Buiilding Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI318-99) and Commentary (ACI 318R-99) (Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, 1999)

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Essential to every Civil Engineer.......2000-04-02

This is the 1999 edition of The American Concrete Institute's building code for Civil Engineers. This code contains all the requirements and provisions for building based on research and experience and it was compiled by committee number 318 of the ACI. The book also contains a commentary on all the regulations and formulas included. The commentary and the actual code are organized side by side so as to make things easier. The material is also divided into chapters and sections that are all organized in a neat table of contents and index in order to allow for an easy search of a certain subject. Another plus for this book is that everything that has changed from the last edition (1995) so that spotting updates is also easier.

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Walt Kelly has found the swamp!.......1999-04-12

This is the real stuff. The tears will run down your cheeks. Small doses only please; we don't want you to get sick from too much laughing. Stuff is 'Sunday Book' level.

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The mere beginnings of one of the comic strip greats...
Who but lovable ol' Pogo with the soft brown eyes
You call this a children's book?
A must for die-hard fans
Too short!

Pogo Vol. 1 (Pogo)
Walt Kelly
Manufacturer: Fantagraphics Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1560970189

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Walt Kelly's POGO, a satirical masterpiece commonly acknowledged as one of the three greatest comic strips ever published, is finally back in print in this series from Fantagraphics Books!

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The mere beginnings of one of the comic strip greats..........2004-10-18

Reading George Herriman's "Krazy Kat" can evoke the response "this is from the first half of the twentieth century?!?!" In like manner, reading Walt Kelly's "Pogo" evokes the response "this is from the 1940s!!?!?!" The reality hits home when various animals (Albert the alligator, Pogo Possum, and Chug Chug Curtis the traveling duck) discuss the Dewey/Truman election of 1948 around page 15. Then Kelly's achievment really hits home: even early "Pogo" hasn't really dated itself for almost sixty years. The jokes (and even most of the puns) still smell fresh. The characters couldn't be more intriguing and the social and political undertones (though not as prevalent in this volume) couldn't be more inspiring. It only takes a few pages to understand why "Pogo" repeatedly receives accolades such as "one of the best comic strips ever".

So many highlights appear in this volume that listing them would take bajillions of words. Some of the standouts include: Albert drinks the "Frog Child"; The campaign for sherrif; Howland Owl's School (which includes the book critic "Orville the Scrooch Owl"); Porkypine's "Don't like anybody!" (which appears twice).

The introduction includes a load of useful background information on Walt Kelly. It also explains why some strips seem like repeats in this volume. Fantagraphics dug back into "Pogo's" pre-syndicated days. The strips that appeared in the ill-fated "Star" newspaper provide interesting juxtaposition with Kelly's syndicated work. The artwork improves. Some of the jokes improve. Basically, sometime between January and May of 1949 Kelly polished "Pogo" and sold it to a syndicate. In the latter he reused and refined some of the strips that ran in the "Star". Fantagraphics prints them all.

The introduction also helps readers sort through the morass of characters that pervade "Pogo". Apparently the cast ended up numbering into the thousands (counting all the insects and animals that appeared over the years); but the strip mainly revolves around a base set of characters. The list and promise (i.e., to continue tracking the cast throughout successive volumes) on page viii will help readers sort through some of the strip's complexities.

Fantagraphics has become one of the best and most respectable publisher of classic comic strips. Not only have they continued cranking out volumes of the classic "Krazy Kat", they have taken on the Golden Fleece of comic strips, "Peanuts". The "Pogo" volumes were published throughout the 1990s and Fantagraphics made it through 11 volumes.

"Pogo" well deserves its reputation. It influenced many subsequent strips such as Berke Breathed's "Bloom County", and Jeff Smith's "Bone", to name a few. In fact, "Pogo" helped to shape comics for the latter half of the twentieth century. This volume contains the seeds for what would become one of the best comic strips ever. Start here and continue on.

Who but lovable ol' Pogo with the soft brown eyes.......2003-08-12

Witty word plays and the sagacity of swamp critters; Walt Kelly's masterpiece re-edited for our delight by the good folks at Fantagraphics (God bless'em).

You call this a children's book?.......2002-09-05

OK, I guess I started reading Pogo when I was a child, way back when it was still being written by Walt Kelly. But I find it most amusing that you have catagorized this book as ages 9-12. Here I am pushing 55 and still finding it very entertaining. I didn't understand who his characters were until I was old enough to recognize our politicians in his comic strip.

