Art and Photography: Forerunners and Influences

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An unflinching student of pony psychology, Norman Thelwell's hilarious pony cartoons draw on a uniquely British source of humor. This welcome reissue of a classic book of comic equestrian drawings gives a timely reminder of the late master's peculiar talent.

Norman Thelwell's books include Pony Panorama, Pony Cavalcade, Top Dog and Magnificat.

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A Leg at each corner.......2005-10-08

AAA+ the book was very well wrapped came in good time and was in excellent condition.

Thelwells's Horse Box; Riding Academy; Angels on Horseback; A leg at Each Corner; Thelwell Country

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Thelwells's Horse Box; Riding Academy; Angels on Horseback; A leg at Each Corner; Thelwell Country
Norman Thelwell
Manufacturer: Magnum Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000JTPNJU

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A Leg at Each Corner
Thelwell
Manufacturer: Methuen
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MCD15M

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A Leg at Each Corner
Norman Thelwell
Manufacturer: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GWVXOO

A Leg At Each Corner - Thelwell's Complete Guide to Equitation

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A Leg At Each Corner - Thelwell's Complete Guide to Equitation
Norman Thelwell
Manufacturer: E.P. Dutton
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0525144196

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Thelwell's information is short and to the point and each item is illustrated with deadly clarity. It is designed to be referred to in any emergency -- at the walk, trot or canter, or from the debts of a blackthorn hedge

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A Leg at Each Corner : Thelwell's Complete Guide to Equitation
Thelwell
Manufacturer: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc.
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A leg at each corner : Thelwell's complete guide to equitation /[by] Norman Thelwell

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Thelwell Horse Box: Angels on Horseback / Thelwell's Gymkhana / A Leg at Each Corner / Thelwell's Riding Academy

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Thelwell Horse Box: Angels on Horseback / Thelwell's Gymkhana / A Leg at Each Corner / Thelwell's Riding Academy
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Thelwell's Pony Cavalcade - Angels On Horseback; Leg At Each Corner; Riding Academy

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Thelwell's Pony Cavalcade - Angels On Horseback; Leg At Each Corner; Riding Academy
Norman Thelwell
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Thelwell's Pony Cavalcade: Angels on Horseback. A Leg at Each Corner. Riding Academy

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Fun book for riders of all ages!
cherished since childhood
re-release
Sadly disappointed . . .

Thelwell's Pony Cavalcade: Angels on Horseback. A Leg at Each Corner. Riding Academy
Norman Thelwell
Manufacturer: Methuen Publishing Ltd
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ASIN: 0413491501

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From the first publication of Angels on Horseback in 1957, the Thelwell pony entered the language and the libraries of horse-lovers everywhere.

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Fun book for riders of all ages!.......2006-03-03

I grew up with Norman Thelwell's cartoons and books as a young rider. Loved them as a kid, and ordered this book to share with my students. It's such a great little tool for learning about both useful and fun facts about horses and ponies. Anyone who has ever owned or ridden a Shetland pony will appreciate Thelwell's illustrations, anecdotes, and poor determined little Penelope's plight.

cherished since childhood.......2000-11-16

I was so happy to find that this book (collection of three books actually) by Thelwell had been re-released. As another reviewer said the quality of the illustrations are not a good as the origional editions. But the spirit of his art and humour is still intact. This book is a collection of very funny sketches of horses and their owners going through everything that horses and their owners go through, then some. For example: bathing and grooming your horse. Plenty of opportunity for fun when your horse is reluctant or your skills are lacking. Another example: riding. "never try out novel ways of getting into a saddle....you'll enjoy quite enough variety-...getting out of it". The illustrations, of course, hilariously illustrate the point. So the book is a combination of clever comments and observations and illustrations that bring the humour to life. It is also VERY British. English riding exclusively in this book and the humour is very British as well(Thelwell approaches western riding in 'Pony Panorama').If you like 'Punch' you will appreciate Thelwell. Also check out Thelwells books on gardening, golf etc. He is a master of his art. (P.S. if you want inspiration for an easy to do mural for your horseloving childs wall this book is perfect - your only problem will be choosing which illustration to copy - they are all so funny and wonderful)

re-release.......2000-05-12

Thelwell's Pony Cavalcade is a re-release of his earlier books "Angels on Horseback," "A Leg at Each Corner," and "Riding Academy." The cartoons are delightful, and will be appreciated by all horsepeople.

