The Big Book of Oil Painting: The History, the Studio, the Materials, the Techniques, the Subjects, the Theory and Practice of Oil Painting (Practical Art Books)

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Great Techniques .......2007-04-19

Full of the basics of painting with oils, such as composition and colors. Also does a brief run through of techniques used by the artist who made them famous. Teaches you to mix and paint a full painting with only 3 colors, as well as provides examples of warm, cold, and broken palettes and how to mix them with only 3 colors. If you are looking to improve your understanding of colors and how they work together as well as learn new methods for painting I don't think you will be disappointed.

Superior for self-instruction and as a technical reference........1997-03-08

Jose Parramon puts together a fantastic compilation for the artist who wants to teach himself at his own pace; and does it at a very reasonable price. This is an easy to read, easy to understand guide to all the techniques you need to put what you feel on canvas! The title is an exact description of what you will find inside. After several semesters of art class, I had plateau'ed, feeling I was missing alot technically. Within five minutes of opening Mr. Parramon's book, my eyes open to what all my instructors had been struggling to teach to us in class. Since reading this book and following the exercises within, I have held five exhibitions in France and sold every time. I also began to receive commissions and plenty of requests from friends and family alike. Now I'm teaching my children what I've learned in Mr. Parramon's book. No matter what subject matter you prefer, Jose Parramon can help you render it better. Thanks to Mr. Parramon, I've sold paintings on many different subjects: from children to horses, seascapes to mountain views, St. Tropez to Mont St. Michel, snowy rivers to farmers' fields. The key to progressing in any endeavor is practice. Each chapter in The Big Book of Oil Painting contains many worthwhile exercises for you to do. I learned how to apply the color wheel to make my subjects stand out from the background. And how to make that background complement the subject. I learned how to analyze a composition to create the biggest impact on what I was trying to express with my brushes. I also learned how to make the colors in my shadows realistic, not flat gray, as I had always made them before. Finally, I learned to limit my palette to only what was necessary; making better use of the basics instead of floundering with so many exotic tubes of rare colors. Mr. Parramon also shows you how to stretch your own canvas, find the right medium, and set up your studio. He shows you how to paint 'en plein air' and studio alike. Also, he includes many different subject materials as examples; from still life to the Italian countryside; nudes to port cities. Its very complete with all you'll need to get you on your feet. You will see all the photo's and color plates you'll need; one for every example, technique, or exercise. Its a book I highly recommend to get you on your feet or to have as a studio reference. A great value at Amazon's price! Marvin Walworth Oil Painting Hobbyist

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Welcome to Jasorassic Park. Foxtrot, All Great!.......2007-02-28

I've been a Foxtrot reader for a long time and personally I think there is something suspiciously wrong with people who don't find Bill Amend's characters funny as all get out. If you want a good laugh, check out Bill in your local newspaper, or better yet, get one of the Foxtrot books. They are all great, really, they are.

Like many of Mr. Amend's fans I'm a bit disappointed he's switching his strip to Sunday-only, but fortunately I can still read him daily in the Foxtrot books. Get them one and all and you can keep right on a laughing.

You Could Laugh Away Your Whole Day with Jason.......2007-02-18

I have been a faithful FoxTrot reader for years. Roger, Andy and their kids Peter, Paige and Jason are always good for a reality check with a large dose of laughter. I've got two girls and let me tell you, I see a lot of my kids in Paige with, I believe, even a healthy dose of Jason thrown in. And they have Peter's bottomless stomach. Of course, they're faithful FoxTrot readers too. I used to read the strip to them, explain what was going on, but now they get it just fine and we three all laugh together. Then my girls try and explain the strip to their dad, who pretends he doesn't get it.

The FoxTrot folks are a great family, one we sort of got used to checking up on every day, so we took the news that Mr. Amend was going to cease daily distribution of his wonderfully funny people and turn his strip to Sunday only, with a bit of sadness. Still, we have these terrific FoxTrot books to keep us going with our FoxTrot fix. Mr. Amend is to be commended for his great gift to our culture and his great gift to so many lives. I truly believe a laugh a day, helps keep the blues away and the FoxTrot gang are always good for a laugh. Heck there are a lot of laughs in the FoxTrot books. I know, I have them all and I am, along with my girls and my hubby dear, eagerly awaiting the next one.

