Representations of War in Ancient Rome

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War suffused Roman life to a degree unparalleled in other ancient societies. Although the place of war in ancient Roman culture has been the subject of many studies, this book examines how Romans represented war, in both visual imagery and in literary accounts. Spanning a broad chronological range, from the mid-fourth century BC to the third century AD, the essays in this volume consider audience reception, the reconstruction of display contexts, as well as the language of images, which could be either explicit or allusive in representations of war. They also analyze the construction of the Romans' view of themselves, their past, and their future.

Rhetorique et poetique dans la Pharsale de Lucain: La crise de la representation dans la poesie antique (Bibliotheque d'etudes classiques)

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Rhetorique et poetique dans la Pharsale de Lucain: La crise de la representation dans la poesie antique (Bibliotheque d'etudes classiques)
Jean-Christophe de Nadai
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Ethnic Costume from Guizhou: Clothing Designs & Decorations from Minority Ethnic Groups in Southwest China
Huang Shoubao
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Ethnic Costumes and Clothing Decorations from China

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Editorial Committee of Shanghai Theatrical College
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A dark Adam Strange.......2007-09-13

DC has two recent incompatible revivals of Adam Strange - this one and Adam Strange: Planet Heist, which was followed by The Rann-Thanagar War (Countdown to Infinite Crisis). Adam Strange: The Man of Two Worlds is well written, but dark. It also appears to not be the path chosen for future continuity. Both paths have an Adam Strange with the complexity and emotional challenge lacking in the 50's-60's stories. If you want an upbeat story, look to the alternative revival books; if you are not adverse to a fair amount of tragedy, try this book.

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Dated...but still a winner.......2005-11-04

Keeping in mind that the latest edition of "One Knee..." was published in 1987, I found the book to be funny, informative, opinionated and dated. For instance, Madden frequently refers to "up and coming stars" like Elway and Marino. Written in John's usual breezy, earthy Joe Sixpack style, "One Knee..." is still a good, quick read for NFL fans. Especially fans who have fond memories of players like Joe Montana and Walter Payton.

ANOTHER GOOD READ FROM JOHN MADDEN.......2001-12-28

ONE KNEE EQUALS TWO FEET IS ANOTHER FINE BOOK BY JOHN MADDEN. HE GIVES US SOME INSIGHT INTO WHO HE RATES AS THE BEST IN EACH POSITION. HE ALSO OFFERS SOME TIPS AS TO WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN ANALYZING WHAT KIND OF PLAY WILL BE RUN AND HOW EACH POSITION SHOULD RESPOND. JOHN DEFINATELY HAS AN ENDLESS AMOUNT OF ENERGY, KNOWLEDGE, AND HUMOR. HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR FOOTBALL IS BOUNDLESS AND VERY CONTAGIOUS. I ENJOYED THIS BOOK AND HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT FOR KNOWLEDABLE FOOTBALL FANS. VERY WELL DONE.

A very exciting football book.......1999-11-02

This is a great book for all football fans. John Madden proves in this book that he is a football genius. This book is filled with facts from the NFL's history. Madden adds many points that the average fans don't know, yet keeps the book very easy to understand. I recommend this book to anyone who likes football.

One Knee Equals Two Feet (And Everything Else You Need To Know About Football)

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One Knee Equals Two Feet (And Everything Else You Need To Know About Football)
John & Anderson, Dave Madden
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One Knee Equals Two Feet (And Everything Else You Need to Know About Football)
John (with Dave Anderson) Madden
Manufacturer: New York: Villard Books, 1986
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One Knee Equals Two Feet (and everything else you need to know about football)
John with Dave Anderson Madden
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One Knee Equals Two Feet (And Everything Else You Need to Know About Football)
John Madden , and Dave Anderson
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One Knee Equals Two Feet and Everything Else You Need to Know About Football

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One Knee Equals Two Feet (And Everything Else You Need to Know About Football)
John and Dave Anderson Madden
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One Knee Equals Two Feet and Everything Else You Need to Know About Football
John; Anderson, Dave Madden
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Stories of twins are told with astonishing frequency in contemporary culture. Films and novels from recent decades repeatedly tell of the stranglehold of brotherly love, the evil twin who steals her sister's lover, the homicidal mutant twin, the reunion of twins separated at birth, warring twins, and confusion between look-alikes. Juliana de Nooy asks why we keep telling twin tales and how these have been transformed in recent retellings to reflect the preoccupations of the times.

