Discoveries: Chardin: An Intimate Art (Discoveries (Abrams))

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Charming yet scholarly, this book explores the work of the French artist Jean Baptiste Simon Chardin, who brought a breath of fresh air to 18th-century painting. His masterful sense of color and light filled his simple domestic interiors and delicate renderings of still lifes with a profound humanism. A major Chardin exhibition opens in June 2000 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

126 illustrations, 86 in full color, 5 x 7"

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So much information in a small book!.......2004-01-12

Bravo! I bought this book to learn more about Chardin and I came away with so much! It is a small book crammed with information and photos. Worth the time and money!

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Penmanship is a traditional art form that's newly popular as interest grows in teaching children how we communicated before computers. This lovely Mini Kit(tm) with ink, pen, lined paper, and penmanship book recalls a simpler time when writing legibly and neatly was one hallmark of a civilized person.

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its mini.......2007-07-20

when I purchased this I must have read too fast because I never caught the MINI in the description. It is just the right size for a primordial dwarf. The pen and nibs are normal size but the book is so small I need a magnify glass to read. I am donating this one to the school for prize give away.(the kids have better eyes than I do).

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8 E-Z steps to handwriting analysis
M. N Bunker
Manufacturer: s.n.]
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007I1VB2

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The magic educational kit
Bernard Blau
Manufacturer: Blau Books
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ASIN: B0007G29MY

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One day cute little Momoko Hanasaki is daydreaming about the school's soccer captain; the next she's fighting evil as the angelic Wedding Peach. She and her pals Angel Lily and Angel Daisy unite to battle the wicked Rain DeVilla. Will the power of love help them save the day? Only Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, knows for sure in this hit that has inspired a television series, CDs, videos, video games, and more.

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Happily Ever After.......2006-10-02

For those of you new the the series, yes, the manga and anime known as "Wedding Peach" (WP) looks a lot like "Sailor Moon" (SM). Why? Well, not only is it a typical magical girl shoujo (such as "Magical Girl Pretty Sammy" and "Tokyo Mew Mew"), but the producers of Sailor Moon have actually worked on the series. I also find WP different in that it has a more focused storyline (saving love versus saving the whole universe), fewer magical warriors, and one singular body of evil. So, if you enjoy SM or like series but want something more digestable, I highly recommend WP.

As for the sixth volume, I admit, it was rushed. Nao Yazawa, the creator, admits it to being rushed. And frankly, I like her honesty. I do not see many manga writers that own-up to such things; at most, I see them tip-toe around the subject. (Of course, this could just be my experience; if you've read of others that have acted similarly, be thankful.) That being said, the storyline is wrapped up well with a mix of drama, action, and a fitting happily ever after.

Manga at its best.......2004-05-18

I really like this Manga. It has action romance, and surprises around every corner. I reccomend this to any Manga reader. I plan on getting all of the Wedding Peach books.

It's about time..........2004-04-22

This is the volume that actually jump starts the Wedding Peach plot. Before was a very long introduction and character establishment. Now that it has passed, volume three sends the Love Angels into understanding the history of the war they're fighting and comprehending how important their role is. Though the story doesn't become darker, it's a bit somber at times (especially in later volumes) which, I think, most will find refreshing.

Volume three is a reward for getting through the first two, and a nice passage into the final volumes that are definitely worth reading (especially if you've come this far).

Very Cute.......2004-03-31

I love Wedding Peach, and when I found out it was being published into the English language, I was pshyced! I've been into Wedding Peach for about three years, and I never thought it would make it to the USA, but it has. Anyways, this manga was pretty good. It is obvious that it wasn't translated from the original Japanese version, but from the German version because there seems to be german words in the backround scenes that are supposed to be sound effects...kind of strange. Other than that, its worth buying. I definately recomend!

