Model citi-zen: The Guide

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It is a book on how to break into the model industry in a healthy manner. We were models for a combined 20 years and worked all over the world. We also put a laminated, perforated, filo-fax compatible map of New York city, with the subway lines and most of the best agencies listed on the front, then listed all of the city's must knows on the back. i.e. spas, hospitals, affordable eats etc.

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Perfect.......2003-09-13

Outstanding! Everything I need to know in one easy to read book.
Jackie Cioffa and Karen Moran THANK YOU!

finally.......2003-05-28

been looking for something like this for my 15 year old daughter who is interested in becoming a fashion model. i found it a good source of information on the subject- thanks

model citi zen the guide.......2003-05-28

Wow! The illustrations in this guide are sooo cool and the advice was smart and to the point- It saved me a lot of time and answered tons of questions I had about the fashion world. I loved the map on NYC and got to check out their hotspot suggestions. Thx so much to those two top models!

SOOOO CUTE!!!!.......2003-05-15

This was a great book and they tell you all of the tricks!
I learned a lot from this book and can not wait for the summer so I can get started! I recommend this to anyone who is serious about getting into the fashion industry as a model!!!!!

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This book provides fully up-to-date coverage of the whole range of current home video equipment, analogue and digital. As well as essential information for repair and troubleshooting, the author provides clear explanations of the technology of video equipment, which will enable the service engineer to gain a thorough knowledge of the equipment with which they are working.

As well as traditional VCRs the scope of Video and Camcorder Servicing and Technology includes the full range of video cameras designed for home use and editing systems, and the latest DVD and hard-disk equipment.

The resulting book is an essential bench reference tool for all service engineers, a guide to the technology for a wide range of professionals, and the most comprehensive college text for City & Guilds / EEB and other courses.

Steve Beeching's guides to servicing video equipment have long been the definitive texts for service engineers and students. This book is the successor to the classic Servicing Video Cassette Recorder Equipment, which has been the leading PAL-based title on video equipment since 1983.

The key to successful servicing of VCRs and camcordersThe first servicing book to cover the new generation of video equipment: DVD and hard disk recording (MPEG2).The practical knowhow of a highly experienced service engineer

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In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, many private employers in the United States enacted fetal protection policies that barred fertile womenthat is, women who had not been surgically sterilizedfrom working in jobs that might expose fetuses to toxins. In Fetal Rights, Women's Rights, Suzanne Samuels analyzes these policies and the ambiguous responses to them by federal and state courts, legislatures, administrative agencies, litigants, and interest groups. She poses provocative questions about the implicit links between social welfare concerns and paternalism in the workplace, including: are women workers or wombs? Placing the fetal protection controversy within the larger societal debate about gender roles, Samuels argues that governmental decision-makers confuse sex, which is based solely on biological characteristics, with gender, which is based on societal conceptions. She contends that the debate about fetal protection policies brought this ambiguity into stark relief, and that the response of policy-makers was rooted in assumptions about gender roles. Judges, legislators, and regulators used gender as a proxy, she argues, to sidestep the question of whether fetal protection policies could be justified by the biological differences between women and men. The fetal protection controversy raises a number of concerns about women's role in the workplace. Samuels discusses the effect on governmental policies of the ongoing controversy over abortion rights and the debates between egalitarian and relational feminists about the treatment of women at work. A timely and engrossing study, Fetal Rights, Women's Rights details the pattern of gender politics in the United States and demonstrates the broader ramifications of gender bias in the workplace.

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Fetal Rights, Women's Rights Gender Equality in the Workplace
Suzanne Uttaro Samuels
Manufacturer: University of Wisconsin Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The Education of Pretty Boy

Manufacturer: Gunnerman Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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My Health Is Better in November: Thirty-Five Stories of Hunting and Fishing in the South

I Don't Want to Shoot an Elephant

Tales of Quails 'N Such

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A classic

The education of Pretty Boy
Havilah Babcock
Manufacturer: Holt
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B0007E5AFY

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A classic.......1997-10-01

few people have read Babcock, those who have know that he is one of the finest outdoor writers ever. This is a book you will read over and over. I give this book to friends and particularly children of friends. In a society increasingly intolerant of hunting this book teaches a subtle message of tolerance without being overtly aggressive. This book will touch your heart and send you to the store for more Babcock.

