The house: Living at Chatsworth

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S, Kemp on Devonshir's Chatsworth.......2007-06-08

If you saw the Chatsworth exhibit which visited the Tyler, Texas museum, you will find this book greatly enhances your perspective. Although my daughter bought me the DVD from the exhibit, this book gave me much more indepth. I highly recommend it and, as always, Amazon has the very best price!!

ENGLISH BEAUTY.......2006-03-11

This is may not be the largest of the great English estates, but I'm not sure there is one more beautiful or better realized. This house is a stunner and what makes this book all the more interesting is that one of the authors is the duchess herself. This images are wonderful, they are crisp and vivid. It is said that Jane Austen considered this the most beautiful house in England and thumbing through this book it's hard to argue. Really a beautiful book perfectly realized.

One of the most perfect 'Country House' books ever.......2005-08-20

There is no shortage of books on English country houses, but books dedicated in their totality to one single house are surprisingly rare (and those that do exist do not necessarily cover the most obvious houses - there are books on Tyntesfield, Clouds, and Waddesdon Manor, but none on Blenheim Palace, Wilton House or Castle Howard. A book on Holkham Hall is in the making, though). Some books that discuss a greater number of houses are quite excellent (e.g., Great Houses of England and Wales by Hugh Montgomery-Massingbird), but it is hard not to feel shortchanged when a house as rich as Chatsworth is delt with in just a handful of pages. Here is the better alternative. I have collected a great many books on english country house history over the years, but this is certainly one of the most beautiful and satisfying of them all. Everything about it is right.
Chatsworth was already a tourist magnet in Jane Austen's days, and very much remains so today. Sequestered in its gorgeous green valley, it is the quintessential 'great house' in the quintessential English landscape. This book must be the next best thing to an actual visit; in fact, in some ways it may be better, for how many visitors enjoy the pleasure of being shown around by the Duchess of Devonshire herself? And a pleasure it is. The texts are immediately involving, due to their well-balanced mix of (art)history, anecdote, wit and personal recollections and reflections. Family, staff, and visitors all feature in the biography of a place that is very much alive, even though its maintenance poses daunting challenges. Never pompous, the lively, at times delightfully tongue-in-cheek style of the Duchess's writing betrays that she stems from a literary family (she is the sister of Nancy Mitford). Her undisguised great love of the place adds yet more charm.
The other glory, of course, is Simon Upton's photography, which is simply dazzling. All rooms of interest, both in the public route and the private appartments of the Devonshires, are illustrated in large, full colour images, as well as many decorative details, paintings, and several 'downstairs' spaces. In all, they provide fascinating insight into the workings and riches of a very large house like this one. Be aware, though, that the book details the interior only. For views of the house and the gardens you will have to get the equally alluring 'The Gardens at Chatsworth' by the same author (and as I gather, a book about the estate as a whole is forthcoming, so Chatsworthites can rejoice....).

To the Manor Born.............2002-11-13

Fabulous and delightful. A wonderful book with terrific pictures. The Duchess writes with wit and charm. I find this book a delight to pick up and just browse and enjoy. A objective but candid look at living in and maintaining a national and family treasure (not to mention coping with a couple of centuries of collecting and interior decorating!).

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Treasures of Chatsworth: A private view
Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford Cavendish Devonshire
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Chatsworth (Great Houses of Britain)

Manufacturer: Derbyshire Countryside Ltd
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Chatsworth (Great Houses S.)

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CHATSWORTH A SHORT HISTORY With a Tour of the House and Gardens

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CHATSWORTH A SHORT HISTORY With a Tour of the House and Gardens
Francis Thompson
Manufacturer: Country Life Limited
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NYKRG0

Chatsworth Garden (Great Houses of Britain S.)

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Chatsworth Garden (Great Houses of Britain S.)
Deborah Cavendish Devonshire
Manufacturer: Derbyshire Countryside Ltd
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ASIN: 085100122X

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Four hundred years in the making, the garden at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, seat of the dukes of Devonshire, is a magnet for millions--from Jane Austen, who is rumored to have enshrined it in Pride and Prejudice, to today's visitors from all corners of the globe. In The Garden at Chatsworth the duchess herself tells the story of its many parts with a light, urbane touch that belies her formidable historical and horticultural knowledge. Magnificent color photographs by Gary Rogers, authoritative text, and endpaper maps bring alive the garden's 105 acres--from statuary to topiary, from fountains to floral vistas.

