Louis Henry Sullivan (Studio Paperback)/English/German

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Copiously illustrated review of 57 major works.......2005-10-29

This is a concise and copiously illustrated paperback survey of all major buildings and projects from 1874 to 1924 published under ISBN: 3760881319 by Artemis (Zürich) and 1874056153 by Artemis (Boston), and under ISBN: 3764355743 by Birkhäuser (Basel...) on only 176 pages in English and German side by side. After 37 pages of analysis about the architect's style, each of the presented 57 works is headed by a description from just a few lines to over a page long followed by from one to several illustrations depending on work's scope. All of 210 only B&W multi-picture illustrations - at least a half of them technical (plans, sections, sketches, elevations, etc.), but also B&W photos of a good quality - are well balanced, superbly crisp and perfectly legible. A biography, selected bibliography, list of works, etc. on several pages end it. Like all from the Studio Paperback series, it is solid among architectural monographs even of a bigger size. Similar to smaller books from the Works and Projects series published by Gustavo Gili (GG) in English and Spanish.

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Don't leave home without it

Great intro sections, and an update will be welcome

out of date

out of date

A broad selection of Artists, scant information.

Fine Art: Identification and Price Guide
Susan Theran
Manufacturer: Avon Books
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Art Dealer's Field Guide: How to Profit in Art, Buying and Selling Valuable Paintings

ASIN: 0380787806

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Don't leave home without it.......2000-10-20

This book goes with me everywhere. Many non-specialty auctions have a few paintings worthy of consideration. I find that Theran's book {& several of her other books: on prints,etc,} makes a difference in how I bid. I have definitely been pleased with the results.

Great intro sections, and an update will be welcome.......2000-02-15

The bulk of the books lists artists' names and price ranges listed by artist, high and low, with a sprinkling of short essays on particular artists. Even more fun and useful are the chapters in the begininng -- Where to Buy Art, Dealing with Dealers, How to Sell, Restoration. They're a neat overview of the problems, pitfalls, and strategies for navigating the art market.

out of date.......1999-09-07

While Theran's book has an excellent list of artists the price guide is way out of date and a new and updated edition is very definitely needed.

out of date.......1999-09-07

While Theran's book has an excellent list of artists the price guide is way out of date and a new and updated edition is very definitely needed.

A broad selection of Artists, scant information........1999-07-30

I found many artists, living that I knew. Many more that I did not know were there. The prices stunned me. One should seek this sort of guide before buying important art works, or art works they simply like. A wealth of information, more could only make it better.

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An enlightening view of a vanishing lifestyle.......2003-01-04

AFRICAN WARRIORS: THE SAMBURU is a beautiful book that will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn more about the warrior life of the Samburu, a nomadic tribe in Kenya and kin to the more famous Masaai tribe. I bought this book several years ago, and it has remained one of my favorites. The panoramic view of the Kenyan landscape that this book provides is so encompassing that it makes you feel like you are there.

The pictures that I found most intriguing were of the two warrior men holding hands. The accompanying caption reads that the warriors form close bonds with each other, and the handholding is one example of that. I found this interesting because this is not something you'd see in the USA: American men who have embraced a "warrior" role would not hold hands with others like themselves. The text also explains that the Samburu warriors always strive to appear elegant and graceful, and they prefer to maintain a slender and sinuous appearance. Bulk muscle is considered ugly. I find it fascinating that the Samburu's epitome of masculinity is also encouraged to show affection with other males and to have a decorative presence in the community. As AFRICAN WARRIORS: THE SAMBURU points out, these warriors are the center of Samburu life.

