History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

Book Description

Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

Customer Reviews:

Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

CSS Web Site Design Hands on Training (Hands-On Training)

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Greate if you want a structured hands exercices
CCS Web Design
Rigid Structure but Good Introduction
Decent but not motivating
HOT Training good--but this book is for beginners

CSS Web Site Design Hands on Training (Hands-On Training)
Eric Meyer
Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
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ASIN: 0321293916

Book Description

These hands-on exercises, complete with insider tips and detailed color illustrations, teach you the latest techniques for designing Web sites with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). CSS gives you control over the appearance of your Web sites by separating the visual presentation from the content. It lets you easily make minor changes to a site or perform a complete overhaul of the design. In CSS Web Site Design Hands-On Training, you’ll start with a review of CSS essentials, learn to build effective navigation and page layouts, and then move on to work with typography, colors, backgrounds, and white space. The included CD-ROM is loaded with classroom-proven exercises and QuickTime training videos, and real-world projects take you through the Web page creation process, one step at a time. Over 60 Step-by-Step Tutorials
• Using CSS and XHTML together
• Learning essentials of selectors, inheritance, and the cascade
• Creating CSS navigation
• Laying out pages with CSS
• Adding colors and backgrounds
• Setting typography
• Creating white space, margins, and borders
• Creating tables
• Styling for print
• Plus much more!

Customer Reviews:

Greate if you want a structured hands exercices.......2007-09-03

I found this book to be a great at providing a structured hands on experience through different features of CSS. I did all the exercises in the book on windows with firefox and they worked quite well. I did not try the exercise with other browsers. I was very happy that the author did not spend a lot of time talking about all the differences between browsers. Rather the author kept the discussion focused on communicating the most essential features of CSS, through the examples. I found the videos that came with the book to be helpful, and they complemented the text very well. The book does not spend a lot time developing the theory and all the details behind CSS, so I frequently found myself searching for more info on the net. The great thing about the book is the step by step hand holding nature. This book by itself is not enough to master CSS but it provides an excellent start, you will need to pick up some other CSS titles to complement this book.

CCS Web Design.......2007-08-28

Contrary to some other reviewers I use most of the time IE7 and book samples and exercises work excellent with this browser. Sometimes I use Firefox and this works ok, but it won't let me revise the code. This is not a fault of book exercises design.From my "own" experience Firefox gives me trouble on JavaScript and Java web pages. But this is only me, and I dont blame either Firefox browser. I only try to be fair to this book.
Book lessons walk you steps by steps in the CSS sytle design. They are clear, succint and are excellent methods for developing web page styles.
I wish other authors write a detailed book like this in their subject.
I really enjoy each new methodology taught here.
I am looking forward to get similar book on JavaScript from same author or another from Lynda.com to sharpen my skills on this programming language.
CD with lessons and movies is very valuable
Thank you for your lessons
Joseph

Rigid Structure but Good Introduction.......2007-06-23

This book is a good way to learn CSS. The book is based on progressive lessons as opposed to just showing you the code for different techniques. Over the course of the book the goal is to keep working on one sample webpage and the idea is to follow along on your computer with included files on the CD.

I ended up just reading through the book without doing the lessons, and just focusing on what the new material did, as opposed to worrying about the sample page. I didn't really like the lesson style, but after reading the book I feel very comfortable in CSS so the end justifies the means. If you don't know anything about CSS, read this book.

Decent but not motivating.......2007-06-19

I'm new to CSS/XHTML though I've read "Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML" Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML (Head First) as well as "HTML, XHTML, and CSS; Sixth Edition" HTML, XHTML, and CSS, Sixth Edition (Visual Quickstart Guide).

In this book I really didn't learn much (though I know it is designed for someone who knows very little) and I didn't really connect with Eric's writing style.

If you are looking for an excellent first book, then I'd highly recommend the Head First book as it was very informative and fun to read. It kept my hopes high as I try to learn and provided lots of examples.

HOT Training good--but this book is for beginners.......2007-05-18

I have greatly benefited from other Hands On training books on Flash, so I bought this one eagerly. However, when I got it I realized it was really for beginners and not worth tne price for me, so I returned it. This was not really clear in the description.

