Frank Books

If you are a ship expert, or just want to find a little information, this is for you. Braynard and Miller did a spectacular job! They wrote enough info. so you know and understand each ship, but aren't so detailed that the book bores the reader. This book is a must have for anyone interested in ocean liners.

This is the book to get if you're into ocean liners! It contains loads of great information about the ocean liners of the past and present, and whets the appetite for more!

I think the "Fifty Famous Liners" series (books 1-3) are the most concise and informational descriptions of the worlds most famous liners a terrific buy for Liner enthusiasts! Andrew Oliva (aoliva@odin.cbu.edu)

This book is an easy read, and has very clear and apparently simple concepts driving the whole idea of dieting and losing weight in the best way. But in reality, it's quite profound. I never read a book about fitness before that convinced me how nothing will work -- no matter how famous the method or whatever -- until you yourself really intend to change your entire attitude toward eating, exercising and being healthy. All of a sudden I realized that even those diets and exercise programs that got me to my perfect weight and shape were a waste of time, cuz I didn't stick to them....and as the author would argue, I really wasn't doing it right at all.

Finally, a fitness book that can be used with any diet or exercise regime, but it's the one you have to read first. It's like the Old Testament - it comes first!! I very much recommend this book. Read it on your next domestic flight or on the subway to work. You'll be really surprised how it will impact you, and you'll never look at the whole dieting thing the same way after.

The concepts contained in Find Your Fitness are groundbreaking. As a personal, business, and wellness coach as well as someone who is personally passionate about fitness, I've found that in order for new habits to be developed, they've got to be grounded in a clear purpose and a new way of thinking. Because the Find Your Fitness approach to health and fitness focuses not just on good nutrition and consistent exercise, but deepens the focus to all the internal components that need to be in place for wellness to be a way of life, the weight loss and behavior change really stick.

I have struggled with weight loss my whole life. I have gained and lost the same weight over and over again. I always thought that I wasn't disciplined enough. After reading Find your Fitness, I discovered that wasn't the case. Find your fitness teaches you how to find what works for you. The unique thing is that what works is different for everyone so you can't make a mistake. Find your fitness provides you with the tools to find your own way and achieve the success that you strive. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever struggled with weight loss or just wants to be empowered and take control of their life.

I first became acquainted with Frank Selden on the opinion page in my local newspaper. I was intrigued by his "up close and personal" account of the war in Iraq. I appreciated his honest and transparent approach journaling what he saw before his very eyes. In reading his book I felt like I got to know the heart of a man willing to sacrifice his life for the safety of our country. You will walk in his shoes through his spiritual journey, hear of his love for the Iraqi people, all the while missing his family tremendously. And the less than pristine living conditions, well you just have to read that for yourself. "Finding Faith In The Fury" gave me a new appreciation for the service and sacrifice our men in uniform provide to protect our great nation! My hat is off to them!

Frank's journals were very descriptive; he paints numerous pictures of Iraq with his writing style that I can visualize these places. This book is enjoyable to read as it is written in journal form. There are splashes of politics, religion, history and daily life innertwined through the book. This is a good book for anyone who knows someone in the serving in the military, or planning to visit Iraq.

This outstanding book is very touching, introspective, and thought-provoking. I highly recommend Finding Faith in the Fury to everyone who seeks to better understand how our response to the challenges in life shapes our destiny. Moreover, this book also demonstrates how our choices and responses touch everyone whom we, as individuals, ever come to know.

In essence, this inspiring book demonstrates how our faith is not about religion, per se, but is about the journey that leads one to find their own faith amidst the adversity, atrocities, joy, and triumphs that we all, as individuals, experience in our life at one point or another in whatever manner those moments come forth. As such, this book is highly recommended as it is highly applicable to every person, everywhere, in any situation.

