Queen Victoria Her Girlhood and Womanhood
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Queen Victoria Her Girlhood and Womanhood
    Grace Greenwood
    Manufacturer: 1st World Library - Literary Society
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover

    GeneralGeneral | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
    GeneralGeneral | Historical | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
    VictoriaVictoria | Royalty | Leaders & Notable People | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
    WomenWomen | Specific Groups | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
    LiteraryLiterary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
    Collections & ReadersCollections & Readers | United States | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
    ASIN: 1421820307

    Book Description

    It seems to me that the life of Queen Victoria cannot well be told without a prefacing sketch of her cousin, the Princess Charlotte, who, had she lived, would have been her Queen, and who was in many respects her prototype. It is certain, I think, that Charlotte Augusta of Wales, that lovely miracle-flower of a loveless marriage, blooming into a noble and gracious womanhood, amid the petty strifes and disgraceful intrigues of a corrupt Court, by her virtues and graces, by her high spirit and frank and fearless character, prepared the way in the loyal hearts of the British people, for the fair young kinswoman, who, twenty-one years after her own sad death, reigned in her stead. Through all the bright life of the Princess Charlotte - from her beautiful childhood to her no less beautiful maturity - the English people had regarded her proudly and lovingly as their sovereign, who was to be; they had patience with the melancholy madness of the poor old King, her grandfather, and with the scandalous irregularities of the Prince Regent, her father, in looking forward to happier and better things under a good woman's reign; and after all those fair hopes had been coffined with her, and buried in darkness and silence, their hearts naturally turned to the royal little girl, who might possibly fill the place left so drearily vacant. England had always been happy and prosperous under Queens, and a Queen, please God, they would yet have.

    Download Description

    She quietly persevered in the "progresses" which annoyed the irascible and unreasonable old King, even visiting the Isle of Wight, though the royal big guns were forbidden to "pop" at sight of the royal standard, which waved over her, and the young hope of England. Perhaps recollections of those pleasant visits with her mother at Norris Castle have helped to render so dear the Queen's own beautiful sea-side home, Osborne House. I remember a pretty little story, told by a tourist, who happened to be stopping at the village of Brading during one of those visits to the lovely island.
    Queen Victoria: Her Girlhood and Womanhood
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Queen Victoria: Her Girlhood and Womanhood
      Grace Greenwood
      Manufacturer: John R. Anderson & Henry S. Allen
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover
      ASIN: B000LO1L3U
      Queen Victoria Her Girlhood and Womanhood
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Queen Victoria Her Girlhood and Womanhood
        Grace Greenwood
        Manufacturer: 1st World Library
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Perfect Paperback
        ASIN: B000LEECBS
        Queen Victoria Her Girlhood and Womanhood
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Queen Victoria Her Girlhood and Womanhood
          Grace Greenwood
          Manufacturer: John R. Anderson & Henry S. Allen
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Hardcover

          GeneralGeneral | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
          VictoriaVictoria | Royalty | Leaders & Notable People | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
          WomenWomen | Specific Groups | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
          MemoirsMemoirs | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
          ASIN: B000O6K46A

          Steve Scott the Miler: America's Legendary Runner Talks About His Triumphs and Trials
          Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
          • Underated Miler who should be remembered
          • America's greatest miler tells his story
          • America's best miler reviews his career, warts and all.
          Steve Scott the Miler: America's Legendary Runner Talks About His Triumphs and Trials
          Steve Scott , and Marc Bloom
          Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Hardcover

          GeneralGeneral | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
          GeneralGeneral | Biographies | Sports | Subjects | Books
          GeneralGeneral | Sports | Subjects | Books
          ContemporaryContemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
          Look Inside Fiction BooksLook Inside Fiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
          Look Inside Sports BooksLook Inside Sports Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
          Similar Items:
          1. The Perfect Distance - Ovett and Coe: The Record-Breaking Rivalry The Perfect Distance - Ovett and Coe: The Record-Breaking Rivalry
          2. The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story
          3. Winning Running: Successful 800m & 1500m Racing and Training Winning Running: Successful 800m & 1500m Racing and Training
          4. Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile
          5. Harriers: The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team Harriers: The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team

