Robert Henri: His Life and Art

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This compelling biography of the founder of the "Ashcan School," traces Henri's life and art from boyhood, his place in the politics of art, and astutely appraises his pivotal role in the transition of American art in the 20th-century. With 79 illustrations, including 21 in full color. 9 black-and-white photographs. Index.

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Great information -- Not so great reproductions.......2007-04-18

I was pleased and impressed by both the quantity and the quality of the information in this book (5 stars) -- Bennard Perlman did a great job. However I was not at all thrilled with the print quality of the too-few color reproductions. Many of the works looked as if they were photographed through amber glass. (2 stars) I realize Dover is not a high end publisher, but this is an ART BOOK! I just wish Robert Henri's art, graced by Bennard Perlman's text, had warranted a little more quality control. I give this book only 3 stars total.

A Comprehensive Look at a Major Force in American Art.......2006-06-27

Robert Henri was certainly an important figure in the development of American art away from the purely academic style that was beginning to stifle it as it had nearly done in Europe. In France the impressionist movement had altered European art forever, but the United States was not very fast in accepting the change. However, the advent of photography, with its exact images, was making the photographic style of art obsolete. Eventually Henri would lead the way to a more recognizable modern studio style of painting and of teaching, but his early years in the American Midwest certainly belied that brilliant future. The chance fight that led to his father being charged with murder in Nebraska caused the family to change their last names, with his father becoming a Lee and Robert becoming a Henri (he always pronounced it Hen-ry, not On-rie, as one might expect) in order to avoid detection. The family moved east, with Henri studying art in Philadelphia and eventually in Europe. In the mean time his father was cleared, but the family never changed back to their original name of Cozad, possibly out of fear that someone might take revenge on them.

Henri had his blind spots as he failed to see Matisse and Cezanne as the talents they were, but he almost single-handedly pushed American painting and the teaching of art away from neo-classicism into a distinctly American form of Impressionism, and this opened the way for further movement. For all of this, plus his many innovations in the teaching of art that we now take for granted, we owe him a great debt, as well as for his excellent book of observations on the practice of visual art - "The Art Spirit."

In "Robert Henri: His Life and Art" Bennard Perlman has captured the excitement of this sea change in American art and illustrated with many of Robert Henri's best canvases.

I recommend this book highly for those who would understand the period between Winslow Homer and before Georgia O'Keeffe in American art.

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This important approach to signs provides a completely illustrated behind-the-scenes process of over thirty interesting assignments. Included are projects in the areas of Wayfinding, Placemaking and Interpretive Design. Each project is shown from sketch concept to final installation and includes a detailed design analysis.

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The Chinese cinemas--including mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong--have been the most internationally popular and successful non-Western cinemas for almost two decades now. In recent years, they have generated a vigorous and thriving field of interpretation and criticism. Chinese Films in Focus: 25 New Takes is an anthology of 25 fresh and original readings of individual Chinese films. Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the diaspora are all included, and historical coverage ranges from the 1930s to the present. Film titles covered include Farewell My Concubine, Chungking Express, Flowers of Shanghai, The Goddess, Bullet in the Head, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Crows and Sparrows, Yi Yi, and many more. As well as globally famous films, the anthology also introduces a number of Chinese classics that are less well known internationally and deserve more attention.
The essays are concise, accessible, rich, and on the cutting edge of current research. Each one outlines existing writing on the film, and then presents an original perspective. All are designed for classroom use, scholarly research, and to appeal to the general reader with an interest in Chinese film.

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"Yellowface details the theatrical and musical history of Chinese and Chinese American performance at a time when `Asian American' identity was unheard of. It should be a welcome addition to Asian American studies and American cultural history, as well as theater and music history."—Josephine Lee, author of Performing Asian America: Race and Ethnicity on the Contemporary Stage

"Krystyn Moon has produced a finely detailed and nuanced study of China and Chinese Americans on the nineteenth-century American musical stage. Yellowface is an important work for anyone interested in the history of American popular culture and race."—Robert G. Lee, author of Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Culture

Music and performance provide a unique window into the ways that cultural information is circulated and perceptions are constructed. Because they both require listening, are inherently ephemeral, and most often involve collaboration between disparate groups, they inform cultural perceptions differently from literary or visual art forms, which tend to be more tangible and stable.

