Picture Theory: Essays on Verbal and Visual Representation

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What precisely, W. J. T. Mitchell asks, are pictures (and theories of pictures) doing now, in the late twentieth century, when the power of the visual is said to be greater than ever before, and the "pictorial turn" supplants the "linguistic turn" in the study of culture? This book by one of America's leading theorists of visual representation offers a rich account of the interplay between the visible and the readable across culture, from literature to visual art to the mass media.

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A classic.......2001-12-04

This book has to be considered as a classic in the field. Ironically, Mitchell's term 'pictorial turn' seems to be more widespread than knowledge of this book, with the unsettling consequence that many people talk about pictures *replacing* the word, and few about the intricate and complex relationship between the two.
The book is surprisingly well written, rarely has an academic book entertained me so much. For everybody who wants to know what *pictorial turn* means from the point of view of the person who coined this phrase, I can only recommend it warmest.

Picture Theory: Essays on Verbal and Visual Representation

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Picture Theory: Essays on Verbal and Visual Representation
W. J. Thomas Mitchell
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPWOD2

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How To Be An Internet Artist is the latest collection of new media writings from Mark Amerika, one of the most celebrated digital artists of our time.

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The 10 Points.......2007-08-22

The 10 points that describe how to be an internet artist were originally published online in 2000 they are funny, serious and an indespensable classic of new media
narrative writing. Mark Amerika begins his list like this: "1. Create a fictional identity."
While perusing the remaining 9 points I recommend simultaneously surfing to
www.markamerika.com, click on one of Amerika's net art trilogy works in the upper right hand column and experience his net art while reading the book. One need not
read the book in a linear fashion, but one can. I personally enjoy the non linear experience. The combination of ink on the page with the pixels on the monitor
creates a robust experience. One begins to understand why Time picked Amerika as one of the top 100 innovators.

Nick Waplington: Learn How To Die The Easy Way

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Nick Waplington: Learn How To Die The Easy Way
Carlo McCormick
Manufacturer: Trolley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0954207971
Release Date: 2004-07-01

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Nick Waplington's contribution to the 2001 Venice Biennale expresses a yearning for the artistic and commercial freedom that the web might yet expose, and a celebration of the dislocated reason behind conventional thoughts and the media that they use.

The Rich Man's How To Earn Extra Money, Marketing and Success Principles for Artist Brushes Internet Businesses 3 CD Power Pack

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The Rich Man's How To Earn Extra Money, Marketing and Success Principles for Artist Brushes Internet Businesses 3 CD Power Pack
Jason Z Taylor
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CITY FAMILIES CHICAGO AND LONDON
Roslyn Banish
Manufacturer: Pantheon
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000IOFIOQ

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City families: Chicago and London

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Lips, brows, frown lines--they're all in motion in an expressive face. Stop Staring analyzes facial structures and movements and shows animators how to enliven the faces of their characters. The author, whose own handsome head (in modeled form) graces the cover, is an experienced animator currently working on The Sims.

He writes with a dry wit and a confidence born from experience. The book is friendly but also loaded with content and precise in its directions. "I am by no means God's gift to animation, but I do pretty well at making a talking head look like a living one, not just a set of gums flapping." This is not a how-to manual, but a richly detailed guide to achieving the right movements for a given situation and emotion. The companion CD includes all the pieces readers will need in order to work along with the text: models (both realistic and stylized 'toon characters), lip-synching samples, finished Quicktime movies, and even a copy of Maya Personal LE. (More info and some movies can be found at jasonosipa.com.)

Readers move from "Getting to Know the Face," to synching audio, working on the mouth, eyes, and brows, and rigging. Osipa has created a methodology for facial animation that gets results and makes the process fun. The book can be used as a step-by-step guide for learning new skills or finessing techniques, or as a reference book for troubleshooting specific expressions (for example, "happy eyes," "frustration," and "sneers" are all in the index). Although the projects are presented using Maya, the concepts involved pertain to animation in general.

