On Kawara (Contemporary Artists)
Average customer rating: Not rated
    On Kawara (Contemporary Artists)
    Jonathan Watkins
    Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

    ConceptualConceptual | Other Media | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
    Pop CulturePop Culture | Graphic Design | Design & Decorative Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
    GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
    All TitlesAll Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
    Arts & PhotographyArts & Photography | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
    Similar Items:
    1. On Kawara: The 90S On Kawara: The 90S
    2. Dan Graham (Contemporary Artists) Dan Graham (Contemporary Artists)
    3. Olafur Eliasson (Contemporary Artists) Olafur Eliasson (Contemporary Artists)
    4. Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing (Themes) Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing (Themes)
    5. Wolfgang Tillmans (Contemporary Artists) Wolfgang Tillmans (Contemporary Artists)

    ASIN: 0714841048

    Book Description

    Japanese-born, New York-based On Kawara is one of the world's best-known Conceptual artists, a major international figure since the 1960s. Kawara's existence is documented solely through his daily art-making practice; best known are his Date Paintings (1965-ongoing), in which he methodically creates a single painting a day, always in the same size and with simply the date written upon it. This book is a chance for his followers to unravel more of the mystery of this cult figure.

    A unique feature of this book is the 'Tribute' section, to replace the Interview, which reflects the artist's lifelong commitment never to be personally documented in his own words. A collection of short statements by thirty individuals selected by Kawara - among them artists Lawrence Weiner and Dan Graham and cultural theorist Homi Bhabha - create an indirect 'portrait of the artist'. In his Survey, curator Jonathan Watkins examines the artist's long career, from his early figurative painting in the 1950s, to his later, text-based Conceptual art. Curator RenÈ Denizot analyses in his Focus a two-person exhibition combining Kawara's work with Alberto Giacometti's, revealing both artists' shared concern for the essence of human existence. The artist's interest in consciousness is reflected in a scientific essay he has selected for his Artist's Choice from the academic Journal of Consciousness Studies. In the Artist's Writings a series of handwritten love letters in an indecipherable code reflect the mix of the impersonal and the deeply humanistic that runs through his art.
    On Kawara: The 90S
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      On Kawara: The 90S
      Thierry Davila , and On Kawara
      Manufacturer: JRP/Ringier
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover

      History & CriticismHistory & Criticism | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books | Criticism | General | Regional | Themes | Women in Art
      ConceptualConceptual | Other Media | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
      GeneralGeneral | Artists, A-Z | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
      GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
      Similar Items:
      1. On Kawara (Contemporary Artists) On Kawara (Contemporary Artists)

      ASIN: 2940271585
      Release Date: 2005-03-15

      Book Description

      Can you recall what you were doing on April 3, 1990? What about on July 17, 1996? October 23, 1998? In Date Paintings, time itself has become art--art that carries viewers back in time. These black and white paintings are pure realism, the existence of time put in painting, thus rendering the works--up to a certain point--both viewable and readable. The 11 paintings, made by Conceptual artist On Kawara over the course of a decade, allow viewers to complete their reading with personal associations, historical events, or academic interpretations. The book, conceived with Kawara himself, is a decidedly different and intimate take on an artist's monograph. In it, Kawara has invented a simple and striking way to make art by taking his time and using the calendar to make a kind of non-individual art work.
      Marzona Collection, The
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Marzona Collection, The
        Anny De Decker , Christoph Ulmer , Carl Andre , Dan Graham , Donald Judd , On Kawara , Sol Lewitt , Richard Long , Mario Merz , Bruce Nauman , Lawrence Weiner , and Dan Flavin
        Manufacturer: Hatje Cantz Publishers
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover

        ModernModern | Schools, Periods & Styles | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
        GeneralGeneral | Museums & Collections | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
        GeneralGeneral | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
        GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
        GermanGerman | Foreign Language Nonfiction | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
        Arts & PhotographyArts & Photography | German | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books
        NonfictionNonfiction | German | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books
        All German BooksAll German Books | German | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books
        ASIN: 3775710973
        Release Date: 2002-02-02

