Book Description
The Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch is everybody's favorite weird artist. His strange but beautiful paintings, created 500 years ago, continue to fascinate people today with their half-human/half-animal creatures, demons, imaginary constructions, and turbulent fantasies. It's easy to understand how Bosch became a forerunner of the 20th-century Surrealists. The Essential(tm) Hieronymus Bosch is the book to read if you have zero tolerance for artspeak and a lively curiosity about what has made this painter so popular.
Customer Reviews:
Good for art, much less so for theology.......2006-04-04
I did a double-take when this author attempted to explain details of Roman Catholicism as a key to grasping Bosch's paintings.
"The ceremony takes place at an altar that contains precious relics, which are real pieces either of the body of Christ or of a saint, or of something they have touched."
Ok, that's not Christian theology at all. Simply put, it is blasphemy. No editor caught this one?
Luckily, the author seems to be much better at writing about art than theology. However, as I am a neophyte about art (hence, my reading of this book) it makes me much less sure of the accuracy of the author's views after seeing such a huge blooper about something that even the most basic Christian knows.
I am enjoying the art info enough to give it this four star rating.
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Delvaux: Paul Cahier 7
Pierre Ghene
Manufacturer: Exhibitions International
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Book Description
Get ready to enjoy all-new comic strip adventures featuring Wallace & Gromit and a host of loveable characters, from the multi-Oscar winning Aardman Animation!
Wallace & Gromit have featured in three films which are adored by all ages - A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave - and with their unique British humour and inventive approach to life, they are now amongst our best-loved characters, appealing to children and adults alike.
In this first story, Catch of the Day, Wallace faces skulduggery from a rival at a fishing competition. What sinister mystery lies behind Albert Plunger's amazing success with fish? And will Gromit and the newly-invented Tub-Marine save the day?
Customer Reviews:
COOL BOOK.......2007-01-11
You'll want this one just for yourself though it makes a great gift too!
Book Description
Totally Absurd Inventions offers the best of the goofy from the millions of patents granted during the past 70 years. Each of the nearly 100 off-the-wall inventions unearthed for this collection features the detailed patent application illustration and a lively description of the bizarre proposed creation. Need to know when your baby's diaper is dirty' You'll want to see the plans behind the Diaper Alarm. Little boys wanting to avoid playground kisses may find just what they need in the Kissing Shield. Want to add a unique Wisconsin twist to your cigarette' The Cheese-Filtered Cigarette might do the trick. Super Trash Man, the Cranium Cooler, the All-Terrain Stroller, and the Pet Toilet are just a few more of the zany but fascinating inventions highlighted in this compendium of creativity.
Customer Reviews:
Fine book, but not always accurate........2002-05-31
The author attempts to laugh on the inventions and patents. Unfortunately he is not always thorough enough in his thoughts. For example 'Do you think it is something wrong in combining babies water and electricity'. Sounds dangerous, but it is not: think about your 1.5 Volt battery try to touch skin with it : you feel nothing.
Dear Mr. Vancleave! Nerve impulses themselves are 'electricity' - you should not afraid of the word itself, but try to understand the physics beyond it.
Respectfuly,
Order Question.......2002-04-06
I didn't know how else to get an email to you, but how do you order these items in the book? I do not have the book, but just saw some items on Rosie O'Donnell. I want to get one of the bird feeder hats and didn't know how to go about it. Thanks!!
INCREDIBLE!!.......2001-06-26
Ted is a mastermind of the absurd. If you dont crack a rib reading through his wacky insignts on the ceative genious of our time, you should see a doctor.
Help Me!.......2001-06-08
How can I update the cover art for my book and get the editorial review corrected? Can you please send me an email address to make the proper corrections and would you please not post this request to your review section. This is not a review. I cannot find any alternative to reach the proper contacts.
Thanks,
Ted
Totally Absurd Inventions.......2001-06-07
This is the funniest book you'll read in some time! I am an inventor and I know what it takes to make an invention marketable. And believe me, what is in these totally absurd inventions is NOT marketable...other than for good humor. However, I must say, there was one invention that did actually receive some interest from a university in Great Britain...a patent having to do with cow gas. That's right...gas! So go figure!
Book Description
Read bestselling books for a living. Watch films for money. Go to see Broadway plays for work. Socialize at premiere parties for pay. I am a movie "development girl," and, believe it or not, this is my job description. Do you think my career sounds fabulous and fun? Well, you aren't alone--
Countless people dream of a career in the movies.
