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In a debut the New York Times called 'an allusive, graceful novel,' a group of American Jews leave the United States, to live in Heavenly Heights, a settlement on the West Bank. The days are woven together by the religious rituals that set the order for their lives but do not completely prepare them for spontaneous acts of violence. Risa Miller conjures a culture and a movement viewed through the pinhole of one ragged apartment building's door. While bombs can be heard at the edges of these pages, it is inside Heavenly Heights where Miller's prose limns the lives of these souls who are yearning for transendence.
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heavenly heights.......2007-09-06
This is a very well-written book that really lets you in to the lives of women living in a settlement in Israel. The women come alive as real people living in a difficult situation. Although I was not a fan of the somewhat abrupt ending, I couldn't put the book down until I finished it, just had to know what was going to happen to them.
Modern Pioneers.......2004-12-20
I enjoyed this novel. The characters are pioneers. But rather than place them a century ago or more, they are placed far away from many of us in space ... in the Levant. In the wild, wild, West Bank.
I think a key point is that the reader can empathize with the characters. After all, if some law enforcement personnel were to "clean up" their little neck of the woods, the characters we see would fare well. These are hardworking people who both dislike violence and are hurt by violence. And it makes for an interesting story.
Miller's descriptive powers are excellent. And while it might have been an even better novel had there been some thrilling overall plot line, I thought the book was fine the way it was.
Episodic novel about the lives of West Bank settlers........2003-05-18
Risa Miller's first novel, "Welcome to Heavenly Heights," is a series of vignettes about a group of people living in the same building on the West Bank. The protagonists of this novel are American Jews who have left the comfort and security of their homes for a precarious existence as settlers in a disputed area of the Middle East.
Mike and Tova are one of the couples who make the move. She is a bit skeptical about leaving their comfortable home in Baltimore, but Mike will not allow Tova's qualms to get in the way of his vision for their future. Another settler is Debra, a convert who originally came from Appalachia. She is the daughter of an absentee Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother. Debra loves to sing and her sunny disposition is infectious. Less sunny is Sandy, the mother of an only child, Yossi. Yossi has emotional problems and he is always getting into one scrape or another. Sandy and her husband, Nathan, have their hands full keeping their rambunctious son on an even keel.
Miller's book is not political, nor is it linear. There is no plot to speak of. The author acts as a photographer, taking snapshots of the residents of building number four in Heavenly Heights. We get to know these settlers only briefly and we see them as fallible people, each with his or her own issues, who have chosen to risk everything for their ideals.
Miller has attempted a difficult literary feat, and she does not completely succeed. The book has an unfinished feel, and there are several sections that left me merely puzzled as to what the author was trying to say. However, Miller does succeed in depicting the tremendous personal sacrifices that the settlers made when they chose to live in Heavenly Heights.
Expected a Better Read!.......2003-03-23
I looked forward to the book Welcome to Heavenly Heights by Risa Miller after reading the blurbs on the back of the book. And I fully expected to enjoy this book since it was set in Israel where I have enjoyed visting. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would and seriously doubt I will suggest it to other readers.
The book takes place on the West bank of Israel. There in a volatile setting in an apartment complex known as Heavenly Heights are several American couples who have chosen to make "aliyot" to the promised land. Imbued with a sense of urgency to live in this land some are ill prepared for the reality of the country and their very existence. While the men worship together and seek out jobs, it is the women who form a support group to survive their days and nights in such a viloent climate. The book seemed to me more like interwoven stories depicting each families trials and attitudes rather than one narrative. And while some of the characters and events were more interesting than others, ultimately I felt the book was flat and failed as a good read.
This book is the debut novel of Risa Miller who obviously not only has an intimate knowledge of the land but also the feelings of those who emigrate expecting one kind of life and getting something else instead. But I am still not sure why I didn't enjoy this book more. Even now several days after I've finished the book I can't put my finger on it. Perhaps it is the state of world affairs at this time. Or perhaps it is the news of what life is like in Israel today which overshadowed my enjoyment of this book. For sure Ms. Miller fully depicted the difficulties American families have making "aliyot" although in the end I didn't find her characters all that interesting or sympathetic.
