Color and Culture: Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction (Color & Culture)

Color and Culture: Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction (Color & Culture)
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pretty complete

Great coffee table book

EXCELLANT SOURCE FOR ARTISTS ON COLOR AND PALETTE DEVELOPMEN

Color and Culture: Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction (Color & Culture)
John Gage
Manufacturer: Bulfinch Pr
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0821220438

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Color is fundamental to life and art yet so diverse that it has seldom been studied in a comprehensive way. This ground-breaking analysis of color in Western culture from the ancient Greeks to the late twentieth century is a John Gage triumph. With originality and erudition, he describes the first theories of color articulated by philosophers from Democritus to Aristotle and the subsequent attempts by the Romans and their Renaissance disciples to organize color systematically or endow it with symbolic power. The place of color in religion, Newton's analysis of the spectrum, Goethe's color theory, and the theories and practices that have attempted to unite color and music are among the intriguing topics this award-winning book illuminates.
With a large classified bibliography, discursive footnotes, and an exhaustive index, Color and Culture is an invaluable resource for artists, historians of art and culture, psychologists, linguists, and anyone fascinated by this most inescapable and evocative element of our perceptions.

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pretty complete.......2007-01-11

This book shows you all you want to know about colours. It's not truly scientific but it showed me the best and most of colour-theory. I had some trouble with the science-language but hey, I'm Dutch, not a native "American" speaker! The only thing that I would change in this book is more pictures, and all in colour!

Great coffee table book.......2006-03-19

While I won't go to the trouble of selling this book, I do regret having purchased it. There are many other texts that do a much more nuanced and cogent exposition of the relationship between color and culture. My future use of this book will be as a visual reference, i.e. to refer to the various paintings and other works gorgeously reproduced in color.

Otherwise, Gage's Color and Culture as well as Color and Meaning are best used as "intelligent" coffee table tomes.

EXCELLANT SOURCE FOR ARTISTS ON COLOR AND PALETTE DEVELOPMEN.......1999-03-08

This book is an excellant source of palette development, pigment uses and development as well as color theories throughout history. My students have worn out my copy -- needs to be reprinted and made known in college art departments. Good, solid informational writing and illustrations. A must-have book for artists and students. D. Swaim, Prof., M.C.C., Arizona

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Derriere Views.......2001-03-30

The famous fantasy artist Boris Vallejo has produced here his photographic "homage to one single body part." In doing so, he expresses his "undying fascination with the human body" in this "tribute to female beauty."

This book contains nudity that would exceed an R rating in a motion picture.

Derrieres. What can I say about them? My guess would be that you either find them interesting to look at . . . or you don't. If you are in the first category, read on. If in the second, look elsewhere.

There are more angles and ways to picture derrieres than I would have imagined before reviewing this book. As a result, there is minimal repetition in the images portrayed here.

Mr. Vallejo primarily photographs to create images for drawing his illustrations. So for the most part these images don't have a lot else going on. They are basically partial body studies. As such, they are unretouched and unfiltered so you see the flaws very clearly (whether scars, stretch marks, blemishes, or whatever). A few have props or interesting poses, but for the most part you can imagine you are taking close-up views of classical statuary from the midpoint of the body in the rear.

As usual, Mr. Vallejo does not name, identify, or number the pages so it is hard to refer to the individual works. I will do my best here in order to give you a better view of what's in the book.

Most of the models are Mr. Vallejo's usuals (including his wife) and are body-builders. But there are also some nonbody-building women in the collection of images. Certainly, body-building seems to have a large impact on the shape and tautness of that area of the anatomy. He uses very few models here, so the images do get a little repetitive from that perspective.

The images are in both color and black-and-white. The images on the facing pages sometimes have interesting dialogues with one another, and sometimes the dialogue doesn't quite work.

The book would have been better with a little more editing. With about 30 fewer of the weakest images removed, a fine essay, and some references to the images, this would have been a five-star book. You can simply skip over those weaker images (once you identify them for yourself), and make the book more interesting for yourself.

