Designing with Plants: Creative Ideas from America's Best Gardeners (Fine Gardening Design Guides) (Fine Gardening Design Guides)

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While many people consider themselves gardeners, it takes something extra to create a garden that is extraordinarily beautiful. Designing with Plants provides that special something, breaking down the process into discrete steps. Topics include the year-round garden, eye-catching plant combinations, special effects (ground covers, planted walls, espaliers), and creating pleasing color schemes through contrast.

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For the person who love to garden........2005-11-09

I have a LOT of other gardening books. I really enjoyed this one. New and different ideas about garden design.

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INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING WITH WATERCOLOUR
SARAH BUCKLEY
Manufacturer: EAGLE EDITIONS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000SERZOC

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INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING WITH WATERCOLOUR
SARAH BUCKLEY
Manufacturer: EAGLE EDITIONS
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000SFJQXE

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Introduction to Painting with Watercolour

Manufacturer: Eagle Editions Ltd.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 186160551X

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materials and equipment, technique, figures, flowers, landscapes and buildings, skies, still life and animals in watercolour

Introduction to Painting with Watercolours

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Introduction to Painting with Watercolours
Sarah Buckley
Manufacturer: Grange Books Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1856278085

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Traditional photographers who embrace the new technologies of digital photography find themselves in world filled with jargon, unfamiliar words, and acronyms. While such terms as shutter speed and aperture still have meaning in the digital arena, there is a whole new language to grasp. This essential reference guide cuts through the "techno-babble" with a no-nonsense approach and plenty of full-color illustrations and diagrams. Conveniently organized by topic and featuring a special binding that enables it to lie flat, this comprehensive volume explains thousands of complex terms by relating them to traditional photography as much as possible. Every aspect of digital photography--hardware as well as software--is covered, including cameras, computers, monitors, scanners, file management, image manipulation, printing, presentation, and the Web. Valuable for both amateurs and professionals, this is a must-have for anyone who doesn't know their CMOS from their BIOS.

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A Very Pleasant Surprise.......2007-08-13

At first glance this book may appear to be a glorified glossary -- but take another look. This book is really a gem, crammed full of really important concepts, especially well organized, with excellent cross-referencing, and presented in succinct format. Although published a few years back, the coverage is really foundational and will not become obsolete (although I would expect to see some things added in due time). Highly recommended as a source for enhancing understanding and usage of the terminology and concepts of digital photography -- and especially useful for those trying to bridge the gap between film and digital. This volume, I believe, deserves more attention than it has gotten here.

A Must for any digital photographer's bookshelf.......2002-12-10

Digital photography has it's own language and mystique that can be so offputting to many people. Here's a book that explains all those terms in an easy to understand way. Expert cross referencing also makes it possible to relate traditional photographic techniques with digital. For a book so small, I am surprised at the scope. I have used it many times already (and I'd consider myself an experienced photographer) and am pleased at the substantial hardbacked spiral binding. It will get many years of use which is exceptional in a marketplace that is changing so rapidly.

Photography: A dictionary of photographers, terms and techniques (Arrow reference series)

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Photography: A dictionary of photographers, terms and techniques (Arrow reference series)
Jorge Lewinski
Manufacturer: Arrow Books
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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In The Words Of Indiana Jones: "Trust me.".......2002-01-24

Mike Barr penned a few of the seminal works of the Bat, all centering around Batman and his strange relationship to Ras al Ghul and his beautiful daughter, Talia. If you can get your hands on these works, you will not be disappointed. While they do have an almost James Bond quality to the story, they deliver exactly what the Best Batfiction should: action, detective work, one helluva great villain, and a morality play within it all. BRIDE OF THE DEMON is well worth the investment.

Ras Al Ghul at his best!.......2000-04-18

This story is simply an awesome Ras Al Ghul story. It's probably one of the best Ras Al Ghul stories out there. This collected edition examines the ongoing relationship of Batman and Ras Al Ghul's daughter. A great story for any Batman fan.

