Sea Captains' House and Rose-Covered Cottages: The Architectural Heritage of Nantucket Island

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Nantucket Island is home to one of the largest and most important collections of historic buildings in the United States. More than 800 preserved structures represent the character and charm of the island and its people.

In the tradition of Universe's successful Cottages by the Sea, this book beautifully represents the historic legacy in great depth and captures the fantasy of owning a home on Nantucket Island. Written by Nantucket's foremost architectural historians, the book draws upon primary sources, diaries, oral histories, and archived photographs to examine the rich architectural heritage of this designated national treasure. With striking new photography, delicate line illustrations of architectural details, and engaging stories, Sea Captains' Houses is a definitive study of the homes that have come to characterize this charming and culturally rich island, making this book required reading for every proud Nantucket homowner and a much wider audience of visitors who flock to the island each summer.

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Beautiful & Scholarly.......2003-10-05

If you're interested in architectural history and Nantucket or American architecture of New England, then you'll want to read and keep this meticulously researched book that is both a good read and informative. Also, it contains beautiful photographs of Nantucket's most important homes. Kudos to the authors and photographer!

Sea Captains' Houses and Rose-covered Cottages: the Architectural Heritage of Nantucket Island

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Sea Captains' Houses and Rose-covered Cottages: the Architectural Heritage of Nantucket Island
Margaret Moore Booker
Manufacturer: Universe
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000N63NN2

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Creative Computer Tools for Artists: Using Software to Deve.......2002-03-15

This book was extremely helpful. It provides clear instruction and beautiful examples of how many different artists have used computer software to explore innumerable possibilities for a painting in a short period of time. Pollard and Little have presented the material in an easy to read style. It gets right to the point. An excellent tool for any artist.

Tools for Artistis.......2002-03-11

This book will be a very helpful tool for anyone using the new image-editing software to improve drawings and paintings. There are a number of examples that show what today's software will allow an artist to do. It gave me new ideas to try as I experimented with software, my scanner and digital camera. This book would be great for anyone who is looking for some great ideas and new approaches to art!

Something for Every Artist.......2002-03-06

This book encouraged me to buy Photoshop Elements and get started learning this powerful and complex software (I have used Microsoft's Picture It! and a watered-down version of Phtoshop before, the latter for several years). This book coveres several types of media. A number of different artists put together paintings using the software to aid in explorations of graphic ideas and planning. Basically, it is an introduction to using Photoshop (or, "...Elements") or other image editing program that demonstates the advantages, and some of the ways, a computer can be used by artists. It's chief value lies in getting you excited about expanding your tools and shows you how a computer can enhance your creativity, making it easier and quicker to explore the possibilites.

Exciting new concept.......2002-02-24

As a novice artist and computer user, I found this book so important and useful. It is a one of a kind book, extremely innovative and ties together both the art world and todays technology. Not only is it timely for today but will be important for the future. Bravo!!

Innovative.......2002-02-16

As an artist taking a Photoshop class, i was hopelessly lost in a deluge of material. This book sorts through the material and focuses only on what is necessary for an artist. Great way to take the pain out of thumbnails and value studies!

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Ever since the invention of the medium, photography has enjoyed a close and mutually stimulating relationship with architecture, underlined by the description of photography as "building with light". This book explores the development of architectural photography and some of its key themes. Among these are the way architectural photography initially relied on pre-photographic modes of architectural rendering; the gradual emergence of a specific aesthetic of architectural photography and the growth of specialist firms documenting the nineteenth-century building boom; the influence of photography during this period on both architectural practice and history; the impact of the invention of half-tone reproduction; the influence of the 'New Photography' during the inter-war years and the significance of this period in establishing the camera as the undisputed mediator of architecture; the role of photography in the spread of Modernism; the impact of colour photography during the 1970s and 1980s; and today's digital revolution. Authoritatively written by a world-renowned expert, and with fascinating and stunning images drawn from collections throughout the world, this book will appeal to architects and photography enthusiasts everywhere.

