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Planning for Diversity: Policy and Planning in a World of Difference (Rtpi Library)
Dory Reeves
Manufacturer: Routledge
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The practical importance of diversity and equality for spatial planning and sustainable development is still not widely understood. Using international examples, this book shows planners and educationalists the benefits of building in a consideration of diversity and equality at each stage and level of planning.
Despite being one of the most diverse and gender balanced of the built environment professions, complacency has been widespread in planning. This book shows why a diverse profession is important and drawing on a wide range of good practice, shows how those involved in planning can develop their sensitivity to and expertise in diversity and equality.
Customer Reviews:
Wet, Wet, Wet.......2002-06-02
I found this book at a Book Outlet store and thought "for the price, I should get it", so I did. I have to tell you that this is one of the best books to use to build up confidence and technical skills in wet into wet watercolor painting. Each chapter is fun to read and the examples (step by step) are so easy to follow that they help you become an "expert" by the end of the book. I have lots of watercolor books and have found this to be one of my favorites on wet into wet technique for the above reasons.
Wet-in-Wet Watercolor.......1999-11-25
Ms Speckman's book helped me break through to a new level of watercolor painting. She deals entirely with "wet-in-wet", breaking it down into three sections: The Saturated Approach, Painting by Sections and the Painterly Approach. Beginning with a practical and thorough discussion of paper and pigments as they apply specifically to wet-in-wet watercolor, she proceeds to original and effective step-by-step instruction. Although I have purchased and worked from many books on instructional watercolor, I found Ms. Speckmann's techniques to be unusual and exciting. I particularly enjoy her iconoclastic preference for opaque pigments and the way she showcases their unique qualities. Well written and lavishly illustrated, this book is a valuable reference work.
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Watercolor is the medium of choice for visual artists today, and this practical new guide to is sure to top the list of must-have resources for beginners and experienced alike. Everything watercolorists need to bring their vision alive on paper is here: how to follow the inner rhythm of the water; when to reflect and when to take instant action; and how to choose the appropriate surface, color, and brushstroke to achieve the most effective results. All wet-on-wet techniques are explored and lavishly illustrated, and a series of vibrant artworks breaks down the watercolor process into stages to provide further understanding and inspiration.
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Good for a reference.......2007-09-19
This is a wonderful book on a subject that all new watercolorists need to master. What I really liked about this book above all was the authors discussion on saturation and the different levels of it. It is very informative with plenty of pictures and information.
great info--lousy writing.......2006-02-25
This is possibly the worst written book I have ever read. It is beautifully produced (particularly for the price), has wonderful illustrations, contains gorgeous paintings and is full of totally invaluable information for anyone wanting to learn wet-on-wet watercolor. The author is quite clearly a top exponent of the technique. Possibly the horrendously verbose and opaque writing is the fault of the translator, possibly not. It seems to have been originally written in Polish. This is not a book for a total beginner as you have to have some knowledge in order to decipher the jargon and puzzle out the obtuse sentences. I am still glad I bought it. It is a deal despite its short comings. If it was re-written in a clear and comprehensible style I would willingly fork out forty or forty-five bucks for it.
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Soft, flowing effects for atmospheric skies, rivers, seas and landscapes in watercolor are made easy with this guide to a technique known as "wet-into-wet"—painting freely with wet washes, blending and merging colors on the paper. Demonstrating in step-by-step action sequences how to manipulate the flow of color on wet paper, the accomplished author helps artists create beautiful, effortless-looking effects. Sunsets, clouds, trees, hills, boats on the water, snow scenes and stunning skies are among the wide range of subject-matter the author has painted, all produced using a limited palette, a variety of brushes and, on occasions, even a hairdryer.
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Painting Wet-Into-Wet (Leisure Arts)
Bryan Thatcher
Manufacturer: Search Press
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ASIN: 0855327928 |
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Wet Watercolour
Wilfred Ball
Manufacturer: B.T. Batsford Ltd
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WET WATERCOLOUR.
Manufacturer: Guild
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James Van Derzee
James Van Der Zee
Manufacturer: Morgan & Morgan
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James Van Derzee: The Picture Takin' Man
Jim Haskins
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When and why have employers supported the development of institutions of social insurance that provide benefits to workers for various employment-related risks? What factors explain the variation in the social policy preferences of employers? This book provides a systematic evaluation of the role played by business in the development of the modern welfare state. Isabela Mares studies these critical questions and demonstrates that major social policies were adopted by cross-class alliances comprising labor-based organizations and key sectors of the business community.
