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Widely praised for its fine collection of Latin American geometric abstract art, the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros of Caracas, Venezuela, contains the compelling work of such leading artists as Uruguayan Joaquín Torres-Garcia, Brazilians Lygia Clark and Hélio Oiticica, Venezuelans Gego and Jésus Rafael Soto, and Argentinians Tomás Maldonado, Raúl Lozza, and Alfredo Hlito. This lavishly illustrated book presents a selection of more than eighty paintings, drawings, and sculptures from the Cisneros collection, representing some two dozen Latin American artists. The works were completed between 1934 and 1988, but the vast majority date from the "heroic" years of geometric abstraction, 1948-1966.
This special bilingual volume explores in both English and Spanish the history and importance of the major movements that were dedicated to geometric abstraction. These movements include Concretism and Neo-Concretism in Brazil, Constructivism in Uruguay, the Madi Group and Concrete artists in Argentina, and Kinetic Abstraction and Neo-Constructivism in Venezuela. The book also offers biographies of the artists and an intriguing selection of their statements and manifestos.
This catalogue accompanies an exhibition from the Cisneros Collection at Harvard's Fogg Art Museum from 3 March to 21 October 2001.
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Pintando Con Acrilicos
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Pintando Con Acrilicos
Jose Maria Parramon
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Hilarious.......2007-09-10
Funny throughout, but for the hardcore fan, one would find it a bit too made up. Great overall entertainment value.
not the best.......2007-08-17
this was the worst book in this series so that ive read. I kept thinking it was gunna get better but it didnt, AT ALL! i wouldnt recomend it for anyone.
I bent my wookie!.......2007-08-06
This is another hilarious book in The Simpsons Library of Wisdom Collection. This book seems to have more original material in it and is less of a retread of old episodes, which is great. This laugh riot of a book is a must buy for Simpsons fans.
Let's all laugh at the "special" kid.......2007-06-04
Ralph Wiggum is obviously portrayed as being a "special needs" child on the Simpsons - and his appearances have declined somewhat as public sensitivity over the plight over the mentally disabled has risen. It is astonishing that the Publisher would think it appropriate to put out a book written by a non-disabled person that mocks the thoughts and need of those with mental disabilities.
Think I'm being oversensitive? A few years ago I might have thought the same. But before you judge, walk into a Special Needs clinic, or visit a classroom full of children that are struggling with disorders of various kinds. There's nothing funny to be found there. Not. One. Thing.
This book - which lets face it, makes fun of a mentally disabled kid's view on life - isn't funny when you think about the premise. When you really think about it, you realize its absolutely shameful.
These kids - and the adults they grow up to be - can rarely defend themselves from this kind of mockery. How can it be appropriate to make fun of them?
Me fail English? That's unpossible!.......2007-01-06
Ralph is my favorite of the minor characters that appear on "The Simpsons". This book is absolutely hilarious. It really captures the essence of Ralph and his happy-go-lucky, slightly clueless manner of meandering through life.
It's a short book, but it's extremely entertaining and I would definitely recommend it if you like Ralph Wiggum or the Simpsons.
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Ralph Wiggum Book
Manufacturer: HARPER COLLINS 0 PUB
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GUP630 |
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By popular demand, Texas Bix Bender writes a sequel to his best-selling DON'T SQUAT WITH YER SPURS ON!, which became an immediate cowboy humor classic and has been reprinted 26 times. In this new book, Bender has written 125 funny quips for life. Here are some samples: "A good pard will ride with you till hell freezes over, and a little while on the ice." "If you're ridin' a high horse, there ain't no way to get down off it gracefully." "Nature gave us all something to fall back on, and sooner or later we all land flat on it." "Never be too quick to criticize yourself. It's not fair to all your friends and relatives who are dying to do it for you."
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Enjoy being.......2007-08-19
In "Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On! II," Texas Bix Bender continues his cowboy wisdom.
Linda Bark'karie once more does the illustrations superbly, and this time receives title-page credit.
The pages may seem a bit bare because of omission of the double-line page borders and the upper right corner flip images.
However, the illustrations, sayings, and fun continue.
"If your job is to shovel, and all you can see ahead is dirt, it's time to change jobs."
"A good pard will ride with you till hell freezes over -- and a little while on the ice."
