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Insulate walls, update plumbing, install new wiring and more.......2003-08-11
Part of the outstanding "Smart Guide" series from Creative Homeowner, Basements: Step-By-Step Projects is a no-nonsense, "user friendly" collection of step-by-step projects to insulate walls, update plumbing, install new wiring, eliminate moisture problems and much more in the basement of one's home. Color photographs, diagrams, and detailed instructions distinguish this excellent do-it-yourself resource which is confidently recommended for personal "do-it-yourself" and Interior Design technical reference shelf collections.
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Portrait Miniatures in Enamel. The Gilbert Collection
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A scholarly, comprehensive study of the art of enamels in Europe, presenting examples from the seventeenth to the late nineteenth century. Demonstrates the extraordinary quality and scope of these exquisite works.
This scholarly book contains comprehensive information on the art of enamels in Europe and England. It also examines the techniques and tools of enamelists and presents an overview of artists, patrons and sitters represented in this fine collection.
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This full-color title is designed to be a classic reference for the millions of photographers going to digital, from enthusiasts shooting family events and vacations with their SLRs, to professionals creating journalistic prints and fine art. Its the only book on the market with a focus on complete, end-to-end workflow from shoot to print. Its tied to Adobes latest version of Photoshop, which boasts an installed base of 4 million! Serge Timacheff is a professional photographer living in Pacific Northwest. He is the official photographer for the International Fencing Federation, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and he photographs fencing at World Championships and the Summer Olympics. His 100-percent digital studio provides portraiture, event, commercial, and boudoir photography, and his fine art photographs appear in galleries and individual collections worldwide. David Karlins is a digital imaging expert, Web designer, teacher, consultant and author of numerous books and magazine articles.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent for most Photographers.......2006-02-13
We own a full-service photography studio in the Midwest. Each holiday season, we give ourselves a book or books on photography. This year, we decided to get two books by the same author(s): Total Digital Photography and Digital Sports Photography. We bought these after reading the reviews and looking at them at a local bookstore.
We converted from film to digital about three years ago, and workflow has been an issue for us as we've expanded and grown our studio, and dealt with all the factors involved with adding computers, archiving, etc. We do commercial, sports, and portrait photography so these books were right in-line with what we were doing.
Normally we have not written reviews on books in the past, but we felt it only fair to give these books a synopsis that we think more accurately matches the audience for which they are intended - and not all the reviews do that.
Reading the other reviews of these books, most of the complaints seemed nit-picky and not very substantial, and the overall impression was positive. A few of the technical points are well-taken, but seem a bit out of proportion to the overall spirit and gist of the books - which aren't intended to be deep technical works. We've used the books now for a bit more than a month, and we've found them both to be, for the most part, technically accurate, well-written, and very helpful for our work.
A few of the reviewers questioned the authors' use of fencing images, but we found these to be an interesting way to take an unusual and interesting subject, describe personal experience, and apply it to a variety of sports. And the images of all types were well done - good examples, well-composed, and applicable to a variety of photographers. We liked the use of a wide variety of sports photogrpahers' images in the sports book.
We must point out that these books aren't meant to be coffee-table books. One reviewer said many images are like snapshots. We disagree - they are like standard, everyday professional shots we might take, and aren't meant to be "haute" art photos. A few are of this caliber, but it's clear the authors' are attempting to reach ordinary photography enthusiasts and working professionals, not gallery artists.
One of the things we liked most was how personal and readable the books are - way more than just a reference where you'd read a snippet or two from various pages. These books have helped us understand digital photography much more deeply, and put into place a workflow and method for managing our studio more efficiently and profitably. We recommend the book to anyone seriously interested in photography as a regular pursuit-whether you're in it for the money or just as an active pursuit.
Nothing revolutionary, unimaginative photos.......2006-02-08
Trying to find a good book on digital workflow, I read the other reviews posted here. After reading the book, I tend to agree with the one reviewer that says the best picture is the cover. If several shots of fencers in action shot under existing light is your cup of tea, then this is your book. When explaining the rule of thirds, the author's sample grid is skewed so far right that that it's almost the rule of halves. The author spends an inordinate amount of time covering fencing, definitely a difficult sport to shoot given the speed and constraints, but too much of the book is dedicated to this subject making it seem too one-dimensional. Most of the other shots are uninspired shots, many of which seem vacation snapshot quality.
