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A portrait of the life of complicated golf champion John Daly chronicles his sometimes violent private life and his successes with the PGA and the British Open. Reprint. ... Read more

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3 1/2 stars
The book gives very entertaining descriptions about events that occur in John's life, such as him getting drunk, and it also keeps your interest when it is explaining the tournaments he was in. But the book goes into much detail about boring details about John's coaches and friends. ... Read more

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Throughout Latin America and the rest of the Third World, profound social problems are growing in response to burgeoning populations and unstable economic and political systems. In Peru, terrorist acts by the Shining Path guerrilla movement are the most visible manifestation of social discontent, but rapid economic and religious changes have touched the lives of almost everyone, radically altering traditional lifeways. In this twenty-year study of the community of Quinua in the Department of Ayacucho, William Mitchell looks at changes provoked by population growth within a severely limited ecological and economic setting, including increasing conversion to a cash economy and out-migration, the decline of the Catholic fiesta system and the rise of Protestantism, and growing poverty and revolution. When Mitchell first began his field studies in Quinua in 1966, farming was still the Quinuenos' principal means of livelihood. But while the population was increasing rapidly, the amount of arable land in the community remained the same, creating increased food shortfalls.At the same time, government controls on food prices and subsidies of cheap food imports drove down the value of rural farm production. These ecological and economic factors forced many people to enter the nonfarm economy to feed themselves. Using a materialist approach, Mitchell charts the new economic strategies that Quinuenos use to confront the harsh pressures of their lives, including ceramic production, wage labor, petty commerce, and migration to cash work on the coat and in the eastern tropical forests. In addition, he shows how the growing conversion from Catholicism to Protestantism is also an economic strategy, since Protestant ideology offers acceptable reasons for redirecting the money that used to be spent on elaborate religious festivals to household needs and education. The twenty-year span of this study makes it especially valuable for students of social change. Mitchell's unique, interdisciplinary approach, considering ecological, economic, and population factors simultaneously, offers a model that can be widely applied in many Third World areas.Additionally, the inclusion of an entire chapter of family histories reveals how economic and ecological forces are played out at the individual level. ... Read more

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Excellent, but not really horror
Sloane's second novel is a winner, although pretty obscure. The writing style is easy to take (my only gripe is telling us ahead of time that some unpleasant things are going to happen). The characters are well drawn, especially one of the central characters, Mrs. Walters, who the reader will want to be a villianess, but somehow cannot feel complete contempt for her. Recommended for mystery lovers (not really a horror novel) and people who are looking for a well-written whopper to keep them company for a few hours.

A Wind on the River
I learned about William Sloane on a website that locates lost old classics in literature, and fans of horror and speculative fiction should track down copies of his out-of-print novels. Sloane's mix of classic horror with elements of science and speculation was innovative for its time. He apparently only wrote two novels – this one from 1939 and its predecessor "To Walk the Night" (which has the slight edge in creepiness). Sloane was brilliant at a slow-burn sense of dread, and disconcerting observations into the dark side of human nature. While Sloane's prose had a certain stiffness and ponderousness that was surely common in his day, his work gives you a vague creepy feeling that is both effective and timeless. On the surface, this story is a fairly typical mad scientist yarn with a forlorn electrophysicist who yearns to communicate with his late wife, and at first the novel could be easily categorized in the horror department. But Sloane's ideas were not so simple, and the strength of this novel lies in where the scientist's electrical experiments are ultimately headed. Sloane kept the results of the experiments intriguingly vague, but he was surely hinting at subtle elements of science fiction that were way WAY ahead of their time. Sloane's lost works are quite difficult to categorize, and he has a bit of a cult following among fans of unappreciated old literary gems. He deserves it. [~doomsdayer520~]

4.5 stars...a forgotten masterpiece
I just read "Running Water"(1939) and Sloane's only other novel,"To Walk the Night"(1937), after buying some used copies.I bought them because "To Walk the Night" is cited as one of the "100 best Fantasy" novels, according to J. Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock.

