The Wings of the Crane, 50 Years of Lufthansa Design

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The basic features of Deutsche Lufthansa's present corporate images were created by Otl Aicher almost 45 years ago, including graphic standards, photographic style, packaging, exhibition systems, architectual characteristics, furnishings, equipment and service clothes.

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How To Identify Prints.......2000-12-07

As a museum professional and print cataloguer, this book has proved to be an invaluable resourse for identifying myriad print techniques. It is an excellent tool for identifying dates of printing as well. The author describes each printing processes in minute detail, and also provides very good illustrations which are very helpful. As a print connoseur and collector I call this my print-medium bible.

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35 plates in full color. Facsimile edition based on rare, priceless originals engraved and hand-colored by Blake himself.

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Empire Is No More!.......2000-11-02

William Blake's prophetic poems, "America" and "Europe" were both written almost twenty years after the American Revolution began, and about five years or so after the start of the French Revolution in the late 1700's. Both poems exhibit Blake's intense engagement with the socio-political atmosphere of his time. Both address contemporary figures: King George III of England, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and so on. Over this layer of response to history, Blake mythologizes the spirits of the age with his own pantheon of fantastic, complicated personalities, like Orc, the fiery spirit of revolution, and his primary opponent, Urizen, the spirit of rationality, order, and law.

"America" deals with the American Revolution in retrospect, and meanwhile Blake is thinking about recent developments in France in the early 1790's. Blake questions the persistence of African slavery, both in America and in the British slave trade (note the reference to Bristol towards the end). He also looks critically at the pervasive and often perverted influence in the British Empire of law, both religious and political. "Europe" looks at the after effects of the American Revolution, and how the spirit of rebellion, spreading already in "America" to Ireland and Scotland, advances through Europe, especially to France. "Europe" tries to explain the history of conflict in the world since the time of Christ. "Europe" is much more abstracted from human history than "America," depending more on the conflicts between Blake's mythical personages.

This edition of "America" and "Europe" published by Dover is of a decent quality. The prints of Blake's illustrations are in full color, and page-sized to allow for close perusal of his intricate designs. The copies of the poems seem to have been chosen for the least background color contrast, making Blake's script readable. However, there are more brilliantly colored versions of both than we get in this edition. The poems themselves are included in plain text following the illustrated versions. Each poem is prefixed by a moderately helpful explanation, though too simplistic in both cases - many of the plate descriptions do not even mention all the figures or objects in each plate, which can detract from the fullest enjoyment of the Blake novice. On the whole, the poetry will always be phenomenal - however, in this Dover edition, the presentation leaves something to be desired.

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The Continental Prophecies. America: A Prophecy, Europe: A Prophecy, the Song of Los
William Blake
Manufacturer: Blake Trust / Princeton
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IMKAT6

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Continental Prophecies: America: a Prophecy, Europe: a Prophecy,
William Blake
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A Time Of Change - A Reporter's Tale Of Our Time
Harrison E. Salisbury
Manufacturer: Harper & Row - Perennial
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A TIME OF CHANGE : A Reporter's Tales of Our Time (Signed First Edition Society)
Harrison E. Salisbury
Manufacturer: Franklin Library
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Binding: Leather Bound
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Limited signed edition

A Time of Change: A Reporter's Tale of Our Time

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A Time of Change: A Reporter's Tale of Our Time
Harrison E Salisbury
Manufacturer: Harper & Row
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A Time of Change: A Reporter's Tale of Our Time
Harrison E. Salisbury
Manufacturer: Harpercollins
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A Time of Change A Reporter's Tale of Our Time
Harrison E. Salisbury
Manufacturer: Harper & Row
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000H18RFM

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Until now, the relationship between a company and its customers or suppliers has consisted of arms-length haggling over the price of a part or a service. Today, reveals alliance expert Jordan D. Lewis, customers and suppliers are actually embracing each other—sharing data, design work, and even research and development. The result, Lewis finds, has been a dramatic improvement in each firm's costs, quality, cycle times, and customer satisfaction—without added expense. Building on his groundbreaking work, Partnerships for Profit, Lewis shows managers how to maximize the potential of these new customer-supplier alliances—described by the Wall Street Journal as a "revolution"—by drawing upon his hands-on experience and research with best-practice firms worldwide such as Motorola, Chrysler, and Marks & Spencer.

