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This book examines the role of the architect and the influence of the client in creating a visually pleasing and functional kitchen. Colorful photography and personal quotes portray the kitchens within the context of their surrounding rooms, as well as their most important design features.
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A little more detail.......2007-08-24
I enjoyed the concept of the book however the level of detail was not what I would have wanted. I wish the pictures were a little bite larger so that you could see the connection details of the tile, wood, and metal.
The Ultimate in Modern...........2005-11-16
This book presents fabulous photos of awe-inspiring kitchens based on modern architecture. The newest materials and looks are emphasized. What is also great is the functionality of many of them. The ones by CCS-architecture are particularly noteworthy because this firm specializes in modern restaurant design in San Francisco. This volume gave us some great ideas.
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One lovely feature of this volume is that it shows the real material that inspired different faux finishes next to the excellent painted imitations. After extensive coverage of all aspects of getting started (tools and materials, preparation, safety concerns, and design and color considerations), and of working with glazes, there are dozens of detailed recipes for various marble and graining effects. The final chapter, "Professional Practice," explains how to set up your own decorative-painting business, including assembling a portfolio, identifying and reaching your market, financial planning, calculating rates and expenses, preparing samples, organizing the workspace, and working with clients. You'll even find a prototype contract and a checklist of supplies to bring on the job. Those who want to produce spectacular faux-finish results will learn a lot from Professional Painted Finishes.
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Excellant book!!.......2007-04-17
If you can't decide what to do to that plain ole drab wall look through this book!! Shows step by step exciting and new techniques that maybe one wouldn't' have thought of ((or have the nerve to do)). If you get get stuck in what to do, just flip through and it will get your " creative juices" flowing!!
Not really recommended but OKAY.......2006-07-03
I was looking forward to this book but was rather disappointed due to the extensive written instructions but the rather sketchy illustrative photos.
The best of the best.......2006-06-01
I bought this book more than ten years ago, I have an almost complete collection of books on painted finished, especially of wood and marble. The "Professional Painted Finishes" is absolutely the best I have, it is oozing QUALITY throughout. It is not for beginners but is The reference to return to again and again. It is also lovely just to browse through.
Good variety.......2004-06-30
I liked this book because it contained great illustrations and it also had helpful information about the business side of faux finishing. The text is compact, so each page contains alot of data.
Superb book - Knowledge of teaching & Painting -.......2001-12-09
Great book for all levels.
Ina and Allan Marx run a great faux finishing school that has spawned this great book. Complete
and through it a bible for novice to expert painters. Not only do they teach you the technique, but alos
how to "look and see" the item you are painting from nature. They are true professionals and
above all both are excellent teachers. I have taken their classes, and as there is no substituion for
taking one of their classes, this book is a great how to guide if you can't take one.
Excellent. Their knowledge of teaching and superb knowledge of faux painting marry in this books.
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The Body at Risk: Photography of Disorder, Illness, and Healing is the first book to explore the ways that photojournalists and social documentarians have conceptualized the human subject as a site of both good and ill health. The volume looks at photographs depicting child laborers; Depression-era health programs; general medical care in the southern United States at mid-century; people with HIV, AIDS, and polio, along with their caretakers and the health workers who advocate for them; environmental pollution; physical and psychological injuries received during warfare; domestic violence; and emergency care in the modern urban hospital. It brings together ten significant bodies of photographs made over the past one hundred years to show how human health topics have been represented for the general public and how the emphasis on health has shifted; how photography has been used to present and promote certain points of view about health and the social circumstances that affect it, both positively and negatively; and how photography has helped shape public knowledge of and opinion about health care and some of the events and circumstances that engender it.
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Four-eyed high-schooler Karin has never thought of herself as the glamorous type, so why is this hot guy on the subway taking pictures of her? Does he actually like her or is he just some kind of subway perv? Things get complicated when the most popular girl in Karin's school, Yuka, starts showing an interest in Kiriya (yes, that picture-taking guy on the subway) and sees Karin as her rival! Can Karin build up her self-esteem (and ditch her glasses) enough to stand up to jealous Yuka--and experience first love?
