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This volume contains seven “lessons” that focus on a painting by a great artist, provide background information, and give a detailed evaluation of the techniques. In addition, “how-to” instructions are provided. Master Strokes: Pastel teaches atmospheric and urban landscapes, still lifes, and portraits through a study of works by Turner, Constable, de La Tour, Monet, Degas, Van Gogh, and Courbet.
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Difficult to Follow.......2003-03-19
At first glance this book seems almost as simple as paint-by-number, but when trying to do the projects I found that the explanations were sketchy and the photographs didn't show every step. I'm not an absolute beginner with pastels but my attempts certainly didn't get anywhere near the projects shown, and I don't feel as thought I learned anything. It's nice to see what's possible, but it would be better to work with simpler projects that are explained in detail. I definitely don't recommend this book to anyone who is not already accomplished in oil painting if not pastels.
Good Beginner to Intermediate Pastel Book.......2000-05-29
Beginner to Intermediate (and maybe even some advanced) pastelists will find this book useful for developing their own pastel painting skills. The book is divided into 3 major sections. 1 gives a brief history of pastels followed by explanations of the various types of pastels and surfaces. 2 is Learning from the Masters. 3 is Pastel Techniques.
In the second section Learning from the Masters each chapter begins with an in-depth critique of various masters of the past and explains how many of their effects were achieved and why they are considered masterpieces.
What is interesting is that most (though not all) of these masterpiece critiques are of oil paintings. The Master critiques focus on general concepts of what made this or that painting work. For example, in the first demonstration she critiques an atmospheric oil painting by J.M.W. Turner. After devoting a few pages to the Turner painting she then introduced a guest pastelist who demonstrated how they achieved a similar effect (in this example- atmospheric) with soft & hard pastels. I found the critiques of de la Tour and Degas particulary interesting.
Each painting also shows color swatches of pastel colors recommended if you wanted to copy one of the historical paintings or the guest artist's demonstration. The swatches are given instead of particular brand names and colors since these will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Beside the color swatches will be a box listing the techniques the guest artist uses and the page number to the third section of the book that gives a detailed discussion of the technique.
The critiques will have one page where the full painting is shown and an over-all discussion at the side. The next page will show the same painting on a smaller scale with a "points to watch" format with arrows pointing to particular areas of the painting that the author wants to emphasize. The third page will introduce the guest pastelist and show step-by-step how to achieve a similar goal with a pastel painting.
The final section of the book focuses on the various techniques. Effects such as mixing colors, broken color, combining charcoal and pastel, corrections, creating details and edges, feathering, hatching and cross-hatching, line strokes, side strokes, underpainting and wetbrushing. Actually I only listed a few of the techniques described in this section.
Over all this is a very good book if you are a beginning to intermediate pastelist. Even advanced pastelists might find it interesting since a large part of the book is devoted to critiquing and discussing master paintings. There are a wealth of photos demonstrating everything explained and an index in the back.
The sole reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 is that there is almost no discussion or serious consideration given to oil pastels. I have used oil pastels for several years and am always disappointed at the poor attention given to this delightful medium.
For someone who wouldn't miss the lack of attention given to oil pastels then this book would probably rate a 5. Overall this is one of the better pastel books I've read and I refer to it constantly as I'm learning to paint with soft & hard pastels.
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A comprehensive guide designed to assist in launching a child's acting and modeling career. The guide describes what agents look for in children and in stage parents. It includes information on how to find a legitamate agency. Furthermore, it includes agency addresses, phone numbers, and type of jobs available through the various agencies in the United States. The guide also includes a "Summary and Checklist" designed to facilitate the process of launching your child in this fun, exciting, and lucrative business.
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Easy and interesting.......2001-11-09
This is a really great book. It is easy and interesting to read and covers alot. The book is arranged really well and answers a lot of questions you may have. The book contains lots of pictures to expand on the text. It is one of the best books on child modeling I have read. Another is the Wilhelmina's world of child modeling book.
Extremely informative........1999-08-31
This book offers a wide variety of information which would be helpful for anyone considering entering the modeling of acting business with their child. It brought up some very good points that I had not previously considered. This book provides a good foundation of knowledge about the modeling/acting business..
