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The Imaginary Portraits Of George Condo
George Condo , and Ralph Rugoff Manufacturer: powerHouse Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1576871177 |
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Since the mid-1970s, George Condo has been painting portraits of people inhabiting his imagination. By transposing the techniques of the Italian Renaissance, Spanish Baroque, French Impressionism, Surrealism, 1950s Modernism, and Pop Art, Condo has created an original movement, which he calls Artificial Realism - the realistic representation of that which is artificial. In his first artist's monograph, The Imaginary Portraits of George Condo, the painter showcases an incredible selection of subjects - from Madonnas and Clowns to Metaphysical mannequins and Antipodular Beings - which had previously existed only on the periphery of his consciousness. Condo painted while on the move, and the imaginary characters were made manifest in hotel rooms during his travels throughout Europe. The result is a carnivalesque collection of creatures, the likes of which will most surely surprise, provoke, confuse, and delight.
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Getting the Most from the Wilcox Mixing Palette (Colour Notes)
Michael Wilcox Manufacturer: School of Colour Publishing,US ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1931780234 |
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The Get Fuzzy Experience
Darby Conley Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0740733001 |
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When he was a child, Darby Conley used to wonder what his beloved pooch was thinking. That curiosity led to his creation of the hilarious strip Get Fuzzy in 1999, which has rapidly become one of the most popular cartoons in newspaper syndication. Showcasing the relationship between Bucky, a temperamental cat with an attitude; the sweet and sensitive dog Satchel; and their mild-mannered human companion, Rob Wilco, Get Fuzzy has cornered the market on anthropomorphic antics.Anyone who finds animals both amazing and amusing will find this new Get Fuzzy collection one of the most bitingly funny books ever printed.
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Good Laugh.......2007-09-27
A Get Fuzzy Reading Guide.......2007-08-11
Hilarious!!.......2007-06-07
Doesn't Get any Fuzzier than this!.......2005-10-31
GET BUCKSPERIENCED.......2005-03-06
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Get Fuzzy vol. 3 (En espanol): Get Fuzzy vol. 3: Get the Fuzzy Experience
Darby Conley Manufacturer: Public Square Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1594973938 |
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This bitingly funny portrait of single life with pets is one of the most popular cartoons in newspaper syndication. When he was a child, Darby Conley used to wonder what his beloved pooch was thinking. That curiosity led to his creation of the hilarious strip Get Fuzzy. Showcasing the relationship between Bucky, a temperamental cat with an attitude; the sweet and sensitive dog Satchel; and their mild-mannered human companion, Rob Wilco, Get Fuzzy has cornered the market on anthropomorphic antics.
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GET FUZZY EXPERIENCE : ARE YOU BUCKSEXPERIENCED
DARBY CONLEY Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000KA8BRY |
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Photo Oops: Photographic Opportunities Gone Awry
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1579123775 |
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Since the original Photo Oops was published, Hilary has become a Senator, Arnold Schwarzenegger is in as Governor of California and a host of Democratic hopefuls have sprung up, earnest and unprepared. Quayle has flown the coop, and Clinton (metaphorically) has gone the way of all flesh. This revised update of Photo Oops offers the quintessential images of today's politicians--trying their best to look honest and forthright, but luckily for us, failing miserably.Customer Reviews:
Have you ever heard someone say,"I've got the picture to prove it."........2005-11-11
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Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé
Manufacturer: The MIT Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0262523183 |
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The trouble with scientists monopolizing the investigation of the natural world is that they don't always know what questions to ask. Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painleve explores the work of a man interested in mathematics, art, medicine, and biology, who showed early cinema audiences the alien beauty of the sea and its creatures. Son of a French prime minister, Painleve studied natural science when it was a luxury, but he allied himself with the Surrealists and anarchists who caused such trouble in the 1920s and thereafter. Capable of grossing out Luis Buñuel but also inspiring a pan-European seahorse frenzy through his art, Painleve comes under critical analysis in this volume, which includes his own writings, stills and quotes from his films, notes from contemporaries including Leo Sauvage, and modern appreciations and listings of his work.The pictures come close to capturing the essence of his magic, but his words are more evocative of his artistic sensibility, one that rejects humanization of nonhuman subjects and tells stories regardless of their potentially shocking or subversive themes. Providing the world with alternative means of examining art, science, and nature, Jean Painleve deserves much wider recognition from everyone he has influenced; Science is Fiction is a mighty leap in the right direction. --Rob Lightner
