Mizner's Florida: American Resort Architecture (Architectural History Foundation Book)

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Mizner's Florida: American Resort Architecture (Architectural History Foundation Book)
Donald W. Curl
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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This is the first complete biography of the inimitable society architect Addison Mizner, whose Spanish Revival buildings created a new style of resort architecture for Palm Beach and south Florida during the boom years of the 1920s. By 1925, Mizner ranked as one of the country's most prominent architects, as important in his own time as Richard Morris Hunt and Stanford White had been in theirs.

The book's 150 illustrations include plans and historical photographs - many published for the first time - showing Mizner's handling of space, the relation of his houses to the landscape, and the many picturesque buildings that combined the comfort and convenience expected by his clients.

Donald W. Curl is Professor of History at Florida Atlantic University. The Architectural History Foundation American Monograph Series.

Mizner's Florida American Resort Architecture

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Mizner's Florida American Resort Architecture
Curl Donald W.
Manufacturer: ARF / MIT
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UDG466

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MIZNER'S FLORIDA: AMERICAN RESORT ARCHITECTURE
Donald W. Curl
Manufacturer: MIT Press
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ASIN: B000NTJR2U

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Mizner's Florida: American Resort Architecture
Addison] Curl, Donald W. [Mizner
Manufacturer: Arch Hist Found/MIT Press
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ASIN: B000KV3BRS

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How do the professionals mix watercolors? How do they get the right color for the subject every time? Whether your favorite subject is landscape painting, florals, still life, of wildlife, Easy Solutions: Color Mixing will teach you to mix watercolors effectively and in a whole new way. In the pages of this book you will follow a dozen top watercolor artists step-by-step as they mix a rainbow of palettes for different compositions.

Customer Reviews:

Great book!! .......2006-11-29

I agree with everything in the above review. I was very impressed with this book that I got from the library, and now want a copy of my own. I liked it because there are different artists works used to demonstrate their different techniques and what colors they use and mix and how they plan their painting, where they start a wash and how they ad to it. Its a great book. I'm a beginner in watercolor. This book stands out from others I've been reading.

Great advice of choosing the right color for every project.......2001-04-30

This is a wonderful book that helps you learn to mix watercolor effectively to achieve stunning results. The artwork used throughout is beautiful and inspirational.

The book is broken into four sections including still lives, landscapes, florals, and wildlife. There are twelve projects in all, three per section and each project is taught by a different watercolor artist. This is a wonderful approach to learning from a variety of methods rather than forcing a single style on the student.

Individual techniques are demonstrated in step-by-step progressions. These including things like shaping objects with color, pouring luminous washes, floating colors on damp paper, and mixing intense or bright colors. The artists' own thoughts and theories behind their techniques are well explained in the text.

There are mini biographies of all the artists in the back with contact information. The emphasis on the color mixing process and the variety of examples makes this a most valuable reference in the watercolor artist's library.

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A gifted photographer's arresting color pictures bring to life the majestic mountains, lush oases, great shifting sands, and fascinating peoples that make up the incredible landscapes of the famous Sahara.

"The desert cannot be described; it must be lived," states the Saharan nomad whose text opens this sensitive appreciation of the world's largest desert. For readers who will never experience that reality, this volume's stunning photographs and engrossing text will evoke its essence. From Timbuktu and its legendary gold riches to Tuareg nomads and their battles with European expeditions for control of the land, the book unfolds the Sahara's dramatic history of exploration and exploitation. Added to this background are thrilling personal accounts written by explorers, naturalists, and journalists whose own tales of adventure and survival in the ever-changing environment of the Sahara match the passion and sense of wonder conveyed in Durou's photographs.

JEAN-MARC DUROU, a professional photographer, has written widely about the Sahara and other deserts.

MANO DAYAK is a nomad residing in the Sahara.

THÉODORE MONOD is a naturalist and explorer and member of several marine and geographical societies.

BRUNO LAMARCHE, a naturalist, is a professor at the Ecoles Normales Suprieurs of Bamako and Nouakchott.

LOUIS GARDEL is a writer.

HERVÉ DERAIN directs a French travel agency.

MOHAMED AOUTCHIKI CRISKA is a naturalist.

