U.S. Grant: The Making of a General, 1861-1863 (The American Crisis Series)

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In this book Michael B. Ballard provides a crisp account of Grant's strategic and tactical concepts in the period from the outset of the Civil War to the battle of Chattanooga.

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This is the first volume of a six volume compendium on the correspondences of John Wallis (1616-1703). Wallis was Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 until his death, and was a founding member of the Royal Society and a central figure in the scientific and intellectual history of England. Along with his role as decipherer on the Parlimentary side during the Civil War, he prepared the ground for the discovery of infinitesimal calculus by Newton and Leibniz and played a decisive role in modernization of English mathematics. This volume provides fascinating insight into the life of Wallis through his correspondences with intellectual and political figures of the latter part of the 17th century.

Correspondence of John Wallis: 1641-1659

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Correspondence of John Wallis: 1641-1659
Christoph Scriba
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OL62W0

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Very helpful and informative. Take heed, your health matters

Very helpful and informative. Take heed, your health matters

A Must Read Book For Everyone!

Water Can Undermine Your Health
Dr. Norman W. Walker
Manufacturer: Norwalk Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0890190372

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Very helpful and informative. Take heed, your health matters.......1999-10-13

Every person who cares enough about health and longevity needs to read and heed. Take charge of what goes into your body and gain better health and longer, more energetic life. This is especially true for parents who have an opportunity AND a responsibility to provide the best teaching and good health for their children.

Very helpful and informative. Take heed, your health matters.......1999-10-13

A Must Read Book For Everyone!.......1998-08-15

For as old as this book is, it is incredible how the information is pertinent to today's drinking water issues. This book is easily read and packed with information in layman's terms. Information I have never read or heard of before. I highly recommend this book as well as others written by Norman Walker. He was a man ahead of his time!

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Three good reasons not to buy this book.......2001-08-20

No question about it, Robert Parker has set the wine world on its ear. With his 100-point scoring system, and his taste for dark, tannic, amply oaked California cabernet, Bordeaux, Rhone and Italian red wine, Mr. Parker has set the standard everyone now attempts to follow in wine making, marketing and buying.

And that, dear friends, is the first reason why this failed attempt to write a "comprehensive guide" to Burgundy ought to be crossed off your shopping list. Parker's penchant for big, strapping wines is diametrically opposed to what Burgundy is all about, and quite frankly, based on what this book has to say, he plainly does not understand the wines, or at least did not when he wrote the book in the late 1980s. For example, because they are not the dark, tannic, and often low acid cabernet, syrah and nebbiolo based wines to which his palate is attuned, Mr. Parker assumes red burgundies, no matter what their source or appellation, are for relatively short term keeping. Anyone who has cellared and enjoyed even a modest 1er cru Beaune or Savigny from a good producer and good vintage at ten or fifteen years of age knows Parker has missed the mark and missed his calling. Parker himself seemingly has acknowledged that as far as Burgundy goes, he is out of his depth, having essentially abandoned the region over the past few years. That, along with reports that he has said some rude and improvident things about a number of reputable producers and has made far too many enemies in Burgundy, appears to explain why he has handed responsibility for reporting on the region in his "Wine Advocate" to a second chair. And after all, no one should be expected to be an expert about everything.

Which brings us to the second reason not to buy this book. It is hopelessly outdated, in large part because Mr. Parker has spent the past decade turning his attention elsewhere. The book therefore fails to address the revolution in the Burgundian vineyards and cellars that has occurred since its 1990 publication date. Many properties have changed hands, many wines that used to be sold to large negociants and anonymously blended are now domaine bottled, many new and important smaller negociants have arrived on the scene. The quality and style of many wines have changed dramatically. You won't know about any of it if you look to this book as a reference in 2001.

