Modern American Houses: 50 Years of Design in Architectural Record

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With essays by Thomas Hine, Robert Campbell, Suzanne Stephens, Charles Gandee, and Raul A. Barreneche

Architectural Record is the premier architectural magazine in America, with a devoted following among architects, designers, and the increasingly design-minded public. Drawing from the roster of award-winning residences featured since 1956 in Record Houses, the magazine's prestigious "best of" annual issue, this revised and expanded edition of the popular 1996 Abrams book showcases more than 75 of the most innovative and influential houses built in the last 50 years.

Designed by such luminaries as Philip Johnson, Richard Meier, Gwathmey Siegel & Associates, Frank Gehry, and this year's Pritzker Prize-winner, Thom Mayne of Morphosis, these houses have helped shape the direction of residential architecture. Texts by six noted architectural writers provide illuminating commentary on the key trends and developments of residential architecture in the last half century, and each decade is represented by a stunning portfolio of photographs, along with numerous plans and drawings. Both inspiring and informative, this book chronicles a fascinating period in modern American architecture.

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50 Years of Architectural Record.......2006-05-31

The Architectural Record is the New York Times of architectural world. It is the journal of record with the best editors, writers and photographers. Starting in 1956, the Architectural Record began dedicating one issue a year to new houses. "Modern American Houses" is a fifty year compilation of the best and most important houses featured in the magazine.

Some of the featured homes are stunning and are examples of the best in American architecture. Most of the homes featured are not especially remarkable and a few homes border on the grotesque. The value of this book is historical. The writers and editors at Architectural Record are opinion shapers and this book is a good reference to what they thought was cool and exciting in the past fifty years. At twenty dollars, this coffe table style book is a good value.

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Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art

Manufacturer: Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0935573429

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Balancing environmental, ethical, economic, and aesthetic concerns, sustainable design has the potential to transform everyday life and has already dramatically reshaped the practice of architecture. Beyond Green introduces a new generation of international artists who work at the intersection of sustainable design and contemporary art. The book explores the ways that this design strategy is being used-and sometimes intentionally misused-by an emerging group of artists who combine fresh aesthetic sensibilities with constructively critical approaches to the production, dissemination, and display of their art. Lavishly illustrated, the book also includes texts by and interviews with individual artists, along with substantial essays by exhibition curator Stephanie Smith and design historian Victor Margolin. What results is a bracing volume that will be of interest to practitioners and aficionados of design and art alike, as well as to environmentalists.

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Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art
Stephanie Smith
Manufacturer: INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNAT
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000R0HOCU

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A collective biography of famous Texas trees.......2005-09-30

This book describes about one hundred famous trees of Texas, one by one. In each case, there's a color photograph followed by a one page description of a tree. Some are famous because they're connected with a historic event (as in the Bell County Charter Oak, under which the county's first election was held) or personage (there's the Houston pecan, for example, planted by Sam Houston himself in 1847). Some served as meeting places, landmarks or hanging trees for years. Still others are included because of their size.
Recently some famous Texas trees have been damaged or died. This book, which has gone through three editions, is a useful tool for people interested in trees and the roles they play in our lives. I'd like to see there be a companion Web site.

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FAMOUS TREES IN TEXAS
Famous Trees
Manufacturer: Texas Forest Service
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PHDON8

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FAMOUS TREES OF TEXAS

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FAMOUS TREES OF TEXAS
John A. Haislet
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Famous Trees of Texas
Editor
Manufacturer: Texas Forest Service, 1970
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Binding: Hardcover
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Famous Trees of Texas
Texas Forest Service
Manufacturer: Texas Forest Service/Texas A & M University System, Austin, TX
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Binding: Hardcover
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Famous Trees of Texas
Texas Forest Service
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Famous Texas Trees
Unknown
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FAMOUS TREES OF TEXAS
Texas a & M University
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FAMOUS TREES OF TEXAS

Manufacturer: Texas Forest Service
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000I12ZC2

Book Description

Childhood Returns Kim Jason Annual features all the strips from the second year as well as some of the INDIGO features from the website. Artist Jason Kotecki once again takes readers on rollicking adventures through childhoods eyes.

