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Book and Movie
One of my favorite movies had to read the book watch the movie after the book

the single funniestnovel I have ever read
under-appreciated, probably because of the well-known but mediocre film version.Crammed from start to finish with page after page of the funniest bar business, police, and petty crime anecdotes everassembled

Pope Charlie?
I really like this book. I've re-read it several times because it is the type of story that takes you away from the problems of Life for a while.Charlie Moran is one those characters who is a study in contradictions.He wants to do what's right but gets talked into doing wrong; wants to dump the girl (Diane) but is forced toward a commitment which ultimately blows up in his face.Hard Luck and Charlie are no strangers, mainly because Hard Luck is personified as his cousin Paulie.I saw the movie to this book and it comes pretty close to the book.The casting was pretty accurate to the characters I pictured while reading the book.

Part love-story, part New York hustlers, part Mafia...well detailed characters and a few good laughs.Read this one, you will enjoy it.

A classic, friendly, re-readable novel -- the best kind.
I stumbled onto this book in 1991, and I can't count how many times I've re-read it.The writing style is "open", uncluttered by stylistic fancy, so you see right through to the characters.You don't read this book . . . you watch and listen the people and events.It's so smooth and strong, I have always just assumed it was a successful, critically-acclaimed book.

Never had any desire to see the movie, because this book (these people, these events) are so colorful and alive!I would think a film could only subtract from the story.You feel Charlie's frustration, without becoming claustrophic on the pages.You get properly irritated with Paulie, without wishing the author had used him less.Indeed, you come to enjoy every character -- corrupt and otherwise.

As you near the end, you start to feel like these are friends or acquaintances.Always a disappointment to finish the book, and though the end is "fair", not a "cheat", one feels there might be room for a sequel of sorts.

Okay, so it's not gonna challenge your paradigm of preconcieved non-subversive regendered sub-analytical postgrocery non-consciousness . . . but every reader deserves some FUN, right?

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An ex-New York City cop. An easygoing jewel thief. They may be an odd-couple team but they have something in common: they're both caught in the middle of an illegal CIA smoke screen to stop a Cuban doctor from unleashing a devastating virus on U.S. soil....

"A gritty thriller that just won't let go."-- Richard Price, author of Clockers

"A page-turner."-- Vanity Fair

"Razor-sharp...a terrific thriller."-- Chicago Tribune

"A narrative that satisfies on all sorts of levels."-- New York Times Book Review

"Will keep you guessing to the very end."-- Nicholas Pileggi, bestselling author of Wiseguys and Casino

"The two central characters...are brilliantly drawn."-- New York Daily News

"A refreshingly taut, intelligent work of suspense."-- Publishers WeeklyAmazon.com Review
People write unfinished symphonies, so why shouldn't Vincent Patrick writean unfinished thriller? The author of such previous pleasures as The Pope of GreenwichVillage and FamilyBusiness (remember Sean Connery and Dustin Hoffman as father andson in the film version?) leaves enough loose ends hanging in his latestbook to cover the walls of what will certainly be a sequel. But if you canforget about closure, what's here is definitely first rate.

It begins when Fidel Castro sends a personal message to the currentpresident (never named, but described as having a shrewd wife who herds himlike a Border collie), threatening to turn loose a nasty new airborne virusunless the United States gives him some respect. A slick CIA director comesup with a scheme to snatch the Cuban doctor delivering the virus, making itlook like a hostage-taking during a botched hotel robbery. He recruits acouple of ex-Agency types, including one who is secretly (he thinks) havingit off with the director's daughter. Also in on the scheme is a shrewdex-cop, who signs on an ace thief for the robbery part but doesn't tell himabout the Cuban virus or the CIA.

Of course, everything that could possibly go wrong promptly does, andthe Russian and Italian mafias get involved, as well as a Chinese gang.Even if at the end nobody's fate is really resolved, you'll certainly havea good time getting there. --Dick Adler ... Read more

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Isn't it WAY past time that Vincent Patrick wrote
another book?His novels are some of the best I've ever read and though his writing is years between works, I eagerly await the next one.So when is the next one coming already?

Unconventional thriller
The premise behind this book is very good. Capture a Cuban terrorist who arrives in the US, but make it look like something else. The "something else" becomes a hotel robbery that goes bad and the Cuban winds up being taken as a hostage. However, the hotel heist really does go bad and the Cuban escapes, along with ten million dollars in diamonds. Teddy Tedesco, ex-New York cop, must find the terrorist before he releases a deadly air-borne virus at a political convention in New York City.

As I said, the premise and the plot are quite good and convoluted. Just when you think you have the whole thing figured out Mr. Patrick throws another monkey wrench into the deal and you're off in another direction. However, I had a hard time finishing this book. Mr.Patrick is a very low-key writer and at times the writing fails to generate the excitement the plot calls for. It's not a bad book, far from it, but it didn't grip me with the same intensity of say a James Lee Burke novel.

Outstanding
Top notch thriller, mystery. It is very realistic and true to its subject matter. One mistake is on page 223 at the top, where it refers to taking a Glock pistol off safety.Glocks have no safety in the conventional sense,and there is nothing to take off.The only safety is the unique trigger,which is an automatic safety of sorts. This is my first time to read a bookby Mr. Patrick, and it will not be my last.