But if YOU are a beginner, this might be a great book for you--the H.O.T. series is the only one that helped me to learn Flash after many other attempts. Lynda Weinman's teaching approach is really good.

Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters (Kohl, Mary Ann F. Bright Ideas for Learning.)

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Art History for Young people
Nice little book
Excellent
Disappointing
Good intro for kids to the world of fine art.

Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters (Kohl, Mary Ann F. Bright Ideas for Learning.)
Maryann F. Kohl , and Kim Solga
Manufacturer: Bright Ring Publishing
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Art History for Young people.......2007-08-13

I think this will be great for exposing young people to the masters. Hands on really works well for this age group (12-15.

Nice little book.......2007-07-30

This book is an excellent resource for art history lessons and projects that students can really get into. Each lesson is easily adaptable to other grade levels and can be changed to fit the supplies that you have in your classroom. Recommended.

Excellent.......2007-06-25

I love the different ideas in this book and that it goes from very simple ideas to more complex.

Disappointing.......2007-05-17

I was very disappointed with this book. I purchased it based on the reviews, but I have to agree with the comment that having black and white pictures totally detracts from the beauty of these famous works of art. I actually ended up returning the book.

Good intro for kids to the world of fine art........2007-04-13

I was an art history major in college and am always looking for new ways to bring artists into my children's lives. While there aren't any phenominal projects in the book, there are some great ideas, and some projects that will jog your mind into making your own projects.

Prayers and Portraits: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych (National Gallery Of Art, Washington)

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Man and God

Prayers and Portraits: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych (National Gallery Of Art, Washington)
John Oliver Hand , Ron Spronk , and Catherine A. Metzger
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0300121555

Book Description

The diptych––comprising two hinged panels that can be opened and closed like a book––was prevalent in Netherlandish art and depicted subjects ranging from secular portraiture to religious personages and stories. This lavishly illustrated book, the first ever to examine this painting format, examines approximately forty Netherlandish diptychs from the 15th and 16th centuries. Featuring magnificent works by Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Hans Memling, and Hugo van der Goes, among others, the book covers a wide variety of topics, including painting techniques, workshop practice, and the art market in the Netherlands of the time.
With fascinating discussions on each of the featured paintings, Prayers and Portraits reunites a number of diptychs that have long been separated. Essays examine the works in the context of contemporary texts and religious practices in northern Europe, incorporating new technical information and research. They also offer invaluable insights into the social status and aspirations of the sitters.
The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, in association with the Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge.

Customer Reviews:

Man and God.......2007-08-11

This is a beautiful book, replete with high-quality illustrations and in-depth studies of all the works displayed in the 2007 exhibition it illustrates. It is a treasure trove of information on early Flemish painting, stressing technical as well as stylistic details, recalling the historical context of every work and showing how the image of man was, little by little, superseding that of god.

This book is destined to become a collector's piece. Undoubtedly one of the best recent art publications, as far as illustrations and scientific research are concerned.

Kitty Bartholomew's Decorating Style: A Hands-On Approach to Creating Affordable, Beautiful, and Comfortable Rooms

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Kitty at her best
UNDER-WHELMED !!!
Kitty Rocks!
Kitty once again comes through!
Like a breath of fresh spring air

Kitty Bartholomew's Decorating Style: A Hands-On Approach to Creating Affordable, Beautiful, and Comfortable Rooms
Kitty Bartholomew , and Kathy Price-Robinson
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1594860718
Release Date: 2005-03-10

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Real people's deacute;cor from the real people's decorator-whose clever, creative, noncostly ideas have wowed millions of viewers of her HGTV show and her enormously popular appearances on Oprah.Kitty Bartholomew believes that home decorating can be stylish and comfortable, budget-conscious and beautiful. Rather than suggest expensive, over-the-top solutions to decorating dilemmas, she comes up with inventive, resourceful ideas that are within the average person's means.In this, her first book, Kitty Bartholomew brings her knowledge, decorating savvy, and enthusiasm to bear on every aspect of home design, from window, door, ceiling, wall, and floor treatments to furniture, lighting, and mirrors. There's even a chapter on flea-market shopping, where readers will learn how to find the treasures buried among the trash and how to turn them into better-than-new deacute;cor. Each chapter details the basics, offers a photo tour showing how the author handled decorating challenges in her own home, presents step-by-step projects, and includes "Ask Kitty" questions answering readers' most frequently asked questions. Gorgeous color photographs throughout illustrate Kitty's ingenious makeover ideas.