        Book Description

        The Marzona collection is an almost complete mosaic of Minimal and Conceptual Art, Arte Povera, and Land Art, with more than 1000 works by such luminaries as Bruce Nauman, Carl Andre, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, On Kawara, and Dan Flavin. A conversation between Elena Carlini, Daniel Marzona, Egidio Marzona, Frederico Rossi, Paolo Toffulutti, and Piero Valle compliments this presentation of 100 of the most important works from this collection.
        Art conceptuel I: Du 7 octobre au 27 novembre 1988, Musee d'art contemporain, Bordeaux : Art & Language, Robert Barry, Hanne Darboven, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Robert Morris, Lawrence Weiner
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Art conceptuel I: Du 7 octobre au 27 novembre 1988, Musee d'art contemporain, Bordeaux : Art & Language, Robert Barry, Hanne Darboven, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Robert Morris, Lawrence Weiner

          Manufacturer: Musee d'art contemporain de Bordeaux
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Unknown Binding

          Arts & PhotographyArts & Photography | Subjects | Books | Architecture | Artists, A-Z | Design & Decorative Arts | Drawing | Fashion | General | History & Criticism | Instructional & How-To | Museums & Collections | Other Media | Painting | Performing Arts | Photography | Reference | Religious | Schools, Periods & Styles | Sculpture
          FrenchFrench | Foreign Language Nonfiction | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
          Arts & PhotographyArts & Photography | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books
          NonfictionNonfiction | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books
          All French BooksAll French Books | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books
          ASIN: 2877210669
          Conceptual Art In The Netherlands And Belgium 1965-1975
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            Conceptual Art In The Netherlands And Belgium 1965-1975
            Camiel van Winkel , Hripsime Visser , Carel Blotkamp , Art and Language , Marinus Boezem , Stanley Brouwn , Andre Cadere , Jan Dibbets , Gerry Schum , Ger van Elk , Ian Wilson , Bas Jan Ader , Carl Andre , Robert Barry , Marcel Broodthaers , Daniel Buren , Hanne Darboven , and On Kawara
            Manufacturer: NAi Publishers/Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Paperback

            EuropeanEuropean | Regional | History & Criticism | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
            ConceptualConceptual | Other Media | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
            GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
            GeneralGeneral | Exhibition Catalogs | Museums | Museums & Collections | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
            ASIN: 9056622471
            Release Date: 2002-07-02

            Book Description

            Many of today's artists display an affinity for the techniques and subjects of 1960s and 70s conceptual art. A new look at the work of Bas Jan Ader, Carl Andre, Art & Language, John Baldessari, Marcel Broodthaers, Daniel Buren, Jan Dibbets, Gilbert & George, Joseph Kosuth, Sol Lewitt, Bruce Nauman, On Kawara, Edward Ruscha, Robert Ryman, Robert Smithson, Lawrence Weiner, and others bears exploring in relation to the processes and themes of contemporary art. By considering conceptual art in the Netherlands and Belgium from 1965-1975, this publication hopes to answer such questions, especially in relation to the Netherlands as a melting pot for ideas and the importance of Dutch institutions in supporting and disseminating conceptual art.
            Conciousness, Meditation, Watcher on the Hill
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              Conciousness, Meditation, Watcher on the Hill
              On Kawara
              Manufacturer: Les Presse Du Reel,France
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Hardcover

              History & CriticismHistory & Criticism | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books | Criticism | General | Regional | Themes | Women in Art
              GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
              GeneralGeneral | Exhibition Catalogs | Museums | Museums & Collections | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
              ASIN: 2840660784
              Contemporary Art [Sotheby's, New York (6495) / 11 Nov 1993]
              Average customer rating: Not rated
                Contemporary Art [Sotheby's, New York (6495) / 11 Nov 1993]

                Manufacturer: Sotheby's
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback

                Noguchi, IsamuNoguchi, Isamu | ( M-O ) | Artists, A-Z | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                Dubuffet, JeanDubuffet, Jean | ( D-F ) | Artists, A-Z | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                ASIN: B000CS2008

