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LANDMARKS in Humanities is a single-volume survey of global culture designed for students of humanities, cultural history, and history of the arts. In chronological sequence, LANDMARKS highlights the most notable monuments of the human imagination--those works of art and architecture, literature, philosophy, and music that have been foremost in shaping the world's cultures.
The text's fifteen chapters are unified by core concepts related to each period, such as Classicism, Christendom, or Modernism. Chapter features include "Ideas and Issues" boxes containing primary-source excerpts; "Parallels" sidebars relating images and ideas; "Beyond the West" sections highlighting influential landmarks of Asian, African, and Oceanic cultures; and chapter-ending timelines keying landmarks in humanities to major historical events. Throughout the text, high quality maps place key events and works in a clear geographical context. In addition, an outstanding supplements package accompanies the text, featuring resources for both students and instructors. Each copy of LANDMARKS will include a free student DVD-ROM, Core Concepts in Humanities, which contains interactive activities for each chapter in the text plus numerous other study resources for all humanities disciplines.
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Release Date: 2003-08-26 |
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In the early 15th century, France was in turmoil. The country had been at war for years, and it had no king. Out of the chaos came Joan of Arc. No one knows how Joan, a poor farm girl, was able to command armies and win battles, but she did all that and more. Some called Joan a heroine. Others called her a witch. But with her determination and unwavering faith, she would go down in history as Saint Joan of Arc.
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too dry.......1999-05-20
This book was terrible. the only reason I give it one star is because Joan d'Arc's story is one i like. this author portrays it very drily and i felt like i was reading out of my history book! i think the author could have made the book more interesting with more details and descriptions.
It was great........1999-04-06
I thought it was a great book. It showed that if you beleive enough in your cause you can do anything.
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Landmarks in Humanities
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The Boss Volume 4
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There's no rest for the wicked in Sang Tae Hyun's High School of hard knocks! After pulling Bum Jim from the disintegrating inner circle of the Seven Kings, Moon Sik, a man of his word, threatens the good guys with an ultimatum - either Bum Jin returns or they will suffer the wrath of the remaining Seven Kings! Of course, Sang Tae and his mighty fists may have something to say about that....
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'Oh, I believe in them - absolutely'.......2006-03-25
Fantastic to have a book in print about my favourite movie ever. Thank you Mr. Earnshaw!
It's actually a very funny story, because nobody who worked on it seemed to be of the opinion that they were making a supernatural masterpiece that would be revered decades on: they all seemed to think that somebody else ruined it somehow. And actors who gave stonking performances like Brian Wilde and Maurice Denham seem to have barely registered that they were actually in it - although I bet Niall McGinnis recognised the worth of what he did.
I always thought American lead Dana Andrews was a bit stiff playing the sceptical psychologist, but reading about how he seems to have spent the entire shoot drunk during the day and raving it up in nightclubs in the evening, I now think he must have been an acting genius.
Nothing can ever ruin this marvellous film for me - wherever you all are, whether in your dotage or in film peoples' heaven, you all produced a little piece of magic!
The dropped star is because in the actors' biographies, where they are all given their photos and bios, the marvellous Peter Elliott - K T Kumar of Bombay - is simply not included. Otherwise, a super read.
Beating the Devil,The Making of Night Of The Demon.......2006-02-10
If you are a fan of the movie Night of The Demon/Curse of the Demon I think you will really enjoy this book.It's really interesting to see the pictures of the locations where this movie was filmed and what these locations look like today.The mini biographies on the actors that were in the movie are very interesting too.With all the other little bits of information about the movie and the great pictures makes this book well worth the price.I'am a fan of this movie and I really enjoyed this book.
A Triumph!.......2006-02-03
This book has been described by the press as a "masterpiece", and indeed it is. This well-written book is just the ideal length to cover a film such as this. No turgid analysis here, but a lively, enthusiastic revelation of the making of this film (which was fraught with many problems from the beginning). Well illustrated, despite Columbia Pictures strange refusal to allow many of the stills to be reproduced. The first print run is just about gone - film fans have snapped up this collector's item!
more info uncovered.......2005-11-10
i was happy to put the author in touch with star peggy cummins, etc and i think he has produced a very entertaining book about an excellent film.
as the official historian for elstree film studios, where it was made in 1956, i have met many of those involved behind and in front of the camera on 'night of the demon' over the past 35 years. i even screened the film at the studio in 1987 in the viewing theatre where the rushes were originally screened, to a teenage audience who loved it. sadly many of the actors and crew are no longer with us but tony's book reminded me to dig out notes on various conversations i had with them over the years and some studio files..all of which never before published. i think they may 'put to rest' the questions about the monster sequences, etc. i hope to put in into arcticle form for the excellent american mag 'the little shoppe of horrors' later this year.
