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This volume presents an overview of the arts in the Western tradition; within the contexts of the philosophy, religion, aesthetic theory, economics, and politics surrounding them. It is an historical introduction to the humanities yielding a basic familiarity with major styles and their implications, as well as a sense of the historical development of individual arts media.
Chapters present and discuss a formal analysis of works of art in the following periods: the Ancient World, the Aegean and Archaic Greece, Greek Classicism and Hellenism, the Roman Period, Judaism and Early Christianity, Byzantium and Islam, the Early Middle Ages, the High Middle Ages, Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, the High, Renaissance and Reformation, the Baroque Age, the Enlightenment, the Romantic Age, Realism, Impressionism, Modernism, and Postmodernism.
For art history enthusiasts and those interested in a familiarity with major styles and their implications, as well as a sense of the historical development.
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very good book.......2006-12-24
a very good introduction and simply introduced art from different eras ,what i like about this book its very well organized
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The Creative Impulse Combined: An Introduction to the Arts
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"This edition, the sixth, maintains The Creative Impulse's overall focus and intent- that is, to present an overview of the arts in the Western tradition in the contexts of the philosophy, religion, aesthetic theory, economics, and politics surrounding them. The text remains an historical introduction to the humanities from which the reader will gain a basic familiarity with major styles and their implications as well as a sense of the historical development of individual arts disciplines. The major focus of the text is the arts, and one of the changes in this edition is an attempt to make that focus clearer, and the organizations of each chapter more transparent, by dividing each chapter into two major divisions: 1) Contexts and Concepts; and 2) The Arts...."
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Jazz Portraits: An Eye for the Sound : Images of Jazz and Jazz Musicians
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In the fourth volume in Fantagraphics Books' Complete Peanuts series, Snoopy continues to develop as a character, and the worm--Linus--turns against his fussbudget sister, Lucy. Sure, she's still a fierce intimidator of her little brother and Charlie Brown, but he's learned to strike back with a deft pair of pliers, a huge sand castle or snow dinosaur, or merely the will to walk up and change the channel. Lucy also continues her pursuit of the oblivious musician, Schroeder (contrary to the advice of Dear Agnes). Snoopy continues his impersonations (vulture, penguin, etc.), plays baseball and football, angsts over being called "fuzzy-face or "dime a dozen," and dances gleefully on Schroeder's piano. Charlie Brown, of course, has very little glee, especially when he has to manage a dysfunctional baseball team that only wins if he's sick or when the championship is riding on his catching a simple pop fly. But at least he has his pencil pal. Charles M. Schulz by this time was comfortably in his routine of multi-day stories, and there's a bit of foreshadowing when Schroeder, wildly inventing names of imaginary pianists, comes up with "Joseph Schlabotnik," which would later become the name of CB's baseball hero. The volume has an introduction by author Jonathan Franzen and a Sunday strip from May 3, 1953, which was discovered after the 1953-54 volume was printed. --David Horiuchi
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The New York Times best-selling series continues!
As the 1950s close down, Peanuts definitively enters its golden age. Linus, who had just learned to speak in the previous volume, becomes downright eloquent and even begins to fend off Lucy's bullying; even so, his security neurosis becomes more pronounced, including a harrowing two-week "Lost Weekend" sequence of blanketlessness. Charlie Brown cascades further down the hill to loserdom, with spectacularly lost kites, humiliating baseball losses (including one where he becomes "the Goat" and is driven from the field in a chorus of BAAAAHs); at least his newly acquired "pencil pal" affords him some comfort. Pig-Pen, Shermy, Violet, and Patty are also around, as is an increasingly Beethoven-fixated Schroeder.
But the rising star is undoubtedly Snoopy. He's at the center of the most graphically dynamic and action-packed episodes (the ones in which he attempts to grab Linus's blanket at a dead run). He even tentatively tries to sleep on the crest of his doghouse roof once or twice, with mixed results. And his imitations continue apace, including penguins, anteaters, sea monsters, vultures and (much to her chagrin) Lucy. No wonder the beagle is the cover star of this volume! The volume contains 156 strips that have never been reprinted in any book whatsoever, and another 80 that have only been printed in relatively obscure and out-of-print Peanuts books.
And coming up in the next volume… a baby girl named Sally!
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Peanuts is alwasy a treat.......2006-11-10
For a die-hard Peanuts fan, this series is a must-have!
The best comic strip ever?.......2006-08-25
There was a time when the newspaper comic strip was HUGE. In the early 1900s, the success of a newspaper was in part due to the comics it featured. That era has long since disappeared, and it often seems that the comic strip is a neglected relic. There are still some good comics out there, but they are getting rarer and the newspapers treat them with less and less respect, cramming many onto a single page that used to hold just a few.
