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I found my father's old Air Force medals in a box upstairs one day and had no clue what anything was. I ordered this book and it was the answer to all my problems. This book has extensive detail on each medal, badge and insignia. After spending a few days reading this book I was even able to put all of his medals together in a shadow box. If there is anyone who is in the same boat I was, this book will help you out tremendously.

I have been a student of military history for as long as I can recall. I have never before found a more complete and more perfectly illustrated source for military service decorations and medals. The awarding criterion, histories, proper wear, order of prominence... all these details are covered, from the highest honor to the most basic of awards.

The color templates in the book are not to be missed, and I have to agree with the author, LTC Aldebol... If you can own only one Air Force book, this is the one to own!

This book may not be so great if you don't care about magic but I do and whoever else does will love it too. First of all I like Bill Severn's books because they have great magic tricks in them . This book is three of his great books combined into one!!!!

This is a massive compilation of at least three of Bill Severn's earlier books.

Bill Severn gives some really novel plots for some of his effects and the patter he supplies with the tricks is usually quite good. He gets rid of the old "During my travels to India... " type patter and instead suggests patter that sounds like something that someone would actually say.

One thing that is unique about his books is that he doesn't rehash the same old tricks normally found in beginner's books but tries to create new effects and presentations based on the old classics. I think Severn was the most prolific writer of magic books for the general public since Walter B. Gibson. Plus, he wrote so clearly I can't recall an instance where I couldn't follow the instructions given in any of his books (something I can't say about a lot of magic books).

This is not just a book for beginners, however; even working pros can find some novel plots and routines here.

Some of Severn's most novel money tricks are a clever twist on the "Six Bill Repeat" in which the money actually changes colors in your hands, a trick where the money "blushes", and one in which you transform newspaper strips into real bills!

The section on rope and string magic contains the complete working of the famous trick "The Professor's Nightmare" (although here it's called the "Odd Even Ropes Routine"). Other clever tricks are one where you clap your hands and a rope suddenly appears between them (a great opener), "Tricky Knots" (a complete routine), "With a Loop of String" (a close-up routine), "Knot a Rope and Catch a Ribbon" and "The Rope that Flies Wild", in which a rope actually floats between your hands!

Plus, the "Mental Magic" section will have the audience believing that you can actually read minds!

Not all the tricks in this book are winners ("Topsy Turvy" has impossible angles) but if you get just one great trick from a book you have gotten your money's worth and in this book you will find several. Enjoy!

The adventures of Jimmy and Brains got me through my book reports in the 5th and 6th grade! This series of six books was along the same lines as the Hardy Boys. Two youthful sleuths solve local mysteries. Jimmy is the very average boy who plays a youthful "Doctor Watson" type role to Brains Benton's "Sherlock Holmes." I really enjoyed these books as a kid growing up and collected all six in the series. It is a shame they are out of print!

I loved all 6 Brains Benton books as a kid, but this was probably my most favorite. If you have young readers that enjoy the Hardy Boys or The Three Investigators, they'll LOVE these.
They have laughs, clever detective work by Brains and Jimmy, and some thrills and chills that will delight young readers. Highly recommended!

This is excellent book, for each interested in numismatics of Canada.

Wanted to get this book for a while and finally did when I saw the spiral edition. The book is very informative and prices are close to retail. I did not notice any gaps of information.

Good product, nice condition for used book and very prompt service in delivering book.

Jim Cesario

Charlton's Standard Catalouge of Canadian Coins is a great reference and price guide. I would highly reccomend it.

Una gran ayuda para el coleccionista y para quien quiera comenzar una coleccion en especial las monedas alemanas son hermosas y de muy buena calidad este libro es de gran utilidad tanto para el coleccionista como para el publico en general gran parte de la historia esta contada por las modedas que se utilizan en un pais. las monedas conmemorativas son representativas de la historia de alemania y sus bellos diseños los podemos apreciar en esta gran obra actualizada.

This is an English translation of a book originally published in German. It contains most of the standard coins issued from 1800 through the publishing year. So naturally there are no Euros. There is also (intentionally) no record of notgeld. However the pictures are crisper than those in the "Standard Catalog of World Coins". There are a few different pictured coins that show this is not just an extract from other catalogs. You will find no KM numbers as references.

One big advantage if this book is the Synopsys of history of various German States and the images on their coins.

Example:
Bavaria takes its name form the Baiowarii tribe that inhabited the area about A.D. 500. The territory became part of The Frankish Kingdom, then the Carloigian Empire, Passing in 1180 to Otto III of Wittelsbach, an ancestor of the modern rulers of Bavaria.

