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This wonderful book shows the hidden world of princely India in all its glory, both past and present, through period as well as contemporary photographs of former rulers and their living descendants, many of whom are as revered today as their forebears were in the past, despite the more modest lifestyle they have been obliged to adopt. Modern tourists can become princes for a night or two by paying for a room in one of several expensive hotels that have been made out of former palaces. But only the maharaja's guests, including the author and photographer of this fascinating book, will be invited to the ancient ceremonies taking place nearby or to their private quarters where they and their families extend legendary Indian hospitality. This hidden world of the past and present is presented in full glory in this all-color book that will delight anyone who has visited India, or anybody interested in the history of the subcontinent, its pageantry, jewelry, and traditions.
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His Highness the Maharaja of Bikaner;: A biography,
K. M Panikkar
Manufacturer: H. Milford
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Maharaja and the Princely States of India
Sharada Dwivedi
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Beautiful illus. history, with photos and information on ruling famialies
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Prince, patriot, parliamentarian: Biography of Dr. Karni Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner
Rima Hooja
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Maharaja Abhayasimha ke samaya mem Maravara ka jivana
Prema Engrisa
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Maravara ka itihasa: Prarambha se Maharaja Bhimasimhaji Vi. Sam. 1860 (I. sam 1803) taka
Visvesvaranatha Reu
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WernerBischofPictures offers an overview of the work of one of the twentieth century's strongest photographers. Bischof (1916-1954), whose oeuvre took shape quickly over the very brief span of his adult life, is known as a master of black-and-white. His reputation began to spread during a studio period in Zurich in the 1930s, during which time he adopted the "Neues Sehen" (New Way of Seeing), and then it blossomed at the end of the Second World War, as he documented the destruction of Europe and the first efforts at rebuilding. Bischof was very active during the early days of photojournalism and was only the sixth member to join the influential photo agency Magnum. His subsequent reporting on famine in India, in 1951, brought him international acclaim. Several years later, following a trip to the U.S. to make large-scale color photographs, he traveled down through Central America to South America, where he died in an automobile accident in the Andes in 1954.
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Werner Bischof (55 (Series).)
Claude Cookman
Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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ASIN: 0714840416 |
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The 55 Series This is one of the most unique monograph series in the history of photography! The 55 Series represents the work of many of photography s most important figures. Each book contains 55 of the photographer s key works, presented chronologically and through them tells the photographer s own story. These books are small, but surprisingly rich in content and reproduction quality. They are a most economical way to bring the world of photography into your home. Each book is 128 pp. 6 1/4 x 5 3/4 , softbound.
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"Werner Bischof: Life and Work of a Photographer 1916-1954" is an interactive biography that details Bischof's development as a photographer and his career. The chapters are designed to provide an historical and cultural context for the photographs, notes and sketches from Bischof's diaries, audio narration, letters, personal artifacts, excerpts from publications, and one hour of video interviews with people who knew him. The biography also has an extensive archive of over 1,000 photographs, publications, and reference material, a timeline, and a glossary.
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Low quality support.......2007-01-09
I expected to find a rich gallery of pics of this great photograph. But what I found was a program that force you to see them in a very small format, silly interactive biographical notice and little more. As a multimedia is strongly disappointing, and as a source of pictures is just bad: you cannot appreciate the beauty of the picture nor the texture of them. I would recommend all Bishop lovers to buy a paper book instead.
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From Incas to Indios
Werner Adalbert Bischof
Manufacturer: Universe Books
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Very cool calendar, just like the books!.......2006-02-23
I'm a big fan of the daily comic calendars including Dilbert, so I was very happy to see Pearls Before Swine come out in their first calendar. It's very funny in the first month and a half (it's February - so I haven't gone through the whole year yet), and it's definitely worth it for all the fans. You'll end up saving your favorite cartoon or giving someone a cartoon that you know fits them.
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A noted screenwriter himself, Pulitzer Prize-winner Larry McMurtry knows his Hollywood. In Film Flam, he takes a funny, original, and penetrating look at the movie industry and gives us the truth about the moguls, fads, flops, and box-office hits.
With successful movies and television miniseries made from several of his novels -- Terms of Endearment, The Last Picture Show, Lonesome Dove, and Hud -- McMurtry writes with an outsider's irony of the industry and an insider's experience. In these essays he illuminates the plight of the screenwriter, cuts a clean, often hilarious path through the excesses of film reviewing, and takes on some of the worst trends in the industry: the decline of the Western, the disappearance of love in the movies, and the quality of the stars themselves.
From his recollections of the day Hollywood entered McMurtry's own life as he ate meat loaf in Fort Worth to the pleasures he found in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Film Flam is one of the best books ever written about Hollywood.
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The history of the White Stripes and how Detroit's music scene fostered their development is explored for the first time in this intriguing band historiography. Full-length biographies of both band members track their success from their early days in Detroit to worldwide fame and recognition. Key interviews with people close to the band describe their critical and commercial rise to the top. A close look at the Detroit music scene that also spawned music giants Eminem, Iggy Pop, and Kid Rock links the success of the White Stripes to their hometown's unique musical legacy.