Where does Peanuts fit into all this? Well, it is the most popular comic strip of all time. Does any other strip have anything close to its legacy of movies, TV shows, plays, books and merchandise? And happily, it is deserving of its success; it is arguably the best comic strip ever, and certainly one of the top ten or so. As a result, it is not hard to see why the newspapers continue to publish old strips years after its creator, Charles Schulz had died. They don't stop printing it or allow another artist to take it over. The comic strips overall are a pale shadow of what they once were, so repeats of Peanuts can prosper because nothing new can replace them.
Volume 4 of the Complete Peanuts is where the characters are really beginning to show their full development. We have Lucy, the champion fussbudget and Linus, her philosophical brother with a dependence on his security blanket. Schroeder is the budding musical genius. Patty, Violet and Shermy are mostly supporting characters at this point; they will be eventually replaced by other characters (but not in this volume).
The two key roles, however, are those of Charlie Brown and Snoopy. Snoopy is up to his usual antics, pretending to be a vulture, grabbing at Linus's blanket and relaxing in his water bowl. He also starts his practice of lying on top of his dog house, although his first attempts are not all that successful. Charlie Brown is, well, Charlie Brown, the ultimate loser who the Fates themselves conspire against. Kites won't fly for him, pens constantly smear and if, by some remote chance, his baseball team is doing okay, they heavens themselves will open up and rain out the game. His "friends" are often cruel to him (with the exception of the benevolent Linus and the aloof Schroeder). In a way, the main theme of Peanuts is defined in the very first strip (in volume 1) when Shermy says, "Good old Charlie Brown...How I hate him." This seems to be the way the whole world thinks of this hapless character.
Peanuts may seem to some to be just an overrated strip, but I don't think that's so. It may be overly merchandised, but the comic itself is a cornerstone of the genre and one of the most influential strips out there. This volume again shows why Peanuts is one of the all-time greats.
Completely Awesome... Peanuts 1957-1958.......2006-03-19
This series is going to be a regular drain on my bank balance for the coming decade, as that is how long it is going to take Fantagraphics to finish publishing this collection, if they stick to their published schedule.
Be warned: The Sunday strips are not in colour unlike the Calvin & Hobbes and the Farside collection in which even the black and white strips are printed on colour pages. This quite pisses me off...
Finally, a Peanuts collection in chronological order and nothing left out. It's going to be a long wait indeed...
I've always thought of creating a bookshelf of hard cover with all my favourite comic strips, when I could afford them... Calvin & Hobbes, Farside, Tintin, Asterix & of course Peanuts.
I have the first two, and I'm on my way with Peanuts... It's going to be a long and interesting 11 years...
Hitting Its Stride.......2006-02-20
Here the Peanuts gang becomes familiar, as they start hitting the usual topics that would develop and blossom over the years. Every one of the main characters has secured their place, and Snoopy starts his development into the multi-faceted character we know and love.
Probably the best thing about the book is that we watch Charles M. Schultz modify and mollify his characters. In 1957, quite a few of the Sunday cartoons show Lucy becoming too much the bully, abusing her younger brother viciously without cause and causing no end of pain to Charlie Brown. During 1958, Lucy develops a vulnerability and Linus becomes more an actor, sometimes getting back at his sister and sometimes causing his sister's temper tantrum (it's easier watching her blow up when she has a cause). Schultz could have blown things with Lucy, but with a few modifications between her and Linus, a balance is made that makes things more interesting.
Now, here's to next April, and 1959-1960.
The world of Peanuts is a microcosm, a little human comedy for the innocent reader and for the sophisticated........2006-02-02
Everyone's favorite beagle comes into his own in this fourth volume of the best-selling COMPLETE PEANUTS series. Snoopy covets Linus's security blanket, indulges in imitations and impressions,joins the baseball team and, toward the end of the book, he even--an epochal development!--starts sleeping on the roof of his doghouse.
Of course, fans of Schroeder, Lucy, Linus, Patty, Pig-Pen, Shermy, Violet, and Charlie Brown will also find plenty of hilarious strips to enjoy as well including several hundred that have never seen print in book form before today.
