tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30692370185135271472011-07-30T12:29:43.659-07:00buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-12074104942976954162010-05-15T23:55:00.001-07:002010-05-15T23:55:32.083-07:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307263428?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PL3oozC7L.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307263428?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>From James Rosenquist, one of our most iconic pop artists—along with Andy Warhol, Jim Dine, Claes Oldenburg, and Roy Lichtenstein—comes this candid and fascinating memoir. Unlike these artists, Rosenquist often works in three-dimensional forms, with highly dramatic shifts in scale and a far more complex palette, including grisaille and Day-Glo colors. A skilled traditional painter, he avoided the stencils and silk screens of Warhol and Lichtenstein. His vast canvases full of brilliant, surreally juxtaposed images would influence both many of his contemporaries and younger generations, as well as revolutionize twentieth-century painting.<br><br>Ronsequist writes about growing up in a tight-knit community of Scandinavian farmers in North Dakota and Minnesota in the late 1930s and early 1940s; about his mother, who was not only an amateur painter but, along with his father, a passionate aviator; and about leaving that flat midwestern landscape in 1955 for New York, where he had won a scholarship to the Art Students League. George Grosz, Edwin Dickinson, and Robert Beverly Hale were among his teachers, but his early life was a struggle until he discovered sign painting. He describes days suspended on scaffolding high over Broadway, painting movie or theater billboards, and nights at the Cedar Tavern with Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, and the poet LeRoi Jones. His first major studio, on Coenties Slip, was in the thick of the new art world. Among his neighbors were Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Indiana, Agnes Martin, and Jack Youngerman, and his mentors Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns.<br><br>Rosenquist writes about his shows with the dealers Richard Bellamy, Ileana Sonnabend, and Leo Castelli, and about colorful collectors like Robert and Ethel Scull. We learn about the 1971 car crash that left his wife and son in a coma and his own life and work in shambles, his lobbying—along with Rauschenberg—for artists’ rights in Washington D.C., and how he got his work back on track.<br><br>With his distinct voice, Roseqnuist writes about the ideas behind some of his major paintings, from the startling revelation that led to his first pop painting, <i>Zone, </i>to his masterpiece, <i>F-III,</i> a stunning critique of war and consumerism, to the cosmic reverie of <i>Star Thief.<br><br></i>This is James Rosenquist’s story in his own words—captivating and unexpected, a unique look inside the contemporary art world in the company of one of its most important painters.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307263428?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9780307263421 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. <br/> <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307263428?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:36px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Rosenquist Memoir"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-04-22</span><br>By <b>Ruth A. Migdal</b> (Chicago)<br>The beginning of the book was very interesting as he describes his struggles and difficult life as he subsists on very little. I did not finish the book which became rather boring as he describes his success as an artist. Sorry.<br /><br />ruth Aizuss Migdal<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"James Rosenquist Explains his Art in his Own Words"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-27</span><br>By <b>Ted Marks</b> (Phippsburg, ME, USA)<br>Just like one of his paintings, the artist James Rosenquist has painted a picture of modern art that brings clarity to a field that is frequently misunderstood.<br /><br /><br /><br />Rosenquist's book, Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art, defends a discipline that many view as a hellacious place where ordinary men and women feel uncomfortable, at best, and confused at worst. Some people just get mad at contemporary art -- schools of art that they consider a waste of time.<br /><br /><br /><br />But Rosenquist does a pretty good job at explaining what his art means, and what many contemporary artists are trying to achieve (even if they never quite achieve their goals). In effect, Rosenquist opens a window on the world of modern art that always seems to be one (or two, or three) steps ahead of the normal world.<br /><br /><br /><br />As a young man from North Dakota and Minnesota, Rosenquist painted billboards that advertised an array of ordinary goods, from detergents and whiskey, to automobiles and Hollywood movies.<br /><br /><br /><br />But even as a young man, Rosenquist had loftier ambitions, and in 1955 he moved to New York. He got a job painting billboards and became quite adept at his trade, sitting hundreds of feet above Times Square to paint massive billboards that extolled the virtues of the good life in the 1950's. As he worked he dreamed about transferring his trade into a more cerebral aesthetic, and he took some courses at the Art Students League. <br /><br /><br /><br />He found a cheap studio and started to create his own art in his spare time. He met other artists in bars like the Cedar Tavern where he encountered Franz Kline and Willem de Kooning. In time, his work was recognized and he ended up as one of the founders of the so-called Pop Art field where artists celebrated ordinary American life in the middle of the 20th century. But Rosenquist went further in his paintings: he was smart enough to create works of art that provoked his viewers to reflect on and examine their own cherished memories.<br /><br /><br /><br />"I wasn't, despite what people may have thought, glorifying popular imagery; I was attempting to deconstruct it, to dismantle it, and convert it in an aesthetic of my own....I have to admit I am somewhat poetically involved in these images...In my paintings I only hope to create a colorful shoehorn for someone who sees it, to make that person reflect on his or her own feelings."<br /><br /><br /><br />Pop artists, according to Rosenquist "were products of the booming 1950's." By his own account, Rosenquist took fragments of popular images and pieced them together to make the viewer examine the gist of contemporary culture. "By leaving the meaning up in the air I could provoke responses in the viewer that would trigger further questioning. What are these things I'm looking at and what do they mean? Each person seeing the painting will come away with a different idea."<br /><br /><br /><br />Rosenquist's book (written with the biographer David Dalton) provides one of the best explanations of the group of artists who moved our culture from the aura of the abstract expressionists to even newer schools of arts such as op-art, minimalism, conceptualism and post-modernism.<br /><br /><br /><br />One of America's leading literary reviews said Rosenquist's book is "short on introspection," which is a lapse in critical judgment if there ever was one. Rosenquist in fact analyzes his own art and his reasons for painting as he does at length, and having read this book, the reader comes away with an even greater appreciation for his work.<br /><br /><br /><br />"When I started out, there wasn't any market for my paintings, and so I wasn't painting to fulfill anybody's expectations but my own, and I still don't," he writes. "Art comes out of intuition. An artist has an idea, an image - even a nightmare - and the only way he can get it out of his system is to make art."<br /><br /><br /><br />The book is full of anecdotes about the world of modern art, including his contemporaries (Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg) dealers (Leo Castelli, Richard Feigen, among others), and the big institutional collectors who can afford to buy his biggest and his best work. Some of the anecdotes are hilarious, such as the time he is interviewed by a group of Florida government officials who are considering his work for a public installation.<br /><br /><br /><br />"These were the good old boys - straight out of Li'l Abner," Rosenquist writes. And then one of them starts talking about Cezanne. "These pork-chopper in Tallahassee weren't exactly as ignorant as I thought," he concedes.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book is also well illustrated with Rosenquist's principal works of art, including his epic 86-foot long painting, F111, which is a four-section fold out. Black and white illustrations of his work are also included in the text. One wishes they were in color as well.<br /><br /><br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Inside pop art"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-26</span><br>By <b>Claude Reich</b> (Florianopolis, Brazil and Paris, France)<br>This autobiography of one of the major actors of Pop Art in the U.S. is a must-read for anyone interested in post-war American art. Apart from giving invaluable insight into the NY art world of the last four decades, it is an honest and down-to-earth account of a major artist's life, an artist who came from a grass-root middle-class American family from North Dakota, went on to paint billboards in California and became a master of Pop Art in NYC along with Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. <br /><br /><br /><br />Few artists are able to put down on paper what they achieve on canvas, and Rosenquist has managed to do just that. There are some brilliant moments in the book, especially when the artist explains the making and meaning of his paintings, and also some moving passages (the ones on his first dealer, Dick Bellamy, or on Joseph Cornell for instance). Very enjoyable and highly recommended reading.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Leaving A Mark"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-19</span><br>By <b>Christian Schlect</b> (Yakima, Washington/USA)<br>In years ahead, James Rosenquist may be better remembered for this book than for his paintings. It is a great autobiography that allows the reader rare entry to the workings of the creative mind.<br /><br /><br /><br />Written as if you were personally listening to this Pop artist stream together tales and suggestions concerning his personal life--starting out in North Dakota with extended stays in New York City and Florida--, players in the American art scene from the 1950s on, and the inspirations for his own works of art, including F-111.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you enjoy art, buy and read this book.<br /><br /><br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PL3oozC7L.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PL3oozC7L.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307263428?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-1207410494297695416?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-2324921584541711782010-05-15T23:48:00.000-07:002010-05-15T23:49:00.165-07:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061469041?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wOlvjEJeL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061469041?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/><p> Five hundred years ago Michelangelo began work on a painting that became one of the most famous pieces of art in the world—the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Every year millions of people come to see Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling, which is the largest fresco painting on earth in the holiest of Christianity's chapels; yet there is not one single Christian image in this vast, magnificent artwork. </p> <p> <i>The Sistine Secrets</i> tells the fascinating story of how Michelangelo embedded messages of brotherhood, tolerance, and freethinking in his painting to encourage "fellow travelers" to challenge the repressive Roman Catholic Church of his time. </p> <blockquote> <p> <i>"Driven by the truths he had come to recognize during his years of study in private nontraditional schooling in Florence, truths rooted in his involvement with Judaic texts as well as Kabbalistic training that conflicted with approved Christian doctrine, Michelangelo needed to find a way to let viewers discern what he truly believed. He could not allow the Church to forever silence his soul. And what the Church would not permit him to communicate openly, he ingeniously found a way to convey to those diligent enough to learn his secret language."</i>—from the Preface </p> </blockquote> <p> Blech and Doliner reveal what Michelangelo meant in the angelic representations that brilliantly mocked his papal patron, how he managed to sneak unorthodox heresies into his ostensibly pious portrayals, and how he was able to fulfill his lifelong ambition to bridge the wisdom of science with the strictures of faith. <i>The Sistine Secrets</i> unearths secrets that have remained hidden in plain sight for centuries. </p><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061469041?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9780061469046 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. <br/> <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061469041?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Artistic Midrash at its best"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-04-06</span><br>By <b>Michael Isaacson</b> (Los Angeles)<br>I don't know if the theories are historically correct or if its all a wonderful layer of creative midrash superimposed upon the existing information, but I immensely enjoyed reading about Michaelangelo's<br /><br />Jewish pre-dispositions in his art for the Sistine Chapel. <br /><br /><br /><br />I also learned much about his personal educational rearing and the existing ethos in his art world. <br /><br /><br /><br />The style of this book is most engaging and I heartily recommend it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"UPSET"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-30</span><br>By <b>Kenneth Leon</b> (USA)<br>I can not review because I HAVE NOT RECIEVED THE BOOK YET. This is the second time in a month that I have ordered the book and the second time I have not recieved it.......<br /><br />What is wrong with your ordering and shipping dept...? I have had no problems in the past.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"AMAZING. You MUST read this book!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-07-18</span><br>By <b>Mariah H</b> (The frozen north)<br>This book rocks. I really couldn't put it down; it was absolutely fascinating. I read it after visiting Rome and seeing the Sistine Chapel and it totally added to/changed my perspective... and I am now even more impressed by and interested in Michelangelo's work (and that of other Renaissance artists) than I was before. I am so glad I got this book!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:36px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Interesting But Flawed"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-21</span><br>By <b>Ratonis</b> (Lincoln, Nebraska)<br>This book explores the interesting thesis that Michelangelo's ceiling is an intricate work of transgressive art that expresses the artist's disdain for the Vatican and papacy. The thesis is not without plausibility and is supported with intriguing observations. However, the discussion of other works of art and Renaissance culture call into suspicion the credibility of the authors. For example, they claim that the great Laocoon sculpture in the Vatican Museum was "commissioned" by Greeks at the time of their victory in the Trojan War! This is clearly impossible, as the work is attributed to the 1st century B.C., and no sculptor alive at the time of the ancient war with Troy would have crafted such an illusionistically convincing and physically energetic representation of the human body. It makes one wonder if the authors really know what they are talking about.<br /><br /><br /><br />Also, the authors regurgitate the popular, uncritically accepted picture of Fra Savonarola's presence in Florence, which is derived from a few short paragraphs about him in Jacob Burkhardt's "Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy," a view that is simplistic and which has been refuted by Savonarola scholarship. This body of writing seems to be completely unknown to the authors.<br /><br /><br /><br />It is also nothing new that the ceiling has Neo-Platonic themes. Art historians have pointed this out for decades, or at least as long as I taught art history in college courses (over 30 years). I've taught this for years, so I don't see that there is any big secret to this. The authors also overplay the idea that the ceiling has nothing to do with Christ, but is purely linked to Michelangelo's love of Judaism. It is not a matter of rocket science to realize that the only reason the Old Testament scriptures are known throughout the world is the result of the presence of Christianity, of which the Catholic church is a major part. Michelangelo depicts Old Testament prophets, including major prophets whose words play a role in Messianic exegesis. Are we to ignore all this, and not see even an implication of the presence of Christ in Michelangelo's design?<br /><br /><br /><br />The arguments of hidden insults are interesting, but there are aspects to the authors' discussion that indicate either ignorance or claims to an originality to their thesis that is not merited. They also offer up a bizarre dissussion of what it is like to be in the Sistine Chapel as a visitor; according to them it is a thoroughly confusing and stressful experience. I've been there four times, and found their scenario somewhat bizarre.<br /><br /><br /><br />Another question is aroused by the authors' claim that Michelangelo was painting all these secret and hidden messages in the hope that some day art history would discover them. At the time Michelangelo lived, there was no discipline of art history as we know it today, so there again a claim is made that, when one thinks about it, does not have much weight.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"TIMNOW"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-27</span><br>By <b>T. Nowicki</b> (PHOENIX, AZ USA)<br>This book was very disappointing. The writing is simple-minded and the scholarship amateurish. If you know anything about Michelangelo and his times, you will laugh out loud at some of the assertions made by the authors. They never let the facts get in the way of their thesis that Michelangelo was secretly a Jew who hated the Church. A mean-spirted book.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wOlvjEJeL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wOlvjEJeL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061469041?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-232492158454171178?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-10012650946495355392010-04-30T09:35:00.001-07:002010-04-30T09:35:11.341-07:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OW5OSQ?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518H--4NG5L.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OW5OSQ?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/><p> Five hundred years ago Michelangelo began work on a painting that became one of the most famous pieces of art in the world—the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Every year millions of people come to see Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling, which is the largest fresco painting on earth in the holiest of Christianity's chapels; yet there is not one single Christian image in this vast, magnificent artwork. </p> <p> <i>The Sistine Secrets</i> tells the fascinating story of how Michelangelo embedded messages of brotherhood, tolerance, and freethinking in his painting to encourage "fellow travelers" to challenge the repressive Roman Catholic Church of his time. </p> <blockquote> <p> <i>"Driven by the truths he had come to recognize during his years of study in private nontraditional schooling in Florence, truths rooted in his involvement with Judaic texts as well as Kabbalistic training that conflicted with approved Christian doctrine, Michelangelo needed to find a way to let viewers discern what he truly believed. He could not allow the Church to forever silence his soul. And what the Church would not permit him to communicate openly, he ingeniously found a way to convey to those diligent enough to learn his secret language."</i>—from the Preface </p> </blockquote> <p> Blech and Doliner reveal what Michelangelo meant in the angelic representations that brilliantly mocked his papal patron, how he managed to sneak unorthodox heresies into his ostensibly pious portrayals, and how he was able to fulfill his lifelong ambition to bridge the wisdom of science with the strictures of faith. <i>The Sistine Secrets</i> unearths secrets that have remained hidden in plain sight for centuries. </p><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OW5OSQ?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OW5OSQ?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Artistic Midrash at its best"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-04-06</span><br>By <b>Michael Isaacson</b> (Los Angeles)<br>I don't know if the theories are historically correct or if its all a wonderful layer of creative midrash superimposed upon the existing information, but I immensely enjoyed reading about Michaelangelo's<br /><br />Jewish pre-dispositions in his art for the Sistine Chapel. <br /><br /><br /><br />I also learned much about his personal educational rearing and the existing ethos in his art world. <br /><br /><br /><br />The style of this book is most engaging and I heartily recommend it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"UPSET"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-30</span><br>By <b>Kenneth Leon</b> (USA)<br>I can not review because I HAVE NOT RECIEVED THE BOOK YET. This is the second time in a month that I have ordered the book and the second time I have not recieved it.......<br /><br />What is wrong with your ordering and shipping dept...? I have had no problems in the past.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"AMAZING. You MUST read this book!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-07-18</span><br>By <b>Mariah H</b> (The frozen north)<br>This book rocks. I really couldn't put it down; it was absolutely fascinating. I read it after visiting Rome and seeing the Sistine Chapel and it totally added to/changed my perspective... and I am now even more impressed by and interested in Michelangelo's work (and that of other Renaissance artists) than I was before. I am so glad I got this book!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:36px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Interesting But Flawed"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-21</span><br>By <b>Ratonis</b> (Lincoln, Nebraska)<br>This book explores the interesting thesis that Michelangelo's ceiling is an intricate work of transgressive art that expresses the artist's disdain for the Vatican and papacy. The thesis is not without plausibility and is supported with intriguing observations. However, the discussion of other works of art and Renaissance culture call into suspicion the credibility of the authors. For example, they claim that the great Laocoon sculpture in the Vatican Museum was "commissioned" by Greeks at the time of their victory in the Trojan War! This is clearly impossible, as the work is attributed to the 1st century B.C., and no sculptor alive at the time of the ancient war with Troy would have crafted such an illusionistically convincing and physically energetic representation of the human body. It makes one wonder if the authors really know what they are talking about.<br /><br /><br /><br />Also, the authors regurgitate the popular, uncritically accepted picture of Fra Savonarola's presence in Florence, which is derived from a few short paragraphs about him in Jacob Burkhardt's "Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy," a view that is simplistic and which has been refuted by Savonarola scholarship. This body of writing seems to be completely unknown to the authors.<br /><br /><br /><br />It is also nothing new that the ceiling has Neo-Platonic themes. Art historians have pointed this out for decades, or at least as long as I taught art history in college courses (over 30 years). I've taught this for years, so I don't see that there is any big secret to this. The authors also overplay the idea that the ceiling has nothing to do with Christ, but is purely linked to Michelangelo's love of Judaism. It is not a matter of rocket science to realize that the only reason the Old Testament scriptures are known throughout the world is the result of the presence of Christianity, of which the Catholic church is a major part. Michelangelo depicts Old Testament prophets, including major prophets whose words play a role in Messianic exegesis. Are we to ignore all this, and not see even an implication of the presence of Christ in Michelangelo's design?<br /><br /><br /><br />The arguments of hidden insults are interesting, but there are aspects to the authors' discussion that indicate either ignorance or claims to an originality to their thesis that is not merited. They also offer up a bizarre dissussion of what it is like to be in the Sistine Chapel as a visitor; according to them it is a thoroughly confusing and stressful experience. I've been there four times, and found their scenario somewhat bizarre.<br /><br /><br /><br />Another question is aroused by the authors' claim that Michelangelo was painting all these secret and hidden messages in the hope that some day art history would discover them. At the time Michelangelo lived, there was no discipline of art history as we know it today, so there again a claim is made that, when one thinks about it, does not have much weight.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"TIMNOW"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-27</span><br>By <b>T. Nowicki</b> (PHOENIX, AZ USA)<br>This book was very disappointing. The writing is simple-minded and the scholarship amateurish. If you know anything about Michelangelo and his times, you will laugh out loud at some of the assertions made by the authors. They never let the facts get in the way of their thesis that Michelangelo was secretly a Jew who hated the Church. A mean-spirted book.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518H--4NG5L.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518H--4NG5L.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OW5OSQ?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-1001265094649535539?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-45175888117616673852010-03-14T22:13:00.001-07:002010-03-14T22:13:44.001-07:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/006146905X?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51aqarZPrEL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/006146905X?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/><blockquote> <p> The Shocking Secrets of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Artwork </p> </blockquote> <p> The recent cleaning of the Sistine Chapel frescoes removed layer after layer of centuries of accumulated tarnish and darkness. <i>The Sistine Secrets</i> endeavors to remove the centuries of prejudice, censorship, and ignorance that blind us to the truth about one of the world's most famous and beloved art treasures. </p><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/006146905X?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9780061469053 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. 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This is the second time in a month that I have ordered the book and the second time I have not recieved it.......<br /><br />What is wrong with your ordering and shipping dept...? I have had no problems in the past.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"AMAZING. You MUST read this book!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-07-18</span><br>By <b>Mariah H</b> (The frozen north)<br>This book rocks. I really couldn't put it down; it was absolutely fascinating. I read it after visiting Rome and seeing the Sistine Chapel and it totally added to/changed my perspective... and I am now even more impressed by and interested in Michelangelo's work (and that of other Renaissance artists) than I was before. I am so glad I got this book! <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:36px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Interesting But Flawed"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-21</span><br>By <b>Ratonis</b> (Lincoln, Nebraska)<br>This book explores the interesting thesis that Michelangelo's ceiling is an intricate work of transgressive art that expresses the artist's disdain for the Vatican and papacy. The thesis is not without plausibility and is supported with intriguing observations. However, the discussion of other works of art and Renaissance culture call into suspicion the credibility of the authors. For example, they claim that the great Laocoon sculpture in the Vatican Museum was "commissioned" by Greeks at the time of their victory in the Trojan War! This is clearly impossible, as the work is attributed to the 1st century B.C., and no sculptor alive at the time of the ancient war with Troy would have crafted such an illusionistically convincing and physically energetic representation of the human body. It makes one wonder if the authors really know what they are talking about.<br /><br /><br /><br />Also, the authors regurgitate the popular, uncritically accepted picture of Fra Savonarola's presence in Florence, which is derived from a few short paragraphs about him in Jacob Burkhardt's "Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy," a view that is simplistic and which has been refuted by Savonarola scholarship. This body of writing seems to be completely unknown to the authors.<br /><br /><br /><br />It is also nothing new that the ceiling has Neo-Platonic themes. Art historians have pointed this out for decades, or at least as long as I taught art history in college courses (over 30 years). I've taught this for years, so I don't see that there is any big secret to this. The authors also overplay the idea that the ceiling has nothing to do with Christ, but is purely linked to Michelangelo's love of Judaism. It is not a matter of rocket science to realize that the only reason the Old Testament scriptures are known throughout the world is the result of the presence of Christianity, of which the Catholic church is a major part. Michelangelo depicts Old Testament prophets, including major prophets whose words play a role in Messianic exegesis. Are we to ignore all this, and not see even an implication of the presence of Christ in Michelangelo's design?<br /><br /><br /><br />The arguments of hidden insults are interesting, but there are aspects to the authors' discussion that indicate either ignorance or claims to an originality to their thesis that is not merited. They also offer up a bizarre dissussion of what it is like to be in the Sistine Chapel as a visitor; according to them it is a thoroughly confusing and stressful experience. I've been there four times, and found their scenario somewhat bizarre.<br /><br /><br /><br />Another question is aroused by the authors' claim that Michelangelo was painting all these secret and hidden messages in the hope that some day art history would discover them. At the time Michelangelo lived, there was no discipline of art history as we know it today, so there again a claim is made that, when one thinks about it, does not have much weight.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"TIMNOW"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-27</span><br>By <b>T. Nowicki</b> (PHOENIX, AZ USA)<br>This book was very disappointing. The writing is simple-minded and the scholarship amateurish. If you know anything about Michelangelo and his times, you will laugh out loud at some of the assertions made by the authors. They never let the facts get in the way of their thesis that Michelangelo was secretly a Jew who hated the Church. A mean-spirted book.