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where art thou interpretation.......2000-10-21
This book is so conspicuosly intelligent, and its exercises in criticism so involving, that it is a great pleasure to read. Baxandall begins by developing a scheme for the explanation of concrete historical objects in general.
He takes the Forth bridge in Scotland. Baxandall, more than it makes it beautiful, he shows you that it really is beautiful. But wait, there's more. He takes Picasso's Kahweiler and shows it to you as beautiful, and damn well you believe it.
Baxandall shows us how to interpret art.
But he claims modesty: he is a historian, he says, and is only offering one method of many to think about pictures. I think this is the only place where he has gone wrong. After going through his method of understanding art, you will know there are no others. All the other ones are wrong. Baxandall is right.
If you want to be someone who talks about art intelligently, buy this book and you will be able to talk of art in the only way you should
Lovely Textbook.......2000-03-24
This book is a genuinely informative and at times engrossing view into the making and understanding of pictures. However, it reads (not surprisingly) like a textbook; it is brilliant and thought-provoking in some parts but dryly monotonous in others. (The bridge-building bit stands out as particularly tedious.) The points Baxandall makes via this tediousness are no less brilliant, but their lustre is lost beneath layers of dull, yawn-worthy prose. Baxandall's stylistic shortcomings should not scare away anyone with a passionate interest in the study of Art and its interpretation. But for the layman in search of a clear and down-to-earth discussion of how to look at pictures, this is probably a book to avoid.
Elegant explication of art historical issues.......1999-08-08
Through three well-chosen case studies, Baxandall examines the question of artistic intention: how the constraints of the culture, the artistic medium, and the intended use of a work of art shape the process of its creation. Particularly penetrating is his "excursus on influence", in which he argues that participants in an artistic tradition shape and change how their predecessors are understood. This is an ingenious and satisfying book: I read it twice for two different college classes, and expect to read it again and continue to profit from it.
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Drawing is an essential skill for all artists and this book makes learning to draw wildlife as simple as possible. All the basics are covered to provide a sound foundation in drawing techniques, and numerous attractive illustrations and step-by-step drawings show how these are put into practice. This book includes practical information on: choosing the right medium, looking at character, structure and form, close-up details, texture and markings, and movement and behaviour Perfect for total beginners, this book will also be valuable to more experienced artists wanting to improve their drawing skills.
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Discover the excitement of drawing with the expert guidance of artists and teachers. Each of the guides in the Learn to Draw series is written by a professional and includes everything you need to begin: basic advice on tools and materials; a wealth of tips and techniques; simple exercises to develop skills; and clear, step-by-step demonstrations. Handsomely designed and filled with illustrations, these are excellent guides for all who aspire to draw.
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For anyone who loves dogs, humans, life or God -- or wishes they did.......2007-09-06
Fr. Bill Miller is the kind of priest I wish every church could have. And when you read him, you feel he is the kind of friend whose acquaintance you are so glad to have made you want to keep him on speed-dial for the rest of your natural days.
I happen to love dogs, but this book of Bill's is hardly one of those shopping mall specials of the too-cute-for-words, well-intended but theologically suspect book of essays espousing "salvation through dog slobber" one sees so often. What the reader finds is a flesh and blood adult male (though that term is dangerously close to a tautology) who honestly wrestles with faith, doubt, love, betrayal, self-discovery, self-sacrifice, life, death and even cheese. And that's just when he is writing about dogs -- okay, dogs, and the people who love dogs, and some that don't...do you see what I mean? Bill writes normally the way most clergy wish they could preach on their best days, (and the way most people in the pews wish they did too) and yet he somehow never comes off as "preachy". Not even once. How does he do that? Beats the heck out of me, yet it makes this book an easy read though inarguably substantive all the same.
I'd like to say that I could recommend this book without reservation, but as an Episcopal priest myself, I am obliged to find exceptions to nearly everything. Thus, this book may not be for everyone. In fact, it ought to come with a warning label, alerting buyers to potentially embarassing social situations. When I was reading, "The Gospel According To Sam" inflight, the people in the rows around me became annoyed (or perhaps jealous) by the frequent, sudden if uncontrollable outbursts of laughter it caused. At the opposite end of the spectrum was the mortification suffered by my 16 year old daughter when seeing her fifty-something father with tears streaming down his face -- in public, no less -- when trying to retell the moving story (Chapter 9, "Eating Squirrel") of Bill's growing up in hard-scrabble Texas with a father who had no understanding much less appreciation of the boy Bill was nor the man he would become.
