The Paradoxes of Art: A Phenomenological Investigation
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    The Paradoxes of Art: A Phenomenological Investigation
    Alan Paskow
    Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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    Alan Paskow first asks why fictional characters, such as Hamlet and Anna Karenina, matter to us and how they are able to emotionally affect us. He then applies these questions to pictorial art, demonstrating that paintings beckon us to view their contents as real. Emblematic of the fundamental concerns of our lives, what we visualize in paintings, he argues, is not simply in our heads but in our world. Paskow also situates the phenomenological approach to the experience of painting in relation to methodological assumptions and claims in analytic aesthetics as well as in contemporary schools of thought, particularly Marxist, feminist, and deconstructionist.
    The Paradoxes of Art: A Phenomenological Investigation.(Book review): An article from: Journal of Phenomenological Psychology
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      The Paradoxes of Art: A Phenomenological Investigation.(Book review): An article from: Journal of Phenomenological Psychology
      Mufid James Hannush
      Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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      ASIN: B000KQF4UU
      Release Date: 2006-11-17

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      This digital document is an article from Journal of Phenomenological Psychology, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2006. The length of the article is 2041 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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      Title: The Paradoxes of Art: A Phenomenological Investigation.(Book review)
      Author: Mufid James Hannush
      Publication: Journal of Phenomenological Psychology (Magazine/Journal)
      Date: March 22, 2006
      Publisher: Thomson Gale
      Volume: 37 Issue: 1 Page: 120(5)

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      Plant Kingdoms: The Photographs of Charles Jones
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • A Hypnotically Beautiful Book!
      • Perfect still-lifes
      Plant Kingdoms: The Photographs of Charles Jones
      Sean Sexton , and Robert Flynn Johnson
      Manufacturer: Stewart Tabori & Chang
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover
      ASIN: 1556709242

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A Hypnotically Beautiful Book!.......2002-01-19

      All photographs are reproduced in a warm duotone, which brings out the amazing range of light and shadow in the original works. A learned introduction by Robert Flynn Johnson puts Jones in the context of other close-up still-life photographers. The book's only defect is Alice Waters's inane, hippy-dippy Preface: "A bunch of radishes. A bunch of grapes. [. . .] Charles Jones reminds us that horticulture is sacred. There is no other word for it." She drivels off after two pages, but still, that's two fewer of Jones's photographs that we might have enjoyed.

      5 out of 5 stars Perfect still-lifes.......1999-08-16

      A marvellous and inspiring book, whether you're a gardener or a photographer, or both. Jones' work, found in a trunk in the Bermondesy Market, is quite the most remarkable body of still-life work produced by an English photographer. Reminiscent of the photos of Josef Sudek, Irving Penn or Karl Blossfeldt, it's everything good still-life work should be -- simple, dramatic, evocative and perfectly composed. Since Jones left no negatives -- later in life, he used his glass plates to make cloches to protect his seedlings -- this book is the only public record of his work you're likely to see unless you chance upon an exhibition organized by the author, dealer and collector Sean Sexton. I can't recommend this book enough.
      Plant Kingdoms : The Photographs of Charles Jones
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        Sean; Johnson, Robert F Sexton
        Manufacturer: Smithmark
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        Plant Kingdoms the Photographs of Charles Jones 1998
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          Banana Fish, Vol. 3
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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          ASIN: 1569314381

          Book Description

          Ash Lynx wants revenge - against the mob boss who sent him to the pen, and against his cellmate, who shot his brother in Vietnam. While the NYPD and two Japanese journalists try to solve the puzzle they call "Banana Fish," Ash follows his own agenda.

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          4 out of 5 stars On the run and searching for the truth........2002-07-06

          It seems that trouble follows Ash, though he does leave a trail for it to follow. Volume 3 starts with Ash still in prison, where he's being held for a murder he didn't commit, and where he's being dogged by minions of the man who framed him. Fellow prisonmate Max Lobo has declared himself to be Ash's protector, and Ash doesn't seem to have much say in the matter. Once Ash learns about his brother Griffin's fate, however, he is happy to take Lobo's (and his lawyer's) help to get out of prison and on his way.

