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Manufacturer: Art Direction Book Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Men: A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

ASIN: 0881080993

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Illustrations the Way You Want Them

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Manufacturer: Art Direction Book Company
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Plants: 2,400 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Flowers, Trees, Fruits and Vegetables (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

ASIN: 0881081930

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Illustrations the Way You Want Them.......2001-08-25

This book is a great tool for antique dealers, flea marketeers, county store folks and others dealing with items from the early 1900 era. The artwork is generally super for scanning into ads, posters, signs and for insertion into articles for technical and trade publications. The more than 2500 copyright-free clip art illustrations are extremely well-done high quality renderings. Some animals, birds and architectural figures are included but the strength of the offerings are the many hardware oriented items; they cover an extremely wide range of interest. The high quality of the images make this book a real worth-while addition to any clip art collection.

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ASIN: 0881082058

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The fabled middle Tang dynasty of China lasted almost three hundred years (618â€“905). These centuries embodied martial conflict, unbelievable wealth and opulence for a few, and horrible poverty for many. Through it all, an unwieldy caste system governed lord and serf alike. In this exotic, beautiful, and forbidding culture, poetry was revered and practiced by many. Three women poets, especially, endured through the centuries as the voices of their time. For the first time in English, the poetry of the Taoist priestesses, Le Yi and Yu Xuanji, and the slave, Xue Tao is presented.

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Women of the Tang Dynasty
May Holdsworth
Manufacturer: Odyssey Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 9622176445

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Women in Tang society enjoyed experimenting with ways to enhance their charms. Not only enthusiastically adopting fashion styles of foreigners who thronged the capital of Chang'an, they were also some of the earliest cross-dressers in history. Through a close-up look at excavated pottery figures and surviving gold and silver objects, a picture emerges of a remarkably open society in which women took an active part.

The Close-Up series is the very first of its kind to give you a fascinating, concise introduction to individual aspects of China and its peoples, past and present. Each topic is presented by chosen experts in their fields who write with brevity for the intelligent reader. Illuminating text is supported by the work of international photographers and with maps and diagrams to give a picture that satisfies curiosity and encourages further reading.

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Excellent refernce material.......2001-01-05

This is a small book, but it's packed with great photos of figurines from the period. The text is straitforward and well written.

Willow, Wine, Mirror, Moon: Women's Poems from Tang China (Lannan Translation Selection Series)

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Willow, Wine, Mirror, Moon: Women's Poems from Tang China (Lannan Translation Selection Series)

Manufacturer: BOA Editions
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1929918747

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This collection of 106 poems by 44 female Tang-era poets is the most comprehensive of its kind. Poets are organized based on their status in Tang dynasty society: women of the court, women of the household, courtesans and entertainers, and women of religion. While each poet's concerns vary with their social status, common thematic threads include heartbreak and the mysteries of the natural world. Thumbnail biographies of each poet and notes regarding individual poems complete this important collection.

Jeanne Larsen has published poetry, three novels set in China, and a book of poetry translation, Brocade River Poems: Selected Works of the Tang Dynasty Courtesan Xue Tao. She teaches in the creative writing program at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia.

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Incredible.......2006-09-02

What Ms. Larsen began in "Brocade River Poems: Selected Work of the Tang Dynasty Courtesan Xue Tao" continues in this wonderful, slim and accessible volume. There is so much more to Tang Dynasty poetry then Li Po and Du Fu, as enjoyable as they are. Ms. Larsen's translations and exegesis of the poems of some of the female poets of the late Tang and Early Sung illustrate the humor, the depth' in fact the whole emotional range that poetry has the power to offer.

Couldn't be better........2005-12-02

Such an interesting collection. These poems are beautifully translated. Jeanne Larsen is a genius.

The eyes of the empress: Women in China's Tang Dynasty

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The eyes of the empress: Women in China's Tang Dynasty
Lyn Reese
Manufacturer: Women in World History Curriculum
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Pulled back in time to Japan's ancient past, Japanese high school girl Kagome finds her destiny linked to a doglike half-demon named Inu-Yasha, who remembers Kagome's previous incarnation as the woman who killed him - and to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls," which can fulfill the greatest dreams of any man or monster. Now Kagome and Inu-Yasha must work together to search for the scattered shards of the jewel before everyone's nightmares are given the power the need to come true.

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Presented in the form of diaries, official documents, and letters, rather than simply transcribed scripts, this book is a companion to the successful BBC series, "Yes Prime Minister."

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The Complete Yes Prime Minister
Jonathan Lynn
Manufacturer: BBC Books
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000RMTRVE

THE COMPLETE YES PRIME MINISTER. The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister by the Right Hon. James Hacker MP.