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The Choral Approach to Sight Singing for 3-Part Mixed Voices (Patterns of Sound Series)
Emily Crocker and Joyce Eilers
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The Choral Approach to Sight-Singing
Emily Crocker , and Joyce Eilers
Manufacturer: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
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ASIN: 0634008803

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Here is an exciting easy-to-use sight-singing method for middle school/jr. high choirs that starts from square one, assuming no previous training. It is presented in a logical, sequenced order, with harmonically combinable exercises to develop rhythmic and melodic independence. The collection offers a variety of a cappella and accompanied songs for 3-Part Mixed voices in two sequenced volumes. Volumes I and II are available in Teacher's Edition and Singer's Edition 5-Pak, and contain complete vocal and piano parts. The Teacher's Edition additionally includes complete instruction for use of the method! Available: Teacher's Edition and Singer's Edition 5-Pak. For Gr. 6-9.

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Great book for Sicilian Defence lovers,.......2004-09-01

Detailed book for Sicilian Defence. As you know, this opening contains almost 1/3 of the modern chess openings. Book starts with development errors for black and explains lack of development in Sicilian Defence. There is much information about mid-game attacks for both black and white in this book. If are new to Sicilian Defence you must have this book and study it well.

The Sicilian Labyrinth, Vol. 2 (Pergamon Russian Chess Series)

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The heart and soul of the Sicilian

The Sicilian Labyrinth, Vol. 2 (Pergamon Russian Chess Series)
Lyev Polugayevsky
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The heart and soul of the Sicilian.......2005-04-12

Most opening books cover reams of variations. This two-volume work contains almost 250 annotated games, sorted to illustrate critical themes in the Sicilian Defense throughout the game. Polugaevsky, a lifelong devotee with both White and Black, covers opening disasters, theoretical disputes, typical attacking and defensive methods, common sacrifical themes, the differing values of each of the minor pieces and the different open files and diagonals, and prototypical endgame situations for those who survive that long. The annotations at times focus on concrete variations, because as Polugaevsky points out many times, this opening is for people who don't mind calculating variations. But about half of the annotations also describe in prose what the two players are thinking and the relative importance of the goals each is trying to achieve.

The end result is that by the end of the second volume, the reader understands the ideas that remain constant throghout the Sicilian Defense, regardless of the variation played or the state of opening theory. This puts the player in a much better position to survive and prosper in unknown positions, refute the opponent's novelties, and carry the struggle forward with success regardless of which color he or she is playing.

It would be hard to imagine a more effective way of learning the Open Sicilian. Whether you prefer the Najdorf, the Dragon, the Kan, the Sveshnikov, the Paulsen, or the Scheveningen, you will find plenty of insights and meat here.

Labyrinths and Volcanoes: Winding Through Sicily (Sicilian Studies, V. 4) (Sicilian Studies, V. 4)

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Labyrinths and Volcanoes: Winding Through Sicily (Sicilian Studies, V. 4) (Sicilian Studies, V. 4)
Justin Vitiello
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This book builds on the very successful travelogue entitled Sicily Within. Justin Vitiello expands his enquiry into Sicilian realities, taking the readers along a journey of discovery.

