American Studio Glass: 1960-1990

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This fully illustrated vloume explores the dilemma facing American studio glass after World War II.

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Seminal Period Of An Art Movement.......2005-07-16

Dr. Lynn writes with authority and clarity and explains a generation's search to learn to manipulate glass and with it, to make art. We look forward to her next book, SCULPTURE, GLASS AND AMERICAN MUSEUMS.

Scholarly and Beautiful Work.......2004-10-06

I quote below a review of Martha Drexler Lynn's "American Studio Glass 1960 to 1990":

"Martha:

I have seen your new book "American Studio Glass 1960-1990" by Hudson Hills. It is fabulous, beautiful, wonderful, exciting!!!! Much much congratulations on a SUPERB JOB. As always, you are a credit to our profession.
Wow, you are incredible!

Barry Shifman
Curator of Decorative Arts
Indianapolis Museum of Art"

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The Stencil Book: With Over 30 Stencils to Cut Out or Trac
Amelia Saint George
Manufacturer: Conran Octopus
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 1850291527

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Instant film photography: A creative handbook for Polaroid, instant film, and convertible cameras
Michael Freeman
Manufacturer: Salem House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006EI8Y0

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Disappointing and hurried.......2006-08-30

This is a rather peculiar and disappointing book that reads as if it was written in a hurry. There are points where the text breaks down into short, disjointed and purely descriptive sentences that - given that this is supposedly an academic book - really makes one wonder what point the author is trying to make. Whilst the basic information is all good, there were a few inaccuracies, such as in the chapter on Danny Elfman - the score of is Batman is NOT at the University of Texas in Austin, and the source she cites for the information is simply misquoted. Overall, in terms of Burton and his films, this doesn't offer anything obviously new, and parts of the book read like a precise of other authors rather than her own arguments. Her single unique selling point is looking at Burton's film making in the context of Alfred Jarry's pataphysics and the idea of surrealism (Jarry was one of the late 19th/ early 20th century figures who inspired surrealism). Nothing wrong with this - "surreal" is a commonly used adjective when discussing Burton's work - but overall the book comes across as rushed and flimsy. There's a good book in here struggling to get out, but it needed a good hard edit before being published.

The Films of Tim Burton: Animating Live Action in Contemporary Hollywood.(Book review): An article from: Cineaste

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The Films of Tim Burton: Animating Live Action in Contemporary Hollywood.(Book review): An article from: Cineaste
Rahul Hamid
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Performing Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000JCDBKK
Release Date: 2006-10-03

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This digital document is an article from Cineaste, published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2006. The length of the article is 2338 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: The Films of Tim Burton: Animating Live Action in Contemporary Hollywood.(Book review)
Author: Rahul Hamid
Publication: Cineaste (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 31 Issue: 4 Page: 92(3)

Article Type: Book review

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Learn to Play Rhythm Guitar: 10 Easy Lessons (Book & Audio CD)
Gary Turner
Manufacturer: Koala Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Guitar | Instruments & Performers | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 186469002X

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Includes CD, 120 page booklet and chord poster - for beginners - suitable for all ages - no previous musical knowledge or experience necessary - suitable for all types of guitars - advises what type of guitar to buy - easy to follow lesson by lesson format - play music from the very first lesson - all music examples recorded in stereo onto the enclosed CD so you can hear how the example sounds - play along with the backing band as you learn.

Learn to Play Rhythm Guitar: 10 Easy Lessons, TEXT ONLY, pb, 2000

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Learn to Play Rhythm Guitar: 10 Easy Lessons, TEXT ONLY, pb, 2000
Turner
Manufacturer: AI 1864691026 (w/ CDs)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000V9KLLI

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Wildlife and Recreationists defines and clarifies the issues surrounding the conflict between outdoor recreation and the health and well-being of wildlife and ecosystems. Contributors to the volume consider both direct and indirect effects of widlife-recreationist interactions, including:

wildlife responses to disturbance, and the origins of these responses
how specific recreational activities affect diverse types of wildlife
the human dimensions of managing recreationists
the economic importance of outdoor recreation
how wildlife and recreationists might be able to coexist

The book is a useful synthesis of what is known concerning wildlife and recreation. More important, it addresses both research needs and management options to minimize conflicts.