IBRAHIM LITNY is a writer. EDMOND BERNUS is an ethnologist, geographer, and research director of ORSTROM.

117 illustrations, 78 in full color, 10 x 121/2"

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Loved the photography!.......2006-03-29

This book took me back to Africa...soft sand everywhere, the burning air entering my lungs, the red sunsets... Makes me want to go back again!
--Vicki Landes, author of "Europe for the Senses - A Photographic Journal"

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Learn how to successfully shop clearance racks, going out of business sales and outlets, while also getting an understanding of technical concepts regarding fabric and fibers explained in layman's terms. Get the low down on buying discount furs and gems.

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His discovery only in retirement that he has high-functioning autism provided Edgar Schneider at last with an explanation for his many differences, explored in Discovering my Autism. In this book he takes up the story, telling of his marriage to a like-minded woman, and of the day-to-day realities of life with this condition. His description of autistic attitudes towards relationships, politics, theology and health are rich and original. Schneider argues that if people with high functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome are left to their own devices they are capable of making lives for themselves that are rich and rewarding.

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Behind the Autistic Curtain.......2006-06-15

Who better than a person with autism to speak to and about the Autism Experience? Edgar Schneider is plainly a gifted man whose extensive knowledge of art, mathematics, philosophy, religion and semantics is discussed in this book as well.

Schneider, who from his own accounts and description of his behavior sounds like he has Asperger's Syndrome, which is the spectrum partner to autism. I like the way he suggests that neurotypical (NT) people gain a greater understanding of the Autism Experience. I could not agree more. It IS true that people with autism are often judged quite harshly by the NT world when viewing behavior that is perplexing at large. When one is provided with an understanding of what prompts certain behaviors, then one can see the logic in autism. It is there.

I agree with Schneider when he says the "best source of information about autism is autistic people who are able to communicate." If you have autism, consider yourself lucky if you have Asperger's. People with Asperger's generally don't suffer from delayed language and can certainly provide not just a glimpse, but a panoramic view behind the Autistic Curtain.

Like many people with Asperger's, Schneider was incorrectly diagnosed and as a consequence suffered from inappropriate treatments and placements. In 1995 when he was finally diagnosed with autism/Asperger's (a/A), he was relieved to know just what the undefined differences were that he has been coping with for years.

Schneider was born in the 1930s prior to the creation of the word "autism" which Leo Kanner coined in 1943. Hans Asperger's findings were published in 1944, thus raising the curtain on further studies of this form of autism.

While Schneider's experiences clearly holler "Asperger's" at those directly involved with the a/A spectrum and/or are on it, one will certainly appreciate his brilliant insights into this condition. Having autism in any form does not preclude a person from having a good life as Schneider has demonstrated. He has been blessed with his own family; he has a myriad of interests and talents. His observation that people with autism can be perfectly happy, even though their NT counterparts might question their decisions. And how does one determine whether or not another person is happy? They can't.

It is impossible to apply NT standards to the a/A world and a/A standards to the NT population. The needs between these groups are too disparate, too individualized. Schneider's description of the downside to having autism is the negative impact it has in social settings; e.g. difficulty decoding nonverbal communication; tactlessness; trouble understanding certain verbal expressions.

The best thing about this book is that it is a book of self acceptance. The one thing I take issue with is Schneider's claim that it is best to ignore NTs because to him they are "lunatics" and defines love as a form of manipulation. I disagree with both statements. I also take issue with his claim that autistics don't show emotion, which just isn't true. Also untrue is his statement that NT children are selfish whereas autistic ones are not.

I also did not like the claim that autism in varying degrees separate people. As the Beatles said in their 1968 classic, "All Together Now," such walls and barriers only divide people. Yes, there are many people with forms/degrees of autism. Yes, there are those who are not on the a/A spectrum. Still, there is more to a/A and NT than detente, mutually co-existing. Nothing is so clear cut, black and white, all or nothing. There are overlapping shades of gray in between. Autism, as with any condition, NT included will have overlapping behaviors. For example, many if not all people with AS will display some autistic traits/tendencies and behaviors.

Still, this was a very interesting book. However, I far preferred his first book, DISCOVERING MY AUTISM: Apologia Pro Vita Sua (With Apologies to Cardinal Newman). That is a much better book.

