Luggage Labels: And the Golden Age of Travel

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Luggage Labels: And the Golden Age of Travel

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Luggage Labels : And the Golden Age of Travel

Luggage Labels : And the Golden Age of Travel

Luggage Labels: And the Golden Age of Travel
Harold Darling
Manufacturer: Laughing Elephant
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Binding: Misc. Supplies

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ASIN: 0962113115

Book Description

The Golden Age of Travel occured between 1890 and the outbreak of World War II. In this period wonderful hotels abounded, and the various modes of transport reached their glorious apogee. The labels which were placed on luggage by railroads, steamships or hotels beautifully capture the spirit of the era.

Our boxed set contains a booklet by Harold Darling on this time and its labels, and forty facsimiles of remarkable labels, each die-cut and self-adhesive. They can be used for a near infinitude of decorative purposes, including the enrichment of one's luggage.

Customer Reviews:

Luggage Labels: And the Golden Age of Travel.......2004-01-27

Harold Darling's booklet and actual luggage labels are fabulous...they have transformed my old beat-up leather suitcase into a work of art! Thank you so much for your wonderful collection.

Terrific Luggage Labels.......2001-08-05

This booklet and 40 luggage labels does the trick! I wanted to decorate an old travel case and didn't want to go to the expense of buying lots of vingage luggage labels that are now worn and easy to tear, so I bought this collection and it's perfect! Clear, crisp images of various sizes and from lots of different hotels around the world. I was more than pleased!

If you love the Golden Age of travel..........2000-11-02

The book and labels are fantastic! I purchased some old luggage, applied these labels, and had instant, vintage luggage! The labels are great reproductions with vivid color. The booklet has a lot of information on the history of luggage labels and the Golden Era of travel. A great addition to any collection!

Luggage Labels : And the Golden Age of Travel.......2000-06-15

My mother got this selection and it saved me the time of finding individual stickers

Luggage Labels : And the Golden Age of Travel.......2000-06-15

My mother got this selection and it saved me the trouble of looking for individual stickers.

Luggage labels and the golden age of travel: 40 self-adhesive facsimilies of antique labels & a booklet on their history

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Luggage labels and the golden age of travel: 40 self-adhesive facsimilies of antique labels & a booklet on their history
Harold Darling
Manufacturer: Blue Lantern Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006P932K

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BEADS OF THE WORLD

For buyers, not researchers

Excellent!

I DON'T KNOW BEADS

NOT SO GOOD

Beads of the World: A Collector's Guide With Revised Price Reference (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Peter Francis
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

The friendly text and hundreds of color photographs of beads from around the world bring order to this awesome field of growing popular interest. This new book makes the identification of beads possible. Written to encourage collectors and clarify the origins and uses of beads in their native settings, this book provides the best and broadest reference available to date. Furthermore, newly revised pricing information makes this book useful in today's marketplace. Beads of organic, stone, and glass materials are individually discussed. Then Mr. Francis traces certain types of beads to their origins in Europe, the Middle East, India, the Far East, Southeast Asia, North and South America and Africa--literally circling the globe. Jewelry makers and collectors, artists, hobbyists and serious historians alike will find Mr. Francis's personally researched and clearly stated explanations fascinating.

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BEADS OF THE WORLD.......2007-05-07

THIS GUY KNOWS BEADS. A GREAT REFERENCE BOOK, AND PRICE GUIDE.

For buyers, not researchers.......2003-12-22

After 20 years working in Africa and collecting beads, I find this the best book of its type for people actually going into African markets, American bead shows, and flea markets looking to buy rare or collectible beads. It is not the right book for someone who doesn't yet know the basics about where and how the major types of beads are/were fabricated, how they have traveled, and the ethnographics associated with their past and present uses. (For those subjects, try Dubin, J. Allen, Liu, Picard, and Beckworth's Africa Adorned.) But for ballpark pricing, comparisons, and availability, there's nothing better in print.

Excellent!.......2003-11-25

I boughtthis book for my mom - she was getting really into hunting for beads (and buttons but that's another story) at yard sales, antique stores etc. She didn't really know what she was buying - just what she liked - so I bought this book for her about a year ago and she has loved it ever since. There are a lot of pictures, descriptions and background info on the different types of beads. If nothing else, it has provided a good foundation for her in her hunt for more beads so she knows a little more about the types/styles to look for (in addition to just what she happend to like)

I DON'T KNOW BEADS.......2000-10-16

AND THIS BOOK DIDN'T HELP ME UNDERSTAND THEM ANY BETTER. IT JUST CONFUSED ME MORE

NOT SO GOOD.......2000-10-16

IS MY OPINION OF THIS BOOK. NOT ALL BEADS ARE PRICED AND NOT TOO INFORMATIVE.

