History and Technique of Old Master Drawings; A Handbook

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You've seen her striding down the avenue of any big city--the woman with The Look--the look of elegance and style. Her hair swings; her makeup is natural, but lush; her clothes original, but classic. She's delightful and sophisticated. She's irresistible. She's quintessential big city.

Rarely does a style book come along that is practical, real, and much more than the usual pie-in-the-sky beauty lecture. Big City Look is a celebrity-studded how-to by Vincent Roppatte, Saks Fifth Avenue's master beauty stylist and spokesman for Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salons. Vincent is a legend in his field, and the most celebrated women in the world are his friends and clients. His book, Big City Look, clearly deconstructs the extraordinary and stylish appeal of urban women in different regions of the country. And you don't actually have to live in a big city to have that confident, put-together look that whispers elegance and grace.

What exactly is it that gives panache to that stunningly chic New York woman--even when she's not a classic beauty?

What secrets does that feminine and gorgeous Atlantan woman keep--the secrets that bestow the southern Big City Look?

How does that radiant Chicagoan manage to look so classy--even when plowing through the legendary snow and wind?

That Dallas delight--how does she dress and wear her hair to give her such seductive and stylish advantage, such captivating attitude?

What's the Washington, D.C., style formula--the one that bestows that insider in-control allure on that important capital woman?

How does that enchanting L.A. woman manage to epitomize the glamorous heart of Hollywood?

While certain clichés ring true (Dallas sports gorgeous big hair, New York dresses in black, Atlanta loves headbands), there are so many more subtle, regional differences when it comes to great style. Understanding and being able to duplicate these fashion, makeup, and hair secrets results in a smashing, appropriate, and wonderful look. Even if you live in a tiny village and are on a small-town budget, the look of urban style can be yours.

So how does the woman with the Big City Look develop that flair for clothes and makeup, that seductive attitude we universally admire? Vincent knows. And he tells you in Big City Look.

A celebrity-studded book by Saks Fifth Avenue's master stylist deconstructs the extraordinary and stylish appeal of women in six big American cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Atlanta.

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what a hoot.......2003-04-07

I commute to Washington DC and I don't know what this author is talking about. DC hasn't seen high fasion or style since the Camelot years of Jackie Kennedy.

Where Have You Been All My LIfe?.......2001-09-15

I'm 17 years old and rarely find beauty books that TALk to me. I love Mr. Roppatte's book and I tried almost everything (which worked, incidentally). I also loved hearing the little gossipy stuff about the stars he "does." This is a wonderful and original beauty book--now, when I travel, I'll know how to change my hair!!!!! What fun!

Boy am I glad I bought this used!.......2001-07-05

This book is a completely worthless waste of time.

If you are serious, check out Emily Cho.

Useful for Someone Who Travels..........2001-06-26

Big City Look is somewhat limited in for those who don't live in or regularly visit any any of the big cities mentioned. However, it does give some interesting insights into social life here, there, and everywhere, making it a pleasant and informative read for someone who enjoys paging through fashion magazines.

This book is unintentionally hilarious. . ........1999-12-07

Boy the reader from "fashionable Washington, D.C." hit the nail right on the head. This book is definitely for the over 60 crowd. Vincent's fawning prose over his "It Girls" of today were funny and puzzling. Kathie Lee Gifford? Claire Shipman? Liz Smith? These women often look like they need grooming tips and a good bath. Others like Julia Ormond, Adrienne Vittadini, Isabella Rossellini, or Nina Griscom do indeed have that extra something, but Vincent didn't really manage to define it. The tips on dressing were okay, but nothing that most mothers haven't already taught their daughters. The only real thing that elevates this book and makes it partially worthwhile, is that Vincent is donating his portion of the profits to charity. Next time either he or Sherry Suib Cohen write a book, they should also scan the pages for really glaring glamour discrepencies, like showing Diane Sawyer's or Phyllis George's fillings, either edit them out or have these women close their mouths. I also think that the women presented seemed like mindless sheep, and that their cities and fashion codes which they live by were stereotyped and parodied. While this book is an okay general guide to give the reader a feel for how a certain portion of the population looks and dresses, I'd recommend watching CNN Style, or Fashion File and simply paying attention.

