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Vision and Visuality (Discussions in Contemporary Culture , No 2)
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ASIN: 1565844610 |
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A Village Voice Best Book of the Year, this seminal work presents new models of vision and examines modern theories of seeing in the context of contemporary critical practice. Discussions in Contemporary Culture is an award-winning series copublished with the Dia Center for the Arts in New York City. These volumes offer rich and timely discourses on a broad range of cultural issues and critical theory. The collection covers topics from urban planning to popular culture and literature, and continually attracts a wide and dedicated readership.
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Languages of Visuality: Crossings Between Science, Art, Politics, and Literature (Kritik)
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Mythologies of Vision: Image, Culture, and Visuality (Semiotics and the Human Sciences)
Eduardo Neiva
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It has been said repeatedly that contemporary culture is the culture of images. Mythologies of Vision faces the challenge of producing an argument on how to interpret images. Using a semiotic approach, this study offers an alternative to traditional conceptions of image making, arguing around historical interpretations of art, perspective, photography, as well as individual artists like Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Marcel Duchamp, and Rembrandt. Mythologies of Vision is a critical redefinition of images as products of conventions.
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Victorian Gothic House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book for Home Owners
Linda Osband
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ASIN: 0715314386 |
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Discover how to recreate and restore authentic period architecture, furnishings and detailing in the Victorian Gothic style.
As Linda Osband demonstrates in this fact-filled volume, the Gothic Revival caught the fancy of many Victorians who sought refuge in supposedly simpler days. Picturesque castles and cathedrals with spiky towers, high-gabled roofs and medieval ornament provided just the escape needed from all the rigours and gritty reality of the industrial revolution.
A celebration of one of the most exuberant styles of the period, Victorian Gothic House Style provides the ideal source of inspiration and reference for anyone wishing to re- create or preserve Gothic houses and interiors with style and confidence, by combining specially commissioned photographs and extensive source material from contemporary catalogues with informative and practical text.
Accompanied by an historical appreciation of the period in architecture and interiors, as well as through its influential designers, there is practical information on re-creating the effect plus a comprehensive list of stockists and suppliers.
Linda Osband has edited many books on a wide range of non-fiction subjects and has complied an anthology of Victorian travellers. she is also the author of the successful Victorian House Style, also published by David & Charles. Linda lives in London.
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A wonderful book..........2007-06-07
I just bought my first house, an 1920's victorian style house. This book is being a good send to help me decorate and restore it to it's former glory.
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- Victorian Gothic House Style
- Victorian Gothic House Style
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Victorian Gothic House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book
Linda Osband
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With its admirable purity of design and skillful crafting, Victorian Gothic took its cue from medieval ecclesiastical buildings in northern Europe. Through this highly illustrated source--with over 500 photographs, some from original catalogues and others specially commissioned--anyone can recreate the feel of a 19th century Gothic revival style home. From steeply pitched roofs topped by turrets, towers, and chimney-stacks to beautiful natural materials to intricate carvings, every detail will fascinate and inspire.
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Victorian Gothic House Style.......2001-07-19
Linda Osband has done an admirable job of collecting images from England and the United States to help illustrated the Gothic Revival Movement. What she falls short on in text she makes up for in picture and engravings. It is not as comprehensive as I was hoping and there are some areas that I would have appreciated a more in-depth explanation: facades and furniture that identify the period being top of the list. The samples she has for gothic kitchens are modern but she supplements them with appliance advertisements from the 1870s-1890s. This helps identify what was used during this time, not necessarily practical now. She also incorporates the use of advertisements for tile samples and patterns that were available as well as ironwork. She covers all aspects of Gothic Revival from the outside to the interior to the furniture to the conservatory. Overall, there are some good ideas and good reading to be found if you are planning on restoring a residence or creating a period dollhouse. Highly recommend.
Victorian Gothic House Style.......2001-07-19
Linda Osband has done an admirable job of collecting images from England and the United States to help illustrated the Gothic Revival Movement. What she falls short on in text she makes up for in picture and engravings. It is not as comprehensive as I was hoping and there are some areas that I would have appreciated a more in-depth explanation: facades and furniture that identify the period being top of the list. The samples she has for gothic kitchens are modern but she supplements them with appliance advertisements from the 1870s-1890s. This helps identify what was used during this time, not necessarily practical now. She also incorporates the use of advertisements for tile samples and patterns that were available as well as ironwork. She covers all aspects of Gothic Revival from the outside to the interior to the furniture to the conservatory. Overall, there are some good ideas and good reading to be found if you are planning on restoring a residence or creating a period dollhouse. Highly recommend.