That said I now ask myself if I would I read this author in the future? I am sure I will since I found the writing was quite good, at times even beautiful. I only hope I find her characters in future novels more compelling since I enjoy character driven novels best.
A realistic portrait of current life in Israel.......2003-03-09
Through wonderful character development, Risa Miller has managed to capture a realistic view of life in the settlements and all of Israel. I read the NY Times review of this book before my last visit to Israel and on returning read this wonderful book. The people there are so full of life, so committed and are suffering, but in spite of the suicide murderers, they continue to live life. Mrs. Miller so gracefully captures their zest for life and there fear of what may come.
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Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-03
In the fourth volume of Sleeper, Holden Carver has had enough. He has definitely fallen for his colleague Miss Misery, and her motivations have changed a little as well. However, getting out from under a vicous criminal cartel and a dangerous spy organisation may well be impossible, even for a clever, dangerous superhuman spy.
One of the best graphic novels out there.......2005-10-18
People go on and on about how great this series is, and the good news is, it completely lives up to the hype. I came to "Sleeper" after reading a few other titles Ed Brubaker had written, notably DC's deliciously revamped "Catwoman" (which is also a lot of fun)... I was skeptical, but I'm glad I took the plunge with "Sleeper," as it is one of the best comicbook stories I've read in a long while.
The action takes place in the WildCATS/Authority/Stormwatch universe, once a comicbook backwater that has recently been revitalized into a gritty and witty superhero noir... "Sleeper" tells the story of a superpowered secret agent, Holden Carver, who is placed undercover by a Machiavellian Nick Fury type to infiltrate a sinister spy network populated with superpowered, super-amoral bad guys. Brubaker uses the character's specific superpowers to flesh out their inner lives -- Carver's power is the ability to absorb any amount of bodily damage and transmute it into pure pain, which he can zap other people with. Meanwhile, he feels no pain himself and is practically unkillable, a situation that leaves him feeling dead inside and increasingly alienated from the true-believer idealism that lead him into military service to begin with. Brubaker borrows from the well-trod genre of spy fiction, but adds an extra layer with the whole superpower thing that is well thought-out and rewarding. Without getting into spoilers, etc., I'll just say that this was one of those rare comic series that I regretted getting to the end of... the world it depicted was so absorbing and textured that I was bummed I knew the story would end with Volume 4... (The entire "Sleeper" story is contained in four slim volumes, plus the prequel, "Point Blank," which sets the stage for "Sleeper" and should definitely be read as well...)
It should be mentioned that this is not a book for little kids: there are many of the same sort of "adult" elements as DC's Vertigo imprint -- semi-graphic sexuality and some extreme violence -- although to his credit, Brubaker includes these elements for a reason, and does it with far less of the "gee-whiz" gratuitousness that has made the Vertigo books become so tedious and repetitive. The sex elements cut to the heart of Carver's character, while the violence is used to show the seriousness of his predicament; they actually deepen the story and move it along and are not included merely to titillate readers or gross us out. That being said, I highly recommend this series.
(This review written by Joe Sixpack/Slipcue.Com)
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In the 23rd Century, corporations have replaced nations, and executives have absolute rule. But when an underground enclave of independent workers threatens the system, executive Dominic Jedes must negotiate with them face to face.
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In the 23rd Century, corporations have replaced nations, and executives have absolute rule. But when an underground enclave of independent workers threatens the system, executive Dominic Jedes must negotiate with them face to face.
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Cyberpunk Lives.......2006-09-10
M.M. Buckner has brought cyberpunk back to the fore. This novel is fast paced, exciting, and makes you think about what we are doing to the planet. She and a few authors like her are taking science fiction to its next stage. Her writing is fresh.
Enjoy!
Fast paced and fun........2006-03-16
Dessention between the working class and exec's is growing. When the embodiment of the executive class sets free a shipload of working class, he is enlisted to renegotiate their return. But upon visiting the working class world, becomse a sympathiser and helps them to maintain their freedom.
This is a fast paced romp through a dismal future setting. Lots of action, not to technical and great characters make this an excellent and quick read.
