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Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me. And sure enough, from the world he lives in—no phone, no address, no commitments–ex–military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. In Lee Child’s astonishing new thriller, Reacher’s arrival will change everything—about a case that isn’t what it seems, about lives tangled in baffling ways, about a killer who missed one shot–and by doing so give Jack Reacher one shot at the truth.…
The gunman worked from a parking structure just thirty yards away–point-blank range for a trained military sniper like James Barr. His victims were in the wrong place at the wrong time. But why does Barr want Reacher at his side? There are good reasons why Reacher is the last person Barr would want to see. But when Reacher hears Barr’s own words, he understands. And a slam-dunk case explodes. Soon Reacher is teamed with a young defense lawyer who is working against her D.A. father and dueling with a prosecution team that has an explosive secret of its own. Like most things Reacher has known in life, this case is a complex battlefield. But, as always, in battle, Reacher is at his best.
Moving in the shadows, picking his spots, Reacher gets closer and closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. And for Reacher, the only way to take him down is to know his ruthlessness and respect his cunning–and then match him shot for shot….
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"Reacher's back ... gonzo action ... canny plotting, tight prose, swift tempo."--Kirkus
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One Shot (Jack Reacher).......2007-09-02
Five people die of gunshots as they leave work and the blame rests on a former military man trained as a sniper. The only person he asks to see is Jack Reacher. No one can find him, but not to worry for Jack is on his way to see the suspect. Jack happened to see the story on television and he's come to fulfill a promise he made the shooter, a man named James Barr.
Jack soon realizes that there's more going on here and he decides to find out what it is. It puts him in danger as there are some nasty characters involved in this. It's a tale that keeps you on your toes and eagerly flipping pages to find out how Jack will get out the mess he's in this time. It's a good read, but I've liked a few of the other Reacher books better.
Lee Child the Storyteller.......2007-08-23
Jack Reacher is Superman, Capt. Marvel, Capt. Midnight, Batman, and Ellery Queen. Should Mr. Childs sell the rights to his Jack Reacher novels - - - Reacher should be played by James Galdofini. Can't miss. You can not put this book down. It has all the excitement one needs for an evening of high adventure.
R.L. Calentino
Laguna Hills, Ca
Splendid!.......2007-08-11
All of Lee Child's books are outstanding. I look forward to every new book and then share them with my cousin who lives in a very rural area.
The amusing thing was that she emailed me to ask if I had read any of the great "Jack Reacher" books.
I sincerely hope he keeps up the outstanding writing.
Obtuse Plot but Good Summer Read.......2007-07-29
Jack reacher works his way through the plots twists and turns looking for what really happened in what at first glance is an open and shut case. I didn't know the Army's Criminal Investigative Division was the breeding ground for semi-superhuman heros but if the author says so it's OK by me. I think of them as E-7's and WO's trying, without much success, to find stolen PC's at Camp Swampy. The hero takes more punishment than any 5 people could stand but still comes back kicking. A nest of Russian former Gulag inmates are his nemises and they are almost, I say almost, up to Jack's level of stoic accomplishment.
Jack's the Man!.......2007-06-13
I get seriously hooked into Child's novels, and the Reacher series is captivating. Great entertainment!!
Book Description
They are the lone wolves of the battlefield. Tracking the enemy, lying in wait for the target to appear -- then they shoot to kill. Armed with an unerring eye, infinite patience and a mastery of camouflage, combat snipers stalk the enemy with only one goal...
In World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Beirut, American snipers
honed the art of delivering a single deadly shot from nowhere -- and devastating enemy morale. They met the enemy on his own turf, picking off officers, unwary soldiers, and even other snipers from extraordinary distances of up to 1 ½ miles. Now, these uncommon men tell their stories: of the emotions felt when a man's face came into their crosshairs and they pulled the trigger, of the nerve-wracking hours and days of waiting, motionless, for the enemy,
of the primal savagery of a sniper duel.
Often trained haphazardly in wartime, and forgotten in times of peace, combat snipers were officially recognized after the Vietnam War, when the Marine Corps became the first military branch to start a full-time sniper school. One Shot-One Kill is their powerful record of desperate trials and proud victories.