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Batman: Bride of the Demon
Batman: Mike Barr & Tom Grindberg
Manufacturer: DC Comics
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000KG6EWM

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Hanging On for Dear Life: none
Gary Weibye
Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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Off Our Rockers: (On the Go in the Ozarks)

ASIN: 1594573484
Release Date: 2004-05-27

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Hanging On for Dear Life is a book of mostly humorous stories and sketches about dropping out of big city life and moving to the Ozarks and living by new rules among new people (who turn out to be strangely familiar to everyone). It is about a world where various kinds of gravity pull at the characters--pull them down off the mountains, down off their "high horses," down out of whatever clouds they live in. It is a world where the battles get faught at the bowling alley, the pool table, or the berry patch, and where the secret of life may very well be Bingo. It is also a world full of canoes, motorcycles, ATVs, and 4-wheel drive off-road monstrosities--and cliffs and canyons and caves, and mythic old barns. The book is a sequel to Teetering on the Brink (2003).

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SIMPLY SINGING provides up-to-date technical and scientific information, as well as insights into the real world of the stage performer. The book is divided into three parts -- "Technique" chapters that ground you in the basics of singing, "Performance" chapters that offer practical suggestions for applying these basics, and an extensive "Song Anthology." Each chapter ends with a list of "Helpful Hints" and exercises, enabling you to immediately put into practice what you've just learned.

Ready to Sing... Folk Songs: 10 Folk Songs, Simply Arranged for Voice, and Piano, for Solo or Unison Singing (Ready to Sing)

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Ready to Sing... Folk Songs: 10 Folk Songs, Simply Arranged for Voice, and Piano, for Solo or Unison Singing (Ready to Sing)

Manufacturer: Alfred Publishing Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0739002260

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A collection of 10 folk songs arranged for voice and piano in a simple style appropriate for beginning soloists, unison classroom singing and elementary choral groups. Included are reproducible melody-line song sheets for each song. Easy piano accompaniments strongly support the melody, and vocal tessituras are moderate; most have an octave range. Includes "Li'l Liza Jane," "Siyahamba," "Scarborough Fair," "De Colores" and more.

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SUMMERS , and NOSWORTHY
Manufacturer: Wadsworth
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: 0534206069

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This is the first book to tell the story of women in broadcast news. It presents a historical overview of how the evolution of women in news has contributed to, and reflected, changes in our society. It identifies the newswomen who were pioneers in radio and television's developing years and focuses on those whose careers have had the greatest influence on American society through their impact on radio and television. Included are profiles of the major trail-blazers in the industry, such as Sigrid Schultz, the first female radio foreign correspondent; Helen Sioussat, the first woman network news executive; Dorothy Fuldheim, the first woman to anchor a news program; and network correspondent Pauline Frederick, the dean of women electronic journalists.

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`A comprehensive, balanced and judicious treatment of biographical methods in social research, made all the more useful to students by its careful delineation of the practicalities involved' - Raymond M Lee, Royal Holloway, University of London

Specifically designed for those carrying out biographical, life history or family history research, this concise guide covers the methods and issues involved.

The author demonstrates that biographical research is a distinctive way of conceptualizing social activity. The three main approaches to biographical and family history research are covered:

- Realist - focused around grounded-theory techniques of interviewing;

- Neo-positivist - more structured interview techniques;

- Narrative - with emphasis on the active construction of life stories through the interplay between interviewer and interviewee.

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â€œI love this book! It is thoroughly excellentâ€”accessible and clear. â€¦ What an accomplishment: an inviting research methods book written with intelligence and humilityâ€”makes you want to dive right into your next research project.â€

â€”Katherine R. Allen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

This book is a masterpiece. Kerry Daly has written the finest and most profound volume on qualitative research available in print. From the opening chapter to the last, it is clear that we are in the hands of a master scholar who brings great depth and wisdom to his work. . . . A tour de force by any standard.

