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This book offers an integrated exploration of Western civilization's cultural heritage. Readers move chronologically through major periods and styles to gain insight into the achievements and ideas in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, religion, and music. The book provides a historical (political, economic, and social) framework to contextualize these achievements within a specific time and place, from prehistoric culture to 20th-Century America. Volume II covers the Early Renaissance in Italy to the present (Chs. 13-24 of the Combined Edition), and includes literary and philosophical excerpts. For anyone interested in the Arts and Culture.
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Finest humanities textbook I've seen.......2000-02-07
We used this textbook for a humanities survey course at my high school. My teacher said it was the finest he'd seen out of dozens, and after using it for his class, I have to agree. The art, maps, pictures, and everything help bring the past to life, and the text, while easy to read, says everything it needs to.
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Arts & Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities, Volume II
Humanities Notes: A Reading and Lecture Companion for Arts & Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities, Volume II
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Richly illustrated, beautifully designed, and engaging, this book offers an integrated exploration of Western civilization's cultural heritage. Readers move chronologically through major periods and styles to gain insight into the achievements and ideas in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, religion, and music. Offers a four color format with nearly 600 captioned illustrations in both four-color and two-color and color text features. Makes clear the effect socio-economic and political factors have on philosophical, ideological and religious ideas, and the artistic output of each period. Offers separate coverage of the cultural achievements of India, China, Japan, Russia, Africa, and the Americas. --This text refers to the Paperback edition
New Cultural Impact boxes at the end of each chapter that explain the influence of one culture or civilization on later ones, showing students how the broad strands explored in the chapter continue to impact today's world.
Highlights of the new edition include:
Expanded and revised coverage of India, Africa, China, Japan, and the Americas.
CD-Rom not included
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Monet designed his garden as a painter’s subject, using plants like brushstrokes. Premier garden writer and photographer Derek Fell helps the home gardener recreate some of Giverny’s beauty through an illuminating examination of the painter’s planting philosophies. With hundreds of full-color photographs, and reproductions, Fell sheds light on Monet’s use of color, structure, favorite flowers; and more.
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Secrets of Monet's Garden.......2000-02-24
So wonderfully photographed, well researched, and spell binding that I bought several more of Derek Fell's books immediately. This book inspired me to create a replica of the Grande Alle for my own front entrance.
Extraordinarily beautiful full of ideas and information........1999-09-27
I am so pleased with the purchase of this book. The photography is wonderful, the text is well written. I can't wait for next spring to arrive so I can try some of Monet's ideas.
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American Photography Showcase, 8
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Thousands of illustrations
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American Showcase
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New Media Showcase 8
American Showcase
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Frogs are quirky and gross, but as A Chorus of Frogs shows, they're also important: As an "indicator species" — one sensitive to environmental contaminants — frogs hold important lessons for humanity. A Chorus of Frogs explores frogs from many angles — their benefits (they eat harmful insects), their unusual parenting teamwork, and their predators (other frogs, in some cases). Young readers learn the differences between frogs and toads, how their bodies are made (backbones but no ribs), their incredibly precise tongues, and the potent toxin of poison-arrow frogs. Most exciting for children is the amazing transformation from tadpoles with gills to frogs with lungs, from living wholly in the water to jumping about on land. A Chorus of Frogs covers these engaging creatures in easy text and spectacular full-color images.
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Age of Reptiles: The Hunt (Age of Reptiles)
Ricardo Delgado
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Age of Reptiles: Tribal Warfare
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His mother slaughtered by a pack of Ceratosaurs, a terrified Allosaur must make his way across the sweltering deserts of Jurassic North America -- or face the same fate himself. The Hunt is on in this new chapter of Ricardo Delgado's Age of Reptiles! Told entirely in pictures, the Age of Reptiles series is regarded as one of the finest uses of the comics medium and is appropriate for all ages. Through his innovative approach, storyteller Ricardo Delgado has earned such renowned fans as Burne Hogarth, Ray Harryhausen, Mike Mignola, John Landis, Mark Schultz, and Steve Bissette -- and once you've read Age of Reptiles: The Hunt, you'll count yourself among them!
