Henry Edwards Huntington: His Life and Collections: A Docent Guide

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A refreshing view of the lives of Henry Edwards and Arabella Huntington and the institution they created, drawn from original documents and letters in the Huntington archives. Written by a longtime Huntington docent, the book documents Huntington's business enterprises, including the development of the railroads in Southern California. It also records what we know about Arabella Huntington's mysterious background and first marriage to Collis Huntington. The purchase of the ranch in San Marino, the subsequent development of the library and art collections, and the creation of the gardens are also described. A final chapter, "Arrangements for the Future," provides insight into the way the founder's plans shaped the unique educational and cultural institution of today.

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Wizard Millennium Edition: Michael Turner

Manufacturer: Wizard Entertainment
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Wizard Entertainment proudly presents the all-new Wizard Michael Turner Millennium Edition Limited Deluxe Hardcover. Fully authorized by Turner, this giant 152-page hardcover book is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of pieces of Turner artwork from his entire prolific career at Top Cow Productions, Aspen MLT, DC Comics and more along with a dazzling assortment of unpublished art from his personal collection. Meet Michael Turner in a new exclusive in-depth interview for this book. Trace his exciting career from before the launch of Witchblade for Top Cow Productions through his rise to superstardom, his battle with cancer and the vision for his new company, Aspen. Every facet of his story will be covered including his crossovers with Tomb Raider and Marvel along with his smash success with Superman/Batman for DC. Art fans are in for a tremendous treat as this deluxe volume will present a gigantic art gallery of Turners greatest works, everything noteworthy will be here. Taken era by era, Turner provides a running commentary throughout the brilliant heights of his career. In addition, Turner unveils a tremendous collection of unfinished/unpublished art along with a sketchbook of seminal design work from Witchblade to Soulfire and a special private section of unseen original pieces. YOU MUST SEE THIS! Get a complete illustrated checklist of every piece of Michael Turner comic art ever published from 1993 to 2005, including hard-to-find items like promotional posters, holiday cards, museum editions, RRP books and convention program covers. Go behind-the-scenes with Turner and Jeph Loeb in a Directors Cut feature on their Superman/Batman issues. Spend a week with Turner at the Aspen MLT office, see him at work on new material and discover the secrets behind the techniques he uses to create his work. Meet his talented colorist Peter Steigerwald and others as they prep new pages to be published.

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This important anthology draws together well-established authors and the best of new writers, capturing the diversity of African writing across the continent. From the harsh realities of South Africa, elegantly described by Nobel Prize winner Nadine Gordimer, to the fantastic world of Booker Prize winner Ben Okri, from the magical realism of Mozambican Mia Couto to the surreal world of Ghanaian Kojo Laing, the editors have distilled the essence of contemporary African writing. They blend the supernatural and the secular, the marketplace and the shrine, giving the reader a taste of the full range of African literary styles.

The Heinemann Book of African Women's Poetry (Aws)

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The Heinemann Book of African Women's Poetry (Aws)
Frank Chipasula , and Stella Chipasula
Manufacturer: Heinemann
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The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry: Fourth Edition (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)

ASIN: 0435906801

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The first collection of its kind. This volume is re-visionary, a step toward self-definition. . . Its main strength is the wide range of voices--42 poets from 18 countries. . . they have begun the process of remaking poetry in their own multifaceted images. - Ms. MagazineThis first major anthology of African women's poetry offers an extensive selection of poetry by women all over the African continent. The poems address wide-ranging human concerns such as love, motherhood, death, colonial domination, and human dignity. They employ a variety of styles from the conversational to the didactic. Contributors include Ama Ata Aidoo, Noemia de Sousa, Queen Hatshepsut, Micere Githae Mugo, and Zindzi Mandela. Originally from Malawi, Stella and Frank Chipasula now live in the United States.

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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get--only with what you are expecting to give--which is everything-- Katherine Hepburn

An Intimate Portrait of Films Legendary Lovers--On Screen and Off

During their twenty-six years together, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy mesmerized movie audiences worldwide with their famous on-screen chemistry like no other couple. Yet their private love affair--which ended only with Tracys death in 1967--remained shrouded in secrecy.

