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- A truly beautiful pictorial look at the world's silk moths.
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Wings of Paradise: The Great Saturniid Moths
John Cody
Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press
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ASIN: 0807822868
Release Date: 1996-08-14 |
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The lovely saturniid moth, the most majestic of insects, also has one of the most poignant and romantic life stories: born without a mouth, a stomach, or any defensive mechanism beyond camouflage, each moth lives just a few days—long enough only to mate—and then it dies. Because the moths are nocturnal, and some species are endangered, many people will glimpse these beautiful creatures only through the paintings of John Cody, who has been called 'the Audubon of Moths.'
Cody has spent a lifetime studying and painting the Great Saturniids, also known as silkmoths. In pursuit of his avocation, Cody travels frequently to distant and exotic locales to collect cocoons and learn about the moths' native environments. He then brings specimens home; as the moths emerge from their cocoons, Cody has only a brief time to capture and record their distinctive coloration before they die.
Seventy-two of Cody's paintings of saturniids are included here, accompanied by his commentary on the moths' life cycles, habitats, and geographical range and on the circumstances of his finding and painting each moth. A foreword by Richard S. Peigler, curator of entomology and saturniid specialist at the Denver Museum of Natural History, provides scientific background on the Saturniidae.
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Simply The Most Uniquely Beautiful Work On This Subject!.......2002-03-25
When I first stumbled onto this impressive book in the store, I could not put it down! John Cody's paintings are masterful. They are full of the most delicate brilliant colors and light. Page after page features the loveliest images of these wonderful creatures from around the World. Attention to detail is second to none, his accurate and perceptive portrayals demonstrate an intimate knowledge of these ethereal insects in a spectacular fashion.
My brothers and I avidly collected these moths at night, in the rural North Carolina mountains. It was thrilling to see them dart around the street lamps like fiery jewels. Unfortunately, most books on this subject feature photos of pinned, faded samples. I've always felt it was a shame people couldn't experience their enchanting magic like we did. John Cody's book does that.
A truly beautiful pictorial look at the world's silk moths........1999-11-05
The paintings by John Cody are wonderfully realistic, lively portrayals of some of our most beautiful insects. The moths are not shown pinned but in flight or real poses with real and appropriate plants and flowers. A must for any admirer of Lepidoptera!
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Inside the Real Estate Deal
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"New York Real Estate Client Strategies is an authoritative, insider s perspective on the ins and outs of attaining success as a New York real estate agent. Featuring top brokers and realtors from real estate agencies across New York state, this book provides a broad, yet comprehensive overview of the unique aspects and challenges of working in the New York real estate market. Discussing recent trends and changes as well as the importance of developing client relationships, these authors raise critical points around understanding the real estate knowledge exclusive to New York, including the involvement of attorneys in real estate, the state specific disclosure laws, and the requirements of co-ops and condos. From the variety of property types available to the differences between working with buyers and sellers, these leaders articulate the finer points around New York real estate now and what will hold true into the future. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great minds of today, as experts offer a wealth of details around what it takes to secure long-term success in this endlessly demanding industry. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Include: 1. Eileen Daly, Associate Broker, Prudential Rand Realty - ""Practices of Successful New York Real Estate Agents"" 2. Jason O Toole, President and Principal Broker, Jason O Toole Real Estate
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Women know what they want-weepies such as Now Voyager; love stories such as Dirty Dancing, where the heroine dances cheek-to-cheek with the hunk; and sweet, funny romances typified by When Harry Met Sally. And now chicks have a place to check out their flicks, because more than 600 of them are reviewed right here, organized by the likely categories: romantic comedies, period dramas, musicals, even Jane Austen adaptations. The reviews get right to the point, answering such questions as: Will it make me cry? Does the girl get the guy? How are the clothes? The sassy, smart coverage will delight every woman who has ever curled up with a good movie.
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What Women Want.......2005-02-24
is to see movies that are romantic, feature Mr. Right and have a Happy Ending (at least most of the time). This guide discusses over 600 films almost from the beginning of movie making that are thought to appeal specifically but not only to women. Usually the term "chick flick" is used in a derogatory fashion to describe a movie that you can get your man to watch only reluctantly.
The two authors of this book are both film critics, but they take a rather light-hearted and playful look at many different kinds of movies that in one way or other focus on female issues. I especially liked the chapter on the early Screwball comedies, usually with a strong female lead. The book covers everything from all time classics like "Gone With the Wind", successful adaptations of novels like "Emma", dance movies (the unforgettable "Dirty Dancing") and female "Buddy" movies like "Thelma and Louise" and also analyses trends like "the Siren", "Working Women" and female action heroines (ground-breaking in this respect Sg. Ripley in Alien, not surprisingly most men hate Weaver in this role).
