1000 Peacewomen Across the Globe

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Millions of women are engaged daily in working towards a better future. Without regard for their own safety, they are active on behalf of the community's well-being. They call for reconciliation, demand justice, and rebuild what has been destroyed. They work on the front in crisis and war regions as well as in the background all over the world. The project and book 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe have the goal to draw the world's attention to these women and their thus far nearly invisible, but highly important work.

The project

The goal is to profile such courageous women for their untiring pursuit of peace, to throw light on their lives and work by means of this book, films, photos and other documentation. The initial idea came from Swiss politician, Dr. Ruth-Gaby Vermot-Mangold, an anthropologist and member of the Swiss Parliament as well as the Council of Europe. On each of her numerous visits to crisis and war regions, everywhere she met women who perform reconstruction and peace work in extremely dangerous surroundings. She also noticed that their work is scarcely acknowledged outside their respective sphere of activity. This inspired her to publicize at least a symbolic number of 1000 women and to have them nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 - a goal that was reached by the organization in January 2005. The next goal is to continue publicizing the women and their work.

The book

The book introduces the 1000 women who were carefully chosen to represent the millions doing similar work around the world. Each one is presented on a double page, with a short biography and most of the women with a portrait photograph. Both, images and texts, were compiled by local journalists and authors, as well as by academics and members of organizations. The biographies give insight into the life and work of each of the 1000 women. They also reflect the cultural differences involved in evaluating personal data and build a colorful patchwork of different styles and types of biographies. The book is produced by Swiss publisher Kontrast and published internationally by Scalo.

1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe is the ultimate manifest of the Peace Women and will become a reference guide for NGOs, governments, Peace and Women's networks and Relief organizations as well as a general audience interested in grassroots movements working towards the growth of democratic civil society.

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Star WarsTrilogy-Ultimate Guide to the Incredible Locations od Episodes IV,V, and VI.

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ASIN: 0756603072

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Inside the Worlds of Star Wars is the complete guide to the locations from the Star Wars Classic Trilogy. The book is illustrated with 20 full-color, fantastically intricate cross-sections, and features an array of spot artworks, 3-D plans, more than 60 crystal-clear photographs, and detailed orthographic keys to create an extraordinary visual experience.

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Who really needs this book?.......2006-07-13

I initally bought this book because the insane amount of detail that went into the artwork and I thought I might be able to use the visuals for ideas in a Star Wars RPG campaign. While It might have been useful, our group scrapped playing SWRPG and went back to playing D&D. I don't know where the book is now, but I don't really care. I looked at it once. Now I realize that was all I needed.

With the gorgeous illustartions, these pages are better off being posters, because I can't imagine anyone seriously using these as refernce material for anything else. They just look cool. It's worth about 10 minutes of looking at the intricate designs, and then you set it down and question why the heck anyone would care which way the wampa went.

It's basically a coffee table book if you want to show off how geeky you are.

Star WarsTrilogy-Ultimate Guide to the Incredible Locations od Episodes IV,V, and VI........2005-07-31

I mistakenly thought that this book was also going to describe some of the actual outdoor movie set locations of where various exterior scenes were filmed, but it is actually a well-presented and detailed description of all of the various ficticious locations in Star Wars episodes IV,V,& VI from the fantasy point of view.
The exterior views and also the cut-a-way illustrations, maps of planets,and their detailed descriptions of Star Wars space technology are amazing in detail and descriptive content.
It is a pleasurable study of the Stars Wars Planets,Cities,and buildings and other space-related ships and other story-related structures for those who love the technical points of things like I do. Someone went to alot of trouble to produce this very definitive work, and I appreciate that kind of technical diligence as seen in this most enjoyable book.

