The Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors

Book Description

Robert Adam was one of the greatest British architects of the later eighteenth century. So widespread was his influence as a decorator and furniture designer that his name has become a household word. But it is the synthesis of architecture, planning, and decoration that stands at the heart of Adam's achievement, as Eileen Harris shows in this elegantly illustrated book. She considers in detail the interaction of each of these elements in nineteen of Adam's most accomplished interior projects, including some of the most famous British country houses and London town houses. Most of Adam's enormous body of work was in preexisting houses; the challenges of remodeling stimulated his inventive imagination, and he became a master at turning awkward situations to advantage. Harris has mined archival sources, including the large collection of drawings from the Adam office at Sir John Soane's Museum in London, and fully examined the houses themselves to discover exactly what Adam did in each project and why. In her detailed discussions of the planning, decoration, ceilings, carpets, chimney pieces, and furniture of such interiors as those at Kedleston, Syon House, Osterley Park, Newby Hall, Culzean Castle, and Home and Lansdowne Houses in London, Harris uncovers the full extent of Adam's prodigious achievements.

Customer Reviews:

B+.......2007-09-15

This is a gorgeous book; the photos are first rate (always in color) and appropriate to content. The only factor detracting form the book's general excellence is a text that is sometimes disjointed and with references to pictures or illustrations not included in the book. Were that not so, the book would rate an A+.

The Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors

Average customer rating:

The Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors
Eileen Harris
Manufacturer: Paul Mellon Center BA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORR7XM

The Emergence of Pottery: Technology and Innovation in Ancient Societies.: An article from: American Antiquity
Average customer rating:
The Emergence of Pottery: Technology and Innovation in Ancient Societies.: An article from: American Antiquity
Judith A. Habicht-Mauche
Manufacturer: Society for American Archaeology
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Mythology | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B00097MGJC
Release Date: 2005-07-28

Book Description

This digital document is an article from American Antiquity, published by Society for American Archaeology on April 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1076 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.

Citation Details
Title: The Emergence of Pottery: Technology and Innovation in Ancient Societies.
Author: Judith A. Habicht-Mauche
Publication: American Antiquity (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1997
Publisher: Society for American Archaeology
Volume: v62 Issue: n2 Page: p382(2)

Article Type: Book Review

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Book Description

Discover the secrets the pros use when they scan, retouch and enhance photos. This essential workbook and CD will show you how to make a bad photo look good and a good photo look great!

Average customer rating:

The Ultimate Photo Data Guide
Richard Platt
Manufacturer: Fireside
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Similar Items:

A Short Course in Photography: An Introduction to Photographic Technique (6th Edition)

ASIN: 067166896X

Make Your Photos Really Zing: Your Second Step-By-Step Guide to the Ultimate Image

Average customer rating:

Make Your Photos Really Zing: Your Second Step-By-Step Guide to the Ultimate Image
Tom Underhill
Manufacturer: Creative Continuum
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Digital Photography | Digital Photography & Video | Computers & Internet | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1932252258

Book Description

Discover more of the secrets the pros use when they retouch and enhance photos.

Composite image creation
Removing photo haze
60s and 70s red shift
Advanced cropping
Sepia tones
Digital band-aids
Restoring faded color photos
Adding, moving and removing people

This full-color workbook and CD dramatically enhances your photo retouching skills.

Agenda announced for 2003 Robots & Vision Conference.: An article from: Robotics World
Average customer rating:
Agenda announced for 2003 Robots & Vision Conference.: An article from: Robotics World

Manufacturer: Douglas Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Robotics | Artificial Intelligence | Computer Science | Computers & Internet | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0009FKXNK
Release Date: 2005-07-31

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Robotics World, published by Douglas Publications on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 506 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.

Citation Details
Title: Agenda announced for 2003 Robots & Vision Conference.
Publication: Robotics World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: Douglas Publications
Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Page: 13(1)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Component & Device suppliers. (2003-04 Internet Directory).: An article from: Robotics World

Average customer rating:

Component & Device suppliers. (2003-04 Internet Directory).: An article from: Robotics World

Manufacturer: Douglas Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Robotics World, published by Douglas Publications on April 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1823 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.