Not Everyone's Cup of Tea.......2006-02-11

This is quite a deep book which looks at love, theology, politics and autism, through the eyes of Edgar Schneider, misdiagnosed with schizophrenia in middle age and only correctly diagnosed as autistic in retirement in 1995. In his first book, `Discovering my Autism' he tells of his life and how his diagnosis came about, and begins to explore some of the topics this second book covers in greater depth. There are things I disagree with him on, but I respect this book because I think autistic thought and philosophy has a place in emerging autistic culture. I enjoyed the gentle and reflective pace, and was very pleased to discover an interesting collection of appendices filled with recipes, sonnets, and brief explorations of metaphysics and ethics. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's thought provoking... people who don't like thinking and prefer to just be told stuff probably won't enjoy it or like what they think it's telling them.

Seeing in Black and White.......2005-12-01

Rather than dwelling on what makes autistic people different, Edgar Schneider delves into what makes those on the spectrum uniquely qualified. In his book, Living the Good Life with Autism, his second regarding the subject, Schneider takes on the role of spokesperson for all people diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder. His perspective, one that is decidedly Asperger's, attempts to illuminate how NT's (a term Schneider uses to describe neurologically typical persons) can benefit from a base-level understanding of autism and its effects. NT's are likely ignorant of autism resulting in misinterpretation of its symptoms; consequently, "autistic person(s) [do] not get a fair shake". Schneider believes that the "best source of information about autism is autistic people who are able to communicate". This book is his attempt at creating such a source. Prior to diagnosis in 1995, Schneider was bewildered by his behaviors. Now, he is enlightened by them. The knowledge that he has gained through diagnosis has provided him with clarity, and this clarity is what his book attempts to convey.

Born and raised in Brooklyn in the 1930's prior to a PDD diagnosis, Schneider "was looked upon as little more than an anti-social brat. After a bout with scarlet fever and whooping cough at age 3, the cause to which Schneider attributes his Asperger's, he became "an emotional idiot". As a result, he has always felt like an outcast. The rest of his life reads like the stereotyped Asperger's: he did not date in high school, he received an MA in physics and mathematics, he met his second wife on the internet, and today he is a retired computer programmer. Despite this almost formulaic Asperger's life, he does offer some unique insights into what it means to be autistic, and what is even more pertinent to the book, what advantages can emerge from it.

Among the more interesting of his insights is evident in his stated purpose for writing the book: to show people that it is possible to "live a good life with autism". Schneider contends that, if "left to his or her own devices", an autistic person can live a life that is both "rewarding and fulfilling". Autistic people are entirely capable of creating their own happiness; problems arise only because this happiness is often not what NT's would consider to be happy. Schneider notes that NT's often deduce that autistic people must be unhappy and that their self-image must be low; "This is because they see a penchant for solitude and other such things and apply NT standards to those". Quite the contrary, Schneider maintains that "autism can be self-compensating" and that for autistics, the world of the NT can seem just as foreign, and just as unhappy.

Sans what Schneider describes as the advantages of autism, his post-diagnosis life is not without setback and negative effects. He refers to the limitations on his ability to interact socially resulting in an inability to detect subtle nuances and motivations in others. He attributes his divorce from his first wife to the disorder. He does not respond well to motivating managers and group activities at work. He often puts his "foot in (his) mouth", and prior to diagnosis spent much of his time wondering why. Arguably even more debilitating, however, are the PDD behaviors to which Schneider merely alludes through his writings, and may not even realize.

Because he fully embraces his Asperger's diagnosis and the associated traits that it suggests, Schneider allows himself the freedom to be an extreme, if not an oppressively cynical person. He believes that the only way he "can peacefully coexist with any of the other six billion human souls on this planet" is to ignore them; the rest of the "planet (is) populated by a bunch of lunatics". He believes that love is altogether "insincere because it is so much dependant on manipulation" and "undependable because it can vanish without any warning"; further, seeking love can only be describe as an instance of "masochism".

