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Antonin Artaud: Selected Writings
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"This volume brings us face to face with one of the great artistic singularities of the modern age. One comparison is still possible, however: Derrida writing on Artaud is astonishing and definitive rather as Artaud himself was when he wrote on Van Gogh." -- Malcolm Bowie, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature, All Souls College, Oxford
"I salute Antonin Artaud," wrote André Breton, "for his passionate, heroic negation of everything that causes us to be dead while alive." Antonin Artaud (1896-1948)--stage and film actor, director, writer, drug addict, and visual artist--was a man of rage and genius. The Secret Art of Antonin Artaud is the first English translation of two famous texts on his drawings and portraits. In one, Jacques Derrida examines the works that he first saw on the walls of Paule Thévenin's apartment. His text, as frenzied as Artaud's, struggles with Artaud's peculiar language and is punctuated by footnotes and asides that reflect this strain ("How will they translate this?"). The more straightforward text of Paule Thévenin describes the history of Artaud's drawings and portraits.
Due to a dispute between Artaud's heirs and Paule Thévenin, the book does not contain reproductions of Artaud's artwork. Instead, there is a series of haunting photographs of Artaud by Georges Pastier. Artaud most likely would have approved of the irony of publishing a book entitled The Secret Art of Antonin Artaud without reproductions of the work--a catalogue irraisonn as it were. "We won't be describing any paintings," says Derrida in the text, which is addressed to that which underlies both language and art.
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They've been responsible for some of the most dazzling and awe-inspiring visuals ever put to film, and now the concept artists behind the Star Wars prequels are bringing their considerable talents to comics. Just in time for Star Wars: Episode III, the wildly gifted mind of the Lucasfilm art department and visual effects powerhouse Industrial Light & Magic come together to tell their own Star Wars tales in this compilation of short stories. Given free reign to explore any and every aspect of the Star Wars universe, each artist offers a new twist or a deeper view into that galaxy far, far away. Nowhere else will you find a more pure or more different look at George Lucas's enduring creation than through the eyes of the Star Wars: Visionaries.
Customer Reviews:
Visions indeed........2007-01-05
The stories were very enjoyable & added well to the Star Wars saga.
Interesting concept. .......2005-11-08
The greatest concept artists at Lucas Film LTD make the best Starwars comic book ever.
If you don't read comics you should at least read this.
See the creation of Grievious, the return of Darth Maul, and briliant concept illustration.
Buy this book!
This is for the fan.......2005-10-03
This tpb has exceptional artwork. The stories contained therein can mostly be considered 'non-canon', but that doesn't make it any less an enjoyable read. You may also be interested in seeing the creation of General Grievous visually here.
Strange visions.......2005-09-09
These are interesting tales, I especially liked the first one, but I wasn't all that impressed by the book overall. I suppose it's worth reading, but get a library copy. The pretty pictures are just that, they're pretty...uh except some are slightly crazy and not that astetically pleasing.
Overall, a decent read but is it worth the money...errr probably not.
Good for what it is, but not perfect........2005-08-25
Being a Star Wars geek, when I read about how Visionaries is a bunch of side stories filling in the gaps before and after Episode III, I knew I had to get it. The only picture I saw of it was Darth Maul with his new mechanical lower body and longer horns. It looked a little goofy, and I couldn't take him seriously this way, but I still gave it a shot. Sure enough, the book is pretty cool. The majority of the comics are well done, and the diversity of the artwork is all over the place. Even casual fans are bound to find something in this book that they'll like. Be it seeing Darth Maulester make a come-back, a certain General in non-Droid form, or a showcase of Palpatine's power once he fully embodies the dark side. But there are some pretty poor pieces that I felt should've been left out. If this book was a series of contest winners for adding more to the Star Wars universe, they'd be the runners up for the consolation prize. They were just that bad.