                Product Description

                Sotheby's auction house, New York (11 November 1993). Sale Code: 6495/OWEN. 316 lot(s). Catalog is in English. Include works by: Agam, Yaacov; Albers, Josef; Arikha, Avigdor; Arman; Arnoldi, Chuck; Artschwager, Richard; Atlan, Jean; Baechler, Donald; Bartlett, Jennifer; Basquiat, Jean Michel; Bearden, Romare; Beckman, Ford; Bell, Charles; Bengston, Billy; Bertoia, Harry; Bill, Max; Bissier, Julius; Bleckner, Ross; Bornstein, Eli; Borofsky, Jonathan; Bosman, Richard; Brown, Roger; Bury, Pol; Butterfield, Deborah; Calder, Alexander; Caro, Anthony; Carroll, Lawrence; Cemin, Saint Clair; Chamberlain, John; Chia, Sandro; Christo; Clemente, Francesco; Cornell, Joseph; Cragg, Tony; D'Arcangelo, Allan; Davey, Grenville; De Kooning, Willem; DeAndrea, John; Di Suvero, Mark; Diller, Burgoyne; Dine, Jim; Dubuffet, Jean; Duff, John; Dzubas, Friedel; Estes, Richard; Fischl, Eric; Fishman, Louise; Flavin, Dan; Francis, Sam; Footmen; Frankenthaler, Helen; Gober, Robert; Goings, Ralph; Golub, Leon; Gottlieb, Adolph; Graves, Nancy; Guston, Philip; Hague, Raoul; Hamilton, Juan; Haring, Keith; Hartung, Hans; Held, Al; Herold, Georg; Hockney, David; Hofmann, Hans; Holland, Tom; Horn, Rebecca; Hsu, Ti Shan; Hunt, Bryan; Jenkins, Michael; Jenney, Neil; Judd, Donald; Katz, Alex; Kawara, On; Kitaj, R.B.; Klein, Yves; Kline, Franz; Knoebel, Imi; Koons, Jeff; Kosuth, Joseph; Krasner, Lee; Kruger, Barbara; Kusama, Yayoi; Lanskoy, André; LeWitt, Sol; Lebrun, Christopher; Leslie, Alfred; Lichtenstein, Roy; Lipton, Seymour; Long, Richard; Longo, Robert; Mapplethorpe, Robert; Marca-Relli, Conrad; Marden, Brice; Marisol; Martin. Agnes; McCollum, Allan; McLaughlin, John; Meuser; Starn, Mike and Doug; Millares, Manolo; Mitchell, Joan; Moskowitz, Robert; Motherwell, Robert; Nash, David; Nauman, Bruce; Nevelson, Louise; Noguchi, Isamu; Noland, Kenneth and more. Auction catalogs are valuable reference tool for pricing and identifying works of art and collectibles.
                On Kawara (Schriften zur Sammlung des Museums fur Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main)
                Average customer rating: Not rated
                  On Kawara (Schriften zur Sammlung des Museums fur Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main)
                  Rene Denizot
                  Manufacturer: Das Dezernat
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Unknown Binding

                  All German BooksAll German Books | German | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books
                  ASIN: 3882704551
                  On Kawara Again and Against
                  Average customer rating: Not rated
                    On Kawara Again and Against
                    Kasper Konig
                    Manufacturer: Renaissance Society
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Hardcover
                    ASIN: 392807105X
                    On Kawara: Horizontality/Verticality
                    Average customer rating: Not rated
                      On Kawara: Horizontality/Verticality
                      Ulrich Wilmes , Michel Butor , and On Kawara
                      Manufacturer: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Hardcover

                      History & CriticismHistory & Criticism | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books | Criticism | General | Regional | Themes | Women in Art
                      ConceptualConceptual | Other Media | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                      GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                      ASIN: 3883754471

                      Book Description

                      " Horizontality and Perpendicularity" documents the various places visited by Japanese artist On Kawara through his projects "I GOT UP" and "I WENT ", ongoing projects begun in 1968. "I GOT UP" consists of stamped postcards--stating time, venue, sender, and addressee--sent twice a day by Kawara from cities all over the world to friends and acquaintances. "I WENT" documents the distances covered daily by the artist, marked in photocopies of city maps. "Horizontality and Perpendicularity" covers both process-projects, combining a postcard and a city map for each day. French novelist and theorist Michel Butor contributes with an essay on Kawara's extremely systematic art--which recalls, in its way, Butor's experiments with the "nouveau roman" (or new novel) in the 1950s and 1960s. Beautiful and necessary, "Horizontality and Perpendicularity" is an impressive testament to Kawara's dismantling of the boundaries between art and life.