Curse of the Film Bore!.......2005-09-29
Night/Curse of the Demon remains a personal favourite and I picked this up with some anticipation. To be fair, it's a workmanlike effort, containing a fair amount of information (Night of the Demon references in Rocky Horror and Kate Bush songs no less!) but it still struggles to fill just over a hundred pages. The author's clearly happier relating the minutiae of creating a film than exploring any of the themes raised, which can be less than enthralling.
As a consequence of this, some interesting threads (the star meeting dotty anthopologist Margaret Murray, inventor of Wicca, for example) are left to hang, while unflattering character sketches of the producer (a crass and commercial producer - well I never!) tend to drag. You'd also expect to see pretty much every still from the film here, but several are missing, and stock photos of some of the locations are frankly a little dull.
This is by no means a failure, but certainly a missed opportunity. The intros by Alex Cox and Christopher Fraying both rather leave the author's efforts in the shade, hinting at what could've been done with livelier prose. It's quite possible that Night of the Demon couldn't carry a book on its own, in which case it might've been expanded into something on the career of the director Jaques Tourneur, something on M R James adaptations, Crowley on the big screen, or any one of a dozen other angles. As is, this is an extended monograph on a brilliant B-movie, aimed at film students rather than fright fans. Perhaps it was cursed...
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The Stonemans: An Appalachian Family and the Music That Shaped Their Lives (Music in American Life)
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Congratulations from their record producer.......1999-12-14
I was one of the several record producers to be blessed with an opportunity to work with certain members of the Stoneman family and fortunate to have written and produced what is currently being hailed as possibly their finest album ever recorded. Originally recorded in 1978, I have just now released it for commercial sales to the public. It is titled: The Stonemans-Country Hospitality, and is currently enjoying good sales over Amazon.com's music site. It is a rare recording from an exceptional and legendary musical family. When I first received this book of their life story I sat down and read it without stopping. I discovered at once how little I knew of this family I had worked so closely with. It is a gripping story of the struggles they endured and obstacles they overcame in order to pursue their love for music and survive as a family in the process. Dr. Ivan Tribe has done an outstanding job chronicling their life history and has performed a service for us lovers of bluegrass and traditional mountain music which will place us forever in his debt. I am proud to have my album listed in the discography of this wonderful book.
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High-Low-Split Poker, Seven-Card Stud and Omaha Eight-or-Better For Advanced Players by Ray Zee is the third book in the "For Advanced Players" series. It is really books 3 and 4 for two reasons. First, many of the concepts are similar for both games. Second, players mastering one game can easily make the transition to the other.
Some of the ideas discussed in the seven-card stud eight-or-better section include starting hands, when an ace raises, disguising your hand on third street, play on fourth street, fifth street, sixth street, seventh street, position, bluffing, staying to the end, and scare cards. Some of the ideas discussed in the Omaha eight-or-better section include general concepts, position, low hands, high hands, your starting hand, how to play your hand, play on the flop, multiway versus short handed play, scare cards, getting counterfeited, and your playing style.
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Good stuff.......2007-08-05
There are no good books out there on how to play Omaha 8 or better. The closest to good books are this one and Todd Brunsons section in SuperSystem. This covers enough to get you rolling and gives good principles on play, as opposed to specific advice.
Definitely worth getting if you're going to play split pot games.
east to understand.......2006-05-29
this book is like no other 2+2 book~ its well edited.
having been a seven card stud h/l play for 7 years my game started to have leaks, this book plugged them.
if you are wanted to learn stud hi/lo read todd brunsons chapter in SS2 play and then pick up this book.
the omaha hi/lo section is not bad, still is missing something but one of the better book writen on the subject.
Typical 2+2 book: thought-provoking, but a little short on hard data.......2006-05-18
I originally bought this 'cause I've been playing seven-card stud and was curious about Stud/8, but reading the Omaha/8 section motivated me into learning it first.
I've read most of the relevant 2+2 Publishing poker books (and some of the irrelevant ones) and this seems fairly typical of the genre. They don't tend to give specific advice about specific hands, but describe strategy in more general terms and help players to start asking the right questions.
The Stud/8 half is more comprehensive than the Omaha/8 half, but I feel both sections give pretty decent introductions to their respective games. While they don't, for example, list specific starting hands (a common complaint) I didn't have any trouble figuring out what to play; the beginning chapter in each section goes into the this in sufficient detail. They're "for advanced players" but I didn't have any trouble understanding any of them, and I'm most definitely a fishy newbie when it comes to poker.
