Downbound

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Downbound is the story of a boy growing up in the small town of Sevierville, Tn. John B Waters, Jr writes of his love of the river and his family. He tells of his school days, practicitn law and his service in the U S Navy. The narrative includes political stories surrounding his service as Federal Co Chairman of the Appalachian Commission and as Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority. An interesting chapter is the story of the Smoky Mountain Queen, a flatboat and its trip from Sevierville to NewOrleans

Upbound Downbound (The Story of the Soo Locks)

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Upbound Downbound (The Story of the Soo Locks)
Bernie Arbic , and Nancy Steinhaus
Manufacturer: The Priscilla Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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History of the Soo Locks.

Downbound: Exploring the wreck of the Indiana

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Downbound: Exploring the wreck of the Indiana
Paul Forsythe Johnston
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006P5Q62

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Upstate: Downbound
Jerry Zremski
Manufacturer: The Buffalo News
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006RGA6A

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The second title re-released by our Collins Library imprint, To Ruhleben And Back is the first eyewitness account of a German concentration camp. Lost to obscurity for over eighty years, Geoffrey Pyke's extraordinary book is a college student's sharp-tongued travelogue, a journey of hair-breadth escapes behind enemy lines, a sober meditation on imprisonment and escape … and, as Pyke intended, a ripping yarn.

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A Smart Cliffhanger.......2003-05-28

I wasn't sure what to expect when I got "To Ruhleben and Back," but this memoir was a strange and wonderful surprise: English college kid sneaks into wartime (1914) Berlin as a journalist on a dare, gets in way over his head, is thrown into a prison camp, and then escapes with a fellow inmate in broad daylight to run, hide, and bluff their way across Germany to freedom. It's a really engrossing, old fashioned page turner. It's not a war book at all, more like a weird survival odyssey with a total wiseass: at one point he even poses as a sort of folk singer, probably not your usual POW escape plan. Great stuff.

To Ruhleben -- And Back: A Great Adventure in Three Phases

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To Ruhleben -- And Back: A Great Adventure in Three Phases
Geoffrey Pyke
Manufacturer: Constable
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J2Z9CS

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This Vault career guide provides law students and legal professionals with an inside look at careers in bankruptcy law, including compensation and lifestyle information for the practice area.

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"The first axiom for camp is... do not make yourself uncomfortable for want of things to which you are accustomed," advised The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook in 1890 to high-born Brits living in India, most of which England had by that point colonized through a succession of wars, or military "campaigns," throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. This impeccably curated, insightfully narrated, and richly illustrated volume proves that the homesick subjects of the Raj took such advice deeply to heart. It showcases nearly 200 years of furniture designed expressly to approximate all the refinement of a proper British household inside the canvas tents of ranking officers afar, but also to break down and fold up fast for easy, compact transport (hence campaign furniture's other appellation, "knock-down" furniture). Masterfully put together by independent curator Brawer, previously a researcher in the Indian and Southeast Asian departments of London's venerable Victoria and Albert Museum, this handsome volume succeeds on two levels: it amply highlights the stylistic elegance and technical ingenuity of this kind of furniture--a bureau that becomes a bed when its drawers are removed; a lady's bidet that folds into a leather case; or a dining table seating 20 that fits inside a 10-inch-deep box--while putting it (often quite wryly) in the historical context of an expatriate society that sought to re-create Britain wherever it went and had little or no interest in adapting to or learning about the customs or designs of the people it conquered (and essentially enslaved). Throughout, Brawer includes excerpts from a fascinating array of letters, journals, and other documents of the period, and an excellent pictorial directory of the furniture's craftsmen and manufacturers helps make this impressive tome invaluable for collectors, design historians, Anglophiles, and Merchant-Ivory set designers alike. --Timothy Murphy

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For Great Britain's gentlemen soldiers stationed in India, Africa, the South Seas, and North America, campaign furniture brought the comfort and civility of home to “life under canvas.” Collapsible and compact, made to be carried on the march and assembled on site, these folding chairs, desks, and cots—used by armies since ancient times—reached an aesthetic apex in 18th- and 19th-century England. To convey their social status, gentleman soldiers stationed abroad ordered entire suites of the ingeniously designed, elaborately styled, fold-up furnishings, and manufacturers such as Chippendale, Sheraton, and Hepplewhite furiously competed for commissions. In the first-ever book on the subject, Nicholas A. Brawer meticulously details this fascinating merger of commerce and craftsmanship.