                      Drawing and Sketching Ron Ransons Paintin (Ron Ranson's Painting School)
                      Average customer rating: Not rated
                        Drawing and Sketching Ron Ransons Paintin (Ron Ranson's Painting School)

                        Manufacturer: Brockhampton Press
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Hardcover

                        GeneralGeneral | Instructional & How-To | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                        DrawingDrawing | Instructional & How-To | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                        ASIN: 186019186X

                        Masters of Lens and Light
                        Average customer rating: Not rated
                          Masters of Lens and Light
                          William Darby
                          Manufacturer: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Hardcover

                          GeneralGeneral | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Performing Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                          ReferenceReference | Performing Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                          CinematographyCinematography | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                          Direction & ProductionDirection & Production | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Bibliographies & Indexes | Publishing & Books | Reference | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Reference | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Foreign Languages | Reference | Subjects | Books
                          ASIN: 081082454X

                          Book Description

                          Offers filmographies for more than seven hundred American and world cinematographers from 1915 through 1990.

                          Elfquest Reader's Collection #11b: Wild Hunt
                          Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
                          • A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
                          • "The Wild Hunt": Beyond monsters and tyrants...
                          Elfquest Reader's Collection #11b: Wild Hunt
                          Joellyn Auklandus , Wendy Pini , Lorraine Reyes , and Steve Blevins
                          Manufacturer: Warp Graphics
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Paperback

                          GeneralGeneral | Comics & Graphic Novels | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Graphic Novels | Comics & Graphic Novels | Subjects | Books
                          ContemporaryContemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
                          Pini, WendyPini, Wendy | ( P ) | Authors, A-Z | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Series | Fantasy | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Subjects | Books
                          Similar Items:
                          1. Elfquest Reader's Collection #9 Rogue's Curse Elfquest Reader's Collection #9 Rogue's Curse
                          2. Elfquest - Hidden Years Elfquest - Hidden Years
                          3. Elfquest: The Searcher and the Sword Elfquest: The Searcher and the Sword
                          4. Elfquest: The Discovery (Elfquest) Elfquest: The Discovery (Elfquest)
                          5. Elfquest Reader's Collection #12a: Reunion Elfquest Reader's Collection #12a: Reunion

                          ASIN: 0936861703

                          Customer Reviews:

                          3 out of 5 stars A.W.E.S.O.M.E........2001-10-09

                          I am a major Elfquets fan and I thought this book was amazing. I just got this book so I was quite exicited to read it so I finished it in one day. The first half of this book was great telling the story of the time after Ember and her tribe join up with her father Cutter and his tribe. After the breif family reunion both tribes split up again Ember's tribe with a few new occupants and some lost from the last book are off in search of what's left of Winnowills bad magic and to destroy it. In this story there are a few new elf chrildren one of Tyleets and another from Krim. This story also has a love qurrel between Tier( of whom joins the Wolfrider tribe in this book), Ember, and Mender. This is help settled at the end by Yun daughter of Skywise. Though the first half of this story is a thirler the second becomes a major downer. Not only did the artwork sink down to a all time low but its just disappointing how the elves get easily tricked by the human girl Gifa daughter of the Djun and of whom gets killed in the end by her own...brother. So I would recomend this book but you should be prepared for a small disapointment at the end.

                          4 out of 5 stars "The Wild Hunt": Beyond monsters and tyrants..........2000-03-22

                          Book 11b in the Elfquest Reader's Collection reprints the first part of the "Wild Hunt" series (with the conclusion to the present story set to appear in Book 11c, "Shadowstalker"); the story revolves around the adventures of Wolfrider chieftess Ember and her tribe, as they contend with the evils plaguing their home in the New Land - monsters created by their late enemy Winnowill, and the vengefulness of the defeated dictator Grohmul Djun. (The WH episodes in this book first appeared between 1996 and 1998.)

                          The early episodes concentrate - seemingly - on the elves' battle against a vicious sea-creature named "The Redeemer". When the series first appeared, some readers were disappointed at what they considered an unoriginal, man-versus-monster plot. Gradually, though, it became obvious that the true theme of this tale was the superstitiousness of the humans, and their continuing fear of the "point-eared demons" - and when Ember's folk finally confront the Redeemer, they must also confront the hostility and credulity of the five-fingers: a much tougher enemy, indeed, than any monster, as the conclusion makes clear.

