The Icons of Their Bodies

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The Byzantines surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions, who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. The composition and presentation of this imagined gallery followed a logical structure, a construct that was itself a collective work of art created by Byzantine society. The purpose of this book is to analyze the logic of the saint's image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. Here Henry Maguire argues that the Byzantines gave to their images differing formal characteristics of movement, modeling, depth, and differentiation, according to the tasks that the icons were called upon to perform in the all-important business of communication between the visible and the invisible worlds.

The book draws extensively on sources that have been relatively little utilized by art historians. It considers both domestic and ecclesiastical artifacts, showing how the former raised the problem of access by lay men and women to the supernatural and fueled the debates concerning the role of images in the Christian cult. Special attention is paid to the poems inscribed by the Byzantines upon their icons, and to the written lives of their saints, texts that offer the most direct and vivid insight into the everyday experience of art in Byzantium. The overall purpose of the book is to provide a new view of Byzantine art, one that integrates formal analysis with both theology and social history.

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A detailed, high quality study of Iconography.......2003-09-17

Please take the time to peruse the sample pages. They give a better overview of the book than I can attempt here. However, I learned a great deal about the influences of various iconographers and the religious reasons behind their various approaches to writing icons. While not a devotional book per se, it does contain a great deal of hagiographical information that an Orthodox would find beneficial.

Some insights that I learned in the reading:

In chapter three there is a discussion on the question of naming the saint in the icon and the need for proper, accurate representation. The author contends that after the iconoclastic period, the theology of the icon shifted to take the "power" or agency away from the image itself, the actual physical piece of wood and paint, to the one who is represented. This meant that the images had to be labeled with the saint's name to enable the viewer to communicate with the saint behind the image. I would argue that while this is true, it is not entirely true. Speaking as an Orthodox Christian, too much can be made of the label. The oil that weeps from icons heals even the atheists of diseases, without faith on their part. Likewise, speaking theologically, the basis of Christian iconography is the dual natures of Christ- fully human and fully God. Christ's universal power in the particular saints operates accordingly. The universal is given even if the particular is not understood or, perhaps, willingly approached. To a non-Christian, or even a non-Orthodox, this statement may sound ridiculous. But then again, the icons are not meant to be in museums, but rather in the homes and churches of the faithful. Icons in museums, unvenerated and without their candles, are truly fish out of water. Henry Maguire, I would say, supports this understanding in this book. On a more kitsch level, it is akin to the World Market approach to selling little Buddhas to be placed on the floor in fancy homes.

I chapter four there is an interesting analysis of the use of detail in painting with the curious observation that "the less the important the imagery, the richer it could be in detail, and conversely, the higher its status, the more it should be deficient" (166).

This book reaffirms that while secular art has its own philosophy, Orthodox iconography must be approached from its own unique perspective.

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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to dreams. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to dreams. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.

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From the Fourteenth Century to the present day, and newly enhanced with the Core Concepts CD-ROM, volume two of Art across Time presents a manageable survey that emphasizes art in its cultural and social context.

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Great fatasy involving family, friends, lovers and family

Luba in America
Gilbert Hernandez
Manufacturer: Fantagraphics Books
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ASIN: 1560974672

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The popular Love & Rockets character returns.

Within a few years of its debut in 1981, Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez's Love & Rockets would virtually define alternative comics in the '80s. Now, 20 years later, Gilbert Hernandez is more popular than ever, thanks to the re-launch of his seminal Love & Rockets comic book series in early 2001. Luba in America, Hernandez's first collection since the relaunch of L&R, spotlights the artist's most enduring character in a year when her creator seems to be appearing everywhere, from the pages of Time to Vibe to CNN and The Los Angeles Times.

Luba, of course, was the central matriarcal figure of Hernandez's Palomar, the fictional Mexican town that Gilbert documented for 15 years in the original Love & Rockets series (1981-1996). In this collection, however, we find Luba has moved to America, starting an entirely fresh new chapter in her life. The book begins with Luba travelling to the big city, supposedly having left Palomar to pave the way for her husband to join her in America. Readers quickly discover, however, that she has a more dire mission. Luba fears that her political history has left a threat to her family from the old country, and she believes that the only way to end this threat lies in America. The resulting action is an awesome blend of political intrigue, sexuality, and Gilbert's characteristically human portrayal of his characters, most notably his women.

