Architecture and Design Library: Italian Country

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Architecture and Design Library: Italian Country

Manufacturer: MetroBooks
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Tuscan Elements (Decor Best-Sellers)

ASIN: 076075490X

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Simplicity of form and function are twin ingredients of Italian country style. Italian Country is a beautifully photographed, informative look at the architectural elements, design flourishes, and distinctive details that define this unique style, and features a wealth of ideas for infusing your own home with Italian country charm.

Architecture and Design Library: Italian Country (Arch & Design Library)

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Nice Inspiration for Italian decorating and gardening
Learned something new about Italian Country decorating
Picturesque and refined!

Architecture and Design Library: Italian Country (Arch & Design Library)
Robert Fitzgerald
Manufacturer: Barnes & Noble
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1567993648

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Nice Inspiration for Italian decorating and gardening.......2006-06-14

A woman that is passionately in love with Italy and all things Italian writes this review. Once I traveled to Italy, I wanted to bring that look back to my home. I purchased this book about 10 years ago and I still refer to it regularly when I am embarking on a new decorating project. I am an avid do-it-yourselfer and love to do things around the house.

This book concentrates on the Italian countryside, its landscape, rustic architecture and simple lifestyle. These are things that define Italian living for me. The book contains beautiful photographs of both villas and farmhouses. This book covers interiors and exteriors on the Amalfi Coast, Tuscany, and the Italian Alps.

The book is subdivided as follows:

1. Architectural Details
2. Kitchens and Dining Rooms
3. Living Spaces
4. Bed and Bath

There are many photographs in this book on both house interiors and exteriors that I find to be very inspirational from a decorating perspective. If you are looking for either painting or decorating ideas this book has much to offer. I have duplicated some of the interiors in my own home. Even though I live in an old Victoria, the techniques have blended beautifully and the effect is undeniably Italian.

The exterior photographs of this book are very appealing. I have been slowing changing the landscaping on my property to reflect a more Italian way of life. I think you will be inspired to create an alfresco dining space after you have seen some of the beautiful landscape photographs.

If you are looking for a book that shows the major cities of Rome, Venice or Milan, this is not the book for you. This book focuses on the countryside and the Italian country way of life. If you would like to duplicate the more laid back Italian lifestyle in your own home, I recommend this book.

Learned something new about Italian Country decorating.......2001-04-24

This book is nothing like I expected. Italian country is very different than the "normal" Italian interior design. It offers a more laid back sense than what I would usually think of as more formal. The furniture in the pictures is beautiful but difficult to achieve the same effect with other types of furnishings. The general feel of the book is bringing the outside in. Beautiful wall treatments and many natural look themes. This is my second book from this series, I'm surly going to get more.

Picturesque and refined!.......2000-04-02

I purchased this book some time ago and have used its elements in decorating a guest bedroom and a formal dining room in my own home. The pictures are beautiful and the furnishings divine. It gave me so many wonderful ideas for the other rooms of my house that it is beginning to show the ravages of time! Definitely worth the money, a wonderful coffee table book or conversation piece--or, in my case, an inspiration to decorate! The only drawback is in finding the same sort of furnishings here in the Midwest at a reasonable price! I am very satisfied with my purchase.

Villa: Italian Country Style (Library of Interior Detail)

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informative, lots of pictures

Villa: Italian Country Style (Library of Interior Detail)
Elizabeth Hilliard , and John Miller
Manufacturer: Bulfinch Pr
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 082122171X

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informative, lots of pictures.......2000-07-05

This book had some good information to allow the reader a beginning understanding of Tuscan interior decorating. The pictures were very helpful, but as a small book it couldn't go into too much detail.

Italian Country (Architecture and Design Library)

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Italian Country (Architecture and Design Library)
Robert Fitzgerald
Manufacturer: MetroBooks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000P1SN5I

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Jim Church, noted pioneer takes you beyond Nikonos V, RS owner's manuals for great underwater photos.

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Correction for URL given in Prior review.......2003-12-01

The correct URL for the UW Photo tips is:
http://www.seapix.com/tips.htm
Sorry for any confusion I may have caused.
eyesguy@aol.com

It really is essential.......2003-12-01

Jim Church is the true professor of underwater photography. His book is comprehensive and fairly clear. His approach is almost too analytical at times. I would have liked more photos and text explaining what he did and why and how it worked out, although he did offer quite a number of photo examples. His tips on strobe useage and his "secret guide to strobe exposures" alone are worth the price of the book. For a looser and more intuitive approach, read http://scubadiving.com/photo/instruction/.
this is an addition to, not a replacement for Church's book.
Overall, I would give the book an A- with about half of it worthy of an A+ and the remainder a solid B to B+.
eyesguy@aol.com

Room for a lot of improvement, but still essential.......2001-06-12

My first reaction when opening this book was that it was light on text. Not necessarily bad if it says what it needs to succinctly. Unfortunately, this book didn't do that. Procedures could be explained more clearly, and could be illustrated with more and better figures and photographs. This semi-pro photographer often found himself reading a procedure and saying, "huh?" "Change the f-stop which way?" The advanced photographer will gloss over reading the description of f-stops and shutter speeds while the novice will be left befuddled. The book leans toward giving recipes for a situation rather than trying to teach an understanding of photography.

More explanation and pictures could be given of the equipment and configuration. A new underwater photographer with a camera is overwhelmed by the array of arms and attachments, but there is one paragraph on arms and brackets that basically says, "Get the best," without as much as figure to show how one looks or attaches to the camera. Then you get descriptions such as "attach the strobe arm so it tilts toward the camera body." Tilt in what plane? What does a strobe arm look like?