So, in all honesty, I cannot recommend this book to everyone. If you need a "how to" book on house-training puppies, this isn't it. Nor is it some canine-version of Christian apologetics*, its appealing photo of Sam on the cover notwithstanding.
But apart from those two exceptions, I would say just about everyone else will enjoy this book, will learn from it, and will (when finished reading it) eagerly await Fr. Bill's next efforts. And when you buy one for yourself, you may discover, as I did, you have to buy a second and third copy -- for my friends to read -- and return (eventually).
But they can't have my copy. Every so often, I feel the need for a good laugh...or a good cry...or the insight of a good friend. In the pages of, "The Gospel According To Sam," I know any one or all three may await.
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* "...explaining the Doctrine of the Trinity so well that even an English Setter can understand it!"
If you know dogs are a way to God..........2007-04-25
...this is the book for you. Funny, earthy, wise, gripping, sad. If you love dogs and know they have souls, this is your book.
If you love piety and think churches are holy places, you will find other books better suited to your taste.
This is for those who search for God, and those who love and learn from, and also grieve for, pets loved and lost.
The Gosel According to sam:.......2007-02-14
A wonderful story and I laughed and cried as I read this. Bill Miller puts his heart and soul into sharing his experiences about Sam with us.
Great book -- with one exception ..........2006-09-22
Wonderful story telling and I highly recomend it for all dog lovers. The next to last chapter doesn't seem to fit the rest of the book. The encounter with young girls detracts from the story line in my opinion.
Excellent!.......2005-12-14
The Gospel According to Sam is a wonderful collection of true stories of one man's journey, his dog Sam and their sometimes impetuous adventures. Each story will warm your heart and make you laugh out loud.
I loved it so much, I am giving several copies this holiday season to a variety of people (Episcopal, Catholic, Jewish and a couple that doesn't go to chuch). The Gospel According to Sam is a book that anyone can enjoy and appreciate!
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- Comprehensive book on motion pictures' transition to sound
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The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931 (History of the American Cinema, 4)
Donald Crafton
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The Talkies offers readers a rare look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as in-depth looks at sound design in selected films, filmmaking practices, censorship, issues of race, and the furious debate over cinema aesthetics that erupted once the movies began to speak.
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Comprehensive book on motion pictures' transition to sound.......2006-06-11
This is a very interesting book on a very short but crucial period of time in film history. This book combines biographical information, business strategies of the studios, cultural ramifications, and the actual technical aspects of the transition to sound in a somewhat academic style that is both entertaining and informative.
Particularly interesting is the skeptical attitude of the studio business community about adding sound to pictures. So great was their concern about audience acceptance that Warner Brother's first talkie film was a piece on the automobile and how it made its forerunner obsolete, an obvious ploy at coaxing the consumer to see sound in pictures in the same light as the auto - as a step forward in progress. Of course now it seems silly to think that audiences would have preferred the lack of use of one of their human senses when the technology was present to integrate it into their viewing experience, but such was the outlook of the business community in 1926.
Another interesting chapter is on the little-known figure of Lee de Forest and his invention of the Phonofilm process in 1920, a way to make the movies talk by adding a synchronized optical soundtrack to the film. This process used a device called a light valve to expose a series of light and dark areas on the film which were read by a photocell and converted to audio. Although basically correct in principle, its operating quality was poor, and the inventor found himself unable to interest film producers in its possibilities. Ironically, with the Vitaphone "sound on disk" system being such a difficult process to work with both technically and logistically, within a few years' time the motion-picture industry converted to talking pictures by using a sound-on-film process similar to that of de Forest's.
On the corporate level, Crafton frames the battle over sound technology as ERPI versus RCA. In 1926, Fox signed an agreement with ERPI to combine its Movietone sound-on-film method with Western Electric's amplification methods for theater use. The ERPI variable density system would compete for the next decade with the RCA variable area system that was adopted by RKO after 1928. Crafton does a good job of making this battle of the titans very interesting, involving all kinds of maneuvering and even, of all people, Joe Kennedy.
