Calvin Albert's Figure Drawing Comes to Life

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Calvin Albert's Figure Drawing Comes to Life

Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0442110251

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Calvin Albert's Figure Drawing Comes to Life
Calvin Albert
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Trade
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0671612557

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Figure Drawing Comes to Life
Calvin Albert and Dorothy Gees Seckler
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000K0NV88

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Figure Drawing comes to Life : A Series of Experiments in Drawing the Figure
Calvin & Dorothy Gees Seckler Albert
Manufacturer: NY : Reinhold Publishing Corporation (1957)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KG05JA

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Figure Drawing comes to Life : A Series of Experiments in Drawing the Figure
Calvin & Dorothy Gees Seckler Albert
Manufacturer: NY : Reinhold Publishing Corporation (1957)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KFZDVQ

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Figure Drawing Comes to Life
Calvin / Seckler, Dorothy Gees Albert
Manufacturer: Reinhold Publishing Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0278922422

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FIGURE DRAWING COMES TO LIFE - A Series of Experiments in Drawing the Figure
Calvin Albert
Manufacturer: Reinhold
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JVGSWO

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No where is it better to see and be seen than in L.A.. Where to Wear Los Angeles covers every shopping hotspot under the L.A. sun from department stores to designer flagships to tiny boutiques. From Beverley Hills and Rodeo Drive to North La Brea Avenue get your guide to this shopper's heaven.

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Great little book to get ypu around LV.......2006-08-01

This is a great little book to get you around LA if you are a shopaholic and even if you are not. It inludes even the most obscure shops and has very honest critiques and good directions - plus lots more!

Top Notch :-).......2006-01-02

This is the second book of theirs that I've bought. They are great because they are up to date, and so helpful. With each store, it has the address, phone number, opening hours and everything else about it that can be of use. They give good descriptions of what the store carrys and a tid bit of info about the owners etc. At the back of the book there is a few restaurant picks as well. Another great thing about this book is that it caters to anyone of any financial status. There are high end stores and stores geared to people with a budget in mind. The only possible bonus they could maybe include next issue would be a few photos here and there, but really, in general, this guide is great for helping you choose the best spots to go to and you can narrow down what is and what isn't of interest to you. Although I know Los Angeles very well, there are a few stores in here that I may not otherwise have known about and for that, I'm happy to buy a copy every couple of years or so.

Where to Wear 2004: The Insider's Guide to Los Angeles Shopping (Where to Wear: Los Angeles)

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Where to Wear 2004: The Insider's Guide to Los Angeles Shopping (Where to Wear: Los Angeles)
Jill Fairchild , and Gerri Gallagher
Manufacturer: Where to Wear
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0972021515

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World-renowned as the insider bibles for shopping, the Where to Wear guides are the essential authority on fashion. Whether you're planning a buying spree in London or heading off to Paris, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles or Italy's holy trinity of fashion (Florence, Milan, Rome), Where to Wear is the perfect travel companion. Written by top fashion journalists who live and shop in the cities they write about, each pocket-size directory features individually researched critiques of clothes shops for men, women and children. From high-street staples to heavyweight labels, hot new designers to neighbourhood markets, the Where to Wear guides span the fashion spectrum. The reviews are organised alphabetically and accompanied by simple category indexes and neighbourhood maps. What's more, Where to Wear also lists convenient lunch spots, beauty salons, hairdressers, fitness studios, day spas and much more. International shopaholics will love the redesigned Where to Wear box set. Labelled `The Shopping Guides to the World's Fashion Capitals' it includes the London, Paris, New York and Italy books and makes an ideal present. The individual guides retail at $14.95, the boxed set of four at $49.99. Where to Wear is sold in globally in Europe, America, Asia and Australia.

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Agnes brightens up each and every day!

She's brilliant - how is it written by a man?

I have always loved Agnes!

Agnes - Tony Cochran - Art and Intelligence

Agnes: I'm Far Too Young To Look This Hot
Tony Cochran
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0740741357

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Somewhere between here and anywhere, in a trailer park called "The People's Court," lives a bespectacled, floppy footed girl named Agnes. Her age falls exactly between the wide-eyed times when fairy tales are embraced as truth and the darker, later years when cynicism starts to take its toll. The other players in this small sideshow are Granma, a hardworking, underpaid Golden Ager who worries that she may be a little too old for the challenge of raising a granddaughter, and Trout, Agnes's best friend. Trout was named after one of her father's biggest passions and, according to her, she was only three numbers from being christened Powerball. Trout tries to temper Agnes's stigmatism of hope with her own doctrine of realism. Together they weather the major tribulations that only childhood can make so monumental. Trout aspires to pilot a soft-serve ice cream machine so all the kids will laugh and yell "Hey, Ice Cream Lady!" Agnes merely wants to be crowned lord queen of the unknown universe. They will probably end up on different bowling leagues.

