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Over the course of this century, nature has increasingly been relegated to the province of environmentalists while cities and towns have been turned over to developers and planners. Norman Crowe seeks to overcome this division into the respective realms of specialists by recognizing the independence of both the natural and the manmade through an understanding of the often hidden roots of the world we contrive for ourselves. Crowe argues that we have lost a vital balance by neglecting our traditional motives for building in the first place. He argues for a symbiotic theory of man's making and nature's activity that views the built environment as a form of nature, one that nourishes the generative power as well as other enduring qualities of nature.
In this sweeping view of architecture and urbanism across cultural boundaries, Crowe evaluates the connections between the natural and manmade in our towns and cities, farms and gardens, architecture and works of civil engineering. He draws on the lessons to be learned from the buildings and cities of the past in restoring critical traditional values that have been lost to modernism which tends to see the built world almost exclusively through the abstractions of postenlightenment science.
Crowe's starting point is indigenous architecture, the origins of our cities and towns where the first geometries were imposed on nature. He traces our separation from nature over time, from the long period of human history when nature served as a paradigm for creation. The first chapter considers the psychological and practical origins for the practice of what amounts to building an "alternative" nature. Crowe then explores the likely historical roots of this world and investigates our intrinsic quest for unity, the ancient idea that we are responsible for maintaining a harmony between ourselves, what we make, and nature. He traces the effect of our responses to the passing of time and the inevitability of change in the built world and then considers its opposite, the quest for timelessness in response to the inevitability of time passing. Crowe concludes by looking at the idea of the city as the culminating expression of all of these characteristic responses to nature that manifest themselves in what we build.
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A new way of understanding our environment.......1997-11-11
Nature and the Idea of a Man Made World describes the origins of a built environment and its relatonship with nature. Norman Crowe explains how our early ancestors used nature as a precedent in creating the earliest forms of architecture. As technology evolved over the centuries, architecture and urban planning lost the relationship with nature that allowed it to exist. Crowe gives concise examples of how people experience their environment and the buildings around them that that offers valuable lessons to an everyday reader or a professional architect. The text itself is not overburdened with technical terms, and the many illustrations help prove crucial points. The final product is an easy reading, informative, and enjoyable book explaining our place in the world.
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a different medium.......2005-09-02
i'm currently a junior in college and i wasn't too familiar with the medium of clay up until i registered for Basic Sculpture this Fall semester. my professor suggested this book to me and it has been quite helpful...i'm usually glued to pencil, paint, and charcoal...but ever since i joined this class and obtained this book - i love the feeling of clay in my hands. i can't wait to work with metal and cast moldings.
Sculpture Technique form Content.......2005-04-25
I am the author of this book. Some comments have been misleading from the site/reviews. 1. This is not a paperback book. However, there is a small paperback "Guide for teachers" with the same title that can aid the book in teaching use. 2. The book has always been in print since the original edition and still is. However, Amazon may not have it in stock.
recommended for aspiring art teachers only.......2003-12-26
This version of "Sculpture: Technique, Form, Content", is a little deceptive.
It is, in actuality, a teacher's guide for the text bearing the same name. I received this copy as a gift from a family member who didn't know this fact and pleasantly surprised me. As an aspiring secondary level art teacher myself, I found Mr. William's suggestions on the use of his text to be well thought out, but not overbearing. The paperback and hardcover editions of the text are both out of print and difficult to locate, although quite worthwhile. This book is an excellent companion title for the text.
It was an in depth book on technique and content........1999-01-20
I found this book to be a sculptor's handbook to clear and concise references. It provides a basic introduction to beginning sculpture students, as well as, providing high quality information for the professional sculptor. It covers basics like stone carving, mold making and metal castings. I would recommend this book to all artists pursuing sculptor as a medium.
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The ultimate portrait of Kauai, "the Garden Isle." A series of stunning photographs leads the reader from Waimea Canyon, the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific," up the Waialua River to the romantic Fern Grotto, past the fields of waving sugar cane to the unspoiled outpost of Hanalei, and finally along the Na Pali Coast, where towering seaside cliffs have been dramatically shaped by nature. A detailed around-the-island guide also makes this informative book a handy companion for the discerning traveler.
