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Balinese Masks: Spirits of an Ancient Drama
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Masks of Bali.......2003-10-23
Masked drama performances have been an important ritual on Bali for over a thousand years. Slattum presents a gallery of fifty significant, visually stunning masks photographed at both private collections and in Balinese museums. Explanatory text accessible to Westerners delves into the artistry involved in creating these intricate pieces, their symbolic and cultural significance, and the elevated role they assume in village ceremonial life. These magical, totemic masks have come to represent Bali to many visitors, who are spellbound by their exotic, gargoyle-like demeanor and their entertaining presence in evening dance spectacles (and in every art and craft shop window all around the island).
Masks of Bali opens up the heretofore hidden world of the various genres of traditional Balinese dramas with information on the characters, costumes, scenery, music, language, and ancient plots of the complex, carefully wrought performances. Comprehensive chapters on "The Living Masks of Bali," "Topeng," "Wayang Wong," "Calonarang," "Barong," and "The Art of Mask Carving," illustrate the diversity (the Barong, for example, comes in many shapes and designs).and range of masks used for each theatre piece. To the Balinese, these precious carvings simultaneously inhabit the divine, demonic, and dramatic realms: as religious vehicles, they harness and house invisible spiritual forces and invite them to descend from heaven to earth. The masks spring to life and unfold their special meaning one by one: the Calonarang drama is traditionally performed as a communal exorcism after an outbreak of disease or disharmony in the village. Masks representing the evil witch-queen Rangda are paraded through the village and brought to temple ceremonies: when the mask wearers become possessed and go into trance, this is proof that the divine powers have indeed arrived on earth. In the Wayong Wong, human performers take on the roles played by the shadow puppets of the Wayang Kulit. They faithfully re-enact the legendary stories of the Ramayana-engaging once again the eternal, balanced battle between good and evil. These rare ceremonial dances-presented as an offering to the gods-occur during "odalan," the anniversary celebration of the temple where the sacred masks are permanently stored.
Slattum unlocks the cultural mystery of Topeng and Barong masks for the curious, fascinated tourist: rooted in age-old animism, the universally beloved Barong functions as a protective guardian spirit for Balinese villages. The Barong character patrols the borders of the village to sniff out and repel demons at specific, auspicious times in high-spirited processions. The Topeng dance drama draws on myths and chronicles of early Balinese and Javanese clans and kingdoms. The dancers make sacrificial offerings to the spirits of the masks, which represent archetypal characters and invoke the symbolic genealogical presence of ancestral deities. As with other ritual diversions on Bali, the Topeng is a social tool to communicate history, philosophy, morality-and even government messages. Masks of Bali is the perfect souvenir postscript to a Balinese vacation: it also has great appeal to specialized art, acting, and theatre students and enthusiasts worldwide.
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The People's City is a vivid chronicle of builders and visionaries who used their own money in combination with the public's - mass real estate syndication - to build residential and commercial areas out of slums. The People's City asserts that mass real estate syndication, although in partial existence at the turn of the twentieth century, came into a distinctly recognizable form in the 1920s, with the emergence of the New York real estate developer Fred F. French and his 'French Plan'. This book traces the origins of mass real estate syndication prior to analyzing the principal buildings financed under the French Plan - the Fred F. French Building, Tudor City and Knickerbocker Village. The People's City subsequently presents how mass real estate syndication endured, evolved, and adapted through the post-World War II era, with the likes of Lawrence A. Wien and Harry Helmsley, to the present day, with the publicly traded 'Real Estate Investment Trusts' (REITs) and the ever more popular 'Tenant-in-Common' (TICs) programs. The People's City highlights how the mass public has had, since the start of the twentieth century, the opportunity to own footholds in some of the finest residential and commercial properties in Manhattan, something which had been generally perceived as the province of the very wealthy. Anyone who has any interest in the colorful people and ideas that dramatically influenced the development of New York City will be delighted with Alexander Rayden's thorough and well-researched study.