There are lots of production tips and, in Chapter 13, case studies using five scripted scenes. Readers can even begin with this last chapter, watching the movies (they're funny!) and enjoying Osipa's debates as he works through animating his face telling a lame bartender joke or a sassy `toon gal weighing the pros and cons of pink and blue bows. This hip writer knows what he's talking about, even when it's his own animated mug that's doing the talking! --Angelynn Grant

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"No other book to date presents facial animation concepts, theory, and practical application with the authority that Stop Staring does."
—TIEM Design

Crafting believable facial animation is one of the most challenging, yet rewarding aspects of 3D graphics. Done right, this art breathes life into otherwise deadpan faces.

In this extraordinary book, professional animator Jason Osipa teaches you how to achieve realistic facial modeling and animation. Using detailed practical examples complemented with high-quality images and a touch of humor, Osipa leads you from design and modeling to rigging and animation. The CD and full-color insert demonstrate techniques you can use to fine-tune your facial animations.

Reviewed and approved by Alias|Wavefront, Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right, uses the Academy Award(r) winning Maya(r) 3D animation and effects software as the focus for its examples, yet the principles and techniques are described in ways that will be helpful to anyone working on facial modeling and animation.

Mastering the Face
Start out by getting familiar with the range of possible facial expressions, then focus on animating and modeling the mouth, eyes and brows. When you're ready to bring it all together, you can generate a scene from concept to completion. Topics covered include:

Understanding how the whole face affects expression
Learning visimes and lip sync techniques
Constructing a mouth and mouth keys
Building emotion through the eyes and brows
Building interfaces to easily connect and control your models
Skeletal setup, weighting, and rigging

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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A 'must' for any serious computer animation collection........2007-07-27

The second updated edition of STOP STARING: FACIAL MODELING AND ANIMATION DONE RIGHT offers far more than just introductory coverage: it uses high-quality professional images combined with humor to provide a revised, updated set of basics on design, modeling and animation - including elements which differentiate top-quality productions from mediocre results. From learning lip sync techniques and understanding facial landmarking to using advanced blend extraction tools and building realistic shapes, STOP STARING holds plenty of diagrams and pictures throughout and is a 'must' for any serious computer animation collection.

Diane C. Donovan
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Also excellent for Blender users.......2007-07-08

This is a great book and I highly recommend it for anybody interested in character animation. Although the author uses Maya and a few examples describe Maya-specific functionality, most of the material in here is very broadly applicable, making this an indispensable book for Blender animators as well.

Readers of my book Introducing Character Animation with Blender should definitely check this one out.

Definitive for Facial Modeling.......2007-06-27

This book clarifies the issues for anyone doing character animation. The modeling of a face takes on a strategic importance and the mesh must anticipate the demands made on it by animation.

If you want to animate a face, this book is for you.

Chapter 13 worth $1,000,000 in warcraft gold.......2007-05-11

Osipa's approach to toon rigging (and rigging in general) is unique, new, innovative and very simple to grasp and implement. I don't want to give away the genius of Chapter 13, because I THINK you need to buy this book!

You want to know how they "might have" rigged Elastigirl in The Incredibles? It's so simple you'll kick yourself in the shin for not thinking of it yourself.

This whole book is filled with rigging know-how by a lover of cartoons. His primary goal is making excellent facial animation. Something this industry sorely lacks! And this is the book that documents his experiences and skills. Learn from it. Be a better rigger.

If you want to be a Rigger or Character TD for toons or even photo-real characters, these techniques will be omni-present in studios (big and small) in the next year. Get this book and read it cover to cover so I don't have to kick you in the shin.

Good tips, annoying style.......2007-03-09

This book has a lot of useful information but the author's somewhat patronising and self-congratulatory tone sometimes makes you want to stop reading. Let me give you a couple of examples from the very start of the book (note that these are quotes from the actual book's text, not "marketing" material):

Introduction: "You'll learn much of what you could learn elsewhere while also picking up more pertinent valuable information you couldn't learn elsewhere."