Now, international best-selling author Christopher Andersen draws on his own extensive conversations with the immortal Hepburn as well as others who knew the legendary duo intimately to tell the poignant yet often heartbreaking love story of these beloved American icons and the life they shared . Revealing the strength, wit and dignity that characterized this historic partnership, Andersen offers a captivating portrait of a great American romance.

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Spence and Kate: the secret romance.......2003-07-31

These two screen giants met on the set of Woman of the Year in 1942 and were together until Spencer died of a heart attack, shortly after wrapping up Guess Whose Coming to Dinner in 1967. This book chronicles their remarkable, romantic pairing in an era where a movie star's private life could remain hidden from a prying public. Spencer was married to a devoted Catholic, Louise, and he refused to divorce her. He also felt a tremendous sense of guilty about his deaf son. So marriage was out of the question, but Kate didn't care, she just wanted she be with Spencer, and she was, following him all over the world to sit worshipfully at his feet.

Andersen dutifully chronicles the nine classic Tracy-Hepburn films and gives some intriguing behind-the-scenes glimpses into each movie. There is also much information about Tracy's legendary bouts with the bottle, his brief fling with Gene Tierney in the early 50's and Kate's affair with Howard Hughes in the 1930's. All the bases are covered, but I wish Andersen would have interviewed more people close to the duo. Still, an engrossing read and essential for anyone enamored with either Spencer or Kate.

Memorable.......2002-03-26

I found An Affair to Remember a truly remarkable portrait of Hepburn and Spencer's lives (before and after they met). The book was interesting and well written. A great pick for anyone interested in either actor.

Star-Crossed Lovers.......2000-04-06

This novel opened up a world that I knew nothing about. The world that only Katharine & Spencer lived in, together... I've been a huge fan of the acting duo for years. Now I feel like I almost know them. Reading this book is like taking a quick peek behind the scenes. It gives details into their lives prior to their initial meeting. Then continues describing how they had to sneak around in order to keep their affair out of the papers. This novel is heartwarming & also tragic. I loved it. If you're a romantic, you'll love it, too.

A book for all the hopless romantics out there........1999-10-01

One of the best books I have ever read. A great love story for the romantic in all of us. Chronicals the ups and downs of a relationship on the sly with a love that would last a lifetime. Very sad, yet a love we all wish we could find. I couldn't put it down.

Very intriguing........1999-07-19

It was filled with great information about Katharine and Spencer - seperately and together. It is unbelievable that they existed in a 26 year relationship and nobody talked about it until Katharine started talking about it herself. Amazing.

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From Aaliyah to Alicia ... From Britney to Blink-182 ... From 'NSYNC to Nickelback ... From the Dave Matthews Band to Destiny's Child ... Only Joel Whitburn's 2001 Billboard Music Yearbook captures it all, in a complete, concise, one-of-a-kind chronicle of the big charts, the big hits and the big artists of 2001. Includes thorough chart data on every 2001 hit: peak chart position * chart debut date * total weeks charted * original label and number * and biographical information for nearly every new artist. This ideal annual supplement to ten Record Research books covers everything that made music memorable in 2001.

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great mind's strategies put in everymans language

Great book, by the greatest!!!!!

I had hoped for algebraic notation

a masterpiece of chess instruction

Insights Into A World Champion's Thoughts On Chess

A Primer of Chess
Jose R. Capablanca
Manufacturer: Harvest Books
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ASIN: 0156028077

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A basic manual of chess by the master José Raul Capablanca, regarded as one of the half dozen greatest players ever. Capablanca was noted especially for his technical mastery, and in this book he explains the fundamentals as no one else could. Diagrams.

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great mind's strategies put in everymans language.......2006-07-18

That pretty sums this book up.I have found this book to be easy to follow as well as very insightful. Capablanca was a world class chess champion, but his terminology for this work is far from aloof. It is down to earth and to the point.He goes over rules, opening moves, middle game and ending. His points on strategy are priceless. I highly recommend this book to any beginner; it will improve your game - fast!

Great book, by the greatest!!!!!.......2002-04-10

Solid info is contained in this book. but like the title says its a primer. From the material contained in the book i think it would benefit the beginer to someone rated around 1300.
if you dont have a book on chess this would be a great first book!! its definetely comparable to silman's HOW TO REASSESS YOUERE CHESS. though the content is more in silman's book. its mostly rules about how to think like him. and capablanca tries to help you develop youre own style.
i know people put this book down because its in descriptive notation, but it has a small section in the begining that shows you how to read it. Plus youll be able to buy other great books that are descriptive too! like botvitnik and alehkhine's books.
why not study with the greatest? i know people devate alot about who is the greatest. But he was in an era where he played against some of the best ever! like alehkhine, lasker, Nimzowich, tarrasch, and more. if youre a beginer theyre is no reason you should not have this book!

