Book Description
During the sixth and fifth centuries BC, Greek sculpture developed into a fine art. With the human figure as its main subject, artists worked to represent it in increasingly natural terms. This book explores the material aspects of Greek sculpture at a pivotal phase in its evolution. Considering typologies and function, an international team of experts traces the development of technical characteristics of marble and bronze sculpture, the choice of particular marbles in different areas, and the types of monuments that were created on the Greek mainland, the islands and the west coast of Asia.
Book Description
Fashion illustration is hot. More and more, the most arresting visual images seen today are not photographed; they are stylishly drawn. This smart, sophisticated, trend-setting book showcases the work of 29 of the world's top fashion illustrators-an international galaxy of talent whose evocative illustrations often seem to define what is hip and contemporary.
The artists, who include Ruben Alterio, Mats Gustafson, Jean-Philippe Delhomme, and Maurice Vellekoop, among others, are divided stylistically into three groups: Sensualists (who work in the fine arts tradition with paints, inks, wood blocks, and stencils, and who concentrate as much on the process of illustration as the subject); Gamines & Sophisticates (whose work is figurative and who use caricature and cartooning to create characters and comment on behavior); and Technocrats (those wizards of computer-generated art who are exploring the limits of illustration's newest frontier). Together, these illustrators are revitalizing the marriage of art and fashion at the turn of the millennium.
LAIRD BORRELLI is a fashion historian at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. She is a contributor to the journal Fashion Theory and has curated exhibitions at FIT.
210 illustrations in full color, 91/2 x 111/4"
Customer Reviews:
Do NOT buy Amazon's "Better Together".......2005-10-28
This book and Fashion Illustration Now are the same book with different titles!
This is my bible!!.......2005-09-14
this book is amazing!! all the illustrators are great!!! it is so inspirational and sensational and yes! this is my bible!!! you won't regret for buying this beautiful book!
I showed it to everyone i know even to my teachers and they LOVED it!!!
This is really one of the best fashion illustration books i've ever seen!!
satisfaction guaranteed!!! : )
Inspirational!.......2000-12-28
I was utterly inspired and awed by this book. It contains all my favorite illustrators and many more that I am glad to get to know. As an amateur artist/illustrator I had to get down to work as soon as I was first done leafing through it. Truly inspirational! If I had anything against it was that Jordi Labarda's work selection for the book was not a fraction of his talent and creativity. Great otherwise! Loved the bios at the end too.
Amazon.com
The shy Midwesterner James Thurber became a famed cartoonist and humor writer almost, it seems, by accident: Thurber in person was often depressed and self-conscious, darker strains that emerge fitfully in his sly, absurdist work. Garrison Keillor, a sunnier brand of Midwestern humorist, has assembled four longer works with many of Thurber's drawings and short pieces for the Library of America edition of Thurber's selected works. Many of these cartoons and writings are now classics, and Thurber's edgy, modernist humor--not to mention his usually bewildered protagonists--has influenced many of the best cartoonists today.
Customer Reviews:
Awesome compilation of Thurber's writings.......2007-01-04
I think the book is beautiful and very well done.
Thurber was a great writer and his works are worth reading.
I have a bit of personal interest in this, though since he was
my father's 2nd cousin. Looking at Thurber's photo in the book
is like looking at my brother's face when he was a young man.
A fine selection that will enable you to understand why he was so popular.......2006-10-30
One should never confuse writing with a light touch for comic writing. Thurber expressed dislike for the word "humorist" and I can understand why. When I read his writing, it is clear that the effect is intended to talk about serious things, not weighty things, but with a light touch. He makes his point by putting on the coat and hat of someone and wearing it in a way that points out how ridiculous it is, after all.
For example, our age has been obsessed with sex for, well, the obsession sort of defines our age, right? Thurber's first published work was with E. B. White on "Is Sex Necessary?" and basically mocks the discussions of sex by supposedly serious analysts. He refers to the problems between men a women as a product of pedastalism and that there were diversions created by women and men to distract them from their desire to get together. Men developed hobbies and became devoted to sports, and women distracted men by making fudge. There are also early Thurber drawings that became such an effective part of his work and his fame.
