Pompeii: Monuments Past and Present
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  • Pompeii Book is Enlightening
  • A great book..
Pompeii: Monuments Past and Present
A. de Franciscus
Manufacturer: Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum
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ASIN: 8881620758

Book Description

A look at this fabled city--buried beneath a rain of ash and cinder during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD--includes the Porta Marina, one of the best preserved gates to the city, as well as the Forum, tmple of Apollo, and several public walkways and private villas.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Pompeii Book is Enlightening.......2007-02-22

I visited Pompeii in 2006 and it was an amazing experience. At the time, I was reluctant to buy any of the books they had on-site and add extra weight to my travel bags, but was hoping to find this particular book when I got home--and was very happy to find it. Seeing Pompeii restored thru the "magic" of the overlay illustrations really brings the history of this wonderful old city to life. No matter how good your guide might be in Pompeii, it is hard to imagine the splendor of the city when faced with the incomplete excavated remains. I would highly recommend it to anyone before or after seeing Pompeii in real life. It would also make a great addition to the classroom in teaching about the ancient Mediterranean peoples.

4 out of 5 stars A great book.........2000-03-28

I just returned from Pompeii last night and purchased this book. It has very useful information about the city, along with pictures of what each exhibit looks like now. Over each picture is a transparent sheet which shows what it looked like then. It was very, very interesting to see the difference between the present and what it was like before Mt. Vesuvius covered the ancient city. This book is very interesting for anyone seeking to learn about the city in a fun way. Also, it is similar and equally as interesting as Ancient Rome: Monuments past and present.
Pompeii Monuments Past and Present
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    Pompeii Monuments Past and Present
    A. De Franciscis
    Manufacturer: Vision
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    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: B000LH2M30

    Painting Watercolor Portraits That Glow
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Okay, but not worth $65 plus
    • terrific book to learn from
    • THE best portrait instuction book I have ever read and read
    • The best realistic watercolor portraiture resource
    Painting Watercolor Portraits That Glow
    Jan Kunz
    Manufacturer: North Light Books
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    ASIN: 0891342915

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Okay, but not worth $65 plus.......2006-03-17

    I've seen copies of this book priced at over $100. Before you spend that kind of money, be aware that:
    What I consider the most valuable advice in this book on portraits is repeated in Painting Beautiful Watercolors from Photographs, also buy Jan Kunz, and available at a much more reasonable price.
    Roberta Carter Clark's How to Paint Living Portraits, which covers oil and watercolor, and charcoal, is a better book over all. Two examples are, how to paint hair, and a much clearer presentation of value in painting. Clark's book even has a better index.
    I'm not saying Painting Watercolor Portraits that Glow isn't worth looking at, but borrow it from the library, and make sure before you shell out $100 to buy one.

    5 out of 5 stars terrific book to learn from.......2001-11-21

    One of the last things I wanted to learn in painting watercolor was painting portraits because quite honestly, I didn't care for it mainly because I didn't know how. But after reading this book, I no longer feel apprehensive about painting portraits. Jan Kunz's book is a terrific instructional guide on how to start, as well as what colors to use and where to use them. The book even includes some step-by-step samples based on real-life models Ms. Kunz has used that you can start off first as a guide.

    For beginners, this is a very good book to use to get started.

    5 out of 5 stars THE best portrait instuction book I have ever read and read.......1999-06-30

    This is the one portrait book I would recommend for artists at ANY level of expertise and for all media., but especially for watercolor artists.

    5 out of 5 stars The best realistic watercolor portraiture resource.......1998-10-19

    Jan Kunz has written a thoughtful, well-organized, presentation on how to paint watercolor portraits. Her realistic style of painting still manages to be expressive due to her emphasis on careful planning of how the image will be painted beforehand, allowing the artist's brush to put in correct values and hues with freedom and control at the same time. It's where I look whenever I get in trouble painting a portrait.
    Painting Watercolor Portraits That Glow
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      Kunz Jan
      Manufacturer: North Light Books
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      Binding: Paperback
      ASIN: B000UIC7PS

      Photographing Weddings (Professional Photography Series)
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • A very good book on wedding photography
      • Best wedding photo books I have read
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      Kathy Joseph
      Manufacturer: Rockport Publishers
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      ASIN: 2880465524

      Book Description

      10 1/4 x 9 90 color and 30 black-and-white illustrations US Distribution only Photography Current trends in wedding photography from many countries, cultures, and religious traditions are presented in this inspiring guide. High-quality images are accompanied by information on all technical aspects of the photographic process. The most frequently requested shots are highlighted and presented together with instructional quotes from famous photographers. This modern approach to wedding photography presents diverse international styles and shows how they can be mastered by photographers of all skill levels

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars A very good book on wedding photography.......2001-11-22

      The best thing about this book is that technqiues are shown with some really good quality examples (some are award winning photos) in a more contemporary style and details like apperture, speed, lens, camera and film used, along with lighting and interaction with the subjects, are mentioned clearly.