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We are all a kid at heart!.......2005-05-15

The strips and storylines in "Kim & Jason" are universally appealing.....superheros, Halloween costumes, annoying big (or little) siblings....and all the BIG dreams that children have! Jason Kotecki encourages everyone to pursue their dreams and to hold onto the spirit of childhood! "Kim & Jason" will put a smile on your face and lighten your heart page by page!

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Astronaut Edgar Mitchell experienced a profound sense of "universal connectedness" as he returned to earth after having walked on the moon. Since then he has devoted his life to understanding the meaning of that experience, investigating its basis in science and in spirituality. His brilliant inquiry is a breakthrough linking science and religion. Mitchell's own voice on this memoir adds a special dimension to a remarkable personal and professional search, answering our fundamental questions about the universal connectedness of all life. 3 cassettes.

The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds

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The exploration continues
A NEW SYNTHESYS FOR AN OLD DILLEMMA
Please write more books,Dr. Mitchell about Apollo 14 !
Exploring Invisible Realities
Not worth your money.

The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds
Edgar Mitchell , and Dwight Arnan Williams
Manufacturer: New Page Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1564149773

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In February 1971, as Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell hurtled earthward through space, he was engulfed by a profound sense of universal connectedness. He intuitively sensed that his presence and that of the planet in the window were all part of a deliberate, universal process and that the glittering cosmos itself was in some way conscious. The experience was so overwhelming Mitchell knew his life would never be the same.

For the next 35 years he embarked on another journey, an inward exploration of the ineffable mystery of human consciousness and being. Mitchell left NASA to form the Institute of Noetic Sciences. The Institute allowed him to initiate research in areas of study previously neglected by mainstream science and where he constructed a theory that could not only explain the mysteries consciousness, but the psychic event--what spiritualists call a "miracle," and scientists dismiss altogether.

Mitchell also created a new dyadic model of reality, revealing a self-aware universe not predetermined by the laws of physics, nor preordained by deities, nor infinitely malleable. While human actions are generally subject to the laws of physics, these laws are also influenced by the mind.

The Way of the Explorer traces two remarkable journeys--one through space and one through the mind. Together they fundamentally alter how we understand the miracle and mystery of being, and ultimately reveal mankind's role in its own destiny.

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The exploration continues.......2006-11-08

What I admire most about Ed Mitchell isn't his voyage to the moon. While that extraordinary feat places him in one of history's most exclusive brotherhoods, it was only the beginning of an ongoing journey of questions and greater questions. Someone else in his position might have spent the remainder of his life resting on his laurels. Mitchell tackles huge questions with a scientist's rigor and a seeker's open heart.

A NEW SYNTHESYS FOR AN OLD DILLEMMA.......2004-01-13

Dr. Mitchell asks the same questions as all seekers, and rightly connects the search for knowledge about self with the search for an understanding of the universe. He begins his book with a short personal history, bringing the reader up to a description of his incredible journey to the moon. As a US Apollo astronaut, he walked on the lumar surface. During the journey back to earth, he experienced a sudden insight about the nature of reality, an understanding that came from an unknown source. The experience most resembled the reports of mystics, who generally ascribe a religious meaning to it. Mitchell has spent the years since that journey searching for a way to understand the experience, a way to bring together the disparate ways of knowing, the way of science and the way of religion.

While it is fascinating to read his descriptions of the view of earth from space and to know that seeing our beautiful mother earth from that vantage point could trigger such insights, what Mitchell describes is an experience many, many people have, as he later came to realize. It is the experience of "knowing without knowing how you know." Sometimes the knowing concerns the nature of reality, as when you get the sense of the unity of all things, and sometimes it is a psychic insight, as in knowing someone has just died. Sometimes it is the amazing synchronicities that happen when you cease to believe they cannot happen.

