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This book looks at the visual and performing arts of the world's societies, examining such issues as the origin of art, the ultimate nature of art, and the theoretical basis of art's role in human affairs. Anderson focuses on ten diverse societies, noting the similarities and differences found in these and other traditional aesthetic systems. The author examines San Aesthetics: The Enhancement of Life in a Foraging Society, Inuit Aesthetics: Art as Transformer of Realities, Aboriginal Australian Aesthetics: Sacramental Union with the Eternal Dreamtime, Aesthetics of the Sepik: Powerful Spirits and Phallic Aggression in New Guinea, Navajo Aesthetics: A Unity of Art and Life, Yoruba Aesthetics: Goodness and Beauty in West Africa, Aztec Aesthetics: Flower and Song, Aesthetics in Early India: “Rasa” and the Theory of Transcendental Enjoyment, Japanese Aesthetics: An Exultation of Beauty and Bliss, Western Aesthetics: A Quartet of Traditions, Comparative Aesthetics: The Many Faces of the Muse, Art as Culturally Significant Meaning, Style, Feeling, and Skill and Western Aesthetics in Cross-cultural perspective. For individuals interested in a comparative study of philosophies of art.
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Moral Dilemmas in Nazi-Germany.......2005-02-18
At the start of The Half-Aryan, ex-reporter Toge is no longer being watched by the police. He is off the hook but also very distressed because he knows that the secret documents, over which his brother was killed and for which he was harassed by the Japanese police, have been destroyed. But then Toge discovers that Miss Ogi is still alive and that she has also rescued the documents, which prove that Hitler has Jewish heritage and which will therefore undermine the Nazi party. So part of the story follows Toge and Miss Ogi through Japan as they try to find someone who can publicize the documents.
But the bulk of this story follows Adolf Kaufmann, a half Japanese half German boy raised in Japan who is now attending school in Germany. It is his third year there and he has stopped thinking about his friends back in Japan, including Adolf Kamil, a Jewish German boy living in Japan. Non-Jewish Adolf is motivated by what is around him and isn't idealistic as he used to be. He does take a Jewish girlfriend and try to help her and her family out, but mostly because she is his girlfriend and because she has some Asian in her and so reminds him of Japan. He reads and understands and believes in Mein Kampf, but still exchanges letters with Jewish Adolf (who meanwhile has met up with Toge and Miss Ogi to continue the Japanese side of the story).
This book focuses more on developing characters than spy stuff. There is plenty of action, especially since WWII is now going on. Knowing the background from other books in the series will help in reading this, since by now some subplots are starting to emerge with background characters. Still this book stands well on its own and you don't have to have read the other books in the series to be pulled into this story. Much of the hype around this series makes it sound dry and educational. It isn't dry. I'm sure that I learned something from seeing a telling of WWII from a Japanese perspective, but regardless this is a good story.
I highly recommend this book and series. Keep in mind that there is lots of violence. In this one, for example, non-Jewish Adolf participates in a mass excution of Jews as part of his Hitler Youth training. So don't give this to your fourth grader to teach them history.
An excellent midpoint to the saga.......2004-06-06
"Adolf: The Half-Arayan" serves as an excellent middle chapater in Osamu Tezuka's epic 5 volume World War II series. This volume is notable for the character development of Adolf Kaufmann as he is torn between embracing the doctrine of Nazi cruelty versus his sympathy for the Jewish plight. While the artwork may seem somewhat 'old-school,' for those accustomed to more contemporary manga, the art still manages to be fluid while conveying a range of emotion even beneath its surface simplicity. The strength of this series though is in its top-shelf writing. Excellent plotting, characterization along with interesting historical anecdote.
Breathtaking.......2001-03-24
Osamu Tezuka is known as the 'God of Manga' in Japan. This story shows why; the flow of the narrative is so easy, the book reads like a movie. He uses cartoony characters to tell a well-developed, intriguing tale of pride, courage and betrayal in Germany and Japan during World War II.
The story centers around three Adolfs. One is the infamous Nazi leader. Another, Adolf Kamil, is a German Jew raised in Japan who becomes part of a spy ring. The last, Adolf Kaufmann, is a German boy who is swept up into the heart of the Nazi Party...
A caveat: despite its somewhat lighthearted, cartoony appearance, the story contains nudity, numerous beatings, and several killings. It touches on the Holocaust. While not light reading, it's deeply moving.
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A perfect gift for anyone in recovery, this book is full of profound wisdom and humor collected from many different 12-step meetings. Over 400 sayings and 54 illustrations guaranteed to inspire, amuse and uplift you.
