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Since 1988, New York-based architect Michael Bell has created a series of projects and essays that explore architectural and urban design for California, New York, and Texas -- the three most populous regions of the United States and, coincidentally, the three states in which he has lived and practiced. The first monograph on the architect, Michael Bell: Space Replaces Us; Essays and Projects on the City, includes both design work and writings.
Bell has organized and designed two important installations, both of which include his work: "Endspace: Michael Bell and Hans Hofmann," at the University Art Museum, Berkeley, and "16 Houses: Owning a House in the City," at DiverseWorks in Houston, which featured his seminal Glass House @ 2 Degrees. Other projects included are an urban renewal scheme for a huge site in Far Rockaway, New York, and a series of residential projects, including the Ghent House, a modernist glass house currently under construction in upstate New York. Complementing the design projects are three major essays: "Having Heard Mathematics: The Topologies of Boxing," "Eyes in the Heat: RSE," and "New York City."
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Best Marker Technique.......2007-03-20
The best marker technique book you can find. Very easy to follow and apply them to many different renderings. The technique shown in this book is well known to industrial designers especially Car Designers or product designers. You'll see same techniques used on beautiful Car Design Renderings from The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Car designers use vellum instead of marker papers. They use both side of the vellum to create different value effect with same marker. This book will make your renderings and presentation stand out from your competition. Highly recommended for students, designers, architects and 3D artists.
It WILL help u a lot!!!.......2001-07-04
Well, I've searched for many, MANY, books and when I found this one I couldn't belive on it! It shows marker techniques very simple to use and step by step. But I'm still a student of architecture, so it's also good for those who already knows a little. It's woderful for those that like design! ^^
Learn to do amazing renderings with markers and pastels.......1999-06-08
As an upcoming concept designer I've been searching for a book which explaines the techniques on how to render a sketch with markers and pastels. This book shows you how to rendering different products with the same technique. Some of them do almost look as if they were a photo. It is much of a Japanese styl, but it really illustrates your idea. Actually, iF Amazon would have shown the cover you would see whats really in this book. If you like those illustrations done by industrial designers, drawn with markers and pastels on vellum, with flying perfect lines, amazing shadows, you will love this book.
BUT WAIT! The only bad thing is that it shows you how to work the SAME tachnique on a variety of objects. The technique is great, sure is, but it is one technique!
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- A must for Vintage Poster Collectors
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French Opera Posters, 1868-1930
Lucy Broido
Manufacturer: Dover Pubns
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0486233065 |
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A must for Vintage Poster Collectors.......2001-08-10
Broido: French Opera Posters, 1868-1930
This is an excellent collection of vintage French Opera Posters. The color is very good. Annotations are very helpful and include precise dimensions of the posters. Whether you want to learn more about French Opera Posters or are into collecting originals or reproductions, this collection will provide you with a superb overview. If you want to purchase on the internet, the book provides you an opportunity for you to get a very clear picture and understanding of posters by a particular artist or period. It has helped me with purchases I have made and to plan for future purchases. Lucy Broido is a knowledgeable collector of original posters. Her related book of Jules Cheret posters is a good adjunct publication.
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Spider-Man Invasion of the Spider-Slayers
David Michelinie ,
Mark Bagley , and
Randy Emberlin
Manufacturer: Marvel Entertainment Group
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ASIN: 0785101004 |
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Killer robots rock.......2003-03-11
Spider Slayers are giant robots with one purpose KILL SPIDER-MAN.
It is all spidy can do to survive but how will he destroy these dangerous machines
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Spiderman with help from the Black Cat,tries to stop mechanical menaces sent to kill him by Smythe, other criminals make appearences too, and there's a mystery surrounding Peter Parker's parents.
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Transatlantic Trends in Retailing: Takeovers and Flow of Know-How
Madhav P. Kacker
Manufacturer: Quorum Books
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ASIN: 0899300367 |
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For the most part, competition policy literature has focused on large economies. Yet the economic paradigms on which such policies are based do not necessarily apply to small market economies. This book demonstrates that optimal competition policy is very much dependent on the size of an economy. Whether and how firms compete is a matter of the natural conditions of the markets in which firms operate. A critical feature of small economies is the concentrated nature of many of their markets, which are often protected by high entry barriers. Competition policy must be designed to deal effectively with these unique obstacles to competition. Accordingly, applying the same competition policy to all economies alike may be contrary to the policy's goals.