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best book ever(if you haven't read the last book don't read this).......2006-12-15
i luv thlis book it s like right when u open the book u can't close it can't put everything into words because thats how good it is.i'm just sayin Karin's and Kiriya's relationship is like a rollercoaster but u can't get tired of it one day he cheats on her but the next day they get married ( i'm not sayin that truly happened)but i'm glad i got the last book and saw how it turned out. Kiriya proposing to Karin was a big step but the way he did it was so romantic. its like what every girl dreams about when she gets older. now lets rap this up Kiriya and Karin are so much in luv that their willingly ready to get married after high school. so at the end of the book get ready for some pictures of the pass and a kiss at their wedding.
boring.......2006-11-19
i've read a lot of shoujo manga...at first when i read the first volume i was a bit put off by the plot...but read it anyways due to art. Those of you who know what really good shoujo manga is knows what i'm talking about. The frame transitions are bad.. the different expressions look the same, too many cliches, the actions of the art don't flow properly. Generally it's just plain boring. However those in the preteen ages might like it--but if you prefer something more interesting and unique, find something else.
kare first love vol.8.......2006-07-08
I love this book and i can not wait for the next two books.
cliffy.......2006-07-08
I'll be honest. I would have the 9th book in your hands before you read the 8th. the cliffhanger at the end just really makes you unable to wait for the next ohe so if youve already got it then you dont go through the torture of waiting!!!
THE BEST SHOUJO MANGA EVER!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-06-14
I have read many other shoujo mangas before and this is one of the best. As the typical-geeky girl, karin, goes on her everyday life trip, she meets this guy named kiriya. She becomes the beautiful little butterfly at the end. Sometimes she goes wild and gets drunk and almost does IT. I can't wait to read the next volume...
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The intimate story of two women whose lives were bound together in a unique relationship marked by genius, dependence, and love. Lash traces Anne Sullivan's early years in a Massachusetts poorhouse, describes her meeting with Helen Keller in Alabama, and goes on to recount the joint events of their lives: Helen's childhood experiences, education at Radcliffe, and work in vaudeville, politics, and for the blind. This definitive biography concludes with Helen's final years without Anne Sullivan Macy.
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Remarkable women with feet of clay.......2003-06-07
This is the best biography about Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller that I have read. Since I was a child I have been fascinated by them and have read everything that I could get my hands on. Lash goes beyond their heroism and describes Annie and Helen as real people with "feet of clay."
He relies heavily on voluminous correspondence to show the many facets of Helen and those in her life. Many of these details are not explained in other biographies. For example, Helen's father tried to shore up his finances with loans (often defaulted) from Helen's patrons. The "Frost King" incident caused many people to doubt Annie's veracity and credibility as a teacher for the rest of her life. Mr.Sandborn and Mr. Anagnos used the controversy to divert attention from Annie's role as Teacher to Helen and to re-focus attention on the role that the Perkins Institute played in her education. Lash also shows that John Macy had a complex relationship (for the good and the bad) with both Annie and with Helen. Helen was a radical Socialist and often risked her popularity and, therefore, their income by speaking out in support of Socialist leaders and causes. In the end the reader sees that Helen and many of those around her did great things, but they were not perfect. Insecurity, jealousy, money and a desire for love and fame caused all of them to act ugly sometimes.
The other point that was never clear to me before, is that Helen and Annie spent their lives marketing themselves in order to generate an income. Helen's father faced a serious financial downturn that prevented him from supporting them from Helen's young womanhood on. Therefore, to continue Helen's formal education and to maintain a home away from Alabama, they had to cultivate sponsors, write publishable material, and earn money speaking at a myriad of functions. In many ways, this was an uncertain life that dictated that they remain in good standing with public opinion at all times.