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- Photographic Cases: A Must-Have for Collectors & Dealers
- A MUST-HAVE BOOK, ONE OF KENNY'S BEST
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Photographic Cases: Victorian Design Sources, 1840-1870 (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Adele Kenny
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This new and beautiful book traces the development of pioneer photographs and the miniature art cases that were manufactured to protect and display them. Icons of their time, photographic cases are rich in history and design. Not limited to the cases themselves, this book explores various aspects of the Daguerreian era (1840-1870) and includes information on one-of-a-kind photographic forms, artists and casemakers, die-engraving, and all components of wood-framed, thermoplastic, and novelty cases. Emphasis is placed on Victorian-era design and its impact on the American case art industry. Included are over 460 illustrations, informative captions with values, and a comprehensive index. Written for novice and experienced collectors and designers alike, this book is a must-have resource for photographica enthusiasts, dealers, historians, and artists.
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Photographic Cases: A Must-Have for Collectors & Dealers.......2001-11-04
This book is a visual delight packed with absorbing, well-written text, a generous sampling of over 460 illustrations, descriptive captions, and values. Adele Kenny infuses her subject with lively and energetic writing and approaches case art from both historical and design perspectives. Thus, the book is a valuable and important resource for photographica enthusiasts, Victoriana and Americana collectors, dealers, artists, and interior designers. This book is impressive for its readability, its content, and the quality of its illustrations.
A MUST-HAVE BOOK, ONE OF KENNY'S BEST.......2001-11-04
The outstanding production on this book and several hundred gorgeous
illustrations are matched by interesting, informative, and highly readable
text. The author's focus on mid-nineteenth century design styles includes
not only a wide range of daguerreotype cases, but their component parts as
well (pads, mats, and preservers). The book is about case art, but it also
includes the case makers and photographers, the design styles of the time,
and a historical perspective on life in America from 1840-1870. This unique
approach to case art is a departure from the norm and makes Kenny's book an
important reference text for photographica, Americana, and Victoriana
collectors along with artists, historians, and designers.
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Victorian Designs (Design Source Books)
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ASIN: 0855329912 |
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A beautifully illustrated collection of decorative Victorian patterns and motifs - patterns, motifs, borders and frames. These classic designs can be used by craftspeople, artists, needleworkers and all those interested in creating their own original ideas and projects.
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Victorian House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book (House Style)
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A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide to all aspects of Victorian design in and around the home, from major architectural features to the smaller details of interior decoration. This book is great inspiration for readers who wish to restore a Victorian house, or simply recreate the intimate splendor of the period. Taking into account the requirements of the modern-day home, this book offers both practical advice and inspiration which will enable readers to strike a balance between Victorian style and 20th-century living.
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A Source Book of Antiques and Jewelry Designs
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A Source Book of Antiques and Jewelry Designs: Containing over 3800 Engravings of Victorian Americana, Including Jewelry, Silverware, Clocks, Cutler (Da Capo Paperback)
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Victorian Gothic House Style - An Architectural And Interior Design Source Book
Linda Osband
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Photography's great inventors,
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Transformers G1 Volume 4:
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The Insecticons unleash their fury; Elita One debuts; and the villainous Megatron makes his return! All this, and Optimus Prime is nowhere to be seen. The heroic Autobots are up to their chassis in evil in the latest volume of Transformers Generation One.
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- the ULTIMATE film guide
- If You Love the Movies, You Will Love This
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Cinema Year by Year 1894-2005 (Cinema Year by Year)
DK Publishing
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the ULTIMATE film guide.......2006-07-10
Did you ever wonder what films came out in 1966 or who won best actress in 1975? Well this is the book for you. This is the best reference book I've ever seen for films. It highlights the mainstream, indie, and films worth talking about every year practicly ever since movies have been around. The only problem is that I always fall behind when buying it. I'll saving up for the 2006 edition!
