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Erotica Universalis, Volume II
Gilles Neret Manufacturer: Taschen ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 3822864188 |
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BEWARE! a little deceptive.......2006-02-24
Erotica Unversalis (Taschen 25).......2005-10-31
WARNING, you may get worthless booklet instead of real book........2005-02-04
Disappointed.......2004-09-10
hot stuff.......2004-07-01
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Erotica Universalis - Volume II - From Rembrandt to Robert Crumb
Gilles Neret Manufacturer: Taschen ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000J30MPQ |
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Speed Tailoring
M. Roehr Manufacturer: Mary Roehr Books and Video ProductGroup: Book Binding: Plastic Comb ASIN: 0961922931 |
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Sew, Serge, Press: Speed Tailoring in the Ultimate Sewing Center (Creative machine arts)
Jan Saunders , and Janice Saunders Maresh Manufacturer: Chilton Book Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0801978785 |
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Speed tailoring techniques (Publication / Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service)
Jean Cloy Manufacturer: Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006YG4AA |
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Daredevil Vol. 13: The Murdock Papers
Brian Michael Bendis , and Alex Maleev Manufacturer: Marvel Comics ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0785118101 |
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The Eisner Award-winning run of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev comes to a blistering conclusion! First, they outed Daredevil in the press; then they married him and made him the Kingpin of Hell's Kitchen. What could they possibly do to top that? Four words: WILSON FISK IS BACK! Collects Daredevil #76-81.Customer Reviews:
Bendis' celebrated run comes to an end.......2007-01-02
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The Return of the Portable Curmudgeon
Manufacturer: Plume ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0452270308 |
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Atomic Bomb Cinema: The Apocalyptic Imagination on Film
Jerome Shapiro Manufacturer: Routledge ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0415936608 |
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Unfathomably merciless and powerful, the atomic bomb has left its indelible mark on film. In Atomic Bomb Cinema, Jerome F. Shapiro unearths the unspoken legacy of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima and its complex aftermath in American and Japanese cinema.
According to Shapiro, a "Bomb film" is never simply an exercise in ideology or paranoia. He examines hundreds of films like Godzilla, Dr. Strangelove, and The Terminator as a body of work held together by ancient narrative and symbolic traditions that extol survival under devastating conditions. Drawing extensively on both English-language and Japanese-language sources, Shapiro argues that such films not only grapple with our nuclear anxieties, but also offer signs of hope that humanity is capable of repairing a damaged and divided world.
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Fine study, uses somewhat obscure Japenese film examples at times .......2007-04-11
A-bomb film book almost a bomb.......2002-02-08
His discussion follows a chronology, starting with pre-1945 sci-fi films, including Georges Melies's prototypical Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip To The Moon) (1902) and Fritz Lang's masterpiece Metropolis (1927). He then discusses the great, apocalyptic movies that came after the war, like Five, War of the Worlds, and The World, The Flesh, and The Devil. The next chapters feature everything from satire (Dr. Strangelove, Naked Gun 2 ½), cheesy radioactive monster movies (Them, Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, The Amazing Colossal Man, Godzilla movies, etc.), horror (Night of the Living Dead), to more modern cult, sci-fi, and action titles (Mad Max, Alien, Terminator, James Bond movies, Total Recall, Hunt for Red October).
Shapiro seems to have an equal appreciation for all the bomb films he discourses upon, not only withholding judgment on exceptionally poor movies, but also writing about stinkers like Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Waterworld, and even Blast From The Past with the same reverence and fluffy academia as The Time Machine or Metropolis.
But his passion doesn't mask the major problems with this book, which is in serious need of an editor. Shapiro's style is highly academic without making any points. He analyzes each film in relation to Judeo-Christian traditions, Freudian and Jungian psychologies, mythology, sociology, and so on, but without any central theme or hypothesis other than "here's the connection between this movie and the bomb." You get the feeling that if a character in "Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot!" mentioned the word "bomb," Shapiro would be there to explain the Oedipal relationship between Sylvester Stallone and Estelle Geddy ageism in society, and the phallic shapes of guns.
