Inside MNM: Minimalist Interiors

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Minimalism continues to be among the most popular themes in interior design. Inside MNM: Minimalist Interiors explains minimalist concepts and concentrates on private interiors. This guide includes dozens of sophisticated photographs and introductions to each chapter written by leaders of this extraordinary, contemporary design movement. All the examples featured in the book have one thing in common: they feature the essential, but use the minimal.

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An eye for detail.......2002-11-05

Michael Warr certainly has an eye for detail and his book "Detail & Texture" will please those watercolor artists who appreciate realism and near realism. His use of gouache with his watercolors will help remove any fears, or prejudices, amateur artists have held about "corrupting" the purity of the watercolor.

The book takes you through several development stages of about twenty paintings to the finished product. The real beauty of this book is that the reader is not expected to copy these paintings but is encouraged to apply the techniques to his/her own subjects.

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There can be few people who do not have a box or album full of fading photographs of half- forgotten ancestors somwhere in their home. These photographs can be a treasure trove of information for family historians. Apart from showing your ancestors looks, photographs can reveal much more about them, including their social class, profession and origin. This book is designed to help you research, date and contextualise these family photographs. The book traces developments up to 1945, starting with the invention of popular photography in the mid-nineteenth century and continuing with the Box Brownie which made photography accessible to a wider public. It shows how to date photographs to a surprisingly accurate degree and how to interpret public and official photgraphs, as well as private ones. It includes sections on how to best present and preserve your photographs and features illustrated case studies with a fascinating selection of examples that help to explain the techniques involved.

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These aspects make FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS 1860-1945 an invaluable genealogist's tool........2006-12-11

If you want to take a closer look at old photos handed down through generations, you also have to take a closer look at the history and nature of portrait photography itself - and there's no better resource to turn to than Family Photographs 1860-1945. Other books focus on the history of portraits with an eye to photographic insights or artistic analysis: this instead blends in important facts unique to genealogical research, such as changing family roles, changing fashions, and how to date and interpret images given little extra information. These aspects make FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS 1860-1945 an invaluable genealogist's tool.

Diane C. Donovan
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Take four vintage Groo tales ... bury them lovingly in the ground ... add water and plenty of mulch ... and what will blossom will be the latest Groo collection, featuring the creative flowering of the award-winning duo of Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier. In this handsome volume, we feature "This Island of Felicidad," one of the most popular Groo stories of all time ... beautifully drawn and almost as well written as this solicitation copy!

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Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-03

What has Groo done to warrant immortalising in song? What has he not done? Ok, well, he has never done anything that has remotely looked like coming close to being even vaguely intelligent.

So, if you are a minstrel and interested in the non-mendicant barbarian you will have to sing about idiocy, politely. And a dog.

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Popular history says only what it must about true rebels, so very little is remembered about Tristán, "South America's Emma Goldman." Born in Paris in 1803, her intellectual energy propelled her out of a conventional marriage into twenty years of "peregrinations"-a passionate drive to achieve political independence as a woman. That quest took her to Chile and Peru, and back to Europe where Tristan joined a radical vanguard confronting work conditions, the death penalty, slavery, and religious obscurantism. In 1837, she published this diary of her early life in South America, which was a sensation in literary Paris. Her novels, especially Mephis, or the Proletarian, ranked her with writers like George Sand. When she died of typhoid in 1844, more than 10,000 people took part in her funeral cortege in Paris.

On the 200th anniversary of her birth, Flora Tristán's Peregrinaciones returns to print as inspiring, timeless political autobiography.

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Any parent who has raised more than one child is likely to be keenly aware of subtle or even striking differences among their offspring. The central premise of this volume is that children bring personal qualities to their relationships with other family members that help shape family interaction, relationships, and even processes that family researchers have called "parenting." The chapters address how children's personal qualities make their mark on families in ways that may in turn influence children's subsequent development.

The volume is based on the presentations and discussions from a national symposium on "Children's influence on family dynamics: The neglected side of family relationships" held at the Pennsylvania State University, as the ninth in a series of annual interdisciplinary symposia focused on family issues. It is divided into four parts, each dealing with a different aspect of the topic. Part I sets the stage by focusing on the features of children that make a difference, as well as the kinds of research designs that are likely to shed light on the role of child influences. Part II focuses on early childhood, particularly the role of infant temperament and other individual differences in very young children in shaping their parents' behaviors, reactions in turn that feedback and influence the developing child. Part III focuses on adolescence, a time when young people are able to exert more choice in how they spend their time and who they spend it with. Part IV pulls the themes of the volume together and points the way for future research.