Which now brings us to our third reason to buy a different book if you want to read about Burgundy. There are a number of excellent newer volumes that will give you more information and more insight into what makes Burgundy a joy -- and which will get you closer to being up to date about what is going on in the region. Clive Coates' "Cote d'Or" is an excellent work. So is Remington Norman's "Great Domaines of Burgundy," second edition. So is Anthony Hanson's most recent edition of "Burgundy," although I think his book tends to be a bit quirky and he has some strongly held opinions that may not necessarily be in the mainstream, so I probably would not make Hanson's book my only source of Burgundy information -- it's a nice second or third text to thumb through and compare with others. And then there is Matt Kramer's "Making Sense of Burgundy," also an older book and not necessarily a good primary sourcebook, but fun to read and more in tune with what the region is about.

This is not intended to bash Parker. He has his place for those who seek out the sort of wines to which his palate is attuned and to which he directs his time and attention. But for Burgundy, he simply is not a very good source, and his decade-old "Burgundy" is not a very useful book.

In Defense of Parker.......2000-06-28

I have several excellent books on Burgundy, but this is the one that I refer to most frequently. Parker is the most influential wine critic in the world and as such has become the worlds most criticized wine critic, especially as to his 100 - point rating scale. For example, both Clive Coates in his book Cote d'Or and Anthony Hanson in his book Burgundy, both of which I highly recommend, are very critical of Parker's 100 point rating system.

Some feel that wine is like music or art and should not be rated numerically at all (i.e., can one put a numerical rating on Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and compare it to a numerical rating on Pachelbel's Canon in D?). Others argue that young Burgundies cannot be accurately rated until they are given some time to evolve and stabilize.

There is, however, a fatal flaw in this logic. The producers, distributors and retailers rate the wines numerically upon release using a scale of $25 to in excess of $500 per bottle, and if a consumer wants to be assured of securing rare wines in good condition, such wines must be purchased upon release. In other words, the wines are numerically rated early in there lives, the only question is whether the consumer relies solely on dollar ratings established by the wine merchants, or whether the consumer seeks guidance from an independent expert before making a purchase of what are some of the worlds most expensive wines. As useful as qualitative critiques may be, they are difficult to interpret without a corresponding quantitative rating.

The format of the book is typical of books of this type, containing an analysis of the various appellations, the producers and finally specific wines. The write-ups on the appellations are thorough. Additionally, for each appellation Parker gives travel tips (hotel and restaurant recommendations, etc.) that would be useful if the book were more recent. The analysis of the individual producers is the most valuable part of this book, and is the most comprehensive of any book on Burgundy that I have found; the book covers virtually every producer of wines that a consumer is likely to encounter. The section of tasting notes is not very useful since the book is 10 years old, and a consumer is unlikely to be able to find most if not all of the wines critiqued.

The age of this book is its greatest negative. The quality and methods of producers change over time; this book is badly in need of updating.. Notwithstanding this flaw, the thorough analysis of the individual producers makes this book indispensable to any serious purchaser of Burgundy wines.

Burgundy and Parker don't mix.......2000-01-22

I think Robert Parker should stick to Bordeaux and leave the complex area of Burgundy and its wines to the real wine experts. I often travel to Burgundy to buy wine direct from the growers and through bitter experience can recommend to readers that they forget Robert Parker. Firstly, Robert Parker uses his Bordeaux yardstick to judge burgundies. If a burgundy is inky black and unapproachable then Parker is impressed and rates the wine highly. To any true burgundy lover, Parkers reviews are nonsense and show a complete lack of understanding of what makes these wines so delicious. Also the book tends to show that he rates only those wines which are sold in prominent shops on main roads where English is spoken- Philippe Leclerc for example in Gevry. Burgundy is unfortunately not like Bordeaux- where the estates are huge and the Chateaux produce wine like GM produces cars. Some of the truly stunning burgundies come from almost anonimous growers hidden down dirt roads. They may achieve a miracle one year and a disaster the next! Robert Parker feels more at home with Armand Rousseau (shop on the N2 main road!) and Romanee Conti because they are accessable to the English speaking tourist, but is incapable (seemingly)of discovering the treasures hidden in Santanay and Rully and other little know areas. In all -it is recommended to buy this book only if you can't find something from David Peppercorn or Serena Sutcliffe, Michael Broadbent or Hugh Johnson - all of whom know their stuff! Bordeaux wines and the appreciation thereof is a safe subject for wine beginners but Burgundy is more like a mysterious religion where only the gifted should purport to communicate the unknowable.