In Yellowface, Krystyn R. Moon explores the contributions of writers, performers, producers, and consumers in order to demonstrate how popular music and performance has played an important role in constructing Chinese and Chinese American stereotypes. The book brings to life the rich musical period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. During this time, Chinese and Chinese American musicians and performers appeared in a variety of venues, including museums, community theaters, and world's fairs, where they displayed their cultural heritage and contested anti-Chinese attitudes. A smaller number crossed over into vaudeville and performed non-Chinese materials. Moon shows how these performers carefully navigated between racist attitudes and their own artistic desires.

Although many scholars have studied both African American music and blackface minstrelsy, little attention has been given to Chinese and Chinese American music. This book provides a rare look at the way that immigrants actively participated in the creation, circulation, and, at times, subversion of Chinese stereotypes through their musical and performance work.

Customer Reviews:

Chinese American Art Lives in History.......2005-09-28

With a title like "Yellowface," I thought this would be the Asian equivalent of Eric Lott's "Love and Theft" on black-defaming minstrelsy. However, Dr. Moon does not discuss non-Asians pretending to be Asian until one of the last chapters of the book. This text really dealt with non-Chinese artistic responses to the Chinese and Chinese Americans and those two groups' counter response. Most cultural studies focuses upon visual art or writings because any modern can read a book or use their eyes to analyze something. However, and surprisingly, the focus in this book is on music. Moon is knowledgeable about Chinese instruments and musical writing. Music majors may be especially appreciative of this text.

This text must be a celebration of tenure, because I can't imagine a graduate student being able to pick up so much for a dissertation. Further, this tenure is well-deserved: it must have taken a lot to be a professor in Georgia and pull up so much historical evidence from San Francisco and New York City. Sometimes the text is repetitive, but the reader can still notice that it took a lot of hard work to pull together and analyze all this material.

This book does not treat "white" and "yellow" exclusively; Native Americans, African-Americans, and even Eurasians are brought up. Still, at one point Dr. Moon mentions a Black vaudevillian who take on the name Ding-a-Ling. She totally fails to recognize the racialized phallocentricity here.

Dr. Moon is great at not seeing things as absolutes. The time periods of the chapters overlap, as history actually doesn't have sharp beginnings and endings. English Americans first dismiss Chinese music as "noise" but by comparing it to Scottish music, they recognize its musicality, at least somewhat. Chinese music is seen as primitive by the white Americans mentioned here, yet they also use it to innovate or rejuvenate Western music. Non-Chinese Americans deem the Chinese as perpetual foreigners, but Chinese Americans resist that label by mastering both Occidental and Oriental musical styles.

This book moves slowly, just like most history and academic books. Still, it may be a great tool for ethnic studies majors and many other learners.

YELLOWFACE: CREATING THE CHINESE IN AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE, 1850s-1920s : An article from: Asian Theatre Journal : ATJ

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YELLOWFACE: CREATING THE CHINESE IN AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE, 1850s-1920s : An article from: Asian Theatre Journal : ATJ

Manufacturer: ProQuest Information and Learning
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000FI91PM
Release Date: 2006-04-19

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nice title

Sure helped me

Winning Hold'em Poker

A wealth of inside information

80 x return on investment

Secrets the Pros Won't Tell You About Winning at Hold'em Poker: About Winning Hold'em Poker
Lou Krieger , and Sheree Bykofsky
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nice title.......2007-08-13

this is a worthwhile book to read if one is a beginner, or interested in some casual reading to supplement other material. but the title is hilarious. not only does the book contain almost no information that is not fairly basic or remotely "secretive," but there are numerous hold em books out there that are far superior, and that do contain far more insightful type information that perhaps not as many players might be aware of, that pros are.