Development Girl: The Hollywood Virgin's Guide to Making It in the Movie Business is industry insider Hadley Davis's indispensable guide to making that dream a reality.
Starting with a crash course on the ins and outs of the movie business (What really goes on in a production company? How does a project evolve from script to finished film?) and moving on to topics ranging from entry-level positions and interview tactics to sex and fashion, Hadley reveals how to become a film executive on the rise.
Funny, honest, and full of juicy behind-the-scenes tales,
Development Girl is essential reading for anyone who wants to make it in the movie business.
Includes advice from
Barry Josephson, Producer, Sonnenfeld/Josephson
Ruth Vitale, Co-President, Paramount Classics
Carla Hacken, Senior Vice President, Fox 2000
Jack Lechner, Senior Vice President, Miramax Films
Other industry luminaries
Customer Reviews:
Hmmm.......2007-08-19
Everyone is willing to leave a comment, but no one is willing to attach their name. I can't claim to be "someone", but I can claim to have read the book. I found it to be superficial and probably wouldn't be extremely helpful in landing any type of job that you would REALLY want to have, but it has a certain humorous twist to it that makes it an enjoyable read. It is suppose to be light, funny and not really taken seriously, a kind of beach read, if you will. Apparently, the humor is lost on all of you so much smarter, hardworking and clever "someones".
what kind of garbage is this?.......2007-02-03
An overhyped book full of false misinformation about the film world. The film development business is half male, half female. It is by far not a woman's job. It's not a gender specific job period. It's a serious business and what you wear is not important. What is important is that you can juggle many things at a time, use your brain, that's that organ between your ears, and love story and writing more than anything. This was some kind of legally blonde rip off that should've been reworked and thought out before publishing it the way it was.
GREAT book! .......2005-04-26
This is a fantastic first book to read about the entertainment industry for anyone interested in breaking into the industry! Many reviewers have taken this book far too seriously, forgetting that Hadley is giving a tongue-in-cheek perspective of the film industry. I bought this book before going out for internships, and landed one shortly after. I actually used Hadley's advice on how to get an internship using the Hollywood Creative Directory, which many production companies deemed as "very smart" when they asked how I got their number. I've worked for Universal Studios for a year now and I keep coming back to this fun book, as I've realized many things she says does in fact accurately reflect what I've found in the industry thus far. This book is funny and unique from other books about breaking into the industry with sections like "NY vs. LA", Sex, and a very cool advice section from people who have made it including John Lovitz, the Senior Vice President of Miramax, and Vivica A. Fox. I'm tired of hearing the negative side of Hollywood and Hadley's book, from the cynical "Hollywood is unforgiving and horrible" crowd. So what if Hadley paints a fun idealistic picture of entry-level Hollywood jobs? They are! As an intern, I've had the pleasure to deliver a script to Steven Speilberg, visit movie sets, and meet eyes with Dustin Hoffman fresh from the set of Meet the Fockers. Yea I've had hours of xeroxing, but I smiled the entire time.
CheesecakeGirl hopes Cheesy Title sells poorly written book.......2002-02-25
The title & cover photo say it all. It's almost like Ms. Davis is saying, 'Wheee! Lookit me. I'm a Hollywood Player, guys, and now you have to take back all those things you said about me being a ditz.' Holding a copy of Variety, sitting by some scripts, talking on the phone, wearing an expensive/stylish retro minimal outfit while flashing a smile that cost a lot and a hairstyle of equal value-sheesh!!!
Fashion tips replace insight and it doesn't merit being a how-to book of any kind.
Book tries to titilitate instead of teach & flops. NO tip is offered that is of value that you couldn't figure out yourself.
Oh well, she'll make someone a great trophy wife. She'd fill out a dress well & could chatter without making a meaningful point and look great...I mean she's yummy to look at, but nobody I'd take advice from.
Really though, this book insults your intelligence.
It deserves NEGATIVE stars!.......2000-06-09
I have a sneaking suspicion that all the "glowing" reviews posted here were planted by friends and relatives of the author. NO ONE who is even remotely familiar with the business of movie-making could read this and find it enjoyable or accurate. I am a "D-Girl" and have done fairly well in this business. I can assure you that it is not because I wear Prada and sleep with producers... it is because I have put in the 14 hour days, developed the right relationships and worked very, very hard. Sure, there are a lot of "perks" that come with working in Hollywood- but Davis fails to mention the premieres and parties are a very small part of an otherwise demanding, exhausting business. If Hadley Davis (who is no "big fish" in this town, I assure you) wants to present the Hollywood experience from the perspective of a self-absorbed trust fund baby, that's her right. I just hope that people who are looking for some real information about what it takes to survive in this business and thrive in development will look elsewhere. This book is awful!