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Names, symbols, planes of power, and oaths of fealty; these are the magical tools of the cabalist. Spellcasters of a singular nature, cabalists perform rituals and call upon mysterious entities for everything they do, even creating rites for the blessing and sanctification of the tools they use to perform their rites. Blurring the line between priest and wizard, the cabalist professes to surpass both of them in the scope of his power. When reality itself in the form of its incarnations grants a cabalist his spells and provides the near-limitless energy behind his abilities, who can dispute his claim? Both divine and arcane, the magic of a cabalist is bound into words and signs, crafted by the intricate weaving of rituals and ancient intonations. A cabalist can seek to explore the mysteries of the planes and beings of infinite power on his own or join with a circle of like-minded seekers to work even greater rites in the name of entities that were old when life first emerged from the seas and will exist long after the sun becomes a cinder in the lifeless heavens. Cabalists walk in the shadows of truly unimaginable beings, drawing upon the merest echoes of their attention and working grand magic with their stolen power.

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A comprehensive teacher's guide for elementary and middle schools.

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Whether a novice or an expert on the Civil War, readers will find This Terrible War to be a well-designed and fully developed book, and a powerful tool in learning about the Civil War and its foreground and aftermath. The book provides an analysis of the United States in the time leading up to the war—the slavery debate, the differences between North and South, the economic and social climate of the country—and moves into the war itself, presenting stories of both common soldiers and powerful military figures. The authors also trace the impact and eventual abolition of slavery, examining the role of African-Americans during the war. They conclude that the victory of the North resulted from superior resources and manpower, but also examine other contributing factors—providing a well-rounded, interesting and thorough analysis. The final section of the book describes the aftermath of the war, and the Epilogue examines how Americans have remembered the Civil War in later years. Ideal for anyone interested in the United States Civil War or US military history in general.

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Hardcover not a better buy.......2005-08-26

Please be advised the hardcover edition of this book does not contain the primary source documents, which unfortunately for me my professor is using for the class. I already bought the hardcover from Amazon and now I have to buy a paperback edition to fulfill the requirements for the course. There is a big difference in a hardcover edition with 435 pages(but my hardcover has 416??) and a paperback with over 500.
I suggest you buy the paperback if you are using it for a class because the documents are important to have and integral to the study of history anyway.

This Terrible Sound: THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA (Civil War Trilogy)

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This Terrible Sound
Fantastic Military History Book
To hear and smell a battle
Defeat snatched from the jaws of Victory
Expert treatment of the ACW turning point in the West...

This Terrible Sound: THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA (Civil War Trilogy)
Peter Cozzens
Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0252065948

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This Terrible Sound.......2007-09-14

Well written, with excellent maps/diagrams showing locations of various units over time. Lots of military facts but also insight into indvidual soldier's lives.

Fantastic Military History Book.......2007-08-16

I've read it twice, and it might just be the best Civil War book I ever read. Maps are clear, crisp, and totally tie into what you're reading. Whenever I felt a map was needed, there it seemed to be a page or two ahead.
Just a note: like someone else said, it's detailed. Not for the casual person who just wants to read about the human element. This is a detailed account of the movements of regiments, brigades, divisions. But all the same, it's not a dry book either. That's what makes it one of the best i've ever read.

To hear and smell a battle.......2006-11-11

I have read several books of the battle of Chickamauga, but none as factual and well researched as "This Terrible Sound". This is by far the best factual account I have read that I would recommend to all serious civil war students.

Defeat snatched from the jaws of Victory.......2005-08-05

Peter Cozzens is one of those amazing writers that brings you onto the field and helps you keep up with Cleburne's Division as it move through the dusk shrouded woods or causes your pulse to race as you watch USA Gen. Lytle's command trying to decide whether to save their dying commander or flee as the Rebs pound up the hill.

This accounting of the Battle of Chickamauga is first rate and thrilling. The profusion of regimental and brigade disposition maps are particularly useful for any serious visit to the battlefield.

There are some intriguing ideas introduced as well. Forrest's role in the early stages of the battle are fascinating to read and to contemplate. They also are revealing of the ammunition problems that plagued all mounted units. A problem that would hinder Forrest's command at Spring Hill a year later.