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Service prompt, item not in good condition.......2005-09-10
The item was shipped promptly but had been billed as "like new". The inside of book was indeed like new but both the front and back binding were totally broken. I elected to mend them rather than go thru hassle of returning for a replacement. I probably should have contacted seller but since the price was so low, I figure I got what I paid for.
Kauai A Many Splendored Island.......2004-01-05
As a collector of all things Hawaiian...this book is one of my favorites. You could take this book and frame every picture on the wall. This book really takes you to Kauai, and if you have never been to Kauai then it will make you want to go to the beautiful laid back not quite yet touristy island. This book has 156 pages. This book does give a little history of Kauai but I think its real purpose was to capture the tranquility and beauty of Kauai....and that is exactly what it does. You will not be sorry for purchasing this book!
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What Makes You Think You're Happy?
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Long a familiar face to American television-news viewers, and more recently a familiar voice to public-radio listeners, Daniel Schorr recounts his 60-plus-year career covering some of the most significant events of the last century.
Schorr knew that he wanted to be a journalist from a very young age, though his mother worried about her son entering a profession that required no advanced degree. ("Isn't it a little like being an actor?" she asked, presciently, given the shape of modern broadcast news.) Schorr's narrative begins before the Second World War, when, the son of Russian immigrants, he combed the streets of New York looking for news stories and eventually talking his way onto the staffs of newspapers and wire services. He had a gift for being in the right place at the right time, breaking news in the summer of 1941 that pointed to an impending war with Japan and reporting on the hostilities that followed the creation of the state of Israel, among many other events. That gift served him well as he rose through the ranks of foreign correspondents, eventually joining CBS and heading the network's bureaus in Bonn and Moscow, where he came to spend more time talking with Nikita Khrushchev than he would spend with the American presidents he was later charged with covering. Schorr had another gift: a particularly fine ability to irritate those who came under his scrutiny, from John Wayne to John Kennedy, from the KGB to the FBI. "It may be that I am just hard to get along with, but to me it always seemed that some principle was involved."
Irascibility and high principle alike mark this memoir. Readers who grew up listening to Schorr's reports on such matters as Watergate and the Berlin Wall, as well as students of journalism and history, will find it illuminating. --Gregory McNamee
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He has covered and analyzed nearly every major event of our time: the founding of NATO, the building of the Berlin Wall, the 1950s McCarthy hearings, and the 1990s Clinton impeachment hearings. As both a national and international eyewitness, Daniel Schorr has spent six decades fully engaged in world-watching.
After opening the CBS bureau in Moscow in 1955 and arranging an unprecedented television interview with Soviet boss Nikita Khrushchev, Daniel Schorr went on to a career often revered and sometimes reviled. His no-holds-barred approach to reporting won him three Emmys for his coverage of Watergate, and landed him on Nixon's "enemies list." In the 1970s, his refusal to name sources regarding CIA and FBI misdeeds led to his being threatened with jail for contempt by the House Ethics Committee. Always probing, Daniel Schorr continues in his quest for the truth as the senior news analyst for National Public Radio®.
This amazing autobiography not only details the life and times of the octogenarian newsman -- the last of the legendary Edward R. Murrow news team still active in journalism -- but also poses some important questions about the future of media.
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Fascinating Look at An Incredible Journalist's Career.......2002-04-06
I have to admit to a certain fascination with news personalities. After all, as a confirmed news junkie, I have faithfully watched all the major netweorks and tune into NPR on my way home from work daily. Therefore, I was pleased to discover this literary gem by long-time TV and radio commentator Daniel Schorr, the seemingly omni-present conscience of the electronic media. Like many of his generation, his is a voice of reason and objectivity in a sea of faces otherwise clamouring for fame and notoriety.
Yet, while I genuinely like the book and heartily recommend it, I must also admit to feeling a bit disappointed by what he has to say, for he seems determined throughout the book to confine his comments more to the stories at hand than I would have liked, and although he discusses personalities and the way some of his stories were affected by them, the insider's look is compromised to some extent by the very virtues he brings to the subject in the first place. Perhaps after fifty years in the business he simply cannot bring himself down to the level of a confessional tone in this self-described tour of a life within journalism.
