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In a century immersed in technological acceleration, we have reached a strange new plateau in the human condition. Advanced technologies such as biometrics and DNA cloning have not only caught up with reality, they have in many ways already surpassed it. The Virtual Dimension critically examines the role that digital and immersive technologies have on the methods used by architects, designers, and artists to conceptualize and represent new mediated spaces, topologies, and both real and virtual communities. This collection of interdisciplinary essays addresses the implications of "going virtual" from a variety of cultural and theoretical viewpoints. ?
?Over thirty contributors, all leading architects, urban theorists, philosophers, scientists, and cultural critics, have contributed to this collection. These include Stan Allen, professor of architecture at Columbia University; Gareth Branwyn, contributing editor of Wired and co-author of The Happy Mutant Handbook and Jamming the Media: A Citizen's Guide; Canadian artist Char Davies; Manuel Delanda, author of War in the Age of Intelligent Machines; Los Angeles-based architect Neil Denari; Keller Easterling, co-author of "Seaside"; William J. Mitchell, author of City of Bits; Vivian Sobchack, associate dean of film studies at UCLA; and philosopher and author Paul Virilio. Editor John Beckmann is a practicing architect as well as the founder of his own design company, Axis Mundi.?
?The breadth and size of this collection will make it the most important reader on the subject, of interest to anyone excited by the possibilities of electronic communication.
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A Virtual Necessity.......1999-01-27
It is hard to find books on architecture and information technology which do not read like a manifesto. Indeed the strength of John Beckmann's "The Virtual Dimension" can be found in its inclusive and at times playfully eclectic scope. Rarely do editors working in this genre assemble into one volume such a conflicting cast of theorists, writers, artists and architects. Featured in a collection of 26 essays are authors as diverse as Paul Virilio, Stahl Stenslie, Mark C. Taylor, Stan Allen, Gareth Branwyn, Stelarc, Bernard Cache and many more. Aside from the sometimes bizarre prophesies of writers like Hans Moravec the essays in this book generally form a balanced survey of the many important issues facing our digital age. For anyone interested in computers, architecture theory, electronic art or the problematic relationship between cyberspace and the physical world Mr. Beckmann's profusely illustrated book is a virtual necessity. > >
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"Everything was alive, pulsing with light and color."
--Susan Sarback
This is more than a how-to-paint book. It's a how-to-see book ... specifically, how to tune in to nature's glorious subtleties of light and color.
Forget complex theories. "Full-Color Seeing" is based on direct observation. It's about overcoming preconceptions and perceiving true color based on the colors that surround it, the way light hits it, time of day, season, weather conditions, and too many other factors for a mere formula to incorporate. You'll learn to see your subject--any subject--just as life truly presents it to you. This is the secret to capturing the living, breathing sense of atmosphere so celebrated in the works of the Impressionist painters.
A revision of Susan Sarbacks' illuminating Capturing Radiant Color in Oils, this book offers twelve more years of fresh insights, new paintings and expanded coverage on soft pastels. The concepts explored here have been handed down through generations of artists: Sarback was taught "Full-Color Seeing" by master painter Henry Hensche, who learned it from Charles Hawthorne, a contemporary of Claude Monet. This step-by-step approach will add greater vitality to your artwork and forever change the way you see.
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Capturing Radiant Light & Color in Oils and Soft Pastels.......2007-04-10
This book is excellent and very helpful. There are many tips and stages presented in a carefully thought out way. I have Susan Sarback's earlier book and this is a stellar update! She shares much of her immensely improved talent and knowledge. Although I am a beginner, I believe this to be helpful to artists of all experience. I highly recommend it.
A serious book.......2007-03-05
In my opinion this book must be compared with "Painting the impressionist landscape", from Lois Griffel; the focus of both books is the same: explaining a simple step-by-step method to paint with full-spectrum color.
In Sarback's:
-The "block studies" (painting colored wood blocks) are not so well explained. Griffel gives a lot more insight in the selection of colors, and the cloudy day example is completely missing in Sarback's.