          ASIN: 0028616774

          Book Description

          Meet Steve Scott: three-time Olympian, the American mile record holder (at 3:47.69), and runner of 136 sub-4:00 miles and counting. His talent and determination have led him to the pinnacle of worldwide track and field for the better part of his 20-year career. Scott chronicles his epic battles with European milers while tracing the modern day history of the sport; he tackles the controversial issues facing track and field and talks frankly about the demands placed on his family life as a result of his grueling international racing schedule. Scott also speaks about his recent fight against testicular cancer, reveals how he overcame that life-threatening illness, and stresses the importance of staying fit for a healthy life. Now forty, Scott has entered the masters divisionand he has one more goal to reach. Watch for him in 1997 as he pushes to break the masters mile record set by his longtime competitor, Eamonn Coglan, at 3:58.15. Inspirational, thoughtful, and packed with Scotts wacky antics as the track circuits leading practical joker, The Miler is sure to delight running enthusiasts and all those who love athletics.Steve Scott is the most extraordinary American mile runner in history. Currently sponsored by Asics running shoes and Soaring Eagle Ventures, Scott lives with his wife and three children in southern California. Marc Bloom is a

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Underated Miler who should be remembered .......2007-02-25

          I can understand why the general public didn't buy this book. It's appeal is to those of us who have undergone the "Trial of Miles." Like Once a Runner's Cassidy, Scott gave it everything and sacrificed much, as did his family. Yet, like Cassidy, he didn't win the Gold, so the ignorant have forgotten him. Even so, he should be remembered for his dedication to the sport and his willingness to give everything, to be the front runner, to not hide until the final lap, so, like Prefontaine, he is an inspiration to runners. A very good book. I wish him and his family well.
          John Matney
          Oregon, 81

          5 out of 5 stars America's greatest miler tells his story.......2006-05-16

          Near the end of his autobiography, Steve Scott talks about running in the National Cross Country Championships in Montana (there are pictures of the race in the book). It was 4 degreees and snowy. Scott was past his prime as one of the greatest milers in the world. He didn't need to run the race; few World Class milers run serious 10K cross country at any time, let alone in their declining years. But Steve Scott loves to run. He loves to train very hard and run very fast. He finished 10th that day, not far behind distance greats like Pat Porter and Todd Williams, and just a few seconds away from qualifying as a member of the U.S. team for the World Cross Counttry Championships. Afterwards he overheard a couple of young runners talking. One said, in obvious surprise, "Did you see Steve Scott finished 10th? I thought he'd retired." His friend responded, "I thought he was dead."
          Well Steve Scott ain't dead folks, and I'll bet wherever he is right now he's still running far and fast. Scott's autobiography is hard to find now. It never caught on the way some of the books for joggers did - or those about another Steve: Prefontaine. But read Scott's book if you can find it. Serious runners will love it and even joggers will be fascinated by its honesty and by the character - in both senses of the word - that Scott reveals. Jim Ryun remains the legendary American miler, but he would have been 30 meters behind Scott in their best races. Ryun gave up the sport in his early 20s because he couldn't handle the pressure; Scott raced at the highest levels for 20 years.
          With the help of Marc Bloom, the longtime dedicated chronicler of Cross Country and Track, Scott helps us understand his love for running and for being really fit. He was "Pre" without the sharp edges. He deserves to be better known and more honored. But even if that never happens, no one can ever take away what he accomplsihed. The numbers - 3:47.69, and 136 sub-4:00s - will stand for as long as runners circle the track for four laps.

          4 out of 5 stars America's best miler reviews his career, warts and all........1998-04-20