                          Fine as this early part of the story is, the series hits its full stride only as the plot moves to the next turn of events: the vanquished Djun's scheme to overthrow - through his children - the elves who cost him his empire. The result of his conspiracy stretches the elves' ability to deal with humans - and, in Book 11c - their very existence - near the breaking-point; the travails of Tyleet, the elf most sympathetic to the human race, are especially heart-rending.

                          The first eight episodes of WH featured artwork by Steve Blevins, who also pencilled most of the episodes in "Legacy" (Book 11) and "Huntress" (Book 11a), the two preludes to this story. Of the various artists who have drawn EQ episodes, Blevins has come closest to replicating Wendy Pini's unique style; and indeed the last two episodes by his hand, though uninked and therefore on the light side, are surprisingly nuanced and detailed for the black-and-white medium. The remaining episodes in Book 11b - and all those in Book 11c - are the work of Lorraine Reyes, and represent a complete shift in style: sharp, angular, and undeniably inspired my Japanese "manga" comics. Hers is not Pini-esque drawing and is not intended to be; at the same time, it is wonderfully lucid, and some of the best pencil work yet seen in an EQ story (though many of the Reyes-drawn episodes were very indifferently printed, especially the first one in this book).

                          As the showcase of the Elfquest canon for the past four years, "The Wild Hunt" has added newfound depth to the two-decade-old series; most importantly, without slavishly copying Wendy Pini's early work, WH has come closest to the essential spirit of the best-known EQ stories, and deserves to be considered their rightful heir. Recommended - even though the sequel will be more moving still!

                          Doomed Bourgeois in Love : Essays on the Films of Whit Stillman
                          Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
                          • Heads up!
                          • really terrific idea, terrible execution
                          • For Stillman fans who just can't get enough!
                          • Scholarly Examination of the Stillman Films
                          • The WASP Woody Allen
                          Doomed Bourgeois in Love : Essays on the Films of Whit Stillman

                          Manufacturer: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Paperback

                          Direction & ProductionDirection & Production | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                          History & CriticismHistory & Criticism | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Performing Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                          Similar Items:
                          1. Metropolitan - Criterion Collection Metropolitan - Criterion Collection
                          2. The Last Days of Disco, With Cocktails at Petrossian Afterwards The Last Days of Disco, With Cocktails at Petrossian Afterwards
                          3. Barcelona Barcelona
                          4. Barcelona and Metropolitan: A Tales of Two Cities (2 Screenplays) Barcelona and Metropolitan: A Tales of Two Cities (2 Screenplays)
                          5. The Last Days Of Disco: Music From The Motion Picture The Last Days Of Disco: Music From The Motion Picture

                          ASIN: 1882926706

                          Book Description

                          Critics have praised the films of writer/director Whit Stillman for their exceptionally intelligent portrayal of the lives and loves of the "urban haute bourgeoisie." His three comedies of manners--"Metropolitan," "Barcelona," and "The Last Days of Disco"--sparkle with urbane and ironic wit. In Doomed Bourgeois in Love, the traditionalist social critic Mark C. Henrie brings together a collection of political theorists, literary critics, and classicists to explore the meaning of Stillman's films. These essays contend that Stillman's art is an effort to "ironize" our ironic age; as such, they constitute a major achievement of Christian humanism in our time.

                          Customer Reviews:

                          2 out of 5 stars Heads up!.......2006-03-03

                          It's not obvious at first glance but this is a book from a publisher promulgating Christian and Conservative thought. It's a book with an axe to grind and an agenda which is not an academic, or even especially high-brow, discussion of Whit Stillman.

                          If that's your cup of tea and you like Whit Stillman, enjoy. Otherwise, just listen to the commentary tracks on Metropolitan and Barcelona again.

                          1 out of 5 stars really terrific idea, terrible execution.......2004-05-26

                          We need a book about the fine, vivid, beautiful film art of Whit Stillman, but not this one. An extraordinarily foolish and clunky collection of (mis)readings which calls to mind D.W. Harding's famous observation about the novels of Jane Austen: works which appeal to precisely the sort of people whom the author most despises. The essays commissioned especially for the book are particularly fatuous; the reprinted reviews not quite so appalling. Save your money and buy Stillman's novel 'The Last Days of Disco' instead.