-There are more step-by-step "real landscape" demonstrations, but they are not so well explained as in Griffel's. Just 4 pictures of preliminary states of the painting. Nevertheless the final pictures of these demonstrations are much better in Sarback's.
-There is a comparison of different color approaches to painting that is interesting: expressionist, abstract, local, etc.
-She does not explain how to select colors (which warm? which cool?) or how to compare their values. There is nothing similar to Griffel's idea of a chart for comparing values.
-She gives tips about brushstrokes or using different types of edges. These subjects are not included in Griffel's.
-Portrait and figure paintings are not covered at all. Griffel's at least shows some beautiful paintings of this kind.
-The pages are almost full of text and beautiful paintings. There are no quasi-empty pages.
-The soft pastels coverage is minimal, but oils coverage is also lacking. The book talks about general principles: do not expect low-level (paint layering, I mean) advice.
A "must have" book? I am not sure, but I think that if you follow Sarback's tips, you will paint beautiful "masterpieces". If you are a beginner consider buying Sarback's DVD "The difference a day makes". The DVD is too short (30 min or so) and a bit dissapointing, but if you want to observe the way she paints wet-on-wet, may be it is cheaper than a trip to California to attend Sarback's workshops.
A Must Have.......2007-02-27
Detailed teachings from a master painter -- can it get better? This is the absolutely best how-to book on painting in the Hensche/Hawthorne tradition that is out there right now. It is a bit surprising that it is called a revised edition, as, IMHO, it is a new and even better book. The method is explained clearly and logically, easy to follow. Many step-by-step demonstrations with clear explanations teach how one can see and paint one's own still-life or landscape.
Although, in honesty, a book can't beat studying with a master in person, I'm convinced that Sarback's new book is so clearly written that a beginner in this method can learn as much of it as is possible. For those who already paint with the light-and-colour method, it is invaluable, and can take you steps and leaps further on seeing and painting light.
My impression is that master painter Sarback does gives it all, and does not "keep secrets". The very best teachers encourage students to become even better than they are, and does not hold back on advice and teaching. This book is a cornucopia of principles, method, and practical advice. I will wear it out, as I progress as a painter of light-and-colour.
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Every artist can capture the stunning beauty of the seasons with Tim Deibler at their side. He teaches readers how to understand light and truly see their subjects in step-by-step lessons that include:
* Ideas and exercises for mastering the four keys to any successful painting--shape, value, color and edges
* Side-by-side comparisons of the same scene painted in all four seasons
* Tip boxes in every section that provide quick and useful bites of information
* Five practical, hands-on strategies for starting any painting
It's never been easier for beginning and advanced landscape painters to make their work more captivating!
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The best companion for an artist.......2006-07-28
As a fine arts professional and art teacher, I've bought hundreds of drawing and painting books extracting the best.
In Tim Deibler's "Capturing the seasons in Oils"I have extracted almost all the parts of the book soo useful they are!
The book have treasures of basic and indispensable topics as in Chapter 1 "The four key elements of painting" - explaining Shape, Value, Color and Edge ( The edge part its wonderfully detailed).
In "Painting methods" Tim not only describes the techniques but shows the thing with terrific illustrations!
In "plein air painting" You have a fine selection of equipment and delightful titles as "I'm outside, Now what?"
On the last part of the book you have precious step by step demonstrations with detailed materials as paints,brushes and other supplies in little tips boxes.
A clear up to the beginners and the advanced!
If you buy this book I'm sure that by itself it will be your best companion and instructor for long long time !
EXCELLENT!.......2006-02-18
I have greatly enjoyed all the works by this artist. His instructional video of this title is right up there at the top of all art videos. I've never seen an artist paint so fast and loose, and tie it all together into such inspiring pieces. His mastery of color and how he does his mixing is exciting and quite unique. Never seen anything like it.
Worth every penny!!
Sloppy.......2006-01-29
Too Loose and sloppy
Tim's DVD by the same title is especially bad. The production is good but Tim's technique is quite sloppy even for quick studies.
Better choices would be "14 Formulas for Painting Fabulous Landscapes" by Barbara Nuss and "Painting Better Landscapes" by Margaret Kessler other notable publications by Gregg Kreutz, David Leffel and Richard Schmid would be a wise investment.