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Clever and Unique.......2003-03-07
I stumbled upon this book and bought it on the spot (and am back to Amazon for the author's others - just finished buying one). Anyway, it has no words, just [many] pictures. Ricardo Delgado makes pictures worth much more than a thousand words. Each picture adds another part to the story in a really quite clever and interesting way. This story itself is good as well.
The age range indicated is 9 - 12 (which is appropriate, though even adults would like it) but I got this for my 3 year old. He loves dinosaurs, but also it enabled him to look at each picture and tell the story himself (which is supposed help when it comes to reading or something). [As the name implies, there are a few fights amongst them, but nothing too horrid I thought.]
It's hard to discribe the pictures ... for example, to show a particular dinosaur had travelled a long way, you see him walking across several elongated frames, with sun light then fading light, etc. By the end, his head is hanging implying his energy is failing .. To show a year passing at a particular location, it shows first autumn colours, then snow, then spring, etc. These are the two least interesting examples but I didn't want to give anything away and also they were the easiest to describe. The book must be 60 plus pages long with several hundred frames. I think it's something a lot of boys would like, and I took the time to write this because I found it to be sufficiently unique.
PS It's award recognition such as through the 'Eisner Award for Best Limited Series and Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition'.
Vividly descriptive illustrations.......1998-11-21
I'm a dinosaur artist myself, and this book graphically portrays Delgado's dinosaurs as what dinosaurs should be: smart, agile, and fast. His dynamic shading adds real depth to his images. His wordless narations tell you exactly what's happening, and leaves you waiting for a continuation.
Magnificent , Creative, Action Packed.......1998-03-13
This was one of the coolest comics I've ever purchased. I would say It's more of a work of art than a comic. There is no or dialogue, no words of any kind. The magnificent artwork tells the story. If you love art, and, or, dinosaus this is a must have.
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Cinema 4D is a 3-D modeling and animation application widely used to produce anything from simple logos to complex visualizations regularly seen in broadcast animation and motion-picture special effects. Cinema 4D: The Artist's Project Sourcebook delivers the instruction and coursework required of an academically complete textbook. Packed with inventive approaches for using and combining tools and materials as well as a DVD featuring libraries, materials, model ideas, and animation examples, this volume thoroughly instructs the beginner and inspires seasoned users toward advancing their skills. It also features engaging practical lessons that can be used as curricula in the classroom or serve as educational tools for the self-learner. Through fun and rewarding projects, students gradually gain confidence in navigating the complexity of 3-D modeling and animation.
Packed with inventive approaches for using and combining tools and materials, Cinema 4D: The Artist's Project Sourcebook thoroughly instructs the beginner and inspires seasoned users toward new visions!
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the best resource out there!.......2007-09-20
I firmly believe this is the best book your money can buy for Cinema 4d. It is visually stunning and informative, not to mention well written. I own both editions now and would not trade them for anything!
Tedious Workbook.......2007-08-17
I bought this book based on so many of the rave reviews here at Amazon. So far, I'm disappointed.
This book is basically a bunch of exercises written by the author for you to follow step by step. Unfortunately, she doesn't explain anything about the exercises. As a beginner, I have no idea what I could apply these practices to...or what any of the numeric values mean that i'm entering. If you try entering values different from the ones she tells you to enter, the exercise usually falls apart.
It's alot of plug and chug. If the author explained the thought process behind each tutorial better, you'd be better equipped to venture off the course and create your own models. As it currently is, you have to enter the exact values she gives you. The end result is something you see in the book (and already available on the DVD). Kind of unrewarding.
This is probably more useful for people already familiar with the tools of Cinema 4D and looking for exercises to put the knowledge to use. The packaged DVD is a nice extra.