Featuring more than 250 photographs organized by furniture type, the images include “before and after”series depicting items in packed and assembled states. A comprehensive directory of makers will prove invaluable to collectors, dealers, and military buffs.

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Lavish Coffee Table Book on British Campaign Furniture.......2002-04-07

This book is a must have for anyone interested in English antiques, social, military, or naval history. I have never seen another book on this subject and it is filled with very interesting "before" and "after" photographs of dozens and dozens of pieces of campaign furniture "assembled" and "disassembled." I imagine this book has been a great hit in London.

Oh that all books were as beautiful.................2002-02-20

This is an excellent review of British Campain Furniture.

Each piece is photographed in colour and/or Black & White, discussed and given brief measurements. The "disembled" photos are of great use to anyone who wishes to reconstruct any of the items from the book, as well as satisfying the just plain curious. Some of the gadgets are fantastic.

Unfortunately, like most books of this type, the author is limited by the pieces that he can access within a year or two. I know there were 'Campaign' folding rocking chairs, and I an certain that there are other examples of furniture, with other systems of assembly ( Louis Vouton made a folding-bed-in-a-trunk for the Brazza Expedition in Africa in the late 1800's which survives - there is a single picture in 'Treasure Chests').

I can only hope that the author will be encouraged to keep looking & photographing, and that we may see a second volume in years to come.

Sorry Amazon, you just don't have enough stars........

Great picture book.......2001-09-24

I just had to have this book. The subject matter was unusual and touched on the social aspects of camp life in the British Army.
The pictures are fabulous.

Review from The Arizona Republic, June 27, 2001.......2001-09-06

"If you were a British officer during the 18th or 19th century, your home had the look of a proper English residence, with desks, chairs, sofas, chests and fancy bedroom suites--even if you lived in a tent.

'The only real difference between fine household furniture and its campaign counterpart was that the latter could be quickly folded up, packed away in boxes, transported, and--without the use of nails, tacks or tools--reassembled...,' Nicholas A. Brawer writes in British Campaign Furniture.

How the furniture can be taken apart and stored is fascinating. One dining table and set of four padded chairs and a chaise lounge can be broken down into pieces that fit into two small crates.

There are pictures of the furnishings set up and stored. Often officers lived better overseas than at home. One cartoon depicts a British officer and his wife dining in their home overseas, with a half-dozen servants waiting on them, and then dining at home after retirement, with only one housekeeper.

Nearly half the book is a portfolio of the furnishings and detailed descriptions of manufacturers and furniture makers."

Review from Quest Magazine, April 2001.......2001-08-31

"There was a time when the sun never set on the British Empire. From Ceylon to the Americas, England ruled, bringing her lifestyle to Crown colonies around the globe.

Being stationed in India or Egypt, however, was no excuse to relax the standards of living to which British Army officers were accustomed. Living 'under canvas' did not mean roughing it. Instead, they brought their homes with them, packing cunningly constructed, portable furniture suitable for any elegant tented dinner.

Today, campaign furniture's elegance and simplicity have made it a must-have item for decorators and antique lovers. Nicholas Brawer's new book British Campaign Furniture: Elegance Under Canvas (Abrams) provides a fascinating history and a guide to collapsible decor."

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49 royalty-free floral transfer patterns in many sizes and styles, ready to press onto fabric and other media to provide the starting point for needlework and other projects.

