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Romantic Ireland is definitely dead and gone. With the exhilarating Eureka Street, Robert McLiam Wilson cheerfully and obscenely sends it to its grave. Jake Jackson, his thoughtful anti-hero, finds Belfast's tragedies are built on comedy: Catholics and Protestants so intent on declaring their differences "resembled no one now as much as they resembled each other…. That was what I liked about Belfast hatred. It was a lumbering hatred that could survive completely on the memories of things that never existed in the first place." He spends a certain amount of time worrying about seeming too Catholic and an equal amount worrying about not seeming sufficiently Catholic. Sometimes, after several drinks, Jake forgets that he's not a Protestant. Each position is as dangerous, and absurd, as the other. His best friend is less torn up. Chuckie Lurgan is a chubby Methodist whose only accomplishments so far have been shaking Reagan's hand, appearing in the same photo as the Pope, and having "an intense and troubling relationship with mail-order catalogues." But Chuckie suddenly surprises Jake with his first entrepreneurial scheme. Though he's placed an ad for an enormous sex toy in Northern Ireland's "only mucky paper," he hasn't any intention of ever fulfilling an order. Instead, he follows legal protocol and sends each disappointed customer a refund check, in the proper amount, stamped GIANT DILDO REFUND. The gamble is that most people will be too embarrassed to cash them. "Chuckie smiled the smile of the just-published poet." And soon he has more than 40,000 pounds in the bank and a lust for big money. He also has a rich, new girlfriend: "He hoped his dreams wouldn't suffer from all this reality."
Jake is more preoccupied with the day-to-day. His construction site job gives him ample opportunity to consider his romantic failures and the ever-present symbols of war. There's also a new graffito that has sprouted among the various deadly acronyms. IRA, UVF, and UDA make no more sense than OTG, but at least everyone knows what they stand for. OTG becomes a puzzle to all of Belfast--is it, the authorities wonder, a new terrorist group? (Jake also notes several other phrases, FTP, FTQ, and FTNP--the "T" stands for the and "P" and "Q" for Pope and Queen. The "N" is for Next.) Despite his love for Belfast, Jake loses heart with its zealots and fanatics and, halfway through, Eureka Street threatens to slide into windy bathos. It's only a momentary lapse amid energetic, colloquial poetry and comic realism.
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In a city blasted by years of force and fury, but momentarily stilled by a cease-fire, two unlikely friends search for that most human of needs: love. But of course, a night of lust will do. Jake Jackson and Chuckie Lurgan--one Catholic, one Protestant--navigate their sectarian city and their nonsectarian friendship with wit and style. Chuckie, an unemployed dreamer, stumbles into bliss with a beautiful American who lives in Belfast. Jake, a repo man with the soul of a poet, can only manage a hilarious war of insults with a spitfire Republican whose Irish name, properly pronounced, sounds like someone choking.
Brilliant, exuberant, and bitingly funny, Eureka Street introduces us to one of the finest young writers to emerge from Ireland in years.
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brilliant but slightly bogged down.......2006-04-02
At the outset, I was enthralled by the character of Jake. His first-person-narrative is engaging, humorous, perceptive, and acutely witty. Throughout the book Jake's surprising awareness and recognizable psychology never cease to beguile me, and I almost wish that Wilson had written a novel of Jake and not a novel of Ireland. However, even the narration of the ridiculous life of Chuckie is entertaining enough to keep me reading. Wilson's incisive depiction of Belfast is informative and heartfelt, but slightly saccharine. I appreciate his insider's opinion of a city with which the greater world isn't generally acquainted, but too often his descriptions turn into rambling. Chapter ten is particularly effusive on that point.