As for the text, more time should be spent on the post capture portion. While the author goes into monitor profiles, archival and printing, not enough time is spent on these steps which are just as important to final printing as the image capture itself. Rather than trying to be generic with the type of camera, the author overly uses his example of Canon 10D which dates the text immediately. The steps outlined are useful enough until the next generation software becomes available, don't date yourself immediately by mentioning cameras that become obsolete immediately after publication. The author misses one key point in editing: Never edit the original! Always make a copy since you can never go back to what the original shot looked like. This is especially critical with JPEG since every save of the file causes further loss of data with compression.
Comprehensive and Readable.......2005-10-23
I was looking for a book to better understand how to maintain an effective workflow from start to finish without wasting time at each stage. Key for me was getting a better understanding what was necessary at each stage (procedures and tools to accomplish them) vs. what was optional or simply unnecessary. This book did an excellent job of that. It was quite readable, which I did over a couple of weeks time in many short reading sessions. While the book tries to deliberately avoid being another Photoshop book and tries to be balanced, presenting comparable aspects of other programs, it does describe key actions where Photoshop excels.
Ready, set, shoot! And now lock yourself in your room for a month..........2005-10-10
Most of the book is on post-processing. This book assumes that you already have some idea of how to work your camera. Instead of really telling you how to do things, it focuses on how you can make things more easy on yourself.
It discusses the preparation, the shoot itself and post-production of the images. It doesn't tell you how to shoot perfectly, because in many conditions this just isn't possible. It does discuss how you can deal with those circumstances, making them work for you instead of you work for them all the time. It's general in its guidelines, but in-depth enough to show you how to do things for yourself.
This book assumes that you're a bit creative (which you really are, don't worry) and then helps you develop this creativity.
There's a lot in there, too much to put in here. (And it's all highly organised and easy to read.)
Great for Beginning, Advanced Photographers.......2005-05-06
I have been using this book in teaching photography workshops for about three months. My students love it because it helps them understand the method and process of digital photography. It's been great for helping beginning and intermediate photographers understand the process of photography, especially how to get a digital final from an idea to either print or on the web. For advanced photographers and professionals, it's great especially for those who are transitioning from film to digital. It's written in conversational language, but it's got lots of detail and it does a lot to "de-mystify" the concept of workflow. The only suggest I'd really have for second editions would be to add a center section with photos ... there are lots of great photos, but it would be nice to critique them side-by-side.
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Great classic reprint.......2006-03-03
Not sure what book the first reviewer is discussing, but this book was under 50 bucks here. Its a really good historic reprinting of Kuberts classic Tor stuff. Great paper, nice job on the reprints. I cant give it 5 stars because some of the early Tor stuff is simply not the best example of Kuberts greatness. Volume 3 of this series is by far the best.
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- An unforgettable champion
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Total Gretzky: The Magic, The Legend, The Numbers
Hockey News
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Release Date: 2000-09-01 |
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Total Gretzky provides fans with a wonderful and lasting tribute to the greatest hockey player of all time. This gorgeous, full-colour book based on The Hockey News’ commemorative magazine The Great One, but adding much, much more, gives readers the total picture. It features over 130 glorious, stunning photographs, almost exclusively in colour. It includes a moving tribute by celebrated hockey author Roy MacGregor, a foreword by Gretzky fan and friend Peter Gzowski, and fascinating and revealing articles by former NHL players and acclaimed Hockey News editors and writers.
And Total Gretzky features something truly unique: the most exhaustive look at Gretzky’s career, in numbers, ever compiled. In addition to career totals and records held, Total Gretzky lists every game, year by year, in which Gretzky ever played in the NHL, in the WHA, in junior, on Team Canada, and in all-star games, with a running total of goals, assists and points accumulated for each stage of his remarkable career. Milestone games and records are highlighted, and Gretzky’s amazing achievements are set against those of other hockey immortals.
Total Gretzky is a dazzling and complete testament to Wayne Gretzky, a book that no hockey fan should be without.
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An unforgettable champion.......2000-02-03
A champion is a lot of things for a fan, or just for anyone who claims to know him... He is mostly a great sign of ability,virtue, coherence, but what happens when a champion isn't simply the best athlete in his sport, but also an excellent prove of how to live a life?
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“The author provided interesting, original examples which I found engaging. . . . I think the biggest strength is avoiding the â€~one ethnicity per chapter’ approach found in so many books on family diversity. I like the structural approach.â€
- Hilary A. Rose,
Concordia University
"A very useful book as a companion text for courses on race and ethnicity….The chapters are easy to follow for undergraduate students."