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Paul Landres
Francis M. Nevins
Manufacturer: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Direction & Production | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0810838168

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If you were first exposed to television as a child in the early 1950s when your parents bought their first set, you probably saw the words directed by Paul Landres on the screen several times a week. His name became familiar by sheer repetition on the end credits of episode after episode of what youngsters were watching in those days: The Cisco Kid, Boston Blackie, The Lone Ranger, Sky King, Cowboy G-Men, and Ramar of the Jungle. This book is organized as a sort of prose documentary, with Landres' reminiscences interspersed with Nevin's own narration. Includes photos and a filmography.

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Rheumatoid arthritis, a debilitating disease that casuse pain, swelling, and fatigue, cann affect every aspect of your life, from your job to your leisure activities. Although incruable, it is treatable. In Conquering Rheumatoid Arthritis, the authors not only dispel many myths associated with the disease, but also encourage you to become more knowledgeable in order to seek the right treatment options. According to the Bensens, the most important thing in managing rheumatoid arthritis is to get the disease under control.

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recommends pyramid treatment-out of date.......1998-04-21

This textbook still talks about using nsaids for early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Treating in this manner delays definitive treatment and results in more long-term pain and further joint damage. NSAIDS only cover up the pain and slightly decrease the inflammation, It is necessary to start disease-modifying drugs early in order to have the best chance of obtaining and maintaining full remission. Otherwise the joint damage will just continue.

Understanding Osteoarthritis/Rheumatoid Arthritis (Humanatomy, 18)

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Understanding Osteoarthritis/Rheumatoid Arthritis (Humanatomy, 18)
Tim Peters
Manufacturer: Tim Peters & Co Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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

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ASIN: 1879874717

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Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
Stanton Newman
Manufacturer: Routledge
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Rheumatoid arthritis is major cause of disability affecting about 1% of the population. Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis examines the nature of RA and its treatment, and individual's experience of RA and its symptoms of pain and stiffness. An overall understanding of the impact of RA on quality of life is presented as well as the role of the health care professionals and encounters with the doctor, all of which influence the individual's behavior toward their RA.

The book will be an invaluable aid to the considerable number of people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, their families, carers and all health professionals involved in its treatment.

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Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sanjeev Rastogi
Manufacturer: Pratibha Prakashan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Ayurveda | Alternative Medicine | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books

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Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
Stanton P. Newman
Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUSVPO

When the eye is quicker than the hand: Understanding fine motorr problems : leader's guide & student material (Young & Special)

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When the eye is quicker than the hand: Understanding fine motorr problems : leader's guide & student material (Young & Special)
Crystal E Kaiser
Manufacturer: University Park Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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Osprey's French Foreign Legion

The only real soldiers/Unit in the French Army

Excellent reference of the Post War Foreign Legion

French Foreign Legion in the post war period

Very Competent Overview of the Period

French Foreign Legion: Infantry and Cavalry since 1945 (Men-at-Arms)
Martin Windrow
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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French Foreign Legion Operations 1990-2000 Europa Military Special #15

The Paratroopers of the French Foreign Legion: From Vietnam to Bosnia

ASIN: 1855326213
Release Date: 1996-11-15

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Men of action and elite soldiers with a young and dynamic spirit, the French Foreign Legion are capable of doing their duty anywhere anytime. Martin Windrow's superb text examines the history of this famous force from the end of the Second World War onward. This first class addition to the Men-at-Arms series not only contains the usual wealth of accompanying photographs and illustrations, including eight full page colour plates by Mike Chappell, but is extended by a further 16 pages, allowing the author to display the full range of his expert knowledge, including 11 pages devoted to uniforms.