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THE EDUCATION OF PRETTY BOY
Havilah Babcock
Manufacturer: Gunnerman Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000SJJJJQ

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Get the most out of Sonar 5 with this definitive guidebook! This volume picks up where the manual leaves off, teaching you how to dig deep into the program with step-by-step examples and exercises. From initially customizing Sonar 5 to creating and producing a surround sound mix, you'll learn everything you need to know to make your composing and recording sessions run more smoothly. Learn about MIDI and audio effects and how to use them in offline and real-time situations. Explore mixing music via software and discover how much control you can have when you're using an on-screen software mixer. Take a look at the advanced features of SONAR 5, including StudioWare, Sysx, and CAL. Wrap things up as you learn how to prepare your completed Sonar project and burn it to a CD. You'll get in-depth coverage on: working with projects and creating your own project templates * recording and playing MIDI and audio * editing tools available in Sonar 5 * composing songs using audio sample loops.

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awesome.......2007-01-05

great book, the author answer questions too. broken down into easy to understand exmaple

Comprehensive.......2007-01-04

I am an audio engineer. I have been recording bands into computers for over 10 years now. I still learned a bit from this book. If you have Sonar 5 (and unless you are hitched to pro tools I dont now why you wouldnt) you need this book!
I simply had no idea how easy it was to do fade ins and fade outs on clips for instance. Or how powerful envelopes were.
My favorite nugget was learning the difference of trim vs volume in Sonar.
(trim is pre effects/eq, volume is post fx/eq).
I just got Sonar 6 power!
cant wait!

A beginner's Guide.......2006-03-19

This book is meant for anyone who is starting with Sonar. It starts with some bare basics that, in my opinion, are useless since anyone using Sonar will already be VERY familiar with digital audio basics. All those pages could have been dedicated to more advanced stuff. There is a serious need for ADVENCED level books for serious and dedicated musicians... For Sonar users, you better be not recording nursery jingles.... its for advanced production..

BUT, there is tons of valuable info for beginners, and some useful tips for even advanced users... Overall value of this book is medium.

Great reference material.......2006-03-10

The Power! Series of books have always stood out as great sources of information that go beyond the scope of user manuals, but yet retain "regular-folk" readability and utility. In this sense, "Sonar 5 Power!" is definitely a winner! The book begins with a general introduction and overview of both the software and hardware aspects of home recording, and ends with finalizing projects in different mediums, including CD, the Web, and others. The no-nonsense, non-technobabble writing style helps make digesting this much information not only palatable, but enjoyable as well, as Scott throws in humorous zingers every once in a while just to keep you on your toes!

If there was any shortcoming to this book, it would be that it contains TOO much information ...but that is not so much an issue with the book, as much as it is the scope of the topic itself, as Sonar 5 has a HUGE feature set which can be daunting to the home musician and even the professional alike. However, Scott is able to pull it all together in a clear concise manner which allows for easy discovery and access to the information he has presented. I also appreciate the fact that Scott goes beyond the "click here to do this" style of writing, which many (if not most) similar books religiously adhere to, but actually discusses the relevant theories and underlying concepts related to the various settings and actions he describes throughout the book.

I would consider this a definite "must have" Sonar 5 reference guide!

A must have book.......2006-02-10

If you are a Sonar user then this book is as essential as all the other gear in your studio.

If you are thinking about making the jump from Pro Tools or Cubase to Sonar for it's deeper feature set, this book will give you a guided tour of not only the application but also the superb plugins and soft synths that ship with it.

Since I've had this book I've used it as a reference during every single Sonar project I've completed.

Buy this book now!