      I agree with the other review that the part on Hong Kong is truely out of date, and really, since the topic of the chapter is on weddings of different cultures, it is plain funny the chapter features no pictures about the Chinese Wedding Banquet: essentially one of the most important event in weddings here in Hong Kong. The shots taken at Repulse Bay Hong Kong is probably really older than 15years...seriously.

      I can hardly agree with one of the writers about the benefits of using a 28mm-200mm zoom at weddings, or really, any time at all. But that's just a matter of taste: personally on my 35mm system I use prime lenses exclusively.

      The other miss is the lack of mention of filters used. Some shots are clearly taken with say, a softar, but no detail is given. But in general the details sections I believe are good and helpful.

      I quite like the way the book is structured: you learn from the pros on some of the very best examples. And seeing the way pros do, like using delta 3200, spicing up otherwise tame shots with photoshop, or using daylight film inside a church hand held with apperture fully open and no flash, encourages me to explore and experiment on my own.

      4 out of 5 stars Best wedding photo books I have read.......2001-05-29

      This is definely the best wedding photo book I have read...

      It has lots of excellent, modern, and inspiring photos with short description of techniques and equipments used for each photo.

      I rated this book only 4 stars because it still has rooms for improvment:

      1, A small section on general techniques/equipments would be helpful for begineers and semi-pros

      2, The style in a few photos in the cultural section (Hong Kong) are quite out-dated (I would believe if they were taken 15 years ago) and should be taken out. My experience (from looking at friends' wedding photos) is that the Taiwanese wedding photographers have mastered the business of wedding photography and their style and techniques may have surpassed those of North American and European wedding photographers... (As an example, they very often include an excellent cross-processed photo of the couple) I would love to know their technique... (Cathy, go to Taiwan, HongKong, or even Toronto/LA to check out the wedding businesses operated by Chinese/Taiwanese, I am sure you will be surprised).
      Photographing Weddings and Other Special Occasions
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        Barry Monk
        Manufacturer: Ebury Press
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        Photographing Weddings and Other Special Occasions: Everything You Need for Professional Results
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          Barry Monk
          Manufacturer: Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)
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          The Seattle Filmworks Photography School (Home Study Course in photographing wedding, groups and ceremonies w/10 cassettes.)
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            The Seattle Filmworks Photography School (Home Study Course in photographing wedding, groups and ceremonies w/10 cassettes.)
            Cliff Hollenbeck
            Manufacturer: Passage Poblishing
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Ring-bound
            ASIN: B000V1GJWQ

            Product Description

            Book measures 11"x11 1/2". Section included are: Weddings & ceromonies, Landscapes & scenic views, pets & animals, Studio photography, Landscapes & scenic views. Has cassettes on all these topics also.
            Privacy for Sale.(photographing a celebrity wedding)(Brief Article): An article from: American Journalism Review
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              Privacy for Sale.(photographing a celebrity wedding)(Brief Article): An article from: American Journalism Review
              Jane Kirtley
              Manufacturer: University of Maryland
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              ASIN: B0008HPRTE
              Release Date: 2005-07-28

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              This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on March 1, 2001. The length of the article is 802 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: Privacy for Sale.(photographing a celebrity wedding)(Brief Article)
              Author: Jane Kirtley
              Publication: American Journalism Review (Refereed)
              Date: March 1, 2001
              Publisher: University of Maryland
              Volume: 23 Issue: 2 Page: 74

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              Photographing Weddings (Professional Photography Series)
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                Kathy Joseph
                Manufacturer: NY
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                ASIN: B000MUBGGK

                Primary Crullers: A Robotman Book
                Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                • The Conspiracy Theorists strip alone was worth the money!
                • A really, really, really great and funny book
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                • Robotman is the funniest cartoon around
                • The best bang since the big one
                Primary Crullers: A Robotman Book
                Jim Meddick
                Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback

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                ASIN: 0836236629

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars The Conspiracy Theorists strip alone was worth the money!.......2001-11-15

                Jim Meddick has consigned Robotman to exile in outer space since Primary Crullers was published, but Monty continues with Mr. Pi, Fleshy, Moondog et al to amuse us all.