Michal Gal's thorough analysis shows the effects of market size on competition policy, ranging from rules of thumb to more general policy prescriptions, such as goals and remedial tools. Competition policy in small economies is becoming increasingly important, since the number of small jurisdictions adopting such policy is rapidly growing. Gal's focus extends beyond domestic competition policy to the evaluation of the current trend toward the worldwide harmonization of policies. This book will provide important guidance to academics, policy makers, and practitioners of competition policy as well as to anyone interested in the globalization of competition laws.
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Relax It’s Only a Baby! is a practical, accessible and reassuring guide to what to do as a first time parent. Written by one of the UK’s best known relationship and family experts, this book explains how to relax, nurture confidence, self-expression, play, and trust from the very beginning, as well as basic advice and guidelines for parents on practical matters such as routine, feeding, sleeping, and more. Illustrated with a wealth of amusing cartoons by Trevor Dunton.
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Relax It's Only a Baby
Manufacturer: LITTLE BOOKS
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ASIN: B000GT0YDS |
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Civil War Breech Loading Rifles: A Survey of the Innovative Infantry Arms of the American Civil War
John McAuloy
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Civil War Sharps Carbines and Rifles
ASIN: 0917218299 |
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Second printing. All the major breech loading rifles of the Civil War - and most, if not all, of the obscure types - are detailed, illustrated and set in their historical context.
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A good textbook.......2001-09-04
In the 1940s, a longitudinal study was begun on the subject of how fathers' childrearing styles influenced the next generation. The researchers followed the then young men, through their own childrearing. Combining heartwarming interviews with the fathers and their firstborn children, with statistical analysis, the researchers examine the various effects that the fathers had.
This book was quite obviously written as a textbook, and it suffers from all of the deficiencies that that style has for casual readers: dry, academic text combined with scholarly jargon. However, taking that into account, I must say that it is quite an interesting read. Both touching and informative, I give this book a qualified recommendation.
For those of you who are interested in generational studies, the fathers were all of the Silent generation, while the firstborn children were uniformly Baby Boomers. Also, Messrs. Strauss and Howe and their book Generations are referenced in this book.
Superb Study of Dads.......1999-07-04
John Snarey's book, How Fathers Care for the Next Generation, is a superb study of men in families. Snarey draws from a four-generation, four-decade study of men to show that the impact of good fathering lasts over a life time, and even over generations. With both statistics and stories, Snarey shows how various types of fathers' involvement in their children's lives is linked to their daughters' and sons' educational and occupational success. Equally remarkable, the book shows how fathers' involvement with their children forecasts their own work success and marital happiness years later at midlife.
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- The somewhat screwy heads that wear a crown - Foibleshtick and History
- Historical narrative writing at its very best
- Wonderful
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First Four Georges (British Monarchy Series)
J.H. Plumb
Manufacturer: Fontana Press
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ASIN: 0006329500 |
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The somewhat screwy heads that wear a crown - Foibleshtick and History .......2007-05-27
Plumb tells the tale of the four Hanoverian 'Georges' who seem to progress generation to generation in the direction of complete nuttiness. The climax however is in George III , the old villain of American schoolbooks. Plumb says he was extremely slow of mind, and the first twenty years of his reign a complete disaster. Thanks to the foolish advice of Lord North who is portrayed as a somewhat sloth rolypoly George III managed to antagonize and lose his American colonies. The last twenty years of his reign were however much more successful. Plumb artfully describes how the brilliant Lord Pitt at twenty- four became the King's First Minister and brought about peace with both America and France. This despite the fact that George III one day began to speak to a tree , spoke to it twenty- four hours without stop and after this was pretty much not 'in the loop of decision- making'.
The relations between the various Georges and the various Princes of Wales were most often horrible. George III could not stand his father, and his son. What is somehow surprising is that despite the eccentricities of the monarchs Great Britain continued to grow and develop its Empire.
Plumb has a clear vision of the story as a whole, writes with interest about the various figures, Robert Walpole, Lord Chatham, Lord North, Pitt et al. who served the various kings. A highly enjoyable piece of historical writing.
Historical narrative writing at its very best.......2005-07-31
This classic of historical writing and interpretation was first published in 1956, and it's still the best single volume on the Hanoverian dynasty. Taylor trained under G. M. Trevelyan, another noteworthy narrator of history, and became an illustrious Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. While he produced many important works in modern English history, he still is best known for his examination of the dynasty that began with the arrival in London 1714 of George, Duke of Brunswick, successor to Queen Anne, the last Stewart monarch. He didn't speak English and his son and successor, George II, barely could. The family has gotten bad press for generations, their reputation for loutishness and general lack of intellect perhaps being colored by American attitudes, but Plumb portrays them convincingly as ordinary human beings caught up in a series of exceptional circumstances: The rise of parliamentary power, the loss of the American colonies below Canada, the Industrial Revolution, the effects everywhere of the French Revolution, and the struggle against Napoleon. Like many others, I first read this book as an undergraduate, but I now much prefer the 1974 lavishly illustrated Hamlyn edition [which Amazon doesn't list]; the numerous political cartoons are especially useful in providing the flavor of the times.
