Dinosaurs!: The Biggest Baddest Strangest Fastest

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the biggest baddest strangest fastest

Dinosaurs! : The Biggest Baddest Strangest Fastest

Instant hit at our house

A great dinosaur book with wonderful pictures

A terrific present for young dinosaur enthusiasts

Dinosaurs!: The Biggest Baddest Strangest Fastest
Howard Zimmerman
Manufacturer: Atheneum
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Binding: Hardcover

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Troodon. Suchomimus. Carcharodontosaurus. No, these are not rare diseases but rather the names of just a few of the fantastic creatures called dinosaurs that roamed the earth hundreds of millions of years ago. This oversized, full-color picture book approaches the subject with a flair. Artists from around the world painted over 75 illustrations of these diverse creatures, sometimes offering varying perspectives on what the dinosaurs might have looked like. Each painting presents the very latest scientific views on their appearance, but the text emphasizes that no one knows for sure what they looked like, beyond what can be pieced together from fossils. Dinosaurs may even have been brightly colored, like their relatives, lizards and birds.

Authors Howard Zimmerman and George Olshevsky chose to divide the book according to dinosaur size and speed, eating habits, and appearance. Scientifically accurate and up-to-date, the text provides the kind of information dinosaur fans really want to know. Discover the strangest looking dinosaurs (including Therizinosaurus, with its two-and-a-half-foot-long curved claws and broad-billed toothless beak), the largest (at up to 170 feet tall, the "earthshaking lizard" Seismosaurus is aptly named), and the deadliest (the smart, speedy, saw-toothed Velociraptor was one dinosaur you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley). This book has 'em all, from the Triassic to the Jurassic to the Cretaceous periods. (Ages 7 and older) --Emilie Coulter

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Dinosaurs!

Here are those marvelous monsters of the Mesozoic as you've never seen them before!

In this colossal collection, you will find dinosaurs larger than houses and dinosaurs as small as cats. Dinosaurs faster than Ostriches. Dinosaurs with 12-inch claws that could rip prey in two. Feathered dinosaurs. Dinosaurs heavier than a dozen African elephants, and dinosaurs more fearsome than T.rex.

Dinosaurs! is filled with giant glorious illustrations -- over 75 paintings in all. Created by the world's artists, they capture scientists' latest way of looking at dinosaurs as fast, active, and often deadly creatures. Dinosaurs! also features art and information about new and recent discoveries from China, Africa, and South America. Details on each dinosaur family, such as the period and area in which it lived, eating habits, peculiar attributes, a pronunciation guide to all the names, plus a listing of the best places to find out more about dinosaurs on the World Wide Web are also included. Dinosaurs! is divided into easily identifiable sections. Whether you are interested in seeing the largest dinosaurs that ever lived, the fastest, or the most deadly hunters, you can turn right to your favorite monsters from the Mesozoic.

Customer Reviews:

the biggest baddest strangest fastest.......2006-11-10

I like any kind of books or dvd's about dinosaurs. I find it to be very interesting about how they lived and finally died off.

Dinosaurs! : The Biggest Baddest Strangest Fastest.......2006-06-27

An adequate generalized book for kids. Beautifullly illustrated. The categorization is interesting although completely unscientific...obviously that is intentional...it's a worthy addition to a child's library.

Instant hit at our house.......2006-05-17

Perhaps I'm a little premature in writing this review as we just received the book yesterday, but both my 3 year old and 5 year old really seem to enjoy this book. My daughter who, I'm sorry to say, would generally rather watch TV chose to read this book instead. Only problem is my son wants me to read it at bedtime and he is used to finishing a book and there's a lot of print and info. But we'll take it in segments. I think this will be enjoyed for quite a while. A good purchase.

A great dinosaur book with wonderful pictures.......2006-01-31

I purchased this book for my son who is 4 years old. My son loves this book. He always wants to know what a dinosaur is doning in the pictures and every picture in this book has an explanation. Short, but easy for a parent to expand on if needed also. Each dinosaur in here also has at least a 1/2 page of basic information about it as well.

