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The debacle of the Second Crusade in 1148 caused the Crusader States to realise the necessity of developing a more cautious strategy. The original expansionist spirit largely disappeared, and the Crusader States made priorities of strengthening their existing fortifications and towns and building new castles. These structures encompassed core aspects of Western European military architecture with the integration of rapidly developing Arab and Islamic traditions. Following Fortress 21: 'Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1097–1192', this book examines the design, development and defensive principles of some of the best-known Crusader fortifications and castles, including Crac des Chevaliers, Castel Blanc, Arsuf, Margat, Atlit, Montfort and Acre.
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Travels With My Paintbox features over 170 color plates of internationally acclaimed artist Tom Hill. Along with these quality reproductions comes Tom's own insights and unique observations on not only his own majestic watercolor and oil paintings, but the world of Art in general. This book is a visual feast, as Tom Hill has spent more than thiry years painting the most beautiful places on Earth.
This book is a must for aspiring painters, art collectors, world travelers, and those who just enjoy beautiful pictures, skillfully rendered by an artist at the peak of his craft.
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Traveling through Tom's eyes.......2005-03-24
Tom has a real gift for capturing the mood of a scene. His quick gestural sketches develop into vivid paintings, and it's a great book to use to "mimic" a master. The book's in a nice sketchbook format, and has several "lessons" to acquaint the reader with a variety of techniques and tips for drawing and painting realistic travel scenes.
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With the practical advice in these colorful pages, you’ll be able to paint exquisite pictures wherever you wander. See how to travel light by using a limited palette, making good use of a sketchbook, and packing watercolor paper well. There are tips on dealing with weather conditions, respecting other cultures, and completing a painting in the studio from sketches and photos.
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China Diary/With 158 Watercolors, Drawings and Photographs, 84 in Color
Stephen Spender , and
David Hockney
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
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The history of gay male erotic images is largely undocumented. Even when the material has been available, "good taste" and "common decency"--those concepts used to stop all talk about sex--have prevented their display. Thomas Waugh's full-length, profusely illustrated study is a breakthrough book that has information and analysis enough for three books. Thoughtful, smart, and well-written,
Hard to Imagine uncovers a visual history of gay male eroticism that few know. It chronicles the complicated history of homosexual desire and how it has been depicted and repressed.
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Spanning more than a century of photography and film, Hard to Imagine is the first visual chronicle of the evolution of gay male image culture, from the canonical works of "art" photography and cinema to the private and often highly explicit productions of amateurs. This comprehensive work explores a vast, eclectic tradition in its totality, analyzing the aesthetics of the visual imagery, its production, circulation, and consumption, and broad social and legal implications.
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Amazing Book.......2002-07-10
This book collects the amazing research the author has done on physique photography, magazines and gay porn of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. It is great stuff, presented with a smart and detailed analysis. The only downside is the format, a weird and pricey mix of scholarly tome and coffeetable book. With the boom in "visual culture" and gay studies, it's a pity Cambridge has never brought this out in paper: it would be a surefire hit.
WOW.......1998-04-05
This is truly a great book..especially for vintage gay porn buffs... Its written and produces with an college text book feel.... which on one hand.. is good.. gives it a lot of depth.. and smarts.. but..
with the $75 price tag.. i was a bit dissapointed..
was hoping for some really great quality photos.. while the photo's quality arent bad at all. quite clear and sharp. was hoping for something along the lines of art book quality... so ifyou looking for an art coffee table book.. this really isnt one.. but if you r looking for indepth analysis (still with loads of pictures) of early gay porn.. then this is for U!!!!!!!
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This digital document is an article from Cineaste, published by Cineaste Publishers, Inc. on March 22, 1997. The length of the article is 2525 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Hard to Imagine: Gay Male Eroticism in Photography and Film from Their Beginnings to Stonewall.(Review)
Author: Roy Grundmann
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Cineaste (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 1997
Publisher: Cineaste Publishers, Inc.