Burgundy: A Comprehensive Guide to the Producers, Appellations, and Wines

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Burgundy: A Comprehensive Guide to the Producers, Appellations, and Wines
Robert M. (1990). Parker Jr.
Manufacturer: SIMON AND SCHUSTER
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OJOMSI

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Great beginner's book.......2003-02-21

A great book with beautiful illustrations and accurate scientific names. The book contains sections on setting up a marine tank, list of fish, invertebrates and even a chapter on cold-water marine tanks. This book is, however, just a beginner's book in scope.

There is a paucity of fish listed, invertebrates and algea. I would have liked it at least to mention the use of live sand and live rock. I also don't understand the way the fish are grouped-certainly not in any evolutionary relationship, but that is really a minor fault.

As I mentioned, before, a great book for beginners and a good way to prevent some common pitfalls. However, I don't think this book would be substantial enough for advanced aquarists. I only gave it 4 stars because of this. HAPPY AQUARIUM KEEPING! :-)

Great for beginners.......2003-02-21

I found this book to be very good for beginning marine aquarists and helps to prevent common pitfalls in aquarium maintenance and culture. There is also a section for cold-water species which is nice, but too brief. The author mentions commonly kept invertebrates and fish species. The pictures are great and so is the info on the species mentioned. However, it is dated in terms of equipment and new techniques available to new aquarists-even for the time it was published. The species mentioned are limited and somewhat disappointing in variety,but the descriptions of those that are mentioned are pretty concise-as are the scientific names. There is also not enough mention on propagation of species and it's natural history. All-in-all, the book is good, but no much of use to advanced aquarists.

The Marine Aquarium.......2002-03-17

This is a great book to own. It has a detailed look at the challenges and rewards. The marine aquarium offers two main attractions to the hobbyist: glamour and a challenge. Quite simply, many marine creatures ... particularly those from the tropical oceans ... are breathtakingly beautiful. But such beauty is not easily won; often the most spectacular species need the greatest care. For everyone willing to accept the challenge of marines, this encyclopedia provides an essential first step towards securing the success.

The book is divided into two parts. The first part explains how to set up an aquarium suitable for keeping marine creatures. Part Two is divided into three sections. The first, and longest, section features approximately 200 tropical marine fishes presented in A-Z order of scientific name in appropriate Family groupings. An introduction to each Family sets out the basic characteristics of the fishes that follow. The second sections looks at tropical invertebrates, with advice on general care, plus a representative selection of corals, crabs, nudibranchs, sea anemones, sea apples, sea urchins, shrimps and starfishes. The final section provides a glimpse into the world of temperate waters and examines the range of fishes and invertebrates that can grace a coldwater marine tank.

The Marine Aquarium.......2000-06-20

I purchased this book 8 years ago when I first entered the hobby, unfortunately, I loaned it to a friend and never got it back. Now that I am getting back into it with my Daughter I had to buy it again. The Marine Aquarium is a complete, easy to follow guide for the beginner or the pro...

Tetra Encyclopedia of the Marine Aquarium

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Tetra Encyclopedia of the Marine Aquarium
Dick Mills
Manufacturer: TETRA PRESS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OJH0BO

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Tetra Encyclopedia of the Marine Aquarium
Dick Mills
Manufacturer: Tetra Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J4NMMA

The Tetra Encyclopedia of the Marine Aquarium

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The Tetra Encyclopedia of the Marine Aquarium
Dick Mills
Manufacturer: Tetra Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MOVH74

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Twelve quilt patterns & tips for using large-scale prints

Wonderful quilt designs to complement wonderful fabric

Just Can't Cut It: Quilts from Fabulous Fabrics
Pamela Mostek
Manufacturer: Martingale and Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 156477449X

Book Description

Got a stash of fabrics that are too special to slice into tiny shapes? This unique resource from a confessed fabriholic will inspire you to make that first cut!