Good basic information........1998-09-19
This book helped me get started in researching my daughter's potential for modeling. It provides a good overview of the basics, but it also made me want to find another book with more details.
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TwoMorrows Publishing proudly presents a new book series devoted to the top artists working in comics today! In Modern Masters Volume One, we explore the life and career of Alan Davis, with his longest, most in-depth interview to date. In 1982, Davis burst onto the British comics scene, earning numerous awards for his amazing artwork. American success soon followed with his work on Batman & the Outsiders and Detective Comics, and continues on such recent titles as X-Men and Justice League: the Nail, as well as the Spider-Man movie adaptation in collaboration with Stan Lee. Today Davis is recognized as one of the premiere comic book artists in the field, not only for his stunning renditions, but for his exquisite storytelling abilities. This book, profusely illustrated with a deluxe sketchbook and gallery of rare and previously unpublished artwork, includes a tutorial by Davis on the artists that influenced him, as well as his views on graphic storytelling. Also ! included are interviews with long-time collaborators Paul Neary (who provides the Foreword) and Mark Farmer (who contributes the Afterword). It's the ultimate look at the work of a true Modern Master: Alan Davis!
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Unique, humorous, and practical.......1998-09-28
Practical advice for sufferers. Includes lots of historical references and literature excerpts. One of these, "1601" by Mark Twain (and available almost nowhere else in print) is simply one of the funniest things I've ever read.
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Directing Your Directing Career is the only book in the marketplace written by a working professional that addresses the problems inherent in pursuing a career in directing. Callan's research and experience in the business give her access to top agents in New York and Los Angeles who represent directors, and the background to know what questions to ask. The first part of the book outlines the director's professional journey toward paying work; the second half presents listings for agents in New York and Los Angeles. The listings detail the agent's background, resume and size of client list. In most cases, a few names from the list are included. The book includes an analysis of directing as a realistic career choice, the need to focus one's energies on a particular part of the marketplace, how to know when you are ready to move to New York or Los Angeles, how you can be a working director in your own marketplace, relationships with agents and managers, what agents are looking for, and how to go about approaching agents. An all-important chapter is "Ways into the System," which includes information on support groups, theater groups, Internet connections and much, much more--while Chapter 6, "Your Film & What to Do with It," addresses the difficulties of marketing a film before and after it's made.
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I'd rather drink bleach.......2002-09-16
I had high hopes for this book. Unfortunately, if you are an independent filmmaker you will want to steer clear of this brutal attack on your psyche. On the other hand, if you're young, have parents that can support you through the much coveted internships this book recommends, and the Hollywood system is your dream home, then you might want to give this a once over.
But be warned. By page 100 you'll want to throw your wrist on the kitchen table and open a vein. The author takes great care in taking excerpts from interviews with directors and applying the most negative and unispirational examples possible. Her basic message is "You're a loser and you'll always be a loser unless you take a vow of poverty and say just the right thing to just the right person at just the right time". What a load of hooey!
If I had known the author isn't even a director I may have reconsidered my purchase. I'm not a whiner by nature nor do I need to be handled with kid gloves. The book does contain some helpful information, but the delivery of this info is so sadistic that I finally put it down at page 134. Maybe actresses should stick to writing books on acting.
Invaluable to the recent film school grad, young director.......2000-11-24
Having recently graduated from one of those big film schools, I struggle with my pride as I fetch coffee and bagels in the real world of filmmaking. This book reaffirms (in a comforting way) that yes, I have chosen a difficult career for myself, and yes, I will be faced with attacks upon my ego. It adresses what the recent grad, Production Assistant, film set gofer is going through. But then it moves on, says with little hesitation that one must persevere, and starts getting into the stuff needed to make it in this town. Getting an agent. Gaining exposure. Festivals. Building a reel. What to do with connections. With real world advice from "working" directors and agents on almost every page of this volume, it is a fast read that welcomes multiple reads. Even includes an agent list complete with honest remarks from the editor, as well as info on festivals. A must to the aspiring independant filmmaker AND/OR those interested in breaking into the Hollywood system. Inspiring AND honest.
