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Title: Rachel Whiteread: Luhring Augustine, New York, May 7 - June 18.
Author: Annick Houle
Publication: Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: Parachute Contemporary Art
Issue: 85Page: 66-7

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Taxi 07: Roads Forward provides the City of New York with the first long-term plan for improving the taxi system. A joint project of the Design Trust for Public Space and the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC), Taxi 07: Roads Forward analyzes the current taxi system and outlines taxi-improvement strategies that are feasible and cost effective over a 10-year period. Recommendations are made for how the taxi system could be optimally regulated to provide excellent transportation service for all its passengers and stakeholders, and for the city at large. "This publication represents a giant leap on our road of progress," said TLC Commissioner Matthew Daus. ... Read more

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Playbill: September 1996, Volume 96, Number 9: Victor/Victoria - Marquis Theatre (Julie Andrews, Tony Roberts, Michael Nouri, Rachel York). Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Includes an article on Savion Glover (illustrated with color photographs). ... Read more

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A wonderful window into a rarely told story
The full and rich diversity of New York City is on display here in the carefully selected, organized, and documented photographs.In addition, the authors' introduction provides a very helpful context and explanation of the "culture of solidarity" among working people from different industries, unions, and ethnic backgrounds.It's a wonderful window into the lives of ordinary working New Yorkers, their trials and tribulations, protests and passions, successes and strikes! ... Read more

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Less than twenty years ago the field of mental health did not have the language to describe the long-term consequences of traumatic stress. In the absence of specific biological markers, the psychological symptoms of trauma survivors were often attributed to neurotic or even psychotic disorders. But in 1980, after more than a century of clinical observations, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was recognized as a diagnosis. By the 1990s, biological findings began to provide objective validation that PTSD is more than a politically or socially motivated conceptualization of human suffering.

This volume summarizes the latest findings in this rapidly changing field, including the biological differences between PTSD, stress, and other psychiatric disorders Chief among the findings is that PTSD is a different disorder than was originally thought, and that the biology of PTSD is not simply the biology of stress. Topics include the empirical basis for post-traumatic stress disorder; psychobiological findings; neurodevelopmental effects of trauma; neurological basis of traumatic and non-traumatic memory impairment in post-traumatic stress disorder; how basic research informs clinical observations; and the psychobiology of treatment.

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Excellent research overview of PTSD's effect on mind & body.
This volume presents cutting edge research on how trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder effect both mind and body.It is an excellent book for both scientist and practitioner looking to apply scientific theory towardshelping traumatized individuals.In addition, this book makes a meaningfulcontribution to bridging the mind/body gap.

Excellent research overview of PTSD's effect on mind & body.
This volume presents cutting edge research on how trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder effect both mind and body.It is an excellent book for both scientist and practitioner looking to apply scientific theory towardshelping traumatized individuals.In addition, this book makes a meaningfulcontribution to bridging the mind/body gap. ... Read more

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) stands as a supreme iconin the history of Western civilization. With much of his work lost orunfinished, the key to his legacy is without doubt to be found in theenormous body of his extant drawings and accompanying manuscriptnotes. Famous for their beauty and technical virtuosity, Leonardo’sdrawings were avidly sought by collectors even during hislifetime. This handsome book offers a unified and fascinating portraitof Leonardo as a draftsman, integrating his diverse roles as anartist, scientist, inventor, theorist, and teacher. A chronologicalframework is also provided in order to shed light on his extraordinarylife and career. The essays and entries—written by the world’sleading Leonardo scholars—survey the wide variety of drawing typesthat Leonardo used and also examine a small group of works by artistscritical to his artistic development in Florence and to hismultifaceted activity in Milan.Amazon.com Review
Artist, theorist, scientist, and inventor--these words cannot capture thegenius that is Leonardo DaVinci. However, curator and editor Carmen C.Bambach brings us a little closer to unlocking his mystery in LeonardoDaVinci: Mater Draftsman. The book comprises a collection of 11 essays byworld-renowned Leonardo connoisseurs, along with 515 exquisite illustrations,to create a perfect balance between scholarship and aesthetics. Serving asthe catalogue for the exhibition of the same name at New York's MetropolitanMuseum of Art, the book focuses on Leonardo's drawings: his studies for someof his unfinished, lost, or unrealized paintings and projects, stunninganatomical and engineering studies, 8 pages from the Codex Leicester(Leonardo's draft for a treatise on the dynamics of water), and his studiesof grotesque physiognomies, which taken together, reveal the master'snotion that beauty and ugliness are reciprocally enhanced by theirjuxtaposition.The result also sheds light onhis extraordinary contribution as a draftsman "to the design process ofnarrative composition."