Film Fans this is a must have.
If You Love the Movies, You Will Love This.......2005-12-27
I got this book as a gift for Christmas and it has so much information about all the big and independent hits of the last 111 years. If you could get this at a good price, any movie fan would love it.
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Cinema Year by Year, 1894-2005
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- Now I can play something other than the radio!
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How to Pick & Strum the Ukulele, Volume 1
Hideo M. Kimura
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Now I can play something other than the radio!.......2007-04-29
If you truly want to learn the Ukulele, this is the book to start with. I am musically inept. I purchased this book along with a decent Ukulele (not a toy one) on a recent to trip to Hawaii just as a souviner and realized in my hotel room that I might actually be able to play it!
The book guides you along very nicely. The book initially looks simple, but it is not. Go slowly, don't rush through the book, and be sure to read carefully. Take all the advice given. I find it helpful to practice previous lessons as a warm-up.
For this book to be useful you will need a decent, playable Ukulele and though optional, I used an electronic tuner. The tuner is essential as it will get you going quickly. Also, if you buy a cheap Ukulele it will be impossible to learn with as it will not stay in tune.
In three weeks time I am picking and strumming AND I am reading music - NOT BAD!
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- One of great counting systems
- Highly recommended
- Whoa, hold on a second.
- Excellent!
- It works, plain and simple.
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Knock-Out Blackjack: The Easiest Card-Counting System Ever Devised
Olaf, Ph.D. Vancura , and
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Revolutionary card-counting system for blackjack. All you need to know is how to add and subtract by one. Expanded second edition is easier to understand, learn, and use.
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One of great counting systems.......2007-02-17
I usually don't write reviews, but I decided to on this one, because there are some reviews that are idiotic. So, let me share with you my experience. Not only have I read this book, I have actually USED the system. Not only have I used this system, I have also used Hi-Low, and Hi-Low OptI. This book specifically tells you why he wrote it from the beginning, and mentioned all the ins and outs of the count. It is well written, and if you have IQ over 50, you'll understand it. Now the real story.
Basically unbalanced count was developed for the "real" world. Why, try Hi-Low OptI count for 8 hours at a packed casino. Try going there 8pm on friday night, and see if you'll find a table with 3 players only. LOL. You won't. Hi-Low OptI is very draining on your mental fatigue, I doubt even 20 year pros can keep doing it for that long. What they have to do is, do it for an hour and move on to another casino, or table after break. Same with Hi-Low, although easier, it is mentally taxing. I actually sat at a same table ($15) and played for 8 hours straight using KO. It's taxing, but not so much as balanced system. That's what it is designed for.
The book comes out telling you that it's not good as balanced count system, but by miniscule fraction! BJinsider did a great article (i think it's newsletter 29 - free) that showed how KO, Red7, BlackA did against Hi-Low on a 6-deck. Hi-Low was .68% gain, vs .67% for Red7, .65% for KO and .63% for BlackA. The great thing is you don't have to take his word for it. You can download some of these testing softwares or buy it, and run the test yourself, and you should get a similar results.
Now, the final point. All these statistics for counting are using A LARGE # of hands played, to minimize noise and get the actual true "worth" of the system. Remember, you have to play over million hands to actually see these results. .65% is little over 1% advantage over the house. You ain't going to make thousands consistently playing 500-600 hands a week. That why there was the mit "TEAM". They main objective is to get as many hands played possible (they also cheated little using team work, but we'll leave that for another day). If you can get 45-60 hands/hour, you can probably play 10-12 hours/day with break in between. that's like 600 hands avg a day. You have to play 7x600 = 4200 hands. 4200x50 = 210K hands. Do that for 5 years, and maybe you'll stiff 6 figure gain. You want a LIFE like that? (exaggerating little bit, but you get the point)
So, what I'm trying to say is KO is a GREAT system for casual players, as this book was written for. It's also a good system for pros, since it's similar to Hi-Low in returns. Don't expect to leave the casinos with a whad of cash, if you're lucky it can happen. I once made over $2k playing $15 table in 2.5 hours. So, it's possible with KO. But you gotta be lucky too. Because I've also been busted couple of times too ($400 max each session). It's over the long haul he's talking about. Oh, unbalanced system becomes more accurate as deeper you penetrate the deck, so don't go crazy early on. wait for 3-4 decks to be gone, so each deck you'll only have 2 or 3 chances to bet big. That's still good enough if you get lucky, since odds are with you. I played many shoes that I didn't even get to bet big, it's ok. This is the grind. Big spreads are best, but can get heat, so learn some stealth from this book or other books. Go there to have fun, make some money if you are lucky, just don't expect to be rich unless you plan on 12h x 7d x 50wks x50yrs BJ life. Hope this helps.
