Letters of Gustave Courbet

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The French Realist painter Gustave Courbet (1819-77), a
pivotal figure in the emergence of modern painting, remains
an artist whose interests, attitudes, and friendships are
little understood. A voluminous correspondent, Courbet
himself, through his letters, offers a tantalizing avenue
toward a keener assessment of his character and
accomplishments. In her critical edition of over six hundred
of the artist's letters, Petra ten-Doesschate Chu presents
just such a look at the inner life of the artist; her
unparalleled feat of gathering together all of Courbet's
known letters, many heretofore unpublished and untranslated,
is sure to change our evaluation of Courbet's creativity and
of his place in nineteenth-century French life.
Beginning when Courbet left his provincial home at
eighteen and ending eight days before his death in exile in
Switzerland, this correspondence enables readers to follow
the artist's development from youth to mature artist of
international repute. Addressed to correspondents such as
the poet Charles Baudelaire, the painter Claude Monet, the
writers Champfleury, Victor Hugo, and Théeophile Gautier,
the political theorist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, and the
politician Jules Simon, the letters offer numerous insights
into Courbet's life and art as well as the cultural and
political activity of his day. In fascinating detail, they
present the artist's relation to the contemporary media, his
deliberate choice of subject matter for Salon paintings, his
preoccupation with photography, and his participation in the
Commune.

Besides collecting, translating, and annotating the
letters, Chu provides an introduction, a chronology,
biographies of persons appearing frequently in the letters,
and a list of paintings and sculptures mentioned in the
letters. Her work is an essential resource of immediate use
to historians of art and culture, political and social
historians, and readers of biography.

Petra ten-Doesschate Chu is professor and head of the
Department of Art and Music at Seton Hall University.

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Letters of Gustave Courbet
Petra-ten-Doesschate-ed., Illustrated by Gustav Coubet Chu
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Three's a crowd. Ranmaru and Kei have a strong and passionate relationship built on years of trust, sacrifice and love. When the mysterious son of a Yakuza boss starts to have designs on Ranmaru's affection, tempers flare, and hidden emotions rise to the surface. Will Ranmaru and Kei's love for each other be able to survive this difficult test, or will the emotional conflict finally come to a head? Will come shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ age advisory.

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A world in which consentual sex is unknown........2007-09-06

Rape happens in the world, and thus the subject is bound to crop up in art. However Kazuma Kodaka's rape fetish goes way beyond even the usual forceful male found in many romance novels. Ran never once consents to sex or says he wants it; rather his "man" must constantly force it out of him, protesting and yelling.

Some other scenes of more violent rape including drugs and outright force in later volumes are glorified in great detail by the author, and we the reader are clearly supposed to find screaming, crying boys very sexy. It seems Kodaka cannot seem to write consensual sex at all, no matter the couple or the setting. It's rape or nothing.

There's not even a decent plot to pull this up. The characters are cliche (everyone on earth is gay, apparently), the story a predictable soap opera with random silly romantic obsessions and kidnappings thrown in as plot twists.

Unless the thought of rape turns you on, or you buy your manga based on visuals (the art is pretty good), there's nothing to recommend about this one.

ordinary stuff.......2006-06-19

Two stars because you can read this yaoi without yawning too much and because some plot ideas are excellent... as for the rest...

I am no expert, but I found the art quite bad: some strips are grotesque, some sequences confused. There is the usual anime censorship of genitalia: act strips are therefore unclear to say the least.

The characters are not particularly likeable, nor deep and they act irreasonably. There are some stereotype hints of humour, completely out of place in what is supposed to be a drama set in the world of yakuza.

Last but not least, plenty of the usual unbelievable blond Japanese and the obnoxious obsession for roles in homosexual sex.

I will not buy the other volumes.

5 stars for the whole series.......2006-05-13

I cannot recommend this series enough, to all the yaoi fans out there. It has everything a good story needs, and with the (sometimes nicely graphic) yaoi it gets a star extra :)

Over the series there is a significant change in drawing style, and it gets better with every issue :)

other k2 works are better!.......2006-02-19

I usually love Kazuma Kodaka's works, but I wish that this wasn't her most popular work in the US. Some of her other manga and dj's are so much better.