Basically, I agree with everything the previous reviewer wrote, and I also feel that "Running Water" is slightly better than "To Walk the Night" although "Night" is also highly recommended.

Both of Sloane's novels concern themes that were used by his contemporary, H.P. Lovecraft ("obsessed scientists pursuing forbidden knowledge").However, Sloane is a far better writer than Lovecraft, and his characterization is excellent.Unlike Lovecraft, Sloane's novels have female characters and "Running Water" even has a romance as one of its sub-plots...something that Lovecraft was incapable of doing.Finally, Sloane had a beautiful writing style and both of his (only) two novels are real pageturners....I finished both of them within 2 days each.Despite their age, the writing style is contemporary and there were only a few things such as slang-terms that dated them.

It's hard to believe that nearly everything Lovecraft ever wrote or even half-wrote ("if you know what I mean") is back-in print while Sloane's two masterpieces have been out of print for decades!

A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, LITERATE HORROR MASTERPIECE
William Sloane wrote only two novels, but they were both doozies. The first, "To Walk the Night" (1937), is a combination sci-fi/horror/fantasy/mystery tale concerning a mysterious, otherworldly woman. Two years later, Mr. Sloane came out with "The Edge of Running Water," and this one, I feel, is even better. It concerns an electrophysicist, Dr. Julian Blair, who is attempting to construct an apparatus that will enable him to communicate with his dead wife. The book takes place on a promontory on the Kennebec River in a lonely part of Maine (hence, I suppose, the title). Like the first book, this one is beautifully written, with a few sharply drawn characters, great pacing and suspense, and a tremendous windup. Given the fantastic nature of the central premise, it may come as a surprise how realistic and believable the presentation is. The story is told by Richard Sayles, an ex-student of Dr. Blair's, who has come to visit the professor and assist him in his work. The gradually unfolding horror is seen through his eyes, and he makes for a very creditable eyewitness of the amazing events.
I really can't say enough about this terrific novel. It seems to have everything: an intriguing murder mystery; a great and well-described setting; appealing and interesting characters; suspenseful action; and a unique premise. In the book's terrific conclusion, all the characters get exactly what they deserve. It is an extremely satisfying denouement. Sloane, as I mentioned, writes wonderfully. What a pity that he only produced these two great books. There are so many passages that one will want to read over. For example, this one, in which Dr. Sayles reflects on his love for Blair's deceased wife: "A love that is true to living persons and existing realities is steadfast and fine. But I saw then, for the first time, that a love which has fastened upon the dead and true to nothing but a past that was finished, is not a good nor true emotion. If it went on too long, it could become an incubus, throttling a man from the real life of the present, which is the life that we were fashioned to meet and experience."This book, despite the horror theme and eerie developments, is nonetheless a quite literate experience. It was, incidentally,made into a Boris Karloff movie in 1941 called "The Devil Commands." I have not seen the film, but, despite its good reputation, I don't see how it could hope to compare to this fine novel. I would advise all Amazon.com readers to seek it out as a unique experience. ... Read more

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Education and Creativity studies the future of the knowledge and creative economies in our changing world. The education sector will be key to the continued success of the economy, but will need to adapt to significant changes in its demographic mix coupled with higher social expectations. The opportunity to both learn and employ new skills will need to extend to embrace all ages and sectors of society.

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"From the Center to the Edge is the first historical interpretation of the politics and public policies of the Clinton administration. Eminent political historian William C. Berman describes in penetrating detail the origins, evolution, and transformation of Clinton's programs for change as well as the reasons for its various successes and failures. Berman sheds new light on both domestic matters--such as welfare reform, deficit reduction, and the impeachment process--and key foreign policy issues, including American relations with Russia and China, and the conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo. From the Center to the Edge provides a balanced but critical perspective of the Clinton administration, and is strongly recommended for anyone interested in presidential politics and recent American history." ... Read more

