Originally posted by reuter
start by removing the wiring harness, d/c all the sensors on it. remove the exhaust manifold, disconnect it from the exhaust system. disconnect the cooling system (drain the coolant) and d/c all the hoses. disconnect the transmission. remove the electrical fans to clear up a little bit of room. get either an impact wrench or a 1/2" drive ratchet and put a breaker bar on it to break the motor mounts loose. soak them in pb blaster (definitely get this if you want to remove the exhaust manifolds, they sell it at advance auto parts for like $2)
id remove the wiring harness with the car on the ground, dont forget to disconnect the oxygen sensors on the lower exhaust manifold, youll probably need to reuse them.
put a block of wood on your oil pan and put a jack under it, disconnect the motor mounts, jack it up a little bit and get a cherry picker (or whatever youre going to use to lift the motor) hooked up to it. either wrap a chain around the motor or hook a chain to the engine's lifting brackets and hoist the motor out of the car.
have fun 
That's way too much work. The tranny can defnitely stay on, as well as the exhaust manifold. It does make it easier to remove the motor w/o those parts though, but it's not that hard with them. And I didn't see mention of d/c the shift linkage.