Short story inflated to novel.......2005-02-18
The book feels like a short story which was written for non-science fiction fans and then expanded into a novel, or perhaps is the novelization of one of the bad computer adventure games that came out in the early 90s. The setting is entirely too simplistic and not explained believably. The world is essentially run by one bank, which has one rival organization - the WTO. It isn't explained well how this situation evolved or why the citizens have gone along with it for decades. Nor is it presented as an interesting study in cultural evolution, a la 1984 or Brave New World - it is just a cheap generic framework in which to throw a story.
That could be forgiven if someone interesting were done within that framework. Unfortunately, the characters are one dimensional, their actions make little to no sense, and there isn't a lot else going on in the novel. There is really only one vaguely fleshed out character - the main one - and his coming-into-his-own story arc is painfully obvious from the start. Despite a few glimmers of background and motivation, there really aren't any other characters with personalities in the entire book. The protagonist stumbles through a series of encounters, learns a few lessons, and then gets to make the big decision about what happens to the world he lives in.
So perhaps the story could be redeemed by some gripping action sequences or imagery. No such luck - it isn't even told well. During the week and a half or so during which the novel is set, the main character eats 2 or 3 meals, sleeps 3 or 4 times and goes to the bathroom maybe twice, but we get the details of all of these encounters. There are almost no interesting (or believable) conflicts and the ending (which is visible from a mile away) still manages to feel arbitrary. The fairly random decisions made by the rest of the cast will leave you scratching your head, and ultimately you will be left wondering how so little managed to happen over the course of so many pages.
Take my advice and read a collection of sci-fi short stories instead!
Great Cyber Punk Science Fiction.......2005-01-24
I really like this sort of science fiction. It's a story that could really happen(well...). It's fun, fast-pace, techy, with no fantasy.
It's a balanced story of a rich executive made to open his eyes to the poor of this future wasted earth she invented.
The book was a nice improvement over Buckler's first book HyperThought.
Out of the 30 odd sci-fi books I have read, this is the first to compel me to write a review.
Thank you M. M. Buckner for writing such a cool book.
Flawed but interesting.......2004-10-15
It's the 23rd century, and the world is a wasteland caused by pollution and global warming. Exposure to the unfiltered air or water leads rapidly to cancer or other nasty conditions. Giant corporations, now known as Coms, dominate the world, and their privileged executive class as well as many of their protected employees, or "protes", live in domed cities. The Coms are in a more or less constant struggle with the Orgs, especially the biggest, baddest Org of them all, the WTO. (It's worth mentioning that a significant, and possibly dominant, part of the WTO are its AIs.) The Coms are not the good guys.
This doesn't seem like a promising set-up, and I have many complaints about the details. Despite that, I found myself enjoyng the book.
Dominc Jedes has wealth and position beyond the dreams of avarice. He's the (cloned) son of the president of ZahlenBank, one of the most powerful of the Coms. If he's lately been having some disagreements with his father, finding some of his decisions affecting protes to be a little too ruthlessly pragmatic, he nevertheless believes in the system and loves his father. His father's approaching death is an added source of tension between them, as the elder Jedes has chosen to forego what aggressive medical care could do for him, in favor of creating a neural profile that will live on in the computer network after his physi cal death.
On what proves to be the last day of his father's physical life, Dominic unwisely makes a joke in a board meeting about dealing with the problem of an unprofitable mining sub that ZahlenBank got in a foreclosure by freeing the protes and giving them the sub. This unfortunately strikes his father and the board as a wonderfully clever idea--no costs for continuing to support these now-useless workers! Then Dear Old Dad promptly dies, the freed protes start broadcasting to the world for more discont ented protes to join them, and ZahlenBank is suddenly in deep, deep trouble. The WTO steps in with an offer to arrange negotiations, if Dominic will meet with the protes alone, accompanied only by a WTO agent. He reluctantly agrees, and unhappily finds th at he is accompanied also by the hated neural profile of his dead father. (The NP insists it's the real thing; Dominic does not agree. Dominic also believes it lacks the humanity and honor his father had; I think the evidence is that he had an overly-rosy view of his father.) In short order, Dominic is getting a very exciting look at how the other 90% lives.
