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For the past thirty years Judy Pfaff's challenging and imaginative installations have set the pace during a dynamic and changing period in contemporary art. This richly illustrated book offers the first thorough look at the career of this influential artist who helped bring the revolutionary liveliness of the late 20th century to the walls and spaces of galleries and museums.
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Working in Brooklyn: Sculpture : Donald Lipski, Chris MacDonald, John Monti, Tom Otterness, Judy Pfaff, Ray Rapp, Alan Saret, Art Spellings, William Tucker, ... 1985-January 6, 1986, the Brooklyn Museum
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This digital document is an article from Resources for Feminist Research, published by O.I.S.E. on September 22, 2002. The length of the article is 4362 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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Title: "The solemn geography of human limits": some notes on art, space and gender. (Discussion Papers/Documents De Travail).
Author: Maria Whiteman
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Resources for Feminist Research (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2002
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10 artists/artists space: Laurie Anderson, Jon Borofsky, Scott Burton, Lois Lane, Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Ree Morton, Judy Pfaff, Charles Simonds, Barbara ... John Torreano, 9 September-15 October 1979
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Judy Pfaff Autonomous Objects
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The Best in Bridalwear Design (The Best in Design)
Joy McKenzie
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Showcases the finest in contemporary bridalwear, featuring over 100 superb designs for both dresses and accessories.
Featured designers include Tracy Connop, Neil Cunningham, Catherine Davighi, Abe Hamilton, Ritva Westenius and Tomasz Starzewski.
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Don't despair, it's not the end of the world. Yet. But before you head to Canada, here are 101 clever ideas from The Salt Lake Tribune's award-winning political cartoonist, Pat Bagley. Don't misunderestimate the catastrophic success of this book. If it is the only thing to make you smile since November, mission accomplished!
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How to survive? Will we survive?.......2007-04-06
Well, we're in countdown mode now, and it's less than two years until the next president takes the oath of office. But how to manage in the meantime, reading every day about the idiot-in-chief? Pat Bagley combines humor with sound ideas to help you keep your sanity--even though the rest of the world has apparently lost theirs.
One of the funniest recent political cartoons collections.......2005-01-03
If you are one of the 49.5% of voting Americans who cast your ballot against Bush and are seeking some comic relief, this book is simply a hilarious gut buster that rightfully should put local Salt Lake newspaper cartoonist Pat Bagley on the national political cartoon map. After having a good laugh with Bagley's biting, sharp-edged humor, it gave me some more heart to move on past the 2004 national election and start thinking about what needs to happen for 2008. E.g. - "Reason" or cartoon #48 is titled "You can't fool all the people all the time - a simple majority will do," followed by a cartoon of a person trying to convince a voter outside a polling place with the speech "Saddam did 9-11 and Bush smoked him out!" Reason or cartoon #23 is "Get drunk with Colin Powell - [and] find out the real poop," followed by cartoon of Powell and an ordinary guy getting drunk with the question "Colin, dude, what happended?" Highly recommended for a quick personal read for comic election relief or as gift for your Democratic friends anytime for the next four years.
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Caricature of the Highest Order.......2005-09-21
Oliphant is among my favorite political cartoonists even if I do not always share his opinions about a given subject. He is a master draftsman of caricature, to be sure, and -- in most instances -- allows his drawings to speak for themselves without benefit of a caption. What we have in this volume is a collection which spans a period of 25 years during which he attempted to provide, as he explains, "a graphic distillation of the personality of the strutting popinjay on last night's news. [His audience] wants a visual rendering of immediacy and endurance that can be cut from the printed page and saved on the refrigerator, or if disliked, can be ripped from the page, have rude recommendations scrawled upon it, and mailed back to the artist. Such people, pro and con, possess awareness and opinion, and as such are to be blessed." Reactions to Oliphant's work confirm the success of his efforts to achieve one of two reactions which Lucy Shelton Caswell has so aptly described as an "ah" of agreement or an "argh" of disgust.
Credit Alan Fern with providing an especially informative Introduction to this collection. Also credit Wendy Wick Reaves with providing the narrative which accompanies the caricatures of six Presidents, beginning with Lyndon Johnson and concluding with George H.W. Bush. That said, the selections themselves really require little explanation. The subjects are immediately recognizable and Oliphant's point-of-view toward each is never in doubt. Of special interest to me is the series of color plates, of which I was previously unaware. They are assembled in a special section. (Their item numbers are 13, 28, 29, 42, 49, 57, 73, 83, and 84.) We are also provided with a series of rough but quite clever sketches, reproduced from Oliphant's notebook.
