Pamphlet Architecture 25

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For fifteen years, three architects--James Cathcart, Frank Fantauzzi, and Terence van Elslander--from three different cities have held an ongoing collaboration, creating installations and other works of innovation and art about the act of building. Pamphlet Architecture 25: Gravity catalogs a cross section of their many works, from the portable toilets installed in the facade of New York's StoreFront for Art and Architecture to "Big Orbits," a giant solid and a giant void constructed from 4600 shipping palettes. Although strongly conceptual, their work reminds us that a primary function of architecture is to engage the public.

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About time!.......2003-10-05

About time! This is a great way to introduce to students that architecture can be something much much more.

Copley Square: A Brief Description of Its History Including a Short Sketch of the Famous Artist for Whom the Square Was Named (With Illustrations of Interesting Buildings, Portraits By Copley, and Early Views) (State Street Bank Historical Brochures, 25)

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Copley Square: A Brief Description of Its History Including a Short Sketch of the Famous Artist for Whom the Square Was Named (With Illustrations of Interesting Buildings, Portraits By Copley, and Early Views) (State Street Bank Historical Brochures, 25)
State Street Trust Company
Manufacturer: Boston: Walton Advertising & Printing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Pamphlet

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ASIN: B000MSIG6U

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a fascinating book on how paintings are made.......2006-11-15

Each chapter starts with a historical introduction. Then a comtemporary
artist explains how he/she prepared, executed and acheived the desired effect. Beautiful colour photos support the text. Perspective, brush strokes, colour,light, materials and tools and much more are covered in this book.

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Photographs by Hilla Becher, Bernd Becher.

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Great Photography.......2006-02-22

I purchased this book for research information on small scale mining and was quite pleased. The photos held much detail. I realize this boook was presented as an artistic expression, but I must admit I would love to know more about the individual history of each mine. Over all this is an excellent pictoral collection.

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Pennsylvania Coal Mine Tipples
Belher
Manufacturer: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 3888144167

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Two of the Platina Stones have been destroyed and the Sorcerer Hunters are on to the third Guardian Spirit! Join our wacky group as they once again race headlong into hilarious adventures battling a race of winged people, sorcerers and ninjas.

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Is a comprehensive learning tool for processing insurance claim forms for inpatient and outpatient services for acute, subacute, long-term care, specialty and clinic facilities using the Uniform Bill 92 or UP-92 (HCFA-1450 form).

Instructor's Manual to accompany Rizzo's Uniform Billing: A Guide to Claims Processing, pb, 2000

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Instructor's Manual to accompany Rizzo's Uniform Billing: A Guide to Claims Processing, pb, 2000
Patrick/Green
Manufacturer: AI 0827382243
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MLV6HI

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An exceptional resource about violence against women........1997-07-23

Here's an exceptional resource about violence against women, created by an American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on Male Violence Against Women.

It examines in scholarly detail many past studies about the topics of intimate violence, harassment, and rape, yet uses language that remains understandable to the layperson.

The authors recognize that violence against women is symptomatic of..."a social climate in which sexual victimization (has become) an almost normative event in women's lives"(p. 152).

The book is thorough, understandable, and makes good, practical recommendations for further research, legislation, and social change.

I highly recommend it to everyone who is interested in the study of violence against women.

Zelda
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No Safe Haven: Male Violence Against Women at Home, at Work, and in the Community

Manufacturer: American Psychological Association Washington, D.C.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000I9X4NS

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Before the era of great pirates in the early 18th century, there was an even more bloodthirsty phase of attacks in the Caribbean known as the 'Buccaneering Era'. For over 50 years, English, French and Dutch buccaneers launched a series of devastating attacks on Spanish towns, ports and shipping. Well-known buccaneers such as Captain Henry Morgan carried out their raids under the protection of the English crown, and in 1692, the French even used buccaneers to help its army capture the great Spanish city of Cartagena!

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Avast, a Worthy Overview.......2006-01-22

This is an Osprey book, so you need to think in terms of an adult version of the Eyewitness picture books. You shouldn't expect an exhaustively comprehensive treatment of the subject, after all they tend to be only 1/4 inch thick.

So, with expectations aligned, this is a fairly well done treatment of the subject of buccaneers. There are quite a few pictures to compliment the text and the topics covered include their origins, attire, weapons, ships, havens and tactics. Konstam gives us some brief biographies of a few of the famous names like Morgan, Myngs, Nau, Grammont and de Graaf.

An excellent overview suitable for adolescents and adults, for more detail on de Graaf and Grammont you can check Clifford's The Lost Fleet, for more of an overview of piracy through the ages check Konstam's History of Pirates.

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This guy Joseph.......2006-07-16

Is a nut who just keeps posting reviews of things promoting his strange paranoia about Israel and its right to do whatever it wants... read his reviews, they all have the same strange paranoia. So don't trust his review here.

Civilization Past and Present is an eye opener!.......2000-02-03

with so many tiny tidbits of interesting information stuck in here and there it was a learning experience just reading the special highlights throughout the book. There were useful lists of important dates and happenings throughout each chapter and even suggested websites relating to each chapter's material for further information. The way the book was written made for easy understanding of the material and better memory of what was read. Although the book follows a text book formula it was fun to read which is rare. A real find!

Decent, concise overview of world history.......1999-10-17

I looked for a long time to find a decent world history; one that was neither 10,000 pages nor painfully dry. This is the best I found. It is a very readable book of reasonable length. The authors make good use of sidebars with thought-provoking bits of literature which are scattered throughout the overall history. They also make a good attempt at discussing underlying causes and patterns behind the historical events. I perfer that to a dry recounting of the facts, even if I may not always agree with them on the interpretation. It was surprisingly neutral on religious topics, given the origin of the book.

