Louis I Kahn in the Realm of Ideas

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Encounter all Kahn's master pieces.

A great overview of Kahn's career.

Louis I Kahn in the Realm of Ideas
David Brownlee
Manufacturer: Rizzoli
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ASIN: 0847813231
Release Date: 1991-10-15

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This condensed edition of Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture is a definitive and richly illustrated volume that presents the oeuvre of one of this century's most influential practitioners, teachers, and thinkers in architecture. Here is the detailed account of the architecture and philosophy of Louis Kahn, whose buildings have become the very signature of the modernist aesthetic and whose vision permanently changed the direction of American architecture.

Kahn's career is documented here with meticulous attention to all aspects of his work-- from his own fascinating biography to the unique philosophy that underlies his buildings to the structures themselves. The stunning range of Kahn's architectural vision becomes fully apparent: his structures are at once solemn and resonant, elemental and musical. Extraordinary, exclusively commissioned color photographs of his masterworks-- the Yale Center for British Art, the National Assembly complex at Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Kimbell Art Museum, the Indian Institute of Management, the Salk Institute-- exquisitely demonstrate how Kahn's architecture wholly reinvents space and light. In all, more than two hundred illustrations, including numerous drawings and floor plans, accompany the painstakingly researched text.

This volume-- published in association with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and with the exclusive participation of the Louis I. Kahn Collection-- contains six principal essays that critically address different dimensions and periods of Kahn's architecture. The essays and photography are accompanied by succinct notes and captions, as well as a complete list of buildings and projects and an index, making this book the preeminent scholarly and illustrative source for Kahn's architecture.

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Encounter all Kahn's master pieces........2000-05-05

In one book, you can see through Kahn's famous works, like Salk Institute of Biography Reaserch and Yale Center for British Art. Nice photos and descriptions. This book can be the beginning step for approaching Kahn's philosophy of architecture. He say, "Existence will determines the every nature of things". He used the simple forms to establish a fine-art-class architecture style. Kahn's works could be said as "Simple in FORM, but not simple in MIND."

A great overview of Kahn's career........1999-01-01

A beautiful book...It's filled with so much information about Kahn's major projects. Interesting, well-written text and dozens of sketches and model photos accompany each major project. I'd never heard of Grant Mudford, but his big, color photos are beautiful. There's a list of all of Kahn's projects and buildings from the 1920s until his death in 1974, and a section of Kahn's travel sketches and artwork. The pages are large, the print quality is impressive, and the impeccable graphic design, by Massimo Vignelli with Abigail Sturges, suits Kahn's style perfectly. And it's a good buy, too.

Louis I. Kahn: In The Realm of Architecture

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Louis I. Kahn: In The Realm of Architecture
David B. And David G. DeLong Brownlee
Manufacturer: Rizzoli
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MAOJVE

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Louis I. Kahn : In the Realm of Architecture
Louis I. Kahn
Manufacturer: Museum of Contemporary Art
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OHK4NM

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Louis I. Kahn : In the Realm of Architecture
David B.; DeLong, David G. Brownlee
Manufacturer: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
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Becoming an Amiga Artist
Vahe Guzelimian , Norbert K. Kuhnert , and Gia L. Rozells
Manufacturer: Scott Foresman Trade
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ASIN: 0673185273

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Do not waste your money

Total waste of time for Excel users!

I am so grateful for this book

A real productivity tool for financial managers...

Finance Guide with Formulated Solutions for Excel : Finance Applications, Formulas, and Mathematics
Roger S. Bennitt
Manufacturer: Finance Guide Publishing
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15 REASONS WHY YOU NEED Finance Guide with Formulated Solutions for Excel by Roger S. Bennitt

1. Unique, the only book and CD-ROM on the subject.

2. The range of topics includes: Borrowing, Business Profitability, Capital Spending, Discounted Cash Flow, Financial Planning, Investing, Leasing, Probability, Statistics, and Valuation.

3. Ease of use, just enter variables for instant answers. All 292 formulas and applications are presented in the book with the concept explained, one or more case studies, a single-line format with variables spelled out, a computer worksheet with cell addresses for variables, the problem solved, the calculation shown, and the answer explained.

