French Modernisms: Perspectives on Art Before, During, and After Vichy

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French Modernisms: Perspectives on Art Before, During, and After Vichy examines the close link between art and politics in France from 1935 to 1970. In essays on the exhibition and criticism of modern art, Michèle Cone provides a broader context for the xenophobia that characterizes Vichy-era France. Cone argues that the decline of French art in the second half of the century was caused, not by the invasion of foreign artists, but by the Parisian art establishment itself, which continued to promote the Vichy-era values of national identity and national tradition.

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An intimate look at the gardens of some of the world's most esteemed fashion designers.

Like their finest designs for the runway, the gardens of the couturiers are exquisite creations of color, texture, line, shape, and form. This lavishly illustrated volume takes the reader on a private tour of the gardens of the most renowned fashion designers in the world.

The reader is invited to savor the formal elegance of Hubert de Givenchy's garden in Normandy and the joie de vivre of his garden in the south of France; the bold exoticism of Yves Saint Laurent's garden in Marrakech; the timeless grace of Valentino's garden in Tuscany; the luxuriant grandeur of Oscar de la Renta's garden in Connecticut; the quaint charm of Hardy Amies's garden in the Cotswolds; and many others.

Stunningly beautiful and sensuous, Gardens of Fashion is sure to be irresistible to aficionados of fashion and garden lovers alike.

200 full-color illustrations

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Where they find inspiration.......2000-10-26

Fashion designers take their inspiration from many sources, and this book shows how they find designs and ideas in their own private gardens. The pictures in this book were really what caught my eye, they are absolutely gorgeous. Lush foliage, bright and exotic flowers, country gardens, it is all in this book. I always find it interesting to see where designers are "coming from", and this book did a great job of showing how designers can take inspiration from what is around them, and also how their design ideas take hold not just in clothes, but in their own private world as well. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a unique look at fashion, and how fashion intertwines with real life and gardening.

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Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth connects the rise of film and the rise of America as a cultural center and twentieth-century world power. Silent film, Paula Cohen reveals, allowed America to sever its literary and linguistic ties to Europe and answer the call by nineteenth-century writers like Emerson, Thoreau and Whitman for an original form of expression compatible with American strengths and weaknesses. When film finally began to talk in 1927, the medium had already done its work. It had helped translate representation into a dynamic visual form and had "Americanized" the world. Cohen explores the way film emerged as an American medium through its synthesis of three basic elements: the body, the landscape, and the face. Nineteenth-century American culture had already charged these elements with meaning--the body through vaudeville and burlesque, landscape through landscape painting and moving panoramas, and the face through portrait photography. Integrating these popular forms, silent film also developed genres that showcased each of its basic elements: the body in comedy, the landscape in the western, and the face in melodrama. At the same time, it helped produce a new idea of character, embodied in the American movie star. Cohen's book offers a fascinating new perspective on American cultural history. It shows how nineteenth-century literature can be said to anticipate twentieth-century film--how Douglas Fairbanks was, in a sense, successor to Walt Whitman. And rather than condemning the culture of celebrity and consumption that early Hollywood helped inspire, the book highlights the creative and democratic features of the silent-film ethos. Just as notable, Cohen champions the concept of the "American myth" in the wake of recent attempts to discredit it. She maintains that American silent film helped consolidate and promote a myth of possibility and self-making that continues to dominate the public imagination and stands behind the best impulses of our contemporary world.

Silent Film & the Triumph of the American Myth

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Silent Film & the Triumph of the American Myth
Paula Marantz Cohen
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKP8NU

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After the death of Mahler in 1911 the great Austro-German symphonic line was carried on mainly in England, America, Scandinavia and Russia. The Fifth Symphony of Carl Nielsen, Denmark's greatest composer, was composed in 1921-22 and is not only his masterpiece but one of the finest of all twentieth-century symphonies, representing a powerful renewal of the Beethovenian tradition. David Fanning's detailed and absorbing guide blends detailed analytical commentary with less formal summaries of the music's character. It is the only non-Danish publication on Nielsen to take full account of Danish scholarship and criticism.

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Eye-opening.......2003-06-07

Quite possibly the most exciting piece of musicology in recent times. Whatever the drawbacks of the composer in question (which I need not bore you with here), there is little doubt that this volume will stand as an exemplar to academics for many years to come.

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Carl Nielsen (20th-Century Composers)
Jack Lawson
Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Carl Nielsen - The Complete Symphonies

ASIN: 0714835072

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Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) is one of those composers who tend to be a late discovery on the part of lovers of classical music. Yet he need not be an acquired taste; this is powerful, well-written music, fashioned on a classical, rather than romantic, base, and every bit as accessible as his better-known and more popular Scandinavian contemporary, Jean Sibelius. Nielsen is Denmark's one great claim to compositional fame, and in this new biography Jack Lawson traces his rise from impoverished farm boy to a dominant musical figure in the life of his country, and of Europe, not to mention to the position of one of the greatest symphony writers of all time. This is one of Phaidon's 20th-Century Composers series, and as such strives to make its subject as accessible as possible to the music lover who is not necessarily a music expert.