A MAIN SELECTION OF THE MILITARY BOOK CLUB
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Solid material worth the read.......2007-08-31
I have been reading material on the subject of scout/sniping for some time now. This book is an excellent read that captivates the reader's attention and reads from start to finish with great info and literary excellence.The material on Carlos Hathcock is worth the whole price of the book.
OneShot One Kill.......2007-07-04
To say this book was badly written would be the understatement of the century. I continued to read it thinking it couldn't get any worse.It did.If anyone gives you this "book" to read,give it back,it's that bad. I have to give it one star it seems. That's not fair to the book. It should be minus five stars.
GREAT BOOK!.......2007-05-27
I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED MILTARY NOVELS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, AND MOVIES. I EVEN MAKE SMALL MILITARY HOME VIDEOS IN AND AROUND OUR YARD. (WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEIGHBORS.) I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK AND I AM QUITE SURE THAT ANY MILITARY FREAK, (LIKE ME,) WOULD ENJOY THIS BOOK ABOUT MILITARY SNIPERS.ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS IS THE DUEL BETWEEN CARLOS HATHCOCK & THE VC "COBRA" DUDE. AND THAT'S JUST CHAPTER 1! BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL IT FOR YOU. OVER ALL I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANY MILITARY ESPIONAGE FAN.
Somewhat off the mark..........2006-12-12
I have mixed feelings about this book because of the structure of the content. Some chapters consist of a general discussion about snipers & sniping, while the other chapters are first-person narratives based on interviews of various snipers. The latter were quite interesting and made for good reading, the former, however, were not so good because of the haphazard manner in which the information was organized, unnecessary repetition, and, as is mentioned in other reviews, the inclusion of questionable facts such as the Zaystev/Koenig duel.
good book.......2006-10-06
I picked this one up ,and enjoyed it through the whole thing. I enjoy short stories. And thats what this book has. The only annoying thing was that in between some of the stories, a chapter would be put in explaining snipers and random stuff. It kinda threw off the flow of actually reading a persons one story. But do what I did ,and skip those chapters. I'm pretty sure there was interesting stuff in those chapters ,but I read one and a half of them ,and was bored. On to the stories. Well worth checking out
Book Description
From the 1930s through the 1970s, Charles "Teenie" Harris (1908-1998) traversed the alleyways, workplaces, and nightclubs of his native city, camera in hand, to capture the essence of community life for the Pittsburgh Courier. Backstage with Dizzy Gillespie, in the dugout with Jackie Robinson, or on the streets with children of the Hill district, Harris documented every aspect of African-American daily life during and after the Civil Rights movement. Although nicknamed "One Shot" for his habit of snapping just a single frame at any given event, Harris's output-privately held until recently-totals more than 80,000 images.
Published here in book form for the first time, a select 135 duotones from this astonishing archive offer an in-depth look at the black urban experience in mid-20th century America. Accompanying the illustrations is an energetic essay by cultural critic Stanley Crouch, who ties together issues such as baseball, jazz, and black history. Deborah Willis provides a biographical outline of the rediscovered artist, now poised on the threshold of prominence in modern American photography.
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Historic Record of the Crossroads of the World.......2003-12-19
The 120 photographs in One Shot Harris depict the struggle of African Americans against discrimination and show the strength and dignity which they displayed in creating their own unique community institutions. Although the days are gone when a corner of Pittsburgh's Hill District, Wylie and ? were known as the Crossroads of the World - a casualty of "urban renewal" in the form of the Civic Arena, Harris's photographs survive as a reminder and a record of that time. Charles Harris' familiarity with this community infuses his work with a uniquely intimate sense of the neighborhood and its people. A recent exhibit of his work at the Westmoreland Museum of Art even had the title "Spirit of the Community."