4. All 292-computer worksheets are linked on a CD-ROM for easy access to any Excel spreadsheet 5.0 or later. The CD-ROM includes 30 loan amortization templates.

5. Preface, contents, bibliography, glossary, and index.

6. Availability of standing orders for an annual update edition.

7. A complete reference for business, non-profit, government entity, advisory, and personal finance use.

8. Uncover the flaws in your strategic plan by using the Breakeven and Profitability Models. Manage business profitability to the dollar using different scenarios of expansion, downsizing, and right sizing.

9. Includes the Economic Value Added, Free Cash Flow, and the Black & Scholes volatility and option pricing formulas.

10. Includes Standard Deviation, Exponential Smoothing, Statistical Sampling, Sample Sizes, and Probability. Predict the outcome of elections or the Neilsen TV ratings. Calculate sample sizes for product inspection or audits.

11. You must now advise employees about retirement. Includes retirement income planning, opportunity cost, IRA minimum distribution and substantially equal payments, and social security planning.

12. You need extensive, detailed information about how a program works. If you don't, you will lose lots of time. A 29 page chapter, Microsoft Excel Training Guide, addresses this need for you.

13. Solve ROI for a single investment with automated date calculations and an original ROI formula.

14. The book is a high-quality production with 275 pages using 50 pound opaque paper, Otabind layflat binding (mash it down, doesn't matter), and soft cover. The printer was Braceland of Philadelphia. The CD-ROMs were professionally reproduced by EK Media, Millbury, Massachusetts.

15. Benefit from the author's 26 years experience as a Chief Financial Officer.

Preface:

The purpose is to provide a high-level-learning experience that results in productivity gains, work quality improvements, and profitable decisions. The applications are used to better manage business, non-profit, government, advisory, and personal finance responsibilities. Transferring the skills and knowledge from this volume and CD-ROM to a job and personal advantage will prove greatly rewarding.

A challenging and difficult subject is made easy in a simple and innovative way. The concept and procedural techniques are explained. All formulas are presented in a single-line format with variables spelled out, with variables entered into the formula, and again with cell addresses for variables. For each application a case study is solved, the calculation shown, and the answer explained.

A special section, Microsoft Excel Training Guide, lists commands in alphabetical order for a quick reference. Little known commands, shortcuts, and interactions with other programs will increase both productivity and the personal enjoyment of using the Excel program.

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Do not waste your money.......2007-07-27

This expensive book shows equations without practical examples or cases.
Only equations nothing more. I wasted my money on it.

Total waste of time for Excel users!.......2004-06-25

I just received my order of "Finance Guide with Formulated Solutions for Excel" and I was immediately disappointed. It also came with a CD, but I did not even bother to open it. The title and product description led me to believe that the author used Excel formulae, when in fact he did not. This book's title is completely misleading because the way the author presents the information is such that he could have used any spreadsheet program.

As anyone who uses Excel regularly can attest, building spreadsheets is part technical skill and part art. Although I'm relatively familiar with some of Excel's formulae, I was hoping that this textbook would provide novel, more sophisticated, and efficient ways to deploy them. What this textbook does is in fact the opposite. It turns back the clock on the reader to days before my time, perhaps when spreadsheet programs didn't have hundreds of ready-made formulae to deploy as the user saw fit.

For example, the author presents this formula in order to solve for the present value of a series of equal semi-annual cash flows at simple annual interest, compounded annually: =1/(((1+(interest rate/100))^(1/2)-1)/(1-(1/(1+(((1+interest rate/100))^(1/2))-1)^(time in semi-annual periods))))*one semi-annual cash flow. This is unequivocal evidence that the author in fact does not know how to use Excel's formulae. There is a built in formula in Excel identified as PV. All you have to do is select this formula and enter the relevant data in the prompts and you're done!

Given the price of this textbook, Amazon should implore the publisher to allow prospective buyers to see some of the body of the textbook so that buyers will not have to waste time and money for something they may not find useful. This textbook should be re-titled, "Finance Guide with Formulated Solutions in Long Hand for use in any Spreadsheet Program," and price it at no more than $20.