          The sport of track and field has only a limited audience in the U.S. American athletes typically receive recognition only after setting a world record or winning an Olympic gold medal. Steve Scott, America's top miler throughout the 1980s, did neither. In his book, The Miler, Scott writes of a running career in which he unquestionably was America's best miler (his U.S. record of 3:47.69, set in 1982, still stands), and certainly one of the world's best (10 consecutive years ranked among the world's top 10 milers by Track & Field News). Yet without a world record or Olympic gold medal to his credit, Scott remained virtually unknown outside the small U.S. track and field community. The Miler traces Scott's reluctant beginnings as a high school runner, his development into a national-class competitor in college, and his emergence as a world-class racer. Along the way we're treated to profiles of Scott's leading international competitors, all icons in the history of the mile: John Walker, Eamonn Coghlan, Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett and Said Aouita. Scott beat them all, but not in either of the two races -- the '84 or '88 Olympics -- which would have brought him the recognition and financial rewards that accompany a gold medal. The Miler is not simply a book about running. Scott details the struggles he faced to support his wife and kids early in his career, when track and field was still regarded as an "amateur" sport. Scott also writes frankly of the toll the nomadic career of a track and field athlete exacted upon his marriage. Although it probably was cathartic for Scott to write these passages, it is uncomfortable for even a dedicated track & field fan to read. Despite this, I admire Scott for his willingness to write something other than the puff pieces that frequently pass for the biographies of famous athletes. He deals frankly with some of track and fields' unsavory elements -- unscrupulous meet promoters, under-the-table payments, agents, drugs, stars avoiding races with potential rivals, and track's governing bodies -- and isn't afraid of putting himself in the middle of situations that don't frame him in the best light. In fact, perhaps in an effort to balance his career's many triumphs, he frequently seems to come down too hard on himself. He writes extensively of his failures at the Olympics, but covers the race in which he set the American record for the mile in a few paragraphs. He takes great pride in having run more sub-4 minute miles (136) than any miler in history, but dwells more on how another runner, John Walker, beat him to the "media friendly" 100th sub-4 mile goal. I would have liked to have read more of his numerous triumphs, and less of his real or perceived shortcomings. Scott also write of the challenge of, and eventual triumph over, his most formidable opponent: cancer. The story of his recovery from testicular cancer and return to competition demonstrates that sheer force of will, more than physical ability, is the true mark of a champion. The Miler certainly will appeal to fans of track & field. But it should also find a wider audience among those who are curious as to the challenges, costs and rewards that come to those who strive for world class status in any field. For in The Miler Scott shows himself to be a winner not only on the track, but also in the ongoing race called life.

          Akira Kurosawa and Intertextual Cinema
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • How Do We Understand Film?
          • Experience Kurosawa to the outer depths...
          Akira Kurosawa and Intertextual Cinema
          James Goodwin
          Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Paperback

          GeneralGeneral | Theater | Performing Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
          GeneralGeneral | Performing Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
          GeneralGeneral | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
          Movie DirectorsMovie Directors | Arts & Literature | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
          Direction & ProductionDirection & Production | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
          GeneralGeneral | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
          History & CriticismHistory & Criticism | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
          All TitlesAll Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
          Arts & PhotographyArts & Photography | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
          Biographies & MemoirsBiographies & Memoirs | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
          EntertainmentEntertainment | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
          Similar Items:
          1. Kurosawa: Film Studies and Japanese Cinema (Asia-Pacific) Kurosawa: Film Studies and Japanese Cinema (Asia-Pacific)
          2. The Warrior's Camera The Warrior's Camera
          3. The Films of Akira Kurosawa, Third Edition, Expanded and Updated The Films of Akira Kurosawa, Third Edition, Expanded and Updated
          4. Something Like An Autobiography Something Like An Autobiography
          5. Rashomon - Criterion Collection Rashomon - Criterion Collection

          ASIN: 0801846617

          Book Description

          In Akira Kurosawa and Intertextual Cinema, James Goodwin draws on contemporary theoretical and critical approaches to explore the Japanese director's use of a variety of texts to create films that are uniquely intertextual and intercultural. Surveying all of Kurosawa's films and examining six films in depth -- The Idiot, The Lower Depths, Rashomon, Ikiru, Throne of Blood, and Ran -- Goodwin finds in Kurosawa's themes and techniques the capacity to restructure perceptions of Western and Japanese cultures and to establish new meanings in each.

          Customer Reviews:

          3 out of 5 stars How Do We Understand Film?.......2005-10-13

          One of the issues skirted by James Goodwin's book "Akira Kurosawa and Intertextual Cinema" is the difficulty of making sense of visual meaning with the tool of language. Goodwin's attempts to diagram a deconstruction of the "text" proves cumbersome and unsatisfactory, and his "solutions" to the hinted at, but never directly addressed problem of visual meaning, are disappointing. There are valuable insights into the work of Kurosawa, but few enough, and nothing that cannot be found elsewhere in the literature.
          Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto's book "Kurosawa: Film Studies and Japanese Cinema" is, more satifyingly confrontational with the problem of visual meaning, and struggles with the problem of outmoded methodologies and critical assessments of film.
          The long and short of it is--the best book on Kurosawa is "Something Like an Autobiography" by Kurosawa himself with the authoring/translation skills of Audie Bock. Nothing will illuminate the man's work more clearly. No book on Kurosawa is more worth reading time and time again.