The other connection that Lash made for me concerns the complexity, the depth and the breadth of Annie and Helen's relationship. Because Annie suffered through a harrowing childhood, she desperately needed to create a loving family. Helen presented the perfect opportunity for Annie to be needed and to love and be loved unconditionally. While some people construed their relationship to be unhealthy or manipulative, it seems that it was a natural outgrowth of their particular situation. Once again, it was not perfect, but it served a huge need for them both.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to see a more realistic view of the lives of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan.
Informative!.......2002-03-06
Informative! It does get a bit long & wordy at times, but it's a fair representation of Helen & Annie's lives. The more I read about Annie Sullivan, the more I like her. I think it was a real shame that Arthur & Kate Keller felt threatened by the close bond Annie had with Helen. I think Arthur & Kate just wanted Helen to be "trained," but not really the free independent spirit she was meant to be. I'm so glad Annie stood by her & helped her become a free person & became a lifelong friend to Helen as well. Annie was very open about whatever failings she'd had & was a warm, loving supportive guide in Helen's life. I get the feeling Helen & Annie had almost a mother-daugher-like bond, which of course practically killed Arthur & Kate. The stupid thing was, the Keller parents wanted to just shift over the responibility to Annie of educating her & getting her to fit into society, yet wanted total control over Helen's life. If anyone was manipulative & controlling, it was Arthur & Kate. Esp. Arthur, I think was really patronizing & downright domineering toward Annie. Kate didn't help matters either & when I read about her attempts to break Helen & Pete up later on & her consent to try to split Helen & Annie up, I really lost respect for Kate. I know I'm slamming Kate & Arthur here, but I see Annie as more of a loving parent figure in Helen's life. I really commend Annie for standing strong against Helen's domineering, manipulative parents. Oh, boy, was that John Macy a real creep! I was sooo glad Annie got away from him; he accused Annie of being "manipulative & controlling" when he was controlling himself! He KNEW Annie & Helen had a tight bond, yet after he married Annie, he started giving poor Annie a hard time about it! What was really contemptable was that John wrote to Kate & others badmouthing Annie behind her back & it's good that the book exposed that clearly. That made me lose respect for John too; sorry, but I have no sympathy for John Macy. I think Annie tried really hard to be a good wife, yet John just criticized her for being too close to Helen. Poor Annie, it was sad reading about her heartbreak. It was touching & kind of reassuring to read that it was Helen who came to Annie's support when Annie couldn't stop crying for several days over John. It was Helen who fired a letter off to John blasting him for badmouthing Annie. I cheered when Helen was the one who helped Annie get back on her feet, esp. since I hear that John cleaned out the Macys' joint account & closed it without Annie's consent & Annie had to struggle to get her career going again. Boy, was it inspiring to read about Annie's heart healing & her getting her writing going again as well as back on her feet financially! I love how Helen & Annie stood by each other all the way & once Polly joined them, stood by them too. Annie's shaky pride suffered a lot of blows in her life, but always she managed to get back on her feet. I always knew Helen was forever grateful to Annie for freeing her from her early wordless prison & helping her get started to an independent free life & Helen showed this gratitude by being the one to take care of Annie when Annie grew old & frail & went permanently blind. It was a touching mother-daugher bond almost...when Helen was young, Annie looked out for her, then the roles reversed; when Annie got older & weaker, Helen was the one to look out for her & it was great that Helen was able to be by her bedside when her mentor & friend died. What was wonderful also was that Annie was a really sweet, accepting person; she had so many problems in her life, yet never sank into self-pity; she even made wry jokes about her blindness & even wrote a self-effacing column "Foolish Remarks From a Foolish Woman." That part cracked me up! Annie was a quick-tempered little thing, but was quick to forgive & had a big heart & I'm glad this book acknowledged that. Even Helen said that Annie was generous "to a fault." But the last best gift Annie gave Helen was the capacity to be completely independent, even from her, so once Annie died, with only a little help from Polly, Helen was able to live a free life, even long after Annie was gone. I say kudos to both Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan!!!!