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- Great mixture of trivia, knowledge, and entertainment!!!
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Did Ya Forget!: The Ultimate Black Music Trivia
Chandell Bey
Manufacturer: Authorhouse
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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Customer Reviews:
Great mixture of trivia, knowledge, and entertainment!!!.......2002-02-07
This book will test your knowledge of the African American music experience. What I like most about the book is that it can be used to entertain as well as read for oneself. It is packed with music trivia questions ranging from Hip-Hop, R & B, Blues, oldies, and Gospel. It's the type of book that you can pull out to test your friends and loved ones. The answers are given in the back of the book which makes for a good game when entertaining. It starts off with easy questions (for some) which gradually gets more and more difficult and challenging. It is rich with information and little known facts that will definetly surprise you. I highly recommend it.
Book Description
Have a blast with bar tricks that can keep the party going for hours!
Join in the fun by learning the secret of the "healed" broken matchstick...the mysteriously moving cigarette...the miraculous liquid handcuffs...and the "can-you-line-them-up?" three-glass challenge. Here are 50 entertaining and exceptionally easy illusions, brain benders, games, gimmicks, and unnatural phenomena that require little or no physical skill to perform.
Whenever conversation fizzles, the food runs out, or boredom threatens to set in, you can get the good times rolling. All you need are items at hand like coins, glasses, and a napkin...Plus the exciting insider information you'll find in this, the biggest, most entertaining guide to bar tricks anywhere...for great fun anytime!
Each and every bar trick is...
Fully illustrated
Risk-free and safe
Great entertainment for club nights, parties, outings, sporting events
Customer Reviews:
I might use a total of two tricks..........2006-08-10
I hate leaving bad reviews of things because I know someone is trying to make money and I don't want to hinder that.
Truth is that the concept of this book was exactly what I was looking for, but it didn't have anything special in it. I might use a total of two tricks. Most of the things just come off as stupid or little clever games (i.e. with matches)... but very little magic or tricks.
Should be called "How to look stupid".......2002-10-21
Do the stunts in this book and you're going to look thicker than a pound cake. The tricks don't ease awkward moments as it claims, instead it makes you feel more awkward than you did to begin with.
I told my friends I'd levitate an olive for them and they all gathered around the bar. After 5 mins of trying to get the trick to work, it's still obvious to those watching that the olive isn't floating at all. Suddenly you become the butt of all jokes and your friends start calling you names like "spaz".
I gave it two stars because there is one trick that is actually really good and is almost worth the price of the book. It's the one where you make a spectators finger ring link onto the stem of a borrowed bar wine glass.
Preview a copy before buying.......2001-09-18
There is a point where simplicity converts to banality, and this book treads that line a little too closely for my tastes. Those new to bar culture may find something to wonder over here, but anyone interested in magic probably won't.
Having said that, I disagree, slightly, with others who've gone so far as to say that the book--and especially its cover--are misleading. The cover describes the tricks as "idiot-proof", and they are. The tricks are well-illustrated and competently explained. As the cover claims, you will learn how to pass a dollar bill though a lemon, and make a coin walk across the table. To be sure, there's nothing in the book that will teach you how to create the image of a levitating olive as depicted on the cover, but the cover is basically honest.
If it oversells the book at all, it does so when it claims the tricks will "amaze" friends. It's best to say, as the back cover points out, that the tricks will help smooth over awkward conversational moments. Because of the lack of anything truly breathtaking, or even much that's subtle, this book is best previewed at a local library before purchase. IIt's probably not a smart impulse buy.
Crowd pleasing, but nothing to wet yourself over.......2001-08-13
Haven't put this book to too much use as of yet, but i can tell ou that i find it a little disappointing. Don't get me wrong, they're cool tricks and will probably come in very helpful, but the tricks lack the mystifying appeal i was hoping for. FOr the most part, they're all cool tricks, but once you preform them for friends, you're giving away how it's done. I was anting soemthing that would leave my friends a little more mystified. I guess the tricks just lack the magical side i was looking for. Still impressive tricks, but they won't leave people in aww, unless they're really hammered i guess. I'd suggest combinign this book with The Complete Book of Beer CDrinking Games jsut for kicks. hope this was helpful for you. peace
Not what I thought it would be..........2001-08-10
I purchased this book hoping to learn a few cool magic tricks I might be able to pull of in a bar. I was immediately interested by the cover of the book, which pictures an olive levitating over a martini glass. From this picture, and from the the words "Levitate an olive..." which also appear on the cover, I assumed there might be a trick inside to make an olive appear to levitate. There is, however, nothing of the sort. The olive trick turns out to be a pretty stupid bar bet that has nothing to do with even the appearance of levitation. And it only gets worse from there. Most of the tricks in this book are, as the cover does advertise, incredibly simple; the problem is most of them are so simple they are completely uninteresting. Personally I am glad I never met the author in a bar while he was researching material for this thing.