                This collection is from the Robotman days and is worth five stars from anyone. The Conspiracy Theorists strip alone is worth the cover price, and I have friends who have fallen off the sofa laughing at some of Meddick's pages.

                5 out of 5 stars A really, really, really great and funny book.......2001-04-07

                I really, really, really, liked this book. Pure genius. In hindsight, I wish my book had been more like this one.

                5 out of 5 stars Hey, it's Robotman!.......2000-08-19

                If you have read and liked Robotman before you will love this collection! It contains selected strips from around 1994 to the end of -96 (plus two sunday-strips from -97), including the X-File satire where the origin of Robotman and what happened to the Milde-family he lived with finally is revealed! My only complaint is that it doesn't include all strips there is. I want them all, everyone of them!

                5 out of 5 stars Robotman is the funniest cartoon around.......2000-07-07

                I absolutely loved this book. Jim Meddick has a great sense of humor. Please do the responsible thing and contact your local newspaper. If they don't run "Robotman" in their daily comic section, they should. As a former newspaper reporter and editor, I can tell you that it was one of our most popular strips.

                5 out of 5 stars The best bang since the big one.......1999-10-15

                I bought this on a whim, actually. It turned out to be the best buy I've ever made. Satire doesn't get much better. I have the Robotman homepage as my startup page on the Internet. Sadly, it's hard to find Robotman collections in Sweden, you have to order them on-line if you want them. But the next time someone I know goes to the States, I'll have them buy all collections there is, just like I once bought all Calvin&Hobbes...

                The Americanization of Edward Bok: The autobiography of a Dutch boy fifty years after (Lakeside classics)
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                  The Americanization of Edward Bok: The autobiography of a Dutch boy fifty years after (Lakeside classics)
                  Edward William Bok
                  Manufacturer: The Lakeside Press
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                  Binding: Hardcover

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                  ASIN: B0006RJGG6
                  The Americanization of Edward Bok
                  Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                  • Best Book I Ever Read
                  The Americanization of Edward Bok
                  Edward Bok
                  Manufacturer: Cosimo Classics
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                  ASIN: 159605073X

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                  This Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography charmingly chronicles the life of Edward Bok, the longtime editor of The Ladies Home Journal and a noted philanthropist. Bok wrote of his eventful life, "Every life has some interest and significance; mine, perhaps, a special one. Here was a little Dutch boy unceremoniously set down in America unable to make himself understood or even to know what persons were saying; his education was extremely limited, practically negligible; and yet, by curious decree of fate, he was destined to write, for a period of years, to the largest body of readers ever addressed by an American editor. . . ." Perhaps Bok's success was due to his willingness to champion progressive causes to the wide readership of The Ladies Home Journal. Bok advocated women's suffrage, saving the environment, public sex education, education on prenatal care and children's health, and pacifism. EDWARD BOK (1863-1930), American Pulitzer Prize-winning author, was born in Den Helder, The Netherlands, and came to the United States in 1869. He edited The Ladies Home Journal for 30 years. During that time, it became the first magazine to reach one million subscribers. Bok also wrote books such as Successward and America Give Me a Chance. He established a number of civic programs and awards, including the American Peace Award, the Harvard Advertising Awards, and the Philadelphia Commission.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  5 out of 5 stars Best Book I Ever Read.......2007-06-22

                  Edward Bok emigrated from the Netherlands with his family at the age of 6 in 1870 (5 years after the Civil War). He had to learn English and the way of this new country. With the lunch money and bus fare he saved, Edward bought a set of encyclopedias to study famous Americans. He began writing letters asking questions and getting autographed replies from famous figures like Lincoln, Sherman, Grant, Longfellow, Tennyson.... When his father read the reply from General Early as to why he burned Chambersburg and not Frederick, he had the letter published in the New York Tribune.

                  From the news story about young Edward, prominent people contacted him to read these letters. He was invited to dinner by General Grant, began writing President Garfield and many who later became US Presidents... and upon whom he called on at NY hotels when they visited NY City. When Bok became a stenographer as a teenager, the step to newspaper writer wasn't far behind as he was known by these famous Americans and could easily obtain interviews.

