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More than just a phrasebook with a sense of humor, Wicked Italian, from the series with over one million copies in print, is a cultural survival guide. Confronted with a forgetful innkeeper you'll do better than mumble an apology by learning to say Allora dormiamo nella lobby. ("In that case, we will sleep here in the lobby"). Forced to wait for your dinner you'll say: Bisogna essere Primo Ministro per essere servito qui? ("Must one be Prime Minister to get service here?") Women traveling alone will finally have the phrases they need at their fingertips, such as Contento tu ("Dream on"), Guardi che chiamo la polizia ("I'll call the police"), and Neanche se fosse l'ultimo uomo sulla terra ("Not if you were the last man on earth"). On the other hand, a chapter on "Making Love" teaches the delicate language of amore. Wicked Italian is the next best thing to being named Marcello or Sophia. Ciao!

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Great Travelers' Joke gift book.......2007-07-16

I bought this book for a kid who was going to Italy. It was more to relieve the fear of traveling then to be actually used in Italy. We read these phrases out loud around the dinner table and were amused. But really for $5 what did you expect? I bought a real phase book to go along with it.

Great as a gag gift.

Total Hoot.......2007-04-27

Don't look here for grammer tips. If you have no sense of humor look elswhere. This book is a hilarious running gagline, a farcical look at Italian culture. I have given it to my wittiest friends so we can all howl together, a terific gift or party favor. Worth every penny!

Its a nice book.......2005-07-20

Its is good for those who are interested in learn some expresions and a little it italian. Its a perfect book for travelers.

Funny and Insightful.......2003-03-20

This laugh-out-loud booklet opens wide a window on modern Italian culture. Step on in and take a gander. Never mind that you will never remember the right phrase at the right time during your visit to Italy; at least you will be traveling with the right attitude.

Harold Tomb writes with Dave Barry-esque wit. If you have a sense of humor and even a passing interest in Italy, then "Wicked Italian" is for you.

A great gift.......2002-09-26

I received this book as a going-away-to-Italy-gift. It is an absolute riot!!! A humorous look at cultural differences. Foreigners in Italy will identify with the situations in the book right away. The authors obviously had a great time writing it. A laugh with every line.

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WICKED ITALIAN FOR THE TRAVELER
Howard Tomb
Manufacturer: Workman
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Wicked Italian

Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0006382630

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Wicked Italian
Harold Tomb
Manufacturer: Workman Pub Co
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000QFMMR8

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Wicked Italian

Manufacturer: Workman Pub Co
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000HI8BJW

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World History: The Human Experience, The Early Ages, co-authored by National Geographic guides your students through the rich and fascinating history of the ancient past from prehistory to the Renaissance.

A wealth of technology and ancillaries extends and enriches your classroom presentation. Unique special features help your students understand how ancient peoples and cultures made the history that still affects the world today.

World History: The Human Experience The Early Ages, Student Edition

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World History: The Human Experience The Early Ages, Student Edition
FARAH03
Manufacturer: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OGNBBK

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The Dada Painters and Poets offers the authentic answer to the question "What is Dada?" This incomparable collection of essays, manifestos, and illustrations was prepared by Robert Motherwell with the collaboration of some of the major Dada figures: Marcel Duchamp, Jean Arp, and Max Ernst among others. Here in their own words and art, the principals of the movement create a composite picture of Dada--its convictions, antics, and spirit.

First published in 1951, this treasure trove remains, as Jack Flam states in his foreword to the second edition, "the most comprehensive and important anthology of Dada writings in any language, and a fascinating and very readable book." It contains every major text on the Dada movement, including retrospective studies, personal memoirs, and prime examples. The illustrations range from photos of participants, in characteristic Dadaist attitudes, to facsimiles of their productions.

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A classic, and a great intro........2007-05-13

This is Motherwell's classic book on Dada. It was the only comprehensive look at Dada for along time. Good for an intro as well as a comprehensive coverage of the original Dada's and their works.

Excellent resource for Dada history.......2005-09-22

Motherwell has compiled an impressive look into the world and lives of the dada artists. Exceptional!