This collection was put together by a very appropriate editor, Garrison Keillor. He has a wonderful ear for the kind of thing Thurber was after and has selected well. Most of the book contains selections, but there are four complete works. And there is a rich sampling of Thurbers drawings. We get examples of Thurber's writing over the 1920s through the 1950s. The collection has a great sampling of his writing about the struggles between men and women, which was a wonderful topic for the times in which he wrote. But we also get his wonderful fables for our time and the popular writings he wrote for children. However, unlike the jelly filled sweet pastries our time provides for children, these have more pain and harshness. While they are not fairy tales such as the brothers Grimm, they do have similar bite.
If you don't know James Thurber, you owe it to yourself to get to know his writing. First of all, it is fun to read and the cartoons a style unique to him. Second, while he is not as famous now as he was, his work remains strong and an important contribution to American letters. This is a fine collection and very much worth having. While the famous "Walter Mitty" isn't here (and can be had easily elsewhere), much else of great worth is.
The Chronology of Thurber's life and the notes about sources and texts also make a solid contribution to our enjoyment of the text and help us understand some of the names and events that were quite topical at the time the piece was published, but have faded into the mists of time since then.
Enjoy!
Humor talk.......2005-04-24
James Thurber's brand of humor often went under the radar -- he didn't have scintillating wordplay, goofy puns or juvenile humor. (No offense to you, Mr. Barry -- I love your work too). But, as "James Thurber: Writings and Drawings" demonstrates, the subtle approach worked just as well.
Thurber wrote and drew so much during his lifetime that this book is actually not a full collection, but a sort of "Best of" collection. Thurber turns a satirical eye at sex, marriage, men who bark like dogs, old ladies who foretell doom, some rather dry little fables and spoofs, and a look at how the Civil War might have ended if Grant had been recovering from a bender. Not to mention the entire text of Thurber's children's novel, "The 13 Clocks," a slightly twisted fantasy about a young prince who must rescue the Princess, with the help of the nonsense-spouting Golux (who is not a mere device).
Admittedly, not all of them are strictly meant for humor -- "My Life and Hard Times" is a short, entertaining autobiography, without the excuses and ego trips that many autobiographies have. There are also bittersweet memories, such as the story of a faithful dog that Thurber had when he was very small.
There are also quite a few pictures -- Thurber had a cute, rounded kind of style, without a lot of details. One example is "The Last Flower," an anti-war parable in which after a devastating war, civilization falls and people forget everything, even love. Not all the cartoons are as quietly grim, however -- one is a man, woman and child romping through various obstacles together, as well as several standalone cartoons.
"James Thurber: Writings and Drawings" shows Thurber off to best advantage. It's a great collection not only because Thurber was a wonderful humorist, but also because the pieces in here show the full range of what he could do. Included are humorous anecdotes, personal reflections, tributes, sad stories, fables fiction, and funny little cartoons -- it shows what a versatile writer he was. Not just a humorist, but a writer.
And a cartoonist as well -- Thurber was able to draw entire picture books that had no set story, but could be interpreted as the reader wished. Most of his cartoons were more relaxed, with a sort of rounded, simplistic style that looks like he doodled them while he was thinking.
"James Thurber: Writings and Drawings" is not only a good collection of this now-legendary writer's work, but a good introduction to Thurber as well. Definitely worth checking out.
One of the best kept secrets of American Literature!.......1999-05-08
I've often thought that Thurber doesn't get the credit today that he deserves as a writer. This is probably because his works are not "deep" in terms of meaning or content. His mastery of language, though,is superb, and his stories are some of the most hilarious and best written I have ever read. I can read many of them over and over and still laugh out loud! His cartoons are clever as well. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in humor and 20th century American literature.