If only someone would release Kusatta Kyoushi no Houteishiki (Bad Teacher Equation). It will always be my favorite yaoi manga (it tends to lean more towards shonen-ai until the last 2 books)

The ending still make me cry! Kizuna's characters and storyline just wasn't as appealing to me....

Unique.......2005-10-20

This story has everything, humor placed in all the right places, explicit sex scenes and even a little shonen-ai goodness in the ending that makes you appreciate the whole entire story and love its characters to death.

It isn't all about games though a good portion of it is, but the intense sex scenes or the situations they get themselves into are worth all the attention. Though I'd put it in veteran category and it's definitely not for beginners.

It continues as a series and I'm still trying to get ahold of volume six but so far I'm as addicted to it as I was in the beginning. One of my first yaoi books and it still remains on the top of my list.

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Dusting the Virgin Mary. Crashing a lesbian drumming circle. Offending Mormon missionaries. It's all in a day's work for Kim Ficera. In this corrosive, hilarious, and ultimately humanistic collection of essays and performance pieces, the larger-than-life humorist takes on such disparate topics as why size matters to God, lesbian break-up parties, being called an "older woman," and embracing the C-word. (No, it's not cous-cous.)

It's a wild, strange trip through a uniquely American, pop culture wonderland where cloning is one step away from a November sweeps event and fake breasts threaten to overtake Vegas in Twilight Zone fashion.

Like a female David Sedaris - but definitely not like a virgin - Kim Ficera is the woman our mothers warned us about...and more dangerously fun than they could have possibly imagined.

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A touching, humorous MUST READ for all!.......2006-06-13

Sex, Lies and Stereotypes was as moving as it was humorous! I found the realness and openness to all avenues of Ficera's life to be refreshing. She is even willing to show her readers what it's like to fall in love. The fact that I was willing to laugh and cry, along with her, was a treat. I definitely recommend this read!

Bought it. Read it. LOVED IT! Bought 3 copies for friends!.......2003-08-29

This book is a must-read! The essays have me laughing out loud and leave me shaking my head in amazement. Kim Ficera is a talented writer and a gifted story-teller. I can't wait for her next book.

Read it, read it, read it.......2003-07-21

Raucous and witty, this loose memoir is constructed as a series of stand-alone short pieces that go down smoothly - if you can stop laughing long enough to swallow. Reading this aloud to someone else is like experiencing what a stand-up comedian must feel when her audience is completely on her wave length.

Dangerously funny-read at your own risk!.......2003-07-15

For those of you who have noticed that, yes, your butt looks HUGE in hotel room mirrors, whose repressed Catholic upbringing instilled 'cleanliness is next to godliness' in your crucifix-ridden brain, and who have always wondered, why God why does the Mullet survive as a hairstyle, Kim Ficera's collection of essays will answer these questions and more. Ficera's truthful, and at times, self-deprecating humor make you laugh out loud and realize that you are not alone!

This Book is Good Fun!.......2003-04-29

I went ahead and broke rule #7 of Kim Ficera's book, bought a bunch and gave them to friends...and we've all enjoyed it tremendously. As Kim shares her unconventional life with all of us, it evokes great memories of the unconventional lives we all have; so quit riding over potholes and buy this book...you won't regret it!

Sex Lies and Stereotypes: Perspectives of a Mad Economist

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Sex Lies and Stereotypes: Perspectives of a Mad Economist
Julianne Malveaux
Manufacturer: Pines One Publications
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Sex,Lies and Stereotypes
Gary W. Wood
Manufacturer: New Holland Publishers Ltd
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1843308940

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When the 1990 English docudrama Who Bombed Birmingham? cast serious doubt on the guilt of six men convicted of bombing two British pubs in 1974, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared that a "television program alters nothing." But, as Alan Rosenthal concludes, Thatcher was wrong. The film engendered a new inquiry that led to the release of the convicted men.

Rosenthal notes that docudrama wields more influence than the average documentary and that "reality-based stories taken from topical journalism are the most popular drama genre on U.S. and British television today." This three-part collection of diverse and provocative essays addresses the dominant questions and controversies the genre poses.