Here are my favorites (as best I can describe them without being too lengthy, and in the order they appear in the book):

on point (standing on toes like a ballerina) (b & w)

streamers dangling from head with hand on hip (b & w)

elaborate dragon tattoos on back and derriere (color)

lying on hip on the beach (color)

dress pulled down around thighs (b & w)

wet derriere (b & w)

turned to right with hand on hip (color)

brunette with hands on back of neck with two dimples above the derriere (color)

fully dressed blonde in tight white pants and tall boots (color)

brunette with pearls and gloves (color)

brunette with dark glasses and standing against red background (color)

holding metal bar vertically (color)

cover on head, one shoulder raised against blue/purple background (color)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I suppose what makes this book most unusual is that it addresses a part of our anatomy that it is hard for us to see, except on others. Does that change our perspective? I think so. I suspect it makes us more objective.

After you finish viewing these images, my suggestion is that you take some body part that appeals to you (whether eyes, ears, neck, arms, or whatever) and take a few days to notice them on everyone you see. This will be good experience in helping you become more observant, as well as letting you develop your taste. After you have done this with one area, try it with another one. Keep doing it until you find yourself capturing the personality of people better through what you can observe in these ways. Be sure to consider posture as one of your views.

Get past the surface, to the reality within, through careful observation!

Nice photoes...some great....a few sorta cheesy.......2000-01-01

While overall the photoes were terrific, I was a bit turned off by the few images of the woman in jeans and boots. A bit too "hicky" for my taste, and all you really saw was...well, a woman in jeans. Also, it appears all the "tushes" are of women. Sometimes I get tired of people only thinking the female form is beautiful. Men are beautiful too.

Boris Vallejo is the perfect person to do a butt book........1999-04-05

I was lucky enough to interview this artistic genius many years ago, and it's great to see that his talent keeps expanding. Boris has a passion for the derriere, epitomized by his paintings but also perfectly represented in this collection of his photographs. If you're a fanny fan, this book is for you.

A Must for Art Fans-- he's on Pg 4.......1999-01-21

Arse, Butt, Behind, Fanny, perhaps even 'the Shanks'; call it what you like, this book is 100 pictures of it. The photography is beautiful-- some of the images are so true-to-life you feel as if you could reach out and touch them. They're all beautifully lit, and any serious student of art, photography, or proctology would do well to spend some time poring over the varying subjects depicted here, especially #'s 17, 44, & 61, which, I feel, are testament to the ever-constant pathos of man. Looking through this book at all the asses--love 'em or hate 'em--you'll find you just have to have one. Makes a great coffee table book, as your guests will undoubtedly regard it with wonder.

Hindsight: Boris Vallejo-- His Photographic Art

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Great Butts
Hindsight: Boris Vallejo--His Photographic Art
WOW!
Nice. But so is diversity
nice behinds

Hindsight: Boris Vallejo-- His Photographic Art
Boris Vallejo
Manufacturer: Thunder's Mouth Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1560252227

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Boris Vallejo decided to create this photographic paean to the female derriere partly as a tribute and partly as a challenge: "After all, I asked myself, how many ways can you present one body part?" Hindsight, now in paperback, answers that question. In 100 color and black-and-white images, Vallejo renders the object of his (admitted) obsession with elegance and eroticism. In Hindsight, Vallejo returns to the heart of his inspiration - his love for the human body. He brings to this work the same classic composition and eye for the artistic potential of the body that enliven his paintings. His many fans, as well as photography and erotic art lovers of every kind, will find his exploration of a subject rarely touched upon a refreshing departure from other photography books.

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Great Butts.......2004-09-17

If you admire a good rear end, like myself, this book is keeper. Boris Vallejo walks that fine line between Art and Porn very well. Some of the pics are not as main stream(as I prefer), but they get your attention! Bottoms UP !

Hindsight: Boris Vallejo--His Photographic Art.......2000-06-17

I have always been a fan of Boris and his methods of coming up with a painting. But what has really interested me in his work is his portrail of the human body. Now that I have seen his book and witnessed his love for the human form, I see why his paintings look so real. The models he uses are believeable in the poses they do. I recomend it to people who have a love for the human form and also a love for Boris' work. It is also good for practing drawing the human form as I have used it for so many practice sessions.

WOW!.......2000-06-16

Great work. Once again Boris Vallejo deliveres a great series of work. It was in a word amazing. Another smash!

