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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects
Manufacturer: University of Washington Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0295973668 |
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Literally falls apart.......2001-12-05
The problem is that the pages fall out. My particular copy is not bound terribly well - and I am not the type of person who treats books roughly!
Alas, the book is not 'bound' to last.
Shaping Seattle Architecture.......1999-11-28
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Shaping Seattle Architecture. A Historical Guide to the Architects.
Ochsner. Jeffrey Karl Manufacturer: University of Washington Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000ORYCZS |
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Silver Point: The Ancient Art of Drawing in Solid Silver and How to Add Color to It
Patricia Carter Manufacturer: Search Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0855328002 |
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Ansel Adams and the American Landscape: A Biography
Jonathan Spaulding Manufacturer: University of California Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0520216636 |
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Working with a cumbersome 8 x 10 field camera, Ansel Adams (1902-1984) created some of the most dramatic and influential photographs ever made of the American West. His majestic landscapes and evocative still lifes conveyed a vision of an idealized America that helped inspire the wilderness conservation movement. Yet despite these accomplishments, Adams has been the least studied of our most important photographers. Now Jonathan Spaulding provides the first full biography of the artist and a critical analysis of his life's work.Customer Reviews:
Superlative Biography.......2004-02-12
The only significant disappointment was the inability of Spaulding to utilize the actual Adams pictures when describing their creation. For instance, his description of the creation of Moon over Hernandez would have greatly benefitted from the ability of the reader to actually see the picture. However, unfortunately he was unable to obtain permission to utilize the photographs. While this is not Spaldings fault, it does limit the impact the of the narrative.
The most interesting part of the book was the evolution of 20th Century American photography. Adams cannot be separated from the development of photography in American and his life touched most of the great American photographers. Adams was constantly in conflict with many of them over the issue of quality versus the benefits of photojournalism. Adams saw photography as a high art form and was at odds with those who saw it as more as a story telling devise.
For those that are interested in Adams, environmentalism or photography this book is a must.
An excellent biography.......2003-05-04
This is not to say that Spaulding does not talk about AA's private life, a pre-requisite for any biography, but does so only as it relates to AA's pursuit of photography and environmental causes. Absent, for example, are details of his relationship with his wife Virginia (which was quite complex: someone needs to write a biography of Virgina Best Adams in a way that Stacy Schiff wrote of Vera Nabokov) and the hard relationship with his children.
What Spaulding gives us instead is a very detailed account of the evolution of Adams' photographic vision and technique, and the influence of the American West on it. Through this you find his relationship to other important photographers and their influence on him and his styles: Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, Dorothea Lange, and many others. We also see the influence of Western expansion throughout the first half of the 20th century, especially after WWII. In particular the seeming incongruity of AA producing pictures drawing people to the Western national parks while campaigning with the Sierra Club to limit the impact of tourists on Nature is discussed. The battle, falling out, and eventual reconciliation between Adams and David Brower is also detailed
If you are most interested in AA's life, read his autobiography or Alinder's biographry. If you want to know more about his influences and those things that he influenced, Spaulding's book is an excellent and readable choice. The book is heavily footnoted, with over 80 pages of notes, and contains a useful bibliography for anyone wishing to research further Adams' very interesting life.
As a footnote, the book does not include any pictures whose copyright is held by the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust, which refused to grant permission.
In search of the landscape as essential..........1999-12-27
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Ansel Adams and the American Landscape: A Biography
Ansel] Spaulding, Jonathan [Adams Manufacturer: Univ of California Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000KVJ5DC |
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County Business Patterns 1996: Texas (County Business Patterns. Texas)
803-052-00045-0 Manufacturer: United States Government Printing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9999764703 |
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County Business Patterns: Texas 1996
803-052-00045-0 Manufacturer: United States Government Printing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9998737532 |
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Deal Engines: The Science of Auctions, Stock Markets, and E-Markets
Robert E. Hall Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0393324672 |
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Where and how electronic deal making will flourish and common pitfalls for entrepreneurs and investors.In Deal Engines, leading economist Robert E. Hall explains the underlying principles of auctions and provides sweeping insight for anyone curious to understand and exploit them. Drawing on decades of research that includes Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, Hall explains that how you set up a market has a lot to do with the deals that result. Moving from examples as straightforward as shopping for a car to others as complex as the mechanisms of stock exchanges, he describes the various types of deal engines that can be used to conduct transactions, including auctions, real-time exchanges, and posted-price sales engines. Hall analyzes the qualities of the markets these deal engines give rise to, with an eye to practical outcomes, and provides invaluable information and guidance to everyone from entrepreneurs working on a business plan to buyers on eBay. Originally published in hardcover under the title Digital Dealing.