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THE FIFTIES : 1957 - 1958 (The Complete Peanuts, Volume 4)
Charles M. Schulz
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An Unfair Accounting.......2006-01-28
Although I was born about the time of Van Johnson's rising star, being a movie buff of ole films, I have enjoyed his movies so much through the years. His warmth and boy next door charm seemed to always add something very special to the movies he was in. Having read Ronald Davis's accounting of his life, however, left me feeling very frustrated at times over Mr. Davis' determination to state Van Johnson's sexual preference with the very slimmest of evidence to back it up. He begins the book and ends it with the same proposition, and because I did not find his book so well researched or definitive, I think the jury is still out on this one. Ronald Davis' writing often seemed like fan magazine articles pieced together. Having loved Van Johnson for many years as a screen star, I am sad that there is not more out there of greater quality to read on his life.
Van Johnson:MGM's Golden Boy.......2005-09-15
Having been of fan of this actor for years, it was a pleasure to read a book that was filled with information about his life. The book was a fair and balanced look at the actor's life. I learned a great deal about his early years in Rhode Island and how he became an actor. Since there are so few books about Van Johnson out there, this is a good one to read.
Not the Van I know - A hack job on a friend & good man .......2005-04-29
As a screenwriter and friend of Van Johnson, I have knowledge of this man in both professional & private settings. Now living on opposite ends of the country, we see very little of each other, but stay in contact by phone & e-mail. The last time my wife & I saw the Johnson's was in Las Vegas where Van had a showing of his paintings at the MGM Grand. First of all, rumors of homosexuality are false. Placing that tag on good looking actors is considered a Hollywood pasttime whose victims have been Cary Grant, Randolf Scott, Howard Hughes to Tom Cruise & Keanu Reeves. Van is a warm, non-judgmental, kind and humorous human being. All this and more besides being an outstanding actor when given the right role(Caine Mutiny). His personal and family problems are similiar to the crosses people in all walks of life have to bear. Yet, Van has always rebounded with hope & eternal optimism. This is a great guy with limitless good qualities. Approaching 90, that twinkle in his eyes remains ever present.
Don't spend a dime on this book~ AWFUL AND UNFAIR TREATMENT .......2004-09-27
I have to say I bought this book hoping to find at least an ounce of truth in it. I found none. It was slanted and very unfair. All the author does is dwell on the bad in no way remotley shows Van for the man he is. It's a shame it was published while he is alive but is what I would expect from the RELIGOUS FANATICS TODAY, WHO ARE BY THE WAY HYPOCRITES~ Don't buy the book-get his DVD's and watch his films. Shame on you Ronald Davis, biggot!
Astonishingly Homophobic and Boorish Book for 2002.......2002-12-10
First let me say I am in no way a fan of Van Johnson. At best, he was only a slightly talented actor, he was mainly as the author notes a bobby-soxer teen idol who girls of the 1940's briefly made one of the top three box-office draws in America. Teen idols, then as now, are rarely on anybody's list of great actors or of particular interest to anyone outside of contemporary teenaged girls. I only picked up this book because I enjoy reading movie star biographies but I am sorry I wasted my time on this little effort, the very definition of a hatchet job. The author reveals - shock, shock - Van Johnson was a homosexual. Actually, he only manages to be the author of the first biography on Johnson and states this, previous books (including one written by Johnson's stepson) have proclaimed this tidbit and in fact quoting those books is pretty much the limit of Mr. Davis' details on Johnson's homosexuality. Oh, that and a brief, unsourced report that Johnson once propositioned an man in a Texas store. Davis feigns journalistic impartiality but it seems clear his opinion of Johnson as one might expect from a professor at Southern Methodist University or author of book on John Wayne. Practically from the first page it's obvious Davis wants to paint Johnson's as a pathetic, empty life (he certainly gives no evidence on why anyone would be interested in Johnson today, dimissing his talent repeatedly.) Friends of Johnson seem to have been avoided to keep any good words about him out, other than Janet Leigh. One of Davis's main sources is Johnson's ex-wife, from whom he had a very bitter divorce. Davis seems to take everything she has to say as the undiluted truth. Davis keeps up his attack on Johnson right to the last page, proclaiming he is not a legendary figure like John Wayne or Marilyn Monroe (oh no! I thought Van Johnson was one of the five greatest stars ever!!) and as such presumably unworthy of future attention. So what's the point of the book?? He even insults Johnson down to his very last sentence, basically dismissing him as a worthless fake. I never dreamed I would ever have sympathy for a man who has cut off contact with his only child (one of the most unfortunate effects of the divorce) but Johnson's often incredibly sad and hollow life should move many people though clearly not Mr. Davis, who at no point seems to have compassion for Johnson and his life in the closet and the cost of it on him (though he does have sympathy for the other victims of Johnson's private life like his ex-wife and child.) Saddest of all is Van Johnson is still living and around to read this malicious effort. A final word: this book's design and size are appropiately ugly (it's scarcely bigger than a small softcover book, a strange size for a hardcover biography) for such a mean-spirited tome. This is allegedly the first in a series of books on "Hollywood Legends" edited or written by Mr. Davis, one hopes this series ends very soon.