The development of his male characters is intelligently and smoothly done, and the unfolding of events during the first half of the book is compelling. He also elocutes very well the inescapable politics governing the lives of his Northern Irish characters. Sometimes the author's self-assured political rants are irritating, and at other times the reader is left floundering in the deluge of unbelievable political scenarios in which Chuckie is placed. Unfortunately, when Wilson's politics wash up in America, they take on a familiarly cliched ring. His America is naive, vapid, and predictable. He was clearly as investigative of the United States as those who propagated the idea that America was full of cowboys and Indians in bygone days. While he succeeds at capturing something that a foreigner can appreciate as an earnest examination of Belfast/Ireland, his sloppy and banal illustration of the U.S. goes only so far as to capture the essence of an America created by television and chic rhetoric. The past of his female American character, Max, is filled with none other than sex, drugs, and self-inflicted abuse. Like all of the book's female characters (except for, perhaps, Chuckie's mother, Peggy), Max is depthless and ill-conceived.
The idea motivating the book was admirable, but the product was something less than I think Wilson was hoping for. His purpose would have been much better served if he had provided us with something simpler by giving a singular perspective (namely, that of the most interesting character: Jack) and if he had kept the politics subtle. Whatever its flaws, the novel has some brilliant attributes that make it too good to dismiss, and I won't be surprised if Wilson's other attempts have a bit more success with me.
If you've not been there, go........2006-04-01
Wilson's description of Belfast is, in itself, one of the most beautiful pieces of regional description you'll ever find. Now, take that and put in stories of the silliness and sadness that humans do in the name of whatever's handy and you can't help but be engrossed. If you know Belfast, you'll be at home. If you don't, maybe this'll be the book that gets you off your duff.
Good, not great, worth a quick read..........2005-08-07
I love the setting and the way that Wilson indulges his obvious love for Belfast as place. I also enjoyed the perspective that his characters support- the supposition that war and strife are bad is a difficult one to say yet again but his zealous and very human spin on this theory nearly pulls it off. But most of all this book has so much high octane wit (at least in its first half) that it makes a mere sparring partner out of the heavy subject matter. Quite a trick, that- to make palatable such stomach turning material is homage to the author's scythery, when he keeps focus.
Unfortunately the wheels fall off when the attention lazily turns to the sappy and not fully dimensioned second person "chuckie" character. I don't know if the Author OD'd on too much Vonnegut or something during his brief stint in America but the detached humanistic satire becomes very sloppy as the plot veers into far fetched territory. The lazy depiction of America-as-viewed by a fresh off the boat irishman is neither clever nor original nor even all that funny. Chuckie calls back to Ireland to tell his friend that he's already been mugged twice is just plain silly.
I wonder some times what happens to an author's concentration level that a startlingly crystalline narrative is given up in favor of gloppy second person omniscient been there done that satire.
Maybe Wilson has a start to finish actually great book in him yet. Hope so.
Understated Look at Belfast.......2003-09-11
Wilson's "Eureka Street" is a look at Belfast that is not redily available in the U.S. The character's are not. They are people with definative characteristics. The interwoven tale using different narration techniques lets the story unfold and does not overload the reader with unending minutia that is, unfortunately, all too common in fiction today.
A great book that would be five stars, but I'm waiting for his next book, which I'm sure will not dissapoint.
Would have been five stars if not for the big words................2003-02-11
Robert McLiam Wilson attended Cambridge so I should cut the obvious intellectual some slack; however, I can't get past his usage of enormous words every few pages in this book.
The book, overall, is hilarious, well-crafted, witty, and extremely entertaining. It is introspective and thought-arousing. The theme is based on a peculiar friendship set in extremely peculiar times in northen Ireland. The two men in the friendship - one a Catholic, one a Protestant - find themselves looking out at the nightmarish battle plagued streets where they desperately try to find meaning and purpose in their everyday lives. I loved the plot and you will too, but be warned, you will find such words as(get ready):
elocutionary, incongruous, aggregate, bourgeois, desultory, wintry, lissom, quandry, protozoic, copiously, opprobrium, ecumencial, lexical, coquetry, litany, cuckolded, cerebrospinal, pallid, suffused, goaded, pugilistic, volubly, galvanized, reticent, ominously, osculate, and many, many more. Also take note: all of these words can be found in the first one-hundred pages of the book!