                          4 out of 5 stars For Stillman fans who just can't get enough!.......2003-07-18

                          Until I read the above reviews, I never even realized that this book might be meant for university courses! The writing is so fresh and fun and accessible that I'd just assumed it was for Stillman fans like me who, after watching each of his films multiple times, still crave more! Until Stillman comes out with a new film, books about the old films will just have to suffice, I suppose. This is a very readable book. If you, like me, just can't get enough of Whit Stillman, you'll enjoy this book. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that I really disagree with some of the authors on some points; some of the reasoning seems a bit forced. Example: Audrey decided to accompany Cynthia to Rick van Sloneker's for the express purpose of seeing if Tom would come rescue her??!! Give me a break. Still, overall it's a great read if you've seen all the films.

                          5 out of 5 stars Scholarly Examination of the Stillman Films.......2003-01-04

                          This is a very good collection of scholarly essays examining the films of Whit Stillman. Presumably, this mean the films are being studied in film classes in our colleges and universities, which means academia is giving these films the respect they deserve.

                          Essays look at the Stillman's ability to persuade typically reluctant audiences to accept many of the values and conventions educated people are usually taught to scorn. They range from American foreign policy in the Cold War, to disco music, to the writings of Dale Carnegie.
                          While obviously written for use as a film studies textbook, these essays are also easy enough to understand and enjoy for the average reader as well.

                          Here's hoping the book soon becomes outdated as Stillman turns out a series of additional films. But until then, these essays look at three of the most brilliant movies of the 1990s. Enjoy them, and then enjoy reading about them, too.

                          5 out of 5 stars The WASP Woody Allen.......2002-01-13

                          Critical reaction to the films of Whit Stillman seems to be divided between those who detest his sympathetic treatment of "snotty preppies" and "yuppie scum" and those who find his characters' ironic dialogue so intelligently amusing that they have dubbed him "the WASP Woody Allen." If like me you are among the latter group rather than the former, this book is for you. The nine main essays are written by academics--but only a few of the writers seem to have a background in film criticism, and the essays have an elegance and freshness all too rare in academia today. These are the kinds of essays Cleanth Brooks or Robert Penn Warren would have written had those old New Critics turned their attention to film rather than poetry. And what was surprising even for a Stillman fan like me is that they have sifted the films so carefully that there now can be no doubt: Whit Stillman is not merely an intelligent comic writer/director, he is a major artist.

                          Harmonicas, Harps and Heavy Breathers, Updated Edition: The Evolution of the People's Instrument
                          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                          • Essential Reading
                          • Must have for Harp players
                          • Important Unique Work
                          • An Accomplished Work
                          • A definite must-have book for harmonica players!
                          Harmonicas, Harps and Heavy Breathers, Updated Edition: The Evolution of the People's Instrument
                          Kim Field
                          Manufacturer: Cooper Square Press
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Paperback

                          WoodwindsWoodwinds | Instruments & Performers | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                          GeneralGeneral | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                          BluesBlues | Musical Genres | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                          JazzJazz | Musical Genres | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                          RockRock | Musical Genres | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                          Look Inside Entertainment BooksLook Inside Entertainment Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
                          Similar Items:
                          1. The Harp Handbook The Harp Handbook
                          2. Blues Harmonica Collection Blues Harmonica Collection
                          3. Rock n' Blues Harmonica: A World of Harp Knowledge, Songs, Stories, Lessons, Riffs, Techniques and Audio Index for a New Generation of Harp Players (Includes ... book and 74 minute stereo CD Jamming Buddy) Rock n' Blues Harmonica: A World of Harp Knowledge, Songs, Stories, Lessons, Riffs, Techniques and Audio Index for a New Generation of Harp Players (Includes ... book and 74 minute stereo CD Jamming Buddy)
                          4. Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story
                          5. Inspiration: 22 Harmonica Performances Inspiration: 22 Harmonica Performances

                          ASIN: 0815410204

                          Book Description

                          This definitive volume celebrates the harmonica's illustrious history, focusing on every musical genre that has felt the harp's impact.

                          Customer Reviews:

                          5 out of 5 stars Essential Reading.......2007-09-17

                          I found this to be a very enjoyable read and was disappointed when it was over. This should be recommended reading for anyone who plays or is a fan of the harmonica.

