Flowers from Shakespeare's garden: A posy from the plays

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Walter Crane
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Flowers From Shakespeare's Garden A Posy from the Plays Pictured by Walter crane
Shakespeare
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Flowers from Shakespeare's Garden: A Posy from the Plays
Walter, Pictured By Crane
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The best book for research in making historical costume

Great Resource Guide

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A gorgeous display of high-class 19th century Western clothing fashions

Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail
Lucy Johnston
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ASIN: 1851774394

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The latest entry in the successful In Detail series is a lavishly illustrated book celebrating 19th-century fashion. Featuring glorious, specially commissioned color photographs of close-up details alongside accurate line drawings that demonstrate the underlying structure of each garment, the book's 150 pieces capture the opulence and variety of this fascinating era. From the delicate embroidery on ballgowns to the vibrant synthetic colors of crinolines, the major themes of 19th-century fashion are highlighted as never before in a single volume.

“ Perfect for those who want an authentic take on the latest Victorian trend.” -In Style

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Stupid Amazon!.......2007-05-08

Don't bother ordering this through Amazon - They're out of stock and haven't been able to get more copies since February. My order keeps being delayed the day that it lists that it's supposed to ship. It's more expensive elsewhere, but at least you've got the option of actually getting it. I broke down and paid double the price listed by Amazon just so that I could stop waiting for it to arrive each month.

I've heard this is a fantastic reference. Now if only I could get a copy!

The best book for research in making historical costume.......2007-02-06

I found this book gives so many fine details of the clothing made in this century. It's a great help for ideas in trimming my own costumes, and shows how it was done in line drawings. The examples are awesome.

Great Resource Guide.......2007-01-12

This book is chock full of close-up photographs which show the details of garments that have been well preserved from the period. Laden with eye-candy for costumers, history buffs, and those who appreciate beautiful things. Readers will be amazed at the fine hand-work and examples of needlework shown on each garment. Not just a beautiful "coffee table" book! Well worth the purchase price!!

PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING THIS!!!.......2006-06-15

dear fellow costume and clothing passionate people like myself:

THIS TITLE IS SOLD OUT IN HB FORM FROM THE PUBLISHER. I ORDERED THIS FROM AMAZON IN MARCH 2006. I WAITED A GOOD TWO MONTHS BEFORE I CANCELLED THE ORDER. I THEN TRIED ORDERING IT FROM ECAMPUS AND I WAITED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE PROPOSED SHOULD ARRIVE BY DATE AND HAD TO CANCEL FROM THEM TOO, AS THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET THIS TITLE. SO I TURNED TO ANOTHER GREAT COSTUME RESOURCE ONLINE HEDGEHOG HANDWORKS. THIS IS WHAT THE WOMAN FROM THERE TOLD ME: THE PUBLISHER TOTALLY SOLD OUT THIS TITLE. SOLD OUT. THE PUBLISHER WILL NOT PRINT ANY MORE IN HB. PERIOD. THEY ARE SWITCHING TO SC FORMAT. THE NEW SC FORMAT WILL BE SOLD STARTING LATE OCT 2006. SO YOU'D BETTER WATCH FOR IT, AS I ASSUME IT TOO WILL SELL OUT! IF YOU ORDER THIS BOOK, YOU'LL BE HOLDING YOUR BREATH FOR A VERY VERY LONG TIME, AS AMAZON STRINGS YOU ALONG ALL THE WAY. TRY HEDGHOG HANDWORKS, OR EBAY, OR USED. TRY ALSO DIRECT FROM OVER SEAS AT THE V&A MUSEUM SHOP. ONLY ISSUE THERE IS WITH THE EXCHANGE RATE, YOU PAY ALOT MORE FOR THE TITLE. I HOPE THIS GETS READ BY LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO ARE WONDERING WHAT THE DEAL IS WITH GETTING A COPY OF THIS BOOK. I AM JUST KICKING MYSELF I DIDN'T ORDER IT LAST FALL. SIGH.

