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Karakoram: Hidden Treasures in the Northern Areas of Pakistan
Stefano Bianca Manufacturer: Umberto Allemandi ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 8842213306 |
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This volume addresses these issues through the description of a series of interventions of territorial planning, environmental protection, recovery of historic buildings and traditional villages and the provement of living conditions.
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Great T-Shirt Graphics 3 (Motif Design)
Motif Manufacturer: Rockport Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1564963683 |
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perfect.......1999-11-03
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Great T-Shirt Graphics 2
Rockport Publishing Manufacturer: Rockport Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 156496180X |
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Great T-Shirt Graphics
Manufacturer: St Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9994928228 |
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Great T-shirts Graphics 3
Manufacturer: Rockport Publishers Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1564964043 |
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Great T-Shirt Graphics (ISBN: 1564961982)
Various Contributors Manufacturer: Rockport Publ. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000MTUSTM |
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Structuring Real Estate Joint Ventures (Real Estate Practice Library Series)
Robert Bell Manufacturer: Wiley Law Pubns ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0471547719 |
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Four Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0671678337 |
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Great plays, great films.......2002-01-20
What strikes me most about Bergman's screenplays is the tremendous literary value of them, aside from their being an invaluable supplementary resource to the films. Reading the screenplays, one learns to catch the more subtle pieces of the films, sees the parts that were meant to be emphasized, the parts left out, and can examine closer the dialogue and events to extract their meanings. The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries, of course, are universally regarded as milestones and alone make the book a worthy purchase; but I find most refreshing the addition of the Magician, an overlooked favorite of mine that has always seemed to me a great precursor to Tarkovsky. Even if you don't have the films or haven't seen them, however, Bergman's screenplays stand well enough on their own and deserve to be in any library of literature.
I'd like to find these in the original Swedish: perhaps a duel-language text might have made this book more worthwhile. In any case, highly recommended.
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Four Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman; Smiles of a Summer Night; The Seventh Seal; Wild Strawberries; The Magician
Ingmar Bergman Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NZTTIG |
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Four Screenplays Of Ingmar Bergman: Translated from the Swedish by Lars Malmstrom and David Kushner
Ingmar Bergman Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: B0007HYRXM |
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FOUR SCREENPLAYS BY INGRID BERGMAN
Ingmar Bergman Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NYPU6C |
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FOUR SCREENPLAYS OF INGMAR BERGMAN
Ingmar (transl by Lars Malmstrom & David Kushner) Bergman Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NWAMRG |
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Four Screenplays Of Ingmar Bergman
Malmstrom And Kushner Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000JF9C14 |
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Four Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NVZ7W2 |
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Four Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000QHRAG4 |
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Four Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0000CKUHZ |
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Four Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman
Lars; Kushner, David Malmstrom Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000KJORUK |
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Into a Wild Sanctuary: A Life in Music & Natural Sound
Bernard L. Krause Manufacturer: Heyday Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1890771112 |
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A Passion for Protection.......2001-06-11
His recordings are unequalled, and they speak loudest for his passion. However the stories here, which contrast the Rwandan jungle with his previous life, will make you understand when he says, "I feel much more comfortable and safe when I'm alone in a rainforest or a desert at night than I do when walking around the streets of Manhattan, Los Angeles or Paris in broad daylight, or enduring the pitfalls of academia or the business world."
Bernie is that rare creature, a man of genius and principle. In time he will become known as the Thoreau of his generation.
Paul Hawken is right--but how about one of the top **three**.......1998-11-12
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An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black
Jouni Yrjola , and Jussi Tella Manufacturer: Gambit Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1901983501 |
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This book equips the reader with everything he or she needs to know to play Black in a game of chess. Two experienced Finnish players have described an exciting repertoire based on the move 1...d6 in reply to whatever White's first move happens to be. Black's strategy is hypermodern and dynamic: White is encouraged to seize space, while Black develops his pieces rapidly and actively, waiting for the ideal moment to attack and destroy White's central bastions. The variations advocated have been proven in top-level play and have quick-strike potential if White is at all careless or imprecise. The repertoire is based around the Pirc Defence and the variations 1 d4 d6 2 c4 e5 and 1 d4 d6 2 Nf3 Bg4, which fit seamlessly together with 1...d6 systems against White's various flank openings.Customer Reviews:
Good, but not a complete repertoire for black........2006-07-14
A terrible book.......2005-10-21
Excellent........2004-02-19
Best Book For Black Side.......2002-06-08
Good book: Yes---- Explosive Repertoire: No.......2002-03-25
The repertoire consists of playing 1...d6 after any white first move. The material is divided among 33 chapters covering various variations. Interestingly 1 d4 d6 2 c4 e5 is scoring 56% for Black! That got my attention. 1.d4 d6 2. Nf3 is met with Bg4, the Hodgson Variation, which appears to be scoring averagely for Black.
Against 1 e4, the main line is the Pirc Defense. My guess is that you will also play a lot of Pircs from 1 d4 d6 2 e4 as well. Recognizing that many players won't want to play the Pirc, the authors offer a couple of alternatives. One is the Czech system 1 e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 c6 which does quite well unless White plays 4 f4, the current main line where white is scoring 59%. Finally, and more promising, is the so-called endgame variation 1 e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 (or f3) e5 4 dxe5 dxe5 5 Qxd8 Kxd8. This endgame is actually quite favorable for Black who wins a slight majority of the games. I should also point out that if the earlier mentioned 1 d4 d6 2 c4 e5 (which got my attention) is continued with 3 dxe5 dxe5 4 Qxd8+ Kxd8 then Black is scoring 67%! Of course White doesn't have to play 3 dxe5, but probably many players will because they erroneously think that forcing Black to forego castling is to their advantage.