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The Opera According to Bartalini: A Book of Doggerel Libretti and Comic Illustrati
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The Opera According to Bartalini.......2000-07-07
For any opera fan this book is full of laughs. The clever doggerel is very imaginative and the summaries follow the stories of the operas quite well. It could be used to refresh an opera in your mind and get a lot of laughs at the same time. The illustrations, also done by Bartalini, are clever and to the point of the opera being summarized. It makes a very good gift for someone you know who likes opera and has a sense of humor, or even if they don't have a sense of humor.
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Combines clear discussions of tactical themes with over 600 well-chosen positions to test, challenge and teach. Although the classic combinations are not ignored, the emphasis here is on positions from modern tournament practice of the last decade. Tactics is a very important part of the game of chess and conscientious study and application of tactical principles is crucial to success. This book offers every type of tactical motif imaginable, from the more common back rank mates, pins, skewers, forks, up to and including some beautiful and rare combinations. This tactical book will prove exceptionally useful for a wide range of players, intermediate through master strength and beyond.
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What an irritating little book!.......2007-04-22
This book contains 565 chess puzzles. The first 233 are categorized by 20 tactical themes, and constitute the first chapter. Typically, each theme is defined and illustrated by a few examples, and then the associated puzzles follow. The next five chapters are, respectively, Easy Exercises (100 puzzles), Endgame Exercises (37), Opening Traps (13), Find the Defense (21), and The Five Most Beautiful Combinations (no puzzles). The book concludes with ten tests of 16 puzzles each. All of the solutions appear at the back of the book in standard ChessBase format, with those ubiquitous Informator symbols. There is also a section of hints for the test questions, physically separated from the tests themselves. The scoring system for the tests results in an approximate Elo rating; sensibly, using a hint costs a few points.
Except for the tests, all of the puzzle positions are accompanied by a descriptive caption. Sometimes the English fails to be idiomatic, e.g., "How to punish the white king's frivolity?", instead of "How do you...?" Other times the caption is oddly vague: "Black started a typical King's Indian attack. Can you do the same?" Do what?? - start a King's Indian Attack? - or find black's best move? Also, the author meant to say "black started a typical attack in the King's Indian Defense; the King's Indian Attack is something else. At worst, the caption might give away too much information, thus undermining the exercise: "Black's knight is hanging in the air. What to do about it?". So much for learning how to spot the key tactical feature, there.
Sorting the puzzles by tactical theme makes sense if they are intended as an introduction to that theme, and as a means to begin practicing that theme. (Otherwise, it's just another artificial hint!) Therefore it makes little sense that the introductory puzzle on "Saving the Draw" has a solution that runs an astounding 63 ply. It also makes little pedagogical sense that the introductory exercises (the moderately difficult ones sorted by theme) are followed by a section on Easy Exercises.
Due to misjudgments in the formatting and layout of the book, it is not very friendly to navigate. The main difficulties are that the running header does not tell you what section or subsection you are in, combined with the fact that section and subsection titles are in the exact same typeface as the puzzle headings - and they do not even get a page break! There is no way to find the start of Test 3, for instance, without reading headings page by page. The table of contents does not help.
The most annoying thing about this book is that several of the puzzles are logically unsound. Puzzle 240, for example, tells us "It is White to move and win." And yet, when we turn to the solution, we find that white won in the actual game only because black failed to find the best defense!! Authors are human, and so books inevitably contain errors, but this is something more pernicious. Do you have any idea how infuriating it is to be told there is a forced win, and rack your brains trying to find it, only to discover that it doesn't exist and ***the author already knows it doesn't exist?***
If you've worked through a pile of tactical puzzle books, and still feel the need to buy yet another one (hmmmm...that in itself is an issue worth exploring), then the present book could adequately fill that gap.
Tactical problems from real games, organized by motif.......2006-10-28
I have a large collection of books of tactics and tactical problems, but I had avoided this one because the title misled me (and at least one other person I talked to) into believing it consisted of artificial studies, whereas I prefer my problems to be from real games. When I finally saw this book at the local chess club, I was pleasantly surprised to find the positions are from real games, labeled with the player's, dates, etc.
