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Not what I expected.......2007-03-29
The book was shorter and smaller than what I expected. After visiting Hearst Castle last year and hearing about this architect, I wanted to learn more. I think that there are better books out there.
The Best Book Report Book.......2005-12-13
Wow. I wanted to do a good book for my book report. This book was just the right one. It's about the life of Julia Morgan and what she was like. Now, if you don't like biographies, I don't either. This book waas really good though. I recommend this to anyone that hates biographies. The other reason I think I liked it is that my name is similar to hers! This book is all about the true Julia Morgan.
An impressive woman, a bittersweet life.......2003-08-27
I've been somewhat familiar with Julia Morgan's architecture for many years, so it was interesting to read about her life. This is a nice quick read for an adult, but would really be wonderful as a gift to that niece or nephew who aspires to be an architect. The book does a good job of demonstrating how important Miss Morgan's determination and leadership skills were to her success, in addition to her obvious artistic giftedness.
As a Berkeley grad I was disappointed to learn that one of my heros, John Galen Howard, who was chief campus architect in the early 20th century (and designer of the Campanile, among many other of the granite buildings), acted in such a petty way towards Miss Morgan, blocking any campus building contracts from going to her because she had the audacity to leave his office to go solo. On the other hand, Bernard Maybeck sounds as though he was as delightful as the Berkeley brown shingles he designed.
A touching aspect of the book is how it illustrates Miss Morgan's kindness to everyone she came in contact with. She designed a playhouse for the children of the man who chauferred her to and from the Hearst Castle site. When her own mother was getting old and fearful she built an exact replica in San Francisco of the bedroom her mother had lived in for many years in Oakland.
Outstanding.......1999-01-27
I read this book when it first came out to review for our library collection. It has always been one of the books that has stood out in my mind as an unforgettable. It is terrific not just for the youth but also adults. It is an exemplary biography for an exemplary woman. Julia Morgan was one of our countries first women architects. It is an excellent biography for girls and the general public. An excellent comprehensive read of one of our countries finest architects. I highly recommend it for someone looking for an oustanding, informative, inspiring fun read for our youth.
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Watercolor: Landscapes: Rural Scenes (HT245)
Kathy Caudill
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Walter Foster's classic How to Draw and Paint series provides aspiring artists with an exceptional array of art instruction books featuring all subject areas and media. Each title includes easy step-by-step exercises as well as finished illustrations or paintings that will inspire artistic talent in anyone.
Packed with practical information, helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, the How to Draw and Paint series offers a complete library of resources to which artists of all skill levels can refer again and again.
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Landmark Paper in Macroeconomics (Foundations of 20th Century Economics)
James Tobin
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James Tobin was America's most distinguished Keynesian economist, whose path-breaking theoretical work has demonstrated that Keynes's original theories can be adapted to deal with modern macroeconomic problems. This significant volume presents a selection of those papers which in Professor Tobin's opinion have made a significant contribution to the developments of Keynesian economics in the twentieth century.
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Landmark Papers in Economic Growth (The Foundations of 20th Century Economics)
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Robert Solow has made a seminal contribution in the field of aggregative economics. This authoritative volume will be an important starting point for any researcher or professional economist seeking to understand how this branch of economics advanced in the twentieth century.
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Landmark Papers in General Equilibrium Theory, Social Choice and Welfare (The Foundations of 20th Century Economics)
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Kenneth Arrow and Gérard Debreu have throughout their careers continuously produced ideas at the very frontier of economics. Together, they have made unparalleled contributions on the properties of general equilibrium systems in economics, the study of collective choice and welfare economics.
The editors have shown their usual rigor in selecting those papers which, in their view, have made the most important contributions in their particular areas of expertise. This volume will be an essential source of reference for students, researchers and practitioners alike.