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CHATSWORTH: A SHORT HISTORY WITH A TOUR OF THE HOUSE AND GARDENS.

Manufacturer: Country Life
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THE HOUSE A PORTRAIT CHATSWORTH
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THE HOUSE, A PORTRAIT OF CHATSWORTH
THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE
Manufacturer: MACMILLAN
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ASIN: B000SAIT6Y

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Allen Ruppersberg:Books, Inc
Frederic Paul , Allan McCollum , and Allen Ruppersberg
Manufacturer: F.R.A.C. Limousin
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ASIN: 2908257254
Release Date: 2001-03-02

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Allen Ruppersberg began his career in Los Angeles in the 1960s, challenging the social and economic premises of the fine arts with his radical conceptual work. ''Performance'' pieces like the staged ''restaurant'' Al's Cafa and The Travel Piece confronted foundational questions about art, nature, and reality in previously unheard of ways. Later, he began to critique notions of authorship, especially in literature--most famously in his ''copied versions'' of Walden and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Allen Ruppersberg: Books, Inc. takes as its emphasis Ruppersberg's engagements with literature and textuality. In addition to beautiful reproductions of Ruppersberg's work, it includes an interview with the artist, as well as an intuitive and intelligent essay on Ruppersberg by fellow artist Allan McCollum.

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"Represents some of the very best work being done around the world today."—News Photographer

For more than fifty years an international jury has met in Holland under the auspices of the World Press Photo Foundation to choose the world's finest photographs. This is universally recognized as the definitive competition for photographic reporting, and photojournalists, newspapers, and magazines throughout the world submit thousands of images in the race to win.

The World Press Photo Competition 2006, the forty-ninth contest to date, brings together some 200 images. The best pictorial journalism from an eventful year, this selection brings us face to face with contemporary world events—an impressive visual record of social, political, cultural, scientific, and, above all, human milestones. 200 photographs, 80 in color.

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Always compelling; always informative.......2006-12-23

I try to buy the annual edition of this photojournalism collection every year. Even now, with the proliferation of web-based communication and international news sites at our fingertips, we don't always see some of these compelling, important images. Not only are they amazing photos, but they're accompanied by often-moving stories that explain the history behind the image and what was happening at the time it was captured. The stories aren't often told in our day-to-day news broadcasts, yet they're usually more important than the news we're actually served by the press.

I've been fortunate enough to see some of these thoughtfully compiled photos in person, at exhibits in Amsterdam and Paris. If the traveling expedition doesn't make it to an area near to you, I recommend buying the World Press Photo books.

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Young Love and Primeval Danger!

Coley Running Wild Book 3: Hard Throb (Eros GN 40)
John Blackburn
Manufacturer: Eros Comix
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ASIN: 1560975547

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At last, the long-missing third volume in the Coley series hits the stands! This much-anticipated 128-page softcover collects both the Hard Throbs and Daggar of Blood mini-series under a single cover. Gay adandon reigns supreme as our bisexual hero's porn career takes him from the sexual intrigues of America to the torrid dangers of the Amazon!

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Young Love and Primeval Danger!.......2005-04-16

Coley Vol.3 collects the last 2 mini-series from Eros to date, and what a contrast they are!

In HARD THROB, Coley, having returned to Seaside, CA., divides his time between shooting a porn movie and finding new sexual conquests on the streets and in back alleys. But the unexpected occurs when he meets Cort, a young man just coming of age to whom the attraction may be more than just sex. Some of the dialogue in the later part of this story is a bit awkward, but this actually works as a reflection of how Coley, though extremely street-wise and worldly, has been suppressing truly deep emotions for too many years.

The follow-up, DAGGER OF BLOOD, stands as the WILDEST Coley adventure to date! Harry, Coley, Lon & the film crew travel down to South America to do a film on location, but Harry has an ulterior motive for going. The cult from IDOL OF FLESH has sprung up again, and Harry decides the best way to handle them is to face them head-on, rather than waiting to be picked off at someone's leisure. This proves a far more dangerous and ill-advised course than anyone could have imagined, and before it's over they become prisoners of the cult, whose members include an insane ex-Nazi surgeon who combines science & sorcery in shocking & unspeakable ways.