As I said, I have a lot of specific complaints. The background feels as if it was insufficiently thought out. Europe seems to be about all that sort of survived the collapse. If the ice caps completely melted, why didn't all that cold, fresh water running into the Atlantic do bad things to the Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Drift? If Europe is the last economy standing, why is the basic currency the deutchdollar rather than the euro? And if giant multinational corporations are the bad guys, how can the WTO be the good guys? And Dominc seems quite improbaby naïve. What Dominic isn't, though, is either stupid, or improbably virtuous. He's a basically likable guy who's a product of his society and upbringing. He has believably human and reactions to the individuals he meets, for both good and ill, and alters his assumptions about how the world really works only with a plausible amount of resistance and mental pain. All in all, this is an enjoyable light read.
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Discover the different ways God knocks and why we hesitate to open the door to our hearts to Divine Love.
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The Zen of Catholicism, part III.......2007-01-08
As with Dr Biela's other books, it is nearly impossible to find adequate words to describe this one. Still I would give 10 stars if I could to each of his books. Using language that a 21st century reader can grasp, Dr. Biela (who happens to be a Ph.D in Physics!) illuminates the works and thoughts of the great Catholic mystics: St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Faustina Kowalska, etc.
In addition, he vividly elaborates on key New Testament passages: the tax collector's prayer, Mary's accepting to become the "servant of the Lord", the bleached sepulcher, the Samaritan woman at the well, etc. Readers will easily recognize situations in our daily lives where those words are applicable. Just about everyday something I have read in these books comes to mind. You will be surprised to find out what having faith "like a child" actually involves.
Needless to say Dr Biela's series of books has given me a radically different perspective as to what closeness to God means, and how God acts in our lives. Basically, we are nothing and God in us is and does everything. We come to this realization by removing the blinders in our lives which impede us from seeing this truth. Events which appear adverse to us can in fact be God's instrument to remove obstacles that separate us from Him. More than ever I seek to recognize how everything I do and everything that happens to me is God's action. The key impediment is our obstinate arrogance and the only solution is having absolute humility before the Lord.
Readers should be aware, however, these books are written strictly in the context of Catholicism. The sacraments are underscored as conduits of Jesus' action. Mary is exalted as the surest medium to put Jesus in the center of our lives. You will be hard pressed to find a more inspiring ellucidation of these themes than Dr. Biela's.
I could try to go on but, again, any words of mine fall short. This is Dr. Biela's third book, and I sincerely recommend you get all of them and read them in order. I believe that way you will get the most out of them. They are short and can be read quickly, although you probably will feel compelled to take your time and meditate on their message.
Prepare to be overwhelmed.
Gentle Truth.......2005-01-12
What a gift! This book is helping me make sense out of the tensions in my spiritual life. Funny what the Truth can do! In a gentle way, it reminds me that God knows me through and through, so I can quit hiding who I really am and just let myself be loved. For this, I am very thankful.
Fabulous!.......2005-01-07
This book is the nourishment my soul has been hungering for. A must read for anyone longing to be touched by the healing power of God's love.
Wow!.......2005-01-07
I recommend this book to everyone searching for the answer to the questions:What does it mean that God is 'knocking"? How do I know when it is God knocking?..How do I answer His call? This book reminds the reader that God's "knock" is very simple and very powerful, and ALWAYS love! In His mercy , He asks only that we see ourselves as beloved sinners and abandon ourselves to Him as such! How do we do this?...read this beautiful and hope- filled book!
Hope for the hopeless!.......2005-01-06
"...it is also true that you are loved not because of some kind of imaginary perfection or cleanliness of soul, but because you are a child - the Heavenly Father's child. He will always accept you. When you throw yourself into His arms with childlike trust, He will never despise you or abandon you" (pg. 66) This book is helping me to realize more and more the unconditinal love of GOD! I find it extremely helpful for my daily meditation. It is helping me to discover the true meaning of perfection, not the meaning I imposed on myself sense childhood in which I was actually trying to "be GOD" rather than need HIM. The book is sprinkled with deep yet simple and childlike prayers to our LORD. These prayers are very comforting for me because they do not disguise who I am, but help me to be before my GOD in truth. I recommend this book to anyone who is striving for holiness but finding themselves stuck in the muck of the truth that they are sinners...this book will help you see that it is exactly YOU who GOD loves and whose door HE knocks on in every moment!