          And that, of course, is when the real fun begins.

          Determined to help, Eiji finds new and interesting resources in himself and helps Ash make his escape... and his assault on the enemy. When things fail to go as planned, a newly reunited crew finds themselves on the run and looking for answers. Where their search takes them opens up more of Ash's past and gives us a better idea of how Ash turned out the way he is, and why he is so loyal to Griffin.

          There are still lots of secrets left in Banana Fish, however. For instance, what, exactly, is Banana Fish? What is the connection to the man who died at Ash's feet in Volume 1? Why is Ibe so protective of Eiji? And what about those suspicious suicides? What is Papa Dino going to do now?

          Like the previous two volumes, Volume 3 of Banana Fish leaves you wanting more and wondering about the future of the characters. A great read all around.

          Confessions of an American Speaker: If B.S. Were Concrete, I'd Be Route 66
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          • Funniest Inspirational Book I've Ever Read!
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          Bob Basso
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          Women's Narrative and Film in 20th Century Spain (Media and Popular Culture)
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                              Start Your Own Self-Publishing Business (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up)
                              Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                              • Start Your Own Self-Publishing Business
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                              • Okay, but no cigar
                              Start Your Own Self-Publishing Business (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up)
                              Entrepreneur Press
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                              4 out of 5 stars Start Your Own Self-Publishing Business.......2007-07-17

                              Start your Own Self-Publishing Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success is the self-publishers' complete guide to starting their own publishing company either to self publish their own books or with the intention of taking on other writers' works in addition to their own. This book discusses in detail print, electronic, and audio publications and is complete with lots of examples, helpful forms, and smart tips.

                              I liked Start your Own Self-Publishing Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success because it had all the information presented in a logical, well thought out, easy to understand manner without all the hype and author self promotion often found in other self-publication guides. I also found it extremely refreshing that this book's emphasis was on creating a quality publication rather than slapping some pages together, calling it a complete work, and then using clever advertising and blanket marketing techniques to get some poor reader to buy a copy.

                              4 out of 5 stars Easy to Read.......2007-04-14

                              I purchased several books on this topic. The information is helful but I find out that there is a lot more to learn the more I read. You may want to explore what other useful information you may find online. After reading on this topic I find same or similar info in the books. For instance: That POD is not going to be very profitable since, it prints only few copies at a time. (Also how will you know that the POD company is not cheating you and is accurately reporting purchases and your reinbursement?)
                              The dissapointment comes from the fact that many of these books tell you that if you want to start your own publishing company, you would need at least $5000 and then some more. POD then is the cheapest way to get your book out and yet as I read in these books, the least profitable since, you would have minimal control over the price etc. I guess you will have to find out what works for you.

                              3 out of 5 stars Adequate but Nothing Special.......2006-08-03

                              As a non-neophyte self-publisher, I have read several books like this. By a fair margin, Dan Poynter's offers the greatest value. This Entrepreneur Magazine book provides an adequate survey of the various steps you need to take to self-publish a book. But the authors lack the insight and humility that people who have actually gone through the travails of self-publishing would have. Instead, it relies on interviews with a scant four self-publishers, whose comments pop up in chapter after chapter. It reveals to you that getting a review in the New York Times Book Review could sell 10,000 of your books, then lets its favorite interviewee note a few pages further on that it's not likely that the Times will decide to review your self-published book, but send it anyway just in case.

                              Listen to me: trying to get reviews for a self-published book can be an exceedingly frustrating task. You can waste a lot of time, effort, and copies to no avail. Better advice: sift carefully through all the lists in this book but especially in Poynter's to find the few potential publications that have a real interest in your subject, then focus on them. No harm in sending a press release to everyone else, as is suggested in this book. And still your best shot at a solid review will come from personal connections or other unfair advantages you might have. Or sheer luck.