A great read and highly recommended.

Expert treatment of the ACW turning point in the West..........2004-09-01

The year 1863 was truly a seminal one for the American Civil War...the famous battles at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Vicksburg have all been imminently researched and expounded upon with many very excellent histories published throughout the years. The same unfortunately cannot be said for the equally pivotal and provocative battle at Chickamauga Creek in northwest Georgia (Spetember 1863). Peter Cozzens, then, has added greatly to the abundance of published Civil War histories with "This Terrible Sound", a modern study of this battle that correctly places it in it's proper context as a major turning point for the Western theatre and indeed the entire war.

Following the Federal victory at Vicksburg, President Lincoln sensing a momentum swing to the Northern effort, places his next great emphasis on the Union Army of the Cumberland, stationed at Murfreesboro, Tennessee following the Federal "victory" at the battle of Stones River (essentially a standoff with the Confederates retreating following the battle). William Stark Rosecrans' Federal force is "encouraged" to attack and subdue the rail center at Chattanooga...with the ultimate goal of using it as the base for further invasion efforts in the South. Defending the roads to Chattanooga, is Confederate General Braxton Bragg, the much maligned and, at the time of Chickamauga, the very ill leader of the rebel forces. Cozzens establishes both a physical and mental picture of both Generals that is neither favorable or complimentary. Regardless, Rosecrans establishes the immediate advantage with a detailed and complex troop movement that faces off with and defeates the Confederates at Tullahoma. Outnumbered and in disarray, the rebels retreat to Chattanooga and await Rosecrans next movement. The Federals continue with the complex manuevers and outflank the Confederates, driving them out of Chattanooga and to the southwest into Georgia, where they settle and await the inevitable Union advance. Rosecrans, sensing that he has the Confederate army on the run, allows his troops to squander valuable time negotiating and reconnoitering the mountainous regions south of Chattanooga. The Confederates, meanwhile, reinforce their troops with forces from Mississippi and the Army of Northern Virginia. The armies thus converge and ultimately meet in the dense forest West of Chickamauga Creek in norhtwest Georgia. Cozzens expertly coveys both this initial overall strategy and individual soldier perspective as he sets up the ensuing battle.

Braxton Bragg's intelligence forces inform him that the Federals have advanced southeast into Georgia...giving him the obvious recourse to attack the Union left flank and cut them off from retreat back to Chattanooga. This is the strategy that Bragg sticks with throughout the struggle and the one whereby he proves to be the most inflexable. Cavalry engagements at Jays Mill on the Western side of Chickamauga Creek start the battle and it immediately degenerates into a disorganized and largley unsupervised slugfest. The action rolls to the southwest with major first-day encounters at Winfrey and Brock Fields...ultimately ending with the Federals still in control of the major roadway out of the battlefield, the LaFayette Road and major breastworks established around this road in the Kelly Field. Cozzens deftly describes these engagements in sometimes excruciating detail as brigade and company level strategy is discussed. He also continues to convey the everday soldier perspective with many journal and diary entries that give true meaning to the atrocities of the battle.

The second day's struggles start with an abortive Confederate attack that ensues three hours late. The rebel army's high command continues to be in disarray and Bragg continues to push for the attack to focus on the Federal left. The initial battle around the Kelly Field breastworks results in major destruction for the Confederate forces, but an erroneous brigade movement opens up a hole in the Federal lines that ultimately proves to be it's undoing. James Longstreet's command from Virginia fortunately charges this opening at the same time that it is established and pushes the right side of the Union army to retreat...only a small and determined force under Union General George Thomas stays on the field and holds off the Confederate advance long enough to allow the balance of the Federal army to retreat back to Chattanooga and ultimately earning him the sobriquet "the Rock of Chickamauga". Cozzens again is precise and expository in his descriptions of these encounters...he really has a talent for integrating detailed troop movements with these soldier perspectives that give immediacy and feeling to the reader that the soldiers certainly must have felt. The second day bloodshed was worse then the first day's and Cozzens manages this balance brilliantly.

