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The Role of Imagery in Learning (Occasional Papers)
Harry S. Broudy Manufacturer: Getty Trust Publications: Getty Education Institute for the Arts ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 089236145X |
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A re-examination of the role of imagery in learning and memory (Research bulletin)
Marc Marschark Manufacturer: Language Research Group, Dept. of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00071QKYW |
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The role of overt activity in children's imagery production: Report from the Project of Variables and Processes in Cognitive Learning in Program 1, Conditions ... and Processes of Learning (Technical report)
Peter Wolff Manufacturer: Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning, University of Wisconsin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006WYP5I |
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Creative Lighting Techniques for Studio Photographers
Dave Montizambert Manufacturer: Amherst Media ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 158428093X |
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This definitive guide to studio lighting explains and demonstrates universal lighting principles that help photographers think on their feet and master lighting theory and technique. Explained are essential concepts such as why light behaves the way it does and how to manipulate it to its best effect. Concrete, practical examples illustrate topics such as shooting light, dark, and reflective surfaces; mastering contrast control; modifying shadow formation to effectively shape mid- and light-colored objects; creating definition in black objects; and using Photoshop to fine-tune subjects. Instruction is also provided on creating simulated sunlight, painting with light, using softening filters, and lighting subjects in motion. Compelling photographs and numerous lighting diagrams are included.Customer Reviews:
And the light was good.......2007-05-26
Easy read, useful stuff.......2006-02-25
Great Book!.......2006-01-05
Very clear and useful.......2005-12-25
Don't buy those umbrellas just yet.......2005-10-20
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A, A¹ (A, A Prime)
Moto Hagio , and Matt Thorn Manufacturer: VIZ Media LLC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1569312389 |
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A great romantic manga.......2003-11-18
One word. Amazing!.......2002-10-16
Worth your money.......2002-03-31
Provocative, compelling, and unmistakably shoujo!.......2000-05-10
Although the three stories are separate, the premises in which they take place are the same. It is the future, and traversing from one planet to another is as simple as going abroad. Ms. Moto Hagio places another common denominator -- the Unicorn race. Unicorns look like humans, but they have a distinctive strip of red hair (their mane) in the middle of their heads. Unicorns were originally developed to handle computers, thus they were created without emotions to prevent errors. But as you'll see in the trilogy, Unicorns aren't as unfeeling as they are widely perceived to be. A, A Prime is a unique manga experience -- a truly seamless union of sci-fi and shoujo elements. A good grasp of scientific principles is evident in the way the stories are written. At the same time, A, A Prime manages to be emotionally charged. Ms. Hagio pulls off quite a feat, and she pushes it to the limit. The art is good, albeit quite different from what most of us are used to. No cutesy stuff here. Be warned that A, A Prime contains some homosexual themes. Not to worry, it's all tackled in a very tasteful manner, which is another positive point.
Great manga from one of the greatest shoujo manga artists!.......1999-12-11
A, A' is the sole work by one of the HANA NO NI JUUYO-NEN GUMI to still be commerically available in English translation. It is a mature, insightful collection of 4 tales all unified by the presence of a member of a genetically-engineered race of variant human beings called "Unicorns", who all possess a sheaf of red hair and an inability to express the emotions that they feel. Even Unicorns can experience the love of another...but can they learn to love themselves...?
Hagio's storytelling is brilliant and beautiful, a masterpiece of rare intensity worthy of any reader's bookshelf. However, the reader should have an open mind. The HANA NO NI JUUYO-NEN GUMI are also renowned for their treatment of sexual ambiguity and male-male romance. This proclivity is clear in A, A'; still, I firmly believe that it is in good taste and treated with appropriate delicacy and understanding. There is nothing graphic in A, A'...only four emotionally powerful and majestic stories that will surely enrich the hearts and minds of any who take the time to partake of them. A, A' will move it's readers to laughter and tears.
I cannot recommend Moto Hagio's work highly enough. Please, if you are a person who likes great literature or good manga, give A, A' a try.