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Exceptional photos, well produced.......2005-05-29

A survey of architectural photography from the 1840's to the present, with many photos that I had not seen before.

The photographs not only have "historical' value but are also exquisite examples of the art of photographing architectures.

The production quality is also very high and enhances the experience.

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Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of Battle of the Planets with Top Cow as we showcase amazing artwork from the smash-hit comic series! Stunning art from Alex Ross presented in its original, untouched form! Including a new cover and introduction from Alex Ross.

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Interesting memories of era in Washington and wartime China.......2003-07-04

As a staunch Cold War and extraordinarily connected political columnist in Washington for forty years, Joseph Alsop has many fascinating and amusing anecdotes to relate.

Moreover, the issues of the period between 1945 and 1965 (the period of his greatest influence) were far more momentous than the mostly tittle-tattle of much of the last decade of Washington journalism: the Cold War, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the recurrent Berlin crises, the creation of NATO, SEATO and CENTO.

Alsop's connections with the high and mighty (even family connections such as Eleanor Roosevelt or former Connecticut neighbor Dean Acheson sent to Groton as a boy on Alsop's father's recommendation), and others are astonishing. He had much "inside" knowledge of how the "greats" and "near greats" dealt with global issues.

Alsop is also amusing and interesting about his WASP privileged background - his education at Groton and Harvard, the anticipated dress and social etiquette.

Although Alsop's close friendship with JFK may have given him the most pleasure in writing this memoir, it is his experience in China during W.W.II, about which he writes at wonderful length, that is truly historic.

In Chungking (China's war-time capital), Alsop played a central role in the corner of famous Flying Tigers' leader General Claire Chennault and T.V. Soong (sometime Foreign Minister and Chiang kai-Shek brother-in-law) in the great feud with the Stilwell-State-War Dept. - foreign correspondents over the proper political and military strategy for China. Alsop's accounts of what occured are memorable and truly valuable. (The heated feud persisted - so that long after Stilwell's death, Chennault was testifying before Congress that Stilwell was a traitor!).

Alsop actually secretly drafted the demand for Stilwell's recall for the Chinese government! He was convinced that Stilwell harmed the American cause by his unconcealed contempt for Chiang, by a proposed Burmese campaign military strategy that would divert needed resources from the more potentially fruitful air war, an unwillingness to allocate sufficient supplies to Chennault (and later to those seeking to defend Eastern China, particularly the forward-most airfields), and too great an openness to the possibility of allying with the Communists.

The China story is fascinating - in part because these are views that are in direct contradiction to most American accounts which are quite pro-Stilwell and anti-Chiang.

The memoirs convey throughout the sadness implied by the book's title. Alsop was suffering from cancer at the time of writing - and had felt increasingly out of the mainstream of American journalism and political opinion in the early 1970s due to his more conservative views on the Vietnam War. (E.g., Alsop is mentioned mostly in derision by Vietnam correspondent, David Halberstam in his book, The Best And the Brightest, a view that seems to have been shared by other journalists in Vietnam).

Alsop seems to have been of a rare breed - born into privilege, greatly enjoying his physical comfort(his man-servant astounded the Flying Tigers pilots) and yet who seems in his memoirs to be actually without any snobbery whatever and to have been irritated when he encountered it.

Smart, loving the battle, very opinionated (the opposite of an "objective" journalist or even soldier), the memoir is highly enjoyable and recommended - even if to be read by some as the reminiscences of a great contrarian.

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I'Ve Seen the Best of it Memoirs
Joseph W. Alsop
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RKYUIG

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"I've Seen the Best of it" Memoirs

Manufacturer: W.W. Norton
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HFLU70

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"I've Seen the Best of It" Memoirs with Adam Platt
Joseph W. and Adam Platt Alsop
Manufacturer: W.W. Norton & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J0KG1E

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"I' VE SEEN THE BEST OF IT " = MEMOIRS

Manufacturer: W.W/. NORTON & CO.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HOWF66

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The Youth for Understanding volunteer said that Americans wear a pair of blue sunglasses that represent the way we see the world given our cultural background. People in a foreign country wear yellow sunglasses that represent their cultural background.
Â—Eating Soup with Chopsticks

Ruth Pennington PagetÂ's amusing tale of trying not to see green delves into food, fine art, and first love as a sixteen-year-old exchange student in Japan. Her funny escapades remind us that many paths lead to the same mountain top.