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Music and Poetry in the Middle Ages: A Guide to Research on French and Occitan Song, 100-1400 (Garland Medieval Bibliographies)
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This important and timely bibliography brings modern critical and theoretical work to bear on medieval music and literature, primarily poetry. Entries include material on performance practice and styles, reflecting the enormous growth of interest in early music soloists and ensembles and medieval instruments. Switten covers the period from the eleventh century to approximately 1500 and cites entries in French, Italian, German, and English, thus encompassing the entire field of medieval music and literature for students and scholars.
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Renaissance Music: Music in Western Europe, 1400-1600.(Review) (book review): An article from: Notes
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Anthology of Renaissance Music.(Brief Article)(Review) (book review): An article from: Notes
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In a major event in chess publishing, two German endgame experts have produced a masterly one-volume encyclopedia that covers all major endgames. This is the first truly modern one-volume endgame encyclopedia. It makes full use of endgame tablebases; where previous authors could only make educated guesses, Muller and Lamprecht have often been able to state the definitive truth, or get much closer to it. New time-controls involve competitive games being played to finish in one session, so it is especially important that chess players understand the key endgame principles this book provides comprehensive assistance for any players wishing to study the endgame. In addition to a feast of detailed analysis, the authors emphasize the practical side of endgame play, describing rules of thumb, principles and thinking methods. "Fundamental Chess Endings" is both the ideal endgame reference work, and a book that can profitably and enjoyably be read from start to finish.
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The endgame bible.......2007-09-18
This is one-volume encyclopaedia covering all endgame techniques. An advanced chess book for players rated over 2000. I would not recommend this endgame book for players rated below 2000. The problem for those players is that it is not easy to find the endgame elements and techniques a player rated below 2000 should focus on and exclude the rest. I miss a clearer index of the instructive examples (this is almost given as a footnote on the last page). It is not easy to lookup different standard position and techniques in this book. Examples are Triangulation, Vancura position, etc. Even the simple technique - opposition, has no chapter name, so have to go to the chapter "2.1 King + Pawn (s) vs King" to find it. But of course, this is an award winning book, so if you want an advanced "all-in-one" endgame book, this is the book for you.
Encyclopedic but not user-friendly.......2007-08-27
Many of the other reviews have argued that Karsten and Muller have created a single-volume endgame book that has all the key points of the endgame.
This may be so, but I have tried to sit down and use it for study only to be disappointed. The material is fairly well organized, but it is too dense to work with. This is the sort of endgame book that gives endgame books a bad name. It is full of information but is dry as dust.
I recommend Dvoretsky's "Endgame Manual" instead for almost all players. That book uses two colors of font to highlight important positions. "Fundamental Chess Endings uses almost the same style as "Basic Chess Endings" (written by Reuben Fine 19 1941) and feels as dusty.
If you have the money and desire, get both books. But you will probably use Dvoretsky's book more.
This book is surely a handsome gift for a chess player........2005-03-12
Chess Endings are very important, as Lasker, Capablanca and modern chess teachers say.
At my small local club, we are all at class C and sub-class B. They are very good tactical players, and prefer to play the middle-games where there are still many pieces left. Player A is the best tactician there, has been the number one for three straight years. (My tactics are not as good as most of theirs. Luckily, I learn a few tips from Chernev's writing.)
a) One day (I witnessed), player A obtained a position in Rook Ending, and each side had a Rook. He got four Pawns on the K-side, his opponent (player B) had 2 on the Q-side; the Kings were on the rear of their own Pawns. So far so good. Player B had his K on second rank, while player A had his K on the back-rank! Player A kept giving useless checks and ignored advancing his un-opposed Pawns. Player B cleverly advanced his K and Pawns at every opportunity. To our horror, player B got his Pawn and R to the seventh and his K was right behind them. And we know the rest of the story.
b) Weeks later same player A won a Knight for a Pawn from me in the opening. After that, he just moves aimlessly with the goal to win on the clock, while I used my active Rook to win another Pawn. Only then he tried to trade off our last Rooks, which I quickly calculated and complied. Besides his centralized Knight, he had one Pawn on c-file; I had 3 Ps on h-, c- and b-files (all of mine had reached mid-field). His K was on his own third, while mine was at fourth rank. I saw that I could at least have a draw. Because his K was unable to defend both sides simultaneously, I could force him to trade off his last P. To my surprise, he let my b-Pawn become connected passed pawn. And after my K entered his K-side, the game was over. He had to let go his Knight for my h-pawn.
