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If you want to load your iPhone or iPod Touch with some interesting apps, odds are you'll be overwhelmed by the number of choices at Apple's App Store--all 35,000 of them (and counting). What you need is a reliable guide to the best, most useful, and most entertaining iPhone apps, concisely cataloged and described. Well, look no further, because Best iPhone Apps is on its way!

Full of colorful and helpful illustrations, this one-of-a-kind catalog gives you the quick lowdown on each app, with brief tips on how to use it. No other guide can help you sort through the wealth of iPhone apps to find the true nuggets. Written by Missing Manual author and iWork specialist Josh Clark, Best iPhone Apps is the guide for discriminating downloaders.Amazon.com Review
This catalog of iPhone gems is an authoritative guide to the best, most useful, and most entertaining iPhone apps. Full of colorful and helpful illustrations, Best iPhone Apps gives you the lowdown on each app, with brief tips on how to use it.

Best App for Sharing Your Adventures
by Josh Clark

Whrrl v2.0
Free; Version: 2.0.0; Pelago

Turn your outing—or anything you do—into a slideshow to share with others. Whrrl bundles photos and text messages into “stories.” Friends can add to the tale from their phones, too. Anything’s fair game: Your kid’s birthday, a paintball match, a night out, a conference, whatever. Take photos, post messages, and when you’re done, sign into whrrl.com to edit your story into a slideshow to share on the Web, on Facebook, or on Twitter.

Storytellers: Whrrl’s main screen shows a rundown of “featured stories”: a mix of slideshows posted by you and your friends, along with publicly shared slideshows selected for greatness by the Whrrl staff. Tap a story to see the slideshow, or start your own by tapping “Say where you are.” Announcing your location creates a new story where you post photos and messages.

Location, location, location: Stories are pegged to places. If other Whrrl-toting friends are in the same place, they can join the story and add their own photos and messages. You control who can see the story as it’s happening, changing the privacy settings anytime. You might share the story with more people, for example, after you get home and edit it into shape. The story ends when everyone leaves the location.

Feed me: Stories have two layouts, “feed view” and “story view.” Feed view shows the blow-by-blow events that construct the story, listing the messages, photos, arrivals, departures, and comments that float through the location as the story happens. In either view, visitors can add a comment by tapping the speech-bubble icon next to messages and photos. Tap a profile photo to see more about a person, including their stories.

Story view: This is the slideshow of the event. Photos and messages are each individual slides; the effect is like a silent movie where images and dialogue weave together. The front “card” shows who was there as well as visitor comments. When you’re done making the story, the slideshow remains on the Web, and you can edit it, share it, keep it private, or toss it out. (You have to sign into whrrl.com to edit or delete your stories).

Share with anyone:Friends, family, and coworkers don’t have to use Whrrl in order to see your adventures. Post stories on Facebook or Twitter while they’re in progress. (After a story is finished, you can still share it, but you have to do it from the website.) You can also have Whrrl create a photo album on Facebook for every story you create, copying your story photos automatically to your Facebook account. ... Read more

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I really like this book
This was fun experience to explore the different apps in this book. I felt that the apps recommended were of high quality. A fun and easy read for iPhone lovers.

Humorously Helping You Navigate Through an Ever-Growing Maze of iPhone Apps
There is irony that a printed book is one of the better ways to explore the possibility of the iPhone, but Josh Clark's eminently readable tome is a terrific resource on what he considers the best programs to download across a variety of categories. Apps are popping up at such a prolific rate that the selections can become overwhelming when rifling through the Apps Store. That's what makes this book so valuable since the author breaks down his choices over seven broad if not mutually exclusive lifestyle topics - At Work, On the Town, At Leisure, At Play, At Home, On the Road, and For Your Health. Graphically, it's pleasing as well with each topic color-coded and vibrant screen captures provided to give the reader an idea of the capabilities associated with each program. Clearly, Clark cannot keep up with the number of apps popping up, but he has done as thorough job as possible given the over 50,000 programs available currently through the Apps Store.