Enjoyable but DK need better proof readers.......2005-01-18

I have enjoyed reading the DK series of books on Star Wars worlds and vehicles and once again they do not disappoint with an amazing level of detail. One really does appreciate the time and patience the artists and writers put into each illustration. Each illustration often contains additional material explaining events that happened off camera (i.e. as characters travel from place A to place C, something occured at place B). Some events I recognised from the original screenplay and deleted sequences(such as the Tosche station / Biggs sequence). Not being a hard core Star Wars fan, I have no idea where the others can from, beyond their being ideas that were tossed around during pre-production.

The copy I have was let down by some unprofessional publication flaws, notably incomplete sentences that trailed off into nothing (this occured about three times).

I am not an expert on Star Wars but there were one or two things that caused me to wonder, particularly the reference to C-3PO and Anakin's lightsaber on Tatooine which I thought may have contradicted something I read on the Star Wars site about droid memory erasure.

The book also vaguely fleshes out a few interesting "links" in the twenty or so year gap between the events of the current triology and the original triology of films, notably with reference to Yoda.

Recommended for fans of the Star Wars films (five stars if DK fix the typos).

A Documentary Delight!.......2004-10-02

This is the third book in the "Inside the World's of Star Wars" series. All of them are absolutely incredible! They take you on an in depth tour of the locations in the "Star Wars" galaxy. If you have ever looked into the background while watching the "Star Wars" movies, and wondered about the complex environments depicted by George Lucas, this book is for you. It gives complex detail about every aspect, of every location, of every scene from the movies. It show's you all of the location's on Tatooine, the Yavin base, the Death Stars, Eco Base, Yoda's hut, the Ewok village, and much, much more. Anyone curious about the colorfull worlds of the "Star Wars Trilogy" should purchse this book. For much more information on the variety of characters from "Star Wars," the "Visual Dictionary" series is also a must have, and to go in depth with the ships and technology, "Star Wars, the Incredible Cross-Sections" is another great series from DK.

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The Art of Star Wars, Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
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Release Date: 1997-01-14

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THE ART OF STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is a magnificent, full-color celebration of the amazing artistic and technical accomplishments in the second chapter of the most spectacular space epic of all time. Lavishly illustrated with production sketches, production paintings, costume designs, construction drawings, matte paintings, storyboards, and stills, and complete with biographies of the outstanding artists and technicians who created the film, THE ART OF STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is an indispensable volume for fans and special-effects buffs alike. This volume includes:
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* Enthralling matte paintings that bring Cloud City to life

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This one is by far my favorite of the "Art of" series.......2006-01-03

The paintings of cloud city and the Probe droid are among my all time favorie McQuarrie works.

There are great concept pics.

And with Empire as the general concensus for "favorite movie" it stands to reason this would be among folks favorite art collections.

The best of the original "art-of" series.......2002-04-14

Of the three original Art-of Star Wars books, this is the best, for it does not include the screenplay that the other two do, and instead has useful information about the production of the film instead. The only drawback is that many of the illustrations run across the center of the page, where the binding obscures a portion of the image, but this is fairly common in softcover of this type. Recommended for fans and serious film buffs alike.

The best of the original "art-of" series.......2002-04-14

Four And A Half Stars-Great Pictures But Lack Of Text.......2001-06-27

This book is the best in the Art Of Star Wars series, but has a few downfalls.

This book is filled with color photos, but the text that goes with the pictures hasn't improved much. A good thing about this book, is the artwork is divided up into sections: HOTH, STAR DESTROYER, ASTEROID FIELD, DAGOBAH, BESPIN, REBEL CRUISER, and at the beginning of each section is about one and a half pages of text that describes how the "section" was done for the movie.

The "features" of the book such as the technique for the Imperial Walkers and Tauntauns to make them move, was included in the paragraphs at the beginning of each section, but really was poorly written. And the evolution of Yoda wasn't even written in text at all. All it consisted of was pages of drawings that looked different.

The pictures are, as always, magnificent, and included photographs, drawings, sketches, paintings, matte paintings, and blueprints, although the blueprints are on two pages, and a portion of them disappear where the two pages meet. But the rest is great, and it is so amazing to see how real the matte paintings look!