Charles "One Shot" or "Teenie" Harris was born in Pittsburgh and his work as staff photographer for the Pittsburgh Courier and as an operator of his own photographic studio spanning from the 1930s to the 1970s, provide us with a glimpse into the lives of people in the Hill during that time. His work shows many different aspects of society, including people at work, at play - mostly in the restaurants or clubs, such as the Crawford Grill and the Hurricane. Harris also captured musical celebrities such as Louis Armstrong (pg. 145), Duke Ellington (pg. 146), Billy Eckstine (pg. 151, 153, 155), Lena Horne (pg. 150), Sarah Vaughan (pg. 151), Sam Cooke (pg. 152), Cab Calloway (pg. 156), Ray Charles (pg. 158), Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie (both on pg. 155). All of these musicians flocked to the Hill's clubs to jam. Harris also captured legendary Negro League baseball players of the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords (pgs.96-99), for whom Harris himself played for when they were known as the Crawford Colored Giants. His images also show unique scenes with legendary boxers Muhammad Ali (pg. 92) and Joe Louis (pg. 93, 156). Politicians such as Eleanor Roosevelt (pg. 84), John F. Kennedy (pg. 88-89), Martin Luther King, Jr. (pg.91), Dwight Eisenhower (pg. 86) and Richard Nixon (pg. 87) are shown interacting with the public.
Literary and social critic Stanley Crouch gives the photographs a context by presenting an overview of Pittsburgh's history that emphasizes the importance of African American people and especially by identifying the significant migration of African Americans from the South to the North, filling the jobs of the recently departed soldiers in factories whose production was crucial for the war efforts. Between 1910 and 1930 the African American population of Pittsburgh grew by some 120 percent, from 25,600 to 55,000. Although the Pittsburgh's population has declined significantly since 1910, its African American population has increased from 25,600 to over 86,000. These photographs help document the most vibrant period in Pittsburgh's growing African American community. His essay displays a meticulous recognition of details in photographs, making even the most common image an interesting story. Crouch also identifies the significant figures in jazz that emerged from this community to affect the international Jazz scene in an important way. Several photographs capture Pittsburgh's own Billy Eckstine, the best of which show him with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie (pg. 155). A young George Benson (pg. 157) sprawls across a piano and a smiling 11-year-old Ahmad Jamal plays the piano for an adoring crowd (pg. 26).
Deborah Willis, professor of photography and imaging at New York University's Tisch School of Arts and the author of Reflections in Black and, gives us the background on "Teenie" or "One Shot," the origins of his nicknames, how he came to be a photographer, and the social and cultural background and significance of his work. She points out that the sincerity of the people Harris photographed was a product of a trust that they placed in Harris which resulted in a depiction of African Americans with great dignity that was absent from the mainstream "White" press. Willis quotes former Pittsburgh Courier editor Frank Bolden who described Harris as a storyteller and said his "pictures all told a story." Some of the significant stories are hidden below the surface. For example, the men counting coins (pg. 69), were most likely doing so for number runners like Gus Greenlee (pg. 142) or Woogie Harris (pg. 156) - the brother of "One Shot" who loaned him the money to start is own studio. These men served as neighborhood bankers for African Americans who could not secure loans from banks and the example of Charles Harris was much like that of many other successful Black businessmen in that they needed to borrow from these men to get their start. The Black Businessmen's parade was a large neighborhood parade that gave African Americans an opportunity to display pride in their community and its legacy lives in these photographs of streets packed with onlookers (pg. 44-46). The Crystal Barbershop shows the classic barbershop owned by "Woogie" Harris (pg. 132).
The story of Pittsburgh's Hill District and its African American community has and will continue to become an important subject of research. The publication of "One Shot Harris" presents us with a look into work of one the greatest visual documentarians of that community and urban life in the Northern United States during the period of time that is now known as "The Great Migration," signaling a shift in the African American population from rural Southern communities to urban Northern cities. This work is the immediate product of the Carnegie Museum of Arts acquisition of the over 80,000 negatives that represent the Charles "Teenie" Harris photographic archive. Its publication provides us with a glimpse of things to come and a look into some of the visual stories of the Hill's past. The 135 images in this book remind us of why the Harlem Renaissance poet Claude McKay once described Pittsburgh's Hill District as "The Crossroads of the World."
Teenie captured history, a true master of his craft!.......2003-04-02
Teenie was a true master of his craft. He captured mid-20th century Black Pittsburgh as did Matthew Brady during the Civil War. Teenie's photos do "jump off the page." Teenie's vivid images reflect his vibrant, passionate approach to life and his surroundings.