I got better at that after I was 12.

A must for die-hard fans.......2001-09-28

This review is for all the volumes in this series of reprints being created by Fantagraphics of all of the Pogo daily strips, starting right from the beginning. (As of this 9/2001 writing, they're up to vol. 11, but they're coming out wayyyy tooooo slooowwwwwwly for my taste.)

R.C. Harvey has set out to chronicle the entire Pogo ouvre, and do so in a semi-academic fashion. One of the highlights (or eminently skippable, depending on your view) of all these books is the long intro by Harvey in each volume, wherein he gives some needed historical reference points (esp. in these early-50s books), for example, the pointed humiliation Kelly gives to McCarthyism (which is scattered thru vols. 6 to 9). It is in the the 1951-to-1953 period where Kelly really finds his voice in political lampooning. (One of the nice features of the intros is an ongoing compilation of the Complete Cast of Characters in the Swamp -- by vol. 11, the count is up to 142.)

That is not to say this and the others are merely political cartoons. The bulk of the action is sheer joyous nonsense, repleat with cockamamie money-making schemes, confused identities, and just plain absurd nonsense. Kelly's touch with the English language was second to none (at least on the comics page), and his lush artwork puts almost all other comics to shame. His work started to take on a political tone in 1951, and he revisited the topic whenever the politics of the age got a little too silly. (Some of his best work in this arena is for the 1968 election, captured in "Equal Time for Pogo".)

As far as quality comic-strips of the 20th century goes, Kelly's Pogo has only 3 serious competitors: George Herman's "Krazy Kat", Trudeau's "Doonesbury", and the all-too-short run of "Calvin and Hobbes" by Bill Watterson. (And Watterson makes it clear that his two main artistic influences were Krazy Kat and Pogo.)

Now, if they could just Get On With It and publish the rest of the work (the first 11 volumes have gone from his start in 1948-1949 up to early 1954, and Kelly published until his death in 1974, so that means that they've got about another 50 volumes to go -- each one contains about 5 months of dailies), and then also do a compilation of the Sunday comics, us Pogo nuts would be all set to laugh our fool heads off well into our doddering years...

btw, you can try to build your own Pogo collection by getting all the books published during Kelly's lifetime -- however, they are almost all out of print, and it would cost you a fortune...

Too short!.......2000-07-25

I was born after Pogo stopped running, apparently, but this has to be one of the best comic strips I've ever seen. Kelly has an attention to detail that puts "Calvin and Hobbes" to shame. Granted, comic strips in those days were bigger than now.

On one hand, I liked seeing the difference between the syndicated strip and the originals, I also felt like I got ripped off a little since 1/3rd of the book was repeated. The intro was enough to make up for it. For those of us that didn't know much about Kelly and his times it was nice to have some additional information.

Great book, I love Pogo!

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Real Estate Valuation is written from the perspective that principles and applications are more important than processes. While detailed solutions are included for a wide variety of appraisal problems, the emphasis is always on the principle, not on how to crunch the numbers through a "formula." The goal is to teach students to think about valuation in a logical, intuitive way, so they can creatively solve real-world problems.

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Real Estate Valuation in the Netherlands.......2002-02-21

Excellent book with very good practical issues. ...
I am a valuation expert since 25 years and a part-time teacher and this is the first realy well written book with a practical approach....

Principles of real estate valuation with energy applications (Development component series)

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Principles of real estate valuation with energy applications (Development component series)
Robert H Zerbst
Manufacturer: ULI-the Urban Land Institute
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Help Your Child Discover the Joys of Learning: 200 Fun and Easy Ideas
John C. Biardo
Manufacturer: Elmwood Park Pub. Co.
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Arguably, each country's media represented its opinions for or against the 2003 Iraq war, giving the viewer insight into the nation's stance on the war, and their political reasoning. By concentrating on the pre-war coverage, this group of scholars engages in a more open discussion of the issues than would take place during wartime, and uncovers the implications for each country's position on international concerns.

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are you ready to go back to school?.......2005-09-15

this book reads like a college biology text book. but one you love to read.your friends will want to shoot you for all the info you'll be able to spit out after reading this book.at first the price gave me pause but now i'm glad i bought it.

