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Modestly priced, richly illustrated reprint of rare guidebook published in 1920s by Architects' Small House Service Bureau. Designs, floor plans, construction materials, prices for wide variety of small homes. Over 800 line drawings and photographs of models ranging from charming five-room English cottages to attractive, two-story, shingled Colonials.
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A good cross-section of styles and plans.......2006-08-21
If you like houses of this period, this book contains a good range of architectural styles and layouts.
The houses are small even by the standards of the time, generally with 6 rooms. Most have comfortably cozy dimensions, and some are downright dinky. How did they arrange furniture in a bedroom only 8 feet square (and that isn't the smallest)?
While the photos are good illustrations, I really like the drawings best. These also cover a range of styles. Art students, whether concentrating in freehand or technical drawing, would probably find these useful exercises to help them develop a technique that is comfortable for them.
Ever wonder about that great old house in your neighborhood?.......2000-11-10
Whenever I'm out driving through my neighborhood, inevitably another charming older home catches my eye and I race home to grab my copy of this great book. It's turned out to be a wonderful resource for my husband and me as we search for our first home. We already have an idea of the floor plan before we walk through the door. Also gives a lot of information about original fixtures/features that tend to change as homes are renovated through the years.
Great Houses don't have to be big.......2000-05-05
As all of history is cyclical, so is home architecture in America. Authentic Small Houses of the Twenties shows wonderful possibilities for houses that capture the "Not so Big House" ideal, a movement gaining momentum in this day of the McMansion. The product of a joint venture by the U. S. Dept. of Commerce and the American Institute of Architects after WWI, these house plans show marvelous use of interior space, detailing and economy. Although the house plans with sketches or photos of each shown are not available, as far as I know, in blueprint form for purchase, they furnish tremendous grist for the creative future home owner. A treasure!
Houses & Floor Plans of the 1920's.......1999-12-28
I enjoy looking at architecture from the late 1800's to the early 1900's in America. It is possible to see how families of the past lived by viewing the floor plans in this book. Many of them would be very livable for today (updated with modern mechanics and appliances, of course!) for young families and retirees. My personal goal is to select one (the hardest part of all!) to build for my wife and myself to retire to (in about 15-20 years).
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The only guide to oil painting that a novice will ever need! In this exciting series of Absolute Beginner painting guides written by professional artist/teachers, You Can Paint Oils is packed with simple, step-by-step exercises and easy-to-understand techniques that will give even the most hesitant beginner the confidence to pick up a brush and get started. First, readers will learn basic oil techniques, including how to mix colors. Then, over 100 color illustrations show them how to draw each separate component of a picture and paint simple still life subjects such as fruit, vegetables, and flowers, as well as landscapes, skies, and trees. Finally, aspiring artists will see how to combine all these elements to create a complete oil painting of which they can be proud.
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A lavishly illustrated portrait of one of the most significant women photographers of the 20th century.
Here is the definitive portrayal of the brilliant, iconoclastic woman who throughout her life (1896-1942) oscillated between her passion for her art and her fervor for radical politics. Tracing Modotti from her early years in Italy to 1920s Hollywood, then to vibrant Mexico City and on to Berlin and Moscow, and eventually to war-torn Spain, Hooks magnificently portrays Modotti's tempestuous life--her romantic, artistic. and political liaisons with Edward Weston, Diego Rivera, and Pablo Neruda. Incorporating interviews with Modotti's contemporaries and new archival material, Tina Modotti dramatically revives a fascinating life and secures Modotti's rightful place alongside Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe as one of the most accomplished women artists of our era.
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A passionate, courageous, and inspiring woman!.......1997-12-31
Tina Modotti was a restless soul on an journey through art, politics, and history. A courageous fighter and humanitarian until the end. Tina is a true heroine with a strong passion for life, and love for photography.
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Britomar's Road Diaries
Britomar Lathrop
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Young Torless
Robert Musil
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Release Date: 1982-02-12 |
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A dark and disturbing look at adolescence.......2005-02-20
Young Torless and his classmates study at a private boys' school in Austria. He feels somewhat apart from the rest of his classmates, wondering what his place in the scheme of things is. Then, two of his "friends" accuse another classmate of scheming and thievery, but instead of reporting it, they decide to take matters into their own hands. Torless witnesses the sexual degradations through which the accused is placed, which only heightens Torless' need to understand things. Unwittingly, he finds himself physically drawn to the accused boy, something which he is unable to comprehend but against which he is powerless.