Defining and examining the rationale of docudrama, the nine essayists in the first part discuss the history and development of docudrama on TV and in film; they also consider the place of truth in docudrama, the main critiques of the form, and the audience's susceptibilities and expectations. In investigating the actual filmmaking process, the eight essays in the second part focus on how "docudrama as a 'commodity' is created in the United States and England." Part essay, part case study, and part interview, this section also explores how Hollywood and the commercial networks as well as producers and writers work and think. The final part presents an in-depth critique of a number of controversial docudramas that have helped form and shape public opinion, including Battleship Potemkin, Roots, Reds, JFK, Mississippi Burning, Schindler's List, and In the Name of the Father.

In addition to Rosenthal, the contributors are John Corner, George F. Custen, David Edgar, Leslie Fishbein, George MacDonald Fraser, Todd Gitlin, Douglas Gomery, Richard Grenier, Sumiko Higashi, Tom W. Hoffer, Jerry Kuehl, Steve Lipkin, Yosefa Loshitsky, Ian McBride, Richard Alan Nelson, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Derek Paget, Robert A. Rosenstone, Betsy Sharkey, Irene Shubik, Jeff Silverman, D. J. Wenden, Sita Williams, and Leslie Woodhead.

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The papers in this special issue reflect a recent increase in research interest in the use of intonation and prosody in the processing of spoken sentences. As more is learned about sentence processing and as increased attention is paid to the processing of the spoken language, so researchers have begun to ask more detailed questions about the organizational principles of the spoken form. This issue covers a range of such questions, of interest both to linguists and to psychologists. It considers aspects of the linguistics characterization of prosody, such as whether prosodic structures are themselves often ambiguous and in need of parsing. It also includes studies of the use of prosody in the structural interpretation of sentences, involving the relationship between intentional focus and sentence structure, the role of prosody in structural disambiguation, and the predictive use of prosody in determining the length of the current utterance. Papers in the collection also consider the role of prosody in the early acquisition of grammar, the lateralisation of prosody in the brain, and the extent to which prosody can be claimed to guide rather than support syntactic structural analysis. The issue will be of interest to a range of researchers and students of psychology, linguistics and phonetics.

Prosody and Parsing: A Special Issue of "Language and Cognitive Processes"

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Prosody and Parsing: A Special Issue of "Language and Cognitive Processes"

Manufacturer: Psychology Press
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Elegantly simple, doesn't miss a beat

finally something that explains the najdorf simply.

Excellent book

How to Understand the Najdorf

Well written & easy to follow.

Winning With The Najdorf
Daniel King
Manufacturer: Batsford
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As cutting edge opening theory and one of Black's most exciting defenses, the Najdorf variation is a favorite of counter-attacking players worldwide. An ideal battle manual with complete illustrative games that highlight both sides.

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Elegantly simple, doesn't miss a beat.......2006-11-25

David Norwood summed up openings books with this quote: "There are almost certainly more books written on chess than other sport or hobby, and yet so few can be read with anything approaching pleasure. Many opening books are little more than print-offs of ChessBase variations, with the analysis courtesy of Fritz. Any monkey could write them and I suspect that a lot of the time, they do."

Chances are, if you're reading this review you're looking to pick out a book on the Najdorf and are sifting through the scores of books that come up when you type "Najdorf" in the search bar. This book is your best bet, regardless of skill level. It is singular in its ability to describe the Najdorf.

The above Norwood quote is especially true for an opening like the Najdorf, where many think that you're lost if you're not up to date on the very latest theory. True for grandmaster play, but almost universally false for anything below IM-level games. Danny King, however, doesn't get lost in tactics or the countless variations which arise. He simply focuses on the strategy and motifs that are often present in Najdorf games.

For example, the first chapter on 6.Be2 has lived on in my mind ever since I was a puny 1000. King shows a couple crushes by white and asks the reader "where did black go wrong?" Well, white sunk a knight into the d5-square, stopped ...b5, and steadied the e4-pawn. He then shows systematically how to avoid getting stuck with a bad bishop against a strong knight, how to counterattack the weak pawn on e4, and how to get ...b5 in through pressure on the c- and b-files. It's all very simple, and through six instructive games (with their annotations) a reader can learn more than from an entire book cataloguing the 6.Be2 sidelines.

