Ten Landscapes: Topher Delaney (Ten Landscapes)

Book Description

Topher Delaney's twenty-six year career as an environmental artist and builder has encompassed a wide variety of projects including residential gardens ranging from intimate scales up to 400-acre large scale sites, one-acre large corporate rooftop gardens, numerous resorts, award-winning sanctuary gardens for medical facilities, and public art installations. Ms. Delaney's work has been exhibited nationally, most recently at the DeYoung Museum in Facing Eden: 100 Years of Landscape Art in the Bay Area, and at the San Jose Art Museum, 'Room of Fog,' a site installation piece. Her works incorporate many innovative materials including rubber, colored concrete, fiberglass, diachronic glass and recycled plastics.

Customer Reviews:

spiritual?.......2002-11-15

very interesting the way Topher Delaney passes her work off as spiritual. in what feels like a sell-out to the new-age craze, the designs feel contrived. the drawings and text suggest some sublime meaning in the works, look closer and the message is a one liner. the designs seem too similar to be real narratives. unless, all of the clients were one and the same.

Evocative after a pompous beginning.......2002-09-02

This book gave me a true taste of the original vision of Topher Delaney. I found the photographs and narrative fascinating and inspirational for the budding landscape architect, and probably of interest to any student of the creative process. However, I also was truly offended by the foreword written by Maggie Peng (whoever she might be) which sounded like a parody of all the pomposity and bombast associated with art criticism. Also, though the book has been designed in a clear and easy on the eyes format, it suffers from the annoying characteristic many of its tabletop/art book ilk share: a preoccupation with showing only 'details' and skewed points of view that make each photograph an evocative masterpiece but prevent the reader from getting a complete visualization of how each garden example was actually setup. A single pedestrian long view shot or just a simple blueprint would have sufficed to give me the big picture concept unfiltered by the book photographer's sensibility. Otherwise, Topher Delaney and her multiple visions do come through on the page and I enjoyed the book.

A Wonderful Narrative of Beautiful Gardens.......2001-08-25

Having seen Topher Delaney's work first hand on the West Coast and having heard her speak, I was anxious to read her book, Ten Landscapes. Delaney is an artist, architect, landscape designer, gardener and contractor rolled into one very passionate, humorous, spiritual being. She is a unique designer whose work is considered " cutting edge," This book will challenge your perceptions of what a garden can be. Ten Landscapes is a wonderful narrative with fabulous photographs. A must read for those who are into landscape architecture or who just enjoy beautiful gardens.

Book Description

A collection of more than 102 of John Troy¿s finest cartoons about the ironies and pratfalls of the fly-fishing world.

Customer Reviews:

lunkers by john troy.......2001-01-24

I recieved this book for my birthday, it is full of wonderfull wit and humor, anyone that goes fishing and is an outdoors man will love it, I laughed very hard and recomend that if their is an outdoors man in the family you should pick one up. Buy one and give it to the library and or the fish and game club, and to doctors who like to go outdoors. todd shulek

Book Description

Prepared by V. Sivarama Krishnan of Cameron University, this useful tool contains an introduction to each chapter, key concepts, examples, exercises and solutions, and a complete chapter summary. The Study Guide can be packaged with the text at a discount by ordering ISBN 0072586676.

Customer Reviews:

Solutions for Problem Sets.......2007-05-16

This solutions manual was useful for the problem sets that had been assigned. Some of the problems in the text are internet exercises, and that is all that is said, INTERNET EXERCISE, anwers will vary. The manual is prepared by someone other than the authors, but overall, the formulas and solutions make the text more easy to understand, then the text by itself.

Study Guide to accompany Principles of Corp. Finance

Average customer rating:

Study Guide to accompany Principles of Corp. Finance
Stewart C. Myers, Stewart Myers Richard A. Brealey
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OGJ2KO

Book Description

Reproduction of rare catalog features over 1,000 late-Victorian articles of wearing apparel and domestic goods: elegant cashmere suits for ladies, cutaways for men, children's clothing, textiles, carriage robes, fashionable millinery, and much more. Royalty-free designs for commercial artists; invaluable sourcebook for collectors.

Book Description

Recent reports suggest that violence in the workplace is an increasingly common problem for organizations, and that violence-- or the threat of it--is one of the major sources of stress at work. Work-Related Violence examines the causes and consequences of violence at work, and offers practical solutions for managers and organizational psychology professionals. Part One reviews the size and scope of the problem and sets out the need for intervention and policy. Part two provides case studies of organizations and settings in which such an approach has been applied.

Book Description

Lupus is a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks itself, culminating in disease which can affect multiple organs, including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, kidneys, and central nervous system. Lupus currently affects about 30,000 patients in the UK, 500,000 in the United States and tens of thousands throughout Europe. Whilst there have been great advances in research into the genetic background of lupus and new interventions such as stem-cell transplants, there is still a surprising lack of information available for patients, carers and their families. Written by the former President of the British Society for Rheumatology and the current co-director of the Lupus Centre of Excellence in Pittsburgh, USA, this new edition of Lupus: The Facts reflects major developments in our understanding of the causes of lupus.

