Andrea Palladio: The Complete Illustrated Works

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Undoubtedly one of the most accomplished architects of the Renaissance, Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) is also the most widely imitated. Drawing inspiration from classical architecture, he created harmoniously proportioned villas and palaces in the Italian Veneto region. The influence of his work was wide-ranging, inspiring stately homes across Europe and America, including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Because of the extent of the impact of his work, it is difficult to determine which buildings are true Palladios those actually designed by him and completed in his lifetime. Andrea Palladio: The Complete Illustrated Works catalogs the body of work truly belonging to Palladio. All 66 works definitively attributed to Palladio are lavishly illustrated here with over 250 contemporary photographs by Pino Guidolotti, and accompanied by extended captions that provide historical and architectural references and document their current condition. The author has also included references from Palladio's famous treatise The Four Books of Architecture. With a brilliant introduction by architectural historian Howard Burns and a comprehensive bibliography of works on Palladio edited by Almut Goldhahn, this beautifully written and sumptuously illustrated compendium is a must for architectural enthusiasts and historians alike.

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Copiously illustrated album.......2005-02-17

There are 66 projects in over 300 excellent photos and without much text on 308 pages of this album with a little bit of a technical touch in a few dozens of small plans, elevations and sections, accompanied by 7 pages of introduction, and 50 pages of bibliography. It is superior to the book by Wundram and Pape.

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Packed with many beautiful Angel and Fairy designs - Christmas, Victorian, Art Nouveau and cartoon angels, fairies and cherubs ... and more. A beautifully illustrated photocopiable collection of stunning Angels and Fairies and border designs - Christmas, Victorian, Art Nouveau and cartoon angels, fairies and cherubs and more. These inspirational designs can be used by craftspeople, artists, needleworkers and all those interested in creating their own original ideas and projects. Part of a series The designs and patterns are copyright free The designs can be used by all artists, embroiderers, craftspeople, etc

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Its a good book but.......2006-02-28

It does not have the quality of faces and figures in all the printings here that other books have..if id seen the book first at a book store..I may or may not have gotten it..for the price ive gotten other books....much better in charactors..B.W.

The Guiding Light Dream Journal, for an Angel (Guiding Light Products)

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The Guiding Light Dream Journal, for an Angel (Guiding Light Products)
TAS Design Terry Ann Shuman
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000T5I88W

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Hard bound book, Metallic gold gilding, Gold ribbon marker, Hundreds of lined pages for logging your dreams. A beautiful journal or diary to document your dreams. The Guiding Light Dream Journal is a beautifully designed journal for documenting your dreams while they are still fresh in your mind. Significant dreams that stand out from all others are sometimes a gift from the spirit world that needs to be deciphered. Many dreams can be of a prophetic nature or a sign or they can serve as warnings or reminders. We often have dreams that we dont understand or a similar pattern, but when written down and interpreted they can help give insight and understanding.

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Illustrating how computers can be used to enhance every photograph, this guide covers the technologies and techniques that photographers need to save time and money and stay current and competitive. Photographers new to digital imaging will be shown how traditional prints can be scanned and treated to an array of digital improvements. From discussions on image-producing equipment, creating digital images, and scanner specifications to instruction in imaging techniques, pixels, and resolutions, photographers will learn the skills needed to venture into digital photography with confidence.

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JOURNALIST & REVOLUTION.......2007-03-08

From the DJ: Often described as the primary mover behind the Mexican Revolution, Ricardo Flores Magon was a liberal journalist working in Mexico in 1900. By 1910 and the Revolution, he was a radical anarchist in exile in the U.S. This book studies Magon's transformation during those crucial ten years, placing his changing ideas in the context of the liberal movement in Mexico, government suppression, the development of the "Partido Liberal Mexicano" in the US, and thwarted attempts at revolution in 1906 and 1908. The first work to concentrate on Magon himself, this book makes clear the journalist's significance in Mexican history and explains modern Mexico's growing appreciation for him.

Ward Albro rules!.......1998-11-03

This study of Ricardo Magon is a fabulous addition to any library's collection on the Revolution. It is thoughtful, well-researched and entertaining.

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Seven and nine years among the Camanches and Apaches. An autobiography.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series
Manufacturer: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1425532292
Release Date: 2006-03-31

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University LibraryÕs preservation reformatting program.

