Bambusa Guadua (La Cultura del Cafe)

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Exhibiting the unique qualities and functionality of this natural resource, native to Colombia, this books beautifully displays the creative structures and artifacts made of bamboo.

Exponiendo las características únicas y la utilidad de este recurso natural de origen colombiana, este libro demuestra bellamente las estructuras y artefactos creativos hecho de Bambusa.

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Helps readers understand how the many languages of film work together to create meaning. Louis Giannetti organizes Understanding Movies around the key elements of filmmaking, including cintematography, Mise en Scène, movement, editing, sound, acting, drama, casting, story, screenwriting, ideology, and theory. He synthesizes every element through a complete case study: Citizen Kane. This book's ideas are illuminated with hundreds of high-quality still photos, more than 70 in full color, taken from movies such as The Matrix, Almost Famous, jackass the movie, Chicago, Lord of the Rings, Mystic River, and Traffic. New in this edition: a full section on contemporary special effects and computer generated imagery (CGI); up-to-the-minute information on new developments in film technology; more coverage of recent films and filmmakers; more ethnic diversity (including new material on the Islamic cinema); and more lavish use of color and high-quality paper. An updated Companion Website contains animations, video clips from interviews with movie professionals, and Research Navigator access to New York Times film reviews. For everyone who wants to understand the artistry and meaning of the movies.

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Great guide to film analysis.......2007-09-30

This is an essential book for students of cinema. It does one thing and it does it quite well: it introduces you to the language of film analysis, the categories that critics use to analyze a film. It doesn't try to cover film technology or history.

I totally agree with the other reviewer that the new editions are completely unnecessary, and serve only to destroy the market for used copies. Buy one of the older editions unless it's for a college class and you need the same edition as the class.

amazon never delivered!.......2007-09-24

This is a great book although, amazon never delivered. I had ordered this book 2 weeks before school(along with 2 other books for school), it never came. Amazon said that i have an "undeliverable" address, but when i ordered it from ebay i got it in 3 dAys! Then i had to wait forever for a refund!

good seller.......2007-09-10

great seller and i would buy from this seller again. the book was new just like it stated.

EXCEPTIONALLY INFORMATIVE TEXT -- Although Some Movies Don't Require Explanation (*A Haiku Review).......2007-05-10

So now when I watch
PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES,
I "get it" . . . and laugh.

~ Stephen T. McCarthy
[This goofy review is dedicated to the goofy MARTIN BRUMER (Feb. 15, 1960 to July 18, 1989),
a doggoned good actor and even better friend whose copy of this fine book was presented to me
by his Mother after he left for "That Great Sound Stage In The Sky."
Thanks, Marty & Miriam!]

An incredible introduction to film........2006-04-03

Gianetti continues to produce the ultimate in introductory film texts. He seemlessly introduces us to the history of cinema while teaching us everything we need to know to fully understand film. After finishing this text you will no longer look at films the same way.
The end of the book was by far the most intriguing. Gianetti devotes a whole chapter to what is arguably the greatest film in history, Citizen Kane. His synopsis allows the reader to truly understand the beauty of the movie as well as cinema as a whole.
A must buy for anyone truly interested film.

Film as Film: Understanding and Judging Movies

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Film as Film: Understanding and Judging Movies
V. F. Perkins
Manufacturer: Da Capo
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0306805413

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Huh?.......2005-04-26

I am scraching my head...at the previous reviewer, Perkins is one of the most brilliant and repected film critics alive. He is difficult...but so is most anything worth doing in life.

Perkins doesn't introduce concepts with astheticly pleasing headings, and entertaing pictures, then explain what each one means, and why its important...I am sure the "dummy's" guide books have done that already along with a 1000 others.

Perkins is one of a few critics who have transformed films for me and many others. I am so surprized and sad that so few have reviewed this important work.

HUH?.......2000-06-27

While I'm sure students of film and film theory will find this book a valuable resource, a novice to the genre should probably seek out another book. Mr. Perkins does not elucidate the topic of film theory, but instead takes a heavy handed approach to the subject and leaves those unfamiliar with the subject scratching her head.

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Understanding Movies
Louis Giannetti
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall College Div
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OHWQQU

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Understanding Movies
Louis; Giannetti, Louis D. Giannetti
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Understanding Movies and Music (Custom Edition)

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Understanding Movies and Music (Custom Edition)

Manufacturer: Pearson Custom Publishing
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What Can Forrest Gump Tell Us about Students' Historical Understanding?(motion picture): An article from: Social Education

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What Can Forrest Gump Tell Us about Students' Historical Understanding?(motion picture): An article from: Social Education
Sam Wineburg , Susan Mosborg , and Dan Porat
Manufacturer: National Council for the Social Studies
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Social Education, published by National Council for the Social Studies on January 1, 2001. The length of the article is 2974 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: What Can Forrest Gump Tell Us about Students' Historical Understanding?(motion picture)
Author: Sam Wineburg
Publication: Social Education (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2001
Publisher: National Council for the Social Studies
Volume: 65 Issue: 1 Page: 55