Page 3: "They saw how I took something so complex, so daunting, so evil, and made it so easy, simple, and - dare I say it? - fun!"

Page 6: "It's very easy to learn how to do this, but very hard to master; luckily you have a good coach."

In addition to this, a lot of the book's contents are about... the rest of the book's contents. Some chapters start with several paragraphs about... the rest of that chapter. And many paragraphs end with "cliffhangers" (ex., "This is not necessary; I'll explain why in the next paragraph.", when he could simply move "This is not necessary" to that next paragraph and explain straight away). The overall effect is a bit like an infomercial.

Having said that, the book does have some very good tips about animating and modelling realistic human faces (and especially about how to model them so that they are easier to animate). The examples use terminology from Maya, but people used to other 3D packages will have no problem understanding them.

Cartoon-style characters are also covered, but the models used are mostly humanoid and fairly realistic (think anime), so if you're interested in ways of conveying emotion with more extreme (or more abstract) characters, you might want to look elsewhere (ex., George Maestri's books and videos, Looney Tunes cartoons, Uderzo's drawings, etc.). The modelling tips and techniques described in this book will probably still come in handy, though.

Bottom line: this is one of the best books available on the subject of facial modelling and animation (granted, there aren't many). As long as you manage to get past the patronising attitude and the unnecessary "build-up" of some chapters (both of which are worse at the start of the book - or maybe I just learned to ignore them), you'll almost certainly learn something, even if you're an experienced animator.

Stop Staring Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right

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Stop Staring Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right
Jason Osipa
Manufacturer: NY
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ASIN: B000N7EVFU

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Everything you need.......2000-04-18

This Tablature has all the greatest songs of STP. Core, being their most solid album which led them into success, has some of the most dynamic songs. This tablature is easy and fun for any level.

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The Urban School: a Factory Failure-a Study of Education in American Society
Ray C. Rist
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OR61YI

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A timely and much needed wake-up call

The Urban School: A Factory for Failure
Ray C. Rist
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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Binding: Paperback

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A timely and much needed wake-up call.......2002-10-07

Now featuring a new introduction by education policy expert Ray C. Rist , The Urban School: A Factory For Failure is a chilling study of how inner-city public schools help to reinforce class distinctions from a very early age. With an emphasis upon how kindergarten, first grade, and second grade force young children into social tier structures, and consequently are particularly harsh and handicapping to the poorest members of the population, The Urban School is a timely and much needed wake-up call to a educational policy and contemporary social problem that urgently needs to be addressed across the country and in every urban school district.

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The Urban School: A Factory for Failure
Ray C. Rist
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OR9BPO

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Emmerdale: Behind the Scenes follows the building of the new village set and takes the reader on a house-by-house, family-by-family tour, as well as visiting the pub, post office, tearooms, and church, where the rural soap's drama has taken place for a quarter of a century. The book will feature new and exclusive photographs taken especially for this book by distinguished landscape photographer Derry Brabbs, as well as a unique look at the construction of the village and how the authenticity of the sets and streets was achieved.

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Copper Country.......2007-01-11

Although this book is really just a family genealogy of a rather ordinary immigrant family, I found this very interesting as I was living in the Keweenaw peninsula when I read it and could imagine all the places mentioned. The mine owners are portrayed is quite over-the-top benevolent in the labor relations. The story is very well told.

Unique Family, Beautiful Setting, Great Story!.......2004-01-03

The Copper Country of Michigan has long been my favorite place in the world to visit, because of the matchless combination of water and mountains, unique in Michigan. And now I feel as if I know the area even more intimately.
The storytelling blends all the elements in such a way that I read the book from beginning to end at one sitting. It's a wonderful addition to my library, one I will always treasure.

