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David A. Scott Pigments, corrosion products, and minerals are usually considered separately, either as painting materials or as the deterioration products of metals, even though they are often the same compounds. This 190-year review of the literature on copper and its alloys integrates that
information across a broad spectrum of interests that are all too frequently compartmentalized. The author discusses the various environmental conditions to which copper alloy objects may be exposed-including burial, outdoor, and indoor museum environments-and the methods used to conserve them. The
book also includes information on ancient and historical technologies, the nature of patina as it pertains to copper and bronze, and the use of copper corrosion materials as pigments.
Chapters are organized primarily by chemical corrosion products and include topics such as early technologies, copper chlorides and bronze disease, the chemistry and history of turquoise, Egyptian blue and other synthetic copper silicates, the organic salts of copper in bronze corrosion, and
aspects of bronze patinas. A detailed survey of conservation treatments for bronze objects is also provided. Four appendixes cover copper and bronze chemistry, replication experiments for early pigment recipes, a list of copper minerals and corrosion products, and X-ray diffraction studies.
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In Asia, and particularly in Indonesia, batik has long been considered a medium of expression with deep cultural significance. The intricate designs on fabric, created with the aid of a small wax painting device and dyed with natural dyes, were signs of status and hierarchy in the highly sophisticated court culture that developed in central Java. When batik workshops run by women of various ethnic origins sprang up on the north coast of Java during the 19th century, designs were created which reflected a wide range of cultural influences, combining Chinese and European design styles and colors with various Indonesian traditions. Javanese batiks hence stand for ethnic diversity as well as for identity and unity.
Rudolf G. Smend has been involved with Indonesian batiks since the early 1970s and has brought together an impressive collection of top quality pieces. Exceptional textiles such as hip cloths, breast cloths, headscarves, child-carrying cloths, and ceremonial weavings are featured in this beautifully illustrated book. Historical photographs and color reproductions together with an introductory essay on Javanese batiks make this an indispensable book for anybody interested in the mesmerizing world of Indonesian textile art.
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Meridian is the story of Sephie, a sheltered young girl whose life resembles nothing so much as a fairy tale. The beloved only child of the Minister of Meridian, she grows up with an entire floating city as her playground. Then her father dies, and she inherits a sigil imbued with the power to create. So does her wicked Uncle Ilahn, except that his powers are bent on destruction and domination. Suddenly Sephie finds herself at the center of a power struggle, and quickly she learns that there is more than love in the world. Kidnapped to the world of Calador, Sephie's journey home to Meridian puts her in the path of many people good and bad that help her grow up and counter Ilahn's plans to take over her world. Meridian is a floating sky island of shipbuilders ravaged by the occupying forces from Cadador, the island of merchants and contract holders. The Minister of Meridian, Sephie, has survived a trial by fire. Returning home, Sephie will use the strange healing powers she's been given to banish the Cadadorians from her island. Unfortunately, her Uncle Ilahn was also given a sigil and its wonderful ability to manipulate energies - but his power destroys. Meridian is a coming-of-age story that appeals to the audience of "Harry Potter" fans with its magical battles and fantastic setting all narrated by Sephie. Featuring first Associate Artist program graduate Steve McNiven's latest work, this book spotlights the work of an artist destined to be one of comics' greatest.
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The Continuing Adventures of Sephie.......2003-06-10
In this second installment of Crossgen's extremely affordable Travelers Editions, the multi-pronged narrative approach continues as Sephie tries out her new magical powers and recruits new allies on the diseased surface, her crooked uncle Ilahn sees new avenues of possible conquest, and her exiled people find a new floating island to call home. The plot sags somewhat in this volume, and the introduction and development of new characters Deren Beq and Crenner is given undeservedly short-shift, but it is still an enjoyable romp through a fantasy world with an empowering female heroine.
The continuing adventures of Sephie!.......2002-10-28
This is an amazing continuation of the story of Sephie, the young hero of Meridian. Here Sephie begins to understand the nature of her new mystical powers, and to accept her role of leadership in a world threatened by tirany.