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Some new, some old........2006-08-06
For those who have been around 12-step programs for any length of time, there's a fair amount of old material. That said, this would be a good book for newcomers who haven't heard it before and need to know that there is humor in recovery.
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It's spelled KathArine Hepburn.......2003-08-17
As for the book, if you have John Bryson's book, The Private World of Katharine Hepburn, there is no reason to buy this one. The Bryson book is far better than the Life book. Other than the Bryson pictures, the selection of pictures in the Life book is amazingly unbalanced. The book spends an inordinate amount of space on pictures from her RKO years which in many cases produced very mediocre films. It virtually ignores Spencer Tracy and the many fine films she made with him at MGM. But not to worry. There are two entire pages devoted to The Iron Pettiocoat; the worst film Hepburn ever made. The book then veers off into the Bryson stuff. I can only assume that the picture selections for the book were done by a nineteen year old intern. Certainly no one with any appreciation for Hepburn or her career could have selected these pictures.
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In this special celebration of a great American life, the editors of LIFE Books present Katharine Hepburn: 1907-2003.
In this moving farewell, relive the life and career of a Hollywood legend - Katharine Hepburn - in stunning photographs and compelling editorial.
Vivid memories of the extraordinary life and times of the most decorated actor, male or female, in the industry. Winner of four Academy Awards for lead roles and nominated 12 times in the best actress category, only Meryl Streep has surpassed her nomination total with 13.
A gorgeous tribute for a woman who transformed herself from the key actress of her generation into thespian royalty, an uncontested icon of live theatre and cinematic art. In private life, her 25-year love affair with actor Spencer Tracy was the stuff of Hollywood legend, as were her bouts with Hollywood itself, and her wish for a quiet, private life.
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Love, and our frequent failure to meet its challenges, is the subject of Richard Ford's wonderfully insightful collection of short stories, A Multitude of Sins. The understated prose is shot through with an incisive, empathetic, and not at all cynical understanding of the psyche of Middle America, with which fans of Ford's previous novels, The Sportswriter and its Pulitzer Prize-winning sequel, Independence Day, will be familiar. These stories are inhabited by characters for whom love has become a moral maze rather than a clearly defined path towards fulfillment.
In "Reunion," a man accidentally encounters the husband of a woman with whom he had an affair, and he is forced to relive an episode of his life he would rather have forgotten. In another story, a young couple is driving to a dinner party when the wife discloses an affair that she's been having with their host. Ford seems to be more interested in examining the aftermath of their infidelities than the affairs themselves--in particular, what happens when intimacy fails to provide the anticipated satisfaction. There are no easy, moral solutions at the end of each tale, no sense of peace or wisdom that the characters can attain. Instead, they are left to contemplate the repercussions of their actions and to try to salvage some greater self-understanding from the morass. By holding up this mirror to our own lives, Ford renders A Multitude of Sins an unsettling but rewarding read. --Jane Morris, Amazon.co.uk
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One of the most celebrated and unflinching chroniclers of modern life now explores, in this masterful collection of short stories, the grand theme of intimacy, love, and their failures.
With remarkable insight and candor, Richard Ford examines liaisons in and out and to the sides of marriage. An illicit visit to the Grand Canyon reveals a vastness even more profound. A couple weekending in Maine try to recapture the ardor that has disappeared from their life together. And on a spring evening, a young wife tells her husband of her affair with the host of the dinner party they’re about to join. The rigorous intensity Ford brings to these vivid, unforgettable dramas marks this as his most powerfully arresting book to date–confirming the judgment of the New York Times Book Review that “nobody now writing looks more like an American classic.”
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The master's hand is revealed.......2006-01-27
Most of the stories in "A Multitude of Sins," particularly "Puppy" and "Abyss," ring true and authentic and resonate with feeling. I cared about the characters and they seemed real to me.
But the rest of the stories seemed to be an authorial exercise exploring a theme, and it seemed almost like seeing a play where, just at the moment you've suspended your disbelief, right when you're starting to get into the characters and the dialogue, right when you're magically transported into their world, a stage hand rustles a curtain backstage and the moment is ruined.
I like Ford's style, though. If he errs on the side of wordiness in over-examining his characters, his descriptions of them are often beautiful and lushly detailed. This was my first Ford book. I plan to read "The Sportswriter" next or maybe "Rock Springs." Reader reviews suggest these are better examples of Ford's writing than "...Sins."
the banality of sin.......2005-06-09
Insistent and exquisite, Ford gives us a meditation on a theme. Using adultery as a filter, he examines the range of everyday sins that accompany lives unrealized and disconnected. Adultery is the frozen tip, making the movement under the water visible.