The first two stories are reminiscent of Ambrose Bierce, if you like(ed) those, 'In the Midst of Life' would be a good place to start. The third story, Tonka betrays his influences (Kafka and Nietzsche in particular) quite subtly and are a delight to chance upon since they are done better than your average derivative paraphrast is usually able to accomplish. #4 will test the patience, but its resolution as predictable it may be is worth sticking to it. The more lyrical observations have a heavy Ralph Waldo Emerson flair, and some are brilliant in their own right. The translation is fairly good, and the binding is strong for a paperback Five stars.

Musil's great gift as a writer was to be scientifically precise about ineffable states of mind, and the stories in Three Women (1924) display his talent for creating an atmosphere of metaphysical tension or 'float' out of unremarkable situations with little inherent drama. Not much happens on the surface in these stories, but Musil infuses the not-happening with so much significance that the meaning of humanity's life on earth seems to hang in the balance.

All three involve prosperous, powerful men attached to women they scarcely understand who, in the process of trying to account for that attachment, come to peace with the fact of death. Musil's interests are those of a philosopher or psychologist who's chosen art as his instrument for dissecting the human soul. The metaphors aren't as sharp and memorable as they are in The Man Without Qualities, and the irony's considerably turned down. This lets you see Musil's mystical side a little more clearly, but it also threw my picture of him out of balance--I missed his tart, satirical sense of humor.

The two stories that round out the collection are from Union (1911) and show a younger Musil working up his chops.

Robert Musil is not read much anymore; if he is known at all, it is usually through his monumental work, "The Man Without Qualities" - a piece comparable to both Joyce's "Ulysses" and Mann's "The Magic Mountain" in its complexity and elusiveness. Among the modernists, Musil is noted for his attempt to bring a sort of "mysticism" to the problems and philosophies of society; he was interested in the cacaphony of ideas which littered the modern world, drowning out the order of the past. This new collection of his short stories, previously published separately as "Unions" (1911) and "Three Women" (1924), provides an introduction to Musil for the uninitiated. As one reads these five stories (the "women"), one cannot help but notice the low hum of disorder welling beneath the surface - whether in "Grigia" with it's Poe-like ending, the retro-fairy tale of "The Lady From Portugal" or the seductive hopelessness inherent in "Tonka." These stories are set in a time and place not our own, but the reader is presented with the universal themes of love, death, and power - indeed, the very nature of our being. These works are challenging, they require effort, but ultimately they are rewarding and necessary. Musil once wrote of the "union of soul and economics" - the combination through literature of the ethereal and the real, the past and the present, the timeless and the mortal. This impressive collection is an entrance to Musil's world, to his ideas, and to a better understanding of our own condition.

I was lucky enough to take the Fearful Flyers course from the authors in 1995. It changed my life. I now eat and sleep like a baby on flights, no matter what is going on - HONESTLY! Get this book for you and your loved ones to cure whatEVER fears you may have about flying, large or small. All of your questions are answered in this book. You may even wind up knowing more than your flight attendents about the weather and flying. Read and study this book, and relax! You may even wind up enjoying flying!

Book follows US Air Fearful Flyers Program almost exactly. Program was excellent! Unfortunately they have discontinued program but as successful graduate of the program I highly recommend the book for anyone who has a fear of flying. The difference it has made in my life is incredible.

I know this book works because I was in the first Fearful Flyers Class that was taught by the authors in 1975 and I have been flying ever since!

This is on of the most infomative and accurate books I've ever seen on the tri-plane. The color plates are very good references for avid modelers such as myself. I am more than happy with this product.

This is a very good book. If you are a modeller, so buy it. If you, like me, is just interested on this subject, buy it as well. Comprehensive photo material and superb color plates. Unlike in Albatros Aces, this time Mr. Franks has added a good number of accounts, some personal, of the events about the units and the men who fought in and against the famous, although short lived, Fokker triplane, the "Red Baron" included. Excellent.

Another great job by Osprey. Very good info on the Dr.1 and its pilots. 40 profiles, showing many top views of wings and stabilizer/elevators. Shows a few cowls, also. Good index. Good for the price.