Oh yes, I forgot to mention, we don't have an iguana, but my girls do have a pet gecko and, you guessed it, his name is Quincy.

Very funny, but recycled.......2001-04-08

As with all the other FoxTrot books, this one is hilarious. However, everything in this book has appeared before in other books. Had I known that, I would not have bought it. If you don't already have most of Bill Amend's other books, this is a good one to get. If you have many other FoxTrot books, expect everything in this book to look familiar.

STINKY, STUPID STEREOTYPES.......2000-12-05

Stinky Jason does it again. The nasty thing is just a stereotype -- glasses = brains. (Incorrect equation, but a tired old chestnut that still has withstood the test of time in the funnies). Bubbleheaded sister Paige who has a makeup mirror for a brain and a blue collar big brother. Every stereotype is revisited in this collection. Jaason and his stereotypical siblings should be as extinct as the dinosaurs. The Foxtrot characters all have oven mitt shaped heads. These mitten heads live up to their tired stereotypes in this collection.

Return of the Foxes!.......2000-03-27

The Foxes are back in yet another comical laugh-fest! You'll have a laughing good time! Buy this and other Fox Trot books for more fun than you'll have in a funulator!

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In this book, the author has provided a myriad of ideas for couples who want to maintain their feelings of love and romance throughout their marriage. Romance is the spark that makes couples lifetime lovers. Every couple who wants the romantic tingle of their relationship to persist will enjoy this book!

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Why are some contemporary television shows so compelling? The Sopranos, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Friends, and ER are examples among many of a new era of the "must-see" program. These shows and others, like The X-Files and Ally McBeal, have a compulsiveness, a depth of characterization and backstory that puts most of cinema to shame.
Quality Popular Television looks at this new category of "cult" television (mostly U.S.-produced) and the reasons for its emergence. Considering shows as diverse as Ally McBeal, Martial Law, Buffy, Lois and Clark, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Ellen, the book examines the particular qualities necessary for success and how they relate to issues such as the economics of network scheduling, the growth of the Internet, and contemporary debates about television audiences. This important new book provides an invaluable window on transformations in contemporary television culture.

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A better-than-average anthology of the latest television criticism.......2005-12-01

The perfect anthology does not exist, either because not every contribution to a collection comes up to the standard of the finest essays or not every essay appeals to the interest of the reader. Nonetheless, this group of recent essays on the current state of television is an above average collection. Only one essay is truly awful, while most or all of the others will appeal to most general readers.

The loose concept around which the essays are constructed is that of "Must See TV." The editors did not dictate what each writer was to understand by that concept, though for the most part the writers choose to ignore the NBC understanding of what many television wags have called "must flee" television, i.e., the NBC Thursday night line up of shows that command a large popular viewership but that are usually not among the most critically acclaimed shows on TV. Some of the writers understand by the term shows such as BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER or THE X-FILES, which some in the industry refer to as "appointment" television, shows around which fans structure their entire week in order to watch. Others focus on prime time shows perceived as ratings successes. In most instances the writers, whether writing in England, the United States, or Australia, focus primarily on Hollywood produced shows.

The collection is fairly distributed between articles that focus on various aspects of the television industry and articles that focus on specific television shows. For instance, we get articles that talk about the effects of deregulation in the United States in the last twenty-five years has impacted the medium, the role that the media producers play in fostering and interacting with fandom, and the production of mini-series. Specific shows receive special attention, including BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (in one of the best essays in the collection by Lisa Parks, about what the show had to say about violence in the wake of the Columbine killings, which caused the postponement of two of BUFFY's episodes), STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, MARTIAL LAW, ELLEN, and THE ADVENTURES OF LOIS AND CLARK. These essays are written from a variety of perspectives. Only one did I find completely without value. The essay "'Must See TV': Programming Identity on NBC Thursdays" embraced many of the worst aspects of much cultural criticism, most significantly that of metaphoric reduction, i.e., taking the straightforward meaning of various shows and metaphorically reinterpreting them to get at a deeper or more real or hidden meaning. It takes very much a "queer" reading of things, but that isn't the problem; distorting the texts into readings that the original artifacts could not support is. There has always been a tendency among some variants of academic writing to delve into occult readings of texts. A "queer" approach certainly doesn't require this and, indeed, later in the collection is an essay on the difficulties attending queerness in ELLEN that is one of the most interesting articles in the volume. I have always subscribed to the theory that informed James Agee's luminous film reviewing of the forties and fifties that a review should plunge you into the text--whether book, movie, or TV show--instead of the text about the text. Any reading that reduces some cultural artifact into something else entirely is virtually always wrong.