I highly recommend this for readers of all ages and tastes.
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Musings on the tall tales and adventures of one of the 20th Century's most intriguing characters. A champion golfer, horseshoe thrower, hustler, bon vivant, accused murderer, card shark - "Titanic" Thompson did it all.
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A Very Funny Book.......2002-12-13
I hope my funeral turns out to be this much fun. Old friends come together at the funeral of Titanic Thompson and start telling stories. Titanic's life gives them plenty to laugh about as each story tops the one before it. If Thompson were a fictional character, the stories would be amusing. But the fact that he was a real person and the stories are real (though undoubtedly exaggerated as they have passed through the years) makes them hilarious. If Titanic were alive today, he would have a seven figure shoe contract with Nike. But in his day, he had to find creative ways to use his incredible athletic talents and intelligence to separate people from their money. This is a fun and quick read that will have you repeating the stories to your friends.
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Welcome to the Dollhouse
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Welcome to the Dollhouse
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Welcome to the Dollhouse is a stark suburban comedy about eleven-year-old Dawn Wiener, a middle child in middle school in the middle of New Jersey. Sometimes hated, often reviled, seldom understood, Dawn tries in vain to put on a happy face as she struggles through the onset of what looks to be a long puberty. Life is generally grim, and sometimes it only gets grimmer. Nevertheless, she does find moments of grace amidst the humiliation of her first series of frustrated love affairs, and soon Dawn begins to wonder if life might not be better outside New Jersey.
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Lovin' It!.......2005-03-09
I absolutely love this movie, its my favorite movie of all time, so I decided to get the script. Usually when I'm in school I enjoy reading this as if I'm also watching the movie. The script has everything from their actions on italics and what they say in regular font. Also the characters who are saying the dialog are centered on the page before.
Hilrious movie, great script I highly recommend both!
Evil and funny!.......2000-09-10
While you read this screenplay, you'll regret laughing at such a sad and tortured little girl. But then you'll say "Oh, what the hell..." and laugh some more. This is a comedy, and it's supposed to make you laugh. For people who like black comedies.
a great movie, and a great script!.......1998-10-11
On of the funniest scripts I've ever read. Todd Solondz's script is bleak, and will probably offend most. It takes a certain kind of taste to enjoy.
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This digital document is an article from Cineaste, published by Cineaste Publishers, Inc. on June 22, 1996. The length of the article is 2989 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.
From the supplier: Todd Solondz's 'Welcome to the Dollhouse' accurately portrays adolescent school life. The film is centered on Dawn Wiener, the girl who occupies the lowest rung in the high school hierarchy ladder, and presents the way she perceives her world with acute sensitivity. Solondz claims that although it is not autobiographical, it does portray the world which every middle school student must survive.
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Virtuosity and the Musical Work: The Transcendental Studies of Liszt
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This book is about three sets of etudes by Liszt: the Etude en douze exercices (1826); its reworking as Douzes grandes etudes (1837); and their reworking as Douzes etudes d'execution transcendante (1851). It is also a book about nineteenth-century instrumental music in general because the three works invite the exploration of features characteristic of the early Romantic era in music. These include a composer-performer culture; the concept of virtuosity; the significance of recomposition; music and the poetic; and the consolidation of a musical work-concept.
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This book is about three sets of etudes by Liszt: the Etude en douze exercices (1826), its reworking as Douzes grandes Ètudes (1837), and their reworking as Douzes Ètudes d'exÈcution transcendante (1851). At the same time it is a book about nineteenth-century instrumental music in general, in that the three works invite the exploration of features characteristic of the early Romantic era in music. These include: a composer-performer culture, the concept of virtuosity, the significance of recomposition, music and the poetic, and the consolidation of a musical work-concept. A central concern is to illuminate the relationship between the work-concept and a performance- and genre-orientated musical culture. At the same time the book reflects on how we might make judgements of the 'Transcendentals', of the Symphonic Poem Mazeppa (based on the fourth etude), and of Liszt's music in general.