Citation Details
Title: Component & Device suppliers. (2003-04 Internet Directory).
Publication: Robotics World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2003
Publisher: Douglas Publications
Volume: 21 Issue: 3 Page: 13(6)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Fuzzy Sets and Systems - IFSA 2003: 10th International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, June 30 - July 2, 2003, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Average customer rating:

Fuzzy Sets and Systems - IFSA 2003: 10th International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, June 30 - July 2, 2003, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Manufacturer: Springer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Computers & Internet | Subjects | Books

General | Databases | Computers & Internet | Subjects | Books

General | Science | Subjects | Books

All Amazon Upgrade | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Computers & Internet | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Engineering | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Professional & Technical | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Science | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Computers & Internet | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Professional | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Science | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
ASIN: 3540403833

Book Description

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress, IFSA 2003, held in June/July 2003 in Istanbul, Turkey.

The 84 papers presented together with 5 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected form 318 submissions. The papers address all current issues in the area and present the state of the art in fuzzy sets, fuzzy systems, and fuzzy logic and their applications in a broad variety of fields. The papers are divided in four parts on mathematical issues, methodological issues, application areas, and cross-disciplinary issues.

Index of published case studies: September 2002-June 2003.: An article from: Robotics World

Average customer rating:

Index of published case studies: September 2002-June 2003.: An article from: Robotics World

Manufacturer: Douglas Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Robotics World, published by Douglas Publications on September 1, 2003. The length of the article is 774 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.

Citation Details
Title: Index of published case studies: September 2002-June 2003.
Publication: Robotics World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2003
Publisher: Douglas Publications
Volume: 21 Issue: 7 Page: 22(1)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Industrial robot manufacturers & distributors. (2003-04 Internet Directory).: An article from: Robotics World

Average customer rating:

Industrial robot manufacturers & distributors. (2003-04 Internet Directory).: An article from: Robotics World

Manufacturer: Douglas Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Robotics World, published by Douglas Publications on April 1, 2003. The length of the article is 987 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.

Citation Details
Title: Industrial robot manufacturers & distributors. (2003-04 Internet Directory).
Publication: Robotics World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2003
Publisher: Douglas Publications
Volume: 21 Issue: 3 Page: 18(3)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Industrial robot manufacturers and distributors. (The 2003 Robotics Worldwide Directory).: An article from: Robotics World

Average customer rating:

Industrial robot manufacturers and distributors. (The 2003 Robotics Worldwide Directory).: An article from: Robotics World

Manufacturer: Douglas Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Robotics World, published by Douglas Publications on July 1, 2002. The length of the article is 2648 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.

Citation Details
Title: Industrial robot manufacturers and distributors. (The 2003 Robotics Worldwide Directory).
Publication: Robotics World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2002
Publisher: Douglas Publications
Volume: 20 Issue: 6 Page: 23(4)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

A look at the 2003 RIA safety programs. (RIA Safety Corner). : An article from: Robotics World

Average customer rating:

A look at the 2003 RIA safety programs. (RIA Safety Corner). : An article from: Robotics World
Jeff Fryman
Manufacturer: Douglas Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Robotics World, published by Douglas Publications on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 398 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.

Citation Details
Title: A look at the 2003 RIA safety programs. (RIA Safety Corner).
Author: Jeff Fryman
Publication: Robotics World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2003
Publisher: Douglas Publications
Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Page: 7(1)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Machine vision systems/components manufacturers. (The 2003 Robotics Worldwide Directory).: An article from: Robotics World

Average customer rating:

Machine vision systems/components manufacturers. (The 2003 Robotics Worldwide Directory).: An article from: Robotics World

Manufacturer: Douglas Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Robotics World, published by Douglas Publications on July 1, 2002. The length of the article is 2021 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.