I had hoped for algebraic notation.......2002-01-02

It is difficult to share the insights with my daughter. She has only learned the algebraic notation. Each of the other books we purchased have been translated into this format and it is much better for learning!

a masterpiece of chess instruction.......1999-06-28

Without question, this is the one book for a beginner to get. The book not only is written by what some consider to be the greatest chess player ever, it offers a ton of excellent advice. Capablanca shows what to do in the opening, middlegame and endgame. The end of the book offers his best games for instructional purposes. The best part of the book is his excellent advice and honesty. He does not hide knowledge from the reader. He is open and candid about everything. For example, some have wondered how Capablanca became so good. The answer is in this book. He writes that one should play over the games and examples in the book, and think of similar positions himself and keep going over this again and again. This is the "secret" to Capablancas success as he writes in the book;practice, practice and more practice. That is the key to chess wizadry. This book is excellent because it teaches the truth about chess mastery. It takes the reader from begginner to chess master and beyond. A great, great book.

Insights Into A World Champion's Thoughts On Chess.......1999-04-09

Although originally written as an introduction to chess - and for which it is still quite useful - it also is an opportunity for intermediate players to read the great Capablanca's annotations to twelve games he played against some of the strongest players ever known. We spend a lot of time studying chess books by modern masters and grandmasters and neglect the ideas of a chessplayer regarded for a time as practically invincible. An inexpensive, interesting primer that will repay study for players like myself (ELO 2023) and lesser rated.

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A Primer of Chess
J. R. Capablanca
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Part I covers the men, their moves, and the object of the game, with ways of improving it for the beginner. Part II discusses endings, the middle game, and openings. The third section takes up eleven of Capablanca's best games during a thirteen-year period. Illustrated with diagrams.

100 mini gems of chess: The choicest among 1,361 brilliant short games in the treasuries of Chernev, Du Mont, Barden, and Heidenfeld, plus a chess primer ... move-by-move diagrams for all games

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100 mini gems of chess: The choicest among 1,361 brilliant short games in the treasuries of Chernev, Du Mont, Barden, and Heidenfeld, plus a chess primer ... move-by-move diagrams for all games
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THE CHESS PRIMER
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Primer for basic chess moves and strategy published by the Grand Rapids, Michigan, player, William F. Drueke. In plain green wrappers with title and knight piece.

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Having your own business isn’t the same as having customers, and one is useless without the other. Whether your business is a resale store or a high-tech consulting firm, a law office or a home cleaning service, in today’s competitive environment, strategic marketing is essential.

Small Business Marketing For Dummies, Second Edition is updated from the original version that won rave reviews and inspired thousands of small businesses on their way to becoming big businesses. Updates include more information on online marketing, a whole new section on getting and keeping customers, new cost-effective, fast-acting ideas for instant impact, and more. The book covers:

Marketing basics that prepare you to rev up your business and jumpstart your marketing program
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No matter what field you’re in, Small Business Marketing For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help you make your dreams come true. If you buy it, read it, and implement some of the marketing strategies discussed, customers will come.

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Having your own business isn't the same as having customers, and one is useless without the other. Whether your business is a resale store or a high-tech consulting firm, a law office or a home cleaning service, in today's competitive environment, strategic marketing is essential. Small Business Marketing For Dummies, Second Edition is updated from the original version that won rave reviews and inspired thousands of small businesses on their way to becoming big businesses. Updates include more information on online marketing, a whole new section on getting and keeping customers, new cost-effective, fast-acting ideas for instant impact, and more.

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A good book covering the basic marketing options available to a small business........2007-04-15

I purchased this book back in 2005 when it was hot off the presses. I skimmed it back then, and thought it was a good book. Last year I started working as a SCORE volunteer, and about the same time I started reviewing some of the business books I own. Since this book does not set my world on fire regarding small business marketing, I have not made it a priority to post a review. It's raining and miserable outside right now. So I've found some time to write this review and post it.