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Orville Redenbacher's Popcorn Book
Orville Redenbacher
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Shirley Temple remains the best-known child Hollywood movie star of all time and the Shirley Temple Doll (still being manufactured today) continues to be the champion of the doll industry. Since 1934, when the doll was first created, variations of the Shirley doll and associated collectibles have been avidly collected along with hundreds of costumes inspired by Shirley's roles in 57 films between 1931 and 1949. In this book, 350 beautiful color photographs present a nostalgic gallery along with original doll advertising and publicity shots from the movies. The author displays, organizes, and explains all the dolls and known costumes up to the present, and many collectibles related to them. His chronology of Shirley Temple's motion pictures, including the title, studio, date, running time, director and cast of each, is an important reference. Three generations of movie buffs, doll collectors, and vintage fashion enthusiasts alike, who have made the Shirley Temple Doll an American classic, will need to own this newly revised and expanded edition.
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Shirley Temple Dolls and Fashions.......2007-01-11
This is a must have for anyone collecting dolls. I use it all of the time and have learned so much.
Great reference for the Shirley Temple "doll" collector........1999-07-31
This book contains excellent photos and realistic prices for Shirley Temple dolls from the early composition dolls to the 1972 vinyl dolls. Also included are photos and prices for doll outfits, paperdolls, books, the sapphire blue breakfast set, and salts. If a collector wants photos and prices for other types of Shirley Temple items then I would suggest one of Patricia R. Smith's "Shirley Temple Dolls and Collectibles" books.
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Find designs to suit every taste, occasion, and skill level in this one-of-a-kind collection. These gorgeous, hand-knit designer fashions range from elegant evening vests to chunky pullovers; ribbed turtlenecks to textured tunic tops with beads and bobbles; and sweet baby jackets to ultrachic cardigans in cotton, cashmere, and denim.
• Packed with 80 classic designs from Debbie Bliss, Kaffe Fassett, Kim Hargreaves, Zoë Mellor, and many more
• Simple to sophisticated fashions are showcased by season and include wearables for men, women, and children
• Choose from dozens of techniques, from basic moss stitches and stripes to decorative lace, Aran, and Fair Isle
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A Treasury of Rowan Knits.......2007-01-04
The patterns are gorgeous and well described. The book is like art work. Thanks, Penny
You'd better like small needles and cotton yarn.......2006-08-10
This book is very disappointing! Although the patterns are lovely and timeless, the vast majority of them are done in cotton yarn with very small needles. If you enjoy knitting with worsted weight yarn, forget this book unless you enjoy rewriting patterns.
On top of this, everything is graphed, even plain knit & purl patterns. All of the graphs are shown in such a small scale that you would go blind trying to follow them and some of them spread over two pages. In addition, the graph lines in between every tenth one are very faint. If you want to use these graphs, it is essential that you have a scanner and computer program to enlage them. Of course you will have to print them out over several overlapping pieces of paper and hope the tiny graph lines show up - or write them all out by hand!
Not what it promises to be.......2005-12-28
This book promises 80 patterns from 10 favorite disigners.
However, 90% of the patterns are by Kim Hargreaves. The other designers have one or two patterns each. Very disappointing, if you are looking for a variety of designer choices. Many of the photos are soft focus, example: the full page photo on page 199 is really fuzzy. There is a blue sweater on page 171 which one can not even make out what it looks like. Not what I expect from a book with a $39.95 retail price and the Roawn name. It has some nice designs, but gets boring due to the same designer contributing most of the patterns. I give it 3 stars because it does contain some good patterns and the patters come in many sizes. The book also presents variations of some patterns by showing them made with different yarns, for men & women and children. Some good children's patterns are included. I'll keep it for future reference, but check it out before you shell out the bucks, it might be worth it to you. It is not a bad book. I am just a little disappointed and feel that Rowan should be up front with their content and good with their photos.
A true treasury.......2004-12-16
Great collection of the designs for every taste. I found myself going crazy trying to deside which one to do first. Lamb's Pride from Brown Sheep is an excellent affordable substitute for discontinued Rowan yarn.
I thought instructions were clear and complete. I found no mistakes so far.