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Agnes brightens up each and every day!.......2006-12-23

I agree with Annie...why are there only two books? Tony, get busy and give us more...perfect for gift giving...Agnes has that special quality that makes it impossible not to smile when "listening" to her speak.

She's brilliant - how is it written by a man?.......2006-08-30

Why are there only two of her books!!!!

I have always loved Agnes!.......2004-09-03

I have loved this strip ever since it started! I have been checking Amazon periodically to see if it was in book form. This time I struck gold! I am so happy to finally be able to purchase the escapades of this wonderful girl. I can throw away all the old, yellowing clippings and have all the joy whenever I choose! Brava!

Agnes - Tony Cochran - Art and Intelligence.......2004-05-14

Time has killed the wit and focus of many cartoonists, who once were relevant. They are still in the papers propped up by reputation but having long ago exhausted their creativity and now produce by formula, stamped out by assistants. If I were to make a top ten list of cartoonists that matter, I'd stop at about 6. Tony Cochran is among those 6. This small group has intelligence, focus and wit in common. Each day Agnes is fresh, deep and often profound, which is a lot to accomplish in 3 panels. It takes an artist to do this. Cartooning at this level is art. This collection of his first year of work proves he knew what he was doing from the first panel of the first strip. It is enjoyable to read as so many at once give you insight into how this artist's mind works.

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Amazingly Funny Book.......2002-06-25

I bought this book when it came out in 1983. It is one of the funniest books I've ever read. The story about showing his first film and how he got some of Hollywood's biggest big shot to see it is worth the price of the book

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Don't Get Mad - Get Even
Michael Vincent
Manufacturer: Lulu.com
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1411680820

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After a night of heavy drinking Dan Shadrock has a one-night stand with the beautiful Lucinda Grady and believes that at last he has found his soul mate. But, Lucinda has a secret. In a life she thought was behind her, she worked as a prostitute for a pimp,Mitch Wilkins. When Mitch was imprisoned for his evil doings Lucinda managed to escape from his vile clutches and start a new life. But his release from prison triggers a chain of events that not only effect Lucinda but also some of Dan's closest friends

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Don't Get Mad - Get Even
Alan Abel
Manufacturer: Sidg. & J
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Humor | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 028399018X

Don't Get Mad, Get Even (Caught Reading , No 5)

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Teachers Dream

Don't Get Mad, Get Even (Caught Reading , No 5)
Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Manufacturer: Globe Fearon
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0835910075

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Teachers Dream.......2000-01-21

This instructional series is a teacher's dream come true. Short, concise lessons geared for the older child who has difficutly with reading. "Memory chips" serve as flash cards for this controlled vocabulary reading series. Supplemental softcover a plus. Check out ..first time....second time...etc. They're great for LD kids!

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A nice book that kept me waiting for more...

Don't Get Mad, Get Even!
Rona S. Zable
Manufacturer: Troll Communications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0816735743

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A nice book that kept me waiting for more..........2000-05-20

It was a fun book for a young reader. The story flows well and the emotions felt in the book are real. It's very funny and even made me laugh out loud at times.

Don't Get Mad...Get Even And How To Thrive On Rejection

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Don't Get Mad...Get Even And How To Thrive On Rejection
Alan Abel
Manufacturer: Books on Tape, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette

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ASIN: 0736614141

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Does some clod dump on you every day? Are you tired of getting pushed around? Then take Alan Abel's advice and DON'T GET MAD...GET EVEN! Abel's satirical rapier lances over 100 familiar aggravations such as: billed for a debt paid, stood up on a date, crowded out of a line or baggage lost by an airline.

Now that we've gotten even, we can turn to dealing with rejection. All of us have felt the pangs of rejection. After all, even presidents and beauty queens are sometimes rebuffed. Have you ever been denied a bank loan? A date? A job? A promotion? Alan Abel has, and over the years he has perfected them here in HOW TO THRIVE ON REJECTION.

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How to beat the financial squeeze: Don't just get mad--get even
William G Flanagan
Manufacturer: DoubleDay
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Public Finance | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0385148364

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Not good reading for Americans

Poorly written, don't waste your time and money

Vengeance is ours, saith the goddesses

Hilarious just think about it.