He is concise in his summaries and still shows off a sharp sense of humor, for example, "Park n' Find" ($1.99) helps you find your car in a vast lot, and "SitOrSquat" (Free) pinpoints the closest public restroom, which includes a blog of toilet humor for extensive bathroom reading if necessary. The breadth is pretty startling from tracking airline flights ("FlightTrack Pro", $4.99) to reporting Elvis sightings ("Elvis Mobile", Free). There's a great music section, Rockin' Out, that includes the best apps for naming that tune ("Shazam", Free), sharing music ("Simplify Music", $5.99), or robot crooners ("Bebot", $1.99) where an animated robot sings whatever ditty you compose on the spot. The offbeat selections are combined with more predictable ones such as "Facebook" (Free) for (unsurprisingly) Facebook, "Yelp" (Free) for local recommendations, and "Stanza" (Free) for reading books (with "Kindle for iPhone" receiving honorable mention). Some of Clark's choices are arguable, of course, but it's hard to beat the easy readability and genuine usefulness of his small, 228-page book.

Here ya go, iPhone Admirers....
With the number of iPhone apps approaching 100,000, this title may show you some things about what's out there for you iPhone nuts. And, give you ways to find new ones when they surface. This selection gives you ways on over 200 ah-ha apps that can benefit you and yours......

Another winner from Safari/O'Reilly

An excellent place to start for new iPhone owners.
When a box of O'Reilly books descended upon my desk, the book that caught my eye because of it's full color contents and beautiful cover was "Best iPhone Apps" by Josh Clark. From the front cover alone, I recognized about half of the apps that were going to be reviewed.I have to admit, I am iPhone app junky. I have pages upon pages of apps installed on my first generation iPhone, and am always reading the internet for reviews and suggestions for more and more apps to try.

Truthfully, I didn't think that a book on iPhone apps was such a great idea. Apps come and go at a rather quick rate on the iTunes store. What's in today could be out tomorrow. But with all things, those of substance have a way of sticking around.I am online enough that I get my recommendations for apps so I didn't think that a book would help me much.

Then I loaned the book for the weekend to a new iPhone user. A coworker had just gotten his government issued iPhone a week before, and he was looking for suggestions on apps to try out.After going through the book, he came back to work on Monday having filled out five pages on his iPhone with new apps as suggested in this book. He couldn't say enough nice things about being able to sit on the couch, flip through the book, then go to the app store on his iPhone and download app after app.

The book is organized by into seven major categories of apps. Each of those categories is further subdivided the best 8 or 9 apps in that category. Each app gets a full-page description including screen captures, summary, pricing and app developer contact information.For most of the best of apps, the picks are apps that I currently already use, so it would seem that I agree with Mr. Clark's best of selection process.

I would recommend this book to someone new to the iPhone and someone who would rather flip through a book than scour the various iPhone app review sites on the internet to get started on their iPhone app collection.

Suzie Housley, Midwest Book Review
With the invention of the iPhone a new era in the technology world emerged. An iPhone is not a simple device that allows a person to make a call. Instead, this invention enables a user to discover new and exciting applications that can help simplify their life.

With over a thousand applications to choose from, a new user can quickly become overwhelmed at what to select to download for their phone. With Josh Clark's Best iPhone Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders he has conducted in-depth research that was needed to reveal the best applications that Apple has to offer.

The book is broken down into seven different categories that include:

-At Work

-On the Town

-At Leisure

-At Play

-At Home

-On the Road

-For Your Health

Each section highlights the best iPhone applications that relate to the topic. What I found impressive was each application listed the price and a short summary of its strengths. This book explored both free and paid applications. It allowed the reader to compare what they would receive from a paid to a free application.

Being a new owner of an iPhone, I was so impressed with this book. It offered me the knowledge I needed to get the most out of my phone. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is new to the iPhone or iPod Touch. The wealth of information contained in this one book is invaluable.
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iWork 09 Answers all questions
I'm not a fan of using online help with software.I like to have the manual right next to me and the iWork 09: The Missing Manual is right on. It is easy to follow and has a wealth of information.This is the second "Missing Manual" topic I've purchased and I highly recommend it and all the rest.

Great book
This book is an essential guide for using iWork'09.I was a PC user and a Microsoft Office user so it was very difficult for me when I changed over to a MAC and to iWork'09.I didn't know what to do and this manual cleared it all up for me.All the answers I need are right there in this book.I highly recommend it to everyone who is trying to learn iWork'09.

iWork The missing manual
Am still working on it - it's so comprehensive.

Worth the money? definitely (get a used copy).