Edit: I forgot to add this tidbit, since I mostly play AC and they only have shoe games. But for 1 or 2 deck games, I'd recommend learning the Hi-Low as you want more accurate count then. But for shoes games KO and Red7 is just as nice.
Highly recommended.......2006-09-08
If you are an amateur, which you probably are if you are reading this, stop reading right now. Get out your credit card and order this book.
I ordered this book a little over a year ago, and since then I am 8-1-1 in my last 10 casino visits. I am UNDEFEATED (too many games to count) in local private games with low table limits, which are fairly common here in this college town. This was all after practicing card counting for 30 minutes per day for about a month.
This is the most effective simple system you can learn to use. Forget about hi/lo. Knock-Out is an unbalanced system, which means there is no need to keep a true count. This is extremely valuable in a casino environment when you have cocktail watresses grabbing you every 10 minutes and the guy beside you won't shut his trap. Order this book, get a deck of cards, print off the strategy tables and go to work.
Whoa, hold on a second........2006-03-26
This system will not work.
Let's assume your playing in a 6-deck game. This system has you start your running count at -20, with -4 or higher as the "key" (The point at which you bet high). Using the KO method, after all of the decks are counted through the count will be +4. Does anyone else see the flaw here? Let's say you have a count of -3. This system tells you to bet high (Even suggesting 10 betting units!). But think about it, if a deck completely counted through will end up at +4, then there's a better chance that you'll be drawing low cards, meaning the dealer actually has the advantage. Put simply, if you use this system YOU WILL BE BETTING HIGH WHEN THE DEALER HAS THE ADVANTAGE. If I'm wrong then correct me, please. But I believe this is a very faulty system. If you win anything using it, count it off as luck. Eventually it will ruin you.
This book explains other counting systems as being near impossible for the average person to learn; even explaining how difficult the Hi-Lo system is (Bull). The Hi-Lo system is still the easiest effective counting system (Explained well in Wong's "Professional Blackjack") with the Omega II being one of the most powerful (Beautifully explained in "Blackjack for Blood" by Bryce Carlson). I highly recommend either one of those two systems.
There is a note in this book about the notion of blackjack books being put out by casinos to sort of sabotage counters with false tips. I believe this may very possibly be one of those books. Avoid, avoid, avoid.
Excellent!.......2006-03-05
This is a good book if you want to become a casual card counter. If you are planning on quitting your job and becoming a professional blackjack player, you would certainly need more than this, but the "Johnny (or Jane) Weekend" player that just wants to not get killed by the casino should read and study this book. My favorite part of Vancura and Fuchs's system is the fact that there is no need to clumsily estimate how many decks are left and divide that number into the running count to obtain the true count. K-O Blackjack is a mathematically sound counting system which involves much less effort and study than even the Hi-Lo system. Highly recommended!
It works, plain and simple........2005-09-08
This book is simpler but works as well as other books for two reasons. You don't have to do multiple calculations to get a true count and it offers great advice for disguising your card counting techniques. I won $2,000 the first time out of the gate using this method.
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ExaminesTailwind from all directions.......2004-05-23
This book makes the case that the Tailwind story of the US using sarin gas against US POWs was possible, because so many wanted the story to be true, facts notwithstanding. This included reputable TV reporters, editors and producers, none of whom could see the red flag being waved in their faces. The myth was exposed with finality when CNN retracted the story and fired April Oliver, putting Peter Arnett on the back, back burner. I was hired indirectly to check out the allegations, and came back with evidence that the story couldn't possibly be true. What Lembcke provides is the cultural atmospherics that make some people believe anything that supports their predispositions. Most alert people already know this, but rarely do we see such outrageous claims go unchallenged by pros.
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