The Art of Frederick Sommer: Photography, Drawing, Collage

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This stunning book—published in the artist’s centenary—chronicles the extraordinary life and work of Frederick Sommer (1905–1999). One of the great masters and key innovators in the history of art photography, Sommer was a complex and highly creative individual. His work in photography is unconventional and fascinating for its wide range of methodologies and techniques. He also explored making images with other media, creating masterful drawings, collages, and musical scores.
Arriving in Arizona in 1931, Sommer abandoned his original profession, landscape architecture, and began painting and drawing. After meeting Alfred Stieglitz in 1935 and Edward Weston in 1936, Sommer embraced and quickly mastered photography. Other artists who later proved inspirational to Sommer included Precisionist painter and photographer Charles Sheeler, Surrealist artist Max Ernst, and photographer Aaron Siskind.

With an essay by photo historian Keith F. Davis, exquisite reproductions of Sommer’s diverse works, and a detailed chronology of his life by April Watson, The Art of Frederick Sommer describes and documents the full extent of the artist’s achievement as a twentieth-century visionary. The book is a revelation for scholars, artists, students, and everyone who admires and appreciates creative genius.

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Essential........2005-07-27

It took one hundred years, but now we finally have a volume that does justice to the greatness of Mr. Sommer. An understanding of Frederick Sommer is essential to any informed study of the medium of photography. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone with such inclinations as well as to those already familiar with the photographer. No more must we comb the racks of used books in search of one of his monographs or museum catalogues (sadly perhaps). This volume encapsulates the life and work of a unique artist, highlighting the depth of his creativity and wide-ranging vision. Bravo!

Ultimate Frederick Sommer.......2005-06-01

If you want to understand the influences on a complex artist, this book will do it. I confess Frederick Sommer is my uncle. I had been exposed to him for 60 years and have struggled to understand him and his work, despite numerous interactions with him. Keith Davis's essay showed me what resources influenced Fred and how Fred interpreted those influences. Keith also reminded me of Fred's observation that a person could understand things according to what that person brought to the table. So, I now admire Fred for the depth of his philosophical education, and feel a lot less ignorant personally about his art and philosophy.
This book contains Davis's essay, many images of Fred's diverse approaches to art, and an excellent chronology of a man who, through the support of his wife, was able to live a life dedicated to art.

The Art of Frederick Sommer: Photography, Drawing, Collage

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The Art of Frederick Sommer: Photography, Drawing, Collage
Frederick, Illustrated by Frederick Sommer Sommer
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OSCCB8

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Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery
Joseph Veach Noble
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Publications, New York
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000BP15M6

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Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery
Joseph Veach Noble
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ASIN: B000NW8U98

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Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery
Joseph Veach Noble
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
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Binding: Hardcover

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The Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery
Joseph Veach Noble
Manufacturer: Faber and Faber
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ASIN: 0571065767

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Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery
Operating Admin for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Joseph Veach Noble
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THE TECHNIQUES OF PAINTED ATTIC POTTERY.
Joseph Veach. Noble
Manufacturer: Faber & Faber/Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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THE TECHNIQUES OF PAINTED ATTIC POTTERY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE METHODS OF THE POTTERS AND VASE-PAINTERS OF ANCIENT ATHENS
Joseph Veach Noble
Manufacturer: Watson Gupthill
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ASIN: B000M0R2IQ

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Correction -- not an accurate review

Almost useless as a historical guide

The photo-visual guide to Yashica twin-lens reflex cameras (An Amphoto camera guide, 175)
Kenneth S Tydings
Manufacturer: Amphoto
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 081740175X

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Correction -- not an accurate review.......1999-10-01

My Tydings is the Chilton "Advanced Yashica Guide," not the Photo-Visual Guide, which I have never seen. I posted my previous review in error.

Almost useless as a historical guide.......1999-10-01

The Tydings books were potboilers and this one fits the pattern -- a lot about Ken Tyding's pet theory, which he calls the "SET Theory" -- "Sharp, well Exposed, Thought-out" -- and lots of "your Yashica is capable of good photos", but not much else. Mine claims to "cover all models -- Y16, Y35's, Y44's, Y66's, Y635" but only just mentions that most of them exist. Totally shortchanges the Y16's. Don't pay too much for this book.