Chapters on the Fischer variation, the Bg5 lines, and the aggressive f4 variation follow similar threads. He always spends at least two pages of text explaining what white wants to do, then breaks down what black has to do to stop this. The instructive games that follow are fantastic, well-annotated, and error-free.

The only issue that could be a problem would be the books date; don't worry, up-to-date theory is not a concern for this opening (gasp!). If you know how to set up your pieces and a few easily-learned structures you're in great shape. Don't believe that you have to know the 14th move deviations in the English attack; it's not true for untitled players.

There are likely skeptics who think that this is an elementary book because it appeals to many levels; not true. The BIG problem with books like the Najdorf books by Federowicz/deFirmian, Sammalvuo, and Nunn is that the reams of variations muddy your understanding. The variations make the book complete, but repeating so many subtle changes wholly obfuscates how to play the opening. After reading "The English Attack" by Tapani Sammalvuo I felt like I'd learned a couple attacking motifs and not a whole lot more. I'd run over all the variations but still wasn't sure what I'd gotten out of the book.

Even for someone who has played the Najdorf for years, coming back to this book always gives me a fresh perspective on the opening and refreshes the little idiosyncracies that this opening encompasses. It would benefit players of all levels, unlike any other Najdorf book I've ever read (plenty). The rest of the reviews of this book are testaments to the high quality and great explanations this book has.

finally something that explains the najdorf simply........2005-06-07

Ive always played the najdorf eversince i was in secondary school 20 yrs ago! cos everyone else was using it! i knew not what the main ideas for black or white were, except play 6....e5 against 6.Be2 or 6.f4 or choose the main line 7...Be7 against 6.Bg5. Of course there were also the Poison pawns and Polugaevskys. But what the hell all these lines were about I hadnt the faintest idea. My only source of reference were those 'worked examples' as found in games by good ol' Fischer - he played them like this, so i do like wise. Of course Fischer knew what he was doing when he formed those ideas and strategies, as these were his expressions or application if you like, of the basic priciples of the opening, whereas my ideas were based on the Fischer ideas hence were prone to errors/blunders when the situation on the board did not allow for such ideas. result - many losses.

Now with this book I finally learn something. Now at least i know what i should be playing for and form my ideas based on the basics. To hell with all those Najdorf books which give nothing else but copious amounts of latest variations and sub variations found by modern day analysts & chess theoreticians with the help of their Fritzs and Juniors. So what if the analysis or variations of this book are dated?? Ideas and variations and counter variations change but basics dont change.It has explained the idea of that 'mysterious' (to me) 5...a6, what to do against or how to play the 6.Bc4 line and what i should strive for when im playing 6....e5 against 6.Be2 or 6.f4. etc

The section on 6.Bg5 leaves me a little mixed. I'm pretty pleased with the main line coverage of this section as this is the system which i play exclusively nowadays, but somewhat saddened that the author chose not to include the polugaevsky on grounds that its too risky. Pardon my sentimentality here as i started out with that variation only to give it up as my mind does not have the abilty to calculate all sorts of numerous variations continuosly on the board. As a short digression, in many game examples from other references the black king does end up marooned in the centre after dashing white sacrifices by white on e6, d5, f5, f6 or b5. (So who says that the king's gambit (my favorite) is too loosening??). Black's compensation for this vulnerability are his wide open lines which produce very sharp counter attacking chances and counter sacrifices. Basically black skates on very thin ice thro out the game. The poisoned pawn variation is also too complex & too heavily analysed that the author did not bother to explore it further after a brief introduction. In any case it isnt a favourite of mine as i dislike the queen being somewhat out of play on a6.

All in all a good book despite its datedness. its written in a way that is easy to understand. The 'worked examples' illustrates the authors points well. naturally he uses Fischer's games as Fiscer can be considered somewhat as an 'authority' on the opening. Its just a pity that this book was 1st published 5 yrs after i retired from competitive chess to concentrate on my studies. Only now am I really getting aquainted with the najdorf after close to 20 yrs retirement!! Hope it comes in handy whilst playing in the internet chess clubs!

Excellent book.......2002-07-27

This is probably the best book on the Najdorf. While the theory isn't current, the author explains all the positions very well and gives you a feel for certain strategies. All the games were carefully chosen and illustrate recurring themes that can be helpful to Sicilian players. If you want "hot theory," there are are other books you can get, but they don't explain the positions like this book does. Daniel King makes the Najdorf seem easy to play and the games are fun to play through. Highly recommended.