A gorgeous display of high-class 19th century Western clothing fashions.......2006-05-05

Nineteenth-Century Fashion In Detail is a gorgeous display of high-class 19th century Western clothing fashions. Shirts, dresses, gloves, shoes, and much more; each clothing piece is illustrated with a large full-color photograph, and its history and composition is described at length as befits a fabric work of art. The exquisite embroidery, tailoring, patterns, and other eye-catching details of the sample pieces make Nineteenth-Century Fashion In Detail a superb reference and inspirational sourcebook for clothing designers, costumers, and vintage clothing collectors. Also highly recommended are the companion volumes Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries, and Modern Fashion in Detail.

Fashion and Women's Attitudes in the Nineteenth Century

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Fashion and Women's Attitudes in the Nineteenth Century
C. Willett Cunnington
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Enlivened with extracts from novels, correspondence from columns in ladies' magazines, and fashion descriptions, the volume traces changes in feminine dress throughout the 1800s. A carefully researched work on a fascinating subject, this book appeals to a wide audience: from feminists to costume designers.

Collection of period advertisements. 8 black-and-white illustrations.

English Costume from the Seventeenth Through the Nineteenth Centuries

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English Costume from the Seventeenth Through the Nineteenth Centuries
Iris Brooke , and James Laver
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ASIN: 0486412393

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Outstanding reference spans 300 years of fashion history — from the extravagant costumes of the Stuart period to such innovations as cycling knickerbockers for late 19th century women. Over 400 illustrations (including 28 plates in full color) provide important details of hair styles, beards, hats, and cravats.

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Nineteenth-Century Costume and Fashion
Herbert Norris , and Oswald Curtis
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Exuberantly written reference presents a kaleidoscopic panorama of clothing styles worn in period covering the last years of George III to latter part of Victoria's reign. Charming descriptions and illustrations of such authentic outfits as a French court dress (1818), Garibaldi shirt (1861), and evening dress (1865). 200 black-and-white, 27 color illustrations.

The Nineteenth Century (History of Costume and Fashion)

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The Nineteenth Century (History of Costume and Fashion)
Philip Steele
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Visual History of Costume: The Nineteenth Century

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Vanda Foster
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19th Century European Textiles, No 5 (Nineteenth-Century European Textiles)

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19th Century European Textiles, No 5 (Nineteenth-Century European Textiles)

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COSTUME & FASHION IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

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Herbert & Oswald Curtis. Norris
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Costume & Fashion. The Nineteenth Century,

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Herbert & CURTIS,Oswald NORRIS
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Costumes and Settings for Staging Historical Plays. Vol 5: The Nineteenth Century. Pub in Gt. Brit. Under Title: Costumes and Settings for Historical

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Costumes and Settings for Staging Historical Plays. Vol 5: The Nineteenth Century. Pub in Gt. Brit. Under Title: Costumes and Settings for Historical
Jack Cassin-Scott
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Great book for small groups or just movie lovers

Valuable for clergy, lay people and students!

Praying the Movies: Daily Meditations from Classic Films
Edward McNulty
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ASIN: 0664501559

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Great book for small groups or just movie lovers.......2005-10-14

We used this book for a Young Adult Church study group and they loved it not only b/c it was discussing movies theologically and spiritually, but b/c they could miss a session and still be 'in' on the discussion. The book sites old and fairly new movies - classics of all kinds. AND for discussion purposes - it doesn't matter if you see the whole movie or any part of it.

Valuable for clergy, lay people and students!.......2001-05-25

Having been a subscriber to "Visual Parables" for many years, I was delighted to learn about Edward McNulty's book! His monthly reviews of movies in VP has provided me insight for myself along with being most valuable as a sermon and study resource. I have already used "Praying the Movies" in two seminary courses and with great, enthusiastic responses! Congratulations, Ed. I highly recommend this book for sermon preparations, for seminary studies and for adult Bible study classes. It's filled with love, grace and inspiration!