All four and a half stars are for the great pictures, organization, and text, but the missing half star is due to the lack of text. The lack of text is the real downfall, but since the pictures are great, I don't regret getting it. Especially since this is the only ART OF THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK book there is.

the best of the original trilogy.......1999-10-28

This book is FAR superior to the other two "Art of" books in the original trilogy because it is actually an "Art of" book and NOT an illustrated screenplay. By publishing the script elsewhere (in numerous publications - the best being "The Empire Strikes Back Notebook" which had the script, commentary from Kasdan and Kershner, and tons of storyboard panels - try to get a copy), Lucasfilm wisely left room for the artwork and its accompanying explanatory text. The other two books, while providing plenty of fantastic eye candy, unfortunately tell you nothing about the artwork. It is a good sign that for Episode I, Lucasfilm has chosen to go with and improve upon the editorial model set by the "Art of Empire" book.

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O Brother Where Art Thou

Selections From O Brother, Where Art Thou: Mandolin

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Perfect for beginning to advanced players, this collection contains both note-for-note transcribed mandolin solos, as well as mandolin arrangements of the melody lines for 11 songs from this Grammy-winning Album of the Year: Angel Band * The Big Rock Candy Mountain * Down to the River to Pray * I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow * I Am Weary (Let Me Rest) * I'll Fly Away * In the Highways (I'll Be Somewhere Working for My Lord) * In the Jailhouse Now * Indian War Whoop * Keep on the Sunny Side * You Are My Sunshine. Chord diagrams provided for each song match the chords from the original recording, and all songs are in their original key. Includes tab, lyrics and a mandolin notation legend.

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For other instruments..........2007-03-17

I notice that the guitar edition's reviews are placed under the mandolin and banjo tab editions as well, so I would just like to say that they are much like the guitar edition. All instrument formats feature exact transcriptions for the songs that feature that instrument (i.e. "man of constant sorrow" and "hard time killing floor blues" are transcribed note for note in the guitar version) often including arrangements of the melody for other songs that may not actually be heard on the soundtrack (i.e. there is no mandolin heard on "big rock candy mountain", but the mandolin book includes an arrangement that sounds nice anyway. Also, many times the mandolin or dobro parts are arranged for guitar in the guitar edition on songs like "you are my sunshine"). btw-For the reviewer who asked, yes Norman Blake's instrumental version of "man of constant sorrow" is transcribed in full in the guitar edition, but Blake plays it with a flatpick, not fingerstyle. It is very hard to tell the difference by ear, but amazon offers many bluegrass guitar instructional books that cover this method, known as "cross picking".

Just what I was looking for..........2006-02-28

True... it's only some of the songs, but it has the two main ones that I,and I'm sure, many were hoping it would. Namely, "Killing floor blues", and for the guy who asked below, the fingerstyle version of "Man of constant sorrow".
It appears to be a little advanced for real beginners (everything is advanced for us) , but those who really want to learn these songs will have everything that they need to give it a go.

Question about this book.......2006-01-02

Does this book have the tab for the instrumental version of "A Man of Constant Sorrow"?

IT SAYS SELECTIONS.......2005-03-20

I was in borders today and i noticed on the side of the book it says selections from o brother where art thou. No excuse for that now. Its a great tab book get it.
FLA USA

O Brother Where Art Thou.......2004-12-15

Last time I checked, an a capella song did not include a guitar part to it, which just might be the reason that "Down to the River to Pray" was not included in a guitar tab book... So don't complain about something that stupid, people. You're buying a freaking guitar tab book, so expect it to have guitar tabs in there!

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Coming out ahead.......2002-03-18

I'd like to start out by thanking the author. I've been a gambler for several years, but not a very smart one. I used the - Green Plan - on quarters and it worked for me. I made a profit late in the afternoon. Had I been playing 3 quarters all along, I would have run out of money hours earlier. I'm anxious to study up on the other work plans and put them to the test.