Citation Details
Title: Machine vision systems/components manufacturers. (The 2003 Robotics Worldwide Directory).
Publication: Robotics World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2002
Publisher: Douglas Publications
Volume: 20 Issue: 6 Page: 29(4)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Optimism still strong regarding state of the robotics industry. (Robotics World's 2003 Industry Survey).: An article from: Robotics World

Average customer rating:

Optimism still strong regarding state of the robotics industry. (Robotics World's 2003 Industry Survey).: An article from: Robotics World

Manufacturer: Douglas Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Robotics World, published by Douglas Publications on May 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1069 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.

Citation Details
Title: Optimism still strong regarding state of the robotics industry. (Robotics World's 2003 Industry Survey).
Publication: Robotics World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2003
Publisher: Douglas Publications
Volume: 21 Issue: 4 Page: 10(6)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

RoboCup 2003: Robot Soccer World Cup VII (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Average customer rating:

RoboCup 2003: Robot Soccer World Cup VII (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Manufacturer: Springer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Computers & Internet | Subjects | Books

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

All Amazon Upgrade | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Arts & Photography | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Computers & Internet | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Engineering | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Professional & Technical | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Science | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Arts & Photography | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Computers & Internet | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Professional | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Science | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
ASIN: 3540224432

Book Description

This book constitutes the seventh official archival publication devoted to RoboCup. It documents the achievements presented at the 7th Robot World Cup Soccer and Rescue Competition and Conferences held in Padua, Italy, in July 2003.

The 39 revised full papers and 35 revised poster papers presented together with an overview and roadmap for the RoboCup initiative and 3 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 125 symposium paper submissions. The book comes with a CD-ROM providing the team descriptions of the 244 teams that participated in RoboCup 2003.

This book is mandatory reading for the rapidly growing RoboCup community as well as a valuable source of reference and inspiration for R&D professionals interested in robotics, distributed artificial intelligence, and multi-agent systems.

Book Description

Describes the emergence and growth of the grocery business -- its evolution into supermarkets, warehouse clubs, convenience stores, supercenters and discounters -- with the changing consumer patterns of shopping and eating. This is one of the biggest business stories of our time. The Grocers tells this rollercoaster story and offers analysis of the world's top retailers and how they got to be that way.

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant!.......2002-07-12

As someone who works for one of the big UK supermarkets, i think that this book was brilliant, by giving me an insight into the grocery business on a more global scale. Perhaps, though the book could have been improved by going into more detail, particularly with the European and Asian markets, and also with some of the smaller UK players. I was also disapointed that the entry into the Irish market by Tesco, Sainsburys, Safeway, and Lidl was not covered in any detail.
The other problem is that the book is now sllightly out of date, but this is to be expected with such a fast changing sector.

Overall though, I would say that this is a good overview of the global grocery market, and an excellent overview of the UK Supermarket industry - a must buy for anyone interested in or studying the grocery retail.

Grocers are people too.......2000-05-18

From an Anglocentric base, Seth and Randall provide a fascinating history of grocery retailing. The facts and figures are all there for the serious of study but most of us will be riveted by the personalities. There is nothing much new about retailing after all: you break bulk and take a margin. Yet these grocers are wildly different people who have built successful, competitive businesses on the backs of strongly held personal beliefs.

The book opens with the leading (as of today) British supermarket, Tesco, and works down the UK pecking order. It must have been difficult for the authors to keep up with the rapidly changing sector and there was only just time to incorporate the Wal-Mart acquisition of Asda. Then the perspective broadens to continental Europe and the US. The last four chapters draw conclusions and make forecasts.

Here I particularly liked the profitability comparisons across the UK, US, France and Belgium (UK margins higher but return on capital about the same). They see the UK as more innovative which will certainly be challenged by others. And they bravely address the implications for, and as a result of, e-commerce.

Those of us who can rise above the Britishness of this book gain greatly from its fresh perspective and candor. I didn't agree quite a few of the authors' assertions but they made me think again.

Too much for students.......2000-04-02

I think that this book is written in difficult language, and not very structural (sometimes you do not know who they are talking about). But on overall it produces good history and development of major UK supermarkets, such as Tesco, Sainsbutys, Asda, Safeway.

The Grocers' Manual Containing the Natural History and Process of Manufacture of All grocers' Goods. Also, Their adulterations and How to detect Them; Rates of Tare, as Allowed by custom and Law, Tables of weights, measures, Moneys, Etc...