Although more and more firms now recognize the importance of customer-supplier alliances, few actually know how to make them work. Using interviews with employees ranging from top executives to purchasing and sales people, Lewis takes the reader inside these leading-edge companies and their top suppliers to show precisely how the "connected" corporation can double its competitive resources by forging customer-supplier relationships for greater financial strength, higher market share, more value, and increased operating flexibility.

Lewis provides the tools managers need to structure and manage effective and successful alliances. He discusses all of the initial questions on how to get started—when to use alliances, how to choose the best partners, and how to set clear objectives targeted on high performance. Specific techniques are presented to foster joint creativity—from building interfirm teams to systems-based thinking—as well as methods for monitoring alliance performance and progress. Lewis also shows ways to develop the foundation of cooperation, negotiation, and trust between partners which is so crucial in achieving optimum competitive advantage.

By capitalizing on the new customer-supplier alliances, any firm can increase its competitiveness regardless of industry, company size, or whether its focus is on goods or services. Lewis provides managers of all types with the framework they need to avoid the pitfalls and enjoy the full benefits of the connected corporation.

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Highly Recommended!.......2001-03-07

Author Jordan D. Lewis uses the experiences of four major companies - Motorola, Philips Consumer Electronics Company, Marks & Spencer and Chrysler - to show the benefits of creating an alliance with your suppliers. The book, which is thorough and complete, if a bit long-winded, explains the benefits of such customer-supplier alliances, shows how to get started if you want to form a partnership and spells out how to maintain the relationship. The obligatory tables and figures are conveniently listed right after the table of contents. If you are in a huge rush, you can skip the book and just read the tables, because you will probably get a condensed version of the same information. But we at getAbstract think you'll enjoy reading how these four companies fumbled through the awkward initial stages of customer-supplier alliances and then emerged into trend-setting, money-making success.

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From ancient Africa to the Caribbean to the contemporary United States, The Complete Guide to African- American Baby Names is a comprehensive study that includes not only the pronunciation of each name, but the history of the culture from which the name originated, and facts about noted African-Americans.

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An inspiring, thorough name guide.......2005-01-04

This is the best book of African American names I found, after reviewing quite a few. Lots of the others limit themselves to African names, and while I can see their usefulness I was also interested in unusual, created names. This book is unique because it includes only the names of actual African Americans who filled out questionnaires in person or on the internet. It includes unusual, unique, and created names alongside traditional African and European names, with a definition and country of origin listed for every name from Swahili to Scottish. There are also lots of boxes in the text describing historical or famous people who shared the name. Overall I think this is the best Afican American name book out there and I look forward to a second edition incorporating the new names that people are sure to send the author!

A lovely personal history of names.......2003-12-09

This unique book is best appreciated as an informal cultural history rather than a what-to-name-your-baby guide. Each name in the book is linked to at least one real individual, giving the book a personal "oral history" feeling. As a practical name guide...well, the author is a bit too loving and celebretory toward her subjects to serve as a guide. She's hesitant to categorize anything, and a little over-eager to find African origins for invented names. (Come on, not *everything* is a form of Aisha!) But that doesn't detract from the book's core strengths and the warmth that pervades every page. Great for inspirational browsing.

Perfect Timing.......1999-06-09

What a great time for this book. Parents are constantly trying to come up with unique names for their newborns. This is the perfect "baby shower" gift. Like the title says, it's complete and offers some truly different alternatives as well as traditional names to parents-to-be. It is the kind of book that will remain in families and be passed on to their newlywed couples.

Book Defies Naming.......1998-08-28

This book is a beautiful creation, not a mere listing.I think a good subtitle for it would have been: "Magic words and personal histories." Ms. Keister's opus manages to be both scholarly and fun, worth reading on its own whether or not you have a new baby to name. I enjoyed getting the chance to look over the author's shoulder as she recalls conceiving, (extensively) researching and writing the book. Her subjects (every name represents an actual individual) come alive for me. I particularly enjoyed the bits of history and sociology in the "Did You Know" shorts sprinkled throughout the book. The author's perfectionism and nice style add to the pleasantness of the journey through time and language. Who's Minnie Lee Jones, and why did so many African Americans of a certain era name their children Moses? How did the Tiger get his nickname? Make sure you "read the book and find out." It's a little paperback with a deceptively simple cover, full of nice surprises. I wish I'd written it. Cathie O. Schoultz

A find! Scholarship makes it better than other name books.......1998-04-16

This book is a find! Most name books read like the yellow pages but The Complete Guide to African-American Baby Names gives you a grounding in the name, its history, its African roots. There are lots of small "featurettes" on the background of some famous people and their names.Keister has done her research. A serious fun book!