Seeing as how this is a collection of comic shorts, there isn't much I can tell you about without giving away how some of them end. But at the same time, this is another reason I took off a star- some of the stories are too short. A great example is the first one: Old Wounds, where Darth Maul comes back to take care of Obi-Wan. It's all of 12 pages, and the fight doesn't even last that long. While it was nice to bring the guy back, it's almost a tease. Here was pretty much the best fighter in the Star Wars films, and he goes down fairly fast. That isn't really ruining the story for you. We all know Obi-Wan lives to make it to Episode IV. And he seems almost too old in this comic, dispite just being 3 years after Episode III. But enough with the gripes, the other comics are:
-The Artist of Naboo
-Wat Tambor and the Quest for the Sacred Eye of the Albind Cyclops
-Sithisis
-Entrenched
-The Fourth Precept
-Prototypes
-Imperial Recruitment
-Deep Forest
-Celestia Galactica
-The Eyes of Revolution
Actually, Imperial Recruitment is just two one-page drawings of recruitment ads for the Imperial army with two vixens posing- one in a TIE Fighter flight suit. The Artist of Naboo is about an artist who paints things he has visions about. One of these, is Padme. Eventually, he meets her, and makes a life changing decision regarding her. This comic is done in a beautiful painting style. It's detailed, yet very messy. Having no real knowledge of the types of paints out there, this is either in oil or water colors...or both. Wat Tambor is just plain stupid, and I don't want to waste time remembering what it's about. I mean, just the name alone gives you the idea that it'd fit in better in a Science Mysteries comic or something from the 60s. Sithisis, however, is awesome. There is no text or dialogue to be found, and it revolves around Palpatine using his destructive powers all over the galaxy. I especially like how they drew Yoda for this- he reminded me of Oro from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. There's a sketchy style about this one. Entrenched throws us on Hoth during Episode V when the Rebels are holding their own against the AT-AT walkers while others evacuate. It's mostly about one soldier who's narrating what's going on to his mom. I have no idea what The Fourth Precept is about, but it's done in a beautiful style, but more modern. Think back to the covers of WitchBlade or something, and that's how the quality is on each page. This one is very short, but it's understandable with how much time must've went into the drawings. If you've seen the Clone Wars animated series, then Prototypes is for you. The unstoppable bounty hunter, Durge, is here...but before he became the mindless killer we see in the cartoon. This has a rough, 70's noir look to it. Deep Forest is an all-out Wookiee fight as they protect their planet from different forces. I don't really like the style of drawing in this one- too many colors don't match, and aren't within the lines of what they represent. Go ahead and tell me, "it's not like there are rules to art", but this one didn't look good to me. Celestia Galactica is a bunch of different one-page art pieces of different things. I particularily liked the Rancors attacking an Imperial base. These would make for great creative writing pieces for geeky teachers out there. Finally, The Eyes of Revolution gives us a General who is the last hope for a planet. But, his ship doesn't make it to its destined location, and he nearly dies. Count Dooku is there to recover him, and the general is in turn, transformed into General Grievous. This one has fantastic art, and will quench the thirst of those who wished for him to seem less clumsy in the movie, and more like the one-man army we saw in the Clone Wars animated series.
Whew. After typing this up, it seems like there's a lot more, but the book's just 132 pages. Some of which aren't even comics. Dispite some mistakes like Wat Tambor, I'd say this is worth a purchase. Or if all else fails, just read the whole thing at the book store. It's worth it. I do wish the price was a bit less though.
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In this extraordinary collection, Tony Hillerman presents the Southwest as only he can, choosing remarkable true tales from his personal archives of local lore. As you read these stories, you will be amazed, astounded, and oftentimes confounded by the power of ingenuity, serendipity, and the strange, comical coincidence of life and how it proves, once again, that truth is ultimately stranger than fiction.
From the amusing title story of the holdup that didn't happen, to the riveting account of scientists tracking Black Death through the arroyos, to the ironic account of how a black cowboy's commonsense intelligence destroyed the dogma of the Smithsonian Institution, master storyteller Tony Hillerman reveals the present and timeless past of one of America's most beautiful and haunting regions.
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Vintage Tony Hillerman.......2005-08-11
I purchased this after hearing Tony read a few passages at a lecture. The book is a series of essays Tony wrote as his Masters Thesis at the University of New Mexico. They are true tales of New Mexico, but told only as Tony, one of America's greatest yarn spinners can. Most, in particular the "unfeloneous unbankrobbery" in the title essay will have you holding your sides, while at the same time learning something about the unique culture of the Land of Enchantment. Highly recommended as well is Tony's autobiography "Seldom Disappointed".