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Since the discovery of fire, there has been an ongoing search for better lightingÑlighting that has the preferred properties of longevity, safety, energy-efficiency, ease of handling, and clarity. Fiber-optic technology satisfies these criteria and more, and so offers another tool for functional illumination. This trailblazing, comprehensive book presents an introduction to this revolutionary technology in easily understandable terms. It offers suggested applications for task, display, architectural, contour, transportation, museum, garden, water, and historical illumination. Fiberoptics in Architectural Lighting contains practical information in plain English; an arsenal of step-by-step checklists, how-to illustrations, color photos, plans, and examples of completed installations; and actual case studies of commercial, residential, institutional, industrial, and historic building projects from around the world, illustrating practical tips and caveats that provide the best results at the lowest cost. Whether youÕre an architect or designer, this all-in-one reference does more than any other guide to help you realize fiber-optic lighting indoors and outdoors and in every type of building. And that makes Fiberoptics in Architectural Lighting a resource you simply canÕt do without.

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An easy tool to comply with energy conservation.......2000-11-23

The ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999 will soon be incorporated into enforceable building codes in every state. The use of glass fibre optics functional architectural lighting, along with the Standard's wattage restrictions and controls, will make compliance easier and more widespread.

This book explains the installation and applications of this completely different system so that they can be understood at every level.

An easy tool to comply with energy conservation.......2000-11-23

This book explains the installation and applications of this completely different system so that they can be understood at every level.

An easy tool to comply with energy conservation.......2000-11-23

This book explains the installation and applications of this completely different system so that they can be understood at every level.

Fascinating reading about a system that is fun to use........1999-06-06

This book contains useful coverage of the glass as well as the more publicized plastic version of this system. It is filled with practical examples illustrated with photographs of both progress shots and completed work. Design professionals, contractors and building administrators will learn that this illumination can be operated affordably.

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Decent book, some ideas dated

If You're like Most of us, You Need this Book!

Great

Walk through the house with this book and follow its advice!

Any idiot could have written this book

500 Terrific Ideas for Organizing Everything
Sheree Bykofsky
Manufacturer: Galahad Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0883659948

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500 savvy solutions for organizing your life, from putting those tax records in order to straightening out that messy closet, from keeping track of appointments to getting to them on time. Put these smart tips into practice at home, at work, at school, even in the car to streamline the most hectic schedule. See how to create filing systems that really work; turn an answering machine into a private secretary; take advantage of wasted space in the bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen; make the most of a computer; and manage business and household paperwork. There's even a method to end the mystery of missing socks--forever!

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Decent book, some ideas dated.......2005-08-08

For the price, this isn't a bad little book. For the reviewer claiming the ideas were "obvious", well, no one can possibly know everything. Any book you read will have ideas that may or may not be "new to you".

Some ideas do seem dated, when the publication date is so recent, like file cards and Rolodexes where many would use PDAs or other devices. On the other hand, if you are the type who doesn't trust computers because you've had a data crash, or you just prefer paper files, actual address books and so forth, there are several good ideas here. For people who organize visually (use bulletin boards and clear files on the desk), this is not a bad book.

My biggest gripe with the book is that she mentioned a lot of helpful organizing products that are either unavailable, or available only through retailers, as opposed to ordering direct from a company. And the products were mentioned throughout the book, so it could have used a separate "product source" appendix.

If You're like Most of us, You Need this Book!.......2002-10-09

I have always had a problem with being organized, with staying organized. I found this little book by the literary agent Sheree Bykofsky to be simply terrific! It is full of excellent advice and is easy to follow, easy to use. Ms. Bykofsky is a high powered book agent who is always doing dozens of things at the same time, making deals, courting publishers, giving lectures. If you doubt how incredibly effective and organized she is herself, go and look up her website--take a look at the number of books she has sold, the authors she has helped put on the map. We can all use help with getting organized. I found this book to be a big help, and being better organized has made me more money and most importantly, has added real value to my life. Check it out. You'll love it!

Great.......2001-01-08

The first 50 or so ideas were great, and I sensed order emerging from the chaos of my home. Sadly if there was some handy hint for remembering where you put your reading glasses it wasn't in the ones I read, so I didn't finish the book.

Walk through the house with this book and follow its advice!.......2000-04-17

I found this book to be helpful with its simple straightforward ideas to organize things. Since I can never have every room in the house organized at the same time, I like the way this book tackles one area/topic at a time. Ideas are short and sometimes of the "duh!" variety, but overall I found great suggestions for getting things in order. The book isn't expensive and from the few ideas I got, my $$ was definitely well-spent.