Volume: 23
Issue: 2
Page: 56(3)
Article Type: Book Review
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Will Alison Bechdel ever put a foot wrong? Will she ever lose her sense of humor about the goofy vicissitudes of the lesbian community? If this seventh book of her serial cartoon collection about Mo, the feminist bookseller everywoman and her cohorts, is any indication, I'd have to say no. Bechdel here sets her wry and wonderful sights on the explosion of lesbian erotica.
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One of the funniest cartoons being drawn.......1999-06-24
I love Bechdel's characters (my husband - yes, husband - says I remind him a *lot* of Mo when I go off on a tangent). The Madwimmin-a-go-go benefit at the end had us both laughing till we cried. Long live the mad women of Madwimmen!
A must read!.......1998-06-27
After having read the occasional DTWOF in the local gay and lesbian press, I finally bought this collection of strips. I was incredibly impressed! Not only is this book *VERY* funny, but all of the characters seem to embody the diversity withing the gay and lesbian community. I couldn't put it down!
Alison Bechdel just keeps getting better.......1997-07-31
Warning: if you haven't read this book, this review is a spoiler!
I really liked this latest book by Ms. Bechdel. It's nice to see good things happening for the characters: Mo stirs herself and goes after Sidney instead of whining about her lack of a girlfriend. Ginger finally gets her PhD. Toni's parents seem to be ok her lesbianism, and Clarice and Toni revitalize their partnership which has been languishing since the arrival of Raffi, and one of the most important items, Clarice's second parent adoption is approved!
I can't wait for the next book! Unfortunately, Ms. Bechdel only comes out :-) with a new book every 2 years or so.
I hope she never stops this comic strip
The seventh, and quite wonderful, DTWOF book!.......1997-07-23
This book ties up cliffhangers from the previous
collection, "Unnatural Dykes ..."
We find out what happens with Toni, her mother, Raffi, Clarice and Gloria. Time is closing in on Ginger and ther dissertation. Madwimmin Books starts to suffer as the new "Buns and Noodle" superstore rakes in the cash. We get to see more of Audry and Jezanna. Lois has a secret.
And Mo has an unwelcome admirer.
This book is great! Bechdel manages to tie up loose ends and still keep a coherant story that has a climax that's worth the entire series (as if you needed more of a reason).
Pick this one up to complete your collection thus far. Pick all of them up if you haven't started yet! It sure beats the heck out of daytime soaps.
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Nothing Sacred: A Conversation With Feminism
Amy Friedman
Manufacturer: Oberon Pr
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Raibow Nation - Sudafrica
Benito R. Vidal
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Directories, Internet sources, and much, much more.......2002-11-07
Now in its eighth edition, How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Ben in the Military, collaboratively written by Lt. Col. Richard S. Johnson and Debra Johnson Knox, is a direct, easy-to-use, "reader friendly", how-to-guide packed with tips, tricks, and techniques for finding anyone with an American military connection, whether they are active duty, reserve, or retired. From steps anyone can take to verify claims of a military background, to locating veterans for a reunion, How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Ben in the Military is packed with practical, useable information, directories, Internet sources, and much, much more. To put it simply but accurately, How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Ben in the Military is an excellent and useful resource.
Excellent Resource!!!.......2000-08-30
I have run the website Sgt. Mom's Place (recently partnered with Maingate.com) for approximately 4 years now and this book has been an excellent resource for me!! I constantly get requests to help someone find a lost friend or relative, others wanting the records for their father or relative from WWII, etc. I have used this book countless times to give these visitors the information needed to help them in their search. My thanks to the authors!! I will continue to buy the updated versions too so I can keep up to date on everything!
Outstanding reference for finding servicemembers!.......2000-06-07
Like any large Government organization, the military has it's own ways of doing things. And to complicate matters, the way you may find a person in the Navy is not always the same, for example, for the Army or Air Force.
Richard and Debra Johnson provide all the goodies on how to find or get information on servicemembers...retired or active.
There is a wealth of information you can get and this book provides tips and tricks you may not even know about.
