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Baby Knits (French Chic Series)
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French Chic: Fashion Knitting
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Art Out of Time: Unknown Comics Visionaries 1900-1969
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ASIN: 0810958384 |
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Before there was Robert Crumb, there was Herbert Crowley. If you don't recognize that name, you're not alone. Crowley is one of nearly 30 American cartoonists featured in this eclectic anthology, artists whose work-created between 1900 and 1969-was overshadowed by more successful contemporaries. Art Out of Time at last gives these pioneers the showcase they deserve, reprinting-in most cases for the first time since their initial publication-complete comic books and strips by such visionaries as Raymond Ewer, Howard Nostrand, Ogden Whitney, and Dick Briefer. These under-recognized artists often deviated from the thematic and graphic conventions of the comics medium-and influenced Crumb, Art Spiegelman, and others-making this superb anthology a true "counter history," the untold story of an underground that wasn't.
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Fair Warning.......2007-09-05
Yes...it is a great compliation of some of the forgotten Golden Age cartoon work...like the wonderful "Explorigator"...but, and this is a Big BUT...
Those great old full-sheet Sunday Comics have been reduced to 8 x 11...can't even read the type-face with a good glass magnifier. And while the art work has some fabulous color it too is reduced to the point of....well you think about it!
The good news is the Intro, the Bibliography and the Resources are excellent for your further research.
P.S. My "mint" copy will be available on eBay shortly
Rescued from Obscurity!.......2007-07-17
This book is an eye-opener. Beautiful quality and reproductions here. Every time I look through this I discover something else. I love the works of McCay and Herriman as much as anyone...but there are real treasures here waiting to be rediscovered. Dan Nadel has done an outstanding job bringing this work to the attention of present day comics afficionados and art lovers in general. I really hope that Dan decides to do a volume 2 of this...and if you own this book, you'd know exactly what I mean.
Comic Art Supreme.......2007-03-08
I bought this book for my husband for Christmas on the recommendation of one of his friends who knows his taste. A comics afficiado from way back, he has been over the moon about the book to the extent that we have given copies to various other of his friends as well. Everyone who has received it RAVES about it ... its coverage, thoroughness, graphics, etc. So no doubt that this book is da bomb! If you're even vaguely interested in the subject area, this is definitely the book for you.
Readers involved in comic history, evolution and art simply must have .......2006-07-24
Any involved in the comics must have ART OUT OF TIME: UNKNOWN COMICS VISIONARIES, 1900-1969: it celebrates the lesser-known work of Bob Powell, Astan MacGovern, Boody Rogers and others who proved eccentric but influential comic visionaries before the rose of underground comics in the late 1960s. These artists created their own versions of western, romance, humor and horror genres and worked within the confines of popular comics of their times to provide visionary works. Some became famous, others remained obscure. ART OUT OF TIME reprints complete comic book and strip stories: many appear here for the first time since their first appearance. A thematic organization allows for quick access while surveys of pre-underground stars makes for a winning collection. Another big plus: the strips appear in full color, capturing all the nuances of the originals and losing nothing in translation. Readers involved in comic history, evolution and art simply must have ART OUT OF TIME.
Diane C. Donovan
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VERY GOOD COMPILATION OF UNKNOWN ARTISTS.......2006-07-19
The edition and compilation of material is brilliant, and also is the reproduction of old pages. It's a fantastic purchase for comic lovers.
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It's the Bitch in bed!
"If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?" --Lily Tomlin
No more two-week wonders. No more romantic cul-de-sacs. No more saying "Yes" when you mean "No." Don't even pretend you don't know what I'm talking about.
Your Inner Bitch, that integral, powerful part of you, is essential when you're falling in love, and even more essential when you're falling out of love. Looking for romance? Looking for a date? Looking for a relationship? Let your Inner Bitch be your guide.