Sadly disappointed . . ........2000-05-09

I purchased this book for my pony-crazy daughter, but am sadly disappointed. Poor quality printing makes this edition of Norman Thelwell's timeless equine drawings pale in comparison to other, earlier versions. The muddy reproductions of Thelwell's drawings blur or omit the amazing detail of the originals, which made them so memorable when I first read then as a child. I will be perusing the used-book sites for the circa 1970 editions to share with my daughter!

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A sequel of sorts to the classic (and bestselling) sendup of literary criticism, The Pooh Perplex

Purporting to be the proceedings of a forum on Pooh convened at the Modern Language Association's annual convention, Postmodern Pooh brilliantly parodies the academic fads and figures that hold sway at the millennium.
Deconstruction, poststructuralist Marxism, new historicism, radical feminism, cultural studies, recovered-memory theory, and postcolonialism, among other methods, take their shots at the poor teddy bear and Crews takes his shots at them. The fun lies in seeing just how much adulteration Pooh can stand.

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A sequel of sorts to the classic (and bestselling) sendup of literary criticism, The Pooh Perplex

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Just as brilliant as its predecessor, but less amusing.......2006-01-30

38 years is a long time to pass between publication of a successful book and that of its sequel, and lovers of The Pooh Perplex must have feared that it would be last they would read of Frederick Crews's parodies of different styles of literary criticism as applied to the works of A. A. Milne. Nonetheless, the book written in the early years of his career at Berkeley has been followed with another written when he was on the verge of retirement.

Postmodernism did not exist in the early 1960s, nor did radical feminism; even ordinary sane feminism was not much heard of. On the other hand Freudian psychoanalysis was much more prominent then than it is now. The targets of Crews's parodies have accordingly changed over the years, but the accuracy of his shots has not, and the new series of articles is as brilliant as the first. They are less amusing to read, however, probably because some of the modern fads threaten a wider public. The victims of psychoanalysis were for the most part willing victims, but the victims of therapists who claim to recover lost memories of childhood abuse can include almost anyone.

Crews is careful to document the fashionable nonsense that he attributes to his lightly fictionalized authors. For readers who doubt, for example, whether Jacques Derrida and his followers could seriously have proposed that apartheid in South Africa was a consequence of phonetic writing which, "by isolating and hypostasizing being, ... corrupts it into a quasi-ontological segregation", he supplies a reference to the original article. Likewise for many other examples.

Not for everyone........2005-02-06

If, on the other hand, you are a member of the target audience (those who've been subjected to Academic Literary Criticism and who find the pretentious idiocy rampant in such to be anywhere between annoying and amusing) then this is definitely a five-star book for you. For anyone who picks it up because they enjoy "Winnie The Pooh", and figure anything that relates to that favorite should be a good read, but who HASN'T plenty of experience dealing with literary criticism, it will be fairly hard going, and much of the humor will be lost as they won't recognize the schools of academic thought being pilloried.

True, all too true.......2004-08-27

Correct me if I'm wrong. Chapter 1: FELICIA MARRONNEZ = Derrida; Chapter 2: VICTOR S. FASSELL = Foucault; Chapter 3: CARLA GULAG: Fredric Jameson; Chapter 4: SISERA CATHETER = radical feminism (Brownmiller?); Chapter 5: ORPHEUS BRUNO = the one and only Harold Bloom; Chapter 6: DAT NUFFA DAT = Edward Said; Chapter 7: RENEE FRANCIS = envionmental criticism; DOLORES MALATESTA = pop psychology; Chapter 9: BIGGLORIA3 = studies in popular culture; Chaper 10 DUDLEY CRAVAT III = a cross between Roger Kimball and William F. Buckley; Chapter 11: N. MACK HOBBS = Richard Rorty???

Simply the best piece of satire since ... well, since The Pooh Perplex.

Sid Cundiff
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Theory in search of a subject.......2003-11-03

You need to have some familiarity with the exciting, contemporary, cutting-edge American literary intellectual scene to get the very best out of this. Being a simple foreigner like Pooh, and a scientist to boot, I don't. That hasn't bothered me much in the past, but now I'm not Saussure.

The question is how much theoretical overkill the poor old bear can take. The answer is, while theory is its own justification and the printer ink holds out, the sky's the limit. A galaxy of thinkers is here to enlighten us courtesy of Prof. Crews: the Derridean, replete with deeply stunning insights and theoretical rigor verging on mortis; the neo-Marxist, living embodiment of Dr. Johnson's wise remark on hope and experience; the barking second-generation feminist; the Lacanian-Deleuzoguattarian (they won't lie down, you know); last but very far from least, the Vicar of Bray type, author of 'The Last Theory Book You'll Ever Need' and several sequels in the same vein.