Seven and Nine Years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography 1874

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Seven and Nine Years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography 1874
Edwin Eastman
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N7GKCM

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Sweet and sentimental.......2004-01-26

Geared especially toward first-time parents, My Heart's First Steps will find a ready audience among those for whom it is intended. The construction itself, with short chapters, essays, and poems, will make it appealing to those first-timers in the dizzy world of parenting in which some days success is measured by having found time to brush your teeth, make the bed, and decide what you're having for dinner. Not actually prepared it and served it, mind you: just decided what to fix. The entries are short enough to be read in the 5-10 minutes at a stretch that are all new parents feel they can call their own.
It's meant to be sweet and sentimental - and it is. I did find myself, at points, wishing for a little more of the gritty and grizzly side of new parenting issues, more of an Annie Lamott take on how very difficult it often is to devote yourself to a 10-pound morsel of demanding humanity.

Sweet, tender, lovely.......2004-01-03

A great introduction to parenthood for those of us new to parenting. I got this book as a gift when my husband and I found out we were pregnant and it has been my constant companion. Highly recommended!

Great Book for Parents and Parents-to-Be.......2003-11-28

I'm a new father and was given this book as a gift. I didn't really know what to think about it until I started reading and fell in love with it. It made me realize that I am now a part of this huge tribe of parents, that my wife and I are not alone. I reccommend it to all parents and it makes a great baby shower gift for parents-to-be. It's simply a lovingly-written, heart-warming book.

Buy this Book!.......2003-11-09

This is such a sweet, emotional, reflective book, especially for first-time parents and parents with young children. Even the format (short essays and poetry), lends itself to chaotic schedules; you can read a page or two, put the book down and then pick it up right where you left off. Over the 2 or 3 days it took for me to complete this book, I found myself much more pensive than usual, reflecting on the essays, and delighting in the fact that a moment would soon come when I could pick up the book again. The work comes straight from the heart of the authors, and Groneberg's Introduction, along with her superb job of intertwining the pieces, are a testament to her beautiful writing and editing skills. As you read through the book, you could very well be re-living your own child's birth, first bath, or sleepless nights. It may sound trite, but there truly is something for everyone here. I especially loved "El Producto," "How my Children Came to Me," and "The Digging Hole," but every piece will in some way connect to that huge, proud, protective, vulnerable, loyal, fiercely loving Parent in all of us and reconfirm that indeed it is the best thing going. I know I will reach for the book time and again as my kids and I travel this grand journey.

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his authoritative and insightful account plunges the American public into the real and personal story of the United States Special Forces on the ground in Iraq, and their efforts to date in the hunt for Saddam Hussein. Robin Moore has captured the friendship and admiration of the Special Forces and has carefully nurtured that relationship over the decades since his #1 bestseller, The Green Berets. With approval from the upper branches of the Army, he has interviewed returning troops from Iraq, as well as Special Forces still there. As he traveled to Afghanistan to interview troops on the front line for his earlier book, now Robin Moore is spending time in Iraq interviewing Special Forces. Hunting Down Saddam contains up-to-the-minute material into 2004, and provides never-before-heard accounts of the triumphs and frustrations, strategies and attacks, of those who have put their lives at risk to track down one of the most vicious leaders in the world: -The secret entry into Iraq of the 10th Special Forces Group (Ft. Carson, Colorado) on March 21st, the first day of declared war -Special Forces and Florida National Guard raise the first United States flag on foreign soil in Iraq -Special Forces 3rd Group flies into Masul, in Kurdish territory to reinforce the 10th Group -Behind the scenes look at the funeral of a chief Kurdish political officer's son, who was killed by friendly fire from United States fighter plane. In attendance are the commanding officer and Sgt. Major of the 10th Special Forces group. Action-packed and controversial, Hunting Down Saddam is teeming with inside information as Moore gets the real story out of these fighting men.

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Read the Newspaper.......2006-07-02

I bought this book in the discounted area of a bookstore while on leave from work and now I know why. A lot of what is in the book is overly vague and generalised, and the rest is not written by the author at all (a diary from a news reporter and letters home from an American officer).

I quite liked the letters home from the American officer (if they hadn't been in the book I'd have given it only one star), but I don't see how anyone can publish a book with so little of their own content and still claim to be the author.

Apparently KBR treated the author really well, but what do I care - I wanted the story promised in the title, but got less than what I can read in the newspapers. If someone wants to write a book about private contractors in Iraq then do that and give it an appropriate title.

SF actions have to be vague on occasion to protect information or sources, but I could have written this myself, and I bet you could have too.

Terrible.......2006-04-20

Very disappointed the facts don't check. About the only good thing was that Keith Idema was in jail when this book went to press and he could not get his hands on it.

Dissappointed Vet.......2006-03-04

I will have to agree with the rest of the reviews on this book. I am an OIF vet and was with one of the units mentioned in this book. Yes, I did take part in the capture of Saddam. Therefore, I was very surprised with some of the inaccuracies. The author has put out some good stuff in the past but I must admit that I was quite unimpressed here. If you are interested in the hunt and capture of Saddam, there is a DVD documentary out called ACE IN THE HOLE put out by the Military Channel. It's a good source and has some scenes of the raid...and I'M even in it. Ha,ha. Seriously though, save your money and get the video instead.