                              The underlying point: a self-publishing business makes little economic sense in the vast number of cases, partly because there are too many self-publishers, who just add to the amazing glut of books of all kinds that is driving the organized publishing industry crazy. For every success story, I will bet there are scores of disappointed self-publishers who sell a few dozen copies of their books every year. So what readers really need is not another book that tells you how to self-publish a book but rather one entitled: "Turn Your Crummy Self-Publishing Business into a Successful Independent Press".

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                              3 out of 5 stars Should Have Listened to the 3-Star Reviewer!.......2006-05-25

                              I have to say that most of the time I'll disagree with the one guy who thinks a book sucks when many others have 4- and 5-star reviews. However, unfortunately, this wasn't the case for this book.

                              I should have avoided the book based on the fact that it was published by Entrepreneur Press. I've had plenty of doses of their extremely dry-as-dust home-business manuals (that they sell from their magazine) and this book was no exception. Not only was this book boring but it offered little useful content.

                              It's interesting because I've been looking into self-publishing for years and, out of everything I read, the ONLY thing that gave me the most information was a book that I got for FREE from Infinity Publishing (infinitypublishing.com) who prints self-published books.

                              3 out of 5 stars Okay, but no cigar.......2006-05-08


                              This book is well organized and the writing is fairly smooth, but it is basically second hand material. You're better off reading one good book about publishing and one good book about self-publishing. There's lots of material here gathered from various self-publishers, gurus and organizational heads in the field, but the author has obviously never self-published and really does not give you a good sense of it. Some glaring errors: the assumption that every self-publisher either lays out his own text in Adobe (InDesign at this point) or Quark Xpress or hands over a Word document to a printer who typesets it for a fee. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way and thousands of self-publishers use the services of typesetters or book designers to format their work before they ever approach a printer.
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                              Start Your Own Desktop Publishing Business (Start Your Own Business)
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                                Prentice Hall
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                                Average customer rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
                                • Best used as a general business book, if used at all
                                • Not worth the paper it was printed on
                                Start Your Own Newsletter Publishing Business (Start Your Own Business)

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                                2 out of 5 stars Best used as a general business book, if used at all.......1999-03-16

                                At the end of the last chapter of the book, the authors say that 'this book just scratches the surface of the knowledge that you will want- and need- to acquire in the course of starting your newsletter business and making it grow.' That statement accurately sums up the contents of this book.

                                The book does a good job of skimming some of the major points involved in running any home business, but does not delve deeply into the mechanics behind newsletter publishing. It contains a lot of good, common sense advice on general business practices, but precious little on the design, production, and marketing of newsletters. The book contains ample space and sample worksheets for organizing your own thoughts with regard to writing a good newsletter, sample worksheets for start-up costs, accounting, and listing areas forfurther research on one's own. It also contains a fairly good list of resources the reader can turn to for further information on specific aspects business.

                                However, none of this makes up for the utter lack of good information on the creation, design, organization, and production of a quality newsletter to be found in this book. Only one useful line was devoted to choosing suitable desk top publishing software, computer hardware information was too general to the point of being useless, and absolutely no information or examples were given on newsletter formats, conventions, and types were given. Other than some of the business aspects (tax issues for subscription newsletters was blatantly omitted) behind running a newletter publishing business, everything was discussed in general terms. Moreover, any person of average intelligence already knows much of the information presented.

                                For those of you out there who are looking to start a business of some sort, think that newsletters are an easy way to make money, and know absolutely nothing about business, then by all means buy this book. Though the book had a (very) few good pieces of information, there was not enough to justify its list price. More advanced readers should skip this tome and buy Barbara Fanson's excellent guide to newsletter publishing.

                                1 out of 5 stars Not worth the paper it was printed on.......1998-11-11

                                It was obvious that this book contained quite a bit of boilerplate copy from another, or even possibly several, "home-based business" topic(s). In fact, I found "how-to" references that were not applicable to newsletter publishing in any way, shape or form, which indicated an extremely sloppy editing and proofing job. It was apparent that their approach was a serial publishing concept, in which they took the framework of the "how-to" and superimposed a variety of topics onto it, but what a rush job. . .and, in essence, a snow job.