I really appreciate the "question and answer" sections. The questions serve as helpful reminders, which is exactly what they're supposed to be. If there's a question you don't understand, it's easy to hop back to the relevant section in the main text and read in more detail what he's talking about.
My biggest issue, and it's a common problem with most of the 2+2 books, is the lack of basic information like hand probabilities. I find this surprising because of the emphasis placed in their books (Sklansky's Theory of Poker et al) on probability math in general and issues such as pot odds. If you don't know how likely it is your hand will hold up or what the chances are of, say, hitting a flush, it's nearly impossible to determine if you're getting enough of a return to make a call/bet worthwhile.
In general I think their books could be much better, but I must admit they're currently the most rigorous introduction to poker play I've been able to find. If you're just starting out with Stud/8 or Omaha/8, or you're an intermediate player looking for ways to improve, I think Ray Zee's book will be useful. If you're hoping for a "gentle" introduction to these games you're in the wrong place--and you might want to rethink your poker career, because poker isn't and never will be all that easy to learn.
Other suggestions: Bob Ciaffone's Omaha book has a practical section on Omaha/8, and I believe the latest version goes into it in even more detail. He's an excellent writer and his books are well worth checking out.
You might also try Tenner and Krieger, but I wasn't that impressed. Cappeletti's Omaha book is a jumbled mess, it gives me a headache just to look at it. The SS/2 section isn't awful, but can be summed up as: "always draw to the nuts, play good starting hands".
Necessary Reading for all good O8 players.......2004-12-21
This is the book which has been read by all the Pros. If you do not read it you are at a major disadvantage. In fact at the higher limits its impossible to play well without reading the section on starting hands.
O8 has so many naunces and the shorthand game is completely different from the regular game. Whilst the regular game can become very mechanical with discipline being the key criteria, the shorthanded game is a game of position and anticipation, bluffing (Do you call the bet at the river with A3 does he have A2? etc.) and guts. As your opponent keeps raising can you put him on a high hand or low hand?
With two big bets an hour its twice a profitable as Holdem at the same limits. However there is such a gap between the good and bad players that bad players do not last too long. Therefore the regular O8 games become a grind with the odd "fish" preventing the blinds from eating up everyone.
One weakness of the book is that a comprehensive set of odds tables are not given. For instance if you hold 3 low cards and 2 low cards flop that do not counterfeit your hand you have about a 60% chance of making a low hand by the river. The odds are important to compare to the pot odds & implied odds.
One benefit of the book is introducing you to Hilo 7 Stud. If you like O8 low from the aspect of two way pots you will want to learn Stud 7 Hilo which is useful as you will have two opportunities for a game instead of one. It also adds to and draws from your stud 7 poker knowledge.
Overall the book continues to be the best Hilo book for both games. (...)
bleh.............2004-02-15
After reading the other books from Two Plus Two publishing by Sklansky & Malmuth, I was let down by this offering. I play both Stud 8/b and Omaha 8/b and I can't really say that this book helped me at all. Anyone who's logged any time at the tables knows the basics of live cards in Stud 8/b and drawing to the nuts in O8B. What I found especially irritating was the deceptive size of the book. Zee goes through the teaching sections and then says the EXACT same thing in the "Questions and Answers" section, giving the EXACT same answers. Considering how few good books there are on the subject of high-low poker, I thought surely an offering from Two Plus Two would be the definitive authority, but alas, buy this book and you'll be disappointed.
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Quiz Craze: America's Infatuation with Game Shows
Thomas A. DeLong
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For more than fifty years, the quiz show has thrived on American television and radio. From Pot o' Gold and The $64,000 Question to Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, quiz and game programs have entertained and informed millions of Americans, promoted and sold untold quantities of products, generated fortunes for their creators and producers, and filled the pockets of a multitude of jackpot winners. In this volume, Thomas DeLong offers the first in-depth history of quiz and game formats available in print. He describes how mass communications transformed the old parlor guessing games into enormously popular features on radio and television and examines their impact on American society and the consumer marketplace. DeLong also explores their decline in the wake of the quiz scandal inquiry of the late 1950s and their subsequent revival as new shows on daytime TV that began to build up a loyal following. Quiz Craze is enhanced by the recollections, insights, and anecdotes of many who brought the quiz show genre to listeners and viewers. Producers, directors, gamemakers, writers, emcees, panelists, and advertisers have added their first-hand observations on the inner workings and widespread influence of quiz show programming. Former contestants and their families offer reminiscences from shows such as To Tell the Truth, What's My Line?, Name That Tune, and many others. DeLong also draws on the resources of key organizations in the broadcast field, archival records, and published media reports to demonstrate the extraordinary popularity of the game show format.
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