Midwestern Landscape Architecture

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A Very Interesting Read.......2004-12-07

This book is a very interesting reader. The essays on the important founders of Midwest landscape, spoke of a greater view of the American Civil Condition and how landscape can promote civilization and community in a diverse group of people. This is a strong undertone of the book.
Not all the architects were enamored with. The wild Midwest landscape sought to build upon it to create a more varied and interesting landscape. It is interesting to note that what most of us regard as the Midwest look, is artificial and created by these progenitors of our current landscape.
This is not a book for everyone, but is very insightful

Landscape architecture of the Midwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Southwestern States: Articles in "Landscape architecture" magazine, 1910-1979 (Architecture series--bibliography)

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Landscape architecture of the Midwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Southwestern States: Articles in "Landscape architecture" magazine, 1910-1979 (Architecture series--bibliography)
Bruce K Ferguson
Manufacturer: Vance Bibliographies
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Midwestern Landscape Architecture
William H. Tishler
Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQ3RVY

Rustic seats and other embellishments: Restoration of historic Midwestern common house landscapes

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Rustic seats and other embellishments: Restoration of historic Midwestern common house landscapes
Susan E Wydick
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007BJ2UG

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Leonard Squirrell RWS, RE: the Museum Collection
Josephine Walpole
Manufacturer: Deben Gallery
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 1851492267

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Wenders never ceases to amaze.......2001-04-04

I am fairly new to the Wenders world, his school of life and wings. The movie and the book are beautiful. Cinematoraphy/photography tightened into the form of a man's luminescent imagination.

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Key essays from the "prolific, provocative, 'big-picture theorist'" (Booklist) and originator of world-systems analysis. Immanuel Wallerstein is one of the most innovative social scientists of his generation. Past president of the International Sociological Association, he has had a major influence on the development of social thought throughout the world, and his books are translated into every major language. The Essential Wallerstein brings together for the first time the full range of his scholarship.This comprehensive collection of essays offers a unique overview of this seminal thinker's work, showing the development of his thought: from his groundbreaking research on contemporary African politics and social change, to his study of the modern world-system, to his current essays on the new structures of knowledge emerging from the crisis of the capitalist world-economy. His singular focus on the way in which change in one part of the globe affects the whole is all the more relevant as the world grows increasingly interdependent. The Essential Wallersteinis an ideal introduction to the extensive body of work from a thinker who helped introduce globally sensitive thinking to the field of social science.This is the first in a series of Readers bringing together the key works of major figures in the social sciences.

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Essential Indeed.......2000-05-17

[I'm submitting this review again to fix errors in my review which is currently posted]

Here at last is a collection of Wallerstein's essays that span his entire career. This will be useful as a text for an advanced undergraduate class, or for interested readers, because it covers such a wide spectrum of IW's thought. His arguments are quite compelling and after digesting Wallerstein's analysis, one will not view our world the same way. It begins with an interesting introduction on his personal path-breaking arrival at world-systems as units of analysis (as opposed to nation-states, etc.).

One can trace this development through the four sections of essays. The first covers his work on Africa which led him, like those working at the time on Latin America, to realize that nations-states are not independently developing societies, but political units of a larger whole in which people are interconnected geo-politically, economically, and socially. But unlike most dependency theorists, Wallerstein looked for the origins of underdevelopment in the transition from capitalism to socialism, which brought him to Braudel, the late great French historian. Under Braudel's influence, Wallerstein broke through the earlier debates on where and when capitalism began by focusing on one key problem: how people are historically linked to each other such that they form a social whole, and, how one measures this whole geographically. The answer: an extensive division of labor or a political economy.

Few could have accomplished what Wallerstein did in his detailed studies of capitalism, beginning with the monumental Modern World-System I (1974), in terms of the elegant theorizing that he developed on the basis of an exhaustive study of the literature(s) that covered myriad and subtle points of debate among historians over the transition to capitalism. The key points of his research are summed up in the second set of essays. Whereas others failed to see the interconnections (e.g. Perry, 1974), Wallerstein showed how and why different regions changed politically, economically, and socially as a result of being part of the same system.

Regardless of whether one agrees that the 1450-1750 period can be characterized as full-blown capitalism or not, it is difficult to refute Wallerstein's argument that what was then the "Third World" (New Spain and Eastern Europe) was in fact part of the same social system as was Western and Southern Europe). To hold fast to the deepness of the integration of areas is something which other world-systemists, including AG Frank, have recently neglected, and who have misinterpreted long distance commercial as binding ties of *significant,* or integrative, historical causality.