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP.......2000-11-13
The lives of Helen Keller and her teacher, Ann Sullivan Macy are eternally intertwined. Helen Keller, blind and deaf since infancy depended on Annie since the age of 6 when the latter was hired to teach her.
This comprehensive, fascinating and completely riviting biography does an excellent job of separating the two women's lives and analyzing each woman in her own right. Helen takes giant steps beyond the water pump where Annie first impressed upon her the concept of language. It is to this author's credit that the reader does not languish at that water pump, but follows these women throughout their lives.
The true symbiosis is fully described when other teachers as well as Helen's own mother Kate, try to separate her from Annie. Feeling that her maternal authority had been usurped, Kate understandably wanted to wean Helen from Annie. Each attempt by any person to effect such a change resulted in disaster. Even Annie's marriage to a gifted editor named John Macy ended in an acrimonious split because he felt Helen took up too large a portion of their lives together. From all accounts, Macy seemed to feel that Annie used the same domineering methods she had used on the child Helen with him. He also described Annie as "manipulative and controlling," which certainly seem like apt descriptions of her approach. Resentful of Helen's constant presence and feeling like an odd member of an equally odd triadic relationship, John retreats further from the marriage.
When Annie dies, Helen is disconsolate; she feels she can't survive without her "Teacher," although she, by that point had been at Annie's side for nearly half a century. A bright, progressive woman named Polly assumes the role of "Teacher," and Helen flourishes under her gentle tutlage and interpretation. Polly is clearly accepting of Helen's challenges and appears to make a sincere effort to see that Helen is fully included in all conversations and activities which she [Polly] is part of. One does not get the sense that Polly is a martyr. One gets the impression that Polly is loyal and determined with no agenda of her own.
Helen's relationship with Polly does appear to be much healthier than her relationship with Annie. This book fully explores Helen's character, her life experiences and the types of relationships she forged in the post-Teacher years with intelligence and sensitivity.
A landmark biographical story of the human spirit........2000-09-08
AFB Press is the publishing arm of the American Foundation For The Blind. Helen And Teacher, written by biographer Joseph P. Lash and published by AFB Press, is a magnificent, 811-page opus that is the most comprehensive work ever done on the unique and moving story of a little blind, deaf and dumb girl, and the dedicated woman who brought her into contact with the world, and with people. The basic story is well known to the general public, the subject of stage plays and movies. But in Helen And Teacher, we are treated in exhaustive, definitive detail to this landmark biographical story of the human spirit. Also highly recommended from AFB Press is their wonderful little gift book, To Love This Life: Quotations By Helen Keller which is also available in an audiobook format.
The authoritative Bio. on two of America's greatest women.......1998-06-08
There is no need to read anything else on Helen Keller or Annie Sullivan Macy, because it is all included in this incredible biography. This in-depth look at these two remarkable women was both readable and throughly informative. Of all my research on Annie Sullivan, I have found nothing that is not mentioned in Mr. Lash's work; he has truly captured her spirit, along with her triumphant pupil.
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The touch of magic;: The story of Helen Keller's great teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy
Lorena A Hickok
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A classical scholar.......2005-07-22
I had the honor of taking several classes taught by Dr. Chateauvert at the University of Maryland. I strongly recommend any book that she's authored or contributed to as her insights are always deep and encourage an even deeper exploration of the subject by the audience.
Brilliant.......1998-12-23
Ms. Chateauvert illuminates an all-too forgotten segment of American history. The relationships and connections she highlights are remarkable. I highly recommend this book.
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- Civil-Rights, History, a moving drama of oppressed peoples
- It's "I'VE GOT A DREAM!" but for blind Americans.