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Life Cycle of a Frog (Life Cycle of A¹ Series)
Manufacturer: Heinemann Library (P) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1575725355 |
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Life Cycle of A (Life Cycle of A¹ Series)
Angela Royston Manufacturer: Heinemann Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: School & Library Binding ASIN: 1575723115 |
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200 MHz ¹ NMR spectral catalog of standards related to low-rank coal-derived materials
Sylvia A Farnum Manufacturer: U.S. Dept. of Energy , Technical Information Center ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006Y3FCU |
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Analysis of the existing seismic data in California for testing the coda Q-¹ precursor: Final technical report
Keiiti Aki Manufacturer: University of Southern California ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006DJNX6 |
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Compound interest and annunity tables: Values of all functions to ten decimal places for 1-100, 1-200, 1-300 years, rates of interest ¹/‚„ of 1 per cent ... per cent, conversion factors and logarithms
Frederick C Kent Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Book Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007FZNVY |
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Continuum absorption by H2O in the 700-1200 cm-¹ and 2400-2800 cm-¹ windows (AFCRL-TR)
Darrell E Burch Manufacturer: Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporation, Aeronutronic Division ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00073E0JC |
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Delbridge pocket size 2 ¹/‚‚ point calculator,: 4 cents to 18 cents,
Charles Lomax Delbridge Manufacturer: The Delbridge co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0008CJQRI |
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The first order wave function in the ¹/z expansion
Saul T Epstein Manufacturer: Theoretical Chemistry Institute, the University of Wisconsin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007HBSAW |
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High-resolution spectra of CH‚„ in the 2700 to 3200 cm-¹ region (AFCRL-TR)
Hajime Sakai Manufacturer: United States Air Force, Air Force Systems Command, Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Optical Physics Division ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00073DTB2 |
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Who Put the Skunk in the Trunk?: Learning to Laugh When Life Stinks
Phil Callaway Manufacturer: Multnomah ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1576735761 Release Date: 1999-12-06 |
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Sometimes life just stinks -- people disappoint, bad things happen, and hardship comes. Who Put the Skunk in the Trunk? is a collection of stories that shows the difference between those who resign and those who rejoice when reality bites. Readers willCustomer Reviews:
Absolutely Hooked!.......2003-04-04
A "Wow" Book!.......2000-03-02
Change your life...read this book.......2000-02-23
You just gotta laugh.......2000-02-04
Here is a review I read in a Canadian newspaper by Joe Woodard of the Calgary Herald. This proves I'm not the only one.
Phil Callaway has just published his fifth book, Who Put The Skunk In The Trunk? While his earlier books were funny, this one will prove both funny and useful-useful because it is funny. Callaway's book is a more practical version of works like Philip Yancey's Where is God When It Hurts or Harold Kushner's When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Callaway does not try to explain the mystery of human suffering, Instead, he tells dozens of stories of people rising above their suffering with faith and laughter. This book is meant for those who have "a skunk in their trunk." The recurring motif of the book is "the skunk in the trunk." When young, Callaway enticed a skunk into the trunk of his Sunday school teacher's car, just before a holiday trip. The teacher and his family started to drive off, but a moment later, skidded to a stop. The man opened the trunk, then slammed the lid, kicked the fender and swore a blue streak. "We all end up with skunks in our trunks," Callaway said. "The question I'm asking here is, what makes some people laugh rather than cry? Rejoice rather than resign?" The book's 40 chapters are grouped into five sections, each illustrating a different "skunkbuster secret." Secrets like:
The world is full of cactus, but you don't have to sit on one. When opportunity knocks, don't complain about the noise Courage is fear that has said its prayers. Laughter sure beats Prozac, but there's no medicine quite like hope.
"I can't believe the response I'm getting already," said Callaway. "It's only been released in Canada for a week now, and I've had calls for a dozen copies, six copies, one for twenty." "A woman in Ontario called yesterday to order eight copies. She was reading it in a cancer clinic, waiting for chemotherapy. Eight other ladies were sitting there, all gloomy and scared, and she started laughing. They looked at her strangely, so she said, `Would you mind if I read this out loud?' Nobody said anything, so she started reading, and soon they were all laughing, and the gloom had lifted. So she wants a copy for each of them." The power of prayer is demonstrated in the continuing story of the Callaway family's battle with the mysterious seizures suffering by Ramona, the wife and mother. For some five years, the family feared that she was dying of Huntington's disease. But even prayer itself becomes an occasion for levity. A family friend was coping with a house full of sick children, and asked the Callaways to pray for them. The friend began baking cinnamon buns. The glass baking pan suddenly shattered in the oven...so butter dripped onto the burner and caught fire...so she threw flour into the oven to put out the fire...so flour spread all over the wet floor that she had just washed...so he kitchen floor was coated in a later of soapy dough. With that, the friend e-mailed Callaway with an urgent message: "Stop praying!" When Callaway was in his early teens, his hockey team finally went to the championship. Young Callaway himself scored the tying goal, and then, in overtime, the winning goal. "I swatted the puck across the goal line. The red light lit. The girls screamed. But they were not cheering for me. I had just scored into my own net." The climax of the story comes, however, when Callaway went home to face his sick father, who was unable to attend the game. He described his humiliation to his dad, only to have his father respond with laughter. Soon, they were both laughing. "I don't know what laughter is, but I think it's spiritual," the adult Callaway now mused. "Somehow, we're forced to give up our stoic self-control, and that lets us realize that we're not the masters of our own lives. And that's a good thing to realize." "The book ends with our reason for hope," Callaway said. "I wanted to end with hope, because if we don't have that, we don't have much of anything."
