Construction Revisited: An Illustrated Guide to Construction Details of the Early 20th Century

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Not for the beginner........1997-11-28

This book is for those carvers who have had some exposure or experience with caricature carving. Has many good patterns and suggestions for painting or staining finished carvings. A good resource for those who want something other than a review of the basics.

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Cowtown Carving
Stephen H. Prescott
Manufacturer: Cowtown Carving
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NO7OWA

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Bringing together more than 300 richly textured color photographs and a series of candid interviews with pastors, church officials, and congregation members, this extraordinary book explores the conditions, beliefs, and practices that shape the churches and the lives of the nation's urban poor. Over a period of thirty years, sociologist and photographer Camilo José Vergara repeatedly visited these places of worship and the eclectic mix of buildings that house them. In twenty-one cities located in ten states across the country, photographic sequences coupled with insightful narrative show how ordinary structures assume, modify, and shed a religious character, how traditional churches--if they fail to adapt to new congregations--are demolished, and how new churches are designed and built from the ground up.

A powerful, poignant, and visually arresting portrait, How the Other Half Worships stands as a stark witness to how churches are being rebuilt in the dilapidated streets of America's cities and how religion is being reinvented by the nation's poor.

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Vergara Produces Another Masterpiece.......2005-10-18

The Chilean-American sociologist, Camilo Jose Vergara has spent the past 30 years visiting the poorest urban areas of his adopted country. His passion is to go back year after year and photograph the same buildings. At first glance, his photographs are unremarkable. However, Vergara's eye for detail and beauty come out when looking at entire book of photographs. Through the years, he has shown the decline, death, decomposition and then re-birth of many of the country's poorest neighborhoods. This life cycle is shown with Vergara's special brand of compassion and insite.

Vergara's original intention when preparing this book was to write about the evolving architecture of religious buildings in America's poorest ghettos. But as he spent more time with African Americans and Latinos he became fascinated with the form of Christianity that they had brought with them from the rural South and Latin America. His interest was "aroused by the sheer number and variety of churches, the vitality of their services, and the poignancy of formally dressed church members emerging from decayed buildings and walking through empty lots".

Although written by a trained sociologist, this book was written for the general reading public. In my opinion, Vergara's genius is in making the reader more aware of his or her surroundings. Having finished this book, I now stop and pay more attention to the many storefront churches that dot the streetscape of my city. This book is highly recommended. Purchase it and you will see why Camilo Jose Vergara was a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant.

The Half-Life of Awareness: Photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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The Half-Life of Awareness: Photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Manufacturer: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Phot
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000PT52GI

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A cabinet of reflections

Half-life: Photographs
Rosamond Wolff Purcell
Manufacturer: Godine
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0879233184

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A cabinet of reflections.......2006-07-31

Most photos in the book are made by reflecting one subject with details from a painting or photo from another, some presented in color & others in black & white. This edition is hard cover bound in a nice red cloth. I don't know if it came originally with a dustcover as the book I have didn't come with one.

The book consists of four sections. In Cabin Fever, the first one, we can see among the eleven (11) plates some half human, half animal creatures that don't make us look too long.

In the second part of the book -The Exquisite Corpse- we are presented with another 11 plates, showing distorted mirror reflections. Among my favorites one have Monkey with Orange, where one sees a primate skeleton holding an orange. Another one shows a portrait of a woman holding a basket with pears rendered in a semi chiaro-oscuro style.

In the 3rd section of the book -Crossing Over- we find fifteen images in a disparate collection that lacks the strenght of a theme or a strong subject. We have a nude, an abstract play of lights and shadows, two pictures with fish, although a little gem does filter into the pages like Minotaur, a man's torso with a skull reminiscent of the ones O'Keefe used in her work.

In the fourth section -R.E.M.- we see the last 10 photos consisting mostly of portraits. These don't quite come across as emotive as one would hope.

Perhaps back in 1980 when the book was published these photos were the type of work that makes one revell in the artist's craft, but after all the imaging with which we've been bombarded in this age of Photoshop they come across more like disparate collages of images.

