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With an international clientele--among whom may be numbered royalty, giants of industry, and leaders of state--it is no wonder that interior designer and decorator of renown Alberto Pinto feels himself best suited to the shadows--albeit the shadows of the great. From this privileged position he subtly shapes lifestyles and, to a certain extent, the images of princes.
In Alberto Pinto: Classics, author Philippe Renaud offers us an intimate glimpse of Pinto's world, a world of exquisite luxury and opulence, a world in which, by Pinto's hand, elegance and abundance are brought to balance in harmonious accord. We are shown the magnificent interiors of apartments in New York, mansions in Paris, villas on the Riviera, country houses in England, and palaces in Cairo. We are also brought to a ranch in the deserts of New Mexico and to the ocean-side hills of Long Island's elegant Hamptons.
Here we find Pinto's cultivated but decidedly eclectic approach to design--an indirect result, perhaps, of his having grown up in post-colonial Casablanca. His roots are Moroccan--under the certain influence of Paris. Of course, his work is more than this: it is an amalgam of British chic, French elegance, and American rationalism; it is a manipulation of classical styles with a twist; it is frequently a brilliantly daring tendency to juxtaposition and apparent paradox in which a surrealistic painting by Magritte might hang below a Neoclassical bust--all of this ultimately resounding in an affirmation of Alberto Pinto as the interior designer and decorator of choice.
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A Classic!.......2002-12-17
I also do own a lot of books on interior design, and when it comes to looking in to the opulent french style, this is a book to own. Even if you are not going to do a room like the ones he does (which I suppose is extremely rare) his ways which objects, placement of furniture, various kind of traditional pieces, combination of textures and colors will give very good direction for working with this kind of inspiration, rather than the usual more country/cotteny feel so often done by others. His illustrations are very detailed, leaves you wondering if they were done before (as a service to his clients) or after the room was finished. (For himself, I suppose). A book to own.
An Exquisite Book.......2002-05-23
I have an extraordinarily large library of books on interior design books and this one equals or surpasses the very best. The number and quality of the photos are without parallel. The book represents the very best in haute European design. Pinto's work now is rivaled only by Peter Marino's, others of this genre having died. The average homemaker looking for ideas to freshen up the family room will not find them here. But for anyone interested in seeing what perfection of detail looks like -- in upholstery, curtains, garniture, and the like -- every page of this book will show them. It is worth every penny of the price and should be in every interior designer's collection, if only to inform them and their clients of what superior upholstery design and lush color can do for a room.
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- A great book detailing the travels and life of Everett Ruess
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- The best book about Everett Ruess
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Everett Ruess: A Vagabond for Beauty/ Wilderness Journals Combination Edition
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Everett Ruess--a bold teenage adventurer, artist, and writer--tramped around the Sierra Nevada, the California coast, and the desert wilderness of the Southwest between 1930 and 1934. At the age of 20, he mysteriously vanished into the barren Utah desert. Ruess has become an icon for modern-day adventurers and seekers. His search for ultimate beauty and adventure is chronicled in two books that contain remarkable collections of his writings, extracted from his journals and from letters written to family and friends. Both books are reprinted here in their entirety.
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Very Good Description of Place and Time.......2007-09-23
Unlike most of the other reviewers I found Everett to be rather smug and having an unpleasant sense of entitlement. I also didn't find him to be particularly talented as a writer or artist. It would have been interesting, had he lived, to see if he matured into greater skill, and perhaps even learned to treat animals appropriately.
I did like the book for it's excellent sense of the Canyon Country during that time. There's no question of Everett's bravery of wandering this harsh land. Edward Abbey is the far, far superior writer, but he's writing from a later period. I haven't found much written during this period and as such really enjoyed this book.
A great book detailing the travels and life of Everett Ruess.......2006-11-06
This is a great book, if you want to read about Everett and his travels around the Southwest and the Grand Canyon and Lake Powell area.
Good book..terrible binding........2006-09-28
This book is very interesting, but each page falls out as I turn to the next. I like to keep my books and often reread them again and again. I don't think it will be possible with this edition.
The best book about Everett Ruess.......2005-10-05
This is, I believe the best book about the mysterious young artist Everett Ruess. It consists mainly of his letters to his family and friends--well-written, if slightly flowery letters--and is much better than the less-polished collection of his wilderness journals.
Everett Ruess was a twenty-year-old photographer, artist, and writer, who rambled the desert with a manic passion for nature, beauty, and solitude. He canvassed the American Southwest, including the canyons and slickrock where Lake Powell is today, on burros, on horses, and on foot; he took the trails everyone thought were too dangerous, sought out the most desolate, forbidding areas, and chased experience with a joyful craving--sought it without already having it. He just went.
Where he went last though is anyone's guess. In 1934 he carved "NEMO," and the year, at two different spots in the sandstone around Davis Gulch (in southern Utah, just north of present day Lake Powell), tied up his pack animals--or someone did--and disappeared. No verifiable trace of him has ever been found, and though most theories involve his death, he could still be alive somewhere. He'd be over ninety years old now. Leaving his burros tied up to possibly starve was just the right touch to make people think he'd died--it might be what I'd do if I couldn't take the pressures of society anymore--and there is ample evidence throughout his journals that he never treated animals very well anyway: he killed every snake he saw, beat his dog so hard it ran away, and overworked his mules until one died of exhaustion.
Besides, why would he carve "NEMO" twice--as in Captain Nemo, the character in Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," a book he loved, a character who abandons society to live under the ocean--if he wasn't planning on abandoning society? It seems like an amazing coincidence that he would carve that, and then just get murdered by cattle rustlers.
