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Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0300098839 |
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This handsomely illustrated book highlights one of the most important and creative periods in the history of art: a time marked by the appearance of the city states of the Sumerians, the citadel of Troy, the splendid royal tombs at Ur, and the monumental cities at Mohenjodaro and Harappa. The volume examines the cultural achievements of these first urban societies, placing them in a historical context. Topics covered include the emergence of the first city states, the birth of written language, and trade and cultural interconnections between the ancient Near East and outlying areas. More than five hundred works of art, including sculpture, jewelry, vessels, weapons, cylinder seals, and tablets executed in a wide variety of materials such as stone, metal, clay, ivory, and semiprecious stones are included. The insightful texts are written by leading scholars in the field.Customer Reviews:
Enjoy the Art of the First Cities.......2006-03-22
Superb.......2005-03-28
Magnificent!.......2005-01-09
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Art of the First Cities : The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)
Joan Aruz Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OSEJYG |
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Picasso - Sculpteur
Picasso , and Werner Spies Manufacturer: Centre Georges Pompidou Service Commercial,France ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 2844260454 |
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Picasso a Biarritz: Ete 1918 (Collection Peintres et sculpteurs)
Jean-Francois Larralde Manufacturer: Lavielle ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 2905875291 |
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Picasso sculpteur
Dominique Dupuis-Labbé Manufacturer: Gallimard ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: 2070535142 |
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Picasso: Sculpteurs Modernes (Sculptures of Picasso)
Roland Penrose Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000ON4GGW |
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Vallauris: Ceramiques de peintres et de sculpteurs
Manufacturer: Diffusion, Seuil ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 2711831914 |
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In the Wake of Battle: The Civil War Images of Mathew Brady
George Sullivan , and Mathew B. Brady Manufacturer: Prestel Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 3791329294 |
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More than 350 photographs by Mathew Brady and his corps of cameramen, many of them never seen before, make this the most comprehensive collection of Civil War images ever published.Mathew Brady is arguably the most widely hailed documentarian of America's bloodiest conflict: the Civil War. He and his cameramen created an indelible record of bravery, suffering, and sacrifice. Exhibitions of Brady's photographs helped to introduce Americans to the brutal realities of war, and he was a pioneer in the field of photojournalism by providing his battlefield scenes and portrait photographs to Harper's and other weekly publications of the time for use as woodcuts.
Arranged by battle site and event, each of which is introduced by a brief explanatory essay, the volume offers carefully researched archival information about each image and its photographer. Photographs by Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan, and James Gibson are among those included in this thoroughly documented collection.
Caption material includes Library of Congress digital order numbers; order numbers are also given for images from the National Archives. This information helps to make the volume a valuable resource for anyone interested in Civil War history or nineteenth-century photography.
Customer Reviews:
A Nice Pictorial History of the War........2005-04-02
A 'Must Have' book for every Civil War library.......2004-05-14
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Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War
Jennifer Armstrong Manufacturer: Atheneum ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0689857853 |
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Mathew B. Brady was already a famous photographer by the time the Civil War began. But the war gave Brady something else:
The chance to make a RECORD OF A WAR -- this war -- in a way that had never been done before:
WITH TRUE-TO-LIFE PICTURES INSTEAD OF JUST WORDS. He hired field photographers to travel with the troops, equipped them with cameras and wagons filled with supplies, and sent them out with the directive to make a visual record of the war and to show people scenes they could have only read about before.
The pictures the field photographers sent back were HAUNTING, BEAUTIFUL, DEVASTATING, AND TOTALLY UNFORGETTABLE. And thousands of them included the notation "Photo by Brady." Though Brady didn't actually take the photographs, he was the genius behind them. His vision and foresight gave the country images that not only touched the people at the time, but have gone on to leave an indelible mark on the collective memory of this country. And the name of Mathew Brady will always be remembered with them.
In Photo By Brady, Jennifer Armstrong tells the story of the Civil War as seen through the lenses of its recorders. It is a moving and elegant look at the brutal and deadly time.
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Excellent addition to the genre.......2006-01-26
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Mathew Brady: Photographer of the Civil War (Historical American Biographies)
Lynda Pflueger Manufacturer: Enslow Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Library Binding ASIN: 0766014444 |
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Mathew Brady: Civil War Photographer (First Books - Biographies)
Elizabeth Van Steenwyk Manufacturer: Franklin Watts ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0531158519 |
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Mathew Brady: Photographing the Civil War (American History Through Primary Sources)
Leni Donlan Manufacturer: Raintree ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1410927105 |
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Brady--the Civil War photographer
C. J Greenleaf Manufacturer: A.H. Beardsley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0008ABW90 |
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A Collection of War-Time Portraits: From Negatives Made by W.B. Brady [sic! ] Government Photographer During the Civil War
Mathew B.] [Brady Manufacturer: Perry Mason Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000KVB4UO |
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What You Don't Know About Turning 50
Phil Witte Manufacturer: Meadowbrook ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0671317733 |
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A funny 50th birthday quizQ: Is 50 too young to be worried about bladder control problems?
