Architectural Graphic Standards Student Edition: An Abridgement of the 9th Edition

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Prepared by the American Institute of Architects
Bruce Bassler, Student Edition Editor, and John Ray Hoke, Jr., FAIA,
Editor in Chief, Architectural Graphic Standards

Architectural Graphic Standards has been the bedrock design reference for architects, builders, and engineers for almost seventy years. This book gives students their own new edition of this classic resource, skillfully abridged to include the information they need most.

Organized according to the CSI MasterFormat™, it covers building standards and practices, materials and systems, and details and specifications for every basic type of project. The book provides important guidelines for major design topics that can help students save time and avoid common pitfalls right from the start of their career. More than 5,000 illustrations—all fully indexed for easy reference—offer easy access to virtually any element, instantly. Data is presented graphically in plan/section/elevation, projected and perspective views.

No other source offers so much useful data in such a convenient, accessible format. Whether it's an up-to-date glossary of construction terms or information on environmental issues, ADA standards, and other contemporary topics, Architectural Graphic Standards, Student Edition has more to offer than ever to anyone preparing for professional practice today.

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Great Resource for Design Students.......2007-05-24

I am a fourth year architecture student and I use this book every semester. I keep it with me at all times. It is the perfect design handbook. If you don't have it, You need it!

good product, delivery during expected time.......2007-05-22

The book was in great condition as expected. It was delivered during the expected time frame, but it was later rather than sooner. I purchase frequently from amazon and I recieve consistently good service from them.

Tons of Needed Info for Architects.......2006-11-05

Loaded with tons of reference data all good for Architects.
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An Architect's Best Friend.......2000-08-17

This book is one of the best reference books an architect will ever use. It contains the necessary information for the beginning and advanced architect. Inside the 568 pages in this book one will find from the most basic to the highly complex architectural graphics. The book provides reference for the various arcchitectural plans such as the floor plan, elevation and perspective drawings. No other reference material can surpass the amount of information provided in this excellent book.

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Excellent for young budding artists.......2006-08-25

I got this for my sons 9th Birthday - it give the basics of 3D drawing in a way that children of his age can understand. I would recommend this book to people with children who enjoy drawing and would like to improve the results

Good book to learn how to draw.......2005-09-26

I'm trying to learn how to draw now because I was afraid to take art classes in high school. This book has made it fun. I really liked the "how to draw cars" by the same author. This book was not as helpful but it is still a good book.

Thank Heavens for Dubosque.......2005-09-13

With 8 grandchildren under 10 years of age, this book has delighted all of them. We have 3 budding artists and now the others are becoming more creative. The Dubosque books are an answer to parents who are not artistic or don't have the time to answer all their questions. With our schools eliminating many arts programs it will be up to parents to interest their children in the finer things, which begin with the basics.
Thank you for a delightful, useful book.
Rosemary McDowell

Ideal for Pre-Teen and Beginning Artists.......2003-01-21

"DRAW 3-D" by Doug DuBosque is a friendly and painless introduction to the ABCs of perspective drawing. The text has a conversational feel and is easy to understand, using short words and simple explanations aided by 2-5 very clear illustrations (and an occasional photograph) on every single page.

I went through the whole book, practice-drawing as I read, in about a week, since it's only 63 pages and I was already familiar with some of the principles discussed thanks to the most excellent "How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way" by John Buscema & Stan Lee.

I think "DRAW 3-D" is easy enough for a kid of about 9 or older to understand most of it, and all of it if he or she has an older artist handy to explain and demonstrate (or to console and encourage, because it sure is exasperating when you forget which of those 20 straight lines goes where). It will not teach you to draw a perspective view from an object plan, or to draw a perfect square in perspective, but if you are completely new to perspective drawing and want a good introduction to the subject, this is the book for you.

Try it! If you reach the point where you don't need it anymore, and haven't become sentimentally attached to it in the meantime, it will make a great gift for anyone else interested in drawing.