Mastering English: An Advanced Grammar for Non-Native and Native Speakers (Topics in English Linguistics, 22) (Topics in English Linguistics, 22)

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Mastering English: An Advanced Grammar for Non-Native and Native Speakers (Topics in English Linguistics, 22) (Topics in English Linguistics, 22)
Carl Bache , and Niels Davidsen-Nielsen
Manufacturer: Walter de Gruyter
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ASIN: 3110155362

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This workbook is intended as a source of supplementary reading and exercise material for courses based on Mastering English. An Advanced Grammar for Non-native and Native Speakers.

The aim of the workbook is to raise awareness of the tools of language description employed in Mastering English, and also to help students recognise and analyse central structures of English.

Where appropriate, exercises that inquire into the developing framework of Mastering English are provided.

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In his polytonal Second Symphony (1901–1902), one of the most popular symphonies of the 20th-century, Nielsen "did his best to help the ear by making the clash of opposed melodic strains clear by sharply differentiating their tone-colour." — Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. The edition will delight professional musicians and concert-goers alike.

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Living music
Carl Nielsen
Manufacturer: Wilhelm Hansen
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Castille (7th Sea) (Nations of Theah, Book Five)

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Castille (7th Sea) (Nations of Theah, Book Five)
Patrick Kapera , Marcelo Figueroa , Les Simpson , Marshal Smith , Kevin Wilson , Kevin Boerwinkle , Jim Pinto , and Rob Vaux
Manufacturer: Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc.
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ASIN: B000NQJTJ4

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"Live every moment as if it were your last. Only then can you see the blessings Theus has wrought." - Don Andrés Bejarano del Aldana From her vaulted universities to her spired churches, Castille is a land of contradictions. Scientific advancement proceeds despite the efforts of an Inquisition dedicated to stamping it out. Celebrations take place mere miles from blood-soaked battlefields. The citizens love their neighbors as family, while treating foreigners with clinical distrust. Here, two thousand years of invasion and occupation has left her people wounded, proud, and fiercely independent; a boy king totters on an unstable throne while enemies surround him without and within; and sinister conspiracies lurk behind wide smiles and passionate speeches. Welcome to Castille, the crucible of faith. The Castille sourcebook includes: A complete history of the country, from their early days as an Old Republic colony to the current war with Montaigne. Detailed descriptions of the land, its people, and their culture -- including bullfighting, dancing, and Castillian duels. New rules for Castillian heroes: fighting schools, rules for bullwhips, new skills and advantages, and the enigmatic fire magic El Fuego Adentro. Plus a section on the Vaticine Church, with new information never before published! Written by Patrick Kapera. Pages: 128

Analfabeternes forlægger og den glade magister: Forlæggerprofiler, digterportrætter

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Analfabeternes forlægger og den glade magister: Forlæggerprofiler, digterportrætter
Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen
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Basic Woodworking
Carl Nielsen (Editor)
Manufacturer: Octopus
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ASIN: 0706409450

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Carl Nielsen Centenary Essays
Jurgen Balzer
Manufacturer: Dennis Dobson
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NQ8HVU

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In the modern economy, where most workers are knowledge workers, creativity and innovation are the most easily sustainable competitive advantages. In The Big Book of Creativity Games, Harvard trained psychologist Robert Epstein provides dozens of games and activities designed to stimulate creativity and generate innovation in the workplace.

Dr. Epstein describes the scientific principles of creativity that underlie the games, and how these principles can be applied to tasks like problem solving, new product development, and marketing. Timely and innovative, The Big Book of Creativity Games is the ideal book for managers to turn to whenever they need:

Games that are easy to lead and fun to play
Exercises that go far beyond standard brainstorming techniques
Innovation jump-starters for team meetings and work groups

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Creativity from one who knows the source.......2007-02-11

The book is firmly rooted in science, and the exercises are proof: This is not a cookbook. You need to understand the rationale behind the exercises. The book builds up a coherent set of argument, points to further reading, and is a veritable treasure trove of how to be, and help others be, creative. I highly recommend it.

Hare-Brained.......2004-03-26

This book delivers so much less than it promises that I have found it virtually useless in training actual human beings. Maybe it was tested on hares. You would do much better (and be much more creative) coming up your own exercises.

Disappointed Innovator.......2004-03-06

This book was a total disappointment. I have never written a review online before, but if I can stop someone from buying this series I will feel like I've saved someone their hard-earned dollars. The subtitle says "Fun Activities for Jumpstarting Innovation". It should have said "Invent your own games because we don't have any good ones to tell you about". At least half the games were not games at all, but instructions for the participants to CREATE THEIR OWN GAMES!!!!! I COULD HAVE DONE THAT! One after the other are worded as follows: "Participants design and carry out their own exercise to demonstrate the importance of _____ for the creative process" -- (insert chapter topic in the blank). Sorry, that doesn't help me at all. STAY AWAY!