A terrific present for young dinosaur enthusiasts.......2006-01-24

I sent this to my 5 year old nephew, who recently transitioned from the usual early interest in trucks and planes into a fascination with dinosaurs. Since receiving it, he has been reading it constantly. His parents are happy that he is reading more on his own, and tell me that the illustrations are good. The book covers many dinosaurs that aren't discussed in other books. I am thrilled that my nephew is learning to read and developing a interest in learning on his own.

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In My Job My Self, Gini plumbs a wide range of statistics, interviews with workers, surveys from employers and employees, and his own experiences and memories, to explore why we work, how our work affects us, and what we will become as a nation of workers. My Job, My Self speaks to every employed person who has yet to understand the costs and challenges of a lifetime of labor.

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Understanding the origins of work inner dimension..........2007-08-31

Why do we work? What we do expect from work? What do we get from work? Is the nature of work changing along with the economic and social changes affecting all of us? The topic is relevant to anyone and the perspective taken by Al Gini (member of the Department of Philosophy and the Institute of Human Resources and Industrial Relations at Loyola University Chicago) is at the same time academic and wide ranging for the general reader referencing from subjects such as psychology, history, popular literature and economics. This book stimulates the reader to reflect upon the `way that we make a living' while gaining a sense of perspective and insight upon what we really value about our own work. The exercise is at the same time challenging and enlightening and it helps us also to find ways that could improve the way we experience and perceive work itself.

From necessity to self-realization: identity

First of all, why do we work? OK, the first answer is a given: `we work to make a living'. But there is much more than that and too often we fail to consider and value it. Gini puts it quite clearly: "Renè Descartes was wrong. It isn't `Cogito ergo sum' (I think, therefore I am), but rather `Labora, ergo sum' (I work therefore, I am). We need work, and as adults we find identity in and are identified by the work we do. Our work tells us who we are. If this is true, then we must be careful about what we choose to do for a living, for what we do is what we become. At its worst, work is a burden and a necessity. At its best work can be an act of personal freedom and self-realization. But either way, work is a necessary and defining ingredient in our lives". From both a psychological and social perspective the sense of identity that we get from work is a powerful one; it does shape who we are and the way we are perceived by others, yet most of all, the `rules' of our work do have a powerful impact on the way we understand and give meaning to events shaping our lives and the lives of others.

Beyond the survival game?

Do we work to survive or can we also gain satisfaction from work aiming at that self-realization that deep inside we all strive for? Since the Industrial Revolution the progressive spreading of material well-being (at least within the Western civilization) should have enabled workers to go beyond the threshold of `work as survival' into a dimension of work more linked to real achievement, expression of talent and inner potential. Gini writes "Unfortunately, both conventional wisdom and sociological surveys tell us that a significant portion of the workforce feels trapped in jobs that lack the possibility of `real achievement', `feelings of satisfaction' and the opportunity for the development of a `healthy and stable sense of self'. For these individuals work remains an obstacle to endure instead of an opportunity to expend one's life. Clearly, the only satisfaction to be found in some jobs lies in the necessity of getting it done when no other alternatives are available. Survival, not satisfaction, becomes the goal. (...) More and more workers feel that their jobs lack any meaning and value beyond the utilitarian function of providing them with a paycheck." Since ancient times work has been associated with a burden, a necessary unavoidable toil (on the topic Gini points out several references from ancient Greek and Roman cultural tradition and also the Bible); with time, no matter what kind of material improvements society has created overall, we have been unable to tap into the richer inner individual dimension of work and this has created serious individual and social consequences "Too many workers believe their jobs have nothing to do with their inner sense of self, at least not in a positive sense. Too often, they're right. Too often, frustration at work finds expression in addiction, depression, withdrawal or violence".

Safety of the body; what about safety of the mind?