NOTE: There is a great deal of debate over the colors of WW1 German aircraft, because all the photos are black and white! I would say this book chooses some colors that might disagree with the more knowledgeable WW1 aircraft enthusiast. Remember that this book is a basic review of the Dr.1, and it does not spend 10 pages looking into what color Voss' cowl was, whether or not Lothar von Richthofen's upper wing was yellow.

This book is funny from cover to cover; for myself and my three year old. Good natured fun, reminds me of Stan and Oliver.

"It's really silly when Joey dropped the sandwich!"
-- 3 1/2 year old

My daughter learned to say "Uh-oh" when we first read this book to her when she was a baby. My 8-year-old son and his friends also found the book hilarious. In short, we all loved it!

My one year old loves the Frank and Joey books! He picks the Frank and Joey books out of the stack. He loves the combination of photos and drawings. His father is a big guy in construction like Frank. My two year old nephew and four year old niece also loved the stories when they came to visit for summer vacation. I logged on to Amazon to see if there were any additional adventures...

What you get here is basically a continuation of the beautiful works from his first volume. In short, if you loved the first volume, you'll love this one too.

This book is cover to cover magic. These tastefully idealized, and superbly rendered fantasy scenes will astound and thrill you. Frank Frazetta masterfully portrays warriors, maidens and monsters in "larger than life" scenes depicting the peak moment of action. For the artist, art enthusiast, or even book collector, The Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta book volumes 1-5 are definitely worth adding to your collection."5 stars" is an understatement.

When I was younger I found this collection,hidden in the back of a small store. I saw the Art and immediately fell in love.Unfortunately I lent the collection and never saw it again. Im very happy to have found it again.It will never leave my site again!

Both Frank Gambale Technique Book I & II are essentially studies of five different improvisational approaches to tackle a particular chord type, namely: scale, pentatonics, arpeggios, triads, intervals. As such, Frank presents a wide range of harmonic possibilities on improvisation, based upon which the intelligent student can construct meaningful solos when these music elements are internalized.

Note that in those two books there is a large amount of materials to digest, however a solid understanding of these materials is fundamental to jazz improvisation. The aspiring guitarist is urged to seek ways, from other sources, to build lines once these improvisational elements are digested. Recommended for a core course of improvisation.

The earlier reviewer pretty much covers what the material is about, I just want to add that its just a power packed book. Its not about riffs or scales or modes - its about entire frameworks you can use for improvisation. The material is dense, it is NOT for beginners, but if you know a little about guitar and theory, this thing is incredibly valuable.

This is an excellent book for anyone who is serious about learning to play guitar. Although, I bought this book for $40 not $100+ as listed here. Gambale breaks everything down into chord types. Minor 7, major 7, unaltered dominant 7, altered dominant 7, minor 7 (b5), diminished. He attacks each chord type with several soloing approaches. He lists and gives examples of appropriate modes, arpeggios, pentatonics that can be used over that specific chord type. For example. When discussing a minor 7 chord he says there are two ways to look at it. You can look at it as a II chord or a VI chord. Say you are playing a dmin7. Dmin 7 is the II of C and the VI of F. So in this case you can use D Dorian or Aeolian. He also says that if you treat Dmin7 as the second of C you can use. Dmin, Emin, Amin blues/pentatonic scales over the Dmin7. Since the minor chords are II, III, and VI in any major scale. You can also approach soloing using arpeggios from cmaj over the Dmin and you can play these in fourths to get a more interesting sound, rather than just running up or down arpeggios. He has gone through all of that by page 8 and there is about 80 pages in the book. So basically, there is a huge wealth of knowlege in this book and it is an excellent way for a guitarist to get away from moving to the trusty pentatonic scales as soon as its time to solo. This book also comes with a Cd containing samples of each excercise as well as a couple short songs that Gambale has put together. Im not a big fan of the effects he uses while playing the excercises, but it doesn't really take anything away from the learning experience. If you can get a chance to get a hold of this book you should give it a chance, but know that it will take some serious time and experimentation to make these theoretical ideas come out of your guitar as music. They cant really be charging $107 for this, can they? Keep your eyes open and you should be able to find this book for around $40.

