Imperial Persuaders: Images of Africa and Asia in British Advertising (Studies in Imperialism)

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During the time of the British Empire 1880-1960, advertising pervaded every aspect of British life. It was also the period which witnessed the rise of the British Empire. This is the first book to trace the historically changing image of non-white people in British advertising during the colonial period. The book reveals the historical and production context of many well-known advertising icons, as well as the specific commercial interests that various companies' images projected. It also develops a detailed textual analysis of the images.

The Great Persuader A major biography of the greatest of all the railroad moguls, Collis P. Huntington

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The Great Persuader A major biography of the greatest of all the railroad moguls, Collis P. Huntington
David Lavender
Manufacturer: Doubleday & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J0WQYE

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Comprehensive Look At Huntington
Great Persuader: Must have book on Collis Potter Huntington

The great persuader
David Sievert Lavender
Manufacturer: DoubleDay
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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The Great Persuader is the biography of a robber baron, the greatest railroad mogul of them all-Collis P. Huntington, the Sacramento, California, storekeeper who, along with Leland Stanford and Mark Hopkins, parlayed $1,500 into America's first continental railroad. It is an almost unbelievable story of a high dream of fortune realized through highhanded practices-an adventure which left the national treasury poorer by millions of swindled dollars, and America itself richer by a national railroad system which contributed greatly to the country's westward expansion.

How did Huntington operate? What were his methods? Was he corrupt? These are questions that were previously unanswered but thanks to the cooperation of the Huntington family who supplied Mr. Lavender with material that had never before been made public, Lavender shows just how Collis P. Huntington operated-and it was defintely outside the law, although well inside the prevailing morality of his time. It shows his complicated dealings with Sanford Hopkins, how he bested such tycoons as Thomas A. Scott, John C. Durrant, Oliver Ames and Jay Gould, how Huntington accumulated the great fortune which was the legacy to his family, and how his great railroad network was to prove an unparalleled legacy to all Americans. The Great Persuader is a powerful story of a remarkable man whose singleness of purpose and ruthless manipulation of men and money propelled the great enterprise forward against all odds.

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Comprehensive Look At Huntington.......2007-03-10

A fascinating look at one the great rail road builders. A man who was fundamental to building two transcontinental railroads, a major eastern railroad and the nation's premier shipyard. The book describes his achievements, failures, attributes and flaws. It also gives a vivid view of life in gold rush California and the later trials in building the Central Pacific through the Rockies. Although commissioned by the Huntington family, it seems to provide a balanced view of the man. His sometime questionable dealings are well presented, and explained within the context of a different era. If the book has a flaw, it is the very detailed explanations of the stock and bond manipulations. But overall, it is the story of one of the true builders of the 19th century.

Great Persuader: Must have book on Collis Potter Huntington.......2000-10-27

Lavender is an excellent writer and serious history scholar. This is an outstanding book, and well deserves a space on the book shelf of any serious student of the Central Pacific or Southern Pacific. I've had my copy for years, and I can assure you it is well dog-eared and tatered from heavy and frequent reference. Lavender's sources are thorough (although he did not access the huge archive of Huntington papers at Syracuse University) and his remarks in general correct and precisely on target. Of the three great Huntington biographies, (the others are Cerinda Evan's Collis Potter Huntington and Oscar Lewis' The Big Four), this is by far the best, though I highly recommend Evan's work as well. This is a must-have book on this subject.

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Great Persuaders Encyclopedia of Sales

Manufacturer: Royal Pub
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0934344116

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Invisible Persuaders
David Michie
Manufacturer: Bantam Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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The Persuaders: When Lobbyist Matter
Steven John
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Hardcover

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The impact of political lobbyists remains highly controversial. No-one has explored when they matter. This book tells readers when lobbyists count and analyzes the relationship between lobbying, policy outcomes and the impact of external factors to reveal the professional lobbyist's limited effect on policy. On most policy issues lobbyists simply do not matter. But, on rare occasions lobbyists can make a difference and this book explains when they matter and why.

The great persuader. (North Sevier High School principal Mary Monroe)(The Winners' Circle): An article from: Techniques

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The great persuader. (North Sevier High School principal Mary Monroe)(The Winners' Circle): An article from: Techniques
Ann Dykman
Manufacturer: Association for Career and Technical Education
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Techniques, published by Association for Career and Technical Education on March 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1686 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.

From the supplier: North Sevier High School principal Mary Monroe was named 1997 Outstanding Vocational Educator by the American Vocational Assn. Monroe is known for her efforts to shift Utah's traditional home economics curriculum toward a family-and-consumer-sciences orientation. She was appointed the state's home economics specialist at only 27 years old in 1987. Her peers admire her energy and excellent delegation skills.