Don't Get Mad - Get Even
Jane Inder , and Hilary Eyre
Manufacturer: Paladin Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The Big Book Of Revenge: 200 Dirty Tricks for Those Who Are Serious About Getting Even

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ASIN: 0873647939

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Stop being mad as hell. Start striking back! An outrageous compilation of nasty payback techniques, devilishly devious tricks and fiendishly clever plots, schemes, pranks and stunts, this master tome of revengemanship arms you with the skills you need to turn the game of getting even into an art form. For entertainment purposes only.

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Not good reading for Americans.......2006-07-24

The authors of this book are obviously from England. Some of the pranks they recommend might be fine there, but here they will land you in jail. Revenge carried out throught the U. S. Mail carries federal penalties and are not a good idea.

I believe Amazon should discontinue this book.

Poorly written, don't waste your time and money.......2006-01-17

This is the worst book I have ever read in my life. No matter how much they emphasize it is "for entertainment purpose only", they still should not get away with the tactless, thoughtless, and superficial revenge ideas. this is a book that I would definitely return -- it does not earn itself a place on my shelf. I wonder why it could be published in the first place. They did not even do a good job in their writings ---grammatical mistakes pop up from place to place. Not that I am terribly concern with grammar, but at least, writers are expected to write proper English.

Vengeance is ours, saith the goddesses.......2002-09-29

Quick, think of a man who wants to get even with a woman that he feels has wronged him. What are the images that come to mind?

Obsessed crazed nut, stalker, psychopath, potential terrorist, murderer, rapist. Get a gun and shoot him in self-defense. Or, at the very least, his desire for revenge is seen as just another example of the boorish childishness of men.

Quick, think of a woman who wants to get even with a man that she feels has wronged her. What are the images that come to your mind?

Wronged woman getting even with a "jerk". Blackmail him. Expose the skeletons in his closet. Kick him.... Female-on-male revenge is always righteous and it sure is "fun". It's the staple of many works of entertainment; just look at all the members of the gentler sex in the theater cheering on Jennifer Lopez as she throttles a man to death. A generation ago, their mothers cheered on Ali McGraw for much the same thing.

A woman's desire to get even with a man isn't dangerous or childish, of course; it's just proof that you can't keep a good woman down.

Yes, a little study of the revenge industry shows it heavily steeped in femi-sexism, and this book, written by two Englishwomen, Jane Inder and Hilary Eyre, is no different.

"Hilary" is certainly an appropriate first name for an author of a revenge book, and to the extent that the male/female dichotomy is discussed, Jane and Hilary seem to design their commentary with the assumption that they are addressing a wronged woman justifiably desiring revenge against a male jerk.

For that matter, the discussion doesn't center exclusively on relationships. The authoresses gleefully repeat the Greek myth of how Artemis, the goddess of hunting and chastity, turns the hunter Actaeon into a stag and sics his own dogs on him to eat him alive. Actaeon's capital crime was that of having ogled Artemis while she was bathing naked. Punishable by mutilation and death, of course.

Obviously, life hasn't changed much since the days of ancient Greese. Women still regard themselves as goddesses, and they still regard male sexuality as a capital offense.

Still, the authors don't recommend this or any other violent method as a means of getting even; for that matter, they don't recommend that any of the "revenge" schemes that they discuss ever actually be used. The book has the expected disclaimer that these schemes are all being suggested "for entertainment purposes only". Of course.

To be honest, these authors seem a little more self-conscious of their femi-sexism than are others of their ilk. Once in a while, they allow for the concept of a wronged man. Or the bitchy co-worker. And not all revenge schemes stem from the male/female dichotomy anyway. The stuffy bureaucrat, the neighbor who lets his dogs and cats poop over your lawn, and the troublesome supervisor, could be of any gender and so could the one wanting revenge against them.

But the book also suffers from Anglocentrism. Apparently Londoners themselves, Jane & Hillary assume that all of their readers are English, a naïve assumption in the global electronic village that we now live in. Admittedly, this was less true in 1994 when this book was published. Still, if you are going to run a newspaper ad for a lost dog in the name of your target, it's useful to know that the most common dog breeds in the UK are German Shepards, Labradors, and Jack Russells, but only if you live in the UK. What about the revenge-fantasy-minded American, Canadian, or Australian?