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When World War II segued into the Cold War and the American dream deflated a half-size, a dull-gray patina settled over cities across the U.S. As the urban landscape shifted and swelled, these changes crept into the collective psyche via the silver screen and a cinematic genre termed "film noir." Employing dramatic use of shadow, night scenes, and voice-overs--as well as frequent shots of jagged skylines, dark street corners, and hidden crannies--the style revealed the underside of American life struggling to be heard amidst the existential clamor in the streets. In Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City, novelist and poet Nicholas Christopher uses the city as a vehicle for exploring the world of film noir, treating the urban setting more like a universal character than a mere backdrop for human action. Alluding to pop culture, literature, bits of history, sociology, and, of course, countless films from the past 50 years, Christopher examines the genre and its history in an entertaining and imaginative style that flows like a seamlessly edited film.

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Starting with the classic Out of the Past, Christopher takes us on the grand tour of the great film noirs. With style and humor, he identifies the genre's central motif — “The city as labyrinth is key to entering the psychological and aesthetic framework of the film noir” — and goes on to analyze more than three hundred films from 1940 to the present. Imbuing the language of film with the lyricism so praised in his novels, Christopher draws from his vast knowledge of literature to explore the genre's numerous influences. (Although it was a French critic who coined the term “film noir,” Christopher argues that Americans had been shooting films in the genre years even before the term was invented.) Citing cultural, social, and historical influences from all over the world, he effortlessly guides us through the labyrinth.
This edition includes a new afterword and expanded filmography, making this bold and thoroughly researched book more relevant and comprehensive than ever.

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Elaborate Exploration of Classic Noir's Urban Jungle........2004-12-16

"Somewhere in the Night" is a treatise on film noir focusing on the characteristics of the post-WWII urban environment which spawned and defined the style. Novelist and poet Nicholas Christopher draws on a wider variety of sources to explain film noir than most film theorists do, including social pundits, historians, artists, and film critics. The discussion of film noir's influences goes so far beyond the traditional expressionism and post-War conditions that the connection is sometimes dubious, but always interesting. "Somewhere in the Night" almost overlooks the first 5 or so years of film noir, picking it up as the style peaks, in the mid-1940s. Each of the book's 8 chapters discusses a characteristic of the Noir City, and most include in-depth analysis of a few films that exemplify that quality. Most discussion is of classic film noir until the last chapter, which is dedicated to neo-noir. Readers will benefit from having some knowledge of film noir theory and history before embarking on this book, since the author presents an elaborate and personal picture of the social circumstances into which film noir emerged but doesn't cover the basics. "Somewhere in the Night" is a thoughtful dissertation for film noir buffs, by a film noir buff. The films mentioned below are not by any means the only films discussed, but the ones which receive exhaustive treatment.

Chapter 1, "Into the Labyrinth", introduces the reader to the literal and figurative urban labyrinth, a man-made web of treachery, which the heroes of film noir are compelled to navigate. "Out of the Past" (1947) and "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955) get in-depth analysis. Chapter 2, "Night and the City", discusses how the aftermath of WWII -the fears of the nuclear age, the paranoia of the Cold War, and the disillusionment of veterans- influenced film. Chapter 3, "Postcards from the Ruins", analyses 3 films that feature Americans in devastated European cities: "Berlin Express" (1948), "The Third Man" (1949), and "Night and the City" (1950). Chapter 4, "Office Buildings and Casinos", explores the increased sense of isolation produced by technologies and the corporate "rat race", reflected in characters' gravitation to omnipresent office buildings or casinos. 3 office work films are analyzed: "Forces of Evil" (1948), "The Big Clock" (1948), and "The Blue Gardenia" (1953), as well as 4 casino films: "Dead Reckoning" (1947), "Criss Cross" (1949), and "The Shanghai Gesture" (1941), and "Gilda" (1946). Chapter 5, "Grafters, Grifters, and Tycoons", discusses money as the foundation of the noir city, manifested as artwork, gangsters, or political corruption. Films analyzed are "The Street with No Name" (1948), "T-Men" (1947), "The Set-Up" (1949), and "Caught" (1949). Chapter 6, "The Dark Mirror: Sex, Dreams, and Psychoanalysis", talks about noir's sexual obsessions, previously not depicted in film, the femme fatale, and Freudian psychoanalysis in cinema. "Gun Crazy" (1950), "Nightmare Alley" (1947), "The Accused" (1949), and "Cat People" (1942) are analyzed. Chapter 7, "Black and White in Color", talks about the symbolic use of color in color film noir, going back to 1945's "Leave Her to Heaven". Chapter 8, "Paint It Black", is about neo-noir. The failure of re-made classic noirs and the success of original material and never-before-adapted pulp novels are discussed, with analysis of "The Usual Suspects" (1995). There are 2 Selected Filmographies in the back of the book, 1940-1959 and 1960-1997, both in alphabetical, not chronological, order.

