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Cheech Marin, well known for his three decades of work as a comedian, actor, director, and musician, has long championed Chicano artists and been a collector of their work. This breakthrough publication will be available in both hardcover and paperback formats. The exhibition features Marin's collection of over 30 artists' work, and their paintings that depict Hispanic culture, religion, and politics with brilliant color and emotion. Incisive essays by leading scholars describe the origins of Chicano art. In the same way that Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo redefined our understanding and appreciation of Mexican art, Chicano artists such as Gronk, Patssi Valdez, and Carlos Almaraz are putting Chicano art on the cutting edge of contemporary art.
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Look at these Amazing Pictures!.......2007-08-24
Cheech Marin has collected some of the most amazing, enthralling pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.) by Chicano artists that I've come across! This book is such a rich collection to own because some of us can't afford to buy art, but we can look again & again at the copies he's put together. There are well-known artists, unknown artists, and people I'm thrilled to have found out about because their work is so brilliant. Some places where I've seen "Chicano" art collected before have stuck to one style, very pastely, very soft colors, a certain women's painting style that has its place but isn't representative. This book isn't like that. Marin has collected paintings of incredible scenes, showing car wreck victims, cholos, lovers embracing, a drive-by shooting in progress, a freeway accident, & a police shake down to name a few. The "realist" aspect of these pictures is so entertaining that it will provide owners of the book hours of transfixing study & discussion! Buy it!
Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge.......2007-03-14
Absolutely breathtaking. A great addition to my collection.
Electrifying and inspiring!.......2005-03-11
I am insanely jealous of Cheech Marin's art collection, or at least those pieces that are featured in this book. A true artist is one who can make the ugly beautiful, or at least make you look at it with a different perspective, such as David Botello's "Alone and Together Under the Freeway"
Frank Romero's "Arrest of the Paleteros" is tragic and funny at the same time, with the hapless ice cream sellers lined against a wall in front of robot-like cops.
Adan Hernandez' "Sin Titulo II", while not owned by Marin, is included in this book, and gives a peeping-Tom's eye view of a family's living room-it is stunningly beautiful and menacing at the same time. Other works in this book are excellent, and it is inspiring for any artist in a rut, who needs a fresh look at some unusual talents.
fearless, robust, and innovative art.......2004-06-28
Some of the most innovative and brilliant art in America is being done by those in the Chicano art movement; the range of styles and techniques is vast, but they all share a vibrancy and vigor that is hard to find elsewhere in the art world.
Cheech Marin has accumulated a fabulous collection, and must be commended for bringing this art to fifteen cities the U.S. in the travelling exhibit, and to the world with this marvelous book. Marin also writes the insightful introduction, and there are excellent and informative essays by Max Benavidez, Constance Cortez, and Tere Romero, as well as mini bios of the 26 artists represented in the volume.
Among the highlights for me are the 4 pictures by George Yepes, that include his "La Pistola y el Corazon," which was the cover for the Los Lobos CD of the same title (pg. 144), the 10 pages of the glorious, impressionistic work of Carlos Almaraz, especially "Southwest Song," with its horse and rider and splashy moonlit sky (pg. 53), and Leo Limon, starting with his "Frida and Palomas" through his complex symbolic storytelling in "Los Muertos" (93-99). I recently had the opportunity to view Frank Romero's work at the Icaro Gallery in Long Beach, California, and was thrilled by his rich use of color, and his sense of humor, both aspects which are well illustrated on pages 108 through 117.
The layout of the this book is excellent, and the color reproduction superb; on thick glossy pages, the work comes alive, excites and inspires, and will not be forgotten. This is work that will stand the test of time, and as Marin writes, the viewer is "...transported to a place both timeless and immediate, that provides the ultimate validation for this new movement in art."
what a feast!.......2004-01-18
Rebeccasreads recommends CHICANO VISIONS as a glorious feast for the eyes, containing the inevitable hair-raising violence, pulsing cityscapes & sun bleached field labors, as well as the beauty that is before us. There are ethereal visions of heaven & hell, of blood hot nights as well as rich family life.
There are visions wrought in "primitive" styles, in sleek "photorealism" & in vibrant complex iconography -- giving us insights into the Chicano experience, both female & male.
We can spend hours discussing the merits of each painting: their composition, impact & style, whether they are "good art", however, as Cheech Marin writes in his Introduction "...it is the lone art lover standing in front of a great painting with his jaw dropped, transported to a place both timeless and immediate, that provides the ultimate validation..."
Worth every cent of the price of admission.