â€”David Dollahite, Brigham Young University

Qualitative Methods for Family Studies and Human Development serves as a step-by-step, interdisciplinary, qualitative methods text for those working in the areas of family studies, human development, family therapy, and family social work. Providing a systematic outline for carrying out qualitative projects from start to finish, author Kerry J. Daly uniquely combines epistemology, theory, and methodology into a comprehensive package illustrated with specific examples from family relations and human development research.

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Outlines different analytic procedures: The most commonly used methodological traditions are covered, including ethnography, interpretive phenomenology, grounded theory methodology, narrative analysis, discourse analysis, and participatory action research.
Offers examples from both hypothetical and actual research studies: Attention is given to the unique challenges associated with qualitative research on couples and families, ethics procedures, and credibility issues.
Allows readers to make informed choices within clear guidelines: Balances breadth of topic coverage with sufficient detail to equip students to make informed decisions about methodologies and to be able to design and implement a qualitative research project.
Cultivates good perceptual skills: Several pedagogical text boxes, tips and guidelines for data collection, examples, and illustrations encourage students to reflect on their own preferences, values, and experiences.

Doing Qualitative Research (Research Methods for Primary Care)

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Doing Qualitative Research (Research Methods for Primary Care)

Manufacturer: Sage Publications, Inc
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0803943113

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"The book offers communication researchers some of the best recent work on qualitative inquiry in the human disciplines. . . . Published by Sage, the leading publisher of qualitative research in the social sciences today. . . . This is an important work for it shows how the postpositivist qualitative approach can be inserted into the classical, positivist, medical paradigm. . . . This work brings the communication scholar up-to-date on where qualitative methods are in current sociological and educational discourse." --Norman K. Denzin in Journal of Communication "This book represents a remarkable step forward in the ability of primary care investigators to explore vital research issues related to their disciplines." --from the Foreword by Larry Culpepper "Doing Qualitative Research is the sourcebook for the 1990s for anyone interested in either learning or doing qualitative research. Crabtree and Miller review the many and various qualitative methods in a comprehensive yet systematic treatment. The book is well organized and well written. . . . If you are generally interested in research, read this book to stay informed in the developing specialty of qualitative research. If you wish to learn or do qualitative research, this is an excellent map to the field." --The Journal of Family Practice "The strengths of this book are many. Of particular note is the first chapter, in which Miller and Crabtree present a 'road map' of research methods. They identify five styles of inquiry, ranging from experimental to philosophic, based on the focus and intent of the research. In a further elaboration, they then match research aims and analysis objectives with these styles. This clear and succinct discussion not only helps put the various research styles in perspective but helps one to see the relationship between the aim of the research, analysis objectives, research question(s), and style. . . . [The authors] remind us that research is tied to assumptions concerning reality, knowledge of that reality, and the particular ways of knowing about that reality." --Qualitative Health Research "This volume contains much interesting material about medical research within the primary care sector. It is encouraging to note the value placed on qualitative research approaches by medical clinicians in this field. . . . This useful book restores the balance in concentrating on qualitative medical research within primary care." --Journal of Advanced Nursing "Research that will inform practice and policy of primary care must be driven by the important and central questions, rather than by the tools familiar and available to researchers. The editors of this important book have taken a giant step in creating a language and community of research that can cross disciplinary boundaries to address the important problems that affect most people most of the time. . . . Permitting the methods of biomedical research to constrain our inquiry into the nature of illness and healing has resulted in a totally inadequate knowledge base for primary care. This volume provides a basis for integrative research methods that will rise to the challenges of research in primary care." --Paul A. Nutting, Director, Ambulatory Sentinel Practice Network Why are certain research designs selected? How do researchers use codebooks to analyze participant observation field notes? What are the best ways to use word processing software in the management of qualitative data? Edited by two of the top names in the field--Benjamin F. Crabtree and William M. Miller--this volume discusses essential strategies for doing qualitative research. Each chapter establishes the context when the specific methods should be chosen, offers a step-by-step description of the method, tells how the quality of the method is assessed, and provides interesting true-to-life examples. Two concluding chapters "pull it all together" by describing a completed research study of physician health promotion activities, and a study utilizing focus groups to determine a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Special topics include an overview of qualitative research methods, data collection approaches, strategies for analysis, and special cases of examination. Professionals and students in the health professions will find a wealth of information in Doing Qualitative Research.