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Absolute MUST-HAVE for any serious student of the Napoleonic Wars

The Complete Story

The definitive history of the Peninsular War

The Spanish Ulcer

Exhaustively complete history of the subject.

A History of the Peninsular War 1807-1809: From the Treaty of Fontainebleau to the Battle of Corunna (History of the Peninsular War)
Charles William Chadwick Oman , Sir Oman Charles , and Sir Charles Oman
Manufacturer: Greenhill Pr
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The first part of Oman's classic history provides the background to the war and its origins, and covers the early stages of the conflict. Introducing the subject and many of its main players, this volume recounts the French invasion of Portugal and the forcible deposition of the Spanish royal family, the beginning of Spanish popular resistance, the arrival of the British in the Iberian Peninsula, the first victories of Sir Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington), Napoleon's personal participation in the Spanish campaign, the French surrender at Baylen, and Sir John Moore's terrible retreat, ending with his death in the hour of victory at the Battle of Corunna.

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Absolute MUST-HAVE for any serious student of the Napoleonic Wars.......2006-07-17

This is a reprint of the first of Charles Oman's masterful seven volume History of the Peninsular War, and covers the period from the initiation of hostilities to Moore's retreat to Corunna. Quite simple, this is the definitive English language reference on the Peninsular War, and nobody can call themselves a serious student of this era without having read this series. This first volume was published in 1902, the seventh in 1935, and although there has been mountains written since about the campaigns, the battles, and the soldiers in English, French, and Spanish, this is still the undisputed masterwork, and the standard by which all others are compared.

Virtually all of the political, military, and economic issues related to the campaigns are presented in these volumes. Every major battle is described in minute detail by Oman. He personally travelled to virtually every battlefield in Spain and Portugal to better understand the lay of the land for himself. Even more than in central Europe, the terrain played a critical role in the Peninsula, and Oman made every effort to understand how it affected the outcome. There are detailed orders of battle for all combatants and maps for all battles. The maps are large, color foldout format for the more significant battles. Political events are also described, particularly as they relate to the military sphere.

There are some drawbacks/limitations to all the books in this series. First, there is a HEAVY pro-British bias in outlook in all these books. I got the impression that Oman considered the French to be largely incompetent. These books to not present a balanced view, or even seriously try to explain the French perspective of the campaigns. The Spanish are also presented as largely irrelevant, although most of the fighting was in Spain! Second, there are few details of the guerilla operations. This may be the first war in which guerilla operations (what we would today call fourth generation war) played an important (decisive?) role. Oman doesn't omit discussion of these entirely, but they are certainly downplayed. I think that a more detailed discussion of guerilla leaders, operations, and their relationship with the larger military campaigns would have been a great addition to an already long series. Third, like virtually all English military historians, this is a virtual hagiography of Wellington. Don't let this in anyway prevent you from buying these. This series is certainly not the end all on the subject, but it is still, after 70+ years, the best that has ever been written about it.

The original typeface (from the early 20th century editions) has been preserved in this modern re-publication. This really give the text an authentic feel. Seven volumes of 600+ pages each may seem like a lot of reading, but Oman wrote with a easily readable and absorbing prose. This series is obviously a bit of a time commitment, but I would recommend this to even someone with a passing interest in the epoch. I should mention that I first read this serious about 15 years ago, I decided that I didn't know enough about the Peninsular War and borrowed each volume from the library. I've since bought the reprinted volumes (a complete collection of the original volumes is a wee-bit expensive, if you can find them), and re-read sections regularly. If you can believe it, I felt that even after seven volumes, there were many topics that Oman didn't cover in enough detail (see above)!

In short, if you are a serious student of the Napoleonic Wars, you must read this series of books. You will not regret the money or the time spent. I would give this series 6 stars if I could. Outstanding.

The Complete Story.......2005-05-24

Sir Charles Oman's comprehensive seven volume history of the Peninsular War is the yardstick by which any other history of this theatre must be measured. It is exhaustive in detail and in breadth of coverage. If it happened, it is in one of these volumes. Napoleon may have considered Spain a side show, but as results turned out it was a bleeding ulcer. French losses here, combined with the 1812 campaign, placed a strain on the Empire which could not be overcome by even the best generalship. Any true student of the Napoleonic Wars should find these books and read them. They are essential to a complete understanding of the conflict.

