cor, sliding doors, and shoji screens of the typical Japanese home. Think again. Tokyo: A Certain Style, the mini-sized decor book with a difference, shows how, for those living in one of the world s most expensive and densely packed metropolises, closet-sized apartments stacked to the ceiling with gadgetry and CDs are the norm. Photographer Kyoichi Tsuzuki rode his scooter all over Tokyo snapping shots of how urban Japanese really live. Hundreds of photographs reveal the real Tokyo style: microapartments, mini and modular everything, rooms filled to the rafters with electronics, piles of books and clothes, clans of remote controls, collections of sundry objets all crammed into a space where every inch counts. Tsuzuki introduces each tiny crash pad with a brief text about who lives there, from artists and students to professionals and couples with children. His entertaining captions to the hundreds of photographs capture the spirit and ingenuity required to live in such small quarters. This fascinating, voyeuristic look at modern life comes in a chunky, pocket-sized format-the perfect coffee table book for people with really small apartments.
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Another great coffeetable book........2007-06-08
It's a small book filled with pictures of real people's apartments.
Also, all of them are small apartments (probably located on japanese cities like Tokyo), in everyday situations (read very messy).
For the japanese culture curious/entusiast. The book adds nothing in knowledge, but it's interesting to see how real people live in real japan today.
Tiny book, broken spine.......2007-01-14
If this book were in larger format, I would love it. It is an afront to the western understanding of Tokyo design, showing how real people live, not high design. An interesting subject matter, but it is difficult to look at the photos since the book is so small (just like the apartments, I suppose). At first opening, the binding cracked and the cover partially separated from the spine. The format has done the subject a disservice!
How the others live.......2006-11-06
Its good to see how other cultures live, the style of types of living spaces that the Japanese have as a posed to that of America and Australia etc. Certainly an eye opener.
The photography is nice the light is pretty much all natural. There were a few photos where I have been able to make out some titles of manga that the people have and found some that I own.
If you are interested to see how other people live day to day and thing your house is small (and its rather large) get this and see how it compares.
Niice.......2006-09-05
The photographs are so well taken, I have never been a fan of small packed rooms, but these rooms in the book are gorgeously messy. However I would give it 10 stars if the apartment owners were photographed too.
Helpful in one way that I respect........2005-06-11
I believe the counter-minimalist nature to this book has helped me in modern minimalist/mini-house design by taking a look at what I'm trying to prevent from happening to a room. Yes, I recommend it to minimalist idealists everywhere.
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750 sharply detailed, royalty-free illustrations — superbly reproduced from engravings in rare periodicals — include meticulous renderings of columbine, aster, morning glory, lady's slipper, dandelion, iris, and other magnificent blossoms, all ready to add antique flair to almost any graphic project.
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- Save the films!
- you need to buy this book!!
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Our Movie Heritage
Tom McGreevey , and
Joanne Louise Yeck
Manufacturer: Rutgers University Press
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Nitrate Won't Wait: A History of Film Preservation in the United States
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Save the films!.......2000-02-05
It's a non-technical look (well, as non-technical as you can get on a topic as complicated as restoring films) at the world of film preservation and restoration, tracing its short history (films weren't always deemed important enough to save), focusing on some of the key personalities, key films and key organizations. Film buff's will love it.
There are some very interesting and surprising anecdotes concerning the restoration of some of our favorite films: the restoration of the "snails and oysters" scene in SPARTACUS, needed to be re-recorded since the original dialogue track was lost. Tony Curtis recorded his lines in Los Angeles, while Anthony Hopkins recorded the late Lawrence Olivier's lines in London! Stanley Kubrick re-directed the scene by fax! The actions that had to be taken to restore the soundtrack of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA are even more fascinating.
A perfect book for those fascinated with both archaeology and film!
you need to buy this book!!.......1999-09-09
Our Movie Heritage is one of the best books I've ever read and I can't say enough good things about it. If you have any intrest in movies, this book is a must. Our Movie Heritage contains many beautiful pictures and is very well written. It was so wonderful and informative, I couldn't put it down. The facts about preservation are so alarming and worrying, it makes you feel like you should give all your money to the cause. If the authors read this sort of thing, I just want to say thank you. You have changed my life. I'm in high school and after reading this book, I know what career I'm going into, film preservation. So thank you, and everyone needs to buy this book, its worth the price and much much more.
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- Great for parents of amblyopes!