I agree with Reaves that he "manages to scratch some personal itch arising from our own frustration with government leaders. But some of the enormous satisfaction we derive from his cartoons can be explained by his ability to go beyond the specific to elucidate the general trends in our national life." Frankly, writing a brief commentary on Oliphant's art poses many of the same challenges as would describing a performance by the Cirque du Soleil. They really need to be seen to be appreciated.
Those who share my high regard for this volume are urged to check out Oliphant's other published works as well as Attack of the Political Cartoonists which provides representative selections from almost 150 of Oliphant's contemporaries. They and we are in his substantial debt, especially as frustration with government leaders is, if anything, greater now than ever before.
Funny, biting cartoons of presidents Johnson through Bush 1.......2004-06-17
The best editorial cartoonists are people of true genius. Their ability to exaggerate facial and body features to make a point can at times be astounding. Pat Oliphant is such a person, having drawn some of the best cartoons of presidents Johnson through George Herbert Walker Bush. The best in this collection is one where a cowboy on a movie screen is riding into the sunset and giving the audience a hearty wave. Only two people are in the audience, one male and the other female. Even though we see only their backs, it is clear that they are Ronald and Nancy Reagan. This demonstrates Oliphant's ability to represent a person using a very small number of characteristics. Of course, this only works if the reader is aware of the people of the caricature.
All good editorial cartoons have a bite to them, and these definitely are in that category. They show the presidents at their weakest, accurately describing their failures using absurd circumstances. While the cartoons are funny, if you do not understand the historical context, by itself, the cartoon will not be understandable. Fortunately, there is companion text that explains the circumstances at the time the cartoon was published.
I love reading editorial cartoons, part propaganda, part political and social commentary and always part of that wonderful gift of free speech; they represent the best qualities of America. Genius and the right to speak your mind, even about those who run the country.
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By the famous Big Reel columnist: the story of serials from Universal's 1930 The Indians Are Coming to Columbia's 1956 Blazing the Overland Trail. Fifteen fascinating chapters explain the importance of cliffhangers to the industry as audience builders and product leaders. The serials provided training for actors and served as a technical university for people who later made the television industry work. An appendix lists in order of release all of the sound serials from 1930 through 1956, showing titles, releasing companies, chapter titles, directors and several cast members. Superb photographs.
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Hurry Up and Read This Book.......2002-08-21
Great reference book. Concentrates on the people who made the serials rather than the serials themselves. One fifth of the volume is devoted to Filmography listing serials released from 1930 through 1956 as well as background information. Excellent index. Fantastic photos from films. Some typos. Don't read this volume until after you see the serial as the secret identity or plot twist is sometimes given away. Appreciation of the motion picture serial is greatly enhanced after reading this monograph.
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It hit the right note for me.......2001-02-16
I found this book useful as a homeschooling mother attempting to expose my children to classical music and make sense, for myself, of a wide world for which I haven't (up till now) been able to find a decent map. I had eight years (years ago) of piano lessons, very little listening experience during the time I took them, and definitely nobody ever sat down and said things like "listen how the piano comes in here, plays for a few bars, and then you expect it to break into the second major theme of this piece--but Mozart plays a little joke here, he starts out playing it in such-and-such a minor key which isn't really substantial enough to go on for too long, so then he gets down to business and changes it back into a major key." (I'm paraphrasing Harris here.) Could I say I've been listening-challenged most of my life and I really do need someone to spoon-feed me with some of those details? Mozart, for me, was nice to listen to and got me through eight hours of labour, but I've never seen one of his concertos written out blow-by-blow.
I also like this book as an introduction to listening to classical music in general. What to listen for, as the title says. Why on earth this concerto is supposed to be better than that one. Why Mozart decided to do this for twenty bars instead of something completely different. I liked Harris's comment that the Piano Concerto #21 would give you--if you listen carefully enough--enough listening for a whole lifetime. (The same idea as being able to read Jane Austen repeatedly and enjoy her books more each time even though you already know what happens.)
Maybe some *would* find Harris's descriptions either overly technical (I didn't think so, though I do know some terminology from music theory, like "dominant" and "tonic" which does help with what he's saying) or patronizing (if you naturally know how to listen to what he's doing) as the review says. However, for me (as the mom and rather ignorant "teacher" here), he seemed to hit the right note.
P.S. I think the Kirkus Review should have said Harris worked for the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), not for CBS.