Crafton goes over theatrical and tactical issues of converting to sound as well, including how changes in direction and acting techniques were required, as actors in early talkies were still making the wild gestures that were necessary to convey the action taking place in silent films, but just looked ridiculous when sound was added. Likewise, dialogue was initially extremely pedestrian, as is best illustrated in the first feature-length all-talking picture "The Lights of New York" with such hammy gangster lines as "Take him for a ride." Thus, Crafton goes over a variety of early talkie successes and failures and how the budding film industry learned from both.
The back of the book has an extensive bibliography and even box office receipts for the years 1928 through 1931. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in this fascinating era in cinema history.
Tour de force among all 10 volumes which are now in publicat.......2003-09-24
Crafton out-did himself and his established firm scholarship in this book. A "must have."
I am told this is the definitive series of books and believe it from this one. Maybe libraries will also pick up on these and have them on the shelves. All ten books are now published by Charles Scribner Sons which is now a part of Thomson and Gale or by the University of Calif. Press.
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- Finally! An unbiased account.
- Great book for Bauhaus/Love& Rockets/Peter Murphy fans!
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Dark Entries: Bauhaus and Beyond (Music)
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A fantastic tale of notoriety as Gothic-Glam heroes Bauhaus slip into rock and roll excess, a tangle of out-of-control egos and musical disagreements leading to the inevitable split. Based around candid interviews with all the band members throughout their turbulent career, Ian Shirley unravels the uncompromising story of four individuals who have consistently confounded their detractors by turning up the unexpected. Fully updated to include their recent reformation, Dark Entries is an essential read for those exploring the darker side of rock.
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I might be wrong..........2003-05-14
I guess maybe I'm being a little unfair by having had such high expectations for this book, but I think it could have been a lot better. When I finished the book, I felt unfulfilled. There was a sense of poetry and magic and surrealism to the band that the book failed to capture...it's read more like a really long interview you read on a website or in a magazine, not really a book, although I guess that's all it was meant to be. I wish the book were written like an actual book and not just an archive of interviews we've all already read for the most part, anyway.
I'm not dissing the book or the author, really, I liked the book, I just think it needed...something, I can't put my finger on it. Oh, wait...soul. Yes, it needed more soul. I've pinpointed it. There wasn't enough soul and poetry and it didn't give the band justice. They should have gotten a poet to write the Bauhaus bio, not a journalist, because that's what they deserve.
Note: I'm not sure I'd feel this way if this weren't the ONLY book representing Bauhaus in existance. I think maybe I'll just write one instead...
major letdown.......2000-10-12
This reads like a high school book report. It spends a lot of time dealing with the plot but never actually pinpoints the moral of the story. You don't put this book down with a greater sense of appreciation or understanding for the band. It never discusses the impact they had on modern music (except a few sentences about "goth rock".) Not many band biographies are actually good reading. A lot of them fall short in the same ways I mentioned above, but they at least attempt to make up for it with lots of photos, lyrics, song interpretations, and the like. This book offers none of that. No lyrics save for the occasional line hidden in the chapters. The photos have all been seen before. It's a mediocre book about a great band. Unfortunately there aren't other books out on them right now, so if you want to read about them you haven't got much of a choice. If you are starved for Bauhaus info I guess this book is worth reading, but you shouldn't expect much out of it.
Finally! An unbiased account........2000-08-09
IMHO Bauhaus is STILL one of the best live performance bands EVER! This book tells an unbiased story of four exceptionally gifted people from Northampton, England. Often press accounts of the band, particularly in the UK were negative and completely missed the point to the band. Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin and David J have since split from Bauhaus (they were together for only 4 years) and briefly again in 1998 for the Resurrection tour) moved on to carve successful careers for themselves. Listen and read the lyrics to any of the songs Peter Murphy or David J have written and you'll "come over to the dark side". Reading this book will give you insight to some of the most fascinating personalities of the past 20 years. A must for any fan and a good read for just about anyone. Why not five stars? Well, 1st..There aren't a lot of photographs and the few that are aren't really representative of Bauhaus. and 2nd.. i'm not usually a fan of bios
Great book for Bauhaus/Love& Rockets/Peter Murphy fans!.......2000-04-28
This is probably the only book besides Beneath the Mask(another great one to pick up) that traces the history of one of the greatest bands to come out of England. Lots of great information on the recordings of their albums,tours,the break up and huge success of Love & Rockets and Peter Murphy. I believe that while the band was together during the 80's,they rarely did interviews or gave out too much info about themselves,well good news,this book takes you behind the scenes and gives you the stories you wanted to hear. I would recomend this to any fan of Bauhaus,Love & Rockets,Peter Murphy and even fans of music in general.