Average customer rating:

The Grocers' Manual Containing the Natural History and Process of Manufacture of All grocers' Goods. Also, Their adulterations and How to detect Them; Rates of Tare, as Allowed by custom and Law, Tables of weights, measures, Moneys, Etc...

Manufacturer: Claremont Manufacturing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HKIJZ6

The Grocer's Hand-Book: And Directory for 1886.

Average customer rating:

The Grocer's Hand-Book: And Directory for 1886.

Manufacturer: Applewood Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Retailing | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Americana | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Directories | Catalogs & Directories | Reference | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Entertainment Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books

Look Inside Home & Garden Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
ASIN: 1557095760

Book Description

A guide for grocers published originally in 1886. The book is an alphabetical treatment of terms important to grocers. From "abattoir" (a slaughterhouse) to "yeast." Also includes some essays of importance to the business of the grocer.

Average customer rating:

Great book
A George Bailey for our time
We could all use a Haugland
Landvik just keeps getting better!
Lorna Landvig's best job of storytelling

The View from Mount Joy: A Novel
Lorna Landvik
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

Welcome to the Great Mysterious (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
Oh My Stars: A Novel
Your Oasis on Flame Lake (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
The Tall Pine Polka (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
Songs Without Words

ASIN: 0345468376
Release Date: 2007-09-04

Book Description

The View from Mount Joy, Lorna Landvik’s delightfully quirky and intensely moving new novel, is about a man, a supermarket, the roads not taken, and the great, unexpected pleasures found in living a good life.

When hunky teenage hockey player Joe Andreson and his widowed mother move to Minneapolis, Joe falls under the seductive spell of Kristi Casey, Ole Bull High’s libidinous head cheerleader, the kind of girl a guy can’t say no to, even when saying yes guarantees trouble. Joe balances Kristi’s lustful manipulation with the down-to-earth companionship of his smart, platonic girlfriend, Darva. But it is Kristi who will prove to be a temptation (and torment) throughout Joe’s life.

Years later, having once dreamed of a career in pro hockey or as a globetrotting journalist, Joe can’t believe that life has deposited him in the aisles of Haugland Foods. But he soon learns that being a grocer is like being the mayor of a small town: His constituents confide astonishing things and always appreciate the value of a hard-to-pass-up special, a free toy for a well-behaved youngster, a pie for the best rendition of “Alfie,” or simply Joe’s generous dispensing of the milk of human kindness. For Joe, everyday life is its own roller-coaster ride, and all he wants to do is hold on tight.

The path Kristi has charged down, on the other hand, is as wild as Joe’s is tame–or at least that’s how it appears to the outside world. But who has really risked more? Who has lived more? And who is truly happy? As Joe discovers–in this dramatic, heartbreaking, and hilarious novel–sometimes people are lucky enough to be standing in the one place where the view of the world is breathtaking, if only they’ll open their eyes to all there is to see.

The View from Mount Joy is truly glorious: a warm, wonderful picture of life as seen from the deepest places in the heart.

Customer Reviews:

Great book.......2007-10-23

This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. The author does a great job of following two characters through their lives and the different journeys they take. The main character, Joe, is loveable and Kristi, the antagonist, is so horrible you can't help but like her. This is a great book and I can't wait to read more from this author.

A George Bailey for our time.......2007-10-16

This gem of a novel chronicles the life of a character who at first blush may seem like an "average Joe" (that's even his name), but soon the reader realizes that his life illustrates that the simplest kindnesses can mean everything. Landvick deftly evokes high school in the 1970's and the life of a smaller town near a bigger city and creates a fable that gently reminds us that the words "family" and "blessed" have broader definitions than some would give them.

We could all use a Haugland.......2007-10-13

As other reviewers have said, Joe Andreson is a guy we all would like to know. His story starts when he is in high school and he and his newly widowed mother move to Minneapolis to live with his aunt. He is a hockey player and has dreams of playing in the pros.