Schorr has been everywhere and seen everything, from the infamous McCarthy Hearing in the early fifties to the erection of the Berlin Wall in the early sixties; from the events surrounding the Kennedy assassination to the tumult in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic convention; from the coverage of Watergate to the break-up of the Soviet Union. Throughout all this he has rubbed shoulders with all of the titans of media news, from Edward R. Murrow to Dan Rather, from Douglas Kiker to Sam Donaldson, and from Ted Turner to Walter Cronkite.
He has also been a witness to much of the history of the 20th century, having rubbed shoulders with everyone from Nikita Krushchev to President Eisenhower, from Charles DeGaulle to Marshall Tito, from Lyndon Johnson to John F. Kennedy, from George Bush to Bill Clinton. This is a wonderful book, and one I am sure you will enjoy as much as I did. It serves to remind us that a man of purpose, principle, and conscience can still act in accord with his ethics and values and succeed in the world of electronic journalism. Enjoy!
A Life in Journalism.......2001-12-29
I was most impressed by "Staying Tuned". This book is Daniel Schorr's auto-biography of his many decades in journalism. Few people have had the opportunity to be the eyewitness to history that Schorr has had. Schorr was present to cover Nikita Khruschev and the De-Stalinization movement in Russia. He was present to cover post-nazi Germany under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. He was able to cover aspects of the "Great Society" under Lyndon Johnson. Also, he was there during Watergate and was sufficiently critical of the Nixon Administration to make the White House "enemies list".
Schorr's ability to communicate directly with the personalities such as Khruschev, former Yugoslavian President Tito, and Chancellor Adenauer of West Germany was most impressive. Clearly these were the days before journalism became swollen with hordes of "news hungry" reporters. I doubt any correspondent today could get as much access to similar political and public figures.
While dealing with earth-shaking events and personalities, the book also touches on Schorr's day-to-day existence. Difficulties such as avoiding taxes in the Soviet Union, obtaining a refrigerator, and functioning in a communist country are interesting, as well as amusing. One also is touched by the descriptions of the people in foreign countries who worked for him.
Schorr viewed Johnson's "Great Society" programs as failing because the administration gave up on them, and reduced funding due to the demands of the Vietnam War. He rejects the conservative ideology that the programs failed because they were inherently flawed in some fashion. Its refreshing to hear another viewpoint besides the one that seems to be parroted constantly.
Its clear that Daniel Schorr is a person who by practicing his occupation as a journalist in a courageous and intelligent fashion, contributed much to American Democracy. The American people cannot make informed and sound decisions without good information from journalists. The First Amendment guarantee of "freedom of the press" would mean little without tough-minded journalists pursuing stories of national importance. God bless Daniel Schorr as he reaches his golden years of life. One only hopes there are other courageous men and women who will take his place.
Americ's finest broadcast journalist.......2001-07-09
Before reading this book I already believed that Daniel Schorr was America's finest broadcast journalist. But my admiration has only increased. This book accomplishes what I had only hoped the memoirs of other famous broadcast journalists (e.g. Ted Koppel, Walter Cronkite, and David Brinkley) would.
Like those other journalists, Schorr has been very close to a remarkable number of the defining events of the last half century. But his writing seems harder-hitting, as much historical as journalistic, and he seems to be two levels deeper in understanding and perspective than they were in their books. I felt in the middle of the events with Schorr, not watching them at 30,000 feet. Perhaps it is the difference between the perspective of the man at the scene, compared to that of the anchorman. Schorr's immense knowledge of Nikita Khrushchev and (separately) of Richard Nixon are absolutely outstanding.
The book demands a lot from the reader. Not everything is told sequentially, and not all the background material is explained. Schorr seems to expect you to remember many of the events and issues yourself; his job is to add depth, perspective, and detail. Younger readers who don't remember the 50's, 60's, or 70's, will be challenged by the book. Those who do remember those decades, will be immensely impressed, educated, and enriched
The Real Danger To Freedom Is A Wayward & Ductile Media!.......2001-05-31
Daniel Schorr's book about his life makes you crave for more people like him in journalism. It is refreshing to see another person of the news media community write about the decaying values of broadcasting.