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"A masterpiece for the Curious"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-05</span><br>By <b>I. Palatt</b> (NY, NY, USA)<br>Not everyone is a history buff, let alone an art history buff, but if you are then this book is for you. The authors' research and insight are a treasure for anyone interested in learning more about Michelangelo's hidden meanings or great Renaissance art in general. An exciting read, I couldn't put it down.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51aqarZPrEL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51aqarZPrEL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/006146905X?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-4517588811761667385?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-33653037580582349762010-02-10T19:50:00.001-08:002010-02-10T19:50:36.689-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785722467?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KNZT9DW6L.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785722467?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>This second edition of Carol Strickland's The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern offers an illustrated tutorial of prehistoric to post-modern art from cave paintings to video art installations to digital and Internet media.<P>Featuring succinct page-length essays, instructive sidebars, and more than 300 photographs, The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern takes art history out of the realm of dreary textbooks, demystifies jargon and theory, and makes art accessible—even at a cursory reading. <P>From Stonehenge to the Guggenheim and from Holbein to Warhol, more than 25,000 years of art is distilled into five sections covering a little more than 200 pages.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785722467?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785722467?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Great for art history review"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-02-03</span><br>By <b>L. Haberly</b><br>I used this guide to review and study for the Praxis II art content test, and it was quite useful. As someone who majored in art history in college I can say they did a pretty good job at not only including the essentials, but organizing them in a comprehensive manner. My only complaint is that it includes very little non-western art.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Great study book"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-09</span><br>By <b>J. Ward</b> (Boston, MA)<br>I go to an art college and I'm majoring in art education. I bought this book in order to study for the art history section of my state's standardized test for educators license and it's proved invaluable. I've taken quite a few actual art history classes (mostly surveys of Western Art History) and this book does focuses almost exclusively on Western AH - so if you need information on African Art, Eastern, Pacific Islands, etc....you'll need another book. But this is a great review book that's easy to read (I read 10 pages a day for 20 days to study for the test and it was very very easy) -- especially if you've taken AH courses and just need a refresher.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Mona Lisa-Annotated History of Art"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-06-27</span><br>By <b>Pamela Holland</b> (Austin TX)<br>I was getting ready to add art to my teacher certificate and this book was recommended by a workshop artist/professor as a study guide to get ready for the test. It is a very clear guide, and will be very useful.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"An outstanding resource on art history!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-27</span><br>By <b>Judy K. Polhemus</b> (LA)<br>"The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern" is more than a crash course, a term used for its catchiness. Actually, the book is a synopsis of art history and provides the lay person concise and brief explanations of history, movements, schools, and individual artists and artwork.<br /><br /><br /><br />I taught art history for several years at the high school level and relied on Janson's History of Art 7th Ed. and Wood's Art of the Western World: From Ancient Greece to Post-Modernism as my personal instructors. Every night I had to slog through pages of information when all I wanted was something concise and to the point. "The Annotated Mona Lisa" would have served me well.<br /><br /><br /><br />I found this the other day and popped my forehead (as in V-8 commercials) and asked aloud: Why didn't I use this book for my background? Apparently, I bought it then promptly forgot/misplaced/had little time to use it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's why this book will be a companion for anyone interested in teaching him/herself about art history:<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Five time categories (ex. Prehistoric through Medieval) with very clear subtitles (ex. Mesopotamia: the Architects)<br /><br /><br /><br />2. Short explanations per topic. For example, two pages are devoted to "Prehistoric Art: The Beginning," with these sub-categories: Sculpture, Cave Painting, First Architecture, Stonehenge: England's first rock group, accompanied by blocked paragraphs about Horse (cave painting), Prehistoric Treasure Trove (Lascaux cave finding), Easter island Monoliths, and photographs of the Venus of Willendorf, Stonehenge, and a horse from the caves. <br /><br /><br /><br />3. More detail is provided as art progresses. For example, the unit on the Baroque is subdivided into Italian Baroque (3 pages), Flemish (2 pages), Dutch (5 pages), English (3), Spanish Baroque (2), and French (2).<br /><br /><br /><br />4. To keep the reader grounded, a time line cross-sectioning world events and art history is placed at the beginning of each of the five time categories.<br /><br /><br /><br />This is one of those must-have books for its brevity and utility. Whether you are learning from the very beginning or need a refresher course, "The Annotated Mona Lisa" will serve you well.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:36px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Too few of pictures"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-13</span><br>By <b>Happy Squishy</b> (IA)<br>This is a good book. But it has too few of pictures given this is a book about Art. Most of the pictures are rather small, half of them are simply black and white. I would give it 4 stars if the pictures were bigger.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KNZT9DW6L.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KNZT9DW6L.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785722467?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-3365303758058234976?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-18279177674416003642010-02-10T19:47:00.001-08:002010-02-10T19:47:42.849-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0836280059?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516u4XVNRPL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0836280059?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>A layman's guide to art history free from bogged down, convoluted theories provides the reader with a basic working knowledge of art and its influence on society, from ancient times to today. Simultaneous.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0836280059?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0836280059?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Great for art history review"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-02-03</span><br>By <b>L. Haberly</b><br>I used this guide to review and study for the Praxis II art content test, and it was quite useful. As someone who majored in art history in college I can say they did a pretty good job at not only including the essentials, but organizing them in a comprehensive manner. My only complaint is that it includes very little non-western art.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Great study book"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-09</span><br>By <b>J. Ward</b> (Boston, MA)<br>I go to an art college and I'm majoring in art education. I bought this book in order to study for the art history section of my state's standardized test for educators license and it's proved invaluable. I've taken quite a few actual art history classes (mostly surveys of Western Art History) and this book does focuses almost exclusively on Western AH - so if you need information on African Art, Eastern, Pacific Islands, etc....you'll need another book. But this is a great review book that's easy to read (I read 10 pages a day for 20 days to study for the test and it was very very easy) -- especially if you've taken AH courses and just need a refresher.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Mona Lisa-Annotated History of Art"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-06-27</span><br>By <b>Pamela Holland</b> (Austin TX)<br>I was getting ready to add art to my teacher certificate and this book was recommended by a workshop artist/professor as a study guide to get ready for the test. It is a very clear guide, and will be very useful.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"An outstanding resource on art history!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-27</span><br>By <b>Judy K. Polhemus</b> (LA)<br>"The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern" is more than a crash course, a term used for its catchiness. Actually, the book is a synopsis of art history and provides the lay person concise and brief explanations of history, movements, schools, and individual artists and artwork.<br /><br /><br /><br />I taught art history for several years at the high school level and relied on Janson's History of Art 7th Ed. and Wood's Art of the Western World: From Ancient Greece to Post-Modernism as my personal instructors. Every night I had to slog through pages of information when all I wanted was something concise and to the point. "The Annotated Mona Lisa" would have served me well.<br /><br /><br /><br />I found this the other day and popped my forehead (as in V-8 commercials) and asked aloud: Why didn't I use this book for my background? Apparently, I bought it then promptly forgot/misplaced/had little time to use it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's why this book will be a companion for anyone interested in teaching him/herself about art history:<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Five time categories (ex. Prehistoric through Medieval) with very clear subtitles (ex. Mesopotamia: the Architects)<br /><br /><br /><br />2. Short explanations per topic. For example, two pages are devoted to "Prehistoric Art: The Beginning," with these sub-categories: Sculpture, Cave Painting, First Architecture, Stonehenge: England's first rock group, accompanied by blocked paragraphs about Horse (cave painting), Prehistoric Treasure Trove (Lascaux cave finding), Easter island Monoliths, and photographs of the Venus of Willendorf, Stonehenge, and a horse from the caves. <br /><br /><br /><br />3. More detail is provided as art progresses. For example, the unit on the Baroque is subdivided into Italian Baroque (3 pages), Flemish (2 pages), Dutch (5 pages), English (3), Spanish Baroque (2), and French (2).<br /><br /><br /><br />4. To keep the reader grounded, a time line cross-sectioning world events and art history is placed at the beginning of each of the five time categories.<br /><br /><br /><br />This is one of those must-have books for its brevity and utility. Whether you are learning from the very beginning or need a refresher course, "The Annotated Mona Lisa" will serve you well.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:36px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Too few of pictures"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-13</span><br>By <b>Happy Squishy</b> (IA)<br>This is a good book. But it has too few of pictures given this is a book about Art. Most of the pictures are rather small, half of them are simply black and white. I would give it 4 stars if the pictures were bigger.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516u4XVNRPL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516u4XVNRPL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0836280059?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-1827917767441600364?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-74475645094036658372010-02-10T19:46:00.001-08:002010-02-10T19:46:56.453-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0836280091?tag=booktoday07-20"> <img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/nav2/dp/no-image-no-ciu._SL210_V46836203_.gif" border="0" ></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0836280091?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>This second edition of Carol Strickland's The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern offers an illustrated tutorial of prehistoric to post-modern art from cave paintings to video art installations to digital and Internet media.<P>Featuring succinct page-length essays, instructive sidebars, and more than 300 photographs, The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern takes art history out of the realm of dreary textbooks, demystifies jargon and theory, and makes art accessible—even at a cursory reading. <P>From Stonehenge to the Guggenheim and from Holbein to Warhol, more than 25,000 years of art is distilled into five sections covering a little more than 200 pages.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0836280091?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0836280091?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Great for art history review"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-02-03</span><br>By <b>L. Haberly</b><br>I used this guide to review and study for the Praxis II art content test, and it was quite useful. As someone who majored in art history in college I can say they did a pretty good job at not only including the essentials, but organizing them in a comprehensive manner. My only complaint is that it includes very little non-western art.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Great study book"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-09</span><br>By <b>J. Ward</b> (Boston, MA)<br>I go to an art college and I'm majoring in art education. I bought this book in order to study for the art history section of my state's standardized test for educators license and it's proved invaluable. I've taken quite a few actual art history classes (mostly surveys of Western Art History) and this book does focuses almost exclusively on Western AH - so if you need information on African Art, Eastern, Pacific Islands, etc....you'll need another book. But this is a great review book that's easy to read (I read 10 pages a day for 20 days to study for the test and it was very very easy) -- especially if you've taken AH courses and just need a refresher.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Mona Lisa-Annotated History of Art"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-06-27</span><br>By <b>Pamela Holland</b> (Austin TX)<br>I was getting ready to add art to my teacher certificate and this book was recommended by a workshop artist/professor as a study guide to get ready for the test. It is a very clear guide, and will be very useful.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"An outstanding resource on art history!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-27</span><br>By <b>Judy K. Polhemus</b> (LA)<br>"The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern" is more than a crash course, a term used for its catchiness. Actually, the book is a synopsis of art history and provides the lay person concise and brief explanations of history, movements, schools, and individual artists and artwork.<br /><br /><br /><br />I taught art history for several years at the high school level and relied on Janson's History of Art 7th Ed. and Wood's Art of the Western World: From Ancient Greece to Post-Modernism as my personal instructors. Every night I had to slog through pages of information when all I wanted was something concise and to the point. "The Annotated Mona Lisa" would have served me well.<br /><br /><br /><br />I found this the other day and popped my forehead (as in V-8 commercials) and asked aloud: Why didn't I use this book for my background? Apparently, I bought it then promptly forgot/misplaced/had little time to use it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's why this book will be a companion for anyone interested in teaching him/herself about art history:<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Five time categories (ex. Prehistoric through Medieval) with very clear subtitles (ex. Mesopotamia: the Architects)<br /><br /><br /><br />2. Short explanations per topic. For example, two pages are devoted to "Prehistoric Art: The Beginning," with these sub-categories: Sculpture, Cave Painting, First Architecture, Stonehenge: England's first rock group, accompanied by blocked paragraphs about Horse (cave painting), Prehistoric Treasure Trove (Lascaux cave finding), Easter island Monoliths, and photographs of the Venus of Willendorf, Stonehenge, and a horse from the caves. <br /><br /><br /><br />3. More detail is provided as art progresses. For example, the unit on the Baroque is subdivided into Italian Baroque (3 pages), Flemish (2 pages), Dutch (5 pages), English (3), Spanish Baroque (2), and French (2).<br /><br /><br /><br />4. To keep the reader grounded, a time line cross-sectioning world events and art history is placed at the beginning of each of the five time categories.<br /><br /><br /><br />This is one of those must-have books for its brevity and utility. Whether you are learning from the very beginning or need a refresher course, "The Annotated Mona Lisa" will serve you well.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:36px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Too few of pictures"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-13</span><br>By <b>Happy Squishy</b> (IA)<br>This is a good book. But it has too few of pictures given this is a book about Art. Most of the pictures are rather small, half of them are simply black and white. I would give it 4 stars if the pictures were bigger.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0836280091?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-7447564509403665837?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-86882789277126062902010-02-10T19:44:00.001-08:002010-02-10T19:44:39.192-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0740768727?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QzbCOQuLL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0740768727?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>This second edition of Carol Strickland's The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern offers an illustrated tutorial of prehistoric to post-modern art from cave paintings to video art installations to digital and Internet media.<P>Featuring succinct page-length essays, instructive sidebars, and more than 300 photographs, The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern takes art history out of the realm of dreary textbooks, demystifies jargon and theory, and makes art accessible—even at a cursory reading. <P>From Stonehenge to the Guggenheim and from Holbein to Warhol, more than 25,000 years of art is distilled into five sections covering a little more than 200 pages.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0740768727?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9780740768729 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. <br/> - <a title='Condition Guide' href='/content/Condition_and_Shipping_Guide.htm' target='_blank'>Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices</a> <br/> <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0740768727?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Great for art history review"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-02-03</span><br>By <b>L. Haberly</b><br>I used this guide to review and study for the Praxis II art content test, and it was quite useful. As someone who majored in art history in college I can say they did a pretty good job at not only including the essentials, but organizing them in a comprehensive manner. My only complaint is that it includes very little non-western art.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Great study book"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-09</span><br>By <b>J. Ward</b> (Boston, MA)<br>I go to an art college and I'm majoring in art education. I bought this book in order to study for the art history section of my state's standardized test for educators license and it's proved invaluable. I've taken quite a few actual art history classes (mostly surveys of Western Art History) and this book does focuses almost exclusively on Western AH - so if you need information on African Art, Eastern, Pacific Islands, etc....you'll need another book. But this is a great review book that's easy to read (I read 10 pages a day for 20 days to study for the test and it was very very easy) -- especially if you've taken AH courses and just need a refresher.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Mona Lisa-Annotated History of Art"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-06-27</span><br>By <b>Pamela Holland</b> (Austin TX)<br>I was getting ready to add art to my teacher certificate and this book was recommended by a workshop artist/professor as a study guide to get ready for the test. It is a very clear guide, and will be very useful.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"An outstanding resource on art history!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-27</span><br>By <b>Judy K. Polhemus</b> (LA)<br>"The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern" is more than a crash course, a term used for its catchiness. Actually, the book is a synopsis of art history and provides the lay person concise and brief explanations of history, movements, schools, and individual artists and artwork.<br /><br /><br /><br />I taught art history for several years at the high school level and relied on Janson's History of Art 7th Ed. and Wood's Art of the Western World: From Ancient Greece to Post-Modernism as my personal instructors. Every night I had to slog through pages of information when all I wanted was something concise and to the point. "The Annotated Mona Lisa" would have served me well.<br /><br /><br /><br />I found this the other day and popped my forehead (as in V-8 commercials) and asked aloud: Why didn't I use this book for my background? Apparently, I bought it then promptly forgot/misplaced/had little time to use it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's why this book will be a companion for anyone interested in teaching him/herself about art history:<br /><br /><br /><br />1. Five time categories (ex. Prehistoric through Medieval) with very clear subtitles (ex. Mesopotamia: the Architects)<br /><br /><br /><br />2. Short explanations per topic. For example, two pages are devoted to "Prehistoric Art: The Beginning," with these sub-categories: Sculpture, Cave Painting, First Architecture, Stonehenge: England's first rock group, accompanied by blocked paragraphs about Horse (cave painting), Prehistoric Treasure Trove (Lascaux cave finding), Easter island Monoliths, and photographs of the Venus of Willendorf, Stonehenge, and a horse from the caves. <br /><br /><br /><br />3. More detail is provided as art progresses. For example, the unit on the Baroque is subdivided into Italian Baroque (3 pages), Flemish (2 pages), Dutch (5 pages), English (3), Spanish Baroque (2), and French (2).<br /><br /><br /><br />4. To keep the reader grounded, a time line cross-sectioning world events and art history is placed at the beginning of each of the five time categories.<br /><br /><br /><br />This is one of those must-have books for its brevity and utility. Whether you are learning from the very beginning or need a refresher course, "The Annotated Mona Lisa" will serve you well.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:36px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Too few of pictures"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-13</span><br>By <b>Happy Squishy</b> (IA)<br>This is a good book. But it has too few of pictures given this is a book about Art. Most of the pictures are rather small, half of them are simply black and white. I would give it 4 stars if the pictures were bigger.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QzbCOQuLL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QzbCOQuLL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0740768727?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-8688278927712606290?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-91632868981273330902010-02-10T19:23:00.001-08:002010-02-10T19:23:36.856-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0230620590?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41njlXqA2FL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0230620590?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/><DIV><DIV><P>Why would a smart New York investment banker pay $12 million for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does Jackson Pollock’s drip painting <I>No. 5, 1948 </I>sell for $140 million? </P><P>Intriguing and entertaining, <I>The $12 Million Stuffed Shark</I> is a <I>Freakonomics</I> approach to the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world. Why were record prices achieved at auction for works by 131 contemporary artists in 2006 alone, with astonishing new heights reached in 2007? Don Thompson explores the money, lust, and self-aggrandizement of the art world in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work valuable while others are ignored.</P><P>This book is the first to look at the economics and the marketing strategies that enable the modern art market to generate such astronomical prices. Drawing on interviews with past and present executives of auction houses and art dealerships, artists, and the buyers who move the market, Thompson launches the reader on a journey of discovery through the peculiar world of modern art. Surprising, passionate, gossipy, revelatory, <I>The $12 Million Stuffed Shark</I> reveals a great deal that even experienced  auction purchasers do not know. </P></DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV><P><B>DON THOMPSON</B> is a professor and economist at the Schulich School of Business, specializing in marketing, economic regulation, and strategic planning. He has taught at the University of Toronto, Harvard University, and the London School of Economics, and holds an M.B.A. and Ph.D from the University of California, and an LL.M from Osgoode Hall Law School. Thompson has served as a consultant to government agencies and organizations in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Australia, Israel, China, Thailand, Laos, Oman, Sri Lanka and Turkey, consulting for companies as diverse as Procter & Gamble, IBM, Wal-Mart and British Airlines. He is the author or co-author of nine books.</P></DIV></DIV><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0230620590?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0230620590?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"no illustration for kindle version!!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-06</span><br>By <b>Wong Kit Yu</b> (Hong Kong)<br>I am so disappointed with the kindle version of the book. No illustration at all! i think it is not acceptable for the book which the subject is art! please send me another illustrated version!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Great book!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-26</span><br>By <b>Tayloe Nickey</b> (Memphis, Tennessee)<br>I could not put this book down! It's very entertaining and taught me a lot about the contemporary art scene. There are so may outrageous things in here!! <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The art world buys and sells"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-04</span><br>By <b>J. Hanna</b> (Houston TX)<br>This was a semi-interesting read about what is contemporary art and what makes it valuable. The title comes from a shark preserved and mounted by British artist Damien Hirst with an asking price of $12 million. The author gives lots of inside information and interesting anecdotes but I think the book will appeal mainly to folks interested in the buying and selling and auctioning of art.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Swim with the sharks: making sense of contemporary art"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-10-26</span><br>By <b>Rolf Dobelli</b> (Switzerland)<br>When it comes to contemporary art, many observers simply scratch their heads and mumble, "You call that art?" Intriguing, disturbing, exhilarating and obscene, contemporary art is hard to understand. In fact, when you consider pieces like the titular $12 million stuffed shark by Damien Hirst, it is often downright baffling. If you're looking for artistic explanations and interpretations, though, Don Thompson doesn't offer much help. That's not his particular domain. Thompson, an economics and marketing professor, zeroes in on the financial inner-workings of the art world (at least, the pre-2009 recession art world). Curious why certain pieces sell for millions, he delved into the peculiar personalities that inhabit this controversial genre. getAbstract applauds his lively exploration of a fascinating topic that few economists would even ponder.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"gripping read of a sometimes absurd world"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-07</span><br>By <b>Dr. Ivor E. Zetler</b> (Sydney Australia)<br>Reading about the machinations of the modern art world is fascinating but somewhat depressing. A friend, a struggling sculptor who is classically trained and a real craftsman, rails against the frequent rubbish that is passed off as art nowadays. Thompson vividly describes this often vacuous world where the idea is often paramount and savvy marketing will either make or break the artist's career.<br /><br /><br /><br />I found this book a gripping read. Thompson writes informatively and lucidly about the dealers, auctioneers, artists and collectors who populate this rarified world of contemporary "art". Strongly recommended.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41njlXqA2FL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41njlXqA2FL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0230620590?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-9163286898127333090?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-84240545390267917972010-02-10T19:15:00.001-08:002010-02-10T19:15:15.516-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385666772?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Buh0qQd4L.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385666772?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/><b>The $12 Million Stuffed Shark</b> delves into the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world – artists, dealers, auction houses, and wealthy collectors. If it’s true – as so often said – that 85 percent of new contemporary art is bad, why were record prices achieved at auction for works by 131 contemporary artists in 2006 alone, with astonishing new heights reached in 2007?<b> The $12 Million Stuffed Shark</b> explores money, lust, and the self-aggrandizement of possession in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work of art valuable while others are ignored. <br><br>In the style of the bestselling <b>Freakonomics</b>, Thompson uses economic concepts to explain the unique practices employed, to great success, in the international contemporary art market. He discusses branding and marketing and how various strategies are tailored to a wealthy clientele, driving a "must-have" culture. Drawing on exclusive interviews with both past and present executives of auction houses and art dealerships, artists, and the buyers who move the market, Thompson launches the reader on a surprising journey of discovery.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385666772?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385666772?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"no illustration for kindle version!!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-06</span><br>By <b>Wong Kit Yu</b> (Hong Kong)<br>I am so disappointed with the kindle version of the book. No illustration at all! i think it is not acceptable for the book which the subject is art! please send me another illustrated version!