          5 out of 5 stars Experience Kurosawa to the outer depths..........2003-11-10

          Goodwin brings the tools of literary criticism to study the films of Akira Kurosawa. He does this by bringing to light many of the cinematographic, historic, and narrative influences of Kurosawa's work.

          Such as when introducing color to his films, Henri Langlois (head of the Cinémathèque Française) showed Kurosawa how color can be used to communicate a distinctive meaning.

          Or how, in "Ran" (1985), Kurosawa was influenced by the legend of "Motonari Mori (1497-1571)," and by inverting the story, "whose three sons are admired in Japan as the ideal family for loyalty." After writing the first few drafts of the script, Kurosawa noticed a resemblance to Shakespeare's "King Lear". What surprises me about this, is that I believed that the script was primarily influenced by "King Lear", but that's not true. The play is influenced by "King Lear", but was crafted separately under the influence of the inversion of the Motonari Mori legend and its major influence being the mind of Kurosawa himself. The film then becomes an inversion of the ideal, a twisting of the archetype.

          Goodwin tore down the myth that Kurosawa was an isolated artist, and introduced me to a man who immersed himself in the literature, drama, and cinema of the whole human experience.

          I strongly recommend his book, it opened my eyes; it may open yours.

          In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed (Plus)
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • Great if you want to jump off the treadmill - at least sometimes
          • In Praise of Slowness:Challenging theCult of Speed
          • An Incredibly Insightful Book
          • Everyone should read this!!!
          • Inspiring, but I can't read it SLOWLY.....
          In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed (Plus)
          Carl Honore
          Manufacturer: HarperOne
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Paperback

          Time ManagementTime Management | Skills | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
          Popular CulturePopular Culture | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
          Ethics & MoralityEthics & Morality | Philosophy | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
          GeneralGeneral | Philosophy | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
          Look Inside Business BooksLook Inside Business Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
          Look Inside Entertainment BooksLook Inside Entertainment Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
          Look Inside Nonfiction BooksLook Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
          Similar Items:
          1. Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America (BK Currents) Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America (BK Currents)
          2. Downshifting: How to Work Less and Enjoy Life More Downshifting: How to Work Less and Enjoy Life More
          3. Slow Food: The Case for Taste (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History) Slow Food: The Case for Taste (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History)
          4. Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (Bk Currents) Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (Bk Currents)
          5. How to Be Idle How to Be Idle

          ASIN: 0060750510
          Release Date: 2005-09-06

          Book Description

          We live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the world into high gear, the cult of speed has pushed us to a breaking point. Consider these facts: Americans on average spend seventy-two minutes of every day behind the wheel of a car, a typical business executive now loses sixty-eight hours a year to being put on hold, and American adults currently devote on average a mere half hour per week to making love.

          Living on the edge of exhaustion, we are constantly reminded by our bodies and minds that the pace of life is spinning out of control. In Praise of Slowness traces the history of our increasingly breathless relationship with time and tackles the consequences of living in this accelerated culture of our own creation. Why are we always in such a rush? What is the cure for time sickness? Is it possible, or even desirable, to slow down? Realizing the price we pay for unrelenting speed, people all over the world are reclaiming their time and slowing down the pace -- and living happier, healthier, and more productive lives as a result. A Slow revolution is taking place.

          Here you will find no Luddite calls to overthrow technology and seek a preindustrial utopia. This is a modern revolution, championed by cell-phone using, e-mailing lovers of sanity. The Slow philosophy can be summed up in a single word -- balance. People are discovering energy and efficiency where they may have been least expected -- in slowing down.

          In this engaging and entertaining exploration, award-winning journalist and rehabilitated speedaholic Carl Honoré details our perennial love affair with efficiency and speed in a perfect blend of anecdotal reportage, history, and intellectual inquiry. In Praise of Slowness is the first comprehensive look at the worldwide Slow movements making their way into the mainstream -- in offices, factories, neighborhoods, kitchens, hospitals, concert halls, bedrooms, gyms, and schools. Defining a movement that is here to stay, this spirited manifesto will make you completely rethink your relationship with time.