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A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series
David Kalat Manufacturer: McFarland & Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0786430990 |
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Though sometimes dismissed by critics, particularly in the United States, the Godzilla movies are some of the best-loved but least understood films in the world. The modifications made by American distributors--adding unsuitable footage, making changes in the musical score, even altering the plot--take away from the subtlety that makes the movies so popular in Japan. Then there are the dubbed voices--a matter of ridicule for American audiences and critics alike.Customer Reviews:
Biased, but that is part of it's strength.......2006-01-04
Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series.......2005-09-28
A Great Book ... Not Only for Godzilla Fans !.......2002-10-22
An Amazing Read for Godzilla & Film Fans.......2001-11-15
Excellent book for both film fan and Godzilla lover. No pictures, no diagrams, no schlock; just great writing and amazing detail.
The BEST Godzilla Book!.......1999-11-25
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Sing Out!: Gays and Lesbians in the Music World
Boze Hadleigh Manufacturer: Barricade Books, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1569801169 |
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With a Foreword by symphony orchestra conductor Leonard Bernstein and insight into such varied figures as Beethoven, Billie Holiday, Boy George and Bette Midler and Bruce Springsteen.Customer Reviews:
They're Outta The Closet Now!!.......2005-12-01
Some Authentication, please........2000-02-19
Lack of Accuracy flaws a really interesting book........2000-02-03
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Southern Living Holidays & Celebrations (Holiday Fun)
Southern Living Manufacturer: Oxmoor House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0848711009 |
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Southern Living Holidays & Celebrations.......2007-01-21
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Trader Vic--Methods of a Wall Street Master
Victor Sperandeo , and T. Sullivan Brown Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471304972 |
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Trader Vic Methods of a Wall Street Master Investment strategies from the man Barron's calls "The Ultimate Wall Street Pro" "Victor Sperandeo is gifted with one of the finest minds I know. No wonder he's compiled such an amazing record of success as a money manager. Every investor can benefit from the wisdom he offers in his new book. Don't miss it!" Paul Tudor Jones Tudor Investment Corporation "Here's a simple review in three steps: 1. Buy this book! 2. Read this book! 3. See step 2. For those who can't take a hint, Victor Sperandeo with T. Sullivan Brown has written a gem, a book of value for everyone in the markets, whether egghead, novice or seasoned speculator." John Sweeney Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities "Get Trader Vic-Methods of a Wall Street Master by Victor Sperandeo, read it over and over and you'll never have a losing year again." Yale Hirsch Smart Money "I have followed Victor Sperandeo's advice for ten years, and the results have been outstanding. This book is a must for any serious investor." James J. Hayes, Vice President, Investments Prudential Securities Inc. "This book covers all the important aspects of making money and integrates them into a unifying philosophy that includes economics, Federal Reserve policy, trading methods, risk, psychology, and more. It's a philosophy everyone should understand." T. Boone Pickens, General Partner Mesa Limited Partnership "This book gave me a wealth of new insights into trading. Whether you're a short-term trader or a long-term investor, you will improve your performance by following Sperandeo's precepts." Louis I. Margolis Managing Director, Salomon Brothers, Inc.Customer Reviews:
question, but will revise review in the future.......2007-05-18
ok.......2006-10-26
Could have been better........2006-09-16
A necessary step in one's education on the market.......2006-08-21
Good Trading Book.......2006-04-13
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Trader Vic- Methods of a Wall Street Master
Victor Sperando Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000KX3HNO |
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Trader Vic-Methods of a Wall Street Master
Victor; Brown, T. Sullivan Sperandeo Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000J4ZEJE |
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