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Giannetti
Manufacturer: Prentice-Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0134344731

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Pull that movie apart

Understanding Movies

ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0136801900

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Pull that movie apart.......2005-09-15

And put it back together again.
There are many good books on the market that specialize one or two aspects if films and/or the film industry. However this book "Understanding Movies" by Louis Giannnetti, takes you from near ground zero to a good understanding of such aspects as:
Photography
Mise en Scène (pronounced meez on sen, with the second syllable nasalized)
Movement
Editing
Sound
Acting
Drama
Story
Literature
Ideology
Theory
The films used for examples range from classics to contemporary. You will have seen most if not all of them. The author did not go off in some mission to describe some weird out of the way movie. This helps you focus on the subject being discussed.
A side benefit is that this book is a great picture book to remember your favorite movie and occasionally the one you missed.

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Understanding Movies
Louis Giannetti
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OIW4AW

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Story 4: Continued from the first volume, a parapsychologist turns to Goku after she captures the image of a ghost on film. Goku`s hard-pressed to protect her from a band of Ninjas that want what Yuko`s got...and they`ll stop at nothing to get it. Story 5: Goku meets his ex-girlfriend Bonny again. She is a motorcycle racer and participates in the Paris-Dakar Rally, but someone tries to kill her and she seeks Goku`s aid. Why does this woman have a death sentence put upon her? Can Goku unravel the mystery that Bonny`s father took with him to his grave...? Story 6: In this story, Goku fights against a Chinese crime syndicate called Black Dragon.

A young call girl named Lin-Jeng approaches Goku and asks him to find her missing sister. He undertakes the mission, and finds out that Lin-jeng`s sister has also been captured and forced to work as a prostitute for Black Dragon. Will he be able to reclaim Lin-Jeng`s sister from the Chinese Mafia? Story 7: Goku's old friend, who was also a private detective, got killed brutally while on duty. Goku starts to pursue the killer to avenge his friend and finds out that the killer is an ex-marine officer who received extraordinary powers through gene manipulation which allows her to transform into any creature at will. Will Goku survive this scientific nightmare?

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on April 1, 2001. The length of the article is 819 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: La era del accesi.(TT: Access time.)(Reseña)
Author: Rubén Manso
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2001
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Page: 108

Article Type: Reseña

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La era del acceso.(problemas sociales y el acceso a grandes cantidades de información): An article from: Siempre!

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La era del acceso.(problemas sociales y el acceso a grandes cantidades de información): An article from: Siempre!
Jaime Septién
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000825TP6
Release Date: 2006-10-24

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2004. The length of the article is 503 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: La era del acceso.(problemas sociales y el acceso a grandes cantidades de información)
Author: Jaime Septién
Publication: Siempre! (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2004
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 50 Issue: 2642 Page: 66(1)

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¿La era del acceso?(influencias de la telecomunicación sobre la sociedad)(TT: The era of accessibility?)(TA: influences of telecommunications on society)(Artículo ... Breve)(Columna): An article from: Siempre!

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¿La era del acceso?(influencias de la telecomunicación sobre la sociedad)(TT: The era of accessibility?)(TA: influences of telecommunications on society)(Artículo ... Breve)(Columna): An article from: Siempre!
Jaime Septién
Manufacturer: Edicional Siempre
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008J3CP8
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on October 19, 2000. The length of the article is 782 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: ¿La era del acceso?(influencias de la telecomunicación sobre la sociedad)(TT: The era of accessibility?)(TA: influences of telecommunications on society)(Artículo Breve)(Columna)
Author: Jaime Septién
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: October 19, 2000
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 47 Issue: 2470 Page: 57

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Radio/TV: Reglamentos en la era del acceso global.(regulación gubernamental de medios de comunicación; México)(TT: Radio and television: legislating for ... Breve)(Columna): An article from: Proceso

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Radio/TV: Reglamentos en la era del acceso global.(regulación gubernamental de medios de comunicación; México)(TT: Radio and television: legislating for ... Breve)(Columna): An article from: Proceso
Florence Toussaint
Manufacturer: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008IE9C4
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Proceso, published by CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V. on June 3, 2001. The length of the article is 798 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: Radio/TV: Reglamentos en la era del acceso global.(regulación gubernamental de medios de comunicación; México)(TT: Radio and television: legislating for the era of global access.)(TA: government regulation of communication media; Mexico)(Artículo Breve)(Columna)
Author: Florence Toussaint
Publication: Proceso (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 3, 2001
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
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Article Type: Artículo Breve, Columna

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Seis Grados De Separacion / Six Degrees: La ciencia de las redes en la era del acceso/The Science of a Connected Age (Transiciones / Transitions)

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Seis Grados De Separacion La ciencia de las redes en la era del acceso

Seis Grados De Separacion / Six Degrees: La ciencia de las redes en la era del acceso/The Science of a Connected Age (Transiciones / Transitions)
Duncan J. Watts
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Binding: Paperback

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Seis Grados De Separacion La ciencia de las redes en la era del acceso.......2007-08-15

Este libro salió como referencia en un artículo de la revista "Harvard Business Review - Febrero 2007"
Seis grados de separación se refiere a la distancia social entre individuos de cualquier sociedad (tribus)....
Falta terminar de leerlo.
Pero hasta el momento, ha sido uno de los libros mas interesantes que he leído.