                                The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag
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                                5 out of 5 stars A Chilling Story, Compellingly Told.......2007-06-16

                                Abject stories of horror are difficult to take in. We sometimes turn aside when reading the horror because our minds find it hard to digest the bleak facts.

                                While this book is filled with horrors -- families torn asunder, abuse of pregnant women, torture by prison guards, among many other recountings -- the story is still told with humanity and grace, and ultimately ends with hope, if not happiness.

                                The story of such regimes as North Korea must be told. And because we are inclined to forget, the story must be told over and over, so that we are not fooled by the lies of the North, the excuses made by the North's apologists, and the occasional public smiles of Kim Jong-il.

                                This is a well-written, engaging story. I don't easily rate an item with 5 stars, but this deserves the 5 and more.

                                5 out of 5 stars A sobering reality of North Korean gulag........2007-06-08

                                A story about how things went from good to bad, and ultimately the worst in North Korea right after their war of independence. A truly evil government is exposed in this book. All governments on earth are evil one way or the other, but the North Korean one is one of those that take home the evilness trophies.

                                5 out of 5 stars Sometime things are difficult to believe because they are so true.......2007-05-27

                                This is one of the few books that I was compelled to read through in one sitting. His personal accounts of the life in Yoduk concentration camp are vivid and almost too surreal to believe. Sadly the story didn't end with his release from Yoduk concentration camp or his subsequent flight to South Korea via China. There are still millions people suffering in various prison camps. In fact, the entire state of North Korea is a big prison camp.
                                The worst part of the reality is that there are still people (though minority) who sympathize with North Korean regime. Unbelievably, there are still some people in the world who either idealize the North Korean government or help sustain the current regime. This book should help dispell any illusions associated with North Korea and compel us to help the suffering people there.

                                5 out of 5 stars Chilling, but Uplifting.......2007-05-24

                                I read Mr. Chol-Hwan's story late last year. Recently, I was discussing NK with someone and I recommended this book. President Bush has been pilloried by many on the left for his labeling of this evil regime as part of the "Axis of Evil"---and trust me, when you read Mr. Chol-Hwan's account, you will agree. What I find most curious about those who criticized the president, is their almost universal regard for similar dictatorships in Cuba and Venezuela---dictators cut from the same Leninist-Stalinist cloth.
                                Mr. Chol-Hwan's suffering, and the suffering of his family should not be ignored, nor should his steadfast determination to desire and ultimately achieve freedom.
                                A little reality goes a long way---there is evil in this world, much as the left would have us believe otherwise---and Mr. Chol-Hwan's account serves to place an exclamation point on the notion. A must read, highly recommended.

                                5 out of 5 stars "Aquariums of Pyongyang".......2007-02-09

                                "Aquariums of Pyongyang" details the experiences of a young man and his family in North Korea's gulag system. It is one of several recent biographies that show the violence and aburdity in North Korea. Considering what Kang Chol-Hwan has been through, it is a wonder that he is adjusting to life outside the prisons.

                                Destroyer Skipper: A Memoir of Command at Sea
                                Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                                • The real Navy - Destroyers
                                Destroyer Skipper: A Memoir of Command at Sea
                                Don Shepard
                                Manufacturer: Presidio Press
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Hardcover

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                                ASIN: 0891415556
                                Release Date: 1996-06-01

                                Book Description

                                A personal account of leadership lessons developed through his adventures on the world's oceans.

                                Customer Reviews:

                                4 out of 5 stars The real Navy - Destroyers.......2000-02-01

                                As an ex-sailor I couldn't put this book down. I served aboard a 2250 FramII can and this book is right on the money portraying life aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer (WESPAC) during the late 60's-early 70's Navy. I felt like I was back on the bridge, passing the word for watch relief's, making 12 o'clock reports to the skipper, or heading for the galley after the 20-24 for mid-rats. . I hope Mr. Sheppard continues to write. I'll buy anything he writes about the Greyhounds of the Sea.
                                DESTROYER SKIPPER: A MEMOIR OF COMMAND AT SEA
                                Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                                • Very interesting
                                DESTROYER SKIPPER: A MEMOIR OF COMMAND AT SEA
                                Don Sheppard
                                Manufacturer: Presidio
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Hardcover
                                ASIN: B000GR83O2

