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This book presents the very best in modern and contemporary Latin American art. It features not only the work of artists from Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean, but also works by American and European artists working in Latin America and Latin American artists based in North America and Europe. Illuminating essays consider some of the region's leading practitioners and examine such prominent issues as introspection and identity, theatricality and performance in the visual arts, and the rise of multiculturalism and globalism in contemporary art. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this book is the perfect introduction to one of the finest private collections in the United States of modern and contemporary Latin American art.
Features some of the most innovative, cutting-edge and provocative works of modern and contemporary Latin American art
Includes major figures from the 1960s to the present, among them Mira Schendel, Ana Mendieta, Félix González-Torres, Guillermo Kuitca and Tunga
Authoritatively written by leading experts, making this an important reference on modern and contemporary Latin American art
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Steve O'Meara has been called "the best visual planetary observer of modern times." The first to spot Comet Halley on its return in 1985, the first to determine the rotation period of Uranus, he now turns his amazing visual skills to the deep sky.
Charles Messier was one of the best comet hunters of the 1700s, with 12 comet discoveries to his credit. He was frustrated because he kept wasting time looking at fuzzy objects that turned out not to be comets. The list he kept and published of "things that aren't comets" turned out to be his ticket to immortality.
Amateur astronomers of all ages enjoy tackling the Messier catalogue members, because they represent a good sampling of what's "out there," and because finding them helps to hone observing skills. In a sense, the Messier objects are the testing grounds for budding skywatchers.
O'Meara's guide is unique in conveying his approach to observing: "It's an approach based on creative perception and on using the imagination to see patterns and shapes in the subjects seen through the eyepiece. It involves using not just your eye but also your mind's eye to associate those patterns and shapes with things that are familiar with you, to create pictures and even stories." With O'Meara as your docent, you will truly appreciate the art of the universe. --Mary Ellen Curtin
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If there were a canon for viewing the night sky, Charles Messier would be its author. The galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae cataloged by the famous comet hunter in the late 1700s are still the most widely observed celestial wonders in the heavens. They are the favorite targets of amateur astronomers, with such rich variety and detail that they never cease to fascinate. This book provides new and experienced observers with a fresh perspective on the Messier objects. Stephen James O'Meara has prepared a visual feast for the observer. Using the finest optical telescopes available for amateur work, he describes and sketches the view from the telescope as never before. There are new drawings, improved finder charts, and new astronomical data on each object, including findings from the Hubble Space Telescope. Expand your universe and test your viewing acumen with this truly modern Messier Guide. It is a must for budding night watchers. Stephen James O'Meara is a contributing editor to Sky and Telescope.
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Deep Sky Companions: The Messier Objects.......2007-09-10
Add this reference book to your collection and be ready to observe. Along with this addition Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects (Deep-Sky Companions) and you can't miss.
A Beautiful Guide to Observine.......2007-03-28
The Messier Objects are one of the foundations of amateur astronomy (along with the planets and comets). The name comes from Charles Messier who was a comet searcher. To avoid confusion he created a catalog of some fuzzy objects that might be confused by other comet hunters as being potential comets. He listed 110 objects for comet hunters to avoid. He had actually discovered 41 of them, the others had been discovered by others but were in the list to avoid.
Today's amateur has access to equiptment far in advance of Messier's and these non-comets are among the most frequented things being observed. That's because Messier's objects include star clusters, nebula, as Mr. O'Meara says, the finest showpieces in the heavens.
In this book Mr. O'Meara illustrates the 110 objects with drawings and or beautiful photographs. Here is the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31), 300,000,000 stars, the light from whom began its journey to us 2.3 million years ago. Then, of course, there's M77, 47 million light years away and more than a little bit strange.
After showing all the Messier objects, Mr. O'Meara discusses (but does not show photographs) of twenty spectacular non-Messier objects that he considers to be his personal favorites. This book would be a great present for almost any amateur astronomer.
What a disappointment!.......2007-02-24
O'Meara starts this book out with real promise. Widely acknowledged as an expert observer, his efforts to set out and observe the Messier objects in detail (minimum 3 hours each) and sketch his impressions from a great dark-sky site sound impressive and exciting. After all, who wouldn't want to put their eyes up against the best? Better yet, it's well-known that it is easier to see something if you know exactly where to look for it and what it will look like. And the introduction leaves you hungering to explore these targets rather than punch them off a list in a few seconds.