Photo Visual Guide to Yashica Twin-lens Reflex Cameras

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Photo Visual Guide to Yashica Twin-lens Reflex Cameras
Kenneth S.; Tydings, Shirley C. Tydings
Manufacturer: American Photographic Book Publishing Co., Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000V2LQGE

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What the Bleep Do We Know!? is the biggest New Age movie phenomenon . . . EVER! Spreading by word of mouth and an obsessive grass-roots following in the vein of The Passion of the Christ, in which discussion groups spontaneously form and people who never go to the movies go over and over again, What the Bleep Do We Know!? is a wake-up call to the millions of people searching for a voice somewhere in this fragmented culture who have been awaiting a catalyst.

This outrageous film plunges you into a world where quantum uncertainty is demonstrated-where neurological processes and perceptual shifts are engaged and lived by its protagonist-where everything is alive, and reality is changed by every thought. What the Bleep Do We Know!? gives voice to the modern-day radical souls of science, bringing their genius to millions.

What the Bleep Do We Know!? says that science and spirituality are not different modes of thought, but are in fact describing the same thing. And it brings the power back to the individual man and woman as it demonstrates creation as the god-like capacity of every individual.

In Beyond the Bleep, Alexandra Bruce illuminates the personalities and teachings of the physicists, neurologists, anesthesiologists, physicians, spiritual teachers, mystics, and scholars in the film, as well as the filmmakers, helping the reader sort through their wilder and woollier theories with simple explanations of the cutting-edge science on which they are based. The phenomenon of the movie is only just beginning, spreading outwards from the yoga studios and health food stores of the Pacific Northwest across America and the world. There is a huge demand for more information on the topics presented in the film; Beyond the Bleep is the place to start.

Alexandra Bruce's articles on urban legends and metaphysical and quantum physics themes have been published in Paranoia magazine, Steamshovel Press, Borderland Sciences, and Disinfo.com. She recently translated the book Celestial Secrets, The Hidden History of the Mystery of Fatima with a foreword by Jim Marrs. She lives in Rio de Janeiro.

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Excellent Content, and Good Value.......2007-06-04

The film "What the Bleep do We Know", left me a little disappointed. The claims were outlandish, and I was left somewhat skeptical. But while the film has its weak points, this little book by Alexandra Bruce shines brightly.

Bruce's "Beyond the Bleep" is like a miniature encyclopedia full for a rich content that sets the film right. And her full book is reasonably priced, considering what it contains.

Her first Chapter described the incredible phenomenon that surrounded the film. And she follows it with a highly readable account of quantum mechanics. These would be enough to please the reader, but she follow with additional chapters on each of 12 film personalities. She is very even handed with her accounts, and ends with a short conclusion.

Film personality, David Albert, was treated very fairly. Albert had some disagreements with the trendy claims made by the film (as I did), which is understandable. Bruce set the record straight for him. Fred Alan Wolf, author of many trendy books, is probably also delighted by Bruce's (page 26) presentation: "he is the Teflon physicist, who for over twenty years has managed to purvey his blend of quantum physics, anthropology and spiritualism without stirring up the bile of the orthodoxy". Wolf, no doubt welcomes the trends, and provides a balance to the more conservative Albert.

I really enjoyed reading about Stuart Hameroff with his deep intellect, and with his model of mind and quantum mechanics (the Orchestrated Objective Reduction). Bruce presented the monistic idealism of Amit Goswami in highly credible terms, despite what nay-sayers have said in the past.

Candace Pert's views on emotions and their connection to biochemical molecules was very interesting, hinting at a deep vitalism in nature that is contrary to our dualistic thinking. Bruce (page 174) writes: "What may end up being recognized as the most important aspect of Pert's work is her scientific mapping and understanding of what she calls the bodymind. Pert's revolutionary view is that the three classically separated areas of neuroscience, endocrinology, and immunology, with the various organs, the brain; the glands; and the spleen, bone marrow, and the lymph nodes are joined to each other in a multidirectional network of communication, linked by information carriers called neuropeptides." I refer to Pert's views in my book, "Trinity", which has to do with vitalism.

The chapters are followed by a section called "further reading/viewing" containing general resources, web sites, and references. Next comes a very detailed glossary. Then comes endnotes with important citations, and lastly an index. These, and the entire book, are very well organized, a real pleasure to read.