Big City Look: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Atlanta How to Achieve That Metropolitan Chic--No Matter Where You Live

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Big City Look: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Atlanta How to Achieve That Metropolitan Chic--No Matter Where You Live
Vincent; Cohen, Sherry Suib Roppatte
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Classic Dan Dare: Voyage to Venus, Part 1
Frank Hampson
Manufacturer: Titan Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1840236442
Release Date: 2004-05-01

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t's chocks away and tally-ho, chaps — Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future, is back! First published in classic British comic The Eagle, these are the original adventures of one of the best known and loved of British comic characters, presented in a new series of gorgeous library editions from Titan.

In the first part of this story, Dan and his crew travel to Venus, hoping to find new resources to feed a starving Earth. But the planet is already the lair of the pint-sized megalomaniac, The Mekon, who has his own plans to conquer Earth!

Includes background material exclusive to this book, with rarely seen art pages, an in-depth introduction to Dan Dare, and a foreword by Dave Gibbons (Watchmen)

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Married six times, all to women named Brenda, Otis Lee Crenshaw's bourbon-fuelled odyssey takes him from the high mountains of East Tennessee to the bottom of the music charts. A man not above faking his own death to sell more records, this is his not quite true story of romance, recidivism, country music, and an unshakeable belief in Marriage at First Sight.

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optimal.......2006-03-15

bought this in an islington bookshop. I was thinking of buying a comedy, and saw the tv humourist alan davies walking around. As i don't particularly find him funny, but think his opposite number pundit (otis lee crenshaw) is, i set off to find this book. Not only is it funny it's also brilliant and insightful. The only book i've seen on a par with this for humour is 'how to be a complete bastard' by adrian edmonson, but to be fair this doesn't have the insight. Like ocsar wilde without the ego set to country and western music. After i've read it, i'll pass it onto my dad for his birthday present. Last word... quite good.

Very very funny!.......2006-01-02

This book is hilarious. I read it on my subway trips to work in SOHO each morning. People on the number 4 train kept looking at me cause I kept busting out in laughter. It's probably the funniest book I ever read.

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James Wierzbicki's book on the score for Forbidden Planet deals with the composers' backgrounds; the composers' studio techniques; the critcal context of 1950's American science-fiction films and a summary of cirical readings of Forbidden Planet; an analysis of the decontextualized music as presented on the 1977 original soundtrack album; and a cue-by-cue analysis of the Barrons' music as it is actually used in the film. With numerous transcriptions and graphs to illustrate various aspects of musical structure, this study blazes a much-needed trail in the study of electronic music.

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for history and analysis.......2007-06-19

I was happy enough to add this book to my little Forbidden Planet collection. There are disappointments, but the book does have a place.

Author Wierzbicki spends a lot of time running through the story of scifi filmography and scifi musical scoring. He has a tendency to repeat himself and thus overstuff the content of the book. The net result with respect to the Barron's scoring is that not a lot is revealed. We know already that Louis never published his circuit designs (though I have seen a sample on the NPR page featuring the composing pair). So all we really know is the recorded results. Some of their most powerful stuff could not be generated again. Fortunately, they captured everything on tape. More tragically, perhaps, Bebe never revealed much about just how she made compositional choices from the accumulated recordings. Forbidden Planet the filmscore still remains shrouded in mystery.

It is too bad that electronic music notation, which is probably in an advanced state today, was not used to illustrate the examples. The author does attempt to make approximate tonal analysis. That is tricky, since the sound sources used in this music were not steady state (like instruments), but actively transient. But that is part of the musical mystique: electronic music NOT rooted in performance practice.

The most valuable aspect of this book is the separate discussion of the filmscore version done by the Barrons for a vinyl recording, contrasted with the music cues of the movie.

For the historical legacy (lacking any firsthand accounts of the making of the movie) and the double musical analysis, I give this book a moderate yes-vote.