Meanwhile, Coley is reunited with Kit (last seen in THE DEATHSNAKE) in one of the most beautifully-drawn scenes in the entire series. He also gets hot-and-heavy with their guide, Danny, and the eventual 3way with Coley & Lon is one of the HOTTEST scenes ever. Then things turn strange... and then NASTY.

I had to read this all the way through twice before I was really sure what was going on between part 2 & 3. I strongly suspect a couple of pages were somehow lost before the initial printing, and if so, this collection-- which could have fleshed things out better-- doesn't. The entire story is there, if you read the text carefully, but the capture of Lon & Danny by the cult really should have been SHOWN, not merely described verbally. If I were publishing this, I'd have requested John Blackburn add a few extra pages in to allow the story to flow better.

Despite this, DAGGER OF BLOOD remains one of my favorite of all Coley stories. Blackburn's art reached a new peak here, and the sex scenes are just amazing. With a busy schedule, I barely have time to read anything more than once these days, but I've read this at least 3 TIMES so far. Now, if only John would do a follow-up regarding the fate of Lon & Kit...!!!

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Pascual Blanco: Del genesis, o el paraiso perdido, 1987-1992 : La Lonja, 11 diciembre 1992 - 17 enero 1993

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Pascual Blanco: Del genesis, o el paraiso perdido, 1987-1992 : La Lonja, 11 diciembre 1992 - 17 enero 1993
Pascual Blanco
Manufacturer: Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, Area de Cultura y Educacion, Servicio de Accion Cultural
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Entertaining and funny, not mean spirited

"The Worst Towns in the USA" is rife with factual errors.

Awful

Ignorance is perplexing

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The Worst Towns in the USA
Maurice Crow
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The Absolutely Worst Places to Live in America

Cities Ranked and Rated: More than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in the U.S. and Canada, 1st Edition

Best Places to Raise Your Family, First Edition (Rated)

ASIN: 1844060659

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There are coffee tables across the land groaning under the weight of books that portray in glossy pictures and even glossier words the shining virtues of each and every corner of our 50 states. And in an age when even the tiniest town seems to have a Visitors and Convention Bureau, an unlimited budget to pump out its particular propaganda and a website on which to disseminate it, it would be easy to accept that everywhere across this fair land is uniformly wonderful.

Well, it ain't. We know it. You know it. A blind man sleeping in the back of a blacked-out van speeding across the country with earplugs in knows it. And this book aims to put the record straight.

Worst Towns of The USA randomly chooses 50 towns across America which for one reason or another you wouldn't want to live in.

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Entertaining and funny, not mean spirited.......2007-04-24

People giving this bad reviews clearly miss need to take themselves and their homes less seriously. The book is very funny, and also you do pick up a few bits of information you might not otherwise know...the author certainly doesn't purport to have visited every town in the country such that it is some sort of scientific study - it is for fun, people. If you have a sense of humor, and can laugh at yourself, then this book is for you.

"The Worst Towns in the USA" is rife with factual errors........2007-01-31

I have the honor of living near two of the "worst towns" according to Mr. Crow: Roosevelt Island, NYC & Fleischmanns, NY. Personally, I don't care if he wishes to trash these or any other place in the country.

Unfortunately for Mr. Crow, he proves himself to be ill-equipped to judge any municipality to be worst or best. Not only are there factual errors, he demonstrates a fundamental ignorance of U.S. geography (see note on Roosevelt Island below). Should he decide to update this book, one can only hope that he'll actually look at a gazeteer!

Examples --

Fleischmanns, NY: This village is at an elevation of approximately 1,500 feet and not over 2,000 feet as he reports. Also, the Jewish population to which he refers is specifically Hasidic. Most of the images (some of which are very picturesque) are not located within Fleischmanns but in the surrounding areas well outside the village limits.

Roosevelt Island, New York, NY: As previosly noted in another review, the first picture in this section is of Roosevelt Island -- in Washington, DC. Perhaps Mr. Crow is unaware that the Lincoln Memorial is located in our nation's capital and NOT on the shores of the East River in New York City? He also seems to think Roosevelt Island is located out on Long Island in Nassau County (It's actually in New York County).