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Great book!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-26</span><br>By <b>Tayloe Nickey</b> (Memphis, Tennessee)<br>I could not put this book down! It's very entertaining and taught me a lot about the contemporary art scene. There are so may outrageous things in here!! <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The art world buys and sells"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-04</span><br>By <b>J. Hanna</b> (Houston TX)<br>This was a semi-interesting read about what is contemporary art and what makes it valuable. The title comes from a shark preserved and mounted by British artist Damien Hirst with an asking price of $12 million. The author gives lots of inside information and interesting anecdotes but I think the book will appeal mainly to folks interested in the buying and selling and auctioning of art.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Swim with the sharks: making sense of contemporary art"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-10-26</span><br>By <b>Rolf Dobelli</b> (Switzerland)<br>When it comes to contemporary art, many observers simply scratch their heads and mumble, "You call that art?" Intriguing, disturbing, exhilarating and obscene, contemporary art is hard to understand. In fact, when you consider pieces like the titular $12 million stuffed shark by Damien Hirst, it is often downright baffling. If you're looking for artistic explanations and interpretations, though, Don Thompson doesn't offer much help. That's not his particular domain. Thompson, an economics and marketing professor, zeroes in on the financial inner-workings of the art world (at least, the pre-2009 recession art world). Curious why certain pieces sell for millions, he delved into the peculiar personalities that inhabit this controversial genre. getAbstract applauds his lively exploration of a fascinating topic that few economists would even ponder.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"gripping read of a sometimes absurd world"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-07</span><br>By <b>Dr. Ivor E. Zetler</b> (Sydney Australia)<br>Reading about the machinations of the modern art world is fascinating but somewhat depressing. A friend, a struggling sculptor who is classically trained and a real craftsman, rails against the frequent rubbish that is passed off as art nowadays. Thompson vividly describes this often vacuous world where the idea is often paramount and savvy marketing will either make or break the artist's career.<br /><br /><br /><br />I found this book a gripping read. Thompson writes informatively and lucidly about the dealers, auctioneers, artists and collectors who populate this rarified world of contemporary "art". Strongly recommended.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Buh0qQd4L.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Buh0qQd4L.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385666772?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-8424054539026791797?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-34500936608804911092010-02-05T08:35:00.001-08:002010-02-05T08:35:22.771-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0230610226?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41kqF-6TCZL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0230610226?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/><DIV><DIV><P>Why would a smart New York investment banker pay $12 million for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does Jackson Pollock’s drip painting <I>No. 5, 1948 </I>sell for $140 million? </P><P>            Intriguing and entertaining, <I>The $12 Million Stuffed Shark</I> is a <I>Freakonomics</I> approach to the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world. Why were record prices achieved at auction for works by 131 contemporary artists in 2006 alone, with astonishing new heights reached in 2007? Don Thompson explores the money, lust, and self-aggrandizement of the art world in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work valuable while others are ignored.</P><P>            This book is the first to look at the economics and the marketing strategies that enable the modern art market to generate such astronomical prices. Drawing on  interviews with both past and present executives of auction houses and art dealerships, artists, and the buyers who move the market, Thompson launches the reader on a journey of discovery through the peculiar world of modern art. Surprising, passionate, gossipy, revelatory, <I>The $12 Million Stuffed Shark</I> reveals a great deal that even experienced  auction purchasers do not know. </P></DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV><P><B>DON THOMPSON</B> is a professor and economist at the Schulich School of Business, specializing in marketing, economic regulation, and strategic planning. He has taught at the University of Toronto, Harvard University, and the London School of Economics, and holds an M.B.A. and Ph.D from the University of California, and an LL.M from Osgoode Hall Law School. Thompson has served as a consultant to government agencies and organizations in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Australia, Israel, China, Thailand, Laos, Oman, Sri Lanka and Turkey, consulting for companies as diverse as Procter & Gamble, IBM, Wal-Mart and British Airlines. He is the author or co-author of nine books.</P></DIV></DIV><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0230610226?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9780230610224 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. <br/> <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0230610226?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"no illustration for kindle version!!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-06</span><br>By <b>Wong Kit Yu</b> (Hong Kong)<br>I am so disappointed with the kindle version of the book. No illustration at all! i think it is not acceptable for the book which the subject is art! please send me another illustrated version!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Great book!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-26</span><br>By <b>Tayloe Nickey</b> (Memphis, Tennessee)<br>I could not put this book down! It's very entertaining and taught me a lot about the contemporary art scene. There are so may outrageous things in here!! <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The art world buys and sells"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-04</span><br>By <b>J. Hanna</b> (Houston TX)<br>This was a semi-interesting read about what is contemporary art and what makes it valuable. The title comes from a shark preserved and mounted by British artist Damien Hirst with an asking price of $12 million. The author gives lots of inside information and interesting anecdotes but I think the book will appeal mainly to folks interested in the buying and selling and auctioning of art.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Swim with the sharks: making sense of contemporary art"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-10-26</span><br>By <b>Rolf Dobelli</b> (Switzerland)<br>When it comes to contemporary art, many observers simply scratch their heads and mumble, "You call that art?" Intriguing, disturbing, exhilarating and obscene, contemporary art is hard to understand. In fact, when you consider pieces like the titular $12 million stuffed shark by Damien Hirst, it is often downright baffling. If you're looking for artistic explanations and interpretations, though, Don Thompson doesn't offer much help. That's not his particular domain. Thompson, an economics and marketing professor, zeroes in on the financial inner-workings of the art world (at least, the pre-2009 recession art world). Curious why certain pieces sell for millions, he delved into the peculiar personalities that inhabit this controversial genre. getAbstract applauds his lively exploration of a fascinating topic that few economists would even ponder.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"gripping read of a sometimes absurd world"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-07</span><br>By <b>Dr. Ivor E. Zetler</b> (Sydney Australia)<br>Reading about the machinations of the modern art world is fascinating but somewhat depressing. A friend, a struggling sculptor who is classically trained and a real craftsman, rails against the frequent rubbish that is passed off as art nowadays. Thompson vividly describes this often vacuous world where the idea is often paramount and savvy marketing will either make or break the artist's career.<br /><br /><br /><br />I found this book a gripping read. Thompson writes informatively and lucidly about the dealers, auctioneers, artists and collectors who populate this rarified world of contemporary "art". 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Providing background information about the artistic style, the procedures and aims of the abstract method are explored in depth. This manual also teaches where to find inspiration, how to develop ideas, the way to create lively effects, and how to apply a range of techniques on different surfaces, whether it be transparent watercolor or thickly applied acrylics. While focusing on the goal of developing the creativity and self-expression inherent in each individual, the approach is unique in that there are no step-by-step instructions. </P></DIV></div><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1844484270?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1844484270?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Excellent Introductory Guide"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-02-01</span><br>By <b>Ann Bedingham</b> (Oracle, AZ)<br>This book introduced me to the world of abstraction with the best articulation of the creative process. Great exercises to learn to express subject matter abstractly.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:36px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Don't pay retail!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-31</span><br>By <b>truthseeker</b> (Arizona, USA)<br>There is a well-written treatise on the validity, elements and process of abstract painting, but the style of the paintings within is a bit dated and unappealing, and even annoying. I do like the daily exercises, which I do with Caran d'Ache watercolor sticks in a watercolor sketchbook, but again, I do not like the images, which are all too much the same with what I consider little, if any, originality in composition or color. Just make a few scribbles on a piece of paper, and color them and this is what you get in the book. However, once I do the exercises, which do stimulate my own originality, I can then choose to do a painting on canvas of them, and in that regard, the book has been an impetus to my own work. The text is thoughtful and interesting and provides a sound basis for any abstractionist's artist statement. The merits of the book are in the text, not the images, which are redundant and boring.<br /><br /><br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Takes you in many directions"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-26</span><br>By <b>Dan Dippery</b> (Menlo Park, CA)<br>Ms. van Vliet puts you through your paces in a slow, very-deliberate fashion and takes you into many realms of abstract art.<br /><br />This is a great "idea" text...and her directions are simple to follow. I include it among a select few books that I consider primers in moving into abstraction. Great images. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Not much help"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-03</span><br>By <b>Hubies Brother</b> (NY State)<br>A disappointment. Unlike her earlier book on abstract painting, this one dwells little, if at all, on the practical aspects of making a painting. Indeed, early in the book Ms. van Vliet says there are no how-to-do-it instructions because abstract art comes from within, and we must not be constrained. I don't know about the rest of the world, but I read these painting guides to learn how to paint. The author seems to have discounted her readers' motivation in buying her book. Instead of instruction, she gives us endless convoluted riffs about the more spiritual and philosophical aspects of abstract art. Many of the photographs of paintings are badly done: fuzzy or out of focus. And many of her works she chose for the book are hardly exhibition quality; a few are just plain awful. I know it's difficult to talk about technique in abstract art because there are essentially no rules: anything goes. But let me at least understand how YOU do it, Ms. van Vliet -- then I'll go on to chart my own path. I'm giving this book two stars because there a few worthwhile nuggets, though they are few and far between.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"She Strikes Again"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-31</span><br>By <b>M. Carling</b> (Hartford, CT USA)<br>If you like her last book, you'll like this one, too. It's pretty much the same material. And like the last one, I think this one's also handy to have around to dip into when times are dull. It's full of projects, so it's good for getting the juices flowing. 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Begun by Polaroid founder Edwin Land and photographer Ansel Adams, the collection now includes images by hundreds of photographers throughout the world and contains important pieces by artists such as David Hockney, Helmut Newton, Jeanloup Sieff, and Robert Rauschenberg. The Polaroid Book, a survey of this remarkable collection, pays tribute to a medium that defies the digital age and remains a favorite among artists for its quirky look and instantly gratifying, one-of-kind images.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3822830720?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3822830720?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Awesome Book"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-08</span><br>By <b>A. Oconnor</b> (TN)<br>My husband loved getting this book for Christmas. Very nice art book & not pricey. It's also interesting because it explains the history of the polaroid.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Dissapointed Pro"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-14</span><br>By <b>Hollis K. Lefever</b> (Townsend,Montana)<br>I am dissapointed that Amazon is selling this. It is a waste of money and time. The faded Polaroids are not interesting and not good enough quality to teach much about the process. Perhaps they have historical value, but I have no interest in documenting polaroid history, which is a process I found unacceptable in it's heyday.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Breathtaking and Refreshing"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-09</span><br>By <b>victor lee</b><br>Most readers will likely be overwhelmed and delighted from reading the <br /><br />"Polaroid Book, Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography" not only <br /><br />because of the visual appeal and variety of technical use with the images, but in <br /><br />discovering how Edwin Land, the inventor, and Ansel Adams, the photographer, met<br /><br />and how Adams became an integral part of the Polaroid Company.<br /><br /><br /><br />The two met in 1948 as the first Polaroid "Land" camera was introduced to the world <br /><br />providing photographs that gave an instant image to the photographer. No more <br /><br />waiting for photographs by sending film off for processing.<br /><br /><br /><br />Land hired Adams as an artistic consultant. His assignment: test cameras, film and <br /><br />related photographic paraphernalia in the field and in the studio and report back.<br /><br /><br /><br />Edwin Land finds not only a colleague and life-long friend in Ansel Adams, but a most <br /><br />admired artist--a label that Land felt suited him as well. Both were captured by the art <br /><br />of photography.<br /><br /><br /><br />Adams began collecting photographs to be used as the "standard" of which to <br /><br />compare the "Polaroid" results. Work by famous photographers such as Minor White,<br /><br />Eliot Porter, Laura Gilpin, and Margaret Bourke-White, and others, were purchased as <br /><br />"the Library Collection". This collection grew as relatively unknown photographers' <br /><br />work was added which evolved into what is now "the Polaroid Collections".<br /><br /><br /><br />This body of work wasn't simply the routine, the established, the expected of each<br /><br />photographers' particular style. It evolved into experiments with often breath-taking <br /><br />outcomes.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ink was added, the images were painted upon, chemicals were added, film was frozen, <br /><br />dyes and pastels were played with, and actual piercing of the photographs occurred. <br /><br />Just about anything that one could think of doing to the film and images was done. <br /><br /><br /><br />The results are more than surprising. At first blush, it would be inconceivable to think <br /><br />that the use of instant photography was able to produce such a collection. So many of <br /><br />the techniques emulate a standard, manually controlled camera with timed images, <br /><br />double- and multiple-exposures, and unique lighting. Many are surreal.<br /><br /><br /><br />In addition, the book provides a brief historical timeline of the Polaroid cameras and<br /><br />milestones made with different types of cameras, film and processes.<br /><br /><br /><br />I highly recommend this book as a guide, a resource, and an inspiration, to all who are <br /><br />stirred by visual medium.<br /><br /><br /><br />The images in this book will certainly spark a reaction.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The Polaroid Book"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2008-12-16</span><br>By <b>Jessica Frischknecht</b><br>This is a handy tool for someone interested in a brief history of Polaroid film, early cameras, and the progression to modern Polaroid methods. I found it very interesting to learn about the early Polaroid inventors and enthusiasts, and their efforts to make it a commonly accessible art medium for anyone who has sight. It showcases highly acclaimed artists including Ansel Adams, but also identifies low-profile film artists, and as a result brings in a variety of compositional style, colors, and themes. It also contains an index of camera models and functions as a convenient camera reference. Through an extensive collection of beautiful Polaroid photos, this book diminishes the snap-shot stereotype of Polaroid film, and transforms it into a complex and purposeful form of art and expression. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The Polaroid Book - A Must-Have Ode to a Fine Artistic Medium"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2008-09-15</span><br>By <b>The Olio Bureau</b> (Australia)<br>On my desk at the moment is a cherished copy of "The Polaroid Book: Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography", published by Taschen. This book is a delightful ode to a fantastic art medium that is, unfortunately, fading out.<br /><br /><br /><br />The immediacy and intimacy of Polaroid photography simply cannot be replicated by digital photography. Sure, you can pick up a digital camera and point and shoot all you like, but you won't have a completed, printed image sliding gracefully out of the camera and developing before your eyes. You will also not get the opportunity to dismember the image during its development and experiment with such delights as transfer printing.<br /><br /><br /><br />Don't get me wrong, digital photography definitely has its merits and its vast possibilities - I'm a fanatic and practitioner myself. However, there is no other photographic medium that can possibly compare with the inimitable Polaroid - and it is sad to see it slowly diminish and disappear from the shelves.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Polaroid Book is, in my opinion, a most fitting tribute to the Polaroid technology. Edited by Steve Crist, and with an introductory essay by Barbara Hitchcock (Director of The Polaroid Collections and written in September 2004), the book includes 254 images and a brief overview of some of the more significant cameras sold by the company.<br /><br /><br /><br />One of the downsides of this book, like all great photographic books, is that you are left feeling somewhat let down by the fact that it is not the original works that you are looking at. The temptation to pick the image up off the page, feel it and hold it is, in my case, quite overwhelming. It is difficult not to have your browsing completely arrested by images like Joyce Tennyson's "Suzanne in Chair", Danilo Sartoni's "Landscape", Rien Bazen's almost Rothko-esque "(Blue Chair)", Bill Burke's "Family, Kermit, W. Va." - in fact there are too many to list here, but you get the point.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book also contains images by Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ansel Adams, Harry Callahan, Paul Caponigro,David Hockney and Helmut Newton, to name but a few. Of particular interest to the book's Australian audience is "Sisters 1" by Mark Power, an image made in 1970. Is it because that photo was not taken by Bill Henson that the book has not attracted the ire of that country's wowser's?<br /><br /><br /><br />All in all, a great reason to turn off the TV, get comfortable, and immerse yourself in the pleasures of a disappearing art medium. Maybe, hopefully, books like The Polaroid Book will trigger our collective consciences into doing what needs to be done to make this medium the giant it once was. After all, compared to the opportunities available to digital photographers, the Polaroid is quite limiting. However, isn't it limitation that is the mother of creativity? This book argues a convincing "YES". Thankfully, it has been reprinted by Taschen and is currently available at a very reasonable price. 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Oconnor</b> (TN)<br>My husband loved getting this book for Christmas. Very nice art book & not pricey. It's also interesting because it explains the history of the polaroid.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Dissapointed Pro"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-14</span><br>By <b>Hollis K. Lefever</b> (Townsend,Montana)<br>I am dissapointed that Amazon is selling this. It is a waste of money and time. The faded Polaroids are not interesting and not good enough quality to teach much about the process. Perhaps they have historical value, but I have no interest in documenting polaroid history, which is a process I found unacceptable in it's heyday.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Breathtaking and Refreshing"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-09</span><br>By <b>victor lee</b><br>Most readers will likely be overwhelmed and delighted from reading the <br /><br />"Polaroid Book, Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography" not only <br /><br />because of the visual appeal and variety of technical use with the images, but in <br /><br />discovering how Edwin Land, the inventor, and Ansel Adams, the photographer, met<br /><br />and how Adams became an integral part of the Polaroid Company.<br /><br /><br /><br />The two met in 1948 as the first Polaroid "Land" camera was introduced to the world <br /><br />providing photographs that gave an instant image to the photographer. No more <br /><br />waiting for photographs by sending film off for processing.<br /><br /><br /><br />Land hired Adams as an artistic consultant. His assignment: test cameras, film and <br /><br />related photographic paraphernalia in the field and in the studio and report back.<br /><br /><br /><br />Edwin Land finds not only a colleague and life-long friend in Ansel Adams, but a most <br /><br />admired artist--a label that Land felt suited him as well. Both were captured by the art <br /><br />of photography.<br /><br /><br /><br />Adams began collecting photographs to be used as the "standard" of which to <br /><br />compare the "Polaroid" results. Work by famous photographers such as Minor White,<br /><br />Eliot Porter, Laura Gilpin, and Margaret Bourke-White, and others, were purchased as <br /><br />"the Library Collection". This collection grew as relatively unknown photographers' <br /><br />work was added which evolved into what is now "the Polaroid Collections".<br /><br /><br /><br />This body of work wasn't simply the routine, the established, the expected of each<br /><br />photographers' particular style. It evolved into experiments with often breath-taking <br /><br />outcomes.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ink was added, the images were painted upon, chemicals were added, film was frozen, <br /><br />dyes and pastels were played with, and actual piercing of the photographs occurred. <br /><br />Just about anything that one could think of doing to the film and images was done. <br /><br /><br /><br />The results are more than surprising. At first blush, it would be inconceivable to think <br /><br />that the use of instant photography was able to produce such a collection. So many of <br /><br />the techniques emulate a standard, manually controlled camera with timed images, <br /><br />double- and multiple-exposures, and unique lighting. Many are surreal.<br /><br /><br /><br />In addition, the book provides a brief historical timeline of the Polaroid cameras and<br /><br />milestones made with different types of cameras, film and processes.<br /><br /><br /><br />I highly recommend this book as a guide, a resource, and an inspiration, to all who are <br /><br />stirred by visual medium.<br /><br /><br /><br />The images in this book will certainly spark a reaction.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The Polaroid Book"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2008-12-16</span><br>By <b>Jessica Frischknecht</b><br>This is a handy tool for someone interested in a brief history of Polaroid film, early cameras, and the progression to modern Polaroid methods. I found it very interesting to learn about the early Polaroid inventors and enthusiasts, and their efforts to make it a commonly accessible art medium for anyone who has sight. It showcases highly acclaimed artists including Ansel Adams, but also identifies low-profile film artists, and as a result brings in a variety of compositional style, colors, and themes. It also contains an index of camera models and functions as a convenient camera reference. Through an extensive collection of beautiful Polaroid photos, this book diminishes the snap-shot stereotype of Polaroid film, and transforms it into a complex and purposeful form of art and expression. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The Polaroid Book - A Must-Have Ode to a Fine Artistic Medium"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2008-09-15</span><br>By <b>The Olio Bureau</b> (Australia)<br>On my desk at the moment is a cherished copy of "The Polaroid Book: Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography", published by Taschen. This book is a delightful ode to a fantastic art medium that is, unfortunately, fading out.<br /><br /><br /><br />The immediacy and intimacy of Polaroid photography simply cannot be replicated by digital photography. Sure, you can pick up a digital camera and point and shoot all you like, but you won't have a completed, printed image sliding gracefully out of the camera and developing before your eyes. You will also not get the opportunity to dismember the image during its development and experiment with such delights as transfer printing.<br /><br /><br /><br />Don't get me wrong, digital photography definitely has its merits and its vast possibilities - I'm a fanatic and practitioner myself. However, there is no other photographic medium that can possibly compare with the inimitable Polaroid - and it is sad to see it slowly diminish and disappear from the shelves.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Polaroid Book is, in my opinion, a most fitting tribute to the Polaroid technology. Edited by Steve Crist, and with an introductory essay by Barbara Hitchcock (Director of The Polaroid Collections and written in September 2004), the book includes 254 images and a brief overview of some of the more significant cameras sold by the company.<br /><br /><br /><br />One of the downsides of this book, like all great photographic books, is that you are left feeling somewhat let down by the fact that it is not the original works that you are looking at. The temptation to pick the image up off the page, feel it and hold it is, in my case, quite overwhelming. It is difficult not to have your browsing completely arrested by images like Joyce Tennyson's "Suzanne in Chair", Danilo Sartoni's "Landscape", Rien Bazen's almost Rothko-esque "(Blue Chair)", Bill Burke's "Family, Kermit, W. Va." - in fact there are too many to list here, but you get the point.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book also contains images by Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ansel Adams, Harry Callahan, Paul Caponigro,David Hockney and Helmut Newton, to name but a few. Of particular interest to the book's Australian audience is "Sisters 1" by Mark Power, an image made in 1970. Is it because that photo was not taken by Bill Henson that the book has not attracted the ire of that country's wowser's?<br /><br /><br /><br />All in all, a great reason to turn off the TV, get comfortable, and immerse yourself in the pleasures of a disappearing art medium. Maybe, hopefully, books like The Polaroid Book will trigger our collective consciences into doing what needs to be done to make this medium the giant it once was. After all, compared to the opportunities available to digital photographers, the Polaroid is quite limiting. However, isn't it limitation that is the mother of creativity? This book argues a convincing "YES". Thankfully, it has been reprinted by Taschen and is currently available at a very reasonable price. 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Oconnor</b> (TN)<br>My husband loved getting this book for Christmas. Very nice art book & not pricey. It's also interesting because it explains the history of the polaroid.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Dissapointed Pro"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-14</span><br>By <b>Hollis K. Lefever</b> (Townsend,Montana)<br>I am dissapointed that Amazon is selling this. It is a waste of money and time. The faded Polaroids are not interesting and not good enough quality to teach much about the process. Perhaps they have historical value, but I have no interest in documenting polaroid history, which is a process I found unacceptable in it's heyday.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Breathtaking and Refreshing"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-09</span><br>By <b>victor lee</b><br>Most readers will likely be overwhelmed and delighted from reading the <br /><br />"Polaroid Book, Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography" not only <br /><br />because of the visual appeal and variety of technical use with the images, but in <br /><br />discovering how Edwin Land, the inventor, and Ansel Adams, the photographer, met<br /><br />and how Adams became an integral part of the Polaroid Company.<br /><br /><br /><br />The two met in 1948 as the first Polaroid "Land" camera was introduced to the world <br /><br />providing photographs that gave an instant image to the photographer. No more <br /><br />waiting for photographs by sending film off for processing.<br /><br /><br /><br />Land hired Adams as an artistic consultant. His assignment: test cameras, film and <br /><br />related photographic paraphernalia in the field and in the studio and report back.<br /><br /><br /><br />Edwin Land finds not only a colleague and life-long friend in Ansel Adams, but a most <br /><br />admired artist--a label that Land felt suited him as well. Both were captured by the art <br /><br />of photography.<br /><br /><br /><br />Adams began collecting photographs to be used as the "standard" of which to <br /><br />compare the "Polaroid" results. Work by famous photographers such as Minor White,<br /><br />Eliot Porter, Laura Gilpin, and Margaret Bourke-White, and others, were purchased as <br /><br />"the Library Collection". This collection grew as relatively unknown photographers' <br /><br />work was added which evolved into what is now "the Polaroid Collections".