there is one particular line in this book, which, although very commonly reiterated, represents very poor, and lazy, logic. "most large online sites have their random number generator audited by major accounting firms and mathematical consulting firms. any of them would be crazy to maximize their short term gain when they are making plenty of money on the up and up."

first, the authors are a bit generous with their use of the word "major" before accounting and mathematical consulting firms. second, this reviewer has actually read some of the reports produced by these so called "major accounting" firms. it is not just the fact that they are extremely flawed that makes this a considerably larger question than many seem to wish to presume, but the fact that this has gone largely unnoticed and unquestioned, as well. that is, some firm, somewhere, writes some abstract formulation stating that the hands are completely random, and it becomes the accepted law of the land. yet the reports this reviewer read barely touched the surface of this complicated question, which goes far beyond the overly simplistic issue of whether over a several million hand sample, the "statistically reasonable" number of overall winning hands follows a statistically reasonable distribution pattern.

the authors reprint, with "permission" (which they go overboard to point out, as if that was needed in this instance) the online site pokerstars' public statement that "to ensure this and avoid major problems we use two independent sources of truly random data: user input, including summary of mouse movements and events timing, collected from client software........."

how are user mouse movements and events timing truly random? more importantly, why in fact should anything to do with user input (such as mouse, keyboard, timing movements, etc.), whether it be theoretically random or not, have anything whatsoever to do with the continual ongoing shuffle of cards? (in online poker, unlike live, the deck is smartly reshuffled after each card, which does not affect overall randomness, and is a necessary precaution to prevent hackability). whatever affects, controls or otherwise is used as input for the random shuffle, should have nothing whatsoever to do with anything associated with those involved with the usage of the cards (in this place, the players), or any other exogenous events, for that matter.

presumably there is a sound theoretical explanation for this, but it is hard to find. in combination with the atrociously simplistic and barely surface skimming "major" company reports "verifying" complete randomness, and the rather unquestioning faith in it (perhaps bolstered by the otherwise irrelevant presumption that so many randomness doubters are in fact simply poor players who lack the objectivity to recognize the variance inherent in the game), far more questions are raised than are answered. but the prevalent unthinking attitude, such as this printed in a full length book on poker strategy, tends to slam the door on critical analysis, and simply render all questioning, whether reasoned and legitimate, or mere griping over poor luck, as one and the same.

the second sentence by the authors', again although a fairly common assertion, is roundly illogical. that is, that the sites would be "crazy to maximize their short term gain...." in fact, often the general assertion that the authors play off of here is even worse, with many others (although not so often in book form) stating that there would be little or no benefit at all.

first, examine the potential benefit. the sites make money by hands played per hour, and the percentage of hands that reach the maximum rake size. the more playable situations, the more this would be achieved.

more importantly, poker is an unforgiving game. live, this is of little import, as one can only play one game at a time, the games tend to be slow, and one usually needs to travel (for many people, this means hundreds of miles) to play them. online, one needs to travel 20 feet. (the profound implications of the difference between twenty feet and many miles can not, as many online players wells know, be overstated, by the way). the games are often more than twice as fast, constantly available, and, one can play multiple tables at the same time (which the sites often understandably promote, through the use of frequent player points and the like). variance averaging which would occur over months if not years live, can sometimes be reduced to weeks, if not a few days, online.

phil helmuth; "poker is 100 percent skill, and 50 percent luck." without excessive amounts of play over x period of time, that luck factor offers a level of protection to some players. this fades online, particulary as players play more, or above the nickel dime stakes (both of which are greatly in the sites' interests). there are a number of players who simply do not understand enough of the basics of the game, who, playing the amount that they do, would and should be losing whatever their available bankroll is to play, quite quickly. one could argue that, observationally, they don't. or, logicallly, whether they do or they don't, that it would be in the interests of the sites that they don't, as these hordes would then have to cease playing, simply play much less, or play much lower (and far less profitable) stakes. the end result in revenue differential could be quite substantial.

to say that a company would be crazy to maximize this, when companies are charged with maximizing profits, is a bit of a crazy statement itself. however, sometimes maximizing profits means long term profits as well, so how does this balance out? first, while poker seems here to stay, who knows how the landscape may change over the next few years, particularly online. secondly, an enormous profit now is usually worth far more than a potentially even larger overall long term profit.