Anti Unincorporated.......2000-12-20

Dada not only wrote and painted, it talked, drank, agitated, danced, babbled, burbled, shocked, indulged in self-loathing, took notes, held exhibits, dressed up, hooted, wrote scathing criticisms of itself, whistled, made noises with its skin, fell in love with itself, mailed letters, and then committed suicide. Huelsenbeck, Tzara, Breton, Ball, Duchamp et al. enacted Dada selves out of hatred for war, but their hatred and iconoclasm continued when they discovered that the monster that lives off of war didn't die on Armistice Day (the one in 1918). They became anti-everything that was Modern, Reasonable, Commonsensical, Appropriate, in other words, everything that would help humans hide from (while justifying) their own self-destructiveness. They tried to open up the unconscious and display it for Europe and America. This book charts that process better than most. The best of the essays about Dada is "The Dada Spirit in Painting" by Georges Hugnet, but the best pieces here are by those who, in writing and painting, were being Dada: Eluard's and Huelsenback's poems, Ball's "Dada Fragments," Tzara's "Seven Dada Manifestoes," Ribemont-Dessaignes' "History of Dada," and Breton on Duchamp.

Second Sight: Poems for Paintings by Carroll Cloar

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Second Sight: Poems for Paintings by Carroll Cloar
Dabney Stuart , and Carroll Cloar
Manufacturer: University of Missouri Press
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Surrealist Painters and Poets: An Anthology

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Surrealist Painters and Poets: An Anthology

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ASIN: 0262532018

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In 1951 Robert Motherwell published a collection of writings called The Dada Painters and Poets: An Anthology. Conceived as a sequel to that volume, Surrealist Painters and Poets: An Anthology does for Surrealism what Motherwell's book did for Dadaism. The concept and contents were discussed with Robert Motherwell and met with his enthusiastic approval.

The essays, manifestos, poems, and texts in this anthology offer a composite picture of the Surrealists--their convictions, styles, and spirit--from the movement's beginnings in France just after World War I to its second flowering in America after World War II. The book includes writers and artists from Belgium, Chile, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Guyana, Italy, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, Senegal, Uruguay, and the United States. Caws's main criterion for inclusion was that the works be the best and most representative of the different forms of Surrealism. Among others, the artists and writers include André Breton, Marcel Duchamp and Rrose Sélavy, Max Ernst, Mina Loy, Francis Picabia, and Tristan Tzara.

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THE DADA PAINTERS AND POETS: AN ANTHOLOGY
Robert Motherwell
Manufacturer: George Wittenborn, Inc.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000SK2TAG

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The Dada Painters and Poets: An Anthology
Robert Motherwell
Manufacturer: Wittenborn, Schultz
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VACIJK

Dada Painters and Poets: An Anthology. Second Edition.

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Dada Painters and Poets: An Anthology. Second Edition.
Robert (ed) Motherwell
Manufacturer: Publisher Unknown
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UYIMM4

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Dada Painters and Poets: An Anthology. Second Edition.

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ASIN: B000IC7NOG

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Dada Painters and Poets: An Anthology. Second Edition.
Robert (ed) Motherwell
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ASIN: B000UFZEGU

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Australian Barkers and Biters (A Vintage Dog Books Breed Classic - Australian Cattle Dog)
Robert Kaleski
Manufacturer: Vintage Dog Books
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ASIN: 1905124759

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AUSTRALIAN BARKERS AND BITERS By Robert Kaleski. A VINTAGE DOG BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT. Originally published in Sydney 1914 in a Limited Edition, this rare early dog book is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A later, and still very scarce edition was enlarged and revised with the addition of many early dog breed photographs. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have republished this edition using the original text and photographs, as part of their Classic Breed Books series. Although this book deals mainly with observations, history and research on the Kelpi, Heeler, and other Australian Sheep and Cattle Dogs, several other dog breeds peculiar to Australia are discussed in some detail. Two hundred and fifty six pages contain twenty two comprehensive chapters:- The Origin of the Dog. - Variations of the Dog Species. - Creation of Tame Dogs. - The Noble Dingo. - The Australian Cattle Dog. - The Kelpie. - The Barb. - Sheep-dog Trials. - Judging and Buying. - Kangaroo Dogs. - Bush Greyhounds. - True Greyhounds. - Beagles. - Cocker Spaniels. - Fox Terriers. - Alsatian Wolf Dog. - Laws on Dogs. - Dog Fighting. - Dog Fancying. - Australian Dog Workers. - A Premier Sheep-dog Trial Judge. - "God's Dogs". This is a fascinating read for any Sheep and Cattle Dog enthusiast or historian of the breeds, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest dog breed books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Following the phenomenal success of Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs, written for gardeners in the climates of USDA zones 3–6, this companion volume is a superlative photographic encyclopedia of trees, shrubs, and vines for "warm temperate" zones. In North America, these areas (zones 7–11) stretch from the Mid-Atlantic states to the South, include most of Texas and the Southwest, and encompass the entire West Coast, up to western Canada. Many parts of the British Isles, Australia, and New Zealand experience similar conditions. In a nutshell, any gardener who lives in an area where average winter temperatures do not fall below 0° Fahrenheit (–18° Celsius) will want this book, and curious gardeners in colder zones may well want to test these select plants in their local microclimates.