Now, before you Cambridge grads barbeque me too bad, please understand that most of us - your everyday bums from your everyday places - don't use words like litany, mannish, proletarian, incongruous, or ecumenicalism in our everyday vocabulary. Most people I know - and there are many - would be hard-pressed to use a word like "mundane, nonchalance, or imperative." Something tells me that Mr. Wilson doesn't use all these words either - although he just might.
A very good read, with our without the huge words. Enjoy!
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This is books has absolutely no SUSPENSE.......2007-07-28
I'll admit, I was intrigued the for the first 20 or 30 pages of the book when you first meet this supposedly drop dead gorgeous poor young orphan. However, after the 2 handsome strangers jerk her away to meet her "rich" estranged family all the suspense dies there. There is absolutely NO PLOT in this book and the romantic dialogue in the book certainly does NOT make you blush! So if the books is free, try it, but if its not, don't waste your hard earned money!
Historically Correct.......2005-10-09
I am a Pamunkey Indian and I wish to commend Ms. Graham for her research and correct use of the Tribe in her book. This is the ONLY book I have ever seen that uses the Tribe name and the history of our people. We are the forgotten tribe. I love to read historical romances and this is one of the best I have ever read. I had to buy the book again as my last copy began to fall apart from my constant rereading of it.
Pretty good; summer reading material.......2005-07-26
I've only ever read one other book by Heather Graham before (and didn't enjoy it very much), but knowing her popularity, I decided to pick this up and give her writing another chance.
What a pleasant surprise. While no deep thought went into historical accuracy, or the characters (the subcharacters are particularly shallow, changing their personalities like other people change clothes), the book is actually a "good read", mostly due to a hero who becomes more & more sympathetic as the book goes on (he's the first to admit his love, if only to himself). Not quite a keeper, perhaps, but definitely a guilty pleasure!
Great Heather Graham!.......2004-08-06
Heroine is a bit hard to sympathize with - I found her spoiled and obnoxious - but the romance itself is sensual and appealing. The author's knowledge of colonial and Virginia history is evident as always. Highly recommend!
my very favorite.......2002-09-28
this is the best book that i have ever read it is unlike most that i have read it isn't about the proper lady its about a woman that i think other woman could relate with, it is a wonderfull story one that i would recommend to any historicol romance reader
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Sweet Savage Eden
Manufacturer: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
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Sweet Savage Eden
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Twenty years after it began, the Ryall-human War finally reaches its exciting conclusion. It was worth the wait! Antares Victory is the climax of the trilogy begun with Antares Dawn and Antares Passage.
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still hasn't arrived.......2006-07-29
This is the third book in a trilogy that started in 1986. The first book, Antares Dawn, has been a favorite of mine for years. I was very excited to learn of this book's release.
However, I've now been waiting for 2 months. They've pushed the delivery date back twice. Yet, Amazon still lists the book as "in stock".
Final book ends the Antares Trilogy on a high note.......2005-09-24
Michael McCollum wrote the first volume in this trilogy - "Antares Dawn" back in 1986. The second volume "Antares Passage" came out in 1987. Fans had to hold out until 2002 when the third and final volume "Antares Victory" completed the series.
I'm happy to say it was worth the wait. Michael McCollum has finished the tale on a high note (sky high anyone ;-). Bringing back our favorite charactors (Richard Drake & his wife Bethany) from the first two novels, for one last adventure - this one combining a facinating look into the complexities of a totally alien civiliazation with his usual flair for military science fiction.
The trilogy involves a great war between the far flung human worlds and a race of xenophobic aliens - the Ryall.
The whim of fate disrupted our heroes sole means of faster-then-light travel (a "fold link") to the rest of the galaxy, isolating their third generation colony world of Alta, for 125 years. Their star Valaria, being 125 light years from Antares; the wavefront from the explosion at Antares finally swept past and their fold link was re-established (without anyone noticing it).
