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Carmen Miranda Paper Dolls in Full Color
Tom Tierney Manufacturer: Dover Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0486242854 |
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Carmen Miranda.......2005-04-17
Wonderful Item for Carmen Miranda Collectors.......2000-06-21
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Hemut Newton: Pages from the Glossies
Manufacturer: Scalo Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 3931141896 |
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Dynamic Fashion Poses and Compositions from Magazines.......2001-01-24
The strength of this book is Helmut Newton's outstanding fashion photography. The weakness is that it is displayed in facsimiles from the magazines rather than as a collection of perfectly reproduced photographs. This approach allows you to see how the photographs work with the layouts and designs. Also, the poses and compositions (both strengths of Newton's) are very clear for your consideration. The actual images themselves are often reproduced very poorly, however, sometimes looking like something that came off of a bad copier.
Unlike many of the great photographers of the 20th century who saw themselves as artists first, Newton saw himself as existing primarily through publications. "I realized very early on that the most important factor would be to be published, with a by-line . . . ." This made him see the artistic life of his work as secondary. "If any of these photographs end up on gallery or museum walls or in the possession of collectors, well all the better . . . ." Think of him as the exact opposite of Ansel Adams in how he wants his work to be expressed and remembered.
This book contains more than 500 pages of color, and black and white images from over 3000 that Newton published through 1998. The examples come mostly from French Vogue (beginning in 1961), Queen, Jardin des Modes, British Vogue, Elle, Daily Telegraph Magazine, American Vogue, Nova, Marie Claire, Deutsche Vogue, Amica, Vanity Fair, Paris Match, Allure, and Stern. Most of the examples are from the 1960s and the 1970s.
Mr. Newton's style is very lively. His models have strong personalities, and usually dominate the scene. They are also active, creating an excitement that draws attention to them. For example, he has a great talent for capturing models as they start to fall into a swimming pool.
In many cases, suble humor adds to the picture, as with the swimming pool props. I especially liked the photographs where Mr. Newton appears in the photograph through his use of mirrors. Equally amusing were the photographs where the models photographed themselves using mirrors in the same way.
As sexual mores and tastes loosened up over the years, Mr. Newton's work became more playful and free. I also thought it worked better. I enjoyed the brief essays in the book in which he explained how his relations with editors affected his assignments and the style limitations which he had to observe.
Seeing these images made me hunger for a similar book filled with luscious, perfectly-reproduced images of just these photographs on large pages of great paper. Hopefully, a publisher will indulge me in the future. Now that will be a more than five-star book!
After enjoying the poses and compositions, I suggest you think about where in your life you may be presenting yourself or your ideas in ways that steal much of their power. How can you ovecome that tendency?
Put your best foot forward, whenever possible.
The fabulous Helmut's work through the eyes of Vogue!.......1998-12-31
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Simpsons Comics Unchained
Matt Groening Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0060007974 Release Date: 2002-03-19 |
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Simpsons Comics Unchained is chock full of four comics containing the zany antics of TV's first family –Simpsons fans will continue to go wild.
Attention, citizens! Lock your doors and windows! Run for your lives! The Simpsons are busting out the bindings of their biggest and best book yet, and no one is safe from their maniacal comic madness! See Grampa Simpson embark on a new career as El Grampo, a modern day Zorro for the senior set, whose anarchistic shenanigans start to cramp the similarly–inspired protests of his grandson, Bart Simpson (a.k.a. El Barto). Behold the destructive power of censorship as Homer Simpson and the Comic Book Guy fight for their right to free speech and their very lives. Envison a local celebrity, Krusty the Clown, who comes to dinner and refuses to leave. Witness Mr. Burns' power mad scheme to undermine the economy of Springfield by paying his employees in jelly donuts. Observe a town caught in the thrall of an international media sensation, unable to separate themselves from the television chronicle of the life of one man䇯mer Simpson. These stories and many more can barely be contained in the new comic collection...Simpsons Comics Unchained!
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My son LOVES this book.......2007-01-09
SPEECHLESS.............2005-11-08
More Simpsons Comics for the Buck!.......2002-12-06
"The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth": Springfield's top three nerds, Doug, Gary, and Benjamin (Homer hung out with them in the TV episode "Homer Goes to College") are finally forced to leave the secure confines of college to venture into the real world. They end up in Homer's garage. Soon, they become millionaires after creating a violent computer game. While pursuing investment ideas, which includes a sci-fi motion picture that may be too scientifically correct, they leave their business in the hands of Homer. Good idea? What do you think?