Also, his plot summaries are unnecessarily detailed and his analyses are very disjointed, resulting in him repeating himself within and over chapters. His structure is also confusing, as he analyzes groups of four or five movies at once. I think it would've made more sense (considering his predilection towards long film summaries) to structure the book like a film guide, allowing a short chapter for each film title. Instead, Shapiro's chapters are jumbled messes, made murkier by not having a clear and stated point.
While I'm fascinated with bomb movies, Atomic Bomb Cinema doesn't offer much insight into how exactly American and Japanese films differ (one of its possible themes, I think), and why humanity can't envision a complete end to the world, but always assumes a hopeful life-will-go-on attitude toward global annihilation. I don't think Shapiro's book is a total bomb, but it is a dud.
PS-Where's the Planet of the Apes?
Entwined in Its Own Verbiage.......2002-01-16
His problems begin when he tries to categorize all a-bomb films in the apocalyptic category, in the process omitting those films which do not sport an obvious a-bomb connection, such as "The Thing From Another World and The Trollenberg Terror.(Although both films sport radioactive monsters and are set in desolate areas.) Worst of all, while he rightly summarizes Gojira (Godzilla), he pays amazingly short shrift to director Honda's other, more closely linked film, The H-Men.
Other cases occur where the author defends a film he has chosen for his category against critics who see it in another category, usually as a "red scare" film. An excellent example is "Them!" Every point used by the author to prove it is not a red scare film can also be used to support the thesis that it is a red scare film. I would think Shapiro loses because he ignores the FBI-Air Force Intelligence connection around which the film revolves. It is a close argument and I give Shapiro kudos for an entertaining and illuminating chapter.
However, what does this book in at the end is its needlessly dense writing style, a style that makes each chapter seem as long as the book itself. Oh, the academic rag -- it's done in more good intentions than any other style of bad writing. Just imagine the fun if David Skal or Bill Warren had written this book. And there's the rub.
While this is no means a bad book for its price, it is a shame that many of its arguments are done in by its own language. I would recommend this for film fanatics only.
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Atomic Bomb Cinema. The Apocalyptic Imagination on Film. (Book Reviews).(Book Review): An article from: Studies in the Humanities
Thomas J. Slater Manufacturer: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Department of English ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008DR57U Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from Studies in the Humanities, published by Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Department of English on December 1, 2002. The length of the article is 2091 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Bach and the Dance of God
Wilfrid, Mellers Manufacturer: Travis and Emery Music Bookshop ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1904331211 |
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Wilfrid Mellers is a composer, musician and author. Honorary Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge. This is his classic book on Bach.
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Bach and the Dance of God
J.S.] Mellers,Wilfrid [Bach Manufacturer: Oxford U. Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000KT08HG |
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Guide to the Technocracy (Mage: The Ascension)
Phil Brucato Manufacturer: White Wolf Games Studio ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1565044177 |
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The real guide to the good guys/gals..........2003-02-20
With the release of Guide to the Technocracy, it seemed as though the whole Union had been reorganized. Not only are the Technocrats more human, their goals are geared more towards the protection of humanity from the horrors of the unknown. White Wolf did a really good job with this book. It succeeded in making a former faceless monolith into a living entity with a feel of humanity. The Technocracy tries to be the good-guys, but like with any group, there are always those who are in the gray areas. The Technocracy is not better or worse than the Traditions. They are just another group of mages who believe in science and reason.
The history of the Union was a fascinating read and the art is alright. The book has all the information you need to create a Technocratic agent along with info on a handful of procedures, cybernetics, and devices. The information on the various conventions is detailed enough so that the previous guides are not really needed, though they can still be helpful.
This book is a must for any fan of the Technocracy. It flows smoothly and really improves on the once monolithic and inhuman Union. It is perfect for players who want to play secret agents, cyborgs, deep space explorers, space marines, or any other modern or sci-fi character.