- Renxin Yang,
Northern Michigan University
"I think the book is needed because there are limited choices currently available and this book is moving in the right direction….A strength is that it is not an edited book like so many other books on this topic. There is a need for detailed study of ethnic minority families, and I am excited about making this book my required text for my Ethnic Families Course."
- Cheryl Burgan Evans,
Miami University
"I find the emphasis on social structure particularly appealing. To date, I have used Taylor's [edited] book, which depends on the instructor to provide all of the integration."
- Gretchen Cornwell,
Pennsylvania State University
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Race and Family: A Structural Approach, author Roberta L. Coles looks at ethnic minority families in a novel way— through a structural lens. Unlike many texts on race and family, this book offers an approach that illustrates overarching structural factors affecting all families as opposed to examining each ethnicity in isolation from one another. By focusing on various structural factors such as demographic, economic, and historical aspects, this book analyzes various family trends in a cross-cutting manner to exemplify the similarities and distinctions among all racial and ethnic groups.
Key Features:
- Establishes commonalities and differences across various cultures within American society in an approach that enables students to better compare and contrast different ethnic groups
- Covers multiracial families, in addition to traditional ethnic groups such as African American, Native American, Latino American, and Asian American, to provide the most contemporary examination of American families
- Uses the latest research and Census data to present a relevant assessment of trends in family structure, gender relations, intergenerational relations, family violence, acculturation, interracial marriage, and adoption in an increasingly diverse American context
- Includes an annotated listing of suggested videos, autobiographies, articles, and Web sites students can explore for further information
Race and Family is a brief core textbook designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying ethnic minority families and family diversity in the departments of Human Development & Family Studies, Family & Consumer Sciences, and Sociology.
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The Thousand-Mile War, a powerful story of the battles of the United States and Japan on the bitter rim of the North Pacific, has been acclaimed as one of the great accounts of World War II. Brian Garfield, a novelist and screenwriter whose works have sold some 20 million copies, was searching for a new subject when he came upon the story of this "forgotten war" in Alaska. He found the history of the brave men who had served in the Aleutians so compelling and so little known that he wrote the first full-length history of the Aleutian campaign, and the book remains a favorite among Alaskans.
The war in the Aleutians was fought in some of the worst climatic conditions on earth for men, ships, and airplanes. The sea was rough, the islands craggy and unwelcoming, and enemy number one was always the weather--the savage wind, fog, and rain of the Aleutian chain. The fog seemed to reach even into the minds of the military commanders on both sides, as they directed men into situations that so often had tragic results. Frustrating, befuddling, and still the subject of debate, the Aleutian campaign nevertheless marked an important turn of the war in favor of the United States.
Now, half a century after the war ended, more of the fog has been lifted. In the updated University of Alaska Press edition, Garfield supplements his original account, which was drawn from statistics, personal interviews, letters, and diaries, with more recently declassified photographs and many more illustrations.
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The True Story of Occupied America iin WWII.......2007-08-02
For many military history buffs, it is the pieces of history that remain laregely untold (or at least unheard) that hold the most appeal. Brian Garfield's dramatic--yet detailed--account of the American/Japanese chess match in the Aleutians is one of the best-written accounts of an overshadowed campaign I have yet to come across. Garfield's attention to detail, honesty, and even-handedness results in the type of read rarely found in modern military history volumes. From the mundane life of a soldier on the uninhabitable Alaskan islands to the overwhelmingly costly combat that occured on, around, and above U.S. soil, the story of the Aleutian campaign is anything but forgettable. A must-read!
Reader who lived there.......2007-06-05
Very good book! Having spent three years living in the Alutians (Adak)in the early 90's, I can't imagine the living conditions there 40 years earlier. One summer day in 1991 stands out in my memory. We were blessed with both a clear day, which are very few, and far, far between, and a Reeves Aleutian Airline's pilot that took us on a sight-seeing tour on our way out to Shemya, before heading towards Anchorage. He flew low over several islands allowing us to see the reamins of an old airstrip, a ship that had been sunk near another island, whales in the Bering sea, and gave me some memories of things not a lot of people will never see. Having read the book before this flight, it gave me an odd feeling knowing of some of the events that had taken place there years before. I think you'll enjoy reading this book,
The Thousand Mile War by Brian Garfield.......2007-04-11
Having served in the Aleutians durning the Cold War and part of the Vietnam War, my interest was heightened. Also, having a dear friend who was actually there from 1940 through 1945 and hearing him tell of the characters in the book was enlightening. The book was well written, well researched and gripping in its "real life" portrayal. I recommend this book to all who like to read about actual events and see their realationship to the bigger picture.