In the final set of essays, Wallerstein argues how this notion, and the entire ideological carapace of capitalism, including the social sciences, has become unglued, and how the system is entering into a long period (50 years or so) of decay. The insights are plentiful and gripping, especially the prognosis for the future -- which is what the entire project is really about: to understand the past to effectively change the present and direct the future toward a better global society. The weakness of Wallerstein's work in general, however, with his focus on the structural regularities (with the main exception of the limits of geographic expansion that are key to the system's demise), is a tendency to see capitalism as *essentially* the same from 1550 to the recent present. This stands in contrast to more recent writers working either at the same global level, such as Giovanni Arrighi (see his 1994 magnum opus), or those who combine global and local (anthropological) levels, such as Dale Tomich (1989) who offers a theoretically powerful and historically specific study of modern slavery. Nonetheless, Wallerstein is a must read for all concerned with globalization and the future of our world.

Essential Indeed.......2000-05-12

Here at last is a collection of Wallerstein's essays that span his entire career. This will be useful as a text for an advanced undergraduate class, or for interested readers, because it covers such a wide spectrum of IW's thought. His arguments are quite compelling, and after digesting Wallerstein's analysis, one will not view our world the same way. It begins with an interesting introduction on his personal path-breaking arrival at world-systems as units of analysis (as opposed to nation-states, etc.).

One can trace this development through the four sections of essays. The first covers his work on Africa which led him, like those working at the time on Latin America, to realize that nations-states are not independently developing societies, but political units of a larger whole in which people are interconnected geo-politically, economically, and socially. But unlike most dependency theorists, Wallerstein looked for the origins of underdevelopment in the transition from capitalism to socialism, which brought him to Braudel, the late great French historian. Under Braudel's influence, Wallerstein broke through earlier debates on where and when capitalism began by focusing on one key problem: how people historically linked such that they form a social whole, and how one measure this geographically. The answer was an extensive division of labor: a political economy. Few could have accomplished what Wallerstein did in his mostdetailed studies of capitalism begining with the monumental Modern World-System I (1974) in terms of the elegant theorizing he developed on the basis of an exhaustive study of the literature(s) that covered myriad and subtle points of debate among historians.

The key points of his research are summed up in the second set of essays. Whereas others failed to see the interconnections (e.g. Perry, 1974), Wallerstein showed how and why different regions changed politically, economically, and socially as a result of being part of the same system. Regardless of whether one agrees that the 1450-1750 period can be characterized as full-blown capitalism or not, it is difficult to refute Wallerstein's argument that what was then the "Third World" (New Spain and Eastern Europe) was in fact part of the same social system as was Western and Souther Europe). To hold fast to the deepness of the integration of areas is something which other world-systemists, including AG Frank, have recently neglected, and who have misinterpreted long distance commercial ties for binding ties of *significant,* or integrative, historical causality.

The third set of essays examines the major institutions of the modern world-system, including the "economic" aspects of its cycles of growth and stagnation in relation to the geographic spread of the system (the spread and densit of commodity chains), and how class and social relations (e.g. housholds) change in different ways in the three main areas of global stratification -- core, semiperiphery, and periphery -- but how they system stays ideologically glued by the notion, or rather myth, of national development. In the final set of essays, Wallerstein argues how this notion, and the entire ideological carapace of capitalism, including the social sciences, has become unglued, and how the system is entering into a long period (50 years or so) of decay. The insights are plentiful and gripping, especially the prognosis for the future -- which is what the entire project is really about: to understand the past to effectively change the present and direct the future toward a better global society.

The weakness of Wallerstein's work in general, however, with his focus on the structural regularies (with the main exception of the limits of geographic expansion that are key to the system's demise) is a tendency to see capitalism as *essentially* the same from 1550 to the resent present. This stands in contrast to more recent writers working either at the same global level, such as Giovanni Arrighi (see his 1994 magnum opus), or those who combine global and local (anthropological) levels, such as Dale Tomich (1989) who offers a theoretically powerful and historically specific study of modern slavery. Nonetheless, Wallerstein is a must read for all concerned with globalization and the future of our world.

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Drawing upon evolutionary economics and resource-based approaches, the author utilizes US patent data from 1930-1990 to examine the persistence of corporate technological competencies and their gradual erosion through diversifying incremental change. The book explores the changing nature of this diversification with respect to firm size, technological relatedness and technological complexity in 32 firms distributed across four broadly defined industrial sectors.

