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Decentralization And Rural Property Taxation (Land Tenure Study)
Simon H. Keith , and William J. McCluskey Manufacturer: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9251051445 |
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The Great Kisser
David Evanier Manufacturer: Rager Media, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0979209129 Release Date: 2006-12-03 |
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Wonderful, bountiful words to love........2007-04-06
The is a terrific book.......2007-04-04
What a Gift!.......2007-03-20
The Great Kisser-- A Great Book!.......2007-01-29
New York and Hollywood Sexy.......2007-01-03
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Kissers
James Kochalka Manufacturer: Highwater Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0966536347 |
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A Very Important Book.......2004-04-26
Kissers, Kochalka's first full-length semi-autobiographical graphic novel, is perhaps his most important work to date.
The storyline is, as per usual, very simple to follow: Spandy (Magic Boy's cat) falls in love with a small songbird. In the meantime, the elven "Magic Boy" James and Amy struggle through minor marital mishaps. And all the while, the reader is brought along on the whimsical-yet-heartbreaking tale of unrequited love, and misplaced attempts at romance.
Perhaps the strongest scene from the book occurs when the songbird, realizing for the first time what he has undertaken by falling for Spandy, cries out, "Why'd I have to fall in love with an indoor cat?"
A timely piece of work, Kissers deserves a place on every comic book lover's bookshelf.
Cute is OK by me.......2000-02-06
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The Ass Kisser's Manual: The Art of Keeping Your Boss Happy!
Ademar Gomes Manufacturer: Beckham Publications Group ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0931761964 |
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This remarkable manual will help anyone enter the important brotherhood of employee ass kissing. After all, everything is worth doing when the reward is worth having. Here, at your fingertips, are the "recipes," that should be studied and restudied.
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Pucker Power: Great Kissers Make Great Lovers
Shelley Hess Manufacturer: Authors Choice Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0595175597 |
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A fun, easy, quick-read revealing what women want in sensual kissing. 1000 women reveal what they like and don't like when sensually kissed. Compare what you know to what they want... it will change your life.
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The Art of French Kissing
The LoveTutor ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000MR2YUU |
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This is the classic style of French Kissing. This sensuous book will give you and your partner hours of satisfying pleasure.
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6 Titles By Betsy Haynes Fabulous Five Series : Her Honor, Katie Shannon / Parent Game / The Boyfriend Dilemma / Hit and Run / Fabulous Five Minus One / Melanie Edwards, Super Kisser
Betsy Haynes Manufacturer: Bantam Spectra ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000T5PQSM |
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multiple books ship as one item. save on shipping/handling charges.
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Chopper 5: Pulp faction : revenge of the rabbit kisser and other jailhouse stories
Mark Brandon Read Manufacturer: Distributed by G. Allen ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0646250655 |
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Pulp faction.......2002-02-19
Ps. The rest of his books are the same gerne and the dvd is a must see
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Cold Kisser
Manufacturer: Children's Choice Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000H6HUBY |
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Cold Kisser (Here Lies Creepers)
Manufacturer: Children's Choice Publications Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1902012054 |
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Confession to Murder or the Kissers and the Kissed (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)
Frank Arthur Manufacturer: Ulverscroft Large Print ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0708924220 |
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From back cover:.......2004-05-28
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The People's Doonesbury: Notes from Underfoot
G. B. Trudeau Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
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The People's Doonesbury - Notes From Underfoot
G. B. Trudeau Manufacturer: Holt, Rinehart and Winston ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000QRWLUO |
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The people's Doonesbury : notes from underfoot, 1978-1980
G. B. Trudeau ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding Similar Items:
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THE PEOPLE'S DOONESBURY NOTES FROM UNDERFOOT, 1978-1980
Manufacturer: Wildwood Ho. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0704504456 |
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THE PEOPLE'S DOONESBURY, NOTES FROM UNDERFOOT, 1978-1980
G.B. Trudeau Manufacturer: Holt Rinehart Winston ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000QRR9Z6 |
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The People's Doonesbury: Notes From Underfoot
G. B. Trudeau Manufacturer: Holt, Rinehart and Winston ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000IPEPPS |
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People's Doonesbury: Notes From Underfoot, 1978-1980
G. B. Trudeau Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OA22OI |
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Peoples Doonesbury Notes From Underfoot
G B Trudeau Manufacturer: HARCOURT BRACE & CO@ ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000SI188C |
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Peoples Doonesbury Notes From Underfoot
G B Trudeau Manufacturer: STERLING PUBLISHING +*COMPANY ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000SIGQA2 |
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THE PEOPLE'S DOONESBURY. NOTES FROM UNDERFOOT.
G. B. Trudeau Manufacturer: Holt, Rinehart and Winston ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NWZSOI |
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The Complete Films Of W.C. Fields
Donald Deschner Manufacturer: Citadel ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0806511362 |
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Complete Films Of W. C. Fields
Manufacturer: Cadillac ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000GTFLPY |
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Raphael Soyer and the Search for Modern Jewish Art
Samantha Baskind Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0807828483 Release Date: 2003-12-03 |
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Artist Raphael Soyer (1899-1987), whose Russian Jewish family settled in Manhattan in 1912, was devoted to painting people in their everyday urban lives. He came to be known especially for his representations of city workers and the down-and-out, and for his portraits of himself and his friends. Although Soyer never identified himself as a "Jewish artist," Samantha Baskind, in the first full-length critical study of the artist, argues that his work was greatly influenced by his ethnicity and by the Jewish American immigrant experience.Baskind examines the painter's art and life in the rich context of religious, cultural, political, and social conditions in the twentieth-century United States. By promoting an understanding of Soyer as a Jewish American artist, she addresses larger questions about the definition and study of modern Jewish art. Whereas previous scholars have defined Jewish art simply as art produced by people who were born Jewish, Baskind stresses the importance of an artist's cultural identity when defining ethnic art. As Baskind explains how Soyer negotiated his Jewish identity in changing ways over his lifetime, she offers new strategies for identifying and interpreting Jewish art in general. Her analysis of Soyer's work places the artist in a necessary context and provides a valuable new approach to the study of modern Jewish art.