My feeling after reading this is that it is a collection of trite gags that will cause the people around you to groan and leave you sitting alone at the bar, buying your own drinks and cursing the day you ever tusted the other reviewers on this one.
Customer Reviews:
Worked for my husband.......2007-09-29
I bought this book for my husband. He graduated from college with a degree and no better job than what he started with. He wanted something better after he worked that hard to get a degree. He used this book as a reference for what he needed to do to get there. He is not a reader and he read this book in 2 days. Great book of ideas. And it worked for my husband on landing a better job and hopefully a career in his field.
This book immediately grabbed my attention!.......2007-09-18
I purchased this book for my brother who is currently going through a career crisis, but I enjoyed the first few chapters so much that I read the whole thing before I knew it! It is very insightful without being preachy, and provides a structured decision-making process. I would definitely recommend this book to someone questioning their career.
Inspirational and Thought Provoking.......2007-09-16
This book truly inspired me to get out there and change my approach to life. After graduating from college I found myself lost and under an immense amount of pressure to secure a J.O.B.
I purchased this book at one of my lowest points and after reading the first chapter I knew it would change my life forever. Dan Miller encourages you to find what makes you happy by taking a holistic approach to your life. The book encourages you to balance job seeking activities with those that help enrich your life as a whole. The idea is that when you are healthier, more confident and pleased with other areas of your life, the career path you love will be much more evident.
This is a great book for those who are not sure what their calling is in life or how to find it. Since reading it, I have gotten a great job in a career that I am thrilled to be involved in. I have recomended this book to a friend of mine who has also started to move forward in his personal and career development and has recommended the book to another friend of ours. Definitely a great choice!!!
Jaw-Dropping Near-Plagarism of What Color is Your Parachute .......2007-09-03
Having previously read Richard Nelson Bolles's classic What Color is Your Parachute, I was shocked at how much of the material in 48 Days to The Work You Love was a re-worded version of Parachute (first published commercially in 1972). In some sidebars Miller credits Bolles, but so much of the material (and format) is so dangerously close to plagarism that I intend to write a letter to the author and publisher asking for an explanation. This is especially galling since I am a big fan of Dave Ramsey and cannot believe that he is promoting this book unless he's never read Parachute.
The saddest part is that I actually like the original material Miller presents on "life goals", embracing change and work-life balance. Unfortunately, his presentation is so repetitious, disorganized and thinly developed that I didn't get much value from his ideas.
I'm particularly annoyed that there's no 48-day plan presented in the book! I'm not kidding. Apparently Dan Miller sells workbooks that include the arcane mysteries of "The Plan", but I only discovered this after reading the entire book! As it turns out, this "book" is more like a marketing pamphlet for Miller's "Plan workbooks"). Can you say "refund"?
The only way you could possibly be happy choosing this book over Bolles's Parachute would be if you think Miller's trite animal metaphors and seemingly random Bible quotes (perhaps monkeys typed them?) make up for this book's awful shortcomings. If you've never read What Color is Your Parachute this book will be helpful and insightful, but you would have been better off reading the original.
Book Review: 48 Days.......2007-07-13
Did you know heart attacks increase by 33% on Monday mornings, more people die at 9am Monday than any other time of the week, and male suicides are highest on Sunday nights, just before the weekly grind? Dan Miller does, and impending death is just one of the reasons he wants you to find better work.
Dan Miller's 48 Days to the Work You Love provides a combination of the things you already know but need to hear again, and need to know but don't. This book will do more than help you strengthen old resolutions; it will teach you how to make meaningful changes in your career--and in the way you view work altogether.