Beautiful and colorful.......2005-10-05
I was very inspired by the vibrant paintings in this book. This book has a compilation of a large number landscape paintings created by the author. The artist has demonstrated the steps required to create different effects and seasons using various techniques. Some more detail into these techniques would be excellent. For example, how to create the look of branches of trees against the bright sunlight.
A solid painter.......2005-02-16
OK so a lot of books by this publisher are kind of lightweight but this is a nice exception. Tim Deibler has a lot of painting and color knowledge and shares it in this book.
His palette is spare but he gets miles out of it. He really knows how to mix color and he brings a freshness to each work. He's not one of those painters that keeps repeating the same color formula.
This is a well done book with exceptional color reproductions.
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An Inspiration.......1999-12-10
Any an advanced amateur landscape oil painter will find this book a great source of inspiration and practical advice. If you want to simplify your technique and,at the same time, capture the esence of the scenes which inspire,this book will help enormously. Beautifully illustrated with the authors work and supplemented with helpful step by step demonstrations. "Capturing Light in Oils" will have you reaching for your brushes with renewed enthusiasm.
Great impressionist examples for the intermediate painter.......1998-07-31
This is a quick book written in conversation style that provides several examples of finished work and a few "how to" examples. He is an excellent painter, and I believe this book would be better for the intermediate painter than the beginner. He doesn't go into alot of detail about his technique. It seems he prefers to let the reader interpret for himself the meaning of his statements through observation of his works.
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165 studio photos of American and European children 1860s–1920s.
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Cute but curt..........2002-04-19
The photographs in this book are lovely -- a great array of 19th-century children's portraits which reflect a variety of moods and attitudes. The drawback of the book is that it lacks any information on the photographs which might place them in a particular year or might comment on the children's outfits!! In other words, it's left wholly up to the viewer (not reader) to interpret the pictures! Thus while the book is truly nice for its collection of photographs, it's quite useless for someone who wants to feed his/her mind with a bit of information.
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Hi-Horse Omnibus Volume 1 (Hi-Horse Omnibus)
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Hi-Horse leaps in a bold new direction with this gorgeous new special, introducing a new generation of comics innovators, 18 in all, to the world. Included are Gaberielle Bell's uninhibited but clear-headed chronicle of an artist's model, and Dan Zettwoch's "The Crucial Point," a zen-like anecdote about a cliff-diving hobo. Andrice Arp provides the "Cover of the Year!" Get your Hi-Horse and discover the future of comics!
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Get it........2006-01-10
If for nothing else, to see young emergent artists come out of the chrysalis. Zettwoch is more than enough of a reason to own this.
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ON THE AIR...and the Road (again) with Biff Jannuzzi!.......2002-02-24
"Profiles in Curry" is an amazingly fun and compelling read about the wide, wild and varied career radio encounters of the Biff-kind!
Pick up this book, pick a page to scan over and before you know it, you've been aboard an atomic bomb mission over Japan, met ZuZu's Petals, Howled with The Wolfman, and met Bono (the Sonny version) through the eyes and ears of our man on the spot Biff Jannuzzi. What makes this book such great read is that Biff brings you inside the real world of radio populated with The Good Guys, The Greats, and, of course, The Weasels that make up our everyday experience of tuning in to our favorite radio station.
Biff tells his radio interview stories in such a personal way that you feel like you are there, like a fly on the wall, listening in on chats with people that have had a lasting impact on our popular and not-so-popular American culture. Of course, Biff wouldn't hesitate to smack you into oblivion on that wall with his ever-handy fly swatter, but hey, this IS Biff, The Grand Poobah of Radio and All Around Media Whiz you're dealing with here and these are, afterall, HIS dang interviews...so buzz dizzily off to another part of his book and enjoy!
Biff is one funny guy and writer and it shows throughout his premier foray onto the Best Seller trail. Biff's stories certainly provide the reader with a very spicey and tasty glimpse into the lives of people we all think we know and those we would want to get to know if only we had the opportunity. Thanks to this book, here's your chance.