• Twelve quilt patterns will help you turn your favorite fabrics into the center of attention.

• Find dozens of tips for using large-scale prints, directional fabrics, and repeated motifs.

• Learn how to select the perfect companion fabrics for your "just can't cut it" prints!

From the co-author of Quilts from Larkspur Farm and Blossoms in Winter.

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Twelve quilt patterns & tips for using large-scale prints.......2003-06-12

Just Can't Cut It!: Quilts From Fabulous Fabrics is a simple guide by quilting expert Pamela Mostek to the art and craft of assembling quilts from fabrics that are simply too gorgeous to be cut into small shapes! Twelve quilt patterns, tips for using large-scale prints, step-by-step instructions, and more, make Just Can't Cut It! an easy-to-follow addition recommended for any and all personal needlecrafting reference collections.

Wonderful quilt designs to complement wonderful fabric.......2003-06-06

The title says it all! So often in a fabric store, I run across gorgeous fabric that I absolutely love but can't for the life of me figure out how I would use it in a quilt. Sometimes it's a large-scale print that wouldn't look right cut into itty-bitty pieces for a traditional pieced quilt. Sometimes it's a '30s repro novelty print where, again, the scenes would get destroyed if cut. More recently, it's been the lovely toiles that have come into vogue.

Pamela Mostek's "Just Can't Cut it!" provides terrific inspirations for quilts to make from those fabrics. Designs range from a simple scalloped whole-cloth quilt to a quilt with more intricately pieced diamond sashing that frames the "can't cut it" fabric. Since most of the design comes from the featured fabric, many of these quilts would be quite simple to piece.

The 12 designs include "Japanese Jewels," a crazy quilt made of Japanese prints, "I Love Liberty," which takes advantage of a strong horizontal design of a Liberty of London fabric, "Josie's Quilt," which shows off a '30s repro Red Riding Hood fabric that I've long admired, and several quilts using a lattice design to frame the featured fabric.

Those more addicted to hand quilting than to piecing will appreciate the simply to make quilts that will enable them to spend less time with the construction and get right to the quilting. I should note that Ms. Mostek doesn't provide any ideas of quilting the finished pieces. Fortunately, the photographs are clear enough that the quilting designs are apparent in most.

In addition to providing the piecing designs, Ms. Mostek gives suggestions for selecting companion fabrics that won't compete with the "can't cut it" fabric. Although she doesn't go into as much detail about companion fabric selection as some quilting books do, she does a good job focusing the short fabric-selection section to this style of quilt, where one fabric will (or at least should) dominate the design, and the rest are there to act as condiments, so to speak.

"Just Can't Cut it!" also contains a brief section on the mechanics of putting a quilt together, including applique and binding. The book, however, doesn't pretend to be a comprehensive "how-to-quilt" guide, and instead contains a good Resources section for those with questions on color, piecing, etc.

My one extremely minor criticism is that, for the most part, Ms. Mostek doesn't show any variations on her designs. Since the featured fabric serves as such a strong design element, visualizing the quilt made with anything else can be a challenge in some cases. Fortunately, the one quilt design where this is most true--"I Love Liberty"--does depict the quilt made with a different fabric.

The second I ran across this book at my local quilt shop, I knew I had to have it. One of these days, I will run across another one of those "Love It, But What Would I Do With It?" fabrics and will turn it into a "Just Can't Cut It" quilt.

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North America is replete with beautiful aplines, and this guide is equally useful to the traveler or the gardener for its identification, propagation, and cultivation information.

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Pretty Good- emily-

This is a GREAT book...from an inspiring athlete that knows and has been there.