FORBIDDEN PLANET: Film Score Guide No. 4.......2005-08-29

I finished nearly all of Wierzbicki's highly readable work; that is, you will not be burdened by excessive musicological jargon. It is an entertaining and informative read. In certain terms, it is an experimental analysis, just as the Barron score is an experimental, unusual score for Hollywood back in that Golden Age years. It's what can be termed a good SPECULATIVE analysis; that is, there is NO written score to analyze, so Wierzbicki had to base his observations and conclusions "entirely on aural experience." So it was an exercise that was out-of-the-norm in terms of film score analyses/books that normally rely on a physical (written) score. He would in Chapter 4 make written transcriptions or versions of the audio. With great pitch discrimination, I would assume he could do an excellent job of putting-to-paper elusive sounds that can be rather hard to pin down (especially electronically generated sounds). So Wierzbicki did a fine job in his attempt to decipher and musically intellectualize and describe what essentially is a listening experience.
Chapter 1 is "Origins and Connections," and quite informative. Even more interesting is Chapter 2's "Compositional Techniques" that more squarely discusses the phenomenon of electronic music. Chapter 3 is a very nice read, "Historical and Critical Contexts." Chapter 4 is the technical or analytical musical meat of the book, and the chapter I was most interested in. Chapter 5 ("The Film Score") deal more generally in terms of how the "music" functioned in the visual layout of the film, etc. Chapter 4 included many written transcriptions/versions of the electronic sounds, providing an admirable cue-by-analysis.
Like the Id monster, the score is invisible-in fact, it doesn't exist substantially as a written document but only as an aural event/experience. Wierzbicki admirably attempts to make it less invisible in understanding, to make it more substantial in his precise (or precisely subjective) analysis. He was in a sense in the Krell laboratories, experimenting to decipher or translate this aural score into another level of understanding. This was a hard task given that there was no "physical instrumentality" (no written score) available to him. My main criticism is that there is no new in-depth interview with Bebe Barron discussing the issues presented in the book that would've been an important historical document.
Bill Wrobel 8-29-05
Website: Film Score Rundowns

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Behind the Scenes at the Opera.......2005-05-14

Boerlage's autobiography provides a pleasing balance of personal reminiscence and growth with professional stories and insights. The personal information - growing up in the Netherlands during World War II, student days in Europe, personal relationships - naturally also shapes his career as a renowned stage director in the Netherlands, England, throughout Europe and later around the world, particularly in the U.S.
As the heroine of Showboat opines, "Life upon the wicked stage ain't nothin' what a girl [or guy] supposes," and the bumps and grinds inherent in directing divas and divos on the opera stage provide many amusing tales and unexpected anecdotes. In some cases he names names - in others, it's a rewarding guessing game.
Portrait Incomplete is actually quite complete, and a very good read.

His Blessings Counted.......2005-03-25

This memoir, PORTRAIT INCOMPLETE, takes the reader onn a journey into the sould of the author as he traverses the foul-smelling tunnel leading to his beloved ocean beach where the waves and music of his life transport us back to his birth in
the Netherlands, the horror of the Nazi invasion of his childhood, his determination to follow his own path as an adult--not the one planned for him--irregardless of the insecurity and hardship of being your own person. He embraces every moment of life offered him, living it to the fullest in spite of convention and culture demanding otherwise. In the end, Boerlage's gratitude and humility shine forth in a life well-lived as he counts his blessings, an example for all of us to follow.

Reportagem incompleta =: An incomplete story

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Reportagem incompleta =: An incomplete story
Zélia Gattai
Manufacturer: Corrupio
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Principles -- Not Just Examples -- for Intermediate Players

When to Bid, When to Pass (Master Bridge Series)
Ron Klinger
Manufacturer: Cassell P L C
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ASIN: 0304362190

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Many players know how to bid but are less adept at deciding when not to bid. From the opening bid to later rounds, from uncontested sequences to highly competitive auctions, When to Bid, When to Pass will provide the groundwork to know when silence is golden.

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Principles -- Not Just Examples -- for Intermediate Players.......2007-05-13

Many bridge books only illustrate technique by means of one example hand, and another, and another: "Here's a hand. Here's how to do bid (or play) this hand. On to the next hand." The refreshing thing about Mr. Klinger's books is that he starts with a principle, explains it in depth, and then gives an example or two. This way, one learns not to play just the hand in the example (which one will never encounter in real life, anyway), but all hands of a certain type.

If you read nothing else, you will find the first chapter on the "Rule of 21 & 1/2" worth the entire price of the book. This improves greatly on the old Rule of 20 for deciding whether to open with a 1-bid, to preempt, or to pass. Example: the Rule of 20 will tell you to open this hand: QJxx Kx QJxx QJx -- 12 HCP and 8 cards in the 2 longest suits, right? Wrong.

Experts probably use an algorithm like this, whether from this book explicitly or just through their experience and judgment. You can see this by observing some of their openings on Bridge Base Online's Vugraph sessions. Intermediate players can now make their opening decisions more like experts, using the simple formula Mr. Klinger gives.