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Warning: very challenging material.......2006-09-07
I have studied Computer Engineering, Mathematics and law; I also gamble for a living. That said, this is the most challenging gambling book I have ever read. The concepts in sequence tracking are a hundred times as difficult as card-counting (which are trivially easy for anyone who has done it).
The mathematics explaining why certain ideas work become progressively more complicated. By the time you are halfway through the 129 pages of the main book, each line of mathematical analysis requires concentrated effort to follow. I did not check for errors at that point, but I saw no fallacies in the first 70 pages.
Despite the difficulty of the material, these techniques look promising from a mathematical point of view. Unfortunately, there are fewer than 400 people in the U.S. with the mathematics and general gambling skills required to benefit from it. It is a fascinating book, but incomprehensible to most people.
If you are thinking about buying it, you should be able to 1. Easily count cards, and 2. have a good understanding of slug tracking. If you cannot master those first two areas, this book will be beyond you.
Where's the beef? .......2005-05-04
Blackjack Ace Prediction by David McDowell is NOT what it's cracked up to be. Not by a long shot. It promises to reveal a surefire method for beating casino blackjack by using the powerful underground technique of Ace sequencing. It promises to do that -- but it never quite delivers. The flavor is there. The aroma is there. The smoke is certainly there. But the beef is nowhere to be found. Blackjack Ace Prediction by David McDowell will NOT get the money. In fact, utilizing the Ace sequencing system presented in the book, you'd be lucky to be playing even with the house. The problem is in McDowell's fuzzy math. His basic approach is sound, and Ace sequencing when done properly DOES work. But McDowell does not really know how to properly do it. And the math he provides to back up his inflated claims is riddled with logic holes big enough to drive a Hummer through. He makes many fundamental logic errors in his probability calculations that reveal he does not have a grasp of the basic math of advantage play. He has clearly bitten off far more than he can chew. The real mystery for me is why this book has apparently been glowingly endorsed by some of the most renowned names in blackjack, such as Ed Thorp, Stanford Wong, and Don Schlesinger. People of this caliber not only know the relevant math, in some cases they actually WROTE it, which makes their endorsements of Blackjack Ace Prediction all the more incomprehensible. Go figure.
Early Draft Reviews and Description - Publisher submitted.......2004-08-05
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The Art of Advanced Location Strategies for the Casino Game of Twenty-One! With a foreword by Michael Dalton. Cover art by Abigail Kamelhair. The winning blackjack technique known as Ace Prediction, Ace Tracking, Sequence Tracking or Key Carding remained the closely guarded secret of a handful of high-stakes professional blackjack players for more than 20 years. Ace prediction can be extremely profitable given the right conditions. Here it is folks -- the complete scoop on this mathematically valid and proven blackjack winning technique. Sequence trackers will find in this book the author's own formula for identifying the profitable games. The author begins the book by studying all known published references on the subject. Chapter 2 examines aspects of non-random shuffling. Chapter 3 is the author's own analysis of non-random shuffling using a statistical procedure provided by Ed Thorp. Chapter 4 tells how to identify and exploit weaknesses in casino shuffles. Chapter 5 offers practical advice on locating Aces in shuffled decks. Chapter 6 explains how to predict Aces during the game. Chapter 7 deals with the calculation of mathematical expectation using simple formulas. Chapter 8 gives advice on bet sizing, probability of ruin, return and risk. Finally, the tables at the end of the book will be useful for making your own analyses of shuffles. Intermixed in the author's exhaustive presentation are some exciting personal stories from the pits.
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"David McDowell has written the best book of the new millennium on blackjack advantage play, by quite some distance. The book is a rare combination of creative innovation and intellectual rigour, qualities found in some of the more talented gambling authors but very rarely both together. In time I will believe it will be held up as a blackjack classic second only to Thorp's seminal "Beat The Dealer".
"The book covers the art of blackjack sequencing, a dark art that even very few gambling professionals truly understand, let alone have mastered. The basic method involves memorizing a string of cards hoping that their order will be partially maintained by the shuffle. Under optimal conditions, this can give you an advantage a card counter could only dream of. The method is both completely legal [and] very difficult to detect."
"Although writers like myself, David Morse and Arnold Snyder have hinted at the possibilities of sequencing, McDowell is the first writer to completely explain all of the fine detail required to predict aces successfully, and in a stroke render all other writings on the subject obsolete. Every piece of information you could possibly need to use this extremely powerful technique is contained within. There is no waffle, though the book also uses some entertaining stories by way of illustrating the techniques therein, and is surprisingly readable given the scientific and dry nature of the basic subject matter. The book is worth several hundred times its cover price, and is an essential purchase for the intelligent gambler, particulary those who like to travel, where ace prediction techniques can be used with devastating effect."