                  Against all logic, Edward Bok left NY, his status at Scribner's and Son's and Curtis Publishing, to fulfill his vision and destiny of influencing the positive development of the US as the editor of The Ladies Home Journal from 1889 until he retired in 1919 when WWI ended. Bok then focussed full time on improving his new homeland and the city of Philadelphia. Bok wrote several book, established and financed several educational endowments along with The American Peace Award (to name just a few).

                  The Americanization of Edward Bok (his autobiography) is required reading in many schools...probably at Harvard as his grandson, Derek Bok, was president of Harvard in recent years! Read alone or aloud to older children, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll stand in disbelief about Bok's encounters with about every famous person of his time (including Twain, Kipling, Beecher, Lewis Carroll and his beloved Teddy Roosevelt). This book was a favorite read for me at 14 and again at 40. Take off your shoes and wear Bok's for a mile, or two...or more. You will come away a better person, with greater appreciation for this country, inspired to create your own vision to contribute more as a citizen of the US and the world!
                  The Americanization of Edward Bok
                  Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                  • Proud to be an American
                  • excellent book
                  The Americanization of Edward Bok
                  Edward Bok
                  Manufacturer: OspreyClassics
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                  Binding: Paperback

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                  Customer Reviews:

                  5 out of 5 stars Proud to be an American.......2007-06-22

                  Edward Bok emigrated from the Netherlands with his family at the age of 6 in 1870 (5 years after the Civil War). He had to learn English and the way of this new country. With the lunch money and bus fare he saved, Edward bought a set of encyclopedias to study famous Americans. He began writing letters asking questions and getting autographed replies from famous figures like Lincoln, Sherman, Grant, Longfellow, Tennyson.... When his father read the reply from General Early as to why he burned Chambersburg and not Frederick, he had the letter published in the New York Tribune.

                  From the news story about young Edward, prominent people contacted him to read these letters. He was invited to dinner by General Grant, began writing President Garfield and many who later became US Presidents... and upon whom he called on at NY hotels when they visited NY City. When Bok became a stenographer as a teenager, the step to newspaper writer wasn't far behind as he was known by these famous Americans and could easily obtain interviews.

                  Against all logic, Edward Bok left NY, his status at Scribner's and Son's and Curtis Publishing, to fulfill his vision and destiny of influencing the positive development of the US as the editor of The Ladies Home Journal from 1889 until he retired in 1919 when WWI ended. Bok then focussed full time on improving his new homeland and the city of Philadelphia. Bok wrote several book, established and financed several educational endowments along with The American Peace Award (to name just a few).

                  The Americanization of Edward Bok (his autobiography) is required reading in many schools...probably at Harvard as his grandson, Derek Bok, was president of Harvard in recent years! Read alone or aloud to older children, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll stand in disbelief about Bok's encounters with about every famous person of his time (including Twain, Kipling, Beecher, Lewis Carroll and his beloved Teddy Roosevelt). This book was a favorite read for me at 14 and again at 40. Take off your shoes and wear Bok's for a mile, or two...or more. You will come away a better person, with greater appreciation for this country, inspired to create your own vision to contribute more as a citizen of the US and the world!

                  5 out of 5 stars excellent book.......2006-06-11

                  this is a great book, easy reading, and some of the lessons (management style, on own life) I got out of it are still appropriate, even today. Though one has to read sometimes between the lines to figure out what Edward Bok's management style and view on life was. A great story how he helped build the Ladies Home Journal into such a success, and how he shaped life and public opinion at that time. Keeping things simple; stick to your principals; presistance in achieving your goals; small steps toward a big vision; review obstacles and lessons learned; letting people do their job, having their instructions clear.
                  you'll read this book quite quickly.
                  THE AMERICANIZATION OF EDWARD BOK the Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years After
                  Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                  • One of the Greatest Americans of All Time
                  THE AMERICANIZATION OF EDWARD BOK the Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years After
                  EDWARD BOK
                  Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Hardcover
                  ASIN: B000FNZETE

                  Customer Reviews:

                  5 out of 5 stars One of the Greatest Americans of All Time.......2007-06-22

                  Edward Bok emigrated from the Netherlands with his family at the age of 6 in 1870 (5 years after the Civil War). He had to learn English and the way of this new country. With the lunch money and bus fare he saved, Edward bought a set of encyclopedias to study famous Americans. He began writing letters asking questions and getting autographed replies from famous figures like Lincoln, Sherman, Grant, Longfellow, Tennyson.... When his father read the reply from General Early as to why he burned Chambersburg and not Frederick, he had the letter published in the New York Tribune.