The Sicilian Labyrinth (Pergamon Russian Chess Series; 2 Volumes)

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The Sicilian Labyrinth (Pergamon Russian Chess Series; 2 Volumes)
Lyev Polugayevsky
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The Sicilian Labyrinth, Volume 1 (Pergamon Russian Chess Series)

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Lyev Polugayevsky
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The Sicilian Labyrinth, Volume 2 (Pergamon Russian Chess Series)

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Lyev Polugayevsky
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Stop Keeping Up with the Jones.......2006-12-25

This book was laugh out loud funny in several places, but also has some interesting ideas about how to live one's life in an enjoyable, but far less expensive way. Much of it I had heard before, but never seen in such an easily accessible and funny/easy to read format. As simple as much of the ideas here are...and ANYONE can use them...living the "conserver" lifestyle is not for those already living at or below the poverty line...as his "method" points out you need to be out of debt and have savings and investments set up to live this way practically. So, really...like several other books I've read recently (most notably The Joy of Not Working) this is really a book for people making 30,000-60,000 (or more) and are tired of the rat race and looking for a new and "better" way to live and enjoy life.

I also think it's important to point out that How to Survive Without a Salary is NOT about living with out a job or some other form of income, it's really about taking a few steps away from the strangle hold of corporate America and living for one's self and one's family...this book isn't so much about dropping out as it is about opting out to another type of job that is more conducive to living a good family life and comes with a lot of funny anecdotes if you do it "right." I think maybe the average person working at poverty level MIGHT able to do this, but it would most likely take 5x as long as he predicts and would be a serious hardship for families (not so much for single people or married without kids couples).

What I think this book does best is demonstrate an alternate way of thinking about how we live and how we spend our money. Some of the best advice here is the logical and oft repeated, don't buy it on credit...but also he admonishes us not to run out and buy things RIGHT when the need arises (if at all possible), because often, an alternative solution will arise (sale, used item given, ect...) that winds up saving the person a great deal of money. Also a warning...the author is Canadian and this book does not deal with the health care dilemma that most of us in the US are faced with, so from that perspective, this book would require some serious thinking for the average American working class family to undertake...because we don't get health care for free. That said, I would definitely add this to my library...but as I am currently living at poverty level, I am at a place where I have to figure out extra income to make this type of life a reality for myself, at least the parts that I would like to incorporate into *my* plan.

How to Survive Without a Salary: Learning How to Live the Conserver Lifestyle

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Get out of the fast lane...stop keeping up with the Jones!
Cheaper and Cheaper with each Edition!
The CONSERVER Lifestyle VS the Consumer Lifestyle
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Live well - spend less - save more - be happier

How to Survive Without a Salary: Learning How to Live the Conserver Lifestyle
Charles Long
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Have you ever wished you could . . . . . . quit your boring job? . . . take a year off to travel the world? . . . own your own home? . . . move to the country? . . . retire early? . . . have more joy and contentment in your everyday life?

Stop wishing and start reading How to Survive Without a Salary. Since its first publication over 20 years ago, this book has helped many make their dreams come true through the "Conserver Lifestyle."

Author Charles Long shows that by changing from consumers to conservers, we can regain control over the way we live. Conservers don't worry about losing their jobs or not having enough for their retirement. They do work that they love instead of settling for whatever pays the rent. They have discovered that it is possible to survive, and even thrive, without a regular salary.

How to Survive Without a Salary shows you how you can create your own practical plan for leaving the world of wages by

-avoiding consumer traps -earning casual income -budgeting effectively -finding alternatives to high retail prices -saving on taxes and insurance.

If you want to leave the rat race behind, have been forced to leave it behind, or simply want to get away from it all for a while, How to Survive Without a Salary offers a valuable combination of inspiration and practical advice that will show how you can survive economically without compromising your values or your happiness.