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If 15-year-old Kazuya Hasukawa's stomach wasn't perforated in a car accident, it would have been perforated by an ulcer! The woman he loves just married his older brother, and worse, he is bringing her home to live with them! Kazuya has no choice; he has to leave, and the only option is to enter the exclusive all-male boarding school, Ryokuto Academy. But since the car accident sidelined Kazuya for quite some time, and he ended up missing a little over a month of school! Entering school, Kazuya is introduced to the Student Body President, Shinobu Tezuka, and Kazuya's dorm's Head Resident, Mitsuru Ikeda, who both seem like nice, good-looking young men. They escort Kazuya to his new home, the dorm named Ryokurin-ryû--but because that is so difficult to pronounce, they call it by its English translation, Greenwood. And because Kazuya arrived at school late, he is introduced to his new roommate in the last available room, Shun Kisaragi, the cutest girl in the guy's dorm!

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Til We meet again at Greenwood.......2005-11-16

A sweet, funny, and subtly profound story. 15 year old Kazuya Hasukawa is frustrated with his life beacuse his older brother(since their parents died when he was very young in an accident) Kazuhiro married Sumire, his first love. Not only did he marry her, he's taking her home to live with him! So Hasukawa moves into Ryokurin-Ryu-- a dorm that is a haven for weirdoes (and just so happens to be where Kazuhiro went to school). When he first went to check out the school, he got in an accident and his stomach was perforated (he had an ulcer). While in the hospital, he missed his first day of school, and got paired up with the least likely person in the entire dorm to be his roomate. This person is Shun Kisaragi, a very...interesting looking guy (who may still not prove to be a guy at all). THis book is funny, but some parts don't make too mush sense. great art, original story, fun characters. A good shojo read.

greenwood!.......2004-12-05

Here is greenwood is about a boy who moves into an all boys dorm (called Greenwood) because his older brother married the woman he is in love with. Once he has moved in he discovers that the inhabitants of the dorm are... odd.

Here is Greenwood was good, but slightly confusing at parts. I really enjoyed it! If you like manga you'll probably like this.

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Dis book

Pidgin to da Max Hana Hou
Peppovision
Manufacturer: Bess Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Dis book.......2005-11-18

Dis book is da kine. You say you try learn, no get nuts eh, just get da book.

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Pidgin to da max, hana hou
Douglas Simonson
Manufacturer: Peppovision
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFNL2U

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Pidgin to da max hana hou
Douglas Simonson
Manufacturer: Bess
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0006RYTO0

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Over his 30-plus-year acting career, Roy Scheider has redefined America's idea of a leading man, thanks to his talent for playing an urban everyman that audiences relate to and root for, despite his flaws and failures. He rose to fame in the early 1970s in the Oscar-winning films Klute and The French Connection (his first Oscar nomination). Roy garnered more critical acclaim in Jaws and Marathon Man, as well as a second Oscar nomination for All That Jazz.

Scheider's life and career are chronicled in this work. Beginning with his childhood in New Jersey, which included a somewhat rocky relationship with his father and three bouts of rheumatic fever, it then traces his development from a community theater actor to a world-renowned movie star. It covers his most recent activities, including work in the Golden Globe-winning RKO 281, released in 2000, and the Shakespearean drama King of Texas, released in 2002. Includes a complete filmography.

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Musica Poetica provides an unprecedented examination of the development of Baroque musical thought.

The initial chapters, which serve as an introduction to the concept and teachings of musical-rhetorical figures, explore Martin Luther’s theology of music, the development of the Baroque concept of musica poetica, the idea of the affections in German Baroque music, and that music’s use of the principles and devices of rhetoric. Dietrich Bartel then turns to more detailed considerations of the musical-rhetorical figures that were developed in Baroque treatises and publications. After brief biographical sketches of the major theorists, Bartel examines those theorists’ interpretation and classification of the figures. The book concludes with a detailed presentation of the musical-rhetorical figures, in which each theorist’s definitions are presented in the original language and in parallel English translations.

Bartel’s clear, detailed analysis of German Baroque musical-rhetorical figures, combined with his careful translations of interpretations of those figures from a wide range of sources, make this book an indispensable introduction and resource for all students of Baroque music.