But then O'Meara ruins it. He puts his own personal "interpretations" on the sketches, drawing bat figures or snakes over the objects - things that are only there in his imagination. For an experienced observer, it may be easy to draw the line between what is fancy and what is reality, but for someone approaching these objects for the first time, the only result is confusion and dismay. Do I look for that wispy segment or not?
A second version of the sketches would have been called for - one without the "extras." Instead, we're left with a book that had a lot of promise, but fails to deliver the very thing we're in need of - great, accurate sketches of the Messier objects as they appear in the eyepiece.
Seeing Messier objects with new eyes.......2007-01-10
After having read a few other books on the Messier Objects, I can confidently say that this one is a winner! Descriptions are both very helpful in preparing you for what to expect, if you have never seen a particular object before, but also provide new insight to those that think they have seen it all. The author describes subtle details, and guides you to persist on watching, until you can really see all that there is to see. After reading the descriptions, you will feel an urge to go to the field and see what you have been missing all the time!
The book also has a lot of historic comments, about Messier himself and the observations he did while compiling his list, that are both fascinating and intriguing to read. As for the drawbacks, I only wish the finder charts were more detailed. You will probably need a more detailed star map to locate the less prominent and obscure of these fine objects.Overall, I would warmly suggest this book to both new and experienced observers.
Making small scopes look good :).......2005-01-31
First of all I have to say that O'Meara is a brilliant writer and a superb visual observer. He manages to capture the spirit of observing and you feel like he is right next to you at the eyepiece when you read the book. But the defining thing about this book is the superbly detailed eyepiece impressions. Indeed he sees more through the eyepiece of a 4" TeleVue Genesis than most people through much larger telescopes. Its all about training ones eyes to see detail. Most of us are mere "peekers", just taking quick glimpses of objects. O'Meara encourages and inspires us to push our vision to the limit, to drink in the faint details of a galaxy's spiral arms. I for one have been inspired. Very highly recommended for visual observers.
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A picture is worth 10,000 words........2003-11-15
Dr. Arp has long advocated that quasars and other high redshift objects can be ejected from nearby lower redshift galaxies. This catalog presents numerous examples of the associations he finds between high redshift objects and their low redshift parents. The book begins with an overview of the patterns and then proceeds to an extensive catalog with maps, descriptions, lists, and recommended follow-up observations for each object. Seventeen color plates are found at the end of the catalog. The numerous examples are compelling and make a strong case for follow-up observations. The book is a good read and a great look!
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In 1905, Albert Einstein published five scientific articles that fundamentally changed the world-view of physics: The Special Theory of Reativity revolutionized our concept of space and time, E=mc² became the best-known equation in physics.
On the occasion of the 100th aniversary of Einstein's "annus mirabilis" 1905, the UNESCO declared the year 2005 the "World Year of Physics", in order to draw attention to the impact of physics. The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science dedicates an exhibition to the easily most important scientist of the 20th century.
The exhibition is accompanied by a two-volume catalogue . The elaborate, four-colour first volume (Albert Einstein - Chief Engineer of the Universe: Einstein's Life and Work in Context) mirrors the structure of the exhibition, containing detailed, easy-to-understand information on the three large exhibition areas
- World-view and discovery
- Einstein - his life
- Einstein's world today.
On the basis of Einstein's innovative theoretical work, the text explains changing historical world-views as well as the conditions under which science develops, shedding light on the bumpy path of Einstein's life and the political and social revolutions which formed its background. This bridge between scientific and cultural history opens up a perspective on Einstein's biography which goes far beyond the traditional picture of this exceptional science genius.
The book concludes with a depiction of the effects of Einstein's work on today's science and culture. A DVD with animations and film sequences from the exhibition is enclosed.
The second volume is a bilingual collection of source material (Documents of a Life's Pathway/Dokumente eines Lebensweges). Letters and manuscripts by Einstein as well as photographs of people and objects are reproduced in high quality and invite the reader to study the exhibition's sources more intensively.