It was a new feeling for me that I was in control of the outcome much more than ever before. I recommend it for the gambler that likes to go often, but can't afford it if they lose. This way, you win a little or lose a little, and can afford to keep visiting the casino.

It sure beats some of my previous strategies, like rabbits feet, wearing red and walking around an oak tree during the full moon.

Thank you, Claude.

Slot Smarts: Winning Strategies At The Slot Machine.......2002-02-26

This book would have received higher "stars", however, the author is too moralistic in preaching on the perils of slot playing. There is too much information in this book that the average slot player is already aware of. The book was disappointing from this stand point. I did use the author's spreadsheet to enable better tracking for my future slot sessions. Frankly, the book is overpriced for the knowledge gleaned.

Good strategies for those new to slot money management........1999-08-28

I read this short book in one night. The strategies for playing the machines are well documented and easy to follow. My only complaint is too much time repeating the basics of limiting your gambling to money you can afford to lose and limiting your expectations for profit--we all know that I hope. But I'm going to try the strategies on my next trip to the casinos and I'll let you know if they work then...

A Worthwhile Read.......1999-04-30

As we say in the Old Country, this one's a "corker," a real pick-me-up and put-down "read". Good for browsing which is about all travelling slotters like me get to do en route to the next tournament. The author had won me over well before I got to his piece on slot tournaments. Beats me why others haven't woken up to that lure yet. Best of all worlds! Fun galore and somebody in the group is always guaranteed to take out the big money. Makes sense to me but then most of this book does, and for old pros like me too. After some of the junk put out by "experts" on one-armed bandits, this book sticks to reality. We all need a game plan before the money goes in AND we all need to stick to it. That makes real sense.

Easy to Read, Well Worth Trying.......1999-02-05

Have read most books on winning at slots. They don't help much. This one has much more to offer. I'm a $$ player anyway which helps because the author insists on two coin $$ machines and a hefty start stake. I am a bit of a wanderer so I don't object to his frequent movements. Do his ideas work? I am making a better job of "managing my luck" (as he puts it) since I found this book in Atlantic City but I haven't ventured to Vegas yet where he seems to concentrate his efforts. Maybe I will go after my next big win. I've had a couple in three trips using one of his strategies and sticking to his two coiners.

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A terrific book - racy, pacy and full of interesting insights and analysis. Not only does it offer ways for scholarship to go forward in the domain of scottish studies and questions of national identity, it also impels the reader to go out and read the novels, see the films, revisit the television programs.-professor Susan Hayward, University of Exeter

Regarded by some as a response to a growing sense of political disenfranchisement, the last twenty years have witnessed an unprecedented flourishing of cultural expression in Scotland. Contemporary Scottish Fictions explores some of the major figures, works, themes and aesthetics of this cultural renaissance in the high profile areas of film, television drama and the novel. The first half of the book focuses on the aesthetic response to the political, economic and social transformations of the '80s and '90s. Ranging from the impotent howl of the Scottish 'hard man', to the innovations of Alasdair Gray and James Kelman in literature, to Bill Forsyth in cinema and John Byrne in television drama. Underscoring the needed engagement of female experience and subjectivity along with the new realities of Scottish post-industrial society. The second half examines high profile generic trends such as Gothic and Detective fiction and interrogates recurring themes in Scottish film and literature such as the figure of the Child and the Travelling Scot. A wide range of novelists are discussed, including Ian Rankin, Janice Galloway, Andrew O'Hagan, Alan Spence, Candia McWilliam, Alan Warner, Iain Banks and Irvine Welsh. Film-makers include Bill Douglas, Danny Boyle, Peter Mullan, Lynne Ramsay, David Mackenzie and non-Scottish directors like Ken Loach and Lars von Trier.

Features

* The first comparative study of contemporary scottish film, television drama and the novel

* The only serious consideration of the distinctive field of scottish television drama

* Aimed at a wide readership of students and academics in scottish studies, literary studies, film and television studies, as well as the general reader with an interest in contemporary scottish culture.

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