Rome Alive: A Source-Guide to the Ancient City, Vol. 1

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Whether you're an armchair tourist, are visiting Rome for the first time, or are a veteran of the city's charms, travelers of all ages and stages will benefit from this fascinating guidebook to Rome's ancient monuments. Rome Alive describes the Site and Foundation of Rome, Walls and Aqueducts, the Capitoline Hill, the Roman Forum, the Upper Sacra Via, the Palatine Hill, the Colosseum Area, the Imperial Fora, the Campus Martius, the Forum Boarium and Aventine, and the Circus Maximus to Tomb of Scipios, all using the words of the ancients who knew them best. Aicher's commentary orients the visitor to each site's ancient significance. Photographs, maps, and floorplans abound, all making this a one-of-a-kind guide. A separate volume of sources in Greek and Latin is available for scholars who want access to the original texts.

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An ideal introduction and valuable field companion for navigating Rome's ancient city, Rome Alive! features:

Introduction with information on ancient authors cited
Latin and Greek sources, in translation
Organization by site, with commentary and notes to supplement original sources
Plenty of photographs, maps, and floorplans
General index
Separate volume of original Greek and Latin passages (Vol. II)

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Great for lovers of Ancient Rome.......2007-06-13

As a historical novelist, I found this book a great source of contemporary comments about various sites in the ancient city. Where else would you find out that Agrippa originally wanted to name the Pantheon for Augustus, but Augustus declined? If you're planning to visit and/or write about ancient Rome, Rome Alive and the Oxford Archaeological Guide to Rome make an excellent pair of guidebooks.

Expert commentary and informative insights.......2004-04-05

Compiled, organized, and enhanced with occasional black and white maps and illustrations, Rome Alive: A Source-guide To The Ancient City, Volume 1 by Peter J. Aicher (Associate Professor of Classics, University of Southern Maine) is a superbly presented tourist and "user friendly" travel guide for anyone aspiring to experience Rome's rich historical past, as well as the enshrined legacy of its contributions to art, culture, science, politics, and so much more. Expert commentary and informative insights on the diverse landmark locations (complete with their historical backgrounds), combine in a travel guide that is as enjoyable for the armchair traveler as it is usefully practical for those who seek to experience Rome's majesty on-site and at firsthand.

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Both beautiful and enlightening, these 100 mandalas are among the most significant in history, derived from nature and the world’s great spiritual traditions. With each mandala comes detailed background information, as well as a suggested meditation to use as you color it in. The patterns provided for your brush or ink markers include the rose window from a Gothic cathedral in Switzerland; the tenth tarot card, known as the Wheel of Destiny; the symbol that stands for T’ai Chi; and dozens more. Over and over again, through the mere act of looking and drawing, the magical circles and gorgeous designs will provide spiritual sustenance and pleasure.

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Personal Favorite.......2006-08-25

Of all the books in my Mandala Library, this one is my personal favorite -- an excellent reference for mandalas of many cultures. In fact, I own two copies. One for my own coloring and meditation. The second copy remains blank as a reference copy for students to look at.

Dr. Dahlke provides inspiration for design and meditation. He gently reminds us, throughout deceptively simple pages, to reconnect with the "old knowledge" of the Divine within.

Mandalas of the World.......2006-07-09

I have purchased multiple copies of this terrific meditating guide over a period of ten years. No matter how I do the mandalas, I always seem to want to come back to this one. My biggest fear in ordering the book is that when I want a new one, it will no longer be available. What is the draw? The book brings in all types of mandalas - fits my every mood!

unbeatable for busy minds.......2005-12-10

Being someone with bipolar disorder, the concept of mental discipline has always been difficult with me. Settling the mind to meditate or visualize is hard, as the BP mind is full of so much noise and is hard to pin on just one thing. This changed when I started to work with coloring mandalas and then meditating on them afterword. I have currently been working on the book "Mandalas of the World" and it is so full of information and practical exercises I can't recommend it enough. Being able to engage the hands in the task of coloring while the mind explores the patterns and colors has been the only thing I have found so far to tame this topsy turvy brain of mine. I highly recommend this work.

New to Mandalas.......2000-04-04

This book is a great combination of text and actually creating your own mandalas. The text is clear and concise. The "practice" mandalas are large enough to allow freedom of expression in creating your personal thoughts/feelings by way of art.

I'm new to this experience, but this book leads me through each step with an explaination and then the opportunity to practice. I've been using colored pencils, but some more dynamic colors might be more desirable at times.