This method of deciding when and how to open has helped me reach slams, games, and solid part scores that others did not reach. Opening also inhibits the opponents' bidding.

There's good advice throughout the rest of the book, too. This is the second book I've read by this author and both have helped me greatly.

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Crummy; do better elsewhere

Short-term trading manual

Really, really, really disapointing

Unrealistic

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A Trader on Wall Street: A Short Term Traders Guide
Michael Coval
Manufacturer: Writers Club Press
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A Trader On Wall Street is a step by step guide to showing both novice and experienced traders a simple approach to taking consistant profits out of today's market. Learn what market makers and specialists do to a stock to reverse its pattern and take your profits while doing so. See which indicators will forewarn you to the markets direction before the opening bell.

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Crummy; do better elsewhere.......2006-11-09

Aside from being liberally peppered with misspellings and grammatical errors, this book is organized in a sloppy and haphazard way. I recommend staying away from it, because any good information that can be found here is just too darn hard to mine out of the copious ore material.

Short-term trading manual.......2006-10-31

Mike Coval has a n easy-to-read writing style designed for the new trader in mind. He provides all the information one needs to quickly and easily trade in a short-term manner. All one needs to provide is courage and a lack of emotion.

Really, really, really disapointing.......2006-10-26

As a subscriber to a service that Mike Coval writes for that I enjoy, I had high hopes for a full length book written by him. Unfortunately, this book really sucks and the money I spent to buy it would have been better spent on just about anything else. Period. There is NOTHING of value here. By about page 10, I was fully convinced that I had been had, and realized all too late that this was just a poor excuse for a book.

Please don't buy this - Buy the Josh Lukeman book, or any Alexander Elder book, or even a Cramer book. This thing stinks to high heaven.

Unrealistic.......2006-07-12

This may be a decent read for someone newly introduced to investing, but for anyone with any sense about finance looking to learn trading strategies that are both practical and successful, this book is a waste of time. I think the author lives in a fairly tale world.

Awesome Book.......2006-04-01

I read this book years ago. I thought it was an excellent discussion on the benefits of taking control of your investing. I would recommend it to new and old investors. The backstory was very interesting and inspiring. Thanks Michael!

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This is the true story of a young American missionary woman courage and triump of faith in the jungles of New Guinea and her four years in a notorious Japanese prison camp. Never to see her husband again, she was forced to sign a confession to a crime she did not commit and face the executioner's sword, only to be miraculously spared.

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A book to challenge you to greater faith!.......2007-10-12

I read this book several years ago and will never be the same because of it. Darlene Deibler Rose's story is burned into my heart because it changed my view of God and how He deals with His children. Her wisdom gained through intense suffering rings true to what I read in Scripture, and how wonderful to hear someone whose faith has been severely tested come out on the other side and say to the rest of us "what the Bible says is TRUE!" A loving God sometimes allows us to suffer and yet never leaves us nor forsakes us, all the while causing our faith to truly grow and be perfected as we trust Him. Quite simply, Darlene Deibler Rose is one of my heroes of the faith, and her story is not to be missed!

Missionary Biography.......2007-09-17

This is the best missionary story of God's faithfulness that I've ever read. I recommend it to everyone.

Evidence Not Seen is Must Reading.......2007-09-15

This book tells the story of Darlene Deibler's incredible survival during almost four years in a World War 2 Japanese prison camp. But more than that, it tells the story of incredible faith that blossomed and bloomed under the most horrendous conditions. When faced with pain, illness and even the death of her husband, Darlene sensed the Presence of God in a way that enabled her to go on and to survive without bitterness for her captors or for God.

I loved the drama of how Darlene at first spurned the attention of the man who fell in love with her and felt sure she was destined to become his wife and missionary partner. It didn't take long for her to return the feelings, and off they went, expecting a long and fruitful ministry in the East Indies. They landed in Java on their first wedding anniversary.

But I hated how the tentacles of war ripped the Deiblers apart and landed them in different camps. Darlene, who served as a barracks leader and nurse, suffered herself and nursed the wounds of others who were abused. Many, Darlene included, were left weak and thin by beriberi, malaria and dysentery. However, as she cared for fellow prisoners physically, Darlene inspired them spiritually by establishing a daily time in the barracks to read the Bible and pray. And no matter what daily heartaches she endured, God whispered encouragement to her heart through memorized scripture and hymns.

