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Thrown Rope
Peter Hutchinson Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1568985614 |
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Although Peter Hutchinson has been working with land art since the 1960s, he has yet to receive his proper due. His work isn't found in galleries and he doesn’t practice the kind of sensationalism that is typical of the art world. He is a refreshingly modest artist, and his delicate, fleeting work is extraordinarily beautiful, remarkably intelligent, and endlessly charming. It is our hope that Thrown Rope will place Hutchinson where he belongs: in the canon of modern art alongside Andy Goldsworthy and Robert Smithson.Hutchinson's works are ephemeral and evanescent, produced out in the open, where they are subject to the whims of nature. Much of it is the product of his "thrown rope" method—literally throwing ropes over an expanse of land, then placing lime or planting flowers along the lines deter-mined by the ropes. The result is a snakelike garden or swerving lines of bleached land. Hutchinson has even thrown ropes underwater, planting flowers at the bottom of a lake or stringing oranges or onions beneath the water's surface.
Such projects are just a slice of Hutchinson's many conceptual pieces. The photographs within Thrown Rope are all that exists to document Hutchinson's career. Reproduced here along with Hutchinson's own hand-written notes, they provide an inspirational look at one of the most underappreciated artists of our time.
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Thrown Rope.......2006-07-21
Installation / Outstallation All Star!.......2006-03-01
A wonderful art book.......2006-02-23
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Wacky Chicks: Life Lessons from Fearlessly Inappropriate and Fabulously Eccentric Women
Simon Doonan Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0743257898 |
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Most of us know a wacky chick. She's a true nonconformist, a woman who dares to be different. On any ordinary day she might be found performing a citizen's arrest, running a concession stand at a swingers' convention, or wearing a tiara on top of a cowboy hat. Even when conservatively dressed, wacky chicks give themselves away with their fire and exuberance: their outrageous personalities make them as easy to spot as a flamingo prancing among pigeons.
Once considered a rarity, this wild and wonderful species seems to be increasing its numbers. In Wacky Chicks, irreverent social commentator and humor writer Simon Doonan celebrates this growing phenomenon by introducing readers to a bracing cross section of today's most provocative and unconventional women. He asks them to reveal what it takes to be a wacky chick and how wacky-chickery can help women everywhere find creative fulfillment. Readers will learn everything from wacky-chick spiritualism (woo-woo chicks) to wacky-chick business sense (chicks with shticks). We will witness their lives, habitats, mating rituals, careers, and childbearing practices. There's even priceless advice on fashion, beauty, interior decorating, finding the right partner, and unleashing your feminist wacky chick without losing your femininity.
Some of Doonan's wacky chicks you may already know -- Amy Sedaris, cocktail waitress turned creator and star of Comedy Central's Strangers with Candy, and her alter ego Piglet; Warhol muse and Key lime pie aficionado Brigid Berlin; and Susanne Bartsch, the woman who showed Madonna how to vogue. But most are supervixens you've never met, because, naturally, a wacky chick does not aspire to traditional fame and fortune. Included here are the life lessons of fashion designer turned park ranger Spider Fawke, the proud mother of thirty-eight lizards and a four-inch tarantula; slashed-spandex-wearing Isabel Garrett; hip hypnotist Jessica Porter; and a new age pixie named Kazuko. They are about as diverse a flock as you can imagine, but they share a common theme: all of these women are Belligerent, Resilient, Uninhibited, Naughty, Creative, and Hilarious (B.R.U.N.C.H. for short). In a word, they are wacky.
A book that pays tribute to the wild and unstoppable female in each of us, Wacky Chicks is the ultimate guide to embracing your inner rebel. Mixing intimate and outrageous interview material with philosophical interludes, Simon Doonan brings you on a soul-searching journey that may leave you creating hats out of tinfoil or opening your own hot dog stand, infinitely self-assured and infinitely wacky.