That one caveat aside, this is a very fine collection. Each article also comes with helpful bibliographies that will aide the reader in any future reading in the same field.

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Three Songs of Jocelyn Brooke

Manufacturer: Faber & Faber
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Easy to solve . . . hard to resist! For solvers who want more of the fun and less of the challenge of solving the legendary New York Times crossword comes this collection of light and fun puzzles. All the puzzles in this book originally appeared in Monday editions of the paper---the easiest of the week---and they're fun and enjoyable while still providing the same high standards that have always been the mark of The New York Times and its crossword editor, Will Shortz.* Fifty of the easiest daily crossword puzzles * Edited by Will Shortz, these puzzles feature a fun, up-to-date vocabulary* Author bylines allow fans to get to know today's top constructors

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Extremely Disappointing.......2005-12-09

I am a huge fan of The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzle books and have been completing them in succession, starting with the first one. The first four were great - all original puzzles. Volume 5, however, is filled with repeats, many of them taken directly from Volume 4. Save your money on this one - you've probably already completed the puzzles anyway.

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Flying High traces the incredible career of the founder and chairman of JetBlue, David Neeleman, from his teenage ventures and beginnings in the travel industry., to his short stint at Southwest Airlines and the ultimate launch of JetBlue. In a series of interviews with Neeleman's friends, associates, and high-ranking officials in both business and aviation, this books tells the store of Neeleman and explores the rules of success he both lives and builds his companies by.

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This Book is No Longer Operative.......2007-09-26

Since "Flying High" was published a lot of things at JetBlue have come unstrung, including David Neeleman's hold on the CEO job. The airline's disastrous meltdown at JFK during bad weather in February 2007 demonstrated that its media image wasn't matched by operational prowess -- and proved the validity of a timeless adage in the business world: the qualities needed to conceive and launch a business, which Neeleman has in spades, are not the qualities needed to stabilize and grow a business.

Today JetBlue is retrenching, cautious, slow-growth mode, parking airplanes and struggling to recover from the black eyes it endured in 2007... and Neeleman has been revealed as something less than the Superman this book portrays him as.

Fascinating.......2007-01-09

This is a fascinating and encouraging story.

It's encouraging because it seemed that the odds would have been agains Neeleman in becoming a successful CEO...but his persistence, energy, and creativity (as thoroughly described in the book) allow him to prevail. The most important take-away I got out of the book was the importance of recognizing and admitting your weaknesses - and then acting accordingly by surrounding yourself with talented people to fill those gaps.

For managers looking to get some refreshing ideas, this is a worthwhile read.

Highly Recommended!.......2004-10-25

James Wynbrandt has penned a well-researched, colorful account of the life and guiding principles of commercial aviation pioneer David Neeleman. The book is written in a clear, straightforward style, and offers insights into what made discount carrier JetBlue an unlikely success. The book appears, however, to reflect Neeleman's artful capacity for generating positive publicity for himself. While this is not exactly a hagiography, once you have read it, you may well envision a halo floating above Neeleman's portrait on the book's jacket. Then again, as Muhammad Ali once said, "If you can do it, it ain't braggin'." Certainly, Neeleman's accomplishments rocked the commercial aviation industry, encouraging the major carriers to launch value-based alternatives such as Ted and Song. We recommend this book to professionals seeking useful ideas to help their businesses gain altitude.

Attitude Is Altitude.......2004-08-27

This really isn't a biography of David Neeleman (pronounced "Neel-Mun"). Rather, Wyndbrant carefully integrates relevant information from both Neeleman's life and his career to explain JetBlue's success to date. Neeleman would be the first to point out that, in the airline industry (de-regulated since October 28, 1978), it is a fool's errand to predict which airlines today are totally secure and which are doomed. All airlines have problems which vary only in nature and degree. However, JetBlue is probably in better shape than most others are even as Neeleman explains that how it can become better while becoming larger "is the question that we're wrestling with at JetBlue, and I think it's something that we focus on a lot." He adds, "I believe we are going to be able to...have a thriving, prosperous company, that we're setting the standard in what we're doing in customer service, and that we'll continue to grow in the future."