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One of the first to plunge underwater with a camera to bring the subaquatic world to the screen, maverick scientific documentary filmmaker Jean Painlevé (1902-1989) captured the throes of a male seahorse giving birth, the geometric choreography of crystal formation, and the mating habits of hermaphrodite mollusks. In a lifetime spanning nearly the history of cinema itself, Painlevé made over 200 films, including The Seahorse, Freshwater Assassins, The Vampire, and The Love Life of the Octopus. His lyrical and instructive animal behavior films set to avant-garde scores were much admired by Surrealist contemporaries such as Antonin Artaud, Luis Buñuel, and Jean Vigo.Customer Reviews:
Science is Fiction was amazing!.......2007-01-10
Fantastic beautiful book.......2001-11-19
Painlevé was focused on aesthetics as well as scientific commentary in his films. According to this book, his two masterpieces are L'Hippocampe ("The Seahorse") and Le Vampire ("The Vampire"). L'Hippocampe (1934) is about the mating process between the male and female seahorse: The viewer sees a female laying eggs into the abdomen of a male, where he fertilizes them. To Painlevé, this represented the perfect relationship between the sexes. On a darker note, Le Vampire (1945) is a film that lends a political flavor to the behavior of vampire bats. The film stills displayed in the book are quite creepy. In one scene, as a bat falls asleep, it extends one of its wings in a Nazi-like salute.
Painlevé didn't believe that there was a separation between science and art. Throughout his life he founded a series of movie clubs as well as film schools. This lavishly designed book by designer Jean Wilcox is a perfect complement to the aesthetics of Painlevé. It is a book fetishist's dream date. Very rarely in this business does one see such a perfect combination of content, text, and design. Imagine the film viewer who went to see one of Painlevé's films expecting a dry documentary, but instead encountering a strange and poetic way of looking at the world.
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Science is Fiction - The Films of Jean Painleve
AM Bellows Manufacturer: The MIT Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OQQXCO |
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Science is Fiction - The Films of Jean Painleve
AM Bellows Manufacturer: The MIT Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OQWRME |
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: Sixth Edition (Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD)
Richard Cook , and Brian Morton Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0140515216 Release Date: 2003-04-29 |
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In this expanded edition of the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, Richard Cook and Brian Morton have reassessed each artist's entry and updated the text to incorporate thousands of additional CD releases. This endlessly browsable companion has won a devoted audience among afficinados and jazz novices alike.Customer Reviews:
No index, opinions a little heavy-handed.......2007-05-17
Tne Only One You Need.......2006-11-10
Useful as a guide for two people only: The Authors!.......2006-08-06
just a few remarks.......2006-07-20
Marvellous Book.......2006-03-19
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: Sixth Edition (Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD)
Richard; Morton, Brian Cook Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OJ35SQ |
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The Cryptogram Challenge: Over 150 Codes to Crack and Ciphers to Break
Robert Allen Manufacturer: Thunder's Mouth Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1560257148 |
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When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work
Lynne C. Lancaster , and David Stillman Manufacturer: Collins ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0066621070 Release Date: 2003-03-04 |
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If your workplace feels like a battle zone and colleagues sometimes act like adversaries, you ore not alone. Today four generations glare at one another across the conference table, and the potential for conflict and confusion has never been greater.
This insightful book provides hands-on methods to close the generation gaps. With effective tools to recruit, retain, motivate, and manage each generation, you can now create teamwork, not war, in today's highperformance workplace . . . where at any age, productivity is what counts.