I am so grateful for this book.......2001-06-28

This book lays it all out for you, simply and succinctly. I got this because I wanted to improve my spreadsheets without having to waste time in a class or doing tutorials, as I already knew how to make simple formulas. I was not disappointed. All I can say is this guy covers it all very clearly. Totally removes the mystery from financial formulas. He even shows you where and why you would use them. There are no chart wizard directions because as he says, when you use it, it is self-explanatory. I have one comment however, and that is on page 13 he tells you how to copy from Excel to Word. He gives a very tedious way to do something very simple. Instead of his advice, to remove the "box" that appears once copied into Word, just highlight the cell in Word, go to pull-down menus, select "Table" and "Convert Table to Text".

A real productivity tool for financial managers..........2000-11-01

Wow! If you are looking for a one stop shopping place for ready made financial formulas, then this book is for you. With this book and accompanying CD, I've been able to save hours and in some cases days in developing effective electronic spreadsheets solutions to some complex issues. For instance, this book save me a lot of effort analysing capital lease options involving uneven cash flows and time periods. Another example involved the Excel (tm) addin called XIRR, which was great for a quick calculation but not very good for reviewing the different parts of the project. I needed the details not just the answer. Sometimes seeing the parts of the analysis and the concepts involved give insights not available in quick and dirty methods.

This book gives great insight to the concepts involved (works well as a financial primer or reference book) as well as quick access to ready made spreadsheets adaptable to any sitiuation.

Sincerely Yours,

Chuck Samson Manager Financial Analysis

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Dudley North
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
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This up-to-date book is the definitive guide for the doctor, nurse, student or other health professional planning work or an elective overseas. It gives information on what it is like to work in thousands of hospitals in over 100 countries. It provides information from what they are best known for to what the social life is like. There's information on how to go about planning your trip, advice on occupational health requirements and details on over a hundred non-governmental organizations and missionary charities. There are also lists of bursaries and grants available and addresses of embassies in the UK, US and Australia. This new edition also has much more information for nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. Details of specialist organizations are included where possible and a few new countries have been added. Section 3 contains a new Adventure Medicine chapter providing information on expedition, mountain, aviation, space and diving medicine.

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Excellent resource!.......2007-07-08

This book, although a few years old, still contains a great deal of current information. Organized by country, it gives great little overviews of each country's social and medical situation and lists numerous hospitals, clinics, and organizations with available electives for medical students. These descriptions are generally succinct, and include information about available specialties, strengths/weaknesses, accomodations, etc. The range of electives is great - everything from large urban hospitals to rural clinics and traveling docs' services. Additionally, the book lists contact information for other hospitals, even if there's no specifically described elective. It also has specialty sections, covering such things as expedition and wilderness medicine. The book is also useful to just get those wheels churning - you might come up with ideas for projects and electives just because you came across a particular country or practice setting that you hadn't though of before. The only negative is that the funding sources listed, while numerous, are mainly only relevant for EU residents. I highly recommend this book as a resource for medical students (primarily in the clinical years of training) looking to do a clinical elective abroad.

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Perfect for pre-service and in-service teacher training, Start Seeing Diversity helps teachers recognize and address bias by illustrating one community's effort to create a responsive childcare program.

Developed by teachers at Washington-Beech Community Preschool in Boston, this training handbook provides a framework for understanding bias as it emerges among preschool children. Two detailed chapters contain information on six areas of bias and the goals and guiding assumptions of anti-bias curriculum, as well as discussion questions, scenarios, details for classroom implementation, resources and guidelines for group leaders.

Ellen Wolpert is the founding director of the Washington-Beech Community Preschool in Boston. Ms. Wolpert currently works for Education Development Center, Inc., in Newton, Massachusetts.

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Since the first edition of Assignment: Pentagon was published in 1988, great changes have occurred in the international environment, the application of U.S. national security strategy, and the manner in which the Pentagon functions. Now in its fourth printing and with a coauthor to lend a different perspective, Assignment: Pentagon remains the best book for anyone who works for the Pentagon, or for any big bureaucracy for that matter.