Nice. But so is diversity.......2000-05-10

This is a very good book with great pictures, the only reason it didn't get 5 stars was because there was no obese, skinny, or male "hindsights". If it was truly a pictorial of "hindsights" it would have more diversity in it. The pictures that are in it are of perfectly formed bums, which is good, but so is diversity.

nice behinds.......2000-05-03

This book is good for all those guys who are obsessed with a female's behind. Boris Vallejo has a lot of creative erotic art. This has to be one of his best works yet.

KPMG Consulting : The WetFeet.com Insider Guide
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WetFeet
Manufacturer: Wet Feet Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1582070970

KPMG: The WetFeet.com Insider Guide (Wetfoot.Com Insider Guide)
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KPMG: The WetFeet.com Insider Guide (Wetfoot.Com Insider Guide)
Wetfeet. Com
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Do you want to know what a job in this industry is really like-and do you want to know it quickly? WetFeet has the best research (and writing) team in the business. WetFeet guides are the industry standard--based on thousands of insider interviews and written with humor and skill, our materials are recognized by candidates and companies alike as the insider guide of choice.

KPMG has solid accounting and consulting practices with a great deal of expertise in various specialties, but if you want opportunities at the firm, it will be up to you to seek them out: not only is the firm highly decentralized, it is feeling the after shocks of several years of massive structural changes. The most recent and significant of these, was, of course, the proposed merger with erstwhile competitor, Ernst & Young, and its subsequent cancellation. Despite the bump this caused, insiders continue to praise the firm's relatively relaxed atmosphere and family-friendly culture. This report covers both the consulting and accounting opportunities at the firm.

The impact of the corporate income tax: evidence from state organizational form data [An article from: Journal of Public Economics]
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The impact of the corporate income tax: evidence from state organizational form data [An article from: Journal of Public Economics]
A. Goolsbee
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Public Economics, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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By taxing the income of corporate firms at a different rate than non-corporate firms, taxes can play an important role in a firm's choice of organizational form. The sensitivity of the organizational form decision to tax rates provides a key indicator of the distortion created by the corporate income tax. This paper uses new cross-sectional data on organizational form choices across states compiled in the Census of Retail Trade to estimate this sensitivity. The results document a significant impact of the relative taxation of corporate to personal income on the share of real economic activity that is done by corporations and that the impact is many times larger than has been found in the previous empirical literature based on time-series data. The results show little impact, however, on the actual operations of firms such as their labor intensity, wages and the like. They do indicate that firms are able to exploit the progressivity of the corporate income tax system by dividing into numerous firms.

State, Market and Organizational Form (De Gruyter Studies in Organization)

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State, Market and Organizational Form (De Gruyter Studies in Organization)

Manufacturer: Walter de Gruyter
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Binding: Hardcover

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State, Market, & Organizational Form (Studies in Organization)

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State, Market, & Organizational Form (Studies in Organization)
Ayse (editor); Usdiken, Behlul (editor) Bugra
Manufacturer: Walter De Gruyter Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HLZU1Q

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A collection of research papers.......2000-04-14

Not very readable and not much use to a worried step-parent. As a review of research it now suffers from age - 1987 publication. It might be of use if you are doing a research paper and want some early references. To be fair it's better than some of the other books on remarriage, which are inspirational or first person with little solid fact.

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On June 19, 1864, the Confederate cruiser Alabama and the USS Kearsarge faced off in the English Channel outside the French port of Cherbourg. About an hour after the Alabama fired the first shot, it began to sink.

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A Solid Contribution to Civil War Naval Literature.......2000-04-11

The Civil War is one of the last bastions of the amateur historian, and has given rise to a lot of amateurish work--but not in this case. Author William Marvel has cast aside many of the hackneyed myths that surround the Alabama and her last battle and has gone back to primary sources. Using these obscure logbooks and diaries, he alternately describes the lives of both the Alabama and the Kearsarge and particularly their crews. What emerges from Marvel's combination of conscientious research and lively writing is a tale both scholarly and enthralling, a detailed and fascinating slice of Civil War life at sea. I have read no other account of the Civil War-era sailor that gives such a vivid and convincing picture of his origins, thoughts, work, fights and ultimate fate. To back up the narrative there are a few interesting photographs (no plans for modelers, though), plenty of footnotes, a complete bibliography, a glossary and crew rosters. This book stands head and shoulders above the standard glory-mongering Civil War tales of derring-do, and will delight the armchair historian or naval history buff.