Signed,
Elvis
(I'm Biff's neighbor in Arizona and I promised him a review of his book in exchange for NOT including me in it!)
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Before winning recognition as an artist and writer, Emily Carr served as landlady to an apartment building where she bred English sheep dogs to supplement a meager income. A collection of stories about those hard-working days, The House of All Sorts features vividly portrayed tenants who frequently surprise Carr with their foibles, as well as the beloved canines who provide her with companionship. Carr is at her most acerbic and rueful, but also filled with vitality and an inextinguishable hope.
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Charming children's book translated from Czech original.
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A Children's Book from the Czech Republic. 118 pages.
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The House of All Sorts
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An often-overlooked yet significant and prophetic event in U.S. history, the Barbary War was America's first battle against an Arab despot and President Thomas Jefferson's first major challenge to U. S. foreign policy. As described by A.B.C. Whipple, it is a great yarn as well as first-rate history. The author skillfully combines vivid accounts of derring-do with shrewd appraisals of contemporary politics and diplomacy. Because the Continental Navy had been disbanded, there was an urgent need to develop a new Navy and Marine Corps. Faced with the choice of trading arms for hostages or meeting force with force, Jefferson sent a squadron of warships to the Mediterranean while Congress was in recess, prompting the first major debate on the war-making powers of a U.S. president. The war included a blockade of Tripoli, sustained bombardment by the Navy's new frigates, and finally a ground war fought by a U.S. Army captain, eight Marines, and a rabble of Christians and Arabs sent to free the hostages.
Whipple's rousing narrative is filled with fascinating personalities. In addition to Jefferson, there is Commodore Edward Preble, the quarter-deck tyrant who commanded the first naval forces into battle; the bold junior officer Stephen Decatur; the tyrannical bashaw, Yusuf Karamanli; William Eaton, an early-day Lawrence of Arabia; Marine lieutenant Presley O'Bannon; and a host of others.
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A flash of deja vu.......2005-12-05
Petty Muslim tyrants, U.S. hostages, a President's "police action" in lieu of a Congressional war declaration, American political infighting and finger pointing, diplomatic waffling, the valor of American front line fighters, military leadership ranging from exemplary to non-existent, futile diplomatic negotiations, indecisive combat operations with no end in sight, perfidious allies. Sound familiar in light of recent events? Yet all apply to America's war with the Barbary Coast (Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, and Morocco) during the first half-decade of the 19th century.
TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI is Addison Beecher Colvin Whipple's account of President Jefferson's diplomatic and military attempts to end the attacks on U.S. merchant ships in the Mediterranean by Barbary Coast pirates without having to resort to the annual payment of protection money (as was the habit of major and minor European powers of the period). More to the point, it's the story of the birth of the U.S. Navy and its land combat arm, the Marine Corps, both of which saw their first overseas deployment in this frustrating conflict.
If you think the naval forces of young America were resoundingly victorious over the North African brigand rulers, think again. True, Commodore Edward Preble and his Mediterranean squadron's intrepid siege of the port of Tripoli is a shining star in American military history. But, it was bookended by the ineffectual efforts of both Preble's predecessor and successor, Commodores Richard Morris and Samuel Barron respectively, with the same fleet and same mission, i.e. to bring the pirates to heel. And the conflict as a whole, while occasionally punctuated with feats of battlefield bravery rendering the greatest of honor to American servicemen, also included farce, such as when the frigate USS Philadelphia ran aground on a reef, its 300-man crew subsequently captured, while giving chase to a Tripolitan raider. And then there was the intrepid but ultimately futile overland march by U.S. Consul William Eaton at the head of a contingent of eight Marines, led by Lt. Presley O'Bannon, and a motley army comprising Greeks, Arabs, and mercenaries from some dozen other countries, with the intent of overthrowing the recalcitrant Tripolitan ruler and installing on the thrown his exiled brother, an American-backed stooge.