Marvelous Book
This is a great book that goes along with iWork 09.However, be alerted to the fact that you can buy the same book from iTunes for your iPhone or iPad for $4.99.

iWork09: The Missing Manual
iWork is truly a good program and this book is the best at getting to know how to maneuver around it.Enough detail, yet not overwhelming, itis860 pp. including the index. However, iWork is a three function program and the complete and straightforward explanations in this book due justice to the program. The book, like Apple programs, is easy to use and lets the user feel in control. You can take it one step at a time and easily skip around the book to the section you want. My first "The Missing Manual" and I like it. ... Read more

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So you've got an idea for an iPhone app -- along with everyone else on the planet. Set your app apart with elegant design, efficient usability, and a healthy dose of personality. This accessible, well-written guide shows you how to design exceptional user experiences for the iPhone and iPod Touch through practical principles and a rich collection of visual examples.

Whether you're a designer, programmer, manager, or marketer, Tapworthy teaches you to "think iPhone" and helps you ask the right questions -- and get the right answers -- throughout the design process. You'll explore how considerations of design, psychology, culture, ergonomics, and usability combine to create a tapworthy app. Along the way, you'll get behind-the-scenes insights from the designers of apps like Facebook, USA Today, Twitterrific, and many others.

• Develop your ideas from initial concept to finished design
• Build an effortless user experience that rewards every tap
• Explore the secrets of designing for touch
• Discover how and why people really use iPhone apps
• Learn to use iPhone controls the Apple way
• Create your own personality-packed visuals

Ten Tips for Crafting Your App’s Visual Identity

• Choose a personality. Don’t let your app’s personality emerge by accident. Before you start designing, choose a personality for your app. The right personality for the right audience and features makes an app irresistible and creates a bonafide emotional connection. Tapworthy designs have the power to charm and beguile.

Voices (left) has a Vaudeville personality appropriate to a funny-voices novelty app. iShots Irish Edition (right) creates a gritty dive-bar ambience for its collection of drink recipes.

• Favor standard controls. Because they’re commonplace, the standard set of controls is sometimes dismissed as visually dull. Not so fast: commonplace means familiarity and ease for your audience. Conventions are critical to instant and effortless communication. Before creating a brand new interface metaphor or inventing your own custom controls, ask whether it might be done better with the built-in gadgetry.


• A coat of paint. Standard controls don’t have to be dreary. Use custom colors and graphics to give them a fresh identity. This technique requires a light touch, however; don’t distract from the content itself or drain the meaning from otherwise familiar controls.

Wine Steward uses standard lists (known as table views in iOS) but creates a vintage ambience by draping a backdrop image across the screen. The app adds a parchment graphic to the background of each table cell, making each entry appear to be written on an aged wine label. The burgundy-tinted navigation bar maintains the app’s wine flavor.

• • You stay classy. Luxurious textures applied with taste increase your app’s perceived value.


• • Keep it real. Realistic lighting effects and colors create elements that invite touch and create an emotional attachment. They also provide subtle guidance about what your audience can interact with.


• • Borrow interface metaphors from the physical world. Lean on users’ real-world experience to create intuitive experiences. People will try anything on a touchscreen, for example, that they’d logically try on a physical object or with a mouse-driven cursor. Besides these practical benefits, using an everyday object as an interface metaphor imbues an app with the same associations that folks might have with the real McCoy--a shelf of books, a retro alarm clock, a much-used chessboard, a toy robot.


• • Don’t be afraid to take risks. Make sure your interfaces are intuitive, sure, but don’t be afraid to try something completely new and different. Designers and developers are hatching fresh iPhone magic every day, and there’s still much to explore and invent. While you should look hard at whether you might accomplish what you need to do with standard controls, it’s also worth asking, Am I going far enough?


• The app icon is your business card. The icon carries disproportionate weight in the marketing of your app, and it’s important to give it disproportionate design attention, too. Be descriptive more than artistic. Make your app icon a literal description of your app’s function, interface, name, or brand.


• Use a dull launch image. Disguise your app’s launch image as the app background for a faster perceived launch. Always cultivate the illusion of suspended animation when switching in and out of your app.


• Be kind to new users. Provide simple welcome-mat pointers for first-timers. Beware of more complex help screens; they’re warning signs of an overcomplicated interface.

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Every iOS Developer needs this book
I had the opportunity to meet the author of Tapworthy earlier this year at SXSW where he led a session on UX for the iPhone. At the end of the session, I knew we had to bring him into our office to speak to our creative department on mobile UX and design.