Good read, but should have been edited better!
I question Mr. Patrick's research not to mention his editors. There is nothing worse than reading along at a fast clip and hitting a speed bump, such as finding a sentence where a young Italian boy is saying goodnight tohis elderly Italian neighbor by saying "Buena notte"A seriousliterary speed bump, especially for something as basic as 'goodnight'! AND...A Spanish-speaking man who received a childhood nickname because hewas skinny would probably not call himself 'Flocko'.Flaco, maybe, butFlocko? I doubt it.And an Italian-speaking bank robber, who the plotreveals learned Spanish in prison, overhears a conversation in Spanishwhere someone says that the 'cosas' are in upstate New York. He recountsthe conversation to his partner, saying he wasn't sure what the word'cosas' meant. Well , if he knew some Spanish, as we were told a fewchapters earlier, he would have no problem with this word. And as if thatisn't ridiculous enough, cosas means the same thing in Italian as it doesin Spanish. Apparently somebody was asleep on the job when this was in theedit stages. I found Smoke Screen to be entertaining, for the most part,although I do agree with one of the other customer reviews which complainsabout tangents in the plot, such as the Asian gang and the 'cosa nostra'and Russian mob stuff which is never really developed. It is a fun read.But not stellar.

Thrilling, frightening, but also a bit overdone
Biological warfare here in the US? It's a distinct possibility, and this novel plays upon that fear with plausible characters and a thrill-a-minute story line. Like any good book, this one will run you through a gamut of emotions. The ending is particularly satisfying, too. Why not 5 stars?Because unnecessary elements (the Chinese mafia, stake-out agents, andothers) are introduced and are truly unnecessary to the story line. Still,highly recommended. ... Read more

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Good, but not as good as "The Pope of Greenwich Village"
I read and really enjoyed "TPoGV", so I bought this book.It is not nearly as well crafted, and drags in a few places.Still, I enjoyed the book. ... Read more

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Montgomery's Auditing, 2001
Montgomery's Auditing, 2001 is just a supplement to the 1998 version.You need both the 1998 version plus the 2001 to be current.I would prefer to have it all in one book. ... Read more

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It's easy to forget that one of the real attractions of theInternet is access to what a very wide world the World Wide Web canoffer: knowledge (software), information (software), and entertainment(software). (Have I mentioned software?) Despite a certaincrassness in the way this book treats what you might call a quest, itis still a worthy guide to finding bargains all over theInternet. Much of the goods are indeed software, but the book exploresall kinds of opportunities to feel good about life (and owning acomputer) by getting something for nothing or next to nothing. ... Read more

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nice book
excellent book with good attration for readers ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Contains step-by-step instructions on getting connected and surfing your way to free goodies worth thousands of dollars. Offers completely updated material, and more than 100 pages of new material. Explains how to use some of the more powerful search engines like Lycos and InfoSeek. Gives you information on using file transfers (FTP) to get tons of freebies. Provides more information for getting free Mac software and software for Windows 95. Includes CD-ROM with more than 100 freeware and shareware programs, and other goodies. ... Read more

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I liked the book, it was very useful!
I loved this book, it helped me get many free samples of software, food, coupons for stores, and other fun things for free. I am looking forward to see more books from the author some day. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Jean Vincent, Patrick Kluivert, Mickaël Landreau, Kader Keita, Tony Sylva, Éric Abidal, Bernard Lama, Michel Bastos, Benoît Cheyrou, Guy Lacombe, Pierre-Alain Frau, Matt Moussilou, Ludovic Obraniak, Abdelkrim Merry Krimau, Peter Odemwingie, Rio Mavuba, Vladimir Manchev, Grégory Wimbée, Philippe Brunel, Eden Hazard, Gervinho, Jean Ii Makoun, Ricardo Costa, Róbert Vittek, Bruno Metsu, Johnny Ecker, Rudi Garcia, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Marc-Antoine Fortuné, Abedi Pelé, Djezon Boutoille, Bruno Cheyrou, Adil Rami, Jocelyn Angloma, Mikkel Beck, Mile Sterjovski, Milivoje Vitakić, Souleymane Youla, Grégory Tafforeau, Héctor Tapia, Túlio de Melo, Christophe Pignol, Patrick Collot, Christophe Landrin, Grégory Malicki, Nicolas Bonnal, Franck Béria, Nicolas Fauvergue, Sylvain N'diaye, Daniel Gygax, Dagui Bakari, Teddy Richert, Stephan Van Der Heyden, Mathieu Bodmer, Geoffrey Dernis, Florent Balmont, Nicolas Plestan, Sébastien Michalowski, Claude Fichaux, Gérard Soler, Efstáthios Tavlarídis, Matthieu Chalmé, Éric Assadourian, Barel Mouko, Alexandre Licata, Fernando D'amico, Pascal Cygan, Kevin Mirallas, Edvin Murati, Philippe Bergeroo, Marius Baciu, Benoît Angbwa, Frédérik Viseux, Antoine Sibierski, Stéphane Pichot, Youssef Sofiane, Yohan Cabaye, Mathieu Debuchy, Abdelilah Fahmi, Milenko Ačimovič, Bernard Pardo, Stéphane Dumont, Slavoljub Muslin, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Pierre Pleimelding, Laurent Peyrelade, Salaheddine Bassir, Matthieu Delpierre, Albert Dubreucq, Hicham Aboucherouane, Julien Darui, Marko Marić, Kennet Andersson, Gaël Sanz, Ali Lukunku, Bolek Tempowski, Adékambi Olufadé, Noureddine Kourichi, Ludovic Butelle, Jean-Luc Buisine, Per Frandsen, Emerson Conceição, Peter Franquart, Emmanuel Coquelet, César Ruminski, Ted ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Vincent (Archibald Patrick) Cronin, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thomson Gale. The length of the entry is 840 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Vincent Patrick, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1494 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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