Welcome to the Angel World..........2004-02-24

You've just transformed into an angel of love and told that you must fight devils. WHAT ON EARTH JUST HAPPENED HERE!!!?!?!?!?!?!
That's exactly what happens to Momoko Hanasaki, daughter of the angel Celestia. Devils from the Demon Realm are on earth, threatening to steal all energies of love and replace it with hatred. Momoko and her friends Yuri, Hinagiku, and Scarlet are out to battle with the demons as the angels Wedding Peach, Lily, Daisy, and Salvia!
Along the way, new friendships are found, and many secrets are revealed.
Don't miss out on this new shoujo sensation! Be sure to get the anime too when it comes out on DVD in APRIL 2004!!!

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Wedding Peach 1
Nao Yazawa
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Binding: Paperback

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Entertaining

Earns Among The Highest Praise Someone Can Offer A Book: "It Was A Darn Good Read!"

The Perfect Book for Reading Buffs and Fresh Air Fans

A Fascinating Glimpse into Well-Known Lives

Interviewer's Field Guide

ALL I DID WAS ASK: CONVERSATIONS WITH WRITERS, ACTORS, MUSICIANS, AND ARTISTS
Terry Gross
Manufacturer: Hyperion
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Fresh Air: Stars

ASIN: 0786888202

Book Description

Originating from WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and heard on more than 450 NPR stations, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has become a daily habit with millions of listeners nationwidea must for anyone hoping to keep up with whats happening in the arts. Over the last twenty years, Terrys guests have included our most significant writers, actors, musicians, comics, and visual artists. For her first collection, Terry has chosen more than three dozen timeless interviews that prove to be as lively on the page as they were on the radio. Her questionsprobing yet sensitiveencourage revelations from figures as diverse as John Updike, Isabella Rossellini, Conan OBrien, Samuel L. Jackson, Johnny Cash, and Nicolas Cage. And in her introduction, the generally self-effacing host of Fresh Air does something she wouldnt dream of doing on the airshe reveals a thing or two about herself.

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Entertaining.......2007-04-28

Not as enjoyable as her live show (but, then, what COULD be), but still a fun look back at some interesting people.

Earns Among The Highest Praise Someone Can Offer A Book: "It Was A Darn Good Read!".......2007-01-20

The ever intelligent, inviting, and capable Terry Gross is someone I'll always listen to if I happen to be in the car when Fresh Air is on the radio. This book is both a meaningful read-thru of some of Terry's personally-selected (mostly early) interviews out of the thousands she's done since Fresh Air went national on NPR in 1987, and a nice private tour of how Fresh Air really works. It's also a little like enjoying a candid conversation with Terry Gross about her life and career and views on radio as a whole. Recently, if I may note this, Terry's website has mentioned that a number of the tapes storing Fresh Air have begun to deteriorate with age (Fresh Air's archives pre-date digital) and a call has gone out to help preserve these truly significant bits of our cultural heritage. Fresh Air gives a chance for those who helped define our age to voice themselves, and surely that's worth preserving for posterity. But that's going off track a bit. In this review I mainly just wanted to say I read this book, it was a nice read, and I recommend it!

The Perfect Book for Reading Buffs and Fresh Air Fans.......2006-06-14

If you love Fresh Air and Terry Gross, but can't catch all of the interviews, this is a great way to catch up on some of the most significant. This book covers writers, actors, musicians, and artists, and includes figures as diverse as Gene Simmons from Kiss to Eric Clapton to John Updike to Conan O'Brien. Keep in mind that the interviews are edited for inclusion in this book, so some are shorter than others, and some are combined with other interviews Terry has conducted with the person.

The best thing about the interviews chosen is that every one offers fascinating information, whether it is about a trade, like writing or acting, or about the figure, like Jodie Foster's feelings on her childhood stardom. Another added bonus to this book is Terry's introduction to each interview. In some, she adds some context around the interview, such as what she thought about the guest or newspaper reports about the interview. In others, she offers personal information on her preferences and passions, and in others, she provides further biographical information about the guest.