All other openings (except 1 f4) are met with 1...d6 2...e5 and 3...f5. These are not mainstream openings and there are not a large number of games in the databases however Black is doing quite well in the games I found.
Apparently the authors did not participate in producing the title to this book. They describe the repertoire as "... Most of the lines are more positional than tactical in nature but they leave a lot of space for creativity and aggressive play by Black. Players who like sharp theoretical and concrete tactical battles where home preparation plays a key role should prefer systems like the Dragon, Najdorf or Grunfeld. For players who don't like endings, our repertoire is hardly optimal although the many endings discussed usually take a rather queenless middlegame nature."
In summary this is a very competent handling of a complete opening repertoire. It is also a repertoire that scores very well (admittedly the Pirc scores only averagely but some alternate systems with ...d6 score better). If you are already a Pirc player, this repertoire seems ideal. If your overall winning strategy is to win in the endgame or you just want to improve or work on your endgame, this is a good repertoire, and a good book for you.
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Winning Every Day: The Game Plan for Success
Lou Holtz Manufacturer: Collins ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0887309534 |
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"Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it."-- Lou Holtz
Meet Lou Holtz, the motivational miracle worker who revitalized the Notre Dame football program by leading the legendary Fighting Irish to nine bowl games and a national championship. During his twenty-seven years as a head football coach, Holtz garnered a 216-95-7 career record. Each new assignment brought a different team with different players, but, invariably, the same result--success. How did he do it? By designing a game plan for his players that minimized obstacles while maximizing opportunities.
Now he wants to pass his game plan on to you. In Winning Every Day, you'll discover ten strategies that will drive you to the top of your professional and personal life. Coach Holtz will reveal how you can acquire the focus and commitment it takes to be a champion. It won't be easy; it takes sacrifice to be the best. But now you'll have a proven winner alongside you in the trenches. Winning Every Day demonstrates how you can elevate your performance while raising the standards of everyone around you. Follow Coach's strategies and winning becomes habitual. You will learn to welcome sacrifice as you dedicate yourself to excellence. He will show you how to clearly define your short-term and long-term goals, to develop an unwavering sense of purpose without compromising flexibility.
Through it all, Coach Holtz will help you discover the courage you need to live a life of unremitting triumph. You couldn't have a better guide. He will provide you with the strategies he has shared with Fortune 500 companies, groups, and organizations. Voted the top motivational speaker two years running by a survey of speakers' bureaus, Coach is going to present you with all the Xs and Os, the basics of his game plan for success in life and business.
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Steps to Success.......2007-05-17
Learn important people skills and leadership lessons while you have fun reading..........2006-06-01
Classic Lou.......2005-09-26
NOPE!.......2004-05-21
Life & Leadership Tips from a Master Motivator.......2003-07-01
What makes Holtz's life and leadership insights so compelling and believable are his dynamic life experiences and his incredible list of accomplishments: parents were divorced; fiance' broke off their engagement, but they later married and remain so after 40 years; only coach to lead 4 different programs to top-20 finishes and 6 different programs to bowl games (William and Mary, N.C. State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, South Carolina); 23 of 32 college teams he coached have received bowl bids, with 18 top-25 finishes, 8 top-10 finishes, and one undefeated national championship; 3rd winningest active coach and 7th place all-time with 243 victories; wife's heroic battle with throat cancer; fired or let go as assistant coach more than once; polled as the best motivational speaker in the country two years in a row, and his motivational video "Do Right!" is the all-time best-seller; guest speaker at most Fortune 500 companies; and was invited to the Oval Office by four different presidents.
Holtz's game plan consists of ten steps. Each step is explored in detail in its own chapter. The colorful, real-world stories and humorous anecdotes Holtz used to present the steps' lessons perfectly complemented his conversational writing style. The final chapter is considered the "end-zone" of success-where you can be if you have the courage, desire, and character to apply the lessons described within the plan's steps.
The book is jammed full of common-sense, spiritual, philosophical, and motivational life and leadership perspectives. The most memorable passages for me as a father, leader, and follower were Holtz's thoughts about discipline:
"For me, a disciplinarian is someone who requires that people understand the consequences of their decisions. You use discipline to reinforce choices. Our athletes and my children knew that if they chose to misbehave, they were also choosing to pay the consequences...In each case, I never punished anyone; the offenders chose the punishment themselves by their actions."
He illustrated his commitment to being a disciplinarian by describing the circumstances that led to him suspending his top three Arkansas players before the 1977 Orange Bowl (against Oklahoma), and to suspending two of his best players before his top-ranked Notre Dame team played the second-ranked University of Southern California in 1988:
"[They] recklessly violated our Do Right rule, which governs personal conduct...These were not bad guys; they simply made a bad decision...I didn't want the keys to our offense to miss our biggest game of the year, but when they decided to break our rules, they also decided to miss the game. Now I had to support that choice."
Holtz is a master motivator and a proven true winner in football and life. My highest recommendation for this book is best captured by Holtz himself when he wrote, "As you know, the only things that will change you from where you are today to where you want to be five years from now are the books you read and the people you meet." I hope I someday get a chance to meet Lou Holtz and thank him for his outstanding book on life and leadership.
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