c) Another time I visited a cross-town chess club. In a tournament, an expert playing white had Bishop and 2 Pawns versus his sub-1700 opponent who had lone R. All white pieces had reached or passed mid-field with his Pawns on g5 and h6. It was about the adjournment time. The tournament director, also a chess master, came by to observe the game during the black piece player considered his sealed move. I waited for the master to study the position for 20-30 seconds, and then I pulled him aside and whispered to him that the game was a draw. He said, "No, white is winning." I then answered that all black had to do was to give check to white K via the back-rank and trade his R for white g-Pawn (white could not block the check by his B!); white was left with the wrong colored B! That was the first and only time I could show-off my "computing prowess" to a master, ;-). The story didn't end here. While the sub-1700 player was working out his sealed move, the expert said, "It doesn't take much longer, let's play a few more moves." I think, the expert felt regrettable for saying that so he immediately corrected, "Let's get together over the weekend and finish our game." Now isn't it something? I just learned a lesson on how a chess player should treat an inferior opponent!
Three examples above show that endgame experience can be really important and fun. Now let us go back to the book FCE. This book is masterwork. The cover is beautifully designed. The book is reasonable size and light. It is larger than The Amateur's Mind both in size and content, but is more comfortable to handle. The content table in front and the table of database on the back provide two quick ways to search for the positions of interest. The analysis is professionally deep. The explanation of each chapter and section is very clear and easy to follow. The font, the diagrams, and layout are very handsome. This book doesn't have as much examples as Fine's BCE, but the critical positions are all here, and the analysis is much deeper and more accurate. Almost all the positions are from actual games so they are very realistic. For correspondent games, I often search this book for the endgames like Q + Ps, R + Ps, Minor Piece endings. Before I have FCE, I used BCE mainly, but BCE doesn't have enough diagrams and is dated. It may take me at least 5 complete years to study this book; and Fine, at least 10 years. This book is classic (I hope the paper and spine will last long for at least 20 years), I don't mind to have an extra copy to write the experimental notes.
Ten stars.......2005-02-06
If you are looking for the definitive one-volume endgame manual, this is the book, make no mistake. FCE is sensational. Somehow the authors have achieved the almost super-human feat of writing a monumental reference work that is at the same time instructive and readable. As well as explaining the techniques and principles of thousands of endgames, the authors have even gone to the trouble of inserting numberous tests and puzzles. It is obvious they really care about the reader assimilating the material.
As the project was meticulously checked by computer program, and the typesetter was John Nunn, it is safe to say the quality of analysis and assessments is as close to perfection as is possible. The book belongs in the library of anyone who takes chess seriously.
a rip off........2004-03-23
Apparently, the authors also wrote a book "Secrets of King and Pawn Endings". Now, by their own assertion, King and Pawn endings are the sine qua non of endgame expertise. So having said, you would expect the authors to offer an adequate number of such critical endings in the larger work "Fundamental Chess Endings", here under review. At least, if you are considering buying this book with the same purpose and expectation as I had when ordering it you will; and certainly the advertising seems to promise it. Alas friends, you're in for a disappointment: because the material on this topic is altogether inadequate to create an understanding of "the king and pawn foundations of endgame play". You will either have to locate a copy of Averbakh's work on King and Pawn Endings or pay Mr. Mueller and co-author more money for the material in THEIR king and pawn book, if you wish to study these positions. So, the question I would ask you is: if you pay thirty dollars for a purportedly exhaustive reference work on the end game, and then find yourself immediately looking for supplements, is it worth the money the authors ask for it? I am not at this point prepared to evaluate the other segments of the book, as I found Averbakh, and am working on that. However, on the basis of what I feel is a rip off, I cannot offer it any more than three stars.
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"Only an Excuse"
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Philip Differ
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This digital document is an article from Michigan Law Review, published by Michigan Law Review Association on June 1, 1998. The length of the article is 2768 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.
From the supplier: Daniel Yeager's discussion of Dan M. Kahan's analysis of ignorance of the law focuses on Kahan's silence on the connection between moral issues underlying judicial treatment of mistakes of fact and mistakes of law. However, courts exclusively excuse those accused of either type of mistake when internalization of social norms is not apparent. Additionally, academics should assess issues and not recommend the normative rules which, from their viewpoint, should underlie them.
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Title: Is ignorance of fact an excuse only for the virtuous? (response to article by Daniel Yeager in this issue, p. 2113)
Author: Dan M. Kahan
Publication:
Michigan Law Review (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1998
Publisher: Michigan Law Review Association
Volume: 96
Issue: n7
Page: 2123-2128
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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