Careers for Shutterbugs & Other Candid Types (Vgm Careers for You Series)

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The only career series designed expressly to turn passions into paychecks!

The Careers for You series inspires career explorers to look at the job market through the unique lens of their own interests. Each book reveals dozens of ways to pursue a passion and make a livingincluding many little-known but delightful careers that will surprise readers.

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Well written photography book..........2000-07-09

I'm considering turning a hobby into a career, and so don't know how professional photographers would rate this book. I thought it was very informative and readable, and especially liked the numerous references and addresses for getting additional information on a particular topic. Chapters include careers in photojournalism, advertising, freelance, travel, government, and medical photography. The book also discusses digital photography, the internet, and the fact that current technology is changing how photographers do their jobs.

Careers for Shutterbugs and Other Candid Types (Vgm Careers for You)

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Careers for Shutterbugs and Other Candid Types (Vgm Careers for You)
Cheryl McLean , and C. McLean
Manufacturer: VGM Career Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0844241148

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Title: How to ... reduce thermal noise in industrial imaging cameras.(analysis of Industrial Cameras)
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Publication: Advanced Imaging (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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This first ethnographic study of factory workers engaged in radical labor protest gives a voice to a segment of the Japanese population that has been previously marginalized. These blue-collar workers, involved in prolonged labor disputes, tell their own story as they struggle to make sense of their lives and their culture during a time of conflict and instability. What emerges is a sensitive portrait of how workers grapple with a slowed economy and the contradictions of Japanese industry in the late postwar era. The ways that they think and feel about accommodation, resistance, and protest raise essential questions about the transformation of labor practices and limits of worker cooperation and compliance.

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A Must For Researchers.......2007-05-18

As Continental forces and Virginia militia units were engaged in winning independence, American quartermasters and provisioners struggled to provide these units with all the necessities of life, from meals and guns to meat, fodder for horses, the horses themselves, firewood, and every other type of material. Much of this was requisitioned from the civilian population and certificates were issued payable in either continental or state funds, depending on the units supplied, upon presentation to court authorities. Thousands of these certificates issued to Virginians were duly entered by the courts, and they provide a fascinating insight into the period of the Revolution. These "Publick" Claims booklets contain interesting and useful information about the contributions of ordinary people to the Revolutionary War. They provide some details of people's service in the militia or as guards for prisoners of war; they indicate where some bodies of troops were at particular times; and they identify providers of horses, wagons, cattle, grain, or other supplies. Much of the information in these booklets cannot be found anywhere else, which makes the surviving records particularly valuable. Also remarkable is the fact that records survived from virtually every county in the state at that time with the exception of the newly formed Kentucky counties. This makes the collection even more valuable in covering areas which heretofore in this time period have suffered from a lack of personal data. The "Virginia Publick Claims" are published by counties. In addition to a faithful transcription by Janice Luck Abercrombie and the late Richard Slatten, a complete index is provided for each county booklet. This series is an extremely important genealogical tool for searchers in Revolutionary-era materials.

Japanese Workers in Protest: An Ethnography of Consciousness and Experience

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Japanese Workers in Protest: An Ethnography of Consciousness and Experience
Christena L. Turner
Manufacturer: Univ of California Pr
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OEAIAO

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"A wonderful collection that gives Mozart a voice as a son, husband, brother and friend."—New York Times Book Review

In Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life, Robert Spaethling presents "Mozart in all the rawness of his driving energies" (Spectator), preserved in the "zany, often angry effervescence" of his writing (Observer). Where other translators have ignored Mozart's atrocious spelling and tempered his foul language, "Robert Spaethling's new translations are lively and racy, and do justice to Mozart's restlessly inventive mind" (Daily Mail). Carefully selected and meticulously annotated, this collection of letters "should be on the shelves of every music lover" (BBC Music Magazine). Published for the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birthday. 16 pages of illustrations.