I greatly enjoyed reading this collection and read every interview. This is a book that I will keep for years to come, but I am hesitant to give it five stars because I can't imagine getting anything additional out of it if I reread it. Perhaps some of the interviews would be more meaningful at one time in my life or another, but they aren't as in-depth or complex as a novel, memoir, or biography, so I don't feel that this book, as enjoyable and fascinating as it was, is multi-layered.

A Fascinating Glimpse into Well-Known Lives.......2006-05-14

Terry Gross has one of the best interview programs on radio called Fresh Air. As a journalist, I can appreciate her prepared questions but also her flow with the interview to ask follow-up questions and find the undiscovered gems of conversation.

This book is the equivalent of the Fresh Air programs yet it's in a printed format and portable to read any place and any time. I loved every chapter and recommend this book.

Interviewer's Field Guide.......2006-02-04

[March 8, 2006: Interview with James Thurber on lobbyists: riveting, compelling! How Republicans get money to build bridges to nowhere in Alaska. What an "earmark" is, and more!]
[March 2, 2006: Interview with Eyal Press, abortion clinic doctor, proving Gross as a female Orpheus, descending into the dark night of the soul.]
[February 27, 2006: Terry's interview about 'Tsotsi' (A South African 'gangster' film with a heart) was one of her most remarkable ever! For comparison, see 'Ali' or 'Ali Zaoua, Prince of the Street', a Moroccan film by Filmmovement]

I have an Hyperion "Advanced Uncorrected Proofs" edition, which I use as a sort of field guide for modeling my own interviews with performers, politicians and business people. I don't think Terry Gross is necessarily America's greatest interviewer. She does seem to stumble at times, at other times she may tend to wind down the more uninteresting of two paths. Yet, she scores tet-e-tets with the highest profile characters possible.

Tonight I heard an older interview with Eric Clapton, which was one included in this book, and I realized that the transcription is imperfect, and lacks continuity, the questions/answers being slightly out of sequence. You would never know this from reading the interview alone, and it doesn't matter a whole lot. I've transcribed many an interview, and you must whittle down the "umms" and "ahhs". But, using the Clapton interview as a sample, the transcribed text was missing significant portions of the audio interview.

That being said, I think there is another NPR interviewer who does a much better job, and that is Melissa Block. Block seems to flow a little better, while Gross (don't get me wrong, I love her), sounds more like a stammering little chipmunk sometimes. But, when I listen to my own interviews, I hate how I sound, and should definitely learn to clam up more. It is exactly these little tricks and peeves that genuinely aid in the development of my interviewing skills. Gross sometimes falls prey to pretentious colloquialisms, more so with some personalities than others, especially black hip hop or blues artists, which borders on reverse racism. You know, "hey, you're cool, I dig ya, tell me about how hard life was in the ghetto, so all my white friends out there can empathize the way I do". That's caricaturizing a little, but isn't too far from the way I hear it. The upside to this technique is that she establishes personal raport with her interviewees, eliciting genuine revelations and honest personality. Gross's interviews with politicians, religious scholars, novelists and journalists are very well done, indeed.

She really is improving her interviewer skills, I believe, and is still a joy to listen to. This review isn't meant as a slam by a thoughtless troll, even if parts of it may come across that way. Listening to Fresh Air is a ritual I try never to miss, I can assure you I always enjoy the show. Another important note is that Fresh Air is not just Terry Gross, it is a team effort, much as any news article or story is not just the reporter, but a whole reporting base, including editor, printer, etc.

If you, too, are an aspiring interviewer, it's a no brainer that you should get this book as a reference of case studies. It is destined to become a classic, like it or not.