While this book is most definitely targeted at iPhone, there is an abundance of information that is applicable to mobile applications in general. Any designer or developer should grab a copy of this book and use it often.

There are a lot of great apps available in the AppStore, and with more arriving daily, only those that provide value and offer GREAT usability and design will be successful. This book is your guide to create stand-out, gorgeous applications.

You can get most of the info in the book for Free
Generally an OK book with a lot of fillers and rehashing though. The author mentions HIG which is more substantive than the book itself.

Download the Human Interface Guidelines produced by APPLE at [...] or just Google Human Interface Guidelines

Good luck!

Staple read for any developer/designer
It introduces a lot of common sense concepts that are reinforced by a good a narrative and some excellent examples. I have referred many people to this book already and I hope they find it as useful and enlightening as I did. If you are doing/want to know about mobile application development, buy this. If you want a good read and to discover some hidden iPhone application gems, buy this.

should be in every developers library
finally!some guidance for developers as they design their apps...much needed (have a look at the app store for some real clunkers that could have used the advice and instruction from this book)

even if you have a design background you'll benefit from this book.well laid out, lots of examples and 'real world' writings.proving design is as important as the code you write.

Essential Purchase For iPhone/iPod/iPad Developers
Buy It.

Wait, I didn't explain, so sorry.

There's no doubt that the iPhone/iPod/iPad Developers medium for development has been the hottest in quite some time, and this writer feels that this is just the tip of the iceberg, and not any kind of fad.Making great apps for the user that touches as opposed to moving a mouse is a different science, a different kind of beast.The thing that makes this so important, is that we as humans find that touching is more the 'right' way to do things, it just feels 'right' and is easier for nearly anyone.If you want to get the most of getting around the interface, creating icons, layouts, anything that relates to this type of development, you MUST buy this book.Not only will it turn you into a better developer for this platform, you will enjoy the writing and overall feel in FULL COLOR.

It's great, now go get it and enjoy the quality yumness of this book!!

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Not just for youth readers!
When I read this book, it was to evaluate it for a publisher.I thought I could "suffer through" a book written for young adults and youth readers.
Hah!I got very involved with the characters, the plot, and every facet of the story.This is a great read!
Give it to your family, it will quite possibly change their lives.

Paul McGurney= Winner!
The Legend of Paul McGurney, the first book in the McGurney Chronicles Series, is an adventure worth taking.Marketed for young adults, TLPG transcends the genre and is able to touch the hearts and lives of readers of all ages.Paul McGurney is a warm, grandfatherly hero who speaks a message of Truth.This is a great read! ... Read more

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The Voice is Calling - The Knowledge is Waiting!

When Todd, Zak, Jordan and Andrea agreed to spend the summer in their grandmother's remote cabin in the Colorado mountains, they had thought their biggest concern was death by boredom. Without video games, cell phone reception, or internet connection, the summer was supposed to be filled with leisurely naps by mountain streams and mundane hikes through wilderness trails.

Boy were they wrong!

After stumbling upon a decrepit house on a forgotten hill, the children come face to face with Paul McGurney, a mysterious man with seemingly no past, who offers them a chance of a lifetime: a portal through time to bear witness to the life of the most famous man in history. But with this exclusive glimpse comes a hefty price, as an evil is unleashed who wants nothing more than to seek and destroy the children before they can fully experience what Paul McGurney is showing them. ... Read more

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Not just for youth readers!
When I read this book, it was to evaluate it for a publisher.I thought I could "suffer through" a book written for young adults and youth readers.
Hah!I got very involved with the characters, the plot, and every facet of the story.This is a great read!
Give it to your family, it will quite possibly change their lives.

Paul McGurney= Winner!
The Legend of Paul McGurney, the first book in the McGurney Chronicles Series, is an adventure worth taking.Marketed for young adults, TLPG transcends the genre and is able to touch the hearts and lives of readers of all ages.Paul McGurney is a warm, grandfatherly hero who speaks a message of Truth.This is a great read! ... Read more

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The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting uses a 'let's-get-down-to-brass-tacks' approach to screenwriting concentrating on the foundation of essential creative, technical and business principles in the market. Written in a simple, straight-forward witty style by a professional in the field, The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting is a treasure chest for anyone interested in the screenwriting trade."The perfect guide for new writers. Sharp prose and practical advice in simple English with all the nuts, bolts, and screws you'll need."-Ravi Malhotra (Academy Award winning producer, West Bank Story) ... Read more

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worth a read for beginners
It's not that this book was bad, it was pretty decent, just not the holy grail to screenwriters. It does a decent job covering all the major elements of screenwriting from conceptualizing, to the story process to script format to business and legal advise.