Loves of Franz Kafka, The ( Bleak & Tormented Erotic Life of the Tragically encumbered Kafka )

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Loves of Franz Kafka, The ( Bleak & Tormented Erotic Life of the Tragically encumbered Kafka )
illustrated with photographs, former owner name half-title pg Nahum N. Glatzer
Manufacturer: Schocken Books, NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JD43UQ

Women are Here to Stay : The Durable Sex in Its Infinite Variety Through Half a Century of American Life

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Women are Here to Stay : The Durable Sex in Its Infinite Variety Through Half a Century of American Life
Agnes Rogers
Manufacturer: Harper & Brothers Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OC2A5W

Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Presents Walt Disney's True-life Adventures (Nature's Half-Acre Bear Country Seal Island)

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Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Presents Walt Disney's True-life Adventures (Nature's Half-Acre Bear Country Seal Island)
Jane Werner Watson Color Photographs
Manufacturer: Golden Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000U4HYLE

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Fact and Theory in Economics: The Testament of an Institutionalist: Collected Papers
Morris Albert Copeland
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press Reprint
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0837169658

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Fact and theory in economics: The testament of an institutionalist; collected papers,
Morris Albert Copeland
Manufacturer: Cornell university press
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007E68H8

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Comprehensive, yet intelligible treatment of the basic rules, principles, statutes, and issues governing the law of bank regulation. Examines the rapid pace of development in depository institution regulation, and how federal statutes governing banking have been subject to constant amendment in recent years. Discusses the growing overlap in competition among depository institutions, insurance companies, and securities firms that has further complicated regulatory policy. Detailed sections discuss: the regulated environment of banking, entry rules, branching, control transactions, transactional rules, holding company activities, securities regulation, resolution of institution failures, international banking, and bank regulation and social policy.

Applying choice-of-law principles of Restatement Second and governmental interest analysis in admiralty contract case, Eleventh Circuit rules that district ... : An article from: International Law Update

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Applying choice-of-law principles of Restatement Second and governmental interest analysis in admiralty contract case, Eleventh Circuit rules that district ... : An article from: International Law Update
Gale Reference Team
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000FVS3EO
Release Date: 2007-07-27

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This digital document is an article from International Law Update, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2058 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: Applying choice-of-law principles of Restatement Second and governmental interest analysis in admiralty contract case, Eleventh Circuit rules that district court erred in applying United States law rather than law of Greece.
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: International Law Update (Newsletter)
Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 12 Issue: 5 Page: ITEM06150004

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The case for private company GAAP.(generally accepted accounting principles) : An article from: Journal of Accountancy

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The case for private company GAAP.(generally accepted accounting principles) : An article from: Journal of Accountancy
Robert Tie
Manufacturer: American Institute of CPA's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Accountancy, published by American Institute of CPA's on May 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1425 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: The case for private company GAAP.(generally accepted accounting principles)
Author: Robert Tie
Publication: Journal of Accountancy (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: American Institute of CPA's
Volume: 199 Issue: 5 Page: 27(3)

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Challenged by competition: trust services replace stolidity with basic marketing principles. (Cover Story): An article from: Bank Marketing

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Challenged by competition: trust services replace stolidity with basic marketing principles. (Cover Story): An article from: Bank Marketing
Howard G., Jr. Bell , and Roger D. Neathawk
Manufacturer: Bank Marketing Assn.
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Bank Marketing, published by Bank Marketing Assn. on October 1, 1991. The length of the article is 1496 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.

From the supplier: Advertising for trust providers has taken on a more assertive and aggressive tone. Trust departments and trust companies have been forced by competition to adopt more challenging marketing strategies through better advertising to maintain and increase its hold on its clients. Brokers, attorneys, employee benefits consulting firms, mutual funds, and other banks are the firms that pose the potential threat to the traditional trust's stronghold. Sample illustrations of the advertisements used by traditional trust providers and non-banking competitors are presented and discussed in the article.

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Title: Challenged by competition: trust services replace stolidity with basic marketing principles. (Cover Story)
Author: Howard G., Jr. Bell
Publication: Bank Marketing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 1991
Publisher: Bank Marketing Assn.
Volume: v23 Issue: n10 Page: p14(5)

Article Type: Cover Story

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Closing the gaps in GAAP: GASB's implementation guides play an integral role in governmental accounting.(generally accepted accounting principles, Governmental ... An article from: Journal of Accountancy