Fire on the Water: The USS Kearsarge And the CSS Alabama

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The riveting story of that epic naval confrontation

Fire on the Water: The USS Kearsarge And the CSS Alabama
James Gindlesperger
Manufacturer: Burd Street Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Under Captain Raphael Semmes, the CSS Alabama had been raiding Union merchant ships for nearly two years. The Alabama accounted for almost one of every four Union merchant ships lost during the entire Civil War, with more than 60 ships destroyed. The USS Kearsarge, captained first by Charles Pickering and later by John Winslow, chased the Alabama around the world. Winslow vowed to end the trail of destruction caused by the Alabama. The two finally met in an epic battle off the coast of France on June 19, 1864. Fire on the Water examines the voyages of the Alabama and the Kearsarge toward their destiny. Using the words of the participants, James Gindlesperger offers a rare look into life at sea during the American Civil War. This tale of raw adventure and extraordinary courage will be prized by historians, genealogists, and those who enjoy a good story. Many controversies in after-the-battle studies are also examined.

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The riveting story of that epic naval confrontation .......2007-03-06

On June 19, 1864, the Union warship Kearsage fought an epic battle off the coast of France with the Confederate warship Alabama. "Fire On The Water" is the riveting story of that epic naval confrontation by author and civil war historian James Gindlesperger. Captained by Raphael Semmes, the CSS Alabama had been raiding Union merchant ships for the better part of two years and accounted for almost one of every four union merchant ships lost during the American Civil War to a total of more than 60 ships sunk. The USS Kearsarge (first captained by Charles Pickering and the later by John Winslow) chased the Alabama around the seas and oceans of the world and finally caught up with her. Profusely illustrated (including maps of 'The Cruise of the Alabama' and 'The Battle'), and featuring appendices listing the ships captured or detained by the Alabama; officers and crews of both vessels; extensive chapter notes; and a comprehensive index, "Fire On The Water" is a work of impressive and detailed scholarship, making it a strongly recommended addition to personal and academic library Civil War and American Naval History reference collections and supplemental reading lists. Also very highly recommended are two earlier Civil War studies by James Gindlesperger: "Escape From Libby Prison" and "Seed Corn Of The Confederacy".

THE ALABAMA AND THE KEARSARGE: THE SAILOR'S CIVIL WAR. Civil War America Series

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THE ALABAMA AND THE KEARSARGE: THE SAILOR'S CIVIL WAR. Civil War America Series
William. Marvel
Manufacturer: UNC Press,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000N7I05M

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THE ALABAMA AND THE KEARSARGE: THE SAILOR'S CIVIL WAR. Civil War America Series
William. Marvel
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Binding: Hardcover
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Kearsarge and Alabama (Personal narratives of events in the war of the rebellion, being papers read before the Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society. 5th ser.--no. 2)

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Kearsarge and Alabama (Personal narratives of events in the war of the rebellion, being papers read before the Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society. 5th ser.--no. 2)
William H Badlam
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LAROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN HISTORY FROM 1500 TO THE PRESENT DAY
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LAROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN HISTORY FROM 1500 TO THE PRESENT DAY
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ASIN: B000RZE7IY

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LAROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN HISTORY FROM 1500 TO THE PRESENT DAY
Marcel (Editor) Dunann
Manufacturer: Harper & Row
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000IO8RB2

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LAROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN HISTORY FROM 1500 TO THE PRESENT DAY
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ASIN: B000SACXJI

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Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History From 1500 to the Present Day
Marcel Dunan
Manufacturer: Harper & Row, Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000NT2S1W

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Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History from 1500 to the Present Day
Marcel (editor) Dunan
Manufacturer: Crown Publishers, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: B000GWZ76O

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Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History from 1500 to the Present Day
Marcel (ed.) Dunan
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000X6MNTW

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Larousse Encyclopedia of MODERN HISTORY From 1500 to the present day.

Manufacturer: Hamlyn
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ASIN: B000J00FBK

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French translated into English History book. A different perspective than American books. 8x11

Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History from 1500 to the Present Day.