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Great fatasy involving family, friends, lovers and family.......2002-02-05

I only read a few of the books in the Love and Rockets series but enjoyed them tremendously. These books expanded my mind to the unique narratives comics can bring. This book is full of engaging characters you can care about. "Luba in America" is the latest adventures of Luba, a matriarch and a former mayor Palomar, a small town in Latin America. In this book, her family moved to United States but Luba's disfigured husband is not allowed into the country because of his drug-dealing past. Luba goes on mission to bring her husband to the family, asserting to everyone that she will kill to protect her family. All the while, she is haunted by her own past and conflict between her love for her husband and her longing for his past beauty. Then, there are her glamorous half sisters, each with their own flaws, selfishness, regrets, desires, and love for their family. I especially loved Venus, Petra's little daughter. She is pretty, smokes and reads gay porn comics, and she knows about adult matters, but yet she is too innocent to really understand them. When Petra trashes a comic book store after being rejected by her lover, the store clerk (and object of Venus' puppy crush), Venus and her friends mistakenly believes that Petra did that to get even for Venus' heartbreak. The daughter believes her mother is a hero. Later in the book, after a stressful car ride to Venus' appointment, Petra watches Venus run, murmuring "You are too young to hate me for real, Venus. In a few years though," it's so poignant and captures the heart of the book. This is one of those books you can read over and over again and still care about what happens to the people in it.

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Alternating between the outrageous, the irreverent and the just plain hilarious, Women's Lip offers over 500 of the wildest, sassiest things women ever said. Share in the insight and humor as women such as Madonna, Mae West and Gertrude Stein comment on men, love and life.

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Very Sassy!.......2001-12-08

This is hella-cool book of quotes from important women through history. I enjoy it and put it to everday use. I recomend this to anyone who is interested in womens studies or feminism.

great.......2001-03-30

A wonderful collection of quotations by women.

Women's Lip a Huge Hit!.......1998-12-02

Great Ceasar's Ghost! Roz Warren has scored a huge hit with her new quote book, "Women's Lip." Warren, who edited a groundbreaking and much loved series of women's humor anthologies & cartoon collections (see her "Women's Glib," "Women's Glibber, " &c.), raises the bar here for quote book quality in the spirit of her earlier "Glibquips." If you are the kind of person who usually only buys humor books to give as gifts, do yourself a big favor and pick up a second copy of this one for yourself. Go ahead! You're smart enough, you're pretty enough, and you could use a good laugh! I understand that the earlier titles in the series are coming back into print soon. Hurrah! Did I mention that I like this book!?

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Documentary is a controversial and important area of media production. The art of record is a fascinating insight into the function of documentary in film and television. Its attempts to depict reality, and to comment on it, have provoked disagreement from the 1920s to the present day. Recent debates about knowledge and representation, and about the changing character of public culture, have increased its interest and relevance. John Corner presents a clear overview of the theoretical issues and critical debates around documentary, and discusses the development of the main styles and approaches, including dramadocs and fly-on-the-wall. He also looks at the dual identity of work in documentary as both artefact and as reference. The book provides a valuable detailed analysis of specific examples of powerful documentary films and programmes such as Cathy Come Home, Life and Times of Rosie the Rivetter and When the Dog Bites.

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One of the most effective ways to teach students is by making them feel like they are not being taught. If the learning process is fun, students will stick with it. The Test Your IQ series will help students achieve high scores on standardized tests by teaching them test-taking strategies through trivia in the areas of sports, movies, music, and cultural literacy.