First, Quit your Job
48 Days persuades the reader to leave the job that isn't working (no pun intended), and find something better. "Job Security" is no longer an excuse to stay where you are over-worked and underpaid. While in the early 80s the employment philosophy was work for a good company and they'll take care of you for life, today loyal workers are often (not fired but) "laid off", "downsized", "right-sized", "reorganized", reengineered", "put into the mobility pool", freed up to "pursue other opportunities", "uninstalled", and are often on the receiving end of "a cost containment exercise" (email other creative terms to Miller at work@48days.com). Why the change? Fifty years ago it took a lifetime for technology to make your job obsolete. Today it takes 4 or 5 years. Therefore, as Miller explains, "everyone lives on the edge of job obsolescence and the threshold of career opportunity"
Miller is so for you quitting your job that he writes, "You must develop a sense of what you can contribute that goes beyond 1 company or organization. A career path today will likely involve moving from organization to organization, creating a picture of rising circles, rather than a vertical ladder. In fact, a vertical rise within one organization will very likely move you away from your strongest areas of competence." And it will limit your earning potential, as Miller suggests "in changing companies you may be able to increase your income by 40 to 50 percent though that is unlikely to happen while moving up in one company."
48?
I have to address this, as you surely are wondering, why does finding the work you love take exactly "48 Days"? Miller explains that 40 days is a sacred time-span, and to this he adds eight "free days in the process to create your own plan". I can't decide whether this is blasphemous or just really hokey--to Christianize your book with an overused `sacred' numeric, and then casually change it. Still, it's certainly better than other possible titles: Every Worker's Battle, The Work Factor, Loving your Work too Much, and Work is Not that into You Either.
Despite the title, the book reads and flows well. It takes the lecture, vignette, lecture, vignette, lecture, vignette approach--which works--and most of the stories are really quite good. A few are perfectly cliché, of course. For those who haven't heard, if you help a struggling butterfly out of its cocoon, it will die. It needs to do that on its own. The same applies to hatching birds.
There are 4 Things you Need to Know
Often books are published that would make a good book chapter--the 4 points the author drones on about can be summarized in a couple hundred words. One of the best things about 48 Days is as soon as you think you know everything Miller is going to write, he introduces something else. For example, all this came from the second-half of the book:
* Fewer than 1% of job seekers find work by responding to an internet ad
* During an interview, your answer to any question should be no longer than 60 seconds
* The best times to have an interview are Tues-Thurs between 8-10am
* 2,322 of 2,756 managers rank enthusiasm as #1 in what they want in applicants
* Today people are paid for their productivity, not their time, not their seniority
* IQ contributes only about 20% to the factors that predict success
* 69% of businesses today cost less than $10,000 to start; and 24% cost $0
* The most successful people got there not by being in the most lucrative industry, but by doing work they loved
A Brick in the Wall
Finally, Miller reminds the reader that work is a part of life, it's not life itself. Don't sacrifice your family, community, church, recreation, or personal development for a job. He writes good advice I should take myself: "if you are working more than 45 to 50 hours a week in your job, you are limiting success in some other areas of your life. Don't expect all your fulfillment, value, and meaning to com from the work you do."
He also writes we should work out 4-5 times a week. This being said, I'm late for the gym...
Customer Reviews:
good book.......2007-09-12
This book makes you think. I found it made me reassess everything I did and why. It gives great practical pointers on job applications but also makes you evaluate your life and put it in perspective
Customer Reviews:
A must read .......2006-10-27
If you are in a job that you hate, or if you have any questions as to how you would ever get out of it and make the money you need to make to pay the bills etc. READ THIS BOOK!!! You will not be disappointed. So many of us are on the wrong track only because we cant see the right one. No matter what your fancy - employee or self employed - you gotta read this before you do ANYTHING else! (I read it 3 times and then started my own business!)
Book Description
This workbook is a result of Dan Miller's life long personal coaching with clients, and his success in leading them to business and life success. The 126 pages contain a tremendous amount of information, as well as actual space and direction to work through your personal aspects, on the way to crafting a plan of action to achieve the work you love! Two audio CDs accompany the workbook to provide further information and guidance from Dan.
Books:
- The Haunted Inkwell: Art and Our Future
- The Imaginary Portraits Of George Condo
- The Life and Works of Augustus Saint Gaudens
- The Other Side of Color: African American Art in the Collection of Camille O. and William H. Cosby, Jr.
- The People of Pern
- The Pre-Raphaelite Vision (Phaidon Miniature Editions)
- The Secret Art of Antonin Artaud
- The Sexual Perspective: Homosexuality and Art in the Last 100 Years in the West
- The Streetwise Guide to Freelance Design and Illustration
- The Tarot of Prague Kit: A Tarot Deck and Book Based on the Art and Architecture of the "Magic City"
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