A great work........2003-02-26
One of the best well kept secrets, and only known to the Pittsburgh area, was Charles Teenie Harris, who made photos out of one shot(hence his other nickname),worked for the Pittsburgh Courier, as well as owned his own photo studio. He photographed the famous and ordinary, rich and poor, black and white(sometimes integrated), and most events in Pittsburgh at the time(1930s-1970s). Once you open this book, you will fall in love and enjoy the photos that this man has made and appreciate his love for art. Although for the most part the photos are tasteful, there are some that are not(murder and accident scenes) and even those are not obscene as one may feel. I recommend this book to all who wish to know of Mr Harris. It is sad that he got accolades after his passing, as well as to never know that his work was returned to him, after going to court to retrieve it. Oh and one more thing, check out Stanley Crouch's biting commentary on Pittsburgh and its history at the beginning. You won't look at history that way again.
The most underated photographer of all time.......2003-01-25
The fact that Harris is not a household name is a joke. If you are A. from Pittsburg B. an African American, C. a Human, you must own this collection. I can only say that in my mind, Harris blows away Evans and Weegee put together. An American Master
Customer Reviews:
We Saw Lincoln Shot.......2007-04-21
A profound book, more so than I expected. It's basically a collection of 100 eyewitness accounts of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on the event itself. I read it cover to cover ... so I read about the assassination again, and again, and again. But one can pick up so much more.
You see complex insight into how witnesses felt after; how rumor of other tragedies spread in the hours after, as it can today; why some Southerners hated Lincoln and cheered his death; and, ultimately, why those who loved him were so profoundly affected. The last sentence of the book, from the last account, in particular, strikes me as heartbreakingly mournful -- from an obituary of the last living person to witness the assassination as a small child, and who passed away in 1954.
It's also interesting to note how much discrepancy can be found from account to account. This book should prove for all time that human memory is frail; and that what we swore we saw, no matter how firmly, is not always what actually happened. If these people are to be believed, a dozen or more different people tended to Lincoln immediately after the shooting and/or carried him from the theater. Of most interesting note, this book provides evidence, through its accounts, that Booth *did not* break his leg in the fall from the box to the stage -- a myth perpetuated to this day. You'll even find it mentioned in online encyclopedia articles.
A very good book, more likely better for skimming or reading in bits, although I read it sequentially. It gave me a greater appreciation of Lincoln in a human sense -- for his reality, not the myth. The book made me sad that we lost him -- but I also found myself thanking him for his achievements.
Recommended, especially to those with an interest in Lincoln's life or the assassination.
A Dramatic Historic Moment Captured.......2006-06-22
Good's book captures the immediacy of a dramatic and tragic moment in U.S. history: when John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theater in April 1865. Reading the accounts of eyewitnesses, we can all feel as if we were there--the lights are down, the actors are saying their lines, a gunshot pierces the air, a man leaps from the presidential balcony onto the stage, he yells something and waves a knife and disappears. Pandemonium ensues.
This book would make a good companion volume to James Swanson's Manhunt. Read them in chronological order (this book first) and be transported back 140 years.
Great book.......2001-02-22
Very comprehensive book- the only one out there like it. It is interesting to read what the people in the theatre that terrible night actually saw and heard. I learned some things I didn't know by reading this book, and would definately reccommend it to anyone interested in the Lincoln Assasanation.
Very resourceful as well as interesting!.......1999-12-08
I had to read a book on American History for my college course. I am interested in President Lincoln's assassination and this book caught my eye! Very interesting and hard to put down! Highly reccommended to anyone, old or young.
FANTASTIC BOOK...EVERY LINCOLN BUFF SHOULD READ IT !.......1999-02-13
This is a wonderful, very informative book. It's the only written collection of eye witness accounts ever published on the Lincoln assasination. Every Lincoln buff needs to add this one to his or her library.
Book Description
This volume honors military and police snipers. We also include individuals who we believe are meaningful to the sniper community-The Brotherhood.