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The Mortgage Applicant's Bible
Eric Forster
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Next to visiting a dentist, applying for a mortgage loan is perceived by most Americans to be a particularly painful experience. In The Mortgage Applicant's Bible, Eric Forster unveils the mystery and shows that once the applicant understands the process, applying for a loan should be a simple, straight-forward process. Each chapter deals with one of the facets of loan processing. How does the bank qualify you for a loan? How can you be protected from over-paying for a house? What if your credit is less than stellar? These, and other questions are answered in a non-technical way by a mortgage professional who has been in the trenches for almost two decades.
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Good for buyers.......2000-08-30
I liked the book, and brought it with me when I met with the loan officer. I feel it helped me get a better loan.
Understanding the mortgage process.......2000-08-10
This book was originally serialized on AOL's Personal Money Center. It explains the mortgage process as seen by the loan officer, and is full of useful tidbits. While this book is probably all the reading that you need to do before applying for a conventional loan, it needs a more robust section on government (FHA and VA) loans.
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Competing With the Retail Giants: How to Survive in the New Retail Landscape (National Retail Federation)
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Written by an economist who has been tracking the impact of superstores on small businesses for five years. Stone has conducted more than 200 seminars on his research for community groups and trade associations in 46 states during the last three years. In this superlative guide, he offers practical advice on how small retailers can survive and thrive in the age of giant discount stores. Provides strategies for small businesses to compete effectively by improving four major areas—merchandising, marketing, customer service and customer relations.
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Retailers can do the good stuff the big guys forget........1999-01-15
Kenneth Stone has the seal of approval, he "walks the talk". While not actually having been in retail (big black mark) he has been sufficiently close and "walked in their shoes" to have a credible list of suggestions and yes, big guy beater ideas.
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4 Books: 1- What to Expect When You're Expecting, 3rd Edition / 2- The First 12 Months of Life: Your Baby's Growth Month by Month / 3- The Second Twelve Months of Life / 4- BABY PLAY: Activities for Development First Year / 5- Natural Pregnancy A-Z:
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The eight French Wars of Religion began in 1562 and lasted for 36 years. Although the wars were fought between Catholics and Protestants, this books draws out in full the equally important struggle for power between the king and the leading nobles, and the rivalry between the nobles themselves as they vied for control of the king. In a time when human life counted for little, the destruction reached its height in the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre when up to 10,000 Protestants lost their lives.
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A good summary.......2006-09-10
Many have said that religion causes war, but if one examines carefully the historical record one finds that the vast majority of people who adhered to some sort of religious dogma never participated in war, nor indeed in any kind of violent behavior. However there have been many conflicts that on the surface seem to have been fought over religion, with these conflicts arising because of differences in doctrine. The participants on both sides in these "religious wars" insisted on purity of thought in religious belief, and would not tolerate any deviation thereof. Such a deviation was considered a threat, and the "deviants" needed to be punished, banished from society, or even killed. At least this is how religious wars have been typically understood....
This book is concerned with the religious wars that plagued France for thirty-six years. These conflicts were incredibly brutal and completely lacked moral justification. But were they fought over differences of religious opinion between Catholics and Protestants? The author of this book gives a different outlook, namely that they were instigated to some extent by the "noblemen" of the time, whose goal was to accumulate wealth, because it was wealth that differentiated them from the "commoners." The "noblemen" were not to engage in "mundane" occupations and needed large blocks of leisure time in order to "exercise body and mind." A small minority of these "noblemen" participated in armed conflict, in order to show off their "virtue." But most the author says remained in their estates and let others do the fighting. This state of affairs in the social structure of France at the time is of course abhorrent from the standpoint of modernity, excluding of course the modern conservative, who wants us to have respect for all institutions and hierarchies. But as this book clearly brings out, these "noblemen" were neither noble nor moral, and deserve absolutely no respect. Women were not allowed of course to occupy the throne of France. That privilege was given to the (male) king, whose rule was considered absolute and only subjugated to God.
Both Catholics and Protestants in these conflicts can lay equal claim to brutality. Burnings at the stake were common to both sides, as was destruction of religious artifacts, and death penalties for `heresy'. And of course both sides had the "preachers and pamphleteers" who encouraged others to participate in armed conflict in order to defend their faith. These individuals of course excused themselves from any actual fighting. Every historical period has its share of yellow abdomens.
