Exercise Workbook for Advanced Autocad 2006: With 30-day Trial Version on Cd-rom
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Exercise Workbook for Advanced Autocad 2006: With 30-day Trial Version on Cd-rom
Cheryl Shrock
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AutoCAD 2006 30-Day Trial Version included on the enclosed CD-ROM.

Continue your AutoCAD education with this companion to the "Beginning" workbook. Completely updated for AutoCAD 2006 and 2006 LT software, this workbook includes 21 non-intimidating, easy to follow lessons and 3 on-the-job type projects in Architecture, Electro-mechanical and Mechanical fields. It includes step-by-step instructions on how to create customized borders, title blocks, page setups, Isometric drawings, DesignCenter, Xref, Attributes, Ordinate dimensioning, Geometric Tolerances and more. It also provides the basics for 3D solid modeling, such as using solid primitives, Boolean operations, extrude, slice, rotate, revolve, dimension and print.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A great teacher.......2007-07-22

I wish that this book had been available when I was teaching AutoCad at the Community College.

5 out of 5 stars AutoCAD 2006.......2006-03-20

Clear, concise and coherent! Gave me everything I expected. I wish they had another book in the series to expand the 3D topics.

5 out of 5 stars Advanced Autocad 2006.......2006-03-17

This is an excellent book for someone new to this field.
This book makes learning Autocad so much easier to learn
then any other book I've seen. I would recommend this book
to anyone who would like to be more advanced in Autocad.

2 out of 5 stars So-So.......2006-02-02

You really shouldn't buy this one unless you also buy or have access to the beginning work book because some of the exercises call for you to use work done in the previous book. OK but not great and not as easy to follow as the first.

Keys to Painting Light & Shadow: Light and Shadow (Keys to Painting)
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Keys to Painting Light & Shadow: Light and Shadow (Keys to Painting)

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ASIN: 0891349316

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3 out of 5 stars Too expensive!.......2004-05-11

yOU CAN BUY THIS BOOK NOW AT BORDERS FOR 19.00. WHY PAY THIS MUCH?

5 out of 5 stars Improves observation skills.......2001-12-31

I had borrowed this book from the library and liked it so much that it's now on my wish list so I can add it to my own reference library. The explanations are clear and the examples beautiful. I especially liked the analysis of Zoltan Szabo's use of light and shadow. This book led me to be more observant in looking at light and shadow, helped me understand what I was seeing, and will help me use that understanding in future paintings. I'm anxious to see the author's book on textures also.

4 out of 5 stars Better understanding to apply light and shadows in your art.......2000-03-26

I bought this book because I wanted to better understand how to apply light and shadow in paintings. This book gives you a basic overview of how light behaves in different indoor and outdoor settings with good description. What I like the most about this book is the fact that it explains different kinds of light in nature, and how to observe and apply the color changes to object's surface because of the behavior of the light. The highlight of this book is the first chapter, which the author sets up something akin to a isolated scientific lab to explain the behavior of light by isolating objects and guides reader to a detail dissection of the anatomy of light and shadow, which is something so helpful to understanding light and shadow that I think is worth buying this book just to look at these few pages! I learn some very important key points about the behavior of light that I didn't notice before, which is basic knowledge that every good artists should know, for instance, the way light reacts with surfaces, and how color changes because of reflected light, which I found the explanation to be very informative and educational.

Subsequent chapters devote to much further the concepts in the books. A couple of step-by-step case studies of paintings by different artists lead readers from start to finish, which allows readers to see how to actually apply the theory in an actual setting (I have always found the best way to learn art is to observer how the good artists do it). The book is easy to follow, with good qualites reproduction of example of paintings, and explanation along with pictures easy to understand. The book is about 124 pages long, ALL color pages (no black and white pictures anywhere, which is good!). This book is designed for anyone who wants to have a better grasp of using light in their art.

Exploring Basic Black & White Photography (Design Exploration Series)
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Joy McKenzie
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ASIN: 1401815561

Book Description

Abundant photographs and illustrations visually enhance the fundamental information offered in this new book for learning the manual operation of basic equipment, including a 35 mm camera. Unique in its use of student photographs, this introductory-level book provides a starting point for work in black and white photography that fosters ideas, inspires creativity, and serves as a method for measuring one's own work and techniques. Basic darkroom skills are examined including proper exposure of the negative, processing film, and printing, with an emphasis on camera techniques that helps readers fine-tune their personal vision while also serving as a foundation for more advanced photographic techniques.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars General Photography Book.......2007-08-24

This book is ok. I am a beginning photographer looking to get back in the swing of things. I t has been quite some time since I last photographed, but had a brief background. This book- is basically for someone that has no knowledge about photography at all. The book explains the basics of the history of photography and functions of the camera...all in all- the book is just ok. Very little talk about HOW to take black and white photos/ balance- moreless photos/ negatives/ and developing in general. Nothing about DSLR's.... JUST OK.

