The Good House: Contrast as a Design Tool

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Transitions.......2004-07-20

This is a nice, short little book with sketches and photos showing you how to properly design transitions that provide the proper contrast from inside to outside, up and down, light and dark, order and mystery, etc.

It is a very basic book, which is probably more for a first year architect student, but it may also help to remind practicing architects what makes a house a home.

too simple.......2004-04-25

First, to give the author credit, he reviewed other architect's works first and described the aspects of what he believed showed good design. Then he showed his own designs, very interesting. The man is talented. His commentary on contrasts is just too basic to good design to deserve an entire book on the subject. His analysis was clever and facile, but any student of design (or anyone with taste) understands the contrasts of large and small, bright and dark. His use of patterns is mildly interesting, hardly captivating. When I was finished I hadn't book-marked a single page (unusual for me) and I threw it on a pile of design books to be consigned to the library. Good for first-year design students, perhaps.

Short and sweet -- an undiscovered gem........2000-08-27

Tells you how to create the details that make a place special, using a simple but powerful theory of linked contrasts. Highly readable, can be put to use by anyone. Few books offer such design insight, none in so few pages. I rank "The Good House" alongside Alexander's classic "A Pattern Language".

Excellent reference for student architects!.......2000-07-10

As an architectural student, I found this book to be excellent. Unlike other architecture books which may highlight an architect or certain buildings, this book highlights the idea of "contrast" to stimulate how one can critically think about a design whether the project happens to be residential, public or institutional. The book also shows a myriad of different types of buildings of different styles to highlight the "contrast" concept clearly. I belive, this is an excellent refence book for students and architects alike!

The Good House : Contrast As a Design Tool

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The Good House : Contrast As a Design Tool
Barbara; Jacobson, Max; Silverstein, Murray Winslow
Manufacturer: Taunton Press, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HM8LRK

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The Good House : Contrast as a Design Tool
Max; Silverstein, Murray; Winslow, Barbara Jacobson
Manufacturer: Taunton Press, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PS2OHY

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Filled with detailed demonstrations of techniques, practical exercises, and helpful tips in every section, this inspiring introduction teaches beginners how to make the most of this versatile medium. From a study of flowers to a picture of a room with an exterior view, every exercise progresses in simple, reassuring stages. You’ll feel confident to start working immediately—and achieve excellent results.

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Where Fire Speaks: A Visit With the Himba (Parallax)
Sandra Shields
Manufacturer: Arsenal Pulp Press
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Binding: Paperback
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On the wild river that divides Namibia from Angola, members of the Himba tribe herd cattle as they have done for hundreds of years. The women wear thick coils of jewelry and skirts of animal skin; there are monkeys in the palm trees and love birds breed nearby. Where Fire Speaks documents the lives of the Himba, and time spent around the fire, where it is believed their ancestors reside, speaking to them and connecting them to their past. But the world of the Himba sits in the shadow of third-world development and the inevitability of change that threatens their way of life; now, they are more likely to attend evangelical church services, congregate around the liquor trader's truck, journey to the big town to visit the hospital, and pose for tourists' photographs.

Sandra Shields and David Campion spent two months living with the Himba, and this book, a provocative melding of images and narrative, tells the kind of story that other publications mention only in passing, the story that is the unspoken subtext of many a travel adventure. The profound changes in the lives of the Himba—both gradual and immediate—which the authors bear witness to are a testament to those effecting indigenous people around the world.

Where Fire Speaks also takes an unflinching look at what we do in order to satisfy our obsession with documenting the exotic "other." The act of taking photographs lies at the heart of this book. The terrain being explored here is caught in the question that one Himba headman put to a film crew: "Why are you all so interested in us, anyway?"

Full of small revelations and grand gestures, Where Fire Speaks is a new kind of photo documentary book which depicts the once-exotic frontier as a place of great human truths. It provides a unique opportunity for readers to stand with the Himba and experience for themselves the meaning of the contact zone.

Includes more than 100 black and white photographs.

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Mr. Red Sox is the first biography of Pesky ever published. With a baseball career spanning 8 decades, Johnny has been clubhouse kid, major league shortstop with stats better than several Hall of Famers, coach, manager, broadcaster and a special evaluator of talent. At age 84, he is still in uniform, in the clubhouse and out on the field before every Red Sox home game. This book illuminates one of the most interesting lives in baseball in the twentieth century.

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a wonderful bio of Mr. Red Sox.......2006-04-23

I was motivated to write because of the strange review by "L. Goldstein," who seems a little off. Goldstein says this book has "no strong outline of what material is to be covered when."

Wrong. It actually does, though not exactly the most imaginative one. Each year in Pesky's professional life is detailed, for instance, 1946 is followed by 1947 is followed by 1948, and so forth. What Goldstein is talking about isn't clear, since 1947 material is covered in the 1947 chapter and 1948 material is covered in the 1948 chapter, and so forth and so on. Goldstein doesn't provide a single example. There's obviously something else going on here.

Be that as it may, I enjoyed the book immensely. The author obviously spent a lot of time researching it and wrote a very straight-ahead book that I found easy to read. The ups and downs of this great Red Sox player are detailed well here.

