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From the author of the best-selling King Leopold's Ghost, this haunting and deeply honest memoir tells of Adam Hochschild's conflicted relationship with his father, the head of a multinational mining corporation. The author lyrically evokes his privileged childhood on an Adirondack estate, a colorful uncle who was a pioneer aviator and fighter ace, and his first explorations of the larger world he encountered as he came of age in the tumultuous 1960s. But above all this is a story of a father and his only son and of the unexpected peace finally made between them.
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Small book with a big story!.......2007-02-19
A memoir of the author's relationship with his father, Harold, whom he did not appreciate or understand as a child. He grew up in a privileged environment, as his father was a wealthy businessman, but received a lot of harsh criticism from his father. However, after marriage and two sons, he developed an understanding of his father's background and an unexpected peace finally was made between them. A well-written, hard-to-put-down book--deeply moving.
5 Stars +, Extraordinary and Powerful.......2005-01-29
Hochschild has written a gentle and elegant portrait of his family. I chose this book by pure luck (and Hochschild's King Leopold's Ghost). I have been rewarded handsomely. It is one of my absolute favorite memoirs that I have ever read. It disturbed me, it moved me and set me on the way to examining and recalling my own memories, especially of the beauty of lost summers of yesteryear. Yet the book is able to deal with the complexities of extraordinarily difficult relationships, class and race consciousness and the very nature of power in society in a though provoking and beautiful way. Most importantly, Hochschild teaches that the past and all whom we know and love will live on within us.
A must read if your parents kept their distance emotionally.......1999-05-21
I read this book in 1988 for an autobiography class, and reread it about once a year. It is the only book that has ever brought me to tears. Anyone with a parent who kept their relationships with their children strictly formal will identify with this book.
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Phil Anderson : Cycling Legend
Christi Valentine-Anderson
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ASIN: 0850919339 |
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Over sixteen years of professional cycling, Phil Anderson proved himself to be Australia's most successful cyclist. He won in excess of ninety professional Classics and Tours at the highest level. His is a story of sheer determination and discipline. A 'Most Asked Questions' section reveals the tactics, training and nutrition which saw Phil Anderson realise his peak performance and achieve a place in sporting history.
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A Modern Mosaic: Art and Modernism in the United States
Townsend Ludington
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ASIN: 0807848913
Release Date: 2000-11-29 |
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The modernist movement has shaped our era as has no other. This insightful collection of original essays explores the impact of modernism on American culture and the ways in which modernism remains a key to understanding American art and society.
An impressive cast of scholars examines works and their creators across the whole spectrum of artistic expression--fiction and poetry, painting and sculpture, architecture, dance, photography, and film. In fresh and provocative essays they explore how the ideas of modernism helped shape such artistic expressions as the writings of the Harlem Renaissance, the paintings of Edward Hopper, New Deal public art projects, and George Antheil's Ballet MŽcanique. Extensive use of color and black-and-white illustrations results in a book that is as appealing visually as it is stimulating intellectually.
The contributors are Casey Nelson Blake, Robert Cantwell, Ray Carney, Thomas Fahy, Lucy Fischer, John F. Kasson, William E. Leuchtenburg, Lucinda H. MacKethan, Randy Martin, Carol J. Oja, Miles Orvell, Joan Shelley Rubin, Jon Michael Spencer, and Maren Stange.
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The British Consumer Co-operative Movement and Film, 1890s-1960s (Studies in Popular Culture)
Alan G Burton
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ASIN: 0719064163
Release Date: 2005-08-11 |
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This is a major new study on the Co-operative Movement's engagement with film for educational, cultural and publicity purposes. It provides original and enlightening insights into the political and commercial use of cinema in the twentieth century and significantly extends our understanding of the achievements of workers' cinema in Britain. It will be of particular interest to students of social and labor history, and film studies.
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The British Documentary Film Movement, 19261946 (Cambridge Studies in Film)
Paul Swann
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ASIN: 0521334799 |
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The most important and internationally influential development in British cinema was the documentary film movement led by John Grierson in the 1930s and 1940s. This is a political and social history of that movement, which was characterized by actuality-based films made outside the commercial industry. Based on examinations of official government records, the study provides a fascinating picture of the relationship forged between Grierson and the civil service bureaucracy for his own needs and the needs of his country. The book offers a fresh look at a rare moment in the history of cinema when a different mode of production, philosophy, and source of funding permitted a determined group to create a distinguished body of work.