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Great book for High School and up.......2007-09-08
I originally saw this book and though it might be a good one to add to my classroom collection (as a middle school science teacher). So I put it on my wishlist. It was given to me as a gift a few weeks ago and with time on my hands I decided to read it. This book was more of a romance than I expected and less of a science book. While it had some good science material in it about the stars, I do not believe it would be good for kids at age 12. Two teens become friends after viewing a lunar eclipse, though they have known each other since they were 5. He has been in love with her since they met, and she has been in love with romance. It seems a typical one-sided relationship for him until she realizes that romantic ideas have a place, but do not rule all we do. She finally sees him for the wonderful person he has always been and falls in love with him. Though I do not usually read romance-type stories, it is a nice story and I am glad that I read it.
One Great Character, In Love.......2007-02-20
Ever since he first saw her, in kindergarten, Tycho has been madly in love with Angela. However, he was always small and funny-looking and at first she didn't notice him at all. Later, when she did notice him, she made him into a best friend instead of a boyfriend as he would have liked. She reserved that position for better looking and more confident guys in their class.
As her best friend, though, Tycho does hold a special position in Angela's life. He knows things about her she doesn't share with her boyfriends, and he is the one she often turns to when she has a serious problem. Now that she is a senior in high school, treading water until the end of the year, there is something bothering her.
Angela has never known her father. Her mother is her best friend and greatest protector and over the years has told her stories about the wonderful man who was her father, but Angela has never met him. Now she has managed to track him down, and she wants to meet him and talk to him, to hear what he has to say about her. She wants a relationship with him, but she suspects her mother won't approve and somehow her boyfriend Robin isn't the right one to help her.
So Angela turns to Tycho to be her partner in meeting her father. But when things go all wrong and Angela's world seems to crash around her, will Tycho be strong enough to help her get back on her feet?
I loved Tycho's personality and his family's dynamics. I also liked the history between Tycho and Angela, and I liked his big blowup and his confession after she met her father. He was a fantastic character. The book threw me off a bit, though, starting off seeming mysterious but then ending up staying strictly in the real world. Because I liked Tycho so much, I didn't like the way Angela kept stringing him along.
Are you not reader enough to know?.......2004-10-08
My friends, I have been tricked. Throughly fooled. Utterly led astray. In short, Margaret Mahy may well be having a good laugh at my ineptitude. Having known her to be considered perhaps the greatest young adult fantasy writer in the known world, I picked up "The Catalogue of the Universe" with my typical snotty snobby snitty opinions of what the story would entail. Actually, since I like to read books without knowing ANYTHING about the plot ahead of time, my opinions of this book totaled one in number. I was convinced that this was a fantasy book. I mean, the title of the book is "The Catalogue of the Universe" for pete's sake. The cover shows planets and young swimmy faces. And it's written by the woman who wrote the illustrious "The Changeover". So I picked up, read it through, and kept stopping at the end of each and every chapter to wonder where the magic was. Let this be a lesson to all, you foolish reviewers like myself who prefer to infer storylines rather than, oh say, read the summaries on the backs of the books. If you leap to conclusions, you're liable to make a fool of yourself. And I adore telling the world when I've been silly, so it worked out perfectly for me. In short (har har), "The Catalogue of the Universe" is a romantic, emotional, humorous, philosophical tale of two teens and the different ways in which they try to sort out the mysteries of the cosmos/their lives.
Angela is beautiful and she knows it. She's the kind of girl who attracts men with relative ease and lives life exactly as she would like to. Of course she has a crazy single mom and she lives in a house with an honest-to-goodness outhouse, but that's fine with her. It's the fact that she's never met her biological father that stings. All at once charming and impulsive, Angela decides to enmesh her best friend Tycho in her plans to meet her pop for the very first time. Tycho has his own set of problems, however. As a particularly romantic and philosophical young man (in no little part due to his name), Tycho's in love with Angela. They both know this and they both know it's a hopeless situation. Plus he has a crazy family to deal with and some serious self-esteem issues. Still, in a series of wild confrontations, escapes, and rescues the two friends begin to learn a little more about themselves and their relationship with the Catalogue of the Universe.
