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Cartoons II: From the Newspaper Series Memories of a Former Kid
Bob Artley Manufacturer: Iowa State Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0813810671 |
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Guy Bourdin: A Message For You
Guy Bourdin , Nicolle Meyer , and Shelly Verthime Manufacturer: Steidl/Dangin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 3865211976 Release Date: 2006-07-01 |
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With the eye of a painter and the freedom of a photographer, Guy Bourdin created images full of fascinating stories, compositions, and colors. Using fashion and fashion photography as his vehicle, he explored the realms between the absurd and the sublime, taking cues from the theater and Surrealism. Along the way he became famous for his suggestive narratives and fantastic aesthetics--he broke conventions of commercial photography with a relentless perfectionism and sharp humor. Given total creative freedom, Bourdin captured the imagination of a generation. The late 1970s, recognized as the highest note in Bourdin's career, are the focal point of this two-volume edition. Volume I is dedicated to the legendary, nearly forgotten images he made with Nicolle Meyer as his model, and to their rarely seen variants. Meyer appeared in over 30 of his famous campaigns for Charles Jourdan and in iconic French Vogue editorials. Volume II is a road trip through Bourdin's visual landscape, a collage of images mapping his artistic search and vision. Texts, Polaroids, poems, sketches and contact sheets unfold in time with Nicolle Meyer's memories, and inscribe moments of Bourdin's working process that would otherwise be lost. To this day, Guy Bourdin, remains an enigma, and he leaves a provocative and compelling legacy. A Message for You examines that oeuvre and, perhaps more importantly, it provides insight into the complex workings of the photographer's mind.Customer Reviews:
Beautiful Bourdin book focusing on Nicolle Meyer.......2007-09-24
THE Guy Bourdin Reference.......2007-01-10
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Guy Bourdin
Alison M. Gingeras Manufacturer: Phaidon Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0714843032 |
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One of the Greatest Innovators of Fashion Photography;New Book Provides the Perfect IntroductionTo a Legendary Career.Guy Bourdin (1928-1991) was one of the world's greatest innovators offashion photography.While his contemporaries Richard Avedon and HelmutNewton achieved great notoriety and fame, Bourdin remains relativelyunknown to the general public.But within the worlds of fashion andphotography, he is a legend.Known for his difficult personality andgroundbreaking images that mixed glamour, seduction and surrealism, theimpact of Bourdin's work on both commercial and fine art photographycontinues to resonate today. GUY BOURDIN, by Guggenheim curator Alison M. Gingeras, provides anillustrated overview of Bourdin's entire career featuring both iconicimages, lesser-known photos and an introductory essay that provides a freshperspective on his life and work, 15 years after his death. Guy Bourdin worked for French Vogue for over 30 years where he demanded andwas allowed full editorial control of his work.During the 1970's and1980's, his photographs also filled the pages of international fashionmagazines in campaigns for Charles Jourdan, Bloomingdales, Versace, Chaneland Dior.Bourdin's approach to advertising campaigns reflected a distinctchange in this period by rejecting the product shot' in favor ofatmospheric, often surreal tableaux and suggestions of narrative.Bourdinwas not alone in demystifying the object, but he was the most radical inhis approach. Gingeras' accessible introduction looks back on Bourdin's career and placeshim both in the context of his time and within the history of photography. She reveals that it's no accident that he is not a household name todaybecause "during his lifetime, Bourdin refused to exhibit or sell hisfashion photographs as autonomous prints...turning down offers to publishmonographic studies of his work."The only "book" he ever made was alingerie catalogue for Bloomingdales in 1976.By the time he died Bourdinsucceeded in guaranteeing the anonymity he always wanted.But now, yearslater, his influence reigns on.In a recent The New York Times article,fashion writer Tim Blanks said, "Bourdin makes more sense now than he did20 years ago... (he) had a scarily acute understanding of the heart ofdarkness that pulsates under society's glossy exterior." There are numerous previously unpublished photos in Phaidon's GUY BOURDIN,in particular early works that were discovered in the Bourdin personalarchive. The book succeeds in filling out the formative years of Bourdin'soeuvre as well as celebrating his most iconic images. Guy Bourdin's fashion shoots were mysterious, hypnotic, surreal, exposingthe true and unnerving nature of desire.He showed that, within thecontext of fashion, it is rarely the product that compels us.It is theimage - carefully staged narrative of sexual fantasy, the quest for theunattainable with a suggestion of danger - that stimulates consumerdesire.Customer Reviews:
The dark side of fashion........2007-03-08
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Exhibit A: Guy Bourdin
Luc Sante , Michel Guerrin , Samuel Bourdin , and Fernando Delgado Manufacturer: Bulfinch ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 082122669X |
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Guy Bourdin's surreal and erotic imagery filled the pages of international fashion magazines in the 1970s. His revolutionary ad campaign for Charles Jourdan shoes fascinated readers with photographs as provocative and edgy today as they were almost three decades ago. Bourdin's influence on modern photography is sweeping and far-reaching-yet he died in 1991 without ever having published a collection of his work. Now his son, Samuel Bourdin, working with creative director Fernando Delgado, has created this gorgeous overview of some of the finest images from his father's legacy. The powerful images are accompanied by a foreword by writer and critic Luc Sante, and a biographical essay by Michel Guerrin, photography critic of Le Monde.Customer Reviews:
master of depraved-chic.......2002-03-03
A great first collection........2001-11-27
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Guy Bourdin
Manufacturer: Victoria & Albert Museum ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0810966050 |
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Guy Bourdin (1928-1991) created the most challenging fashion photography of the late 20th century. Over a 35-year career, including more than three decades creating confrontational images for French Vogue and groundbreaking campaigns for Charles Jourdan footwear, he staged complex dramas, with every gesture and prop carrying a potent psychological charge. He showed us that in the context of fashion it is rarely the product that compels us; it is the image--the seductive narratives of the commercial world, and the quest for the unattainable--that stirs our desires. Today, Bourdin stands as one of the most influential image-makers of all time.Bourdin cultivated his anonymity, refusing all proposals for books and exhibitions during his lifetime. This volume, published to coincide with the first major exhibition of his photographs, showcases not only his fashion images but also his brooding landscapes and magical cityscapes. The photographs are accompanied by five specially commissioned essays, which together offer the first thorough analysis of Bourdin's unique creativity.
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Exhibit A
Guy Bourdin Manufacturer: Seuil ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 2020513072 |
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Guy Bourdin Manufacturer: Bulfinch ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000J0IFHQ |
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Legends & Lairs: City Works
Mike Mearls Manufacturer: Fantasy Flight Games ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1589940970 |
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The Legends & Lairs line of sourcebooks expands the options for any d20 game, providing new rules and statistics for everything from new races and character options to traps, treachery, and adventuring on the high seas. Citycraft is a complete guide to running d20 adventures and campaigns in urban settings, rather than in dungeon or wilderness settings. From small hamlets to vast medieval cities, from taverns and guildhalls to palatial estates, Citycraft brings urban centers to life.Customer Reviews:
How does a city work?.......2004-09-29
Excellent resource for gamers AND writers........2003-12-18
Well-written and logically laid-out, with more than enough to detail to spur the imagination in a million directions, but not so much that it constricts it. For DM/GMs, this is an invaluable resource for creating realistic, vibrant city-based campaigns that your players will love. For writers - particularly fantasy writers, natch - this is a MUST-HAVE for developing living, breathing cities that your readers will return to again and again.
[NOTE: The red cover seems to be from an earlier edition entitled Citycraft. This review applies to City Works, the blue-covered 2003 edition.]
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The Complete Illustrated Book of Close-Up Magic: Professional Techniques Fully Revealed by a Master Magician
Walter Brown Gibson Manufacturer: Doubleday Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0385021445 |
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The Robin Williams Scrapbook
Stephen J. Spignesi Manufacturer: Citadel ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 080651891X |
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Great Fun! Very highly recommended.......2001-05-16
Intersperses with the necessary "place of birth" type information, Stephen Spignesi recounts Williams' life from the perspective of Williams' body of work. The book's chapters each represent Williams' work in chronological order as it relates to his life. Written in an engaging, immediate tone, the reader can't help becoming a part of the flow of the text, and the "legalized insanity" of William's life.