There are 565 problems in all, organized by motif (pin, fork, etc.), with some problems further labeled with hints like "White's position looks shaky. How to make it crumble?". Most of the problems are recent, from games in the 21st century, though there are a scattering of classics all the way back to Morphy. Almost all are from GM games, which of course means the difficulty is fairly uniformly high.
Because of the high quality of the diagrams and solutions, this book has replaced Reinfeld at my bedside for motif-based practice. I also recommend "Sharpen Your Tactics" which presents 1125 problems organized by difficulty, rather than motif. I believe the approaches of these two books, both high quality, complement each other in fully rounded regime of tactical study.
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Nice practical perspective on developing technologies.......2006-02-22
The authors of "Inescapable Data" share their excitement about what they see as a rapidly-developing convergence of digital technologies having enormous significance for business and culture. This convergence, in their view, is inescapable, life-altering for both good and bad, and presents a frame-shattering paradigm-shift which is mostly unrecognized, and much less examined critically. "Inescapable Data" is a thought-provoking book meant to describe the new technologies and to examine the special values which arguably will emerge from the convergence.
This book illuminates the practical perspective of these developments. Others who pay attention to developments in culture of this sort believe that this "convergence" presents the most important and consequential development in human history, far vaster in its scope and effects than the Great Wars, and the Industrial Revolution. The developments have been so rapid and the effects so many and complex that is hard at this point to grasp all of the significances, although the dynamics, as noted in the book, are fairly clear.
Nicholas Negroponte in his 1995 book "Being Digital" first popularized the idea of the power and force of "Digital". But this book emphasizes that "Digital" itself is not nearly the force that "Convergence" is and will become. Yes, the impetus certainly comes from the specific digital technologies but the combination of four major separate technology spheres has catalyzed into a much greater force. This is the "Convergence."
As detailed in the book, these technologies are: 1) "data-everywhere" devices, like cellphones, biosensors, miniaturized video cameras, and GPS transmitters; 2) asynchronous-yet-immediate transmission technologies, like instant messaging; 3) intelligent wireless networks; and 4) advanced information processing software. Embedded chips will be everywhere, including in your dog or cat, your clothes, every product you own or consume or use, and your own body. What links everything together context-wise are XML files and protocols. The synergy of all of these components create a whole system which is much greater than the sum of its parts.
In 13 chapters and an index comprising 268 pages, the authors explain the basic vision of the practical dynamics of "inescapable data". Chapters 4-12 contain section by section descriptions of the implementation of the component technologies and show how traditional and historical ways of doing things are being quickly altered, primarily now in manufacturing, distribution, and retailing.
The writing is mostly in the form of serial presentations of anecdotes, statistics, specific examples, and commentary. It is geared to the technologically-interested person focused on practical matters. This is not an academic work; it is full of practical and real-world examples but short on critique, theory, and analysis.
Chapter Four starts the discussion of existing and developing applications of "inescapable data", and is about digital convergence in military and government spheres. Instant messaging, GPS transmitters, ubiquitous cellular communication, and advanced software applications have radically altered traditional "command and control" operations. With immediate, field-based information, the way battles are waged is now different. Commanders have instantaneous information about realtime happenings, aggregated and realtime updated information about equipment and materials including logistical supply chains and more, through wireless devices held or embedded in all elements of the military operation, including individual troops.
Governments, using wireless video camera transmitters, biosensors, and GPS transmitters can now utilize realtime broad-scale, relatively inexpensive surveillance for crime control and other purposes. In the home, wireless and digital technologies acting to provide surveillance and remote control of heating and electrical systems are in use now, and many more applications will be utilized very soon. The technology and cost factors are available now. In the field of medicine, everyday worklife, manufacturing, retail and entertainment, data collection is coming widespread as miniature sensors, radio frequency identification devices (RFID), wireless connectivity, XML content headers, and information processing software facilitate the recording of much of social, business, and cultural life. This then allows the widespread, immediate, real-time processing of relevant information by businesses, marketers, government (think "Homeland Security"), and, of course, miscreants of various types.
