Guidebook on Trading with the People's Republic of China

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The Golden Age of passenger trains is relived in this massive collection of original railroad advertisements. The excitement of train travel comes to life in ads featuring scenic panoramas, well-dressed passengers lounging in dining cars and coaches, and the latest and largest of locomotives pulling streamlined cars. The author's personal collection takes readers from 1917 through the present, featuring famous American and Canadian trains—the California Zephyr, the Broadway Limited, 20th Century Limited, the Empire Builder and many more.

- Features 224 full-color pages - Historical notes on famous passenger trains and railroads

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Time Travel.......2002-07-01

What a beautiful book! Hardcover and full of the most deliciuous information. Mr. Burness has compiled, from his own collection of original railroad advertising a real time travel to explain us in the words of the railroads themselves (and some related industries-even Lionel), the evolution, successes and problems of American rail industry. The ads are sorted in alphabetical order by company name. From the 20's and 30's going through that heroic period of WW II and the postwar years and coming to Amtrak, you will witness the introduction of dome cars, the new trains like the California Zephyr, new technical achivements and so on. Reading this book you will feel the fallen flags so alive that is difficult to realize that most of them disappeared 30 or 40 years ago.

And it is not only the trains. Reading these ads you will be back in time in the United States of yesterday. The problems, the people and their fashions, etc. You will really enjoy this book.

Railroading on the 20th Century Limited.......2002-01-27

An interesting book of over two hundred passenger train ads that appeared in mass-market magazines. Each one fills a page with an informative caption. None of them would have won any design awards, mostly they follow the predictable format of illustration, headline, text and small pictures and as these are train ads, the little route map.

However, within this predictable (and sucessful) format you will see some great artwork, page 17 shows a 1945 American Locomotives ad with a stunning painting of a railroad yard with five streamliners, pages 52-53 has two Leslie Ragan paintings for the Budd Company. The Shell ad on page 186 looks like it was straight out of something painted by Bruce McCall (it wasn't) and there are thirteen pages of great New York Central ads that all feature cut-away illustrations.

As well as great art don't forget the copy. I'm pleased to see included the New Haven RR's 'The Kid In Upper 4' one of the most famous ads of the war years, read it and appreciate copywriting at its creative best. I never knew what the term 'highball' meant until I read the copy in the Pennsylvania RR ad on page 169-169.

I would have given this book five stars but like so many pictorial books the publishers have not taken the presentation seriously enough. Here the none of the ads have a definable edge, they just float in the white space on each page, easily solved by running a very thin black line round the ads original size or better still use a grey vignette drop shadow behind them. The typography of the title, contents, index pages etc is very bland and unimaginative. There are five ads that run across spreads but they don't, each has a thick white margin either side of the middle of the book, doing this is as bad as not correcting typos.

If you like railroad advertisments have a look at 'All-American Ads 40's' by Jim Heimann, a massive 764 page book that has (in color) thirty five of them in the chapter on travel.

Advertising And Railroad Fans Will Want This Volume.......2001-11-21

This is a brand new, 2001 hardback 224 page library volume that will please every railroad and advertising fan. It features 224 pages with 212 outstanding color photos of train ads of every description. The photos look as good or better than the originals. This covers the period of 1920s through the 1950s. There is an emphasis on how the passengers in the postwar period enjoyed the delight of train travel. Plenlty of interesting text is provided. A delightful work.

Railroad Art and Print Advertising.......2001-09-26

This is a fascinating book for those interested in the transition era of railroading and the advertising that was created in this era. The book is a collection of nearly 200 classic print advertisment that appeared in magazines during the 1940's, 50's and 60's. The ads range from railroad specific ads, with extensive coverage of the Union Pacific, Pennsylvania, New York Central and Great Northern railroads. Most other major railroads are represented with some pages in the book. In addition to railraod specific ads, this book has lots of ads from the manaufacturers of railroad equipmemt, including EMD and Pullman, along with others.
If you are interested in railroad art, or are interested in the transition era of the railroads, this is a book for you. This book is a quality publication and the reproduction effort is quite good. This book is a welcome part of my library and covers a neglected area of railroad history.