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THE COMPLETE YES PRIME MINISTER. The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister by the Right Hon. James Hacker MP.
Jonathan & Jay, Antony: Lynn
Manufacturer: Pan
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000W2WBP8

THE COMPLETE YES PRIME MINISTER. The Diaries of the Right Hon. James Hacker.

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Jonathan & Jay, Antony: Lynn
Manufacturer: Pan
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Binding: Hardcover
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The FreeBSD operating system has become a popular OS choice for embedded systems due to its small size and the fact that it is free to users. However, detailed information on using FreeBSD is difficult to find. Author Paul Cevoli, an experienced embedded systems engineer, answers that need in this cookbook aimed at making life easier for engineers working with FreeBSD. Topics covered in the book include core operating system components, processes, process scheduling, virtual memory, device drivers and debugging, as these are the core features necessary for embedded system developers. The core software provided to the reader on the accompanying CD-ROM is written in C. Each chapter discusses basic components of FreeBSD, device drivers, Unix kernel, and C and GNU development tools, and provides the reader with the information needed to accomplish the stated task, along with sample source code.

* Provides numerous examples of system software with source code and debugging techniques that can provide starting points for your own designs

* Covers core operating system components, processes and process scheduling, system booting, virtual memory, device drivers, debugging, and much more

* All sample code is provided on the accompanying CD-ROM, along with other useful programming tools

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Nothing to do with embedded BSD.......2006-01-04

I have several years of experience working on embedded Linux. I've bought this book, thinking it will help me better understand how to use BSD in an embedded env (like number of embedded linux books available). However, instead on focusing on the embedded side, this book simple describe how to wirte deamons, what's a system call etc. Read Steven's books if you need this kind of training.

A unique look inside the embedded development process.......2004-12-14

When I skimmed 'Embedded FreeBSD Cookbook' (EFC) in the bookstore, I was impressed by the amount of general FreeBSD information it contained. Now that I've bought and read it, I'm glad this book caught my eye. Although EFC is somewhat dated by its use of FreeBSD 4.4 (released Sep 01), I learned more about about FreeBSD internals. I also gained insights into what is needed to create an embedded appliance from the ground up.

EFC describes how the Measurement Computing company used FreeBSD 4.4 to create their Digital Input-Output (DIO) server appliance, built on a Network Engines 'Roadster' platform. The author explains the advantages of embedded systems and why it makes sense to construct them using open source software. He also defends the use of BSD-licensed software to build the DIO.

The best aspect of the book was its direct nature and breadth of coverage. EFC addresses many topics in a clear and concise manner, including processes, daemons, system calls, and library usage. I found this direct and efficient approach a good way to become familiar with subjects covered in much greater depth by books like McKusick and Neville-Neil's 'The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System.'

On the downside, for a reader on the eve of 2005, the book is dated in several respects. EFC's use of FreeBSD 4.x means some of its material no longer applies to FreeBSD 5.x. For example, 5.x uses DEVFS in place of manual device node creation. System source code (like the cdevsw structure in bus_private.h) is often much different. Some code, like ch 2's explanation of forking, works on 4.x but not 5.x. The use of the Java JDK version 1.1.8 really dates the book, as well. Finally, several typos change the meaning of parts of the text. For example, p. 30 appears to show 'gcc -00' (two zeroes) when I believe it should be 'gcc -O0' (capital O, zero) to disable compiler optimizations. Below on the same page, objdump should be passed the '--disassemble' or the '-d' switch, not '-disassemble'.

Overall, I still liked reading EFC. The book gave me plenty to consider, should I ever want to deploy an embedded appliance. Companies like St Bernard do use FreeBSD in their appliances, so perhaps an update by one of their developers would be in order?

not useful at all.......2003-06-06

the tomcat installation page , show the snapshot of the tomcat application server which is running in windows platform .

Thinking outside the box.......2003-04-18

Amazing book, like no other. Most books include things like a 'Table of Contents' and organized chapters.. not these guys. They have learned to think outside the box and have created all new features never seen before in any other book, such as placing part of chapter 4 inside of chapter 2 and omitting chapter 1 completely. Amazing, Brilliant.
Yes, this is sarcasm. Be careful when ordering this book because, although they are pretty good writers, they are not very good at book binding.

But luckily, they do include a cdrom that contains the entire book in electronic format so you're not completely [lost].

Great Book! a real cookbook.......2003-02-19

Very clear. No waste of time with useless listings.

