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Cars and Coachbuilding: One Hundred Years of Road Vehicle Development

Published in Hardcover by Sotheby Parke Bernet Pubns (1981-06)

Author: George Arthur Oliver

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This is basically the history of the motor car.

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Review Date: 2005-12-12

This book shows the history and evolution of the motor car. It is about 250 pages, and nice black and white pictures, averaging one per page. Some color pictures too. The pictures are all very professional, showing a lot of detail.
The Table of Contents reads:
1. Before the motor car.
2. Carriages to cars: 1881 to 1914
3. The First World War: 1914 to 1918
4. The Vintage Period: 1919 to 1930
5. Motor-cars for all: 1930 to 1940
6. The Second World War: 1940 To 1945
7. The motor Vehicle in Maturity: 1946 to 1981.
(It ends there becuase it was published in 1981.)

I was looking for a book about how to do coach building, so this was not for me. But if you want to learn all about how cars evolved, this is perfect.

Catastrophe & Culture: The Anthropology of Disaster (School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series)

Published in Paperback by School of American Research Press (2002-03)

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Superb Focus on Culture Underlying Catastrophe

Helpful Votes: 22 out of 22 total.
Review Date: 2002-12-13

This is one of those books where the Amazon.com referal system worked for me. I would never have found it otherwise. It is a timely book, and it has direct relevance to the 9-11 catastrophe because everything this book talks about in terms of "cultures of catastrophe" (one could call them cultures of oblivion or cultures of inattention) resonates with the findings of the joint congressional panel on the many ways in which the CIA, FBI, and NSA failed America.

What most engaged me about this book, apart from its outstanding attention to the relationship between cultures of inattention or distraction and major catastrophic events (the book makes clear that catastrophe's don't have to happen--they make the jump from disasters when the over-all system of first responders and related parties fails to act quickly and correctly in harmony, precisely because of their past culture), is its focus on the total system, on every feature of society in relation to the environment.

The editors write: "One of the common sources of the policy-practice defect is its construction on culturally bound assumptions. In disaster contexts, aid often gets delivred in inappropriate forms and according to unsuited principles." The book excells at looking at the uneven record of disaster preparedness, and the lack of understanding to local contexts that often help turn disasters into catastrophes.

I recommend this book as a primary reference for national security practitioners as well as state & local responders. The ... billions now in the Homeland Security budget was not designed with this book's lessons in mind, and will in all likelihood do more damage than good when we are tested again.

The message of the book is so important it merits emphasis--no amount of money is going to prevent catastrophe--absent a commitment to creating a culture of attention and interoperability and information sharing, we will create our own catastrophes each time we are challenged by what could have been nothing more than a localized disaster.

Ceramics from Islamic Lands

Published in Hardcover by Thames & Hudson (2004-09-27)

Author: Oliver Watson

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Splendid reference material for anyone interested in pottery!

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Review Date: 2008-04-03

This is a splendid book, helpful in so many ways if you are interested in pottery, history, or arts. With sufficient technical material to be useful for the serious potter, it is still accessible for someone just interested in the styles and beauty of pottery.

Chartres: Sacred Geometry, Sacred Space

Published in Paperback by Floris Books (2003-10)

Author: Gordon Strachan

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Absolutely superb

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Review Date: 2008-04-21

I visited Chartres cathedral nearly forty years ago and the effect was powerful. I reverberated for several days. And honestly certain memories of the two days I spent there are as clear as any. It was one of the first intimations that there is a spiritual or, just say, another dimension that one can actually live and breathe in.
I hope that the last sentence will alert architectural students and enthusiasts who see no difference between a High Gothic cathedral and a six story parking lot that this is not a book they will enjoy. It's for people who have been touched by this magnificent building or other deep aesthetic experience, and for them is highly recommended. It is clear, fully comprehensible and feasible. The only thing I would have left out is the part about chakras, which is interesting but was and could not be sufficiently explored to merit inclusion.

The space a great cathedral created is an artistic phenomenon never again achieved in western art, as far as I know. It is a place of palpable silence where one can have a complete immersion in peace, despite one's fellow tourists. All western prayerful spaces come from this.