How to Understand the Najdorf.......2000-06-06

A little background. I have played the Najdorf for years, loved analyzing it, but never felt I really understood it. My tornament score with this opening was around 50%, not good for the time devoted to it. I purchased this book, and proceeded to win the US Amatuer Championship twice, with the Najdorf winning key games. Too often books give reams of analysis or moves, ending with unclear evaluations after 25 moves. This book has tons of verbal comments. The chapter on 6.Be2 is the most important, as the author explains all the ideas and plans and the purpose behind black's 6...e5. In short, you must have this book if you play the najdorf! By the way, a sideline he recommends vs 6 Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qa5 has scored very well for me. He also covers the main lines with 8...Qc7

Well written & easy to follow........1999-07-07

This must be one of the more enjoyable Nadjorf Opening works to read & understand. No labyrinth of variations to get lost in .....

Anyone who reads through this particular work on Nadjorf will have a better appreciation of the opening.

Daniel King has been able to translate his knowledge on this subject to a readable & easily digestible form.

A refreshing Chess book from the English chess continent. Personally this ranks alongside my favourite Simple Chess, written by Michael Stean -an English chessplayer who wrote books that were easy to follow & guaranteed to improve one's understanding of the game.

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Winning With the Najdorf
Daniel King
Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MEEVR2

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Eurodollar trading volume is exploding, with no end in sight tools phenomenal growth. The Eurodollar Futures and Options Handbook provides traders and investors with the complete range of current research on Eurodollar futures and options, now the most widely traded money market contracts in the world. The only current book on this widely-followed topic, it features chapters written by Eurodollar experts from JP Morgan, Mellon Capital, Merrill Lynch, and other global trading giants, and will quickly become a required reference for all Eurodollar F&O traders and investors.

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Very Useful.......2006-07-21

Great book with very detailed examples on the relationship between different fixed income instruments. My only complaint (and it is a very minor one) is lack of problems at the end of each chapter to help solidify the concepts. Otherwise, an excellent book.

Ver practical book with detailed examples.......2006-02-25

This is a very practical book with detailed examples to help reader with the basic concept and Eurodollar Futures and Options. Very useful for beginners in this field. The last half of the book is dealing with more advanced topic more suitable for fix incoming researchers.

The Standard!.......2003-08-06

Clearly the best book on Eurodollar futures and options. The book is a must for anyone involved in fixed income securities.

Highly recommended.......2003-07-23

Having just finished reading the author's treatment of bond futures in the 'Treasury Bond Basis,' I was happy to see that Burghardt was updating some of his material from the early 1990s on Eurodollar futures. The 'Bond Basis' was an excellent and thorough analysis, and 'The Eurodollar Futures and Options Handbook' follows the same trend.

He provides an excellent overview of the institutional details of Eurodollars and their uses. The book is at its strongest when dealing with issues of the convexity bias and also scores high by not neglecting important issues like the stub period. Perhaps my favorite chapter was on callable bonds and the extension/compression risk, which, while a little misplaced in a book on Eurodlllars, still provided a very lucid explanation of the relevant issues.

With regard to options, the author touches upon some of the interest strategic combinations using serial and mid-curve options, but I feel that he could've delved a bit deeper in this part of the book. It's the only area in which I felt the book was somewhat lacking.

Highly recommended.......2003-07-23

He provides an excellent overview of the institutional details of Eurodollars and their uses. The book is at its strongest when dealing with issues of the convexity bias and also scores high by not neglecting important issues like the stub period. Perhaps my favorite chapter was on callable bonds and the extension/compression risk, which, while a little misplaced in a book on Eurodollars, still provided a very lucid explanation of the relevant issues.

Having said all that, if you're looking to learn about Eurodollar futures, I can't imagine there's a better book out there. This is an excellent compilation of a number of Burghardt's research from the 1990s together with more recent updates. Even if Eurodollars are not your main area of expertise, this book will still help you to gain a more solid understanding of many of the pertinent topics in fixed income.

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The Eurodollar Futures and Options Handbook
Galen Burghardt
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFRJAU

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