                  From the news story about young Edward, prominent people contacted him to read these letters. He was invited to dinner by General Grant, began writing President Garfield and many who later became US Presidents... and upon whom he called on at NY hotels when they visited NY City. When Bok became a stenographer as a teenager, the step to newspaper writer wasn't far behind as he was known by these famous Americans and could easily obtain interviews.

                  Against all logic, Edward Bok left NY, his status at Scribner's and Son's and Curtis Publishing, to fulfill his vision and destiny of influencing the positive development of the US as the editor of The Ladies Home Journal from 1889 until he retired in 1919 when WWI ended. Bok then focussed full time on improving his new homeland and the city of Philadelphia. Bok wrote several book, established and financed several educational endowments along with The American Peace Award (to name just a few).

                  The Americanization of Edward Bok (his autobiography) is required reading in many schools...probably at Harvard as his grandson, Derek Bok, was president of Harvard in recent years! Read alone or aloud to older children, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll stand in disbelief about Bok's encounters with about every famous person of his time (including Twain, Kipling, Beecher, Lewis Carroll and his beloved Teddy Roosevelt). This book was a favorite read for me at 14 and again at 40. Take off your shoes and wear Bok's for a mile, or two...or more. You will come away a better person, with greater appreciation for this country, inspired to create your own vision to contribute more as a citizen of the US and the world!
                  The Americanization (The Bestsellers of 1922)
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                    Edward Bok
                    Manufacturer: Classic Books
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Library Binding
                    ASIN: 0742613895
                    AMERICANIZATION OF EDWARD BOK
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                      AMERICANIZATION OF EDWARD BOK

                      Manufacturer: CHARLES SCRIBNER
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Hardcover
                      ASIN: B000IJYPU4
                      AMERICANIZATION OF EDWARD BOK
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                        BOK
                        Manufacturer: SCRIBNER\'S SONS
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                        Binding: Hardcover
                        ASIN: B000RXY3DK
                        The Americanization of Edward Bok
                        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                        • An exhilarative peep into the process of Americanization.
                        The Americanization of Edward Bok
                        Edward William Bok
                        Manufacturer: IndyPublish.com
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                        Binding: Paperback

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                        ASIN: 1588275353

                        Customer Reviews:

                        5 out of 5 stars An exhilarative peep into the process of Americanization........2002-02-28