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This book is about the language of chess. more specifically, this book is about the essential building blocks of chess. In a logical scientific approach to chess one must first master the basic building blocks and from there begin to build a personalized "vocabulary" which will be the foundation for mastery.
In Russian chess folklore it is said that there are 300 positions which comprise the most important knowlege an aspiring player must acquire. In this book are 253 unique positions; the remaining 47 are left to the reader who can complete the collection with those most meaningful to them. In addition there are 59 games every developing master would be advised to know.
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Bewildering at first, but stay with it.......2007-01-21
I too reacted as did other reviewers, with an emphatic "What's THIS?" when confronted with page after page of diagrams that don't even indicate which side is on move, and then further pages of master games with nary a hint of an annotation.
I bought the book, initially, to have a collection of positions to use in doing "Stoyko" studies--- briefly, rich middlegame positions to analyze deeply. This book will certainly provide that, but as I'm learning, it will provide still more.
Willing to at least give the author's approach a try, I took the first master game and played over it again and again until I had it memorized. And a funny thing happened. At each replaying, I found myself asking more, different, and deeper questions. Then, I found the diagram in the book that was taken from this game, and it suddenly all clicked.
What it's all about is doing your own analysis, and doing it deeply and repeatedly, taking and revising copious notes as you go along, a la the Stoyko method. Eventually, you will have to check your results with a strong computer program (or a teacher of a least IM level, if you're fortunate enough to have one). But you need to put a minimum of several hours into each game or position before you even think about checking your results. Then you need to put in more hours understanding the computer analysis (or your teacher's guidance). I'm thinking about 10 hours per position or game is required here (that's about where I am), maybe even more.
So what the book is all about, on the bottom line, is hard work. The author provides the raw material--- positions and games that have great teaching value and presumably practical play value. You then put in the hours and the labor (and though it's hard I'm finding it quite enjoyable and rewarding).
It might take you literally a couple of thousand hours to fully work through the book. But I can't help but believe that will lead to serious mastery of many aspects of the game. Stoyko himself claims a potential improvement of about 100 rating points for doing a single deep position study. Obviously there will be diminishing returns, but doing over two hundred such studies, as contained in the book, has simply got to make you into a solid player.
The book (at present writing) can be obtained quite inexpensively on the used market. If (and only if) you're willing to put in the effort, it will be money very well spent.
Missing positions.......2006-11-03
One reader complains that only 250 positions is given and not 300 positions. I think I know why. These positions are derived from the opening repetoire ! Since the readers have different opening repetoire, the author cannot provide these postions. The reader has to find out what these position are based on his opening repetoire.
An unusual approach.......2006-02-05
The title is short for "Grandmaster - Random Access Memory" suggesting that its contents are all those bits of knowledge that the chess greats have at their fingertips. The meat of the book consists of 256 "essential" endgame and middlegame positions, plus 59 classic games (none later than 1936!). The positions are drawn from the games. The author asserts that by completely understanding these essential positions, as well as memorizing the games, the reader will achieve grandmaster level ability. The author is an accomplished tournament player and trainer. He has now achieved the Grandmaster title himself.
I am skeptical of the "300 essential positions" idea, which apparently has its roots in Russian folklore, but then the success of Soviet chess in the past two generations cannot be denied. I have also read elsewhere that memorizing a large volume of master games somehow "primes" the brain for a great leap in chess skill; perhaps another explanation is that in order to memorize a game the reader has to understand it well, too.
Here's the catch: The book does not actually give any answers. The positions are there, without even an indication of whose move it is. The games are accompanied by the barest annotations - just a few Informator-type symbols (not even in all games). It could be that a highly motivated reader could put in the long hours to work out the solutions, and benefit thereby. However, the same reader would do all the better to have immediate feedback available to correct any errors or to furnish deeper insights. Ultimately, I think that the reader would be better much served to have solutions in the back as in traditional puzzle books (or on the right side pages, which are blank).