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Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History from 1500 to the Present Day.
Marcel, ed. Dunan
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ASIN: B000KIT7II

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Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History from 1500 to the Present Day.
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Larousse encyclopedia of modern history from 1500 to the present day;

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The auks are marine birds widespread in the cooler parts of northern seas. Often regarded as the northern hemisphere's counterparts to penguins, they are accomplished underwater swimmers, able to dive to great depths. Among bird families, they exhibit an unusual degree of variability in their
breeding sites, which range from old-growth, temperate forests to barren sea-cliffs and rocky outcrops among mountain glaciers. Chick development is equally variable: in some species chicks leave for the sea soon after hatching, while in others they grow to full size at the nest site. This diversity
of behavior makes the auks an excellent subject for the study of adaptation. The authors, who have extensive field experience with auks, provide descriptions of the major features of the family and an engaging discussion of the adaptive significance of various traits. Part I contains general
chapters on auk evolution, ecology, behavior, chick development, populations, and conservation. These chapters are illustrated with black-and-white drawings, summary graphs and tables. Part II follows with the twenty-three species accounts, giving comprehensive information on the birds in their
natural state, including distribution maps. All species are illustrated in color, in superb plates by Ian Lewington especially commissioned for this volume.
The Auks is part of Oxford's multi-volume Bird Families of the World, a new series of handbooks for professional scientists and amateur ornithologists. Each volume gives a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge on one bird family or several related families; the complete series will be the
definitive source for information on species of birds.

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A ýmust haveý for serious seabird enthusiasts........1999-03-08

A fascinating account of the biology of the world's auks (or alcids). Full of valuable nuggets of information, much coming from years of field research by the authors. The text is rich in useful maps, line drawings and tables of facts and figures. The color plates by Ian Lewington are up to his usual very high standard and show all living species in the majority of plumage states. I found the discussion of the evolution and radiation of both extant and extinct species particularly interesting. The high price and limited treatment of field identification may put off many birdwatchers, however those who read the book will be surprised at how interesting the auks really are.

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Atlantic Alcidae
T. R. Birkhead
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0125156715

Atlantic Alcidae: The Evolution, Distribution and Biology of the Auks Inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Water Areas

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Atlantic Alcidae: The Evolution, Distribution and Biology of the Auks Inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Water Areas
David N. Nettleship
Manufacturer: Academic Pr
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Binding: Hardcover

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Auks: An Ornithologist's Guide
Ron Freethy
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Penguins, Puffins And Auks: Their Lives and Behavior

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Great Pictures - Especially of the Leopard Seal

Penguins, Puffins And Auks: Their Lives and Behavior
William Ashworth
Manufacturer: Crown
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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A large-format, magnificently illustrated nature book devoted to the black-and-white birds that fly in water and walk like people. With vivid photographs, Art Wolfe portrays penguins, auks, and puffins in their native habitats. William Ashworth's enlightening text points out the similarities and differences between penguins and auks. Full-color photographs.

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Great Pictures - Especially of the Leopard Seal.......1999-08-13

Great Coffee Table Book especially for those who love the elusive Leopard Seal.

The Atlantic Alcidae : The Evolution, Distribution and Biology of the Auks Inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Water Areas

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The Atlantic Alcidae : The Evolution, Distribution and Biology of the Auks Inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Water Areas
David N.; Birkhead, Tim R. (Eds.) Nettleship
Manufacturer: Academic Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OHFDHO

The Atlantic Alcidae,: The seasonal and geographical variation of the auks inhabiting the Atlantic ocean and the adjacent waters, (GoÌÂˆteborgs kungl. vetenskaps- ... Handlingar. 6. foÌÂˆljden, ser.2)

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The Atlantic Alcidae,: The seasonal and geographical variation of the auks inhabiting the Atlantic ocean and the adjacent waters, (GoÌÂˆteborgs kungl. vetenskaps- ... Handlingar. 6. foÌÂˆljden, ser.2)
Finn Salomonsen
Manufacturer: Elanders boktryckeri aktiebolag
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ASIN: B0007J1GR0

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The Auks: Alcidae (Bird Families of the World)

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The Auks: Alcidae (Bird Families of the World)
A. J.; Jones, I. L. Gaston
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKSB98

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Bird islands on New Zealand
Robert A Wilson
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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