Leonardo has left us a mere handful of mostly unfinished--albeit magnificent--paintings. Yet, as Bambach explains, the quantity of his extant drawings(about 4,000 or more) is about 4 times that of the most prolific16th-century draftsman. To be sure, it is through these drawings, alongwith the eloquent commentary, that Leonardo's infinite and dynamic creativepower can best be glimpsed. From the whimsical to the sublime, from thescientific to the mechanical, these drawings reveal Leonardo's dependence onobservation and nature, as well as his tireless use of drawing as a means to explore and express his ever-probing mind. Thecatalogue takes us on a chronological journey,revealing the vast influence of Leonardo's teacher Andrea Verrocchio, andsubsequently shows us Leonardo's influence on his students and beyond. The beauty, power, and scope of this book areevidence that there is no end to pondering his remarkable and enigmatic genius. --Silvana Tropea ... Read more

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A Masterpiece Publication
World famous for their sublime beauty and technical virtuosity, Leonardo's drawings were avidly sought by collectors even during his lifetime. In this day of being flooded with inferior music and art in the mass media it is without question that Leonardo da Vinci remains an icon of Italian art history and a pillar of Western civilization.

So much of his work has been sadly lost or is in an unfinished state, one key to his legacy is found in the body of his extant drawings and accompanying manuscript notes which have survived.

Yale University Press has once again released a masterpiece publication published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art to compliment the first comprehensive international loan exhibition of Leonardo's drawings in the United States. This book is the catalogue for the show to be held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from January 22 to March 30, 2003 and the Musée du Louvre, Paris, from April 28 to July 7, 2003.

This handsome volume offers a unified and fascinating portrait of Leonardo as a draftsman, integrating his diverse roles as an artist, scientist, inventor, theorist, and teacher. A chronological framework is also provided in order to shed light on his extraordinary life and career.

The essays and entries are brilliantly written by the world's leading Leonardo scholars. They survey the wide variety of drawing types that Leonardo used, and also examine a small group of works by artists critical to his artistic development in Florence and to his multifaceted activity in Milan.

This is an invaluable source of information on Leonardo. The Codex Leicester is examined as are the much copied studies of grotesques physiognomies. There is a discussion of Leonardo's drawings in Milan and their influence on the graphic work of Milanese artists providing useful clues to his enormous influence on those artists as well as the best artists of today. Leonardo's graphic oeuvre is examined as is his early drapery studies.

An impressive catalogue if that is what one could call this masterwork of publication it is a must for Italian art scholars and art connoisseurs period. This is no lightweight work at 512 pp. 50 b/w + 200 colorplates with detailed descriptions of 138 individual works surveying the wide variety of types within his portfolio of work. This is destined to be a highly sought after volume.

Leonardo DaVinci-Master Draftsman by Bambach
This book is written for art enthusiasts. The potential
readership includes historians, artists, museum curators
and students of world culture, art and history. The work
is perfect for a term or class project.

It has many famous
drawings and paintings by DaVinci. For instance, the spectacular
"Adoration of the Magi" appears in full color. There are
numerous apprenticeship drawings and renditions on the anatomy
of humans and animals. For instance, there is a very detailed
rendition of a horse leg. This work would make a wonderful
gift for a teenager or art buff. The full-color drawings alone are worth several dollars
apiece. The book is a tremendous value .

The Definitive Tome on da Vinci as genius
LEONARDO DA VINCI: MASTER DRAFTSMAN is a magnificent addition to the library about this extraordinary Renaissance genius.Published as a 'catalogue' for the exhibition that just left the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the weighty book is successful on all levels.The Curator and driving force fo the exhibition, Carmen C. Bambach, has firmly established her credentials in this vast survey of da Vinci's drawings of human anatomy, both precise observations (eg 'Abdomen and Left Leg of a Nude Man Standing in Profile page 556) and artistic distortions ( the grotesque faces on pages 684 - 693), of his 'inventions' as a scientist, of simple observations ('A Copse of Trees'on page 469 for instance), of the technical aspects of drawing and painting (brilliantly executed examples of draping the figure as on pages 289 and 563), and sketches for numerous painting proposals.The first 225 pages of this elegant book are devoted to various essays about da Vinci, all written by erudite scholars who are immensely readable.The last half of the book is an in-depth presentation of the catalogue of the show, serenely annotated by Carmen Bambach.There are ample sections of documentation and easy references to the bibiliography and timeline for da Vinci's life.The drawings and paintings are beautifuly reproduced on first quality paper and the book, (though heavy as a lap book!), is artistically designed and produced.This magnificent volume will be the gold standard for da Vinci's drawings and should be part of every library on the Renaissance and on art history.Highly Recommended. ... Read more

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A world renowned environmental activist, as well as a nature and science writer
Rachel Carson is a world renowned environmental activist, as well as a nature and science writer. "Rachel Carson: Legacy and Challenge" is a gathering of writers, activists, and scholars examining her impact and influence on global efforts to preserve the world. With a special focus on her final days, when she knew her time was coming and wanted to leave her knowledge to the world, "Rachel Carson: Legacy and Challenge" is highly recommended for academic and community library Environmental Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

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The extraordinary diversity of Spain is uniquely captured by the dazzling array of writers brought together in this collection of the best travel writing on Spain from the New York Times. "I am in a remote monastery in Castile where they say the Cid died; I am at a bullfight in the Sierra Morena...; I am listening very late--or is it very early?--to a flamenco in an open-air theater, an ancient corral, in Triana." So writes the eminent historian Hugh Thomas in his introduction to this gathering of authors, reporters, critics, and scholars who create in this volume a group portrait of Spain in all its remarkable diversity.