This is not the book to look to for big events. The drama largely happens off stage. The moments of violence are dulled-- killing time more than killing each other. It makes for the kind of sinning that you may not expect, but is probably more real to the real lives of people than the more Hollywood variety.
I can understand the criticism of the book, both here and elsewhere. Ford is so interested in the problem that he explores it from every angle and there is a sameness to many of these stories as they seem to conceptually pick up where the others left off. I was fascinated, bored, impatient and finally fascinated again by the project.
I can think of very few writers who are more skilled than Ford. I would recommend this book to virtually anyone who enjoys good prose. Honestly, the novels (Independence Day is my favorite) are probably easier to read, and may serve as a good introduction to the way that the author handles his subject matter.
a favorite American author.......2005-06-06
The writing here is a great example of modern fiction that is American to it's core. After reading this I had to get more Richard Ford and just finished Independence Day which is like a modern day cross between Moby Dick and Ulysses.
The pieces in this book all have the same titillating topic but each treats it from a different angle (and locale) and unravels the consequences in a unique way. The story about the Grand Canyon is jaw-dropping, especially if you've been there. I went back and immediately re-read 'Puppy' too.
Strong serious, aimed at their subject.......2004-04-22
Richard Ford is a serious writer. The times I have talked to him I have felt an almost priestly demeanor and a respectful attitude as he talks about his writing. He writes to find out about things, depict things, get things out of his system, to know what he knows, and share it with the world. It took him most of a good collection of short stories, a novella, and then another long story to get the whole coming of age thing in Montana amidst life crisis out of his system. Some would argue that Independence Day was just an attempt to rest those ghosts!
Here Ford deals with infidelities among the upper middle class. Much as I would prefer he return to what he saw when he was teach out in Montana, much as I feel the usual prejudice to dismiss these people, Ford gets close to the struggle inside all of us to feel we are here, we are touched or touching, and to have a little joy. Ford also gets at the relative emptiness of the whole landscape they people populate. Every approach makes the whole thing more precise.
Unfortunately, this isn't another Rock Springs, but it is good enough to read and reread and to know it helps us remember what life is like.
Astoundingly Poor.......2003-05-19
If an author sets out to write a collection of short stories about adultery, you'd think they'd have a lo say about it, right? Well, Ford certainly expends plenty of words, but the net impact of them is next to nothing by the end of this incredibly feeble navel-gazing group of stories. Mind-numbingly similar in tone and temperament, the ten stories center of upper and upper-middle class white, middle-aged, married professionals who seem to have drifted into infidelity. Story after story plods cautiously along, poking at the consequences of adultery in a very mild way, with leaden dialogue and a lot of empty moodiness. Adultery is treated almost as a kind of bland rite-of-passage for a disconnected male. Marital infidelity can happen in so many ways for so many reasons, and yet Ford seems interested in only a very limited field of it. I have no idea what his personal background or situation is, but it's a collection you read and leave wishing the author had worked out their issues in therapy or something. If he wasn't such a literary bigshot, there's no way this would have been published-it strikes the same note over and over and over, and isn't provocative, insightful, or even interesting. PS. If you were planning on the audio version, don't. Ford is a terrible reader, sounding like someone reading the telephone book aloud as punishment.
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Hugh sets the record straight.......2007-07-09
As a long time Stranglers fan, I was overjoyed when I found this book - and I was not disappointed. Not surprisingly, Hugh Cornwell turns out to to be a more than decent writer, with effortlessly flowing prose and acute, often hilarious observations. Being a Stranglers fan, the period in the band was the most interesting to me, but others may find other parts equally interesting.
There was always a feeling that Cornwell was the brains of the Stranglers (especially when listening to the band's post-Cornwell output). This is corroborated by his (albeit biased) account of the band's story (as part of his own). Unlike the remains of the band, Cornwell bears no rancor after the split, and seems honestly puzzled by the others' attitude.
A must for any hard-core Stranglers/Hugh Cornwell fan.
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Top-flight leaders aren't born.
They learn by bad example.
Poor leadership habits spawn new generations of poor leaders. Or they create enough discomfort that the leader figures out how to do it right. That has been the experience of author Hans Finzel and many others. In this leadership classic Hans describes the ten most common leadership faux pas:
and #149; The top-down attitude
and #149; Dirty delegation
and #149; Putting paperwork before peoplework
and #149; Communication chaos
and #149; The absence of affirmation
and #149; Missing the culture clues
and #149; No room for mavericks
and #149; Success without successors
and #149; Dictatorship in decision-making
and #149; Failure to focus on the future
"Solid concepts. Great quotes. Good stories. Hans Finzel has combined sophisticated leadership theory with practical principles to teach us how to lead. Read this book today and become a better leader tomorrow."