Teaches you to build a career, not win the lottery
The bare Bones Book of Screenwriting is the perfect starting point. It's written in a friendly, knowledgable and razor-sharp witty voice. I liked how it has 3 simple chapters, story, format and business. I felt like i got some real insight into the reality of screenwriting for beginners. The author doesn't tell you how to write a script and sell it for a million dollars. Instead he teaches you how to start thinking of screenwriting step by step... by building essential story skills, technical conventions, starting small by building credits, contacts and gaining ground in the industry. Every other book I've read wants you to believe you can win the lottery.

Bare Bones Recommended
The few dollars to buy this book is definitely worth it. It's an incredibly valuable tool which I reference from time to time being heavily involved in my own business that focuses on development.

I've read various books on screenwriting at film school, but in my opinion, no other book does a better job at simplifying the process and actually inspiring you to start writing your script. I've always been confused at where you start and this book helped me get going in that perspective.

It's really the simplest explanation I've ever read that helped me understand plot, format, and the reality of marketing my screenplay. It's a quick read and actually takes the confusion away. ... Read more

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Welcome to Infinity...where faith and fear collide!For Todd, Zak, Jordan and Andrea, life in Infinity couldn't be better. Nine months removed from an action-packed summer in the Colorado wilderness, the foursome is growing in the Knowledge and free from the terrifying clutches of the Opposition. What is more, three of the four will be traveling back to Colorado to spend the summer with their grandmother in her mountain cabin---and to hopefully meet up with Paul McGurney in his elegant house of Glimpses. But when a mysterious stranger shows up in town, the children quickly realize they are being hunted by an Evil they thought they had conquered. Confirmed in their suspicions by none other than Paul McGurney, the children are forced to face fear head on in order to defend their home turf. From staring down an ancient giant to braving the hazardous waters of the Sea of Galilee, the children have never faced a foe this great or a fear this immense.In this pulse-quickening third installment of The McGurney Chronicles tetrology, Evil lurks...faith is tested... and Infinity, Ohio is under siege. ... Read more

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Big Medium is a web content management system for designers and their clients. The friendly, humane interface makes web publishing easy for everyone. No developers needed, no programming kung fu required. Its dead-easy to install, runs in nearly any hosting environment, and bends to the designers vision instead of forcing cookie-cutter layouts.

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Josh Clark and Big Medium
Josh Clark has provided an excellent option for web developers with his commercially available cms 'Big Medium'.It is outstanding for web developers who need to get a full-fledged cms up and running for clients, in a timely way.

Big Medium - a perl-based cms - is easy to use, robust, and Josh's personal customer support stands out as being extraordinary. His user manual for the cms extends that depth of support and care.

'Big Medium 2 - The Complete Guide', is the published version of his freely available PDF and excellently written.If you are like me, it helps to have a hard copy open and in front of you as you work.I think you will find the manual a very helpful addition to your development library! ... Read more