The first 136 positions are important endgame positions, which I agree to be essential for the tournament player. The middlegame positions include a mix of straight tactical problems to questions of a strategic nature. It is harder to evaluate whether they constitute an "essential" set. In any case it is hard to imagine that any collection of merely 120 middlegame positions could suffice for mastery. I noticed that sometimes positions from the same game appear in close proximity, giving the reader an unintended hint as to the right course of action.
The game collection is interesting, but I question the value of using such ancient games. Surely the author could have come up with 59 recent games that illustrate the modern dynamic style, and use theoretically fresh openings.
With these considerable reservations I can recommend the book to any fairly advanced chess enthusiast who is willing to work through the material with the help of a strong computer engine (or better yet, a strong player or coach). Other readers might find a natural and superior alternative in Lev Alburt's marvellous "Chess Training Pocket Book". Alburt also takes the "essential positions" theory, but gives you 300 of them, as well as good instructive solutions. Those not yet wishing to memorize the games (I have not attempted it) might instead try to annotate the games themselves, then comparing their notes to material already existing in other literature. That is a very useful exercise, and might make later memorization easier.
There are some disposable introductory prose chapters concerning a "language of chess" justification for the author's approach, and the wisdom of ancient Chinese warrior-philosopher Sun Tzu.
The Building Blocks Of the Grand Masters.......2003-06-04
When I decided to dig my heels in and get serious about chess, this was the first book I bought, mainly because the author connected chess to language (I'm a painter, using "visual languge", so I was intrigued by the annalogy).
After a few introductory pages on "Chess as Language" and a very interesting chapter linking chess to the strategies of Sun Tzu (another interest of mine), the book finishes with its basic positions: king and pawn endings, minor piece endings, rook endings, etc. This is followed by key tactical middle game positions, along with about 60 classical games from which the middle game positions are derived. You are expected to memorize the games!
Now, these positions have no explanations (except for a few rook endings used as an example of how well you need to know each position.) The book, then, is essentially useless unless you have the End Game books Ziatdinov used to gather the positions (they are listed in the book's bibliography).
What is one to make of this? The answers are not given. There is so much work to do! You have to memorize games? Nearly 300 positions? Well, this is one of the most honest chess books ever. The author makes no appologies: this is the work you must do to master chess.
Between 1997 and 1999 Ziatdinov won 200 tournaments (about two a week) and was the winner of the USA Grand Prix. He currently has 5-7 Grand Master Norms, so do not let his title of "IM" fool you!
I should mention after working very hard, I fell flat on my face in chess and was about to quit. I decided to try to contact Mr. Ziatdinov--he is one of the most generous teachers I have ever encountered, and I believe his method of teaching (and playing...every game, every move he uses the positions in "GM: RAM") is the best. His way is challenging, but as he often says, "There is no King's Road in chess," no easy fix.
So far, I have found using "GM: RAM" in conjunction with "Fundamental Chess Endings" to be _very_ beneficial. My favorite part of "GM RAM" is the fantastic collection of classic games.
"GM RAM" is _not_ an instructional book. To me, it is almost a puzzle unto itself, yes, a challenge. Track down the positions, or even similiar positions that illustrate the same key _ideas_, analyze them with a teacher or a powerful chess program (like Fritz). These positions are the basic building blocks GMs use in all their games--learn them _cold_.
Good luck!
GM-RAM: Great Method - Road to Achieve Mastery.......2002-02-16
Ziyatdinov's message is clear: if you aspire chess mastery at any level, a previous mastery of the fundamentals is required. The sole vehicle to achieve chess mastery is hard work and this book is a tool. GM-RAM could also become your favorite self-evaluation and review tool.