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"One little person giving all her time to peace makes news. Many people giving some of their time can make history"-Peace Pilgrim

"Peace is a daily battle for dignity"-Arundhati Roy

"[A] new force for peace and justice throughout the country and around the world has been generated . . . strong enough to stop outrageous wars and creative enough to bring lasting change."-Leslie Cagan

This stunning full-color collection of photographs and statements is a stirring document of the largest peace demonstration in history.

A dramatic collection of 131 photos from peace demonstrations spanning 38 countries. Amsterdam; Baghdad; Bombay; Cape Town; Dhaka; Glasgow; Karachi; Moscow; New York; Rio De Janeiro; Ross Island, Antarctica; San Francisco; Seoul; Tehran; Tel Aviv; Toronto are among the many cities featured. A forward by Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and contributions from Kofi Anan, Noam Chomsky, Gunter Grass, A.L. Kennedy, Michael Moore, Camille Paglia, Tim Robbins, Susan Sontag and many more comprise a moving and motivating document of the largest simultaneous peace protest in history. 2/15 captures the thoughts and emotions of February 15, 2003 and the 30 million people from around the world who marched, danced, sang, and shook the globe in their opposition to an imminent U.S.-led war against Iraq. As international and diverse as the protests themselves, the images and ideas within 2/15 express opinions and questions which resonate far beyond the Iraq crisis, while preserving the most captivating moments and messages from this historic movement for peace.

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An international cry for peace!.......2006-07-16

With stunning photos, "2/15: the Day the World Said No to War" powerfully documents the largest world-wide anti-war demonstration in history, exhibiting snapshots of marches in Japan, Chile, Antartica, South Africa, Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, Iraq, Australia, Israel, Bangledesh, France, Argentina and the U.S.A, among other locales. This beautiful montage of inspirational pictures testifies to the diverse concerns, perspectives, strategies and dreams of an international movement for peace and global justice.

It's All About Impressions.......2005-09-07

There are first impressions (we get only one chance at those) and lasting impressions. This book gives the reader both in case the reader missed the worldwide outpouring of anti-war sentiments and protests prior to the Iraq War. At quick glance, the reader can flip through the pages, getting a glimpse of how the world felt that day...yet on closer look, the reader can also read some poignant commentary that should leave a lasting impression. All in all, having witnessed that incredible day in history and documented it, I enjoyed reliving the vastness of that world protest, seeing people of all stripes in a show of peaceful solidarity. This is not meant to be a heavy tome about war and peace, but a way of gaining an impression or two about one day that will go down in history as the greatest outcry against war.

A naive depiction of a well intentioned but inept movement.......2005-06-08

I was in NYC on 2/15 as the director of a statewide peace group. We sent five busses that day. Not too bad given the pre-event threats of arrest after the unreasonable refusal by the city to issue an appropriate permit that would have accomodated the hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters. If we could have assured everyone's safety we probably could have sent 10 busses or maybe even 20!

2/15 for me represents much of the reason why I've become disenchanted with the political ineptness of the peace movement and its leaders. This book is a prime example.

On the back cover there's an adpation of the old Margaret Mead quote about people "changing the world." A noble cause, yes. But to achieve change you need to have realistic plans and tactics.

Take the photos from NYC in this book as a prime example. In one photo a woman compares Bush to Stalin. Yes, Bush is a horrible president. Comparing him to Stalin, a man arguably worse than Hitler, is not just hyperbole, it's complete idiocy. In another photo is an elderly woman with a sign that reads "*&$% Bush." OK, another understandable sentiment. But does this win people to our side?

The examples go on and on. The trend is generally obvious - 2/15 wasn't about changing the world or about convincing others to join our side. It was an expression of anger. It was a forum where ticked off people could vent and get together with others who felt the same. While that might make for good therapy and get everyone all riled up and motivated, it does not change anything. In fact, events based on anger (versus trying to change people's minds) usually result in the exact opposite. Those who oppose us simply marginalize the movement even more and depict us as out of touch wackos.