I found it interesting that Daniel Schorr actually read his own name on Nixon's enemy list over the air upon seeing it for the first time. Yet, Schorr kept his professional composure by avoiding making himself the story, while being personally shaken, shocked and dismayed over it. This is what a true professional does when reporting to the public. The story is important not himself and Schorr did just that on that day. Today we have few Daniel Schorr's in news television.
At the same time, the press and media over the Clinton Impeachment crisis actually damaged themselves and our Republic far more than any kind of attack on first amendment rights. What was right in reporting on Nixon should never be ignored on Clinton. The public to this day no longer trust mainstream broadcasting due to this spinning cover up.
The mass media had far too many accomplices not reporting the truth in order to support a president who intentionally lied on TV and under oath to the American people. A Clinton's enemy list of actions and false spin without media challenge is far more sinister than a Nixon public exposed enemies lists. We can expose the known listings of people but it is the hidden agenda that is far more dangerous to our freedoms.
Additionally, the author confirms that TV Journalists are not particularly qualified as far as educational credentials to report the news. In the book he confirms that today's TV News Readers are hired based on their looks and delivery. We know this to be true by CNN recently hiring of a "B Movie Actress" who once posed nude to further her acting career. Does CNN really expects us to believe there are not many well qualified women with educational degrees and much more journalistic experience exists?
It gave me the reason why the O'Reilly Factor is so popular because O'Reilly did go back and acquired an Masters Degree at Harvard in order to discuss the issues for the better public edification. As opposed to the lack of real educational credentials of the three big networks News Readers. O'Reilly's rating are through the roof while Brohaw, Jennings and Rather are in steep decline. Schorr adds that today's "News Readers" are part of entertainment not real news.
What I found refreshing in the book is Schorr's candor, character and vision. He is telling us where he has been and what he felt as he reported events. He is conveying news entertainment can never preserve the public trust. In the future will the mass media be smart enough to tell us the truth or stupid enough to just accept the spin? We already know this answer based upon who is in broadcasting today. Schorr was an example of a fine past and hopefully O'Reilly is the future.
This is quite remarkable but then again Daniel Schorr is quite a remarkable man and dying breed of upright newsmen disappearing from the media. This genuine view of the life of a true professional who did the media proud over the years is worth your time to read it.
Incredible.......2001-05-18
What could be worse than trying to find words adequate to describe the memoir of one of the finest journalists this country (and perhaps Europe as well) has known? Anyone who laments the ratings competition... among the various news media today will find this book inspiring and refreshing, and perhaps shed a layer or two of their cynicism in the process. Schorr's career routinely landed him in the midst of incredibly historical circumstances, sometimes without his realizing the enduring importance of the situation. This book is a rare historical journey for anyone interested in current events. For this 48 year old reader, it was better than any history course I've ever taken. We would have more hope for a fair, accurate and trusted media if every journalist - and would be journalist - read this book. Thank you Mr. Schorr!
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Staying Tuned: Contemporary Soap Opera Criticism
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Title: A Contrarian's Contrarian.(Review)
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The truth about life insurance.......2007-09-05
This is a book that everyone should own. If you want to save money and not be scammed by bad life insurance people. This book may not be around for long because the life insurance industry does not want you to know the truth and how to protect yourself. This book can help you protect your family and friends. This book is a must buy.
What's Wrong With Your Life Insurance.......2007-05-26
Very informative book. I purchased it as a gift... yes... someone really asked for this read as a gift. The seller was perfect and the book was in wonderful condition.
Beware of bad advice from those with an agenda.......2007-03-07
"Buy term and invest the rest." Interesting concept. So a 40-year old man decides to try and do the above. He purchases a 20-year Term policy and invests some money in a mutual fund or two. But wait, along the way there are family emergencies, college to pay for, a job change and other small occurences that prevent him from being a Disciplined Investor. Okay, so 20 years goes by and he's now 60. That Term policy is kaput... gone. He paid for it and -- just like his car insurance -- has not a dime to show for it. Still, he has another 25 years to live and since he wants to leave something to his wife and kids, he thinks "Okay, I'll just buy another Term policy." Interesting concept, except for that little heart murmur that popped up a few years ago, the high blood pressure, the lung infection, etc. You know, all the health issues that, combined with his age, drive those Term prices THROUGH THE ROOF. Assuming, of course, he's not completely UNinsurable. Oh, and all those "investments?" Well, who can predict the stock market, world currency, international competition, etc? Here is a dead-on, rock-solid FACT: the smart people, those running major corporations, self-made entreprenuers and the like, all have one thing in common. Almost to a man, they own Whole Life insurance. Hmmmmm... I wonder why that is?