<br /><br /><br /><br />This body of work wasn't simply the routine, the established, the expected of each<br /><br />photographers' particular style. It evolved into experiments with often breath-taking <br /><br />outcomes.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ink was added, the images were painted upon, chemicals were added, film was frozen, <br /><br />dyes and pastels were played with, and actual piercing of the photographs occurred. <br /><br />Just about anything that one could think of doing to the film and images was done. <br /><br /><br /><br />The results are more than surprising. At first blush, it would be inconceivable to think <br /><br />that the use of instant photography was able to produce such a collection. So many of <br /><br />the techniques emulate a standard, manually controlled camera with timed images, <br /><br />double- and multiple-exposures, and unique lighting. Many are surreal.<br /><br /><br /><br />In addition, the book provides a brief historical timeline of the Polaroid cameras and<br /><br />milestones made with different types of cameras, film and processes.<br /><br /><br /><br />I highly recommend this book as a guide, a resource, and an inspiration, to all who are <br /><br />stirred by visual medium.<br /><br /><br /><br />The images in this book will certainly spark a reaction.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The Polaroid Book"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2008-12-16</span><br>By <b>Jessica Frischknecht</b><br>This is a handy tool for someone interested in a brief history of Polaroid film, early cameras, and the progression to modern Polaroid methods. I found it very interesting to learn about the early Polaroid inventors and enthusiasts, and their efforts to make it a commonly accessible art medium for anyone who has sight. It showcases highly acclaimed artists including Ansel Adams, but also identifies low-profile film artists, and as a result brings in a variety of compositional style, colors, and themes. It also contains an index of camera models and functions as a convenient camera reference. Through an extensive collection of beautiful Polaroid photos, this book diminishes the snap-shot stereotype of Polaroid film, and transforms it into a complex and purposeful form of art and expression. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The Polaroid Book - A Must-Have Ode to a Fine Artistic Medium"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2008-09-15</span><br>By <b>The Olio Bureau</b> (Australia)<br>On my desk at the moment is a cherished copy of "The Polaroid Book: Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography", published by Taschen. This book is a delightful ode to a fantastic art medium that is, unfortunately, fading out.<br /><br /><br /><br />The immediacy and intimacy of Polaroid photography simply cannot be replicated by digital photography. Sure, you can pick up a digital camera and point and shoot all you like, but you won't have a completed, printed image sliding gracefully out of the camera and developing before your eyes. You will also not get the opportunity to dismember the image during its development and experiment with such delights as transfer printing.<br /><br /><br /><br />Don't get me wrong, digital photography definitely has its merits and its vast possibilities - I'm a fanatic and practitioner myself. However, there is no other photographic medium that can possibly compare with the inimitable Polaroid - and it is sad to see it slowly diminish and disappear from the shelves.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Polaroid Book is, in my opinion, a most fitting tribute to the Polaroid technology. Edited by Steve Crist, and with an introductory essay by Barbara Hitchcock (Director of The Polaroid Collections and written in September 2004), the book includes 254 images and a brief overview of some of the more significant cameras sold by the company.<br /><br /><br /><br />One of the downsides of this book, like all great photographic books, is that you are left feeling somewhat let down by the fact that it is not the original works that you are looking at. The temptation to pick the image up off the page, feel it and hold it is, in my case, quite overwhelming. It is difficult not to have your browsing completely arrested by images like Joyce Tennyson's "Suzanne in Chair", Danilo Sartoni's "Landscape", Rien Bazen's almost Rothko-esque "(Blue Chair)", Bill Burke's "Family, Kermit, W. Va." - in fact there are too many to list here, but you get the point.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book also contains images by Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ansel Adams, Harry Callahan, Paul Caponigro,David Hockney and Helmut Newton, to name but a few. Of particular interest to the book's Australian audience is "Sisters 1" by Mark Power, an image made in 1970. Is it because that photo was not taken by Bill Henson that the book has not attracted the ire of that country's wowser's?<br /><br /><br /><br />All in all, a great reason to turn off the TV, get comfortable, and immerse yourself in the pleasures of a disappearing art medium. Maybe, hopefully, books like The Polaroid Book will trigger our collective consciences into doing what needs to be done to make this medium the giant it once was. After all, compared to the opportunities available to digital photographers, the Polaroid is quite limiting. However, isn't it limitation that is the mother of creativity? This book argues a convincing "YES". Thankfully, it has been reprinted by Taschen and is currently available at a very reasonable price. Do yourself a favour and add it to your collection today.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nv1cw5jwL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nv1cw5jwL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/312W7HqLg8L.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/312W7HqLg8L.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Fx6p86UOL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Fx6p86UOL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Y2g2wA-lL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Y2g2wA-lL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31K4TH9ueVL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31K4TH9ueVL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3836501899?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Polaroid Book: Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography (Taschen's 25th Anniversary Special Editions) Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-3870169085317375719?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-23241989634007653162010-02-05T07:20:00.001-08:002010-02-05T07:20:55.795-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1592535372?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61zoD2eeF6L.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1592535372?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/><DIV> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“What is a good mail day?” A good mail day is a day when, instead of just bills, catalogs, and advertisements, your postal carrier delivers artful, beautiful, personal mail from friends and acquaintances all over the world. Mail art is a collaborative art form with a long and fascinating history populated by famous artists as well as everyday practitioners. The term “mail art” refers to pieces of art sent through the mail rather than displayed or sold in traditional venues. Mail artists often use inexpensive and recycled materials including postcards, collage, rubber stamps, and photocopied images. Mail art is a truly international activity and a fun way to connect with people in every corner of the globe. Readers will learn to create decorated and illustrated envelopes, faux postage and artistamps, find penpals, make a mail art kit, and much more!</p> </div><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1592535372?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9781592535378 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. <br/> <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1592535372?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Simple, recycled ingredients make for memorable mail"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-25</span><br>By <b>Christine Emming</b> (Kansas, USA)<br>Innovative, bright ways to re-invent your junk mail and build relationships via the old-fashioned art of correspondence wait for you in this book. Gone are the days of the pony express, sadly. Yet we humans still loiter around the mailbox, rallying our hopes if the postal worker's bundle looks interesting. If I received any of the resourceful and occasionally stutter-inducing missives pictured in Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art, I'd probably give Phillip a hug. I'm not sure he would like it, but there it is. Mail as an art outlet is definitely the kind of mail you want to receive.<br /><br /><br /><br />Enter this book. Authors Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler cover almost everything you might wish to know about paper salvaging and minimal skill, down-and-dirty crafting, leading into hardcore artistry. Included are tips for careful mailing, postal regulations that might affect your creative boundaries, guides for building envelopes and keeping your delivery person happy, even some starter postcards and "mailing seals" (I call 'em stickers) in the back. Those newly pondering a stamp-based relationship can even find a pen pal and kick-start a friendship by post, all within the bounds of this book.<br /><br /><br /><br />Good Mail Day offers a scrapbook-style design, brightly-lighted photographs, scads of information and backstory, and puffy clouds of space to let the ideas drift straight off the page and into your brain. In back, a gallery by name, but, really, it's a museum of shiny ideas that didn't quite make it into the how-to section. Don't be frightened if there are umpteen things you want to make immediately.<br /><br /><br /><br />What's fantastic about the book is how simple the ingredients are for such complex, memorable mail. Around 95% of the materials are free, gleaned from old cards, labels, catalogs, anything made of paper and then other things as well. Think of the book as a jumping-off point, portable inspiration for a lifetime of postal interchange. A primer indeed.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Good Mail Day"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-21</span><br>By <b>Eve Hutchison</b> (South Carolina)<br>Little instruction or any other info. Contains photos. One gets the feeling the author knows nothing about the process and has a commercial instead of artistic background. Very disappointing.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Wonderful Book!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-19</span><br>By <b>E. Davis</b> (Findlay, OH United States)<br>I ordered this book with the hope of getting myself out of an art funk, and it worked! The ideas that are presented in the book are truly fantastic. The samples are nicely photographed, and the text is clearly written making the ideas real easy to comprehend. It's well worth the price for the great content you get!<br /><br />Postal art is definitely in my future!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"How Clever!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-10-22</span><br>By <b>Latin Pod</b> (USA)<br>I love this book! This is an informational, yet easy to read book that encourages fun and creativity. No matter what media you are into - ink, collage, watercolors, etc - you will find inspiration. In addition, the book is very thorough, so you will be set to create simple or out of this world art mail. Anything goes! However, please be aware that your post office may NOT be ready for your art mail. That's part of the fun!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Highly Informative Book on Mail Art"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-10-03</span><br>By <b>A. Borloz</b> (Metropolitan Area - NJ/NY/CT)<br>For a long time, I am aware that one general rule for getting good mail is to send your own. I used to write a lot of letters, and when the email technology came along, my letter-writing activity nearly died. One day as I was browsing through a shelf of books, the title, "Good Mail Day", caught my eyes, and I immediately pull it out. I quickly skimmed through the pages, and I knew that I had to buy it right away. This book is not a 'coffee-table' book full of professionally done art work nor is it a how-to-create-fantastic-art-in-no-time-at-all book. Instead, it contains a nice balance of tutorials, examples from mail art practitioners, historical backgrounds, mini-treatises on the correspondence art, advices & suggestions for finding penpals, and etiquette (i.e. how to be polite with postal workers). It also provides ideas and methods on how to think 'outside the box' and go beyond the confines of what constitutes a 'normal' (but boring) mail. Since I am a real pack rat, I have boxes and boxes of saved junk mails which could serve as fodder for creating new mail art and envelopes using the ideas and template from this book. The authors presented various documentation methods (logging is one of them) for keeping track of what was received and sent to help keep the whole mail art project manageable if it gets too big or overwhelming. There is a lot of visual candy in the photographs - the examples from the senders were beautifully arranged and displayed on the wall & shelves, and they did give me ideas for creating my own future "mail art gallery" on the wallspace above my desk. One chapter gave details on how to create a traveling kit ("portable toolbox") so that one can write/create on the spur of the moment anywhere and everywhere. The list of resources, books and websites provided by the authors is not necessarily exhautive but it did give me enough incentive to resurrect my nearly deceased letter-writing activity. At the back of the book are one full page of mail-related stickers, and four postcards with suggestions for writing or creating images on the back. With the help of this guide book, I am looking forward to renewing or creating new epistolary friendships. But, I must admit that I prefer to send only to the creative people (including the 'non-professional' ones) who are most likely to appreciate my artwork, and I'm sure they would like this book, too.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61zoD2eeF6L.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61zoD2eeF6L.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1592535372?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-2324198963400765316?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-49797048520315494472010-02-05T07:17:00.001-08:002010-02-05T07:17:19.339-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1435296303?tag=booktoday07-20"> <img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/nav2/dp/no-image-no-ciu._SL210_V46836203_.gif" border="0" ></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1435296303?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>The superb story of the architect Filippo Brunelleschi and the design and construction of the Great Cathedral in Florence - one of the most magnificent achievements of the Italian Renaissance.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1435296303?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1435296303?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Engineering in history"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-17</span><br>By <b>Julie Johnson</b> (Alabama)<br>Particularly interesting if you had seen the Dome for yourself first. Obviously the author had done tremendous research in order to write so accurately and with such knowledge. Also gave one a glimpse into the social structure of those early times.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"A novellist's narrative on an important achievement"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-23</span><br>By <b>Christopher R. Travers</b> (Chelan, WA)<br>I very much enjoyed this book for the light reading that it is. The book is not one to be studied, but is quite interesting nonetheless.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book covers the main difficulties and innovations concerning the great dome in the cathedral in Florence. The project was ambitious in scope and posed novel problems in both design and construction. This book covers a number of the problems and how they were solved. It also covers a number of problems the architect had where unsuccessful solutions were offered, or where solutions were offered which were not accepted.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book is an easy read. While it isn't particularly thought-provoking or deep, it is interesting. I would highly recommend it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Very Disappointing!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-23</span><br>By <b>Hrothgar</b> (Schaumburg, Illinois USA)<br>Several reviewers have commented that the book does not really explain how the dome was constructed without a wooden framework to support the bricks while the mortar bonding them together set and cured. I would endorse these comments. The author writes about the "herring-bone" configuration of the brickwork (same as everyone else) but I was not able to understand how this would support bricks whose bedding plane lies at a steep angle to the horizontal. One feels that a good diagram would do the trick, but the only diagrams in this book are archaic ones made by Brunelleschi's contemporaries, and are mostly of his hoisting machines. I was especially disappointed by this book because it was referenced in a teaching course as THE EXPLANATION, which it most definitely is not. In my experience, when an author is unable to adequately explain something, it means that he does not really understand it himself!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Fantastic Art History"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-20</span><br>By <b>Rodolphe Boulanger</b> (New York, NY USA)<br>What a fascinating book!<br /><br />This tale of how the dome of Florence's cathedral was built gives a fascinating account of the time, the engineering, the artists and the rivalry that drove them. I have given this book to many non-history buffs and they have loved it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Super-fun; the Perfect Florence Read"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-14</span><br>By <b>Roben Torosyan PhD</b> (Fairfield, CT USA)<br>Man I just LOVED this. Perfect for the visit to Florence. And quite a fast and easy read. Who knew it'd be so compelling to follow the rivalries, the pursuit of perfection, and the plain old puzzle solving. How to make that dome stand without supports during construction. So cool and engaging! Surprising the writer brought that to life so well. Grade: A-.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1435296303?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-4979704852031549447?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-34967406480182384122010-02-05T07:11:00.001-08:002010-02-05T07:11:42.071-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142000159?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JB7W04DEL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142000159?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>Ross King has a knack for explaining complicated processes in a manner that is not only lucid but downright intriguing. . . . Fascinating." <i>(Los Angeles Times)</i><br><br> By all accounts, Filippo Brunelleschi, goldsmith and clockmaker, was an unkempt, cantankerous, and suspicious man-even by the generous standards according to which artists were judged in fifteenth-century Florence. He also designed and erected a dome over the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore-a feat of architectural daring that we continue to marvel at today-thus securing himself a place among the most formidable geniuses of the Renaissance. At first denounced as a madman, Brunelleschi literally reinvented the field of architecture amid plagues, wars, and political feuds to raise seventy million pounds of metal, wood, and marble hundreds of feet in the air. Ross King's captivating narrative brings to life the personalities and intrigue surrounding the twenty-eight-year-long construction of the dome, opening a window onto Florentine life during one of history's most fascinating eras.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142000159?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9780142000151 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. 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Obviously the author had done tremendous research in order to write so accurately and with such knowledge. Also gave one a glimpse into the social structure of those early times.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"A novellist's narrative on an important achievement"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-23</span><br>By <b>Christopher R. Travers</b> (Chelan, WA)<br>I very much enjoyed this book for the light reading that it is. The book is not one to be studied, but is quite interesting nonetheless.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book covers the main difficulties and innovations concerning the great dome in the cathedral in Florence. The project was ambitious in scope and posed novel problems in both design and construction. This book covers a number of the problems and how they were solved. It also covers a number of problems the architect had where unsuccessful solutions were offered, or where solutions were offered which were not accepted.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book is an easy read. While it isn't particularly thought-provoking or deep, it is interesting. I would highly recommend it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Very Disappointing!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-23</span><br>By <b>Hrothgar</b> (Schaumburg, Illinois USA)<br>Several reviewers have commented that the book does not really explain how the dome was constructed without a wooden framework to support the bricks while the mortar bonding them together set and cured. I would endorse these comments. The author writes about the "herring-bone" configuration of the brickwork (same as everyone else) but I was not able to understand how this would support bricks whose bedding plane lies at a steep angle to the horizontal. One feels that a good diagram would do the trick, but the only diagrams in this book are archaic ones made by Brunelleschi's contemporaries, and are mostly of his hoisting machines. I was especially disappointed by this book because it was referenced in a teaching course as THE EXPLANATION, which it most definitely is not. In my experience, when an author is unable to adequately explain something, it means that he does not really understand it himself!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Fantastic Art History"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-20</span><br>By <b>Rodolphe Boulanger</b> (New York, NY USA)<br>What a fascinating book!<br /><br />This tale of how the dome of Florence's cathedral was built gives a fascinating account of the time, the engineering, the artists and the rivalry that drove them. I have given this book to many non-history buffs and they have loved it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Super-fun; the Perfect Florence Read"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-14</span><br>By <b>Roben Torosyan PhD</b> (Fairfield, CT USA)<br>Man I just LOVED this. Perfect for the visit to Florence. And quite a fast and easy read. Who knew it'd be so compelling to follow the rivalries, the pursuit of perfection, and the plain old puzzle solving. How to make that dome stand without supports during construction. So cool and engaging! Surprising the writer brought that to life so well. Grade: A-.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JB7W04DEL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JB7W04DEL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142000159?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-3496740648018238412?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-76455729345573974162010-02-05T06:12:00.001-08:002010-02-05T06:12:14.026-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802713661?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VFFP51GZL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802713661?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>Brunelleschi's Dome is the story of how a Renaissance genius designed and built an architectural wonder: the great dome over the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. Considered impossible to build, the dome had baffled architects for more than 100 years, and Brunelleschi's solution was so daring that he was denounced as a madman when he proposed it. Yet build it he did, between 1418 and 1436, as plagues, wars, political feuds and the intellectual ferments of Renaissance Florence swirled around him - events Ross King weaves into the story to great effect. From Brunelleschi's bitter, ongoing rivalry with the sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti, to the near capture of Florence by the Duke of Milan, to the daily routine of the artisans laboring hundreds of feet above the ground as the dome grew ever higher, Brunelleschi's Dome offers a wealth of detail and a memorable story.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802713661?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802713661?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Engineering in history"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-17</span><br>By <b>Julie Johnson</b> (Alabama)<br>Particularly interesting if you had seen the Dome for yourself first. Obviously the author had done tremendous research in order to write so accurately and with such knowledge. Also gave one a glimpse into the social structure of those early times.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"A novellist's narrative on an important achievement"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-23</span><br>By <b>Christopher R. Travers</b> (Chelan, WA)<br>I very much enjoyed this book for the light reading that it is. The book is not one to be studied, but is quite interesting nonetheless.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book covers the main difficulties and innovations concerning the great dome in the cathedral in Florence. The project was ambitious in scope and posed novel problems in both design and construction. This book covers a number of the problems and how they were solved. It also covers a number of problems the architect had where unsuccessful solutions were offered, or where solutions were offered which were not accepted.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book is an easy read. While it isn't particularly thought-provoking or deep, it is interesting. I would highly recommend it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Very Disappointing!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-23</span><br>By <b>Hrothgar</b> (Schaumburg, Illinois USA)<br>Several reviewers have commented that the book does not really explain how the dome was constructed without a wooden framework to support the bricks while the mortar bonding them together set and cured. I would endorse these comments. The author writes about the "herring-bone" configuration of the brickwork (same as everyone else) but I was not able to understand how this would support bricks whose bedding plane lies at a steep angle to the horizontal. One feels that a good diagram would do the trick, but the only diagrams in this book are archaic ones made by Brunelleschi's contemporaries, and are mostly of his hoisting machines. I was especially disappointed by this book because it was referenced in a teaching course as THE EXPLANATION, which it most definitely is not. In my experience, when an author is unable to adequately explain something, it means that he does not really understand it himself!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Fantastic Art History"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-20</span><br>By <b>Rodolphe Boulanger</b> (New York, NY USA)<br>What a fascinating book!<br /><br />This tale of how the dome of Florence's cathedral was built gives a fascinating account of the time, the engineering, the artists and the rivalry that drove them. I have given this book to many non-history buffs and they have loved it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Super-fun; the Perfect Florence Read"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-14</span><br>By <b>Roben Torosyan PhD</b> (Fairfield, CT USA)<br>Man I just LOVED this. Perfect for the visit to Florence. And quite a fast and easy read. Who knew it'd be so compelling to follow the rivalries, the pursuit of perfection, and the plain old puzzle solving. How to make that dome stand without supports during construction. So cool and engaging! Surprising the writer brought that to life so well. 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Obviously the author had done tremendous research in order to write so accurately and with such knowledge. Also gave one a glimpse into the social structure of those early times.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"A novellist's narrative on an important achievement"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-23</span><br>By <b>Christopher R. Travers</b> (Chelan, WA)<br>I very much enjoyed this book for the light reading that it is. The book is not one to be studied, but is quite interesting nonetheless.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book covers the main difficulties and innovations concerning the great dome in the cathedral in Florence. The project was ambitious in scope and posed novel problems in both design and construction. This book covers a number of the problems and how they were solved. It also covers a number of problems the architect had where unsuccessful solutions were offered, or where solutions were offered which were not accepted.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book is an easy read. While it isn't particularly thought-provoking or deep, it is interesting. I would highly recommend it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Very Disappointing!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-23</span><br>By <b>Hrothgar</b> (Schaumburg, Illinois USA)<br>Several reviewers have commented that the book does not really explain how the dome was constructed without a wooden framework to support the bricks while the mortar bonding them together set and cured. I would endorse these comments. The author writes about the "herring-bone" configuration of the brickwork (same as everyone else) but I was not able to understand how this would support bricks whose bedding plane lies at a steep angle to the horizontal. One feels that a good diagram would do the trick, but the only diagrams in this book are archaic ones made by Brunelleschi's contemporaries, and are mostly of his hoisting machines. I was especially disappointed by this book because it was referenced in a teaching course as THE EXPLANATION, which it most definitely is not. In my experience, when an author is unable to adequately explain something, it means that he does not really understand it himself!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Fantastic Art History"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-20</span><br>By <b>Rodolphe Boulanger</b> (New York, NY USA)<br>What a fascinating book!<br /><br />This tale of how the dome of Florence's cathedral was built gives a fascinating account of the time, the engineering, the artists and the rivalry that drove them. I have given this book to many non-history buffs and they have loved it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Super-fun; the Perfect Florence Read"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-14</span><br>By <b>Roben Torosyan PhD</b> (Fairfield, CT USA)<br>Man I just LOVED this. Perfect for the visit to Florence. And quite a fast and easy read. Who knew it'd be so compelling to follow the rivalries, the pursuit of perfection, and the plain old puzzle solving. How to make that dome stand without supports during construction. So cool and engaging! Surprising the writer brought that to life so well. 