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The Documentary Film Movement
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ASIN: 0748609482 |
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90 Minute Video Tape. Radical Harmonies chronicles the Women's Music Cultural Movement and its evolution from a "girl with guitar" to a revolution in the roles of women in music and culture. The movement gave birth to an alternative industry that changed women and music forever.
Through festival and performance footage, interviews, and archival material, the film delves into the rich and beautiful history of women creating a cultural life based in a commitment to diversity, personal integrity, feminism and women loving women. In its heyday, during the 1970s and 80s, women's music offered a different message than mainstream musical culture. It opened doors for women musicians, producers, sound and light technicians and for new women-owned recording companies and women-oriented shows. Pioneers like Cris Williamson, Margie Adam and Linda Tillery recall the frustrations and the triumphs of finding women sound engineers and other professionals in a completely male-dominated industry.
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Video Tape. 38 Minutes. "A time for justice is the story of the American civil rights movement as told by those ho fought the battle for the right to vote during the 19650s and 1960s. It depicts the struggle through the experiences of its foot soldiers: the men and women who rode where they weren't supposed to ride; walked where weren't supposed to walk; sat where they were not supposed to sit. And who stood their ground until they won their freedom. A Time for Justice uses the first-hand testimony of participants and stunning archival footage to present a concise and compelling look at the grass-rots movement that sought to extend the fruits of democracy and basic human dignity to all of the nation's people. 38 Minutes. Color/BW VHS Format.
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This digital document is an article from Cineaste, published by Cineaste Publishers, Inc. on June 22, 1995. The length of the article is 7849 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: Marcel Ophuls has repeatedly documented the lives of Frenchmen who had participated in the French Resistance and the aftermath of the Nazi-perpetrated Holocaust. Ophuls' investigative method involves lengthy interviews with survivors, and often finds difficulty in coaxing people to talk about their experiences. His works, which include 'The Sorrow and the Pity,' and 'November Days,' are unified by his editing to create a structure to what otherwise would have been a rambling account.
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Title: The troubles he's seen: an interview with Marcel Ophuls. (documentarist)
Author: Richard Porton
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Date: June 22, 1995
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Volume: v21
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Customer Reviews:
Absolutely Fascinating!!.......2002-02-04
This is one of the most interesting and fascinating books on drugs I have ever read. Amazingly thorough and enthralling. It has so many tidbits of information and gossip.
Entertaining and Informative.......2000-07-19
As a pharmacologist, I found this book very interesting and much more informative than I expected it to be. I expected the book to be a simple review of drugs in pop culture, having read a little bit about the 'zine Pills-A-Go-Go that this book is based on. Mr. Hogshire presents some very thorough information about the processes of drug manufacture, marketing, and information control used by pharmaceutical companies. He also gives us a good history of pharmacies and the role of physicians in perpetuating this nation's obsession with prescription drugs. The book is written in a magazine style with lots of graphics, quotes, and lists. I love the use of old drug advertisements to show the history of pharmacetucial marketing toward doctors. I recommend this book to anyone interested in a career in pharmacy, pharmacology, or medicine, as well as anyone simply interested in "pill culture".
I only have two minor problems with this book. First, there are a ton of spelling and grammatical errors, which don't necessarily detract from the book's content, but do make the book a harder read. Second, the book is often very subjective and tends to follow Mr. Hogshire's very strong opinions on the pharmaceutical and medical industries. While this is to be expected based on the nature of the 'zine, it could have been written with a little less bias. In his defense however, he does a good job of telling all sides of the story on many subjects. Overall, this is a wonderful book.
Informative Beyond My Expectations!.......2000-03-13
All I can say is, wow! This book is chock full of absolutely fantastic pharmaceutical information- more than I had even hoped for! Mr. Hogshire is right on the mark on his views of grumpy pharmacists- that was a classic chapter! I admire his bravery in writing this work- no doubt many narrow minded people will dislike this book intensely for obvious reasons, but never mind about them! I stayed up until 2 a.m. just happily reading every little interesting factoid. A MUST for all of us PDR freaks! Highly recommended!