The length of the book is one of its virtues, for it allows the curious reader and the non-specialist in history an overview that respects the facts without requiring a large commitment in reading time. References are given for those readers who demand more details. The author classifies the religious wars in this time frame in France as being a "civil war" and it began as a conflict between two groups of French nobles. One of these groups were Catholics who were loyal to the king, while the other consisted of Protestants who desired religious freedom for themselves and their followers. As is typical in historical events, the situation became more complicated as the conflict wore on. Other nobles started their own wars, and ignored the many peace treaties that came about throughout the time frame of the conflicts. It is fair to say though that nothing constructive resulted from these conflicts, and in fact French society suffered greatly from their waste and brutality. Religion may have not been the primary cause of these conflicts, but it did not help in eliminating them. It may indeed have given courage to those who fought. The nobles no doubt realized this and took full advantage of it.
NEPA Reviewer.......2005-08-09
Well-written account of the French civil/religious wars of the 16th century. Shows how familial and dynastic rivalries played a major role in this somewhat overlooked chapter of European history.
Trop court pour vraiment rentrer dans le sujet.......2004-08-05
Les moins:
Moins de 100 pages, sur ce sujet, et vu le nombre de personnages, c'est tres (trop) court.
Il y a un probleme de plan et/ou de mise en page, ce qui donne l'impression que les pages de la fin, soit il en manque, soit elles sont pas dans l'ordre, mais quelque chose ne va pas.
La présentation est chronologique, mais les cartes ne le sont pas completement. Ce sont des cartes thématiques par tranche du conflit, et pas pour les guerres les unes apres les autres (exemple: Carte des places de sécurité protestantes). Ca n'aide pas a la compréhension...
Les références iconographies ne sont claires . La plupart semblent etre tiré d'un meme livre d'époque, mais seule est mentionnée la propriété de l'image ("Ann Ronan Picture Library", or ca c'est un studio qui prend des photos. Ce que je veux savoir c'est quel original ils ont photographié !).
Les cartes de batailles sont grandes mais vides. J'aurais aimé plus de détails sur les mouvements des troupes sur les cartes. Pas la peine de les faire si grandes sinon...
Les plus:
L'iconographie est superbe. En particulier les reproductions N&B de portraits a la plume du cardinal Charles de Lorraine, de Francois de Lorraine, 2eme duc de Guise, et de Charles IX, magnifique. Dommage que la copie de l'Édit de Nantes soit trop petite, on arrive pas a la lire.
La Carte des interventions extérieures est pas mal, de meme que celle des dernieres guerres (1585-1598)
Le contexte socio-militaire est tres bien expliqué.
Une bibliographie mixte franco-anglaise
Ce que j'en retiens, par rapport a tout ce que j'ai lu sur le web par ailleurs:
- Une meillleure explication (en général) des interventions extérieures.
- Que finalement, le plus grand ennemi du Roi de France, c'est le manque d'argent, apres les ruineuses guerres d'Italie. De plus signer la paix en 98, surtout avec les derniers ligueurs, a couté énormément d'argent au Roi...
Bref: Pas mal, mais sans plus. Presque tout est déja dispo sur le web. Et il faut avoir une premiere couche avant lecture pour arriver a suivre.
Facinating Insight Into A Strange Conflict.......2003-10-18
This book provides fascinating insight into a French civil war sparked by religious intolerance and fueled by paranoia, treachery, and desire for personal gain. The author breaks this era into 8 separate periods of warfare and describes why fighting erupted and why treaties were signed. The book does provide some detail on army organization and battle field maps of key engagements. As with all Osprey books, it is well illustrated. A very nice summary to a fascinating conflict during a time when armies were largely made up of pike, musket, and armored cavalry.