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Read this book!.......2005-06-18

Ruth Pennington Paget's "Eating Soup with Chopsticks" is a sentimental and sweet tale about one momentous exchange summer in Japan. Then-teenage Ruth is full of profound observations about life and shows a maturity beyond her years. These memoirs will help you see the world through "green" lenses! Pack your mental bags and head on a trip to Japan!

By Wendy Witt.......2003-12-30

If you added what you know now to a diary you wrote 20 years ago without changing the original script, it would read like "Eating Soup With Chopsticks." This charming memoir of a life-defining experience captures the innocence and youthful enthusiasm of an adventurous spirit learning to see the world. The lessons of language, history, and cultural perspective are more important than ever as we evolve toward a global society.

Required reading!.......2003-12-14

At the age of sixteen, Ruth Paget traveled to Japan as an exchange student. Although she had traveled internationally before, she had never had such an intense immersion into a foreign culture. And Japan was very very foreign. "Eating Soup with Chopsticks" shows the remarkable poise with which this sixteen-year-old faced what many people would consider a challenge. In her search to understand her host family and culture, she jumped in with both feet. She did so by immediately identifying what she and her hosts had in common, which was a sense of respect that quickly developed into a sense of affection. It shows the growth that can occur when you appreciate and accept differences between people.

Ms. Paget's account of her summer abroad lovingly recounts scenes of daily life in Japan, and amuses with anecdotes of a Midwestern girl's first encounters with raw fish and wasabi. But the overriding lesson of this book is that wonderful things happen when you take off your blue glasses - and open yourself up to discovery. It should be required reading for every American teenager.

Fun and though-provoking read!.......2003-12-06

Through her new book, Ruth Pennington Paget takes us on a summer-long journey into a new culture (Japan) through the eyes of an adventurous and curious teenager. Twenty years after her exchange to Japan, the author recounts her time abroad and her vivid memories of the many experiences she encountered. The book is not a travel book as much as a book about dealing with differences, communication and human connection.

It teaches us that at the heart of understanding a different culture, we learn most about our own self and come to understand better our own values.

This book is a fun read!

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Effective family Bible study is a powerful tool in helping teens navigate the incredible spiritual battles faced by today's youth. Written to the interests and understanding of preteens and teens, LifeTraining is a valuable resource for making daily Bible study and Scripture memorization a family routine. Each daily plan includes a brief devotional thought, discussion questions, and practical applications. This "teen-tested" devotional built around the New Testament helps parents equip their children to confidently face "the crisis years."

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Lifetraining is also "Fuel".......2005-10-03

I purchased both "Lifetraining" and a newer, devotional book entitled "Fuel" by Joe White. They are the same book...just called different things. I just wanted to forewarn anyone who might make the same mistake!

The village polytechnic and the family lifetraining programmes (Working paper / Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi)

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The village polytechnic and the family lifetraining programmes (Working paper / Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi)
S. E Migot-Adholla
Manufacturer: Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Adult & Continuing Education | Education | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0007BVI94

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Culled from thousands of volumes and myriad accounts of World War II battlefields, The War includes excerpts from soldiers, citizens, and oral historians in a volume that documents the impact the Second World War had on all aspects of life. Historian Stephen Ambrose in “Citizen Soldiers” details the tragic and heroic experiences of ordinary soldiers on the battlefields of Europe; Iris Chang’s “The Rape of Nanking” chronicles the horrors of the Japanese occupation of China, including an account of a German businessman who intervened to save thousands; and “Brave Men,” a collection of dispatches from Europe by foreign correspondent Ernie Pyle, includes a riveting description of the beaches of Normandy 24 hours after the D-Day invasion began.