Not Just the Usual Film Noir Suspects.......2002-12-08

This isn't the perfect book on film noir, but it is very interesting because Christopher touches on films that don't get discussed in a lot of books on film noir.

Chief among these are two Val Lewton horror films, Cat People and The Seventh Victim. It is nice to see someone discussing Lewton from a film noir perspective. Also, Christopher left me burning to see Breakdown, a 1965 film dealing with a scientist's mental crisis that he makes sound fascinating.

He also does a good job talking about more famous noirs, particularly Criss Cross, which he examines from the Dan Dureyea character's perspective. That brings a fresh approach to his discussion of this classic film noir.

This should not be anyone's first book on film noir, but it takes interesting positions and makes the reader look at things differently. Recommended for the person deeply into noir.

Livre gris.......1999-01-07

Especially in the early going, the book suffers from cloyingly pretentious prose and laborious plot summary, but eventually Christopher gets around to saying some interesting things about the genre. The book is a perfectly imperfect illustration of the difficulty in finding a middle ground between academic and popular writing. Still, worth having if only for the extensive filmography.

Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir & the American City

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Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir & the American City
Nicholas Christopher
Manufacturer: Free Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0029229154

Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City

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Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City
Nicholas Christopher
Manufacturer: The Free Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000K1MYRG

Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City (First Edition)

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Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City (First Edition)
Nicholas Film] Christopher
Manufacturer: Free Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O8ZC4C

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Aerospace assets bridge the gulf between the stars in the thirty-first century, making interstellar travel, and interstellar war, possible. WarShips escort JumpShips as they tear a hole in the fabric of the universe to jump thirty-light years towards a distant star; DropShips detach and make the million kilometer trip to the destination planet; aerospace fighters protect the DropShips burning into the destination's atmosphere, as the defender's aerospace fighters rise to meet them -- all to land a MechWarrior and his precious 'Mech on the field of battle. AeroTech 2: Record Sheets™ is an all inclusive book that contains a filled-out record sheet for every conventional fighter, aerospace fighter, small craft, DropShip, JumpShip, WarShip and Space Station, along with all variants, currently in use with in the BattleTech® universe. In all, this book contains 319 filled-out record sheets, providing a single book for the complete aerospace assets of the BattleTech universe.

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This timely revision of one of the all time best-selling Data Communications and Networking book features the clarity and scope of a Stallings classic. Ideal for professional reference or self-study, this comprehensive volume provides the most up-to-date coverage of the essential, need to know topics in data communications, networking, Internet technology and protocols, and standards. It emphasizes the critical role of performance in driving protocol and network design. Features a convenient modular format. This edition features a major expansion of wireless networking, network security, and related standards; as well as a new chapter on TCP/IP, and the latest developments in Quality of Service, and high speed LAN and WAN technology. Protocol Architecture. Data Transmission. Guided and Wireless Transmission. Signal Encoding Techniques. Digital Data Communication Techniques. Data Link Control. Multiplexing. Spread Spectrum. Circuit Switching and Packet Switching. Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Routing in Switched Networks. Congestion Control in Switched Data Networks. Cellular Wireless Networks. Local Area Network Overview. High-Speed LANs. Wireless LANs. Internetwork Protocols. Internetwork Operation. Transport Protocols. Network Security. Distributed Applications. For Product Development personnel, Programmers, Systems Engineers, Network Designers and others involved in the design of data communications and networking products.

