Detailing Light: Integrated Lighting Solutions for Residential and Contract Design

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Lighting design is an essential part of building design and is achieved only when as an integral part of the design and construction process. Subtitled Integrated Lighting Solutions for Residential and Contract Design, this 208-page book with 100 b&w and 100 color illustrations provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in lighting design, presenting innovative solutions to all kinds of practical problems.

A variety of architectural spaces are profiled: offices; showrooms; retail outlets; private residences; theaters; and public, institutional, hospitality and exterior spaces—illustrating a wide array of lighting solutions.

208 pages 8 1/4" x 11" 100 color photos, softcover

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Great book!.......2006-03-27

This book is great for architecture students. I ordered this book not expecting too much of it, but it's really great. It has a lot of photos and detailed drawings. It's also a hard cover book. It's been very useful.

Great reference for anyone dabbling into lighting designs.......2005-09-14

For those willing to integrate a unique lighting design into their premise or commercial abode, the multiple lighting solutions and systems afforded into this literature is ideal for those willing to expand their design horizon to new dimensions..

Very useful for selection of lighting types to achieve that ideal interior feel for any area..

A comprehensive guide for lighting design.......2000-09-14

I am an interior designer who designs solely commercial spaces. The world of lighting has always been fascinating to me, and since I received only a basic education on the subject, I need a little help once in a while understanding how it works. This book is the best I've seen on lighting design. It has color photos of lighting in action, then includes details illustrating how each fixture was constructed and what materials were used. I have adapted and revised several of these details for use in my own projects. The book has really helped me to become more knowledgeable about lighting and its impact.

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Easy-to-use guide with complete instructions for etching on any glass — panes, panels, bottles, stained glass, more — using acid cream and sandblasting techniques. Includes 46 full-size patterns of birds, butterflies, animals, florals, geometric and Art-Nouveau-Style abstracts. Instructions. 46 patterns. 27 illustrations.

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Anyone can be a glass etcher.......2000-04-22

If you are just beginning to learn glass etching, this book is a must. Wonderful and easy to follow instructions and great patterns. I made some beautiful pieces with this book.

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Many cartoonists have successfully caused brief splashes of excitement throughout history but simply don't have what it takes to command the world's attention for half a century. That is, unless you're comic genius Mort Walker, beloved creator of the cartoon strips Hi and Lois and Beetle Bailey. Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook provides a comprehensive look at the life and work of this suave cartoonist for his legions of fans and aficionados of the comic world alike. In this extensive work painstakingly compiled by Walker over the course of two years, he collects his earliest artwork, reveals who his characters are based on, follows the development of his creations, and relates a fascinating perspective about the evolution of the cartooning world. This full-color scrapbook is a unique glimpse into the window of cartooning that only award-winning veteran artist Mort Walker could provide. This book will be essential for comic strip historians, collectors, and faithful fans.

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That man led a...charmed life........2003-12-05

Mort Walker could've BROKEN record as the world's youngest cartoonist ever to make professional debut at age 11! But don't forget that he was a whiz at architecture, a busy high schooler who did EVERYTHING from editor to cheerleader, a war hero holding prisoners in Italy, and a legendary father who raised several talented cartoonists to boot! Not to mention the fact he once did SEVERAL comic strips at once and that he also aged beautifully into a white-haired saint. How can the rest of us ever measure up to this man, who could be easily the world's MOST FAMOUS cartoonist ever!

This is truly a rich book packed with Mort Walker's personal (but amusing) autobiography, old cartoons, rare illustrations (there's even a spread of a NAKED Miss Buxley!), and oodles of photos featuring himself and his ever-growing clan. There are also some fun trivial facts about the eyeless Beetle Bailey, who was once a college student and now serving forever as an Army private, which we all come to know and love. We are also treated to the historical evolution of Mort Walker's famous comic strip as well as his partnership with the late Dik Browne, who created "Hagar The Horrible" and "Hi and Lois". You'll truly love the nostalgic trip through those timeless cartoons that Mort Walker and Dik Browne produced as well as their funny memoirs together, too.

Once again, I say Mort Walker himself must've been hand-picked by God!