As I read, the book's humane, honest, and humorous tidbits that kept my emotions engaged. Learning of Williams' support of actor Christopher Reeve following the accident), his perchance for sexual humor and play, and his favorite joke. Filled with photos, stories of performances, and peaks into his personal life, THE ROBIN WILLIAMS SCRAPBOOK is a fascinating, must read for Williams fans. Very Highly recommended.
A very informative book, with great photos........1999-03-08
These are some of the things I really enjoyed in this book:
The highlights from An Evening With Robin Williams and the summary of An Evening at the Met.
The short descriptions of all the Mork and Mindy episodes, and the extensive summaries of the very first episode and the episode called Mork Meets Robin Williams.
The account of Mad Magazine's parody of Mork and Mindy: Shmork and Windy.
The long, interesting interviews.
The comments to each of Robin's movies, from Popeye in 1980 to Hamlet in 1997. First Spignesi says what the movie is about, and what he thinks, then comes what the critics said. Often we also get to hear something Robin said about the movie.
(This review is part of my comment on the book on my homepage.)
Best book available on the Funniest Man Alive!.......1999-01-27
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ROBIN WILLIAMS (Abridged from the Robin Williams Scrapbook )
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000H7V8XE |
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The Robin Williams Scrapbook
Manufacturer: Grosset ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: 0441732003 |
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"An unauthorized biography." 16 pages of black & white pictures.
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Polish Folk Music: Slavonic Heritage - Polish Tradition - Contemporary Trends (Cambridge Studies in Ethnomusicology)
Anna Czekanowska Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0521300908 |
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This study of Polish folk music examines the history and practice of the musical tradition while offering an illuminating view of a culture and its social activities. Anna Czekanowska analyzes the vocal and instrumental traditions of Polish folk music, tracing the background history, the influences of geography, politics, and social events such as the harvest, the solstice, and weddings. Czekanowska also discusses the birth of Polish ethnomusicology as a discipline and details some methodological aspects for research. The book contains numerous illustrations of instruments and cultural events, music examples, maps, a discography, and a bibliography.
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The Polish Heritage Songbook
Manufacturer: Hippocrene Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0781804256 |
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Billiard Atlas on Systems and Techniques, Volume I
Walter Harris Manufacturer: Billiard Atlas ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0963120409 |
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Most pool and billiard experts would rather surrender the secrets of their sex lives than share a useful tip or system. These books coaxed many such tips from a global source of experts. All on how and why to get a cue ball from one place to another....a cornucopia study book for years and years to come.Customer Reviews:
Incredible!.......2001-09-26
Bring in a physics professor.......2001-04-11
Not for beginners.......2000-03-11
Rich at last........1997-12-07
I have'nt seen anything like this..........1997-12-07
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Manager's Toolkit: The 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed (Harvard Business Essentials)
Harvard Business School Press Manufacturer: Harvard Business School Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1591392896 |
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Manager's Toolkit: The 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed
Zeroing in on the specific skills that make great managers stand out from the pack, this comprehensive guide is both an essential primer for new managers and a valuable resource for seasoned executives. From hiring and retaining good people to motivating and developing team members, from understanding key financial statements to delegating work effectively, and from setting goals for others to managing your own career, this actionable guide walks readers through every aspect of managing in a complex business world. Filled with practical tools and tips, this essential toolkit will help managers to stay at the top of their game.
The Harvard Business Essentials series is for managers at all levels but is especially relevant for new managers. It offers on-the-spot guidance, coaching, and tools on the most relevant topics in business. Each book includes the critical information that managers need on a given topic-from budgeting to hiring to communication to strategy-and offers interactive tools and worksheets that translate advice into action. Providing ready answers to day-to-day issues, these guides make sound, trusted mentoring advice available whenever managers need it.
Other Books in the HBE Series:
Managing Change and Transition
Hiring and Keeping the Best People
Finance for Managers
Business Communications
Innovation
Negotiation
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Review of Essentials Manager's Toolkit: 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed.......2007-06-10
13? Book is nothing but stale dough - NO MEAT you will gain .......2005-07-21
Perhaps the most valuable volume in the series...........2005-01-18
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Manager's Toolkit: The 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed (The Harvard Business Essentials)
Harvard Bus Sc Manufacturer: Harvard Business School Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1422118681 |
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