"When you can't find somethin', either it's lost or you are."
"Things have a way of workin' out if you just keep your head."
"If your knees hurt too much, your stirrups are too short.
If your tail end hurts too much, your stirrups are too long.
If they both hurt, your stirrups are just right."
"Enjoy being yourself . . . whatever that is."
Illustrator(if it's who i think it is).......2002-12-30
If I am correct, L. Barkkarie is Lynn Barkkarie, and if i'm not mistaken she is from Eugene,Ore. I have a pencil drawing by L.Barkkarie i procured in 1990. It is one of 20 artist proofs(if my memory serves me)and the only one with a bit of color contrasting the shades of grey from pencil. It's of an appaloosa with feather and trade cloth.
Surpasses the first version!.......1997-11-29
I loved the first version of this book, "Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On". This book is as fresh as the first book, with the funny one-liners from a cowboy's point of view. This book outshines the first version in the visual department. The cover and illustrations are wonderful! The illustrations are the icing on the cake of quotes, directly related to each quip by an artist I suspect has a sense of humor equal to that of the author.
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Since its original publication in 1987, Channels of Discourse has provided the most comprehensive consideration of commercial television, drawing on insights provided by the major strands of contemporary criticism: semiotics, narrative theory, reception theory, genre theory, ideological analysis, psychoanalysis, feminist criticism, and British cultural studies.
The second edition features a new introduction by Robert Allen that includes a discussion of the political economy of commercial television. Two new essays have been added—one an assessment of postmodernism and television, the other an analysis of convergence and divergence among the essays—and the original essays have been substantially revised and updated with an international audience in mind. Sixty-one new television stills illustrate the text.
Each essay lays out the general tenets of its particular approach, discusses television as an object of analysis within that critical framework, and provides extended examples of the types of analysis produced by that critical approach. Case studies range from Rescue 911 and Twin Peaks to soap operas, music videos, game shows, talk shows, and commericals.
Channels of Discourse, Reassembled suggests new ways of understanding relationships among television programs, between viewing pleasure and narrative structure, and between the world in front of the television set and that represented on the screen. The collection also addresses the qualities of popular television that traditional aesthetics and quantitative media research have failed to treat satisfactorily, including its seriality, mass production, and extraordinary popularity.
The contributors are Robert C. Allen, Jim Collins, Jane Feuer, John Fiske, Sandy Flitterman-Lewis, James Hay, E. Ann Kaplan, Sarah Kozloff, Ellen Seiter, and Mimi White.
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Excellent Overview of Media Studies Methodologies.......2002-07-04
In a critical writing course I taught in Spring 2002, I used Channels of Discourse, Reassembled as the core text for the course readings. The many chapters within are written by the best of the best in the fields of media studies and cultural studies, and the methodologies are presented in an easy-to-read manner which is informative and full of examples and case studies. This is an excellent book for media studies students, as its chapters lay out the basic information they should know about many of the methodologies often used in media criticism.
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Sun Records: An Oral History (For the Record)
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The Rockabilly Legends: They Called It Rockabilly Long Before It Was Called Rock 'n' Roll (Book & DVD)
ASIN: 0380793733 |
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It was the place where blues, pop, and country merged into rock and roll--and the sounds that emerged from the tiny storefront at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis are still reverberating around the world nearly fifty years after they were made. On Sam Phillips's bright yellow Sun Records label spun a mind-bendingly eclectic body of music by Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Junior Parker, Johnny Cash, and many others. And one day, a gawky nobody named Elvis Presley walked in.
John Floyd has collected fascinating memories from seminal Sun artists, producers, and scenemakers, including Rufus Thomas, Little Milton, Scotty Moore, Billy Lee Riley, Jack Clement, and more. In their own words, they take you through the studio doors for a riveting look at the most influential creative environment in pop music history and the cantankerous genius who rules over it all--and make you an eyewitness to the birth of rock and roll.It was the place where blues, pop, and country merged into rock and roll--and the sounds that emerged from the tiny storefront at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis are still reverberating around the world nearly fifty years after they were made. On Sam Phillipss bright yellow Sun Records label spun a mind-bendingly eclectic body of music by Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Junior Parker, Johnny Cash, and many others. And one day, a gawky nobody named Elvis Presley walked in.