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The authorised biography of John Schlesinger. The author has the full co-operation of Jon Schlesinger, including unprecedented access to Schlesinger's personal tape recordings that he made during his career and to his voluminous correspondence. The book will also include interviews with many of the stars that have worked with Schlesinger. John Schlesinger made stars of Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Julie Christie, Alan Bates and Sean Penn. He has resurrected the careers of Laurence Olivier and Shirley MacLaine. He's directed Richard Gere, Anthony Hopkins, Sally Field, Vanessa Redgrave, Ed Harris, Michael Keaton, Ian McKellan, Dirk Bogarde, Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Martin Sheen, Geraldine Page, Karen Black, both Donald and Kiefer Sutherland, and of course, Madonna. His many films include Midnight Cowboy (Academy Award for Best Picture), Far from the Madding Crowd, Marathon Man and Sunday, Bloody Sunday. Schlesinger also directed films for the BBC including Cold Comfort Farm, Separate Tables, A Question of Attribution and An Englishman Abroad. ... Read more

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Highly recommended for professional cinema researchers and intrigued lay readers alike
Edge Of Midnight: The Life Of John Schlesinger is the authorized biography of the filmmaker whose most famous works include "Midnight Cowboy", "Bloody Sunday", "Marathon Man", and "Day of the Locust". Written with the full cooperation of Schlesinger, his family, and his companion of 36 years Michael Childers, as well as with complete access to tapes, diaries, production notes, and correspondence, not to mention interviews with the actors, crew members, friends and colleagues who knew Schlesinger, Edge Of Midnight accurately traces the singularly amazing career of a dedicated and visionary man. Highly recommended for professional cinema researchers and intrigued lay readers alike.

The sad decline of John Schlesinger
Poor John Schlesinger. This gifted filmmaker never seemed happy, gave off more than a whiff of bitterness, and even seemed jealous of some of the people with whom he worked.

Most especially, the late Penelope Gilliatt, who authored his finest work, "Sunday Blody Sunday."There has been much misinformation regarding this film.Gilliatt was a brilliant film and theatre critic and a writer of fiction.She was orginally part of the greatly influential team of Kenneth Tynan and Gilliatt at the Observer (London).Schlesinger asked Gilliatt to write the sceenplay of Sunday Bloody Sunday.He thought she was the "right writer."Subsequently, the film was made and received rapturous reviews; it stands today as Schlesinger's finest work, along with his T.V. film, "An Englishman Abroad."The trouble started when Gilliatt received the vast majority of the praise for the film, back in 1971 -- I remember.Pauline Kael went so far as to say that Schlesinger had been inspired by the "delicate substance" of Gilliatt's script, which led him to do his finest work.(And Kael and Gilliatt were NOT friends.)
Perhaps, in addition to Gilliatt's brilliance as a fiction writer, Schlesinger chose the heterosexual Gilliatt to write the script because she had been a champion of civil rights for gays and lesbians in Great Britain in the 1950s, when she was only in her 20s, long before, say, Stonewall in the U.S.A., and fought so that GLBTs could have a place at the theatre and film tables of England under the repressive and homophobic Lord Chamberlain. At any rate, her much-honored script is what the film is remembered for.(Also,Sunday Bloody Sunday didn't get a Best Picture Oscar nod, whatever that silly thing is worth, not because of the subject matter, but because a major English studio was about to go bankrupt owing to the dreadful and dreadfully expensive movie bomb "Nicholas and Alexanda," so the Academy members rushed in to help, or at least tried to, with a Best Picture nomination for it to get the studio afloat.)On its release, SBS was not a commerical success.
Anyway, SBS was a major criticial success. The attention focused immediately on Gilliatt and her original screenplay.Schlesinger charged in one interview that Gilliatt had wanted him to film the scene in which Peter Finch and Murray Head kiss, in long-shot, with the two of them running toward each other in slo-mo and shot side-on.Gilliatt was a film critic of what has been described as sky-rocketing intelligence (at the Observer and at The New Yorker), who received threats for her theatre criticism in support of breakthrough playrights in England.I cannot believe that she ever, even once, suggested, as Schlesinger claimed, that she wanted Finch and Head to run toward each other in slow-mo longshot for their kiss.Read her dazzling reviews of Ingmar Bergman's The Passion of Anna and Face to Face to know that she was simply incapable of that sort of sentimentality.To my knowledge, Schlesinger never offered any proof of the charge, either.The problem was, as I remember the events, he and Gilliatt didn't get along and he simply seemed terribly jealous of the acclaim heaped on her. He called her an intellectual snob, apparently because she was largely self-educated and a genius.She had, according to her friends, a near-photographic memory, was the youngest person ever to pass the entrance exams to Oxford, spoke six or so languages, was a serious writer of fiction and criticism, and had a colossal knowledge of theatre and film.Schlesinger must have felt deeply intimidated.How could he hold his own with her?
The playwright Joe Orton, also gay, apparently had no problem with her erudition, as they were beloved friends, and Gilliatt had many, many loyal and faithful friends in the GLBT community.Anybody who has read her fiction will know the script is hers in its entirety, and she made changes only to repair some structural problems and to accomodate the line readings of the actors, with whom she worked closely throughout the film, especially Glenda Jackson.Peter Finch said her script was the most beautiful he had ever read.How all this must have galled Schlesinger, already a sometimes trying presence to those who knew him.At the end, he made one dreadful film after another, often blaming the result on the actors' interference, etc.In truth, Hollywood had become so infantilized that the work of serious filmmakers was largely abandoned long before Schlesinger's death. All the same, he made two magnificent works, Sunday Bloody Sunday and An Englishman Abroad, and one deeply flawed but beautifully acted film Midnight Cowboy.It's doubtful the rest of his work will survive.As for Gilliatt, her vast body of criticism (film and theatre) is used in university film and theatre classes around the world, many of her short stories will survive as masterworks of the form, her brilliant profiles of Bunuel, Godard, Renoir, etc., are among the best of their kind and will be read long after all of us are gone.And Schlesinger, apparently jealous to the end, will forever be indebted to Penelope Gilliatt for her contributions, and she made many, many more contributions to the film than her screenplay, for as long as he or his film is remembered.