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The People's City: A History of the Influence and Contribution of Mass Real Estate Syndication in the Development of New York Ci.......2007-08-03
The People's City is a vivid chronicle of builders and visionaries who used their own money in combination with the public's - mass real estate syndication - to build residential and commercial areas out of slums. The People's City asserts that mass real estate syndication, although in partial existence at the turn of the twentieth century, came into a distinctly recognizable form in the 1920s, with the emergence of the New York real estate developer Fred F. French and his 'French Plan'. This book traces the origins of mass real estate syndication prior to analyzing the principal buildings financed under the French Plan - the Fred F. French Building, Tudor City and Knickerbocker Village. The People's City subsequently presents how mass real estate syndication endured, evolved, and adapted through the post-World War II era, with the likes of Lawrence A. Wien and Harry Helmsley, to the present day, with the publicly traded 'Real Estate Investment Trusts' (REITs) and the ever more popular 'Tenant-in-Common' (TICs) programs. The People's City highlights how the mass public has had, since the start of the twentieth century, the opportunity to own footholds in some of the finest residential and commercial properties in Manhattan, something which had been generally perceived as the province of the very wealthy.
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An economic analysis of real estate syndication that provides a full explanation of syndication and describes its role in the development of real estate projects.
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Film Quarterly is one of the premier journals of cinema, offering commentary that has piqued both popular and academic interest. This selection, celebrating four decades of stunning writing, collects many of the periodical's highlights in a single volume. The bulk of the book contains pieces written during the 1980s and '90s. One might wish for more coverage from the early days, when the journal was called Films of the Quarter and featured pieces by Andrew Sarris, Pauline Kael, Dwight MacDonald, and Stanley Kauffmann, but Brian Henderson's introduction describes this period with sufficient enthusiasm and authority to make up for any lack of older articles. Noel Carroll and J.P. Telotte discuss Hollywood's recent tendency to combine the genres of science fiction and horror. Joseph McBride transcribes testimony by the controversial Stepin Fetchit--the black comedian whose stereotyped portrayals are considered by many to be an embarrassment today. In a piece called "The Critic As Consumer," Virginia Wright Wexman talks about the controversies that have exploded regarding Hitchcock's Vertigo. Elsewhere in the collection, you'll discover Leonard J. Leff on Citizen Kane; Linda Williams, David MacDougall, and Bill Nichols on the art of the documentary; a symposium on new technologies in film and video production; and round-table discussions of Thelma & Louise and Scott MacDonald's Confessions of a Feminist Porn Watcher. In short, there's something for film fans of every taste and disposition in this expansive and well-edited volume. --Raphael Shargel
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During its forty years as a forum for scholars, filmmakers, critics, and film lovers, Film Quarterly has looked in depth at the most critical elements in the political, social, theoretical, and aesthetic history of the cinema. Once closely tied to Hollywood, the journal was investigated by the Tenney committee in 1946 and two of its board members came under fire from the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1951. After several metamorphoses, however, and with the dedicated participation of its editors, board members, and authors, the journal now stands as the oldest and most prominent journal in cinema studies, publishing film (and video and television) history, criticism, theory, analysis, interviews, and film and book reviews.
Spanning the 1950s to the 1990s, Film Quarterly: Forty Years--A Selection is a collaborative effort by the past and present editors and the editorial board to celebrate and illuminate the medium that has prompted so much thought and exchange during the journal's lifetime. From articles on documentary and genre to history and technology, narrative and the avant-garde, this carefully selected collection proposes groundbreaking theoretical models, fresh approaches to individual film classics, reassessments of filmmakers' bodies of work, and discussions of new films and technologies.
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Useful tool for reviews and film information........1999-07-03
I found this book to be of use, not only in looking up material on fairly recent films, but as a reference source for some very interesting writing on the subject. I wish there had been more of the earlier pieces, done by critics who are now better known, but I think this volume will suit anyone truly interested in movies of the past few decades. For better or worse, film is the dominant art form of this century, and I welcome a book that serves not merely as a source of dry information, but as a starting point for discussion.
Snots with cultural aspirations.......1999-07-01
Books like this are produced to sooth the inferiority complex of people who know their dealing with an illiterate medium that requires no thought, one which any imbecile E! entertainment viewer can experience. This volume can only serve to further inflate the self importance of trendy "autuer" directors & celebrities.
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Inside the Music Industry: Creativity, Process, and Business examines every aspect of the music industry, exploring the ways the business has changed, from electronic media and digital recording technology, to changes in copyright law.