John Floyd has collected fascinating memories from seminal Sun artists, producers, and scenemakers, including Rufus Thomas, Little Milton, Scotty Moore, Billy Lee Riley, Jack Clement, and more. In their own words, they take you through the studio doors for a riveting look at the most influential creative environment in pop music history and the cantankerous genius who rules over it all--and make you an eyewitness to the birth of rock and roll.
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Informative.......2004-02-16
I started reading this book in Memphis and finished it in New Orleans so geographically, my environment enabled me to get a flavor for the books' content. This book is quite conversational and easy to follow. Anyone interested in the personalities of the artists or other decision makers of this period will find it worth their time to get a copy.
Some of the interviewees are quite philosophical as they put things in perspective in retrospect. Consider these comments:
"But timing is everything. If you walk across the street one second you get across and everything's fine. You try it again five seconds later and a bus runs over you. . . sometimes it's just not in the cards at that particular time. There's no point in crying about it."
This is an insightful book. In any human actions, relationships are important. This issue is addressed as a description of Sam Phillips' handling of artists is given, when we're told, "I think the most important thing I learned from being around Sam was, the thing I was most amazed by, was his ability to handle people, to the get the most our of people, to put people ata ease and get the most out of them."
You can see large portions of the interviews are written just as people responded, without editing. That keeps the material lively and conversational.
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Chinese Fortune Sticks
Zhao Xiaomin , and
Martin Palmer
Manufacturer: Stewart, Tabori and Chang
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ASIN: 1556709854 |
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Based on chance and a willful surrender to fate, Chinese fortune-telling relies on age-old Eastern rituals to open the doors to the future. For centuries, troubled souls sought advice about difficult situations by contacting the gods and goddesses through divination sticks. With Chinese Fortune Sticks, today's truth-seekers can once again consult with the spirit world.
After addressing a question to the heavens, the supplicant places the 64 sticks, each individually numbered, in a sacred container marked with the Chinese character for spiritual blessing, then shakes the cup until a stick falls out. Its number corresponds to a thought-provoking poem whose meaning is applied to the problem at hand. In this way, the gods offer their guidance.
Chinese Fortune Sticks presents this ancient method to Western audiences in an accessible, comprehensive format for the first time. The stylish package includes 64 bamboo divination sticks, a good-luck wooden shaker, and an illustrated book containing newly translated and interpreted divinatory poems, based on all five sets of original texts. Perfect for serious spiritualists and new-age enthusiasts alike, Chinese Fortune Sticks approaches modern-day difficulties with the wisdom of the ancients.
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FORTUNE ON A STICK.......2000-07-23
I throughly enjoyed this book and fortune telling kit set. It's the only book that I've seen that covers one of the most authentic and oldest Chinese divination methods . The book covers the historical background of the divination stick methods and has several interesting tidbits on Chinese religion, the way of the Tao, Ying and Yang, and plus readings from the I-Ching. You do not have to believe in the Chineses deities to enjoy the book set.
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A reference book
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bamboo oracle sticks
Book Description
Today's customers are smarter and more demanding -- and with so many choices available, repeat business is at greater risk than ever before. The fourth edition of this customer service bestseller still delivers the proven Knock Your Socks Off formula, and has been updated with all new techniques that will help anyone successfully work with even the most difficult customers. Featuring brand-new chapters on important topics such as understanding cultural and generational differences in customers, plus fresh anecdotes and never-before-seen illustrations by cartoonist John Bush, this indispensable guide shows readers how to create a true and lasting "Service Advantage." Written in the same accessible and humorous style that made this book a classic, the new edition provides tips and strategies to help readers:
* meet customers' expectations and satisfy their needs
* become easy to do business with
* determine the right times to bend or break the rules
* become fantastic fixers and powerful problem-solvers
* cope effectively with "customers from hell."
Extensively updated and expanded, the best-selling front-line customer service book ever published is now even better.
Book Description
The best-selling front-line customer service book ever published is now better than ever. More than a decade after the debut of Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service, this newly revised edition introduces readers to the next generation of first-class service strategy. Applying the winning Knock Your Socks Off formula to the new demands of 21st-century business, the third edition features all-new chapters on Delivering Knock Your Socks Off E-Service, Creating Trust with Your Customer, and Service Recovery Expectations, plus new and updated stories, real-world examples, and new illustrations by cartoonist John Bush. And as always, Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service reveals how to:
* See things from the customer's point of view * Become a fantastic fixer and a powerful problem solver * Cope with "customers from hell" * And avoid The 10 Deadly Sins of Customer Service
Today's customer is smarter, more demanding, and more mobile than ever. Once again, Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service delivers the strategies, techniques, and tips that will keep those customers coming back.
