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Bill Giles is a baseball lifer who grew up in ballparks while his father oversaw the Cincinnati Reds and later the entire National League. Young Giles learned that the game was meant to be fun, and he's done more to make it that way over the past five decades than just about anyone else. From the forgotten minor league towns to the big-league clubs in Houston and Philadelphia, Bill Giles spent all of his waking hours dreaming up ways to make the game more enjoyable. Pouring Six Beers at a Time is his humorous and poignant recollection of how he did just that.
Customer Reviews:
Commits the worst sins of a memoir.......2007-08-22
As a lifelong baseball man, Bill Giles had the chance to write something profound, something with the depth and insight of 70+ years living and breathing the game. To open it and discover instead a book that barely glances off the surface of history is a disappointment.
Reading Giles' account of his life is a lot like listening to your grandfather - sure, there are interesting anecdotes occasionally, but they're atolls in an ocean of cliche and vagueness.
At its best, it's readable, like when Giles talks about his scoreboard antics with the Astros. At its worst, it's a sloppy, directionless mess, punctuated by boring, PR-release-style photos, random lists of things like his Top 10 Baseball Moments, all of which we could've guessed from how he'd already talked about them, and narrative-destroying paragraphs of statistics.
And insight? Well, if you were looking for interesting moments from his time with the Colt .45s/Houston Astros and his efforts to do wacky stuff as promotions guy with the Phillies, there's a bit of all that. But controversy? A capsule of how things felt sweating out the '80 World Series win and the '93 World Series loss? Forget about it. For the most part, Giles writes as though baseball is all good times, and avoids delving into the real difficulties - the down times between '80 and '93 and after, the disastrous moves the team made under GM Ed Wade - and even manages to write off the '94 strike in just a few sentences.
Throw in a random dissertation on baseball economics that completely derails what narrative there was, whole chapters devoted to passing looks at his favorite team owners and baseball commissioners, and the book just collapses under its own weight, lifeless, dull and nearly unreadable.
a must for any phillies fan.......2007-07-07
A wonderful book, filled with stories of Bill Giles' lifetime in baseball. Baseball fans in general will enjoy it, Phillies fans in particular will love it.
I had the opportunity to recently hear Bill Giles talk about his book, and here's an interesting tidbit (or errata): he writes in the book that George W. Bush could be the next commissioner of baseball. He said that he wrote those words over a year ago, and he's not of the same opinion now with the sharp decline of the President's approval rating.
In any case, if you like baseball stories, I think you'll like this book.
GREAT BOOK BUY A GREAT PERSON!.......2007-05-29
This book is like a history book for sports fans.Giles wrote this book in a great way.
Wonderful Days in a BallPark.......2007-04-24
Wonderful days relived from the past were beautifully and tenderly recreated by the words and pictures of Mr.Giles in his book. Bill was an fearless innovator and pioneer for much of the ballpark entertainment that fans take for granted in today's ballparks; and the fans in Houston and Philadelphia were the benficiaries. Bill's legacy will live for many years thanks to honesty, pathos and humor so beautifully portrayed in the prose this book. And most of all, he was a joy to work with and for.
Not Just for Phillies Fans.......2007-04-18
FANTASTIC book for ANY baseball fan! Having grown up in Cincinnati during the 75-76 era of "the Big Red Machine" and living now in Red Sox Nation, I have a deep appreciation for anyone who can bring enthusiasm to the sport and share a good 'yarn'. Mr. Giles' personal anecdotes allow the reader an insider perspective on what it means to 'grow up in baseball'.
May I also suggest this book with "Wait til Next Year: A Memoir" by Doris Kearns Goodwin? Together, they are a perfect summer pairing for anyone looking beyond baseball's scoreboard statistics.