This source of knowledge is real, so how does it work? There is no accepted scientific answer. At least there wasn't until Mitchell took on the task and gave us his dyadic theory of reality. It is an interesting explanation. The universe, in this view, evolved not just from energy but always incorporated intention. Consciousness is inherent in the universe and that is why, in the mystical experience, everything seems alive. There is no difference between the consciousness of my aloe plant on the windowsill, my cat who purrs beside me, and me. We use consciousness differently perhaps, but my plant grows better when I love it and want it to grow, I somehow know when my cat is outside the front door and wants to come in, and I use my consciousness to read books and learn more about my world. But the me that is sitting here looking out at everything else is victim of an illusion. It is only through working at techniques to shut out externals that it is possible to gain some realization of the unity, or to put it another way, to access the web that connects everything and that is the actual source of the knowledge that comes to us in these "mystical" experiences.

Dr. Mitchell's book takes us into heavy material, not always easy to grasp, and sometimes possessing its own assumptions. He seems intent on eliminating religious metaphors completely, as if providing an explanation that "works" means there is no longer a use for the concept of God. I have to agree with him that the long-standing practice of representatives of religious organizations of dismissing anything without a scientific explanation as "a miracle of God" (or sometimes as "the work of the devil") has retarded our ability to scrutinize any actual process at work. Likewise, it isn't helpful when scientists simply dismiss anything that doesn't fit their current understanding of reality -- Uri Geller must be a fraud because science can't explain how he bends those spoons. And since Uri is not a saintly person, it must not be "a miracle."

Because "God" is used to cover everything for which there is no scientific explanation does not invalidate the concept of a supreme presence, just as science is not useless even though it is intolerant of alternate explanations. It seems to me Mitchell neglects the idea of "purpose" just as he does not accept reincarnation, suggesting the past lives remembered are the result of accessing the universal web, the holographic record of everything (much like Edgar Cayce's "Akashic Record"). Could this be just a semantic difference, if we are all part of the same consciousness? While Mitchell's concepts "fit" the essentially religious experiences of those who believe in the immortality of the soul, it does not encompass the soul's purpose of perfecting itself through lifetimes of spiritual growth.

As I read this book, I found Mitchell has read the same authors I've read, and he mentions the same cast of characters with whom seekers are familiar, whether they write from a research, mystical or physics point of view. His desire to reconcile science and religion is the same desire many of us share. The journey inward is as worthwhile as the journey to other planets. Our yearning to know who we are can only be satisfied when we truly achieve the synthesis Dr. Mitchell seeks. You'll have to read and decide if Mitchell, as an explorer extraordinaire, has found the answer.

Please write more books,Dr. Mitchell about Apollo 14 !.......2000-06-30

Apollo 14 was one of the few missions that I know litle about; simply because not enough time and attention has been dedicated to it! Dr. Ed Mitchell,Apollo 14 lunar module pilot, tells us in a very open way his inner-most feelings about the mission to The Moon, and how it altered his life,and inner ways of thinking; regarding life and the universe! Telling the reader that what he felt and saw: during, and mainly after his return to Earth; how our universe couldn't have just happened,but rather, has a special purpose and significance and a meaning to its existence! i believe in God, and have heard many pros and cons said about this book! Well let me say that as a true believer in CHRIST and GOD, I feel that Dr. Mitchell has a very open and well-educated mind as a scientist/explorer; and merely tells us that there is in fact a creator, and a purpose for the creation of the universe, and a reason for its being; relating science/religion together,which, to me, makes a whole lot of good sense.and purpose, to those of us that are real thinkers and have a real open mind to the things around us in the whole universe; not just planet Earth! Dr. Mitchell should know, hes been there (MOON) AND DONE THAT! i'M VERY RELIGIOUS INWARDLY, AND STILL THINK YOUR BOOK IS WELL DONE! Good job Dr. Mitchell! Your one of the few very open-minded/rational good thinkers of the century! If only more would have your intellect, mayby we wouldnt have the world problems we have today, and would have already had a base on Moon, and missions to Mars, already underway!