The mysterious appearance of a badly damaged giant battle ship of the Earth Navy signals both an end to their isolation and the first clue that things may not be going so well "out there"
One of this writers best strenghs is his crafting of a highly believable tale. The careful preparations, the cautious explorations that unfold in the first book, set the tone for the rest of the series.
Fans of military science fiction will enjoy the very realistic battle scenes (given the technological assumptions - no gravity control for example). For hard science fiction fans - this is The Real Thing, without the dark cyberpunk overlay that some people assume the future must hold.
I recomend it to all the fans of those types of Sci-Fi.
I also highly recomend his Life Probe / Procyons Promise series for those that enjoy a good Artificial Intellegence story.
Finally check out my favorite of his works : "the Clouds of Saturn" - a taunt, swahbuckler of a Sci Fi novel.
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- the best primer available
- Sane, helpful guide to understanding the book of Revelation
- I've given many copies of this as gifts
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Message of Revelation: I Saw Heaven Opened (Bible Speaks Today)
Michael Wilcock
Manufacturer: InterVarsity Press
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What is the book of Revelation? Does it describe in veiled language events of its writer's own day, or is it largely a prophecy of events still to come? Is it a chart of the whole of history from Christ's first coming to his second? Or does it deal chiefly with principles which are always valid in Christian experience?And what is a twentieth-century reader to do with creatures covered with eyes, locusts like horses, seven bowls of wrath, war in heaven, various beasts and a dragon?Michael Wilcock maintains tha when God's words, declarations, arguments and reasonings had all been spoken, God gave the church "a gorgeous picture book." Wilcok lifts the curtain on Revelation's drama in eight scenes, helping our imaginations as well as our minds grasp the key concepts of this fascinating and enigmatic New Testament book.
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the best primer available.......2005-11-24
Easily the best short commentary on Revelation. Good for anyone looking for an introduction to Revelation, or a minister looking for something to assist with preaching.
Wilcock takes the "recapitulation" approach--and does good work of making his case. Because the commentary is not intended to be a complete analysis of every verse, many questions go untreated. For those looking for a complete commentary, see Greg Beale's commentary on Revelation. It's the magnum opus of our generation, and it will take several more generations before it's surpassed.
Sane, helpful guide to understanding the book of Revelation.......2004-05-04
Michael Wilcock writes helpful guides to understanding the bible. This book is sane and sensible. Wilcock helps us to think about how the book would have related to its original audience, and how it can be relevant to us today.
Wilcock's way of interpreting the book uses the best of the Preterist and Idealist methods.
I highly recommend his book. You will also find Steve Gregg's Revelation: Four Views: A Parallel Commentary an indispensable aid.
I've given many copies of this as gifts.......1997-08-10
He changed my mind on the millenium. He opened my eyes to a realistic and biblical interpretation and application of Revelation. He presents the material in a fair, warm, and readable style. Absolutely unparalleled for use in groups, by an individual, for preaching, and for teaching. This is the one book I give to students, friends, and inquirers
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Tammy Wynette, the "First Lady of Country Music," collected some 279 recipes for her favorite down-home foods including such flavorful dishes as Mississippi-Style Stuffed Bell Pepper, Cornmeal-Fried Potatoes, Pineapple-Banana Pudding, and Sour Cream Pound Cake.
Tammy chose a unique selection of Southern dishes sure to please hearty appetites everywhere. Even more enticing than the dishes are the personal anecdotes and history revealed with many of the recipes. She loved the simple goodness of home cooking, and once declared that her favorite food was a hot dog—she would have chosen that over a steak any day!
Winner of two Grammy Awards and very popular musician, Tammy Wynette never lost touch with her roots. Growing up on a farm in Mississippi, she developed a natural love for fresh vegetables, savory meats, and homemade breads. To stay out of the cotton fields, she learned to cook as a child, and her fondest memories were of her mother and grandmother in the kitchen with the smell of fried apple pie wafting through the house.
Fans of country music and country cooking alike will love "The Tammy Wynette Southern Cookbook," a lasting memory of the beloved singer.