                        In 1920, the former editor of the Ladies' Home Journal, Edward Bok, published his fascinating memoir, an exceptionally well-written book through which he candidly yet eloquently recounted the step-by-step process of his 'Americanization' from penurious immigrant Dutch boy to affluent pioneering American editor and philanthropist; hence, it is not a surprise that the work secured for its author both the coveted 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Biography/Autobiography as well as the Gold Medal of the Academy of Political and Social Sciences. Succinctly written using the third person narrative format, the book chronicles the humble beginnings of Edward Bok from when he was a child in Helder, Netherlands to how he and his family-like many immigrants of the time-fled to the United States as a result of the 'technological order' that brought about a wave of new opportunities. But it would not be in the world of hard-core industry where he would make his name; when Edward Bok left the Netherlands in 1870, he had but three things to sustain him: his family, his meager belongings and some advice from his Dutch grandmother-"...make you the world a bit more beautiful and better because you have been in it." {P. xxi} Through the acts of frugality, laborious toil, absorption of American ideals and visions of a better life, Edward Bok slowly rose above the unbending economic classicism that unfortunately soldified the roots of many families as well as their descendents into harsh blue-collar drudgery. Though he never received a collegiate education, because he quit quite early, his leaving school was not the limitation of his intellectual instruction. Life was, in fact, the expansion of it, for it led him to acquire his learning in a most unorthodox fashion. For people who never receive an education, there is, for the most part, a hidden kernel of regret that sometimes becomes everlastingly needling and tragically overwhelming. As that is the con, the pro would be that they would be liberated from the arrogant pretentiousness and bemused condescension that a liberal education can sometimed imbue in one who is well learned. Neither of the above plagued Edward Bok. To quench his insatiable thirst for knowledge about what the essence of success was, he wrote to men and women of eminence, asking them not merely for their signature, but for a piece of wisdom, advice. And many-including Henry Ward Beecher, Louisa May Alcott, Samuel Clemens, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, among others-did not hesitate in the least to proffer advice. What began as a simple inquiry into success, ended as a voluminous mass of autographs and lettes that revealed the most intimate thoughts and beliefs of some of the greatest historical figures in American history, of which no dollar value could ever be placed. Through this inquist, Edward Bok not only found connections and valued friendships, but he whetted his editing and writing prowess, innate abilities that later led him to work for Henry Holt & Company, Charles Scribner's Sons and The Brooklyn Magazine (as editor); it too led him to establish The Bok Syndicate Press and eventually assume the helm, for thirty years, of the Ladies' Home Journal as editor and then vice president of the Curtis Publishing Company-which owned the magazine. While in command of the LHJ, he cultivated it into a powerhouse that brought about meaningful modifications to the United States, i.e. the better-babies movement, the teaching of social hygiene to youths of both sexes, the beautification of American cities (of which Lynn, Massachusetts was a part), the improving of home architecture and railroad cars, and most importantly, the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Acts by Congress. It was in America where he was able to prove himself: "As the world stands to-day, no nation offers opportunity in the degree that America does...the United States offers, as does no other nation, a limitless opportunity: here a man can go as far as his abilities will carry him...America can graft such a wealth of inspiration , so high a national idealism, so great an opportunity for the highest endeavor, as to make him the fortunate man on the earth today." {P. 448} Durng the latter stages of Bok's life when he established the $100,000 American Peace Award, he did it because America gave him a second chance to work and prove himself, which is not always easy to come by. He did not adhere to the writings of Herbert Spencer, William Graham Sumner or Russell Cornwell, men with timeworn values who espoused the 'lordly' dogmas of Social Darwinism and the Gospel of Wealth-the former being "An ideology based upon the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin, justifying the concentration of wealth and lack of governmental protection of the weak through the ideas of natural selection and survival of the fittest" while ther latter was a belief "that God ordains certain people to amass money and use it to further God's purpose; it justified the concentration of wealth as long as the rich used their money responsibly." {P. 485 of America And It's Peoples: A Mosaic in the Making} Edward Bok clung to no person and no 'chic' belief, simply his faith, his industriousness and to humanity specifically. We need more Edward Boks in the world!
                        The Americanization of Edward Bok
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                          The Americanization of Edward Bok
                          Edward Bok
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                          The Americanization of Edward Bok
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                          The Americanization of Edward Bok
                          Edward Bok
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                          5 out of 5 stars A MUST Read for EVERY American.......2007-06-22

                          Edward Bok emigrated from the Netherlands with his family at the age of 6 in 1870 (5 years after the Civil War). He had to learn English and the way of this new country. With the lunch money and bus fare he saved, Edward bought a set of encyclopedias to study famous Americans. He began writing letters asking questions and getting autographed replies from famous figures like Lincoln, Sherman, Grant, Longfellow, Tennyson.... When his father read the reply from General Early as to why he burned Chambersburg and not Frederick, he had the letter published in the New York Tribune.

                          From the news story about young Edward, prominent people contacted him to read these letters. He was invited to dinner by General Grant, began writing President Garfield and many who later became US Presidents... and upon whom he called on at NY hotels when they visited NY City. When Bok became a stenographer as a teenager, the step to newspaper writer wasn't far behind as he was known by these famous Americans and could easily obtain interviews.

                          Against all logic, Edward Bok left NY, his status at Scribner's and Son's and Curtis Publishing, to fulfill his vision and destiny of influencing the positive development of the US as the editor of The Ladies Home Journal from 1889 until he retired in 1919 when WWI ended. Bok then focussed full time on improving his new homeland and the city of Philadelphia. Bok wrote several book, established and financed several educational endowments along with The American Peace Award (to name just a few).

                          The Americanization of Edward Bok (his autobiography) is required reading in many schools...probably at Harvard as his grandson, Derek Bok, was president of Harvard in recent years! Read alone or aloud to older children, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll stand in disbelief about Bok's encounters with about every famous person of his time (including Twain, Kipling, Beecher, Lewis Carroll and his beloved Teddy Roosevelt). This book was a favorite read for me at 14 and again at 40. Take off your shoes and wear Bok's for a mile, or two...or more. You will come away a better person, with greater appreciation for this country, inspired to create your own vision to contribute more as a citizen of the US and the world!

                          The Castle on the Craig: Sequel to the Pink Fazenda and Rose Hill
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                            The Castle on the Craig: Sequel to the Pink Fazenda and Rose Hill
                            Helen Louise Clark Rambo
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