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Kitty at her best.......2007-07-03

I love this book. Photos of most of Kitty's special rooms featured on her old TV show. My only complaint is some of the photos are too small. I'd rather see all full page photos.

UNDER-WHELMED !!!.......2006-12-02

Love Kitty ..... but!
The book was very disappointing to me. Kitty's sense of style is wonderful, but I felt that this was a textbook, not the normal lovely pictures of decorated rooms that I so enjoy in a decorating book or magazine. Perhaps I have my own sense of style and love looking at pictures with minimal description, finding those little things that really do make something special, rather than literally a how-to-copy-style way of decorating, which is in my mind COPY COPY COPY! Hopefully this book will help that person who needs help putting an idea to work.

Kitty Rocks!.......2006-07-30

This is a fab book full of great tips, beautiful rooms and commonsense! Absolutely LOVED it !!!Worth every penny!

Kitty once again comes through!.......2006-03-20

I have followed Kitty for a number of years and am continuously amazed by her talents and ideas. Though I have not had a chance to read the book cover to cover, am thrilled to have one of her books for reference, as she covers all aspects in need to know decorating.

Like a breath of fresh spring air.......2006-02-21

I'm loving this book. It's full of logical,commonsense, rational advice on making your home look and feel good to your and your family. There are no trends, no being too cool, no trying to show off. This book and this philosophy is what I've needed to get my house feeling better. Kitty is obviously very grounded and very intelligent, as well as being good with her hands. I recommend this book if you want to make your home feel good.

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Awesome Book
what are you looking for?
What a nice reference this book is!
Beautifully done, inventive, resourceful and entertaining!
Great ideas for wanna-be log home owners

Hands-on Log Homes
Arthur Thiede
Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0879058056

Book Description

This third book by popular log-home authors Cindy Thiede and Arthur Thiede brings the scale of log homes back to practical reality. Included are chapters on owner-built homes, recycled log homes, and historical restorations. A chapter on details gives some stunning examples of personal touches that make a home stand out. In addition, log builder Arthur Thiede leads us through the steps of constructing a small log building. Filled with exceptional color photographs of log homes that reflect the personalities and lifestyles of their owners, HANDS-ON LOG HOMES tells of real people with extraordinary stories of determination and purpose.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome Book.......2007-01-05

Gives anyone thinking of building a good idea of what to expect. Not as detailed as I would have liked, just the same a good book.

what are you looking for?.......2006-08-18

This is NOT a how to book any way,shape,or form. It IS a beautiful wish book that will give ideas and inspiration for your project, but thats where the help stops. Rate it a 1 star for the how to crowd and a 4 star for the wish list/coffee table crowd.

What a nice reference this book is!.......1999-11-13

I'm a Japanese reader and living in Log Cabin. This book provides me with many decoration ideas. I wish to reccomend this book to my friend who are living in Log cabins.

Beautifully done, inventive, resourceful and entertaining!.......1999-08-19

Hands-on Log Homes is our third, full-color, idea design book on the subject of log home architecture. As such, it was also my third opportunity to loop America - cameras in hand - seeking out unique log homes and meeting the people who build them. In this case, those people happened to be mostly involved owner-builders. That is, creative, resourceful people who used sweat equity to help build their dream. Similar to our second book, "The Log Home Book", there is a virtual photo-feast inside. The only difference is that the scale of these homes tends to be more moderate, and the owners themselves share their own unique and entertaining building stories along with practical bits of advice gleaned along the way.

Along with built-from-scratch homes, there are those abodes built largely with recycled materials - old logs, old doors, old fixtures! Perfect examples of turning one man's junk into veritable treasure while often saving money along the way.

Next comes a marvelous chapter on historic restorations. Often "rebuilt" with the help of skilled craftsman, we include these handmade originals as true examples of once upon a time, do-it-yourself ingenuity.

While this is not a "how-to-build" book, Art wrote a final chapter that leads the reader through the practical steps and considerations of building a small log building. Of course, there is also a resource guide in back with plenty of leads for designing, building and decorating the home you plan to build, remodel or buy.