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This digital document is an article from Independent Review, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2006. The length of the article is 2014 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: Business and the Welfare State in France and Germany.(The Politics of Social Risk: Business and Welfare State Development)(Book review)
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Date: March 22, 2006
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Volume: 10
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Carl Menger's Lectures to Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria
Carl Menger ,
Erich Streissler , and
Rudolf
Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Pub
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The CRA Handbook: Strategies, for Bank, Communities and Regulators
Kenneth H. Thomas , and
Wharton School
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This guide analyzes and offers insights into banking's most complex and important law, the newly revised Community Reinvestment Act. It contains the results of more than 1,500 actual exams under the CRA, summarized and organized by state, regulator, and bank. It also provides key compliance strategies for banks of all sizes, as well as special guidance for identifying potential CRA problems.
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If you\'re buying a small business you need this book. An easy-to-follow, informative book on small business evaluation. Great for real estate agents wanting to increase their income.
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Self Publishing Made Easy
William Carroll
Manufacturer: Coda Publications
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How to publish your book professionally, print at low cost, gain publicity and market for maximum profit. From the initial concept to autographing sold copies of your book, everything is here for success. Plus there are money-saving details which include tricks of formatting, selection of paper stock and reducing printing costs. Based on over 50 years of practical experience in the book publishing field.
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Definitely for Beginners.......2001-12-08
I believe this book would be very helpful for someone who is just beginning to consider printing a book. It is simple and very detailed, and points out the time and effort it takes to get something written and printed. There is lots of practical advice.
In my opinion, for those of us who have already ventured into the field, the book is a little simplistic. I hoped to get some helpful hints, but am finding mostly what I already know. So if you are new or just thinking about self-publishing, check it out!
From the author's point of view........2001-05-29
All reviews, critical and supportive, are this author's most significant reward for effort expended. An unsatisfactory spell-check, noted by a serious reader, does not in any way diminish overall values of SELF PUBLSIHING MADE EASY. This fine book is a focused approach to making the thoughtful reader capable of entering into the complicated business of book publishing. As my distillation of more than 50 years in the field, it is a very carefully designed handbook for emerging publishers. It supports this objective with clarity and is fairly described as "...an excelent roadmap...for getting your book in print..." Adequate references are provided for those publishers prepared to initiate exploration of additional resources within the same specialty. My hands have been involved in the publication of more than 100 books with about 35 of my company's books continuing in print. Book publishing has been a rewarding vocation that I continue with great satisfaction. As the author of SELF PUBLISHING MADE EASY my appreciation is extended to each person who has given of his or her time to review this book. I wish all of them, and you my reader, the greatest possible success in every publishing venture. [William Carroll]
Oops!.......2000-02-11
On a personal note to Mr. Carroll, and in response to Mike Swickey's negative review above, this is a good book that new writers would find helpful in spite of the fact that there are glaring copy editing mistakes throughout. Since it contains no advice on working with an editor, my guess is Mr. Carroll perhaps doesn't believe in them, and assumes the self-publisher is up to the task of editing his own work. My advice: "Good editors make good books better". Find one.
Roadmap to Money.......2000-02-11
From accountants to Zamboni operators, "regular" people everywhere seem to be writing books these days. Few realize their chances of getting published through one of the major houses are nil to none, even if they are the new Hemingway or Steinbeck. As a freelance editor, it has been my harsh duty to break this news to every new writer I meet. I can now soften that blow by recommending they buy and read this book. On page 12, there is an anecdote about a woman who received only eighty-five cents of the $19.95 cover price of her book going through trade channels. After self-publishing, in two years she sold $800,000 worth on her own and pocketed half! Even if a new writer isn't "in it for the money", Carroll offers ways to attract readers and the "References" section lists some of the best sources available. Whether you have a completed manuscript or merely dream of writing a book some day, William Carroll provides an excellent road map, not only for getting your book into print, but for optimizing the likelihood of making money during the process as well.