An insitefull autobiography with humor thrown in.......2002-01-01

I love comics. So there was no doubt in my mind that I wouldn't enjoy this book. But the sheer amount of information and humor Mort Walker puts into this book set me aback. Mort Walker himself is so intertwined with famous cartoonists it's no wonder he writes such an excellent strip. This book is a must read if you are even remotely interested in comics or humor. That's why I rated it 5 out of 5 stars, and give it a hearty thumbs up and my hopes and good wishes for the cartoonist.

A treasure Biography with humor thrown in.......2002-01-01

Treasure trove!.......2001-10-19

Of course this is stuffed with strips, history, and information about the Beetle Bailey strip, all of which is a treasure trove for fans, but some of the best material is the rarely-encountered drawings, cartoons, letters, etc., from Walker's pre-BB days as a child, soldier, and novice commercial cartoonist. Superb stuff and a delight to read and reread.

I LAUGHED UNTIL IT HURT!.......2001-03-13

Mort Walker is truly a gifted man. This book chronicles his life, drawings he made as a child which ultimately led to a career as a cartoonist. We are treated to the other strips Mort Walker breathed comic life into; we are introduced to "Hi & Lois," a spin off of "Beetle Bailey." (Lois is Beetle's cousin).

Camp Swampy is one of the FUNNIEST comic stops in the funny paper! Sarge, Beetle Bailey, Gen. Half-Track and the gang are a SCREAM! I actually wiped tears of laughter from my eyes when I read this book. Beetle Bailey is truly one of the FUNNIEST strips to ever grace the newspaper!

We, the readers, are treated to the evolution of Beetle Bailey, indolent college student to Beetle Bailey, the work dodging private. We watch the metamorphasis of Sarge from a slightly husky man to the large, lovable irate officer he became. We laugh with Cookie, who looks like Sarge in a chef's hat. We scream over bunny-toothed Zero, Ms. Buxley, the aptly named secretary and General Half-Track, who's eyes never leave Ms. Buxley. The entire Camp Swampy crew will have you in stitches! This is truly a brilliant work that will leave you wanting more.

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Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook - Celebrating a Life of Love and Laughter
Mort Walker
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MBP7N2

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After years of operating in the Dutch Underground and struggling to stay alive in WWII German-Occupied Netherlands, Louis VanderMolen and his wife, Ada, come to realize that their hopes for rebuilding their lives have been rejected by the country for which Louis fought. Poor and struggling to rebuild a new life in a new land, VanderMolen and his wife waited six years for their chance to bring their young family to America.

Voyage to America demonstrates first hand the questions, anxieties, uncertainties, and surprises of a poor family's journey to a new life in a new land.

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Fast Food/Restaurant Chain Information Useless

Lots of frustrating entries

The NutriBase Guide to Fat & Cholesterol in Your Food
NutriBase
Manufacturer: Avery
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Tanita BC533 Glass Innerscan Body Composition Monitor

ASIN: 1583331107
Release Date: 2001-11-08

Book Description

Diets high in fat and cholesterol have been directly linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, and cancer. Here's the perfect guide to help readers make smart choices in food selection. Includes listings for saturated and unsaturated fats, calories, and cholesterol.

Customer Reviews:

Fast Food/Restaurant Chain Information Useless.......2003-08-10

The data in the fast food/restaurant chain section is frequently erroneous. For example, if you look under Shoney's to see how much fat one of their fried eggs has, this book tells you that such an egg has 274 grams of saturated fat. At 9 calories per gram, each Shoney's egg would thus have an impossible 2466 calories. This section repeats this kind of strange error frequently, making it uesless as a guide to minimizing fat when eating out.

Lots of frustrating entries.......2002-01-22

I bought this book to find out how many grams of saturated fat was in the food I was eating. However, although this is included as a column, many of the entries gave the abbreviation "mq." According to authors this means that the food "may contain a measurable quantity." After looking at another Nutribase guide for more clarification, I found that this abbreviation is used to indicate that the food can have fluctuations in whatever it is that was being measured, and this can vary from nonsignificant amounts to substantial amounts.