Splendid!.......1999-09-24

I bought three beginning drawing books for my 9 year old, and this one was his favorite (one on how to draw cartoons was a close second). The first exercise, which is to spell out your name using 3-D letters, caught his interest right away, and he's been back to the book several times on his own initiative.

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British socialite and writer Anthony Haden-Guest has been a champion party-goer for more than 30 years. There are few people more qualified to lead a reader, as he does in The Last Party, past the velvet ropes and doorman and into the tornado of 1970s disco, drug excess, and excessive sex that was Studio 54. Unlike some of his contemporaries whose memories are dulled by years of hard living, Haden-Guest seems to actually recall many of his experiences at Studio. His book is therefore part personal memoir, part reportage.

The cast of characters includes Andy, Liza, Halston, and Bianca--no last names needed--and other luminaries etched into Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager's exclusive guest list. The anecdotes include lurid details of the revelry and stories like the one about that Halloween when two Lady Godivas were kept outside but their horse was allowed in. Haden-Guest resists the obvious urge to dish too much about the stars and instead examines the club as a social phenomenon. In his book, the front door of Studio 54 swings open just long enough to let escape the shadow of a scene that's long since seen the light of day.

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Studio 54 was the epicenter of disco culture and pre-AIDS debauchery. Now, journalist and nightworld denizen Anthony Haden-Guest takes us behind the velvet rope that separated the celebrities from the wanna-bes, into an all-night world of revelry, sensation, and decadence.

Going beyond the endless partying with Liza, Bianca, Halston, Andy, and Mick, Haden-Guest probes the seamy underside of Studio 54: the drugs, the deaths, and the corruption that eventually shuttered the club. It is the story of Studio 54's flamboyant owners, Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, who achieved early success beyond their wildest imaginings, came within a hair's breadth of great power, and then crashed and burned.

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An Incredibley Boring Book.......2006-03-20

I got this for a 'fun' read on a trip. I figured how can you go wrong with this subject? Don't ask me how, but the author manages to write a book on Studio 54 about as interesting as reading a corporate annual report. I gave it two stars only for someone who needs to know who started what club when with who's money etc etc. How dull is it? I was waiting to have my muffler replaced and had this book with me. I found myself thumbing through a Muffler Dealers Magazine instead!

Excellent Book, But Not For All Studio 54 Fans.......2004-07-22

This book is an excellent in-depth analysis of the New York City Nightworld from the disco-elite 1970s into the Club-Kids of the 1990s. The title might mislead readers into thinking this is "The Studio 54 story." This book does not focus solely on the rise and fall of Studio 54. Anthony Haden-Guest focuses on the rise and fall of the entire NYC nightclub scene, with Studio 54's Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager taking center stage.

If you are looking for a book that mainly emphasizes the celebrities, the glitz, and wild parties in Studio 54, this book may not be your cup of tea. These topics are covered, but the book emphasizes the chaotic, competitive ---and often cutthroat--- business nature of nightclubs. In doing so, Haden-Guest does a great and even job of illustrating Nightworld's sharp businessmen, the starry-eyed dreamers, the junkies, the megalomaniacs, the doormen, and the party-goers. You read the frightening ups & downs of the business players, and their mad scrambles to try and duplicate the success of Studio 54. And often, some of these key players are all the abovementioned items rolled up into one.

I was surprised to read just how unstable the nightclub business was during this "Boom" period. There was no club that matched Studio 54's once-in-a-century money making machine. But even its best competitors found numerous obstacles in running a successful night-scene, and very few lasted more than two years. You will read about the fickle Nightworld party-goers, how they tired quickly of even the hottest parties, eventually abandoning the hot club in hopes of a newer, hotter nightspot.

It is equally astounding to see how many would be entrepreneurs sought funding to duplicate Studio 54's achievements; some well equipped, others incompetent. There are the brief triumphs of Maurice Brahms, the drive of Arthur Weinstein, the mixed success of Scotty Taylor, and the sad story of Uva Hardin, the volatile dreamer that never even got a club off the ground.