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Too cute.

Minnow Knits: Unommon Clothes to knit for kids

Minnowknits: Uncommon Clothes to Knit for Kids

Great designs - lousy editor.

Minnow Knits: Uncommon Clothes To Knit For Kids
Jill Eaton
Manufacturer: Sterling
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1887374094

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There are a lot of advantages inherent to knitting for children. The items are small and work up quickly; the sizing needn't be perfect (few toddlers are into the tailored look); and the kids just look so darned cute when you're done. Minnowknits doubles those advantages--the instructions are blessedly clear, the gauge is never too small, and the items will undoubtedly be passed from child to child because they're absolutely adorable, if a bit offbeat. Jil Eaton's timeless styles are hip and vibrant. It's a lucky baby whose favorite knitter gets this book.

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“These are the neatest, niftiest, most super deluxe delicious kids’ clothes.”—Knitter’s Magazine. Electrifying colors and contemporary designs will motivate you to knit any or all of these 24 designs. With complete patterns and instructions for children three months old to age ten, there are boldly colored sweaters, jackets, party dresses, rompers, and even a skating outfit.

Customer Reviews:

Get it at the library.......2004-06-09

Yes, bright colors and poofy pants, great. But only a couple of the designs were really cute enough to do. The rest were sorta plain looking just made over the top by color choices and embellishments. The cover outfit is really the climax of the book. Save the $ and check this one out at the library and spend your $ on the second book, Minnow Knits Too!

Too cute........2003-07-11

The patterns in this book are too cute. I have made one, the Aran Ruffles Sweater. It is now being worn by my second daughter. The photo's and directions are great. I am in the middle of the Coco Chenille Sweater and pant outfit. Am very interested in making many more of the patterns, just trying to pick one is so hard they are all so cute, Polka Dots maybe(a very colorful colorblock kind of style with white polka dots and nice bright colors),for my 7 year old.

Minnow Knits: Unommon Clothes to knit for kids.......2003-04-16

Being a working mother of 2 (13 & 2) it isn't always easy to find a book that covers such a broad age range. I have yet to be diappointed wiht Jill Eaton's offerings. Allowing for the fact that not all of us are at a expert level and yet we want to experiment with color changes and texture, she manages to entice and provide clear instructions, ineresting projects but most of all patterns that are interesting. Also I found that some of the simpler patterns were great places to start someone who wants to learn to knit but can't cope with the idea of a scarf! Try it, you'll be suprised by the sudden itch to stitch!

Minnowknits: Uncommon Clothes to Knit for Kids.......2002-10-14

Well, how many kids wear poofy jumpers these days that justify the cost of this book. Was a bit disappointed in some of the designs, but overall not really that undoable.

Great designs - lousy editor........2000-06-26

The patterns in this book are incredibly well designed, but you have to be an expert knitter to fill in some of the gaps in the instructions. Ms. Eaton would be well served to work with an editor that is also a knitter. "Ski, Baby" is one of the cutest outfits and worst written patterns I have ever encountered! I hope in the future, the instructions will be more complete!

SINCE WRITING THIS REVIEW, I HAVE CONTACTED THE AUTHOR AND THE PROBLEMS WITH "SKI, BABY" WILL BE CORRECTED IN THE NEXT EDITION OF THE BOOK. FOR THE TIME BEING, UNLESS YOU ARE AN EXPERT KNITTER, I WOULD STICK TO DEBBIE BLISS PATTERNS FOR BABIES AND KIDS.

