Skyscraper : The Search for an American Style 1891-1941

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Divided into six time-periods, each characterized by the tallest building of that era, the author examines the correlation between the structures and critical aspects of the period, such as materials, visionary architecture, commerce, style, and philosophy.

Utilizing original articles from ARCHITECTURAL RECORD as well as current thought, THE SKYSCRAPER reveals how these structures function as public cultural artifacts, how their designers conceived of the project, how they view them now, and other fascinating bits of history.

With vintage articles by Russell Sturgis, Lewis Mumford, Frank Lloyd Wright and others, 200 inspiring photographs (100 in full color), and outstanding contemporary coverage, here is a truly unique presentation of an important slice of modern society.

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The Skyscraper in the Architectural Record.(Skyscraper -- The Search for an American Style 1891-1941)(Book Review) (book review): An article from: Architectural Science Review

Manufacturer: University of Sydney, Faculty of Architecture
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008DMKAC
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from Architectural Science Review, published by University of Sydney, Faculty of Architecture on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 614 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Skyscraper in the Architectural Record.(Skyscraper -- The Search for an American Style 1891-1941)(Book Review) (book review)
Publication: Architectural Science Review (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2003
Publisher: University of Sydney, Faculty of Architecture
Volume: 46 Issue: 2 Page: 212(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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Skyscraper : The Search for an American Style 1891-1941

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Skyscraper : The Search for an American Style 1891-1941
Roger Shepherd
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFNDVO

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Treasures from the Burrell Collection: [an exhibition held at the] Hayward Gallery, London, 18 March-4 May 1975
William Wells
Manufacturer: Arts Council of Great Britain
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Instructional & How-To | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 072870045X

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Photography book..........2005-02-28

From Gymkhanas to the Olympics: How to Photograph the Common (and not so Common) Breeds of Horses & Ponies. Table of Contents Main Headers: Getting to Know Your Subject, Equipment, The Perfect Pose, Posing the Breeds, Getting in on the Action, Higher Class Acts, Western Action, Selling Photographs: Rights, Wrongs, & Records, Photofinish, Show and Sell With Video, Index. Lots of excellent photos! 154 Pages.

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Economics has become polarized. On the one hand there is a body of economists who concern themselves with progressing their discipline via an increasing use of mathematical modeling. On the other hand, there are economists who believe passionately that in order for economics to be useful it needs to take account of its history, its impact on society and its real world applications.

The contributors to this book fix their scholarly glare on the heterodox section of economics, and in particular upon critical realist approaches to the subject. Experts from a variety of perspectives have come together in these pages to examine the impact and usefulness of critical realism in relation to the different spheres within economics.

Notable for its contributions from such distinguished figures as Clive Granger, Edward J. Nell and Peter J. Boettke - this book deserves to find a ready audience across the economics spectrum.

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Burton W. Folsom, Jr. provides analysis of the role of entrepreneurs in the urban development of Pennsylvania's Lackawanna and Lehigh regions from 1800 to 1920.

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One-fourth of public school teachers will retire by 2010. Over 2 million new high school teachers are needed this decade.

The second fastest growing profession? Post-secondary teaching.

The new Education Job Finder is the first complete guide for this rapidly changing field, detailing over 1,500 online and print job resources for teachers, administrators, counselors, school nurses, special education faculty, researchers, and even janitors from early childhood through post-graduate school. Learn exactly what each resource offers, how to use the Internet efficiently, and which job-search techniques are the most successful.

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This book offers tips, pointers, and advice for women at all levels of the corporate world. Some how-to-succeed books for women offer helpful techniques and strategies to improve a career or fatten a paycheck. Nearly all are written by journalists, academics, and researchers, or by women who started their business careers at mid-level or higher because of previous experience. Yet few of these authors have experienced the humiliation, the apprehension, the dread, the fears, the naivete and discrimination that women in the trenches understand all too well. This book is based the personal experience of the author and the women she interviewed, making it a unique and practical guide to dispelling the fears that women have about asserting themselves in the workplace. Diane Smallen-Grob presents interviews with women executives who struggled for decent jobs and progressive careers in a wide variety of industries. The book focuses on what women did to succeed, where they are now, and--most importantly--what helped them rise among the ranks. The women share their experiences, insights, and stories. Common-sense pointers are offered for surviving the grueling boot camp that all women in business must endure. Women of every generation need to know that history can and does repeat itself, and that they must be forewarned, aware of the signs, and strong enough to make the best choices during the long climb to the top.

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A buffet of great ideas!

A buffet of great ideas!

Great book.

A great guide to getting back that youthful energy!

A great book!

Smart Guide to Boosting Your Energy
Nancy Monson
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0471318590

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Author Nancy Monson gives readers a host of quick and easy strategies for optimizing their energy levels. This latest Smart Guide features expert advice on increasing your energy level with a step-by-step plan that suits your personality, lifestyle, and needs. The book provides strategies for overcoming the most common energy depleters--stress, anxiety, poor nutrition--and avoiding quick-fix fads. Signature "Smart" tips include how to take advantage of various energy sources, from vitamins, minerals, and supplements to stamina-boosting exercises and massage therapy.

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A buffet of great ideas!.......2001-08-20

Health expert Nancy Monson has created a zippy book chock full of practical ideas to boost your energy. Her book is fun and informative and gives a great overview of all of the options available to improve your well-being. As a CFS survivor, I wish I had this book 15 years ago. I highly recommend it for health care providers as well as people seeking to jumpstart their lives! Thank you Nancy!

A buffet of great ideas!.......2001-08-20

Great book........2000-04-11

Anyone feeling, tired, dragged out, or stressed is sure to respond to this book's healing promise of regaining vitality with the right nutrition, exercise, and supplements.