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Osprey's French Foreign Legion .......2005-10-06

Overall an excellent book for those interested in the French Foreign Legion. I would've liked more color photos but I still enjoyed this book.

The only real soldiers/Unit in the French Army.......2005-07-01

A good well written book about one of the great fighting units of the French Army. When a distasteful, unpopular and dirty war or job came up. Care to guess who pulled the duty? Well worth the time and money.

Excellent reference of the Post War Foreign Legion.......2004-05-15

Martin Windrow is one of the Osprey Military Publishing Editor but also one of the few authority on the post-war French army with this on mind we can find that he try to gave us all the information he can on the Legion, in this small book we follow the French Foreign Legion in 1945 after WWII,their organization in Indochina as part of the Famous French Far East Expeditionary Corps(or CEFEO in French),description of the Major campaign where the Legion saw action,"HOA BINH",PHU TOMG HOA were Legionnaires Fought hand to hand to recapture some blockhouses,the Famous siege of Dien Bien Phu(with a small but clear map)and a Regimental Service in IndoChina,the end of the French Protectorate over Morocco,Algeria War the Unhappiest period in the Legion's History and then their Active Service all around the World, Africa,Beirut,The First Gulf War and Bosnia.

The book is a Excellent QUICK reference to the Modern history of this Elite Unit of the French Army, with many Photos(b&w)and 8 color plates of the evolution of the uniforms, the book is extended by a further 16 pages which is not normal in the Men-At-Arms series(total 64pg), regimetal (...) and beret Badges with some insignias worn on the right shoulders.

This is the First of 4 books dedicated to the French Army, The Algerian War 1954-62(Men-at-Arms 312)The French Indochina War 1946-54(Men-at-Arms 322)and The French Foreign Legion 1914-45(Men-at-Arms 325)and French Foreign Legion Paratroops(Elite 6)from other publisher we can find many titles but for a Complete History see "The French Foreign Legion" by Douglas Porch (784 pages) for the Legion today "French Foreign Legion Operations 1990-2000"(Europa Military Special #15) by Yves Debay the books by Bernard B. Fall also show the role of the Legion in the French post-WWII Wars(or cold war period)

French Foreign Legion in the post war period.......2002-02-21

This title is good supplement to the companion Elite title on French Foreign Legion paratroopers. Indeed, The French Foreign Legion since 1945 is unique because it's a Men at Arms title with the same number of pages as an Elite booklet. Nevertheless, I was also disappointed. This book has a lot of redundacy for its 64 pages if the reader buys its companion volumes: The French IndoChina War and the War in Algeria. Indeed, the authour uses identical maps in all 3 books. Further, he takes up unnecessary space on regimental services in Indochina and in Algeria. I would preferred that he discuss how the légionnaires transformed themselves from heavy infantry 'cannon fodder' for colonial missions to a highly specialized intervention and rapid deployment force that constitutes France's 'sharp end'. Indeed, he should have devoted the bulk of the book on the Legion's participation in the Gulf War to underscore its transformation as well as the Legion's response to the revolution in military affairs (RMA).
The colour plates are, as always, fantastic; it's always a pleasure to admire Mike Chappell's artwork. As a modeler, I carefully scrutinize the plates as well as the accompanying textual description to help me build and paint accurate soldiers.
I recommend this book though not as highly due to the redundancy of materials that the aforementioned companion volumes already cover.

Very Competent Overview of the Period.......2002-01-11

Having followed the activities of the Foreign Legion ground troop for many years in the press and especially during my working years concerned with Africa I am very familiar with these men and their activities.
This book briefly covers the First Vietnam War, the Algerian War, and the various interventions and campaigns in Africa and even covers Bosnia and the UN forces there.
Because for political reasons, the French conscripts could not be used to fight in foreign lands and today the use of the Legion as a highly trained Force d'Intervention requires highly trained long service volunteers, the Legion has always been stretched thin.
This book details the many different service and field orders of clothing from the days when they were equipped with surplus British and U.S. clothing and equipment, through the gradual introduction of French national clothing patterns and the use of French, U.S. and British small arms well into the fifties.
There was no standard order of clothing and equipment in the first twenty some years after the war but what was worn and used depended on where you were.
This should be read along with the volume on the Foreign Legion paras and those on the metropolitan army of France as well as the volume on the Algerian War.