Awful.......2007-01-01

If you're going to claim a town such as Melrose, Mass. is one of the worst towns in America, then you should probably portray it in such a way that does not make me want to go there. The pictures of all the beautiful places in this town make me want to maybe stop by there for the scenery next time I'm in Boston. Not only that, but the text itself failed to to convince me that there was anything wrong with Melrose. How could you possibly place an otherwise educated town on the same list as a place like Markham, IL? Being a resident of Illinois, I know that Markham is a true pit, so why would the author ever even list nice towns such as Melrose or Butte? Even Modesto doesn't deserve such harsh treatment, it being wine country and all.
In response to the 5 star review, I'd have to wonder if the reviewer even has any idea of just what British satire is? To say that this comes close to being a good example of British satire is a complete insult to the said tradition.

Ignorance is perplexing.......2006-07-01

This book is sheer drivel and as a resident of Phoenix I am appalled at how the ignorant author portrayed each city/town/village listed. The numerous grammatical errors result in distracting the reader and the validity of images and some of the data is at best questionable, the authors criteria for listing a city/town is reasonable at best because as a Phoenix resident I can say that over ONE MILLION people reside here and putting it in the same category as Nederland, CO a town of a few thousand is completely ludicrous, and besides each town has its own reason for existence as well as attractions, if the author wanted to write a book about the worst towns, he should have focused more on actual fact rather than the conjecture of his unnamed field reporters. In essence the title should be changed from "The Worst Towns in the USA" to "The Worst Book in the USA"

Typos and more..........2006-06-02

In addition to the numerous typos and grammatical errors in this book, I question if all the photos are actually of the towns mentioned. For example, in the section dedicated to Roosevelt Island, NY, the photo at the top of page 168 is indeed taken from a Roosevelt Island... in WASHINGTON, D.C. D.C.'s Theodore Roosevelt Island is not even a town but a memorial park in the middle of the Potomac River (that's the T.R. Memorial Bridge and the Lincoln Memorial seen in the photo).

The concept of the book is an interesting one and is what made me pick it up at my local library; which is where I suggest you go to peruse this little train wreck of a coffee table book and save your cash for something else.

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Worst Towns of the USA

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This book explores the link between metropolitan France and the empire at a defining moment in history. One of the most significant events of the 20th century is the end of the empire, yet the importance of the empire in shaping contemporary France has traditionally been ignored by historians. By extending our perspective to empire, this book shows that the Popular Front marked the beginning of an irreversible process of reform that was ultimately to lead to decolonization and the end of empire.

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Women Becoming Mathematicians looks at the lives and careers of thirty-six of the approximately two hundred women who earned Ph.D.s in mathematics from American institutions from 1940 to 1959. During this period, American mathematical research enjoyed an unprecedented expansion, fueled by the technological successes of World War II and the postwar boom in federal funding for education in the basic sciences. Yet women's share of doctorates earned in mathematics in the United States reached an all-time low. This book explores the complex interplay between the personal and professional lives of those women who embarked on mathematical careers during this period, with a view to understanding how changes in American society during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s affected their career development and identities as mathematicians.

The book is based on extensive interviews with thirty-six women mathematicians of the postwar generation, as well as primary and secondary historical and sociological research. Taking a life-course approach, the book examines the development of mathematical identity across the life span, from childhood through adulthood and into retirement. It focuses on the process by which women who are actively involved in the mathematical community come to "know themselves" as mathematicians. The women's stories are instructive precisely because they do not conform to a set pattern; compelled to improvise, the women mathematicians of the 1940s and 1950s followed diverse paths in their struggle to construct a professional identity in postwar America.

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No limit to women's success in math.......2006-11-18

The reason I ordered this book was because my mother's cousin, Kenneth Wolfson, is mentioned in it several times. His support of his female students is well known and remembered by all who knew him. The book itself encourages me to pursue my own degree in mathematics. I owe my future career to my cousin and all of the women in this book. Thank you for being strong and proving to the academic world that women have a place in mathematics.

a good book.......2000-11-08

I first saw this book in the UT Math Library. I sat down and didn't stop reading it for 45 minutes (too bad I had class). It's really interesting and a quick read.

Women Becoming Mathematicians: Creating a Professional Identity in Post-World War II America

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Women Becoming Mathematicians: Creating a Professional Identity in Post-World War II America
Margaret A. M. Murray
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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Against All Odds.(Review): An article from: American Scientist

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Against All Odds.(Review): An article from: American Scientist

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