Check it out, and let us know what you think by emailing thiede@sunvalley.net.

Cindy Thiede

Great ideas for wanna-be log home owners.......1999-02-09

I feel I know this book as well as anyone; I designed the book! It is a great book to glean ideas to plan, create and decorate your own log home. The photos are breath-taking. I enjoy the authors' clear but amusing style of writing, and I bet you will, too.

The Hand of the Poet: Poems and Papers in Manuscript

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Deep, dark, lightening bright intrigue
For the aspiring poet, a good read
Interesting, but is it worth it?
from the exhibition
a good representation of an excellent exhibit

The Hand of the Poet: Poems and Papers in Manuscript
Rodney Phillips , Susan Benesch , Kenneth Benson , and Barbara Bergeron
Manufacturer: Rizzoli International Publications
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A poet is a poet for such a very tiny bit of his life; for the rest he is a human being, one of whose responsibilities is to know and feel, as much as he can, all that is moving around and within him.
--Dylan Thomas

This unique volume celebrates poetry by providing a personal, intimate connection with the act of its creation. Based on an enormously successful exhibition at The New York Public Library, The Hand of the Poet draws the reader into the real world of the poet-- ink spots, tobacco stains, and all-- by presenting a wide range of working drafts, letters, diary entries, photographs, and memorabilia. One hundred writers from the seventeenth century to the present day are represented, from John Donne to Mark Strand, Samuel Coleridge to Anne Waldman, Lord Byron to Julia Alvarez, William Blake to Lorine Niedecker and Stanley Kunitz. Writers better known for their prose are included here as well-- Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov, among others.

This book records the place of poetry in daily life and how, exactly, we turn to it as, in the words of Allen Ginsberg, not "just pretty or just beautiful," but "basic to human existence." As Dana Gioia notes in his introduction, "The Magical Value of Manuscripts," contact with handwritten manuscripts speaks to the same desire manifest in the explosion of poetry readings occurring today nationwide.

Biographies and portraits of each poet-- alongside manuscripts of such legendary works as Yeats's "The Wild Swans at Coole" and W. H. Auden's "Stop All the Clocks"-- make up a mosaic that offers powerful and often surprising revelations of the person behind the poem.

Illustrated with over three hundred black-and-white photographs, The Hand of the Poet is for those new to poetry as well as those for whom poetry has been a life-long passion. Following both the inspiration and the labors of these writers, readers may find themselves in the position of Ralph Waldo Emerson following the travels of Henry David Thoreau: "It was a pleasure and a privilege to walk with him. He knew the country like a fox or a bird, and passed through it as freely by paths of his own...."

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Deep, dark, lightening bright intrigue.......2001-07-26

This is a beautifully designed book that will satisfy every single literary peeping tom. Those voyeur pleasure spots will be rubbed just the right way with each intriguing entry. The book is a collection of pictures, short biographies and handwritten notes from a wonderful list of 100 writers. The doodles, the scribbled draft poems or the penciled revisions in the margins next to a picture of the poet allow the reader to experience a rare intimacy with the poet and his art. My favorite picture in the book is of Randall Jarrell holding his beloved "Kitten" in front of a mirror. Jarrell's eyes are looking with joy on the reflection of his cat and "Kitten's" eyes are glaring from the mirror directly at the reader. If you love literature and are intrigued with the creative process, you will love this book.

For the aspiring poet, a good read.......2001-06-06

There is something magical about seeing well known and loved poems in the poet's own hand... this book provides an interesting insight into the works of a good number of well-known poets. A must-have for those who read poetry with more than just a passing interest, this book is also a good starting point for biographical information. Nice photographs, and, when necessary, captions transcribing the poets' sometimes illegible handwriting make this book a gem. Perfect for browsing.