          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars Great if you want to jump off the treadmill - at least sometimes.......2007-02-17

          This is an interesting and inspiring book, offering an alternative view to speed as king and faster, more, harder are always better. The author explores a variety of ways that people all over the world are slowing down and putting the emphasis on quality and savouring the experience - whether that be in terms of food, exercise, sex or work. Personally, I found a lot of the content just confirmed what I already thought and tried to put into practice myself, but it was still good to hear and there were some interesting ideas new to me. The style of writing is part investigative, part historical and part narrative. This makes for entertaining reading but sometimes it feels a little too light-weight. I got the impression that the author was overly concerned not to appear a mad convert to the slow way of life. Overall, though, this is a good book and well worth setting aside the time to relax and read in true slow style... especially if you are stressed out and (think you) don't have the time.

          2 out of 5 stars In Praise of Slowness:Challenging theCult of Speed.......2007-01-12

          Living in Sweden, this book was given the highest standard of praise in my local newspaper. However, it was not what I had expected when I began to read it in English (my native language). Perhaps the translated version into Swedish was better than the original version. It was o.k., but not as good as the Swedish critic gave it honors for.

          5 out of 5 stars An Incredibly Insightful Book.......2006-08-31

          I found that virtually EVERY paragraph in this book has something of tremendous value to say to those who seek realistic escape from the frantic, artificial, and so often mindless "fast-forward video" pace of modern life - whether it be a thought-provoking observation, a relevant quote, an incisive suggestion or a mind-expanding analysis of a particular topic - the author's words realistically speak to, and gently correct, the life-destroying freneticness so many of us habitually fall into.

          But please, don't just quickly scan through this wonderful volume - slowly consider, absorb and mentally savor it's insights a little at a time, like you would leisurely enjoy a delicious meal. I think you'll find it well worth your time.

          Carl Honore has truly written a gem here - one of the best books I've read in years.

          5 out of 5 stars Everyone should read this!!!.......2006-03-17

          Picked this up at the airport and it hooked me right from the first page. I could not stop reading it. It rocks!!! The author pulls our go-faster culture apart with anecdotes, statistics and some really funny one-liners. I was seeing myself in the bad examples of roadrunner behavior, like eating standing up or trying to do too many things at once. The author does not preach, he just takes you on an invesitagation round the world where there can only be one conclusion: that slowing things down a little would be good for all of us. When I got home I bought copies for all my friends, especially the fastest ones. Everyone should read this book, before its too late. What are you waiting for?!?

          3 out of 5 stars Inspiring, but I can't read it SLOWLY............2006-03-14

          This is definitely an inspring topic in the 21st centry as everyone (especially those living in the city) talks about having pressure and feeling nervous with the idea of time. The author has pointed out many interesting figures and information of how living in a high speed standard affect our quality of living. He recommends different kinds of method to let human pursue their live without fuss and trouble, which indeed, very inspiring and useful. However, he seems to give too much facts or examples on one particular idea, which made me unable to focus SLOWLY and enjoy reading his book, thus I have to skip or skim quickly throughout some topics.

          Nevertheless, I would recommend some topics which I found interesting such as Chapter 5: Mind/Body and Chapter 9: Leisure.

          There is one point the author states in the book which I agree very much - "Being slow means that you control thr rhythms of your life. You decide how fast you have to go in any given context. If today I want to go fast, I go fast; if tomorrow I want to go slow, I go slow. What we are fighting for is the right to determine our own tempos."

          Let's think what things you have done today. Are you doing them in your own tempo? Is time controlling us?
          In Praise of Slowness: How A Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            In Praise of Slowness: How A Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed
            Carl Honore
            Manufacturer: HarperSanFrancisco
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Hardcover
            ASIN: B000MBYFK8
            Clive Hamilton on radical slowness.(Book Review): An article from: Arena Magazine
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              Clive Hamilton on radical slowness.(Book Review): An article from: Arena Magazine
              C.S. Lewis
              Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Digital

