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This book is a guide to the architectural styles of American houses. Highly illustrated with photographs and overlays to identify key recognition features, it covers a variety of architectural styles from colonial to modern America. In a section by section treatment, The Houses We Live In details how the various styles were developed, its originators and proponents, the main dates when the style was popular, and the main houses and regions that saw the style. Detailed photographs show variations of the style from all angles and close-ups of key points. Contents include: Vernacular architecture (Native American, log cabin, etc.); Colonial; European Revival (Greek, Gothic, etc.); Victorian (Second Empire, Richardson Romanesque, etc.); Pre-WW2 (Neoclassical, Beaux Arts, Tudor, Mediterranean, etc.); and American Modern (Prairie, Craftsman).
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Ambitious in Scope and Execution.......2005-08-15
In the world of architectural field guides, there exists a division between books that primarily use photographs to show architectural styles and books that use line drawings. I have always preferred line drawings because they allow the viewer to concentrate on the architecutral features that combine to create a distinct style. I do not like photographic texts because there are too many distractions. Instead of being able to concentrate on the house, the eye is drawn to trees, cars or people walking around.
Initially, I did not think that I would like "The Houses We Live In" because it relies heavily on photographic examples. Even worse, the color on many of the 600 photographs look faded out. The General Editor of the book, Jeffery Howe used his personal collection of photographs that he has amassed over the course of twenty years. Unfortunatley, the photos look like the work of a weekend hobbyist. (Yet let me say, they are still better than the "professional" photographs used in "The Abrams Guide to American Styles."
Although initially biased against this book, having read the work I was won over by it. Although not the highest quality of photographs, the sheer range of images is very impressive. Most field guides end around 1950. This guide is interesting because it looks at contemporary revivals of classic American styles. In conclusion, this is the work of a man who has spent many years purusing his love of American architectural forms. It is majestic in scope in the way only a committed hobbyist can complete. Although not the ultimate field guide, Jeffery Howe and his collaborators have gone a long way in advancing the state of the architectural field guide.
Great overall reference.......2003-08-13
Like the previous reviewer, I found this book on sale at the local store. It's a super survey book, unambiguous and well illustrated with each type of house discussed in the text. It has a glossary of architectural terms, and a chapter of architect bios, including pictures of the houses they lived in. Better than a [money] Abrams art book!
Big book - Great value.......2003-06-29
I saw this in a bookstore and scooped it up without checking online prices. Its a huge book for the small price. I'm no historian, but this book seems very comprehensive. Awesome color photos, floorplans, sketches, etc. History, details of construction technics. Pretty much every photo has a description with location, date, and many times the architect. Beautiful examples of houses from each period... something for everyone. Tons of info.
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Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain, Fascicule 16: The National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh (Great Britain, Fascicule 16)
Elizabeth Moignard
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This is the latest British fascicule in this major international project that aims to illustrate all the ancient Greek pottery in public and private collections. The commentary gives up-to-date descriptions of each vase (with measurements), bibliographies and pointers to comparative material. The large format allows all pieces to be fully illustrated with new photographs, and there are profile drawings of the more interesting shapes, as an aid to the study of potting as well as painting. This is the first CVA fascicule devoted to a Scottish collection. The Royal Museum of Scotland has 200-300 vases - a few already well known, but most as yet unpublished. The range is wide, including Bronze and Iron Age Greek, classical Attic, archaic Corinthian, Etruscan, South Italian, Daunian, and bucchero.
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Exterminator 17
Enki Bilal , and
Jean-Pierre Dionnet
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The beginning of a new epic from Humanoids Publishing. Nikopol Trilogy artist, Enki Bilal, teams with world-renowned writer Jean-Pierre Dionnet to create a unique science fiction adventure. For generations, warrior robots called, `Exterminators` have fought in deadly environments across the galaxy. When the soul of the man who created the Exterminators is transferred into one of his killing machines, a series of events is set into motion that will lead to the liberation of his creations from their human masters. Exterminator 17 will mark the first time that Humanoids Publishing will follow a graphic album with a comic series. Fans of Bilal should also take note that Exterminator 17 features a master re-coloring by comics veteran Dan Brown.
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En América Latina existen abundantes recursos energéticos que podrían ser utilizados para abastecer en forma económica y segura las necesidades de la región. Para que ello se logre, se requiere eliminar las barreras que impiden la integración de los mercados electrónicos, lo que conlleva no sólo la construcción de líneas de transmisión de electricidad que interconecten a distintos países, sino que además establezca un conjunto de aspectos tales como la misión de los gobiernos, las reglas para que la inversión pública o privada se concreten y las normas y formas de operar la interconexión. Como resultado principal del estudio en este texto se presentan las bases para el desarrollo de un mercado común de electricidad en América Latina y se propone impulsar este proceso a través de relaciones y proyectos bi o tri-nacionales, basados en la satisfacción de requerimientos y beneficios reales y significativos y en el desarrollo de la infraestructura básica precisada a nivel regional.