I enjoyed reading this book, and I think it has some very good content. Many of my clients at SCORE are so new to writing business plans and understanding small business mechanics that they would benefit greatly from reading this book. It covers the topics of (1) advertising, (2) public relations, (3) publicity, (4) online marketing, and (5) customer service. I think it was missing some information on the "sixth topic" called self promotion that includes such techniques as writing articles, writing books, and doing talks, presentations, seminars, and workshops. Then, of course, there is also the topic of networking that could have been included.

In her bio the author says she has a background in writing, public relations, and advertising. With a background like that I suspect she could have written a better book on how to market nonprofits rather than a book aimed at helping small business. But that's just a hunch of mine.

When I counsel my SCORE clients I rarely even discuss advertising as a marketing option. I really don't see a place for advertising in a small business owner's marketing arsenal. The exception to this rule is when the client runs or wants to run a retail business. However, I usually poo-poo dreams to start retail businesses since I think they are too capital intensive and usually not worth the effort to run.

But the beauty of this book is that it gives an overview of five of the seven areas a small business should consider and use when marketing his or her small business. There could have been lots and lots more on online marketing sure enough. And the title of the book probably leads many potential readers to think it would. But that subject can be, and is, covered better and in more detail in other books.

A small business owner should not ignore the potential benefits it can get from creating a public relations plan and publicity plan within its overall marketing plan. And the author does a nice job of making this point. Sure, there could have been more written, but there are other books out there that are doing that already.

The oddest thing about this book to me is that it is about marketing and it appears no marketing has gone in to promoting this book. There are currently just 4 book reviews for it listed at Amazon, and ALL are for the previous edition published in 2001. The author does not have an Amazon profile attached to her book listing, and as a result she does not have an Amazon Plog. I generally expect someone who writes about marketing to practice what they preach, and I don't see it in the author for this book. That doesn't mean the book is bad, but I certainly think less of it as a result. 4 stars!

Very good with one caveat.......2002-02-21

I really liked this book overall. It brought a lot of things together for me. But, I think too much of the book is dedicated to advertising, which a really small business or startup may not have the funds to do. I think more on promotion and "guerilla" tactics would have made this a really outstanding book.

Not just for dummies!.......2001-11-17

Don't let the title mislead you. Even if you already have a background in marketing, you'll love this book-- I did.

Barbara Schenck clearly explains the jargon, terminology, value, and implementation details of each facet of marketing, using real-world (and often humorous) examples. This book is so accessible to non-marketeers that our company has made Chapter 21 (Customer Service) required reading for each member of our team.

This book is empowering, informative, inspirational. If you're rethinking your marketing (and what business isn't constantly obsessed with satisfying their customers), then make this book your road map. As instructed by the simple exercises in each chapter, I took notes while making my way through the book. Then following the instructions in the final chapters, I was able to create a Marketing Plan in just a few hours. I found the process invigorating, and our clients can already feel our enthusiasm-- and we haven't even started implementing yet!

The PEERLESS new "Bible" for small businesses!.......2001-06-07

Barbara Findlay Schenck has FINALLY brought us what we've all, as small business owners and entrepreneurs been in need of, the consummate book of wisdom and guidance for marketing concerns A-Z. I had not a single question remaining in my mind when I closed the back cover. She's thought of it all. Absolutely invaluable information, in fact, perhaps priceless.Excellent investment.

Take it from a dummy: This book works!.......2001-04-26

As a card-carrying dummy, I opened "Small Business Marketing for Dummies" with high hopes. I wasn't disappointed: in great detail and in plain English, Barbara Findlay Schenck has produced an exhaustive, fact-packed, thoroughly enjoyable guide to marketing. While I've picked up a few tricks of the trade during my ten years in retail/distribution, both as a sole proprietor and in a partnership, Schenck's book shows me how much more I have to learn in this wide and fascinating arena. Besides serving as a powerful motivator, "Small Business Marketing for Dummies" is long on specifics: the hows and whys of reaching customers and bringing them back for more. The book's Internet chapters, for example, are chock full of Web sites and strategies completely new to me. Having read many other marketing resources over the years, I can say without equivocation that this one comes closest to being a bible of the genre. Even the most clueless among us can use the book as a kind of in-house consultant, an easy, expert guide through the labyrinth of marketing a small business.

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