"The Absent-Minded Protester": Grandpa is tired of being ignored, so he tries a new way to express his ideas that makes Bart proud.
"Dullards to Donuts": Mr. Burns' research lab produces a donut with powerful addictive qualities. When Burns cuts off the donut supply to his employees, they will make any concession to get them back. The proceeding trial includes appearances from conservative talk show host Birch Barlow (his followers are called "Echo Drones"), Lard Lad, and the mob.
"Sense and Censorability": As punishment for doing a lousy job on his oral biographical report, Bart has to present an historical research project with Homer! When they find their sources from the "Adults Only" section of the comic book store, Watch Out!
"Sideshow Simpsons": With Krusty's sidekicks on strike, Krusty shoots his prime time network special from the Simpsons' house.
"In Search of the Lost Donut Holes": Cute and clever short that has advertising icon and donut connoisseur Lard Lad and friends traveling to "dimensional gateways" through the universe in search of the missing donut holes. Comic includes slogans, editor's notes, and "Brain Glazer" puzzles.
"Bart Simpson and the Krusty Brand Fun Factory": Bart, Ralph, Barney, Nelson and their choices of "legal guardians or parole officers" win a tour of Krusty's new cherry soda factory. Bart chooses to take grandpa so Homer goes with Barney posing as Barney's mother. But, wait. Someone tries to hack into the computerized factory with his prison laptop! Why, it's Sideshow Bob!
"The Homer Show": Taken from the Jim Carey movie, a group of TV execs find Homer the subject of a plethora of videos sent to the Funniest Home Movies program. They plan on creating a 24 hour a day TV show around him, but must get the entire town to cooperate.
"Slobberwacky": Old fashioned style poem featuring many Simpsons characters.
Oh My God, This is Funny!.......2002-10-07
This Is Comedy!.......2002-05-09
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Simpsons Comics Unchained
Chuck Dixon Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OEO7X8 |
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Life's Little Deconstruction Book: Self-Help for the Post-Hip
Andrew Boyd Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0393318702 |
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Portable Po-Mo, Disposable Derrida, Foucault-to-Go. This tiny manual provides an introduction to theoretical posturing, a commentary on postmodernism, a subversive satire, and a tribute to the love-hate relationship many of us have with fashionable ideas-all in a very few words. Like postmodernism itself, Life's Little Deconstruction Book is a work of inspired piracy, melding cutting-edge cultural theory with the corporate and computer lingos that permeate our lives. Infused with humor, intellectual rigor, and a certain poetic sensibility, it provides day-by-day instruction for the contemporary scene, requiring no commitment, yet still delivering intellectually. (6.) Expose depth as another surface. (39.) Be as if. (41.) Maneuver between pastiche and mish mash. (66.) Be a willy-nilly citizen of the world. (97.) Negotiate identity. (179.) Manufacture nostalgia. (180.) Temp. (190.) Cut and paste. (200.) Collect world views. (237.) Take irony for granted.Customer Reviews:
pretty good.......2006-05-02
Not funny.......2005-10-19
True to Form and Content.......2000-03-22
criticize and embrace post-modernity.......1999-05-06
amusing post-something-or-other.......1999-04-07
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Liza, with a "Z"
Michael Freedland , and Michael Freedman Manufacturer: Robson Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1861056818 |
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Just say yes: Bruce Hainley on Liza With a "Z".(PERFORMANCE)(Biography): An article from: Artforum International
Bruce Hainley Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000NVIGSE Release Date: 2007-03-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Artforum International, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2001 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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Music in the United States: A Historical Introduction (4th Edition)
H. Wiley Hitchcock Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0139076433 |
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This book provides a chronological look at American music from colonial times to the end of the 20th century revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship and critical views. It uses extensive citation of phonorecordings, especially CD's from New World Records, Composers Recordings, Inc., and the Smithsonian Institution (all of which maintain catalogs in print). Readers will find a comprehensive treatment of both serious and popular music in the United States with a final chapter on contemporary American music from composer/critic, Kyle Gann. Part of the highly acclaimed Prentice Hall History of Music Series. the colonial and federal eras to 1820, the romantic century (1820-1920), between the wars (1920-1945) and World War II through the present. Musicians especially those interested in American music.Customer Reviews:
Not bad, but too much material to cover.......2005-03-25
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2ND (SECOND) EDITION: MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES: A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION (PRENTICE-HALL HISTORY OF MUSIC SERIES)
H Wiley Hitchcock Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OIKMC4 |
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Music in the United States: A Historical Introduction
H. Wiley HITCHCOCK Manufacturer: Prentice-hall, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000GX9CZK |
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Music in the United States: a Historical Introduction
H. Wiley Hitchcock Manufacturer: Prentice-Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OISXRU |
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Music in the United States: A Historical Introduction, Second edition
H. Wiley Hitchcock Manufacturer: Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1974 ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NV9PI4 |
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MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES: A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.