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Finally old southern recipes that are really from the south........2007-08-17
This book is not for the calorie conscious person, it is a true southern cookbook. If you are an adult raised in the south and failed to get grandma's old recipes, Tammy more than likely has it in here. Very good book.
VERY GOOD!.......2006-01-15
I like many of her recipes, havent tried many of them yet.But from their ingredients, I know I will.
Love Tammy's Cooking.......2000-05-26
I Just love Tammy Wynette. She was a true southern lady. This is the second purchase for this cookbook, I loaned mine out and she refused to give it back because the recipes were out of this world. I just can't live without it. Once I have put together one of the recipes in her book, people always ask for the recipe or ask for me to make it again. Tammy believed in southern cooking, and she believed as well as I do, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. How true that is, my husband loves my cooking when Tammy's in the kitchen with me. I reccomend this book highly it is money well spent.
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A thoroughly "user friendly" collector's guide.......2004-01-14
Schuco Classic Tin Toys is a thoroughly "user friendly" collector's guide to the Schuco tin toy collection is packed from cover to cover with everything a toy collector could need ranging from histories of models of toys to technical features. Enhanced with color photos, prices and rarity ratings, Schuco Classic Tin Toys is an excellent and very highly recommended survey of classic tin toys produced by this famous German toy maker.
Classic book about classic toys.......2003-07-28
Chris Knox's book, "Schuco Classic Tin Toys", is wonderfully illustrated with stunning photography. He covers Schuco through the early years, it's rise as an innovative creator of toys, it's demise, and finally, it's resurrection.
What sets the book apart from other toy books is the beautiful photographs of Schuco toys. The photography is nothing short of spectacular.
While the book offers Schuco history and pricing, it's more of a "coffee table" book. Enjoy it for the images of classic (and collectible) toys from the Schuco line.
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- Egg decorating book
- Great egg decorating book for the beginner and the hobbiest.
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Great Book of Egg Decorating
Grazia Buttafuoco , and
Dede Varetto
Manufacturer: Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Embossed, resist-dyed, carved, and decoupaged eggs fill the pages of this pretty book, which not only explains exactly how to create these delicate beauties but also offers 20 projects that utilize the decorated eggs for more than just sitting in a bowl. Wreaths, garlands, mobiles, centerpieces, topiary, ornaments, package trims, place cards, and party favors all sport colorful eggs bedecked with elaborate wax designs, paint, ribbons, colorful gift-wrap paper, and even stickers. Excellent step-by-step photos and design templates mean that even beginners can manage these. A source list would have been a nice addition, to guide readers on where to find the ostrich, goose, duck, and quail eggs, but chicken eggs will work for most of the projects and sources are no doubt abundant on the Internet. --Amy Handy
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All in color! Turn ordinary eggshells into works of art with traditional designs! For centuries, in countries like Russia and Czechoslovakia, people have revered the egg as a symbol of life, fertility and love, and they have developed an array of creative artistic possibilities--egg blowing, wax embossing and wax resist, drilling and decoupage--for beautifying it. Choose from chicken, duck, ostrich, goose, and quail eggs to get a variety of sizes, and you'll have exquisite gifts and ornaments for every occasion. Trim size: 7 5/8 x 10 1/4.
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Egg decorating book.......2007-06-26
I have used this book constantly since buying it. I am not even using it as directed, with melted wax, but with paint, and still getting wonderful results. Lots of clear photos to guide you and suggestions for less expensive tools.
Great egg decorating book for the beginner and the hobbiest........2000-06-24
When you look at this book the first thing you see is the beautiful photography that has been done. Then you look at how easy the directions are for each egg. I have never seen a book so wonderfully done. The beginner can start right away and do something beautiful while there are also challenges for the hobbiest that has decorated eggs for a long time. I thought the most wonderful thing was how to decorate eggs to look like battenberg lace. This is just a wonderful book and worth every penny of the price.