Since the Industrial Revolution there is been a lot of progress within the workplace of factories and offices in terms of physical work conditions. Physically healthier and safer work environments have progressively become widespread at least within the Western world. Yet this does not seem to have proportionally contributed to increase the overall positive perception of work. As Gini puts it "Although the modern workplace goes to great lengths to protect workers' bodies, little or no attention is paid to the potential damage to their psyches and spirits". The key issue here is once again associated with the sense of meaning, the sense of vision that we stimulated to associate to our work and too often this stimulation is too little or totally not present within organizations and work environments. Gini labels this issue as `lack of vision'; first of all lack of vision on the side of organizational leadership whom fails either to develop, articulate or communicate effectively a sense of project, of contribution to a larger goal, to which workers at any level of the organization can relate to. Once again the consequences of this are widespread and have a deep impact on an individual and societal level "Because so few of us feel we are part of a larger purpose, we lose ourselves in the pay-off, the paycheck, and are driven solely by the goal of pecuniary well-being. The primary meaning of our labor is reduced to what it allows us to get or buy. We no longer work to create or contribute but only to consume". Human nature leads us to strive for meaning, to strive for achievement and since we cannot find neither meaning nor achievement within the daily nature of our work, we associate meaning and achievement not to what we create but to what we consume. Gini argues that this affects also the sources of our motivation to work and produce "The desire for goods and services, aided and abetted by advertisement and the installment plan, is the `new candided carrot', to use Bell's phrase, that keeps us at our jobs and motivates our work efforts. The new American worker has been formed not by discipline, ideology, or need by by boredom, want and desire". Once again these dynamics might contribute to ensure safety and well-being of the body, the latest and trendiest goods and services do satisfy - at least for a given amount of time - our external needs and wants; yet our internal drives for real contribution and achievement are too often pushed aside with the undesirable consequences above mentioned. Today's way to work takes care of our body and little of our mind; over two hundred years of growing material progress has done very little to change this.

Tapping into the inner dimension of work: values and moral leadership

Failing to take into consideration and develop the individual inner dimension of work is detrimental of the individual; nowadays it is detrimental also for organizations that have the necessity to tap into the inner individual creativity and talents in order to innovate and be competitive within a very dynamic and demanding global economy. Work with a real meaning, clearly part of a real contribution to a greater purpose is for more and more organizations no longer simply an unnecessary benefit granted to workers, it has become a requirement of effective management and leadership. Yet too often companies still fail to understand this and they miss the opportunity to truly evolve the dimension of work on both an individual and organizational level. Work has always been in search of meaning and increasingly organizations are in search of meaning in order to establish a strong sense of identity and purpose necessary to make their contribution to a fast changing economy truly recognized as unique and valuable. Meaning needs to be rooted in a real greater purpose to which we aim, as individuals and workers, on the basis of shared values and behaviors that need to be stated, articulated and respected. Meaning given by a set of principles that not only give a real greater purpose to work, they define its moral dignity. Within these dynamics leadership has a key role in coming to redefine and reshape the way we perceive and experience work. Gini writes "I believe that Tom Peters and Bob Waterman were correct when they stated `The real role of leadership is to manage the values of an organization'. All leadership is value-laden. All leadership is ideologically driven or motivated a by certain philosophical perspective, which upon analysis may prove to be morally acceptable. (...) Leadership is hard to define, and moral leadership is even harder. Nevertheless, I am convinced that without the `witness' of moral leadership, standards of ethics and organizational life will not occur or be sustained. Leadership, even when defined as a collaborative experience, is this about the influence of individual character and the impact on personal mentoring. Good behavior does not always beget good behavior, but it does establish tone and offer options. Although it is mandatory that an organization as a whole make a commitment to ethical behavior to actually achieve it, the model for that commitment has to originate from the top. Or, am I wrong? Is it always about the money?" Once again, what is going to prevail about work? Its superficial material focus, based upon the outer dimension or the deep rooted meaning-laden real-contribution-driven based on the inner dimension?