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Basic principles of auctions, stock markets, and e-markets.......2003-09-14
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Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies
E. K. Hunt Manufacturer: M.E. Sharpe ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0765606097 |
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A Former Student of Dr. Hunt.......2007-07-07
Get his other book "History of Economic Thought".......2004-03-20
The reason is that Property and Prophets is too short for what it wants to cover. I think that the strength of his other book is that, while it is much longer and more expensive, it explains everything, including his approach to understanding ideas historically.
Critique is a Good Thing.......2002-12-04
A Critical Perspective On Capitalism:.......2002-02-11
more leftist propaganda.......2001-11-05
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Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies
E. K. Hunt Manufacturer: Harpercollins College Div ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OA9CBO |
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Property and Prophets : The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies.
E. K. Hunt Manufacturer: Harper & Row ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OA7MR0 |
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Property and Prophets the Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies
E.K. Hunt Manufacturer: Harper & Row ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OA629Y |
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The Natural Pharmacist: Your Complete Guide to Vitamins and Supplements (The Natural Pharmacist)
Angelo DePalma Manufacturer: Prima Lifestyles ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Accessories:
ASIN: 0761516727 Release Date: 1999-05-12 |
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Discover What Vitamins and Supplements Can Do for YouCustomer Reviews:
An excellent and lucid piece of work with great scientific m.......1999-07-27
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Stones River Bloody Winter Tennessee
James Lee Mcdonough Manufacturer: Univ Tennessee Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0870493736 |
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Good, but definitely could have been better.............2004-05-01
As in all of his book, McDonough writes very well in this book. I found myself gliding through the pages. But now for the bad.
I consider good maps almost essential to a great military history; I will not consider a book worth five starts if maps are nonexistant or are not good. The maps in this book are few, and, well, bad. The few provided are small and hard to read.
I also found myself wanting to learn more of the details. As are McDonough's other books, this one is not very detailed.
These reservations put aside, I would recommend this book to any Civil War or military history buff. But, if these problems bother you too much, I would recommend this book for only "hardcore" Civil War buffs, or those specifically interested in the Murfreesboro (or Stones River) Campaign.
Bar Room Brawl!.......2003-10-07
Stones River was the first major battle in the Union's plan to seize the Nashville-Chattanooga-Atlanta corridor. Claimed by many to be a tactical draw, it was a Southern defeat of the worst sort. The South lost control of an invaluable asset, middle Tennessee's railroads. It is from this spring board that Union armies once again sliced the Confederacy in two.
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Bloody Winter (Blue Jacket Books)
John Waters Manufacturer: Naval Inst Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1557509123 |
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Excellent World War II Atlantic Convoy Action.......1999-04-06
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Bloody Winter
John M. Waters Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0000COAOU |
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Bloody Winter
Manufacturer: D. Van Nostrand Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000G6PJ18 |
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Chilling story of the Allies' narrowest escape from defeat in the bitter Battle of the Atlantic, where defeat would have led to the loss of World War II.
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Bloody Winter
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Bloody Winter
Roger Elwood Manufacturer: Word Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000KKAOO2 |
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BLOODY WINTER, CRITICAL MONTHS IN THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC AS SEEN FROM THE CONNING TOWER AND BRIDGE.