So if you're looking for a long lost relative, friend or would like to see your grandfathers service record from WWII, here is the resource book you NEED to do it all correctly! Includes addresses, fees, sample forms and other invaluable information!
This is a guide to find anyone who has a military connection.......1997-07-28
Find people you served with, find friends, fathers, etc. This book guides you step-by-step in locating just about anyone who has any sort of military connection. Now in 7th edition. Foreword by William Westmorelan
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Intellectual developments pioneered by scholastic natural philosophers of the fourteenth century constituted a critical stage in the emergence of scientific thought. Beneath these technical developments lay a profound reconceptualization of nature. The purpose of this book is to analyze the components of this reconceptualization, and to speculate on the influences that shaped it. It argues that the transformation of the conceptual model of the natural world c. 1260-1380 was strongly influenced by the rapid monetization of European society during the same period.
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Readable, fascinating, original study.......2006-05-24
A fascinating study of the impact of economic change on medieval natural philosophy and theology. According to Kaye, competing economic models created tensions between a more theocentric world view and one that could accommodate the workings of an independent and self-regulating marketplace. He also provides fascinating insight into the attempts -- chiefly in France -- to revalue and control currency, which provided vivid examples to medieval observers of what can go wrong with misguided efforts to intervene in supply and demand. The Middle Ages appears surprisingly modern in this clearly written study, which should be of interest not only to scholars but to any intelligent reader interested in learning more about the beginnings of economic history.
Good scholarship, interesting read........1999-09-24
Intellectual historians have traditionally done a bad job at making connections between thinkers' thoughts and thinkers' environments. Kaye succeeds by pointing out economy's influence on philosphy. I am convinced.
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In 1905, Albert Einstein published five scientific articles that fundamentally changed the world-view of physics: The Special Theory of Reativity revolutionized our concept of space and time, E=mc² became the best-known equation in physics.
On the occasion of the 100th aniversary of Einstein's "annus mirabilis" 1905, the UNESCO declared the year 2005 the "World Year of Physics", in order to draw attention to the impact of physics. The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science dedicates an exhibition to the easily most important scientist of the 20th century.
The exhibition is accompanied by a two-volume catalogue . The elaborate, four-colour first volume (Albert Einstein - Chief Engineer of the Universe: Einstein's Life and Work in Context) mirrors the structure of the exhibition, containing detailed, easy-to-understand information on the three large exhibition areas
- World-view and discovery
- Einstein - his life
- Einstein's world today.
On the basis of Einstein's innovative theoretical work, the text explains changing historical world-views as well as the conditions under which science develops, shedding light on the bumpy path of Einstein's life and the political and social revolutions which formed its background. This bridge between scientific and cultural history opens up a perspective on Einstein's biography which goes far beyond the traditional picture of this exceptional science genius.
The book concludes with a depiction of the effects of Einstein's work on today's science and culture. A DVD with animations and film sequences from the exhibition is enclosed.
The second volume is a bilingual collection of source material (Documents of a Life's Pathway/Dokumente eines Lebensweges). Letters and manuscripts by Einstein as well as photographs of people and objects are reproduced in high quality and invite the reader to study the exhibition's sources more intensively.
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Einstein in Context (Science in Context)
Mara Beller ,
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Jurgen Renn
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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This special issue of Science in Context examines the whole area of scientific enquiry surrounding Einstein with controversies and debates presented in their contexts.
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- Decorator Show Houses: Tour 250 Designer Rooms
- Dreams Through the Glass: Windows from Bergdorf Goodman
- Earthworks and Beyond: Contemporary Art in the Landscape (Abbeville Modern Art Movements)
- Eileen Gray: Compact Design Portfolio
- Elderdesign : Designing and Furnishing a Home for Your Later Years
- Eric Fischl : 1970 - 2000
- Facing Southwest: The Life and Houses of John Gaw Meem
- Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E. J. Kaufmann, and America's Most Extraordinary House
- Fantastic Filling Stations (Enthusiast Color Series)
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Fireplaces (Wright at a Glance)
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