The One Shot Brotherhood is replete with photographs of snipers and those affiliates of sniping centers, tech-reps, and designer/producers.
Although there is weaponry herein, this is not a firearms book. It is our wish to show as many snipers as we can muster, to let their names and faces become known, and to laud their accomplishments. In some countries snipers must remain in the shadows because their populaces misunderstand the sniper mission. Not in the United States
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A complete and thorough introduction to the development and promotion of library-based instructional classes and workshops.......2006-07-06
Creating The One-Shot Library Workshop: A Step-By-Step Guide by Jerilyn Veldof (Director of Undergraduate Initiatives for the University of Minnesota Libraries) is a complete and thorough introduction to the development and promotion of library-based instructional classes and workshops. From the presentation of research papers, to internet usage, to employee training programs, Creating The One-Shot Library Workshop offers readers a knowledgeable approach to assessing learners and what they need, the training of multiple instructors, maintaining consistency in teaching and outcomes, the replication of content for regularly scheduled workshops, the development of standard presentations to maximize learning, and evaluating results to ensure learners are getting what they need. A welcome and appreciated contribution to personal, professional, and academic Library Science reference collections, Creating The One-Shot Library Workshop is very highly recommended for all library organization administrations for its exclusive introduction to the vast and complex field of library instructional study.
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Few Hollywood memoirs have offered as distinctive and candid a perspective on the film industry as producer and studio executive Mike Medavoy's You're Only As Good As Your Next One. Here is a deeply personal history of four decades in American film, told by a pivotal player in the creation of more than three hundred films -- or, as Medavoy distinguishes them, "one hundred great films, one hundred good films, and one hundred for which I should be shot." Included are eight Best Picture Oscar winners. On all of them, he knows the behind-the-scenes dramas, who got credit for whose achievements, and who didn't get credit but should have.
His ties to four major studios mirror the most fascinating chapters in American filmmaking. At United Artists, he and his partners were behind the creative revolution of the hot young directors of the 1970s, and they backed such seminal films as Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Rocky. At Orion Pictures, he backed such '80s smashes as Amadeus, The Terminator, Platoon, and The Silence of the Lambs. He navigated the '90s corporate culture at TriStar Pictures, green-lighting Philadelphia and Sleepless in Seattle. Now at his own Phoenix Pictures, the producer of such acclaimed works as The People vs. Larry Flynt and The Thin Red Line controls his destiny, but never strays far from controversy. Medavoy pulls no punches in telling his story of financial and political maneuvering, great triumphs and the inevitable disasters, and working with the industry's brightest star power including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Milos Forman, Jonathan Demme, Francis Coppola, John Milius, Terrence Malick, Kevin Costner, Tom Hanks, Jane Fonda, Warren Beatty, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas, Meg Ryan, Dustin Hoffman, and countless others.
This is also the story of how movie studio buyouts have stymied the creative process and shaped the future of film. Gone is the hands-off golden age that spawned some of the most influential and successful films of our time. An eyewitness to Hollywood history in the making, Mike Medavoy gives a powerful and poignant view of the past and future of a world he knows intimately.
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You're Only as Good as Your Next One by Mike Medavoy.......2005-06-17
Mike Medavoy's Bio is a very good educational book
Dear Sirs:
(...) I spend all my days after school and during the week-ends watching movies at home with my friends and our parents. We like, especially, all the Mike Medavoy's movies: Holes, Apocalypse Now, Rocky, Basic, Robocop, Cliffhanger, The 6th Day, Apt Pupil, The Thin Red Line, Terminator, Hook, Platoon... We like his movies because he is a producer with conscience. For these reasons I think that the Mike Medavoy's Bio is a very good educational book. This book really deserves to be distributed in all the Schools, Colleges and Universities of Cinema of the Country (Hey, teacher, thank you!).
Plus I really think that Mr. Medavoy is a Good Man, a Good Son, a Good Father and a Good Friend. He never judge the other People (he just writes the history) and he is always helping a lot of great talents. He is an unique human being in Hollywood. Mike Medavoy knows how to do movies with an extraordinary talent and with great love.
(...)