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Award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast digs deep to unearth the ugly facts that few reporters working anywhere in the world today have the courage or ability to cover. From East Timor to Waco, he has exposed some of the most egregious cases of political corruption, corporate fraud, and financial manipulation in the US and abroad. His uncanny investigative skills as well as his no-holds-barred style have made him an anathema among magnates on four continents and a living legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership.

This exciting new collection brings together some of Palast's most powerful writing of the past decade. Included here are his celebrated "Washington Post" exposé on Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida, and recent stories on George W. Bush's payoffs to corporate cronies, the payola behind Hillary Clinton, and the faux energy crisis. Also included in this volume are new and previously unpublished material, television transcripts, photographs and letters.

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A Must Read for Political Activists.......2007-08-14

Greg Palast is to journalism, what Michael Moore is to documentaries. This is a real eye opener to anyone who follows politics and is interested in preserving our constitutional rights. Palast shows us how our political system is undermined and bought by people who, on the surface, are upstanding citizens, but in reality are the greedy and unprincipaled. He spares no one or either party in his invetigative prowess and great sense of humor.

A Must Read.......2007-06-27

As bitter this sort of truth be -- that is, to both patriots and would-be patriots (well, at least they're trying) -- it's now the harshest of realities.

Because it effectsd njot merely us sinners but also the still unborn yet to come, it does, however, needs to be seen clearly and understood -- if we don't want to let it happen yet again.

We have been witrness to the abuse of our religion 9in the blatant pursuit of power as well as that which usually serves best to bu7y it: money.

Take notice then and learn from these past 6.5 years. That's the only way not to repeat our most recent political past. Live and learn. Even so, fool me once, shame of you Bush et al. But, fool me again, shame on me!

A must read if myou truly want to be finally now a learned and wordly wise citizen of the now somewhat tarnished (if not sorely debased) but still greatest nation on earth (in spite of the Bushies best efforts to bleed it dry in particular, as well as wreck it generally) our own United States of America .

As a voter you owe to yourself to read this........2007-06-05

As everyone knows if one side gets away with something, pretty soon everybody is doing it. So even if you are a died in the wool Republican you should read this book, because I can guarantee you that the Democrats will be caging/purging you off the voter rolls next.

Mad about Iraq? Here's the scoop on why we've made a hash of it. Even if you wanted to toss that foul dictator Saddam Hussein, and now are wondering why after liberating these folk we are still being shot at, read this book.

Mad about your gasoline prices? Read on. Mad about your power bill? Read on.. we are being played for suckers and I for one am tired of it.

Best Journalist of our Time.......2007-05-21

What can I say, Greg Palast is a genius at finding the hard facts on not just President Bush, but Clinton too. Some might think he is bias support the right-wing. But with a open mind this book and Greg on his site blows you away with facts. Features how the Republican's (BUSH TEAM) fixed the election with scrub list, globalization, corporate cons my favorite Small town minds. Plus his new Book, features how they are planning to steal 04 and 08. Get this book help spread the news of the cronies in Washington.

A real eye opener!.......2007-04-01

Greg Palast is a very courageous man who wants the truth to be told. I highly recommend this book.

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy : An Investigative Reporter Exposes the Truth about Globalization, Corporate Cons, and High Finance Fraudsters

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The Best Democracy Money Can Buy : An Investigative Reporter Exposes the Truth about Globalization, Corporate Cons, and High Finance Fraudsters
Greg Palast
Manufacturer: Dutton/Plume
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O8BGGK

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