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Title: The great persuader. (North Sevier High School principal Mary Monroe)(The Winners' Circle)
Author: Ann Dykman
Publication: Techniques (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 1997
Publisher: Association for Career and Technical Education
Volume: v72 Issue: n3 Page: p34(3)

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Lincoln the Persuader: everyone knows he was a great writer, but until now we did not know how he became one, or why.(Abraham Lincoln)(Viewpoint essay): An article from: American Scholar

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Lincoln the Persuader: everyone knows he was a great writer, but until now we did not know how he became one, or why.(Abraham Lincoln)(Viewpoint essay): An article from: American Scholar
Douglas L. Wilson
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000KIXBJE
Release Date: 2006-11-13

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This digital document is an article from American Scholar, published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2006. The length of the article is 6175 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.

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Title: Lincoln the Persuader: everyone knows he was a great writer, but until now we did not know how he became one, or why.(Abraham Lincoln)(Viewpoint essay)
Author: Douglas L. Wilson
Publication: American Scholar (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 75 Issue: 4 Page: 31(13)

Article Type: Viewpoint essay

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Rupp the legend.......2000-04-06

This book outlined the magic that Adolph Rupp brought to the University of Kentucky and all of college basketball. A harsh man by nature, Rupp turned his players into men and taught them the lessons of life along the way. It was briliantly written and comes highly recommended to any University of Kentucky fan.

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From inauspicious beginnings in the kinetoscope parlors and nickelodeons to the movie palaces of the golden era, and finally to the pared down multiplexes of today, this is the history of motion picture viewing in the nations capital and vicinity. The research is supported by numerous interviews. The book includes a 200-page listing of all the movie theaters in the area past and present, with data such as location, dates of operation, architect, and seating capacity, as well as a summary of each theaters history and current status. Maps, drawings and photographs (most of which have never before been published) round out this comprehensive study.

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Savage Pastimes

Did Grandpa Play Saintly Games?

Interesting but insufficient

Does Violence Begat Violence?

Great fun- but not on a full stomach

Savage Pastimes: A Cultural History of Violent Entertainment
Harold Schechter
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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Media Violence and its Effect on Aggression: Assessing the Scientific Evidence

ASIN: 0312282761
Release Date: 2005-02-10

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Does violence in movies, on television and in comic strips and cartoons rot our children's brains and make zombies-or worse, criminals-of adults at the fringes? In this cogent, well-researched book, American pop-culture expert Harold Schechter argues that exactly the opposite is true: a basic human need is given an outlet through violent images in popular media.Moving from an exploration of early broadsheet engravings showing torture and the atrocities of war, to the depictions of crime in "penny dreadfuls," to scenes of violence in today's movies and video games, Schechter not only traces the history of disturbing images but details the outrage that has inevitably accompanied them. By the twentieth century, the culture vultures were out in full force, demonizing comic books and setting up a pattern of equating testosterone-fueled entertainment with aggression. According to Schechter, nothing could be further from the truth. He also blasts those who bemoan the alleged increased violence in media today, and who conveniently scapegoat popular entertainment for a variety of cultural ills, including increased crime and real-life violence. Though American pop culture is far more technologically sophisticated today, Schechter shows that it is far less brutal than the entertainments of previous generations.Savage Pastimes is a rich, eye-opening brief history that will make you rethink your assumptions about what we watch and how it affects us all.

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Savage Pastimes.......2005-08-21

Shocking. Should be followed by: "Demonic Males---Apes and the Origins of Human Violence" by Wrangham and Peterson; "The Murderer Next Door---Why We Kill" by David Buss; "Heroes, Rogues, and Lovers" by Dabbs and "The Lucifer Principle" by Howard Bloom. Anyone reading all those books will be left with no doubt that we evolved from apes.