Get with Reality.......2000-10-26
If you have spent ANY time in New Mexico (or a lifetime like me), there is a Favor & Life Style here that is Unique. With the Modern World slithering in & changing everything, this book is a Wonderful Testament to the way things used to be. If you are here for any length of time you may still experience some of the conditions & Personalities described, but like the Roswell Aliens, they can be difficult to find. If you have no sense of Humor, don't read this-try the daily paper.
Deceptive Packaging.......2000-06-10
I bet I'm not the only one who was fooled into thinking this book was a work of fiction. The cover art looks just like Hillerman's best selling novels. I liked the lead story, "The Great Taos Bank Robbery", but the rest were only mildly interesting. Not worth the price of admission.
What New Mexico is really about.......1998-06-24
Readers expecting Leaphorn and Chee will be disappointed -- but this is a wonderful book, a collection of essays from Hillerman's journalist days. He neatly skewers Indian-wannabes in "The Navajo Who Had So Many Friends ...," although "The Messenger Birds" and the piece on Mt. Taylor prove (as if we didn't know it already) that he's highly sensitive to the Native American point of view. And although the hilarious title story is mostly of historical interest in today's post-hippie Taos, it'll strike a responsive chord with anyone who's spent time in rural NM. The essay on Reies Tijerina elucidates the (still) sore point of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and its land-grant repercussions ... and yes, we do still have bubonic plague here, although in the era of antibiotics it's not the threat it was in medieval Europe. For someone who wants a sense of what New Mexico is REALLY all about, I recommend this as far and away the best book on the subject (a good runner-up is Stan Crawford's "Majordomo").
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Over the course of ten seminal issues in magazine format and a hugely successful book format edition, Flesh & Blood became established as the leading brand name in cutting-edge film criticism during the latter years of the Twentieth Century. Always one step ahead of the rest, Flesh & Blood featured the world's best writers reporting on the most important sex, horror and exploitation cinema in the world. Flesh & Blood Compendium is simply The Best of The Best. Ground-Breaking Articles on eye-opening SUBJECT:s including: RealiTV and Death Film, Pier Paolo Pasolini and the Marquis de Sade, Jack the Ripper, Postmodern Slasher Movies, Prosthetic Sex Films, British Trash Films from the 70s, Rape/Revenge movies, African Witchdoctors, French vampires, Japanese Ultra Violence and Belgian artcore... Interviews with cinematic legends including: Peter Jackson, Russ Meyer, Joe D'Amato, Jess Franco, Tinto Brass, Bigas Luna, Marco Ferreri, Fred Williamson, Coffin Joe, Gerard Damiano, Freddie Francis and many more! All this topped off by a never-ending reviews section covering films that can't be read about anywhere else, and all delivered with the Flesh & Blood guarantee of top-quality, enthusiastic, accessible and intelligent critical writing.
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Gorehounds will be bored with this book.......2007-03-29
Well, what can I say. I love horror and all things gory. Unfortunatley this book has more porn in it than the red red kroovy. Fab Press is wonderful and they put together a great book, so if cheesy wierd porns are your bag then this book is for you. The few sections on horror films are great though. However, Book Of The Dead stands as the best Fab Press release.
Sex + Death = Lovely Book.......2006-01-15
This is a gorgous and informative book about cult sex & horror films. Like all of the Fab Press books, it's overflowing with fantastic photographs on every page, many of them in color. If nothing else, the pictures will keep you entertained for hours. Beyond that, the text is also great -- a hodgepodge of critical essays, interviews with directors, and film reviews. If you enjoy films like Dellamorte Dellamore, I Spit on Your Grave, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, etc., you will love this book.
NOT QUITE WHAT I WAS EXPECTING..............2005-05-27
this is a large,well-written book by people who obviously love the material and know the material.i had purchased it,never having had read the magazine which this book is a compilation of(i believe the first 10 issues?).
my interests are of the horror film genre and sub-genres,which this book includes.however,i was a bit disappointed in the amount of material pertaining to "adult" films.having no real interest in that area(particularly on an intellectual level),i found a large portion of this book dull.
so,for those familiar with the source material will find this of no surprise.to those who are new to "Flesh and Blood",be warned of what "flesh" they are refering too
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Twenty-four folded sheets (96 pages) of 12-stave looseleaf paper printed on the select, cream-colored, high-grade, heavy paper that characterizes all the Mel Bay premium manuscript products. Probably the best 12-stave manuscript paper on the market at this price.