All I Did Was Ask - Conversations With Writers, Actors, Musicians, And Artists

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All I Did Was Ask - Conversations With Writers, Actors, Musicians, And Artists
Terry Gross
Manufacturer: Hyperion
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RZLTT4

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All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Artists
Terry Gross
Manufacturer: Hyperion
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739451480

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"In his latest book on the aesthetics of music, Peter Kivy presents an argument not for authenticity but for authenticities of performance, including authenticities of intention, sound, practice, and the authenticity of personal interpretation in performance. . . . As usual, Kivy's work is beautifully written, well argued, and provocative."--Notes

"Kivy has provided a sorely needed framework for all future discussion of the authenticity matter. This is his best book, a major contribution to performance studies and to musical aesthetics; likely it will be studied and cited for generations."--Choice "Written in lively prose, with a keen sense of reality, [this volume] ought to be of interest not only to philosophers and musicologists, but to all serious lovers of music."--Roger Scruton, Times Literary Supplement

"The consistent theme running through Kivy's book is the need for interpretation as the personal authenticity and authority of the performer against the ideology both of the composer as genius and of the puritanical devotion to the authority of the text of the early music devotees. . . . This is a most valuable book, one which constantly surprises and delights through its philosophical insights and informed musical understanding."--British Journal of Aesthetics

Customer Reviews:

Philosophical considerations on performance.......2007-09-24

This is one of a series of excellent books on problems in the philosophy of music by Peter Kivy, professor at Rutgers University. This is the third I have read and I have found them all stimulating and thought-provoking. This one, in the area of performance, deals with matters that are a good deal less well-defined than the problems dealt with in the other books such as The Fine Art of Repetition, but still well worth the time. In particular Kivy does an excellent job of problematizing the notion of 'authenticity' in early music. I have often thought that even after you have done everything possible to ensure that your performance is as close to an historical one as possible, you are still presented with the problem that your audience does not have 17th (or 16th or whatever) century ears and minds. Kivy goes into this sort of problem in depth.

Authenticities: Philosophical Reflections on Musical Performance.: An article from: Notes

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Authenticities: Philosophical Reflections on Musical Performance.: An article from: Notes
Renee Cox Lorraine
Manufacturer: Music Library Association, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on June 1, 1996. The length of the article is 2110 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Authenticities: Philosophical Reflections on Musical Performance.
Author: Renee Cox Lorraine
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1996
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: v52 Issue: n4 Page: p1151(3)

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Very Good Series

Great book as part of the set

Learn to Play Go

Learn to Play GO; Volume 5

Learn to Play Go: The Palace of Memory (Volume V)
Janice Kim
Manufacturer: Good Move Press
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Tesuji Tesuji

ASIN: 0964479656

Book Description

Volume V of this award-winning series reveals the fundamentals of shape and guidelines to correct opening and endgame play learned at the world's top Go training ground, the Korean Go Academy.

Templates for fighting in any situation
Guidelines to correct shape
Opening theory made simple
Principles of standard sequences, or joseki
Techniques for winning endgame
Test Yourself sections check your progress
Approachable for newbies

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Great.......2007-02-02

This book lays a great foundation for fighting in Go. The book teaches about the basic shapes of fighting and also explains ideas and concepts of the openning. There is an endgame section that I have not yet read, but if it is anything like the rest of the book it will be great.

Very Good Series.......2006-03-12

I have gone through all the previous volumes including this one, and found it to be an excellent tool to improve my playing. I have been playing for a few years and have used a lot of internet resourses, and have never seen some of the pearls presented in this series. The "templates of fighting" chapter and its use further in the book was eye opening. Complaints I have read by other reviewers, like "what does developing the centre mean?" show that this book is too advanced for their level of play, or have not read or paid attention to previous volumes.

Great book as part of the set.......2006-02-24

This is a very well written book, that makes lots of good points and demonstrates them well. It should not however be read without first reading and understanding the previous 4 books in the series. A medium kyu player should find this book helps improve them, while a beggining player will encounter only frustration.

Learn to Play Go.......2005-10-02

Excellent book on learning the concept of this game. A great beginning.

Learn to Play GO; Volume 5.......2005-09-30

The learn to play Go series are a well written must have if you want to learn to play Go. This fifth book in the series is a great addition. I am waiting patiently for the sixth book.

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