Global societal, technological and economic changes give us the opportunity (an opportunity increasingly shaping itself as a necessity) and the means to finally have an impact upon the nature of work, the way that we identify with it, they way that we consider it not simply as a mean to survival but as a mean to self-realization. Time will tell if us and our leaders have the vision and the courage to embrace this opportunity.

Sum, ergo laboro ("I am, therefore I [must] work").......2004-07-23

For most of us work as a means to an end (namely, consumerism) has displaced the notion of work as a pleasure. Etymologically, the words "work", "job", or "labor" denote pain, sorrow, or heavy, burdensome tasks. Thus, in "My Job, My Self" Al Gini wonders: "So why, given our poverty of time and the burdens of work, haven't we traded our prosperity for leisure?" (p. 141). One answer provided by Gini in this thorough expose on everything "job/work", is that most of us no longer work out of a sense of duty, necessity, or utilitarian pleasure; nor hunger or the satisfactions of craftsmanship or pleasures of a job well done. Sadly, we no longer seem capable of knowing what exactly to do with our free-time, and find ourselves more often than naught, bored, wanting, and desiring things only more money can buy. We have become a nation of culture consumers: "Emo, ergo sum"/"I shop, therefore I am", (p. 140).

The main thrust of "My Job, My Self" is not to propose some vague utopian elimination of work altogether, but rather to acknowledge the importance that modern society places on work, and to show how we have come to identify ourselves through our jobs. If our jobs are so vital to who we are, then we really ought to pay more attention to what exactly we're getting out of them. Gini admits that, "Work will never be completely free of disappointment, drudgery, and toil, but all work should, at least, offer the possibility of purpose and hope" (p.224).

"My Job, My Self" is an enlightening journey through a subject many readers read books to escape from in the first place! Yet, our jobs consume so much of our time and lives that only a straight-forward examination of what we do, and why we do it, can be therapeutic - and quite possibly life-changing. "My Job, My Self" is rounded off with insightful chapters on subjects such as race, women in the workplace, time and stress issues related to workaholism, and the importance of ethics and leadership. In general, it contains sound socio-economic discussion related to the nature of work itself, and the worker's relation to it in an increasingly technologically driven economy. Read, reflect, and arm yourself with your new-found revelations, for "without love, work is servitude" (p.224).

Thorough, Data-Filled, Academic Treatment of Modern Work.......2001-05-25

After finishing this book, all I can say is "wow." Mr. Gini is clearly one of the more knowledgeable people on the subject of work and its changing role in modern society. This book is masterfully well written and demonstrates a sound knowledge of the subject matter, which is presented in a very well thought out and logically presented manner. The scope of the subject matter being very broad, the author's ability to envelope it and treat so many aspects of it in such depth was really remarkable. There is an amazing amount of information presented within the book, a plethora of footnotes, and yet the book is not imposing - it is in fact rewarding because of all it.

While the entire book was fascinating, I thought that there were four chapters in particular that were outstanding. Chapter 7 "Women in the Workplace", Chapter 8 "Squeezing Time", Chapter 10 "Work Spend and Debt Syndrome", and Chapter 12 "The End of Work, is Rifkin Right?" all cover enough detail to be books of their own, Mr. Gini references many other books which do just that. "Women in the Workplace" explores the many remarkable facets of how the increasing penetration of women into the workforce has changed our society, and how society has driven those changes. "Squeezing Time" talks of the incredible shrinking of free time in modern society compared to those of years gone by. The author sees this as a natural extension of the Industrial Revolution, and has the data to back up this view. "Work Spend and Debt Syndrome" talks about the shift in society to one of people with lives to one of people as consumers. The similarities between this and "Bobos in Paradise" by Brooks is startling. Mr. Gini demonstrates qualitatively and quantitatively how we have become a consumer society, and shows us what exactly that means. "The End of Work, is Rifkin Right?" is an amazing chapter (partly because I agree with his points very strongly) in which the author looks at the some of the questions posed by Mr. Jeremy Rifkin and Mr. Robert Heilbroner in their 1996 book. Their main point had been that the increase in productivity caused by the personal computer had yet to fully ripple through the workplace, and that as it did so we would see waves of greater and greater unemployment. Mr. Gini takes a look at this view four years later, and is cautious to not deliver an aggressive verdict.