"Remember, lust makes you stupid." --Nicole Hollander
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Sort of obvious advice, occasionally funny........2005-04-02
I thought this would be interesting to read - I'm a man - to see things from the woman's point of view. The advice seems to be obvious, often, and it's a bit superficial, but occasionally funny. I like the comment about "fighting fair" - don't be the "Psycho Bitch from Hell," says the author.
Humorous and great fun........2001-06-20
A great book for women who are tired of being walked on and unsure how to appropriately proceed. This is a comical book and to the point. It makes for a great gift.
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Nueva Guia Para Ser Mas Cabrona Con Los Hombres, En Las Relaciones, Las Citas, Etc/ Inner Bitch Guide To Men, Relationships, Dating, Etc.
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ASIN: 1402208979 |
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From the bestselling author Elizabeth Hilts comes the Spanish language editions of the hit Inner Bitch series. Filled with the same sidesplitting humor and practical wisdom as the American editions, Getting in Touch with Your Inner Bitch sold over 400,000 copies in Mexico.
From the back cover:
...Tu Cabrona Interior te ayuda a saber que tipo de relacion es la que realmente deseas tener y, mas importante aun, los romances qeu debes evitar.
Cuando lo unico que piensas es conocer a alguien mas...y no hay una fila de hombres a tu perta esperando entrar en tu vida, no te queda otro remedio qu aprender a eveita esa "lindura toxica" que te hace decir "Si," cuando lo que desas es decir "NO"...y ya sabes a que me refiero...
...te indica como obtener lo que queires y necesitas de una relacion, para sentirte contenta, satisfecha y segura.
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La Perfecta Cabrona Y Los Hombres/The Inner Bitch Guide to Men, Relationships, Dating Etc
Elizabeth Hilts
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Looking for romance? Looking for a date? Looking for a relationship? Let your Inner Bitch be your guide. No more two-week wonders. No more romantic cul-de-sacs. No more saying "Yes" when you mean "No." Your Inner Bitch, that integral, powerful part of you, is essential when you're falling in love, and even more essential when you're falling out of love. Learn how to rid yourself of "toxic niceness", maneuver your way out of romantic dead ends and choose men who fulfill your needs. Description in Spanish: Esta vez, la cabrona interior que toda mujer lleva dentro sale en busa del amor, del ligue, de la relación... Y no deja títere con cabeza al hablar de las dos primeras semanas maravillosas, de decir sí cuando se quiere decir no, de los amores convertidos en callejón sin salida... Una obra ácida y desmitificadora, esencial para el momento de enamorarse y, sobre todo, para el de desenamorarse.
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Movie fans eagerly await each year's new edition of Screen World, the definitive record of the cinema since 1949. Volume 46 provides an illustrated listing of American and foreign films released in the United States in 1994, all documented in more than 1,000 photographs. It features such notable films as: Forrest Gump * The Shawshank Redemption * Blue Sky * Clear and Present Danger * The Mask * The Madness of King George * Star Trek Generations * The Santa Clause * Ed Wood * Pulp Fiction * and many more. As always, Screen World's outstanding features include photographic stills and complete credits from the films, biographical notes on selected individuals, full-page shots of Academy Award-winning actors, and a look at the year's most promising new screen personalities. Hardcover.
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More Brilliant Than the Sun: Adventures in Sonic Fiction
Kodwo Eshun
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A Mind-bending Manifesto.......1999-10-19
Less a critical survey than a manifesto for the neuron-altering powers of "breakbeat science," this ingenious book traces the development of sampladelia from the "jazz fission" era of '68-'75 (with excellent analyses of George Russell's and Herbie Hancock's sonic experiments), through the Parliament/Funkadelic groovescapes of the late '70s (including close scrutiny of Pedro Bell's subversive cover art), through Electro (early '80s synth oriented hip hop) and Detroit Techno, to the present Jungle milieu of time stretching and spatio-acoustics. Eschewing a traditional music-crit vocabulary in favor of a riffing, neologistic verbal poetics, Eshun perfectly captures the sci-fi convolutions of the music he describes, and makes an infectious case for the birth of a new audio-paradigm.