Enviable Access
Writing this book has been, obviously, a labor of love for William Mann, whose earlier books convinced me that henceforward, everything he writes is to be treated as the work of an immensely serious, politically committed and ethical scholar.And yet when all is said and done, and a hell of a lot gets said in this book, I remained singularly unconvinced.Unconvinced as to Schlesinger's talent--sure, he made some great movies, but he'd have to have made CITIZEN KANE for the scales of justice to swing back to normal in light of MADAME SOUZATCHKA or THE BELIEVERS.Unconvinced about the frame story, for it seems so pathetic to dwell and dwell and dwell on the miseries of Schlesinger's life after his debilitating stroke when he could hardly speak and seemed miserable in every encounter.Unconvinced even about the title, which seems to have been chosen to echo Schelsinger's greatest success, MIDNIGHT COWBOY, but in that acse why not just call it MIDNIGHT COWBOY?And then in the long run he seemed like a miserable man in every respect of life, looking back, he was never very happy nor does he seem capable of radiating either good will or basic charity.Added to this the contemptible misogyny which, in a Balzacian scene, Mann summons up by asking Schlesinger for his final, considered opinion of the late Penelope Gilliatt.It's unprintable here, and unpleasant even in context of whatever crime she was supposed to have committed.

Are authorized biographies ever a good thing?What's the point of advertising them in that way?

And yet taken as a whole the book is a splendid piece of work, and in giving us the extremely varied picture of a lot of filmmaking atmospheres, from the Angry Young Men scene of the late 1950s in England, to the New American Cinema that MIDNIGHT COWBOY may be fairly said to have begun, to a later day when stars and producers and test audiences made movie making difficult for directors, Mann excels.It's panoramic in sweep, extremely detailed.And maybe the "authorized" label encouraged many in Schlesinger's circle to speak with Mann, including--well, it seems just about everyone.A great story about Madonna's affectations begins the book, which I won't spoil here but it involves her belief that she had a shot in securing the lead role in MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA.Enough said, go for it!