His dreams don't turn out and he ends up running a grocery store. What could sound pretty boring is actually magical. His ideas are unique and we could all do with a Haugland Grocery store!!

We get to know the other characters in his life - his mother and aunt, his high school buddies, his friend Darva and Kristi the cheerleader who is such a big part of this book.

But my favorite person, besides Joe, is an unforgettable little girl named Flora. Every scene she is in is enjoyable and her wedding is as unique as Haugland's Grocery Store. I got a real lump in my throat at that one!!

This book is great from start to finish. You will really enjoy it.

Landvik just keeps getting better!.......2007-10-06

When I began reading this newest book, I was surprised that Landvik had chosen a male protagonist. And yet very quickly I found myself falling for Joe Andresen, connecting to him like an old friend. We first get to know him as a goofy-but-thoughtful high schooler, and watch him create a quiet, benevolent life into his middle age. His story is peopled with colorful, believable characters: family and friends who challenge him, recognize his strength, and make the reader laugh and cry. Through Joe, Landvik reminds us that everyday life--even with its heartaches--can be the arena for astounding goodness and joy. I couldn't put this book down and carried its satisfaction around with me for days.

Lorna Landvig's best job of storytelling .......2007-10-05

This is Landvik's seventh book, and her best-but then I have said that about each of her books when it came out.

Joe Andresen moves to Minneapolis from Granite Falls, Minnesota with his recently widowed mother and starts a job at Haugland's Foods, and high school at Ole Bull High in Minneapolis. Joe is an excellent hockey player and attracts the fleeting, flattering attention of mesmerizing (like a poisonous snake) head cheerleader Kristi Casey. He also attracts the friendship of awkward artist and activist Darva Pratt. They all graduate in 1972. These two women, and his work at Haugland's, become a big part of his life.

Darva goes on to fullfill her dream and travel and study art in France; Kristi travels to find herself; and Joe graduates from the University of Minnesota and takes on the job of assistant manager at Haugland's. Life throws them all for a loop occasionally. There are some horrendous tragedies in Joe's life; and some incredible joys. We follow Joe's life through to the climax-his beloved wife's 50th birthday party, where he acknowledges how much joy and fulfillment his life holds.

Landvik has created a small town's worth of wonderful authentic characters in her writing life, and this book has its share: Joe, a good man with integrity and a flair for helping others; Darva, a talented artist, and a good and loyal friend; Kirk Casey, Joe's younger co-worker at Haugland's and Kristi's younger brother; Joe's mother Carole and his aunt Beth, and Beth's love Linda; and Carole's second husband, teacher Len Rusk. Kristi Casey is the odd one out-shallow, selfish, mean spirited, and attracted to the limelight. She uses sex and her beauty to manipulate and control the people around her. Of course the customers and staff at Haugland's and Joe's philanthropic spontaneous contests are part of the story as well.

Armchair Interviews says: Linda Landvik does it again.

Average customer rating:

Grocers (Pull Ahead Books)
Alison Behnke
Manufacturer: Lerner Publishing Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

Shopping & Commerce | Reference | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Careers | People & Places | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0822528010

A Busy Day at Mr. Kang's Grocery Store (Our Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.).)

Average customer rating:

A wonderful "real-life" story for young children!

A Busy Day at Mr. Kang's Grocery Store (Our Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.).)
Alice K. Flanagan
Manufacturer: Childrens Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Careers | People & Places | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0516260618

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful "real-life" story for young children!.......1999-11-20

A nice little story about a Korean-American man's life as a grocery store owner. Deals with his country of origin and his family. Great photography to accompany the text. Highly recommended for your child!

