Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas: Guidelines for Planning and Management (World Commission on Protected Areas - Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines, 8)

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Having a problem with a lazy student? Forget detention--tell him how you really feel: "Your brains are useless, boil'd within thy skull." Tired of your teacher's boring, pointless lectures? Raise your hand and comment that "Your reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search." Full of schoolroom slings, digs, and retorts, Shakespeare's Insults for Teachers is better ammunition than a spitball--and hey, you're learning something!

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Teaching with the Bard.......2000-04-04

This book is a wonderful reference for teachers trying to get junior or senior highers to enjoy the Bard! This book is filled with insults that teachers can share with their students to help them really get into Shakespeare's language. Teenagers will love anything when they can use it for fun things. This book provides teachers with that tool.

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Shakespeare Insults Teachers(ess)
HILL , and OTTCHEN
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Shakespeare's Insults for Teachers
William; Hill, Wayne F.; Ottchen, Cynthia J. Shakespeare
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
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ASIN: B000K6L1K2

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Very Good could be better

Rolling Stone - When it was edgier

Brilliant

Silver Linings

great book

The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music
Nick Kent
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
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Very Good could be better.......2007-05-25

I'll start off by saying that this was a very good book and Martin Kent is one of the best writers I have read in a long time. The first chapter on Brian Wilson is the best piece of writing I have read on the great man, and Kents writing displays his passion for his music. Kent should, however, stick to writing on the artists he knows and loves. His chapter called The Manchurian Candidate: The Stone Roses and The Happy Mondays is beyond pittiful, he manages to write for a dozen or so pages without talking about these two bands music at all and in fact barely manages to go past their drug habits and as he puts it "stifled northener accents". Add to this the fact that he managed to spell the name of The Stone Roses drummer, Reni, Rhemmi on more then one occasion.\

Their are many good things about this book, the chapters on Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis are also very good and if any one is looking for a good book to read on a plane or much like this book would be perfect, however, Kent should, in the future, stick to writing s on topics that he knows and his passionate about.

Rolling Stone - When it was edgier.......2006-12-27

This book is a collection of stories and interviews of artists from the 60's all the way through the present (the updated edition). As someone who used to be a habitual Rolling Stone reader, and not longer is as a result of the change in people covers (which is a reflection of music today) this book is a reminder of the good old days before publicists, when artists did not hide and gave full access. The stores are great, and not necessarily flattering, as a result of the honest nature. This book is a great way to learn more about music history in an entertaining way.

Brilliant.......2006-10-19

Ok so he had a fascination wikth Keith Richards and sometimes tended to identify a bit too much with his heroes. However he was a most brilliant writer at the best rock weekly ever, the NME. This book is brilliant and could have been longer.

Silver Linings.......2006-05-05

It is indeed the music that counts here, of the text as well as of the artists. It kicks off with Iggy Pop's fascinating foreword, followed by the equally absorbing preface dealing with Nick Kent's history as a music journalist. The value of each chapter is directly proportional to the communication skills of the interviewed: that is why the Guns 'N'Roses piece is a complete waste of time and paper and shouldn't even have been included in the book, whilst I loved the Roy Orbison interview although I've never really been into his music.

I found the Brian Wilson piece too long and do not agree with the author's assessment of the Rolling Stones after the 60s. His view of Kurt Cobain is a bit harsh and the non-interview with Roky Erickson a bit pointless, but I loved Jerry Lee Lewis, Lou Reed, Elvis Costello, Miles Davis and I think the book's crowning glory is the chapter titled "Neil Young and the haphazard highway that leads to Unconditional Love."

What amazes me is how some of these artists managed to so consistently produce such sublime music while they were abusing themselves physically and mentally to such a gruesome degree. I suppose that is one of the intertextual messages of this book: no matter how low down you are, you can always pull yourself together again. It once again demonstrates the ability of the soul and the body to restore themselves. This is great rock writing!

great book.......2005-11-12

If you like music then you will like this book. What I liked about this book is that it was written by a good music journalist, so that's important, and there's a little humor in it too, as if the retardedness of the musicians aren't funny enough.

The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music 1972-1995

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like being there
Essential
The sad, glorious people behind the great music
SILVER LININGS AROUND THE DARKNESS
Good stuff!

The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music 1972-1995
Nick Kent
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like being there.......2002-06-26

very good,obviously some stories are more interesting than others.all around great reading for fans or non-fans.the sid+nancy story was my favorite,but this shows just how pathetic they really were.author comes across as likeable,which is unusual in the rock biz.also,the tale of iggy pop ranks as one of the finest stories ever put into words.

