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Overlooking the majestic Hudson River, the Hudson Valley has long been a favored place to live. From the homes of the early settlers of the seventeenth century to the estates of the landed gentry of the eighteenth century and the baronial mansions of the captains of industry of the nineteenth century, the valley boasts some of the finest houses in America. Historic Houses of the Hudson River Valley is a sumptuous presentation of 33 houses in the region, ranging from the earliest Dutch cottages still extant to the grand Gothic and Italianate revival, stately Georgian, Federal, and beaux-arts country homes of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Historic Houses of the Hudson River Valley features a stunning array of newly photographed homes that date from over three centuries and are distinctive examples of the architecture of the region; from the Dutch vernacular cottage to Georgian country homes and later grand estates. Many, also, are open for visits.
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TREASURES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY.......2007-07-13
Wow, the reviewer above, Mr. Briss, is harsh on this book. Dude, did the author kick your cat or something, lord. This book is not the second coming, granted, but it is a nice book, with well presented images and interesting, if not scholarly text, I really dont know what Mr. Briss expected, but honestly this is not a bad book for the price, I mean if you are into this sort of thing which frankly, I am. One star for this this book is obtuse and mean spirted, and frankly, just plain nonsensical. It's really a three star book, but i gave it four because, the old queen above gave it such a thrashing.
Nice coffee table book.......2005-08-15
I bought this for my husband (he requested it specifically) as a gift. He is very happy with it. Note that we enjoy it more as a coffee table book than as deep research material!
Pretty disappointing.......2004-11-12
Gregory Long writes in his introduction to this new book that he aims to update the Eberlein & Hubbard classic "Historic Houses of the Hudson River." He misses that mark. He discusses fewer houses than do Eberlein & Hubbard, and substitutes pedantry for insight. A first-time author, his text lurches from the slangy to the stilted. Long does better with the photography. Some of his pictures are very pretty.
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Dutch Houses
Helen Wilkinson Reynolds
Manufacturer: Dover Publications Inc.
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ASIN: 0486214699 |
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Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley
H. D. Eberlein , and
C. V. D. Hubbard
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Great Houses of the Hudson River
ASIN: 0486263045 |
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A photographic history of the distinctive homes and public buildings that sprang up along the Hudson River from earliest colonial times to the post-Revolutionary era, including Washington Irving’s and FDR’s homes, the historic buildings of West Point and scores more. The meticulously researched text is enlivened with many fascinating anecdotes. 200 photographs. 2 maps.
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Not what I was expecting.......2005-07-20
This book does not do the homes it features justice. The images are depressing, they are all bad b/w on cheap paper, other than the sickly color image on the cover. I purchased two copies, one was to be gift, but it was so bad I gave them something else.
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This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Thomson Gale on June 27, 2005. The length of the article is 535 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: Tarrytown House Estate & Conference Center: in the historic Hudson River Valley.(Hotels & Conference Centers)(member of Destination Hotels & Resorts family)
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Fairfield County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 27, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 44
Issue: 26
Page: S22(1)
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Thorough, exhaustive coverage of materials, media, tools of painting through ages; based on historical and laboratory studies. A standard reference for painters, students, curators, and conservators. 34 illustrations.
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Practical guide.......2007-07-26
Compact, useful, essential much better than many other titles. Provides you with the basics & essentials, based on experience and knowledge.
even in china.......2000-10-27
For my research on Chinese painters and painting techniques I am in China. Taking a copy of this book with me as a reference work, now I end up buying it again for some of my Chinese friends. They are all very interested in this still very accurate and usefull book for restorers and other people working with Art. The coverage of materials is very complete.
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"An encyclopedic collection of specialized data on every aspect of painting and painting research. Five sections: Mediums, Adhesives and Film Substances; Pigments and Inert Materials; Solvents, Diluents amd Detergents; Supports; and Tools and Equipment. Contains unabridged reprint of the original (1942) edition, new author's Preface, original Preface and Introduction. Bibliographies. Revised Table of Physical Properties of Pigments. Glossary."
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- "Chasing Rickshaws" documents a long and colorful history.
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Lonely Planet: Chasing Rickshaws
Tony Wheeler
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
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All across Asia, the rickshaw reigns--as trusty public transportation, tourist attraction, or both. Tony Wheeler and Richard l'Anson traipsed thousands of miles, from China to Indonesia, to ride, photograph, and otherwise investigate this inveterate Asian taxicab. They visited 12 cities in all, traveling through Agra, Calcutta, Hanoi, Macau, Penang, Singapore, Beijing, Dhaka, Hong Kong, Manila, Rangoon, and Yogykarta, following the wheel ruts of the rickshaw--or trishaw, sidecar, pedicab, cyclo, or becak--depending on which city they were in. The result, other than some callused posteriors, is a splendid homage to a transportation tradition. Wheeler explains the history of the cycle-rickshaw, why it remains such a popular and omnipresent form of Asian transport, and how it varies from country to country. The book is studded with glossy photographs of the various riders (the people who pedal, as opposed to the passengers), and rickshaws put to all sorts of uses. Pictures show rickshaws laden with freight (11 metal containers), or children (10 school-bound kids), as well as a close-up of Mohan, an Agra fellow who, at 65, has been riding rickshaws for 40 years and typically makes one to three dollars a day. We see Beijing rickshaw riders, enthused about their jobs, pleased with the freedom of movement, the decent pay, and the healthy exercise--and the rickshaw men of Calcutta, who are pullers rather than riders. Hand-pulled on wooden wheels, Calcutta rickshaws haven't changed much in a century of use, and they own the streets during monsoons, when the more advanced machinery of the auto bogs down. And Dhaka, the world's rickshaw capital, is populated by more than 300,000 rickshaws. Elaborately decorated and often jammed in downtown rickshaw snarls, they dominate local traffic. And so the stories unfold across the continent. Rickshaws provide more than a focus for the book--they allow for an unusual, educational, and intimate portrait of Asia.