I'm knocking a star off what is otherwise a solid and engaging historical narrative because the volume has no maps of the region or contemporary diagrams of the port of Tripoli to give the reader at least a two-dimensional perspective on the action, nor is there a photo section comprising the portraits of the leading figures from both sides, military and diplomatic, American and Arab. Surely they weren't all so anonymous as to be unrecorded by history? To me, this is a severe deficiency.
The only substantive result of the Barbary Coast campaign, besides the eventual release of the USS Philadelphia's crew from captivity, was the battle experience it gave American naval officers for use in the War of 1812 soon to follow. Perhaps more lasting is the sword carried by every Marine officer in formal uniform, the design of which is based on that of the scimitar presented to Lt. O'Bannon by a grateful Arab bashaw. And, of course, the words "the Shores of Tripoli" in the Marine Hymn. Semper Fi!
The Start of a Tradition.......2002-04-04
"To The Shores of Tripoli" is one of those rare books which present a segment of American history in a way which foreshadows current crises and developments. As such it is a very interesting and timely book. This book tells the story of America's first incursion into the morass of the ongoing conflict between Christendom and Islam. As such, it provides an interesting backdrop to the current war on terrorism.
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the Barbary states of North African pursued a state policy of attacking Christian shipping for the purpose of taking prizes as well as prisoners who could be released for ransom or sold into slavery. The traditional response to this practice by the great European powers was the payment of annual tribute to the states in order to purchase immunity from seizure for their merchantmen. Ironically, it was the Unites States, a new nation brimming with little more than enthusiasm, which chose Mar's response to this challenge.
The bellicose response of the U.S. can be most clearly attributed to Thomas Jefferson. As consul in France, Jefferson had lobbied for a military response to the Barbary pirates. As President, he had the opportunity to make his wishes policy. One necessary step to implement this policy was for the U.S. to build a Navy, the cost of which made the proposal very controversial. Two of the vessels built for the expedition, the Constitution of Boston and the Constellation of Baltimore, remain on public display in the harbors in which they were built. Others, such as the Nautilus and Enterprise, were part of a long line of traditional naval names which have continued to recent times.
With fleets built and assembled, the Mediterranean squadron set sail for duty. Remaining in the Mediterranean for several years, the fleet had an inconsistent history of waiting and striking, success and failure. Several changes of commander were necessary before the right combination of men and ships was achieved in order to make decisive action possible. Throughout the process, U.S. actions were hampered by the delay in communications between Washington and the front.
Through a combination of diplomatic pressure, naval attack and land based assaults involving U.S. Marines and local insurgents, the U.S. succeeded in extracting the release of American prisoners and treaties of peace between the U.S. and the Barbary States.
This story does give an insight into several themes of history. The problems resulting from decisions made in Washington being based on stale information reminds us of the power and responsibility of theatre commanders in eras in which direction from the political powers took months to transmit. There was no micro management from Washington in this war!
A study of the Tripolitan Wars may provide insights into similarities to contemporary policy challenges. In Jefferson's day, as well as in Bush's, it was the United States, not European powers, which determined to rid the world of evil through force, rather than to work out an accommodation with it. Jefferson, as Bush, used combined forces of American and local origin. The resolution of the Tripolitan Wars, as in the case of Desert Storm, achieved the immediate objectives, but left the primary Evil Enemies in power. The Evil Persons of the Barbary Coast, as the Evil Persons of the Gulf, would return to make mischief after the U.S. forces had left the theatre.
"To the Shores of Tripoli" demonstrates that for over two centuries of U.S. history the U.S. has remained a country guided by its principles. Whereas other nations often chose pragmatism over principle, the United States, whether led by a Jefferson, a Bush, or any of those in between, remains a nation rooted in its beliefs and its ideals. Whether virtually impotent, ass in the times of the Tripolitan Wars, or powerful, as today, the U.S. has always drawn strength form its ideals. This is the spirit which enabled America to rally to Wilson's call to make the world safe for democracy, or to respond to Roosevelt's call to make America the Arsenal of Democracy. From the Shores of Tripoli to the deserts of Afghanistan, it has been the U.S., if anyone, who has lead the forces of good versus evil. To learn how this tradition began, "To The Shores of Tripoli" is a great place to start.