Mahy places herself at a disadvantage right from the start. She's placed her book squarely in the palms of a beautiful female protagonist. Many otherwise well-written books have faltered with this kind of character (most notably the oft banned, "Blood and Chocolate"). When a teen girl is beautiful and knows it, it's incredibly difficult not to make her a conceited little cur. Mahy tries her best to keep Angela under control, but the character is a little too headstrong and wild. She's likable once in a while but thoroughly detestable others. You begin to wonder why it is that fabulous Tycho (who I am personally nominating for the Best Datable Young Adult Novel Character Award of 1985) even hangs around her. Sure she's pretty. But she's also high-strung and insensitive to others. In the hands of a lesser writer this would be a distinct problem. Fortunately, Mahy's clever enough to split Angela's story with Tycho's. You get an even look at the goings on in both their families. It was with great relief that the reader leaves Angela's nutty adventures in the wings while Tycho takes the center stage.
It's funny, but I haven't even mentioned the scientific, sociological, anthropological, and philosophical discussions that pepper this book. This is the perfect young adult novel for that kid who thinks about the big questions constantly. The ideal reader of this book is a teen who understands why Tycho sticks sentences he likes over his bed so that he'll see them first thing in the morning. Honestly, sometimes the discussions of the universe between Tycho and Angela went a little over my head. I liked that. It's a rare feeling to pick up a YA novel and feel left behind. It makes you want to read the book over and over again. It makes you want to (gasp, shudder) BUY the book. This is a feeling I rarely have. I have it now.
Just in case my mention of philosophy scared you off, I'm going to reel you into the I Love The Catalogue of the Universe Club by mentioning its humor. This book is hee-larious. Witty banter galore. If you're a fan of fast-paced conversations containing biting wit, this book is also for you. Tycho's discussions with his brother, if read aloud, would probably baffle some. In a conversation with their mother about their older (and over adored) sister Africa, Tycho and his brother Richard discuss their parents' preference:
"Of course I'm jealous," Richard said, "and so is Tycho, aren't you, Tyke? You often wondered why he was so short. Well, I'll tell you now: it's jealousy that's stunted him".
"I tried to grow," Tycho said, responding immediately. "I did my best, but I was weighted down hour after hour by..."
That's a common conversation. Fast dialogue and smart characters. So smart, in fact, that you'll wish you were in the kitchen with them enjoying the full extent of their humor.
So the book has it all. Mind-blowing theorems, romance, likable characters (on the whole), and funny passages. In short, it's frighteningly well-written. There aren't enough books in the world to compare to this brilliant little number. If you know of any teen that wants a book that doesn't talk down to them or patronize them in the least, "The Catalogue of the Universe" is ideal. It isn't a fantasy (as I discovered). It's better. It's reality in its finest light.
Margaret Mahy at her best.......2000-02-28
Margaret Mahy weaves subtle magic into this tale of a teenage girl, her eccentric mother, and her not-so-hopelessly nerdy friend. I hope that the publisher will see fit to issue another printing of this book, because I consider it to be Mahy's best work thus far.
Sensitive.......1999-09-29
I seem to get more out of this book each time I read it! Some books, when re-read at an older age, aren't as good as remembered. This isn't one of them! Angela's relationships with her mother and father are portrayed in all their complexity. However, it is her friendship with Tycho that is particularly perceptive and moving. It is good to see an authour deal with a relationship that is dificult to initiate and maintain - not just "happily ever after with the occasional spat" love. The issue of self-image as opposed to public image is also explored. All in all, a touching -but realistic- tale of changing relationships.
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When The Universe Next Door was first introduced more than twenty years ago, it set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. In concise, easily understood prose, James W. Sire explained the basics of theism, deism, naturalism, nihilism, existentialism, Eastern monism and the new consciousness. Later editions have updated and expanded to include important sections on Marxism, secular humanism, New Age philosophy, and postmodernism. The Universe Next Door has been translated into many languages and has been used as a text at over one hundred colleges and universities in courses ranging from apologetics and world religions to history and English literature. This latest edition will continue to aid students, teachers and anyone who wants to understand the variety of worldviews that compete with Christianity.
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Great summary of several world views logically presented.......2007-09-15
Great book. World views are presented by answering several common questions so the comparison is easy. Highly recommend.