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- A presentation with holes
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- good but needs more examples
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Ideal for anyone new to JavaServer Pages (JSP), Beginning JSP Web Development offers an excellent and thorough guide to using JSP effectively. Combining a tutorial of basic Java with excellent practical material on using Tomcat and related tools, this book will fill a valuable niche for anyone wanting to build Web applications the right way using some of the latest standards in Java.
Learning JSP today requires not only a basic knowledge of Java, but also practical advice for using Tomcat, custom tag libraries, database programming, and other standards. This title distinguishes itself with chapter-by-chapter coverage of all you need to program with JSP. For those new to Java, introductory material on data types, flow control, and basic class design will help you learn essential Java. The authors also present practical advice and samples for installing and configuring Tomcat (an open source JSP/servlet engine), including advice on deployment options. Sections on database and JDBC programming, servlets, and session management supplement the basics of using JSP with embedded Java scriptlets.
Standout material on JSP custom tag libraries will justify the price of this book for many readers (including those with previous Java experience, but little JSP exposure). Several sections on designing and deploying custom tag libraries show you how to make use of this powerful new Sun standard. The text closes with leading-edge material on the new Struts Web application framework, including a worthwhile case study for an online travel database using this pre-packaged codebase as a starting point. Sun has endorsed Struts and other application frameworks as a "best practice" when building JSP-based applications, and the authors do a good job showing off this solution, including advice on configuration options.
With JSP evolving into an even more powerful and flexible Web solution using custom tag libraries and other standards, this book fits the bill with an up-to-the-minute and approachable tour of exactly what any developer needs to use JSP productively in real projects. --Richard Dragan
Book Description
JavaServer Pages (JSP) is an increasingly popular technology for building dynamic web applications that can access databases and provide an interactive experience for your site's users. JSP is built on top of the Java programming language, and so this book will teach you both JSP itself and the fundamentals of Java.
You'll learn how the web works and how JSP fits in, how to get input from the user and create web pages "on the fly", how JavaBeans components and tag libraries allow you to make your code more readable and easier to maintain, and of course how the Java language itself works. The book also covers how to handle errors in your code, the best ways of designing web applications, and rounds up with a comprehensive case study - a web site for a local tourism authority.
This book covers: How to install Java and JSP/Servlets
How to create dynamic web sites with JavaServer Pages (JSP)
Object-oriented programming in Java
Java's core utility and input/output classes
How to use and create JSP Tag Libraries
Best practices in designing web applications with Java
Relational database access with MySQL and JDBC
Using the popular Struts framework to simplify application design
Includes frequent worked examples, including an in-depth case study
Customer Reviews:
A presentation with holes.......2003-12-10
This book presents ideas from top-down. They show you something and then explain the pieces that they think are important. They are fairly good at this but the problem is they don't explain everything in detail. They tell you just enough about a subject to make you think you understand it but gloss over pitfalls. They keep telling you not to worry about certain parts of the code - they will explain them later. I think learning a language from the bottom up is better. That way one understands all the pieces that are being assembled. This book is getting the job done but I'm often confused about what code (explained in later chapters) is doing. Maybe I should read the book in reverse order...
No source code for this book.......2003-10-13
The book says that the source code can be downloaded from wrox.com. But that is not true. The book does not have a CD nor does it have source code at wrox.com. Beaware of it.
The Editor should be ashamed.......2002-12-10
Thanks to everyone who mentioned the numerous errors in this book in their reviews. I only wish I had read them before buying the book. Not only is it full of every type of error you can think of, it is also poorly organized with a heavy-duty chapter on tag libraries sandwiched between otherwise introductory material. Also, the last half of the book is meant to be a case study but the sections are pasted together with little or no indication as to what is part of the case study and what is an overall observation making it impossible to follow along. If you do buy the book (and I recommend you don't) print out the errata list from their website -- it'll save you hours of frustration. However, don't expect it to be complete.