Wonderful.......2003-12-17
Published in 1956, this work by Sir John Plumb has remained a classic. Plumb focuses his attention on personalities and politics of the first four members of the Hanoverian dynasty. He paints a balanced portrait of his subjects, bringing them to life, warts and all. These monarchs are fallible human beings, placed on their thrones by accident of birth. Plumb is especially judicious in his handling of George IV, who as Regent and King was viciously derided in his own time.
Plumb's treatment of the monarchs is supplemented with deft character sketches of many of the significant figures of the Georgian century; Walpole, Pitt, Wilkes, Fox, and North are among the figures included.
In his introduction, Plumb takes the reader on a survey of the world over which these sovereigns presided. This is history practiced in the manner perfected by G.M. Trevelyan; continuity co-exists with change, and the dynasty survives despite mistakes and scandals. Published when the influence of Sir Lewis Namier was at its height, The First Four Georges provided a refreshing antidote to the atomizing analysis of the Namier school. A fascinating and hugely enjoyable read.
History at its best.......2002-11-14
Fluent, lucid and written with Plumb's characteristic brevity, this is among the best introductions you will find to the high politics of the Hanoverian period. Sir John Plumb (d.2001) was one of the finest historical writers ever published in English. He is in the tradition of Macaulay and Trevelyan. His prose is polished and perfectly cadenced, and his light style masks a profound analytical grasp of the political forces that shaped this century of Whig ascendancy. Some may accuse him of adhering to the 'Great Men' school of history. If so, he highlights all their vices as well as their virtues.
Plumb was criticised for more often making the grand sweep of historical analysis as opposed to dredging through the minutiae of historical documentation. This analysis, I believe, is flawed and inimical to the notion that for history to be worthy of the name it should be readable for a wider audience, not solely confined to the institutions where it is nurtured.
Plumb's scholarship has inspired generations of laymen; his intellectual generosity and didactic rigour has also reaped its rewards within historical departments on both sides of the Atlantic. Those inspired by the Plumb school of history, who mastered their craft under his watchful eye at Christ's College, Cambridge, include such well known names as Simon Schama, David Cannadine, Niall Ferguson and Neil Mc Kendrick.
Plumb is the master.......2001-03-13
This is by far the best book that i have read in a long time. Most history books are boring but this one is anything but. Plumb goes to great details explaining the relationship that each King shared with his son. He does a wonderful job of giving his readers a rare insight to the royal family.
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When 25-year-old Pandora Duncan leaves her Progressive family in Baltimore and moves to North Carolina to pursue a career in journalism at a small town newspaper, little does she know that her life has just shifted onto a four-year fast track to adulthood. Elizabeth James' novel offers a refreshing use of fiction to forward a condemnation of the Bush Administration. At the same time, the deeply moving characters in this coming-of-age piece transcend current politics, making the story timeless. Pandora's journey from indifference to committed activism reveals her to be a sexy, quirky, feisty, conflicted, and finally courageous young woman who is both compelling and unforgettable. The cloying smell of Magnolia on steamy summer nights, the texture of red clay, the lacey fragility of blooming Crape Myrtle, and the rich, often brooding atmosphere elevate the setting to the status of a major character. While the book is built on the skeleton of contemporary politics, the heart, soul, and flesh of the novel are an old-fashioned, well-told story with all the elements of an enduring classic
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Coming of Age Under the Bush Administration.......2006-08-30
Unlike other "coming of age" novels, My Liberal Education is a rollicking tale with an unusual literary twist. In this debut book by Elizabeth James, truth and fiction are inextricably entwined as real-life political figures and world events mix with fictitious characters going about the rather messy business of living their lives. But before you reach the end of this engaging, thought-provoking novel, you will be convinced - without a shadow of a doubt - that truth really is much stranger than fiction!
Pandora Duncan, the 25-year old protagonist of the novel is a self-proclaimed "good girl" who goes through many changes that parallel the changes also taking place in America. Thrust into a conservative southern culture far-removed from her Northeastern progressive roots, Pan must look inward to discover who she really is - what she believes in, values and loves - as she struggles to make sense of a world gone awry after the events of September 11.