Great content... a little hard to read........2007-08-31
James Sire's book "The Universe Next Door" is absolutely essential to understanding people's ways of looking at the world. Keep in mind that this book only deals with Western thought, so it's not completely exhaustive. Sire outlines the points of each chapter very well, but sometimes the thoughts themselves are hard to comprehend at first read. If you want to get everything out of this book, you're going to have to devote your complete attention to it. Highly recommeneded.
I refer to it CONSTANTLY ........2007-08-21
Well, organized, brief, fairly well balanced, I've read this book twice cover to cover and referred to it a hundred times by page and a thousand times in conversation.
It's one of the most referenced books in my library.
Practical use: that's the best recommendation I can think of.
Some say it's too Christian oriented; while, others say it's not enough. Every writer comes with bias, and the author clearly states his own, while making a conscious effort of avoiding inserting his own bias. What more could you ask?
My only complaint is that it treats each world view too briefly, but again, to make each section longer would just make the BOOK longer, and therefore reduce readability.
Everytime I think of a criticsm of this book, I can't think of any beter way to do it.
I Expected Better.......2007-03-05
As part of my Worldviews class at Regent University, I had to read this book. I had great expectations about this text, but found myself sorely disappointed. NotATameLion said it well. Sire's complete and obvious biased against all worldviews but the Christian results in him making multiple snide and arrogant comments about anyone who isn't Christian and non-Christian worldviews. It would be far better if he could have kept his biased to a minimum and examined all the other worldviews fairly and equally. His regular sniping at other worldviews weakens his position that Christianity is best and made me wonder why he had to resort to nasty remarks if his position was true. It also gives the text an immature feel that further weakens his conclusions.
Reading beyond the author's bad attitudes and comments, the discussions on the different "worldviews" is often confusing and had to follow. Several worldviews are not really worldviews at all, but a combination of a ton of different worldviews lumped together. Sire's seeming lack of respect for other opinions probably accounts for his lumping various worldviews together so that none are accurately portrayed.
I really can't recommend this text to anyone and in my evaluation for this course, I shared my disappointment with this text.
Entirely useless literature.......2007-02-22
I had to buy this book for a philosophy class. I hate it. Trying to learn about a worldview through a third party (Sire) is, at best, fustrating. Sire often sermonizes and is incessently adding his own opinions about whatever. Its really aggravating that it is assumed that the reader can't come up with his/her own opinion on the subject matter.
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- An Utter TRAVESTY to the REAL good name of hard rock/metal
- Why this is one of the better books about rock...
- Should be called 500 rock albums.
- The man knows very little about metal
- Hammer of the Godz...
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Stairway to Hell: The 500 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe
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An Utter TRAVESTY to the REAL good name of hard rock/metal.......2007-07-09
Unlike other frustrated reviewers such as myself, I find no need into "thorough explanations" of why this book is filled with nonsense from beginning to end. I threw this out within two hours of it arriving in my mailbox. Literally speaking, today's 12-year-old girl with almost no knowledge of hard rock could have probably put together a similair list to what this book tries (and fails) to force down people's throats. Fortunately, most heavy rock fans hold such a strong passion for what they love that this won't even matter.
1. First and foremost. There are 500 albums, and between 200-250 of them listed arent even hard rock or metal. Prince - Purple Rain - Enough Said.
2. Now you ask - well what are they? Rap albums (Beastie Boys), Grunge albums, (what many consider the antithesis of metal), Punk Rock albums, R&B albums (no disrespect to classic R&B, but it isnt metal), oldies and classic rock albums (again no disepect at all as I love classic rock, but most of these werent really hard rock or metal), and southern rock stuff.
3. Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits at #3. Okay, "Greatest Hits" albums don't really classify as albums to me, they are compilations of albums. Not withstanding that, I could probably name 100 MORE CLASSIC albums to be at the number 3 slot than Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits.
4. We have about 3 KIX albums on the top 25 list and only one Black Sabbath album. Kix was a good band, Sabbath were/are legends. I could maybe see Kix making the list somewhere in the bottom 400-500, but not in the top 10 or top 25 (Kix must be a big favorite of this guy). Meanwhile, the original Black Sabbath album comes in somewhere around 240. Speaking of Sabbath, NOTHING in regards to some of their other legendary albums when the band was fronted by Dio or Tony Martin. Enough said...