You're Only As Good As Your Next One.......2005-06-16
Dear Sirs:
Since I was 11 years old I like read "Variety" and now that I'm 12 years old I spend all my days after school watching movies at home with my friends. We like, especially, all the Mike Medavoy's movies: Apocalypse Now, Rocky, Robocop, Cliffhanger, Terminator, Hook, Platoon... We like his movies because he is a producer with conscience. For these reasons I think that the Mike Medavoy's Bio is a very good educational book. This book really deserves to be distributed in all the Schools, Colleges and Universities of Cinema of the Country (Hey, teacher, thank you!).
Plus I really think that Mr. Medavoy is a Good Man, a Good Son, a Good Father that loves fully and truly children and young people and a Good Friend. He never judge the other People (he just writes the history) and he is always helping a lot of great talents. He is an unique human being in Hollywood. Mike Medavoy knows how to do movies with an extraordinary talent and with great love.
From Joe Miller Jr., Philadelphia
You're Only As Good As Your Next One.......2005-06-16
Dear Sirs:
Since I was 11 years old I like read "Variety" and now that I'm 12 years old I spend all my days after school watching movies at home with my friends. We like, especially, all the Mike Medavoy's movies: Apocalypse Now, Rocky, Robocop, Cliffhanger, Terminator, Hook, Platoon... We like his movies because he is a producer with conscience. For these reasons I think that the Mike Medavoy's Bio is a very good educational book. This book really deserves to be distributed in all the Schools, Colleges and Universities of Cinema of the Country (Hey, teacher, thank you!).
Plus I really think that Mr. Medavoy is a Good Man, a Good Son, a Good Father that loves fully and truly children and young people and a Good Friend. He never judge the other People (he just writes the history) and he is always helping a lot of great talents. He is an unique human being in Hollywood. Mike Medavoy knows how to do movies with an extraordinary talent and with great love.
From Joe Miller Jr., Philadelphia
You're Only As Good As Your Next One.......2005-06-16
Dear Sirs:
Since I was 11 years old I like read "Variety" and now that I'm 12 years old I spend all my days after school watching movies at home with my friends. We like, especially, all the Mike Medavoy's movies: Apocalypse Now, Rocky, Robocop, Cliffhanger, Terminator, Hook, Platoon... We like his movies because he is a producer with conscience. For these reasons I think that the Mike Medavoy's Bio is a very good educational book. This book really deserves to be distributed in all the Schools, Colleges and Universities of Cinema of the Country (Hey, teacher, thank you!).
Plus I really think that Mr. Medavoy is a Good Man, a Good Son, a Good Father that loves fully and truly children and young people and a Good Friend. He never judge the other People (he just writes the history) and he is always helping a lot of great talents. He is an unique human being in Hollywood. Mike Medavoy knows how to do movies with an extraordinary talent and with great love.
From Joe Miller Jr., Philadelphia
Did not like this book.......2005-02-16
This book was not compelling and the story of Mike Medavoy simply not interesting. It seems like his life has always been about himself. After all, he's married a half a dozen times, continues to cheat, has kids who are a mess and he is grotesque. So if you are going to learn form somebody read about Ted Turner, Jack Warner...Medavoy shouldn't have a book deal in the first place. This was a total waste of my time.