good but needs more examples.......2002-12-08
This book is a solid introduction that covers all the key basics. Be aware that over half the book is spent teaching Java, not JSP. Since I already know the basics of java, the numerous Java chapters were a distraction to the main point of JSP/Servlet programming. Also, being a beginner to JSP, I have to agree with an earlier reviewer that the book hurries on to each next chapter with only the barest of examples to illustrate the topic, and usually the examples are just "toys". You have to wait until the end of the book where two chapters are devoted to developing a realistic web application. The result is that you don't get a chance, as you go along, to really practice a concept and see it in various contexts. Also, I like to get into database access early in a book, since using a database is the main point of a web application. In this one, you have to wait until near the end before you learn how. Aside from these caveats, the book is clearly written, the concepts are well explained, and it covers the subject quite well.
Good Beginners text.......2002-05-24
I found this book to be very useful. I have been developing we applications now for 4 years using ASP, and I still found this book useful. I have been trying to find a good book about developing we apps, especially in JSP. It has great examples for developing the JSP page and the presentation is also excellent.The one star missing due to lack of robust code in some sections.Nevertheless,a must have book for all.
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The definitive guide to remote hot springs, natural mineral water resorts and spas, plus urban hot tubs. Gives complete directions, GPS coordinates, hundreds of photographs, handicap accessibility, campground and RV sites.
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ONE OF A KIND BOOK-NICE ATTENTION TO DETAIL.......2007-02-23
This is probably the best hot spring book in existence for the southwestern U.S.. It is great, it has everything you need. Beyond the locations themselves, the book lists temperature of the pools, driving direcetions, driving conditions, exact GPS coordinates, accessability and a great description of the springs along with some black and white pictures. It has all of the major hot springs in it (I am sure there are still some minor ones on private property). I have been to a couple of the sites in the book and it was easy to find them. I would highly recommend this book.
Good book, and descriptions of springs.......2007-01-27
I got into hiking and discovered hotsprings a few years ago. This book is a great guide and map to many great springs all over the South west and more.
Def. reccomend it for the adventurer
Don't buy for Texas.......2005-08-17
I gave this four stars because most of the book is awesome and we've good experiences with the other additions. My wife and I love to travel to natural hot springs and we bought this after visiting most of the springs in the Northwest US.
We bought this edition just to get some idea of the springs in Texas. There is only one listed though which is pretty inaccurate. Nothing in the Austin area is included but the stuff in Hawaii was right on!
Excellent guide!.......2004-04-16
This is a great guide and the updated version is wonderful. GPS coordinates are a definite bonus, particularly for some of the more elusive springs. There is so much more information in this latest guide. We've been using an earlier edition for over 10 years, and enjoy each and every soak. Looking forward to exploring more!
Buy it!!!.......2002-07-28
I absolutely LOVE this book. If you're a hot springs addict (like I am) you'll never leave home without it. It has remote hot springs with excellent directions, she-she spas, photos and honest descriptions. Clothing optional to "Versace only bathing suits required." It's the only book you'll need for hot springs if you travel on the west coast. It's definately the most thorough one I've come across.
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Definitive guide to remote hot spirngs, natural mineral water resorts and spas, plus urban hot tubs. Gives complete directions, GPS coordinates, maps, hundreds of photographs, accurate descriptions, handicap accessibility, nearby campground and RV sites.
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The definitive guide to remote hot springs, natural mineral water resorts and spas, plus urban hot tubs. Features complete directions with GPS coordinates and accurate maps, hundreds of photographs, handicap accessibility, campground and RV sites. Includes: Alaska, Canada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, So. Dakota, Central, Eastern and Southern States and Puerto Rico.
Customer Reviews:
Gets out of date...fast.......2007-08-30
As with any travel book - they tend to get dated quickly. This book is great for the commercial hot springs, but watch out on all the ones which require off-road or trail travel - google them first before going.
Several in BC were simply not where they should have been.
GPS coordinates would have been helpfull to include.
Ok, Equal to what you can Google.......2007-08-24
I didn't think this book provided any more information than what can be found on the internet. I would not buy it again if I had the chance.