most importantly, what would be the ramifications to the companies? many players do not thoroughly 100 percent believe in true randomness online as it is (whether through paranoia, reason, suspicion, etc). yet many still play. more importantly, what if online play was not truly random, but did not specifically favor any player over another rather than certain unpredictable or at least mathematically incalculable long term play pattern combinations (even non randomness, actually, can be "random," in some sense, but that gets highly theoretical). the idea that this would destroy the companies' ability to attract players in the future, if known (let alone if intelligently and aggressively addressed from a public relations standpoint) is naive, to say the least.

And this assertion makes the presumption that if incomplete randomness were the case, it would be fully known, and purposeful. these are also flawed assumptions. first, something could be built into the programs that few know about, with most of those in the industry who earnestly swear by its randomness, from their perspective, telling the truth, and often perhaps lacking the highly theoretical technical knowledge to fully understand what is a very complicated and difficult set of statistics questions. and second, and oddly often ignored altogether as a possibility (let alone perhaps even the more likely possibility) it may very well not be purposeful.

regardless of the issue of knowledge or lack thereof, just how difficult are these questions? just a few decades ago, we could put a man on the moon. yet it is an accepted fact that we could not achieve or replicate complete manufactured "randomness." (can we now?). and randomness when the question has far more to do with just whether a full house hits 1 out of every 694 five card hand combinations, for example -- given the almost infinite multitude of factors that go into and various situations that comprise, hand play -- can be pretty complicated. yet all these so called "experts," and authors, like krieger, make presumptions otherwise.

(incidentally, assuming that there are legitimate questions, the thinking person often questions why many of the same players still do well online, and, more importantly, the fact that many recognized "good players" do. however, such results would not be at all inconsistent, but the analysis is well beyond the purview of this review, which was merely to illustrate the lazy presumptiveness inherent in this promisingly titled book, regarding a far underanalyzed and important question regarding online poker play given the "sports'" (activity?) almost meteoric rise in visible popularity.)

perhaps krieger and bykofsky can be expected to simply presume otherwise, since so many others do. but given their title, "secrets the pro's won't tell you," they raised the bar for themselves. and while the book is an okay read in its own right as a decent beginner review, when they venture into speculation, they are far far out of their field, let alone for those who claim to be divulging some great secret.

Sure helped me.......2007-04-14

As I read some of the other reviews of this great book I was amazed - I guess they didn't read the same book I did. This book has made a huge difference in the way I play, how often I win and most importantly how much I enjoy the game.

If you want to win and enjoy the process this is a must read.

Winning Hold'em Poker.......2007-03-30

If knowing the correct starting hands to play was all it took to play winning poker, we would all be winning players. This book goes into detail on playing your opponents, in spite of and because of the two cards in your starting hand.

The best chapter, in my opinion, is the one titled Minimal Math. It was also the hardest. I had to read it several time. However, at the conclusion I had a good understanding of how the math works, and how I could apply it to each hand I play; in effect, having the mechanics to play high percentage poker.

A lot of the points in the book were not secrets. They had been mentioned in other poker books I have read. What made this book good study material is that the authors did not merely "mention" playing tips; they gave clear explanations as to why the pros play the way they do.

For me, the book is well worth the time involved in reading it. It is not light reading. It is a text book for serious poker study.

A wealth of inside information.......2007-03-05

"Secrets the Pros Won't Tell You" is a first-rate insider's guide to all the essential components of winning poker play. Comprehensive and easy to understand, this book is loaded with smart advice that can make a major difference in your game. Everything you need to gain a solid understanding of poker is here --- from strategic basics, to more advanced tactics, table image, money management, tournament play, calculating odds, and more. For anyone who wants to start winning money at poker, or simply win more, this book is a great place to begin.

80 x return on investment.......2006-10-29

An easy book to read and understand.
read the book
sat in @ the Hilton 1-2 no limit
played 3 hours made $800
even after losing to a straight flush with ace flush.
a few hands later executed best bluff in all my years of playing
oppponent layed down 3 kings , I had a queen high.
must have absorbed knowlwdge from the book.