You do meet the charismatic characters that inhabited Studio 54 and the surrounding clubs, including Bianca Jagger, drug runner Tom Sullivan, Mark Benecke (probably the only guy who became famous for being a club doorman), club goer Tinkerbelle, Carmen D'Alessio, legendary attorney Roy Cohn, Rudolf and His Club Kids, and Halston. The author does not merely tell you the cool stories about their doings, he illustrates how they shaped Nightworld and/or how Nightworld shaped (and sometime damaged) them.

Haden-Guest paces the story of Rubell and Schrager's unexpected success very well. Their financial boom was so intense and happened so fast that both men failed to see the potential fallout. Like many club owners, they skimmed money, only Rubell and Schrager skimmed mountains more than the average club owner, and practically egged on the IRS to investigate them. The out of control egos, the delusion of being untouchable, is all too evident in this tale. The author also illustrates the irony in Studio 54's downfall, how if Rubell and Schrager reeled in their egos just a little bit, there is a chance the Saga of Studio 54 would be an ongoing success story today.

If I could point to the one thing that I enjoyed most about The Last Party, it would be the treatment of Steve Rubell. I have seen numerous articles and documentaries of the nightclub phenomenon that paints Rubell as an eccentric visionary, a maverick, a madman? and not much else. Haden-Guest does show us the manic & drugging Rubell, but we get a keen look at the soul behind the "human perpetual-motion machine." Especially moving was that after numerous whirlwind career ups-&-downs and "Hello & G'bye" sexual encounters, Rubell, in the last years of his life, found love with Bill Hamilton.

If you are looking for a book on the glitz of Studio 54, a good source is the VH1 Behind the Music documentary aired around 1996-97. If you want an insightful look into the complex and unpredictable nature of the Nightworld phenomenon, this is the book for you.

Too Bad I am only 19.......2003-05-09

Summing up the quality of this book, and it contents, just can't be done. What I can do is shed a minute amount of light on this and the 1970's disco scene. Yes I am only 19, but from the information provided in "The Last Party," I feel like the the Elite 54, like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager at Studio 54, twenty some years ago. Steve was so smart, he partied like no other and still managed to open up the most legendary club in history. Ian, was the quiet guy, the man who did the behind the scenes work. Only those two men could take a dungy old basement of a production studio and turn it into a commodity filled status room. If you lived during the 70's and thought '54' was just your Dad's age, then more than likely you were a pastor at the local First Church Of God. Studio 54 was about as holy and unholy as a place ever existed. It was the first stomping grounds for the strange; it was the trendy, the vogue, a melting pot like no other. As Steve referred to it as "Mixing The Salad." 54 was not just a disco; it was a place for everyone and everything. read this and you'll know what I mean! Bravo Anthony Haden-Guest!

Hard going!.......2003-03-17

I got partway through this book and started to wonder just WHAT the author was taking while he was writing it!
It is a disjointed history that darts around all over the place dropping names that appear to have little relevance to the main story. Whats more its poorly proofed - I started to spend more time trying to pick the spelling mistakes and incorrect words than read the content.Sorry a big yawn!
On the other hand the pictures are very interesting - thats what gives this tome 2 stars!

A muddled work.......2002-12-01

Readers hoping to understand Studio 54, the rise and fall of the disco phenomena, and the evolution of the New York club scene will be disappointed. The book lacks clarity, continuity between the players and clubs, and depth of analysis and explanations.

First, readers who want a Studio 54 story will be disappointed. Only about one-third of the book covers Studio 54. (For a much better explanation, see VH1's "Behind the Music" which did a 90-minute show on Studio 54.) While the story of this nightclub is told in disjointed segments with some interesting anecdotes, coverage of the celebrities and their stories is sparse, the role of the founders is incompletely explained, and the rise and fall of the club's fortune with Disco lacks analysis. The story is interesting, but incomplete. You will not have all of your questions answered.