One of the Best of the Essential History Series.......2002-11-08
Finally, Osprey is beginning to break new ground with its Essential History series. Professor Robert J. Knecht, an English scholar on French 16th Century history from the University of Birmingham, is the author of the latest volume in the series - The French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Knecht's book is well written and covers a much-neglected subject with considerable skill and insight.
The French Religious Wars 1562-1598 begins with sections on the background to the conflict, which cover the related threads of religious and aristocratic dissent in mid-16th Century France. Initially, Professor Knecht shows that the French King - a staunch defender of the Catholic faith in the realm - was able to deal with the early spread of the Lutheran faith into France, but failed to inhibit the more virulent Calvinist strain. Indeed, the infiltration into France of Calvinist missionaries from Geneva resembled communist tactics in the 1920s and 1930s. By 1560, some of the French nobility had been converted and Protestants in France - dubbed "Huguenots" - had become a significant problem to the stability of the realm, although Knecht notes that they were only about 10% of the total population. Faced with this growing threat, the French monarchy adopted a policy of religious persecution, which inevitably led to violent clashes. It is also clear from Knecht's account that both sides used violence and wanton destruction to intimidate their opponents. Efforts at compromise failed and both sides gradually became committed to the conversion or elimination of the other. However, non-religious factors also influenced the outbreak of civil war in France, particularly the relationship between a relatively weak and cash-starved monarchy and opportunistic nobility. Indeed, one interesting characteristic of these wars was the propensity of major players to switch faith and loyalties as the tides of war shifted.
Professor Knecht provides interesting detail on the military aspects of the wars as well. Although numerically strong, the French Royal Army comprised 70% foreign mercenaries. Paying the troops was thus a chronic problem and there was never enough cash to sustain armies for more than one year at a time, which induced a spasmodic quality into the conduct of campaigns. Both armies were also trained and equipped in essentially the same manner, as often happens in civil wars. Foreign military interventions occurred from time to time in support of both sides, but were never decisive. Professor Knecht's campaign narrative is 41 pages long and quite good. The detail on the Battle of Dreux in 1562 - where oddly the commanders of both sides were captured - is particularly interesting. Knecht's narrative also reveals the complex web of diplomatic, political and social factors which intertwined with the strictly military operations. The French Religious Wars were a complex historical phenomenon, but Professor Knecht succeeds in producing a remarkably coherent account of these conflicts.
Maps in this volume include: a strategic map of battles and sieges, wars from 1572-1585, the battles of Dreux, St Denis, Coutras, Arques, Ivry, Huguenot security towns, Coligny's march and foreign aid, and the last wars in 1585-1598. The illustrations in this volume are also quite good. The author's bibliography is extensive and indicates real research, as well as providing a useful starting point for further reading. The "portrait of a soldier" section is much better than usual in these volumes, particularly the portrait of the brutal French Marshal Blaise de Monluc, who believed that, "cruelty was essential to the effective conduct of war."
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The French Religious Wars in English Political Thought
John Hearsey McMillan Salmon
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Noble Power during the French Wars of Religion: The Guise Affinity and the Catholic Cause in Normandy (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History)
Stuart Carroll
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Noble affinities were the essence of power in sixteenth-century France. This is the first book to analyze the development of a noble following during the whole course of the Wars of Religion. The Guise were one of the greatest families of Christendom and this is the first substantial work on them for a century. In Normandy, a stronghold of Protestantism, they built a formidable ultra-Catholic party that ultimately challenged the monarchy. This book breaks new ground by discussing all groups in political society, from international dynastic politics to peasant revolt.
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The truth about Soviet lies
R. H Shackford
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Evanich's book for serious birders explores the state of Oregon with maps, illustrations and tips that are useful for finding those off-the-beaten-path birding locations.
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Most extensive birding guide for the state of Oregon.......1997-11-23
Mr. Evanich's book covers the state of oregon in a mostcomplete format. The maps contained in the book are very useful in finding those off-the-beaten-path birding locations. The author's illustrations and knowledge on the subject of the state of Oregon are also quite impressive. This is a book for the serious birder.
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