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Qualitative Methods in Family Research
Jane F. Gilgun , Kerry J. Daly , and Gerald Handel
Manufacturer: Sage Publications, Inc
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ASIN: 0803944624

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Family phenomena are complex, subjective and private, and their study requires methods and perspectives tailored to this complexity. In response to the rapidly growing interest in this field, the contributors to this volume examine the unique contribution that qualitative research can make to the study of families. Through both methodological discussions and illustrative cases from a variety of family settings, this book provides the crucial information needed to conduct, or learn about, qualitative family research.

The Methods and Methodologies of Qualitative Family Research

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The Methods and Methodologies of Qualitative Family Research

Manufacturer: Haworth Press
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ASIN: 0789003058

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This polemical study systematically undermines the popular and scholarly representations of the Israel- Palestine conflict. Opening with a theoretical discussion of Zionism and its roots, Norman Finkelstein goes on to look at the demographic origins of the Palestinians, referencing the work of Joan Peters and critiquing the influential studies of both Benny Morris and Anita Shapira, and closes by demonstrating that the casting of Israel as the innocent victim of Arab aggression in the June 1967 and October 1973 wars is not supported by the documentary record.

In the material added for this new edition, including a new introduction, Finkelstein focuses his attention on the renewed efforts of scholars to justify the brutal actions of Israel in light of the ongoing failure of the peace process.

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Selective Bias and Speculation.......2007-10-15

I just read chapter 1, pages 12-16 and Chapter 3, pages 51-68 of Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict by Norman G. Finkelstein (1995 edition). The first thing I noticed was that it was published by Verso Books, a far left publishing house not known for the academic standards that one would expect from Osprey Publishing (Efraim Karsh's publisher), Cambridge University Press (Benny Morris's publisher), or even John Wiley & Sons (Alan Dershowitz's publisher). Of course, this fact doesn't necessarily disqualify Image and Reality as a reliable source, but it should lead to doubts.

The second thing I noticed was how much of the book seems to be based on a selection of certain sources and facts and complete omission of other sources and facts. Just as I expected, all of the arguments that Finkelstein brings up are from selected secondary sources. He never quotes primary sources unless they are the same quoted in a secondary source. This leads me to think that Finkelstein never examined any primary sources for himself and perhaps does not know how to read or speak Arabic or Hebrew (the "Acknowledgements" page supports this hypothesis).

The third thing I found was that many of his arguments (indeed, the entire "Evidence" section comprised of pages 53-56) is argued from pure speculation. Finkelstein takes the stance that anything that a Zionist leader or publication has ever said "cannot be trusted" unless, of course, that Zionist leader or publication is saying something damning to the pro-Israel argument. This is illogical and goes against the [[historical method]]. Finkelstein is correct in saying that official Zionist documents must be evaluated with a critical eye, but it is downright arrogant to say that Morris doesn't know or didn't practice this basic tenent of the historical method.

Other things I found were instances of creating false dichotomies (pg. 58), putting words into Morris's mouth (59-60, 62), comparisons of the Palestinian exodus to the Holocaust (59), conclusions that do not follow from Finkelstein's stated premises (60), oddly placing events that happened in the 1920s and 1930s in the context of the 1948 Palestinian exodus (12-16), treating the Zionists (and especially Ben-Gurion) as though they were a homogeneous group of fascists (15), and what seems to me to be purely inventing things out of thin air or at least talking about something he doesn't really understand (176, footnote 18).

Anyway, my low opinion of Finkelstein has not changed after reading passages from this book. Everything I've read by him begs the question. His scholarship amounts to, "I know Israel is bad, now let's see if I can prove it," when the correct attitude, the attitude Morris and other serious historians have taken, is publish whatever conclusion all of the evidence lead to. To me, Finkelstein's criticisms of Morris is like a D student in algebra class telling a calculus professor that he doesn't do derivatives correctly. He doesn't walk the walk and, in the opinion of most experts in the field and the tenure committee at DePaul Univeristy, he doesn't talk the talk.