Of special interest to me is what Wyndbrant reveals about the major influences on Neeleman's life and career, notably his membership in the Church of Latter Day Saints, his career successes (e.g. leadership of WestJet and then Morris Air) as well as career failures (e.g. bankruptcy and liquidation of The Hawaii Express and being fired by Southwest Airlines), the impact of having A.D.D., and his efforts to plan, obtain financing for, and then launch JetBlue.

With regard to JetBlue's business model, it clearly indicates what Neeleman learned during his associations with the three airlines (WestJet, Morris, and Southwest Airlines). According to Wyndbrant, as JetBlue was about to be launched at John F. Kennedy International Airport in February of 2000,

"Neeleman promised New Yorkers -- and the world -- a new kind of economy travel aboard planes with wider, all-leather seats, extra leg room, preassigned seats, and more overhead storage space than other carriers delivered. Moreover, all of this would be provided at a price that was up to 65 percent less than the competition. Furthermore, there would be no requirement for staying at destinations over a Saturday night to qualify for the lowest fare, as the major carriers mandated. Even the price of walk-up tickets would be below standard fares many airlines charged for flights of a similar distance. On the ground, JetBlue would offer quick, computerized, touch-screen check-in. Perhaps most notable of all, in the air, passengers would be able to watch 24 channels of live TV displayed on individual monitors mounted in every seatback. JetBlue would be the first airline in the world to make this entertainment amenity available to all its passengers."

This is almost precisely the same business model which enabled JetBlue to attract its senior management team as well as to obtain about $130-million in initial financing. It also explains how JetBlue was able to differentiate itself from various competitors. With all due respect to JetBlue's business plan, leadership, and capital, however, Neeleman insists that JetBlue's crewmembers (NOT "employees" nor even "associates") have established -- and will continue to sustain -- the airline's single most decisive competitive advantage. On this point, he and Southwest Airlines' Herb Kelleher are in total agreement as I shall explain in greater detail later. Wyndbrant devotes substantial attention in this book to how JetBlue recruits, interviews, and evaluates prospective crewmembers. He then explains how they are trained.

There is so much of value in this book which is directly relevant to decision-makers in almost any other organization, regardless of size or nature. Obviously, Neeleman is an uncommonly intelligent, ambitious, talented, principled, and caring CEO. However, the success achieved by JetBlue thus far is the result of teamwork under his leadership. For me, the key point in this book is illustrated by what is certainly not unique to JetBlue: the process by which a visionary can attract and then galvanize so many different but compatible people with comparable skills, decency, and experience to help launch what became a crusade, in this instance (in Neeleman's words) "to bring humanity back to air travel."

Wyndbrant focuses on so many revealing, indeed defining moments in his book. I now conclude this brief commentary with one of them. Kelleher once told Neeleman, "I don't care about my shareholders." Neeleman was shocked. What did he mean? Was Kelleher really serious? "Because I just take care of my employees. I know if I take care of my employees, they'll take care of my customers, and my customers will take care of my shareholders." Long before Neeleman went to work for Southwest Airlines, Kelleher once observed "You can get the same airplane. You can get the same ticket counters. You can get the same computers. But the hardest thing for a competitor to match is your culture and the spirit of your people and their focus on customer service because that isn't something you can do overnight and it isn't something you can do without a great deal of attention every day in a thousand different ways. That is why I say that our employees are our competitive protection."

What lies ahead for these two uncommonly successful airlines? Since my crystal ball imploded more than 20 years ago, I stopped making predictions. Let's await further developments...and probably not have to wait long.

A fascinating look into one of the most admired companies.......2004-08-25

This fast moving, well written book provides a detailed insight into the success of JetBlue and its famed CEO. More than just the operating details of the airline, this book explores its very foundation in the life and personality of JetBlue's CEO. You come away from it thinking of all the ways you can improve your own business, and with a strong appreciation of your customers. Flying High is well written and holds your attention from start to finish. This is definitely a must read.