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Additional Input for this book.......2003-05-15
Missing how-to information for certain projects pictured in the book , that lack instruction, are from the first (?) book : Seashore Style- Decorative Ideas Inspired by the Spirit of the Seashore. Rustic, beautiful, inspirational - however, to me, not always sensible or usable. Yet, if you have access to a beach, the fun you will have!
Casual Seaside Cottage Style.......2001-10-11
Received my copy today and am ready to start combing flea markets, antique, craft and hardware stores and all the local beaches!! Not a step by step "how to book" for all the great ideas, just most of the tough ones. Oh yes - did I mention terrific photos! A perfect book, full of things suited for our comfy California home with hardwood floors and denim sofas.
Some good ideas for a simple seaside home, some bad........2000-09-05
Sea Changes has some great ideas...add in the wonderful photography and seemingly you have a great book. My only complaint about this book (hence the four stars) is that some of the photographs in the book have no explination or directions to go with them. Take a look at the cover photo for example...the main reason I got the book was to duplicate the napkins with the shells hanging off them, but when I got the book and opened it to the page with that photo all the book said was "put together a lovely centerpiece with driftwood and a feather, along with a pillar candle decorated with shells" If you are heavily into crafts, sure you can figure out how to make the napkins on your own but that is pretty much the purpose of this book...to teach you. There are a few other scenarios like that...such as a bed canopy made to look like a beach hut a
, but there are no directions only a small picture so you would have to know off hand what type of canopy fabric they are using, how is it being supported from the ceiling so on and so on. Also, be forewarned a lot of ideas in this book are very rustic. I can see why the writer and photographer have made it that way, to get back to the roots of seaside style, but just be warned that if you are looking for a "beautifully decorated beach house" then this book may not be for you unless you are thinking beautifully rustic. The main highlites in the book include a beautiful hand dyed blanket and pillows for a bed, a very unique outdoor arrangement made from canldes, shells, seaglass and driftwood, and a quite stunning mosiac table. Also noteworthy are the shell curtains and tablecloth which are very simple to make but yield great results. All in all a great book to get ideas from....but if you are looking for a decorating book you may want to look elsewhere. Like the authors previous book, this is a craft book. It doesent really show you where to put items and how to arrange them like a usual decorating book.
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- Wonderful retrospective of Emigre type foundry
- A Must Book for Every Graphic Designer
- Strickly for typographers only
- innovative
- buy a bigger bookshelf for this one
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Emigre: Graphic Design into the Digital Realm (The Book : Graphic Design Into the Digital Realm)
Rudy Vanderlans ,
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In 1984 a radically new graphic design magazine set out to explore the as-yet-untapped and uncharted possibilities of Macintosh-generated graphic design. Boldly new and different, Emigre broke rules, opened eyes and earned its creators, Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko, cult status in the world of graphic design. After a decade of publishing, the jury is still out on Emigre. But now, thanks to this comprehensive 10-year retrospective, you can reach your own conclusions. Are Emigre's Mac-generated graphics important, influential and controversial…or just plain ugly? You decide. "The only people who have trouble reading Emigre are graphic designers who have been trained to make type clear. The rest of the world doesn't live in that purist atmosphere." —Chuck Byrne, Print Magazine, September 1992 Here gathered together for the first time, you'll find: Every Emigre cover ever issued A full catalog of over 80 Emigre typefaces Emigre's most striking editorial layouts Plus stimulating and provocative commentary from both Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko How has a magazine that prints just 7,000 copies managed to outrage so many graphic designers while inspiring so many others? The answer is in your hands.
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Wonderful retrospective of Emigre type foundry.......2006-07-30
Nowadays it's hard to remember that there was ever a time that Emigre was considered shockingly radical. With the massive surge of alternative type foundries and indie type designers, it's pretty hard to think of Emigre as "indie" any more. Not to mention the huge success of their typeface Mason--slapped over so many album covers and print ads in the last thirteen years that it's become a pest font damn near approaching that of Cooper Black or Hobo. But Emigre WAS radical, as this book reminds us. And they did more than just start a revolution in computer designed type. Their real value was to reintroduce a kind of type-centric design renaissance that hadn't really been seen since Jan Tschichold's "The New Typography".