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John Netto, a former U.S. Marine, designed his "One Shot–One Kill" trading methodology to leverage the patience, discipline, and execution skills he learned in the military with the technical skills he has mastered in the marketplace. In One Shot-One Kill Trading, Netto explains in detail his complete, proprietary One Shot – One Kill Trading Method. Some of the topics of interest to active professional and non-professional traders include:
In One Shot, One Kill Trading, Netto covers topics of interest to active traders, including:
- Strategies for maintaining composure in the heat of battle
- How charts can be vital for consistently selling strength in falling markets and buying weakness in strong markets
- A complete "management matrix" for more effective trading strategies
- Using “Netto Numbers™” to calculate risk exposure and validity of trades before entry
- Utilizing beneficial trader’s taxation rules
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John Netto, a former U.S. Marine, designed his "One Shot¿One Kill" trading methodology to leverage the patience, discipline, and execution skills he learned in the military with the technical skills he has mastered in the marketplace. In One Shot-One Kill Trading, Netto explains in detail his complete, proprietary One Shot ¿ One Kill Trading Method. Some of the topics of interest to active professional and non-professional traders include: In One Shot, One Kill Trading, Netto covers topics of interest to active traders, including: Strategies for maintaining composure in the heat of battle How charts can be vital for consistently selling strength in falling markets and buying weakness in strong markets A complete "management matrix" for more effective trading strategies Using ¿Netto Numbers¿¿ to calculate risk exposure and validity of trades before entry Utilizing beneficial trader¿s taxation rules
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Excellent book with practical applications, not just theory.......2006-05-31
Apart from the occassional typo this book is fantastic. Not only does it expertly explain Fibonacci expansions and retracements, but it also clearly outlines how to use them. John Netto also does a great job in utilizing a multitude of indicators to identify key pivot points. I have found that his choice fo the 15 adnd 39 day MAs work much better than the standard MAs of 20 and 50.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to actually "make money" trading.
mel's review.......2005-02-08
I found One Shot - One Kill Trading to be a breath of fresh air rounding out a number of intuitions that I had about the market. I did find a few things as well about the book that were perplexing, and I had to reread a couple of times before I really understood the point that Netto was trying to convey, in particular his Netto Numbers. What I liked the most about the book was the fairly straightforward explanation of how he gets into positions and how he trades. In this regard, the book is very powerful...I have found that since using parts of his method in my own trading that when I get in, I am usually up money in the trade and can take profits as opposed to being down right away which is a problem I had been dealing with.
I have used Fibonacci numbers off and on for some time and I must say the book did a great job of explaining how to use his Fibonacci friends to enter positions. Netto puts a different twist on Fib Numbers in Chapter five of trading inflection points that I have never come across. I was able to correspond with him via email from his site (www.osoktrading.com) and actually had a nice phone call with him as well where he reinforced the concepts in this book. I have to say, I never expected that he would be so responsive and I thought he might try to sell me something, but he was very approachable and I felt he genuinely wanted me to succeed as a trader. Like every book though, there were some drawbacks and I wish the charts in this book could have been a little more seamless to use as they were not as user friendly as they could have been. With that said, this is one of the best trading books I have read because it presents a trading plan that is easy to understand and is grounded in some solid trading advice and based on my own personal results has improved.
One Shot - One Kill Trading.......2005-01-16
I have fortunately read numerous books on trading as well as technical and fundamental analysis and I have no doubt that each book has contributed to my current knowledge of and interest in trading the markets. Unfortunately (I am not blaming the books), they all left me looking for more guidance in formulating a trading strategy.
John Netto's book appealed to my burning need to develop a coherent trading strategy. John's writing style makes his book easy to read without becoming too technical to grasp the underlying principles. This is a book that will reveal more each time it is read and it certainly needs to be read more than once if the reader is to benefit from John's approach to trading. My only regret is that I did not read this book a lot earlier in my quest for knowledge of trading systems.
Are there better books on trading? - If you like lots of technical detail, the answer is probably yes! However few books are going to provide the required level of detail with a workable trading plan all written in an easy to read style.
The final point I wish to make is that, thanks to the power of the internet and John's willingness, I was able to clarify an issue on the Detrended Oscillator. John responded to my query within an hour! www.osoktrading.com
One Shot - One Kill Trading.......2005-01-16
I am the author of the book and I wanted to share with you a little bit about myself as well as the mindset that went behind writing the book. As a trader I have always had an appetite for knowledge and to learn as much as possible about the market and then be able to share this information with others. One Shot - One Kill Trading is a byproduct of this.
The book is a compilation of ideas, anecdotes and experiences that ultimately morphed itself into a trading method that I have used to consistently make money trading. I touch on a number of things in here that I had to learn the hard way when it came to trading. I believe strongly in the basis of my method which consists of buying weakness in rising markets, selling strength in falling markets, and taking profits at predetermined price targets. The book lays out in clear terms how to do this.