Average customer rating:

Lupus: The Facts by Dr. Graham Hughes (Oxford, England)
Concise and informative

Lupus: the Facts
Graham Hughes
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Self-Help | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books

Lupus | Disorders & Diseases | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books

Rheumatic Diseases | Disorders & Diseases | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books

Immune Systems | Disorders & Diseases | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books

General | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books

Immunology | Basic Science | Medicine | Subjects | Books

General | Diseases | Medicine | Subjects | Books

General | Medicine | Subjects | Books

Rheumatology | Internal Medicine | Medicine | Subjects | Books

General | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books

Accessories:

Braun IRT 4020 ThermoScan Ear Thermometer

ASIN: 0192631454

Book Description

Though one of the lesser known illnesses, Lupus affects an enormous number of people worldwide (there are 1 million sufferers in the USA alone), and is far more prevalent than many better known illnesses (such as MS and leukaemia). Lupus is a disease of the immune system, resulting from the over-production of antibodies. Typical first symptoms include skin rashes, hair loss, joint swellings, fever; however, it can then go on to start affecting major organs, particularly the kidneys, with a resulting risk to life. It is a disease that predominantly affects young women (between fifteen and forty). In spite of its high incidence, little has been written for the sufferer. Fortunately, the options for the Lupus sufferer have improved markedly in recent years, with the advent of self-help groups, and improved drug treatments. The long-term prognosis is therefore far more favourable now than it has been in the past. As head of the Lupus Research Unit at St Thomas' Hospital, and life president of Lupus UK, Graham Hughes has an unsurpassed knowledge of Lupus. From a world-wide authority on the subject, Lupus: The FACTS provides the sufferer with the information they need, on a range of issues, such as diagnosis, treatment, pregnancy, and diet. Drawn from his years of experience treating patients, Dr Hughes provides the sufferer, and their family and friends, with concise, readable, information on the illness, with a book that emphasises the immense positive contribution that they can make to improve their situation.

Customer Reviews:

Lupus: The Facts by Dr. Graham Hughes (Oxford, England).......2000-05-31

Lupus: The Facts, provides alot of much needed information for the Lupus patient. The facts were a bit over simplified and some of the more rare symptons (such as Lupus and Hives) are not addressed. I found Dr. Wallaces Lupus book much more in depth and informative for the money.

Concise and informative.......2000-03-28

Dr. Hughes, England's leading lupus specialist, has written a concise and impressively informative book. It's not as thick or as detailed as Wallace's The Lupus Book and is light on nephritis information, but Lupus Facts is well organized and delivers important information quickly and understandably. It also gives a slightly different perspective from American medicine. It's less intimidating than Wallace's or Dr. Lahita's books so it's a good introduction to this often misunderstood disease. At the same time, it would still make a good addition to the experienced lupus patient's library.

Las verdades y mentiras del Lupus: Luchando contra el dolor.(cuidado y tratamiento)(TT: Fact and fiction about lupus: fighting against grief.)(TA: care and treatment): An article from: Semana

Average customer rating:

Las verdades y mentiras del Lupus: Luchando contra el dolor.(cuidado y tratamiento)(TT: Fact and fiction about lupus: fighting against grief.)(TA: care and treatment): An article from: Semana
Tay Polo Miranda
Manufacturer: Spanish Publications, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00099L4UC
Release Date: 2005-07-28

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on January 14, 1999. The length of the article is 1121 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.

Citation Details
Title: Las verdades y mentiras del Lupus: Luchando contra el dolor.(cuidado y tratamiento)(TT: Fact and fiction about lupus: fighting against grief.)(TA: care and treatment)
Author: Tay Polo Miranda
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 14, 1999
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 6 Issue: 307 Page: 16

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Lupus; Facts to Know.: An article from: NWHRC Health Center - Lupus

Average customer rating:

Lupus; Facts to Know.: An article from: NWHRC Health Center - Lupus

Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Rheumatic Diseases | Disorders & Diseases | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000B2W6N6
Release Date: 2005-08-15

Book Description

This digital document is an article from NWHRC Health Center - Lupus, published by Thomson Gale on March 16, 2005. The length of the article is 766 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.

Citation Details
Title: Lupus; Facts to Know.
Publication: NWHRC Health Center - Lupus (Pamphlet)
Date: March 16, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: NA

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Book Description

The story of the Luftwaffe's only long range maritime fighter unit - V Gruppe/Kampfgeschwader 40 (V/KG40) - and its battles against the Royal Air Force (RAF), the US Army Air Force (USAAF) and the US Navy (USN) in the skies above the Bay of Biscay. Using personal accounts from both German and Allied survivors from July 1942 onwards, Bloody Biscay relates the initial tribulations of the unit and its battles against overwhelming odds to its eventual annihilation over the Normandy beaches in June 1944. Comprehensive appendices detail the unit's commanding officers, known aircrew, all of its 109 known 'kills' matched to Allied losses and the 88 combat losses of the unit with the details of who shot those aircraft down. The twenty-six aircraft lost in accidents and further aircraft interned in Spain are also listed. Containing nearly 200 photographs, the vast majority of German origin, Bloody Biscay will give the reader a graphic insight into V/KG40's aircraft, crews and 'kills' .

Book Description

Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

Customer Reviews:

Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Western Civilization: People and Progress

Average customer rating:

Western Civilization: People and Progress
Thomas Walter Wallbank
Manufacturer: Scott Foresman & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | World | History | Subjects | Books

Civilization & Culture | Historical Study | History | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 067315081X

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books