The movies are discussed in terms of their appeal to a female audience and how many tissues one approximately should have ready when watching them. Although the focus is not primarily on the artistic merit of the individual movies, the authors indicate whether they consider a film great or fit only for the bin.
This guide will help you select great movies for your next all girls night and maybe also have you renting an old movie of which you hadn't thought before. It is fun and witty and also supplies a wealth of background info on many actors but if you are looking for some serious feminist film criticism, then this book isn't for you.
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When film critic Jami Bernard thinks about the kinds of movies that appeal to women, she doesn't always follow the common route. Sure, such classic weepies as Now, Voyager, Brief Encounter, and Waterloo Bridge are included in this guide, as are more modern chick flicks like Working Girl, Sense and Sensibility, and The American President. But Bernard also believes that female audiences have a wilder side that the cinema can unleash. Her defenses of The Hunger, True Lies, and 9 1/2 Weeks as "chick flicks" are intriguing, particularly since these movies were designed to entrance aggressively misogynist men. Bernard covers 75 films in detail, categorizing them under headings like "impossible love," "hunks," "emotional rescue," "catfights," "funny girls," and, of course, "female bonding." --Raphael Shargel
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hold the popcorn while I grab a tissue.......2001-03-16
New York Daily News film critic Jami Bernard says there are Guy Movies and there are Chick Flicks. Guy Movies are those with little dialogue and lots of action - punching, explosions, aliens, car chases or sex. Chick Flicks tend to have more dialogue and less action. Bernard claims women prefer romances, tearjerkers, relationship movies - female stars, familial situations, cuteguys, emotional catharsis. The 75 films Bernard catalogues here provide a range of genres, wide enough to override the stereotypical view that the label Chick implies. The usual match for Guy is Gal so Bernard's choice of the more sexist Chick can either be seen as deconstructive or an acceptance of semantic subjugation. (That "chick" is derived from Chicken, the male hen is evidence of the twisted logic of slang. And Gal has a subtle gay association). Bernard's chapters make genre choices - Tearjerkers, Emotional Rescue, Bad Girls, Hunks, Role Models, Impossible Love, Funny Girls, Schoolgirl Crushes, Catfights, Daddy Dearest, Hurts So Good, Lesbian Inclinations, Female Bonding, The Maternal Instinct, and Perfect Love - and while some of the choices of films are obvious and rather hackneyed, others are surprising. We get Casablanca, Gone With The Wind and Sabrina, but also A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Gaslight, The Bad Seed, and To Sir With Love. The anaylsis of each film tends to concentragte more on plot rather than assess performance or any technical ability, but occasionally Bernard throws in some behind the scenes information. When someone includes The Bridges of Madison Country and fails to comment on how excruciatingly dull it is, you can pick the agenda. In Bernard's pages on Gilda she points out the homosexual subtext, resulting in Glenn Ford's righteous humiliation of the beautiful Rita Hayworth, but then tells of Hayworth's real life transformation from Margarita Cansino which required electrolysis to raise her "feral" hairline.And titles like The Women, All About Eve, American Gigolo, Johnny Guitar, Now Voyager, and even Picnic have such a strong appeal to male gay audiences that it's odd that Bernard fails to comment on it, though the distinction between a straight female and a gay male sensibility opens up a Pandora's Box of politics, which perhaps Bernard is wise to avoid. Some choices like 9 ½ weeks show how Bernard is willing to look at the way women can be portayed unattractively, though it may be a stretch to imagine this title being a repeat rental. And since Bernard is a film critic, claiming that having to sit through everything reinforces her personal preferences and also gives her access to a range of movies, provides us with some enlightened historical and foreign choices. Bernard's writing is very accessible in tone, sometimes a little lowbrow, and her humour of-the not-too-subtle kind, but her book is a pleasant experience and good enough to lead the reader back to the video/dvd shop.
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Essential Elements was the major breakthrough for beginning band methods in the Õ90s. Now Essential Elements 2000 will take band programs into the next millennium! EE2000 features:¥ A CD featuring a professional soloist in every Student Book 1 ¥ Great performance music with planned first concert. ¥ Even more great tunes, motivating students to practice and stay in band. ¥ Special Rubank¨ Studies ¥ Better pacing, sequencing and reinforcement. ¥ Theory, history and creativity exercises integrated into each student book.