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Studied by engineers, evaluated by transportation economists and analyzed by sociologists, rickshaws and their riders are now celebrated in a fascinating and beautifully illustrated hardcover book. Inveterate Asia travelers Tony Wheeler and Richard I'Anson team up to explore the fascinating world of rickshaws - from the cycles of Vietnam to the teak becaks of Java - in a dozen cities throughout Asia.
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Wow.......2005-08-21
I love this book, I had to get a second hand one, it was worth it. I has everything you might want to know about rickshaws and more. All my cycle friends borrow this book. It needs to be reprinted!
"Chasing Rickshaws" documents a long and colorful history........1999-07-29
"Chasing Rickshaws" documents the long and colorful history of the rickshaw. From the early rickshaws to the more recent pedicabs, Wheeler remarks on the humble beginnings and changes surrounding this most common form of transportation. The surprising variations and ingenuity of the rickshaw designs combined with the hard work and hardship endured by the drivers or pullers makes for an interesting mixture of culture and history. The photos are vivid and portray more than an image of a somewhat outmoded vehicle, they show a unique insight into what makes this very common people-hauler, grocery-getter such an integral part of many countries daily routines. With rising interest in tourist pedicabs, this book is a must read for anyone about to embark on a rickshaw adventure.
Great photos!.......1999-01-25
As one who is devoted to seeing pedicabs everywhere, this book was a great inspiration. This study of pedicab businesses in many major Asian cities gives insights into the vital economic niche that this enterprise fills. Great reading for those interested in sustainable enterprises and economies.
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- Gate of Ivrel: Claiming Rites Graphic Novel
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Gate of Ivrel: Claiming Rites
C. J. Cherryh
Manufacturer: Donning Company Publishers
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Gate of Ivrel: Fever Dreams
ASIN: 0898655153 |
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Full color glossy graphic novel: adaptation of C.J. Cherryh's novel Gate of Ivrel, vol 1
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Gate of Ivrel: Claiming Rites Graphic Novel.......1999-12-04
This is a great little graphic novel based on the first few chapters of C.J. Cherryh's excellent novel Gate of Ivrel. The art is painstakingly detailed while remaining in the best classic comic-book style. There was a second Gate of Ivrel graphic novel, Fever Dreams, but the third, Blood Ties, was never finished or published. Fancher and Cherryh make a great duo. Perfect for any Cherryh fan!
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The Selected Letters of Mark Twain
Charles Neider
Manufacturer: Cooper Square Press
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ASIN: 0815410115 |
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Marvelous collection of letters, from Samuel Clemen's 18th year to his death at age 74.
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Selected Mark Twain-Howells Letters
Mark Twain
Manufacturer: Scribner
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- Not Just a Book About Books
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Wayward Women: A Guide to Women Travellers
Robinson
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Unsuitable for Ladies: An Anthology of Women Travellers
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Women of Discovery: A Celebration of Intrepid Women Who Explored the World
ASIN: 019280233X |
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For over sixteen centuries, women have been undertaking great journeys and writing about their experiences, yet the traditional image of them is still that of an intrepid Victorian lady vigorously prodding the ends of the earth with her parasol. But by their very nature, women travel writers are a non-conformist breed. The abbess Etheria's fourth-century account of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land relates not only the religious significance of her journey, but also the difficulties of mountaineering on Mount Sinai. Mary Wollstonecraft, who is celebrated as a pioneer feminist, wrote of her secret voyage in 1795 to Scandinavia - all for the love of a cad. Isabella Bird was a meek and dutiful woman at home, but once let loose in 'the congenial barbarism of the desert', she assumed an unladylike 'up-to-anything free-legged air'; while her contemporary Mary Kingsley canoed herself serenely through the white waters of West African rivers impeccably dressed in black silk and bonnet. Closer to our own time, some of the most glamorous women of the 1920s and 1930s were likely to feel just as comfortable in The Tatler as in the cockpit of a Gypsy Moth or stalking dinner in a central-Asian wasteland. In fact, the only thing these women have in common is that they all wrote first-hand accounts of their journeys. Wayward Women recounts the adventures of some 400 of these travellers, together with full bibliographical details of all the books they produced between them. These writings, many of which are brought to light here for the first time in generations, form a significant and previously neglected body of literature, full of insight, courage, and humour.
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Not Just a Book About Books.......2005-11-27
This fascinating and scholarly book by Jane Robinson covers sixteen centuries of woman travelers and their writing. Bibliographic and biographical information is included for each author. Includes maps, black and white photographs, an index of authors, and a geographical index. 344 pages. If you enjoy travel writing this is an excellent resource to find many of the books you may have missed.
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- Instructional-Design Theories and Models: A New Paradigm of Instructional Theory, Vol. 2 (Instructional Design Theories & Models)
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