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Santa travels all over Oregon and recalls the fun times he's had there. Then, he meets two boys who ask him for help in getting their mom the perfect Christmas gift. What could Santa suggests?

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The Night Before Christmas in Oregon

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Applied ECM
Leroy B Van Brunt
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Applied ECM, Vol. 1
Leroy B. Van Brunt
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In America’s new war, the first guns in the fight are special operations forces, including the Navy SEALs, specially trained warriors who operate with precision, swiftness, and lethal force. In the constantly shifting war on terror, SEAL units—small in number, flexible, stealthy, and ef?cient—are more vital than ever to America’s security as they take the battle to an elusive enemy around the globe.

But how are Navy SEALs made? Dick Couch, author of the acclaimed Warrior Elite, follows SEALs on the ground and in the water as they undergo SEAL Tactical Training, where they master combat skills such as precision shooting, demolitions, secure communications, parachuting, diving, and first aid. From there, the men enter operational platoons, where they subordinate their individual abilities to the mission of the group and train for special operations in specific geographic environments.

Never before has a civilian writer been granted such close access to the training of America’s most elite military forces. The Finishing School is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what goes into the making of America’s best warriors.

Customer Reviews:

Good Story - Excellent Detail.......2007-05-18

What I appreciate about Dick Couch's books is the way he takes us inside. This book does a fantastic job of that! Everything you could ever want to know about SQT is here. It also has the same, wonderful "human element" that Warrior Elite has, but possibly to a lesser degree. Probably because of the technical aspects of the training itself, I did feel like some of the people got lost in it all toward the end. All in all, I have nothing negative to say - this was another awesome Dick Couch book.

i love it .......2006-04-24

I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WANT TO TRY BUD/S FOR MYSELF TO SEE I CAN DO IT.. I KNOW IT WILL BE HARD BUT I THINK I CAN MAKE IT....

Disappointing.......2006-01-01

One of the things that reveals itself throughout the book is that Dick's writing style gets old. If it wasn't for the ongoing story in "The Warrior Elite", I would have been bored with Dick's narrative. In "The Finishing School", the pace is slackened due to the fact that the men are all BUD/S grads and have less to worry about. It takes more patience to read and at times it feels like the pace is very slow. Another thing you'll notice is that Dick doesn't reveal much about the details regarding finishing schools. During BUD/S, people can actually see the candidates train in Coronado and the suffering is no secret. However, when they continue on, the training they get is much more classified. This is understandable, but at that same time it feels like Dick is talking much without revealing much. For someone who wants the details, this was frustrating and took out a significant amount of my interest. I haven't read the latest Couch book on SEALs, but I hear it's the same. Here's an advice for Mr. Couch - don't write a book that people will read for its details and not reveal anything. Better off waiting for several years and disclosing the info (like Haney's Delta Force) than beating around the bush. On the other hand, you'll get the big picture about what BUD/S grads do after BUD/S on their way to earn the trident.

one of the greatest books i have read.......2005-11-29

If you have ever wanted to be a NAVY SEAL, then this is the book for you. This book takes place from the Vietnam War up to the 2000's. This book is about the training a NAVY SEAL has to go through before earning his trident. The story is told by the author, Dick Couch. This is an action packed book. The characters in this book are changed about every five pages because there isn't really any main characters. The conflict in this book is about trying to get the NAVY SEAL trident. I believe you would like this book because it tells about NAVY SEAL training. Dick Couch has wrote 8 books including, The Warrior Elite, Covert Action, and SEAL Team One. Dick Couch commanded a SEAL platoon in Vietnam that conducted one of the few successful POW rescue operations of the war. He also served in the CIA. Dick and his wife ,Julia, live in central Idaho. Also his style of writing if very easy to understand. This book makes me think about how hard it would be to become a NAVY SEAL. I would recommend this book to people who are interested in the NAVY. This is a fun read.

one of the greatest books i have read.......2005-11-29

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