According to Ziyatdinov, GM-RAM is a knowledge review aid that covers the chess vocabulary. The book is not meant as an introductory manual or even a training aid, but more as a workbook, or "final exam", of distilled chess knowledge. Ziyatdinov makes an analogy between chess and language, where mastery of each requires a prior mastery of the fundamental elements: if you will, chess pieces are letters, their interactions constitute words, combinations and positions constitute sentences, and a game represents an essay on chess.
GM-RAM's fundamental proposition is that chess mastery requires a finger-tip knowledge and understanding of elemental positions and principles of the game in all its stages. The message is that master-caliber players cannot expect, much less attempt, to decipher chess principles or outcomes of typical positions over the board, but should know these beforehand and by heart so as to free the creative element without the added distractions of its mechanics.
Ziyatdinov's proposes a method of learning the fundamental chess elements through multiple positions in the middlegame and endgame and rote "memorization" of exemplary (i.e., classical) games where the implicit principle is that memorization of chess games is impossible on wrote memory alone, but on the logical understanding of the positions, tactical themes, etc. that arise within games. The effect is that the you are encouraged indirectly to understand the principles that, eventually, lead to the facilitated memorization.
GM-RAM's diagram-only format forces you to analyze the fundamental chess elements on your own so that you may "discover" the principles and techniques through your own thought process. GM-RAM will help you check that you know the elements of the language of chess by heart. If you realize you have yet to learn the letters, syllables and words of chess, the lack of written analysis in GM-RAM will only make you work harder so that you may become a better chess "writer".
Readers that express discomfort with the book's diagram-only design would benefit by working first on tactical/combinative exercises and introductory books on opening, middlegame and endgame theory. Most of the exercises are far from simple, require careful analysis and sometimes research, and each should be studied as "White to move" or "Black to move".
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The book indicates that IM Ziyatdinov had already achieved his first Grand Master (GM) norm.
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An indispensable volume that shows how to succeed in business by using the Bible and its lessons as a source of inspiration and guidance n 1990, David L. Steward founded his company, Worldwide Technology, Inc., on a shoestring budget and borrowed money, well aware of the high-risk nature of the venture he was undertaking. Despite the fact that he was a novice entrepreneur, he was certain he would succeed. Steward believed intensely that God wouldn't let him down. Doing Business by the Good Book shares the inspiring lessons culled straight from the Bible, that Steward used to build his privately held billion-dollar company into a global information technology enterprise.
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Business tips straight from the Bible.......2007-05-30
This book's subtitle, 52 Lessons on Success Straight from the Bible, captures its appeal but also indicates why it might turn away nonreligious readers. David L. Steward's ethical lessons are admirable. He divides his advice into weekly units, making it easy to apply. (This also reflects the book's roots in a weekly church-based study group). However, though Steward sees his lessons as straightforward, many readers might find his logic a little challenging. For example, he draws the lesson of niche marketing from Matthew 6:24, "No man can serve two masters." This makes interesting sense at first. However, while his later expansion into a second niche may offer a good business example, is it Biblical? Not as much. The chapter on the blessings of living in America seems even less scriptural, but many sections of the book do make good use of Biblical values as business guideposts. Steward's felicitous examples from his own successes make it easy to understand his points. We recommend his warm, inspirational guidebook to spiritually inclined readers who are interested in using their beliefs to reinforce ethical business practices.
Wonderful, enlightening book.......2007-02-10
A wonderful book for anyone interested in running their business, ministry or church using principles that will make you a better boss and a better person.
I highly recommend it to everyone.
Excellent Read.......2007-01-16
This book is an excellent example of how servant leadership can really work in the business world. It is a relatively short read, but packed with applicable Christian principles as well as a recipe for implementation in the corporate realm.
A fast and exciting read...awesome insight!.......2006-03-24
His principles are 'right on' and he is sincere in his message. So relavent for those of us who seek to better integrate our business lives and spritual lives. Every chapter makes the reader eager to see what's next.
Very Clear concepts great value.......2005-06-29
I found the book offered great value as you go through it you get inspired to act on what you are hearing. 52 lessons with lots of example and honest comments by the author.
The book added great value to my life
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