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Fantastic.......2003-07-08

Great book - well written, accessable. Divided into two sections - the first is an introuctiuon to the broader concerns of approach german baroque music - lutheran-musical ideologies, ideas of rhetoric in msuic etc. the second is both a compendium of musical-rhetorical terminology, and a selection of shorter extracts concerning individual baroque theorists and their ideas of rhetoric in music. superb book: essential for reference and for and introduiction to the msuic of the period's extrinsic concerns.

its a good read.......2000-03-09

i read this book while studying in the authers music history class in university.its informative and fascinating for the mind to analyze the inticate theory of music during the baroque period. truly a wonderful piece of literature

Musica Poetica: Musical-Rhetorical Figures in German Baroque Music.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Notes

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Musica Poetica: Musical-Rhetorical Figures in German Baroque Music.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Notes
David Yearsley
Manufacturer: Music Library Association, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on December 1, 1998. The length of the article is 874 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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Title: Musica Poetica: Musical-Rhetorical Figures in German Baroque Music.(Review) (book reviews)
Author: David Yearsley
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1998
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: 55 Issue: 2 Page: 383(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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Not as good as Traps and Zaps 1

A decent book on traps - there just isnt much out there on this subject

Trap and Zap your money(again)

Not even worth one star.

Before you learn to play an opening, learn how NOT to!

More Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps 2 (Fireside Chess Library)
Bruce Pandolfini
Manufacturer: Fireside
ProductGroup: Book
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Not as good as Traps and Zaps 1.......2006-08-31

This is the book that continues beyond the 1.e4 e5 type openings with the traps from the first book. I thought that the first traps and zaps book was "OK" but the second volume takes the three problems the first book had and made them worse.
Let me explain:
The problem with both books is there is a lack of analysis of the moves. When a trap point is reached, then, and sometimes only then does the book tell you the ideas. The opening is certainly not covered, even briefly. You are not told what alternative moves are available and when a terrible blunder is made the book often gives a question mark (bad move) or two and does not tell you what should have been done it its place. This is bogus quality.
Now, are learning opening traps useful? VERY much so!!! You can improve your tactics and openings and see what leads up to the tactics and actually have in your mind what the ideas are in certain openings. This is great. But the Traps and Zaps books fail to teach by leaveing out so much. A little better I found was "101 Chess Opening Traps" by Giddins. But he often does the same stuff by not explaining details. I found "Winning Chess Traps for Juniors" by Snyder to be very detailed on traps and the openings. I will leave that up to you to look up those books reviews. I am just not happy with the Traps and Zaps books lack of detail. The second book is even less detailed than the first.
I hope this has been helpful to you finding the Opening Traps book that suits your needs best!

A decent book on traps - there just isnt much out there on this subject.......2006-05-09

There just isn't much out there when it comes to books that cover traps and tactics in the openings. But, knowing the major pitfalls and traps in the openings is very important. And this and the book before it by Mr. Pandolfini do a decent job. True, as some have said, "Winning Chess Traps" is better, but then again it is so old it has long been gathering dust but still a good book.
If you are getting "More Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps" then get the one that comes before it first, or better yet get them together. What a lot of people complain about is that this book is very basic and doesn't cover as much as it should, buy hey, show me better!

Trap and Zap your money(again).......2006-04-14

This book is as bad as the first book. I can't believe they published a sequel to the first one. Fireside was created by Pandolfini, so I guess they pretty much have to publish any piece of trash he writes. This book is telling you how to win in hte opening, but it assumes that the opponent is a complete idiot!! Also, it has so many typos and stuff like that. Both the prequel and this book are wastes of money. I'm sure the person who gave this to me as a gift will be sorry they did after I tell them how worthless this book is.

Not even worth one star........2003-08-31

This book is even worse than the first one! I can't believe they published a second book. Fireside Chess Library will publish anything! If you want to improve at the game of chess then you want to avoid this book and seriously question any book published by Fireside Chess Library. Did anyone with a high school diploma even read this before it was printed? How can you have grammar, spelling and other random mistakes on this level? Writing a book does not make you a good author...writing 100 books makes you no better....Bruce needs to give it up and just stick with writing solitaire chess games for Chess Life. Do you want to know who CAN write? Silman, Soltis, Chernev, Nomzovich, Baburin, Evans....and many more. Use extreme caution when you see names like Eric Schiller, Horowitz, Pandolfini, ...and others.

I own over 100 chess books (sickness) and the first edition of this book is among the top 3 worst buys that I have ever made. I previewed this second edition at the San Lois Obispo Chess club. This book has no educational or entertainment value at all.

It took me a couple years before I figured out a good method of buying new books. I made many poor choices and wasted hundreds of dollars. I have a huge book collection but only about 20% of the books are worth the paper they are written on.
If you click on my name you will get my personal information and see a recommended study list. I put together this list of books and software with only one thing in mind...to improve your game without wasting your money. If you want to get better at chess this list will give you the most bang for your buck.

