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The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster»rank: 13818par: Bobby Henderson
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The Miracle Worker»rank: 12679par: William Gibson
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Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: Prima Official Game Guide»rank: 19828par: Jason Wilson
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Shoots and Scores!»rank: 2283par: Bathroom Reader's Hysterical Society
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Cat Lover's Companion»rank: 1533par: Bathroom Reader's Hysterical Society
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Signet Classics 1984»rank: 13232par: George Orwell
Chroniques et points de vue:From :'0utside, even through the shut window pane, the world looked cold. Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no color in anything except the posters that were plastered everywhere.' The year is 1984; the scene is London, largest population center of Airstrip 0ne. Airstrip 0ne is part of the vast political entity 0ceania, which is eternally at war with one of two ... |
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Shakey: Neil Young's Biography»rank: 6587par: James Mcdonough
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Cantankerous and secretive, Neil Young has banished authors from his inner sanctum--until now. ln Shakey, Jimmy McDonough distills more than 300 interviews (including guarded yet revealing interrogations of Young himself) into the definitive biography: the skyrocket success, willful disasters, health horrors and triumphs, stunning comebacks, and highly colorful scuffles with equally impossible characters like Stephen Stills, David Crosby, and the incompetent yet brilliant musicians of Crazy Horse. Young is not quite the noble soul some thought--he's an astounding control freak. But he is never less than fascinating. ... |
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The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art»rank: 7520par: Don Thompson
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Cantankerous and secretive, Neil Young has banished authors from his inner sanctum--until now. ln Shakey, Jimmy McDonough distills more than 300 interviews (including guarded yet revealing interrogations of Young himself) into the definitive biography: the skyrocket success, willful disasters, health horrors and triumphs, stunning comebacks, and highly colorful scuffles with equally impossible characters like Stephen Stills, David Crosby, and the incompetent yet brilliant musicians of Crazy Horse. Young is not quite the noble soul some thought--he's an astounding control freak. But he is never less than fascinating. ... |
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The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport»rank: 19510par: Carl Hiaasen
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Cantankerous and secretive, Neil Young has banished authors from his inner sanctum--until now. ln Shakey, Jimmy McDonough distills more than 300 interviews (including guarded yet revealing interrogations of Young himself) into the definitive biography: the skyrocket success, willful disasters, health horrors and triumphs, stunning comebacks, and highly colorful scuffles with equally impossible characters like Stephen Stills, David Crosby, and the incompetent yet brilliant musicians of Crazy Horse. Young is not quite the noble soul some thought--he's an astounding control freak. But he is never less than fascinating. ... |
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Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test»rank: 25757par: Tom Wolfe
Chroniques et points de vue:From :They say if you remember the '60s, you weren't there. But, fortunately, Tom Wolfe was there, notebook in hand, politely declining LSD while Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters fomented revolution, turning America on to a dangerously playful way of thinking as their Day-Glo conveyance, Further, made the most influential bus ride since Rosa Parks's. By taking 0n the Road's hero Neal Cassady as his driver on the cross-country revival tour and drawing on his own training as a magician, Kesey made Further into a bully pulpit, ... |
Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Green
Diesel vehicles have nearly a 50-percent market share in Europe, thanks to tax incentives and diesel-friendly legislation across the EU. Diesels are so passé there that you can buy a BMW 730d and no one will think it odd that your luxury car burns oil. Pull up in a diesel 7-Series in America and people would leer at you like you've alighted from an amphibious vehicle reeking of saltwater and dead trout.
But now, thanks to the oft-reported combo of newly-raised CAFE standards, not-so-newly-raised gas prices, and the 50-state diesel engine, GM, Ford, and Chrysler are about to dip more than a hesitant toe into the diesel game. Chrysler offers a diesel in the Grand Cherokee, but soon all three automakers will offer diesels in their best-selling lineups of light trucks -- the Dodge Ram 1500 is expected to offer a 50-state diesel after 2009. Light trucks are being used to lead the charge since those buyers stand to gain the most with the least amount of (perceived) sacrifice.
Diesels currently have 3.2-percent of the American market. Some estimates put them at 15-percent by 2015. That's a huge leap, and diesel still has plenty of hurdles. Diesels will come with a cost premium over gasoline-engined cars. That should be easy enough to conquer -- incentives and some quick cost and longevity calculations should convince people of the benefit. The real hurdle is the nagging issue of perception. The plan will probably be to attack that with a price that makes the proposition unbeatable. Said Chrysler's director of environmental affairs, "If it's priced right, we can sell diesel here. Diesel can give you an immediate poke in fuel economy -- 20 to 40 percent. Not many technologies can deliver that today."
[Source: Detroit News]
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