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Obviously the author had done tremendous research in order to write so accurately and with such knowledge. Also gave one a glimpse into the social structure of those early times.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"A novellist's narrative on an important achievement"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-23</span><br>By <b>Christopher R. Travers</b> (Chelan, WA)<br>I very much enjoyed this book for the light reading that it is. The book is not one to be studied, but is quite interesting nonetheless.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book covers the main difficulties and innovations concerning the great dome in the cathedral in Florence. The project was ambitious in scope and posed novel problems in both design and construction. This book covers a number of the problems and how they were solved. It also covers a number of problems the architect had where unsuccessful solutions were offered, or where solutions were offered which were not accepted.<br /><br /><br /><br />The book is an easy read. While it isn't particularly thought-provoking or deep, it is interesting. I would highly recommend it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Very Disappointing!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-23</span><br>By <b>Hrothgar</b> (Schaumburg, Illinois USA)<br>Several reviewers have commented that the book does not really explain how the dome was constructed without a wooden framework to support the bricks while the mortar bonding them together set and cured. I would endorse these comments. The author writes about the "herring-bone" configuration of the brickwork (same as everyone else) but I was not able to understand how this would support bricks whose bedding plane lies at a steep angle to the horizontal. One feels that a good diagram would do the trick, but the only diagrams in this book are archaic ones made by Brunelleschi's contemporaries, and are mostly of his hoisting machines. I was especially disappointed by this book because it was referenced in a teaching course as THE EXPLANATION, which it most definitely is not. In my experience, when an author is unable to adequately explain something, it means that he does not really understand it himself!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Fantastic Art History"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-20</span><br>By <b>Rodolphe Boulanger</b> (New York, NY USA)<br>What a fascinating book!<br /><br />This tale of how the dome of Florence's cathedral was built gives a fascinating account of the time, the engineering, the artists and the rivalry that drove them. I have given this book to many non-history buffs and they have loved it.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Super-fun; the Perfect Florence Read"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-14</span><br>By <b>Roben Torosyan PhD</b> (Fairfield, CT USA)<br>Man I just LOVED this. Perfect for the visit to Florence. And quite a fast and easy read. Who knew it'd be so compelling to follow the rivalries, the pursuit of perfection, and the plain old puzzle solving. How to make that dome stand without supports during construction. So cool and engaging! Surprising the writer brought that to life so well. 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Using "The Enchanted Vision"--a three-day lecture delivered by Duquette at UCLA in the early 1970s--as its springboard, <I>More Is More</I> conveys through lavish illustrations Duquette's artistic credo on the arts of living and the living arts. Author Hutton Wilkinson explains Duquette's design philosophy, creative process, and studio practices, as well as the evolution of his exceptional style and vision.<BR></DIV><DIV>While Duquette's own work receives full attention, an entire chapter is devoted to the artwork and persona of his wife, Elizabeth "Beegle". This personal dimension is further enhanced by countless anecdotes about the fabulous life they led together: their international travels, active social lives among royalty and the jet-set, their many dinner parties and gatherings, their homes and studios.<BR>The final chapter reveals that Duquette's legacy is alive and well as Wilkinson continues to develop the Duquette style and expand the brand across the globe.<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0810957027?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0810957027?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Enchanting!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-02</span><br>By <b>FPK</b> (Massachusetts)<br>I simply can not put this book down. 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This would certainly make a fabulous movie!<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Wish More agreed that More is More."</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-13</span><br>By <b>legally bland</b><br>This book will be appreciated by everyone, but will especially appeal to those who agree with the "less is a bore" comment made by Tony Duquette years ago. Modernism and minimalism have ruled supreme for far, far too long. Mr. Duquette expresses his love of all interior styles except for boring empty spaces. Hollywood glitz is upbeat, fun and interesting even for those like me who would not choose it for their own homes. I agree with other reviewers that this book is even better than the author's fine first book titled "Tony Duquette." Mr. Duquette was truly an American Master.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"LOVE IT!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-10-18</span><br>By <b>JORDAINE</b> (LA,CA)<br>MORE IS MORE WONDERFUL,FABULOUS AND INSPIRING. A MUST FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO SEE THE WORLD FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE. 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This presentation of nearly 100 paintings brings together works from the three institutions that have the greatest concentration of Kandinsky's work in the world: the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; and Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich; as well as significant loans from private and public holdings. This traveling exhibition's final iteration at the Guggenheim Museum will investigate both Kandinsky's formal and conceptual contributions to the course of abstraction in the twentieth century, concentrating on his innovations in painting. <I>Kandinsky</I> traces the artist's vision through thematic motifs such as the horse and rider, mountainous landscapes, tumultuous seascapes, apocalyptic imagery and other religious subjects.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007BHVRM?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007BHVRM?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Poor Book Design"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-14</span><br>By <b>Buffy</b> (Sunnydale)<br>In what should have the ultimate Kandinsky book is instead a major let down. The book starts off great, the cover is a nice composition and the circles are actually die cut circles in the white cover to show the colored circles underneath. After that about 2/5 of the book is devoted to critical analysis of Kandinsky. I could have done without this part in exchange for more artwork. The book itself is small in size for an art book which is a problem considering the complex compositions of Kandinsky's paintings. Once you get to the plates there is, unfortunately, too much white space around the images. So you effectively get reproductions that are postcard size---much too small to really enjoy the artwork. Because of the small illustrations I'm giving this just 1 star. There aren't a lot of Kandinsky books so you don't have much choice out there. I ended up passing on this and give it a recommendation only for the die-hard Kandinsky collectors.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"KANDINSKY - ARTIST OF THE YEAR - AND EVERY YEAR"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-14</span><br>By <b>W. BUTLER</b> (NEVADA USA)<br>This is an all-inclusive catalogue (printed in Germany) of a major triple exhibition of 100 of Kandinsky's large oil paintings. Differing from Munich and Paris the Guggenheim opted for a small square format. Making this a much lighter, more easily handled tome than usual - and a perfect fit for Kandinsky's predominately squarish paintings.<br /><br /><br /><br />As one would expect it has immaculate colour reproductions and extensive biographical essays by 3 leading Kandinsky authorities. All of which reinforces how fortuitous it was for both Samuel R Guggenheim and Kandinsky they formed a business relationship whereby his most forward-looking art left Europe for the New World. <br /><br /><br /><br />Although the New York Times art critic wrote enthusiastically about the staging of this exhibition what one cannot accept is her initial remarks suggesting the Guggenheim has a tedius obligation to dust off its Kandinskys every 20 years to remind America there once was this austere Russian guy who invented Abstract Art. The implication being his work remains largely incomprehensible - except to a snooty clique who despise pretty sofa pictures.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I'll admit her comment "Kandinsky never met a diagonal he didn't like" was amusing and true. It also helps to refute her other statement "he never painted a perfect picture". If she's referring to a work of art where you cannot add or subtract one musical note or one element in a painting without ruining the entire composition this exhibition contains at least 2 of his many perfect paintings.<br /><br /><br /><br />Namely "Composition 8" and "Three Sounds". The latter being one of his most ingenious compositions where despite not having one major diagonal line the central picture surface is being pulled vigourously to the 4 corners - one of which is empty! And what other artist could resolve a heavy red, black and purple circle in the upper corner of a horizontal canvas with a myriad of thin black lines and a few pale circles.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Accent in Pink" is another winner. The entire picture held together by one small white circle in the botton left corner. Although much emphasis is placed on his theoretical and spiritual approach to colour, during his Bauhaus period I see a supremely confident happily-married genius whose hobby was setting himself impossible compositional challenges - and inevitably finding the (god-given) inspiration to come-up with mind-boggling solutions. <br /><br /><br /><br />But when forced to return to Paris in 1933 it's undeniable his paintings became more whimsical and diffuse. Without the stimulating competitive atmosphere of the Bauhaus he retreated into his own world - one which even his staunchest supporters find less accessible. Nevertheless in 1935 he produced "Seccession". Not so much a painting as a lexicon. A discordant colour palette which 30 years later became the norm in the 60's Psychedelic Art era. Sadly, in virtual exile during the dark days of WW2, he could never have guessed his fame and influence would continue to grow unabated during the following 65 years. But neither would he be too pleased to know during this period not one major artist has emerged to fill his shoes.<br /><br /><br /><br />To become more familiar with the beginning of Kandinsky's roller-coaster career I'd like to recommend a wonderful catalogue for an exhibition which never left Germany in 2009 "Kandinsky - The Complete Prints". Containing 100% accurate reproductions of every single print that left Kandinsky's hand . Most of them safely stored in Gabrielle Munter's cellar to be handed over to the Lenbachhaus in 1957. The culmination of an engrossing romantic saga. Requiring the purchase of at least 4 more Kandinsky books!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"worthwhile Kandinsky overview"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-10-20</span><br>By <b>Dr. Ivor E. Zetler</b> (Sydney Australia)<br>Life must have been tough for Kandinsky. Born in Odessa in 1866, his parents divorced when he was aged 5 and he suffered from depression in his youth. At the age of 30 Kandinsky bravely relinquished a promising legal career and moved to Munich to study art. The onset of World War 1 caused him to return to his homeland, only to be embroiled in the Russian Revolution. All his family wealth was confiscated during this time and his only child, Vsevolod, died aged 2, partially as a result of malnutrition. His stay in Germany was cut short by the rise of National Socialism, resulting in a further transfer to Paris in 1933. He died there of a stroke in 1944.<br /><br /><br /><br />It is fascinating to observe the changes in Kandinsky's style with his geographic moves. This is clearly deliniated in this catalogue of the present Guggenheim exhibition. Kandinsky's most important phase coincided with his stays in Munich and Murnau (1908-14). This is where he developed his initial abstract style. Although his later works (Paris) are regarded as less significant, I enjoy the playfulness and impeccable sense of color and balance of this period.<br /><br /><br /><br />This catalogue gives an excellent overview of Kandinsky's work and life. Most of the introductory essays and painting annotations are informative and help shed light on the artist's sometimes difficult and esoteric style. An exception is Matthias Haldemann's prolix artspeak essay eg " The picture-in-picture principle makes itself known as a kind of reflection. It is generated and dissolved like visibility as an interaction from outside and inside, and with that, subject to iconicity." Work that out if you can!<br /><br /><br /><br />The print and reproduction quality of this book is above average. It is a pity however that the page size is on the small side; a larger format would have shown Kandinsky's works to far better advantage. Recommended with minor reservations.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Art as the expression of an "inner necessity""</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-22</span><br>By <b>Claude Reich</b> (Florianopolis, Brazil and Paris, France)<br>This book is the catalogue for the current blockbuster Kandinsky exhibition held at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC, which already appeared in Munich and Paris. It is divided into several chapters which tackle such aspects as Kandinsky and America, Kandinsky's relationship with the art dealer and critic Herwarth Walden, founder of the art gallery, publishing company and art magazine "Der Sturm" in the early 1910's (who was to become one of the major proponents of Kandinsky's art, as well as that of the other members of the Blaue Reiter), Kandinsky and abstraction (and the sources of inspiration that lead the artist to follow such a radical path), etc. An interesting essay by Vivian Endicott Barnett (one of the most respected Kandinsky scholars) studies the artist's career as a succession of self-recreations and decisive turning points.<br /><br /><br /><br />Even though there are no close-ups, the illustrations are of a high quality and manage to give the viewer a fair idea of the explosive power of Kandinsky's large compositions and of his gift as one of the major colorists in the history of art. The accompanying essays have, to my knowledge, no equivalent in other publications in English, and therefore this book is a must-have for anyone interested in the "founder of abstraction".<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007BHVRM?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy Kandinsky Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-3381213327890889993?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-34603945404205176302010-01-26T11:12:00.001-08:002010-01-26T11:12:33.426-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap Kandinsky Cossacks (Tate Modern Masterpieces) </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0946590354?tag=booktoday07-20"> <img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/nav2/dp/no-image-no-ciu._SL210_V46836203_.gif" border="0" ></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0946590354?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>No other artist epitomizes the character of the Guggenheim Museum quite like Vasily Kandinsky, who is closely linked to the history of the museum and has been collected in depth in the permanent collection since its founding. <I>Kandinsky</I> accompanies the first full-scale retrospective of the artist's career to be exhibited in the United States since 1985, when the Guggenheim culminated its trio of groundbreaking exhibitions of the artist's life and work in Munich, Russia and Paris. This presentation of nearly 100 paintings brings together works from the three institutions that have the greatest concentration of Kandinsky's work in the world: the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; and Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich; as well as significant loans from private and public holdings. This traveling exhibition's final iteration at the Guggenheim Museum will investigate both Kandinsky's formal and conceptual contributions to the course of abstraction in the twentieth century, concentrating on his innovations in painting. <I>Kandinsky</I> traces the artist's vision through thematic motifs such as the horse and rider, mountainous landscapes, tumultuous seascapes, apocalyptic imagery and other religious subjects.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0946590354?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0946590354?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Poor Book Design"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-14</span><br>By <b>Buffy</b> (Sunnydale)<br>In what should have the ultimate Kandinsky book is instead a major let down. The book starts off great, the cover is a nice composition and the circles are actually die cut circles in the white cover to show the colored circles underneath. After that about 2/5 of the book is devoted to critical analysis of Kandinsky. I could have done without this part in exchange for more artwork. The book itself is small in size for an art book which is a problem considering the complex compositions of Kandinsky's paintings. Once you get to the plates there is, unfortunately, too much white space around the images. So you effectively get reproductions that are postcard size---much too small to really enjoy the artwork. Because of the small illustrations I'm giving this just 1 star. There aren't a lot of Kandinsky books so you don't have much choice out there. I ended up passing on this and give it a recommendation only for the die-hard Kandinsky collectors.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"KANDINSKY - ARTIST OF THE YEAR - AND EVERY YEAR"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-14</span><br>By <b>W. BUTLER</b> (NEVADA USA)<br>This is an all-inclusive catalogue (printed in Germany) of a major triple exhibition of 100 of Kandinsky's large oil paintings. Differing from Munich and Paris the Guggenheim opted for a small square format. Making this a much lighter, more easily handled tome than usual - and a perfect fit for Kandinsky's predominately squarish paintings.<br /><br /><br /><br />As one would expect it has immaculate colour reproductions and extensive biographical essays by 3 leading Kandinsky authorities. All of which reinforces how fortuitous it was for both Samuel R Guggenheim and Kandinsky they formed a business relationship whereby his most forward-looking art left Europe for the New World. <br /><br /><br /><br />Although the New York Times art critic wrote enthusiastically about the staging of this exhibition what one cannot accept is her initial remarks suggesting the Guggenheim has a tedius obligation to dust off its Kandinskys every 20 years to remind America there once was this austere Russian guy who invented Abstract Art. The implication being his work remains largely incomprehensible - except to a snooty clique who despise pretty sofa pictures.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I'll admit her comment "Kandinsky never met a diagonal he didn't like" was amusing and true. It also helps to refute her other statement "he never painted a perfect picture". If she's referring to a work of art where you cannot add or subtract one musical note or one element in a painting without ruining the entire composition this exhibition contains at least 2 of his many perfect paintings.<br /><br /><br /><br />Namely "Composition 8" and "Three Sounds". The latter being one of his most ingenious compositions where despite not having one major diagonal line the central picture surface is being pulled vigourously to the 4 corners - one of which is empty! And what other artist could resolve a heavy red, black and purple circle in the upper corner of a horizontal canvas with a myriad of thin black lines and a few pale circles.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Accent in Pink" is another winner. The entire picture held together by one small white circle in the botton left corner. Although much emphasis is placed on his theoretical and spiritual approach to colour, during his Bauhaus period I see a supremely confident happily-married genius whose hobby was setting himself impossible compositional challenges - and inevitably finding the (god-given) inspiration to come-up with mind-boggling solutions. <br /><br /><br /><br />But when forced to return to Paris in 1933 it's undeniable his paintings became more whimsical and diffuse. Without the stimulating competitive atmosphere of the Bauhaus he retreated into his own world - one which even his staunchest supporters find less accessible. Nevertheless in 1935 he produced "Seccession". Not so much a painting as a lexicon. A discordant colour palette which 30 years later became the norm in the 60's Psychedelic Art era. Sadly, in virtual exile during the dark days of WW2, he could never have guessed his fame and influence would continue to grow unabated during the following 65 years. But neither would he be too pleased to know during this period not one major artist has emerged to fill his shoes.<br /><br /><br /><br />To become more familiar with the beginning of Kandinsky's roller-coaster career I'd like to recommend a wonderful catalogue for an exhibition which never left Germany in 2009 "Kandinsky - The Complete Prints". Containing 100% accurate reproductions of every single print that left Kandinsky's hand . Most of them safely stored in Gabrielle Munter's cellar to be handed over to the Lenbachhaus in 1957. The culmination of an engrossing romantic saga. Requiring the purchase of at least 4 more Kandinsky books!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"worthwhile Kandinsky overview"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-10-20</span><br>By <b>Dr. Ivor E. Zetler</b> (Sydney Australia)<br>Life must have been tough for Kandinsky. Born in Odessa in 1866, his parents divorced when he was aged 5 and he suffered from depression in his youth. At the age of 30 Kandinsky bravely relinquished a promising legal career and moved to Munich to study art. The onset of World War 1 caused him to return to his homeland, only to be embroiled in the Russian Revolution. All his family wealth was confiscated during this time and his only child, Vsevolod, died aged 2, partially as a result of malnutrition. His stay in Germany was cut short by the rise of National Socialism, resulting in a further transfer to Paris in 1933. He died there of a stroke in 1944.<br /><br /><br /><br />It is fascinating to observe the changes in Kandinsky's style with his geographic moves. This is clearly deliniated in this catalogue of the present Guggenheim exhibition. Kandinsky's most important phase coincided with his stays in Munich and Murnau (1908-14). This is where he developed his initial abstract style. Although his later works (Paris) are regarded as less significant, I enjoy the playfulness and impeccable sense of color and balance of this period.<br /><br /><br /><br />This catalogue gives an excellent overview of Kandinsky's work and life. Most of the introductory essays and painting annotations are informative and help shed light on the artist's sometimes difficult and esoteric style. An exception is Matthias Haldemann's prolix artspeak essay eg " The picture-in-picture principle makes itself known as a kind of reflection. It is generated and dissolved like visibility as an interaction from outside and inside, and with that, subject to iconicity." Work that out if you can!<br /><br /><br /><br />The print and reproduction quality of this book is above average. It is a pity however that the page size is on the small side; a larger format would have shown Kandinsky's works to far better advantage. Recommended with minor reservations.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Art as the expression of an "inner necessity""</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-22</span><br>By <b>Claude Reich</b> (Florianopolis, Brazil and Paris, France)<br>This book is the catalogue for the current blockbuster Kandinsky exhibition held at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC, which already appeared in Munich and Paris. It is divided into several chapters which tackle such aspects as Kandinsky and America, Kandinsky's relationship with the art dealer and critic Herwarth Walden, founder of the art gallery, publishing company and art magazine "Der Sturm" in the early 1910's (who was to become one of the major proponents of Kandinsky's art, as well as that of the other members of the Blaue Reiter), Kandinsky and abstraction (and the sources of inspiration that lead the artist to follow such a radical path), etc. An interesting essay by Vivian Endicott Barnett (one of the most respected Kandinsky scholars) studies the artist's career as a succession of self-recreations and decisive turning points.<br /><br /><br /><br />Even though there are no close-ups, the illustrations are of a high quality and manage to give the viewer a fair idea of the explosive power of Kandinsky's large compositions and of his gift as one of the major colorists in the history of art. The accompanying essays have, to my knowledge, no equivalent in other publications in English, and therefore this book is a must-have for anyone interested in the "founder of abstraction".<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0946590354?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy Kandinsky Cossacks (Tate Modern Masterpieces) Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-3460394540420517630?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-13318049866029148312010-01-26T11:11:00.001-08:002010-01-26T11:11:44.906-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap Kandinsky </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/089207390X?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21yVfLwoyIL.jpg' width='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/089207390X?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>No other artist epitomizes the character of the Guggenheim Museum quite like Vasily Kandinsky, who is closely linked to the history of the museum and has been collected in depth in the permanent collection since its founding. <I>Kandinsky</I> accompanies the first full-scale retrospective of the artist's career to be exhibited in the United States since 1985, when the Guggenheim culminated its trio of groundbreaking exhibitions of the artist's life and work in Munich, Russia and Paris. This presentation of nearly 100 paintings brings together works from the three institutions that have the greatest concentration of Kandinsky's work in the world: the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; and Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich; as well as significant loans from private and public holdings. This traveling exhibition's final iteration at the Guggenheim Museum will investigate both Kandinsky's formal and conceptual contributions to the course of abstraction in the twentieth century, concentrating on his innovations in painting. <I>Kandinsky</I> traces the artist's vision through thematic motifs such as the horse and rider, mountainous landscapes, tumultuous seascapes, apocalyptic imagery and other religious subjects.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/089207390X?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/089207390X?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Poor Book Design"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-14</span><br>By <b>Buffy</b> (Sunnydale)<br>In what should have the ultimate Kandinsky book is instead a major let down. The book starts off great, the cover is a nice composition and the circles are actually die cut circles in the white cover to show the colored circles underneath. After that about 2/5 of the book is devoted to critical analysis of Kandinsky. I could have done without this part in exchange for more artwork. The book itself is small in size for an art book which is a problem considering the complex compositions of Kandinsky's paintings. Once you get to the plates there is, unfortunately, too much white space around the images. So you effectively get reproductions that are postcard size---much too small to really enjoy the artwork. Because of the small illustrations I'm giving this just 1 star. There aren't a lot of Kandinsky books so you don't have much choice out there. I ended up passing on this and give it a recommendation only for the die-hard Kandinsky collectors.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"KANDINSKY - ARTIST OF THE YEAR - AND EVERY YEAR"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-14</span><br>By <b>W. BUTLER</b> (NEVADA USA)<br>This is an all-inclusive catalogue (printed in Germany) of a major triple exhibition of 100 of Kandinsky's large oil paintings. Differing from Munich and Paris the Guggenheim opted for a small square format. Making this a much lighter, more easily handled tome than usual - and a perfect fit for Kandinsky's predominately squarish paintings.<br /><br /><br /><br />As one would expect it has immaculate colour reproductions and extensive biographical essays by 3 leading Kandinsky authorities. All of which reinforces how fortuitous it was for both Samuel R Guggenheim and Kandinsky they formed a business relationship whereby his most forward-looking art left Europe for the New World. <br /><br /><br /><br />Although the New York Times art critic wrote enthusiastically about the staging of this exhibition what one cannot accept is her initial remarks suggesting the Guggenheim has a tedius obligation to dust off its Kandinskys every 20 years to remind America there once was this austere Russian guy who invented Abstract Art. The implication being his work remains largely incomprehensible - except to a snooty clique who despise pretty sofa pictures.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I'll admit her comment "Kandinsky never met a diagonal he didn't like" was amusing and true. It also helps to refute her other statement "he never painted a perfect picture". If she's referring to a work of art where you cannot add or subtract one musical note or one element in a painting without ruining the entire composition this exhibition contains at least 2 of his many perfect paintings.<br /><br /><br /><br />Namely "Composition 8" and "Three Sounds". The latter being one of his most ingenious compositions where despite not having one major diagonal line the central picture surface is being pulled vigourously to the 4 corners - one of which is empty! And what other artist could resolve a heavy red, black and purple circle in the upper corner of a horizontal canvas with a myriad of thin black lines and a few pale circles.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Accent in Pink" is another winner. The entire picture held together by one small white circle in the botton left corner. Although much emphasis is placed on his theoretical and spiritual approach to colour, during his Bauhaus period I see a supremely confident happily-married genius whose hobby was setting himself impossible compositional challenges - and inevitably finding the (god-given) inspiration to come-up with mind-boggling solutions. <br /><br /><br /><br />But when forced to return to Paris in 1933 it's undeniable his paintings became more whimsical and diffuse. Without the stimulating competitive atmosphere of the Bauhaus he retreated into his own world - one which even his staunchest supporters find less accessible. Nevertheless in 1935 he produced "Seccession". Not so much a painting as a lexicon. A discordant colour palette which 30 years later became the norm in the 60's Psychedelic Art era. Sadly, in virtual exile during the dark days of WW2, he could never have guessed his fame and influence would continue to grow unabated during the following 65 years. But neither would he be too pleased to know during this period not one major artist has emerged to fill his shoes.