A great guide to getting back that youthful energy!.......1999-08-13

I read this book about a month ago and began putting into action Ms. Monson's sugestions. I must say, they really work. If you are tired, run down and in need of vim and vigor - this guide is for you.

A great book!.......1999-05-20

Anyone feeling, tired, dragged out, or stressed is sure to respond to this book's healing promise of regaining vitality with the right nutrition, exercise, and supplements.

Smart Guide to Boosting Your Energy ('Huo li chong pei 24 xiao shi', in traditional Chinese, NOT in English)

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Smart Guide to Boosting Your Energy ('Huo li chong pei 24 xiao shi', in traditional Chinese, NOT in English)
Dr. Monson
Manufacturer: Yuan shui wen hua
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 9574690679

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The functions of staff officers in U.S. military history have been largely ignored by historians who have preferred to focus on the role of the combat officer. This examination of the career of General Walter Bedell Smith, Chief of Staff to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and his valuable contribution to Allied success, represents an effort to fill a void in the current historiography of U.S. participation in Europe in World War II. While specifically looking at Smith's military career from his entry into the Indiana National Guard on his sixteenth birthday to his retirement from the U.S. Army as a four-star general 39 years later, the volume is also a general investigation of the role of Chief of Staff and a critical study of the interwar U.S. Army and its participation in the campaigns of the Mediterranean and Northwest Europe during World War II. The institutional and attitudinal structure that produced the generation of American officers that commanded armies and manned higher headquarters is thoroughly evaluated in this volume. D.K.R. Crosswell concludes that the normative influences of the Army's advance schools conditioned the U.S. approach to war in Europe: Eisenhower and Smith's "broad front strategy" is seen as a product of their Leavenworth educations. Smith's relationships with Eisenhower and George C. Marshall are also seen as important formative influences. Despite a paucity of personal papers and no prior book on Smith, Crosswell had access to a wealth of primary materials in the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas and the resources of the Combat Studies Library at the Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, Kansas. Substantial collections of materials at the federal research facilities in Washington, the U.S. Army Military History Institute holdings in Carlisle Barracks, Pa., and the George C. Marshall Library in Lexington, Va., were consulted. Personal interviews with surviving World War II officers and an examination of British sources were conducted to give the most complete picture of Smith to date. The Chief of Staff is divided into four major sections: "Bedell Smith and Officership in the U.S. Army, 1917-1939"; "The Towering Figure: George C. Marshall"; "The First Campaign: The Mediterranean"; "Northwest Europe," and an epilogue which covers Smith's post-Army years. The 14 chapters present Smith as perhaps the best example of the World War II "military manager." He emerges from these pages as a central figure of the period and his contributions within the Allied sphere proved fundamental to eventual battlefield success. Seven maps of World War II major theaters of operation from Morocco to Normandy and never-before-published archival photographs are included. Military history and World War II buffs won't want to miss this splendid read which will also appeal to academic military historians, libraries and research facilities, as well as current and retired military officers. The book is ideal supplemental reading for courses in U.S. military history.

The Chief of Staff: The Military Career of General Walter Bedell Smith

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The Chief of Staff: The Military Career of General Walter Bedell Smith
D. K. R. Crosswell
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTS5EA

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Highly recommended for students of early American history.

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Parades and the Politics of the Street: Festive Culture in the Early American Republic (Early American Studies)
Simon P. Newman
Manufacturer: University of Pennsylvania Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0812217241

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Simon P. Newman vividly evokes the celebrations of America's first national holidays in the years between the ratification of the Constitution and the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson. He demonstrates how, by taking part in the festive culture of the streets, ordinary American men and women were able to play a significant role in forging the political culture of the young nation. The creation of many of the patriotic holidays we still celebrate coincide with the emergence of the first two-party system. With the political songs they sang, the liberty poles they raised, and the partisan badges they wore, Americans of many walks of life helped shape a new national politics destined to replace the regional practices of the colonial era.

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Highly recommended for students of early American history........2000-07-03

Simon P Newman's Parades And The Politics Of The Street focuses on festivities and political connections in early American history, considering how parades were involved in drawing together people of different social levels, and how they influenced politics and opinions about popular leadership. This title would be useful for the college-level course on early American history as supplemental reading.

looking inside.......1999-07-14

Simon Newman has given a vivid, fresh and accessible vision of life in early-European America. I'd never given a moment's thought to these matters of public demonstration...A must-read for anyone even remotely interested in colonial, social, even labor history.

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Wings for My Flight - The Peregrine Falcons of Chimney Rock
Houle Marcy Cottrell
Manufacturer: Addison Wesley Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LCRFJG

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Wings For My Flight

Heartwarming story about Peregrine Falcons

Wings for My Flight: The Peregrine Falcons of Chimney Rock
Marcy Cottrell Houle
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Wings For My Flight.......2002-12-07

What an amazing book! The author writes a fabulous novel filled with wonderful messages and insights. I absolutely love her writing style and the topics she writes about. I definitely recommend reading her other books because they are just as wonderful. Additionlly, I have actually met Mrs. Houle in person and she is an amazing, warm woman.
(Wings for My Flight is still in print by Pruett Publishers.)

Heartwarming story about Peregrine Falcons.......1999-10-09

Heartwarming story about conservation of the majestic peregrine falcon. Witty, funny, and tragic. A great quick read.

Wings for My Flight : The Peregrine Falcons of Chimney Rock

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Wings for My Flight : The Peregrine Falcons of Chimney Rock
Marcy Cottrell Houle
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OOSWO8

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