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Outsatnding book on customer service.......2007-01-04
If you want your organization to rise above the competition when it comes to delivering great customer service, I recommend that you read this book and apply the principles within it.
Packed With Knowledge!.......2004-06-12
In Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service, Performance Research Associates - with some editorial help from Ron Zemke - highlight the main principles and techniques involved in providing great customer service and resolving customer problems. This lively book features many short chapters, cartoons, bulleted axioms and what-to-do examples. However, much of the information seems very familiar, like a juiced-up version of hints, tips and advice that have appeared in many other customer service books. Thus, it has a kind of déjà vu quality. While someone who is experienced in this field may find the information here too familiar, we recommend this accessible volume as a great introduction to customer service.
Packed with Knowledge!.......2003-10-15
In Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service, Performance Research Associates - with some editorial help from Ron Zemke - highlight the main principles and techniques involved in providing great customer service and resolving customer problems. This lively book features many short chapters, cartoons, bulleted axioms and what-to-do examples. However, much of the information seems very familiar, like a juiced-up version of hints, tips and advice that have appeared in many other customer service books. Thus, it has a kind of déjà vu quality. While someone who is experienced in this field may find the information here too familiar, we recommend this accessible volume as a great introduction to customer service.
It's not Brain Surgery ý So why is it so hard to do well?.......2002-02-12
"Knock Your Socks Off" is an easy to read, well-organized, thorough introduction to the crucial aspects of providing excellent customer service. I kept it on the corner of my desk and read it during lunch hours. The 31 short chapters (approx. 150 pages) can be finished in just a week or two. I intend to pass it along to the Customer Service Reps that work for me as "required reading" (or maybe even splurge and buy them their own copy!)
The book is organized in Four Parts:
1. The Fundamental Principles of Knock Your Socks Off Service - includes the RATER factors: Reliability, Assurance, Tangibles, Empathy, Responsiveness.
2. The How To's of Knock Your Socks Off Service - honesty, rules, doing the right thing, listening, asking questions, winning words and soothing phrases, telephone tips, writing skills, details, thank-yous.
3. The Problem-Solving Side of Knock Your Socks Off Service - how to fix problems, fix the person, apologize, and handling nasty customers.
4. Knock Your Socks Off Service Fitness - Taking Care of You - how to stay calm, professional, and competent and how to have fun doing it
Whether you're new to the business of providing customer service or a seasoned pro, this book will give lots of great advice and a positive perspective on the challenges of providing good customer service. I plan on using the book to help set goals and establish metrics for improving service at my company.
Great for those joining the service line for the first time.......2001-06-17
After two weeks of joining the service business I was eagerly looking for a book that discusses about delivering good--if not exceptional--service. My conclusion is that this book will meet your expectations if you are new to the business--just like me.
The authors provided many suggestions and recommendations in ways of delivering quality service. I read this book in the span of two-three months, and by the time I finished reading, I realized that I have been doing pretty much most of the things that the authors are suggesting. And based on my customer service feedback, the authors are pretty correct. So, I walked away knowing that I have been doing the right things and a few more ideas of how to improve my service level.
I would have given a five-star if I can find some of the chapters being elaborated further, such as those towards the end of the book. For example, I would like the chapter (Chapter 20) on Exceptional Servic Is in the Details being further elaborated as I found I need some suggesstions for carrying my service level to another level. Nevertheless, the book does give me some hints on areas to look into.
In conclusion, I would recommend this book to those who join the service industry for the first time and want to get some ideas on providing quality service. And for those who are searching for more, you will be refreshed and walk away with some good suggestions and pointers.
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- Information Graphics and Visual Clues: Communicating Information through Graphic Design
- Isabella Ballerina
- Islamic Art and Architecture 650-1250
- Jacques-Louis David's 'Marat' (Masterpieces of Western Painting)
- Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artwork
- Joos Van Cleve: The Complete Paintings
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