I found Jason Miller's writing to be accessible and insightful. The photos, which is of course the driving force of this book, are wonderful. I've heard arguments that Gehry's work is inharmonious with traditional communities. I think it's important however to view Gehry's work as deconstructionist in nature much like Picasso. Slant step and taken to the extreme the buildings move beyond functional to art. This is a must read/look for architects and wanna be's a like.

If you are like me, Frank Gehry is someone you had not heard of prior to the opening of his landmark Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. No museum building has captured the world's attention like this one since Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Recently, I was stunned to find out that he had designed the new performing arts center that is under construction at Bard College in New York State. During my campus visit last winter, I vowed to see more of his work. I was delighted when this book appeared on our library's shelves.

The book provides an overview of Mr. Gehry's career and interests in Jason Miller's introduction. I was surprised by the many parallels to Frank Lloyd Wright's career. Like Wright, he designed both homes and public buildings. He also designs furniture, using ordinary materials with an eye to making furniture more affordable. Unlike Wright, he often did mundane designs early in his career for commercial developments. Also like Wright, companies were interested in how his designs could make them more productive. The Chiat/Day Building's conference rooms in a binocular reminded me of Wright's conference room space in his original home and studio. Mr. Gehry also does fish designs, modeled after the carp his mother would bring home to make gefilte fish for the family. Even more impressive is the way that some buildings feature marvelous pop art sculptures, especially by Claes Oldenburg. The introduction also explains how Mr. Gehry begins with physical models, and his staff uses a software model to convert those models into physical designs for construction.

The highlights of the books come in the many fine color photographs of the exteriors and interiors of his buildings. The outsides are often almost outlandish. For instance, his residence in Santa Monica, California looks like a construction site in the middle of a dense garden from the exterior. Inside, the views are more soothing and inviting (except perhaps for the wire reinforcement in the window glass). In other cases, the exterior makes a major point about the interior such as in the California Aerospace Museum and Theater which has a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter hung on an outside wall while part of the adjacent building's walls slant as though flying themselves. The interior looks like a hanger, and reminded me of the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum. His use of materials can be quite eclectic, which you see in the tiny Norton Residence in Venice, California. I was fascinated to see the almost-Usonian appearance of the Sirmai-Peterson residence in Thousand Oaks, California. In this design and many others, he uses water or reflective materials on the building's exterior to create beautiful interactions with the environment and light.

I liked his museum spaces best. The Frederick R. Weisman Art and Teaching Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota seemed like a modern rendition of an academic ivory tower that attracts the eye like a cathedral does. I was also interested to read about how the materials seem up close on the exteriors. He also pays close attention to the surrounding landscape so that the building complements and is complemented by the landscape. He is not, however, as modest as Mr. Wright was in wanting his buildings to fit into the landscape in a secondary way (like Taliesin in Wisconsin does). Instead, these museums are monuments to art and culture in the way that the pyramids were monuments to religious beliefs among the ancient Egyptians. The willingness to bend the plane into curves makes these monuments seem organic, human and interesting however. So we are attracted to them while being filled with awe for the imagination. Undoubtedly, anyone who works in one of these buildings is going to see the world in nontraditional ways. Very nice!

If you look at only one book of modern architecture this year, I recommend you make it this one.

Although I have not seen any other of Mr. Gehry's works in person, I would very much like to do so. I hope you will, too.

Compiled and written by architectural expert and writer Jason Miller, Frank Gehry is a truly gorgeous, full-color photographic showcase of Gehry's avant-garde architecture, ranging from the Schnabel Residence in Brentwood, California; to the Nationale-Nederlanden Building in Prague, Czech Republic; to the Experience Music Project in Seattle, Washington. An impressive coffee-table book offering beautiful, panoramic captures of architectural genius in both form and function, Frank Gehry epitomizes the life and work of its title architect largely through image accompanied by brief captions, backgrounded with a few short essays enhancing the majesty of the structures themselves. Frank Gehry is a welcome and highly recommended addition to professional, academic, and community library Architectural Studies reference collections.