Improving Corporate Boards: The Boardroom Insider Guidebook (paper with CD-ROM)
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Improving Corporate Boards

Finally a Clear Guide for Boards

Improving Corporate Boards: The Boardroom Insider Guidebook (paper with CD-ROM)
Ralph D. Ward
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Greater board independence, closer alignment of executive pay with performance, and tighter internal control--these areas have received raised attention in recent years in the United States and, increasingly, in Europe. But attempts to quantify such corporate-governance variables and link them to corporate performance have stumped academics and analysts alike.

Enter Improving Corporate Boards, part of a small but growing genre of how-to books on corporate governance. Author Ralph Ward focuses specifically on board-level governance, offering advice aimed primarily at corporate directors and with particular emphasis on the nonexecutive's role. As the writer for Boardroom Insider, an online corporate governance newsletter, Ward brings a wealth of anecdotal evidence to bear, sharing gems from his monthly Q&A feature in which directors pose anonymous questions to experts.

Each of the 25 chapters discusses a single aspect of board governance. Broadly, they cover: board, CEO, and committee duties and performance evaluation; board structure and leadership; the logistics of meetings and board communications; managing corporate image and corporate risk; governance in various organizational contexts; and hot governance topics. Each chapter's analysis and discussion yield a checklist of do's and don'ts, which are also compiled on an accompanying CD-ROM. The checklist items are somewhat intuitive, but they're worth taking seriously in avoiding governance disasters; they also act as a handy guide to the contents of each chapter. Readers may also find useful the many links Ward provides to online sources of information: a stock options calculator, online listings of directorships available at nonprofits, industry reports, and so on.

In the final chapter, Ward notes that "through pension plans and mutual funds, the line between stakeholder and shareholder is increasingly blurring." It's an arguable point, with social, economic, and board-governance implications, but one that Ward leaves unexamined. That shortcoming aside, Improving Corporate Boards looks set to become a key contribution in the popularization of corporate governance. --Jackie Cook

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Must-Have, Firsthand Guidance for the 21st Century Boardroom

From the Wall Street Journal and top cable business news programs to global politics, the topic of corporate governance is in the business media spotlight. Yet despite this surge of popular attention and the board of directors' growing power and burdens, solid advice for running a better board remains scattered and inconsistent. At a time of sharp scrutiny and far tighter board accountability, today's corporate boards and top managers need practical wisdom more than ever. In this invaluable guidebook, the founder of the online newsletter Boardroom INSIDER compiles the best "first-person" advice for quality boards. Here are expert answers to the most widely asked governance questions from today's board members and top corporate management. From CEO evaluation to logistics and policymaking, bone up on:

Effective board recruiting
The hottest trends in board pay
What to do when your CEO is the problem
Running a smart audit committee
How to manage board-meeting surprises
Dealing with corporate counsel, boardroom battles, board investigations, and strikes
Surviving the family boardroom
Board retirement policies
Career builders for women in the boardroom
Putting your board retreat to work
Strategies for nonprofit boards

Including dozens of helpful checklists and inside examples of the governance strategies of leading companies, Improving Corporate Boards will help all directors ask the questions that hold the key to better governance for the future.

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Improving Corporate Boards.......2000-07-20

This new book is a home run for shareholders desiring greater accountability from the boards of directors they have hired as caretakers of their funds; and gives directors a handy reference book chock full of practical tools that practically every company will find useful.

After investing in public and private companies for over 30 years, serving on numerous public and private company boards, reading dozens of books and hundreds of articles on improving company boards and better corporate governance - this is the best I have come across. Companies should provide a copy of this book for each of their directors as a matter of policy, and investors should read it to discover valuable new insights into the crucial but often forgotten links between director quality, accountability, conflicts of interest and stock price performance.

Finally a Clear Guide for Boards.......2000-05-19

One of the most frequent requests from readers of CorpGov.Net is for a book on how to improve their board. Finally I can recommend a book that doesn't read like a dry academic text and is built on real life examples. Finally, a clear guide to solving the most common problems facing boards. Each chapter provides a concise overview of a problem or focus area, several real life examples, internet resources, advice from various experts and a checklist summary. CalPERS should be sending Mr. Ward's book to each board member of the companies on its focus list.

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This book, based on detailed research at national, regional and workplace level, analyzes the development of trade unions and industrial relations in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet system.

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