Did Grandpa Play Saintly Games?.......2005-07-19

This is a somewhat telling study of the effect of violent entertainments throughout (Western) history on populations. The essential argument that Schechter challenges is that today's movies, television, video games, and pop culture in general are inspiring violence in the youth of America. This is an idea put forth by "worried" politicians and social thinkers who are at loses to explain and eleviate crime. Savage Pastimes then is his continued picking apart of that argument, with an emphasis that today's cultural entertainments are not only not more violent then those of past generations, but less. The seeming truism that the more things change, the more they stay the same, also holds court.
Schechter also points out to great and feeling effect, the essential need of violence in human history/experience. As civilization evolves, violence has become fictionalized, taking the place of brutality that we recognize we are better without. But the visceral and primal lusts of humanity bear respect, and entertainment has proven the vehicle for their experience.
While graphic (and interesting) in depiction, explanation and representation of past entertainments; penny dreadfuls, public executions, public displays of body parts, pulp/dime novels, western-themed t.v. shows, etc., Schechter counters their substance with little to no modern examples, other than mention of video games such as Resident Evil and movies like The Matrix. Now that may be efficient to a point, these games and movies being incredibly popular, their substance may not be necessary to express. But his point in made. I tend to agree more then not, and think the book succeeds.
I also found his scholastic refutation of common ideology appealing because his is a calming voice, one that cuts through the politicized subject of entertainment.

Interesting but insufficient.......2005-07-08

The purpose of this book is to provide a history of violent entertainment. A lot of empirical studies in this field have been generated out of the social sciences in Western society over the last century or so. These texts tend to be more appropriate for college classes or scientific studies, but not for light reading. Not so here; the length and style of the book lends itself to an easy read on a lazy afternoon, which is nice. The text is simple to read, and there are enough references on any page to provide depth and validity.

From my reading, the title is a misnomer as the book focuses more on the portrayal of violence in entertainment than violent entertainment itself. For example, the book spends a lot of pages reprinting and commenting on passages from texts by Shakespeare, Mickey Spillane, the Grimm brothers, and others that graphically describe violence such as killing, raping, fighting, and butchery. On the other hand, there is very little history on boxing, wrestling, gladiatorial combat, martial arts, and other forms of violent entertainment known to history. One glaring omission is the view of war and how it has changed with time. In the first battle of Bull Run in the US Civil War, civilians went to the battlefield with picnic bags beforehand to get good seats for watching the mayhem. Of course once the artillery started firing and the battle became a route, the fans ran off. But the fact that they came to watch instead of hiding in their houses tells something about their views on violence. For these omissions, I dock one star.

The book is formatted into eight chapters that chronologically describe the history of violent entertainment within Western society (Anglo-Saxon and now American) over the last 500 years or so. This is the quite limited. There is barely a mention of violence in entertainment within Eastern European, Hispanic, Asian, African, or even Native American cultures. To be specific, this book looks at violent entertainment within the context of Protestant society; Germany after Luther, England after Thomas More, and America. As such, the conclusions drawn from the text must be suspect for the limited scope of its treatment. For this I dock another star.

With respect to conclusions, this book makes two, though in very subtle ways. First, the portrayal of violence in entertainment does not lead to violence in real life. Second, the portrayal of violence in entertainment might even be a pressure valve to release stress that in turn reduces the frequency and/or severity of violence in real life. These conclusions, which might be true, are not well argued for by this book. With regard to conclusion number one, the author describes trends in the display of violence in entertainment and how that correlates to rates of crime. For example, crime rates have steadily gone down in the US over the last three decades even though video games, TV, and movies that portray violence have become more available to children. I think the drop in crime rate is due more to an aging of the population, and a rise in the use and efficacy of surveillance technology, than to any changes in our entertainment. Also, Americans have been getting fatter over the last three decades. Not to be demeaning, but overweight people are less likely to get into street rumbles or bar fights than physically fit people, solely because they are less physically able to. With regard to conclusion number two, I think the author should spend more time around teenagers. I have known several teenagers who after seeing an episode of "Jackass" were inspired to recreate some of these pranks in real life, often to the detriment of their community. For these huge leaps to conclusions, I dock another star.

In all, the book is easy to read, though the depth of coverage and insight does not inspire much. I give it two out of five stars.

Does Violence Begat Violence?.......2005-06-11

When I was a girl, my dad would take me to town on Saturdays and I'd see the cowboy movies at the three theaters near Market Square. Later, when we were one of the first in our neighborhood to own a t.v. set, I'd watch Hopalong Cassidy, Lash LaRue (my favorite), Roy Rogers, Cisco Kid, Wild Bill Hitchcock, Kit Carson and the Lone Ranger (with Tonto). Full of violence, ambushes, shootouts, and Indian skirmishes, they were a type of amusement all the kids enjoyed.

On t.v. Davy Crockett used a flintlock rifle he called Old Betsy and wore a coon skin hat. 'The Ballad of Davy Crockett' spent six months at the top of the 'Hit Parade' and I sang it on a local talent show. Little boys loved to play cowboys. There is a picture of a real one completely outfitted on the cover with his trusty gun. For some reason, my sons weren't into the violence thing.