The footnotes - genuine quotations from distinguished theorists - should be studied with the attention they deserve. These are the guardians of the culture. Go on, give yourself a fright.

For me the best-realized figure is the Roger Kimball clone, Dudley Cravat III, who by some extraordinary oversight has been invited to contribute to this panel. I suspect the author has most sympathy with, or anyway least antipathy to, this character, but that doesn't save him from a ribbing. "Much has changed, and all of it for the worse, since we ourself, nearing completion of our Harvard dissertation, attended the MLA convention of 1976 and discovered that once-abundant assistant professorships for tradition-minded young scholars had vanished overnight."

Many of these theories can be applied with equally gratifying success to subjects as diverse as anthropology, historiography, even literary criticism (not to mention fundamental physics, but that's another story). The names may change, the fads certainly, but forty years on this crew will still be transgressing importantly, if they haven't disappeared up their own discourse: Felicia Marronnez peering myopically at the world through the lenses of a new theory of everything (or nothing, depending on how you look at it); Carla Gulag fixated on some new Jameson and panting for the revolution; N. Mack Hobbs, America's highest-paid (and therefore indisputably best) humanities professor; and Dudley Cravat III harking back to a lost golden age when French theory with an American accent ruled the world.

An acquired taste, perhaps, but an interesting and very clever concoction.

A Well Penned Satire.......2003-08-01

I enjoyed this one, though the first one, The Pooh Perplex, is much more light-hearted and fun to read. Beware, some people might not understand that this is a farce and that you're supposed to be laughing at all the wacky ways we humans have devised to dissect, examine, and critique the universe in our isolated academic ivory towers. But as long as you don't mind people looking at you strangely as you laugh out loud on the bus, you'll be just fine.

Reflections in the Well: On Postmodern Dancer Pioneer Deborah Hay and Punkmodern Pooh Kaye

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Highly recommended
Reflections in the Well

Reflections in the Well: On Postmodern Dancer Pioneer Deborah Hay and Punkmodern Pooh Kaye
David Arthur Walters
Manufacturer: New Name Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0973149108

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Reflections In The Well, is for lovers of dance and everyone else interested in the human spirit bound by matter, in the dance of Life on Earth. A precious gem. A visionary feast. A cup of cold water in the desert.

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Highly recommended.......2003-03-06

David Arthur Walters writes conversationally, with lyricism, honesty and wit. A distinctive voice that is prophetic and elegant. Highly recommended.

Reflections in the Well.......2003-02-10

I found this book a wonderful tribute.
Written in the intelligent style I have come to love in all of David Walters writings.

BRAVO David to this outstanding book!

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This is a practical introduction to the basic principles, structures and processes of writing plays. Beginning with simple concepts and exercises, this book gradually builds in complexity, until the reader is writing his or her one act play.

Writing plays is unique because feedback, alternative approaches and discussion spur creativity. This book encourages this and thereby encourages the reader to write. The reader will discover how stage plays differ from screenplays, novels and television. The book also describes how autobiographical materials are transformed into playable parts, and how characters are moved by action. `Playwriting: The first workshop' gives readers the necessary background to begin working on their first play.

Captures the workshop experience through writing, analyzing and testing plays.
Contains synopsis and analysis of several well-known plays, such as `The Dining Room'.
Each chapter provides study questions and exercises that reinforce important concepts.

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An Excellent Book for the Aspiring Playwright.......2004-10-09

This book is amazing. Anyone who is interested in writing plays must read this book. The author walks you through the steps of playwriting and gives you critiqued examples to help illustrate her lesson. A top notch guide to playwriting.

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Playwriting : The First Workshop
Kathleen George
Manufacturer: Focal Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPIYQS

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Authored by leading scholars in the field, this collection of fourteen essays surveys the life, work, and posthumous reception of the nineteenth-century German-Jewish composer. Sections cover aspects of biography as well as Felix Mendelssohn's expansive and multi-faceted musical output. Two closing essays confront the turbulent course of his posthumous reception and the challenges his music continues to pose for modern performers.