Essential.......2001-08-26

Nick Kent does not fall for the pretentious...spewed by many rock stars. His writing is intelligent passionate and best of all funny. Does anyone know where I can most easily read Kent's work now? I've been dying to read what he's done since 1995. Thanks in advance.

The sad, glorious people behind the great music.......2001-07-27

A great book about the people populating planet rock music, with every chapter worth reading. The chapters I found most interesting were the ones about Neil Young, Roy Orbison and Sid Vicious, and about the author's non-interview with the very strange Roky Erickson. There is also a longish chapter about Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, written when Wilson was a very disturbed man, which makes one realise what a miracle it is that he is now performing again. Kent's prose is worthy of his subjects and he portrays them in all their twisted, but fascinating, glory.

The book also features a brief, but very good, introduction by the legendary Iggy Pop, which seems to indicate that Iggy could have been some author, had he not decided to pursue a music career.

The book made we ponder, anew, a question about artists which has bothered me for many years: are artists destroyed by their art, or do they have to be tortured people from the start to produce work which is different and interesting?

SILVER LININGS AROUND THE DARKNESS.......2001-05-01

It is indeed the music that counts here, of the text as well as of the artists. It kicks off with Iggy Pop's fascinating foreword, followed by the equally absorbing preface dealing with Nick Kent's history as a music journalist. The value of each chapter is directly proportional to the communication skills of the interviewee: that is why the Guns 'N'Roses piece is a complete waste of time and paper and shouldn't even have been included in the book, whilst I loved the Roy Orbison interview although I've never really been into his music. I found the Brian Wilson piece too long and do not agree with the author's assessment of the Rolling Stones after the 60s. His view of Kurt Cobain is a bit harsh and the non-interview with Roky Erickson a bit pointless, but I loved Jerry Lee Lewis, Lou Reed, Elvis Costello, Miles Davis and I think the book's crowning glory is the chapter titled "Neil Young and the haphazard highway that leads to Unconditional Love." I feel compelled to investigate Neil Young's music now because I feel I understand and appreciate him as a human being, whereas previously I considered him to have been just another good rock 'n roller, but one who didn't especially appeal to me. What amazes me is how some of these artists managed to so consistently produce such sublime music while they were abusing themselves physically and mentally to such a gruesome degree. I suppose that is one of the intertextual messages of this book: no matter how low down you are, you can always pull yourself together again. It once again demonstrates the ability of the soul and the body to restore themselves. This is great rock writing!

Good stuff!.......2001-02-06

Kent takes the reader through a nightmare journey of rock musics sorid underbelly in this wonderful book. A large array of influential musicians are documented here from the eccentric ramblings of Syd Barrett to the wild excess of Guns and Roses and evey kind of perversion of humanity inbetween. Kent writes with a fans enthusiasm for the music, though this does'nt blur his journalistic objectivity. Read and glee.

The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music

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The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music
Nick Kent
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The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music 1972-1995
Nick Kent
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The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music, 1972-93 (Penguin Rock)

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The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music, 1972-93 (Penguin Rock)
Nick Kent
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
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ASIN: B000OIXN20

Book Description

Perhaps the most complete overview yet of the voice-over business, this book explains more than just the voice talent's job. It describes the whole production process and what's expected of you by the writer, engineer, ad agency, agent, talent union -- and, of course, the client.

Learn all about interpreting scripts and taking direction. Preparing your demo tape. What happens during recording sessions. How voice casting works. Exactly how much voice-overs pay. And much more.

Complete with over 20 pages of sample radio, TV, narration and animation scripts, this is one book that has people talking.

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great help.......2006-03-24

I read this book when I was first starting out and it really helped me on my way, now I have a very successful voiceover business! www.laurasweeney.com

Picks up Where the Others Leave Off.......2001-04-14

I can recommend this book on two conditions: one, if you have already read The Art Of Voice Acting by James Alburger and two, you are enrolled in a voice workshop or class where you can ask an instructor follow up questions. Some of the advice in this book is patently false. For example, a three and a half minute demo tape? Most demos run one and a half to two minutes, tops. And the author gives the impression that you can make your own demo, when the industry demands a professionally produced tape or cd just to get an agent. It's not fair to say that all the information within this book is not useful, but I would place it a distant third behind the two fine books by Alburger and Elaine Clark.

Excellent "Producer's-Eye View" of Voiceovers.......2000-05-31

Don't start with this book, because you need to have a foundation of talent and craft before some of the things in here will begin to make sense. But if you've got some decent chops (from classes or perhaps by working through Susan Blu's "Word of Mouth" or Elaine Clark's "There's Money Where Your Mouth Is"), by all means profit from this excellent guide to the "externals" of voiceover work.