The dynamics of parent-child relationships

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The dynamics of parent-child relationships
Percival Mallon Symonds
Manufacturer: Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia Univ
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ASIN: B0007DO858

Handbook of Dynamics in Parent-Child Relations

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Handbook of Dynamics in Parent-Child Relations

Manufacturer: Sage Publications, Inc
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Braun IRT 4020 ThermoScan Ear Thermometer

ASIN: 0761923640

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"This is a truly exceptional collection of contributions on the dynamics of family relationships. The authors not only provide thoughtful state-of-the-art reviews of relevant bodies of literature and methods, but also grapple with thorny conceptual issues and present novel theoretical insights. In doing so, they demonstrate the tremendous progress in thinking about families in the past decade or two and provide guideposts for future theory and research on parent-child relationships."

- Nancy Eisenberg, Regentsâ€™ Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University

"This forward looking volume will be invaluable to all concerned with parent-child relationships. With chapters written by leading researchers in the field, it focuses on process, and on the agency of both parent and child. The approach is therefore dialectical, changes in either partner continuously leading to change in the other. A must for teachers, researchers and graduate students."

- Robert A. Hinde, St. Johnâ€™s College, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Handbook of Dynamics in Parent-Child Relations provides an innovative, interdisciplinary perspective on theory, research, and methodology of dynamic processes in parent-child relations. Edited by distinguished scholar Leon Kuczynski, this accessible volume is divided into six parts. Part I concerns dyadic processes in parent-child relationships and provides the conceptual grounding for the volume as a whole. Parts II and III examine the agency of the child and the agency of the parent, respectively. Part IV considers dynamics in the parent-child dyad as they are mediated by or impact on various lifespan, cultural, and ecological contexts. Part V addresses the methodological implications of adopting a dynamic process view of parent-child relations. Part VI weighs future directions for theory, research, and practice.

An eminent group of scholars and researchers present a comprehensive exploration of parent-child relationships that includes

the nature of change in parent-child interactions;
cognitive, behavior, and relational processes that govern parent-child relationships;
what makes such interactions and relationships "work" the way they do;
the dynamics of parent-child relations, including bidirectional influence and human agency;
quantitative and qualitative methodology in the context of theory verification and discovery.

Handbook of Dynamics in Parent-Child Relations focuses on process rather than outcomes, bi-directional influence rather than parent effects or child effects, and parents and children as agents and actors rather than as static traits or variables. This concern with dynamics represents an emerging research perspective that complements a long-standing alternative tradition primarily concerned with the products of parenting.

Interdisciplinary in scope, Handbook of Dynamics in Parent-Child Relations will appeal to academics, professionals, graduate students, and senior-level undergraduates involved with Developmental Psychology, Family Science, Human Ecology, and Family Sociology.

Parents and the Dynamics of Child Rearing (Developmental Psychology Series)

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Parents and the Dynamics of Child Rearing (Developmental Psychology Series)
George W. Holden
Manufacturer: Westview Pr (Short Disc)
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0813330319

The Dynamics of child rearing decisions: The Singapore experience

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The Dynamics of child rearing decisions: The Singapore experience

Manufacturer: Maruzen Asia
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A Specialist Book.......2002-04-06

You have to really enjoy this subject to find value in this book. Overall the author did a good job, although I would have liked to have more background on some of the topics. I have found the book to be a good guide while visiting WW 2 museums that have uniform collections.

Excellent reference.......1998-07-24

Very thorough, very detailed, plenty of pictures. Indispensible if you are more than casually interested in the subject.

Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933-1945, Vol. 2

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Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933-1945, Vol. 2
John R. Angolia , and Adolf Schlicht
Manufacturer: R James Bender Pub
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0912138343

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Very Informative

German Army 1933 - 1945
Chris Ellis
Manufacturer: Ian Allan Publishing
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Collector's Guide to the Waffen-SS

ASIN: 0711021937

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Interest in the momentous events of World War ll seems never to decrease, despite the fact that the 1939-45 period is beyond the memory of a great number of those who now study it. The greatest fascination is almost always reserved for the arms and achievements of the country that was instrumental in starting the war and ultimately, losing it.The emphasis of the book is on what was and is most commonly seen - for example, through contemporary newsreels, hence rarely seen or less important uniform variations are not included. A listing of key items is given in a series of appendices. This is a detailed handbook to the German army of the period, its history, its organization, its uniform and its equipment.