This remarkable volume shows both the habit and details — flower, fruit, bark, fall color — of more than 400 species and describes hundreds more cultivars and varieties. Certain genera offer myriad hybrids and selections, and photographs of many of the best of these are included as well — nearly 40 named crapemyrtles, a dozen teaolives, and 11 loropetalums. In all, more than 1400 photographs join with the authoritative text to bring the plants to life.

From Abelia to Ziziphus, gardeners will encounter many new and unfamiliar plants that thrive in warmer climates. Dirr gives special attention to hardy palms that can survive outside the subtropics. The book also reflects the author's inimitable personality, which holds nothing back when a plant deserves outright acclaim ("If prescriptions could be written for perfect garden plants, this species would come close to filling the order"), backhanded praise ("Use for accent, for novelty, or to drive visitors loony"), or frank condemnation ("Splays to the point of no redemption with time").

The book concludes with useful lists for selecting plants for a variety of conditions or for ornamental characteristics, such as flower color and fragrance, fruit, and fall color.

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Wonderful Visual Directory

Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates
Gordon Courtright
Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0881924156

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This is the latest edition of an acknowledged garden classic. The book is organized by plant type-low-growing, medium-growing, and tall-growing shrubs; trees, vines, and conifers --- with description, including growth habit and height, hardiness rating, and sun and soil requirements. Each plant is illustrated with a color photograph showing garden usage. This new edition includes new photographs of many species and cultivars better demonstrate the plants' salient characteristics. Gardeners everywhere in Zones 6-10 --- including parts of Australia and New Zealand-have long relied on Courtright's encyclopedia as the handiest source of information on and inspiration for plants for specific landscape uses. They will continue to be well served by this third revised edition.Published at $29.95 Our last copies available at $14.98

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Outstanding.......2002-01-02

Because of its relatively few pages, this book is easy to overlook. However, I've got more money tied up in horticulture books than I'd like my wife to know, and I refer to this one most often.

Wonderful Visual Directory.......2001-03-02

This book, written by a nursery owner, combines his years of experience with beautiful photograhs of all the plants listed. I refer to it over and over again.

The Hundred Finest Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates- A Handbook

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The Hundred Finest Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates- A Handbook

Manufacturer: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000I8AA6I

Handbook on The Hundred Finest Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates

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Handbook on The Hundred Finest Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates

Manufacturer: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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ASIN: B000O6B8QU

Hundred Finest Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates (Plants & Gardens)

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Hundred Finest Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates (Plants & Gardens)
Peter K. Nelson
Manufacturer: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0945352190

The Hundred Finest Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates - A Handbook (Plants and Gardens, Vol. 13, No. 3, 1980)

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The Hundred Finest Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates - A Handbook (Plants and Gardens, Vol. 13, No. 3, 1980)

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ASIN: B000EEDIIS

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HUNDRED FINEST TREES AND SHRUBS FOR TEMPERATE CLIMATES- A HANDBOOK
Peter K., ed Nelson
Manufacturer: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RET2FI

Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum;: Or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, ... of temperate climates throughout the world

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Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum;: Or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, ... of temperate climates throughout the world
J. C Loudon
Manufacturer: Henry G. Bohn
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Binding: Unknown Binding

Hundred Finest Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates

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Hundred Finest Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates

Manufacturer: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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TREES AND SHRUBS FOR TEMPERATE CLIMATES.
Gordon. Courtright
Manufacturer: Timber Press,
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000QFHN7M

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Civil rights activist Willie B. Ludden, Jr.'s memoirs tell the courageous story of an individual willing to die for what he believes in. His book is an insider's account of the civil rights movement during the early 60s. As part of the NAACP, Willie trained and led young African Americans to take a non-violent stand against racism. In Jackson, he worked with Medgar Evers and was one of the last people to see Medgar alive. On that fateful night, Medgar ironically worried about Willie's safety, not his own. When Medgar died, a great leader was lost. But the movement could not be stopped.

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