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Robert Caro's Master of the Senate examines in meticulous detail Lyndon Johnson's career in that body, from his arrival in 1950 (after 12 years in the House of Representatives) until his election as JFK's vice president in 1960. This, the third in a projected four-volume series, studies not only the pragmatic, ruthless, ambitious Johnson, who wielded influence with both consummate skill and "raw, elemental brutality," but also the Senate itself, which Caro describes (pre-1957) as a "cruel joke" and an "impregnable stronghold" against social change. The milestone of Johnson's Senate years was the 1957 Civil Rights Act, whose passage he single-handedly engineered. As important as the bill was--both in and of itself and as a precursor to wider-reaching civil rights legislation--it was only close to Johnson's Southern "anti-civil rights" heart as a means to his dream: the presidency. Caro writes that not only does power corrupt, it "reveals," and that's exactly what this massive, scrupulously researched book does. A model of social, psychological, and political insight, it is not just masterful; it is a masterpiece. --H. O'Billovich

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The most riveting political biography of our time, Robert A. Caro’s life of Lyndon B. Johnson, continues. Master of the Senate takes Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from 1949 through 1960, in the United States Senate. Once the most august and revered body in politics, by the time Johnson arrived the Senate had become a parody of itself and an obstacle that for decades had blocked desperately needed liberal legislation. Caro shows how Johnson’s brilliance, charm, and ruthlessness enabled him to become the youngest and most powerful Majority Leader in history and how he used his incomparable legislative genius--seducing both Northern liberals and Southern conservatives--to pass the first Civil Rights legislation since Reconstruction. Brilliantly weaving rich detail into a gripping narrative, Caro gives us both a galvanizing portrait of Johnson himself and a definitive and revelatory study of the workings of legislative power.

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A Master on a Master.......2007-08-29

Not being au fait with American Politics I undertook the reading of this book with great trepidation. Whew what a journey. Caro has provided me with a new dimension by which to measure biographies. This is a totally engrossing and commanding book that has seduced me totally.

I was in awe of the Founding Fathers and their foresight in establishing the Senate and the power of Clay, Webster and Calhoun. I was seduced by the multi-personality of Lyndon Johnson - the carouser, the cajoler, the despot, the user, the opportunist, the strategist, the pragmatist, - to mention but a few of his attributes.

The depth that Caro goes into, to describe the machinations of the civil rights movement, enthralled me, angered me and at times brought great despair to me. How can one be anything but frustrated, angered abd despairing of the intransigence of Russell et al for their obdurate opposition to civil rights and their refusal to recognise the inhumanity of their position. Johnson's predilection for reading the mood, for self preservation, for flip flops a la the Longoria affair and his atrocious treatment of his staff at times with his wild tirades all point to a multi faceted personality.

But perhaps most important for me was that in this book Caro has dug below the obvious with keen research, clear writing style and a keen awareness of perspective and an ability to make the seemingly mundane exciting. For that I will be eternally grateful

Caro strikes again with another masterful biography.......2007-05-17

The third installment of the years of Lyndon Johnson takes readers deeper into his character and reveals an interesting time in United States history. The first 100 pages of this book are an overview of the Senate's history and Caro tries to show how tradition bound the Senate is. Lyndon Johnson's battles and dominance over men are shown once again and this time he appears a little more likeable. Johnson is still cold and calculating and hard to like but he is looking more human. His stance on civil rights is purely political but you can see some compassion when he feels groups are mistreated. The battles of the South, west, and northern liberals in his own party are fascinating to read about. Caro has as always done his homework and his efforts to show you how even a simple water rights bill impact civil rights are well illustrated. It is over 1000 pages of readable material so this is not for the faint of heart. If you do undertake to read the book however you will not be disappointed. LBJ's hopes at the 1956 convention are dashed when the convention nominates Stevenson yet again and he is unable to secure the VP post. This book ends before the 1960 convention but does show his last year's in the Senate where LBJ returns to his old ways of dominating men. Overall this was an excellent book and very enjoyable.