The important part to understand is not just that new technology is available now and at relatively low cost. What makes all of this interesting is that the connections among individual components of this technological matrix are increasing and developing. So, your new refrigerator is linked to the manufacturer's array of servers and to your grocery store's servers, and to your bank. Your medical records are stored in your doctor's server, connected to insurance company and government computers, as well as wide-scale medical-related organizations. Each of these linked "nodes" is further linked, or will be to other nodes, so that an immense matrix of relationships is now being furthered.
Chapters 7 and 10 on manufacturing and retail show how old-fashioned practices involving a company networking its departments and units internally, has now evolved into a process where the company computers and particularly its databases are now linked to all of its component suppliers, distributors, advertisers, regulatory entities, and more.
The authors detail through each of the chapters the available technology, the specific uses, and the immediately perceivable effects, via interviews with a large handful of corporate, university, and business people involved in the technology. Examples of use, both awesome and mundane, are noted.
The alleged benefits of the convergence are vastly new efficiencies, flexibilities, customization opportunities, adaptability, and other values, many of which remain to be determined. One thing is absolutely certain- there will be plenty of data generated. Almost certainly, there will be plenty of people and organizations trying to make sense and meaning of this data, filtering and analyzing with new, capable, processing applications.
Whole new industries will form to manage this data. Where linked computers once vastly facilitated digital development, including the Internet, there will now be linked databases which will stand out as the chief component of the convergence. There will be systematic, continuous connectivity in a matrix of networked relationships represented by linked databases.
This convergence concept is highly reminiscent of Big Brother of "1984" fame. Obviously, there are serious issues about the quality of life in the convergence era. The good is in enormous increases in efficiency, in customized processes and products, in immediacy, and in flexibility and individual freedoms. The downsides are discussed here in a mere four pages in Chapter 13 on "Perspectives". The authors itemize them as: discriminatory insurance underwriting effecting those unlucky enough to have reported genetic or medical issues; rampant identity theft, increased marketing pressures, a conflation of work and home life which some may feel as threatening, the alteration of sports and entertainment, and the exposure of formerly personal information. Another issue is the likelihood that some people will not be connected, for whatever reason. This group will comprise an underclass missing out on the benefits of convergence.
The book ends with a list of suggestions to the reader on how to exploit the developments - use an email PDA, avail of work-at-home opportunities, equip your kids with cell devices, convince your medical provider to send SMS and email appointment reminders, and set up home surveillance. For businesses, they suggest broad use of IM, groupware, and work-at-home concepts. Predictions include global calendars, singular devices, single key authentication, cashless economic transactions, and flexible matrix workers.
These suggestions and predictions seem fairly lame in respect to a process compared by some to the Great Wars and the Industrial Revolution. However, the perspective here is a practical, pragmatic one. More weighty suggestions, conclusions, and predictions are for higher-level academic writers.
Outstanding look into our digital future..........2006-01-21
I just finished reading an outstanding book that examines the world of "Inescapable Data"... Chris Stakutis and John Webster's Inescapable Data - Harnessing the Power of Convergence.
Contents: The Inescapable Data Vision; The Connectivity Divide; Inescapable Data Fundamentals; From Warfare to Government, Connectivity Is Vitality; Pervading the Home; Connecting Medicine; Work Life - Oxymoron No Longer; Real-Time Manufacturing; Sports and Entertainment - Energizing Our Involvement; Connecting to Retail; Computer Storage Impacted by Inescapable Data; Super Computers, Visualization, and Networks; Inescapable Data in Perspective; Index
The authors explore how technology is allowing more and more devices to broadcast and interact with each other to create linkages that haven't even begun to be explored. What if your refrigerators could broadcast to your PDA when you're at the store to let you know what's in there? With RFID tags, it's a possibility. What if you could have access to the same telemetry data that pit crews have when you go to an racing event? Could your tennis racquet transmit force and angle information to a system that could analyze your game and help you become a better player? All of these things are technically possible, and the rapid advance of processing and storage power makes it much more likely to come to pass at an affordable price point. Besides talking about possibilities, they also explore how technology has to change in order to deal with this constant onslaught of data. Companies like Wal-mart generate terabytes of data from RFID every few days. What do you save? How do you analyze it? Where does it reside and for how long? And with data being stored in XML format, how likely is it that ordinary computer users will be able to write their own tools to analyze their data? Good chance it'll happen...