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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on March 26, 1998. The length of the article is 844 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: ALCA contra Mercosur: del dragón como aglutinador. (Area de Libre Comercio para las Américas, Mercado Común del Sur; parte 1)(TT: ALCA against Mercosur: uniting the dragon like agglutinative) (TA: Free Trade Area for America, South Comon Market; part 1)
Author: Stella Calloni
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Date: March 26, 1998
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Asi cambiara Espana: La batalla del Mercado Comun (Epoca. Politica espanola)
Angel Gomez Fuentes
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Title: Brasil: estrategia nacional: Mercosur. (Mercado Común del Sur)(TT: Brazil national strategy: Mercosur) (TA: Common Market of the South)
Author: Carlos M. Vilas
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Title: Brasil: un liderazgo riesgoso: los acuerdos comerciales en AL: la lógica de EU estriba en, debilitar el liderazgo que mantiene Brasil a través del Mercado Común del Cono Sur en el que participan también Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay.
Author: María Cristina Rosas
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Title: Conspiraciones de la desigualdad: La crisis del Mercosur.(Mercado Común del Sur)(TT: The conspiracies of inequality: Mercosur's crisis.)(TA: South American Common Market)(Artículo Breve)
Author: Rubén Montedónico
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Economic Integration in Central America
William R. Cline , and
Enrique Delgado
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El Mercado Comun Europeo: Una perspectiva espanola y latinoamericana (Alianza universidad)
Ramon Tamames
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Title: El mercosur del "sálvese quien pueda."(grupo de comercio Sur Americano)(TT: Mercosur: is every country for itself.)(TA: South American trade group)(Artículo Breve)
Author: Ana Sánchez-Arjona
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Techniques for Capital Expenditure Analysis (Cost Engineering series)
Thorne
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This work examines the most important techniques for analyzing the profitability of capital investments. It discusses time value mechanics and financial concepts, including discounted cash flow, return on investment, incremental analysis, cash flow tables, income taxes, depreciation, cost of capital and risk analysis. It provides a broad introduction to project evaluation and data needs.;This book is intended for: cost, project, design, mechanical, chemical, industrial,electronic,electrical and construction engineers; project and budget managers; cost estimators and controllers; planners and schedulers; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
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Control and Management of Capital Projects
John W. Hackney
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Cost Management of Capital Projects (Cost Engineering series)
Kurt Heinze
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ASIN: 0824797833 |
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Aiming to bridge the gap between the quantitative viewpoint of management science and the practical, day-to-day needs of project cost management, this text offers coverage of an integrated cost management programme. It presents the use of method study techniques to increase the effectiveness of procedures and improve the productivity of resources, emphasizing a systematic approach to cost control.
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Very Good. .......2007-04-29
I was looking for some books on cost management of capital projects. This one is very good covering all the management processes of capital project and also very clear with examples. I believe that this one covers all (or great part of it) the subjets related to the matter and is usefull in all industries.
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Audit Logistics helps clients building hospitality projects to save on freight costs : An article from: Boulder County Business Report
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Economic cost study program for capital investment decisions: Phase 1 of EDC Project 1.3
Herbert R Kosow
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The Demand and Trends for Canadian Household Furniture, Eighth Edition
Thomas W. McCormack
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This unique study examines the state of the furniture market which is finely segregated by province and major urban areas. It also distinguishes between many product and end-user categories. The impacts of several key socio-economic factors are analyzed, such as disposable income, size of family, aging of the population, kind of dwelling, and more. The report makes forecasts to 2010. Numerous exhibits charts and tables, as well as an extensive index are provided for easy referencing.
Customer Reviews:
I'm like, so burned out, dude!.......2004-02-12
As long as you accept the basic premise that people are burned out, here's a "phase model" that shows how bad it is. Worse than you ever thought. From that angle, it was provocative.
One problem with this book, though is that the evidence is weak. The book and "research" never really tests it's basic assumptions such as the ordering of these phases. Phase models show people CHANGE from time to time. But this is purely one-point in time. Where's the PHASE?
Second, the book doesn't even touch on individual contol -- when does this occur and when doesn't it? Better coverage of this can be seen in "The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance, Health and Happiness."
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