As an author, Schneider is also quite self-glorifying. Conceivably, he does not realize that mentioning your autobiography 18 times and citing yourself 15 times is somewhat smug, and so then, socially intolerable. Perhaps this is due to one of his more compulsive traits to, when he discovers "something very wise or clever, (he) cannot resist the desire to tell it to everyone (he) know(s)". He has a gross inability to appreciate the perspective of a non-autistic person as evidenced by his classification of the two types of "peculiarities" presented by autistic people: The kind that are considered "harmless oddities", and the kind that force NT's to question the values by which they "judge the world, themselves, and each other". It never occurs to him that the world may not be a `them versus us' struggle between autistics and typically functioning people. In an unexpected twist on the concept of disorder, Schneider wholly believes that his perspective is one of clarity, not disordered. Rather than misinterpreting the world as it is through the eyes of Asperger's, the rest of the world misinterprets truth through socially belabored ritual and miscomprehension.

Schneider's collection of opinions is entirely resolute about everything. His world is clearly and easily classified and defined in terms of right and wrong, true and false, and black and white. He dedicates no time to the grey areas in between. Because of this absolutism, I often read into his writings a certain degree of contradiction. He seeks to convey that he is not only special, but in many arenas, exceptional; yet, he damns the government and insurance companies for not providing coverage for Asperger's. He adamantly refuses to be a victim, yet claims such a status with regard to diabetes, obesity, and even Asperger's. He defines autistics as not showing emotion, and later claims that the difference between an autistic child and a non-autistic child is that the NT child is selfish and the autistic child is loving. His contradictions are subtle, and at times almost imperceptible, but they nevertheless shape the book and the message that he sends through it.

He states in one of his musings that "the differences between (Asperger's) and other autistic people are of degree rather than kind". I wonder if it has ever occurred to Schneider that the delicate balance of degree is all that separates any of us. We are all the same kind. We just vary in degree. Perhaps his inability to see beyond the delineated borders of black on white is his greatest and most incapacitating symptom of all.

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The US Army requirement for a light utility helicopter was formulated after the Korean War. Bell's Model 204 design won a competition in 1955, and was given the military designation H-40, later renamed the HU-1 Iroquois. The original design called for a helicopter that could be used for transport, airborne battlefield command and control, medical evacuation, fire support co-ordination and search and rescue. Later its missions would be expanded to include troop insertion/extraction, armed escort and special operations. This title details all the technological background behind the development and use of the Huey “Slick” in Vietnam, as well as covering all the major uses that this transport aircraft was put to.

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Nine essays reexamine major aspects of Ukrainian history: Kyivan Rus', the Ukrainian nobility and elites, the growth and development of Ukrainian cities and the evolution of the Ukrainian literary language.

Contributors include Omeljan Pritsak, Frank Sysyn, Zenon Kohut, Orest Subtelny, Patricia Herlihy, George Shevelov, and others. This volume also Includes a thirty-five-page round-table discussion.

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“Dillon supplies instructions for building 28 creative birdhouses...Each project is illustrated with a color photograph and an exploded diagram from all sides, and the detailed instructions include listings of required tools and supplies....For birders who have no aptitude for woodworking, Dillon suggests decorating unfinished birdhouses...purchased in craft-supply stores.”—Booklist.

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From IDEO, the global innovation and design firm responsible for such landmark products as Apple's first computer mouse, comes a primer in the observation method that keeps their practice human-centered and ever ingenious. People unconsciously perform ultraordinary actions every day, from throwing a jacket over a chair back to claim the seat, or placing something in the teeth when all hands are full. These "thoughtless acts" reveal the subtle but crucial ways people behave in a world not always perfectly tailored to their needs. Thoughtless Acts? is a collection of dozens of (often humorous) snapshots capturing such fleeting adaptations and minor exploitations. This method of observation demonstrates the kind of common-sense approach that can inspire designers and anyone involved in creative endeavors. Thoughtless Acts? is a privileged peek at how IDEO creates the people-friendly products, services, and spaces for which they are so widely recognized.

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With its poignant and indelible images of Greece and its people, this is one of the all-time classic photo collections, and among the most memorable portraits of the country ever presented. In the early 1960s, Constantine Manos spent three years living in Greece and working as a photographer under the auspices of the prestigious agency Magnum Photos. A Greek Portfolio represents an impromptu pictorial account of Manos's travels through rural Greece and the Greek islands. The strength of these black-and-white duotone images, taken in small country villages and on secluded farms, lies in their portrayal of a way of life that had remained virtually unchanged for centuries before finally being overtaken by the modern world--a way of life that may strike viewers as at once humble and exalted in its quiet dignity and beauty. A Greek Portfolio was first published in 1972; the limited first edition has since become a much sought-after collector's item. Upon publication, the work received awards at Arles and at the Leipzig Book Fair. This new edition has been enhanced through the addition of eight previously unpublished images and a new foreword. A traveling exhibition of prints in this country will coincide with the publication of the new edition. There will also be a major exhibition at the Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece. Images from this work are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.