              HistoryHistory | Subjects | Books | Africa | Americas | Ancient | Arctic & Antarctica | Asia | Australia & Oceania | Books on CD | Books on Cassette | Europe | Gay & Lesbian | Historical Study | Large Print | Middle East | Military | Military Science | Russia | United States | World
              GeneralGeneral | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
              Political SciencePolitical Science | Nonfiction | Subjects | e-Docs | Formats | Books
              GeneralGeneral | History | Subjects | e-Docs | Formats | Books
              GeneralGeneral | History | HTML | Formats | e-Docs | Formats | Books
              GeneralGeneral | Nonfiction | HTML | Formats | e-Docs | Formats | Books
              Political SciencePolitical Science | Nonfiction | HTML | Formats | e-Docs | Formats | Books
              ASIN: B000ALREN0
              Release Date: 2006-06-27

              Book Description

              This digital document is an article from Arena Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2005. The length of the article is 970 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

              Citation Details
              Title: Clive Hamilton on radical slowness.(Book Review)
              Author: C.S. Lewis
              Publication: Arena Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
              Date: April 1, 2005
              Publisher: Thomson Gale
              Issue: 76 Page: 54(1)

              Article Type: Book Review

              Distributed by Thomson Gale
              Slow is beautiful: living as if life really mattered; A worldwide movement challenges the cult of speed.(Society)(In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide ... Review): An article from: The Futurist
              Average customer rating: Not rated
                Slow is beautiful: living as if life really mattered; A worldwide movement challenges the cult of speed.(Society)(In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide ... Review): An article from: The Futurist
                Lane Jennings
                Manufacturer: World Future Society
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Digital

                NonfictionNonfiction | Subjects | Books | Automotive | Books on CD | Books on Cassette | Crime & Criminals | Current Events | Economics | Education | Foreign Language Nonfiction | Government | Holidays | Law | Philosophy | Politics | Social Sciences | Transportation | True Accounts | Urban Planning & Development | Women's Studies
                GeneralGeneral | Nonfiction | HTML | Formats | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                ASIN: B00096TPH4
                Release Date: 2006-07-14

                Book Description

                This digital document is an article from The Futurist, published by World Future Society on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 832 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

                Citation Details
                Title: Slow is beautiful: living as if life really mattered; A worldwide movement challenges the cult of speed.(Society)(In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed)(Book Review)
                Author: Lane Jennings
                Publication: The Futurist (Magazine/Journal)
                Date: March 1, 2005
                Publisher: World Future Society
                Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Page: 12(2)

                Article Type: Book Review

                Distributed by Thomson Gale
                What's the hurry?(In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed)(Book Review): An article from: The Progressive
                Average customer rating: Not rated
                  What's the hurry?(In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed)(Book Review): An article from: The Progressive
                  Elizabeth DiNovella
                  Manufacturer: The Progressive, Inc.
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Digital

                  HistoryHistory | Subjects | Books | Africa | Americas | Ancient | Arctic & Antarctica | Asia | Australia & Oceania | Books on CD | Books on Cassette | Europe | Gay & Lesbian | Historical Study | Large Print | Middle East | Military | Military Science | Russia | United States | World
                  GeneralGeneral | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
                  Political SciencePolitical Science | Nonfiction | Subjects | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                  GeneralGeneral | History | Subjects | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                  GeneralGeneral | History | HTML | Formats | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                  Political SciencePolitical Science | Nonfiction | HTML | Formats | e-Docs | Formats | Books
                  ASIN: B0009748QG
                  Release Date: 2006-07-14

                  Book Description

                  This digital document is an article from The Progressive, published by The Progressive, Inc. on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1419 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

                  Citation Details
                  Title: What's the hurry?(In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed)(Book Review)
                  Author: Elizabeth DiNovella
                  Publication: The Progressive (Magazine/Journal)
                  Date: March 1, 2005
                  Publisher: The Progressive, Inc.
                  Volume: 69 Issue: 3 Page: 46(3)

                  Article Type: Book Review

                  Distributed by Thomson Gale
                  In Praise Of Slowness - Challenging The Cult Of Speed
                  Average customer rating: Not rated
                    In Praise Of Slowness - Challenging The Cult Of Speed
                    Carl Honore
                    Manufacturer: Harper-collins Publishers
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback
                    ASIN: B000U96H3U
                    In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed (Plus)
                    Average customer rating: Not rated
                      In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed (Plus)
                      Carl Honore
                      Manufacturer: HarperSanFrancisco
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback
                      ASIN: B000OEYJZO