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Closing the gaps in GAAP: GASB's implementation guides play an integral role in governmental accounting.(generally accepted accounting principles, Governmental ... An article from: Journal of Accountancy
Craig D. Shoulders , and Robert J. Freeman
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Accountancy, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2007. The length of the article is 2847 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: Closing the gaps in GAAP: GASB's implementation guides play an integral role in governmental accounting.(generally accepted accounting principles, Governmental Accounting Standards Board)
Author: Craig D. Shoulders
Publication: Journal of Accountancy (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 203 Issue: 6 Page: 62(5)

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Corporatism and unavoidable imperatives: recommendations on accounting principles and the ICAEW memorandum to the Cohen committee.(Institute of Chartered ... article from: Accounting Historians Journal

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Corporatism and unavoidable imperatives: recommendations on accounting principles and the ICAEW memorandum to the Cohen committee.(Institute of Chartered ... article from: Accounting Historians Journal
Masayoshi Noguchi , and John Richard Edwards
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Accounting Historians Journal, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2004. The length of the article is 16629 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: Corporatism and unavoidable imperatives: recommendations on accounting principles and the ICAEW memorandum to the Cohen committee.(Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales )
Author: Masayoshi Noguchi
Publication: Accounting Historians Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2004
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 31 Issue: 2 Page: 53(43)

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Derivatives: the Key Principles
John-Peter Castagnino
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1904501311

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This book is intended to serve as a practical guide to derivatives, developing an explanation of the different derivative products, the uses to which these products are put, and where and how these products are traded. This book also explains how the derivatives markets are regulated (mainly
from the perspective of English and EU law). The author further provides an introduction to the accounting and tax treatment of derivatives and to debt securities. The field of structured finance is becoming increasingly dependent on derivatives to complement debt capital market issues. The main
theme of this book is risk, both the risk to which derivatives are designed to give an exposure and the risk to which any dealing in or selling of derivatives gives rise. This book explains how these risks are identified, quantified, controlled and ultimately exploited for reward. Derivatives: The
Key Principles lays a firm foundation of a complex subject and the overall aim is to bridge the divide between the finance professional, who often regards a derivative as a cash flow, and the legal or regulatory professional, who regards a derivative as a contract. This book illustrates that
derivatives can only be meaningfully considered from both viewpoints.

An examination into the principles of currency involved in the Bank charter act of 1844 (Reprints of economic classics)

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An examination into the principles of currency involved in the Bank charter act of 1844 (Reprints of economic classics)
John Elliott Cairnes
Manufacturer: A.M. Kelley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007DQZGI

A gap in insurance GAAP? New life insurance markets demand new accounting method.(generally accepted accounting principles): An article from: Journal of Accountancy

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A gap in insurance GAAP? New life insurance markets demand new accounting method.(generally accepted accounting principles): An article from: Journal of Accountancy
James H. Thompson , and Gregory M. Larson
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Accountancy, published by American Institute of CPA's on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1880 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: A gap in insurance GAAP? New life insurance markets demand new accounting method.(generally accepted accounting principles)
Author: James H. Thompson
Publication: Journal of Accountancy (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2005
Publisher: American Institute of CPA's
Volume: 199 Issue: 3 Page: 83(3)

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IFRS: coming to America: what CPAs need to know about the new global GAAP.(international financial reporting standards, generally accepted accounting principles): ... An article from: Journal of Accountancy

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IFRS: coming to America: what CPAs need to know about the new global GAAP.(international financial reporting standards, generally accepted accounting principles): ... An article from: Journal of Accountancy
Lawrence M. Gill
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Accountancy, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2007. The length of the article is 2553 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: IFRS: coming to America: what CPAs need to know about the new global GAAP.(international financial reporting standards, generally accepted accounting principles)
Author: Lawrence M. Gill
Publication: Journal of Accountancy (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 203 Issue: 6 Page: 70(4)

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Not only are thousands of man-hours lost and degrees of business efficiency sacrificed to inefficient memory, but when we seek to explain this problem we put it down to an inability to remember things when , in truth, it is a failure to learn. We all have a wonderful memory - our brain is a machine of quality no man can build - but few of us train ourselves to maintain its performance or improve upon it. If we leave home without a shopping-list or forget to iron a shirt, we can live with the consequences without great suffering; in our business lives, however, we may prejudice our own careers, even endanger other people's safety, and certainly cost our employer money. Improving our memory for the office, factory, boardroom, shop floor or international business meeting can bring great reward and personal gratification.

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