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Chapters: Will Clark, Josh Byrnes, Derrick Hall, Bob Gebhard, Jeff Moorad, Jim Marshall, Jerry Dipoto, Mike Rizzo, Roland Hemond, Tommy Jones, Joe Garagiola, Jr.. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: William Nuschler Clark, Jr. (born March 13, 1964 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the San Francisco Giants from 1986 to 1993. He was recognized by his peers as being one of the best clutch players of his time and possessed a fiery intensity. He earned the nicknames of "Will the Thrill" (a name given to him by his classmates at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, where he played both varsity baseball and varsity basketball) as well as simply "The Thrill" and "The Natural" because of his natural gifts as a player. Clark was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame on August 1, 2008. He currently works in the San Francisco Giants front office after spending five seasons as an advisor for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Clark played a starring role for the 1984 U.S. Olympic team that yielded such future major leaguers as Barry Larkin and Mark McGwire. During the five-game Olympic tournament, Clark batted .429 with three home runs and eight RBI Playing for Mississippi State University, Clark was noted for his oft-imitated "sweet swing," said to be among the best in baseball. In 1985, The Sporting News named Clark an All-American and he later won the Golden Spikes Award from USA Baseball. A teammate of Rafael Palmeiro, the two were known as "Thunder and Lightning". Clark was drafted with the second overall pick in the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants. In his inaugural major league at-bat on A...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1272120 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Georgia Journal of Science, published by Thomson Gale on June 22, 2007. The length of the article is 2087 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: Amphiuma (Caudata: Amphiumidae) from the Pleistocene Clark Quarry local fauna of coastal Georgia.(Report)
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For Todd, Zak, Jordan and Andrea, summer vacation at their grandmother s remote cabin in the Colorado Rockies has just become a lot more interesting... and terrifying. In the few days since they stumbled uponPaul McGurney s mysterious house of Glimpses, the children have been introduced to a Knowledge like no other and a monstrous Evil who wishes to oppose it at any cost. Drawn to the Knowledge but fearful for their lives, the children must weigh the costs and decide whether they are willing to risk it all for a Knowledge who is willing to risk it all for them. From ancient Jerusalem to the harrowing heights of Devil s Playground, the children experience one heart-pounding adventure after another before facing off for a final showdown against an Opposition who wants nothing more than to destroy them. In this adrenaline-packed second installment of the McGurney Chronicles series, all questions of Paul McGurney s identity will be revealed.... the Opposition will be unmasked for what he truly is... and the Knowledge will prove there are no limits to sacrifice and redemption.In Devil s Playground, Book II of The McGurney Chronicles, Josh Clark has accomplished what only the best authors can, making the second work better than the first. As a writer, I delight in his use of language and construction of engaging plot and characters. As a grandmother, I rejoice in a book I can buy my grandchildren with no reservations about language or content. As a reader, I was compelled tokeep reading, moved to tears and sorry to come to the end. This is not just another cookie-cutter formula young adult novel; it will draw you in and hold you from first to last, no matter who you are. I can hardly wait for Book III!Mary Mueller, author of Stargazer: The Story of Mary Mother of God ... Read more

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With the Knowledge comes opposition....



For Todd, Zak, Jordan and Andrea, summer vacation at their grandmother’s remote cabin in the Colorado Rockies has just become a lot more interesting… and terrifying. In the few days since they stumbled upon

Paul McGurney’s mysterious house of Glimpses, the children have been introduced to a Knowledge like no other and a monstrous Evil who wishes to oppose it at any cost. Drawn to the Knowledge but fearful for their lives, the children must weigh the costs and decide whether they are willing to risk it all for a Knowledge who is willing to risk it all for them. From ancient Jerusalem to the harrowing heights of Devil’s Playground, the children experience one heart-pounding adventure after another before facing off for a final showdown against an Opposition who wants nothing more than to destroy them. In this adrenaline-packed second installment of the McGurney Chronicles series, all questions of Paul McGurney’s identity will be revealed…. the Opposition will be unmasked for what he truly is… and the Knowledge will prove there are no limits to sacrifice and redemption.


In Devil’s Playground, Book II of The McGurney Chronicles, Josh Clark has accomplished what only the best authors can, making the second work better than the first. As a writer, I delight in his use of language and construction of engaging plot and characters. As a grandmother, I rejoice in a book I can buy my grandchildren with no reservations about language or content. As a reader, I was compelled to

keep reading, moved to tears and sorry to come to the end. This is not just another cookie-cutter formula young adult novel; it will draw you in and hold you from first to last, no matter who you are. I can hardly wait for Book III!”

—Mary Mueller, author of Stargazer: The Story of Mary Mother of God
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Faith in action Action in faith Take my intentions Make them my discipline The ink on the blueprint is fresh Stack the stones One by one on my heart Secure the foundation Work toward a tower ... Read more