A dark and disturbing look at how adolescents learn about their place in the world through power, brutality and sexuality. I was confused by parts of it, as the author threw in much psychoanalysis and delving into Kant which made it difficult to follow the story, reading more along the lines of an essay at times. The ending is dissatisfying and doesn't give any clear solution.
brilliant.......2000-05-20
wow.
this book gave me the creepers. i read this short novel in a class on existential philosophy, and it's the only piece except for sartre's nausea that has stuck with me all these years.
without revealing too much, the plot revolves around several young boys at a boarding school who torture a fellow student-- to see what will happen in a philosophical sort of way. disturbing, haunting, suspenseful, beautiful, profound.
not for the faint of heart.
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YOUNG TORLESS
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Robert Musil
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Young Torless
Robert Musil
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Young Torless
Robert Musil
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The events and decisions that culminated in the Battle of the Barents Sea—what many consider to be the most important naval engagement of World War II's European theatre—in which eight of the German navy's most powerful ships failed to sink a Russian convoy guarded by only four small British destroyers, are brought to life by the author in this tale of men struggling to carry out their orders in the face of overwhelming obstacles.
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A cold day in hell........2006-10-30
A reissue of a book written in 1957 about what now seems an obscure and indecisive clash in the winter sea off Norway at the begining of 1943 prompts the question why ? The reason can only be to remember the courage and endurance of the men involved and their devotion to duty. Dudley Pope pulled no punches in describing the terrible physical hardships of duty on board the warships and merchant vessels of the day in such conditions. He is also very frank in talking of the underlying fear that stuggled in the heart of every man with his conception of himself. Yet, there was one difference between the two sides, as Pope makes clear.
Every British warship officer and seaman knew their duty very clearly, to defend the convoy JW51B at whatever cost. This meant taking a slowly sinking destroyer Achates, crowded with dead and wounded, commanded by a very junior officer,to the proper screening position no matter what. This meant the fleet destroyer screen commander, a position rotating to whoever was still unwounded with an intact ship, constantly interposing his small sqadron between the convoy and the german heavy cruiser Hipper. However the minds of the Germans, most especially their commanders werer not so well concentrated on an aim. Was it to destroy the convoy or to preserve their fleet in being ? Their skills deteriorated by long stays in harbor and their confidence undermined by equivocal orders from Hitler and the Naval High Command the German flag officer and cruiser captains put in an inglorious performance.
Pope invokes great descriptive powers in depicting the effects of exceedingly poor visibility in the few hours of half light available. The radar available was of great value and used skillfully by both sides but by no means gave the God's eye view we would now assume to be the case. A mixture of boldness and caution was required and the British commanders found the right balance and the German commanders did not.
The most powerful effect of the book is the way Pope used inteviews with the surviving British particpants to create a powerful testimony to the skill and resolution of the Royal Navy in 1943. Yet he does not ignore the human cost on the other side. He says the crew of the Freidrich Eckholdt " must have had a dreadful struggle" Indeed so, as their ship was last seen by human eyes on fire from stem to stern after dozens of 6 inch shell hits and not one man survived to tell the story of their frightful end, finally consumed by fire or water.
The afteraction consideration of the Furhrer decision to close down the German surface fleet after this action appears from the hindsight of sixty years to be of little consequence. What is of consequence is the continued testimony that men can bring themselves to the point of sacrificial bravery. Every ship of convoy JW51B made it safely to port. Each man on each one of those ships owed his life to the ability of the escort forces to bear every burden, pay every price. That is what seems important to remember now.
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Motor Activity And Movement Disorders: RESEARCH ISSUES & APPLICATIONS (Contemporary Neuroscience)
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In Motor Activity and Movement Disorders thirteen state-of-the-art articles explicate forefront research methodologies for measuring and interpreting motor activity in animals, as well as their applications to preclinical and clinical research involving motor disorders. The contributors emphasize motor asymmetries, turning behavior, and dyskinetic movements. They also present a variety of quantitative approaches designed to assess specific aspects of motor activity and illustrate numerous computerized measuring techniques that permit detailed and objective approaches to quantifying motor behavior.
Motor Activity and Movement Disorders will contribute to a greater understanding of brain-behavior relationships through its focus on methodology and its application to current animal models and to human disorders.
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