Master of Biographies.......2007-03-17

This is the best biography I have ever read! I bought this book hoping for a nice, readable biography of LBJ. I got not only that, but also an incredible history of the Senate, short biographies of Leland Olds and Richard Russel, and 300 pages about the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This book, despite its length, is very easy to read, and I sped through it. I'm now waiting desperatley for the last volume, which is going to be called The Presidency.

Johnson or the Senate?.......2007-03-06

I bought this book because Caro's biography of LBJ is masterful. But if I had zero interest in LBJ, I'd have been thrilled with the understanding it provides of the Senate.

And, if you are a partisan, be prepared - this book shows the failings of both parties in the 20th century US Senate. It won't help you "prove" one party is better than another.

Engrossing read........2007-02-08

As a Senate staffer many of my colleagues suggested Master of the Senate for a comprehensive history of the modern institution. Although I have yet to read the first two installments of the Lyndon Johnson series Caro's depiction of the Senate and the labrythine of parliamentary rules that stood in the way of Civil rights legislation is fascinating and enough to make me read his other installments. Although a reader might find oneself hating the institution and many members (Richard Russell for example) for their intransigence for progressive civil rights legislation, invariably, you find yourself understanding the potential power of the institution and those that have been able to utilize that power. Brilliant read.

Master of The Senate The Years of Lyndon Johnson

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Master of The Senate The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro
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Master of the Senate : The Years of Lyndon Johnson : Audiocassettes

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Master of the Senate : The Years of Lyndon Johnson : Audiocassettes
Robert A. Caro
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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro
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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1 (Unabridged)

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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1 (Unabridged)
Robert A. Caro
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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 2 (Unabridged)

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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 2 (Unabridged)
Robert A. Caro
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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 3 (Unabridged)

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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 3 (Unabridged)
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate.(Book Review) (book review): An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly

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The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate.(Book Review) (book review): An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly
John Robert Greene
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This digital document is an article from Presidential Studies Quarterly, published by Center for the Study of the Presidency on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 953 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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Publication: Presidential Studies Quarterly (Refereed)
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Master of The Senate The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson - The Path to Power Vol. 1 and Means of Ascent, Vol. 2 and Master of the Senate, Vol.3. (3 Volume Set)

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The Years of Lyndon Johnson - The Path to Power Vol. 1 and Means of Ascent, Vol. 2 and Master of the Senate, Vol.3. (3 Volume Set)
Robert A. Caro
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This epic book combines the social scientist"s interest in power with the historians"s concern with theme and context, the political scientists interest in the system, and the novelist"s passion to reveal the inner workings of the personality and relate them to great human issues."

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With Wellington's Light Cavalry - the experiences of an officer of the 16th Light Dragoons in the Peninsular and Waterloo campaigns of the Napoleonic wars
William Tomkinson
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With Wellington's Light Cavalry - Campaigning with the 16th Light Dragoons in the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. A cavalryman's story that could have ended before it began. In the first chapter Tomkinson and his 16th Light Dragoons rashly charge into the rearguard of the French Army and he is shot and bayoneted. But in 1810 Tomkinson is once again in Spain fighting the French. This book is a fine example of a personal account filled with personal and unit detail combined with a clear and informative narrative of the campaigns in which the writer was engaged. A substantial read by any standards, the final 55 pages are devoted to Tompkinson's first hand experience of the 1815 campaign culminating in Napoleon's downfall at Waterloo.

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Wellington's Light Cavalry (Men-at-Arms)

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ASIN: 0850454492
Release Date: 1982-07-29

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In April 1756 the Horse Guards agreed, with some reluctance, to the addition of a single 'light troop' to most cavalry regiments. From their formation these troops were fashionable and treated as having a special character, and they became so useful that by 1759 it was decided to form complete regiments of light cavalry. Bryan Fosten provides an in depth account of the organization, uniforms and history of Wellington's Light Cavalry in a text backed by numerous illustrations including eight full page colour plates by the author himself.

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A Classic.......2004-07-13

Just buy this book for the quality and accuracy of the info on the British army. Bryan Fosten knows his stuff.

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Social movements such as environmentalism, feminism, nationalism, and the anti-immigration movement figure prominently in the modern world. Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements examines social movements in a comparative perspective, focusing on the role of ideology and beliefs, mechanisms of mobilization, and how politics shapes the development and outcomes of movements. It includes case studies of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, and West Germany.

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