Before you learn to play an opening, learn how NOT to!.......2003-02-05

This is for beginners, rated below 1300 USCF. Most of the traps are fairly obvious (though some have snagged Grandmasters) but the point is to be aware of them before they occur, so that they do not occur!

In that sense, a book on traps is important before you prepare an opening repertoire. I would look at this book first, then the one by Chernev, and finally the one by Graham Burgess, the last of which is from high-level play. Only then does it make sense to spend any time thinking about the theoretically BEST moves. Chess is about tactics far more than it is about memorization. Just play SAFE moves, and study tactics.

Personally, I use this book for drilling simple tactics into my head. I do not go over the opening lines. I just look for the best refutation of what is shown in each diagram. Already, I have improved dramatically in Internet blitz games, because I make fewer blunders and take advantage of my adversaries'.

The coverage of this book is White-king-pawn two-step (1.e4) followed by something other than Black-king-pawn two-step (e5). Pandolfini's first Traps and Zaps book covers the dual king-pawn openings, and the zaps are a bit less obvious in that book. Unfortunately, neither covers queen-pawn openings. I recommend Chernev's Winning Chess Traps for broader coverage (and for deeper, less blunderous traps in general). (Addendum: There are d4, c4, and other openings in the undiagrammed "Related Zaps" at the bottom of each page, useful if you're willing to take the time to walk through the moves.)

The more Pandolfini books I try, the more I like them!

Oh. Only 4 stars because of errata. Annoying, but always easy to find and fix.

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The Etiquette Advantage in Business

Great reference tool

Book everyone should read

Just what I thought it would offer for today's Professional

A new resource for all new graduates

Emily Post's The Etiquette Advantage in Business: Personal Skills for Professional Success, Second Edition
Peggy Post , and Peter Post
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As today's workplace becomes increasingly more competitive, knowing how to behave can make the difference between getting ahead and getting left behind. In The Etiquette Advantage in Business, 2nd Edition, etiquette authorities Peggy Post and Peter Post provide you with the all-important tools for building solid, productive relationships with your business associates -- relationships that will help propel you and your company straight to the top.

In this completely revised and updated edition, which includes three new chapters on ethics, table manners, and electronic communication, the Posts show you how to handle both everyday and unusual situations that are essential to professional and personal success -- from resolving business conflicts with ease and grace to getting along with your boss and coworkers; from making long-lasting contacts to winning clients and closing deals. They also offer up-to-date guidance on pressing issues such as harassment in the workplace, worker privacy, e-mail dos and don'ts, and knowing how and when to shoulder blame.

Written for business workers of all types and backgrounds, The Etiquette Advantage in Business remains the definitive resource for timeless advice on business entertaining, written communication, dressing appropriately for any business occasion, conventions and trade shows, job searches and interviews, gift-giving, and overseas travel.

No matter the situation in which you find yourself, the Posts will give you the confidence to meet the challenges of the work world with confidence and poise -- because today, more than ever, good manners mean good business.

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The Etiquette Advantage in Business.......2007-02-19

This book is a must read for anyone graduating from school and headed into business. It gives outstanding advice on everything from cell phone etiquette, e-mail etiquette, cubicle farm etiquette, table manners, the interview process, thank you's, etc. It's a good read, and an outstanding reference book to have in one's library.

Great reference tool.......2007-01-04

Ever have that 1 question on 'how to' conduct yourself in a business situation? This book has the answers and the guidance on 'what to do.' Even the most experienced professional comes across a business situation question ... it's nice to have the answer before the situation occurs!

Book everyone should read.......2006-06-27

This is wonderful book explaining what etiquette is really about. One will learn everything -- from how to dress, table manners, office setup, how to print business cards to how to prepare resume. I would recommend to everyone to read it regardless if they are working or not. While I do not agree with some of the rules regarding "who pays for lunch" - I would say that this is a book everyone should read and understand because it will improve their interactions with others.

Just what I thought it would offer for today's Professional.......2006-03-25

Covered all of the bases in today's professional enviornment

A new resource for all new graduates.......2005-10-14

The Etiquette Advantage in Business is just the thing for the newly hired recent graduate who wants to be sure he or she is doing the right and considerate thing. It is a great "review" for older employees who want to check whether their skills are current. Excellent material, clearly written. A pleasure to read!

Emily Post's The Etiquette Advantage in Business: Personal Skills for Professional Success, Second Edition

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Emily Post's The Etiquette Advantage in Business: Personal Skills for Professional Success, Second Edition
Peter Post Peggy Post
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ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OF4VCE

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