5. Do not waste your time reading this book. It is terrible, full of lies, and I am beginning to think this list is maybe just a big joke or parody?
Why this is one of the better books about rock..........2007-04-05
First off let me say that if you don't have a sense of humor about rock music, you probably won't enjoy this book. If, however, you are a fan of Lester Bangs, Robert Christgau or vintage Creem magazine then Stairway to Hell is probably right up your alley. In order to really "get" this book, you have to understand where Eddy is coming from. He writes in a very tongue-in-cheek style that is designed for people who are already familiar with rock journalism but don't take the music so seriously. If if there's one genre of music that needs to have a sense of humor about itself, it's definitely metal, and Eddy understands this intuitively.
If you are coming into this with the idea that you know the exact true definition of heavy metal in very strict terms, you won't want this book. Eddy defines the music according to the spirit behind it rather than some textbook definition because he knows that any textbook definition can be easily deconstructed. If you read this book carefully, it becomes obvious that Eddy is well aware of the more scholarly established views about musical genres and aesthetics. But he's made a conscious effort to ignore them and build his own worldview from scratch. This is in stark contrast to someone like Martin Popoff (The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal)who appears to have access to a wide variety of music but doesn't seem to have read much that others have had to say about the subject. Eddy also avoids the approach employed by the All Music Guide which treats the music as though it all adheres nicely to a flow chart or diagram and can be neatly slotted into categories.
This book is really just a compilation of notes about music that Eddy finds interesting. You'll find short essays (they're not really reviews, per se) on notable hard rock, proto metal, punk, pop, alternative, and even dance and free jazz albums. But ultimately, in Chuck Eddy's world, it's really not important what genre you classify something under. What is important to Eddy, is that you are entertained and engaged by what he writes. And right now, there is no other writer in the field that is anywhere near as entertaining as Chuck Eddy.
This book could have used a more thorough editor as there are a few errors here and there (release dates, index pages, complete album titles)but it doesn't affect the overall appeal of the book.
In addition to this book, I would recommend "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung" by Lester Bangs.
Should be called 500 rock albums........2006-07-25
The book is ok, however it does not really get into "heavy metal". I mean come on....Donnie Osmonds "Crazy Horses" at #66?!?!?!(WTF)
Princes "Purple Rain" at # 73? (great cd but no where near heavy metal).... If you want to learn about real metal,this book is a waste of time.
Here is a suggestion: Pick up Martin Popoffs Top 500 Metal Albums, or the Collectors Guide to Heavy Metal Vol 2 the Eighties. Both are much more on subject and better written.
The man knows very little about metal.......2005-08-02
If you know heavy metal you will hate this smart alecky and uniformed book. If you don't know metal and want to learn something about the genre, don't buy this book because you will be mislead. Chuck Eddy is an @ss. That he writes for the overated and self important Village Voice should give a clue as to his "Oh aren't I clever!" writing style. The frigging Osmonds are not and never will be metal. Good for starting a charcoal grill, bad for reading. Now Stairway To Hell may be taken as a general guide to music but the title is such an incredibly misleading piece of literary dishonesty that I give the book one star. Eddy does a diservice to his readers by playing falsely with their expectations. I'm sorry but he can take his postmodern definition of metal as anything he says it is and firmly jam it up his poststructuralist @ss. Thank god I read this at the bookstore rather than buying it, terrible.
Hammer of the Godz..........2005-07-19
This book is not about heavy metal music. He says as much in the introductionif you, "read between the lines, Theo. Read between the LINES!" I say it is about rock music. I say it is sometimes about guitars.
It is about NOT taking the music you claim to love so seriously that it is no longer about sheer enjoyment, but it's capacity to serve as "intellectual" fodder for debate. By the extremely high number of one star reviews I see here, I see that he was right. Most fans of any subgenre are too STUPID to see outside their own fashionable biases to get to the heart of being moved...
It's the best rock book I've ever read in my life.
I've been collecting and listening to heavy metal since 1982. My favorite heavy metal band of all time, Iron Maiden, is not included in here.
I don't care because that's not the point.
I've read this thing cover to cover about twenty-five times. It changed my life.