With the end of the second day, Thomas retreats his force back to Chattanooga and the Confederates own the field. Cozzens again details the lack of forward thinking on Braxton Bragg's part as the natural strategy then would be to pursue the Federals and defeat them in detail...Bragg chooses to wait and is villified by the Confederate command. Rosecrans is releved following the defeat with Thomas commanding the Army of the Cumberland and Ulysses Grant given overall command of the Western Army...a command that turned the tide ultimately in the Union favor with the ensuing victory at the battle of Chattanooga and the William T. Sherman drive from Chattanooga to Atlanta and beyond.

Prompted by a recent visit to this distinguished battlefield (the National Park Service is to be commended for beautifully maintaining this field), I undertook this work to supplement my battlefield tour experience. This book certainly is a detailed look at the battle and I'm sure that my glowing review was slightly slanted by the fact that I was able to picture the terrain that Cozzens so comprehensively describes. Notwithstanding the abundance of detail, this work should undoubtedly stand as the historical standard by which this battle was described and should be on the shelf of anyone interested in the Civil War western theatre.

This hallowed ground;: An excerpt from a new book [of the same title] which tells how the Civil War came to its terrible, haunting conclusion

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This hallowed ground;: An excerpt from a new book [of the same title] which tells how the Civil War came to its terrible, haunting conclusion
Bruce Catton
Manufacturer: American Heritage Pub. Co
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ASIN: B0007HE5D4

This Terrible War: The Civil War and Its Aftermath

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This Terrible War: The Civil War and Its Aftermath
Fellman & Gordon & Sutherland , and all material written by Cram101.
Manufacturer: AIPI
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ASIN: 1428827684

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This Terrible War: The Civil War and Its Aftermath
Lesley J. Gordon, Daniel E. Sutherland Michael Fellman
Manufacturer: Longman
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Brown's Mills, N.C., Sept. 24th, 1862: Mr. [blank]. Dear Sir, I hereby send you a book, which I hope you will carefully read, and consider well the object ... farther progress of this terrible civil war

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Brown's Mills, N.C., Sept. 24th, 1862: Mr. [blank]. Dear Sir, I hereby send you a book, which I hope you will carefully read, and consider well the object ... farther progress of this terrible civil war
Bryan Tyson
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This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga (Civil War Trilogy)
Peter Cozzens
Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQBM7U

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This Terrible War The Civil War and Its Aftermath
Daniel E. Sutherland
Manufacturer: NY
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ASIN: B000N7IDVI

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This Terrible War: The Civil War and Its Aftermath
Daniel E. Sutherland, Lesley J. Gordon Michael Fellman
Manufacturer: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
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Metamorphic Crystallization investigates the upper regions of the crystalline Earth, where countless solid-state chemical changes have taken place during the long history of the planet. The exploration proceeds in five stages. Firstly, a brief reminder of the importance of field, microscopic, and experimental phase-equilibrium results in metamorphic studies is given, followed by a review of classical thermodynamics as applied to minerals. Different kinds of mineral equilibria are defined, and representative natural and experimental examples of each kind are examined. The kinetics of reactions involving crystals (reaction rate, diffusion, nucleation, crystal growth), referring to certain experiments that have provided information on these microprocesses, are reviewed. Finally, the granular microstructure of natural samples (crystal shape, size, spatial distribution) together with chemical data are examined, and an interpretation of these observations in terms of mineral kinetics is pursued. This exploration intends to leave the reader more appreciative of changes which occur within the Earth, and more interested in the application of thermodynamics and kinetics in the study of these changes.

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METAMORPHIC CRYSTALLIZATION
Ralph Kretz
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Segregation of elements during the crystallization of a magma

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Segregation of elements during the crystallization of a magma
Elburt Franklin Osborn
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