Trinity: The Scientific Basis of Vitalism and Transcendentalism

If you like the movie.......2007-05-07

Get this informative little book. This is much better than the "official" bleep books.

Beyond the Bleep........2007-01-10

The book went a little deeper into the subjects in the movie
"What the Bleep Do We Know" as I had hoped it would.

This book is not what it seems.......2006-11-13

I ordered this book along with Down the Rabbit Hole. All the promotions would lead one to believe that I would learn more about the movie and the information in it. The author is on a mission to discredit everything about the movie and the people and organizations associated with it, including me, the viewer.

This book is not worth the paper it is printed on. I am disappointed that someone would take the time to write it. The author says she is amazed that such a movie would be made. The movie has much more credibility than this book. She has used the Bleep's populatity to promote and sell her useless book. Any good review has to be planted.

Get this cold shower - and lose your last hope?.......2006-09-16

This book by Alexandra Bruce, a Brazilian/American author, who also co-authored the book `The Philadelphia Experiment Murder: Parallel Universes and the Physics of Insanity' is quite remarkable because it provides some astonishing background information on the fashionable movie and the scientists interviewed in the movie.

The tone of the book is matter-of-fact and sometimes provocative, and it does definitely not range among the many publications that cumulate laudations of the movie. It's rather the contrary, and some of the information provided is rather shocking.

The author has well researched and backed up her allegations with quotes from a number of publications. In a feedback mail to the author, I summarized my feelings after reading her book as follows:
- I must also say that even for somebody like me, being a bit older than most people of the target audience, the book has given me an enrichment, a surplus of information. But honestly, it has also robbed me of some precious illusions. And that was a good thing! To be frank, I had built a last hope on this film, a last hope for our times and all what is happening especially in the USA. I had thought that this film kind of builds on a new innocence, and that it was made by a different kind of people, and that it would represent a counter-weight to what's currently going on. But from what you write, summa summarum, this was a fundamental error of mine, and what this film then is, and perhaps all of quantum physics, is a cover-up, a nice fairy tale, a Peter Pan story, or a Harry Potter for adults."

On the other hand, I know that finding truth in such a complex matter, and regarding a project where many people were involved, is not easy. Most of the findings and judgments the author presents in her book (and that I cannot mention here for mere space reasons) concern the majority of the scientists featured in the film, and some more general statements regarding the film crew. Few were exempted from the author's rather sharp feather, such as, for example, Masaru Emoto.

On the other hand, it's perhaps good to take neither the `Bleep' nor `Beyond the Bleep' for the Bible and randomly consider the wisdom expressed in this quote by Charles Webster Leadbeater:

- A grumbling and fault-finding attitude towards others is unfortunately sadly common at the present day, and those who adopt it never seem to realise the harm that they are doing. If we study its result scientifically we shall see that the prevalent habit of malicious gossip is nothing short of wicked. It does not matter whether there is or is not any foundation for scandal; in either case it cannot but cause harm. Here we have a number of people fixing their minds upon some supposed evil quality in another, and drawing to it the attention of scores of others to whom such an idea would never otherwise have occurred."

Source: Charles Webster Leadbeater, The Inner Life, Theosophical Talks at Adyar, Vol. II, Chicago: The Rajput Press, 1911, reprinted by Kessinger Publishing, 1942, ISBN 0-7661-0557-1.

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Good collection of tunes

Great book, but quirky and unconventional, like Mr Wiliamson

a world of music in a nutshell

English, Welsh, Scottish, & Irish Fiddle Tunes (Fiddle)(book & CD)
Robin Williamson
Manufacturer: Oak Publications
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0825601657
Release Date: 1976-12-31

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Over 100 tunes, this is an outstanding collection of the traditional music of Britain, graded from easy to advanced.

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Good collection of tunes.......2007-07-06

I recommend this book as a good way to get started playing British Isles fiddle music. It's a tasteful collection of tunes, assembled with an eye toward inclusiveness across the various Celtic and English influences in the Isles. The background information helps you understand the music, and Robin Williamson's sense of humor makes it fun to read. The CD that accompanies the book gives a good sense of how the tunes should be played and of ways to make them your own.