A good start for Technocracy campaigns.......2002-12-09
The book is charged with much source material, history, perspectives and how to run interesting Technocracy players and games. The weaknesses are more in the game mechanisms, which do not truly give away a Technocracy feeling.
Rotes and equipement are a weak part, but the greatest failure is that Technocrat 'mages' are still described in game mechanisms as typical mages fooling themselves in using technology. As such, techies are less powerful than other mages. Moreover, the usual White Wolf left-leaning anarchist worldview remains omnipresent, and the reader can't help getting the overall feeling Technocrats (except perhaps for Void Engineers) are the bad guys after all, however just their cause. This is something weak, more emphasis should have been given to portraying Tradition mages as terrorists and roving maniacs.
Very good.......2002-08-03
What magic?.......2002-03-26
The first Chapters talk about who the Technocracy is. They aren't the monolith that the Tradition mages make them seem like. They are orginized enough to seem like a monolith but they aren't. Neither is the Technocracy people, their are people higher up in the Pyramid who are evil but most people are what would pass as normal people.
The next rules chapters are full of all types of treats. Tons of new backgrounds including Modifications (Cybernetics and Bioengineering), Patron and Requisitions. These all can lead to story ideas in themselves. Their are tons of technocratic rotes, that help a person to think of "magic" as anything but Magic. Tons of Devices, aka Talismans, are included with a wide variety of uses, and other odd "crunchy" statistical things. On the whole this book is very interesting and is almost as essential as the corebook if you want info on the other major faction of mages.
Fighting for reality and for Technocracy.......2001-10-01
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Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire
Arundhati Roy Manufacturer: South End Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0896087271 |
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Just in time for the elections, Arundhati Roy offers us this lucid briefing on what the Bush administration really means when it talks about "compassionate conservativism" and "the war on terror." Roy has characteristic fun in these essays, skewering the hypocrisy of the more-democratic-than-thou clan. But above all, she aims to remind us that we hold the essence of power and the foundation of genuine democracy-the power of the people to counter their self-appointed leaders' tyranny.
First delivered as fiery speeches to sold-out crowds, together these essays are a call to arms against "the apocalyptic apparatus of the American empire." Focusing on the disastrous US occupation of Iraq, Roy urges us to recognize-and apply-the scope of our power, exhorting US dockworkers to refuse to load materials war-bound, reservists to reject their call-ups, activists to organize boycotts of Halliburton, and citizens of other nations to collectively resist being deputized as janitor-soldiers to clear away the detritus of the US invasion.
Roy's Guide to Empire also offers us sharp theoretical tools for understanding the New American Empire-a dangerous paradigm, Roy argues here, that is entirely distinct from the imperialism of the British or even the New World Order of George Bush, the elder. She examines how resistance movements build power, using examples of nonviolent organizing in South Africa, India, and the United States. Deftly drawing the thread through ostensibly disconnected issues and arenas, Roy pays particular attention to the parallels between globalization in India, the devastation in Iraq, and the deplorable conditions many African Americans, in particular, must still confront.
With Roy as our "guide," we may not be able to relax from the Sisyphean task of stopping the U.S. juggernaut, but at least we are assured that the struggle for global justice is fortified by Roy's hard-edged brilliance.
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Illogical, Barbaric thoughts translated into writing!.......2006-07-01
Extremely Hateful and Way too often Presents Completely Incorrect Information. .......2006-06-09
Imperial mix democracy.......2006-06-06
America in the eys of the rest of the World.......2005-12-16
A collection of essays/speeches with overlapping topics.......2005-11-03
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Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire
Manufacturer: Tandem Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 1417667346 |
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Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire
Arundhati Roy Manufacturer: Flamingo ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000O8U6N4 |
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An Ordinary Person' Guide to Empire
Arundhati Roy Manufacturer: Penguin Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0144001608 |
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