Part of this process of self-discovery is shaped in reaction to the world policies of the George W. Bush administration; part is shaped by the diverse characters that people Pan's life. During the course of the novel, Pandora falls in love with two very different men - Ethan Ernest, an idealistic, pacifist, left-wing journalist and Jerry Dobbs, a Harley-riding surgeon turned medic/soldier. Along the way, she also must put her own theories about prejudice to the test when she moves next door to an African-American family, becomes best friends with a young Hispanic woman, and takes a crash course in the meaning of same-sex love from a pair of committed lesbians.
By the end of this novel, readers will see that Pandora, much like her own country, has undergone a vast transformation in four short years. No matter on which side of the political fence you may sit, all readers will agree that My Liberal Education will make us think about the future of this country - and may even challenge us to take a good, long unwavering look at ourselves...
How I Survived the First Four Years of GW Bush.......2006-08-24
This is a bit of fluffy nonsense about sex against a background of pseudo-political ramblings.
A great curriculum.......2006-05-06
Combining the engaging story of a young woman's head first plunge into a new and alien environment, (e.g. The Red State of North Carolina) with insightful commentary on our culturally and politically polarized country-- Elizabeth James has woven a narrative tapestry that could not be more relevant or revealing.
Pandora Duncan is a green 20-something in the inchoate stages of self-discovery, who finds herself writing for a local newspaper in year 2000 North Carolina. The real editorial here is Pandora's self-realizations as she interacts with a wealth of exotic creatures, her new friends, neighbors and nemeses. In the process, she reevaluates her values and preconceptions of everything from environmentalism to her own eroticism (which James explores in sweltering detail).
All this is carefully interleaved with the unending parade of political and social issues that emanated from the first four years of the Bush administration and James examines how these issues infuse themselves into the lives of Pandora and those around her, often creating frictions or cementing friendships. James has done here what few can, with grace and reserve she's allowed her protagonist to grow and change, contradict herself and "flip-flop" her allegiances, in short, she's allowed Pandora to be a real person and at that, a truly engaging character. Never does she merely serve as a proxy for her author to pontificate or advance her own political doctrine. But she is fascinating to watch as she confronts circumstances and their fallout, whether in her tumultuous personal life, or circumstances on the world stage, both of which we can easily relate to, especially those we've all lived through in the not so distant past. My Liberal Education is not only the story of one woman's coming to self-understanding within a world spiraling out of control, but also a penetrating and terse time capsule of one of our country's most volatile eras.
This is a great "fish out of water" story, where Pandora, a self-professed "liberal" Northeastern transplant, learns how provincial she really is as she starts breathing in her new heavily Republican community. But as those four years elapse, and she navigates the unfamiliar currents stirred up by the geopolitical turmoil that characterized Bush's first term, a new Pandora emerges... And while Bush is still president after those years, Pandora is hardly the same person at all.
Surviving George Bush.......2006-01-25
Elizabeth James' novel is unlike anything I've ever read. Her use of fiction to forward a political theme is unique and effective, especially since the engaging characters transcend contemporary concerns, making the story timeless.
The story features twenty-five-year old Pandora Duncan, who leaves her progressive family in Baltimore to work at a small town newspaper in North Carolina. As she experiences the first four years of the Bush Administration, Pan evolves from an apolitical, self-absorbed woman to a mature, comitted activist. She, along with the very diverse people who enter her life, learns first-hand how flawed policies can impact the lives of decent, ordinary folks who are simply trying to live in peace and make ends meet.
Pan interacts with her idealistic, invironmentally-responsible young boss and a politically conflicted Texan warrior surgeon...both compete for Pan's love. The Walton family, her black neighbors, take Pan under their wings and teach her about inclusiveness, while a conservative Hispanic couple and Pan's Fundamentalist office mate project the opposing view. A committed lesbian couple teach Pan the meaning of love, while a quirky prostitute/union organizer at Wal-Mart adds much to the often satirical tone.
The book is funny, tragic, sexy, and romantic, but mostly it urges readers to take a stand on vital issues, honor citizenship, and safeguard democracy with the same passion one brings to personal relationships.
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Nineteen Eighty-four (First American Edition, Red Dust Jacket)
George Orwell
Manufacturer: Harcourt Brace
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First Four Georges
J.H. Plumb
Manufacturer: LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY
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ASIN: B000OL2HLA |
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12 folded panels, laminated, features over 125 color illustrations
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- Perspective in Architecture and Painting: An Unabridged Reprint of the English-and-Latin Edition of the 1693 "Perspectiva Pictorum Et Architectorum" (Dover Books on Architecture)
- Power and Style: A Critique of Twentieth-Century Architecture in the United States
- Projecting Beirut: Episodes in the Construction and Reconstruction of a Modern City (Architecture)
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