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Add this to your collection.......2000-06-16
Donna Erickson has done it again. All of her books are wonderful. I love how she used every day items in her "rainy day" crafts. Most parents have the items needed on hand already. A great way to keep the kids entertained when you can't go out.
Book Description
Executives today recognize that their firms face a wave of retirements over the next decade as the baby boomers hit retirement age. At the other end of the talent pipeline, the younger workforce is developing a different set of values and expectations, which creates new recruiting and employee retention issues. The evolution from an older, traditional, highly-experienced workforce to a younger, more mobile, employee base poses significant challenges, particularly when considered in the context of the long-term orientation towards downsizing and cost cutting. This is a solution-oriented book to address one of the most pressing management problems of the coming years: How do organizations transfer the critical expertise and experience of their employees before that knowledge walks out the door? It begins by outlining the broad issues and providing tools for developing a knowledge-retention strategy and function. It then goes on to outline best practices for retaining knowledge, including knowledge transfer practices, using technology to enable knowledge retention, retaining older workers and retirees, and outsourcing lost capabilities.
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Worth Considering as a Future Career Choice.......2007-03-13
I'm not much of a fan of management consultant books as I generally find them quite faddish. They usually state that there is a problem, enter a few amusing anecdotes that illustrate what they mean and follow up with some suggested solutions. In that sense this book is no different, but far closer to the Tom Peters academic style than the "One Minute Manager"
However the problem that it discusses struck a resonant chord in me. Years ago I viewed a tape from Texas Instruments that talked about capturing the knowledge of a distillation column engineer for Campbell's soup in a expert system. The gentleman was retiring soon, and the company didn't know what he knew and felt the best approach was to build a system that modelled his expertise. What I never found out was how successful the approach was in the end. (This story is not in the book.)
The basic problem is that through retirement and attrition key knowlege in many organizations disappears. No one knows who knows what nor the value of that knowledge before it is gone. The problem is exascerbated by the huge lump of the baby boomers when they retire. The anecdotes include NASA no longer knowing how to get to the moon any more using Saturn V technology (the plans are lost), Sandia labs needing to retain the knowledge of how to build, test and dismantle nuclear weapons, given that they haven't built or tested a weapon in years, the cost rediscovering wiring and conduits in building that we no longer have the blueprints of. The solution lies in identification, sharing, managing and storytelling. Various success stories are brought out to support the points. Strategies such as Communities of Practice and the U.S. Army's AAR (After Action Review): 1) What was supposed to happen 2) What actually happened 3) Why were there differences 4) What can we learn for next time) are covered.
What de Long doesn't deal with is the cost of collecting this knowledge vs the value received on a per item basis. Localized cost for globalized benefit usually plays poorly in most organizations.
Still the book is well written and enjoyable. I've always been one to define my own job functions. It suggests to me that there is a potential role in any organization as a professional liason between groups and generations of expertise - a possible career choice. The book emphasises the value that is contributed by individuals in the workplace and gets you thinking about the need to transmit the legacy not only of things done well but of things done poorly.
A book that inspires that kind of introspection is worth picking up and reading.
Protecting the Eroding Treasure of Knowledge.......2005-10-29
The generation of workers that is moving into retirement now-the Traditionalists, followed by the huge (76.4 million) Baby Boomer cohort-has experienced an unprecedented era of change and growth. Workers in this period have typically stayed with one employer for many years, accumulating experience, continuity, and a wealth of knowledge that is principally captured within the individual. Now, as these workers retire, they're taking that invaluable knowledge with them; it's not being captured effectively to be used by successors. This loss is potentially a tremendous risk and cost for employers and for society.