Hammer or Anvil?: Modern Germany 1648-Present (Problems in European Civilization)

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Fantastic overview of German history

Hammer or Anvil?: Modern Germany 1648-Present (Problems in European Civilization)
Holger H. Herwig
Manufacturer: D.C. Heath
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0669218774

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Hammer or Anvil? explores the major forces shaping Germany during the modern era: the ongoing Austro-Prussian rivalry; the building of a nation-state; industrial and urban growth; and the formation of the modern bureaucratic and military state.

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Fantastic overview of German history.......2001-02-03

I am a history major and this was the textbook that I used in class. It is an excellent resource and overview of German society since 1648 to the present. The author, Holger Herwig gives excellent social analysis, thoughts and actions of key figures from Kaiser Friederich Wilhelm I to Adolf Hitler. Herwig's commentaries and observations of how the different states of the Holy Roman Empire survived and eventually united into a unifed German state (a process that took over 200 years) are on target. Herwig dosen't forget to tell about the rivalry between Austria and Prussia, Napoleon and the different German kings, and the relationship between the smaller yet important German states had with each other.

The book also describes the Napoleonic Wars, the industrial awakening of Germany-Prussia, and the gradual unification of a modern Germany. Herwig also describes how the Nazi party came to form as well and the inner-working of the party. Herwig gives both pro's and con's of the Nazi regime and how Germany eventually overcame the stigma of WWII to become a leader in todays world.

This is a highly informative book and is highly recommended to German history students and enthusiasts of European history.

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A History of Civilization: Volume 2: 1648 to the Present: Study Guide
Winks Blois
Manufacturer: Longman Higher Education Division (a Pearson Education company)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0133822192

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A history of civilization: Volume I, Prehistory to 1715 : Volume II, 1648 to the present
Derk Visser
Manufacturer: Prentice-Hall inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Civilization & Culture | Historical Study | History | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0133899098

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A History of Civilization: Volume II 1648 To the Present
Robin W.; Brinton, Crane; Christopher, John B.; Wolff, Robert Lee Winks
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000PG84KC

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A History of Civilization : Volume II : 1648 to the Present
Crane; Christopher, John B.; Wolff, Robert L.; Winks, Robin W. Brinton
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OI9KV8

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This is an introduction to statistical mechanics, intended to be used either in an undergraduate physical chemistry course or by beginning graduate students with little undergraduate background in the subject. It assumes familiarity with thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, the kinetic theory of gases, quantum mechanics and spectroscopy, at the level at which these subjects are normally treated in undergraduate physical chemistry. Highly illustrated with numerous exercises and worked solutions, it provides a concise, up-to-date treatise of statistical mechanics and is ideally suited to use in one semester courses.

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Statistical mechanics is the theoretical apparatus used to study the properties of macroscopic systems - systems made up of many atoms or molecules - and relates those properties to the system's microscopic constitution. This book is an introduction to statistical mechanics, intended to be used either by advanced undergraduates or by beginning graduate students. The first chapter deals with statistical thermodynamics and aims to quickly derive the most commonly used formulas in the subject. The remainder of the book then illustrates the application of these formulas in traditional areas such as the ideal gas and less traditional areas such as the quantum ideal gas. Highly illustrated with numerous exercises and worked solutions, it provides a concise, up-to-date treatise of statistical mechanics ideal for use on an 8-12 lecture course.

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Excellent Introduction.......2006-09-01

While looking for a suitable textbook for a one-semester course on Statistical Mechanics, I found this little gem by Prof. Widom, a recognized authority in the field. It was a pleasure to read, clear, all the classical topics well explained, very understandable.
Several excellent textbook on the subject are available, but none conveys so much in so little space (THE SPACE you have available in an undergraduate lecture course), yet with no compromise on rigour or clarity. At the beginning, I was a little uneasy by the choice of skipping a discussion of the (difficult) foundations, jumping directly to the Boltzmann distribution as a starting point. Now I totally agree with it, it is the best for a first introduction, and if time is left (rarely) one can profitably add a discussion on fundations at the end of the course.

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Concise Chemical Thermodynamics
J.R.W. Warn , A.P.H. Peters , J. R. W. Warn , and A. P Peters
Manufacturer: CRC
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0748744452

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The first edition of Concise Chemical Thermodynamics proved to be a very popular introduction to a subject many undergraduate students perceive as a difficult topic, because it presented thermodynamics with practical chemical examples in a way that used little mathematics. In this second edition the text has been carefully revised to ensure the same approach is maintained. Students are led to an understanding of Gibbs free energy early on, and the concept is demonstrated in several different fields. The book includes discussions of experimental equilibrium data, an introduction to electrochemistry, a brief survey of Ellingham diagrams, and a treatment of entropy without reference to the Carnot cycle. A new chapter on computer-based methods in thermodynamics has been added to reflect current technological trends and practices. Thermodynamic data has been revised in light of information provided by the work of the Scientific Group Thermodata Europe, to ensure that the symbols and units reflect the latest IUPAC rules. In addition, the problems and examples have been updated, replaced, and amplified to reflect current understanding and concerns. Undergraduate students of chemistry will find this an ideal introduction to chemical thermodynamics.

Concise Chemical Thermodynamics in Si Units

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Concise Chemical Thermodynamics in Si Units
J. R. W. Warn
Manufacturer: Chapman & Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0412380404

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Concise Chemical Thermodynamics in Si Units

Manufacturer: Routledge
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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