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Mozart from the Heart.......2007-02-02

Almost since the moment of his death in December 1791, people have been writing about W.A. Mozart, some of it accurate, but a great deal misguided, and false. Although I have enjoyed reading various Mozart biographies (Maynard Solomon's is my favorite), I found it quite refreshing to finally to read a collection of Mozart's own words. While the composer was certainly a prankster in his younger days (a stereotype unfortunately perpetuated by the reknowned film "Amadeus"), his letters undeniably demonstrate that Mozart was also a very thoughtful and passionate human being who enjoyed the highs and endured the lows of life, just like the rest of us. In this book, readers will get to know a man who wanted to be loved and lead a full life, only to die at the young age of 35!
Mozart's correspondence show that he sought a coveted position as a kappellmeister or court composer somewhere in Europe, which would mean steady demand for compositions, as well as a handsome salary. In February 1778, he wrote to his father: "I am a composer, and I was born a Kapellmeister. I must not and cannot bury my Gift for Composing, that a benevolent God has bestowed upon me in such rich a measure." Despite his relentless determination and marvelous talent as a performer and composer, Mozart never received the court post he so desperately desired, and this lack of a steady income pushed him deeper into debt during his last few years. Considering his financial problems and the other demands in his life, the quantity and quality of the work he produced in his final days is mind-boggling. Mozart's life was also marred by other tragic events; the gut-wrenching letters describing his mother's death in Paris in 1778 are particulary moving, as are his emotional attempts to mend the strained relationship with his father after Mozart left Salzburg and moved to Vienna in the early 1780s. Perhaps most interesting of course, are Mozart's discussions of his art. My favorite quote of all, perhaps, comes from a letter of December 27, 1777, in which Mozart told his father as he sat at the organ, "The playing just flowed from my heart." To me, that one line captures why this remarkable man and his incredible music still captivate us today. This book does not seek to provide a completely rounded view of Mozart's life and times, but it is still a wonderful collection of Mozart's correspondence that will inspire and inform.

"Piano, piano, si va lontano".......2006-05-06

These letters are pleasing to read, a dignified but casual translation. Spaethling's commentary is never intrusive, always enlightening. It's fascinating to trace Mozart's maturity, his move away from his father, his flirtatiousness, sometimes erotic writing, with his wife. The preening and posturing show the genuis's very human side.

Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life: Selected Letters

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I love it.........
Great book
This lively book will deepen your appreciation of Mozart
A whole new view of Mozart
Bravo!

Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life: Selected Letters
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , and Robert Spaethling
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0393047199

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Letters by Mozart in sparkling new translations that capture the flavor of the writing, transmit every nuance, and render every thought faithfully and accurately. What was Mozart really like--wild? sublime? responsible? fun-loving? bright? foul-mouthed? Reading these letters, we learn in his own words that he was all of these and much more. Here is the composer at his most intimate and unguarded, expressing his feelings about life, love, music, and the world around him. For this collection, Robert Spaethling has carefully chosen letters written by Mozart over a span of almost twenty-two years--from his first journey to Italy as a shy teenager to the final months of his life in Vienna. The letters, together with the accompanying introductions, chronicle the composer's life, personal development, and artistic growth. These new translations into English, the first in more than sixty years, are faithful to the original German even to the point of misspellings, which abound in the early correspondence. No effort has been spared to find language as closely equivalent to Mozart's as any translation can be and to clear up references in the letters to people, places, and events. Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life makes wonderful reading for anyone who has ever loved a work by the composer, from the deceptively simple Eine kleine Nachtmusik to the towering, magnificent Requiem.

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I love it................2007-04-18

Mozart's full and final dedication to his work was exemplary; no doubt, his music spoke for the conscience of the world and his audience felt an almost religious faith in it. But the young man had frivolous and fun-loving personality, and his closeness to infantile notions was apparent with friends, relatives and pupils.
Mozart was possessor of the least inhibited tongue even in his contacts with serious foundations like Archbishopric or Freemasonry that mismatched the depth of notes he wrote.
This composer genius was filled with spontaneous strong-willed passion for music if weak-witted for romance and throughout the wide spectrum of his works involving every conceivable style of symphonies, operas, and orchestral pieces - some of the finest ever written - Mozart produced something truer than love.

Great book.......2005-08-03

If you are interested in everyday lives and struggles of geniuses, this is a book for you. Most of us know Mozart as a great composer, but he also wrote passionate letters to his friends and loved ones. His writing style and personality allow us to understand his times more and to have a closer look at the person that he was.