The book, written by a a research fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Age Lab, is organized into three sections. The opening chapters explain the high cost of losing intellectual capital. The author provides an abundance of delicious examples of how the departure of workers with unique, uncaptured knowledge and experience will wreak havoc in practically every environment. He certainly makes his case, and maybe even overdoes it. I felt, at times, that I was getting bogged down in an almost repetitious litany of exposure to the problem.
Part two takes us into evaluating knowledge retention practices. Readers will gain insights into developing the infrastructure and the process of preserving what people have absorbed, but not recorded or passed along to others. Again, DeLong presents a large volume of information, examples, and case studies-so much material that it seems to get in the way of the message. The small type size and book design make the book even more difficult to read. The content is strong, but the presentation was not holding my attention. I found my eyes glazing over on a number of occasions as I drifted, then pulled myself back to the message.
The final section of the book moves us into implementation, again with example after example of what various companies are doing to protect their intellectual and operational knowledge. There is unquestionably a tremendous amount of value in these pages; it's just a bit difficult to draw it out without some serious concentration.
The book concludes with a strong section of notes and a comprehensive index.
Lost Knowledge--A must read.......2005-05-27
Lost Knowledge-a review
I enjoyed Lost Knowledge immensely. I am not a corporate manager,
but I found the book's insights and suggestions interesting, amusing and valuable. It's also incredibly readable. The anecdotes and stories are clever and compelling. The chapter dealing with the transfer of "explicit knowledge" got me thinking again about a woman I had known, the assistant to the head of an important organization, who had worked with him for several decades. She knew everything about anything. One day she was suddenly hit by a bus and killed and all her knowledge went with her. It took three people to replace her and even then...
The chapter on transferring "tacit" knowledge was also right on target. I didn't realize, until I turned my business over to colleagues, just how much of what I did (dealing with vendors, clients, buyers, employees) was either instinctual or learned and nowhere written down. This book also made me reexamine the current spate of industrial mishaps and accidents. I wonder how much of what happens (train derailments, chemical spills, etc) are a result of what DeLong suggests is departed experience.
The author identifies many hidden traps and challenges of lost knowledge and explains them clearly. Like the knowledge it so earnestly beseeches us to protect, this book should be kept and revisited as questions and challenges arise. If I were running a business again, I would consider this required reading.
Fascinating and Usefull.......2005-03-25
This book deals with a fascinating and complex issue facing organizations today. It's full of compelling examples that show how losing knowledge can seriously hurt organizational performance. DeLong provides a comprehensive approach to the challenges posed by boomer retirements, and the solutions he describes will be very helpful to managers looking for a way to attack this growing problem.
Excellent Suggestions for Better Knowledge Management.......2004-08-29
Around the developed countries of the world, knowledge workers will be retiring at a fast clip in the next five to ten years. In some companies and organizations that have done poor succession planning or have been wracked by layoffs, this impact will come sooner. Professor DeLong has done a number of helpful case studies to document the harm that these retirements can cause, and describes the questions that organizations must ask themselves if they are to avoid dangerous and expensive knowledge gaps.
The bulk of the book is a detailed look at the effectiveness of knowledge management techniques in a variety of companies rather than a focus on the retirement problem. I was most impressed with the parts of the book that began with chapter 10 and continued to the end. If you have experience with the subject of knowledge management, you can skip the parts of the book that precede chapter 10. If you are new to the subject, you will find those parts helpful . . . but slowly developed. Stick with it. The material after chapter 9 is worth the wait.
The central reality of knowledge management is that few executives are very interested in it, many retiring workers don't really want to share what they know and many new workers don't feel like they have much to learn from older workers. I was delighted to see that Professor DeLong was familiar with those problems and makes a number of helpful suggestions for overcoming those psychological stalls to maintaining and improving knowledge.
Lest you think that the subject really isn't very important, you will be chilled to learn that there's a substantial risk of organizations forgetting how to disarm nuclear devices built in the 1970s and how to repair nuclear reactors built in the 1960s. In many other situations, life and death are at risk.
Pass it along!
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