                          5 out of 5 stars Must have for Harp players.......2007-07-26

                          If you want to know something of the history of the instrument you are playing, you should have a copy of this book. Well written, entertaining, and loads of material. I especially like the interviews.

                          5 out of 5 stars Important Unique Work.......2005-06-25

                          Very inspirational to me and others who keep trying to swipe my copy. This is so well written and organized that I keep reading much of it over and over again. It is one of those books that you savior every word. It is very inexpensive for such a valuable, meaty, entertaining resource. Mr. Field, thank you for this tremendous read. This material would make a great PBS Ken Burns type documentary.

                          5 out of 5 stars An Accomplished Work.......2001-01-07

                          Hats off to Kim Field! This is a great book and a much needed one. His excellent research is augmented with great writing. Every harp player in the land should own one.

                          5 out of 5 stars A definite must-have book for harmonica players!.......2000-05-31

                          Mr. Field has written a book that no self-respecting harmonica should miss. It gives a comprehensive overview of the harmonica's rich and illustrious history. I learned more from a single reading about my instrument and it's players, than I did in the previous twenty years. Mr. Field should be applauded for a most outstanding effort.
                          Harmonicas, Harps, And Heavy Breathers - The Evolution Of The People's Instrument
                          Average customer rating: Not rated
                            Harmonicas, Harps, And Heavy Breathers - The Evolution Of The People's Instrument
                            Kim Field
                            Manufacturer: Fireside / Simon & Schuster
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Paperback
                            ASIN: B000NP8IL0
                            Harmonicas, Harps and Heavy Breathers : The Evolution of the People's Instrument
                            Average customer rating: Not rated
                              Harmonicas, Harps and Heavy Breathers : The Evolution of the People's Instrument
                              Kim Field
                              Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster, Limited
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Paperback
                              ASIN: B000KPERAE
                              Harmonicas, Harps, and Heavy Breathers
                              Average customer rating: Not rated
                                Harmonicas, Harps, and Heavy Breathers
                                Kim Kield
                                Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Hardcover
                                ASIN: B000MB9R9M

                                Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots: 350 Moves Every Player Should Know
                                Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                                • Fantastic book
                                • My second copy
                                • 350 moves Every Player Should Know
                                • The title speaks for itself
                                • Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots
                                Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots: 350 Moves Every Player Should Know
                                Robert Byrne
                                Manufacturer: Harvest Books
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Paperback

                                GeneralGeneral | Puzzles & Games | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                                Billiards & PoolBilliards & Pool | Individual Sports | Sports | Subjects | Books
                                GeneralGeneral | Sports | Subjects | Books
                                Look Inside Entertainment BooksLook Inside Entertainment Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
                                Look Inside Sports BooksLook Inside Sports Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
                                Similar Items:
                                1. Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards
                                2. The 99 Critical Shots in Pool: Everything You Need to Know to Learn and Master the Game (Other) The 99 Critical Shots in Pool: Everything You Need to Know to Learn and Master the Game (Other)
                                3. Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards
                                4. Pleasures of Small Motions: Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards Pleasures of Small Motions: Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards
                                5. Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards

                                ASIN: 0156027216

                                Book Description

                                Bestselling author, Hall-of-Famer, and master-teacher Robert Byrne is back with his most impressive effort yet: an exhaustive compendium of more than 350 pool shots that will take its place among the game's classic instructional books. Ranging from tickys to double-kisses and from jump shots to diamond systems, Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots takes players on an accelerated trip from pool kindergarten to graduate school. Most of Byrne's expertly diagrammed shots are not widely known and many are described here for the first time-in many cases, these are the secrets of a lifetime. Players of every skill level, including the most advanced, will find their game greatly strengthened by the clever moves Byrne has assembled.
                                For twenty-five years, Byrne's New Standard Book has been
                                "the definitive work on pool and billiards" (National Billiard Review). This new shot-by-shot reference will enable players to reach an even higher level. They'll have to read it before their opponents do.

                                Customer Reviews:

                                5 out of 5 stars Fantastic book.......2007-05-18

                                I have read through my copy of this book 3 times so far and I'm sure I'll read through it many more times in the years to come. Something in this book is bound to improve your game or at least your knowledge of what is possible. He exposes a good number of shots and concepts that are really not very difficult to grasp and execute *if* you know about them. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to move beyond the intermediate skill level of playing pool.