Praying the Movies II: More Daily Meditations from Classic Films

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Praying the Movies II: More Daily Meditations from Classic Films
Edward N. McNulty
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ASIN: 0664226612

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A complete guide to playing this instrument. Takes the beginner from the first notes to famous folk melodies. Easy-to-follow text with clear diagrams.

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Its a Concertina Book.......2007-02-25

As someone who owns a copy of just about every concertina book you could find, this is middle of the road.

I actualy bought it for the 2 pages of chords, since I own a 30 button anglo. But it give a bit of insight into cords for the 20 button also if you understand chord composition.

But if your looking for a book to help you learn to play the concertina, I wouldnt start with this one.

Too Thin and The Title Is Inaccurate.......2001-09-24

This book is priced as it is, I assume, due to the obscurity of the subject matter. There are several pages, outlining the history of the concertina, some tips on playing and concertina care, which one can find on the Web for free.

There are two pages of useful chord diagrams. These are only useful if you play the 30 button Anglo. Those of us (beginners) who purchased a (cheaper) 20 button are out of luck on those. The same can be said about the fingering chart provided.

Therefore, I think he should have titled this thin tome, "Handbook for the 30 Button Anglo-Chromatic Concertina".

Then, there are 10 songs printed out. One can do better than that, especially for songs in the public domain.

If someone is serious about finding tunes, they can be found in various web pages or in actual compilations of music that have more songs than this one. Given that concertinas are used for folk songs, one can find large compilations of tunes in the public domain. Also, one can just learn to play by ear.

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"Provides compelling evidence for the power of team sports in the development of strong and successful women."--Jo A. Hannafin, M.D., Ph.D., Orthopedic Director and Founder, Women's Sports Medicine Center, Hospital for Special Surgery

Playing Like a Girl conveys the joy and fierce competition experienced by women's teams and explores the consequences of the explosion of female participation in sports, such as the effects on women in the workplace, the long-term effects of Title IX, and the phenomenon of men coaching women.

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A "must have" for school libraries.......2002-06-05

As we mark the 30th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments we take notice of its impact on the number of girls and women now playing team sports. The opportunities for girls and women to compete on the playing fields have increased greatly in the last years. Playing Like a Girl outlines the battles fought to get to this stage and shows how playing team sports gives females the confidence that they can succeed, thus leading to greater strength and self esteem. As a former school librarian I encourage all school libraries to purchase multiple copies of this book....and watch them fly off the shelves !!! Linda Lusskin

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"After conducting fourteen formal studies and more than a thousand interviews, directly observing dozens of executives in action, and compiling innumerable surveys, I am completely convinced that most organizations today lack the leadership they need," contends John P. Kotter, the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School. "And the shortfall is often large. I'm not talking about a deficit of 10%, but of 200%, 400%, or more in positions up and down the hierarchy," he writes in the opening essay to John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do, a collection of his most notable articles on the topic for the Harvard Business Review. Kotter isn't known to pull punches, and these pieces--falling into two categories, those concerned with "Leadership and Change" and those focusing on "Dependency and Networks"--are no exception. The articles in the book sensibly point out the difference between management and leadership; they advocate setting a direction rather than planning and budgeting, and motivating people rather than controlling them. They are tied together effectively by the aforementioned new essay, in which Kotter presents his "Ten Observations About Management Behavior" to summarize the concepts he has developed over a 30-year career. --Howard Rothman