Claims have been made that his bones were found in a crevice in Davis Gulch in the 1970s and given to a park maintenance worker and then lost. A notoriously racist Indian has claimed he murdered Everett Ruess in present day Reflection Canyon, buried him there, and then tied Everett's donkeys up in Davis Gulch. People have claimed that he got married and moved to a reservation, that he became a polygamist (he always claimed to be a "pantheistic hedonist"), and that he drowned.
A local of Escalante, Utah, told me he met Everett back in 1934: Everett was grinning, beaming, walking between two Navajo men, and the men were singing. That same man told me he thinks Everett was just a dumb kid who got himself killed by being foolish, and that he explored less than people say he did.
That may be, but everything about Everett remains a mystery, and his character remains intriguing.
Everett came out West, and at least part of him stayed here, and his legend grows more and more every day. He came out west, and he's still missing. Like the Anasazi. Like a thousand rumored treasures. Like 180 miles of the Colorado through Glen Canyon.
Things and people just vanish out here.
Fans of this book might also like "Sandstone Sunsets: In Search of Everett Ruess," which contains several interesting theories on Everett's death. Scott Thybony's "Burntwater" contains a good chapter on him, as does Jon Krakauer's "Into the Wild."
Don't stare too long at the abyss, lest the abyss stare back at thee.......2005-08-04
It may seem strange to describe something that is autobiographical as folklore or mythology. But to read Ruess' story is to read something so fantastic it is beyond belief. In the end, the story truly becomes myth as Everett meets his as yet unknown end.
I lived in Utah for 5 years and have hiked many of the canyons and deserts of Ruess' journals. Even in a more modern age I am still amazed at his adventurous spirit. The four corners region remains a vast and remote place much of which is inaccessible by 4 wheel-drive (thank goodness). To imagine a teenager venturing into such country at a time when it was still the domain of Native Americans is remarkable.
Reviewers who are critical of Ruess' journals, not only fail to recognize the remarkable nature of his story, but the beauty with which it is told. It is ironic then that Ruess often criticizes his paintings, never perhaps realizing his true talent is writing.
The material in these journals would make excellent material for a movie. I know one was made independently but Robert Redford (without his voice for narration) would truly bring these journals to life. What more cinematic ending than his leaving all earthly possessions behind and disappearing forever (at age 21) into the ether of dust and desert air. I wish someone would make a film of his story so it would finally be recognized as one of the great American stories.
Among journals of the southwest, this book is worthy of 5 stars. Among all literature it is probably worthy of 3.5 to 4.
Readers who enjoy this might also enjoy the already suggested Into the Wild, Desert Solitaire, Sandstone Sunsets, or even Mormon Country by Wallace Stegner.
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Another John Shaw Book - Excellent.......2003-02-04
This is another of John Shaw's excellent books on photography. Liberally illustrated with examples and interspersed with his commentary and notes I found tremendously useful.
Shaw covers almost all aspects of photography - from the rule of 16ths, exposure, film, tripods, lenses, closeups, depth of field, composition, backlit photography, etc... Reading this book before you start using that brand new SLR of yours will save you a lot of frustration and trial and error:) A lot of the tips in the book are also equally applicable to people using point-and-shoot cameras also.
A very useful feature in this book is that almost all photos have exposure details listed. Some of his other books do not have these details, which I miss.
This book is highly recommended if you are just beginning photography and are looking for a good introductory book.
a must read for beginners and advanced amateurs.......2003-02-04
It's usually difficult to write a nature photography book that's useful for the beginners and at the same time gives valuable advice to advanced amateurs, but Mr Shaw has just done that in this book.
This book contains very valuable advice for advanced ones especially on close-ups and flash photography and at the same time he covers the basic rules (thirds, sunny f/16) from an interesting perspective. I found his advice about filters and field gears invaluable.
Read this book if you want to take stunningly realistic nature photographs.
GREAT REFERENCE. WELL ORGANIZED.......2000-07-27
I doubt if this is the only book that you will ever need on this subject, but it is certainly one that you should not be without. I frequently use it as a quick reference/refresher before "going on a shoot." The topics are organized into 2-4 pages each that provide a lot of explanation without getting bogged down in chemistry and physics. Lots of great photos to illustrate the major points.
A great first book for the aspiring nature photographer........2000-03-02
John Shaw's books are highly recommended by many photography enthusiasts. I bought his "Closeups in Nature" last year, and thought it was one of the best instructional books on photography I've ever read. "Nature Photographer's Complete Guide..." is also a very good a book, I think, but I wouldn't buy it if you already have the "Closeups..." book. I think it is probably better suited to beginning photographers.
Good across most areas.......2000-02-25
This book touches on many relevant areas and facts about landscape and wild life photography. Good reference material. A little brief about composition in the area of landscape photography, though.
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None of Your Lip, Andy Capp
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A population of some millions wholly dependent upon the supply of rice for their existence would be thrown into sudden starvation by the withdrawal of the water. Thus have the nations died out like a fire for lack of fuel. This cause will account for the decay of the great cities of Ceylon. The population gone, the wind and the rain would howl through the deserted dwellings, the white ants would devour the supporting beams.
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A population of some millions wholly dependent upon the supply of rice for their existence would be thrown into sudden starvation by the withdrawal of the water. Thus have the nations died out like a fire for lack of fuel. This cause will account for the decay of the great cities of Ceylon. The population gone, the wind and the rain would howl through the deserted dwellings, the white ants would devour the supporting beams.
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Eight years wanderings in Ceylon. By Sir Samuel W. Baker ...
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It was in the year 1845 that the spirit of wandering allured me toward Ceylon: little did I imagine at that time that I should eventually become a settlerÂ… (Excerpt)
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