                                Customer Reviews:

                                5 out of 5 stars Very interesting.......2007-02-04

                                Sheppard entered the Navy as a seaman recruit in 1948, became an officer and retired as a full commander in 1977. This book is the third in a series covering Sheppard's career in the Navy. It covers the period 1970 to 1977 when Sheppard was executive officer of one destroyer and captain of another. I found it particularly interesting because I was in the Navy from 1977 to 1983. Sheppard answered some questions I've had for a while, such as why officers wore V-neck T-shirts and enlisted personnel wore crew neck T-shirts. My only complaint is that none of the names (save the author's) is real. Sheppard explains that the characters are real people with phony names, or composites of two or more people. Of course, once I got 50 pages or so into the book I realized why he couldn't use real names. He would have been sued. For example, when Sheppard was executive officer of a destroyer visiting Olongapo City in the Philippines, his captain got infatuated with a teenage filipino girl and completed paperwork to have a $400/month allotment sent to her, claiming she was his sister. Sheppard intercepted the paperwork and saved his captain's career. I supposed Sheppard might be embellishing events, or even writing fiction, but it rings true to me.

                                Entry into Citizenship (Student Workbook)
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                                  Entry into Citizenship (Student Workbook)
                                  Aliza Becker , and Mary Ann Siegel
                                  Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT
                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                  Binding: Paperback

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                                  ASIN: 0809206420

                                  Book Description

                                  Entry Into Citizenship is a consumable text for beginning students who need to pass the Citizenship exam and to get through the INS interview given prior to the exam. This text is based on the "100 Questions" and allows students to study specific information they will need to pass. The 250 illustrators and organizers enable students to understand complex ideas with a minimum of language. This text also includes tips that provide strategies for approaching the exam, interview, and application process.
                                  Law of foreigners and citizenship: Being commentaries on Foreigners Act, Registration of Foreigners Act and rules, Passport (Entry into India) act and ... Act, and Naturalisation Act (Pakistan)
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                                    Law of foreigners and citizenship: Being commentaries on Foreigners Act, Registration of Foreigners Act and rules, Passport (Entry into India) act and ... Act, and Naturalisation Act (Pakistan)
                                    Raghbirlal Bhagatram Sethi
                                    Manufacturer: Law Publishers
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                                    Binding: Unknown Binding

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                                    ASIN: B0006E7O72

                                    Complete Waterfowl Studies: Diving Ducks
                                    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                                    • This book is far from foul.
                                    Complete Waterfowl Studies: Diving Ducks
                                    Bruce Burk
                                    Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
                                    ProductGroup: Book
                                    Binding: Hardcover

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                                    ASIN: 0887400264

                                    Book Description

                                    Diving Ducks covers our ducks of the deeper waters, often salty, who have marvelously adapted themselves to feeding below the surface, sometimes at incredible depths.

                                    , 107 color plates/680 b/w illustrations, 8 1/2" x 11"

                                    Customer Reviews:

                                    5 out of 5 stars This book is far from foul........2001-01-04

                                    This is an excellent book for any duck enthuiest, waterfowl artist or carver. As a waterfowl artist myself,this book has helped me out by far in my knowledge towards waterfowl and all that makes them what they are. If you don't have this, I would advise you to make the purchase. It won't let you down.
                                    Diving Birds of North America
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                                      Diving Birds of North America
                                      Paul A. Johnsgard
                                      Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                      Binding: Hardcover

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                                      ASIN: 0803225660
                                      Life Histories of North American Diving Birds
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                                        Life Histories of North American Diving Birds
                                        Arthur Cleveland Bent
                                        Manufacturer: Dover Publications
                                        ProductGroup: Book
                                        Binding: Paperback

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                                        ASIN: 0486250954
                                        Life histories of North American diving birds,: Order pygopodes
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                                          Arthur Cleveland Bent
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