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Not what it seems.......2005-07-13
There are only 64 pages not 94 as the description says, they are not loose-leaf pages and the pages but are bound together and stapled and each page is perforated to tear out of the book. There is a big, obnoxious "Mel Bay" logo at the bottom of each page.
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Oriental belly dance is an unequalled exhibition, which tells the story of birth. This book revelas the history of belly dancing, and the widely unknown fact that its origins are in the imitations of fetal kicks and the giving birth. Belly dancing is a celebration of vibrant sexuality and new life, and can be a powerful aphrodisiac. Fully illustrated.
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"Interesting".......2005-01-02
First of all, I love belly dancing and collect old books and albums, so this was a must-addition to my collection. The book centers on Turkish dancing and Turkish dancers and you will not get a lot of history or any information on ethnic or regional dances. The costumes are elaborate and many of the dancers are considered local stars, but the photos are not for the prudish. The language is very flowery (a friend who spoke English did the translation for the author)and may distract as you attempt to read it. Serious scholars of the dance may not like this and feminists will be outraged, but this is their culture and provides an interesting look into Turkish dance culture.
Visually Stunning.......2003-03-13
There are some really outstanding photographs in this book, but the scope is somewhat limited to Turkish belly dance. The wonderful photos and illustrations are accompanied by text that seems to indicate a single theme as the author's focus: sex. In my opinion, he's a little single-minded on the idea that belly dance is a sexy dance. Also, don't expect anything but Turkish dance to be discussed in any detail.
If you are interested in history of this form of dance, skip this book. There are better ones. If you're interested more in the photos, you will not be disappointed (some of the costumes are quite inspiring!). I rate this book 5 stars for the photography, and its breadth. For the written part of this book, 2 stars. That averages to 3 1/2 stars, but I really love the photos and illustrations, which I feel outweighs the unsatisfactory writing.
Visually pleasing and informative resource.......2002-11-29
Beutiful photographs of historical and current dancers enhance this reference book about the evolution of the art of Oriental belly dance. Althogh the text is somewhat hard to follow chronologically, it does a good job explaining the evolution of the discipline.
The colour photos of the dancers are gorgeous, especially of the very photogenic Princess Banu. Costumers will appreciate their clarity because there are very few visual references available that show a variety of costume styles.
The list of master dancers should be better explained. How dancers are rated would also be useful.
Consider this a nice addition to your resources on this very old and provocative form of self-expression.
Questionable.......2002-10-18
Pretty pictures...but questionable text. Particularly the explanation of why only young dancers perform in Turkey, versus older women in Egypt. He seems to make the assumption Turkish belly dance is too rigorous for "mature" women.
Different Point of View.......2002-10-03
This is an interesting book. I think some of the other reviewers are putting their values on the book and its content. The author states that Turkish dance is very different from other styles of belly dance, even in the middle east. I think the pictures are worth the price, but it is also worth the text, to give a different view of belly dance. From what I have heard from people who have been to Turkey, the representation of the dance as performed in Turkey that is given is valid. Everyone knows that a costume described as "Turkish" means it will generally be more revealing. I have been around belly dance for a long time and I found this author's openness refreshing. I may not like what he says but I am certainly in no place to say he is wrong. Afterall, his book has the endorsement of at least one Turkish belly dancer. The translation is not very professional and is very stilted in some places. Otherwise it is very enjoyable.
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Designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice, this successful book is regarded as "the bible" in trading rooms throughout the world.
The books covers both derivatives markets and risk management, including credit risk and credit derivatives; forward, futures, and swaps; insurance, weather, and energy derivatives; and more.
For options traders, options analysts, risk managers, swaps traders, financial engineers, and corporate treasurers.
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Good.......2007-09-14
The book was in great condition. It took only five days to get the book.
The greatest concise reference for the fundamentals of financial engineering.......2007-05-30
Whilst this text was not a recommended text for my Australian investments course, it was more useful than any other reference material prescribed by my professional body and proved more than its value over the space of just a few weeks. I encourage especially those that may be sitting on the fence, thinking it is a lot of money (because it is), that this text is worth every cent if you are in need of the best derivatives pricing book that exists today - this is it.