How Ironic.......2000-02-03
Not to be too rough, but this book is horribly written. One of numerous examples: "If you need something to do, while making the Stop/Go decision, and on the premise that you may proceed, we're going out for preliminary printing bids on a book you have yet to begin or complete." Or, try to decipher this one - "With "Adequate is Enough" our manta (instead of mantra), the obligation is to make a reader capable while recognizing there's no way you can make him or her proficient." I hate to be so tough, but this is a book about publishing and writing advice! I am sure the author is a very nice man, but there is a reason this book was self-published - the writing is nothing short of terrible. A waste of money.
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An innovative and informative mini-encyclopedia of work and workers in America. Unique and comprehensive, The Lexicon of Labor features informative and engaging descriptions of more than 500 key places, people, and events in American labor history. From Eugene Debs to Cesar Chavez, the Haymarket Riots in 1886 to the Teamsters/ups strike in 1997, labor writer R. Emmett Murray provides brief, fascinating sketches of this vital part of the American experience. The Lexicon of Labor also includes explanations of major legislative acts, definitions of key legal terminology, and complete listings of all the member unions of the AFL-CIO and independent unions in the United States. A practical, handy resource for students and journalists, and an ideal introduction to the history of labor in America. Terms include: AFL-CIO; boulwarism; collective bargaining; Davis-Bacon Act; downsizing; Fair Labor Standards Act; Homestead Strike; I.W.W.; Knights of Labor; maquiladora; May Day; Palmer Raids; scab; sweatshop; Taft-Hartley Act; union bug; wildcatting; wobblies; zipper clause; and many more.
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Couldn't live without it for my labor studies degree.......2007-03-29
I used this book so much that I wore it out! I had to get it re-binded. I needed this book for just about every course I took in Labor
Studies. It is a great reference book to have.
Must have for labor studies.......2007-02-25
I first purchased this book two years ago. I have used it in every labor studies class that I have taken and I wouldn't dream of not using it. The definitions are precise and clear. I feel so strongly about this book that I recently purchased another copy for my Local Union President. This book is a must have.
Excellent Reference Book!.......2001-01-06
This book has a lot of history and definitions included. Awsome book. Every worker should know the struggle labor has indured.
A Masterwork of workers under masters.......2000-08-01
For 12 bucks, no one could find a more rich, and most important, more concise compendium of the American labor movement and American labor at work. Murray et. al. have done a service to everyone with this thoughtful, experienced addition to the record of American toilers.
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A thoroughly updated edition of the clever, fun-to-read compilation of union language and lore.
"For close to two centuries, we in the American labor movement have spoken our own language. It is a rich idiom, laden with humor and barbs, heady with history. . . . Problem is, fewer and fewer of us speak it, and even fewer on the outside understand it or know how it came about."—from the prefatory note to The Lexicon of Labor
Since its first publication in 1998, The Lexicon of Labor found a large and appreciative following among readers who were grateful to have the vibrant, powerful language of the labor movement captured in a lively single volume. This revised and updated edition includes dozens of new terms and developments and will introduce a new generation to the labor lexicon. From Workies to Wobblies, blue flu to zipper clause, it includes enlightening descriptions of over five hundred key places, people, and events in American labor history.
Murray's highly original volume is a one-of-a-kind encyclopedia of labor in America. A practical resource for students and journalists, it will be as entertaining for longtime union members seeking to get reacquainted with the traditions of the movement as it is for newcomers wishing to discover the unique language and history of unionism.
The Lexicon of Labor also includes explanations of major legislative acts, definitions of key legal terminology, and complete listings of all the member unions of the AFL-CIO and independent unions in the United States. It is the ideal introduction to the history of labor in America.
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- Progressive Design in the Midwest: The Purcell-Cutts House and the Prairie School Collection at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
- Propaganda and the Jesuit Baroque (Ahmanson Murphy Fine Arts Imprint)
- Roberto Burle Marx In Caracas: Parque del Este, 1956-1961 (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture)
- Shingle Style: 155 Home Plans from Classic Colonials to Breezy Bungalows
- Simplified Site Design (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides)
- Skyscrapers--skyprickers--skycities
- Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism: Design, Construction, Examples
- Suzette and the Puppy: A Story About Mary Cassatt (Young Readers)
- The American Collection: Craftsman Style (American Collection) (American Collection)
- The American Firehouse: An Architectural and Social History
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