Two lapses in sense made me doubt my hero Mann for a moment.In discussing the Austin Powers phenomenon, he pronounces that "We've come so far that rebels now go BACK in time rather than forward, when the youth culture borrows relics of the past and jumbles them together into a pastiche of expression and attitude."Surely this has been an attribute of youth culture at least since WWII?Blue jeans weren't invented in the 1960s, they were retrieved from a workingman's past in the 19th century.

And look at this sentence, which touches on the critical reception of MIDNIGHT COWBOY."Stanley Kauffman in THE NEW REPUBLIC adored the film, using adjectives like 'dexterity,' 'intelligence' and 'perception' to describe John's direction."Okay, maybe I'm missing the forest for the trees, but on the other hand maybe "adjective" has a new definition: "noun"?

"Yours is a good one John. No great dramatics, just a life lives well"
William J Mann is interviewing famed movie director John Schlesinger at his home in Palm Springs. John has just had triple bypass operation followed by a stroke which has left him paralyzed on one side, confined to a wheelchair, and almost voiceless. Although his brain is far from crippled and he can nod, shake his head, and sometimes answer questions in a brief, unexpectedly pointed whisper.

They spend their days together looking out at the mountains which edge the city, and William sometimes talks with Michael Childers, John's lover and partner for many years.Friends of John's occasionally pop in for a visit - Julie Christie, and Brenda Vaccaro, all tearful and upset at John's seemingly hopeless condition.

Mann uses this sense of immediacy to great effect in Edge of Midnight: The Life of John Schlesinger. Each chapter begins with a sense of how John is declining and how the author is racing against time to find out as much as he can. By interweaving the present with the past, Mann traces richly varied accounts of John's early struggles and glory days.

The end result is of man who has led a creative, and artistically fuelled life, with Mann offering a poignant contrast between the figure who sits staring at the mountains beyond the window, adrift in silent internal exile, with the sound of his laughter on recorded tapes. John's creative energy and intuition, his penchant for mischievousness and naughtiness, and his willingness to take risks and really push the cinematic envelope for more than twenty years, are highlighted with a candid and sincere accuracy.

And John Schlesinger also gave us Julie Christie, whom Schlesinger chose for the character of Liz in Billy Liar. The world of cinema would indeed by dull without the gorgeous Julie. Much of the narrative talks about the tremendous international success of Darling, and how the movie, not only cemented Christie's stardom, but also allowed John to go on to make even riskier movies.

Mann talks about why Darling was so historically significant and the part it played in the cinematic sexual revolution, which in turn greatly affected the changing sexual habits and attitudes in much of the West. John was determined to raise the bar with onscreen frankness, and he often found himself stymied by the Hollywood old guard who were determined to promise their audiences "real stars looking glamorous in beautiful gowns in beautiful sets, no kitchen sinks, no violence, no messages."

But it was Midnight Cowboy and Sunday Bloody Sunday that really pushed the cinematic envelope: Sunday Bloody Sunday, with film's first same sex kiss, boldly rejects "moral" judgment in its account of the middle-class London doctor and the professional woman's feelings and presents both kinds of love as equally natural.

In Midnight Cowboy, Jon Voight's naive hustler from Texas foresees a future for himself in New York as a stud for affluent lonely ladies, but failure plummets him to the city's harsh and seamy underside instead. Midnight Cowboy proved that films, which overthrew convention, that dared embrace radical form and content, could also make money.

Schlesinger admits that he wanted to tell stories that dealt with the human condition, human difficulties, and even the illusions of love. His films were all about adult themes - the difficulties of maintaining relationships, abortion, extramarital affairs, and homosexuality. He wanted to make films about "people pushed on to an edge," and also people who were regarded as the underdog, the outsider in society.

