Eric Owen Moss: The Box

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Beautifully presented book with evocative photos of work........1998-08-30

Through his whimsical spaces, Moss shows us how architecture can be invested with idea, how idea does not have to conspire with ideology, but be layered with a machiavellian character to create a kinesthesia of layered spaces. The BOX project inspires enthusiasm with its poetry, its exactatude, and its radically independent aesthetics and vocabulary of form. This small and beautiful book studying one building should be part of every creative library.

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Planet Architecture (Box Set One)
Roto , Michael Rotondi , Will Bruder , Scogin Elam Bray , Eric Owen Moss , Mark Mack , Morphosis , Thom Mayne , Rick Joy , Frank Israel , Ann Fougeron , Richard Fernau , Laura Hartman , Robert Swatt , and Jim Jennings
Manufacturer: in-D
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: CD-ROM
ASIN: 1893801071

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This three volume set features the first three volumes of the Planet Architecture Series - Recent Houses.

"Volume One: Recent Houses" is the first in a series of compilations featuring contemporary houses by PlanetArchitecture.com. Will Bruder's Townsend Residence is a highly expressive oasis which captures the beauty and serenity of the desert landscape. Eric Owen Moss' Lawson Westen Residence is an unusual spatial composition of forms that creates its own uniqueness in a nondescript residential neighborhood. Roto's Carlson Regis Residence is a rehab of an existing electrical building adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles railroad tracks. The industrial toughness on the outside can be read as armor for the delicate and luxurious living spaces on the inside. Scogin Elam Bray's Nomentana Residence is an artist's home and studio hidden and nestled among the solitude of trees of New England. These are drastically different houses, yet they are equally powerful in their execution which embody the needs of individual clients, the singularity of each site, and the unique visions of the architects.

"Volume Two: Recent House" is the second in a series of compilations featuring contemporary houses by PlanetArchitecture.com. Morphosis is represented by two houses. The first is the Blades residence, a composition which engages the land and transforms it to redefine both the house and the landscape. The forms, spaces and materials here also redefine our preconceptions of what a house is and looks like. The second is the Landa residence, a remodel of an existing house which dispels any misconceptions about what can be accomplished within such a small house. What is truly masterful here is how the volumetric interplay of boundaries divide and form expansive spaces within the confines of a small house. The Dan Residence is one of Frank Israel's final projects. It is a carefully crafted residence full of simple gestures that makes it both remarkable and comfortable. Mark Mack's Thomas residence in Las Vegas is a wonderful adaptation of the Southern Californian lifestyle he terms "Easy Living". Its beauty lies in being simple, but not simplistic. Rick Joy's Palmer Rose residence is a graceful juxtaposition of old and new, refined and raw. Rammed earth and concrete, steel and glass are combined to make the house resonate with a timeless beauty.

"Volume Three: Bay Area Modern" is the third in a series of compilations featuring contemporary houses by PlanetArchitecture.com Featured on this CD-ROM are four houses by four of the most thoughtful and provocative architects working in the Bay Area today. Anne Fougeron's Kuhling Wilcox House is a study in surfaces, light and tectonics. She cites Pierre Chareau's Maison de Verre in Paris as a standard in architecture, and here, certainly, that standard has been embraced. Jim Jennings' Oliver House is a museum in a home. Its formal composition and grand aura reads museum while the delicate detailing of materials and spatial organization gives it the warmth and intimacy of a home. Fernau & Hartman's Anderson Ayers House continues the Northern California tradition of Maybeck but adds a playful casualness in compositions, colors, and materials that makes it a thoroughly modern, yet unpretentious and comfortable home. Robert Swatt's Kohavi House is undoubtedly inspired by the works of R.M. Schindler. The forms, materials and relationship of indoor and outdoor spaces exudes the spirit of Schindler's finest residences. They all represent highly unique approaches in addressing single family residences in urban, suburban and semi-rural environments.

These CD-ROMs feature an intuitive, multi-referenced interface used to access the entire e-archive (electronic archive) of video interviews, photographs, writings, virtual reality panoramas, and drawings. The unique graphical interface takes full advantage of the interactive media and makes the self guided explorations both user friendly and enjoyable. This e-archive provides comprehensive documentation and virtual experiences unparalleled by any single medium. Nearly 500 photographs of interiors, exteriors, and details document these houses like never before. 133 virtual reality panoramas (allowing 360 degree panning) take you there "virtually." 228 minutes of video interviews with the architects brings new insights in understanding these highly unique and innovative architects and the houses they built. A comprehensive collection of drawings, models, and computer renderings (over 180 in all).