The findings suggest that industry and corporate technological profiles remain strong but are becoming blurred by the pervasiveness of general-purpose technologies. Although historically diversification is associated with an increase in firm size, the author argues that in recent times it results from technological relatedness and complexity.

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Recently, initial attempts have been made to understand the patterns of corporate technological diversification and their implications on economic and managerial dimensions. This book consolidates these attempts and breaks new ground, providing a systematic analysis of data and case studies in its analysis of the phenomenon of technological diversification. Subjects discussed include product diversification, economic performance, internationalization, managerial and organizational issues, and strategic alliances. The international range of contributors and case studies will appeal particularly to those interested in the EU research and policy.

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Japanese Innovation Strategies
Branscomb Lewis M.
Manufacturer: University Press of America
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0819192007

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While political and cultural factors are important as explanations for differences in national technology policy and industrial practices, emergent trends in science, engineering and management are leading to new paradigms for high-technology innovation in both Japan and the United States. During the Spring of 1992, participants in a seminar at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government had the opportunity to explore in depth the views of a distinguished group of technical leaders from eight large Japanese industrial corporations. The focus of the seminar was to explore alternative views of the innovation process, examine approaches to managing innovation and setting technology strategy within the firm, and discuss the future of the business environment and management approaches. The examination of Japanese innovations in the management of technology that resulted from this seminar will be useful not only to technical managers in Japan, the United States, and other countries, but may also help inform public policy by shedding light on the sources of competitive advantage in both nations. Co-published with the Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University.

Sporting goods manufacturers find reward in diversity. (financial and technological benefits of diversifications): An article from: Fairfield County Business Journal

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Sporting goods manufacturers find reward in diversity. (financial and technological benefits of diversifications): An article from: Fairfield County Business Journal

Manufacturer: Westfair Communications, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on August 19, 1991. The length of the article is 1038 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: Sporting goods manufacturers find reward in diversity. (financial and technological benefits of diversifications)
Publication: Fairfield County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 19, 1991
Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
Volume: v22 Issue: n30 Page: p3(1)

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Passing the Buck - Banks, Governments and Third World Debt
Philip A. Wellons
Manufacturer: Harvard Business School Press, Boston
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VZQSW8

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PASSING THE BUCK. BANKS, GOVERNMENTS, AND THE THIRD WORLD DEBT
Philip A. Wellons
Manufacturer: Harvard Business School Press Boston, Mass.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0071032762

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Passing The Buck - Banks, Governments, And Third World Debt.
PHILIP A. WELLONS
Manufacturer: Harvard Business School Press Boston, Mass.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFQAB4

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Developing Executive Skills: Managing Yourself, Others and Organizations. (Agile Manager Gold)
John R. Hook
Manufacturer: Velocity Business Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Leadership | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 1580990339

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This book addresses issues of ISS utilization and operations from all perspectives, especially the commercial viewpoint, as well as for scientific research and technological development, and education in the widest sense of the word. It will be of great interest to those working in industry, academia and government, particularly in public-private partnerships.

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amazingly helpful book for people with memory loss

Reversing Memory Loss: Proven Methods for Regaining, Strengthening, and Preserving Your Memory
Vernon H. Mark , and Jeffrey P. Mark
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0395653711

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Written with warmth and clarity, this book belongs in the hands of anyone who has agonized over an aging friend or relative or worries about his own capacity to remember. No physical problem is as destructive or frightening as the loss of memory. Stress, pain, depression, overmedication, stroke, or Alzheimer's disease -- these are just some of the causes. In this fully revised and updated book, an internationally known neurosurgeon and researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital outlines the latest treatments that help reverse memory loss: New forms of memory recently discovered by researchers, new tests to evaluate memory capacity, new research on the effects of prescription medications, including widely used antidepressants, and brain "poisons", new research on the important role of nutrition and exercise in promoting memory, advances in early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's, and promising new research on the regeneration of damaged brain cells.

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amazingly helpful book for people with memory loss.......2003-03-02

This book is really an eyeopener for me and shocked me with the facts about how many elderly are wrongly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease when they in fact have treatable other memory problems. I'd recommend it to anyone with a memory problem, including me! Also, it is reassuring that many of the things, ie forgetting names, forgetting where my car is in parking lot are not signs of serious memory loss. Also, this book emphasized to me the effect of depression on memory problems, which is comforting. The book is very caring and hopeful filled with practical advice to share with your doctor. I hope it is updated and reissued though. Valuable to read and helpful overview for people with loved ones bewildered with memory problems.