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"The Last Party" is the story not just of Studio 54 but of the whole New York nightworld, and packed with sparkle, scandal and celebrity.

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A fantastic confession, in the tradition of the ingenious underground author, about getting rid of all the miserable and twisted stuff boiling inside, that we can all imagine within ourselves; also includes the hilarious Cagueta en las cavernas (Coward in the Caverns), which describes how Crumb would succumb in prehistoric times to pure natural selection. Profiles of Robert Crumb have been produced by Newsweek, People, Time and the BBC. Crumbis also a major motion picture based on the artist's life; it won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Shows off his boundless imagination, iconoclastic worldview, and masterful draftsmanship. --Booklist

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Title: William Louis Poteat: A Leader of the Progressive-Era South. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)
Author: Samuel S. Hill
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 2002
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Page: 210(2)

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William Louis Poteat: A Leader of the Progressive-Era South.(Review): An article from: Journal of Church and State

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William Louis Poteat: A Leader of the Progressive-Era South.(Review): An article from: Journal of Church and State
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Church and State, published by J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State on June 22, 2001. The length of the article is 650 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: William Louis Poteat: A Leader of the Progressive-Era South.(Review)
Author: Barry Hankins
Publication: Journal of Church and State (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2001
Publisher: J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State
Volume: 43 Issue: 3 Page: 618

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Great book!.......2000-09-24

This is a wonderful book by Tisha. Eventhough the writing is for younger readers, fans of Tisha will enjoy it. Has tons of cool pics, although the soccer player graphics are kinda annoying. Overall, I recommend to all Tisha and women's soccer fans out there! A must get for all Tisholics!

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- Sexuality Education: A History Lesson -Developing Objectives for an Undergraduate Human Sexuality Course - Celebrating Diversity: Feministy Sexuality Education in the Undergraduate Classroom - Controversies in Sexuality Courses at Colleges and Universities in the 1990s - The Failure of Sexuality Education: Meeting the Challenge of Behavoral Change in a Sex-Positive Context - Evaluating the Effectiveness of Workshop Interventions on Contraceptive Use Among First-Year College Students - Teaching Our Teachers to Teach: A Study on Preparation for Sexuality Education and HIV/AIDS Prevention - Sexuality Education in Seminaries and Theological Schools: Perceptions of Faculty Advocates Regarding Curriculum and Approaches - Trends in Sexuality Education in United States and Canadian Medical Schools

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this book is recommended.......2007-09-15

I just thought to pass along the information on the basis of which I just ordered this book. On the Medieval Total War site, there is a list of recommended books. "Aurelian" says about this one and its companion volume: "These volumes are an encyclopedic look at the weapons, tactics, troop types and personalities of medieval warfare. Heavily illustrated with period art, architecture and weaponry. Both volumes would be very valuable to anyone interested in ... learning about the era." He adds that Nichols writes many of the Osprey books on medieval warfare. I hope this little bit of info will be helpful to you.

MEDIEVAL WARFARE SOURCE BOOK VOLUME I: WARFARE IN WESTERN CHRISTENDOM.

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MEDIEVAL WARFARE SOURCE BOOK VOLUME I: WARFARE IN WESTERN CHRISTENDOM.

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Medieval Warfare Source Book: Vol. I (only), Warfare in Western Christendom

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Medieval Warfare Source Book: Vol. I (only), Warfare in Western Christendom
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CHRONOLOGY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD 10,000 B.C. TO A.D. 799.

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Chronology of the Ancient World 10,000 B.C. to A.D. 799
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CHRONOLOGY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD 10,000 B.C. TO A.D. 799.
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An anthology of appoximately 40 recent environmental articles from current magazines and science journals. Each article has a summary of ideas presented, and questions at the end to help readers focus on the main points of the discussion. An excellent source of information for readers.

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