The only exception on the long list of old boring essayists........1998-10-05
My teacher gave me a list of essayists and said pick one and read ten of the author's essays. I am glad to say that Thurber was an excellent choice and I laughed my way through this assignment.
Book Description
This volume of previously uncollected work comprises prose pieces and drawings by the only cartoonist who could claim to draw "abstract things like despair, disillusion, despondency, sorrow, lapse of memory, exile...." Seventy-five black-and-white line drawings throughout. Edited and with an Introduction by Michael J. Rosen.
Customer Reviews:
Dated but Amusing Collection of Previously Uncollected Stuff.......2001-11-17
People Have More Fun Than Anybody collects 19 of Thurber's stories/articles/letters, several cartoons, and one recipe that have been previously uncollected. Surely this is a classification that would have amused Thurber no end--are they now "non-uncollected" stories? In "Help! Help! Another Classificationization" Thurber sets himself against exactly this mindset. And frankly, at this late date in the late humorist's career, such a criteria for inclusion assures that the book will not bring us the best of his work.
However, Thurber is almost always witty, and even though some of the pieces are dated and irrelevant, all of the writings evoke at least a smile. The cartoons don't fare as well, some of them being merely puzzling. The end notes tell us that some cartoons had different captions in their original stages. The most wildly different is a picture of a woman leaning forward and speaking intently to a man. The published caption is "If I told you a dream I had about you, Mr. Price, would you promise not to do anyting about it unless you really want to?", but the earlier caption on Thurber's original drawing was "If they never found the husband's body could they do anything to the wife?"
This is essentially a collection for the die-hard Thurber fan (who are rather few on the ground these days, it seems) only. Others will probably do better to read The Thurber Carnival.
Book Description
Here is the utterly amazing, laugh-out loud scoop on the local, state, and federal foul-ups supported by your tax dollars. From Washington D.C. to Small Town, U.S.A., you can count on one thing from our government...Bloopers!
A federal computer glitch listed everyone in Hartford, Connecticut as dead.
Customer Reviews:
Easy reading........2007-08-09
I'm not crazy about the format of this book, but it's an interesting skimmable "bathroom reader" sure to make you chuckle (sadly) at the state of things. Heard this author interviewed - very credible, interesting guy.
Funny.......2007-01-12
This is a hilarious look at our country's leaders and their "human side". Mistakes are common place for most of us and our government has made a lot of big ones! A fast and easy read.
Good for a laugh.......2006-02-22
Is it any wonder there are so many screw-ups? We live in a crazy society and this provides some of the reasons why.
Write your Congressman!.......2005-06-29
A friend of mine who works for the Department of Education bought me this book after my first trip to DC. I was shocked at how the government sometimes runs. It's true that many of these stories are taken out of context, but it's still an enjoyable (if frustrating) look at government waste. This author has written several books about phenomenally stupid people.
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Reel Elvis!: The Ultimate Trivia Guide to the King's Movies
Pauline Bartel
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Did you know that The Reno Brothers was the original title of the Elvis Presley film Love Me Tender? That Charro is the only film in which Elvis sports a beard? Or that Raquel Welch made her film debut in Roustabout? Reel Elvis! contains these and thousands of other fascinating facts about the 33 films (31 features and 2 documentaries) that Elvis made before becoming "disenchanted with making movies." Author Pauline Bartel dedicates an entire chapter to each film, including plot summaries, song lists, trivia, and photos to fill readers in on all that there is to know about Elvis's movies. The book ends with "The Elvis Master Quiz," which anyone who reads this guide should pass with flying colors.
Book Description
Did you know that there is a 95% chance that you could have your Playstation 2 problem solved today? Most Playstation 2 problems are easy to fix if you know how, and that is exactly what the Powerful Playstation 2 Repair Guide will do for you. The Playstation 2 has a series of very common problems that are faced by thousands all over the world. Repair costs can range anywhere from $60 - $120 and it can take weeks to get your console back from a repair shop. The Powerful Playstation 2 Repair Guide will walk you through the repair process step by step. Many of the most common problems can be resolved by anyone using this book and common tools. Even better, these repairs can be done within a range of a few minutes to a few hours. Either way, you will be back to playing your PS2 games again in no time. Some of the common problems covered are console is completely dead, disc read errors, blue bottom disc don't work, cd tray won't open, or you hear grinding noises. Each problem is covered in detail and there are tons of pictures to go with it. It's just like having a trained technician looking over your shoulder.