One of the more interesting things I found about this book, other than the points that the author brought forth and the views of society that he projected, was that it almost had a self-help aspect to it. There is an amazing amount of comfort behind statistics in which "85% of all workers felt __", especially when the blank is filled in with something you feel as well. In that manner, there were parts of this book that evoked similar themes to "A Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl, something that completely surprised me. This is by no means a central tenement to the text, but its effect was certainly worth noting, and really added strongly to the value of the book.

I couldn't recommend this book anymore strongly. It would be of great value to anyone who is working, trying to figure out what they should be doing with their lives, or is looking to do research on the changing role of work within society. This is an outstanding book.

weak effort.......2001-04-03

This book didn't impress me. It failed to convince me that the author knows anything special about the topic. Sometimes people in academia just kick back in their ivory towers and postulate and pontificate instead of rolling up their sleeves and getting the old hands dirty. "Live in dirt" someone once said to me; your world view will be the better for it. This book is a waste of time! Go read "Working" by Studs Terkel. Now that is a piece of WORK!

Work -- love it or hate it.......2000-07-18

Work is something virtually all of us do, and for a huge percentage of our adult waking lives. Few, however, have subjected the institution and concept of work to philosophical scrutiny--Al Gini breaks that pattern, with his insightful, smooth-reading work "My Job My Self". He dissects work from a variety of different angles and perspectives, sharing all of the cutting-edge research on the topic from a variety of disciplinary resources, all the while making it easy to understand, relevant, and a pleasure to read.

I'd recommend this book to anyone -- currently working, soon to work, or retired. It will push many buttons, and make you think about something going on all around you in a new light.

Reading "My Job My Self" is certainly not work!

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The $300 billion travel market offers unparalleled opportunities to earn money and free trips while sharing your love of travel with others. This award-winning book provides step-by-step guidance on setting up a home-based agency, making bookings, finding and keeping customers, and maximizing income. Extensive bibliography, complete subject index, and resources section included.

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It worked for me..........2001-01-29

I have the first edition that Kelly published for readers. I used it all of time...referring to things I had read and used them when asking question with those that I networked with. I have since purchased the newest edition to share with the new IC's that join our agency. We have been operating as a home office agency since 1998. Handling our own accounts and communication with suppliers. It take a little long to get noticed, but worth it in the long run. Good luck to all that read this book!

Good book but..........2000-07-16

The chapter on using EasySabre to get detailed airline fares and schedules online is out of date. EasySabre is now part of Travelocity (the online travel site) and no longer provides all of the great details mentioned in Kelly's book. This really is too bad, as it takes away one of the best tools there was for an independent agent. But I still recommend this book for anyone considering running a home-based travel agency - it can save a lot of time and effort in trying to find all of the "ins" and "outs" of this business on your own.

Excellent.......2000-04-28

This is a very informative, detailed, EASY to read book for anyone wanting to get into this business. I highly recommend anyone wanting to get into this business to read this book. I think she did a great job in writing it. It feels like you are interviewing the author herself and getting the answers to most questions you would have on your mind. The most informative book I have read in a long time!

No mistake, this book delivers what the title promises.......1999-12-03

Yes, it is true that the home-based travel agency is set up differenty than a store front agency. If you expect the two agencies to be the same, then you would be disappointed in this text. However, if your expectations are to get into the industry while working from home, then I think this book is the most valuable investment you can make. I was overwhelmed from my own research and almost gave up until I read this text. This book will offer you concrete facts and resources to use at each step (finding a host agency, selling, booking, promoting travel, and BEST of all, avoiding common beginner mistakes). Why suffer through the mayhem when you can learn from someone else's mistakes and try to avoid them. I highly recommend this author's text on agent opportunities also.