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Get out of the fast lane...stop keeping up with the Jones!.......2006-08-30

Cheaper and Cheaper with each Edition!.......2005-07-28

I have followed Charles Long's two books on living outside of the "normal" suburban grind for years and have purchased the latest editions as they are printed. He is an extremely well-written author, a pleasure to read, with thoughtful and incisive comments on living a life without a salary (NOT without money). Quite a few people you know are living without a salary: those self-employed tradespeople, lawyers, doctors, etc. count on their own skills to bring in the money, not a salary from a company. These books give me many new ideas, no matter how many times I've read them. I've heard variations on his past themes from countless other sources. A very good read, indeed.

The CONSERVER Lifestyle VS the Consumer Lifestyle.......2004-12-07

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This humorous but practical and easy to comprehend book or guide, by Canadian journalist and writer, Charles Long, is about being a conserver. A conserver is a person who learns how to get by with less and make do with what he/she has. A person who lives as a conserver lives "the conserver lifestyle."

Despite the book's title, it is actually a book for everyone: for those employed, for those without a salary, city dwellers, and country dwellers. Or to put it another way this is a book for everyone "concerned with the diminishing purchase power of their dollar."

Long practices what he preaches! All the philosophy and economic theory behind the conserver lifestyle came from him (and his family) living and surviving without a salary.

This eleven chapter book, as the author states, revolves around three key premises:

(I) Control expenditures and save money. The author shows you how in his four chapters entitled:

1. The Secondhand Market
2. Auction Buying
3. Alternatives to Buying
4. Cheap Tips

(II) Income of some sort is still required (for those who decide to survive without a salary). This income does not have to be made through employment. The author has a full chapter entitled:

5. Casual Income

(III) Preparing yourself for the conserver lifestyle takes time (especially for those deciding to survive without a salary). The chapters covering this are entitled:

6. Assessing Yourself
7. Needs
8. Getting Ready

There is even a chapter on how to answer questions if you decide to live the conserver lifestyle without a salary. It's entitled:

9. What Do You Do For a Living? (and other difficult questions).

So far I have mentioned nine chapters. Even though all chapters mention this, one chapter is devoted exclusively to the philosophy of the conserver lifestyle. (This chapter also discusses other relevant topics.) It's entitled:

10. What's the Catch?

Another chapter discusses taxes & insurance and how to save on them. It's entitled:

11. Caesar's Due.

There are three problems I had with this book:

First, there are no (foot)notes (or hardly any). True the book profiles the author's personal experiences but I did notice some numbers and statistics given that were not given credit.
Second, the author sidesteps the issue of health care. Perhaps it is because he is Canadian and they have universal health coverage. However, countries like the United States do not have this and since health care is expensive, it would be difficult for most Americans to leave a salaried position. They, however, still could be conservers and live the conserver lifestyle but with a salary.
Third, although this is not absolutely essential, it would have been helpful to have a brief summary in the form of a list at the end of each chapter.

Note that this book has no index but since its table of contents is so comprehensive, an index is not really needed.

Finally, there is another book that that gives a slightly different and perhaps a more comprehensive spin on this subject. It's called "Your Money or Your Life" by Dominguez and Robin. Another useful book is "The Joy of Not Working" by Zelinski.

In conclusion, this is a book that outlines an alternative lifestyle called the conserver lifestyle. Discover for yourself why "[t]he greatest security is not in having the most, but in needing the least!"

(revised edition first published 1996; preface; 11 chapters; main narrative 200 pages)

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Some Good Ideas.......2004-09-30

This book is an introduction to living well while living cheaply. Long uses the term "conserver" to denote a person whose philosophy of life is to live better by spending less money. The book outlines how one can become a conserver and ideas for ways to manage well with less money. A conserver who achieves some measure of success at cutting expenses will soon find that needs for income are also reduced, hence a salary is no longer necessary. At that point, the conserver can quit working for a living since "casual income" will suffice. Long also provides some ideas of how to gain a casual income. Thus, the way to live without a salary is first to cut expenses, then eliminate debt, and with the new low expense lifestyle, many people will find that they no longer need a full-time job to get by.