He believed that films needed to be relevant, and that they needed to reflect the changing society. He also wanted his audiences to think, but more importantly, he wanted them to "feel," be it terror or revulsion or compassion or pity. In later years when he couldn't set up the films he wanted to make, Schlesinger damaged his reputation, then his heart and his arteries, by accepting too many potboilers in the desperate, unfulfilled hope of a box-office success that would enable him to work on his own terms again.

Glenda Jackson had a filthy sense of humor. John played a terrible joke on Julie Christie, which involved a feminine sex aid during the making of Far From the Madding Crowd. Sean Penn, although enormously talented, was a nightmare to work with. At the last minute, Brenda Vaccaro refused to show her nipples when doing the love scene in Midnight Cowboy.

The Hollywood brass turned their back on John after the colossal failure of Honky Tonk Freeway, Rupert Everett and Madonna gave the poor man hell on his final disastrous movie, The Next Best Thing - Madonna begging him to do for her what he had done for Julie Christie, while Everett was more concerned with rewriting the script as they were shooting.

William J. Mann has indeed written a formidable account of one director's life, a wonderful patchwork of tidbits including interviews with the people he helped make famous - Alan Bates, Julie Christie, Glenda Jackson. Martin Sheen, Ian McKellan, and Dustin Hoffman.

What evolves is a fascinating biography of a man who desired success, and ambition, and even lots of money. It's a portrait of a tormented man who had a quirky pessimism not withstanding and lived a life relatively free of personal demons. Comfortable with his homosexuality, and totally committed to making movies, "his art came not from discontentment with life, but rather from a love of it." Mike Leonard October 05.

Bravo John Schlesinger & Thank You for Julie Christie!
I am lying in the sun in Hollywood and I have just devoured this splendid John Schlesinger biography. I recommend it to every movie fan the world over.It is a lovely book and worthy of its subject.

Being north of forty, it would be impossible to underestimate the importance of John Schlesinger's influence on my life as a gay man.Midnight Cowboy and Sunday Bloody Sunday were seismic movie going moments for me.Truly great movies in their own right, both have fully-dimensional gay characters as well as homo-erotic moments that lodged in my young brain and stayed.Jon Voight is a luscious Ken Doll in Midnight Cowboy.And Murray Head could be the poster boy for sexy 70's male in Sunday Bloody Sunday.Glenda Jackson watching Murray's perfect physique as he showered was thunderous for me because every day in Catholic high school I stood next to beautiful boys in showers and I couldn't stop staring and also could not forget none of them would ever be mine.

And thank you John Schlesinger for Julie Christie!The movie-going public will be forever in John's gratitude for giving us Julie.

They say that the music one listens to in our teenage years becomes "our" passion music-wise for our entire lives.Certainly, my life-long allegiance to Joni Mitchell and Aretha Franklin attests to that.

I feel the same way about Julie Christie.I was too young for Billy Liar and Darling when they came out.But both movies mean a great deal to me now.As do McCabe & Mrs. Miller and Shampoo and Return of the Soldier and Afterglow.I love watching this creature on screen.Julie is sexy to me even though I have no desire for her.And I am as much a fan now as I ever was when I first laid eyes on her.More of a fan probably.

Bravo to William J. Mann for painting a vivid portrait of one of our greatest film directors.And bravo John for your illustrious career! ... Read more

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I purchased this book because I own the CD and absolutely loved the music.Because the original music is mostly played on the piano to begin with, the sheet music sounds very similar to what you hear on the CD.Some of the songs are VERY difficult to play, and so I would only recommend this book to serious pianists who don't mind practicing A LOT to get the notes and the speed.It's wonderful, overall.It will give you hours of beautiful music for any occasion.Even the "easier" songs (which really aren't that easy) sound very impressive when played.

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It's always hit or miss when buying sheet music for an album you love, but this one delivers! Sure, it's challenging, but it's so much fun once you learn the pieces! I'd say it's at an intermediate to advanced level of playing, but definitely learnable material. His music is incredible!