Good Guide.......2006-03-02
This book good guide for people who like travel to interesting, fanny pleases. Actually you can found same information in the WEB but for that you will lost a lot of time and will not be sour you found all of them or not
A Fitting Tribute to "Mr Hot Springs".......2004-08-05
We all remember Jayson Loam who created the original guides to the hot springs back in the 70s and 80s. Even then he was so spring chicken, but he kept a hale and happy outlook on life based on his habit of immersing himself in the beautiful waters of America's hot springs (and wells). Now that Jayson has passed on to his happy reward--he died about ten years ago, at a great age--the torch has been passed on to a new generation of hot springs watchers and dippers, and Marjorie Gersh-Young has updated Loam's findings with some new material (lots of it) on her own. It's great and so are the photographs that illustrate every location.
My only dispute is, I don't see why Puerto Rico is in the book, it is a great state (or whatever it is) but it is not in the Northwest by any means! I forget what Jayson Loam had to say about including Puerto Rico among the Northwest region (if any). But in general, Gersh-Young does a splendid job of compiling and sharing the healthful habit of hot springs with a wildly enthusiastic crowd. Did you know that the Native Americans believed that hot springs provide "Big Medicine" direct from the Great Spirit? That's only one of a thousand charming facts you'll learn from this new edition of Loam's magnificent classic reference work. It's a bargain at any price!
Cool guide to hot springs.......2000-04-29
Photos make this book more valuable than any list of hot springs. Cool Trails recommends this guide for hikers who want to relax in a hot spring at the end of a long hike. Many of the hot springs in the northwest are developed to some degree, and very few of the wild springs are far enough from a road to be considered "hikes." Still, most are located in areas rich in trail hiking opportunities. Covers AK, BC, AB, WA, MT, OR, ID, WY and some other areas of the US.
Book Description
Blair recounts in detail the events that led to his downfall as a journalist for "The New York Times," as well as his personal journey to make sense of the different pieces of the puzzle.
Customer Reviews:
The lies of a liar.......2005-10-23
The "victim" approach is not acceptable when you're a discovered liar. This book is nothing more than an attempt to blame the entire Blair disaster on something or someone other than himself. His actions are because he is black, pressured, a drug user, depressed, etc. Reality should set in now, he did what he did because he is a sociopathic liar. If you want to read a book that gives you insight into nothing, this is a good choice.
WARNING! KEEP AWAY FROM THE AUDIO VERSION!!!!.......2005-10-11
Holy Moley!! Blair is the narrator of the audio version of his book. He speaks in such a passionless, monotone voice that you run the risk of falling asleep while listening to it in your car. James Earl Jones he's not.
Jive Turkey!.......2005-05-06
For the record, I HATE the New York Times!
But for this clown to play the race card,
Jayson Blair is a turd,
and a severe discredit to his race.
by that I mean, of course, the human race.
He will burn in hell forever.
Ick Ick Ick Ick Ick.......2005-03-08
To say it is poorly written would be too much of a compliment. You don't have to get even halfway through before you can figure out exactly what happened here. Some publishing house obviously offered him a large advance to write a book, and he threw together whatever he could think of off the top of his head, very little of which is probably true, threw in some "woe is me" for cohesion, and tossed it onto the editor's desk. Whether or not anyone even tried to edit this thing, I don't know, but if they did, they should be fired. This is slop, worse than those celebrities who try to "write" books. To think of all the talented people out there who receive small advances and modest printings, while this thing has done better than it ever should have can make you sick to your stomach.
Addict's "War Story".......2005-01-09
As a former chemical dependency counselor, I take this piece for what's known in AA/NA as a "war story." That is, he digresses from honest emotion into what amounts to bragging about exploits. Ultimately, drug exploits are tiresome: "I snorted a bunch of cocaine, got it on with a stranger, spent all my money, woke up with a headache, blah, blah, blah."