Its not just another cheesy rock-star book-.......1998-10-22
The book details the emotions and personalities which fueled the music of Bauhaus and its legacy. A must for Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and/or Peter Murphy fans. Along with giving background on the band members, it provides the reader with details on what it s like to survive within the music business for 20 years. Cute bubblemen drawings to boot!
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Evil grows beneath the earth
Why should anyone travel the cracked cobblestones of the Old Road? The fortress that once cast its shadow across the road does so no longer -- some whisper that the earth swallowed the fortress whole in an age long past. Four brave adventurers resolved to discover the truth and set off down the Old Road, but they never returned.
The Sunless Citadel is the first in a series of eight stand-alone adventures for the
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D&D heroes, follows a path to a mysterious dungeon where evil has taken root, and a terrible tree and its dark shepherd plot in darkness.
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Nice adventure but not without its flaws........2007-03-05
Note that this review will contains a few tidbits that might be considered spoilers, but if you're a DM who's contemplating this purchase that shouldn't be a major problem.
I'm new to Dungeons & Dragons and DMing, so I decided that buying a module for our first adventure would be advisable, until I have enough experience and confidence to create my own campaign.
Although it is slightly outdated (being based on 3.0 rules rather than 3.5) it does not seem to conflict with the revised rules in any serious way, as far as I can tell.
As a site-based adventure (the site being the titular Sunless Citadel) most of the content in the module is devoted to the subterranean structure itself and almost no attention is given to the nearby town of Oakhurst and the surrounding environs. A little more detail in this area would be very nice, but it isn't missed too much.
The citadel itself doesn't fail to please. It's got a little of everything that you'd want in a good low-level dungeon, a cool little backstory involving a dragon cult (unfortunately relatively little of this backstory is directly available to your PCs, so you may want find wants to drop more hints and clues about its history if you think that is something they'd enjoy), a war between goblinoids (making diplomacy with one faction an option) and your obligatory sinister antagonist. There's traps, puzzles and secret passages ways. Your players will contend with a variety of threats including the aforementioned goblinoids, as well as the local vermin, the odd minor demon or two and even a dragon wyrmling.
One thing I'll note is that the adventure does seem a bit light on treasure for the players. I ran through the module and totaled all of the items and coinage up (including hidden treasures, enemy gear -- most of which isn't worth bothering with, potions and magic items) and the ballpark estimate I came up for if the PCs scraped the dungeon clean ends up at about 1/2 to 2/3 of what the Dungeon Master's Guide (3.5) recommends for a party to get from encounters in the course of achieving their 3rd level (which is how far this module will take the PCs), if that.
Perhaps the worst thing about the loot allocation (in my opinion) is that a large percentage (almost half) of the value of total loot is tied up with two particular items that make up the whole dungeon's hoard. This is the sort of thing that the DMG also advises against, as it makes fair loot splits between the players somewhat difficult. For a low level adventure in particular, I would prefer a more even loot spread.
The light treasure isn't a completely bad thing though. It gives you liberty to drop in a few items that you think you characters will like without necessarily overdoing it on loot -- just be careful and reference the pertinent sections of the DMG.
There are a few errors and inconsistencies. The goblin chief should have a higher CR and his encounter should have a higher EL. A few monsters should have higher or lower attack bonuses, save DCs, etc. Mostly minor stuff, but there is no good errata available online that I've been able to find.
My group is only about 1/3 of the way through the module so far but I think everyone is enjoying it. I'll probably get the "sequel" to this module (the Forge of Fury, which one of the treasures in this module vaguely hints at, though it isn't documented as such for the DM) while I work on writing my own adventure.
A good buy for a beginner DM.