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In the late nineteenth century the conventions of Victorian domesticity came under scrutiny by British writers, designers, artists, and architects intent on bringing a modern spirit into the home. Seeking to redefine the spaces of middle-class private life, figures such as E. M. Forster, Roger Fry, Oscar Wilde, James McNeill Whistler, and Virginia Woolf attempted to rethink Victorian design and reconstruct the form, function, and meaning of the home to meet the demands of modernity. In this study, Rosner draws on a host of previously unexamined archival sources and reveals the many personal and aesthetic connections among modern British writers, interior designers, and architects, elegantly synthesizing modernist literature with architectural plans, room designs, and decorative art.

MODERNISM AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF PRIVATE LIFE

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MODERNISM AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF PRIVATE LIFE
VICTORIA ROSNER
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPM4Q4

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A Brief Interview With Mother Murphy, Himself

Q. How did you come up with the idea for Mother Murphy's Law?

Mother Murphy: I spend a lot of time with my children, and it seems that something is always going wrong. I used to think I was a klutzy daddy...then it dawned on me:

1. When I was a kid, everything my parents did was wrong.
2. Now that I'm a parent, everything I do is wrong.

Q. What does Mother Murphy's Law explain?

Mother Murphy: The book is pretty much a catalog of things that can go wrong as you have and raise kids. For example:

If most of the baby shower gifts you receive are blue, your baby will be a girl.
Your baby's diaper is wet moments after you've changed her into a clean one...and leakproof diapers aren't.
your toddler knocks on your bedroom door the moment you're about to have sex...or barges in unannounced at the peak of passion.
Any food that's good for your child is "yukky"...and any food that's loaded with sugar, salt and fat is "yummy."
Anything you say or do when you're with your teenager in public will embarrass him.

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Great Read!.......2004-01-20

Wonderfully funny and absolutely true! A must have for any parent or parent to be!

Mother Murphy's 2nd law: Love, sex, marriage, and other disasters

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Mother Murphy's 2nd law: Love, sex, marriage, and other disasters
Bruce Lansky
Manufacturer: distributed by Simon and Schuster
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ASIN: 0881660841

MOTHER MURPHY'S LAW AND OTHER PERILS OF PARENTHOOD

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MOTHER MURPHY'S LAW AND OTHER PERILS OF PARENTHOOD

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ASIN: 067162279X

Mother Murphy's Second Law: Love, Sex, Marriage and Other Disasters

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Mother Murphy's Second Law: Love, Sex, Marriage and Other Disasters
Bruce Lansky
Manufacturer: Meadowbrook Pr
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Murphy Must Have Been a Mother ! (And other laws I live by)

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Murphy Must Have Been a Mother ! (And other laws I live by)
Teresa Bloomingdale
Manufacturer: Doubleday & Co.
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Murphy must have been a mother!: (and other laws I live by)
Teresa Bloomingdale
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Life Is What Happens When You're Making Other Plans

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Mother Murphy's Law and Other Perils of Parenthood
Bruce Lansky
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000TNUKHQ

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Sir Harrison Birtwistle is the most original, the most challenging, and the most controversial British composer of our time. His notoriously angular music is at once defiantly modernist and deeply indebted to the traditions, medieval and modern, of English music.

Birtwistle composes for ensembles of every size and shape but is perhaps best known for his music for the opera stage. His opera Gawain, possibly his most famous work, is fully characteristic in its marriage of a modernist musical language and a mythic subject.

Accessible to anyone with an interest in modern music, this book uncovers the sources of Birtwistle's art and presents a critical account of his musical, dramatic, and aesthetic preoccupations through an exploration of such topics as theater, myth, ritual, pastoral, pulse, and line. It places Birtwistle in a broad cultural context, examining the composers and painters who have influenced his work.

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Harrison Birtwistle: Man, Mind, Music
Jonathan Cross
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A Time To Remember Growing Up in New York Before the Great War
Marie Jastrow
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000EDTMF

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Time to Remember: Growing Up in New York Before the Great War
Marie Jastrow
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding: Hardcover

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