This, however, does no good for me. Might as well not give me any information. I'd rather have a food counter that takes a stab at it and gives me an average rather than no information at all. I returned the book and got something else.

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Highly useful.......2001-08-05

Providing fat and cholesterol values for thousands of foods (brand-name, generic and natural), this book is remarkably complete in its listings. For readers who need to know such things, it will immediately become a constant companion. At the price, it's a great value.

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On 11 July 1302, below the town walls of Courtrai, the most splendid army of knights in Christendom, the flower of the French nobility, was utterly defeated by Flemish rebels, common workers and peasants. The French knights, products of a lifetime's training, were ably led; but so too were the Courtrai townspeople, in addition to being well-armed, and their victory, despite their lack of military skills (and golden spurs), put an end to the enduring myth of the invincibility of the knight. A French explanation of the terrible defeat was immediately given, intended to save the honour and pride of the French nobility; in Flanders the victory was glorified as a just reward for the bravery of the townsmen and the competence of their commanders. Unfortunately there were no impartial witnesses. Any account of the battle must therefore pay careful attention to the personalities of the chroniclers, their nationality, and their political and social leanings, as well as their personal sympathies. Verbruggen's study is prefaced by discussion of the problems of reconstruction and extensive consideration of the sources, showing the difficulties faced by medieval military historians in attempts to interpret them. He then offers his own account of the events of that dramatic day, a case study in the reconstruction of events in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages.J.F. VERBRUGGEN lectured at the Royal Military School in Brussels, and then taught in Africa, retiring as Professor of History, University of Congo, and University of Bujumbura (Burundi). He is also the author of The Art of Warfare in Western Europe. Originally published in Dutch in 1954, translated and updated.

The Golden Spurs of Kortrijk: How the Knights of France Fell to the Footsoldiers of Flanders in 1302

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The Golden Spurs of Kortrijk: How the Knights of France Fell to the Footsoldiers of Flanders in 1302
Randall Fegley
Manufacturer: McFarland & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0786413107

Book Description

The Franco-Flemish region of medieval Flanders was a locus of important trade routes in the 13th and 14th centuries. Located in a prime position between the Holy Roman Empire and the North Sea (present-day northern Belgium), the urban centers of the region were surpassed in population only by the city-states of central and northern Italy. This positioning afforded the Flemish citizens of the region great prosperity and they formed guilds to protect their rights, regulate their working hours and standardize their wages. These guilds produced a cohesive unit of people eager to retain the rights they had gained.

In 1302, French cavalry faced the determined Flemish soldiers on foot at Kortrijk (Courtrai). This book analyzes the battle that ensued, its origins, consequences and legacy. It also examines the everyday lives of the inhabitants of Flanders; urban dwellers, knights, nobles, women and others. This is the first major English-language study of the historic 14th century battle between the French and the Flemish, a conflict whose repercussions linger in modern Belgium.

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Windward West (Unabridged)
Matt Braun
Manufacturer: audible.com
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Download
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ASIN: B000ICM25Q

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The lion of Flanders, or, The battle of the golden spurs
Hendrik Conscience
Manufacturer: Kelly, Piet
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00089KPVW

Book Description

This is the newest volume of the annual Studies In Contemporary Jewry series. It contains original essays on Jews and crime in fact, fantasy, and fiction; verbal and physical violence in Israeli politics; Jews as revolutionaires; armed resistance by Jews in Nazi Germany; ethical dilemmas within the Israeli Defense Forces; violence in Israeli society and social stress; and other topics. As with other volumes, it also contains review essays and book reviews.

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Presents a comprehensive summary of the most recent empirical findings on the prevalence, nature, and treatment of specific childhood and adolescent disorders. The volume is divided into three sections. Section One covers general issues in the scientific study of mental disorders. The chapters in Section Two will cover definition and classification, epidemiology, risk factors, course and outcome, etiologic factors, and treatment. The third and final section contains a chapter on progress and unresolved issues in the field with some recommendations for future studies. This book is written by experts in the field with a comprehensive range of the most recent research findings, and provides an invaluable reference source for the understanding of the current status of specific developmental psychopathology.

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