There are statement and procedures that seem odd to an experienced photographer. It is suggested that manual strobe exposure, which is typically only dependent of distance and f-stop, is also a function of subject brightness. The procedure for using TTL flash starts with looking up the flash distance for a full-power manual flash to set the f-stop. If you're going to do that, you might as well not use TTL (although this method does maximize depth of field, but, of course, this is not explained.) The TTL electronics are then used as little more than a proper exposure indication, and if you don't get a proper exposure with your camera set to the edge of the exposure range, you're to burn more film at another f-stop until it works.

This books focuses on the Nikonos V and the now-discontinued RS. Even though the author considers the IVA to be "a dud," the III and IVA are still viable cameras that a beginner, the audience for this book, is likely to have because of the lower procurement cost. (Currently on eBay, a V with 35mm lens runs about $475 while a IVA with the same lens is about $250.) An appendix on the features, and how operating and maintenance differ for these models, would be very useful. Church has written on these models in previous editions, so it shouldn't be difficult.

So, what is good about this book? The color photographs are very good, but are more of result examples than actually showing the equipment, but are inspirational. The guidelines on positioning strobes and estimating distances is invaluable, as are the maintenance sections. If you bought a used Nikonos without a manual, note that Craig Camera sells the manuals for a IVA for $20 while the book currently retails on-line for less than that. If you're trying to decide between the two, I'd get this book. This book also seems to be considered by many to be the definitive guide to Nikonos photography, and my search shows few, if any, other underwater photography books dedicated to this one line of cameras. So, like the title says, even though I feel that there is a LOT of room for improvement, this book may be, indeed, essential for the Nikonos beginner.

A great book.......2000-09-09

A really good how to book for owners of Nikonos camera systems, with practical tips for Nikonos V and Nikonos RS users, although valuable for all. I really like the way that Jim Church has included Situations - UW photo scenarios and he guides you through his approach.

Excellent Info for Beginner to Intermediate U/W Photogs........2000-07-27

Easy to understand, yet comprehensive info for the beginning to intermediate UW photographers utilizing Nikonos V (slightly less info on the Nikonos RS). Organization by subject matter creates a reference that you can take with you for easy and quick, pre-dive brush-ups. Excellent example photos, charts and diagrams. It goes way beyond all Nikon manuals and publications.

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Nikonos Handbook
Jim Church , and Cathy Church
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Nikonos photography: The camera and system (A photographic technology book)

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Fred M Roberts
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Underwater with the Nikonos & Nikon systems

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Underwater with the Nikonos & Nikon systems
Herb Taylor
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The traveler's guide to E R (emergency repair) for the Nikonos V camera

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The traveler's guide to E R (emergency repair) for the Nikonos V camera
Mike Haber
Manufacturer: Subtropix Productions
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ASIN: B0006RG592

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A partially unrealistic guide for forest landowners.......2000-08-22

Though the book is well written and brings to the forefront of forest policy the issues we must confront in the future, no truly usable suggestions are made for action. The book also fails to truly understand the capacity of the NIPF landowner to institute management plans.

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Viewpoint from a Practicing Instructional Designer!.......2004-02-24

Throughout this book, Katy Campbell demonstrates both her extensive experience in Instructional Design and her solid grasp of the research literature, offering a practical, comprehensive guide for instructors at all levels new to developing online learning. Effective Writing for E-Learning Environments provides a unique combination of instructional and message design and is rich in resources and references for the interested reader. Campbell definitely practices what she preaches! She engages her readers in interactive instructional activities and challenges them to extend themselves beyond reading the concepts presented to engaging and working with them. I highly recommend this text as a companion to the many existent books on Instructional design practice.

E-ffective Writing for E-Learning Environments. : An article from: Technical Communication

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E-ffective Writing for E-Learning Environments. : An article from: Technical Communication
Rhonda Lunemann
Manufacturer: Society for Technical Communication
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Technical Communication, published by Society for Technical Communication on May 1, 2005. The length of the article is 759 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: E-ffective Writing for E-Learning Environments.
Author: Rhonda Lunemann
Publication: Technical Communication (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: Society for Technical Communication
Volume: 52 Issue: 2 Page: 228(2)

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Intuitive Imagery puts the discoveries of modern science to work through a
simple, proven technology to meet the challenges of our fast-paced changing world. This book shows you how to harness the wisdom of your inner images to achieve peak performance in both business and personal life. Results include greater creativity, better decision making, enhanced productivity, the unlocking of blocked potential, accelerated learning, increased success, and a sense of greater well-being. Learning to use intuitive imaging is like finding a new set of lenses through which to view the world. It helps us change our beliefs about how we know what we know so we can begin to restructure how we do what we do.

John B. Pehrson is president of Creative Change Technologies, a training and consulting firm to individuals and organizations focusing in the areas of creativity, deep team building, and executive coaching. John is a former executive with DuPont and has over 20 years of broad international business experience that includes business and technology management, strategic planning, product development, manufacturing, sales and marketing. He lives in Signal Mountain, TN.

Susan E. Mehrtons is president of The Potlatch Group, a research organization specializing in analysis of business trends related to global evolution and social change. Her clients range from Fortune 500 companies like AT&T, DuPont, General Motors, and Sears to smaller businesses, schools, and private foundations such as The Institute of Noetic Sciences and the World Business Academy. Sue is the co-author of Earthkeeping, an ecology text, and The Fourth Wave, a vision of business in the 21st century. She lives in Mineola, NY.

Grounded in the latest insights and discoveries in science.
Provides reliable, simple, and proven techniques.
Contains information that is practical and accessible.

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A rare source of practical guidance.......2000-10-26

Amidst inconsistent and often shallow new age hype and the booming "Aha" industry this book is a gem. Increasingly we will need to look to our intuitive resources to deal with the ambiguity and complexity of life. Intuitive imagery is a simple, and surprisingly reliable way of applying more of our capacity to everyday life.

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