I can't help but admire the twist on the old pizza trick though. Ordering a pizza to be delivered to a total stranger, just to play a prank on the pizza parlor, is ancient and pointless, and the pizza parlor these days insists on a call-back phone number to double-check. On the other hand, posting leaflets all over town giving your target's telephone number and advertising 24-hour delivery of discount pizzas is a stroke of brilliance.

But in large part, the schemes in this book smack of a great deal of naivete. They assume that you have access to your target's home or office or telephone or automobile. , what if your target lives out of town?

And they assume that you ALREADY know of your target's most embarrassing secrets. One who already has such access or such knowledge can probably come up with his own imaginative revenge schemes and doesn't need a book such as this to suggest them. And after the damage is done, how could one with such access or knowledge maintain a pretense of innocence anyway?

Besides, I think that the Internet effectively does away with personally-crafted revenge schemes. Why should anyone go to a great deal of time, effort, and expense to develop such schemes now? The cyber-head has enough knowledge at his disposal to make miserable the lives of others from his terminal.

And for about 20 bucks, the rest of us can visit any number of revenge-theme web pages, punch in our credit card numbers, and from the safety and comfort of our living rooms, order a melted box of candy or a dead fish to be anonymously delivered to our target. No fuss, no muss (not on our end) and quite possibly, not even illegal.

Your target might know or suspect that it was you, but she (heh-heh; assuming a female target) can't prove it.

Or if we just want to fantasize about doing that sort of thing, that certainly isn't illegal or costly.

Horns may protrude from my head and bloodthirsty hunting dogs may bay at my door. But secure in my anonymity, I give the Witches of London three stars for effort and deduct one star for femi-sexism.

Hilarious just think about it........2001-01-26

Beautifully funny and hilarious tricks. In my mind I could just imagine how these tricks could be applied to friends family or people you don't like. Great entertainment.

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Don't Get Mad Get Even
Ms. Tee Cdgon Stc18
Manufacturer: GON-GONZALES LABEL GROUP
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 6306216979

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This work is the first full-length biography of actress Anna Maria Pierangeli, from her early life in Italy to her death at the age of 39. She was discovered by Vittorio De Sica and soon after starred in her first film, Domani è troppo tardi (Tomorrow Is Too Late), which began her meteoric rise to fame in Italy. She arrived in Hollywood in 1950 at the age of 18, and the first thing MGM did was change her name to Pier Angeli and predict great things for its newest actress.

The book covers her seven year career with MGM, her two unhappy marriages to Vic Damone and Armando Trovajoli, her love for her children Perry and Andrew, her brief and stormy relationship with James Dean, her dependent relationships with her mother and such stars as Kirk Douglas, Richard Attenborough and Debbie Reynolds, and the mystery surrounding her death.

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Sad ending to a once-happy beginning.......2007-07-08

It's hard to find information on Pier Angeli so this book written by Jane Allen is a perfect source. I originally bought this book because I am a huge fan of James Dean and she is mentioned in so many of his biographies. After reading the chapter on him, I felt compelled to find out about what happened to her later on after his death. And it was not happy. I see Anna Maria Pierangeli as a young woman looking for love in all the wrong places and in the wrong people, hoping to recreate the security and comfort she had with her father who had died just as she reached stardom.

She was a misunderstood young woman who wasn't prepared for how big she was getting in the movie industry and who was too trusting, though this was not her fault but mainly part of her nature. She was a kind person who had a good heart and had the best intentions for those she cared about, especially her sons. But too many heartbreaks (the end of her relationship with James Dean, his death), failed marriages to Vic Damone and Armando Travajoli, the physical and mental abuse she endured from lovers she hoped to find companionship with, hoping that it would lead to some sort of happiness in the end.

All of this took over her life, thereby making her believe that she could not find the happiness she longed to have. This biography is very intimate and shows the readers a side of her that she desperately tried to hide away for fear of rejection, rejection that she frequently experienced. A lot is provided about her personal life, the betrayals, the never-ending events of unhappiness, disappointment, etc. It seems that life never really treated her fairly and during the times when it seemed that all was well, they were simply too good to be true and always came to a miserable end. I felt sympathy for her because of what she had to go through, an independent life which she desperately wanted when she was dating James Dean and when she got it, she found that she couldn't harness it herself, especially after James had died. All that she went through led to her untimely death, which was NOT suicide, apart from what fans and/or other biographers claim.