Exploring Invisible Realities.......2000-03-24

Edgar Mitchell founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences in 1972, as he began a quest for common ground between science and spirit following his life-altering experience of walking on the surface of the moon. Mitchell's autobiographical book THE WAY OF THE EXPLORER describes in thrilling detail his experiences with the Apollo missions, as well as his subsequent exploration of the fields of consciousness and paranormal phenomenon. Mitchell's heart-warming accounts of his feelings as he walked on the moon, and then traveled back through space to see how "the heavens and earth tumbled alternately in and out of view in the small capsule window" are gracefully combined with his insightful observations of the nature of consciousness and reality. We can all benefit from experiencing the Earth as Mitchell does... as one planet interconnected with each and every one of us. I was so moved by what Mitchell wrote about seeing Uri Geller bend spoons and bring lost objects across space and time that it inspired me to see Geller bend one of my (very SOLID stainless steel spoons) in person in October 1999. I love this book's timeless wisdom, beauty, and depth so much that I return to it again and again. It's a powerful book that touches my heart and greatly inspires me!

Not worth your money........1999-10-25

I thought this book was going to be more about an insightful philosophy. But instead, over half deals with Mitchell's experience as an astronaut and his personal life. Mitchell claims to have a magic recipe - a "dyadic model", which is the thoughtful merger of science and spirituality. I thought it would make an adequate inclusion of spirituality, but instead, the author examines certain mystical phenomena and promptly claims to take the truth from each...in his own fashion, and then retorts that such and such people's view about the event...many of its interpretations, were wrong. This is not a merger of science and spirituality, it is taking all the meat from a spiritual body and just leaving the bones. This debases and is insulting to many spiritual and cultural traditions throughout the world. This is just a propaganda for Mitchell's own particular, quasi atheist view of reality, and one that serves to finance his institute.

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The Way of the Explorer An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds
Williams Dwight Mitchell Edgar
Manufacturer: J.P. Putnam's Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UF6YSM

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Could not Follow the book

Peaceful home life.

Children are human, parents are human!

Best Parenting Guide Around!!!

A Must-Read for All Who Struggle With Their Anger

Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family
Adele Faber , and Elaine Mazlish
Manufacturer: Collins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0380711346
Release Date: 2004-12-14

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The Companion Volume to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

In this honest, illuminating book, internationally acclaimed parenting experts Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish bring to life the principles of famed child psychologist Dr. Haim Ginott, and show how his theories inspired the changes they made in their relationships with their own children.

By sharing their experiences, as well as those of other parents, Faber and Mazlish provide moving and convincing testimony to their new approach and lay the foundation for the parenting workshops they subsequently created that have been used by thousands of groups worldwide to bring out the best in both children and parents.

Wisdom, humor, and practical advice are the hallmarks of this indispensable book that demonstrates the kind of communication that builds self-esteem, inspires confidence, encourages responsibility, and makes a major contribution to the stability of today's family.

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Could not Follow the book.......2007-03-28

The book was to hard to follow and used words that the common person does not even know. It seemed more like a novel to me and didn't help me understand much at all. I would not suggest this book there are better ones out there

Peaceful home life........2006-12-20

Although I enjoyed reading this book, I haven't been able to put these ideas into practice. I don't know if my daughter is simply to old to start or if her personality is just too forceful, but this happy home relationship is definitely something to shoot for even if we never truly reach it.

Children are human, parents are human!.......2006-05-02

This book has two main sections, the first about children and their emotional needs, the second more focused on what is going on inside the parents.

For the chapter on (parents') anger alone, this book is worth the money. I also own "How to talk..." and wondered whether this book would have sufficient unique material, and having just finished reading it, I have no regrets at all about buying it. I am a person who struggles to express anger in helpful ways, and this book has plenty of suggestions for me to try. If you thought that parents had to be calm, cool and patient 100% of the time, this book will save your sanity.

I also recommend the book "Between Parent and Child" by Dr Haim Ginott. That book was an incredibly therapeutic book to read for me, helping me to work through why my relationship with my own parents has been such a struggle, helping me to understand why I constantly thought throughout my childhood that they didn't really listen to me.

Best Parenting Guide Around!!!.......2005-08-13

I first read this book in the 1980's when all 4 of my children were under 10 years old. It was so helpful!! I wore one copy out and had to replace it. It is easy and logical to use. It acknowledges that everyone (parents and children) get angry but teaches you to give yourself permission to be angry but provides methods to deal calmly with the situation that makes you angry. It helps you learn to identify that you are angry with the situation - not necessarily the child. My son and daughter-in-law are expecting their first child and this book is going to be part of my gift to them. I already have copies for all 3 of my daughters when their turn at parenting comes. As a volunteer at a domestic violence shelter I recommend the book to our clients who need to develop more effective parenting skills. I also recommended it to all of my friends.