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Essential Elements was the major breakthrough for beginning band methods in the Õ90s. Now Essential Elements 2000 will take band programs into the next millennium! EE2000 features:¥ A CD featuring a professional soloist in every Student Book 1 ¥ Great performance music with planned first concert. ¥ Even more great tunes, motivating students to practice and stay in band. ¥ Special Rubank¨ Studies ¥ Better pacing, sequencing and reinforcement. ¥ Theory, history and creativity exercises integrated into each student book.
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Essential Elements was the major breakthrough for beginning band methods in the Õ90s. Now Essential Elements 2000 will take band programs into the next millennium! EE2000 features:¥ A CD featuring a professional soloist in every Student Book 1 ¥ Great performance music with planned first concert. ¥ Even more great tunes, motivating students to practice and stay in band. ¥ Special Rubank¨ Studies ¥ Better pacing, sequencing and reinforcement. ¥ Theory, history and creativity exercises integrated into each student book.
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better than some worse than others.......2006-12-04
this book is loaded with fluff, color, clip art, and facts not specific to flute. The small pieces of songs featured on the pages are a nice strat to something that could be done much better.
What we wanted - required by school.......2006-02-17
Was exactly as presented on Amazon. Came in a timely manner.
Great for Beginners.......2003-11-12
The "Essential Elements 2000: A Comprehensive Band Method" is a great book for a young person who is learning an instrument for the first time. There is a fingering chart in the back of the book to make looking up fingerings quick and easy. The book starts off very basic with the parts of the instrument. The easiest notes to play and finger are presented first with exercises to practice them. This book comes with a play-along CD. This CD includes all solo exercises.
Hal Leonard also offers (though not through Amazon) band sets for band directors. They are simple arrangements of music that correlate with the book. They are great for the first concert.
There is an older version of this book called "Essential Elements: A Comprehensive Band Method". The book is purple and has many of the same features as this one, but the CDs have to purchased separately.
Great Book for Bands and Beginners.......2003-10-25
We bought this book for our 11-year-old daughter. She plays piano and is now learning flute, her brother (13) plays clarinet for the high school band. The band teacher also agreed on the quality of the book and CD. We all agreed, this book is a good help because it can be read and understood by children as young as 10 year old. Offers easy to understand ways and the companion CD makes learning a pleasure. Living in a small southern town, our children enjoy spending their time learning music. Gurley Community & Town History http://gurleyalabama.contactez.net
Not for advanced 7th graders.......2003-10-04
I am one of the top ten trumpet players at school. I got this book about 2 months before sixth grade ended because I wanted a challenge. It is now the 5th week of seventh grade and I can already play everything in the book. It's way too easy for advanced students with good articulation and tone.
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Essential Elements was the major breakthrough for beginning band methods in the Õ90s. Now Essential Elements 2000 will take band programs into the next millennium! EE2000 features:¥ A CD featuring a professional soloist in every Student Book 1 ¥ Great performance music with planned first concert. ¥ Even more great tunes, motivating students to practice and stay in band. ¥ Special Rubank¨ Studies ¥ Better pacing, sequencing and reinforcement. ¥ Theory, history and creativity exercises integrated into each student book.
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A Must Have.......2006-12-28
Like the first book in this series, this one stretches your ability and demands more practice. Use it to get better and stay in touch with the basics. Very useful tool, and a must have for any clarinist.
Essential Elements 2000: Comprehensive Band Method.......2005-10-02
Just what we needed. The DVD and CD that accompany it are very useful. A Great product. Recommended and used by our band director at school, and by our private instructor. GREAT!
Best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2002-12-03
I love this book. It is so easy to find a song you want because of the Song Index in the back of the book. I really enjoy using this book with my Clarinet.
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Includes play along CD for exercises 1 - 71
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The Mentee's Guide to Mentoring offers practical guidance in the art of establishing and maintaining productive interpersonal communication with mentors. Mentees who are knowledgeable about the dynamics of the one-to-one mentoring relationship - especially from the perspective of the trained mentor - will be in a stronger position to directly contribute to a more effective utilization of time and energy during their own participation in a mentoring program.
The Guide is divided into 15 sections. Each section contains concise information about an important facet of the mentoring experience. As a unified approach to mentoring, the total work will provide mentees with a comprehensive overview of the one-to-one model of learning. In addition, a detailed subject index offers more precise assistance in locating specific topics.
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