Image and Reality.. .......2007-07-27

I read this book with the knowledge that Finkelstein was given a rough time leading up to his tenure bid (I am sure as may have many other readers). In light of the subsequent outcome of that bid this book stands as testimony to the quality of the authors scholarship and hence readers may understandably find it somewhat controversial.

Right from first page of the book it is very clear that the information used is thoroughly researched and extensively referenced. Due to the recent spate of bad referencing/plagiarisms from well known authors I personally checked a dozen of the references used in random places in the book and found no incorrect points or malicious omissions worth mentioning.

As for the content of the book it is of my opinion that there is a lot of very interesting information that is both novel and new to readers interested in this topic. The author outlines the nitty gritty aspects of politics in the region and puts into perspective the view point of the Palestinian people living in the occupied territories. The historical role of Israel and actions of its government is portrayed in a critical fashion. The author also points out in great detail the outcomes of sequential failed peace summits and the role of peace negotiators. Overall.. the plight of the Palestinian people and the sorry state of events in the middle east is portrayed very extensively in this book. I recommend this book to all interested in the region and the politics associated with it. 5 stars!!

Scholarly representation of the Isreal-Palestine conflict.......2007-05-22

This book is very well written. It gives the historical background of the conflict and provides thorough, credible documentation for verification of content. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the subject.

Biased.......2007-05-16

This work lacks any reasonable semblance of impartiality and honesty. The author relies on tendentious and biased sources. If you are looking for a critical analysis of Israel's part in the Arab-Israel conflict, look elsewhere.

Israeli-Zionist Apologists and Propagandists Exposed.......2007-03-26

Given the popularity of President Carter's recent book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this book may be of topical interest once again.

The ongoing controversy between Dershowitz and Finkelstein (see Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History, Finkelstein's scholarly demolition of Dershowitz for clues to its genesis) which has now boiled over into attempts by Dershowitz to deny Finkelstein tenure also makes this and all of Finkelstein's books topical. Mr. Dershowitz presumably wishes that he had heeded the ancient advice of being careful what one wishes for.

This book was originally published in 1995. It demolishes many Israeli-Zionist myths. For example, that the land that currently constitutes Israel was "empty" and fallow prior to the arrival of Zionist settlers who "made the desert bloom". That the indigenous Palestinian population living there was motivated to enmity of the alien occupiers by an inchoate "anti-semitism": it was a real (now realized) fear of dispossession that led to their opposition. It makes it amply clear on the basis of facts that the early Zionist settlers were under no illusion that the indigenes would willingly accept the occupation. That elements of the proto-Israeli military (read Zionist-terrorist organizations) did resort to ethnic cleansing and mass deportation to achieve their aim of a majority Jewish state where none existed.

The book grew out of Finkelstein's doctoral thesis which thoroughly debunked Joan Peters's "From Time Immemorial" and a considerable part of the book is devoted to uncovering that hoax. It is instructive and frightening that Peters's hoax when it first appeared received glowing reviews and encomiums from American-Jewish elites: Saul Bellow was one of the guilty, though he later recanted weakly. Others remain unapologetic and continue to parrot its lies. Though Peters's book is now universally accepted to be a hoax, it continues to be in print: the chutzpah of its publishers perhaps. More dangerously, the lies in it continue to be repeated as truth by Israeli-Zionist apologists and propagandists like Dershowitz.

A few place names for apologists: Deir Yassin, Sabra, Shatila.

See also: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by the Israeli historian Ilan Pappe.

Other books by Finkelstein include:
The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering, New Edition on how everybody but the survivors manage to feed extremely well at the Holocaust reparations trough.

Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History a scholarly, thoroughly researched demolition of the arch-Israeli-apologist, plagiarist, and torture-condoning Mr. Chutzpah, Alan Dershowitz.

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