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Constantine Manos is a True Master Photographer.......2001-11-18

The black and white images show what every day life was like in Greece when Manos made these pictures. The pictures speak to the heart and show the darkness and light in life, which is what black and film does best. Manos obviously had to have been in Greece long enough to understand the people and their lives and his pictures show it. This is a book to treasure.

All Black and White Photographers and all who love Greece.......2000-10-30

will love this book. It captures a time in our existence as human beings and particularly for those who trace their heritage to Greece that is unparalleled in art. These photographs, in your quiet moments of reflection, will warm your heart and soul, and for Greeks and those who love Greece, will remind you of the importance of history and the story told through art.

A picture is worth a thousand words..........2000-06-07

If it is true that a picture is worth a thousand words, then Manos' "A Greek Portfolio" speaks volumes! Mr. Manos has captured (thankfully!) a Greece that is now more or less gone. Luckily for us, he was photographing at a time before McDonalds became an everyday sight, before "Rooms to Let" signs dotted the landscape, before everyone owned a cellular phone. Even in remote and rural parts of Greece today, it is rare to find images, activities, and people similar to those seen in this book. As an anthropologist, I think this is a great ethnographic work; as a Greek-American I think this is wonderful "window" to the homeland of yore!

One of the best photo essays by a true master of the medium!.......1999-09-17

Consta is one of the best photographer/printers of the day. His willingness to not only capture the moment to convey feeling, but to take great strides in the darkroom to further his view is a rarity nowadays. This additional emphasis is evident in all of this Magnum photographer's work, but most so in "A Greek Portfolio". He uses a minimum of equipment, yet achieves a height of awareness in this monograph not present elsewhere. If one has the chance to see the original prints on display, do so!

Athenian vases: A Ceramics Monthly portfolio

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Athenian vases: A Ceramics Monthly portfolio
Joseph Veach Noble
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The Portfolio monographs
Caroline Amy Hutton
Manufacturer: Seeley and Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00085IKEU

The Portfolio: Monographs on artistic subjects with many illustrations. Peter Paul Rubens by R. A. M. Stevenson; Greek Bronzes by A. S. Murray; The Later Work of Titian by Claude Phillips; Foreign Armour in England by J. Starkie Gardner

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The Portfolio: Monographs on artistic subjects with many illustrations. Peter Paul Rubens by R. A. M. Stevenson; Greek Bronzes by A. S. Murray; The Later Work of Titian by Claude Phillips; Foreign Armour in England by J. Starkie Gardner
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Manufacturer: London: Seeley & Co.
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On the construction of mutual fund portfolios: A multicriteria methodology and an application to the Greek market of equity mutual funds [An article from: European Journal of Operational Research]

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On the construction of mutual fund portfolios: A multicriteria methodology and an application to the Greek market of equity mutual funds [An article from: European Journal of Operational Research]
K. Pendaraki , C. Zopounidis , and M. Doumpos
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000RR2P04

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This digital document is a journal article from European Journal of Operational Research, published by Elsevier in 2005. 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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The evaluation of the performance of mutual funds (MFs) has been a very interesting research topic not only for researchers, but also for managers of financial, banking and investment institutions. In this paper, an integrated methodological framework for the evaluation of MF performance is proposed. The proposed methodology is based on the combination of discrete and continuous multicriteria decision aid (MCDA) methods for MFs selection and composition. In the first stage of the analysis the UTADIS MCDA method is employed in order to develop mutual fund's performance models supporting the selection of a small set of MFs, which will compose the final portfolios. In the second stage, a goal programming model is employed to determine the proportion of the selected MFs in the final portfolios. The methodology is applied on data of Greek MFs over the period 1999-2001 with encouraging results.