                      GURPS Compendium II: Campaigns and Combat (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System)
                      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                      • The Game Master Guide
                      • Not as required as Compendium I
                      GURPS Compendium II: Campaigns and Combat (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System)
                      Sean Punch
                      Manufacturer: Steve Jackson Games
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback

                      GeneralGeneral | Graphic Novels | Comics & Graphic Novels | Subjects | Books
                      GeneralGeneral | Puzzles & Games | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                      GeneralGeneral | Role Playing & Fantasy | Puzzles & Games | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
                      Look Inside Science Fiction & Fantasy BooksLook Inside Science Fiction & Fantasy Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
                      Similar Items:
                      1. GURPS Basic Set (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System) GURPS Basic Set (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System)
                      2. GURPS Grimoire: Tech Magic, Gate Magic, and Hundreds of Spells for All Colleges (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System) GURPS Grimoire: Tech Magic, Gate Magic, and Hundreds of Spells for All Colleges (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System)
                      3. GURPS Magic: A Tome of Mystic Secrets for Fantasy Roleplaying (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System) GURPS Magic: A Tome of Mystic Secrets for Fantasy Roleplaying (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System)
                      4. GURPS Psionics (GURPS) GURPS Psionics (GURPS)
                      5. GURPS Vehicles: From Chariots to Cybertanks...and Beyond! (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System) GURPS Vehicles: From Chariots to Cybertanks...and Beyond! (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System)

                      ASIN: 1556343272

                      Customer Reviews:

                      5 out of 5 stars The Game Master Guide.......2007-01-12

                      If you are looking for ideas for a game, this is the book for you. Looking for advice, this is the book for you. Trying to find one of the many optional rules of GURPS, this is the book for your. Trying to find some obscure advantage or skill, sorry but that is Compendium I. This is the book for the Game Masters out thier. It is full of detailed rules from everything from poisonous gas to characters getting drunk (a necessity when the party includes dwarves). I would consider it a core book for the game, not necessary to play but very useful.

                      4 out of 5 stars Not as required as Compendium I.......2003-01-12

                      I find this volume much less required than Vol. I. It's good stuff for a GM to have around ("The PCs have really done it this time. Let's see how long it takes them to freeze to death...Oh, here's a rule for that!), but really, really not important for players. There's a list of poisons and what they do in game terms, which might be handy, but it's largely ways for GMs to tweak their roleplaying environment toward greater/lesser realism, make up random societies (that's a table I hope to never use.)

                      It's still worth its 4 stars, but only as a GM. There are no ads, disads, or skills, nor are there background systems or anything else like that. It's all about environment hacking via rules.

                      IPOs for Everyone: The 12 Secrets of Investing in IPOs
                      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                      • A Layman's View
                      • What a solid book on IPOs!
                      • First accessible IPO book
                      • Great IPO info
                      IPOs for Everyone: The 12 Secrets of Investing in IPOs
                      Linda R. Killian , Kathleen Shelton Smith , and Kathleen Smith
                      Manufacturer: Wiley
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Hardcover

                      GeneralGeneral | Popular Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
                      GeneralGeneral | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
                      StocksStocks | Investing | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
                      Personal FinancePersonal Finance | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books | Bankruptcy | Budgeting & Money Management | College & Education Costs | Credit Ratings & Repair | Estate Planning | Financial Planning | Financial Planning Workbooks | General | Insurance | Money & Values | Money Management for Women | Money Management for Young People | Personal Taxes | Real Estate | Retirement Planning
                      GeneralGeneral | Finance | Accounting & Finance | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                      Look Inside Business BooksLook Inside Business Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
                      All TitlesAll Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
                      Similar Items:
                      1. Trade IPOs Online Trade IPOs Online
                      2. Investing in IPOs, Version 2.0 Investing in IPOs, Version 2.0
                      3. The ABCs of IPOs: Investment Strategies and Tactics for New Issue Securities The ABCs of IPOs: Investment Strategies and Tactics for New Issue Securities
                      4. Zero-to-IPO Zero-to-IPO
                      5. The Ernst & Young Guide to the IPO Value Journey The Ernst & Young Guide to the IPO Value Journey