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Title: Through the looking glass with Cheech Marin: "Chicano Visions" exhibit at UH-D.(actor)(Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge, exhibition)(Entrevista)
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Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 23, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 11
Issue: 660
Page: S2(1)
Article Type: Entrevista
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This study covers the world outlook for rotary oil and gas field subsurface drilling bits with working part of diamond and other materials across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-à-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved.
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This study covers the world outlook for rotary oil and gas field subsurface drilling bits with working part of sintered metal carbide and cermets across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-à-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved.
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Working With Oils (Leisure arts 1)
Norman Battershill
Manufacturer: Taplinger Pub Co
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ASIN: 0800885422 |
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WHAT IS LATENT DEMAND AND THE P.I.E.?
The concept of latent demand is rather subtle. The term latent typically refers to something that is dormant, not observable, or not yet realized. Demand is the notion of an economic quantity that a target population or market requires under different assumptions of price, quality, and distribution, among other factors. Latent demand, therefore, is commonly defined by economists as the industry earnings of a market when that market becomes accessible and attractive to serve by competing firms. It is a measure, therefore, of potential industry earnings (P.I.E.) or total revenues (not profit) if a market is served in an efficient manner. It is typically expressed as the total revenues potentially extracted by firms. The “market” is defined at a given level in the value chain. There can be latent demand at the retail level, at the wholesale level, the manufacturing level, and the raw materials level (the P.I.E. of higher levels of the value chain being always smaller than the P.I.E. of levels at lower levels of the same value chain, assuming all levels maintain minimum profitability).
The latent demand for rotary oil and gas field subsurface drilling bits with working part of diamond and other materials is not actual or historic sales. Nor is latent demand future sales. In fact, latent demand can be lower either lower or higher than actual sales if a market is inefficient (i.e., not representative of relatively competitive levels). Inefficiencies arise from a number of factors, including the lack of international openness, cultural barriers to consumption, regulations, and cartel-like behavior on the part of firms. In general, however, latent demand is typically larger than actual sales in a country market.
For reasons discussed later, this report does not consider the notion of “unit quantities”, only total latent revenues (i.e., a calculation of price times quantity is never made,
Book Description
WHAT IS LATENT DEMAND AND THE P.I.E.?
The concept of latent demand is rather subtle. The term latent typically refers to something that is dormant, not observable, or not yet realized. Demand is the notion of an economic quantity that a target population or market requires under different assumptions of price, quality, and distribution, among other factors. Latent demand, therefore, is commonly defined by economists as the industry earnings of a market when that market becomes accessible and attractive to serve by competing firms. It is a measure, therefore, of potential industry earnings (P.I.E.) or total revenues (not profit) if a market is served in an efficient manner. It is typically expressed as the total revenues potentially extracted by firms. The “market” is defined at a given level in the value chain. There can be latent demand at the retail level, at the wholesale level, the manufacturing level, and the raw materials level (the P.I.E. of higher levels of the value chain being always smaller than the P.I.E. of levels at lower levels of the same value chain, assuming all levels maintain minimum profitability).
The latent demand for rotary oil and gas field subsurface drilling bits with working part of sintered metal carbide and cermets is not actual or historic sales. Nor is latent demand future sales. In fact, latent demand can be lower either lower or higher than actual sales if a market is inefficient (i.e., not representative of relatively competitive levels). Inefficiencies arise from a number of factors, including the lack of international openness, cultural barriers to consumption, regulations, and cartel-like behavior on the part of firms. In general, however, latent demand is typically larger than actual sales in a country market.
For reasons discussed later, this report does not consider the notion of “unit quantities”, only total latent revenues (i.e., a calculation of price times quantity is never
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Title: Increasing natural gas supply crucial to economic health of seniors, consumers, working families: with supplies dwindling, state faces skyrocketing costs, impact on the poor.(COMMENTARY)
Author: Hank Lacayo
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San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 13, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 27
Issue: 46
Page: 51(1)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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- A Unique Photographic Book
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After 9/11: Photographs by Nathan Lyons (Yale University Art Gallery)
Nathan Lyons
Manufacturer: YU Art Gallery
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Riding 1st Class on the Titanic: Photographs by Nathan Lyons
ASIN: 0300101821 |
Book Description
In response to the tragic events of September 11, photographer Nathan Lyons-known for his honest and often questioning depictions of American culture-has created a poignant portfolio of images. Photographing in small towns and large cities, Lyons has captured the extreme and often confusing variety of responses-from deep reverence to blatant commercialization-manifested by ordinary Americans. One will marvel, for instance, at the myriad uses of the American flag. This provocative sequence of images with multiple messages is powerfully coherent and strangely disturbing. In the tradition of Robert Frank's The Americans, these photographs will engage audiences to question the responses to this horrific event in the context of our complicated society, along with memorializing the tragic loss of so many innocent lives.