To begin with, I didn't make copies of the blank mandalas, I just colored them in the book. I believe it might be better to make a good quality copy of the blank mandala in case it just doesn't come out right the first time.

Enjoy!

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Mandalas of the World: A Meditating & Painting Guide
Rudiger Dahlke
Manufacturer: Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Aperture 113: British Photography : Towards a Bigger Picture
Mark Haworth-Booth
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Collections, Catalogues & Exhibitions | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
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British Photography: Towards a Bigger Picture
Mark Booth-Haworth
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British Photography: Towards a Bigger Picture
Mark / Titterington, Chris / Butler, Susan / Tawadros, Gilane / Brooks, Rosetta / Mellor, David / O'Pray, Michael Haworth-Booth
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British Photography No. 113 : Toward a Bigger Picture
Mark Haworth-Booth
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It started with a brutal beating at a pachinko parlor, and now Bakune Young - maniac, moron, or mastermind - has taken Japan's biggest crime boss hostage in step one of his plan to rule the world. Soon, yakuza, police, detectives, and Bakune's ex-gym teacher converge in an apocalypse when Bakune and his captive hole up in Osaka Castle. Even Bakune's fighting skills may not save him this time.

Customer Reviews:

Volume 1.......2003-01-23

I stopped reading comics years ago, but there's still something interesting about Japanese manga. Maybe because they're generally better "movies" than actual Japanese cinema. Whereas Western comics are meant to be read, manga is meant to be looked at, with cinematic, wordless sequences that come off more like "movies on paper" than comics like "Spider-Man" ever could. And I've yet to see a Japanese live-action movie that comes close to capturing the freneticism of a manga (yes, I've seen Miike's movies, too. The closest Japanese movies I've seen would be "Versus" and "Shark Skin Man & Peach Hip Girl").

Film adaptations are regularly made of manga in Japan; it would be nice to see one for Bakune Young. It could provide the jolt that most other Japanese films lack. A surreal, over-the-top, blackly humorous and violent saga, Bakune Young is far removed from any other manga I've read. Unlike boy-fantasies like "Guyver" or "Fist of the North Star," Bakune Young doesn't have any heroic characters, it represents life as a slap to the face, and generally the worst things that can happen normally do. It also has a hectic, blood-spattered pace.

Bakune's an ox of a character, with the brain to match. He stomps through this volume like an unstoppable monster, oblivious and uncaring of the damage he causes. First beating a yakuza thug senseless, Bakune proceeds to wage a war on the mafia, taking the Don of Nippon hostage and holing himself up in the Osaka Castle. A colorful group of characters try to stop him, including a goofy pair of cops, a multitude of the Don's henchmen, and Bakune's former gym coach, whose face is "deformed with anger" at the memory of the humiliation Bakune put him through.

My favorite character is probably Johnson Membodeath, a French (?) ninja who appears in the succeeding volumes, as well. Johnson has a knack for going buck-wild and attacking anyone in his way, at any given moment. A fearsome character, but still no match for the Hulk-like Bakune.

The artwork is a match for Bakune's mentality. It's harsh and jagged, the work of a deranged child. Like something Bakune himself would draw. Generally I like crisp and detailed art, but here the rough penciling only adds to the book's charm. (I should mention that the artwork gets better with each volume, with volume 3 being exceptionally good.)

Highly recommended for fans of Japanese/Hong Kong cinema, Quentin Tarantino's movies, dark humor, and the violently absurd. And it just gets better with the next two volumes.

Too bad this took so long to come out..............2001-11-15

....but great comix come to those who wait! Bakune Young has become (at least in my mind) a essential funnybook for the discerning otaku. Now, for those who don't know, Bakune Young is "manga" (japanese comix). However, IT'S NOT FOR KIDS!!! It's quite violent, with lots of black humor, and character designs that seem to have been penned by a talented mental patient. It also seems to be a satire of "ultra-violent" manga that Japan is infamous for. However, I could be wrong about that, and probably am........it reads like a surrealist Japanese "Die Hard". Still with me (again)? Okie-dokie, here goes..............