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"Most of us know a wacky chick. She's a true nonconformist, a woman who dares to be different. On any ordinary day she might be found performing a citizen's arrest, running a concession stand at a swingers' convention, or wearing a tiara on top of a cowboy hat. Even when conservatively dressed, wacky chicks give themselves away with their fire and exuberance: their outrageous personalities make them as easy to spot as a flamingo prancing among pigeons. Once considered a rarity, this wild and wonderful species seems to be increasing its numbers. In Wacky Chicks, irreverent social commentator and humor writer Simon Doonan celebrates this growing phenomenon by introducing readers to a bracing cross section of today's most provocative and unconventional women. He asks them to reveal what it takes to be a wacky chick and how wacky-chickery can help women everywhere find creative fulfillment. Readers will learn everything from wacky-chick spiritualism (woo-woo chicks) to wacky-chick business sense (chicks with shticks). We will witness their lives, habitats, mating rituals, careers, and childbearing practices. There's even priceless advice on fashion, beauty, interior decorating, finding the right partner, and unleashing your feminist wacky chick without losing your femininity. A book that pays tribute to the wild and unstoppable female in each of us, Wacky Chicks is the ultimate guide to embracing your inner rebel. Mixing intimate and outrageous interview material with philosophical interludes, Simon Doonan brings you on a soul-searching journey that may leave you creating hats out of tinfoil or opening your own hot dog stand, infinitely self-assured and infinitely wacky. "Customer Reviews:
Fun, Flaky, Celebrates the Funk in Us all..........2007-06-21
A great idea that was well excuted but............2007-05-18
Don't waste your Time.......2006-08-30
Unfortunately, this book with great potential ends up being "skippable".......2006-07-09
Inspirational book for those out there that do not fit in! .......2005-07-10
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The Big Book of Grimm (Factoid Books)
Jonathan Vankin Manufacturer: DC Comics ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1563895013 |
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Pretty good read.......2004-03-04
Interesting and fun.......2002-11-03
A good book of grimm!!.......2002-07-14
Crazy tales that you cant put down........2001-12-03
The Brothers Grimm At Their Grimmest!.......2000-06-22
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Big Big Story Book
Anna Sidwell , Johanna Spyri , Mary Mapes Dodge , and Grimm Brothers Manufacturer: Whitman Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000RSK7H6 |
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A paperback compulation volume containing the stories of Black Beauty, Heidi, Hans Brinker and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, which is on 9 X 12 inch paper. I am not sure of the actual publication date but it would appear to have been sometime after 1930 perhaps slightly earlier or later.
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Big Big Story Book (Modern Abridged Versions of Black Beauty, Heidi, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Peter Pan, and Hans Brinker), 1941
Johanna Spyri, and Mary Mapes Dodge Anna Sewell Manufacturer: Whitman Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NVSHX8 |
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Big Big Story Book - Black Beauty; Heidi; Peter Pan; Hans Brinker; Grimm's Fairy Tales
Whitman Publishing Company Manufacturer: Whitman Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000Q1AS50 |
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Grimm's Ghost Stories (A Whitman Big Little Book)
Laura French Manufacturer: Western Publishing Company, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OIHGCI |
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Here's a guided tour of the wild Old West as it's never been shown before, complete with gamblers, gold miners -- and ghosts, ghosts, ghosts!
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My Big Book of Grimm's Fairy Tales
Manufacturer: Peter Haddock Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 071050599X |
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The Big Book of Grimm by the Grimm Brothers as Channeled by Jonathan Vankin & over 50 Top Comic Artists.(Book Review): An article from: Marvels & Tales
Reinhard Friederich Manufacturer: Wayne State University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008E57M4 Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from Marvels & Tales, published by Wayne State University Press on October 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1364 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Grimms Ghost Stories Big Little Book
Laura French Manufacturer: WHITMAN PUBL. CO. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000UDM456 |
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Kansas Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
Pam Grout Manufacturer: Globe Pequot ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0762723297 |
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wrong picture for towers.......2004-04-15
We LOVED this book!.......2002-09-27
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Kansas Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)
Pam Grout Manufacturer: Globe Pequot ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 076274104X |
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Movies to Check Out
Imagineering Company Manufacturer: Chronicle Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound Similar Items:
ASIN: 081184479X |
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Patterned after the successful Books to Check Out, this ingenious journal brings out the critic in you, letting you keep track of your favorite (and least favorite) movie experiences.