Horrible Editing Kills Lovely Book.......2005-01-12

This book should have been a great biography of Johnny Pesky, a Nice Guy who is finally finishing first. The author took the time to interview many people, and found much material that was not widely known about Pesky's personal life.

However, he never bothered to edit the book. It is a nightmarish mish-mash of material. Many times the same story or fact is repeated in several consecutive chapters because there is no strong outline of what material is to be covered when. This jumping back and forth effect also causes confusion in understanding the sequence of events in his life. The poor editing turns this book into primary material to slog through to garner information, rather than a book one can read for enjoyment.

This book is a fly-by-night job. There are other books on Pesky now; I recommend searching them out.

Mr Red Sox Indeed!.......2004-06-07

You don't have to be a Red Sox fan to enjoy this book. Not only is this a great history of Johnny Pesky and the Red Sox but it also gives a nice insight into what it was like to be an American male during the WWII period. The book starts with a nostalgic look at life in the Croatian immigrant neighborhood where Paveskovich family lived in Portland, Or, and follows Pesky's career as a player, a member of navy, a coach, and a manager. There are great stories told by Pesky and others, a fine historical perspective, actual accounts of games of note, and the real lowdown on "Pesky's Pole" and the infamous play that ended the 1946 World Series. And then there's the foreword written by Pesky's team mate Ted Williams calling for Hall of Fame consideration for Pesky. You still see the enthusiastic octogenerian Johnny Pesky on the field before every Red Sox game at Fenway with his fungo bat, delightful grin and his obvious love for the game of baseball and the Boston Red Sox. I recommend this book very highly to every baseball fan. Johnny Pesky truly is "Mr. Red Sox" and this is a fitting tribute to him. If you are a Red Sox fan, this book belongs on your shelf.

Mr. RED SOX by the Associated Press.......2004-06-07

By MARK PRATT, Associated Press Writer
April 8, 2004

BOSTON (AP) -- Johnny Pesky is the common thread that ties together more than six decades of hope and heartbreak for the Boston Red Sox.

Pesky, 84, will be at spruced-up Fenway Park on Friday when the team opens its home schedule against the Toronto Blue Jays, and like all Red Sox fans, he's sure this is the year they'll win it all for the first time since 1918.

``Of course, I thought last year we were going to do it too,'' said Pesky, who has been a player, manager, broadcaster, and now a special instructor in the organization. ``We've helped ourselves in a couple of ways, especially on the mound and in the bullpen.''

The Red Sox return most of a record-setting batting order, and strengthened their pitching with the acquisitions of Curt Schilling and Keith Foulke.

Pesky is the subject of a new book, ``Mr. Red Sox: The Johnny Pesky Story,'' by Bill Nowlin.

``Johnny is kind of an underappreciated ballplayer,'' said Nowlin, who has written a number of books on Pesky's former teammate Ted Williams. ``He is kind of like a goodwill ambassador for the Red Sox now. He'll talk to anybody and everybody and he's so humble. He loves to interact with the fans.''

And he loves to interact with the players. Spry, and in better shape than many men half his age, Pesky still hits grounders to today's superstars, teaching them the finer points of hitting and fielding.

Pesky's history with the team dates to 1939. Before the days of the amateur draft, a Red Sox scout wooed Pesky's mother with flowers and his father with fine bourbon. His parents, immigrants from what is now Croatia, didn't understand baseball, but they did feel the Red Sox were the best fit for their son even though other major league teams offered more money.

They were right.

John Michael Paveskovich, an Oregon native, played two years in the Red Sox minor league system before making his major league debut in 1942. That season he set the team record for hits by a rookie with 205, a mark that stood until 1997 when fellow shortstop Nomar Garciaparra had 209.

He spent three years in the Navy during World War II, although he did not see combat, before resuming his playing career. He was with the Red Sox through 1952 before being traded to the Detroit Tigers.

He spent two years with the Tigers before starting a coaching career that included a two-year stint as Red Sox manager in 1963 and 1964. He came back to the Red Sox in 1969 and has been with the team ever since.

``I've had a good life with the ballclub,'' Pesky said. ``I just try to help out. I understand the game, I've been around the ballpark my whole life.''

Nowlin got the idea for a book about Pesky from Elizabeth Dooley, a longtime Red Sox season-ticket holder, whom he interviewed extensively for his books on Williams.

``He asked me about doing it and I said 'It won't sell,' but he said he was going to go ahead anyway,'' Pesky said.

Nowlin conducted hundreds of interviews for the book, which includes some interesting tidbits, including the fact that Pesky was a disc jockey for a Boston radio station, spinning ballroom tunes.

``In those years, ball players had to have jobs in the offseason,'' Nowlin said.

The book, published March 31, is already in its third printing, Nowlin said. He and Pesky would set up a table outside the souvenir shop at the team's spring training facility in Fort Myers, Fla., and sell 75 to 100 copies a day, Pesky gladly autographing every copy and posing for pictures with fans.

Pesky is still going strong with no firm plans to retire.

``I've been saying if we get in and win the World Series I might retire, but my health has been pretty good,'' Pesky said.

Either way, Pesky's legacy with the team is set in stone.

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