This lively book will deepen your appreciation of Mozart.......2004-03-19

What a fine accomplishment! According to the introduction, this book contains about 2/3 of Mozart's surviving correspondence. It has letters from and to Mozart and the translations are very lively and bring the personality of the composer to life. In older translations it seems that care was taken to make him sound like the monumental cultural force that he has become. But in this book, Mozart is a boy, a young man, a young husband, a fiery genius, and at times lost, grieving, and even confused.

The book is organized chronologically and provides biographical information that gives each letter some context. There are many useful footnotes as well as a couple of maps and list of Mozart's travels. The author has even included some notes about the various currencies in order to help the reader understand the discussions of money in the letters.

I can't emphasize enough what a lively read this book is. I found that I simply didn't get bogged down and enjoyed reading it. Yes, there are some portions of some letters I skipped, but that is one of the beauties of the book. You don't get lost simply because you skipped some mundane portions of one letter or another.

Mr. Spaethling is to be congratulated on this fine achievement. If you are interested in Mozart in any way, this book will deepen your appreciation of the living breathing person who wrote all that music. It didn't come from some alien dimension. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, this wonderful and complex human being did it all and we are much richer for it.

A whole new view of Mozart.......2002-12-26

Those of us who know a little about Mozart believe that he was perfection incarnate, part angel, fluttering down to endow the world with heavenly music. (There probably is some truth to that.) This book, however, reveals a whole new side of Mozart, a very human side. As beautiful as Mozart's music is, the more beautiful it becomes after reading this book. Understanding his big heart, hard work and, yes, even imperfections, increases one's appreciation of his music.

Bravo!.......2002-10-12

This book enabled Mozart come to life for me. The translation was very good. It showed, (in english), how Mozart worked on his grammar and spelling as he got older. Since he was "home educated", he had to work at this.

I could not put this book down, reading a few letters every day, I saw how Mozart grew from a boy into a man with a family. He was a really good guy, it's a shame he had to die so young.

I would say, to anyone who wants to know more about Mozart, buy this book. You can form your own opinion of him, then you can buy the "expert's" books.

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The letters of one of the world's greatest composers

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—seen variously as a child prodigy, musical genius, tragic Romantic artist, and cultural icon—is among the most written-about of all composers. This fascinating set of his letters offers a new understanding of his life story—his marriage, compositions, performances, occasional money worries, opinions of fellow musicians, and complex relationship with his father—and a revealing portrait of both the man and the musician.

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MOZART'S LETTERS, MOZART'S LIFE: SELECTED LETTERS
ROBERT SPAETHLING
Manufacturer: FABER & FABER
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000S5UU8Y

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The life of Haydn, in a series of letters written at Vienna: Followed by the life of Mozart ; with observations on Metastasio ; and on the present state of music in France and Italy
Stendhal
Manufacturer: Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B00087YALA

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Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life

Manufacturer: FABER & FABER
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GQ39MO

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MOZART'S LETTERS, MOZART'S LIFE: SELECTED LETTERS.
Robert (editor & translator). Spaethling
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NW6L12

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John L. Smith explores the full range of this fascinating discipline, from the physiology of hunger and the psychophysics of taste and smell, to the development of food preferences and the social psychology of food-related behaviour and attitudes. He provides a much-needed overview of social scientific approaches to the study of food, bringing together physiological research, psychodynamic theory, and sociological perspectives to both celebrate differences and explore potential fusion.

The psychology of food and eating: A fresh approach to theory and method [A book review from: Journal of Environmental Psychology]

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The psychology of food and eating: A fresh approach to theory and method [A book review from: Journal of Environmental Psychology]
M. Barker
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000RR0GIM

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Environmental Psychology, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Babylon 5: The Fiery Trial
Bruce Graw
Manufacturer: Mongoose Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1904577121

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Aboard the Babylon 5 diplomatic station, players soon find themselves catapulted into a race against time to gather the remnants of vital information before it is ultimately destroyed by an ancient and implacable enemy in this extensive story arc for your Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game d20 campaign spanning the entire Earth year 2258.