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Movies to Check Out
Chronicle Books LLC Staff Manufacturer: Amazon Remainders Account ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound ASIN: B000H2N0HG |
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Check it out: dear readers: bat, kick, 'and run your way through these great resources about girls and women in sports. Love, Luna.(A Hero For Daisy, Game ... Sports)(Review): An article from: New Moon
Manufacturer: New Moon Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008IFY7S Release Date: 2005-06-01 |
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This digital document is an article from New Moon, published by New Moon Publishing on November 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1838 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Ten summer highlights: Westchester Arts Council has picked out a few fun things happenning around the county this summer. Check out www.westarts.com for ... from: Westchester County Business Journal
Manufacturer: Westfair Communications, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00082QKKO Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from Westchester County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on June 21, 2004. The length of the article is 1288 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Stuff to Check Out Assortment: Music, Wines, Places, Books, Restaurants, Movies
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Stationery ASIN: 0811885968 |
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The Complete Lyrics Of Ira Gershwin (Complete Lyrics)
Robert Kimball Manufacturer: Knopf ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0394556518 Release Date: 1993-11-16 |
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50 photographs in text.Customer Reviews:
This collection rocks!.......2002-02-11
A must for all Gershwin fans.......1999-07-18
Every Gershwin fan in the world should have this book.
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The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin
Robert, ed. KIMBALL Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000RJQ5EY |
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Martin Gardner's Table Magic
Martin Gardner Manufacturer: Dover Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 048640403X |
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Excellent for beginners or even old pros!.......2002-05-20
The most recent person to take advantage of the power of seemingly casual magic is, of course, David Blaine. He has created the illusion that magic happens wherever he goes. And David Blaine is the magician foremost in the public's mind.
Do not be put off by the apparent simplicity of these magic tricks. Done well, at the right moment, they are reputation-makers. Gardner has a knack for finding excellent yet simple material. This simplicity is usually only achieved by rank beginners and hardened professionals. In this book, it can be yours.
Just one thing: show the author the respect he deserves, and rehearse these well and perform them excellently.
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PHR Exam Prep: Professional in Human Resources
Cathy Lee Gibson Manufacturer: Pearson Education ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0789734508 |
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Score higher on your PHR exam with the market's most comprehensive book, PHR Exam Prep: Professional in Human Resources. Written by a leading expert on the PHR exam, this is the only PHR-centric book with PHR-specific objectives. Each exam objective is thoroughly detailed, providing you with precisely the information you need to know to score higher on the exam. Also featured is the Exam Prep proven method of study, which includes Exam Alerts, tips, notes, sidebars, hundreds of PHR practice questions, relevant exercises, review breaks, a glossary, objective reference sheet, a practice exam CD-ROM, and a full practice exam in the book. You will be able to assess your exam readiness with the practice exam questions and you will develop effective study habits that will be tailored to your PHR exam preparation. Cut to the chase and find out exactly what you need to know in order to pass the exam with the PHR Exam Prep.
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Good study supplement.......2007-06-06
Great learning tool!.......2007-04-02
My main study source-passed the PHR.......2006-07-16
Great Prep Book.......2006-07-06
DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK IT IS NOT HELPFUL!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-07-01
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PHR Exam Prep : Professional in Human Resources (Exam Cram)
Cathy Lee Gibson Manufacturer: NY ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000MUF62A |
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