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Widely acknowledged as the world's foremost authority on leadership, John Kotter has devoted his remarkable career to studying organizations and those who run them, and his bestselling books and essays have guided and inspired leaders at all levels. Here, in this collection of his acclaimed Harvard Business Review articles, is an astute assessment of the real work of leaders, as only John Kotter can offer. To complement these articles, Kotter also contributes a new introduction, a thoughtful reflection on the themes that have developed throughout his work. Convinced that most organizations today lack the leadership they need, Kotter's mission is to help us better understand what leaders-real leaders-do. True leadership, he reminds us, is an elusive quality, and too often we confuse management duties and personal style with leadership, or even mistake unworthy leaders for the real thing. Yet without leadership, organizations move too slowly, stagnate, and lose their way. With John Kotter on What Leaders Really Do, readers will learn how to become more effective leaders as they explore pressing issues such as power, influence, dependence, and strategies for change. With the relentless change and escalating uncertainty that define our times, the need for strong leadership in business, government, and society has never been greater. Careers, customers, and communities all suffer in a poorly run enterprise. Sure to be eagerly embraced by Kotter's huge global following, John Kotter on What Leaders Really Do provides an invaluable opportunity to consider the core issues that lie at the heart of leadership and to rethink our own relationship to the work of leaders. A Harvard Business Review Book.

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The Differencing Between Leading and Managing.......2007-02-15

In a long working career I have observed numerous instances of the high management manage companies with very few examples of them leading the company somewhere. I worked for Univac for instance, saw them merge with Burroughs, and watched as they turned two five billion dollar companies into one six billion dollar (with a loss in 2006 of almost $300 million). I watched Digital Equipment completely misunderstand the impact of the PC and go from a major player to be part of Compaq, then part of HP.

While this was happening, Microsoft and Intel were truly exercising the leadership that took the computer world through what Andy Grove (of Intel) called an inflection point.

This book is a collection of six essays. The first three discuss leadership. The second three discuss the management aspect. It's a quick easy read, and while there is little practical 'do it this way' advice, the overall impact is just what a true leader needs.

A good book on leadership.......2006-07-01

Kotter, a professor of leadership at Harvard Business School, distinguishes between a leader and a manager. The former is someone who works thru people and culture; the latter works thru hierarchy and systems. Kotter points out the need to nurture leaders, and he writes of the interdependence of leaders and led. What is required to bring about change, he says, is starting with a sense of urgency, developing a team, communicating the vision, etc. A leader works with others to develop a vision as well as strategies to implement that vision. He or she empowers individuals to bring that vision to life. There are executives who don't lead; they thereby fall into predictable traps. Therefore they find themselves unable to bring about good, nonincremental change. More is involved in leadership than giving orders within an authority structure. The vision need not be original, but it must serve the interests of the constituencies.

Much here may sound like common sense, but it is organized and delivered in a helpful manner. This work is based on the runs, hits, and errors of many organizations and their executives. A solid treatment. Should be read together with Jim Collins's Good to Great.

A 6-pack of Kotter articles.......2005-12-30

In the reviews below, only Godfrey notices that this book is simply a collection of 6 previously published Harvard Business Review articles (1979-1997). As such, the book is a handy one-stop shop of Kotter's leadership and management writings over the years, and these articles contain nothing new. One might have wished for Kotter's current commentary on each of the individual articles.

His original contribution to this volume is the first chapter, where he retroactively imposes order on and draws lessons from the earlier works. Overall, this book is a useful compendium of Kotter's ideas from the past 30 years for those who are unfamiliar with his work.

Kotter Knows.......2003-05-17

John knows his stuff. I've worked for P&G, M&M/Mars and The NutraSweet Company and I know the halls, people and thinking Kotter discusses. He is spot on in his examination of what good leaders really do, something that can often seem like a mystery. I found it interesting that people were evenly split on this book between raves and pans. So much of what you get out of a book like this is related to personal experience. I don't know if I changed my paradigm after reading What Leaders Really Do, but I increased my empathy and understanding. Always a good thing, no?

The Same Old Stuff!.......2003-04-22

Please retire, or get some new ideas!