Not what the title promised...........2005-09-25

I have to agree with the negative reviews on this one. I'm not sure why this book was even published, regardless of excuses made for deadlines etc there is really nothing interesting or new here.
The author, Robin Moore, is well known for his fondness for soldiers in general and the Army Special Forces in particular, and has in the past written much more interesting, albeit overly fawning, books on the topic. For example, The Hunt for Bin Laden, written a couple of years ago, is both a highly entertaining read and a good snapshot of modern-day special operations warfare at the tactical level.
Hunting Down Saddam is a different story altogether. The book is a dull, slapped-together mix of Moore's comments, the diary of some random Fox journalist, and some letters and thoughts from similarly random officers. Underwhelming to say the least; there's even some really bad poetry thrown in, not to mention a recap of operation Desert One used as embarrassingly obvious filler material.
What should have been written with the quality and detail of Mark Bowden's Killing Pablo ends up reading more like "Old guy with Parkinson's goes to Iraq and pesters people in the hotel lobby to tell him stuff". No disrespect intended, but it's obvious the aging author had very limited access to sources and even ignored a few interesting topics along the way: He travels with a former SF soldier now working for a private corporation sub-contracting for the US military. Considering the massive increase in private contractors working in war zones, it would seem an obvious topic to explore, but no.

Wait for the real story to be published, this mistitled jumble isn't worth the money.

Read "Green berets", Skip "Hunting Down Saddam".......2005-06-03

Like many of my fellow Special Forces officers, I "grew up" on Robin Moore's The Green Berets. I was excited to see his latest offering on the war in Iraq. Unfortunately, this book is a disjointed collection of Moore's travel diary combined with more substantive offerings from the diaries of officers and FOX News correspondants. Its really an old man's tour down memory lane courtesy of some fine American (and Coalition) warriors.

While I commend Mr. Moore on his book's patriotic portrayals of the brave men and women engaged in battle, I recommend that readers look elsewhere for detailed or meaningful accounts of what the U.S. Armed Forces are doing in Iraq. The book's hodgepodge collection of anecdotes leaps willy-nilly about Iraq. The reason that this book is so disjointed is that Mr. Moore depends on a collection of other authors' writings to make his book.

We read about the magnificent warriors of the 101st Airborne and the 4th Infantry Division (as well as Moore's buddies at Kellog Brown and Root), but the accounts are a haphazard collection of diary entries from unit officers and Fox News correspondants. There is even a small chapter dedicated to Desert One, the failed raid in Iran (what the heck does that have to do with capturing Saddam?). Moore's contribution appears to be limited to a few comments on how tough it is for an older gentlemen to move about Iraq. Our hat is off to you sir, but we want to read about the war, not your daily traveling arrangements!

Too bad Mr. Moore didn't stick with the format of his classic. I believe that a man of his stature has unprecedented access to the Special Operations community - access that should give him more than enough material for a truly engaging read about what our soldiers are doing in Iraq. Buy this one if you want to support a classic's author, skip it and look for something better if you want a good read on Iraq.

Hunting Down Saddam. The Inside Story of the Search and Capture. Foreword by Mark Vargas.

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Hunting Down Saddam. The Inside Story of the Search and Capture. Foreword by Mark Vargas.
Robin Moore
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTNM02

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Hunting Down Saddam: The Inside Story Of The Search And Capture
Robin Moore
Manufacturer: Tor Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000NSIQ8C

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In-depth details about a little-known tribe.......2006-03-03

I found this book tremendously helpful with some research I was doing on the Kansas--information I'd not found anywhere else.

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Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease that is widely endemic in much of the world. In the central United States, including the broad reaches of the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys, the majority of adults are infected with the causative fungus. Most infected individuals handle this infection well, but a few do become sick. Over the years there have been a number of outbreaks or epidemics with many persons becoming severely ill and some dying as a result. This is the story of the discovery of histoplasmosis in 1905 and the subsequent development of knowledge concerning its etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnostic challenges, clinical manifestations, and treatment. Uniquely qualified to tell this tale, Daniel and Baum base their study on original source material not previously available. The story of histoplasmosis spans the twentieth century, from its discovery by Samuel Taylor Darling in Panama to the development of effective drug treatment near the century's end. The book epitomizes the growth of medical knowledge through the confluence of ideas and information arising from the work of many individual investigators, a recurrent theme in the history of medicine. Daniel and Baum include much original and previously unreported material derived from Baum's direct involvement with the unraveling of the pathogenesis of the disease and his personal knowledge of the people and events detailed in this book.

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