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All Supervisors should learn this!.......2007-08-30
good info on generations in the workplace.......2006-07-14
All Business.......2004-11-12
Interesting observations........2003-02-10
Section II: Putting the generations to work
In this section, the authors describe the generations' focus on career. In summary, Traditionalists build a legacy, Baby boomers build a stellar career, Gen X build a portable career and Millennial build parallel careers. The book describes the generation careers with explicit detail including how to reward the generations without offending the "generational culture". This section is interesting since it gives examples from companies that have built various career paths and reward programs for the four generations.
Section III: Hiring generations
In this section, the authors describe in detail how to hire generations. Since the values of the generations are different, company value propositions need to be just as various. These values are established with the help of the specific generations. The proposition should be put into action and modified as time passes. If the values do not represent the various generations then the company would have issues to retain talent.
Section IV: Retaining and managing the generations
Once you have hired the individuals the book describes, in great detail, how to manage and retain your talent using different methods of involvement. Retaining the talent needed is not easy. The book describes that it is not only up to your company but companies should learn to use their talent to keep talent. Example, part-time alumni traditionalist are helping Xers understand the longer term growth of the firm which in turn the firm will be rewarded by Xers not leaving in 6 months. As the book notes it, job changing for Traditionalist is a stigma, for Boomers is getting behind, for Xers is necessary and for Millennials is a way of life.
Section V: What's next?
This section was a six page book conclusion.
If you are thinking of issues that we deal with our bosses, parents, co-workers and others take into consideration their generation before taking action.
Have fun reading.
Not Profound but Provocative.......2002-07-03
The Book's Thesis: If you work with people from other generations, you need to understand that conflicting perspectives between the generations can generate workplace conflict.
Obviously, this is an old theme. There are plenty of quotable inter-generational digs and barbs recorded in the earliest writings of antiquity.
More recently, during my youth in the tumultuous late 1960s and early '70s, we spoke openly and frequently about the "generation gap."
This perennial topic has been treated seriously by credible writers in other business books over the past decade. (I have penned a few articles on it in recent years as well.)
Of the books on this now familiar theme, this one takes a less statistical and analytical approach in favor of a more anecdotal slant on the topic.
Lancaster, a Baby Boomer, and Stillman, a Gen Xer, are business partners who write in a chatty style. They lace their broad observations about generations with illustrations derived from their own personal lives. Often, they make their point by telling stories about the conflicts between the two of them---which they blame on their age difference.
And they never miss an opportunity to remind you that they speak and give seminars on this topic. While those frequent reminders border on annoying, the authors do not seem to be indulging in crass commercialism---search all you want and you won't find information in the book about contacting the author-consultants to purchase their services.
Instead, speechmaking (and speech coaching to the likes of pop business pontificator Harvey Mackay, who penned the book's anemic Foreword) seems to define the authors' rather limited frame of reference in the business world.
As other reviewers have noted, the authors' attention to detail, facts, and rigorous analysis have taken a back seat to their breezy narrative.
In an attempt to provide statistical data on generational differences, the authors point to results from an online survey they conducted. You don't have to be a career researcher or social scientist to recognize that such surveys are comprised of small, non-random, non-representative and therefore invalid samples. That is especially true when extrapolating tiny slivers of data to reach conclusions about an entire generation representing *tens of millions* of people!
Still, these flaws notwithstanding, this engaging, readable book makes some worthwhile observations about the rather amorphous and extremely broad topic of generational strife. Despite my reservations, I found myself highlighting pithy passages and dog-earring quite a few pages.
If you can look past the authors' indulgent style and occasional gaffs and lapses, "When Generations Collide" serves as an approachable and palatable overview of potential generational friction in the workplace---and wherever people of varying ages interact.
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When Generations Collide: Who They Are, Why They Clash, How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work
David Stillman Lynne C. Lancaster Manufacturer: Collins ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OFJQ8I |
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When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work.
Lynne C.; Stillman, David Lancaster Manufacturer: Collins ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OFGZWI |
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