Marvelous book by Anne Powers.......2007-07-13
Not only is this book beautifully crafted (full color on most pages, great design, error/typo free, larger size than most paperbacks of this genre, quality paper), it does what it promises - TEACH the program, and as a plus, its fun! I'm pretty new at 3D and have plowed through a couple of other books about Cinema 4D that have been almost boring and have tons of errors. This book stands out among the rest and I strongly recommend it to anyone interested in learning Cinema4D.
A True 3D for Artists!.......2007-06-12
Most 3D programs take a far too clinical approach to the software. This is a fun exploration of how to actually put Cinema into practice. It's an easy albeit comprehensive read... in full color unlike the first edition. It's worth the purchase price for Anne's illustrations in the book and the CD... WOW, the CD is packed full of eye candy. I was breathless after seeing the rich, quirky graphics... image Joseph Cornell in Cinema 4D and you have it! Anne was my college professor back in the day and this is an outstanding continuation of her fun learning style.
WONDERFUL INFORMATIVE EASY TO FOLLOW.......2007-06-11
I received my book on saturday and now monday I must tell everyone just how wonderful this book is. I am a beginner with Cinema 4d and yes I have bought other books and also video tapes on this software but this book is absolutely the best way to learn. I don't usually write reviews but felt compelled to do so. This book is also beautiful to read the colorful pictures and content format just great, along with the dvd which works and has so much it will take some time to study and review all the content in just that. Thank you so much Anne Powers for helping me to discover this wonderful Cinema 4d software.
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This book is intended for ukulele players who had some experience with their instruments, but would like to increase their musical ability, as well as for guitarists who like to improve their accompaniment skills on the treble strings of the guitar. There exist many excellent introductory ukulele methods, as well as extensive chord dictionaries. Instead, this book is intended for those players who wish to be able to sight read from a fake book, figure out the chords to a song without a chart, create accompaniments to their own songs, create chord solos, extend their chord vocabulary, or further their understanding of harmony.
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A great learner's tool.......2007-05-29
This is a great help to anyone starting to play the uke!
You won't need it till you need it..........2005-05-02
If you play the uke, this slender book gives some welcome insight to the logic behind the fretboard. It is helping me understand how to figure out chords (no more running to the chord diagram book!) and a little bit about scales and figuring out melody lines.
For many, it's overkill, since the uke is simple and fun. But if you're going on a little further, this is very helpful and clear.
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Reading Relationally: Postmodern Perspectives on Literature and Art
Laurie Dale Edson
Manufacturer: University of Michigan Press
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Reading Relationally looks at literary works alongside works of art to enrich our appreciation of what texts do and how texts mean. Laurie Edson's fresh and provocative readings of a range of literature and visual art shed new light on the contributions of writers and artists and the resonances between their work.
Reading Relationally is grounded in poststructuralist theory, feminist theory, interdisciplinary studies, and postmodern practice. It proceeds by a series of exemplary comparisons whose purpose is to unsettle habitual, codified terms of analysis and to suggest alternative ways of seeing, thinking, and organizing knowledge. The book explores reverberations between the work of Marguerite Duras and Cindy Sherman; Francis Ponge and Rene Magritte; Mallarme, Duchamp, and Calvino; Apollinaire and Picasso; Lautreamont and Dali; Rimbaud and Matisse; and Duchamp, Miro, Apollinaire, and Lichtenstein.
Written in an accessible and lively style, this interdisciplinary study will interest general readers as well as students and specialists in postmodernism and literary criticism, as well as those interested in the relationships between literature and visual art.
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Royle Family My Arse: Classic Quotes and Scenes from All Three "Royle Family" Series (Royle Family)
Caroline Aherne , and
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Manufacturer: Andre Deutsch
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Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash's unique brand of reality comedy is compulsive viewing for millions. Over three unmissable series, the show has spawned a wealth of hilarious one-liners and classic quotable scenes. It is the stuff of mimicking, rewinding, and now, with The Royle Family My Arse, re-reading. Fully illustrated with program stills, props, and memorabilia, this is the most complete collection of Royle Family wit so far.
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