A focal point of all turkey research.......2004-05-20

I purchased this book in anticipation of answering some self generated questions about wild turkeys. Not only were ALL of my questions answered, but it provided information beyond my needs. I would highly recommend it to any biologist or hunter.

Excellent reference book on the wild tukey.......1998-04-05

This book reveals valuable information about wild turkey biology and behavior. Naturalists, wildlife biologists, and hunters would find this book useful. Scientific research is presented so that everyone can understand the data.

Wild Turkey Harvest Management: Biology, Strategies, and Techniques

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Wild Turkey Harvest Management: Biology, Strategies, and Techniques
William M. Healy , and Shawn M. Powell
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The wild turkey in Arkansas: History, biology and management

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The wild turkey in Arkansas: History, biology and management
Michael R Widner
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History and management of Merriam's wild turkey (University of New Mexico publications in biology)
J. Stokley Ligon
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Wild turkey harvest management : biology, strategies, and techniques (SuDoc I 49.2:T 84)
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The wild turkey in Georgia: History, biology, and management
Reggie Thackston
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Young Architects 5: Inhabiting Identity

Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press
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ASIN: 1568984588

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Inhabiting Identity is the fifth in an annual series of publications featuring the best young architects as selected by The Architectural League of New York. For this year's competition, architects were asked to explore how technology has altered our sense of space. Their answers not only challenge our sense of habitation but teach us to think beyond the normal and mundane.
This year's winners of the competition -- Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen, Steven Mankouche, Ben Checkwitch, Stella Betts, Lisa Hsieh, and Mike Latham -- make use of unusual materials (wooden shopping pallets) while maintaining creative ideas (mobile rooms) in their investigations of the role of modern technology in our daily lives.

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Draw boats and harbours
Peter Caldwell
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DRAW BOATS AND HARBOURS
CALDWELL PETER
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Split focus: An involvement in two decades
Peter Hopkinson
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Split Focus. An Involvement In Two Decades
PETER HOPKINSON
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Binding: Hardcover
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SPLIT FOCUS. AN INVOLVEMENT IN TWO DECADES.
Peter. Hopkinson
Manufacturer: Hart-Davis
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Binding: Paperback
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The First is a race of godlike beings that believe they formed themselves in a passion of creation. Their past lost in a fog of myth, their present is a comfortable routine - until a new power emerges that could topple their preeminence. Faced with its first true threat, their society begins to fall apart, and soon the mystery of the Sigil-Bearers threatens to plunge The First into civil war. The First is a story of beautiful, powerful beings with feet of clay. Larger than life, they're portrayed with an over-the-top vigor and vitality. Like The Real World set on Mount Olympus, The First boils over with intrigues great and small and with the fate of the universe hanging in the balance. This volume sees the personality politics of The First come to full flower. The gods of the CrossGen universe are in the process of being deposed from that self-proclaimed role because of the creation of the Sigil-Bearers. Anxiety over these powerful new arrivals has ruptured the fault lines in the social structure of the First, causing Ingra, Leader of House Sinister, to make a bold move to launch her planned takeover of House Dexter. Seahn has collected together the unhappy second-born, ready to demand that they be given equal status to the First. Persha, Ingra's daughter, sneaks over to House Dexter to meet Pyrem, her father and Leader of that House. And Gannish the Truthseeker learns a frightening truth about the reality of the First.

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This book reveals how South Korea was transformed from one of the poorest and most agrarian countries in the world in the 1950’s to one of the richest and most industrialized states by the late 1980’s. The author argues that South Korea’s economic, cultural, and political development was the product of a unique set of historical circumstances that cannot be replicated elsewhere, and that only by ignoring the costs and negative consequences of development can South Korea’s transformation be described as an unqualified success.

The historical circumstances include a thoroughgoing land reform that forced children of former landlords to move to the cities to make their fortunes, a very low-paid labor force, and the threat from North Korea and the consequent American presence. The costs of development included the exploitation of labor (as late as 1986, South Korean factory workers had the longest hours in the world and earned less than their counterparts in Mexico and Brazil), undemocratic politics, and despoliation of the environment. The title of the book suggests the ambivalence of South Korean development: “Han” refers both to South Korea (Han’guk) and to the cultural expression of resentment or dissatisfaction (han).