The definitive history of the Peninsular War.......2005-01-16

This is the first of a seven volume history of the Peninsular War in Spain and Portugal between the forces of Napoleonic France and Great Britain, Portugal, and Spain. Oman's account, although dated, is still the definitive account of this long conflict. This first volume recounts the background to the French invasion, the French conquest of Portugal and Spain, and the results, which included insurrection in Spain and British intervention in Portugal. Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, makes his initial appearance in the war at the head of a small British expeditionary force which ultimately displaces the French from Portugal. A larger figure in this first volume is Sir John Moore, who took over leadership of the British expeditionary force and led the ill-fated campaign in Spain. Oman does a superb job capturing the complexities of the conflict at the strategic and operational levels of war. In particular, Oman does an excellent job laying out the conflicts within Spanish ranks which seriously hamstrung their resistance to French occupation. His tactical narrative is adequate; those fascinated by the cut and thrust of battle narratives will do better with other authors. This first volume provides much necessary but sometimes tedious background to the War; although Oman's interest in the British intervention is obvious, he is evenhanded in covering events in Spain. Those undertaking the whole series will find that Oman's writing quality improves with each succeeding volume. This volume is highly recommended to the serious student of the Napoleonic Wars and of the history of the British Army. Possession of a good map of the Iberian Peninsula will supplement the smaller maps included in the text.

The Spanish Ulcer.......2000-06-21

I am ashamed to say, after studying the Napoleonic Wars for quite some time, this is my first reading of this excellent volume. It is an exhaustive, authoritative account of the Peninsular War that is without peer in English. Oman spent years researching and writing this multi-volume epic, and it is invaluable both as a reference and a research tool on its own. The only way you will find like information is by going into the archives yourself.

Oman does somewhat over simplify 'column versus line' in his study, but the detail, and the sweep of these campaigns that he so meaningfully tells more than make up for that.

This book, and the series it introduces, are highly recommended for any and all enthusiasts and historians, and it has an honored place on my bookshelf. The price may be somewhat steep, but it is definitely worth it.

This reissue has an invaluable introduction by Col John Elting, the noted authority on the period, which is helpful in understanding how and why Oman wrote the series. This book, and the series, is a definite keeper and is without peer for the study of these critical campaigns.

Exhaustively complete history of the subject........1998-08-24

Oman is the definitive tactical and operational description of the British and French campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. It's also among the best descriptions in the English language of the realities of early 19th century ground combat.

My reading was of the original volumes in the 1970s; I'm most pleased that these unmatched references have been re-printed.

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A History Of The Peninsular War V1: 1807-1809, From The Treaty Of Fontainebleau To The Battle Of Corunna
Charles Oman
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

A History of the Peninsular War: 1807-1809, From the Treaty of Fontainebleau to the Battle of Corunna.

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A History of the Peninsular War: 1807-1809, From the Treaty of Fontainebleau to the Battle of Corunna.
CHARLES: OMAN
Manufacturer: Greehnhill Books
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ASIN: B000UD3M8Y

A History of the Peninsular War, 1807-1809, Vol. 1 : From the Treaty of Fontainebleau to the Battle of Corunna

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A History of the Peninsular War, 1807-1809, Vol. 1 : From the Treaty of Fontainebleau to the Battle of Corunna
Charles William Chadwick Oman
Manufacturer: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, Limited
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Binding: Hardcover
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One influential view of science focuses on the credibility that scientists attach to alternative theories and on the evolution of these credibilities under the impact of data. Interpreting credibility as probability leads to the Bayesian analysis of inquiry, which has helped us to understand diverse aspects of scientific practice. Eric Martin and Daniel N. Osherson take as their starting point a different set of intuitions about the variables to be retained in a model of inquiry. They present a theory of inductive logic that is built from the tools of logic and model theory. Their aim is to extend the mathematics of Formal Learning Theory to a more general setting and to provide a more accurate image of empirical inquiry. In particular, their theory integrates recent ideas in the theory of rational belief change. The formal results of their study illuminate aspects of scientific inquiry that are not covered by the Bayesian approach.

Exercises appear throughout the text; solutions are provided in an appendix.

Elements of Scientific Inquiry (A Bradford Book)

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Elements of Scientific Inquiry (A Bradford Book)
Eric Martin; Daniel N. Osherson
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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