Beautiful assortment of designs - no fat chicks allowed.......2004-07-15
I'll preface this by saying I've never been a fan of Rowan yarns or patterns - the former because they tend to be too tame and expensive for my tastes, the latter because they seem aimed at bony women. I spoke with their reps and mentioned the fact that they are excluding a large share of knitters and was told that they didn't know whether it would be thought offensive to have a separate book of larger patterns or if they should pepper them throughout another book. Two years later, I think continuing to ignore larger or plus-sized women and men is the offensive part.
On the upside, the patterns really are gorgeous (which is why I'm upset that I can't wear or alter them) and use varied techniques and skill levels, so everyone can find something they like. A number of child patterns are repeated in "Pipsqueaks" and "Tadpoles and Tiddlers", so if you only want to make kid clothes, check those out first - you may save a few dollars. I traded Brown Sheep for Rowan yarn and my Odd Job sweater is coming along nicely, so just match fibers in the back yarn listing and hit your gauge to substitute.
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Using the ancient principles of feng shui, transform your home into an environment that’s both chic and life-enhancing.
Breathtaking full-color photos show how easy it is to establish retreats and secret spaces for renewing the spirit, to design shared areas that promote harmonious relationships, and to adapt ancient Chinese principles to modern tastes by using exercises for exploring the chi, or aura. Room-by-room guides display strategies for adjusting the shapes, colors, textures, and position of your furnishings to strengthen immune systems, eliminate clutter, encourage confidence, and reduce stress. Just moving a bed can increase passion, repositioning a desk will expand powers of concentration, and repainting surfaces can lead to a boost in energy levels. Your home will have the balance and harmony vital to success and happiness.
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- Keep this reference by your side to help your data tell its story
- excellent reference guide for graphs/charts
- A great source for graphical ideas.
- Alphabetical arrangement not very useful
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This beautifully illustrated book is the first complete handbook to visual information. Well written, easy to use, and carefully indexed, it describes the full range of charts, graphs, maps, diagrams, and tables used daily to manage, analyze, and communicate information. It features over 3,000 illustrations, making it an ideal source for ideas on how to present information. It is an invaluable tool for anyone who writes or designs reports, whether for scientific journals, annual reports, or magazines and newspapers.
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Keep this reference by your side to help your data tell its story.......2006-09-10
I think anyone who solves serious problems by analyzing data will want to own a copy of this book. Being able to organize data into the right visual image can often make no less a difference than that between seeing the answer to the problem vs. getting lost in the complexity and variation in the data.
This is a uniquely comprehensive encyclopedia of graphical techniques with just enough detail on each technique to help you choose the right one for each situation.
There are no long, detailed explanations of principles. What you get are a few illustrations of each type of graph, with a general description of the strengths of that particular technique and several variations to show how it could be applied to different situations which share some central similarity.
One review criticized the alphabetic listing of the techniques, which is a reasonable critique in general. However I think the weakness is mitigated significantly by the way the graphs are grouped together into broad categories once you get to those. The alphabetically listed individual headings are mainly for cross-reference. It seems clear to me that the book wasn't intended to be read from front to back alphabetically, but that the reader would have a rough idea what sort of graph they needed, would start with the heading for that category, and then when neccessary, would refer to the cross-referenced section alphabetically.
In any case, I found it useful to place sticker-tabs on the pages for the main categories of graph that I care most about, and use those tabs as my starting place for choosing the right graphic. There are about ten broad categories of graphs I usually care most about, such as bar, area, column, line, and point graphs, control charts, statistical distribution charts, and time/activity charts. In addition there are about another dozen or so big categories of topics about graphs in general, such as choosing the right aspect ratio, the right font, and the right scale.
Don't get the wrong idea here, none of these topics is covered in great detail, this book is wonderful *index* to visual techniques for showing data for operational purposes but it is not a detailed how-to or an academic treatise on the individual techniques. Also, the book is not intended for creating flashy presentation or marketing graphics, nor does it cover argument maps, truth maps, or any other single sort of conceptual maps in any great detail (although it does touch on the topic in general).
A welcome bonus is that the bibliography is particularly well selected, and not just a list of popular books on graphs. Some of his references are difficult to get and I suspect that some of these sources may even out of print, but some of them like Tukey's work and William Cleveland's texts are well worth searching for.