No book could encompass Chartres. After all, it's not the place per se but the truth it reveals that constitutes its being, and this is for us an infinite study. But there are many new and interesting insights in this book

A chaste maid in Cheapside (The Fountainwell drama texts, 15)

Published in Unknown Binding by Oliver & Boyd (1969)

Author: Thomas Middleton

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makes you wonder about nature vs nurture

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Review Date: 2000-03-25

This work of Thomas Middleton wonder about the nature vs nurture issue. Are we preprogrammed to be who we are or does our upbringing shape who we are? In this play, we are given several examples of love and marriage and how these things can be corrupted. What Middleton asks is: Are marriage and love corrupted by people themselves or is it a corrupted institution from the start? He also pays close attention to the value of money and commodities. Marriage was a money-making venture during the Renaissance and in some places, it still is. You have to keep asking yourself while reading this play if, in Middleton's society, true love is possible and, if so, how can it or will it eventually overcome a society based on material possessions and monetary value?

Chemical Mechanical Planarization of Semiconductor Materials

Published in Hardcover by Springer (2004-03-19)

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CMP: An Overview

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-25

This is an outstanding book. It provides an overview of the current status of CMP and serves as a significant update to Steigerwald's 1997 book, which summarized the state of CMP knowledge (which began for electronic applications in 1991)at that time. Much has happened in the second half of CMP's existence.

The book is well edited by Mike Oliver. It includes chapters written by well known CMP specialists that focus on process aspects (technology, equipment, pads, cleaning), on metals (theory and applications), on slurries, and on patterned wafers. It also provides chapters with overviews of CMP. Each chapter has extensive references.

The individual chapters are carefully written to offer an introduction and broad perspectives to new CMP workers while providing depth of insight and material for experienced practitioners. This is an ideal book for advanced undergraduates and graduate students who are working in the field and for those who are starting to do planarization of semiconductor materials. It is also an ideal reference book for experienced polishers since it gives information about the process at a level that is useful and insightful.

I have found the book very useful to me both for its clear summaries of material that I already know about and for its helpful explanations of areas that I am not familiar with. I highly recommend it.

Chronicles of the Goblin King: Volume 1

Published in Paperback by AuthorHouse (2006-06-12)

Author: Bruce J. Oliver

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A mystical story of gigantic proportions

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Review Date: 2006-10-19

Chronicles of the Goblin King is a wonderful fantasy that will take
readers on a mystical journey that includes trolls, fairies,
dragons, dwarves and other fairy tale creatures. This book will entertain
readers both young and old. I'd recommend this book to everyone who loves
fantasy, mystery and adventure. Bruce Goldwell, Author

Classic Irish Short Stories, Vol. 1

Published in Audio Cassette by Audio Connoisseur (2002-03)

Authors: George Moore, Sean O'Faolain, Liam O'Flaherty, Oscar Wilde, and Oliver Goldsmith

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The Very Essence of Irish Storytelling

Helpful Votes: 10 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2003-01-25

Being of Irish descent, I am very particular about hearing Irish stories in recorded form. There are some really good editions out nowadays. But this one is the best. I knew I was in the presence of greatness when I beheld the wonderful packaging, and it just got better the longer I listened to these truly wonderful stories. My favorite is one I've read many times, by Joyce, entitlled "The Boarding House." Here it is transformed into something that is difficult to describe and thrilling to experience. The narrator, who must be Irish, has perfectly deciphered Joyce's intent. He has also given us some of the very finest renditions of Irish stories I have ever encountered. "The Weaver's Grave" comes to life as if by magic. There is wonderful music here and very lifelike sound effects that are very skillfully and gently woven into the fabric of these great works. It is such a pleasure to listen to these recordings, you will be listening over and over again, as I have.

The Clippinger Class-Method of Voice Culture

Published in Paperback by Oliver Ditson Company (1933)

Author: D. A Clippinger

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1933 edition

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Review Date: 2006-10-14

Ppublished Oliver Ditson Company ; 130pg; has interesting 1 liner voice suggestions at top of each page...26 lessons & Exercises. Many songs & Duets. Instructional text. (music|music|sing singing|instruction|vocal coach)

Clizia (Barron's library of literary masterpieces)

Published in Paperback by Barron's Educational Series (1962)

Author: Nicholas Machiavelli

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Excellent

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Review Date: 2003-03-06

A brief although sophisticated piece of literature. Machiaveli shows how his politics ideas may be observed in the behaivor of common people.