It hurts me to think of all her pain and misery, thinking that Jimmy Dean would have been heartbroken if he was watching over her after his death. It's true, she was a loving person even though at times she turned to alcohol and pills to relieve her of her pain, even if it was only temporary. She believed she could depend only on love to get her through, part of her idealistic life. But in the end, she could not have this. As true to the title of her biography, she did have a fragile life. I could not put the book down and page by page, I felt that I could relate to her, her emotions, her views, and her reasons for her actions which weren't in her best interest, though through no fault of her own but simply her misguidance by those who controlled her and her weakness to stand up for what she wanted, to be a non-conformist (an influence that Jimmy Dean had tried to help her to demonstrate).

After reading that Pier considered Jimmy to be her one true love, you start to think about what could have been between them had fate not intervened, leading up to his unexpected and sudden death. Pier went through many hardships, many that she should not have had to endure. Whether you are a James Dean fan or not, this book is a must-read, you won't be disappointed.

The truth about the emphatic relationship between Pier Angeli and James Dean is revealed!.......2006-04-14

Jane Allen, lets us all know the truth about how much Pier Angeli and James Dean really loved each other. The questionable paternity of one of her children. The shocking papers that were found in James Dean's Porche after his death. The eyewitnesses who saw the lengths each one had gone to to see each other. There has to be a movie made about this relationship that gets deeper into their rocky romance not just their intimate moments in Malibu at the beach house but their long talks. They had so many interests in common not just a loss of a parent which is what everyone who has seen the other television movies about James Dean have found out. Their love for each other was emphatic in every way. I know that they were reunited when she left this world, accidentally, as Jane Allen points out, on September 9th, 1971. This is a great book.

The only thing I have to negatively comment about is Jane Allen's belief that Pier wanted to be envied. Pier wanted to be adored by her fans. She always wanted praise but not envy.

heartbreaking.......2006-03-01

this was a wonderful read, and beautiful written story of the life of the equally beautiful yet flawed pier angeli, i think the title was a bit misleading because i don't think pier was as fragile as the world thought she was, in the book i saw a woman who just didn't really have her piorites right and made bad decisions.the only thing i critize about the book is the book format, it's written as though you are reading a newspaper with very small print.

One of the best books that I have ever read.......2005-12-31

And I don't say that lightly. This is an incredible book for several reasons.

Information, especially good detailed information on Pier Angeli is quite hard to find and here is a whole book in English, just about Pier.
The book is well researched and is written in a warm , respectful tone towards its subject.
You don't always see that in a biography.
I also enjoyed the format and layout of the book. I thought it was done beautifully.It also had some photos of Pier I'd never seen before.

Most of all I was just grateful for an opportunity to find out more about Pier . And I was happy to see her story sympathetically told.Her story should be much more well known and she is sadly underrated as an actress.
I first heard of Pier because I am a huge fan of James Dean.
But I have became a fan of Pier in her own right.The book touched me deeply. I did not know that Pier had experienced so much unfairness and agony in her life, especially in her final years. I knew she had experienced some rough times throughout her life, but I did not half the things she had been through.I think Jimmy would be saddened to know all the pain that his "Annarella" has suffered.
Pier was a sensitive , fragile, unique woman and I relate to certain aspects of her character such as her oversensitivity and the part of her that never wanted to fully grow up and let go of the innocence and free spirit of childhood very much.
What happened to Pier was a tragedy.I still don't understand why the studios turned their backs on this beautiful , talented actress. That was a huge mistake because it cheated both Pier and her fans out of all the terrific work she was capable of doing.
If the major studios hadn't unfairly turned their backs on her , she would have had the lasting quality career she deserved.Her life would have probably have been different and she might even be alive today.Who knows?
I don't mean to make this book seem all negative because its not.Pier's story is a heartbreaking one thats for sure, but the book also celebrates the good things in her life-her beauty, her love and loyalty to family, her love for her children, her talent, her once luminous career.And the book also presents proof that Pier DID NOT commit suicide as is so wildly reported and believed.
I would recommend this book to any fans of Piers, any fan of classic Hollywood , its personalities and its darkside,and also to fans of James Dean. There is a chapter about her relationship with him and several mentions about him in the book.

My only possible complaint about the book is sometimes I feel the Author tried to insert her own speculations as to what Pier was thinking and feeling at certain moments, when nobody not even her family or friends could know that unless Pier came out and explicity told them, but I suppose thats common practice in a biography.
But it don't feel it takes away any from the high quality of the book.

A great biography of a sad life.......2002-12-19

Information on Pier Angeli is hard to find; I'm so glad I found this book! Pier's story is wonderfully told - I simply could not put this book down. I highly recommend it!