<br /><br /><br /><br />To become more familiar with the beginning of Kandinsky's roller-coaster career I'd like to recommend a wonderful catalogue for an exhibition which never left Germany in 2009 "Kandinsky - The Complete Prints". Containing 100% accurate reproductions of every single print that left Kandinsky's hand . Most of them safely stored in Gabrielle Munter's cellar to be handed over to the Lenbachhaus in 1957. The culmination of an engrossing romantic saga. Requiring the purchase of at least 4 more Kandinsky books!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"worthwhile Kandinsky overview"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-10-20</span><br>By <b>Dr. Ivor E. Zetler</b> (Sydney Australia)<br>Life must have been tough for Kandinsky. Born in Odessa in 1866, his parents divorced when he was aged 5 and he suffered from depression in his youth. At the age of 30 Kandinsky bravely relinquished a promising legal career and moved to Munich to study art. The onset of World War 1 caused him to return to his homeland, only to be embroiled in the Russian Revolution. All his family wealth was confiscated during this time and his only child, Vsevolod, died aged 2, partially as a result of malnutrition. His stay in Germany was cut short by the rise of National Socialism, resulting in a further transfer to Paris in 1933. He died there of a stroke in 1944.<br /><br /><br /><br />It is fascinating to observe the changes in Kandinsky's style with his geographic moves. This is clearly deliniated in this catalogue of the present Guggenheim exhibition. Kandinsky's most important phase coincided with his stays in Munich and Murnau (1908-14). This is where he developed his initial abstract style. Although his later works (Paris) are regarded as less significant, I enjoy the playfulness and impeccable sense of color and balance of this period.<br /><br /><br /><br />This catalogue gives an excellent overview of Kandinsky's work and life. Most of the introductory essays and painting annotations are informative and help shed light on the artist's sometimes difficult and esoteric style. An exception is Matthias Haldemann's prolix artspeak essay eg " The picture-in-picture principle makes itself known as a kind of reflection. It is generated and dissolved like visibility as an interaction from outside and inside, and with that, subject to iconicity." Work that out if you can!<br /><br /><br /><br />The print and reproduction quality of this book is above average. It is a pity however that the page size is on the small side; a larger format would have shown Kandinsky's works to far better advantage. 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Groh</b> (Pennsylvania)<br>My ten year old son and I both appreciate great art and optical illusions. Two of my favorite artists are Dali and Escher. <br /><br /><br /><br />I purchased this book as a present for my son but I was concerned he would find it too much to take in. He did not. He loves it and loves reading page by page. We talk about the artists and their styles and which ones are our favorites. <br /><br /><br /><br />The selection of artists is wonderful and diverse. Some are more traditional, others more modern but all are worthy of being included.<br /><br />The reproduction of their artwork is beautiful and the accompanying text is great for more detail and a second look at the art. <br /><br /><br /><br />Masters of Deception has enough in it to peruse as a stand alone picture book but enough text to create an educational experience.<br /><br /><br /><br />This is a beautifully designed book at a phenomenal price.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"optical illusions"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-02</span><br>By <b>L. Toumey</b><br>20 different artists are featured with biographical information that adds to the reader's appreciation of their works. There are websites and suggested further readings for those interested in pursuing the subject. The book is a wonderful mix of color and black and white reproductions. A great addition to anyone's collection of optical illusions.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"masters of deception"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-10</span><br>By <b>Kathleen K. Forgac</b><br>I was very pleased with the promptness of delivery and the condition of the book. The artwork is fascinating.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Happy Customer"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-29</span><br>By <b>Ray Bradley</b><br>I just want to say that I am very pleased with the service I'm getting from Amazon. The last Book I purchased (Masters of Design) arrived fast and in good condition. I'm Happy <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Highly individual and entertaining book."</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-01-28</span><br>By <b>Richard Gollin</b> (Scotland)<br>Not quite what I was expecting from other reviewers.But still well worth 5 stars plus.<br /><br /><br /><br />For a start it is not a coffee book with pictures to be leafed through when bored. The writing is central to the book; explaining that vision itself is deception before considering deception in art (which is all , in turn, deception by definition).<br /><br /><br /><br />Then the author makes no attempt at an exhaustive history of optical illusions in art. He gives us a delightful cameo of Giuseppe Arcimboldo whose paintings of faces made of fruit can be seen in Vienna, I think. Then its pretty well a leap straight to the 20th century with Dali, Escher and several living artists.<br /><br /><br /><br />I was never really a fan of Dali , an opinion based on the single big canvas to be seen in most galleries.But some of the Dalis in this book such as hand painted twin stereoscopic images are stunningly clever. And the other artists are often even more clever;just astoundingly so! Just what imagination and skills do you need to make sculptures of impossible 3 dimensional figures?<br /><br /><br /><br />Theres no attempt to give an exhaustive list of op artists and everyone will quibble about one or two artists covered, but the overall theme of the book is excellent.<br /><br /><br /><br />By the way, the book is outstanding value on Amazon and has a back-up web site which I must visit soon!<br /><br /><br /><br />Quibbles? Well some time serious artistic works are going to have to more than tip their caps to Magic Eye programmes for achieving what Psychology text books said was completely impossible: 3D images in colour from one single 'picture'.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WSVSXD80L.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WSVSXD80L.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1402705778?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-5098608098383902074?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-59670736181760536312010-01-26T10:42:00.001-08:002010-01-26T10:42:43.562-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/140275101X?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Nnqg0GSaL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/140275101X?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/><DIV>Rings of seahorses that seem to rotate on the page. 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From Escher’s famous and elaborate “Waterfall” to Shigeo Fukuda’s “Mary Poppins,” where a heap of bottles, glasses, shakers, and openers somehow turn into the image of a Belle Epoque woman when the spotlight hits them, these works of genius will provide endless enjoyment.</DIV><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/140275101X?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9781402751011 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. <br/> - <a title='Condition Guide' href='/content/Condition_and_Shipping_Guide.htm' target='_blank'>Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices</a> <br/> <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/140275101X?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Beautifully Done Book for a Range of Ages"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-01</span><br>By <b>K. Groh</b> (Pennsylvania)<br>My ten year old son and I both appreciate great art and optical illusions. Two of my favorite artists are Dali and Escher. <br /><br /><br /><br />I purchased this book as a present for my son but I was concerned he would find it too much to take in. He did not. He loves it and loves reading page by page. We talk about the artists and their styles and which ones are our favorites. <br /><br /><br /><br />The selection of artists is wonderful and diverse. Some are more traditional, others more modern but all are worthy of being included.<br /><br />The reproduction of their artwork is beautiful and the accompanying text is great for more detail and a second look at the art. <br /><br /><br /><br />Masters of Deception has enough in it to peruse as a stand alone picture book but enough text to create an educational experience.<br /><br /><br /><br />This is a beautifully designed book at a phenomenal price.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"optical illusions"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-02</span><br>By <b>L. Toumey</b><br>20 different artists are featured with biographical information that adds to the reader's appreciation of their works. There are websites and suggested further readings for those interested in pursuing the subject. The book is a wonderful mix of color and black and white reproductions. A great addition to anyone's collection of optical illusions.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"masters of deception"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-10</span><br>By <b>Kathleen K. Forgac</b><br>I was very pleased with the promptness of delivery and the condition of the book. The artwork is fascinating.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Happy Customer"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-29</span><br>By <b>Ray Bradley</b><br>I just want to say that I am very pleased with the service I'm getting from Amazon. The last Book I purchased (Masters of Design) arrived fast and in good condition. I'm Happy <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Highly individual and entertaining book."</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-01-28</span><br>By <b>Richard Gollin</b> (Scotland)<br>Not quite what I was expecting from other reviewers.But still well worth 5 stars plus.<br /><br /><br /><br />For a start it is not a coffee book with pictures to be leafed through when bored. The writing is central to the book; explaining that vision itself is deception before considering deception in art (which is all , in turn, deception by definition).<br /><br /><br /><br />Then the author makes no attempt at an exhaustive history of optical illusions in art. He gives us a delightful cameo of Giuseppe Arcimboldo whose paintings of faces made of fruit can be seen in Vienna, I think. Then its pretty well a leap straight to the 20th century with Dali, Escher and several living artists.<br /><br /><br /><br />I was never really a fan of Dali , an opinion based on the single big canvas to be seen in most galleries.But some of the Dalis in this book such as hand painted twin stereoscopic images are stunningly clever. And the other artists are often even more clever;just astoundingly so! Just what imagination and skills do you need to make sculptures of impossible 3 dimensional figures?<br /><br /><br /><br />Theres no attempt to give an exhaustive list of op artists and everyone will quibble about one or two artists covered, but the overall theme of the book is excellent.<br /><br /><br /><br />By the way, the book is outstanding value on Amazon and has a back-up web site which I must visit soon!<br /><br /><br /><br />Quibbles? Well some time serious artistic works are going to have to more than tip their caps to Magic Eye programmes for achieving what Psychology text books said was completely impossible: 3D images in colour from one single 'picture'.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Nnqg0GSaL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Nnqg0GSaL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/140275101X?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-5967073618176053631?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-51326950381152195632010-01-26T10:36:00.001-08:002010-01-26T10:36:40.286-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Divine Comedy (Oxford World's Classics) </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0199535647?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21I1aVYVdSL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0199535647?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>This single volume, blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy includes an introduction, maps of Dante's Italy, Hell, Purgatory, Geocentric Universe, and political panorama of the thirteenth and early fourteenth century, diagrams and notes providing the reader with invaluable guidance. Described as the "fifth gospel" because of its evangelical purpose, this spiritual autobiography creates a world in which reason and faith have transformed moral and social chaos into order. It is one of the most important works in the literature of Western Europe and is considered the greatest poem of the European Middle Ages.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0199535647?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9780199535644 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. <br/> - <a title='Condition Guide' href='/content/Condition_and_Shipping_Guide.htm' target='_blank'>Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices</a> <br/> <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0199535647?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Ciardi's Dante lives!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-25</span><br>By <b>A. Kass</b> (Staten Island, NY United States)<br>Long ago, I slogged through a translation of THE INFERNO by a translator I don't recall. It was interesting, but the language felt a bit like the muck in the Third Ring. Then I picked up Ciardi's rendering of THE PURGATORIO, and my eyes opened. Here was a vivid, living presence taking me through this amazing landscape.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ciardi's full accomplishment, in bringing Dante vividly back life in a new language, is here. Savor the journey.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"This review is for the Kindle DX edition of this book."</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-05</span><br>By <b>Laura</b> (USA)<br>I gave this a 2 star because it is a huge struggle on kindle, which is the version I am reviewing, but I have seen it in paper form. My recommendation is to go with paper until they fix the kindle issues. The purchaser can't tell the format issues from the sample because it doesn't get into the text, it just has the introduction TOC (which are linked), and translators notes. I bought this book to read on my Kindle Dx. It looks good on the page, the lines breaks are good, the poetry is aligned. The BIG problem is the endnotes. At the end of each canto is a list of endnotes. They are labeled 1, 2, 39-46, 146-159, ect. I assume these are line numbers(?), but you can't tell from the text because nothing in canto 1 is numbered, none of the text throughout this book has any notation numbers for endnotes and the lines aren't numbered either. This makes it nearly impossible to read the work unless you are extremly familiar with it because you can't just go to the endnotes of the chapter and read note 39-46. You have to read the endnote first, then go back to the work count down to line 39-46 and read what the note is referring to. Really not workable on a piece of literature this involved. <br /><br />I was really disappointed because it says it is formatted for the DX, I tried to read it on a DX, and it does look nice on the page, but that just isn't enough for this work. The reader needs the notes. I was REALLY looking forward to this translation as it is excellent, I read some of it on paper then ordered the sample on kindle. The sample doesn't get into actual text though, so the problem wasn't apparent until after I bought it. I don't know how the reader will know when this work is fixed because, as I said above you can't tell from the sample. I have contacted Amazon kindle support about this and will attempt to contact the publisher. If I get any updated information I'll update here. <br /><br />As I also said above the paper version looks very good and I do highly recommed this translator. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Dr. Suess meets Dante"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-07-18</span><br>By <b>D. Simpson</b> (CA)<br>I read an edition of Dante's 'Inferno' that I borrowed from my college's library not long ago and loved the true-to-the-times story and translation. Sadly, the campus' newly remodeled library only carried 'Inferno' & 'Paradiso' so I had to look elsewhere for 'Purgatorio.'<br /><br /><br /><br />An old roommate of mine had "The Divine Comedy" translated by John Ciardi, which I assumed would suffice in my quest to continue with the series. At first I didn't notice the rhyming, but as I kept reading it became more and more apparent. I didn't remember "Inferno" rhyming, but I turned back anyhow to see if it too had the 1st and 3rd lines rhyme. Sure enough it did. <br /><br /><br /><br />At the beginning of this collection is a small prologue in which the author, Ciardi, describes how he had taken the words of Dante and changed them in order to make them rhyme in an attempt to better explain Dante. Ridiculous! <br /><br /><br /><br />What is even worse is that this man, John Ciardi, took it upon himself to alter not only the context and original words of Dante, but felt the need to add his own lines of work into the original for the sake of a rhyme scheme.<br /><br /><br /><br />The final 5 lines of Canto VI in (Ciardi's) "Purgatorio" read as follows: <br /><br />"But if your wits and memory are not dead<br /><br />you yet will see yourself as that sick woman <br /><br />who cannot rest, though on a feather bed,<br /><br />but fails as if she fenced with pain and grief. <br /><br />Ah, Florence, may your cure or course be brief." (p.333)<br /><br /><br /><br />In the Notes that follow every Canto, the explanation of this final piece is described: "152. that sick woman - Though she lies in luxury (on a feather bed) she can find no relief from what is wrong with her but flails about as if she were fencing with her pain and grief, seeking to overcome it by outmaneuvering it. The last line (155) is not in the original. It is my own addition, forced upon me by the need to rhyme." (p.337)<br /><br /><br /><br />Again, RIDICULOUS! If you purchase this edition you will be sorely disappointed in it's writing style and failure to be anything close to the original works. If Dante Alighieri wanted to write like Dr. Suess, he would have. This tale of travels through the rings of Hell and Purgatory to get to Paradise would be filled with vibrant colors, watoozles, and who-beasts at every turn.<br /><br /><br /><br />I only give this 1 star because it has to have a rating to be posted. If I could give it no star to 1/4 of a star, I would have.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The Divine Comedy"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-12</span><br>By <b>Michael Mccaffrey</b> (Chattanooga Tn)<br>Pleased with the reasonable price and prompt mail delivery of this textbook translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. Will consider using Amazon again for various primary and secondary material. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"I love Dante!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-01-19</span><br>By <b>Alexa the Bookworm</b> (Seattle, WA USA)<br>I read Dante's Inferno and Purgatory in senior year last year and decided that I wanted to read it again. Dante's work is truly masterful and iteresting. With the summaries at the beginning and the footnotes at the end, the poetry in the middle is easy to understand. Also, John Ciardi is the best Dante translator. He is the one we used in class, and out of all the versions I have read, his is the best.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21I1aVYVdSL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21I1aVYVdSL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0199535647?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Divine Comedy (Oxford World's Classics) Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-5132695038115219563?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-41796334979535508242010-01-26T10:28:00.001-08:002010-01-26T10:28:37.316-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Divine Comedy </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393044726?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TNSXZGSYL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393044726?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>This single volume, blank verse translation of <em>The Divine Comedy</em> includes an introduction, maps of Dante's Italy, Hell, Purgatory, Geocentric Universe, and political panorama of the thirteenth and early fourteenth century, diagrams and notes providing the reader with invaluable guidance. Described as the "fifth gospel" because of its evangelical purpose, this spiritual autobiography creates a world in which reason and faith have transformed moral and social chaos into order. It is one of the most important works in the literature of Western Europe and is considered the greatest poem of the European Middle Ages.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393044726?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393044726?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Ciardi's Dante lives!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-25</span><br>By <b>A. Kass</b> (Staten Island, NY United States)<br>Long ago, I slogged through a translation of THE INFERNO by a translator I don't recall. It was interesting, but the language felt a bit like the muck in the Third Ring. Then I picked up Ciardi's rendering of THE PURGATORIO, and my eyes opened. Here was a vivid, living presence taking me through this amazing landscape.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ciardi's full accomplishment, in bringing Dante vividly back life in a new language, is here. Savor the journey.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"This review is for the Kindle DX edition of this book."</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-05</span><br>By <b>Laura</b> (USA)<br>I gave this a 2 star because it is a huge struggle on kindle, which is the version I am reviewing, but I have seen it in paper form. My recommendation is to go with paper until they fix the kindle issues. The purchaser can't tell the format issues from the sample because it doesn't get into the text, it just has the introduction TOC (which are linked), and translators notes. I bought this book to read on my Kindle Dx. It looks good on the page, the lines breaks are good, the poetry is aligned. The BIG problem is the endnotes. At the end of each canto is a list of endnotes. They are labeled 1, 2, 39-46, 146-159, ect. I assume these are line numbers(?), but you can't tell from the text because nothing in canto 1 is numbered, none of the text throughout this book has any notation numbers for endnotes and the lines aren't numbered either. This makes it nearly impossible to read the work unless you are extremly familiar with it because you can't just go to the endnotes of the chapter and read note 39-46. You have to read the endnote first, then go back to the work count down to line 39-46 and read what the note is referring to. Really not workable on a piece of literature this involved. <br /><br />I was really disappointed because it says it is formatted for the DX, I tried to read it on a DX, and it does look nice on the page, but that just isn't enough for this work. The reader needs the notes. I was REALLY looking forward to this translation as it is excellent, I read some of it on paper then ordered the sample on kindle. The sample doesn't get into actual text though, so the problem wasn't apparent until after I bought it. I don't know how the reader will know when this work is fixed because, as I said above you can't tell from the sample. I have contacted Amazon kindle support about this and will attempt to contact the publisher. If I get any updated information I'll update here. <br /><br />As I also said above the paper version looks very good and I do highly recommed this translator. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Dr. Suess meets Dante"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-07-18</span><br>By <b>D. Simpson</b> (CA)<br>I read an edition of Dante's 'Inferno' that I borrowed from my college's library not long ago and loved the true-to-the-times story and translation. Sadly, the campus' newly remodeled library only carried 'Inferno' & 'Paradiso' so I had to look elsewhere for 'Purgatorio.'<br /><br /><br /><br />An old roommate of mine had "The Divine Comedy" translated by John Ciardi, which I assumed would suffice in my quest to continue with the series. At first I didn't notice the rhyming, but as I kept reading it became more and more apparent. I didn't remember "Inferno" rhyming, but I turned back anyhow to see if it too had the 1st and 3rd lines rhyme. Sure enough it did. <br /><br /><br /><br />At the beginning of this collection is a small prologue in which the author, Ciardi, describes how he had taken the words of Dante and changed them in order to make them rhyme in an attempt to better explain Dante. Ridiculous! <br /><br /><br /><br />What is even worse is that this man, John Ciardi, took it upon himself to alter not only the context and original words of Dante, but felt the need to add his own lines of work into the original for the sake of a rhyme scheme.<br /><br /><br /><br />The final 5 lines of Canto VI in (Ciardi's) "Purgatorio" read as follows: <br /><br />"But if your wits and memory are not dead<br /><br />you yet will see yourself as that sick woman <br /><br />who cannot rest, though on a feather bed,<br /><br />but fails as if she fenced with pain and grief. <br /><br />Ah, Florence, may your cure or course be brief." (p.333)<br /><br /><br /><br />In the Notes that follow every Canto, the explanation of this final piece is described: "152. that sick woman - Though she lies in luxury (on a feather bed) she can find no relief from what is wrong with her but flails about as if she were fencing with her pain and grief, seeking to overcome it by outmaneuvering it. The last line (155) is not in the original. It is my own addition, forced upon me by the need to rhyme." (p.337)<br /><br /><br /><br />Again, RIDICULOUS! If you purchase this edition you will be sorely disappointed in it's writing style and failure to be anything close to the original works. If Dante Alighieri wanted to write like Dr. Suess, he would have. This tale of travels through the rings of Hell and Purgatory to get to Paradise would be filled with vibrant colors, watoozles, and who-beasts at every turn.<br /><br /><br /><br />I only give this 1 star because it has to have a rating to be posted. If I could give it no star to 1/4 of a star, I would have.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The Divine Comedy"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-12</span><br>By <b>Michael Mccaffrey</b> (Chattanooga Tn)<br>Pleased with the reasonable price and prompt mail delivery of this textbook translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. Will consider using Amazon again for various primary and secondary material. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"I love Dante!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-01-19</span><br>By <b>Alexa the Bookworm</b> (Seattle, WA USA)<br>I read Dante's Inferno and Purgatory in senior year last year and decided that I wanted to read it again. Dante's work is truly masterful and iteresting. With the summaries at the beginning and the footnotes at the end, the poetry in the middle is easy to understand. Also, John Ciardi is the best Dante translator. He is the one we used in class, and out of all the versions I have read, his is the best.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TNSXZGSYL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TNSXZGSYL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393044726?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Divine Comedy Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-4179633497953550824?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-208051069206827082010-01-26T10:22:00.001-08:002010-01-26T10:22:46.626-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Divine Comedy: The Vision of Dante (Everyman's Library) </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0460875221?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41BMFHZP5EL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0460875221?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>This edition features all three parts of Dante's great poem about the journey of the soul - "Inferno", "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso" - with explanatory notes on each canto. It includes Botticelli's illustrations of "The Divine Comedy", drawn in the 1480s.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0460875221?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0460875221?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Ciardi's Dante lives!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-25</span><br>By <b>A. Kass</b> (Staten Island, NY United States)<br>Long ago, I slogged through a translation of THE INFERNO by a translator I don't recall. It was interesting, but the language felt a bit like the muck in the Third Ring. Then I picked up Ciardi's rendering of THE PURGATORIO, and my eyes opened. Here was a vivid, living presence taking me through this amazing landscape.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ciardi's full accomplishment, in bringing Dante vividly back life in a new language, is here. Savor the journey.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:24px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"This review is for the Kindle DX edition of this book."</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-08-05</span><br>By <b>Laura</b> (USA)<br>I gave this a 2 star because it is a huge struggle on kindle, which is the version I am reviewing, but I have seen it in paper form. My recommendation is to go with paper until they fix the kindle issues. The purchaser can't tell the format issues from the sample because it doesn't get into the text, it just has the introduction TOC (which are linked), and translators notes. I bought this book to read on my Kindle Dx. It looks good on the page, the lines breaks are good, the poetry is aligned. The BIG problem is the endnotes. At the end of each canto is a list of endnotes. They are labeled 1, 2, 39-46, 146-159, ect. I assume these are line numbers(?), but you can't tell from the text because nothing in canto 1 is numbered, none of the text throughout this book has any notation numbers for endnotes and the lines aren't numbered either. This makes it nearly impossible to read the work unless you are extremly familiar with it because you can't just go to the endnotes of the chapter and read note 39-46. You have to read the endnote first, then go back to the work count down to line 39-46 and read what the note is referring to. Really not workable on a piece of literature this involved. <br /><br />I was really disappointed because it says it is formatted for the DX, I tried to read it on a DX, and it does look nice on the page, but that just isn't enough for this work. The reader needs the notes. I was REALLY looking forward to this translation as it is excellent, I read some of it on paper then ordered the sample on kindle. The sample doesn't get into actual text though, so the problem wasn't apparent until after I bought it. I don't know how the reader will know when this work is fixed because, as I said above you can't tell from the sample. I have contacted Amazon kindle support about this and will attempt to contact the publisher. If I get any updated information I'll update here. <br /><br />As I also said above the paper version looks very good and I do highly recommed this translator. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:12px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Dr. Suess meets Dante"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-07-18</span><br>By <b>D. Simpson</b> (CA)<br>I read an edition of Dante's 'Inferno' that I borrowed from my college's library not long ago and loved the true-to-the-times story and translation. Sadly, the campus' newly remodeled library only carried 'Inferno' & 'Paradiso' so I had to look elsewhere for 'Purgatorio.'<br /><br /><br /><br />An old roommate of mine had "The Divine Comedy" translated by John Ciardi, which I assumed would suffice in my quest to continue with the series. At first I didn't notice the rhyming, but as I kept reading it became more and more apparent. I didn't remember "Inferno" rhyming, but I turned back anyhow to see if it too had the 1st and 3rd lines rhyme. Sure enough it did. <br /><br /><br /><br />At the beginning of this collection is a small prologue in which the author, Ciardi, describes how he had taken the words of Dante and changed them in order to make them rhyme in an attempt to better explain Dante. Ridiculous! <br /><br /><br /><br />What is even worse is that this man, John Ciardi, took it upon himself to alter not only the context and original words of Dante, but felt the need to add his own lines of work into the original for the sake of a rhyme scheme.<br /><br /><br /><br />The final 5 lines of Canto VI in (Ciardi's) "Purgatorio" read as follows: <br /><br />"But if your wits and memory are not dead<br /><br />you yet will see yourself as that sick woman <br /><br />who cannot rest, though on a feather bed,<br /><br />but fails as if she fenced with pain and grief. <br /><br />Ah, Florence, may your cure or course be brief." (p.333)<br /><br /><br /><br />In the Notes that follow every Canto, the explanation of this final piece is described: "152. that sick woman - Though she lies in luxury (on a feather bed) she can find no relief from what is wrong with her but flails about as if she were fencing with her pain and grief, seeking to overcome it by outmaneuvering it. The last line (155) is not in the original. It is my own addition, forced upon me by the need to rhyme." (p.337)<br /><br /><br /><br />Again, RIDICULOUS! If you purchase this edition you will be sorely disappointed in it's writing style and failure to be anything close to the original works. If Dante Alighieri wanted to write like Dr. Suess, he would have. This tale of travels through the rings of Hell and Purgatory to get to Paradise would be filled with vibrant colors, watoozles, and who-beasts at every turn.<br /><br /><br /><br />I only give this 1 star because it has to have a rating to be posted. If I could give it no star to 1/4 of a star, I would have.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The Divine Comedy"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-05-12</span><br>By <b>Michael Mccaffrey</b> (Chattanooga Tn)<br>Pleased with the reasonable price and prompt mail delivery of this textbook translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. Will consider using Amazon again for various primary and secondary material. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"I love Dante!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-01-19</span><br>By <b>Alexa the Bookworm</b> (Seattle, WA USA)<br>I read Dante's Inferno and Purgatory in senior year last year and decided that I wanted to read it again. Dante's work is truly masterful and iteresting. With the summaries at the beginning and the footnotes at the end, the poetry in the middle is easy to understand. Also, John Ciardi is the best Dante translator. He is the one we used in class, and out of all the versions I have read, his is the best.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41BMFHZP5EL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41BMFHZP5EL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0460875221?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Divine Comedy: The Vision of Dante (Everyman's Library) Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-20805106920682708?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-45376336073913962392010-01-26T09:53:00.001-08:002010-01-26T09:53:47.756-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Woman in White (Penguin Classics) </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0141439610?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415N8V7HT5L.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0141439610?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Matthew Sweet.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0141439610?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9780141439617 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. <br/> - <a title='Condition Guide' href='/content/Condition_and_Shipping_Guide.htm' target='_blank'>Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices</a> <br/> <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0141439610?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Who was telling the Truth?"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-22</span><br>By <b>robert robbins</b> (New Hampshire)<br>Wilkie Collins created a fantastic novel which could be read in the manner that most of the reviewers have interpreted this book. Boy meets a mystery woman, falls in love with a look-alike who is forced to marry an evil man and eventually the woman in white reveals some secrets and conveniently dies. The early lovers reunite with the help throughout the book of the sensible sister. What really happened? This book was not written by one narrator, but many narrators with conflicting agendas. What if we assume that all are slanting their narratives to mislead the reader? Who is telling the truth? <br /><br />When you ask these questions and dig into the motivations and backgrounds of each of the narrators and characters, a very different story may emerge limited only by the imagination of the reader, but guided by Wilkie Collins. Were the accidental deaths accidental? Remember who was the narrator describing the accidental deaths. Were the good guys serial murderers, so they could inherit all the wealth in the end? What was the real relationship of the three heroes? These questions haunted me while reading the book and re-reading the book. I challenge anyone to re-read The Woman in white and question the motive and the story of each narrator as if you were attending an inquest or a trial. Did the narrators cleverly hide the truth from the reader? <br /><br /><br /><br />I have never read such an intriguing novel <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Good writing, good story, good characters, but a bit long on delivery"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-04</span><br>By <b>Fry Boy</b> (Orlando, FL USA)<br>This is an example of quality Victorian fiction, with romance, intrigue, deception, rogues, subterfuge, sprawling estates and more. Unfortunately, it also has a nice guy (Walter, a drawing teacher/artist) falling for a supermeek yet seemingly attractive woman (Laura) who can't tell some blackguard of a suitor (Sir Percival Glyde) to shove off because she doesn't love him (so goes the Victorian era, I suppose). That aside, Wilkie Collins has crafted a compelling yarn that revolves around these three individuals, not to mention the skullduggerous Count Fosco. While the book is rather long, it's never dull. You'll want to keep reading to find out what Sir Percival's "secret" is as well as how Walter will set everything straight in the end. Good stuff. <br /><br /><br /><br />Note: if you're accustomed to reading and enjoying 21st-century "mysteries" by the likes of Robert Parker and James Patterson, you'll probably struggle with this due to Collins' quality English and the lack of extensive dialogue. If you just read "Northanger Abbey," however, "The Woman in White" shouldn't require any shifting of your reading gears. <br /><br /><br /><br />SPOILER: I was rather hoping for some sort of physical struggle between Walter and his two enemies by the last third of the novel, but alas, that never came. The story, though, was satisfactorily concluded, mind you.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Two women, one twisted fate"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-21</span><br>By <b>Deborah Barchi</b> (Rhode Island, USA)<br><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wilkie Collins, friend and confidante of Charles Dickens, wrote thrillers, many originally published in Dickens' magazines that gave Victorian readers a generous helping of delicious chills and thrills.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Woman In White was his most successful novel of suspense. So popular was it that it generated a whole Woman in White industry that included Woman In White clothing, Woman in White perfume, and even a Woman in White waltz.<br /><br /><br /><br />This is a classic story of mistaken identity as two women of remarkably similar looks but extremely dissimilar circumstances find their lives inextricably drawn together. Laura Fairlie is beautiful and wealthy and has led a calm and sheltered life. Anne Catherick, Laura's pale look-alike has known only poverty and neglect and suffers from mental illness. Both women find their lives drawn into the dangerous net spread by Sir Percival Glyde who seeks to marry Laura while pursuing Anne in order to suppress a guilty secret which he believes Anne will use to destroy him.<br /><br /><br /><br />Enter artist and teacher Walter Hartright who falls in love with Laura and is also drawn into the mystery of her close resemblance to the unfortunate Anne Catherick. Told through multiple points of view, where each character tells some part of the story, The Woman in White keeps the reader constantly off balance as person after person reveals what they know or suspect or fear about the mystery surrounding Anne, Sir Percival, and Laura.<br /><br /><br /><br />Filled with memorable characters, including the irrepressible Marian Halcombe and the infamous Count Fosco, darkened with mystery, and peppered with wonderfully comic scenes, this story justly earned its reputation as one the Victorian era's most loved novels. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"A Favorite"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-14</span><br>By <b>B. Davis</b> (Beautiful Northwest USA)<br>I discovered author Wilkie Collins this year while browsing on Amazon. I ordered The Woman In White and immediately became a Collins fan. This 1860 novel has it all--mystery, drama, suspense, strong characters, and romance. What more could a reader want? I highly recommend it to those who are looking for a classic literary masterpiece that has stood the test of time. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Better Than I Expected"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-16</span><br>By <b>rosanne pellicane</b> (Long Island, NY)<br>This is the first book I have read by this author but I know it won't been the last.<br /><br />A mystery, wrapped in beautiful language that will hold the reader captive to the last page.<br /><br /><br /><br />The story starts in foggy London and weaves a tale of intrigue and mystery with richly descriptive characters.<br /><br />Just when you think you have figured everything out, the trail goes cold. <br /><br /><br /><br />If you want to get lost in a good read, then this will fulfill every expectation. I didn't want it to end.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415N8V7HT5L.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415N8V7HT5L.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0141439610?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Woman in White (Penguin Classics) Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-4537633607391396239?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-13472522241616099652010-01-26T09:40:00.001-08:002010-01-26T09:40:22.506-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Woman in White (Everyman's Library) </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679405631?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51z8Dg4GEOL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679405631?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>Introduction by Nicholas Rance<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679405631?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679405631?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Who was telling the Truth?"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-22</span><br>By <b>robert robbins</b> (New Hampshire)<br>Wilkie Collins created a fantastic novel which could be read in the manner that most of the reviewers have interpreted this book. Boy meets a mystery woman, falls in love with a look-alike who is forced to marry an evil man and eventually the woman in white reveals some secrets and conveniently dies. The early lovers reunite with the help throughout the book of the sensible sister. What really happened? This book was not written by one narrator, but many narrators with conflicting agendas. What if we assume that all are slanting their narratives to mislead the reader? Who is telling the truth? <br /><br />When you ask these questions and dig into the motivations and backgrounds of each of the narrators and characters, a very different story may emerge limited only by the imagination of the reader, but guided by Wilkie Collins. Were the accidental deaths accidental? Remember who was the narrator describing the accidental deaths. Were the good guys serial murderers, so they could inherit all the wealth in the end? What was the real relationship of the three heroes? These questions haunted me while reading the book and re-reading the book. I challenge anyone to re-read The Woman in white and question the motive and the story of each narrator as if you were attending an inquest or a trial. Did the narrators cleverly hide the truth from the reader? <br /><br /><br /><br />I have never read such an intriguing novel <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Good writing, good story, good characters, but a bit long on delivery"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-04</span><br>By <b>Fry Boy</b> (Orlando, FL USA)<br>This is an example of quality Victorian fiction, with romance, intrigue, deception, rogues, subterfuge, sprawling estates and more. Unfortunately, it also has a nice guy (Walter, a drawing teacher/artist) falling for a supermeek yet seemingly attractive woman (Laura) who can't tell some blackguard of a suitor (Sir Percival Glyde) to shove off because she doesn't love him (so goes the Victorian era, I suppose). That aside, Wilkie Collins has crafted a compelling yarn that revolves around these three individuals, not to mention the skullduggerous Count Fosco. While the book is rather long, it's never dull. You'll want to keep reading to find out what Sir Percival's "secret" is as well as how Walter will set everything straight in the end. Good stuff. <br /><br /><br /><br />Note: if you're accustomed to reading and enjoying 21st-century "mysteries" by the likes of Robert Parker and James Patterson, you'll probably struggle with this due to Collins' quality English and the lack of extensive dialogue. If you just read "Northanger Abbey," however, "The Woman in White" shouldn't require any shifting of your reading gears. <br /><br /><br /><br />SPOILER: I was rather hoping for some sort of physical struggle between Walter and his two enemies by the last third of the novel, but alas, that never came. The story, though, was satisfactorily concluded, mind you.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Two women, one twisted fate"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-21</span><br>By <b>Deborah Barchi</b> (Rhode Island, USA)<br><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wilkie Collins, friend and confidante of Charles Dickens, wrote thrillers, many originally published in Dickens' magazines that gave Victorian readers a generous helping of delicious chills and thrills.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Woman In White was his most successful novel of suspense. So popular was it that it generated a whole Woman in White industry that included Woman In White clothing, Woman in White perfume, and even a Woman in White waltz.<br /><br /><br /><br />This is a classic story of mistaken identity as two women of remarkably similar looks but extremely dissimilar circumstances find their lives inextricably drawn together. Laura Fairlie is beautiful and wealthy and has led a calm and sheltered life. Anne Catherick, Laura's pale look-alike has known only poverty and neglect and suffers from mental illness. Both women find their lives drawn into the dangerous net spread by Sir Percival Glyde who seeks to marry Laura while pursuing Anne in order to suppress a guilty secret which he believes Anne will use to destroy him.<br /><br /><br /><br />Enter artist and teacher Walter Hartright who falls in love with Laura and is also drawn into the mystery of her close resemblance to the unfortunate Anne Catherick. Told through multiple points of view, where each character tells some part of the story, The Woman in White keeps the reader constantly off balance as person after person reveals what they know or suspect or fear about the mystery surrounding Anne, Sir Percival, and Laura.<br /><br /><br /><br />Filled with memorable characters, including the irrepressible Marian Halcombe and the infamous Count Fosco, darkened with mystery, and peppered with wonderfully comic scenes, this story justly earned its reputation as one the Victorian era's most loved novels. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"A Favorite"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-14</span><br>By <b>B. Davis</b> (Beautiful Northwest USA)<br>I discovered author Wilkie Collins this year while browsing on Amazon. I ordered The Woman In White and immediately became a Collins fan. This 1860 novel has it all--mystery, drama, suspense, strong characters, and romance. What more could a reader want? I highly recommend it to those who are looking for a classic literary masterpiece that has stood the test of time. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Better Than I Expected"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-16</span><br>By <b>rosanne pellicane</b> (Long Island, NY)<br>This is the first book I have read by this author but I know it won't been the last.<br /><br />A mystery, wrapped in beautiful language that will hold the reader captive to the last page.<br /><br /><br /><br />The story starts in foggy London and weaves a tale of intrigue and mystery with richly descriptive characters.<br /><br />Just when you think you have figured everything out, the trail goes cold. <br /><br /><br /><br />If you want to get lost in a good read, then this will fulfill every expectation. I didn't want it to end.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51z8Dg4GEOL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51z8Dg4GEOL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679405631?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Woman in White (Everyman's Library) Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-1347252224161609965?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-30519240824260208182010-01-26T09:32:00.001-08:002010-01-26T09:32:40.692-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Woman in White (Giant Thrifts) </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0486440966?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WD09ENT3L.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0486440966?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/><DIV>A scheming nobleman, a beautiful heiress, and, of course, a mysterious woman in white confined to an asylum for the insane are just a few of the unforgettable characters in this marvelous tale of mistaken identities, locked rooms, and surprise revelations. Widely regarded as the finest work of Wilkie Collins. <BR></DIV><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0486440966?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9780486440965 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. <br/> - <a title='Condition Guide' href='/content/Condition_and_Shipping_Guide.htm' target='_blank'>Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices</a> <br/> <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0486440966?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Who was telling the Truth?"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-22</span><br>By <b>robert robbins</b> (New Hampshire)<br>Wilkie Collins created a fantastic novel which could be read in the manner that most of the reviewers have interpreted this book. Boy meets a mystery woman, falls in love with a look-alike who is forced to marry an evil man and eventually the woman in white reveals some secrets and conveniently dies. The early lovers reunite with the help throughout the book of the sensible sister. What really happened? This book was not written by one narrator, but many narrators with conflicting agendas. What if we assume that all are slanting their narratives to mislead the reader? Who is telling the truth? <br /><br />When you ask these questions and dig into the motivations and backgrounds of each of the narrators and characters, a very different story may emerge limited only by the imagination of the reader, but guided by Wilkie Collins. Were the accidental deaths accidental? Remember who was the narrator describing the accidental deaths. Were the good guys serial murderers, so they could inherit all the wealth in the end? What was the real relationship of the three heroes? These questions haunted me while reading the book and re-reading the book. I challenge anyone to re-read The Woman in white and question the motive and the story of each narrator as if you were attending an inquest or a trial. Did the narrators cleverly hide the truth from the reader? <br /><br /><br /><br />I have never read such an intriguing novel <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Good writing, good story, good characters, but a bit long on delivery"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-04</span><br>By <b>Fry Boy</b> (Orlando, FL USA)<br>This is an example of quality Victorian fiction, with romance, intrigue, deception, rogues, subterfuge, sprawling estates and more. Unfortunately, it also has a nice guy (Walter, a drawing teacher/artist) falling for a supermeek yet seemingly attractive woman (Laura) who can't tell some blackguard of a suitor (Sir Percival Glyde) to shove off because she doesn't love him (so goes the Victorian era, I suppose). That aside, Wilkie Collins has crafted a compelling yarn that revolves around these three individuals, not to mention the skullduggerous Count Fosco. While the book is rather long, it's never dull. You'll want to keep reading to find out what Sir Percival's "secret" is as well as how Walter will set everything straight in the end. Good stuff. <br /><br /><br /><br />Note: if you're accustomed to reading and enjoying 21st-century "mysteries" by the likes of Robert Parker and James Patterson, you'll probably struggle with this due to Collins' quality English and the lack of extensive dialogue. If you just read "Northanger Abbey," however, "The Woman in White" shouldn't require any shifting of your reading gears. <br /><br /><br /><br />SPOILER: I was rather hoping for some sort of physical struggle between Walter and his two enemies by the last third of the novel, but alas, that never came. The story, though, was satisfactorily concluded, mind you.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Two women, one twisted fate"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-21</span><br>By <b>Deborah Barchi</b> (Rhode Island, USA)<br><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wilkie Collins, friend and confidante of Charles Dickens, wrote thrillers, many originally published in Dickens' magazines that gave Victorian readers a generous helping of delicious chills and thrills.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Woman In White was his most successful novel of suspense. So popular was it that it generated a whole Woman in White industry that included Woman In White clothing, Woman in White perfume, and even a Woman in White waltz.<br /><br /><br /><br />This is a classic story of mistaken identity as two women of remarkably similar looks but extremely dissimilar circumstances find their lives inextricably drawn together. Laura Fairlie is beautiful and wealthy and has led a calm and sheltered life. Anne Catherick, Laura's pale look-alike has known only poverty and neglect and suffers from mental illness. Both women find their lives drawn into the dangerous net spread by Sir Percival Glyde who seeks to marry Laura while pursuing Anne in order to suppress a guilty secret which he believes Anne will use to destroy him.<br /><br /><br /><br />Enter artist and teacher Walter Hartright who falls in love with Laura and is also drawn into the mystery of her close resemblance to the unfortunate Anne Catherick. Told through multiple points of view, where each character tells some part of the story, The Woman in White keeps the reader constantly off balance as person after person reveals what they know or suspect or fear about the mystery surrounding Anne, Sir Percival, and Laura.<br /><br /><br /><br />Filled with memorable characters, including the irrepressible Marian Halcombe and the infamous Count Fosco, darkened with mystery, and peppered with wonderfully comic scenes, this story justly earned its reputation as one the Victorian era's most loved novels. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"A Favorite"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-14</span><br>By <b>B. Davis</b> (Beautiful Northwest USA)<br>I discovered author Wilkie Collins this year while browsing on Amazon. I ordered The Woman In White and immediately became a Collins fan. This 1860 novel has it all--mystery, drama, suspense, strong characters, and romance. What more could a reader want? I highly recommend it to those who are looking for a classic literary masterpiece that has stood the test of time. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Better Than I Expected"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-11-16</span><br>By <b>rosanne pellicane</b> (Long Island, NY)<br>This is the first book I have read by this author but I know it won't been the last.<br /><br />A mystery, wrapped in beautiful language that will hold the reader captive to the last page.<br /><br /><br /><br />The story starts in foggy London and weaves a tale of intrigue and mystery with richly descriptive characters.<br /><br />Just when you think you have figured everything out, the trail goes cold. <br /><br /><br /><br />If you want to get lost in a good read, then this will fulfill every expectation. 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Southern</b><br>This book was fascinating. I was not expecting the ending, but totally understood it. It was a great read and recommend it to anyone who has ever had to deal with forgiveness, whether it was being the forgiver or the forgiven.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Excellent"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-08</span><br>By <b>J. Tomblin</b> (WV)<br>I absolutely loved this book. He talks about his experience in the concentration camps and how one SS soldier was on his death bed asking him for his forgiveness for a horrible act he committed, and his reaction to that request. You will also learn the significance of the sunflower. It definitely opens your mind and makes you think about your life and what you would have done in that situation. I highly recommend this book.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"What would be the reply of a protestant?"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-06-01</span><br>By <b>keelaay</b> (Chicago, IL United States)<br>This is an excellent and provocative book. I recommend it without reservation. I am surprised, however, that there are no responses from mainline protestant clergy and only one or two from protestant leaders in Christian theology. There are numerous responses from Catholic priests, bishops, and theologians, but no protestant clergy. (There is one Episcopalian -- a converted Catholic priest!) The Catholic responses generally, in my view, follow a similar argument and reach a unified conclusion. But the concept of repentance and forgiveness (especially via the authority of clergy or the church) is very different between Catholic and reform theologies. It is a shame that the Christian responses are generally limited to the Catholic Church. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"compelling and thought provoking discussion on Forgiveness"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-19</span><br>By <b>Anna H-C</b> (Oakland, ca)<br>My nephew had had to read this years ago for a high school class. he loaned it to me at that time so we could talk about it. I was expecting a superficial, perhaps dramatic read on the topic. I was surprised at the depth of the book and the way it provoked me to examine my own feelings on Forgiveness. Recently, I found myself in a situation demanding I be clear on my feelings and actions concerning forgiveness and searched out this book again to help me work it out. It has been about 10 years since I read it last time, but it had left a good enough impression and I am finding it still relevant. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Asks all the right questions..."</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-16</span><br>By <b>Patrick Cousins</b> (St. Louis, MO)<br>I stumbled on The Sunflower a couple of years ago, and as soon as I read it, I knew I had to use it in my theological foundations class, which I have now done for the past few semesters. Without fail, students have been absolutely blown away by it - they regularly list it as their single favorite aspect of the class. The story does not let the reader off the hook easily - "What would you have done?" is only one of a dozen impossible questions the book puts before the reader. Considering the meaning of the idea of God being "on leave" and leaving behind no deputy, asking not only whether one should forgive but if one CAN forgive in such a situation, wondering what Karl's story says about the potential of humanity for evil and for redemption - this book is truly a jewel, with any number of brilliant facets and possible modes of interpretation.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51t488Apj4L.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51t488Apj4L.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1417663618?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy Sunflower (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-460225091930942635?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-38083930571827686162010-01-26T05:54:00.001-08:002010-01-26T05:54:42.358-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition) </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805210601?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sQ7vZB32L.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805210601?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to--and obtain absolution from--a Jew. Faced with the choice between compassion and justice, silence and truth, Wiesenthal said nothing. But even years after the way had ended, he wondered: Had he done the right thing? What would you have done in his place?<br><br>In this important book, fifty-three distinguished men and women respond to Wiesenthal's questions. They are theologians, political leaders, writers, jurists, psychiatrists, human rights activists, Holocaust survivors, and victims of attempted genocides in Bosnia, Cambodia, China and Tibet. Their responses, as varied as their experiences of the world, remind us that Wiesenthal's questions are not limited to events of the past. Often surprising and always thought provoking, The Sunflower will challenge you to define your beliefs about justice, compassion, and human responsibility.<br><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805210601?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2> - ISBN13: 9780805210606 <br/> - Condition: NEW <br/> - Notes: Brand New from Publisher. 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It was a great read and recommend it to anyone who has ever had to deal with forgiveness, whether it was being the forgiver or the forgiven.