There are pictures intermingled throughout this book to demonstrate the text, not in a separate photo section. There is a diagram of 'Tortures of Medieval Times.' One of the most remarkable examples appeared in the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. From May 27 to November 1, on 424 acres along Lake Michigan, (a friend of mine, Virginia Barnes, from a small town in Middle Tennessee, attended this gala exposition.) "A Century of Progress" contained an exhibit called 'The Torture Chamber' with a souvenir booklet. This was touted as a modern marvel of mechancial engineering, complete with sound effects. Located near a Freak show and a Midget Village of sixty small entertainers, it showed the debased state of contemporary American culture. It also showed progress from real torture as entertainment to counterfeit cruelty on motorized dummies.

In the Middle Ages, daily life was steeped in grotesque forms of violence, public executions and animal torture. Church paintings and stained glass windows showed martyred saints in gory detail. There were 'miracle plays' about the apostles and mutilated Jews -- and religious drama about the 'Slaughter of the Innocents' showing infanticide to eliminate the Christ Child. Scenes of baby slaughter and torture of women (St. Barbara) were subjects of religious plays. They used illusion to portray the vivid torture.

Even Shakespeare's dramas were full of murder and mayhem, like 'Macbeth,' and 'King Lear,' called "revenge tragedy." 'The Punch and Judy' shows in the 1800s showed family violence with corrupt political, social, and religious overtones.

One of my favorites, Poe, used violence and morbidity in most of his tales. He was the master, slightly deranged. Even the 'Crockett Almanac of 1839' showed illustrations graphic in their brutality to accompany tales written in a backwoods dialect.

Harold Schechter has written four books about serial killers, THE HUM-BUG, THE BOSOM SERPENT:FOLKLORE AND POPULAR ART, among many others.

Great fun- but not on a full stomach.......2005-05-12

Despite my heavy reading load, I couldn't put this book down. It was a great trip down the sick and twisted history of our entertainment desires. The author does a good job of telling the story of how children's entertainment (and entertainment in general) of become more humane, not less. The spectre of video games like Grand Theft Auto cloud our collective memories about the nature of childhood entertainment spanning many generations past. Your enjoyment of this book will serve as evidence for the author's argument.

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Not a bad read, but don't expect any spectacular revelations.......2000-06-22

Blackjack is a game that is easy to understand and nearly impossible to master. It is also a game that is largely influenced by how people play. The odds will vary depending on compliance with basic strategy. For a new player, the basic strategy chart will be useful, as may the description of gameplay. But the suggested betting strategies and card counting techniques are nothing but snake-oil! I'd recommend Andy Glazier's works over this book to experienced as well as inexperiened players.

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Good atlas, but a few problems

Makes everquesting easier!!

Hard to read.

EverQuest II Atlas (Prima's Official Atlas)
Eric Mylonas
Manufacturer: Prima Games
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0761545050
Release Date: 2006-02-23

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EverQuest II Atlas
• Includes maps for Kingdom of Sky
• Complete maps listing all NPCs for virtually every zone
• The all-new Lore that fans have been clamoring for, filling in major episodes in the 500-year-history of Norrath
• Complete mob and NPC locations for tracking down individuals or monsters much more quickly
• Points of Interest, direct players to the popular "hot spots" dotted throughout the landscape
• Maps by Brasse, acclaimed cartographer and fan favorite

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Good atlas, but a few problems.......2007-09-26

I really like the idea of an Atlas for EQ2. It has a lot of zones. The maps though are tough to read. They are pretty tiny and in tough colors to stare at. One thing that the Atlas is really missing though is a level guide. As a noob for EQ2 I have no idea which zone is really for my character level or not and unfortunately this Atlas doesn't help.

Makes everquesting easier!!.......2007-05-07

very clear guide for any everquest gamers makes it easier as you can look at atlas rather than small maps on screen.

Hard to read........2006-12-29

The maps themselves are very detailed, but end up being hard to read, mostly because every page is covered in some weird LSD dayglo colored layout. I sort of wish they would just had a black and white book at this point instead of bright purple, blue and green colorings over everything. It not only makes the text hard to read, but gives you a headache when looking at it too long. You could almost lick the book it is so colorful. This might be good for something like an art book, but this is meant to be a reference book, so the coloring doesn't work well for this format.

Also, a numbering system for mob/npc placement would go a long way to making this a better product for future books. I'd like to look at the map on one page filled with a list of numbers, and on the opposite page have the numbers and their descriptions laid out.

Overall, still a decent book, just very hard to use.

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