Unleash Your Creativity.......2003-09-07

It is probably no accident that Robert Epstein's _Big Book of Creativity Games: Quick, Fun Activities for Jumpstarting Innovation_ appears at first glance to be a book for children. Its title, colorful cover, and interior design are reminiscent of children's books. While many of the games can be used in classrooms, the primary audience for the book is adults -- people who want to improve the creativity of those in their businesses or other organizations.

The forty-eight games in the book are based on Epstein's Generativity Theory. His ideas about the creative process grew out of his laboratory research. In addition to refuting popular myths about the creative process, Epstein identifies four core competencies that help individuals express their creativity (plus four more competencies to nurture creativity in others):
1. Capturing new ideas
2. Challenging yourself so that new ideas emerge
3. Broadening your base of knowledge and experience
4. Surrounding yourself with an environment -- both physical and social -- that encourages new ideas

Despite the fact that the book is grounded in theory and research, the information it contains is practical and easily accessible. The book is written in lay terms, and the information is as easy to understand as the juvenile format leads you to expect it to be.

The games are categorized by purpose (such as "convincing people that they're creative") and by core competency. It is easy, therefore, to find games to fit a particular need. Epstein devotes about three pages to each game, providing a summary of the game, its objective, the time required (ranging from 5 to 90 minutes), the materials needed (generally readily available), the procedure, and discussion questions. The discussion questions are indeed a key feature of the book, for the games are intended not only to boost creativity but also to demonstrate creativity's basic principles.

Epstein places a high premium on failure. He says that failure causes us to recall past methods of dealing with a problem -- and often discover a new solution. Without failure, creativity is not needed (remember the Apollo 13 mission). Many games involving the second competency, Challenging, deal with managing the frustration and other negative emotions that often accompany failure.

In addition, the book includes an abridged version of Epstein's Creativity Competencies Inventory for Individuals (ECCI-i) along with a self-scorer. These tools are effective for evaluating a person's overall creativity and each of the four competencies. It is easy, then, for a person to see which areas would benefit from development.

CREATIVE PROCESS DEMYSTIFIED.......2000-11-15

Thank you, Robert Epstein, for demythologizing creativity. As a writing teacher I found this book very helpful in several ways. The games are fun and each one makes a strong point. My students respond to the core competencies with excitement and gratitude and most can't wait to develop these concrete skills. I've found nothing better for tackling the problem of "writer's block." I have used this book with students in classroom and workshop situations and recommend it to managers who want to jump start their employees' creativity.

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DISC Srategies

Who am I?

Good Introduction to DISC

The 4 Dimensional Manager: Disc Strategies for Managing Different People in the Best Ways (Inscape Guide)
Julie Straw , and Alison Brown Cerier
Manufacturer: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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Binding: Paperback

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The 16 Personality Types, Descriptions for Self-Discovery

ASIN: 157675135X

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Successful managers work like coaches, assessing each person's strengths and weaknesses and developing the best strategy to get the job done. The 4-Dimensional Manager shows how managers can become more effective by using the DiSC system. "DiSC" stands for four communication styles: Dominance (direct and decisive); Influence (optimistic and outgoing); Supportive (sympathetic and cooperative); and Conscientious (concerned and correct). In the book's first part, readers assess their own style, the style of the people they manage, and the style of their organization. The second part shows how to choose the most effective style (or combination of styles) for any situation, focusing on seven key areas: delegating, decision making, problem solving, motivating, complimenting, giving constructive feedback, and developing skills.

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DISC Srategies.......2007-01-22

Good book, moves along well, goes over the information that you would like to see. Very insightfull

Who am I?.......2005-10-26

Very impressive! A very helpful tool to use at work or home.

Good Introduction to DISC.......2004-10-31

During my MBA schooling time, i got introduced to MBTI, a personality test, and i am very much interested. But it is not "that easy" to teach and implement, people find it difficult to remember. Than a friend introduces the DISC concept to me. Upon browsing the amazon pages, i finally bought this book (and some others). And i found it pretty useful and serve my purpose as a simple behavior analysis tools for business success.

I have since used DISC approach to train people in Salesmanship and Managerial Leadership program. I found it very acceptable by laymen and they can benefit from the insight.

Popular applicable psychology is gaining more and more momentum and become more widely used in business. The root of this type of analysis started from the Greek 2000+ years ago with Sanguine, Choleric, Phhlegmatic and Melancholic.

The original form of this DISC apporoach comes from William Moulton Marston 1926 book Emotions of Normal People.

There are similar materials come in many form: COLOR CODE (HARTMAN), Personality Plus, and several other books.

This is not to replace all the more-in-depth psychology tools that profesional use, but this is a simple approach to see different type of people and how we can be more effective in fast forwarding ourselves. We can also see others and learn how to make them better in their works.

The book contains a simple test and the description of every type and the combination of types. It is very well written and accurate. Although i feel a bit "dry" on the style of writing, i am totally satisfied and find the book of a very high value.

This is not a dense reading, and you can jump forth and back and see your/other people's type of personality and use it to our advantages.

Anyone interested on how to "see" him/herself and the other and how to make best use of psychological approach toward different type of people will be able to benefit from this book.

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