Coincraft has a series of catalogs and related information. This particular Catalog as described in the title is more than just a price guide. It features:
* Hammered and milled patterns
* Collecting Hints for each series
* Quick-Index-Charts
* Over 700 pages, with illustrations & line drawings
* Over 50,000 prices
* Numismatic Glossary
* Introduction to coin collecting
* History of British Coinage
* Notes on grading
* Mysteries explained
* Index of Engravers & Designers of milled coins
* Comprehensive general index

It is time to dive into collection and what can be more intriguing than the coins that you see and hear about in old English movies. Add to that coins that represent historical events and people. It is always safer to have some for knowledge and this is the book to give it.

While it is not as comprehensive as the "Seaby" catalogue, it does have some very useful features such as the rarities of the different mints and line drawings of the many different types of the Henry III, Edward I and earlier, making them easier to identify.

It does not include the Anglo-Saxon coins of before 1066, but is a very helpful resource for any English collector.

This is a gem. One of those rare horror books that will scare the heck out of you until the very end. The plot is great, it is written so that it draws you in. The subject matter is very scary. This is a great book written by a great writer (he also wrote The Mastership Game which is great). Due yourself a favor, if you're a fan of really great horror fiction, and get this book. It's worth it!

Paul Stauffer is a professor of crime-psychiatry at the university of San Francisco and in his opinion religion and faith would have their best time behind themselves. The avowed atheist is conviced, that there for everything in the universe is a rational explanation and that religion and art are of the same kind, because they are either the work of a genius or a bag player trick. Because there would be neither God or still some kind of bad power, criminal behavior has to be evaluated by means of medical instead of moral terms....

Although better knowledge and by self-interests Stauffer defends his psychological appraise during the court hearing, that finally causes to the acquietal of the murderer Karl Kramer an gets him the acquaintance of the puzzling Helen. At a dinerparty Helen asks the professor, what he would be ready to give, in order to experience all "eternal truths"....

At the same time the indications of a 1000 years old, dark prophecy of pope Silvester II. accumulate. This prophecy is standing directly before it's fulfilment. In the Vatikan pope Johannes XXV and his three combatant fellows are preparing temselves for the fight against the messengers of the darkness.....

The novel is a fantastic and fascinating mixture with the elements of psychology and mystic. The borders between C G. Jung and the medieval "Malleus Maleficarum" (witch hammer) are flowing. The strictly scientific-rational beginning follows a gradual change into a religious-mystical action, whereby the figure of puzzling Helen(a) riminds of Goethe's Doctor Faust Part II.. Now astral journeys with bilocations belong to plot, like the hunger for knowledge, an greed for power, betrayal and other abysses of soul. The name of the Leading actor Stauffer is an interesting allegory, becauses it awakes associations to medievallyn emperor Friedrich II. of Hohenstaufen, who was recognized as the "Anti-Christi" by many of his contemporaries and the pope, who put a spell on him. At the end of the novel origin and meaning of the term "simony" becomes understandably. The mention of historical events and persons (Bannockburn, Milvi bridge, the Roman emperors Diokletian and Julian Apostata), of astrology (conjunctions of the planets) and hermetic (Hermes Trismengistos, Zoroastranism, Kabbala. Manichaeism) and the notes of the author together are rounding the overall view. ... ....

....that means the maximum valuation of 5 Amazonstars!

This is a real handy book to have. It is filled with improtant information and facts that any collector of the walking liberty half dollar will like. It is a little more geared towards the high end buyer but there is still pleanty of information for the rest of the collectors. For the guys that are getting ready to make an investment in this coin this is your book. If you collect this coin at all or want to get started then this is the book for you.

The Walking Liberty Half Dollar is a work of art from the United States mint. "Walking Liberty Half Dollars" is a complete and comprehensive guide for coin collectors looking to focus their collection around this charming piece. Examining every detail of the coin such as luster, auctions, and how many are left in today's circulation, "Walking Liberty Half Dollars" is a top pick for hobbyists and for community library collections seeking their patronage.

This guide is a must for beginning hobbyist to get an overview of why coins are exciting to collect. It belongs in every public library and is a must gift for the new, young, or more advanced collector.

I got his for my grandson. It is really a nice way to begin to learn about coins. My brother, which is a long time coin collector said he would like to have one. So this coin book is good for the beginners and the seasoned collectors.