Claes Oldenburg Drawings in the Whitney Museum of American Art

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Pop artist Claes Oldenburg has long been one of the most popular American artists, and museumgoers worldwide are familiar with his soft sculptures of everyday objects. For the past four years, the Whitney Museum of American Art has been quietly acquiring his drawings, as well as those made with his wife and artistic partner, Coosje van Bruggen. Most major art museums have no more than 10 Oldenburg drawings in their holdings: the Whitney now has approximately 90-the largest such collection in the world. This assemblage of Oldenburg drawings is evidence of the museum's commitment to collecting in depth the work of great living American draftsmen.

Published to accompany the largest exhibition to date of Oldenburg's drawings, this beautifully produced volume covers nearly a 40-year period, from 1959 to 1998, and features 92 full-color illustrations, with text and an interview with Oldenburg by Janie C. Lee, the Whitney Museum's Curator of Drawings.

Claes Oldenburg Drawings in the Whitney Museum of American Art
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Janie C. Lee
Manufacturer: Whitney Museum / Abrams
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ASIN: B000NVBFFA

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Fashion--the question of what to wear and how to wear it--is a centuries-old obsession. Beyond superficial concerns with personal appearance, the history of dress points to deep preoccupations surrounding the social order, national identity, and moral decency. Produced in conjunction with an exhibition at the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art (running from October 23, 2001 through April 28, 2002), A Well-Fashioned Image investigates clothing and the representation of clothing from these various perspectives. This richly illustrated catalogue, the fourth in a series sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, features an introduction by co-curators Elizabeth Rodini, the Smart Museum's Mellon Projects Curator, and Professor Elissa B. Weaver of the University of Chicago's Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, which is followed by essays addressing the topic from a variety of perspectives. Also included are a substantial bibliography on the topic of costume in art and an exhibition checklist.

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A new hardcover collection of one of America's most popular weekly comic strips. Tony Millionaire's Maakies is one of the best and most popular weekly comic strips in America, running in over a dozen of the largest U.S. weekly newspapers including the New York Press, L.A Weekly and Seattle's The Stranger. Maakies features the comical adventures of a drunken crow on the high seas, blending vaudeville-style humor and a breathtaking line that harkens back to the glory days of the American comic strip. Designed by publishing's foremost graphic designer, Chip Kidd, Der Struwwelmaakies is our third annual hardcover collection and features over two years' worth of Maakies in a beautiful, deluxe, landscape hardcover format that complements the strip's elegant and classical style.

Reading Maakies is like reading a beautifully illustrated diary. If you pay attention you can watch the evolution of the cartoonist as he grows from a drunken penniless ne'e'r-do-well to a drunken million-dollar-less som'tim's-do-well. This book collects the latest of Tony Millionaire's weekly strips, wherein Drinky Crow, as always, steals the show.

Maakies suggests a contemporary collaboration between E.C. Segar, creator of Popeye, and seafaring novelist Patrick O'Brian (Master and Commander). Millionaire has won multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards and Maakies has appeared as a series of animated segments on NBC's Saturday Night Live. He is also the creator of the popular Sock Monkey series of comics and children's books.

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Makes me laugh when nothing else will........2007-03-09

You know that point in feeling despair when you've had enough of crying and you want to laugh again but everything seems cheesy to you? This book is not the cure, but part of the prescription for angst. It is so awful, so sick, so beautifully drawn, so unexplainable to your friends...just like your life is, sometimes. Tony Millionaire in his brighter moments (i.e. "Glass Doorknob") is the thing to read when you're a little down. Tony Millionaire in Der Struwwelmaakies is the one to read when you are deep in the hole. I laughed out loud so much my landlord actually came to ask what was so funny. (He didn't get it.) I bought the whole series and keep in by my bedstand in case of emergencies. I make sock monkeys, and I have seen his influence.

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Redneck Poems: 51 poems and 22 Red Relaxation Tracks. Some of the poems: Frog Giggin' Granny, A Homemade Honeyglazed Ham, Fatback, They Come From A Far, The Bright Orange Hunter, To Pat A Houndog On the Head, Possum Stew, Lif in the Country, etc.

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A must read-- take it with you anywhere!!! Share for laughs!.......1999-09-20

This book was given to us as a gift, and has accompanied us on many hunting, fishing, and camping ventures. During times of sharing the great outdoors with our friends and families, we have had many chuckles along with Uncle Handsome and his Redneck Gang. A must buy-- even as far as the Great White North!!!

Great Humor, Funny, Good for the Outhouse!!!.......1999-06-04

This book is truly a concise repesentation of the life of a Redneck. Grate poetry. And usefull pages at the end of the book. If you ever wondered about the Redneck life, buy this book. Brent is a great storyteller. Also, get his tape called Cow Tunes For Kids.