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The Balkan Trilogy is the story of a marriage and of a war, a vast, teeming, and complex masterpiece in which Olivia Manning brings the uncertainty and adventure of civilian existence under political and military siege to vibrant life. Manning’s focus is not the battlefield but the café and kitchen, the bedroom and street, the fabric of the everyday world that has been irrevocably changed by war, yet remains unchanged.

At the heart of the trilogy are newlyweds Guy and Harriet Pringle, who arrive in Bucharest—the so-called Paris of the East—in the fall of 1939, just weeks after the German invasion of Poland. Guy, an Englishman teaching at the university, is as wantonly gregarious as his wife is introverted, and Harriet is shocked to discover that she must share her adored husband with a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Other surprises follow: Romania joins the Axis, and before long German soldiers overrun the capital. The Pringles flee south to Greece, part of a group of refugees made up of White Russians, journalists, con artists, and dignitaries. In Athens, however, the couple will face a new challenge of their own, as great in its way as the still-expanding theater of war. ... Read more

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Worth reading
I enjoyed the book and found that by and large it held my interest. My only criticism--it was a bit repetitive and could have benefited by editing out around 100 pages.

Entertaining but not frivolous novel of British ex-pats in Egypt and the Levant during wartime
I read this novel after having seen the BBC series with Branagh and Emma Thompson. I loved the series and when I found it failthfully echoed in the novel, (or I suppose that should be vice versa)I was drawn in again. Theinteresting locales, the whole British war milieu, the unique characters, the combination of marriage concerns against the background of the war, and the dry wit and Manning's skillful style made it a winner for me. I'm going to read another.

British expats caught in the opening of WWII
The British author of "Fortunes of War", Olivia Manning, produced this massive saga (three separate books) after living through the opening of WWII in Romania, where her husband was teaching English literature for the British Council; and later as the two became refugees in Greece.. The autobiographic novel impressively evokes the expectant and eventually, paranoid, living environment as the Nazis were gradually closing in politically and militarily on the states of the Balkans.Manning's story succeeds best when it describes the environment of the times and places that are its context.It is less successful when it looks (seemingly endlessly, at times) at the state of the marriage of the book'stwo principal characters, Harriet and Guy Pringle.Whether the author is being self-critical or making a comment about the nature of the British character in general, she gives the reader little reason to feel sympathy for many of the long parade of characters that inhabit the three sections of this novel. She apparently witnessed little human nobility in her own WW II adventures, but must have seen plenty of self-absorption, venality and petty jealously.In any event, there is no scarcity of these sins in "Fortunes..."

There are some wonderful observations about war and humans under stress to be found here.Pondering her status as a refugee in Greece--a place that she is quite taken with, but cannot really enjoy--Harriet Pringle concludes that "War meant a perpetual postponement of life..."It also means continual hunger and fear.Manning documents these realities brilliantly throughout the story.

Overall, this weighty tale is worth taking on because of its evocation of the period's realities.The less than stellar personal qualities and behavior of the book's characters must be endured to enjoy the better parts.There is one possible exception in the person of Prince Yakimov, a Russian-Irish Brit, who is an inveterate mooch, but also instinctive survivor.The self-pitying Yakimov brings both humor and pathos thats keeps the saga from becoming too leaden and otherwise completely unsympathetic, at strategic moments.

This isn't a book for everyone.But if you are tolerant of having to mine for small flecks of gold and occasional nuggets, it's worth the effort.

The Balkans Trilogy
I saw Fortunes of War with Emma Thompson and her ex-husband Kenneth Branaugh.It so intrigued me that I decided to read the book(s) by Olivia Manning.Olivia Manning captured the essence of refugees living overseas during the time of WWII beginning in Bucharest.One of my favorite characters other than Harriet Pringle was Prince Yakimov - our dear Yaki :)Emma Thompson portrayed Harriet exactly as the book - she is one of my favorite actresses.Kenneth Branaugh also portrayed Guy Pringle as written, in fact, too well I thought, as if he was made for the part.

I highly recommend reading the book as you get to know the characters better that way.Olivia Manning is an excellent writer and I will be reading more of her books.

Rating the quality of the book printing and binding, not the content
The novels included here are well worth reading.This printing does not match the content's quality, however.The copy I received has paper that is quite stiff and does not lend itself to the bending that a paperback requires.The printing itself is faded in places.Not a great product.I hope this printing does not discourage a future, improved printing of these WWII classics. ... Read more

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The proceedings of a conference which discussed the role of literature in libraries. The partnership between libraries, publishers and booksellers was scrutinized and debated, and the speakers included PD James, AS Byatt, and Tim Waterstone. ... Read more