Evidence Not Seen will bolster your faith and assure you that God is real and present in every experience of life.

The transforming power of God.......2007-08-29

Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II - by Darlene Deibler Rose. Published by HarperSanFrancisco in 1988

This is the most powerful Christian book I have ever read. My introduction came in a friend's letter. She mentioned this "inspiring and challenging" book and said about it; "Oh, to love Jesus like that!" I ordered a copy immediately and have ordered many more to give to friends.

Four years spent in a POW camp in the jungles of Indonesia don't make for comfortable reading. After you lend it or recommend it you hope that the other person can stand to read the awful details of deprivations and hardships endured in such a location. Food was always scarce and insufficient, but somehow they coped.

Darlene Deibler only had a few years of married life before she and her husband were separated and confined in different camps. Russell Deibler did not survive. Darlene became a very young widow. She had been gifted with such a cheerful spirit and leadership qualities that she was chosen to be the leader of one of the women's barracks at the camp. Her enthusiastic Christian spirit brought solace to many around her.

So this is the kind of book which could change your life. Certainly life will never be quite the same.

Before war interfered that small group of missionaries, were preparing, some of them, to bring the Good News to the primitive tribes in the vast interior of New Guinea. This would have been only 70 years since earlier missionaries had discovered that the people they were planning to work amongst had a culture of cannibalism. This was "hardship" missions in every way: isolated territory, no medical resources, difficult terrain and climate. Their faith had to be strong. The prison camp experience was a traumatic testing ground of that faith.

You sense the gift of love for those New Guinea tribesmen. After the war the mission work resumed and Darlene returned as Darlene Deibler Rose. You may ask if this kind of mission work had any noticeable results. Consider this news story which came to our attention just as I was preparing this review.

The Papua New Guinea tribesmen wanted to apologize publicly for their ancestors having cannibalized Methodist missionaries 129 years ago. What a thrill then to read: "Thousands of villagers attended the apology ceremony in East New Britain province and listened to words of praise for the English missionary who had brought the Gospel to their region. The apologetic Papuans, led by the Governor General of Papua New Guinea, offered their apologies to the High Commissioner of Fiji. Four Fijian missionaries, under the command of Rev. George Brown of the London-based Wesleyan Missionary Society, had been slain and eaten in 1878 by Tolai tribesmen, directed by their warrior chief Taleli. "We at this juncture are deeply touched and wish you the greatest joy of forgiveness as we finally end this record disagreement," Fijian High Commissioner Ratu Isoa Tikoca told the apologetic tribesmen at the August ceremony. Fiji itself had practiced cannibalism but gave up their meal habits under the influence of earlier missionary efforts.

The power of God so evident in Darlene's life story is evident on a larger scale in the new nation of New Guinea.

Read Darlene's story and let the Lord work in your life.

Great Book!!!.......2007-08-09

Great book. I wanted this book after hearing about it on an online radio broadcast of this woman's story. Fantastic. Great book, I could hardly put it down.

Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II

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Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II
Darlene Deibler Rose
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This thesis examines the doctrinal grounds and different approaches to working out this "new Buddhist tradition," a startling contrast to the teachings of non-violence and compassion which have made Buddhism known as a religion of peace. In scores of articles as war approached in 1936-37, new monks searched and reinterpreted scripture, making controversial arguments for ideas like "compassionate killing" which would justify participating in war.

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Creating a sustainable local economy.......2007-10-09

Michael Shuman has written a superb book on how we can begin to realize a sustainable, stable and self-sufficient local economy. While just over 200 pages, this book packs an array of insightful information and reference material. It is a handbook on how to revive what we have in part lost - local power to determine our economic and community destination. While fundamentally rooted in democratic principles, it provides a clear vision through experimental examples of what's needed in the 21st Century. It is neither anti- nor pro-capitalism, but clearly Mr. Shuman has a deep understanding of the damage and danger of global corporate capitalism as it is and has been practiced.

Going Local is not about isolationism, but grass-roots empowerment and how to make municipalities work. The treasure chest of tools to regain local self-determination through community is wonderfully explored with examples that reverberate. If you are running or thinking of running for city or state government or are an activist looking to create living democracy and to rebuild our economics where it really matters to people, then you can find no better handbook then Going Local.