This is an indispensible encyclopedia of operational information graphics for helping you to help data tell its own story in its clearest and most revealing light, whether you are trying to manage the quality of a process or track down the source of a problem. The examples are extremely well chosen and representative, and the explanations are concise and helpful in a way that lets you use this as a quick reference and not just as a textbook.
excellent reference guide for graphs/charts.......2005-10-14
this is an excellent book if you are working with different types of graphs or charts. we use it as the bible while programming gui tools to create graphs. if you are looking to make meaningful graphs, this book can clue you in to the different types of graphs that will best illustrate your data.
A great source for graphical ideas........2004-11-17
This book is 400+ pages, and I would estimate it contains
5-10 graphics examples per page. If you've got "writer's block"
and can't think of a new way to graphically present your data,
then this is the book for you. Just thumb through it until
something catches your eye, and then read the details about
that kind of graph. Maybe not 100% 'comprehensive' as the
title implies ... but pretty darn close! ;)
For people like me who have to do a lot of different kinds
of graphs, this book is a great resource to have on your shelf.
Alphabetical arrangement not very useful.......2004-10-15
Three stars is perhaps harsh, but this book would be much more useful if it had been structured differently. Open this book
and on the first page the entries start rolling: "Abscissa", "Abscissa axis", "Abstract graph", etc. Most readers will be
exhausted before reaching the letters D or E...
Having compiled this exhaustive list of information graphics, one would expect the author to provide some kind of an
overview, guidelines, or some useful grouping of the different types of graphics. The closest thing to such insights is
found in the brief preface (pp. 4-5) and the "Graph" entry (pp. 164-177).
I have to disagree with the reviewers describing this book as helpful "to select the best graphic or chart to convey
information in the most efficient way". When you "turn to this book and and pick the most appropriate graphic type", which
alphabetical entries are you going to look up? And which entries are you going to miss?
This book does serve a purpose as a catalogue and a 4 page bibliography, but the best books for learning how to create
informative and efficient graphics are those written by Edward Tufte and William Cleveland.
Encyclopedic Work About Data Presentation.......2004-07-27
This is not a how-to-book. Harris has written a definitive book about data presentation. Topics are organized alphabetically and cross-referenced. Almost every entry is accompanied by illustrations and sometime many of them. I have other books that describe data presentation but they are incomplete compared with Harris's book. I have not seen such an array of presentation illustrations in one place before. Some of the illustrations show plots that I frequently use with interesting additions; for example, the diagonal in pairwise scatter plots typically names variables, Harris has an illustration with histograms for each variable on the diagonal. What a great idea! Almost everyone knows how to construct pie charts. Harris's discussion of pie charts is six pages long. After a brief introduction, he gives a description and terminology, general characteristics, methods to incorporate descriptive and quantitative information, reference angles, showing changes over time, varying the size of circles proportional to the overall value of the data, highlighting slices of the pie, improving legibility, grouping sections of the chart, using pie charts instead of histograms, encodeing additional quantitative data, adding depth, overlapping pie charts, decographs, belt charts, and cirlce graphs. Who could have imagined that lowly pie charts were so versatile and communicative? Some have dogmatically asserted, "Pie charts are a very bad way of displaying information." Although I generally agree, Harris has given me much to think about and I will not be so averse to using them in the future.
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This weighty reference book from GATF (the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation) has more than 10,000 entries explaining the various aspects of traditional and digital graphic arts. It defines terms from the fields of printing, typography, color, paper, ink, binding, imaging, software, and more. Besides the many essays, descriptions, illustrations, and cross-references, there's a 16-page color section explaining everything from color theory to the prehistory of communications. The Encyclopedia of Graphics Communications includes a more detailed, 2,000-year timeline of graphic communications history. This section breaks events up into the areas of advertising, broadcasting, computer, information, media, photo imaging, printing and paper, telecommunication, typesetting, and word processing.
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Big Book I tell you!.......2000-08-01
Ok, it's a big and heavy book but there is no other book that I know that cover graphic communications history as well as "Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications". It's a must of you're into that part of graphics. But also if you just want a great book to look through to get ideas. I loved the parts about termoly of printing, paper, ink, typography, color etc...
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