- Introducing Peppermint Patty
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The Unsinkable Charlie Brown
Charles M Schulz
Manufacturer: Holt, Rinehart
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007H6MSK |
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Great for parents of amblyopes!.......2002-08-27
This "Peanuts" book was valuable to me as the parent of two children with amblyopia. There is an episode where Sally Brown (Charlie's sister) gets amblyopia and has to wear an eyepatch. My kids really enjoyed reading about a child in a similar situation to theirs.
Introducing Peppermint Patty.......2000-01-31
I think Peanuts was at a transitional phase at this point. Linus and Lucy had temporarily moved away in 1966 (when most of the cartoons in this book were originally published). Also, Peppermint Patty (the stringy haired tomboy who had a crush on "Chuck", whooped his tail at baseball, and got straight D-minuses) emerged this year- one of the 1st more "modern" characters- she would later introduce Franklin and "Sir" Marcie. If any character proved that Peanuts was progressing forward, it was Peppermint Patty.
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I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore
Clarissa Start
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- Desserts Galore
- ýCooking the naturally delicious wayý
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ASIN: 0941016528 |
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This inexpensive, index card size spiral-bound recipe book features over 100 Swedish recipes. Makes a great gift or "stocking stuffer" for friends and relatives. The author came to America from Sweden in 1961.
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Desserts Galore.......2001-12-22
I got this cookbook as a Christmas give for my Swedish wife. She loves the dessert recipies, especially the Cocoa Balls and the Coffee Bread. If you combine this book with "Good Food from Sweden" by Inga Norberg, you'll never lack for recipies to remind you of your Swedish roots.
ýCooking the naturally delicious wayý.......2000-11-20
Splendid Swedish Recipes, in the popular recipe-card file size Stocking Stuffer format, is chock-full of the best recipes and notes on Swedish cuisine. Compiled by Kerstin Olsson Van Gilder, who came to America from Sweden in 1961, and refers to Swedish foods as "cooking the naturally delicious way." The Swedish diet consists mainly of fish (herring) and potatoes, making the food lighter than traditional American cuisine. This cookbook is inspired by the Swedish love of wholesome, natural foods. The cover shows a little girl in a Swedish folk-style outfit.
In addition to recipes, Splendid Swedish Recipes contains information on The Smorgasbord (a long table buffet Scandinavian tradition), Foods for Special Holidays and Seasons, Notable Sites and Events as well as historical information on the Swedish-American Experience. The book offers you plenty to choose from to make a Swedish feast for family and friends. Try the Swedish Kale Soup or the Swedish Meatballs. Stuffed Cabbage and Rye Bread will suit almost any table! And desserts are the Swedish specialty! Try the Coffee Bread or the Cocoa Balls to end the perfect meal! This is just a sampling of what is offered!
This book is excellent for personal collections and as a gift for anyone interested in Swedish cooking and heritage.
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Very good Book.......2002-01-16
This was one of the first Surrogacy books I read and I thought it was very informative.
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Lions, Donkeys and Dinosaurs
Lewis Page
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ASIN: 0434013897
Release Date: 2006-01-23 |
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Author Lewis Page set off a firestorm of controversy and accusations when he wrote an explosive story on the British military’s most useless and expensive hardware. In this puckish and provocative book, he tells the full story.
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Natural Hierarchies: The Historical Sociology of Race and Caste
Chris Smaje
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Natural Hierarchies adopts a highly original approach to trace the emergence and development of social rank in our present-day world. The author draws upon traditional methods used in the social sciences, detailed accounts of historical events in Europe, the Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean, and mainland America, to illustrate how meanings of race and caste have been transformed mainly through political struggles, and particularly in the context of colonialism.This new and highly provocative analysis looks at ideas of hierarchy in the light of the latest historical, anthropological, and sociological evidence to generate understanding of present struggles in race and ethnic relations. It is a well-reasoned account that illuminates the strong historical links between the idea of hierarchy and concepts of race and caste.
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, published by Commission for Racial Equality on July 1, 2001. The length of the article is 621 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: Natural Hierarchies: The Historical Sociology of Race and Class. (Reviews). (book review)
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Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (Magazine/Journal)
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Volume: 27
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A Course in Modern Algebra (Pure & Applied Mathematics)
Peter John Hilton , and
Yel-chiang Wu
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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ASIN: 0471399671 |
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This classic work is now available in an unabridged paperback edition. Hilton and Wu's unique approach brings the reader from the elements of linear algebra past the frontier of homological algebra. They describe a number of different algebraic domains, then emphasize the similarities and differences between them, employing the terminology of categories and functors. Exposition begins with set theory and group theory, and continues with coverage categories, functors, natural transformations, and duality, and closes with discussion of the two most fundamental derived functors of homological algebra, Ext and Tor.
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First course in modern algebra
Delia Koo
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