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Pier Angeli: A Fragile Life
Jane Allen
Manufacturer: McFarland & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MUFHOC

Book Description

This methods text for the music specialist focuses on teaching children the sounds of music-singing-and the symbols of music-reading and writing music notation. With over 75 Mini-Lessons, this text offers general principles and specific ways to teach elements of rhythm, melody, and structure and help children learn to read, write, and enjoy music. The text addresses the four major challenges of teaching music: how to translate the aural sense of music into visual and kinesthetic experiences for young children, how to organize musical sounds, how to explore the patterns of music in temporal rather than static contexts, and how to engage the students as performers of the music studied through singing, moving, and playing classroom instruments.

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How to tie and untie knots for any purpose.

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Well Written - Really Drives Home Impact to Those Affected but Not Involved.......2005-10-22

I never thought about the thousands of people all over the world who conscientiously practised their profession but were brought down by a series of scandals by people they never knew working in offices they never dealt with. This book is the fall of Arthur Andersen from their point of view. It details the history of Arthur Andersen from its founding until the end and tries to makes sense of what happened. They do a powerful job, making the reader sensitve to the size and corporate culture of Andersen and explaining how changes in the company to accomodate the changing demand for audit services opened the door to this kind of thing to happen. If you couple reading this book with books about Enron itself, you will definitely be feeling that only the people in Anderson involved in the scandal should have been brought down. That being said, they do leave in the "smoking guns" - the former scandals that had caused the SEC to say basically, "One more time and your dead" to Andersen. Enron was the one more time. Still, this book made me think that there might have been a better way of handling it.

Surprisingly interesting book.......2005-08-23

I had to read this book for school, and as one may figure before reading an accounting book, I was planning on it being a little boring. Contrarily, this book was very good. It was written by four ex-employees of Enron and Arthur Anderson, so it is very credible.

The book progressed very smoothly, and it made me very knowledgeable on what so many of us have heard, but so few really know about.

good, workman-like explanation, approving yet critical.......2004-12-01

I read this for a writing project and found it one of the best accounts available of what happened to make this company collapse the way it did. While there is occasionally a sense of victimization running through it - the authors all worked for AA or were affiliated with it - it does not stop them from hard-hitting analysis of how a company declined from iconic status as a standard-setter to one that was, well, slowly corrupted and traducing its values (like, the authors contend, all the other big accounting firms).

What this book adds is an analysis of how AA's governance evolved, from a tightly controlled firm with a charismatic leader to a global, highly decentralised one that was impossible to govern. This was a slow, evolutionary development with consequences that no one could have foreseen. Slowly, values eroded, a culture came undone, and the result was, in many cases, a naked scramble for money. In essence, accounting became a doorway to far more lucrative consulting arrangements, and so AA began increasingly to cooperate with those it was supposed to audit as a public service and with independence and integrity (as it clearly did in the past when the firm stood for something).

Where this book is weaker is on the wider context of the economy, which the reader will have to seek elsewhere. Moreover, while the SEC scrutiny - and the indictment that killed the company - may have been unfair, there were so many scandals developing that at least one firm was slated to take a fall. It was AA, as it turned out, somewhat a scapegoat in which many many good people got hurt, but still, in retrospect, it looks very very bad. I cannot feel outrage at its demise, though I do feel sympathy.

Recommended for specialists. This ain't pleasure reading, but the story is one that needs to be told as an ethics case study.

Great overview of what is wrong with accounting..........2004-11-01

The Good: It provides a decent overview of the history of Arthur Andersen leading to the Enron debacle, and a good historical perspective of events leading to the downfall of AA. Also reaches some interesting conclusions at the end.

The Bad: Like another reviewer said, there's no in-depth "inside" look at what was going on in the Houston office, or really any explanation for the Waste Management, Sunbeam or WorldCom restatements beyond what's presented in the overview. It's not so much "Inside Arthur Andersen" as it is "The Rise and Fall of Arthur Andersen".

The Ugly: It's really far too short, and too heavily reliant on newspaper and internal AA documentation. I found a lot of things informative and enlightening about the book--but I admit I knew almost nothing about what happened before I read this book. It's a great starting point, and it raises many more questions and paths of inquiry than it does answer or solve anything.

Very interesting prespective.......2003-08-14

I was with Andersen for 8 years up until the fall of the firm. This is the first book I have read about the firm the takes a methodical look at what exactly happened at one of the most prestigous firms in the world. If you are interested in Andersen's rise to power and some insight as to what it was like inside during the fall, then its a must read.

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