                                4 out of 5 stars My second copy.......2007-01-28

                                This is my second copy of this book. I gave it as a birthday present. It was well received.

                                Unlike "Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards," which is 50% devoted to 3-cushion billiards, this book is devoted entirely to pool. It's about how to put the ball in the pocket, which ball to shoot, and don't forget not to leave your opponent a shot.

                                Byrne is good at this and explains the difference between what it appears is happening and what the balls are really doing. It is an enjoyable read and a book anyone who enjoys shooting pool should have.

                                5 out of 5 stars 350 moves Every Player Should Know.......2007-01-19

                                This book is great. My boyfriend loves it and is trying to learn all the shots.

                                5 out of 5 stars The title speaks for itself.......2007-01-11

                                This is something not only to read again and again, but also to take to the tables and practice some to the set-ups with which you may have previously had trouble. The answers are there.

                                3 out of 5 stars Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots.......2007-01-09

                                Fun to try the stuff in this book. It really helped my game to make some of the shots by practicing them out of the book and then seeing them in a regular game.
                                Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots: 350 Moves Every Player Should Know
                                Average customer rating: Not rated
                                  Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots: 350 Moves Every Player Should Know
                                  Robert Byrne
                                  Manufacturer: Harvest Books
                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                  Binding: Paperback
                                  ASIN: B000OM8EHK
                                  Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots: 350 Moves Every Player Should Know
                                  Average customer rating: Not rated
                                    Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots: 350 Moves Every Player Should Know
                                    Robert Byrne
                                    Manufacturer: Harvest Books
                                    ProductGroup: Book
                                    Binding: Paperback
                                    ASIN: B000OJGC0E

                                    The Home Video Maker's Handbook: An Illustrated Practical Guide
                                    Average customer rating: Not rated
                                      The Home Video Maker's Handbook: An Illustrated Practical Guide
                                      Ian Graham , and Douglas Garr
                                      Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                      Binding: Paperback

                                      GeneralGeneral | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                                      Performing ArtsPerforming Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books | Dance | General | Reference | Theater
                                      GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
                                      GeneralGeneral | Television | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                                      GeneralGeneral | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
                                      EngineeringEngineering | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books | Aerospace | Automotive | Bioengineering | Chemical | Civil | Computer Technology | Design | Economics | Education | Electrical & Electronics | Energy | General | Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems | Management | Marine | Materials | Materials Science | Mechanical | Nuclear | Patents & Inventions | Petroleum, Mining & Geological | Power Systems | Reference | Research | Special Topics | Telecommunications | Welding
                                      EngineeringEngineering | Specialty Stores | Books | Aerospace | Automotive | Bioengineering | Chemical | Civil | Computer Technology | Design | Economics | Education | Electrical & Electronics | Energy | General | Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems | Management | Materials | Materials Science | Mechanical | Nuclear | Patents & Inventions | Petroleum, Mining & Geological | Power Systems | Reference | Research | Special Topics | Telecommunications | Welding
                                      ASIN: 0312845669

                                      Books:

                                      1. On the Beaten Track: Tourism, Art, and Place
                                      2. Orgasmatron: The Heavy Metal Art of Joe Petagno
                                      3. Ornament and Crime: Selected Essays (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought Translation Series)
                                      4. Packaging Makeovers: Graphic Redesign for Market Change
                                      5. Painting Childrens Portraits in Pastel
                                      6. Particles + Waves With Plausibility
                                      7. Photography: A Critical Introduction
                                      8. Pioneers of Modern Typography, Revised Edition
                                      9. Posters: A Concise History (World of Art)
                                      10. Primer of Visual Literacy

                                      Books Index

                                      Books Home

                                      Recommended Books

                                      1. The Complete Terry And The Pirates Volume 1: 1934 - 1936 A Library Of American Comics Original
                                      2. The Disappearance of the Universe: Straight Talk About Illusions, Past Lives, Religion, Sex, Politic
                                      3. Polymer Sensors and Actuators
                                      4. Spring Snow
                                      5. Raw Colour with Pastels
                                      6. Separation Process Principles
                                      7. Scott 2006 U.S. Pocket Stamp Catalogue
                                      8. Pre-Raphaelite Cats
                                      9. Odd Lots: Revisiting Gordon Matta-Clark's Fake Estates
                                      10. The Broken Places: A Novel