A Must-Read for All Who Struggle With Their Anger.......2005-04-30

I read "How to Talk . . ." by the same authors and was blown away by how powerful it's implementation was in my family. I wondered, should I bother reading the first book that inspired it? I'm so glad I did.

This book explains how the authors worked through their family issues with the help of Haim Ginott. It humbly shows how two moms dealt with their anger and learned how to be truly constructive.

Read this book--you will not be sorry!

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Still very timely!

Liberated Parents, Liberated Children
Adele Faber , and Elaine Mazlish
Manufacturer: Avon Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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Still very timely!.......2007-08-02

This is from Robert Smith's wife. I found this book in his stack of stuff to put on amazon marketplace...I thought by the title "liberated" it was some sort of weird hippy sixties stuff. So I flipped thru it out of curiousity. Nope. It's about parenting. About meeting children's needs and the parent's needs. About the parents allowing themselves to feel emotions and not do things for their kids out of guilt and then feel angry later.

Lot of good practical examples in different situatiosn. I can't wait to read the whole thing...I've only had time to read parts of a lot of the chapters.

I'm not going to list it on amazon marketplace b/c, well, for 1 I want to read it, but also because they are really cheap on there and I'd rather keep it then sell it for just a little! LOL

It is from 1974. I was 1 year old when it was copyrighted...amazing how well the advice pertains to my children!

Kathy Smith

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4 Books - 1) Siblings Without Rivalry, How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too / 2- Raising Brighter Children: A Program for Busy Parents / 3) 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children / 4) PET: Parent Effectiveness Training (Unboxed Set of Parenting Books by Different Authors)
Adele Faber , Elaine Mazlish , Sidney Ledson , Thomas W. Phelan , and Dr. Thomas Gordon
Manufacturer: various
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VGAWO2

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4 Books - 1) Siblings Without Rivalry, How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too / 2- Raising Brighter Children: A Program for Busy Parents / 3) 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children ages 2 through 12 / 4) P.E.T.: Parent Effectiveness Training: The Tested New Way to Raise Responsible Children, (Unboxed Set of Parenting books by Different Authors), in either Hard or Softcover, (See Seller Condition Comments), Shipped in one package to save on shipping costs.

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Liberated Parents, Liberated Children
Adele; Mazlish, Elaine Faber
Manufacturer: Morrow/Avon
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RDK1AO

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Liberated Parents, Liberated Children
Adele and Elaine Mazlish Faber
Manufacturer: Avon
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000NQ92N2

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Liberated Parents, Liberated Children
Adele; Mazlish, Elaine Faber
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0380467631

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Liberated Parents/Liberated Children
Adele & Mazlish, Elaine Faber
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Binding: Hardcover
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LIBERATED PARENTS LIBERATED CHILDREN YOUR GUIDE TO A HAPPY FAMILY

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LIBERATED PARENTS LIBERATED CHILDREN YOUR GUIDE TO A HAPPY FAMILY
A Faber
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Binding: Paperback
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Liberated Parents, Liberated Children
Adele Faber Elaine Mazlish
Manufacturer: Avon Books
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Liberated Parents, Liberated Children

Manufacturer: Avon
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Binding: Paperback

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This volume provides an in-depth look at the experience of the ordinary US marine 'grunt' in Vietnam. Organisation of the corps, weaponry, equipment, uniforms, training and medical arrangements are all discussed. However, where this book differs from other similar works is not only in the detail that it goes into but also in the unifying theme of examining all these differing aspects of marine life from the point of view of a soldier serving in the conflict. The author, Charles Melson, actually served in Vietnam, and it is this personal experience that allows him to provide such a unique angle on the subject.