Simply Amazing!
This album is so amazing. I love the piano in it, and the powerful orchestra adds so much. William Joseph is an extremely talented pianist. ... Read more

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In his introductory essay to this monograph--featuring the diverse photo practice that has characterized John Wood's nearly 50-year career--David Levi Strauss states, "In photo-historical terms, Wood is thought of as one of those renegades who went against 'pure photography' by incorporating drawing, painting, collage and every other technique he could get his hands on (not to mention explicit political content), into his practice, thus ushering in the multi-media of the 1960s that caused crisis in 'straight photography.' Long before it became the signal medium of the avant-garde, collage was a folk art, practiced by children, lovers and grandmothers." This comprehensive volume accompanies a retrospective that begins in Rochester, New York at The George Eastman House, The Memorial Art Gallery and the Visual Studies Workshop, then travels to The International Center for Photography and The Grey Art Gallery in New York before concluding at Syracus' Light Work gallery. It includes a DVD. ... Read more

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The marketplace of the future demands innovative thinking and nontraditional solutions to business problems. William Miller, principal consultant with the Global Creativity Corporation in Mill Valley, California, encourages professionals to generate more creative solutions for increasing organizational productivity at all levels. ... Read more

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Contains Some Useful Material
It appears Miller's book is based on seminar material he's presented to corporations. The information is practical and he relies heavily on acronyms (sometimes with slightly altered spelling) and other memory devices to help retention. One of the key issues he addresses is that organizational structures become dysfunctional when the goal and measure of worklife consists of things like meeting budgets and fitting in instead of making a contribution of significance. People in such organizations are headed for burnout he predicts.

While acknowledging that there's inertia in maintaining the status quo, he writes that ..."change is not the real threat to survival: the lack of change is!" He describes a healthy organization as one that allows individuals to express their creativity in such a way that all the stakeholders benefit. "As the people prosper by effective channeling of creative talent, so does the organization," he writes.

Miller makes a solid case for consulting style leadership and contrasts it with the sell and tell style, which is more authoritative. Such issues as intuitive skills and passion for the work are covered as well.

Anyone who has been a patient or family member of a patient realizes his example of a hospital rewarding employees for finding ways to save money is WAY off base. It costs money to run a hospital. Sure you can cut back financially, but in doing so QUALITY SUFFERS SEVERLY! Such an example is not appropriate. It results in inadequate health care and sometimes even death. Miller is also weak in the spiritual area, afraid to use the word "God", being "politically correct" in talking about a "higher power" and quoting a wide range of sources, but when it comes to quoting the words of Jesus he refers to them as some vague religious expression.

Overall Miller has some insight on cultivating creativity within an organization.

Indispensably practical
A book written with the engaging simplicity of a master of the field; you'll learn a lot from it how ever great your previous knowledge of creativity. Do you feel passionately about "Organising Creativity", if so our worldwide e-mail network would be delighted to connect with you.................................................................................... Chris Macrae, editor of Brand Chartering Handbook & MELNET www.brad.ac.uk/branding/ E-mail me at wcbn007@easynet.co.uk ... Read more

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Originally published in 1921.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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A writer and photographer's adventures through small-farm California

Writer William Emery and photographer Scott Squire embarked on an adventure through California's Central Valley in search of a different way of life. They sought the secrets of people engaged in the production of their own food and drink.

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What Emery and Squire discovered was revelatory. In the pages of Edges of Bounty they sample produce that is nothing short of divine. They encounter melons so swollen that they burst open with one knife cut.

They are introduced to the sour flavor of cactus pads and the healing bitterness of Mien bitter balls. Emery catches his first fish in twenty years.

The beekeepers, cheese makers, butchers, fishermen, dairymen, fruit farmers, and other edibilists--the word Emery coins to describe them--who invited them into their homes take pride in their expertise and in nurturing what farmer Mike Madison at one point calls guerilla agriculture.

Thoughtful, quirky, and brimming with the color and anthopological depth of Squire's photography, Edges of Bounty delights us with a back-to-land narrative as fresh and tangy as homemade goat cheese.