God Bless the U.S.A.!
It needs a map!!.......2001-11-18
Beyond that a very good work. Somewhat more scholarly than the Tuchman history's I have come to enjoy but still keeps things moving. It does speak to events of our time which really is why I got the bood. Draw your own conclusions, just have an Atlas nearby until the locations mesh with the story.
Over the Hills, and Very Far Away..........2001-06-17
This is a slam-bang account of the first overseas campaign waged by the United States. With a new, expert little Navy, and an even smaller Marine Corps, the young United States, after great success against the Revolutionary French Navy in the Quasi-War, the cocky country, fed up with foreign blackmail and extortion, sends a squadron to the Mediterranean to deal with the problem. This is adventure and high deeds at its best. Naval historian ABC Whipple is definitely up to the challenge here and he has produced a winner of a tale and a book.
All of the elements of high suspense are here: daring raids into dark harbors, ships exploding in the night from unknown causes, the roar and rush of boarders from gun deck to gun deck, dedicated seamen and Marines sacrificing themselves for their comrades, the mystery of the Arab world, and the double dealing of what was essentially a group of pirate states, a daring march across the North African desert with a motley army of Arabs, Greek mercenaries, and 'a few Marines' who, at the end of their journey launch a neck-or-nothing assault against a fortified city and take it, raising the US flag, for the first time, 'over a fortress of the Old World.'
This is history at its best and this book rekindled an interest in the young US Navy, which has blossomed into a mini-collection of excellent books on the subject, of which this was the first. This book should be read by everyone with an interest in US history. A great read, an excellent book, and superb history.
misleding title.......2001-05-30
Mr Whipple's To the Shores of Tripoli is a good read about a little known [to non-navy/marine historical buffs] period in U>S history. The title is somewhat misleading since it deals with the diplomacy and operations against the Barbary Pirates rather than an organizational history. Primarily the adventures or better, misadventures of the U.S. consul/former soldeir, William Eaton, it shows the problems inherent in our dealing with belligerent islam, problems still bedeviling us. As in most histories i have seen, the maps are poor or entirely lacking. reading this soon after reading Douglas Porch's Conquest of the Sahara and his Conquest of Morocco, the similarities are interesting. The natives are the same, the casus belli similar and the inability of both the french and U.S. to understand its "enemy" the same. there are a few techical errors which i will leave the avid nit-picker to find, but on the whole this book is well worth reading by the general history reading public
pete saussy
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The International Sweethearts of Rhythm
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The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a popular women's jazz band of the 1940s, has earned a reputation as the best all-women's swing band ever to perform. This revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and objective history of the band to date.
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Trace minerals and metals such as zinc, copper, and magnesium are accepted as a "natural" part of the human system. Interactions of some elements and/or disturbances in trace-metal or mineral homeostasis can, however, be toxic to the central nervous system (CNS). Mineral and Metal Neurotoxicology describes a wide range of basic and clinical issues regarding the relationship between mineral-metal interactions and neurological disorders. The most current information and latest advancements in neurotoxicology and environmental science are presented by experts from around the world. Part I addresses general aspects of minerals and metals and covers environmental aspects and research techniques. Part II describes specific minerals and metals related to experimental and clinical neurological disorders. The roles of metals and minerals in specific disorders and diseases are discussed in detail, including Alzheimer's disease and aluminum, mercury-related neurological syndromes and disorders, manganese-induced Parkinsonism, and many other CNS disorders.
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- Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns: Stories
- The Molecular Biology of Gaia
- Valency and Bonding: A Natural Bond Orbital Donor-Acceptor Perspective
- Twenty-eight Artists and Two Saints: Essays
- Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
- Visions of sugarplums: A cookbook of cakes, cookies, candies & confections from all the countrie
- The Office Relocation Sourcebook: A Guide to Managing Staff Throughout the Move
- Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture
- More Sweet Tea
Atlas of Novel Tectonics
City of Bits: Space, Place, and the Infobahn
Architectures of Time: Toward a Theory of the Event in Modernist Culture
Me++: The Cyborg Self and the Networked City
Architecture Theory since 1968