For once, I just wish the peace movement would focus on actually recruiting undecided Americans to join the cause. You don't do this through angry street protests. You do it by reaching out to moderates and conservatives who agree with our dissent. And yes, they do exist! But we dismiss them because they're not "liberal enough" for our tastes.

Near the end of "2/15" is a photo of anarchists with a huge banner that reads "*&%$ the Army, *&%$ the Cops." While this certainly doesn't represent the entire peace movement, not by any stretch, it is telling both that the photo is in this book and that other peace activists are so comfortable in working with groups who would use such rhetoric.

Ironically, those who suggest other ways to express ourselves - waving an American flag while protesting the war - are viewed as somehow "untrustworthy." There is no such photo in "2/15." Many within the movement have given up on the flag and the good that it can represent - freedom, democracy and human rights - when in the right hands. But when you've given up on the flag, you've given up on other Americans. "Changing the world" then becomes an automatic impossibility.

Visually stunning..........2004-05-25

This book is visually stunning... Very well photographed and nicely put together... It's a tribute to the power of the people when we all get together and what can happen... My favorite photograph is where someone is holding a sign that says "there's a village in Texas missing an idiot" - we all know who they're talking about... To me this book shows how many people strong the present day revolution really is, and that's scary to the government - to actually see it in visual - how many people are against their decision on the war/occupation of Iraq... Buy it, it's a visual document of anti-war protest history in making... Viva revolucion - Savannah Skye...

A moving tribute to the day we marched for peace.......2003-12-05

2/15: THE DAY THE WORLD SAID NO TO WAR is a tribute to those of us who marched for peace on that historic day, as well as the following days before the illegal US-led invasion of Iraq. It is a moving tribute because it demonstrates that this was the largest protest for peace in world history. Estimates hold that around 30 million people marched. But the editors caution that since so many people marched and demonstrated in so many places, the true numbers are impossible to know - it's likely that far more than 30 million participated. All different forms of protests are depicted: from the more straightforward marches (some of them numbering in the thousands, giving a panoramic view), to sit-ins, "dead"-ins, nude-ins (yes, there is a small amount nudity in this book), mock-graveyards displayed in front of foreign US embassies to represent the potential casualties in the event of a US invasion, and avant-garde exhibits in art houses. There is roughly one picture on every other page, with a corresponding quote or passage by luminaries who opposed the war, politicians, political commentators, authors, etc. I found the introduction by Arun Gandhi, Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence headquartered in Memphis, TN, to be insightful. Arun instructs that peace is not only the absence of war, but the absence of hatred within the individual. Peace must grow outward from our own personal approach.

Outrage certainly does come up for me when I see this book. It is outrageous to realize that we orchestrated a truly historic event, and the mainstream US media largely ignored it, or portrayed US participants as fringe and eccentric. When viewed from a global perspective, the perspective this book provides, one realizes that we were in fact in the majority. Those in favor of the war were in the fringe. That is why I believe that 2/15 THE DAY THE WORLD SAID NO TO WAR is so important. It helps those of us opposed to the war feel a sense of solidarity, forge a connection where the powers that be would like to dismantle it and create the illusion that we are enemies. A sign carried by an English protestor states it beautifully: "We are all French now"; another more graphic sign lampoons the ridiculous US policy that renamed all French fries sold in government cafeterias: "Freedom Fries and Baghdad Burns." As the editors point out, never before in history had so many citizens opposed something that their supposed representatives allowed. (In an open letter to "Governor Bush," Michael Moore reveals that virtually no one in the United States was gung-ho for war with Iraq.)

Reading this book, I couldn't help but remember something Noam Chomsky recently said: there are now two super powers - the United States and world public opinion. It is Chomksy who provides this book's epilogue, saying that the governments of the world can handle it when we take part in one protest and then go home and go about our lives. What they can't handle is sustained, prolonged involvement of the people in affairs.

Andrew Parodi

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How politics COULD be played.