5 out of 5 stars Exploring Basic Black & White Photography.......2005-09-25

This is an excellent book, whether you are shooting black & white or color. It covers camera & lens basics as well as posing, exposure, lighting, development, printing, breaking the rules, & more. It would work well for high school or adults. Our college class finds it easily understandable - the many photos show you exactly what is being discussed. It is far better than some of the more expensive books out there!
Exploring Basic Black & White Photography: An Introduction to Basic Camera Techniques, Darkroom Skills, and the Art of Photography (Gaming)
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      Biography Today: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers (Biography Today General Series)
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        This volume in the "Biography Today Scientists and Inventors Series" focuses on computer scientists and pioneers of electronic commerce. The illustrated biographical profiles have been written to appeal to young readers ages 9 and up.

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                              Families on the Fault Line America's Working Class speaks about the Family, the Economy, Race and Ethnicity
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                                Families on the Fault Line America's Working Class speaks about the Family, the Economy, Race and Ethnicity
                                Lillian B. Rubin
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                                Families on the Fault Line: America's Working Class Speaks About the Family, the Economy, Race, and Ethnicity
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                                Families on the Fault Line: America's Working Class Speaks About the Family, the Economy, Race, and Ethnicity
                                Lillian B. Rubin
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                                Book Description

                                An up-close and intimate look inside the lives, hearts, and minds of America's working-class families.

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                                5 out of 5 stars Wonderful book. Very easy to read........2004-12-03

                                This is truly a great book. Packed full of information and knowledge, and its very easy to read. Can easily be read in one sitting. This book is more important now then ever.

                                4 out of 5 stars Riviting Rubin.......2000-04-27

                                One aspect of Rubin's work that is disappointing is the deficiency of any plausible solutions to all of the problems she presents. While she does challenge the institutions that assist in keeping these invisible Americans at the bottom, she simply neglects to give any examples of institutions or policies that might benefit the lower classes, such as a childcare system that is safe, cost-efficient, does not deteriorate family values, and so forth. That becomes frustrating for readers who quickly tire of complaining about and pointing out problems without presenting any pathways to a solution.

                                Nevertheless, Families on the Fault Line has a pretty broad audience, as shown through her word choice and sentence complexity. This book is a fast and interesting read for anyone interested in learning about the reality of being poor. Moreover, people in the middle and upper classes should read this book in order to get a better understanding of just how unglamorous being poor can be, and what a luxury it is to have job security, some extra money, be able to buy new clothes, afford a higher education for one's children. I highly recommend this book to anyone concerned about his or her future, because while the economy may look good now, a person cannot predict how it will be in another two decades.

                                5 out of 5 stars Explains many contradictions about race and class issues.......1999-01-09

                                This is a very readable book which uses the results of a large number of case studies to disclose the fiction of our "classless" society. She liberally sprinkles the text with intriguing parts of conversations which descibe a far different picture than we thought we knew. The most interesting part of this book shows very clearly the reason why the very people on the fault line refuse to acknowledge their condition and in doing so make it difficult to face the political machine that favors the families in the $100K and up income level. The most frightening part of this book is the evidence of the political machine which practically invites racism and other divisive forces into the arena. It seems the political arena is the only place we can solve that divisiveness and we need this book to help us there.
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                                    The Battle of Adwa Reflections on Ethiopia's Historic Victory Against European Colonialism: Interpretations And Implications for Ethiopia And Beyond
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                                      Grant Wins the War: Decision at Vicksburg
                                      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                                      • Good Read on a Pivotal Campaign
                                      • A very goog Vicksburg compendium.
                                      • Vicksburg Analysis at its Best
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                                      Grant Wins the War: Decision at Vicksburg
                                      James R. Arnold
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                                      As the Civil War accelerated, Abraham Lincoln recognized that the army holding Vicksburg, a town located at a strategic bend in the Mississippi River, essentially controlled passage on the entire river. In the spring of 1863 General Ulysses S. Grant was given the task of capturing the town, thereby effectively cutting the Confederacy in half. His campaign, while often overlooked by the general public, is considered by some historians to be brilliant. In this highly readable treatment of the Vicksburg campaign, historian James R. Arnold, author of Napoleon Captures Austria, makes the case that Grant's adroit military maneuvers were the equal of Napoleonic campaigns. The story of this critical turning point in U.S. history is told in a lively manner, and character studies of men such as Jefferson Davis, Admiral David Farragut, Confederate general John Pemberton, and Grant himself enliven the text.

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                                      Vicksburg is the key. . . . Let us get Vicksburg, and all that country is ours.—President Abraham Lincoln, 1862

                                      In a brilliantly constructed and powerfully rendered new account, James R. Arnold offers a penetrating analysis of Grant's strategies and actions leading to the Union victory at Vicksburg. Approaching these epic events from a unique and well-rounded perspective, and based on careful research, Grant Wins the War is fascinating reading for all Civil War and military history buffs.