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As much a history of Detroit music as a White Stripes bio.......2005-07-26
Even if you are not a fan of the White Stripes, "Morphing the
Blues: The White Stripes and the Strange Relevance of Detroit" is
fascinating in its depiction of Detroit and the history of the
local music scene. There is, as the author puts it, "... a third,
equally influential player in the Stripes story - the city of
Detroit." The first chapter is basically a background history of
Detroit. I love the line, "The birthplace of the White Stripes is a
tough town." Chapter 2 tracks Jack White's young life and his
discovery of the blues, especially guitarist Son House. Jack's
first encounter with Son House was the recording of 'Grinning In
Your Face.' "There was truth in that record," professes White. "I
realised that less can be more. Why get a bass player? Why add more
stuff when it is already truthful."
There are basic lessons in Detroit rock and roll starting with
Motown, the MC5, Iggy and the Stooges as well as White's admiration
for Mick Collins and the Gories (a band without a bass player).
Discussed are Jim Diamond and Ghetto Recorders, the Go and Matt
Smith, Italy Records and the importance of the Gold Dollar to the
Detroit music scene in the '90s. There is a strange, but
interesting analysis of the Detroit scene: Detroit's poverty and
working class structure made the local music scene close knit.
Because Detroit is "slow to become technologically savvy," it meant
the live concert scene was vital, that "word of mouth is more
important than reading a review on the web." And I liked Roach's
review of the song "Big 3 Killed My Baby" analyzing the
relationship between blues, the city of Detroit's decay and renewal
cycle, and the music of the White Stripes. As for the band itself:
"Bands in Detroit are extra-willing to make cartoons of
themselves," quotes Surge Joebat of the Wildbunch. "They [White
Stripes] were just another weirdo band in Detroit, one out of a
hundred weirdo bands. Everybody was doing something different. It
was a much less orthodox scene."
As a fan of both Kitty Wells and Loretta Lynn, the book
foreshadows White's work with Lynn. The book ends with the MTV
Video Awards, the Grammys, Jack White's relationship with Renee
Zellwegger on the set of "Cold Mountain" and a car crash in which
his hand is injuried and the author wonders if this is the end of
White's career (it's not).
The book has its flaws. Roach is in dire need of a proofreader
with his run-on sentences, clumsy stream-of-conscienceness
phrasing, frequent repetitions and misspellings (Ann Arbour
indeed). He's cranked out dozens of books on rock musicians and the
book reads like it was written by someone who whips them off. The
book ends rather abruptly, but then where does an author end a book
about a living artist? I was thankful it missed the whole Jack
White vs. Jason Stollsteimer ordeal; in fact hardly any ink is
given to the Von Bondies besides being part of the Detroit garage
rock revival and that Marcie Bolen once dated Jack White.
Throughout the book there is a reverant sense that everything Jack
White does and touches is gold.
However, it is because of Roach's book I have a newfound respect
for Jack White's craft and what he has done for the Detroit music
community. There are several chapters that review in-depth each
White Stripes album individually, citing themes, origins and
musical references. This detailed examination had me listening and
thinking about the White Stripes' music differently, re-examining a
band I had dismissed because I'm old enough to recognise most of
White's music references and frankly I've heard it all before. Now
instead of thinking of the White Stripes as punk-rock retreads, I
can hear a blues-roots musician with a back-to-basics esthetic in
which less is more.
Who's Bio is this again?.......2004-06-26
This book is much like that of the DVD, Candy Coloured Stripes... Unauthorized and Uninteresting.
The author comes off as trying to cash in on the success of the a music group. The book is unauthorized and therefore there are no interviews with Jack or Meg hence... everything you get is either heresay or just not related to the Stripes at all. Many of the book's chapters focus on the history of Detroit and the history of many Detriot rock bands... those bands of course have interviews and a full length detailed bios on them.
Again, as a lover of the Stripes, I love reading about them. However, I found myself getting more and more frustrated as this book went on and less and less entertained or informed about the subject matter for which I shelled out the money for this paperback.
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Excellent Resource.......2005-11-14
This is a must-have for any serious Cube fan. Whether you've just got a few squares out of place or your cube is thouroughly scrambled, this book will teach you how to solve the cube quickly and easily. With enough practice, this book will help you become a Cubemaster. While it won't teach you how to win the Rubik's Cube World Championship, it should please the average Cube fan.
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And Now for Something Completely Trivial: The Monty Python Trivia and Quiz Book
Kim Johnson
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
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Test your knowledge of Python with "Completely Trivial"!.......1999-03-20
Python fans beware: this book will extremely tax your knowledge of everything Python and make you exclaim "my brain hurts!" Kim Howard Johnson masterfully displays both his love of the group's comedy and his knowledge of their work in this whimsical trivia compendium. Filled with fun facts and quirky quizzes, "Trivial" will make even the most devout Python follower feel like a novice. Think you know "Holy Grail" or the Dead parrot sketch like the back of your hand? Come and take the test....
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