Customer Reviews:
A Unique Photographic Book.......2003-09-02
This is a beautifully designed book of photographs that reflect the many different ways people have expressed their sorrow of the 9/11 tragedy and their pride as Americans. The photographs are presented in pairs and carefully sequenced. Dr. Lyons provides no captions or comments on the photographs. They speak for themselves if we take time to listen.
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The universe's #1 game show comic rolls out its first season collection! Bio Boy is the star of the show and his challenges have mounted sky high! Giant Monsters? Check! She-Demon Pirates? Yup! Tiki Robots? Gotcha covered! A rock with an attitude? Err... yeah we're good. But Bio Boy just wants love and respect; something he can't seem to get from his peers and ex-girlfriend. Worst of all, his transforming robotic arm thinks he's the star of the show! Can Bio Boy even survive this collection?! Features an exclusive bonus story!
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The second of two volumes explaining proven methods of creating 3D cartoon characters for animation.
Customer Reviews:
Fantastic resource!.......2005-09-27
This book has proved invaluable resource for dealing with Ligthwave's rigging. Filled with great tips and examples, this book shows you clearly how to build efficient rigs.
Hands Down...The Character Rigging Book.......2005-09-14
Until I read this book Rigging was always a challenge and something I avoided. This book clearly explains not only the buttons to click but the basic concepts needed for anyone that wants to rig. Then when you have mastered the basics he walks you thru complex, power, but easy to setup rigging setups.
As an Instructor I recommend this book not only to my students but also to high end studios. Jonny has written the "Rigging Bible" in my honest opinion.
I hope we see more from this talented artist!
Excellent.......2005-08-07
This is an excellent book for detailed instruction on using Lightwave for character rigging and texturing.
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- A book that every true Waters-fan must read.
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Roger Waters: Pros Cons of Hitch Hiking
Roger Waters
Manufacturer: Amsco Music
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0711919593 |
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A book that every true Waters-fan must read........1999-03-20
To understand Water's inspiration for the CD that this book is based on, you must read this book. Without doing so, you're in the dark when attempting to interpret and analyize the CD.
Customer Reviews:
Ditto Priced is gouging too me.......2007-09-21
I bought 3 books from Amazon under the impression it was a series of book I received 3 books for $40.00 plus never again Dollar tree has same type books for 1.00 a piece
Everything Word Search Book.......2007-03-14
This is a great puzzle book, I am having a great time doing the puzzles, I'd recommend it to anyone who likes word searches.
Everything Word Search Book.......2007-01-10
This book was exactly what the description said it would be, hours of entertainment, with a good variety of puzzles.
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- Ah, there could never be a show like WKRP again....
- WKRP: The Best Radio Station on TV
- Good Overall, a Bit Light on New Info
- For anyone who knows who Gordon Sims really is....
- A Fascinating Look...although.....
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America's Favorite Radio Station: Wkrp in Cincinnati
Michael B. Kassel
Manufacturer: Bowling Green State Univ Popular Pr
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Binding: Paperback
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WKRP in Cincinnati - The Complete First Season
ASIN: 0879725850 |
Customer Reviews:
Ah, there could never be a show like WKRP again...........2006-07-13
It was interesting to read how the show got to be made. Great interviews and everyone involved except some major directors. The writing was college term paper level, but fun to read and to remember how wonderful the show was. It was written around the time that the New WKRP was on, and that show was awful. A good quick read.
WKRP: The Best Radio Station on TV.......2004-04-18
We all enjoyed this great TV show in 1980s and many of still do in reruns on TV. Author Mike Kassel has done an excellent job of interviewing the cast and crew and put it all in the form of a book so that millions of fans of the show can read and enjoy. The book gives history of the show's casting, and what went on during each year of taping of the show. Many fans know that this show had an uphill task of convincing CBS executives to give it a stable and steady time slot in weekly program grid, but CBS chose to do what they wanted to do. In spite of that, the show emerged as winner and entertained millions of fans. We are glad to know that Howard Hesseman got the role of WKRPs DJ and Jan Smithers won the hearts of producers of the show to play the role of Bailey Quarters (producers were considering other actors to play these roles). Tim Reid and Richard Sanders wrote several episodes of the series and Frank Bonner directed many shows of WKRP. The author left out Jan Smithers in the list of "WKRP Creative Alumni" on Page iii, which is sad. The book gives episode (story) descriptions of all 90 shows. I encourage the reader to have this book added to his/her personal library.