A: Depends.
Q: How can you increase the heart rate of your 50-year-old husband?
A: Tell him you're pregnant.
Here is an outrageous quiz that can ease the pain of turning 50 and provide entertainment for any 50th birthday party. Keep those bifocals handy.
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Not exactly the quiz I was expecting . . . ........2007-03-09
Laugh OutLoud Funny.......2000-01-30
Duller than a law book, with half the chuckles.......1999-12-16
Turning 50 won't be so bad.......1999-11-24
A funny and insightful book!.......1999-10-31
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The Feature Film Distribution Deal: A Critical Analysis of the Single Most Important Film Industry Agreement
John W. Cones Manufacturer: Southern Illinois University ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0809320827 |
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A must-read.......2006-02-27
Encyclopedia of Bad Film Studio Business Practices.......2001-02-19
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The Cambridge Companion to the Organ (Cambridge Companions to Music)
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0521575842 |
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This Companion is an essential guide to all aspects of the organ and its music. The early chapters examine the instrument's history and construction, and consider the scientific basis of its sounds, pitch and tuning. Central chapters investigate the practical art of learning and playing, and introduce the complex area of performance practice, while the final section explores the vast repertoire of organ music, by country, focusing on a selection of the most important traditions. The contributors are all experts in their field, making this the most authoritative reference book currently available.Customer Reviews:
Better than I'd expected.......2005-01-20
Only a companion to baroque organs and uneven........1999-08-05
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The Cambridge Companion to the Organ.(Review): An article from: Notes
Peter V. Picerno Manufacturer: Music Library Association, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008GZMQS Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 730 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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Making Greeting Cards With Creative Materials
Maryjo McGraw Manufacturer: North Light Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1581801262 |
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Best-selling author MaryJo McGraw's newest book showcases how to create imaginative and artistic greeting cards from innovative materials. In this book, she branches out beyond her rubber-stamping roots to deliver to readers a whole new world of creative card making. Paper crafters, collage artists, weekend crafters and rubber stampers now can create unique greeting cards, announcements and invitations with beautiful papers and fanciful embellishments. A wide array of papers from around the world, amazing fabrics, ribbons, mica chips, foils, feathers, yarns, wax, embossing powders, store-bought tags, and many household and hardware store items comprise the list of interesting and unusual materials McGraw adopts for card-making purposes. Readers will also find: * An overview of basic folds and sizes of greeting cards * Information on weights, grains and varieties of paper and suitable adhesives * 8 basic card-making techniques demonstrated with corresponding step-by-step projects * Projects suitable for beginners and experienced crafters alike * Projects that can be completed in under an hour, some in ten minutes * A resource guide full of stores, magazines and web sites to help locate the materials used in the book Blending fun and "user-friendliness" with variety and creativity, McGraw encourages the reader to go beyond basic greeting cards to design one-of-a-kind projects.Customer Reviews:
don't make the same mistake.......2006-04-18
Great, easy art!.......2004-06-08
It has innovative projects rnaging from the colorful, really creative ones to subtler, more elegant ones. There really is one for everyone and the instructions are very clear, detailed and, simple to follow. No crafter, regardless of skill, will have any trouble completing any of these cards.
The authors did a great job of writing this book. Also worthy is the creative use of rather unusual materials (for a card at least). I've been working with paper for a long time now and it still helped move some things inside of me which helped me come up with a whole set of new ideas on how to work and what to do. The pictures are great, you'll enjoy them and they'll inspire you to create some new, totally different projects of your own.
This is one book you'll definitely enjoy.
Cards redefined as artistic masterpieces to give or keep.......2004-03-12
Author MaryJo McGraw is clearly an experienced artist who has explored many techniques, but whose first love is obviously the paper arts. Although this is a book on greeting cards, there were a lot of projects that would work on a different scale for other purposes, such as embellishing scrapbooks; and many of them could be frame able art in their own right. The designs and color choices reflect rich, muted tones and multilayers of materials such as fibers, charms, gold leaf, wires, inks, watch pebbles, beads, punches, stamped papers and photos. Often the card shapes and closures are not the standard rectangular format. The processes are carefully explained and illustrated as though to first-timers, but the results will make you look like a terribly sophisticated artist.
If you're hoping for ideas that would make for good quantity mailings such as invitations, be aware that most people would probably not have the time or money to make these cards in bulk: these are complex labors of love that are definitely not suited to mass production. Never once did I read a suggestion that the reader purchase ready-made embellishments or stickers, because the emphasis here is on handcrafting rather than time efficiency. For the crafter who has special, personal sentiments to express however, these are the ideal medium for that individual touch to the recipient.