John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do.(Review) (book review): An article from: Human Resource Planning

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John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do.(Review) (book review): An article from: Human Resource Planning
Ellen Ernst Kossek , and Jeannie Coyle
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Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Human Resource Planning, published by Human Resource Planning Society on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1093 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: John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do.(Review) (book review)
Author: Ellen Ernst Kossek
Publication: Human Resource Planning (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2000
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The difference between leadership and management
The difference between leadership and management

What Leaders Really Do (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
John P. Kotter
Manufacturer: Harvard Business Review
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Release Date: 2007-09-22

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Leadership and management are two distinctive and complementary systems of action, each with its own function and characteristic activities. Management involves coping with complexity, while leadership involves coping with change. Most U.S. corporations actively seek out people with leadership potential and expose them to career experiences designed to develop that potential.

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This is an enhanced edition of the HBR reprint R0111F, originally published in December 2001. HBR OnPoint Articles save you time by enhancing an original Harvard Business Review article with an overview that draws out the main points and an annotated bibliography that points you to related resources. This enables you to scan, absorb, and share the management insights with others. Leadership and management are two distinctive and complementary systems of action, each with its own function and characteristic activities. Management involves coping with complexity, while leadership involves coping with change. Most U.S. corporations actively seek out people with leadership potential and expose them to career experiences designed to develop that potential.

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The difference between leadership and management.......2002-01-30

John P. Kotter is Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Business School. This Harvard Business Review article was originally published in 1990, this On-Point version was issued in December 2001.

"Leadership is different from management, but not for the reasons most people think." Kotter believes that leadership and management are complementary systems of action, and that both are essential for business success. Management is about coping with complexity, while leadership is about coping with change. Both system of action involves decision-making, but each in a different way. The author explains the differences by comparing setting direction vs. planning and budgeting, aligning people vs. organizing and staffing, and motivating people vs. controlling and problem solving. He uses Lou Gerstner at American Express, Chuck Trowbridge and Bob Crandall at Eastman Kodak, and Richard Nicolosi at Procter & Gamble as leadership examples. Kotter then continues to discuss the attributes required for leadership. He believes that a significant challenge early in careers (during their twenties and thirties) are most important. Later in their careers they need broadening, which means growing beyond the narrow base that characterizes most managerial careers. Kotter concludes that corporations should put an emphasis on creating challenging opportunities for relatively young employees. This could involve decentralization, since that pushes responsibility to lower areas in the organization. "Institutionalizing a leadership-centered culture is the ultimate act of leadership."

In his 1982-article 'What General Managers Really Do' Kotter researched how general managers spend their time. In this article, Kotter compares leadership with management. He uses the three main activities of leaders and managers for comparisons. Highly recommended to leaders, managers, people moving into management, and MBA-students. The author uses simple US-English.

The difference between leadership and management.......2001-10-11

John Kotter is Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Business School and a leading authority on leadership. He is author of several books on leadership. This Harvard Business Review-article was published in 1990.

The main difference between leadership and management is that "management is about coping with complexity ... leadership, in contrast, is about coping with change." Kotter explains the differences between leadership and management by making three comparisons: setting a direction vs. planning and budgeting, aligning people vs. organizing and staffing, and motivating people vs. controlling and problem solving. While discussing the differences, the author also discusses the relationships between leadership and management. He also touches slightly on the character requirements of leaders and managers. The author uses Lou Gerstner at American Express, Chuck Trowbridge and Bob Crandall at Eastman Kodak, and Richard Nicolosi at Procter & Gamble respectively as examples for these comparisons. "The real challenge is to combine strong leadership and strong management and use each to balance the other." In the final paragraphs, Kotter provides some insights in how leadership and leaders are developed. He also explains how organizations can "do a better-than-average job of developing leaders", such as pushing responsibility lower in an organization, create more challenging jobs, stress growth through new products and services, support and attention from senior executives, etc.

This article provides a very clear introduction between the two distinctive and complementary systems of action for leadership and management. Weakness is that it does not provide new insights into leadership and does not provide a detailed framework on how to create leadership within organizations. I would recommend this article to people who are moving into management and first-year MBAs. The article is written in simple US-English. Please note that this article runs on Acrobat eBook Reader software and is not a .pdf-file.

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