John M.,Jr. (Capt.) Waters Manufacturer: D. Van Nostrand Company Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000J0RTGO |
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BLOODY WINTER, CRITICAL MONTHS IN THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC AS SEEN FROM THE CONNUNG TOWER AND THE BRIDGE
Manufacturer: D.Van Nostrand Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000IAVBEG |
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Code Name : Bloody Winter
Roger Elwood Manufacturer: World of Information ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 084993883X |
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Maybe a good enough plot for young teen readers........1997-10-31
Maybe the action of the story will keep young readers interested, but adults will probably want something with more substance.
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The Russian Empire At the Time of the Revolution
Alan Moorehead Manufacturer: Harper & Brothers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NCW9O0 |
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WW II's abrupt end brought us many gifts, none stranger than the papers of the German State. These were captured virtually complete, and to this day give up secrets. One that emerges from Alan Moorehead's research is the extent to which Germany was involved in the Russian Revolution. The ironic result of this clandestine maneuver was Germany's sure defeat on the Eastern front in WW II. "It all forms a fascinating chapter in the history of our century," states The Book-of-the-Month Club, "and the man ignorant of how that chapter unrolled is minus the keys to an understanding of his own time and so in part himself--Moorehead hands us that key."
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History of the Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries Illustrated by Original Documents
Friedrich Raumer Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1417971401 |
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Good book.......2007-01-06
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The History Of The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries Illustrated By Original Documents V1
Friedrich Raumer Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 054805049X |
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History of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: Illustrated by original documents. Volume 1
Friedrich von Raumer Manufacturer: Adamant Media Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1421233541 Release Date: 2002-07-26 |
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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1835 edition by John Murray, London.
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Hummingbirds, Jewels in Flight: Jewels in Flight (Wildlife)
Connie Toops Manufacturer: Voyageur Press (MN) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0896583821 |
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Prominent in myth and legend, the hummingbird is revered for its jewel-like colors and legendary aeronautical skills: it can speed as fast as thirty miles an hour, fly straight up, sideways or backwards, or even hover like a helicopter. Some say the 319 species of hummingbirds that range over South and North America are more highly evolved than any other birds. Without question, theirs is a fascinating natural history.Photojournalist Toops details that history with a lively discussion of courtship, nesting, and territorial and migratory behaviors. In particular, she emphasizes eight species of hummingbirds seen regularly in the United States.
Hummingbirds: Jewels in Flight includes chapters on landscaping to attract hummingbirds, practical suggestions for selecting and maintaining feeders, and the best locales to find hummingbirds. In addition, a section of hummingbird legends is included.
Along with more than 100 dazzling full-color photos, Hummingbirds: Jewels in Flight offers: (delightful details about the most frequently-seen hummingbirds in the U.S. (expert advice on attracting hummingbirds with feeders and special garden plantings ("hotspots" for viewing hummingbirds in your area (the "why" and "how" of their courtship, nesting, territorial, and migratory behaviors
Also recommended: Bluebirds Forever, Owls, Love of Loons, Eagles: Masters of the Sky.
A freelance photojournalist, Connie Toops has taken photos that have appeared in Audubon and Sierra Club calendars and books published by National Geographic, Sierra Club, Reader's Digest, Time-Life, and Voyageur Press. She has written nine nature books, including four other Voyageur Press titles: Bluebirds Forever, The Florida Everglades, Owls, and Great Smoky Mountains. Connie and her husband Pat make their home in Martinsburg, West Virginia, where they have converted a suburban half-acre into a mini wildlife refuge.
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Answered all my hummingbird questions-and then some!.......2006-09-06
Essential reference of the life of hummer, great phots.......1999-09-06
The book starts out with the author's personal experiences with hummingbirds. It then explains the birds' history, classification, distribution, & habitat, comparing the various types of hummingbirds. How they fly, what & how they eat, mating rituals & nest building are then detailed. Conservation, migration, tracking, & banding are covered as well. There even a whole section on hummingbird meccas.
Finally, the book gives tips on how to attract the birds. Types of plants that attract hummingbirds are listed for 6 different regions, with both common & Latin names. The bird types native to each region are also given.
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Hummingbird: Jewels in Flight
Connie Toops Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0517183838 |
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