Emigre made typographic design solutions exciting again. They also taught me a great lesson--type is something to think about and rant about--it's not just window dressing to go around the art. Who needs to design around a photograph when with the right font and some imagination you can ditch the photo altogether and have something considerably more challenging?
Anyway, if you can't tell, I think pretty highly of this book and agree that every designer should keep a copy around. More importantly, I think design students should look at it to get an idea of what IS possible with type--not just Emigre type, but with a true typographic approach to design, which I think the Emigre style embodies.
The book is several years old now and evidently out of print. Still it's worth the trouble to buy a used copy as they pop up from time to time.
A Must Book for Every Graphic Designer.......2003-07-24
The Emigre story traces the fascinating development of a magazine that introduced digital typography to the design world.
Rudy Vanderlans created Emigre in 1984, the year in which the the Macintosh computer changed graphic design and typography forever.
In its early years, the brilliant experimental type/design publication featured fonts designed Zuzana Licko, a pioneer in designing typefaces on the computer for the computer. Her early bitmap fonts, designed to be used on dot matrix printers, created an uproar in a design community that was already reeling from the drastic changes in typesetting and production methods. With the introduction of high res PostScript outline technology, Licko's designs became more sophisticated and designers began to appreciate the ability to design with typography in ways never thought possible.
This book traces the journey of digital type from shocking to mainstream and contains fascinating quotes from influential design professionals. Of special interest are many examples of the best work from the early Emigres, including all of the bold, memorable covers.
A must for every graphic design library.
Strickly for typographers only.......2002-05-16
I think this book is a wonderfull thing for typofreaks and i recommend it full heartedly for any typographer out there.
As for the rest of us mortals in the design cummunity, i dont believe there anything of interest in this book ( or should i say - large notebook) because it has no 'eye candies' of any sort, printed in two colors (black and ochre), has too much text in it and in general- looks bad.
innovative.......1999-11-29
The emigre magazine in one book, is cool, a impresive book, with a great size, like a big magazine shows the innovative design of the rudy vanderlas magazine trough the years, is a lovely book, buy it!
buy a bigger bookshelf for this one.......1998-03-17
Somewhat of a biased reviewer, I recommend this book to any person that loves typography and wants to see the results of tremendous creative forces within the field. Or, if you have wanted to do something for a long time but didn't think you could do it ... also recommended for you.
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Emigre: Graphic Design into the Digital Realm
Manufacturer: Booth-Clibborn Editions
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1873968418 |
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Gift of the Unicorn: The Story of Lue Gim Gong, Florida's Citrus Wizard (Pineapple Press Biographies)
Virginia Aronson
Manufacturer: Pineapple Press (FL)
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Binding: Library Binding
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ASIN: 1561642649 |
Book Description
Here is the story of Florida's citrus wizard, an immigrant boy from China who became a brilliant man and blessed the world with his horticultural gift. In China, the expression "gift of the unicorn" means a blessing from the gods to the most fortunate of parents: an exceptionally bright son. In 1860, a simple farming family was so blessed. The Lues named their baby boy with the sparkling black eyes Gim Gong, which means "double brilliance."
When he was only twelve years old, Lue Gim Gong left China to seek his fortune in America. The life of a Chinese immigrant was difficult, but the magical unicorn would soon bless the boy again. He studied English while he worked in a factory, and one of his teachers recognized Lue's unusual brilliance. Lue eventually lived with his teacher's wealthy family, tending their gardens in Massachusetts and their citrus groves in Florida.
In the rural central Florida town of DeLand, Lue revealed his extraordinary genius with plants. He developed world-famous species of citrus, including a super-hardy sweet orange and a perfumed grapefruit the size of a soccer ball. He faced illness, lost love, business failure, and heartbreaking prejudice, but Lue's genius continued to flower and bloom.
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