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Walking Alone and Marching Together: A History of the Organized Blind Movement in the United States, 1940-1990
Floyd Matson
Manufacturer: National Federation of Blind
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Civil-Rights, History, a moving drama of oppressed peoples.......2000-04-19
I am a member of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation's oldest and largest civil-rights organizaion of (and for) blind people. The NFB is very much akin to NAACP, or NOW; the NFB was formed to help improve the lives of the blind. Beyond being blind, I am also interested in the movements of all oppressed or marginalized people to lift themselves and to be accepted. I enjoy reading the histories of these organizations/movements, and Walking Alone and Marching Together is an excellent read. This book does a wonderful job of detailing why and how the NFB was formed, the development of its philosophy and purpose, and the increased acceptance and success of the blind as a result of its existence. The speeches alone are amazing, uplifting, and so well-written, and the narrative is quite good and appropriate...Mr. Matson understands the purpose of narrative. I strongly encourage anyone who is blind, who knows someone who is blind, or anyone interested in the civil-rights movement to read this book, and beyond that, to get in touch with the NFB. It has changed the life of thousands of blind people before you, and it will change yours as well.
It's "I'VE GOT A DREAM!" but for blind Americans........1999-03-05
This stirring history book is about a mostly unnoticed group of Americans attaining ordinary civil liberties and social options. We all know Women, African-Americans, and other minorities have had to fight for their equal treatment in our society. Little happened until they took up the fight for themselves. This unique book tells the story of the revolution of the American blind! Once told to do "blind trades" like basket-weaving, 40 yrs later there's blind attnys, artists, factory workers, engineers, teachers, reporters, secretaries, &etc. It was enjoyable reading about the events, the speeches, and the people who made things different for blind Americans! "Walking Alone and Marching Together" gives the full text of really powerful speeches with just enough commentary by the author to tie each speech to its place in Blind History, plus correspondance, laws, statistics, magazine articles, and more. Did you know Senator JFK (before he was President)was going to introduce a blind persons Right to Association Bill because blind persons working on gaining their civil rights were losing their jobs?! That it took collective action by blind Californians to get a law that permitted blind persons to teach in public schools? & to work in US Govt agencies? There are great examples of the American system of self-reliance and ingenuity to upgrade the status of a minority. Check out the fist-raised, rousing speeches by these blind American heroes. These speeches are the blind American's equivilent of Martin Luther King, Jr. with "I've Got A Dream." In one appendix there's an amazing biography section with more than a dozen blind leaders of the recent past and of today who are still at work on blind equality. (The battle isn't over yet.) The book is so big I found it best to read a few speeches and then think about them before diving in for more. It would be a great resource for school libraries(junior high thru univ.)& public libraries that have resources for writing reports on Am.History, minorities, blind & visually impaired, disabilities, Civics, great speech makers, civil rights struggles, & folks who make a difference. If you have an interest in these subjects, try it yourself. So far I've read it 1 1/2 times. It lifts my spirits. People CAN be wonderful. What was wrong CAN be made right if Americans will work at it.
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Marching on Together
Eddie Gray
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Marching on Together
Richard Sutcliffe
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"MARCHING TOGETHER is the Reverend W. Charles Hodgins's recollections of his years with the 166th Newfoundland Field Regiment during World War II. This is an uncommon account, based on a diary that he kept, not only of one padre's day-to-day doings but of the men with whom he served. It is illuminated throughout by a deeply considered philosophy, the convictions of his faith, and a lifetime of active concern with fundamental moral and human questions. With insight and compassion, the author reminds us that in what he calls the 'authentic of war," the struggle for victory was fought and won as much in the hearts and minds of men, as in was on the battleground."
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This digital document is an article from Canada and the World Backgrounder, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2536 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: Marching together: after many years of keeping a distance between Canadian and U.S. defence relations, the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is moving towards closer cooperation.
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Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 71
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