I say "externals" because this book does not really focus on the inner journey that a voice actor must undertake to become skillful: the acting techniques, like relaxation, concentration, visualization, and so forth. But there are other books that cover such things (including the two mentioned above).

Where this book shines is in describing the real-world environment in which voice actors must work, a world in which producers and directors have a sense of what they want (i.e., "be more conversational"), and whether or not they are getting it, but lack the ability to guide the talent very far in precisely how to achieve it. But, as the author himself admits, "The purpose of this book is to explain what to do with your voice talent once you have it."

Douthitt outlines a "4-Point Plan to Success" at the outset of the book:

1. Competitive abilities (you are as good as the people already doing the work);

2. Proof of abilities (an outstanding demo tape);

3. Connection to the work (learning about jobs, primarily through an agent); and

4. Availability (you are close to the market and able to attend auditions, call-backs and recording sessions throughout the business day).

This theme is carried throughout the remainder of the text.

If there is an overall message to this book, it is, "Be realistic." Douthitt makes it clear that it takes a lot of commitment and dedication to succeed in this field. But he also makes it clear that lots of mere mortals are doing it.

Because of Douthitt's background as an engineer, the technical discussions in this book are accurate and helpful - which sets it apart from most other books on the subject. The book reads very well, no doubt reflecting the contribution of editor Tom Wiecks. The book provides depth in more specialized fields, such as industrial narration, that receive little notice elsewhere.

The author's sense of humor (he would probably call it healthy cynicism) is evident throughout. A priceless pair of diagrams on pages 87 and 88 depict recording session hierarchy: "how it's supposed to work" and "how it often works." The first diagram sets out a neat, orderly chain of command starting from client through agency people through producer to engineer to talent. The second, however, shows a chaotic arrangement of people and arrows, all of which point to the engineer and the talent. "Plan to do seven takes for every 'director' in the room," Douthitt dryly notes. (Later in the book, on page 204, he invites the reader to try voicing the same airline tag with 70 -- yes, 70 -- different one-word directions taken from actual studio sessions, including such helpful gems as "patriotic," "babyish," and "like a cat would say it." Talk about frying your brain!)

An excellent book and much-needed in the field.

The "Bible" For The Voice-Over Profession.......2000-05-01

After reading and then re-reading Mr. Chris Douthitt's "Voiceovers: Putting Your Mouth Where The Money Is," I am pleased to have the opportunity to share my feelings regarding this wonderful, essential tool for the commerical voice talent. The voice-over profession is stimulating and exciting, but can be somewhat confusing for a beginnng and intermediate-level talent. Why? Because the majority of the information one needs to be a successful performer can be difficult to obtain. Mr. Douthitt gathers it all together for you, and puts it into an easy-to-understand format. I firmly believe this publication is THE textbook, the "Bible" for the voice-over business. And because this is a business, Mr. Douthitt is exceptionally candid about what one can expect regarding the commercial voice-over talent's moneymaking potential. The author wants the reader to really consider whether or not this profession is the right one for him/her (there is a considerable start-up cost involved--believe me, I found out quickly!), and provides advice on honing one's talents and abilities. "Voice-Overs: Putting Your Mouth Where The Money Is" gives practial, valuable advice on producing your demo tape; do's and dont's for the talent; what to expect at the recording session. The book also introduces the reader to the studio, and details the roles of all the professionals involved in creating a voice-over spot (from the writer to the engineer to the ad agency to the agent to the TALENT to the client). "The copywriter is the architect of the ad. The talent is the carpenter. The script is the blueprint. The studio engineer provides all the construction materials." Also being a writer, I LIKE that passage! Mr. Douthitt also provides sample scripts which he analyzes, and that the reader can practice. And, the glossary is extremely helpful. Before reading this book, I had voice-over training. However, this publication has proven to be an essential tool if I wish to be really successful. And, isn't that what you want? To conclude, this marvelous textbook is a witty, entertaining read. I sincerely hope I have the opportunity to work with the author one day. Mr. Douthitt--thanks for shining a bright light on the voice-over world!

Good info, but beginners may want to look elsewhere.......1999-07-10

This has some excellent information on getting an agent, a demo tape, and some real inside dope on the business. It's also clear, and well-written. However, if you're like me--a complete novice--I'd suggest you look elsewhere. The authors (correctly) tell you to take voice lessons, and while they have a few helpful excerises, the book isn't much good for actually helping a beginner develop his or her talent. It's telling that the chapter on money comes two chapters before the one on "Getting Talented." In other words, the book is great for career advice and technical advice about the business, but not so great on helping one develop the tools to get there.