I also agree with the reviewer who commented that the writing is sloppy and the editing evidently minimal. I had to shut the book for a few minutes after reading about Jayson's seeing the Challenger shuttle hurtle to the earth through his ten-year-old eyes. I cringed with embarrassment as he relays the "touching moment" when his fellow mental hospital patient tells him she "liked black guys in her heyday" and would have gone for him twenty years before. One of many true self-esteem lows that add little to the story!
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East Meets West: Celebrity Charity Cookbook
Manufacturer: Accent Press (UK)
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Every baseball fan knows New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter is a great all-around player. But how about Alex Rodriguez, Jeter's teammate, former American League MVP, and probable future Hall of Famer? Many would argue he's even better than Jeter. And what about Jeter's seemingly unassailable status as one of the greatest Yankees of all time? Such discussions highlight one of the great joys of being a baseball fan: arguing over who's really great and who falls just short, who doesn't get the respect he deserves and who gets too much. In other words, who's overrated and who's underrated.
Customer Reviews:
A fun summer/baseball book.......2007-08-23
Here is an enjoyable read for those baseball fans who have always questioned the rankings of various players throughout the decades. In simple and lively writing,the author singles out various overated and underated players and the reasons why they have fit into these categories.
It's a quick read and something to be passed on to a fellow baseball fan or better yet, to a friend with whom you have always argued with over the worth and abilities of various ball players.
Some really dumb thoughts!.......2007-08-15
This guy is nuts! He says Yaz is the most overated Red Sox player ever.
And has some of the most popular players as Overated and in some cases he has players underated and most people think of them as great. I really don't get the point of the book except to make money!
Hammering it home hurts.......2007-08-10
I very much enjoyed Stark's book. I really did. It made me think more about some of the players whom most people make assumptions about, and it confirmed some of my thoughts about other players who were under- or over-rated in my opinion as well. It also introduced me to some statistics, especially relative stats (in other words, comparisons with other players) I'd never even thought about. If I disagreed with him, I didn't take it personally (who would? It's just a book). Dave Winfield overrated? OK, I can see where you're coming from. Was Andy Van Slyke the 5th-most underrated at his position? Probably true--I'd agree more easily if you didn't introduce him as your friend Andy though. Phil Rizzuto overrated? Sure, you make some good points. Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax overrated? You're getting controversial, but I can see your points there too. The important thing is to read what Stark says, not just look at the player names in big bold text at the beginning of the section. It's called a book. It is intended for reading. So those are some positive points to the book, and the reason I give it as many stars as I do.
The one thing keeping it from getting 5 stars from me (I'm about to overreact a bit, so I apologize in advance) is his incessant chattering about what overratedness means and does not mean. In every single chapter, Stark has the urge to re-explain that just because a player is overrated does not mean that he should have taken up ballroom dancing (or some other activity unrelated to baseball) instead, but only that the average fan's perception of the player is greater than the player's actual performance. OK, I understood that point in chapter 1. Maybe a person who is a little less swift would have needed to review the concept in the second chapter. But in every single section of the book (sometimes for multiple players within a section), the point is driven home again. And again. And it drove me mad. Even at the end of the book--page 183 out of 194--he indicates that this is the point he is "getting at." Buddy, you got there before page 5. Could have saved me a solid 10 minutes of reading time if I didn't have to re-read the meaning of overratedness again and again and again.
So, it was a great book, and also a very fun and easy read. Only would have been improved if it weren't so maddeningly repetitive.
I would give it 5 stars, but then it might be overrated........2007-07-30
A 2007 summer reading list mini review.
When I heard Jayson Stark promoting this book on the radio, I knew I had to read it. I read it all cover to cover in 3 days and am very glad to have done so. Stark researched this book thoroughly, but the success of the book comes down to opinions and their presentation. Stark educates the reader on these opinions and entertains them with his presentation.