Greek bronzes, (The Portfolio artistic monographs ... [no. 36])

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Greek bronzes, (The Portfolio artistic monographs ... [no. 36])
A. S Murray
Manufacturer: The Macmillan Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0006AFV2G

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The envy of another woman may be the most terrible nemesis Ghost must face when Dr. October -- the hot-bodied villainess with the face of burnt flesh and the voice of shredding paper -- returns to menace the dark metropolis of Arcadia. This full-color trade paperback is a must-have for Ghost fans or a perfect introduction for new readers.

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The end of an era...

Brought a tear to me eye!

Happy Trails: Bloom County Selections
Berke Breathed
Manufacturer: Diane Pub Co
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Binding: Paperback

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The end of an era..........2004-01-12

Bloom County's departure from newspapers on 6 August 1989 was met with only moderate sadness, as within a very few weeks most of those same papers would begin carrying Breathed's follow-up strip, the Sunday-only Outland. But it was still a very sad event for those of us who had followed the strip from its earliest days as a "rural Doonesbury" to its emergence as a surrealistic, fourth-wall breaking, somewhat sentimental, and delightfully askew look at the follies of the world we all share, as seen through the eyes of Opus the penguin, arguably the Pogo of the late twentieth century, and his friends at the Bloom Boarding House.

This last collection of Bloom County takes us from January to August 1989 - the last seven months of the strip - and includes some parting shots at Donald Trump (whose brain somehow finds its way into one Mr. Bill D. Cat), Mary Kay cosmetics, 1-900 phone services, runaway consumerism, and the questionable nature of what humanity considers "progress." Opus pens his autobiography (which Milo extensively rewrites and sells off as a Movie-of-the-Week), Rosebud (recently "outed" as a female playing a male role) gives birth to 63 "jackabasselope" offspring, and Steve Dallas returns to he "Neanderthal" roots... just in time for the Trump-brained Bill to buy the strip out from under everyone. The last few weeks of Bloom County show the cast moving on - Steve tries to get into action comics, Oliver's transferred to Family Circus, Portnoy and Hodge-Podge end up cleaning up after Marmaduke, and so on. As for Opus himself... well, you'll have to read the book to find out. Suffice to say, the final six dailies serve as a suitable transition from Bloom County to Outland.

Highly recommended to Bloom County and/or Berkeley Breathed fans. It's not the BEST book in the series, but that doesn't make it any less of a must-read.

Brought a tear to me eye!.......2002-11-28

I remember reading this book early 90's and it literally made my stomach ache with sadness to read the final 10-15 pages. Opus had always been the tear-jerker character of the series and the way Breathed plays him in the final books of Bloom County is really sad for true fans. The nice part is what he does to Steve. All I can say is "HE's BAAAACK". (He's bad!) Great book for true Bloom County fans.

Cheers

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The labor market consists of two tiers. Workers in the upper tier enjoy high wages, good benefits, and employment security, and they are often unionized. Workers in the lower tier experience low wages, high turnover, job insecurity, and little chance of promotion. Until now, dual labor market theory has focused mainly on microeconomic factors such as discrimination, poverty, and public welfare. Dual Labor Markets considers the macroeconomic implications of the dual market. The book uses theoretical models derived from the author's research over the past six years to analyze such policy issues as the level and persistence of unemployment, the level of real wages, the accumulation of human capital, and the political viability of labor market reform in the United States and Europe.

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The Love Between Fathers and Daughters.......2000-06-24

A charming collection of quotes describing the relationships between fathers and daughters. This book's collection is very heart warming and a joy to read.

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Great resource for serious student of US History!.......2007-07-10

Regardless of your politics or your perspective on the War Between The States (a.k.a., the US Civil War), this series of volumes is a great resource to understand the origins, logic and justification of the southern rebellion against what they considered "northern aggression." This volume is actually one of 12 volumes written by several of the officers who lived the experience, complied, edited and originally published by General Clement A. Evans in 1899. This is clearly a must read for serious students of US Civil War history, at presented in the words of those who lived it. This republication is one of several that I have encountered in studying this work. Each of the republications presumably presents the same information, albeit with different qualities and photographs.

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The Victoria History of the County of Cumberland: Volume One (Victoria County History)

Manufacturer: Victoria County History
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Binding: Hardcover

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