rees TOO MANY SPIES, by Joseph J. Millard WHO KILLED GILBERT FOSTER?, By E. Hoffmann Price & Ralph Milne Farley TO REMEMBER YOU BY, by Rufus King THE YELLOW MOTH, by Fred M. White WHO MURDERED MR. THOMAS? A Puzzle Story, by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE SKINS YOU LOVE TO TOUCH, by Janet Fox If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 280+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

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147942028X

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The Limits of Liberty

Mobility and the Making of the Eastern U. S. -Mexico Border

By: James David Nichols

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The Limits of Liberty

Mobility and the Making of the Eastern U. S. -Mexico Border

By: James David Nichols

The Limits of Liberty chronicles the formation of the U.S.-Mexico border from the perspective of the "mobile peoples" who assisted in determining the international boundary from both sides in the mid-nineteenth century. In this historic and timely study, James David Nichols argues against the many top-down connotations that borders carry, noting that the state cannot entirely dominate the process of boundary marking. Even though there were many efforts on the part of the United States and Mexico to define the new international border as a limit, mobile peoples continued to transgress the border and cross it with impunity. Transborder migrants reimagined the dividing line as a gateway to opportunity rather than as a fence limiting their movement. Runaway slaves, Mexican debt peones, and seminomadic Native Americans saw liberty on the other side of the line and crossed in search of greater opportunity. In doing so they devised their own border epistemology that clashed with official understandings of the boundary. These divergent understandings resulted in violence with the crossing of vigilantes, soldiers, and militias in search of fugitives and runaways. The Limits of Liberty explores how the border attracted migrants from both sides and considers border-crossers together, whereas most treatments thus far have considered discrete social groups along the border. Mining Mexican archival sources, Nichols is one of the first scholars to explore the nuance of negotiation that took place between the state and mobile peoples in the formation of borders.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496207238

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9781496207234

Theology and Science Fiction

By: James F. McGrath

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Theology and Science Fiction

By: James F. McGrath

What is the difference between a god and a powerful alien? Can an android have a soul, or be considered a person with rights? Can we imagine biblical stories being retold in the distant future on planets far from Earth? Whether your interest is in Christianity in the future, or the Jedi in the present--and whether your interest in the Jedi is focused on real-world adherents or the fictional religion depicted on the silver screen--this book will help you explore the intersection between theology and science fiction across a range of authors and stories, topics and questions. Throughout this volume, James McGrath probes how science fiction explores theological themes, and vice versa, making the case (in conversation with some of your favorite stories, TV shows, and movies) that the answers to humanity's biggest questions are best sought by science fiction and theology together as a collaborative effort.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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149820452X

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Willa Cather

A Literary Life

By: James Woodress

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Willa Cather

A Literary Life

By: James Woodress

Drawing on letters, interviews, speeches, and reminiscences, looks at the life and career of the American novelist.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803297084

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9780803297081

Aesthetic Movement Satire: A Dramatic Anthology

The Grasshopper; Where’s the Cat?; The Colonel; Patience

By: John Hollingshead,James Albery,F.C. Burnand,W.S. Gilbert

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Aesthetic Movement Satire: A Dramatic Anthology

The Grasshopper; Where’s the Cat?; The Colonel; Patience

By: John Hollingshead,James Albery,F.C. Burnand,W.S. Gilbert

From long-haired 'Fleshly Poets' to intense, 'ultra pre-Raphaelite' artists, few stylistic movements in the history of art and literature have provoked the imagination and indignation of British playwrights as much as the Aesthetic Movement. During an intense and short-lived period from 1877 to 1881, the London stage saw fierce competition as playwrights and theatre managers raced to capture the zeitgeist, capitalizing on the unorthodox, eccentric and highly theatrical proponents of the Aesthetic Movement. The 'quite too utterly utter' Apostles of this new school were satirized to such an extent that the Illustrated London News (1881) complained that the London stage was 'thickly sown over with a crop of lilies and sunflowers', with 'aesthetes in every burlesque and comic opera produced'. This edited volume brings the four key plays satirizing the Aesthetic Movement together for the first time in an easily accessible format, allowing scholars and students to discover their secrets: The Grasshopper by John Hollingshead (Gaiety Theatre, 1877) Where's The Cat? by James Albery (Criterion, 1880) The Colonel by F.C. Burnand (Prince of Wales's Theatre, 1881) Patience by W.S. Gilbert (Opera Comique/Savoy, 1881) Including a brief introduction by Dr. Devon Cox, providing background and context to the dynamic, symbiotic relationship between the Aesthetic Movement and the British stage, and complete with biographical notes and an introduction to each play, Aesthetic Movement Satire: A Dramatic Anthology shines a light on this explosive flashpoint in British Theatre

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350417793

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9781350417793

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT - THE EXPERIENTIAL JOURNEY

By: James Seligman

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CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT - THE EXPERIENTIAL JOURNEY

By: James Seligman

Organizations that want to deliver required outcomes can do so by shifting gears from traditional 'command and control tactics', to a more collaborative way of working with customer interactions, ensuring relevant skills and capabilities are made available. By investing in technology, organizations that support the customer experience can provide accurate forecasting, customer in sight, and the skills and capabilities regardless of their location and time zone. Processes that span the back office to the front office should provide real time insight into the interpersonal experience journeys and enable co-creation of goods and services.

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Lulu.com

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0244417474

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9780244417475

Reel Views 2

The Ultimate Guide to the Best 1,000 Modern Movies on DVD and Video

By: James Berardinelli

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Reel Views 2

The Ultimate Guide to the Best 1,000 Modern Movies on DVD and Video

By: James Berardinelli

Thoroughly revised and updated for 2005! Includes a new chapter on the best special edition DVDs and a new chapter on finding hidden easter egg features.

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1932112405

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