Probably the only thing they didn't cover in a lot of depth was the personal privacy issue. If retailers are tracking you via tags, sensors, and cameras from the time you walk in the door until you leave, you're passing a lot of information that will be stored about you. While there might be financial benefits to allowing that to happen, that benefit comes at a cost to personal privacy. The issue is acknowledged, but much more space is devoted to the potential benefits than to the potential abuses. Still, this is a book that will open your eyes to possibilities that seemed like science fiction not that very long ago.
Well worth reading to expand your vision...
killer apps waiting to be born.......2005-12-14
The book is an interesting peek at the near future. It projects an ongoing trend of pervasive wireless connectivity at a mass consumer level. Coupled with continuing increases in memory and disk capacity and falling prices per bit. The text is written at a general nontechnical level. You might derive ideas from it for possible new applications.
Various topics are explored. RFID is mooted as expanding vastly. In doing so, it can make economic various devices that detect items with RFID and then offer services based on that data. The archetypal example given is a fridge that can broadcast which items in it have these tags, and do so at relatively small cost.
Another key idea is the use of XML to describe the data. This will be like HTML. It will let some users program applications without having a lot of specialised computer knowledge. Just as HTML gave rise to a flowering of the first generation of the Web, XML enables the next generation.
Almost surely, there are killer apps waiting to be born. The book might inspire you to write these.
Want to understand modern technologies? Read this. .......2005-09-02
Do you ever look at our changing technology and wonder where we are all going and what the world will be like when we get there? This book does a good job of trying to answer these questions. The authors interviewed 50 technology leaders in a wide variety of industries as well as drawing on their own experiece, and distilled the information into a book that is very informative without requiring the reader to have a PhD. The book considers each industry or area of interest in turn, explaining what's going on now and what is likely to develop in the next few years. Some of the areas they consider are: warfare, security, home life, medicine, work, manufacturing, sports, entertainment, retail sales, data storage, supercomputers, and networking. You may view the technological future with the glee of a technophile or with anxiety about the world we're creating -- the authors are unabashed technophiles-- but whatever your views, this book will give you a good education about what's going on. I recommend it highly. [...]
A real eye opener to a future that is already upon us!.......2005-07-25
Although the title of this book may seem a bit abstract, here is a work that can be appreciated by most anyone, from the most techno savvy industry guru to the mildly technology curious among us. The authors present an insightful, somewhat provocative view of the wireless age we now live in, and how both our personal and professional lives will be affected by certain key evolving technologies.
An interesting perspective taken by Stakutis and Webster focuses upon massive amounts of data being communicated via wireless devices throughout a pervasive intelligent network, and ultimately having the information processing power to manage and correlate this data in such a way as to flush out hidden associations (from seemingly unrelated data) never before imaginable. The authors discuss the role of wireless devices such as cell phones, PDAs, RFID tags, and pervasive network interfaces built into everything from your sneakers to the refrigerator, all "talking" to one another intelligently through self-describing XML.
That said, this book is an easy, enjoyable read. Pick up this book and you'll find yourself thinking of it whenever you reach for your PIM, snap a picture with your cell phone, or possibly even when opening the refrigerator! As a technologist, I consider myself quite knowledgeable of many topics covered within this book, but I also found it to be an enjoyable learning experience as well. Even my wife, who is throughly technologically challenged, found interesting the chapters related to Inescapable Data as it applies to the retail industry and in the home. This book is chocked full of real-world examples and the role Inescapable Data will play in our everyday lives.
The final chapter makes some interesting predictions as to where Inescapable Data will lead us within the next 3 - 5 years. The vision presented will require government, industry, and the average citizen to embrace the march toward a truly Inescapable Data world, but the process has been set into motion, and it does, in fact, seem Inescapable. Give this book a read and you may find yourself rethinking the future and your role in it.
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