It is about the Bra

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learning about the game and life

It's Not About the Bra: Play Hard, Play Fair, and Put the Fun Back Into Competitive Sports
Brandi Chastain
Manufacturer: Collins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0060765992
Release Date: 2004-10-12

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When Brandi Chastain famously stripped off her jersey to celebrate her World Cup-winning penalty kick, the gesture represented not only the essence of athletic triumph but the joy of a competitor who knows how to play hard and still have fun. Now, in It's Not About the Bra, Chastain steps out from behind her iconic image to deliver an important wake-up call to competitive youth sports, which has gone increasingly out of control.

Drawing on anecdotes from her own storied career as well as those of her coaches and celebrated teammates (Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, Kristine Lilly, and others), Chastain tackles the thorny issues of sportsmanship, gamesmanship, and parental involvement gone too far. She teaches young athletes how to develop leadership skills, find (and become) role models, and give something back to their team and community. Her timely message is about rediscovering our respect for the game, for teammates and adversaries, for coaches and refs, and, especially, for the players themselves, because without these values "the game breaks down and the joys of competition are lost."

From her struggle to rebound from consecutive knee surgeries to excruciating losses in NCAA, World Cup, and Olympic competition to her recent battle to make the team she loves, Chastain discloses both the good and bad ways she's personally dealt with adversity and reminds us what it truly means to be a "class act" on and off the field.

Whether it's Little League baseball, Pop Warner football, or, especially, top-flight youth soccer, Chastain offers a blueprint for kids and parents alike on how to play fair, win (and lose) with grace, and, above all, how to have a good time doing it. It's Not About the Bra is a mandatory addition to the shelf of a competitive athlete -- or anyone who coaches or loves them.

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Pretty Good- emily-.......2007-05-29

I very much enjoyed this book because of the variety of advice you receive while reading it. It's very interesting to see an Olympian and World Cup winner's view on youth sports today. She raises some different points about how youth soccer is today which I hadn't thought of before. Another aspect of the book which I liked is how she included excerpts written by her teammates, families, and friends. These portions help to vary the book's contents and portray more people's views on soccer techniques. Since I'm a soccer player, I found the advice given on teamwork, sportmanship, technique, and finding a team to be very helpful. However, I believe that all athletes could benefit from the advice given in this book because many aspects of sports are similar and needed in all games. Lastly, I enjoyed hearing stories about her soccer career and life because these experiences provide insight about the game of soccer. I suggest that parents of athletes should read this book because it gives instructions on how to behave and be a good sport at children's games. Aditionally, coaches may benefit from the advice given about soccer in this book.

This is a GREAT book...from an inspiring athlete that knows and has been there........2007-01-14

Brandi Chastain did a wonderful job of informing people about what really goes on behind the scenes of an inspiring athlete. If you have never played soccer, there is no way you can disagree with what she has to say in this book. Brandi Chastain has been my favorite soccer player since i was 7 years old and I am now 16. She explains the difficulties of making it as a professional female athlete (in soccer especially). Soccer is not as monumental as it is in other countries but it is becoming a world wide infatuation. Because of the woman like Brandi Chastain, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Julie Foudy, Carla Overbeck, Joy Fawcett and many others. This is why "soccer mom" is officially becoming an american symbol. Of what the "91'ers" have set up as a way for female athletes to have a chance in history. People can say how much soccer will never be a big deal but rather they like it or not it is growing rapidly throughout the United States. I had the chance of meeting Brandi Chastain at a soccer convention as one of her skills demonstrators. She was the most inspirational person I have ever met. I can say that my entire team would be happy with just meeting her. But Brandi did not stop at that she scrimmaged with us and made our lives complete. If I had to meet anyone in the world it would be that woman. But I could have anything in the world it would have been to be able to have a team picture with her (all of us in our sports bra's) just to show that it's not about politics or rich people that think showing a bra in the heat of the moment while celebrating is a big deal. I would like to disagree, she had to "guts" to do so and I respect her for that. The woman is an amazing individual that will go down in history for being the one individual that steped up infront of millions of people and scored the winning goal. She should atleast deserve a celebration for all of her hard work.