Good Overall, a Bit Light on New Info.......2003-08-07
I'm a huge fan of WKRP, and I was excited to get this book and learn some behind the scenes stuff. This book has that, of course, but I was hoping for more. More on the specific episodes, maybe, but the writers didn't seem to be interviewed much for the book. He gets the stars, of course, and the producers to a degree, but it's not as chock-full of stuff as I'd like it to have been.
If you're a huge fan, it's fun enough for the money. If you're a casual fan, I wouldn't bother. And if you're not a fan at all, why are you reading this review at all? (And what's wrong with you?) :)
For anyone who knows who Gordon Sims really is...........2001-11-05
Like a lot of people, I first truly discovered one of the best sitcoms in television history a year or two after it was cancelled. Every night, at 6:30 pm, I'd turn the TV over to channel 21 and catch reruns of WKRP in Cincinatti and I'd find myself enthralled by everything from the sleaziness of Herb Tarlek, the well-meaning insanity of Les Nessman, the drug-addled flashbacks of Johnny Fever, and the likeable foolishness of Art Carlson. (And even though Loni Anderson's Jennifer may have been the officially recognized sex symbol, my crush was reserved for the much more quiet Bailey Quarters who proved that intelligence is the ultimate aphrodisiac.) As a child, I often wished that I could be a character on that show and even today, I often find myself thinking how much more fun I'd have at work if I'd moved up to Ohio and gotten a job at that low-rated radio station. Much like the later Newsradio, WKRP In Cincinnati was distinguished by a mixture of character-driven plots and surreal humor. And much like Newsradio, WKRP was treated like a redheaded stepchild by its parent network and ended up getting canned without a proper chance to build up an audience. Even today, WKRP is overshadowed by other, increasingly dated '70s sitcoms (basically anything produced by Norman Lear). With all that in mind, I was delighted when, recently, I came across a copy of Mike Kassel's entertaining behind-the-scenes history of WKRP in Cincanniti. Along with the prerequisite episode guide (which was very nicely detailed without getting overly obtuse as seems to happen with so many fan guides), Kassel provides some wonderful anecdotes and gives some nice insights into the cast. It was strangely heartwarming to discover that, behind-the-scenes, the show was apparently as enjoyable to work on as to watch. As well, most of the trivia found inside the book was new to me and made for some interesting speculation. (For instance, Gary Sandy was originally a candidate for Herb Tarlek -- a character as far away from Sandy's Andy Travis as possible. At the same time, one can see Sandy playing the Herb role as it was originally detailed in the pilot's script. One can see Sandy playing the role to good effect without discounting the absolute brilliance of Frank Bonner's Herb.) Anyway, if you hated WKRP, this book won't change your mind. Kassel's a fan and he's not attempting to be objective in his analysis of the show. And more power to him! After all, the point of a fan guide like this is to celebrate the nostalgia that people feel for their favorite TV shows, even years after they've been cancelled. And this book certainly succeeds at that. It is true that if you want to be nitpicky, you can find quite a few typos in the book. If that bugs you to a state of distraction, I can only suggest that you follow the (paraphrased) advice of Mystery Science Theater 3000, keep telling yourself its just a TV show, and you really should relax.
A Fascinating Look...although............2000-12-30
It's great to finally see a behind-the-scenes look at one of the best television shows ever made. The book is filled with stories about individual episodes, stories from the actors, as well as a complete episode guide. It's a great way to remember this classic series.
That being said, the major problem with this book is its numerous grammatical errors, and primarily problems with apostrophes and possession. For example, referring to a guest appearance by Bert Parks, the book refers to "Park's performance" rather than "Parks' performance." Another page refers to the success of the television program "Happy Day's."
There are problems with some of the arguments put forth in the book as well. At one point, the author supposes that part of the reason "WKRP" received higher ratings in summer repeats after its cancellation was that "viewers, realizing that the episodes would be edited for time in syndication, may have wanted to get one last look at the full-length shows." Trouble is, most viewers don't really konw that "syndication" is, much less do they know that episodes are edited for rebroadcast.
Overall, for a dedicated fan, or even for just the casual fan, it's a great book that will provide behind-the-scenes information. Readers with any English education beyond high-school, however, will find themselves struggling to get past the apparent lack of proofreading.
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