Very misleading title - don't waste your money.......1998-08-24

It is not possible to be a home-based travel agent. As explained in the book, the agencies through whom you have to work to make bookings and get your commissions for airlines require that you have an address that is in a commercial building zoned as such. The book gives you an out by suggesting you work for a travel agent or get one to give you a contract to be an extension of that agency. As a result you have to pay them a setup (or franchise fee) and then you have to split your commissions with them. This is not what I call a home-based travel agency business.

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The Smithsonian Institution and Radio Spirits have teamed up to assemble this collection of distinctively entertaining broadcasts from the comedy and laughter genre. Each of the 12 broadcasts has been digitally restored and remastered from the original recordings for exceptional audio quality. This collection includes the famous comedy bit Who's on First by Abbott and Costello and a 60 page historical booklet featuring foreword by Irving Brecher,creator of the Life of Riley.

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Outstanding Example of Christian Service and Calling.......2007-09-04

What a wonderful book! What a great example of being the Hands and Feet of Christ in our world - an orphanage in Haiti. What a blessing this book was to my faith!

Living Epistles.......2006-11-08

We all need to see the work of God happening around us. This book provides humble examples of the transforming power fo Jesus Christ. Join with the Spirit and see how your life can impact others.

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Anyone who sets himself up as "religious" by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.

The Musical Lives of Young Children (The Prentice Hall Music Education Series)

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Good for parents and music teachers alike

The Musical Lives of Young Children (The Prentice Hall Music Education Series)
John W. Flohr
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This book uses an innovative approach to music for young children, using research findings to determine and substantiate good practice and emphasizing the belief that the nurturing of children's musical interest is of great import to their development and emotional lives. This comprehensive overview of music for young children demonstrates that the more a teacher knows and understands young children, they better they will be able to judge what is best for their group. Some topics covered are foundations of music learning, planning the environment, singing, creating, moving, playing, reading and writing, and listening. It is designed to be valuable to parents, music teachers, early childhood and elementary teachers.

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Good for parents and music teachers alike.......2005-04-27

This book was very useful in my pursuit of establishing my music classroom philosophy. I am a music teacher and needed a good "handbook" for reference when deciding on curriculum, classroom setup, and music philosophy. This book covered all of this and provides references for further investigation. I am also a parent and this book gave me insight to my children's development in music before they were exposed to elementary school. I have a 15 month-old and I was able to promote her musicality after reading about musical development.

Musical playlets for young folks;: Scenes from the lives of great composers,

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Musical playlets for young folks;: Scenes from the lives of great composers,
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Musical anecdotes and stories: Lives of Haydn and Mozart : written for the young : with sixteen pieces of original and German music

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Musical anecdotes and stories: Lives of Haydn and Mozart : written for the young : with sixteen pieces of original and German music
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The Musical Lives of Young Children (Prentice Hall Mini-Series in Music Education)

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No book, fiction or non, has had a greater impact on my life.......1998-10-27

At just under 200 pages, Wilcox's memoir should be praised for it's ability to evoke such extreme levels of emotion from the reader. He makes us laugh, cry, love, and hate, and does so in a way that few authors can. His smooth yet unpredictable storytelling is eclipsed only by the situations themselves. Wilcox effortlessly carries the reader through the merciless streets of New York City in his quest for salvation and identity in the turbulent sixties. His memoir is an enormous literary achievement- and his survival is nothing short of triumphant.