In this volume, everything promptly goes straight to hell. Bakune goes on live TV to request "retainers" for his cause, offering steady pay. The cops manage to slip in their own men, and hilarity ensues. Meanwhile, we are introduced to Renge, the Don of Nippon's daughter, and Purima, her faithful (and tubby) servant. Renge was locked away after she got out of school by her father, because she wanted to take over the XXX clan straightaway. She gets out of her prison by being (seemingly willingly) kidnapped by Shiroyama, who wants access to the XXX clans arsenal so he can kill Bakune Young. (complicated...)
Also, Renge is (A)the new messiah, the reincarnation of Cleopatra and others, with unearthly powers, and determined to save the world (and rule it)......(B) A prize faker with delusions of grandeur....(C) Possibly both.
Anyway, lots of action and plot advancement in this volume, so if you liked the first volume, this one is a must. This is alternative manga (straight from the pages of PULP) at its best!

LONG LIVE BAKUNE YOUNG!!!

A great manga satire, worthy of Yasuji Tanioka!.......2000-10-01

For those of you who don't know, Bakune Young is a Manga. (Japanese comic.) If you don't like comix, or are easily offended, turn away NOW! Still with me? Okay, here we go.

"Bakune Young" is, (I hope) a satire of ultraviolent manga. (You know, the ones with fists flying and heads exploding, the kind that tend to make most people ill when you show it to them.) It's the story of of high-school dropout Bakune Shoichi, who wants to rule the world. Unfotunately, Bakune is very ugly, so he can't be a politician. And he's not very smart, so he can't think up a plan to conquer the planet. But Bakune was 6"4" in junior high, and the one thing Bakune can do is fight. Still, what's a foulmouthed malcontent to do? Well, one day the opportunity drops in his lap, when he's "bothered" while he's in a pachinko parlor, by a yakuza. Bakune proceeds to beat the yakuza half to death. Now the Japanese Mob is after his hide, so what does Bakune do? Why, kidnap the "Don of Nippon", the head of all the Japanese Mafia, for a 100 TRILLION yen ransom, of course. Things start to get a little hot however, so Bakune holes up with his hostage in Osaka Castle. Along the way, police, yakuza, ninjas, a sorta-terrifying psyhic detective, and Bakunes' former gym teacher, whose face is "deformed by his anger", collide! Savage satire where the violence never stops, "Bakune Young" is the best manga in years! (If Kurt Vonnegut was a Japanese comic artist, he would have written something like this.)

Move over, everybody! The toughest man in Japan is BAKUNE YOUNG!

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Significantly updated and expanded, this second edition offers a far more comprehensive and sophisticated treatment of the subject area than can be found in other sources. It revisits the subject of cataloging and analyzes it in the context of today's digital environment, providing a fascinating examination of the components that are crucial for successful and effective subject retrieval in online public access catalogs. From language issues to problems of indexing and classification, this book guides you through the theoretical and practical frameworks of information storage and retrieval in the twenty-first century. An outstanding guide for students and faculty of library and information science, catalogers, librarians, programmers, and database designers.

The Online Catalog Book: Essays and Examples (Professional Librarian Series)

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The Online Catalog Book: Essays and Examples (Professional Librarian Series)
Walt Crawford
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Authority Control in the Online Environment: Considerations and Practices

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Authority Control in the Online Environment: Considerations and Practices

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Improving Library of Congress Subject Headings for Use in On-line Catalogues

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Improving Library of Congress Subject Headings for Use in On-line Catalogues
Pauline Atherton Cochrane
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Improving Online Public Access Catalogs
Martha M. Yee , and Sara Shatford Layne
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Redesign of Catalogs and Indexes for Improved Online Subject Access: Selected Papers of Pauline A. Cochrane

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Redesign of Catalogs and Indexes for Improved Online Subject Access: Selected Papers of Pauline A. Cochrane
Pauline Atherton Cochrane
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Subject Access Systems: Alternatives in Design (Library and Information Science)

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Subject Access Systems: Alternatives in Design (Library and Information Science)
Jessica L. Milstead
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Subject Control in Online Catalogs
Robert P. Holley
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Real Estate Millions in Any Market will teach you the most innovative techniques you can use¿in any market condition or geographic area¿to create a fortune buying or selling real estate with little or no money down. Real Estate Millions in Any Market will show you how to: Find bargain properties in any market Develop instant equity with no cash out of pocket Create instant cash flow with no-down purchases Uncover the fallacies of low-down investments It will also give you the tools you need to succeed, including: 12 fail-safe techniques for successful negotiating 10 creative low- and no-down buying techniques The letters and dialogues of no-down strategy buying How to structure your own Success Strategy This book specifically identifies and explains the revolutionary resources that are available to assist buyers and sellers in obtaining substantial profits, while debunking many of the myths and schemes that have given low-down investing a questionable reputation.

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