The structure of the book is as follows: introduction to the conserver lifestyle, budgeting, needs, identifying the time when a salary is no longer necessary, casual income, buying secondhand goods, buying at auctions, alternatives to buying, taxes, insurance and retirement, and the macro-economics of the conserver lifestyle. The book does not include a list of references or an index. There are no illustrations.

Long makes some points that are well worth writing on the family bulletin board. "There is more to be gained more easily by reducing costs than increasing income," he argues in the first chapter. When sorting out needs from wants, Long notes that we must consider the maintenance and storage costs as well as additional effort required to use the item when adding up the true cost of an item that we purchase. "Given all the aggravation, do I really want it?" he has us consider before we make a purchase. Some of his soundest advice about purchasing items is to simply procrastinate. Quite often, if you put off the purchase for a while instead of going out and buying something when the need first arises, you may stumble across an equally good alternative solution that doesn't require a purchase after all, or perhaps a slightly used second-hand item at a fraction of the original price. Long has another great rule of thumb that applies to debt: "Borrow to buy resalable things whose value is inflating faster than the rate of interest on the debt." By this measure, taking out a loan to go on vacation is a ridiculous idea. So is putting a stereo system or computer on a credit card. Car loans also don't make the cut. Real estate, however, is another story. Long cites several examples of people living without salaries whose income comes entirely from real estate investments.

For me, most of the useful ideas in this book were in the first half of the book. I found the chapter on auctions a bit strange. In this chapter, Long goes into great detail about how auctions are run, how to inspect items before the sale, and how to make bids. I expected that he would mention how a person could make a casual income by going to auctions, buying items cheaply, and then reselling them later for profit. He tells us that you often end up having to buy a whole pile of items at an auction just to get the one or two things that you need from the pile, but he doesn't include suggestions of how to get rid of the things you don't need. With an emphasis on acquiring items cheaply through auctions, yard sales, and free shelves at the transfer stations, but no mention of how to get rid of unwanted stuff, there's a danger of filling your house to overflowing with cheap stuff. There's a fine line between being a conserver and being a packrat, and from his descriptions, it doesn't sound like Long keeps that idea prominent with his own family. Also, in several places, he mentions getting used appliances cheaply, but he doesn't note how this can be counter-productive for minimizing expenses, since new appliances are so much more energy efficient than old ones. In fact, conservation of energy and natural resources is one topic that doesn't receive much attention in this book. A true conserver would seek to save money by reducing energy consumption even if it requires some additional initial investment.

Overall, I found parts of the book interesting. Since there is more of an emphasis on acquiring things cheaply than not acquiring things or getting rid of unwanted things, this book takes a different approach than books about the simplicity lifestyle. Nevertheless, most of the overall suggestions and ideas will be useful for those seeking to live a better life by switching to the slow lane.

Live well - spend less - save more - be happier.......2004-08-04

I borrowed this book from the library and laughed so hard when the author tipped the reader who borrowed rather than bought his book. I haven't been able to quit my salaried job--yet--but I've learned to practice frugality thanks to my student days. I'm also an environmentalist -- no plastic shopping bag please! and am appalled by the garbage we all produce. This is why I love this book -- save money, save the world, save your sanity.

Charles Long has helped me appreciate that I don't have to be a slave to my job all the days of my healthy-enough-to-work life, and even gave me a few tips I hadn't thought of for furthering the conserver lifestyle. It's great to know that I'm on track and it helps to save scarce resources, even if I'm not as cheap as he is. (I would have put down a piece of plywood on that hole in his floor long before he scrounged up that grate.) Folks, the best things in life (like family time) are FREE. So is all the *stuff* you can get for free (or nearly so) from this throwaway society....!

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HOW TO SURVIVE WITHOUT A SALARY COPING IN TODAY'S INFLATIONARY TIMES BY LEARNING HOW TO LIVE THE CONSERVER LIFESTYLE
CHARLES LONG
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