Leith Anderson, Pastor, Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
"This is one of the most practical books on leadership I have in my own library. If you are serious about becoming a better leader, you will want to read this book."
John C. Maxwell, Author, Speaker, and Founder The INJOY Group
"Hans' book is a leader's mirror. . . you'll see yourself in previously unrevealed ways and learn what it takes to 'get presentable' for effective leadership for His glory."
Joseph M. Stowell, President, Moody Bible Institute
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This is not a secular discussion of leadership.......2005-02-17
What none of the reviewers mention is that this is NOT a purely secular discussion of leadership. Finzel takes a Christian approach to leadership effectiveness. For example, when discussing why people tend to rely on an autocratic leadership style, one of the explanations he gives is, "It reflects the depravity of man. Satan began the problem when he wanted to get out from under submission to God the Father. So he rebelled and led his own band of rebels to bring rebellion to the world" (p. 26). Passages from the Bible are used in support of Finzel's advice and many of the examples are drawn from his personal experience in faith-based organizations. I don't have a problem with this per se but I would have preferred to know this in advance. This is not a text that I would be able to use in my organization where religion is considered a personal and private topic.
Some very important insights that stand the test of time.......2004-12-27
This book was written in 1994 and yet when I picked up a copy to read recently it presents concepts absolutely essential to today's corporate environment. This is all the more remarkable considering that his original audience for his book were those in leadership positions in the church. Thus, throughout the book are both organizational and spiritual concepts.
The book is divided neatly into ten chapters, each dealing with a "mistake" and providing the counter examples of how these leadership issues can be reversed to allow for more growth within the organization and better leadership.
The titles of the ten chapters are themselves fascinating and excellent at describing the leadership mistakes. They include; The top-down attitude; Putting paperwork before people work; The absence of affirmation; No room for mavericks; Dictatorship in decision-making; Dirt delegation; Communication chaos; Missing the clues of corporate culture; Success without successors; Failure to focus on the future.
Each of these chapters presents some outstanding insights into how leaders fail to make the most of their people, and get results. One in particular is always the challenge of leadership in most corporations, the "No room for mavericks" describes how the most creative, and insightful of employees are often forced to comply with the inside-the-box thinking of the organizations current status. Of course, without "mavericks" many companies simply fade out of existence, and many others become a shadow of what they once were. Yet today inside many corporations are leaders so focused on compliance and control, that they may control away their futures, and drive those who are innovative away to other places.
This book is simple, straightforward, and completely accurate. Very highly recommended, as nearly every chapter could be a book in itself.
Refreshing, common-sense appraoch to leadership.......2004-11-22
Hans Finzel makes the case that poor leadership habits are often the byproduct of observing others' poor leadership habits. This book suggests a concise list of such habits for leaders to dissect and change, with anecdotal examples as well as clear action items that can be implemented tomorrow morning.
Generally, Dr. Finzel solves his Top Ten list of mistakes using the strategies of servant leadership (the basis of the author's own success in church leadership), and he supports his writing with Biblical quotes and his own view on modeling one's actions after Christ's.
However, Finzel generally delivers plain-spoken, well-explained concepts that can be employed in most companies and organizations. Whatever your religion, his strategies embrace a positive, ethical approach to leadership that has been glaringly absent in many corporate American cultures in recent years.
This title probably didn't make a bestseller list, but it is a hidden gem for both established and emerging leaders who wish to prevent or improve upon common poor habits -- a refreshing change of pace from the mainstream best-sellers. For the price, it belongs in your leadership library.
Best Power-packed Practical Book on Leadership.......2004-03-18
Simpy put, if I had to choose only ONE book on leadership to have, this would be it. One, Finzel's book is power-packed and very too-the-point. He wastes little time with redundant examples, but chooses them carefully to illustrate his points. Hence, two, this is a quick read. Three, it is one worth re-reading, and then savoring.
Leaders Beware!.......2004-02-17
Finzel's book was written in '94, well before Kotter's "What Leaders Really Do" (written in '99) & Collins' "Good to Great" (written in '01). Finzel "outs" the most immediate perils to any leader's reign (top 10) & did so prior to the market research that Kotter & Collins offer. Kotter & Collins provide the data that supports Finzel's book, but Finzel's text is to the point & more eloquent. Pay special attention to mistakes #2 & 8. In today's corportae culture, not fitting the culture is a deal killer.
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