It is about the Bra.......2005-02-28

The only person in the world who has been trying to make a big deal of Brandi Chastain's Bra is Brandi Chastain

Good! .......2005-02-04

I was impressed with the book. It was a good read - I read it in one night. There was good life advice in it - but what I probably liked more were the stories about things that had happened to Brandi or to her teammates and the other anecdotes. I also liked the pictures and wished there were more. The guest essays by Mia, Lily, Shannon Boxx etc. were great.

learning about the game and life.......2004-12-15

Its Not About the Bra: How to Play Hard, Play Fair and Put the Fun Back into Competitive Sports by Brandi Chastain.

If you want to learn how to deal with pain, struggle, heartache and how to love life or love a sport you play this is the book for you! Its Not About the Bra is an autobiography of Brandi Chastains Life. Brandi Chastain is a member of the Womens National Soccer Team and has been a member for over a decade. Shes won Gold medals; World Cups and still has the want to play the game she loves. Its Not About the Bra demonstrates why soccer and sports, in general, are good for both girls and boys to play sports because they are able to interact with others and it teaches them to be a better person, even though you may not think so. Soccer or any other sports, but soccer in this book, is a way to teach you life lessons and ways to help you through life tragedies. This book also taught you if for some reason you lose the love of the game, give it time and if you truly love it, you will have the need to play sooner or later, hopefully sooner. A few important aspects of this book were to be a team player, sportsmanship versus gamesmanship and that you must try your hardest and be able to inspire to your dreams!

Its Not About the Bra was a great book to read because it taught me about how to deal with curve balls that are thrown at you both in life and in soccer. From learning to decide if you should play with the boys, or how have better sportsmanship, learning how to deal with all the distractions that occur while playing on the field, learning the love the game and learning to play aggressively but not too aggressively and everything you would ever want to learn. Its Not About the Bra made me think more before stepping onto the field and just doing what I usually do, rather to do the same routine because it makes you play better and to learn how to help people but to not be mean or criticize them. The book taught me that if challenges or road blocks to your path are given to you to become a better person you must be able to work around them. Brandi got hurt and had to have multiple surgeries on her knee and she still would not stop playing soccer, she worked through the pain, the heartache and the depression. She worked very hard at training and trying to practice and even being the great sport she is cheered her teammates on no matter what, even though she was not able to play. That shows heart and I wish I would be able to do that! To be a great leader you may think you have to be loud, like Julie Foudy, who is the captain of the womens national team or you could lead by example, like Joy Fawcett, who is the assistant captain. Being a leader or a captain comes from within, but can also come from desire or striving to do your best and helping others on your team and Its Not About the Bra taught me that!

If you are interested in sports, especially soccer or are a young female athlete that would like to be able to learn a lot from a book you need to read this book! This book is also a must read for parents who want only the best for their child because they might push the child too far and make the child hate playing soccer. I would also recommend this book for any youth coaches or soccer or other sports because it shows the coaches that they need to help everyone and not try to be the perfect coach because it is unrealistic. Overall I would recommend anyone who has ever played sports, watched their children grow up with sports and want to learn more about what the children go through or just any sports fanatic, especially a soccer fanatic!

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1929. In the middle of the 16th century, the great Renaissance was drawing toward its close, but a new genius, Domenicos Theotocopoulos, to be known as El Greco, was born. His youth gathered and expressed Byzantine and Renaissance art. His maturity founded our modern school. Many painters, from Velasquez on, have recognized him as their master. Often the recognition seems a boast, but the fact remains that progressive art always reaches toward him. He is more than the source of Cezanne and Picasso. He is, in Cossio's phrase, "the prophet of every rebirth of individualism."

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Bird of God: The romance of El Greco
Virginia Hersch
Manufacturer: Harper
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00085XKZO

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This digital document is an article from Pacific Affairs, published by University of British Columbia on March 22, 1994. The length of the article is 633 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Japanese Biographies: Life Histories, Life Cycles, Life Stages.
Author: Joshua S. Mostow
Publication: Pacific Affairs (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1994
Publisher: University of British Columbia
Volume: v67 Issue: n1 Page: p128(3)

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