Solid textbook.......2007-05-08
This textbook has been very helpful for my financial instruments class (MBA level). Good examples and explanation of formulas.
Good Book Humayun R Ali.......2007-03-01
I am in the first few chapters and finding the book easier to read than other financial books. I like the examples to explain the purpose of futures and options. The first few chapters introduce you to futures and options then gets into more advanced topics. I also got the student study guide. There are certain books that are well worth the price, this is one of them. It is not a "get rich quick" guide, but rather a book designed to give the reader an in depth understanding.
A PhD student's review.......2007-02-07
Like all too many PhD students trying to push their way into the already overcrowded quant. finance job-space, I too had heard that Hull is the "bible" of quant. finance, and it should be the first book you should read.
WRONG. Dead wrong. Hull should be the LAST book you should read, and I mean it literally. That is, you definitely SHOULD read Hull, but after reading some good quant. finance books and getting some intuition behind what is going on.
The good parts of Hull are:
1) breadth of topics covered - there is no other single book that covers the range of topics that Hull does.
2) some amount of feel of real markets that it gives (all this means is that it describes the mechanics of markets).
For someone just starting out learning quant. finance, however, the above two become big stumbling blocks. The breadth of topics means that several topics are covered in a, and I am being kind, patchy manner. In fact, you can go through quite a lot of Mr. Hull's babble about "worlds" (something he uses interchangeably for "measure") without understanding whatever the heck a risk-neutral measure is. There are risk-neutral worlds, forward-neutral worlds, stock-worlds...and you don't know the underlying simple, simple principle, so you just keep following him, and he goes on and on...
Another example - Black's formula in fixed income products - he just goes on and on about its applications to this that and the other (bond options, swaptions...), discusses the "validity of Black's formula" (which supposedly tells you that it is more general that it is usually believed to be, but tells you neither how general it is, nor how general it is believed to be)...All this without giving you the simple, one sentence reasoning behind the Black formula.
Time and again in the book there are formulae that seem to be just pulled out of thin air. There are better compilations of formulae (Haug, for example), so I don't quite understand what the idea is. You keep wondering HOW a valuation formula came about, because you want to know what assumptions lie behind that valuation, and how to change it if some of those assumptions change...But as frequently as not, you will be left turning pages in the vain hope of trying to find out.
Add to that a poorly composed index, ill defined terms sprinkled all over the book, hand-waving galore, and it equates to hours of frustration. Just understanding clearly what is being talked about takes a lot of page turning, searching for definitions and so on.
And don't go by people who look down folks wanting to be precise. I am not talking about any ivory tower precision - I am talking about real, practical precision. The precision you need in a book to be able to answer a non-rote question properly. That precision is not there in most of Hull.
Customer Reviews:
Great help on the course!.......2004-01-23
There are many exercises after each chapter of Hull's book and they help a lot in understanding the chapter's content and many questions are very classic. You've got to have this solution manual to know the answers! More importantly, many of the homework questions and even exam questions in my class were very similar to the exercises and I benefited a lot from having this solutions manual! Thank you!
A practical manual on futures & options.......2002-10-27
Well, what can I say. Hull's solutions manual is practical but not entirely useful book. I need more professional solved cases, specially of the real life. The exercises are very simple. Any way, it's a good manual for beginners in derivatives instruments.
Solutions manual; Options Futures ..........2000-05-24
clearly the best reference for a derivative trader...
Review of Oprions, Futures and Derivatives: Solution Manual.......2000-04-15
Hull's Solution Manual is an excellent addition to the text. It allows an individual to do problems following each chapter with in depth answers that may not be provided by professors. The questions and answers allow for understanding the material.
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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included.look no further for study resources or reference material. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes, and practice-tests for your textbook. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific. Cram101 is NOT the Textbook.
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Bad deal........2007-02-04
I bought this book by mistake. When I clicked "look inside", it showed Hull's original book. I thought it was a shorter version of it, but half the book is a small dictionary of financial terms and the other half is a notebook with empty pages. There is not a single equation in the book. It was of no use to me.
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6th edtion, printed by Prentice Hall of India. Pages are printed in black and white non glossy paper. Same content as the regular editon.
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