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A wonderful read.......2005-01-08
Jewish art analyzed in depth.......2004-07-13
Fascinating on several levels.......2004-04-09
The value of this book is that Soyer has been known as a Jewish artist, but no one has talked about him as such in real depth. I recommend this book for its:
1. Attention to biography. The author quotes and analyzes Soyer's 4 autobiographies, his personal papers, and oral interviews. She's probed these sources and found interesting material there.
2. Multidimensional use of history. One reviewer states that the author doesn't tell us anything about the historical context of Soyer's art. I disagree. She tells us much, it's just that it's not the same old American stuff wrapped around him. She provides an alternate historical perspective: the Jewish one alongside the national and artistic ones. I especially like her use of literary works, such as Elias Tobenkin and Abraham Cahan, to help explain the mindset of the time.
3. Attention to visual details. Her interpretations of the art, especially Soyer's illustrations discussed in the last chapter, is impressive.
The author uses the evidence the artist has left behind, both verbal and visual, to construct an interesting portrait of Soyer. I think those uncomfortable with that portrait are those who have been, for whatever reason, perpetuating a static view of Soyer (gender, race and religion matter!), or have ignored him altogether.
This new look at Soyer is just what's needed - and not just for art history, but religious studies, gender studies, and all those interested in difference.
extremely disappointing.......2004-04-07
Baskind tries to fit all of Soyer's work into her narrow interpretative frame. I did not find her arguments convincing. Her focus seems to be on "outing" Soyer as a Jew (not really necessary, since this is a well-known aspect of his identity, and nothing he ever tried to hide), rather than telling us anything new about his work or its historical context. In fact, I found myself not trusting the biographical information she does report because it all seems to be twisted around to support her predetermined arguments.
If you are interested in the question of "What is Jewish art?" you might enjoy this book, but if you are an admirer of Raphael Soyer, you probably won't.
Important book on Soyer and Jewish art.......2004-04-06
Baskind begins her book by stating that Soyer "did not want to be known as a Jewish artist" (1), and then proceeds in the following five chapters to look closely at a single work or a group of related works by Soyer. She explains how Soyer was never a parochial painter - she does not connect his work to the religious elements of Judaism - but that the religiocultural dimensions of Judaism influenced his art. The first chapter, for example, examines a self-portrait from 1927. She tenaciously digs at the meanings in this portrait, and her attention to details, both visual and socio-political, is impressive as she shows how Soyer negotiated the challenges of being Jewish in the first decades of the twentieth century.
Baskind's discussion of past analyses of Soyer's well-known painting Dancing Lesson illustrates her accomplishment. This painting has been previously understood as Jewish, but, as Baskind explains, a close look at the work's iconography has never been performed. Baskind does this with panache and insight. Baskind carefully examines the painting, pulling out the "Jewish signs" (64) in Dancing Lesson, finally providing a paradigm for why this painting has fascinated so many as an example of Jewish art.
This book may be the impetus for others to take Soyer more seriously as an artist. Importantly, Baskind never attempts to claim Soyer. She only offers possible meanings - she mindfully phrases her interpretations with words like "seems," "may," and "perhaps," and states in her conclusion that "If this discussion of Soyer's professional self-definition opens up new perspectives on Soyer's art and incites scholars to reevaluate Soyer, then I have done my job" (196). She wants others to write and comment on Soyer; she does not pretend to be all-knowing and understands the limits of scholarship. Baskind also acknowledges that "Soyer cannot be understood adequately as [solely] a Jewish artist or an American artist" (196), thus opening up a hopefully new field of Soyer studies to interpretations from various perspectives.
The book culminates with Baskind's discussion of Soyer's book illustrations for Isaac Bashevis Singer. Her attention to Soyer's artistic precedents, especially the illustrations' uncanny resemblances to Marc Chagall's art and that of Jacob Epstein, is art history as it should be done. Beautifully written with an astonishing depth of understanding of twentieth-century American art and culture, Baskind's exceptional scholarship has enriched our understanding of Soyer and Jewish art.
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Large-Print Crosswords Challenge #10 (Large Print Crosswords Challenge)
Manufacturer: Running Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0762405333 |
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Large-Print Crosswords Challenge #10 [LARGE PRINT].......2000-09-07
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Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005
George Omura Manufacturer: Sybex ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0782143407 |
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"Omura's explanations are concise, his graphics are excellent, and his examples are practical."The Definitive CAD Resource Updated for 2005
Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005 is a fully updated edition of Omura's enduring masterpiece. Once again, he delivers the most comprehensive and comprehensible coverage for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT users including information on the Sheet Set Manager, field command, table tool and the software's other productivity enhancers. If you've never used AutoCAD, the tutorial approach and step-by-step instruction will help you get started right away. If you're an AutoCAD veteran, in-depth explanations of AutoCAD's newest and most advanced features will help you become an AutoCAD expert. Whatever your experience, however you use AutoCAD, you'll refer to this indispensable resource again and again.
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A pleased reader.......2006-02-05
A not so deep book.......2005-08-27
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Mastering Autocad 2005 & Autocad LT 2005
George Omura Manufacturer: SYBEX INC @ ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000SNNACY |
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Mastering Autocad 2005 & Autocad LT 2005
George Omura Manufacturer: SYBEX INC @ ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000N673QA |
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