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Fighting in every theatre from the burning sands of North Africa to the icy wastes above the arctic circle the German Army's Gebirgstruppen troops were some of the most effective in the whole of the Wehrmacht. Their esprit de corps and morale were extremely high and their commanders, men such as Eduard Dietl, the 'Hero of Narvik', and Julius 'Papa' Ringel, were idolised by their men. Dietl himself was the first soldier of the Wehrmacht to be awarded the coveted Oakleaves to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. In this book Gordon Williamson details the uniforms, organisation and combat histories of these elite troops.

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Rather Better than Warrior 74.......2007-01-30

Although covering the same subject as Warrior 74: Gebirgsjager, German Mountain Trooper 1939-45, I found this Elite volume to be somewhat more focused and less repetitive, although both volumes are neccessarily brief.

Elite, extremely fit, and highly motivated but lightly equipped infantry troops mostly from Southern Germany and Austria Gebirgsjager fought in all theatres of World War 2, proving extremely effective in Norway and Greece until their eventual stop-gap employment and destruction in the Western Front.

This volume covers the main Gebirgs divisions and corps, the SS and ethnic Gebirgs formations, major campaigns, decorations and insignia, uniforms, and has the usual excellent Osprey color plates and period illustrations. However weapons, tactics, and general unit structure are not covered to a great extent, my only complaint about this otherwise excellent general reference.

Both Osprey volumes mentioned make good companions to;
Seven Days in January; With the 6th SS-Mountain Division in Operation Nordwind, 0-9666389-5-6

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Brewer's British Royalty-A Phrase and Fable Dictionary.......2000-07-20

This is an excellent, thoroughly readable, book on the British Royalty and related subjects. It is very blunt, at times, calling it like it is/was! In the back are 37 charts, pedigrees, etc., on the earliest kings of Kent, Wessex, East Anglia, Essex, Mercia, and so on, the most extensive collection of such information I have ever seen. It is a treasure for anyone doing genealogy on British royalty, and the charts alone are worth the price of the book. Most highly recommended!

A good, if not spectacular, basic reference.......1998-11-24

Though not perfect, this is a useful basic reference to the history of Britain's Royal Family. Most of the emphasis is on the individuals who made up that history, and so whether you're researching Diana, Princess of Wales, or Gruffydd ap Rhys I, Prince of Deheubarth (1090-1137), you'll find at least enough info here to get you started.

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Each bird species is shown in a large primary photo, with additional photos showing a variety of angles and poses; close-ups of feathers, feet and other details; and the bird in its natural habitat.

Key information on habitat, feeding, physical characteristics and other helpful facts are included to help artists create accurate works of art. Four step-by-step demonstrations show how to use reference photos to paint beautiful birds.

Bart Rulon is a successful wildlife artist, as well as an experienced photographer whose primary interest is experiencing his subjects in the wild. His work has been shown in many of the finest exhibitions, museums and galleries displaying wildlife and landscape art in the U.S., Canada, Sweden, Japan and England. Rulon lives and works on Whidbey Island in Washington State's Puget Sound.

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Artist Photo Reference: Birds.......2003-06-07

I recommend this book to any bird artist or anyone who just likes birds in general. The variety of birds covered is good and the number of photos is excellent! The text is very informative, especially the information on number of tail, and wing feathers.

Artists Photo Reference: Songbirds & Other Favorite Birds (Artist's Photo Reference)

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Artists Photo Reference: Songbirds & Other Favorite Birds (Artist's Photo Reference)
Bart Rulon
Manufacturer: North Light Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1581804679

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Artists know how difficult it is to find quality photographs of birds to reference for their work. In this follow-up to his successful Artist's Photo Reference: Birds, Bart Rulon comes to artists' aid with more than 600 sharp, high-quality photographs of the birds customers have requested. Readers will turn to this reference for:

*Popular songbirds like sparrows, finches, wrens and robins, as well as other artist favorites like eagles, hummingbirds and swans. Songbirds has more than 50 birds not included in Rulon's first reference.

*5 painting demos that illustrate how successful artists use reference photos to add realism to their work.

*A welcome variety of scenes and positions--birds shown close up, in natural habitat, individually and in groups--to suit artists of many different styles and interests.

As an added bonus, the introduction offers tips on how artists can save money by taking their own photos to expand their reference collection even more!

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