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US Marines in Vietnam.......2000-02-28

I found this book very informativ

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US MARINE IN VIETNAM 1965-1973

Manufacturer: Osprey Military - Military Book Club
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 1855328208

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Throughout human history illness has been socially interpreted before its range of meanings could be understood and disseminated. Writers of diverse types have been as active in constructing these meanings as doctors, yet it is only recently that literary traditions have been recognized as a rich archive for these interpretations. These essays focus on the methodological hurdles encountered in retrieving these interpretations, called "framing" by the authors. Framing and Imagining Disease aims to explain what has been said about these interpretations and to compare their value.

Framing and Imagining Disease in Cultural History

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Framing and Imagining Disease in Cultural History
G. S. (Edt)/ Gill, Miranda (Ed Rousseau
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan 01/1//2003
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N5KMH8

Book Description

Nonstationary and noninvertible time series are unconventional subareas of time series analysis that provide extremely accurate information on certain types of data. In recent years, researchers working in a variety of disciplines—especially in the economic and financial arenas—have developed numerous groundbreaking applications for nonstationary and noninvertible methods. Interest in these areas continues to grow. However, the mathematics of nonstationary time series analysis differs significantly from that used in traditional time series analysis. Relying heavily upon probability and differential and integral equations, nonstationary time series mathematics is often inaccessible to statistics-oriented time series analysts.

Time Series Analysis is written for the traditional statistician who lacks the rigorous mathematical background required to use nonstationary time series methods. This practical, accessible volume:

Offers statisticians the first comprehensive guide to nonstationary and noninvertible time series analysis
Interprets and explains nonstationary time series from an exclusively statistical point of view
Features over 90 illustrations and 50 tables that help clarify each technical point covered
Provides helpful problems and solutions at the end of each section

Offering in-depth coverage of a mathematically rigorous topic in terms that statisticians can understand, Time Series Analysis is an indispensable reference for researchers and graduate students in econometrics, statistics, probability, actuarial science, and engineering.

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A good reference for mathematically sophisticated people........2000-07-11

Prof. Tanaka is one of the worldwide authorities in theoretical Econometrics and this book shows why. I found here a lot of technical details that are either usually omitted or not completely understood in the unit-root/cointegration literature, or deeply concealed in theoretical probability books. Particularly useful is the FORTRAN computer code in Chapter 6 for numerical integration of functionals of Brownian motion. I like to program my own code since commercial software is worthless for my purposes. I find this book no more difficult than say, the Kloeden and Platen. This book is a piece of cake for anybody who has taken (and understood) graduate level courses in Stochastic Calculus and Probability. If you still cannot read this book then you are not going to be able to read more advanced material at the level of the Revuz and Yor, the Ikeda and Watanabe or Sharpe's General Theory of Markov Processes.

With all due respects to Prof. Tanaka, an unreadable book.......2000-03-21

Much as I regret writing a negative revue about a book that must have taken considerable time and effort to compile, I do just that with the hope of rendering a service to potential readers and, hopefully, to the author. When I purchase a book on non-stationary series I don't quite expect the writer to spoon-feed me his hard gained knowledge. Still, there are times when my goodwill, intuition and imagination apparently fail me. And this is one of them. As I am first and foremost a software developer of, among other things, financial mathematical models, I wanted to have a second opinion on this text from an academic. I was therefore glad to lend it out to a friend of mine who is an assistant professor in mathematics at one of the local technical universities. My friend returned the book today and qualified it as "Unreadable".

Since neither my friend nor I could actually read it, it is only fair for me to take difference with the form rather than the contents of Prof. Tanaka's text. As a corollary to this review, I would like to express the hope that in the coming years the fine art of readable writing will gradually become more the norm than the exception in texts on theoretical and applied mathematics.

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Time Series Analysis Nonstationary and Noninvertible Distribution Theory. (book reviews): An article from: IIE Transactions
Tep Sastri
Manufacturer: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00097PYK0
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from IIE Transactions, published by Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE) on June 1, 1997. The length of the article is 415 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: Time Series Analysis Nonstationary and Noninvertible Distribution Theory. (book reviews)
Author: Tep Sastri
Publication: IIE Transactions (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1997
Publisher: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE)
Volume: v29 Issue: n6 Page: p521(1)

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