Eminently readable, Assignment: Pentagon is the essential guide for the newly assigned military person, fresh civilian, and interested outsider to the Pentagonâ€™s informal set of arrangements, networks, and functions that operate in the service and joint service world. From the type of wristwatch one needs to how to succeed on the Joint Staff, the book delivers a wealth of practical advice and helpful hints about surviving the pressures and problems of working in â€œThe Building.â€ If youâ€™ve been assigned to the Pentagon or are starting work for any large company, you need Assignment: Pentagon.

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A Great Guide to 'What's Normal' in the Pentagon.......2007-09-04

A great book, highly recommended for anyone working in the Pentagon! I'm in my first Pentagon tour, and found this book immensely useful. My initial impression of Pentagon life was professional bewilderment: totally new vocabulary, totally new set of concerns, different rules for doing business. Much more so than with most of my 'new' jobs along the way, this one totally threw me off with with respect to the norms and expectations.

There are many courses for navigating these strange waters (most of which I've attended), but there's so much to learn that these courses are primarily focused on the "What Is It, and How Does It Work?" level. The "What's normal?" level is usually left off the end (due to time constraints), for the student to work out on his/her own. I've been blessed with very patient bosses, and have been allowed to work out 'normal' for myself, but I frequently had so many questions that I'd hesistate asking them all at once. And then came Assignment Pentagon - a life saver.

I stumbled across Assignment Pentagon about three months into the job - 2-1/2 months too late! Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down - it spoke to my nagging questions and left me a MUCH better informed Action/Requirements Officer. The turn-around in professional understanding was so profound for me that I've been recommending it to anyone else that checks in here, and think it's absolutely critical to understand the place you work in the depth that Assignment Pentagon delivers it.

Many thanks to the authors for putting this much-needed work together, and for keeping it updated. I only hope that they're still updating it when I've got my next set of orders to the Pentagon.

Some Interesting Insights.......2007-04-21

This book was first published in the 1980s, and has been apparently revised as recently as March 2007. The edition I read comes from 2002. The book is interesting. It fulfills its billing as a straight guide to what is important inside the big five-sided building along the Potomac River.

Maj Gen Smith's most interesting piece of insight comes about half way through in his discussion of the media and the Pentagon leadership. In discussing the role of the daily "Early Bird" news roundup, Gen Smith asserts that senior Pentagon leaders read the volume diligently, seeing the press not as an antagonist, but rather as a source of new and interesting takes on what they may or may not already know.

Unfortunately, Gen Smith has a bad habit of occasionally interjecting his personal opinion into his otherwise objective analysis. Also, even though the book says it was revised for 2002, it appears that many sections of the book have not been updated since its original publication 15 years earlier.

All in all, this is a solid, brief overview, of some of what goes through Pentagon employees heads on a daily basis. It is worth the read for that reason if for no other.

up to date guide to thriving within a large organization.......2002-02-26

I am the author of this book. When the new administration took office, it was time to update this book about how the Pentagon works, how to work with the Pentagon and how to work within the Pentagon. There is an enormous amount of misinformation about the Pentagon and what I have tried to do is stick to the realities and to destroy some of the myths. I have received many comments about this book. The most surprising ones have come from people who work in corporations who have told me that this book has given them lots of ideas about how improve their performance in their present jobs.

up to date guide to thriving within a large organization.......2002-02-26

Assignment Pentagon: The Insider's Guide to the Potomac Puzzle Palace (An Ausa Book)

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Not "Pentagon for Dummies"
Accurate & Insightful Picture of the Pentagon
Should be called Working in the Pentagon for Dummies
How to Survive in the Puzzle Palace
Excellent for understanding the Pentagon's inner workings

Assignment Pentagon: The Insider's Guide to the Potomac Puzzle Palace (An Ausa Book)
Perry M. Smith
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"The Kind of answers you'd get in an informal conversation with an old Pentagon hand." Armed Forces Journal International.