If your problem cannot be resolved without the aid of a repair shop the Powerful Playstation 2 Repair Guide will walk you through your options at that point. You may be surprised at what they are! This edition of the book covers all PS2 versions except for models starting with the number 5.
Customer Reviews:
A fifty-page book crammed into 96 pages..........2005-03-04
I'll keep it as short as possible-
PROS:
-the book, for the most part, accomplishes what it sets out to do: it's helpful in fixing most problems with the PS2
-most of the pictures are helpful.
CONS:
-LOTS of grammer and spelling errors (did I spell grammer correctly?). Anyway, didn't he have spell check? The most frequent one, though, was due to the fact that the author apparently doesn't know the difference between "to" and "too" (which spell check wouldn't have caught, but c'mon - proofread!)
-LOTS of repetition, hence the title of my review. I think the instructions to remove the casing of the PS2 were repeated WORD FOR WORD with the EXACT same pictures in three or four different areas of the book. I think he just did this to pad the book, because if he hadn't, the book would've only been about 50-60 pages.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend the book if you're just getting "DISC READ" errors. You can find the same instructions FOR FREE online if you just search around.
For problems with the power supply, it may be worth it.
For problems with the laser, forget it. The cost of the book plus the cost of possibly having to get a new laser is more than it would be to just get a new PS2.
Hope this helps.
Book Description
The ultimate guide to success for women in corporate America
Stop Whining and Start Winning deftly exposes the roadblocks that keep women from reaching the top of the corporate ladder—and offers eight powerful strategies to overcome these hurdles and be more successful. Based on author Molly Dickinson Shepard's experience as a top woman's career coach, and coauthor Jane K. Stimmler's career in corporate communications, Stop Whining and Start Winning is the one resource women need to help them understand their business culture, work through the challenges, balance work and home life, and get ahead without sacrificing their unique style and identity.
Drawing on extensive research, interviews with women executives across many industries, and insights gained on the authors' own journeys to the top, Stop Whining and Start Winning is essential reading for women who are interested in not just surviving, but thriving, in a male-dominated business culture.
Customer Reviews:
Title Should Be Called: ACT LIKE A MAN.......2007-09-30
I don't agree with this book at all. It basically tells you that if you are a woman you should abandon your ways and act like a man. I wish I could give it zero stars!
Inciteful and informative!.......2007-08-02
I found this book very helpful since it was written by successful women who are currently out in the workforce. The quizzes were a great to to break down each point and make them stick in my mind. I was recently promoted in my office and, in part, I must thank the 2 authors for my newfound career confidence and success.
So-so - the book was ok but not as deep as I had hoped.......2006-06-11
The situations in the book are very simplistic and the advice is very straight forward. I wish it had applied to much deeper situations, and more complex and real situations that we face today. Overall, a good read but not cover to cover, I preused through it as I had time. Giving it a 3 stars.
Finally, some Practical Advice!.......2005-10-18
This amazing book was full of practical advice and tips you can easily incorporate everyday. What separates this guide to success from other self help books is that Stop Whining and Start Winning is interactive. The quizzes and checklists helped me to identify my own weakness and understand what I need to do to help myself succeed.
Excellent advice on mentoring.......2005-10-04
While reading the book, I found myself shaking my head "YES" vigorously - and often (which was drawing curious looks as I was on an airplane at the time). I thought this book did the most amazing job on the mentoring section. I've read lots of books, articles, etc., on mentoring, this was by far the best analysis and list of suggestions I've ever seen. It is comforting to have such a clear list of positive steps to create some foward momentum, and I think I'll make some changes very soon as a result of some of the book's insights.
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