It goes down good, like a southern-fried Sunday dinner!.......1999-05-13

I work for the Hazard Mitigation Division for the State of Kentucky and personally traveled with the author, Brent, throughout the state. Our job was to help flood disaster victims relocate to safe locations following the 1997 March flood in Kentucky. In those countless hours we spent traveling the highways and by-ways of my home state, Brent's kind and compassionate nature uplifted many flooded victims. I think Brent does not poke fun at anyone but sees the humor in every day life. He also has written and recorded songs for kids, mostly about cows. Well, I guess that's all I have to say for now because I feel a slight warmth on the posterior of my neck.

Crisp country humor that rhymes.......1999-04-05

The comical adventures of Uncle Handsome, Eunice, and the rest of the family written in prose will remind you of people every redneck knows. Uncle Handsome's wit and wisdom will outsly any fox.

I am Brent's Dad and Everyone should buy his book!!!!!!!.......1997-08-10

This book stands alone in CLEAN Redneck poetry

Settling the Score: Music and the Classical Hollywood Film (Wisconsin Studies in Film)
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Settling the Score: Music and the Classical Hollywood Film (Wisconsin Studies in Film)
Kathryn Kalinak
Manufacturer: University of Wisconsin Press
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Settling the Score Music and the Classical Hollywood Film
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Kathryn Kalinak
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Settling The Score: Music And The Classical Hollywood Film
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Settling The Score: Music And The Classical Hollywood Film
Kathryn Kalinak
Manufacturer: The University of Wisconsin Press
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ASIN: B000ORTLUO

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This book provides a thorough and self-contained study of interdependence and complexity in settings of functional analysis, harmonic analysis and stochastic analysis. It focuses on "dimension" as a basic counter of degrees of freedom, leading to precise relations between combinatorial measurements and various indices originating from the classical inequalities of Khintchin, Littlewood and Grothendieck. Topics include the (two-dimensional) Grothendieck inequality and its extensions to higher dimensions, stochastic models of Brownian motion, degrees of randomness and Fréchet measures in stochastic analysis. This book is primarily aimed at graduate students specializing in harmonic analysis, functional analysis or probability theory. It contains many exercises and is suitable as a textbook. It is also of interest to computer scientists, physicists, statisticians, biologists and economists.

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This book provides a thorough and self-contained study of interdependence and complexity in settings of functional analysis, harmonic analysis and stochastic analysis. It focuses on 'dimension' as a basic counter of degrees of freedom, leading to precise relations between combinatorial measurements and various indices originating from the classical inequalities of Khintchin, Littlewood and Grothendieck. The basic concepts of fractional Cartesian products and combinatorial dimension are introduced and linked to scales calibrated by harmonic-analytic and stochastic measurements. Topics include the (two-dimensional) Grothendieck inequality and its extensions to higher dimensions, stochastic models of Brownian motion, degrees of randomness and Frechet measures in stochastic analysis. This book is primarily aimed at graduate students specialising in harmonic analysis, functional analysis or probability theory. It contains many exercises and is suitable to be used as a textbook. It is also of interest to scientists from other disciplines, including computer scientists, physicists, statisticians, biologists and economists.

Harmonic Charts: A New Dimension in Astrology

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Harmonic Charts: A New Dimension in Astrology
David Hamblin
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ASIN: 0850303044

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Harmonic Dimension
Gary C. White
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The Harmonic Dimension (STUDENT WORKBOOK/ANTHOLOGY)

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The Harmonic Dimension (STUDENT WORKBOOK/ANTHOLOGY)

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A fast adaptive multipole algorithm in three dimensions (Research report. Yale University. Dept. of Computer Science)

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A fast adaptive multipole algorithm in three dimensions (Research report. Yale University. Dept. of Computer Science)
H Cheng
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Second degree harmonic interpolation formulas: With three points in two dimensions (New York)

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Second degree harmonic interpolation formulas: With three points in two dimensions (New York)
Zun-Kwang Mao
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Solution of Laplace's equation in two dimensions (NPL report NAC)

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Solution of Laplace's equation in two dimensions (NPL report NAC)
G. T Symm
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Simon and Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book #249: The Original Crossword Puzzle Publisher (Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Books)
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John M. Samson
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In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Cross Word Puzzle Book. Not only was it this new publisher's first release, it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed.

Today, more than eighty years later, the legendary Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. Published every two months, the series continues to provide the freshest and most original puzzles on the market. Created by the best contemporary constructors -- and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson -- these Sunday-sized brain-breakers offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level.

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Guts!: Companies that Blow the Doors off Business-as-usual
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For all managers

Guts spilling all over...

A quick peek inside some successful organizations

Why bother?

Inspiration Food!

Guts!: Companies that Blow the Doors off Business-as-usual
Kevin Freiberg
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The Leadership Engine

ASIN: 0767915003
Release Date: 2005-09-20

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Kevin and Jackie Freiberg’s previous book, Nuts!: Southwest Airline’s Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success, described the unconventional leadership that made Southwest an airline industry dynamo. In GUTS!, the Freibergs look at twenty-five gutsy and extraordinarily successful businesses and introduce the chief executives who are creating a new corporate ethos that blows the doors off business-as-usual.