If you have or are buying life insurance you must read this book.......2006-11-15
There are probably more than a dozen very good reasons why you should never, ever buy any type of life insurance except level-term, but the most compelling reason is that YOU get to control your investments, not a life insurance company.
Consider this: the new breed of life insurance policies that say they will refund your premiums at the end of the insurance term if you don't die. Pretty good deal, right? Your insurance is free if you don't die. Or is it?
Let's say you pay $250 per month for a whole life policy. It is pretty easy for an insurance company to structure that policy so that, over a 20 year period, it attains $60,000 in cash value. This cash value exactly matches the amount of the premiums that you would have paid, so at the end of 20 years, you can cash in the policy and get all of your premiums back.
But what if, instead of "investing" in a whole life policy, you bought an inexpensive level term policy and invested the difference yourself? A good mutual fund will easily return 11% per year on your money over the long term. If you bought a term policy for $50 per month, and invested the remainder of the $250 you would have put into a whole life policy each month into a mutual fund earning 11% instead, at the end of 20 years you would have six hundred thousand dollars, not sixty thousand.
Does that mean that if the insurance company that sold you the whole life policy invested your premiums into a mutual fund, that they paid you back $60,000, but would have pocketed $540,000 in investment earnings, without spending a dime of their own money? Yes, that is exactly what happens.
This is the simple lesson that this book teaches. It gives example after example why there is no better alternative than level term life insurance and mutual funds. I personally have a 20 year level term policy that pays $500,000 to my family if I die, and it costs me about $40 per month. I also put $200 per month into a Roth IRA mutual fund, which will give me tax-free income at retirement. This book helped me do that.
I give this book 4 stars instead of 5, only because some people may be put off by the length of the book and its rigor. But if you read the whole book you will be totally prepared for every argument that the life insurance salesman will give you for buying an expensive cash value policy (their arguments will sound convincing), and you will not be swayed or deterred by these arguments from making the best decision you can for you and your family.
Excellent Book! Pay no attention to whole life salesmen who are trying to rip you off........2005-10-12
When it comes to life insurance, especially in discussing what a rip off whole life (or any cash value, for that matter) this book is a must. Undoubtedly this is the best book on this topic I've ever read, and is a necessary arrow in your quiver when dealing with any of these scam artists who try to peddle whole life to an unsuspecting public.
This book gets down to the nitty gritty as to exactly why cash value insurance products are so bad. It dispels all the ridiculous myths that are hoisted upon us by sleazy whole life salesmen. Myths like: "Whole life builds up a cash value" (after they take out their ridiculous commissions. It can take up to 5 years before you have any "cash value" at all!!), "your cash value grows tax deferred" (Yeah, only because you lost so much money. You put in 10,000 in premiums and have only 3,000 in cash value. You lost 7 GRAND!!! Why would the IRS tax you on a loss??) The old "guaranteed rate of return" pitch is hilarious! Yeah, guaranteed at 3 or 4% The only thing that guarantees is that you'll be eating cat food when you're 65. Or even the unbelievably ridiculous "You can borrow your own money" line. Hey! When does it ever make sense to borrow your own money and pay SOMEBODY ELSE 6 - 8 % interest?! It boggles the mind what a rip off whole life is.
And then there is the worst quality of all: You might wanna make sure you are sitting down before you read the next sentence. When you die, your beneficiaries DO NOT GET THE INVESTMENT PROTION OF YOUR POLICY!!! For example, you have a policy for $100,000 and you build up $15,000 and you die. Guess what? YOU LOSE THE $15,000!!! Where does it go? The insurance company keeps it!! Does anyone in their right mind think this is a good idea??
From its piss poor rate of return to it's death benefit that goes away because the cost of the insurance eats into whatever flimsy cash value you build up, "Trash" Value insurance is just a bad idea and I would put my term insurance policy and mutual funds (that are separate from the insurance) up against any whole life policy, anytime, anywhere.
Bottom line, whole life is a rip off and anyone who tells you any different is a whole life agent.
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