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* The latest edition of the bestseller on Macromedia's market-leading Web development tool -- now deeper and more useful than ever!
* Fully revised to cover all the new features of this hot web design tool for active, database-driven Web page development!
* The definitive, 100omplete handbook and reference for Macromedia Dreamweaver X.
* Written by Macromedia insider, Web design expert, best-selling author, and Dreamweaver Advisor Council team member Joe Lowery.
* Includes coverage on Dreamweaver's integration with the upcoming releases of Flash, Fireworks, ColdFusion, JRUN, and more!
* Learn to build dynamic, database-driven Web sites - no programming required.

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Must Have for Developers Using Dreamweaver MX.......2006-07-15

Just about every time I need a technical manual, especially software based, I head for the 'Bible' series. I've yet to be disappointed. I'm sure every web developer knows that Macromedia is "the" software to use. I've been a professional web developer since '96, and though I know Dreamweaver inside & out, I always buy the 'Bible' when a new version of the software is released. This book helps me to get to know the latest version of the software even better, and it also acts as a reference manual. I post-it flag the parts of the book that I regularly refer back to, which is quite often!
If you're dabbling in creating a personal website, this software and book are not for you. It would really be like an 80 year old grandma buying a Ferrari to drive 2 miles to church on Sunday at 30 mph. Try using free stuff like coffee cup or even template sites. Like granny in a ferrari, it would be a waste of your money if you're not already experienced and learning Dreamweaver for a career in web development.

Comprehensive Technical Manual for DWMX.......2004-03-11

Agreed, this is not a book for people starting out designing their first ever website. That's true and a very important point. However, it shouldn't result in a low star rating - the book is not aimed at beginners!

This book is aimed at the professional user of DWMX, and as such, it does a great job. DWMX has become a huge product - the tool of choice for large web projects. Therefore, a book which details all of DWMX's commercial features will NECESSARILY be overcomplex and confusing for a beginner.

This book will not spoon-feed you with a 'Hello World' project-based introduction to web page building. It WILL help you organize code versioning within your project or plan for a more easily maintainable web project etc etc.

As a web-development professional currently working alone, I find the book very useful.

Learning Dreamweaver.......2003-11-19

If you are new to Dreamweaver and web page designing, you would be makng a mistake if you purchase this book. The book is designed for an experienced individual in computer applications and unless you devote a large percentage of your time on web page design, it is not recommended. The author should split the book in, perhaps, four different sections beginning with a simple web page design. The first section should contain no more than 25 pages to allow beginners to experiment on one page design. The second section should deal with multiple page design. The other sections should relate to more complex designs used by professional users. Nowadays, many people are purchasing web sites and, because they cannot design pages and are not prepared to pay high prices for web page design, the sites are not being used. It is my firm opinion the the layout of this 1000 page book should be changed.

The wrong place to start.........2003-09-03

Unfortunately, I did not read the reviews on this site before waisting my money on this book. Professionals praise this book, beginners curse it. For a reason.
If you are new to Dreamweaver MX and want to learn it, buy another book. This is the wrong place to start.

THINK YOU REALLY KNOW DM? - THIS BOOKS 4 U!.......2003-08-05

I had no idea there was still so much more to learn after using DW MX every day for a year now! This book has me constantly asking "WHO KNEW"? I've read all the source books, the H.O.T. and Teach yourself in 24 hr's, trained one on one with peers, and developed over 20 sites with this program and still this book (in the short 24 hours I've had it) HAS BLOWN ME AWAY! It has filled in some blanks that have irked me; issues that other books, training, websites, & experience just didn't cover. Especially with regard to the wonderful intergration between fireworks & DM. If you are ready to move on to mastery - this book is a must. IT IS NOT a step-by-step training guide, BUT when you think you have a solid foundation in DreamWeaver move on this this baby & test your knowledge. This book has already paid for itself in the time I have already learned to save. I feel like I found a goal mine - dig & you shall find!

PS: I looked at this book a few times but whenever I skimmed through it - it seemed to cover things I was certain I knew thoroughly. So finally I borrowed it from the library - I'm glad I took a closer look and have just ordered a copy of my own as this is one for the reference shelf if ever there was one!

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