                      ASIN: 0471399159

                      Book Description

                      Founders of Renaissance Capital and the IPO Aftermarket Fund get in on the cutting edge of today's economy

                      The business press has declared IPOs-Initial Public Offerings-dead seven times in the past ten years. Every time they've been wrong. Far from being deterred by the IPO obituaries, the authors of IPOs for Everyone show that these times in the IPO market consistently present the best buys. Once reserved for a select group of Wall Street pros, there are now many opportunities for individual investors to take advantage of in the IPO groundswell. IPOs have become a must have for investors who wish to diversify their portfolio. IPOs for Everyone, reveals the twelve secrets used by the founders of Renaissance Capital, the leading IPO research and money management firm, to pick a winning IPO investment. This timely book provides the inside knowledge that investors must have to play the volatile IPO market successfully, including: finding the best companies on the block, getting favorable pricing and seeking out buying opportunities in the aftermarket.

                      Customer Reviews:

                      5 out of 5 stars A Layman's View.......2001-03-12

                      I have an interest in IPO's because I have invested in a company involved in oil and gas exploration which is planning to issue one this year. ThusI read with interest "IPO's for Everyone"and was gratified to find this book useful and informative. The subject is covered thoroughly in a manner easily understandable by a layman such as myself. The topic is treated with scientific honesty and objectivity.

                      5 out of 5 stars What a solid book on IPOs!.......2001-03-01

                      What a solid book on IPOs! I am an international investor trying to diversify my portfolio to include IPOs. Usually, I wait for analysts to come out with opinions on a new company. Now, after reading this book, I think I can do my own research using the prospectus and feel much more comfortable evaluating a company myself. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in doing his own research. This book is easy and fun to read, and the stories about past IPOs are really interesting.

                      5 out of 5 stars First accessible IPO book.......2001-02-26

                      When the dot-com IPO phenomenon first got started I took an interest in how these companies raised money. But, I could not find a solid source to get started. There were not a lot of books on that specifically keyed in on the subject, and those that were out there were far too technical for me to understand. IPOs For Everyone is the first book that comes at IPOs from a perspective that a layman can understand. The authors do a good job peppering the book with anecdotes that illustrate what potential IPO investors should be on the look-out for. It's a highly entertaining read for novice or more seasoned investors interested in getting an insider's angle of how the IPO process works and how individuals can participate

                      5 out of 5 stars Great IPO info.......2001-02-21

                      This is a surprisingly fun read and contains intersting true storeis about IPO winners and losers. I think individual investors will find is especially helpful because it gives easy to understand tips on how to invest in IPOs. The tips are easy to follow and are important in figuring out whether a comapny is worth investing in. Overall, I give it a high rating because it is entertaining, simple and helpful. After reading this book I feel more prepared to trade IPOs.

                      Books:

                      1. Queenship and Sanctity: The Lives of Mathilda and the Epitaph of Adelheid (Medieval Texts in Translation)
                      2. Richard 2 and the Revolution of 1399
                      3. Robert the Burgundian and the Counts of Anjou, Ca. 1025-1098
                      4. Royal Family Years of Transition
                      5. Royal Subjects : A Biographer's Encounters
                      6. Royalty Revealed
                      7. Secret Memoirs of Catherine II and the Court of St. Petersburg: During Her Reign and that of Paul I, by one of her Courtiers
                      8. Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness
                      9. Telling Lives: From W.B. Yeats to Bruce Chatwin
                      10. The Bachelor Duke: A Life of William Spencer Cavendish 6th Duke of Devonshire 1790-1858

                      Books Index

                      Books Home

                      Recommended Books

                      1. Being and Time: A Translation of Sein and Zeit
                      2. Carb Conscious Vegetarian: 150 Delicious Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle
                      3. Big City Eyes
                      4. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
                      5. Book Yourself Solid: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients Than Yo
                      6. BEING DEAD IS NO EXCUSE: THE OFFICIAL SOUTHERN LADIES GUIDE TO HOSTING THE PERFECT FUNERAL
                      7. Arts of Vietnam
                      8. A Forgotten Voice: A Biography of Leta Stetter Hollingworth
                      9. Big Players and the Economic Theory of Expectations
                      10. 9 PBs by Don Coldsmith, Spanish Bit Saga: World of Silence, Flower in the Mountains, Trail From Taos