Because the author sees South Korean development as contingent on a variety of particular circumstances, he ranges widely to include not only the information typically gathered by sociologists and political economists, but also insights gained from examining popular tastes and values, poetry, fiction, and ethnography, showing how all of these aspects of South Korean life help elucidate his main themes. The result is the most comprehensive and informative account available of the extraordinary changes that brought South Korea to the forefront among major industrialized nations at the end of the twentieth century.

HAN UNBOUND: The Political Economy of South Korea.(Review): An article from: Pacific Affairs

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HAN UNBOUND: The Political Economy of South Korea.(Review): An article from: Pacific Affairs
Eun Mee Kim
Manufacturer: University of British Columbia
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008GQVYK
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Pacific Affairs, published by University of British Columbia on March 22, 2000. The length of the article is 665 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: HAN UNBOUND: The Political Economy of South Korea.(Review)
Author: Eun Mee Kim
Publication: Pacific Affairs (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2000
Publisher: University of British Columbia
Volume: 73 Issue: 1 Page: 129

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Here, Amundson provides a special focus on how parents and schools can work together to help students achieve. It includes information on how children develop the independence, self-discipline, self-confidence, and skills in communication and cooperation with others that will help them throughout their lives. It also includes suggested resources to provide additional advice and answers to parents' questions.

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Jane was a wartime phenomenon. A sensation. She was also an important feature in the morale of Britain's fighting forces around the world and to those left behind on the "Home Front". So important, in fact, that her fame extended to the House of Commons where one wartime MP referred to our troops as "Jane's fighting men!"

Until now there has been no published study of Jane or the woman who inspired her. This book fills the gap with a publication which will have a wide appeal. Combining words, photographs and selective cartoons, an in-depth look is taken at the Jane story and, in particular, the beautiful real life model behind that story, Christabel Leighton-Porter.

A wealth of pictorial and photographic material exists to illustrate this highly visual story. Much of it has never before seen the light of day. All of it is of high quality and a considerable quantity falls into the "glamour" category which will appeal to both male and female readers in what is an interesting study of wartime Britain and of Jane's historical and sociological importance of those times.

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Hot and interesting.......2004-04-06

This book is about Christabel Leighton-Porter, the model for 'Jane' the pin up who helped many an Englishman make his way through the war. This wonderful little read is complete with many pin up drawings, cartoons, news clippings, and best of all many exposing nudes of the model Christabel. A very sexy read that bares all for the reader. (...)

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Entertaining stories of the unseen people closest to England's monarchs, written by a senior member of the Duke and Duchess of Kent's personal staff, cover the relationships between the Royals and their servants in every reign from the Plantagenets to Queen Victoria, providing insights into the human side of the historical figures.

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Insights on some interesting neotropical bird species.

Trogons, Laughing Falcons, and Other Neotropical Birds (Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series)
Alexander F. Skutch
Manufacturer: Texas A&M University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0890968500

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Insights on some interesting neotropical bird species........1999-06-15

This may be Skutch's last book--the culmination of seven decades of careful observation of hundreds of bird species. Here he has selected some very interesting neotropicals and offers his own detailed, thoughtful insights into their habits, often citing other sources to round out the reader's appreciation of his subjects. His narrative style is objective yet personal--spoken as though he were standing right next to you while birding together. This book deserves a place in your library. It is a wonderful reference source as well as a good read. Skutch is truly a master and this is another important contribution to his body of excellent work.

Trogons, Laughing Falcons, and Other Neotropical Birds (Number 29 in the Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series)

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Trogons, Laughing Falcons, and Other Neotropical Birds (Number 29 in the Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series)
Alexander F.; illustrated by Dana Gardner Skutch
Manufacturer: Texas A&M University Press
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ASIN: B000MSPNPW

TROGONS, LAUGHING FALCONS, AND OTHER NEOTROPICAL BIRDS.(Review) (book review): An article from: Wilson Bulletin

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TROGONS, LAUGHING FALCONS, AND OTHER NEOTROPICAL BIRDS.(Review) (book review): An article from: Wilson Bulletin
Kenneth C. Parkes
Manufacturer: Wilson Ornithological Society
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B0008IXAJ2
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Wilson Bulletin, published by Wilson Ornithological Society on June 1, 2000. The length of the article is 709 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: TROGONS, LAUGHING FALCONS, AND OTHER NEOTROPICAL BIRDS.(Review) (book review)
Author: Kenneth C. Parkes
Publication: Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2000
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 112 Issue: 2 Page: 296

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