Beyond understanding the methodology; understanding how to trade from abundance is just as, if not even more important. I delve into this as well because if you trade from scarcity your winning trades end up being cut too short and your losing trades end up going too long. Trading from abudance only comes when you have the confidence that you are trading with a method that works.
In order to assist anyone who reads the book and is unclear on the content, I am very open and willing to correspond with those individuals interested in learning more. I have responded to every email to date and readers often comment how surprised they are at how fast I get back to them.
I am a former Marine and the discipline and ability to function and think clearly under stress is important in trading. My Marine Corps experiences are so important to me that I am taking 100 percent of the profits from this book and donating them to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. I would encourage everyone to please look into donating to this very worthy charity.
Semper Fi,
John Netto
Must Have for Every Investor.......2004-10-29
Whether you have just started investing or have been at it for a while, this book has techniques and concepts that will make you money and protect your capital. His initial comments encourage the reader to grab a highlighter, pen, and pencil and actively mark up the book, making it an interactive tool to be questioned, tested, and tailored to your individual situation.
How many times have you been right about a move but wrong about the time and had to close a position only to see it do what you thought it would within days? Mr. Netto has developed a comprehensive "plan of attack" that maximizes reward potential while minimizing risk. His capital allocation method compounds on letting winners run and cutting losers off at the knees.
The techniques and strategies Mr. Netto uses are scalable for day traders, swing traders, and long-term investors.
I recommend reading it a minimum of three times: the first time to get the concepts, the second to glean the gems that you missed, and the third time to begin building a comprehensive investing/trading plan.
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- An excellent reprint of a true literary classic.
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Published as a one-shot review in late 1960, The Hasty Papers was immediately embraced by the literary and art communities for the courage of its ideas and means of expression. Legendary painter Willem de Kooning called it a "... a snapshot of us all."Marvelous and unruly, the works by artists, poets, critics, politicians and others brought together in a single publication created a vivid portrait of the moment and the future. Scorned at the time by the establishment and known mostly to their peers, many of the contributors are today's acknowledged masters.
The millennium version of this historic publication contains some 400 new photographs; an introduction by poet David Lehman; The Story of The Hasty Papers, related by Alfred Leslie in Pushkin's sonnet form; and Brother Can You Spare a Dime, an epistolary novel of sorts, documenting the making of The Hasty Papers in 111 letters to and from authors and the editors.
Contributors include: Alfred Leslie, David Lehman, Jean Paul Sartre, Pontus Hulten, Gregory Corso, James Schuyler, Walter Harrison Mason, Hannelore Hahn, Frank O'Hara, Joel Oppenheimer, Allen Ginsberg, John Ashbery, Aristophones, Jack Kerouac, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Donald Windham, Charles Olson, Derek Walcott, Kenward Elmslie, William Carlos Williams, Billy Kluver, Alan Ansen, Terry Southern, Gael Turnbull, Peter Orlovsky, Alfred Jensen, Meyer Liben, Jean Genet, Kenneth Koch and Fitzhugh Ludlow (an entire novel). Also included is the uncut text of Fidel Castro's 1960 speech to the United Nations with the point by point response by the United States.
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An old friend.......2005-08-21
I owned the original, bought around 1962 or so.
I've always wondered what happened to it. No doubt it was ripped off by a friend who foresaw better than I that someday it would be revered as a classic.
At the time it seemed the precursor of a tide of similar publications, some of which, one hoped, would improve upon it with more discriminating content.
Nope. It was a one-shot, and this, perhaps as much as anything else aout it, escalated the literary stock of its often trashy writing.
My five-star review is a tribute to both its uniqueness and my nostalgia for the Beat sensibility it represented that was so formative to me.
They should have reissued it on newsprint.
An excellent reprint of a true literary classic........2000-02-04
This millennium edition of Leslie's One Shot Review is an excellent reprint returning a classic to new audiences. Originally published in 1960, this volume provides work by some of the finest 20th century authors from Allen Ginsberg and Kenneth Koch to Terry Southern. Also included: Fidel Castro's 1960 address to the U.N. This millennium edition contains a narrative poem by the author commenting on the origins of the original Hasty Papers. A keepsake literary work in an oversized presentation, packed with black and white photos and illustrations.
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