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Take an appealingly illustrated fun test of your perceptual ability, math smarts, and knowledge combinations and probabilities. See how fast your eyes can discern the one sulking face nearly hidden in a large group of smiling "Spikeheads." Figure out how many different shapes went into creating two tessellation patterns. It takes mental gymnastics to rearrange a human tower of 36 red and blue acrobats so that they fulfill a set of rules about where they stand and who they stand next to. Calculate how many different ways the eight Knights of the Round Table can be seated without anyone having the same two neighbors more than once. There's also fascinating background on the theoretical principles that underlie the solutions

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Now translated into 11 languages! This reader-friendly, icon-rich series is must reading for all managers at every level

All managers, whether brand new to their positions or well established in the corporate heirarchy, can use a little "brushing up" now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their corporations.

The Manager's Guide to Effective Meetings is a hands-on guide to planning and conducting meetings that fellow professionals will want to attend. It provides techniques for keeping a meeting focused and on target, reveals latest tools for meeting "virtually," and more. This latest addition to the popular Briefcase Books series will prove invaluable to anyone who has to plan or conduct meetings, in any environment.

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Dumb book.......2007-02-23

I have to say that reading this book was a waste of time - a bigger waste of time than the worst meeting ever! The book is written for morons. It's all bullet points and idiotic, irrelevant quotations from Ben Franklin and Shakespeare. I wish I could find a decent book on managing meetings - this one is certainly not it.

manage more quick get to the point powerful meetings.......2007-02-19

great book on putting together more shall i say,...exciting ,..yes thats what i said!! exciting meetings!! great book for supervisors and managers at any level! look forward to holding meetings instead of shying away from them. A MUST HAVE !! for putting together well managed meetings!!

Effective Meeting Skills.......2006-12-06

Many people regard meetings as a nuisance, a total waste of time and money. This is because most meetings are not very productive and are poorly managed and the meeting leader often has no guide on how to run meetings effectively as this subject is seldom taught at schools and colleges. Barbara Streibel has sought to rectify this by coming up with a concise guide that should help managers run productive meetings.

The author captures the essentials of a well run meeting, by providing useful tips and techniques to lead, facilitate and participate productively in meetings. The advice and tips that the author gives are clear, practical and easy to follow and use.

The book teaches readers how to create an agenda, starting and ending meetings on time, stimulate discussion and participation, deal with conflict, focus on achieving meeting goals, providing good leadership, delivering effective meeting presentations etc.

The ideas presented in the book should provide managers with a good and useful reference guide whenever they are holding meetings to ensure that they have lively, well run and productive meetings.

Insightful!.......2004-12-22

This is a handy, short, to-the-point guide about how to conduct meetings. Much of what author Barbara J. Streibel says is common sense, but any manager charged with running meetings knows how quickly common sense goes out the window in that setting. The author covers all of the bases and provides a series of useful checklists to help harried managers meet more effectively and efficiently. Streibel also provides many helpful references to other books that discuss specific techniques and practices. While little here is wildly original, we find that the author gives fresh, lucid and practical treatment to tried-and-true guidance.

Amazing results!.......2003-04-04

When was the last time you had a meeting that was so well organized and efficient that EVERYONE in the room complimented you? Since I started implementing the lessons in The Manager's Guide to Effective Meetings, participants thank me for making sure everyone is prepared (there are tricks to that!), for keeping the meeting moving, and especially for not EVER wasting their time. The use of easy-to-read formatting helps to make this book user friendly and, best of all, the shaded hint boxes with snippets of information make the suggestions, cautions, and concepts easy to remember when it counts most!

The Manager's Pocket Guide to Effective Meetings

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Learn easy, proven techniques that keep you in control of your meetings. This complete guide to effective meetings will show you how to prepare for success and end with results. It includes structured activities that keep everyone focused on your issues, practical techniques for dealing with unproductive participants, and essential considerations for high tech meetings. If you hold meetings, this book is a must!

The Manager's Guide to Effective Meetings Collection

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This Harvard Management Communication Letter resource collection contains the following 10 articles: "Before and After the Meeting"; "Better Brainstorming"; "Can the Lion Lie Down with the Lion?: Learning the Art of Dialogue"; "Coping With Conflict"; "How Effective a Facilitator Are You?"; "Managing Meeting Participation"; "Mind Mapping"; "Taking High-Tech Notes"; "The Ten Commandments of Meetings"; and "What's My Line?: Role Playing in Meetings."

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