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Island Encounters Black and White Memories of the Pacific War
Lamont (Geoffrey M. White) Lindstrom
Manufacturer: Smithsonian Institute
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000W75OLG

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Astra #1 (Variant Cover)
Jerry Robinson
Manufacturer: CPM Manga
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Comic
ASIN: B000VIE3CW

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Jerry Robinsons Astra
Jerry Robinson
Manufacturer: Central Park Media
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1586648535

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Astra is a beautiful, blonde interstellar princess who has never seen a man, since her Amazonian race has evolved to a point where they only bear females. Now their supply of "seed" is running out, and Astra must find a male savior before her sisters all die out!

Can Astra find the right combination of brains and brawn to repopulate her world, or will she just have to settle, like every other woman? Recommended for mature readers.

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The Writing System taught in this book serves as a best practice in large US corporations. Engineers and scientists prefer this systems approach to writing. By using this writing system, you write faster. You learn 13 steps and 43 techniques to organize your thoughts better and get to the point quickly. You write clear, concise, better quality documents. This system is widely used by professionals for whom English is a second language.

Psycholinguistic Color System, a Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Language Program, Teacher's Guide to Workbooks 3 - 6 (White Mouse Book, Pickle Book, Zebra Book & Giraffe Book)

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Psycholinguistic Color System, a Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Language Program, Teacher's Guide to Workbooks 3 - 6 (White Mouse Book, Pickle Book, Zebra Book & Giraffe Book)
Alexander D. Bannatyne
Manufacturer: Learning System Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000L2UN90

Student Workbook- Superwrite 2, Alphabetic Writing System, Office Professional

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Student Workbook- Superwrite 2, Alphabetic Writing System, Office Professional
Lemaster , and Baer
Manufacturer: South-Western Educational Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0538721642

Writing Skills II; Learning Technology Incorporated (A Program for Self-Instruction, McGraw- Hill Basic Skills System)

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Writing Skills II; Learning Technology Incorporated (A Program for Self-Instruction, McGraw- Hill Basic Skills System)

Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000FXSPTA

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Workbook for improving writing skills for College bound High school students.

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Braille reading readiness workbook
Nada Hyman
Manufacturer: New Jersey Commission for the Blind
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B00073B9WI

Discovering braille: A workbook of special signs

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Discovering braille: A workbook of special signs
Michael H Czerwinski
Manufacturer: New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Education Dept
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Eye Problems | Disorders & Diseases | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B00072WZ04

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Written for parents of children from preschool age through adolescence, this easy-to-read book helps solve your toughest child-raising problems with a four-step plan that works. The book helps parents give love with no strings attached, avoid power struggles, and make rules that work. It discusses and encourages teamwork with spouse and teachers. Each chapter concludes with thought-provoking questions and answers.

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In the 1520s, a brief but savage war broke out in Germany when various insurgent groups rose to overthrow the power structure. The movement took as its emblem a peasant's shoe and the collective title of 'Bundschuh', and this became known as the Peasants' War - although the rebel armies actually included as many townsmen, miners, disaffected knights and mercenary soldiers as rural peasants. The risings involved large armies of up to 18,000 men, and there were several major battles before the movement was put down with the utmost ferocity. This book details the armies, tactics, costume, weapons, personalities and events of this savage war.

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Brief but savage war of the Reformation era.......2004-02-22

The First Great conflict of the Reformation era was the German Peasants Revolt,the war was actually not one seamless event,but a series of essentially uncoordinated regional revolts inspired by radical preachers, many peasants bands across southern Germany rose up becoming small armies sometimes with the help of some Landsknechts,disaffected knights and mercenary soldiers, at the end the ill-equipped and the short of mounted men help the Swabian League to suppress the revolt.

Excellent plates by Angus McBride of the Peasant Banners as well of the League,photographs of costume and armour, it's all here,this is a useful addition to the library of anyone interested in the "BUNDSCHUH" conspiracy(the shoe was the symbol of the Rebels),this is a simply wonderful book, small but the content by Mr. Miller is an excellent introduction, this is a most interesting and rewarding read of a less know Revolt of the Renaissance,highly informative.

Related Books "Landsknecht Soldier 1486-1560"(Warrior 49)by John Harald Richards for tactics of the Renaissance are check "Pavia 1525,The Climax of the Italian Wars"(Campaign 44)by Angus Konstam, another one is "The Renaissance At War" by Thomas Arnold is a look into the major conflicts,wars,tactics and a little bit of everything fron the series Cassell's History of Warfare, more campaign books by Osprey treat Renaissance Warfare like "Fornovo 1495,France's Bloody Fighting Retreat"(Campaign 43).

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Birdwatching Made Simple -- and Fun!

The National Wildlife Federation Backyard Birder's Box Set contains everything you need to get started on this rewarding and popular hobby. This handy storage case includes:

* An illustrated book on how to attract birds to your yard, with valuable advice about providing food, water, and shelter for your avian friends.

* A backyard birding journal for keeping track of your feathered visitors, filled with useful prompts and charming line drawings.

* A full-color identification guide with photographs of more than 60 backyard birds across the country and essential information about each.

* A set of adjustable binoculars, perfect for watching the birds in your backyard.

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