Drawing on five years of research, the Freibergs provide a behind-the-scenes look at these intensely focused, passionate, and unconventional leaders and their companies. Among them:

• James Blanchard, CEO of Synovus Financial, a financial services giant with more than 16 billion dollars in assets
• Roy Spence, Jr., President of GSD&M Advertising, which AdWeek magazine named Southwest Agency of the Year seven times
• James Goodnight of SAS, a world leader in intelligence software

Although the leaders in the book represent a wide-range of industries, they share a common vision: They see business as a heroic cause and understand that good leadership isn’t a matter of position, but of influence. They reject hierarchical rules, rituals, and expectations, and have replaced in-the-box management with a culture based on passion and innovation. They regard their employees not as “human resources,” but as individuals with unique gifts and talents. And make everyone in the company responsible for the company’s brand and culture.

An exciting follow-up to Nuts!, which has sold nearly 500,000 copies in hardcover and paperback, GUTS! proves that it is possible to have fun, live your values, and still make money.

From the Hardcover edition.

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For all managers.......2006-04-14

Guts! Companies that blow the doors off business-as-usual" should be read by everyone who manages other people. It is not the ultimate training manual for management but there are a lot lessons to be learned from it. Managers need to know that being fun, innovative and caring does not make you soft or ineffective or whatever it is you are afraid of revealing. In fact, it could be the complete opposite. Being an employee and never in the position of management, I believe almost every employee would respond positively to a boss who shows heart. Every manager should read this book and ask themselves, why can't I do that for my employees? What is it that I am afraid will happen if I show a little flexibility? What do my employees really need to make them productive and committed to our mission, flexible hours, day care, an indoor exercise gym? Taking care of your employees so they will take care of you is not a new idea. However, managers frequently forget this fact and need to be reminded over and over again. This book proves that management and staff can both enjoy their jobs and be profitable too! Just show a little guts and try something different.

Guts spilling all over..........2006-01-01

Superficial treatment of subjects. Tired examples (How many times can we read about Southwest & SAS?). Very little new or inspiring in this book. Two thumbs down.

A quick peek inside some successful organizations.......2005-04-27

The husband-and-wife time of Kevin and Jackie Freiberg offer up a book filled with leadership advice built around stories of successful companies ranging from SAS to Whole Foods, Southwest Airlines to Synovus.

In general, I'm skeptical of business books which profile large companies written by people who have never run a large company. First, there's the "do as I say, not as I do (or have done)" credibility gap. And second, this genre tends to attribute too much of a company's overall success or failure to a single personality.

Having said that, I think the Freibergs have done a decent job of wrapping their high-level advice (e.g., create a sense of ownership, lead with love, make business heroic) around stories and interviews that are engaging, well-written, and carefully selected to make their point. And it's always intriguing to learn how a name-brand organization got its start.

On the other hand, be prepared for some dramatic (over-?)simplification of complex realities. The company case studies are less case studies and more one-dimensional illustrations the authors carefully package to make the point they want to make. Sometimes it feels just a little glib, as in "let me tell you this cute story that just so happens to illustrate the general leadership principle I'm pushing in this chapter."

My favorite chapter was about how gutsy leaders lead with love. As a person of faith, I find the idea of servant leadership (popularized by authors such as Robert Greenleaf and Peter Vail) powerful and resonant with my own religious beliefs. I also enjoyed the chapter on how effective leaders tie their organization's mission to a heroic cause. To illustrate this point, the authors tell the story of how one teacher's (Sandra McBrayer) heroic vision to teach homeless kids galvanized the San Diego community to build an entire school for disdvantaged kids called Monarch High School (complete with its own restaurant created with the help of Ralph Rubio, cofounder and CEO of Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill).

The book is visually attractive -- not quite as arresting as Tom Peter's new book called "Re-imagine!", but the layout, color, pull quotes, and photos call attention to the main points well.

Overall, it's worth a quick read for some interesting stories and a few ideas to consider as you think about how to improve your own organization's culture.

Why bother?.......2004-02-20

Why bother to read a book when a review alone clearly indicates that the author didn't do their homework. For example, according to other reviews, this book describes SAS as one of the most spectacular companies. However, that is just the company's excellent PR at work. Obviously there was nothing resembling investigative journalism. To include SAS in this book when there is a wealth of unethical behavior, payoffs, etc. going on there is just lazy work by the authors and questions the entire book's credibility.

Inspiration Food!.......2004-02-13

When you're looking for inspiration to lead your team, this is the perfect food.Be prepared for generous servings of pride of ownership,innovative approaches,hard work and a caring,human touch combined with gutsy risk-taking ability! The recipe works for all customers, whatever their mood,appetite or circumstances.
On the surface,it appears to be the opposite of "Neutron Jack's" 'tough-guy'approach but deep down they both share a common management style-cherishing and valuing employee contributions at all levels.

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