Any idiot could have written this book.......2000-01-17

I bought this book looking for some timesaving and unique ideas to help organize my life at home and at work. What I got was a list of 500 obvious ideas that any idiot could have thought up, given the time. 'Put addresses in your address book in pencil so you can update easily.' Duh! These ideas are too basic and really didn't help me at all. And if I had time to implement the 500 ideas in this book, then I wouldn't need the book at all! A big disappointment.

500 Terrific Ideas for Organizing Everything

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500 Terrific Ideas for Organizing Everything
Sheree Bykofsky
Manufacturer: Galahad Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VCU6VA

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500 Terrific Ideas for Organizing Everything
Sheree Bykofsky
Manufacturer: Galahad Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000S9IN8E

500 Terrific Ideas for Organizing Everything: the best techniques and tools for organizing anything and everything in your life -- from your desk drawers to your kitchen cabinets

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500 Terrific Ideas for Organizing Everything: the best techniques and tools for organizing anything and everything in your life -- from your desk drawers to your kitchen cabinets
Sheree Bykofsky
Manufacturer: Round Stone Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: B000IX2BDI

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A vital contribution to our cultural heritage........1999-07-19

As a longtime fan of "El Rey," I enjoyed reading about Tito Puente. He is not only a Latino icon but an American institution, even if English-only America refuses to recognize his cultural and musical contributions. The author does a workman's job in exploring Puente through various interviews with musicians, dance promoters, writers, and friends who know Puente well. The book offers good insight into how Puente developed his great sound and establishes the fact that he is a true musical genius like Gershwin and Ellington before him. While the book is the first true biography of Puente, I'm disappointed that it will not reach more people than it should. Unless the reader has an established grasp of Afro-Cuban music and is familiar with musicians in the field, my fear is that the general reader will get lost and lose interest in the book. It's not an accessible book for those who know little to nothing about the music. Still, it's a vital contribution to our understanding of Puente, Afro-Cuban music and the critical role that Latinos have played in developing America.

A great portriat of "El Rey," Tito Puente!.......1999-06-02

I loved this book! Admittedly, I am a huge fan of Tito Puente, so my opinion may be a little biased. However, in light of his many achievments and the joy his music has spread throughout the world, it is only fitting that we honor Tito Puente while he is still with us. Thanks to the author, Steven Loza.

The book gives us an overview of Tito's life then proceeds to zero in on various aspects of Tito's career through interviews with Tito and various musicians who have shared the spotlight with him.

I was particularly impressed with Joe Conzo's honesty. Joe Conzo is a historian, close friend of Tito's and his "curator." Many of the musicians interviewed are able to speak volumes about Tito's awesome musical talent. However, Joe Conzo manages to humanize Tito and show us a side of the man we rarely see.

Perhaps the most significant aspect of this book is that one cannot read it without being in awe of Tito Puente's many accomplishments. From the Palladium era in the 50's to Salsa in the 90's, Tito has done it all. As he often says, he has been there and back.

The author's closing thoughts dwell on the spiritual aspects of Tito's music and the joy his music brings. Tito's music brings people together regardless of race, color or creed. It has been said that the Mambo has done more for race relations in this country than our government!

This book is an important part of Latin music history. Also, it is now an essential part of Tito Puente's legacy. We all know Tito Puente's music, or at least we all should! Allow Steven Loza to introduce you to the man.

Tito Puente recently celebrated his 76th birthday and is going strong. Palante Tito!

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Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music (Music in American Life)
Steven Loza
Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPU0RE

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Norbert Troller's unique account of life in Theresienstadt combines his intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the camp with two dozen of his own drawings and watercolors. Troller recounts his two years in Theresienstadt from early 1942 until September 1944, when he was deported to Auschwitz after the Nazis discovered he and other artists were smuggling out drawings that revealed the horrors of Hitler's "model" ghetto. Miraculously preserved by his friends, Troller's drawings and watercolors of life inside Theresienstadt add a compelling dimension to his story. His keen observations of human nature, of the experiences of his fellow prisoners, and of his own existence are embedded within a powerful history of the Theresienstadt atrocities.

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