-Andrea, aka Merribelle
Good for Beginners.......2004-02-26
Grandslam.......2002-07-03
The title says it all and the paper artist/craftsperson who is looking to expand their skill and designs they will be pleased with the concepts that McGraw presents in this well illustrated and clearly written guide. She takes you beyond rubber stamps and beyond cute...many of the designs are just downright art but on a smaller canvas. More than a few of the cards are just...well, they are just too cool for words.
If you want to make cards just out of your rubber stamps, don't buy this book. If you want to expand your creative possibilities and make cards out of some very interesting stuff, then you should buy this book.
If you want to make greeting cards that are "oh, so sweet" don't buy this book. If you want to make greeting cards (or adapt the designs for other paper arts projects) that will knock the socks off the recipient then buy this book right now.
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Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth
T. Harv Eker Manufacturer: Collins ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0060763280 Release Date: 2005-02-15 |
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Secrets of the Millionaire Mind reveals the missing link between wanting success and achieving it!
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get rich easily, while others are destined for a life of financial struggle? Is the difference found in their education, intelligence, skills, timing, work habits, contacts, luck, or their choice of jobs, businesses, or investments?
The shocking answer is: None of the above!
In his groundbreaking Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, T. Harv Eker states: "Give me five minutes, and I can predict your financial future for the rest of your life!" Eker does this by identifying your "money and success blueprint." We all have a personal money blueprint ingrained in our subconscious minds, and it is this blueprint, more than anything, that will determine our financial lives. You can know everything about marketing, sales, negotiations, stocks, real estate, and the world of finance, but if your money blueprint is not set for a high level of success, you will never have a lot of money—and if somehow you do, you will most likely lose it! The good news is that now you can actually reset your money blueprint to create natural and automatic success.
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind is two books in one. Part I explains how your money blueprint works. Through Eker's rare combination of street smarts, humor, and heart, you will learn how your childhood influences have shaped your financial destiny. You will also learn how to identify your own money blueprint and "revise" it to not only create success but, more important, to keep and continually grow it.
In Part II you will be introduced to seventeen "Wealth Files," which describe exactly how rich people think and act differently than most poor and middle-class people. Each Wealth File includes action steps for you to practice in the real world in order to dramatically increase your income and accumulate wealth.
If you are not doing as well financially as you would like, you will have to change your money blueprint. Unfortunately your current money blueprint will tend to stay with you for the rest of your life, unless you identify and revise it, and that's exactly what you will do with the help of this extraordinary book. According to T. Harv Eker, it's simple. If you think like rich people think and do what rich people do, chances are you'll get rich too!
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Secrets of the Millionaire Mind reveals the missing link between wanting success and achieving it!
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get rich easily, while others are destined for a life of financial struggle? Is the difference found in their education, intelligence, skills, timing, work habits, contacts, luck, or their choice of jobs, businesses, or investments?
The shocking answer is: None of the above!
In his groundbreaking Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, T. Harv Eker states: ""Give me five minutes, and I can predict your financial future for the rest of your life!"" Eker does this by identifying your ""money and success blueprint."" We all have a personal money blueprint ingrained in our subconscious minds, and it is this blueprint, more than anything, that will determine our financial lives. You can know everything about marketing, sales, negotiations, stocks, real estate, and the world of finance, but if your money blueprint is not set for a high level of success, you will never have a lot of money -- and if somehow you do, you will most likely lose it! The good news is that now you can actually reset your money blueprint to create natural and automatic success.
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind is two books in one. Part I explains how your money blueprint works. Through Eker's rare combination of street smarts, humor, and heart, you will learn how your childhood influences have shaped your financial destiny. You will also learn how to identify your own money blueprint and ""revise"" it to not only create success but, more important, to keep and continually grow it.
In Part II you will be introduced to seventeen ""Wealth Files,"" which describe exactly how rich people think and act differently than most poor and middle-class people. Each Wealth File includes action steps for you to practice in the real world in order to dramatically increase your income and accumulate wealth.
If you are not doing as well financially as you would like, you will have to change your money blueprint. Unfortunately your current money blueprint will tend to stay with you for the rest of your life, unless you identify and revise it, and that's exactly what you will do with the help of this extraordinary book. According to T. Harv Eker, it's simple. If you think like rich people think and do what rich people do, chances are you'll get rich too!
"Customer Reviews:
Mind Over Matter.......2007-10-01
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind .......2007-09-28
Very Interesting.......2007-09-19
You get to say how it will go..........2007-09-11
Good material and an easy read.......2007-09-05
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Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth
T. Harv Eker Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000N642BE |
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Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth
T. Harv Eker Manufacturer: Collins ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OF5FQA |
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