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Lots of good rhythms.......2007-01-04

I'm no expert in latin rhythms but I know the basics. I know what sounds good and the rhythms in this dictionary sound good. They are presented against the appropirate clave patterns and each instrument's part is written separately for easy reference. This is a great hip-pocket/gig-bag resource.

Afro-Latin rhythm dictionary: A complete dictionary for all musicians (Alfred handy guide)

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Thomas A Brown
Manufacturer: Alfred Pub. Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00070V3UO

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The New York Times Crosswords for the Weekend: Bright and Brainy Puzzles (New York Times Crossword Puzzles)
Will Shortz , and The New York Times
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

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ASIN: 0312343329
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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Seventy-five great New York Times crosswords to savor all weekend long For solvers looking for puzzles they can enjoy throughout the weekend, an affordable collection of end-of-the-week New York Times crosswords in spiral-bound format for easy solving, from editor Will Shortz. Featuring: -Seventy-five Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Times puzzles -Popular spiral binding allows puzzles to stay flat for easy solving -The two top names in crosswords: The New York Times and Will Shortz.

The New York Times Crosswords for the Weekend : Bright and Brainy Puzzles (New York Times Crossword Puzzles)

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The New York Times Crosswords for the Weekend : Bright and Brainy Puzzles (New York Times Crossword Puzzles)
Will Shortz
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTCNHK

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Simple - Bordering Simplistic

Waste of Time and Money

Relatively worthless

You could find better...

Well worth the time!

The Consultant's Quick Start Guide: An Action Plan for Your First Year in Business
Elaine Biech
Manufacturer: Pfeiffer
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Binding: Paperback

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Million Dollar Consulting: The Professional's Guide to Growing a Practice

ASIN: 0787956678

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Your complete blueprint for starting out in the consulting world!

Consulting can be a most rewarding career--but being good at consulting is not always enough to keep your business profitable. The Consultant's Quick Start Guide offers a practical approach to setting up a consulting business. Throughout the guide, Elaine Biech--author of the best-selling The Business of Consulting--shares both her own secrets as well as those of numerous other successful consultants. With a focus on the business side of consulting, Biech takes you through a painless, fill-in-the-blanks, step-by-step process for setting up your consulting firm.

The book includes information on how to:

Develop a dynamic business plan

Market consulting services

Establish a professional office

Meet critical legal requirements

Change for services

Build client relationships

Grow the business

Ensure continued professional growth

Make money in the business

Learn the skills you need to be a successful consultant with this indispensable guide!

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Simple - Bordering Simplistic.......2005-11-07

Too simple, bordering simplistic. I would have hoped for some deeper advice addressed to people who are assumed to be more sophisticated and lettered than the average person.

Waste of Time and Money.......2004-09-23

This book is awful...a complete waste of time for anyone with half a brain...if you only have half a brain, feel free to buy it. It's overly simplistic, obvious, insultingly simple and unlikely to help a budding consultant make a dime. If you want REAL advise, pick up any of Alan Weiss's books.

Relatively worthless.......2004-06-25

Although Biech makes a number of good points in her text here, the vast majority of it can be chocked up to common sense. The workbook fill-in forms are nice if you're the sort of person that is so unorganized that you need your hand held at every step, but in all honesty if you fall into that category you probably shouldn't be thinking about a consulting career in the first place. Unfortunately I feel like their primary purpose is just to take up space, and make the book feel longer and more useful than it really is. If you boil this "quick start guide" down to the few pages that are actually worthwhile, you wouldn't even have enough pages to fill a pamphlet. Look elsewhere.

You could find better..........2003-07-02

Ok, so I wasn't impressed...

This book is definately good at one thing: it makes you think about some important issues of starting your own practice, and it has lots of assignments that I think may be useful. That earns it two stars.

However, what makes this book less useful than, say, "getting started in consulting" (A. Weiss), is the fact that there is no emphasis on creating value for your customer(and setting your fees based upon that value). What Biech is saying is actually that you should divide what you think you should earn in a year by the days you expect to work etc. So whether you help a client gain $50000 or $500000 added value should make no difference on your paycheck... Being value- oriented would help you wether we're talking about gaining clients, getting your fair pay or establishing business relationships. This book hardly touches the issue, even though it's important in so many areas of the business.

What I'm saying boils down to this: There being so many better books on the subject, I see no reason to buy this one. I did, and I'd rather have spent my money on something else.

Well worth the time!.......2002-10-17

This is the 2nd of Elaine's books on consulting that I have read (see also the Business of Consulting), and both books are excellent resources that I reference often. As an independent consultant, it's useful to have second opinions-and Elaine's opinions are relevant and based on her very successful experience. Check both books out!

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