Stuckey: The Biography of Williamson Sylvester Stuckey, 1909-1977

Average customer rating:

Never a Car Trip without Stuckey's

Stuckey: The Biography of Williamson Sylvester Stuckey, 1909-1977
Elizabeth McCants Drinnon
Manufacturer: Mercer University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

Business | Professionals & Academics | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Travel Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
ASIN: 0865545693

Customer Reviews:

Never a Car Trip without Stuckey's.......2000-12-06

A nice biography in a narrative and oral fashion of the family /man behind the once ubiquitious Stuckey's roadside candy, pecan log-roll and gas station chain. It was the place where my sister and I "blew" our souvenir money on those cross country station wagon vacations. A richly detailed, folksy biography of a cultural icon that was swallowed up and spit out by corporate conglomerates. An important book that documents roadside America. This book demonstrates that Ameican wealth is a function of opportunity and circumstance. Not everybody is in a position to become wealthy. However, the author showed through the workings of Williamson Stuckey and his stores, that when shared, the "pecan pie" can get bigger for everybody. One can surmise from reading this bio that a market economy and wealth sharing are not mutually exclusive. Mr. Stuckey shared his chain and ideals with people who might not otherwise have had the chance at wealth. The most important line in the entire book: "They (blacks) would tell me that they had to plan their trips back in the '40s and '50s when they were going across the country so they could use the rest rooms at Stuckey stores. In those pre-integration days, public restrooms were off-limits to blacks, but Stuckey's was different." A very interesting read and it was nice to learn that Stuckey's was back in family hands.

Lion's Share: How Three Small-Town Grocers Created America's Fastest-Growing Supermarket Chain and Made Millionaires of Scores of the North Carolina

Average customer rating:

One of the best business histories Ihave read in a long time

Lion's Share: How Three Small-Town Grocers Created America's Fastest-Growing Supermarket Chain and Made Millionaires of Scores of the North Carolina
Mark Wineka , and Jason Lesley
Manufacturer: Down Home Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Retailing | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Shopping & Commerce | Reference | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1878086073

Customer Reviews:

One of the best business histories Ihave read in a long time.......1998-11-16

One of the best histories of small business men making it big

50 Secrets Your Grocer Doesn't Want You to Know: An Insider's Guide to Stretching Your Grocery Shopping Dollars

Average customer rating:

Very Helpful!
Here's 1 secret I want you to know - don't waste your money

50 Secrets Your Grocer Doesn't Want You to Know: An Insider's Guide to Stretching Your Grocery Shopping Dollars
George T. Jacobson
Manufacturer: Andante Pub.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0963916777

Customer Reviews:

Very Helpful!.......2001-10-06

The last reviewer must have been an expert, because to me, this book was very helpful and I've already saved nearly 1,200 dollars in the last 6 months by following Mr. Jacobsons advice. It's a great buy!

Here's 1 secret I want you to know - don't waste your money.......1998-09-24

I'm a sucker for learning the inside scoop from people who have really worked inside a particular field, so I bought this book. But if you have ever read a women's magazine about this subject or a newspaper article, or even listened to your mother, you won't read anything new. Just because I spent my money doesn't mean you have to.

We Only Come Here to Struggle: Stories from Berida's Life

Average customer rating:

Ordinary Woman, Extraordinary Life

We Only Come Here to Struggle: Stories from Berida's Life
Berida Ndambuki , and Claire C. Robertson
Manufacturer: Indiana University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

African-American & Black | Ethnic & National | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

General | Ethnic & National | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

Women | Specific Groups | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

General | Africa | History | Subjects | Books

Kenya | Africa | History | Subjects | Books

African Studies | Africa | History | Subjects | Books

General | World | History | Subjects | Books

General | Women's Studies | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

Singing Away the Hunger : The Autobiography of an African Woman
Women in African Colonial Histories:
African Gender Studies: A Reader
Nervous Conditions
Women in Sub-Saharan Africa : Restoring Women to History (Restoring Women to History)

ASIN: 0253213665

Customer Reviews:

Ordinary Woman, Extraordinary Life.......2000-06-01

This book is the culmination of a lengthy relationship between Claire Robertson and a market woman in the area of her research work in Africa. Robertson aims to portray the everyday life and struggle of an average woman in Western Africa. What comes through the pages is no less than an ordinary woman leading an extraordinary life. Through the course of reading this book, you will hear Berida's life story in her own words. As she encounters one obstacle after the other, from problems with her husband, to theft, to the birth and tragic death of her children, she continues to rise above and triumph. For all those who believe that African women are submissive and unempowered this book will be an eye-opener.

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books