Stark's opinions are backed up statistically, although, he is the first to admit that you can back up whatever you want with statistics. This is what I most like about the book: Stark knows when not to take himself or the subject too seriously. He has an unusual ability, a gift really, to sound authoritative and self effacing at the exact same moment. Presenting your opinions passionately, persuasively and personably can never be overrated.
Enjoyable, but nothing groundbreaking.......2007-07-11
If you're a serious fan of the game, then you're unlikely to learn much new from this book. Stark does, however, manage to provoke thought, which should really be the point of a book like this.
Most of his lists are pretty predictable - I wasn't at all surprised to see Nolan Ryan as the most overrated righthander and Steve Garvey at first base. I've spent more than enough hours arguing against others putting those guys on pedestals, so it was nice to hear someone agree with me. A few of the choices might shock people - Sandy Koufax as the most overrated lefty is an example - but Stark backs up his choices with stats and clear arguments. In the case of someone like Koufax, Stark isn't trying to discount his greatness, only to show that he had a mediocre start to his career and didn't have sustained greatness like some others.
This is a good, quick read, but nobody should have their hopes high that they're going to be reading a James/Neyer-type analysis of players. The book is a good debate starter, and there's nothing wrong with that.
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7-Syndrome Healing takes you on an in-depth journey that cov ers more than 130 of the most effective and beneficial dietary supplemnts on the market today. You will learn the basics of core vitamins, minerals and other natural compounds that are important to anyone seeking to prevent the seven syndromes and to live a long, healthy life.
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has fundamental errors.......2007-05-06
This book has factual errors ( claim that some supplement helps the body *product* iodine, which is an element, and is not possible ), fundamental errors of competence ( specific dosage recommendation, without specifying if the dose is for an 80lb 80yo woman or a 400lb 40yo man? ), and is filled with enthusiasm for the recommended supplements, and enthusiastic dissing of anything that questions their recommendations ( a study that found 400iu of vit-e to be associated with increased mortality: yes the study was flawed in that it didn't differentiate between synthetic or natural, but it was specific in its findings enough to make 200iu more desirable a dosage ).
IF one can block the seductiveness of the specific-dosage recommendations, and ignore the supposed value of their certifications ( which I'm not ever going to trust among anyone, thanks to these ), THEN the book is of great value, for suggesting patterns of supplimentation for one's specific pattern-of-health.
2 stars because one has to be very careful when reading anything by these 2, but it is of some value.
Cheers,
Gnostic-one
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- laughed through the whole thing
- Diary of a LARPing Virgin
- Hilarious
- The straight David Sedaris
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Diary of a Viagra Fiend
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This book is intended for mature audiences.
Both the author and the publisher of this work must insist that none of the self-destructive lifestyles or poor decisions or sordid situations in this work be imitated.
Read at your own risk.
Diary of a Viagra Fiend
Jayson Gallaway -- whose experimentation with the drug Viagra is at the ever-pounding heart (on) of this book -- presents an unflinching, uproarious collection of stories from the edge of sex. From dancing in S+M clubs to dough-nating sperm, naked soul-searching at the Burning Man festival to asking himself WWARD ("What Would Axl Rose Do?"), Gallaway's extraordinary tales of erotic adventure are sure to, in his own words, "blow some fire up the clammy and stagnant rectum of American literature."