Emery and Squire come away from the edible valley not just with bushels of produce but with faith in endeavors that are small and local and close to our hearts. ... Read more

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A fine survey of local food and those who farm, fish, hunt and change it
EDGES OF BOUNTY: ADVENTURES IN THE EDIBLE VALLEY comes from photographer Scott Squire and writer William Emery's journey through the back roads of California's Central Valley in search of those producing their own food. From a jam maker advocating 'nonviolent agriculture' to roadside medicine stands, this is a fine survey of local food and those who farm, fish, hunt and change it.

A visitors view of the great central valley of california.
This book, while trying so very hard to present a vignette of California's agricultural heartland, never loses that presumptive and smug sense of self that it would need to transport readers beyond the narrow mindset of the elite and exclusive... who all too-often swaddle themselves in designer-brand wrappings of the proletariat

Being born and bred in the Great Central Valley of California, I confess a distinct affinity for the places and people who make it their home... people who share a unique rural culture, a culture diverse and robust, which no visitor can ever hope to more than taste.The presumptive nature of the writing leads me to believe the author never really "gets" it.Through a lens so narrow and obstructed, the author has missed a forest for a single tree.

I wish this book had accomplished more depth and breadth into a true understanding of agriculture in California, rather than a heavy-handed "Organic MegaMarket end-cap of free sausage sample" version it portrays.

Ripe and ready for devouring
This is a wonderful book that entranced me from the minute I opened it.Emery really knows how to write and Squire really knows how to take a photo--they give you the feeling that you're in their car, on their "edible" road trip with them.Yes, this is a book about food, farming/hunting/fishing, sustainability, and people who are still--thank heavens--doing things the old-fashioned way: slow, sure, by hand.Even more, it is a book that radiantly reflects the interactions between people--strangers who come to know one another and to share secrets...even forbidden sips of fresh milk.Beauty (of the earthy variety), truth, and authenticity abound within these pages.

Home
I was born and raised by a farmer of the central valley and grew up in the beautiful land.I wish I still lived there.

I was glad to see this book cover the farming and social aspect of farming, the food and how it gets from these hard-working americans to mouths all over the world.

The photos are amazing and the commentary is well-written and thoughtful.The only complaint that I have is I wish there was more about the San Joaquin valley (Lower half of the central valley), but that is just personal bias to my homeland speaking.

The agricultural community of California is one of the most important in food production in the entire world and if you are a fan of photo books of California, or just interested in the area, I recommend this book.It is a different perspective that has not been talked about quite enough.

I love it.

Hungry for Authenticity
In some ways this book feels like a visual accompaniment to a Michael Pollan tome like In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, but with a more nuanced look at the difficulties in finding a way to ever go back to seeing food with anything like a pure eye. The book follows a writer and photographer (full disclosure: the photographer is a good friend of mine) through a series of agriculture wanderings through California's Central valley.

There are many moments where the text lingers on tales of luminous kale that someone has scooped from the dirt and poppped into their mouths. But it also captures the tension between the desire to find authentic food and a visceral distaste for yuppified food porn status symbols. The writer clearly wants to celebrate food that feels real and vital, but kvetches about how only a small minority of consumers have access to it. The photographs are intriguing--alternating between portraits and set pieces of Central Valley landscape. I liked how they neither fetishized the images nor wallowed in a grimier-than-thou aesthetic.

Basically, I can see this book being a fascinating addition to anyone's library who is interested in the changing way we as a culture think and interact with food and culture. ... Read more

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I saw William Joseph when he was the opening act for Josh Groban in Kansas City.He was phenomenal!I saw him again at JCCC and he had only gotten better.His music is just plain great.My kids love to listen to it also. Amazon had the CD when I could not find it locally.Thanks Amazon.I can't wait for his next CD.

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William Joseph Beyond Piano Music
I love William Joseph Music.I bought this piano music for my son who enjoys very much playing it. ... Read more

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