Interesting, but is it worth it?.......2000-12-08

I bought the book, and interesting as it is, I'm just not sure what it's worth to me as a lover of literature and as a writer. I like seeing some of the original manuscripts, the various pictures, and such, but that really didn't enlighten me to anything. Yes, there is a small biographical introduction to each writer, but it's so short as to be almost pointless. This is the kind of book you check out of the library, not buy. I don't want anyone to think it's not a good collection. It is. But I can't in any good faith recommend someone spending this much money on something that really doesn't bring to light anything new or special about any one of these writers. It's just...well, it's just neat. If you want something special, then look elsewhere. If you just like spending money on neat books, then maybe this is for you.

from the exhibition.......2000-09-23

this was a nicely done book that helps show you the importance of the poet's original manuscript. all poets and poetry lovers should pick this one up.

a good representation of an excellent exhibit.......1998-08-04

This book is based on an 1996 exhibit in the New York Public Library which featured original material from one hundred poets, covering centuries of work, including poets as diverse as John Donne and Allen Ginsberg. Part of the appeal of the exhibit was seeing the actual original manuscripts, jotted notes, and correspondence right in front of you, and in that regard, the book can not live up. It is, nonetheless, excellent in its scope and interesting in its reproductions of the material from the exhibit. It would be particularly appealing to students or enthusiasts of poetry, that is, those with a prior background knowledge of the poets included. It would be of less value to someone looking for an introduction to poetry. I did thoroughly enjoy both the exhibit and the book and do strongly recommend it to any poetry enthusiast.

120 Studies for Right Hand Development (Classical Guitar Study Series)

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A classical guitar standard
Purchase "Pumping Nylon" instead...
Good dificulty progression

120 Studies for Right Hand Development (Classical Guitar Study Series)
Boris Berlin , and Claude Champagne
Manufacturer: Alfred Publishing Company
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These studies constitute an irreplaceable part of the standard study material for classical guitar. They are designed to aid in maximum development of right-hand technique.

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A classical guitar standard.......2006-06-25

I discovered these studies not too long ago, having started
leaning classical guitar,(I was a rock guitar plalyer), and
these studies really, really helped me to start understanding
right hand classical guitar technique.

Purchase "Pumping Nylon" instead..........2003-06-16

This full complement of these classic right hand exercises is found in Scott Tennant's "Pumping Nylon", which also provides an appropriate context in which to use Giuliani's studies...

Good dificulty progression.......1999-12-02

Desent book, good dificulty progression. This is the type of book that every classical guitar player should own.

Essays in Context: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych (Harvard University Art Museums)

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Essays in Context: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych (Harvard University Art Museums)

Manufacturer: Harvard University Art Museums
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0300121407

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With contributions by Marina Belozerskaya, Till-Holger Borchert, Lorne Campbell, Reindert Falkenburg, Ivan Gaskell, Laura D. Gelfand, Peter Klein, Maximiliaan P. J. Martens, Carol J. Purtle, Victor M. Schmidt, Hugo van der Velden, Hélène Verougstraete, and Yvonne Yiu.
Published to accompany Prayers and Portraits (see above), this book features essays by leading scholars that explore a wide range of topics relating to 15th- and 16th-century Netherlandish diptychs. The text addresses the practical and social uses of the diptych, the history and origins of the format, and the philosophical issues related to the practice of researching these diptychs. It also analyzes the devotional function of these works in the context of contemporary texts and religious practices in northern Europe.

The Raven's Tail: Northern Geometric Style Weaving

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An exciting find in Northwest Indian textile art

The Raven's Tail: Northern Geometric Style Weaving
Cheryl Samuel
Manufacturer: University of British Columbia Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0774802243

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An exciting find in Northwest Indian textile art.......1998-08-24

There is a famous portrait of Katlian, Chief of the Kiksatti Clan of the Tlingit Indians of Sitka, Alaska, that shows him wearing a blanket of a design otherwise lost. Weaver Cheryl Samuel spent around a year trying to replicate the pattern, which she named "Raven's Tail." It is a bold black-and-white symmetrical design completely unknown today. The book is a result of Ms. Samuel's research. It is well-illustrated with photographs of her work. She not only finally managed to weave a blanket but since has traveled within Southeastern Alaska and down to British Columbia to demonstrate the technique to other weavers. There is an up-date to this; only a few weeks ago (July, 1998) a tiny sample of an actual blanket was discovered during an archaeological dig in Sitka, Alaska. To add to the excitement, another, larger piece has been discovered nearby. These show, on preliminary examination, a complete vindication of the author's technique. The only drawback to the book is the sometimes confused writing. Overall, an important book in the study of NW textiles, affirmed by the discovery of actual pieces.

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