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Very Informative.......2003-06-30

Though the book does a good job of laying out the chain of command, army structure,rank structure,and a history of how the army came to be what it was in that period, thats not really what I was personally looking for in a book about uniforms. It does have general descriptions of shoulder straps and their meanings as well as some general issue and commonly seen decorations, but these are all in black and white photos. I think a paragraph was given to headwear and footwear. It focused mainly on the tunic and its trimmings. Half the book was history, half pictoral descriptions.

German Army Uniforms and Insignia 1933-1945

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German Army Uniforms and Insignia 1933-1945
Brian L. Davis
Manufacturer: Arco
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ASIN: B000JJVJIE

Uniforms & Traditions of the German Army 1933-1945

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Essential Volume For collectors and Historians
Simply the best books on the subject!
An indispensable reference on the subject.
Excellent source for collectors and historians.

Uniforms & Traditions of the German Army 1933-1945
John R. Angolia , and Adolf Schlicht
Manufacturer: R James Bender Pub
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Essential Volume For collectors and Historians.......2004-07-09

Does not get better than this. Simply the most informative source in English on the structure, organization and development of uniforms and equipment of the German Army during the Second World War. A must have set for anyone interested in the German Army during the Second World War. A tome of valuable information on the subject. Never replicated, perhaps never to be, written by a WWII German Army Officer Adolf Schlicht and United States Army Col. John Angolia, original photos throughout and essential information on subject matter. Known as the "bible" for collectors and justly so.

Simply the best books on the subject!.......2001-11-26

As usual, Mr. angolia's works represent the most authoritative approach to this subject. As a collector of militaria, especially German WWII army, who owns over 150 reference books on German militaria alone, I always find myself reaching for one of Angolia's books first whenever I need info. The information is inteligently presented with many B&W photos, some line drawings, and a few color pics illustrating the items described. The only real fault is the lack of a index, which is made up for by excellent tables of contents in all three volumes. All aspects of german army uniforms, field gear, weapons, and the history and developement of said items is tackled in these volumes. There are many other fine books on the subject that offer many fine color plates of the items described in these books (many make fine companions to Mr Angolia's works, including several published by Schiffer military books) but none offer the well-educated scholarship of this author. These three volumes are a must-have for any serious military collector whether thay are beginners or veterans, as are any of Mr. Angolia's books or any other published by R. James Bender. Mr. Bender's books, with few exceptions, represent the most well-researched unbiased presentation of this material for the colector or historian interested in these subjects.

An indispensable reference on the subject........1999-09-06

I have been a collector of WWII German Army uniforms and insignia for many years. The authors' series on this very complex subject is, quite simply, the Bible. The various subjects are covered extensively in text, to include even the institution dates of regulations. In addition, the work is illustrated extensively with both period and contemporary photographs of the various uniforms and insignia, not line drawings as some other reference books use. In particular, the charts and tables detailing the various shoulder board insignia are indispensable for any serious collector. There is simply no finer author or reference available on this subject.

Excellent source for collectors and historians........1997-06-18

I have been an avid reader of Mr. Angolia's work for many years and am always impressed by the detailed research that goes into his projects. The Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933-1945 series is an excellent example of this. Through primary documentation and photographs of the uniform items being described, Mr. Angolia has created a valuable resource for historians and collectors of militaria alike. No aspect of the Nazi era army is left out--even military issued condoms are included! I highly recommend these books, or any of Mr. Angolia's works, to anyone interested in the history and uniforms of the Third Reich

Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army: 1933-1945

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Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army: 1933-1945
John R. Angolia , and Adolf Schlicht
Manufacturer: R James Bender Pub
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ASIN: 0912138378

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Migration is a fundamental feature of human experience. This extraordinary collection of essays focuses on a particularly intriguing sequence of migrations: those of Scots during the period 1600-1800. The book first considers the near-abroad (Ireland), the middle-abroad (Poland and Lithuania), and the far-abroad (the Americas), and then details a number of acutely revealing case histories of Scottish communities in Bergen (Norway), Rotterdam and the Maas (the Netherlands), Gothenburg (Sweden), Kèdainiai (Lithuania), and Hamburg (Germany). Then, concentrating on the Netherlands, the focus shifts to specific cultural/occupational milieux: exiles (usually for religious reasons), students, and soldiers or sailors. In conclusion, three leading scholarsLex Heerma van Voss, Sølvi Søgner, and Thomas OConnoroffer wider contextual perspectives that compare the Scottish experience with that of other countries. As Professor T.C. Smout says in his Foreword, The present volume is a breakthrough, surely the biggest advance in the field for a hundred years.

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