--- John May -- author of the books Baccarat for the Clueless and Get the Edge at Blackjack
"With his compelling Blackjack Ace Prediction, David McDowell, a relative unknown in the blackjack world, bursts onto the scene in impressive fashion. His scholarly approach to the subject, replete with enlightening illustrations and copious footnotes, is a joy to read. I have a feeling that the relatively small group of players already aware of the techniques that McDowell describes are not going to be happy that he has gone 'mainstream' with the information. This is a well-researched treatise, and I'm happy to recommend it to serious students of the game."
--- Don Schlesinger - author of the book Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pros' Way
"Thorp didn't want to publish on Ace location, and my chapter on the subject is short for the same reason. Nevertheless, here it is, 160 pages in plain English, and worth its weight in flawless diamonds. Blackjack Ace Prediction is the fire from the dragon's mouth, bound to burn unsuspecting tables around the world. This book is a total must-have for the serious blackjack player."
--- Rob McGarvey - author of the book Aces and Faces Blackjack
"If you are interested in how to beat casinos by analyzing non-random shuffling, you will find David McDowell's Blackjack Ace Prediction an interesting and enjoyable read."
--- Ed Thorp - author of the best selling book Beat the Dealer.
"David McDowell's Blackjack Ace Prediction is the most authoritative book on the subject. Many will consider his work as the final chapter in advantageous blackjack play - as the cat has finally been let out of the bag."
--- Michael Dalton - author of the Encyclopedia of Casino Twenty-One and editor of the Blackjack Review Network
"Blackjack Ace Prediction offers a scholarly treatment of the subject with pragmatic potential for increasing profits for the serious blackjack player. David McDowell, the author, and Michael Dalton, the publisher are to be congratulated for this important addition to our knowledge of blackjack."
--- Lance Humble - senior author of The World's Greatest Blackjack Book
"Blackjack Ace Prediction is a winner. It will, no doubt, prove to be the best work on ace tracking published to date."
--- Steve Forte - author of the book Read the Dealer and the Gambling Protection Series videos
"Does shuffling a deck of cards put them into random order? Not exactly. This book explains how to follow particular cards through the shuffle to have a much-better-than-guessing chance of predicting when they will be dealt. This skill is particularly valuable when used to predict aces at blackjack. David McDowell discusses the work that has already been done on ace prediction by other people, and makes his own contributions to the topic. All in all, an interesting work."
--- Stanford Wong - author of the book Professional Blackjack
"McDowell's book is well researched and represents a wonderful compendium of all the important work relating to non-random shuffling and its effects on the game of blackjack. Probably the best book on Ace prediction today, and an interesting read to boot."
--- Robert Hannum, Ph.D. - Dept. of Statistics & Operations Technology, University of Denver
"David McDowell provides an interesting example of how the game of blackjack can still be exploited by the knowledgeable player. He does an excellent job integrating statistical inference with advantage play theory, and interesting gaming stories. This book is a must read for any player interested in assaulting the casinos by locating and tracking those valuable aces."
--- Bill Zender - author of the book Card Counting for the Casino Executive
"[Blackjack Ace Prediction] is the most comprehensive work on the subject I have ever read. As an advantage player and gaming risk consultant I have an extensive advantage play library. I have one shelf with books that, in my opinion, are the very best at covering their chosen subject - I have made room for one more. I don't think this book will do too much damage to AP's - it is brilliant, but like Grosjeans book and Arnold's Cookbook, you have to read it - casino people are unlikely to put in the effort; that's why they're casino people."
--- Michael Barnett - Surveillance Technology, Perth, Western Australia
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In Cornerstone, traditional coverage meets well developed pedagogy (cornerstones) and real world connection through the use of a REAL feature company (Kicker Car Speakers) providing students with a solid foundation for making business decisions or moving on to the next accounting course. In addition, Personal Trainer 3.0, the preeminent interactive aid for developing the fundamental skills of Managerial Accounting, will accompany the text.
Customer Reviews:
Good for MBA class.......2005-12-14
Overall I liked the book. But there are some goofy computer graphics and sideline stories that take up room and distract the reader. The definitions need to be in the side margins. The book is written well with a lot of examples. It was very expensive and has a lot of color through out it and the cover. I used the optional software PT3 that allows the students to do the homework online. It is good for the students-but there are some formatting errors and the hints are useless. I got an A in the class so I am not complaining. I would reccomend it for upper level students only.
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