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Not "Pentagon for Dummies".......2006-05-17

I own the book. I work in the P. I read the book prior to my 1st assignment here. It is quite helpful not only for Action Officers, but as first time supervisors as well. There are a number of issues that, to those quick on the uptake, are recognizable key morsels indeed. For example, how important it is to understand the pace of change and how to adjust to same. When I had to develop my first briefing, I remembered what the book said about being able to whittle things down to a minute of time (in terms of focus, and in case that is all I'd have if the Boss had to leave suddenly--this did happen on my third briefing).

There is a book "Pentagon for Dummies." It has a different perspective and flavor. It has lots of general info. Between the two, I'd get Assignment Pentagon if I were to get only one. Not sure where ol' Mr Frantz has been, but CT ain't the Pentagon.

Accurate & Insightful Picture of the Pentagon.......2001-12-02

A commonsense approach to the workings and guidebook of the Pentagon.

Should be called Working in the Pentagon for Dummies.......2001-07-02

This is a book not about the Pentagon but about working for the pentagon and might be of interest to two kinds of people: those who work in the military and those who work in business. Both should avoid it.

If you work in the military consider this: following the list of recommended books is a note that you SHOULD read some more books on the list because this book isn't enough. That is not a good sign! Also, this edition is copyright 1993 but appears to have been written a few years earlier and the information is becoming dated.

If you aren't working in the military then too much of the material is too limited occupationally and geographically. While the note on the interview process at the Pentagon might be helpful to others facing tough interviews there isn't enough of it. And while there is some basic material that could be considered applicable to general business it is mixed with too much that is specific to the security focused and overly structured military.

How to Survive in the Puzzle Palace.......2001-04-29

If you ever wondered about what it is like to work inside the Pentagon, or what it takes to work on a high level staff, then this book is for you. Although primarily written for Pentagon staffers, this book applies to all staffers at all levels of the military and civilian/private sector. Not a whole lot of theory, just a lot of good, first-hand experience and common sense. This book helped me in previous assignments, and now I refer to it often while assigned to the Pentagon.

Excellent for understanding the Pentagon's inner workings.......1999-03-23

As an Air Force Captain currently assigned to the Pentagon, I've found this book to be invaluable in understanding how the pieces fit together in the Puzzle Palace. I read it once before arriving and have re-read several sections during my tenure in the Pentagon. I anxiously await Gen. Smith's next update.

ASSIGNMENT : PENTAGON - THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE POTOMAC PUZZLE PALACE

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ASSIGNMENT : PENTAGON - THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE POTOMAC PUZZLE PALACE
SMITH PERRY M. (MAJ. GEN. RET.)
Manufacturer: PERGAMON BRASSEY
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Assignment: Pentagon: The Insider's Guide to the Potomac Puzzle Palace
Maj. Gen. Perry M. Smith
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The History of Al-Tabari: Al-Mansur and Al-Mahdi (Suny Series in Near Eastern Studies)

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This volume opens when the caliph al-Mansur has just defeated the rebellion of Muhammad the Pure Soul in 145/762-3 and is now securely established in power. The main concerns of the remaining thirteen years of his reign are the building of his new capital at Baghdad, on which al-Tabari's text contains details not previously published in English, and his efforts to have his nephew 'Isa b. Musa replaced as heir apparent by his own son Muhammad al-Mahdi, a maneuver that required all his political skills.

The circumstances of al-Mansur's death in 158/775 are described in vivid detail, and this section is followed by a series of anecdotes, some serious, some humorous, most vivid and lively, that illustrate his character and habits.

The last section of the volume describes the reign of al-Mahdi, more pious than his father but also more liberal and open-handed. Along with routine administration, space is devoted to the bizarre intrigues that accompanied the rise and fall of the vizier Ya'qub b. Dawud and the mysterious circumstances of the caliph's own death in 169/785, followed by a short collection of character stories. In addition, the volume also contains important information about warfare on the Byzantine frontier and in Khurasan.

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This book poses questions and answers about common Australian birds, includes behavioural insights, action photography and answers to all your questions about the bird life of Australia.

Green Guide Parrots of Australia (Australian Green Guides)

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Green Guide Parrots of Australia (Australian Green Guides)
Terence Lindsey
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Birds of Australia, Green Guide
Peter Rowland
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