H. Wiley Hitchcock Manufacturer: Prentice-Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0136083234 |
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Music in the United States: A Historical Introduction
H. Wiley Hitchcock Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OISXGG |
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Magic: The Gathering -- Official Encyclopedia: The Complete Card Guide, Volume 5
Cory J. Herndon Manufacturer: Thunder's Mouth Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1560252715 |
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Still doling out a few expansions at a time..........2001-07-28
Before launching into the expansion chapters, the usual introductory material includes a Magic timeline, including the 'for beginners' decks (e.g. Portal), the basic sets, and the expansions. This volume has been padded a little with profiles of 3 of the artists, including some alternate sketches of various cards, e.g. Grim Elf of Vengeance, which was pulled from the Unglued set as *too* grim and vengeful for that expansion.
Each set of cards covered in Volume 5, as usual, is provided with an introduction, describing any new twists added for that set (including new types of decks that came about as a result), and any famous (or infamous) cards in that set. (A blowup of the artwork of Lin Divvi, Defiant Hero appears in a sidebar for Nemesis, "This Rebel's Too Cool for School".) The introductions provide an informative overview (including descriptions of storylines that were added or updated by the release being described). (Volume 1's introductions were more entertaining, due to the much higher number of problem cards in earlier decks.)
The individual cards for each set are listed in alphabetical order; they're shown at about 3/4 actual size. The versions of Magic that included those cards (at the time of printing) are specified, as well as any errata. The card lists' images are enough to hold the attention of even a casual collector, since the flavor text is legible and the artwork is printed well.
After covering the individual sets, the book gives an overview of 1999 World Championship decks. Three pages near the end of the book discuss, respectively, Misprints & Oddities (such as the alpha-version Orcish Oriflamme with a casting cost of 1 rather than 3), Promotional Cards, and Playtest Cards. The book concludes with a "Deckbuilders Indexes" section, as in the earlier volumes of the Magic encyclopedia.
volume 5 in an essential line.......2001-02-01
Magic essential.......2000-11-05
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To Be or Not to Be Intimidated?: That is the Question
Robert Ringer Manufacturer: M. Evans and Company, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1590770358 |
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In candid terms the book explains what intimidation is, why you become intimidated, and how you can avoid the mental lapses that can cause even the most successful people to sometimes fall victim to intimidation.Customer Reviews:
Interesting.......2007-08-24
A True Classic!.......2007-07-28
228 pages of belly-aching.......2007-04-01
What a practical and usefull gem of a book! .......2006-11-01
Stop being intimidated!.......2006-09-05
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To be or Not to be Intimidated? That is the Question
Manufacturer: MJF Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1567316999 |
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Industry-specific financial ratios provide benchmarks for continued success: small operators need not be intimidated by financial management; the NAMA ... An article from: Automatic Merchandiser
Patrick Caffarelli Manufacturer: Cygnus Business Media ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000972R5U Release Date: 2005-07-13 |
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This digital document is an article from Automatic Merchandiser, published by Cygnus Business Media on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1685 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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Wisconsin-Green Bay not intimidated by Huskies.(Sports)(The top three-point shooting team in the nation is looking for its first NCAA Tournament win Saturday ... from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Manufacturer: The Register Guard ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0009FKX2Q Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on March 19, 2003. The length of the article is 1481 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.Books:
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