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                                      Nicely details the coordination of Union military and naval operations and the boldness and genius of General U. S. Grant that brought Union victory, and he offers an excellent discussion of the technology and tactics of siege warfare. . . . a good drums-and-bugle account of an important event.—Library Journal

                                      A particular strength of this work is its demonstration that modern weapons left no shortcuts to victory, and little room for command virtuosity.—Publishers Weekly

                                      Throughout, Arnold backs up his assessments with solid facts and sound reasoning, engagingly presented. He has produced a useful and enjoyable brief history of the Vicksburg campaign, helpful to scholars and general readers alike.—Journal of Military History

                                      Powerfully and persuasively argues that the Union victory at Vicksburg in 1863 was in fact the actual turning point of the Civil War.—Helena (Mont.) Independent Record

                                      Customer Reviews:

                                      4 out of 5 stars Good Read on a Pivotal Campaign.......2003-09-09

                                      Arnold's book about a pivtoal campaign covers many details on many overlooked battles and raids in the Civil War: Champion's Hill (Baker's Creek), Big Black River, Jackson, Port Gibson, and Grierson's raid through Mississippi.

                                      Arnold's descriptions of the battles were interesting with notes on individual bravery without becoming too bogged down in details. Particularly interesting were the descriptions of the Union army's march on the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River and the Union navy's several attempts to pass by Vicksburg's siege guns.

                                      I also appreciated the author's balanced criticisms of leaders on both sides:
                                      1) Pemberton, the Confederate commander, was too vacillating and involved in the petty politics that doomed the Confederacy in the West. Conflict between Confederate leaders Johnston, Davis, and Beauregard further doomed Pemberton.
                                      2)Grant made the inexcusable mistake of leaving his own wounded on the battlefield after a charge on the Vicksburg works because of his faulty perception that to care for his wounded would be an admission of weakness.

                                      My main complaints were the lack of sufficient maps - while the maps in the book were well-drawn and sufficiently detailed, more were needed, particularly for a campaign such as Vicksburg.

                                      In conclusion, I recommend the book as an entertaining and informative read on an important campaign.

                                      4 out of 5 stars A very goog Vicksburg compendium........2001-06-05

                                      An excellent analysis covering the entire scope of Grant's tactical operations. However, this book reaches too far. Like the title, the author's military assertions and their subsequent impact on the Union's conduct of the war are a little too grandiose. Grant did not win the war on July 4, 1863. It would drag on for two more years. But just maybe Lincoln did.

                                      Grant's amazing victory was as much politically as tactically driven. From the point of view of Grant's career, he had to win, had to take unorthodox chances, because he was as close to being dead meat as any Union general ever came. For months and months he was bogged down before Vicksburg. We know Lincoln was so dissatisfied with Grant that he sent Charles Dana to Vicksburg as the President's special envoy to see what was really going on.

                                      General Banks, a Lincoln political appointee and very close friend, was driving north from Baton Rouge toward Port Gibson and Vicksburg. Banks stalled and Grant was ordered by Halleck (via Lincoln??) to assist Banks. Grant disobeyed this command from the then General in Chief of all Federal armies and went his own way. WOW! Big decision. What a way to make friends when you are under the looking glass.

                                      Last, placed within Grant's command structure is another Lincoln political appointee and friend, General McClernand, who Grant subsequently relieves prior to Vicksburg's capitulation. Is he thumbing he nose?

                                      At Vicksburg we see Grant's first inclination to tactically detach himself from direct supply and communication lines. But what caused it? Was it Pemberton's chauvinistic defense of Vicksburg and Grant's straight forward desire to defeat his foe? Or was it the internal pressure within the Union army and Grant's desire to save his career that forced Grant to do very, very differently from then current military principals, causing him to develop this amazingly different set of operational plans he would resort to again and again during the remainder of the war?

                                      Last, from the Confederate side there is Jeff Davis' incredible stupidity. Did Jeff Davis hang Joe Johnston out to dry? And lets not forget Pemberton's direct disobedience to his theater commander's, Joe Johnston's order: Save the army, abandon Vicksburg. Why did Jeff Davis never censure Pemberton not only for the loss of Vicksburg, strategically and psychologically important to the South as it was, but also the loss of an entire army, complete with thousands of men and irreplaceable stores, arms and ammunition? And why does Davis again relieve Johnston from command, not reinstating him until the final hours of the war?

                                      Seen simply from the viewpoint of the Union high command, i.e., a traitor in his midst (McClernand), a presidential spy at headquarters (Dana), an unwillingness to unite forces with a fellow field commander (Banks) and the disobedience of his direct superior's orders (Halleck's), Grant should be thankful for Lincoln's reaffirmed evaluation of him: "I cannot spare this man; he fights". Good for you, Charles Dana.