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ends up really turning you on to the books in this anthology.......1999-11-02

I'll echo the first reviewer's sentiments about the general quality of the selections: mostly excellent, some even masterful (especially Hynes' "Flights of Passage"). I would like to read the full-length versions of at least five of the 12 or so selections Willis excerpted. If you especially like oral history, or first-person accounts, this is a good sampling to whet your appetite for other, complete works.

just saying its great.......1999-09-10

This book is stunning! almost all my friend s have read it and they think it was great! STUNNING!

The War: Stories of Life and Death From World War II (Adrenative Series)

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The War: Stories of Life and Death From World War II (Adrenative Series)
Editor-Clint Willis; Narrator-Terence Aselford; Narrator-Colleen Delany; Narrator-Grover Gardner; Narrator-Barrett Whitener
Manufacturer: Adrenaline Audiobooks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette
ASIN: B000KKHS46

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Fascinating account of famed artist's travels among the indigenous peoples of North and South America in the 1850s. 163 scenes and portraits, including 12 color plates, Indians, their clothing, ornamentation and weapons — plus views of village life and landscapes. One of the best, most reliable sources of information on many now-vanished native cultures.

George Catlin Episodes From "Life Among the Indians" and "Last Rambles" With 152 Scenes and Portraits by the Artist

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George Catlin Episodes From "Life Among the Indians" and "Last Rambles" With 152 Scenes and Portraits by the Artist
Marvin (Editor) *SIGNED by editor* Ross
Manufacturer: U of Oklahoma Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VW9GL6

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George Catlin, Episodes from Life Among the Indians and Last Rambles
George Catlin
Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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George Catlin: Episodes from 'Life Among the Indians' and 'Last Rambles'
Marvin C. Ross
Manufacturer: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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George Catlin: Episodes from Life Among the Indians and Last Rambles
Marvin C.: Editor, Illustrated by George Catlin Ross
Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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George Catlin: Episodes from Life Among the Indians and Last Rambles
Marvin C. (editor) Ross
Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Episodes from Life among the Indians and Last Rambles.

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Episodes from Life among the Indians and Last Rambles.

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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ICOCDG

GEORGE CATLIN: EPISODES FROM 'LIFE AMONG THE INDIANS' AND 'LAST RAMBLES', WITH 1

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GEORGE CATLIN: EPISODES FROM 'LIFE AMONG THE INDIANS' AND 'LAST RAMBLES', WITH 1

Manufacturer: University of Oklohoma Press.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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George Catlin: Episodes from Life Among the Indians and Last Rambles
Marvin C. Ross
Manufacturer: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The success of laboratory experiments relies heavily on the technical ability of the bench scientist, with the aid of "tricks-of-the-trade", to generate consistent and reliable data. Regrettably, however, these invaluable "tricks-of-the-trade" are frequently omitted from scientific publications. This paucity of practical information relating to the conduct of laboratory bacteriology experiments creates a gaping void in the pertinent literature. Methods in Practical Laboratory Bacteriology fills this void. It provides detailed technical information that ensures that you achieve consistent and reliable data. The book addresses the aspects of bacterial fractionation and membrane characterization, the analysis of Lipopolysaccharides and the techniques of SDS-PAGE, immunoblotting, and ELISA. It also describes the methods used for detecting and quantifying bacterial resistance to antibiotics, and the analysis of bacterial chromosomes by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Methods in Practical Laboratory Bacteriology also covers protocols for extracting the fingerprinting plasmids, as well as the use of non-radio labeled gene probes and ribosomal RNA gene probes.

Pathological technique,: A practical manual for workers in pathological histology and bacteriology, including directions for the performance of autopsies ... clinical diagnosis by laboratory methods,

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Pathological technique,: A practical manual for workers in pathological histology and bacteriology, including directions for the performance of autopsies ... clinical diagnosis by laboratory methods,
Frank Burr Mallory
Manufacturer: W.B. Saunders Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00087JAEC

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