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GREAT.......2006-05-20
This is one of the bets guides about music you'll ever read, it surely fits into the top 10 of the best books about the industry ever printed. Starting with the history of the recording industry and the first simple conflicts the book works its way up to the major publicity scandals that plague a sick and twisted music industry. Along with this there are ample descriptions of the processes that each musician passes through on the way to fame and fortune, this examples are of fictional but are taken fro real life and come from experienced people that have been in the business for many years.
A GREAT book!.......2001-03-20
This is one of the very best books on the subject available today! It covers the history of modern music all with the purpose of building a foundation for better understanding why it is the way it is today.
Exceptionally well written. I am pleased to give it my highest recommendation
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The sharp and dangerous Grand Prix Attack is one of White's most aggressive ways of countering the Sicilian Defence. It leads to very complicated play right from the first moves and contains plenty of pitfalls for the unwary Black player. Here James Plaskett takes a new look at this dangerous opening. Whether you play the Sicilian as Black, or need an antidote for White, this book is an essential addition to your armory.
This guide deals with the often deadly Grand Prix Attack, has full coverage of all recent developments and is the ideal battle manual for club and tournament players.
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Grand Prix Attack.......2007-05-07
And excellent opening to to surprise your opponent. Many non-master level players get a sudden shock from a lower ranked player if unprepared. Many a young player has scored a win with this opening as white.
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Starting Out: Sicilian Grand Prix Attack is a further addition to Everyman’s best-selling Starting Out series, which has been acclaimed for its original approach to tackling chess openings. International Master Gawain Jones revisits the fundamentals of this opening, elaborating on the crucial early moves and ideas for both sides in a way that is often neglected in other texts.
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Beating the Sicilian.......2003-04-24
The Grand Prix Attack is an attacking line against the Sicilian. Mr Lane explains all the main lines with complete games and enough detail to play it with confidence. There are times when Black has good chances and these are covered fairly.
A good introduction to this dangerous chess opening.
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Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Nelson Books (January 7, 2003) ISBN: 0785263934 Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches This book gives a fresh understanding of the ?laws? that govern the sales profession. The first section includes the laws that deal with the attitudes, aptitudes, and abilities that are required for any salesperson to be successful. The second section deals with the laws concerning the communication, courtship, camaraderie and commitments between a successful salesperson and his or her clients. Each law provides a description of a practical application.If you?ve ever held a sales position you know that being successful takes more than a smile, a Rolodex and a ?can do? attitude. This book provides the ?more? you will need to come out on top and stay there.
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Loved it and recomend it.......2007-07-06
I have purchased copies of this just to give it away. Sales has been part of my life for the last 25 years and he speaks many truths in here.
High Trust Selling By Todd Duncan.......2007-05-28
Excellent, Excellent book! To apply the principles in this book will add absolute value to not only your business but your over all life as well.
A must read for everyone who is looking to take their life or business to the next level.
Solid manual to trust-driven sales.......2007-05-25
A big difference exists between concentrating on a single sale and approaching sales as a long-term career. The contrast is as different as living from paycheck to paycheck is from building an investment portfolio. Sales consultant Todd Duncan writes for the career-oriented sales professional. He thoughtfully explains how to operate your sales practice as a business, and focus your efforts on only those activities that build relationships and generate revenue. He walks you through the four steps of his "High Trust Selling System," and tells you how to funnel your efforts into fewer, high-quality clients and eventually convert them into long-term, tactical partners. Duncan can be a bit preachy and self-promotional, yet we recommend this solid manual to sales professionals who want to elevate their practices to the next level.
The new age of sales.......2007-02-03
Todd Duncan hit it out of the park with this one, High trust selling will help you develop strategies to interact better with your client while building trust, If you are a sales person this book is a must read. It is the best out there for anyone in sales especially Mortgage Advisors.
The Used Car Salesman has retired!.......2007-01-18
Todd Duncan has masterfully put the tactics of the "Used Car Salesman" in retirement! Integrity, professionalism, honesty....words not usually associated with a salesman...are brought to the forefront. I highly recommend High Trust Selling to anyone thinking about entering the sales profession and to those who are already there. Our customers deserve it!
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