Excellent Popular History of the "Forgotten War".......2006-10-02
Brian Garfield's "The Thousand-Mile War", first published in 1969 and periodically reissued since, may be the definitive popular history of a largely forgotten theater of the Second World War. In a highly readable narrative account, Garfield describes the savage struggle between the United States and the Empire of Japan for control of the Aleutian Islands and the territory of Alaska.
Alaska was still a sparsely-populated territory when the Second World War broke out. General Siomon Buckner, commander of U.S. Army and Air Forces in Alaska, immediately grasped the importance of Alaska's proximity to Japan, Russia, and the U.S. West Coast. Buckner began a single-minded campaign to build military bases, airfields, and railroads in preparation for a Japanese invasion. That invasion arrived in June 1942, simultaneously with the Battle of Midway. The Japanese Navy bombed the U.S. Base at Dutch Harbor and landed troops at Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands. It would take fifteen months for U.S. forces to dig them out of their strongholds.
The campaign in the Aleutians was unique in the annals of the Second World War. The United States and Japan were fighting at the extreme limit of their respective supply lines, in an area where extreme weather conditions were a third combant in the struggle. Garfield vividly describes the appalling weather conditions under which the U.S. Army Air Corps conducted thousand mile bombing raids, first against the Japanese garrisons on Attu and Kiska, then against the Japanese home islands. U.S. and Japanese ground forces suffered more casualties to the windy, cold, wet conditions than to their respective opponents. U.S. and Japanese naval forces groped for their opponents in fog-bound Aleutian waters; decisive results were rare.
Garfield's account highlights the strong personalities of leaders on both sides of the fighting, who were forced by the harsh weather and austere supply situation to be innovative in providing the means of war and in motivating their soldiers, sailors, and airmen. That military planning was often as confused as in any other conflict should come as no surprise; that U.S. forces overcame so many obstacles to be successful should be a source of inspiration, thanks to Garfield's account.
This book is highly recommended to students of the Second World War seeking an account of the fighting in Alaska, and to students of the history of Alaska seeking to understand how the Second World War changed Alaska.
Called the "definitive" account but..........2006-05-31
The author makes his share of mistakes. He constantly refers to the 4th infantry regiment (of the Alaskan defense command) as the "4th Division." His account of the ground war on Attu and the Kiska mis-adventure suffers at the expense of giving too detailed an account of the air and naval war.
I would rate this as a "good pocket book" account of the battle but not the definitive.
Product Description
The first full-scale history of the only military campaign fought on North American soil in World War II. Based on Japanese and American sources. Illustrated with 32 pages of black & white photographs in center section.
"Beautifully done...exciting and authoritative...In the tradition of Martin Caidin and John Toland, his story moves and entertains and instructs. It is a splendid achievement" (Martin Blumenson, Washington Star).
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QUIET WAR.......2003-04-23
THIS IS A MUST READ FOR WWII FANS. IT SEEMS PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTON THE BATTLES THAT TOOK PLACE ON AMERICA SOIL DURING WWII. READ AND ENJOY
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From the Cold War to the Berlin Wall to the crisis in the Balkans--here is a compelling look at the people and events that have shaped our world.
In this, the second half of his narrative history of the twentieth century, Edward Kantowicz explores the key events, personalities, and ideas that have shaped the globe since World War II. Kantowicz highlights the most significant events of the period--including the Cold War between the superpowers and the Second and Third World revolts against imperialism--in prose as accessible as the nightly news. This work provides valuable perspective as we leave the most tumultuous century in history and begin a new one.
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This book is composed of lessons, activities, and teaching materials to meet the goals of elementary and middle school science. This book is derived from Part IV of the successful third edition of Teaching Science for All Children. Intended for both pre-service and practicing teachers, the book provides a wealth of lessons and activities that follow the learning cycle. The two introductory chapters provide information on the learning cycle, specifically the 4 "E"s - exploration, explanation, expansion, and evaluation - and on science safety. Each lesson is then matched to specific grade levels according to the National Science Education Standards. For pre-service and in-service teachers at the elementary and middle school levels.
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