Great adventure for beginning players.......2006-08-25
I used to play D&D many moons ago (and, no, I'm not going to tell you just how many, but it was a lot). I now have teenagers who wanted to try it. This adventure was a GREAT teaching module for my kids and their friends. It has pit traps, trapped doors, ambushes, riddles, more than one way through the dungeon, bits of treasure all over, and many different types of monsters. Beginning players CAN get through with hack 'n' slash, but they will be healthier (and richer) with a little thought and planning (and, duh, using Listen and Search, before and after entering a room and fighting a battle).
I found this adventure very well crafted (and I enjoyed the little bits of humor included for the DM). I think players of any experience level would enjoy it and new players would find it a very good way to start.
Happy Adventuring.......2004-11-13
This was a great module to introduce myself (as the DM) to 3rd edition gaming rules.
The adventure can fit well into most campaign settings and was interesting to play with my group.
I had to make some modifications to make the adventure a little more difficult at points (upping the hit points and AC of some key monsters), but it was easy and made the adventure more fun to play!
The side bars were also very helpful for the DM. I also purchased The Forge of Fury and my group is still engrossed in completing the mission.
Dungeons and Dragons- 5.......2004-08-11
This adventure is a great way to learn how to first play an RPG and get the feeling of DND. It has great adventures and was well thought out. The rules kind of slip off the train track for a second, but they get right back on. The game is fun and exciting. It will definately help you get out of your shell if you are a shy person.
A Very Good Introduction.......2003-03-08
My group and I are all in our 30's. We're gamers from the old days who decided to give 3e a try. As the DM, I was very pleased with this module. My players were, too.
First, I was pressed for time before our first sitting and knew there was no chance I'd have time to read two new rulebooks *and* compose my first dungeon in 15+ years, so buying a ready-made adventure was a necessity, not a luxury.
Second, even if I'd had time, I wouldn't have wanted to start off with a module of my own creation the first time out of the gate with the new rules. The odds were too high I'd make it just about any degree of difficulty other than the right one. So, again, a pre-made module seemed a good idea to get used to the new rules and give me an idea what to do to make my own later without making them either too easy or impossibly hard.
Third, I needed to be able to have a fairly easy time running a game with a new set of rules unfamilair to us all *and* running the adventure at the same time. This module was very nicely balanced, giving my players ample oportunitys to try out their various skills and included an abundance of rules tips and assistance for me.
In short, this module met all of my needs very nicely. It gave the characters a couple of decent hooks and some mysteries to solve, gave each of them several ways to be involved throughout, and allowed them to use a number of different gameplay approaches (rather than just hacking-and-slashing) so that it stayed interesting. Meanwhile it gave *me* lots of help and several interesting NPCs to play for them while still allowing me to do some creative DMing as I went. I was entirely satisfied and my players had a great time without ever feeling like they were being led by the nose or were on rails.
Also, because it's nicely ambiguous about the larger questions and gameworld, I am able to integrate it seamlessly into the ideas I have for where I want to take their campaign. My only complaint would be that Oakhurst, as other have noted, seems like an afterthought. More detail there - especially the same kind of attention to NPC characterization that the dungeon itself has - would have been appreciated.
All I really hoped for when I bought this - the one option available for a brand-new set of characters - was an adequate starter module that would get my players and I back in the groove after all these years. What I got was considerably more. The gameplay (some fighting, some puzzle-solving, some diplomacy, some sleuthing) provided a nearly perfect start to my campaign and matched the tone I wanted to set exceptionally well. I would not hesitate to recommend it for others just starting with the new rules, whether they're brand-new to gaming or old-timers coming back after a long hiatus.
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The Political Performers: CBS Broadcasts in the Public Interest
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Thirty years after his death, Edward R. Murrow is still a cult figure in American broadcast journalism, and his company has achieved the distinction of standard bearer in the field of broadcast news. This examination of key CBS broadcasts and the people behind them that helped to establish the network as the prototype for excellence provides a unique perspective on the early era of broadcasting. Included are interviews with major contributors such as former CBS News presidents Fred W. Friendly and Bill Leonard. Going beyond personalities, the specific focus is on major broadcasts, from the early era up to the present-day "60 Minutes," some of which have been overlooked in spite of their formative role in helping CBS to gain its reputation in the field.
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This digital document is an article from St. Louis Journalism Review, published by SJR St. Louis Journalism Review on March 1, 1995. The length of the article is 1694 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: The Political Performers: CBS Broadcasts in the Public Interest. (book reviews)
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