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Politics, Corruptions & those who win

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Hardball : How Politics Is Played Told By One Who Knows The Game
Chris Matthews
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Hardball, first published in 1988, is like a modern version of Machiavelli's The Prince, only much more richly illustrated, with anecdotes drawn from talk-show host Chris Matthews's stint as a congressional staffer (where he worked for, among others, renowned Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill). Discussing such basic principles as "It's not who you know; it's who you get to know" and "Don't get mad, don't get even--get ahead," Matthews not only dishes out choice Washington insider info, he has over the years inspired many readers to apply his principles for political success to their own professional lives.

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How politics is played by one who knows the game...

Chris Matthews has spent a quarter century on the playing field of American politics -- from righthand man of Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill to host of NBC's highest rated cable talk show Hardball. In this revised and updated edition of his political classic, he offers fascinating new stories of raw ambition, brutal rivalry, and exquisite seduction and reveals the inside rules that govern the game of power.

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Excellent Insight.......2007-09-08

Matthews writes with such voice. The book can compel even the apolitical. A must read.

How politics COULD be played........2007-08-29

Chris Mathews details how politics is played in the real world of modern day America. It's a sad tale of bribery and scandal and total abuse of the voters.

What Chris leaves out is a solution to our political problems. Everyone has some inkling of how bad it has gotten. What few people are capable of doing is cutting through the red tape of bureaucratic minds and coming up with a real solution.

Fortunately for us. The SOLUTION to all our problems can be solved by simply turning the voters loose on the Internet. In a kind of twist on realty, it would become impossible for the bribery specialists to bribe ALL the VOTERS ALL the time. That will allow for many good laws to hit the streets.

After reading Chris Mathews book, the reader wants to either leave the country for good or blow his brains out.

Have faith. There's hope. [...]

Book.......2007-08-01

Purchased for son's summer reading for Advqance Placement Gov for his Sr year in High School

Politics, Corruptions & those who win.......2007-05-29

This book has some interesting aspects (chapters), but in all, Politics is not how much a person knows, how well a person performs his/her job, its all about who you know and who knows you.

Fascinating and Highly Useful!.......2007-01-15

"Hardball" uses numerous actual examples from well-known politicians (eg. LBJ, Tip O'Neill, Nixon) to clearly make sensible points such as "all politics are local," and getting people to support you by having them help you.

Examples: LBJ began life on Capitol Hill as secretary to a Texas Congressman. LBJ deliberately chose to live in a hotel that had the most congressional secretaries, and would shower and brush his teeth several times a day in the communal bathroom as a means of meeting others. Within three months LBJ was elected Speaker of the "little Congress." Three years after becoming a Senator he had risen to the #1 Democrat position in the Senate. Prior to taking office as a Senator his first act in Washington was to interview for two hours the page who answered phones in the Democratic cloakroom - LBJ wanted to know which Senators worked hard, their interests, schedules, and strengths and weaknesses, as well as how to get things done, the best committees to get assigned to, etc.

Governor Carter called all the Democrat candidates who lost in '74, recognizing that they would be looking for the next place to work. In addition he would stay at their homes when campaigning, building closer relationships. (Carter's mistake, per Matthews, was to campaign against Washington insiders, and then ignore them after election. Reagan used the same campaign ploy, but carefully shmoozed all he could after his election.)

Throughout "Hardball," Matthews is also supporting ethics in politics - I wish current politicians would also read and adhere to it. (The term "Hardball" originated with President Nixon - he described Speaker O'Neill as playing only "hardball."

Hardball (How Politics is played Told by One Who Knows the Game)

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Hardball (How Politics is played Told by One Who Knows the Game)
Chris Matthews
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Christopher Matthews
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This digital document is an article from Wilson Bulletin, published by Wilson Ornithological Society on December 1, 1997. The length of the article is 537 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.

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Title: Raptors in Human Landscapes: Adaptations to Built and Cultivated Environments. (book reviews)
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