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well presented explanations.......2007-05-17

[A review of the 8th EDITION, that was published in late 2006.]

Stallings takes the student reader through an extensive introduction to current computer networking. Focusing naturally on TCP/IP, as the Internet is the largest computer network in the world. He shows how TCP/IP can be related to the theoretical 7 layer OSI model. The 5 layers of TCP/IP have proved to be well adequate to this date.

En route, he provides very simple analogies to the protocol stack, as this sometimes gives students grief. One analogy is for the physical layer to be mapped to a telephone line. Then on one side, there is a stack for ordering pizza - consisting of a guest at a hotel, a host and a telephone. The other stack has the pizza cook, the order clerk and a telephone. Here, we see a 3 [or 4] layer stack, that is readily understandable. (It's easier to see the structure in the book's diagram.] Well, if you can follow this, then TCP/IP is not so different.

The book also explains various multiplexing methods, like frequency division or time division, without drowning the student in maths. The treatment is qualitative, and does not replace a full course in communications theory.

The discussion on routing, however, while also qualitative, is closer to actual implementations. The routing strategies can be quite adequately understood at the level given in the text.

There is one chapter devoted to wireless networks [ie. for cellphones]. Given the still strong rise in cellphone usage in developing countries, this chapter might well be expanded in future editions of the book.

WiFi is covered, but not WiMax. Well, it is still early days for deployment of the latter, whereas WiFi's popularity is established.

Interesting stuff........2007-04-14

most interesting part of this book was adsl, cable, vdsl because our family are using FastAccess DSL(adsl with 1.5 megabyte patch)from Bellsouth(which is merged with At&T).

A Good Resource.......2007-01-10

This book does not cover as many topics as I would have liked, but it is very current and appears to be accurate. Stallings can be a bit dry.

A+ in the NW and Data Comm hard to find books........2005-09-26

The subject of Networking and Data communication is hard to teach and the good books are also hard to find.
For anyone interested in the details of Networking and its mathematical and logical scales, there is no other book that represents this wide subject in an easy to read, understand and comprehend the subject. Although this is only my second required textbook in the Networking and Data communication, one undergrad and now grad school, it is my ...probably 10th book to read/use as a reference in my daily tasks.
All or partial of the text might be presented as grad level course or subject, but it is presented in a simple way. Go ahead, read it...you buy it or borrow it at the local library you won't be disappointed.
TL

For CE/EE users only!.......2005-07-26

This book is great if you are a CE/EE and want to get into all the little details around network protocols and how the hardware talks to each other. As a CS major (and Principal Software Engineer at my company) I have never had to go to the level this book pushes things at and it reminded me of where the computer industry was back in the early 70's. Many of the problems talk about teletypes and "high speed 2400 baud terminals" like they were developed just the other day.

For CS and MIS majors this book is a bummer with way too much detail and information on things that you will probably never use in your lifetime. I was a network analyst for Sun Microsystems for 9 years and never needed to know the things at the level they are in this book.

The exercises in this book vary from the incredibly simple to the all but impossible. Unfortunately the author neglects to show you how to do the problems in all but a few instances leaving the students to reinvent the wheel trying to figure out something that should be taught to them instead. I found most of the exercises very frustrating with the lack of examples and worked out material that one expects from a good text book. This problem could almost be overlooked if there was a student guide to go along with it that had the even (or odds!) worked out completely so you would know how the problem works. But no luck for the hapless CS student who has to slog through this book. I'm presently in a search for a Schaums outline or a study guide for this book in an effort to decode the exercises. Sorry for the bad news.

Website to Accompany Data Communications, Seventh Edition

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Website to Accompany Data Communications, Seventh Edition
Fitzgerald
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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