As a companion, I strongly suggest the works of Henry George, who is mentioned in GL. His Progress and Poverty, once one of the major American works on sustainable economics through land value tax, has been slighted over the years. Considered one of the greatest thinkers by some of the worlds greatest thinkers, Progress and Poverty is one of the most beautifully written books on a topic not known for beauty - how progress creates poverty and the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few. Our cities live this reality today and both Shuman and George show us a new way.

Shuman is one of several thinkers who has extended E.F. Schumacher's powerful work on human-scalability and provides a real hands-on set of tools to realize the important vision of a sustainable world.

For those who feel like DC and even state power centers are too remote and disempowering, Shuman breaths new life in the power of going Local.

Good information, lacking actionable plans.......2006-03-21

Great information and background for understanding the impact of 'going global' on our everday lives. Lacks solid implementatable plans for going local but does provide frameworks. Overall a good read - easy to understand and sufficiently technical to keep advanced readers entertained.

interesting but not practical.......2004-07-13

He presents well the case for locally-owned business being better for a community's economic well-being than are chain and franchise stores, and provides lots of different examples of ways that businesses can be community oriented. I found particularly interesting the part about the Green Bay Packers, who were saved out of bankruptcy by a group of fans who sold "stock" to the community to raise the cash. You can't sell the stock to a non-GB resident, you can't own more than 1 (I think) share, and you can only sell shares at the same price you bought them for: $25. Really, sounds a lot like the ICC's shares, and it guarantees that the Pack will never leave Green Bay.

On presenting options for ownership, though, Shuman seems to go a little overboard.

When trying to decide how to promote the kinds of business he wants, Shuman starts reasonably enough, but quickly moves into the implausible. Suggestions such as using zoning law to encourage local business (by discouraging development in the locations and of the scale that WalMart likes to build) and implementing local currencies to encourage patronage of locally-oriented business are useful, and have been successfully used in many places. However, when we get into suggestions about tearing down the WTO and replacing it with something that supports local business, we're getting unreasonable. While it may be possible that the WTO would become less multinational- and more local-friendly, I'm betting that it will only do so when its member states do so, and not as a first step which will encourage its members to do so. Shuman seems to realize this to some extent, as he proposes pro-local legislation in the United States Congress, but this too is unuseful.

Fun to read, but not practical at all.

All you need to know about community empowerment.......2004-04-24

EVERYONE should read this book. It is very well thought out and very convincing. Change is possible by sticking together and empowering ourselves as self-reliant communities. The appendix takes up no less than a third of the whole book and is a gold mine in and of itself.

A Highly Important Book for Any Concerned Citizen.......1999-05-25

This book cuts through all of the conventional public discussions on the economy and society to make a clear, convincing case for reviving local communities. Pundits, politicians, and intellectuals are always bemoaning the collapse of "community," but their analyses are usually coiled around morality, or the need for "better education," or some equally superficial issue. But as Shuman points out, all the civic involvement and moral uprightness in the world is useless if our towns and cities are being held hostage by globe-trotting corporations and ultra-mobile capital. "Community" is only possible if people control their own lives; and this is possible only when there are thriving, viable local economies. This is not a book that calls for a complete retreat from the global forces that are shaping our world -- that option is impossible with the current levels of technology. But what Shuman does outline is a way for communities to reestablish a balance between the local and the national/global, in the areas of production, finance, and government. And unlike many other books, which never get past the critique to make any positive prescriptions, this one is brimming with concrete proposals. It also has the most extensive list of groups, organizations, and resources that I have seen in the area of decentralized economics and community self-reliance. This is a must-read.

Going Local! Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age.(Review) : An article from: Dollars & Sense

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Going Local! Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age.(Review) : An article from: Dollars & Sense
Thad Williamson
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Howie Hawkins
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Title: Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age.(Review) (book review)
Author: Howie Hawkins
Publication: Synthesis/Regeneration (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2000
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Michael H. Shuman. Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age.(Book Review) (book review): An article from: Utopian Studies
Margie DeWeese-Boyd
Manufacturer: Society for Utopian Studies
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Title: Michael H. Shuman. Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age.(Book Review) (book review)
Author: Margie DeWeese-Boyd
Publication: Utopian Studies (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2002
Publisher: Society for Utopian Studies
Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Page: 215(4)

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Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa: The Birds of the Western Palearctic Volume I: Ostrich to Ducks (Handbook of the Birds ... the Birds of the Western Palearctic, Vol 1)

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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. THE BIRDS OF THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC. VOLUME I. OSTRICH TO DUCKS.
S. et al. Cramp
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