Book Description

The accessible presentation of this book gives both a general view of the entire computer vision enterprise and also offers sufficient detail to be able to build useful applications. Users learn techniques that have proven to be useful by first-hand experience and a wide range of mathematical methods. A CD-ROM with every copy of the text contains source code for programming practice, color images, and illustrative movies. Comprehensive and up-to-date, this book includes essential topics that either reflect practical significance or are of theoretical importance. Topics are discussed in substantial and increasing depth. Application surveys describe numerous important application areas such as image based rendering and digital libraries. Many important algorithms broken down and illustrated in pseudo code. Appropriate for use by engineers as a comprehensive reference to the computer vision enterprise.

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Broad, but a mess........2006-10-24

This is, from what I can tell, just about the most complete up-to-date text in the field of computer vision as of late 2006.

But it's a mess.

I'm a PhD student, and have worked my way through more than my fair share of high-level computer science textbooks. This one makes me really appreciate many of them. It reads like a first draft -- overly wordy at times, skipping over important issues, poorly organized... Some concepts that ought to be really simple are made very painful due to what seems to be laziness on the part of the editor. It's like the only people that critiqued this book prior to publication already knew all there is to know about computer vision.

A particularly nasty aspect of this book is that the authors have a horrible habit of including some term in some complex mathematical formula, with no reference whatsoever to that term in the surrounding text! In an explanation of how to use Expectation Maximization in line-fitting, they include a standard-deviation term, with no mention of how you're supposed to choose a value for it other than "...for sigma as before". The only "before" in which the SD (sigma) is mentioned in a similar context that I can find is IN THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER!!!

Anyway, if you want to try to teach yourself vision, don't bother. If you need the book for a class, I'm sorry it's so expensive. Either way, don't expect much.

Computer vision.......2006-07-29

I think this book is the most complete computer vision arguments. In fact it start to speaks from radiometry to steriovision passing by filter uses!!
Good very good

A good up-to-date reference. Comes with solid introductions to (multi-)camera geometries........2006-06-06

First of all, I got a 2003 reprint, and somehow, every single fraction bar (the division sign) is missing in the math expressions for the entire book! Very annoying. I had expected more from Prentice Hall. I advise one to open the book before the return period elapses.

Secondly, I agree to the reviews that say this book being not intuitive. I assume the authors tried to make it concise and came up with a hard read. For example, it explains 2D Fourier analysis in just 3 pages. Of course it's not for first learners. But I get the feeling they could've done a little better in presenting ideas.

The upside is that this book covers quite recent topics. Hence this book may be used as a good survey of the field today.

Personally, I get to grasp rough ideas of the topics I usually don't have time to hit the papers on. Which I appreciate. I knock 2 stars off for overpricing and the misprints in my copy.

[Added in July 2007] I find the chapters on multi-camera geometry, stereopsis, and structure-from-motion are very well written. I'd give it another star for it but the "edit" page won't allow it.

So here it is. It's * * * * -- a four star!

Not a good book to begin with.......2006-02-07

The book fails to explain simple concepts in a clear way. Trying other literature such as 'Shapiro and Stockman's' book is enough to convince yourself that the same concepts can be explained clearly without losing insight.

Somewhat opaque.......2005-12-03

Good point: probably most recent vision book
Bad point: hard to read, missing obvious computer vision topics

A Modern Approach to Intelligent Animation: Theory and Practice (Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China)

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A Modern Approach to Intelligent Animation: Theory and Practice (Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China)
Yueting Zhuang
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Part of the new series, Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China, this book discusses concepts, theory, and core technologies of intelligent theory and human animation, including video based human animation, and intelligent technology of motion data management and reusing. It introduces systems developed to demonstrate the technologies of video based animation. Each chapter is independent. Lively pictures and demos will be presented to make the theory and technologies more understandable. For researchers, this is a reference book and an update on the current status of human animation. For professionals, this is a guide for application development using human animation technologies. Yueting Zhuang received his PhD in Computer Science from Zhejiang University (1998). From 1997 to 1998, he was a visiting scholar at Beckman Institute, U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Now he is professor and vice dean of the College of Computer Science at Zhejiang University.

Pattern Recognition From Classical to Modern Approaches

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Pattern Recognition From Classical to Modern Approaches

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COMPUTER VISION A MODERN APPROACH
FORSYTH
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Computer Vision: A Modern Approach: International Edition

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Computer Vision: A Modern Approach: International Edition
University of California, Berkeley Jean Pon David A. Forsyth
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