                                      Grant's military victory at Vicksburg IS amazing and this book is as good an account of it as there is. But the author fails to live up to his title's claim. Grant's political coup (Lincoln's willing recognition of his ability despite his incredible disobedience and non cooperation with Lincoln favorites) is even more incredulous than his military one. Had not Meade just beaten Lee at Gettysbury on the very same day that Vicksburg fell? Which would have been of more immediate importance: a captured Confederate army on the Mississippi River or a victorious Confederate army next door to Washington? If Lee had won at Gettysburg, Vicksburg would have been what it will always be, a spectacular feat of arms. But Union army and Northern political concerns aside, maybe, just maybe, Jeff Davis and Robert E. Lee lost the war that fateful day when they made the conscious decision to risk swapping Vicksburg for Washington and lost their gamble on both counts.

                                      The most important item to come from the Vicksburg conflict was not Grant's victory as much as it was Lincoln's recognition of Grant as his next General in Chief. And in that vein it was not Grant's victory at Vicksburg but Lincoln's subsequent promotion of Grant over Meade that won the war.

                                      4 out of 5 stars Vicksburg Analysis at its Best.......2001-06-05

                                      An excellent analysis covering the entire scope of Grant's Vickburg's operations.

                                      But like the title, a little too grandoise in its assertions. Grant's amazing victory was as much politically as tactically driven. Here we see Grant's first indclination to detach himself from direct supply and communication lines. But what caused it? Was it Pemberton's chauvenistic defense of Vicksburg (and Grant's straight forward desire to defeat his foe) or was it the internal pressure within the Union army (forcing Grant to do very, very differently from then current military principals)that caused him to develop this amazingly different set of operational plans he would resort to again and again during the remainder of the War?

                                      Prior to this victory, Grant, as a general, was probably as much at risk to continuing his command as any time subsequent in his military career. He had horrifically bogged down at Vicksburg. General Banks, Lincoln political appointee and close friend of Lincoln's, is driving North from Baton Rouge. He is stalled outside Port Gibson and Grant is ordered by Hallack (via Lincoln??)to assist him. Grant disobeys this command from the then General in Chief of all Federal armies and goes his own way. WOW! Big decision.

                                      Also, within his command structure is another Lincoln political appointee, General McClernand, who Grant relieves prior to Vickburg's capitulation.

                                      Last, there is Jeff Davis' incredible stupidity (did he hang Joe Johnston out to dry)and Pemberton's direct disobedience to his theater commander's, Joe Johnston's order; save the army, abandon Vicksburg. Why did Jeff Davis never censure Pemberton not only for the loss of Vicksburg, strategically and psycologically important to the South as it was, but also an entire army, complete with thousands of men, stores, arms and ammunition? And why does Davis again relieve Johnston from command, not reinstating him until the final hours of the war?

                                      Seen simply from the viewpoint of the Union high command,i.e., a traitor in his midst, McClernand, an unwillingness to unite forces with a fellow field commander, Banks, and the disobedience of his direct superior's orders, Halleck's,he should be thankful for Linclon's non military, non political eveluation of him: "I cannot spare this man; he fights".

                                      Grant's military victory at Vicksburg is amazing. But his political victory (Lincoln's willing recognition of his ability despite his incredible disobedience)is even more incredulous.

                                      4 out of 5 stars Good Solid History.......2000-08-31

                                      Arnold's book is a good solid history of the Vicksburg Campaign. His descriptions of the battles and the strategic and tactical issues facing Grant and the Confederacy gives one an understanding of what problems faced the parties and how they were resolved. His description of the battle of Champion Hill is the best part of the book, as one can feel the bravery of the soldiers involved.

                                      The books limitation is Arnold's almost infatuation with Grant and the need to make Vicksburg the pivotal battle of the war. While the strategy that Grant utilized was daring and unorthodox that does not substantiate the comparison with Napoleon. There is nothing in the campaign that demonstrates that Grant's tactics were Napoleonic in nature.

                                      Whether Vicksburg was the pivotal battle of the civil was may be true. However, Arnold did not make the case that it was. A Union loss at Gettysburg surley would have had a dramatic impact on the Unions will to continue the war. While the issue of which battle was more important was not important to the Vicksburg story, once the issue was raised Arnold should have at least spent more than a moment discussing Gettysburg.

                                      As a story about the Vicksburg Campaign, the book excells.

                                      5 out of 5 stars Well written and detailed........2000-04-02

                                      Other than the fact you can never have too many maps this book was extremely well written. Great detail on brigade actions - specific but flowing pretty smoothly with the overall battle action. Really liked the summary analysis' throughout the book. Focused and, to me, impartial.
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