A new genre.......1996-09-26

I partially read this book when I was trying to eradicate all the formating errors so that I could print out all 500 odd pages. I think I did this twice. Fred has created a new genre, the 'semi-fictional auto-biography'. In other words, he tells his story with modifications that make it difficult to know where the truth ends and the lies begin. I guess that is the story of his life, so in that sense it is truthful. Don't waste your money on this one. Tony Donohoe

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Professor, check your facts.......2007-08-25

I didn't know I was in Professor Allen's book until a friend picked it up on Google. I would be wary of factual problems in the book because everything he wrote about me, except the spelling of my name, was wrong.
-Kirstie Wilde, former television news reporter and anchor, KGW-TV, Portland; KCST-TV, San Diego; KGTV-TV, San Diego; KRON-TV, San Francisco; WHAS-TV, Louisville; KNBC-TV, Los Angeles; KTTV-TV, Los Angeles; KCBA-TV, Monterey/Salinas, in that order. Also, I wasn't the first female anchor in any of those cities, but I was the first female floor director at KGW-TV, Portland, my first job.

Essential reading for those interested in Local TV News.......2004-07-19

If you have ever wondered why the local news on television looks similar from one town to the next, or how it came to be that local TV news is more important to most folks than what Peter, Dan, and Tom--or for that matter any nameless face on CNN, Fox News Channel or MSNBC have to say--then this is a must read for you.

It is obvious that Professor Allen is an academic and takes a scholarly approach to his subject matter. But his work is very accessible for the reader because much of the material was gleaned from the author's interviews with over 200 figures who were there when local news on television moved from fifteen minutes of headlines read from behind a desk each night--to the primary way millions of Americans get their daily news.

How this transformation came to be is at the core of this book.

Anyone who works in television news, or is contemplating a career in a tv newsroom should absolutely read this book. You'll get a great understanding about the multi-million-dollar business that drives most local television stations across the country.

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Few designers have explored the intersecting worlds of design and QuarkXPress as thoroughly as best-selling author Michael Baumgardt. Luckily for us, he reveals his expertise here to show designers how they can create more effective designs using QuarkXPress. The focus in this volume is on the work, and indeed you'll find plenty of examples of other designers' work in these pages: to illustrate important concepts, serve as starting points for readers' own projects, and inspire. The first section of QuarkXPress 6 for Print and Web Design focuses on desktop publishing, tackling important topics such as working with text, preparing images, and choosing colors-all from a designer's perspective. The second section shows you how you can use QuarkXPress 6's powerful new Web capabilities to design great Web sites. Along the way you'll encounter interviews with top designers, numerous practical tips, and a chapter full of design tricks: Pick an effect (drop shadow, transparency, and more), and see how it was created. Essential reading for anyone who's interested in stretching their designs--and imagination--with QuarkXPress.

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Best Quark book found.......2006-07-05

I searched for Quark books as I am taking a graphics degree and found the course books both years out of date and full of errors, tutors told me they were still the best available and looking in book stores and online I had to agree till I saw this tome and used it, excellent book of Quark and so very easy to follow.

QuarkXPress 6 for Print and Web Design.......2004-09-28

As an Evangelist for Quark, I get to read ALL the titles on QuarkXPress. During my many hours of reading, I found this amazing book "QuarkXPress 6 for Print and Web Design" by Michael Baumgardt. This was the book that I was looking for! Michael's book is a superlative read for the creative mind. It's great to find an author that puts into words the level of creativity you can build with QuarkXPress. I love this book and recommend it whenever I am speaking at an industry event.

Shellie Hall, Evangelist, Quark, Inc.

Web site building using Quark 6.0.......2004-02-16

I rebuilt my web site in 2 days using Quark 6.0 thanks to this book! I upgraded to Quark 6.0 in July, 2003 because of the demonstration showing the web site building capabilities. I don't want a flash movie! I don't want anything fancy! Just clean, simple pages assembled in an easy application. Michael Baumgardt has written a "cookbook" illustrating just that. He also has color screen grabs and illustrations on every page. He covers using Photoshop in conjunction with Quark, because that's what the average graphic designer is going to be doing. This book is for the mid-to-high level user of both Photoshop and Quark applications. There's some history on desk top publishing as well. I bought another book just before this one that barely covered the web site building capabilities - what a waste of time.

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