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Excellent"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-08</span><br>By <b>J. Tomblin</b> (WV)<br>I absolutely loved this book. He talks about his experience in the concentration camps and how one SS soldier was on his death bed asking him for his forgiveness for a horrible act he committed, and his reaction to that request. You will also learn the significance of the sunflower. It definitely opens your mind and makes you think about your life and what you would have done in that situation. I highly recommend this book.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"What would be the reply of a protestant?"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-06-01</span><br>By <b>keelaay</b> (Chicago, IL United States)<br>This is an excellent and provocative book. I recommend it without reservation. I am surprised, however, that there are no responses from mainline protestant clergy and only one or two from protestant leaders in Christian theology. There are numerous responses from Catholic priests, bishops, and theologians, but no protestant clergy. (There is one Episcopalian -- a converted Catholic priest!) The Catholic responses generally, in my view, follow a similar argument and reach a unified conclusion. But the concept of repentance and forgiveness (especially via the authority of clergy or the church) is very different between Catholic and reform theologies. It is a shame that the Christian responses are generally limited to the Catholic Church. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"compelling and thought provoking discussion on Forgiveness"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-19</span><br>By <b>Anna H-C</b> (Oakland, ca)<br>My nephew had had to read this years ago for a high school class. he loaned it to me at that time so we could talk about it. I was expecting a superficial, perhaps dramatic read on the topic. I was surprised at the depth of the book and the way it provoked me to examine my own feelings on Forgiveness. Recently, I found myself in a situation demanding I be clear on my feelings and actions concerning forgiveness and searched out this book again to help me work it out. It has been about 10 years since I read it last time, but it had left a good enough impression and I am finding it still relevant. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Asks all the right questions..."</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-16</span><br>By <b>Patrick Cousins</b> (St. Louis, MO)<br>I stumbled on The Sunflower a couple of years ago, and as soon as I read it, I knew I had to use it in my theological foundations class, which I have now done for the past few semesters. Without fail, students have been absolutely blown away by it - they regularly list it as their single favorite aspect of the class. The story does not let the reader off the hook easily - "What would you have done?" is only one of a dozen impossible questions the book puts before the reader. Considering the meaning of the idea of God being "on leave" and leaving behind no deputy, asking not only whether one should forgive but if one CAN forgive in such a situation, wondering what Karl's story says about the potential of humanity for evil and for redemption - this book is truly a jewel, with any number of brilliant facets and possible modes of interpretation.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sQ7vZB32L.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sQ7vZB32L.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805210601?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition) Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-3808393057182768616?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-860518398134360882010-01-24T07:51:00.001-08:002010-01-24T07:51:10.106-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805241450?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NG26RNJ9L.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805241450?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to--and obtain absolution from--a Jew.<br><br>This unusual encounter and the moral dilemma it posed raise fundamental questions about the limits and possibilities of forgiveness. Must we, can we forgive the repentant criminal? Can we forgive crimes committed against others? What do we owe the victims?<br><br>Thirty-five years after the Holocaust, Wiesenthal asked leading intellectuals what they would have done in his place. Collected into one volume, their responses became a classic of Holocaust literature and a touchstone of interfaith dialogue. This revised edition of The Sunflower includes 46 responses (ten from the original volume) from prominent theologians, political leaders, writers, jurists, psychiatrists, human rights activists, Holocaust survivors, and victims of attempted genocides in Bosnia, Cambodia, China and Tibet. Their answers reflect the teachings of their diverse beliefs--Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, secular, and agnostic--and remind us that Wiesenthal's question is not limited to events of the past.<br><br>Often surprising and always thought-provoking, The Sunflower will challenge you to define your beliefs about justice, compassion, and human responsibility.<br><br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805241450?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805241450?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:48px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"forgiveness"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-01</span><br>By <b>R. Southern</b><br>This book was fascinating. I was not expecting the ending, but totally understood it. It was a great read and recommend it to anyone who has ever had to deal with forgiveness, whether it was being the forgiver or the forgiven.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Excellent"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-08</span><br>By <b>J. Tomblin</b> (WV)<br>I absolutely loved this book. He talks about his experience in the concentration camps and how one SS soldier was on his death bed asking him for his forgiveness for a horrible act he committed, and his reaction to that request. You will also learn the significance of the sunflower. It definitely opens your mind and makes you think about your life and what you would have done in that situation. I highly recommend this book.<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"What would be the reply of a protestant?"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-06-01</span><br>By <b>keelaay</b> (Chicago, IL United States)<br>This is an excellent and provocative book. I recommend it without reservation. I am surprised, however, that there are no responses from mainline protestant clergy and only one or two from protestant leaders in Christian theology. There are numerous responses from Catholic priests, bishops, and theologians, but no protestant clergy. (There is one Episcopalian -- a converted Catholic priest!) The Catholic responses generally, in my view, follow a similar argument and reach a unified conclusion. But the concept of repentance and forgiveness (especially via the authority of clergy or the church) is very different between Catholic and reform theologies. It is a shame that the Christian responses are generally limited to the Catholic Church. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"compelling and thought provoking discussion on Forgiveness"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-19</span><br>By <b>Anna H-C</b> (Oakland, ca)<br>My nephew had had to read this years ago for a high school class. he loaned it to me at that time so we could talk about it. I was expecting a superficial, perhaps dramatic read on the topic. I was surprised at the depth of the book and the way it provoked me to examine my own feelings on Forgiveness. Recently, I found myself in a situation demanding I be clear on my feelings and actions concerning forgiveness and searched out this book again to help me work it out. It has been about 10 years since I read it last time, but it had left a good enough impression and I am finding it still relevant. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Asks all the right questions..."</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-04-16</span><br>By <b>Patrick Cousins</b> (St. Louis, MO)<br>I stumbled on The Sunflower a couple of years ago, and as soon as I read it, I knew I had to use it in my theological foundations class, which I have now done for the past few semesters. Without fail, students have been absolutely blown away by it - they regularly list it as their single favorite aspect of the class. The story does not let the reader off the hook easily - "What would you have done?" is only one of a dozen impossible questions the book puts before the reader. Considering the meaning of the idea of God being "on leave" and leaving behind no deputy, asking not only whether one should forgive but if one CAN forgive in such a situation, wondering what Karl's story says about the potential of humanity for evil and for redemption - this book is truly a jewel, with any number of brilliant facets and possible modes of interpretation.<br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NG26RNJ9L.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NG26RNJ9L.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805241450?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-86051839813436088?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-16390913225576112792010-01-24T07:48:00.001-08:002010-01-24T07:48:29.927-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3822843865?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G6hoq6HFL.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3822843865?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>Walton Ford's life-sized watercolors of animals could be mistaken for 19th-century natural-science illustrations or British colonial paintings. Except they're not. Something strange and usually sinister is happening in each of Ford's works, whether it's a turkey crushing a small parrot with its claw, a collection of monkeys wreaking havoc on a formally set dinner table, or a buffalo surrounded by a pack of bloodied white wolves... in the middle of a proper French garden. Executed with the deft skill of a natural history artist, Ford's works vibrate with an intensity of uncanny familiarity; they are both reassuring in style and disturbing in content. With titles like Au Revoir Zaire, Dirty Dick Burton's Aide de Camp, and Space Monkey, his paintings not only blur the lines between human and animal history, but also open the doors to a world of real-life fantasy, dreams, and nightmares. <P>For this hand crafted, limited-edition volume, Ford's paintings have been color-separated and reproduced in Pan4C, the finest reproduction technique available today, providing unequalled intensity and color range. The book includes 12 horizontal and 4 vertical foldouts, along with dozens of details, which present the work at a scale that practically allows the viewer to enter the ancient and peopled landscapes, feel the brush of a bird's feathers against flesh, and experience the hot breath of a wild cat about to go for the jugular. <P>Collected together for the first ever in-depth exploration of Walton Ford's oeuvre, Ford's bestiary takes its name from one of the texts he frequently cites in his work: The Pancha Tantra, the ancient Indian book of animal folktales collected from the 3rd to 5th centuries B.C. that is considered to be the precursor to Aesop's Fables. Stories derived from many of the texts that served as the germinal seed for these paintings fill the book's appendix; and an original essay by New Yorker staff writer Bill Buford substantiates the notion that this contemporary artist is more than just one to watch, but one who will stand the test of time. Presented in a handsome clamshell box and limited to a total of 1,600 copies signed by the artist, Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra--available in both Art and Collector's Editions--belongs in any serious collector's library.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3822843865?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3822843865?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The 2009 Art Book of the Year"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-16</span><br>By <b>Daniel Clode</b><br>This book at 15 inches tall is packed full of reproductions of panoramic wildlife paintings by Walton Ford. Ford is what you might loosely call a naturalist - a painter of nature with an old fashioned sense of fidelity to the anatomical proportions and whiskered details of God's creations. On top of that he is a fantasy artist who flings his animal subjects into crazy social situations of mischief, conflict and comic chaos. While some of the scenes he paints involve implausible situations, he gives the animals a credible sense of character. Vengeance, humour, calculation - these are just a few of the thought processes infused into the faces and the gestures of these animated beasts. <br /><br /><br /><br />The original artworks reproduced in this book are monstrous large, with many of the animals (alligators, great apes, tigers etcetera) at least as large as life. Prize of the herd in this book may be the multi-panel painting of a male elephant on heat, titled Nila. At 3.66 metres tall x 5.49 wide, the original artwork is quite literally the size of a young elephant. Playing upon the intimidating size and power of many of these wild animals, Ford often paints them in situations of victory over man. A painting dated 1596 shows a lumbering polar bear triumphant over the bones and personal effects of an explorer, while in the background a shattered sailing ship creaks against an arctic shore. <br /><br /><br /><br />Also unusual is that these works are all watercolours, painted onto huge sheets of paper. Watercolour normally lends itself to modest, even miniature work, because of the difficulty of handling the medium across large surfaces without washes drying in inconvenient places. Furthermore watercolour on paper is unforgiving when mistakes are made and the consequences of the risks are greater when the painting is on a gigantic scale. Ford works skilfully in the medium making heavy use of the "dry brush" technique - a method that avoids bleeding, helps keep brush lines precise and allows the overlay of variegated colour (for instance to paint a mass of silky fur). <br /><br /><br /><br />To admire the original massive works, which can cover whole gallery walls, viewers would need to stand several metres back. Ford aides the viewer with some sharp linework, a technique has a secondary benefit of allowing the works to reproduce wonderfully well in book format. Pancha Tantra includes a nice mix of cropped close-ups bled to the edge of the page - allowing us to study the overlay of wash and brushstrokes, with long shots of whole works - at a size where we can still appreciate the fine detail. On my count this book displays 72 artworks on single pages and a further 41 spread across double pages. In addition there are 43 pages with crops of interesting details, plus 17 double pages devoted to cropped highlights. Some artworks have several pages devoted to them, including the wide shot and multiple close-ups.<br /><br /><br /><br />The background washes on Ford's paintings include mock mould spotting and branching mildew, to make the paintings look ambiguously like nineteenth century prints. At first glimpse the effect is deceptive. But these artworks are far more lively than conventional stiff animal portraits. And the wit and allegory packed into some of the works can make the viewer do a double-take. While these images are show beautiful beasts and colourful fauna, the situations depicted include some moments of drama and visceral brutality. <br /><br /><br /><br />The only disappointment to this book is the absence of any chapter on Ford's working methods or career story. There is only a two page basic `Biography' that includes a chronology of exhibitions, awards and references to previous media stories on the artist. Perhaps the Collector's Edition with its additional 34 pages has a more rounded biographical treatment? Maybe I'll have to save for it and find out!<br /><br /><br /><br />This book provides a marvellous folio of artworks to the mass market and does this at an agreeable price. Many of the main competitors to Taschen would have charged at least twice this price for a book this scale. The post-release price won't last and shouldn't last, it is too good to be true for a book of this size and quality. This is an abridged version of my full review on Art Book News at blogspot.<br /><br /><br /><br />Book specs: Hardcover 320 pages, 15 x 11.4 inches, 173 colour illustrations (across 231 pages)<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Gorgeous, substantial book"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-09</span><br>By <b>A. Alexander</b> (Vermont, USA)<br>I received this as a gift, (they knew I wanted it)<br /><br /> I love it!<br /><br />you can get lost in the beautiful, intricate paintings. The size of the book is large- it's substantial and the reproductions are gorgeous.<br /><br />Like Audubon on acid. (a compliment) <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"India's Aesop's Fables: Walton Ford Explores The Pancha Tantra"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-27</span><br>By <b>Grady Harp</b> (Los Angeles, CA United States)<br>Walton Ford makes art that is exceptional in technique, arresting in presence, and challenging to the mind. This comprehensive book WALTON FORD: PANCHA TANTRA is as complete a survey of the artist's career to date as any published. Not only is it filled with full page and double page quality reproductions of his paintings, but it also explores the sources of Ford's artistic imagination. Note: the term Pancha Tantra is an Indian one referencing the stories suggested by the age old Aesop's Fables...with a twist!<br /><br /><br /><br />Ford's approach to the animal kingdom is more like a bestiary ('A medieval collection of stories providing physical and allegorical descriptions of real or imaginary animals along with an interpretation of the moral significance each animal was thought to embody. A number of common misconceptions relating to natural history were preserved in these popular accounts.') than a survey of the animals he elects to paint. These varied animals carry anthropomorphic messages that take the viewer by surprise and allow the art to soar into the imagination of the viewer, returning after digestion to the realization that the commentary illustrated in the animal behavior captured in Ford's meticulously realistic paintings is actually a commentary on our society as we live it.<br /><br /><br /><br />But the problems and resolutions he poses with these grand scaled paintings, impressive and sophisticated as they are, do not diminish the viewer's enjoyment of the paintings as pure art. He is a master draughtsman and a colorist without peer. This very fine, large collection of his works is a book that will appeal to every art lover, despite preferences for other schools of painting. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, December 09 <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"What a buy!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-23</span><br>By <b>JazzLeopard</b> (New York, NY)<br>I'm a huge fan of Ford's work, and I've been trying to get some printed resources for a year. All the calendars and previous boooks are out of print or too expensive, so when this edition became available at this price I almost went nuts.<br /><br /><br /><br />And this beautiful book does not disappoint. The color plates are gorgeous, the wonderful pages showing details are crisp, and the superb text by Bill Buford is illumnating. I am ecstatic about this purchase. One of the best deals I have ever had on Amazon.com. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Pancha Tantra is Amazing"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-11</span><br>By <b>E. Alis</b> (San Francisco, CA)<br>This book is absolutely amazing! I only learned of Ford after seeing his work on the cover of naturalist book of essays and was instantly captivated. I am happy to finally have a book with so many wonderful images of his art, both full images of the paintings as well as close-ups of certain details. Ford's incredible work is wonderfully presented in this affordable edition. <br><br> <br/><b>Images Product</b><br/><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G6hoq6HFL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G6hoq6HFL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T4s9uVZjL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T4s9uVZjL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kdbJJX9UL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kdbJJX9UL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UgEJtyqYL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UgEJtyqYL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><a target ='_blank' href='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Q63FcAXcL.jpg'><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Q63FcAXcL.jpg' width='240px' border='0' /></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3822843865?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="2"><b>Buy Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra Now </b></font></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3069237018513527147-1639091322557611279?l=schools-periods-and-styles-modern-boo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>buyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13464442078590531229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069237018513527147.post-16696160755205072132010-01-24T07:47:00.001-08:002010-01-24T07:47:30.257-08:00<p><center><b>Buy Cheap Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra </b></center><br/><center><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3822852376?tag=booktoday07-20"><img src='http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-sKqyTl-L.jpg' height='300'></a><br/><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3822852376?tag=booktoday07-20"><font size="5"><b>Buy Low Price From Here Now </b></font></a></center><br/>At first glance, <b>Walton Ford</b> s large-scale, highly-detailed watercolors of animals may recall the prints of 19th century illustrators <b>John James Audubon</b> and <b>Edward Lear</b>, and others of the colonial era. But a closer look reveals a complex and <b>disturbingly anthropomorphic</b> universe, full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the 'operatic' nature of traditional natural history themes. The beasts and birds populating this contemporary artist's life-size paintings are <b>never mere objects, but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles</b>: a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw; a troupe of monkeys wreak havoc on a formal dinner table, an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. The book's title derives from The Pancha Tantra, an ancient Indian book of animal tales considered the precursor to Aesop s Fables. <br><br><br><br>This large-format edition includes <b>an in-depth exploration of Walton Ford s oeuvre</b>, a complete biography, and excerpts from his textual inspirations: Vietnamese folktales and the letters of Benjamin Franklin, the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and Audubon s Ornithological Biography.<br/ style="clear:both"><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3822852376?tag=booktoday07-20"><b> Readmore </b></a></p><span id="fullpost"><span class="fullpost"><h2>Technical Details</h2><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/dp/3822852376?tag=booktoday07-20"><b>See more technical details </b></a><br/><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"The 2009 Art Book of the Year"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-16</span><br>By <b>Daniel Clode</b><br>This book at 15 inches tall is packed full of reproductions of panoramic wildlife paintings by Walton Ford. Ford is what you might loosely call a naturalist - a painter of nature with an old fashioned sense of fidelity to the anatomical proportions and whiskered details of God's creations. On top of that he is a fantasy artist who flings his animal subjects into crazy social situations of mischief, conflict and comic chaos. While some of the scenes he paints involve implausible situations, he gives the animals a credible sense of character. Vengeance, humour, calculation - these are just a few of the thought processes infused into the faces and the gestures of these animated beasts. <br /><br /><br /><br />The original artworks reproduced in this book are monstrous large, with many of the animals (alligators, great apes, tigers etcetera) at least as large as life. Prize of the herd in this book may be the multi-panel painting of a male elephant on heat, titled Nila. At 3.66 metres tall x 5.49 wide, the original artwork is quite literally the size of a young elephant. Playing upon the intimidating size and power of many of these wild animals, Ford often paints them in situations of victory over man. A painting dated 1596 shows a lumbering polar bear triumphant over the bones and personal effects of an explorer, while in the background a shattered sailing ship creaks against an arctic shore. <br /><br /><br /><br />Also unusual is that these works are all watercolours, painted onto huge sheets of paper. Watercolour normally lends itself to modest, even miniature work, because of the difficulty of handling the medium across large surfaces without washes drying in inconvenient places. Furthermore watercolour on paper is unforgiving when mistakes are made and the consequences of the risks are greater when the painting is on a gigantic scale. Ford works skilfully in the medium making heavy use of the "dry brush" technique - a method that avoids bleeding, helps keep brush lines precise and allows the overlay of variegated colour (for instance to paint a mass of silky fur). <br /><br /><br /><br />To admire the original massive works, which can cover whole gallery walls, viewers would need to stand several metres back. Ford aides the viewer with some sharp linework, a technique has a secondary benefit of allowing the works to reproduce wonderfully well in book format. Pancha Tantra includes a nice mix of cropped close-ups bled to the edge of the page - allowing us to study the overlay of wash and brushstrokes, with long shots of whole works - at a size where we can still appreciate the fine detail. On my count this book displays 72 artworks on single pages and a further 41 spread across double pages. In addition there are 43 pages with crops of interesting details, plus 17 double pages devoted to cropped highlights. Some artworks have several pages devoted to them, including the wide shot and multiple close-ups.<br /><br /><br /><br />The background washes on Ford's paintings include mock mould spotting and branching mildew, to make the paintings look ambiguously like nineteenth century prints. At first glimpse the effect is deceptive. But these artworks are far more lively than conventional stiff animal portraits. And the wit and allegory packed into some of the works can make the viewer do a double-take. While these images are show beautiful beasts and colourful fauna, the situations depicted include some moments of drama and visceral brutality. <br /><br /><br /><br />The only disappointment to this book is the absence of any chapter on Ford's working methods or career story. There is only a two page basic `Biography' that includes a chronology of exhibitions, awards and references to previous media stories on the artist. Perhaps the Collector's Edition with its additional 34 pages has a more rounded biographical treatment? Maybe I'll have to save for it and find out!<br /><br /><br /><br />This book provides a marvellous folio of artworks to the mass market and does this at an agreeable price. Many of the main competitors to Taschen would have charged at least twice this price for a book this scale. The post-release price won't last and shouldn't last, it is too good to be true for a book of this size and quality. This is an abridged version of my full review on Art Book News at blogspot.<br /><br /><br /><br />Book specs: Hardcover 320 pages, 15 x 11.4 inches, 173 colour illustrations (across 231 pages)<br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Gorgeous, substantial book"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2010-01-09</span><br>By <b>A. Alexander</b> (Vermont, USA)<br>I received this as a gift, (they knew I wanted it)<br /><br /> I love it!<br /><br />you can get lost in the beautiful, intricate paintings. The size of the book is large- it's substantial and the reproductions are gorgeous.<br /><br />Like Audubon on acid. (a compliment) <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"India's Aesop's Fables: Walton Ford Explores The Pancha Tantra"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-12-27</span><br>By <b>Grady Harp</b> (Los Angeles, CA United States)<br>Walton Ford makes art that is exceptional in technique, arresting in presence, and challenging to the mind. This comprehensive book WALTON FORD: PANCHA TANTRA is as complete a survey of the artist's career to date as any published. Not only is it filled with full page and double page quality reproductions of his paintings, but it also explores the sources of Ford's artistic imagination. Note: the term Pancha Tantra is an Indian one referencing the stories suggested by the age old Aesop's Fables...with a twist!<br /><br /><br /><br />Ford's approach to the animal kingdom is more like a bestiary ('A medieval collection of stories providing physical and allegorical descriptions of real or imaginary animals along with an interpretation of the moral significance each animal was thought to embody. A number of common misconceptions relating to natural history were preserved in these popular accounts.') than a survey of the animals he elects to paint. These varied animals carry anthropomorphic messages that take the viewer by surprise and allow the art to soar into the imagination of the viewer, returning after digestion to the realization that the commentary illustrated in the animal behavior captured in Ford's meticulously realistic paintings is actually a commentary on our society as we live it.<br /><br /><br /><br />But the problems and resolutions he poses with these grand scaled paintings, impressive and sophisticated as they are, do not diminish the viewer's enjoyment of the paintings as pure art. He is a master draughtsman and a colorist without peer. This very fine, large collection of his works is a book that will appeal to every art lover, despite preferences for other schools of painting. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, December 09 <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"What a buy!"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-23</span><br>By <b>JazzLeopard</b> (New York, NY)<br>I'm a huge fan of Ford's work, and I've been trying to get some printed resources for a year. All the calendars and previous boooks are out of print or too expensive, so when this edition became available at this price I almost went nuts.<br /><br /><br /><br />And this beautiful book does not disappoint. The color plates are gorgeous, the wonderful pages showing details are crisp, and the superb text by Bill Buford is illumnating. I am ecstatic about this purchase. One of the best deals I have ever had on Amazon.com. <br><br><img src="http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/ico_customer_reviews.gif " alt="Customer Buzz" align="absbottom" border="0" /><br/><div style="background-color: #CCCCCC; height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left;"><div style="background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/starbg.gif); width:60px; height:13px; float: left;"><div style="height: 13px; width: 60px; float: left; background-image: url(http://post.buyburrcoffeegrinder.com/images/star.png);" > </div></div></div>&nbsp;<span class=rating>"Pancha Tantra is Amazing"</span>&nbsp;<span class=reviewdate>2009-09-11</span><br>By <b>E. Alis</b> (San Francisco, CA)<br>This book is absolutely amazing! I only learned of Ford after seeing his work on the cover of naturalist book of essays and was instantly captivated. I am happy to finally have a book with so many wonderful images of his art, both full images of the paintings as well as close-ups of certain details. 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