"High" praise.......2000-01-13
Jim Hogshire's "Pills-A-Go-Go" is an exceptionally entertaining and informative work that is great to read in a couple of sittings or in bits, a page or two a day.
This book is a good reference point to distingish the huge difference between a drug USER and a drug ABUSER.
There are MANY issues covered here that I have rarely (if ever) seen addressed elsewhere. One example is the fact that most pills are effective to treat things that they have not been officially approved to treat but if a doctor prescribes a drug for a non-government-approved reason he risks losing his licence. Also, much inside information on the relationship between doctors and the pharmaceuticle companies. And, the fact that government agencies have more input - as to what type of and how much of a drug you need when you are sick - than your doctor does! (How certain agencies of our government think it is more important to stop someone from "having fun" with a drug than to allow someone with, for example, a severed spine to have proper relief from their pain).
Highlight chapters include "The Pill as Virgin/Whore", "Rude Pharmasists", "Rape Drugs" (in which Hogshire points out that the date rape drug of choice is nor Rohypnol... it's ALCOHOL!), "Before Viagra, Better Sex Through Pills", "Pill Road Tests" (including a roll-on-the-floor hilarious account of an extreme Robitussin "experience"), and much more.
Well written & compiled, wonderful design & layout and great artwork.
WARNING: If you lend books, you may want to buy more than one copy... this is the type of book people borrow, then "forget" to return!
irreverent, informative, amazing.......1999-12-06
This is a beautifully done book. I was surprised by the content and delighted by the artwork. Every page is an unexpected joy. Hogshire probes our pill-taking conscience and examines the cultural significance of pills. He is playful, provocative and informative. Don't make the mistake of dismissing this important work as merely another how-to for druggies. This book transcends popculture and should be required reading for pharmacists, healthcare providers, even cops. It is a seminal work. I love this book.
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This eclectic collection brings together the best of the Sunday variety puzzles of The New York Times. From spiral to cryptic, from diagramless to acrostic, these puzzles have never been collected together in a single volume. These diverse puzzles will appeal not only to dedicated Times solvers, but all kinds of word game and puzzle fans.
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A comprehensive introduction to the techniques of exploitation and creative problem-solving methods commonly referred to as "hacking." It shows how hackers exploit programs and write exploits, instead of just how to run other people's exploits. This book explains the technical aspects of hacking, including stack based overflows, heap based overflows, string exploits, return-into-libc, shellcode, and cryptographic attacks on 802.11b.
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A fine book.......2007-07-04
A book that is providing the hacking knowledge in depth. A must for everyone that wants to learn how the hacking exploits are created.
Exteremly through coverage of several limited types of security issues.......2007-05-28
The vast majority of this book focus on two types of security problems: buffer overflows and user manipulatable format strings. It takes you through, in great detail, how they work, and many of the kinks in exploiting them, as well as techniques used. It does require knowing how to program, otherwise, like all serious books on the subject, it's useless. I found this book invaluable when going through hacking practices (wargames).
Great for a real understanding.......2007-05-18
I've been interested in hacking and security for years and spent most of those reading various online texts, Phrack, 2600, and anything else I could find. This was the first book that was able to explain just what is happening in enough detail and step-by-step that everything clicked. As is the case with any decent text for this topic you will need to know some programming (Assembly and C) to get the full effect. Without the programming knowledge it's still a valuable book for the concepts but you certainly won't be able to put that knowledge to any use. A great aspect is that Erickson begins with a rough "good enough" style explanation and example then slowly refines them both to a truly elegant end. This is unquestionably my favorite hacking book and without it I might still be trying to figure some of the topics out.
Great service! .......2007-04-14
I bought this for my boyfriend, he's wanted it for ages and it's his birthday coming up so I decided to get this for him. He's always talking about how amazing it is and now he gets to own it. On top of this I got free shipping from Amazon! I ordered it on April 11th and it said it would arrive on April 21st but it didn't it arrived on April 13th!! Two day shipping for free! I love Amazon, this is amazing!
Good book for basic concepts.......2007-03-09
The Book give a good explanation of the concepts, however, the book kind of fail on the illustrations and samples base on general knowdleged
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