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" Announcing a major new comic talent -- from dancing in S+M clubs to snorting Viagra, a brilliant, unflinching, and uproaurious set of stories from the edge of sex. It all starts when ""Lolita,"" Jayson Gallaway's nineteen-year-old girlfriend, delays their connubial bliss by deciding to alphabetize their CD collection. Little does she know, however, that Gallaway has recently ingested Viagra to see what happens. Well, the entire city of San Francisco can see what's happened -- for God's sake, it's hard to miss. But by the time the CDs have been arranged, the light of morning isn't the only thing that's soft. So Gallaway does what any self-respecting lover would do: He crushes the last little blue pill and snorts it. Though it ""burns like nothing I've ever snorted in my life,"" the moment of amdness leads to "" a physical congress that is indeed the stuff of legend."" And so begins Jayson Gallaway's hilarious ride around his libido, a titillating, tumultuous, and downright funny trek with stops on the TV show 20/20, quality time with the San Francisco fire department and their metal cutter, at Burning Man, and in a slew of sex and S+M clubs. By the time we reach his attempt to donate sperm (for financial gain, you understand), we're almost expecting his mom to call. And then she does so, right in the mid-tug. ""Be a good boy and God Bless,"" she says, before hanging up. With unmatched candor and an eye for side-splitting one-liners, Jason Gallaway proves himself to be a sort of David Sedaris of the bedroom. Diary of a Viagra Fiend is a stupendously funny debut from a passionately outspoken humorist. "
Customer Reviews:
laughed through the whole thing.......2004-07-31
If you are boring, oversensetive or easily offended don't read this book. just move on and forget you were ever here. If you have any sense of humor or personality at all you absolutely must read this book! And be sure you're not one to take anthing too seriously as morals & dignity have pretty much been thrown out the window by the end of the first chapter. It's hilarious and entertaining all the way through. the only way I can describe this story would be "Fear and Loathing in San Francisco." Worth the price of admission.
Diary of a LARPing Virgin.......2004-07-26
I'm sure that many are afraid of criticizing this book for fear of seeming prudish, but frankly the writing is just plain bad. The whole book sounds like he's tremendously thrilled at the idea of shocking his audience, and even if it were shocking that wouldn't be enough to sustain a novel. And for the love of god, will someone tell him that just because they're called 25 cent words doesn't mean that he's paid 25 cents every time he uses one? This author would have been better off continuing to write fan-fiction. At least fan-fiction is concise and free.
There's an article in the East Bay Express that does a much better of job expressing why I found this book so boring. (...)
Hilarious.......2004-07-20
This book is probably one of the funniest things i have ever read...i am seriously unable to put this thing down...the book is extremely enjoyable and is filled with so much wit and sarcastic humor. Gallaway is truly a great comedic writer and i look forward to his future work
The straight David Sedaris.......2004-07-09
If you're not easily offended, pick up this hilarious collection of essays by the straight, over-sexed David Sedaris. Jayson Gallaway lives and writes the life every straight man fantasizes about--from having sex on rubber sheets with a stripper, to snorting viagra to have sex with his nymphomaniac girlfriend, to dancing at an S&M club. You'll laugh until you cry. For the Maxim crowd, but women will love this view into the male psyche as well--Jayson isn't a cad, just a guy with a healthy libido and a curious sexual appetite.
a worthy Cause.......2004-07-01
This is a truly hilarious read for the adventurous and not-easily-offended reader. There is no redemption here - and that is OK, because you will be laughing all the way through, both at the stories and at the faces of the passersby as they read the title of the book you're perusing. Great, great fun.
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- Right from the Gecko (Reigning Cats & Dogs Mysteries)
- Rottweilers for Dummies
- Saltwater Aquariums for Dummies
- Second Life: The Official Guide
- Sheep in a Jeep
- Skippyjon Jones: Color Crazy (Skippyjon Jones)
- Small Animal Surgery Textbook
- Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work
- Squishy Turtle and Friends (Cloth Books)
- Staffordshire Terriers: American Staffordshire Terrier and Staffordshire Bull Terrier
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- The Aeneid
- Land of the Commonwealth: A Portrait of the Conserved Landscapes of Massachusetts
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- Wiseguys Say The Darndest Things: The Quotable Mafia: The Quotable Mafia
The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History
MLB Vintage World Series Films - Philadelphia Phillies 1950, 1980, 1983 & 1993
Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman
Is This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head--My 25 Years in Baseball
One Last Read: The Collected Works of the World's Slowest Sportswriter