Great book, but quirky and unconventional, like Mr Wiliamson.......2003-03-31

This is the first fiddle book I bought, some 10 years ago, and I still go back to it for something different on occasion. It has 100 or so tunes, a lot of which are rare these days. This is not a book that will help you to play in celtic music sessions, as the tunes are mostly obscure, and if they are common, Robin always has to throw in some wild variation, or change the tune slightly. His choice of chords is better than anything I've seen in more conventional celtic fiddle books. He teaches the basic ornamentation, and each tune has a paragraph written about it. The record, now a cd, is helpful to learn his stylings and the tunes but only covers a small amount of the tunes printed, 20 maybe. This book has great personality and is much more interesting than the sterile massed produced tune books of today.
My only complaint is that I wish it had more tunes in the book and more tunes on the record.

a world of music in a nutshell.......1999-12-11

This is the book that got me into Celtic music in the 1970's, following Robin Williamson from his "Incredible String Band" days into a type of music I've loved ever since. The included little floppy record (hope you have a turntable!)shows that his personal playing style is a bit eccentric compared to more traditional players I've heard since, but this book is a wonderful, accessible, concise, broad and sweeping introduction to traditional instrumentals of the British Isles. Short backgrounds are given for each tune, and the settings are keyed for real instruments. I can honestly recommend this book as an excellent value for any newcomer to the subject. Experienced players could only wish for MORE tunes!

English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish Fiddle Tunes

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English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish Fiddle Tunes
Robin Williamson
Manufacturer: Oak Pulications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K1W8SG

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This digital document is an article from Parks & Recreation, published by National Recreation and Park Association on September 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1439 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: The field of ecotourism, in which environmentally-minded people travel to areas that have not been exploited in the usual ways for tourism, is rapidly growing. The tourist is both educated in an area's environmental issues and takes responsibility for them while there.

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Title: Ecotourism: wave of the future.
Author: Jeffrey B. Zeiger
Publication: Parks & Recreation (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1997
Publisher: National Recreation and Park Association
Volume: v32 Issue: n9 Page: p84(9)

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Introduction: Possible, Probable, or Preferable Future?: An article from: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

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Introduction: Possible, Probable, or Preferable Future?: An article from: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
Jeff Hill , and Daniel C. McLean
Manufacturer: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
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This digital document is an article from JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on November 1, 1999. The length of the article is 2274 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: The author examines four articles discussing how technology will change future use of leisure time. Topics include service industry, society, and recreational activities.

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Title: Introduction: Possible, Probable, or Preferable Future?
Author: Jeff Hill
Publication: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 1999
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Perspectives: four Cs for NRPA: to move into the future, the association must adopt consistency, credibility, continuity and courage.(A MESSAGE FROM NRPA'S ... An article from: Parks & Recreation

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Perspectives: four Cs for NRPA: to move into the future, the association must adopt consistency, credibility, continuity and courage.(A MESSAGE FROM NRPA'S ... An article from: Parks & Recreation
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Release Date: 2006-04-11

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Title: Perspectives: four Cs for NRPA: to move into the future, the association must adopt consistency, credibility, continuity and courage.(A MESSAGE FROM NRPA'S LEADERS)(National Recreation and Park Association)
Author: Steve Neu
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Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Page: 2(1)

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Web Questionnaires: A glimpse of Survey Research in the Future.: An article from: Parks & Recreation

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Web Questionnaires: A glimpse of Survey Research in the Future.: An article from: Parks & Recreation
Sarah J. Young , and Craig M. Ross
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This digital document is an article from Parks & Recreation, published by National Recreation and Park Association on June 1, 2000. The length of the article is 3934 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: Web Questionnaires: A glimpse of Survey Research in the Future.
Author: Sarah J. Young
Publication: Parks & Recreation (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2000
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A "Must Have" if you are interested in radio around the plan.......1997-11-01

The World Radio TV Handbook (called the WRTH by the faithful) is the most complete and comprehensive guide to radio stations broadcasting on the AM (also called mediumwave), FM, and shortwave radio bands. Professionals to hobbiest seek out the constantly updated information on radio stations, their frequencies, times of operations, languages they broadcast in, addresses, phone numbers, and internet e-mail and web addresses. There are feature articles on radio topics and a breakdown of radio stations by frequency. The 1997 issue includes a program guiode by John Figliozzi that reads like a TV guide for international radio broadcasting. There are also reviews and technical data on radios that can be used to listen to international radio broadcasts. Included you will find reviews of other radio hardware from antennas to noise filters. A must to have in your own library.

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