This book has been such a part of my life that I even wrote Chuck in 1993 and guess what? HE WROTE ME BACK and that very letter is still sitting between the pages of my original 1991 copy. How many of these other self-righteous bastards reviewing this here can say that? Hmmm???
It changed the way I look at music forever and it took almost five years to totally sink in. None of my friends and fellow musicians know where I'm coming from either, and I have Mr. Eddy to thank for part of that.
It's also of note that I've probaby bought 200 records from this guide that immeasurabley changed my musical makeup and those 200 records probably influenced me to check out another 500 DIFFERENT bands not discussed in this tome. I would say that's of some merit as well.
Now, if he would just write a similar book that poked fun at all post-Velvet Underground/Sonic Youth rock, I'd be feasting in the halls of Valhalla with the Godz of Wrath.
The Wizard of Magma
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ASIN: 3540674365 |
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Celestial fundamental catalogues are a prerequisite for the determination of absolute positions and motions in space. Presently, positional astrometry is at the watershed between classical fundamental catalogues, based on moving reference stars, and modern catalogues, based on extragalactic reference objects with non-measurable motion. This book addresses the concepts and methods of the respective construction techniques leading to the stellar frame of the FK5 (fifth fundamental catalogue) and to the newly adopted extragalactic radio reference frame, ICRF (international celestial reference frame), with its extension to optical wavelengths by the Hipparcos Catalogue. While principal outlines of meridian circle observations are given, emphasis is put in some detail on the VLBI technique as applied to astrometry, and to the observational techniques used in the Hipparcos mission, including the tie of the originally non-anchored rigid Hipparcos sphere into the ICRF.
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Catalogue of Radial Velocities of Galaxies
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A Catalogue of Southern Peculiar Galaxies and Associations
Halton C. Arp , and
Barry F. Madore
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This is the largest sample yet compiled of over 6,000 disturbed galaxies: observations of galaxies in collision, galaxies exploding or ejecting material, distorted galaxies, and galaxies in near collision with each other. Volume I contains positions in right ascension and declination, galactic latitude and longitude, and super-galactic latitude and longitude, accurate to 15 arcseconds.
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For The Professional Or The Amateur, A Treasury Of Diverse Celestial Objects.......2006-08-21
An extraordinary and beautiful publication, this register of southern hemisphere galaxies surpasses Arp's 1966 compendium of northern objects in scope, detail, and variety. The plates, prints of black and white negatives from the U.K. Schmidt Telescope in Australia, inspire deep curiosity and evoke stunning beauty. Though presented without adornment in the plain style of an academic list, the images quicken a sense of the sacred, while also testifying to which strains of cosmological theory will endure. For example, do these pictures reveal evidences of galactic mergers and cannibalisms, or of galactic births and extended families?
The heart of Volume I ("Positions and Descriptions") is the full list with astronomical coordinates of 6445 galaxies and associations which Arp and Madore identified from 537 plates of the southern hemisphere during 8 years of research. Of greater interest to the non-specialist, though, Volume I also contains extended discussions of the categories which are used to classify the galaxies, and an informative Preface and Introduction which provide interesting background for Volume II.
Volume II ("Selected Photographs") contains 998 photographic negatives of representative members of each category, especially the spectacular examples. A visual feast, it also features added descriptions of the categories. This volume by itself is self-explanatory, and when purchased alone, suffices for the non-specialist.
I remember discovering the original 1966 Catalogue in the stacks of my college library. I spent hours and hours pondering its pages, astonished by its richness and inexplicability in terms of then-current theory. This 1987 catalog follows the organization of that first catalog, while improving upon the categories and illustrating them with yet more wondrous images of unorthodox-looking galaxies and the fields of objects surrounding them. These associations, in fact, held the keys to understanding galactic formation and to gaining a more accurate picture of the universe, Arp believed. Time will tell, I believe, that Arp was right, and that together with a select group of scientists, he has long been at the forefront of work that is leading to the most encompassing theory of cosmology yet developed. These catalogs are the mesmerizing record of that early work. They are, in relation to whatever new model which eventually will supplant the Big Bang theory (the Electric Universe model, most likely), perhaps what Galileo's Sidereus Nuncius is to the Copernican Revolution.
More affordable and accessible than the 1966 Catalogue, this southern catalog is a must-have for the collector.
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