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Chapters: Clint Mathis, Brad Guzan, David Testo, Josh Wolff, Clark Brisson, Joey Worthen, Chris Morman, Joshua Alcala, Billy Baumhoff, Willis Forko, Anthony Stovall, Henry Ring, Lawson Vaughn, Jim Sonefeld. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Appearances (Goals). National team caps and goals correct as of March 16, 2009Clint Mathis (born November 25, 1976 in Conyers, Georgia) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Mathis played club soccer at a young age for Rockdale Youth Soccer Association, and then for AFC Lightning, a Georgia powerhouse producing players such as current U.S. international Ricardo Clark, in Fayetteville. He played school ball for Heritage High School, a state champion, and played college soccer at the University of South Carolina. Mathis was drafted sixth overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the first round of the 1998 MLS College Draft. After two and a half years with Los Angeles, Mathis was awarded to the MetroStars in the dispersal draft after the Galaxy signed Mexican forward Luis Hernández. Mathis immediately took his game to a new level, flashing an "I NY" shirt after scoring goals and breaking the MLS record by scoring five goals in a game against the Dallas Burn on August 26, 2000. He finished second in the league in scoring with 16 goals and 14 assists and was named to the MLS Best XI. 2001 saw Mathis score seven goals in his first six games, including the league's eventual Goal of the Year on a half-field run against Dallas. In June, he tore his ACL, which ended his season. He never recovered his pre-injury form and scored only 13 goals in his remaining two seasons with the MetroStars. After the 2002 MLS season, elite German club Bayern Munich attempted to a...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=887950 ... Read more

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Whether you're a Word maven, a Windows switcher, or new to computers entirely, you'll get up to speed in Pages much more quickly with the help of this eBook. You'll learn how to launch your first Pages document, use all of Pages' text-editing tools, dress up your words with styles, and save time with power wordsmithing tools for proofreading, auto-correction, and more. ... Read more

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In the 1960s, a trio of rebellious young gangsters, the Gallo boys, sought to overthrow the reigning New York Mafia Dons and create a dynasty for themselves—an underworld revolution that was fueled by their leader’s immersion into the era’s countercultural revolution. The Gallo boys are steeped in legend, from being the subject of a Bob Dylan ballad to serving as inspiration for The Godfather trilogy to appearing in photo spreads in Life. Yet never before has their complete story been told.

Now, “with the authority, swagger, and flavor of a true insider” (ForeWord magazine) Tom Folsom finally gives Red Hook, Brooklyn’s most notorious figures their due and captures the radical spirit of 1960s New York City. ... Read more

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Oh please!
Very, very tough read.With this subject this could have been a great read.So difficult to follow makes this even more of shame.The writer is almost trying to hard to be a writer.Going out of his way to be some kind of "hip" writer to try and get you into the times but is so far off it makes you want to put this book down for good.Then there are times where it holds your interest for a few pages then not.Great subject for true crime fans but as I said, Not a good read.

Interesting topic....Poorly written
First, I'm thinking this book was written to create a television documentary.There was such potential to present this story of Joe Gallo and sadly, the "story" skipped so much it was hard to follow.Secondly, I can't imagine the author is lazy.Just to write any book least of all one that is nonfiction is a serious and challenging undertaking.However his writing style seemed lazy to me.Failing to attribute quotes to characters in a conversation, I found it difficult to know who was saying what.Okay, it's a book and not a screenplay? Wait, maybe it was a screenplay?

With the parallels and links to The Godfather stories, Joe Colombo, Profaci, Persico, Gambino, etc., so much more could have put into this book.Even Joe Gallo's entry into New York society might have been interesting.Yet readers are left to an insipid presentation of what might have been.I've read some fascinating books about Giancana, Spilotro, the Westies, Roy DeMeo and even "Joey the Hitman".All were very well done. Clearly we tend to romanticize members of the mafia and yes they have been cancers on our society but they are figures of the American experience. I'm disappointed to say the least.

To put into context about the potential this book had, "potential means you ain't done nuthin' yet."This book does nothing.Try again Mr. Folsom, I'm ready to read something well done.

unreadable!
The cover for the hardback or the paperback are the only positive things that I can say about this "book". It is so disjointed and lacking in actual substance it is truly unreadable. There is just enough information to want to keep reading in hopes that author will actually get to the point. Sadly, he never does. It feels like he was trying to write a screenplay not a biography. It was so frustrating, however, that I hit Google and looked up Crazy Joe and his history. I suggest that you save your money and go buy a cup of coffee at your favorite coffeehouse and log on and read about a truly interesting character in U.S. history.

cool cover boring story
I was all excited to read this especially with the Kerouac and Dylan references. I'm 1/2 way through the book and I just want to finish it and sell it on here. I'm not interested in the characters at all. Don't even bother with this book.

A mob reader MUST!!
Great book about organized crime. I didn't realize the Gallo brothers stirred up the 50's and 60's mob to that extent. A fun read. ... Read more

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