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Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn
Peter Mercer-Taylor
Manufacturer: Cambridge University
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K194D8

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This cute little duckling has a wardrobe that includes party clothes, play clothes, dance outfits and more. She also has a variety of fun-filled accessories (Easter basket, bunny doll, ice-cream cone, little duck doll and more). Peel-and-apply stickers let her go from playground to party place in a blink of an eye. 1 doll. 23 full-color stickers.

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Do You Want More Life?

People-pleasers beware!

Easy Read with Plenty of Examples

Eastern Philosoply meet Western Life and Capitalism

struggling to reconcile east and west? you must read.

Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life
Chin-Ning Chu
Manufacturer: Business Plus
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Thick Face, Black Heart is a profound distillation of ancient Chinese wisdom and experience filtered through a modern Asian business perspective. Blending stories and principles drawn from Chinese military history and modern entrepreneurship, author Chu shows that success is achievable by anyone who follows the lessons in this invaluable guide and learns how to: develop and employ intuition as a business tool, master defeat, acquire a killer instinct, solve the mystery of money, thrive among the cunning and ruthless, and much more.

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Do You Want More Life?.......2007-10-02

When I came upon this book I was looking for a book that would guide me to do greater business with Asians in my community.

One of the things that I hadn't liked while attempting to do business with Asians, was not knowing why they often would say something like, "I'm advertising in the Korean papers."

My response had been, "Do you only want the Koreans to know you are here?" And, of course that did not curry favor with my Asian prospects.

"Thick Face, Black Heart," means "carry your shield, and your spear." It's responding to your interlocutor on a level that allows you to get what you want faster, without conflict. And this goes beyond the verbal judo concepts that I've mastered since 1999. (See "Verbal Judo" by George Thompson, Ph.D.)

The most hilarious statement in this book is, when Chin-Ning Chu says that she will guide you to make the choice between when you should turn the other cheek, or slap back twice.

Because of the writing style of this book, I laughed so deeply, and I could envision applying what I must, to get what I want.

Before reading this book, my mindset for the Asians was one of frustration. Now, I have greater understanding and appreciation of each Asian who I meet. And, I'm more open to understanding how they think, as individuals.

There are many examples in this book of social interactions, and choices for the reader to not only relate to, but also practice, that anyone reading this, regardless of who your interlocutor's, or your objectives are, will appreciate this book - tremendously.

Ms. Chu also detailed a sales mistake that she once made and how she would have done differently. I made exactly that same sales mistake, just 3 weeks ago. And, now, I'm armed with a "thick face, black heart," when it comes to that particular scenarior.

I am sure that I will reread this book, as I grow beyond my wildest dreams, and I will be reading all of Ms. Chu's other warrior philosophy books, because reading them enhances my ability to honor my dharma.

People-pleasers beware!.......2007-02-08

If you are a die-hard people-pleaser, this book could fit in easily with books about learning how to face your fears. The bottom line for me personally was how to not let my concerns about other people's opinions become a road block for getting good, meaningful work accomplished. I did read most of the book, skimmed some parts that tended to be repetitive. All the while I interpreted my own discomfort with Chu's "businessperson as warrior" theme as a reminder of my own tendencies to flee instead of fight in the workplace.

Overall, an interesting way to look at business and at life, but not a life-changing book for me.

Easy Read with Plenty of Examples.......2006-12-19

One of the best books I have read this year. The strength of the book are the countless examples that are given. It is one to offer a philosophy. It is another to back it up with an example you can relate to. The author does this and does it well. I knocked this book out in three days and it has already made a positive on not only my business, but my life.

Eastern Philosoply meet Western Life and Capitalism.......2006-09-08

After having lived for over half a century, I have come to the conclusion that there are no "secrets" that if only known to us commoners and working class people would change our lives in any significant way.

I am very skeptical with advice such as "being one with the universe" while stewing in a traffic jam.

TFBH did not even throw me a bone with even a little meat on it. Basically it is an Eastern styled version of Looking Out for Number One.

I did not glean anything that I did not already know - there were no earth shattering revelations or jewels of wisdom by the end of the book.

Perhaps I overlooked something or it just was not a book I could relate to. This one will be donated to the local library.

struggling to reconcile east and west? you must read........2006-05-13

Having practiced eastern philosophy for many years I frequently found myself confused about its seeming incompatibility in a western world. Until i read this book.

Very easy to read, with lots of great examples and exercises. I don't usually go in for books with exercises but they are more meditations than anything.

This is a must read, mine got damaged and i'm buying a second copy for myself and one for a friend.

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